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Rutgers Journalism department may reinstate TV production course Gabriela Amaral staff writer
Three Rutgers alumni collaborated to create Sponte, which helps users organize casual meetups with their friends. It was officially launched in the Apple store earlier this month. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
3 alumni engineer app for planning meet-ups Max Marcus contributing writer
Three Rutgers alumni have recently released a new app called Sponte, which allows users to informally plan events and coordinate with friends. Josh Block and Isaac Benjamin graduated in 2013 and Josh Yammer graduated in 2014. Yammer said that he had had the idea for the app when he was in college, but did not think about how to implement it until after he had graduated. Sponte went into development about a year ago and was released on the Apple app store about two weeks ago. The team is now working on a version for Android. “In college, I always wished I had this,” Yammer said. “Especially being in a fraternity, tr ying to coordinate with a bunch of guys in a house. It’s such a big University but there’s literally no way to know what’s going on around you,
and I feel like there was always so much going on that I just didn’t know about.” In Sponte, users create events and make them available to their Facebook friends, friends of friends or the public. Users can browse events based on parameters like location, time of day and type of activity. Block said that what makes Sponte different from currently available platforms like Facebook and Meetup is that it is so informal and fast-paced. “It could be, ‘We’re going to (Olde) Queens Bar, I’ll be there at 11 at the door, who’s coming tonight?’” Block said. “You know you’re going anyways. You don’t want to spend an hour talking to your friends about if they’re gonna come or not. You just let them know you’re gonna be there. Then you can invite them through the See APP on Page 4
The Department of Journalism and Media Studies has historically produced graduates who have met success in careers with major broadcasting networks like CNN, Fox News and ESPN. But currently, the University does not offer a course where students can practice television reporting in an actual studio. Notable Rutgers Journalism and Media Studies graduates who have gone on to work in television studios include Natalie Morales, who works as an anchor for the “Today Show” and appears on “Dateline NBC” and “NBC Nightly News.” Also included on this list are Lauren Sisler, who was a three-time Alabama Sportscaster of the Year award winner, and Julia Palazzo, who graduated last May and immediately got a job at the ABC-affiliate in South Bend, Indiana. The school used to have a television production course — first in
the School of Communication and Information building and then on Livingston campus located in the Office of Television and Radio, said Steve Miller, director of Undergraduate Studies in Journalism and Media Studies. In addition to the television production class, there was an advanced class where students were able to work in a professional studio at Rutgers — which produced an Emmy Award-winning show, “Rutgers Forum,” he said. The courses eventually came to a halt when production equipment broke down after being struck during a thunderstorm, Miller said. He said at that point, the School of Communication and Information decided to change the television production course to television reporting, which would not require the purchase of expensive recording equipment. Since then, students have worked for RU-tv independently, Miller said. Students’ experience
with television production has been a result of their own initiative and has resulted in wide-ranging employment opportunities after graduation. “One of the great things that has happened since the 2000s is RU-tv,” he said. “The combination of RU-tv and our courses and in recent years, the addition of R-Vision and the Big Ten Network for the people who do sports has enabled our students to become amazingly successful immediately after they graduate from college.” Even with RU-tv, the School of Communication and Information recognizes the need for a formal TV production course for journalism students, Miller said. Dean Jonathan Potter — who came to the School of Communication and Information three years ago — has been discussing the necessar y steps to implementing such a course. See production on Page 5
While the Department of Journalism and Media Studies has managed to produce a number of successful alumni in the field of television reporting, the program no longer has an official course or studio outside of RU-tv that is dedicated to giving students hands-on experience. Ana Couto
U. discovery could revolutionize computer chip cooling Nikhilesh De correspondent
Moore’s Law states that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit — what most people refer to as computer chips — will double every year. As the number of transistors on a chip increase so does the amount of heat generated by the computer chip. Removing excessive heat is an ongoing problem, but a recent discovery by a team based partly at Rutgers has found a new solution to this issue. Using graphene — a single molecular layer of carbon — on a substrate of hexagonal boron nitride has prov-
en to be extremely efficient at removing heat from computer chips, said Eva Andrei, an author of a paper published last year in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “One of the main issues in computers (central processing units) is the transistors generate heat, and when the device heats up, it no longer operates properly,” said the professor of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. How are computers normally cooled? Desktop computers and laptops use fans or water-cooling systems
to remove excess heat from their CPUs, Andrei said. This type of solution, while adequate for personal computers, is not that efficient, so her team looked at removing heat directly from the chips that go inside the CPU. “These solutions are kind of marginal at this point so people got more and more interested in going to on-chip solutions where you have refrigeration right on the chip, so you have the ability to carry away the heat,” she said. “That’s where thermoelectrics come in.” Existing methods for cooling computers include diffusion cooling,
convective cooling and thermoelectric cooling, she said. Diffusion cooling uses a material like copper to carry heat away. Convective cooling uses fans or liquids to remove heat. Neither of these methods is particularly efficient, she said, and convective cooling relies on mechanical parts which are prone to breaking. “In thermoelectric cooling, you use electrical current to carry away the hot electrons from the heat source and replace with cold electrons,” she said. “You cool with current, and that is what we did on the chip.”
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What is boron nitride? Andrei said her team’s counterparts in Japan initially discovered that using a material called boron nitride would help graphene transfer heat at a much more efficient rate than existing materials. “It’s a ver y good insulator … it does not interfere with the electronic properties of graphene as most other substrates would,” she said. “So we could carr y the heat away in a much more efficient manner than having to scatter off the substrate.” See computer on Page 4
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U. paintball team qualifies for national championships
The Rutgers Paintball Team will be traveling to Florida on April 21 to compete in the 2017 National Collegiate Paintball Association (NCPA) national championships. After climbing more than 40 spots in the rankings over the last three years, Rutgers has its eyes on the gold. FACEBOOK
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sponsors and the perks of being a bigger team.” Thompson said that he and other members try to gain new The Rutgers Paintball Team members by tabling at involvewill be competing in the 2017 ment fairs. National Collegiate Paintball As“If someone’s skeptical about sociation (NCPA) national chamgetting into paintball they can alpionships from April 21 to 23 in ways come out for a weekend, try Kissimmee, Florida. it and get a feel for actually being Also competing will be Clemon the field,” he said. son University, Drexel, East CarThe team, compared to other olina, Texas A&M, Pennsylvania sports, plays a limited number State and more. of times a season, making each “This is our third nationals, our competition first nationals we and placement finished 50th out “If someone’s skeptical about getting into paintball they can always come out for a weekend, try it and get a significantly imof 51st,” said Tyler portant, ThompEgrie, a School of feel for actually being on the field.” son said. Arts and Sciences The team senior. “Last year brian thompson can be followed we finished 10th School of Arts and Sciences Senior and President of Rutgers Paintball on social media out of 42, so this channels and is year we’re trying Paintball Team. “It’s basically said Maximilian Emerle, a School is the best case scenario we could currently running a GoFundMe to go out there and win it.” Founded in 1994, Rutgers playing best two out of three of Arts and Sciences senior. Be- have and we’re gonna be sad to cover travel expenses to the national championships. As of sides sponsorships, the team is when it’s done.” Paintball offers a recreational and against several teams.” With Thompson, Egrie, Cueto March 31, the team is ranked 13 The team consists of a prima- left to bear the burden of the cost. competitive environment for peo“Rutgers doesn’t provide us and Emerle graduating, the team out of 47 teams in their league, ple to explore the sport, accord- ry and secondary line of players to ensure every member plays, with any equipment,” he said. is focusing their energy on re- he said. ing to their website. “There’s paintball outside of “Ever ything that we provide is cruitment efforts. The team has seen notable he said. “We want to get out there and college, but college paintball is “We recruit anyone whether from our pocket, even our pracimprovement over past years and just make more of a name for just different,” Thompson said. hopes to continue the momentum you have experience or not,” said tice paint.” Although relatively new, a Rutgers Paintball than it already “There’s no money, boosters … Anthony Rizzo, a School of Arts as it moves on to nationals. “This year we placed third and Sciences first-year and pres- community has been developing has,” Rizzo said. “Plus if we have you’re not playing for anything more members we can get more more than the love of the sport.” at our first event, second at our ident-elect of the club. “Pretty the sport. contributing writer
second event and we just finished first this weekend,” said Mason Cueto, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “We travel a lot together too, and it helps form a bond beyond teammates.” The team practices every Sunday and occasional Saturdays at numerous facilities across New Jersey and the tri-state area. “We play race-to-two format,” said Brian Thompson, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and president of the Rutgers
much our entire second line is all freshman who have never played before.” Rizzo said that the team aims to get more people involved in what they are doing. “When I tell people I’m on the team they usually say, ‘oh we have a team here?’,” Rizzo said. “The more membership we have the better we can spread the word about the sport.” The price of paintball often detracts individuals from playing,
“Paintball is really like a niche where people involved know a lot about it but people who aren’t (involved) don’t,” Emerle said. “It’s one of those sports that’s all year round, there is no offseason.” Hoping to best their championship placement, the team looks to gain morale from veteran team members as well as new ones. “Going into the year we knew that we only had four tournaments left for like, half of our team,” Cueto said. “So trying to go out on top
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Mini-MBA program returns to Rutgers Marissa Scognamiglio contributing writer
Following the success of last year’s program, the Rutgers Business School Executive Education (RBSEE) will once again offer its Mini-MBA in Strategic Healthcare Management for Practices. Beginning May 10, this program is designed to provide health care providers and administrators with the knowledge needed to effectively practice management in the workplace. The program allows students to master 10 different modules over a five-week program, including topics like “Health Care Reform Cause and Effect,” said Jennie Fine, program manager for Rutgers Business School Executive Education. Each module or subtopic of the program is taught by a different specialized instructor, either a Rutgers faculty member or an outside, expert industry consultant, Fine said. “It’s really designed to tr y to provide a business context for the practice of medicine. A lot of doctors today I hear personally, and as I encounter people professionally, feel they don’t have enough time to practice medicine because they are so busy tr ying to figure out and tr ying to understand new compliance issues … and this class is really designed to educate them about ever ything beyond their clinical
responsibilities so they can focus on patient care,” Fine said. A Mini-MBA is a certificate program specializing in a specific area of business relevance, where upon completion students receive a variety of credits from RBSEE and a certificate for their work. For any Mini-MBA program, any student with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience is able to apply, Fine said. Students applying for this specific Mini-MBA program var y from physicians who are running their own practices, managers and health administrators, Fine said. “It’s becoming more difficult for large practices to not be gobbled up by health care systems, and this helps people understand what they need to do to stay independent,” Fine said. “We had a couple of nurses the last time we ran it and we had a few managers, so it’s really anyone who is responsible for running and maintaining a healthcare practice, whether they are an actual health care provider or more on the backend.” The program ran for the first time late last spring, and due to the program’s success, it will be implemented once again with minimal changes to the content, Fine said. The greatest benefit for students seems to be an updated education that focuses on changes in health care policy, especially
computer Researchers found that graphene may be more efficient at cooling computers than fans or water continued from front To put a cooling system on a computer chip, graphene is placed onto a substrate, Andrei said. This allows a heat transfer process to occur through the graphene, which removes the heat generated by the chip from the area. Normally a material like silicon dioxide would make up the substrate, but this is a relatively rough material, she said. Boron nitride is a much smoother substance. If the heat transfer process was similar to sledding down a hill, existing thermoelectric conductors on computer chips would be like a grassy, rocky hill. While the sled — in this case, heat — will still go from the top of the hill to the bottom, the process is not smooth or efficient. Andrei’s team essentially put ice on the hill, allowing for a much smoother — and faster — ride. She said using boron nitride has created a heat transfer process nearly twice as efficient as the current leading industry material. “This chip is designed to cool, to carry away heat, which is a major problem in the electronics industry,” she said. “And if you combine it with transistors you can make a CPU where you can cram in more components in the same volume without burning itself out.”
Boron nitride is not a new or innovative material. Cosmetic manufacturers actually sell it in makeup kits — boron nitride crystals are used to make glitter, she said. Commercially available boron nitride is generally defective crystals though, and would not be usable in computer chips. “Some groups actually purchase large amounts of this
“We were pretty excited about (this discovery), we didn’t think that this was such a big deal until we saw the reactions.” eva andrei Senior Author of Paper
material,” she said. “The quality doesn’t come close (but) one can get it commercially in all sorts of places. The boron nitride has to be good quality for it to perform.” How does this cooling process work? One of the aspects of this combination of materials is it can efficiently perform both active and
The Rutgers Business School has chosen to make its MiniMBA: Strategic Healthcare Management for Practices program available again following last year’s successful pilot. JULIAN PEREZ during such a unique political climate, said Erica Amianda, a former student of the Mini-MBA program and current physician assistant at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey.
passive cooling at the same time, Andrei said. Active cooling occurs when an electric current flows through a pair of conductors, removing heat from the area, while passive cooling relies on heat transferring to the graphene itself directly, without using an electric current. In other words, an electrical current flowing through graphene carries heat away, while the thermal properties of graphene itself also allow heat to transfer through it. “We’ve been studying the properties of graphene for some time, and graphene being two-dimensional, it’s extremely sensitive to the environment,” Andrei said. “In order to realize the wonderful properties that two-dimensional materials have you have to think about isolating them from external influences, so one of these things is what do you put them on.” Chips with the graphene/hexagonal boron nitride cooling system can be as small as 500 micrometers, or roughly one-millionth the thickness of a piece of paper, she said. What’s next? Andrei said her team is looking to improve upon boron nitride by examining other materials in an effort to find an even more efficient one. “We were pretty excited about (this discovery), we didn’t think that this was such a big deal until we saw the reactions,” she said. “It’s pretty exciting, usually we look at fundamental properties and they are pretty far from applications, but it’s pretty cool when you can present something that will become useful.”
“I am involved in the quality programs within the surgery department at my hospital, and there was a great deal about the evolution of healthcare (during the program) in terms of the
evolving focus to encourage good outcomes. The future dynamics of healthcare and the multifactorial influence on outcomes were quite useful to me,” Amianda said. “We examined techniques from a managerial aspect, practice efficiencies with Six Sigma techniques, and reimbursement changes, which were just a few of the topics that touched on how to develop quality improvement initiatives within healthcare. The things that I learned will be applicable to my everyday practice improving outcomes within our department.” A typical class size for the program varies from 15 to 20 students, allowing for a lot of one-onone time between students and the professor, Fine said. “The professors were very interactive with the class. The conversational and team approach encouraged class participation. They also made themselves available to all the students offline for further questions or information,” Amianda said. Fine said that implementing the program has highlighted the Rutgers Business School’s commitment to education in various areas that are of relevance to the Rutgers community. “I think it’s strengthening our position as leaders in all areas of business that are really important to New Jersey and healthcare is big business in New Jersey, Fine said. “With all the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) companies here that create kind of a trickle-down effect, and health care is an important regional industry so I think it helps to position us even more strongly as a big player and big resource for the community in that regard.”
APP Creators of Sponte are currently searching for student ambassadors at Rutgers continued from front app. It’s just a really good way to get your friends together to do something.” Block said that while Facebook is useful for planning formal events a few weeks ahead of time, it does not allow users to quickly plan activities. Moreover, it does not accurately gauge how many people are going to the event, because oftentimes people who RSVP do not actually go to the event. Yammer said that Sponte is a simpler and more ef ficient alternative to coordinating by text messaging or through a group chat. “Let’s say I want to go to a happy hour at a nightclub or whatever. I can just invite all my Facebook friends on the app,” Yammer said. “Right now, without this, what do you do? You text a bunch of people, ‘Anyone want in?’ Ever yone is like, ‘Well who else is coming?’ or ‘I can’t come this time, I’ll come later.’ You star t a group chat, you end up talking about nonsense and change the subject. With (Sponte) you do what you want when you want. You post that you’re going here, see which of your friends wanna join, and you go. Group chats are the worst.”
Block said that Sponte also makes it easier to stay up-to-date with the goings on of a large university like Rutgers. He said that at Rutgers, even though there are so many events, there is no centralized forum for telling what is happening when. “If you don’t sign up on an email list at the beginning of the semester at the activity fair, you’re relying on word of mouth,” Block said. “The hope is that with Sponte at Rutgers you’re not left relying on your friends to find things going on, and you really can discover new friends, new activities, new groups, new clubs and also make your own social circle a little bit easier to manage.” Currently, there is an ambassador program for the app at UCLA, and Block said that they are aiming to launch one soon at Rutgers. Eventually the team would like to hire Rutgers students who would use the app frequently. “We’re looking for someone who’s looking to join this startup and wants to make their Rutgers experience a little more fulfilling by going to as many things as possible,” Block said. “I know when I was a senior I started freaking out that I was gonna miss out, and tried to go to everything that I could possible go to. The only way I could possibly do that now would be to use Sponte.”
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New Brunswick hosts animal comedy show Jacob Turchi contributing writer
The State Theatre New Jersey hosted the world famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater last Saturday, a performance which featured tricks and stunts by rescue animals from shelters all across the country. Gregory Popovich is a comedian who has been performing for over 30 years. According to his website, Popovich is a lifelong animal rights and protection activist who has been touring the country with 30 performing rescue animals for nine years. They host a family-friendly animal show, which includes acts like “the dog classroom” and “the animal train station.” Popovich’s performance at the State Theatre New Jersey is part of his tour that expanded from his stage show in Las Vegas — his most recent performance was on Sunday, April 9. The Popovich Comedy Pet Theater was part of the theater’s family series, which aims to expose younger audiences to theater and engage them in the craft. This year’s family series includes the Popovich Comedy Pet Theater and Dinosaur Zoo Live, a live show featuring life-sized puppets of dinosaurs which will be played on April 30. Jason Paddock, the director of event marketing, said that he
was proud of the theater’s family series because of its benefits to younger people. “Well it’s definitely in our mission to provide artistic and entertainment programs for everyone in the region, and the family series is very important part of that we want to introduce young audiences to theater and to the arts so this program is very important to that,” Paddock said. Paddock also called the first show on Sunday a relaxed performance and said the theater has accommodations for children with special needs or those who are handicapped to see the show. “Families who have children who are on the Autism spectrum are welcomed here. We provide a relaxed environment and accommodate their needs,” Paddock said. Paddock said that the show also featured a pet supply and food drive. All the donations from the show will be given to local shelters in New Jersey. The theater was filled with parents and their young children excited to see the show. Anthony Eaton and his 7-year-old daughter Hailey have been to the State Theatre before to see “Yo Gabba Gabba Live” and said they were back again after seeing the promotion for Popovich’s show on TV. Hailey said she has been looking for ward to the show all
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New Brunswick hosted the Popovich Comedy Pet Theater on Saturday night, which featured 30 rescue animals performing a series of skits and tricks. COURTESY OF KELLY BLITHE week, and hoped to see dogs doing back flips. Paddock said that the family series is one of the highlights of every new season for the State Theatre because of its contributions to charities, its appeal to young children and its accommodation for children with handicaps such as Autism. The Popovich Comedy Pet Theater show was nearly sold out for both performances on Sunday. Kelly Blithe, the director of communications at the State Theatre, said she is proud of the production and the success
that they have seen with audiences of all ages. She said she is also happy that the show, and the theater itself, support such a worthy cause such as helping rescue animals and supporting local shelters. “Popovich Comedy Pet Theater is a great show for all ages,” Blithe said in an email. “With more than 30 talented animals, all of whom are rescue animals, it really is a sight to see. In celebration of this program, State Theatre is proud to host a pet food and supplies drive and raise awareness for local animal shelters.”
The major obstacles to implementing the course are the cost of instruments and finding a proper space for a studio that will emulate professional studios of major broadcast networks, he said. “We’ve been trying for years to get space, to get funding and to find a way to get a studio,” Miller said. “We have felt for years and years and years that it’s a hole in our curriculum.” The school needs to work toward this goal in order to remain competitive, especially among Big Ten universities who do offer TV production courses, he said. There does seem to be a trend away from studio production and toward lower budget production that relies on small cameras, Miller said. Growing technology has produced cheaper and superior cameras in smaller and smaller sizes with reporters even opting to film on their smartphones. “We should be working with whatever we can to provide this for our students,” Miller said. “We will reach out to whatever entity is there in order to facilitate this. Whether we are successful or not, only time will tell. But our track record speaks for itself.”
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Education is for all, despite financial state
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here’s been a lot of talk about tuiSIP ON YOUR CHAI tion-free college over the past couple of years, with it being a priNEEHARIKA THURAVIL mary issue on former presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) platform — San Francisco making public community colleges free, and the state of New York passing legislation that effectively provides middle-class families with free higher education. And I’ve heard the spectrum of stances on the topic, ranging from how tuition-free college will create more equal opportunities for people regardless of income, to people complaining that they’d have to pay higher taxes so that some entitled millennial could get an education that they should have worked for themselves. Let me try to make the case for both sides. On one hand, you have the college-goers themselves, distraught with debt, for whom tuition-free college would be the biggest blessing one could ever receive. I am one of these college-goers, and I think tuitionfree college would help me in my education — removing the stress of dealing with loans and other things full-time committed students should not have to deal with. We think college is a right, not a privilege. Our case calls for an overhaul and reallocation of the national budget and an increased investment in education, and more tax is the last thing we want because that means that we’re going to have to pay them too, sometime in the future. Studies have shown that students neglect their studies sometimes because of their loans and financial situation. Doing better at school results in smarter, more workforce-ready graduates who are all incredibly employable and will contribute to society in some manner or form. On the other hand, some taxpayers (who already pay loads) and some college graduates who worked their way through the system seem to think differently. College is a privilege offered only to those who work hard for the money to put oneself through it (which is no easy task, especially as a full-time student). This argument highlights that lifting the costs of college would automatically equate to an increase in the
“In distributing the workload and the hours, a student could comfortably accommodate a job, study and have time for other constructive activities as well.” amount of tax that they pay. If students want to go to college, they should figure it out for themselves, and there is no need to involve yourself in the equation. Now, the above argument may have made some sense in a society where inflation is not a concept and the total cost of tuition remained the same as 20 years ago, but unfortunately, neither of those are true. Take the example of in-state public university tuition — in 1995, the cost of attending a university was around $2,475. If that was the cost today, and with current federal minimum wage at $7.25 an hour, a student working a 20-hour-a-week job could make up that amount in almost 18 weeks. In distributing the workload and the hours, a student could comfortably accommodate a job, study and have time for other constructive activities as well. This is an ideal situation, but accounting for the rise in tuition (which stands at an average of $9,650 for in-state tuition in 2017 at public universities), a student would have to work 20 hours a week for a whopping 68 weeks, which is longer than the duration of an entire year. And tuition is not the only thing students have to pay now — added on are student fees and organization fees. Students now have no choice but to take out loans that accrue sometimes heavy rates of interest, and that’s where the troubles begin to snowball. What we need and want right now, especially given the current economic situation of this country, is a society of educated, smart young people to carry forward legacies of prior generations and keep the American economy working as smoothly as a well-oiled machine. For that to happen, we need to make sure that those set to become the gears of this machine have received fulfilling, complete and equal educations, unmarred by the ugly distractions of finances and debt, that train them enough to know how to operate it and give them a head start. Unfortunately, a lot of these brilliant young minds happen to come from families that are not privileged enough to send their children to college to help them realize their talent, and that’s where we have to step in. Let there be competition, hard work and discipline, but please do not rest the fate of a person’s ability to participate in all three things upon them. Neeharika Thuravil is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in computer science and astrophysics. Her column, “Sip on Your Chai,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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he Athletics Department is not the only athletic spending, it is sending a positive message program at Rutgers that is going to see by funding its arts program. By investing into an future improvements. After being put to arts program as well as athletics it creates a bala vote by the University’s Board of Governors on ance that benefits all students. Even though MaThursday, Rutgers has approved an investment son Gross School of the Arts did fundraise $10 of $17 million for a new performing arts center in million of the $17 million on its own, the mere fact Downtown New Brunswick. This investment will that the University is standing behind it and imgo toward the partial ownership of this performing plementing a new program to welcome more arts arts center, which will serve as a place for Mason students is good for the school’s morale. Plus, the Gross School of the Arts students to practice and 25 percent projected increase in those who attend rehearse. After the completion of this center, Rut- the performing arts center after New Brunswick gers also proposed a new musical theater program renovates it will be good news to students. With all of the hard work and dedication that the students offered to University students. The other “owners” of the performing arts center put into their crafts, it will be positive reinforcewill be other groups from the New Brunswick com- ment for them to see their programs attracting munity, including the New Brunswick Development more attention from the community. Aside from its Corporation (DEVability to increase CO) the George practice space and Street Playhouse, audiences for Mathe New Brunswick “Plus, the 25 percent projected increase in son Gross School of Cultural Center those who attend the performing arts center the Arts students, and the American after New Brunswick renovates it will be the investment in Repertory Ballet. the performing arts With each of these good news to students.” center will be able companies and orto do something that ganizations acting as is hard to achieve co-owners, the New in some areas — it Brunswick Performing Arts Center will truly be a part of the communi- will unite the neighborhood. With a resolution that ty. This center will bring a sense of unity among the involves giving joint responsibility of scheduling, management and operation of the space to each orgacommunity that will not be lost on its residents. This news could not have come at a better time nization, the new performing arts center is creating for both Rutgers and its Mason Gross School of the a community between Rutgers and its surrounding neighbors in the City of New Brunswick. The more Arts students. In a political climate where President Donald J. people that are involved in this center, the more conTrump has proposed budget plans that cut fund- nections and relationships are built. Rutgers is a school that accommodates for almost ing for arts and humanities programs, a university as well-known as Rutgers investing money into a everyone. Although there are a few programs that performing arts center sends a strong message are not offered at Rutgers, it is clear to see that the that arts and humanities are a crucial component University is making efforts to fix this. The performing arts center is a step in the right direction, and to its excellence. Even though the University has recently come with the strides the University is making in other deunder fire by some of its own faculty for its recent partments as well, this is the first step of many. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 149th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Political rap is back, especially among millennials FROM BREAKS TO BARS JHANVI VIRANI
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was reading a book titled, “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation” by Jeff Chang, and I came across a passage I could not get over: “It was not the rappers’ message that brought the audience together, it was the things that the audience bought that brought the rappers together.” Historically, rap music has gone through a myriad of styles and subjects. From the high-energy rhymes of Grandmaster Fash and the Furious Five to the gangster vibes of Ice Cube to the party beats of Future and PARTYNEXTDOOR, rap music has always been a mere reflection of what its listeners crave. But today’s rap music is bringing back a revival in the importance of lyricism and political consciousness, and that emphasis is one that transcends the realm of music and carries an implication nobody can ignore. Conscious and political rap have roots in the history of the genre. Legendary MC’s like Nas, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. contributed to bringing conscious lyrics into the mainstream music market. The 2000s, however, brought the rise of crunk music, and hip-hop and rap music placed lyricism on the backburner and shifted the spotlight on electronic sounds and catchy
beats. And that music was supplemented with lyrics focused on parties, sex and money. Artists like Lil Jon, Nelly and Chris Brown dominated the rap game — and the values of the industry shaped around their mantra of sound over significance. But that’s taken a sharp turn in the past few years. Though this prioritization of beats over lyrics still exists in today’s rap industr y, a new movement is bringing rap music back to its roots of political consciousness. A new generation of rappers are taking inspiration from 80s and
When rap music came to the mainstream market in the late 1970s and early 1980s, it arose as a restructuring revolution. As hiphop artists recorded over tracks, rappers saw a unique opportunity to share the stories of their struggle to people who, for generations, have been conditioned to not see them. As rap and hip-hop music expanded to take up more space in the music industry, it found itself having to pander to its audience, as all businesses must. Audiences in suburban America gravitated toward the raw intensity of hip-hop culture, but the stories
“And the fact that their music is thriving in the industry means that this new generation sympathizes with their motives.”
90s music, creating conceptual albums that dedicate themselves to presenting a complex analysis and commentar y on political, social and economic issues. But what’s more important than these rappers re-emerging is the fact that people are listening to them. Which brings me back to Chang’s words. Music, like all business sectors, has to pander to its audience to make money — it’s the backbone of this survival-of-the-fittest nature of capitalism. So the trends of rap music reflect the trends of the consumers listening to it.
these rappers were telling, and more importantly, the political nuances of these stories, were not always necessary. Though the 2000s were partially lifted by conscious rappers like Kanye West and Eminem, it’s safe to say hip-hop lost the political fervor that existed in abundance through the voices of Public Enemy, KRS-One and Nas. But that has changed very recently. Artists are going back to 90s rap for inspiration. Kendrick Lamar is inspired by Tupac. J Cole is inspired by Nas. Logic is inspired by A Tribe Called Quest. Ab-Soul inspired by KRS-One. And the list goes on and on. And
what separates the conscious rappers of the early 2000s and today’s cohort of aspiring political rappers is the fact that the mainstream audience is following them now. With that, hip-hop has become much more political. And the fact that there is now more space for these rappers to build empires in the field means its audience, the youth of our nation, is political enough to want it. Music is a reflection of its audience. Modern rap relies heavily on the millennial generation, its biggest market as well as its most common source of talent. Not only are millennial rap fans now reaching an age where they can appreciate political rap, but millennials are the primary source of new talent in the industry, and new rappers are taking the opportunity to send a message that matters. And the fact that their music is thriving in the industry means that this new generation sympathizes with their motives. Regardless of what side of the political spectrum a millennial identifies with, almost all unite on one aspect — they veer outside of establishment politics. They are tired of the inefficiency of today’s political process, and they crave something different and drastic. What we listen to, what we as consumers demand, is a reflection of who we are. And the rest of the nation needs to acknowledge that. Jhanvi Virani is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in computer science and History. Her column, “From Breaks to Bars,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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Professor formulates algorithm to rate creativity of art George Xie, Madhuri Bhupathiraju staff writers
Ahmed Elgammal, a professor in the Department of Computer Science, is the director of the Art and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Rutgers University. The lab was formed five years ago and works on aspects of perception and cognition related to human creativity in order to develop artificial intelligence. Recently, Elgammal gave a lecture titled “The Shape of Art History in the Eyes of the Machine,” where he discussed the ways that computer science and artificial intelligence can be used to analyze art. Elgammal said that he often hears people say that art is subjective while science is objective, so art cannot be studied with scientific methods — but if everything in the universe is governed by laws, then so is art history. Elgammal said that his lab is motivated from the artificial intelligence point of view rather than trying to replace the work of art historians or people in that field. “When humans look at art, it involves perceptual, cognitive and intellectual abilities. And ultimately that is the goal of AI. That’s why we train or program the machine to look at art, then it can tackle these kinds of problems,” he said. In 2015, Elgammal, along with members of his team, came up with an algorithm that measures the creativity of a work of art.
There are certain tasks deemed to be creative that only humans can do, such as creating art or poetry, making a joke or creating a story. For a long time, humans have been the judge for creativity, but now the question remains if whether machines can do the same, Elgammal said. Creativity itself is hard to narrow down to a single definition. Of the many definitions available, Elgammal’s algorithm defines creativity as something that is novel and influences future works of art. This is the hard part about creativity because people can define creativity in different ways, Elgammal said. There is psychological creativity, which is when a person creates something that is novel for them individually even though somebody else did something like that before. Then there is the historical creativity in which one must look at the whole history of human art for example and try to see if that product creative at the time it was made, he said. “The most agreed upon definition of creativity is something that is novel, different from prior work and at the same time it is influential — moving forward, people will appreciate the creativity in that product and will try to copy it or make variations of it,” he said, “So we tried to model these novelties and influences in a group of products.” The algorithm formulated falls under a class of algorithms known as Network Centrality, Elgammal
The algortihm for creativity is based on the novelty and influential power of the product. Above is a plot of the creativity measurments for classic paintings analysed by the algorithm with time on the horizontal axis and creativity score on the vertical axis. Courtesy of Ahmed Elgammal said. These types of algorithms are used in multiple applications that involve a large network of connections such as in the analysis of traffic or epidemics. In order to demonstrate the performance of the algorithm, it was applied to datasets with over 62,000 paintings, according to the lab page.
The team specifically chose During the process, the algorithm looks at the paintings art histor y because there is to see how similar they are. If more information on the art something is not similar to prior movements, the styles and who work and similar to future works, was important, Elgammal said. then it is novel and influential, When the team gets some results, they can always compare Elgammal said. The algorithm is successfully it to this knowledge which is able to identify artworks that were much easier because it is more agreed upon. influential at that time. “When we look at art history, “This is really amazing because it tells us an objective measure people understand exactly who is on which this art was created. It who and who did what and who’s tells us also this creative works influential in our time,” he said. Elgammal said that humans are that even art historians know are creative are not just subjective good at looking at the micro levjudgment, it’s basically a very el, but the machine is good at the objective judgment. It’s coming macro level. Humans can look at a based on a formula and we know couple of paintings at a time, but exactly how it works, nothing cannot look at hundreds of thousands or millions of paintings and subjective here,” he said. analyze them. Cur rently, The team the algorithm hopes this mainvolves two criteria — “When humans look at chine can help finding out novelty and art, it involves perceptual, in things that huinfluence. cognitive and intellectual mans have never The algoabilities. And ultimatley seen before. rithm could “A few years be adjusted that is the goal of AI.” ago, we found to put more out that two weight on Ahmed Elgammal one factor Director of the Art and Artificial Intelligence paintings, one by a French artist over another Laboratory from 1880’s and and could inanother painting clude other by American specific eleArtist Rockwell made in 1950. ments of art as well. “When it comes to art, we judge More than 70 years apart but creativity based on certain ele- when you look at them, they have ments. Are you looking at creativ- striking similarity. Nobody ever ity of composition or color or sub- looked them side by side, because ject matter? All these elements they’re from different places and can be used to make the judg- time zones, so no noticed this. ment,” he said. “You can control These are the kinds of things maof all these things and based on chines can bring to our attention,” them you can really understand he said. Elgammal and his team are also art history in a quantifiable way.” Elgammal said that this algo- working on other projects that alrithm could be applied to other low the machine to classify paintpieces of work such as poetry, lit- ings into certain categories, such erature and music as well. Having as renaissance. Another project a background in computer vision, includes determining which painthe chose to focus on art to verify ings were influenced by which previous artists. his creativity algorithm.
DIVERSIONS
April 11, 2017
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Happy Birthday: Planning and preparation will be necessary. This is not the year to leap aimlessly into something that isn’t a sure thing. Treat relationships with care and be willing to compromise when things don’t go your way. Taking the long route will lead to contentment. Size up situations and execute your plans with confidence. Protect what is most important to you. Your numbers are 2, 9, 14, 23, 31, 44, 48.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Share your dreams with someone you love and bring about positive changes to the way you live. Speak from the heart, but with the wisdom that comes from past experience. Take extra care of your health and well-being. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Get your facts straight and your personal papers in order. Dealing with government agencies and authority figures will turn out well if you are prepared. Helping someone with physical problems will encourage you to be more health-conscious. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t get caught up in an emotional disagreement. It’s best to go about your business with a minimal amount of friction. Don’t try to change others. Focus on personal gains, learning and achieving your goals. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Emotions will surface when dealing with the people you work with. Your insight will help you tune in to sensitive issues that others may overlook. A steady pace and hard work will be recognized and rewarded. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An unexpected opportunity looks promising. Consider what’s being offered and who is involved. Don’t let anyone pressure you into making a cash donation or covering costs that should be included automatically. A partnership agreement should be put in writing. 5 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your good nature and desire to be helpful will be taken advantage of by someone you least expect. Disillusionment will set in if you trust someone you shouldn’t. Don’t let anyone stop you from doing the things you enjoy doing most. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep an open mind, but don’t feel like you have to agree with someone who is being frivolous or pressuring you. Anyone looking for an argument should be dealt with quickly. Aim to get along and promote peace over discord. 2 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Sometimes it’s best to take your time and observe what’s happening around you. Exhibit common sense when dealing with people who are excitable or who respond emotionally. Do things your own way and at your own pace. 2 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t waste time arguing. Get busy and make things happen that will improve your life. Using pressure won’t work, but offering incentives will. Children and seniors in your life will have an impact on the way things unfold. 4 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Go back to your roots and you will discover something that will help you advance now. Revisit an old idea that was ahead of its time and rework it to fit current economic trends. Hard work will pay off. 5 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Make positive changes, but don’t absorb more debt. Take the time to do the work rather than hiring someone to do it for you. You’ll gain confidence, respect and feel the satisfaction that comes from achieving your goals. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t lend or borrow. If you want to donate something, offer your time, not your cash. Become a part of something you believe in or want to see change. It’s what you do that will bring the best results. 3 stars
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matches After historic Penn State win, Rutgers falls to Michigan, Michigan State continued from back The lone Knights point came from its highest scorer in Cunningham. With this singles victor y, she increased her win total to 8 and her four th straight match with a singles victor y. She secured this victor y by defeating her opponent 6-4 and 6-3. The match concluded with two long points being awarded to Michigan. The first was
Tihomirova’s match, in which she lost in three sets by scores of 3-6, 6-1 and 6-2. The last point was scored by Michigan as freshman Jacqueline Cochrane took her singles match to a tiebreaker but lost by a score of 10-7. Sunday, Rutgers attempted to rebound from its loss by taking on Michigan State at the East Brunswick Racquet Club. The weather was beautiful and the team was ecstatic to be outside.
Junior Mingxiu Du earned the only team point of the match in the Scarlet Knights’ loss to Michigan State, winning 6-2, 6-0. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2017
“Finally being home is huge, but being outside is even better,” Lee said. Muzik and Du finished their doubles set first, losing 6-1. Lee and Tihomirova led in their set but could not complete theirs and the duo of Cunningham and Cochrane lost before they finished, awarding the doubles point to the Spartans. In singles, Tihomirova was hampered by a foot injury, and it showed, as she was soundly defeated in two sets by scores of 6-1 each. Du was competing on the court closest to Knights fans, and she used the support to surge toward a commanding victory with scores of 6-2 and 6-0. “I felt good,” Du said. “The energy wasn’t there in the doubles set so in singles I tried to improve my energy level and I fought for each point.” The match followed a similar pattern after that. Cochrane fell in two sets each by scores of 6-4. Lee finished not long after. She had started off well only losing the first set 7-5, but afterward was beaten 6-0. Muzik competed hard but ultimately lost in two sets by scores of 6-2 and 6-3. The last match of the day was Cunningham, who was fighting to not only get Rutgers a second point but also looked to increase her singles match winning streak to five. She fell short losing in the tiebreaker 10-2. The Knights only have four matches left, with three of them at home. “We gotta refocus and find the energy to finish strong at home,” said head coach Hilary Ritchie. For updates on the Rutgers tennis team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
SERIES Knights play 1st home games of season, fall short in all 3 to Nebraska The Huskers set the tone early with 2 runs in the first, but the to push across a run in the bottom Knights grabbed a run back in the of the seventh, Rutgers was unable bottom of the frame. The game remained scoreless to complete the comeback. The Knights were in prime po- until Nebraska broke it open with sition to get a win in the second 3 runs in the fifth and 2 in the sixth. Rutgers scored 1 more run in game of the day, but a big lead early turned into a back-and-forth the bottom of the sixth, but that was all they battle, which it could muster. lost 15-12. Freshman “We were “I’m feeling a little run shortstop Nihanging a few down from the season so cole Bowman pitches, which the would have far. But today was much paced Knights with been outs on better than the rest of the two hits and juanother day but weekend.” nior catcher Sithe wind carerra Maddox reried them out,” shayla sweeney corded both of Nelson said. Senior Pitcher Rutgers’ RBIs. “We need to be Senior pitchprepared for er Shayla Sweethat, because ney lost all three games, dropping this is our field.” Rutgers got off to a very quick her record on the season to 8-12. “I’m feeling a little run down from start, taking an 8-1 lead after one inning but the Huskers responded the season so far,” she said after Sunwith 7 runs over the next two in- day’s game. “But today was much better than the rest of the weekend.” nings to tie the game. Nelson added that Sweeney The Knights grabbed the lead right back with 2 runs each in the has thrown a lot of innings this third and fourth, but Nebraska season, and isn’t always playing to scored 4 of its own in the fifth and her potential due to fatigue, even sixth to tie the game again. They though he too admitted that she would take the lead for good with pitched better on Sunday. The Knights resume play on 3 runs in the seventh, and shut the door on the Rutgers’ offense Friday in Iowa City, where it is set to begin a three-game series in the bottom of the frame. Freshman Taryn Altee led the against Iowa. “We have to turn the page and team with a 4-for-5 performance in the game and senior center field- not let the past negativity influence er Carly Todd had a team-high the future,” Nelson said. “We can’t three RBIs. Iliopoulos also added do anything about the past, and I her second home run of the day don’t want them to think that they can’t win because they’re too good and third on the year. “It felt good to finally start for that. We just need to get in our getting my bat going,” Iliopoulos head that we’re tough, and when said. “I was just trying to see the teams put a couple of runs, we ball in the box, attack the pitcher have to get right back at them, all early, and get a good pitch to hit.” the way until the end.” Nebraska completed the sweep For updates on the Rutgers softwith a 7-2 win on Sunday morning, in a game that they led from the ball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter. first inning to the final out. continued from back
Freshman infielder Nicole Bowman continues her strong debut season, scoring 3 runs in the team’s series against Nebraska. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIl 2017
April 11, 2017
Page 11 MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD RUTGERS COMPETES IN SAM HOWELL, RIDER INVITATIONAL
RU gets past travel difficulties, competes at Princeton, Rider Libby Hur Staff Writer
Competing on a college level comes with a lot of dedication, sweat and some surprises. The Rutgers men’s track and field team was abruptly faced with one this past weekend, as the the team planned to split up between the Dogwood Relays at Tennessee and the Sam Howell Invitational at Princeton. But that did not go as planned. The Scarlet Knights were held from flying to Tennessee due to the inclement weather during competition days, and were immediately sent back to compete at either the Sam Howell Invitational or Rider Invitational meets on short notice. Junior javelin thrower Chris Mirabelli has been faced with quite a few obstacles over the past few weeks. From the javelin event cancelations at the Colonial Relays due to inclement weather, to a huge change of plans this past weekend due to thunderstorm advisories in Georgia and Tennessee, mother nature has not been on the team’s side. But that is just an inevitability that comes with competing in outdoor track and field. “I was supposed to go to Tennessee this past weekend, we had a layover in Atlanta and had a lot of delays and tornado warnings so we couldn’t fly out. We had to fly back but our coach got us into the Princeton meet last minute,” Mirabelli said. Unfortunately, the Princeton venue was not a retreat to safety from the terrible weather.
Junior javelin thrower Christopher Mirabelli took home first place in his event at the Sam Howell Invitational hosted by Princeton. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2016 “Even at Princeton, there was rough weather conditions going on, it was really cold with 25 miles-per-hour cross wind. The conditions were really difficult to deal with,” he said. “My javelin series wasn’t the best either, I wasn’t happy with it.” Mirabelli grabbed the javelin, winning title with a throwing distance of 71.67-meters, with Thomas Carr right behind in second place finishing with 70.56-meters. Even with these results, both Mirabelli and Carr
were mentally prepared for something else. “The competition at Princeton was not higher in the slightest way. I was supposed to go up against two professional throwers at Tennessee, but that didn’t happen,” Mirabelli said. Freshmen sprinter and jumper Perry Christie had similar thoughts on the team’s performance at the Sam Howell Invitational. “The team just wasn’t mentally prepared to be at Princeton. We didn’t get to do our best, even
with the three athletes who won individual titles,” Christie said. Christie was among the handful of athletes who were turned away from the Dogwood Relays at Tennessee. With the momentum after winning the title in high jump with 1.99-meters at the Colonial Relays, he was not able to produce improving results this past weekend. On a brighter note, athletes such as senior jumper Emeka Eze and sophomore distance runner Dominick Munson were able to
capture titles, even with the unleveled competition against the Knights. Eze took the long jump title with a 7.21-meter jump, beating out athletes from Manhattan College, Villanova and Dartmouth University. Munson was one of the few athletes who competed at both the Sam Howell Invitational and the Rider Invitational at Rider University. While staying in the New Jersey premises this weekend, Munson took away a 1500-meter win at Rider, finishing with a time of 4:00.76 and granting Rutgers 10 points. “I was injured for a lot of the indoor season, and really wanted to get back to running and beating my time,” Munson said. “Friday (Sam Howell Invitational) was a more competitive field for distance runners. It very windy but I felt good about the race. I finished 7th overall and 5th collegiate. Saturday (Rider Invitational), was also cold and windy but I figured during the last lap I was going to take it, and then I was able to win it.” The Knights were challenged with a few mishaps during the meets due to the unforgiving weather, but were still able to grant Rutgers on the top of a few podiums this weekend. “Even with everything going on, I’d say we approach every meet with the same intensity level, no matter where we are,” Mirabelli said. For updates on the Rutgers men’s track and field team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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TENNIS KNIGHTS LOSE BOTH MATCHES BY SCORES OF 6-1
Rutgers drops both Big Ten matches Nick Bove Staff Writer
The Rutgers tennis team returned home this weekend after not having a home match since March 8. The Scarlet Knights (6-11, 1-7) entered the weekend coming off their first Big Ten conference win in the team’s history against Penn State. They were slated to play No. 8 Michigan (15-4, 7-1) on Friday and Michigan State (15-5, 5-2) on Sunday. Ultimately, Rutgers fell short, losing both matches 6-1. The weekend began with Michigan traveling to the East Brunswick Racquet Club. The match started off with the doubles sets. Junior Mingxiu Du and freshman Katherine Muzik were the first duo to finish, taking the loss 6-2. Soon after, junior Chloe Lee and senior Ksenija Tihomirova also fell short losing 6-4, giving the first point to the Wolverines. The singles started with Lee losing her match in two sets, 6-2 and 6-0. Not long after, Du also fell by scores of 6-2 and 6-1. Muzik has been one of the more successful players on the team racking up 7 points this year second only to senior Farris Cunningham but could not add to that season point total nor the match point total as she fell in two sets, 6-2 and 6-3. Junior Chloe Lee, like the rest of the Scarlet Knights, struggled to find success this past weekend against Michigan and Michigan State, though she and Ksenija Tihomirova won their doubles match against the Spartans. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2017
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SOFTBALL RUTGERS SWEPT BY NEBRASKA IN 1ST HOME SERIES
Knights lose all 3 in home opening series Jordan Farbowitz Staff Writer
After 34 games on the road, the Rutgers softball team finally returned home, hoping to use this advantage to pick up a series win. Instead, it was met with what can only be described as an unhappy homecoming. The Scarlet Knights (10-27, 1-8) dropped all three games to Nebraska (16-20, 6-3) this weekend, which included giving up a 7-run lead in one game. “There were a few positives, but you always feel down after losing a three-game series,” said head coach Jay Nelson. “Saturday we had a golden opportunity to take a game and improve our standing in the Big Ten, but we let it slip away.” After Friday’s game was postponed due to rain, the teams played a doubleheader on Saturday, with Nebraska coming out victorious in the first game, 7-4. The Cornhuskers started the scoring with 3 runs in the third, but Rutgers answered back with freshman third baseman Anyssa Iliopoulos’s 3-run home run to tie the game. Nebraska retook the lead with 4 runs in the fifth thanks to three hits and two errors, putting the Knights on the ropes. And while it managed Freshman infielder Taryn Atlee has started every game for the Scarlet Knights and leads the team with a .418 batting average. She went 4-for-5 in the team’s second game of a three-game series against Nebraska. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2017
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Tampa Bay New York (A)
1 8
New York (N) Philadelphia
4 3
Washington St. Louis
14 6
Kansas City Oakland
0 2
Arizona San Francisco
1 4
Boston Detroit
1 2
CHRISTOPHER MIRABELLI, junior javelin thrower, despite having his trip to the Tennessee Dogwood Relays cancelled, still competed and won first place at the Sam Howell Invitational with a mark of 71.67-meters at the event hosted by Princeton this past weekend.
BASEBALL
TENNIS
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
SOFTBALL
at Lafayette
vs. Stony Brook
at Michigan
at PURDUE
Thursday, 7 p.m., Ann Arbor, Mich.
Friday, 7 p.m., Iowa City, Iowa.
Today, 3:35 p.m., Today, Noon, Easton, Pa. Rutgers Tennis Center