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President Obama confirmed as U. commencement speaker AVALON ZOPPO MANAGING EDITOR

President Barack Obama will be addressing graduating seniors at this year’s 250th anniversary commencement in May, according to a White House press release.

“This is the first time in Rutgers University’s history that a sitting president has agreed to speak at commencement,” said Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi.

Barchi said Obama’s decision is a “testament to the enthusiastic efforts of Rutgers students, faculty, staff and alumni.” He also said the decision was a proof of the efforts of members of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation, who in 2013, began sending messages to the White House urging him to speak at the University.

“Rutgers prides itself on its commitment to diversity and has been recognized as one of the most diverse universities in the nation,” SEE SPEAKER ON PAGE 4

The United States President Barack Obama confirmed on Thursday morning that he would be the Class of 2016 commencement speaker, which will take place at High Point Solutions Stadium on May 15. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2015

Students decry sexual violence during march NIKITA BIRYUKOV ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Speaking to a crowd of onlookers bearing signs decrying sexual violence, Cassandra Grod recounted her rape.

“It started off innocent,” the Rutgers School of Social Work junior said. “(We were) walking around waiting for the movie to start. He told that he had to charge his phone in his car, and before I knew it, I was pinned down in the back of his seat while he was tearing at my clothes trying to get them off.”

Grod was one of roughly 200 students that gathered Wednesday night for “Take Back the Night,” a march and “speak out” dedicated to eradicating sexual and gendered violence, held to support victims, draw attention to and prevent future violence.

“My assailant eventually let me go, but apparently, he followed me home and proceeded to stalk me as well, going through three phones just to try to get a hold of me,” she said. “He followed me into my nightmares and into flashbacks, and I had no idea that this would be the start of one of the most difficult journeys I would ever endeavor.”

It was a journey that she undertook mostly on her own, she said.

Even those she told of her rape offered little assistance. She said this made her feel even more alone,

which was made all the worse by those who blamed her for the rape.

“I did what you were supposed to do. It was a well lit area — he tried to rape me in the middle of a public parking lot. There were people walking around. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of them saw,” she said. “It felt like I was in a glass box screaming, but no one was listening.”

Only when she reached out to counsellors at the Office of Victim Assistance and Violence Prevention (VPVA) did her situation start to improve.

VPVA, a campus organization that provides confidential counselling to help victims deal with the aftermath of violence, has held Take Back the Night for three years. The third annual march, organized primarily by Women Organizing Against Harassment, garnered more widespread support than its predecessors — over 25 student organizations co-sponsored this year’s event.

Even the University’s administration put its weight behind the march.

“Tonight is just one step, but we have to continue this work, we have to continue it publicly, on campus, off campus and throughout the community to truly make a difference,” said Felicia McGinty, vice chancellor for Student Affairs. “By being here tonight, each SEE MARCH ON PAGE 4

Millennials discuss origin of modern language terms SAMANTHA KARAS CORRESPONDENT

really think about the potential consequences of every bill they pass in their committees,” he said. “In today’s government, we have kind of fallen into a system where Congress tends to pass laws with only passing thought (as) to how they could violate constitutional rights.”

Though some of the links are easier to see than others, all of the topics at the conference can be traced back to constitutional rights in some way, the School of Arts and Sciences senior said.

“For example, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary will be talking about gun rights, which

“Bae,” “on fleek” and “Netflix and chill” are all modern phrases with one common source.

All three words are a par t of ever yday slang used by millennials, ser ving the purpose of language commonality for younger people and a way of confusing older generations about the topic of conversation.

Slang has always been a part of the human language, said Kristen Syrett, assistant professor in the Department of Linguistics and Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science, and it serves a couple of purposes.

“One (purpose) is that it helps to establish our identity as a particular generation, and as a particular cultural group,” Syrett said.

“And that happens whether or not we consciously decide to perform that function.”

Millennial slang is an extension of that function and it serves as a way for a group of individuals at a particular point in time — at a particular point in the evolution of language — to find a way to express themselves that defines who they are as distinct from other groups, she said.

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The Rutgers University Model Congress will introduce high school students to parliamentary procedure during the annual conference.

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Rutgers Model Congress prepares for conference SAMANTHA KARAS CORRESPONDENT

Every year, high school students from the tri-state area and around the country gather for a four-day simulation of Congress, where they learn what it is like to be a part of the most powerful governmental body in the United States.

The Rutgers Model Congress has a different theme every year.

This year’s theme is “Protecting Constitutional Rights,” – a really important topic for everybody in the country, said executive director Michael Fine.

“Essentially, we’re trying to have the students at the conference

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Campus Calendar FRIDAY 4/15 The Department of Animal Sciences presents “RNA epigenetic modification enzymes and their roles in male fertility” from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. at Foran Hall on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research, the Language Institute and the TA Project presents “Introduction to Adobe Connect” from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. at the Language Laboratory Building on the College Avenue campus.

The event is free and open to the public.

The Institute of Earth Ocean Atmospheric Sciences, the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences and the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences presents “Ocean and Evolution of Earth’s Biogochemical Cycles” from 10 a.m. to 12 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 Entomology presents “Deciphering the molecular basis of pesticide resistance to support smarter pest control” at 11 a.m. at Thompson

Hall on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Rutgers Gardens presents “Rutgers Gardens Winter Farm Market” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hort Farm No. 1 Office Building on Cook campus. The event is open to the public.

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy presents “Brown Bag Lunchtime Seminar: Modeling, Visualizing and Optimizing Pedestrian Behavior” from 12 to 1 p.m. at Civic Square on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Rutgers New Brunswick Chancellor’s Office presents “Rutgers Public Engagement Project Panel: Developing an Online Presence: Websites, Social Media and Blogging for Academics” from 1 to 3 p.m. at Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Flute and Alexander Technique Master Class with Keith Underwood” from 2 to 5 p.m. at Robert E. Mortensen Hall on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public.

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Culinary club introduces students to international cuisine NICOLE OSZTROGONACZ

Brian Petersen, a chef manager at Busch Dining Hall.

On the day of the event, the International flavors come to- club presents a packet of recipes gether for students in the Rutgers and topics for discussion. Then, they break into groups and the Culinary Club.

The culinary club hosts chef guides the students as they events each month to teach stu- prepare, Peterson said. Then the dents how to cook food from food is prepared and the club eats countries around the world, said what they cooked.

The club wont have any Yashna Kothary, a School of Arts and Sciences junior and the more events for the rest of the semester. They are planning event’s coordinator.

The club’s main goal is to al- more events for next year, inlow students to enjoy the expe- cluding a hotdog eating contest, rience of cooking with others, Kothar y said.

“And that should be fun beKothary said.

“Cooking with friends is al- cause it will encourage more ways more fun than cooking people to come. And also, it alone, and the culinary club pro- will allow us to have more than vides that experience without too the usual amount of people,” much pressure on perfecting a Law said.

Collaborations with other ordish. We hope students realize that cooking truly is for anyone,” ganizations and clubs will allow the club to advertise, branch Kothary said.

The real purpose of the club out and learn from those around is to foster an environment that them, Kothary said.

“We will have a table at Rutallows students to be themselves, gers Day said Jenny Law, where we’ll be a Rutgers Busiser ving snow ness School jucones with difnior and pres“Cooking with friends ferent flavors. ident of the is always more fun than Besides hostculinary club. ing events on “We don’t cooking alone.” campus we’re limit ourselves also planning in terms of YASHNA KOTHARY to coordinate what ideas we School of Arts and Sciences Junior events with can produce local restaufor the student rants such as population,” The Frog and Kothary said.

No prior experience is needed the Peach for students who are interested in learning how to to join the club, she said.

“We generally assume that stu- start and maintain a restaurant,” dents that come have low experi- Kothar y said.

If students want information ence already. The chefs will start from the very basics. Like recent- about the club’s events, they ly, we had a knife skills event and should contact them to get inforwe learned how to properly use a mation, Law said.

There have been some issues knife and how to sharpen one and when running the club, but the hold it,” Law said.

The club leaders tend to have e-board has always found soluideas and plans laid out before tions to solve them in different meetings or events occur and par- ways, Kothar y said. The club ticipants show up, Law said. The is looking for more venues to executive board will come togeth- host events and working to host er and choose a general theme of events on more campuses other than Busch. what they will cook.

“I think we’ll be able to solve “This year we did Irish food for St. Patrick’s Day, for ex- this problem by working with ample. And for Halloween, we the staff at Rutgers. They’ve made pumpkin pies. You really been ver y accommodating and explore yourself through cook- we enjoy working with them,” Kothar y said. ing,” Law said.

Each member of the club The events that take place are hands-on and involve chefs who plays a vital role to the club’s are willing to spare some time to overall success and survival, teach students how to cook, said Kothary said.

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The Culinary Club teaches its members how to cook foods from different cultures across the world. Often, an established chef will visit the group to help teach the students how to create different meals. FACEBOOK “The most important lesson this club has taught me is how to use each member’s strengths to make our events the best we possibly can,” Kothary said. “Each member on the Executive Board has a special talent and we’ve learned how to mesh those talents so that our planning process runs smoothly.”

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SPEAKER

MARCH

Obama will deliver address on May 15 at 12:30 p.m., Barchi says

Support is important for victims who may feel alone, Grod says

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believed President Barack Obama would be the 250th read the letter sent by multiple anniversar y speaker. The UniNew Jersey politicians. “Addi- versity will present honorar y tionally, Rutgers is committed degrees to broadcast journalist to introducing first-generation, Bill Moyers and astrophysicist low-income, and academically mo- Jocelyn Bell Burnell.

With news of Obama as comtivated students.”

Obama will deliver a speech mencement speaker, Barchi said he is lookduring the ing for ward Rutgers— to May. New Bruns“This is the first time “We are dewick Comlighted that mencement in Rutgers University’s P r e s i d e nt ceremony on history that a sitting pres- Obama has Sunday, May ident has agreed to speak chosen to 15, at 12:30 at commencement.” address our p.m. at High graduates at Point SoluROBERT BARCHI this year’s tions Stadium University President historic comin Piscataway. mencement,” More than Barchi said.

12,000 gradThe Uniuates, representing 22 academic units from versity is working with the Rutgers—New Brunswick and White House on preparations for Rutgers Biomedical and Health Obama’s visit, according to an Sciences, are scheduled to re- email sent to students.

“As we receive information on ceive their academic degrees.

More than 52,000 are expected to the logistics we will inform the Rutgers community,” read the attend the ceremony.

Last week, the University email. “We appreciate your paannounced Bill Moyers as this tience and understanding as we year’s commencement speak- work with the White House in er, disappointing students who preparing for this historic event.”

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of you is making a statement … saying that Rutgers University is not a place that wants to stand for sexual violence.”

McGinty addressed the crowd of students gathered at the Douglass Student Center shortly before they set off on their march down

George Street, led by a banner emblazoned with a call to “take back the night” and the names of the march’s sponsors.

Police cars cleared the way while the students chanted, “Claim our bodies, claim our rights. Take a stand, take back the night.” The march rounded its way to Voorhees Mall on

the College Avenue Campus, where individual students then vocalized their support and told their stories.

That support is indispensable to those who have survived violence, Grod said.

“There was a time that I confessed that I wish (my rapist had) killed me that day. It seemed easier than dealing with the guilt and the shame,” Grod said.

“Now I say the biggest mistake he made was letting me live, because now I’m speaking out and I’m going to make sure … people like (him) never hurt anyone else again.”

Students rallied in front of the Douglass Student Center before marching to the College Avenue campus to raise awareness of sexual violence. Survivors discussed their experiences as attendees expressed their support for victims everywhere. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Professor writes book on aspects of Bolivian economy

Daniel Goldstein, a professor in the Department of Anthropology, went to Bolivia to study the violence in the country, and instead analyzed the atmosphere in the open-air markets. His new book is based on his work in the country. RUTGERS.EDU

FRANCESCA PETRUCCI STAFF WRITER

What brought Professor Daniel Goldstein to Cochabamba, Bolivia is not what became the subject of his third book, “Owners of the Sidewalk: Security and Survival in the Informal City.”

His intent to study the violence and security issues of the city quickly evolved into a study of the formal and informal market, which characterizes the nature of commerce throughout the country.

Cochabamba is home to one of the largest open-air markets, which appear to be a source of chaos with busy narrow streets.

Goldstein said he aimed to understand the organization behind the seemingly unorganized system of buying and selling.

“There are two different groups of vendors, one are the legal vendors (formal vendors) who sell in the market stalls and illegal vendors (informal vendors) who sell in the street,” Goldstein said.

Illegal vendors are known as ambulantes, a noun which translates to street vendor. While the adjective ambulante translates to traveling or mobile.

Ambulantes are characterized by their mobility as many travel into the city, usually with a blanket, and arrange their goods in

any open area. Goods include anything from produce to various knick knacks, said Amy Torres, a Rutgers graduate who accompanied Goldstein on his first trip to Bolivia.

Those who obtain a license to a market stall are considered the formal, legal vendors, while those who do not obtain this license are informal, illegal vendors.

While working with both groups, it became clear that the line between formal and informal was blurry. Some formal vendors had worked informally and some informal vendors had formal arrangements, Goldstein said.

The way of obtaining a market stall and becoming a legal

vendor is the business in itself. They are out in the rain and The real money is in who con- hot sun all day and constantly trols the market stalls them- harassed by police and formal street vendors. selves, Goldstein said.

Part of Goldstein’s project was “The government is the official owner of the stalls, but there is to work with both types of marthis whole underground mar- ket vendors to aid in their underket for real estate where people standing of one another.

Goldstein wrote his books in buy, sell and trade rights to the stalls,” he said. “It enables the Spanish and paid for them to wealthy people to accumulate be published in Bolivia to prothe space they can sell from, vide an objective repor t of the meanwhile the poorer people are problems and injustices the illeft out without a way to improve legal workers face due to their illegal statuses. their (conditions).”

Goldstein allowed Rutgers stuThis creates a large gap dents to acbetween very company him wealthy people some of his and the very “The government is the on excursions. poor, Goldofficial owner of the These students stein said. stalls, but there is this also aimed to On the one respond to hand, there whole underground the needs of are laws demarket for real estate.” the ambulantes. signed to Torres’s make people DANIEL GOLDSTEIN group found more responProfessor in the Department of Anthropology that the citsible for their izens in the own economic area needed situations and on the other you have laws creat- a daycare center, as parents ed to prevent people from doing often brought their children to the chaotic environment of the that very thing, he said.

“It is very ironic. This is the open-air market.

Aside from creating a daycare, way the system works, to concentrate wealth in the hands of other student projects ranged fewer and fewer people, exac- from constructing a community erbating longstanding inequali- center to providing lessons in ties in countries throughout the computer skills, Torres said.

“One of the greatest things world,” he said.

Both groups are antagonistic to I learned in that program was one another. Yet both are highly learning how to see things insecure from reasons that tran- from other people’s perspecscend one another like crime, tive,” Torres said. “To step back government corruption and lack and listen and learn from others rather than driving the reof policing, Goldstein said.

The ambulantes are the search from my perspective was poorest and most insecure a great challenge for many of us people in the countr y, he said. on the trip.”

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huge — that’s a really formal source,” Syrett said. “If you think about the importance of the emoji There are no clear indicators for when slang shifts ‘laughing while weeping,’ to me that’s like, we don’t really have a from 1 generation to another, Syrett says word in English for that emotion, but that picture says it so clearly.”

There are no specific time CONTINUED FROM FRONT sit still to listen to long formulated frames that categorize a shift from one generation of slang to the sentences anymore, apparently.”

Bruno finds millennial slang both next, but Syrett said there could One of the characteristics of be certain individuals or cultural millennial slang is that you might efficient and enjoyable, she said.

It shows the level of your rela- influencers that help precipitate see a lot of acronyms, Syrett said.

But that is also a natural part of the tionship with a person, but also those shifts.

“The (America Dialect Society) evolution of language because hu- has transformed into a way of mans tend to evolve towards more communicating an evolution of Word of the Year vote is interestefficient and economical ways of friendship so that not only close ing because you see how from friends could communicate this one year to the next there are communicating with each other. certain words that remain popular “It’s like a way of compactly way, Bruno said.

“It’s a hybrid way of identifying a and then words that come sort of and efficiently getting your mesin fashion and sage across then leave,” without having Syrett said. much effort on “For example, the word ‘though’ has been spelled Much of the part of the English slang perfection of ‘tho,’ — it creates some sort of more friendly has influencthe speaker,” version of conversation.” es from hipshe said. hop and R&B, The increase DANIELLE BRUNO Syrett said, in abbreviaSchool of Arts and Sciences Senior long before the tions and acromillennial gennyms are a sign eration. of slang, but it A quote Syrett shares with her also shows how technology is in- relationship, in my eyes,” she said.

Another aspect of millennial students is by Carl Sanburg and fluencing the way that we communicate with each other, Syrett said. slang is the emoji or emoticon, states “Slang is a language that “The fact that we are texting Syrett said. It will be used much rolls up its sleeves, spits on its more often, emailing all the time more often, similarly to abbrevi- hands and goes to work.”

“And if you think about it that and using Twitter means you have ations and acronyms because it to package your message, not just is a way of clearly and efficiently way, everyone is coming together from different walks of life, differwithin a certain word count, but expressing what you want to say.

“So the fact that you have the ent cultures — you find a way to within a certain character count.

You have to be efficient,” she said. Oxford English Dictionary adopt- communicate to each other where Syrett also thinks that in the fu- ing ‘Emoji of the Year’ is pretty you could all relate,” she said. ture there will definitely be more acronyms and abbreviations, but what will also be seen in context might call for a more formal register.

“So if I’m communicating with a colleague and we are emailing each other, I might say something like ‘lmk’ or ‘btw’, whereas I think 10 to 15 years ago that would not have been appropriate,” she said.

Danielle Bruno, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said she has noticed the increase of abbreviations with certain words in millennial slang.

“It’s interesting, for example, the word ‘though’ has been spelled ‘tho,’ — it creates some sort of more friendly version of conversation,” Bruno said. “Our generation loves short and to the point (conversation) so much. We can’t Language has evolved through human history, with slang being an integral part of that evolution. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHLOE COFFMAN / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

CRIME APRIL 14 SOMERVILLE — Timma Kalidindi, 50, was found guilty of first-degree murder after strangling his estranged wife in 2013. The couple were married for 22 years but had an impending divorce. She died two days after the attackin Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset. He is facing a possible life sentence in prison with a minimum sentence of 30 years. He was also found guilty of possession of a weapon — a rope — for an unlawful purpose. Kalidindi’s lawyer claims that his client had a diminished capacity because of a mental illness.

APRIL 14 BLOOMINGDALE — Richard Keryger, 48, of West Milford, bit another man’s finger off during an argument became violent. Keryger went to the victim’s house to speak with them at about 9 in the morning.

The victim and a female resident both sustained minor injuries. They were transported to Chilton Medical Center. Keryger was arrested and charged with aggravated assault.

CONFERENCE School children learn about different political views, Kantesaria says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

is obviously a second amendment-focused topic, while the House Committee on Education and the Workforce is going to be discussing paid parental leave, which has a more vague due-process connection,” he said.

Preparations for the simulation begin one year in advance. To start, Committee members, directors and delegates are chosen to coordinate and attend the event.

Conference members have been preparing for RMC by recruiting students for the conference, developing each committee’s topics, and creating a staff to implement the ideas of the executive board, said Nikita Barde, director of administration and a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

“One thing that surprised me while getting ready for the simulation was how excited individual students were to research topics, debate current political issues and discuss them at the conference,” Barde said. “Seeing as high schoolers can be anywhere from 14 to 18-years-old with limited knowledge about the world around them, it seems as though many of them are curious and eager to learn.”

Priya Kantesaria, director of the Department of Health and Human Services committee for the simulation, has been a director for multiple previous conferences and said that each conference is incredibly unique.

“For our staff, many of the lessons are the same, but a few are different. For me personally, each conference teaches me how to become a better educator,” the School of Arts and Sciences junior said. “Every session we moderate requires us to be impartial, well researched and engaging. And often in our day-to-day lives as overworked college students, those characteristic seem foreign.”

RMC is a major forum for high school students to personally connect with politics, in a way that is both educational and empowering,

Kantesaria said. Students represent senators, representative, justices, cabinet leaders and other roles within our government.

“By representing political individuals who share different perspectives than them, they learn more about the diversity present within this country,” she said.

“This country is made of millions of individual voices, not only diverse in race or religion, but in ideologies, philosophies and history.”

The selection of students attending the conference from the area is mainly decided by the high schools themselves, Rachel DiSciullo said.

“Sometimes students will sign up unaffiliated from any schools, but they still need to bring chaperones,” the School of Arts and Sciences senior said. “It’s a pretty easy process to get involved, and they don’t need any specific qualifications – it’s pretty much open to anyone.”

During the conference, students get a better understanding for the topics they’re dealing with, she added, and the staff that runs the simulation also hope that they also get a better understanding for the way Congress runs.

Fine said the RMC is a great way to get students civically engaged in an educational system that does not always make civic mindedness a priority.

“It also gives students a great platform for thinking critically about some of the most pressing issues that face our country and form opinions on them and lets them experience defending those opinions in a way that few people do in their everyday lives,” he added.

More members of the public should be aware of events such as RMC because even many adults do not keep up with current events and issues – a fact that Barde said needs to change.

“The future of the country depends on bright, talented individuals such as the ones that attend and host Model Congress conferences, as these individuals have the motivation and dedication to identify crucial issues in the community and make a change,” she said.

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Targum makes sure that voices are heard COMMENTARY DANIELLE KARCZEWSKI

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hile it has been more than 10 years since I worked for The Daily Targum, I cherish the opportunities, skills and friendships that it gave me and

that I still hold dear.

As a copy editor and later a managing editor at the Targum, I worked as part of an exceptional editorial board and business team to ensure that students and local residents were aware of the issues impacting our community, our nation and our world. Charged with such a great responsibility, the Targum staff sacrificed long hours, sleep, sweat and a lot of tears to fulfill this task. In the process of doing so, we not only learned firsthand about our duties as journalists, but also learned about who we were as individuals and what type of impact we wanted to make on the world. We learned to think critically, challenge ourselves and others, seek different perspectives and somehow balance our personal and professional obligations.

Unlike a number of my colleagues, I did not go into journalism. (But you could probably tell that from my violations of AP style. Sorry, had to throw in a newspaper joke.) However, my experience at the paper prepared me tremendously for the challenges of law school and a legal career. Defending an article that ran or addressing concerns from a student organization on how a thorny issue was presented strengthened my analytical and conflict-resolution skills. These experiences at the

“Our country is at a true crossroads, and the world is watching. The Targum is a first-rate paper whose staff invests a lot of heart and soul to make sure you know what’s going on, and that your voices and stories are heard.”

Targum built the foundation that I used as a lawyer handling litigation matters and now use as an in-house attorney who partners with business stakeholders. I would not have received such amazing development opportunities so early in my career had it not been for the Targum.

The Targum also gave me the chance to meet incredible and compassionate people. People who have danced with me at my wedding or I have danced at theirs. People who have given me the honor of meeting their first child. Though a great deal of time has passed and life has gotten in the way of connecting with a lot of my Targum brethren, I know that I can always pick up the phone or email them because what we went through as colleagues and friends will bind us for life.

The Daily Targum is more than just a newspaper. I can honestly say that I would not be the person I am today without my time at the Targum.

My sincerest hope is that the next generation of Targumites will be able to have the same life-changing experience that I and other alumni had.

Our country is at a true crossroads, and the world is watching. The Targum is a first-rate paper whose staff invests a lot of heart and soul to make sure you know what’s going on, and that your voices and stories are heard. Whether you read the paper once a week, twice a month or daily, it’s important to know that the Targum cannot exist without your support.

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Despite Rutgers’ 250 years of existence, it has never had a sitting U.S. president speak at commencement. We laurel both the intensive efforts of the University community for making this possible, and the president for accepting this invitation and helping make Rutgers histor y.

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A Rutgers study conducted by Mary Himmelstein, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, found that men who endorse strong ideas of masculinity are likely to be less candid to female doctors. Men have a lifespan that is five years shorter than a woman’s on average, so they can’t afford to lie to doctors. We dart cultural scripts of masculinity that cause men to hold their ego over necessary communication with doctors who can give them the proper care they need.

SIGNING OFF WITH ASL We depend on our five senses everyday, but the capacity to taste, see, smell, hear and touch are sometimes taken for granted.

The American Sign Language (ASL) club enters its second year, and it’s teaching students how to sign while educating them about deaf and hard-of-hearing culture. We laurel the ASL club for promoting awareness and educating about a lesser-known culture..

GOODWILL HUNTING Vanessa’s Food Pantry has been assisting the local homeless population for more than 20 years. They’re doing great work, but they’re lacking space, time, money and volunteers. While we don’t know solutions to the other three problems, we dart the fact that the food pantry isn’t well known and is therefore lacking volunteers — there’s surely a community within the University that has a strong commitment to public service and would love to help.

TASK FORCE, GO! Last semester, University Chancellor Richard L. Edwards established the Task Force on Inclusion and Community Values, and it’s composed of faculty, staff and students. The group will soon release a report on its findings, and so we laurel the task force for its work in exploring how the University can be more inclusive and how it can promote difficult conversations on race, bias and identity.

BUT THE STATS DON’T LIE “Take Back the Night” is a nationwide protest across college campuses that began in the 1970s, and University students organized the march this week to suppor t victims of sexual and gender assault. Despite how the movement began almost 50 years ago, these issues are still relevant and per vasive. Gender-based violence persists, and we dart these issues that have harmed people’s lives.

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Everyone drinks, but not everyone drinks responsibly WAXING PHILOSOPHICAL JONATHAN FINNERTY

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hroughout my time here at the Rutgers, I consistently hear of drunken forays into less respectable states and memories that seem to evade an inquiry (yet the person is still able to brag about such endeavors). Drinking alcohol is, and has been, one of my favorite activities since I developed a taste for such a luxury. Therefore, who else but me would be qualified enough to discuss this brewing topic: How should one imbibe with class (not in class, mind you). I would like to take a jab at this most social of topics, and hopefully relay to my readers a new found respect for the grain and grape, from which one will hopefully learn to drink like a responsible adult.

The taboo against drinking is hypocritical in this society and must be examined.

While large wet areas of the world usually promote an 18-year-old drinking age — even less in some places — our legal age supersedes the age to serve in the military. Immediately, some believe the mere mention of booze is an indicator that the speaker is somewhat of a glutton. This taboo has led to more idiots with hangovers than movies idealizing the effect. I will state this now, unambiguously: Drinking alcohol

is not only an art, but a respectable one.

There is nothing rebellious about having a scotch, or swilling a lager. One should not throw back the bottle because it is some generational outrage against authority, or because someone else is persuading them.

No, drink because you want to enhance your surroundings and make conversation more interesting. Alcohol is a tool, albeit a dangerous one, but I will get to that.

Currently, as my steady fingers tap at the keys of my laptop like a bird searching

description is one of the many ways to drink with a purpose. What is my purpose? Perhaps it is to loosen my tongue, so to speak, and free my thoughts from the banality of daily events and focus on my writing.

Here are some guidelines for those who drink in public and among friends: First, plan your drinks and try to add a few glasses of water in between consecutive rounds.

Many bars and parties will feature specials and drinks priced to move. Avoid these at all costs. Remember that a bar is not

“This taboo has led to more idiots with hangovers than movies idealizing the effect. I will state this now, unambiguously: Drinking alcohol is not only an art, but a respectable one. There is nothing rebellious about having a scotch, or swilling a lager.” for sustenance, I pause and time slows. I feel the amber vapor, radiating from the glass adjacent to my right hand. The Glencairn is the perfect vessel for my drink of choice, usually a 12-year-old scotch whisky, and it fits nicely in my receptive palm.

I take a brief sip, along with a small whiff, and the glassware is placed gently on the desk. All of my perceptions are now halted and my thoughts become precise and logical, perhaps too logical. Anyway, the latter

interested in what you are drinking, but in what cash you will be shelling out. Bars do not care how much you embarrass yourself in front of company. Purchase a drink that you enjoy, no matter the cost, and stick with it. An occasional variable is fine, but always keep a handle on your endeavors. Second, never get your date drunk or more intoxicated than yourself. Drinking has always been the great equalizer. Both kings and peasants drink the stuff, and the

situation with your date should be no different. Drink for the moment, for the conversation. Never purchase drinks for another with the intent of taking advantage. Lastly, always remember that you are at the bar for a social gathering. There is no competition in drinking and consuming great quantities does not make you any better than any other imbiber. Enjoy your fine crafted beverage to compliment your company. Should you have ever “blacked-out” from drinking excessively, I advise you stop drinking until your maturity is past the age of my 12-yearold scotch whisky.

Ending this foray into the malted reality, I would also like to add the most important piece of advice: Do not drive! There is no drink worth your life, or that of another.

Again, alcohol is nothing to play with and is for use by responsible adults interested in their situation, not forgetting it entirely.

And please, do not be the pessimistic drinker. We all have ghosts in the bottoms of our glasses, but that does not warrant one to chase them. Therefore, no matter if you are of the drinking classes, or are soon to be, always drink with the intent of remaining socially fit and interesting, lest you desire to end up on YouTube spewing cheap beer like an intoxicated volcano.

Jonathan Finnerty is a School of Arts Sciences junior majoring in classics and philosophy. His column, “Waxing Philosophical,” runs on alternate Fridays.

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LIFESTYLE

Food is for squares, so drink juice for 24 hours instead JANINE PUHAK

12 a.m.: My roommate laughs when I announce the cleanse is for real. We discuss the merits of Now that the sun is here to stay, hummus, her new favorite food the chic, sleek people of the world and I doze off, wondering if I are donning pastel and sucking should have had a snack.

7:45 a.m.: Good morning world! down juice like they’ve never 8:35 a.m.: I hop on the train known water. Critics of the fabled juice cleanse have long con- without my favorite traveling demned the harms of fasting, cit- companion — coffee — trying not ing evidence that it takes nothing to think about how much I miss from the body but water weight her already.

10 a.m.: Reporting live at my and gives headaches. In the other desk because corner though, Tuesday’s are juice cleanse internship enthusiasts days. Skipping champion re“In the other corner breakfast was wards like cell though, juice cleanse surprisingly healing, revienthusiasts champion easier than I’d talized energy and pain rerewards like cell healing, expected and I feel just fine. duction. I’m no revitalized energy and 11:30 a.m.: biology major, pain reduction.”

Quenched the so I wasn’t takfirst hunger ing sides, but I pang with a was excited to Naked “Strawtake a day off from saturated fats, refined car- berry Banana.” Disapproved for bohydrates and processed foods higher sugars and pasteurizing to see what this mythical trend is processes, this isn’t ideal, but Naked juice is what a $20 budget will all about. get you. In a perfect world, I would have blended produce at home RULES OF THE GAME No caffeine besides green tea, with the fancy juicer my houseno alcohol, nothing but freshly mate kindly lent, but three classes made, preferably non-pasteurized yesterday didn’t let that happen.

1:15 p.m.: Walked around Cenjuice for 24 hours and only five to six juices allowed every two to tral Park and fell victim to the scents of the falafel and peanut three hours.

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Skip the aisle full of processed snacks and browse the wonderful wall of refreshing juices instead.

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trucks. When did I acquire such a strong sense of smell?

1:50 p.m.: Ventured to Whole Foods to pick up more juice — must imagine the salad bar is invisible.

2:20 p.m.: Mmmm — “Evolution Fresh Cold-Pressed Protein Powder Berr y” — let’s be friends forever.

3:45 p.m.: I hope no one suspects something is wrong since I’m in the bathroom so often.

4:30 p.m.: This is usually my snack time, but I’m going to have to resist. I was nervous to open the bottle of “Kevita Lemon Cayenne Drink,” but it’s actually delicious. When Beyoncé famously detoxed and put cleansing on the map for “Dreamgirls,” she did it with lemonade made out of cayenne pepper, lemons and maple syrup for weeks on end. Praise the queen — I’ve got a newfound appreciation.

5 p.m.: Okay, delicious was an overstatement. There are some serious cayenne undertones in here — is your stomach supposed to hurt this much?

5:27 p.m.: Of course this would be the day that Magnolia Bakery delivers German chocolate and butter cream éclairs — I don’t even like éclairs! I walk past them very quickly.

5:44 p.m.: Ah, the promised headache begins to set in. I find my way to Jimmy John’s website and begin daydreaming about sandwiches.

6:10 p.m.: Wait, is the elevator always this shaky?

6:34 p.m.: Bai Antioxidant Infusion Drink in “Ipanema Pomegranate,” I’m ready for you. I sip it down quick — it’s a let down! I run some errands to distract myself.

7:40 p.m.: The train is really rocky, but I am totally going to work out after this.

9 p.m.: I arrive home and leap into bed. I never feel tired like this at 9 o’clock at night, but trying a juice cleanse with a cold was probably not the best idea.

9:46 p.m.: Typing away on some homework, and it’s time for the last juice of the day — “B’More Organic Skyr Banana Drink.”

Ugh, there’s almond milk in here and it’s heaven.

10:30 p.m.: I’ll do anything to eat something.

11:15 p.m.: I flick on a movie for distraction.

12:01 p.m.: Message from my house group chat — “Anyone want pizza?”

12:15 p.m.: No love for me, as I lovingly pour milk into a bowl of Chex cereal. As I raise my spoon to my lips, I realize that I’ve forgotten how to chew.

WEDNESDAY MORNING

I didn’t sleep too soundly last night, but I woke up feeling great.

Adjusting to regular meals again is weird and I’m super conscious of every bite I take. Throughout the day, I’m shocked by how much energy I have, but that’s probably just because coffee is flowing in my system again.

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Pearls Before Swine

DIVERSIONS Stephan Pastis

Horoscopes

Page 11 Nancy Black

Today’s Birthday (04/15/16). Go for what you most want this year. Detail plans for a work initiative launching after 5/9, with travels and studies after 8/13. Partnership flourishes over the next two years, beginning 9/9.

High energy work after 9/1 leads to an introspective phase after 9/16. Find peace. 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 an 8 — Hang out with family and friends today. Stay patient with misunderstandings. Someone brings home a surprise. Trust a crazy hunch. Play like a child (especially with children). Follow your heart where it takes you.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Important news arrives.

Circumstances could startle you.

Share with your family. Talk over the requirements. Listen and learn from a mentor who helps you find your path.

Non Sequitur

Wiley

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Sift through data and determine your message. Discuss concerns and address solutions. Your team is enthusiastic. Take detailed notes on what gets worked out. Set guidelines. Establish the rules. Do what you promised.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Someone wants quick action, but the possibility of error looks high.

Provide context to expand their view.

You can see what needs to change.

Try new procedures cautiously. Recognize the value of the past.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — New developments change the assignment. Gain strength from the past. Provide leadership, and the pieces fall into place. Keep or change your promises. You get more done with a clear conscience.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — You can solve this puzzle.

Take time to think things over. Make long-term plans. Devise an outline, and share it with the people involved. Rest and the answer comes when least expected.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Disagreement on your team requires sorting out. Consider everyone’s view as equally valid.

Emotions can get tangled, especially when words get twisted. Listen more than you speak.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Professional matters have your attention. Avoid gossip, and keep on track with deadlines. Postpone expansion until current tasks are completed.

Consider advice from loved ones (especially children).

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — You can get the funding for a desired trip. Alternate between physical exercise and quiet reverie. Choose security over more volatile options. If in doubt, wait.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Invest time or funds into home, family and real estate.

A new idea works with help from a partner. Choose words carefully to avoid an argument about money.

You don’t have the full picture.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Expect lively communications today. Gossip and risky business lead to conflict and upset.

Anticipate disagreement. Ignore criticism for now. Keep quiet and follow your intuition.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Pour your energy into your work to match the quickening pace. Replenish reserves and keep up on your chores. Slow down and speak clearly to avoid miscommunications.

Patience is required.

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UPSET Rutgers looks to finish off upset over UM that it lost in final seconds last year CONTINUED FROM BACK

This Saturday afternoon the Knights square off against the highest ranked team in Big Ten, the No. 5 Terrapins (8-2, 2-0).

Rutgers will travel to College Park with the opportunity to seize a win over a top-five Mar yland program that it had stripped away from it in heartbreaking fashion the last year.

When the Knights and then-No. 3 Terrapins faced off last season in Piscataway Rutgers used a 4-goal second quarter to take a 4-2 lead entering the locker rooms at High Point Solutions Stadium.

The home team scored in the first minute of the second half to stretch their lead to 3, but Maryland scored 6 of the next 7 goals to jump on top 8-6 with just over 11 minutes remaining in the game.

The Knights refused shy away from the No. 3 team in the land, scoring the next 2 goals in under a four minute span—capped off by a diving score from senior attacker Scott Bieda in front of the net— to tie the game at 8 with 3:43 remaining.

But just when it appeared as if Rutgers was going to push the topthree Terrapins into overtime, the visitors escaped with a win in the waining moments of the game.

Matt Rambo started with the ball behind the Knights’ net and looped around the front right side, firing a shot from about seven feet out that found the top corner of twine over Alleyne’s shoulder to give Maryland the lead, and eventual win, with just 13 seconds left.

Beating the Terrapins was a tall task for Rutgers a year ago

and it won’t come any easier this time around.

“Anytime you play a top-five school it’s gonna be a challenge,” said head coach Brian Brecht. “I like the way our guys are playing right now. We’re preparing well, (the assistant coaches) have done an outstanding job every week getting the guys ready and understanding the gameplan. So just another week to enjoy this one, being 2-0 in the Big Ten is great for those student athletes ... It’ll be an exciting time here at practice this week and I know the guys will be sharp because you’re playing a top-five school and we have a lot to prove still.”

Saturday’s game will feature a heavyweight showdown on Maryland’s end of the field, where the Knights’ No. 8 scoring offense (13.09 goals per game) clashes with the Terrapins’ No. 10 scoring defense (8.0 goals per game).

Rutgers has only been held to 8 goals or less in just two games, each resulting in the Knights’ only losses on the season.

If Rutgers can’t get to that 9-goal mark, where it is a perfect 9-0 when it tallies at least that amount of goals, then it is going to need its defense to continue to be stout. While Maryland’s defense paces the Big Ten the Knights aren’t too far behind, sitting in second at 8.64 goals against per game.

A good amount of the success on the defensive end can be attributed to the rejuvenated play of Kris Alleyne, who has boasted a 57.1 save percentage since taking back

COLUMBUS RU travels to Columbus for first time in program history for series with Buckeyes CONTINUED FROM BACK

his strikeout totals increase in recent games.

Over his last 15 innings of work, he has set down 15 batters

via the strikeout, while also lowering his pitch count to go deeper into ballgames.

It should help Rutgers this weekend if he is able to pitch

Senior Howie Brey is slated to start in game one against Ohio State on Friday. Brey has 15 strikeouts over his last 15 innings.

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over the starting job for injured sophomore Max Edelmann.

If Alleyne and Rutgers’ back end can continue its smothering play against a middling Maryland attack that averages 10.64 goals per game, then the Knights should find themselves in position to knock off the top-five Terrapins for the second straight season.

And if Rutgers can come out on top this time around, then it would secure its second win over a top-10 opponent for the first time since 2003 and be on a fast track for the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.

“I’m real excited for that game and I know my teammates (are)

too,” said senior attacker Scott Bieda. “You don’t do anything different. You prepare like it was any other game. We’re gonna prepare like it was Michigan cause every Big Ten game matters. You got six teams that are all really good. I’m just excited to bring Rutgers lacrosse and try to get a Big Ten win against a great team, Maryland, and make a statement to everyone that these aren’t fluke games. Rutgers lacrosse is here to play.”

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

Senior attacker Scott Bieda said the Knights are excited to play Maryland because it’s a chance for them to make a statement.

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in similar fashion against the Buckeyes, and he plans to continue preparing the same way he has been for all of his starts to go for the same success this weekend.

“We take the same approach to each weekend and focus on it like we are playing another other team,” Brey said. “If we keep playing like we have been, it should work out for us because we feel like we’re playing well now.”

On the offensive side of the ball, the Knights have made it a point of emphasis throughout the year to be aggressive.

This aggression is shown in multiple ways, as they want their hitters to be forceful at the plate by finding a pitch they like and hoping to drive if for power, while also going for the extra-base when they are running the bases.

Their assertiveness has also been apparent when they reach base, given their gaudy stolen base totals.

Rutgers is far and away the leaders in stolen bases in the Big Ten, with 71 swipes thus far on the season.

The next closest team is the Buckeyes, who rank second in stolen bases with 53 for the year.

The Knights also boast the individual conference leader for stolen bases, as freshman outfielder Jawuan Harris paces the Big Ten with 24 steals.

His teammate senior R.J. Devish is not too far behind, as he ranks third in the Big Ten with 17 swipes.

There should be a lot of running this weekend between the Knights and Ohio State, which could result in some extra runs being scored.

“We like to use our speed and run,” Litterio said. “I’ve always been a coach that wants guys to run, and Jawuan and R.J. do that for us by getting on-base and creating havoc. They both do a great job of it.”

The dual-sport athlete Harris, who is also a wide receiver on the Rutgers football team, is excited for his first opportunity to play at Ohio State.

It is another first for Rutgers as it is still getting used to being in the Big Ten, but they feel like they are getting more comfortable with each game.

This weekend presents another chance for the Knights to make the most of their improvements against one of the conference’s best teams, and they are eager to get going.

“We’re always excited for Big Ten play and are looking forward to getting out there,” Harris said.

“We’re trying to come out and win the series, possibly sweep them. Those are our goals, so it’s definitely exciting.”

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he Tennessee Titans are now of f the clock for the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft, trading that selection to the Los Angeles Rams in a blockbuster deal.

Tennessee sent the top selection along with its fourth- (No. 113) and sixth-round (No. 177) picks this year to the Rams in exchange for Los Angeles’ firstround pick (No. 15), two second-round selections (Nos. 43 and 45) and a third-round pick (No. 76) in 2016. The Titans also will get the Rams’ first- and thirdround picks in 2017.

With the trade, the Rams now have the ability to draft a potential franchise quarterback as the franchise sets to play its first season in Los Angeles..

Carson Wentz of North Dakota State andJared Goff of California are considered the top quarterback prospects.

A team source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that, as of Thursday, the Rams are leaning toward selecting Goff with the pick instead of Wentz, but they will use the next two weeks leading up to the draft to ultimately decided who they will use that coveted No. 1 pick on.

“Our philosophy has always been to build through the draft,” Rams general manager Les Snead said in a statement. “This trade is a reflection of that goal and [owner Stan] Kroenke’s dedication to assembling a winning team on the field.”

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n Wednesday alone, the Staples Center sold $1.2 million wor th of Kobe merchandise, Sean Ryan, AEG vice president of merchandise told ESPN. Ryan said that’s a single-day sales record for any arena in the world.

The previous record, Ryan said, was set by Led Zeppelin, who sold $1 million worth of merchandise in London at the O2 Arena on Dec. 10, 2007, the group’s first full-length concert in three decades.

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he Sacramento Kings fired coach George Karl on Thursday, the team announced.

“After evaluating the team’s performance this season, I determined it was necessar y to move for ward with a new voice from the head coaching position,” Kings general manager Vlade Divac said in a statement.

“I have a great deal of respect and admiration for George and his accomplishments throughout his nearly 30 years in the NBA. On behalf of ever yone in the Kings organization, I thank him for the contributions made during his time in Sacramento and wish him good fortune in the future.”

The Kings finished this season 33-49, capped by a 116-81 loss to Houston on Wednesday, and missed the playoffs for a 10th consecutive season despite expectations from owner Vivek Ranadive to end that drought. The team will be moving into a new arena next season.

The Kings ranked in the NBA’s top 10 in shooting percentage and 3-point field goal percentage, but they ranked in the bottom 10 defensively in those same categories.

April 15, 2016

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Rutgers carries momentum into Seminole Invitational JORDAN FARBOWITZ

like the 100- and 200-meter dashes, and also competes on the relay teams that regularly win their events.

After overcoming rainy and When Dunbar finished second cold conditions en route to its in the 200-meter dash at the Bulls second-place finish at the MetroInvitational, his time of 21.11, politan Championship last weekwhich was the top collegiate time end, the Rutgers men’s track and in the field, was good for 12th fastfield team gets to look forward to est at the time. better weather this weekend as “I’m excited to go to another they head to Tallahassee, Florida, state, with better conditions,” to participate in the Florida State Dunbar said. “The last two Seminole Invitational. meets we ran in the “ T h e rain … as a unit, we weather plays want to post a good a big par t 4x100 time. Indiin track and “We’re all in a good place right now. We’re just vidually, I want to field in the get a good 100 and Nor theast,” excited to keep the ball rolling.”

200-meter times.” said head Other top-30 fincoach Mike JOSEPH VELEZ ishers for Rutgers Mulqueen. “I Senior athletes so far inwould like to clude Jermaine Grifthink that we fith, whose time of will drop some good marks in all our events in far. He finished in the hammer 46.52 seconds at the Bulls Invitathrow event in all three meets so tional is 20th-fastest in the nation. warmer, nicer weather.”

The 4x200 relay team also The meet marks the Scarlet far, winning twice. The one time Knights’ fourth of the outdoor he came in second — he set the has a top thirty time, as their season, and given the way their school distance record with a time of 1:24.40 at the Colonial first three went, it should be ex- throw of 64.99 meters — which is Invitational is the 15th-fastest in the nation. That relay team conpected the solid all-around perfor- 29th-best in the nation so far.

“We just have to keep doing sisted of Brown, Dunbar, Griffith mances should continue.

Freshman sprinter Izaiah what we’re doing and stay fo- and graduate senior Corey Crawford, who had a great indoor seaBrown has been a force for Rut- cused,” Velez said.

Senior sprinter Rajee Dunbar son as a long jumper, but hasn’t gers after missing the opening meet in Tampa due to injury. In the has contributed five event wins, really competed much in the outlast two meets, he has won two in- both individual and team, as door season.

The indoor All-American will dividual events and two relays. His part of the Knights’ great start winning time of 46.46 seconds in this season. He usually domi- compete in the long jump during the 400-meter dash at the Colonial nates the short-distance sprints this meet, and Calvin Knox will

take his place on the relay team.

With all of these great performances so far, it’s hard to imagine a meet where the Knights don’t come away with a positive result.

But according to Mulqueen, even if they don’t perform that well at a meet, there are still positives than can be taken away from every performance.

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fits what I want to do moving for ward, than we’re gonna have a discussion on whether it’s worth doing or not and right now, I don’t feel it’s the right time to do that.”

While Ash said the awards may make a return next spring, he continues to wipe the slate left by former head coach Greg Schiano and his successor Kyle Flood clean as he builds the program in his vision.

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Relays is the 17th-best time in the nation so far.

Sophomore javelin thrower Christopher Mirabelli has participated in 2 of the 3 meets so far this season, and has won his event both times. His throw of 69.62 meters, which he recorded at the Bulls Invitational, is the 26th-best distance in the countr y this season.

Senior Joseph Velez has been having a phenomenal season so

Ash eliminated post-spring awards, says things are changing because of new era CONTINUED FROM BACK

easy solution in solution, it isn’t position group he and defensive necessarily the best option for the coordinator Jay Niemann are long-term future of the program.

Pleased with where the team tasked with replacing after last is schematically on special teams, year’s starters left the Banks.

Sophomore Deonte Roberts Ash still isn’t satisfied with the has taken reps at middle linebacker level of execution he’s seen.

“We need more competition, for the past couple of practices, the latest given the opportunity at a we need to get some guys back for position where the requirements the fall practice,” Ash said. “We’re inconsistent with our kickers, our have yet to be met.

“I’ll be honest with you, I see snappers ... kind of pleased where a mess at middle linebacker,” Ash we’re at schematically, but just the said. “We tried a lot of different execution of snaps and kicks are not anywhere guys. ... Really near where we trying to find need to be.” a guy in there M a n y that’s — one, “We’re nowhere near changes have he’s a leader, ready to give anybody an been made he could get since Ash things right, award for anything.” arrived in he’s a tough Piscataway, but guy, he can CHRIS ASH none received execute the Head Football Coach as much calls, he works backlash as extremely his decision to hard and he’s eliminate the a steady force when things aren’t going the right traditional awards handed out at way … hopefully somebody will the end of spring practice.

The Frank R. Burns Award for step up and be the right guy.”

The Knights are also mental and physical toughness tasked with replacing starting during spring football and the placekicker Kyle Federico, but Douglas A. Smith and Mark Mills they’ve been limited with just two Second Effort Awards for the kickers in junior David Bonagura defensive and offensive players, and sophomore walk-on Michael respectively, who have shown the most improvement in the Cintron being healthy.

Ash left the possibility of spring are the three awards being bringing in a graduate transfer scrapped this season.

Continuing the theme of in any position of need open, but clarified that while it may be the honesty, Ash said he “couldn’t

even begin to tell” who would earn the awards for most improved on either side of the ball during the spring if they were to be handed out.

“We’re nowhere near ready to give anybody an award for anything,” he said. “I don’t think anybody wants to get a fake award just because of something that’s been going on. Do I want to respect traditions of the past at Rutgers? Absolutely, but again, if it’s not what fits me or

to the outdoor season, Rutgers wants to keep that momentum going through the Florida State Seminole Invitational.

“We’re all in a good place right now,” Velez said. “We’re just excited to keep the ball rolling.”

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Senior Rajee Dunbar has compiled five event wins for Rutgers, coming in the 100 and 200-meter dashes as well as team relays.

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that have been going on here,” he said. “There’s a lot of things that have been traditional here at Rutgers. It’s a new era, and I’m going to do things the way I think they need to be done or I want them to be done ... I could apologize for it, but I’m not. It’s just the way I wanna do things in the program.”

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Junior quarterback Chris Laviano lost his spot atop the quarterback depth chart after a lackluster performance in last Saturday’s scrimmage. SAMANTHA CASIMIR / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2016

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April 15, 2016 WOMEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS-NORTHWESTERN, SUNDAY, 1 P.M.

Knights march on in Big Ten play in search of first win THOMAS CRINCOLI STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team will be well rested for its third Big Ten showdown on Sunday after having an entire week off from game action following its loss to Maryland.

The Scarlet Knights (3-11, 0-2) face off against Northwestern (6-6, 1-1) in Evanston, Illinois, hoping to shake off some of their Big Ten demons and turn around their fortunes in their new conference.

The Knights have taken full advantage of their week off, giving themselves the chance to recover for the final stretch of the season, junior midfielder Macy Scott said. It gave her team a chance to break down more film, take a day off and even partake in a yoga session following one of their practices.

After its 18-3 pounding at the hands of No. 1 Mar yland, Rutgers faces another tough challenge in the Wildcats, a program that has won seven national championships.

“Having this full week to just put Maryland behind us and look straight ahead to Northwestern, our next Big Ten competition, it’s definitely a good thing we had a full week off,” Scott said. “I definitely think that is going to benefit us.”

With only three games left in a season that has not fared well for the Knights, head coach Laura Brand-Sias said their remaining schedule will not determine any roster shakeups.

She said each game is considered a one-game season, and whichever player is going to put them in the best position to win is going to receive playing time.

One of the players that could continue to see playing time for Rutgers is freshman attacker Abbey Brooks.

Since scoring her first goal, coming off of the bench in a loss against Penn earlier in the season, Brooks is becoming more of a frequent presence on the Knights’ offense.

Senior attacker Halley Barnes (pictured) is just 4 points away from totaling 100 for her career on the Banks. This season she has 23 goals and six assists. Fellow senior attacker Kim Kolodny is 5 points shy of 100. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2016 “She’s developing well,” Brand-Sias said of her freshman.

“Her athleticism and her quickness definitely shines for her.

She’s gaining maturity and better game sense with every opportunity, so we’re happy to see how she’s developing.”

Since becoming a regular in Rutgers’ lineup, Brooks has amounted nine goals and 11 points, ranking her fifth among Knights’ scorers. Her most impressive feat came in a 16-11 loss to James Madison earlier in the season, when the Moorestown, New Jersey, native erupted for 5 goals.

While she said it has been nerve racking to step onto the big stage as a freshman, Brooks has embraced the opportunity she has been given to play beside

senior attackers Halley Barnes and Kim Kolodny.

“They really set the standard high and I really learn a lot from them ever y day,” Brooks said of her senior teammates. “Kim and Halley have a lot of experience, they know what to do in close game situations, they give 100 percent at ever y day at practice and they’re just really good role models on and off the field.”

The Knights will need Brooks to continue to breakout, as they have not had a favorable history with Northwestern, holding an 0-8 record all-time.

Similar to Rutgers’ roster, Nor thwestern also boasts an of fense in which three dif ferent players have 20 or more goals.

Most notable of the Wildcats

scoring-trio is senior midfielder Kaleigh Craig, who scored 2 goals while adding an assist in her team’s 18-6 win over the Knights last year. Craig has 27 goals and 35 points this season, after recording 46 goals and 52 points in her 2015 campaign.

While Rutgers has the entire week to prepare against its conference opponent, the Wildcats are caught one of the busiest weeks of their schedule.

Coming of f of a win against Notre Dame on Sunday, Nor thwestern will play USC on Friday before its meeting with the Knights. Pending that result, the Wildcats might come into their game against Rutgers looking to extend their winning streak to three.

The Knights will look to end their own three-game losing skid on Sunday as they head out to Illinois hoping to get their first Big Ten win of the season.

While Rutgers’ road trip to Northwestern is the farthest her team travels this season, coach Brand-Sias sees it as something for her players to embrace.

“It’s not a negative to be taking a longer road trip, it’s a huge opportunity that not ever y team gets,” Brand-Sias said. “We’re going to another Big Ten school, and it’s a huge chance to play our best lacrosse against a Big Ten team.”

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Junior midfielder Macy Scott said having a week break between games allowed RU to spend more time focusing on its matchup with Northwestern. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2016

April 15, 2016

Page 15 SOFTBALL MINNESOTA-RUTGERS, TODAY, 3 P.M.

Rutgers hosts No. 21 Minnesota in weekend series BRET LEVINSON STAFF WRITER

For the first time since the UCF Knights Invitational in February, the Rutgers softball team will face a ranked opponent in back-to-back games.

This upcoming weekend, the Scarlet Knights (18-23, 2-7) are slated to host a three-game series against No. 21 Minnesota (27-12, 8-3) at the Rutgers Softball Complex.

One thing Rutgers will have to improve before this weekend is its performance hitting the outside pitch.

The Golden Gophers have the top pitcher in the Big Ten in ERA in Sara Groenewegen, who boasts a 1.86 ERA. “We have trouble with the pitch that’s off the plate,” said head coach Jay Nelson. “We may not get to her early, so the strategy is to prolong our at bats.”

The Knights are gradually improving their efficiency at the plate.

Senior infielder Stephanie Huang continues to lead the team in average at .391, while senior infielder Jordan Whitley is continuing her success at .331. Senior infielder Melanie Slowinski joing them with an average of .300 and senior catcher Elizabeth Adams trails slightly behind with an average of .293.

But contacting the ball is not the Knights’ issue.

Senior infielder Jordan Whitley said her mindset at the plate has been to do whatever she can to help the Knights. Whitley is hitting .331 this season. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2016 “Their average is up. Their clutch hitting is down,” Nelson said. “I think the pressure of the moment is in the way. We kinda get out of our comfort zone and swinging at bad pitches.”

Rutgers will have to bump up its clutch hitting when Minnesota’s Groenewegen is in the circle.

The junior right-hander struck out 14 batters while only allowing

two hits against No. 8 Oklahoma.

She also had 15 strikeouts against Texas Tech and pitched her fourth no-hitter and was one walk away from a perfect game against Virginia Tech. She struck out 21 batters in 13 innings against No. 9 Georgia.

While the Knights know they have a tough task at hand this weekend, Whitley has

explained her recent success at the plate, which will hopefully give Rutgers some much needed help.

“I think I’ve been focusing on doing what I can do for my team,” Whitley said. “Not swinging for the fences, I’m worried about getting on base when we need that or driving in runs when we need that.”

With rain making the Rutgers softball field unplayable for Tuesday’s practice, the team shifted about 50 yards to Bainton Field.

Working on hitting and defense as well as perfecting skills is something the Knights are working on in order to prepare for Minnesota.

“We’re just looking at how we did these past weekends and things we need to work on,” Adams said. “Emphasizing our hitting techniques and trying to get ready for this weekend, polishing up on some defensive skills, taking reps and sticking to our game.”

Nelson stressed the need for tightening up some things and the fact that little errors are costing them big wins. Mental mistakes, fielding errors and not being able to hit the outside pitch are all reasons why Rutgers has not been able to close out wins against ranked opponents this season.

But to Nelson, it’s a process, and the Knights are improving.

“There were a couple errors and there were a couple of base running mistakes,” Nelson said. “If we tighten those things up, we get better, that’s the process. We’re close to these teams, we tighten up a couple things, we can beat them.

I don’t think our team gets down, nobody likes to lose but I don’t think our team ever gives up.”

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The past two games for the Rutgers baseball team (15-17, 2-4) have shown both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

After blowing a four-run lead in the ninth inning to lose 7-6 in extras against Seton Hall on Tuesday, the Scarlet Knights followed with an equally close game the next day, but were on the winning side by defeating the Pirates, 3-2.

Both games featured clutch hitting from each side to give them leads, but also saw the pitchers step up to put an end to rallies.

With the Knights set to travel to Ohio State (21-11-1, 2-4) for a three-game series for the first time in program history, they are hoping to carry over their momentum from a big win on Wednesday and translate it to some success on the road.

“The last two games are great ways for us to go into conference games,” said head coach Joe Litterio. “We have to start getting some confidence in these close games in the late innings. We started to get that, but the first loss (to Seton Hall) brought back a bad taste. But to be able to close it down with a win the next day puts us back into the right mind frame and gets us ready for Ohio State.”

The Knights are expected to send ace Howie Brey (3-3) to the hill on Friday to open the series against the Buckeyes at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium, a venue they will be visiting for the first time.

The southpaw from Middletown, New Jersey, enters the weekend on a hot streak, having won his last two outings and only allowing one earned run over those 15 innings in that span.

He has been working on mixing in his changeup with his fastball to get ahead in counts, and it has worked as he has seen

The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team (9-2, 2-0) has used wins its first two Big Ten games to put itself in striking distance of clinching a spot in the conference tournament at the conclusion of the season.

The No. 18 Scarlet Knights opened Big Ten play with a dominating performance over thenNo. 9 Johns Hopkins, leading the Blue Jays for nearly the entire game in a 16-9 win at home.

Last weekend the Knights were able to protect their unscathed home and conference records with a 13-6 win over Michigan, propelled by a 13-save effort from senior goalie Kris Alleyne and a 5-0 scoring advantage in the final quarter.

The win over the Wolverines topped Rutgers’ Big Ten win total of just one from last year and kept the Knights atop the Big Ten standings. But while the Knights may be in the driver’s seat in the conference, there are still three other Big Ten foes ahead of them in the national rankings, No. 5 Maryland and Penn State and Johns Hopkins who are each tied at No. 14.

The national rankings don’t determine the four teams that make it to the conference tournament nor the seedings within it, but with matchups against Mar yland, Penn State and Ohio State—who has suffered one-goal losses to No. 1 Notre Dame, Penn State and Johns Hopkins— still remaining on Rutgers’ schedule, the road to a high seeding nor a tournament berth will be easy to come by. “(Beating Michigan was) big, but we still have three more games this season and we have a huge game coming this week,” said senior long-stick midfielder Zack Sikora. “So it’s just focus on the next game now.”

Head football coach Chris Ash held no punches in assessing his team in his weekly press conference Thursday. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2016

Ash assesses Rutgers in brutally honest fashion

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The sun shone bright and the wind breezed lightly for the first time this spring Thursday morning, allowing the Rutgers football team to take its 10th meeting of spring practice outside to the F3 practice field.

It marked the first time the Scarlet Knights have practiced outside of the confines of the Bubble since winter workouts in January.

“It actually ended up being a really nice morning. First opportunity to get outside, I think our players had some good energy,” said head coach Chris Ash. “Really excited to get have a change of scenery, have a nice day out, sunny and to be in a different element. It was good.”

Ash was as comfortable on the podium during his weekly press conference as he was with the weather outside, answering questions on position battles in brutally honest fashion.

A week after declaring junior quarterback Chris Laviano had an edge in the quarterback

Freshman outfielder Jawuan Harris leads the Big Ten in stolen bases with 24.

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competition, Ash said the Glen Head, New York, native lost his lead after not performing well in last Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage.

He conceded that junior Hayden Rettig and sophomore Giovanni Rescigno also had poor performances on Saturday, lacking the consistency he demands from the nucleus of his offense.

“It’s good days, it’s bad days right now with all those quarterbacks,” Ash said. “Again, we thought we were hopefully going in a little bit of a direction where one guy was separating himself a little bit but had some setbacks, and the other guys had some good days too, so it’s lack of consistency, it’s lack of protecting the football and making the right decisions that really is keeping anybody from separating from the others and being a clear cut leader.”

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associate head men’s basketball coach, was named to the position Thursday. Hobbs guided George Washington to 3 straight NCAA Tournament appearances as its head coach and captured 2 national titles with UConn as an assistant.

Senior goalie Kris Alleyne has allowed just 8.17 goals to get by him per game.

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