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‘The Vagina Monologues’ displays multidimensional femininity CHRISTINA GAUDINO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance (VPVA) at Rutgers sponsored the first of three performances of playwright and activist Eve Ensler’s internationally award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues,” last night at the Livingston Student Center — honoring the millions of women affected by violence every year, according to the VPVA website.

“The Vagina Monologues,” published in 1994, was hailed by The New York Times as “probably the most important piece of political theater of the last decade,” and has been translated into 48 languages and performed in more than 140 countries, according to Ensler’s website.

“She interviewed hundreds of women and asked them basically about their real life experiences with their vaginas and just the history around being a woman,” said Maddy Zijdel, director of the show and a peer education coordinator at VPVA. “She interviewed old women, young girls, prostitutes, but also women from different countries.”

All these stories and interviews then became monologues, she said.

By turns funny, tragic and empowering, the event not only facilitated awareness about violence against women in the United States and around the world, but also captured the many facets of womanhood — from tampons, to frustrations about rape culture, to self-acceptance.

Proceeds from the annual event — as well as from the buttons and T-shirts for sale — will go to the Middlesex County Center for Empowerment, which is the rape

crisis center in Middlesex County, Zijdel said.

She said that VPVA works closely with the Center for Empowerment, because if a Rutgers student is sexually assaulted and wishes to complete a rape kit, they may go either to the hospital or to the center.

“Rutgers is just one dot in a map of thousands of these going on across the world,” said Brady Root, the executive director and producer of the Rutgers show and the prevention education coordinator for VPVA. Four years after publishing “The Vagina Monologues,” Ensler and a group of women from New York City established an organization called V-Day on Valentines Day in 1998, according to the V-Day website.

Since then, local V-Day activists have performed “The Vagina Monologues” and other pieces worldwide as a way to raise more than $100 million in support of “grassroots anti-violence groups, rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, and safe houses” from the United States, to Kenya and to Afghanistan, according to the website.

“V-Day is the vehicle that gets the activism out to the communities,” Root said, explaining that any university, city or organization can receive the material to perform “The Vagina Monologues” for no cost.

For Ria Rungta, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, performing in “The Vagina Monologues” was a way to experience something new.

“This is not only my first ‘Vagina Monologues,’ but my first time acting on stage ever,” she said. “I am a hard-core science major and SEE FEMININITY ON PAGE 4

“The Vagina Monologues” has been hailed as “probably the most important piece of political theater of the last decade” by The New York Times and translated into 48 different languages across 140 countries. The show had a three-performance run at Rutgers this past weekend. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Petition asks McGinty not to attend Rites of Passage ABNER BONILLA STAFF WRITER

More than 300 people have signed a petition to prohibit Dr. Felicia McGinty, vice chancellor of Student Affairs, from participating in the 2018 Rites of Passage, a pre-commencement celebration in May to honor Black and Latinx students.

Among those that have co-authored the Change.org petition are prominent minority student leaders at Rutgers who said that McGinty has positioned herself against University social justice groups that disproportionately affect communities of color, specifically the Black and Latinx communities, according to the petition description. McGinty has been

vice chancellor of Student Affairs at the University since 2013.

“Dr. McGinty’s participation in this ceremony is fundamentally hypocritical. (As she is) an administrator who has positioned herself as a barrier to the success of Black and Latinx students to attend that celebration,” said Anjanette Vaidya, president of Rutgers Students With Children (RSWC) and co-author of the petition.

Through her work with RSWC, Vaidya said she strives to increase awareness about the resources available to other young single mothers at the University, like lactation rooms on campus. These SEE PETITION ON PAGE 4

Rutgers students attend 4th annual Trans Youth Forum KHOA NYUGEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Students from across the East Coast came to the fourth annual Trans Youth Forum to discuss ways to increase the visibility of those within the transgender community. NJTYF.ORG

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Held at the New Brunswick High School, the fourth-annual daylong conference Trans Youth Forum 2018 discussed the transgender community and the experiences of its members, on Saturday.

The event ran from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and included a multitude of workshops, such as “Finding or Keeping Community When You Turn 18” and “Trans 101.” Many of these included educational and SEE STUDENTS ON PAGE 5

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Campus Calendar MONDAY 4/23 The Center for Women in the Arts and Humanities and the Douglass Global Village present “Women and Creativity House Group Exhibition” at 8 a.m. at the Douglass Library on Douglass campus. This event is free and open to the public.

The Center for African Studies presents “The African Middle Ages: A Historical-Archaeological Definition” from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Dr. Ruth M. Adams Building on Douglass campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Rutgers Jazz Ensemble II” at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. This event is $5 for students.

TUESDAY 4/24 The Center for Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services presents “Mindfulness Meditation” from noon to 1 p.m. at the Busch Student Center on Busch campus. This event is free and open to the public.

The Catholic Student Association presents “CSA Undergrad Spirit Night” from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at the Catholic Center on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Rutgers Baroque Players: ‘Across the Channel— Music in Early Modern England’” at 7:30 p.m. at Voorhees Chapel on the College Avenue campus.

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WEDNESDAY 4/25 The Board of Governors’ Committees on Academic and Student Affairs and Finance and Facilities presents “Open Hearing on the University’s Tuition, Fees, and Housing and Dining Charges for 2018-2019” from 6 to 8 p.m. at the College Avenue Student Center on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.

The Department of Human Ecology presents “Equity and the Sustainable City: ‘Just Green’ or ‘Just and Green’?” from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Blake Hall on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.

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DRC brings attention to refugee crisis at annual summit ERICA D’COSTA

theme. It’s affecting so many people right now and is so relevant so it would be the perfect theme to Every year, Douglass Residenbring everyone for the 100th antial College (DRC) selects a theme niversary of Douglass to highlight that its students and faculty make an issue that’s impacting us localthe focal point of their work — this ly and globally,” she said. year’s theme was “Forced MigraSusan Martin, a chair in Womtion, Gender and Global Allies.” en’s Studies at Rutgers, is an On Saturday, the women’s alumna who came back to parcollege held its annual Douglass ticipate and celebrate the Global Global Summit at the Kathleen Summit, 100 years of Douglass W. Ludwig Global Village Livand the 50th anniversary of her ing Learning Center, an all-day Douglass College class. affair that has raised awareness Martin said that there is a very for war, conflict, poverty and disstrong humanitarian reason to be placed families. concerned about these populations The summit, that ran from 9 and how they are doing, but there is a.m. to 6:30 p.m., not only educatalso a strong self-interest in knowed attendees about the harsh realing that as much as can be done is ities of war, but featured non-profbeing done to help protect them. it organizations that allied with “When you have women who displaced women and children are subject to rape, sexual attacks, and invited refugees from Palessexual exploitation just for being tine and Bosnia to speak about a refugee, and became a refugee their first-person experiences just because of those same facthrough war. tors, I think it’s incumbent on all The day started with educawomen, including students, to betional presentations about the come better informed about what war and refugee crisis from the issues are to be part of finding students in the Global Village. solutions,” she said.

The Global Village is a living Martin explained small ways learning community for DRC that students can get involved. women that consists of nine One way for students majoring in houses, each with a theme that public health is to explore coursstudents learn about through es that prepare them to work credit-bearing courses and seroverseas after graduation and vice work in the field, according immerse themselves with helping to the DRC website. refugees abroad.

The presentations were fol- Elizabeth Gunn is the assistant dean of Academic Programs at Douglass Residential College When asked what the highlowed by speeches from the vice and said it was captivating to hear female refugees describe their wartime experiences and to light of the event was, she said president of Rutgers Global, Dr. intersect these scholarly, innovative minds at Rutgers. RUTGERS.EDU there were two things.

Rick Garfunkel, the founder of the The first was having refugees NGO Spark 15, Hourie Tafech, a She said that another promi- if not, we hope that they learn central New Jersey, assisting themselves share their stories member of the United Nation nent speaker who addressed the something for today and decide asylum seekers and supporting and tell their own narrative, one High Commissioner for Refugees, crowd was a woman born in Pales- whether this is an issue we want local faith and civic groups as that is not filtered by anyone else.

Andrew Painter, and a member tine, that escaped to Malta, and by to advocate for,” she said. they advocate for and work with “It was having a refugee voice from Interfaith Rise, Anna Petrie. a random sequence of events, is a Gunn said that students not only refugees in their communities, present. It wasn’t just us talking Another speaker was a woman student at Rutgers. had the opportunity to learn about according to its website. The co- about them,” she said. from the Democratic Republic of “So it really brings it home,” the crisis but were also educated alition assists with the housing, The other highlight, she said, the Congo, who shared her story Gunn said. about how to get involved and make social services, education and was that that the summit occured of living through genocide in BosThe goal of the summit, Gunn a difference locally and globally. medical needs of families as they on her 50th reunion for Douglass nia — trekking her way across said, is to bring together some of There was a 45-minute session struggle through their journey graduates. Martin said it was incredthe countries’ borders to receive the most moving, innovative and from Jennifer Castro, director of to independence. ible to be able to reunite with her medical attention classmates while and eventually prac“One in six people in the world is displaced in some fashion, either externally or internally. Because it’s such a discussing finding her way tical solutions to global issue and it affects woman and girls so disproportionately, is the perfect theme. ” to the United worldwide issues.

States.

On the other She was the hand, she said it ELIZABETH GUNN first Bosnian to was moving to be Assistant Dean of Academic Programs at Douglass and Overseer of The Global Village receive mediable to work with cal asylum in current Dougthe United States, said Elizabeth scholarly minds to engage stu- Displacement and Resettlement at It is a very prevalent matter, lass students who gave presentaGunn, assistant dean of Academ- dents, faculty, staff and guests on Interfaith Rise, about the advocacy Gunn said. tions, prepared the speaker panel ic Programs at Douglass and an issues related to the global refu- options and volunteer opportunities “One in six people in the world and helped run the conference. overseer of the Global Village. gee crisis. at the Interfaith Rise coalition that is displaced in some fashion, ei“To see that the students of “It was a ver y personal nar“It impacts women and girls is located only a few miles away ther externally or internally. Be- today are every bit as smart, comrative, and she had the entire disproportionately around the from Rutgers in Highland Park. cause it’s such a global issue and mitted, interested in real issues 200-plus room just captivated,” world. We know some of our stuThe organization is commit- it affects woman and girls so dis- as we were in 1968. That was an Gunn said. dents are impacted by this ... and ted to resettling refugees in proportionately, (it’s) the perfect amazing experience,” she said.

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FEMININITY Thursday night’s show was 1 of 3 performances sponsored by VPVA CONTINUED FROM FRONT this is completely out of my comfort zone.”

Rungta explained that as a transfer student from India, she has wanted to be involved since learning about “The Vagina Monologues” from her mother several years ago, who saw the show performed in India.

In an effort to pull in additional voices from the community, Root said that this year’s show will feature three original pieces in addition to Ensler’s monologues: two spoken word pieces and one song accompanied by the conga drum.

“It’s not just for women to come to watch it,” said Loren Linscott, the director of VPVA. “It is women-centered, but I think men can learn a lot from the perspective and the experiences that are being shared.”

Linscott added that last year a fraternity attended as an entire group to see the performance. “At first they were totally awkward, and then you look over and they are pretty much comfortable and laughing and feeling a part of it,” he said.

The show includes a learning aspect for both men and women, he said, but especially for men.

There are serious topics and serious social issues that are taken on, Linscott said, but because it is intermingled with humor, it shows the multidimensional aspect of being a woman.

Despite its focus on femininity, the show is not only about heterosexual white women, Zijdel said. It takes on topics from all around the world. The show talks about the seriousness of genital mutilation in one monologue, transgender women in another and more.

The show covers an array of experiences and emotions, from the tragedy of rape in “My Vagina Was My Village,” to the revelations of a tax lawyer turned sex worker in “The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy,” to the obser vations of a woman witnessing her granddaughter’s bir th in “I Was There in The Room.”

Cristal Flores is a School of Arts and Sciences senior whose performance included a monologue called “The Angry Vagina.”

“It is very easy for me to embody the emotion behind each line, because we have a lot to be angry about,” she said. “Society tells us to act a certain way or tries telling us what we should be doing with our vaginas.”

Playwright and activist Eve Ensler has received international acclaim for her play. Four years after its release, she formed an organization called V-Day, which performs local installments of the play in support of grassroots anti-violence groups and other sexual violence resources. TWITTER Root said that there are even one or two alumni par ticipating in the event, to represent the fact that these issues persist beyond college and that there are always ways to be connected to the activism.

Abby Weinick, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore performing in the event for the second time, said that she hopes people walk away from the show having learned something about ending sexual violence.

PETITION Approximately 300 people have called for McGinty not to attend Rites of Passage CONTINUED FROM FRONT

In an online petition, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Felicia McGinty has been asked not to attend the Rites of Passage ceremony. DECLAN INTINDOLA / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2018

were resources that she said “saved” student parents once she started sharing their information with other parents she met through RSWC. Although Vaidya said she approached McGinty about her story and that of other student parents failing out due to their situation, she said McGinty would not focus on sharing resources for student parents.

“It took until I publicly called her out and disrupted a conference she attended for her to send out an email entitled, ‘Resources You Should Know,’ and that was this semester,” Vaidya said.

Approximately 2.1 million students — or 11 percent of all undergraduates — are raising children without a partner, and women of color in college are especially likely to be single parents, according to findings from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research 2017 report.

In 2015, 31 percent of single mothers ages 25 and older held a college degree compared to 54 percent of married mothers and 40 percent of women overall, according to the report.

In an email with The Daily Targum, Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor Keisha Dabrowski, speaking on behalf of McGinty, said McGinty will not always see eye-to-eye with the more than 50,000 students at the University.

“In the five years that Dr. McGinty has served the Rutgers—

New Brunswick community, she has taken a significant leadership role in advocating for all of our students — especially those who are from disadvantaged backgrounds like herself,” Dabrowski said.

McGinty will always listen, respond to student concerns and seek opportunities to better serve and meet the needs of students, Dabrowski said.

She emphasized that McGinty’s track record includes her dedication to a food pantry that has served more than 350 students, the Black Men’s Collective that was started to ensure Black men are graduating at the same rates as their counterparts and the Scarlet and Black Project, a program to educate people on Rutgers’ history of slavery and racism.

Dabrowski said McGinty also met with a group of alumni from the Black on the Banks Conference to address the needs and concerns of students of color. “(McGinty) has facilitated meetings with this group and senior leadership within the University to work on developing solutions to address student financial needs, basic needs and retention of vulnerable student populations,” Dabrowski said.

Jasmine Dennis, president of Rutgers’ Black Student Union (BSU), said she signed the petition because she was made aware of McGinty’s insensitivity to student parents.

“Being a daughter of a single mom who gracefully raised me

“This is not an individual’s problem,” she said. “It’s an everybody problem, and change starts when there’s a recognition of a problem and an ability to see where one can be an advocate in their community, social and professional circles.”

on her own, I know how hard it was for her to put her education on hold to raise me the best way she could. My mom will also be graduating with me this May with her bachelor’s degree. I couldn’t be more proud of her, because she sacrificed a lot for me. I’d like to have a speaker who respects women and men like my mom who tries to dominate both as a parent and also as a student,” Dennis said in an email.

The Rites of Passage Ceremony holds cultural significance.

It is a pre-commencement ceremony exclusive for Black and Latinx undergraduate or graduate students and consists of the Kente Stole presentation, a reception that presents each student with a Kente cloth, a fabric native to Ghana.

“For many, Rites of Passage is near and dear to their heart so it’s vital that all speakers share the same passion for the ceremony as much as the students do,” Dennis said.

Rutgers’ BSU is an organization dedicated to reaching out to minority students to hear their concerns and grievances, according to its mission statement.

Dennis said in an email that other members of BSU signed the petition and believe it sends a clear message to McGinty about how some minority students feel.

“I think it’s important to note that we are calling for her to sit this ceremony out, we aren’t calling for her resignation.

We are just asking for her to step back. It is important that students be able to hold their administrators accountable, we pay her salar y. Her job is Student Affairs and she failed us,” Vaidya said in an email.

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STUDENTS Transgender visibility, cisgender allies were among topics discusses at Saturday’s event CONTINUED FROM FRONT

is great for the LGBT+ community, but there is still little transgender exposure and visibility.

In one of its workshops, the event held a discussion about transgender visibility and the importance of cisgender allies — those whose gender identity corresponds to the sex they were assigned at birth — using their platform to aid the community.

It should not solely lie on the transgender or LGBT+ community to educate cisgender people, said Ruthanne Won, a first-year student at Princeton University. Cisgender allies owe it to the transgender community to educate those who are ignorant.

“Go home and do some independent research,” she said. “It should not be up to your (transgender) friend to provide you with a full course in gender. It should not be up to (transgender people) to educate their friends and family. To all the parents and allies in the room, if you care about (transgender people), do not look to them for guidance all of the time. Do your own research as well.”

Events like these are incredibly important to the transgender community, Vitale said. In a world where

informational panels for parents of transgender children as well.

“People take comfort in knowing others share common experiences. It’s something to bond over.

It’s a big scary world and having someone to lean on is incredibly important,” said Charlie Vitale, the president of RU Transmissions and a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior.

Many of the programs were geared toward middle and highschool students, but parents, educators and supporters in general were invited as well. The conference theme — which was decorated throughout the high school — was “United We Fight, Together We Rise: Empowerment Through Community.”

Educators and panels were spread throughout the school, Last week’s Trans Youth Forum featured educators versed in inclusiveness teaching and counseling, and classrooms held different alongside numerous panels, which focused on transgender education and how cisgender people can workshops and discussions. Atwork to be better allies. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS tendees had enough time for New bills like the one above are the Rutgers community. There gender people are still not being three workshops altogether, with met in many places — especially still often passed in many states, are many LGBT+ organizations a keynote speaker after a brief in schools. Buildings are being they said. lunch break. around the University that are “Individual and campus-wide willing to help and of fer commubuilt with only binar y bathrooms, The educators at the Trans which are bathrooms for only men movements for (the transgender nity to anyone in need, they said.

Youth Forum were trained in community) are so important. The and women.

LGBTQ-inclusive teaching and Transmissions meets weekly counseling. Among during the fall and these educators spring semesters “People take comfort in knowing others share common experiences. It’s something to bond over. It’s a big included a menand offers a safe tal-health professionLGBT+ communal scary world and having someone to lean on is incredibly important.” al with experience in space that allows the issues of transtransgender people CHARLIE VITALE gender youth, and a and allies to discuss President of RU Transmissions panel of transgender and field resources. and gender-expan“There’s someOutside of schools, bathroom existence of grassroots organiza- thing about being around people sive students and their parents, it is scary to not only come out, but according to the New Jersey Edu- to also be hidden, it is comforting bills are still an issue. Henson used tions and events like Transmissions who are similar to you that’s ver y to know that people are willing to the 2016 Public Facilities Privacy & or the Trans Youth Forum are a comforting,” Vitale said. “It’s recation Association (NJEA).

Many transgender people are support the concerns and problems Security Act in North Carolina as definite step in the right direction,” ally important for ever yone else still met with a lot of resentment that transgender people have. Visi- an example, which restricted bath- Vitale said. to have that community and big room use so that people could only and disappointment from their bility helps immensely.

Vitale and the rest of Trans- sense of acceptance, even in a Jules Henson, a first-year stu- use government-run bathrooms missions want current and fu- small portion of the world. You friends, family and the public, Vitale said. It is becoming a little dent at the University of Dela- that corresponded to the sex on ture students to know that trans- have that safe space to go to and more acceptable to be gay, which ware, said that the needs of trans- their birth certificate. gender people have a place in really be yourself.”

SEVENTY YEARS OF COLLEGE RADIO Dante Intindola has been sworn in as general manager of WRSU — Rutgers radio. DECLAN INTINDOLA / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2018

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Haley has what it takes to become president A RINO’S VIEW ROBERT SURIANO

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nited Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley made headlines last week after she got into a flap with the White House. On Sunday, April 15, Haley announced new sanctions against Russia before President Donald J. Trump appeared to change his mind on the issue. A White House official blamed Haley for announcing the sanctions too early but she stood her ground. This forced Larry Kudlow, the president’s economics advisor, to apologize. Haley being in the news is as good a time as any to tell you why I think she should and will be the first female president of the United States.

When deciding who to support for president I look for two things, and Haley has both in excess. The first two things I look for are executive experience and foreign policy experience. Usually a candidate will have one but not the other. For example, if a person was a governor they would have executive experience but not any foreign policy experience or record. On the other hand, if a candidate were a senator with a voting record on foreign policy matters, they would most likely have no experience running an executive branch. Haley has both. As governor of South Carolina she served admirably and showed her leadership ability when after a tragic shooting at a South Carolina church she led a unified state in bringing down the Confederate battle flag from atop the South Carolina state house. She has also shown great foreign policy chops and has made every American proud as the United States ambassador to the UN. She has stuck up for our allies in that wretched hive of scum and villainy known as the UN. She has also stood up to President Vladimir Putin’s thuggish regime and shown great moral clarity as the U.S. spokeswoman to the world. It is important to have the U.S. articulate its push for good at the UN and Haley has done this very well. This is why she should be president, but another question is could she be elected.

If a potential candidate is not electable in either the primary or the general then whether they would make a good candidate is moot. For example, I think Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) would make an excellent president but he could not make it on the main debate stage in the 2016 primary, so who cares? Haley is not only electable in a GOP

“When deciding who to support for president I look for two things, and Haley has both in excess.” primary but also in a general election. Now, there is an elephant in the room here (pun intended) that I have ignored until now, his name is Trump and he is president. Since there is a sitting GOP president, it is most likely that Haley will not have a chance to run until 2024, but it is possible Trump will not seek reelection, so for the rest of this column Haley’s candidacy could be in 2020 or 2024 — it does not really matter for my analysis.

Haley is the perfect compromise primary candidate that can unite the GOP after Trump is gone. She is well liked by the more establishment perhaps anti-Trump wing of the party. This will be key in getting votes in the New Hampshire primary and more importantly raising money.

Haley was also the governor of South Carolina, one of the earlier primary states — a commanding win there would be a boon to any campaign.

She would also have indisputable pro-Trump street cred as one of the most visible Trump administration officials not named Trump or Vice President Mike Pence. In regard to Pence, I think he could win the nomination, but Haley is more electable in a general election electorate.

The general election is the other key to winning the presidency — obviously you cannot be president if you do not win the general. Haley would be a good face for the Republican Party in a national election.

She is conservative but not in a way that would turn off independents. I think she would outperform Trump among the suburban middle class, a key voting demographic. If she underperforms Trump among working class voters, a former President Trump campaigning in Pennsylvania and Ohio could potentially sure up those votes. For those reasons, I believe the next Republican president will be Haley.

We are two years from the next election and six from the most likely election wherein Haley would run, so that is to say a lot will happen from here to then. Any number of events may transpire that could make this prediction for naught. But as it stands today, all I can say is that I am with her.

Robert Suriano is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in history. His column, “A RINO’s View,” runs on alternate Mondays.

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uring his campaign for governor, Phil otherwise afford it. That sum could seemingly be Murphy (D-N.J.) made multiple prom- better spent allocated to other areas — specifically ises with regard to properly investing other areas within New Jersey’s education system in and funding education in the Garden State, — that need help, considering the K-12 system is in which are reflected in the Fiscal Year 2019 Bud- relatively bad shape.

College education, as many know, is now more imget. Among the points of discussion around education was the idea of working toward providing portant than ever. Those who graduate from college free tuition at New Jersey’s community colleges on on average earn significantly more money over their the basis that education is a right, not a privilege. lifetime than their counterparts. So that being said, A proposal like this is heartening on the face, as making sure everyone has equal access to such an equal opportunity for education across the board education is extremely important. But it is not faris important. That being said, it comes with multi- fetched to play with the idea that maybe our society’s ple questions — the first of which for many will be: dependence on the seemingly ever-more-expensive college education is actually the problem. Leaving How much will this cost?

Murphy’s budget for 2019 totals at $37.4 billion out fields that often require a bachelor’s degree, and expects a surplus of $743 million. According such as STEM and law, it is interesting to think about what the counto a report by the try would look like if Campaign for Free more incentive were College Tuition, if all “... it is not far-fetched to play with the idea offered to employers community colleges to train their employin New Jersey were that maybe our society’s dependence on ees on the job rather to become free for the seemingly ever-more-expensive college than expect to hire entering students, fully-prepared (and there would be a total education is actually the problem.” in-debt) students loss of $197,500,000 right out of college. in tuition revenue.

In the end, college The projected surplus, it can be assumed, could help cover that cost. education is indeed priceless. One learns arguably But even if the funding is accounted for, is free com- more in college than they do in all the years prior munity college for everyone in New Jersey neces- to it. Leaving aside the possible consequences and changes that could occur, there are undoubtedly far sary? And putting money aside, is it even feasible?

Of course, those in need of assistance with paying worse ideas than free higher education for anyone for their education should get it — finances should who wants or needs it — especially if we have the never act as a roadblock for a student yearning for a money to make it possible. In 1776, John Adams degree. But state and federal aid are offered to stu- wrote Thoughts on Government, in which he said, dents who need financial assistance to attend com- “Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially munity college, such as help from the Educational of the lower class of people, are so extremely wise Opportunity Fund program, the Pell Grant and the and useful, that, to a humane and generous mind, Tuition Aid Grant. It does not seem all that unrea- no expense for this purpose would be thought exsonable or non-egalitarian to simply expand those travagant.” This statement holds true today in the programs, rather than allocate a large sum from discussion of educational equity, as education is our budget’s surplus to make community college the foundation for a prosperous, free-thinking and entirely free for everyone — even those who could healthy society.

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U. failed to respond about phasing out animal science COMMENTARY BETHANY CORTALE

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n a letter published in The Daily Targum on Feb. 20, I gave myriad reasons for phasing out “animal science,” including climate breakdown, devastation of lands, pollution of water and soil, inflation of prices for grains, which could be redirected to eradicate human hunger, rampant and irresponsible use of pesticides, insecticides, antibiotics and other chemicals, horrific abuse and exploitation of nonhuman animals, lifestyle diseases, including cancers, obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and the spread of infectious diseases, including the recent deadly influenza epidemic.

I sent a similar letter to Rutgers University President Robert L. Barchi, as well as 348 faculty within the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. I also attached a paper from Responsible Policies for Animals on “The Case for Ending ‘Animal Science’ Documented” and asked if anyone could refute its findings through evidence. I received one response — a religious rebuke in which I was personally insulted by a member of the Rutgers faculty who has a Ph.D. in food “science” from Rutgers. He wrote:

Dear Ms. Cortale: It appears you don’t have much regard for the Word of God (Bible) which tells us He provided animals for humans’ use and food (Gen1:26; 9:2-3; I Tim 4:3-5). I could wish your concern for the millions of aborted human babies were as great as your concern for “non-human” animals.

BTW, human beings are much more than animals, we are made in the image of God, which, unfortunately has been marred by sin (Gen 3). Nevertheless,

to the same level as humans. Their use in “humane” testing for the purpose of alleviating human suffering and for nourishing humans is clearly within God’s mandate to mankind, according to His Word to us.

As an educator and a Christian, I find the professor’s unawareness, speciesism and condescension (“tree huggers”) ver y saddening and deeply troubling. There is nothing “humane” about vivisection. And a vegan diet is best for

“Not only has Barchi failed to respond to my letter, but it appears that hundreds of other faculty members are unable (gagged) or unwilling to address the very real problems linked to ‘animal science’ and its abusive policies, cultures and practices ...” humans are infinitely more valuable than animals! Also, unfortunately, most people of your persuasion (“tree huggers,” as some call them) seem to think much more highly of animals than humans.

Agreed, it is important that we treat animals well and do not abuse them, but they are not human or in any way close

humans, nonhumans and the planet, at least according to scientists and physicians like cardiologist and former President of the American College of Cardiology Dr. Kim A. Williams, who has been vegan since 2003 and knows that eating the flesh, milk and eggs of other animals is neither nourishing nor necessar y.

Is this what Rutgers is teaching its students — to ignore evolution and facts, that humans are not animals, that the manipulation and abuse of others is permissible if done under the guise of science and research? As a Rutgers University alumna, I expect more from an institution of higher learning. The terrible wrongs perpetuated by “animal science” are not matters of opinion regarding diet and exploitation.

Not only has Barchi failed to respond to my letter, but it appears that hundreds of other faculty members are unable (gagged) or unwilling to address the ver y real problems linked to “animal science” and its abusive policies, cultures and practices supported through “dair y science,” “aquaculture,” “poultr y science” and all the other components of “animal science” that contribute to preventable injuries such policies have on humans, nonhumans and the rest of the living world.

I hope that members of the Rutgers community will have the courage to address this extensive and destructive issue and stop sweeping it under the rug to satisfy egocentric wishes and industr y demands. If we do not, it is all our losses.

Bethany Cortale graduated from Douglass College in 1997.

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In light of GAYPril, films that pave way for LGBT+ representation ELIZABETH LEOCE CORRESPONDENT

In a society that’s becoming more open and progressive, it’s important to keep up with current issues that are changing the way individuals are portrayed in modern-day entertainment. It’s been a long time coming, but Hollywood has recently opened up to giving LGBT+ characters the recognition and representation they deserve.

Stories about self-discovery and queer love are dramatically shaking up Hollywood cinema, and it is inspiring to see how far entertainment has come. It is not often we see LGBT+ characters headlining the biggest budget films, so it is highly encouraged to check out the movies below for some inspiration and knowledge about life outside of mainstream Hollywood.

“THE CELLULOID CLOSET”

Speaking of Hollywood, this 1995 documentary features various men and women connected to the Hollywood industry.

By discussing their own kinds of personal experiences within the industry, we get a glimpse at what production is really like.

Stereotyping played a huge role in many films, and writer Vito Russo wanted to show how there were various screen depictions in Hollywood movies. As a documentary, it provides the usual interviews and archival film footage, but it is important to realize

“MOONLIGHT”

that how we see ourselves projected on the screen matters a great deal. To some, it may feel like this is the movie that represents them the best, but also the worst considering the downfalls of their portrayal. If anyone has an open mind or is in the LGBT+ community, this documentary is worth checking out.

This emotionally and visually gorgeous movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture and several other awards, including Oscars and a Golden Globe. A coming-of-age film that pinpoints the three stages of life: youth, adolescence and adult life, explores the difficulties that come along with it. From sexuality to identity and overall emotions, the movie is about growing up poor, Black and gay. It shows how the strongest people can be the most vulnerable and sheds a light on the LGBT+ community.

“I think it’s important people see themselves in film, but it’s even more important they see people they maybe don’t know as well,” said film director Barry Jenkins.

“RENT”

“Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes …” By the time the musical “Rent” made its Broadway debut, it was already one of the most loved rock musicals out there. The show focuses on a single year in the lives of a group of struggling artists and activists living in New York’s Alphabet City. In a time when a diagnosis of HIV felt like a death sentence, the young, impoverished, sexually-diverse artists still attempted to make way for themselves, even through crime and distress. “Rent” is the epitome of the misrepresentation of HIV and LGBT+ in mainstream entertainment, so if you are willing to shed a few tears and laughs, it’s worth the watch.

“THE BIRDCAGE”

If you are looking for a comedy, this 1996 movie stars Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane and Dianne Wiest. An openly gay owner of a drag club called The Birdcage and his partner Albert, who plays “Starina,” the main club attraction, live together in an apartment above.

“CALL ME BY YOUR NAME”

The winner of the 2017 Academy Award for Best Picture, “Moonlight,” portrays self-discovery and depicts the difficulties of growing up poor, Black and gay. FACEBOOK It is not until their heterosexual son comes home to announce the news of his engagement and that the wife’s parents don’t know his soon to be son-in-law has gay parents, that there is comedic chaos. This movie is something you don’t see every day, and it takes the concepts of sexuality and the art of drag into something unique and laughable.

“MILK”

Academy award winner Sean Penn plays the role of Har vey

Milk, who was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Super visors. This is a revolutionar y movie because it is based on gay rights and how Milk was an activist and politician. This is a valuable movie to watch and listen to because Milk changed the ver y nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and why it is so important to stand up for what you believe in.

In a more recent film, characters Elio and Oliver (played by Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer, respectively) live in northern Italy where Elio begins to experiment and find his identity. In a desire to find out his true feelings, Elio yearns for Oliver’s love while having another relationship with a young woman on the side. Yet, throughout the film, Elio seems to always come back to Oliver, thinking about him day and night. As they grow closer and discover how strong their bond is, Oliver reminds Elio that their kind of love is rare. This movie illuminates the fear and uncertainty that LGBT+ people have and that it is okay to find pleasure in other’s comfort.

Smoothie creations for when Playa Bowls gets too pricey JULIA TERRANOVA STAFF WRITER

As surely as spring weather will finally arrive, so shall basic pictures of smoothie bowls on the ‘gram. Shakespeare said that, I think. Smoothie bowls are a trend that hit our feeds a few years ago and haven’t seemed to slow down. If anything, the trend seems to be increasing.

New Brunswick now has two smoothie bowl locations where you can pay upward of $10 to have your smoothie poured into a bowl and topped with sliced fruit, nutella and honey. I’m here to tell you to save your money and make a much better quality version at home. All you need is a blender and some frozen fruit and you can make even more customizable versions of your favorite acai, pitaya or green smoothie bowls. Promise.

First, a bit of smoothie bowl history. We’re using the term “smoothie bowl” because nowadays they’re made from all kinds of bases, but the most traditional smoothie bowl is the acai bowl. The acai berry comes from the acai palm tree, which is native to Brazil and other areas of South America.

Acai bowls are a Brazilian dish made from frozen and mashed acai fruit, often sweetened and served with granola and sliced banana on top. More traditional, though, is a simple acai berry mash made of unsweetened acai, sometimes thinned with water.

Acai bowls gradually became a popular snack and are often sold near the beach. They’re cool, refreshing and excellent for beating the summer heat. They can also be very healthy. Soon acai bowls broadened into smoothie bowls, with bases such as pitaya (dragon fruit), “greens” and even oatmeal.

They can be topped with any number of toppings, from fruit and granola to tapioca, honey, peanut butter or nutella.

The easiest way to make a smoothie bowl at home is by using frozen fruit, yogurt and either water, milk or juice. You can use any combination of fruits you like or even add vegetables for more nutrition. The only real difference between making a smoothie and making a smoothie bowl is that you should make your smoothie bowl base thicker so that the toppings stay on the top instead

of sinking to the bottom. Our variation uses frozen banana, frozen blueberries and a bit of plain yogurt, but you can switch it up however you like.

BLUEBERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE BOWL

Ingredients: 1 frozen banana ½ cup frozen blueberries ¼ cup greek yogurt Honey, to taste Milk or water to thin, as needed For the toppings: Any fruits you like, cut into bite sized pieces Granola Honey

DIRECTIONS

First, slice up whatever fruit you want to use for the topping.

Next, blend together the frozen banana, blueberries and greek yogurt. If it is too thick for your blender, add a bit of milk or water, but not too much (otherwise the toppings won’t stay on top). Taste and add honey as needed.

Finally, top it off with sliced fruit, granola and a drizzle of honey. Enjoy.

Besides saving you a few bucks, a great thing about making a smoothie bowl at home is that it’s totally custom, and you know exactly what you’re putting in your body. JULIA TERRANOVA

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April 23, 2018

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Page 11 Eugenia Last

Happy Birthday: Consider your alternatives this year. Maintain structure and stability in your life by keeping busy with activities that promise to encourage a better state of mind as well as a healthy body. Added discipline will help you achieve goals you set, so don’t just think about what to do -- take action.

Don’t let the past hold you back. Your numbers are 9, 15, 22, 28, 35, 39, 47.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Use your brain and power of persuasion to get your way. An exciting offer will lead to a tough choice. Take the path that will give you the most in return.

Put your needs first. 5 stars

Over The Hedge

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Pearls Before Swine

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t let an emotional issue get you down when you should be moving forward. Look for any chance you get to improve your status and your standard of living. Children or an unpredictable individual will pose a problem if you aren’t firm. 2 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Helping others, offering suggestions and taking on responsibilities around the house will all contribute to better relationships with the people around you. Open your home for group meetings or as a gathering place for friends. 4 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Venture out and discover something new. Be receptive to group meetings, creative endeavors and expanding your circle of friends. Activities that encourage you to be a participant should be your priority. Romance will improve your personal life and relationship. 3 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep your opinions to yourself if you want to avoid discord. Domestic changes will turn out to be more difficult than anticipated. Focus more on what you can do to help a cause or to help those in need of assistance. 4 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Being too possessive, controlling or excessive will send the wrong signal to someone you are trying to impress. Put your emotional energy into a creative endeavor instead of trying to coerce others to do things your way. A romantic gesture is encouraged. 2 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Communication is key to getting what you want. Be open to suggestions, and you will also receive hands-on help initiating what you want to achieve. Presenting what you have discovered or developed will be well-received. Networking and meetings are favored. 5 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Look at the big picture when dealing with situations that have the potential to change suddenly. Know your alternatives and make a decision based on facts.

Short notice will be the tactic someone uses to catch you off guard. 3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make a difference. Speak up and do your best to bring about changes at home or work that will improve morale. Getting along and accepting others’ suggestions will turn you into the type of leader who gets things done and gains popularity. 3 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t get dragged into someone else’s melodrama. Distance yourself from people exhibiting bad habits or making poor lifestyle choices. It’s better to be there to pick up the pieces than to join in the mayhem. Focus on healthy relationships and choices. 3 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t worry so much about what others are doing. As long as you are happy with your performance and what you accomplish, that’s all that matters. You will learn how best to get ahead by doing your own thing. 3 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take care of your responsibilities and you’ll avoid complaints. Once you’re finished, you will have time to explore some of the pastimes that interest you.

Share your feelings and concerns; you’ll get a different perspective from someone you respect. 3 stars

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April 23, 2018

FINALE Knights win Friendship Cup for 6th time in program history CONTINUED FROM BACK

by Rutgers that led to the Friendship Cup returning to New Jersey after a year away.

The tone was set early by opposing goalkeeper Colby Kneese, who made an outstanding save just minutes into the game to stuff Mazzone and help get his team out to a 2-0 lead.

Edelmann matched that, though, coming up with 11 saves to Kneese’s nine, many of which were timely and clutch for his team.

After the game, he noted that seeing Kneese make that incredible save made him want to take his game to another level as well.

“I (got) excited. He’s an incredible goalie. He’s young so he’s going to have a great future ahead of him,” Edelmann said. “...

Seeing that save in the beginning of the game kind of got me fired up, made me want to compete that much more. Going against good goalies, it’s a lot of fun.”

And on that key possession where Mullins scored, the referees turned the shot clock on, forcing the Knights to create something or give up possession.

Mullins set himself up on the wing, true freshman Ryan Gallagher fed him the ball and the lefty ripped it in to put an end to any Nittany Lion hope of a comeback “I saw my shot was open so I hit it,” Mullins said of his goal.

“It was huge for us. I knew right there we put a dagger in them.”

While Mullins had the highlight play of the night for the offense, a big reason Rutgers came out on top was because of its defense.

Senior defender and captain Michael Rexrode completely neutralized Penn State’s Spillane, who came into the game as the team’s leading scorer with 44 points.

Sunday night, he had 0 goals, zero assists and one turnover.

“Michael Rexrode is an All-American captain for us,” said head coach Brian Brecht. “He’s on the Tewaaraton Watch List for a reason.”

Both the close defense and rope unit were spectacular all night for the Knights, with senior midfielder Chad Toliver delivering a transition goal and senior midfielder and captain Austin Divitcos dishing out an assist in transition as well.

Senior midfielder Christian Scarpello scooped up three ground balls and Pless caused two turnovers while being a huge presence in the middle of the field along with junior long-stick midfielder Garrett Michaeli.

Mazzone, who does everything for Rutgers, was once again spectacular for Brecht. He scored a hat trick, including a goal with 2:08 left in the game that truly iced the game.

“We were pumped to get this one. It could possibly be our last (game) here so we wanted to give our fans a good show, and with Penn State, it’s always a dog fight,” he said. “We knew it was going to be a great game, great atmosphere and just happy we came out on top.”

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Senior goalkeeper Max Edelmann makes 1 of his 11 saves for Rutgers on Sunday night. Edelmann ended the game with a .579 save percentage. DECLAN INTINDOLA / PHOTO EDITOR

April 23, 2018

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SEASON Litterio makes decision to start midweek pitcher in weekend matchup CONTINUED FROM BACK Serafino Brito, who got a double play and a strikeout to earn his fifth save of the year. O’Reilly admitted he had more confidence in Brito than most people, so he wasn’t disappointed that he wasn’t able to finish the game on his own.

While O’Reilly led Rutgers to a win on Friday, freshman pitcher Harry Rutkowski wasn’t able to follow suit on Saturday. The freshman didn’t get out of the first inning, allowing 5 runs, and the Knights weren’t able to recover, losing 12-4.

In the wake of Rutgers’ 8-run loss on Saturday, Litterio had a lot of praise for O’Reilly’s performance against a team that would perform a lot better one day later.

“The way that Harry came out and struggled showed what kind of team they have, so John kind of goes unnoticed because you don’t know how they can swing it. He put up some zeros and pitched a hell of a game. You look back on it now and it becomes even more

giving up singles to the first two batters, and after walking two straight batters, got a diving catch from DiGeorgio on a line drive right up the middle.

He wasn’t as fortunate two innings later, giving up a 2-run home run, but that was all he allowed, and the offense thanked him by tying the game in the bottom of the third. Junior catcher Nick Matera delivered a two-out, 2-run single to left to make it a new ballgame.

The tie game would not last long, as the Cornhuskers plated 2 in the fifth off sophomore pitcher Eric Reardon. Yet once again the Knights responded in the bottom of the frame, as Matera and junior third baseman Carmen Sclafani hit back-to-back home runs to give the team its first lead of the game.

Matera drilled a 3-run home run over the right center field wall with two outs, and Sclafani followed suit with a shot that that landed in almost the same spot. It was just the second time Rutgers went back-to-back in a Big Ten game, which it first did against

“I felt good with my fastball.

I had a lot of movement on it and I was able to keep it in the strike zone.”

JOHN O’REILLY Senior Pitcher

impressive how he was able to grind it through eight innings,” Litterio said.

Freshman left fielder Mike Nyisztor offered a bright spot in the loss, driving in 3 of the Knights’ 4 runs. Sophomore pitcher Tevin Murray also delivered a quality performance, pitching a career-high three innings in relief, allowing 1 run on two hits and striking out five.

Litterio made an interesting decision heading into Sunday’s game, starting graduate student Karl Blum on the mound. Blum was the starter for Tuesday’s game at Monmouth, marking the first time this season that a midweek starter started a game that same weekend.

“He was on four day’s rest, and we limited him to four innings (on Tuesday) with the possibility of starting him on Sunday. (Pitching) coach Phil Cundari does an outstanding job of knowing what his pitchers can and can’t do, and he felt Karl could come out and give us a good start, which he did,” Litterio said.

The move paid off, as Blum gave up just 2 runs on five hits in five innings of work, pacing Rutgers to an 8-4 win in the rubber game.

Blum managed to escape trouble twice in the first inning to keep Nebraska off the board.

First, he got a double play after

Illinois in 2015. The dinger also allowed Matera to tie his career high with five RBI’s.

“I wasn’t trying to do too much.

There were two outs, so I was just trying to stay in my approach up the middle, and I got some pitches to do it with … coach has been preaching two-out hits and that’s going to win us ballgames,” Matera said.

The Knights brought home 2 more in the sixth to extend the lead to 4, and got scoreless outings from sophomore Tommy Genuario and Brito to keep it that way. Genuario came in after Nebraska took the lead in the fifth and held down the fort for Brito.

“You can’t say enough about what Tommy did. He came on in a big situation, calmed down everything, and got us the ball to Serafino. What he did may go unnoticed, but that’s a big part of the game right there,” Litterio said.

Rutgers remains at home to face St. Peter’s on Wednesday and hopes to use the momentum from this past series to secure a victor y.

“I think we need to clean some things up, but the pitching was great, the bullpen was awesome, and we just need to continue this energy we have,” Matera said.

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Senior pitcher John O’Reilly pitched a 2-run, five-hit and four-strikeout game for Rutgers in its game one victory over Nebraska. DANIEL MORREALE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2018

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WIN Knights end season 5-15 with 0-11 record in Big Ten play CONTINUED FROM BACK In singles, freshman Maya Jacobs was involved in a second-set showdown against Calkins after dropping the first set 6-3. In the end, Calkins held on to a 7-6 victory in the second set.

The loss set the team up with a final head-to-head against Indiana, in its last attempt to pick up a Big Ten victory before hanging up the racquets.

It was apparent that Rutgers was fired up as all of its singles matches were competitive thrillers.

With Lee picking up her victory, Muzik followed in a three-set duel against the Hoosiers’ Caitlin Bernard. Muzik won the first set 6-2 with Bernard taking the second set 6-2. After an intense match, Muzik ended up victorious with a victory in the third set again winning 6-2.

After the match, Muzik said that she was ver y happy with her performance.

“It’s great to go out strong with our last match, and it’s a great feeling to end on a good note,” Muzik said. “We do awesome supporting

each other, but I think believing in ourselves, not just the whole team in general, is something we need to work on.”

Like other players on the team, Muzik said that she would like to improve closing sets out and gaining more confidence going into her junior season.

Head coach Hilary Ritchie was pleased with how her team fought throughout the season, even in defeat.

“We showed a lot of resiliency, despite some of our losses,”

Senior Lee Levy played in her last match as a member of the Scarlet Knights over the weekend. Levy and fellow senior Chloe Lee fell together in the No. 3 doubles game to Indiana, 6-1. THE DAILY TARGUM / FEBRUARY 2016

Ritchie said. “They came back to practice every day willing to work, and that’s what I respected the most out of this team.”

Ritchie credited Muzik for her victory and Lee for taking care of business in straight sets against Whalen, something that Lee wanted to improve on as she finished the season.

Du was also involved in her final matchup at the No. 1 spot with Indiana’s Madison Appel. Du battled Appel to a tiebreak, which Appel took 7-6. In the end, Appel won the match 7-6, 6-0.

Many of Du’s matchups this year did not tell the whole story as she was going up against some of the nation’s best collegiate players. As she moves on from Rutgers, she credited the team for supporting her.

“What I appreciate the most is that all my teammates care for each other and support each other,” Du said. “The coaches and staff also supported us really well.”

Senior Lee Levy also finished her collegiate career today as she teamed up with Lee in a doubles defeat against the Hoosiers’ Xiwei Cai and Whalen.

Levy also thanked the team and staf f for their suppor t and encouragement.

“Whether it’s on the court or off the court, you have everyone supporting you academically as well,” Levy said. “It’s an amazing system, and I am grateful for every moment.”

Now that the season has come to an end, Ritchie expressed what she wants the team to work on going into next season.

“Going into next season we need to smell blood when we are up,” Ritchie said. “We need to capitalize and not let our opponents back in the door.”

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IN BRIEF

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an Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt set a new Major League Baseball record on Sunday afternoon, when he stood in the batters box and batted out 21 pitches over the course of 12 minutes and 45 seconds. The pitches came from Los Angeles Angels rookie right-handed pitcher Jaime Barria, according to ESPN. The 21 pitches Belt saw in the at-bat are the most since at-bat records started being recorded back in 1988. Belt broke the record previously held by former Houston Astro Ricky Gutierrez, who saw 20 pitches thrown at him by former Cleveland Indian Bartolo Colon back in 1998.

As for Belt’s at-bat, he fouled 16 of the 21 pitches thrown and eventually lined out to right field.

“I wasn’t going to give it up and the pitcher wasn’t either.

It made for a good battle. If it helped get me a little bit locked in for later in the game, it was worth it,” Belt said.

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hicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is “as good as could be expected” hours after getting drilled in the head in the first inning with a 96 miles per hour fastball by Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez, according to ESPN.

Bryant, who needed help off the field after getting hit, has passed all concussion-related tests but is still under evaluation by the team.

“I have not heard of anything awful, but they’re still watching him. I have not heard the word ‘concussion’ yet,” said manager Joe Maddon.

Immediately after Br yant got hit, both Cubs hitting coaches, Chili Davis and Andy Haines, got ejected after complaining to the umpires.

“I said what I said and I was done, and all of a sudden I have an umpire screaming at me, telling me ‘shut up or else.’ Or else what? I’m emotional. One of my hitters just got hit in the head,” Davis said.

The testy game continued in the third inning with Cubs shortstop Javier Baez and Rockies second baseman DJ LaMahieu getting into it after Baez accused LaMahieu of stealing signs from Chicago’s catcher Victor Caratini.

“Don’t do it to our face. We’re going to do something about it. I don’t care who it is. (Saturday), they hit a lot of pitches with men on second. Today, I saw him, ever y pitch. He was doing it,” Baez said.

The Cubs went on to win a wild game, 9-7.

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Rutgers comes up short in 4th straight series sweep MATTHEW HOWE STAFF WRITER

After a three-game weekend series against Northwestern, the Rutgers softball team has now lost 11 straight games dating back to April 1. The Scarlet Knights lost by scores of 15-1 (5 innings), 10-5 and 8-7, and their record now stands at 17-26.

In game one of the series, junior pitcher Whitney Jones took to the circle for Rutgers. She lasted only one inning, allowing 3 earned runs on four hits. The second inning was a disastrous one, as sophomore pitcher Cambria Keefer came in for relief.

Keefer struggled mightily, allowing the Widlcats to rattle off

eight hits in the inning, scoring 10 runs. Northwestern outfielder Sabrina Rabin was 4-4 on the day with a triple and home run, as well as scoring 3 runs and having three RBI’s. The Wildcats hit 4 home runs in the rout.

The Knights’ lone run in the game came from sophomore pinch hitter Anyssa Iliopoulos, who hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning. It was Iliopoulos’s second pinch hit home run this season, and she improved her pinch hitting mark to 3-9 on the season.

Game two was certainly closer, but still ended in a loss for Rutgers, dropping the game 10-5 after a seventh-inning meltdown. Heading into the top of the seventh

Sophomore right fielder Nicole Bowman went 3-3 with 2 home runs and four RBI’s in the Knights’ third and final game of the weekend. CASEY AMBROSIO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2018

inning, the Knights led Northwestern 5-3.

In the seventh inning, the Wildcats scored 7 runs on five walks, four hits and an error.

Freshman pitcher Taryn Collins received the loss in the game, allowing 4 runs in one and twothirds innings pitched.

Freshman second baseman Myah Moy had a solid day at the plate, going 2-4 with a run scored and three RBI’s. She also hit a 2-run home run in the fifth inning.

Junior shortstop Jess Hughes was 1-3 on the day with 2 runs scored.

In the third and final game of the series, Rutgers suf fered yet another tremendous meltdown in the seventh inning.

This time, it squandered a 7-1 lead in the seventh and lost the game 8-7.

Jones started the game for the Knights and pitched very well, allowing 1 earned run in five innings of work. She was relieved by freshman Taylor Manno who pitched a flawless sixth inning before being hit around in the seventh. Manno was replaced by Collins, who earned the loss in the game.

Sophomore right fielder Nicole Bowman had a phenomenal game, going 3-3 at the plate with 2 solo home runs and four RBI’s total.

In the top of the seventh inning, Northwestern started the inning off by hitting 4 consecutive

solo home runs. After loading the bases and still trailing Rutgers 7-5, Wildcat catcher Sammy Nettling hit a bases-clearing triple to put Northwestern ahead once and for all at 8-7.

After the sweep this weekend, the Knights’ Big Ten record moves to 2-12, the worst in the conference.

Rutgers will look to snap the 11-game losing streak this Wednesday, as it travels to Brooklyn to take on LIU Brooklyn in a non-conference single game. The team beat the Blackbirds earlier in the season, 4-1.

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“When you’re on your home field you have to win the series if you want to make the (Big Ten Tournament).”

— Baseball head coach Joe Litterio

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Knights win 7th series of season over Huskers

RU ends regular season without win in Big Ten

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers baseball team hadn’t lost two consecutive series since last season and was looking to keep it that way after getting swept by Illinois last weekend. In the end, it was some timely contributions from many different players that brought the team back to its winning ways.

The Scarlet Knights (21-15, 6-6) took 2 out of 3 from Nebraska (17-21, 4-9), this weekend, winning their seventh series out of their last eight. It was also the first time ever that they won a series against the Cornhuskers.

“When you’re on your home field you have to win the series if you want to make the (Big Ten Tournament). We were able to do that, and that’s very exciting for the kids,” said head coach Joe Litterio.

Rutgers improved to 7-1 in its past eight series openers with a 4-2 win on Friday.

Senior John O’Reilly led the charge, pitching until the ninth and giving up 2 runs on five hits with four strikeouts. He improved to 3-0 at home on the year, with an ERA of 0.78.

“I felt good with my fastball. I had a lot of movement on it and I was able to keep it in the strike zone,” O’Reilly said on how he managed to keep it together.

He received help from his offense, as senior designated hitter Kyle Walker broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth with an RBI double, and sophomore second baseman Kevin Welsh provided insurance in the eighth with a fielder’s choice that scored a run.

Redshirt freshman shortstop Dan DiGeorgio contributed the first run for the Knights with his first collegiate home run in the second.

After walking the leadoff batter in the ninth, O’Reilly exited for junior closer

The Rutgers tennis team ended its season with a two-game home stand against Purdue and Indiana this weekend, which was highlighted by senior Chloe Lee earning a win against the Hoosiers in her final match in a scarlet uniform.

The Scarlet Knights (5-15, 0-11) suffered a tough loss against the Boilermakers (13-9, 6-4) on Friday, but rebounded slightly with a gritty 5-2 loss against Indiana (17-10, 4-7) Sunday, with singles victories by Lee and sophomore Kat Muzik.

Lee defeated Hoosier Natalie Whalen 6-2, 6-4. She expressed thanks to ever yone involved in Rutgers athletics for a great four years.

“There is a lot of work that goes into tennis matches that a lot of people don’t realize,” Lee said. “So I am super grateful for everyone within the entire athletic community as a whole, and I think being a college athlete is also a valuable experience so I am grateful to have that as well. I will always be a Knight, I love this place.”

Purdue and Indiana were each coming off home stands of their own last weekend, in which they split results against other Big Ten rivals. Both the Boilermakers and Hoosiers defeated Penn State 5-2, but lost to No. 35 Ohio State 2-5 and 1-6, respectively.

On Friday, Purdue, led by its red-hot No. 1 player Silvia Ambrosio, proved too much for the Knights as they were defeated 7-0 at the East Brunswick Racquet Club.

Although it was a bitter loss, a few players stood out in the meet. Senior Mingxiu Du and Muzik fought Ambrosio and Caitlin Calkins to a tiebreak in doubles, ultimately losing the set 7-6.

Fifth-year senior midfielder Christian Mazzone shoots 1 of his 3 goals on the night in Rutgers’ 11- 8 win over Penn State. DECLAN INTINDOLA / PHOTO EDITOR

Rutgers takes out Penn State in High Point finale

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GRIFFIN WHITMER CORRESPONDENT

The score was 9-8, with the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team clinging on against No. 11 Penn State in a massive Big Ten matchup. The Nittany Lions had won every second-half faceoff and were in the middle of a 3-0 run to get back into the game.

With 10:43 left in the game, junior longstick midfielder Kyle Pless was called for a slash and a red-hot Penn State of fense was set to be a man up for a minute. But like so many times, fifth-year senior goalkeeper Max Edelmann came to the rescue, stuf fing John Nostrant and halting the momentum.

But the Nittany Lions would get the ball back again and Nick Spillane took aim at the net. Edelmann made yet another save.

On the other end, sophomore attacker Kieran Mullins ripped in a goal to put the No.

Junior third baseman Carmen Sclafani hit a home run in Rutgers’ game-three win.

DANIEL MORREALE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

10 Scarlet Knights up 10-8 and put Rutgers in a commanding position to win the game.

Fifth-year senior midfielder and captain Christian Mazzone added another one on an empty net, and the Knights came away with an 11-8 win over Penn State.

“Once I made that save and I knew we got the ball over midline, I knew that’s where we were going to pick up some pace,” Edelmann said. “I knew we could secure the game at that point. It really was about confidence, and getting those saves late in the game gave me a lot of confidence as well as my defense. When I’m not making saves, they’re making stops for me so it’s all a team effort.”

With Edelmann holding down one end of the field and Mullins rejuvenating an offense that was stagnant for much of the fourth quarter, it was a clutch performance SEE FINALE ON PAGE 12

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CHLOE LEE,

senior on the tennis team, won the final singles match of her Scarlet Knights career over the weekend in Rutgers’ 5-2 loss to Indiana on Senior Day. Lee defeated Hoosier Natalie Whalen 6-4 and 6-2 to take the match in straight sets.

Sophomore Kat Muzik netted one of the Knights’ singles victories against Indiana this weekend. SONYA SZCZESNA / APRIL 2018

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BASEBALL

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TRACK AND FIELD

MEN’S GOLF

vs. Saint Peters

at LIU Brooklyn

Penn Relays

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