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U. ends eCollege use, adopts new system NIKITA BIRYUKOV ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Rutgers is phasing out its current online-learning platform, Pearson’s eCollege, and adopting the Canvas Learning Management System over the next three years. “Canvas is really extremely popular. It’s been taking the market by storm and is expected to outpace Blackboard, which is still the industry leader,” said Antonius Bittmann, associate vice president of online programs within the Division of Continuing Studies. Implementation will begin on May 2. The platform will initially be open only to Rutgers’ 12 fully-online degree programs, Bittmann said. “(These are) our highest priority because these degree programs
are competing nationally with other fully-online degree programs in a ver y competitive space,” he said. “We do not want them to sit on an obsolete platform ... because it obviously limits their ability to compete.” These programs will be live on Canvas for the Fall 2016 semester. For-credit online classes will come next and should be live for the Spring 2017 semester, he said. Hybrid courses are slated to be integrated by the 2017 Summer Session. In addition to its popularity, the new platform was chosen for its ease of use and its ability to integrate third party software, including remote proctoring software, Bittman said. SEE CANVAS ON PAGE 4
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Kaila Boulware, left, Jasmeet Bawa, Daniel Sanchez and Shimma Masoomzadeh-Fard organized “House the Hub,” a charity concert meant to raise funds for New Brunswick’s homeless population. COURTESY OF JASMEET BAWA
Organizers question school cancellation of Hub City homeless charity concert NIKHILESH DE NEWS EDITOR
“House the Hub,” a charity concert meant to raise funds to support the homeless population in New Brunswick, was shut down
less than an hour after it began on April 22. The charity concert was meant to help the homeless through proceeds raised by ticket sales and donations, said Jasmeet Bawa, one of the concert’s organizers.
Students began planning the event in February, when they first booked the College Avenue Student Center multipurpose room, she said. While they initially booked it SEE CONCERT ON PAGE 4
Students graduating in 2016 will have an easier time in the job market, according to a report released by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The national hiring outlook for outgoing seniors has risen 5.2 percent since last year. CHLOE COFFMAN / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Employment outlook rises, CareerKnight postings increase JESSICA HERRING STAFF WRITER
Graduates should keep their heads and their outlooks up after they leave the University this year. College students graduating in 2016 have a 5.2 percent greater chance of getting hired, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers this spring. According to a press release issued by the Rutgers University
Career Services (UCS), full-time job postings to CareerKnight saw a 38 percent increase. “When the hiring outlooks are trending up, of course things open up for students about to graduate,” said Janet Jones, director of employer relations for UCS. In order to determine the amount of change in the hiring outlook for graduates, the UCS looks at employer activity, she said. University Career Services also evaluates the on-campus interviewing
program, which has employers interview students at the Busch Student Center, she said. Increases in hiring for internships and the conversion rate of internships into a full-time employment also exist, she said. UCS is seeing employers implement a strategy for full-time, entry-level hiring by building a talent pipeline, Jones said. Employers start by identifying talented first and second-year students and hire them for internships. They later
groom them for a post-graduation position, she said. “This level of investment from employers is an indicator of a positive hiring outlook,” Jones said. Recent trends show workers are retiring, and the demand for workers is increasing, Jones said. Retiree relocations may also create a shift in demand for hiring by geographic region. Hiring trends may also shift because of increased demand for skill sets in emerging fields, she said.
“What we have seen is that employers are not necessarily hiring for a particular major, but rather are looking for the right combination of skill set, academic excellence, demonstrated leadership and relevant experience,” she said. Emmelie Rodriguez, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, will be working for Spanish Broadcast Systems after graduating in October 2016. SEE POSTINGS ON PAGE 4
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The Department of Animal Sciences presents “Using designer receptors to understand the role of the anterior cingulate cortex in cocaine addition” from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. at Foran Hall on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.
The Rutgers Discovery Informatics Institute and Office of Advanced Research Computing presents “HPC @ Rutgers: The Amber Suite of Programs with David Case” from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Computing Research and Education Building on Busch campus. The event is free and open to the public.
The Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy presents “Reliability and the Future of the Electrivity Grid: A North American Bulk Power System Perspective” from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Civic Square on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Rutgers Symphonic Winds” at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. Ticket prices can be found online. The Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education presents “Health Impact Assessment: Incorporating Health into Planning and Decision-Making” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University Inn and Conference Center on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public.
The Rutgers Aresty Research Center presents “Aresty Undergraduate Research Symposium” from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Livingston Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. University Career Services presents “N.J. Statewide Career and Internship Fair” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rutgers Athletic Center on Livingston campus. The event is free and open to the public.
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Theta Chi hosts week of events to support military troops FAITH HOATSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
This year marks a pivotal year for the Theta Chi fraternity, as the organization celebrates its 160th anniversary and its fourth and largest G.I. Theta Chi event. This year, the event is on pace to raise $3,000 for the United Service Organizations (USO). This is nearly double what was raised last year. G.I. Theta Chi is a weeklong event dedicated to giving back to the troops, said Steven Magidenko, G.I. Theta Chi’s chair and the coordinator of the week’s events. For the past three years, G.I. Theta Chi has resembled a field day, where events only occurred on one day of the year, the School of Arts and Sciences sophomore said. “We are really trying to expand,” Magidenko said. The fraternity wants this year’s events to go beyond what has been done in the past, he said. On Tuesday night, the 22 teams, totaling 110 people, participated in “Treats for the Troops,” a cookie-decorating event. On Wednesday, the organization sold cookies on the steps next to Brower Commons. On Thursday, there will be an All-American hot dog cook-out, with 16 teams participating. Some other organizations will be competing in a hot-dog eating contest, Magidenko said. The culminating event is Saturday, which features a competition among the 22 teams, he said. “A lot of the events are military style competitions,” Magidenko said. Saturday’s events feature paintball target-shooting, an inflatable obstacle course, a jousting arena, tug of war and a competitive dunk tank with speed-throwing incorporated, he said. The events are highly competitive. “We are going to be hosting a lot of (on-campus) organizations,” Magidenko said. Every sorority on campus is involved, as well as four fraternities and two branches of the Reserve Officer Training Corps detachments. “I really wanted to incorporate community building and awareness. We do hope to build a community behind this cause we’ve been behind,” Magidenko said. “I really wanted this to become a community-wide event.” The events also receives help from business within the Rutgers area, said Chris Amato, a Rutgers Business School senior and a past coordinator of G.I. Theta Chi. Amato’s G.I. Theta Chi brought in the first corporate sponsors. A paintball company provided prizes for one team.
Theta Chi, a greek organization celebrating its 160th year, is hosting a week of events meant to raise funds for the United Service Organizations. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR Kite+Key also sponsored the “It’s something that I’m really someone I’ve known for the past event, as well as Knockaround proud of. The whole idea has been three years of my life is now overSunglasses and several other raising awareness for the troops. seas fighting for our country,” We are one of the only organiza- Amato said. other local businesses. The event makes their efforts Fritz’s has offered their freez- tions on campus that supports mean that much more, he said. ers, which enables the fraternity the troops.” “When I to store their found out that food for the (he) was actuevent, Amato ally interactsaid. Fritz went “We do hope to build a community behind this ing with the shopping for cause we’ve been behind.” USO, it really the event and brings home have been helpSTEVEN MAGIDENKO the cause and ful, Magidenko School of Arts and Sciences Sophomore makes the said. brotherhood “They’re that much really behind s t r o n g e r, ” the cause,” One of Amato’s pledge broth- Magidenko said. Magidenko said. Greek life does not always get The main philanthropic goal ers is currently in the military, he of Theta Chi is to give back to said. While in Afghanistan, the light shined on the service aspect, the troops, in particular through USO gave him the opportunity to Magidenko said. “The fact that we get to do this call his family. the USO. “It’s really hitting home for really brings the brotherhood a “At the root of all greek involvement is a good cause,” Amato said. me now … when I think about lot closer. It’s (about) proving to
ourselves why we’re here, proving to the campus why we’re here,” Magidenko said. It has been impactful to be able to give back to those who are sacrificing everything overseas, Amato said. “People are actually rallying behind the cause, which is something I was really happy to see,” Magidenko said. The event has grown in the past few years, Amato said. He hopes it will continue to grow and become a staple of the community. Amato said the effort of Magidenko, along with the wide range of support through the community and the rewarding feeling of helping the troops has allowed G.I. Theta Chi to flourish. “It’s really amazing what they do for the troops and their families,” he said.
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CONCERT RUPD officers on-site claim to have no prior knowledge of alcohol, Bawa says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
for a gala, they decided early in March that they would prefer a larger event. “We’re a student organization focused on alleviating homelessness in New Brunswick, so we’ll do support-related things,” the School of Arts and Sciences senior said. “We also focus on preventative measures, so recently we started working with the nonprofit ‘Coming Home’ … the concert was to raise funds for them.” The event was cancelled briefly on April 18 by the group’s Student Affairs advisor, Karen Ardizzone, but allowed to proceed on April 19 after a meeting with organizers. Missing information usually causes cancellation notices, Ardizzone said in an email. She did not explain why the event was later restarted. An unnamed Rutgers University Police Department officer told another member of the group to shut down the event a few hours before it was scheduled to begin, Bawa said. “We walked outside to see if anyone was drinking or smoking cigarettes, and we didn’t see anyone so we walked back in after 15 minutes,” she said. “The officer didn’t come back … so we thought it was unrelated to the event. The officer went away so we just continued prepping for the concert.” The event was formally cancelled a few hours later, Bawa said. There were no RUPD officers on-site at this time who identified themselves to the organizers.
Officers did show up about half an hour later, Bawa said. “We walked up to them and asked why the event was shut down, and the first person we spoke to said she (had) just started her shift and didn’t know the details, but if substances were found, then the event has to be shut down,” she said. University Spokesperson E.J. Miranda said the event was shut down by the Rutgers University Police Department and Student Affairs representatives after they found alcohol at the student center.
“Recently we started working with the nonprofit ‘Coming Home’ … the concert was to raise funds for them.” JASMEET BAWA School of Arts and Sciences Senior
Alcohol and illegal drugs are not allowed to be in the student centers due to University policy, he said. They later found an empty bottle of cognac outside the graduate student lounge, Bawa said. While they did not find any alcohol on the performers or guests, RUPD did allegedly find alcohol inside the graduate student lounge later. “(RUPD) was really unclear about (why the event was shut
down),” Bawa said. “They just said that they found (the cognac) and that our advisor was already trying to shut down the event. They made it sound like we could un-cancel the event.” Upon checking in with Ardizzone, the organizers learned that “substances” were found, which would make the cancellation definite, Bawa said. “There were various factors and specifics which led to the decision, most significantly were issues related to violations of student center policies,” Ardizzone said. Ardizzone did not respond to further requests for comment, including an explanation of which University policies were violated, by press time. Student Affairs is currently reviewing the events of the night to see if there were any violations of school policies, Miranda said. “I feel absolutely awful,” Bawa said. “I feel like I wasted time with so many people … we had performers from all over coming, especially a lot of local artists … someone with the nonprofit (was there). We didn’t expect to raise $10,000, we expected to raise a few thousand but we didn’t even get the chance to do that.” The group does intend to continue supporting the charity. While they are still working out the details, any guests who bought tickets in advance will have the option to receive a refund. The remaining proceeds will still be donated, she said. “We feel that we made some mistakes along the way, so with some more planning over the summer we would be interested in doing this event,” Bawa said. “However, I don’t think a lot of us are feeling too happy about it right now and we’ll probably do it outside Rutgers.”
CANVAS Implementation begins May 2, launches in fall 2016, Bittmann says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
“Canvas is wide open when it comes to integration, and Proctortrack is just one option for this one particular functionality, which is remote proctoring,” he said. “That includes all the third-party integrations that we have currently and use with Pearson LearningStudio.” Faculty accustomed to their current modules will still be able to access and use those same technologies, he said. Instructors will also be able to share their course content with others at the University.
“That’s known as the Canvas Commons, which allows faculty to share content across all courses they teach or even across the department, across the degree program, across the University even,” he said. “You can set the levels of how widely you want to share your stuff. That’s a functionality that we never had.” Use of the platform is not mandated. “Nobody is really forced to come onto Canvas. This is the choice of the faculty in the academic departments,” Bittmann said. “If they want to choose another platform, they can do so.”
Starting this fall, Rutgers will use Canvas for its online courses. The new system is expected to see widespread use at Rutgers. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHLOE COFFMAN / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
POSTINGS Employers seek candidates with right skill set, leadership experience, Jones says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
“My dream job is to work with a talented team that incorporates songs into commercials, television shows and movies, while building long-lasting relationships with people in the media industry,” Rodriguez said. Rodriguez interned for her future employer before being offered a full-time job. Early into her internship, Rodriguez was called in to attend a meeting attended by some of the company’s leading executives, Rodriguez said. “A couple minutes before the meeting began, I confidently introduced myself and caught the attention of the executives,” she said. “They say that my courage that day is what landed me the job I have today.” She is now an account executive at the company. “I think it is great that the hiring outlook for graduates has increased,” she said. “I feel that companies appreciate how hard working and dedicated college students (and) recent graduates are once they enter the real world.” Current students should avoid jobs that they feel will not help them in the future, she said. Kelly Petillo, Rutgers Business School senior, will be working her dream job in June when she starts
full-time at Citi Financial as a sales and trading analyst. Petillo was mentored by Marilyn Clark, head of the United States equity sales at Citi Financial and a Rutgers University alumna, while in the Road to Wall Street Program in May 2015, she said. Clark helped Petillo network at Citi Financial, Petillo said. “During the Road to Wall Street program I learned the importance of building meaningful connections while networking and staying in touch with these connections throughout your professional career,” Petillo said. She also interned at Macquarie Group, an Australian investment bank. Her business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi, helped her develop the skills necessary to land the role, she said. While part of Delta Sigma Pi, Petillo has been involved in networking sessions with places like Citibank and L’Oreal. She has also attended on-campus networking events with banks such as Goldman Sachs and Prudential. Students currently looking for a job should network with Rutgers alumni using LinkedIn and at events, she said. “Join clubs and take an active role in them, gain real world experience through internships and keep your grade point average as high as possible,” she said.
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CRIME APRIL 27 LIVINGSTON — A sheep got loose from his owner’s home twice in the last week. The sheep escaped on Tuesday and again on Wednesday, said Livingston Sgt. John Hickey. Police said on their Facebook page that the call “will go in the books as a first for us!” The goat was bought for a celebration of Greek Easter, but the owner is now considering bringing the goat to a local zoo. APRIL 27 JERSEY CITY — It was revealed that Oscar Sanchez, 45, had $12,000 in EZ Pass violations after he was pulled over for not paying a toll at the Holland Tunnel. Sanchez was driving a 2001 Mercedes Benz SL500 without a front license plate. He had more than 200 counts of EZ Pass toll evasion. Sanchez was charged with theft of service, operating a vehicle while having a suspended license and having no front license plate.Sanchez had his car impounded.
POND PARTY Students flew kites and blew bubbles at RUPA’s Party at the Puddle on Wednesday. The event at Passion Puddle featured musical performances, inflatables and a screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. CHLOE COFFMAN / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
APRIL 27 VINELAND — A wanted woman from Newark, Silina L. Wright, 29, has been located in West Virginia after being charged with aggravated assault. Wright was apprehended by the United States Marshall’s Task Force after she was found to be involved with the stabbing of a woman. When authorities responded to the stabbing, which occurred on April 5, they also found an unidentified man holding a second woman at gunpoint. A reward of $1,000 is being offered for the identification of the man.
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n response to “Is Obama really best Rutgers 250th commencement speaker?”: Nicholas Demarest has SAHAR AKBARZAI brought up the controversial issue of President Obama’s pedigree, and whether or not this allows him to address Rutgers’ 250th graduating class. Demarest states, “This is not the experience that this president experienced. This is a man that graduated from two schools that award their students more privileges than almost every other school on the planet.” Many students such as Demarest may be asking themselves similar questions. Is a graduate of two Ivy League schools — Columbia University and Harvard Law School — fit to deliver a commencement to a state university? Can such an individual give comprehensive advice and meaning to the experiences of Rutgers students? What this argument fails to understand is that Barack Obama was anything but elitist before he assumed office in 2009. First of all, since when has it become a sin to succeed in life? And is Rutgers now going to measure the substance of a commencement speaker based off his or her alma mater? The idea that accomplished individuals cannot inspire purpose or meaning from within others due to their Ivy League alma maters is ludicrous. Is it not the very purpose of universities to aim for progress and celebrate the achievements of others? To many graduates of state universities such as Rutgers, the notion of Ivy League universities does carry an aura of privilege and spoon-fed opportunities to students. I do not deny this. However, the overall premise of Demarest’s argument that President Obama cannot empathize with the student body at Rutgers is false. In fact, this man may be one of the best individuals to bring a sense of relevance to the Rutgers community. Obama has had significant experiences that can speak to the many experiences of state university students both during and after college. Before transferring to Columbia, Obama and his family faced great financial difficulty paying his tuition at Occidental College. This struggle continued when his excellent academic record allowed him to transfer to Columbia. His first night at Columbia, he slept outside in an alley in New York City. And for the next two years, he lived off a tight budget and took showers at Columbia’s gym due to his home’s poorly built infrastructure. Obama could have chosen any high-paying job he wanted to upon graduation from Columbia, but instead he chose to work in community-developing projects in the south side of Chicago. He worked on projects such as improving public housing and school reform, which not only shaped and humbled his experiences, but also allowed him to connect to struggling communities. When Obama attended Harvard Law School, he, like thousands of other students, had to take out hefty student loans. He was only able to repay his loans 12 years ago. In 1988, he became the first African-American president to be elected of the Harvard Law Review. According to Demarest, a position like this would have entailed opportunities shoved down Obama’s throat. Obama could have gone to Wall Street to join the elitist world that many of his predecessors chose. But instead, Obama retuned to Chicago to continue working on community organizing and practice law as a civil rights lawyer. Thus, Obama’s early life as a community organizer up until his days as a U.S. senator could provide valuable experience about service, leadership and commitment to one’s community to many Rutgers graduates. Moreover, Demarest’s other point that Obama is disingenuous in his fight against wealth inequality because he “allows” universities such as Harvard to culminate an endowment worth billions of dollars is not only illogical but also hypocritical. I do believe it is immoral that “nearly 11 percent of colleges hold almost three-quarters of all endowment wealth among the 832 institutions that participate in the annual endowment study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers,” according to insidehighered.com. But spending of endowment by private universities is not something under the President’s control. It is instead an issue of how these universities spends their endowments and Congress can only correct it through legislation. But let us not be hypocritical. Rutgers fundraises continuously for its endowment as well — it just recently broke its $1 billion endowment mark at the end of the 2014-2015 fiscal year. We need to remove ourselves from the notion that the school one attended dictates their connection to communities such as Rutgers. Obama is an individual who has faced issues that many of us have gone through: issues of racial identity, economic hardship, divorced parents, etc. We are not saying that we admire and care more for what Ivy League graduates have to say, instead, we are saying that we are open to the stories of individuals who come from all walks of life. And who knows, as one of the most diverse universities in the country, Rutgers graduates may just learn that that they have more in common with the story of Barack Obama than any other commencement speaker.
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Sahar Akbarzai is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in political science with a minor in economics.
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tudents in high school and lower grade levels then it doesn’t get attention — the argument doesn’t are taught politics throughout history — from apply to them. The John Oliver video was evidently the caveman ages, Middles Ages, Renaissance left-leaning, and the student who didn’t agree with to the FDR and Reagan years. But when teachers it should also subjected to having his or her ideas bring to the fore issues in contemporary politics, challenged. If not, what’s the point of an education? In elementary school and middle school, perhaps they’re on shaky ground. Presenting material on contemporary politics to politics might have been too touchy of a subject and a classroom has the potential to get a teacher fired you wouldn’t want your teacher inculcating and in— all it really takes is one offended student and one doctrinating you with leftist or rightist ideas at that parent that’s angry enough. An incident at Middle- impressionable age. But Ventre was a high school town High School South in Middletown, New Jersey, teacher and the students who he was teaching should shows how controversial it can be to deviate from the already be developing those critical thinking abilities typical curriculum that consists of temporally distant and can handle various arguments. When you don’t like what a teacher is texts of Shakespeare and teaching, you don’t get Aristotle to the more them fired. That’s the relevant and immediate “Presenting material on contemporary worst kind of in-school issues of modern Ameritantrum. can politics. politics to a classroom has the Although Ventre was Joe Ventre, a beloved potential to get a teacher fired — all widely known as an exhigh school teacher in it really takes is one offended student cellent teacher, he still Middletown South, was and one parent that’s angry enough.” should’ve been careful forced to resign after he with how he presented showed a clip of John his course material. StuOliver’s “Make Donald dents who have had him Drumpf Again,” which is a skit that delineates Donald Trump’s failure as a in the past may be able to attest to how it wasn’t his business man as well as his mendacity. While many intention to proselytize them into liberals, but Ventre students enjoyed the clip and found it amusing, there should’ve taken proper precautions to present both was one student who apparently couldn’t stand it and sides of the argument. Because Middletown is a complained to a parent who was able to exercise great predominantly Republican area, backlash should’ve power because she had the right connections and been anticipated. Immediately after showing how the was part of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA). “Make Donald Drumpf Again” video, it would’ve been But with the exception of certain situations such as in his best interest to show another video that porrape or physical or emotional abuse, one student and trayed Trump in a better light to equip students with one parent shouldn’t have the power to expel a teach- enough material to have a well-rounded discussion. It isn’t hard for people to get riled up about discuser from a job, even more so when all Ventre did was sions of overtly political issues and about topics of show a benign video. There’s a huge emphasis nowadays on the free- the current electoral system, but no matter how sendom of speech and freedom of expression and how sitive politics can be it’s important to facilitate student students shouldn’t be sheltered from ideas they don’t engagement in politics while in high school — some agree with. However, this notion is often directed to people never become engaged at all. Ventre was simthe liberal left, and when there’s an instance of con- ply doing his job as a teacher when he introduced servatives wanting to silence the opposing viewpoint that video, even if it wasn’t exactly the best approach. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 148th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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What women can do to succeed in job interviews SONAM SAYS SONAM SHETH
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irst things first: dress the part. Don’t wear clothes that are too tight, as they make you look cheap and slutty, and nobody likes an unprofessional person. Don’t wear clothes that are loose-fitting, because they make you look unattractive and, therefore, as invisible as a person of color at a Donald Trump campaign rally. Smile. You’ll look so much prettier that way. Stop smiling so much. You look ditzy and unqualified. Wear the right amount of makeup. If you wear too much, you’ll look like you’re going to a nightclub, and that will turn off the men in the room. If you wear too little, you’ll look tired and sick and that will turn off the men in the room. Don’t be too aggressive. Giving the hiring manager concrete, data-driven examples that show why you deserve this job only serves to highlight your arrogance, and that may leave a bad impression on those who are interviewing you. Speak up. You need to be clear about what you deserve and have evidence to back that up. How will senior leadership know that you’re a go-getter when you barely raise your voice? Put together a list of your accomplishments and e-mail it to the person interviewing you
before you meet them. This will also serve as a subtle reminder that you are a smart and capable woman who knows how to use e-mail. But be careful not to overdo it. No one likes a show-off. Don’t be so robotic all the time. Companies look for passion and drive in potential recruits, and they want to see that you’re interested in this job. Control your expressiveness. Raising your voice to make a point or demonstrate passion is a sign of impulsiveness and irrational thinking. The only exception to
Take time off from focusing on your career and have a couple of kids. You’re a woman, so it would be strange and cast a shadow of doubt over your sanity and work ethic if you didn’t have children. Don’t be argumentative. Asking the interviewer for feedback on your performance just makes everyone in the room feel awkward, and you’ll end up looking pushy and aggressive. Don’t be a pushover. Speak up when you want results. Companies love an employee who’s forward about what they want.
“So for god’s sake, stop being so dramatic by expressing your frustration for more than 2.5 seconds, and rein in that anxious female energy. This is the land of opportunity, and no one is denied a single thing as long as they work hard.” this is if you’re talking about fashion, the Kardashians or the latest Pretty Little Liars episode, as these are areas women are expected to be passionate about. Show the interviewer that you are an independent and career-minded woman. Companies don’t like it when employees seem distracted with other things outside of work. Look at your male counterparts. It’s not like they ever get distracted by fantasy football and sleeping with that college intern half their age — they’re focused, and you should be, too.
Don’t be sloppy. Remember that one time you made a typo on a 30-minute Powerpoint presentation? As a woman, you are flighty and inattentive by nature, so this is understandable, but you need to focus on the task at hand every once in a while. Don’t be so detail-oriented all the time. Females have a habit of harping on every little thing, but it’s not always necessary. A couple of missteps here and there are no big deal. Focus on the big picture. Consider bringing a pint of Ben & Jerry’s with you, so that you can cry into it when
you’re asked a tough question. Don’t worry about alarming the hiring manager. Everyone knows women tend to become overly emotional when things don’t go their way. Bring the hiring manager some ice cream too, so he knows that on rare occasions, you are capable of dragging your mind away from marriage, babies and your social media accounts in order to think about others. Lastly, remember not to make excuses when you don’t get the job offer. Sexism is dead — this was proven when the company hired that Hispanic woman in HR three years ago — and only an incapable woman uses that to justify why she didn’t get hired over the other guy, Joe, who was the same age but had less experience than her. The hiring manager already told you Joe had a certain “je ne sais quoi” the company was looking for, and asking for an elaboration just makes you sound like you’re nagging and focusing on things that don’t matter. So for god’s sake, stop being so dramatic by expressing your frustration for more than 2.5 seconds, and rein in that anxious female energy. This is the land of opportunity, and no one is denied a single thing as long as they work hard. Chin up, soldier, and best of luck on your next interview. Sonam Sheth is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in economics and statistics. Her column, “Sonam Says,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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Go back to circa 2000 with Flammable Animal’s new EP
EP: “All These Wolves” gives a My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy vibe to take you back to the circa 2000 era of pop-punk. COURTESY OF FLAMMABLE ANIMALS
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Returning back onto the beloved chopping block of a music scene known as the New Brunswick underground, Flammable Animals, hailing from Asbur y Park, released their latest EP: “All These Wolves.” It seems that the group has completely overhauled their sound, and for the better — now with punchier drums, deeper bass, articulate guitars and a more daring attack than ever before seen with their vocals. Plus, they’re not afraid to show it as they come
out swinging on their first track, “American Counterpoint.” A war cry of an introduction, the piece marches in, sounding like what could have been My Chemical Romance or mid-2000’s Fall Out Boy, pumping with vitality. Aside from the dancing lead guitar, the heavyweight chords and the seemingly abyssal bass, two things majorly stand out on this track. One is the drumming, which is tighter than ever compared to their last EP: “What Lies Beneath the Parkway North.” Shifting gears throughout the piece, Joe Enright manages to nail the beat while laying waste
to some nasty fills throughout over the rhythm in the second — atop all the chaos beneath it the verses. What else stands out verse. Temporarily detouring the — chugging chords and ever so are the vocals — a bit murky and lyrics, just the feel of this song deep bass whipped into time by swallowed by the instrumentation itself is comparable to off-road- some demanding drums. What reon “What Lies Beneath,” “Ameri- ing with a bunch of your friends, ally stands out in this track is the can Counterpoint” puts them front bumping over unpaved back roads constant teetering between clean and center as they deserve to be. and everyone screaming the lyrics. and dirty vocals — at some points “Let’s sink till we hit the bottom, In contrast, the next track, “Due indistinguishable between grit I was once more loving than you, North,” steps out of character from and glass. Though hard to make you’re someone else’s problem,” “All These Wolves,” introducing work, this characteristic works in Guy Battaglia chants as the beat some more tender lyrics and a soft- the favor of Flammable Animals, fitting their persona as heavy, but er, shimmery sound. rolls on. “I didn’t mean a single word it won’t destroy your ear drums. What remains of the dark and There was an amazing ending thunderous “American Counter- of what I said, so incomplete and point” turns into an early 2000’s desolate, I guess I just like to feel to the track, since the vocals form into a choirpop-punk raglike harmony, er. Complete upon the thunwith distorderous ripping tion, drenched drum and and down “What remains of the dark and thunderous ‘American bass down strumtuned guitars, Counterpoint’ turns into an early 2000’s ming string ina bouncing pop-punk rager.” struments. As drum beat and soon as it starta ground shaked, the piece ing bass, the flickers out like piece is warmly a candle. There complimented with bright vocals and light lyrics, cold,” Battaglia croons. Interest- is a bonus track, “submerged,” a wonderful audible juxtaposition. ingly, the album’s speed is incred- but for the sake of keeping it a Flammable Animals also likes to ibly well distributed through the bonus track its details need not flex their technical and produc- track listings, where “American disclosure in this article. I strongly suggest the reader tion skills in these tracks as the Counterpoint” feels like it could rip transition, multiple vocal and gui- someone to shreds. “Due North” to listen to it themselves, as it retar effects and hints of sub-bass all picks up their pieces and gently flects such a stellar EP quite well. decorate the pieces into an organ- sews them back together. Though Flammable Animals has provided there is no shortage of distortion one of the most compelling, excitic, “sharp to the touch” sound. A fantastic start to their album, and deep, thunderous bass in the able and professional-sounding it’s no surprise that the first two penultimate piece, Flammable An- EPs as of recent in the central songs of the album leave an impres- imals shows great restraint in con- New Jersey music scene. Rich sive first impression for the group. trolling the energy and balancing with definitive instrumentation, “Ordinary Threat” is introduced by the speed with distant, blinking gravitational lyrics and supreme attention to detail with its technia killer drum roll, but what really synths and smooth vocals. The final track, “Can’t and cality and production, “All These drives the song is the dominating bass line, which jockeys the piece Won’t,” is lead the entire time by Wolves” shows that it is truly a assertively, completely switching a single meandering lead guitar top-notch EP.
April 28, 2016
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DIVERSIONS Stephan Pastis
Horoscopes
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Today’s Birthday (04/28/16). Play together this year. Deepen bonds with loved ones after 5/9. Plan for financial moves after 8/13. New love sparkles after 9/1. Begin a two-year phase of increased energy, work and vitality after 9/9. Shift directions in a group endeavor after 9/16. Raise your game. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6 — Double-check financial data over the next few weeks, with Mercury retrograde. Review statements and account activity for errors. Pay off bills. Secure what you’ve gained. Re-affirm important commitments. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — Get into a three-week revision phase with Mercury retrograde in your sign. For the next three weeks, grant extra patience around communications. Organize your many ideas. Backup computers and files. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 5 — Go through data to find the truth over the next three weeks with Mercury’s retrograde. Guard against communications breakdown with patient reminders. Revisit creative ideas from the past. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Practice makes perfect over the next three weeks, with Mercury retrograde, especially with group activities. Nurture old connections. Keep or change your promises. Keep your team in the loop. Have backup plans. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Be cautious with tools and time for the next several weeks, with Mercury retrograde, and make repairs immediately. Avoid misunderstandings at work. Revise and refine the message. Rethink your professional core values. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Make plans and itineraries over the next three weeks, with Mercury retrograde, for travel after direct. Disagreements come easily. Communicate carefully. Keep confidences and secrets. Organize, sort and file papers, especially regarding academics.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Sort, file and organize paperwork with Mercury retrograde over the next three weeks. Allow extra time for travel, transport, invoices and collections, and double-check numbers. Over about three weeks, review shared accounts. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Allow extra time to resolve misunderstandings with a partner over the next three weeks with Mercury retrograde. Support each other through breakdowns. Practice and review. Develop shared goals. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — For the next three weeks, with Mercury retrograde, reminisce, review and put in corrections at work. Listen carefully and stay respectful. Revise strategies and plans. Edit work carefully before submitting. Keep equipment repaired. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Romantic overtures can backfire over the next three weeks with Mercury retrograde. Avoid arguments by clarifying misunderstandings right away. Find your sense of humor and reconnect. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Clean, sort and organize at home over the next three weeks with mercury retrograde. Go through old papers, photos and possessions. Repair appliances and backup computers and files. Revise and refine household infrastructure. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Take extra care reviewing and editing communications. Clean up messes and misunderstandings as soon as possible. Wait to launch new creative projects with Mercury retrograde for the next three weeks. Plan and prepare.
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STREAK Sloppy play comes back to haunt Knights in extra innings loss to Blackbirds CONTINUED FROM BACK
driving in Todd and giving RutLIU struck first in the bottom gers a 3-2 lead. “I gotta get everyone in,” of the first inning after Kylie Mulholland flied out to center field, Nelson said, referring to why he driving in Whitney West to make started back ups in many spots in the lineup. “Get them ready for the score 1-0 Blackbirds. Padding its lead in the third this weekend.” LIU would tie the game up inning, LIU’s Celinna Cosio’s solo shot down the left field line to put shortly after the Knights gained the lead via Evie Claussell’s douthe deficit at two runs. The Knights would come from ble to drive in Samantha Offenbehind in the top of the fourth in- back to even the score back up at three a piece. ning and take The game their first and would then go only lead of on for three the day as “I’m more concerned sophomore about straightening those straight scoreinnings until first baseman (mistakes) out than with less a single to left by Rebecca Hall what our momentum is.” Angie Vazquez started the would start the inning off sinJAY NELSON inning that evengling through Head Coach tually made LIU the left side. the winner. Senior Victoria shortstop Zamora would M e l a n i e Slowinski would then reach on a pinch a run for Vazquez, advancfielder’s choice, as Hall would be ing to second due to a wild pitch out on the force at second. Soph- by senior Dresden Maddox. Alomore Sierra Maddox singled yssa Gospodarek then singled to followed by Carly Todd singling short, advancing Zamora to third. Kayla Gloady’s hard hit liner through the left side. Sophomore Jacqueline Kott would deflect off of Maddox’s foot then hit a frozen rope up the and make its way into the outfield middle plating both Maddox and as Zamora crossed the plate making the final score 4-3. Slowinski, making the score 2-2. “I just think we couldn’t exFreshman Adriana Burcar would make her coach look good ecute when we had runners on as she grounded out to second, base,” said senior Jordan Whitley.
April 28, 2016 “I think they did a good job moving runners, and unfortunately, their timing was better than ours.” Although Rutgers was riding hot with a winning streak of five until Wednesday’s loss, Slowinski feels that the Knights can move on pretty quickly and get ready for a weekend series on the road in East Lansing against Michigan State. “It’s just a loss, and that’s it,” Slowinski said. “We move on pretty quick. We can bounce back and come out and play the game we know how to. So I think we’ll be okay, we just need to keep that in
my mind and keep working on it.” With the loss Wednesday, Rutgers is now four games under the .500 mark at 23-27. An upcoming weekend series against Michigan State will be no easier than Wednesday’s game, as the Spartans look to avenge last years sweep by the Knights. But Nelson isn’t worrying about his teams riding off into the sunset with momentum, he’s worried about straightening out any mistakes that need tuning “I think about how my team’s playing,” Nelson said. “We were
a little bit sloppy, we dropped a pop fly because we didn’t call for it, we made a couple errors. All of those things together are problematic. I’m more concerned about straightening those things out than with what our momentum is. We lost six games in a row and came back and won five in a row. It’s a matter of getting ever yone to feel good about themselves.” For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior infielder Melaine Slowinski said Rutgers will move on quickly from its loss to LIU Brooklyn. The Knights face Michigan State this weekend. SAMANTHA CASIMIR / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2016
April 28, 2016
RALLY
continued a recent hot streak which has been seen collectively through the bullpen. “It’s big in a midweek game Rutgers scored 3 runs in bottom of eighth to be able to come back from a inning to complete comeback win two-run lead,” Shuttle said. “We were able to keep the deficit where it was and not let it get CONTINUED FROM BACK the Wildcats removed starter any bigger, and hopefully it gives the coaches continuing to deploy Connor McCarthy from the game us some momentum going into younger starters during mid- and brought in Sal Fradella out of the weekend.” It set up for a chance to make the bullpen. week games. Rutgers continued to show another comeback in the bottom His start was pushed back a day after he was scheduled to patience at the plate, as fresh- of the eighth inning. Freeman led off the inning make his appearance on Tuesday man catcher Nick Matera against Columbia, and he turned walked to bring home a run, and with a walk, and was immediately was followed by another walk followed by another walk issued in an up-and-down performance. to Walker T h e to set up Washington the Knights Township, with runNew Jersey, “I was pleased with the way he battled and was able ners on native threw to go for it for over four innings.” first and 4.2 innings s e c o n d and recorded JOE LITTERIO base and five strikeHead Coach nobody outs, utilizout. ing an effecAfter a tive mix of fly-out from his fastball from freshman shortstop Car- Matera advanced Freeman to and off-speed pitches. He struggled a bit in the first men Sclafani to put the Knights third, Sclafani came to the dish with runners on the corners and inning, giving up a pair of runs af- ahead 3-2. The Wildcats quickly respond- one out. ter loading the bases as the WildWith the crowd cheering on ed in the top of the fifth inning cats took a 2-0 lead. Soon after, he settled down with a pair of runs to retake their the Knights, the first-year infieldand allowed the offense to make lead at 4-3, knocking out Scafidi in er came through with an RBI single through the left side to tie the the process. their comeback. Senior Reed Shuttle replaced game at 4-4. In total, he allowed 4 earned It was the biggest hit of his the freshman and recorded a runs in the 4.2 innings of work. “I think he settled down af- strikeout to put an end to the Vil- young career, and he was glad to deliver in a spot when his team ter the first inning and was lanova threat. The bullpen continued to be a needed it. very good,” Litterio said. “I was “When coach calls on me, pleased with the way he battled major factor for Rutgers like it has and was able to go for it for over in recent games, as Shuttle pro- I just want to do my job,” Sclaceeded to throw 2.1 scoreless in- fani said. “The younger guys four innings.” With the bases loaded in the nings and was followed by junior here just really want to do our bottom of the third inning, soph- Ryan Fleming, who also tossed a jobs and help out the older guys. It’s a big thing that coach omore third baseman Milo Free- scoreless inning. Fleming finished with the win preaches, and we just hope to man lifted a sacrifice-fly to centerfield to get the Knights on the to improve to 3-0 on the season come through.” The rally continued after juand lowered his ERA to 0.92. board and make it a 2-1 game. They did their job by keep- nior first baseman Christian After sophomore Kyle Walker walked to load the bases again, ing the Knights in the game and Campbell reached on an error to
Page 11 load the bases for junior outfielder Tom Marcinczyk. Like he has in many games before, the slugger came through with an RBI single through the right side to score 2 runs and give the Knights a 6-4 lead. Junior Max Herrmann entered the game in the ninth inning to close the game out for Rutgers, and did the job by sitting down the Wildcats and earning the save, allowing his team to hold on for the 6-4 win. The Knights have been hot in April with a 12-5 record and continue to play solid baseball after getting off to a slow start to begin the season.
Their wins have seen them getting production on both offense and defense, along with improved performances from the pitching staff as a whole. The win again moves them over the .500 mark, and they hope to stay there as they welcome in Nebraska for a series over the weekend. “Getting the win was important after we had a slow start,” Shuttle said. “Hopefully it lets us come out strong on Friday and we can keep playing good baseball.” For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @Mike_OSully2 and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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BASEBALL RUTGERS 6, VILLANOVA 4
Late rally pushes Rutgers past Villanova MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT
Following a weekend in which the Rutgers baseball team won 2 of 3 games against Big Ten rival Penn State, there was little time for the team to rest or revel in its strong performance. The Scarlet Knights traveled to New York City on Tuesday afternoon and were scheduled to take on Columbia for a midweek game, but only got through one inning before the torrential rain led to the game being cancelled. This meant they still had to come home on Wednesday for a showdown at Bainton Field against Villanova (15-25, 3-6), but were well-prepared and proved it by picking up another win, 6-4. The Knights (21-20, 5-7) returned to the Banks with a vengeance, staging a late comeback to emerge victorious after facing an early deficit. “It was very good to see, especially after some frustrating moments,” said head coach Joe Litterio. “I was excited to see some of our young guys play, and after we got off to a slow start and for them to comeback really shows what they are made of.” Freshman Dante Scafidi (2-3) made his fourth start of the season for Rutgers, with Junior outfielder Tom Marcinczyk’s single in the bottom of the eight inning scored the game-winning run and added insurance as Rutgers defeated Villanova, 6-4, to earn its first winning record of the season. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2016
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SOFTBALL LIU BROOKLYN 4, RUTGERS 3
RU’s win streak snapped in Brooklyn BRET LEVINSON STAFF WRITER
LIU Brooklyn defeated the Rutgers softball team for the first time since 2011 by a score of 4-3 Wednesday afternoon. In a game that took eight innings at LIU Field, a shot off the bat from Kayla Gloady deflected off of senior pitcher Dresden Maddox’s foot and trickled into the outfield as Victoria Zamora trotted in to score the winning run. “If we played a clean game today, we win,” said head coach Jay Nelson. Three passed balls and a collision in the outfield were mistakes that eventually cost the Scarlet Knights the game, giving it away to their last non-conference opponent of the season. It was the second time this season that LIU (23-24) has played Rutgers (23-27), as the Knights took the first matchup, 2-1. Junior Aubrie Levine started in the circle for Rutgers, making her seventh start of the season. Levine pitched a total of 3.2 innings, allowing 3 runs off six hits and striking out two. Junior pitcher Aubrie Levine surrendered 3 runs on six hits across 3.2 innings of work in the Knights’ 4-3 extra innings loss to LIU Brooklyn. Levine entered the game with the highest ERA on the team. SAMANTHA CASIMIR / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2016
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Boston Atlanta
9 4
Philadelphia Washington
3 0
JULES HENINGBURG,
sophomore attacker, was named the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s Offensive Player of the Week following his career-high 6 goal, two assist performance in Rutgers’ 15-14 win over No. 17 Penn State.
WOMEN’S TRACK
SOFTBALL
BASEBALL
MEN’S LACROSSE
Penn Relays
at Michigan State
vs. Nebraska
at Ohio State
Today, All Day, Philadelphia, Pa.
Tomorrow, 4:00 p.m., Tomorrow, 3:30 p.m., East Lancing, Mich. Bainton Field
Saturday, 7:00 p.m., Columbus, Ohio