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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie traveled to New Brunswick to talk at a press conference at the New Brunswick Counseling Center, where he signed two bills aimed at stopping prescription medicine and opioid abuse and answered questions from reporters for the first time in four months. REUTERS

Gov. Christie arrives in New Brunswick for press conference AVALON ZOPPO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie visited the city of New Brunswick yesterday to field questions from reporters for the first time in four months.

At the event, which took place outside of the New Brunswick Counseling Center, located at 320 Suydam St., Christie signed two bills aimed at stopping prescription medication and opioid abuse.

One of the bills, A-2859, will expand the state’s medicine drop program to provide a safe and secure way to dispose of unused medications, according to northjersey.com.

The second bill, S-2372, will give the Attorney General the ability to

better arrange statewide efforts to fight opioid abuse, including increased training for police, pharmacists and physicians.

As Christie spoke, a group of protesters stood outside of the event to oppose his decision

to send State Troopers to Baltimore. The students chanted “Leave Baltimore,” “Black Lives Matter” and “New Brunswick cops are racist.”

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Study discovers correlation between 3 personal habits SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers University Student Assembly recently passed a bill intended to support ethnic and gender diversity by adding multiple Scarlet Knights that could be black, Latino, Asian, female or third gender in addition to the existing Caucasian Scarlet Knight. EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2015

RUSA passes bill to diversify mascot KATIE PARK NEWS EDITOR

Since the initial adoption of the Scarlet Knight mascot in 1955 and its several transformations in the succeeding decades, the mascot has stormed fields, courts

and countless parades sporting largely Caucasian features. A recent student government bill is looking to diversify the Scarlet Knight by adding a couple of mascot friends, but questions linger in the air about student, staff and alumni responses.

The Rutgers University Student Assembly recently passed a bill intended to support ethnic and gender diversity by adding multiple Scarlet Knights that could be black, Latino, Asian, female or third SEE MASCOT ON PAGE 4

Once a person picks up a habit, whether it be indoor tanning, smoking or using social media on a regular basis, it can be hard to stop.

For individuals hooked on these habits, researchers from the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers School of Public Health conducted a study that correlated indoor tanning among teens in New Jersey with smoking and social media usage.

Research shows more than a third of New Jersey high school students found indoor tanners were more likely to smoke and engage in social media activities related to indoor tanning, such as liking the salon’s page on Facebook or following them on Twitter.

The study pulled data from the 2012 New Jersey Youth Tobacco Survey, which 1,850 public school students between grades nine through 12 completed.

Questions in the study included whether a student smoked more than one cigarette in the past 30 days and whether students used

social media to connect to tanning salons to some degree.

Eight and a half percent of the 1,754 students who answered the question about indoor tanning reported partaking in the activity in the last year, according to the study.

Of the students who reported indoor tanning, 38 percent were frequent tanners, having tanned ten or more times in the last year.

The study also showed that frequent indoor tanning was more common among indoor tanners who were current smokers, which included 57.6 percent of frequent tanners.

More than 90 percent of frequent tanners said it would be very hard to stop the activity.

Lead author Elliot Coups, a behavioral scientist at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and an associate professor of medicine at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, said although a commercial tanning bed ban is in place for those under 17 years of age, researchers learned from the experience of other states that this does not entirely eliminate indoor tanning among youth.

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Campus Calendar THURSDAY 4/30 University Career Ser vices hosts “Career Success Strategies” from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gateway Transit Village on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Confucius Institute of Rutgers University (CIRU) presents “Truth Becomes Fiction When Fiction Is True: The Stor y of the Stone and the Visual Culture of the Manchu Cour t” from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Alexander Librar y on the College Avenue campus.

The event is free and open to the public.

FRIDAY 5/1 The Depar tment of Environmental Sciences presents “Ear th’s Energy Imbalance” from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences Building on Cook campus.

The event is free and open to the public.

The Cook Campus Dean and Dean of Students host “Responsible Drinking Happy Hour” from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cook Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.

SATURDAY 5/2 Rutgers Gardens hosts “Introduction to Sketching Trees and other Landscape Plants” from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the New Jersey Garden Club Headquar ters at 130 Log Cabin Road on Cook campus.

Admission is $60.

Rutgers Gardens hosts “Walk and Talk in the Park” from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the New Jersey Garden Club Headquar ters at 130 Log Cabin Road on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

SUNDAY 5/3 The Zimmerli Ar t Museum at Rutgers hosts “Family First Sundays” from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Zimmerli Ar t Museum on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

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Students work to bring education to developing countries NATASHA TRIPATHI

When Levine approached Sharma with the idea for the club, Sharma said she was hapIt all began in 2008 when a py to help, because she also felt small boy begging in the streets a personal connection to Levine of India told Adam Braun that and Atkinson due to the stuwhat he wanted most in the world dent’s mature nature as well as their thoughtful and hardworkwas a pencil.

“Pencils of Promise”, founded ing attitude that impressed her

by Braun, is a global movement during class.

“I was pleased to have this full of passionate individuals, supporting and making a world with oppor tunity to suppor t the stugreater educational opportunities dents and the meaningful purfor all, according to the company’s pose of ‘Pencils of Promise,’” she said. “Rutgers students official website.

The movement fundamental- have a lot of choices when it ly believes in a day when every comes to their extra-curricusingle child will have access to a lar activities and knowing that quality education, according to ‘Pencils of Promise’ was making a dif ference around the their website.

Motivated by a commitment world made it an easy decision to help children in third-world for me to want to get involved.”

The Rutgers chapter of “Pencountries have access to education, Alexis Levine and Jacque- cils of Promise” ser ves two purline Atkinson worked together poses, Sharma said. It gives the to take “Pencils of Promise” organization visibility to have a a step further and establish a chapter at a prestigious university with an engaged student chapter at the University.

Levine, president of “Pencils body, and it gives the Universiof Promise” and a Rutgers Busi- ty visibility to suppor t a meanness School sophomore, said she ingful organization.

Sharma said she is hopeful and Atkinson, the organization’s treasurer and a Rutgers Business that the students’ hard work School sophomore, met as room- will pay off and that they will mates during their first year of meet their fundraising goals.

“I also think that Alexis and college and wanted to start a club Jackie hope that would to grow the benefit society.

“It’s nice to know that organization “Pencils of Promise” is an my mom was able to get with more members who up-and-coming that opportunity and are as excited organization that other people could, about its efbased in New York City fobut they don’t have the forts as we all cused on raising resources for it. It’s kind are,” she said.

B o t h money to build of heartbreaking.”

Levine and schools in third Atkinson want world countries, to share their Atkinson said.

JACQUELINE ATKINSON resources to To raise Treasurer of “Pencils for Promise” and a provide chilmoney, the Rutgers Business School Sophomore dren around club hosts the world with events and the chance to holds various go to school fundraisers, Atkinson said. Their goal is to and receive an education.

“You could always better raise $25,000, so they can to send club members to a third- yourself by learning someworld countr y to build a school. thing,” Atkinson said.

So far, the chapter has volun“I think education is really important because our society teered at the Unite Half Marais constantly growing and it’s thon both in April 2014 and April hard to watch kids in less for- 2015 and held a few coffee houstunate areas not have the same es to raise money, Atkinson said.

They raised a little more than opportunities I did,” she said.

Atkinson said her grandmother $1,000 in the past year.

Since Braun founded the was anxious and determined to move to the United States from company with just a $25 deposthe Phillippines so her children — it, the organization built more Atkinson’s mother — could have than 200 schools, ser ving over 30,000 students, according to a better education.

“It’s nice to know that my their website.

“In the process, we have mom was able to get that opportunity and that other people learned a lot. We’ve learned could but they don’t have the that education is a living, resources for it,” she said. “It’s breathing entity that with the right nur turing, evolves into kind of heartbreaking.”

Payal Sharma, an assistant something spectacular,” acprofessor in the Department cording to the website. “We’ve of Management and Global learned that ever y piece of its Business, said she has been growth is a challenge and that providing oversight and advice each pencil, each dollar, each regarding the club’s activities suppor ter is essential.” to board members.

Natasha Tripathi is a School of She said she would meet with Levine and Atkinson Arts and Sciences junior majoring at Starbucks when the stu- in journalism and media studies dents would update her on the and painting and minoring in politiclub’s progress and activities, cal science. She is an Associate News and Sharma would offer sug- Editor at The Daily Targum. Follow gestions or ideas regarding her on Twitter @natashatripathi for more stories. future plans.

ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Members of Rutgers’ chapter of “Pencils for Promise” distribute water to runners participating in the Unite Half Marathon on April 12. COURTESY OF ALEXIS LEVINE

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MASCOT Bill has not yet been unveiled to alumni, Brennan says backlash is ‘inevitable’ CONTINUED FROM FRONT

gender in addition to the existing Caucasian Scarlet Knight, said Emmet Brennan, student assembly parliamentarian.

“What we were thinking — the way the bill’s laid out — it’s not defined that we need an Asian knight, a black knight, a Latino knight,” said Brennan, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first-year student. “That we would really leave it up to the different student organizations ... and basically the student body as a whole to determine how many knights they’d like and what these knights would represent.”

Brennan said he founded the idea behind the bill working as a press box server at a football game, where he noticed the mascot had blue eyes and light skin.

“This does not seem right,” Brennan said. “Our mascot does not represent how diverse we are as a school.”

Over this semester, Brennan educated himself on different ethnicities and genders and worked with friend Mohamed Asker, the assembly’s student affairs chair and a member of the Arab Cultural Club, to create a bill that was passed by a majority of the student assembly’s top players at their last meeting.

“The bill did pass the body, and it wasn’t by a slim margin,” Bren-

nan said. “(But) there were some concerns over the mascot possibly being offensive if it wasn’t done properly.”

To create the most appropriate mascot prototypes, Brennan said he reached out to Rutgers’ black, Latino and Asian cultural councils to let them weigh in on the bill.

But more than reaching out to just the multicultural organizations, Brennan said he wants to get the Rutgers community involved in the dialogue.

At this point, and hopefully with positive feedback from the majority of the student body, Brennan said he would take the bill to Rutgers administration for the first time and hope they would work with the student assembly to create official sketches of new mascots.

But aside from persuading the staff, Brennan said bringing the proposal to attention of Rutgers alumni could pose as another contention.

The bill has not yet been unveiled to alumni, but Brennan said backlash is “inevitable,” and that the student assembly anticipated anger from alumni, which is why the current mascot would not be eliminated and more mascots would be added.

“I mean, obviously you’re going to have people who are going

parallel reactions received in 2013, when Rutgers Glee Club’s Patrick Gardner, director of the choral activities, revised certain verses of the 140-year-old alma mater, “On the Banks of the Old Raritan,” to be gender-neutral.

Brennan was still in high school in 2013, but said he anticipates less backlash for the mascot proposal compared to the alma mater controversy.

“From what I understand of it, they changed the alma mater, so it was no longer the same one,” he said. “We’re still keeping the same mascot, so I don’t think it will be nearly as much negative pushback. And also with the alma mater, I believe there wasn’t much a of say — the student body didn’t have a lot of say — a few individ-

“It’s not really about taking away from the current mascot we have, but really celebrating that diversity and involving the student body in our mascot.”

EMMET BRENNAN Rutgers University Student Assembly Parliamentarian and a School of Arts and Sciences First-Year Student

“What we were really hoping is that this would be a discussion with the entire student body,” he said. “So we would have a working committee of the different multicultural (organizations), possibly the Queer Caucus — basically students who represent a unique voice, and have them all working together at the same table to make sure red flags that arise with any of those groups — that mascot would immediately be tabled.”

to say, you know, we’re destroying tradition,” he said. “It’s inevitable. There’s always going to be people who complain, but I think we won’t receive that much pushback because we are keeping the current knight. We’re just, I think, taking pride in our current diversity as a school as we are now, but also recognizing where we were.”

Brennan said he recognized reactions from alumni could

uals decided they were going to make this change.”

Next to community responses, funding might pose a considerable challenge.

The student assembly could rely on University funding, alumni funding or student assembly funding which is derived from student fees, Brennan said.

Although student funding is an option, he said the assembly is least likely to explore this choice.

“I think we can get the other two sources of money much easier, and I would rather not spend student money on something I can get someone else to pay for,” he said.

Overall, Lamar Nero, a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore, looked favorably upon the proposal.

“In a nutshell, I think it’s a good idea because obviously Rutgers is so diverse,” he said.

“Not saying I have a problem with a white mascot, but at the same time I don’t have a problem with diversifying it.”

But Sneha Lakhani, a Rutgers Business School junior, questioned the bill.

“I feel like it’s a bit farfetched, but I appreciate the idea of accepting more,” she said. “But I don’t feel like (diversity) has to be shown in that manner as well because Rutgers does a good job showing it in ever y other way.”

However, Brennan emphasized the root of the bill.

“This bill is about representing how diverse Rutgers is, and that we should take pride in that we’re one of the most diverse schools in the nation,” he said.

“It’s not really about taking away from the current mascot we have, but really celebrating that diversity and involving the student body in our mascot.”

Katie Park is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science and journalism and media studies. She is the News Editor at The Daily Targum. Follow her on Twitter @kasopar for more stories.

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Research from the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers School of Public Health conducted a study that correlated indoor tanning among teens in New Jersey with smoking and social media usage. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JACQUELINE DOREY

HABITS According to CDC, starting to tan from young age puts individuals at higher risk for melanoma tanners suggested “these users may benefit from inter ventions Coups worked on the study that address multiple behaviorwith Jerod Stapleton at the cancer al risk factors.”

But for some, interventions institute and Robert Wood Johnson, Christine Davis at the School might not be enough.

Anna Gatchenko, a School of of Public Health and Cristine Delnevo at the Cancer Institute and Arts and Sciences first-year student, said she is a frequent tanner School of Public Health.

Coups said there is a need to de- and smoker, going through about velop and implement interventions three cigarettes a day and tanning for this population, as well as for every other day.

“I love looking tan,” she said. “It youth across the United States, to reduce the likelihood that they will makes me look prettier.”

She said if she was faced with engage in indoor tanning.

“An approach we would like to an intervention, like Coups suggested, she try is targeting would probably people who are “I quit because I knew not stop either liking or favoriting things that it wasn’t healthy. It also of the activities it affected have to do with adds up financially and unless her directly in indoor tanning, I learned to accept the the form of a seand countering rious diagnosis. way I look.” them, like show“I mean, when ing the risks of I smoke or tan I indoor tanning,” NATALIE DA SILVA know there’s a Coups said. “We School of Arts and Sciences First-Year risk to get canwant to reach Student cer, and obviousout to them and ly it’s not good show them, ‘Hey, maybe this thing you’re do- for you, but I’m willing to take the risk,” Gatchenko said. “I know ing isn’t such a great idea.’”

According to the Centers for what I am doing, I know what it Disease Control and Prevention, might cause, and I don’t think othindoor tanning is dangerous for er people telling me would affect those who begin in adolescence it unless I want to do it myself.”

She is attempting to quit cigaor early adulthood, as it puts them at a higher risk of devel- rettes and has cut down from 10 cigoping melanoma, which is the arettes a day to three to four per day.

Other college students, such as deadliest skin cancer.

“Given more than half of fre- Natalie da Silva, a School of Arts quent tanners are using social and Sciences students first-year media related to indoor tanning, student, and Susan Kim, a School this might ser ve as a viable of Arts and Sciences sophomore, mechanism to deliver messag- know the lure of indoor tanning, ing about the risks of this activi- but do not use social media to further their attachment to a salon. ty,” Coups said.

Da Silva said she used to go tanCoups also said the higher rate of smoking among frequent ning about four days a week for CONTINUED FROM FRONT

four years at “Jamaican Me Tan” in Woodbridge but recently quit the habit.

“I quit because I knew it wasn’t healthy. It also adds up financially, and I learned to accept the way I look,” da Silva said.

Kim said she went tanning about once a week because she said she disliked how pale she looked in the winter. Her gym, Planet Fitness,

offers tanning booths as part of their membership.

But Kim said she does not follow them on social media, saying she “doesn’t care enough to follow them” since she does not follow product or brand accounts.

The tanning salon da Silva frequented did not have any type of social media accounts at the

time, but she said she would not have felt ver y inclined to follow them regardless.

She also said she still misses tanning to this day, but did not find it difficult to stop, due to her finances.

“It got harder to go as frequently since I started dorming and also (because of) the money,” da Silva said.

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April 30, 2015

CRIME APRIL 29 WOODBRIDGE — Edward Wor tman, an elementar y school teacher who went missing six months ago, has been found dead in a heavily wooded area of Colonia. The remains of the 34-year-old man were found of f Water Street and was positively identified by anthropologists by the use of dental records. Wor tman was an elementar y school teacher for 10 years at Banneker Academy in the East Orange School District.

APRIL 29 MOUNT OLIVE — Police and firefighters were notified of a fire with someone possibly trapped inside. At least five people, including three police of ficers and a fireman, were injured. One person has been charged with arson after a woman jumped from the burning building. The police said an inhabitant of the house was charged with arson and criminal mischief but did not provide a person’s name or disclose information on how the person was identified as a suspect.

APRIL 29 WILLINGBORO — Jamel Stephenson was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose after stabbing a resident in the head during a fight. The 21-year-old was arrested and placed in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly on $75,000 bail.

APRIL 29 LITTLE FALLS — The police arrested three men and a juvenile on numerous drug charges. They were 19-yearold Hassan Dyoke, 22-year-old Rocco Maley, 19-year-old Gustavo Diaz and a 16-year-old juvenile. After an of ficer pulled them over for multiple motor vehicle violations, he obser ved multiple marijuana bags in the vehicle and conducted a car search that yielded six eighthof-an-ounce bags of marijuana packaged for distribution. The three men and the juvenile were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana among other of fenses.

Michelle Goncalves, president of the Latin American Student Organization, holds the hands of two Samba Novo dancers on stage at the College Avenue Student Center Wednesday evening for the “Latin American Festival: Brazil” event. SAMANTHA CASIMIR

Festival celebrates Brazilian people, culture Four years ago, Michelle Goncalves and Stephanie Souza were told Brazil was not part of Latin America.

They resolved to combat that mentality by hosting a festival inclusive of their Brazilian and Latino roots. Last night, their vision became a reality.

The Latin American Student Organization (LASO) held the “Latin American Festival: Brazil” event last night at 8 p.m. at the College Avenue Student Center.

Admission to the event included a $3 fee. The money collected will be donated to Amazon Watch, an organization that partners with indigenous communities to protect the environment in Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador and Peru, according to amazonwatch.org.

“We decided that with global Goncalves, a School of Arts and warming and deforestation, the Am- Sciences senior.

Catering for the event was azon was clearly the right choice beprovided by cause Brazil’s all Costa Verde, in the Amazon,” a South Amsaid LASO Pres“Being Brazilian, we’re boy-based ident Michelle not known to be smart. P o r t u g u e s e Goncalves.

We’re known to be restaurant.

The event included perbeautiful and play soccer.” She said Rutgers-approved formances vendors of fer from Samba MICHELLE GONCALVES many caterNovo and the Latin American Student Organization options Rutgers Ca- President and a School of Arts and Sciences ing for Indian or poeira Club.

Senior Chinese food, Samba Novo, but the Braziltwo dancers hailing from New York, invited ian or Por tuguese food options members of the crowd to learn are limited.

“They were very kind and they basic samba dance moves, said

created an exclusive Brazilian menu for us,” Goncalves said.

LASO was founded in 1975 as a safe haven for Latino students, but when Goncalves and Souza first joined the organization as freshmen, their shared Brazilian ethnicities were not widely recognized as Latino, said LASO Vice President Stephanie Souza.

Every year, LASO hosts a Latin American Festival with a Latin American country as a theme, with Salvador, Mexico and Cuba as past themes, said Souza, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. This year, both students were able to infuse the festival with their Brazilian culture.

“Being Brazilian, we’re not known to be smart,” Goncalves said. “We’re known to be beautiful and play soccer.”

Goncalves said that many Latinos see their culture as a crutch, but she wants to show the beauty within their heritage.

Sociedad Estudiantil Dominicana and Hermanidad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. were among the organizations who co-sponsored the event, Souza said.

“I think the importance of these types of events are really important cause like I said diversity is not just like sitting next to somebody in class,” Souza said. “It’s the interaction with diverse types of people.”

She said it is easy to see diversity at Rutgers. In any classroom, someone can be sitting next to someone who is different and easily call that diversity. But when people attend cultural events and immerse yourself in what is going on, that is feeling the diversity. “(Events like this) create a different sense of diversity, of actually experiencing it,” Souza said.

Yvanna Saint-Fort and Chris Roney contributed to the reporting for this story.

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#POLITICS PARADIGM Panelists hailing from the White House and Rock the Vote, among other organizations, speak with moderator and professor Melissa Aronczyk at the Eagleton Institute of Politics’ event, #politics: Redefining Engagement via Digital Media Tuesday afternoon at Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

CONFERENCE Christie says he sent troops to Baltimore just as other states assisted during Hurricane Sandy CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Michael Aron, chief political correspondent for NJTV, asked Christie to get the protesters to “pipe down” so the first press availability in months could be usable on television.

“You go do it,” Christie said.

“I’m not going to do your dirty work for you Michael. I’ve got enough trouble on my own.”

After discussing the bills, Christie took questions from the press, which ranged from his handling of Sen. Robert Menendez’ (D-N.J.) alleged bribery scandal to his decision to send New Jersey state troopers to Baltimore.

One reporter asked Christie to explain the rationale behind issuing state troopers to the riots in Maryland, but not taking a more active role in crime situations in New Jersey cities such as Newark and Paterson.

“The state police have a very active role here,” Christie said.

“Baltimore was in a state of emergency. The governor declared a state of emergency and asked not just us, but all neighboring states for assistance.”

Christie said New Jersey responded to that call for help in the same way states responded to calls for emergency assistance from New Jersey during Hurricane Sandy.

The president of the State Troopers Union called Christie’s decision a political move that ultimately put the State Troopers in harms way, pointed out one of the dozens of reporters at the event.

Christie refused to comment.

He also refused to speculate on the outcome of the George Washington Bridge lane closure controversy, after a report surfaced that a former ally may plead guilty.

“(I responded to Baltimore the) same way I offered assistance to (Connecticut) Gov. Dan Malloy on the day of the Sandy Hook murders,” Christie said.

The New Jersey governor said he hopes order in Baltimore is restored and that people residing in the city can “live their lives normally.” From managing Hurricane Sandy, he said he learned that people separated from a crisis can often be misinformed. He believes the governor of Maryland is making the right decisions.

Christie also responded to an inquiry as to why he did not ask Sen. Robert Menendez to step down from his position.

Menendez faces severe consequences for corruption charges after being accused of showing favorability toward a personal friend, Florida physician Salomon Melgen, and exchanging political accessibility for “lavish” gifts.

“I believe a Senate member has the right to make that decision on his own,” Christie said. “He has a presumption of innocence.”

With the possibility of Christie running for president in 2016, he discussed the status of New Jersey’s budget, his entitlement reform plan and responded to questions of the Republican state party’s debt.

Christie said he has coordinated two state party fundraisers over the last two months and has no trouble accumulating money.

That money will be available to support assembly, county and local candidates throughout the fall.

“We have hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash on hand,” Christie said. “We’re raising more money for the state party every month. The debt is not affecting our political decisions at all.”

April 30, 2015

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

reThink Theatrical offers immersive theatre to community

reThink Theatrical’s zero-dollar budgeted production, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will debut this coming July at Rutgers Gardens. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA CASAMIR

CHRIS RONEY COPY EDITOR

When two-time, Tony-award winning director Julie Taymor

brought her Off Broadway production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to life on a meager budget of $2.4 million, The New York Times regaled it, “an auspicious

reminder of what vast imagination can achieve in close quarters.” So, when Rutgers University’s own bring their “Dream” to the Hub City on a budget of zero dollar this

summer, “vast imagination” will not begin to cover it.

Near-graduate Stephanie Bond and graduate student Thomas Young are proving that you don’t need to put your money where your mouth is to put on a great show.

Their lovechild, and an effort spearheaded by undergraduates and graduates alike, reThink Theatrical, aims to bring accessible, immersive theatre to the Rutgers and New Brunswick communities, free of charge.

Young, artistic director of reThink and co-director of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” said the lot that comprises reThink are excited to push their limits as actors, producers, directors and so on, to present a show minus the frills.

“With one foot in and one foot out (of Rutgers), I think we’re in a great place to bridge the gap between Rutgers theatre and the city we live in.” reThink Theatrical’s premiere show is set to grace the lawns of Rutgers Gardens promenade-style, this July.

Composer and Musical Director Michael Bond, a 2012 Rutgers alum, acknowledges the challenges that come with putting music to an outdoor production.

“Not only are we transforming a well-known work, but it’s immersive theatre, it’s outside and it’s on a zero-dollar budget.

Marketing Director and School of Arts and Sciences junior Sara Ghassemzadeh said she thinks quality local theater, especially when “on the house,” is bound to drum up an audience.

“Rutgers has an amazing theatre community, but in a way, it’s a bubble. By expanding and doing outreach, we want to create a culturally diverse atmosphere.”

School of Arts and Sciences senior Stephanie Bond, the “nuts and bolts” behind “Midsummer,” according to her co-director, said their purpose as a company is a higher one than simply offering free shows.

“Of the 11 public schools in New Brunswick, most of them don’t have arts programs. … My dad was actually poor, but my school still had a music program and enough money to hand me a clarinet. This is about making theatre and arts accessible to everyone.”

School of Arts and Sciences senior Jasia Ries is excited by the prospect of Rutgers Gardens coming alive with Shakespearean prose and said it will be a perfect backdrop to the story itself.

“It’s perfect, doing ‘Midsummer’ in the midsummer, outside with the trees and the flowers. … You can’t get any more inspiring than that.”

Young also thinks the benefits of their undertaking massively outweigh its challenges, which he considers an exciting design challenge.

“We get to use these unique spaces –– gardens, coffeehouses, abandoned buildings, town squares –– and it forces us to rethink how we use (those spaces), opening up a whole new set of questions, like when flowers are in bloom or if fireflies will be out.”

Local improv performer Dan Conroy said he believes the project will catalyze other groups to form and organize their own participatory local theater.

“To put it plainly, a project of this objective is not only necessary, but should be done in every city, town and community that has even the smallest passion for theater. Stephanie and Thomas have felt the pulse of the performing arts community in New Brunswick and are responding

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With props fashioned out of found objects and recycled or donated materials, production staff will call on reThink’s cast and crew to to be industrious, and imaginative according to their website.

Producer Stephanie Bond said unlike Cabaret Theatre or Livingston Theatre Company, whose members are exclusively undergraduate students, auditions for “Midsummer” will be an open call to ever y resident of New Brunswick.

“Our auditions are open to undergrads, graduate students and non-students too … so if

your mom always dreamed of being in a show, tell her to come out.”

Stage Manager Christian Munoz thinks plays in the park have the capability of changing how the local community defines theatre. “reThink challenges people to refocus their preconceived ideas of theatre and to think outside the box, either as a member of our company or as an audience member,” he said. “You can have an incredible experience at no cost at all.”

Mar y Ann Schrum, manager of programs and development at Rutgers Gardens, thinks the show’s run with the garden as its stage will benefit both Rutgers and the local community.

“We’ve always wanted to have theatre here in the gardens … and (having) a place to come see free theatre will be so great for the local community. We’re hoping to get school groups from New Brunswick, East Brunswick and across Middlesex Country (to come out).”

Bond believes the relationship between actor and audience member, much like the one reThink hopes to foster between themselves and local schools and businesses, can be entirely symbiotic.

“We’re taking people starving for art and the starving artists themselves and putting them together.”

Open calls to auditions for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be held at Walters Hall on Douglass campus on April 30, May 1 and May 2.

Thomas Young, reThink Theatrical’s Artistic Director and co-director of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” embraces the outdoor atmosphere that will set the summer performance’s stage. Rutgers Gardens will host each of reThink Theatrical’s afternoon and evening productions, free of charge. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA CASAMIR

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#UpForWhatever, just not assault Bud Light campaign slogan insinuates, promotes rape culture

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u d Light recently came under fire for a poor- campus. This transparency has helped to change ly worded slogan displayed on their beer the movement into one that everyone can identify bottles. As part of the “#UpForWhatever” with. The movement against sexual assault and gencampaign, the brewing company Anheuser-Busch der-based violence has also taken to using enthusiasreleased a slogan on beer bottles reading, “Perfect tic consent, adopting the moniker, “yes means yes,” beer for removing ‘no’ from your vocabulary for the as opposed to “no means no.” Therefore, the part of night.” Social media and news outlets alike demon- the slogan, “removing ‘no’ from your vocabulary,” ized the company for the insinuation of rape the slo- plays on old stereotypes of rape.

It is important to know, however, that if the edition gan carries.

Aside from the obvious reasons, the worst part of of the bottle came out mid-summer when college the expression is that it operates on traditional con- students weren’t surrounded by each other, living cepts of rape. The phrasing, “for the night,” implies in a hotbed of social and political action, maybe the that rape is an isolated situation. Too often, people response wouldn’t have been as scathing. Yet, even view assault or rape as instances that occur in a back during the summer, there likely would have been a alley in the dead of night, or in a fraternity house response prompting the discontinuation of the slowhile the party rages on a few floors below, when gan, as this movement has experienced.

In their statement, Budweiser said that there this is often not the case. Oftentimes, rape and aswere, “140 different scroll sault victims know their atmessages intended to entackers, have some idea of courage spontaneous fun.” who they are or have had an “The slogan evokes thoughts There is nothing wrong interaction with them in the of college kids gesturing to the with an alcohol company past. Similarly, rape is not albottle saying to one another, ‘it’s trying to make their prodways an isolated situation, or literally written on here.’” uct more marketable. Howa situation that only occurs ever, the slogan evokes when drugs or alcohol are thoughts of college kids involved. In many situations, both or all the parties involved in an assault can be gesturing to the bottle saying to one another, “it’s completely coherent in understanding the events literally written on here,” as a means of justifying inappropriate action. that took place.

The “#UpForWhatever” campaign has been going Additionally, the context in which the Bud Light slogan was introduced is important to examine. Use on for two years. It is supposed to be about having of the slogan was not only a poor judgment call, it was fun, living life and enjoying the unexpected twists also bad timing. College campuses and a fair amount and turns that a night out can take. But how many of the nation are presently taking an in-depth look people heard about this campaign or understood its at rape culture, sexual violence and gender-based purpose until now? This slogan was likely created violence. Years ago, such a conversation was taboo, by a bunch of male 20-somethings, fresh out of coland few people thought it appropriate to discuss the lege or business school, ready to make their splash. issue. Now we see the matter taking center stage, If you didn’t know about the campaign before, then with victims, survivors and perpetrators coming for- you most assuredly know about it now. Bad press ward to tell their stories. Here at Rutgers, we have is still press, and no matter what people are saying, seen a fair amount of survivors come forward to ex- they’re still talking about Bud Light. Either way, plain what has happened to them, and in instances, playing on a grave matter to market beer is a pathetwe have learned that assaults have taken place on ic way to remain relevant.

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On studying in Paris, ‘une expérience très précieuse’ STORIES FROM PARIS TESS ROSENBERG

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x actly one month from today, I will begrudgingly tote a slew of belongings down to Charles de Gaulle. I will hoist my suitcases onto a conveyor belt and watch them disappear. My passport will be glanced over by an overwhelmingly disinterested Frenchman. I will feel a pang of melancholy as I pass by gaudy souvenir shops and the in-airport Ladurée.

Slowly and over several hours, I’ll carry out these many rituals which have become — during the course of the year — regular and comfortingly mundane.

Then, I will board the afternoon direct-flight to Newark, New Jersey. I’ll stare out of my tiny window, at the uniformly grey scene, and desperately wish I could see Paris. That I might meander through the Louvre. Order ice cream from Bertillon, even if it stains my blouse again. Walk along the Seine and smirk (in my faux-Parisian naiveté) over the giddy, non-francophone tourists examining the bouquinistes’ selection of classics.

And even after all of the problématiques and exposés, I will want to pass la péniche at Sciences Po one more time. To witness a flood of immaculately-clothed students encircling a table that’s distributing tickets to hear Ban Ki-Moon or Koffi Annan.

While I still have six more countries worth of travel before this imminent departure, I

nonetheless find myself already reflecting on this collective experience, facing the unanticipated disparity between who I was in August and who I am presently.

Of course, human beings, by our own nature, are neither static nor fixed. We all arrive at moments in which a past incarnation of ourselves appears as a detached, distant figure. Even perhaps, a caricature. And it’s this sense of space which stresses the striking magnitude of our own personal development, whatever the direction.

Fellow upperclassmen, recollect your-

practically). Even scrambling to find out what you can do for food on a Sunday afternoon.

La vie à l’étranger can also be: Distinguishing a haze of twenty-syllable German street names in Berlin or interpreting the Italian national rail, the British tube or the loop in Glasgow. It’s quite literally finding where you are in the world, as an individual and embracing it. It is for this reason that I strongly recommend pursuing any international opportunity — which, I would like to emphasize, is not necessarily expensive. Beyond the wealth of scholarships that exist, you can methodical-

“Contemporary Paris is not ‘just’ French. It’s an international city, with neighborhoods and cuisine that reflect the globe in all its diversity.” selves as a first-year. Or if you dare — in high school.

So while change is inevitable and derives from numerous sources, I propose that the amount of complex, individual growth that you’d accrue from studying abroad is likewise unfathomable. After all, life in Paris can’t just be a Camembert-“tradi”-and-Bourgogne picnic, where you frolic through enchanted rues or contemplate Beckett over a crème and pain au chocolat.

It’s more than that, in both the best and worst way. Life abroad is dealing with bed bug infestations. Leaks. Malfunctioning plumbing. Roommates who do not speak your native language. Navigating an entirely foreign academic structure (socially, culturally and

ly select locations and accommodations (like homestays) which make studying abroad more than feasible.

In closing, these a few of the reasons why you should seriously give thought to a semester or year in Paris, France, studying at a French university like Sciences Po. One: Paris is a student city. All major museums are free, and there are discounts on cultural events (e.g. opera tickets), transportation (like cartes jeunes, which can reduce train travel in France by over 50%), etc. I have studied in the garden of the Rodin museum, across from the Thinker. Two: the food, culture, architecture, art and history. Three: The beautiful people. Four: Exposure to the fascinating sphere of French politics. Five:

Contemporary Paris is not “just” French. It’s an international city, with neighborhoods and cuisine that reflect the globe in all its diversity. Six: Paris is conveniently central to both French and European travel. It is also highly connected with the many destinations of Ryan Air. A 26-euro flight to Dublin tomorrow. Why not? Seven: Nature. Paris hosts numerous, truly extraordinary parks throughout.

Eight: Sciences Po. I strongly endorse Sciences Po, the Political Science Institute of Paris, for anyone who aspires to leadership or creating change to consider this university.

According to QS’s 2015 report, it ranked as the fifth best university for political science and international politics in the world. Moreover, its environment is pervasively “poli sci.”

The professors are renowned in academics or come from impressive, professional careers. For example, the newly-elected dean of its PSIA division is a former PM of Italy.

Students are constantly campaigning, voting and organizing — there’s a profound atmosphere that everyone on campus is going to do something. A contagious environment of momentum. And as an American abroad in a school of politics, you will reach new heights of diplomacy and sensitivity.

And so, I hope you think of Paris. It has changed me for the better, and it’s something which will always be with me.

No matter, I’ll always have Paris.

Tess Rosenberg is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in English and political science with a minor in French. Her column, “Stories From Paris,” runs once a month on Thursday.

Supporting Jewish community, why Rutgers needs Hillel COMMENTARY PETER KHARMANDARIAN

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o th overseas and nationally, we see violence and prejudice against Jews across the globe rising in number every year — with recent events like Charlie Hebdo and Hypercacher. We are seeing a time where people are once again afraid to be kippah-clad on the streets of Paris and Rome.

However on a more insular and personal level, Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) measures are right on our doorsteps, with proposals being put to vote through the student government of Princeton University as we speak. Ever present bombardments of Anti-Israeli statements are constantly made on multiple platforms of publishing on University campuses that do nothing but stunt conversation between student groups. We have calls for armed uprisings against Israel, with slogans such as “From Ferguson to Gaza, Intifada Intifada!,” with recent Yik Yak messages reading “Shame on Rutgers for selling them that land” and “Why do they even need one of those,” in regards to the construction of the new Hillel building.

It leaves me in awe as I wonder what could make educated individuals hate a group of people so blindly.

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First, allow me tell you why I need a Rutgers Hillel. I need Hillel because it offers me the community that I was both searching for and was afraid of not finding upon coming to a school as large as our University. Hillel has been a resource through which I have made a sweeping majority of my friends during my time here and has helped me strengthen the relationships with others I’ve made outside the community. The Hillel has helped me learn more about Judaism and the Jewish

Now let me tell you why we all need a Rutgers Hillel. The Hillel and Rabbi Esther Reed have sponsored “Campus Trialogues,” platforms in which the members of the three major monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, can put aside their differences and have a religious dialogue. We need Hillel because every Friday night they open their doors to the public and offer a delicious Shabbat meal to all University students, completely free of charge. We need Hillel be-

“To those that claim we do not need a Hillel or that Hillel is a supporter of the controversial state of Israel, I invite you to join me. Join me at Shabbat dinner, let us eat and laugh together.” community by offering me hands-on experiences, something that no classroom or textbook could ever do. I need Hillel because it offered me a judgment-free environment to voice my opinions on matters that I am hesitant to speak about in other settings. Hillel has created a place for me to feel safe in a school that can sometimes feel overwhelmingly large, that can make a person feel very small and insignificant. For me, Hillel has become a home at the University, one that I wouldn’t trade for the world.

cause they offer free meals throughout the duration of Jewish holidays such as Passover, where Jewish students are unable to eat the foods that normal students can — a feat that will be made significantly easier when the kosher cafe and eating space is opened up in the new Rutgers Hillel the spring of 2016. We need Hillel because they work toward saving lives and preserving the community through working with Habitat for Humanity, sponsoring the Jewish social justice group Ben Azzai that raises money for the homeless

during holidays such as Purim, visiting sick children at Robert Wood Johnson and hosting bone marrow and blood drives on campus. We need Hillel because they spearhead events, such as when they hosted Holocaust survivors, leading the movement to educate college students about the horrors that had taken place. We need Hillel because even though we have the second largest Jewish student body in the country, among minority groups Jews only make up .2 percent of the total human population on earth. Without community, what will the fate of the Jewish people be?

To those that claim we do not need a Hillel or that Hillel is a supporter of the controversial state of Israel, I invite you to join me. Join me at Shabbat dinner, let us eat and laugh together. Join me in attending events with guest speakers, and let us hear their stories together. Join me, and learn more about this incredible and accepting community. Join me in learning about the plethora of Jewish holidays, each with their own set of beautiful traditions and practices. Join me in celebrating the opening of our new Jewish home at the University. I need the Rutgers Hillel, but more importantly, we all need the Rutgers Hillel.

Peter Kharmandarian is a School of Arts and Science sophomore triple majoring in Jewish studies, art history and history.

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We’re just, I think, taking pride in our current diversity as a school as we are now, but also recognizing where we were.”

- Emmet Brennan, RUSA parliamentarian, SEBS first-year student on the new Rutgers mascot. See story on FRONT.

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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black

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Today’s Birthday (04/30/15). Home holds your heart this year. Research and budget for household upgrades, and invest for family. Patiently plan. Get more for your time and money after 6/14. List what you want. A new avenue at work opens. Play with someone attractive after 10/13. Get creative for a good cause. Take a peace break after 10/27.

Share love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 9 — Get coordinated.

Teamwork is crucial. Let a strong leader take charge. Negotiations go well today and tomorrow. Compromise comes easier. Practice what you preach. There’s a test coming. Your side’s getting stronger. Talk over your strategy.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Put what you’ve collected to good use. You’re busy with creative projects over the next few days. Get immersed in your work.

Build your portfolio. Keep current on homework and deadlines. Share what you’re up to socially.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Get work done early so you can go play. Practice a passion. Congratulate yourself on new skills. Family and friends share your enthusiasm. Fun is the name of the game. Follow your heart today and tomorrow.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Fix up your place over the next two days. Get help from someone who knows more than you do. Others admire your stamina. Good news comes from far away. Enjoy some family rest and recreation.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Your words go further today. Get them out! Tell your story openly. You’re learning fast.

Make practical financial decisions.

Don’t gamble or go shopping.

Confer with family. Share with your networks. A new educational phase begins.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Put in the work and reap a fat harvest today and tomorrow.

Shop carefully. A brilliant idea pays off. Start computing expenses. An old friend can help you make it real. Sort paperwork. Increase efficiency and profit.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Use your power responsibly. Clear up old business. Meet your deadlines. Today and tomorrow you’re more assertive. Talk about freedom and justice. Speak up for a good cause. An important person understands. You’re becoming more confident.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — You’re under some pressure with a deadline. Your partner and networks can help. Take a practical avenue. Postpone what you can. Ask nicely for what you need. Manage and coordinate the team. Share talents and win.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — A group project takes off today and tomorrow. Lively discussions ensue. Align on future goals, and share them far and wide.

Let friends and family know what you’re up to, and enroll their support.

Charge ahead together.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Crazy dreams seem possible. The action is behind the scenes. Talk about your dream job.

Take action for what you want. Get a coach. Learn from a competitor.

What you’re learning raises your professional status. It’s fun, too.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Disciplined efforts increase your profits. An older dream could be possible. Invest in your business. Make a domestic decision. A relocation or remodel could tempt. Document your discoveries. Studies, research and travels occupy you today and tomorrow.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Graduate to the next level with shared finances today and tomorrow. Join forces with another for funding. Strengthen your relationship. Let friends help. Invest in your equipment. Gather for group discussion. Timing is everything. Accept assistance.

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TOURNAMENT Knights aim to avenge 17-7 loss against Ohio State in Columbus from April 16 CONTINUED FROM BACK us going into the Big Ten tournament,” sophomore attacker Amanda Turturro said after the win on Sunday. “We’re all pumped up and ready to play against Ohio State.”

When the Buckeyes hosted the Knights, they came out on the winning end of a lopsided 17-7 game at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus.

Two weeks will have passed when the teams take the field at High Point tomorrow 35 minutes

after the first quarterfinal matchup between No. 9 Northwestern and Michigan at 3 p.m. concludes, and Rutgers is anxious for its shot at revenge.

“Being the fifth seed matches us up against Ohio State, which is something we wanted,” said head coach Laura Brand-Sias.

“Ohio State was one of our weakest performances. I think everyone agrees that it was one of our weakest performances, and we feel strongly that we can put up a much better game against them.”

Fifth-year senior Hollie DiMuro and the Knights look to carry their momentum from Michigan into Big Ten Tournament play tonight.

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The Buckeyes had one of their finest performances of their 2015 season against the Knights. Senior attacker Jackie Cifarelli had one of the best outings of her career, dishing six assists against Rutgers.

The nation’s second leading assister during the regular season with 46 fed senior attacker Katie Chase the most on the night, finding her fellow senior attacker three times in scoring position.

Chase finished the game with five goals to pace Ohio State as she has all season, leading the team in goals (46) and draw controls (69) throughout the campaign.

The Knights’ goalkeeper Candice Dandridge will be a key figure in the game for Rutgers. The senior netminder led the Big Ten and ranked 24th in the nation in saves per game, blocking 8.18 shots per contest.

Dandridge only made five saves when she faced Ohio State, so her performance in the cage will have to be much improved for the Knights to have a chance to advance to the semifinals.

With knowledge of the Buckeyes style of play in its recent memory, Rutgers will spend less time scouting and more time working on the practice field.

The Knights ended their regular season with their first win and now enter a do-or-die situation with hopes to begin their inaugural postseason in the Big Ten with another — a Big Ten Tournament win.

“It’s going to be a shorter preparation for the coaches as well as the team,” Brand-Sias said. “We know what kind of things we’re going to expect. We’re going to change our game plan against them because it wasn’t successful in the last game.

But as I said, there’s confidence in our team that they could put together a better showing.”

LEAD Wildcats scratch across seven runs in last four innings at plate to down Knights CONTINUED FROM BACK misplayed balls to dirt field that the Knights played on. Bainton Field, Rutgers home park, boasts a turf field and is where the team practices.

Senior first baseman Joe D’Annunzio said he might attribute the two errors to the dirt infield they are not used to, but says they were plays Rutgers has a chance to make.

“I know the one error was on a bad hop on a double-play ground ball to (junior second baseman Chris Suseck) –– it just hopped up and hit his chest,” D’Annunzio said. “On turf, it might have been a little different. But the second one was just on a steal to second where the ball went into centerfield.”

When it comes down to it, the biggest series of the season is coming up for the Knights when they play Penn State this weekend with the chance to make the Big Ten Tournament on the line.

With only eight teams accepted into the playing field, the Knights sit outside the bubble in the 10th spot behind Indiana and Minnesota.

Rutgers hoped a midweek game against Villanova would provide some momentum, but the Knights now ride a two-game losing streak into a weekend where they cannot afford to lose the series.

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Freshman right-hander John O’Reilly limited Villanova to just one run on four hits in his five innings of work as the starting pitcher.

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Page 17 WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD KNIGHTS ENTER HOME STRETCH OF OUTDOOR SEASON

Rutgers rides out end to season as eight seniors say goodbye KAYLEE POFAHL STAFF WRITER

As a thrilling rollercoaster ride nears its end, the inevitable impending trigger of the breaks is nothing less than bittersweet.

Such an exuberant, turbulent ride is illustrative of the four years that the graduating seniors on the Rutgers women’s track and field team enjoyed during their careers on the banks.

Of the eight senior Scarlet Knights, three will conclude their final season as the 2015 outdoor campaign comes to an end.

Christina Dibernardo, Jillian Grant and Brianna Deming bring their collegiate athletic careers to a close with particularly unique experiences tailored to their class.

Throughout their four years as Rutgers athletes, Dibernardo, Grant, and Deming have been part of three different collegiate athletic conferences — Big East, American Athletic Conference and Big Ten. “It’s hard because even though they’re running near their best or their best time, they don’t necessarily see the result in terms of scoring or the finals because the Big Ten is the hardest of the three conferences they’ve been in,” said head coach James Robinson. “It’s been hard to infiltrate that so far. … It’s been a way bigger challenge in the Big Ten to score than it was in the Big East and the American.”

Although the switch in conference has posed new, formidable challenges to the senior Knights, they remain positive in their outlook on the change.

Not only has the shift been motivating for the runners, but they are also ostensibly proud to bring their careers to an end as Big Ten athletes. “(It’s) kind of exciting (that) I get to finish in this really famous conference,” Dibernardo said. “Because the competition is so good, it’s pushing me and pushing everybody, really, to just be better than they’ve ever been.”

Despite the end looming, these graduating Knights have refused to become complacent.

In her first appearance after recovering from injury, Deming set a new personal record in her 5,000-meter race at the Larry Ellis Invitational on April 17.

Deming and Dibernardo were also both part of the distance medley relay squad that earned a fouth place finish at the Colonial Relays in early April.

Dibernardo also helped the 4x200-meter relay team that captured a second place finish at the same meet.

Jillian Grant was part of the two quartets that ran at Penn Relays last weekend. The Old Bridge, New Jersey, native ran in the 4x200-meter relay that took a fourth place finish in the ECAC Championship division, as well as the 4x100-meter squad that clocked in an ECAC qualifying time of 47.96 seconds.

As these graduating seniors round out their final outdoor season, a major chapter in their life comes to an end.

“It’s been a pretty great ride the past four years,” Dibernardo said. “It’s just kind of crazy to think about — that it’s almost over. I’ve been running track for ten years so its kind like the end of an era , you know, that’s half of my life. It’s sad in that, you know, it’s something that’s been such a huge part of our lives for so long and it’s just ending, but at the same time I’m ready to end my career on a high note.”

These Knights move forward armed with the lessons learned from their time on the banks. These experiences not only set them apart — they make them stronger.

“I think being able to persevere through their injuries and through the challenges that they’ve faced while they’ve been here is going to help as they move into different areas of their life,” Robinson said. “Through whatever endeavors they have, they can always recall back on those experiences

Senior distance runner Christina Dibernardo is one of eight seniors who will participate in what may be their final meet on May 2.

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and know that they can overcome tough times and challenges.”

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April 30, 2015 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD SUCCESS ON TRACK STEMS FROM CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT, TEAM CHEMISTRY

Knights throw down challenge to opponents in spring season MIKE O’SULLIVAN STAFF WRITER

The track and field season provides ample time for athletes to improve individually, along with the development of team-building skills.

Coaches preach that getting better with each day is the goal, while also stressing that having fun is just as important.

The throwing unit of the Rutgers men’s track and field team has heeded this advice from its coaches, using its superior talent and bonding to achieve success on meet days.

“Our whole unit has a really good bond,” said freshman javelin thrower Christopher Mirabelli. “(Junior javelin thrower) Tom Carr and I are really good friends. …

He’s helped me a lot and we hang out all the time, and he’s given me a lot of pointers.”

These words are reminiscent of the collective attitude of all the Scarlet Knights’ throwers.

They have each gotten off to hot starts in the outdoor season, consistently providing scores for Rutgers during competitions.

Junior hammer thrower Joseph Velez has reset the school record on multiple occasions, with his mark currently sitting at 64.14 meters (210 feet and five inches).

Carr is the veteran leader of the javelin unit and last competed in the Championship Division of the Penn Relays, where he netted a season-best throw of 71.27 meters (241 feet and nine inches).

Mirabelli has also done well for himself in his freshman season, coming off a season-best mark of 69.34 meters (227 feet) at last week’s Penn Relays, giving him a thirdplace finish in the IC4A Division.

The Lumberton, New Jersey, native has started to thrive at a crucial

point of the season, using his first few outings to serve as a springboard for the more important meets down the stretch of the year.

“I’m pretty happy with where I’m at right now,” Mirabelli said. “I’ve been getting better and more consistent with where I want to be, and I’m hoping my performance at the Penn Relays will bring even better things for me when I go out there.”

Another big addition to the unit is graduate student Josh Suttmeier, who transferred from South Carolina where he served as a captain for four years.

Suttmeier brings another source of leadership for the Knights, using his years as a student-athlete in the SEC to give his teammates someone who can be counted on in big moments.

“It’s been a good transition coming to Rutgers,” he said. “Coming to Rutgers and being the new guy was a little difficult at first, but now I’ve gotten used to the swing of things. It’s worked out really well with the team and it’s been nice to get some good performances under my belt.”

As Suttmeier continues to get accustomed to life at Rutgers, he can sense the Knights getting better collectively.

His performance at the Penn Relays, where he cracked the 70-meter mark with a toss 70.68 meters (231 feet and ten inches), sets him up well for the remainder of the season.

“Hitting 70 meters at the Penn Relays was a huge step for me,” he said. “After watching the video, though, I know there is still a lot more room for improvement and things to work on technique-wise … hopefully we can get a bunch of guys to go to regionals and nationals, and we can make some noise there.”

Junior hammer thrower Joseph Velez has led the Knights’ successful throwing unit. Velez reset the school record multiple times this spring. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / MANAGING EDITOR / MARCH 2015 Sophomore Matthew Krezmer is also coming off a strong outing, where he scored and finished in seventh place after recording a mark of 64.63 meters (212 feet).

Assistant coach Robert Farrell works directly with the throwers, helping them train their form and technique, while also watching

video to see what needs to be improved upon.

He collaborates with head coach Mike Mulqueen and the duo thinks that their unit will only get better as the stakes are raised in the next few weeks.

“We’re very excited about what we can do moving forward, because we see the improvement,” Mul-

queen said. “Josh Suttmeier had a big yearly best throw in the javelin at Penn Relays. All four of our javelin guys competed really well there, and Joe Velez had another solid performance in the hammer throw.”

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April 30, 2015 SOFTBALL RUTGERS 10, IONA 0

Rutgers remains on fire, stomps Iona in New Rochelle RYAN MORAN STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers softball team faced its final non-conference opponent of the season in Iona (14-22) Wednesday afternoon, defeating the Gaels by a score of 10-0.

For the Scarlet Knights (28-17), it was the second straight win for a team looking to get back on a roll as the season winds down.

“We came off a tough weekend, so getting these two wins give us a lot of good momentum going in to this weekend,” said senior lefthander Alyssa Landrith.

The Knights finished their non-conference schedule with an impressive record of 17-7.

“We could have got a couple more wins early on in the season,” said head coach Jay Nelson, when asked about his teams out-of-conference schedule. “But I like how we improved as the season went along.”

For the second straight day, Rutgers received a solid start from someone aside from Landrith.

On Tuesday, it was sophomore right-hander Shayla Sweeney with a very strong outing in an 18-9 win over LIU-Brooklyn at the RU Softball Complex.

On Wednesday, Dresden Maddox got the nod and did not disappoint.

The junior right-hander set the tone in the circle for Rutgers, tossing five shutout innings with four strikeouts and two hits before giving way to Landrith.

The Knights’ southpaw then closed the door over the course of the final two frames, recording all final six outs with two strikeouts sprinkled in.

“I went out there and throwing my pitches by moving the ball

around the strike zone,” Maddox said. “I depended on my stuff. I was confident in what was working.”

It’s going to be key for the Knights going forward into the weekend against Wisconsin, as well as the Big Ten Tournament, for Maddox to have everything working so she can supply the team with quality starts and provide rest for Landrith.

“It’s crucial for me,” Maddox said when asked if she can remain consistent. “Because you always have to be ready at any time and perform the best you can when coach calls your name. I don’t want to let this team down.”

Things got off to a fast start in the game with base hits from junior second baseman Stephanie Huang and senior centerfielder Jackie Bates in the first inning.

Huang went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a walk, while Bates stayed on fire at the plate by going 3-for-4 with two RBI on a two-run home run.

Freshman Sierra Maddox grounded out to drive in Huang for the first run of the game.

Sierra Maddox, who went 1-for-3 on the day, continued her recent hot streak for Rutgers.

The results don’t surprise her sister.

“I’m proud of her and what she has done of late,” Dresden Maddox said. “It’s not anything I didn’t know she couldn’t do. It’s stuff I’ve seen before.”

It seemed as if Iona learned the lesson that LIU-Brooklyn did not.

After going yard three times in one game on Tuesday, just a three-run homer short of the homerun cycle, Bates kept hitting on Wednesday.

She singled her first time up and in her second at bat the Gaels walked Bates. It was her 33rd walk

Junior right-hander Dresden Maddox pitched a gem for Rutgers, going five innings and giving up two hits and striking out four.

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Junior second baseman Stephanie Huang helps lead Rutgers at the plate, going 2-for-4 on the day with three RBI in Rutgers’ 10-0 win over Iona. TIANFANG YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2015 of the season, which is third all-time in the Rutgers record book for a single season. She would later score on a base hit from junior shortstop Melanie Slowinski.

However, in the seventh inning, Iona decided to forget what it had learned and pitched to Bates.

It ended up being a big mistake on their part as Bates launched a

two-run home run, her 21st home run of the season and 39th of her career, to extend the lead to 5-0.

“I honestly don’t know why they do it,” Nelson said about pitching to Bates.

Rutgers would tack on five more runs in the top of the seventh thanks to an RBI-double from Slowinski, a two-run triple by Huang and an

RBI-single by junior third baseman Jordan Whitley.

“We were off balance early with their first pitcher,” Nelson said.

“But we had some great defense and then capitalized later on with our opportunities.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Overall, my outing was good and I was happy to get through the five innings. The more they use me, the better, in my mind. That’s what I came to Rutgers for and the more I pitch, the happier I will be.”

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Rutgers seeks first Big Ten Tournament win BRIAN FONSECA STAFF WRITER

When the final horn blew at Michigan Stadium last Sunday, it put an end to the inaugural Big Ten women’s lacrosse regular season.

All eyes were focused on the seeding for the inaugural Big Ten women’s lacrosse tournament, all records during the regular season were wiped clean and every team received a new season — the postseason.

The first ever Big Ten Tournament will be held at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, home to the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team.

As the inaugural Big Ten women’s lacrosse regular season wound down, and the seeding for its tournament was decided.

The undefeated No. 1 Terrapins of Mar yland earned the top overall seed with No. 7 Penn State receiving the second seed in the tournament, both teams earning a firstround bye.

The Scarlet Knights (2-15, 1-4) finished their regular season in the best way possible, winning their first ever Big Ten Conference matchup against second-year program Michigan, 7-6, at the Big House.

The significance of the victor y cannot be overstated.

“It feels amazing. It feels like we won the national championship,” said fifth-year senior defender Hollie DiMuro of the win. “A lot of the girls needed that win just so we have the feeling that our season wasn’t for nothing … It was a win that we came together to do. It was us shining in the moment.”

The first win in 15 games for the Knights could not have come at a better time. Rutgers will look to use the momentum from its trip to Michigan as fuel for its first round matchup with the fourth seed in the Big Ten Tournament, No. 20 Ohio State.

“Today’s win was big motivation for all of Rutgers hopes senior goalkeeper Candice Dandridge will contribute a solid performance against Ohio State. The veteran netminder leads the Big Ten and ranks 24th in the nation in saves per game. COLIN PIETERS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2015

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BASEBALL VILLANOVA 7, RUTGERS 2

Knights squander lead in late innings TYLER KARALEWICH

strong performance from freshman righthander John O’Reilly, Rutgers fell, 7-2, to Villanova (18-22) in a fashion that has become far too redundant in this season’s losses.

With a down game in the field — committing two errors on defense — an offense that did not support the pitching staff with timely hitting and a bullpen that struggled late in the game, the problems snowballed for the Knights.

Head coach Joe Litterio could only point to one aspect for a silver lining.

“John O’Reilly was able to go out there for five innings and allowed only one run –– which was unearned,” Litterio said over

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The issues piled up for the Rutgers baseball team Wednesday against Villanova when the team traveled to Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.

The Scarlet Knights had previously won five out of the last five games against the Wildcats and sought to keep the streak going against their former Big East Conference rival –– but that didn’t happen.

The Knights (15-28-1, 5-10) dropped their only midweek series between the Seton Hall series and the Penn State series. Despite a

the phone following the game Wednesday.

“That was probably the only bright spot for us. But, when he came out of the game, their offense picked it up a little bit.”

While O’Reilly shined in his five innings –– allowing only four hits against his 21 batters faced –– Litterio knew he had to limit the amount of innings the rookie could throw.

Litterio said after a weekend where he threw and a midweek game, he didn’t want the pitch count to get too high for the weekend when Rutgers plays the Nittany Lions.

O’Reilly, pleased with the amount of innings he has been throwing, said he was

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senior midfielder, was named All-Big Ten Wednesday. Sbrilli led Rutgers in goals (35) and points (40) in her final season on the banks, becoming the 19th Knight to reach 100 career points in the process.

able to get ahead with his fastball and follow it up with his slider and other secondary pitches.

“I was able to throw my fastball pretty well today and my slider was working some of the time,” O’Reilly said. “Overall, my outing was good and I was happy to get through the five innings. The more they use me, the better, in my mind. That’s what I came to Rutgers for and the more I pitch, the happier I will be.”

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