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Obama to speak at U. 250 commencement NIKITA BIRYUKOV ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
On its historic 250th anniversary, the University will be setting a new milestone. For the first time in the school’s history, a sitting president will address Rutgers’ graduating seniors. Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, accepted the many invitations sent to him by the University, its students and New Jersey legislators. University President Robert L. Barchi called Obama’s decision a “testament to the enthusiastic efforts of Rutgers students, faculty, staff, alumni and Board members,” praising the Rutgers community on its persistence in urging the president to attend. “We are deeply honored that President Obama will take part in this milestone event for the University,” he said wrote in an email to the Rutgers community. “We look forward to having President Obama join us on this most celebratory occasion for Rutgers.” More than 12,000 students from across Rutgers’ 22 academic units will attend Obama’s May 15 speech at High Point Solutions Stadium on Busch campus. In addition to a ticket for themselves, each of SEE COMMENCEMENT ON PAGE 3
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Campus Calendar MONDAY 5/1 Rutgers for Bernie will host Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream on the steps of the Brower Commons at 3:00 p.m. Students should R.S.V.P. online. Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “University Choir: Favorite Choral Gems” at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas Student Center on Douglass campus. Ticket prices can be found online. TUESDAY 5/2 La La Yogurt presents “Yoga in the Park” from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Scarlet Knights Sports Club Field House on Busch campus. The event is free and open to the public. Digital Classroom Services presents “2016 DCS Showcase” from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Tillett Hall on Livingston campus. The event is free and open to the public. The Rutgers Center for Chinese Studies and the Chancellor’s Office presents “Rutgers Center for Chinese Study (RCCS) Public Lecture” from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Murray Hall on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public. WEDNESDAY 5/3 The Rutgers Energy Institute and the Rutgers
Climate Institute presents “Energy and Climate: One Day, Two Great Events” from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fiber Optic Materials Research Building on Busch campus. The event is free and open to the public. Rutgers Recreation presents “Swim for Life” from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Werblin Recreation Center on Busch campus. The two-hour swimming session is free and open to the public. The Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life and the Center for European Studies presents “Reckoning with Post-Holocaust Antisemitism in Europe” at 7:30 p.m. at the Douglass Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. THURSDAY 5/4 The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Retired Faculty Association presents “RWJMS - The State of the School” at the RWJMS Research Tower on Busch campus. The event is free and open to the public. FRIDAY 5/5 Rutgers Gardens presents “Farm Market Opening Day!” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hort Farm No. 1 - Log Cabin Paviliion on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.
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COMMENCEMENT
IN MEMORIAM
Students will receive tickets to hear Obama speak at commencement
GAIL ALEXANDER SENIOR ASSOCIATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS / NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION JAN. 3, 2016
announced as this year’s commencement speaker. Some Rutgers students were each of those students will receive dissatisfied with the University’s three guest tickets. Following requests from Rut- choice of speaker. Some even gers—Newark and Rutgers—Cam- signed a petition demanding a den students, 4,000 students from new commencement speaker. Moyers will now speak at the the other Rutgers campuses will be School of Arts able to attend. and Sciences These students “We are deeply honored graduation cerwill receive emony. He and tickets only that President Obama astrophysicist for themselves. will take part in this Jocelyn Bell Details milestone event for Burnell will also about comthe University.” be presented mencement are with honorary still being finaldegrees. ized, though the ROBERT L. BARCHI “I think University has University President you’ll find announced that (Moyers) very it will depart from its regular bag policy and not insightful,” Barchi said. “He’s a allow any kind of bag to be brought man who’s won numerous, numerous awards and honorary deinto the event. Obama’s acceptance came grees … and has seen an incredroughly one week after award-win- ible amount in this country and ning journalist Bill Moyers was around the world.” CONTINUED FROM FRONT
MARIE-DENISE BOROS-AZZI PROFESSOR (RET.) / DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH JAN. 8, 2016
KENNETH E. MILLER GRADUATE SCHOOL DEAN JAN. 15, 2016
ELPIDIO LAGUNA DÍAZ EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF SPANISH JAN. 25, 2016
LUISA OLAVARRIA PLEGER OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY JAN. 29, 2016
CLAIRE A. KRUCHER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (FMR.) / UNIVERSITY CAREER SERVICES FEB. 5, 2016
MAUREEN D. ESTEVES ASSOCIATE DEAN / SCHOOL OF NURSINGFEB. 16, 2016
ROBERT DEL TUFO CHAIR (FMR.) / UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY MARCH 2, 2016
MARGARET EICKHORST DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATOR / MATH AND SCIENCE LEARNING CENTER MARCH 24, 2016
WILLIAM L. O’NEILL EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF HISTORY MARCH 29, 2016
KASHISH NEGOTIA JUNIOR / SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES APRIL 1, 2016
PATRICIA E. REKEMEIER ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR (FMR.) / MAILING AND DOCUMENT SERVICES APRIL 2, 2016
GLENN W. RENOLLET ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER (RET.) APRIL 6, 2016
SHANI PATEL JUNIOR / NEWARK COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES APRIL 10, 2016
LILLIAN M. ZAMORA SECRETARY (RET.) / RUTGERS-BUSCH CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION APRIL 13, 2016
Dance Marathon attendees raised a total of $912,143.47 over the two-day event. Last year, only $692,046.67 was raised at the event. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2016
Dance Marathon raises nearly $1 million at U. NOA HALFF ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Rutgers University Dance Marathon 2016 raised a record-breaking total of $912,143.47, bringing the 18-year-old tradition’s total to $6 million in funds raised. This year, RUDM had the single greatest year-to-year leap in its history, surpassing last year’s total by more than $220,000. More than 300 volunteers worked throughout the weekend to raise funds for roughly 300 families in the RU4Kids program as part of the Embrace Kids Foundation’s effort to help children afflicted with cancer and blood-related disorders. All the money raised goes toward the Embrace Kids Foundation, said Tatiana Blackman, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior and the director of Communications for this year’s event. The money is used to help the children with non-medical costs, such as hiring tutors and hosting par ties. Chi Psi fraternity has raised the largest amount of money for the marathon for the last 13 years and sponsored a child, Taylor Bar ta, who died two weeks before RUDM. “You all have worked tirelessly,” said Vice Chancellor for Student
Affairs Felicia McGinty. “On behalf of the University, I can say that we stand in awe of you and of your dedication in your drive to share.”
Obama last visited Rutgers in November, when he spoke to the Rutgers-Newark community. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2015
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Rutgers replaces men’s basketball coach after losses NOA HALFF
and led the team into the NCAA Tournament for the first time this season, was hired just over one Rutgers fired Eddie Jordan week after Jordan was relieved of after three years as head coach his duties. “This has always been a dream of the men’s basketball team and introduced Steve Pikiell as the job for me,” Pikiell said. “I drove up and down the New Jersey Turnteam’s next head coach. “I have decided that we need pike for years recruiting ... I would new leadership for our men’s bas- drive by that sign and I would say, ‘That’s the ketball projob I want.’ I’m gram,” Athhumbled and letic Director very appreciaPat Hobbs tive, and I’m said in a statevery thankful for ment. “Rutthis opportunity.” gers UniverPikiell will sity is deeply “I believe we will dance.” make an annual appreciative base salary of of Coach JorSTEVE PIKIELL $550,000, with a dan’s efforts Men’s Basketball Head Coach compensation of these past $850,000 for his three years. first year, which He is and will will increase by always re$100,000 during main a valued each year of member of his contract, the Rutgers which runs community.” Jordan declined to comment from March 21, 2016, to on his future career plans and March 31, 2021. “I have a little saying: In said his team was ready for immediate success in the upcom- order to achieve, you must believe. I believe in President ing season. In their first year playing in the Barchi. I believe in Pat Hobbs. Big Ten, the Scarlet Knights end- I believe in myself,” Pikiell said. ed with 15 straight losses in one “I have a humbleness, but a of college basketball’s toughest confidence, that you will see. I conferences. In their second year, believe in Rutgers. I believe that they had a 17-game losing streak. they gave me a chance. I don’t Steve Pikiell, 48, who spent the let people down. I believe we last 11 seasons at Stony Brook will dance.” ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
University President Robert L. Barchi, left, and Athletic Director Pat Hobbs, right, praised new head men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell, center, after introducing him to the Rutgers community in March. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2016
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Professors decry use of Academic Analytics AVALON ZOPPO
to each faculty member in order to increase transparency. “(Academic Analytics) is part “Audit culture” should not ex- of what we call ‘audit culture,’ ist for professors seeking tenure where everything is reduced to at Rutgers, David Hughes of the a quantifiable variable and meaUniversity’s faculty union argued sured and compared in order to rank people,” said Hughes, a early in the semester. The AAUP-AFT protested the professor in the Department of University’s use of a new data Anthropology. “It’s equivalent to mining tool called Academic high school testing.” On Dec. 16, Hughes met Analytics, which the school licensed in 2013. Over four years, with Rutgers—New Brunswick the University is paying $492,500 Chancellor Richard L. Edwards and other Rutgers administrafor the database. The database tracks profes- tors to pass a memorandum of agreement on sors’ journal Academic Anarticles, citaalytics, asking tions, books, the school to r e s e a r c h use Acagrants and “Everything is reduced not demic Anaawards, and to a quantifiable variable lytics in the then compromotion or and measured and pares those tenure of facnumbers to compared in order to ulty. The Uninational averrank people.” versity did not ages. Hughes agree to the told The Daily DAVID HUGHES memorandum. Targum that Signing the the database is Professor in the Department of Anthropology memorandum often inaccuwas unnecesrate and does sary, Edwards not track “pubsaid, because licly engaged the University already uses citascholarship.” The School of Arts and Sci- tion indexing and considers the ences faculty passed a resolution quality of journals during the proon Dec. 14 regarding how the motion process. “Promotion standards change University uses Academic Analytics. The resolution asks that over time, the bar gets raised, the University not use Academic someone who got tenured or Analytics in tenure and promo- promoted here 10 or 15 years tion decisions or in allocating re- ago might not be promoted here sources among departments and now because the expectations are different,” he said. “We are grant-writing. The resolution also asks that Ac- looking at a variety of things in ademic Analytics data be distributed terms of output.” MANAGING EDITOR
Milo Yiannopoulos, top, kicked off his “Dangerous Faggot” tour at the University in February, but several students believed his violent rhetoric and disregard for certain issues should not have been allowed at Rutgers. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2016
Students protest Breitbart tech writer’s speech to community NIKITA BIRYUKOV ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Controversy gripped when conservative writer Milo Yiannopoulos’s “Dangerous Faggot Tour” kicked off last February. The self-described firebrand delivered his contention to 450 students, roughly 50 of which were there in an extremely vocal protest. They said Yiannopoulos represented hate. One protester said speakers like Yiannopoulos, who might make some students feel uncomfortable, should not be invited.
“(Rutgers groups) should not be inviting anyone like (Yiannopoulos) because what we stand for is inclusion and diversity … If a speaker makes someone feel unsafe or uncomfortable, then they should not come to campus,” said Nyuma Waggeh, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. Most of the students in attendance took issue with the protesters’ methods. Both groups engaged in shouting matches that disrupted much of the event. In an interview a day before the event, Yiannopoulos told The Daily Targum that he expected such a response.
“These people do not believe in the free open exchange of ideas. They do not believe in intellectual inquiry, in full open frank discussion of ideas,” he said. “They don’t believe in the basis of classical liberalism, which is one of the founding principles of our civilization.” In one of many student commentaries submitted to The Daily Targum, School of Engineering firstyear student Aviv Khavich, who was one of the Young Americans for Liberty members that invited Yiannopolous to Rutgers, defended the Breitbart tech editor’s right to speak. The group violated no laws or University policies by bringing Yiannopoulos to Rutgers. Khavich said preventing the British journalist from speaking would be censorship. “There can be time, place and manner restrictions on speech, but the courts have ruled that unless a viable alternative is provided, it is still censorship,” Khavich writes in his commentary. “The right to free speech is arguably one of the most important human rights in the world. We should be looking for ways to reduce the limits on free speech, not increase them.” The controversy spurred by the event was so far-reaching that Rutgers’ top-level administrators were forced to step in. University President Robert L. Barchi released a message reaffirming the University’s commitment to free speech and academic freedom to the Rutgers community in early March. “While I will not defend the content of every opinion expressed by every member of our academic community, or of speakers who we invite to our campus, I will defend their right to speak freely,” Barchi said. “That freedom is fundamental to our University, our society and our nation.”
David Hughes, a professor in the Department of Anthropology, said using Academic Analytics reduced the work a professor does to a simple number. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2016
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Prominent political figures visit Rutgers over semester CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ CORRESPONDENT
President Barack Obama’s commencement speech on May 15 will top off a year packed with campus visits by various political leaders. Over the course of this spring semester, students were able to hear from a United States senator, a three-time presidential
candidate and a Supreme Court justice, among others. On Feb. 16, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) came to the Douglass Student Center to launch the tour of his newly released book, “United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good.” After sharing a personal anecdote to introduce his commitment
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke about the need for diversity on the Supreme Court as part of an Eagleton Institute of Politics talk. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2016
Students speak out at open budget hearing BUSHRA HASAN STAFF WRITER
For the University’s 250th anniversary, students called for a tuition rollback in response to the steadily increasing price of a Rutgers degree. So far, meetings with the Board of Governors have only reached stalemates. Rutgers One, a student organization that includes several activist groups like Black Lives Matter, had at least 25 members stand in solidarity at the April 21 hearing at the College Avenue Student Center. School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Mariah Wood told the Board of Governors that they “have reduced (her) to a number” and urged them to amend the
budget for a 2.5-percent rollback. The Rutgers University Student Assembly also advocated for decreasing tuition prices. During the RUSA elections, the Scarlet Knights for You campaign made a primary focus of their platform dedicated to decreasing the price of college. School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Nivedh Rajesh said his team would meet more frequently with state and federal legislators. A significant portion of the candidates on the campaign were elected to positions on RUSA. “A college education is here to propel students forward, not set students back … because they can’t afford it,” said Vladimir Carrasco, a School of Arts and Sciences firstyear student.
Students called for a 2.5 percent rollback on student tuition last month at the Board of Governors’ open budget hearing. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2016
to criminal justice reform, Booker spoke about the importance of bipartisanship in a polarized America. The former Newark mayor denounced the act of merely “tolerating” others and their differences, and instead, he promoted ideas of love and what he called “courageous empathy.” Four days later, at the Feb. 20 convention hosted by the campus chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, three-time Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul spoke about why he thinks personal liberty is under attack in America. Targets of his criticism were an “intrusive” NSA, the handling of the United State’s War on Drugs, an “expanding” federal government and the economic system promoted by self-described Democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Paul also shared his thoughts on global terrorism and the feud between tech giant Apple and the FBI over the cell phone of one of the perpetrators of the shootings in San Bernardino, California, last December. Amid nationwide discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy and President Obama’s subsequent nomination of Merrick Garland, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited the Rutgers Athletic Center on April 11. In her talk, hosted by the Eagleton Institute of Politics, the first Latina Supreme Court justice discussed her upbringing in the
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) kicked off a book tour by speaking to students at Rutgers last February. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2016
Bronx and aspirations as a child. Sotomayor also explained the comments she made prior to the event in which she called for more diversity on the court. Sotomayor said it was beneficial to have judges with “varied experiences” in order to better represent a diverse America. To illustrate her point, she
told the crowd about a case in which a 13-year-old girl was strip-searched. Fellow justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg felt her male counterparts on the court were not able to relate to the girl’s emotions — an issue that a more diverse court would be better equipped to handle, Sotomayor said.
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U. develops new facilities, plans for upgrades to existing buildings DANIEL MACLANE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Two students were arrested after stabbing and later attacking a patron at Old Bay restaurant in February. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2016
Students arrested for multiple violent crimes NOA HALFF ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Two Rutgers graduate students were arrested during a fight outside of Old Bay Restaurant on Feb. 5. Michael Young, 24, of Paramus, was charged with attempted murder and weapon offenses after stabbing Pablo Mero-Cabrera, 31, of New Brunswick, several times early that morning. The victim was stabbed in his head and neck and was listed in stable condition at Rober t Wood Johnson University Hospital, according to a press release by the New Brunswick Police Depar tment. Joel Tomanelli, 23, of Hillsdale, was charged with aggravated assault after punching Annie Hodges, 24, of Spotswood, multiple times. The second victim received minor injuries. Both suspects were apprehended at the scene, according to patch.com “The preliminar y findings suggests alcohol and drugs were involved,” according to the press release.
A Rutgers student was charged with “death by auto” and aggravated assault after killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring his mother on Jan. 16 in Highland Park. Shang Zhen Huang, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, was arrested after his car jumped a curb where the two pedestrians were walking home from synagogue. Huang was speeding and lost control of his car, hitting two poles, a concrete planter and the two victims, according to NJ.com. Chaim Kraus, 6, was killed in the incident and pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. His mother, Rachel Kraus, was hospitalized and in critical condition. The driver was briefly hospitalized for minor injuries. Huang was held by the Highland Park Police Department with bail set at $200,000. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kraus family and all of the members of the community who are grieving this terrible tragedy,” said University spokesman Greg Trevor in a statement.
The Rutgers Board of Governors has approved some ambitious plans this past year to improve the current state of Rutgers campuses. The board voted to approve eight renovation proposals, which will improve the conditions of various buildings throughout the campuses. The total cost of the plan will be more than $98 million. The largest portion of that amount will go toward upgrading the Administrative Services Building located on Busch campus. About $35 million will be committed to adding housing, dining, parking and financial services to the building. The board also approved, on Dec. 15, 2015, plans to expand
the school’s spending threshold from $2 million to $5 million for capital projects. This allows for University Facilities and Capital Planning to carry out any projects that would cost less than $5 million without the approval of the board. Many smaller projects — such as improving buildings throughout campus — will now be easier to complete, rather than being halted if costs exceed $2 million. Other changes includes upgrading Hickman Hall to include air conditioning. Jersey Mike’s Subs will also be coming to the College Avenue campus. It will be located within The Yard @ College Avenue, a new on-campus apartment complex located at College Avenue and Hamilton Street.
Headquartered in Manalapan, New Jersey, Jersey Mike’s is a staple of New Jersey deli food having more than 1,000 current locations either open or under construction. Jersey Mike’s Subs’ grand opening will feature a five-day fundraiser for a charity that will be partnered with the restaurant. The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital also established plans for major expansion. The hospital will begin a 100,000-square-foot expansion late this summer. The overall project will take about 18 to 24 months to complete. Growing demand for the many of the hospitals services led to the approval of the expansion. Although the hospital received approval from the City of New Brunswick’s planning board, it is still in the design stages.
The Yard @ College Avenue is one of many new developments being constructed to serve student needs. Other buildings will be upgraded over the next several years to expand or improve school facilities. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2016
Rutgers phases out eCollege, updates digital platform NIKITA BIRYUKOV ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Rutgers’ online teaching platforms will see some changes come next year. In April, the University announced changes to be made to Sakai. That same month, Rutgers announced it would be parting ways with Pearson’s eCollege, and opting into the Canvas Learning Management System. Canvas will be implemented over the next three years. Courses part of Rutgers online-only degree programs, the first courses using the new platform, will be available on Canvas for the Fall 2016 semester.
Other courses will be introduced on a rolling basis following each semester. For-credit online classes will
In addition to being better supported than eCollege, Canvas presents instructors with the
associate vice president of Online Programs within the Division of Continuing Studies.
“We want to provide the best possible service to Rutgers faculty and students.” GAYLE STEIN Associate Director for Instructional Technology
be available through Canvas starting with the Spring 2017 semester. Hybrid courses will be available by the 2017 summer session.
opportunity to implement third party software and share course material across the University freely, said Antonius Bittmann,
“Canvas is wide open when it comes to integration,” Bittmann told The Daily Targum. “That includes all the third-party integrations that
we have currently and use with Pearson LearningStudio.” A data-shifter that will allow instructors to duplicate site on Sakai will be implemented in June. Additionally, the open-source platform will see changes to its Assignment and Gradebook tabs. The platform’s current discussion and messaging systems will be removed and replaced with a new forum function. “In the past, students have responded favorably to changes we’ve made in Sakai … We want to provide the best possible service to Rutgers faculty and students,” said Gayle Stein, associate director for Instructional Technology within the Office of Instructional and Research Technology.
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NJPIRG raises awareness of local, federal issues NIKHILESH DE NEWS EDITOR
Rutgers students have maintained its history of activism with the local chapter of the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) launching several campaigns over the semester. In January the group began lobbying for students and other Americans to convince Kentucky Fried Chicken to stop using antibiotics as a preventative tool in their chicken populations. Overuse of antibiotics can lead to resistant bacteria becoming a greater issue than in the past, said Arielle Mizrahi, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior and the Rutgers coordinator for the campaign. “Antibiotics are meant to be used on animals or people that are sick,” Mizrahi said in January. Their overuse is a public health concern that some companies, like McDonald’s, have already acknowledged. PIRG also reached the next phase of their nearly decade-long effort to reduce textbook costs for students. Rutgers students spend roughly $1,500 on textbooks, and nearly one-third of all students require financial aid to help them afford textbooks at all. A new program that will create open-source textbooks was announced in February to help reduce those costs. The program can save students up $1 million after it is
implemented, said Kaitlyn Vitez, the campaign’s coordinator. Another existing campaign NJPIRG continued to work on aims to assist shelters to help support New Brunswick’s homeless population. Avani Patel, the campaign’s coordinator, said part of the problem is a shortage of resources that the shelters and kitchens can provide. These resources range from a lack of volunteers to restock shelves to a lack of funds to pay for necessities like a truck to help deliver food. Up to one-third of Hub City residents may be impoverished, and therefore need these resources to survive. Last year the campaign raised a total of $2,500 for two different organizations, both of which serve residents under the poverty line. Most recently, NJPIRG began an effort to save bee populations, which have been dying in greater numbers over recent winters than in years past. More than two-thirds of the world’s food supply depends on bees, said Ansley Kunnath, a School of Arts and Sciences firstyear student and campaign coordinator. Some pesticides have been linked to this decline. The purpose of the campaign is to convince the Environmental Protection Agency to force companies to stop using these pesticides, at least until more research has been done on their effects.
The New Jersey Public Interest Research Group kicked off their campaign to have KFC not use antibiotics preventatiely last January. COURTESY OF EIRENE OJI / JANUARY 2016
Viktor Krapivin, left, and Aniesh Patel, were part of a team that analyzed what medical amnesty might mean to the Rutgers community. The report was adopted by RUSA in February. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2016
RUSA works to advance student agenda with Rutgers assistance AVALON ZOPPO
important to have it at Rutgers,” said Matt Panconi, former RUSA president and Rutgers Business School senior. “We don’t want From medical amnesty to sexsomeone that is afraid of calling ual assault, the Rutgers University the police to get in trouble just Student Assembly passed a number for helping out.” of bills this spring semester geared One month later, RUSA passed toward helping the student body. a “Resolution to Support a DiversiTo start off the semester, RUSA ty Core Curriculum Requirement.” passed a a resolution in January tiThe bill proposes one course tled “Resolution for RUSA to Supon national port the Selling diversity and of Alcohol in one on global Rutgers Athletdiversity. Each ic Stadiums.” “They’re protected from trouble with the law and I course reThe resoquirement will lution, which think it’s important to have it at Rutgers.” replace an almimics othready existing er Big Ten MATT PANCONI core requireschools, alFormer RUSA President ment from the lows the sale 21st century of alcohol in and arts and stadiums in order to generate revenue and are punished when they call the humanities current core requirefund other campus organiza- police or other authorities when ments, meaning the new requiretions, such as Rutgers Counsel- drinking or consuming drugs at ments will not add additional coursework to the core, according ing, Alcohol and Other Drug the University. Currently, the University pun- to The Daily Targum. Assistance Program and PsychiYasmin Ramadan, one of the ishes students for not adhering to atric Ser vices (CAPS). “As the voice of the under- their guidelines. The RUSA report authors of the bill, was a member graduate students, we believe that suggests an “education interven- of the task force designated to en(they) would want that from the tion” program that would require hance the core curriculum under current administration,” said Con- students to work with Rutgers offi- Dean Peter March of the School of Arts and Sciences. nor Munsch, a RUSA member and cials to show reformation. “We are diverse in name and “They’re protected from trouSchool of Arts and Sciences firstble with the law and I think it’s not in academics,” Ramadan said. year student. MANAGING EDITOR
University President Robert L. Barchi said he was “cautiously supportive” of the resolution at RUSA’s March 3 town hall meeting. He believes the resolution will need to be researched further. Next on the agenda was a medical amnesty report adopted by RUSA. The report urges Rutgers administrators to change their rules on how underage students
Professor of color wins grievance hearing on tenure process NIKHILESH DE NEWS EDITOR
School of Communication and Information assistant professor Jennifer Warren was granted another shot at tenure after her grievance hearing on April 15. Warren was initially denied tenure in the 2014-2015 academic year, but filed for a grievance hearing, which allowed her to present her case to a panel of
administrators. She is able to apply for tenure again during the upcoming academic year. Initially Warren was denied tenure based in part on student evaluations, she told The Daily Targum. This was a surprise to her as she typically receives positive reviews from her peers and her department. Black Lives Matter and the American Association of University Professors – American Federation of Teachers took on the case,
both of which lobbied to have it be heard by the University. A protest was held on April 12 as part of these efforts. While Warren initially said she did not believe race played a factor in her being denied tenure, the protest was called “Challenging Institutionalized Racism.” In a letter to The Daily Targum, Warren pointed out that only one professor of color at the School of Communication and
Information had tenure, and that professor earned among the lowest salaries of tenured professors within the school. Seventeen professors of color have applied for tenure since University President Robert L. Barchi first came to Rutgers, said Rutgers spokesperson E.J. Miranda. Warren was the only one to not be granted tenure since then. Barchi said racial bias does not play a factor in determining
tenure, and that the school will release aggregate data on tenure promotion to show the Rutgers community so. “Building and expanding upon our faculty’s diversity is an institutional priority at Rutgers University,” Miranda said in a statement at the time. “The University is proud of its track record for awarding tenure to African-American faculty candidates.”
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May 2, 2016 FOOTBALL CARROO WAS ONLY FORMER RUTGERS PLAYER DRAFTED
Dolphins select Leonte Carroo in 3rd round of NFL Draft ERIC MULLIN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
After three days, seven rounds and 253 selections at this past
weekend’s NFL Draft, only one Scarlet Knight ended up hearing his name called. Wide Receiver Leonte Carroo was selected by the Miami
Dolphins with the 86th overall pick in the third round of the draft Friday night. The Dolphins not only selected Carroo but they traded up to
Wide receiver Leonte Carroo was the only former Rutgers player to be selected in the NFL draft, being picked by the Miami Dolphins in the third round. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2015
be able to do so. The Minnesota Vikings originally held the 86th pick, but Miami traded away its sixth-rounder and its third and fourth-round picks in the 2017 draft. The Dolphins gave away a lot to move up and snag Carroo, fearing it wouldn’t be available for much longer. Carroo was projected in most mock drafts to be a late-second to third-round pick and that’s where he ended up wound up being snatched up the Dolphins. For the past three seasons Carroo was at the center of the Rutgers football team’s offensive gameplan. In his career Carroo had 29 total touchdowns and 2,373 yards over the course of 31 games. In eight games during an injury-ridden 2015 season the Edison, New Jersey, native had 39 receptions for 809 yards and 10 touchdowns. Carroo also earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mentions in the past two seasons. Rutgers has now had at least one player selected in the third round in 3 of the past 4 drafts. While Carroo was the only former Rutgers player selected in Chicago’s, others latched on with NFL teams at the conclusion of the draft by way of agreeing to undrafted free agent contracts and earning tryout workouts. Linebacker Quentin Gause received interest from multiple teams, but ultimately decided to sign with the Philadelphia Eagles. Gause was starter for the Knights’ linebacking corp for the past two seasons had 221 total tackles over the past three seasons. His strong play in 2015 earned him an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten from the media. Offensive lineman Keith Lumpkin signed with the Buffalo
Bills as an undrafted free agent after starting his final 38 games on the Banks. Lumpkin also earned Honorable Mention honors from the Big Ten in 2015 After leaving school a year early, linebacker Steve Longa, who was projected by some as a lateround pick, went undrafted and signed with the Seattle Seahawks. Longa tallied 342 tackles over 37 games at Rutgers and was awarded a spot on Third Team All-Big Ten by the media in 2015. Guase, Lumpkin and Longa were the only three to receive undrafted free agent deals, but three other former Knights earned invites for tryouts. Running back Paul James received tryout invites from both the Celevand Browns and Baltimore Ravens. In 11 games last season James ran for 544 yards and scored 5 touchdowns on 99 rushing attempts. Running back Savon Huggins and quarterback Gary Nova, a pair of ex-Rutgers players, each earned tryouts with the Green Bay Packers. In his first go-round in the draft process last year, Nova earned a tryout with the New York Giants, but was not extended a contract offer. This marks the second straight year that a Rutgers football player was drafted in the third round of the NFL Draft or higher, as tight end Tyler Kroft was picked by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 85th overall selection in 2015. Carroo is the first former Rutgers’ wide receiver to be drafted since 2012, when the Bengals picked Mohamed Sanu 83rd overall. For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Linebacker Quentin Gause signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles after not being selected in the draft. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2015
May 2, 2016
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DIVERSIONS Stephan Pastis
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Today’s Birthday (05/02/16). Follow your heart this year. Romance blooms unbidden. Grow family funds with focused attention. Work changes this spring lead to a two-year professional boost after summer. A personal dream comes true before you reach a turning point in a group project this autumn. Love energizes. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
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May 2, 2016 BASEBALL RUTGERS IS 1 WIN SHY OF LAST SEASON’S CONFERENCE WIN TOTAL
Knights make stides during 2nd season in Big Ten MIKE O’SULLIVAN
Senior pitcher Howie Brey has been a workhouse for Rutgers’ pitching staff, currently holding an ERA of just 2.61 while striking out 61 battters. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2016
batting .395 and getting on base at a .457 clip. Fellow junior outfielder Tom Marcinczyk has also been key for Rutgers as the team’s leader in RBIs with 39. The left-handed batter has also slugged a team-high four home runs. Another reason for optimism moving forward in this season and beyond has been the stellar play of freshman outfielder Jawuan Harris. The dual-sport athlete who also plays football is now in third place for most steals in a season in school history with 29, recently passing former major leaguer Eric Young. He has given the Knights explosiveness on the bases and in the field, giving them more athleticism and youth as they peruse through another season in the Big Ten. Rutgers currently sits 11th in the conference, but the Knights are in striking distance of cracking the top-eight. With 11 games remaining on the 2016 slate, and nine of them coming against conference foes, there is more than enough time for them to make up ground in the conference standings to try and advance into the program’s first Big Ten Championships.
for being one of the nation’s top catchers this season. He leads the team with a .538
For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @Mike_OSully2 and @TargumSports on Twitter.
CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers baseball team (2222, 6-9) has turned the corner after dropping some close games in the early and middle parts of its season. The Scarlet Knights have lost nine 1-run games this season, which caused some frustration because they have held leads in most games. But coming off a series win over Big Ten rival Penn State, the Knights are confident that they will still see their best baseball going forward. One of the main reasons for this enthusiasm has been the season-long performance of ace starting pitcher Howie Brey. The senior from Middletown, New Jersey has tossed three complete games on the year and is coming off a complete game shutout in a 5-0 victory over Penn State. His ERA is down to 2.61 and he has totaled 61 strikeouts thus far in his final campaign on the Banks. His batter y mate, senior catcher R.J. Devish, has been equally as impressive in providing a force for Rutgers on offense and defense. Atop the starting lineup, Devish has become a Big Ten Player of the Week and been named to the Johnny Bench Award watch list
on-base percentage, and leads all Division I catchers with 21 stolen bases on the year.
In the middle of the Knights’ lineup junior outfielder Mike Carter has been an intimidating force,
May 2, 2016
Page 15 FOOTBALL CHRIS ASH HAS IMPLEMENTED SPREAD OFFENSE
Rutgers adjusts to new coaching staff in spring practice BRIAN FONSECA SPORTS EDITOR
Working under a new coaching staff for the first time, the Rutgers football team went through 15 practices during the spring, which culminated in the Scarlet and White game April 23 at High Point Solution Stadium. Head coach Chris Ash, a former co-defensive coordinator under Urban Meyer at Ohio State, and his staff worked to improve a defense that ranked second to last in total defense last season, a task made more difficult by the fact that all three starting linebackers from last season did not return to school. Far from a finished product, the first-team defense showed its development in the spring game, dominating the second-string offense in a performance highlighted by an experienced defensive line. The Scarlet defense allowed just 3 points throughout the 40 minutes of competition. With senior defensive lineman Julian Pinnix-Odrick and Darius Hamilton - who sat out all but one game last season because of a left knee injur y -returning for their final season on the Banks with junior nose tackle Sebastian Joseph assisting on the line of scrimmage, the Knights look to improve in ever defensive categor y in
order to give themselves a chance to compete. On the other side of the ball, the biggest storyline remained the same as last season — the quarterback competition between junior quarterbacks Chris Laviano and Hayden Rettig. Ash has yet to name a starting quarterback, noting a lack of consistency among the candidates as a reason why neither has stood out from the competition. Ash said midway through the spring that Laviano was ahead of the pack before stating the competition was back to even a week later and reemphasizing the equilibrium in a press conference following the Scarlet and White game. Both quarterbacks had their moments of both brilliance and trouble in the contest, with neither having a performance that captivated the 14,711 in the stands. The biggest star for the Knights on the offensive side of the ball was senior wide receiver Janarion Grant, who led the Scarlet team with 146 yards of offense, most of which came in catching the ball in the backfield off of bubble screens. Offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer is implementing a no-huddle power spread offense in Piscataway, a system Grant is sure to be a key component. While Grant shined, the remainder of Rutgers receiving
core - namely senior wide outs Carlton Agudosi and Andre Patton - noticeably struggled to achieve separation against the second string defensive backfield. Apart from a 55-yard connection with Rettig down the near sideline for Agudosi, the White team’s secondary was able to shut them down for most of the night. Out of the backfield, junior running back Justin Goodwin was tied for the most carries and led Rutgers in rushing with 59 yards as he looks to transition to an all-down back after spending much of last season as the third down back. Fellow running backs Robert Martin and Josh Hicks had solid nights as well with 49 and 29 yard performances, respectively, as the depth chart of one of the Knights deepest positions is slowly shaping up. Despite the noticeable improvements made from practice one to practice 15, Ash continued to state that the Scarlet Knights are “nowhere near where they need to be” if they hope to be successful in the Big Ten. The Knights have a little under five months before the season kicks off September 3 in Seattle against Washington. Until then, they’ll lift in the offseason before reporting to training camp in August.
Senior wide reciever Janarion Grant figures to play a major role in the Knights’ offensive scheme in 2016. He had 146 yards in the spring game. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2016
Junior quarterback Chris Laviano is competing for the starting job with fellow junior Hayden Rettig. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2016
Expectations should not be too high for the first season of the Ash era, with multiple holes on both sides of the ball evident, but with a number of solid recruits from the class of 2017 committing to play on
the Banks during the spring, the future looks bright for Rutgers. For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @briannnnf and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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May 2, 2016 TENNIS RUTGERS DROPPED 3 CONFERENCE MATCHES BY 1 POINT
Knights fall shy of capturing program’s 1st Big Ten win ALEX GOLD STAFF WRITER
Promise doesn’t always lead to prosperity, and the Rutgers women’s tennis team found that out the hard way this season. After a hot 4-2 start in pre-conference play, the Scarlet Knights seemed headed towards success, but the tough Big Ten competition halted those expectations. The Knights ended their spring campaign on a ninematch losing streak finishing with just six wins overall and 15 losses. The squad failed to achieve victor y in 11 conference battles, but there were certainly close opportunities. In total the Knights dropped three Big Ten matches by just one point. The match on April 3 versus Penn State at home was one of those, as was the final contest of the year, which came against Minnesota on April 24. Both of these bouts were near 4-3 defeats for the Knights where their fire and determination was on display. Key components of the almost-triumphs were winning the doubles point and great performances from the experienced veterans. Rutgers’ seniors demonstrated all season that they would not go down without a fight as
Gina Li, Mariam Zein and Lindsey Kayati all showed flashes of brilliance on the court at times.
Li was the only Knight to conclude the year with a positive record, possessing 11 victories
and only eight losses. She did this in the number one singles position, which
Senior Gina Li had a strong showing in the No. 1 singles position during her final season on the Banks, holding the only winning record at 11-10. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2016
placed her against Rutgers rivals’ top player ever y time. Zein finished 8-9 in singles action, with nearly all of her matches coming from the No. 4 position for the Knights. In the No. 5 position Kayati finished 5-13. In doubles action Lee and Zein were 5-4, before hitting a tough conference stretch that saw a finish of just 1-6. Kayati teamed up with junior Farris Cunningham for most of the season in the No. 3 position, posting an 8-6 record. Despite the excellent play of the seniors, the Knights will still be in good hands in 2016-17. Sophomore Chloe Lee exhibited grit and perseverance challenging her foes in each match and even racking up a couple impressive Big Ten wins. She finished the season 7-11 in singles action, with all of her matches coming from the No. 2 position. In doubles play she finished 9-9 overall. With Lee poised to take over as the ace and with head coach Benjamin Bucca constantly rallying the troops, Rutgers will look to make steps toward establishing itself in the middle of the conference pack next season. For updates on the Rutgers tennis team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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May 2, 2016 WOMEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS WON FINAL 2 GAMES OF REGULAR SEASON
RU enters tournament with momentum after down season THOMAS CRINCOLI STAFF WRITER
It was by no means a season that will go down as one of the greatest for the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team, but it was definitely a significant step forward during its second season in the Big Ten Conference. The Scarlet Knights’ (4-11, 1-3) journey was filled with ups and downs in 2016, making headlines regardless of wins and losses. The Knights opened their season with a promising win against their former Big East rivals, Villanova. In that game, Rutgers’ leading scorer Kristina Dunphey started padding her stats often and early with a season opening 5-goal performance. The Knights’ early season success didn’t last long, as they would immediately lose their next game in a 12-10 thriller against Monmouth, where senior attacker Halley Barnes’ 4 goals were not enough to achieve a comeback. But that would not be the last time Rutgers were led by the Garnett Valley, Pennsylvania, native. From the Knights’ first loss of the season, things continued to spiral downward, leading to a six-game losing streak, as ghosts of Rutgers’ inaugural Big Ten season started to surround the team. Showing a lot of heart and character, the Knights slowly started creep back out of the early
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Senior attacker Halley Barnes finished the season as Rutgers’ leader in goals by finding the back of the net 32 times, a career high. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2016 season hole they dug themselves. With wins against Lafayette and Hofstra, Rutgers was able to take some pressure off heading into
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May 2, 2016 SOFTBALL RUTGERS HAS REBOUNDED AFTER SLOW START TO SEASON
RU battles inconsistencies as postseason approaches BRET LEVINSON STAFF WRITER
Replacing last year’s three seniors was not going to be an easy job. Jackie Bates, Alyssa Landrith and Chandler Howard will forever be ingrained in the Rutgers softball program due to their outstanding play on the Banks. But for the 2016 Scarlet Knights, a new page had to be turned, and in order for the upcoming season to be a success, players and coaches could not dwell on the past. Instead, they had to fight through adversity, obstacles and hardship in an intense Big Ten conference. The 2016 campaign was filled with seven ranked opponents. To start the year off Rutgers had to face then No. 19 James Madison, No. 17 UCF and No. 5 Alabama. Two weeks later the Knights visited No. 6 UL Lafayette. Although Rutgers faced a grueling schedule throughout the season, they managed to propel themselves from multiple losing streaks, and to build their record up to 2429 with just three contests left. A huge reason why the Knights were able to fight through adversity
and tough competition is credited towards senior Stephanie Huang. Huang has consistently led the Knights in batting average at .372 and total hits at 58. Rutgers lost ace Alyssa Landrith due to graduation last year, which forced them to need a consistent No. 1 in big game situations. Dresden Maddox leads the 2016 season with 108.2 innings pitched. Although her ERA is high at 4.44, Maddox has accumulated 88 strikeouts and has improved her ERA over the last two series wins. Right behind Maddox in the rotation has been junior Shayla Sweeney. The Barrington, New Jersey, native carries a 9-6 record and boasts a 4.31 ERA, which is best on the team. Other senior contributors include shortstop Melanie Slowinski, third baseman Jordan Whitley and catcher Elizabeth Adams, all three of which are batting over the .280 mark. Some important freshman that excelled in their first year includes outfielder Nicolette Anico and pitcher Whitney Jones. Anico is batting a .265 with 26 hits and six RBI’s in 98 at bats.
Freshman Whitney Jones gathered a 4.80 ERA and three complete games over 28 appearances (12 starts), pitching a total of 70 innings and striking out 34 opponents. Rutgers is not done just yet. Although they dropped 2 of 3 to Michigan State in East Lansing over the weekend, the Knights can continue to climb the later of the Big Ten standings with a threegame set with No. 3 Michigan in Ann Arbor to close out the season. At 8-12 in the conference Rutgers sits 11th in the conference, but has the same Big Ten record as the team two teams ahead of them in Purdue and Indiana. If the Knights can steal a series from the Wolverines, then they could head into the conference tournament with a higher seeding and a better first-round draw. Rutgers has locked itself into the 2016 Big Ten tournament for the second straight season. If it could make a run and capture four tournament wins in the conference tournament, Rutgers would claim itself a position in the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior pitcher Dresden Maddox has been the ace of the Knights’ pitching staff with a team-high 88 strikeouts and a 4.44 ERA. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2016
Senior infielder Stephanie Huang has been a constant force in the Knights’ lineup this season. Huang leads the team in hitting with a team-high 64 hits producing a .374 batting average. Batting in the leadoff spot Huang also paces Rutgers with 37 runs scored and 28 walks. SAMANTHA CASIMIR / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2016
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EXPECTATIONS Knights finish regular season 2nd in Big Ten after being voted to finish last CONTINUED FROM BACK
The Knights got off to their best start to a season since 2003, reeling off wins in their first five games, highlighted by a 13-11 win over Army in West Point. Rutgers entered its second goaround in Big Ten competition with a a 7-2 record and made a statement early on to show that strong record to start the season was no fluke. The Knights easily handled then-No. 16 Johns Hopkins, 16-9, in a game that it never trailed. Rutgers took down Michigan the following week 13-6 to eclipse its Big Ten win total of one from the previous season through just two games. After having an upset over then-No. 4 Maryland stripped from their grasp in the second half, Rutgers came right back and stole a late win from thenNo. 17 Penn State, 15-14, to clinch its first berth in the Big Ten Tournament. At the forefront of the Knights’ success has been their attack unit, which has been the driving force behind their No. 11 scoring offense. Attackers senior Scott Bieda, sophomore Jules Heningburg and redshirt freshman Adam Charalambides have combined for 95 goals and 63 assists. Heningburg leads Rutgers’ blitzing attack with a career-high 38 goals in his second full season as a starter. After sitting out his entire true freshman season while nursing a knee injury, Adam Charalambides has done everything in his power to make up for lost time in scoring 35 goals and even adding 14 assists. The Ontario, Canada, native earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors seven times throughout the season.
Bieda matched his 58-point output from 2015 by scoring 26 goals and setting up an additional 32. The Bridgewater, New Jersey, native is one of 25 finalists for the Tewaaraton Award, which is given to the top lacrosse player in the country. In the middle of the field Rutgers’ rope unit has swarmed the opposition, helping the Knights hold a plus-85 ground ball advantage over its opponents. Senior long-stick midfielder Zack Sikora led the way with 44 ground balls. Fellow midfielders sophomore Christian Scarpello and Christian Mazzone finished right behind Sikora with 36 and 35 ground balls each respectively. On the backend, senior goalie Kris Alleyne (7-3) has stepped in for sophomore Max Edelmann and put together one of the best stretches of his career on the Banks, stopping 54.4 percent of the shots he’s faced and only allowing 9.06 goals per game. Despite finishing the season with a loss to Ohio State in Columbus, Rutgers was already locked into a first-round matchup with No. 8 Johns Hopkins in the Big Ten Tournament. While the Knights cruised past the Blue Jays when the two programs met in Piscataway April 2, it will now be Johns Hopkins that has homefield advantage as the tournament’s host team. The Knights have come a long way from their preseason ranking in the basement of the conference, and are two tournament wins away from a championship finish. For updates on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team, follow @EricMullin_ and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior goalie Kris Alleyne posted a 9.34 goals against average and a 52.8 save percentage to go along with a 7-4 record. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2016
Redshirt freshman attacker Adam Charalambides finished the season as Rutgers’ second-leading goal scorer with 35 and also set up 14 more scores. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2016
RUTGERS DEFIES OUTSIDE EXPECTATIONS ERIC MULLIN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
In the days leading up to the start of the Rutgers wrestling team’s season, head coach Scott Goodale laid out the ultimate goal for the 2015-16 campaign at its media day. “You gotta put more than one guy on that podium,” Goodale said. “So that’s kind of our mindset, and we truly believe we have guys in this program that are in this lineup that can do it … But for us to be successful, it can’t just be one guy anymore. This program is too good and we need to put two and three on that podium, and then our breakout year will be four or five.” When the Scarlet Knights bussed back from the NCAA Tournament held in New York City over the weekend, they returned with multiple All-Americans in sophomore 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault, who finished fourth, and senior 165-pounder Anthony Perrotti, who finished eighth. But although the Knights had achieved their initial goal of putting multiple wrestlers on the podium — something that hadn’t been done as a program since 1952 — the mood around the team wasn’t that of satisfaction. After the season that Rutgers had put together — taking down three top-10 opponents and seven ranked foes overall, jumping to a fifth place finish at the Big Ten Championships, landing at No. 10 in the national rankings at the end of the season and being 1 of 3 teams to qualify its entire lineup for the national tournament — expectations had been raised and finishing with two All-Americans and 15th overall as a team with 30 points didn’t seem to meet them. So rather than leaving Madison Square Garden with excitement and satisfaction, the Knights exit the season simply wanting more. “We felt like we left a lot on the table and we feel we’re a top-10 team, we didn’t wrestle like that,” Goodale said. “But at the end of the day, we leave here with two All-Americans. We would’ve died for that a couple years ago. But that’s where we’re at and that’s good. I’m glad (our staff) here are hungry and they want more. I’m glad (Perrotti) wants more cause he’ll be a part of us. And I know Ashnault wants more.” Rutgers didn’t get off to an ideal start to the tournament on Thursday morning. Only Ashnault, Perrotti and junior 157-pounder Richie Lewis collected wins and remained in the championship bracket after the first session. The second session wasn’t much better either as 5 of 7 Knights making their debuts at the NCAA Championships — junior 125-pounder Sean McCabe, redshirt freshman 133-pounder Anthony Giraldo, sophomore 149-pounder Tyson Dippery, junior 174-pounder Phil Bakuckas and senior 197-pounder Hayden Hrymack — were bounced from the tournament after dropping both of their first two bouts. “Honestly, it was a tough day for us. It was a really, really tough day. It was a humbling experience,” Goodale said after the first day. “We got probably pinned more times than we were pinned all year long … Overall we didn’t wrestle well. Those guys that went zero and two, they didn’t wrestle, they didn’t show up to wrestle.” Rutgers came back to Madison Square Garden on Friday morning with only half of its roster and with Ashnault as the only remaining grappler in a championship bracket.
ERIC MULLIN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
In 2016 the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team has shown that preseason projections are simply just that. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR Originally voted to finish last in the Big Ten after a 1-4 conference record and 5-10 overall finish in their inaugural season, the Scarlet Knights (10-3, 3-1) have shocked the lacrosse world as finished the 2016 campagin in second place in one of the toughest conferences and No. 16 in the nation. SEE EXPECTATIONS ON PAGE 19