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The National Collegiate Athletics Association passed legislation in January allowing Division I universities to provide stipends for their basketball and football players. The stipends range up to $4,200 for Rutgers in-state athletes and $4,900 for out-of-state athletes, although final stipend calculations are conducted by Rutgers’ Office of Financial Aid. While many are supportive of the policy, others, like Henry Yeh, undergraduate manager of the women’s basketball team, would like to see the stipend applied to all sports. LUO ZHENGCHEN / APRIL 2015
School athletes to start receiving stipends per new NCAA policy FRANCESCA FALZON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In January of this year, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), a non-profit association which regulates athletes of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals, passed legislation that will allow Division I universities to provide student-athletes with a stipend to cover the cost of attendance. Rutgers’ advent in the Big Ten Conference enabled the University to be a part of this decision. Basketball and football athletes on
full scholarship at Rutgers are now entitled to receive stipends of up to $4,200 in-state and $4,900 out-of-state, according to NJ.com. Brian Warcup, director of Compliance at Rutgers, said a gap exists between what full scholarships typically cover such as tuition, room and board, books, as well as the actual cost of attending university, which includes miscellaneous expenses such as food, travel and other personal necessities. “The University determines cost of attendance,” he said. “Any student in the School of Arts and Sciences is going to have the same cost
of attendance value as a student-athlete. That number is determined by the University.” The cost of attendance may vary slightly depending on which school the student is enrolled in, Warcup said. The calculations are ultimately conducted by the financial aid office of each respective academic institution. The majority of student-athletes do not get paid and many of them come from poor, disadvantaged backgrounds, said Henry Yeh, a School of Arts and Sciences junior and an undergraduate manager of the Rutgers women’s basketball team.
“I would like to see (the stipend) applied to all sports,” he said. “The athletes dedicate a lot of time to training and practices and a lot of them also practice throughout the summer too.” According to the NCAA official website, the decision to grant the stipends was made possible through a change in the Division I governing procedure. The autonomy group, which is made up of five conferences, including the Big Ten, is now able to put forward and approve certain rules within a specified framework. “Trying to find some way to get (the cost of attendance) covered, or
at least a portion of it, had been in the works for a number of years before this actually came through,” Warcup said. “It’s taken about seven or eight years, but it made its way through the legislative process now.” Offering the stipend is not mandatory, but many schools are providing it to student athletes in order to attract new talent. “It’s a conference thing, where the Big Ten schools are all offering the stipend. Since we are a part of the Big Ten, that is where it comes in to play,” SEE STIPENDS ON PAGE 5
Rutgers students named politically disengaged in annual list AVALON ZOPPO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
According to an annual list of assorted college rankings released in early August by The Princeton Review, Rutgers took 19th place on the list, “Election? What Election?” The Princeton Review polled around 136,000 students at 380 American colleges with the question “How popular are political/activist groups on your campus?” to determine the results. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
When you think of Rutgers University, one image that might come to mind is politically active students protesting down College Avenue. But in reality, most Rutgers students may not be active participants in upcoming elections and pressing issues. In early August, The Princeton Review released its annual college rankings in 62 different categories ranging from “Best Dining Hall Food” to “Most Beautiful Campus.” This year, Rutgers snagged the 19th spot on the list “Election? What Election?” About 136,000 students at 380 colleges across the United States were asked the survey question “How popular are political/activist groups on your campus?” said Jeanne Krier, publicist for The Princeton Review Books and Rankings. Rutgers students turned out to be more politically apathetic than
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most other college student bodies, according to the results. Elizabeth Matto, director of the Youth Political Participation Program at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, said the University’s ranking is surprising for a number of reasons — one being the numerous on-campus political protests. Demonstrations such as the Condoleezza Rice protests two years ago garnered national attention for the school. “(The protests at Rutgers) are great counter-examples to this list and have even garnered national attention,” Matto said. “The goal is to take passion and activism and link it to traditional methods of political participation. There is no one single effective method of political participation, it takes a combination of methods used over a sustained period of time.” But there is a clear difference between protesting and participating SEE LIST ON PAGE 5
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Campus Calendar TUESDAY 9/1 The Mason Gross School of the Arts kicks off their art exhibition season with their annual “Welcome Back Show” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Civic Square at 33 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick. The event is free and open to the public. The Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education hosts “Industrial Wastewater Treatment” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 130 Log Cabin Road on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public. THURSDAY 9/3 The Catholic Student Association hosts “Pizza on the Plaza” from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in front of the Livingston Student Center on Livingston campus. The event is free and open to the public. FRIDAY 9/4 Rutgers Gardens hosts the “Rutgers Gardens Farm Market” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hort Farm No. 1 Office Building at 112 Ryders Lane on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public. Rutgers Digital Classroom Services hosts “Intro to Macs” from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Tillett Hall on Livingston campus. The event is free and open to the public.
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Foodlist brings fresh food to front steps with free delivery
Foodlist, an app-based company launching in September 2015, plans to streamline the online food ordering process by allowing customers to order items from a local restaurant and wait as their food is delivered for free. COURTESY OF FOODLIST SPOKESPERSON
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Enjoying cuisine from one of the many restaurants in the New Brunswick and Piscataway areas is a staple of the Rutgers lifestyle. A new company aims to change how students order food by letting them do so online. Foodlist, an app-based company launching this month, plans to connect users with restaurants online. The app will streamline the ordering process while also providing free delivery, said a spokesperson for the company, whose name was withheld for investor purposes. “We want to catalyze a shift from offline ordering to online
ordering,” the spokesperson said. “Right now our focus is on enhancing the restaurant experience.” Many industries have already shifted to doing business online, he said. The food industry has notably been absent from this shift, with between 90 and 95 percent of all orders still being placed offline. Foodlist works by allowing users to select a specific restaurant and a menu item from that restaurant, he said. After that all they have to do is wait. The app will allow users to designate certain items as their “favorite” items, which will then be pinned to the front page of the app. “This isn’t something brand new, but (in other apps) it might
be buried... we wanted to bring it to the forefront, so as soon as you open the app (you see) the tiles,” he said. “It’s a three-tap process. You order and the rest is taken care of.” At the moment users have to select their favorites from the menus loaded into the app, he said. Later, the app might be able to recognize certain items as favorites and automatically pin those to the front. Having favored menu items pinned to the front of the app will help increase its efficiency, he said. Studies conducted by Foodlist have shown that people tend to order the same menu items from a particular restaurant. “You might have a rotation of restaurants going but if you say go to Chipotle, 80 percent of the time you’ll order a burrito bowl,” he said. Foodlist was inspired in part by present online-ordering sites such as GrubHub, he said. Services such as GrubHub bring in a large volume of customers. Sandra Glading, director of Media Relations for GrubHub, said in an email the site enables users to order take-out from nearby restaurants, which in turn helps these businesses expand. “GrubHub helps restaurants thrive by connecting them with local customers, providing the tools and technology to help them
succeed and enabling business innovation,” she said. Foodlist aims to go beyond GrubHub by also offering free delivery, the spokesperson said. This will save users one or two dollars every time they order out, he said. Foodlist is starting with a private beta launch during September, he said. During this time the company aims to work out any
“In terms of the sheer absolute number, there is a solid number of restaurants in the area and a solid number of people who order out.” FOODLIST SPOKESPERSON
kinks in the service and figure out how to optimize user experience. The company can also talk to restaurants during this time to make sure customer experience is as positive as possible. At the moment ten restaurants have signed up to work with Foodlist, and they are looking for up to 100 beta-testers. “We (will) set up meetings via phone or in-person with the us-
ers to get feedback from them,” he said. “We want to keep things very controlled.” Testers will get discounts and free meals from the company during the trial period. The company plans to launch publicly in October 2015, and will eventually include more restaurants, he said. Provided any issues have been worked out, the company will continue to grow. Rutgers was selected due to the volume of students who order out in the area, he said. “A (large number) of students order between two and three times a week,” he said. “In terms of the sheer absolute number, there is a solid number of restaurants in the area and a solid number of people who order out.” The data University students can provide will help make the app more efficient and allow the company to estimate what a public launch can look like. Using the app would make things more convenient, said Brooke Lockwood, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student. While delivery can be expensive, a service providing free delivery would make it easier for students to stay in their rooms, she said. Right now users can only gain access to the service through Foodlist’s website, the spokesperson said.
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Student groped in yard in early weekend hours NATASHA TRIPATHI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
The New Brunswick Police Department is actively investigating a report in which a University affiliated woman was sexually assaulted on Sunday morning in a backyard campus near Richardson Street and Wyckoff Street. According to a press release sent by NBPD on Monday, the incident occurred little more than half a mile from the College Avenue campus at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Sunday. She was followed by a man, a black male wearing tan shorts and a dark-colored shirt with white dots, as he tried to engage her in conversation. He then followed her into a backyard where he “committed an act of sexual assault with his hand” before running toward Easton Avenue. He displayed no weapons during the incident. The victim was then transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where she was treated and released, according to the press release. It is unclear whether the victim is a student or faculty member. Information and description of the perpetrator is limited at this time aside from his physical description. In an unrelated case that occurred two hours earlier at approximately 12:40 a.m. Sunday morning, a female student was struck by an object thrown from a passing car in the area of Hamilton Street and Hartwell Street, according to another Rutgers crime alert sent out early Sunday. The vehicle, described as a dark-colored older model sedan, was occupied by three or four male per-
petrators who fled the vicinity into an unknown direction after the attack. The student was treated for a minor injury at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. A university message from Richard L. Edwards, chancellor of the New Brunswick campus, said the Rutgers University Police Department and NBPD have collaborated to increase public safety patrols in the fifth and sixth wards of New Brunswick. In addition, the RUPD and NBPD have partnered to form neighborhood patrol teams, which consist of a police officer from each department patrolling the fifth and sixth wards, allowing for “real-time intelligence” and for police patrols dedicated to off-campus areas densely populated by members of the Rutgers community, according to Edwards. RUPD is also working with Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Felicia McGinty to initiate off-campus public safety patrols that are active each night during the academic year. According to the email, the purpose of these patrols are to focus on crime prevention and provide mobile escorts, along with a variety of other services to Rutgers off-campus students in the fifth and sixth wards. Still, the Rutgers University Police Department is urging students to remain alert and aware, avoid isolated or unlit areas at night and walk in groups during the late hours of night. The NBPD reminds students to immediately report suspicious activity to local law enforcement and asks that anyone with information, or who may have been in the area at the time, contact the New Brunswick Police Department Detective Bureau at (732)-745-5217.
Since the American Bar Association approved the merger of the law schools at the Newark and Camden campuses, Rutgers introduced a single academic unit, Rutgers Law School, which was the brainchild of former deans John Farmer and Ray Solomon. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
President Barchi introduces Newark, Camden law merger KATIE PARK NEWS EDITOR
With final approval from the
American Bar Association, Rutgers introduced Rutgers Law School yesterday, a single academic unit with locations in Newark and Camden that was borne out of the merger between independent schools in each city. The new law school, the brainchild of former deans John Farmer and Ray Solomon dating back several years ago, was announced via email by University President Robert L. Barchi today, and is effective immediately. Rutgers-Newark dean Ronald Chen and Rutgers Law-Camden
Elizabeth Warren, New Jersey’s 46th Governor William Cahill, 49th Governor John James Florio and most recently Ashley Higginson, a graduate who will represent the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Esteemed former and current professors call to mind U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who taught at Newark for nine years, Stuart Green, Yale Law School alumnus and former Yale Law Journal note editor, and Frank Askin, Rutgers’ Constitutional Rights Clinic director.
“This is a historic moment for our University and a welcome development for New Jersey and the region.” ROBERT BARCHI President of Rutgers
acting dean John Oberdick will serve as co-deans for the revamped law school, according to the email. With the merger, New Jersey now has two law schools in the state, the other being Seton Hall University in Newark. Just a few miles away from Seton Hall, Rutgers Law School at the Newark campus touts a rich curriculum with one of the nation’s largest faculties in the country, and a robust national alumni network, Barchi said. Rutgers law graduates include U.S. Democratic senior Senator
During their three years of law school and in the years succeeding graduation, students at both campuses can reap opportunities in nearby New York City or Philadelphia, two of the largest legal employment hubs in the country, Barchi said. “This is a historic moment for our University and a welcome development for New Jersey and the region,” Barchi said. “The new Rutgers Law School is keenly attuned to the evolving demands of the legal profession and to the need for legal scholarship and education to address the public good.”
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CRIME AUG. 31 JERSEY CITY — Early in the morning, a 47-yearold man from Central Avenue was stabbed in the chest and robbed, walking seven blocks before the police found him bleeding. Police were told by the medical staf f at the Jersey City Medical-Barnabas Health, that the was initially listed in critical condition because a piece of the knife broke and lodged in his chest, but now the man is in stable condition. AUG. 31 PLAINFIELD — A fatal shooting this weekend is under investigation by the Plainfield Police Division. The fatal shooting victim has been identified as 17-year-old Kyle Winkey of Piscataway. On Sunday morning, the police were called to a convenience store on West Third Street of Plainfield to find Winkey suf fering from gunshot wounds. He was transpor ted to Rober t Wood Johnson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. AUG. 31 VINELAND — Joel Latorre had two swords and four knives in his vehicle when was was arrested earlier this month outside his former girlfriend’s home. The 46-year-old found the woman in Springfield, Massachussetts, 20 years after she ended an allegedly physically and emotionally abusive relationship with him.
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Warcup says scholarship program is ‘still very new,’ resources are needed to fund costs
Eagleton poll shows 59 percent of state citizens support online voter registration process
the lookout for improved and more resourceful ways to fund the he said. “Everybody felt we needed cost of attendance stipend, Warto do more for our student-athletes cup said. Receiving stipends as a stuand (the cost of attendance stipend is) one way we were able to do that.” dent athlete is a new concept Many students support the deci- that ever ybody is tr ying to figsion to provide stipends, but have ure out, he said. “There are student-athlete opalso expressed interest in seeing the University and the Athletics portunity funds and student asDepartment be more transparent sistance funds that we were able in their funding processes, said to pay out of in the past,” Warcup Amanda Okonmah, a School of En- said. “Now we are not able to pay for out of those funds because the gineering senior. miscellaneous “I can underexpenses are stand why they now covered want to spend “Everybody felt we by the cost of so much on needed to do more for attendance stithe student athletes, because our student-athletes and pend.” Whenevthey do work (the cost of attendance er there are hard (and they) stipend is) one way we increased exgenerate a lot penses in one of revenue for were able to do that.” area, Rutgers the school,” she Athletics can said. BRIAN WARCUP typically shift Okonmah Rutgers’ Director of Compliance resources and said she just cut back in wants to know certain areas where the money is coming from. She wonders if to cover everything they want to there will be cutbacks on funding fund, Warcup said. “The goal for every athletic dewithin the academic department or cutbacks elsewhere within the partment is to get every team up University. Still, she said it is fine to their scholarship limits that the as long as it does not negatively NCAA sets,” he said. “Right now impact other people who don’t we are still working on the fundraising to get the funds available play sports. The scholarship is still very to be able to pay full scholarships new, and Rutgers Athletics is on to everyone.” CONTINUED FROM FRONT
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in campaigns, said Viktor Krapivin, a member of the Rutgers Democrats. The School of Arts and Sciences sophomore volunteered on Sen. Cory Booker’s campaign in 2013 and said joining campaigns and clubs is the best way to create change for Rutgers students. “When you join a campaign, you’re making a commitment,” he said. “With a protest, you have a chance to make change. But with a campaign, you have a definite commitment and are much more likely to create lasting change.” Despite passion shown in campus protests, difficulty with voter registration on campus and in the State of New Jersey may discourage political involvement. “Voter registration is challenging on a campus like Rutgers,” Matto said. “If students live on Cook campus one year, then move to Busch campus the next year, they need to remember to update their registration form.” New Jersey’s antiquated voter registration laws on early in-person voting and same-day registration may also discourage students at Rutgers from voting. According to a recent Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, 67 percent of New Jersey residents are in favor of increasing early in-person voting and 59 percent sup-
por t an online voter registration system. “The actual registration process (in New Jersey) is a challenge for all young adults and a particular challenge on Rutgers campus,” Matto said. New Jersey ranks among the bottom 10 states in voter turnout, but the State Senate recently passed a bill called the Democracy Act that includes voter-friendly registration provisions. The bill currently awaits Gov. Chris Christie’s signature. Overall, studies and polls show that all millennials are not showing up to the voting booths in the same numbers that older generations do. Millennials are less likely to attach themselves to any institutions, whether it is political, religious or corporate. This distrust in all levels of the government may be af fecting their voter turnout. “Lack of trust could cause millennials to shut down and not want anything to do with the voting process,” Matto said. “But by the same token, there is research that shows it is lack of trust, cynicism and suspicion that actually encourages political participation. When you feel as if government isn’t responsive to you and you don’t trust their actions, that might be just the thing that spurs you into political action.”
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Entrepreneur shares what it means to be female in tech
Susanne Friedrich, the owner of website design company Red Princess Productions, is a German immigrant and current Bay Area resident who has been designing websites for her business for about seven years. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
KATIE PARK NEWS EDITOR
In the WordPress community, Susanne Friedrich occupies her own space. As a 61-year-old woman and the owner of her own website design business, Red Princess Productions, Friedrich, a Bay Area resident, stands out from the crowd of predominantly young, male entrepreneurs on WordPress terrain. Friedrich, a German native who has lived in California since 1989, said she believes she is on the older end of the WordPress community. After all, she experienced the birth of computers in the mid-90s, and then
she got her first computer in her 30s or 40s. WordPress only became a part of her life six or seven years ago. She started with photography. That got her into digital design and Photoshop, which pulled her in so much she quit her job as a nurse. She ended up designing her first website, then, years later, got her first client who requested she make a website and do it on WordPress. She had no idea what WordPress was. But Friedrich, determined to keep the client, said yes — she did know it. Then she sat down, learned it and never looked back. She has produced websites for more than a decade now. She’s
whittled her skills after studying at Massachusetts College of Art, The Art Institute of San Francisco, San Francisco City College and The Crucible, an industrial arts institute. “I’m interested in the beauty of a website and the functionality,” she said. She specializes in making websites with por tfolios because she made her first por tfolio websites for photographer friends. Friedrich is not what you would consider a heavy-duty coder, but she understands CSS and PHP, she said, and regularly tinkers with tweaking the latter.
“The WordPress platform count of being propositioned by is intuitive, it’s easy to under- another WordCamp attendee. Fortunately, organizers for cerstand,” she said. “You look at the interface and it’s become more tain WordCamps have developed and more beautiful and accessi- conduct. Still, not all WordCamps have conduct codes yet and even ble, visually.” And for Friedrich, intuitiveness for the ones that do, victims of is important, particularly for users sexual harassment are still relucwho do not code or code very little. tant to report the violations. The reasons for keeping qui“I think WordPress has made it easier for people who are not cod- et are fairly obvious — people ers to make a website and maybe don’t want to churn drama. They that has attracted more women to are afraid. They are worried they overreacted. And the list goes on. it,” she said. But there is also another explaIt is no secret that female programmers are the minority com- nation: the concept of “the missing stair.” pared to male programmers. “Have you ever been in a house Of all the individuals from 157 countries who volunteered an- that had something just egreswers for Stack Overflow’s 2015 giously wrong with it? Something developer survey, 92.1 percent massively unsafe and uncomfortidentified as male. The average able and against code, but everyAmerican male programmer is one in the house had been there a long time 31.6 years and was old. “I think WordPress has made used to it? M e a n ‘Oh yeah, I while, just it easier for people who are for5.8 percent not coders to make a website almost got to tell identified and maybe that has attracted you, there’s as female. a missing The remainmore women to it.” step on the ing 2.1 perunlit staircent either SUSANNE FRIEDRICH case with no declined Owner of Red Princess Productions railings. But to respond it’s okay, beor elected cause we all just remember to just “other.” Although the survey found the jump over it.’” “Some people are that missing programming world is not outright hostile to women looking to break stair,” blogger Cliff Pervocracy and brain behind “the missing in, it could afford to do more. And that is where WordPress stair,” writes. Friedrich said she has always comes in — it is a no-cost, or relatively low-cost enterprise. Users been treated well at WordCamps. can work with it on their sched- But absence of her mistreatment ules. Most importantly, it has an does not reduce the experiences open trove of information and a of the individuals who have expecommunity willing to guide the rienced it. WordPress propels itself on its perplexed user. Yet where WordPress enthu- community. That community has siasts have occasionally fallen yielded an extraordinarily proshort is with WordCamps, Word- ductive subculture, one that has Press-centric conferences for the created countless entrepreneurs casual or professional user with a and their successive ventures. But productivity means little if universal thirst for open source. Stories of WordCamp sexual it has achieved by way of insult harassment have been shared or intimidation. That is a lesson — take, for instance, WPTavern worth knowing far before anyjournalist’s Sarah Gooding’s ac- thing else.
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ramed almost exclusively as a battle of the Sanders, however, is gaining momentum at an unexfittest, the 2016 Presidential Election is down- pected pace. Millennials have begun rallying around right confusing. In past elections, it’s been him, announcing that they “Feel the Bern.” Sanders, clear who the eventual nominee would be, and if that a senator since 2007 and involved in politics since he wasn’t the case, the race was at least interesting for was in college, is only now becoming a person of inthe right reasons. Obama, Hillary 2008 was a good terest. He has come out as a supporter of racial jusone — voters could tell early on that the candidates tice, an advocate for a living wage and a proponent of were going to have to work for the nomination. Sim- reform on Wall Street. Jeb Bush was initially considered the most likely ilarly, the 2012 four-way split between Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul caused Republican candidate, yet standing at the center of candidates to present real solutions in an attempt to the Republican ring, is Trump, red-faced and shoutoverpower the incumbent. However this time around, ing, throwing proverbial elephants into crowds of no one really cares about the issues. The race is about potential voters. Trump means exactly what he says, just that, a race to see who has a chance at winning, making his political jargon-free statements, unfortuwhich competitor is actually going to win and who nately refreshing. Trump wants to build a wall across should bow out now. Republican candidates have re- the U.S.-Mexico boarder, he wants Mexico to pay for vived debates that were seemingly settled, and many that wall and most importantly, he wants to “make America great again.” of the democratic candidates The elections may feel like have been silent. it’s far off, but the primaries Once considered a race for “For the first time, eligible to be held in a few months the most distinguished office millennial voters match the will effectively determine the in the nation, the 2016 Presinumber of baby boomers.” future of the nation. A fair dential Election has effectiveamount of voters think that ly turned into a 15-ring circus. turning out for the general The Democratic frontrunners are Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, while the Re- election is the most important task during an election. publican Party has presented a never-ending list of Yet, primary elections are just as — if not more — immoderate to radical candidates. Jeb Bush, Ben Car- portant than the general elections. Simply put, primason, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Mike ry elections pick the candidates. If the two candidates Huckabee, Marco Rubio and Donald Trump are only elected during the primary are unsavory, then the a fraction of the Republican presidential hopefuls at- ensuing president will be just as unpalatable. For example, if enough people vote for Donald Trump in the tempting to standout in a sea of politicians. Until a few weeks ago, Clinton was considered the primary, if only as a joke, he could, in all seriousness, ringmaster, the default democratic candidate. Yet become the next president of the United States. Fortunately, for the first time, eligible millennial since her initial video announcement declaring her intention to run, she’s faded into the background of voters match the number of baby boomers, a sigelection debates. Failing to make media headlines for nificant turning point in politics in general. If every anything other than her use of a private email server young adult comes out to vote, and votes in the same while acting as Secretary of State, Clinton is riding way, their collective voice will undoubtedly overpowthe coattails of her namesake. Without making an at- er baby boomers. In that sense, there is just enough tempt to distinguish her position on all of the issues, time for millennial voters to get involved in the elecClinton makes statements when it’s convenient to her, tion, learn about the candidates and put their faith beinstead of coming out and clarifying her intentions. hind the best candidate, not the best competitor. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 147th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Conservatism threatens, hinders national prosperity THE CHAMPAGNE SOCIALIST JOSE SANCHEZ
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wo weeks ago, brothers Scott and Steve Leader drunkenly decided to beat up a homeless man that they suspected was Latino. He was pissed on, beaten with a metal pole and had his nose broken, as the Boston Globe reported. One brother declared to the cops that, “Donald Trump was right, all these illegals need to be deported.” Told of the attack, the real-estate mogul, presidential hopeful and fulltime airbag responded nonchalantly that his supporters were “very passionate” and that, “They love this country and they want to make it great again.” Such feigned concern for his supporters’ zealotry was also on display after it was reported that Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly had been receiving death threats. Kelly, who co-moderated the first all-male GOP debate, was lauded as the real and savvy star of the night. Yet, unfortunately she also had the temerity to attack the alpha male frontrunner, Mr. Trump, who again brushed off his followers’ zealotry saying, “I’m sure they don’t mean that.” I suspect that at some level he knows his supporters are just taking his belligerent and hate-fueled rhetoric to its violent, menacing conclusion ... and that he’s okay with that. In a must-read essay from The New Yorker titled, “The Fearful and the Frustrated,” Evan Osnos writes that ever since the post-Obama ultraconservative Tea Party resurgence in 2010, “citizens on the
American far right — Patriot militias, border vigilantes, white supremacists — have searched for a standard-bearer,” and that they’ve found him in Donald Trump. This includes notorious Klansman David Duke, as well as influential conservative intellectual Pat Buchanan who mourns the “death of white America” because of immigration. All these endorsements make sense when you remember that “The Donald” called for a militarized wall across the 1,300-mile U.S.-Mexico border to deport all undocumented immigrants in the country and to revoke the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship. This would make millions of children effectively stateless overnight, i.e. ballooning the undocument-
said he’d send in the troops or FBI if a woman decided to commit such “murder.” Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and others such as Louisiana Gov. Piyush “Bobby” Jindal and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson have declared a crusade against the Supreme Court’s progay marriage decision last June by calling for a constitutional amendment to allow states to ban such unions and also advocating the “religious rights” of business owners to discriminate against queer folks. Conservatism, in the words of political theorist Corey Robin, is a, “mediation on — and theoretical rendition of — the experience of having power, seeing it threatened and trying to win it back.” In other words,
“So basically if we want much of a future as a country and as a species, we have to destroy the Republican Party.” ed population. Do we deport them too? Nevertheless, he dominates the polls, but don’t think his right-wing demagoguery is going unmatched. Ever the showboat, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called Obama “the world’s leading financier of radical Islamic terrorism,” over the Iranian nuclear deal. Meanwhile, to court the Bible-thumping vote, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and others have said they’d eviscerate the women’s health organization Planned Parenthood and would even fatally curb a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion in all cases — even incest, rape and if the mother’s life is in danger. Huckabee even
conservatism is a defense of manufactured hierarchy and inequality, and they may have a lot to be worried about in terms of the “culture wars.” A newfound and exciting Third Wavestyle feminism is becoming increasingly popular on college campuses and on social media. The anti-racist #BlackLivesMatter movement has been grabbing international headlines, and now presidential candidates like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are compelled to speak out against transphobic public policies. Nevertheless, in terms of socioeconomic and racial equality or the environment, the right appears to be winning. According to the Center on Juvenile
and Criminal Justice, the rate of police killings for young African-Americans is 4.5 times higher, while black folks make up 26 percent of police shootings but only 13 percent of the population. Furthermore, these days, a CEO can expect to make some 300 times more than their workers, while the wealthiest top 1 percent of Americans own 35 percent of the country’s wealth, while the bottom 40 percent own nothing, according to O.E.C.D. data. So basically if we want much of a future as a country and as a species, we have to destroy the Republican Party. Want free tuition? Vote ‘em out. Better housing? Vote ‘em out. Women’s rights, queer rights, racial justice, wealth redistribution, less warmongering and a more habitable planet for future generations? Make ‘em go the way of the Whigs. This doesn’t mean we ought to simply stick to electoral politics. I challenge all of you to join groups like United Students Against Sweatshops, Women Organizing Against Harassment, Students for Justice in Palestine, GlobeMed, as well as cultural organizations for queer students and students of color. After next year’s November, those who desire social justice have to keep organizing, agitating and educating our fellow students. We must continue to unite the advanced, persuade the intermediate and isolate the backwards. But that must include an engagement with our electoral system. So, please, register to vote and whatever you do (but do try to #feeltheBern), just don’t vote Republican. Jose Sanchez is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in history with a minor in political science. His column, “The Champagne Socialist,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
U. alumnus Milton Friedman deserves more recognition COMMENTARY ANDREA VACCHIANO
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uring the application process, incoming first-year students decide what their future alma mater will be based on personal criteria. Some will choose to value a school’s name and reputation, while others base their choices on how well they enjoy the campus. Some take pride in their school’s diversity (sound familiar?), and others proudly flaunt their school’s acceptance rate or their U.S. News and World Report ranking. I chose Rutgers for all of the above (although the U.S. News ranking could be more generous), but also for something slightly odd. I chose Rutgers because Milton Friedman went here. “Who’s that?” I’ve been asked whenever I reveal that personal quirk of mine to a fellow underclassman. I thought everyone who went to Rutgers would know who he was at least from Wikipedia, especially after meeting several students whose intelligence exceeds mine by miles. But none so far share my idolized-this-man-sinceeighth-grade passion for this Jewish-American economist who, after receiving a
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scholarship from Rutgers and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1932, went on to become one of the most famous economists in the world, winning a Nobel Prize along the way. Sure, he’s a bit controversial because his theories were so radically libertarian, and he’s not exactly a favorite with the more liberal scholars of econom-
for Yu-Gi-Oh, went to Rutgers. Now you know.) We may not have been familiar with Joyce Kilmer or Paul Robeson before we came here, but their names and their work are quickly recognized by us during our stay. But why not Milton Friedman, who is arguably the most valuable alumnus Rutgers has?
“He also advocated for LGBT rights, criticized the Iraq War and was agnostic. He was not as conservative as Ronald Reagan, despite being an advisor to the right-wing icon.” ics. But at a certain point, you have to admit that he’s worthy of some recognition here — a street name, a statue, whatever. The small clip of him in the summer orientation’s welcome video I saw in June was, in my opinion, a step in the right direction. There are so many reasons that we take pride in Rutgers, and the school’s former students are definitely one of them. We’ve seen Rutgers alumni on “The Sopranos,” “30 Rock” and “Sex and the City.” We’ve heard former Scarlet Knights in everything from My Chemical Romance to YuGi-Oh (Dan Green, the English dub voice
Don’t care about economics? Well, that’s fine. It’s not exactly a subject that draws in young minds, but you should care about your school’s reputation, and associating it with Milton Friedman definitely improves it. And if you don’t like Milton Friedman’s theories, well, you’re not alone. Actually, his support of monetarism has isolated conservatives and libertarians as well as liberals. He also advocated for LGBT rights, criticized the Iraq War and was agnostic. He was not as conservative as Ronald Reagan, despite being an advisor to the right-wing icon. Also, as someone who
attended Rutgers on a scholarship during the Great Depression, as the son of Jewish immigrants, does he not contribute to the Rutgers model of diversity? I’m not advocating for a name change to Friedman University’s Scarlet Knights, but in my opinion, the man needs recognition. Some could think the lack of his presence on campus is a supposed political bias coming into play, but I choose not to believe that. Perhaps it was because he’s more associated with the University of Chicago and wasn’t too involved with Rutgers, although both Kilmer and Robeson matriculated at Columbia. Perhaps he was simply forgotten here, despite being very, very famous around the world. Rutgers, take a hint. Friedman was one of the most accomplished people to graduate from this university. Use that to your advantage, because trust me, after the protests against Condoleezza Rice speaking at the Class of 2014’s Commencement Ceremony, no one will confuse Rutgers for Liberty University or Hillsdale. Embrace the diversity of your student body, in not only appearance but also mind. Andrea Vacchiano is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student majoring in history and political science.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (09/01/15). Personal and professional growths abound with lucky Jupiter in your sign. Abandon narrow thinking. Focus on practical needs. Autumn eclipses open doors for health, harmony (9/13) and shared accounts (9/27). Springtime ones illuminate new beginnings in relationships (3/8) and finances (3/23). Raise 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 an 8 — Ponder your upcoming moves, including regarding romance. A surprising development in a group setting inspires action. Professional advice comes in handy now. Go for what you want, and take it slow to avoid breakage. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — A strong partner inspires action, although the strategies may need refining. Are there common resources you can use? Maybe someone else would be willing to share. Review options again. Keep calm, even when passions intervene. Give thanks. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Don’t dash off heedlessly. Keep your objective in mind. The competition is tough. Encourage another’s creativity. Expect surprises. Postpone distractions. Start with the most difficult task. Reward yourself with special time with someone beloved. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — New possibilities beckon. Watch the budget, as costs run higher than expected. Align your efforts with your heart. Put physical energy toward an area of passion. Pursue your goal persistently, going for distance rather than speed. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — An unusual yet fascinating professional option appears. All is not as it appears. Don’t take anything for granted. Resist temptation to spend frivolously or waste time. Passions color your thinking. Carefully consider the options, before taking risk. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Miscommunications (and emotions) could run wild, especially regarding changes at home. Stick with solid facts, rather than nebulous ideas. Quick action is required, but don’t fall for a trick. Keep others on course. Wait to see what develops.
Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Include fun among your priorities. Water may be involved. Avoid drama, expense and arguments, and adapt to shifting circumstances. Take time out if needed, and consider another’s feelings. Harmony requires flexibility. Talk about what you love. Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — You’re especially powerful. A creative spark ignites. Support your team. Hold your temper, as you could easily tromp on someone, even without meaning to. Inhibit your natural generosity, for now. Be spontaneous, without recklessness. Change direction intuitively. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Approach a problem from a new angle. Prepare for a test. Keep a lid on emotions, which could spark into upset or misunderstanding. Patiently listen. More study is required before making decisions. Loved ones are there for you. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Your heart pulls you to take action. Check reality first. Fantasy clashes with facts. Don’t commit resources to a false hope. Figure out what you want. Investigate hidden elements. Work together with someone who shares your goals. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Things could get hot, either with romance or conflict, as passions run high. Misunderstandings spark easily. Anticipate some disagreement. You can’t afford to buy everything everybody wants. Frugality is required. Encourage a bold decision. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — You’re in the eye of the storm. A dream proves impractical, for now. Having a meticulous partner helps. Keep it respectful. Take a leap of faith, after research. Consider the consequences. Make a mess and clean it later.
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September 1, 2015 MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS 4, SIENA 2
Rutgers opens season with strong showing BRIAN FONSECA
SOPHOMORE After shedding his rust last spring, Hayden Rettig grew into his starting role
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PISCATAWAY — The Rutgers men’s soccer team continued its tradition of starting the regular season without tasting defeat, winning its fifth season opener in the past six seasons. The Scarlet Knights defeated visiting Siena last Friday night at Yurcak Field, 4-2, scoring the most goals in a season opener since 2009. Head coach Dan Donigan was pleased with his team’s performance, especially in the way it approached the match. “I think it was good,” said the sixth-year head coach. “The mindset, the mentality, the fight, the willingness to compete and not take plays off. There are going to be situations where you find a mistake here or there, but for the most part, our guys have a much better resilience about them right now and that’s what gets you through games.” The Knights (1-0) came storming out of the gate, opening the scoring three minutes into the contest through Jason Wright. The sophomore forward, named to TopDrawerSoccer’s top 100 players list for the upcoming season, started off on the right foot, scoring his fifth career brace. Content with his performance, Wright has yet to set a target of goals for the season but he hopes to improve on his freshman season, where he was a unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team member and the 14th best player in his class, according to TopDrawerSoccer. “I just want to do better than last year, both individually and as a team,” Wright said. “I scored 10 (goals) last year, so I’m trying to do better than 10, get some assists and try to help the team to a better season.” While his biggest contribution to Rutgers were his two goals, the Jamaican national also provided some creative passes, one of which led to teammate Erik Sa being fouled in the penalty area. The referee didn’t hesitate to call the foul and pointed to the penalty spot.
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Junior midfielder Erik Sa contributed two assists and put in a solid shift, but was ultimately not content with his overall performance. EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR The Knights’ captain Mitchell Taintor then stepped up and made no mistake, scoring the second goal of the game for Rutgers. The Knights’ offense was in sync despite only playing two preseason matches prior to the start of the season, but Wright was not surprised. “Most times, they say good players know how to play with good players. That’s all I could say,” Wright said. “We’re all talented players and it took a little while, but we’re finally getting it and it’s awesome.” After Wright took the Big Ten by storm in his freshman season, another Rutgers forward is preparing to follow in his footstep. Brian Hawkins, an NSCA All-American and New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year last year in his senior season of high school, saw extensive minutes throughout the preseason and earned a spot in the starting 11 against Siena. Donigan likes the qualities possessed by the forward from Chesterfield, New Jersey.
“I think he’s an exceptional player,” Donigan said. “He’s explosive, he’s dynamic, he’s a weapon, a threat. He’s got great pace and great instincts on the ball. For me, if you have those kind of qualities, you’re probably going to play close to 90 minutes every game.” Siena reduced the Knights lead to 2-1 with Nils Weddig scoring halfway through the opening period before Wright’s second goal reestablished Rutgers’ two-goal lead heading into halftime. Coming out of the locker room for the second half, the Knights almost allowed Siena to strike again. A split-second save from junior goalkeeper David Greczek prevented the second period from being a tenuous one for Rutgers. “Big time save, crucial moment,” Donigan said about Greczek’s deflection. “We’ve always said we need our keeper to make the game winning save and that was probably a game winning save.” Sophomore forward Miles Hackett, who assisted Wright on his first goal, closed the scoring for the Knights with a header in
the 56th minute. Siena scored a consolation goal 15 minutes from full-time through David Itoafa, but the Saints were unable to undo Rutgers’ lead. Despite assisting half of the four goals scored by the Knights, as well as suffering the foul that lead to the penalty kick, Erik Sa was not satisfied with the shift he put in on Friday night. The junior midfielder sees the match from a glass-half-empty perspective. “Personally, I was sloppy for part of the game,” Sa said. “You’re never perfect, there’s always things to work on. Little tactical things, exploiting teams weaknesses better and putting teams away. You shouldn’t be up 4-1 and give up a goal or be up 2-0 and give up a goal. That shouldn’t happen because college soccer teams never die, especially when we get into conference games ... Scoring four goals, you should never lose.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @briannnnf and @TargumSports on Twitter.
“Mentally, it takes a toll,” Rettig said. “I feel like, you know, as good as anyone can be or as a player, as a person, I mean, it kind of takes you to your knees at times because you have to sit out for a whole year, you know. You have to learn a whole new system and, you know, I feel like I handled that pretty well.” Now the starting quarterback for the Scarlet Knights’ 2015 opener against Norfolk State on Sept. 5, Rettig had to come a long way — even past the journey from the bayou. For Rettig, it took time. Limited as he sat out last year, he mainly ran the scout team as he adjusted to Ralph Friedgen’s offense. Thrown into the quarterback battle in the spring, the rust was evident. But now, as his time in the system increases, the progression has been evident. Head coach Kyle Flood reflected on that progress from the past year. “I think it’s night and day from the spring,” Flood said. “I knew that the spring was gonna be really hard on him. He didn’t have the fall to be running our offense and to go out there. And the other part that makes the spring tricky is you don’t play every day, you play every other day … so that helps your learning curve as well.” Ben McDaniels has had to work with Rettig directly since taking over as offensive coordinator in the spring. In the span of that time, the work has yielded the results. “He’s done a great job of working hard both physically and mentally. Had a good summer. He’s had a good start to training camp,” McDaniels said. “… So, he, along with all those guys in that room, have really done a good job of progressing through from the spring, through the summer and now transitioning into training camp.” When he takes the field for Rutgers this year, it will be the first time he does so since his high school days. The time off leaves question marks for what the Knights will see this year on the banks. But Rettig isn’t worried about any of that. “I’m just trying to protect the ball, get some ways where we can score points and just show that I’m a leader,” he said. “I’m not trying to win anybody over. I’m just trying to be me.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @GarrettStepien and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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September 1, 2015 VOLLEYBALL
RALLY Rutgers remains undefeated after fourth consecutive shutout of 2015 season
RU earns first victory of 2015 JOSEPH BRAUNER
CONTINUED FROM BACK The coaching staff has stressed the importance of winning at home, which Ciarrocca realized early on. “I know that we take a lot of pride in winning at home here, and the coaches have taught us that it is like a tradition,” she said. “The crowd was great and we can all feel the pride.” Of their 19 shots, the Knights had six shots on goal, three of which came from Inacio. Being aggressive in her attack and doing her best to create chances, the Manalapan native nearly scored in the 12th minute but was denied by UMass goalkeeper Cassidy Babin. “Our energy was up in the first half and we were looking to get behind their defense,” Inacio said. “My teammates put me in (a) good position to get the ball at the appropriate times, so I have to thank them for that. Now, I just have to take
the next step and finish them by scoring goals.” Like her coach, Inacio understands that the team won’t benefit from worries about scoring late, recognizing the importance of pressing opposing defenses as they have been thus far. Another shutout also allowed Rutgers to become the first team in program history to record four straight clean sheets, another reason to give the Knights confidence. “It’s still early in the season and we’re building relationships and finding people in different places,” Inacio said. “It’s hard when you have such a short preseason and are thrown into games where you have to figure it out. … But we will figure it out and have tons of confidence in ourselves.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Graduate student Cassie Inacio was responsible for half of the Knights’ six shots on goal in the 1-0 victory against UMass. SHIRLEY YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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The Rutgers women’s volleyball team opened its 2015 campaign with a road trip to California to compete in the Santa Clara Tournament. The Scarlet Knights went 1-2 over the weekend, starting with losses to Sacramento State and host school Santa Clara, before picking up a win against UC Riverside. Rutgers lost the season opener to Sacramento State in three sets. The first was hard fought and would end up setting the tone for the next two sets. Despite their best efforts, the Knights could not get past the Hornets. Sophomore outside hitter Meme Fletcher brought Rutgers to set point in the first set, where they lead 24-23, but Sacramento was able to come back and eventually won the set 29-27. The Knights began the second set in a deep hole, falling behind Sacramento State 10-3, and were never able to mount a comeback. Rutgers lost the second set 25-19 when Sacramento State finished strong with a 5-1 run. Once again, Rutgers fell behind early in the third and final set against the Hornets and could not stop Sacramento State from completing a three set sweep to hand Knights their first loss of the season. When asked about the first loss and the start of the season, Fletcher admitted the presence of early season jitters. “We started off a little shaky, a little new, you know, trying to get into the swing of things,” the sophomore outside hitter said. After the disappointing loss to Sacramento, the Knights came back on Saturday in hopes of finishing the tournament on a high note.
In the first game of a doubleheader, Rutgers came out flat against the University of Santa Clara Broncos, facing a seven point deficit, down 11-4 early in the set. Senior defensive specialist Ali Schroeter acknowledged the slow start. “(The team was) definitely out of step,” Schroeter said. Throughout each set of the loss, the Knights couldn’t find a way to score on Santa Clara. The Broncos stood strong on defense, compiling 49 digs and 4 blocks. On the other side of the court, the Knights looked disorganized. Keeping the teams emotions in
“It’s easy to get really frantic and chaotic on there (the court) when scramble plays are happening.” ALI SCHROETER Senior defensive specialist
check was another aspect of the game Schroeter noted. “It’s easy to get really frantic and chaotic on there (the court) when scramble plays are happening,” Schroeter said. Rutgers also struggled against Santa Clara with serving. The team combined for a team total of 12 serving errors in the game in comparison to only seven committed by the Broncos. When asked about the team’s trouble serving, Fletcher explained the causes behind them. “Some (of the serving errors) were mental mistakes, some were stupid errors, some were physical errors we can fix,” Fletcher said.
Rutgers finally found themselves and was able to pick up a victory in its third and final game of the tournament against The University of California-Riverside Highlanders. Fletcher carried the Knights to victory with both a matchhigh and career-high 18 kills. Also playing a crucial role in the team’s victory was senior setter Anna Sudbury. The Tomahawk Wisconsin native led the Knights with 21 assists. After the weekend, senior outside hitter Alex Lassa has complied 908 career kills. She is now only nine kills away from moving into tenth place all-time in the Rutgers record books. The Knights now turn their attention to this Friday’s game against Harvard as Rutgers competes in the Harvard Invitational. In addition to Friday’s game, the Knights will look to improve their record with another two games on Saturday against Long Beach State and Illinois State. Despite a weekend of games that were for the most part disappointing, the Knights do not seem discouraged from the losses to Sacramento State and Santa Clara. More importantly, they do not seem to be intimidated by the looming schedule of challenging Big Ten Conference games. Instead, Coach Werneke stressed the teams desire to change their reputation and become a serious contender. The Knights now look to continue their season in Cambridge, Massachusetts this weekend, bringing with them what Werneke referred to as “a never say die attitude.” For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Most times, they say good players know how to play with good players. That’s all I could say. We’re all talented players and it took a little while, but we’re finally getting it and it’s awesome.” - Sophomore forward Jason Wright
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FOOTBALL HAYDEN RETTIG TO START IN SEPT. 5 OPENER AGAINST NORFOLK STATE
Sophomore adjusts as season approaches GARRETT STEPIEN SPORTS EDITOR
This wasn’t a part of the master plan. When Hayden Rettig originally signed his letter of intent to take his talents from SoCal to the bayou, the former four-star recruit and U.S. Army All-American was poised to take the reigns for the Tigers in the almighty Southeastern Conference for years to come. But even after waiting his turn and taking a redshirt season in 2013, Rettig went from the potential starting quarterback to buried at third string on the depth chart. It almost feels like an eternity since he was out on a field slicing up defenses at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, California. But for Rettig, how he got to Rutgers is a testament to the old adage that it is sometimes the journey that teaches more about the destination. Making a stop at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before arriving in Piscataway, regardless of where he has gone, Rettig managed to stay true to himself despite some of the turbulence experienced along the ride. Back at the Rutgers football team’s Media Day, Rettig reflected a bit on that journey. “I had the most culture shock probably my freshman year when I was at LSU. It’s just different, you know?” he said. “It’ll be different wherever you go, but it’s gonna make you a better person because you’re gonna learn what other people go through. You’re gonna learn what other people do. You’re gonna understand.” Initially, Rettig had to learn on the fly as an 18-year-old freshman down in the south. Adapting to a new playbook and a new lifestyle, it allowed him to grow. Hayden Rettig’s road to Rutgers has been unconventional and rocky at times, but the sophomore quarterback is gelling now with the Knights. He is set to start in the season opener against Norfolk State. EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / AUGUST 2015
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WOMEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS 1, UMASS 0
Late rally pushes Rutgers past UMass MIKE O’SULLIVAN
rocca, a sophomore transfer from Vanderbilt, put the ball in the net for the lone goal of the game. It was a crucial moment for her and the Knights not only in this game, but moving forward as the season picks up. “Colby’s a goal-scorer, so she needed that to get her off and running, and to feel less pressure,” said head coach Mike O’Neill. “Now, she can just go and enjoy her soccer. It was a big moment for us today and should ser ve us well for the rest of the season.” Scoring her first goal as a Knight with a game-winner was a pivotal milestone for Ciarrocca. The match was strangely similar to Friday’s victory, in which they scored their only goal in the 81st minute. Although it can be frustrating to not score, especially when a team has dominated possession as much as Rutgers has through their first
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PISCATAWAY — In a match that played out in very similar fashion to the 1-0 victory over Villanova on Friday night, the Rutgers women’s soccer team scored late to defeat UMass (0-2-1,) 1-0. The No. 24 Scarlet Knights (4-0) thoroughly controlled most of the action in the contest, outshooting the Minutewomen, 19-2, with sophomore goalkeeper Casey Murphy only needing to record one save. They maintained offensive possession for the majority of the match, with their lone goal coming in the 84th minute from Colby Ciarrocca, who tapped in the ball by the far post on the assist from junior defender Erin Smith and senior forward Cassie Inacio. The crowd of 609 at Yurcak Field was on its heels waiting for the goal and erupted when Ciar-
four games, its last two victories give the team confidence with playing in control. “We’re a very confident group and I like how we’ve been playing so far,” O’Neill said. “Our players stay focused and always understand what they need to get done, but we’d just like to do a bit more.” Ciarrocca is not a stranger to Yurcak Field, as she played there as a Vanderbilt Commodore in a road contest last season. She was elated to score her first Rutgers goal at her new home, especially one that gave her new team a victory. “It felt really good to score that goal and I’m really happy to be here at Rutgers,” Ciarrocca said. “The coaches are awesome and my teammates are so welcoming. It was a good win for us.” SEE RALLY ON PAGE 15
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DEVON FRESHNOCK,
junior defender, recorded the first multi-point game of her career in a 4-0 victory over Ball State. Already setting a career-high with three goals this season, Freshnock has tied her career-highs in goals and assists.
Sophomore Colby Ciarrocca notched the game-winning goal in the 84th minute. SHIRLEY YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
WOMEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S GOLF
at Princeton
Nittany Lion Invitational
Thursday, 5 p.m., Princeton, N.J.
Friday, TBA, State College, PA.
FIELD HOCKEY MEN’S SOCCER vs. Virginia at Colgate Friday, 3:00 p.m., Piscataway, N.J.
Friday, 5 p.m. Hamilton, N.Y.