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Five suspended football players, Nadir Barnwell, Andre Boggs, Razohnn Gross, all 20 years old, and Delon Stephenson and Ruhann Peele, both 22 years old, were arrested and charged with aggravated assault, riot and conspiracy to commit a riot for an incident that occurred on April 25 on Delafield Street in New Brunswick. In the incident, the five individuals reportedly assaulted four people, one of whom was a 19-year-old student who suffered a broken jaw. Delon Stephenson’s brother, Daryl Stephenson, 23, remains at large. THE DAILY TARGUM / NOVEMBER 2014
Five Rutgers football players suspended, arrested for assault GARRETT STEPIEN SPORTS EDITOR
Five current players on the Rutgers football team were arrested on assault charges stemming from an
ongoing investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and New Brunswick Police Department after Thursday’s practice. Nadir Barnwell, Andre Boggs, Razohnn Gross, all 20 years old,
and Delon Stephenson and Ruhann Peele, both 22, were identified by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and director of New Brunswick Police Department Anthony A. Capuano as the five Scarlet
Knights facing those charges, according to a press release. The five Rutgers football players were all charged in the alleged assault of four people, one of whom was a 19-year-old student at the
University who suffered a broken jaw. The alleged incident occurred on Delafield Street, New Brunswick on April 25, 2015. SEE ASSAULT ON PAGE 5
Barchi, NJ Senators tour College Avenue campus NATASHA TRIPATHI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Yesterday Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi toured, among other facilities, the new honors dorm, located at 520 George St. on the College Avenue campus with Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Sen. Bob Smith (D-Middlesex). LISETT CLARK
University President Robert L. Barchi was joined by Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Sen. Bob Smith (D-Middlesex) on an exclusive tour yesterday of the “stateof-the-art” facilities at Rutgers, including the Honors College, according to a press release. The new laboratories, lecture halls and residence halls let students both in the state and around the world know that New Jersey is committed to providing the greatest educational experience possible, Sweeney said. “The money we invest in higher education facilities helps keep costs under control while providing modern amenities for our students and faculty,” he said. Smith said he is proud to represent New Brunswick and Piscataway as they are home to an institution that values growth. “The message is clear,” he said. “New Jersey’s higher education facilities will take a back seat to no one.” According to the press release, Barchi, Sweeney and Smith visited the new Honors College during the tour. Standing at the intersection of Seminary Place and George Street, the 170,000-square-foot building has 550 beds for University honors students. It includes recreational space, study rooms and four faculty apartments
designed to encourage interaction between students and instructors, the press release said. The senators also visited Rutgers’ new Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health on Cook campus. Open now for the fall semester, this $55 million project was financed by a $35 million grant from the Building Our Future Bond Act, according to the press release. The building will host studies regarding the country’s major nutrition-related health issues including obesity, diabetes and heart disease. The tour included a stop at the upand-coming College Avenue campus Academic Building. The building intends to house 2,500 seats in a variety of classroom and laboratory settings. Three floors of departmental space will accommodate several divisions of the University’s School of Arts and Sciences, according to the press release. Due for completion in the summer of 2016, the project relies on $43 million in state financing and created more than 1,200 construction related jobs. Investing in higher education is one of the most beneficial investments that can be made, Sweeney said. “It pays dividends for generations to come,” he said. “An educated and skilled workforce is what fuels the economy and sustains progress and innovation.”
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Study finds family income sways choice of major KATIA OLTMANN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
At a school with more than a hundred majors, deciding what to study seems like the ultimate form of self-expression. But a new study suggests that students’ choices are affected by how much money their parents make. Cornell sociologist Kim Weeden analyzed data from the National Center for Education Statistics and found that the average parental income of students studying humanities and art was higher than the average parental income of students studying STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), as well as applied fields like nursing and law enforcement. According to Weeden’s research, English, history and visual and performing arts were the three majors with the highest averages for household income. Associate degree programs, such as law enforcement and education, had the lowest averages. Other majors that attracted a higher proportion of students from lower income families were psychology, computer science, medicine, nursing and agriculture. The data used in the study was collected from roughly 12,000 students between 2002 and 2012. Researchers tracked students from their sophomore year in high school to after they graduated college. Abhishek Choudhury, a School of Arts of Sciences junior who is considering a double major in history and statistics, said he has noticed that the students in his history classes seem to come from wealthier backgrounds. His parents wanted him to be a cellular biology and neuroscience major, but he wanted the freedom to take courses from many different subject areas.
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Choudhury does not think any major he chooses will directly relate to his future career, but he sees college as an opportunity to explore subjects that he is interested in. Paul McLean, the chair of Rutgers’ Department of Sociology, said wealthier students are more likely to embrace the idea that the goal of a college education is to prepare students for life, rather than a job. He said language barriers for international students may play a small role in steering low income students away from subjects that are reading and writing intensive, and thus require a firm grasp of the English language. But McLean said language barriers are only a minor factor and students are primarily motivated by their economic interests. Some According to a study from the National Center for Education Statistics, families with higher pamajors provide very few job oppor- rental income tend to produce students studying humanities and the arts in college. Conversely, tunities to students. As a result, lower parental income tends to correlate with a greater number of students studying science, low income students avoid pursu- technology, engineering or math. JULIAN PEREZ ing these subjects. Art history is an example of a discipline that is and they are moving away from that majoring in STEM can lead Wanning Tan, a School of Arts perceived as being for people who the humanities in favor of STEM to a more lucrative job. A study and Sciences junior majoring in are already wealthy, he said. fields because they think that from the National Association of mathematics, said one reason Out of the 22 majors Weeden if they major in STEM, they will Colleges and Employers (NACE) math appeals to her is that she ranked, McLean’s own conducted in 2013 thinks it is a field where it is easy discipline of political sciranked engineering and to find a job. But Tan said the ence and anthropology computer science as the promise of a job after college was has the fifth highest aver“They respected my choice … when I two disciplines with the not a deciding factor. age level of household inTan enjoys math because it starting salaries. asked for their advice (about a major), highest come. Sociology attracts For this study, human- is universal. they said it was my choice.” lower income students “... In my home college, which ities and social sciences through fields like crimwere combined into one was not in America, my major was inal justice and social category, and they were philosophy, and then I changed it to WANNING TAN work, which do lead to the field with the lowest math,” she said. “I still had an interSchool of Arts and Sciences Junior direct employment, Mcest in math. I think it was easier for starting salary. Lean said. In addition, re- me to get it, and it (math) was like a McLean said first gensearchers from George- bridge between different cultures.” eration college students Tan said her parents had no town University looked often feel compelled to at the average incomes impact on her choice of major. treat higher education as voca- have jobs waiting for them once of college graduates for 137 “They respected my choice,” tional training programs. These they graduate. different majors and found that she said. “When I asked for their students expect that their studies Research indicates that stu- STEM and business majors had advice (about a major), they said will result in them finding jobs, dents are accurate in thinking the highest level of income. it was my choice.”
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After Hurricane Sandy devastated New Jersey in the fall of 2012, researchers from Rutgers’ School of Social Work collaborated with researchers from New York University, Columbia University and Colorado State University to study psychological trends in storm recovery. For instance, researchers investigated the levels of stress children experienced following Sandy. Children that were displaced might have displayed psychological regression and bed wetting. THE DAILY TARGUM / NOVEMBER 2012
Researchers study psychological trends in storm recovery DAN COREY ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
More than a decade after Hurricane Katrina destroyed parts of the Gulf Coast and almost three years after Superstorm Sandy hit the Garden State, researchers from the Rutgers School of Social Work collaborated with other universities to study psychological trends in storm recovery. Researchers from Rutgers, New York University, Colorado State and Columbia conducted 1,000 interviews with residents of nine New Jersey counties that were hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy in what they believed would represent the greater population for the Sandy Child and Family Health Study. The study was designed to mimic the Gulf Coast Child and Family
Health Study that followed 1,000 randomly-sampled households from Louisiana and Mississippi to track Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, said David Abramson, director of the Program on Population Impact, Recovery and Resiliency at New York University and co-principal investigator of the study. “When (Superstorm) Sandy happened, I was thinking that I’d really like to replicate that study to see what’s the same and what is different,” Abramson said. “What is generalizable about these (kinds of) storms, and what is unique about their environments.” The two “radical” differences between Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy were the scales of impact for each storm, as well as the populations that were impacted, Abramson said.
The cost of repairing damaged areas of the Gulf Coast in 2005 was close to three times the repair costs of Sandy in 2012, and Katrina victims were generally more socially and economically marginalized or disenfranchised when compared to Sandy victims, Abramson said. “By in large, Sandy hit a more middle-class population,” he said. “New Jersey is the wealthiest state per capita in the country, and (Sandy) happened to hit along a coastal area that contends a great deal of wealth and resources.” Most people that were exposed to the most dramatic and impactful elements of the storm had their homes destroyed or greatly damaged, and there are many similarities in the kind of effects that both Sandy and Katrina victims endured, Abramson said.
“Not even everybody on the stress of practices like obtaining same block is going to experi- federal aid and finding a place to ence the same storm,” he said. live after being displaced by the Su“We saw that both (after Hurri- perstorm, Findley said. Health risks posed by floodwater cane) Katrina and Superstorm damage and the accumulation of Sandy as well.” The most unsettling observa- mold also exacerbated pre-existing tion the researchers took away stress experienced by most storm from the study was the magnitude victims, Findley said. The multi-school research team of how much stress children experienced following Superstorm recognized an ongoing need of the Sandy, said Patricia Findley, an communities affected by the Superassociate professor in the School storm, especially considering how of Social Work and co-principal in- many are still arguing with FEMA, working with insurance compavestigator of the study. “We were very surprised that nies and finding new or temporary kids living in home (with) minor homes following displacement, damage were five times more like- Findley said. “We definitely wanted to go ly to be sad or depressed than kids in homes that weren’t damaged,” out and vacuum up the problem because we know that if we don’t she said. As a result of quick lifestyle have solid research, that’s not changes and thus greater stress, going to convince policymakers,” younger children might psycholog- she said. “That’s not going to ically regress and start wetting the make things happen.” There are many undocumented bed and older children might bepeople that were also affected by come more isolated, Findley said. Many children were forced to Sandy that nobody talked about attend different schools, live with because they are not eligible to grandparents and move away from receive federal money, Findley said. The govfriends, Findernment does ley said. These have authoquick lifestyle “We’re very fragmented in not rization to spend changes had a significant neg- New Jersey. We need to act money on them ative impact more quickly, and we need because they are on children to act more long-term.” unidentifiable. Another conthroughout the tributing factor Garden State. PATRICIA FINDLEY post-Sandy “Usually af- Associate Professor in the School of Social to stress is the ter disasters, Work and Co-Principal Investigator number of agenadults make cies, such as the the assumption Red Cross, who that children have pulled out are ‘young’ or ‘(will) bounce back,’ but it didn’t of recovery efforts. Funding needs happen this time,” she said. “Kids to continue, be ongoing, as well as were very affected by the ongo- targeted, Findley said. “We need to be more organized ing nature of the (storm) recov… we’re very fragmented in New ery efforts.” Parents and adults have a much Jersey,” she said. “We need to act greater ability to communicate more quickly, and we need to act and voice their opinions and con- more long-term. Our study is three tact legislators and attorneys, years old and we are still seeing Findley said. Children have less things that are cropping up. At the end of the day, communicative power than many adults, which contributes to high Abramson said examining the long-term psychological impact stress levels. “Adults have a much (greater) of natural disasters, such as opportunity to reach out (to oth- Sandy and Katrina, is important ers),” she said. “The adults were because it provides insight reable to voice their opinions a lot garding societal weaknesses. “Disasters are a way of looking more strongly than their children were. Kids are expected to go along and understanding about societand go back to school. The adults ies and about the way we think about resilient infrastructure, as are fighting for the resources.” The researchers were primarily well as vulnerable populations,” focused on observing the health Abramson said. “They reveal a lot effects associated with the ongoing about us.”
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ASSAULT Players were charged with aggravated assault, riot, conspiracy to commit riot in alleged incident CONTINUED FROM FRONT
All five students were suspended immediately, according to an announcement from Athletic Director Julie Hermann. Police said Delon Stephenson’s brother and former Rutgers teammate, Daryl Stephenson, 23, remains at large. “The students involved are currently suspended from our program,” Hermann said in the statement. “We continue to monitor the situation. We will have no further comment as this is a pending legal matter.” The five players were charged with aggravated assault, riot and conspiracy to commit a riot in the alleged incident. Barnwell had reportedly been facing academic ineligibility for months. As of Thursday’s practice, no compliance report determining
any of his players’ academic status had been released. The University had been investigating head football coach Kyle Flood on a potential violation of the school’s compliance code for impermissible contact with a faculty member after an NJ Advance Media report surfaced early last week. Flood, who has refrained from comment on the investigation — even after unnamed University officials told NJ Advance Media that Flood was urged not to contact the faculty member — said he believed he would be the Knights’ head coach when Rutgers opens its season at High Point Solutions Stadium on Saturday against Norfolk State. “I have no reason to believe I will not be coaching on Saturday,” Flood said when he met with the media after Thursday’s practice.
The Rutgers football team suspended Nadir Barnwell, center, after he was arrested on Thursday for his alleged involvement in an April assault. EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / AUGUST 2015 Flood made those comments before the arrests were reported. Under the fourth-year head coach, nine Rutgers players have been arrested. Named the starting cornerback for the opener at the beginning of the week, Boggs was
Delon Stephenson, center, was one of five Rutgers football players arrested on Thursday. The free safety was slated to start in the season opener this Saturday. THE DAILY TARGUM / NOVEMBER 2014
CRIME SEPT. 3 PATERSON —Ferreie Johnson was arrested Thursday morning in the shooting of another resident. The 20-year-old faces charges of attempted murder and weapons of fenses. The victim was shot in the abdomen when he was on East 16th Street, between 12th Avenue and Governor Street, around 1:15 a.m. and was last listed in stable condition. SEPT. 3 LITTLE EGG HARBOR — Issat Farat “Joseph” Yusif, the vice chairman of the township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment, has been arrested and charged with third-degree possession of child pornography.The arrest was the result of an investigation by the Staf ford Township police. SEPT. 3 YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY — Four New York men have been charged in an alleged scheme to steal
computers wor th $1 million from two New Jersey schools of and peddle the stolen products at a deep discount. In early 2014, Anton Saljanin, a 47-year-old driver for a Yorktown shipping company, was supposed to haul a load of 1,200 MacBook Air computers from Massachusetts to two New Jersey public schools and brought his brother Gjon along. On the way back from Massachusetts technology company, the brothers stopped in their hometown of Yorktown Heights for the night, parking the truck in a nearby lot. The next day, Saljanin repor ted to the police that the truck has been stolen and later that day he repor ted he found the truck emptied and 20 miles away in Danbur y, Connecticut. On Wednesday, New York prosecutors announced they believed there was something more to the Jan. 15 theft and charged the two with conspiracy and stealing.
arrested after a separate string of three incidents he allegedly enacted with former teammate Tejay Johnson. It was not the first time Johnson, a 23-year-old of Egg Harbor, New Jersey, received charges. When he was a member of the Rutgers football team in 2013, he was charged with simple assault, second degree robber y and false imprisonment. A 35-year-old man claimed to have been beaten and robbed against his will by Johnson and five other males, but the charges were eventually dropped months later in Egg Harbor Township Municipal Court. In the span of two days earlier this year, Johnson and Boggs were allegedly involved in a pair of separate house invasions. On April 26 at 11:29 p.m., a police investigation claims that they were involved in robbing five students of an unspecified amount of cash and marijuana on Prosper Street in New Brunswick. The next night, equipped with a baseball bat and knife, police say Johnson and Boggs invaded a house just blocks
over on Har twell Street and stole roughly $900 and marijuana from a student. Police also charged Dylan Mastriana, a 19-year-old student of Rio Grande, for his role in helping plan the robbery. Then, one week later on May 5, the investigation claims Johnson and Boggs attempted robbery of two students in a Livingston campus dormitory. On Thursday, they were both arrested on counts of robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and burglary while armed. While Johnson has not been with the team since ending his football career due to injury before the start of the 2014 football season, Boggs and Stephenson were slated to start full-time for the Knights on defense this year. With five players already suspended for the first half for breaking curfew, Rutgers enters its season opener this weekend with a total of 10 Knights suspended following the arrests. For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @GarrettStepien and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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Combined treatments show promise in curing cancer NIKHILESH DE CORRESPONDENT
New methods for treating solid cancers can soon be offered to patients around the world. The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a study examining how effective a multi-targeted therapy was in treating advanced prostate cancer, said Robert DiPaola, director of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Multiple therapies were used to treat prostate cancer in a study going back 10 years. “What was found when it was reported last year and published last month is that for prostate cancer (combining multiple therapies) has the largest survival benefit ever seen for chemotherapy,” he said. Prostate cancer may present itself through changes in how one urinates or with erectile function problems, said Michael Carducci, a professor of Oncology and Urology at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in an email. Normally this form of cancer has no symptoms, said Carducci, one author of the study. Advanced forms of the cancers, meaning cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, can cause swelling, fatigue and bone pain. This disease is typically treated by removing the cancerous tissue, he said. Surgical removal or dif ferent types of radiation treatment are used to treat the prostate.
“Advanced prostate cancer — recurrent and metastatic — is treated with agents that lower a man’s testosterone levels or surgical removal of the testicles,” Carducci said. “These agents or approaches are good at reducing the burden, but over time cancer cells ... survive without testosterone (and) repopulate.” The purpose of the study was to determine what effect combined therapies had on the patient, said DiPaola, who is also the senior author of the paper. Recurrent prostate cancer is traditionally treated with a single method, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). ADT is a hormonal treatment, he said. It reduces testosterone levels in the body, which normally affects the cancer. Combining this with chemotherapy was first proposed 10 years ago, DiPaola said. At the time, he chaired the Eastern Oncology Cooperative Group hosted by the National Cancer Institute. The group’s goal was to combine resources between different institutions to perform a national study. “The trial was launched out of the committee I chaired,” he said. “It was launched nationally and patients enrolled (from the various) institutions (involved).” Over the last decade, 790 patients were randomly split into two groups, DiPaola said. One group received the traditional hormone therapy, while the other experienced the experimental treatment. Although the combined therapy was relatively new, the individual
components, chemotherapy and hormone therapy, were both existing practices, he said. The chemotherapy, performed with docetaxel, a drug already used to treat prostate cancer, began a few months after the hormone therapy, Carducci said. Patients in the experimental trial lived an average of more than 16 months compared to the patients receiving the traditional therapy, he said. Christopher Sweeney, an associate professor of medicine at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, said the results were initially presented more than a year ago to the American Society of Clinical Oncology and would have a significant impact on future therapies. The reviewed study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine and can be used by doctors immediately when they discuss therapies with their patients, DiPaola said. The results of the study support using multi-targeted therapies earlier in a patient’s treatment. The results also support using multiple therapies with other forms of cancer, he said. Some studies are already being performed with different types of cancer to verify this. “Moving chemotherapy earlier in the course of disease has shown benefit in breast, colon and lung (cancers),” Carducci said. DiPaola said the results of the prostate cancer trial can be applied to patients immediately.
Robert DiPaola, director of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the senior author of a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examines how effective a multi-targeted therapy is in treating advanced prostate cancer. COURTESY OF NICK ROMANENKO
“The publication (of the study) is the final piece required for treatment guidelines to be updated around the globe,” Sweeney said. A follow-up study called STAMPEDE performed in the United Kingdom showed similar success, Carducci said. In STAMPEDE, patients lived about 10 months longer. Multi-targeted therapies coincide with the CINJ’s Precision Medicine Initiative, DiPaola said.
Each patient is unique, and the same treatment may not have the same effect on different people. “If we can do a genomic assessment (of the patient’s cancer), we can approach with more multi-targeted therapies,” he said. “What I hope and what I’m doing next is developing this whole new paradigm in using multi-targeted approaches earlier in treatments,” DiPaola said.
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Ask a punk: Inside Beat’s guide to basement shows
Benny Horowitz, drummer for the Gaslight Anthem and a Daily Targum alumnus, believes that the New Brunswick basement scene is a great example of how local bands can get their names out there and have a larger impact. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / MANAGING EDITOR / MAY 2015
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Summer music festivals are but a distant memory of better days, and now that syllabus week is coming to a close, you may be wondering where you can get your fix. For those new to campus and to New Brunswick, you may be surprised to find concert venues are a lot closer than you think. Hub City is home to a notoriously rad basement music scene. For those who have yet to step down into a perfectly grunge basement of certain off-campus houses, keep your eyes peeled for show announcements and make your way into a whole new world. Show-going veterans will tell you that the basement scene is an experience unlike any other. Unlike most New York City or Philadelphia venues, the basement is exactly what you would expect it to be: intimate. It’s all about the lights, sound and atmosphere. Often dubbed with quirky, memorable names like The Banana Stand (we see your “Arrested Development” reference), The Glitterbox, Kool Ranch or The PussyPad, basement venues work toward achieving that friendly feeling that fans want to experience with their favorite bands. Bryan Hinczynski, a School of Arts and Sciences junior and operator of the Tiki Lounge, opened his basement to bands and fans last fall. “The first time I walked down into that basement I knew I wanted to host shows there,” Hinczynski said. “The space is just so perfect for it. It was really just a vision that luckily worked out becoming reality.” For the Tiki Lounge and many other basements, the goal when booking bands is more than just picking whoever is available. “I want to book bands that their friends want to come out and see, but will also put on a great show for the people who show up not having any idea who any of the bands are,” he said. “I have booked a few out-of-state bands in the past that were personal favorites of mine just because I think they’re amazing
and New Brunswick deserved to see them.” There’s no shortage in the number of basements available to bands, and the movement is made possible by the collective effort of each house. “Everyone has a general understanding that we are all working towards a common goal, which is a healthy, thriving music scene.” Hinczynski said. The best part about the shows? There’s something for everyone. Whether you spent your summer crossing the country for festivals like Coachella in California, MoPop in Detroit or stayed local for Governor’s Ball in New York City or Skate and Surf in Asbury Park, New Brunswick basement shows have it all. If you’ve never been to a basement show or don’t recognize a single name on the lineup, don’t be afraid of showing up and regretting it. Often times, the people organizing shows care more about putting on a good show than filling the house. “People who don’t know bands show up to these shows just to go see a basement show and that is the coolest thing to me,” Hinczynski said. While basement shows are a staple to the Rutgers community, their impact goes far beyond New Brunswick’s city limits. Bands looking to make it big look to the basement scene as a stepping stone toward fame, and even though the chances of being discovered are slim, it’s not impossible. Local bands looking to catch their break can look up to The Gaslight Anthem, an American rock band that formed right here in Hub City. The Gaslight Anthem headlined the second night of this past summer’s Skate and Surf Festival on May 17, performing for thousands of fans of all ages. In a one-on-one interview with Benny Horowitz, drummer for The Gaslight Anthem and a former employee of The Daily Targum, Horowitz recounted his time in New Brunswick, developing the
band’s image through the basement scene. “We just created a scene for ourselves and because we all were playing together and doing these shows together, it formed a community, and it formed
“You want to play a show? Do your own show. Book the bands you want to see. Rent the PA. Get off your a-- and like, actually do it.” BENNY HOROWITZ Drummer of the Gaslight Anthem
something that grew into something bigger than we were,” Horowitz said.
In a modern age where it’s so easy for people to record, share music and make merchandise, working toward success can become passive. For Horowitz, the New Brunswick basement scene is a perfect example of just what bands need to do if they want to get noticed. “You want to play a show? Do your own show,” he said. “Book the bands you wanna see. Rent the PA. Get off your a-- and like, actually do it. And not, like, wait for some magical ‘I’m gonna make you successful’ fairy to come around and do it, ‘cause very, very rarely will that happen.” In Hub City, budding bands should have no problem finding their own niche in the underground community. Likewise, fans of all genres can expect to go out and find groups that play anything from pop punk to rap all under one roof. If you’re in a band, securing a spot with other local bands on a stage under the streets is not as hard as you might think — it can be as simple as diving into the Internet or texting a few friends for a contact. With the basement scene being as popular as it is, chances are you know someone that knows someone that can get you there. If you don’t, community groups on Facebook made specifically for New Jersey bands advertise venues, and basement venue operators often post online looking to fill lineups and dates. Email enough people, and before you know it, you’ll be attending classes in the a.m. and touring New Brunswick in the p.m. While we can’t promise that you’ll be bathing in dollar bills, a solid, fun experience and getting your name out there is something we can guarantee. Reflecting on his rise to stardom, Horowitz said it’s important
to occasionally take a moment to savor the experience. “I would have like told myself, especially when I was younger, to like relax,” he said. “Kind of enjoy the ride a little bit more and stop ... thinking ahead and being nervous and stuff like that.” If you’re a fan, search basement names on Facebook for event pages or check NBshows.org for an unofficial listing of upcoming shows. You’ll have to do a little hunting, as basement locations are often kept secret and may change every year. Before you head out to a show, you should also make sure to have a bit of cash on you as most basements charge an admission fee — no more than $10, and usually offered on a sliding donation scale to support the cause. During the warmer months transitioning from summer to fall, pay attention to your attire. Flannel and skinny jeans may be your pop punk aesthetic, but save it for November and on, when being in a hot, sweaty basement with fifty of your closest friends is a little less uncomfortable. Overall, the most important thing for bands and basement crawlers alike is to have fun. If you’re a band and think that the path to fame is a painfully winding road, stop worrying about where you’ll go and pay attention to where you are. When you finally reach the end of the line, you can look back fondly at your experience in the New Brunswick basement scene as a source of sweat and sanctity. “If you’re happy with the place where you are in life, ever ything that happened before that is okay — even if it sucked at the time because it somehow brought you to where you want to be,” Horowitz said.
The Gaslight Anthem, an American rock band, got their start right here in Hub City. Bands looking to achieve similar success can look at the basement scene as a stepping stone toward larger gigs. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / MANAGING EDITOR / MAY 2015
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Over the summer, Rutgers got ranked No. 19 for being the least politically active. The ranking may come as a surprise especially after last semester’s wave of protests — although, it’s usually the same students advocating for dif ferent causes. This dar t is for the Rutgers students who shy away from being politically active: you don’t have to jump on a campaign or pass out flyers to care about the nation’s future.
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Rutgers of ficials are examining the possibility of creating a spor ts program for students with physical disabilities. The investigation for the program comes after 15 years of advocacy on the par t of Bob Katz, father of Eric Katz, who is a wheelchair basketball player. Rutgers is among only a few Big Ten schools that do not of fer such a program. This laurel goes out to the University for aiming to promote inclusivity in Athletics.
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Rutgers football did it again. Five current players were recently arrested in connection to a home invasion and an assault. This comes after the third week of an investigation of head coach Kyle Flood being under investigation for alleged impermissible contact with a faculty member regarding a player’s academic standing. This dar t goes out to the team members and coaches dragging the team’s reputation though the mud — hopefully your conduct on the field will be better than it is of f the field.
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Diversity in learning at Rutgers needed to advance STEM UNDER THE MICROSCOPE VANDANA APTE
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ow that I have spent two years here at Rutgers, I can say with confidence that one of the most eye-opening things for me in college has been witnessing the wide range of socioeconomic diversity. I come from a upper-middle class, 99 percent white, suburban town in Massachusetts. Growing up, I pitied myself for having to stay with my “crappy” iPhone 3, while all my friends had fancy iPhone 5s, and grumbled when my parents handed me a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop from the 1990s to use as my own personal computer in high school. Despite belonging to that 1 percent minority population myself (my family is Indian) — all my friends were Caucasian — my family was pretty “Americanized,” and I did not feel out of place in any way. As you can imagine, coming to Rutgers, one of the most diverse campuses in the nation, was a huge culture shock. Perhaps the biggest eye-opening moment for me in college was volunteering at Monster Mash, a Halloween event hosted by Rutgers organizations on Cook campus that allows local New Brunswick children to “trick-or-treat” and complete fun activities in
a safe environment. At the time, I was volunteering with Designer Genes, a biotechnology club, helping New Brunswick children create “candy molecules” out of marshmallows and toothpicks. During the event, a Hispanic mother came up to me during the event and asked me in broken English to explain what a molecule was so she could explain the concept to her daughter. It wasn’t just her question that caught me by surprise. As a child, I always took it for granted that I lived in a neighborhood that was perfectly safe to trick-or-treat in on Halloween. And I definitely took it for
realized that immersing oneself in diversity is not just lip service — it truly matters. To understand what that mother was asking, we need to put ourselves in her shoes, to figure out a basic framework to anticipate these questions. There has been a lot of handwringing on a national scale about minorities and STEM education, but one needs to realize that an interest in science is much more than simply making it welcoming or fun. As the molecule example illustrates, any child can use a toothpick model to create a molecule, but when he goes home to an environment that
“The question here that we have to address is about access and opportunity for that young Hispanic mother to be allowed a forum to answer her questions in the first place.” granted that everyone knew, at least to the most basic extent, what a molecule was. It was at that moment that I realized how privileged I truly was. Growing up, not only did I not have to be concerned about conducting innocent childhood traditions in a dangerous environment, but I also had parents who spoke English fluently, had professional degrees and could still help me during senior year with my calculus homework. The more I thought about this incident, the more it struck me because I
does not nurture that interest further, will that mission to have taught the child a scientific concept have succeeded? The question here that we have to address is about access and opportunity — for that young Hispanic mother to be allowed a forum to answer her questions in the first place. Furthermore, from the evidence that I have seen, the educated people who debate about the proper techniques to use in teaching STEM might show their own biases — possibly because of their own
limited perspective about what difficulties the other half faces. For instance, I could not wrap my head around one young mother’s issue because up until that point, my limited worldview could not even conceive of such a situation ever occurring. What then can we do, as students at Rutgers, to encourage the learning of science? A ready start is right at hand: even if it might be outside of your comfort zone, reach out to someone who is different from you — perhaps in race or socioeconomic status. Make full use of Rutgers’ vaunted diversity to develop empathy, to hear different points of view. I will admit I am as guilty as many Rutgers students of hanging out with people like me, but as a biotechnology student who wants to pursue law, I am working hard to change that. If we are committed to truly listening and understanding a multitude of voices (and it would be a shame not to given what we have on our own campus), we can begin to form a platform based on understanding, a sound scaffolding on which we can then form the questions that need to be asked about science and diversity in the 21st century. Vandana Apte is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore majoring in biotechnology with a minor in public health. Her column, “Under the Microscope,” runs monthly on Thursdays.
Cooperation, bipartisanship, not vitriol, needed in politics COMMENTARY MICHAEL GUGGENHEIM
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n his column “Conservatism threatens, hinders national prosperity,” Jose Sanchez relies on divisive and vitriolic hyperbole to disparage an ideology that a large portion of Americans subscribe to and doesn’t rely on many actual facts. As a liberal and a committed Democrat, I find Donald Trump’s politics nauseating. But just because I don’t agree with his politics doesn’t mean I think he should be the target of unfair attacks. Sanchez claims Trump is responsible for a brutal August attack against a homeless man. It would be ludicrous to suggest liberal pundits and politicians who expose racist tensions in the U.S. are responsible for the recent shooting of two reporters in Roanoke, Virginia, where the gunman claimed racial abuse as a motive. Sanchez’s accusations against Trump are similarly ludicrous. After all, the men responsible for the attack Sanchez refers to were intoxicated and have extensive criminal records. It is also worth noting that Trump affirmed that he “would never condone violence,” decrying the beatings as “terrible” and a “shame.”
Sanchez cherry picks quotes from Republican politicians to diagnose conservatism as an ideology that promotes nothing but inequality and a “manufactured hierarchy.” But a few musings from some politicians do not apply to the entire ideology. If Sanchez would speak to many conservatives and Republicans — something I doubt he
politics. While I disagree with them on most issues, the vast majority of these individuals are good people who are sincere in their passions and desires to help their communities, their states and their country. One can disagree without being disagreeable, and as President Obama stressed in his 2008 run for the presidency, our politics are at its
“(Sanchez) demonstrates that America’s far left can be just as intolerant and close-minded as the far-right bigots it purports to fight.” did before writing his column — he might understand that conservatism is a broad ideology that encompasses many different viewpoints, and that there have been conservative politicians throughout the history of this country who have done the United States and its citizens a lot of good. Instead of understanding that, Sanchez explicitly says that police violence against black people is a “win” for conservatives, which is as close to libel as I’ve seen printed in The Daily Targum in some time. Through my political activism, I have encountered many Republicans and conservatives, some of whom actively work in
best when people of opposing ideologies can work together to help move this country forward. Such bipartisanship is hardly illusory and can even help achieve progressive ends. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) famously partnered together to create the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which helped limit the influence of money in politics. Finally, I want to note the most glaring example of hypocrisy in Sanchez’s column. One of the key tenets of modern liberalism is tolerance and respect for everyone, no matter their personal life choices (as long as it hurts no one else). This includes the right to identify as one
feels most comfortable and have that identity be respected by society at large, a point that is particularly relevant in transgender issues. Despite this core aspect of left-wing ideology, Sanchez explicitly refers to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal as “Piyush,” his traditional Indian name, despite the fact that Jindal has preferred to be addressed as “Bobby” since he was a child. This is enormously disrespectful and is not something that we would tolerate in a normal situation — if someone born “Chong” wants to be referred to as “John,” to use a common example, it is common courtesy to do so. And if someone transitions from being known as “Bruce” to “Caitlyn,” it would be considered the height of impoliteness to continue to refer to that individual as “Bruce.” There is no reason why we should apply any different standards to Jindal, even if you do disagree with his politics. Throughout his column, Sanchez fails to verify many of his core arguments. Instead, he demonstrates that America’s far left can be just as intolerant and close-minded as the far-right bigots it purports to fight. Michael Guggenheim, is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science with a minor in Modern Hebrew Language. He is also an Eagleton Undergraduate Associate.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Marshall plan needed for Rutgers students as tuition debt mounts The Marshall Plan was conceived to rescue Europe, specifically Germany — a vanquished foe, which never even signed a peace treaty but just an armistice — from the ravages of World War II. Our students have now become indentured and financially enslaved to a debt load that will be impossible to repay in their lifetime. In
addition, the concept of latches does not apply to these debts. Latches applies to all other debts and even patent litigation. Student debt will be paid by spouses, heirs and grand children. I know of a student debt, 40 years old, which was subtracted from income tax refunds unilaterally without the input of the tax payer and ironically without the input of the IRS examiners either. These debt collections are farmed out to private companies which add enormous fees. Who and how do these private companies get the contracts to enforce this enslavement? When will our students achieve manumission?
Foreign faculty at Rutgers, have come to the University without a student debt load nor even a desire for US citizenship. This is because their countries, subsidized by the Marshall Plan, gave them free tuition, a stipend and income post graduation to find an appropriate position. Without a Marshall Plan for our students, we will not be competitive to the same countries we subsidized with the Marshall Plan. It is time the University creates its own Marshall Plan for its students. It is not
difficult to do and the reward will be immense in terms of the health and welfare of the American public. After all, a University graduate student, Albert Schatz, discovered streptomycin. This antibiotic treated the gram negative Mycobacterium tuberculosis which was the cause of the tuberculosis epidemic ravaging the US and the world. George Pieczenik is a professor in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences teaching in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (09/04/15). Go full out for what you love this year. Keep positive. Take leadership, especially after 9/13. Focus on shared finances after 9/27. Romance and partnership bloom after 3/8. Strategize for savings after 3/23. Grow your collaboration with all your heart. 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 -- You’re entering a good phase for studying. It’s easier to concentrate today and tomorrow, especially behind closed doors. Learn about money. It pays to recycle and conserve. Use charm and wit to advance. Self-discipline with homework helps. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- You can make extra cash today and tomorrow. Business interferes with your fun. You have obligations to your public. Practical demands control the outcome. Remember what you’ve learned. Extend your reach. And don’t forget your toothbrush. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Get innovative, and take advantages of renewed confidence and energy over the next two days. It could get intense. Investing in your home works. Make household repairs. Monitor carefully to keep costs down. Heed a partner’s experience. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Listen and learn. Finish your work in private today and tomorrow. Regarding taking on risks or expense, slow down and consider options. Get expert assistance. Finish up what you’ve promised. Stand your ground. Envision yourself winning. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Wait on a household decision. A change in circumstances could alter your direction. Your team comes through for you today and tomorrow. Stand up to your own fears, for what you know is right. Anticipate controversy. Cooperate. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Consider new professional opportunities for the next few days. Anticipate changes, and re-arrange responsibilities. Postpone meetings or big decisions. Take time out for fun. Give a loved one your full attention. Find out what they want.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Travel fantasies animate you over the next few days. Plan a relaxing getaway. New circumstances affect your decisions. Favor spending on fascinating experiences over toys. Allow extra time for the unexpected. Exchange ideas and resources. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Weigh your options. Refine the budget over the next few days. Avoid impulsive spending. Don’t lose what you’ve got hoping for more. Wait for a better time. Financial arguments spark with little provocation. Stick to simple ingredients. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Be receptive when your partner wants to talk. Compromise is required today and tomorrow. Collaborate to complete a tricky job. If you get stuck, take a break and get some fresh air. Hire a professional, if necessary. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 7 -- You can’t please everyone all the time. There’s plenty of work over the next few days, requiring finesse with dueling opinions. A power shift could scramble plans. You get more if you’re nice and respectful. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- Spend time with family and friends, and have fun today and tomorrow. Love is the priority. It feeds your spirit. Indulge in passions, sports and games. Take time for romance, and to do what another likes. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Perfect your environment. Make your home more comfortable today and tomorrow. A little fixing up is required. Keep your objective in mind. Get family involved by courting their self-interest. Bribery can work. Find what’s needed nearby.
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RECORD Knights extend unbeaten mark to 5-0 for second time in program history CONTINUED FROM BACK Targum. “We were looking for that first goal and I was glad to score it.” Less than a minute later, her goal was followed by a score from senior for ward Cassie Inacio, who was assisted by junior midfielder Jennifer Andresen. With the momentum star ting to quickly build for the Knights, Inacio scored once again in the 58th minute, heading one in the net on a cross for the assist from senior defender Brianne Reed. It was a welcoming of fensive outburst for Rutgers, making head coach Mike O’Neill pleased to see the of fense become more aggressive as the match went on. “When we had oppor tunities in the first half that we were unable to connect on, we came out for the second half focused,” he said. “We told the team to not press and to continue playing good soccer, which led
us to finish more chances. We have always been creating chances, so it was good to finish more of them today.” Inacio’s two goals gave her the team lead with three on the season, but she was most excited to see the team collectively play well in the win. “We really needed a game like this where we could score more than one (goal), so it was great to get three today,” she said. “We stayed confident like we have in each game and it was good to put it all together.” Along with the plentiful goal scoring, the Knights recorded their fifth consecutive shutout to star t the season. They have recorded 450 minutes of scoreless soccer, led by strong per formances from the defensive backline and sophomore goalkeeper Casey Murphy. O’Neill said he remains impressed with how his team has been defending the ball, knowing
With the 3-0 road victory over neighboring Princeton, freshman goalkeeper Casey Murphy and Rutgers tallied their fifth consecutive shutout of the season. SHIRLEY YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / AUGUST 2015 that its defense will be the key to keeping it close in all matches. “Anybody who is on the pitch has to defend to play for us. It’s
so impor tant to build from the back to the front. With Casey Murphy in goal, she of fers us so much with her experience
In the 42 minutes she logged during the Knights’ highest offensive outburst of the young season, junior midfielder Tori Pragers recorded a team-high three shots on goal. Rutgers returns to action on Sunday at Yurcak Field. SHIRLEY YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / AUGUST 2015
and then our back four just doesn’t give up much at all,” he said. “It’s a good feeling knowing that you have those players back there that can allow us to create chances without giving up many goals.” The Knights now look forward to a Sunday home matchup against Drexel at Yurcak Field. They strive to extend their unblemished record to 6-0 overall, which would tie them with the 1996 team for the best record in school histor y. While they understand that would be a significant accomplishment, they tr y to approach each game the same way by not looking into things like historical records. “It means a lot to us to play and win ever y game … we don’t think of things like records,” O’Neill said. “We just think of who the next opponent is and what we need to do to get the job done and when we accomplish things along the way, then we are proud of that. Drexel is the next game and that is the focus.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow @ TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
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September 4, 2015 MEN’S SOCCER
VOLLEYBALL
Rutgers competes at Harvard JOSEPH BRAUNER STAFF WRITER
Tonight, the Rutgers women’s volleyball team travels to Cambridge, Massachusetts to compete in the Harvard Invitational. The Scarlet Knights’ first game of the tournament is a showdown with host Harvard. Harvard dives head first into its season, seeing its first live action since losing to Yale last year in the Ivy League playoff. The Crimson open against Illinois State at 4 p.m. followed by their game with Rutgers. The Knights have two games against Long Beach State and Illinois State on. Facing the start of conference games in a few weeks time, Rutgers will look to earn a sweep of their opposition this weekend. Until then, Rutgers will enjoy playing teams of a somewhat lower-caliber than what the team is used to in the Big Ten. Despite the weaker competition, the Harvard Invitational won’t be a cake walk. When asked about the upcoming schedule, assistant coach Lindsey Lee pointed to the difference in competition between the conference and non-conference schedules. “I think that we match up better with those (Big Ten) teams… than we do with the smaller teams,” Lee said. Lee went on to attribute the out of conference mismatch to a different style of play in the Big Ten. “The hitters are bigger and stronger,” she said. “It’s a bit of a slower game a bit of a more of a power match, more like a men’s game.”
So at least until Sept. 25, when the Knights kick of f their Big Ten campaign at home against Nor thwestern expect a quicker game with more well placed hits and less power ful ones. Rutgers enters the tournament on a high note, coming off its first win of the season against UC Riverside. However, it seems the Knights are refusing to overemphasize the victory. Most impor tantly they have not forgotten that the win was a bright spot in a weekend where
“No matter what the score is, we want to be relentless. We want to be passionate, we want to be strong.” CJ WERNEKE Head Coach
the team struggled for the most par t. Head coach CJ Werneke came into practice Monday morning with a laundry list of things to improve on and ways to get ready for the upcoming Invitational. “One, we gotta work on our blocking,” Werneke said. “ You know, I don’t think we were as solid in that as we needed to be.” To tighten up their defense the Knights turn to senior defensive specialist Ali Schroeter and junior middle blocker Mikaela Matthews. After practice Monday sophomore outside hitter Meme Fletcher talked about how Rutgers plans
on being better prepared for their opponents attacks. “Today we worked on our serve-receive passing and also out blocking,” she said. After a weekend where Rutgers struggled to fight of f other team’s ser ves and blocks, Fletcher and her team have emphasized defense in practice. Coach Wereneke believes the of fense can be improved |as well. “We gotta have other ways of scoring points,” the head coach said. “Right now we have two or three people who have scored a lot of points for us over the first three matches we gotta get the other three or four who are in the mix to score more.” Anticipate the Knights to pass off the serve to get the outside hitters involved. Rutgers hopes to display of improved passing off the serve and better defense against blocks this weekend. This brand of blind confidence is crucial for any team, especially one that is still playing the role of David to the many Goliaths in the Big Ten. In a sport with no time restrictions it can never be forgotten that a team can be down but never out. The demeanor of the team now is one of confidence and determination that this season will be different. “No matter what the score is we want to be relentless,” Werneke said. “We want to be passionate, we want to be strong.” For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior midfielder Mitchell Taintor said he believes Rutgers has to remain focused on the field and fix its mental mistakes. EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / AUGUST 2015
Knights seek to extend strong start to season BRIAN FONSECA STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers men’s soccer team looks to begin its season 2-0 for the second consecutive season as it travels to upstate New York to face Colgate Friday night. After defeating Siena, 4-2, in the season opener last Friday night at Yurcak Field, the Scarlet Knights seek to take the positives from that match and reproduce them against Colgate. One of the negatives was Siena scoring two goals despite not looking dangerous going forward. The Saints scored on the only two times they looked threatening in the Knights half of the field. “In that game (against Siena), we won, 4-2, but the two goals they scored, I don’t think we should have gave those up against that team,” freshman forward Brian Hawkins told the Targum. “We can’t do that against the Big Ten teams or it’ll cost us.” Hawkins gave a quick summary of what Rutgers will be working on at its training ground throughout the week before traveling to Hamilton, New York. “We’ve been working on our back four, getting the shape right, getting the marks down,” he said. “Going forward, we’ve been working on connections through the midfield and slipping guys through and getting guys through.” Senior captain Mitchell Taintor reiterated Hawkins’ description of practice while adding a detail his experience allowed him to see. “I think there are little moments in the game where we have mental errors and just getting everyone focused,” Taintor said. “Our shape in the midfield can get better. … That’s our main focus right now.” Colgate hosts the Knights after earning a 1-1 draw away against another Big Ten team, Northwestern. The Raiders, who play in the Patriot League, enter the contest owning a positive record against Rutgers, defeating the Knights six times and suffering only three losses in a matchup that started in 1963. Rutgers head coach Dan Donigan has studied his team’s next opponent and is aware of the dangers they pose to the Knights. “They’re very organized, very disciplined, very structured,” Donigan said. “They just went on the
road and battled a good Northwestern team to a tie. They’re more than capable team. They pose a lot of issues for us.” After sitting out the season opener due to injury, senior winger JP Correa has recovered and will be an option for Donigan. The sixth-year head coach will have a lot of thinking to do about who he’s going to start on the wings for Rutgers on Friday. “Not sure yet. We’ll see in these next couple of days of preparation. Whether we go with JP (Correa) or not will be determined probably before the game on Friday, but we have a lot of options,” Donigan said. “We’ll see how the guys are feeling, how the guys are playing and we’ll watch some game tape on Colgate to see if what we did Friday night (against Siena) makes sense to do on the road against Colgate.” The Knights have a short turnaround after facing Colgate, traveling to Syracuse to face the Orange two days later. If they defeat both Colgate and Syracuse, they will begin the season 3-0 for the first time since 1996. But the team remains focused on Friday’s match, where Colgate will host Rutgers in their first official home game of the season. Donigan recognizes the excitement of the home fans to see their Raiders play for the first time this season. But he knows the match, regardless of atmosphere, is always the same. “It’s going to be their season opener, so we can expect a more hostile environment. But again, no one could go on their field besides their 11,” he said. “At the end of the day, you’re just going out and doing the same you always do, 11 v. 11. So, we just got to be prepared every day and every game.” Donigan believes the team’s outlook on soccer and its approach to matches is different than what he’s seen before and that will help the Knights make away games feel like home. “The mentality, the mindset, the culture of this team is different than years past,” he said. “So, I think that takes the confidence with us on the road no matter who we’re playing.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @ briannnnf and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
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September 4, 2015 FIELD HOCKEY RUTGERS-NO. 9 VIRGINIA, TODAY, 3 P.M.
RU seeks retribution, takes on No. 9 Virginia at home KAYLEE POFAHL STAFF WRITER
This time, it will be different. When half of the Bauer Track/ Field Hockey Complex is suddenly overrun with blue and orange on Friday afternoon, the stage will be set for the Rutgers field hockey team to seize retribution. The Scarlet Knights (2-0) will host No. 9 Virginia (2-0) for their third game of the season. And they’ve got something to prove. The Cavaliers and the Knights are no stranger to one another. In its inaugural season in the Big Ten last year, Rutgers traveled to Charlottesville and led Virginia by two goals in the second half before the Cavaliers leveled the score after two penalty strokes. With the teams matching at 3-3 when the clock ran through 70 minutes of high-level play, the game was sent into overtime. After 12 minutes of extra time, the Knights landed on the wrong side of the scoreboard, taking a 4-3 overtime loss. Rutgers is adamant it will not allow histor y to repeat itself this weekend. “This Virginia game is definitely one of the biggest games of our season,” senior forward Nicole Imbriaco told the Targum. “They’re always a great team. I think that if we do what we’ve been working on and keep our positive energy up and kind of just outwork them that it will go in our favor.” The Knights enter Friday’s game with two home victories under its belt. After a 3-1 victor y over Bucknell to kickoff opening weekend, Rutgers shutout Ball State collecting a dominant 4-0 win Aug. 29.
Senior forward Nicole Imbriaco looks to continue making offensive contributions for the Knights after notching two goals in the season’s opening weekend. THE DAILY TARGUM / OCTOBER 2014 A few hundred miles south of Bauer Field, Virginia caught some early season success of its own. The Cavs make their trip to the banks following a shutout home opener against Drexel and a dramatic 4-3 overtime victor y over No. 7 Penn State. Both with an undefeated record that they are determined to maintain, the outcome of Friday’s game will be a crucial testament to histor y and a projection on this season. Despite the formidable opposition that encompasses Virginia’s elite squad, head coach Meredith Civico is optimistic that regardless of the game’s final score,
the experience gained from the match will be highly beneficial to her team moving forward. “I think facing a team like Virginia early on is just gonna help us grow and help us prepare for conference play. We’ve got to play really tight team defense — we have to be disciplined and organized as a team when we’re defending,” Civico said. “And then we’ve got to take risks and really open up the field and commit numbers for ward when we’re attacking. I think the attacking piece we did really well against Bucknell and Ball State and I think it’s about continuing that.”
With a week of intensified practice behind them to augment preparation for the long anticipated rematch, the returning Knights are also armed with a familiarity to the way Virginia plays. Having only graduated two seniors since last year’s game and the recollection of how level the play was between the teams, Rutgers is maintaining a solidly determined mindset. “I think it’s just give it all you got on the field because last year, even though they were ranked higher than us, we played right there with them and we just need to take that extra step to win the game,” junior Rachel Yaney said
on her mental approach for the upcoming game. The Knights — 0-2 against Virginia all-time — are looking to capture not only their first victor y over a ranked opponent since a 1-0 win at No. 16 Drexel back in 2013, but also the highest ranked win in program histor y through 18 games against top-10 opponents. However, with a team energy that feeds of f of collective enthusiasm, Rutgers is not phased by the impressive numbers that swirl around their top10 opponent. “I think that we’re really good at not really taking the rankings seriously because anything can happen and sometimes, the statistics don’t matter,” Yaney said. “It just really depends on who comes out harder that day.” Ultimately, the Virginia game holds great significance for the Knights as they move for ward through their season. Regardless of whether Rutgers will retaliate from last year’s loss with triumphant confidence booster or a productive learning experience, the repercussions of the game will have a lasting impact on the way the fall progresses. As Imbriaco and her team look to solidify themselves as Big Ten contenders, they are hopeful to earn the edge at the end of the day. “If we are to win this game,” she said, “ I think it will just be awesome to kind of just to start the season off on a strong note and just show that we are a force to be reckoned with.” For updates on the Rutgers field hockey team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Junior Rachel Yaney is confident in her team’s ability to compete with a top-ranked team after last year’s matchup against Virginia where the Knights took a tough 4-3 overtime loss. Responsible for two of Rutgers’ seven goals last weekend, Yaney looks to help Rutgers upend the Cavs. SHIRLEY YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / AUGUST 2015
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s going to be their season opener so we can expect a more hostile environment, but ... you’re just going out there and doing what you always do — 11 v 11. So, we’ve just got to be prepared every game and every day” - Rutgers head men’s soccer coach Dan Donigan
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WOMEN’S SOCCER NO. 22 RUTGERS 3, PRINCETON 0
As one of many returning starters on the defensive back line, junior defender Brianne Reed and the group stymied Princeton’s offense as Rutgers reached 5-0 for the second time in school history and the first time since 1996. Reed also tallied one assist in the Knights’ fifth consecutive shutout. SHIRLEY YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / AUGUST 2015
Rutgers extends unbeaten record to 5-0 MIKE O’SULLIVAN
fense into an attacking one. The group looked to do that and much more in its victor y over the Tigers as the No. 22 Scarlet Knights (5-0) scored three second half goals to take a 3-0 shutout win. Much like their first few games to star t the season, the Knights got of f to a slow
CORRESPONDENT
Going into its nationally televised match against Princeton on Thursday night, the Rutgers women’s soccer team looked to turn its possession style of of-
star t of fensively in the first half. But they were able to quickly come out of the gates for the final 45 minutes of the match. Senior midfielder Samantha Valliant got the scoring star ted in the 47th minute with a goal from in front of the net on an assist from sophomore for ward Colby Ciarrocca.
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MLB SCORES
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Chicago Minnesota
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QUANZELL LAMBERT,
junior defensive lineman, is set to make his first career start when the Rutgers football team hosts Norfolk State in its season opener on Saturday at noon. The start will mark his 25th game appearance as a Knight.
It was the first goal of her senior season and she said she was glad to have it come as a game-winner for Rutgers. “It felt really good to get that goal, especially in a win like this,” Valliant told the SEE RECORD ON PAGE 13
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
VOLLEYBALL
WOMEN’S GOLF
Harvard Invitational
Nittany Lion Invitational
Tonight, 7 p.m., Cambridge, MA.
Today, All Day, State College, PA.
FIELD HOCKEY
MEN’S SOCCER
vs. Virginia at Colgate Today, 3 p.m., Piscataway, N.J.
Today, 5 p.m., Hamilton, N.Y.