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WebReg pushes hours of operation to 2 a.m. Stephen Weiss Associate News Editor
Rutgers students will now have an additional 25 hours per week to adjust their class schedules online. The Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) has succeeded in working with WebReg, the site students use to register and adjust their schedules, to expand its hours of operation. The site’s previous hours were from 6:30 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The new hours of operation will be from 6:30 to 2 a.m. every day, including during the course registration period. Christopher Markosian, RUSA’s academic affairs chair and a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said working to expand the registration system’s hours of operation has been on his to-do list since the election this past spring. “Concerns have been continuously raised by the student body regarding the hours of operation of WebReg. In particular, many students question the closing period of the online service. Our goal as RUSA is to make the academic process easier for our students,” he said.
Markosian said that in addition to allowing students more time to adjust their schedules late at night when they are likely to be awake, the new hours of operation entail less confusion as they will be the same before, during and after the course registration period. The reason WebReg is not available all day is because the system needs a window of about four to six hours for data backup in case of unexpected issues or emergencies. If WebReg were live at all times, the data would not be backed up accurately and thousands of student records and files would be jeopardized. Markosian, along with RUSA’s vice president, Christie Schweighardt, worked with Kenneth Iuso, Rutgers’ executive university registrar, to discuss options regarding WebReg’s hours of operation expansion. “Iuso was more than willing to address our concerns,” Markosian said. “He was ver y receptive to requests regarding changes to the hours of operation in order to create a better experience for students.” After discussing their options, Markosian, Schweighardt and RUSA president Evan Covello, decided to propose longer hours
This summer, the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) collaborated with WebReg to add 25 hours each week to the platform’s hours of operation. The course registration tool will now be available from 6:30 to 2 a.m. every day. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR of operation while allowing ample time for data backup, he said. The proposal was also suppor ted by multiple other RUSA chairs and representatives. Iuso told The Daily Targum that there are no tradeoffs or implications surrounding this expansion
of hours and that no additional money is required to go through with it. “The changes to WebReg will affect all Rutgers undergraduate and graduate students across all three campuses, directly impacting a total of close to 70,000 people,” Schweighardt
said. “RUSA is always committed to helping students first. We work with University faculty, staff and administration to address these concerns. RUSA’s success in improving WebReg is one of numerous examples of our commitment to serving our constituents.”
Rutgers named best 4-year school in N.J. Chloe Dopico Associate News Editor
Based on qualifications that included tuition, retention rate and student services, Rutgers was named the top four-year university in the state. Competitors included The New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan University and Montclair State University. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Rutgers—New Brunswick was recently named the best fouryear university in New Jersey by schools.com. The University was ranked first, beating out other in-state competitors such as Ramapo College, The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The website analyzed 33 New Jersey institutions for factors such as cost, flexible learning options and program availability, according their site. The schools were assessed on a 100-point scale using the most recent data available from government databases and based on criteria such as number of degrees of fered, tuition and fees, flexibility, student ser vices, and rates of student graduation, retention and transfer, according to tapinto.net.
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“In addition to ranking first for the number of programs, it also ranks second for the number of distance education options available,” according to the site. “As one of the best online colleges for New Jersey, Rutgers Online offers a number of master’s degrees as well as bachelor degree completion programs in nursing and business administration.” Rutgers also held a top 10 ranking for the average net price and the low amount of debt carried by graduates. According to their site, schools. com ranked 1,649 4-year colleges and universities in the U.S. Each school was scored on a 100-point scale, factoring in data including tuition, the cost of books, scholarship aid for low-income students, median debt of graduating students and more. “Rutgers University—New Brunswick has far and away the most degree programs available at any one institution in the state,” according to the site.
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The Zimmerli Art Museum presents “ Art After Hours: First Tuesdays” from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.
WEDNESDAY 9/6 The Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences presents “ Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences Strategic Plan Town Hall: (1) Earth System Risks” from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Cook Student Center on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
The Rutgers University Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities presents “ LGBTQIA Fall Reception Ft. BIG Freedia” from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the College Avenue Student Center on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public. The Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Welcome Back Show” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Center for Women in the Arts and Humanities presents “Mimi Smith: Protection and Other Time Considerations” from 9 a.m to 10 p.m. at the Douglass Librar y on Douglass campus. This event is free and open to the public.
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RUSA plans to meet with N.J. legislators, candidates CHristina Gaudino contributing writer
After a productive summer, Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) leaders are looking forward to pursuing a broad array of initiatives to improve the student experience. “We’ve had a very good summer in terms of things we’ve been able to get done,” said RUSA President and Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy senior Evan Covello. One key accomplishment of the summer was working with the Office of the University Registrar to extend WebReg hours by a significant amount throughout the week, Covello said. The main motivation for this was to make the class registration process easier and more accessible for students. The RUSA Legislative Affairs Committee has also made significant strides over the summer in the ongoing battle to gain a student voter on the Rutgers University Board of Governors. This past June, the Higher Education Committee of the New Jersey General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution supporting a student-voter seat on the Board of Governors. “Moving forward, it’s about meeting with different legislators and making our case again for why we need this vote, and working to bring it to the voting floor once (the legislature) is back in session,” said Christie Schweighardt, the RUSA vice president and a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “In order to be enacted, the bill still needs to pass through the entire Assembly and Senate.” Covello said that he is looking forward to meeting with both New Jersey gubernatorial candidates in the upcoming months to gain their support for the voting seat — Phil Murphy, the Democratic Party gubernatorial nominee, has already voiced support for the initiative during a RUSA Town Hall meeting last year. Covello also discussed RUSA’s work with the Douglass Governing Council and campus facilities over the summer as they move toward starting a pilot program for free menstrual hygiene products for students, as many of the Big Ten schools have done. Some of the key initiatives that RUSA will address this year focus on campus mental health services, sexual violence prevention, public safety, college affordability and supporting diversity and social inclusion, Covello said. One of the critical projects for this school year is improving both the accessibility and the effectiveness of mental health services on campus, he said. This initiative was something he and Schweighardt advocated very strongly for during the campaign season last year. “RUSA has a new Health and Wellness committee which has been working ver y closely with CAPS (Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program & Psychiatric Services) throughout the summer,” Schweighardt said.
As a result of their collaboration, CAPS will soon pioneer an online appointment system, where students can set up appointments with counselors online any time rather than calling the office, Covello said. RUSA will also be holding a Mental Health Town Hall at the end of September, which will address all the resources available to students on campus, Schweighardt said. Covello said that RUSA is currently partnering with the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) to possibly install cameras at various locations off campus. “We have been collaborating on that effort, and we think it’s a very tangible step to making Rutgers a safer community,” he said. Covello also hopes to address the college affordability issue. This does not mean just lobbying on the state level or federal level, but also working to improve services already available at Rutgers, he said. “Tuition continues to go up, but state funding does not go up at the levels that we need it to,” he said. A recent success in this initiative area was a collaboration with other Big Ten schools and the Rutgers Office of Federal Relations to instate a full-year Pell Grant, which would allow students to use the grant not only for the spring and fall semesters but during the summer and winter sessions, as well making it easier for students to graduate in four years, Covello said. “We also helped to lobby to keep — and actually increase — EOF (Educational Opportunity Fund) funding back in June,” Schweighardt said. There are also plenty of improvements to be made on a smaller scale, Schweighardt said. “We usually only think about tuition, but there are also textbooks, and why is there a $100 fee for online courses? It’s about finding those little fees around campus, figuring out where they come from and going from there,” she said.
This summer, the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) continued its fight to add a voting student seat to the Board of Governors. In the coming semester, the student body president plans to meet with gubernatorial candidates to garner support for this initiative. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR RUSA is also currently doing research and collecting data to improve the Financial Aid Office, Schweighardt said. Students can expect to see RUSA taking more steps to become a more transparent organization, Covello said. “If there was one overarching goal that I have for the entire year, I want to make sure that students know that their student government has their back. And the one way they will know about that is if we are transparent, and letting
them know what our priorities are because everything we do is in service to the students,” he said. Covello said he believes Town Hall meetings are a great resource for this purpose — RUSA will host a Town Hall meeting sometime this semester with the new Chancellor of the New Brunswick campus, Debasish Dutta. Schweighardt also emphasized the importance of the Town Hall meetings. “We have a lot coming up — we’re in the process of planning
a Town Hall that will be a discussion on free speech,” he said. There will also be a Town Hall to facilitate cooperation between RUPD and different multicultural groups on campus, she explained. “Our job as RUSA isn’t to be at the center of the conversation, or to be the only people who have knowledge of the University,” Schweighardt said. “Our job is to bring different organizations together to talk about these issues and how we can all solve them together.”
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Pallone says future of N.J. politics is bright Camilo Montoya-Galvez staff writer
Veteran Congressman Frank Pallone (D-6th), who has represented New Jersey’s sixth congressional district since 1993, said he is optimistic about the Democratic Party’s fortunes in future elections. The Long Branch, New Jersey native, who is now serving his 15th full term in the U.S. House of Representatives, noted that he’s seen a significant surge in the number of volunteers that have come to his office ready to lend a hand in the efforts to usher in electoral success for the Democratic Party. Many of these volunteers were galvanized by their opposition to the administration of President Donald J. Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress. “There’s a lot of energy on the progressive side. It comes from the Women’s March, from groups like Indivisible – it is very energizing for the Democratic Party,” Pallone said. He said the midterm elections in November 2018 will test the aforementioned enthusiasm as Democrats face an uphill battle to regain control of the House. Democrats have underperformed in every House of Representatives election since 2008, when Barack Obama was elected president, with their last majority in the chamber coming to an end after the 2010 midterm elections — when the party suffered a loss of 64 seats to the Republican Party.
In the elections last November, Democrats failed to take back control of the Senate and maintained their minority in the House with only a six-seat gain. “Part of the problem from last November was that we had a Democratic president for eight years. I really loved Hillary Clinton, but people saw her as maybe another four years of (Bill) Clinton and Obama – and they wanted a change,” Pallone said. Pallone said a lot has changed since then and that his party is in a better position today to retake the House, especially taking into account the spirited movements of resistance that have coalesced to oppose Trump. The commander-in-chief’s approval rating stands at 36 percent, while his disapproval continues to hover around 60 percent, according to a Gallup poll. To translate this mixture of anger and enthusiasm among Democrats into results at the ballot box, the congressman said his party must deliver a compelling message to the American public. Pallone said his party needs to better convey its “positive” messages on immigration, health care, education, climate change, infrastructure and the economy. He indicated that on most of these issues, his party and himself are starkly at odds with Trump and Republicans in Congress. He cited a “huge gap” between both major parties when it comes to education, particularly college affordability. Pallone said that
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Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) were the only presidential candidates who had genuine proposals in their platforms to curb rising college tuitions costs. With the current political makeup of Washington, D.C., Pallone said he
“I think we have a tremendous opportunity because of the opposition to Trump, because of the opposition to Chris Christie.” Frank Pallone Congressman (D-6th)
does not expect much to get done that will ease the financial burden faced by many college students and their families around the country. “I don’t see any interest on the part of the Republican majority
or the president to talk about affordability issues,” he said. “Their whole philosophy is, you know, you’re on your own.” Another issue in which the longtime congressman would like Democrats to outline a clear distinction with the White House and their allies is immigration. He said that Trump came to office with an “anti-immigrant” agenda and has not wavered from it since. Pallone denounced Trump’s willingness to shut down the federal government to compel Congress to fund his proposed wall in the border and what has been reported to be his administration’s consideration to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The program, which was instituted by former President Barack Obama, has shielded nearly a million young undocumented immigrants from deportation. The congressman said he would urge the president to preserve the program, but said he would also support congressional legislation that would ratify the protections for DREAMers, as they are often called, and offer them a pathway to citizenship. Pallone referenced his advocacy in trying to make sure Carimer Andujar, an undocumented Rutgers student, was allowed to stay in the country after she was summoned by federal immigration authorities back in May.
White House press secretary Sara Huckabee Sanders announced on Friday that an announcement regarding DACA would come on Tuesday, the deadline date given to the administration by several conservative state attorney generals who have threatened to take legal action if the program is not dismantled. In addition to helping Democrats mount a genuine challenge to retake the House, Pallone said he is certain that the energy among members of his party can also have political ramifications back in New Jersey, particularly in the state’s upcoming gubernatorial election. The congressman said Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) neglected the state’s economy for years to concentrate on his failed presidential aspirations and that Phil Murphy, the Democratic candidate in the race, is the right person to reinvigorate it. Murphy, a former ambassador to Germany under President Obama, will face Christie’s second-in-command, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (R-N.J.), in November’s election. In both of these national and state elections, Pallone said he is betting on his party. “I think we have a tremendous opportunity because of the opposition to Trump, because of the opposition to Chris Christie,” he said.
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Rutgers Dining Services expands meal swipe options Samil Tabani STAFF Writer
Rutgers Dining Services hopes to provide wide varieties of food, upgrades and events for University students this upcoming academic year. “We are adding meal swipes to Harvest at the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health on Cook campus, and the meal swipe value in our retail operations will increase to from $6 to $7 for breakfast and from $8 to $9 for lunch or dinner,” Nick Emanuel said. Emanuel, the director of Operations at Rutgers Dining Services, said the Dining Services’ agenda for the fall is to implement the Menus of Change principle into all dining hall locations. They started last spring with Neilson Dining Hall takeout which was very successful and well-received by students. Menus of Change places vegetables at the center of the plate and moves meat to the side — known as “the protein flip.” The plan focuses on pushing minimally-processed foods and limiting bad fats and sugar — making whole grains the new normal, Emanuel said. “We have a Dining Student Advisory Council that we meet with monthly to get a better understanding of what the students are looking for, and the council is made up of various students across the University. We also have a menu committee, which is made up of our food buyer, general managers and chefs who research new menu items and trends,” Emanuel said. In the coming semester, students will see changes in takeout and the main entrée lines which will reflect the Menus of Change principles, he said. Emanuel said that they use the Napkin Boards in dining halls to improve based on student feedback, in which they respond daily with post-it notes and make changes almost immediately. “I believe the Rutgers dining halls have a lot of potential but they do not live up to student standards often. There are also numerous inconsistencies when it comes to food quality between the four dining halls,” said Tooba Imran, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.
In the coming year, Rutgers Dining Services will continue to innovate by improving the Menus of Change principle, planning new special events and giving students more ways to use their meal swipes. At retail operators, the value of each swipe will be increased by $1. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR She said that there have been times where she has been pleasantly surprised with the food and times where a meal at Brower Commons has extended into a long visit to the bathroom. There is a lot of room for improvement in regards to dining halls accommodating to special dietary restrictions, Imran said. “There have been many times that I went into Brower asking for Halal chicken, for example, but
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wasn’t accommodated because I was told that I have to call and order ahead. Well, I tried, many times actually, but of the numerous times I called I was answered only once,” Imran said. She said that Livingston and Neilson dining halls usually serve Halal chicken every day. School of Arts and Sciences junior Matthew Gavidia said the dining halls have improved over the course of the last year.
“My overall experience of the dining halls at Rutgers University (has) been satisfactory,” Gavidia said. “The choices, such as the pasta line or Mongolian grill, have always provided more than enough satisfaction when it comes to overall taste.” At the Rock Cafe, or at any other meal swipe-viable option, the limit of what one can purchase is a vastly smaller portion than what one can get at a dining hall.
He only eats outside on special occasions as the meal plans themselves are not cheap, Gavidia said. “Dining service events have always been mixed. While I think King Neptune Night is great, as I always invite my parents, the other events have never truly been on the same level,” he said. “Mardi Gras is an event that has much potential and I hope the quality of the selection can increase through my remaining time here at Rutgers.”
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U.S. needs to handle natural disasters better
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ello Rutgers, welcome to the first A HEALTHY DOSE OF JUSTICE day of the semester and thank you for joining me to read the words JAKE WASSERMAN that I’m typing to you even though we’ve probably never met. Kurt Vonnegut once wrote, “Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you’ve got a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” My inspiration for this column, which I’m calling “A Healthy Dose of Justice,” comes from exactly what Vonnegut said: In 2017’s world of tumult and inequality, we have an obligation to make sure that others are happy, healthy and thriving. Which brings me to the President Donald J. Trump administration. With Hurricane Harvey causing possibly between $81 billion to $108 billion of damage in Texas last week, it’s important to take a closer look at the governmental safeguards for emergency response to natural disasters. A new House bill to come to the floor this month would cut FEMA’s disaster relief account by nearly $1 billion in order to provide half of a down payment for Trump’s wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The president’s fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget request for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would have $1.2 billion in cuts for initiatives that include preparedness and response, as well as environmental health. The administration’s public disdain for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is no secret, highlighting the concern presented by a $2.6 billion reduction in the FY 2018 budget request compared to the FY 2017, and the flooding or damaging of 13 Superfund sites in Texas, which could result in toxic waste polluting surrounding areas. The question at hand presents itself: Where is this administration’s priority to protect and provide for the public health in the most desperate of times? In the aftermath of natural disasters, human health is vulnerable and at risk for illness and death for an extended period of time. In a 2012 systematic review, researchers found that after floods, mortality rates were found to increase up to 50 percent in the first year, with
“In the aftermath of natural disasters, human health is vulnerable and at risk for illness and death for an extended period of time.” an elevated risk for diseases including hepatitis E, gastrointestinal infections and leptospirosis. Historically, meeting the need for mental health response postdisaster has been inadequate, with the CDC finding in a post-disaster survey after Hurricane Katrina that although one-quarter of respondents lived with a person in need of counseling, only 2 percent of people were able to obtain essential mental health services. These statistics sound distant from reality, but the truth is that in the aftermath of disaster, there are real people who suffer as a result of their loved ones and communities being hurt and displaced from the places they call home. An inescapable and politically controversial part of the equation that yields a strategic and evidence-based response to natural disasters is climate change. I don’t claim to even remotely be an expert on climate science, but what must be recognized is that we are experiencing more erratic weather events more frequently, which has an undeniable impact on health and well-being. With the intensity of future precipitation events expected to increase as the Earth’s temperature rises, the costs in dollars and human suffering will increase as well. Through funding the appropriate government agencies and initiatives, we can improve our response to how we handle natural disasters, but what takes more courage is to be able to mitigate and prevent natural disasters from occurring entirely. Aside from talking to agency officials and serving food to storm victims, Trump has signaled to the world that preventing future disaster is not high on his list of priorities. Trump’s blunders on the international stage, including but not limited to withdrawing from the Paris climate accords and bullying the leaders of essential allies, has resulted in a world where our allies are less keen to help the United States respond to natural disasters than they have been in the past. The traditional role of the United States in the post-WWII era has been that of a moral leader and an agenda setter, but in the 220-something day old “America First” era of Donald Trump, reasoned and even-tempered leadership has been replaced with bluster and empty promises, shifting America’s position on the global stage and posing continued existential threats to the public health, safety and well-being of all Americans. Jake Wasserman is a Bloustein School senior majoring in public health with a minor in cognitive science. His column, “A Healthy Dose of Justice” runs every alternate Tuesday.
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s another academic year begins, students Students had the chance to win the seats. This conare trying to transition from the relaxation trolled the number of students that were able to sit of summertime to the hustle and bustle of in the hot tubs and also even created a bigger buzz college life. And while it may be difficult for most to around the game. Enticing people with the chance to find the motivation to start off the semester strong, win something — especially something as luxurious one asset of Rutgers life has already hit the ground as a seat in a hot tub while watching a college football game —usually does the trick. running — Rutgers football. It is not uncommon for Rutgers football to be With last season ending with a 2-10 score and the attendance from student fans pandering, the scrutinized for its spending habits, and it is not farpotential turnout for this year’s games was look- fetched to say that some people may view Rutgers’ ing bleak. And with a season-opener on the Friday decision to include hot tubs and boats for students as night of Labor Day weekend, it did not seem as “excessive” and “unnecessary,” but the “War on the though the chances of a large audience were get- Shore” promotion brought the organization a lot of attention, and almost none of it was negative. This is ting any higher. But Rutgers football thought on its toes and not just good publicity for the Rutgers football team itself, but the Unicreated the “War Beversity as a whole as fore the Shore” promotion. It is a tradi“And even though the hot tubs and boats are well. When prospective students look up tion for many to take all temporary, its effects are not.” Rutgers and consida trip to the Jersey er it as their future Shore for Labor Day school, seeing the weekend, and so this promotion attempted to convince students and fans fact that it has gone above and beyond to create an to watch the game before their trip. Not only were exciting and unique experience for their students boats placed within the stadiums for students to sit can definitely provide the push toward Rutgers that in and watch the game from, but the stadium also those students need. With a new year comes new beginnings, and alfeatured hot tubs in the student section. At first the idea of hot tubs may have seemed un- though Rutgers did not win its season-opener against orthodox (and possibly even unsanitary and danger- the University of Washington’s Washington Huskies, ous), but if its implementation was meant to cause it did put up a pretty good fight. The buzz that the an influx of student attendance at the season-open- University was able to create is a positive indicator er, then it did its job. Students and fans tweeted pic- of what is to come in the following season. And even tures of them sitting in the hot tubs and enjoying the though the hot tubs and boats are all temporary, its game, and based upon these pictures, the turnout effects are not. If Rutgers continues to create profor the game was particularly impressive, especial- motional ideas as well as this one, then there might ly for the date and time. Plus, the concern of safety not ever be another problem regarding student atwas already taken care of by the University, as there tendance at games again. And perhaps the positive was a lifeguard on duty at all times of use. And as for energy from larger crowds will serve as a greater sanitation, the hot tubs were not just a “free-for-all.” motivation for the team as well. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 149th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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America must start conversation about Stephen Miller CALL FOR CHANGE PRIYANKA BANSAL
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tephen Miller, President Donald J. Trump’s senior advisor, plays a much larger role than many perceive. Miller, the same man who was one of the leading constructors of the Muslim “travel ban” that Trump had implemented, was appointed to work with Ivanka Trump on women’s issues in April — a problem that no one is talking about enough. Miller infamously publicized his views on feminism while he was a student columnist at Duke University. A firm believer in the perpetuation of gender roles, Miller stated, “I simply wouldn’t feel comfortable hiring a full-time male babysitter or driving down the street and seeing a group of women carr ying heavy steel pillars to a construction site.” Miller strongly opposes the gender pay gap. He believes that the pay gap is a natural outcome of the societal structures that allow men to work longer hours, work harder and choose more challenging jobs, none of which he believes stem from gender discrimination. He states, ‘It’s vital to keep in mind what it would actually mean for women if we were to close the pay gap. For many, it would mean giving
up a noble career in social working or putting in 50- and 60-hour work weeks and not being able to spend time with the family. It would mean trading in jobs like housekeeping for night shifts doing road repairs, it would mean giving up the joy of being home during your child’s first years of life.” With a senior advisor who believes that women belong in their
making known that he’d be uncomfortable if a woman chose to be anything other than a housekeeper or a stereotypically feminine job. Miller’s cycle of misogyny pales in comparison to the countless number of other hatred acts he has shown. He has proven to be anti-immigration, condescending the idea of “illegal aliens”
“Moreover, Miller’s appointment as Trump’s senior advisor is representative of all the beliefs that Trump concedes. Miller portrays the disturbingly racist, misogynistic and homophobic America that Trump is slowly creating.”
gender specific roles, women choose less challenging jobs and blame none of these correlations on gender discrimination. It’s easy to see the direction Trump is taking with his presidency. While Miller points out that women choose different jobs than men, he conveniently forgets to mention the fact that our culture has encouraged women to pursue stereotypically feminine jobs for ages. He then encourages this misogynistic culture,
being given certain rights and co-creating the travel ban for numerous Muslim dominated countries. He has also voiced concerns toward shows starring LGBT characters, with the motivation that they “erode traditional values.” Miller’s stance on racism was clearly communicated in an article he wrote, referring to the leftist racism as an “illusion.” According to his high school counselor, Miller declared racism a thing of the past, denying the
massive issue during a summit for Latino and African American issues. Furthermore, Jason Islas, a former friend of his, recounts Miller stating over the phone: “I can’t be your friend anymore because you are Latino.” Showing a blatant lack of respect for Native Americans, Muslims and a multitude of other minorities, Miller is not the greatest option for senior advisor, much less one of the leading advisors on women’s issues. The appointment of Miller to reform women’s issues in America is extremely dangerous and needs to be talked about more. Not enough people understand the severity of trusting a man like Miller with issues such as the pay gap and paid parental leave. Moreover, Miller’s appointment as Trump’s senior advisor is representative of all the beliefs that Trump concedes. Miller portrays the disturbingly racist, misogynistic and homophobic America that Trump is slowly creating. Having Miller at Trump’s side not only makes it easier for certain ideas (such as the travel ban) to be formed, but also makes way for more negative political discourse that reflects on the youth of the nation. Priyanka Bansal is a Rutgers Business School sophomore double majoring in business and journalism and media studies. Her column, “Call for Change,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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Tech Tuesday
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September 5, 2017
Technology companies contribute to Hurricane Harvey relief Madhuri Bhupathiraju science editor
Although there has been an endless debate about the evils of technology within our society, technology’s role in aiding the recovery of Hurricane Harvey has shown itself to be a hero. With predictions of the damages caused by Hurricane Harvey reaching nearly $180 billion, any source of donation is needed. Millions of dollars of donations are being collected across the country through the use of websites such as Google, Facebook and Amazon, according to USA Today. Each site has put up easily accessible links for users to click and make any donations they can afford. According to the site, users on the three sites have raised $3 million. Several technology companies have also donated millions to the cause, including Apple and Dell. Social media has been cast in a bright light these past few days as people are posting updates about their status during the disaster on these sites. Facebook has a feature that allows people living in areas where a tragedy has occurred to mark themselves as “safe.” While social media is a way to let loved ones know about one’s safety status, it has also been used as a medium to signal for help. As emergency ser vices have been overloaded, people are turning to social media sites to post pleas of help which are often being responded to, according to The Mercur y News. Some citizens who see help posts on Facebook, Twitter and a Google crisis map are responding using their own small boats to help victims or get in contact with someone else who can help victims. According to the site, law enforcement officials are using social media to outsource help for victims they can’t immediately get to. This type of mass and instant communication in a time of crisis has only become possible through online networks. In the past, large hurricanes and tsunamis have destroyed power lines and phone lines, making it difficult for people to get in contact with others via phone call or text message. A specialized app called Zello has proven to be a savior during the crisis of Hurricane Har vey, according to the Observer. Zello is a mobile phone app that functions as a walkie talkie. It is essentially similar to a citizen band (CB) radio. The app was largely utilized by the Cajun Navy, an organization of private boat owners who volunteer to help with
With damages from Hurricane Harvey reaching $180 billion, companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon have helped fundraise for relief. Users of the three sites have managed to collect over $3 million to fund disaster relief, which has gone toward supplies and recovery for victims. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKI COMMONS rescue and aid, according to the site. The app was their main method of taking requests for help since mobile phone service was not reliable. Once people were relocated to safe areas, many found their mobile devices ruined by water damage. TekDr y, a cellphone
dr ying company, drove 1,000 miles from Denver to Houston to fix peoples’ devices, according to USA Today. Typically, a single phone restoration would cost around $70, but TekDr y offered free services and set up mobile charging stations for people who were
rescued to a safe location. Each phone under went a 30-minute process in a heated box to boil off the water carefully, according to the site. Unfortunately, most phones can only be saved if they are dried within 36 hours of contact with water, according to the site. Since
many phones were damaged for much longer than this time frame in Hurricane Harvey, the company was limited in the number of phones they could restore. While social media has its critics in our everyday lives, technology has proven to be invaluable in this time of crisis.
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DIVERSIONS
September 5, 2017
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Step outside your usual social circle and view situations from a distance. Having the right perspective will help you realize your longterm dreams. The struggles of the past are lifting and the time to plunge into your ultimate goal is just around the corner. Keep an objective view of how you want to move forward as the year comes to a close. Your numbers are 1, 12, 22, 28, 35, 38, 42.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
Non Sequitur
Wiley
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Double-check every piece of information you acquire. Confusion is likely to set in due to misinformation or making assumptions. Slow down and look at every aspect of each situation you face. Personal gains and self-improvement are featured. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Social events, children’s activities and volunteering your time to help others will bring high rewards. Personal gains will be yours if you adjust your lifestyle to ensure you get optimum return on your dollar. Romance is highlighted. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Combine a little charm with team spirit and you will be able to get the help you need to reach your goals. Be honest regarding your motives or someone is likely to leak your true agenda, making you look bad. 4 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Trust your instincts and use your imagination. Make unique adjustments to the way you live or how you do your job. Put your physical attributes to good use. What you do will make a difference to the way things turn out. 5 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Handle requests with caution. Someone may try to trick you into taking on more responsibility than you are ready to handle. Don’t let emotional manipulation cause you to make poor choices. Focus on personal growth. 2 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Truth, honesty and fair play will be necessary if you want to solve any pending problems you have with a friend, relative or peer. Listen, take notes and document what has happened. Implement positive change and keep moving forward. 2 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t feel obligated to follow the crowd. Use your imagination and you’ll discover a host of new ways to improve your home environment and your relationships with someone you deal with each day. Don’t limit what you can accomplish. 3 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Look for unique solutions to any contractual negotiations or settlements you are facing. The effort you put in will help you block someone trying to take advantage of you. Avoid being impulsive. Time is on your side. 4 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You can be passionate about doing something, but if you let your emotions take over and your imagination run wild, you are apt to make a mistake you’ll later regret. Live within your means. Make every penny count. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t believe everything you hear. Divulging a secret will be counterproductive. Bide your time and let things unfold naturally. A backup plan should be in place for when the time is right to make your move. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Remain calm and stay focused. Don’t expect others to do things your way. Dig in and do what needs to be done to keep moving forward. Stay in step and be accountable for what transpires. A change will do you good. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t fool yourself into believing something that isn’t true. Let the chips fall where they may and do your best to acknowledge your contributions to any problem that may surface. It takes two to tango, so don’t put the blame on someone else. 3 stars
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Universal Crossword ACROSS
3 Thin incision
1 Like some colognes
4 Former NYC mayor Ed
6 Wise “Star Wars” character
5 Oxen joiners
10 “Gone With the Wind” estate
6 Deep craving
14 Nome home
7 Word with “black” or “photo”
15 Huge in scale
8 Oscar winner Wiest
16 Potent pub quaffs
9 Spotty facial problem
17 Quick meal to grab at a deli
10 Lion-colored
20 Bible book before Job
11 Wanted-poster datum
21 Newborn
12 Book’s right-hand page
22 ___ Hall University
13 Ghostlike
25 Mike who boxed
18 Palindromic conjunction
26 Twirl
19 Period
30 High or low cards
23 After-shower sprinkle
32 Capable of being debated
24 Vast
35 Old-fashioned garland
26 Without
41 Common potluck dinner
27 Stage item
43 Slather on, as jam
28 Composer Stravinsky
44 Most inclement, as weather
29 Naked
45 Leg part
31 Inappropriate backtalk
55 Provides money for
47 Word with “code”
33 Words with “mode” or “king”
57 Terminates
48 Hinged fasteners
34 Hotel necessities
59 Terrier variety
53 Like the taste of vinegar
36 Acrobat’s precaution
60 Some body fluids
56 Theoretically
37 Opera highlight
61 Nutmeg coat
58 Bahamas vacation mecca
38 Active one
62 Finds a purpose for
63 Meal that might involve crumbling 39 “Where” starter
64 Accountant, briefly
66 Jane Austen classic
40 Prefix with “data” or “physical”
65 Dream-sleep acronym
67 Chump or sap
42 Cogent
68 Hit for Mr. Mister
46 Impoverished and then some
69 Coloring agents
48 Did a firefighter’s job
70 A lot of it is filtered
49 Lack of societal moral standards
71 Things “of approval”
50 Bubbles at sea
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1 Cinderella’s horses, once
52 Relaxing place
2 Short remarks of disgust
54 Genetic stuff
Yesterday’s Solution
Yesterday’s Solution
September 5, 2017
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SATURDAY Rutgers will host Eastern Michigan this week in its 2nd game of season against Washington and ran as hard as he has in his four years on league, the Eagles relish the the Banks. “Rob Martin probably ran as opportunity to go on the road and hard as Rob has since we have knock off a Big Ten team. Rutgers offensive coordinator been here,” Ash said. “And I Jerr y Kill, who has experience think it’s competition in the room. as a head coach in the MAC, They’re fighting for reps and noted that Eastern Michigan opportunities. And when they go will play this game as a bowl out there they’ve got to make the game, meaning it will hold extra most of them. And I think both importance on an other wise Gus and Rob did that.” Edwards had 79 yards on mediocre schedule. “We’ll get their best shot,” Kill Friday, but averaged just 3.3 yards per carry. said. “Eastern But Edwards (Michigan) will s t r u n g come in here and play their “Competition does a lot tmoug l et ti hp el er best game, I for you. Either you fold in i m p o r t a n t guarantee that.” zero and oneOne key it or you take it on.” yard runs just for Kill’s to keep the offense on jerry kill offense out of Saturday will offensive Coordinator the endzone be the running when it was game, as the backed up at Eagles gave its own one and up 166 rushing yards on 4.7 yards per carry two-yard lines. And Ash wasn’t the only coach to Charlotte, a team that just recently joined the Football Bowl to notice the improvement in Subdivision (FBS) and has not Martin, as Kill praised him for stepping up his game against one had much success. By now, Rutgers fans know all of the best teams the Knights will about Miami graduate-transfer face this season. “He ran very hard and Gus Edwards, who took the starting running back job this physical. Competition does a lot fall. But with that, some may have for you,” Kill said. “Either you fold forgotten about senior Robert in it or you take it on.” Martin clearly took it on, as he Martin, the most experienced back on the team who had 55 yards looked just as good as Edwards continued from back
YEAR Vanacore-Decker scores 2 goals to lead RU over Oral Roberts for 1st win of season continued from back The Golden Eagles scored their first goal of the game with 40:35 on the clock, after recovering a kick out by Rutgers and shooting from 20 yards out. The second half became a testy affair on both sides of the
ball, as both teams received multiple yellow cards from the 50-minute mark on. Nine yellow cards were doled out over the course of the last 40 minutes, just three for the Knights, but six for Oral Roberts. Ten minutes into the second half, the Golden Eagles scored
on Friday and now gives Rutgers a very formidable one-two punch at running back. As for the game on Saturday, the Knights only opened at 3.5 point favorites, a number that had many people perplexed considering they looked like a much better team against the Huskies. The bottom line is that there is simply more parity in college football between both power five teams and non-power five teams
as well as the FBS in general and the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The opening week of college football saw UNLV Rebels upset by FCSteam Howard, Baylor upset by another FCS team in Liberty as well as upset scares for USC by Western Michigan of the MAC and South Florida and FCS-team Stony Brook. While Ash said he does pay attention to scores around the
country, he is really only focused on his own team. “We’ve got our own issues. We need to keep developing and improving and working hard and staying focused on us and what we do,” he said. “And that’s it. That’s what we talk about more than anything else.” For update on the Rutgers football team, follow @GriffinWhitmer and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Head coach Chris Ash said that Rutgers will need to eliminate the mental errors that he believes cost them the game against Washington. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
again and tied the game at 2-2 with a header off of a free kick, leaving Rutgers scrambling to regain control of the game. The score remained tied up for nearly 20 minutes, until the Knights went on a tear, scoring 3 unanswered goals and never looking back. At the 72-minute mark, senior midfield forward Dante Perez scored an unassisted goal 25-yards out from the center, giving back the lead to Rutgers at 3-2. Perez then set up VanacoreDecker with his first goal of the game and a 4-2 lead for the Knights. Perez passed into the middle of the box off a header, where Vanacore-Decker put the ball in from the center with less than eight minutes remaining. “We battled some adversities, were tied at the half, managed to score a couple more goals and ended up winning it,” VanacoreDecker said. A little over two minutes later, Vanacore-Decker put the game away with his second goal of the game off an assist from junior for ward Miles Hackett. Hackett crossed the ball into the middle of the box, where VanacoreDecker proceeded to put the ball into the back of the net. Oral Roberts put in its final fight attempt by adding another goal off a penalty kick, but it was too little, too late for the Golden Eagles as they couldn’t dig themselves out of the hole. “Friday night we played a ver y difficult Oral Roberts team,” Donigan said. “They’ve got a lot of ver y good and creative players, but we were able to bounce back from that first weekend and had a ver y
good outing on Friday, coming away with the 5-3 result.” Rutgers played its second game of the weekend this past Wednesday against UMKC, and ultimately tied with the Kangaroos, 0-0, after two overtimes periods.
“Overall, we had a really good weekend after facing two really good teams,” Pereira said. For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Head coach Dan Donigan was pleased with his team’s effort in its 5-3 road win over Oral Roberts last Friday night. ACHINT RAINCE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
September 5, 2017
Page 11 VOLLEYBALL RUTGERS WINS EAST CAROLINA INVITATIONAL, DROPS MATCHES AT SETON HALL CLASSIC
Knights come up victorious in East Carolina Invitational Alex Fabugais-Inaba Staff writer
The Rutgers volleyball team had a strong start last week as the Scarlet Knights competed in the East Carolina Invitational, the Seton Hall Classic as well as a home opener in between the two tournaments. Overall, Rutgers holds a 3-3 record to begin the season as the Knights prepare for greater Big Ten threats toward the end of September. At the East Carolina Invitational, Rutgers lost its first game against Georgie State (3-1), but came back around to easily defeat William & Mary (3-0) and East Carolina (3-1) the following day. Making her debut was freshman Kamila Cieslik as she was named the ECU Invitational Most Valuable Player. She collected the highest number of kills for the Knights during all three matches, out-performing herself each time Rutgers played while reaching a high of 17 kills on the last game against ECU. Head Coach CJ Werneke notes Cieslik’s consistency in practice for her reliable performances at every game. “She never gets too high or low, and this is what we’ve come to expect after seeing her in practice,” he said. “She’s efficient and brings steady, disciplined energy. That’s what it takes to be a well-rounded volleyball player at this level.” Other notable mentions were sophomore setter Megan Sharkey
Head coach CJ Werneke led his team to victory at the East Carolina Invitational and has the Scarlet Knights sitting at 3-3 to start the season. DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2016 and freshman outside hitter Yana Kamshilina who were named to the All-Tournament Team. Next up, the Knights travelled back to Rutgers for the first home
invite True freshman Olympia Martin leads RU to 2nd-place finish at Lehigh Invitational continued from back Senior Alexandra Juzwiak placed 40th with a time of 23:47.29. In their debuts for Rutgers, freshmen Kelsey Farbanish and Sara Gutter finished in 24:54.20 and 25:30.84, earning them 63rd and 72nd overall, respectively. All told, Rutgers athletes placed within the top-75 at Lehigh, with nine of their placements coming in the top-40, in a crowded race of nearly 100 athletes.
The Knights will visit Lehigh again at the end of the month for the Paul Short Invitational on Sept. 29 and once more in early November. Next time out, Rutgers heads to Boston, Massachusetts to participate in the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown at Boston College on Friday, Sept. 22. For updates on the Rutgers women’s cross country team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Head coach James Robinson and the women’s cross country team finished in second place at the Lehigh Invitational. DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2016
game against Siena at the College Avenue Gym. The first two sets of the game were rather close as the lead went back and forth between the Knights and Siena. Ultimately,
Rutgers came up with the wins, 25-18 and 25-20 respectively. The Knights shined on the third and final set of the match, blowing past Siena for a 25-6 win to close out the game, 3-0.
The Seton Hall Classic that followed the Rutgers home opener proved to be a challenge as the Knights lost both matches between Buffalo (3-2) and Seton Hall (3-1). Rutgers played a full five sets against Buffalo, but the opposing team was able to outscore the Knights by winning the second, third and fifth sets (25-21, 25-19, 15-9) to secure the win. Additionally, Rutgers battled with swords out during each set, but were unable to seal the deal over Seton Hall as the Pirates won the last three sets to put the Knights at a second consecutive loss. Last season, Rutgers played tremendously for the first couple of games during the non-conference portion of its schedule, but failed to continue that momentum while facing Big Ten opponents. The Knights had a record 28 consecutive losses to close out that season. Going into their fourth year in the Big Ten, it will be interesting to see if Rutgers is able to make a comeback from its match losses from this past weekend and turn things around for the rest of the season. The Knights are back again this upcoming weekend, Sept. 8-9, at the Kangaroo Klassic to play against Northern Iowa, South Dakota and MissouriKansas City. For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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After losing three of its first four games including exhibitions, the Rutgers men’s soccer team got its first regular season win of the new season last weekend. This win already matches the team’s win total from last season, when the Scarlet Knights were just 1-14-2 for the year. Rutgers (1-2-0) defeated Oral Rober ts University (1-1-1) this past Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for its first win of the season. The Knights handled themselves well in the 5-3 victor y. “We all don’t even want to look back at last year and just move for ward from it,” said head coach Dan Donigan. “We know it was a very unique circumstance with all the injuries and personnel problems we had last year. We have put that well behind us.” The game kicked off at 7 p.m. at the Case Soccer Complex, with junior Rafael Pereira protecting the goal for Rutgers. The Lisbon, Portugal native played all 90 minutes and racked up six saves, while allowing 3 goals from the Golden Eagles. Freshman defender Vincent Borden put the first goal in the net for the Knights when he put a header past the goalie, off a cross from the left side from fifth-year senior for ward Ethan Vanacore-Decker to give Rutgers a 1-0 lead at the 10:41 mark. “It’s the players and teammates keeping the passing service good,” Vanacore-Decker said. “I got good opportunities with my foot or head getting anybody to score.” The Knights took its first multi-goal lead of the game 15 minutes later when senior defender Niel Guzman scored on an unassisted 18-yard shot from the left side.
The Rutgers women’s cross countr y team began its 2017 season with an impressive showing at the seventh annual Lehigh Invitational at the Lehigh Goodman Campus Cross Countr y Course in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. This year’s invitational marked the first appearance for the Scarlet Knights at Lehigh. Rutgers placed second overall with a team score of 53, trailing only West Virginia who took first place with 21 points. Last year’s winner, Delaware, placed fourth with a team score of 87. The Knights had 11 athletes participate in the women’s 6-kilometer (3.7 miles) race. Leading the pack was freshman Olympia Martin, who took home the top spot for Rutgers, placing ninth overall with a time of 22:16.48. Martin averaged a stout 5:58.3 per mile during the race, only 21 seconds slower than the first-place winner from West Virginia (5:37.4). Outside of Martin, two other Knights earned new personal records while also placing in the top-15. Sophomores Nadia Saponara and Emma Bergman placed 10th and 11th with times of 22:16.68 and 22:23.61, respectively. Freshman Kiera Nealon also made her debut for Rutgers with a time of 22:44.66, good for 16th overall. Following Nealon was junior Genevieve Cickavage who placed 19th with a time of 22:57.01. And rounding out the top-20 was another freshman, Kaitlyn Bragen. She placed 20th with a time of 23:01.71. Sophomores Stephanie Mauer and Lou Mialhe finished with times of 23:29.80 and 23:37.43, good for 34th and 37th overall.
Rutgers offensive coordinator Jerry Kill anticipates Eastern Michigan playing its best game of the season against Rutgers. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Rutgers to host Eastern Michigan on Saturday
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With a 30-14 loss to No. 8 Washington in the rearview, the Rutgers football team shifts focus to its next opponent in Eastern Michigan. The Eagles went 7-6 last year, with an appearance in the Popeye’s Bahamas Bowl to cap off their season. They are led by fifthyear senior quarterback Brogan Roback, who is in his third season as the team’s starting quarterback. He leads an of fense that likes to move up-tempo, something that the Scarlet Knights struggled with against the Huskies last week. Rutgers head coach Chris Ash said that he had looked at a lot of film of the Eastern Michigan of fense
Junior Miles Hackett had an assist to help lead Rutgers over Oral Roberts on Friday. DAILY TARGUM / OCTOBER 2015
which has translated to a lot of respect for the team. “They go really fast. Quarterback is a good player, plays with a lot of poise and composure, understands their offense, executes exceptionally well,” Ash said. Defensive coordinator Jay Niemann is tasked with game-planning for Roback and had similar things to say. “I’ve been impressed with him. He’s a big guy, he’s strong, he runs well, he throws the ball accurately ... He’s a playmaker,” Niemann said. “He’s definitely what makes their offense tick.” As a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) team, a non-power five See SATURDAY on Page 10
New York (A) Baltimore
7 4
New York (N) Philadelphia
11 7
San Francisco Colorado
3 4
Kansas City Detroit
7 6
Cincinnati Milwaukee
5 4
Cleveland Chicago (A)
5 3
DAPHNE GROOTHUIS,
freshman midfielder, scored 2 goals and two assists for the field hockey team in its upset win over No. 23 Old Dominion on Sunday. The Netherlands native leads the team so far with 15 points through five games this season.
Senior Alexandra Juzwiak placed 40th overall at the Lehigh Invitational last week. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
FIELD HOCKEY
MEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
at George Mason
at Princeton
vs. Michigan State
Kangaroo Klassic
Friday, 5 p.m., Fairfax, Va.
Friday, 4 p.m., Princeton, N.J.
Friday, 7 p.m., Yurcak Field
Friday, All Day, Kansas City, Mo.