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New Jersey Film Festival celebrates 35th anniversary Gabriela Amaral Staff Writer

It’s the time of year when the air is crisp, students make their return to campus and preparations for the New Jersey Film Festival are well underway.

The Rutgers Cinema on Livingston campus allows students to watch new mainstream releases, but for those interested in an alternative viewing selection, this fall’s Film Festival will also be shown.

Similar to previous years, the festival will showcase a variety of genres and media styles from local as well as international budding directors. This year will also mark the festival’s 35th anniversary and will feature more guest panelists.

“Each season, there is a certain theme that you see more than others,” said Albert Nigrin, a professor of Cinema Studies at Rutgers and founder of the film festival.

Nigrin said he noticed that many of the movies that were selected had a unifying theme of powerful women and female roles.

“I don’t know if that’s a coincidence or if maybe it’s very much tied to the way that people see the future, where maybe we will have a female leader after December,” he said.

“Racing the Sunrise,” a short film by a New Jersey native, is about a young woman who has to take care of her family and her dysfunction-

al mother. Another film, “C.I.T,” also has a female lead, focusing on a young girl dealing with a family tragedy and her friendships along the way.

Morgan Sanguedolce, the house director for the festival, said she looks forward to another set of opportunities to meet and network with filmmakers.

“A house manager is in charge of running the festival, playing the screenings and hosting the audience,” the School of Arts and Sciences junior said. “(They are) kind of ... the face of the show.”

This will be her third year interning for the festival. She has already sat in office hours with the other interns, watching the festival nominees and critiquing which movies will make it to screening.

“It’s really cool to be able to move up in responsibility to really get the fulfillment of it,” she said.

An aspiring filmmaker herself, working the festival has given Sanguedolce access to other directors and members of the film community. Last summer, she had the opportunity to meet with directors from all over the country.

“I learned from their experiences about what it took to make a feature length film, something I’d love to do someday. It’s a really great way to get a perspective on other people’s experiences,” she said.

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The University experienced an hour-long Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that coincided with the first day of classes. Users on Rutgers networks, including RUWireless and ResNet, were unable to access some non-Rutgers websites. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR

School hit by Distributed Denial of Service attack on 1st day back Nikhilesh De News Editor

Rutgers University was hit by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack for the first time since last winter on Tuesday afternoon.

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) Telecommunications Division mitigated the attack, said University Director for IT Frank Reda in an email.

“The incident began at approximately 1:30 p.m. today and OIT restored access by 2 p.m. No data was compromised. Emails may have been delayed during this period, but no emails were lost,” he said.

Emails sent through the Network Operations listserv confirmed that an outage occurred near 1:45 p.m. and ended by 2:44 p.m.

During the outage, users on Rutgers internet networks, including

RUWireless, RUWireless_Secure and ResNet, were unable to access many non-Rutgers websites, not including Facebook, Google and Yahoo. Similarly, students not on Rutgers networks, such as those off-campus, were unable to access Rutgers websites.

At roughly the same time as the outage began, a Twitter user who See attack on Page 4

Graduate student earns $10,000 scholarship from company Manya Goldstein Staff Writer

Farah Sayyed-Unas, a Rutgers—Newark graduate student, was awarded $10,000 after writing an essay about her experiences with a type of skin inflammation called eczema. Nine other college students in the country were chosen for the scholarship. COURTESY OF TESS ROLLANO

For all students losing faith in the painstaking scholarship search, there can be a happy ending — at least there was for Rutgers graduate student Farah Sayyed-Unas.

Sayyed-Unas, who is pursuing her Master of Business Administration, was awarded $10,000 through the ASPIRE HIGHER Scholarship Program hosted by Valeant Dermatology.

“I was so pleased because there were 970 applicants,” Sayyed-Unas said. “I was really honored to win the award.”

Nine undergraduate and graduate students were selected for the award based on a written essay describing the impact a dermatologic condition had on their life. The winners were divided into three categories: Undergraduate Scholar Awards, Graduate Scholar Awards and Today’s Woman Scholars for mothers pursuing degrees.

Sayyed-Unas, mother of a oneyear-old son, developed eczema

after his birth from washing her hands so often. This made her a perfect match for the scholarship, she said.

“There were so many specific criteria that I was able to fit,” she said.

“The requirements were very similar to what I’ve been through.”

Sayyed-Unas attends school part time at Rutgers–Newark while working in the real estate department at MetLife.

“I realized that in order to grow my career at MetLife, I needed to get my MBA,” Sayyed-Unas said, who earned her bachelor’s degree in finance from Rutgers–New Brunswick. “It’s really important that you get a higher education degree because it helps your skill sets all around.”

She said the scholarship not only lifts a great financial burden, but it also inspires her to pass along the favor one day.

“I realized that getting the benefit from someone else when you’re in a time of need is so miraculous that

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The Department of Neurology presents “Neurology Grand Rounds” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Clinical Academic Building on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy presents “Revitalized and Revolutionary: New Brunswick and Rutgers” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Civic Square in Downtown New Brunswick. The event is free and open to the public.

The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and other sponsors presents “Rutgers Climate Research: Global Causes, Local Impacts” from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Douglass Student Center on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public.

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Meditation Club helps students de-stress, be more positive

The Rutgers Meditation Club teaches students different methods for relaxing, while also encouraging them to look for more the more positive aspects in their lives.

The club’s goal is to help students maintain their physical and mental health. FAITH HOATSON / STAFF WRITER

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School may get stressful, but students looking to unwind — and even improve their grades — might find some inner peace from the Rutgers University Meditation Club.

At the beginning of each meeting, students are asked about their internal weather and what their intention is for that meditation, said Brittany Friedson, the club’s president, and a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior.

The club aims to help people start “focusing on more positive thoughts (and) surround (themselves) with more positivity,” she said. “(Meditation is) an increased focus and awareness, (as well as) looking inward and feeling more connected.”

The club aims to provide a safe environment for members to maintain their physical and mental health.

Students explore all types of meditations, and the group often looks to its members for input regarding how the meditation practice should go.

Every member’s opinion is considered, said Victoria Yoffe, the public relations manager.

The club is the most successful when everyone’s feedback is taken into account.

“My role is to reach out to people and tell them about the meditation club,” the School of Arts and Sciences junior said.

There is not just one type of meditation, Yoffe said. Over

the summer, she began doing morning meditations to help her body feel more awake in the early morning. There are also night-time meditations to help increase focus and alertness.

Recently, the club had a

Patel said. Meditation lets her stay organized and motivated.

The club’s work is not limited to the weekly practices. Members learn a lot about meditation, and then are able to implement the skills into their daily lives.

upcoming year.

The club hopes to have a guest lecturer this semester, preferably someone who has done research on the benefits of meditation.

They also have thought about holding a crystal-healing necklace

“(Meditation is) an increased focus and awareness, (as well as) looking inward and feeling more connected.” brittany friedson President of Rutgers University Meditation Club

walking meditation down College Avenue. The aim is to bring increased awareness to the surroundings, Friedson said.

The focus of each meditation also varies, from decreasing stress, raising focus or relaxing. Before meditating, those participating in the meditation practice are able to discuss what they would like the practice to help.

There are numerous meditations, each geared toward helping. All members feel the positive effects of mediation.

It helped Karishma Rana, a Rutgers Business School junior, excel academically, she said. The club treasurer’s focus improved tremendously.

“You get to meet a lot of new people who all have similar interests,” said Priya Patel, vice president and a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior.

There is a large variety of people in attendance, she said.

The school week can be very stressful with many commitments,

“We had one member who said he was getting over a breakup recently, and coming to our club has helped him with that,” Friedson said.

An elementary school teacher came to the club as well, seeking ways to implement meditation into her classroom and help her students.

People of all kinds come to meditation club, Patel said. The diversity of the participants lends to the very welcoming environment the club aims to create.

“Many people say, ‘Meditation club, that’s not for me. I’m not that type of person.’” Patel said.

This is one of the club’s greatest struggles, she said.

There are also difficulties with the actual meditation as well, Friedson said. Sometimes one cannot achieve a completely calm mind, as meditation takes practice.

“Sometimes it’s harder to just let go,” she said. “It takes some time to get into that habit.”

The club has already begun planning improvements for the

workshop, she said.

Occasionally, there is not enough room to accommodate all of the members, Friedson said.

She is hoping to be allocated a larger classroom.

“Sometimes we meditated outside last year,” Rana said.

To help make members more comfortable outdoors, they hope to get back pillows.

Friedson also plans on having a larger role in the meditation practices.

“I plan on doing the guided meditations,” she said. This will involve reading to the participants from a script, and guiding them into relaxation.

Friedson started meditating when she was 14.

“I stopped meditating for a while,” Friedson said. “I found myself stressing out a lot, and not focusing on what’s important.”

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company Sayyed-Unas won scholarship after writing about experiences with eczema, she says continued from front it gives you more of a purpose to help other people in the future,” she said.

Sayyed-Unas hopes to continue her career at MetLife and rise in the ranks to portfolio manager.

“Even if things feel difficult, try to find a way to make it work if possible,” she said. “And if not, hold onto your dreams for the future even if the time isn’t right.”

Valeant Dermatology, a division of Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC, hosted the ASPIRE

HIGHER Scholarship Program for the past three years.

“Valeant congratulates the winners of this year’s scholarship program and thanks all of the applicants for sharing their personal stories of how their lives were affected by their skin condition and the clinician who helped with its treatment,” said Eric Abramson, Valeant Dermatology’s senior vice president and general manager. “We are proud to support these outstanding and dedicated students in achieving their academic ambitions.”

The New Jersey Film Festival will celebrate its 35th anniversary this year with a series of screenings in Voorhees Hall. Different movies will be screened every week. VAKORIA MARICH

anniversary Film festival aims to cultivate culture of revival films, Nigrin says continued from front Sanguedolce said she is looking forward to the premiere of “Tenderness,” a short drama about a young couple set in Poland.

“It has to be one of the best short films I’ve ever seen come through the festival. It was absolutely mind blowing,” she said.

“It was fantastic, and I really can’t wait to see it again.”

The opening night feature will be “Gandhiji My Mentor,” a film shot in India by a local director

that focuses on a troubled man who confronts Mahatma Gandhi.

Nigrin sought to expand the availability of revival films and to create a film culture at Rutgers in the 1980s. Though the festival has grown and changed since then, it is still an important source of locally set and produced films that may be overlooked in the mainstream.

Nigrin’s goal is to expose Rutgers to “films made by people like you and me who have a vision and want to share it with an audience.”

attack Attack lasted for just more than 1 hour, no data was stolen, Reda says continued from front claimed responsibility for previous attacks surfaced on the social media website, commenting on the lack of internet.

Over the last two years, Rutgers networks were subject to numerous Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, many of which crippled internet access and caused exams and assignments to be delayed.

University Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Michele Norin said Rutgers expected attacks on networks in August.

“Those things will occur, attempts will be made, and our position is to try and react and try to prevent the disruption as quickly as we can,” she said.

Rutgers has already added funding to the Office of Information Technology, Norin said. Part of it went to adding more staff to the office, allowing for a faster response time during attacks.

The rest of the funding went toward hiring external services to help protect Rutgers from future attacks by mitigating the traffic, she said.

“We enlisted those services so that, for example the main rutgers. edu website, if it were to be attacked, they could capture that attack traffic and it would be protected,” she said. “We instituted some different tools to help us monitor and respond quickly when we see that there’s an attack.”

OIT is also working on improving their communication on campus, she said.

“Between all of those things like a full-on attack, we were able to block more quickly or respond more quickly (to the most recent attacks),” she said in August.

“There was still a little bit of disruption over the holidays.”

Prior to yesterday’s attack, Rutgers suffered from internet attacks over the 2015-16 winter break. Neither of those attacks lasted more than four days, but they disrupted final exams and lasted for longer.

“There is the continual risk that attempts are made,” Norin said.

“There’s no perfect science it, but at least we can zero in on those high volume areas (and) can try to at least be better position when we hit the cycles like the start of school.”

Rutgers Cinema raised ticket prices by $1.50 over the summer, prompting a petition to restore prices to their original prices. Ticket prices are currently $7 for students, or $9.50 for other guests and are lower than local movie theater prices. THE DAILY TARGUM / MARCH 2016

Students petition for reduction in increased Livi theater ticket prices Bushra Hasan

should have gone up by cents,” Lake said.“If in three years the price increases by $1.50, who is to stop it from reaching the $12.50 After the Rutgers Cinema on you pay at chain theaters?”

Livingston campus hiked the Lake said he worried that stuprice of tickets by more than dents may discount the issue by 25 percent, one Rutgers underarguing that combatting rising tugraduate began rallying students ition rates should be a top priority. around a common cause: restore “I think if we can make progress the original cost of theater tickets. on the price inThe movie crease of $1.50, theater raised we can start the price from “If in three years the price increases by $1.50, who focusing on the $5.50 to $7.00 is to stop it from reaching the $12.50 you pay at bigger issues,” on August 18. chain theaters?”

Lake said.

In the weeks Phani Palaleading up to Emmett Lake dugu, a School the change, School of Arts and Sciences Junior of Engineering Emmett Lake junior, mircirculated a rored this sentipetition urgAamina Ali, a School of Arts ment, saying a reduction in ticket ing the University to reconsider and Sciences sophomore, said the prices to the original cost would the decision.

Lake, author of the Change.org cinema currently has Groupons motivate students to tackle bigger petition, took action after noticing for the public to make the cost issues at the school.

“A strong student body that the cinema raised costs in the mid- cheaper than the student price. ”The last thing students should speaks out can overshadow the dle of the summer. He believes it occurred during the summer so be facing is increased movie tick- few administrators on top who are trying to take more away from the student body would not notice. et prices,” she said.

Discussions in the threads sug- us,” he said. “I hate how Rutgers This maneuver is a “shady business practice that cannot be ignored gested the price rose with infla- keeps trying to pocket money like the cinema wanted,” the School tion, but Lake said the increase of from students in every way possible … First the 1.7 percent tui$1.50 is a 27 percent hike. of Arts and Sciences junior said. “(The change) far exceeds in- tion increase, now they’re going Lake and others posted to several class pages on Facebook to flation, when in reality the tickets to make movies more expensive?”

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rally support for the petition. The petition as of Sept. 6 had 918 signatures. Lake was told by Rutgers Cinema that prices were rising to improve revenue.

The new price remains a significant discount, almost 50 percent off of other local movie theaters, Miranda said. The tickets cost $9.50 for the general public.

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Rutgers may adopt license plate readers avalon zoppo

If the school decides to move forward with the system, Molenaar said it would be implemented Rutgers has been looking into a in a few years.

The school would likely modsystem that would equip security vehicles with License Plate Rec- el its system after the University of Mar yland’s pioneering ognition cameras.

The technology would enable LPR system created in Fall police to drive through campus 2010 for students and Spring 2011 for faclots and quickulty and staf f. ly learn whethMolenaar first er cars are learned about parked illegal“The University of the technololy — without a student, faculMaryland saw a jump in gy at a lecture he attended ty or staff percompliance of parking at the school mit — by alrules after adopting LPR.” this past lowing officers spring. to scan car Jack Molenaar “The Uniplates against Director of Transportation Services versity of a University Maryland saw database. a jump in com“An officer pliance of parkwould drive through the lot or deck with a ing rules after adopting LPR,” camera attached to the security Molenaar said.

The technology would also cut vehicle and not have to step out of their vehicle to scan plates,” the cost of hangtags. The Universaid Jack Molenaar, director of sity of Maryland saved $80,000 the Department of Transporta- per year by cutting 18,000 permits from their system. tion Services.

CRIME Sept. 6 MILLTOWN — Karen Piciullo, of Pershing Avenue, was charged with setting her house on fire on Monday. The fire that broke out at about 5:30 a.m. destroyed her home and killed her dog. The 50-year-old woman was charged with aggravated arson and criminal mischief and was held on $150,000 bail.

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The Department of Transportation is looking into adopting license plate recognition readers in an attempt to enforce parking rules.

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Still, privacy advocates have criticized LPR technology for the amount of data it stores and how that data is used. Eight months after the University of Maryland implemented the technology, the Campus Affairs Committee submitted proposals on how the school should handle the data collected from officers.

The committee proposed that the school store data for no more than 30 days, rather than the initial one-year data retention.

Molenaar does not know how much the technology would cost for Rutgers, but the University of Maryland spent $40,000 per security truck.

Sept. 6 TRENTON — Police are searching for 69-year-old woman, Arabell Thomas, who is missing from her home. Thomas suffers from dementia and was last seen on South Cook Avenue at about 2 p.m. on Monday. She is 4-foot tall, weighs 80 pounds and was wearing a gold wig, blue shirt and blue pinstripe pants.

Sept. 6 TRENTON — Michael Hernandez, 30, was charged with robbing a woman of $4,000 and stealing her cell phone inside a Butler Avenue home. The 23-year-old woman was knocked unconscious at about 11 p.m., and when she regained consciousness her belongings were gone. He was arrested.

U. closes Davidson Hall after new apartments open Nikhilesh De News Editor

A 55-year-old residence hall will no longer house any students at Rutgers. Davidson Hall, a small building on Busch campus, was formally shut down by University Facilities and Capital Planning over the summer.

The steel building was shut down after becoming increasingly dif ficult to maintain in the face of new residence halls being opened, said Antonio Calcado, vice president for University Facilities.

“We’ve been having numerous issues keeping the temperature comfortable and even hot water,” he said. “There’s not much more we can do by way of repairs for it — we did ever ything we could. It’s a property whose time had come.”

Davidson’s steel construction and relatively low level of insulation made it difficult to combat its lack of heating and air conditioning. A new boiler was installed to help provide more heat in the winter, but the cold air wicked away the heat as quickly as the boiler produced it.

It became easier to shut down Davidson after The Yard at College Ave opened, he said. The new apartments provided an additional 400 beds, limiting the disruption shutting down a residence hall might cause.

Student complaints factored into the decision to close the building as well, he said.

The land that Davidson Hall is currently located on will be redeveloped, Calcado said. The residence hall itself inefficiently uses the space by providing too few beds per acre.

“It’s 7 acres of land and it’s very disproportionate,” he said.

“I don’t know if we’ll do residential yet there, but it’s a good piece of property and most likely it’ll be residential.”

The Yard at College Avenue’s new apartments will make up for the loss of the beds Davidson Hall provided. After 55 years, the old residence hall was shut down due to maintainence issues and student complaints. AVALON ZOPPO / MANAGING EDITOR The Yard at College Ave was people on our buses, how do we President Robert L. Barchi as a opened as an apartment com- deliver education with a twist for way of reducing congestion by allowing students to attend class plex for upperclassmen. Calcado the 21st century?”

Components to reducing conges- without having to travel across said this relieves the pressure on other facilities, which can tion on buses includes adding more campuses, according to a previous article by The now house unDaily Targum. d e r c l a ssm e n The classwho may have rooms will use other wise “We did everything we could. It’s a property whose state-of-the-art lived in Davidtime had come.” technology to son. transmit video The new Antonio Calcado from the procomplex was Vice President for University Facilities and Capital Planning fessor’s lecture opened as part hall to the reof a redevelopmote-learning ment initiative lecture hall. connected to “So you may be taking a course buses on existing routes, aligning the University Master Plan.

“It’s bigger than just the Mas- student housing with where their in the Wright-Rieman Chemistry ter Plan (though),” Calcado said. classes are and rolling out synchro- Building on the Busch Campus and you can be at the Cook Cam“What we’re looking at is how do nous classrooms, he said.

Synchronous classrooms are pus and it would be no problem,” we best enhance the student experience? How do we move less an initiative touted by University Calcado said.

Using initiatives like this one may reduce bus rides by up to 20,000 trips per week, or about 8 percent of all trips over the fall semester, he said.

Other methods to reduce the number of bus rides include housing students closer to their classrooms, aligning classes that students may be taking to reduce travel and moving instructors instead of students, he said.

In future years, the Rutgers schedule of classes may also be changed to try and reduce travel, he said.

“What that would do is alleviate not having everybody scramble for that one bus,” he said. “It should spread it out a bit more, so it should alleviate pressure on those buses.”

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Voting for lesser evil can solves no problems

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ave you ever been between the proverbial rock and a hard place? Where you are faced with two choices that STEVEN WYNEN are both equally displeasing but you feel as if you have no way out? If you have not, the upcoming presidential election will give you your first look at being between a rock and a hard place.

Let’s leave policy out of the discussion for a moment. On one hand, you have a pseudo-successful businessman who went to bankruptcy court four times. He regularly employs divisive rhetoric and lacks a basic understanding of the founding document of the United States government (believing there are 12 articles in the Constitution when there are seven, for example). Most infamously, Trump claimed Megyn Kelly was tough on him in the first Fox News GOP debate because “she had blood coming out of her -— wherever.”

And the “family-values” conser vatives are voting for this man.

On the other hand, you have the ultimate Washington insider pretending to be the exact opposite of what she is. The corruption between the State Department and the Clinton Foundation seems to reach new lows with each passing day. Perhaps most pathetically, Secretar y Clinton recently claimed she did not know that the “C” marking in government communications meant “classified.”

And water remains wet. Most insidiously, Secretar y Clinton claims

REALITY CHECK

“On one hand, you have a pseudo-successful businessman who went to bankruptcy court four times … On the other hand, you have the ultimate Washington insider pretending to be the exact opposite of what she is.” that all sexual violence reports must be “heard and believed.” The Hillar y Clinton of the 1990s however, would disagree. Take the example of Juanita Broaddrick, a woman who claimed she was violently raped by Bill Clinton in 1978. Staying silent for 21 years for fears that no one would believe her, she finally broke her silence in 1999. Instead of offering her support, Hillar y Clinton refused to comment, with her personal lawyer stating that Ms. Broaddrick’s claims were “absolutely false.” There are other women as well: Paula Jones, Kathleen Wiley and Gennifer Flowers.

Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have manipulated and twisted the system to work in their favor at the expense of others for decades. While Americans have unfortunately been complacent with a relatively high level of political corruption for most of the last century, this election certainly gives all the others a run for their money — literally. It has been estimated that the total sum of money spent in the 2016 election cycle will top $5 billion. All to elect one of arguably the worst two candidates the United States political system has ever produced.

And yet many people still are going to vote for either one of these candidates! The internet is filled with Facebook statuses and Tweets that follow the same formula: “Clinton is bad, but Trump is worse,” and vice versa. Lesser evil voting has led to this political catastrophe, and it seems lesser evil voting will put the nail in the coffin of any meaningful improvements in this countr y for the next four to eight years.

Steven Wynen is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in history and political science with a minor in economics. His column, “Reality Check, ” runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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Ridiculed today, revered tomorrow Athletes like Colin Kaepernick face backlash for protest

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he American flag is a symbol for a plethora black people’s deaths — his people’s deaths? Most of subjective tropes that represent quintes- are only familiar with the first verse of the “The sentially American things — the country, the Star-Spangled Banner,” but an article from The Inculture and the people. It is a portmanteau filled with tercept sheds light on the third verse that states, “No the values that the country stands for, such as life, refuge could save the hireling and slave / From the liberty and the pursuit of happiness as well as capi- terror of flight or the gloom of the gave.” The writer, talism, democracy and equality among many others, Francis Scott Key, expresses satisfaction from the and for a country that holds its moral standards high, death of black slaves who fought for the British side the lofty ideals it strives for set it apart from those that promised to free them as opposed to maintainthat audaciously and unabashedly trample on human ing their bleak status in America as perpetual indenrights and human life. Naturally, the American flag tured servants. Where is the life, liberty or the purand the values it’s associated with are a source of suit of happiness there? Failing to act in blanket and American pride, but what happens when the country blind support, Kaepernick is against the systematic falls short on those promises? Should we simply turn and brutal deaths of people of color that is committed with paid immunity — a glaring societal failure a blind eye and still pretend to be proud?

The Colin Kaepernick controversy shows that — and just because he does not stand up for the flag does not also mean he is freedom of speech is against all of what Amerionly acceptable when it’s Naturally, the American flag and cans believe in. He is not convenient and supports a certain point of view. the values it’s associated with are a suddenly an anti-AmeriThe San Francisco 49ers source of American pride, but what can, communist, undemocratic traitor (as much as quarterback has been the happens when the country falls some believe him to be). target of vitriol for protestshort on those promises?

Perhaps the scenario ing this era of police brumight have been different tality by refusing to stand if a different person had during America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” He asserts taken up the cause — an exponentially more fathat he does not want to show pride in a flag that mous star athlete. As a second-string quarterback, oppresses people of color, and it would be selfish the masses don’t find Kaepernick as important as on his part to look the other way when there are first-string quarterbacks like Cam Newton, Tom bodies laying on the street and people getting paid Brady or Aaron Rodgers.

Regardless, Kaepernick is following the footleave after committing murder. For highlighting America’s shortcomings, Kaepernick has gotten steps of other athletes that protested injustices immense backlash and has been regularly accused and became iconic later on. They might have been of being unpatriotic and disrespectful to veterans. denigrated during their time, but the remarkable But in contrast, sports events commonly have peo- protests of athletes such as Muhammad Ali — who ple begrudgingly and lazily stand up during the refused to fight in Vietnam as part of the anti-war anthem, drinking beers, burping and farting and movement — and Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith there is no backlash against how those actions and John Carlos, who stood on top of the medal pocould be disrespectful. Kaepernick shows that dium at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City most people would rather attack the messenger with the Black Power salute are all esteemed athletic, political and social players today. Kaepernick just than the message.

But why should he stand up for the flag and the might be ahead of his time, and the rest of society is national anthem by Francis Scott Key that celebrates just trailing behind.

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Rutgers for Hillary continues grassroots efforts for election COMMENTARY JEREMY ATIE

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ov. 8, 2016, is finally right around the corner. For two years now, Rutgers for Hillary has been organizing students and voters in support of Hillary Clinton and other Democrats running to serve America. This semester, we’ve finally reached the home stretch, and we’re not slowing down. Here are our plans for the fall.

Now that the primary is over, Rutgers for Hillary and the Rutgers Democrats have united to not only elect Hillary Clinton, but also to elect progressives across our state and country. We are thrilled to finally join forces with them.

Our team is continuing our ongoing two-pronged grassroots efforts. We will not only be engaging with students on campus, but also voters around the countr y. Here on campus, we will regularly table and canvass at bus stops, student centers, libraries and more, spreading our progressive message and encouraging our peers to vote blue up and down the ballot. We’ll also maintain a robust presence on social media, guaranteeing that our message will not be missed. We are also working with the Rutgers Democrats to register as many people as possible

to vote before the Oct. 18 registration deadline. We know that we can’t elect Hillar y Clinton by ourselves, and we intend to organize supporters to vote. We are taking no vote for granted, and we won’t just be focusing on students. We’ll be phone-banking regularly in order to reach voters in battleground states and around the countr y. We’re also ver y excited to be making canvassing trips to the Philadelphia area.

We are also scheduling town-hall events with progressive leaders from our state.

Through our partnership with Rutgers Democrats, we already have several speakers coming to campus this month. Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter (D-N.J.), the Majority Conference Leader of the N.J. State Assembly, set to come speak to students on campus on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Lorna Phillipson, a Democratic U.S. congressional candidate for New Jersey’s fourth district,

“Since our founding in October 2014, we’ve seen our members move on to become interns, fellows and organizers not only for the Clinton campaign, but also for other progressive campaigns around the state and country.”

Our neighbors in Pennsylvania, a battleground state, will need as much help as they can get. Every door we knock on spreads our progressive Democratic message and further prevents Trump from getting anywhere near the White House.

Everything we do matters, but it especially matters there. That is why we are planning on making several canvassing trips to the Philadelphia area before Election Day. The Clinton campaign’s upcoming weekend of action is on Sept. 17 and 18, and we are set to bring our team down to Philly to get out the vote.

is coming to speak to students the following week on Tuesday, Sept. 27. These two town-hall style events will be held at Hidden Grounds on Easton Avenue. On Sept. 28, Democratic Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop will also be coming to speak to students.

Later in November, we’ll also be hosting former Ambassador Phil Murphy, a Democratic candidate for governor. We will continue securing more speakers to come on campus, as these events are critical to our peers’ political involvement and awareness.

It is no secret that young people overwhelmingly do not vote, but by providing students

on our campus the opportunity to meet our government representatives directly, we hope to change that paradigm.

Finally, it is especially important to ensure that Rutgers for Hillar y provides our members an experience that will help launch them into the next steps of their careers. Since our founding in October 2014, we’ve seen our members move on to become interns, fellows and organizers not only for the Clinton campaign, but also for other progressive campaigns around the state and countr y. Generating an experience that sparks opportunity for progressive student leaders is one of the most important reasons why Rutgers for Hillar y exists. We will continue to ensure that our members remain politically involved even after this election, whether it’s for other campaigns or for initiatives seeking to bring progress to our state and countr y.

As thrilled as we are to kick off our efforts for the last stage of this election, we can only be successful with your help. Please, like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, and e-mail getinvolved@rutgersforhillar y.com to find out how you can get involved. We hope to hear from you! #ImWithHer Jeremy Atie is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science. He is president of Rutgers for Hillary.

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Forget about Starbucks, make Caffe Bene your coffee spot

Get your spicy and caffiene kick with Caffe Bene’s “Iced Mint Mojito Coffee” and the “Spicy Chicken Hot Sandwich” while hitting the books at one their peaceful dining areas. JULIA TERRANOVA

Julia Terranova

The “Spicy Chicken Hot Sandwich” was much easier to like.

It was made with Korean-marinated chicken, mozzarella, spinCaffe Bene is like no other ach, bean sprouts, mustard and place on George Street, let alone a spicy sauce. The chicken was in New Brunswick. Once you awesome — it was very well seawalk in it’s like stepping into a soned and a slightly spicy. The new, tranquil world — minus the bread was also excellent since sound of New Brunswick traffic it had a nice crunchy crust and or the EE’s brakes screeching in great flavor. There was a ton of your ear. spinach and bean sprouts, which The space itself is larger than were crisp and added more flavor you might imagine. It is narto the sandwich. The sandwich row towards the entrance, but it was hot with melted mozzarelstretches back quite far. The inla, which made the sandwich side is decorated beautifully with on point. At a subdued gray $7.95, it’s a litpaint, lots of tle pricey, but natural wood it was filling and soft lightand made with ing. There are higher quality plenty of ta“The menu at Caffe Bene is varied, with food and ingredients bles, so finding drinks you won’t find anywhere else than your typa seat is rarely ical sandwich. an issue. With in New Brunswick. ” T o g e t h e r, such a homey the drink and atmosphere, sandwich were it’s hard to bean interesting lieve that Caffe combo.

The Bene is a chain.

Caffe Bene is the ideal place coffee, milk, mint flavoring and mint flavor went surprisingly well to study. Although it’s large and fresh mint. It certainly looked with the spiciness of the chickoften busy, it never gets loud. very pretty and was certainly In- en and the temperature of the sandwich. I paid close to $14 for There are outlets conveniently stagram worthy.

At first, I wasn’t sure if I liked my meal. I would probably only placed, secluded tables in the back and free Wi-Fi. While hitting it. The flavor of mint with cof- come to Caffe Bene if I needed the books you can also enjoy awe- fee seemed ver y strange, but I a quiet place to study, do work some food and drinks inspired kept drinking it and it became or to get some food and coffee. refreshing. If there was more Their prices are definitely highfrom South Korea.

The menu at Caffe Bene is mint flavoring it might not have er for the area, but you’re also varied, with food and drinks been palatable, but the mint paying for a space to work. The you won’t find anywhere else was never overpowering. It staff doesn’t seem to mind how in New Brunswick. There are would be the per fect drink for long you stay as long as you get sweets like the “Banana Bacon a hot summer day — when you a drink or snack every couple Bits Waffle”, “Strawberry Bing- need something both caf feinat- of hours. You should be able to su”, which is a shaved ice des- ed and invigorating without be- camp out here with your books all day. sert and savory things like the ing too sugar y.

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“Oriental Shrimp Sandwich.” To get your drink on, you can order creative beverages like the “Green Tea Frappe” and “Peach Berry Mojito.” Besides these fun menu items, some classics can also be found. Their espresso and coffee are some of the best you can get in the area.

On my last visit I had the “Iced Mint Mojito Coffee” and the “Spicy Chicken Hot Sandwich.”

I had never seen anything like the “Iced Mint Mojito Coffee” on a menu before, so I just had to try it. The drink was made with

DIVERSIONS

September 7, 2016

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

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Happy Birthday: Open up about the way you feel and what you want to see take place this year. Honesty will enable you to bring about the changes that will give you something to look forward to. Refuse to let what others do keep you from following the path you instinctively feel is right for you. Push harder in order to reach your goals. Your numbers are 3, 12, 17, 22, 30, 38, 42.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): A commitment can be made, opening up a vast number of opportunities that were closed to you in the past. Focus on gaining greater stability emotionally and financially. A learning experience will be an eye-opener that helps you make a snap decision. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t feel uncomfortable if someone makes a fuss. Do your own thing and stay focused on what will teach you new skills or increase your chances of getting ahead professionally. Do your best to get along with your peers. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t pick a fight or disagree with someone who could use personal information against you. Protect against being misinterpreted or irresponsible. Focus on making personal improvements, not trying to change others. False information will cause a financial loss. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Share your feelings and you will improve the relationships you have with personal and professional partners.

Expressing a sincere appreciation of others will help you get the support you need to achieve your goals.

5 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Good fortune will be yours if you follow through and finish what you start.

Persistence, discipline and an energetic approach will help you overcome defeat. A networking function will help you develop a new personal connection. 2 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Visit an old friend or someone you have worked with in the past, and you will be privy to information that will help you broaden your perspective regarding what you have to offer. Shared feelings will be revealed. 3 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s time to begin something new. A chance to encounter interesting people through travel, educational pursuits or spiritual growth will help you make changes in your personal or professional world that will contribute to a better lifestyle. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t allow anger or bullies to push you in the wrong direction. Grab any opportunity you get to voice your opinion. You have plenty to offer and can easily move into a position of power if you are steadfast in your pursuits.

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September 7, 2016

opener Captain Julian-Pinnix Odrick says team reacted well after last Saturday’s loss continued from back the Rose Bowl and the Buckeyes won the National Championship in the first-ever edition of the College Football Playoff.

How did those team’s react to those ugly defeats? The same as the exuberant victories.

Ash’s role in those turnarounds was as a co-defensive coordinator, and his approach now that he’s at the helm of his own program remains the same.

“As a head coach, you’re doing the same thing. Whenever you go through a win or a loss, you have to go back and evaluate what helped contribute to the victory or what helped contribute to the loss, and that’s exactly what we do every week,” he said. “It doesn’t matter who we play, where we play or what the outcome (is). We’re going to go back and reevaluate the goods and the bads, discuss them as a staff, discuss them with the player and put together our plan for moving forward.”

After reviewing film on the five-hour flight home from the West Coast, the Knights returned to the practice field on Sunday morning to prepare for their home opener at High Point Solutions Stadium against Howard (0-1) this Saturday.

With less than 24 hours having passed, the loss had been put behind them.

“I think guys have responded really well,” Pinnix-Odrick said. “I mean, obviously, we’re tired but ... we have to set an

example and let people know that we have to (come) back.

And we have 11 guaranteed games left and we gotta go. You know, you really can’t get hung up, whether it’s a win or a loss, you can’t get hung up on what happened last week or last play, for that matter.”

Knights begin Big Ten play at Michigan State next weekend in East Lansing

But Rutgers isn’t the only preseason top 25 side struggling

that wouldn’t have shown where we actually are,” said junior free safety Kiy Hester. “We played a team that tested us and it wasn’t the outcome we wanted. But it just shows how much we need to improve and what we need to work on for the season because we have a really tough schedule ... even though the outcome wasn’t what we wanted, but now we can build off this and learn from it.”

For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @briannnnf and @TargumSports on Twitter.

Junior free safety Kiy Hester believes the experience of facing a top-15 team in Washington will prepare the Knights for difficult games remaining. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2016

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As painful as a defeat like the 48-13 drubbing Rutgers received against Washington, it provides experience in a situation the Knights will be seeing plenty of in the immediate future.

With one preseason top 25 team out of the way, they still have another four queued up on their schedule. Having gone through it once, that level of talent will only become more familiar from here.

“I think it definitely prepared us. We could’ve went out there and played a team that’s not as good as us and blown ‘em out and

at the opening of its campaign.

National Soccer Coaches Association of America No. 1 Akron, who eliminated the Knights

Junior midfielder Dante Perez said Big Ten play feels like a new schedule as Rutgers looks to move on from lackluster start.

EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / AUGUST 2016

from the NCAA Tournament last season, and No. 25 SMU both started the season 2-2.

No. 24 Georgetown and Ohio State, the No. 1 seed in last year’s Big Ten Tournament that eliminated Rutgers from the Big Ten Tournament in the semifinals, are both winless through four games.

South Carolina, who received seven votes in the poll, is off to a 1-2.

So it’s important to remember that it’s still too early to count anyone out this soon, and with the schedule that Donigan has for his team, nothing is out of reach.

“We got Maryland, Indiana, Ohio State and, obviously, Michigan State so it’s like every game is such a great opportunity,” Donigan said. “Our season can turn around in a flash within the next game or two. Unfortunately, you’re gonna have those set backs, but you can’t let it get you down, you can’t frustrate yourself with it, you gotta move on and look at the next challenge and right now the next challenge for us is opening up our Big Ten schedule on the road against Michigan State.”

Even if a team’s out-ofconference record is below average, it can always make up for it with a solid showing during its conference schedule.

Wins against top Big Ten opponents could potentially even out their out-of-conference losses and help them gain some ground in returning to the level of the top teams in the country.

“Yeah, I do believe (in us), but its gonna be tough,” Wright said. “What I can say is that (we’re) gonna be different going for ward as a team. Ever ything’s gonna be different, so I do believe that we can get some results with these next three games and possibly turn around the season for the good”.

And not only is coach Donigan excited to get Big Ten play started, his players are too.

“We’re obviously not where we want to be, but we got the new season coming up in the Big Ten,” junior midfielder Dante Perez said. “I think that there’s some room for improvement ... with the Big Ten season coming in, it’s a whole new schedule for us. I think if we bounce back, get a couple wins, (score a) couple goals, then we’ll be alright” Even with the winless start to the season, Donigan is not discouraged and insists he will continue to schedule games against top ranked out-ofconference opponents.

“Obviously, we knew it was a possibility we could be 0-3 or 3-0,” Donigan said. “But, you know, I will continue to schedule games like this throughout my coaching career because this is who kids want to play against, and this is what helps prepare your team to be battle tested come post season.”

For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

IN BRIEF

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he Rutgers University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced an “Athletics Creed” Tuesday.

The Creed “reflects the character of the Rutgers Community and ser ves as a declaration of its support for the Scarlet Knights,” according to a release on ScarletKnights.com “I began this process because I thought it was important that we define what it means to be a Scarlet Knight on game day,” said Director of Athletics Patrick Hobbs in the statement.

“Our students have embraced it and our hope and aspiration is that ever yone who is part of Rutgers adopts and promotes its calling.”

It was initially unveilled at the New Student Orientation at High Point Solutions Stadium and The Yard @ College Ave Watch Party last weekend.

The Creed is as follows: “We are Scarlet Knights, the most PASSIONATE fans in college athletics.

We CHEER our teams, win or lose.

We STAND when our teams enter and exit the field of play.

We WELCOME our opponents and their fans as guests in our university home.

We RESPECT all student-athletes and celebrate their efforts.

We know our ENTHUSIASM on game day helps to recruit the nation’s best.

We STRIVE to make everyone’s experience enjoyable.

We are the STATE UNIVERSITY and BIG TEN proud.

This is RUTGERS.”

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isconsin was among the biggest winners in what was advertised

by ESPN as the “best opening weekend ever” in college football history.

The Badgers matched a record for best debut on the AP Top 25 poll in history, jumping from unranked into the No. 10 spot after defeating then-No. 5 LSU 16-14 at Lambeau Field Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers fell to No. 21, matching the fourth-largest drop in poll history.

Texas entered the Top 25 for the first time since Charlie Strong took over as head coach in 2014, coming in at No. 11 after upsetting then-No. 10 Notre Dame 5047 in a thrilling double-overtime contest on Sunday night.

Houston went up nine spots to No. 6 after an emphatic 33-23 win over then-No. 3 Oklahoma. The win was the second double-digit win for the Cougars against a top-10 opponent after they defeated then-No. 9 Florida State in last season’s Peach Bowl.

Georgia also jumped up nine spots to No. 9 after a 33-24 win over North Carolina.

Washington shot up to No. 8 after its 48-13 drubbing of Rutgers.

Alabama remained at No. 1 after its 52-6 drubbing of USC. Clemson, Florida State, Ohio State and Michigan rounded out the top five.

USC, UCLA and North Carolina were all dropped from the top-25.

September 7, 2016

Page 11 FOOTBALL TIM WRIGHT PLAYED WIDE RECEIVER ON RUTGERS FOOTBALL TEAM BETWEEN 2008-13

Former Knight opens barber shop on campus Eric Mullin Associate Sports Editor

Tim Wright was a busy man during his time at Rutgers.

Recruited out of Wall High School to play football 45 minutes up the road for New Jersey’s state university, Wright hauled in 50 catches for 596 yards and 4 touchdowns during his final two seasons on the Banks.

And when the former standout wide receiver wasn’t cutting in and out of his routes for the Rutgers football team, he was cutting hair — a lot of it.

Wright, who picked up the passion for cutting hair as a teenager, used to have a line of people out of his dorm room waiting for him to cut their hair and would sometimes even go on house calls. By the time he was a senior, he had his own barber chair in the Scarlet Knights’ locker room, where he would not only cut players but team employees and coaches — and their children — as well.

From the time he stepped on campus in 2008 through the end of his time in Piscataway in 2013, Wright had cut hair for more than 300 different heads.

But as the Neptune, New Jersey native was set to move on from Rutgers to whichever city his football career would take him in the NFL, he wanted to leave his barber career and legacy behind him at his alma mater.

Over three years since his departure that legacy finally came to fruition Saturday as Wright cut the ribbon on his new Rutgers barbershop, “The Wright Cut”, located in the Livingston Plaza in Piscataway.

The Wright Cut will officially open its doors for customers on Sept. 13.

“It’s awesome to come back.

Literally, I dedicated five years of ser vice to this University, carr ying all of my clippers in my bag, making house calls (and) cutting in the locker room,” Wright said. “It’s just a true miracle and a blessing to be able to come back and actually put it in place (and) give it a home (in) The Wright Cut, and I’m grateful for it.”

In front of friends and family, Wright unveiled the inside of his barbershop for the first time. It’s highlighted by four Rutgers-themed red and black barber chairs lined up on each side of the shop, two shampoo stations against the far wall and a double-sided black couch intended for waiting customers down the middle of the room.

“I literally had my sights on this (location) since these buildings came up,” Wright said. “It came up about early January. It became available, and I jumped right on it. I made the calls, I made the connection through these great people at Rutgers and it came true.”

Once everyone in attendance got a chance to check out Wright’s new digs, the former Super Bowl champion christened his new barbershop by giving out the first ever haircut there to his father.

There was never a debate as to whose hair would hit the floor first at The Wright Cut, as Wright’s father was the one who

brought clippers into the household 13 years prior after Tim had a bad experience with a barber.

As a 13-year-old, Tim — who already had a passion for drawing — stumbled upon those clippers in his room and taught himself how to cut his own hair. Once he had done that, he moved onto a different head of hair — his father’s.

That first client quickly grew into kids in Tim’s community getting their hair cut in his kitchen during middle school. Wright’s barber skills became more popular as he went through high school and when he arrived at Rutgers is really when The Wright Cut took off.

“Thirteen years ago (my father) was my first client so it was only right that I cut his hair for the first time on opening day,” Wright said.

Undrafted out of college in 2013, Wright reunited with his former coach at Rutgers, Greg Schiano, by signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.

In Tampa Bay, Wright was moved from wide receiver to the tight end position and made the Bucs’ 53-man roster out of training camp. He went on to appear in all 16 games during his rookie season, catching 54 balls for 571 yards and 5 touchdowns.

Wright began to bounce around the league following his

rookie season as he was dealt to the New England Patriots. The former Rutgers product caught 6 touchdowns and was apart of the Super Bowl XLIX-winning Patriots squad but was waived during the subsequent offseason.

He was claimed by the Buccaneers before being dealt to the Detroit Lions in the weeks leading up to the 2015 season.

As a free agent for the first time in his career this past offseason, Wright re-upped with the Lions for one more year, but he suffered a season-ending ACL injury just over two weeks after signing his contract. He will spend the 2016 NFL season on Detroit’s Injured Reserve list and, to this point, has

nothing guaranteed for him beyond that.

But no matter where his football career takes him next, Tim Wright takes solace in the fact that he now has a permanent home at Rutgers that he can always come back to.

“I definitely want to make appearances,” Wright said on how often he intends to be present at The Wright Cut. “It’s a home now.

I’m able to come back to it anytime I want, and that’s the luxury of it. And I’m so happy and grateful for it.”

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Former Rutgers wide receiver Tim Wright cuts a ribbon alongside his wife Jodiann at the opening ceremony of “The Wright Cut,” a barber shop he owns located in the Livingston Plaza in Piscataway, on Saturday, Sept. 3. ERIC MULLIN / ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

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“Thirteen years ago (my father) was my first client so it was only right that I cut his hair for the first time on opening day.”

— Former Rutgers wide receiver Tim Wright at the opening ceremony of his barber shop

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FOOTBALL KNIGHTS PUT BLOWOUT LOSS BEHIND, PREPARE FOR HOME OPENER AGAINST HOWARD SATURDAY

Rutgers moves on quick from season opener Brian Fonseca Sports Editor

The scenes at Husky Stadium Saturday served as deja-vu to those on the Rutgers football team.

The Scarlet Knights (0-1) found themselves on the wrong end of yet another blowout at the hands of a top 25 opponent in No. 14 Washington for their season opener.

But unlike the team that first-year head coach Chris Ash said he saw “quit” on those occasions last season, the Knights put forth a full effort through the end of the 60 minutes, scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter — albeit long after the first-string Huskies had been relieved of their duties.

“I’m proud,” said fifth-year senior defensive end Julian Pinnix-Odrick, one of Rutgers’ four captains. “There was some really good efforts out there in terms of when we were faced with that adversity, fighting through and going hard when it’s easy to give up.”

The game marked Ash’s first time working as a conductor of a team rather than as an assistant, but it certainly wasn’t the first time he was given a difficult loss to swallow.

Known for his role on successful teams prior to arriving in Piscataway, he pointed to two difficult losses he went through at powerhouse programs — against Virginia Tech with Ohio State in 2014 and at Oregon State in Wisconsin’s season opener in 2012 — as previous experience in this arena.

While devastating, those losses weren’t the end for those teams — the Badgers reached Fifth-year senior defensive end Julian Pinnix-Odrick said he was proud of the effort his team showed throughout its game against Washington, despite being down by a large margin for most of the contest. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2016

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MEN’S SOCCER RU LOST FIRST 3 MATCHES OF SEASON, ALL OF WHICH AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS

Knights aim to put weak start behind them Bret Levinson

against teams like we have on our schedule.

So for me, its just a mindset, it’s a mentality, it’s a work ethic, it’s a responsibility that you have to have on both sides of the ball.”

The offensive end of Rutgers squad is also responsible for the team’s disappointing performances so far this season.

The Knights have attempted 17 shots in three games, six of which were on target, but has yet to get on the score sheet. And none of those shots on goal have come off the feet of reigning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year recipient Jason Wright.

But that doesn’t mean it’s all his fault and one man doesn’t make a team.

“He can’t do it himself,” Donigan said.

“We need our flank, our wide midfielders, our attacking mids, even our defensive mids, they need to contribute to the offensive side of the ball ... we’re not getting much support for him”.

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It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.

For the Rutgers men’s soccer team, the start has been a little jarring. The Scarlet Knights have been outscored 8-0 in their first three games.

All three games were against top 20 opponents, and the schedule doesn’t get any easier with Michigan State, No. 7 Maryland, Ohio State and No. 5 Indiana as the next obstacles in Rutgers’ path to reaching last season’s heights.

In order for the Knights change this season’s narrative, there must be action.

“I think (we need) a little bit of a change in mentality,” said head coach Dan Donigan. “We just watched the game tape from the other day, and, quite honestly, it was disastrous defensively ... The responsibilities from every single guy across the back line was just not what it needs to be if you’re gonna compete

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Junior forward Jason Wright has struggled to replicate his Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year form early on this season. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / AUGUST 2016 knights schedule

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