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Richard Edwards announces his retirement at end of school year avalon zoppo and nikhilesh de staff writers
The University will be conducting a national search for the next Chancellor of Rutgers—New Brunswick after the school announced that the current position holder Richard L. Edwards will be stepping down at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year. In a message sent out Wednesday afternoon, University President
Robert L. Barchi told students that Edwards made the decision to resign from the position during the summer. Edwards will continue as chancellor in June and return to the faculty as a professor following a year-long sabbatical. “When I arrived here four years ago, Dick — who was interim president that summer — helped make my transition to the Rutgers presidency as smooth as possible,” Barchi said in the email.
Describing Edwards as “a trusted advisor” and “innovative and creative problem solver,” Barchi went on to note some of the chancellor’s accomplishments during his short two-year stint. Edwards said he enjoyed his work as chancellor but that it was time for him to move on with his work. “I want to spend more time with my grandkids,” he said. “I have loved all See retirement on Page 5
Kite + key, the technology store in the Livingston Plaza, will now offer computer repair services. Previously, this was offered by the Office of Information Technology. COURTESY OF ISABELLA FURMATO
Kite + key takes over computer repair service nikhilesh de news editor
Kite + key, the technology store located in the Livingston Plaza, is taking over the duties of Rutgers Computer Repair and offering computer repair services. Simple repairs and upgrades, which used to be administered by the Office of Information Technology, can be conducted on-site at the store, while more complicated ones may be sent out.
Repairs have an expected turnaround rate of 48 hours, said Randall Isaac, manager of Retail Sales with the company. “(We’re) full service, so we repair laptops in and out of warranty, we repair phone screens — at this point only iPhones — we work across vendors, so Microsoft, Apple, HP, Dell, across those platforms,” he said. “(We repair) hardware and software, in and out See service on Page 5
University Chancellor Richard L. Edwards will retire at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year. After taking a one-year sabbatical, he will return to Rutgers as a professor. Rutgers President Robert Barchi announced the retirement in an email Wednesday afternoon. THE DAILY TARGUM / OCTOBER 2015
Rutgers assists state launch of text-to-911 program
U. continues 5-year trend with largest first-year class
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nicole osztrogonacz staff writer
Although Rutgers is continuously constructing new buildings and residence halls for students, the University may see a problem as it takes in it’s largest first-year class to date. The Rutgers Class of 2020 is compromised of 8,600 students, a record-breaking class size. The large number of students is due to an increase in applications to the University, according to Rutgers Today. More than 39,000 people applied. This continues a five-year trend of an increasing numbers of students attending Rutgers. Roughly 7,500 students enrolled for the class of 2016, according to Rutgers Today. See class on Page 4
With the exception of the Class of 2018, every successive group of incoming first-year students has been larger than the previous year. GRAPHIC BY MICHAEL MAKMUR / STAFF DESIGNER
In times of emergencies when calling the police is not on option, text messaging is now available. Students can now send emergency messages via text to 911 in all areas of New Jersey, according to an email sent to the Rutgers community by Kenneth Cop, chief of University Police and Executive Director of Public Safety. The Rutgers University Police Department is taking all text-to-911 messages for the University community, as well as for all of Middlesex County, said Michael Rein, deputy chief of University police. “It is important for Rutgers because the University community is very apt to using new technologies,” he said. “It’s a natural fit for the University students.” But calling is more helpful to the police, according to the email, and when possible should be done over texting.
It is important for students to note that this system is used to supplement, not replace, the tradition of calling the police, Rein said. It is also in addition to the non-emergency phone number for Rutgers police that is already in existence. The federal guidance is to “Call When You Can … Text When You Can’t,” according to the email. To text the police in an emergency, one has to type the number 911 in the “to” field and enter the location in the “message” field, Cop said. Police agencies recommend silencing phones to ensure that responses from 911 do not give away the reporter’s location, according to NJ Advance Media. “I think this will create opportunity for individuals to report emergencies, and it will aid those who suffer from hearing deficits or speech impediments,” Rein said. See program on Page 4
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School groups to distribute free passports to students
The Center for Global Education and the Council on International Educational Exchange will host a two-day event to give away free passports to 250 students. Any students who are interested must sign up online to reserve a passport. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Less than 50 percent of U.S. citizens have passports, limiting their ability to travel outside the country to exotic lands. Two groups at Rutgers aim to change this. This month, The Center for Global Education and the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) will be hosting a two-day passport give-away event at the College Avenue Student Center. The event will be held on Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Center for Global Education is honoring Rutgers’ 250th anniversary by giving 250 passports away to those who have registered for the event. To be able to attend the event, students need to sign up for it online. To be eligible for the giveaway, students must be U.S. citizens enrolled at Rutgers. The giveaway is only for students without a passport — it does not include passport renewal. “(The goal of this program) is to help remove a hurdle to international travel by providing students with the opportunity to receive a free U.S. passport (a $135 value), we are opening up possibilities for them to study, work, and travel abroad,” said Christina LoBrutto, marketing coordinator for The Center for Global Education. Some students on campus are praising the program for giving students the opportunities that come with traveling. “Passports give access to different facets of life as they are heavily weighted documentation, so those who couldn’t necessarily be able to pay the fees
More students should be or spare the time to get a pass- allows these students an advenport are now able to have one,” ture, but educational opportunities included in the giveaway, said Grace Li, a said Chris School of EnDiStasio, a vironmental School of Arts “Those who couldn’t necessarily be able to pay and Biological and Sciences the fees or spare the time to get a passport are Sciences sophjunior. now able to have one.” omore who “In my opinis critical of ion, this passthe program’s port program Chris Distasio 250-person is allowing stuSchool of Arts and Sciences Junior policy. dents without “It would means or opportunities to obtain passports, and like study abroad,” said Suraiea be so much easier if someone opens a door to many dreams. Trav- Hussain, a School of Arts and Sci- can get or renew a passport on campus without going far, but eling outside of the country not only ences junior.
only letting 250 do so is too little,” she said. “With so many students, there will definitely be people who will be disappointed because they couldn’t get or renew their passports.” Isabel Leccese, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said giving away only 250 passports is fair. “Two-hundred fifty is a lot of passports,” she said. “They don’t have to give out any at all so I don’t think anyone should be complaining that they aren’t giving enough passports out.”
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program Rutgers police will dispatch all texts in Middlesex County, Rein says be too inconvenient or awkward. If one cannot speak, it gives them People in danger can take ad- an easier outlet to reach someone vantage of the system, New Jer- that can help,” she said. Rutgers launched a Universisey Attorney General Christopher ty-wide version of the system in Porrino said in a press release. In dangerous situations when February. That launch occurred a drawing attention can be danger- few months after the Rutgers Unious, the texting system is a use- versity Student Assembly passed a bill advocatful tool, said ing for the feaClaudia Tructure in Novemco, a School of ber 2015. Arts and Sci“I think this ... will aid Developing ences senior. the original “If you’re in a those who suffer from systems situation where hearing deficits or speech Rutgers cost apyou cannot call impediments.” proximately someone, tex$15,000, The ting brings less michael rein Daily Targum attention to Deputy Chief of Rutgers University Police previously reyourself,” she Department ported. Roughsaid. “And if ly $6,000 of you’re in danthat was supger, bringing plied by varless attention to yourself is crucial. Plus, if you ious student organizations and call 911 saying ‘someone is follow- governing councils. The new feature does not dent ing me,’ the person may overhear the state’s budget in the Office you and act upon that.” There can be problems with of Emergency Telecommunicatexting in areas with low signal. tions Services, said David WeinSometimes a call is faster, but tex- stein, chief technology officer and head of New Jersey’s Office ting is more discreet, she said. “I’m always hesitant to call if I of Information Technology in a am in danger, because calling can press release. continued from front
class Class of 2020 has 8,600 students, 500 more than Class of 2019, according to Rutgers Today continued from front The class of 2017 enrolled 7,900 students, the class of 2018 enrolled 7,850, and the class of 2019 enrolled 8,100 students. Rutgers is also taking in about 4,750 transfer students this year. Courtney McAnuff, vice president for Enrollment Management at Rutgers, said this is also a record breaking year for first-year students at Rutgers—Newark and Camden, with 1,450 students attending Newark and 650 opting to attend Camden. “Enrollment for Fall 2016 will be higher than last year. All four Rutgers campuses are projected to increase enrollment,” McAnuf f said. “This will be a record high enrollment for Rutgers, projected to exceed 68,000 students.” The increased enrollment isn’t specifically limited to one school. But some schools are expecting more students than others, he said. The School of Arts and Sciences is the largest school at Rutgers, so it will enroll the largest number of students, he said. The School of Engineering and Rutgers Business School will enroll larger first-year classes in New Brunswick as well, but “the
other schools will either stay the same or have smaller first-year classes,” he said. According to Rutgers Today, many new students have declared majors in business, health or related clinical science professions such as pre-med and pharmacy, biomedical sciences, engineering and computer and information sciences. The article described this year’s class as a “smart bunch,” with 66 percent of incoming students representing the top 20 percent of their high school, and 140 valedictorians and salutatorians. While an increase in applicants and students at the University could be beneficial, McAnuff recognizes that there are some problems that could occur. “In New Brunswick, the University has to balance growth with the quality of the student experience. We need to minimize the demand for bus transportation, as well as making sure we have adequate classroom space and classes,” he said. Dan Morrison, executive director of Residence Life at Rutgers, said the University is not currently planning to build any more residence halls, so students should be ready for room adjustments in order to accommodate the extra students.
Rutgers has helped New Jersey launch a statewide ‘text-to-911’ program. The school previously launched their own version of the program last year, after a RUSA bill was passed by a previous board. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR Porrino said the system also helps people who are unable to talk due to medical distress or who are “witnessing suspicious activity” in the press release. “There is perhaps no greater reason than public safety for government to keep pace with today’s technology trends,” he said in the article. “We’re talking about negligible expenses for the software.” The original Rutgers texting system was an extension of the
“RU Fan” notification system Rutgers has in place for football games, according to the Targum. That system allows students to report drunk, violent or injured attendees at games. Camden County launched the first New Jersey texting service in March 2016, according to NJ Advance Media. The other 20 counties in the state followed up with their own versions by July. Future versions of the software will allow dispatchers to receive
pictures and video as well as text messages, according to the article, but the Rutgers system already allows students to send pictures. It is progressive and reaching demographics that are not limited to people have can talk and listen on the telephone, said Aelana Freeman, a Rutgers Business School senior. “This feature could definitely save lives when it comes to situations like domestic abuse and robberies,” she said.
More first-year students have In the past four years, there requirements within four years,” enrolled than last year and the have been four residence halls he said. Enrollment is determined first by numbers prove that, McAnuff said. opened. BEST Hall located on Although there are sure to be Busch, the Livingston Apart- determining campus and Universiments, the Honors College and ty goals by working with the chan- issues in the future, both MorriCollege Avenue Apartments of- cellors and University President son and McAnuff agree that the advantages of a high enrollment fer collectively nearly 3,050 beds, Robert L. Barchi, McAnuff said. The projected returning stu- rate outweigh the disadvantages. Morrison said in an email. “Being wanted is always a bless“We always work to get all first- dent numbers is factored in with years into on-campus housing the projected new first-year, trans- ing. I truly believe that those who who want it. Certainly the abili- fer and graduate students to de- want to be on campus, and join us ty to give all students the space termine projected enrollments, (Residence Life) in their journey, have a richer college experience,” they need, for safety, is a major he said. Morrison said. consideration. The UniverSome rooms sity has done might be able great job in to be ‘tripled,’” “The University has to balance growth with the quality afurthering stuhe said. of the student experience.” dents in their Morrison careers and urges continuCourtney McAnuff has created a ing students Vice-President for Enrollment Management great reputato be sure to tion for itself, apply early if McAnuff said. they want to “As students secure a spot The numbers are usually pre- have a great campus experience on campus. There can be significant prob- cise due to a statistical examina- they tend to persist and graduate. lems when the University is re- tion of the five-year rolling aver- Rutgers has seen its enrollment grow significantly because stusponsible for such a large amount age, McAnuff said. “It is essential that they be accu- dents are performing better acof students, McAnuff said. While students worr y about rate because it impacts classroom ademically each year, returning whether or not they will be able utilization as well as housing oc- and graduating at a higher rate,” to take the classes that they cupancy and numerous support he said. McAnuff said he looks forward want to take, he said the Univer- services such as financial aid and to the future and hopes that the sity is doing ever ything that it student life,” McAnuff said. First-year students are given University can continue to help can to make sure that slots will priority in terms of housing, Mor- many more students follow their be open. dreams and graduate with the de“While there are always some rison said. “After we account for first-year grees they desire. issues giving student all the “It’s a very exciting time for classes they want, we strive to housing, we ask continuing stuassure that there are adequate dents to sign up,” he said. “This (Rutgers) New Brunswick. Our classes to assure an on-time grad- number, after analyzing those stu- returning student enrollment is uation. It is very important to the dents’ seniority, determines when at an historic high. More students University that full-time students a student, or group of students, are returning and completing are able to complete their degree choose their fall room/apartment.” their degrees,” he said.
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Edwards says he wants to return to teaching, spend time with grandkids Edwards said he enjoyed working with students, and esthe jobs I have had at Rutgers, but pecially with the leadership of I think it’s time to do other things. I different student organizations expect to be taking a sabbatical, and on campus. Several of his initiatives involved then I expect to return to teaching.” Edwards, who was named chan- collaborations with students and cellor in 2014, boasts a laundry faculty members at Rutgers. “I think we have a fantastic list of previous positions at the University, including interim pres- faculty, and a great hardworkident, interim chancellor, dean of ing staff, and I think we have an the School of Social Work and ex- impressive group of students,” ecutive vice president for academ- Edwards said. “I’ve been particularly pleased ic affairs. with my opThe chanportunities to cellor was interact with involved in “I’ve been in a lot of the leadership executing Rutuniversities and I have of RUSA and gers’ new budto say that Rutgers is just the leadership geting model top of the heap as far as of many other and advancing student orgathe school’s I’m concerned.” nizations, and inter national I think that this programs. He richard l. edwards is just a really formed the University Chancellor great place.” Rutgers—New Rutgers is in Brunswick a good position Task Force on Inclusion and Community Values as an institution after recently enas well as the Committee on En- tering the Big Ten Conference in slaved and Disenfranchised Pop- 2014, he said. “I’m pretty comfortable with ulations in Rutgers History, both of which Barchi called “critically what we’ve been doing, what we’ve been able to accomplish important” to the University. Students can see Edwards’ and I’ll be interested, as time goes mark on the school with his in- by, in seeing what happens here volvement in the New Brunswick at Rutgers,” he said. “I think the Strategic Plan, which has led to University is in great shape, going the development of this year’s into the Big Ten and the Big Ten newly-opened academic building Academic Alliance was a wonderon College Avenue and the $92 ful feat for Rutgers.” Edwards also collaborated million apartment complex at the corner of Hamilton Street and with Rutgers University Police Department Chief Kenneth Easton Avenue. The plan has also led to the de- Cop to increase public safety velopment of an improved student by installing security cameras advising system and other sup- in off-campus neighborhoods, among other measures. port structures, Barchi said. “I’ve been in a lot of universities While Edwards does not plan to launch any new initiatives during and I have to say that Rutgers is his final year in office, he does in- just top of the heap as far as I’m tend to continue improving exist- concerned in terms of the quality of the University and the people ing ones, he said. “(I want to continue) the things that are here,” Edwards said. “I’m that I’ve done enhancing the student appreciative of the cooperation I’ve experience, especially for first-year got from the faculty and the stustudents,” he said. “Enhancing, in dents and I feel that this has been a particular, the student advising sys- wonderful experience for me thus tem, we have a lot of initiatives that far, and I look forward to continuing it but in a different role.” are underway to (help students).” continued from front
CRIME Sept. 7 BRIDGETON — Kyle Newsome, 24, of Newport, was charged with damaging a centur y-old fence after crashing his car into it. Allegedly driving a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe in the area of West and Central avenues in Bridgeton, Newsome struck the curb, went airborne and also hit a headstone. Broad Street Cemeter y Association member Jim Bergmann found the damage and hopes to restore the fence to its former state. Sept. 7 TOMS RIVER — Five arrests have ended a twomonth investigation involving a submachine gun and about 6,200 hits of heroin. Michael Lewis, 31, was apprehended by investigators in his car, where officers found doses of both heroin and cocaine. Investigators
and they referred any (problems) they couldn’t take care of to us.” While the store performs some work for official University systems, Store offers full-service repairs as of 2 weeks ago, their primary business is centered around faculty, staff and students, Isaac says and fixing their personal devices. Kite + key also offers trade-ins upgrade will depend on what ser- and events for the Rutgers comcontinued from front munity to take advantage of, said vices are rendered. “(For example), iPhone re- Isabella Furmato, a marketing of warranty depending on what placement screens, depending on specialist with the store. the problem is.” “We do ‘Appy Hours,’ which are Issues with RUWireless and the extent of that transfer will be events people can come to at the similar Rutgers system bugs may $99,” he said. A complete list of prices will be store, seminars, where they learn be referred to the OIT Help Desk, but all other problems will be posted on kite + key’s website in about new apps or tech products,” she said. the near future. fixed by kite + key. They also offer accidental damIn previous years, Rutgers ComThe store can repair iPhones, but is unable to fix Android-based puter Repair operated out of anoth- age and warranty extension plans, phones at this time, Isaac said. er facility on Livingston Campus, including AppleCare and AppleThe store has two Apple-certified near the solar farm. The OIT group Care+. Students can finance their purchases through the Rutgers technicians with a combined 15 also charged for their repairs. For the last two weeks, kite + Federal Credit Union. years worth of experience repair“We are a full line of technology key has been handling the repairs ing these devices. products and acAndroid cessories,” she phones may said. “So you can be serviced do a financing in the future, “We repair laptops in and out of warranty, we repair through once it bephone screens ... we work across vendors, so Microsoft, plan Rutgers’ Federcomes ecoApple, HP, Dell, across those platforms.” al Credit Union. nomically feaWe offer finansible. Randall Isaac cial aid too — “We want Manager - Retail Sales students would to get the have to fill out additiona form to see if al screens they’re eligible.” in quickly Once they return the form to and economically,” he said. “We instead, Isaac said. “With (students coming) back to the financial aid office, qualified can purchase the screens, but it wouldn’t be feasible to fix the school, we have students coming in,” students can take advantage to phone because it would cost as he said. “We have someone that’s on- purchase devices. Students can purchase anything site and someone who works off-site much as a new phone.” from the store, Isaac said. While the As the group expands the busi- so we always have someone here.” The company has been col- store cannot hold every device that ness, they may be able to add Android phones. If possible, more staff laborating with the Help Desk students may want, they will order members to handle increasing num- through move-in to ensure stu- items students want, like laptops. “It’s an exciting time with the dents had no issues, he said. bers of customers will be added. “We’re all Rutgers, we’re one computer repair and things like To take advantage of the feebased repairs, students, faculty or big team. Anything we can’t han- that,” Furmato said. “We have a staff members just need to bring dle we pass on to (Help Desk) and lot of great things to offer for an their devices into the store, Isaac vice versa,” he said. “They were educational price, a competitive said. The cost of the repair or on campus over move-in weekend price. We’re a one-stop tech shop.”
proceeded to search Lewis’ house and found $20,000, as well as more drugs. Lewis, as well as three other suspects, were charged with possession of heroin and possession of heroin with intent to distribute. The last suspect was charged with possession of marijuana. Sept. 7 FLORENCE — Residents are urged to stay inside and secure their doors as officers search for a suspect at large in the area of Route 130. The officers have issued a description of the suspect but have noted that they are not able to disclose why the man is being searched for. Police began the search at 4 p.m. and have urged the residents to call 911 if they see a person matching the description.
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High safety standards must be maintained COMMENTARY LUCYE MILLERAND techniques, no effort should be spared.
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tudent safety is a priority for all of the Rutgers community, and when a curriculum requires hands-on activity with hazardous materials, equipment and
In the sculpture program at Mason Gross School of the Arts, graduate and undergraduate students learn and create in many different media. The Livingston Sculpture Arts Building houses the sculpture studios, including a complete wood shop, welding shop, foundry and ceramics facilities. For over a year, the URA Health and Safety Committee has brought to the attention of Mason Gross School of the Arts and Rutgers Environmental Health & Safety the need to maintain and improve safety training for our students. Sculpture students may be inexperienced in the use of power tools, high-temperature processes like welding at temperatures up to 6,400 degrees Fahrenheit, metal casting, firing kilns up to 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit, safe use of toxic glazes and pigments, fit-testing and use of the correct personal protective equipment. This year, important steps have been taken to reinforce and improve safety training and compliance. All these culminated recently in a positive report by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design —
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“We urge Dean George Stauffer and Visual Arts Department Chair Gerry Beegan to restore the full-time visual arts coordinator to the sculpture program.”
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part of a new accreditation which will add to the prestige of the Visual Arts program at Mason Gross. But shortly after the accrediting committee’s visit, progress was threatened again by the news that the visual arts coordinator who is responsible for operation of this complex group of studios, as well as training of students, record-keeping for OSHA and EPA compliance and equipment safety will be laid off at the end of the school year. The Visual Arts Department said they will hire a part-timer to replace the full-time visual arts coordinator and delegate training and monitoring of certain safety procedures to students (who themselves are trained by the visual arts coordinator). It is hard to see how a high level of safety can be maintained with reduced resources. Mason Gross School of the Arts says that declining enrollment in sculpture classes makes it necessary to cut back on staff. URA believes that safety must be a priority at all times. Like science or medicine and even football, sculpture is a discipline with fixed costs. Cutting costs on safety will not produce better results. We urge Dean George Stauffer and Visual Arts Department Chair Gerry Beegan to restore the full-time visual arts coordinator to the sculpture program.
ust a quick search on WebMD gives you a list $18,938,086 in 2015). But the people who depend on of allergies: 10 food allergies, four seasonal this life-saving product barely scrape by as they atallergies, two pet allergies and 15 other aller- tempt to afford this skyrocketing price hike. The fact that a company can greedily abuse its cusgies. Allergens trigger exaggerated responses from our body’s immune system, and it is so common tomers points to a broken healthcare and pharmathat about 50 million people in North America alone ceutical system, where drug prices can skyrocket at the whim of monopolizing companies. Mylan evades suffer from this reaction. We can go through mundane rituals and find our- responsibility for the dramatic prices by putting the selves, or our loved ones, unexpectedly exposed to blame on middlemen and suppliers that have supposany allergen at a moment’s notice. And the fact that edly forced them to jack-up prices for the EpiPen, but peculiar forms of allergies exist, such as sun aller- according to the article by NBC News, under stangies, nickel allergies, dust allergies and a litany of dard industrial practices most middleman and supothers shows the inevitability of exposure and high- plies take only a single-digit percentage of the profit. Waves of furor ripple over this country, and rightly lights its omnipresent hazard. Your mom might be preparing food and acciden- so, but there are other companies that may be doing tally expose herself to fish remnants someone forgot the same thing but fall under the radar. What would happen if Mylan was steadito clean up, so she collapses ly increasing its price, rather on the floor gasping for air raising it sharply, and was because her chest is tighten“Stronger customer protection than working on a product that did ing. You might be having dinpolicies are needed to create not affect as many people as ner with your boyfriend, and parts of his body might start fair prices for a variety of life- allergies do (let us say, a product for HIV or multiple scleroto swell after accidentally saving drugs.” sis)? It would not be any more eating nut particles, and the acceptable for other compaswelling of his tongue and nies to manifest their corpothroat obstructs his airways — he starts choking. Allergens are everywhere, hav- rate greed, but they are not as high profile or are largely imperceptible within public consciousness. ing the constant potential to be fatal. But there is a drug company that exploits the Stronger customer protection policies are needed to necessary immediate relief from allergen-induced create fair prices for a variety of life-saving drugs. In a capitalist system the way you spend your money symptoms, and it is gaining notoriety from pocketing huge financial gains and the expense of human lives: is in some ways like voting — you pay for what you want Mylan. The company produces the brand-name to survive and you don’t pay for what you don’t want to EpiPen — a syringe that holds epinephrine and continue developing. CEO Mark Baum and his company treats allergic reactions. A set of two EpiPens is now Imprimis Pharmaceuticals are creating an EpiPen alteraround $600, which is more than a 400 percent in- native that will cost around $100, and Baum says he does crease since 2009 when the price was closer to $100. not need Bresch’s $19 million salary. Recently, Baum and Meanwhile, NBC News reports that industry insid- his company have also produced a $1 alternative to the ers say that the company pays no more than $30 to $750 AIDS drug Daraprim (remember Martin Shkreli) and now the alternative to the EpiPen is its new project. create the product. Mylan is rolling in profits, bringing in up to $1 When the cheaper EpiPen alternative comes around, billion last year, and CEO Heather Bresch giving people should opt to buy from the ethically-minded Imherself a $16 million pay raise ($2,453,456 in 2007 to primis rather than the money-hungry Mylan.
Lucye Millerand is a Class of 1980 Livingston College alumna who received her master’s degree in labor relations from the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations. She is the president of the Union of Rutgers Administrators.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY I’ve been in a lot of universities and I have to say that Rutgers is just top of the heap as far as I’m concerned in terms of the quality of the University and the people that are here.
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September 8, 2016
Libertarians’ false historic narrative leads us to disaster COMMENTARY DANIEL KURZ
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mericans don’t like to be misled, but we frequently are. Republicans, aided by a sizable amount of Democrats, misled us into the Iraq War in the name of national security. We all know now — some thousands of vets’ lives and a trillion dollars later — that there were never any weapons of mass destruction, and that Saddam had nothing to do with Sept. 11, 2001. We’re being misled again, and I’m seeing it on campus every day. The deceivers use a wonderful name that connotes a belief in freedom and liberty. They call themselves “Libertarians,” and they’re peddling a false, dangerous narrative that is already leading the nation into a disastrous economy of the idle rich dominating the toiling middle classes and poor. This is because though they are a relatively small political party, the bulk of their economic philosophy, that being laissez-faire, is now the accepted doctrine of the Republican Party and many moderate Democrats. Their overall belief goes something like this. All levels of our government, while justifiably taxing and spending to physically protect us, are primarily in a parasitic relationship with the overall majority of the
American people. Talented, resourceful and dynamic Americans — clearly the minority — are stymied by a system of excessive taxation and regulations. Meanwhile the majority of Americans are being plied with unearned “free stuff” like welfare and Social Security, while being convinced that hard work, discipline and gumption are perhaps not the best values to embrace and keep people from achieving excellence. Therefore, libertarians stipulate, aside from basic law enforcement duties, the government
the millions ventured West, “claimed” land, and by a combination of honest hard work and the freedom to trade without pesky regulations, brought humanity to some kind of lofty level of spiritual and economic perfection. Libertarians agree that while we might not want to live exactly like these pioneers, our laws today should reflect the laws they lived by, and that law was economic liberty. It’s a lie. It’s just not true. Allow me to cite one of the most important examples in American history that not
“We’re being misled again, and I’m seeing it on campus every day. The deceivers use a wonderful name that connotes a belief in freedom and liberty.” should get out of the way of the dynamic private sector and allow it to bring universal prosperity to (almost) all. This includes, especially, the expensive sector of infrastructure and public transportation. Historically, most Libertarians, especially in our Western states, point to a “golden era” in U.S. history when Americans were “truly free” of excessive governmental regulations: the time of the so-called “American Frontier.” It’s a false narrative but worth repeating, and so many people still honestly embrace it. Libertarians will tell you that in the decades after the Revolution and well into the late 1800s, Americans by
only aided such settlers, but made their settlement possible and sustained and expanded their economic wealth. It’s not a particularly dramatic, fast moving example. It wasn’t in the form of some titanic battle. There aren’t many monuments to it outside of upstate New York, and most Americans have not even heard of it. It was the Erie Canal, and it made western settlement not only possible, but profitable. Yes, a canal. It was the mar vel of its day, and it was publicly initiated, operated and backed by the full faith and credit of the people of New York State. It was a 363-mile canal — really a “water road”
(not a short-cut, like the Panama or Suez Canals) that went from the Hudson River to the waters of Lake Erie. It was built over the course of several years in the early 1800’s by a New York State — not the federal government. The Erie Canal, now mostly forgotten, was the economic lifeblood of the American frontier in the years before the Civil War. It enabled millions of western farmers, merchants and manufacturers to ship their goods cheaply eastbound and to the Port of New York and then out to the world. The Erie Canal gave birth to hundreds of towns and dozens of cities. Communities like Detroit, Chicago and even distant Milwaukee thrived on it. Much like the interstate highway system and internet of today — also public creations — individuals thrived from The Network. In the past, it was water. Today, it’s in the form of cement and fiber optic cables, but the idea remains the same. So the next time you see Libertarians claiming that the government should just get out of the way of private business to let it thrive, remember: The American economic system of “private enterprise” was never private at all. It always ran on the back of public money. It always depended on free (and government subsidized) stuff. Daniel Kurz is a Class or 1998 Rutgers— Newark alumnus. He is a social science professor at Middlesex Community College.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Rutgers affiliated band releases doo-wop inspired EP
Shy Shape is a South Jersey-based doo-wop inspired indie band with surf rock vibes that are a perfect music choice if you are looking to stay in the summer mood. COURTESY OF BRANDED HUMAN
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Harkening the classic wavebreak shore sound of surf rock, the South Jersey-based alternative band Shy Shape has a new EP, “Out at Night,” and it suits the season well. Fresh off the beach with splashes of doo-wop and surf rock, the tracks on this album are surprisingly diverse and hard hitting. The brisk pace of the drums and tension in each piece reflects the coming season and semester here at Rutgers. Yet, what is found in this distinct EP is a unique flavor of alternative rock, which takes a bit of Hank Williams country, DIY punk rock, a dash of reggae, some Ventures’ surf rock and completely original flair. A word of caution for listeners of the faint of heart — there is not a tender moment on this album. Through and through, each song explodes with color and exuberance with a slightly different taste, and that is annunciated through the opener “River City.” A rapid doo-wop, surf rock-bop, Shy Shape’s sound becomes clear early on — light, sporadic and fun.
Interestingly, the piano is front and center on this and every other piece in the album. Mike Dugan’s iconic rough, yet nimble vocals, really compliment and benefit the songs greatly. The lyrics are charmingly macabre, such as “I don’t know if I could ever fall in love with you — cut my toes off just so I could fit the other shoe.”
feel of a saloon or countr y-western melody. After some recurring listens, it becomes quite clear how coarse and direct Dugan’s lyrics and vocals are in lieu to the rest of the band. The strong, unusual tone and harshness of his voice seems to juxtapose the seemingly balanced, traditional piano chords and melodies. To even further this
light guitar strokes and a glockenspiel. Surprisingly forceful, the lyrics paired well with this graceful melody and proved to be yet another strong contrast — “and I can’t look you in the eyes and say, ‘I never loved.” Fortunately, an instrumental break in the piece relieves the tension while keeping the theme constant. This is arguably the most interesting
“Yet, what is found in this distinct EP is a unique flavor of alternative rock, which takes a bit of Hank Williams country, DIY punk rock, a dash of reggae, some Ventures’ surf rock and some completely original flair.”
Complete with growls, various voice inflections and a guitar solo sopping with distortion, “River City” is the first hit single off of “Out at Night,” and sets the tone swimmingly. The EP remains consistent and definite with the energy, yet gets much more explorative with the genres infused. The next song, “Cinders,” is rowdy, swinging and has the
peculiar divide, the rest of the band’s instruments accompany this style with a rather tame feeling with rhythm in the bass line and beat. “Comeback”, the next track on the album, takes a breath from the erratic momentum of the past two songs. Still innovatively passionate with its delivery, the piano seems to chirp along with a crisp accompaniment of ride cymbals,
song on the album for its dynamics, song structure and usage of lyrical content. The closer song “Oh Too Much” brings the album to a strange place with a country backbeat and theme. A theremin resides somewhere in the shade of the song, only letting the listener catch glimpses of it between the stomping beats. The tremolo guitar imitates the
lonesome sound of a mirage, if mirages made a sound. As the chorus arrives, Dugan’s call rises above a moving wall of doo-wop harmonies, collectively forming the now-established Shy Shape sound. The melody continues, and as soon as it starts it seems that the song finishes. Shy Shape’s “Out at Night” proves to be a rather intriguing experimental alternative rock EP. While many components of the album seem to stick with the listener, such as the fantastic production, mixing of the album and heavily recognizable focus on the piano in each piece, some elements seemed to outweigh others. Dugan’s vocals prove to be an excellent vehicle for the theme and angst of his lyrics. They can also seem too rough, perhaps even out of place with the brightness and tone of some pieces. That being said, his vocal work does keep the listener in focus over the sometimes subtle backdrop of the music in melody. Regardless, Shy Shape produced a nice seasonal EP and shows a lot of potential and growth in writing for their next projects.
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September 8, 2016
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: It will be difficult to keep things straight this year. Make a point to take notes and document everything to prevent you from being caught in a personal predicament that could upset your domestic life. Leave nothing to chance, and you will be able to turn your plans into a reality. Home improvements and personal changes are favored. Your numbers are 4, 11, 23, 28, 31, 33, 47.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Act on your own behalf. If you don’t like the information someone gives you, keep looking for answers and solutions. Take charge of your life and refuse to give in to pressure from someone who is only looking out for his or her own interests. 5 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When it comes to your health, finances or contractual matters, you will not be thinking clearly. Take a moment to evaluate your situation before you make a decision that may affect you emotionally or physically. Don’t take unnecessary risks. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Do your best not to get into an argument. You’ll end up in a stalemate if you aren’t diplomatic. It’s best to keep the peace and offer support rather than criticism. Put your energy into making a positive personal change. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): A problem will surface with one of your peers or someone who is in charge of teaching you new skills, making it difficult for you to do your part effectively. Working on your own will bring the best results. 3 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You don’t have to take control or be in the spotlight today. Sit back and watch what others are doing and learn from their experiences. Honing your skills will pay off more than trying to display them prematurely will. 5 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t give in to someone who is trying to bully you into something you don’t want to do. Temptation can lead you astray and cost you emotionally, financially and physically if you aren’t careful. Saying “no” is an option. 2 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Problems will be apparent, but expanding or diversifying your knowledge and skills will help you bring about positive changes. Nurture an important relationship and make a promise to work together to build a brighter future. 4 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Someone will try to influence your train of thought. Be true to yourself and follow through with your plans to avoid dissatisfaction due to your inability to say “no.” Don’t give in or give up. Do what feels right. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Stick to what you know and do as much as you can from home. The less interaction you have with others, the easier it will be to get things done. Dealing with authority figures or institutions will not be in your best interests. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Let your past experiences lead you in the right direction. Someone will use emotional manipulation to confuse you. Don’t defer to anyone who is putting demands on you or trying to get something for nothing. You’ve got the upper hand. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Opportunity is heading your way. The changes you make will result in a higher income or personal changes that will make you look and feel your best. Take care of your needs, not someone else’s responsibilities. 4 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t feel like you can’t make changes or do things differently. Refuse to be bullied into something that is not in your best interest. Follow the path that will lead to your good fortune, not someone else’s. Speak up and help those who are deserving. 2 stars
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SETBACKS Rutgers is without Casey Murphy, who will likely participate in FIFA U-20 World Cup continued from back Hawks, but this time it was able to take all three points.
“We’re continue to down the coach Mike
hoping that we create and knock door,” said head O’Neill. “I thought
we played well, we just made it difficult on ourselves by not finishing chances” The defense that was constantly among the top five teams in the nation in goals against last season remained superb in the opening stretch of 2016, prohibiting the opponent from attempting more than five shots on goal for three straight matches.
Freshman midfielder Nicole Whitley has started all five games of her Rutgers career so far, tallying three assists and a goal in the process. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / AUGUST 2016
UFC Gall is undefeated since signing onto UFC, winning both matches by submission continued from back “Immediately, first day of class, fell in love with it,” Gall said, and he hasn’t fallen out since. He chose to stay close to home and attend Rutgers for college, not for academic reasons, but because it allowed him to continue working with Adiv at Gracie’s as he chased his dream of entering the UFC. The Israeli has seen many fighters in his 35 years of teaching jiu-jitsu and judo, but had no hesitation when put to the task of placing Gall among his former pupils. “He’s the most impressive of the guys,” Adiv said. “The way he’s the most impressive is because of course, he’s ver y technical. He’s a submission specialist … He’s ver y meticulous, focused and has a lot of courage. Some people have one of those qualities. I saw right away he has all those qualities. Ver y focused on what he’s doing, ver y coachable … does things like most people won’t take a risk to do.” He graduated from the School of Communication and Information in 2014 with a degree in communications, but he didn’t spend much time sitting in the lecture halls of Scott Hall. Living at Rutgers all four years — first at Nicholas Residence Hall on Cook campus and then off-campus on College Avenue the last three — Gall would make the 40-minute commute to Lebanon for training twice a day throughout his entire stay in New Brunswick. To make ends meet, he’d drive a truck and deliver bread to local Wal-Marts in the mornings. “My real major was in (jiu-jitsu),” Gall said. “I did what I needed to do to get by, graduated in four years. … (Balancing school and MMA) was rough, I’d be lying if I said school was my main
focus but … it was important to me. It was important to my family too, so that made it more important to me.” The diligence paid off when he earned his first amateur fight a few months before his college graduation at CFFC 32, where he faced Woodmy Jean. He won by unanimous decision, kicking off his current streak of four straight wins without having dropped a fight since. Gall’s next bout came against Marvin Nino at Dead Serious 15, where he won by submission via a rear-naked choke. The move became his winning tactic as he brought it over to his professional career, where he is currently 2-0. The first victim was Ron Templeton at Dead Serious 17 and the latest was Mike Jackson at UFC Fight Night 82, both fights ending in the first round. “I’m more of a submission guy,” Gall said. “Typically, I’ll usually go in there and thump a strike, I’ll hit him hard and drop him or rock him and I’ll finish with a submission.” The jump from fighting Jackson, who had never been in a professional fight before the matchup, to a high-profile name like Brooks came from what he called a “Hail Mary.” With the knowledge that UFC President Dana White was in attendance at his fight with Templeton in Philadelphia filming an episode of “Dana White Lookin’ For a Fight,” Gall called out Brooks, who had signed nearly a year prior and had yet to find an opponent to make his debut against. White was impressed by both “the win and the ability to recognize an opportunity,” according to mmaweekly.com, and offered him a contract with the UFC. Gall was then scheduled to fight Jackson with the understanding that the winner would be CM Punk’s first opponent in the octagon.
The former Scarlet Knight won and the fight was set for February 2016, but it was delayed a week after Gall’s win over Jackson due to Brooks undergoing back surgery to repair a herniated disk. The delay gave Gall more time to prepare the fight, but with limited tape aside from footage from “The Evolution of Punk,” a documentary on Brooks’ transition to the UFC, there isn’t much film to study. The element of surprise is in the adversary’s favor, but that doesn’t scare Gall. “I fought guys who have been doing this longer than me and I’ve beaten those guys,” he said. “So someone who’s been doing it less
The Knights then traveled to Storrs to play then-No. 10 UConn. The combination of veterans and newcomers came through yet again as Whitley set up Tiernan, who provided her third assist and second goal of the season in a 2-0 win over the Huskies. LaPlant scored the second goal of the match and her personal tally to seal the win. After the match, the team journeyed back home to host Georgetown. Early on, it looked all Rutgers when senior Jennifer Andresen headed the ball for ward from midfield to set Tiernan up for a run. The Voorhees, New Jersey, native dribbled ahead and shook the Hoya defense before booting a left-footed laser at the right post for a 1-0 lead. The goal was Tiernan’s teamleading third this season. “Last year I wasn’t statistically heavy, but I’m prepared to help the team win by scoring goals,” she said. “Individual success helps team success.” But that goal wasn’t enough as the Hoyas gained a penalty
shot to tie the game 11 minutes after Tiernan’s opener. The rest of regulation time was scoreless, but 25 seconds into overtime midfielder Rachel Corboz fired a strike past Jimenez for her second goal of the day. The Knights entered the match at No. 12 nationally and are now at 23, dropping 11 spots on the national rankings after the upset, but it hasn’t affected their mindset. “We don’t dwell on rankings or outside influences,” Whitley said. “We can’t focus on it because we need to be centered in on achieving our goals.” Rutgers continues its home stand Friday against Cornell at Yurcak Field. The squad looks to defend its home field after seeing a loss there for the first time in 18 matches. “You don’t want to see another team celebrating on your turf,” Tiernan said. “We’ll learn from it and get better as a whole to not let that happen again.”
than me, probably a fourth as long as I’ve been doing it, he’s gonna be in big trouble.” He radiates confidence when talking about the fight, backing up a previous claim he made promising he would beat Brooks’ in the first round. It extends beyond this fight, with his ultimate goal to become a UFC champion. But before he could taste a chance to fight for a championship belt, before he got on a plane to Cleveland to take part of the main card of a major UFC event and take on one of the biggest names in WWE history in his MMA debut, Gall was dreaming about it in his dorm on Cook campus.
“It’s amazing, man. It’s exactly what I wanted,” he said of living his dream. “I remember being at Rutgers, running around, being in school and just thinking ‘I can’t wait’ to be where I’m at right now. Just running and working out in the middle of the day just waiting to go to class, which I did not like to do, and just waiting. I remember listening to some songs and it reminds me of that, just wanting this, where I’m at right now, and I love it. It just makes me appreciative.”
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September 8, 2016 VOLLEYBALL RUTGERS ADDED 7 FRESHMEN TO ROSTER THIS SEASON
Freshman class contributes to Knights steady start Jon Spiletti Staff Writer
Rutgers officially became a member of the Big Ten Conference in 2014. By extension, the Rutgers volleyball team would trot out at the start of the fall 2014 campaign as fresh members of the conference, hoping to etch its name alongside conference staples like Michigan and Illinois in equal measure. The Scarlet Knights finished 7-28 that season. Against the rest of the conference, they stood winless, sporting a record of 0-20. Pitted against unfamiliar and established programs proved too challenging the first year even with veteran head coach CJ Werneke and record-breaking senior defensive specialist Ali Schroeter. The team knew it had to be more competitive the second time around. But the 2015 season ended even worse than the season before, with the squad finishing 4-28. And after losing six seniors — including Schroeter, its all-time leader in digs — the team regressed even further in its quest to be recognized as a force in the Big Ten. But as the fall of 2016 rolls around, and the team picked up integral early-season wins, the dice look to be rolling in the Knights’ favor. With the influx of several newcomers, headlined by freshmen
Jasmine Stackhouse, Megan Sharkey and Jillian Duffin, among others, the group has seemingly done away with the narratives of the past two years, favoring a focus on the future of the team. Junior outside hitter Meme Fletcher has been adamant on the impact these freshmen have had on the court. “Considering we lost six seniors last year, they have had to step up to the plate,” Fletcher said. “And they are starting to fill those roles big time.” Werneke, who has seen this program through its transition into the Big Ten, also shared his thoughts on the role the freshmen have on this team. “I think there is no doubt that they add some skills, and they are filling in nicely for the players who graduated,” Werneke said. “It is nice to have some incoming freshmen where there is not much of a dropoff in ability, but actually improvements in some areas.” Stackhouse, a middle blocker, has contributed heavily to Rutgers’ 4-3 start to the season, leading the team in blocks and earning a starting position from the onset. “Usually freshmen don’t start, so it brings confidence to me,” Stackhouse said. “It’s a good feeling that they have faith in me to work hard and help the team.” Freshmen like Stackhouse, Duffin and Sharkey have been able to strike an appropriate
balance between new and old with returning players like Fletcher. Playing time and starter status are not dependent on experience, but rather skill. The former, Werneke says, will come with time. “They still need to adapt to the speed of the game at this level and the daily routine it takes to be consistent, and once they catch on to that, I think they will make an even bigger impact,” he said. Already matching last year’s win total, this Scarlet Knight squad has been able to curb any early season slide that may come to bite them once conference play starts. Three years into Big Ten play, and the team has mustered only one conference win, defeating Maryland last season in five sets. The 2016 season is one that will show whether or not this Rutgers team can test its conference rivals, as the team has surpassed the Big Ten “learning stage,” according to Werneke. “The goal and the mission for this team is to win and get better every time we step onto that court,” Werneke said. “If we can focus on that process, the results will come.” Fletcher, whose career on the Banks has consisted of Big Ten play throughout, agrees with Werneke, and sees her third year of collegiate volleyball as completely independent of years past. “I can already tell we’re going to be unlike any Rutgers team I have
ever experienced,” Fletcher said. “Once we find our confidence, we are going to dominate.”
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Head coach C.J. Werneke said the freshmen players are doing a good job of filling the roles left by last season’s senior class. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / AUGUST 2016
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WOMEN’S SOCCER RU DROPPED FIRST HOME GAME SINCE 2014 IN UPSET LOSS TO GEORGETOWN
Knights suffer setbacks early in season Alex Gold
The match was also Alana Jimenez’s first start in goal and win. She took the place of junior goalkeeper Casey Murphy, who is all but guaranteed to take a redshirt this season due to her likely participation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup with the United States women’s national soccer team this fall. Eleven players in total made their first appearances for Rutgers against the Broncs, including freshman forward Brittany LaPlant, who would be vital in the Knights’ subsequent match against Providence. Rutgers won almost every statistical battle — outshooting the Friars 24-4, with a 10-2 advantage of shots on goal and nine more corner kicks — but couldn’t translate the shots to goals as the game ended in a 1-1 draw after two overtime periods. LaPlant provided the lone goal for the Knights in the tie, her first goal in scarlet and white. Rutgers remained at home for the next match, finding more success as it defeated Saint Joseph’s 1-0. It was another freshman factoring her first goal that pushed the Knights to victory. Defender Amanda Visco volleyed the ball into the back of the net on a pinpoint free kick delivery from Whitley in the final 20 minutes of the match. The stats again demonstrated Rutgers dominance in the match as it had 10 more shots and six more corners than the
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High Point Solutions Stadium may be where the money is on Busch Campus, but Yurcak Field is sacred ground. The Rutgers women’s soccer team, who is no stranger to Yurcak, didn’t lose a single home game on its way to becoming one of the final four teams standing in the NCAA Tournament last season, reaching the College Cup for the first time in program histor y. With expectations extremely high coming into this year, the Scarlet Knights got off to a bumpy start as they look to match and exceed the feats of 2015. Currently ranked 23rd in the country in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, Rutgers has amassed three wins, one loss and one draw in the first five matches of the campaign. Beginning at in-state rival Rider, the Knights rolled to a 4-1 victor y that saw senior captain Madison Tiernan score on opening day for the third time in her career with rookie midfielder Nicole Whitley joining her in her first chance as she recorded a goal and an assist points in her debut. “I’m just really glad I have good teammates who allow me to be a playmaker,” Whitley said. “I wouldn’t get goals or assists without other great players on the field around me.”
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Senior forward Madison Tiernan said Rutgers will learn from its loss to Georgetown. She leads the Knights with 3 goals. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / AUGUST 2016
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MICKEY GALL GRADUATED FROM RUTGERS IN 2014 WITH DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS
RU alum to face CM Punk at UFC 203 Brian Fonseca Sports Editor
UFC fighter and Rutgers alum Mickey Gall warms up prior to teaching a class at Gracie’s Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Lebanon, New Jersey. BRIAN FONSECA / SPORTS EDITOR / AUGUST 2016
LEBANON, N.J. —— Mickey Gall ran laps around the training mat at Gracie’s Jiu-Jitsu Academy, shadowboxing an opponent made of air in the moment that would turn into skinand-bones in a few short weeks. The mixed martial artist has been in the Ultimate Fighting Championship for less than a year and has fought in just two bouts, but he is involved in one of the biggest storylines surrounding the fighting promotion company’s upcoming pay-per-view event. The Green Brook, New Jersey, native will be the first opponent Phil Brooks — more widely known as CM Punk — will face as a member of the UFC after transitioning from professional wrestling with WWE at UFC 203 on Sept. 10 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. “Great. I feel amazing,” Gall told the Daily Targum prior to teaching a class at Gracie’s on Aug. 30. “Today’s my last day of hard sparring. Tomorrow’s gonna be my last workout, gonna take the next few days off. My weight’s
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senior golfer, was 1 of 3 Knights to land on the Big Ten Men’s Golf Players to Watch list. Juniors Matt Holuta and Toks Pedro made the list for the second straight year. Rutgers starts its season this Sunday at the Badger Invitational.
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perfect. Training real hard, two times a day. Things are good.” Brooks isn’t the first and likely won’t be the last to make the jump, but unlike those who preceded him — most notably Brock Lesnar — he has no prior experience in mixed martial arts, or any other competitive fighting outside of professional wrestling for that matter. Gall’s journey to the octagon is nowhere near as publicized as Brooks’, but is a big reason why he’s a considerable favorite despite being unknown outside of professional fighting circles. He began dabbling in combat sports at age 13, adding weekly boxing lessons on Saturday evenings to an array of other sports he played from a young age, including basketball, baseball and football. Gall was a captain of the Watchung Hills High School football team his senior year as a standout linebacker, but the gridiron wasn’t his main focus. He made the transition from boxing to jiu-jitsu a year prior when he was 16, beginning classes at Gracie’s and training under Professor David Adiv.
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