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Robert Trivers, a professor in the Department of Anthropology, shares his story about a 5-month ban from campus he received after a colleague accused him of a violent confrontation.
U. to work with HEROES Academy for gifted children By Enrico Cabredo Staff Writer
HEROES Academy, at 317 George St., will open its doors Sept. 21 to provide academic assistance with the help of Rutgers professors for above-average children to help ease their academic pursuits. ENRICO CABREDO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Among the students of Rutgers University are children as young as nine-years-old attending classes and facing the same pressures as their older peers. The Higher Education, Resources and Opportunities for Exceptional Scholars Academy for the Gifted will be opening its doors this fall on George Street to provide services for children who perform at an above-average academic level and help ease their academic pursuits. The HEROES Academy will be offering enrichment classes in a variety of academic disciplines for gifted children, said Rita Voit, its founder and president. Classes will be taught by Rutgers professors, professionals and certified teachers. She said the HEROES Academy evolved out of the annual HEROES conference for gifted students held at Rutgers.
“The Division of Continuing Studies had approached me back in 2008 about doing a conference,” Voit said. “Since the conferences were very popular, we started doing scholarships programs, and there’s been a demand for more consistent programming other than just a two day conference.” According to their website, the HEROES Academy will be offering courses such as “Beginning 3-D Design and Printing” and “Discrete Math.” “We’re taking some of those favorite classes from the conference and we’re extending them so that [the kids] can take a 15-week or 30week program on that same type of topic,” she said. Before Voit began organizing the HEROES conference, she was involved with the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Though the academy has no minSee ACADEMY on Page 4
Zimmerli collaborates with Art History department on exhibits By Vaishali Gauba Contributing Writer
From children’s books and paintings of ice caps to new Sunday programming, the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus has much to offer the Rutgers’ community this semester. After closing for the month of August, the museum has now opened its doors to a new gamut of paintings, photographs, poems, contemporary prints and lectures, said Theresa Watson, the communications coordinator of the museum. “We actually have a new series of Sunday programs,” she said. “The first Sunday of every month is free.
Well, it’s always free for students, but also for others visiting.” Watson said for the second Sunday of each month there are plans to involve a feature titled “Insights: Gallery Talks,” in which a curator or graduate scholar will lead a tour to introduce select artworks in detail. “On third Sundays, we’re starting ‘Films about Art and Artists’, a series about [the works of] contemporary artists, several of which are featured in ‘Stars: Contemporary Prints by Derrière L’Étoile Studio,’” she said. According to the 2013-2014 annual program guide presented by Watson, “Stars: Contemporary See zimmerli on Page 4
Rutgers Hillel will move to a temporary location at 8 Bishop Place. Their current house will be demolished in the coming weeks with plans to expand to approximately 70 College Ave. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rutgers Hillel finds new home By Erin Petenko Staff Writer
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum has opened its doors to a new collection of art for the new semester. YESHA CHOKSHI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rutgers Hillel, the Jewish outreach organization on campus, will move into a new building as a part of the College Avenue campus redevelopment partnership between Rutgers and the New Brunswick Development Corporation. The new site, approximately located at 70 College Ave., will replace a rented space at 93 College Avenue, said Andrew Getraer, the executive director for Rutgers Hillel, which is one chapter of a national organization. “With 6,000 Jewish undergraduate students, Rutgers has the second largest Jewish community
of any university in the country,” he said. “We want to give them a space with the tools to do what they want to do.” Their current home is scheduled for demolition in the coming weeks, Getraer said. The center plans to move into a temporary location at 8 Bishop Place within the next two weeks. The building was the former location of the Center for Cultural Analysis Office Building, according to the Rutgers University Maps website. “The University was using [the building] until a week ago. We were hoping to move in before, but it wasn’t ready,” Getraer said. They hope to break ground on
the new site, located between the Theta Delta Chi fraternity at 66 College Ave. and the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at 76 College Ave., by November or December. Getraer anticipates having the building completed and ready for students by fall of 2015. Hillel is only one part of the planned 10-acre redevelopment of the College Avenue campus, said DEVCO President Chris Paladino. Before the redevelopment process began, Hillel owned a piece of land on the corner of Bishop Place and George Street, he said. “As part of the planning process and the development process,
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The Rutgers University Programming Association presents “An Evening with RJ Mitte” at 8 p.m. in the Busch Campus Center. The event will feature the “Breaking Bad” actor speaking on his experiences with cerebral palsy and Hollywood. The Off Campus Student Association hosts a welcome barbecue at 1 p.m. at the Livingston Campus Center. The event is free and open to all students.
Wednesday, Sept. 11
The Rutgers University Programming Association presents a screening of “Fast and Furious 6” at 8:30 p.m. at Skelley Field on Cook campus. The event is free for students and those planning to attend should bring a chair or blanket.
Thursday, Sept. 12
The Rutgers Film Co-op and the New Jersey Media Arts Center host “A George Melies Retrospective” at 6 p.m. an the Ruth Adams Building on Douglass campus. A number of films and prints by the French filmmaker, illusionist and innovator will be screened. Tickets cost $9 for the general public and $9 for students and senior citizens. Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities at Rutgers host the LGBTQA Fall reception at 6:30 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. The aim of the event is to to welcome new and returning members of the Rutgers University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Ally community.
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Students help design and build community gardens By Megan Morreale
room as well as interact with a community and its needs. Kopia said she and her partBy participating in the “Gar- ners spent a great deal of time dening the Garden State” intern- talking to the people at the ship this summer, students from gardens and getting to know the Department of Landscape them, which helped the stuArchitecture refined their skills dents notice the true needs of while giving back to the New the community. “I definitely gained a lot of Brunswick community. Interns worked at Shiloh valuable experience,” Kopia Community Garden on Tab- said. “Talking to and designing ernacle Way and Esperanza for real clients is a much differCommunity Garden on Jones ent experience than designing Street, said Laura J. Lawson, for professors. These clients chair of the Department of saw our design through a gardener’s lens, which taught me Landscape Architecture. They met with community how to better communicate my gardeners and organizers to dis- design to people who are not cuss how their gardens would landscape architects.” Lawson said the internship work and what they needed. “Students learned how to talk stressed the process of transiwith and listen to needs from tioning from the hypothetical dethe gardeners themselves,” she sign process to the rendering of said. “They saw the difference the actual product. “The students at ‘Gardening between a design proposal and what gets built, while the com- the Garden State’ have all been munity received technical assis- through our studio sequence,” tance in the form of design ideas Lawson said. “They have designed many and actual spaces at the built site propositional furniture.” S h i l o h “Talking to and designing for or hypothetiC o m m u n i - real clients is a much different cal level. The ty Garden experience than designing for i n t e r n s h i p the asked the professors. These clients saw stressed application students to our design through a of design redesign thinking to the gardens gardener’s lens.” an actual site, in a way with a responthat gives Kristine Kopia more space School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sibility to be sure that the for plants Graduate Student design could as well as a be built.” relaxation The “Gardening the Gararea and furniture, said Luke Drake, manager of the Commu- den State” project runs on an $18,000 Community Uninity Garden research project. Partnership Grant, Kristine Kopia, an intern on versity the project, said students de- she said. The internship itself is part of signed and built a bench, two tables and an Adirondack-style a larger project to document urchair for visitors to sit in ban agriculture projects across New Jersey and gain more inthe shade. Drake, manager of “Garden- formation on gardens and garing the Garden State,” said Es- dening projects in those areas, peranza Community Garden was Drake said. Lawson said the internship named after the Spanish word for “hope.” Interns were assigned was a success, and therefore the to create a children’s area for start of an ongoing project. “We will continue to work the garden. Kopia, a School of Environ- with the community gardens to mental and Biological Sciences complete some of the ideas that graduate student, said when de- were developed by the interns,” signing the garden, she used el- she said. Kopia said the interns felt proements in the space to stimulate active in giving back to the comall five senses. “We also created a more for- munity while gaining valuable mal path into the garden as a professional experience. “The other interns and I way to grab people’s attention and create an interest in visiting were able to give the gardens the garden as they are walk- what they wanted,” Kopia said. ing or driving down the street,” “We formed a good relationship with them and our professhe said. Drake said the internship sors, and I learned a lot about aimed to allow students to apply community garden design and their skills learned in the class- urban agriculture.” Staff Writer
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Students in the Department of Landscape Architecture worked with community gardners to design and build gardens that include a relaxation area and furniture. PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISTINE KOPIA
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imum age for enrollment, Voit said they have worked with kids as young as nine, with the majority of students being between 11 and 15 years old. Voit said kids qualify for the HEROES Academy through exceptional test scores. Hopeful students must prove they can handle work that is at least three years above their level academically. Rita Voit became involved with helping gifted children when her own son began taking classes at Rutgers in 2007. Her daughter, Danielle Voit, serves as the chief operating officer of the HEROES Academy. “The first class [my brother] took at Rutgers was during the winter session when he was 11-years-old,” said Danielle Voit, a Continuous Education Undergraduate student. “He got accepted into full-time status when he was 16-years-old.” Rita Voit said her son had to decide whether he wanted to be bored in classes with children of his age level or enroll in the University among people much older than him. The Academy’s aim is to provide a third choice where gifted children can participate in academically advanced activities with other kinds their age, Rita Voit said.
“There were a lot of kids in the same situation, which is what I talked to Rutgers about, and they were very interested in trying to create programs like that,” Rita Voit said. Danielle Voit, who plans to be a teacher one day, said the students involved with the HEROES Academy inspire her. “It’s really exciting to see students who are really interacting with other students that are in a similar age group and just being truly happy in an academic setting,” Danielle Voit said. Daniela Kaisth and her son Marco have been involved with the HEROES conference since 2010. Through the conference, her son was able to enroll in two classes at Rutgers. “He’s really interested in social science. … I was having a hard time finding programs for him,” Kaisth said. “When I went to the HEROES conference, they told me about different options, including the Rutgers Summer session. The summer before ninth grade, he was able to take ‘Intro to Philosophy’ at Rutgers.” Rita Voit said the HEROES Academy would only be offering weekend classes this fall and hopes to eventually expand to a full K through 12 school.
Prints by Derrière L’Étoile Studio” features significant contemporary prints by artists who defined the American art scene after 1980. “For fourth Sundays, we have a collection of Meiji period photography from Japan,” Watson said. “[It’s from] the period when Japan opened up more to the west with trade and art and a number of new artists started practicing in Yokohama photo studios.” Watson said the museum has also organized a series of lectures for the semester, several of which are in collaboration with the Department of Art History at Rutgers. The new exhibit “Maples
in the Mist” displays Chinese poems from the Tang dynasty in the form of children’s book. “Going back hundreds of years, these are poems children would recite as they were learning,” she said. Yet the highlight of this year’s exhibit is Diane Burko’s “Glacial Perspectives,” which captures the beauty of geology and the severity of climate change in an assortment of paintings and photographs from the polar cap. Burko journeyed to both Antarctica and the Arctic, gaining a unique perspective on the far reaches of our planet. Her art aims to reflect the problems of climate change. “I want to seduce the viewer
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum has opened its doors with a new lineup of paintings, poems, photographs, contemporary prints and lectures for the new semester. YESHA CHOKSHI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
The HEROES Academy’s aim is to provide an alternative where gifted children can participate in an academically advanced environment. ENRICO CABREDO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
with my painting of the landscape and then subtly engage them in contemplating its survival,” read the walls of the museum where he paintings are exhibited. Burko’s work is a collection of paintings depicting the Columbia Glacier recession lines, the Arapaho Glacier and an Arctic cyclone. Twenty photographs titled “Antarctica Grid” display shades of inky blue and snow white. “I grew up in New York, in an urban environment. I didn’t grow up in large open spaces and [thus] got attracted to nature,” Burko said. Burko also emphasized the importance of her work to Rutgers students. “My exhibit is in relation to the spring Byrne Seminar ‘Arctic Lens: A Journey to The Great North through Film,’” she said. “It will be taught by professors Asa Rennermalm and Hal Salzman, who recommended my work.” Rennermalm, an assistant professor in the Department of Geography, said she met Burko at a discussion panel at Rutgers. Rennermalm said she and Salzman, a professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, brainstormed ideas about the integration of the seminar with Burko’s work. For the Byrne Seminar, she will take students to Philadelphia to visit Burko’s studio as well as her lecture at Zimmerli in November. “I am a scientist, I study changing landscapes, the Greenland ice sheet, deal with numbers, do seminars [and] write science papers, but Diane Burko’s art is another way to show the tremendously changing ecosystems,” Rennermalm said.
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Rutgers and Hillel decided to enter into a land swap that will allow Hillel to build their new headquarters building directly on College Avenue,” Paladino said. Hillel administrators looked for an ideal location on the College Avenue campus for six years before buying the piece of land in 2007, Getraer said. Their plans changed while they were raising money to build. “Two years ago, we were approached by the New Brunswick Development Corporation about a new endeavor to redevelop the campus,” he said. Paladino said Hillel came to the conclusion that the new site on College Avenue was much more visible and had a higher profile than their first piece of property. Meanwhile, DEVCO gained more green space to add to their development. “We’re able to do much more park space as part of our project because the former Hillel property [on George Street] is open space,” he said. Getraer said neither party made a financial profit from the swap, but each gained something they wanted. The new center was also designed with Hillel’s specific needs in mind, Getraer said.
“The new building will be made for us,” he said. “The current place we are at doesn’t have enough space for the things we require.” Currently, space constraints force the center to rent Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus for Friday night Shabbat dinners. Ariel Lubow, president of Hillel’s student board, said conflicting booking causes Hillel to find alternative locations for their dinners. The new site will come with a 350-person dining hall for dinners, holidays and special services. Also, instead of having three different prayer services for different Jewish denominations, Hillel will now have a large prayer room, Getraer said. “We’ll have an outdoor dining room with a front porch, a lounge and multipurpose rooms for theater performances, concerts and so on,” he said. He said he hopes to find even more space for Jewish students. Hillel is coordinating with a local developer to create an apartment space on Mine Street with a floor for Hillel students. Lubow, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said the center was very focused on providing new opportunities for students to
connect and learn. “It’s a really supportive community,” she said. “It’s a place for Jewish students to call home.” Ezra Chefitz, the Hillel holiday chair, said Hillel was where he met his core group of friends. “I came into college not knowing a whole lot of other Rutgers
people,” said Chefitz, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “Hillel helped me stay active and become part of the Jewish community. Since he does not have a regular meal plan, he said the future center will allow him to see his Hillel friends on a regular basis,
and he hopes incoming students will do the same and take advantage of the opportunity. “The new building will only increase the number of things we can do,” he said. “I think the new site and the nicer building will attract more people to join Hillel like I did.”
Rutgers Hillel has acquired space to build a new building approximately on 70 College Ave. They will temporarily move to 8 Bishop Place, shown above. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Professor shares experience with on-campus ban By Andrew Rodriguez Staff Writer
Robert Trivers, a professor in the Department of Anthropology, received a five-month ban from campus beginning April 2012 for initiating what colleague Lee Cronk called a violent confrontation. Trivers co-published an article in the publication “Nature,” detailing how sexual assault on Jamaicans is the result of their bodily symmetry. A year later, he reanalyzed the work and discovered his postdoctoral scholar William Brown fabricated data in this study. He published his re-analysis as a short book, “The Anatomy of a Fraud,” which led to a 27-month investigation by the University that verified the data as fraudulent. Failing to investigate and prove fraud could have resulted in Rutgers losing all of its funding from the National Science Foundation, which funded Trivers’ research with a $25,000 grant, he said. Trivers said he asked Cronk, a co-author on the paper, about the falsified data. But during this confrontation, Cronk accused Trivers of approaching him violently. “I believe the most transparent way to resolve the disagreement is for Professor Trivers to place the original data online for others to objectively analyze,” said Brown, now part of the University of Bedfordshire in the United Kingdom. Brown declined to comment further. Cronk also declined to comment. Trivers said six weeks afterward, Fran Mascia-Lees, a dean in the Department of Anthropology, and Doug Greenberg, the former executive dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, requested to meet with him. Greenberg’s office sent a fivepage letter stating that he was banned from campus without the presence of an armed police officer, Trivers said. “It’s hard to live in a town more than half of which is Rutgers,” Trivers said. “[You] just hope you don’t step off the sidewalk and end in Rutgers property.” Rutgers also removed him from his Sakai account on the same day, he said. “The semester was basically over at this point,” he said. “I was going to tell the students that I was banned from campus but would work as closely as possible with whoever replaced me.” David Hughes, the undergraduate director at the time, removed him from the Sakai site, he said. Hughes sent announcements to the classes declaring that Trivers took an unexpected leave and was to be replaced by Robert Lynch, a graduate student. “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Trivers. He’s funny and approachable,” Lynch said.
Trivers said the University acted without regard for undergraduate welfare. “If they were, they would have certainly encouraged me to work with my replacement. No, they made students limp to the finish line,” he said. The five-page letter Trivers received also told him he had to arrange a meeting with a forensic psychologist to evaluate him for violence, he said. “After an hour and a half with him, he told me I wasn’t a danger to anybody,” he said. “I [wasn’t] a danger to a colleague, I wasn’t a danger to myself or anybody.” The psychologist offered to give Trivers three hours of cognitive therapy. After completing the therapy, Greenberg requested another meeting. Trivers was given four hours to provide his account on the various accusations of violence against him. Due to such short notice, he submitted a written response instead, he said. He turned it in the next day. “The dean warned me that he had it in his power to suspend me without pay. Now, to take away a tenured job is extremely difficult. To suspend you without pay is trivial, they only need to find you in violation of policy,” he said. Greenberg wrote back, rejecting Trivers’ counter-narratives, he said. But Trivers believes this was an act of discrimination against a disability on account of his bipolar disorder. A manic episode would be proper grounds to ask Trivers to stay off-campus, but this had not occurred in 12 years, he said. “I’m very careful about violence. I don’t even point,” he said. “I give a bent-finger point, that’s the most I can come up with. Pointing is like a gunshot.” He invited the students to talk to him at Makeda Restaurant on George Street after their finals, he said. Roughly half his students showed up. Scott Avery, a School of Engineering senior, said he took Trivers’ class “Deceit and Self-Deception.” “[The class] had an open, personal environment. You didn’t have to raise your hand. You could say what you wanted to,” he said. “Trivers is very open-minded and approachable.” Trivers believes Rutgers’ rushed reaction served no conceivable function and thinks it was harmful to his students. The two students The Daily Targum spoke to did not mention feeling intimidated. “Two weeks before the end of the semester — I don’t see why there was a hurry to kick me out,” he said. With the ban over, he continues to conduct research in Jamaica. Recently, Trivers published a paper detailing his research in Jamaica on the relationship of knee symmetry and speed in 100 meter and 200 meter racing events.
Robert Trivers, a professor in the Department of Anthropology, was banned from campus for five months beginning in April 2012. The ban came after a colleague accused him of a violent confrontation about falisified data in his research. PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT TRIVERS
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Federal sequestration puts pressure on researchers By Ingrid J. Paredes Contributing Writer
Researchers are holding their breath to see whether the federal sequestration of over $5 billion last March will impede scientific progress at Rutgers. Combined with reductions from other agencies, the University has lost $69 million between 2012 and 2013, said Edward Tate, director of communications for Rutgers’ Department of Research and Development. For Rutgers, home to over 300 research centers and institutes, the size of the sequestration’s impact varies, Tate said. “It’s not a happy picture,” said Jerry Baron, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology. Baron said his team lost $1.2 million out of the $18 million in federal funding received for the IR-4 project, a nationwide effort to improve crop quality. At one point, Baron said a team unit in Washington could not communicate data to his project’s headquarters at Rutgers because the researchers could not afford postage. Some professors are unsure if they have lost or gained funds this year. Professor Grigore Burdea of the Department of Electrical Engineering said he and Tewodros Asefa, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, have had National Science Foundation grants pending since November 2012.
The National Science Foundation has until the end of the fiscal year — Sept. 30, 2013 — to approve or reject their proposals, Tate said. “We are in limbo,” Burdea said. Burdea said he planned to spend the grant money on the improvement of engineering education for undergraduates, while Asefa’s laboratory develops nanomaterials for biological and medical uses. For now, those projects will have to slow down or even pause, Burdea said. Their idleness has caused apparent turmoil among professors. Laura Fabris, an assistant professor in the Department of Material Science and Engineering, said sequestration has made scientists much more critical of each other. She said peer review in particular has lost its objectivity. “Professors have gotten meaner and tougher towards each other,” she said. “Their attitude is, ‘Why should this agency give this scientist money when I need money, too?’” Fabris’ larger concern, however, is her department’s ability to hire students, she said. Her department, known for its enthusiasm for undergraduate research, has shortened its staff over the course of the last two years. If the National Science Foundation fails to decide soon, Asefa said he would have to cut his team of 14 scientists to a mere three.
His department colleague, professor Richard Ebright, calculated that funding one graduate student or post-doctoral fellow costs him over $100,000. Since his Waksman Institute laboratory lost $140,000 from the National Science Foundation, his team is now two scientists short. “People are leaving laboratories faster than we are letting them in,” he said.
“The role of science and technology is increasing while the United States is funding them less and less.” KATHRYN UHRICH Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Although his department is conservative with spending, Chairman Noshir Langrana, from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, said he is unsure how long those funds will last. “Something has to change fast,” Langrana said. Even if professors receive funds from private sources in the industry, Langrana said the research would be product-driven rather than educational. Despite negative impacts, Terri Kinzy, Rutgers’ associate vice president for Research Administration,
said she sees Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences as a place for new opportunities for researchers across disciplines to collaborate. She said the sequestration could force scientists to become more creative. “It’s a very discouraging time for students to go into academic careers,” said Kinzy, a professor at RBHS. Professor Kathryn Uhrich of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology said her laboratory funds come mostly from the industry, but she said she thinks the federal government is sending the wrong signal to students. “The role of science and technology is increasing while the United States is funding them less and less,” Uhrich said. According to the National Science Foundation’s website, the United States has reduced its obligation to science and engineering development every year since 2010, when its contributions dropped $10 million. Major supporters of science research like the National Institute of Health, NASA and the National Science Foundation have respectively reduced their budgets by 5.5 percent, 6 percent and 7 percent under the mandatory budget cuts, according to their websites. Meanwhile, other countries are increasing their investments in science. Nature magazine reported that in 2012, Brazil and China enlarged their science budgets by $1.8 billion and $36.1 billion, respectively.
Fabris said she left her home country of Italy because the U.S. was superior in technological development. Now, the future looks bleak to her. “It goes beyond budget cuts. Repercussions will appear down the road,” she said. Langrana said with the merger, which has brought thousands of new scientists to Rutgers, cannot withstand the burden of sequestration. The National Institute of Health reported that it has removed 700 grants available to medical researchers like those at RBHS, according to an online statement. Dr. Kathleen Scotto, former vice president of research at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, refused to comment on the size of the sequestration’s financial impact on the school. Researchers from Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, School of Engineering, and other Rutgers schools now function as one university, so now professors can share grants and ideas with ease, said Scotto, a professor at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The full impact of sequestration will not be understood at least until agencies make their final decisions. For now, Kinzy said she and Tates’ task is to make sure professors are aware of all the funding opportunities they have available. “We’ve been through tough times before,” Kinzy said. “We’re not quitting.”
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ome saddening, albeit not shocking, revela- ditions not only affect the working population. Chiltions surfaced on Sunday with the release dren are severely impacted as well. A record-breakof a new report surveying state poverty by ing 31.2 percent of children live in poor households. Families are often unable to find jobs beyond tempothe Legal Services of New Jersey. According to the report, which surveyed the rary, part-time availabilities. Now, the N.J. legislature is putting an option on state in 2011, New Jersey poverty rates hit a 52year high. The study found 24.7 million of our the table to raise the state’s minimum wage from state’s residents were considered poor in 2011. $7.25 to $8.25, with automatic yearly raises after Sadly, with Hurricane Sandy ravaging N.J. and its that. Gov. Chris Christie isn’t too happy about it — economy, 2012 and 2013 figures are expected to be he believes the economy won’t be able to handle the sudden raise and prefers a more gradual $1 per hour much worse. This comes mere months before state residents raise spread throughout the next three years. We stand by the hope that an immediate miniare expected to vote on whether or not our minimum wage should be raised by one dollar. And while we mum wage increase will not only offer some relief to feel raising minimum wage is necessary, it seems working-class families, but will also help the current to offer only temporary relief for a much deeper state of things when it gets put right back into the economy by families problem that permespending it. ates state and federal Unfortunately, raisconditions, programs “African-Americans and Hispanics ing minimum wage and attitudes as is only a superficial a whole. suffer a poverty rate that is three times solution to more cruThe federal povhigher than white residents.” cial problems: The erty rate in 2011 cost of living both in was the highest it’s New Jersey and in been in 18 years, reflecting a problem that is not unique to New Jer- the United States as a whole is on a constant rise. sey. Many factors, especially high unemployment, While a raise in minimum wage, if the proposition have ravaged the country and the state. On top of even passes, will offer temporary relief, it seems that, New Jersey, one of the wealthiest states in the unfeasible to continue to raise minimum wage as country, now has a lower minimum wage than 19 it gets harder and harder to get by. Of course, it’s necessary for federal and state programs to be other states. These factors have especially impacted Camden, improved upon in order to make living easier for which has a whopping 65 percent poverty rate — the impoverished families. They should not only offer highest in the state. Newark, Trenton and Paterson necessary provisions, but also be designed to enare not far behind, with rates near or above 50 per- courage proactivity at a reasonable — not impossicent. County-wise, the lowest poverty rate is 10.9 ble — level. Regulations are needed at higher levels percent in Hunterdon, while the highest belongs to in order to change the state of things in N.J. Let’s Passaic at 37.1 percent. Middlesex finds itself in the not forget that these statistics are based on levels two years ago, and are bound to presently be middle at 21.6%. African-Americans and Hispanics suffer a poverty much worse. In the meantime, raising minimum wage is a good rate that is three times higher than white residents. It’s also important to keep in mind that these con- place to start.
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New students must carry the torch for a better University COMMUNITY MATTERS SAM BERMAN
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f you’ve at all been paying attention over this past summer, you don’t need me to tell you this, but since I know that many of you have not heard: This has been a momentous summer for the University. Much that did and did not happen since we all left last spring can and will have profound consequences for this university moving forward. I am beginning my senior year here, but I truly would rather be starting my freshman year instead. The best I can do, failing that, is to make sure that those who are beginning their journey here know where we have come from, and where we might be going — and ensure that they feel empowered to help steer this ship in the coming years. Last year, the University got a lot of negative press. But while the world was focused on transient issues, and the sensationalist press seemed to do everything it could to tarnish the University’s name, Rutgers was preparing for the largest change in the structure of the University in almost a decade: the rollout of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. You’ve all heard about the merger with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, so I won’t rehash all that information. What you need to know, though, is that having two medical schools raises our profile considerably. If we were not one of the premier public universities in the country
before, we certainly are now — indeed, we are tied with the likes of Harvard in terms of federal research grants. In addition, our budget grew by almost 50 percent — we are now a $3 billion institution. The merger itself cost a great deal of money, which to his credit, University President Robert L. Barchi has said will not be passed on to students in the form of increased tuition.
appropriations. In the 1990s, students paid for about one-third of the cost of their education, and the state and other sources paid for the other two-thirds. Nowadays, that ratio is flipped. This, of course, raises the all-important question of what it means to be a public university. This question is fundamental to Barchi’s strategic plan, which could change the
“These are the challenges the student body faces over the next few years. I have spent my time here on the banks struggling to leave this University a better place than I found it, but my time is almost up.” The University’s debt outlook may have been downgraded by the rating agencies (the same agencies that gave credit-default swaps AAA ratings straight through the housing bubble), but that is a result of the additional debt we took on to finance the merger. Our outstanding debt was refinanced at lower levels. The merger itself brought additional cash flows to the University. It is probably fair to say that our finances are better off now than they were a year ago at this time. This is not to say that our finances are perfect. Tuition and fees, as you are all aware, went up 3.3 percent at the Board of Governors meeting in July. The University is continuing its trend of passing on the ridiculous inflation in the cost of education to students, in response to declining state
nature of the University dramatically over the next several years. You should all have received an email in late August regarding this process — if you are curious and want to know more, feel free to contact your student government (rusa.assembly@ gmail.com or 848-932-7593). Nobody has any doubt that the nature of major public universities such as ours is going to change in the coming decades. The question is what that change will look like. What will be its main sources of funding? What will be its pitfalls and opportunities? What will be its very purpose? Should it focus solely on competing for national recognition in the Princeton Review and U.S. News college rankings, even if that means pricing out many of the state’s less affluent citizenry? Or should it make an effort to
Remember our third parties in elections COMMENTARY SABRI RAFI
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unting down a Rutgers bus from a distance of fifty feet, just to have it close its doors on you the moment you arrive has become a University pastime. The countless laughs you share when you retell your fateful tale of how you were late to class are always a great joy. These ever yday occurrences become second nature, and soon, they become mundane, unavoidable facts of life. So when you go back to your dorm room after a long day of chasing buses, the last thing you have on your mind is the political banter that is happening in Syria and whether or not millions of lives will be affected by a relatively small vote in Congress. I mean, isn’t it really all the same story? Politicians argue party rhetoric, with the only slight difference being they completely oppose what they argued for before 2008. Democrat. Republican. The words themselves are meaningless, platforms that represent old forgotten stories
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about change and difference. This is partly the fault of our glorious Constitution, which does not favor big and rapid change in this country, instead forcing a complete democratic process of voting by various legislative bodies to ensure the correct measure takes place. This is no way, shape or form a bad thing, but it must be no surprise that Congress takes an obscene amount of time to pass even budget bills. So in a system that falls short, how can the average person expect to extract a significant change from our all-knowing government? The answer is third parties. Yes, currently they are the equivalent of throwing your vote in the trash can. Morally, however, supporting a candidate based on brand name or one that does not truly represent your beliefs will not do your vote any justice either. Third parties offer opinions rarely considered by Washington’s elite. Sure, some of Ron Paul’s ideas on abolishing the Federal Reserve and isolationism toward the rest of the world are borderline insane (or genius), but at least it keeps the country’s integrity in check. Because those ideas will never see the daylight from a House of Representatives chambers, it at least keeps the circulation of true honest thoughts in an otherwise
dishonest government. What about the unknown Gary Johnson or the infamous Ralph Nader? Does anyone really know what they stand for, besides the fact they are the laughingstocks of Congress? More important than the actual ideas they represent is the fact that they offer options. If we took the time to look at their positions, they might not actually be as alien as they appear to be. So why don’t we hear more about these guys? The absurd difficulty to get funding, nominations and even appear in debates might play a small role in this. Both main parties have a long tradition of support and money that provide a severe advantage over third parties. Yet every crumpled vote for a third party thrown into the trashcan is a defiant roar that sooner or must be acknowledged. The system isn’t built to be overridden in a single election. But the increasing number of third-party votes leads to awareness to those candidate’s positions. All flames have to start off as small sparks, and this is as good of a place to start as any. So while you are running to that bus stop once again, just remember that another bus is always just around the corner. Sabri Rafi is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.
ensure access to a quality education for as many of the state’s residents as possible? Answering these questions, and more, is our responsibility as students. The other major news story that occurred this summer with direct implications for students at the University was a political conflict between the University and the President of the State Senate, Stephen Sweeney. In brief, Sweeney attempted to abolish one of the two main decision-making bodies of the University — the one that, incidentally, serves as a barrier to political interference in University governance. Though his particular assault was small-minded and motivated by selfish reasons, governance of the University could certainly be improved in particular, by adding stronger student representation on the board of Trustees and the Board of Governors. These are the challenges the student body faces over the next few years. I have spent my time here on the banks struggling to leave this University a better place than I found it, but my time is almost up. All I can do now is make sure that those who will follow me have the knowledge, the tools and the will to carry the fight forward, in perpetuity, until the University treats students as what they are — the very purpose for the University’s existence. Samuel Berman is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science with a minor in economics. His column, “Community Matters,” runs on alternate Mondays.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Make use of new campus food additions I read with interest Matthew Mikolay’s perceptive critique of bubble tea in New Brunswick in “New Brunswick’s best bubble tea vendors” in The Daily Targum on Sept. 4. As he rightly notes, Rutgers students can “never have too much” of this cutting-edge beverage. I am pleased to point out that students no longer have to venture off campus to quench their thirst for this “truly unique” drink. It is now available for the first time on campus, at Café ‘52 in the atrium of the new Mortensen Hall building of the Mason Gross Performing Arts Center on Douglass campus. Responding to student demand, we are proud to fulfill this primal need by offering a rich palette of Bouncing Boba Bubble Tea flavors, ranging from Tara Almond to Sour Green Apple to Warm Ginger. Although Wine Spectator has not yet ranked our blends, we are confident that all are 90 or better. George B. Stauffer is dean of the Mason Gross School of the Arts.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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September 9, 2013 Stephan Pastis
Today’s Birthday (09/09/13). Love is the fundamental basic this year. Romantic, brotherly or creative passions provide delectable flavors and unforgettable color. Time with young people rejuvenates. Shift focus from personal to team ambitions, and take charge where needed. Judiciously save money. Practice passions by sharing them. Get the word out about what you love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -Today is a 5 -- Mercury enters Libra, and for almost a month, expert assistance provides ease. Build your partnerships. Set long-term goals, scheduling with discipline. Explore a longdistance opportunity. Payment is not always in cash. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Prepare to compromise and streamline your routine. Show that you know what you’re doing. You’re in line for a bonus, despite an awkward moment. Fall back on tradition. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Get practical work done. Your intelligence is attractive. You’re gaining valuable experience. Reducing power works better. Move carefully to avoid injury. Keep track of the money you’re considering spending. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Romance grows. It’s getting easier to communicate at home. Don’t ask for favors. Slow down to avoid accidents. If controversy arises, get the family to help. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- For about three weeks, you learn with ease. Review the basics. Choose what’s best for all. It’s not a good time to travel or make a big purchase. Plan a luxurious evening at home. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 5 -- A solution to an old problem is becoming obvious. Creative work profits for the next month. Your team takes the prize. Keep your tone respectful. Mistakes may occur. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today
is a 7 -- Figure out finances. This coming month, you’re extra-intellectual. Excite your partner with a challenge. Check the rules. Do the research. Cut entertainment spending, even as you win a new assignment. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 7 -- You’re immensely confident, with the Moon in your sign. Organization gets easier, and projects move forward. Keep your word. Stand for yourself and others. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 5 -- Traveling isn’t as easy. Look at a breakdown as a challenge, and stick to your budget. For the next month, let the group decide. They’re laughing with you, not at you. Relax. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Pass along what you’ve learned. For the next month, talk about what works (with Mercury in Libra). Do your part as well. It takes patience with breakdowns, especially today. Take it easy. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 5 -- Assume more responsibility. For the next month, keep legal issues in mind. Distant goals are attainable. Finetune and edit your work. Provide facts. A new technique doesn’t work. Take care. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 6 -- Venture farther. For the next month, develop logical plans for sharing resources. Consider traditions. Imagine perfection, and forgive mistakes. Be methodical in the face of frustration. A partner opts in.
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Junior running back Savon Huggins made the most of his 21 carries, gaining 96 yards and one touchdown Saturday. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
demotion Rutgers front seven dominates Spartans, punter pins three kicks inside opponent’s 20-yard line. continued from BACK “I’m happy for everybody,” an opportunity for James. James finished that game with 22 carries Thompson said. “I like the presfor 182 yards and ended up the sure we were getting. We held down the run game and their ofstarter. For Huggins — who after two fense didn’t do much.” The Knights registered two years of dealing with injuries, lack of production and the emergence sacks, seven tackles for losses and of others ahead of him was expect- allowed little time for the Spartans ed to be Rutgers’ workhorse back to get anything going in the pass— it is just another obstacle to deal ing game. Rutgers dominated pass preswith. “I have a good supporting sure despite the absence of senior cast,” Huggins said. “I’ve been defensive end Jamil Merrell and through so much these past cou- junior defensive tackle Kenneth ple years, so there’s nothing that Kirskey, and the depth will still be can break me now mentally. I’ve a question as the Knights play betbecome mentally stronger over ter competition. these years, so now I let it just After struggling with bounce off my shoulders and keep it moving. … I just need to consistency against Fresno State, keep doing what I’m doing and ev- senior punter Nick Marsh was impressive against the Spartans. erything will work out.” The Utah transfer pinned NorJames will lead when the Knights take the field Saturday folk State inside the 15-yard line three times, inat High Points cluding inside Solution Stadiboth the 1- and um against Eastern Michigan, “Everyone keeps asking 2-yard lines. It was not but Huggins will me about the different again get car- things on offense... at the the only thing ries. end of the day, you want to that impressed How many get that W and we did.” Flood. “No. 99 had carries he gets a great day, and and his playing Savon huggins not just punting, time are uncerjunior Running Back but kicking off tain, but Hugfor us,” Flood gins is not worried about anything other than said. “That was exciting to see him come back after last week securing wins. “That’s the main thing,” he where he was a little less consissaid. “Everyone keeps asking tent.” Marsh punted six times against me about the different things on offense and stuff like that, but at Fresno, with just two downed inthe end of the day, you want to get side the 20-yard line. “It felt really good, especially that W, and we did.” the first two inside the 5-[yard Though Marcus Thomp- line] because it’s been someson collected only half of his two thing I’ve been working on a lot sacks per game preseason goal throughout the offseason,” he Saturday, the senior defensive end said. “So to see it work that well was part of a unit who dominated in the game really made me feel awesome.” against the Spartans.
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RUN Nova throws 12-for-21 with an interception, fails to consistently connect with Coleman, Carroo continued from BACK through the year.” But Rutgers’ inconsistent passing game against the Spartans forced it to score through short gains. Junior quarterback Gary Nova threw only 12-for-21 with an interception. His ball went straight to linebacker Marcell Coke in the second quarter, and Coke returned it for 22 yards. Luckily for Rutgers, none of Norfolk State’s five first downs were on that drive. “I just waited too long,” Nova said. “The MIKE linebacker dropped, and it was kind of hard to see him. So that’s all me. That’s all timing.” Nova’s connections with certain receivers were also not as precise as they were against Fresno State. Junior wide receiver Brandon Coleman caught only two passes for 30 yards to lead all Knights receivers. Three passes to Coleman were incomplete, including two dropped, and Coleman’s
pass interference in the first quarter was one of 11 Rutgers penalties. Seven players caught a pass, but nobody produced more than two receptions. “That was just what the defense was giving me,” Nova said. “We don’t put one guy with a star next to his name who we want to get the ball. Obviously Brandon’s the guy that gets open a lot, so he might have more catches than other people. But we spread it out enough, and we have the guys that can do that.” Nova was also sacked twice, and Flood said the offensive line has to improve. “Oh, absolutely, two sacks in 21 passes is way too many, way too many,” Flood said. “In the NFL, generally one every 18 is considered, you’re doing a good job. One every 24, you’re doing a very good job.” But Norfolk State’s passing game was far less successful, col-
Junior quarterback Gary Nova was sacked twice in 21 pass attempts against Norfolk State. Flood said in the NFL, one sack in 18 attempts means the o-line did a good job. NISHA DATT / PHOTO EDITOR lectively throwing 8-for-27. Malik Stokes — part of a three-quarterback unit — threw 0-for-10 with one interception. Senior linebacker Jamal Merrell intercepted Stokes in pass coverage with 12:10 left in the third quarter at Norfolk State’s 30-yard line.
Rutgers’ defense allowed 133 yards, which is 404 fewer than they surrendered against Fresno State. Nova, James and the receivers clicked against the Bulldogs. The defense and entire running game carried the success against Norfolk State. For Rutgers, it is now a matter
of composing a complete game in at least one of its two remaining nonconference matchups. For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @JoshBakan. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @ TargumSports.
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September 9, 2013 WOMEN’S SOCCER NO. 5 VIRGINIA 6, RUTGERS 0
Senior defender Tricia DiPaolo notched the only Rutgers assist during the Nike Invitational when she found senior forward Maria Gerew in the 38th minute of the Knight’s 1-1 tie against William & Mary. It was DiPaolo’s first assist this season. NOAH WHITTENBERG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / AUGUST 2013
Knights exit Nike Invitational without victory By Jim Mooney Staff Writer
The Rutgers women’s soccer team suffered its first setback of the season before salvaging the weekend in the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic. The Scarlet Knights took an undefeated record into their matchup against No. 5 Virginia, looking to make a early-season statement with a potential upset. The Cavaliers had other ideas and defeated the Knights, 6-0. It was the most goals Rutgers (4-1-1) has allowed since the last time both
teams met in the second round of last year’s NCAA Tournament. “I was really proud of the effort shown, despite the lopsided results,” said head coach Glenn Crooks. “We really grew as a team.” Virginia (6-0) scored four goals in the second half to put the game out of reach, including two from forward Danielle Colaprico in the first 15 minutes of the second period. Midfielder Morgan Brian scored first for the Cavaliers in the 30th minute on a header. Brian played for the U.S. National team
this year. The goal broke senior goaltender Jessica Janosz’s scoreless streak that began at the start of the season. Janosz’s streak was the second-longest in school history, spanning four games and 376 minutes. Rutgers got its chance for redemption Sunday against William & Mary. With Virginia outshooting the Knights on Friday, 19-2, Rutgers upped the intensity offensively against William & Mary and outshot the Tribe, 17-7. The aggressive style resulted in a 1-1 draw.
The Knights took a 1-0 lead into the second half, but William & Mary’s (2-1-2) Emory Camper put a shot from 15 yards out past Janosz to even the game in the 46th minute. Both teams traded scoring chances late in regulation, including a pair by the Knights in the 88th minute. Tribe goalkeeper Caroline Casey stopped the first, and Rutgers’ ensuing corner kick led to a shot that ricocheted off of the crossbar. The teams would remain deadlocked the rest of the way, which included two overtime periods,
despite Rutgers’ the advantage in shots on goal. “I felt that we were the better side, but we just couldn’t quite finish at the end,” Crooks said. Senior forward Maria Gerew scored her first goal of the season off an assist from senior defender Tricia DiPaolo in the 38th minute to give Rutgers a 1-0 lead. The Knights next face Bryant on Friday at Yurcak Field in the first of two weekend contests. For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
VOLLEYBALL RUTGERS 3, STONY BROOK 2
Rutgers drops three of four in Syracuse tournament By Tyler Karalewich Contributing Writer
Outside hitter Alex Lassa was named to the Candlewood Suites all-tournament team, in which Rutgers won one of four matches. THE DAILY TARGUM / FILE PHOTO / SEPTEMBER 2012
The Rutgers volleyball team spent last weekend in Syracuse, N.Y. competing in the Candlewood Suites Invitational. The weekend did not turn out as planned for Scarlet Knights, as they dropped three of their four matches. Although they could not win more matches, sophomore outside hitter Alex Lassa highlighted the weekend, making the all-tournament team for her performance. Lassa was dominant offensively and equally impressive on defense with 68 kills and 47 digs combined in the four contests. The Knights were able to win their final matchup of the weekend tournament against Stony Brook in a five set match. Rutgers won 23-25, 26-24, 25-18, 21-25 and 15-11. Lassa earned her second dou-
ble-double of the year in her efforts, compiling 26 kills and 21 digs. Sophomore defensive specialist Ali Schroeter finished with a career high in digs as she tallied 32 in the winning effort. The Knights did not match the same offensive output in the morning contest against Colorado, as they were out-killed 48-33. Rutgers only won the second set, as they lost the match 15-25, 25-23, 20-25 and 14-25. Senior defensive specialist Tracy Wright helped with a team-high 10 digs and added three aces. On the invitational’s first day, Rutgers registered a close loss to tournament host Syracuse. Both teams battled for five sets, with the Knights eventually falling 1015 in the final set. Rutgers was able to go up in their first set, but would split victories in alternating sets. Sophomore middle blocker Mikaela Matthews was able to achieve a .348 hitting percentage
and had one of her best games in her young career. Entering the weekend, head coach CJ Werneke knew the Knights would play a close contest with Syracuse and was hopeful they would be able to respond. Rutgers took two from the Orange but could not take advantage of the close contests. Rutgers began the weekend against Oakland. It took the first set, but lost three straight sets to the Grizzlies. Rutgers can look back positively on its first set against Oakland, evenly matching the Grizzlies throughout. But the final three sets saw the Knights fall after having similarly competitive sets. The Knights will return to the College Ave. Gymnasium on Wednesday to host Seton Hall. For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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Defense makes up for letdown at Fresno State By Greg Johnson Correspondent
When the Rutgers football team’s defense took the field Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium, it knew it needed to make amends. Never before Aug. 29’s season opener at Fresno State had the Scarlet Knights scored 51 points in a game and lost. “As a defense, 52 points is not our standard and our expectation. That right there is terrible, and we knew it was,” said sophomore free safety Tejay Johnson. “But the good thing about that was every mistake that we made was correctable.” So the nation’s fourth-ranked scoring defense in 2012 went back to the basics against a more compressed Norfolk State offense. The Knights preached physicality, paying attention to detail and keying in on every assignment, Johnson said. The results were everything Rutgers could have hoped for. In the 38-0 shutout, the Knights compiled three sacks, seven tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles and an interception. Norfolk State starting quarterback Malik Stokes never completed a pass, and the Spartans twice punted on third down. “I think we just played coverage a lot tighter,” said senior strong safety Lorenzo Waters. “They didn’t give us that many opportunities to defend a pass, but just being able to get lined up and communicate signals, communicate all across the board
was a lot better.” Still, stifling an FCS offense is merely an expectation for Rutgers at this point. Perhaps the biggest question now is if the Knights can sustain their confidence booster against more potent offenses more similar to Fresno State’s spread option. For Johnson, it was all about overcoming the early-season jitters. “We know we can defend. We played against the spread before,” he said. “We’ve played against great quarterbacks. We’ve played against great receivers. What we just need to do is buckle down and do what we know we can do.” For now, Rutgers can only focus on how it has worked out noticeable kinks on defense. A new-look secondary that played a part in Rutgers allowing 456 passing yards against Fresno State showed growth. The Spartans completed only five passes — the longest being 15 yards. Junior cornerback Gareef Glashen said communication within the unit is evolving. “As each and every game goes on, we’re going to get better and better,” he said. “We’re going to start gelling more … and as the weeks go on, there’s going to be major improvements from everybody because they’re going to be more comfortable and just more confident within ourselves and our ability.” The blowout also afforded several younger players an opportunity to prove themselves in a real game situation. Knights
Sophomore free safety Tejay Johnson said Rutgers went back to the basics on defense Saturday against Norfolk State. That meant physicality and focusing on detail. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER making collegiate debuts compiled 11 tackles. And Johnson, who converted from cornerback to free safety during training camp, received some additional playing time at strong safety. “Free safety is very comfortable now. I feel like I’m at home when I’m at free safety,” he said. “Learning strong safety makes
me feel good, because if anything happens I can be that next guy to come in. … Just knowing both of them and knowing more of the defense is great.” If nothing else from their home opener — and first win in nearly 10 months — the Knights can sleep soundly again after a disappointing ending in Fresno.
“We came out confident today, and we just wanted to put a goose egg on them,” Johnson said. “We wanted to get [those 52 points] back.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GregJohnsonRU. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
MEN’S SOCCER NO. 5 AKRON 2, RUTGERS 1 (2OT)
Late goal crushes potential upset against Akron By Greg Johnson Correspondent
For 85 minutes of action at Yurcak Field yesterday, it appeared that the Rutgers men’s soccer team might rewrite the script that plagued its first two games. When freshman midfielder Erik Sa found senior forward Kene Eze for a header into the back of Akron’s net in the 54th minute, the Scarlet Knights faced a legitimate chance at knocking off the No. 5 Zips. After dismantling Penn State, 4-1, on Friday night, they boasted confidence. But then the Knights reverted
to the team that blew late 1-0 leads Aug. 30 against Duke and Sept. 1 against Elon. Rutgers surrendered a goal with five minutes left and another on a penalty kick with 5:37 remaining in double-overtime, falling to Akron, 2-1. “We had the game in our hands,” Eze said. “We’ve been there before the first two games, which we obviously didn’t learn from. So, there were no excuses. We’ve just got to come out next time and be more mentally prepared.” The fact Rutgers’ (1-2-1) 1-0 lead did not come with ease made
Senior forward Kene Eze scored Rutgers’ lone goal yesterday against No. 5 Akron at home in the 54th minute of action. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR
it all the more excruciating for it. The Knights spent the majority of the first half adjusting to the Zips’ (2-1) methodical ball movement and dominant clock management. Rutgers found space for just two shots in the period. “We just can’t be content to sit back and let teams come at us like we did in the first half,” Donigan said. “It’s just a matter of guys stepping up and getting bodies and getting man-to-man marks, instead of just zonal defending.” Yet the Knights were able to hold the Zips to just four shots in the period, keeping the game scoreless. Eze, who had a quiet first half, started bursting past defenders and made three shots on goal in the second half. “I made better runs in the second half to get behind,” he said. “Erik Sa found me on a good ball, and I just wanted to get the end of it.” Seven minutes after an assist from Sa, Eze nearly found another goal, but instead it missed wide right. With the Knights on the verge of taking control, Akron increased its tempo and imposed a relentless attack into Rutgers territory for the remaining 25 minutes of the half. The Knights’ backline withstood the charge nearly long
enough to pull the upset, but finally wilted as the Zips, who took 24 shots in the half, forced overtime. “It’s just not good enough,” Donigan said. “To me, there has to be enough heart, passion and pride to not give up those precious moments in a soccer game. For me, it’s our own fault, and we have to fix that.” Only this time, the inability of Rutgers’ offense to find an extra gear and push through an insurance goal was not the result of an overly defensive mindset. With eight minutes remaining in regulation, Donigan reinserted Eze, Sa and sophomore forward J.P. Correa into the game. So the Knights went all in to put Akron away. It just never came to fruition. “As the game was going on, we actually got some chances going,” Eze said. “It wasn’t like we weren’t creating chances. So, we were pushing forward and the second goal — the insurance goal — just didn’t come.” By overtime, the Knights had become worn down by the physicality of a game that saw shoving, tripping and several yellow cards. Sophomore defender Drew Morgan received a red card shortly after Akron tied the game, hurting Rutgers’ chances in the extra sessions. Freshman goalkeeper David
Grecek was no exception to the fatigue. He made critical saves down the stretch — such as a diving stop with 1:32 remaining in the game — but faltered when it mattered most. After Akron defender Andrew Souders drew a hard foul in the penalty box in the second overtime, forward Saad Abdul-Salaam subbed in and scored the winning penalty kick. But Grecek did not let the miscue get to him. “Whenever there’s a PK, you always have to stay focused, calm and collective,” he said. “You try to do your best to keep the team in the game, and I dove left and just missed it. But at the end of the day, you just move forward.” All the Knights can do is push forward, but learning experiences have become all too common for them. Donigan insists they are too talented to take pride in simply competing with the best at this point. “I don’t want to be a feel-good guy,” he said. “I have to tell my guys when I don’t think they’re doing enough, and obviously, we lost. We didn’t do enough.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GregJohnsonRU. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
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FOOTBALL RUTGERS 38, NORFOLK STATE 0
Sophomore running back P.J. James (34) celebrates one of his three touchdowns yesterday against Norfolk State. James rushed for 119 yards and his first-career touchdowns, and junior running back Savon Huggins complemented him with 96 rushing yards. Rutgers’ offense scored 38 points off of mostly short gains. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
BORN TO RUN
James becomes nation’s fifth-leading rusher, carries running-based Rutgers offense in first victory of year By Josh Bakan Sports Editor
The holes Norfolk State’s defense allowed were sometimes big enough for sophomore running back P.J. James to drive a car through. But James was always quick to adjust his route when necessary and was tough enough to maximize his yardage after contact in the
Rutgers football team’s 38-0 win Saturday against the Spartans. James scored three touchdowns — including the first of his career— and rushed for 119 yards. That brings him to 301 yards through two games, placing him fifth nationally. “I could see myself being it, but I don’t know if I’d believe them yet too much,” James said of being one of best rushers in the coun-
try. “But after now knowing that it’s happened, it’s a great feeling. I can see myself there. I feel like I deserve it.” The Scarlet Knights (1-1) rushed 56 times and passed 22 times against the Spartans (02). Junior running back Savon Huggins contributed 96 yards off 21 carries. Huggins’ consistent struggles and James’ 182 yards against Fresno State on Aug. 29
were enough to make James the starter. But Rutgers plans to incorporate both at running back throughout the season. “I think when you can run the ball like this, it allows those backs to not only stay fresher,” said head coach Kyle Flood. “But it may give you a little bit more longevity as you go See RUN on Page 17
KNIGHT NOTEBOOK FLOOD BELIEVES OFFENSE RUNS BETTER WITH TWO-BACK SYSTEM
Huggins’ carry load increases despite demotion By Bradly Derechailo Associate Sports Editor
All eyes were on P.J. James during the Rutgers football team’s 38-0 victory Saturday against Norfolk State, as the sophomore running back carried the ball 18 times for 119 yards and three scores.
But Savon Huggins actually had the most carries for the Scarlet Knights (1-1). “It was pretty good just to get back on my feet and get a couple of carries under my belt and to get out there and put on for my team,” Huggins said. The junior running back had 21 carries for the Knights, who ran the ball 56 times. Huggins was four yards shy of
his second-career 100-yard game with 96 yards and scored a 1-yard touchdown in the third quarter. James and Huggins combined for 217 yards against the Spartans (0-2), production head coach Kyle Flood wants replicated for obvious reasons. “It’s very rare that you have just one,” Flood said. “I said this many times. … We’ve
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blocked a Norfolk State punt Saturday that freshman Anthony Cioffi recovered. The senior recorded the Rutgers football team’s 32nd blocked punt since 2009, which leads the nation.
always had two backs and we want to give it to two backs.” But it remains unknown if Flood will stick to evenly distributing the workload. Huggins was the starting back against Fresno State in the opener, but his lack of production — six carries for 15 yards — opened See demotion on Page 16
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
VOLLEYBALL
MEN’S GOLF
WOMEN’S SOCCER
VOLLEYBALL
vs. Seton Hall
Rutgers Invitational
vs. Bryant
at Delaware
Wednesday, 7 p.m., College Ave. Gym
Friday Piscataway
Friday, 5:30 p.m. Yurcak Field
Friday, 7 p.m. Newark