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Greek life alcohol limit will not affect U. policy CHRISTIAN ZAPATA NEWS EDITOR
Rutgers will be unaffected by a new policy that limits alcohol at greek life gatherings. Earlier this month, the North American Interfraternity Council (NIC) announced its partnering fraternities will adopt a medical Good Samaritan policy that prohibits drinks of more than 15 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) at
gatherings and parties, according to NCI’s site. Alcohol that is more than 15 percent can now only be served by a licensed, insured third-party vendor at registered events, according to the site. Drinks such as beer are acceptable under NCI policy so long as fraternity members meet additional requirements tied to the policy. SEE POLICY ON PAGE 4
Kenneth L. Marcus, the new head of the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education, reopened the case investigating University discrimination, because he believes evidence was ignored when it was closed in 2014. WIKIPEDIA
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The North American Interfraternity Council announced policy earlier this month that restricts its partnering fraternities from consuming drinks with an alcohol by volume of more than 15 percent. PIXABAY
Rutgers is under investigation by the federal government following the U.S. Department of Education re-opening a 2011 case that suggests the University allowed a hostile environment for Jewish students. The 7-year-old case was originally closed by former President Barack Obama and his administration in 2014, but is being reopened by Kenneth L. Marcus, the new head of the
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Naomi Klein was named the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at yesterday’s Board of Governor’s meeting. Klein is the first occupant of the chair which honors the modern American feminist, Gloria Steinem. She is a journalist, columnist and author. Her work discusses social, economic and environmental justice, according to her website. She has also been part of the feminist movement since the 1960s, according to an article this month by Rutgers Today. “Naomi Klein represents intellectual brilliance and innovative thinking about the way inequalities are being perpetuated in our society,” said Jonathan Potter, dean of SEE CHAIR ON PAGE 4
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McGinty moves into new role as administrator JACOB TURCHI STAFF WRITER
Felicia McGinty stepped into her new position as executive vice chancellor of Administration and Planning in August, following five years of work as the vice chancellor for Student Affairs. From managing spaces to information technology, McGinty will now oversee any and all administrative operations in her new role at Rutgers. Part of that includes community engagement in New Brunswick, such as her chairing the Paul Robeson Centennial Celebration Committee for the coming year. “That’s the one I’ve had a lot of fun being part of, to acknowledge and spread awareness of such an important alumni of the school,” McGinty said. “It has allowed me to work with students and faculty, which is exactly what I want in this job.” Robeson, the son of a former slave, who was born in Princeton, New Jersey in 1898, was the third Black student to attend Rutgers, and the first Black football player on the team, according to Rutgers Today. The University held a celebration for the groundbreaking of the Paul Robeson Plaza at Voorhees Mall this semester. McGinty said her years in Student Affairs helped her a lot in preparing for this job. She was able to better understand the day-to-day life of a typical Rutgers student, as well as better understand their passions and the causes they care about, she said. “On a weekly basis, I got to work with students’ organizations and hear about their initiatives and efforts. I got to work with RUSA and have an advisory council,” McGinty said. “I learned a lot from students, about their experiences here at the University and their thoughts about how to improve their college experience.
Felicia McGinty, current executive vice chancellor of Administration and Planning, worked closely with students during her five years in Student Affairs — time which she said helped her prepare for her current role. THE DAILY TARGUM / FEBRUARY 2018 It was an awesome opportunity to serve in that role.” At the end of the spring semester, The Daily Targum reported that approximately 300 students had signed a petition asking her not to participate in 2018 Rites of Passage, a pre-commencement celebration in May to honor Black and Latinx students. “Dr. McGinty’s participation in this ceremony is fundamentally hypocritical. (As she is) an
administrator who has positioned herself as a barrier to the success of Black and Latinx students to attend that celebration,” said Anjanette Vaidya, former president of Rutgers Students With Children (RSWC) and co-author of the petition, to the Targum. At a Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) meeting in February 2018, McGinty was questioned about Rutgers not properly disseminating informa-
tion about resources available for students with children, and what Student Affairs is doing to improve its relationship, according to the Targum. “After McGinty thanked the crowd members for their questions and addressed their concerns, students felt that the chancellor had not made enough of an effort in her responses and that she had dodged difficult questions,” said Adeel Ahmed,
co-president of RU Progressive at that time. Taking over as vice chancellor for Student Affairs is Salvador Mena, who previously worked as senior associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs. McGinty said she is confident in her successor. “I have given him my best advice to always make time to connect with students, because that’s why we are here, and it’s why the role exists in the first place,” she said. “You want to make sure to open time for students because that’s what really keeps up your spirit and keeps you moving. I also told him ‘Make sure you eat your Wheaties, because Rutgers students are busy.’” Her new job came with a change of pace, she said, and Mena was nervous at first. But, she said she soon got comfortable in the new role. “Everybody here has been really welcoming and supportive, and essentially, it’s the same work but the constituent group has expanded,” McGinty said. “Instead of being the primary advocate for students, now I’m looking more broadly at the Rutgers experience for staff and faculty, to remove the barriers and make it easier (for them) to do their jobs at the school. It’s a heavy lift but I’m sure I’ll get there.” Before coming to the University, McGinty worked at other schools, such as Penn State and the University of California, Santa Cruz. Rutgers remains her favorite place to work, she said. “It’s the students that really makes this place special for me,” McGinty said. “I’ve had the opportunity to work with students who are tenacious and are well-balanced in their world view. I have no doubt that in 20 years that these students will be working all around the world and change every single industry.”
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More than 400 donors funded Gloria Steinem’s Chair CONTINUED FROM FRONT
The Rutgers Board of Governors announced Naomi Klein as the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies yesterday. Klein is a journalist, columnist and author whose work discusses social, economic and environmental justice. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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Obama’s administration declared case closed in 2014 after seven years CONTINUED FROM FRONT filed in April 2011, during a time when Rutgers had been tr ying to address brewing tensions over the B.D.S. movement, which advocates boycotting, divesting from and sanctioning Israel, which was a controversial topic on college campuses at the time. The New York Times reported that Liz Hill, a spokeswoman for the Education Department, said the Office for Civil RIghts does not have control over religious discrimination, but does enforce civil right laws such as prohibiting discrimination on
the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin. “(Secretary Betsy DeVos) has made clear that O.C.R. will look at the specific facts of each case and make determinations accordingly,” Hill said according to the New York Times. “The facts in this case, many of which were disregarded by the previous administration, are troubling.” According to the New York Times, a spokesperson from the University said Rutgers had not received official notification from the Department of Education at the time of comment. The Daily Targum did not receive a response for comment from the University by the time of publication. The New York Times reported that the spokesperson said, “as always, we would certainly cooperate with the Department of Education should they decide to review the decision.”
the School of Communication and Information. The chair has been funded by more than 400 donors, including Harvey Weinstein who was found guilty on multiple accounts of sexual assault last year. His $100,000 contribution is still being used to help fund the chair, according to The Daily Targum. The Gloria Steinem chair is a collaboration between the University’s School of Communication and Information, Institute for Women’s Leadership and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. The late Alison Bernstein, who directed Rutgers’ Institute for Women’s Leadership in 2011, originated the idea for the chair in 2014, according to an article from June by Rutgers Today.
Klein will spend the next three years at the University teaching, organizing events and conducting research. She will continue working with topics related to journalism in revolutionary movements, the relationships between new media technologies and racial, gender and economic justice. “This chair is a testament to Gloria Steinem’s distinguished career as a journalist, public intellectual and women’s rights activist,” said University President Robert L. Barchi in the June article. There will be an introduction to the new Steinem program with a public discussion on Sept. 21. The conversation will be moderated by journalist, Farai Chideya. It is expected to focus on how culture and power relationships are being changed by information technology and new media. Future issues in progressive movements in the United States are expected to be discussed as well, according to this month’s article. “I am honored to have been chosen for this prestigious position and eager to join Rutgers students in connecting the dots between some of the most critical issues of our time,” Klein said.
In 2011, Rutgers Hillel was among active members of the Jewish community that protested events they considered discriminatory. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2017
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NCI has 6,100 chapters, 800 campuses at schools nationwide CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Under NCI’s new policy, alcoholic drinks like beer, which has an alcohol by volume upward of 5 percent, are permitted so long as members of the fraternity meet other specified requirements such as being of age. FLICKR
This applies to the 66 fraternities under NCI — 6,100 chapters on 800 campuses, with 380,000 undergraduate members across the world — and includes numerous greek life organizations on campus. On paper, these changes will have little affect on University policy as Rutgers already has a long-standing policy that requires beer be the only alcoholic beverage at registered fraternity and sorority events, according to an email from University spokesperson Neal Buccino.
“The organization(s) holding a party must register the event with the University, and only members of the organization(s) are permitted to attend. Limited amounts of beer may only be brought by members who are 21 or older, and must be checked in at the door,” he said. NCI’s policy reflects an increasing number of student deaths resulting from binge drinking. In 2014, then-Rutgers student Caitlyn Kovacs died from alcohol poisoning after a party at Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, according to NJ Advance Media. “Nothing should stand in the way of students calling 911 when (a student) or anyone else they are with need help. It is critical students are encouraged to call 911 when someone is in need of medical attention,” according to NCI’s site.
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New vote-by-mail system renews automatically yearly TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s vote-by-mail system is changing under a new law enacted last month that some lawmakers and county officials are warning could spark confusion. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the new law in August, and it’s going into effect in time for this year’s closely watched midterm elections, in which one Senate seat and all 12 House posts are on the ballot. Under the law, voters who requested mail-in ballots for all future elections will continue to get them until they opt out. That’s a change from previous law that required officials to check in with mail-in voters to ask if they want to continue after the fourth general election since they signed up. But the law also made another change, which clerks say has resulted in frustration and a dash to inform voters about their status. The new law mandates that voters who signed up for and got mail-in ballots for the 2016 general election will continue to be sent those ballots for all future elections, unless they opt out. That means that voters who wanted to vote absentee in 2016 but expected to vote at a machine this year in person might
A new law enacted by Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) earlier this year makes it so people that choose to vote through an absentee ballot are mailed one every year until they opt out of it. This changes the traditional system of being mailed a reminder each year. ASSOCIATED PRESS be surprised when they turn up at the polls. That resulted in the state’s clerks mailing letters to voters notifying them of the change and giving them a chance to opt out. The message to those voters, say lawmakers? Check your mail. The change raises the possibility that voters will be confused and could question the legitimacy of the system, according to Republican Sen. Declan O’Scanlon who voted against the bill. “Whenever someone shows up to the polls and is not permitted to cast their vote — they go nuts. It’s upsetting,” he said. “It’s embar-
rassing. They suspect something nefarious is going on.” Supporters of the bill say it expands voter participation by giving more voters a chance to participate earlier than just on election day, and from the convenience of home in many cases. “Governor Murphy believes that no voter should be disenfranchised,” Murphy spokeswoman Alyana Alfaro said in a statement. “Expanded vote by mail is a critical step that will help ensure that all eligible voters are able to participate in the democratic process.” For the state’s 21 county clerks, which handle mailing out ballots,
implementing the new law has been a struggle. The New Jersey Association of Counties is considering filing a complaint about the new law and the unfunded mandate that it’s set up, said the group’s executive director John Donnadio. Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon, a Republican, called the new law her “nemesis,” and said she’s had to supplement her staff of four this year to 10 by adding people from other county government divisions. She likened the level of activity to a presidential year, when turnout is much higher. But, she added, voters should be concerned about their vote counting.
“We are going to get it done,” she said. “One way or another if you wanted to vote, you will be able to vote.” Democratic Camden County Clerk Joe Ripa, though, embraced the change. He says voters complained to him about the “onerous” opt-out requirement under previous law. “This new procedure is ideal for residents and I’m happy this pragmatic fix is finally being applied to pave the way for additional access to the democratic process,” he said in a statement. Voters affected by the change who did not opt out of mail-in voting can vote by provisional ballot at their polling place. New Jersey is one of 27 states that permit voters to get mail-in — sometimes called absentee — ballots without any excuse, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Neighboring New York and Pennsylvania, unlike New Jersey, require a rationale for absentee voting and do not permit voters to cast ballots early. It’s unclear exactly how many people will be affected by the new law. In 2016 about 356,000 voted by mail-in ballot, or 9 percent of the total number of ballots cast.
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People must learn to engage in discussion TAMING TRIBALISM CONNOR O’BRIEN
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ollege students returned to school this year in the midst of one of the most heated midterm campaigns in decades. Each party has crafted an utterly cartoonish portrayal of the other, with President Donald J. Trump insisting the Democratic Party does not care about crime while some Democrats claim the incumbent party’s insistence on massive cuts to immigration is rooted in white nationalist sentiment. This demagoguery in our national politics has spread to college campuses too, as evidenced by the rise of activists like Charlie Kirk and his counterparts on the Left, who shun the very idea of rational discourse. So how can students navigate political discussion and debate in an era that values “owning” your political opponents over genuinely engaging them? Here are a few tips. First, approach your opponent from a place of mutual respect. Most people — including those not part of your political party or on your cultural team — have good intentions and motivations, but disagree on how best to implement these ideals. Your conservative friend probably cares about poverty just as much as you, but simply believes a market-oriented approach is more effective than one that redistributes through government. Similarly, your progressive classmate probably does not hate police officers, but instead feels the war on drugs has done great harm to certain groups and that more community policing can produce better outcomes. It is nearly impossible to genuinely engage with someone if you view them as worthless or ill-intentioned. The truth is, most of us share the same basic values, but just disagree on how those values should be manifested in public policy or public discourse. Even if your opponent is wrong, their position and reasoning can provide insights that strengthen your own argument, while listening rather than shutting them out will make them more likely to be convinced you are correct. At the same time, insisting on characterizing your opponents as evil makes it harder to call out those who truly do have bad intentions. There are racists, sexists and anti-American people out there, but if you spend your days attaching those labels to everyone you come across, it will ring hollow when you confront the real thing. Second, seek out empirical evidence. On complicated issues such as the economic effect of the recent tax reform, you cannot possibly find the
“It is nearly impossible to genuinely engage with someone if you view them as worthless or ill-intentioned.” answer through mere reasoning. Economies and societies are simply too complex to decipher the effects of one policy or another with your eyes alone. You may think you know what the effects were, but unless you have actually sought out empirical evidence and analyses from experts, your interpretation is probably just based on tribal instincts. You do not have to read the all-academic literature on a policy issue to have an informed opinion, but if you find yourself making a claim based simply on word of mouth or what you hope the answer is, you have not done your due diligence. Take the examples of gun control and tax policy. If everyone took the time to evaluate the empirical evidence of gun control and tax reform’s effectiveness, people’s stances on those issues should not be correlated, since they are completely unrelated to each other. But polling shows you can reliably predict someone’s views on one based on the other. This indicates that people are not actually thinking critically about these issues, but listening to signals from those who they perceive to be on their side. Finally, do not make a caricature out of your opponent’s argument. If your opponent’s stance sounds so absurd that no one could possibly hold it, you are probably representing it dishonestly. People love to engage with absurd arguments because combating those allows them to avoid critically re-evaluating their prior beliefs. If your rebuke to a Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voter is to point out the economic disaster in Venezuela, you are not making a genuine attempt to understand their argument, as Sanders’s platform looks nothing like the causes of that country’s collapse. There is no doubt many parallel examples on the Right. If you cannot even identify what it is you are arguing about, what is the point of debating at all? Discussing political issues with those on the other side can be frustrating, but it can also be incredibly rewarding if you engage earnestly. It may be more fun in the short-run to mock and ridicule those with whom you disagree, but in the end it will only make people less receptive to your points and more likely to counter your vitriol with dishonesty of their own. We are all stuck here with each other for a while, so we might as well talk it out in good faith. Connor O’Brien is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in economics. His column, “Taming Tribalism,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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esterday, a student posted the following students act in class and how they think of the promessage in the Rutgers University Class of fessor. When Professor Michael Chikindas was under fire for his anti-Semitic Facebook posts, it was 2020 Facebook group: “I just dropped the first class I’ve ever dropped clear that students, especially Jewish students, in my college life. Why? Because the first f***ing should not be required to take a course that he 10 mins of a course should not be about (President teaches for obvious reasons. And the same can be Donald J.) Trump and Liberal agenda. this is the 7th said for a student who leans in an opposite direccourse I’ve had with a super biased liberal professor tion politically from their professor. It is hard to believe professors are often inclined and I’m sick of it.” He finished the post with, “I’m to shun students or allow their grades to suffer not even a f***in conservative.” The post accumulated approximately 200 likes simply based on differing political viewpoints, but over the course of the day. There were also about it is seemingly not all that far-fetched to think that 50 comments displaying both views for and in it would be possible. If a professor holds a viewpoint adamantly and opposition to the shares it openly and original post. But often in class, a stuseeing this post dent with an opposing and the reaction “If a professor holds a viewpoint adamantly viewpoint may very it sparked from well feel uncomfortstudents can and shares it openly and often in class, a able sharing those opbring about an inposing views in class, teresting discusstudent with an opposing viewpoint may which would not only sion regarding very well feel uncomfortable sharing those have a chilling effect professors taking on the general class a strong stand on opposing views in class ...” discussion, which is their own views often important in with regard to classes pertaining to controversial or history and political political topics science, but it could even affect the student’s evenin class. In tr ying to flesh out the issue, it may help to tual participation grade. It does seem, then, that it is best for professors discern how off topic, if off topic at all, the professor’s discussion is. For example, a professor to keep their opinions to themselves to the best of of mathematics spending a significant amount of their ability. While many humanities courses enclass time facilitating a discussion about the day’s tail the dissection and evaluation of various points politics, even without espousing their own opin- of view, the job of the professor is simply to inion, would obviously be overly irrelevant. The stu- form their students on those points of view and dents in that class are paying to learn about math, to explain how one might think about them — not what to think. Professors enthusiastically endorsnot politics. But when we think about a professor in a politi- ing one view over another today will only have a cal science class spending a good deal of time on negative effect on their students’ abilities to use a rant about, say, their hate for the president, it is their own reason in coming to conclusions about easy to see how this might affect the way certain tomorrow’s issues. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 150th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Immigrant family separation has undesirable consequences ALL THAT FITS JULIA DEANGELO
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nside a Chicago detention center for immigrant children, a 16-year-old from Guatemala cried out “quitarme la vida,” or “take my life away,” according to a Pro Publica report. The youngest among them is 10 months old, and the oldest, 17 — all of whom have at least one parent behind bars in a far, unknown place likely hundreds of miles away. They are just some of the children still awaiting reunification after being ripped from their families as a result of President Donald J. Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy implemented last April. Trump has since expressed that he “didn’t like the sight or the feeling of families being separated,” and signed an executive order to stop it. So, then why is the current administration still taking strides to detain migrant children indefinitely? Just last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposal to roll back an agreement, known as the Flores settlement, which limits the amount of time the government can hold immigrant children in their custody. Normally, a child would spend a finite amount of time in the hands of officials be-
fore being taken to a shelter and issued into the system of sponsorship. Now, the new rules look to eliminate that time stamp and expand the act of jailing kids. “It is sickening to see the United States government looking for ways to jail more children for longer,” said Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project. “That’s the complete opposite of what we should be doing ...”
The United States has struggled with managing unaccompanied minors and migrants. In the 1950s, the government lost track of many refugee children from Hungary who were fleeing the Soviet invasion because of a lack of guidance and confusion, according to the 2016 “The Politics of Fear: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children and the Case of the Southern Border,” conducted by Villanova University. In the 1980s, kids
“Whatever your partisan stance is on immigration, on the distribution of tax-payer funds or on the administration I urge you to briefly pause and think about the grave consequences that will come from the dismemberment of the Flores settlement.”
If the president’s goal is to deter future migrants from crossing our borders, this shor t-fix tactic will create more damage in the long run. It will continue to result in irreparable psychological damage for children and parents and it will not stop people from coming. Histor y proves it.
immigrating from Cuba and Africa were detained more than they were released. Across the country, there is a crisis that has emerged silently. Trump’s migrant policy has become a reality so strict that even morality seems soft. Even as Hurricane Florence hits landfall tonight, the president took large sums of
money from FEMA, which is used for poststorm relief, and transferred it to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This is another loud statement of values. Whatever your partisan stance is on immigration, on the distribution of tax-payer funds or on the administration I urge you to briefly pause and think about the grave consequences that will come from the dismemberment of the Flores settlement. What are we accomplishing when we regard keeping a child from his or her parents as the best way to solve the issues at our border? In these divided times, we have lost the ability to hold a widened perspective — one that looks past argued opinions. Most see the name “Trump” in a headline and immediately choose to either suppor t or resist. We must look past ourselves and recognize the humanity of migrants. Americans were collectively horrified by heart-wrenching images of babies being ripped from their mothers at the southern border but have since turned a cheek in the news cycle. We must not let families stay separated for the sake of example, or we will pay the price of it. Julia Deangelo is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in journalism and media studies. Her column, “All That Fits,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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Cannabis-derived CBD turns trendy for its theraputic properties ELIZABETH LEOCE CORRESPONDENT
Although cannabis is on the road to legalization in the U.S. — for both medicinal and recreational use — it’s still classified as a Schedule 1 substance by the U.S. Controlled Substance Act. Cannabis is still considered a Schedule 1 substance by the government, mainly for the psychoactive and hallucinogenic properties caused by tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of the chemicals found in the plant. Cannabidiol (CBD) is THC’s legal little sister, and is rapidly becoming trendy for its alleged health benefits. CBD and THC are two of the most prominent cannabinoids found in Cannabis sativa, the plant genus that is used to produce both cannabis and hemp. While there are more than 100 different cannabinoids identified by scientists, CBD and THC are by far the most extensively studied, and thus understood. Despite the fact that cannabis and hemp both contain THC and CBD, they effect the body differently. Cannabis contains a higher percentage of THC, which psychologically alters a persons mind when they smoke it or ingest its oil. On the other hand, hemp contains a much lower percentage of THC, which makes it non-psychoactive. In addition to CBD being the key to the wide variety of medic-
inal and therapeutic effects cannabis offers, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported a myriad of benefits of the chemical. The FDA approved the use of CBD oil for the treatment of rare conditions associated with epileptic seizures. The FDA also linked CBD to a reduction in anxiety. Researchers think it may change the way the brain’s receptors respond to serotonin, a chemical linked to mental health. These receptors are tiny proteins attached to cells
that receive chemical messages and help the cells respond to different stimuli. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, one study found that 600 milligrams of CBD helped people with social anxiety give a speech. “Personally, I use CBD oil when I’m feeling anxious. It helps calm me down,” said Mackenzie Kunkle, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “I also suffer from migraines, and sometimes the CBD relieves that pain for me.”
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Unlike cannabis or THC oil, high psychoactive percentage, it CBD is legally available and is not legal everywhere, and its easy to buy. Kunkle says she use is highly controversial. As of purchases the oil in the form 2018, there are nine states that of a vape cartridge on websites have legalized cannabis for recsuch as herbreational use. strong.com, These states are where the oil Alaska, Califoris also sold nia, Colorado, “... CBD oil has no in topical Maine, Massapsychoactive effects, thus, chusetts, Necreams and serums. The vada, Oregon, all 50 states legalized website even Vermont and offers CBD Washington. the recreational and products There are 46 medicinal use ... ” for pets. states that allow If you sufcannabis use for fer from acne, medicinal purCBD oil is poses only with also a common combat in fighting a qualified prescription from a chronic breakouts. The condition doctor. According to the Medium, is usually caused by inflammation there are still four states where and overworked sebaceous glands cannabis-derived CBD is comin the body. A 2014 study published pletely illegal for any type of usby the Journal of Clinical Investiga- age. These states are Idaho, Kantion found that CBD helps to low- sas, Nebraska and South Dakota. er the production of sebum that Besides the legality, there are leads to acne, partly because of its also many people that are against anti-inflammatory effect it has on the idea of using CBD oil for methe body. With this in mind, many dicinal purposes as they claim it young adults and teenagers turn simply has a mental placebo effect. toward this product as a source of But as stated above, there has been relief. But since it is technically le- proof of research that is in effect. gal, many people do not consider It’s always necessary to have a the controversy behind it all. clear understanding and awareHemp-derived CBD oil has no ness of the products that could psychoactive effects, thus, all 50 have potential risks and benefits. states legalized the recreational Therefore, before you attempt to and medicinal use of the prod- consume CBD, do some research uct. Conversely, being that can- to make sure you are getting the nabis-derived THC oil contains a oil from the safest source.
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For those of you that have expensive taste but don’t have the bank account to match, the struggle to dress well can get very real. Luckily, Topman — Topshop’s menswear branch — offers a 10 percent student discount just by entering your school, graduation date, netID and password to verify your attendance. By registering to get your student bean code you’ll unlock year-round savings of 20 percent off your entire purchase at Topshop in stores and online. By registering with Unidays, another site that requires school verification status, students are able
to receive a 20 percent discount at American Eagle Outfitters online and in-stores by verifying your student status. A 30 percent discount on your entire purchase when you check out at PrettyLittleThing is also available through Unidays. Colder weather is coming, which gives you an excuse to stock up on high-quality boots. Registering with unidays also gets 15 percent off your purchase at Dr. Martens. What a steal. How many of us can relate to holding off on an online order because of a shipping fee that makes the purchase seem just that much more expensive? Adidas has us covered, as students can obtain 15 percent off plus free shipping when you verify your current student status.
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DIVERSIONS
September 13, 2018
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Happy Birthday: Express your thoughts and feelings. Communication will be your ticket to success. Travel or a change of pace and attitude, along with gathering information and making life adjustments that will push you in a direction that encompasses your hopes for the future, should be your goal. You have much to gain by following your intuition and your heart. Your numbers are 2, 13, 23, 29, 33, 37, 42.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
Non Sequitur
Wiley
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Channel your energy where it will do the most good. Helping others will make you feel good. A change in the way you feel or an unexpected response from someone you are in a partnership with will leave you feeling uncertain. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make a move if it will enhance your life. An emotional situation should be dealt with using common sense. Do what’s best for everyone; you’ll come out on top. A challenge will bring you closer to someone you love. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be careful when dealing with institutions or while in unfamiliar places or situations. You’ll give or get the wrong impression if you aren’t savvy to the customs and traditions of the people around you. Ask questions if you are in doubt. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ve got swagger and charisma. Get out and socialize, network and entertain those you want to collaborate with personally or professionally. Improvements can be made that will enhance your life, relationships and standard of living. 5 stars
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do what you can and ignore how others react. It’s in your best interest to keep busy as well as to take better care of your health, wealth and reputation. Protect against bullies and those showing signs of instability. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Be creative in the way you approach projects, problems and people. Having a clear and concise plan in mind that you dress up with innovative ideas will grab the attention of someone who will contribute to and enhance your plans. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Refrain from meddling in someone else’s affairs. Concentrate on what’s expected of you, do what has to be done in order for you to live up to your promises. Being responsible will help you avoid criticism and interference. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll gain ground when it comes to getting what you want. Your experience and practical way of approaching situations will persuade others to help you reach your goals. Partnerships will take a positive turn that leads to new beginnings. 4 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Be reluctant to make a move because someone else does. Stand on your own two feet and do whatever is to your benefit. Accept the inevitable, regroup and head in a direction that will encourage growth and stability. 2 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep a low profile and don’t get sucked into following someone trying to take your money or influence you to try something that is excessive. Stick to what you know and trust, regardless of the temptation. Don’t take a physical risk. 2 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Travel, meetings and communication will encourage you to make an adjustment to your life that will result in greater stability and prompt you to revisit your relationships with others. Improvements will enhance your imagination and lead to innovative options. 4 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Be creative with your money, and negotiate on your own behalf. Settlements, contracts and financial gains can be made if you are innovative in the way you structure what you want to see happen. Know your opponents and your boundaries. 5 stars
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Universal Crossword ACROSS
61 Some soup pods
1 Stomached?
62 Strumming twins?
4 Foreign love? 9 Thicket of trees
DOWN
14 L. ___ Hubbard
1 Make it
15 Stir up
2 Tropical bird
16 DuPont fiber
3 Surround, old-style
17 Commissioned ropers
4 Highfalutin’
selling carpets?
5 Milk-maker’s sound
20 In a non-friendly manner
6 Sharer’s word
21 In other words, in Latin
7 Deploy
22 Not be constant
8 Cookbook offering
23 Like casino VIPs
9 Dominated someone
26 Insincere “service”
10 Eyes, to Shakespeare
29 Extremity
11 Novel feature
30 Cocooned bugs
12 Asian sauce
31 Assistant
13 Sunning triplets?
32 Stomached? (Yes, again)
18 Cleverly tricky
33 Seal for documents
19 Poem form
35 Loving to scratch?
23 “The First ___ the Deepest”
38 Camp transports
24 Break the seal
39 Japanese city
25 Some tropical fruits
43 React to a horror film
40 Has all rights to
27 Caesar’s last day
44 Leisurely strolls
41 Kingly English name
28 Dear family friend
46 Easily identifiable things
42 Cooking abbr.
30 Magazine unit
47 Numerical suffix
45 Artist Yoko
31 Turkish military title
48 Clumsy one
46 Huge banquets
32 Id’s counterparts
50 “Fool me ___ ...”
48 Shamu, for one
33 Film-rating units
51 Yankees and Red Sox, e.g.
49 Raccoon relative
34 Yuck- inducing
52 It says no to drugs
51 Expositions
35 When some start the day
53 Campaigned
52 Why tea is preferred in Paris?
36 Not guilty
54 Get under one’s skin
57 Let music move you
37 Ain’t correct?
55 Golf goal
58 Place over limply
38 Sound from a pigeon
56 One whose days
59 Chinese philosopher ___-Tse
41 Beehive or bun
60 Poker payments
42 Thing of little value
are numbered?
Yesterday’s Solution
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INVITATIONAL Rutgers continues to prepare for Big Ten championships in October sophomores this season after the Monmouth Kickoff last Saturday. As Robinson explained, this He believes they will do very well meet will be more of a preview for on the course, but even better when the Big Ten Cross Country Cham- they are competing at the Big Ten. pionships, which will be held in “Our freshmen and sophomores Lincoln on Oct. 28. won the freshmen/sophomore “We will definitely return to Lin- race, while the juniors and seniors coln for the Big Ten, but I want my were third overall out of the five team to see the course, run on the teams they ran against,” he said. course and get comfortable with When asked about captains for the course,” Robinson said. “I ex- the meet and who would be leadpect that six weeks from now, they ing the team, Robinson replied will have some familiarity with the with hesitation. course instead of an instant shock af“We are not electing any capter seeing it for tains this year. the first time.” “It’s a meet my team and We only have The Big one senior and I are very much looking five juniors Tens are by the far the bigwhile the majorforward to.” gest race of the ity of our team early season is sophomores JAMES ROBINSON for the team, and freshmen. Head Coach so preparation We decided to time begins as do something early as possible. different and established team leadRobinson also mentioned con- ers instead. They vary between the fidently how sophomore Olympia juniors and sophomores who try to Martin would be expected to lead control the freshmen and lead them the team during the race. during practices. Our juniors and “Martin was the team’s MVP last sophomores will lead us this year year, and she’s one of the top run- while the freshmen still need to deners in New Jersey. She’s training velop a bit more.” hard like everyone else, but is especially excited for Saturday,” he said. For updates on the Rutgers Robinson explained how he had women’s cross country team, follow high hopes for the freshmen and @TargumSports on Twitter. CONTINUED FROM BACK
Sophomore Olympia Martin was called the “MVP of last season” by her head coach for her performance last season for Rutgers. FACEBOOK
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Bills will start rookie QB Josh Allen against Chargers ASSOCIATED PRESS ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen has the big arm. He has the size. And, now, he has the opportunity to take over as Buffalo’s starting quarterback. Bills coach Sean McDermott said Wednesday the rookie will make his first career start on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Allen replaces second-year pro Nathan Peterman, who struggled badly in a 47-3 blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1. Peterman threw for 24 yards and two interceptions before being replaced by Allen in the second half. McDermott declined to elaborate on his thought process behind the decision, instead saying it was “the right move” for his team more than 10 times.
“I don’t feel the need, honestly, to elaborate,” McDermott said. “We talk a lot in-house about decisions and things and what we’ve got to do and the right move at the right time, and right now, with all respect to your question, this is the right move for us.” The move is a jarring and significant change for Buffalo, which planned on bringing along the strong-armed, raw
Rookie quarterback Josh Allen went 6-15 for 75 yards in his debut for the Buffalo Bills last weekend in a loss to the Baltimore Ravens. COURTESY OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
passer at a calculated and methodical rate before inserting him into the lineup. Chosen seventh overall this spring, Allen has ideal physical tools but has been considered a developmental prospect at the position. The Bills, however, were forced into making a change following one of the worst losses in franchise history. “Whoever’s the quarterback, we’ve got to roll,” running back LeSean McCoy said. “I’m confident in Josh. He’s very talented, he’s extremely smart, intelligent. So I’m happy with the move. Nate’s a good friend of mine, he had his shot. We’ve got to move on. That’s the type of business this is.” Allen did his best to downplay the significance of his first career start while acknowledging that it was a lifelong dream. “I’ve got game experience and now I’m just starting a game,” Allen said. “I’m just looking to do my job, try and be 1/11th of this team and this offense, and just help this team in any way possible to win football games.” “Obviously I’m super excited and thankful for the chance to be the starter of this team. This is something I’ve dreamed for a long time. But now that it’s here, come Sunday I’m just tr ying to do my job. I’m not tr ying to do too much. Trust in those
around me and ultimately tr ying to be the quarterback that this team needs.” Allen got a taste of regular-season action Sunday against Baltimore, entering the game when it was well out of reach in the third quarter. He showed some flashes while enduring his share of growing pains, completing 6 of 15 passes for 74 yards while being sacked three times. McDermott saw some positives in that time, noting Allen wasn’t overwhelmed by the circumstances. “I thought his command of the offense was there,” McDermott said. “There were some things that he did well in getting us in and out of the huddle. Those are the things you don’t take for granted when a young player’s out there. And then after the snap, executed fairly well at times, and there were other times where we need to execute better.” It’s not just the quarterbacks who struggled against Baltimore, however, and the Bills will need a lot more from their other positions to have any chance of rebounding against the Chargers. The Bills were blown out by Los Angeles last season, 54-24. That was Peterman’s first career start, when the QB tossed five interceptions in one half. Now the Chargers will face Allen in his first career start.
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ABSENCE Australian-native Yap has recovered over last year to make return to court took everything I said seriously. That was a big one, so I had to she was able to get evaluated by adjust what I was saying because someone, Yap was told that she a lot of times, people don’t underhad torn her MCL, which would stand my sarcasm.” Being an international student take 6 to 8 weeks to be training athlete comes in three parts. You back at full capacity. Sadly, after Yap had her MRI, have to be able to represent your the doctor gave her more unfortu- home nation, even when you study nate news — she had actually torn and train in the United States. You her ACL, medial and lateral me- not only have athletic duties, but niscus, on top of a bucket handle an academic career that prepares meniscus tear (tearing and flip- you for the future. Yap encompasses all of these ping her meniscus like the handle on a bucket). Her recovery time aspects with her summer spent turned into being between 9 and publishing a study and working in a catalysis lab as part of the Ares12 months. With two surgeries past, ty summer science program. “I work in carbon dioxide reYap went from not being able to straighten or bend her knee, to duction, so it’s basically where walking. She said that the second you take carbon dioxide, you run surgery was her breaking point, it through an electric chemical cell but alongside the help of the ath- and you turn it into more useful letic support staff, she persevered products,” Yap said, simplifying through hours a day in the train- her research over the summer. “We’ve had ing room. a few break“It took “In Australia, we are very throughs with me at least that … but it three or four laid back. We talk kind months before of differently. We’re very could be world stuff. I could even sarcastic, and I came here changing We’re going to walk properand people didn’t really keep at it and ly, but when we’ll see.” I was actually get my humor ...” Now that able to run, Yap is finalit was crazy,” KYRA YAP ly cleared to Yap said. “I Junior train normally don’t like runand has found ning, but I appreciate the fact that I can run some stability in her third year at Rutgers, her only goal this year is and do a lot more.” Tennis wasn’t actually the first to just play again. In regard to the sport that Yap started in — it was team, Yap is excited about a differgymnastics at the age of 6 or 7 ent team hitting the Big Ten stage years old that took up the bulk of this year. “I think we have a strong team her training at a young age. Her gymnastics career ended when this year,” Yap said. “We’ve got she broke two bones and decided some good freshmen, and I think it’s different. We have a good to join a safer sport. Yap wasn’t able to avoid an in- team atmosphere, so everyone jury through her collegiate tennis gets along … One of our team career, but that isn’t the only bar- goals was to make Big Tens berier that she’s faced throughout cause in tennis, they only take 10 her time as a Scarlet Knight— out of 14 teams, and I think there she’s also an international student have been a couple years where we’ve been 11th, so we really want athlete from Brisbane, Australia. “In Australia, we are very laid to make that.” back,” Yap said. “We talk kind of For updates on the Rutgers tendifferently. We’re very sarcastic, and I came here and people nis team, follow @TargumSports didn’t really get my humor and on Twitter. CONTINUED FROM BACK
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reen Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was held out of practice on Wednesday coming off a knee sprain that he suffered during Sunday night’s win over the Chicago Bears. Rodgers stated that his knee has been “pretty sore the last three days,” but has not given a status update for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. “I want to play obviously,” Rodgers said Wednesday to ESPN. “You’re just taking it one day at a time. See how it feels tomorrow and see how it feels Friday, Saturday and then hopefully ready to go Sunday.” Rodgers is coming off a stunning display of talent last Sunday. The Cal product went down after being sacked early in the second quarter with the Packers down 100. Rodgers was carted off the field with what looked like a serious knee injury.
But, the Super Bowl XLV champion and two-time league MVP returned in the third quarter and conducted a miraculous Packer comeback after the team was down 20-0. Rodgers threw for 273 yard and 3 touchdowns once he returned to the field, including throwing the game winning 75yard touchdown to wide receiver Randall Cobb with less than three minutes left to play. The Packers ultimately win the nailbiter 24-23. The comeback was the largest of his career. The Vikings are coming off an impressive win themselves. The debut of the newly acquired quarterback Kirk Cousins went well by most accounts, as the former Redskin threw 20 of 36 for 244 yards and 2 touchdowns—enough to lead the Vikings to a 24-16 win over the San Francisco 49ers. The win also handed 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo his first loss as a starter in his career.
Head coach Hilary Ritchie gains a fuller squad with the return of Yap to the active roster. The team ended the season 0-11 in the Big Ten and 5-15 overall. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2017
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“I went down and knew that something very bad had gone wrong.” — Junior tennis player Kyra Yap
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TENNIS YAP IS COMING OFF 2 SURGERIES ON HER KNEE
Yap returns to RU after year-long absence ALEX FABUGAIS-INABA CORRESPONDENT
From the competitions and results, there’s not much to be said about student athletes besides the points that they score and the stats of their game. But, it’s the stories that don’t get told that can be somewhat surprising in a world where wins and losses mean everything to a team. On the Rutgers women’s tennis team, junior Kyra Yap has been out of the picture for the last year. She’s been silently pushing through one of the most mentally and physically challenging injuries a collegiate athlete can have. “Last year, I remember it very clearly,” Yap said about the day she got injured. “It was the first of July. I was playing a tournament at UPenn over the summer, and it was a regular tournament. I didn’t think anything special was happening besides the fact that I was actually winning. I was running, just hit a shot and all of a sudden, it felt like I stepped on something and basically rolled my ankle, but it was on my knee. It was that same feeling. I went down and knew that something very bad had gone wrong.” At the time, Yap struggled to see a doctor because it was fourth of July weekend. When Junior Kyra Yap tore multiple ligaments in her knee last year and was unable to compete for Rutgers last season, but is now back and ready to join her fellow Knights on the court. TWITTER
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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY MARTIN SET TO CAPITALIZE ON SUCCESS FROM LAST SEASON
Knights travel to Nebraska for Invitational CAILEE OLIVER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In preparation for its highlight of the season in late October, the Rutgers women’s cross country team will be traveling to Lincoln, Nebraska to compete in the Greeno/ Dirksen XC Invite this Saturday. The Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Cross Country Invitational is co-hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University of Nebraska, and will be the second meet of the season for the Scarlet Knights. Starting off the season strong after the Monmouth Kickoff, head coach James Robinson is prepared like the rest of his team and ready to compete. “It’s a meet my team and I are very much looking forward to,” Robinson said. “The girls are getting ready with longer runs and workouts. From what I remember, the meet will host 30 institutions from all over the country and we are looking forward to meeting the competition.” Despite the race coming up, Robinson is more concerned with the advantages he believes the team will be taking out of the race. Besides winning, he wants the opportunity for the team to get familiar with the course. Head coach James Robinson has stated that he won’t be naming a captain for Rutgers this season with the majority of the team being underclassmen. THE DAILY TARGUM / JANUARY 2016 MLB SCORES
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CJ WERNEKE,
head coach of the volleyball team, has led Rutgers to the fourth best blocks-per-set average in the nation at 3.07. The stat is also second in the Big Ten, behind national leader Penn State, which blocks 3.45 shots per set.
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Iona College Meet of Champions
Dog Pound Challenge
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Tomorrow, All Day, Bronx, N.Y.
Tomorrow, 10 a.m., Storrs, Conn.
Tomorrow, 5 p.m., Yurcak Field
Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Ann Arbor, Mich.