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Dane Jensen is a graduate student at Rutgers conducting research in food safety. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Graduate students exploit research opportunities MAEGAN KAE SUNAZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER
“Why do girls feel they are not good at math?” “Why do they feel self conscious about their weight?” “Why do some people not vote?” These were some questions that perplexed Tsai-Yen Han. These questions led Han, now a graduate student in sociology and a teaching assistant, into research and ultimately into grad-
uate school. Although she has always been interested in human interactions and social regularity as an undergraduate, she felt as if she learned primarily from books and teachers. After she became a graduate student, however, she had the oppor tunity to research about how social structures shape an individual’s life, oppor tunities and feelings. SEE OPPORTUNITIES ON PAGE 5
Students build benches and tables in their “Self and Society in Virtual Contexts” class. They also create objects that fill virtual residential halls. These students have access to what is known as “Second Life.” “‘Second Life’ is like the Internet itself — you can do anything,” said Jacob Sanchez, a professor in the School of Communication and Information. Sanchez teaches “Self and Society in Virtual Contexts,” a course that has existed at Rutgers for several years as part of the Digital Communication, Information and Media minor, an interdisciplinary minor in the School of Communication and Information. The public has had access to “Second Life” for more than a decade now, but recently educators and business professionals have taken up the platform for new purposes. Mary Chayko, another professor in SC&I who administers the DCIM minor, said students in the minor learn how a variety of digital environments operate and how to be producers and leaders in them. All six of the minor’s courses are hybrid, meaning they all take place approximately half the time in the classroom and the other half in a variety of online spaces, Chayko said. This offers students great flexibility in scheduling. “Each course in the minor uses digital technology to examine
digital life in digital spaces, so it really is a perfect complement to any major, as students head out to make their mark in a digital world,” Chayko said. The course explores different aspects of identity and society by interacting with classmates once a week in the classroom and once a week as avatars in the virtual world, “Second Life.” Sanchez, who has been teaching the course at Rutgers for three years, said meeting in Second Life once a week allows him and his students to do
things that could not be done in t he classroom. The first four weeks of the course focus on group building projects, intended to help students learn the uses of “Second Life.” “It’s like an open world where you can go wherever you want and build whatever you want,” he said. “It’s really what you make of it.” Nadav Lipkin, a part-time lecturer who also teaches the class, said “Second Life” portrays a highly accurate representation the student SEE STUDENTS ON PAGE 6
“Self and Society in Virtual Contexts” is a class comprised of a virtual Rutgers campus that allows students to learn about “Second Life.” CARLEY ENS
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Rutgers alumna and feminist Jessica Valenti speaks about women and gender issues at Trayes Hall at the Douglass Student Center last night. TIANFANG YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Feminist aims to redefine rape JILLIAN PASTOR STAFF WRITER
A Rutgers graduate with a master’s degree in women’s and gender studies, Jessica Valenti, who founded the online community “Feministing,” is one of The Guardian’s 100 most inspiring women. Valenti addressed an almost-full Trayes Hall in the Douglass Campus Center yesterday during her presentation, called “Yes Means
Yes: Battling Rape Culture and Moving Towards a Positive Sexuality.” The goal was to spark a dialogue about battling rape culture and overcoming negative stigmas. An author and columnist, Valenti has written four books on feminism, politics and culture, according to her website. She is a frequent media commenter and has appeared on various television shows and networks such as The Colbert Report, CNN, MSNBC, PBS and the TODAY show.
Valenti’s books include “The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women,” “He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know,” among others. “The Purity Myth” was made into a documentary and won an Independent Publisher Book Award. Her books illustrate modern issues that women deal with regarding their SEE FEMINIST ON PAGE 6
Cow dung and glass bottles. These are the materials Jonathan Flowers used to build a house while on a 10-day civil ser vice trip to Tanzania at the end of his junior year in college. “You have to be selfless to do something like that,” he said. “It took me five minutes to process that it was cow s--- that I was touching. You really have to kind of get over yourself in a way.” Flowers, who spent his college career on the Rutgers-Newark campus, said the education he received is “unparalleled.” After graduating in May with a degree in psychology and women’s and gender studies, he moved to Pittsburgh to work in a free mental health clinic with the Mercy Volunteer Corps, a position he will hold for the next year. Listening to people’s life stories and making sense of the pieces is something Flowers enjoys, which is part of his reason for entering the mental health field. Elizabeth MacNeal, MVC’s communication specialist, said MVC’s aim is to
cultivate justice and mercy in the world with a network of volunteers who work in poor, marginalized cities around the United States and South America. “We work to engage our volunteers in a mission that is greater than themselves, a mission that recognizes the value and dignity of each person they meet throughout their time as a MVC volunteer,” she said in an email. MVC is about volunteers creating change in society, MacNeal said. Flowers is spending the next year at as a human ser vices coordinator at the clinic, which relies on volunteers. He will work with client intake, administer psychological assessments and determine treatment plans for clients. Flowers, who described Newark as his favorite city — an “honest” and “gritty” place — said moving to the predominantly white Pittsburgh is proving to be a hard adjustment. Service was something he knew he wanted to do after college, but the required two-year Peace Corps commitment was just too much of an investment. MVC attracted Flowers because it provides housing and SEE ALUMNUS ON PAGE 5
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Rutgers program helps double reading speed KELSEY WEIDMANN
ed in the course. The department has consistently received positive feedback from students, with the As the semester kicked off, satisfaction rate continually reachRutgers students have been loaded ing above 90 percent, Nowak said. “The most common feedback we with flyers about programs that can receive is that students are able to help them succeed academically. The “Speed Reading and approach their reading with greater Study Strategies” course, offered purpose, efficiency and confidence through the Division of Continu- as a result of taking the class,” Noing Studies, has proved its tech- vak said. Novak participated in a similar niques to improve comprehension program when he was a student actually work. Reading speed for difficult ma- and found it very helpful. One of his terial can be doubled in just two doctoral students said she wished weekends, said Richard Novak, vice she knew about the course earlier in her graduate president of the career because Division of Continuing Studies. “... Students are able to it helped her trePaul Nowak, approach their reading mendously. Both Nowak founder of Iris with greater and Justin StafReading, North purpose, efficiency ford, a teacher America’s largsupervisor at est provider of and confidence.” Institute of Readspeed-reading ing Developtraining, said RICHARD NOVAK ment, said they he wanted to Vice President of the Division of wished they had concentrate on Continuing Studies benefitted from speed-reading this course earlitechniques. er in their lives. “We wanted to focus on realistic speed-reading Improved reading skills would have techniques that would include com- assisted them on their high school prehension, not the overhyped kind exams, into their college careers of speed reading instruction that and beyond. Having learned from his own was commonly promoted on the Inexperience, Stafford makes a point ternet,” Nowak said. The non-credit course aims to to express the importance of the help students improve their reading course and transfer his wisdom to and comprehension skills, strength- his students. “I have told my students numeren their note-taking skills, memorize more efficiently and learn ous times that I wish I had taken the to analyze texts better in only two course sooner … as it would have made my years of high school and weekends, Novak said. Since its launch, more than 5,000 undergrad even more successful,” University students have participat- Stafford said. STAFF WRITER
Paul Nowak, founder of Iris Reading, North America’s largest provider of speed-reading training, instructs a classroom of students. COURTESY OF PAUL NOWAK The high standard of the program has been demonstrated by its positive satisfaction rate. This claim is supplemented by data recorded throughout the class, Novak said. To track their progress, they document each student’s reading speed at the beginning and the end of the course, Novak said. From that collected information they measure each student’s level of improvement. The program tests students through standardized exams similar to graduate level exams like the GRE and GMAT. They test comprehension through software called AceReader, Nowak said. Student and teacher feedback is taken into serious consideration and the course constantly evaluates itself.
“The last major update was in 2010, when we introduced a number of new texts,” he said. “We have continued to make small, supplemental changes since that time, but the core program remains the same.” The program is introducing another change: a memorization portion. Professors often tell students to memorize information, but they are rarely taught how to do it, Nowak said. As an extra incentive, these strategies are unique skills that could be added to a resume, Nowak said. The program, which is run through the Division of Continuing Studies, has been in place since 2003, when the department partnered with the Institute of Reading
Development, Novak said. A discount is offered year-round to all University students. According to their website, the class meets on two consecutive weekends, in three-and-a-half hour sessions. Being able to read quickly and study effectively is imperative for students, Stafford said, because reading is a skill people use their entire lives. There is always room for improvement. “As someone who has always been a strong reader and who routinely excelled in my education, I found these skills made me an even stronger student upon returning to graduate school … and now, 15 years later, I continue to use the strategies on a daily basis,” Stafford said.
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transportation, along with the opportunity to work with volunteers from all over. Flowers, who describes himself as nondenominational — spiritual, but not religious — had to come to terms with the fact that MVC is a religious organization. The nuns he has come into contact with are “some of the coolest people” and “so radical.” “We may have different views of certain topics,” Flowers said. “But there is a mutual respect we all share.” Flowers, who doesn’t hold steadfast to the Christian faith
he was raised in, now reads scriptures ever yday, but not just for personal growth. Since many of the people he works with in the clinic are Christian, he reads them in order to understand and better help them. In the future, Flower sees himself as a mental health counselor primarily for women and also talked about empowering the black community. Although he majored in psychology, Flowers said women’s studies was his niche. As a male, he has privileges that women will never have, and he hopes to be able to empower women to see their full potential.
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“As a graduate student, I not only learn, but contribute to the existing knowledge,” Han said. “I conduct research and my findings help all human beings learn more about one specific issue.” An advantage of research is being able to challenge the theories one learns in books and classrooms, she said. Han also discovered that research was not restricted to those in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Dane Jensen was an aspiring chef who realized the chef lifestyle wasn’t for him. But with his love of food still lingering, he decided to pursue a Ph.D. in food science. Jensen, now a graduate student conducting research in food safety, encouraged undergraduates to pursue researching topics within their field that fascinate them. His current research area involves studying surfactants,
antimicrobials, hand soaps and hand sanitizers. Prior to this, he was working on cross contamination between fresh produce, kitchen surfaces and hands. “Grad school has allowed me to learn more about an area that I’m really interested in, and I also felt that it opened up more employment options for me,” Jensen said. When designing and conducting research projects, students are trained to think critically — working to solve problems and interpret results. There are a variety of ways students can find research opportunities, such as emailing professors or teaching assistants inquiring if there are any research openings or browsing online in the University’s department websites. Students must start research early on as undergraduates to avoid the hardships associated with research as graduate student. Veronica Cavera, a graduate student and teaching assistant
“I think as a gay man, I kind of realize that the only group of people who have been more oppressed, present day, are women,” he said. Empowering others is no easy feat, and Flowers thought the task almost impossible at times. One way he tries to empower the black community he works with is by taking individuals on out-of-town errands with him. “It’s about taking them beyond the welfare and social security offices, to see trees,” Flowers said. There is a certain sense of pride that Flowers said this community has, a pride rooted in the idea that growing up in “the hood” and making it through to adulthood is, in itself, something to be proud of. “Tackling empowering black people … [it’s] not easy because so much of America is against the black race,” he said. “When people see a name that may
seem typically black, that person’s not going to be chosen for an inter view … they just don’t have the same opportunities.” Hannah Friskney, another MVC volunteer, graduated from Cincinnati Christian University in 2013 and is living with Flowers for the next year. From the moment Friskney moved to Kosovo with her family in the sixth grade, she knew she wanted to work in the social justice field, assisting people of different cultures. Falling in love with places around the world, she went on to travel to Haiti, South Africa and Cambodia during her high school and college years. In Cambodia, she worked with girls who were at risk for trafficking, teaching them English and assisting them with job training in a local restaurant. Friskney’s MVC placement is at a refugee resettlement agen-
cy, which aims to help refugees who come to Pittsburgh from a variety of countries, many from Nepal and Iraq. From the moment the refugees reach the airport, the volunteers stick by them, setting them up with housing, welfare, social security and, eventually, jobs. When she and Flowers moved in together, the two discovered their birthdays were a day apart, and celebrated their 23rd birthdays together in August, right after moving to Pittsburgh. Though she has only lived with Flowers for a little more than a month, she said they are already close. “He’s such a welcoming person, immediately upon meeting him he’s very engaging, cares a lot about people’s stories and experiences and their feelings,” she said. “And [he] never judges or criticizes, always empathizes.”
studying education, is involved in a number of projects dealing with anaerobic bacteria — a type of organism that does not need oxygen to sur vive — and how they grow in a biofilm. Cavera has also encountered her own share of difficulties with research in graduate school, mainly maintaining her social life, school life and family life balance. “It is tough,” she said. “You’re doing a lot of things. My first year here, I missed Thanksgiving and I missed Father’s Day because I was working. That hurts me quite a bit, and it hurts my family that I chose my work and career over them.” Cavera said being a woman in science adds to the uphill battle, but walking into a room full of Ph.D.’s who happen to be all men is empowering.
Cavera initially came to graduate school for microbiology, but uncovered her passion for teaching, which has led her to pursuing a degree in educa-
Undergraduates should get into research because of the opportunity to work with people in totally different fields. She once worked on a project with a chemist, a biochemist and people in pharmacy. “I know people who say, ‘I’m so smar t — I’m going to get a Ph.D.’ Yes, you are ver y smar t, but you’re smar t at one thing,” she said. “You need help from 15 other people to get the big picture.” Cavera said testing out research would be smart to figure out whether or not graduate school is the right decision. “Its ver y damaging when you work and work, then realize that you don’t like this — but you’re stuck,” she said. “Make sure you know what you want to do and that you’re doing it for the right reasons.”
“Grad school has allowed me to learn more about an area that I’m really interested in, and ... opened up more employment options for me.” DANE JENSEN Graduate Student
tion. She has taught courses in genetics, food science, foundations for biological sciences and general biology.
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center and grease trucks on the College Avenue campus. During the last eight weeks of the class, students go on “field trips” within the virtual world. They explore museums, malls, role-playing environments and dance clubs in “Second Life” and conduct ethnographic research in these areas. Sanchez said students are separated into groups that work together to qualitatively observe their virtual surroundings, conducting interviews with other avatars and forming case studies. All of this is put together into the final video project, which students upload and present within the “Second Life” world. With any digital technology, there is bound to be issues of connectivity and access, Lipkin said. Some students may not take the class because they do not have reliable Internet connection. Other than that, on-campus Internet access is fairly reliable, and these issues do not pose a major problem for students. “‘Second Life’ is not a perfect program, but if there were a better program, we would be using it,” Lipkin said. Chayko said some students might have a more difficult time adapting to a virtual world than others do.
“It takes a while to learn the mechanics of building virtual environments — it takes patience and creativity,” Chayko said. Sanchez said the first few times he and his students meet in person, he spends a lot of time instructing them on how to use “Second Life.” From there, in-person class meetings revolve around concepts of privacy, disclosure, identity, sexuality, economics and other theories relevant within virtual contexts, Lipkin said. The course is useful because it gives students the opportunity to collaborate with their classmates in both digital and physical environments, Chayko said. “It provides an interesting perspective on how identities and societies are actually constructed,” she said. There are many things to be gained in exploring digital environments of all kinds. Students develop skills and groups and form networks, which will give them a leg up when navigating the world of digital work and relationships. As digital networks like Facebook, Twitter and “Second Life” become an everyday part of life, digital relationships are falling into place. “In the future, I think a lot of people are going to find spaces like ‘Second Life’ very beneficial,” Lipkin said. “It’s just another way of learning.”
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sexuality. They also deal with topics like sexual assault and rape. “I am a feminist this month because a student and activist Emma Sulkowicz carries around a mattress to all of her classes in protest until her rapist is kicked out of her school,” Valenti said. Valenti hopes to redefine rape, saying that the word has been so distorted that it makes it difficult for sexual assault survivors to admit and report rape. She added that society tends not to believe victims.
The new definition of rape, she said, must include the acknowledgement of inequalities and discriminations in society, support of an enthusiastic “yes” and not just the absence of a “no,” and that the responsibility of the attack is on the rapist, not the victim. “I have hope because now Emma Sulkowicz does not carry the weight of the mattress around campus herself. Just as Emma got help carrying the literal weight of her rape around, everyone has to help carry the weight of gender inequalities and rape culture,” she
said. “Nobody should have to carry it on their own.” Valenti described that a cultural shift is what needs to happen in order to reach equality. She brought up the fact that when those working in legislation say something wrong, they are held accountable. Simmi Singh, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior, said feminism should be impor tant to ever yone. “I am from India, and the feminism is obviously very different there, but the values are all universally the same,” she said. Annie Batt, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, felt connected to Valenti. “I feel like I learn more from someone who is younger and more relatable, like Jessica,” Batt said.
SCARLET IN THE SKY The Scarlet Knight rides in a hot air balloon at this year’s Community Day, held yesterday at Passion Puddle on Cook campus. DAPHNE ALVA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Front Bottoms share tour experience, musical journey MICHELLE KLEJMONT PHOTO EDITOR
Despite touring in Europe and across the countr y, members of The Front Bottoms, an indie-folk-punk band with roots in Bergen County, can all agree the greatest place on Ear th is right here in New Jersey. Composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Brian Sella, drummer Matt Uychich, bassist Tom Warren and Ciaran O’Donnel on the keys, trumpet and guitar, the band headlined the Rutgers University Programming Association’s “Fall Kickoff Concert” at the Livingston Student Center Multipurpose Room, following artists Eagle Daddy and Ampersand. Though The Front Bottoms have rarely per formed basement shows since first star ting out, their per formances in venues of ranging size remain intimate and consistently bring an energy that pulses through the crowd. The band goes into performances with a positive mindset in hopes the audience will pick
up on their energy. During Friday’s show, the bond that formed between the band and fans was, without a doubt, strong. The set design included three large blow-up letters, TFB for The Front Bottoms, which were arranged out of order. Welcoming the band onto the stage, the audience chanted “BFT! BFT!” The Front Bottom’s distinct sound with unique add-ins fueled the energy in the crowd. Memorable, relatable lyrics college students could grab on to brought the energy to an even greater level. From the first beat of their opening song, “Skeleton,” the crowd erupted, pumping their fists and screaming the lyrics, as several people sur fed over. The crowd’s enthusiasm and involvement remained at a peak through ever y song. While on stage, the band interacted as intimately as possible with the audience, making sure to relate to what they were thinking. The band closed with “Twin Size Mattress,” a song that
Brian Sella, the band’s lead singer and guitarist, performs for RUPA’s Fall Kickoff Concert. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / PHOTO EDITOR
The Front Bottoms, an indie-folk punk band, performed Friday at the Livingston Student Center for a sold-out event. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / PHOTO EDITOR shows off the distinct style and sound that separates them from surrounding bands. It embodies what makes them special and what helped them on their continuous upward climb toward success. The band has recently garnered more attention than groups that inspired them, such as Bright Eyes and Brand New. “When people come to the shows and flip out … this is amazing. It feels wor th it,” Sella said. “To play with bands like Say Anything and Brand New, bands that we grew up on and inspired me personally … it’s incredible.”
Sella remembered their first show together at Oswego. On the first second of the first song, “Mountain,” Sella strummed the wrong chord and was of f track for the rest of the song. Since then, it seems the group has nearly per fected their stage per formance and has created an experience unlike any other, complete with inflatable wacky waving tube men, balloons, tambourines and genuinely good vibes. “Whenever I listened to music as a young thing, even now, it was like an escape for me to put on a song and listen
to it over and over again. … So I hope that I can, or we can, give that to somebody else,” Sella said. Regardless of who you are or what you’re interested in, there is a Front Bottoms song for ever yone. Their endearing, real and genuine lyrics convey universal feelings that make it easy for people to relate to and fall in love with their songs. Their dynamic, creative performance during their set at the RUPA “Fall Kickof f Concer t,” which contained a superb variety of old and new songs, earns five stars.
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obacco sales at CVS collected a total of $2 that’s known for its bad smoking habit, and now that billion a year. But beginning this month, we’re in the Big Ten, the administration has been payever y CVS across the nation is taking all ing even more attention to appearances. Seven of the tobacco products of f the shelves. It’s the sec- schools in the Big Ten have banned all smoking on ond-largest drugstore chain in the countr y and their campuses, and we hope Rutgers joins them. Of course, at a school like Rutgers, there are some the first to take this impor tant step in the campaign to end smoking. In addition, the company is pretty vague boundaries of where “on campus” ends launching a smoking-cessation campaign to help and where “off campus” begins (especially on the smokers quit and provide them with resources, College Avenue campus). But any steps to further the stigmatization of smoking in a college environsuppor t and medication to avoid relapsing. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Con- ment will help reduce it. Most people entering coltrol and Prevention, tobacco is “the single most pre- lege are 18 years old, and it’s generally a stage in our ventable cause of disease, disability and death in the lives where we’re willing to experiment with and try United States,” and 443,000 deaths are attributed to new things. But if the accessibility of cigarettes and tobacco use every year, including exposure to second- available places to smoke are restricted on campus, it could have a huge hand smoke. Smoking impact on already dwinisn’t cool anymore, and dling numbers of stuit looks like corporations “Everyone is aware of the health dents who are smokers. are finally realizing it hazards associated with smoking — The Rutgers Univertoo. Everyone is aware of the health hazards including most smokers — but as long sity Student Assembly associated with smokas there’s a steady and available supply, conducted the “What’s On Your Mind?” survey ing — including most there will continue to be a demand.” of the student body last smokers — but as long year and received 2,012 as there’s a steady and responses. Of these, 56 available supply, there percent said that they will continue to be a demand. Limiting accessibility to tobacco is probably would support a smoke-free Rutgers campus. 79 perthe best possible first step to take if we want to limit cent said they had not smoked in the past 30 days, its use. There are a lot of people who go to their local and 83 percent were not acquainted with smokers. CVS to get cigarettes, and now that it’s not an option From this survey, it seems to us that the general attitude among students toward smoking is not very anymore, smoking will be a lot more inconvenient. This is the same kind of approach we think Rutgers favorable, and most would be on board with a ban all should use to eliminate smoking from our campus, across campus. From giant companies such as CVS to college too. This May, the New Jersey Assembly advanced a bill that would ban smoking on all college campuses campuses across the country, the movement against in New Jersey. At Rutgers, smoking is already banned tobacco use is finally becoming more practical than inside all academic, residential and University-owned simple awareness campaigns. Sticking a Surgeon buildings, but it’s still allowed outdoors around cam- General’s warning on every pack of cigarettes clearly pus. We don’t think that banning it outside is a bad isn’t going to change anyone’s mind about smoking, idea at all. In fact, it would probably make a huge dif- but if more companies and institutions take action and ference in the prevalence of regular smoking among stop endorsing tobacco altogether, we might make students. We don’t want to be the kind of campus some more progress. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 146th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Commercial surrogacy presents priceless opportunities UNDER THE MICROSCOPE VANDANA APTE
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n recent years, infer tility has been on the rise. More women are going to professional or graduate schools and landing high-level jobs more demanding than the jobs the majority of women have held in the past. While this is great news for women’s empowerment, this is not-so-great news for their biological clocks. Women who have high-level positions are now deciding to put of f child rearing until their mid or late thir ties, when their fer tility levels are in sharp decline. Luckily for them, new assisted reproductive technologies can make it possible to have children later in life at a relatively low health risk. One such technology is known as surrogacy, where a woman agrees to carr y and give birth to a baby for another couple. There are two types of surrogacy: gestational and traditional. In gestational surrogacy, a couple’s sperm and egg are combined in a petri dish, and the resulting embr yo is implanted into the surrogate mother’s uterus. In traditional surrogacy, which is usually utilized when the woman in the couple tr ying to conceive is completely infertile, the sperm is combined with the surrogate mother’s egg in a petri dish, and the resulting embr yo is implanted into the surrogate mother’s uterus.
While these surrogacy procedures can be immensely helpful for infertile couples, single mothers and gay couples that want a child, commercial surrogacy, which occurs when the surrogate mother accepts financial compensation for carr ying the baby, is a point of great debate. One of the primar y arguments against commercial surrogacy is that it is ver y similar to the concept of prostitution. After all, a woman is exchanging her natural reproductive function for payment. Many claim commercial surrogacy robs
technology is expensive) is much less hazardous than prostitution. I can see some validity in the statement that commercial surrogacy can be, in certain instances, demeaning to a woman — not necessarily because she is commoditizing her natural reproductive function, but because commercial surrogacy can be financially coercive. Many poor women, especially those in developing countries who are desperate for money, find commercial surrogacy attractive, and when women are desper-
“Commercial surrogacy should not be banned altogether — especially using the argument that it ‘takes away women’s dignity.’ While surrogacy does have the potential to take advantage of certain women, the creation and implementation of laws that regulate surrogate motherhood contracts can easily eradicate this concern.” women of their dignity by commoditizing a woman’s uterus and belittling her status to that of a mere “human incubator.” While at first glance commercial surrogacy might seem to resemble prostitution, further analysis reveals they are quite different. For one thing, prostitution is sex without reproduction, while surrogacy is reproduction without sex. While pregnancy is not free from health risks, the entire process of becoming a surrogate mother by signing contracts with lawyers and well-to-do couples (the
ate for cash, taking advantage of them is easy. It is certainly morally challenging that the poor are disproportionately at risk for such exploitation. For instance, poor women might be willing to settle for less-than-average compensation and sign contracts that rob them of money in the event the baby dies. The emotional rollercoaster surrogate pregnancy creates — where women have to nurture the baby and see it through to birthing only to then give it up — can be equally difficult. Thus, there should be laws in
place that make the terms of surrogate motherhood contracts more universally fair than they are currently. However, I also believe surrogate motherhood has the potential to empower women. Surrogate motherhood gives women who are stuck in an abusive relationship the ability to gain their financial independence. Many women are not well educated and are, therefore, unable to find jobs. However, since surrogacy is a viable job for any fertile woman, commercial surrogacy gives a wide range of women the opportunity to support themselves. Furthermore, surrogacy enables pregnancies and delivers babies to people who truly want children in their lives, whether they’re infertile women or gay couples. Commercial surrogacy should not be banned altogether — especially by using the argument that it “takes away women’s dignity.” While surrogacy does have the potential to take advantage of certain women, the creation and implementation of laws that regulate surrogate motherhood contracts can easily eradicate this concern. In fact, commercial surrogacy is a great opportunity for women to gain dignity and independence. Letting a woman do what she wants with her body is the greatest empowerment of all. Vandana Apte is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore majoring in biotechnology with a minor in public health. Her column, “Under the Microscope,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
Conservatives must join movement for climate change COMMENTARY SERGIO ROJAS
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n Sunday, Sept. 21, the world’s largest climate change march to date is scheduled to take place in New York City. “The People’s Climate March,” as it is known, hopes to draw attention to the issue of climate change to world leaders at the upcoming United Nations summit by showing them that climate change is no longer an issue that can merely be put on the backburner. Framing the march as “the people’s” was a smart move on the part of the organizers, emphasizing that this is an issue that requires the attention of all people from all walks of life and corners of the globe. I agree with this sentiment, and would like to encourage people to try to attend the march — specifically individuals who define themselves as conservatives, or at least have conservative positions on policy issues. Today in the United States, action on climate change has been framed as a liberal cause and is closely associated with the Democratic Party. This is not without reason, as the Republican Party has pushed back against many of President Obama’s climate change initiatives over the last five
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years, and there are not many vocal conservatives speaking out about climate change. Looking at history, however, demonstrates that environmental concerns and causes are not divorced from conservatism or the Republican Party. President Theodore Roosevelt was a champion of the conservationist movement, aimed at preserving this country’s natural resources and forests from human overuse.
Even looking at recent years, one can see that inaction on climate change cannot be blanketed upon the entire conservative movement. There is a strong movement of “evangelical environmentalism” (evangelical Christians are a key part of the Republican voter base) with organizations such as the Southern Baptist Convention, the Evangelical Climate Initiative, and the Evangelical Environmental Network all ac-
“Proof that conservatism — both in the past and the present — is deeply intertwined with environmentalism should encourage people today who consider themselves conservatives to learn about the threat of climate change.”
President Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency. Even Barry Goldwater, the father of the modern American conservative movement, who believed the powers of the government should be strictly limited, conceded in his 1970 book “The Conscience of a Majority” that people had a “right” to a clean and livable environment and that the government should provide that right by being a steward to the environment.
knowledging the threat of climate change and calling for action to save the planet from it. Proof that conser vatism — both in the past and the present — is deeply intertwined with environmentalism should encourage people today who consider themselves conser vatives to learn about the threat of climate change. They should demand action from the elected leaders that represent them, notably in the Re-
publican Party. I would argue that none of the three pillars that have unified the conser vative movement for the past 30 years —namely, social issues, national security and free market principles — benefit from denying or being inactive on the issue of climate change. Socially, climate change can be seen as a pressing issue to save and preser ve God’s earth as mandated by the Bible. In terms of national security, climate change and its effects are already destabilizing vast regions of the world, and just this year a group of retired Navy admirals released a report citing rising sea levels due to climate change as a pressing national security issue. Lastly, it is in the best interests of innovative capitalists and entrepreneurs to tr y their hand at renewable energy technologies and thus tap into potential new markets. It is time for all conservatives and Republicans to join with liberals and Democrats to find a way to save our planet from climate change’s devastating effects. I invite them to start on Sept. 21 by attending the “People’s Climate Change March.” Sergio Rojas is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in journalism and media studies and history. He is president of College Republicans at Rutgers University.
QUOTE OF THE DAY In the future, I think a lot of people are going to find spaces like ‘Second Life’ very beneficial. … It’s just another way of learning.
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- Professor Nadav Lipkin, who teaches a course titled “Self and Society in Virtual Contexts,” on using “Second Life” in the course. See story on FRONT.
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Today’s Birthday (09/18/14). Thoughtful planning eases your journey this year. Pinch pennies and stash the change. Blast your story to your peeps. After 12/23, begin a new homebody phase for the next few years. Remodel for changes, and support your family. Share dreams and fantasies with your partner, building into springtime romance. Love goes viral. 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 an 8 -- Make practical plans for home improvement. Have your space nurture your well-being. Discipline produces results. Take responsibility for something that hasn’t been working. Provide great service without talking about it. Action goes farther than words. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Words contain hidden meanings. It’s not all apparent at first glance. Focus on new procedures and old standards. Take it slow to avoid mistakes. Meeting your deadlines increases your value. Others see your logic. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -Today is an 8 -- Avoid gabbing and put your back into your work, except to discuss methods and procedures with co-workers. Make hay while the sun shines. Write up the details. Count your wages after. Redeem your coupons. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -Today is an 8 -- Continue to get personal thoughts down on paper. Carry a journal. Circumstances dictate your destination. Your experience is appreciated. It might be wise to get assistance if a communication’s not getting through. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Balance work with rest. There’s plenty of action to dive into. Take it on like an endurance race. Thoroughly plan the route. Discuss the potential (and fees) in private. Keep variables hidden. Bring along a companion. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Your confidence is contagious. Look to your career future, and hang with friends in the business who can teach you. Experience pays. Follow the rules. Keep practicing, and get coaching. Streamline your routine.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- It could get chaotic. Rest your mind somewhere quiet for sudden insight. In a clash between art and utility, find a way Dilbert Scott Adams to be creative without sacrificing functionality. Accept assistance. Friends show you the rules. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 7 -- Take a trip with a FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 friend. Explore as you work together. It could involve a difficult Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle assignment, or a challenge. Invest Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis in efficiency. Commitment and faith are your most valuable gifts. ACROSS 1 Scavenging Rest frequently. seabird Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) 4 “You gotta be -- Today is a 7 -- Event planning kidding me!” takes priority. Discover new reg9 “Cast Away” star ulations or costs. Make sure you 14 With 12-Down, Rodin sculpture have your facts straight. Invest in Doonesbury Garry Trudeau 15 “__ the big deal?” your business. This is what you’ve 16 Bustling been saving for. Don’t say any17 Sound that may thing now. Love blossoms. You’re be averted by never alone. holding one’s Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -breath 18 “Take your time” Today is a 7 -- A moment of con20 Machu Picchu troversy brings you strength. Heed dweller words of wisdom from afar. Talk FOR RELEASE 22 Mashed taro, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 about money only with the one mostly who shares it with you. Creative 23 Promising wordsDaily Crossword Puzzle Los Angeles Times ideas emerge at home. Get outside 24Edited 1993 film loosely by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis based on the and walk together. Jamaican Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- ToACROSS bobsled team day is an 8 -- Lively communica1 Scavenging 27 Cry seabird tions abound. Assuming leader28 Graphic 4 “YouHour gotta be FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 Happy Jim and Phil ship means learning to delegate beginning? FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 kidding me!” 29 Sass (especially if the job is difficult). 9 “Cast Away” star Angeles By JulianCrossword Lim 9/18/14 Times Daily Puzzle 32 Watch carefully You’re gaining expertise. The 14 With 12-Down, LosLos Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle 34 Equipped Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis 64 Site site old way can still work. Build the Wednesday’s Puzzle Solved Rodin sculpture by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis 36Edited __ wave FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 15 “__ RELEASE the big deal?” practical platform for future work. 37 Beginning DOWN ACROSS 16 Bustling Sign papers. Get outdoors. ACROSS auspiciously ... 1 Moral code 1Times Scavenging 17 Sound that mayDailylike Crossword Puzzle Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) --Los Angeles 1 Scavenging 18-, 24-, 462 Safari sight seabird be averted by Norris and Edited by Rich Lewis seabird andJoyce 55-Across? Today is a 7 -- Have fun with 3 Colorful candy 4 “Youone’s gotta be holding 4 “You kidding gotta beme!” 40 Works on, as since 1847 your partner. It doesn’t need to breath kidding me!” ACROSS 4 Grass bristle 9 “Cast Away” star homework involve a lot of talk. Support 18 “Take your time” 9 “Cast Away” star 41 Vocalist Vannelli 1 Scavenging 5 Throw togetherSEPTEMBER 18, 2014 FOR RELEASE 14 With 12-Down, 20 With Machu Picchu each other to pursue a passion. 14 12-Down, 42 Heavy reading? seabird 6 Georgia’s __Rodin sculpture dweller FORBibb RELEASE 18, 2014 Invest in greater efficiency. Rodin sculpture 43 Ukr., once 4 “YouPay gotta be County SEPTEMBER 15 “__ the big deal?” Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle 22 “__ Mashed taro, for it with your own money. Grab 15 big deal?” 44 Disney World kidding me!” 7 Enjoyed some 16the Bustling mostly Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle 16 Bustling visitor’s airport, 9 “Cast Away” star a good deal. home cooking 17 Soundwords that may 23 Promising
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ASSISTANT Ancin first received notice via email that RU was looking for keeper coach CONTINUED FROM BACK
special,” Ancin said. “They all have been working hard with me on and off the field gives [goal- since I’ve been here, and I can keepers] the specialized attention just applaud them for that because they deser ve, and he’s doing a they’ve been working their tails off in here.” ver y good job of it.” Freshman Casey Murphy, Overseas in England, Ancin received an email from O’Neill ask- who holds a 4-1 record as the ing if he was interested in working team’s star ting goalkeeper with with the goalkeepers on the team. three shutouts and a .824 save Ancin was playing profession- percentage, has taken advantage al soccer at the time, but a battle of finally having a goalkeeper with a nagging shoulder injur y trainer on staf f. “Lubos has been awesome so combined with an of fer for what he called his “dream job” had far,” Murphy said. “Not having a goalkeephim packing his er trainer for bags and book“I think, overall, the group the first bit of ing a plane tickpreseason was et back to the of goalkeepers here at tough, but he United States. Rutgers is special. They all came right in As a goalmade an keeper for the have been working hard... and impact on our Rutgers men’s since I’ve been here.” training level soccer team and really has from 2003-2005, LUBOS ANCIN helped the goalAncin became Assistant coach keepers a lot.” acquainted with Ancin admitO’Neill, who ted that while was then the assistant coach, and Ryan, then a playing in a talent-laden Big East during his time at Rutgers was apteam captain. “To be able to come back to pealing, the draw of the Big Ten Rutgers — it’s great,” Ancin said. takes his excitement as a colle“It’s something I always wanted giate coach at his alma-mater to a to do, and it’s the path I wanted to whole new level. “It’s just great to experience all take. When Rutgers came knocking … an opportunity like that you the schools, the conference overall and all the fans and ever ything,” just cannot pass.” Ancin has wasted no time Ancin said. “I feel it’s a great opworking with the goalkeeping portunity for not just us as a coachcorps upon his hiring. Based on ing staff, but for the players mostly his first impressions of the goal- … to enjoy that and take as much keepers on staf f, Ancin said he from it as [they] can.” was impressed with the group’s For updates on the Rutgers womcollective talent level. “I think, overall, the group of en’s soccer team, follow @Targumgoalkeepers here at Rutgers is Sports on Twitter.
Head coach Kyle Flood said Goodwin is right in the mix at running back this week in practice, but it is still unclear how the reps will be distributed against Navy. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
BACKFIELD Flood says Goodwin is at full strength, 100 percent this week in practice CONTINUED FROM BACK The sophomore is now ready to par ticipate against Navy. “He’s healthy now,” Flood said. “He was limited last week in practice a little bit, but now he’s back 100 percent and should get all the practice time in this week, and I would expect him to play.” With a new weapon in the backfield, it leaves one to wonder what will happen with the other running backs that have been productive this season, namely sophomore Desmon Peoples and junior Paul James.
James is one of the top running backs in the nation and has been a star ter since the second game last season. Peoples has been ef fective as a change-of-pace and feature back for the Knights, impressing since spring ball. Flood assured that James and Peoples will remain the top two backs, but said Goodwin will get snaps without taking away from any of the two players. “I think as we get into the game plan and we get a little fur ther into the week, we’ll star t to figure out how the reps will be doled out,” Flood said. “All three guys are talented guys and all three guys can help us move the ball. I think we will have to utilize them.” Flood said that beyond a oneweek season, any of the Knights’
positions are liable to change depending on the need for the game plan that week. “It wasn’t said that I was going to be at corner for the rest of the season. It was always open to return back to running back,” Goodwin said. “You always have to stay focused for any change the coaches make. I’m just tr ying to help the team out.” But Goodwin admitted he is happy with the switch. “I was excited. I missed playing running back a little bit and it was good news for me,” Goodwin said. “I feel like I’m settled here after we talked about it. I would prefer offense, though.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @TylerKaralewich and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
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SCHEDULE Schedule proposal would extend season into spring with 25 total games CONTINUED FROM BACK team’s next opponent, Indiana head coach Todd Yeagley, have backed a solution which attempts to improve the current college system, according to TheSoccerObserver.com. The proposal is a 25-game season, split between the fall and spring semesters, with conference championships held in May and the College Cup in June. The goal of the proposal is to better player and team development without effecting student athlete’s academic duties. Senior midfielder Nathan Bruccoleri is in favor of the proposal. “It’s awesome,” Bruccoleri said. “I mean, I wish I could be here for it, but I think it’s better for college soccer in general because … it’s just more realistic in terms of how soccer works, how people play the game, and it’s not like football where you play once a week or something like that. We’re playing two, three games a week, and it’s really intense on our bodies.” The perks of an extended season are plentiful. Players would play throughout the school year instead of a condensed three- to four-month schedule. The plan also provides a better training atmosphere for players who aren’t quite ready to make the jump to the pros yet. Sophomore midfielder Erik Sa is one of those players, playing for and captaining the New York Red Bulls’ U-18 academy team before attending Rutgers. Having been used to playing a full 10-month season with the
September 18, 2014 academy, Sa feels the extended season would be beneficial to every players’ overall development. “A lot of the practices, you can’t do too much because you have a game the next day or you had a game the night before,” Sa said. “So you just become a better player in those 10 months because you’re getting more and better training, and that’s the biggest thing I think.” While the proposed plan — which would take effect from August 2016 if adopted, according to TheSoccerObserver.com — has plenty of upsides, there are some questions that remain. One includes having to possibly share facilities with spring teams for programs without a designated soccer area to practice. Another is the impact the change would have on the MLS draft, which is held every January, a month after the regular college soccer season ends. “There are a lot of pros and cons to both sides of it,” said head coach Dan Donigan of the proposed change. “There’s so many other things as far as you know kids that are graduating, or try-
ing to graduate in December and the MLS Draft, you know are they leaving midseason? Like how is that going to work? So there is a lot to think about and a lot to consider when you’re trying to figure out what you’re going to support.” Despite the questions that remain around the proposal, Donigan does feel the proposed plan is more beneficial to the players and their development. “No doubt about it, it would probably help the development of the players on the field, I’m sure it would alleviate some of the academic issues as well if you’re not playing too many mid-week games so kids aren’t missing classes,” Donigan said. “So again there are a lot of pros and cons. … I’m not ready to decide whether it’s good or bad, I’m just trying to learn and listen and educate myself, along with every other coach, to help us gain a voice that’s going to make a good decision for our student athletes.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @SeanStewartRU and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Sophomore midfielder Erik Sa was captain of the U-18 Red Bulls academy team before deciding to enroll at Rutgers. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
TENNIS BROWN INVITATIONAL
Invite offers final preparation for year MARQUEL INGRAM
to use the Friday tournament as a way to get on a hot start. But she realizes that can be an Sept.19 is almost here — the arduous challenge and understands date that marks the start of the how plans may not come to fruition regular season for the Rutgers ten- due to the nature of the game. “Obviously, the first match realnis team. After many days dedicated to ly sets the tone for the season, so conditioning, footwork, forehands everyone hopes to play well,” Lee and backhands in practice, the sev- said. “We are all hoping for good en-girl team will face its first test results [on Friday] because that tomorrow in Providence for the an- would really set the tone for the rest of the season.” nual Brown Invitational. Getting off to a strong start Rhode Island, Boston College and host team Brown are the no- would be ideal for the Knights. One way to do this is to adjust table schools competing in the to the recent tournament. rule changes Despite the “I don’t think our goals regarding doumarquee oppoplay. nents the Scarhave really changed, but ble-match The NCAA let Knights will this first match is a good implemented face from the a new format Northeast, their start to know what we this year. This goals and exseason will pectations have need to work on.” not have an not weakened. ad — advanInstead, MARIAM ZEIN tage scoring they’ll base Junior — and only them on their six matches performance at the Rhode Island-held invitational will be played. In previous years, the structure called for an ad and and beyond. “I don’t think our goals have eight games. It will be a huge adjustment, really changed, but this first match is a good start to know what we according to some members of need to work on,” said junior Mari- the team. “I pretty much like and respect am Zein. “So our expectations will change going into our next matches almost all aspects of the game,” said because, obviously, they’ll be more sophomore Farris Cunningham. “I competitive and higher spirited. think the new format for college We’re going to be playing against tennis, no ad and only six games harder competition, so expecta- for doubles, is quite troubling. As tions will be higher, but I think our players of this sport, we grew up goals through the season will be to playing with ad and to eight games in doubles, and we’re finding it both win a lot of matches.” While Zein sees the invitational exciting and challenging to adjust as an opportunity to correct mis- to the new format.” takes to do better later on, others For updates on the Rutgers tensee it differently. For members on the team like nis team, follow @TargumSports freshman Chloe Lee, it’s paramount on Twitter. CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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September 18, 2014 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK NAVY LEADS NATION WITH 402 RUSHING YARDS PER GAME
Sophomore safety Delon Stephenson will see action at linebacker in the Knights’ special defensive alignments for Navy. The Midshipmen run a triple option offense and lead the nation in rushing, averaging 6.6 yards per carry and 402 yards per game. Head coach Kyle Flood is pleased with Stephenson’s progress. SHAWN SMITH
Safeties prepare for role in second level of Rutgers’ defense GREG JOHNSON SPORTS EDITOR
Delon Stephenson remembers facing South Brunswick’s version of the triple option offense back in high school, but that has not simplified things for the sophomore free safety this week. Set to be an integral piece in the Rutgers football team’s defensive alignments Saturday against Navy, Stephenson says preparation for perhaps the best triple option offense in the nation has been tireless. “You’ve just got to watch a lot of film, and just pay attention to your keys and your assignments and keep your eye on your man — things like that,” he said. “In practice, it’s not the same speed as in the game. [Navy’s] been running this offense for so long now, so it’s probably going to move like 20 times faster in the game with all the motions and everything going on.”
Along with sophomore Davon Jacobs and senior Johnathan Aiken, Stephenson is part of a rotation of free safeties that will reside primarily in the second level of the Scarlet Knights’ defense as linebackers this week. Wrinkles to Rutgers’ base defense will include packages with only one high safety and two corners, Stephenson said. Other tweaks to Rutgers’ traditional 4-3 personnel remain to be seen. It is all part of an effort to slow down Navy’s steady diet of rushing attempts, as the Midshipmen lead the nation with 61 rushing attempts for 402 yards per game. “Navy has a special offense, so we can’t really play the traditional style of defense we would normally play,” said senior strong safety Lorenzo Waters. “We kind of have to adjust for the amount of times they run the ball.” With the runs coming from multiple angles, swift reads, com-
munication and tackling inside the box will be imperative. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Stephenson is often touted as one of the Knights’ most versatile defensive backs. Meanwhile, the 6-foot, 195-pound Jacobs has
“Navy has a special offense, so we can’t really play the traditional style of defense we would normally play.” LORENZO WATERS Senior Strong Safety
experience playing outside linebacker last season. Head coach Kyle Flood said Stephenson, Aiken and Jacobs are all embracing the added responsibilities, which is especially critical with senior middle line-
backer Kevin Snyder facing a lower body injury. “If you embrace the role, you’ll study the details. If you study the details, you have a chance to play with speed,” Flood said. “And if you have a chance to play with speed, you have a chance to make the plays.” But even though Navy only has 19 passing attempts this season, the Knights are well aware that quarterback Keenan Reynolds has the ability to throw it when least expected. “Any team that runs the ball that much, when they do throw the ball it’s normally a big play because you’re banking so heavily on the run,” Waters said. “It’s just important that you stay focused, you don’t get lulled to sleep.” *** Flood said Wednesday’s practice featured more physicality and hitting than usual during a game week.
“I think it’s the only way you can really gauge how well you’re defending what [Navy does] on offense,” Flood said. “I’m pleased. I think there’s a lot of focus out there. It’s going to take us all the way until game time to be ready because you’re trying to simulate what a team does and they’re the best in the world at what they do.” *** Other game preparation for Rutgers this week has included a series of cut-blocking drills to prepare for Navy’s stout offensive line. “In most weeks, we wouldn’t be on the ground during the week. But this is a week where we have to,” Flood said. “You have to cut, you have to tackle — you have to do all those things just to get ready. And there’s some risk involved. But if you don’t do it, you won’t be ready.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @gregp_j and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “When Rutgers came knocking ... an opportunity like that you just cannot pass.” — Rutgers women’s soccer assistant coach Lubos Ancin, who was hired Sept. 4
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FOOTBALL GOODWIN SWITCHES BACK TO OFFENSE AFTER STARTING SEASON AT CORNERBACK
Sophomore returns to triad in backfield TYLER KARALEWICH ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Justin Goodwin eyed Washington State quar terback Connor Halliday as he took a three-step drop, forcing an interception at the season opener. For the Rutgers football sophomore, the turnover was momentous, marking first career interception in his first star t at cornerback after switching from running back in training camp. For Goodwin, his triumph was dif ficult but rewarding. “It was a lot faster for me. I guess if you switch sides of the ball there are dif ferent tempos … so it’s definitely faster,” Goodwin said. “It was pretty exciting [getting an interception] for the first time.” Head coach Kyle Flood announced last week Goodwin would be switching back to running back coming of f an injur y and preparing for a shor t week. Senior fullback Michael Bur ton is excited to have another threat in the backfield behind him and happy to have Goodwin back in the running back room. “It’s awesome having him back. He’s a good kid and a great player,” Bur ton said. “It’s just another weapon that we have in the backfield right now and he’s doing a great job. He’s learned all the stuf f and he’s ready to go.” While Goodwin did not play last Saturday against Penn State, he did practice, Flood said. Sophomore running back Justin Goodwin said he was happy to return back to offense after beginning the season as one of the starting cornerbacks. Goodwin joins a tandem of running backs who have had success this season. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
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MEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER ANCIN REPLACES O’NEILL AS GOALKEEPER COACH
Freshman finds comfort in net from keeper assistant GARRETT STEPIEN
While O’Neill’s staff managed to work with the goalkeepers on the roster throughout August, the head coach wanted more extensive and individual work. With that in mind, he hired Lubos Ancin. One of the factors that led to the addition of Ancin to the staff on Sept. 4 was his ability to work on the players’ development on and off the field. O’Neill voiced player development on and off the field as his primar y mission as head coach, making the Ancin hire a nice fit. “What makes a good coach is the good understanding of people, the good understanding of a position. And it was important for me to have someone on staff that was not only good at their position, but he also has a ver y good knowledge of the game in general,” O’Neill said. “… His number one goal of the development of our goalkeepers
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Entering the 2014 season, head coach Mike O’Neill had just about ever ything in place in terms of his staff and players. After being promoted in late July, O’Neill scrambled to ensure the Rutgers women’s soccer team did not miss a beat, for the urgency of increased preparation as the inaugural Big Ten season moved closer. Although the Scarlet Knights capped their preseason on two promising wins in scrimmages against West Virginia and Villanova and went 3-0 to start the season after defeating Seton Hall on Sept. 3, a piece was still missing. At that point, O’Neill only had two assistant coaches: associate head coach Meghan Ryan, a former Rutgers defender in her seventh year on the coaching staff, and Tricia DiPaolo, a volunteer assistant.
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Possible alter in schedule excites players SEAN STEWART CORRESPONDENT
Head coach Mike O’Neill hired assistant coach Lubos Ancin back on Sept. 4. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
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Is college soccer becoming irrelevant? That is the question many journalists and soccer analysts have started to ponder when it comes to United States soccer youth development, with the growth of Major League Soccer youth academies becoming a main focus. In an attempt to replicate the success of European and South American countries in player development, youth academies have stepped into the forefront, with college soccer being shoved into the background. But a number of top college coaches, including that of the Rutgers men’s soccer
DAVID GRECZEK,
sophomore goalkeeper, leads the Big Ten in saves and saves per game six matches into the season, averaging five a game. Greczek made three saves Tuesday, giving him 138 saves for his career so far.
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