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Rutgers Club opens bar at Livingston Commons CHRISTIAN ZAPATA NEWS EDITOR
All students have access to the Rutgers Club but only those with a membership and who are over 21 can purchase alcohol. The club moved to the second floor of the Livingston Dining Commons last year after being on the College Avenue campus. RUTGERS.EDU
Students, especially those living on Livingston campus, now have more choices for weekday and weekend afternoon plans. The recently renovated Rutgers Club on top of the Livingston Dining Commons features state-of-the-art video and teleconferencing system, bar, meeting spaces, an outdoor balcony and approximately twice as much space as its previous location on the College Avenue campus, according to an article from Rutgers Today. The bar, which makes use of the room’s high ceilings, serves signature drinks such as “Rutgers in Your Blood” made with juice from
blood oranges and the “Scarlet Tito-rita,” according to the article. Students over the age of 21 are eligible for five-year memberships at the club at a $1 yearly-rate. While the club is open to all Rutgers students, they must have a membership in order to purchase alcohol. A membership at the Rutgers Club comes with menu items crafted by award-winning chefs, access to exclusive events, buffet specials, access to the bar with up to nine guests at a time and reciprocity with more than 100 University clubs throughout the world, according to the official site. “I like to think of it as the living room of Rutgers—New Brunswick SEE BAR ON PAGE 4
Bear saliva found to have life-saving use CLAIRE LACY STAFF WRITER
A team of scientists from Rutgers contributed to discovering a way to use saliva from an East Siberian brown bear to test potentially lifesaving antibiotics. With this recently discovered method of testing antibiotics, bacterium from a wild animal’s mouth is tested to see if it contains harmful bacteria. In the study with the brown bear, its saliva samples were placed in oil droplets and machines sorted through them until one was
found without bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus. “Placing single species of bacteria in droplets allows us to monitor their responses to various insults, such as antibiotics, while avoiding interactions in complex microbiomes, such as our own. Our method should allow us to test how our microbiome responds and changes when various drugs are administered,” said Konstantin Severinov, co-author of the study and professor in the Depar tment of Molecular Biology and Biochemistr y at the University.
When examining the saliva sample from the bear, scientists discovered that an antibiotic called amicoumacin stopped the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, according to the experiment’s study. Exotic sources of microbiota, such as that of bear saliva, are unexplored resources for discovering antibiotics, according to the study’s abstract. “The bear was chosen largely because it was captured way out in the wilderness where, it was assumed, microbes typical for the species and not affected by civilization are present,” Severinov said.
RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers launched a partnership to create a statewide academic health system. It is expected to invest more than $1 billion over two decades. JEFFREY GOMEZ
U. cancer center appoints new chief of Breast Surgery CLAIRE LACY STAFF WRITER
Rutgers researchers said that exotic sources, such as the bear saliva used in this study, are largely unexplored resources for the further study of antibiotics. The bear’s saliva was tested to see if it contained harmful bacteria. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Dr. Margaret Michele Blackwood was named the new chief of Breast Surgery at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey yesterday. Blackwood’s role as chief of Breast Surgery will consist of her working with the team in the Stacy Goldstein Breast Cancer Center. “Under Dr. Blackwood’s leadership I am confident that our surgical team
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Wristband screens for disease in bloodstream SAM LIEBOWITZ-LORD STAFF WRITER
A team at Rutgers has invented a wristband that could potentially revolutionize health care. The wristband contains small wires that can analyze and count the number of red and white blood cells in the bloodstream, according to a paper published in Microsystems and Nanoengineering. The number of red and white blood cells a person has is a common indicator for many diseases. The wristband also contains a chip that can transmit the data to smartphones, tablets and computers. “There is a need to achieve portable, user-friendly systems to perform automated blood counts so that patient health can be continuously monitored outside of the lab without the need for professional intervention,” according to the paper. Mehdi Javanmard, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the Rutgers University NanoBioElectronics Lab, led the team that designed the wristband. The project began as an initiative by the National Science Foundation to build portable tools to analyze biomolecules. It later evolved into a collaboration between faculty and students, he said. The team included undergraduates such as Abbas Furniturewalla, a Rutgers alumnus who is currently earning his PhD at the University of Florida. Furniturewalla discussed the potential of the wristband.
“I see this technology being paired with various sensors which can monitor all different types of biomarkers in our blood through microneedles and alert the user and their physician when something unusual is detected,” Furniturewalla said in an email. Javanmard said his team envisioned a new model of emergency care in which doctors and nurses can monitor bloodcell count as easily as temperature, pulse and oxygen levels just by putting the wristband on the patient. He also sees the wristband being useful for outbreaks of serious infectious diseases. “Imagine patients aren’t sure if they have something serious or just the flu,” Javanmard said. “They can have their blood tested in their cars outside of the emergency room, rather than entering the emergency room and heightening the risk of infecting themselves or others.” The technology in the device has environmental implications, as well. He said that it can be used to detect E. coli or salmonella in food, as a well as pollutants in the air. There are currently three working models, and mass-producing the device and receiving approval from the Food and Drug Administration will require a significant level of funding. Javanmard’s team is currently courting various commercial entities to receive that funding. “It can totally change the paradigm in which healthcare is done,” Javanmard said.
By counting the number of red and white blood cells in a user’s bloodstream, the wristband can analyze for indicators of common diseases and transport data and information to medical professionals. RUTGERS.EDU
Mason Gross offers flexible tutoring
The Extension Division gives Rutgers students the opportunity to develop new skills or maintain old ones through small classes and private lessons in music, art and film. These programs are flexible and were designed to fit into college student life. RUTGERS.EDU
The independent-study The Mason Gross School of the Arts Extension Division classes in visual arts and offers music, art and film les- chamber music are small, sons for Rutgers students with providing personalized attensessions designed to fit into a tion. The film-editing course in Avid Media Composer precollege student’s life. Rutgers students can take pares students for certificaprivate lessons in voice and tion, which the Creative Memusical instruments, includ- dia Software Training class ing piano and guitar, without allows students to become conversant leaving campus. with software The division also used throughoffers non-creditthe film ed classes in art, “Classes are open to out and television chamber music industr y. and film editing. all skill levels ...” For more The sessions folinformation, low the Rutgers call the Exacademic calentension Dividar and are led by professional teaching artists. sion at 848-932-8618 or visit Classes are open to all skill http://www.masongross.r utlevels, serving beginners and gers.edu/extension-division/ enthusiastic amateurs as well as adult-programs. The Mason Gross Extension those with professional training. “If you always wanted to play Division is the community arts the guitar or want to maintain division of the Mason Gross your skills on the violin or just School of the Arts at Rutgers want a break from your academ- University on Douglass camic courses, these classes are right pus. The division, 85 George for you,” said Extension Division St., offers classes, lessons and workshops for all ages. Director Christopher Kenniff.
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BAR Students over 21 can purchase memberships at discounted yearly fees of $1 CONTINUED FROM FRONT where people can gather, relax, be with their friends, colleagues and family and have a great meal and beverage,’’ said Joe Charette, executive director of Rutgers Dining Services to Rutgers Today. ”I think it’s going to be a sense of
pride for the University for many years to come.” Every Monday night throughout the semester, the club offers a student night available to those with a meal plan. With one meal swipe or guest swipes, students are entitled to a buffet dinner. Reservations are required the day of between 5
and 7:30 p.m., but students should versity in 1956 and has since in- to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 2 to call either before 11:30 a.m. or af- vited guests into a “collegiate and 8 p.m. and is open during football games, mater 2:30 p.m. to jor events make reserva“I like to think of it as the living room of Rutgers—New and the tions, accordsoon-to-be ing to the site. Brunswick where people can gather, relax, be with their Will Power The Rutfriends, colleagues and family and have a great meal ... ” Fund feagers Club first turing Maki opened on the and TukwiCollege AveJOE CHARETTE ni Mandenue campus Executive Director of Rutgers Dining Services la, Nelson in 1957 as one Mandela’s of New Brunseldest daughter and granddaughwick’s historic houses built in charming atmosphere.” 1915, according to its site. The The new location is open Mon- ter, respectively, according to building was acquired by the Uni- day through Friday from 11 a.m. Rutgers Today.
CHIEF RWJBarnabas’ new chief of Breast Surgery earned her bachelors from Georgetown University CONTINUED FROM FRONT
MEDICINAL MICROBES Saliva samples were placed in oil droplets and machine sorted in order to find samples without harmful bacteria. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. Blackwood is also certified by the American Board of Surgery. The new chief of Breast Surgery has published articles in medical journals such as “The Lancet” and “The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.” She served on the Editorial Review Board for Women in “Medicine Journal” as well. “Breast Cancer is a complex disease with multiple causes, types and treatment options. I ensure that my patients are provided with the necessary information about their diagnosis, their genetics and their treatment options so that together we can determine the most appropriate and successful treatment
plan to fit their lifestyle and conquer their disease,” Blackwood said. This move of naming a new chief of Breast Surgery follows the merging of RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers. The partnership created the largest academic health care system in New Jersey, according to Rutgers Today. With this collaboration, RWJBarnabas Health works with the Rutgers Cancer Institute and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. “Our new alliance will better enable us to educate the next generation of health care professionals and offer the top-tier health education and training necessary to provide health care in an ever-changing environment, developing one of the best academic health systems in the country,” said Brian L. Strom, the inaugural chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.
TECH INVOLVEMENT FAIR Members of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Sara Keshy, Samantha Moy and Nga Man Cheng, tabled at Rutgers’ first Tech. Involvement Fair on Monday in the Busch Student Center Multipurpose Room A. PHOTO COURTESY OF RAKEEM SHABAZZ
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Legal gambling hinders on Supreme Court decision
A 2016 NCAA survey found more than one quarter of male athletes, of the 22,000 college athletes surveyed, had gambled money on sports in the previous year. Of those who gambled, 13 percent wagered on specific game situations. PEXELS
ASSOCIATED PRESS OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — With dozens of states rushing to offer legal sports gambling in the wake of this spring’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court’ ruling, will fixed games — or parts of games — become more common? The four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA have argued for years in court that expanding legal betting will lead to more game-fixing. The pro leagues have sought, unsuccessfully so far, to get a cut of state gambling revenues to increase monitoring. Democratic U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York recently proposed legislation establishing federal guidelines aimed at “protecting the integrity of the game” as well as protecting bettors. Supporters of legal sports betting say that bringing an already popular illegal activity out of the shadows will make it easier to detect illegal activity. They point to the Arizona State basketball point-shaving scandal in the late 1990s, uncovered after legal bookmakers in Las Vegas noticed unusually large sums wagered on Sun Devils games. Six people, including two players, pleaded guilty to crimes including conspiracy and sports bribery. Legal sports betting has been part of the landscape for years outside the United States, as have gambling-related scandals. Soccer, by far the most widely bet sport worldwide, has confronted widespread match-fixing scandals often orchestrated by organized crime groups. FIFA, the sport’s world governing body, estimated in 2013 that organized crime was taking in as much as $15 billion a year by fixing matches. Perhaps equally as susceptible to fixing is tennis, with thousands of matches played annually at outof-the-way venues featuring players on the sport’s lower rungs. A report published in April by an independent panel found “betting-related corruption and other breaches
of integrity have taken firm root” in the sport. It cited a decision several years ago by pro tours to sell live scoring data, which allowed sports books to offer in-game wagering. During this month’s U.S. Open in New York, bettors were able to wager on who would win a specific point, match or set. In the four months since the report was issued, several men’s players have been suspended, two for life, and authorities in Belgium detained more than a dozen people on suspicion of match-fixing as part of a criminal probe dating back to 2015. The uncovering of illegal activity shows that legal betting safeguards are working, said Joe Asher, CEO of London-based bookmaker William Hill. “The illegal bookie isn’t picking up the phone and calling the FBI, he’s just going to try to get on the same side of the bet,” Asher said. “That’s the difference between the black market and the legal market that exists today.” Still, the prospect of easy, legal access to sports gambling for everyone, athletes included, has many concerned. “They’re going to create a bigger pool for more kids, and for more money to get involved,” said Jamall Anderson, a running back on the 1996 Boston College football team whose players were found to have bet against their own team. “It’s really going to create a big mess, I think.” Anderson recounted his experiences in a 2016 book, “The Best Bet.” In an interview, he described a culture in which gambling was part of the daily routine. “You went to practice and you got your spreadsheet in the locker room,” he said. “It was nothing to sit there on the sidelines and say, ‘Who you got this week?’ That’s what you do.” College athletes aren’t strangers to wagering: A 2016 NCAA survey of more than 22,000 college athletes found nearly one-quarter of
male athletes violated NCAA rules by gambling money on sports in the previous year. And of the male athletes who had gambled on sports, 13 percent had wagered on specific game situations with in-game bets.
“Do you remember back when you were 18 to 20 years of age?” asked Minnesota athletic director Bob Vecchione, head of the National Association of College Directors of Athletics. “When people told you something, how much
“They’re going to create a bigger pool for more kids, and for more money to get involved.” JAMALL ANDERSON Running Back on 1996 Boston College Football
NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and other athletic employees from gambling on sports, and individual schools sometimes bring in law enforcement officials or former players to help them understand the rules. Will it be enough as laws change?
did it sink in? That’s what causes some sleepless nights.” With inside information heavily sought in gambling, any tidbit — say, a student telling friends that his roommate, the star quarterback, just had a fight with his girlfriend — can take on greater significance, highlighting the need
for more education, Rutgers athletic director Patrick Hobbs said. “We’ll educate on a variety of scenarios and hypotheticals, and say, ‘Hey look, this may have sounded like an innocent question in the past, but now you have to be careful with that information,’” Hobbs said. In the Arizona State hoops case, Las Vegas bookmakers reported suspicious betting activity when gamblers wagered about $900,000 against Arizona State in an early season contest against Washington. The heavy action caused sports books to change Arizona State from a 10½-point favorite to a 3-point favorite. “You might write $30,000 or $40,000 total on both sides of that game under normal conditions,” Jimmy Vaccaro, then-sports book director at Mirage Resorts, recently told The Associated Press. “We wrote $560,000 on that game. The people thought the fix was in and ended up blowing their money.”
Patrick Hobbs, director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Rutgers, said the University will educate student athletes on a variety of new hypotheticals regarding the rule change. It will educate them on how to navigate various scenarios, including potential gambling scenarios. RUTGERS.EDU
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Voters influenced elections, not Russia
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t is no slur, nor do I believe that it is too much of a generalization, to ADAM PANISH say that avid consumers of The New York Times, The Washington Post and other organs of the liberal, cosmopolitan consensus tend to make up a large part of the managerial class that formulates and enacts policy in our nation. Ideally, these periodicals can serve as valuable tools for educating a governing class in public policy issues of the day. Unfortunately, our fonts of elite journalism have increasingly become the sights of elite conspiracy-theorizing, where respected journalists and political analysts debase themselves daily in pursuit of a narrative balm to soothe the scars that President Donald J. Trump’s election has inflicted on the managerial class’s psyche. I am talking, of course, about the Russian Meddling story. The narrative goes something like this: A kleptocratic former superpower has captured our political system, successfully rammed a Trojan Horse candidate into the White House and stands to go on compromising our elections for the foreseeable future — quite a heady series of assertions. Yet if one searches for measured, wellsourced investigations into the topic, they will be disappointed. The Times and the Post have spearheaded a coverage that can only be described as tabloid sensationalism, wherein innuendos from anonymous intelligence officials and “experts” get front page writeups with bombastic headlines suggesting that they have found the smoking Kalashnikov, belying articles that provide no such evidence. Like Fox News and Breitbart, the media of the #Resistance knows what its audience wants, and it gives it to them. Its exclusive pedigree ensures only that its hearsay and speculation are more plausible, and its falsehoods more artfully concealed than its Right-wing competitors. After weathering this deluge of insinuation for over two years, the average American could be forgiven for erroneously believing that Russia hacked into voting machines, altered voter rolls and deleted voter registration data. But perhaps more alarming has been the zeal with which our managerial class — ostensibly a collection of the nation’s best and brightest — has taken up these poorly-sourced claims and wielded them as incontrovertible facts. This odd phenomenon highlights the degree to which idolatry of experts and officials has robbed otherwise intelligent people of their ability to view unsubstantiated testimony with skepticism when it flatters their politics. The enthusiasm with which even the most Left-wing members of this cohort have sought to rehabilitate former Director John Brennan’s CIA — the very same one that was caught spying on the Senate four years ago whilst it investigated the agency’s use of torture — on the basis of its usefulness as a cudgel against the election’s legitimacy is a particularly baffling example. We seem to have forgotten that our intelligence community boasts a history of malfeasance and perjury so vast that most American liberals regarded it with suspicion until recently — that is, until the moment that they found a common enemy in Trump. It is worth pointing out exactly what the Russians did do in 2016 and why, despite their very real and extensive attempts to influence American politics, Trump’s victory cannot be attributed to such efforts. In addition to probing our digital infrastructure to no avail, they operated thousands of fake social media accounts and tricked former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta into handing over his Gmail password, subsequently airing the Democratic Party’s dirty laundry. Thus, once we shear away the fog of hysteria promulgated by the media, a comparatively anodyne picture emerges: the sum total of Russia’s “meddling” consisted of releasing information — some false and some true — to the American public. That some have construed this as an attack upon our democracy is not only alarmist, but it reveals, in the case of the Podesta emails, an illiberal consecration of secrecy within our political parties about which many voters were rightly outraged, and in the case of the social media campaigns, a misunderstanding of how voters process information and make political decisions. Where proponents of the “Russian influence” theory tend to characterize American voters as blank slates ready to be won over by the side with the most ingenious marketers, actual human beings are highly tribal and rarely change their initial political impressions. Instead, we tend to deploy our ability to argue and reason as a means of convincing others of what we have already decided is true on the basis of intuition. More to the point, people share and consume “fake news” precisely because they already agree with its implications. It is not meant to convince skeptics, nor does it, but rather to signal to allies that the sharer can be trusted. The Russians simply contributed echoes of affirmation to already well-insulated political bubbles. The degree to which these fake pieces of political affirmation were picked up and shared by Americans speaks to the profound and ancient problem of tribalism in Democratic politics. But we should not allow ourselves to confuse a symptom with a cause. The currents within American society that led to Trump’s election began long before “Russiagate.” If our managerial class wants to address them, they would do well to substitute introspection, though uncomfortable, for the cozy simplicity of conspiracy theories.
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Adam Panish is a School of Arts and Sciences senior double majoring in political science and history. His column, “Leaving the Left,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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Lack of contract negotiations is puzzling More full-time faculty could have multiple benefits for students
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he contracts agreed upon between the tenure tracked. Despite their push, the adminisUniversity and Rutgers’ faculty union, the tration has not responded positively. But it is inAmerican Association of University Pro- teresting to consider the positive effect that more fessors-American Federation of Teachers (AAUP- full-time faculty members would have not only on AFT), expired this past July, but a number of faculty those employees who wish to become tenured, but members still remain without a new contract. That is for students. There are clearly a number of benefits for employnot to say that our professors are not getting paid — they are — but negotiations are ongoing, and faculty ees that come along with a full-time position even members have not received raises or adjustments in outside of the monetary and healthcare sorts of compensations. For example, full-time faculty memsalary based on cost of living. The exact reason Rutgers faculty members are bers presumably have more of an ability to serve on currently working on expired contracts is somewhat and join committees that allow the faculty voice to unclear — it could be due to incompetence on the be heard more fully, which can help improve their administration’s part, or certain unattainable re- experience at the University. But in some sense, even students should be conquests made on behalf of the union or some other reason. But whatever the reason, the fact that negoti- cerned about there being a lack of full-time faculty ations are still ongoing when they expired nearly two members. Full-time professors have offices and can more easily hold regumonths ago is puzlar office hours. Since zling, especially they are around for since the union “It seems the administration should more the long-term, they sought to begin a unique ability negotiations back seriously evaluate the obvious importance of have to become closer to in December of the well-being of the faculty here at Rutgers.” and mentor students, 2017. Negotiations which is an important were not even acaspect of a professor’s tually initiated by role on campus. And the University until this past March, and they did not end up starting in general, full-time professors are the backbone of the University, pushing the curriculum to evolve and until May. Much of Rutgers’ faculty is made up of part- putting more time into the positive educational expetime lecturers or adjunct professors, who get paid riences of students. It seems the administration should more seriousless than full-time, tenure track professors. David Hughes, the vice president of Rutgers’ AAUP-AFT, ly evaluate the obvious importance of the well-besaid when the administration decided to enlarge ing of the faculty here at Rutgers. While it may not the student body a number of years ago, they opt- be the case that the administration is careless with ed to hire more part-time lecturers rather than regard to its faculty, the fact that many faculty memtenure track faculty in order to save money. Today, bers are still without renewed contracts does give these part-time lecturers are living under a certain off the appearance of such — and that appearance amount of uncertainty with regard to their con- of carelessness raises serious questions about the University’s level of care for the well-being of its stutracts with the University. Within negotiations with the administration, the dents. If the administration seems not to care about union is pushing to increase the amount of contin- helping out its employees, then what might their gent faculty who have the opportunity to become view on students be? 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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Bandwagon mentality contributes to e-cigarette epidemic HERE’S TO YOUR HEALTH HARLEEN SINGH
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f you were to take a stroll from the College Avenue Student Center all the way to Scott Hall, I guarantee you would notice several of your fellow students whipping out their small, sleek, USB-like devices, to take an inhale and release a cloud of smoke. It seems like e-smoking has become a ubiquitous activity as many of us either personally use e-cigarettes or know others that do. The purpose of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, is to help those who smoke quit or reduce smoking actual cigarettes. These devices aim to mirror cigarettes without the burning of tobacco and are fairly low maintenance. There are two types of e-cigarettes — the disposable ones and the ones that are reusable with rechargeable batteries that use refillable cartridges. These cartridges contain a solution, also known as e-juice or e-liquid, that uses the same base, propylene glycol, that is found in inhalers. This base is mixed with nicotine extract from tobacco to produce the solution. Many times vaporizer brands better market their cartridges by offering them in various flavors such as mint, mango, watermelon and other flavors. By advertising the product as cool and safe, big brands are keen to attract and sell to teenagers. Many young adults and teenagers see their friends use vaporizers and are quick to
join the bandwagon as these devices make smoking look fun. All it takes is a quick inhale from the mouthpiece and out comes a fruity cloud, almost like magic. As a result of its glamour, the e-cigarette is losing its key purpose and is straying down a divergent path where users who have never smoked find themselves puffing on one of these devices. I have witnessed friends, who have never smoked a cigarette a day in their life, join the Juul trend. Juul is among the top brands in the e-cigarette industry among MarkTen,
teens see their own friends smoking on these seemingly harmless apparatuses and join the bandwagon without doing extensive research on their end. If they spent even 5 minutes researching the product, many users would be horrified to learn that a single Juul pod (the e-cigarette cartridge) is approximately equivalent to smoking a pack of cigarettes or taking 200 puffs of cigarettes. Any smoker can tell you just how addictive of a drug nicotine is. Evidence suggests that nicotine exposure during adolescence has
“... there is a dire need for changes in both policy and consequences to ensure that the younger generation does not get hooked on vaping.” Vuse, Blu, and Logic. These five brands make up 97 percent of the e-cigarette market, and Juul alone controls nearly 70 percent of the market. The feature that brought Juul its surge of popularity is the distinct shape of the device. Juuls resemble a flash drive and are quite discrete to carry, as they can fit in a closed fist, and can be used in public places. I believe the phenomena that resulted in this widespread trend of smoking e-cigarettes is groupthink. Groupthink is an occurrence in which the group members of a society strive for a consensus, thereby setting aside their own personal beliefs just to adopt the opinion of the rest of the group. Similarly,
serious detrimental long-term effects on the developing brain. Furthermore, consistent use puts the user at a serious risk of lung diseases, such as emphysema and bronchitis. Other effects include further aggravation of asthmatic symptoms, risk of heart disease, cancers of the mouth, kidney, esophagus, pharynx, larynx, stomach, pancreas, cervix, ureter and bladder. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has acknowledged the epidemic of e-cigarette use that has blown out of proportion among the youth. The organization’s commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, released a statement and said, “We’re committed to the comprehensive
approach to address addiction to nicotine that we announced last year. But at the same time, we see clear signs that youth use of electronic cigarettes has reached an epidemic proportion, and we must adjust certain aspects of our comprehensive strategy to stem this clear and present danger. This starts with the actions we’re taking today to crack down on retail sales of e-cigarettes to minors.” The FDA is striking down on the big name e-cigarette companies to limit product access to minors as more than 2 million middle and high school students are current users. E-cigarette use has risen 900 percent from 2011 to 2015 among high school students, and vaping is now the most popular intake of tobacco use among teens. The federal law prohibits sales of such products to those younger than 18, thus there is a dire need for changes in both policy and consequences to ensure that the younger generation does not get hooked on vaping. The purpose of e-cigarettes is to help smokers become non-smokers, but instead has had the reverse effect, turning non-smokers into cold nicotine addicts. Your bodily intake facilitates your health, thus it cannot be emphasized enough to research the ingredients and their effects before consumption or you may suffer from clearly foreseen side effects. Harleen Singh is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in cell biology and neuroscience. Her column, “Here’s to Your Health,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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Rapper’s death raises ethical concerns within music industry JORDAN LEVY CORRESPONDENT
In every generation, a genre reaches the crux of profitability and counterculture influence. This intersection is why a band like Nirvana could top the charts in ‘92 while being incredibly progressive, or why Miles Davis could brawl with the New York Police Department in ‘59 and not be written off as a “bad negro.” While counterculture figures are a good estimate, the most obvious proof of when a genre captures the zeitgeist tends to be the involvement of the youth. When doo-wop flourished Frankie Lymon was topping charts, when soul music proved fully profitable the Jackson family saw its opportunity and grabbed it. When hip-hop assumed its current place at this crossroads, this tradition birthed acts like Tyler, the Creator, Chief Keef and the late Mac Miller. Miller was well on his way to fame almost as soon as he was finished with high school, and his debut album “Blue Slide Park” topped the Billboard 200 when he was 19 years old. That accomplishment is not inherently bad, but the prestige that comes with it is dangerous. The rapid access gained through newfound fame was described by Miller’s close
in the cycle. He even spelled out his self-destructive tendencies on his third album “GO:OD AM” when he said, “I wash these pills down with liquor and fall/Leave it to me, I do enough for us all” (“Perfect Circle/God Speed”). The drug use wasn’t the problem, but the blatant abuse of those substances was what caused listeners and critics to worry. Nevertheless, when his fourth studio album “The Divine Feminine” came out, it seemed apparent that he was in a much better headspace. These struggles resurfaced earlier this year with another DUI, but his fifth studio album “Swimming” painted a much rosier narrative. The album centered around personal growth, moving on and self-discovery. He even said, “I don’t have it all, but that’s alright with me” on the penultimate track “2009.” That made his sudden passing Late rapper Mac Miller’s fatal overdose was devastating to fans and non-listeners alike and has on Sept. 7 all the more shocking. raised questions about the normalcy of drug abuse within the music industry. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Although he’d grown more mature musically and personally, friend Earl Sweatshirt, who’s also lives radically changed over the listening to Sweatshirt’s “Inside” his long-held worst habits ended faced many similar issues at an course of a few frantic months. you would have heard a different his life. The cycle of glorifying even younger age. On his song The changes most obvious to side of the coin. drug abuse across the musical Sweatshirt candidly talks spectrum is harder to shake than “Inside,” Sweatshirt cynically de- the viewing public are the posiscribes overnight success. “Catch tive ones, seeing teens bouncing about his subone may inia wave, now you in the industry from city to city, meeting their stance abuse tially presume. musical heroes and maybe even issues by callocean,” he said. Miller’s legacy The metaphor is a fitting one, getting a TV appearance or two. ing himself a will not be his “The problem with the as new artists are often thrust into It all sounds great, but if you kept “face-drinking mistakes, but ‘industry ocean’ is that smoker, it help rather the mume duck when so many artists drown, sic he made emotion jab.” inspired, and we’d prefer to watch and A reliance on yet, it plays an drugs to cope rather than throw them a integral part in with the overhis story. life jacket.” load of being It’s a probjettisoned into lem far from the spotlight unique, as Miis all too comchael Jackson mon among all types of artists and the aforementioned Lymon but is especially liable to affect both passed away due to similar musicians. Every show means problems. The toxic mix of near another venue offering free limitless access to drugs at an drinks night after night, every incredibly young age is one that city full of fans dreaming of how has shown itself from overnight cool it would be to smoke with successes to Disney Channel vettheir favorite artists. erans and everyone in between. Later in his song, Sweatshirt It may seem reductive to say that summarizes this problem. “Fame Miller’s death was in line with is the culprit who give me drugs a long-held pattern, but it’s not without owing cash.” It’s the inaccurate. This problem seems culture that we’ve fed into, that unlikely to fix itself, and it’s wordrugs are a conduit to our favor- risome that the onus to address ite artists’ creativity, or at least an these issues is on the music indusimportant part of their lifestyle. try, since executives will always It’s the reason Future can make focus on their bottom line first. a song call “HATE THE REAL In a 2016 interview with Clique ME” without raising any real TV, Future even admitted to rapconcern for his mental health, or ping about drug use because it’s a why a man claiming to be Demi “catch,” implying substance abuse Lovato’s drug dealer can talk can make an artist more interestto TMZ on camera without fear ing and sell more records. of consequences. The problem The music industry needs with the “industry ocean” is that strong mentors more than ever, esso many artists drown, and we’d pecially for younger artists. In conprefer to watch rather than throw versation with Beats1’s Zane Lowe, them a life jacket. Miller summed up the culture he What makes Miller’s passing lived in. In a tragic sort of irony, he such a gut punch is that he recog- recognized the lack of checks and nized the trend he was falling into, balances. He said, “I lived a certain and still succumbed to it. Starting life for 10 years, and faced almost with his second studio album no real consequence, at all. I had “Watching Movies with the Sound no version of the story that didn’t Off,” Miller seemed increasing- end with me being fine.” ly aware of the pitfalls of being If only he was right.
DIVERSIONS
September 18, 2018
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Embrace the upcoming year with enthusiasm, tenacity and desire. Say what’s on your mind and follow through with action. Don’t let what’s happened in the past cause insecurity. Recognize what you are capable of and be proactive. It’s your turn to shine, so don’t hold back when you should be implementing the changes that will help you get ahead. Your numbers are 4, 10, 14, 25, 33, 39, 48.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Check out the changes others are making and consider what might work for you. Observing, asking questions and offering to help someone a few steps ahead of you can be remarkably helpful to both you and the other person. 2 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll need to navigate your way through troubled waters today. Ignore attempts made to stand in your way and stay focused on your goal. Less interaction with others and more physical labor will result in what you want to achieve. 2 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Change can be good as long as it’s thought-out and enforced properly. Don’t let anyone rush you. Take your time and stay in control. After all, it’s up to you to look out for your best interests. 5 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Speak up and get answers. Your astute way of dealing with matters will help you find solutions to problems that not only affect you but those around you. Take charge and you’ll gain popularity and respect. Walk away from unpredictable people and situations. 4 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Set a path and stick to it. Preparation will help you eliminate making a mistake or letting someone convince you that he or she knows more. Be secretive about your plans if you want to avoid interference. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): You have more options than you think. Consider the best way to use your skills, knowledge and experience to head in a direction that suits your current lifestyle and direction. Romance is on the rise, and opportunity is heading your way. 3 stars
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The best way to move forward is to put your head down and concentrate on taking care of responsibilities and living up to your word. Avoid interaction with anyone who tends to put you down or takes advantage of your generosity. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You owe it to yourself to have some fun. Bring about personal changes that will lift your spirits and give you something to look forward to. Socializing or networking with colleagues will encourage positive change and personal growth. 5 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t spend what you don’t have. Trying to impress someone or buying love will only leave you short of cash and no further ahead with the people you want to win over. Taking a risk will not pay off. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll be torn between what you want to do and what you should do. Look at the big picture and consider what will have the best long-term effects, and you’ll know exactly what to do next. Romance is highlighted. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Calm down and think matters through. If you act in haste or you let someone talk you into something you have doubts about, you will wish you had played it safe. Personal or physical changes are best put on hold. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Helping others will make you feel good and raise your profile. A change at work or to how you earn your living will turn in your favor. Speak up and people will listen to what you have to say. 4 stars
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September 18, 2018 MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS-MARIST, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.
RU looks to secure 1st home win of season vs Marist JAKE SCHMIED CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Following a devastating 2-0 loss at the hands of Michigan in the 2018 Big Ten season opener, the Rutgers men’s soccer team takes a breather from conference play and will welcome Marist (1-3-1) on Tuesday night at Yurcak Field. The match marks the last of the Scarlet Knights’ (1-4-1, 0-1)
four-match homestand. The home team has dropped two contests and tied one. The team is still without a home win, as the closest it had to a Piscataway win was a double overtime draw to Hartford on Sept. 8. Rutgers outshot the Hawks 13-10 in that game, but it only mustered up one shot attempt in the first overtime. In their last match against Michigan, the Knights earned
more of their of fensive chances in the second half. Rutgers had three shots in the second half, one more than its first-half shot total. The Knights had a possession 4 minutes before the 90 minutes expired, when freshman defender Thomas DeVizio curled a shot toward goalkeeper Henr y Mashburn, but the ball sailed wide left. The Wolverines
Sophomore defender Bryce Washington made his return to the field against Michigan after missing the team’s last three games due to injury. DECLAN INTINDOLA / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2017
TRIP No. 17 Knights suffer 1st loss of season to No. 10 Wolverines CONTINUED FROM BACK Sophomore midfielder Kerrie Burns recorded her second straight defensive save in the game, while senior midfielder Nikki Profita had her first career defensive save. “We weren’t able to execute tonight against a talented and tough Michigan team,” said head coach Meredith Civico, according to scarletknights.com. “... I have every confidence in this team and I have no doubt they will learn from tonight and use this game to improve as the season progresses.” On Sunday, the Knights answered the call of their coach to rebound against Longwood, winning the game by a score of 5-0 and improving their record to 6-1 on the season. Rutgers scored early and often in this one, tallying 3 goals within a 4-minute span. Groothuis scored
first, with a hard shot from the top of the arc. It was her team-leading 5th goal of the season. A mere minute after Groothuis’s goal, freshman forward Tayla Parkes scored her 2nd career goal off of an assist from sophomore midfielder Gracey Butsack. Three minutes later, senior midfielder Linde van Schaik inserted a corner in to Groothuis, whose shot was blocked. The blocked shot was rebounded back out to van Schaik, who fired and scored for her 2nd goal of the season. In the second half, the Knights continued the offensive pressure, adding goals from sophomore for ward Kassidy Shelter and sophomore midfielder Gianna Mancini. “It was a solid team performance against a hardworking Longwood team that has started the season really well. I’m hap-
py we were able to bounce back after a disappointing game on Friday, score some good goals and put up a solid defensive display,” Civico said, according to scarletknights.com.
outshot Rutgers 10-5, with four shots on goal. Junior forward Jordan Hall has been an integral part of the Knights offense so far this season. He leads the Big Ten Conference in shots (18) and is tied for fourth in goals (3) through six games played. But, Michigan’s defense shut down Hall last weekend. His only shot came off a lead pass from junior forward Brian Hawkins, but the shot soared high above the Wolverines’ net. Senior goalkeeper Rafael Pereira made two saves on 10 shots for Rutgers. Early in the second half, the Lisbon, Por tugal native made a diving save of f a shot from Michigan’s Jackson Ragen. This attempt was the Wolverines’ closest opportunity they had to a goal, until Umar Farouk Osman netted a goal from 20 yards out, in the 61st minute. The Knights welcomed the return of sophomore defender Br yce Washington, who star ted and played the majority of the match. The Atlanta, Georgia native suf fered a hamstring injur y and missed the previous three matches. Although he was not present on the stat sheet, Washington made several defensive stops and played tight defense on his man throughout the match against the Wolverines. Last Wednesday, the Red Foxes almost upset No. 15 Fordham, but the match resulted in a 1-1 draw. The match was stopped in the 27th minute for a lightning delay that lasted approximately an hour. Because of this, the first half was not offensively dominated by either team. Goalkeeper Ryan Sinnott earned six saves, a season high for Marist and a career high. He did not face a single shot until late in the first half, due to the Red Foxes’ successful defensive ef forts.
Marist opened the scoring in the 61st minute when sophomore Allen Gavilanes broke up a pass from a Rams defender and headed it over their goalkeeper. Gavilanes finished the match with three shots — his goal counting as his only shot on goal. Fordham would join Marist on the scoreboard shortly before the full 90 minutes, on an open shot drilled in by Janos Loebe. The Red Foxes field the second toughest schedule, according to the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI). Marist has played ranked teams such as then-No. 17 Pacific, who the Red Foxes shutout 1-0 in early September. The only other team with an RPI higher than Marist’s is No. 7 Louisville. Rutgers’ subs have made several plays of f the bench that can help the team against Marist on Tuesday. Sophomore for ward Miles Franklyn had a shot against Hartford, on an offensive chance he created by intercepting a pass in the Hawks’ defensive zone. Also against Hartford, freshman midfielder Nick Cruz played 27 minutes as a sub and used his speed to setup some offensive possessions for the Knights. A key for a Rutgers win would be to break open the scoring early in the first half, so that it does not have to play on its heels. The Knights’ opportunities against Michigan were off throw-ins and quality transition action. The team will have to play to that strength, to attack early and maintain a highly offensive game against the Red Foxes. “Good teams capitalize on their opportunities,” said head coach Dan Donigan looking ahead to Tuesday’s match. “It’s little things that you can fix and make it better that will get you over the hump.”
This weekend, Rutgers will look for its first conference win as it hosts two Big Ten opponents in Michigan State (3-5) and No. 22 Ohio State (4-4). “... We can now look forward to
Michigan State and make sure we continue to improve,” Civico said.
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Sophomore goalkeeper Gianna Glatz had eight saves over the weekend, with six in the loss to Michigan and two in the win over Longwood. GARRETT STEFFE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2018
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WIN Rutgers ended streak of back-to-back ties with late win CONTINUED FROM BACK net, Rutgers could not come up with an equalizer until its back was against the wall in the final five minutes of regulation. A nearly 100-second sequence inside the Nebraska 6
yard box saw a plethora of passes and mixed possessions by the Knights, before junior midfielder Taylor Aylmer bounced a block shot into the left side of the net for her first goal of the season. “It was just a mindset of ‘we were down 1-0’ and just to make
sure that no matter what, find the way to get the ball in the back of the net. Just work your hardest, win your individual battles and find the back of the net,” Aylmer said. The goal sent the game to an overtime period which saw Rutgers outshoot the Cornhuskers 4-2, but ultimately all four shots would go wide of the net, leaving the Knights to settle for the tie. Head coach Mike O’Neill and his team quickly turned their attention to Sunday’s matchup
Sophomore forward Nneka Moneme tied things up in the 74th minute after the Hawkeyes scored in the first half of the match. GARRETT STEFFE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2018
For Ali, the goal invoked memoagainst the Hawkeyes looking for a different result, and thanks ries of her walk-off shot against Wisto sophomore forward Amirah consin last year in one of the team’s Ali, they would just barely get biggest upsets of that season. But, the goal in this game truthat result. After missing on three straight ly came down to the wire as only corner kicks in the second half, 11 seconds separated Rutgers outshooting Iowa 16-6 and even from another tie and a bigger having the go-ahead goal rescind- hole to climb out of point-wise ed on a foul, Rutgers found itself going forward. “Our standard is to win at in overtime for the third consechome, and lately we haven’t been utive game. “Getting to overtime is import- having that going our way, so we ant, because that means we didn’t definitely wanted to get a win and lose in regular time, but we defi- show everyone what we’re made nitely have a second gear that we of in the Big Ten,” Ali said. The win got Rutgers a critical kick into in overtime where we can get the job done and take care three points in the standings as it of business,” said senior back- is now locked in a three way tie for second place in the Big Ten with fielder Madison Pogarch. Another scoreless overtime pe- the Badgers and the Cornhuskers. O’Neill believes that the win riod passed and as the minutes recan be the maining turned of into seconds, “Our standard is to win beginning something for the Knights his team as it were facing at home, and lately we continues its the possibility haven’t been having that campaign next of their third Sunday on the straight tie. going our way, so we road against But, with definitely wanted to get Maryland. 12 seconds left “ E v e r y in the second a win ...” team needs a overtime, Ali moment, and took a pass AMIRAH ALI I feel like that from senior Sophomore Forward was a moment backfielder for us. What we Kenie Wright and shot a diagonal cross into the decide to do with that moment is corner of the net for a walk-off up to the team... Those moments bring teams together, the timing game winner. “At that point it was 20 seconds of that goal, the timing of this left, we knew we had to give it our team is everything that we needall. We couldn’t afford a tie today ed,” O’Neill said. so Nicole gave it all she could to put a touch on that ball and I knew For updates on the Rutgers I had to be there for her and the women’s soccer team, follow team and finish,” Ali said. @TargumSports on Twitter.
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SPORTS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Every team needs a moment, and I feel like that was a moment for us.” — Head coach Mike O’Neill on his team’s double overtime win over Iowa
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WOMEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS 2, IOWA 1
Knights get double overtime win over Iowa JACKSON THOMPSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
It took nearly six overtime periods over the past week, but the Rutgers women’s soccer team finally got back in the win column on Sunday. A double overtime victory over Iowa capped off the emotional roller coaster that was the Big Ten opening weekend play for the Scarlet Knights (5-1-3, 1-0-1), as they now look ahead to their first real road trip of 2018. Rutgers opened its first of 11 conference matches against Nebraska on Friday evening, and it was familiar for two programs that have tied in their previous three matches. The two teams kept the trend going with their fourth consecutive tie, making this the Knights’ second tie of the season after tying with La Salle last Sunday. “I do think it’s a little bit disappointing, I feel like we were the better team, but I just think we need to put it behind us,” said junior backfielder Chantelle Swaby. While the tie is not what Swaby and her teammates were looking for to start off the weekend, they were facing the possibility of another loss for more than 85 minutes. After a penalty kick by the Cornhuskers leading scorer Savanah Uveges found the back of the Sophomore forward Amirah Ali scored the game-winning goal with less than 20 seconds left to secure a 2-1 win for Rutgers over Big Ten foe Iowa over the weekend. GARRETT STEFFE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2018
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FIELD HOCKEY NO. 17 RUTGERS 5, LONGWOOD 0
Rutgers goes 1-1 over road trip in Ann Arbor MATTHEW HOWE CORRESPONDENT
Over the weekend, the Rutgers field hockey team traveled to Ann Arbor to play a pair of games against No. 10 Michigan and Longwood. The No. 17 Scarlet Knights (6-1, 0-1) split the games, returning to Piscataway 1-1 after the road trip and 6-1 on the season. In the first game on Friday night, Rutgers suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of the Wolverines (5-3, 1-0), who beat the Knights 3-1. Sophomore midfielder Daphne Groothuis scored the lone goal for Rutgers on a fantastic individual take midway through the second half. Michigan scored its 1st goal off of an assist from Emma Way to Kathr yn Peterson, and its 2nd goal off of a penalty corner that was tipped in by Sofia Southam. The Wolverines 3rd and final goal was also scored off a corner by Emma Way, her 8th goal of the season. The Knights were outshot by Michigan 16-5 in the game, a big reason for the loss. In eight career games against the Wolverines, Rutgers drops to 0-8 all time and are still searching for that elusive victory. Sophomore forward Daphne Groothuis leads Rutgers this season in nearly every offensive category. In the early season, she has 5 goals, six assists and 16 overall points, along with being tied in shots with 29. GARRETT STEFFE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2018 MLB SCORES
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MAEVE ROSSI,
freshman on the women’s golf team, led Rutgers at the 35th annual Mary Fossum Invitational over the weekend. Rossi placed 24th out of 90 players at the Invitational after carding a 6-over-22 (7672-74) over two days.
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KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
EXTRA POINT
Atlanta St. Louis
SEE
MEN’S SOCCER
VOLLEYBALL
FIELD HOCKEY
FOOTBALL
vs. Marist
at Maryland
vs. Michigan State
vs. Buffalo
Tonight, 7 p.m., Yurcak Field
Tomorrow, 7 p.m., College Park, Md.
Friday, 3 p.m., Field Hockey Complex
Friday, Noon, HighPoint.com Stadium