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RUSA allocates $4K for ‘Into the Light’ event Christina Gaudino Staff Writer
During the general meeting on Thursday, the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) hosted guest speakers from the Rutgers Office of Disability Ser vices and passed two pieces of legislation — one allocated $4,000 toward an upcoming mental health awareness 5k event, and the other approved the Fall 2017 Election Guidelines, kicking off the RUSA fall election season. “Over the past year and a half, one of the big goals for RUSA has been inclusivity, going off the lead of the University as well as what we’ve been hearing from students. Part of that is being inclusive toward students with disabilities,” said Jessica Tuazon, RUSA secretar y and a School of Engineering junior. Kathy Loder-Murphy, the Office of Disability Services assistant director, and Coordinator Debbie Huisman attended the RUSA meeting to speak to the body about how student leaders and organizations can be more inclusive toward those with disabilities. Loder-Murphy, who coordinates services for students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), brain injuries and learning disabilities, began by emphasizing that not all disabilities are visible. “One of the number one disability categories that we have for students here (at Rutgers) is mental illness,” she said. This category of disability includes depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar and learning disorders and ADHD, she said. The one thing that is different about these disabilities, Loder-Murphy said, is that they are invisible.
“One out of 5 people in America have a disability — in this room, there are people who have a disability that we can’t see, and that really has an impact on how we speak of folks with disabilities,” she said. When planning on-campus events, Loder-Murphy urged the audience to be aware of possible accommodations, which students might need in order to attend or participate. The best way to be inclusive when planning an event, she said, is to include the simple sentence “if you need accommodations for this event, please call,” in event materials. “Disability is like any other category, it is the same as religion or gender or sexual orientation, it is how someone identifies themselves, but it is not their true and only identity,” Loder-Murphy said. “Everybody has multiple identities, so when we look at disabilities, we look at it as part of the person, but we also want to be as inclusive as possible about how our community operates around a student with a disability.” RUSA voted to pass a bill to co-sponsor the “Into the Light: A 5K for Mental Health Awareness,” an upcoming event hosted by two sisters attending Rutgers who recently lost their father to suicide. The event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Cook Campus Center. Kate Brandt, Caroline Ross and RUSA Vice President Christie Schweighardt authored the legislation and presented it to the body on Thursday evening. The speakers addressed RUSA’s recent collaboration with the Rutgers Counseling, Alcohol and Other See event on Page 5
University President Robert L. Barchi announced that Rutgers will be participating in a Big Ten competition to encourage University students to get to the polls. The school with the highest turnout for this year’s midterm elections will win the challenge. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
U. joins Big Ten Voting Challenge to bolster civic engagement on campus KIRA HERZOG News Editor
Yesterday, as part of a united effort to turn out the vote, Rutgers announced its participation in the Big Ten Voting Challenge — an initiative that aims to boost civic engagement in a demographic with historically low voter turnout. University President Robert L. Barchi announced Rutgers’ participation in the competition through an email that was signed by the leaders of all 14 Big Ten schools. “Our shared goal is activating full participation in our democracy and supporting habits of robust civic engagement,” Barchi said in the email. This year, out of the nearly 5.8 million registered voters in New Jersey, only 13 percent went to
the polls to vote in the gubernatorial primaries. Now, with the race underfoot, there is a great deal of speculation regarding how many people will take part in deciding the general race, according to NJ Advance Media. New Jersey has never seen a turnout of more than 40 percent. Following the 2018 elections, the Big Ten school with the highest eligible voter turnout and the one with the most improved turnout will both be awarded trophies. At Rutgers, the competition will be accompanied by efforts by campus organizations to register eligible voters and educate them on the issues. NJPIRG’s leading campaign this year is called the New Voters Project. Its primary goal is to engage younger voters and change the climate that surrounds local politics,
said NJPIRG campus organizer John Bacchus. “With a history of deplorably low voter turnout amongst youth voters, we’re aiming to break the cycle of a disengaged young constituency, and disinterested politicians, by registering 2,000 Rutgers students to vote and providing them with information and support to get to the polls on Nov. 7,” Bacchus said in an email. “Rutgers is the largest body of college students in New Jersey, so we have the opportunity to have a large impact on this upcoming election through voter mobilization.” The Eagleton Institute of Politics is working towards a similar goal through its ongoing Youth Political Participation Program. Last year, Eagleton’s efforts prompted 1,100 See voting on Page 5
Rutgers decorates hundreds of shirts to give voice to domestic violence survivors Christina Gaudino Staff Writer
Over 500 brightly colored, uniquely-designed shirts streamed across Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus for the Rutgers University Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance’s (VPVA) annual Clothesline Project. The event took place Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Over 100 new shirts have been created today,” said Loren Linscott, the director of the VPVA.
Linscott said his office believes about 1,000 students viewed the exhibit over the course of the day. The t-shirts, which have been created by Rutgers students during the Clothesline event over the past 20 years, are meant to bear witness to acts of interpersonal violence experienced by members of the community. The shirts were created by survivors and other caring individuals to symbolize those who have suffered from domestic violence, sexual assault, physical assault or death,
according to a flyer distributed at the event. “The line here at Rutgers started in the late 90s (by VPVA),” said Laura Luciano, the assistant director for VPVA. “And since then, we’ve been giving survivors and their loved ones the opportunity to create shirts.” Walking through the exhibit, one saw scrawled onto the shirts tributes to mothers, sisters, cousins and friends, expressions of support, declarations of self-love, and of anger toward perpetrators. See survivors on Page 5
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‘She’s the First’ expands young women’s access to education Emma Fletcher Contributing Writer
She’s the First: Rutgers, a college chapter of the national non-profit, kicked off the school year with its first general meeting on Tuesday night in Hardenburgh Hall. As an extension of She’s the First (STF) — an organization that supports girls in low-income countries who will be the first in their families to graduate high school — members of the Rutgers chapter educate prospective members on the importance of this cause and encourage them to participate in their many fundraising activities throughout the school year. Ankita Veta, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and the president of STF: Rutgers, explained that the funding specifically finances their high school education, as this is the time for many girls in these countries when familial obligations or societal expectations will cause them to discontinue their education. Significant obstacles including poverty, dangerous routes to school, higher costs at higher levels of schooling and emphasis on early marriage and traditional roles often keep girls in low-income countries from completing their education, according to the She’s the First official website. “But the fact that you are here today, that you are at this meeting, that alone is already a step towards taking action,” Veta said. The STF website points to the many direct, positive impacts that occur when a girl is provided access to education. An education means each girl At Rutgers, She’s the First advocates for young women in impoverished countries to overcome barriers like transportation, cost and earns 20 percent more per year of domestic pressure in order to complete high school. FACEBOOK schooling she finishes, is less likeSince its launch in November summer,” Veta said. “A few of us in the campus chapter after atThis semester, STF: Rutgers ly to marry early and more likely to be in a healthy relationship, is also planning an event to be 2009, STF has funded a total of who were there last year actually tending her first meeting. “I found out about this specific has fewer, healthier children and held on the International Day of 923 scholars through the work of got to meet a couple scholars, and will take the skills learned in the the Girl, where they will run an 225 campus chapters, according they are just so passionate and de- meeting on Facebook and decided classroom to support her family international food festival and in- to their website. As of 2016, the spite so many obstacles, they con- to show up, and I’m so happy that and her community, according to corporate dishes from countries organization donated over $1.3 tinue to keep education a priority I did,” she said. “We are so fortunate in our country in so many the Rutgers chapter has worked million to scholars throughout the which is really inspiring.” the website. Sruthi Sureshkrishnan, a ways, so I think it’s only right for To make this a reality for girls with in the past, which include 11 countries they work with. “Our money from last year, sophomore in the School of us to do whatever we can, whenall around the world, hundreds of Ethiopia and the Gambia, to enhigh school and college chapters courage students to learn about which totaled just over $2,500, Engineering and the outreach ever we can, to help those who are throughout the U.S. and other a new culture and their organiza- went to six scholars – one from chair for STF: Rutgers, ex- not as fortunate and help them beIndia, three from Kenya, one from plained that a founder of STF at- come the best they can be.” countries host fundraisers de- tion, Veta said. In describing the necessity and These events will be planned Guatemala and one from Nepal,” tended the same high school as signed to engage the surroundher, so as the organization rapid- importance of an organization like ing community, utilizing creative and coordinated at each club Veta said. Many members of the Rutgers ly expanded and gained national STF, Veta often refers back to a part ways to raise money for their meeting every other Tuesday, of the African adscholars and age that reads, spread aware“Our money from last year, which totaled just over $2,500, went to six scholars — one from India, three from “When you edness for STF. ucate a girl, you At Rutgers, Kenya, one from Guatemala and one from Nepal.” train a village.” the STF chapTo her, investter runs severankita veta ing in the educaal key fundraisPresident of the She’s the First: Rutgers tion and empowers to suppor t erment of women their scholars. “Each semester, STF runs a na- with the help of general members. chapter agree that the best part of recognition, she was immediate- in low-income countries has an impact far beyond just the individual tional campaign in the fall called Each general meeting includes working on behalf of STF is the ly drawn to it. “We get to see the direct effects level, as this can have incredible ‘Bake A Change’ that we run at planning and logistics of events, direct communication they get of what we do and how our work impacts on entire communities. Rutgers, where we sell baked reaching out to other Rutgers or- with scholars. “If there’s one thing we want evAnother part of club meetings really impacts the lives of people goods and put all proceeds to- ganizations and making flyers to includes correspondence be- that need it, and it’s a truly re- eryone to take away from what we wards our scholars. We also host get the word out, Srivasta said. Meetings also consist of Global tween members and scholars, in warding experience. I think that’s do, it would be that this is not just dance-a-thons and dance classes as fundraisers for the national Awareness Program discussions, the form of letters written back what keeps us all in the club and about our scholars – this is about #SweatforSTF campaign – to find called GAP talks. These talks con- and forth, which allows members makes us want to put our all into the world that these girls are living in and making their mark on,” fun and creative ways to get peo- sist of peer discussion guided by to feel like they are having a direct it,” she said. Caroline Bellscheidt, a School Veta said. “By giving them the ple moving and to donate to our each chapters’ global awareness impact on an individual’s life. “Our main contact is through of Arts and Sciences sophomore resources to fulfill their potential, scholars,” said Divya Srivastava, a program representative, centered communication but and a prospective member of we are actually helping to fuel the senior in the School of Engineer- around a new topic STF sends out written ing and the vice president of Rut- every month. This month’s topic there are scholars that come to STF: Rutgers, said she definitely potential for advancement all over our Leadership Summit every intended to return and participate the world.” will be intersectionality. gers STF.
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Bad Suns performs at Rutgers for RUPA’s annual kick-off concert Christian Zapata Correspondent
This weekend, Rutgers predicted cloudy skies with a chance of Bad Suns, and that’s exactly what happened. On Saturday, the Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) sponsored a show featuring Bad Suns to jumpstart the fall semester. The indie-rock band performed in the College Avenue Gymnasium in front of hundreds of students. Six months of preparation pooled a committee of student board member for deliberations over who the University should host for each semester’s show. Last year’s committee decided on Bad Suns as a niche up-and-coming act with a strong following, said Danielle Paxton, director of concerts for RUPA. “They have performed at large festivals this summer and we feel that the band is only going to get bigger over time,” she said. The opening act for the show included Wishwell from Old Bridge, New Jersey, Paxton said. Of the many inquiries they receive, RUPA’s Concerts and Coffeehouse Committee — responsible for choosing an opening act — looks to select a group whose sound pairs well with that of the night’s performance. “We felt as though Wishwell was a great opener that vibed well
with Bad Suns. I’m looking forward to hearing them perform, as they are very excited,” she said. With such a large student body, the committee gathers a diverse group of students with distinct musical tastes to agree on an act, Paxton said. Constantly gauging student interest to see what artists are current is always the consideration and typically yields alternative groups that bring out a small crowd of students for an
“They have performed at large festivals this summer and we feel that the band is only going to get bigger over time.” danielle paxton Director of Concerts for RUPA
intimate concert experience. “At times we have done polls asking about a genre of music that people are interested in and try to work with that. We also look at what is being played on the radio and we ask all of our friends. Each of us on the committee has a different friend group and other students on RUPA give their input when we are looking at different bands,” she said.
Three possible acts are chosen prior to the final decision, and committee members then search for references and contact venues that have previously hosted the artist, Paxton said. From there a list of questions is prepared in order to determine audience reaction and whether Rutgers is a right fit. The artists are then bid on and selected based on the available budget, Paxton said. If everything checks out, the committee works to solidify event details such as renting venue space, contract reviews and working with a production team to house the best possible event. The promotion for the show is handled through the organization’s social media pages along with in-person marketing events held throughout campus where committee members distribute popcorn and engage with students about the event, Paxton said. School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Ananaya Naythi said she first heard about the event through RUPA’s Facebook page but was no stranger to the scene going into her third show. “I never heard this band before, but I gave them a quick listen and their music was pretty nice, and as it is I love concerts, so I decided to go and hope to gain a fun experience. I think all
This year’s RUPA kickoff event featured the rising indie-rock band Bad Suns performing in the College Avenue Student Center with hundreds in attendance. KEVIN ZHANG concerts are fun if they’re done well, so I’m pretty excited about this,” she said. RUPA works throughout the year to organize student events and employs artists from different walks of life to perform and speak to students. In previous years, they have hosted performances from artists such as Alesso, Childish Gambino, Vic Mensa, Chance the Rapper and J. Cole, according to their site. Last year’s musical performances included Logic and 3Lau, both of which were great, Naythi said. Securing tickets was the hard part, as so many students jumped at the opportunity to see
Logic that tickets sold out within the hour. Unfortunately, the side effects of attending a University this big include, but are not limited to, missing out on tickets to school funded programming because the College Avenue Gymnasium can only house so many people, Naythi said. Tickets can be found through student resale but with high demand will surely sell for a higher price. “I would tell students who are unsure about the concert to just give it a tr y, as they might find something new that they might end up really enjoying,” she said.
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event Originally, RUSA planned to allocate $2K to ‘Into the Light,’ but this week they changed it to $4K awareness and break the stigma surrounding mental health. According to the text of the Drug Assistance Program and Psychiatric Ser vices (CAPS) to legislation, RUSA will allocate improve mental health ser vices $4,000 from its miscellaneous for students, including making projects line item toward the disonline scheduling available tribution of t-shirts promoting for students to make counsel- mental health awareness at the event. The original legislation ing appointments. The authors emphasized to the proposed a $2,000 donation but audience that although RUSA has was amended during the meeting been working since the summer to increase it to $4,000. The legislation states that to increase the scope and accessibility of on-campus mental health the stigma surrounding mental health is the care, it is still result of “lack necessary to be more cog“As a student assembly, of awareness and lack of innizant of these we want to support and formation” reissues affecting students represent that here, and garding mental illness. and the largshow that we are behind The orgaer community. nizers will “Events students who value these also be at RUlike this 5K kinds of projects.” SA’s Mental (that are) beHealth Town ing organized caroline ross Hall. Usually, by Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences Junior events benefitstudents are ing the Amerincredibly ican Foundaimpor tant,” Ross, a School of Arts and Sci- tion for Suicide Prevention are ences junior, said. “As a student called “Out of the Darkness,” assembly, we want to support Schweighardt said, but this one and represent that here, and will be titled “Into the Light” to show that we are behind stu- enforce a positive outlook. At the dents who value these kinds time of the meeting, there were 698 registered participants. of projects.” RUSA also passed a resolution The “Into the Light” 5K event will benefit the American Foun- which approved the Fall 2017 dation for Suicide Prevention, Election Guidelines for the RUSA Schweighardt said, and the elections occurring this fall purpose of the event is to raise during the first week of October. continued from front
survivors VPVA director estimates that more than 1,000 students viewed exhibit on Thursday continued from front Some were written by current boyfriends, others by brothers, classmates and strangers. “If you look, some of the messages are about forgiveness, some are about self-worth, some are angry, so it’s really kind of where that person is in that moment,” Luciano said. “It’s a way for them to really express themselves, and to just get their message out there.” Students who made shirts chose from eight colors of fabric — each color signified a different type of violence, explained Luciano, who has been active with this program for more than 20 years. Although following the color-coding system was not mandatory, according to the flyer shared at the event, a white shirt signified individuals who were murdered by acts of interpersonal violence, yellow represented
domestic or dating violence, red or orange stood for sexual assault or rape victims, blue or green was for incestuous abuse or child sexual abuse, purple was for individuals attacked because of their actual or perceived sexual identity or orientation and black stood for those affected by gang rape. According to the event flyer, the national Clothesline Project began in 1990 with members of the Cape Cod Women’s Agenda, when they hung 31 shirts on a clothesline across the Village Green in Hyannis, Massachusetts. The shirts were designed by survivors of assault, rape and incest. Still growing today, the project now includes 300 Clothesline Projects nationally and internationally, the flyer states, with an estimated 35,000 shirts. “The group of women (who started the program) had a concept that was similar to the AIDS Quilt,” Luciano said.
At this week’s meeting, the Rutgers University Student Assembly approved their Fall 2017 Election Guidelines, coordinated a presentation with the Office of Disability Services and allocated funds toward the upcoming “Into the Light” 5K for mental health awareness. BRIANNA BORNSTEIN Viktor Krapivin, RUSA elections chair and a senior in the School of Arts and Sciences presented the Fall 2017 Election Guidelines to the full body. “This year, we held the first elections committee meeting that was open to the public, where members of the public had the opportunity to contribute to the guidelines,” Krapivin said, as part of RUSA’s effort to increase transparency. The goal of the Elections Committee is to raise voter turnout to 10 or possibly 15 percent by creating less restrictive guidelines regulating campaign practices, he said. “Fall elections always have depressed turnout — we usually
have around 7 percent turnout,” Krapivin said. There are 36 available positions open to contest for the coming election, including two School of Arts and Sciences Senators atlarge, a class of 2021 representative for each campus and several at-large representatives for each campus, including off-campus, according to the Election Guidelines document. In order to run for election, candidates must be full-time undergraduate students with a minimum 2.50 GPA. The full document, which includes campaign finance guidelines, as well as rules for contributing to campaigns, is available on the RUSA website.
The clothesline is a symbolic way to “air the dirty laundry,” she said. The message is particularly strong because so many survivors hold onto their experiences as if it is their fault, or they did something wrong, or they are somehow dirty from the experience. “What we try to really remind people is that the person who did this to you, it’s their secret, their dirtiness, not yours,” she said. This year, Linscott worked with the office to pioneer an online forum in addition to the physical exhibit, he said. The forum, which can be accessed through the VPVA website, opened on Sept. 14 and will accept submissions today through 5 p.m. The submissions will be displayed on the VPVA website. The goal of the Virtual Clothesline Project was to provide an outlet for students who are not comfortable making a physical shirt, Linscott said. “There’s no one timeline for trauma healing,” Linscott said. He stressed that other goals of this project are to make students aware of resources available on campus through the VPVA office, and also to
facilitate a meaningful conversation between students. “This event is so powerful that I think it does inspire people to connect,” he said. “We know that people who talk about their experience — and create a plan to develop healthy coping skills and mechanisms — certainly do better academically, socially and may be generally happier. They may suffer less from depression. There really is a link.” In a culture that tends to normalize interpersonal violence, this project seeks to raise awareness about the issues and to cultivate empathy in students, who are statistically more likely to be approached by a survivor for help than to be a victim themselves, Linscott said. He said the goal is to make bystander intervention the norm. “A lot of students don’t know that this impacts students in our community,” Luciano said. “They think, ‘Oh, these are things that are happening globally or downtown, but not happening to our students,’ so we really want to remind people that these are things that are happening here, and they’re not alone, and there are resources.”
Additionally, students seeking to run for a position must complete the “Declaration of Intent to Run form,” available online, by Sept. 25, according to the guidelines. According to the document, three election information sessions will be held this week on Monday, Sept. 18 and Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 8 to 9 p.m. at The Cove in the Busch Student Center and on Wednesday, Sept. 20 from 8 to 9 p.m. in the Graduate Student Lounge in the College Avenue Student Center. The campaigning period is now open until Sunday, Oct. 1 at 11:59 p.m. During this time, candidates may begin campaigning for votes.
voting Currently, fewer than 19 percent of U. students vote in elections continued from front Rutgers students to register to vote, The Daily Targum reported. Eagleton also provides shuttles, educational events and educational watch parties for the student body. “One of the most important values we teach at our universities is the importance of civic engagement. Voting in elections gives our students a voice in the democratic process and in the decisions that af fect local, state and national issues,” said Rutgers—New Brunswick Chancellor Debasish Dutta. “The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to encourage students to exercise their right to vote, which is among the most fundamental opportunities to be an active and engaged citizen.”
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Trump won election due to racial privilege
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ollowing the white nationalist rally in MAENNER’S MUSINGS Charlottesville just one month ago and the unnerving response made by SRUTI BEZAWADA President Donald J. Trump in its aftermath, the question of race and the role of identity politics has been at the forefront of American political discourse in the weeks that have followed, culminating in the charge from ESPN personality Jemele Hill calling Trump a “white supremacist.” I find this argument ultimately futile because of the seemingly endless nature of the contention, and more importantly, the fact that it takes away from the more important discussion about what Trump represents, rather than what he personally believes. What is meant by this distinction is that no matter what Trump believes in his head, it does not change the fact that Trump is the living embodiment of the power of whiteness and the inherent advantages that come with that within American society. In his latest piece for The Atlantic titled “The First White President,” author Ta-Nehisi Coates outlines the case for Trump only being president because of the color of his skin. Explaining his rationale for this notion, Coates states that “Trump’s predecessors made their way to high office through the passive power of whiteness,” using their historical advantages prevalent since the settling of this land at the expense of those native to it as a catalyst, not a crutch. “Their individual triumphs,” Coates continues, “made this exclusive party seem above America’s founding sins.” But Trump’s ascension to the Oval Office has completely lacked in this ability to make us overlook our racial past, because the vulgar and crass behavior that has propelled him to the White House is contingent upon the fact that he is white. Looking back on the road to the presidency taken by former president Barack Obama shows the much different tone needed by a black person running for higher office. As a result of the color of his skin, Obama was forced to prove that he was born in the U.S.
“ ... Trump did not even have to release his tax returns to prove his claims about his wealth and business integrity.” and eligible to run for president, forced to defend the fact that he was Christian and not Muslim and forced to denounce the words of his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, whose sermons against racism included anti-government language. Now contrast Obama’s experiences with Trump’s and we have a very interesting dichotomy to explain. While Obama had to release his birth certificate to the public to prove his legitimacy as president, Trump did not even have to release his tax returns to prove his claims about his wealth and business integrity. On the topic of faith, even as religious conservatives doubted the Christianity of the modest and humble Obama, they had no problem with the Christian values of the man who enjoys going to church to drink his “little wine” and eat his “little cracker,” and who has also expressed that he enjoys groping women because they let him, despite the fact that at the time of those comments he was married. And while Obama was constantly hammered on the comments made by his pastor to the point where he gave a speech denouncing them, Trump has largely been allowed to refrain from condemning white nationalists in Charlottesville, and in general. In fact, following the Charlottesville protest Trump said that there were “very fine” people on the side of the white supremacists and also lobbed criticism at the “pretty bad dudes on the other side.” You know, the side that was against the white nationalists and neo-Nazis. While rational people can have a discussion that lasts for days over how Trump was able to find a way to win the 2016 presidential election, there is no larger over-arching reason than the fact that he is white. Show me a minority individual who could win election to the presidency while doing any of the things Trump did during the campaign — let alone all of them — and I’ll hand you his tax returns on a golden platter paid for by the “small loan of a million dollars” that his father gave to him. When comparing the journeys to the Oval Office of both Obama and Trump, it is evident that Trump’s rise to the highest office in the land shows, in all of its perverted and corrupt glory, the inverse relationship our society has between one’s inherent advantages and the concentration of melanin found in one’s skin. Had Obama agreed with Howard Stern on the radio that his own daughter was a nice “piece of ass,” or said that he walked into the dressing room of unsuspecting Miss Universe pageant contestants, he would not have survived the news cycle. Of course, Obama lacked the Trump card of whiteness, and all of the advantages Trump has illustrated comes with it. Hunter Maenner is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in criminal justice and political science. His column, “Maenner’s Musings” runs on alternate Mondays.
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CAPS is also taking a lead on changing the way tudents at Rutgers are for tunate to go to a University that puts an emphasis on the im- they hire counselors. The process will focus on hirpor tance of mental and emotional health. ing applicants with diverse backgrounds — not only The University has recently made many strides in terms of racial, ethnic or sexual identity — but to demonstrate to the student body that their also in terms of life and professional experiences emotional health is impor tant, and that should that the counselors have faced. This will allow those they ever need someone to talk to, people are who seek help to receive it from counselors with a available and ready to listen to them. The Uni- variety of professional backgrounds. This can enversity is doing this through the changes being courage students who feel the counselors might not made at the Center for Counseling, Alcohol and be someone they can relate to, to visit the center Other Drug Assistance Program and Psychiatric and speak to someone. Sharing your problems can become easier when the other person either perSer vices (CAPS). CAPS reported that it had a 16 percent increase sonally has had similar experiences or professional in group visits and a 5.5 percent increase in initial experience dealing with the issue and can understand where scr eenings you are comwith stuing from. dents. Some Lastly, may think CAPS has that an in“The initiatives that are being established within CAPS created a syscrease in are creating an environment for the Rutgers community tem where the number people seekof students to feel more open to seek help about their issues.” ing services seeking help can do so is negative, through onbut this is line schednot the case. uling. This This rise in the number of visits to the CAPS does not signify makes it easier for those who may be scheduling an more students are discovering mental health prob- appointment for the first time that may be nervous lems, but rather, it indicates that more students are about seeking help. The initiatives that are being established withcomfortable with talking to counselors about the issues they are experiencing. And this might have to in CAPS are creating an environment for the Rutdo with the new initiatives put in place by CAPS to gers community to feel more open to seek help about their issues. And in a college experience, accommodate the influx of students visiting. The center has created the “Let’s Talk” workshop this feat is extremely impor tant to a successful where faculty, staff, students and student groups can experience. It is wonder ful to see CAPS makfocus on individual intervention and consultation. ing such great ef for ts to make its programs and This is especially useful for those who do not want to counseling as inclusive as possible. The only engage in full-fledged therapy, but rather want some- thing left is to wait and see how the program one to talk to informally. This encompasses the best handles these changes. Hopefully, they are impart about CAPS: It accommodates for those who plemented smoothly and carried out to their full just need a shoulder to lean on and also for those who capacity so that CAPS can help as many people as they possibly can. are in dire need of counseling. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 149th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Readers’ relationships with books should be questioned MACRO TO MICRO AYSENUR GUC
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t seems like I am always surrounded by books. Books in my personal library that are waiting to be read. Books that are pivotal for my research projects. Books, worn and bent, that I cherish and carry with me sometimes out of pure affection. This consistent exposure to what may be regularly regarded as a mundane object has led me to reflect upon what exactly constitutes a book. In physical terms, it is usually recognized by its form and material. Shaped in the standard shape of a rectangle, it is comprised of a cover and thin paper bound to a foundational spine. But a physical appearance is insufficient. Content — usually in the form of individual letters inked together to create a piece of text — is required. And such text must be arranged purposefully with a specific intention to form a comprehensible and meaningful piece of literature that will offer a potential reader reasons as to why it is deserving to be read. Books can evoke many emotions. Certain books may sadden us, others may provoke outbursts of joy or anger, and some fill us with a type of melancholy difficult to express in words. Moreover, the feelings
enveloped in a book may remain with a person long after its physical pages are opened and closed. That is what makes a book special: Its value and effect is intangible and not limited to its material side. Even if the physical book were destroyed in a fire or ruined beyond repair, if it was read at least once, its meaning will forever be preserved in the consciousness of its single reader. One may even conclude that the essence of a book — the quality that defines it — is the meaning woven into its printed words
An author writes with its reader in mind — intentionally forming phrases and sentences with meaning beyond their visible characters and letters. As such, a book becomes a means of communication — communication between the author of the text and the potential reader. The author constructs text. The reader deconstructs that same text and imbibes meaning from it. The author of a book and a reader of the same book can form a relationship through a written text. And this relationship will
“Beyond their fancy covers and text-filled pages, they open a door of communication that one can enter in solitude and leave with newfound meaning and connection.” which is transferrable, extractable and immaterial. The underlying task, though, remains in investigating the source of such meaning. The inked letters or the paper itself may be probed, but it is clear that they, by themselves, cannot create meaning or be the absolute cause of it. Thus, one may gather that the source of the meaning is not within the book itself or of the nature of the book. Its source, as all can deduce, must be that which has the ability to knowingly form and create meaningful content using tools like letters and words: An author.
continue to exist in an active fashion as the text is open to being continuously deconstructed in various ways. One may derive a certain meaning from a book read as a child and later form a completely different understanding of the same book as an adult. Studies upon literature like Shakespeare’s works continue to exist precisely because the text is constantly explored and interpreted through varying lens. Thus, the text constructed by an author never becomes dead or passive. It is always there to engage with the reader in a new way.
Furthermore, although one may never directly meet the author, one can conceive ideas of the kind of qualities belonging to the author through the types of feelings and sentiments expressed in the text. Similarly, one can try to decipher what the author expects the reader to understand from the text. Hence there is the formation and continuing existence of a dynamic connection between the author and reader. This may explain why books are so universally adored. Beyond their fancy covers and text-filled pages, they open a door of communication that one can enter in solitude and leave with newfound meaning and connection. A teacher of mine once told me that a “text” is difficult to define. It may be perceived in the form of a book as we usually come to expect it. Or it may come in the form of symbols or art. Anything can be a text as long as meaning from it can be deconstructed. This transformative definition can change one’s interactions with something as “ordinary” as a leaf. Just like a book, one may attempt to “read” it for meaning that transcends its materiality. It is through this mindset that one can utilize their sense of human questioning and investigative nature to form new understandings of all that exists. Aysenur Guc is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in philosophy. Her column,”Macro to Micro,” runs on alternate Mondays.
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Scientist finds new genes linked to Tourette syndrome Brittany Friedson Contributing Writer
our grasp,” said Lindsey Frankel, a junior in the School of Nursing at Rutgers—New Brunswick. According to Heiman, the biggest challenge of their study was recruiting enough families, diagnosing each member of the family and sequencing each participator. Heiman and other TIC genetics researchers are collaborating to find treatments that work on biological pathways and networks, rather than specific genes because each family will have mutations in different genes. According to the Tourette Association of America website, current treatments for Tourette syndrome include drug therapy, which can help to alleviate tics and symptoms of ADHD and OCD. “Habit Reversal Training is also implemented by psychologists to help teach the child or adult how to anticipate tics or to substitute socially unacceptable tics for ones that are more socially acceptable,” said Faith Rice, executive director of NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome. Rice founded NJCTS in 2004 to provide support and services to families as well as to create awareness and acceptance of the Tourette’s population. In partnership with NJCTS, the Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) in Piscataway offers habit reversal training as a method of behavioral therapy, she mentioned. Rutgers University also is home to the first sharing cell and DNA repository in the world for Tourette’s. According to the NJCTS website, NJCTS offers services for kids and families, outreach and training for teachers and doctors and support for collaborative research. The NJCTS Tim Howard Leadership Academy for teens with Tourette’s takes place during the summer on Busch campus. New Jersey native Tim Howard, who has Tourette syndrome, is the goalie for the U.S. national soccer team, and Rice explained that his summer academy helps to teach kids with Tourette’s how to deal with difficulties and be successful with their disorder. “With more funds, we hope to continue this research. It is very exciting to get these findings and to continue moving ahead because we are just beginning to understand this mysterious disorder,” Heiman said.
Rutgers University scientists and research partners worldwide have identified genes that may be linked to Tourette syndrome (TS) — a neuropsychiatric condition characterized by involuntary motor and vocal movements — and this discovery can potentially lead to better treatments for the syndrome. Statistics from the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome (NJCTS) website indicate that about one out of every 100 individuals show signs of this syndrome, which includes symptoms such as repetitive jaw movements, arm jerking, grunting and shouting. People with this condition also tend to have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and ADHD, according to the site. “While TS runs in families and previous studies suggested genetic factors are involved, the specific genetic architecture has remained a myster y,” said Gar y Heiman, an associate professor in the Department of Genetics and director of the undergraduate Genetic Counseling Certificate Program (GCCP) at Rutgers University. Heiman is the investigator and director of the data coordinating center of Tourette International Collaborative Genetics Study (TIC Genetics), an international collaboration of scientists and clinicians who specialize in TS. Alongside other distinguished Rutgers faculty including genetics professors Jay Tischfield, Jinchuan Xing and the international TIC genetics group, Heiman helped to identify four genes that are linked to Tourette syndrome. Their work was published on May 3, in Neuron, a peer-reviewed neuroscience journal. Heiman explained that the National Institute of Mental Health and NJCTS helped to fund the study, which involved analyses of families in which the child was Multiple Rutgers researchers contributed toward the work on Tourette syndrome and had their affected with Tourette syndrome paper published in “Neuron,” a peer-reviewed neuroscience journal. COURTESY OF NEURON / RUTGERS.EDU while neither parent was affected. According to the article in Neuassociated disorders like OCD ron, the resulting genetic analyand ADHD. ses showed that variants of the Heiman also said that techgene WWC1, which is involved in niques for future studies include memory and brain development, using induced pluripotent stem were associated with TS. The othcells and Clustered Regularly er three damaged genes found to Interspaced Short Palindromic be related to the disorder are inwhile also fixing them into a cerRepeats (CRISPR), a form of gevolved in brain circuitry and gene. tain shape. The more disulfide nome editing technology. Madhuri Bhupathiraju Previous bonds present, the curlier some“ O u r Science Editor studies held the one’s hair is. par tnerships assumption that disulfide bonds are helpinvolving Human hair is composed of a “Our partnerships involving Tourette syndrome have Tourette syn- structural protein known as kera- ful Since one gene caused for keeping shape in a particthe disorder, but drome have tin. This protein is also found in ular form and giving it strength, made New Jersey the national leader in delivering Heiman said it is made New hair, teeth and nails. Keratin gives they are also the chemical propservices and research for the disorder, which shows the Jersey the na- all of these structures strength. now known that erty that hair straighteners aim it can be caused to attack. tional leader Like all other biological propower of partnership and the power of collaboration.” by many differHair straighteners use heat to in delivering teins, keratin is a simple, long ent genes. services and chain of amino acids that are spe- break the disulfide bonds. Flat Faith Rice “This is a research for cifically folded according to elec- irons usually range in temperaExecutive Director of the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome very innovative the disorder, trochemical forces between the ture from 300 and 500 degrees discovery. Many which shows atoms of the amino acids. Cer- Fahrenheit, according to the site. Heiman mentioned that the the power of partnership and the tain amino acids contain sulfur people suffer from Tourette synThe heat breaks down the drome and the possibility of find- research team is currently in power of collaboration,” Rice said. atoms which are the root cause disulfide bonds and the keratin ing answers to some of the most the process of recruiting more strands are pulled into a straightThere is now a better under- of curly hair. disabling disorders is unbeliev- families to continue sequenc- standing of what causes Tourette Sulfur atoms on keratin strands er shape. When the hair cools able. With the new upcoming ad- ing genes related to Tourette syndrome because of this re- form links, disulfide bonds, with down, the disulfide bonds reform vances in genetics and biotechnol- syndrome and to understand search, and scientists are a step sulfur atoms on adjacent strands, but are in a different position that ogy, it seems that new therapy for how these mutations cause the closer to finding better treatments according to The Tartan. These allows the hair to be straight, acthese types of illnesses is within symptoms of TS as well as the and therapies for them. links give keratin their strength cording to the site.
SIMPLE SCIENCE
DIVERSIONS
September 18, 2017
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Happy Birthday: Look for new possibilities. Expand your awareness and find out how far you can push your skills, attributes and the gifts you were born with. Showing discipline and understanding your depth and potential will help you surpass your expectations. Let your dreams and imagination fuel your success. Walk away from the past and into the future with hope. Your numbers are 8, 19, 22, 24, 30, 39, 43.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
Non Sequitur
Wiley
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your goal should be finishing what you start. Maintaining a low-key persona will allow you to get more done with less interference. Don’t feel like you have to go for sensationalism to be noticed. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Listen to reason. Impulsive actions will not bring the results you are hoping for. Don’t believe everything you hear. Someone will set you up for a fall if you are too gullible. Trust in what you know and see. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take part in the events going on in your community or through your place of employment. Networking and gatherings geared toward making life better for the average person will lead to new friendships and a better standard of living. 5 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take a different route. Whether your journey is physical or emotional, trying something new will spark your imagination and help you find answers that will encourage personal growth and development. Explore and experience whatever comes your way. 4 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your actions will express how you feel and what you have to offer. Being truthful and open about what you want in return will not please everyone, but is the best route to take. Don’t waste energy on anger. 2 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Think before you say something that may offend or hurt someone. Being a joker is fine, but not at the expense of someone innocent and shy. The outcome will affect your reputation. Pay it forward and aim to help, not hinder, others. 2 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Now is the time to bring about positive changes at home. Whether it’s moving furniture around, getting rid of things you no longer use or changing your routine or eating habits, the end result will improve your life. 3 stars
Pearls Before Swine
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Open up about your concerns. You don’t have to offer personal information, but you can cite consequences as a result of not taking care of pending issues on time. Listen closely and counter any response that sounds iffy. 5 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Consider whether you are being offered a good opportunity or not. You may be getting in over your head if you aren’t careful about how you handle your money. Live within your means and don’t buy into something risky. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Check in with people you have worked with in the past and you’ll find out about an opportunity that interests you. Spending quality time with someone you love will be rejuvenating. Express your feelings and your intentions. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Consider your choices and what makes the most sense. Your aim should be to get ahead, not to waste your time on something that isn’t changeable. Be optimistic and take pride in the accomplishments you know you can achieve. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Look for alternative ways to deal with partnership problems. Keeping the peace and offering fair solutions will help offset an unnecessary argument. Work in conjunction with people and you’ll get things done. Help those less fortunate than you. 3 stars
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VICTORY RU improves to 1-2 after winning 1st game since beating New Mexico last year continued from back to feel good after a game on a Saturday.” And unlike most games, the Knights did not need a quarter and a half to settle in to do so. Instead, they needed about two-thirds of a quarter. The first score came through the hands of senior running
back Robert Martin, who sharply changed direction to break through the defense and go 13 yards for his first touchdown of the young season. It was his 16th total in a Rutgers uniform. Martin’s touchdown came at the fruition of a drive buoyed by good running play by Martin, in which he rushed for 32 yards on the possession.
But as with the Eastern Michigan game last time out, Martin shared the ball with graduate transfer Gus Edwards and senior Josh Hicks, who ran the ball for 66 and 45 yards respectively. The entire team rushed for 327 yards, its first time even getting over that 200-yard hump this season. The foursome in the back — including freshmen Raheem Blackshear, who burst past the defense consistently with 2 touchdowns — had an unlikely neighbor in freshman quarterback Johnathan Lewis, who ran for 58 yards to nab his first, second, third
Junior tight end Jerome Washington catches a 9-yard pass from graduate transfer Kyle Bolin for his first ever touchdown in a Rutgers uniform. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
wins Rutgers bursts past its win total from last season with 4th and 5th this weekend continued from back blocks to lead the Knights to a rather smooth win. Other notable performances on that day were sophomore Karysa Swackenberg with her 28 digs to lead the defense and sophomore
setter Megan Sharkey’s 86 total assists. Fifty-one assists came from Sharkey from the Penn match, which is a career high and ties for the eighth most in program history for a four-set game. Reflecting back on the tournament season, head coach CJ
Werneke believes that the team’s mental approach in practice is much different than what he knows they are capable of. “We’ve been inconsistent,” Werneke said. “I think our skill set is some of the best since I’ve been here and the best in the Big Ten, but I think our day in and day out mentality and approach to who we are has just been inconsistent and shows up on the weekends.” This inconsistency seemed to have shown up on the final match of the invitational as Rutgers was
and fourth rushing touchdowns of his career. It was an outcome he could not have expected out of his first game of meaningful playing time. “Not really,” Lewis said, on whether or not he envisioned having so much success so early on. “Not 5 touchdowns, at least like 1 or 2, probably.” Not one to lose his cool or confidence on an uncharted stage, Lewis had a tremendous impact, contributing to 5 touchdowns on the day, even connecting with sophomore tight end Nakia GriffinStewart for his first career reception and touchdown. It was also GriffinStewart’s first ever touchdown. Despite graduate transfer Kyle Bolin relying on the run game for much of the first and second quarters, Griffin-Stewart and his tight end compatriots saw meaningful plays, with junior transfer Jerome Washington catching a 9-yard pass from Bolin for his first Rutgers touchdown. Bolin and Lewis shared quarterbacking duties throughout the game, with Lewis taking precedent in the redzone where he could rack up the rushing yards en route to his 4 touchdowns. As for Bolin, his 140 yards and 11-17 line, though much sharper than those of last week’s embarrassing effort against Eastern Michigan, was not substantial enough to warrant any reprieve from his week two woes. The Louisville transfer ignored a few clear opportunities downfield and missed some passes, though there was definite improvement on his end. But with Lewis providing a spark from under center on the
unable to continue the momentum it had from its pair of wins the previous day. The Knights lost in a straight-set match (25-20, 25-20, 2521) to Robert Morris. In her debut invitational, Duffin tied her 13 kill mark from the day before with a .400 hitting percentage in addition to two blocks. Behind her was Cieslik with nine kills, three blocks and an ace. Opening up the season with the ECU Invitational title, Rutgers was able to cap off the tournament season the same as how it began it with the Robert Morris Invitational title.
rushing game, Ash turned to him for the majority of the second half. Aside from the Knights’ offensive exploits, the defense joined together to stop the Bears from having their own first on Saturday — their first points. With standouts like fifth-year senior defensive end and captain Darnell Davis recording a sack, forcing a fumble and leading both sides with 10 tackles, Rutgers served Morgan State its third consecutive shutout this season. The Bears have been outscored, 101-0, through three games this year. “We cleaned up the mistakes,” Davis said. “I mean we had a few today, but we were where we need to be at all times, and guys were rotating. A lot of people were playing, it’s not just a set of guys playing, so we’ll get rest. I think that’s the best thing, cleaning up our mistakes.” Davis and the rest of the captains led the team through a trying week following a humiliating loss against Eastern Michigan and a medical setback on the coaching staff. Of all things, Ash praised the resilience among his players to push through and come out with their first win in 11 matches. “Our brotherhood was tested this week after the loss last week, the medical issues we had on Sunday,” Ash said. “I think that speaks volumes to our locker room, our kids. They’ve got a noquit mentality, and just want to keep working to get better and be the best that they can be.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
When asked about what the team is most looking forward to heading into the conference portion of the season, Cieslik is confident that the Knights will finally get a chance to affirm its place in the Big Ten. “We’re excited to play the best teams in the country and show everybody what we’ve got,” Cieslik said. For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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September 18, 2017 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK FIRST-YEAR PLAYERS MAKE BIG IMPACT AGAINST MORGAN STATE
True freshmen shine for Rutgers in all 3 phases of game Griffin Whitmer Associate Sports Editor
Saturday’s game against Morgan State University offered the Rutgers football team its best opportunity to test its depth and get its young players on the field for their first extended collegiate experience. Without question, the star of the first-year players was quarterback Johnathan Lewis, who set an impressive Knights quarterback record with 4 rushing touchdowns while also throwing a touchdown on his first snap of the game. “I guess I did good,” Lewis said. That is one way of putting it, as he accounted for 3 touchdowns on his first five plays of the game. He was clearly a matchup nightmare in the red zone with his size (6foot-4, 250 pounds) and running ability, but also gives offensive coordinator Jerry Kill a lot more flexibility when calling plays. But on offense, it wasn’t just Lewis. Wide receiver Bo Melton caught a 48-yard bomb for his first career catch. Rutgers has mightily struggled to stretch the field in the passing game so seeing that from Melton was very encouraging for head coach Chris Ash. “We need to get (Melton) continuing to improve and get going and hopefully add value like that to our offense too
Freshman wide receiver Bo Melton had his first career reception on a 48-yard pass from Kyle Bolin. He was one of many freshmen to contribute Saturday. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR because that’s what’s been missing in the first couple of games,” Ash said. Running back Raheem Blackshear had a huge second half to help him run for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns.
A small, shifty and fast back, Blackshear ran hard between the tackles and maintained a low pad level all day. “I was really excited about Blackshear going out there and running the way he ran. He’s not
a very big guy, but he ran hard. He’s physical,” Ash said. “He’s obviously got great feet. He’s got good speed, where he’s got a chance to make some plays in the open field and take it down the field.”
On the defensive side of the ball, linebacker Tyshon Fogg, a highly-touted recruit, grabbed his first career interception. Melton, also a big-time recruit, was very excited for Fogg and also noted the strong relationship the players in the freshmen class have. “We’re very tight as a freshman class. Me and Fogg are roommates so we talk about going out there and grinding everyday,” Melton said. “To see him get a pick, to see him get a touch was very exciting.” As the lone quarterback in the class, Lewis is looked at by many as the most important piece of all the true freshmen. But he knows his role on the team right now is to just score touchdowns in the red zone, and he acknowledged doing that is easy when guys like graduate transfer quarterback Kyle Bolin get the offense into that position. Lewis also took note of his classmates’ performance and knows that the future is bright for the Knights. “As a group, we’ve been practicing every week together and together we improve every week and it showed that we have a bright future,” he said. For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @TargumSports and @GriffinWhitmer on Twitter.
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“As a group, we’ve been practicing every week together and together we improve every week and it showed that we have a bright future.” — Freshman quarterback Johnathan Lewis on the team’s true freshmen
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FOOTBALL RUTGERS 65, MORGAN STATE 0
Freshman quarterback Johnathan Lewis runs for 1 of his 4 rushing touchdowns in Rutgers’ 65-0 victory over the Bears. Lewis posted a school record Saturday for most rushing touchdowns for a quarterback in program history, also putting forth 58 rushing yards in the effort. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
VICTORY AT LAST
Scarlet Knights collect 9 touchdowns, 1st win since September 2016 in 65-point blowout over Morgan State Jon Spilletti Sports Editor
It was a game of excess for the Rutgers football team. It was also a game of firsts, as scores of Scarlet Knights collected their first career
or season touchdowns Saturday afternoon. Rutgers (1-2) picked up its first win of the season against Morgan State (0-3) Saturday in a 65-0 affair at High Point Solutions Stadium. The reason for the host of milestones is simple enough — the Knights failed to capitalize on so many opportunities
throughout its first two games (losses to Washington and Eastern Michigan). But Rutgers, the team to start slow even against Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams (see: Howard), used ever y ounce of its will to add points to the board Saturday.
“Really proud of our players, really happy for them,” said head coach Chris Ash. “They’ve worked extremely hard, and I don’t care who we play, what the score was. Our players deserved and earned the right See victory on Page 10
VOLLEYBALL RUTGERS SECURES ROBERT MORRIS INVITATIONAL TITLE
Knights pick up pair of wins vs. Penn, MT Alex Fabugais-Inaba Staff Writer
The Rutgers volleyball team said goodbye to its five-match losing streak last weekend by securing the Robert Morris Invitational title in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. The Scarlet
Knights (5-7) settled on a pair of wins against the University of Pennsylvania and Middle Tennessee State University before falling to the host Colonials. Facing a doubleheader on the first day, Rutgers took on Penn first in an extremely close four-set match (25-23, 25-22, 24-26,
25-20) where the Knights were able to set a season-high 59 kills led by freshman opposite hitter Kamila Cieslik’s 20 kills. Also hitting double-figures were sophomore opposite hitter Jillian Duffin with 13 kills in her season debut and freshman outside hitter Yana Kamshilina’s 11 kills.
Philadelphia Kansas City
20 27
Minnesota Pittsburgh
9 26
Buffalo Carolina
3 9
Arizona Indianapolis
16 13
New England New Orleans
36 20
Cleveland Baltimore
10 24
JOHNATHAN LEWIS,
freshman quarterback, broke a school record on Sunday with the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in program history with 4. It was also the second time a true freshman rushed for 4 touchdowns in Rutgers history.
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In the game against Middle Tennessee State, Rutgers lost the first set 25-21, but fought back to soar past it by winning the next three sets (26-24, 25-14, 25-19). This time around, Kamshilina and Cieslik both recorded 11 kills and two
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