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The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, attracted worldwide attention and turned regular water testing into a hot topic. Last month, Rowan University announced it found elevated lead levels in its water on the main campus in Glassboro, New Jersey. The university does not know how long the water has been contaminated or how many people have been affected. While Rowan is currently the only New Jersey university to have recently found lead in their water, it may just be because there is no federal or state law that requires universities and colleges in New Jersey to test their water for lead, according to Philly.com.
There is no “regulatory program” for colleges and universities, said Lawrence Hajna, a spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP.) As a result of this law, many colleges do not regularly conduct water tests, including Rutgers, according to Philly.com. Rutgers said it has no plans to begin testing the water. The University has never performed general water testing throughout the University, said Antonio Calcado, executive vice president for Strategic Planning and Operations, in the article. “There’s no regular protocol for testing water,” he said. “Only
Between calling for Middle Eastern peace and additional renewable energy sources, Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein discussed her campaign and the 2016 election with 200 Rutgers students and visitors Saturday night at the College Avenue Student Center. Part of her speech addressed the news that only the Democratic nominee Hillar y Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump would be able to participate in the first presidential debate later this month. “We think it’s wrong that two minority parties can actually obstruct the will of the people, 76 percent of Americans want an open debate,” she said. “The two majority-party candidates are the most disliked and untrusted ever in our histor y, so what’s wrong with this picture? This is not what democracy looks like.” Don Courter, the general secretar y of the All Marxists-Leninists Union, introduced Stein by calling
Green Party candidate held a rally at Rutgers where she discussed the presidential election. Her campaign will protest peacefully at the first debate. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER for “not only a political revolution, but also a social revolution,” one that would help students graduate college debt-free, end racism and improve the political environment. “We basically want third party voices to be heard because we
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Improvisation club helps students perfect comedic talents on campus Zobydha Rahami contributing writer
A 4 Effort is an improvisation and comedy troupe at Rutgers that not only offers students a good laugh, but has also opened shows for comedic celebrities such as Nasim Pedrad.
A 4 Effort was established at Rutgers in 2005, said Alexandra Nicolaou, a School of Arts and Sciences junior and the troupe’s president. Ever y year since, members perform in front of an audience, taking suggestions and finding ways to make people laugh.
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Group tutors Hub City grade school children Nicole Osztrogonacz STAFF WRITER
The first and second grade students of Roosevelt Elementary School can thank the Youth Empowerment Club for new tutoring programs this year. The Youth Empowerment Club hopes to improve the education of New Brunswick students by creating a curriculum and teaching them valuable lessons, said Eshan Kaul, the club president and a
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore. “The goal of the club is to support Youth Empowerment Ser vices, which is a non-profit in New Brunswick,” Kaul said. “We help run a tutoring program called A2E, which is being founded this semester.” The tutoring program will be available to 50 students at the elementary school, and it will help See children on Page 4
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Club joins international non-profit to educate young girls
She’s the First is a student-run organization that raises funds to sponsor the education of a child in a developing country. In many of these nations, young girls are expected to run a household, not go to school. COURTESY OF Tahreem Malik
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Only one in every five girls completes an elementary education in developing countries. But a Rutgers club, She’s the First, is devoted to helping girls in economically disadvantaged countries become the first to finish secondary school in their families. “The goal is to sponsor girls who are the first in their families to get an education,” said Ankita Veta, president of She’s the First and a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “Typically, the girls are from developing countries and face familial and cultural obligations that impede their education.” She’s the First was originally founded at The College of New Jersey in 2009 and has since spread to 193 international chapters. Each chapter is given a specific scholar to sponsor, making the relationship between the chapter and the sponsor extremely personal. The members of She’s the First are able to interact with their sponsors through letters. She’s the First members attend an annual summit in New York, where they meet girls who received an education with help
from the sponsorship. They also listen to students discuss how receiving an education has impacted their lives. “We got to talk to them and listen to them … it changed my perspective,” said Tahreem Malik, publicity chair of She’s the First and a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “Some girls have to walk two to four hours to their school and we complain about waking up early for class.” Young girls are “very much responsible” for helping out, if not outright running their households and completing chores, Veta said. Often this commitment is prioritized over academics, and “school is secondary.” One of the scholars talked about how she would wake up at 4 or 5 a.m. to do chores for a few hours. Afterward she would go to school, complete her homework and then return to her chores, often sacrificing sleep for school, Veta said. At the summit, one girl spoke about her goal of working as a doctor, Malik said. “She’s so young right now and dreaming that big is just amazing,” she said. “It brought tears to my eyes.” While She’s the First helps educate girls, it was clear that
“they had more to teach us,” Veta said. The club is making a “tangible difference,” said Divya Srivastava, Global Awareness Representative for the club and a School of Engineering junior. “Because of the way currency rates work, it only takes $300 to
$400 to sponsor a girl’s education for the entire year,” Veta said. “It’s unreal that you can do so much with so little.” The summit also featured Babita Patel with the KIOO project, a non-profit that teaches children in economically disadvantages areas the arts as a way to address
gender equality. She is a humanitarian who traveled to a She’s the First site to teach photography. She worked only with girls in the school, teaching them the basics of photography for two weeks. Then the girls taught the boys photography, turning the typical classroom dynamic around, Veta said. The boys began to recognize that girls can teach a skill and had value in the classroom. The club struggles with appealing to a wider audience, Malik said. “I think it’s hard for us to attract males,” she said. Malik said male students may hear the word “she” in the name and assume the club is not for them. In reality, She’s the First is trying to call in people from all genders, she said. At meetings, the club plans events that are consistently held in the chapters of She’s the First across the nation. The #BakeAChange campaign in the fall is a bake sale of tie-dye cupcakes, and #SweatforSTF is an exercise-based fundraiser. Fundraisers are used to sponsor one girl each semester. The club focuses on the importance of educating females because educating a girl enables her to gain confidence, which helps her to get out of dangerous situations, Veta said. “It’s really easy to make a difference if you just show up,” Veta said. “You’ll know why it’s worth it.”
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water 14 locations in 6 schools tested positive for lead in New Brunswick continued from front in response to an event, or in response to if there’s a specific complaint or something.” The monetary and temporal costs would exceed the potential benefits, he said. Rutgers would be unable to justify a “regular testing policy” that goes through the entire school, he said. Most of the water provided to Rutgers, including off-campus housing, is supplied from public utilities, said University spokesperson E.J. Miranda. “Public utilities are required to test for lead and other contaminants, maintain pH levels or add inhibitors to prevent corrosion and inform the public of the results,” he said in an email. “Rutgers reviews all testing data provided by NJDEP regarding the quality of water provided by our various water suppliers to ensure that the water is safe to drink.” The decision to sample is based on many factors, including water source, population demographics such as age, function and use of space, regulatory requirements and risks, he sad. Regulations on lead in water are primarily aimed at protecting young children, he said. Children age 6 and younger are primarily at risk for lead exposure because they absorb lead more easily than adults, he said. Because their nervous systems are still undergoing development, they are more susceptible to the effects of toxic agents. “Rutgers tests the water for lead in all childcare facilities — including in-patient service facilities — in Newark, New Brunswick and Camden,” Miranda said. Earlier this year, the Newark Public School District reported high levels of lead (15.5 parts per billion) in the water in 30 area schools. In response, water fountains in schools were shut off in half of the buildings and blood tests were offered to as many as 17,000 children who were potentially exposed. Based on these concerns, Rutgers tested the waters on the Newark campus.
“We performed sampling in several buildings at Rutgers Newark and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Services—Newark and did not find any issues with lead in those water systems,” Miranda said. Most studies show that exposure to lead-contaminated water would not likely elevate blood lead levels in most adults, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Rutgers offers water-dispensing stations for drinking and filling water bottles throughout many locations on campus, which ensures the cleanest water possible. “These stations promote sustainability by reducing the volume of waste generated from discarded water bottles and they contain filters that are tested and certified to reduce 99 percent of aesthetic effects — chlorine taste or odor — and lead,” Miranda said. New Brunswick has had a history of problems with maintaining good water quality earlier this year, according to New Brunswick Today. In 2015, New Brunswick reported that city worker Edward O’Rourke was suspended and fined by the Department of Environmental Protection after filing false water testing reporting. He pleaded guilty to his charges. The year before, New Brunswick announced an investment of more than $3 million, which was used to enhance the water systems in the city to increase reliability and efficiency. Results for lead contamination showed that water fountains, kitchen sinks and nurse’s sinks were contaminated in 14 different locations of six of New Brunswick’s public schools, according to the article. New Brunswick is one of 13 school districts in N.J. that tested positive for lead in the past year, including Princeton, Paterson and Hamilton. The last time New Brunswick Public Schools completed a district wide water test was more than a decade ago, but as of May 2016, Gov. Chris Christie has ordered all schools to test the water for lead within the year.
“I’ve always had a passion for learning, and I want to share that with other children,” Kunnath said. “It’s also surprising that there aren’t really any after-school tutoring programs at the scale of A2E currently in place.” Kunnath said all members are determined and passionate about the program, which in turn is rewarding for the child as well as the volunteer. The executive board believes that the University is not currently doing enough to show support for the residents of New Brunswick. “Rutgers is all like ‘Oh, we’re part of New Brunswick. This is our community,’” Kaul said. “But what do we do to give back? We don’t really give back. These kids don’t get what they deserve.” The club has undergone many changes in the past year, The Youth Empowerment Club teaches educational lessions to presenting a few challenges, New Brunswick grade school students. Members design their Link said. own curriculums for the program. COURTESY OF ESHAN KAUL “Our main issue right now is simply that we need to hit the ground running,” Link said. “The club’s goals and members are all U. community must help New Brunswick students, new this semester and although we will have much to learn, I canKaul says not wait to see the club evolve and work in the community.” Kaul said she believes this new along with a sense of communi- direction will prove greatly bencontinued from front ty,” said Link, who serves as the eficial for the future of the club strengthen the relationship be- group’s vice president. “We do not by taking a more hands on aptween Rutgers students and the have all the answers, but we will be proach. The group has created a City of New Brunswick’s youth, there to support our community in new committee system and goal for this year. said Ansley Kunnath, a School of the best way we possibly can.” “(Things are) completely difKaul, who volunteered at the Arts and Sciences sophomore. Kunnath said she hopes to Youth Empowerment Ser vices ferent. We want to make sure that we’re addbuild up the ing to youth local New Brunswick “The club’s goals and members are all new this semes- empowerment services and community ter and although we will have much to learn, I cannot not just supthrough edporting them. ucation, and wait to see the club evolve and work in We want to the focus is on the community.” make sure that “empowering we are being children inriley link active in the stead of trying School of Arts and Sciences Sophomore c o m m u n i t y, ” to fix them.” Kaul said. The club is The club composed of a group of people who truly care during his first year, said he saw is recruiting as new members, Kaul said. They are lookabout the kids in the Hub City that the kids want to learn. “It’s incredible how much they ing for committed members and challenge themselves to ask how the community can be want to learn, but they just don’t who care about the community, helped in the most responsible have the resources all of the since last year’s commitment was low. and constructive way, said Riley time,” he said. “Even if you can’t volunteer, Kunnath said it is important Link, a School of Arts and Sciencfor students to take opportu- you can help fundraise, plan aces sophomore. “I think the greatest value we nities to make a difference in tivities, oversee volunteers and more,” Kunnath said. promote is a sense of humility someone’s life.
children
PUDDLE OF MUD Students competed in the annual RU Muddy race last Friday on Livingston campus, where they ran through a 3.5-mile course covered in slippery mud. Volunteers hosed down race participants at the end of the run. BRANDON YOUNIE
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campus Group is welcoming, allows students to pursue their interest in comedy, Bollard says continued from front exposure and get many more people interested in joining the troupe, she said. Although she had no faith in her improvisation skills, School of Arts and Sciences senior Kim Bollard auditioned for the troupe. The troupe welcomed Bollard with open arms during her sophomore year. “During that first semester I was involved in it, I never felt any judgment and felt it was a great place to grow as a
comedian,” she said. “I always had a strong interest in improvisation comedy and thought it
“I like the people the most. The troupe is an awesome group of people who love to have fun and make people laugh.” sean gilbert School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Sophomore
would be a good way to get involved in the comedy community at Rutgers.”
SPEECH 76 percent of voters want open debate with all candidates, Stein says continued from front Green Party,” the School of Arts and Sciences senior said. The organization’s main goal is to introduce Stein to voters, many of whom he said may never have heard of the Green Party. Stein said an increasing number of voters will look for a third party in the upcoming election, and reforms on the ballot can help them decide their next president. “(The government) could fix this voting system anytime they want by creating a ranked voting system,” she said. “You pick your first choice … your safety choice, rank them from top to bottom.” Green Party Chairperson Julie Saporito-Acuna agreed that having a ranked voting system would make it easier for Americans to vote.
Sean Gilbert, the group’s vice president, had an early start performing and did improvisation in middle and high school, he said. “When I found out about auditions I was ready to go,” the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore said. “I like the people the most. The troupe is an awesome group of people who love to have fun and make people laugh.”
Having a “first past the post” system does not accurately represent the electorate, she said, adding that third-party candidates cannot succeed in an environment where only two are allowed to debate or are discussed in polls. “We need a ranked system, we need to change how we vote because the lesser of two evils is always what we have,” she said. She said the current election system is rigged against third-party candidates. “The presidential debate commission is completely rigged, the 15 percent threshold is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruling saying that they are not going to interfere or get involved in any way is a farce,” she said. “I mean you have the American public watching these televised debates because their presidential candidates are
Nicolaou said the great thing about improvisational comedy is the uncertainty that comes
with a comedian never knows what the show will contain. Although there is little students can do to prepare, Nicolaou said they play various improvisation games that help the group think in unity. It forms a connection and helps the show run smoothly, he said. The improvisation comedy troupe is important club to have on campus, Bollard said, because Rutgers has a small community of comedians on-campus who have few other opportunities to practice their skills. Improvisation is a unique art form that helps develop many different skills, Gilbert said. “You don’t only need to be creative but also quick thinking and fearless,” he said. “Those are important skills for ever yone to learn.”
CRIME Sept. 18 JERSEY CITY — After one bomb and one attempted bombing in New York City, security was heightened at bridges, tunnels, airports and PATH and Port Authority trains. The Port Authority and PATH ser vices will have more police officers at bi-state crossings as well last the World Trade Center and shipping ports in New Jersey, Staten Island and Brooklyn. PATH services will resume on Monday at 5 a.m., but will bypass the 23rd Street Station. The bombing in Chelsea was blocks away from another bomb in Manhattan that did not go off a few blocks away. No arrests have been made yet.
In March, Clinton said she “We are in full crisis mode right going to be on TV debating, but they just ruled it’s a private matter.” now, whether you look at the cli- would not support fracking Stein said it is important to mate ... the nuclear arms race, we in any communities that are spark discussion that would help have 2,000 nuclear weapons on against it or if methane is revoters, especially younger voters hair-trigger alert right now, this is leased or water is contaminatwho face a changing climate and madness,” she said. “We should ed. Companies would also be be disassembling them, but these required to list ever y chemical increasing student debt. “We can bail out students, it’s issues will not even be discussed they use in the process. Green Party members and about time,” she said. “We bail (at the debate).” other Stein supout the crooks porters will be on Wall Street, protesting the wouldn’t you say first debate on it’s time to bail out “The two majority-party candidates are the most Sept. 26 by astheir victims?” Forgiving studisliked and untrusted ever in our history, so what’s sembling outside Hofstra Unident debt would wrong with this picture? versity, she said. require $1.3 triljill stein Their goal is to lion, less than Green Party Nominee for President open the debate the $16 trillion to third-party needed to bail candidates so out banks during Neither of the major-party that voters can learn more about the financial crash, she said. The difference between students candidates support full solu- both her and Gary Johnson. “We think that democracy is and large banks is students have tions for climate change, she various skill sets which can ben- said. Trump, in particular, about free speech. Two-party does not believe that climate tyranny is not democracy, and efit society. we will be there at Hofstra,” she Stein’s immediate goal is to par- change exists. While Clinton agrees cli- said. “(We) encourage ever yticipate in the presidential debate on Sept. 26, she said. If left to them- mate change exists, Stein said one to come join us and push selves, neither Clinton nor Trump her solution involves fracking, as hard as we peacefully can will address certain issues which which is not a cleaner source to restore our right to have all voices heard.” than coal. she feels must be discussed.
OPENING NEW HOMES University administrators formally opened the Kathleen W. Ludwig Global Village Living Learning Center on Sunday near Jameson Hall. The new building is part of the Douglass Residential College. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
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ensions are rising and the scrutiny of the two major presidential candidates — NICK DEMAREST Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — are finally becoming reasonable in terms of the questions they are being asked on how they are going to address the current economic climate of the United States. The majority of the 2016 election has revolved a lot around finger-pointing, talk of past experiences with bad debts, legal gray areas and email servers. The candidates of every end of the political spectrum spoke in terms of their visions of where they would bring the country but lacked legitimate depth on planning out and describing their anticipated first days in the oval office. Americans in recent months have grown tired of debating who has a more dreadful and consistently unreliable past that could disqualify the candidates from holding the office of President of the United States. And with the number of candidates holding legitimate standing in the presidential race dwindling down, the candidates are being forced to be more specific in displaying how these so called visions will unfold. Donald Trump this past week spoke before the Economic Club of New York, an exclusive club made up American economists, academics and executives, and predicted his economic plan would produce an economic growth of 3.5 percent annually with the potential of 4 percent annually. This is a feat that was never matched through out the entirety of the Bush and Obama administrations. The economic conference had a positive response on the day of Trump’s bold speech on the issues he claims to have been consistent on through out his campaign, but the lacking factor — through all of his ranting on tax cuts, building walls, more efficient use of cuts in education spending, infrastructure investment and penalties on trade agreement he intends to overhaul — was depth. Neither candidate really does much talking about the definition of annual economic growth means and how it is calculated. They talk about a deficit improvement from the prior fiscal year, but don’t mention that deficit means how much we lost in the fiscal term not how much we decreased the deficit of the federal debt. That being said, if the deficit improves, that means we accrued less debt than the previous year, but it still means we lost money — and that we did not reach a surplus. I am in absolute awe of the lack of understanding of economics by not only the current presidential frontrunners, but also the journalists and the American people who are advocating for the campaigns of the major party political candidates. Literally no one is even talking about the reality of the situation, and it is even more frightening that the major news organizations would rather talk about who is or is not upset over a benched NFL quarterback sitting down during the National Anthem. Just looking at the backgrounds of the candidates shows that they have little to no experience dealing with anything that has to do with analyzing cash flows at a macroeconomic level, publishing financial statements and, to my knowledge, they still are having some difficultly describing their relationship with the federal government — more commonly known as a “tax return.” Trump is without a doubt not qualified to oversee the treasury of our country, but Clinton is not even remotely appropriately qualified to do so either. The Democratic candidate’s educational background is in political science at the undergraduate level, and her graduate study was at Yale Law School. Following that, she never — and I emphasis never — held a position in any capacity that over saw the finances of a governing body. In August, Clinton outlined her major economic standpoints in saying she wants to raise personal income taxes on high net worth individuals, raise taxes on certain corporate tax rate, strengthen trade penalties and cut education costs. Similar to her rival candidate’s economic plan on numerous issues such as trade and education efficiency in spending, the plan still does not explicitly outline the cause to the effect. Talking about things you think will save money is great and it helps the American people to understand where you fall in terms of what you see needs in improving, but like I said earlier, the disconnect is inexcusable. The candidates need to really dial in specifically on what annual economic growth is, what gross domestic product is, and why things like efficiently education spending or strict trade agreements improve those metrics in particular. Give the American people a formula because it is the only way to quite literally prove that you — or any one you work with — know what you’re talking about.
TAX AND TURMOIL
Nicholas Demarest is a Rutgers Business School senior majoring in cccounting. His column, “Tax and Turmoil,” runs on alternating Mondays.
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rom Japan to New Zealand, the controversy interfering with the natural state of wildlife, wetsurrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline is lands, vegetation and soil. Installing the pipe means catching the attention of people all over the having to dig and uproot huge tracts of land, as well world, spawning about 100 global protests that call as invading the natural habitat of a plethora of plants for the end of its construction. The Dakota Access and animals. These issues are largely invisible to the Pipeline is a 1,170-mile pipeline that extracts oil from public because it does not directly affect the lives of the ground and allows half a million barrels of crude human beings, but damage to critical parts of the oil to travel from North Dakota to Illinois. In total, ecosystem will surely and eventually reverberate to the pipeline will make 200 river crossings, including humans in many ways. Overall, the Dakota Access Pipeline shows that the Missouri River, the longest river in North America. The point of contention lies particularly in a con- environmental degradation primarily affects people struction site in North Dakota, near the Missouri who are part of vulnerable communities. The pipeRiver, where there have been massive camp protests line was originally intended to run near the City of for the pipeline’s half-mile proximity to the Standing Bismarck, which has an overwhelmingly white popRock Sioux tribe reservation boundary. The Stand- ulation, and objections against the pipeline forced ing Rock Sioux tribe argues that the pipeline could it to be closer to the Native American land. It becomes more apparent that potentially contaminate the Misdangerous pipelines aren’t souri River and pollute the water constructed nearby mostly that the already-impoverished “It has become a very white and wealthy neighbortribe relies on. American characteristic hoods, they are made nearby The chief executive of Ento exploit people and the the land of people who have ergy Transfer Partners, the been historically marginalcompany behind the pipeline, environment ...” ized and lack the voice and insists that the pipeline is built resources to oppose it. Wawith high standards to prevent leaking. But words are meaningless, and the only ter quality isn’t compromised in Beverly Hills, Calway to ensure that water quality is preserved is to ifornia, or Short Hills, New Jersey — they happen prevent factors that could result in the water’s con- nearby the land of the Standing Sioux Tribe or Flint, tamination in the first place. The U.S. Army Corps Michigan. The dispute over the Dakota Access Pipeof Engineers, which decides on the construction of line also demonstrates that when minority groups pipelines over major waterways, approved the Da- speak, in ways amplified by the support of global kota Access plan despite warnings from the Envi- protestors, they continue to be ignored. While Presronmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the world- ident Obama has been nudged to temporarily halt wide furor over the potential damage it can cause. construction by an overwhelming opposition to the Because there are never really any guarantees in pipeline, the plan remains intact and can eventually life, it is preferable to err on the side of caution, es- move forward. The preservation of Native American culture, pecially when lives and the sustainability of a vulnerable community are on the line. Preventative land and lives is an opportunity to break — or at the measures trumps crossing fingers and hoping that a bare minimum ameliorate — the shameful U.S. nar1,170-mile pipe could remain intact at all sites years rative of abuse against the indigenous people. It has become a very American characteristic to exploit and years into the future. Before oil leaks, the construction of an enormous people and the environment, but the opportunity pipe that encompasses more than 1,000 miles can to halt this pipeline shows that it doesn’t have to be already have a veritable effect on the ecosystem by that way. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 148th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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September 19, 2016
Black Lives Matter protestors have holes in argument SELF-EVIDENT TRUTHS AVIV KHAVICH
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n Aug. 26, Colin Kaepernick took a knee to protest what he described as “bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.” The decision was met by many with criticism, including Kaepernick’s own biological mother. However, around the country, his sentiment was echoed among teams such as the Kansas City Chiefs, the Miami Dolphins, the Denver Broncos and most recently even high school teams like the Auburn and Maury high schools. The trend comes as the latest installment in a conversation that has spanned more than two years since the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown: Are black individuals being knowingly and viciously executed for their race by police? The grassroots movement Black Lives Matter (BLM) has erupted, especially on college campuses, in a unified effort to resound in the affirmative. But BLM has a problem. Several, actually. The first and most vital is the issue of hard statistics — black Americans simply aren’t being massacred in the streets by any metric. According to The Washington Post’s now-famous database, 990 people were killed by police in 2015. But the vast
majority of those were white people — twice as many as black people. The common rebuttal to this is that black people make up only 13.2 percent of the population, which is true, but doesn’t take into account that black people commit violent crimes at a rate around seven to 10 times greater than that of white people, as noted by Jason Riley of The Wall Street Journal. This is compounded with the fact that the majority of police departments engage in a practice known as “hot-spot policing,” in which police focus on policing where crime
of researchers at Washington State University, has found three separate times that in highly realistic simulations, “officers took significantly more time to fire their weapons if the subject was black,” and that “officers were slightly more than three times less likely to shoot unarmed black suspects than unarmed white suspects.” University of Missouri—St. Louis professor David Klinger, after interviewing 300 police officers, discovered the same thing: “Multiple officers ... didn’t shoot only because the suspect was black … (so as to) not be consistent with
“The grassroots movement Black Lives Matter (BLM) has erupted, especially on college campuses, in a unified effort to resound in the affirmative. But BLM has a problem.” is concentrated — a method proven in criminological studies to be effective at reducing crime. Hot-spot policing means that black people living in high-crime areas are more likely to interact with a police officer. When all of these factors are taken into account, the number of black people killed by police appears to be lower than expected, not greater. A recent study by Harvard professor Roland G. Fryer, Jr. confirms this: Black people are actually 22 to 24 percent less likely to be shot at by police. This has also been reaffirmed in a landmark 2016 study from Lois James, who with her team
this narrative of cops out there running and gunning.” Interactions between black people and police are so skewed such that political commentator Heather MacDonald found that a police officer was 18.5 times more likely to be shot by a black assailant than an unarmed black was to be killed by a cop. Yet police detractors continue to call for shifts in police departments and tactics. Bad policing is rampant, they insist, and it’s time to clamp down on it by, for instance, mandating body cameras on police officers. Ironically, a study by Temple University has found that not only do body cameras not decrease
lethal force use, they actually increase it slightly. The reason? Police officers wearing body cameras have irrefutable evidence that their use of force is justified, so they are less likely to hesitate in deadly situations. According to Houston City Councilman Dwight Boykins, the solution is that “throughout the country, we need to have officers patrolling areas that reflect the ethnicity (of that area).” Besides being an anti-meritocratic call for segregation, that idea also would not work to reduce shootings. A study of the Philadelphia Police Department released in 2015 found that black and Hispanic officers shot at black unarmed suspects 1.7 and 2.5 times more often, respectively. Even if we could disregard these truths, the fact remains that BLM has not behaved themselves in a way that is becoming of any organization seeking civilized political change. Whether it’s the Movement For Black Lives publishing a radical socialist and nigh on-racial supremacist platform, or prominent BLM leader DeRay McKesson defending looting, BLM needs to clean up their act and research their facts. Until then, I and the rest of the country will be standing tall for the brave men and women in blue that stand for us. Aviv Khavich is a School of Engineering sophomore majoring in computer engineering and computer science. His column, “Self-Evident Truths,” runs on alternate Mondays.
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September 19, 2016
Professor explains what makes vaccinations important George Xie contributing writer
Vaccines have become a renewed subject of interest with the introduction of a new Rutgers Student Health policy that requires students to receive the meningitis B vaccine. Students have been recommended to get the first two doses of the vaccine before the 20162017 school year. Lori Covey, a professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, discussed the science behind vaccines. There are multiple types of pathogens that cause different responses in the body, such as viruses, bacteria and other organisms that can infect the body, Covey said. In the case of viruses, they often enter through mucous membranes, such as the lining of the mouth. A virus cannot survive for long outside of a cell, so it targets cells with particular receptors that allow the virus to enter the cell. In response to the viral infection, cell receptors send “danger
signals” that inform the body’s immune cells that a virus has infected particular cells. Danger signals are sent by the infected cells, surrounding cells and even the virus itself, she said. These signals trigger the immune system to mobilize and eliminate the infection. This includes increased production of immune cells, many of which
A person’s body will have a “naïve immune response” the first time it is infected by a particular pathogen. The body will be more prepared the next time it encounters the same pathogen because the immune system would have generated memory cells from fighting off the infection, Covey said. These memory cells greatly
people can get this from vaccines, she said. Vaccines work by injecting people with a dead, recombinant or otherwise noninvasive form of a pathogen. The immune system makes a low-level response to this pathogen. In doing so, the body gains immunity. While vaccines usually last for most of a lifetime, Covery said
“I’ve lived in an era when many childhood diseases didn’t have vaccinations. Mumps, measles and similar diseases put kids out of school for two weeks at a minimum if the kids were healthy.” lori covey Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
arise from bone marrow, she said. The newly-produced immune cells are released into the bloodstream, and they track the infection based on signals coming from the body’s cells and the pathogens. The symptoms associated with viral infections, such as fever and aches, are part of the immune response, she said.
improve the body’s response time to the pathogen. In fact, Covey said a person will probably not realize he or she has been infected if it is not the first time dealing with that pathogen. The immune system’s memory response is the basis for vaccines. Instead of gaining a memory response from an actual infection,
the flu vaccine should be taken every year. “Flu viruses actually mutate so quickly that the flu you’re looking at one year doesn’t necessarily look like the flu you’re going to see the next year,” she said. “That’s why you continually have to get flu vaccines to get immunized against that year’s particular seasonal flu.” Vaccines have saved millions of lives and largely eradicated diseases such as polio, she said. Covey emphasized that the benefits of vaccines vastly outweigh their risks. To highlight this point, she recalled a boy in her second-grade class who did not receive the polio vaccine and became permanently disabled from polio. “I’ve lived in an era when many childhood diseases didn’t have vaccinations. Mumps, measles and similar diseases put kids out of school for two weeks at a minimum if the kids were healthy,” she said. “If the kids were not healthy, it could really cause a lot of damage.”
Neil Bhavsar, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, is the co-founder of the One and the Same Foundation, an organization that works to reduce measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) rates in the slums of Maharashtra, India. A major part of their work is spreading MMR vaccines to that area, where the annual death rate by MMR is around 60,000. Children who are both old enough and not allergic to vaccines should be vaccinated, because herd immunity is crucial in the prevention of disease. Those who cannot be vaccinated can be infected by others, he said. “It’s quite alarming when we notice a resurgence of MMR in the US, and even more terrifying when the efficacy of vaccines is being doubted by parents,” he said. As seen over the course of history the prevalence of many infectious diseases, such as smallpox, meningitis, hepatitis and polio, have decreased due to vaccines, said Anna Yu, a senior in the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. These diseases used to affect significant portions of the population. Now, those diseases are not as much of a threat due to vaccines, she said. If a high enough proportion of the population is vaccinated, Covey said the unvaccinated individuals are also protected because there are no viable ways for the disease to spread. There is controversy over this issue because some parents are afraid of potential side effects of vaccines. There are also some who object to vaccines due to religious beliefs, she said. “Individuals have blamed autism on vaccines, but there is no scientific evidence supporting this claim,” she said.
SIMPLE SCIENCE How Do Helmets Work? Harshel Patel Digital Editor
With the start of the 2016-2017 football season, the National Football League announced a $100 million initiative to improve the safety of the sport. This includes funding research and advancements to prevent and diagnose head injuries. During the last season, 271 concussions were diagnosed in the league. Despite the use of helmets, this number is still larger than years prior, according to Pro Football Talk. Although some may believe that wearing a helmet makes the wearer invincible, it is much better to not hit something than to hit something while wearing a helmet, according to the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute. Helmets work by providing a cushion for the head upon impact, extending the amount of time the head has to stop moving so it does not accelerate and decelerate too quickly, according to the site. In lab tests, impact without a helmet immediately throws the
head into motion, giving sharp acceleration and deceleration. With a helmet, that motion is spread more than 6 milliseconds, reducing the peak impact on the brain, according to the site. Brain injury happens when the brain is impacted directly or when the head is thrown into motion. The brain stays motionless, but the blood vessels and nerves all move around and become strained, causing injury, according to the site. Thicker cushions increase the amount of time the head has to move, subsequently decreasing the chances of brain injury. Cushions that are less dense would be able to collapse when impacted with smaller force, but would not be effective for stronger blows, according to the site. Ideally, a helmet would be able to handle high amounts of force and withstand multiple impacts, among other things. For various reasons, such ideal helmets are not in production, but improvements could certainly be made, according to the site.
DIVERSIONS
September 19, 2016
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Happy Birthday: Let your intuition guide you where money, health and legal issues are concerned. Staying on top of your responsibilities will free up your time, allowing you to explore some of the alterations you want to incorporate into your life. Take the initiative and do your best to upgrade your standard of living. Your numbers are 2, 10, 17, 24, 31, 33, 42.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Change can be good if brought about the right way and for the right reasons. Work alongside the person your choices will affect the most. A short trip will turn into a worthwhile experience. Romance is encouraged. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Say what’s on your mind and you’ll feel at ease moving forward. It’s up to you to make the moves that will position you for success. Don’t wait for someone else to go first. Do your best to be a good leader. 3 stars
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An offer will not be as good as you think. Consider how you can move forward on your own. A change in the way you appear to others will benefit you professionally. Strive for perfection. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t follow the crowd. Someone will use emotional manipulation to talk you into making a donation or trying a new product that promises the impossible. Stick close to home and pay attention to the people you trust. 2 stars
Pearls Before Swine
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Participate and learn as you go. Opportunities are apparent if you are willing to make physical changes to the way you live. An important relationship will be rejuvenated if you participate in couples’ events and activities. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Trust your judgment when it comes to helping others. Your dedicated sense of justice will help you remain centered and in control of whatever you take on. Your creative imagination will lead to positive solutions. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Just when you think you have everything under control, something will change and you’ll have to start all over again. It’s better to be safe than sorry. Do your own fact-finding. Someone will aim to confuse you. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Keep your life simple and your dealings with others precise and to the point. Focus on your personal finances and emotional well-being. Home improvements will add to your comfort and ease your stress. Avoid unpredictable people. 5 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A change in the way you do things at home or at work will make a difference to the way others view you. A romantic gesture will bring you closer to someone special. Make an effort to get physically fit. 2 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t let your emotions sway you. Stick to the practical solutions that will encourage you to make positive changes within your budget. You can gain ground if you work relentlessly toward the goals you set. Personal improvements are encouraged. 2 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Focus on what’s important to you. Use your persuasive charm to get others to see things your way. Learn from past experiences. Don’t argue when reason and diplomacy will give you the edge you need to make things happen. 5 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Emotional blackmail will leave you bewildered. Ask questions before you give in to pressure. Someone may not have your best interests at heart. Protect against being taken advantage of, and take care of your own needs first. 2 stars
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Yesterday’s Solution
Yesterday’s Solution
September 19, 2016
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KIDS 75-yard touchdown from Jawuan Harris halted early momentum from Lobos continued from back wide receiver Jawuan Harris with 13 ticks remaining in the first period, sparking a run of 31 unanswered points by the Knights. After conceding 21 points in the first three drives, Rutgers’ defense tightened up — it held the Lobos scoreless until the fourth quarter — and the offense loosened as the Knights came back from yet another early hole to defeat New Mexico 37-28.
“Can’t say enough about our players,” said Chris Ash, who now owns a winning record as a head coach for the first time. “For the second week in a row, we come out of the gate and we get down but nobody flinched, Everybody believes in themselves, in each other, in our plan, and we just kept going. We made the plays that we needed to.” Senior wide receiver Janarion Grant was largely at fault for the Lobos’ first touchdown of the
Redshirt freshman wide receiver Jawuan Harris makes a 75-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter of a win over New Mexico. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
TIDE Knights’ 4 touchdowns Saturday derived from plays of 75, 80, 22, 69 yards continued from back line and connected with redshirt freshman receiver Jawuan Harris over the top of New Mexico’s defense for a 75-yard touchdown. Harris, who was making the first start of his young career, simply burnt the Lobos’ safety over the top on a go-route for his second touchdown of the season. “We knew we were gonna be able to expose them deep with the coverage they were playing,” Harris said. “So we called it knowing it was gonna happen and it happened and we were successful with it.” Following a Lobos’ three-andout, the Knights got the ball back on their own 38 and put together their first extended drive on the afternoon. Junior running back Robert Martin rushed for 38 yards across three carries, and Harris added a 7-yard reception, to set Rutgers up at New Mexico’s 21-yard line. Then Laviano took a snap and started to his right before flicking the ball to senior wide receiver Janarion Grant, who was running a reverse in the opposite direction. Grant carried the ball from the right to left hash before firing a pass towards the end zone. The left-handed receiver threw it high, but senior wide receiver Andre Patton leaped in the air, pulled the down the ball over a defender and held onto it as he fell
to the ground. Rutgers had cut its deficit to 7 on Grant’s second career passing touchdown. “We’ve been practicing (that play) like every practice we get,” Grant said. “I just be practicing everyday. I always throw ducks in practice, though. I don’t think (my touchdown pass) was a duck, it might not have been. So it was pretty good just being able to throw a touchdown pass.” On the subsequent drive, the Knights were able to stall the Lobos’ attack before they got in field goal range, but Rutgers’ defense would only get a short breather before having to return to the field. Robert Martin went untouched up the middle en route to an 80yard touchdown run on the first play of the drive. As fast as New Mexico had jumped out to a 21-0 lead, Rutgers had tied it back up even faster. “We talked about going into this game that we had to start fast and we didn’t do that,” said offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer. “It took a spark at that point, and the touchdown to Jawaun Harris was that and I almost called a run play there at that time, but that one just felt right at that time ... So that kind of provided the spark for getting our offense going in the right direction earlier rather than later.” During the week leading up to the Knights’ matchup with the
game, muffing a punt after the Knights (2-1) defense made a stop to open the game. Restarting its drive on the 17, it took the Lobos (1-2) one play to reach the endzone, Daryl Strawberry rushing 19 yards to the house to open the scoring. A drive for each team and 10 minutes of game clock later, New Mexico found itself in the endzone once again off a 36 yard pass from starting quarterback Austin Apodaca to Patrick Reed. The Lobos were much quicker to return the third time, forcing a Rutgers three-and-out in 40 seconds before Jordan’s rushing touchdown 43 seconds later. “I’m always concerned about the speed of the game going into a game like this because you just can’t simulate anything close to it with your scout teams,” said defensive coordinator Jay Niemann on playing against a triple-option team. “It’s not an excuse, it just takes a while to get into the rhythm and the timing of it, the game, the speed that the offense is working at.” It took most of the first period, but once Rutgers got into its rhythm, it went from begging for halftime to wishing the second quarter would never end. After the Route 1 approach of the one play, 75-yard touchdown drive to end the first quarter, the first drive of the second quarter was a drawn out 10 play, 82 yard move. It ended like most touchdown drives have and likely will for Rutgers this season — in Grant’s hands. But instead of running the ball in, the Trillby, Florida, native was the distributor, throwing his second career touchdown pass 21 yards to classmate Andre Patton in the back of the endzone.
Wide receivers coach Jafar Williams had mentioned the possibility of Grant throwing out of the wildcat during the week, but the play began in Laviano’s hands, the quarterback pitching the ball to Grant, who found Patton. “We got a lot of momentum going into that play. It was the right time,” said offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer on the playcall. “It’s about the same place, we got on the right hash, we practiced it from that location for a couple of weeks. So being in the right place, right time, it just felt right, honestly.” Rutgers completed the streak of three consecutive scoring drives with another big play burst, this time coming from junior running back Robert Martin. The most vocal supporter of the spread offense in the first spring under Ash, Martin rushed for 80 of his career-high 169 yards for the touchdown that tied the game at 21. “When I saw the open field, I just said ‘Run. Run and don’t get caught,’” Martin said. “It definitely felt good, man, getting into the endzone, getting my feet wet, just knowing I could do stuff like that if I stay focused and execute and listen to what my coaches tell me.” The comeback was completed when Grant came full circle to redeem himself from his earlier mistake, returning the Lobos’ fifth punt 69 yards for a touchdown to give Rutgers its first lead at 28-21 with just over a minute remaining in the first half. “It says a lot about him and his character,” Ash said of Grant’s ability to bounce back from the play. “It was not a great play with the fumbled punt at the beginning
but he definitely made up for it and he did it when we needed it most.” The final pair of quarters were more quiet than the first two, the Knights splitting its six drives down the middle in punts and field goals. Junior placekicker David Bonagura hit all three of his attempts to bring his season clip to 6-for-7, enough to place the game out of reach for New Mexico. The visitors threatened to make it a game near the beginning of the fourth quarter, completing a 10 play, 69 yard drive with a 22-yard rush from R. McQuarley, but were unable to build on it, finishing the game with two three-and-outs and a missed field goal from 32 yards. For the second week in a row, Rutgers reversed an alarming early deficit with an impressive scoring run, but that doesn’t mean it’s hoping to make it a habit. No. 13 Iowa is coming to town next weekend and though it was upset by five-time defending FCS champion North Dakota State at home Saturday, it remains an elite program with more talent at its disposal than Howard or New Mexico. With a trip to Columbus to face No. 4 Ohio State and a visit from No. 5 Michigan coming after the meeting with the Hawkeyes, the Knights will be playing with fire if they get into another early hole. “We have got to get better. There’s no doubt about it,” Ash said. “We have to get better. We all have to get better — players, coaches, we have to get better in everything that we do, either through preparation or on game day. But I really like this football team right now and how they stick together and how they fight through adversity.”
Lobos, head football coach Chris Ash said Grant, Martin and Harris were players Rutgers coaching staff had identified as playmakers that they needed to get the ball on offense. Coincidentally or not, each of them proved large on offense in Rutgers’ 37-28 win over New Mexico — Martin finished with a career-high 169 yards across 21 carries, Harris hauled in three catches for 94 yards and a touchdown and Grant turned 7 touches on offense into 42 yards and tossed for a touchdown.
But although Rutgers exploded offensively in the second quarter, the Knights’ only other touchdown of the game came on a 69-yard punt return from Grant right before the half. Rutgers finished with just 14 first downs and was 6-for-17 on third downs. So while big plays were the answer on Saturday, the Knights realize they can’t rely on them moving forward and have to clean up their overall execution in order to extend drives. “I think you’d like to score anyway you could,” Mehringer
said. “A couple of the big ones we scored, Rob’s run, did not truly expect that one to break the way it did, but credit to the o-line ... Especially towards the end of the game we would have liked to punch it in a few more times and made that a more decisive victory for us and we didn’t do that so that’s an area we need to improve. Not necessarily just always quick hitters.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @EricMullin_ and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior wide receiver Janarion Grant returns a New Mexico punt 69 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter of a 37-28 win over the Lobos Saturday at home. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
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Knights go winless at home in Rutgers Invitational Jon Spilletti Staff Writer
New Brunswick proved no more a fortress than New Haven or Philadelphia for the Rutgers volleyball team this weekend. Hosting the Rutgers Invitational on Sept. 16 and 17, the Scarlet Knights lost to Princeton, Seattle and Seton Hall, moving to a record of 4-9. Rutgers has now lost eight straight matches after an impressive 4-1 start, and they are flirting dangerously with repeats of previous seasons heading into Big Ten play on Wednesday. The first game of the weekend saw the Knights pitted against instate rivals Princeton. The Tigers (6-3) edged out Rutgers to kick off the weekend in three sets, winning by scores of 25-23, 25-22 and 25-12. The two squads stayed level throughout most of the first two sets, as there were nine ties and three lead changes. The Ivy Leaguers mustered enough strength to pull ahead of the Knights and secured the first two sets. As the third set came around, Rutgers seemed to misplace the drive that took them to the final moments of the previous sets, as they could only produce 12 points in the wake of Princeton’s clinching set. Head coach CJ Werneke attributed the Knights’ shortcomings in the third set to the team’s overall mentality. “We switched off because of our own mental psyche,” Werneke said. “Our own ability to overcome, shift the focus and
Senior right side hitter Cole Trimble goes for 1 of her 4 kills against in-state rival Seton Hall. The Orlando, Florida, native had a career-high 5 blocks against Princeton Friday afternoon. RAJ VAIDYA battle for every point rather than thinking about what could have been instead of what is now. We have to live in the moment more, and when we do that, we can be a pretty good team. Unfortunately we did not, and hopefully we learned something from that.” The latter half of Saturday’s play was a battle between the scarlet and black of Rutgers versus the scarlet and black of Seattle. Members of the Western Athletic Conference, the Redhawks (7-6) swept the Knights in three sets by scores of 25-17, 25-23 and
25-22. Rutgers held it close for the majority of the last two sets, but it was unable to finish, as was the issue against Princeton. Senior right side Cole Trimble and redshirt senior middle blocker Mikaela Matthews led the attack for the Knights, both posting six kills and providing a much-needed spark for a side who faced defeat just hours earlier. Noting the team’s inability to close out the sets, most found the team’s play against Seattle refreshing in light of its disappointing performance against Princeton.
“This morning against Princeton, I thought we came out a little inconsistent,” Trimble said. “But we started playing as a team in the second game, clicking and vibing together, which is something we lacked earlier.” Matthews shared in her teammate’s feelings, acknowledging the improvement from game one to two. “I think we definitely ended a lot better than we started today,” Matthews said. “This past game, we had a lot of energy, we played as a team, but we just could not finish and that was our biggest issue.”
Even Werneke, who has never been one to mince words regarding the status of this volleyball side, welcomed the team that stepped out on to the court in the second match. “As a staff, we liked the team we saw,” Werneke said. “We played our A-game a good portion to get to 20-all, but at the end, we have to finish. But the more opportunities we get in the later stages of games, the more opportunities we will get in learning how to finish.” The weekend ended with a five-set thriller against Seton Hall. The Pirates made a worthwhile trip down the Parkway defeated Rutgers by scores of 27-25, 26-24, 17-25, 16-25 and 13-15. The Pirates (6-7) mounted a monumental comeback against the Knights, winning the last three sets and improving to a record of 6-7. Rutgers improved upon its finishing troubles of the previous few games, as it closed out difficult opening sets, but it could never find its rhythm following that. Junior outside hitter Meme Fletcher, along with Matthews, highlighted the Knights’ play Sunday. Fletcher recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 16 kills and 10 digs. Matthews provided stability on defense, nabbing a season-high eight blocks. Hoping to push its eight consecutive losses behind them, Rutgers will host No. 20 Penn State (5-3) Wednesday in its first taste of Big Ten action this season. For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
WOMEN’S SOCCER NO. 19 RUTGERS 1, MARYLAND 0
Rutgers defeats Terps in first game of conference play Alex Gold Staff Writer
The No. 19 Rutgers women’s soccer team hosted and defeated Big Ten foe Maryland 1-0 in each team’s first conference game at Yurcak Field on Friday night. The Scarlet Knights (6-1-1) and the Terrapins (2-6-1) had split the
last two meetings as league opponents going into the match, but after the victory, the Knights are now 3-6-1 all-time against Maryland. Rutgers topped Maryland in similar fashion to begin league play last season, which ended a seven-match losing streak against the Terps. This time around, the Knights dominated the possession all
night, only allowing Maryland to put more than a few passes together a handful of times. Rutgers was the much more aggressive side on both ends of the pitch for all 90 minutes. The team demonstrated its superior skills as well as its tactical savvy on many occasions throughout the game.
Freshman forward Nicole Whitley dribbles the ball in Rutgers’ Big Ten opener against Maryland Friday. Whitley scored the only goal in the win over the Terps. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
One such instance came when freshman midfielder Nicole Whitley had a free kick opportunity from just outside the left corner of the 18-yard box. Whitley fired a clever shot, which slyly skipped by several Terrapin defender en route to the back of the net. “We had an idea of placing the ball low to the ground while Colby (Ciarrocca) blinded the goalie,” Whitley said. “I’m just happy to (make) an impact that helps the team win.” The players from College Park couldn’t figure out how to stop Whitley from controlling the flow of the game and she made them pay as a result. Whitley isn’t only a scorer as she leads the Knights with six assists, which is top in the Big Ten Conference and is the third highest mark in the entire NCAA. “Nicole is a gamer and always has a huge impact in the biggest games,” said head coach Mike O’Neill. “She gets our offense going much of the time.” She and Rutgers knocked on the door constantly throughout the match Friday, getting nine shots on goal — eight more than Mar yland. One of the closest chances the Knights had at adding a second score was in the 69th minute
when the team knocked back-toback headers after a free kick. The first stroke the crossbar and the next one was saved on a sweet dive from the Terrapin goalkeeper. Maryland could only muster four shots all game, as once again the Rutgers defense was masterful. “I wish we finished more of our opportunities, but I’m proud we didn’t break and let anything up,” O’Neill said. “It was also great to see the team playing with confidence and keeping the possession for so long.” The players echoed that sentiment and said that the team should’ve won by three or four goals, but the Knights were content to start Big Ten play with a victory. Dating back to the 1993 season and the program’s days in the Atlantic 10 Conference, BIG EAST Conference, American Athletic Conference, and now the Big Ten Conference, Rutgers is now 12-9-3 in conference openers. “We were so excited and antsy to get out there,” said senior defender and captain Erin Smith. “We could’ve been easier on ourselves with another goal or two, but overall a win is a win.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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FOOTBALL RUTGERS 37, NEW MEXICO 28
Junior running back Robert Martin beats the last New Mexico defender on his way to scoring an 80-yard touchdown in the second quarter of Rutgers’ 37-28 win over the Lobos on Saturday, Sept. 17. Martin had a career-high 169 yards rushing on the afternoon to go with his first touchdown of the season. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
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Knights score 31 unanswered points after falling into another early hole, defeat Lobos to stay perfect at home Brian Fonseca Sports Editor
Here we go again. The four words circled around the minds of the 39,680 watching the Rutgers football team fall into a deep deficit in the
first quarter for the third week in a row, this time against New Mexico at High Point Solutions Stadium. The Scarlet Knights had the ball on their own 25 yard line after receiving the fourth kick-off of the day following the Lobos’ third touchdown.
Rutgers trailed 21-0 after New Mexico’s back-up quarterback Lamar Jordan went 52 yards to the endzone and it only looked to get worse from there. The offense trotting onto the field hadn’t gotten a first down in three drives that lasted a total of two minutes and 44 seconds as junior
quarterback Chris Laviano completed just one of his first five attempts. But with his sixth throw of the game, Laviano flipped the game on its head, throwing a 75-yard touchdown pass to redshirt freshman See KIDS on Page 10
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exotic defense were just the polar opposite of that. The Knights began the game with three consecutive three-and-outs, running nine plays for a total of 20 yards. Rutgers was gaining positive yards on the ground, but junior quarterback Chris Laviano was off
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The Rutgers football team made its initiative to start fast on offense against New Mexico Saturday, but the results of the Scarlet Knights’ first few drives against the Lobos’
the mark with passes on each of the drives’ third downs. For an offense that relies on rhythm and consistent movement of the ball upfield to keep the opposition off-balance, the Knights had neither as they faced a 21-0 deficit with 13 seconds remaining in the opening quarter.
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junior golfer, was the winner of the 70-player Rutgers Invitational over the weekend, fininshing six strokes ahead of the runner-up. The Scarlet Knights finished in second as a collective behind now two-time defending champion Delaware.
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But on first play of the Knights’ fourth drive, Rutgers’ top playmakers began to get its offense out of the mud with explosive plays. In the waning seconds of the first quarter, Laviano got good protection from his offensive
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