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Rutgers students and presenters for the 2014 convocation ceremony gathered at the High Point Solutions Stadium on Saturday to welcome incoming students and celebrate Rutgers’ entry into the Big Ten. More than 6,400 students enrolled at the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus this year. YINGJIE HU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rutgers welcomes class of 2018 at convocation ceremony JILLIAN PASTOR STAFF WRITER
The class of 2018 donned Rutgers red this past Saturday and celebrated Rutgers’ entrance into the Big Ten at the convocation ceremony, the annual celebration welcoming new students to the University. Courtney McAnuff, vice president of Enrollment Management, said more than 6,400 first-years are enrolled at the New Brunswick campus, including 2,600 transfer students. This class’s SAT scores were a record high.
Richard Edwards, executive vice president of Academic Affairs and chancellor of the New Brunswick Campus, encouraged students to take advantage of all Rutgers has to offer and wished the students good luck in their academic career. The Rutgers Glee Club performed an a cappella version of the Rutgers fight song, “The Bells Must Ring.” William Rodgers III, chief economist at the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, praised Rutgers’ accomplishments in research.
Rodgers, professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, urged new students to continue making Rutgers a leader in the research community. In addressing the class of 2018, Kristine Baffo, president of the Rutgers University Student Assembly, recalled her first year at Rutgers. “One of my biggest fears was the Rutgers bus,” she joked. She explained how she conquered her fears and made the best of her first year. Before the post-convocation carnival-themed barbeque, the formal
convocation ended with the Kirkpatrick Choir singing the Rutgers Alma Mater. The first-year students were able to sing along as the words appeared on the jumbotron. The speakers explained the importance of honoring the incoming students, adding that the excitement and spirit of the incoming class is pivotal to the success of the school. Jacob Heifetz-Licht, a Rutgers Business School first-year, said he wants to meet new people. When asked if he had anything on his firstyear bucket list, he admitted that he
wants to throw a DJ party. School of Arts and Sciences firstyear student Ravina Jani said she is looking forward to Rutgers University Dance Marathon. “I really hope to be a part of Dance Marathon. I have heard so much about it,” she said. “That is really something that I want to do.” Sharifyah Avent, also a School of Arts and Sciences first year, hopes to join a team this year. “I came to Rutgers because it is a big enough school that has a diverse community,” she said. “It is also close enough to home.”
Nearly 400 students remain without University housing SABRINA SZTEINBAUM ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
It has been an “enormously long time” since Rutgers has not been able to provide on-campus housing to all those who wanted it, said Michael Stillwagon, director of Residence Life. But this year, nearly 400 students who went through the housing lottery process remain without on-campus housing, he said. “As the number of housing requests exceeded our ability to place everyone on campus, we developed some criteria for allocating the remainder of available spaces,” Stillwagon said in an email. “In this framework, the distance a student lived from campus became a critical factor.” Because of the shortage of housing, out-of-state and international students were given priority because they would otherwise be unable to attend the University. Students who Rutgers deemed close enough to campus to commute were encouraged to do so. “We did not make any determinations regarding access to vehicles, merely about an acceptable
distance to commute to campus, which could include bus or train transportation,” he said. Jef frey Pellegrino, a transfer student, said he received an email from Residence Life notifying him that he was denied on-campus housing. “Their reasoning for me not getting housing was because I live in South Plainfield, which is Middlesex County, which is right next to Rutgers,” Pellegrino said. Fortunately for Pellegrino, he has a car and will be able to commute for the first semester. Residence Life told him he could re-apply for housing for the Spring 2015 semester. Stillwagon said no fair way exists to determine who is the most deserving of the on-campus housing spaces available, but Residence Life did their best to allocate the remaining spaces fairly. The housing issue is partially a result of the admissions process not being an exact science, he said. Residence Life and Undergraduate Admissions utilize statistical probabilities to determine how SEE HOUSING ON PAGE 5
The Rutgers football team celebrates on CenturyLink Field following its contested 41-38 win Thursday night against Washington State. A forced fumble helped the Knights rally late. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO
RU opens season with win out west GREG JOHNSON SPORTS EDITOR
SEATTLE — Three minutes and 18 seconds remained on the clock, and the ball was back in the dangerous hands of Connor Halliday. The man who torched the Rutgers football team most of the night, setting a Scarlet Knights opponent single-game record with 532 yards passing, needed only one more act
of brilliance to will the Cougars to a wild shootout win. The Knights, meanwhile, were experiencing deja vu. Shades of Fresno State from when Rutgers fell one point short in double-overtime last August on the west coast came to the forefront. But when it mattered most, the Knights buckled down and stopped Washington State’s quarterback in his tracks. Senior safety Johnathan
Aiken swooped down the middle with 59 seconds remaining, breaking up a 4th-and-13 lob pass intended for River Cracraft at the Cougars’ 38-yard line. Rutgers (1-0) escaped with a 41-38 win Thursday at the Seattle Seahawks’ CenturyLink Field, kick-starting its inaugural campaign in the Big Ten with a much morewarding outcome than a year ago. SEE WEST ON PAGE 17
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The Zimmerli Art Museum offers “Art After Hours: First Tuesdays” at 5 p.m. at 71 Hamilton Street on the College Avenue campus. All are welcome to enjoy music, refreshments and an exhibition tour at this free event. Mason Gross School of the Arts presents its “Welcome Back Show” at 5 p.m. at 33 Livingston Avenue on the College Avenue campus. Admission is free for all.
Wednesday, Sept. 3
The Plaza at Livingston campus presents “Carnival Day” at 11 a.m. at Livingston Student Housing Building A. Enjoy carnival festivities, food and discounts. The Center for Global Services offers “Conversation Partners” at 180 College Avenue for international students to build cross-cultural friendships. Visit the center’s website for more information.
Thursday, Sept. 4
Rutgers Gardens presents “Games in the Gardens” from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 135 Log Cabin Road. All are welcome to participate in this free event. The Catholic Student Association holds a free pizza party from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Livingston Student Center for current Rutgers University students.
Friday, Sept. 5
Rutgers Student Life presents the Fall 2014 Involvement Fair from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the College Avenue campus. Current students are invited to enjoy free giveaways and refreshments. The Cook Community Alumni Association, the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta, the Cook Campus Dean and Dean of Students Offices present “Responsible Drinking Happy Hour” from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cook Student Center. Participants must be at least 21 years old.
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The Danielle Illario Band performs at 8 p.m. at Tumulty’s Pub at 361 George Street. There is a $4 soda charge for patrons under 21.
Wednesday, Sept. 3
The Stress Factory Comedy Club holds an open-mic night at 8 p.m. at 90 Church Street. Admission is $5 with a two menu item minimum purchase. Patrons must be 16 or older to attend. Doris Spears Group performs at 8 p.m. at the Hyatt Hotel on Albany Street. There is no cover charge.
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Rutgers professors provide input on University courses KELSEY WEIDMANN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Education is more important than taking courses at a prestigious university such as Rutgers, said Ivan Brick, chair and professor in the Department of Finance and Economics. “You must learn from sources outside the University, such as reading the daily regional newspaper and attending lectures from people of diverse backgrounds and opinions,” he said. While Rutgers offers many quality courses, Thomas Prusa, professor of Economics at the University, said “Personal Finance” would be one of the most important for students to take. “Consider the facts,” he said. “One in four Americans has no savings at all. Only 11 percent of individuals are putting away enough money away to meet their retirement needs. Student loan debt has surged above one trillion dollars, surpassing credit card and auto loan debt.” These alarming statistics convey the need for students to graduate college with basic personal finance tools, Prusa said. Debra Palmer, associate professor and extension specialist in Community Nutrition, strongly recommends her once-per-week,
one-credit “Nutrition for Today” course, which she said is loaded with interesting speakers. Oded Palmon, professor and vice chair of the Department of Finance and Economics, said there is no course that stands out above the others, but students should take courses that help them develop critical thinking skills. “While courses that help acquire subject knowledge are important, the knowledge areas that are important depend on the plans and needs of each student,” he said. Palmon also said students tend to lack attention to detail, so courses that develop this skill, along with communication skills, are also important. Emily Allen-Hornblower, assistant professor of in the Department of Classics and director of Undergraduate Studies, said students should not go through college without taking a course in the classics. “Any course offering a window onto ancient Greek and Roman culture challenges students’ preconceived assumptions about the world around them today and teaches them to think critically about contemporary social mores, political institutions and every aspect of their daily life, really, in a way that changes their outlook forever,” she said.
She specifically suggested “Greek and Roman Mythology” to show students just how much today’s society has inherited from the Greeks and Romans and to help students better understand their modern lives by looking back at ancient myth and histor y. David Vicario said students should take “General Psychology” because most students already have an interest in the sources of human behavior. “More generally, I recommend any course that teaches students how to think critically and evaluate the tons of information that they will be bombarded with throughout their lives,” said the professor and chair of the Department of Psychology. Laura Lawson, professor and chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture, said for many students, taking a drawing or art class is a great way to open creative thinking and explore other means of communication. Thu Nguyen, associate professor and chair in the Department of Computer Science, said while there is no single class that is most important, he encourages students to take a class in computing. “Computers are increasingly being used in so many different
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fields,” he said. “Some understanding of what computing is and how it is actually carried out by computers will likely ser ve many students well in their future endeavors.” Jeffrey Shandler, professor and chair of the Department of Jewish Studies, said students
should push themselves outside of their comfort zones. “Learn about a culture or place or time period that you’ve never heard of,” he said. “Study a methodology or approach to understanding the world that you’ve never explored. Take an intellectual walk on the wild side.”
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HOUSING Stillwagon says Old Gibbons residence halls will be used this year despite being outdated CONTINUED FROM FRONT
many students they think will accept admission and request to live on campus. William O’Brien, director of Residence Life for Administration, said in an email that the communication between Residence Life and Admissions consists of regular meetings to discuss enrollment, but no exact scientific formula exists for housing demand. “In addition, there is no exact formula to predict how many continuing students will decide to participate in the lottery process each year,” O’Brien said. “As demand continues to grow for housing, Rutgers continues to build additional spaces.” O’Brien brought up the fact that the Busch, Engineering, Science and Technology Hall and the Livingston apartments were built due to the need for an additional 2,000 spaces. With the continued demand for on-campus spaces, the University is investing in additional projects, which he said is expected to add about 1,000 beds on the College Avenue campus over the next few years. The lottery process begins in January. Students who want to live on campus for the following academic year will sign up for and receive a random lottery number, as well as seniority points based on their class year. Seniority points are weighted more heavily than the lottery number, O’Brien said. Apartment selection utilizes seniority points, while suites and doubles utilize reverse seniority points.
During February and March, after students have received their lottery numbers, they have the opportunity to sign up for various housing options in February, including special interest housing such as Douglass Residential College and Honors College housing. They can sign up for doubles in March. “Since the number of students par ticipating in each housing option (apar tments, suites, etc.) tends to exceed
the number of available spaces, seniority points and lotter y numbers are used to determine which student groups will be eligible to select,” O’Brien said in an email. Although on-campus housing is not something Rutgers guarantees, Residence Life strives to house all first-year housing applicants, even if that means placing them in temporar y lounge spaces. “This year, all first year students will be moving into permanent housing,” he said. Over the past several years, Residence Life has been able to find on-campus spaces for all students who requested housing, even those on the waitlist, Stillwagon said.
As of Aug. 18, all student centers are named according to their respective campus followed by “student center.” Rutgers Student Center is now known as College Avenue Student Center. DAPHNE ALVA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Gone are the days of having a discrepancy between the terms “student center” and “campus center” at Rutgers. Kerri Willson, director of Student Involvement, said since Aug. 18, all student centers at Rutgers are known as the name of the campus they are on followed by “student center,” instead of the previous “Busch Campus Center” or “Douglass Campus Center.”
“As demand continues to grow for housing, Rutgers continues to build additional spaces.” WILLIAM O’BRIEN Director of Residence Life for Administration
spaces free up and can be given to students who were on the waitlist. This is not a cure-all solution though, because a ver y high per-
centage of students who de-register end up working something out and re-registering. As for the 400 students who remain on this year’s waitlist for housing, Stillwagon does not think the University will be able to find spaces for them as the percentage of students who de-register is not large, so not many vacancies are expected. He did say that the Old Gibbons residence halls were “brought online” to house 90 to 100 transfer students. These rooms were not intended for use this year, as they are “not the best spaces in the world.” Stillwagon said they are old and outdated, but nonetheless useful in this case, good enough for a pinch.
Rutgers Residence Life office has failed to provide on-campus housing to nearly 400 students. Owing to lack of housing, Rutgers plans to add about 1,000 beds on the College Avenue campus in the coming years. DAPHNE ALVA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Student centers receive name changes
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When students de-register from the University, which typically occurs around the third or fourth week of school, some housing
Students at the University know that the buildings ser ve the same purpose on dif ferent campuses, Willson said, but outsiders may not know that. Additionally, she said the reason for switching the names to “student center” is because they aim to put students first. “Because our focus is on the students first, it just made sense that they all remain student centers and not campus centers, because it’s about the students and not the campus,” Willson said.
The student center on the College Avenue campus will take the name “College Avenue Student Center” instead of the previous “Rutgers Student Center.” In an email from Michelle Smith, director of the College Avenue Student Center and Student Activities Center, she said the centers plan to switch over to their new names on documents, signage and websites. “Of course, it will take some time before all the signage is fully updated,” she said.
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Detained US citizens in North Korea appeal to return back home
Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American Christian missionary who has been detained in North Korea for more than a year, appears before a limited number of media outlets in Pyongyang on Jan. 20, 2014. REUTERS SEOUL/WASHINGTON Three American citizens detained in Nor th Korea appealed yesterday to the U.S government for help returning home, speaking in rare inter views that were set up by the Nor th Korean government and may signal an attempt by Pyongyang to reopen a longstalled dialogue. The three men, one ser ving a 15-year sentence and two awaiting trial in the isolated countr y, spoke to a visiting CNN repor ting crew in tightly controlled circumstances. One of them said his health was failing and another described his situation as “urgent.” The three men said they were being treated humanely but asked the U.S. government to get more actively involved in helping resolve their situation. Responding to the inter views, the U.S. government urged Pyongyang to release the men, and said Washingtonwas working actively to tr y to secure their return home. “Out of humanitarian concern for Jef frey Fowle, Matthew Miller, and their families, we request the DPRK release them so they may return home,” State Depar tment spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement, using the formal acronym for Nor th Korea, and referring to the two men awaiting trial. “We also request the DPRK pardon Kenneth Bae and grant him special amnesty and immediate release so he may reunite with his family and seek medical care,” she added. Bae, a Christian missionar y and tour operator who was arrested 18 months ago and has been sentenced to hard labor, told CNN he has spent the time
“going back and for th” between hospital and a labor camp. “I ask the U.S. government and people out there to really put in ef for t to send somebody, to make it work,” Bae said. The White House also said it was doing ever ything it could to secure the release of the three, but did not say if the men’s’ appeal might change Washington‘s approach. ‘STRATEGIC PATIENCE’ The choreographed staging of the inter views suggests that Nor th Korea may be looking for a way to reopen a longstalled dialogue with Washington, possibly through the dispatch of a high-level U.S. envoy to Pyongyang. But the Obama administration is likely to tread carefully, mindful that Pyongyang has previously tried to use American prisoners as bargaining chips in talks with Washington. The White House has insisted on the prisoners’ release with no strings attached and says other issues, such as Nor th Korea‘s disputed nuclear program, remain separate. U.S. of ficials have made clear in recent years they do not want to return to a cycle in which Nor th Korea sparks crises that are resolved only with transactional deals. They have privately described the U.S. policy as one of “strategic patience,” which seeks to isolate Nor th Korea and does not of fer diplomatic or economic rewards for its provocations. Complicating the U.S. approach to Nor th Korea is what is widely believed to be limited intelligence on the countr y’s young leader, Kim Jong Un, and the opaque workings of Pyongyang‘s ruling elite. – Reuters
FIGHTERS’ FAREWELL Rebel fighters demonstrate with their fake weapons during a military display as part of a graduating ceremony at a camp in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus, in August. The newly-graduated rebel fighters, who went through military training, will operate under the Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union. REUTERS
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SALES STRUGGLE A home for sale sign hangs in front of SEWOL SEARCH Maritime police search for missing passengers in front of the South Korean
ferry “Sewol” which sank at the sea off Jindo April 16, 2014. REUTERS
a house in Oakton, on the day the National Association of Realtors issues its Pending Home Sales for February report, in Virginia on March 27, 2014. REUTERS
Microsoft Corp. receives 20 days to reply to compatibilty issues BEIJING - A Chinese anti-trust regulator said yesterday it has given Microsoft Corp 20 days to reply to queries on the compatibility of its Windows operating system and Office software suite amid a probe into the world’s largest software company. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce questioned Microsoft Vice President David Chen and gave the company a deadline to make an explanation, the agency said in a short statement on its website.
Microsoft is one of at least 30 foreign companies that have come under scrutiny by China’s anti-monopoly regulators as the government seeks to enforce its six-year old antitrust law. Critics say the law is being used to unfairly target overseas businesses, a charge the regulators deny. According to a state media report yesterday, Microsoft’s use of verification codes also spurred complaints from Chinese companies. Their use “may have violated China’s anti-monopoly law,”
the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. Verification codes are typically used by software companies as an anti-piracy mechanism. They are provided with legitimate copies of software and can be entered to entitle customers to updates and support from the manufacturer. Microsoft has long suffered from piracy of its software within China. Former Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told employees in Beijing that the company made
less revenue in China than it did in the Netherlands. Complaints about verification codes potentially violating anti-monopoly laws are Kafka-esque, said Duncan Clark, chairman of Beijing-based tech consultancy BDA. “It’s hard to make sense of and hard to see how Microsoft can appease,” said Clark. “How does an anti-piracy measure constitute monopolistic behavior if other suppliers can also use the same technique?”
SAIC also repeated that it suspected the company has not fully disclosed issues relating to the compatibility of the software and the operating system. “(A) special investigation team conducted an anti-monopoly investigation inquiry with Microsoft Vice President Chen Shi (David Chen), and required that Microsoft make a written explanation within 20 days,” the SAIC said in a statement on its website. – Reuters
September 2, 2014
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U. alumnus creates Reddit app for Google Glass
A screenshot of Monocle, a Reddit app for Google Glass that sends hourly updates to the Glass. Developed by Rutgers alumnus Ian Jennings, the app was among the first third-party apps available in the Glassware store. COURTESY OF IAN JENNINGS
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Ian Jennings believes in the power of building things. “I think it’s really important to build something, for the money or not for the money, especially while in college,” Jennings said. Jennings has been building hacks for a long time. In July, he released Monocle, a Reddit app for Google Glass that was among the first third-party apps available in the Glassware store. “I’m a huge Reddit addict, and I was really interested in Glass. At the time I came up with the idea, there were only, like, 20 apps in the Glass store. I wanted to be able to make the Reddit app for a new platform,” Jennings said. A former Information Technology and Informatics major, Jennings graduated from Rutgers in 2012 and now works fulltime as a developer at PubNub, a data stream network that allows developers to build realtime applications. He was one of
three developers behind Hacker League, a student-built platform for organizing hackathons that he sold to the Intel-owned Masher y last year. Jennings’s approach to Reddit is reflected in the app’s name. Monocle is a reference to the popular “like a sir” meme, which is all about being fancy and refined. Reddit, which describes itself as “the front page of the Internet,” is notorious for being an easy way to turn a minute into an hour. The virtually endless feed of memes and links makes it hard to stop browsing. But while having a Reddit feed directly in front of your eyes might sound like the best way to spend more time “Redditing” than ever, it turns out that isn’t exactly the case with Monocle. Monocle sends an update only once an hour. Instead of watching a constant stream of new cat “GIFs” blasted to your Glass, you receive more sporadic updates.
Jennings said this serves a distinct purpose. “This is for the people who are missing out on the most popular stuff,” he said. Jennings’s inspiration for building Monocle is a great example of the hacker philosophy and community that’s so strong at Rutgers. Hackers don’t make apps, websites or services like Hacker League for the money, at least not at first. They make things because they want to because they’re interested in what they’re making or because they want to solve a problem.
“Building stuff for experience and exposure is cool,” Jennings said. Owing to that, Jennings does ever ything he can to work on side projects that interest him, even while working full time. He does admit it’s more dif ficult to keep building things while having a full-time job, though. Jennings is now building something to make that easier. His current side project is a developer-focused version of About.me, a website that lets users create a simple but informative “about me” page.
Real-world experience is very important for aspiring developers, Jennings said. He credits Mote.io, a remote control for a web browser that he built as a personal project, for getting him his job at PubNub. He advises students to work on personal projects while still in school. “As a student, it’s great to build your portfolio while you have the time. Portfolios are really important — having a showcase is one of the most important things you can do as a student developer,” Jennings said.
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s Ferguson, Missouri, police of ficer Dar- Moreover, since militar y equipment is used to ren Wilson applied pressure to the trig- detain an enemy, police of ficers given this equipger of his weapon on Aug. 9, he unknow- ment are implicitly encouraged to view the pubingly released the catalyst for a crisis that has lic as the enemy. Although the national spotlight shines on Ferdemanded the public’s undivided attention for guson, militarization is a nationwide trend, one more than three weeks. While the stor y of 18-year-old Michael that Middlesex County has not evaded. AccordBrown’s premature death cannot be recounted ing to a New York Times repor t, police depar twith unwavering cer tainty, one thing remains ments in Middlesex County collectively own 36 clear: Wilson’s shooting of Brown, an unarmed assault rifles. In 2011, an allegedly unarmed New black teenager, has heightened racial tensions Brunswick resident was shot and killed after city and sparked violent conflicts between protestors police chased him into an alleyway, causing public outcr y. Last year, an Edison Township of ficer and police across the nation. The unrest in Ferguson and communities be- was charged for attempting to firebomb of a police super visor’s yond begs the house, where he question: Are lived with two American police young children too militarized? “Instead of allotting federal dollars to and his elderly In his ar ticle, programs that fuel aggression, the mother. “The Crooked government should look for Instead of allotLadder,” Malting federal dolcolm Gladwell alternative initiatives that lars to programs points out that prevent violent conflict.” that fuel aggresover the years, sion, the governpolice tactics ment should look have grown increasingly forceful, as police no longer turn “a for alternative initiatives that prevent violent blind eye” to minor crimes. For example, SWAT conflict. Police must be held accountable for teams were originally intended to rescue hostag- their actions and must learn to respect reactiones and capture escaped felons. Now, 80 percent ar y protest rather than teargas journalists when of SWAT team raids studied by the American police brutality is exposed. Transparency can Civil Liber ties Union are conducted to ser ve create a system of checks and balances between search warrants, usually in drug cases that spe- the police and the public. In Rialto, California, cifically target minority communities. The fed- for example, of ficers are required to wear body eral government fuels this aggressive behavior cameras. In the first year of the initiative’s imby outfitting state and local police depar tments plementation, use of force by of ficers declined with militar y gear, such as armored vehicles, 60 percent and citizen complaints against police grenade launchers and assault rifles. The pres- fell 88 percent. Perhaps if Wilson wore a body ence of weapons alone can increase aggres- camera, we wouldn’t need to rely on word of sive tendencies: “The finger pulls the trigger, mouth to determine if Brown’s civil rights were but the trigger may also be pulling the finger,” violated — or perhaps the confrontation between notes Leonard Berkowitz, an emeritus profes- Wilson and Brown would have never happed in sor of psychology at University of Wisconsin. the first place. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 146th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Unpaid internships cheapen college students’ labor, time BRIEF AND WONDROUS NOMIN UJIYEDIIN
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he beginning of the Fall 2014 semester means the end of the desperate scramble for summer work experience. As we return to campus, many students leave behind hometown jobs in retail or food ser vice, while others wrap up research assistantships, volunteer work or pre-professional programs. Others conclude internships in prospective career fields. In a dismal job market, us college students make the best of our free time, foraging for résumé boosters whenever we can. Among summer experiences, the paid internship is the holy grail — perhaps even a tantalizing mirage rarely glimpsed in the desert of career prospects for liberal arts majors. Some fields, like finance and computer science, pay their interns handsomely. This combination of high compensation and substantial professional experience is a best-case scenario among the opportunities available to college students. But a considerable portion of internships is unpaid, especially in fields like the arts, media and government. These internships are vaguely legal: Under the Supreme Court decision “Walling v. Portland Terminal Co.,” employers are not required to pay their interns if they meet a handful of nebulous requirements, such as the internship being primarily “for the benefit of the intern,” and the work resembling “training that would be given in an educational environment.” But
regardless of the valuable experiences many interns receive, unpaid internships are exploitative. Refusing to pay workers for their labor, whether that labor is trivial or substantial, is fundamentally unethical. Unpaid internships send the message that the labor of young people is worth literally nothing — by devaluing our labor, employers devalue us as human beings. It is true that work experience can impart rewards other than money, such as professional skills and connections. These benefits are often cited as being sufficient repayment for the labor of interns. But why should interns, most of whom are college students or recent graduates struggling to bear the weight
of unpaid internships do not exceed the financial sacrifice they entail. This sacrifice is more difficult, and often impossible, for students from low-income backgrounds, for whom the financial burden of a college education is magnified. The result is that unpaid internships are only undertaken by students who have the economic privilege to do so, who can afford to go months at a time without earning money. Rutgers currently offers no funding to assist students who are working as unpaid interns, a disadvantage that is cruelly amplified by the fact that students must pay the University tuition and fees in order to receive credit for their internships. We pay in real money for the supposed
“Unpaid internships send the message that the labor of young people is worth literally nothing — by devaluing our labor, employers devalue us as human beings.” of rising tuition fees and loan payments, receive these benefits in lieu of monetar y compensation rather than in addition to it? Why should experience be sufficient compensation for interns when it is not considered sufficient compensation for other workers? The benefits of gaining this type of professional experience cannot be quantified, but it’s easy to calculate the direct costs, to say nothing of the opportunity costs, of working for free. Unpaid internships don’t buy textbooks or pay the rent, nor do they cover the costs of commuting or make up for wages lost by giving up a paid summer job. The uncertain rewards
educational benefits of working for other people. So what is there to do? As young people, we have little choice but to begin our careers by working for little or no pay, especially if our interests lie in the arts, media, politics or the non profit sector, fields in which there are a surfeit of labor and a dearth of available positions, not to mention a lack of steady funding. We are expected to pay our dues, completing internship after internship, waiting diligently until someone finally decides that we deser ve a living wage. We play the game, hoping that our gamble will pay off in the near future.
When the deck is stacked against us, it seems as if there is little we, as college students, can do. If we refuse to take unpaid internships, we risk missing out on valuable experience that may lead to a job after graduation. But if we work for free, we enable employers who discriminate against low-income people and young workers by refusing to pay interns. The burden rests on employers, as well as colleges, to make internships more accessible and to adequately pay interns for their work. Companies or organizations that can afford to pay their interns should be legally obligated to do so, regardless of the amount of “educational benefit” to the intern. Employers that cannot afford to pay interns at least minimum wage should not hire any. Rutgers should not charge students tuition fees in exchange for receiving credit for unpaid internships. On the contrar y, the University should award the credit for free, and should provide scholarships to help offset the costs of working. The times are changing: Lawsuits filed by unpaid interns against their exploitative and abusive employers have picked up steam, as well as media attention, in recent months. But the efforts of students, who have relatively little power, will be ineffective if the cooperation of employers and institutions of higher learning do not meet them. Until then, each passing summer will bring another batch of unpaid interns and the cycle of exploitation will continue. Nomin Ujiyediin is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in economics with minors in women’s and gender studies and political science. Her column, “Brief and Wondrous,” normally runs on alternate Mondays.
Ferguson reveals U.S.’s fault lines of polarization THE CHAMPAGNE SOCIALIST JOSÉ SANCHEZ
This has certainly been an eventful summer for any news junkies out there. The Middle East descends further into bloodletting and chaos as the Israel-Palestinian conflict continues to worsen, and let’s not forget Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “the Butcher’s” repeated massacre of Syrians from his abode in Damascus. Though it now seems that Syria, Iran, the U.S. and other regional and global powers seem to be enjoying a temporar y moment of reconciliation as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s ISIS manufactures a repressive caliphate in the heart of the region. Ebola scares in West Africa and militarized gentrification accompanies the World Cup in Brazil’s sprawling slums. Yet, perhaps the most eerie of all are the refueled prospects of European war as Putin’s Russia invades eastern Ukraine. Around the beginning of last month, Americans shifted between shock and anger in response to images of security forces clad in advanced militar y gear and armed to the teeth with terrifying — and almost futuristic — weaponr y. We were shown images of a town shrouded in tear gas while protestors and even journalists were beaten, harassed, shot at and stripped of their human rights. There was looting. There were marches. There were police cordons and sonic weapons.
There were international and United Nations-given condemnations and so much more. But what caught some people off guard was the fact that these events didn’t take place in Egypt or Brazil or Turkey but right in the middle of the United States. This was the civil strife and media spectacle that happened in the wake of the murder of Michael Brown, a black 18 year old, at the hands of a white cop named Darren Wilson — all this from the sleepy St. Louis satellite of Ferguson, Missouri.
next day, people from the community and elsewhere came out into the streets only to be met with further repression from the cops armed with weapons that, as reporter Radley Balko reveals in “Rise of the Warrior Cop,” were given to local police departments throughout the countr y to bolster the post-9/11 security state. Events in Ferguson can be read a number of ways, and many writers more knowledgeable and potent than I have chosen to view it from a great many angles. What is undeniable is that it illus-
“Let’s all try to remember what happened over this summer and look forward to building a more perfect university and a more perfect Union in the semesters and years ahead.” Today, Brown should be hustling back and forth to class like the rest of us. He was to attend a trade school to become an engineer with hopes of owning his own business someday. Instead, he was shot at least six times from the back after fleeing from a police officer with his friend, Dorian Johnson. After wards, his body was left outdoors for hours in the hot Missouri sun at the height of hot summer. A memorial to Brown was created, with flowers and all. Mother Jones reported, however, that Ferguson cops let a dog urinate on the memorial before cops drove over and through it, starkly revealing the utter disgust those who are tasked to “ser ve and protect” have for their communities they police. The ver y
trates a picture of America that is becoming more and more polarized as inequality continues to worsen unabated. Ferguson is about two-thirds black, while five of the city council’s six members are white as well as almost the entirety of its police force. As Jeff Smith writes in the New York Times, while blacks in St. Louis city have recovered from the shock of “white flight” and have elected members of the community to municipal offices such as the mayor’s office and built up civic organizations, newly-moved in blacks in the city’s suburbs have not and are governed by all-white governments who derive a lot of their funding from police arrests. This is exacerbated by loss of municipal funds because of the black community’s
economic dislocation with the housing market crash wiping out black wealth and the mass incarceration system grinding on. Yet, let’s not localize Ferguson’s woes. As Brian Beutler wrote in the New Republic, “Ferguson presents an unusually extreme and condensed example of this sort of racial-civic polarization. But you can find expressions of the same basic dynamic — of white public officials usivng their power to socially weaken black constituents — all across the country.” In our very own New Brunswick, though the population is almost half made up of lower-income immigrants and their families from Mexico and Central America, almost the whole city council as well as the mayor is white. In 2011, the shooting of an unarmed black man named Barry Deloatch sparked protests right in our own backyard as well. And last year, the murder of a former Rutgers student and black transgendered woman, Eyricka Morgan, broke many hearts in the community as well. So, as the juries are convened over in Ferguson and the news cycle neglects and leaves that town and Brown’s grieving parents, let’s all become remember something: Let us stay true to public education’s greater, democratic promises. Let’s all try to remember what happened over this summer and look forward to building a more perfect university and a more perfect Union in the semesters and years ahead. José Sanchez is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in history and political science. His column, “The Champagne Socialist,” normally runs on alternate Wednesdays.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (09/02/14). Celebrate together. Mercury enters Libra today, for three weeks of profitable networking. Build partnership this year by sharing dreams. Visualize desired results, partnerships and career. Include practices for mental, physical and spiritual health. Creative communications empower through autumn. Action shifts homeward this winter. Financial shakeups lead to educational exploration this spring. Grow resiliency. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries ( March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Don’t be distracted by unproven methods. For about three weeks with Mercury in Libra, rely on experts. Your mate is full of good ideas. Network and grow connections. Fantasies aren’t to be relied upon. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — You’re entering a creative phase. Streamline your routine over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Libra. You can find lots of ways to simplify. Consider an outrageous request. Get practical with an idealist. Offer encouragement. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Schedule travel for later. Don’t jump into the next adventure just yet. For about three weeks, you’re especially charming, with Mercury in Libra. Get into some creative fun with writing, storytelling and communications. Express your appreciation. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — It’s getting easier to communicate at home over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Libra. You can achieve family consensus on renovation projects. Working at home profits. Upgrade your communications infrastructure. Don’t risk savings. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Read the fine print. Learning comes easier with Mercury in Libra the next three weeks. Apply logic as well as emotion. Stay out of someone else’s argument. Intuition bubbles up in meditation. Try the path less traveled. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — You’re gaining confidence. Creative work pays well over the next three weeks (with Mercury in Libra). You’re passionate about buying something nice. You can think of new ways to make money. Write down the best ideas.
Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Postpone romance and unnecessary expense. Creative work pays well over the next three weeks (with Mercury in Libra). Write down your best moneymaking ideas. Upgrade technology for excellent service. Invest in efficiency. Research before buying. Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Discuss home changes. Work could interfere with travel. Meet virtually instead. Get into planning in private over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Libra. Finish up old business. Listen to your inner voice. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Pay bills before spending on frills. Your popularity is increasing. You’re excellent at speaking to groups over the next few weeks, with Mercury in Libra. Talk about what’s needed, and crowdsource solutions. Consensus comes easier. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Attain leadership through education. You’ll have lots of profitable ideas over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Libra. New opportunities arise. Public speaking impacts your professional status... share your experience. Make sure to get enough water. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Wait for the best deal. Over the next three weeks (with Mercury in Libra), expand your territory. Ask probing questions to satisfy your growing curiosity. Use available research avenues to your advantage. Keep legal issues in mind. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Plan a dream vacation. For the next three weeks with Mercury in Libra, keep close track of earnings and expenses. Explore resources and develop logical plans for sharing and saving. Use this time to implement change.
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Puchalski’s individual goal keeps RU’s perfect record intact against Seton Hall
Rutgers’ defense records two critical defensive stops in fourth quarter
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the end, falls upon that back four because they’re the last in line. We’re very happy with our mentality and not allowing serves, not allowing shots and obviously the biggest thing to talk about is no goals.” After a slow start against Seton Hall (1-2), Rutgers began to dictate the tempo, firing 13 shots on goal compared to the Pirates’ five. The opportunities were there — it was just a matter of time for the Knights to capitalize with a goal. That moment came in the 34th minute. Sophomore forward Jessica Puchalski took matters into her own hands, single-handedly weaving her way through the backline of the Pirates defense. Seton Hall goalkeeper Gina Maiorana came up out of the net attempting to cut her off, but Puchalski was one step ahead. The forward cut sharply to her left and fired a shot into the back of the net, giving the Knights a 1-0 lead they would not relinquish. “Cassie was pressuring the ball from the right and then I saw that she forced it, and I kind of read the pass,” Puchalski said. “Then — I don’t know what happened — but I picked it off and I got past the goalie.” Puchalski’s recent play has caught the eye of O’Neill, despite that being her first goal of the young season. “She’s crafty,” O’Neill said. “She’s playing very well. She’s got a great mentality to go to the goal, whether that is [by] herself or early balls passed into the box.” Senior defender Erica Skroski was a key player on defense, preventing Seton Hall from any opportunistic plays. Skroski believed mental and physical endurance kept Rutgers on top and kept the shutout intact. “Seton Hall’s always the huge instate rival, so it’s physical,” Skroski said. “As a back four and as a team, we stuck together as a unit because at certain times it was frantic. We rushed things we shouldn’t have, but at the end we stuck it out and we came out with the ‘W,’ so I think that shows a lot.” More importantly, the senior speaks for her teammates when she describes the optimism surrounding the team after it’s third consecutive 3-0 start to the year. “We’re starting to prove our statement,” Skroski said. “Last year we had a thing where we don’t lose on our home field and I think that we’re continuing that this year, as well as no goals on our home field, and I think we’re on our way.” O’Neill, who has been around the program for 14 years as an assistant and now head coach, evidently felt the same. “It is very early but I like what we’re doing on both sides of the ball, I really do. I like the depth of the team,” he said. “I think this was a game that we needed because we didn’t play our best but we still need to find a way to win these games when it’s not our best. I think that’s the sign of a good team.”
rewarding outcome than a year ago. “I think the resiliency of this team really showed itself tonight,” said head coach Kyle Flood. “This has been a team that has been extremely close throughout the entire offseason, really from the end of that [Dec. 28 Pinstripe Bowl] game on. ... We got a couple key stops in the second half. It wasn’t pretty, but we got one more stop than they did.” Perhaps it wouldn’t have mattered without an even more heroic
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play from Aiken only seven minutes earlier on special teams. After senior quarterback Gary Nova’s back-to-back incompletions brought up fourth down from Rutgers’ 16-yard line, the Knights were forced to punt down by four with time running out. Aiken delivered a hard hit to Cracraft — the returner on the play — jarring the ball loose as sophomore cornerback Anthony Cioffi scooped up the fumble at midfield. “It was kind of luck of the draw,” said Nova, who finished the night with 281 yards passing, two touchdowns and one interception, “but we just knew we had to capitalize.” Rutgers went 50 yards in eight plays for the game-winning score, capped by junior running back Paul James’ 3-yard touchdown run up the middle with 3:24 left on the clock.
Working with an offensive line returning all five starters from last season, James turned 29 carries into 173 yards and three scores to pace the Knights’ offense. “I felt at home running behind them,” said James, a 2013 First Team All-AAC selection. “They all have the experience, they all know what they’re doing and it’s just easy. It’s a lot easier on offense when everybody knows what they’re doing and we can just move down the field.” But for as crisp as the Knights were offensively, Washington State’s (0-1) relentless aerial assault nearly proved insurmountable. Halliday took time to find his groove, throwing an interception on the Cougars’ first offensive series and faltering twice on the team’s first two redzone trips. But once he found a rhythm in the second quar-
Junior running back Paul James produces yards after contact on a run through Cougars defenders. He scored the game-winning touchdown for Rutgers’ with 3:24 left. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
SWEEP RU is off to its best program start since 2008 following win against Lafayette CONTINUED FROM BACK defender. … He did that and I ran onto it and slid it home,” Wright said. His second goal against the Leopards proved vital in a game that was heated both literally and emotionally. Following some missed chances from both teams early in the second half, the Knights appeared to clinch the game when a low cross sent in
by freshman forward Miles Hackett found an unmarked Wright in the six-yard box. With time to take a touch, Wright settled the ball onto his right foot and buried the ball into the upper netting. But an unlucky misplaced header by freshman defender Niel Guzman defending a free kick found its way over the outstretched arm of sophomore goalkeeper David Greczek, bringing the game within one score with 17 minutes remaining. The Leopards then got their chance to equalize when midfielder Alec Golini sprang forward Greg Biggiani through on the counter.
The forward cut inside and found midfielder Todd Forrester open eight yards from goal, but his shot was thwarted by Greczek who stood his ground to make the save. Although the Knights kept fans on edge for the final 10 minutes, Greczek believes preserving the win shows a sign of growth from last year’s late errors. “I’m just proud of my boys to grind it out,” Greczek said. “It was a hot day and sometimes you don’t play the prettiest soccer, but we grinded it out and got the win.” The two-win performance is the best start for Rutgers since 2008 and the strongest for head coach Dan Donigan, now in his fifth year.
ter, the fifth-year senior went berserk, at one point throwing a touchdown on four of five drives. The Knights, who did a solid job tackling in space and generating disruptive pressure in the trenches early on, stumbled into halftime with a 21-17 advantage. The Cougars continued to push the tempo and target defensive mismatches. “There’s going to be some things that we’re going to need to correct, for sure, if we play this style of offense again, which I don’t know that we will,” Flood said. “But I think you have to credit them as well. They’ve got really good coaches, they’re as good at what they do as anybody in college football. ... I thought we did a good job early in the game and they did a good job countering.” Halliday gave Washington State its first lead, 24-21, less than three minutes into the third quarter on a 7-yard strike, and from there Rutgers only led again briefly until the forced fumble shifted the tide late. The Knights’ defense showed fortitude in the waning minutes — something that was lacking all too often last season. “I saw it in our belief that we were going to win and that were going to get stops,” senior linebacker Kevin Snyder said of the defense’s growth from last year. “Even after they scored [three touchdowns in four drives] on us, we still had that confidence that we were going to be able to stop them if we just didn’t beat ourselves.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @gregp_j and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
While the chemistry amongst teammates is still a work in progress, Donigan said it’s hard to be unhappy with his team’s undefeated start. “I’m pleased with the fact that we were able to fight and work hard enough to get those two wins against two ver y dif ficult teams,” Donigan said. “…We just need to continue to clean things up. We’ve only played four games now really together as a group, as a team with all new pieces, so we just have to have patience and keep working at things.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @SeanStewartRU and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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September 2, 2014 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK AIKEN MAKES MOST OF PLAYING TIME AS BACKUP
Safety earns first Big Ten Defensive Player of Week honor GREG JOHNSON SPORTS EDITOR
Johnathan Aiken went into Thursday night’s season opener in Seattle as the backup strong safety, and now he’s a part of Rutgers football history. The senior earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors yesterday, becoming the first player in the program to claim the distinction. Aiken forced a fumble the Scarlet Knights recovered midway through the fourth quarter against Washington State, setting
up Rutgers’ game-winning drive. Then he broke up a 4th-and-13 pass with 59 seconds left to seal the 41-38 win. He also recorded a team-high seven solo tackles. Not a bad start to the season for a guy with three career starts. “Honestly, it hasn’t hit me yet,” Aiken said of the award. “Like Christmas morning, you know it’s Christmas but it doesn’t really hit you until you open your gifts. It hasn’t really hit me yet. It’s just a great feeling right now.” Aiken admitted it “definitely hurt” to not get the starting nod at free safety over sophomore Delon
Stephenson. The two were locked in a tight competition throughout training camp. Still, he saw plenty of playing time in various defensive packages as the Knights often deployed three or four safeties at once. And the award proved Aiken’s resolve to head coach Kyle Flood. “I think it’s a tremendous testament to the selflessness of a football player,” Flood said. “I think that’s critical as you go through the season. Everybody in the building has to put the team first. ... John had a great opportunity to do that in Week 1 and took advan-
Senior safety Johnathan Aiken became the first player in Rutgers history to win a Big Ten weekly honor with a forced fumble and critical pass breakup against WSU. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
VOLLEYBALL RUTGERS 3, AIR FORCE 1
Rutgers wins twice in tourney CONOR NORDLAND STAFF WRITER
In its first action of the 2014 season, the Rutgers volleyball team had a strong showing at the Falcon Classic in Colorado this past weekend. The Scarlet Knights dropped their first game to Winthrop in straight sets but went 2-1 overall on the west coast trip. The Knights earned their first win against SIUE in five sets and defeated Air Force in four sets to capture their second victory. Rutgers was pleased with its overall performance and has a winning record entering its next non-conference tournament at Seton Hall. Head coach CJ Werneke, entering his seventh year with Rutgers, saw many of positives in how his team played during the weekend. “Our play was flat and uninspired initially, but by the end of the weekend we found an identity and saw what we are made of,” Werneke said. “We saw a lot of things that we liked, and can take real positives away from how we performed.” After losing the first game in three straight sets, the Knights’ confidence was quickly put to the test. But the team responded to the challenge, much to the pleasure of players and coaches alike. “I was really happy with how we performed on the road trip,” said junior libero Ali Schroeter. “There were a lot of times in the games where things could have gone downhill, but we pushed through and really worked together as a team.”
Rutgers’ best chance to earn a win in its first match came in the first set, when the Knights took a 2423 lead. They were unable to hold on though, dropping the first set, 2426, before losing the next two sets, 18-25, and 21-25. Junior middle blocker Eden Frazier’s performance was a positive to pull from the loss. It was the Utah transfer’s first appearance for the Knights, but she did not take long to make an immediate impact, leading the squad with nine kills on 17 attempts. Later in the day, Rutgers
“We revamped and re-evaluated everything from the top down starting with my leadership” CJ WERNEKE Head Coach
bounced back in impressive fashion against SIUE (2-2). In a tough five-set match, which saw juniors Alex Lassa, Mikaela Matthews and freshman Meme Fletcher notch double-digit kills, the Knights managed to pull away in the final set with a score of 15-11, clinching the victory. Matthews built on that momentum the following day against Air Force (1-3), notching a teamhigh 15 kills to drop the Falcons
in four sets, wrapping up the weekend tournament. Frazier and Lassa also earned 12 and 10 kills respectively, with Frazier registering an efficient .550 hitting percentage. Rutgers started last season with a 2-1 record as well but went on to win only three games for the remainder of the year. Werneke believes that this year will be different for his squad, which is focused on improving from last year’s lackluster 5-27 record. “I think the biggest difference for us this year has been the change in our philosophy. We revamped and re-evaluated everything from the top down, starting with my leadership,” Werneke said. “From there, we set out specific goals and expectations that we are striving to reach this year, and we know good things are going to happen as long as we stay committed as a team.” So far Werneke is pleased with the direction of the team, with Fletcher and Frazier already looking like valuable additions to the squad. Returnees like Lassa and Schroeter also appear to have improved their games, and with two wins out of three, things seem to be looking up for the Knights. “Starting 2-1 is going to be a huge confidence boost for our team,” Werneke said. “They now realize what it takes to win, and everyone is buying in to what were are stressing for this year.” For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
tage of it — and when he had the in this program. He’ll come back opportunity, made plays on spe- to practice this week as the backup SAM linebacker, and every cial teams, on defense.” He’ll likely receive a healthy opportunity he gets on Saturday dose of more opportunities in he’ll earn on Tuesday, Wednesday Rutgers’ home opener Saturday or Thursday.” *** against FCS school Howard, Yesterday marked the first day which managed only 68 passing coaches were permitted contact yards Thursday against Akron. As long as he sticks with a with 2016 recruits. Flood said he was in his Hale team-first mentality, Aiken knows Center office until a little past 1:30 his time will come. “I stick with it, I fight,” Aiken a.m. and then continued interacting with playsaid. “When ers on social my coaches “When my coaches put media from put me on the home. field, I just me on the field, I just want “It’s alwant to prove to prove to them that I can ways a little to them that I prising can play and I play and I can be good.” stou r me that can be good.” they’re up *** JOHNATHAN AIKEN and they’re Redshir t Senior Free Safety waiting for freshman line[messages],” backer Myles Flood said. Nash returns “I got quite a to practice this week after ser ving a one- few responses and now you’re game suspension for violation of responding to the responses because I didn’t want them team policy. Listed at Rutgers’ two-deep to think it was just a computlineup as the backup strong er-generated message going side linebacker, he remains a out. I ended up probably awake key piece in the team’s depth at until about 2:30 in the morning, and then I just tapped out. the position. Flood insists the suspension I said, ‘I’m going to bed. You will not have any bearing on should, too.’” Nash’s role against Howard. For updates on the Rutgers “It’ll be as big a role as he earns this week in practice,” football team, follow @gregp_j and Flood said. “There’s no doghouse @TargumSports on Twitter.
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WSU
FIELD HOCKEY
Flood assures there are no durability or conditioning issues with James CONTINUED FROM BACK said. “He’s excellent with his offhand. He does as very good job of protecting himself from people who are trying to tackle him. I also think he is faster than people think. People see him as a big back, but when you see him in the open field, you don’t see him get caught very often.” Despite being limited in the spring season and practice, Flood assures there are no durability or conditioning concerns with James. After the junior tallied 29 carries against the Cougars on Thursday, Flood added he thinks James is capable of carrying the ball 35 times a game. “Durability is not something I am worried about. I don’t have any [injury] concerns entering this year,” Flood said. “I think he is in excellent condition and he looks great. We’ve got a guy who can dominate the game.” Despite opening holes for 215 rushing yards on five yards per carr y, Flood conceded that the offensive line still has room for improvement, specifically in run blocking. With sophomore wide receivers Ruhann Peele and Andre Patton inactive for Saturday’s home opener in Monday’s injury report, the active receivers need to step up until the pair returns. With junior wide receiver Leonte Carroo likely to command more double-teams, sophomores Janarion Grant and John Tsimis will need to offer reliable second and third options. The duo added a combined 88 yards on seven
Sophomore John Tsimis showed with a 29-yard touchdown that he is capable of producing effectively in the wide receiver mix. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
catches, with Tsimis breaking out for a 29-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. Flood said he was satisfied with Tsimis’ and Grant’s performances, but acknowledged sophomore Carlton Agudosi and senior transfer Andrew Turzilli will see more action against Howard Saturday as they near full health. “I’m pleased with John [Tsimis] and Janarion [Grant]. I think they will get more opportunities as Leonte [Carroo] continues to perform and people try to stop what he is doing,” Flood said. “I think with the extended week, Agudosi and Turzilli will be closer to 100 percent and we’ll hope to get more out of those guys.” Tsimis said he was optimistic about the receiving corps’ production despite the absence of Peele and Patton. “We did pretty good. I don’t know if we had any drops, but everyone was running the right routes and there were no mental errors,” Tsimis said. “It was good to see that we were crisp out there.”
Although the Scarlet Knights forfeited a school record 532 yards on 56 attempts, it might not be as bad as it seems. The Cougars threw the ball 56 times — mostly screens — and averaged 13.3 yards on 40 completions. Rutgers only completed 16 passes but made the most of 27 attempts in tallying 17.6 yards per completion. For a Washington State team that passed on 80 percent of its offensive plays, Flood was optimistic about the secondar y’s performance. “I think when you have [Washington State’s] style of offense, with less emphasis on the run game, I think the passing yards are going to be inflated,” Flood said Friday on a conference call. “Do I think we can play better in the secondary? I do. Do I think we made some improvements from last year? I think we did.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @TylerKaralewich and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Sophomore defender Sofia Walia scored an important penalty against Bucknell to send the game into overtime on Friday. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / FILE PHOTO / SEPTEMBER 2013
Knights show poise in early-season victories RYAN MORAN STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers field hockey team started its inaugural Big Ten season off with a bang, earning two straight wins after defeating Bucknell, 3-2, on Friday and Hartford, 5-3, on Sunday. The Scarlet Knights (2-0) beat the Bison (1-1) with an overtime winning goal supplied by sophomore transfer Jasmine Cole. Junior forward Nicole Imbriaco and sophomore defender Sofia Walia also scored in the victory. “We went out into this game really wanting to make a statement and I think we did that,” head coach Meredith Long said. Going into overtime, it was clear by the bench and coaches’ reactions that a loss in a hardfought game would not suffice. Their prayers of a win were answered when Cole hit a laser of a shot past Bucknell goalie Shannon Keen. “I thought I was going to pass it until the last minute when the goalie went down and I shot it up,” Cole said. Despite firing on all cylinders to start the game — including a goal from Imbracio — the Knights found themselves down 2-1 after two unanswered Bucknell goals. But Rutgers stuck with its strategy, which eventually paid off when the Knights earned a penalty shot with around seven minutes remaining. Long then selected Walia to take the important penalty. “I knew she was going to score, I had no doubt in my mind,” Long said. “She’s a player that can perform under pressure as a sophomore and for me that’s just thrilling.” Walia was able to burry the ball to tie things up, 2-2. “It was ner ve-wracking,” Walia said. “It was nice to regain my confidence and see my team had confidence in me to take the shot.” For Rutgers, it was a big win to star t its first campaign in the Big Ten. Long said that at one point there were only freshmen and sophomores on the field, which should boost the team’s confidence knowing it
can compete despite an abundance of inexperience. The win was even more impressive for the Knights given they were without senior captains Sophie Wright and Jen Staab. Sophomore Alyssa Bull was the lone captain on the field, being named to her position after not playing last season due to injury. “It’s an honor [being captain],” Bull said. “It feels great to be back and have my team be able to look up to me in the same way, and I’m just excited to be back out on the field with my teammates.” Sophomore goalie Shevaun Hayes was another standout performer for the Knights, especially in crunch time against two corners. The Knights then carried over the momentum from their first win against Sacred Heart (1-1), securing two late goals to give Rutgers the 5-3 win. Rutgers started the game well with three goals in the first half, while also holding the Pioneers scoreless. Sacred Heart was able to level the game in the second half, 3-3, but the Knights remained calm to get two late goals off of set pieces to secure the win. “We really did a fantastic job executing on set pieces, we scored three goals off of corners,” Long said. Wright also returned to the lineup, making an immediate contribution with two goals. “Having Sophie back was great,” Long said. “She provided two goals and brings a tremendous amount of experience. Last season, she played almost every game. She stepped up today.” Although a win was satisfying for the Knights, the overall performance was not up to the Knights’ standards, Long said. “I don’t feel we executed the game plan consistently throughout the 70 minutes,” Long said. “We had some good moments. Sacred Heart was feisty and aggressive and were going to do whatever they had to fight back in the game. It was a tough game.” For updates on the Rutgers field hockey team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Like Christmas morning, you know it’s Christmas but it doesn’t really hit you until you open your gifts.” — Senior free safety Johnathan Aiken on winning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
FOOTBALL THREE TAKEAWAYS FROM RUTGERS’ SEASON OPENER
RU thrives under new head coach GARRETT STEPIEN STAFF WRITER
Junior running back Paul James compiled 173 rushing yards, tallying three touchdowns in the Knights’ victory Thursday against the Cougars. James showed no sign of durability or conditioning issues after last season’s injury. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
What fans learned from WSU TYLER KARALEWICH
Against the Cougars, James rushed for 173 yards and tallied three touchdowns, including a 56-yard scurry in the second quarter – his fifth career rushing touchdown of at least 50 yards. James was quick to credit those around him. “I’ve got to give it to my of fensive line and [of fensive coordinator Ralph] Friedgen with the play calls,” James said. “They
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Here are three takeaways from the Rutgers football team’s 41-38 victory Thursday night against Washington State. Junior running back Paul James has not taken any steps back after missing four games last season due to a lower body injury and being limited in the spring.
did a great job blocking for me, and I just did the rest.” In his weekly press conference yesterday, head coach Kyle Flood could not single out one characteristic that makes James special as a back. “There’s really two things that have allowed him to be as productive as he is,” Flood
When Mike O’Neill was named the next head coach of the Rutgers women’s soccer team, the Scarlet Knights were firm on the belief that the transition from former head coach Glenn Crooks would be seamless. Three games in, it sure looks that way. In their third game of the season, the Knights remained unbeaten with a gritty 1-0 shutout Friday against in-state rival Seton Hall on Alumni Night at Yurcak Field. The second consecutive shutout and third win in a row caps a three-game August home stand in which the Knights (3-0) seemed to outperform the competition. Rutgers started off on the right foot on opening night Aug. 22 with a 3-1 win over Stony Brook thanks to sophomore forward Madison Tiernan’s impressive two-goal performance. Sophomore midfielder Jennifer Andersen also scored a goal to put the game out of reach. Rutgers seized control of the tempo two days later thanks to its stout defense, leading to a 3-0 shutout of Vanderbilt. The Commodores (3-1) managed only three shots on goal the entire game. The Knights capitalized on three of their 19 shots with a goal in the 50th minute by senior forward Stefanie Scholz and a pair of goals by Pietrangelo in the 64th and 88th minutes. “We’re playing very well. It’s just not a mentality of a back four [defenders], it’s a mentality of 11,” O’Neill said of the entire team working as one defensively. “But the responsibility, in SEE COACH ON PAGE 17
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MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS 2, LAFAYETTE 1
Freshman shines during weekend home sweep SEAN STEWART CORRESPONDENT
Replacing the goal-scoring production of former forward Kene Eze and Maryland transfer Mael Corboz was the most daunting concern entering the Rutgers men’s soccer team’s 2014 season. In just one weekend, the Scarlet Knights (2-0) may have found their longterm solution. Freshman forward Jason Wright was the star player in Rutgers’ 1-0 win against UMKC on Friday and 2-1 win against Lafayette on Sunday, scoring all three of his team’s goals at Yurcak Field.
The former U-17 Jamaican international was a constant pest up top aside junior forward J.P. Correa, displaying Eze-like qualities with his speed and ability to run at defenders on the dribble. With three goals in his first two collegiate games, Wright said he never expected this kind of success this early on. “It’s my first two games in the college level, and it’s been pretty tough,” Wright said. “I wasn’t expecting it to be so end-to-end, but I’m adapting and I’m fortunate.” Nothing was fortunate about Wright’s first collegiate goal against UMKC (0-1). Early in the second half, a ball played down the left flank by junior defender Ross
Tetro found Wright inside the 18-yard box running off the back shoulder of his defender. Wright’s speed created enough space from his defender to cut inside before tucking home a right-footed effort into the right corner. Wright needed just nine minutes to score versus Lafayette (1-1), this time splitting the two center backs on a through ball by Correa before chipping the ball with his left foot into the right corner. “I realize how [Correa] plays so when he had the ball on top the 18-yard box, I created an angle for him to play to between me and the SEE SWEEP ON PAGE 17
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KYLE FLOOD improved to 7-0 in games played in September in three seasons as the Rutgers head football coach. His first home win came Sept. 8, 2012 against Howard, which the Knights will face again this Saturday.
Sophomore midfielder Madison Tiernan currently leads the team with six points. FILE PHOTO / SEPTEMBER 2013
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
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vs. Syracuse
vs. Siena
vs. Temple
at Princeton
Thursday, 7 p.m., Yurcak Field
Friday, 1:30 p.m., South Orange, N.J.
Friday, 3 p.m.,, Bauer Track/Field Hockey Complex
Friday, 7 p.m., Princeton, N.J.