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Rutgers investigates package found in parking deck avalon zoppo managing editor

Police reopened the Douglass Parking Deck two hours after closing it off during an investigation of a suspicious package found in the area.

At 8 a.m. the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) advised students, faculty and staff to avoid the Douglass Parking Deck while police investigate a suspicious package found in the area, according to a text alert sent out to students.

University spokesperson E.J. Miranda said RUPD determined the package was not dangerous and reopened the deck at 10 a.m.

This follows a weekend of increased police activity in the New York and New Jersey area after a string of incidents involving explosive devices.

On Saturday, a pipe bomb exploded along a 5K military marathon in Seaside Park and a pressure cooker bomb placed in a dumpster detonated in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, injuring a total of 29 people. A second suspicious device was found blocks away from the explosion on West 23rd Street.

Overnight, the FBI, Union County and New Jersey State Police used a robot to detonate a bomb that was found at the Elizabeth Train Station along with five other explosive devices on Sunday night.

Police on Monday afternoon arrested Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old Elizabeth man, following a shootout in Linden for connections to the bombings in Chelsea and Elizabeth. Police were searching his apartment and the See deck on Page 5

The Rutgers University Police Department examined an unattended package found on the Douglass Parking Deck Monday morning. The area was closed off until the police declared the package harmless.

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RUSA considers free tampons, pads for U. bushra hasan staff writer

The Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) is considering providing free tampons and pads in bathrooms after Brown University released a statement guaranteeing free feminine hygiene products to students.

Brown University announced on Sept. 6 that its Undergraduate Council of Students (UCS) “will be providing tampons and sanitar y napkins in non-residential women’s, men’s and gender-inclusive bathrooms across campus,” reads a press release to its Facebook page.

“This initiative is a student-run effort. UCS will be restocking and maintaining these items on a weekly basis,” the release says.

RUSA Public Relations Chair Vladimir Carrasco said RUSA is aware of the news and has reached out to University Facilities and Capital Planning to learn more about the current dispensaries of feminine products on campus.

RUSA has “reached out to schools in the Big Ten conference to research their university policies” on such an initiative, the School of Arts and Sciences sophomore said.

While RUSA has not officially discussed the implementation of free feminine hygiene products across campuses, Carrasco said several members are “focused on making these resources more accessible.”

Meenal Paul agreed, lamenting the current state of availability of pads and tampons.

“Getting free pads and tampons is secondar y,” the School of Arts and Sciences junior said. “They’re not even available for money. The bathroom vending machines are always empty.”

Jessica Tuazon, a School of Engineering sophomore, said she has never used one of the University’s feminine product dispensers.

“I don’t usually come to the bathroom with my wallet, let alone a few quarters. I come to the bathroom with a tampon I bought in a large box from the store,” she said. “It’s a better fit for what my body goes through once a month and a more economical choice.”

Tuazon said it was more important to find ways to get pads and tampons to students who cannot purchase their own.

Aasha Shaik, a Rutgers Business School first-year student student, likens free feminine hygiene products to other university bathroom products.

“In bathrooms, universities provide free toilet paper. They provide free hand soap. They provide free paper towels or hand dr yers. Many schools even provide free condoms,” Shaik said. “If all of those items vital to hygiene and safety are being provided for free, why wouldn’t items as necessar y as pads and tampons be provided in case of emergency as well?”

Indeed, necessity was one of the driving forces behind Brown University’s initiative.

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Researcher finds food does not use 5-second rule Nick Huber Contributing Writer

Initiative, which includes the Yard, the new Honors College, the Rutgers Academic Building, a Hillel house and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary.

The intention of the projects as a whole is to give a new face to Rutgers University’s flagship campus, said Antonio Calcado, executive vice president of Strategic Planning and Operations.

Although Rutgers Professor Donald Schnaffner debunked the popular “five-second rule” surrounding dropping food on the floor, Donald Schaffner admits he has eaten a chocolate chip or two after they fell.

According to new research completed by Robyn Miranda, a graduate student in New Brunswick, and Donald Schaffner, professor and extension specialist in food science, bacteria does not wait five seconds before jumping on food that was dropped on the floor.

Schaffner, who has been doing cross-contamination research for about 15 years, said the inspiration behind this research began when he saw a press release about the five-second rule published by an English university.

“It was getting a lot of media attention and press and I went to the university website to learn more and what I discovered was they had done some research, but they didn’t have a paper,” Schaffner said.

“It wasn’t peer reviewed.”

He said he was irritated by this because he dedicated much of his time to doing cross examination research in his laborator y, while others were getting attention for publishing something Schaf fner “wouldn’t even qualify as science because it hadn’t been peer reviewed.”

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Rutgers used different sources of revenue to pay for the $91 million Yard @ College Ave. The new apartments is part of a $330 million redevelopment project. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Rutgers uses grants, tax credits to pay for Yard Kira Herzog Contributing Writer

Located adjacent to the Scott Hall bus stop, the newly-opened Yard at College Avenue apartment complex houses 442 residents, eight new dining establishments, an expansive lawn and a 320-square foot LED screen.

This new establishment is part of a $330 million project called the College Avenue Redevelopment

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The Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services presents “Mindfulness Meditation” from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

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Group connects foster animals with forever homes Faith Hoatson

does not want cats to be returned and placed into foster care again.

The screening process to “Never say no,” is the mission adopt an animal is thorough. The of Scarlet Paws, an animal welfare organization wants to ensure the network based at Rutgers, Mary potential owner understands the animal’s needs and personalities.

Ann Cancio said.

Scarlet Paws only adopts aniScarlet Paws does not have a physical facility, but instead oper- mals that are fully “vetted,” meanates as a network, where all of their ing they are spayed or neutered and vaccinated depending on the animals are kept in foster homes.

The network aims to provide animal’s age.

Cancio described a situation resources to those who reach out this past spring in which a Rutto them for help.

The services provided by gers student had been regularly Scarlet Paws vary, ranging from feeding a cat near his off-camrescuing, fostering and trans- pus apartment. His mother porting the pets, Cancio, presi- contacted Scarlet Paws as the semester dent of Scarlet was ending Paws, said. and asked for “I field help regardquestions ing the cat. from the comThe stumunity,” Can“(Ahmed) wanted to give dent was able cio said.

Bella a home on to trap the cat A majority Bella’s terms.” and its four of her work kittens and involves conmary ann cancio bring her to necting people President of Scarlet Paws Scarlet Paws. with those who N i d a can help them, Ahmed, a she said.

School of Arts Scarlet and Sciences Paws has nusenior, volunmerous resources for helping people with teers with Scarlet Paws and fosters kittens and said not having pet-related queries.

If a pet is not spayed or neu- to commit to the responsibility of tered, Scarlet Paws can provide caring for a pet for 15 or 20 years contact information for the low- is beneficial.

At other organizations, the foscost clinics.

They also field questions re- ter parent must bring the foster garding strays, feral animals, animal in for adoption hours at injured animals and people who the pet store.

“That became a lot to do may need to surrender pets.

“I do my very best to email (ev- just because I was a student,” erybody) back (or) to call them Ahmed said.

When Ahmed got her second back,” she said. “I can usually difoster animal, named Bella, the rect them (or) advise them.”

Typically whoever report- cat she spent the first two and ed the animal will serve as the a half days under Ahmed’s bed, temporary foster parent. Scarlet she said.

But after about two to three Paws provides crates, flea medication, food and any other neces- months, Bella began to come out from under the bed. And by the sary equipment.

While this is happening, they end of her time in foster care, she are also referring out, trying to would flop over and ask for tumarrive at the best way to help the my rubs.

Ahmed said it is likely that Bellost animal.

“We’ll help you find the home,” la did not have good experiences with people in the past. But, after Cancio said.

Adoption is taken seriously by being given space, she was able to Scarlet Paws. The organization grow more comfortable.

Correspondent

Scarlet Paws is a nonprofit organization that adopts and fosters pets before finding them a permanent home. Group members take care of pets for a few months at a time while they look for potential owners. COURTESY MARY ANN CANCIO “We had a couple of opportunities to get her adopted that we passed up,” Ahmed said.

Most people were not ready for a cat like Bella. When Scarlet Paws finally found the perfect person, ever ything just clicked, she said. “(Ahmed)

wanted to give Bella a home on Bella’s terms.”

Fostering has allowed Ahmed to still enjoy having a pet without the the commitment.

It’s incredibly fulfilling, she said. But she does not have to worry about full veterinary care, nor

does she have to worry about how the responsibility of pet ownership will impact her, or her companion, for the lifespan of the animal.

Scarlet Paws also provides litter or food to those who foster cats.

“I know if I ever need it, I can ask,” Ahmed said.

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pads Brown University’s student government will now provide free hygiene products continued from front

Brown University will now offer free pads and tampons to students after their Undergraduate Student Council offered to subsidize those products. Their aim is to ease the financial burden on students these products provide. GEORGETTE STILLMAN

yard Yard cost $91 million, took 3 years to construct on Lot 8, Calcado says continued from front To make these construction projects a reality, Rutgers partnered with the New Brunswick Development Corporation, a private non-profit real estate development company.

Construction of The Yard at College Avenue cost a total of $91 million and took three years to design and construct, Calcado said. The project alone comprised almost a third of the money allocated to the redevelopment initiative as a whole.

“Part of the money is borrowed through a state tax credit,” he said. “The borrowed portion is repayable through rental fees.”

A tax credit can be granted by either the state or federal government in order to promote spending that is beneficial to the community, according to Good Jobs First, a policy resource center for economic projects.

It deducts a sum of money from the amount that is taxed, allowing construction for a project like The Yard to be completed at a lower cost, according to irs.com. In this case, Rutgers was liable for a tax credit because of its affiliation with the New Brunswick community and its status as the State University of New Jersey.

“Overall, I think (The Yard) is a great project that cleans up an area that previously bordered on the blighted. It activates an area of our flagship campus that was in need of rejuvenation,” Calcado said.

The tuition increase at Rutgers for the 2016-2017 school year has increased 1.7 percent — a hike below the average 2.4 percent that has been seen over the last five years.

Still, some students point to the new construction projects on campus as a factor in increasing tuition.

University Spokesman E.J. Miranda said no tuition dollars went into the construction of the College Avenue Student Apartments.

“The project had no effect on tuition,” he said.

The New Brunswick Development Corporation estimates a total of 8,000 students use the Scott Hall bus stop each day. Calcado predicts that the new amenities will add “a sense of space” to an area that was in great need of rejuvenation.

“The Yard adds additional quality beds as well as retail space, offering our students a more diverse selection of choices. It also establishes a meeting place where students can gather, meet and collaborate,” Calcado said.

To encourage this type of collaboration, The Yard will be hosting a series of events this week that includes a movie night, free milkshakes, coverage of professional football games, live music, yoga classes and a screening of the Emmys, said University Chancellor Richard L. Edwards.

“I believe The Yard will quickly become a major gathering place for students, faculty, staff and alumni, where people can gather informally and share food and conversation,” Edwards said. “Increasingly, The Yard will be an important component of our Rutgers—New Brunswick campus culture.”

Calcado played a major part in the planning and execution of The Yard’s construction.

“My role was to put together, along with our partners, the business deal in order to facilitate the design and construction of The Yard as well as the Rutgers Academic Building and Honors College,” he said.

“Why aren’t these products treated the same way as other products we hand out, like toilet paper?” said Viet Nguyen, president of Brown’s Undergraduate Council of Students. “It’s a necessity, rather than a luxury, so Brown and other universities should treat them as such.”

Similar controversies have been occurring across the countr y regarding the current luxur y tax on pads and tampons.

While Nguyen said UCS has received “a dozen enthusiastic calls and emails from other universities,” he anticipated backlash against feminine products in men’s bathrooms. “(The UCS) wanted to make the products available in all bathrooms on campus, regardless of their gender labels, to be inclusive to transgender students,” Nguyen said.

Emily Hung, a Rutgers Business School first-year student, said the inclusion of feminine products in men’s bathrooms would “help with the normality

of trans students. Men can have periods too.”

Hung said “Rutgers is already doing a great job being inclusive,” noting that she saw urinals in a women’s bathroom, which was a dramatic difference from her experience in high school. “(That type of inclusion) made me happy, even though I am a cis woman,” she said. “I’d like to imagine that just the appearance of urinals in women’s bathrooms would help normalize the existence of trans people and would help with any potential dysphoria felt by trans people.”

Tampons and pads in men’s bathrooms would have a similar effect, Hung said, adding: “This would also help normalize the idea of menstruation for men.

After all, it is just a normal bodily function and it is just as important for men to be knowledgeable about it as women.”

“I don’t think a ver y public effort towards getting free pads and tampons can be made until we end the taboo around a woman’s period,” Tuazon said.

learn to stop doing that, but because we have often eaten food off the floor in the past and not gotten sick, people conclude it’s okay,” Schaffner said.

Keoni Nguyen, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said she refuses to eat food off the floor, even if it’s been less than five seconds.

“I think it’s gross. I would just rather just get new food than pick up the food that fell,” Nguyen said.

Samantha Carney, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said Two Rutgers scientists debunked the “five-second rule” after depending where she is and testing various foods dropped on different types of flooring. where the food was dropped would influence her decision to GEORGETTE STILLMAN eat it or not.

Carney also said that if she does drop food and chooses to eat it, she will probably rinse it More bacteria end up on wet foods than dry off first.

Colleagues from Clemson Unifoods, Schaffner says versity have previously researched this topic, Schaffner said. But he believes this is the most comprestainless steel surfaces, he said. continued from front Before eating a piece of food hensive research done regarding Schaffner and Miranda sat from the floor, Schaffner urges the five-second rule.

“I like to think of our research down together and designed ex- people to ask themselves what periments that would prove or dis- the state of the floor is, what the as being very exhaustive. We likelihood the food is contam- looked at a lot more variables prove the five-second rule.

Moisture on the floor largely inated with bacteria, what the than they looked at in their studies,” said contributes to S c h a f f n e r. bacteria that “We recently ends up on for food, Schaffner “I would just rather just get new food than pick up the submitted peer review said. Out of the food that fell.” and was refour foods they cently acceptstudied, waterKeoni Nguyen ed in a pretty melon had the School of Arts and Sciences Sophomore good journal, highest transfer probably the of bacteria. best journal “Bacteria that I can need moisture to transfer from one surface to an- nature of the food in terms of publish microbiology in today.”

Only after doing the research other so a wet food is going to gar- moisture is and how long it was and getting it published in Apner a lot more bacteria from the on the floor.

Schaffner also said the five-sec- plied and Environmental Microsurface than a dry food,” Schaffner said. “We took a pure strain of ond rule is not just a popular cul- biology did Schaffner believe bacteria we grew in the laborato- ture notion but is serious science this research was ready to be ry, and then we deliberately inoc- that contributes to people’s scien- released to the press.

The research can be found onulated four different surfaces with tific understandings.

“If everybody who ever ate line at American Society for Mithose microorganisms.”

The team tested food using food off the floor immediately got crobiology’s journal, Applied and carpet, ceramic tile, wood and violently ill, pretty soon we would Environmental Microbiology.

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After bomb scare, intern discusses travel fears Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Sept. 19 BEACHWOOD — Erica Rivera, 35, admitted to collecting $345,213 in unemployment insurance by filing fraudulent forms.

Rivera used the names of 24 purported former employees of her defunct tax preparation business to file online applications for unemployment. She was captured on surveillance cameras using debit cards linked to the false claims. Rivera must pay all of the money back to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Associate News Editor

Commuters from Rutgers University to New York City normally face a tough hour-long commute, but now that the city is on a high threat level after a bomb exploded in Chelsea last weekend, the commute may include fear.

Many students at Rutgers have internships in New York City — a prime location for opportunities in all types of careers.

The high-level of threat began after a bomb was placed in a dumpster, exploding and injuring 29 people. Another bomb was found four blocks away, but never detonated. Early Monday morning, five pipe bombs were found in the Elizabeth Train Station and detonated as a bomb robot examined one bomb.

Although there is an aura of fear around the area, students must still fulfill their responsibilities and go to work.

Lea Ginefra, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, commutes to New York City a couple of times a week for her job as a music programming intern at SiriusXM Satellite Radio.

Ginefra said the whole situation is “honestly pretty frightening.”

“I’m ner vous to not only be in the area where the bombing happened, but in the city in general. Things will most likely be chaotic and I’ll probably have a hard time getting to work tomorrow with the security ever ywhere,” she said.

Ginefra works in Rockefeller Center, about 20 blocks away from the bombing in Chelsea.

In response to the bombing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.)

Sept. 19 TRENTON — Police seized 14 decks of heroin, 3.5 grams of cocaine and $280 in cash from a car. Two men were in the car, and both were charged with multiple drug possession crimes. Joseph Mancuso, 24, was driving the car when it failed to stop at a traffic signal, and Mustafa Burns, 27, was in the passenger seat. Burns had warrants out for his arrest.

Recent explosions in New York and Elizabeth have raised concerns about bomb threats for those students who commute to the Big Apple for work. New York City is currently under a high threat level due to a pressure cooker bomb explosion on Saturday. THE DAILY TARGUM / NOVEMBER 2011 decided to deploy 1,000 police officers to err on the side of caution.

Although it may seem like situations like these are reported on every day, Ginefra said she was never briefed on emergency situations and would use her gut feelings in the case of an emergency.

“I guess my natural instinct would be to get out of the building (if there was a bomb threat),” she said. “I would definitely stay far away from the windows, and maybe under a table or something.

She believes she should be briefed and all employees should go through some type of emer-

deck U. police declared package safe within hours of discovering it vented even more people from being hurt, and ensured that fried chicken restaurant below it people got assistance quickly,” earlier in the day and were seen Obama said.

Obama said he was briefed by leaving the building with boxes.

Rahami was charged with five the FBI on the explosions Moncounts of attempted murder by the day afternoon and spoke both to Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) and New Jersey Prosecutor’s Office.

Andrew CuoW h i l e mo (D-N.Y.). speaking in He said there is New York no connection City on Mon“If you see something between the day, President suspicious, then you need explosions in Barack Obama New York and praised law to say something.”

New Jersey enforcement and a stabbing officers’ rebarack obama at a Minnesota sponse to the United States President mall on Saturbombings. day in which “I especially nine people want to comwere stabbed. mend all the “I want to repeat what we’ve outstanding police and first responders in both New York City said before: If you see something and New Jersey for their extraor- suspicious, then you need to say dinary professionalism and their something — contact local law enquick response, which surely pre- forcement,” he said. continued from front

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gency training. Additionally, she said Rutgers should create some type of protocol for students.

Amanda Choo, a student in the Graduate School of Education, said there is currently a protocol for students who are working or interning internationally, but University Career Services could not confirm if there is or is not a protocol to contact students working in the tri-state area or a way to account for them in case of an emergency.

According to University Career Services, there will be extra security at the Fall Career & Internship

Mega Fair on Wednesday following the bombings and the suspicious package.

Choo said there will be a police officer patrolling the floor as well as a community service officer (CSO) inspecting bags before entering the career fair. Chu strongly encourages students not to bring bags.

Choo said she could not speak on behalf of the University at large.

“Students that we know about ... of course we’re going to be concerned and keep track of them,” she said.

Sept. 19 ATLANTIC CITY — After reports of shots fired on Saturday night, a man was found hiding in the back seat of a car with a loaded handgun and two children. The 28-year-old man was taken to Atlantic County jail and bail was set at $100,000. He was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, certain persons not to possess a weapon, endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault.

Sept. 19 JERSEY CITY — Matthew J. Nathan, 19, set his former home on Wegman Parkway on fire. The fire spread and destroyed three other buildings and displaced 20 residents. Nathan’s bail was set for $75,000 and he has been held in Hudson County jail in Kearny.

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s Green Party presidential nominee FAHRENHEIT 250 Jill Stein toured our campus this past weekend, MERYEM UZUMCU many were overwhelmed with feelings of righteous anger, fear, confusion and denial in regards to the upcoming 2016 presidential election. The election seems more of an option-less formality, rather than an important juncture of democracy. After all, how can Democrats be trusted when wealth always seems to travel to the top, wars and interference abroad continue with no end (let us not forget Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s hawkish international relations policies) and social safety networks are ignored? What are the implications for the Middle East if another Clinton is there to take care of the same old business?

Nonetheless, it is indeed “Trumpism” that has left many looking for how we got into this mess. As we aimlessly search for root causes and reasons, we’re looking high and low to explain how a repeatedly bankrupted businessman and reality show star could still be a candidate to hold the highest position of office in the United States. Ultimately, we are left to conclude that our political system has failed us. Much of it is blamed on the Republican party’s failure to expand its base or hold onto its traditional conservative ideals. The issue clearly runs deeper. Ignoring Republican nominee Donald Trump’s twitter feed for a moment or any of his other inane commentary, he has become a mouthpiece for an ideology larger than himself. Regardless of what he chooses to do or say he maintains his constituency, even for what would otherwise be deadly blows to any average candidate. We should not forget that it is his base that empowers him, and not vice versa.

But the reality remains that Democrats have created Trump as much as the Republicans. It took a dysfunctional political system, one that failed to represent as well as administer justice, to empower a white, racist ideology. The political leaders of the Democratic Party try to frame Trump’s racism and ideological position as utterly irrational.

Not only is this claim untrue, it is a position that selfishly benefits a Democratic candidate’s election by evading root causes and concerns in the political system. Clinton cannot just hypocritically push aside her failures to the American people as a leader and shame us to vote for her.

Instead of identifying root causes and workable solutions, Democrats claim no responsibility in isolating and disenfranchising the American working class by years of destructive welfare reform, failed banking reform and exploitative transnational trade agreements like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It is no coincidence that those hit hardest in the U.S. by trade agreements and the recession years now make up much of Trump’s constituency. Angry Americans left out of the equation, not considered by the previous Clinton Administration or Obama’s “Asia pivot” policies and weak banking reform turn toward a racist ideology to explain their frustration. In the political imagination of the forgotten, violence in the form of supporting mass deportation, expanding the police state, lauding gun ownership, enforcing tests of citizenry, honing securitization practices that target black, brown and Muslim populations — are all key measures in attaining a future that prioritizes those who feel rightfully enraged by a greedy and hypocritical political system. Those who want to confront such divide and uncritical thought in our country would fare off much better in disproving racist logic than in claiming a whole chunk of Americans are idiotic or not thinking clearly. They are thinking very clearly within the realms of racist logic, particularly after the first black president was elected. Ugly, but old faces of racism from historical realities resurface.

Last month, Paul Krugman said during an interview on Bloomberg TV, “Economic anxiety is not a very good predictor of who’s a Trump supporter … Racial antagonism is a good indicator of who’s a Trump supporter.” Of course, racism as a logic is weak. But it is also an ideology that is conducive to violent means to attain an end. Paul Krugman, like many others, makes a hearty error in ignoring the rationale of Trump’s constituency. He too alludes to an unthinkable reasoning in racist ideology, based in no tangible economic or political effects of past decades, when in fact economic anxiety, but more importantly political disempowerment, is a reality many Americans feel deeply. Racist logic should not be the means of correcting the greed and hypocrisy our government has committed. This is why Trump seems so immune. He can make a scene of political career-ending buffoonery without so much as a scratch. Trump’s embodiment as a demagogue is not so much his own charisma or character, but his willingness to be empowered by those who feel compelled to scapegoat and designate blame on racial lines. Trump is willing to be that channel for racist ideology.

The solutions that are given to us are not antidotes to the deeply seeded problem of political representation and empowered racism.

Such problems are cyclical and fuel each other, as well. Of course, individuals and communities who are directly affected by the violence of Trump’s rhetoric, particularly after any shooting incident, police officer death or after the recent bombing, are not some ambiguous “other,” who are required to prove their allegiance. Instead, we need to have a serious conversation about our political system. It is clear that whoever our political leaders have been advocating oh behalf of, it is not us.

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Suspicious packages set off alarm bells Recent attacks prompt awareness of surrounding threats

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These quick and well-organized actions demerica was gripped by a series of events this weekend — five explosive devices were ser ve approbation, but some of the reactions do found in a backpack by the Elizabeth Train not. Republican presidential nominee Donald Station of the New Jersey Transit rail system, an Trump, before anyone else knew what was hapexplosion occurred along the route of a scheduled pening during the moment of frenzy, declared race in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and a bombing in- the explosion was a bomb and hinted at terrorjured 29 people in Chelsea in New York City — all ism. Of ficials did not release any of ficial inforoccurring in close proximity to the University. And mation regarding the event, so most major newsfor many Rutgers students, whom primarily reside papers, politicians and the public did not know within the tri-state area, these events might be in what happened — but apparently an omniscient Trump knew what happened without even betheir own neighborhood.

While Ahmad Khan Rahami, the suspect tied to ing there. This audacity is in stark contrast with the New Jersey and New York attacks, has been ap- Gov. Cuomo’s (D-N.Y.) responsible and collectprehended, information continues to be released min- ed response to the event that hesitated jumping ute-by-minute and there isn’t enough context to ana- to conclusions, noting that any major bombing lyze the weekend’s incidents. Material is disclosed in is an act of terrorism, but prevented making assumptions about who the real-time by newspapers like the terrorists may be with the New York Times and the Guardof given informaian without a fully coherent pic“Be vigilant, not indifferent. Be paucity tion. One wanted the pubture. At the moment, the New cautious, and don’t fall prey to lic to be frightened so that York Times acknowledges it he can play the role of the lacks two critical pieces of inforscare-tactics of alarmists.” strong-man presidential mation: why the sites were chocandidate, and the other sen and what the motive was. wanted the public to reWhat can readily be gleaned from the weekend’s scenarios are the disparate ac- main calm and not lose their heads about sometions and reactions to the events. The bombings this thing that was not yet understood.

Reactions greatly differed, and some New Yorkweekend were effectively contained, partly by chance.

Two homeless men opened the backpack in Eliza- ers were cool, possibly taking the event too well — beth hoping there would be some valuables inside, bordering on indifference. Some tweets said, “Peoand then turned the bag in to police when they found ple calling into NY1 who were on the block when explosives. The race in Seaside Park was postponed the explosion happened? Full NYC calm,” “I heard and the bomb detonated without harming the race’s the explosion, then went to the deli,’” or “New Yorkparticipants and bystanders. But the events were also ers: An explosion happened a block away. Oh well. mediated partly by New Jersey and New York’s state Gotta meet my friends at the bar …”

But people can’t assume events will turn out just efficiency. The police officers in New Jersey quickly disarmed the bombs in Elizabeth and searched the fine, even here in New Brunswick (an area that area for other potential threats, and the City of New happens to be in the middle of the two major arYork immediately halted PATH and subway services, eas attacked this weekend: Seaside and Chelsea). If which they rarely ever do. It shouldn’t have to be this there’s a suspicious package or backpack, report it. way, but it’s impressive how the U.S. is adapting to Be vigilant, not indifferent. Be cautious, and don’t fall prey to scare-tactics of alarmists. the widespread threat of imminent danger.

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T.I. demonstrates marginalization’s double-sided coin A ‘POPPED’ CULTURE MICHAEL ANDERSON Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., globally known as T.I., is the self-titled “King of the South.”

He is known to white mainstream radio for hits like “Live Your Life,” “Dead and Gone,” and of course, his guest feature of Justin Timberlake’s “My Love.” He is known to black America for a long compendium of anthems such as “Bring ‘Em Out” and “Top Back.”

Although his more recent records have toned down the level of violence, T.I. nonetheless came into our hearts as the hard-hitting Southern rapper whose name you better keep out of your mouth. Until his last two singles, the “King,” like many other mainstream rappers, has never conspicuously spoken out against the institutional and systemic forces that have bogged down the black community.

Now, thankfully, he is tackling police brutality and our faulty justice system head on in his two new songs “We Will Not” and “Warzone.”

While using one’s status and influence to stand up against injustices should always be applauded, it is equally important to be cognizant of how we all, even those of us who are angry at the system and desire change, still contribute to cycles of oppression.

Sometimes oppression is naturalized to a point where we don’t realize we’re committing

it ourselves. By using T.I.’s signing of the walking minstrel show that is Iggy Azalea as an example of how we can be blind to our own corroborations of marginalization, we can appreciate the value in analyzing our own decisions. There are two forms oppression — the overt and the covert. T.I.’s lyrical protest is against overt forms of oppression against black people, while giving Azalea a spot on his label was so covert he did not even notice it himself.

Celebrities like Azalea who insult, trivialize and fetishize black culture and black charac-

for justifications when multiple members of this community are prohibited from socio-economic advancement, when they are not equally protected by the law, when the schools in their neighborhoods are falling apart and the local, state and national governments do not seem to care. Music associated with white Americans, i.e. rock and country (both of which are heavily rooted in black culture), do not speak volumes about white people. This is because there is always a double standard when it comes to black people in America. If a white punk rock artist smashes a guitar on

“T.I.’s lyrical protest is against overt forms of oppression against black people, while giving Azalea a spot on his label was so covert he did not even notice it himself.” teristics, then market her backwards interpretation of blackness to an audience comprised of young fans who do not realize they are internalizing a misrepresentation, are problematic. When the culture of a people is belittled to gyrations on a stage, a stereotypical “blaccent” and insincere, trash-can-lid lyrics, the people associated with that culture are also trivialized.

Trivialization is a very important contributor to the process of symbolic annihilation, which describes the lack of, under and mis-representation of a group in the media.

Once this false representation is swallowed by an misinformed population, it makes room

stage, no one sees all young white males as brutes. When a black rapper takes to a stage, their words and actions tend to reflect all rap musicians and all black people. This is logical given that white owned record labels have aided in the re-establishment of the image of the black male as the societal deviant in the white mainstream consciousness (which still lasts today), by way of signing rappers that fit the “thug” stereotype of the white-imagination and who solely rap about misogynistic, hyper-masculine and materialist themes.

Which brings us back to T.I., a rapper who has broken from the aforementioned

stereotypical mold, but is, in a twisted irony, also a black label owner laying the foundations for a person who is very much so aiding the marginalization of black people.

So if mainstream white-owned-label-rap can be seen as a distorted, homogenized display of the actual rap community, then Azalea is rap music twice removed. She is the copy of a copy, a misrepresentation of a misrepresentation. And since most listeners of music are not likely to do their rap-research, Iggy, for all intents and purposes, is hip-hop and thereby a representative of black culture. This is a disturbing amalgamation that, as previously stated undermines a culture and a people. Her existence as a “rapper” is a joke — a sad joke that is proliferated by the very man attempting to condemn systematic oppression.

No, T.I. is not the arbiter of all things black, and I am sure when he signed Azalea he was not piecing together the thought process presented in this article, but it shows that we all need to be careful about our decisions and how they might be disadvantageous to certain groups. These small, seemingly innocuous choices are the building blocks of marginalization that pile up over time and impede progress.

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Varied sources produce nation’s domestic power supply

While the United States is slowly developing renewable energy sources, natural gas and coal still provide the bulk of the nation’s power. The fossil fuels result in waste products that impact the environment. GRAPHIC BY SUSMITA PARUCHURI / DESIGN EDITOR

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On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Cook and Douglass campuses faced power outages that led to all 3,200 residents being relocated for the night.

It was later explained that these 36 hours of blackouts were not caused by the power supplier, PSE&G, but by Rutgers and a malfunctioning piece of equipment.

To get electricity to campus, power moves through a grid.

The entire US “power grid” is divided into three large systems.

These systems divide the country in half through the Rocky Mountains, and north and south through Texas.

The power grid is composed of more than 7,300 power plants, millions of miles of power lines and transformers. It was originally divided into three main regions to ensure that everyone had access to electricity.

At its most basic level, electricity is essentially the movement of electrons between atoms. This happens when electrons further away from an atom’s nucleus are pushed out, going into motion and forming electricity.

Examples of electricity in nature include lightning strikes, where electrons move from clouds to the ground, and rubbing a balloon on someone’s head, where electrons move from

the balloon to the person’s hair, according to the site.

In the 1830s, Michael Faraday discovered that moving a magnet inside a metal wire coil leads creates an electric current in the coil.

This happens similarly to how magnets repel each other.

Moving the magnet inside a coil pushes the electrons in the metal, putting them into motion and creating a current.

By applying this on a larger scale, generators are able to create large amounts of electricity. A

power turbines. Although it is reliable, the process creates carbon dioxide and other pollutants.

Another method is the use of hydropower plants, which use dams to store water and later let it flow through to power the turbine. Despite the water eventually returning to its river, flooding behind the dam and slowing the river can have negative ecological effects, according to the site.

Nuclear power plants work similarly to fossil fuel plants by generating steam to drive turbines. This

atom, typically Uranium-235, then breaks into smaller pieces, releasing high amounts of energy, according to the website for the Nuclear Information Center at Duke Energy.

Renewable energy can also be used to power turbines. The use of wind and solar energy creates little to no greenhouses gasses but do not provide reliable energy because they rely on natural factors like sunshine and wind speed, according to the World Nuclear Association.

“Similar to how the U.S. is divided into three main power grids, each campus in Rutgers—New Brunswick has its own grid.”

magnet formed from electricity is placed inside a series of coils and put into motion. Currents are formed in each coil, which are later combined and sent to the consumer.

To put the magnet into motion, some sort of drive is needed. This typically comes in the form of a turbine that can be powered from a variety of sources, from natural gas to nuclear energy, according to the site.

One way to power generators is by burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, to create steam that

process does not produce greenhouse gasses, but does create waste that can be reused for more energy production, according to the World Nuclear Organization.

Despite these benefits, waste produced in nuclear power plants can pose a threat to the environment in the event of an accident.

Further, although it does not produce carbon dioxide, the processes to mine and manage waste does.

These power plants use nuclear fission, a process where large, unstable atom is hit with high-speed particles. The large

The cost of renewable energy is also presently higher than other energy sources but is decreasing.

Fossil fuel prices rely on the available supply, influencing the price consumer pay, according to the site.

Most of the energy in the U.S. is generated by using steam turbines powered by fossil fuels.

Twenty percent of U.S. energy is produced by nuclear energy, and about 13 percent is produced by renewable energy.

Once electricity is produced by a generator, thick wires carry it to a transformer that increases,

its voltage tremendously before sending it out to the power grid.

High-voltage transmission lines then carry this current out through the power grid, reaching substations along the way that decrease, the voltage to a level that may be used by large consumers like factories, the site reads.

The grid is divided into three main groups, the Western Interconnection, the Eastern Interconnection and the Texas Interconnection so that all power utilities could share resources and increase reliability while decreasing costs.

Distribution lines carry power from the substations to small, local transformers, which eventually reduce the voltage so it can be safely used by the average person, according to GE. Finally, a meter in the consumer’s home or business measures the energy sent to it and distributes that energy through the wires and outlets it is connected to. The circuit from the power plant is complete when the consumer uses the power, according to the site.

Similar to how the U.S. is divided into three main power grids, each campus in Rutgers-New Brunswick has its own grid, so the power outage on the Cook/ Douglass campus would not affect Busch, Livingston or College Avenue. The outage was due to a malfunctioning transformer.

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September 20, 2016

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

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Happy Birthday: Learn from experience. Ask questions and speak openly about the way you feel and what you want to see happen. Short trips, spending time with family and getting together with old friends are all highlighted. A home improvement project will raise your standard of living and ease your stress. Don’t expect everyone to be happy with the choices you make. Your numbers are 5, 12, 18, 27, 34, 40, 46.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Check personal financial papers and consider the best way to save. Travel, joint ventures and finding common ground with someone you love will help you bring about positive changes. A practical career move can be made. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Step up and take over. Show your strengths and proceed to the finish line. Putting a little force behind your plans will help you establish your position. Communication will ensure that everyone you summon to help will do a good job. 3 stars

Non Sequitur

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put time, effort and money into your home and family to avoid complaints. Think big, but don’t go over budget. A realistic approach to how you handle your finances will leave you with plenty left over for a romantic getaway. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ve got the knowledge and mindset of a leader, so don’t hesitate to put your ideas into play. You can make a difference within an organization you care about. An unexpected change will end up being beneficial. 3 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t go halfway when finishing what you start will ensure that your reputation continues to thrive. It’s important to go through the physical motions to get things up and running properly. Face your challenges head-on. 3 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t lose sight of what you have been asked to do. Your success will depend on your ability to get things done without wasting time.

A change at home will help to improve an important relationship with someone you love. 3 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t let a personal relationship mess with your emotions. Focus on what you can do to improve your home and domestic relationships. Talks will help you find solutions. Use compassion and persuasion to improve family ties. 4 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Get out and socialize or network with people who can motivate and inspire you to try new things. Your drive and determination will help you find unique ways to turn an idea you have into a profitable venture. 5 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll face added stress if you let the little things bother you. Instead of wasting time worrying, check out your options and connect with people who can offer a different perspective on what’s happening. Romance and physical activity are encouraged. 2 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Communication is best handled with care. Someone will be offended if you aren’t diplomatic about how you present your thoughts. Offering incentives will help you get what you want. Romance will help you ease your stress. 2 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A business trip, meeting or taking a course that will put you in touch with people who share your concerns is encouraged. Don’t make purchases that are superficial or unnecessary. Spend on knowledge, not appearance. 5 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take better care of your health. Added stress will be caused by emotional issues that result from a lack of communication. Face problems head-on and do your best to find solutions that suit everyone’s needs. 2 stars

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Yesterday’s Solution

Yesterday’s Solution

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goals 9 different Knights scored as Rutgers reaches record single-game goal total continued from back their heavy Big Ten schedule heads under way.

On top of a clean slate at home and a program record, Rutgers also leads the Big Ten in assists per game and ranks second in both points and assists. Such accolades can ser ve as reassuring solaces throughout the coming weeks when the team takes on its eight conference rivals, five of which are top-20 programs.

“We really want to go off this momentum … This was crucial for our team just taking the next step towards going into Big Ten,” said senior defender Devon Freshnock. “We didn’t let up and I think that shows a lot about our team chemistry and energy on the field.”

Leading up to the matchup with Siena, the Rutgers coaching staff made offense a large focus in practice and the Knights executed — they took advantage of ever y scoring opportunity, from break aways to attacking penalty corners.

Despite the lopsided scoreboard, Siena remained gritty through to the final minutes of the game. Rutgers was able to both maintain and further its lead by remaining unsatisfied.

“I thought the team did a really nice job of managing the entire game … We really talked a lot about staying focused as a team regardless of what the score was,” said head coach Meredith

Civico. “They didn’t get comfortable, they stayed really focused, they executed our game plan really well, they didn’t get caught

Senior defender Sofia Walia contributed four assists in Rutgers’ 13 goals in a record 13-0 win over Siena Sunday at the Rutgers Field Hockey Complex. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015

Knights are now 0-6, outscored by their opponents 17-2 in process

said. “In our past five games, all the games except Michigan State, we’ve given a goal in the first five minutes so it’s really

team-focused dynamic as the fuel to their fire, which they hope can remain burning throughout the coming weeks.

“We came I knowing that we were the stronger team,” Santore said. “I think we really took advantage of finishing and playing like a team — that was our goal when we walked in and I think we did a great job of that.”

IN BRIEF

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he Greek Freak got paid.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks agreed to a four-year, $100 million contract extension on Monday.

The deal for the rising young prospect is for slightly less than the maximum salary, which would’ve been $106 million over four years, and contains no options, sources said, according to Brain Windhorst of ESPN. It’s a strong deal for the Bucks, who lock up the multitalented young star and leave their five-year designated player slot open for possible use on Jabari Parker next year when he is eligible to sign an extension.

In contract talks that played out over the summer, Antetokounmpo expressed a willingness to take slightly less than the max in an effort to help the Bucks retain their young core, sources told Windhorst.

Antetokounmpo averaged 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists last season. The Bucks are planning to use 6-foot-11 swingman at point guard at times this upcoming season, after experimenting with it at length at the tail end of last season.

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up in anything else that was going on.”

Among the many contributors to the team’s offensive power was standout freshman Nikki Santore. The Voorhees, New Jersey, native now has six goals on the season, the most by any freshman since 2006.

The rookie forward, along with her 19 teammates, use a

putting in the work in the first and last five minutes of each half is something we need to work on.”

Although the team conceded three goals, senior keeper

David Greczek managed to make five saves that prevented the game from being completely out of reach.

And while Greczek kept Rutgers in the game, Donigan would like to see him communicating with his team more.

“David was very good,” Donigan said. “I still would like to see him continue to communicate and organize his back line, but we’re always

Head coach Dan Donigan said he saw no improvement from Rutgers’ tight 2-1 overtime loss to No. 5 Maryland in their 3-1 loss to Ohio State. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / AUGUST 2016

expecting more and more and more no matter what the performance is, but he made some big time saves that keep us in the match”.

The Knights had one more strong attempt in the 72nd minute with a memorable shot that wasn’t able to find its way past the goal line, and instead hit the goal post, which kept the score 3-1.

Constant inconsistencies between games are starting to become a trend for Rutgers.

“I mean we were on point pretty well on Tuesday against Mar yland.

Defensively, we were ver y good, I thought we would be able to generate some offense. But today, (there were) overall inconsistencies, a lack of energy, a lack of urgency defensively and offensively, there just wasn’t a pride or passion to play the game we’re capable of playing,” Donigan said of the match.

The Knights continue their tough schedule on Friday as they host No. 3 Indiana.

The Hoosiers (4-0-3) are coming of f a 0-0 tie to Nor thwestern but previously defeated two top 25 teams in No. 22 California and No. 5 Stanford.

The one thing that Rutgers will have to figure out is how to get back on the same page for the next games, Guzman said.

“I know some players aren’t playing to their abilities right now,” he said. “But we basically need to start gelling as a team.”

he Vikings pulled out an impressive win against the Packers in Sam Bradford’s debut Monday night, but in doing so Minnesota lost its best player on offense to injury.

Adrian Peterson left the game in the third quarter with what was later diagnosed as a torn meniscus.

Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, who said a timetable for Peterson’s return is uncertain, did not rule out the running back playing this week and said the team is looking at several options.

“He’s sitting down with the doctors and (head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman),” Zimmer said according to ESPN.com.

Peterson slightly twisted his knee at the end of a 5-yard run. His right foot was briefly stuck under the upper leg of Kyler Fackrell as the Packers linebacker brought him to the ground. Peterson left with 3:32 to play in the third quarter.

He hobbled off the field with the assistance of athletic trainers. After being examined on the sideline, Peterson hopped through a field-level club at the team’s new stadium toward the Vikings’ locker room.

Upon arriving in the locker room, Peterson was quickly ruled out.

He was later seen using crutches with a large black brace around the knee.

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he Seattle Seahawks and coach Pete Carroll were fined by the NFL, the league announced Monday according to ESPN.com. Seattle will forfeit its 2017 fifth-round draft choice for violating the NFL’s rule against “on-field physical contact” during an organized team activity in June.

The Seahawks will also forfeit their first week of OTAs (covering three days) in 2017. Seahawks players will be paid for the canceled sessions, the NFL announced.

The violation occurred from an OTA session on June 6. The NFL and NFLPA independently reviewed on-the-field video of the practice before agreeing that the Seahawks violated the no-contact rule.

The violation occurred when two players who were not wearing helmets collided, a league source told ESPN’s Sheil Kapadia.

The league reviewed the play and deemed it excessive.

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September 20, 2016 FOOTBALL CHRIS LAVIANO WAS PULLED IN FOURTH QUARTER FOR ZACH ALLEN

Inconsistent play continues to plague Rutgers’ QB Eric Mullin Associate Sports Editor

Another game, another erratic performance from junior Chris Laviano.

And for the first time this season, the Rutgers football team subbed out its starting quarterback late in a close game because of his inconsistent play.

Through four second-half drives to the 7:48 mark in the fourth quarter, the Knights had just three points to show for. Rutgers’ previous drive ended on three consecutive incompletions from Laviano, forcing the Knights to punt from New Mexico’s 28yard line.

On Rutgers’ fifth drive of the latter half, head football coach Chris Ash inserted graduate transfer Zach Allen into the game at quarterback, sending Laviano to the sidelines.

For the previous two games, sophomore Giovanni Rescigno had been the Knights’ backup at the quarterback position, but Allen, who was Laviano’s main competitor for the starting job in training camp, was listed as a co-backup to Rescigno on the depth chart leading up to the New Mexico game.

It was just a week prior that both Rescigno and true freshman Tylin Oden, who had his potential redshirt burned, got garbage-time snaps over Allen.

“Zach Allen had a great week of preparation, he really did,” offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer said. “At that time in the game, Laviano was struggling a little bit right there. So he needed

Junior quarterback Chris Laviano’s struggles behind center continued against New Mexico. He threw for just 152 yards with a 11-for- 27 clip. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2016 a breather to kind of reassess the situation and get his mind back into the right frame of mind.”

Zach Allen and the Knights took over on the New Mexico’s 35, and things didn’t get any prettier. The Knights would have went three-and-out after gaining just three yards but caught a break after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty was called on the Lobos after the third down play was already dead.

The ball was moved into the red zone and Rutgers had a fresh set of downs, but it failed to advance any deeper, having to settle for a 33-yard field goal from Bonagura.

All told, Zach Allen was 0-for2, rushed for 1 yard and nearly threw an interception.

On the next offensive drive, Laviano was back behind center, but he wouldn’t attempt another pass the rest of the game as

the Knights kept the ball on the ground to keep the clock ticking.

“You know, just like it’s been for the last three games, goods and bads,” Ash said of Laviano’s performance. “There were a lot of short, easy passes (that) we that missed today. I obviously put Zach Allen in for a series in the second half, and it was more to calm Chris down. We thought there were a lot of throws on the field for us to get, and he missed them and he just

was going through a bad stretch in the second half. We needed to pull him out and just get his mind right and give Zach a chance to go in and see what he can do, and we ended up putting Chris back in the game.”

Laviano agreed with his head coach’s assessment of his performance.

“I wasn’t frustrated. I just probably had to stay more consistent,” Laviano said of his short-term benching. “Coach is going to have to do what we have to do. I trust him fully.”

The junior quarterback didn’t turn it over in a game for the first time this season, but he finished the day 11-for-27 with 152 yards and one touchdown. Take away the 75-yard touchdown pass to redshirt freshman wide receiver Jawuan Harris and he was just 10for-26 with 77 yards.

Rutgers wasn’t asking Laviano to make tough throws down the field much and, as Ash said, it was Laviano’s misfires on intermediate routes in the flat, across the middle and on screens that led to his temporary benching.

“I think as a whole on offense, if we’re gonna try and win more decisively (like) I thought that we could of in that game, we gotta throw and catch the ball better,” Mehringer said. “You look at the passing stats and I think that’s a telling statistic. So I think for both the quarterbacks in the white out unit, tight ends included in that, we gotta throw and catch the ball better. That’s the one glaring issue that I thought we had today.”

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CROSS COUNTRY DOMINICK MUNSON FINISHED IN SIXTH WITH TIME OF 24:57.07

Knights finish in fourth at Rider Invitational in Pennington Jordan Farbowitz Staff Writer

After a seventh-place finish at the Spiked Shoe Invitational, the Rutgers men’s cross country team looked to come away with more at the Rider Invitational on Friday.

And come away with more it did.

Despite missing one of its top runners, the Scarlet Knights finished fourth overall at the 8k race in Pennington, New Jersey, with a team total of 101 points. They produced three top 15 finishers, including one in the top 10.

Siena won the competition, followed by Marist in second and TCNJ in third.

At their previous invitational, the Knights had a time differential of more than a minute, and head coach Mike Mulqueen wanted to decrease that time at this meet.

“Our goal was to get our time differential down, and we did that well,” Mulqueen said.

Dominick Munson was the best finisher for Rutgers. Last week, the sophomore said he had the potential to win the race or at least finish in the top five, and he came very close to fulfilling this goal, finishing in sixth with a time of 24:57.07.

“I was pretty happy about my performance,” he said. “I was just

trying to get myself up in the race, and I knew that if I hung with the pack, I could finish in the top 10.

I was particularly happy with how the last half of my race went. I thought I ran my last 4,000 meters pretty well and was able to pick up a couple spots. It definitely felt better than last week. Penn State was a little bit harder and longer, so this course felt a lot better.”

While he did come up just short of his top-five goal, he also said that in every race there’s disappointment, and he was happy with his top 10 finish, especially so early in the season.

“I’ve learned a lot from these two races, and I hope to keep learning through the championship season,” he said.

Junior Luke Wiley was the second man for the Knights, finishing in 12th place with a time of 25:09.54, improving on his 49thplace finish last week.

Not too far behind him was senior Nicholas Price, who finished in 14th place with a time 25:11.95, 22 spots up from his placement last week.

Rutgers had one more finisher in the top 50, as junior Trent Brinkofski finished in 25th with a time of 25:23.10. Rounding out the team was junior Alexander Livernois in 57th, freshman Andrew

Comito in 67th, freshman Jason Schweizer in 102nd, and sophomore Ryan Gross in 119th.

A notable absence from the final results was Conor Murphy.

The sophomore, who was the top finisher for the Knights at last week’s meet, had to pull out of the race. One mile in, he was stepped on and his shoe fell off, forcing him to exit the competition.

“A good portion of the race was on gravel,” Mulqueen said.

“Since it was a small race early in the season, he did the right thing and stopped. He could have injured himself.”

Munson pointed out that Murphy would definitely have helped Rutgers finish higher.

“He’s our top guy, so I think we would have been able to finish higher than fourth if he was with us in the race,” he said.

The Knights do not have a meet this coming week, which means that there are two weeks before they return to action at the Metropolitan Championships in the Bronx on Oct. 1. This gives them a lot of time to train and continue to bring down their time differential among their top seven, although Mulqueen said that there isn’t much to improve.

“We’re using the extra week just to train,” he said. “We’ll run lots of hills and do longer workouts.”

After the two opening meets, this team looks promising.

Their results have been consistent, and they are keeping up with the competition. And now, with two weeks off, they look for them to post high marks at the next competition.

“We’re getting better every week,” Munson said. “We have a lot of guys that contribute to the depth of our team. I’m very optimistic for the future of this team.”

For updates on the Rutgers men’s cross country team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

Sophomore Dominick Munson was the top performer for the Knights, finishing in sixth place with a time of 24:57.07 minutes.

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Quote of the Day

“We’re getting better every week. We have a lot of guys that contribute to the depth of our team.

I’m very optimistic for the future of this team.”

— Sophomore Dominick Munson on the Rutgers men’s cross country team

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FIELD HOCKEY RUTGERS 13, SIENA 0

Knights score record number of goals in win Kaylee Pofahl Correspondent

In the Rutgers field hockey team’s 42-year history, no team ever scored 13 goals in a single game — until Sunday.

The Scarlet Knights (5-2) protected their perfect home field record in a 13-0 pummeling of Siena (1-5) that extended their winning streak to four games.

After getting on the board within the first four minutes of the contest, the Knights built up a 6-0 lead at halftime and netted seven more in the second half. Rutgers saw goals from nine different players, allowing the Saints just one shot on goal and outshooting them 48-4.

“We wanted to come out here and make a statement — just wanted to basically take it to ‘em, not let anything soften and that’s what we did,” said senior midfielder Elyse Broderick.

Senior forward Rachel Yaney highlighted the Knights’ offensive surge with a hat trick on the day, while sophomore Linde van Schaik and freshman Katie Larmour each notched two goals a piece. Overall, at least one member of each class year found the back of the net and contributed to the scoring frenzy.

Sunday’s game was Rutgers’ last showing at home before opening up conference play on a road trip next weekend. After going 0-8 in conference competition last season, their latest victor y was a crucial confidence booster for the Knights before Senior forward Rachel Yaney was one of nine goalscorers in Rutgers’ historic 13-0 gashing of Siena Sunday. Yaney led the Knights with 3 goals as they reached their highest ever single-game goal total against the Saints. THE DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2015

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MEN’S SOCCER OHIO STATE 3, RUTGERS 1

Rutgers falls in Columbus, remains winless Bret Levinson Staff Writer

The Rutgers men’s soccer team fell to 0-6 on the season following a 3-1 loss to Ohio State on Sunday.

The Buckeyes (2-5) scored in the fifth minute to put the Scarlet Knights in a hole.

From there, it was all Ohio State, as it padded its early lead to 2-0 heading into halftime.

“I don’t know what the answer is,” said head coach Dan Donigan. “But we gave up an early goal again and against good teams in the Big Ten, you can’t afford to do that. You just simply can’t. It’s very important because it takes the wind out of your sail and puts wind in their sails. Those are very crucial goals to give away.”

Early in the second half, Rutgers’ offense woke up.

Junior forward Ryan Peterson took a corner that found junior centerback Neil Guzman, who jumped in the air to put a header in the back of the net past the Ohio

State keeper, which shrunk the Buckeyes lead to one.

But that would be all for the Knights as the Buckeyes’ defense stunted all future opportunities that Rutgers tried to build up.

The Knights again struggled to build up an offense and create scoring chances.

In the 36th minute, junior forward Jason Wright broke open into the midfield, only to be met by three Buckeyes defenders, who forced his shot wide.

In the first half, Rutgers only accounted for two shots compared to the 11 Ohio State produced.

The Knights attempted another five shots in the second half to make their total seven, but none were able to make it past the goal line.

Guzman said that allowing easy goals is something the team needs to work on.

“I think we have difficulty being on the same page with one and other,” Guzman See COLUMBUS on Page 10

Junior centerback Niel Guzman scored the only goal in Rutgers’ loss to Ohio State in Columbus. The Knights are now 0-6. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2016 knights schedule

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MLB SCORES

Kansas City CHI White Sox

8 3

Miami Washington

4 3

Baltimore Boston

2 5

DARIUS HAMILTON,

fifth-year defensive tackle, was named the defensive player of the week by the Rutgers coaching staff against New Mexico. Dorian Miller and Janarion Grant won the offensive and special teams awards, respectively.

VOLLEYBALL

FIELD HOCKEY

WOMEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S SOCCER

vs. Penn State

at Indiana

vs. Northwestern

vs. Indiana

Tomorrow, 7 p.m., College Ave. Gym

Friday, 3:30 p.m., Bloomington, Ind.

Friday, 5:30 p.m., Yurcak Field

Friday, 8 p.m., Yurcak Field