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There is a very good chance the person reading this has a task they need to complete, but are putting it off for the moment. A number of reasons encourage student procrastination, said William Mayer, a counseling psychologist with the University’s Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS). These reasons can vary from one person to the next. “Lack of experience with good study or work habits, difficulties with time management or organization, too many distractions, perfectionism or fear of failure or mental or emotional difficulties (might all lead to procrastination),” he said in an email. Tatsat Parekh, a School of Engineering junior, said procrastination is an issue many students have. He has procrastinated on assignments himself, but tries to limit himself. Often his level of procrastination varies by class. “It depends on what kind of class,” he said. “If it’s a really hard class, I have to study early, whereas an easier class (I can hold off on).” Students should be aware of their abilities, he said. This especially applies to students who hope to do well in their classes instead of just passing.
Procrastination typically leads to lower grades, Mayer said. While some students may claim to perform better by pushing assignments off to the last minute, none have been able to convince him they actually perform better. Procrastination becomes a problem when it forms into habit and can have a negative impact on both physical and mental health, he said. “Stress stemming from procrastination can lead to a variety of ... consequences,” he said. “(These include) sleep difficulties, decreased energy, stomach upsets, head or body aches (or) an increased heart rate.” Procrastinators often end up worrying more than they might otherwise would, he said. They might also have lower self-esteem due to this sort of stress. A lot of times students avoid work, including studying for an exam, despite knowing they really should not, Parekh said. They are generally aware that they do not know enough of the subject matter to do well. It is more probable than not that they will still expect to get a “decent” grade, said Parekh, who experienced physical side effects from not studying until the day before an exam. “I procrastinated for (Engineering Mechanics: Statics until) a day before
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Lack of experience with good study or work habits, difficulties with time management or organization, too many distractions, perfectionism or fear of failure are some of the contributors to procrastination. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KATIE PARK / NEWS EDITOR the final exam, and I knew almost nothing about what we did through the year,” he said. “I spent a day just studying (and) I was physically weak the next day.” Chronic procrastinators must be honest with themselves about the problem and its effects, Mayer said. The first step is to acknowledge there is a problem. One in 5 people may be a chronic procrastinator, according to an
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RBS fosters sense of student business savvy in world of entrepreneurialism
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From morning to night, Dan Reji works. He wakes at 8 a.m. and attends one class after another until 3. He plows through his schoolwork until evening when he opens his computer, signs into Skype and steps into his role as co-founder of Drizzle, the fourth business he’s had a hand in since he was 16. Reji, a 20-year-old Rutgers Business School junior, is one of six young men who acquired $290,000 in seed funding on Sept. 22 for Drizzle SMS, a mobile app that pays users to text their friends by placing small banner ads in personal conversations. Rewards are distributed in forms of “Drops,” which can be translated into cash, PayPal, Amazon gift cards and charity donations. Drizzle, which Reji said is valued at a little more than $2 million, is a far cry from the first business he created, a T-shirt design company he launched with a small group of friends and named Royal Cartel when he was a junior in high school.
article by the Association for Psychological Science (APS). These individuals are unable to stop themselves from pushing off assignments. Certain people may be able to determine ways to stop procrastinating and get back on top of their grades, Mayer said. Creating a study routine, asking professors questions during office
The Syrian refugee crisis is not migrating from the international agenda anytime soon, and as the crisis escalates, the world is looking to America for a solution. To date, the largest United States quota request for housing refugees has come from the International Rescue Committee (IRC), announcing that the U.S. should house 100,000 refugees in the coming year, according to newsweek.com. David Miliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee, said the U.S. was of fering “cold comfor t” with its initial of fer to house 2,000 Syrian refugees, according to rescue.org. Obama has since increased the of fer to house 10,000 refugees. “I think that the 10,000 refugees currently in camps in Lebanon and Jordan — the ones that the President wants to admit — is a manageable number,” said Ross Baker, a professor in the Depar tment of Political Science. The current U.S. migration quota alone stands at 70,000 and
Hundreds of students are part of entrepreneurship programs. The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUEED) and the Rutgers Entrepreneurial Society, are just a few. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRANDON YOUNIE
“It was a really fun experience, and we had no money to spare for a budget,” Reji said. “It was literally just like, ‘How can we scrounge together what we have to try to make this as cool as possible?’” Reiji’s drive to create — which only intensified as a college student — exists in hundreds of Rutgers students. There are organizations on campus that support hundreds of students’ creative endeavors, such as The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUEED) and organizations like the Rutgers Entrepreneurial Society, said Jeffrey Robinson, associate professor of management and entrepreneurship in the Rutgers Business School and director of CUEED.
With the concentration in entrepreneurship, Alfred Blake, assistant director of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Programs, said he wants to give students actual professional experience. “When I first arrived at Rutgers, we were teaching one or two courses and had 20 or 30 students,” Robinson said. “And then more and more students found out, and we had to increase the number of sections and then we created the minor and we opened it up across the University.” Prior to enrolling at Rutgers and kickstarting his entrepreneurial career, Reji said he devoted half of his SEE BUSINESS ON PAGE 5
Victims of car-jacking or robberies are not mandated to repor t their case to law enforcement, and sur vivors of sexual assault should not either, said Laura Luciano, assistant director of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance. This is one reaction, shared by many, to a bipartisan bill called the “Safe Campus Act” that was introduced in Washington D.C. over the summer by Republican Congressman Matt Salmon. The bill would require sexual assault sur vivors to report their case to the police before colleges could get involved. “No other crime do we mandate that victims have to repor t,” Luciano says. “If you were car-jacked, there is no law that says you have to repor t that to law enforcement. Why should that be the case for sur vivors of sexual assault? What makes a sur vivor who lives on campus different from a sur vivor who lives in the community?” The current process of investigating alleged sexual assault cases lies with school officials. Some schools have received
criticism for their handling of sexual assault cases and those colleges need to be held accountable, but Luciano believes Rutgers is not one of them. Similar to sexual violence advocacy groups across the countr y, Luciano agrees the bill would ultimately discourage sur vivors from coming for ward with their cases. “There are a myriad of reasons why sur vivors don’t want to go to law enforcement,” Luciano said. These reasons include their general perception of law enforcement, their relationship with the perpetrator and the victim-blaming sur vivors are often subject to when a case goes public. Overall, Luciano said the best way to encourage sur vivors to come for ward is by creating a suppor tive environment on college campuses that does not enforce victim-blaming. Forcing sur vivors to repor t to the police is useless without this societal change. “Why would anyone feel comfortable coming for ward if they know they aren’t going to be supported by the community?” Luciano said. “Those are the messages that get sent out by not believing SEE ADVOCATES ON PAGE 6
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Campus Calendar THURSDAY 9/24 The Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research & the TA Project presents, “Online Grade Reporting & Communication” from 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at the Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public. The Institute of Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research presents, “Priority Setting in Public Health and the Badness of Death at Different Ages” from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Institute of Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research located at 112 Paterson St. in Downtown New Brunswick. The event is free and open to the public. The Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program presents, “Scaling up biodiversity-ecosystem services research from experiments to the landscape” from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Marine Sciences Building on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public. Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers presents, “Melvin Edwards: Five Decades” from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Zimmerli Art Museum located at 71 Hamilton St. on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public. Mason Gross School of the Arts presents, “Experimental Music in Practice: Perspectives from Latin America Symposium” at 7:30 p.m. in Robert E. Mortensen Hall on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public. FRIDAY 9/25 The Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education presents, “Making Sense of the Numbers: Statistics for Food Scientists” from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the University Inn and Conference Center located at 178 Ryders Lane on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public. The Department of Animal Sciences presents, “Investigations into the mechanisms sustaining dietaryinduced binge eating” from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Foran Hall on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public. The Confucius Institute at Rutgers University presents, “2015 CIRU Art and Culture Day” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Busch Student Center on Busch campus. The event is free and open to the public. The Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology presents, “Stories, Sex and Songs; Teaching Microbiology with Clarity and Passion” at 3:30 p.m. at the Marine Sciences Building on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.
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Unpaid internships foster inequality among students FRANCESCA FALZON
a good amount, so that I can pay tuition monthly on my payment plan.” About 52 percent of students Some believe unpaid intern- had completed an internship ships are merely resume boosters during their college years, and only 52 percent of those internships for the rich. With competition in the job mar- were paid, according to a survey of ket on the rise, internships are be- 2011 graduates conducted by the coming an increasingly important National Association of Colleges experience for students to have. and Employers. Internships “Test-driving” provide a great a new career, “If we’re not getting paid, learning oppotential colportunity that lege credit and the least they can do is open doors networking are to pay for the internship can to entry level three of the credits or give us jobs, said Temany benefits that students something in return, like resa Boyer, an assistant proaccrue from a guaranteed position fessor at the an internship, after we graduate.” Rutgers Uniaccording to versity School CNN. of Management But what STEPHANIE ARRONIS and Labor Remay seem like School of Arts and Sciences Junior lations. It is for a great opporthis exact reatunity at first glance may have more serious im- son that they should be made acplications when it comes to accessi- cessible to everyone. “Unpaid internships are probbility and equal opportunity. Unpaid internships often come lematic from two perspectives: with a hefty price tag: travel costs, They require students who do not paying for college credit, a new have other financial resources to work-appropriate wardrobe and, in pass over the opportunity for further training and advantage in their some cases, rent and food. Stephanie Arronis, a School of field for the needed paycheck to Arts and Sciences junior, said she be able to get by, and they exploit had to put off her unpaid internship the labor of those working in them until senior year, although she was without pay — regardless of their given the option to start at the be- personal financial status,” she said in an email. ginning of her junior year. Unpaid internships have always “My parents and I came to an agreement that they pay for half (of had their critics and Condé Nast the tuition), and I pay for (the oth- may be one of the most prominent er) half,” she said. “I have to have a examples of unpaid internships job the entire school year that pays gone wrong. CORRESPONDENT
About 52 percent of students held an internship during their college career, but only 52 percent of students were paid for their work, according to a survey of 2011 graduates conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR. According to an article in The New York Times, Condé Nast had to end their program after former interns sued over lack of fair compensation for their work. It is unfair to discount the learning opportunity and work experience provided by internships, said Sanika Shastri, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. She noted that she can see why they might be considered unfair by the “underprivileged (who) are looking to gain experience and earn money at the same time,” but that the argument should be made on a case by case basis. “There are some people who go specifically for the experience, irrespective of whether they are paid or not,” she said. “I don’t
think we should take that opportunity away from them.” As long as there are students willing to work without pay that opportunity should be made available, Shastri said. At the end of the day, companies should use their discretion in determining whether they pay their interns or not. This issue comes up at a time when interns at the United Nations are advocating for their own just pay, according to The Washington Post. After an intern took to living in a tent in order to save money, U.N. interns sought the support of the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon by penning a letter on Quality and Fairly Remunerated Internships Initiative.
The official Global Citizens website notes that unpaid internships can, and do, often perpetuate inequality and unfair advantages for the rich. “I stopped doing research because I couldn’t get a paid opportunity,” said Ambika Kumaran, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “I stuck with working at a dental office, because (I) get paid and get the experience too.” Kumaran said that a small stipend would be a good alternative that would, at the very least, aid students living off-campus with the cost of commuting to their job. “If we’re not getting paid, the least they can do is to pay for the internship credits or give us something in return, like a guaranteed position after we graduate,” Arronis said.
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IN BRIEF NATASHA TRIPATHI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Upon request for an excused absence from class on Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday, Rutgers University—Newark student Zoha, whose last name was omitted for confidentiality, was told by her professor that she needed to provide documentation from her religious leader as confirmation. “I am sure that attending classes on a religious holiday is not prohibited in your religion,” the professor’s email read. “Please bring me a document form your religious leader confirming that you should not attend classes on a religious holiday and I will accept that confirmation as a valid excuse for your class absence.” The professor, who requested anonymity, told Zoha that by learning mathematics, she is worshipping God indirectly and the professor doesn’t know any religion that prohibits learning on religious holidays since God wants “us” to succeed in life. “The email in question was written as a personal email to a student, not aimed for a public discussion. At the time of writing, I was not fully aware of University policies according to which students should be excused from class absence if they wish to observe a religious holiday,” the professor said. The professor emphasized that he strongly supports this principle. He said he does not think class attendance is the goal for higher education, and the true goal is to learn and to master the material covered in the course. “What I tried to convey to the student in question was my concern that class attendance does correlate with academic success,” he said. “In my experience, students who miss many classes tend to earn lower
grades on exams than students who attend classes regularly.” The professor said he has already apologized to the student and assured her that her absence from class will have no consequences for her course grade. Peter Englot, senior vice chancellor for Public Affairs and Chief of Staff to Chancellor Nancy Cantor at Rutgers University-Newark, said when authorities learned of the message through social media yesterday morning, Rutgers—Newark responded immediately. The University sent a message to the Newark student community reflecting that the professor’s thoughts do not reflect University policy on religious observance. The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences has spoken to the professor, who is issuing an apology, Englot said. “We also immediately issued tthe statement below to all students, faculty and staff, partnering with the Muslim Student Association to remind our entire University community about what our policies are, posting it to our social media accounts, as well, to help assure broad distribution,” he said. The email distributed to the Newark community said those at Rutgers University — Newark are proud of diversity in many dimensions and they strongly support students in the exercise of their religious practices and that not everyone was so lucky. In New York City, 2015 is the first year to observe Eid Al-Adha in schools. The district serves about 1.1 million students and was due to become the largest school system in the United States to shut down for the observance, according to International Business Times. Local Muslims welcomed the move as a symbolic gesture toward the community’s acceptance.
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is now offering a significant proportion of its capacity by accepting 10,000 refugees. Demands for the U.S. to take in numbers far exceeding 10,000 persist, while other nations, such as Germany, have committed to The largest United States quota request for housing refugees resettling up to 800,000 asylum has come from the International Rescue Committee (IRC), announcing that the U.S. should house 100,000 refugees in the seekers, according to CNN. Eli Liebell-McLean, a School coming year. REUTERS of Ar ts and Sciences junior and Michael McCaul, the Homeco-head delegate for Rutgers recently, despite the crisis Model United Nations, said she star ting over two years ago. land Security Committee chairis ver y much in favor of the The surge in media coverage man, expressed par ticular conU.S. housing 100,000 migrants, and public interest can largely cern over ISIS and the potential but does not expect they will all be attributed to the tragic pho- for terrorists to sneak into the manage to secure lucrative em- to of the drowned Syrian child, countr y, according to CBN. In the case of housing 10,000 ployment here. Aylan Kurdi. Gulbahor Saraeva, a lecturer Gabriel Borger, a School refugees, it may be tough, but not impossible, in the Depar tto vet the backment of Politgrounds of that ical Science, “A million deaths is a statistic, a single death is a many people, said develtragedy.” Baker said. oped countries Saraeva, should take in GABRIEL BORGER whose Ph.D. as many refuSchool of Engineering Sophomore and Co-Head Delegate for Rutgers Model focuses on refgees as they United Nations ugee crises, can, according said humanito the internatarian crises tional customar y law of non-refoulement. of Engineering sophomore are always used for terrorists The U.S. is providing great- and co-head delegate for Rut- to sneak in and destabilize the er suppor t than some of Syr- gers Model United Nations, host countr y. There are examples from Afia’s neighboring states, ac- said the picture has definitecording to CNN, and not all ly been a catalyst in the call rican countries and other par ts of the world. Arab nations are doing their for inter vention. “But that’s no reason to deny par t. Developed Gulf States “A million deaths is a statissuch as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, tic, a single death is a tragedy,” protection to all refugees,” she said. Qatar, Kuwait, UAE and Oman he said. ISIS is estimated to have a have not committed to housing Social media has once again any refugees. demonstrated its political membership of between 40,000 Concern has increased clout in allowing for the prolif- and 200,000 militants, accorderation of several images that ing to The Independent. Midsignificantly raised the profile dle Eastern countries facing the migrant crisis have a total of the issue. “The images are graphic, and population of 60 million. “Statistically, even with high people have reacted to them with understandable sympa- ISIS militant estimates and low countr y populations, it’s about thy,” Baker said. This does not remove the a 0.33 percent chance an ISIS problems of integrating a large member enters the U.S.,” Borgnumber of refugees into U.S. er said. The threat of terrorists enand Europe, however wor thy tering the U.S. under false they may be, Baker said. The threat to homeland secu- pretenses is one the U.S. govrity is also a point of contention ernment needs to give serious consideration, he said. in the discussion.
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Students who cannot Reji takes 18 credits worth of classes, works stop procrastinating remotely at business, Drizzle should seek help, Mayer CONTINUED FROM FRONT says about how thick of a CONTINUED FROM FRONT
hours, avoiding distractions and reducing non-academic activities are all changes students can make within their lifestyles to become more effective at studying, he said. Students who are able to complete their tasks on time will earn higher grades and likely learn some life skills they can use after graduating, he said. Each student should find what works best for them, he said. There is no specific method or group of methods that will work for everyone. Fu Liu, a Graduate School of New Brunswick first-year student, said creating a list of tasks with their due dates helps him stay organized. Liu also imposes punishments or rewards on himself, he said. If he finishes an assignment early he will let himself watch a movie, for example. Other students are simply unable to make this type of lifestyle change, according to the APS ar ticle. These students should find help, Mayer said. University resources to help avoid procrastination and more efficiently adapt to other issues within their lives include CAPS, which offers psychological counseling for all students. Students who need assistance can call CAPS at 848-932-7884.
CRIME SEPT. 23 NORTH BRUNSWICK — Twenty-three-year-old North Brunswick resident, Ryan P. Carroll, was arrested by Officer Gausachs of the Rutgers University Police Department at approximately about 11:45 a.m. on Sept. 23. Carroll was charged with theft, possession of burglar tools, defiant trespass and criminal mischief for his role in the theft of multiple bicycles from the New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses of Rutgers University. Carroll remains banned from University property and has been lodged in the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center in lieu of bail. SEPT. 23 TRENTON — The New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit and Port Authority NY and NJ Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying an unidentified male discovered deceased in the Hudson River. Anyone with information can call the New Jersey Police Missing Persons Unit at (609) 882-2000 ext. 2857 or Port Authority NY and NJ Police Department at (212) 502-2514. SEPT. 23 PATERSON — Matthew Kneis was accused of seven counts of possessing child pornography and six counts of distributing the illicit images. The 34-year-old was using his computer to send and receive files, and the detectives recovered about 50 files of child pornography in the case so far. Kneis was being held at Passaic County Jail, and bail information is not immediately available.
high school career to Royal Cartel. He learned to run a budding business on a budget — he corralled his friends into zero-budget photo shoots in friends’ garages and on the beach and sold his clothing to his high school peers, he said. Occasionally, Reji said he and his friends would have to ask their parents for loans to finish an order of shirts. Royal Cartel was not a especially profitable business, Reji said, so when he did earn money — and when he saw his peers sporting his brand around campus — he was ecstatic. But Reji did receive his share of criticism. “Your friends may love everything, but there’s people outside where they’re going to say ‘Oh, his design sucks,’ or ‘Why would I spend $20 on a T-shirt that Dan designed?’” Reji said. “That was probably the first time I learned
skin you need (to be an entrepreneur).” That lesson, Reji said, carried him far, through the end of high school and into college. He said he self-started a new clothing business, Cranberra Collective, out of his dormitory when he was a first-year student. Cranberra Collective fizzled out after a year, Reji said, but he developed a feel for branding and designing — skills, which in due time, would become his calling card in future entrepreneurial ventures. He became the chief marketing officer of TSTMKRS — pronounced as Tastemakers — a venture that connected with social media influencers on campus and made them brand ambassadors, connecting them with brands to produce social media marketing. TSTMKRS only lasted for about six months, Reji said, but he discovered how to leverage social media
to create organic marketing, noting this all night if I didn’t have class in that there was a lot more foot traffic the morning.” But he understands that not all in stores that partnered with camstudents are cut out for entreprepus influencers. In the time following TSTMKRS, neurship, not because they lack Reji and five other entrepreneurs good ideas, but because they fail to launched Drizzle in February act on them. “I don’t think Rutgers is a sub-en2015. It currently has 50,000 downtrepreneurship school with Harloads in the Google Play store. These days, Reji takes 18 cred- vard, Columbia and Stanford,” he its worth of classes while work- said. “I think when it comes to student entrepreing remotely at neurs, I think Drizzle, which “I may not have the most there’s too many is based out of talent in the world, but good ideas and Bloomington, Indiana. I think I do have a thick not enough hard-working, “I’m on skin and can outwork let’s get after it, Skype calls the next person coming let’s make it hapfrom like 11:30 pen (students).” p.m. to 2 a.m. behind me.” Knowing just working that, Reji wants with these guys DAN REJI to superimpose after I’m done Rutgers Business School Junior and a new entrewith my school Co-Founder and Brand Director of Drizzle preneur work work,” he said. ethic over the “I might as well be married to them, we talk every current one, which is largely more talk than action. single day.” “I may not have the most talent Despite the time commitment, in the world, but I think I do have a Reji loves it. “When I’m working on Drizzle, thick skin and can outwork the next I never feel stuck,” he said. “I feel person coming behind me, and I energized and I’m ready to go. So kind of want to teach that same culat two in the morning, I don’t feel ture at Rutgers with this entrepretired. I feel a spark, and I could do neurship community,” he said.
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The Safe Campus Act, a bipartisan bill, was introduced in Washington D.C. over the summer by Republican Congressman Matt Salmon. COURTESY OF MATT SALMON
ADVOCATES Supporters of bill may not be fully considering implications of bill on survivors, Luciano says backed by the Fraternity and Sorority Action Fund. The survey shows support people when they come for ward or telling them it was their fault across all party lines for the solution of using law enforcement as for how they were dressed.” Sur vivors of sexual assault the path in solving campus sexual on campuses across the coun- assault cases, said Kevin O’Neill, tr y already have the option to Executive Director of the Action report to law enforcement. A Fund, in the news release. “Policymakers are often unable benefit for sur vivors on campus is the additional option to also to solve challenging problems bego through the campus process. cause of the political dimensions of “I think the proponents of the those problems. This issue is difbill who are saying ‘Why are cam- ferent and the poll results bear out pus cases treated differently?’ are that difference,” O’Neil said. Luciano believes the poll results missing a key fact, which is that survivors have the right and op- are not surprising. Common sense dictates that law tion to go to enforcement law enforceshould be inment,” Luciano “(Survivors) should be volved in sexual said, “(Surviallowed to exercise that assault cases, vors) should but people may be allowed to option if they want to. be thinking exercise that They shouldn’t be forced not through the option if they to do it.” ramifications want to. They the bill will have shouldn’t be LAURA LUCIANO on victims. forced to do it.” “People who Luciano em- Assistant Director of the Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance are responding phasized that ‘Yes’ to (the opponents of survey) are the bill are not not really thinking about the ramanti-law enforcement. “This is about allowing sur- ifications of (the bill). They are vivors to choose what happens just thinking broadly that ‘Yeah, of course law enforcement should next,” she said. In addition, the bill would be involved in sexual assault casgive the accused and accuser es’ and not considering what that the right to review evidence, ac- would look like for survivors,’” cess legal counsel and cross-ex- she said. Just two weeks ago, sexual amine the witnesses who testify violence advocacy groups atagainst them. Despite pushback for the bill, tended a hearing in the House 91 percent of respondents in a of Representatives’ Education new survey say law enforcement and Workforce Committee to should be responsible for investi- protest the bill. “It’s ver y telling to me when gating alleged sexual assaults on you have a bill that exists where college campuses. Even further, 77 percent of advocacy groups that support respondents supported the Safe sur vivors are opposed to the bill,” Luciano said. “That should Campus Act. The nationwide sur vey, which tell us that this is not the right polled 1,021 likely voters, was way to go about it.” CONTINUED FROM FRONT
September 24, 2015
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Annual jazz festival celebrates emerging, veteran musicians DAN COREY COPY EDITOR
While most New Brunswick dwellers recognize Hub City’s jazz scene as established and flourishing, many might not realize how attractive the city is for rising and veteran jazz musicians alike. Both upcoming and established jazz acts — specifically the Alexis Morrast Quartet, Expansions: The Dave Liebman Group and the Sean Jones Quartet — performed their own take on America’s original music genre Saturday afternoon on Livingston Avenue in Downtown New Brunswick. After kicking off the three-day event in Flemington Friday night, the third annual Central Jersey Jazz Festival held its second day in New Brunswick on Saturday, showcasing performances from aspiring artists to experienced veterans who played with legends like Miles Davis, before completing the festival in Somerville on Sunday. The New Brunswick jazz scene and related musical acts have the most culturally diverse audience base of any performances in Hub City, said Virginia DeBerry, co-founder of the New Brunswick Jazz Project. “It needs to be something that people have access to,” DeBerry said. “Jazz was originally the people’s music. You could go to any city in America 40 or 50 years ago and there was always a little jazz joint, always — (But) now that’s pretty much dried up.”
It’s important for musicians to put themselves out there during every performance in order to discover weak points, learn from them and improve for the next time, said Alexis Morrast, a Plainfield Academy for The Arts and Advance Studies firstyear student and member of the Alexis Morrast Quartet. “At lot of people say gospel and jazz go hand-in-hand,” she said. “My family (is) gospel-based, and when I started going to the Plainfield Academy … they had a jazz program. Once I got in there, it’s been great from there on out. It’s something I really find joy in.” Only 14 years old, the Plainfield, New Jersey, resident received a scholarship for the jazz program at Mason Gross School of the Arts after attending a summer program at the school. Morrast always feels happy when she performs in front of a crowd because she feels like the audience appreciates her “gift” of music, whether she is singing on Livingston Avenue or inside the famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, she said. “A performance is a performance no matter where you go,” she said. “You just have to give it your all, and you have to keep it at your ‘A’ game with a smile on your face, no matter what’s going on. You gotta rock the show.” There have been significant changes in the musical landscape throughout the last 50 to 100 years, but the interest in jazz and capabilities of jazz musicians continues to improve steadily every year, said
Dave Liebman, soprano saxophonist and bandleader for Expansions: The Dave Liebman Group. After one year spent with early jazz fusion group Ten Wheel Drive, Liebman began performing saxophone and flute with Elvin Jones, John Coltrane’s drummer, before being hired by legendary trumpeter Miles Davis, with whom he was featured on three albums. “I’m very privileged, (and) I was lucky I was chosen,” he said. “I’ve had breaks very early in my life. I don’t take it lightly — I have a responsibility. If you’re recognized, that means somebody up there likes me.” Even though Liebman continues to perform partially because he still needs to make a living, he said he feels obligated to continue supporting the music genre that served him so well throughout his career. Liebman has confidence in aspiring jazz musicians because they tend to be smarter than the average person, and they are capable of making things happen, he said. Even though the American music industry began to move away from its only original art form in favor of more generic pop and rock ‘n’ roll acts in the late 80s, Liebman — a teacher himself — attributes today’s growing interest in jazz to greater opportunities to music education. “It was always a niche, and it was a small niche,” he said. “Now it’s worldwide, which is a good thing. There’s more interest in it (now) than there was ever before, there’s just less opportunity to perform it.”
Expansions: The Dave Liebman Group performed Saturday afternoon in Downtown New Brunswick. DAN COREY / COPY EDITOR In addition to taking jazz seriously and engaging in extensive practice, it is critically important for jazz musicians to be realistic and find a way to survive and make a living, Liebman said. “We all have to dance with the devil, but it’s a matter of how much you want that dance to go on,” he said. “It’s a matter of perseverance. Sacrifice as little as you can from what you believe in.” In order for jazz to live on, it has to grow and change as it always has, DeBerry said. “We are happy to have young people who already (have) a sense of what this music is about. You can’t make that happen,” she said. “Jazz came to (Morrast) and became her’s. She could’ve chosen anything, but I think jazz chooses you.” Since 2010, the New Brunswick Jazz Project has been bringing bud-
ding talent and renowned jazz musicians to local venues like the Hyatt Regency, Due Mari and Tumulty’s Pub every week. Being in a community where the arts are important made it comfortable for the organization to get started in New Brunswick, DeBerry said. Also having Rutgers in the vicinity creates further cultural expansion. “Jazz is America’s original art form. This is the music that we created,” DeBerry said. “It came from the blues, it is not something that was brought here from Europe or some place else — this is our music.” Listen to “Inside Beat Radio” from 2 to 4 p.m. every Thursday on Rutgers Radio – 88.7 WRSU-FM New Brunswick and online at WRSU.org for more arts and entertainment news.
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Ahmed’s clock does not warrant arrest Islamophobia, hypersensitivity pervades post-9/11 America
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uesday Sept. 11, 2001 was a bright and beau- any suspicious activity. In that sense, it was perfectly tiful day. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, until fine for Ahmed’s teachers to bring the “device” to the two planes barreled into the twin towers, kill- attention of higher ups. Suspicion warrants questioning, ing thousands, filling lower Manhattan with smog and not arrest or suspension. The fact that teachers quescoating the streets in debris. The attacks of that fate- tioned Ahmed and asked him about his invention was ful day plummeted the United States into a darkened understandable, especially in an age where innumerastate of hypersensitivity and fear that persists 14 years ble schools require its members to pass though metal later. Acknowledging this, the motivation behind the detectors before entering the building. But after the arrest of 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed become pains- confusion was over and the status of the “device” was confirmed as a clock, Ahmed was still arrested and sustakingly apparent. Ahmed, a Texas native, spent the night building a pended from school. Insert the former half of the two narratives. Ahmed is clock, a task that the great majority of Rutgers students most likely could not complete in such a short clearly a brown boy whose name signifies his Muslim amount of time. He brought it to school on a Monday religious affiliation. Since 9/11 and the declaration of morning and was excited to show it to his engineering the War on Terror, America has had a contentious relateacher. Ahmed was advised not to show other teach- tionship with Muslims and individuals who appear to be ers, likely because of its bomb-like appearance, but worshipers, to say the least. The automatic assumption that someone with deeply-tanned skin the contraption beeped during his or who is wearing traditional Muslim English class, setting off the frenzy garb is a terrorist invaded American that led to his arrest and subsequent “Suspicion warrants culture for more than a decade. Had three-day suspension. questioning, not a student of a different race brought The story presents two narratives arrest or suspension.” the same device there likely would near and dear to America’s heart: Ishave been initial outrage. But would lamophobia and school safety. Taking they have been arrested? Would they the latter point into account first gives Ahmed’s story greater context. It feels as though once have been suspended even after the situation was rea year, sometimes more, a news story of a shooting on solved? It is impossible to tell what would happen, but a college campus or in a secondary school dominates given America’s persistent state of Islamophobic hyperand captivates the nation’s attention for weeks on end. sensitivity toward assumed explosives and brown peoThe juxtaposition is appalling: The term school conjures ple, Ahmed’s deplorable treatment is unsurprising. Ahmed has since transferred schools, but as with thoughts of happy students hungry for knowledge and eager teachers ready to impart gems of wisdom. But any child thrust into the limelight for an injustice, he rewhen stories of kids bringing guns into schools and ceived a great deal of love. Support for the young invenadults bringing guns into schools becomes the dialogue, tor galvanized as #IStandWithAhmed became a hashtag everyone sits on edge, scared for the moment when that people around the world used to call attention to the audacity of his arrest. President Barack Obama sent out their own buildings and campuses go on lock down. It is impossible to deny that Ahmed’s clock looked a tweet and Mark Zuckerberg posted a Facebook messuspicious. On the surface, it appeared to be a briefcase sage supporting Ahmed and his innovative spirit. Simifilled with wires and a time ticker. It raised suspicion larly, MIT offered to give him of a tour of the campus, because Americans are presently programed to think and he’s received a scholarship to attend a space camp. every bag and briefcase, specifically abandoned ones, While some good seemingly came of Ahmed’s clock, are filled with explosives. Action films, subway posters the entire situation has once again exposed the degradand NJ Transit announcements are constantly remind- ing nature of American fear, giving the dust and debris ing people to be aware of their surroundings and report of hatred a life to feed on. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 147th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Taylor Swift’s music video conjures images of colonialism ESSENTIALLY ESSEX DIANA ESSEX
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aylor Swift is the sweetheart of pop music — either you love her or you hate her. Famous for her make-ups and break-ups, where would young adolescent girls be without Taylor Swift? What music would we be listening to as we cry into a bucket of ice cream while curled up in bed, upset over a recent break up? How would we convey our emotions about our first dates, first day of high school or first day being 22? Truth is we probably would have found some good music, but certainly none that fits the bill like Swift’s tunes do. We’ve watched her grow from the innocent, curly-haired blonde girl singing “Tear Drops on My Guitar” to the sophisticated young woman organizing her own sold-out world tour. But growing up in the spotlight leads to controversy. We see Swift’s love life, hear her music and see her music videos, but we don’t see the ideas or the inspiration behind her songs and videos. Swift’s latest music video, for the song “Wildest Dreams,” was set on the plains of an undisclosed African nation. I thought this was a bizarre setting for a music video about a song with such a romantic theme to it.
Why an unnamed country in Africa of all places? Why not a beach, or at a park? It was the last place I imagined this music video to be, but nonetheless, the video has been viewed more than 10 million times since it debuted. In the video, Swift is dressed as a woman during the colonial era. The actor playing her boyfriend, director and staff all appear to be white. The controversy about this video is that it presents colonial-era Africa as a glamorous travel site, which is far from the truth. The pressures Europe put on Africa as a continent during colonialism provoked political,
up in the controversy to enjoy the artistic value of the video? Sometimes people jump on and support an issue or position just to argue. Then they over-think something that should just be enjoyed. “Wildest Dreams” director Joseph Kahn defended the video saying, “This is not a video about colonialism but a love story on the set of a period film crew in Africa in 1950. The video is based on classic Hollywood romances such as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as well as classic movies like African Queen, and Out of Africa.”
“The controversy about this video is that it presents colonial-era Africa as a glamorous travel site, which is far from the truth.” diplomatic and military responses. European invasions led to losses of kingdoms and different parts of Africa being changed or lost forever. They established borders that best fit their needs. By doing this, they split up tribes and forced rival tribes to be a part of the same country. I see two sides to this controversy. I can understand why people are upset and see the video as a flashback to a terrible time, but then again it is just a time period, it’s just a setting. Are people getting too wrapped
The video also sets a double standard. If the producers had included African-Americans or people from an African nation, then there would have been outrage about recreating history. Therefore, it’s a lose-lose situation because controversy comes with being an artist. This is not the first time Swift brought controversy into her videos. When the music video for “Shake it Off” came out, people jumped on the race bandwagon because Swift appears with a crew of black back-up
dancers who twerk and break-dance around her. In one scene, she crawls under an archway of black women’s asses as they twerk for the camera. If Eminem had a music video with black women twerking, he would be seen as “the man” because he’s getting all the women. However, since Swift is a skinny, tall blonde girl, she gets all the attention and accusations. Maybe Swift’s video for “Shake It Off” is just a young girl playing into the fact that she’s a terrible dancer, maybe “Wildest Dreams” is a girl longing for a classic romance while envisioning the beauty ideals of women in the 1950s. I know when I saw the film “Rear Window” recently with Grace Kelly, I thought to myself, “Wow she’s really a classic beauty.” Does that mean I agree with the ideals of women in general in that era? Cooking and cleaning and not being able to participate in life like the men? Not at all, I’m just observing the beauty. Could this be what Swift is envisioning in “Wildest Dreams?” The stance you choose is up to you. I may be biased as a fan, but I would like to think she made this music video paying homage to the period hair and make up at that time, back in the old, classic movies where classic romances existed. Diana Essex is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in Women’s and Gender Studies. Her column, “Essentially Essex,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
Labeling sodium intake in NYC will not fix US obesity FIT-WIT COURTNEY HAN
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ecently, New York City decided to play health police again by declaring that restaurants will have to post the sodium content of certain high sodium menu items as a “warning label” to customers. The level of sodium that is considered “high” is 2,300 mg or above. Proponents of the new law hope to decrease heart disease. In the past, the city has tried to manage how much soda customers drink by limiting the sale of beverages over 16 ounces. Opponents of the controversial proposal claimed that it limited the freedom of people to make their own choices. As the obesity epidemic in the United States remains unfixed, we have to ask ourselves if limiting the ability for Americans to buy the products that are actually causing harm is really a bad thing. The statistic still stands that over two-thirds of Americans are either over weight or obese. At this rate, the countr y may soon require the drastic and apparently unjust measures of banning large drink sizes. Quite simply, Americans can’t seem to
make healthy decisions no matter how much information is given to them. I am all for restaurants labeling the nutrition facts of their foods and informing their customers. Unfor tunately, just because more information is tavailable does not mean that it is taken into consideration. Restaurants across the countr y have been required to make the nutrition facts of their menu items available to customers for several years now. These charts are, for the most part, easy to read and
cans are already ingesting over 1,000 mg of sodium above the suggested intake. The fact that they can potentially consume one days’ worth of sodium in one meal is alarming. Restaurants should have to find a different way of preparing these extremely high sodium foods, or get rid of them altogether because these levels of sodium are highly toxic. Ever y year, around 800,000 people die from heart disease or stroke in the United States. Imagine how much this num-
“The answer to the issue is simple — remove the temptation. Telling people that their food is unhealthy won’t have as much of an effect if it is still available.” easily accessible. They contain calorie, sodium, fat and cholesterol content, and while they make customers aware of what they are eating, it has not made any significant difference in deterring people from eating unhealthy foods. Menu items that contain 2,300 mg of sodium should not just be labeled. They should be banned altogether. A restaurant should not be able to ser ve an item of food that contains an entire days worth of sodium intake in a single ser ving. Ameri-
ber could decrease if it was a little harder for people to eat the extremely unhealthy food ser ved at many restaurants. Despite the fact that thousands are dying from unhealthy consumption, it is seen as unlawful to banish these lethal foods. There are rules forcing people to buckle their seat belts and walk on the cross walk, but nothing to preser ve and better people’s health. The answer to the issue is simple — remove the temptation. Telling people
that their food is unhealthy won’t have as much of an effect if it is still available. Of course, the restaurants themselves will not want to comply. Removing popular high sodium items from the menu is bad for business, and the goal of the restaurant is to make money, not care about the health of people. Young adults that go to restaurants are unlikely to take the time to read what the nutrition facts are, no matter how prominently it is placed. If the option of unhealthy food is removed, then they will just order something else. Another issue may be, that people do not realize how high consumption of bad foods impact their health. The overarching issue is that people are not taking their health seriously, either because they don’t care or they are simply unaware of the danger of bad nutrition. That’s why government needs to step in and help Americans make better choices for themselves. Decreasing ser ving sizes, putting a cap on sodium and fat content and removing the items that have high levels of unhealthy ingredients will make it a lot easier for people to eat healthier when they are eating out. Courtney Han is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in journalism and media studies and political science. Her column, “FitWit,” runs monthly on Thursdays.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR ‘Criminals and Tacos’ restaurant name is tasteless, unfortunate After reading the Sept. 15 ar ticle on the new taco restaurant coming to New Brunswick, I felt compelled to respond. For at least 20 years now, New Brunswick has been the home to “authentic” Mexican restaurants owned and operated by residents from the
Mexican states of Oaxaca and Puebla. These two southern states in Mexico are renowned for their cuisines throughout Mexico and the world. We now have more than 15 authentic Mexican restaurants in the city that ser ve a wide variety of tacos, burritos, other tor tilla-based dishes and full plates such as chicken with mole sauce and beefsteak a la Tampiqueña. Rutgers students, faculty and employees can sample this wide range of delicious and economical Mexican food along French and
Handy streets and Joyce Kilmer Avenue, among others. I also wanted to comment that I find it unfor tunate that Chef Andrew Schif f chose to include the word “Criminals” in the name of his restaurant. Given the inflammator y statements of Donald Trump and other Republican presidential candidates about Mexican immigrants as criminals and undesirables, it seems insensitive, at best, to name a new restaurant in our city this way.
I hope that the next time Chef Schiff comes to New Brunswick to work on his restaurant, he takes the time to get to know the rich variety of Mexican food establishments in our city and meet some of the owners and cooks at the many Mexican restaurants in New Brunswick. I am sure that they would enjoy learning from each other. Peter Guarnaccia is a professor in the Depar tment of Human Ecology at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University.
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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You have an advantage this month, with the Sun in your sign. Take charge, and develop your lead. Relax and play today and tomorrow. Recharge batteries and inspiration. Enjoy sweet moments with dear people. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- This month favors peaceful planning and introspection, with the Libra Sun. Your dreams seem to come alive. Begin your annual completion and re-evaluation phase. Include ritual, tradition and spirituality. Focus on home and family today and tomorrow. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is an 8 -- This next month, with Libra Sun, favors social activities. Friends have solutions, resources and enthusiasm. Others are grateful for your leadership. You feel like you’re emerging from a cocoon, especially today and tomorrow. Spread your wings. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Focus on your career and assume more responsibility over the next month, with the Sun in Libra. Today and tomorrow look especially good for making money. Learn from a expert. Build equity, with your family’s help. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- You’re especially powerful and confident today and tomorrow. The next month (with the Sun in Libra) includes travel, or even a move. Don’t let financial constraints stop you. Choose your direction, and go. Open the door. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Get financial details lined up over the next month, with Libra Sun. Get support from your partner, and make shared decisions. Rest and recuperate today and tomorrow from deadlines and pressures. Contemplate your next move.
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ROAD Knights aim to continue shutout game play against Big Ten opponents on road CONTINUED FROM BACK toll. Knowing they will need to be as fresh as they can be for a quick turnaround at Nor thwestern after the match with Illinois, O’Neill and his staf f made an ef for t to hone in on conditioning during the week. “Having two games in the same weekend — it’s the first
time in the regular season that we’ve had to face this, so our depth will be critical,” O’Neill said. “We looked at what we did in the Mar yland game and saw some things we did well and other things we can improve upon over the weekend.” One aspect of their game which will be hard to improve is the Knights’ stellar defense.
After returning three kicks for touchdowns in his first two games in 2015, junior Janarion Grant was held in check against PSU. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015
HOME Rutgers aims to end two-game losing streak in front of raucous crowd at home because that’s the only thing that’s gonna matter.” It is the third homecoming The Knights need six wins to become bowl-eligible. After losing game for both Longa and Grant. to Penn State, they’ll need to win The pair of juniors expect the four-of-five to clinch their 10th High Point Solutions Stadium to be rocking come kickoff at bowl appearance in 11 seasons. With the distractions swirling noon Saturday. “Homecoming is always cool around the program over the last month, Rutgers needs a win Sat- because there’s a lot of fans. urday to keep the hope of a suc- Alot of students that come out to watch the game and they get realcessful season alive. “You can’t control anything ly loud,” Longa said. “They enjoy that happens off the field,” said the game, they get really excitjunior weak side linebacker ed and that’s what homecoming Steve Longa. “What we control is does. It gives you that home field what we do on the field, how we advantage that you need but to a go about our business from the different level.” The Saddle Brook, New Jertime the last game starts to the the time we kick off. That’s what sey, native compared homecoming to a primetime matchup with we control.” Longa leads Rutgers and a rival, the type of game where players get stands sixth a little extra in the Big Ten “You can’t control anything energy from in tackles this year with 26, that happens off the field. e x c i t e m e n t of the home but that’s no crowd. surprise con- What we control is what we “When you sidering he do on the field. have a big has led the ... That’s what we control.” game, the stuteam with 100dent section, plus tackles STEVE LONGA it’s packed, in each of his Junior weak side linebacker they get first two years crazy,” Lonon the Banks. The timing of homecoming ga said. “It doesn’t matter who couldn’t be more perfect for the you’re playing — we know (the Knights. They host a Jayhawks students) are going to be there team that is winless through two and it’s going to be crazy-packed.” After bringing three kicks games this season, giving up 48 back to the house in the first two points per contest. And as Rutgers is reeling from games, Rutgers’ speedster was a dismal performance on both of- quiet last week, but it may be no fense and defense against Penn coincidence that Grant’s three State, a visit from Kansas could touchdowns all came at home. The dreadlocked junior admits be just what the doctor ordered. “I think winning always makes he is eager for a chance to catch a things a little better. That’s what kick. When asked if he could see himself returning another one winning does.” Longa said. Junior wide receiver and re- for a touchdown Saturday, Grant turn man Janarion Grant was a grinned ear-to-ear. “Always. That’s what I ennon-factor for the Knights in their loss to the Lions just one week af- vision each and ever y day, ter he housed two kicks for touch- the night before the game, on gameday — that’s what I think downs against Wazzu. Grant said he is chomping about,” Grant said. “Just seeing at the bit for an opportunity on the hole. If it’s a tough hole makhomecoming after the Nittany Li- ing guys miss, bouncing it to the ons chose not to kick to him. One outside. If it’s straight away, I’m week after setting the program’s just going to take it straight, just single-game record for all-pur- hearing the crowd screaming pose yards with 339, Grant man- and yelling when I run it into the end zone.” aged just seven yards on returns. “It’s fun, there’s a lot of fans For updates on the Rutgers footthere,” Grant said of the atmosphere on homecoming. “But you ball team, follow @KevinPXavier just gotta worry about the game and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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Senior back Brianne Reed said it will be crucial for the Knights to continue riding on their established positive momentum. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015
Their shutout streak has carried over into Big Ten play and stands at 720 minutes. Cornell (6-0-2) is the only other team in the countr y to not have allowed a goal, but Rutgers is the only team in the nation that has done that without a tie or loss. Senior defender Brianne Reed played a large role in creating the stout defense for her team and knows the high level of play will need to continue against conference foes. “We have to be smar t this weekend, because it will be a quick turnaround for us,” she said. “I think we’ll be ready to play Illinois. They are a ver y good team but we have placed a bigger focus on winning away games this year, so that’s the task at hand right now.” During the first few contests of the season, the Knights were getting of f to slow star ts of fensively, scoring decisive goals later in matches. In recent wins over Connecticut and Mar yland, they have scored in the opening minutes of matches, getting jump-star ted quickly. To the Knights, it does not matter much when they score, but rather that they do score. They will take the goals however they come. “We want to keep being efficient with our crosses and preventing the other team from getting the ball,” said senior midfielder Samantha Valliant. “We need to keep finishing our opportunities, because it doesn’t always matter how many shots you get, all that matters are the shots that go in the net. We also need to keep staying solid on defense.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
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September 24, 2015 WOMEN’S GOLF RUTGERS HAS TWO TOP FIVE FINISHES TO START FALL SEASON
Knights look to build upon momentum from strong start EVAN BRUNO STAFF WRITER
Sophomore Tatum Jackson foresees success this Sunday if her team is able to sustain its recent high level of play in Missouri. THE DAILY TARGUM / OCTOBER 2014
Sustaining a hot streak is harder than starting one. The Rutgers women’s golf team has been swinging scorching hot clubs in the early portion of the fall season. The Scarlet Knights picked up two exceptional finishes thus far in the first two tournaments they participated in. The golfers secured fourth place at the Nittany Lion Invitational on Sept. 6 and earned second place at the Diane Thomason Invitational on Sept. 13. “I’m happy,” said head coach Kari Williams. “We’ve set program scoring records. The one thing about being the golf coach is you always want them to play better. In setting those records, we still missed, had a couple kids miss one-foot putts and we three putted and we still left some shots out there. So knowing that we can play even better is really exciting.”
Rutgers already played against two Big Ten teams thus far at Penn State and Iowa. Williams made it a priority for the Knights to gain a familiarity with conference opponents to prior to the Big Ten Championship this season. “This schedule is by design,” Williams said. “I decided last year that we would enter the Big Ten’s having not faced a Big Ten team before we got there. I knew that this year and moving forward for the rest of, you know, Rutgers women’s golf, we were gonna play the toughest schedule we could possibly play. … We are gonna go play as tough as we can play and just see how we fall against people and I think that’s going to prepare us for the Big Ten’s this spring.” Next up for the Knights is the Johnie Imes Invitational on Sunday in Columbia, Missouri. The event will be hosted by Southeastern Conference program Missouri. The tournament honors Johnie Imes, a big supporter of Mizzou women’s golf, who passed away in 2011.
The Tigers won their home invitational last September with a minus-18, 846 scorecard. Being unfamiliar with the golf course before you play is always a difficult task to defeat, according to Williams. “The challenge is always this — you get to see the course one time and then you have to go play it,” Williams said. “Different from any other sport … when you go play golf, the yardages could be different. The greens, the kind of grass, the speed of the greens. … We have every variable, times 100 of any other sport that we have to deal with.” Williams also mentioned the weather as being a concern heading into the event. “I think that the weather will be our biggest challenge because we play 36, 18 and if it’s too hot, they’re dehydrating and can’t concentrate and if it’s too cold, you’re freezing and can’t concentrate,” she said. “So you’re always battling the elements. It’s a pretty tough field. We’ve our work cut out for us.” Rutgers will be going with a comparable lineup to the one used at Iowa. The one change is with senior Gabrielle Sachelli who will be among the starting five in place of freshman Astrid Aneman. “It’s going to be Emily (Mills), Tatum (Jackson), Christina (Paulsen), Racquel (Zurick) and Gabrielle (Sachelli),” Williams said. “So we’re gonna have three seniors in the lineup and two sophomores. None of them have played the course, so they’re all kind of on the same level there. But I think it’s a strong lineup. It’s as strong as we’ve had. Like I said, I think that there’s probably six or seven of them now that are interchangeable parts which is kind of exciting.” Senior Christina Paulsen played at a high level at the Diane Thomason Invitational, capturing a tie for 13th place alongside sophomore teammate Emily Mills. Paulsen put up a 77 in the first two rounds and capped off the event with a 74 for a total score of 228. The Ridgewood, New Jersey, native thinks the Knights improved a great deal from the spring season. The boost in performance is evident to her — even at this point in early autumn. “I think we’ve been playing a lot better than last year,” Paulsen said. “I think this summer we all worked really hard as a team to make a statement I guess about (how) we’re here to compete and that we’ve already set a record score with our second tournament is fantastic. So it’s already the fall and we still have the spring season left and everything.” Sophomore Tatum Jackson, who earned a tie for 18th place in Iowa with a 229 believes the Knights simply need to continue along the same path they’ve been on in the last two tournaments to amass yet another high finish in Missouri. “Everyone just needs to continue doing what they have been,” Jackson said. “I mean, most people are playing really solid and it’s just about keeping that focus and momentum going for the entire 36hole day and then the 18-day. Just continuing to focus on every shot and don’t leave anything out there.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s golf team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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September 24, 2015 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK KNIGHTS MAINTAIN FAITH IN STARTING QUARTERBACK CHRIS LAVIANO
Rutgers continues to prepare for homecoming game TYLER KARALEWICH
throws that of fensive coordinator Ben McDaniels’s of fense requires, Wilson said. He also The Rutgers football team said the Glen Head, New York, finished its third practice of the native’s pros outweigh his cons. “Not bad,” Wilson said when week on Wednesday leading up to the homecoming matchup asked how Laviano looked in practice this week. “He’s done some against Kansas. Acting head coach Norries good stuff, but he hasn’t been perWilson did not dance around fect. I’m not going to sit here and subjects while standing in front tell you he’s been perfect. But he’s of the “Block R” backdrop. He done a lot of good things — a lot spoke straight to the point when more good than bad.” *** addressing the media. A significant part in the play Suspended head coach Kyle Flood put out the depth char t of Laviano, or any other quarat the beginning of the week, as terback that plays for Rutgers, per usual. But Wilson was left is protection from the offensive to endorse Flood’s personnel line. Pressure from defense negatively impacts decisions. the decisions, W h e n timing and asked about “Until you watch the throwing abilifurther evalupractice film, you don’t ty of the quarating the quarterback posiknow — it’s never as good terback. Wilson action, Wilson as you think and it’s never k n o w l e d g e d said those who that the play deserve to as bad as you think.” of the offenplay and start sive line has will serve in NORRIES WILSON been noticed that capacity. Acting Head Coach and worked “Ever yone on this knows that we have to put the best players on week. The coaching staff the field. We’d be doing a dis- devised specific drills and service if we didn’t put out there practice plans with offensive who we thought the best play- line coach Mitch Browning ers were,” Wilson said. “Coach for the line with help from Flood put out a depth chart that the running back position in pass reflects his opinion on each posi- protection. “(Browning) and I got togethtion — not just the quarterback position. Right now, on Wednes- er with the offensive line to drill day, the depth chart is what them, and they picked it up pretty good,” Wilson said. “Until you Coach put out.” Wilson also validated watch the practice film, you don’t Flood’s decision to keep soph- know — it’s never as good as you omore quar terback Chris La- think and its never as bad as you viano as the Scarlet Knights’ think. You watch the tape and go star ting signal-caller for into practice to get better.” Five sacks allowed is not what the homecoming game against senior left tackle Keith Lumpkin the Jayhawks. Laviano can make all the expects in any game played by CORRESPONDENT
Sophomore quarterback Chris Laviano will make his third-career start for the Knights on Saturday against the Kansas Jayhawks. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / MANAGING EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2015
Senior left tackle Keith Lumpkin is optimistic that the Knights will put together a better performance against Kansas after intensive practices this week. YANGENG LIN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2012 the Knights. He admitted the offensive line unit prides itself on its pass protection and helping Laviano and the quarterbacks succeed. With a drop in performance this past Saturday against Penn State, Lumpkin said the offensive line already reached measures for improvement in weekly preparation.
“We play a par t in (af fecting the play of the quar terback),” Lumpkin said of Laviano. “He points out the ‘mike’ linebacker, but we have to block for him. If we don’t block and there’s pressure, that’s all on us. We have to do a better job keeping him up and I feel
like we have done a better job this week preparing. It’s going to be good to see what we can do this weekend.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @TylerKaralewich and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Always. That’s what I envision each and every day, the night before the game, on gameday, that’s what I think about.” — Junior wide receiver Janarion Grant when asked if he sees himself returning a kick for a touchdown Saturday against Kansas
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Knights defend hot streaks on road stretch MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT
The No. 11 Rutgers women’s soccer team will once again put its winning and shutout streaks on the line. This time, the Scarlet Knights (8-0, 1-0) travel to Champaign for a match up against Illinois for the middle of a three-game road stretch. The Knights opened up their conference slate with a 1-0 victor y on the road over Mar yland. With the Fighting Illini (62-1, 0-1-1) on Thursday and Nor thwestern on Sunday, Rutgers looks to push the best star t in program histor y even fur ther. It will be another tough contest against a Big Ten foe, but head coach Mike O’Neill believes traveling will not be a distraction for the Knights and that they can stay focused as they enter the rigorous par t of their fall season. “We will continue to stay focused on us. And whether the games are home or away, we are just focused on getting results,” he said. “In order to have a good season, you have to get results no matter where the games are. We know that ever y game in the Big Ten is a battle and we really need to focus on ourselves.” Following the team’s win over Mar yland last Friday, Rutgers returned to campus later that night and had practice Saturday morning where the Knights immediately began preparation for the week ahead. With the potential of fatigue settling in during the road trip, the traveling from three consecutive road contests can take a Sophomore goalkeeper Casey Murphy hopes to record two more clean sheets this weekend as Rutgers ventures west for a road stretch in back-to-back Big Ten games against Illinois and Northwestern. SHIRLEY YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015
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FOOTBALL KNIGHTS LOOK TO GET BACK INTO WIN COLUMN ON HOMECOMING AGAINST KANSAS
Rutgers returns home to tackle Jayhawks KEVIN XAVIER
practice Wednesday. “You just go in and watch the tape and make the corrections.” Rutgers might hope the corrections come quick. Believe it or not, heading into the fourth game of the season, the Knights have already moved into must-win territory. Looking at the schedule before the season began the scheduled games against No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Michigan State, No. 22 Wisconsin and Nebraska could be thrown out. Rutgers is realistically not ready to win those games in 2015 against the of fensive firepower those Big Ten teams provide. That leaves Penn State, Indiana, Michigan and Maryland, along with the remaining non-conference schedule including the Jayhawks (0-2) Saturday and Army in November.
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The Rutgers football team could use a little home cooking. After opening the season with an emphatic 63-13 win over Norfolk State, the Scarlet Knights have stumbled since, losing back-toback games with a 37-34 heartbreaker to Washington State Sept.12 and a 28-3 blowout loss in the Big Ten opener last week at Penn State. Since the season opening win, the Knights have also lost their head coach Kyle Flood and top wide receiver in senior All-American Leonte Carroo to suspensions. But this week Rutgers will return to the Banks for homecoming against Kansas with a window for interim head coach Norries Wilson to get his team back on track. “It’s never as good as you think, it’s never as bad as you think,” Wilson said after
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Junior outside linebacker Steve Longa said he expects a crazy atmosphere this week for the Knights’ homecoming game. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / MANAGING EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2015
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senior forward leads the Big Ten in goals per game and points per game. She is currently on a three-game multi-goal streak and totals nine goals with two assists. She leads the Scarlet Knights with 20 points on the season.
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