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‘Into the Light’ run collects $73K for suicide prevention foundation Brielle Diskin Staff Writer
Last Saturday evening marked the first “Into the Light” 5-kilometer run on Cook campus. According to the event page on Facebook, the 5-kilometer marathon ran from 5 to 8:30 p.m. and the money raised will be donated to the American Suicide Prevention Foundation (ASPF). Sophia Mazzini, one of the event organizers, said originally the goal was to raise $5,000. The event ended up raising upward of $73,000 and was attended by more than 1,000 members of the Rutgers community. “When I was a senior in high school, at the end of the year when I was getting ready to take all my exams, my dad passed away from suicide,” the Rutgers Business School sophomore said. Sophia Mazzini said that it was very hard for her family, but that she and her sister did not want to sit around and do nothing. “Somebody gave us the idea to do a 5k because our dad loved to work out. He went on runs every day at 4 a.m. ...” she said. Artemis Mazzini, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said that this year they tried to go through the City of New Brunswick to organize the event by speaking to
Nearly 1,000 members of the Rutgers community attended Saturday’s first “Into the Light” 5-kilometer. The event took place on Cook campus and raised $73,000 in donations for suicide prevention. NICOLE LAGOS
bureau and county officials, but there were many unforeseen steps to be taken. “So we turned to Rutgers because we are both Rutgers students and we are passionate about the campus and we know a lot of
students on campus struggle with mental illness,” she said. Artemis Mazzini said that she always knew she wanted to pursue something involving communication and planning, which is what she is focusing on at Rutgers, and
that she found a way to apply it to this event. “Into the Light” is what is called a third party event and is connected with ASPF, but Sophia Mazzini said it is still their own event so they have a bit more freedom to
make their own decisions about the event, like incorporating live music or speakers. ASPF tried to do a run at Rutgers in the past but it was never done. Sophia Mazzini said that she and her sister were able to gain more community interest for their event due to their personal connection to mental illness, as well as their personal connection to the community itself. “The community is so great because ever yone is so connected. No matter how different you are there are so many people and ever yone comes from ever ywhere,” Sophia Mazzini said. “Also, we are close enough to home where people from home can support us and come to our event and be really involved.” Most of the people who attended the run were members of the greek life community, she said. The year that their father, Phil Mazzini, passed away, Artemis Mazzini was a new member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Her sisters gave her support and when planning began, they were a big help, Sophia Mazzini said. “Last year they helped us do a bagel breakfast at their house during finals week to raise money. Now See run on Page 4
True Islam Campaign comes to College Avenue Christina Gaudino Staff Writer
On Saturday, the Central Jersey chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hosted its first “Coffee, Cake, and True Islam” event for Rutgers students at the Panera Bread on the College Avenue campus. The event is part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s national True Islam campaign, which hosts “Coffee, Cake, and True Islam” events across the country. This event at Rutgers was hosted by Hena Tahir, a graduate student at Rutgers Newark, and Homaira Khandakar, the interfaith communication coordinator for the Central Jersey chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. “We started having these ‘Coffee, Cake, and True Islam’ meetings in different areas to raise awareness and promote the different points of Islam, and let people know what we’re all about,” Tahir said. In New Jersey, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has three chapters — central, south and north, with two representatives who run meetups from each chapter.
As an undergraduate student at the College of New Jersey (TCNJ), Tahir regularly hosted meetups with students, where they learned about each other’s religions. These meetups, as well as the ones hosted at Rutgers, are meant for female students, Khandakar said. The men of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community have hosted their own outreach events for several years. “We believe the ladies connect on a different level,” Khandakar said. “I totally believe that if anybody can bring peace in the world, it’s us. Our way of diplomacy is very different from the way men do politics or diplomacy because we actually do it from our heart.” The meetup is meant to be an informal, personal opportunity for students to come have a free cup of coffee or snack, interact with women of Islamic faith, become educated on their beliefs, ask questions and begin friendships, Khandakar said. “There’s so much going around about the beliefs of Islam, and we want to say, ‘this is not what we’re See campaign on Page 5
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Program at U. makes it easier to live off campus Anthusa Mittal
worr y about budgeting, paying their rent and electricity bills, Willson said. The office preRutgers’ Off-Campus Living pares them for this experience and Community Partnerships Of- through workshops. “Some landlords in the local fice aims to help students living off-campus by creating a cohesive community are not providing what we expect them to provide to our off-campus student community. Kerri Willson, the director students, thus these students are of Off-Campus Living and Com- living in subpar conditions. The munity Partnerships, said the creation of this department helps main goal of the department is students understand what their to help students who are look- rights are as tenants and gets the ing to move off-campus to learn landlords to recognize that there what their rights are as tenants is a department advocating for and their responsibilities are as these students and their rights,” Willson said. community members. The office has collaborated with “We educate students about living in the off-campus community, the City of New Brunswick in community buildadvocate for ing efforts. It students who runs a program are running “We have a holistic called “Team into issues approach. We want to Up to Clean and struggles Up,” aimed to(while) living take care of the basic ward litter rein the off-camneeds that our duction in the pus communiof New ty and we prooff-campus community City Br unswick, vide resources have.” Willson said. or support as “The idea they navigate philip chambers is that you are more independent living as Associate Director of Off-Campus Living and part of the Community Partnerships New Brunswick opposed to livc o m m u n i t y, ing in the resnot just a guest idence halls,” here. We try to facilitate opporshe said. Marisa Joel, a School of Arts tunities for our students to get and Sciences sophomore, lives on involved and make a positive conthe College Avenue campus and tribution,” she said. Community building also focussaid it is easier to do things when living on campus due to the prox- es on students recognizing that imity of resources, and that you the apartment next door may have can meet more people since you a family with children or grandparents. One has to be mindful of that have a living community. The students are at the mercy when living off-campus, she said. “Our department also covof their landlords when they live off-campus, she said. The land- ers faith exploration. There are lords almost have a monopoly priests, imams, ministers, spirituover what you do and what you al leaders that are available so that pay, and it is hard to judge how students can meet with them and ask big questions about their lives the landlord is going to behave. Moving off-campus is more as college students and about of an independent living experi- their faith or faith of others,” ence because students have to said Philip Chambers, associate Contributing Writer
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In addition to teaching students about the off-campus resources that are available to them, the Rutgers Good Neighbor Program advocates for students that run into problems with independent living. FACEBOOK director of Off-Campus Living and Community Partnerships. Good neighbor liaisons are paid student staff, leaders of the community. They live off-campus and point their resources and assistance to off-campus students, he said. “Whether it is knocking on the door, giving out information, email blasts or programs and events, they are all targeted to the off-campus community,” Chambers said. The programming efforts are aimed towards the students living in New Brunswick, Highland Park, Piscataway and Edison. but the majority of the students live in the New Brunswick region, he said. The office held Good Neighbor Welcome Walks in the beginning of the fall semester. These walks served as an introduction to the neighborhood, Chambers said.
“We passed down information, met with local politicians and met with local law enforcement. Professional representatives from various departments came to visit when we walked the neighborhood,” he said. Chambers said these walks were aimed at ensuring that students were moving in alright and they did not have any major complaints from the neighborhood since they are not aware of the surroundings when they move in. They encourage community components and community interactions in the beginning of the year. The office also runs Rutgers food pantr y for students who are struggling with food insecurity and provides online resources for finding an apartment, he said. Any student, not necessarily an off-campus student, can get involved with the
food pantr y and community service initiatives. It also collaborated with the Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance, the Dean of Students and Student Legal Services which takes care of the safety issues and disputes, Chambers said. These resources help students take these worries off the table and focus on their academics. Hence, the department encourages more students to register so that they can keep track of the off-campus community and provide assistance, he said. “We have a holistic approach. We want to take care of the basic needs that our off-campus community have,” Chambers said. “For example, food, shelter, water and safety are some of the basic needs that need to be addressed to be able to achieve what they want academically.”
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Graduate student uses improv to combat mental illness Kayon Amos
He implemented his improv techniques during an internship this past summer at the BridgeA graduate student at Rutgers way Rehabilitation Ser vices has set out to show how improvi- partial-care psychiatric rehabilsational acting can help increase itation program. The internship confidence and communication program was administered by skills in individuals with mental the School of Public Health. “In the internship that I did, health illnesses. Rutgers School of Public some of the clients were a little Health graduate student Mark bit reluctant to tr y improv, which Lee uses improv to teach individ- is totally understandable just uals how to express themselves because I get that improv isn’t and overcome their insecurities. for ever yone and it definitely He said he first gained interest in takes people out of their comfort helping individuals with mental ill- zones, which in a sense is also something that helps reduce the nesses from personal experiences. “Just in my personal life, a lot stigma of mental illness, is to of my friends and family have have people get out of their commental illnesses, whether it’s fort zones,” Lee said. Allowing clients to let the imanxiety or depression, and I can see just how difficult it is for prov help them organically is people to live with that and a lot recommended, he said. It will of the times they have trouble likely not be helpful if it is forced. “There was one client that just reaching out for help just because of the stigma that’s as- was ver y, ver y reluctant to start in the beginsociated with ning, and just mental illnesswatching his es,” he said. growth over Lee said that “Improv in general the time of he feels lucky teaches you the skills that the class was to have found y rewarda way to commore or less apply to any ver ing to me,” bine something Lee said. “To situation you have he loves with a me, what that message that with interacting with experience he connects has taught with personally. other people.” me was to not He said that force my will his interest in Mark lee or force my theater startGraduate Student in the School of Public goals on anyed aimlessly, Health one else.” but he has The relearned how action Lee to use his passion to help individuals combat has received from the Rutgers the stigma that surrounds men- community has been ver y positive and extremely rewarding, tal illnesses. “Improv in general teach- he said. Lee said that he is overes you the skills that more or less apply to any situation you whelmed and flattered at the have with interacting with other positive reaction the Rutgers people,” Lee said. “So for me, community has had about I think improv helps a lot with his work. “I’ve had both students and daily interaction with people, but more specifically in rela- faculty members either emailtion to mental illness I think ing me or approaching me in it helps us understand just person just saying that I’m dowhat another person is speak- ing great work, and to me, that ing even if their literal words means a lot because I think just may not necessarily translate for me personally I always sort of forget that some of the work into that.” Lee said that improv helps I do will have an impact on peoindividuals learn to read the ple,” he said. “So I think the message behind what people are reaction to the article was defisaying. This is a huge factor that nitely a reminder that it is defihelps combat mental illness like nitely a privilege to have this effect on people.” anxiety and depression. Staff Writer
Mark Lee, a graduate student in the Rutgers School of Public Health, teaches improvisational acting to help individuals step out of their comfort zones and cope with mental illnesses like anxiety and depression. PAULO SALUD / RUTGERS.EDU
run About 1,000 people attended Saturday’s ‘Into the Light’ event continued from front they have been helping us to get into Panhellenic and IFC meetings,” she said. Christie Schweighardt, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) vice president, said that the amount of community the Mazzini sisters have built around this event is amazing. Schweighardt said that with any movement at Rutgers, the people who are passionate about their cause are always the people
in the conversation. “Now having greek life involved in mental health and so many people who used to not be a part of the conversation is amazing,” Schweighardt said. Artemis Mazzini said that they had several speakers at the event. Speakers included Stephen Chece, who is a psychologist, Steven Gluckstein, an Olympic athlete and James Murphy, a poet. Additionally, a young man by the name of Matt Sefcik was scheduled to attend the event to share a personal story.
Sweighart said that being a part of an event that brings awareness to an issue is important to RUSA because it balances everything out. If people are more comfortable talking about it, then they feel more comfortable going to the Center for Counseling, Alcohol and other Drug Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) or their workshops. Instead of working for another foundation, the Mazzini sisters are hoping to kickstart their own, where students can come together, share their stories and talk about how they feel about their experiences. “I believed in this and I believed in us,” Mazzini said. “I believed we could do more than Rutgers was estimating we could achieve.”
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With price of chicken wings soaring, could ‘Bite Night’ fall into jeopardy? Jillian Pastor Contributing Writer
Football season is upon us. Between the Scarlet Knights and NFL teams playing on the weekends, many football fans will turn to their favorite game time snack — wings. Last year, Americans ate more than 1.3 billion chicken wings during the 2017 Super Bowl alone. Wings have a special place at Rutgers as well, with many dining halls holding “Bite Night” or “Wing Night” as takeout options. Wings Over Rutgers is a popular restaurant on Easton Avenue with more than 20 flavors of wings. Bonchon Chicken just opened on George Street in Downtown New Brunswick this summer, specializing in Korean fried chicken and wings. Harvest Moon Brewery and Cafe, also located on George Street, was recommended by readers as having some of the best wings in New Jersey. But recently, there has been a notable wing shortage in America. Because wholesale wing prices are rising, the price of wings will increase as well, jumping
from $1.50 to $2.09 per pound, according to the Wall Street Journal. Tom Super is the vice president of communications for the National Chicken Council (NCC) — the NCC influences important legislative and regulatory policies and government programs that affect chicken. Super explained to Bon Appetit that part of the wing crisis is a seasonal issue. “Wing prices typically peak three times a year — before the Super Bowl, March Madness and around the end-of-summer grilling-slash-beginning of football season,” he said. The United States’ chicken consumption is also at an all-time high, according to a report by the NCC. Both factors are contributing to the shortage. Ryan Anderson is the executive chef at INC American Bar and Kitchen restaurant in New Brunswick. Chicken wings are on their menu, and he said that all meat prices have gone up. Anderson said that while the prices have not increased yet, eventually they might have to. “Wings have steadily gone up in the past few years. We will
campaign Saturday’s event was hosted by Central Jersey’s chapter of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community continued from front about,” Tahir said. “Every religion is here to bring peace.” At Saturday’s meetup, attendees of different backgrounds also had the opportunity to engage in a mutual conversation about their unique religious history, beliefs, rituals, holidays and learned about upcoming interfaith events and opportunities to learn about the Muslim community. “The word ‘Islam’ is portrayed in such a negative light in the media,” Tahir said. “And we want to let people know that there are so many verses in the Holy Quran that say ‘do not create disorder in the world, do not seek enmity.’” Tahir told a story from the Quran about the prophet Muhammad who would walk along the same street every day. Every day there was a lady who was against the message of Islam, and she would throw trash on him from her balcony. “He never fought back or threatened her,” Tahir said. “One day, the lady didn’t throw trash on him, so he went up to check on her and found that she was really sick, and she was so shocked to see him care about her. If the prophet of a religion is so forgiving and kind, what makes people think that the religion he’s trying to promote has complete opposite teachings?” Tahir and Khandakar plan to begin hosting weekly meetups on the New Brunswick campus on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m., alternating locations between the Panera Bread on the College Avenue campus, and the Douglass Lounge on the third floor of the Douglass Student Center.
The next meetup will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Douglass Lounge. Tahir encouraged students to drop by for a cup of coffee or tea, to learn a little bit about Islam, and to make some new friends. One of the purposes of the meetups is to direct people to visit the True Islam campaign website, Tahir said, which seeks to explain the Muslim beliefs, and to mediate misconceptions about Islam in American society. “Extremists like ISIS depend on people’s ignorance of Islam to grow,” according to the campaign website. On the premise that mutual understanding is a prerequisite for peace, the True Islam website provides 11 truths about Islam which address frequently misunderstood concepts. The first one is that Islam wholly rejects all forms of terrorism. Among other topics, the truths also address Islam’s values of respect for women, recognition of human rights and loyalty to the country of residence, according to the website. “People can pick and endorse which ones they agree with, or acknowledge,” Tahir said, noting that several legislators have already endorsed several truths. There are nearly 16,500 supporters online so far, according to the website. To work to dispel harmful myths about Islam, the website also includes a free download of “An Elementary Study of Islam,” and the Quran in English. “Every religion is here to promote peace and to do good,” Tahir said. “People should open their minds and reach out if they don’t know enough.”
probably have to increase pricing eventually, but most recently they have stayed steady,” he said. “We try to keep our menu competitive and we don’t make as much profit on them as other menu items because they’re pricey, but we keep it on because of the high demand.” Many Rutgers dining halls have “Bite Night” or “Wing Night” for takeout where wings take center stage. “Wing night is every Tuesday night. I haven’t heard anything about a shortage but we always have chicken to prep for every night and every Monday night before take out,” said Tevin Campbell, a dining services worker at Neilson Dining Hall. Recently, Neilson Dining Hall changed their takeout selections, including their wings. While wing prices increase, Rutgers believes they will still save some money. Meal plan prices are always on the rise and chicken wings are not what is affecting it. An analysis of campus dining contracts from around the countr y shows that colleges are charging students far more for each meal than the typical American spends to eat at home.
From Wings Over Rutgers to the beloved “Bite Night,” a nationwide shortage of chicken may affect the availability and price of wings around campus. DIMIRTI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR This helps raise the cost of higher education. Joseph Charette, the executive director of Dining Services, said they will save money because they will be serving less meat because of menu changes that began in April with a new takeout menu at the Neilson Dining Hall. The chicken wings are baked instead of fried and the hot sauce
from the jar has been replaced with fresh spices. “Our students are concerned about what they are eating and where it comes from,’’ Charette said. “They ask a lot of questions, and they are eating smarter, so we have to make more choices available that are not only better for their health but better for the planet.’’
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September 25, 2017
Gender equality relies on balance of norms
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his past weekend I was at a debate SEX AND THE CITY tournament where the central question foASHLEY FOWLER cused on Lego, specifically the Lego Friends line, which is marketed toward young girls. The line features pink and purple suburban settings like houses and shopping malls. This obviously strays from the typical Lego product, which is often masculine and engineering-geared, allowing a child to build a spaceship, robot or fire truck. The central question in this debate? Should Lego ban their Friends line in order to promote feminist ideals? When we think about the feminist movement, maybe what comes to mind is resolutions akin to this. Many feminists consider women occupying “traditional” roles within the media to be anti-feminist, or at least less progressive, than depictions of women working in STEM or becoming the breadwinner of the household. However, as new generations of feminists emerge, these traditionally anti-feminist ideals — feminine homemakers and men going off to full work days — become part of a more comprehensive movement, a movement which allows women to occupy traditional roles and less traditional roles. New generations of feminists seem to support the notion that feminism isn’t about diminishing the presence of women in their homes or women who have more stereotypically feminine jobs. What makes these discussions more interesting, is what happens when we consider the emergence of people who do not identify as strictly male or female.* The current movement regarding gender is about blurring lines between male and female. I’d argue that the feminist movement has roots in this idea — women have been striving to be not more male, but to occupy traditionally masculine spaces and be able to exhibit male characteristics without their degrading feminine counterpart term — a the take-charge women who is a b****, but in masculine terminology would just be authoritative. With the popularization of terms like non-binary and genderqueer**, the distinct binary between male and female begins to fade for some individuals. Though I would
“Masculinity needs feminine balance within a person just as femininity and masculinity should both be evident, to some degree, in a person.”
agree that spectrums for masculinity and femininity have become more encompassing, there is still backlash for those who are more androgynous, and gender identity is a large and effective portion of any person’s identity. What does this mean for the feminist movement, and how should we handle things that we want to categorize as feminist or anti-feminist? I’d like to think again about the Lego Friend’s line. As stated before, there are ways to view the toys, the marketing and the branding as antifeminist. It depicts the same limiting ideal that women fought to be free of in the 50s and 60s, and the stereotypes of where women “belong” today are still evident in our culture to many degree. More modern feminists may support this sort of line, but perhaps not the marketing — for example, maybe the Lego Friends line should exist, but parents should give it to both boys and girls and an alternative, more masculine sets as well. This argument seems to support a generally less gendercentric world. Gender equality and feminism are not about banishing things typically feminine. I’d argue that the Lego Friend’s line could help boys more than it could help girls — boys should be exposed to femininity, and too often, there is an emphasis about females being exposed to masculinity but not the reverse. Masculinity needs feminine balance within a person just as femininity and masculinity should both be evident, to some degree, in a person. While things that intend to limit women and keep them in a subordinate position are obviously detrimental, we should allow women choice in the sort of life they want to pursue. That means showing them both masculine and feminine ends of the spectrum. As gender lines begin to blur, this becomes easier and benefits both men and women in their ability to pursue things they like and live lives which align with their desires regardless of what gender dictates they should do. Ashley Fowler is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in English. Her column “Sex and the City,” runs on alternate Mondays.
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erhaps the greatest anticipation of any Rut- use the department as a helping hand to guide them gers student is the thought of living off-cam- through any problems. But the department’s services do not just begin pus. Just the possibility of living somewhere without communal bathrooms, a resident assistant and end with interactions with students’ landlords. and basically hundreds of other people will have The office also creates a sense of community bestudents waiting with baited breath for the chance tween those students living off-campus. This is exto move out. But, those who finally trek into the tremely important because oftentimes, not living journey of off-campus living know that is not all in a dormitory or on-campus apartment can make one feel secluded and closed off from the rest of the smooth sailing. As freeing as the as living off-campus is, it comes Rutgers community. The department targeted this with a lot of new responsibilities and worries that by collaborating with the City of New Brunswick to students have never come into contact with. For create programs that foster community with initiasome, this is their first apartment. And for many, this tives such as working to reduce the amount of litter is the first time that the responsibility of rent, utili- in the city. The department is even said to cover “faith exploties and dealing with a landlord falls upon their own ration.” The office shoulders rather can put students in than their parents. contact with reliThis can be extremegious leaders such ly frightening for “Because some students are naïve about as priests, imams, some students and ministers and other can even lead to addrent prices and their rights as tenants, it is spiritual leaders in ed stress that they possible that landlords use this information case students feel as already have bethough they want to cause of school. But to take advantage of them.” speak to someone thanks to Rutgers’ affiliated with their Off-Campus Living religious faith. and Community On top of all of Partnerships Office and its new Good Neighbor Program, the stress of this, the department helps students struggling financially as well. It runs Rutgers Food Pantry, which living off-campus can be significantly reduced. The Good Neighbor Program was created to aid helps students who face food insecurity. Living off-campus can be both a blessing and a off-campus students to teach students about their rights as tenants in New Brunswick apartments curse. And the Good Neighbor Program is doing evand houses. Because some students are naïve about erything it can to make it more of the former than rent prices and their rights as tenants, it is possible the latter. Programs like this are important because that landlords use this information to take advan- they accommodate different communities at Ruttage of them. It is easy for someone who does not gers. It makes living off-campus feel less like being know much about rent or utilities to not recognize sanctioned off from the rest of the University and when prices are too high. But if a landlord knows more of an extension of the community. And with all that Rutgers has a whole department backing these of the stress that already comes along with school, students with legal information, it is more likely for work, internships and maintaining a social life, it is him or her to be more careful with their contracts. very considerate of Rutgers to try and handle stuIf any issues arise throughout the year, students can dents extra stress. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 149th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Country can only hope that common sense takes leadership THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS ANA COUTO
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resident Donald J. Trump’s opening speech at the United Nations General Assembly last week has created a certain degree of anticipation regarding how far the president of the United States is willing to go in order to restrain North Korea’s efforts to become a nuclear superpower. However, on Sept. 21, no more than two days after President Donald J. Trump delivered yet another characteristically bleak and ominous speech, the president revealed a new executive order that will “cut off sources of revenue that fund North Korea’s” nuclear program: China, a longtime ally of North Korea, has “agreed to limit financial transactions with the isolated communist nation,” writes Kevin Liptak, a CNN White House Producer. As someone who is by no means a Trump supporter, I am surprised to admit that I find this new approach toward North Korea rather intriguing. Previous attempts at diplomacy have obviously failed to prevent North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, from continuing to test the potentiality of his nuclear arsenal. Therefore, one must question what — if anything — can be done to put an end to Kim Jong-un’s relentless quest for military superiority and domination. The answer has
yet to become clear, but perhaps Trump is onto something with his most recent executive order: maybe it’s time to engage in a more vigorous set of tactics to hopefully control North Korea’s dangerous practices. Believe me, no one is more shocked than myself to see those words coming out of my very own mouth. On the last day of the UN General Assembly, Trump, in his official address of this new executive order, elaborated that the “order enhances the Treasury
what is China’s actual reason for agreeing to such a plan? Evan Osnos of The New Yorker writes that “Chinese leaders have decided to increase pressure substantially but are not, and probably will never be, willing to help Trump strangle North Korea into submission. China doesn’t trust Kim Jong-un — but it trusts Trump even less.” Moreover, can this new executive order (and any future ones) ever be fully effective if Trump refuses to change his rhetoric? Enforcing sanctions is one thing, but
“Moreover, can this new executive order (and any future ones) ever be fully effective if Trump refuses to change his rhetoric?” Department’s authorities to target any individual or entity that conducts significant trade in goods, services or technology with North Korea … I am very proud to tell you that … China, their central bank, has told their other banks … to immediately stop doing business with North Korea.” He also went on to add that “it is unacceptable that others financially support this criminal rogue regime.” While this strategy does seem to add an extra layer of necessary pressure to restrain North Korea, the real question is whether China — a known, longtime ally of North Korea — will genuinely follow through with its promise. In other words,
to further provoke a power-hungry enemy with taunts such as “Rocket Man” and the promise “to totally destroy North Korea,” well, now Trump is just playing with fire. Kim Jong-un, in his first direct speech to President Trump, responded through a televised address in which he ensured that “the highest level of hard-line countermeasure in history” would be imposed, in addition to describing Trump with a few colorful insults of his own creation, perhaps the most notable being “mentally deranged U.S. dotard.” Frankly, it’s ridiculous that this is what it’s come to: who can threaten the other with the most degrading — and quite
honestly pathetic — insults. It’s petty, immature, and one would expect more from two grown men of substantial leadership positions. But then again, considering who these men are, maybe this is exactly what we should be expecting of them. To expect anything more would only lead to inevitable disappointment. Overall, even though Trump and Kim Jong-un may act like ill-tempered bulldogs barking at each other from across the street, we know that if the North Korean leader promises to wreak havoc, it’s no bluff. Has Trump, with his “tough-guy” persona and taunting rhetoric, finally gone too far by poking the sleeping giant? Some might argue that the U.S. has been overdue for a heated confrontation with North Korea, the tensions that amounted in previous years finally coming to a boil. Whereas others might say that this is exactly what we need to shut down a senseless, nuclear-armed threat. Yet is there really any sanction, or world leader, that possesses the power to contain North Korea’s ambition and unpredictability? It’s unfortunate that in a post-Cold War era we must still grapple with these uncertainties. We can only pray that there is enough common sense left in the world to avoid nuclear catastrophe a second time. Ana Couto is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in English and journalism and media studies. Her column, “Through the Looking Glass,” runs on alternate Mondays.
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Researchers address under-diagnosis of female autism
It has been observed that far fewer girls than boys are diagnosed with autism. Researchers believe this might possibly be a result of society’s perception of acceptable female behavior. COURTESY OF CAROLINE WHYATT
Claire Jarvis Contributing Writer
Why are American boys four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls? Are autistic spectrum disorders more prevalent in males, or is there a problem with our diagnostic tools? Researchers at Rutgers University have recently published findings that suggest the latter. The team — led by Elizabeth Torres, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Rutgers University — analyzed functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) images collected from individuals with autism and Asperger’s. They were able to link increased involuntary head movements during fMRI scans to a diagnosis of autism in females. The group’s findings were published in “Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience” in June 2017. Torres and her associates were driven by the desire to identify physiological markers for autism. The current evaluation tools rely on sociological observations — how the children play with toys and interact with others. Critics of this model point out socially acceptable behaviors vary by culture, making such an approach subjective. “If someone asks you ‘what do you think of autism?’ most people would say ‘difficulties with socialization’, etc. Even though it’s talked about as a neurodevelopmental disorder, it’s been characterized as this cognitive or social thing,” said Caroline Whyatt, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychology who co-authored the paper. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study in 2014 estimating 1 in 42
boys are on the autistic spectrum, compared to only 1 in 189 girls. Many researchers believe this is due to under-diagnosis of females, based upon society’s perception of acceptable feminine behaviors. “A girl playing with a doll in the corner which may be a somewhat isolated activity is, arguably, something we think wouldn’t look socially odd. Whereas a boy sitting in the corner playing quietly with nothing would maybe look a little different,” Whyatt said. There are also different observational criteria based on your
“Even though (autism is) talked about as a neurodevelopmental disorder, it’s been characterized as this cognitive or social thing.” Caroline Whyatt Researcher in the Department of Psychology
scientific discipline — psychology and psychiatry use separate manuals to diagnose autism. The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) places Asperger’s on the autism spectrum, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) characterizes them as separate disorders. Motor skills are an under-used component of autism diagnosis, Torres said. The worldwide ICD specifies that “poor motor control” is linked to Asperger’s, but the American DSM-5 only lists
“restrictive, repetitive behaviors” such as hand flapping as an indicator of autism. Torres considers this a significant omission. The team focused in on what researchers typically excise as junk data from their fMRIs — the scans where the subjects move their heads and disrupt the image. Torres hypothesized that a neurological condition such as autism would result in increased involuntary head movements, and thus a heightened number of these twitches could correlate to a diagnosis of autism. “fMRI is one of the subsets of data that are readily available because there are lots of data-sharing initiatives,” said Sejal Mistr y, a biomathematics graduate who also worked on the project. The group chose to use the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange – an open-access, international database of fMRI scans. Mistr y, who was part of Torres’s lab for most of her undergraduate studies, figured out how to extract the head motions encoded in the fMRI data stored in this database. She then set up a system of cataloging the downloaded data for her colleagues to access. The team analyzed the fMRI scans of 309 females, 63 of them without an autism diagnosis belonging to a control group. They also examined 1,890 male participants, of whom 300 were in a control group. The study also compared individuals diagnosed with Asperger’s to autism. Whyatt and Carla Caballero — also a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychology — analyzed the data independently, checking the correlations were statistically real.
As a result, the authors could, for the first time, propose a quantifiable way to identify autism in girls. The study found that the number and severity of involuntar y head movements were greater in autistic individuals, regardless of gender or age. Looking at movement profile data, the researchers can predict with high probability if an undiagnosed patient had autism or Asperger’s. “We live in a world where there is data everywhere. We have all these technological advances, but sometimes it seems that medicine is lagging, specifically with young children,” Mistry said. The most surprising finding came when comparing females diagnosed with Asperger’s and autism. “Asperger’s is a type of autism called high-functioning: people who are socially inappropriate,” Torres said.
They were expecting that girls with autism would make more involuntary movements, but found the girls with Asperger’s moved more. This suggests some shortcomings with how Asperger’s is defined, particularly in girls. If it was only a mild form of autism, then the accompanying involuntary head movements should also be milder. Torres and coworkers have patents pending on their research, hoping it will form the basis of an improved, quantifiable diagnostic detection test for autism in children and adults. They are continuing to use the principles of involuntary movement detection to understand other nervous system disorders. “The uniqueness of our method is its standardization, you can use it in a 3-year-old, in a 1-monthold or an 80-year-old. You can use it in Parkinson’s, autism or schizophrenia,” Torres said.
SIMPLE SCIENCE Madhuri Bhupathiraju Science Editor
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The answer to this classic question lies in understanding how evolution works. In order for a new organism to be created, a sex cell (sperm) from the male and a sex cell (ovum) from the female need to unite in order to create a new zygote which develops into a new organism. During this process, mutations can occur in the
DNA which causes the zygote to be genetically different from either parent. A long time ago, a creature ver y similar to a chicken, a nonchicken, mated with another non-chicken. Mutations in their sex cells led to the development of a zygote with enough mutations that made that zygote into a chicken rather than a non-chicken. Although the chicken zygote is first created, it is sheltered in an egg where it eventually hatched from. So we can say that the egg came first.
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September 25, 2017
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Happy Birthday: You may crave change, but unless it’s well-thought-out and executed proficiently, it’s best not to venture down that path. Consider the best way to improve your position personally and professionally. Experience and education will be necessary but shouldn’t be exclusive to how you move forward. You can ease your stress by being honest and mapping out your plans for the future. Your numbers are 2, 12, 21, 26, 35, 39, 42.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Initiate change by going through the proper channels. Whatever you want can be achieved if you are reasonable and apply practical methods to reach your goals. Opportunity is within reach, so don’t ignore the chance to advance. Interviews look promising. 5 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Learn as you go. Admit to mistakes and ease any tension that mounts due to disagreements. Working with the establishment instead of against it will be to your advantage. Look for loopholes, but don’t make a fuss when doing so. 4 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Learn all you can about your options and how best to address the personal issues you have regarding health, appearance and lifestyle. Knowing the best way to make positive changes will ensure that you do what’s best for you. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take an interest in what others are doing. Follow through with your promises and redefine what you want to do with the rest of your life. Express your concerns, feelings and intentions. Romance is in the stars. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Emotional situations will be difficult to deal with if you aren’t completely honest from beginning to end. Leading someone on or pretending to be something you are not will backfire. Be proud of who you are. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s OK to be different, but pick and choose where, when and why. It may not go over as well among your peers and colleagues as it does at home with family. Nurture important relationships and build a strong home base. 3 stars
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get together with the people who share your interests and concerns. Your ability to stabilize a situation that is teetering on shaky ground will put you in charge. A change in direction will lead to higher income and greater respect. 5 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Refuse to be coaxed into a debate that you don’t want to have. Arguing will cause an emotional backlash and leave you feeling down. Concentrate on how you look and feel about your accomplishments and strive for perfection. 2 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take note of how you express your thoughts to others, and handle conversations with care. Saying the right thing and sticking to the truth will make a difference to the way you are received. Don’t shirk emotional issues. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A steady pace will be necessary to avoid an unwelcome and unexpected turn of events. Be on guard against anyone who tries to push you in one direction or another. Stick to your plan regardless of what others do. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Pay attention to your work and personal finances. Don’t take a risk just because someone else does. Do your due diligence and only invest in what will benefit you. A change in a contract or business relationship will help stabilize your future. 4 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Wait and watch. If you make a move prematurely, it will end up costing you emotionally and physically. Partnerships will be on shaky ground if one or both of you lack honesty regarding your feelings or whereabouts. 2 stars
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ROAD Rutgers ties worst margin of defeat this season in 5-0 thrashing by No. 2 Hoosiers continued from back Hackett fiercely tried getting the Knights on the scoreboard, taking two consecutive shots in the 64th and 66th minutes, but both were saved by Muse. Hackett did attempt one more shot — his fourth of the game — but it was also blocked and sent the other way. Senior midfield-forward Dante Perez had the one other shot for Rutgers — the sixth one of the half for the Knights — which was also blocked. The Hoosiers added insult to injury in the 85th minute, scoring their fifth goal of the game before the referee blew the final whistle. The 5-0 loss could be
considered the worst loss of the season for Rutgers. Junior goalkeeper Rafael Pereira saved seven shots in the game, a season high for him, while Indiana outshot the Knights 20-6 for the game. With the win, the Hoosiers are still one of eight teams in Division I without a loss this season. Indiana tied two games in a row, including one against another unbeaten Big Ten team, No. 3 Maryland. Rutgers will try and bounce back this Tuesday night, as they will travel down US-1 South to Princeton to face the Tigers. For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Graduate transfer quarterback Kyle Bolin runs up the field with the ball. Bolin’s performance dipped from the first to the second half Saturday. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
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Head coach Dan Donigan has seen his team drop yet another match, its fifth consecutive loss. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2017
first half, as two players missing tackles on a punt gave De'Mornay Pierson-El a 63-yard return. Knights throw away winnable matchup Just the next play, running back in 27-17 loss to Nebraska on road Mikale Wilbon burst up the middle with a four-yard touchdown giving Nebraska the edge before 200 yards of total offense," Bolin the half. continued from back The secondary, despite said. "And that's not putting the into a Nebraska touchdown blame on anybody. Nebraska's missing tackles here and there to take the lead. He generally a big physical defense, and the throughout the game, pounced looked off later on, turning the schemes that they ran today were on quarterback Tanner Lee's miswrong way on running plays and different than the schemes that takes, as junior cornerback Blessuan Austin and junior safety Kiy throwing the ball away on salvage- we had been preparing for." Aside from a poor second half Hester nabbed interceptions, with able plays. "It's hard to win a football for the offense — not just Bolin the latter taking it to the house on game when we have less than — another crutch that tore at the a 33-yard pick-six. Those interceptions marked Knights were its missed tackles. It has been an issue beyond Sat- Lee's eighth and ninth intercepurday's game, but the inability to tions so far this season. Aside from a few tackling ertackle allowed Nebraska to gain rors here and there, the secondintegral yards But one of Rutgers' greatest ary proved one of the strongest units throughcrutches Satout the day for urday — as it has been for “Anytime that they can the Knights in a game seasons in Pisrun the ball and we can’t that amplified cataway — was depth issues its inability to run the ball, it’s gonna in a few areas, tackle, peribe tough to win football including the od. On multidefensive line. ple occasions games.” Whether it Nebraska's was fatigue or running backs Chris Ash lapses in judgfound themHead Coach ment that did selves the Rutgers in, the beneficiaries cliché stands: of a few extra yards off of missed tackles by the the Knights beat themselves. On the road at Memorial Stadium Knights' rush defense. The Huskers' running game in front of 89,775 people, Rutvastly outplayed the defense be- gers had its first conference win fore it, amassing 197 total yards since 2015 in reach, but errors took form. compared to Rutgers' 68. It is a theme consistent with Heading the unit was junior Devine Ozigbo, who collected most of the Knights' games his career highs in rushing at- this season — mental errors tempts and yards with 24 and amid two monumentally differing halves. 101 respectively. "Bottom line is we just made The defensive backs had similar troubles with loose tack- too many mistakes to win the les, and the Huskers charged football game on the road," said ahead thanks to both a lack of head coach Chris Ash. "We strugtiming and conviction on the gled to stop the run especially in the second half, we wore out up part of the visitors. "We gotta tackle better as a front. Anytime that they can run whole as a defense," said junior the ball and we can't run the ball, safety Saquan Hampton. "We can't it's gonna be tough to win footmiss tackles in critical situations ball games." and make critical penalties in critFor updates on the Rutgers footical situations." But the most egregious of ex- ball team, follow @TargumSports amples for Rutgers was late in the on Twitter.
September 25, 2017
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Nebraska loss shows Ash is still far behind as head coach Griffin Whitmer Associate Sports Editor
To put things lightly, Chris Ash has not had a very strong start to the 2017 season. With the exception of the game against Morgan State, he has made critical errors as a head coach that show that the second-year man still has a lot to learn. The Scarlet Knights just dropped their first conference game of the season to Nebraska by a score of 27-17, with poor coaching being at the forefront of the reasons for the defeat. Ash has notably been very suspect with his handling of true freshman quarterback Johnathan Lewis. He rightfully kept him out against the Huskies, but only gave him two isolated snaps in an upset loss to Eastern Michigan a week later. Lewis set a Rutgers quarterback record with 4 rushing touchdowns against Morgan State and threw for another, but only saw one snap against Nebraska. That snap came on a 2nd-and-7 in the second half, when Lewis ran the ball for 2 yards. He then came out of the game to make way for starter Kyle Bolin. Lewis proved he was a great redzone threat last week, so it didn't make much sense to have him take a snap in the middle of the field. Ash said that the plan to play Lewis is
Head coach Chris Ash has yet to beat a Big Ten opponent through his first 10 conference games as the head man at Rutgers. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2017 based on the flow of the game and varies every game. "The game plan with Johnathan Lewis is the same each week," Ash said. "It's all based on the situation. (Nebraska was) doing an outstanding job of stopping the run. It was turning into more of a throw game for us. Right now, Kyle (Bolin) gives us the best shot throwing the ball." Bolin did not have great numbers on Saturday, but marched
the offense down the field on the first drive of the game and either should have stayed in for the entire game, or if Lewis were to come in, it should have been for an entire drive to get a flow with the offense. "We've just got to watch film and take notes and figure out what we need to do in terms of just to run the plays effectively," Bolin said. But the questionable decisions also extend to clock and field position management.
In the season opener against a ranked Washington team, he made a questionable decision to punt the ball on 4th-and-1 at the Husky 44-yard line down 10-7 in the third quarter. That led to a Washington scoring drive and the end of an upset bid. On Saturday against the Huskers, down 27-17 with under 6 minutes left in the game, he elected to punt the ball on 4th-and-10, effectively ending any chance Rutgers
had to win the game. It was a bizarre move, as it seemed like he had given up on trying to score and getting the ball back. And when his defense made a stop on the next drive, he did not call a punt block, despite starting punt returner Janarion Grant being out with an injury. Rutgers has the most blocked kicks in the country since 2009 and trying to block that punt made too much sense not to do. To this point, Ash has done an exceptional job of building a foundation for the football program. The team is light years ahead of where it was a year ago in terms of being competitive and being able to play with better teams. Building that foundation is a key step in the rebuilding process, but now that Rutgers has proven it can be competitive with more talented opponents, it is time for the Knights to start winning games. And that starts with the head coach. "We just have to help teach our guys how to win games and that starts with me," Ash said. "We have to continue to look at what we do in all situations and who we do it with and find ways to get better." For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @Grif finWhitmer and @TargumSports on Twitter.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY KNIGHTS FINISH 19TH OUT OF 22 TEAMS
Rutgers falls short in Boston race with 19th-place finish Kevin Stapleton Staff Writer
The Rutgers women’s cross country team placed 19th out of a 22-team field over the weekend, earning 521 points overall and
seeing several positive efforts by freshmen and veteran runners alike at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown hosted by Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts. The 5-kilometer (5k) race at Franklin Park resulted in another
championship for No. 7 Providence (71 points), its third consecutive Beantown team title and its fourth since 2013. Rounding out the top-five were several other U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country
Head coach James Robinson is adamant on pushing his freshmen to lead the Rutgers squad at races, including this past weekend’s. THE DAILY TARGUM / MARCH 2015
Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) ranked teams, including No. 18 Indiana (78 points), No. 25 Georgetown (78 points), Dartmouth (132 points) and Cornell (143 points). Leading the pack yet again for Rutgers was freshman Olympia Martin, who finished 69th overall in the 5-kilometer, running the route in 18:33. This was Martin’s second consecutive race leading the Knights roster — she also placed in the top-10 overall at the Lehigh Invitational at the beginning of September. Following Martin for Rutgers was another freshman, Kiera Nealon. She placed 105th overall with a time of 18:56. Head coach James Robinson thought it was a “great sign” that his Rutgers squad was led by two freshmen, according to the Scarlet Knight website Robinson is leaning heavily on his current freshmen and upcoming recruiting classes to induce a sort of renaissance for both the cross country and track and field programs at Rutgers. Thus far, Robinson has to be pleased with the immediate impact runners like Martin and Nealon have had this early in their collegiate careers. Outside of Martin’s and Nealon’s performances, the Knights saw five new personal records (PR) established by several veteran runners. Sophomore Emma Bergman, who placed 115th overall in the
5-kilometer, finished the race in 19:04 — besting her previous PR of 19:51.5 set last year at the Metropolitan Championships. Senior Alexandra Juzwiak finished the race 128th overall with a time of 19:12, ousting her PR of 19:33 set way back in 2014 at the Metropolitan Championships. Sophomore Stephanie Mauer completed the race in 19:23, good for 148th overall. Mauer’s previous record of 20:12.4 was established at last season’s Metropolitan Championships. Junior Genevieve Cickavage finished 158th overall, setting a new PR of 19:33 which trumped her previous time of 20:15 set at the Monmouth Invitational in 2015. Sophomore Lou Mialhe was the final Knight to earn a new PR, finishing her first collegiate 5k in 19:54, landing her 170th overall. Freshman Kaitlyn Bragen, in only her second meet for Rutgers, finished the 5k in 19:48 — placing 168th overall. Finally, sophomore Kelsey Farbanish finished 182nd overall with a time of 20:43. Next time out, the Knights will return to the Lehigh Goodman Campus Cross Country Course in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania this Friday for the Paul Short Invitational 6-kilometer race hosted by Lehigh. For updates on the Rutgers women’s cross country team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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“Bottom line is we just made too many mistakes to win the football game on the road.” — Head football coach Chris Ash
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FOOTBALL NEBRASKA 27, RUTGERS 17
RU drops Big Ten opener away to Huskers Jon Spilletti Sports Editor
LINCOLN, Neb. -- It was the most winnable of the "unwinnable" games for the Rutgers football team. And yet, despite a promising first half, the team bruised itself with missed tackles, dropped passes and careless penalties. So many of each took the game out of their hands late, as the Scarlet Knights (1-3, 0-1) fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-2, 1-0), 27-17, in their Big Ten opener and first road matchup of the season. After an upset at the hands of Northern Illinois and an athletic director firing, the Huskers were vulnerable to a Rutgers win, especially after its thrashing of Eastern Michigan last week, 65-0. For at least a few minutes, it seemed like the Knights entered Lincoln poised to do just that. Graduate transfer Kyle Bolin looked more in tact mentally and physically than he has all season in the first half. From the first drive — which like against Washington turned out to be Rutgers' best of the game — Bolin exuded confidence with downfield passes up the middle and first-down completions to graduate transfer Ahmir Mitchell, sophomore Dacoven Bailey, freshman Hunter Hayek and junior tight end Jerome Washington. Bolin's success did not last though, as he struggled mightily in the second half, throwing a key interception that eventually turned Junior safety Kiy Hester celebrates after a 33-yard pick-six at the beginning of the second half to bring Rutgers out in front, 17-14. It was his second interception this season, as he nabbed one against Morgan State. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
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MEN’S SOCCER NO. 2 INDIANA 5, RUTGERS 0
Rutgers unable to upset IU on road Coby Green
Indiana on the other hand got 12 shots in, resulting in 2 early goals. First, in the 32nd minute, Hoosiers midfield-forward Cory Thomas finished a cross out on the left side from 3 yards out for the first goal of the game. Then, defender Timmy Mehl scored on a long free kick from 28 yards out in the 43rd minute, giving Indiana a 2-0 lead into halftime. Rutgers got its first shot off in the 53rd minute of the game, when junior forward Miles Hackett had his shot blocked, but kept in play for the Knights. The Hoosiers scored 2 goals less than 45 seconds apart from each other. With 58:38 on the clock, Indiana’s Thomas put in his second goal of the game, then watched as his teammate Austin Panchot gave the Hoosiers a 4-0 lead with 59:22 printed on the scoreboard. Senior midfielder Erik Sa had his lone shot of the game saved by Indiana goalkeeper Trey Muse in the 61st minute. Sa scored the only goal for Rutgers in the 2-1 OT loss last Tuesday.
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The Rutgers men’s soccer team faced off against a familiar foe on Friday night and saw a similar result, as the first half of the season came and went. The Scarlet Knights (1-7-1, 0-4-0) lost their fifth straight game and four th straight conference game, when they traveled out west to face No. 2 Indiana (6-02, 2-0-2) on the road. The Hoosiers’ No. 4-ranked defense held of f the Knights in easy fashion, handing them their four th shutout of the season. Coming off a tough overtime loss to Canisius last Tuesday, Rutgers looked to take the lead in the rivalry series with Indiana, who now control it 2-1-1. This was the fourth straight year with a matchup between the two Big Ten teams. After a 53-minute lightning delay halted play within the first seven minutes, the Knights still seemed to be in a delayed mode throughout the second half, not getting one shot off through the entire first 45 minutes.
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Junior goalkeeper Rafael Pereira, despite allowing 5 goals against Indiana, had seven saves of his own in the loss. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2017 knights schedule
EXTRA POINT
MLB SCORES
New York (A) Toronto
5 9
Washington New York (N)
3 2
Minnesota Detroit
10 4
Philadelphia Atlanta
2 0
Boston Cincinnati
5 4
St. Louis Pittsburgh
1 4
MEREDITH CIVICO,
head coach of the field hockey team, secured her 50th career victory on Sunday afternoon when the No. 23 Scarlet Knights defeated No. 19 Iowa by a score of 1-0. Civico is in her sixth season at the helm of the field hockey program.
MEN’S SOCCER
FIELD HOCKEY
WOMEN’S SOCCER
VOLLEYBALL
at Princeton
at Northwestern
vs. Minnesota
vs. Northwestern
Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Princeton, N.J.
Friday, 4 p.m., Evanston, Ill.
Friday, 7 p.m., Yurcak Field
Friday, 7 p.m., College Avenue Gym