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Mason Gross launches new digital film major LIDIA DE LOS SANTOS STAFF WRITER
In her eight years of teaching, Dena Seidel has had many students approach her asking why Rutgers does not offer a filmmaking degree. Now, students interested in following a career path in filmmaking finally have the chance to receive a bachelor of fine arts degree in digital filmmaking beginning in the 2015 fall semester. In the past, students have left Rutgers because it did not offer a filmmaking degree, said Seidel, the director of the Rutgers Center for Digital Filmmaking. “I am thrilled that we are now in a position to attract and retain talented students who are passionate about digital filmmaking and story telling for the screen,” Seidel said. According to a statement released by the Mason Gross School of the Arts, applications for the 121-credit interdisciplinary major will be available at the end of September.
The goal of the major is to train students in all aspects of filmmaking, which includes studies in cinematography, field production, script writing and stor y boarding and much more, according to the statement. Mandy Feiler, the director of admissions at Mason Gross, is especially excited about the new program because many students at different events have asked her about a program like this, and up until this year Rutgers did not have one. Mason Gross’ previous 22-credit cer tificate program for filmmaking had such high demand that Seidel and the Writers House created this BFA program, Feiler said. It not only gives students the technical skills of a digital filmmaker, but also provides an education in humanities so they can become better storytellers, whether they work in fiction or non-fiction, SEE MAJOR ON PAGE 5
Peter March, a mathematician, was appointed as the executive dean of the School of Arts and Sciences nearly three months ago. COURTESY OF SHERRI SOMERS
SAS dean details goals for U. KATIE PARK CORRESPONDENT
When Rutgers squares off against Ohio State University in less than a month, Peter March will trade his Buckeyes gear for Scarlet Knights apparel for the first time. March, the newly-appointed executive dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, joined the University community nearly three months ago, moving from Columbus, Ohio, to the sprawling urban panorama of New Brunswick. A mathematician specializing in probability theory, March spent
26 years at OSU, starting off as an assistant professor, assuming the position of dean of the Department of Mathematics for eight years in between and ending as divisional dean in the Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences at the College of Arts and Sciences. For four years, he was also the director of the Division of Mathematical Sciences at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. He was extended an invitation to become a part of the top-ranking administration at Rutgers this past summer, right when the University was on the cusp of transitioning into the Big Ten.
“The opportunity to come and be a part of Rutgers in a time of enormous change was very exciting for me,” he said. March, a native of Fairfax, Nova Scotia, Canada, obtained his bachelor’s degree from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Minnesota. His first postdoctoral appointment was a post at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. After ward, he returned to SEE DEAN ON PAGE 5
Tanzanian president expresses hopes to collaborate with Rutgers Monet Davis, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, participated in the rally against police brutality held Friday on the steps of Brower Commons. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rutgers’ NAACP chapter protests police brutality KATIE PARK CORRESPONDENT
Aiyana Jones, Barry Deloatch and Ezell Ford did not even live in the same state, but they are all connected in one way: They were killed at the hands of police officers in the past four years. Jones was a 7-year-old girl shot in her sleep in Detroit, Michigan, in 2010. Deloatch, a security guard at New Brunswick High School, was shot in 2011 for attempting to hit the officers chasing him with a “wooden stick,” according to the police dispatch.
Ford was a mentally handicapped man in Los Angeles, California, shot two days after the high profile shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. In response to these incidents, individuals from the Rutgers chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People toted signs on the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus on Friday, where they protested police brutality. “If [police officers] weren’t wearing [badges], they’d be doing life in prison,” said Monet Davis, SEE BRUTALITY ON PAGE 4
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With a whopping 192,000 followers, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete is the sixth most-followed African leader on Twitter. The Tanzanian president’s social media presence, however, doesn’t end quite there. On Friday, a herd of students, faculty and staff circled around Kikwete to get a glimpse of him in a selfie or engage him in a conversation that they could later boast about on social media. Kikwete, the fourth and current president of The United Republic of Tanzania, spoke about the importance of international collaborations in the Multipurpose Room of the College Avenue Student Center. During the president’s visit, Richard Edwards, Rutgers-New Brunswick Chancellor and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, signed Rutgers’ first Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Dodoma in Tanzania. It is the first educational agreement that Tanzania has with the United States.
Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete addressed the issue of global partnerships at the College Avenue Student Center on Friday. YANGENG LIN “This is really a momentous occasion for our University. … It reflects our slogan, ‘Jersey Roots, Global Reach,” Edwards said. Kikwete opened up about the problems facing Tanzania, as well as the role of global partnerships in solving the challenges, at the
event sponsored by the Center for Global Advancement and International Affairs and Center for African Studies. “I am happy that the discussion is not whether international SEE PRESIDENT ON PAGE 5
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Study connects neighbors, psychological well-being JUAN SACASA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Emily Greenfield, associate professor in the Rutgers School of Social Work, teamed up to produce a study with Laurent Reyes, a School of Social Work alumna, to examine associations between psychological equanimity and relationships with neighbors. The study, published in the Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological and Social Sciences, suggests that neighbor interactions play a role bigger than what most people would imagine. The study, titled “Continuity and Change in Relationships with Neighbors: Implications for Psychological Well-being in Middle and Later Life,” utilized a U.S. data sample from 1995 to 2005, Greenfield said. The data sample found individuals who reported low levels of contact with neighbors had a relatively poorer self-image than individuals who reported moderate to high levels of contact with neighbors. The study, Greenfield said, is the first that specifically investigates the relationship between neighbors and psychological states.
Greenfield said neighbor interaction and its effect on psychological states have received little attention within the academic community because familial relationships provide the bulk of caregiving and have been the dominant focus of research. But she said focus has shifted toward understanding neighbor relations and its influence on psychological well-being, partly due to an increased interest among scholars. Greenfield received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her graduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She expects more studies will look into further expanding on the relationship between psychological well-being and neighbor relationships. Greenfield and Reyes focused on three areas of the research: negative moods and emotions, positive moods and self-identification. While no correlation existed between negative and positive moods and emotions, the researchers discovered that participants, over time, felt less desired in their community and rated themselves worse in terms of autonomy and purpose.
Recently, she said, social workers and community leaders nationwide have placed greater emphasis on neighbor relations as a way to improve communities. She stated her study was a response to their efforts as well as to a growing trend in aging services and the various methods
“We were interested in whether we would find evidence of individuals benefiting from neighbor relations,” EMILY GREENFIELD Associate Professor in the Rutgers School of Social Work
being implemented to assist aging adults in communities. “We were interested in whether we would find evidence of individuals benefiting from neighbor relations,” Greenfield said. “We hope our research will provide insight for communities for ways they should proceed in improving neighbor relations.” She added that her research would assist in ways to develop
better placement housing for the elderly as well as practical solutions that would make these methods viable options. Reyes, who assisted Greenfield in deciding research questions and hypotheses to quantitative data analysis, said while she considered relationships with neighbors as an integral aspect for psychological well-being, she did not anticipate perceived support would be a stronger determinant of lower psychological well-being. “Our study showed that continuously low perceived support from neighbors was highly significant in increasing the risks of having lower levels of positive affect and psychological well-being,” Reyes said, “… Continuously low contact with neighbors only had an impact in decreasing psychological well-being.” Reyes worked with Greenfield through a program called Project L/EARN, a program that recruits minorities and individuals from low-income families. Reyes contributed to the study by deciding which variables and age demographics the study wanted to include. She also assisted with the literature review — the methods for writing content, results and revisions for the study.
“When I applied to Project L/ EARN, I chose to work with Dr. Greenfield because I … felt studying neighbors was especially interesting, since we barely think about neighbors in our daily lives as a form of support … I thought they could prove to be very valuable,” she said. Presently, Reyes is involved in project called “Monitoring of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents in Mexico.” She said it is a follow-up study to another study from 2012. It is currently evaluating the attitudes, practices and knowledge of health care professionals in the area of reproductive health and contraception among adolescent girls. Cathryn Potter, dean in the School of Social Work, said Greenfield’s research on the benefits of neighbor relationships has far-reaching implications for designing communities where seniors are better able to age in place through supportive neighbor connections. “Families and agencies that care for seniors can use this information to help older individuals maintain a sense of purpose and identity through socialization with neighbors,” she said.
FARM FRESH Rutgers Gardens Farmers’ Market, located at 112 Ryders Lane on Cook campus, has provided locally grown products such as honey (left) and fruits, vegetables, cheese, breads and meats since 2008. DAPHNE ALVA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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president of the Rutgers chapter of the NAACP. Davis, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, started the protest by reading through a list of individuals who have died at the hands of police officers in the last decade. The victims ran the gamut, but the common denominator was that ever yone was either black or Latino. “[This protest] is supposed to teach that when things like this happen we should stand together and show [police officers] that this is something we’re not going to stand for,” Davis said. Sweat slicked the protestors’ faces as they chanted slogans ranging from “I got my hands on my head, please don’t shoot me dead,” to “No justice, no peace.” Curious students heard the commotion and paused, some only passing through for a few seconds and others staying for nearly the entire duration of the protest. Beverly Chiu, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, watched the protest and said the event, as well as other demonstrations like it, should have “more awareness,” particularly in the wake of Ferguson.
Jason Zomback, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior, was also par t of the crowd, watching the protestors for more than 15 minutes. “I think it’s ver y timely,” he said. “I think it’s a ver y impor tant protest, especially at Rutgers, where the students are so diverse.” People at the University are ver y tolerant of each other, he said, but the same attitudes are not replicated elsewhere, when police violence against minorities still runs rampant and people “don’t care” as much as they should. The Rutgers chapter of the NAACP has a histor y of non-violent protests — two years ago, the group stood in solidarity with Florida teenager Trayvon Martin by holding cans of Arizona iced tea and Skittles, the items Martin was holding when he was fatally shot by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchperson. Despite repeated occurrences of police attacking and closely examining people of color, the pattern does not appear to be slowing down. Last Saturday, officers threw Sandra Amezquita, a visibly pregnant woman from Brooklyn, New York, onto the ground for inter vening in the arrest of
her 17-year-old son. She was allegedly beaten in the stomach by a New York Police Department baton. The officers’ force caused Amezquita bruises, abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. Davis has family and friends who have faced scrutiny from of ficers, including her father, a retired New Jersey State Police captain. The people she knows have been called out for “DWB,” or “Driving While Black [or Brown],” a play on the term “Driving While Intoxicated.” “DWB” is the concept that black and Latino motorists are statistically more likely than white motorists to be stopped, searched and then charged with a minor offense, according to the American Civil Liberties Union website. It is a discretionar y power that police use with some flippancy, with a person’s skin color being the only evidence for stopping vehicles. Davis reviewed another tactic of law enforcement personnel — this method is designed with the objective of lessening hostile police and community relations. The mimicking of demographics of a town or city with police officers that fit the “mold” is becoming more popular, as demonstrated with the police forces in Albany, New York, and San Diego, California. “If they’re not even from the town and don’t know about the local people, then how much is [mimicr y] really going to do?” she said.
Sanmi Ogunfowora, a Rutgers Business School junior, endorses a banner to stop police brutality at Friday’s rally. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Race is a consideration, she said, especially given that America is not in a “post-racial” state, but it is also not the ultimate say in restoring relations between the public and the police. United States President Barack Obama has sat at the mast of the country for over half a decade now, but all proof does not point to the country evolving into a society past racism, she said. An 18- or 19-year-old black male has a 92 percent chance of being stopped by the police. A Latino male in the same age bracket has a 50 percent chance of being stopped, according to a 2014 article in The New York Times. A white male has a 20 percent chance.
More than half the people were stopped because the man in question made “furtive movements.” The other reason was because the man was in a “highcrime area.” All the individuals were not found of wrongdoing. Ever yone is human, but ever yone is different, Davis said. To say America is in a post-racial state is naïve at best and incorrect at worst. People identify closely with their culture, she said. To have people understand it and “be okay with it” instead of tr ying to cover it up is the best option people currently have to close the race gap. “Open [race] up, talk about it,” she said. “Be real about it.”
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Child mortality rate has been halved since 1990, according to U.N. MDG report from 2014
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partnerships are important or not, but the discussion is how we can create this partnership in a manner that they are effective and efficient in addressing global challenges,” he said. Kikwete has held his position since 2005, after serving as a Minister for Foreign Affairs for 10 years and as Finance Minister from 1994 to 1995. One issue that Kikwete has strived to get the ball rolling on is the field of research and development in Tanzania. “If we want to accelerate the pace of development, we have to do more in areas of science and tech, in areas of research,” he said. “[These are] areas where I found we were not doing well.” After being elected president, Kikwete visited all the research institutions in the country and was shocked to discover that the institutions had hired no personnel in 10 years. Soon after the finding, he advised that no existing employees retired before they made remarkable discoveries. “I said, ‘You guys will not retire until we come to the point where we are now mixing genes, combining and getting a monster somewhere, then you can take care of your grandchildren,’” he said. Kikwete lifted the employment freeze, updated research equipment and devoted more funding to research. Currently, the country has better research institutions that conduct at least two to three research programs and train students in acquiring masters and Ph.D.s. Although the water bottle on Kikwete’s podium dropped several times, Kikwete was undeterred from stressing the importance of solving global challenges through global solutions.
Ousseina Alidou (left), director for Center for African Studies and Richard Edwards (middle), Rutgers-New Brunswick chancellor greet Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete (right). YANGENG LIN
“Many challenges and problems the world is facing today are global in nature,” he said. “There is no Eastern or Western problem alone, no African or European problem or American problem. …” Kikwete said one example of problems that have seen progress owing to international collaboration are the U.N. Millennium Development Goals. Since 1990, child mortality rate has been halved, according to the U.N. MDG report from 2014. In 2012, 6 million fewer children are dying than in 1990. Similarly, the world’s recent problems, like the ISIS crisis, fall in no single country’s framework. “[It is] no longer an Iraqi problem, we were told at least there are 600 people from Britain ... 500 from Sweden and so many from all over the world, ISIS may look like a Syria or an Iraq problem but it’s global,” he said. Ami Patel, a Rutgers student, witnessed first-hand the atmosphere in Tanzania during Kikwete’s election. She remembers people dancing in the streets out of happiness that their problems would go away. Patel asked Kikwete how nervous he felt knowing that the
MAJOR Students enrolled in digital filmmaking major can also work with Rutgers Film Bureau CONTINUED FROM FRONT
she said. According to the statement, students will have access professional equipment and editing software and a film studio that includes a high-definition projector, soundproofing, studio lighting, sound system and six networked MacPro computers. Students can also work with the Rutgers Film Bureau, the documentar y of fice that works out of the University, according to the statement. The program would aim to link filmmakers with ar tists, scientists and the community leaders at the University. The BFA in digital filmmaking fulfills a long-awaited need to of fer students a professional degree in film production, said George Stauf fer, dean of Mason Gross. “With its unique links across the university, the Rutgers Cen-
ter for Digital Filmmaking will provide solid, practical training in this medium,” he said. Seidel said their pedagogy connects the art of filmmaking
“With its unique links across the University, the Rutgers Center for Digital Filmmaking will provide solid, practical training in this medium.” GEORGE STAUFFER Dean of Mason Gross School of The Arts
to the sciences, creative writing and the humanities like no other film program in the state. “We train our students in all
citizens had tremendous expectations from him. “Your fear was my fear,” Kikwete said. Everyday, he continues to actualize what he promised for Tanzania, whether it is health, religion, research and development or elimination of poverty. Ousseina Alidou, director for the Center for African Studies, highlighted Rutgers’ involvement in Tanzania and the African continent. She said Rutgers has more than 120 faculties that are actively engaged in research, partnership collaborations and teaching of colleagues in many African countries. “I believe it’s vitally important to make people aware of those opportunities and encourage deeper engagement with Africa and African colleagues, student, faculty and the professional world.” Kikwete said he has very high hopes from the agreement between Rutgers and University of Dodoma and called it their “baby.” “I am to see the collaboration between these two universities,” he said. “I expect to see this collaboration grow from strength to strength. You say there 25 [faculty members] who work in Tanzania, I want to see 125.” aspects of digital production including cinematography, directing, editing, lighting, sound recording as well as fiction and documentary filmmaking, animation and new media platforms,” she said. Stephanie Wong, a representative for the Department of Visual Arts, was one of the Mason Gross students who waited on this major. One of Wong’s favorite film class was “Directing for the Screen” with Patrick Stettner, an instructor for Mason Gross and one of Variety magazine’s top ten directors in 2006. “With the very disproportionate ratio of female to male film directors in the industry, I appreciated it the most because I gained some serious sense of confidence coming out of that course,” said Wong, a Mason Gross junior. She said it was a good program for film lovers, but was best for people with a creative or visionary mindset. “It comes easier … if you’re the type who has a drive and an imagination or some personal experience that needs to be seen by other people,” she said.
Canada for a few years and then came back to the United States in 1988, where OSU hired him. The most prominent differences between Rutgers and OSU are the history, institutional culture and local features, he said, but similarities exist too. Both campuses are massive stretches of land, with Rutgers boasting five sub-campuses under the name of one university, something he is trying to “wrap his arms around.” His first order of business as executive dean is to build a worldclass faculty and transform the undergraduate student experience. The two pillars he wants to focus on affect two distinctly different populations of the campus community, but creating a world-class faculty and transforming the learning experience for undergraduate students are linked, he said. It is all just the integration of research and education. With Rutgers also joining the Committee on Institutional Cooperation as part of their merge into the Big Ten, more opportunities will be available than in previous years. Rutgers, OSU and the other eight universities are competitors in a sense, as they are all vying for quality faculty and the very best students, but they are also cooperators. “We share similar missions,” he said. “We are pushing frontiers of knowledge, understanding and scholarship. … We have Rutgers as a first-rate world leader … but there’s more we can do.” James Masschaele, acting executive vice dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, said March has a lot of administrative experience, and Masschaele is becoming “increasingly impressed” with his performance. The two met when March started his term at Rutgers in
early July, and Masschaele had the first impression that March was an “honest and straightforward person.” He now sees March as an individual that listens well, keeps an even temper, considers all angles of a situation and interacts well with people. Currently, both deans are working on the hiring plan for the School of Arts and Sciences by trying to figure out what positions to fill, as well as the University Strategic Plan for the New Brunswick campus. In the few months March has been at Rutgers, Masschaele said he has adjusted well, although he sometimes compares this job to OSU, specifically focusing on the difficulties in lines of communication and administration. What March does seem to enjoy, though, is the refreshing pace of the faculty — a large number take admirable initiative. “He has a sense of direction and commitment to trying to make this a better place,” Masschaele said. March currently lives with his wife a few miles from campus. He has three grown children and two grandchildren living in different parts of the country. Matthew, 32, lives in Redmond, Washington, and works as a software engineer for Microsoft. Hillary, his middle child, lives in Washington, D.C., and works as a tax lawyer for the Internal Revenue Service. Hannah is the youngest and works as a neonatal intensive care nurse in Columbus, Ohio. March enjoys reading and entertaining in his free time, he said, as well as taking advantage of the local environment. Nova Scotia is all coastline, he said, so he grew up sailing, swimming and surfing. Since he arrived in New Jersey, he has made several trips to the Jersey shore. “I love the beach,” March said. “Any day at the beach is a good day.”
Jean Paul Isaacs, a Rutgers graduate and film student, shoots a film in Zambia, Africa. Mason Gross School of the Arts will be offering the digital filmmaking major starting fall of 2015. COURTESY OF DENA SEIDEL
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Rutgers student creates biological tissue cleaning agent TIFFANY ZHU
Villani filled out an Invention Disclosure Form and the Rutgers Office of Technology CommercialA company students started ization started filing the patent. has now been sold to more than Though Visikol is still in the pro100 universities, and the founders cess of being patented, he owns are currently meeting with phar- the rights to produce and sell it maceutical companies to advance exclusively with his company. Nick Crider, a researcher their product. Visikol is a new brand working in Simon’s Laboratory of clearing agent that has as part of the NUANPP, is curbeen gaining attention for its rently the chief executive officer ability to clear all kinds of bi- for Visikol. Crider, who went to high ological tissues from plants to animals, said Tom Villani, the school with Villani, knew the company would be successful when product’s creator. Villani, now a Ph.D. student he set up a preorder and had 12 in the Department of Medicinal orders before the first batch was Chemistry at Rutgers, was in a even made. He said the company’s license class called Botanical Microscopy when he thought up the idea agreement with Rutgers is such that the compaof Visikol. The ny pays a perprofessor had centage of it’s cleared tissues for them to see, It’s rare for a university, sales to the Unibut the cleartoo, to be so supportive of versity. Michael ing agent used a was the illegal a small company made up Johnson, School of Enchemical chloof students.” vironmental ral hydrate, so and Biological the students TOM VILLANI Sciences Ph.D. were not alCreator of Visikol student who lowed to clear works in prodany tissues. uct sustainVillani, who is now Visikol’s chief science of- ability marketing at Johnson & ficer, thought perhaps he could Johnson, heard about the comcreate his own clearing agent. At pany through mutual contacts he the time, he was in the New Use shared with Villani. At the time, Johnson had writAgriculture and Natural Plant Products program in Professor ten a grant proposal to NASA Jim Simon’s laboratory at Rutgers. about growing algae in space. Johnson, the chief marketing Using a method called analog synthesis, Villani chose a com- officer for Visikol, works the busipound close to chloral hydrate ness end of the company. Harna Patel, a School of Enviand tried to create a formula ronmental and Biological Sciencthat worked. Simon provided the funding for es sophomore, is the company’s the reagents, Villani said. Adolfina media coordinator and photogKoroch, a visiting scientist from rapher, also serving as an intern the City University of New York, when necessary. “I was very lucky I was placed helped him with his first optimization, and it was the fifth formula in Simon’s lab and got to know Tom,” she said. “I’m very thankful that has worked since 2012. CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Visikol is a new brand of clearing agent that has an ability to clear all kinds of biological tissues from plants to animals. COURTESY OF VISIKOL he trusted me to work under him. It was, and still is, a great opportunity for me.” Villani said it was refreshing to see someone so young, ambitious and capable in the lab. Most professors do not let students help out with corporate related products, so Villani credited Simon, professor in the Department of Plant Biology, with help in that department. “It’s rare for a university, too, to be so supportive of a small company made up of students,” he said. Currently, Visikol is collaborating with the University of
Maryland’s Department of Epidemiology and Toxicity, whose staff is interested in using the clearing agent to study the human brain and breast cancer. Brains have the hardest tissues to clear, Villani said. Sectioning fails since the neurons in the brain are long, so they end up getting cut. Visikol can clear out brains better than another method called CLARITY, which was created by Professor Karl Deisseroth and his colleagues at Stanford University. CLARITY involves removing the lipids from the brain, which takes
a long time, while with Visikol, the brain can be soaked in it. In relation to cancer, Villani said they could stain a protein related to cancer and clear the whole tissue to see where the cancer cells are. The stains are not removed, and every stain test they have done so far has worked. The plan now is to continue to do more research with Visikol and to search for academic collaborators while expanding into the medicinal fields, Villani said. “We are also meeting with major pharmaceuticals in the hopes they will use Visikol.”
Developers discover vulnerabilities in program NIKHILESH DE STAFF WRITER
Developers have discovered a series of vulnerabilities with the potential to af fect a substantial number of computer systems and web ser vers, said Charles Hedrick, University director of Instructional and Research Technology. The vulnerabilities, known as Shellshock, are in a program called Bourne Again Shell, said Val Red, a system administrator with the Engineering Computer Ser vices. A shell is the user inter face operating systems use, according to techtarget.com. Some operating systems use BASH, which was released in 1989, as a command line inter face, said Michael Gergel, the University director for Information Protection and Security in an email. Shellshock is a set of exploitable bugs in BASH that allow attackers to launch their own commands.
BASH is normally par t of Linux, or the Mac operating systems, and is often a par t of web ser vers, Hedrick said. Windows computers do not use it. Most people do not use shells due to the ease and comfor t of modern graphic inter faces, he said. Ser vers depend more on this shell than they do on graphic inter faces, which make them much more exposed. A web ser ver with the vulnerable version of BASH can be forced to run outside commands, Hedrick said. Those commands could reveal private data or delete impor tant information. Not all systems are open to attack, he said. Only systems running an older version of BASH set up to run Common Gateway Inter face scripts by default are at risk. CGI scripts are used to transfer data to a program and back, according to techtarget.com. “CGI scripts are almost universal just because they’re vital
in providing dynamic content,” Red said. Dynamic content refers to the user inter face, he said. The way a program looks and acts to anyone tr ying to use it is the inter face. Red Hat Software and oth-
“CGI scripts are almost universal just because they’re vital in providing dynamic content.” VAL RED System Administrator with Engineering Computer Services
er developers have released patches to Shellshock, he said. They have released updated patches as they discovered new vulnerabilities. University ser vers are not at risk, Hedrick said. After the first two bugs were announced,
Rutgers implemented patches to protect the University community from attack. Major ser vers, such as Rutgers Web Registration, are not at risk of attack, he said. “What we did on our web ser vers is we made sure we don’t have any CGI scripts,” he said. “If you don’t have any scripts, then problems in BASH don’t matter.” CGI scripts are unnecessar y on those ser vers, he said. The size and complexity of those systems prevents them from using shell scripts. Some older versions of Apache, a program used in websites, may have these scripts but pose no threat. But faculty or student ser vers may be at risk, he said. Modern versions of Apache should not be vulnerable, but if users trigger a cer tain unspecified feature, their ser ver will use BASH, while with older versions of Apache, BASH is likely run by default. “That doesn’t mean ever y web ser ver is going to have this
problem,” he said. “But there are a lot of web ser vers around the University.” Unpatched systems are at risk, Gergel said. Systems are not at risk if they are not set up to use the shell. Ser vers at the University usually have a “deny-by-default” policy that protects them from attack, Red said. Exploiting Shellshock would require a lot of ef for t on the par t of the attacker. Most currently circulating exploits require older versions of BASH. More bugs are likely to emerge, Hedrick said. These problems would probably fixable, but discovering and patching all of them would take a few days. The University is making information available to administrators via email as it is released, Gergel said. “Rutgers has a quick and ef ficient Computer Incident Response Team that has and will continue to help mitigate any residual risk to our systems post-patch,” Red said.
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Hong Kong protestors Volcano presumably kills 31 people defy police advances TOKYO — Thirty-one people were presumed dead yesterday near the peak of a Japanese volcano that erupted a day earlier, catching hundreds of hikers as it belched out clouds of rock and ash. The deaths on Mount Ontake, 200 km (125 miles) west of Tokyo, were the first from a Japanese volcanic eruption since 1991. Police said the 31 were found in “cardio-pulmonary arrest,” but declined to confirm their deaths pending a formal examination, as per Japanese custom. Public broadcaster NHK and the
Kyodo news agency later reported that four, all male, had been confirmed dead. An official in the area said rescue efforts had been called off due to rising levels of toxic gas near the peak, as well as approaching nightfall. Hundreds of people, including children, were stranded on the mountain, a popular hiking site, after it erupted without warning on Saturday, sending ash pouring down the slope for more than 3 km (2 miles.) Most made their way down later on Saturday but about 40 spent
the night near the 3,067 meter (10,062 feet) peak. Some wrapped themselves in blankets and huddled in the basement of buildings. “The roof on the mountain lodge was destroyed by falling rock, so we had to take refuge below the building,” one told NHK national television. “That’s how bad it was.” More than 40 people were injured, several with broken bones. Earlier, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency had said authorities were trying to confirm the whereabouts of 45 people. — Reuters
A protester reacts in front of riot police as fellow demonstrators block the main street to the financial central district in Hong Kong. REUTERS HONG KONG — Riot police advanced on Hong Kong democracy protesters in the early hours of Monday, firing volleys of tear gas after launching a baton-charge in the worst unrest there since China took back control of the former British colony two decades ago. Some protesters erected barricades to block security forces amid chaotic scenes still unfolding just hours before one of the world’s major financial centers was due to open for business. Many roads leading to the Central business district remained sealed off as thousands defied police calls to retreat. Earlier, police baton-charged a crowd blocking a key road in the government district in defiance of official warnings that the demonstrations were illegal. Several scuffles broke out between police in helmets, gas masks and riot gear, with demonstrators angered by the firing of tear gas, last used in Hong Kong in 2005. “If today I don’t stand up, I will hate myself in future,” said taxi driver Edward Yeung, 55, as he swore at police on the frontline. “Even if I get a criminal record it will be a glorious one.” White clouds of gas wafting between some of the world’s most valuable office towers and shopping malls underscored the struggle that China‘s Communist Party faces in stamping its will on Hong Kong‘s more than seven million people. China took back control of Hong Kong from Britain in 1997. Eight years earlier, Beijing‘s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy students in Tiananmen Square in 1989 had sent shockwaves through Hong Kong as people saw how far China‘s rulers would go to maintain their grip on power. Thousands of protesters were still milling around the main Hong Kong government building, ignoring messages from student and pro-democracy leaders to retreat for fear that the police might fire rubber bullets.
Security was tight and key buildings, including the city’s Mandarin Oriental hotel, were shuttered as democracy supporters braced for a showdown with police. Staff at the Mandarin said the hotel was only open to guests. The protests fanned out to the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay and across the harbor to Mong Kok, posing a greater challenge for authorities to contain, local media reported. The protesters brought traffic to a halt and called on Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying to step down. Police, in lines five deep in places, earlier used pepper spray against activists and shot tear gas into the air. The crowds fled several hundred yards (meters), scattering their umbrellas and hurling abuse at police they called “cowards.” Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule under a formula known as “one country, two systems” that guaranteed a high degree of autonomy and freedoms not enjoyed in mainland China. Universal suffrage was set as an eventual goal. But Beijing last month rejected demands for people to freely choose the city’s next leader, prompting threats from activists to shut down the Central business district. China wants to limit elections to a handful of candidates loyal to Beijing. Communist Party leaders in Beijing are concerned that calls for democracy could spread to cities on the mainland. In a move certain to unnerve authorities in Beijing, media in Taiwan reported that student leaders there had occupied the lobby of Hong Kong‘s representative office on the island in a show of support for the democracy protesters. Hong Kong leader Leung had earlier pledged “resolute” action against the protest movement, known as Occupy Central with Love and Peace. — Reuters
Volcanic smoke rises from Mount Ontake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, on Saturday. REUTERS
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Big Ten, big bucks and big outrage Short term costs of athletic spending will be worth it for future of U.
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lmost everyone’s favorite thing to complain example, Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State are about at Rutgers is its money-sucking Athletic among some of the schools that are listed at or above Department, and usually it’s not without good the $100 million expenditure threshold. We’re not sayreason. Among some of the recent improvements Ath- ing that this justifies the exorbitant amount of money letic Director Julie Hermann listed for High Point Solu- that is spent on athletics — we could write an entire tions Stadium were better cell phone reception, addi- editorial about the problems with the whole culture ittional bathrooms and a widened concourse. Meanwhile, self of “sports schools” (and actually, maybe we will). funding is being slashed from almost every academic There’s an unfortunate emphasis that higher education department, faculty and staff members are still fighting places on athletics over academic achievements, mostfor fair employee contracts and tuition is climbing to in- ly because there’s clearly a lot of money to be made creasingly unaffordable rates even for in-state students. from athletics. The numbers speak for themselves — It might be a bit of an understatement to say that a lot Rutgers’ projected athletic revenue for next year alone is $41.5 million. But whatever your opinion might be on of people are outraged. A new report presented by Hermann last week at a the whole sports culture, this is how big state schools Board of Trustees meeting shows where our Athletic like Rutgers can create the revenue they need to run stronger institutions. Department currently The good news is, the stands financially, including spending and reve“So here’s the $64.1 million question: Athletic Department is predicted to become comnue projections for 2015. Is the ever-increasing spending on pletely financially indepenAccording to the report, athletics ... going to be worth it as a dent in the next six years. the revenue from the 2014 And once that happens, year is projected to be good investment for the University, if the University follows $35.6 million, with an ador is it just costing us way too much through on its proposed ditional $28.5 million subin the short term?” plans to become a stronsidy needed to cover the ger and more well-roundremaining costs for the ed school, the benefits for total $64.1 million budget. This subsidy will include a substantial amount coming Rutgers as a whole will be undeniable. New Jersey curfrom the University, with $19 million from the opera- rently has the highest rate of students leaving the state tions budget and $9.5 million in student fees. In 2015, for college in the entire country, and this brain drain the budget is expected to increase along with revenue has a lot to do with the fact that a lot of high school stu— but there is also expected to be a $1 million increase dents just don’t think of Rutgers as anything special. As superficial as it might seem, putting the resources into in student fees to help cover the costs. So here’s the $64.1 million question: Is the ever-in- improving Rutgers’ surface appeal now could help keep creasing spending on athletics (even with the addition- students in the state. And once we start making more al expected revenue) going to be worth it as a good in- of a name for ourselves in the Big Ten and breakeven vestment for the University, or is it just costing us way with the increased athletics budget, all that revenue will start coming right back into the academic and retoo much in the short term? As difficult as it might be to see why at this point in search departments that actually need it. It’s important time, we still think that the short answer to that ques- to be aware of athletic spending and hold officials accountable for every promise they make for every dollar tion is that it will be worth it. Rutgers actually ranks last right now in terms of they spend — and for now, we’ll be waiting to see what athletic spending behind other Big Ten schools. For should be a valuable return on this investment. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 146th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Students must fight for fair faculty contracts BRIEF AND WONDROUS NOMIN UJIYEDIIN
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uring the semester, it can be difficult for students to keep up with the world outside of their personal responsibilities. We’re so preoccupied with classes, friends, jobs, extracurricular activities and applications to internships and graduate programs that sometimes, we can barely find the time to take care of our basic needs, let alone pick up a newspaper or pay attention to current events. But the forces at play, whether international, national or local, can have a huge impact on our daily lives, regardless of how much attention we’re paying to them. This is especially true of what’s bubbling beneath the surface of the University: There is much more going on at Rutgers than the everyday concerns of undergraduates. What can be even more difficult to remember is the fact that we aren’t the only people who are affected by the University’s policies. The University administration’s decisions, its opinions and even its silences also affect thousands of people that students often take for granted: the faculty and staff of Rutgers. They clean our residence hall bathrooms and serve us food. They grade our papers and exams. They ensure that everything at the University runs smoothly, from the offices to the libraries to the boiler rooms. Yet the employees of the University, who number in the tens of thousands, are struggling for fair compensation. According to a letter signed by various University union leaders and addressed to the University senate, faculty and staff at both Rutgers and the Uni-
versity of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey have had their annual salaries frozen for more than five years. As a result of legislation passed in 2010, the University has also decreased its contributions to employee pensions and health insurance, thereby forcing employees to pay for these benefits out of their own pockets. More than 20,000 staff and faculty are currently renegotiating the outdated and unfair contracts that have reinforced these policies. But this process has been complicated by an uncooperative administration, which has refused to provide a sufficient number of bargaining sessions with union representatives.
“The student body should support the renegotiation of employee contracts to ensure that these [unfair labor practices] do not continue.” And so the pay freezes continue. Due to inflation, University employees actually make less money now than they did before the policies were enacted a few years ago. This is in spite of the fact that Rutgers has more than $1 billion in cash reserves, according to an April 2014 report on Rutgers’ finances conducted by Howard Bunsis, a professor at Eastern Michigan University. The same report states that student tuition comprises about a third of Rutgers’ revenue. As we all know, this contribution is not easy for us — many students take out loans, work long hours or scramble for scholarships in order to afford the rising costs of our college education. Student and their families worked hard to earn that money, and we have a responsi-
bility to ensure it is spent wisely — that the University’s expenditures enhance our educational experiences — above all else. This spending should include appropriate compensation for the staff and faculty not only because they play a key role in the Rutgers community, but also because the University should not be allowed to perpetuate unfair labor practices. The student body should support the renegotiation of employee contracts to ensure that these practices do not continue, and there are ample opportunities to do so. Rutgersaaup.org, the website of the Rutgers chapter of the American Association of University Professors, lists a number of ways to get involved, including information about mobilization meetings, a petition at reclaimrutgers.com and an email campaign addressed to University President Robert L. Barchi. You can also visit rutgersone.org for more information. Remember that we, as undergraduate students, are the largest faction of the University community, which means that as a collective, our opinions could be immensely influential in a way that others’ are not. Our tuition dollars provide an enormous portion of the University’s revenue, a sum that should be funding our education. And such an education would be impossible without the dedication, the support and above all the labor of the thousands of staff and faculty who contribute to our undergraduate experience. The student voice is powerful, and we should use it to support the people who have supported us. Nomin Ujiyediin is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science and economics with a minor in women’s and gender studies. Her column, “Brief and Wondrous,” runs on alternate Mondays.
Militarization necessary for law enforcement COMMENTARY MICHAEL JOHANSEN
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ook no further than the Ferguson riots to comprehend why police departments around the country should possess surplus military equipment. This past August, the town of Ferguson, Missouri, was the subject of national news following the police shooting of unarmed suspect Michael Brown. Immediately after this incident, angered citizens took to the streets to protest in Ferguson and throughout the United States. These protesters assumed the guilt of the officer involved, even though our legal system is hinged upon the notion that individuals are innocent until proven guilty. Before continuing, I would like to state that activists trying to achieve social justice in the U.S. are not criminalized, as a writer stated in the Targum. Unlike most other countries where one could be arrested, or even maimed, for nonviolent protest, the Constitution protects freedom of speech and assembly that is peaceful. However, the riots formed after the shooting were anything but peaceful and therefore had to be quelled by police due to their criminal nature. Over the next few weeks, Ferguson would experience looting and burning of local businesses in addition to fights, vandalism and a multitude of other crimes. Due to the nature of the riots, additional police officers and military surplus gear was needed. During the riots, police officers were grossly outnumbered by and assaulted by the massive number of protesters. An Aug. 20 article in USA Today stated four police officers
were injured after demonstrators threw rocks and glass bottles at them. It is truly remarkable more officers were not harmed. In fact, the low number of injuries can be accredited to law enforcement’s utilization of surplus military gear. This gear, which included items such as Mine Resistant Ambush Protection vehicles, protective gear, first aid equipment and “less-than-lethal weapons,” like stun grenades and rubber bullets, reinforced officer safety and were deployed to defuse situations, so deadly force did not have to be used. On the broader spectrum, the equipment is
“Look no further than the Ferguson riots to comprehend why police departments around the country should possess surplus military equipment.” available to law enforcement agencies demonstrating a proper need through the Department of Defense 1033 Program. According to the DOD, departments are eligible to receive surplus military gear that would otherwise be inactive or destroyed. In addition to containing large-scale riots, the equipment could be used to provide aid or vehicle evacuation in natural disasters or to respond to situations akin to the Boston Marathon bombings, where the suspects were armed and considered extremely dangerous. In addition, this program has soared in popularity because departments are able to
receive this equipment at little to no cost. Possibly the most important outcome of this program is it has allowed law enforcement agencies to save money and reapply those funds to other needed areas — in essence, spreading the value of the taxpayer dollar. Even with the positive benefits this program has achieved for law enforcement, it has been the subject of controversy, especially after the Ferguson riots. A major complaint of this program by opponents concerns the large number of weapons and vehicles being transferred to law enforcement. However, this is simply not the case. An Aug. 17 article from the Washington Times quoted a DOD official who stated that “Only 5 percent of the equipment transferred are weapons and less than 1 percent are tactical vehicles.” It is also important to note that the overwhelming majority of weapons transferred to law enforcement under the program are not true weapons of war, as they have been converted to function as semi-automatics. So what exactly does the vast majority of the gear include? As specified by the DOD, it includes items like electronics, protective vests and optics as well as non-tactical equipment such as office supplies, clothing and tools. These types of equipment are even more beneficial to agencies due to their broad applications on both the daily and situational level. This program will continue to be essential to law enforcement agencies and help them better serve the people they are sworn to protect. Michael Johansen is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science and psychology.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Rutgers U. community needs unity, not division As a current Rutgers graduate student in the Department of Religious Studies, it is rather upsetting to see a group claiming to represent the honorable Jewish students on campus — the Rutgers Hillel — is hosting an event this Tuesday, Sept. 30, that could lead to the spewing of much hate and negativity. The event Hillel is hosting is titled “Examining Human Rights Violations Against Minorities in the Islamist World,” and the guest speaker for the event, Brooke Goldstein, is a known Islamophobe. For those who don’t know of her, Goldstein, a media darling of both extreme right-wing conser vatives and war hawks, has taken the position of labeling terrorist groups such as ISIS and al-Qaeda as “Islamic” and/or “Islamists.” As a student of religion, I will not deny these two groups claim to be “Islamic.” But in the view of the majority of Muslims, they are fringe groups adhering to gross misinterpretations of Islamic doctrines. Hence, it would be completely unjustified to refer to them as anything even remotely Islamic. By doing so, Goldstein ef fectively scapegoats an entire community of largely peaceful Muslims, of which an estimated 4,000 attend our university alone!
“I call upon Hillel to seriously contemplate its decision of having Goldstein speak at this event. … [It] risks burning the very few bridges left between people of faith on our campus.” In 2012, the entire Western world was abuzz discussing the barbaric atrocities perpetuated by the Ugandan Joseph Kony, but little was discussed regarding his background. Kony leads the Lord’s Resistance Army, whose goal is to establish a theocracy based on Protestant Christian fundamentalism. The bloodshed caused by Kony and his followers was derived from Christianity, but not a single media entity promoted him as a Christian or a Christian-ist, and rightly so. Further back in histor y, Adolf Hitler’s movement promoted a religion known as Positives Christentum, or Positive Christianity, which advocated for and enacted upon the massacre of millions of innocent people. Why is Hitler, the epitome of evil, not called a Christian-ist? I call upon Rutgers Hillel to seriously contemplate its decision of having Goldstein speak at this event. Hillel ser ves an important role on campus by representing the Jewish community, and in this time of trouble, they have the opportunity to set a positive example by building bridges among communities on campus. By inviting someone like Goldstein, Hillel risks burning the ver y few bridges left between people of faith on our campus. Shabbir A. Abbas is a Rutgers University graduate student in the Depar tment of Religious Studies focusing on religion and conflict.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (09/29/14). Venus enters your sign today, launching your next year with beauty, balance and brotherhood. Creativity, discovery and communications provide profits. Indulge artistic pursuits. Romance especially sparks around October eclipses ( 10/8/14 and 10/27/15). Strengthen fruitful collaborations. Grow profitable networks. Share a vision or dream. Nurture family and kindred spirits. Fall in love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries ( March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Partnerships seem easier for the next month, with Venus in Libra. Compromise comes easier. Female magnetism pays a big role. Let yourself get inspired. Negotiations go well. Accept and offer help. Together, you work miracles. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — There’s more work over the next month with Venus in Libra, and it’s especially fun and creative. Romantic dreams seem easier to achieve. Give your workspace a feminine touch. Put exercise or sports on the agenda. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — You’re even luckier in love for the next four weeks, with Venus in Libra. Artistic efforts work in your favor. Discover extraordinary beauty. Everyone seems entertained with new energy and challenges. Passions awaken. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Invest in your own success. Feather your love nest. Domesticity seems more enjoyable for the next four and a half weeks, with Venus in Libra. Clean your office and work from home. Keep it practical. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Trust your heart to lead you. Learn voraciously with Venus in Libra this month. Satisfy your insatiable curiosity. Counsel a visionary on reality. Let go of a scheme that lacks soul. Play full out. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Get a new attitude if the one you have isn’t working. The next four weeks can be quite profitable, with Venus in Libra. Find your comfort zone. Demand increases for your work. Instill it with beauty.
Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Never doubt your own creative efforts. Assume authority. Add illustrations. Your luck in love has just improved immensely, with Venus in Libra for the next month. You’re irresistible. Get a new haircut or style. Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Completing old jobs especially satisfies over the next month with Venus in Libra. Allow yourself more quiet time. Revel in peaceful introspection. You’re especially productive behind closed doors. Get lost in beauty. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Group activities go well. Focus on practical fundamentals. You’re out in the public spotlight. You’re quite popular for the next four weeks with Venus in Libra. Social activities benefit your career. Get connected. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Tackle studies with renewed enthusiasm. Take on more responsibility for the next four and a half weeks with Venus in Libra. Watch for career advances. It’s easier to advance your agenda for fun and profit. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Travel delights over the coming few weeks, with Venus in Libra. Venture forth. Set educational goals. Explore, study and discover new frontiers. Invite friends. Go for the gold! Postpone daydreams for reality. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Increase your shared assets. The next month is good for saving money, with Venus in Libra. Budget expenditures, and set up auto-payments. Go over the numbers. Push past old barriers. Do it together.
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September 29, 2014
SACKS Rutgers leads Big Ten with 21 sacks this season after collecting four vs. Tulane CONTINUED FROM BACK
Junior Leonte Carroo catches the first of his three touchdowns Saturday against Tulane at High Point Solutions Stadium. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / PHOTO EDITOR
KING Rutgers scores touchdowns on each of its first three drives as Nova sets record those plays all the time, so he knew exactly where to put And Nova comfortably exploit- the ball, and I knew exactly where ed holes in Tulane’s secondary to run the route to make the catch.” Perhaps most impressive once the Green Wave insisted on loading the box with defenders about the fast start was that to stop the run, going 30 minutes Rutgers was coming off a physand 39 seconds without an incom- ical grind only one week earlier at Navy, with 16 players making plete pass. Rutgers scored touchdowns an appearance on Monday’s inon each of its first three drives, jur y report. But the Knights respondwith the last two needing only six ed emphatically, and even with total plays. After senior wide receiver An- some stalled offensive drives drew Turzilli took a slant pass midgame, the defense didn’t alfrom Nova in stride 93 yards to low a point over the final 35 minthe end zone with 9:44 left in the utes of action. “I thought they did a great second quarter, the scoreboard job this week of preparing, already read 21-0. “We knew we wanted to come taking care of their bodies and out fast and score points on our coming out ready to play,” said first few possessions, which we head coach Kyle Flood. “To did,” Nova said. “We tried to get start that game 21-0 and then the running game going, and they to finish the way we did — I’m were coming down heavy on us really excited about the way our football team trying to stop played today.” the run. That “When you get into an No one left some plays was more imopen down the all-time career leader in pressive than field, which we a category ... you have to Nova, who made today.” completed L e o n t e play a lot of football to his first nine Carroo reaped do that.” passes for 195 the benefits of yards and had Tulane’s manKYLE FLOOD few blemishes to-man pass Head coach beyond one coverage. in ter ception The junior early in the wide receiver exploded with seven catches for third quarter. Moving forward, the senior 140 yards and three scores, giving him a team-high five receiving still has much to prove in Big touchdowns on the season. With Ten play, beginning next Saturexceptional hands, speed and day against Michigan. But Nova’s strength, he made it look easy name is now forever etched at the top of all quarterbacks in proagainst inferior defensive backs. Nova and Carroo, former Don gram history. “When you get into an allBosco Prep teammates, were in sync all afternoon, especial- time career leader in a category ly on Rutgers’ first score in the … you have to play a lot of football to do that, and to play a lot of opening minutes. Nova rolled to his right and football, you’ve got to play well,” lofted a pass over a pair of lagging Flood said. “Gary’s not perfect, defenders into the back of the end but Gary has played a lot of good zone, finding Carroo for a three- football for us.” yard touchdown. For updates on the Rutgers “Great pass, great touch,” Carroo said. “That’s just him football team, follow @gregp_j and with awareness. We practice @TargumSports on Twitter.
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the sack after me. I’m tr ying to pass you!’ But that’s the thing I like. That’s keeping us competing with each other and that’s a good thing. I’m happy we are having fun with it. We keep each other going.” The Scarlet Knights lead the Big Ten with 21 sacks this season and are tied for first nationally with Virginia Tech. Turay also has the most sacks in the Big Ten with 5.0, while Hamilton sits ninth with 3.5. *** Fifth-year senior wide receiver Andrew Turzilli recorded his first touchdown of his Rutgers career on a 93-yard connection from senior quar terback Gar y Nova. The pass also happened to hold historic significance. The score was the longest of fensive touchdown in High Point Solutions Stadium histor y and is the second-longest reception in the Knights’ histor y. The touchdown also marked a record-breaking touchdown for Nova, who now holds the career-passing touchdown record for his career at Rutgers with 61, passing former Knight and current graduate assistant Mike Teel. For Turzilli, it was great to get the first score at Rutgers out of the way and help the team do well. He also admitted it was something special. “I had a dig route and the play was designed to go to [Leonte Carroo] on the corner. I had one-on-one coverage and [Nova] threw me a good ball,
Redshirt freshman Kemoko Turay sacks Tulane QB Devin Powell on Saturday. Turay’s five sacks this year rank first in the Big Ten. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
and I turned on the jets and half of the game this Saturday tried to get to the end zone,” against Michigan. While head coach Kyle Flood Turzilli said. “It feels great to get my first touchdown. I had a did not admit to agreeing with bunch of my family and friends the call — he said it was tough to in attendance — probably the gauge since it was on the far sidemost fans I’ve had at a college line — it doesn’t matter he said begame. It was great to give them cause there is no appeal process for the play. something to “I didn’t recheer about.” “I had a bunch of family ally see much *** it. I saw the S e n i o r and friends in attendance. of play, but it was free safety ... It was great to give on the other Jonathan Aiksideline. They en was ejectthem something to made the call, ed Saturday they reviewed for a targetcheer about.” it and that’s the ing penalty way it works. after appearANDREW TURZILLI So there’s no ing to use the Senior Wide Receiver appeal procrown of his cess,” Flood helmet to hit quar terback Devin Powell late said. “It is what it is. … As we get closer to Tuesday we’ll figure out in the third quar ter. The penalty and disqualifi- who is going to start the game.” cation was newly installed last For updates on the Rutyear as par t of safety regulations newly added to the NCAA. gers football team, follow As a result of the hit, Aik- @TylerKaralewich and @Taren also has to sit out the first gumSpor ts on Twitter.
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September 29, 2014 MEN’S SOCCER NO. 16 MICHIGAN ST. 0, RUTGERS 0
Knights earn clean sheet on road in overtime draw SEAN STEWART CORRESPONDENT
After losing four of its last five games, the Rutgers men’s soccer team faced Michigan State on Sunday hoping to finish in a familiar way to its first road game against Wisconsin on Sept.12. Although the overtime was similar, the result differed, with the Scarlet Knights (3-4-1) drawing the No. 16 Spartans (5-1-2) 0-0 to go to 1-1-1 in Big Ten conference play. The tie is the Knights’ first of the season and was against a Spartans team that has conceded just one goal in eight games. Head coach Dan Donigan said he is content with the result. “Anything on the road in this conference is a positive, if you sneak away with a point,” Donigan said. “Certainly, four points in two games on the road is fantastic, and we’ll take it, especially against a Michigan State team that’s very, very, very good and very dangerous.” Junior forward JP Correa nearly scored his second game-winning overtime goal of the season five minutes into the second overtime, but his shot struck the post instead of the back netting. The Spartans also had one last chance in the final minute when a ball from defender Jimmy Fiscus found forward Adam Montague in space, but his effort was just wide of the post. “We gave them a couple glaring opportunities,” Donigan said. “But … I think we had four or five glaring opportunities that could have won the game as well, and I think their coach would probably say the same thing.” Donigan elected to start sophomore goalkeeper Mitch Walier in the first half, saying sophomore goalkeeper David Greczek has not been at his best recently. The change didn’t alter much, though, as the Knights found themselves under early pressure with the Spartans creating two dangerous opportunities within the first five minutes. Rutgers got things going in the attacking third in the 15th minute when shots from Correa and sophomore midfield-
Sophomore goalkeeper David Greczek spent the first half on the bench against the Spartans after his struggles against Indiana, but he returned to play in the second half and overtime to earn the shutout in Rutgers’ draw. DAPHNE ALVA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER er Erik Sa tested goalkeeper Zach Bennett. But the attacks were short lived, as Michigan State began to pile on the pressure. The Spartans’ best chance in the first half came in the 26th minute when a corner kick found midfielder Fatai Alashe, but his header ricocheted off the cross bar. Michigan State then earned four corner kicks in a span of three minutes, but the Knights did just enough to keep the score level.
The half concluded with the Spartans outshooting Rutgers, 11-3, in the half, forcing Walier to make four saves. “The first half, we were kind of hanging on a ver y thin line.” Donigan said. “They’re a ver y good, big, strong physical team, ver y dangerous on restar ts, and we were ver y for tunate to get out of the half tied 0-0.” Donigan swapped Greczek in for Walier in the second half in what he called a gut decision
and the Knights improved in limiting the amount of chances. Rutgers had a chance of its own to take the lead in the 56th minute when a ball clipped to the back post found junior midfielder Rayon Gibbs, but his header was put wide of the goal. Although Rutgers only managed three shots in the second half, it limited the Spartans’ offensive chances, holding them to five shots to earn its first shutout since Aug. 29 against UMKC.
Despite the result and clean sheet, Donigan admits there is still plenty of tinkering that needs to be done. “It’s hard to shut down good teams for 90-plus minutes,” Donigan said. “So for me overall, yes, I am happy, but I still am really never satisfied with the performance.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @SeanStewartRU and @TargumSports on Twitter.
VOLLEYBALL NORTHWESTERN 3, RUTGERS 0
Pair of Big Ten foes prove too physical, formidable for RU CONOR NORDLAND STAFF WRITER
In its first weekend of conference play in the Big Ten, the Rutgers volleyball team came up shor t Friday and Saturday against Nor thwestern and No. 16 Illinois. The Scarlet Knights (7-8) dropped both of their games in three straight sets. In their first contest against Nor thwestern (12-1), Rutgers star ted of f slowly before attempting to pull back into the match. The Knights dropped the first set by a score of 8-25, but provided more competition in the following sets. After trading points to make the score 15-14 in the second
set, the Wildcats pulled away to win, 25-16. The third set proved to be the closest, as the Knights kept it close with a score of 2023 before the Wildcats clinched the game, 25-21. The match featured strong outings from junior libero Ali Schroeter and freshman outside hitter Meme Fletcher, as both Knights finished with a team-high 13 digs. Against Illinois, the Knights dropped all three sets with a score of 15-25. Rutgers failed to find its rhythm in any of the sets. The most competitive point of the match was in set three, when the team led the Fighting Illini, 9-8. Some bright spots in the game were the performances from
Fletcher and senior setter Nicole Bayer. Both Knights had hitting percentages over .275, while
“Now that we have played against some of them, we know how to train and prepare for it moving into next week’s matches.” CJ WERNEKE Head coach
Fletcher posted eight kills and Bayer provided a team-high 23 assists. The Knights were unable to contain Illinois’ talented frontline, though.
Outside hitters Liz McMahon and Jocelynn Birks posted double-digit kills and hitting percentages of .435 and .360, respectively. Although it appeared to be an unsuccessful weekend for the Knights, head coach CJ Werneke was able to draw a number of positives from his team’s first two contests in the Big Ten. “I think just star ting to play some games and get experience against these Big Ten teams was big for us,” Werneke said. “Our players needed to get used to the speed and style of play of these types of teams, and the only way to do that is to play them.” Earning game experience is one area that Werneke is stress-
ing to ever y player now that conference play has arrived. Playing against high-caliber teams will allow the Knights to develop and prepare in ways that could not be coached previously, according to Werneke. “The team was prepared from a tactical and game plan position, but the size, physicality, and power of these teams is something you can’t prepare for until you play them,” Werneke said. “Now that we have played against some of them, we know how to train and prepare for it moving into next week’s matches.” For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
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September 29, 2014 WOMEN’S SOCCER NO. 25 RU 1, NO. 13 IOWA 0
FIELD HOCKEY NO. 14 MICHIGAN 2, RUTGERS 1
RU falls short in defensive battles RYAN MORAN STAFF WRITER
Sophomore midfielder Madison Tiernan notched her third goal of the season in the 50th minute to lead Rutgers past Iowa, 1-0. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rutgers edges Iowa to cap Midwest trip
Two more games against ranked opponents resulted in and two more closely contested losses for the Rutgers field hockey team. This time it came at the hands of the No. 13 Northwestern Wildcats (8-3) Friday and the No. 14 Michigan Wolverines (73) Sunday. The Scarlet Knights (4-5, 0-3) have now lost three games this season to ranked opponents by one goal, two of them in overtime. “We can take this week as something to learn from,” said sophomore midfielder Elyse Broderick. “We improved a lot and it taught us what we need to work on, which are the little things and executing them.” Rutgers and Northwestern played a very tightly defended game, ending 1-0. Northwestern was able to capitalize off a penalty corner in the 14th minute of overtime to earn the victo-
ry. Forward Isabel Flens scored her team-leading eighth goal. It was much of the same narrative for Rutgers. Last week against Iowa, the Knights weren’t able to generate much on offense. They were only able to muster two shots on goal — both by junior forward Katie Champion — for the entire game. “We are creating chances,” said head coach Meredith Long. “We have to execute better in the circle and under pressure. We had the chances, but we just couldn’t get there. Our connections upfront haven’t been there.” In order to make up for injuries to the defense, the Knights have adjusted some players’ positions. “Honestly, we’ve been playing really well,” Broderick said. “Without [Sophia] Walia, we’ve made the adjustments like moving Jenn [Staab] to the back three. It’s a great depiction of how well we can move players around and still be productive. We gave up a lot of corners [this weekend], but
GARRETT STEPIEN
Then Madison Tiernan struck. The sophomore midfielder capitalized on a corner kick sent For the No. 25 Rutgers wom- in by senior forward Amy Pietranen’s soccer team, the past seven gelo in the 50th minute to give days can be summed up in one the Knights a 1-0 advantage they would not relinquish throughout word: exhausting. After a day off last Monday, the remainder of the contest. “Amy played a great ball into the Scarlet Knights grinded in the unexpected late September heat me and the defenders actually that swept through on Tuesday. stepped off thinking I was going They then packed their bags, flew to pass it, and I kind of just took out to the cornfields of Lincoln, my shot and it landed,” Tiernan Nebraska and battled for 110 said. “We’ve been working on it so minutes in an enduring 1-1 dou- much — getting the ball to your target, turning and taking our ble-overtime tie. Despite the two-day time gap shots — so, it went in our favor.” It was the only goal of the game that separated the two games, it would be easy to understand how by Rutgers, but it stepped up its Rutgers could come sluggish into aggressiveness in the second half the finale of its four-day Big Ten with 14 shots. The offense tallied a total of 21 shots. road trip. On the defensive end of the It didn’t help that the team ball, play rethey were mained the about to face “That was a total team same. boasted an unblemished effort out there today. ... sonAlllong, seathe conference It was very inspiring to Knights have record, while reliant the Knights watch. We played a lot of been on their stout were still good soccer.” defensive. The searching for consistency of their first Big MIKE O’NEILL the unit shows Ten road win. Head coach with its recent But when dominance, as Sunday’s matiit has pitched nee came and went, Rutgers could exhale with a shutout in three out of the past the satisfaction of a 1-0 triumph four games. Junior defender Erica Skroski over No. 13 Iowa. Although the Knights (7-1-1, and the defense emphasized the 3-1-1) couldn’t pull out the win containment of Iowa leading scorlast Thursday night at Nebraska, er Cloe Lacasse, who entered the head coach Mike O’Neill said the game tied for second in the Big points received from the tie and Ten with seven goals. Based on the shutout that rethe win over the Hawkeyes (83, 3-2) culminated a successful sulted, it’s safe to say Skroski and her fellow defenders on the backroad trip. “Coming back on this trip with line aced the test. “We had to keep our mark on four points, it’s big, you know?” O’Neill said. “That was a total [Lacasse], make sure we knew team effort out there today on where she was at all times and both sides of the ball. … It was we really had to defend her really very inspiring to watch. We really well,” Skroski said. “We worked played a lot of good soccer, a lot of together, we organized people around us and we basically shut good soccer.” Rutgers and Iowa exchanged her down.” seven and fives shots, respecFor updates on the Rutgers tively, in the first half, but went into the half locked up in a score- women’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter. less stalemate. STAFF WRITER
Sophomore midfielder Elyse Broderick said Rutgers can learn from the losses to the top Big Ten teams it faced this weekend. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
were able to keep the ball out of the circle a lot.” The Knights then turned their attention to No. 14 Michigan on Sunday. The Wolverines took the early lead in the game with a goal by Carly Bennett after just six minutes. Rutgers was able to fight back and score a goal off a corner thanks to Sophie Wright putting it in the net, tying the game at one going into the half. Come the second half, Michigan was able to break down the Rutgers defense and Eliza Stein was able to take advantage scoring the goal, putting the Wolverines up 2-1 and securing the victory. Rutgers had its opportunities throughout the game, playing with multiple player advantages at points. “In the end, when you’re playing really good competition, one mistake can make it or break it,” Long said. “Michigan was able to capitalize on an opportunity. However, our team is playing great hockey, we feel confident that we are where we need to be and we will be back in Michigan in November [for the Big Ten Championships].” Two hard losses like this sometimes get to a team, but Long doesn’t believe it will happen with her team. “They know that they played well and are taking a lot of confidence in that,” Long said. “They have really good perspective as a group of what worked and didn’t work and they understand what we have to work on and get better. They must do it consistently.” For updates on the Rutgers field hockey team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Gary’s not perfect, but Gary has played a lot of good football for us.” — Rutgers head football coach Kyle Flood on senior quarterback Gary Nova breaking the school’s all-time record for passing touchdowns
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FOOTBALL RUTGERS 31, TULANE 6
Senior quarterback Gary Nova scrambles in the pocket Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium. Nova threw for four scores versus Tulane and is now Rutgers’ all-time leader in the category with 61 touchdown passes, passing graduate assistant Mike Teel, who played for the Knights from 2005 to 2008. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
TOUCHDOWN KING
Nova breaks Teel’s school record of 59 touchdown passes, sets season-high in yards to lead Rutgers’ blowout GREG JOHNSON
time school record of 59 touchdown passes in the second quarter. “I saw him right after, and I said, ‘Records are made to be broken. Congratulations,’” Teel said after the game. “Now you better keep throwing some so you really set yourself apart for a while and keep it for a while.” With a season-high 291 passing yards and four scores, Nova led the Scarlet Knights to a 31-6 win against Tulane and now stands alone
SPORTS EDITOR
Mike Teel knew where to find Gary Nova when the senior quarterback made history Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium. Teel, a graduate assistant, made his way from the press box down to the locker room at halftime and joked with Nova after he broke the former Rutgers football player’s all-
at the top of Rutgers’ all-time list with 61 passing touchdowns. “You try not to think about it when you’re playing, but at halftime guys were saying, ‘Congratulations,’” Nova said. “It’s a great accomplishment. … When it’s all said and done, it’ll be something to look back at and be very proud of.” Rutgers (4-1) had every reason to feel proud after its arguably most complete win of
the season, dominating Tulane (1-4) from the outset in front of 48,361 fans. The Knights established an early ground game, even without star junior Paul James. Their defense stopped the run, save for an 86-yard Green Wave burst in the second quarter that skewed Tulane’s 4.9 yards per carr y. SEE KING ON PAGE 13
KNIGHT NOTEBOOK HAMILTON, TURAY BOTH COLLECT SACKS IN WIN AGAINST TULANE
D-line competition pays off with more sacks TYLER KARALEWICH
ed four sacks — two of which came from the defensive line. Redshirt freshman defensive end Kemoko Turay said earlier this week that if Hamilton gets a sack, he feels the need to replicate and foster the competition along the defensive line. Early in the first quarter, Hamilton got to the quarterback to close down the gap to half a sack between the duo. Turay then followed
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
There was more competition on the defensive line Saturday for the Rutgers football team against Tulane, and it wasn’t necessarily a good day for junior defensive tackle Darius Hamilton. What Hamilton was happy about was performance from the whole defense that collect-
up on the following drive with another sack, something Hamilton said frustrated him. “The kid [Turay] is relentless, man. I tried to shorten the bridge today, when I got one, but then he got one,” Hamilton said. “Every time I get one, he somehow manages to get one. He’s a great competitor and a great kid. I’m thankful to have him on the team.” While sometimes Hamilton gets hung up on some of the stats when it’s all in good fun,
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sophomore, was tied for 10th individually in the Yale Women’s Fall Intercollegiate through two rounds Saturday in New Haven, Connecticut. Clark shot nine strokes off the leader with a 150 for the Rutgers women’s golf team.
he knows it’s for the greater good of the team. Turay said that it ultimately brings the team closer and makes each player better. “Ever y day we keep tr ying to get better when rushing the passer and we did today,” Turay said. “The funny thing about it is Darius said to me, ‘Yo Kemoko, ever y time I get the sack, you always get SEE SACKS ON PAGE 13
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