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RU Choice: Vox, a student organization that works with students and Planned Parenthood to start a dialogue about sex and sex education, brought Pink Out (or #PinkOut on social media) to Rutgers this Tuesday. RUOXAN YANG
Students paint U. pink with Planned Parenthood rally BRITTANY GIBSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Let’s talk about sex. More specifically, let’s talk about what Christina Thumann, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior, called, the “problems, misconceptions and misunderstanding” our com-
munity holds on the topic. RU Choice: Vox, a student organization that works with students and Planned Parenthood to star t a dialogue about sex and sex education, brought Pink Out (or #PinkOut on social media) to Rutgers this Tuesday. “We can’t be silent anymore
about it. It’s time to get loud,” Samantha Kelly, School of Ar ts and Sciences junior and treasurer and vice president of RU Choice, said. All over the University, RU Choice was tabling, handing out flyers, chalking the sidewalks, taking white board pictures, hashtagging and encouraging
students to suppor t the not-forprofit organization by wearing pink on a “day of visibility” as Kelly said in an outline of the day’s schedule. These tables were all tools to make the subjects of sex and sexual health approachable and the club’s resources accessible, like
its connection to Planned Parenthood. The tables gave away condoms and informational handouts about contraception and Planned Parenthood’s ser vices. Rhiannon Jones, School of Ar ts junior and president of RU SEE PARENTHOOD ON PAGE 4
Eagleton students visit Harvard for conference SOPHIE NIETO MUNOZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) has created a ‘super catnip.’ PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY AVALON ZOPPO / ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Rutgers not ‘kitten’ around with new super strain of catnip dubbed CR9 SAMANTHA KARAS STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (RJAES) created a “super catnip”
that may just cause farmers and cats to grin like a Cheshire. Catnip is a perennial with aromatic oil that triggers a reaction by some cats, which causes them to become hyperactive, accord-
ing to Rutgers Today, and also acts as an insect repellent. The RJAES recently licensed the catnip — called CR9 — to SEE CATNIP ON PAGE 4
From conversing with politicians from across the country to learning about voter mobilization among millennials, two Rutgers students took a trip to Harvard University to participate in an intensive training conference led by Harvard’s Institute of Politics. The students traveled on behalf of the Eagleton Institute of Politics’ RU Voting program and attended a seminar featuring political practitioners and expert organizers on voter registration and campus political engagement. Antoinette Gingerelli, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, and Damilola Onifade, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, visited Harvard from Sept. 25 to Sept. 27 for a conference entitled “Campus Activation: Increasing Student Voting and Political Engagement.” Students from 22 states attended, all from the “National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement,” of which the Eagleton Institute is a member. “National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement” is a collection of 27 colleges and universities around the country aiming to engage and encourage the next generation to improve communities through
bipartisan politics and public service. Schools work on their own campus through collaborative efforts in three key efforts: electoral politics, career development in public service and civic education. At the conference, Gingerelli, Onifade and other students around the nation focused on voter registration and outreach programs. They also received grassroots organizing training and learned to use technology for political engagement, while also using skills gleaned from conference experts to boost voter registration on Rutgers campuses. Conference trainers included professionals with expertise in government, voter mobilization, communications, social media and marketing. Some people they spoke to included two millennial generation politicians, including Congressman Joseph Kennedy, Congresswoman Elise Stanfik and Teresa Vilmain from the Institute of Politics at Harvard University. From these speakers, they learned the difference between mobilizing and organizing, ways to use social media to engage the millennial generation and the importance of engaging this new generation in elections. Elizabeth Matto, assistant research professor at the Eagleton Institute of
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Family, friends support student who lost mom, dad over summer NIKHILESH DE CORRESPONDENT
When Bergen Community College junior Lawrence Gicaro lost his mother to bone marrow cancer in early August and his father to a brain aneurism a month later, Gicaro’s cousin Amanda Ocampo and other family members stepped up to the plate to help him heal. Ocampo, a Montclair State University junior, began a GoFundMe on Sept. 28 to help him cope with expenses after hearing her friends mention its success in helping people raise money. As of the evening of Sept. 29, Ocampo’s GoFundMe page raised $3,000 out of the total goal of $30,000. While there is no amount of money that can make up for losing loved ones, a fundraiser like this would help Gicaro handle the unexpected costs he now faces, Ocampo said. “Not a lot of people can say they know how it feels,” she said. “He’s trying, he’s had to mature and he has, not because he (wanted) to. Everything that’s happened has tested him, but he’s trying to get better.” Gicaro now lives on his own in Bergenfield, she said. He was studying accounting and business as a full-time student, but took the fall semester off, although he plans on going back to school — Ocampo said finishing his education is one of his top priorities. Gicaro said he will go back to Bergen Community College in the spring to finish his prerequisite classes for accounting, then transfer into Rutgers Business School,
Montclair State University or William Paterson University to finish his bachelor’s degree. “I’ve been trying to keep a positive outlook and I’ve been doing my best because I know my mom or dad wouldn’t want to see me upset,” he said. “I am grieving in the healthiest way possible I can.” Despite Gicaro’s bright take on the situation, he still has to foot bills from lawyers and the funeral home. Gicaro does not currently have a job, so even small donations are helpful, Ocampo said. “Our parents are (normally) always paying for everything,” Ocampo said. “Hopefully (this fundraiser) will help him go back to school.” Gicaro said he hoped to begin working at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey within the next few months. But for now, Gicaro has the support of his extended family, a large number of whom lives in the New Jersey area, Ocampo said. Having a support system like that helped, Gicaro said. He visits his cousins when he wanted a home-cooked meal or to spend the night somewhere. “The rest of my family is taking it hard,” Ocampo said. “I can’t even imagine how he’s (taking it, but) we’re there if he needs someone to listen to him or hang out. We’re there to help him with anything.” Ocampo said her cousin was a funny and artistic person who loved his parents. He was known for cracking jokes his entire life, she said. He has been making people laugh since he was a child and continues
to do so with people even if he has not spoken to them in years. “He’s a genuine and kind person,” Ocampo said. Gicaro said he was “astonished” at how many people had already donated. He received messages and donations from his secondary schoolteachers and people he knew as a child, he said. “I’m thankful for my family and friends, for all their support,” he said. “We all knew my parents, they were loving and happy people and we’re never going to forget those memories and it’s amazing that people are willing to (donate).” He said he is also grateful for the number of people who sent him their sympathy, regardless of how much is actually raised. According to gofundme.com, there is no deadline for a fundraiser, and the campaign host can withdraw the funds at any time during the campaign. Ocampo said she was thankful people were banding together to help him. She appreciates those who share information about the fundraiser as much as those who are able to donate. “We’re always there for him no matter what, and even though he lost his parents and we can’t possibly understand the way he feels we’re here,” she said. “His friends and family are always there, and judging by the donations people care.” For more information about Lawrence Gicaro or to donate to the fundraiser, people can visit https://www.gofundme.com/ helplawrencegicaro.
BEFORE I DIE Top: A student writes “Before I die I want to
grow taller...” for the Rutgers University Programming Association’s “Before I Die Walls,” held in front of the College Avenue Student Center on Sept. 29. Bottom: A student stands on a chair to write on one face of the wall. ACHINT RAINCE
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PARENTHOOD Planned Parenthood helps support women’s ability to make smart decisions, O’Hanlon says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Choice, said that despite all of the statistics available, it is “personal stories that touch people in a way facts can’t.” Pink Out is focused on creating a visual representation of the suppor t for Planned Parenthood, especially as the not-forprofit organization becomes increasingly visible in the media. Kelly believes now is the time, more than ever, to show ever yone that Planned Parenthood has a suppor t system. Jessica O’Hanlon, the public af fairs manager at Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ, said standing with Planned Parenthood means suppor ting women’s and young people’s abilities to make smar t and healthy decisions. Students can follow this suppor t with the hashtag #StandwithPP. The large presence of social media and the visual representation of an estimated 400 students at Rutgers who showed their suppor t (according to Facebook RSVPs) are just par ts of the growing conversation about sexual health. Emily Selmon, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first year, said organizations like these attract her because they open a discussion
about the facts, regardless of what media wants us to believe. The club is also a resource for information and communication tactics. Jones and Kelly both recalled how dif ficult it can be to interact with someone who doesn’t share the same views as them about Planned Parenthood because of misinformation in mass media. Matthew Middleton, a School of Ar ts and Science senior, at-
“It’s important to understand what actually happens there instead of what the media wants you to think.” MATTHEW MIDDLETON School of Arts and Sciences Senior
tended the RU Choice meeting and plans to stay an active member in the organization because of the skills it provides to star t a dialogue about the importance of Planned Parenthood. “It’s impor tant to understand what actually happens there instead of what the media wants you to think,” Middleton said in reference to the video created by the anti-abor tion
activist group, Center for Medical Progress. “2.7 million women and men in the United States annually visit (Planned Parenthood) for trusted health care ser vices and information,” according to PlannedParenthood.org. Only about 3 percent of their ser vices are abor tion-related although that aspect dictates a lot the conversation, Kelly said. She believes Planned Parenthood should be thought of as a health center for anyone still questioning their legitimacy. Rutgers is a sex positive place, which can over whelm students who enter the University without prior sexual education, Kelly said. Therefore a goal of RU Choice is to continue to promote a sex positive environment to share personal stories, ask questions and hear “it’s okay to have sex” as long as you’re safe. O’Hanlon called this “the best RU Choice year ever,” in terms of members, enthusiasm and commitment to the cause. The Pink Out has just been a star ting point for the semester. Later in October there will be a roundtable discussion with guests from Planned Parenthood and RU Choice Alumni. There will also be a Sex Olympics, a sex positive carnival featuring a “Nuva Ring Toss” and “Pin the IUD on the Uterus.” RU Choice hoped to demonstrate that Planned Parenthood is suppor ted and won’t back down. It will continue to be active and inclusive to, as Thumann said, show suppor t to an organization that helps millions of people across the countr y.
CATNIP New catnip has bigger leaves, flowers, which has longer shelf life, according to Rutgers Today is rich in the bioactive compound that repels the mosquiBall Hor ticulture, an Illinois tos away and drives cats wild,” company that will produce the Simon said. Simon said apar t from the seeds for commercial farmers, new plant’s better har vesting according to Rutgers Today. “In the past, catnip wasn’t capabilities, it is as ef ficient, if grown much because the plant not better, than the most comitself was never developed to mon pesticide in standard mosgenerate commercially accept- quito repellent: DEET. “These new studies have able yields from its leaves and flowers, which produce its ar- identified that this extract from omatic ... oils, and thus, wasn’t catnip is ver y ef fective in repelling mosprofitable,” quitos,” Sisaid James mon said. Simon, profes“These new studies have “While mossor in the Deidentified that this quitos are an par tment of i n c o n v e extract from catnip is Plant Biology to us and Patholovery effective in repelling nience here in the gy and leader mosquitos.” United States of the super when we are catnip develJANET SIMON outside and opment. Professor in the Department of Plant Biology need to use The new and Pathology an insect reproduct also pellent lohas bigger tion, or feel leaves and to go inside flowers, which results in a lon- forced ger shelf life, according to Rut- due to the mosquitoes, in othgers Today. The size makes the er countries, people have to process of har vesting better worr y about the deadly diseasbecause it allows the catnip to es that are being transmitted be collected twice a year in- by mosquitos.” Simon also told Rutgers Today stead of once. “We developed a super cat- that the new breed of catnip outnip that can sur vive nor th- performed all other commercial ern winters and produce catnip lines currently available copious amounts of aromatic oil on the seed market and should with a special composition that be available as seed by 2017. CONTINUED FROM FRONT
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CRIME SEPT. 29 FRANKLIN — Dynesha Jackson, 22, of Hillsborough, Adrienne Woodard, 22, of New Brunswick and Lashawn Boyd, 19, also of New Brunswick are all being held in the Somerset County Jail after police received a tip on their whereabouts. The three have been wanted on drug and gun charges. SEPT. 29 JACKSON — Brad Reiter has been arrested after allegedly stealing $1.6 million from a Long Island town’s emergency medical ser vices. The 50-yearold surrendered to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office and will be arraigned on Tuesday. Reiter ser ved as the treasurer and president of the Bellmore-Merrick EMS at various times over the past several years. The scheme was uncovered when the EMS’s new leadership discovered the amount deposited into its bank account, after receiving payments from
insurance companies, was far less than it should have been. SEPT. 29 HACKENSACK — Dr. Raja K. Jagtiani of Bergenfield was accused of sexually abusing patients and staff. The 54-year-old faces multiple counts of criminal sexual contact, simple assault and harassment by offensive touching. He is accused of inappropriately touching seven women. SEPT. 29 BAYONNE — A Rahway man with a fake driver’s license threatened police officers as they arrested him on Friday. The 22-year-old was stopped with a fraudulent Connecticut license and marijuana on Broadway between 51st and 52nd Streets. He was charged with fraudulent government documents, obstructing a governmental function, resisting arrest, terroristic threats and possession of marijuana under 50 grams. The man was later released on summons.
The students traveled on behalf of the Eagleton Institute of Politics’ RU Voting program and attended a seminar featuring political practitioners and expert organizers on voter registration and campus political engagement. ACHINT RAINCE
HARVARD Onifade says she learned how other schools held successful voter registration drives CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Politics and the director of the Institute’s Youth Political Participation Program (YPPP), attended Harvard with Gingerelli and Onifade. She said the students brought back important skills to aid student engagement on campus. “We talked to some real experts at a high national level offering their expertise, but also their advice,” said Matto. “Two sessions really resonated with me on providing guidance and using social media. We learned skills on how you organize a movement and get a team of people organized and get them to mobilize on campus.” An important new skill learned was how to effectively use the tools of social media to encourage the student body to go out and vote, she said. Onifade said her favorite aspect of the conference was also learning about social media from Benny Johnson, Creative Director of the Independent Journal Review. “In Benny’s presentation, he honed in on the importance of utilizing the tools of social media such as Vine and Buzzfeed to engage the millennial generation,” said Onifade. “I was able to see that voting for our generation cannot be something that they view their parents only do.” Matto said she hopes students realize the importance of voting at a young age. “Student engagement in politics is important because the habits you
establish at this age will persist into adulthood,” she said. “There’s a lot of ways to be engaged but voting is one of the important ones.” Onifade said by using this skill, she hopes to tap into the resources that can engage students to be politically active. She also said she learned from other schools ways in which they were able to hold successful voter registration drives depending on campus size and resources. “This information will provide RU Voting with different perspectives on how to cater better to our different campuses and reach more students effectively,” she said. Charles Nary, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and the Undergraduate Associate for Rutgers University Eagleton Institute, said that students need to recognize the importance of being involved in politics to show that their voices and votes matter. “We need to better show students that their votes are important. If they don’t vote, politicians have no reason to cater to their ideas,” said Nar y. “I don’t think many students think about it that way. We need to break the stigma that a single vote does not matter.” In the future, Onifade said she hopes to continue assisting with RU Voting. “Getting students aware and engaged is something that I feel is important for our generation to truly be impactful,” she said.
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Papa Grande Grill offers ‘grande’ portions at affordable prices NICHOLAS DEMAREST CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The “Fat Mac” is a burrito stuffed with mac and cheese, pulled pork, bacon and onion rings, served with seasoned “Jersey shore french fries”. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR
A self-proclaimed, “Jersey Mex” restaurant, Papa Grande Grille offers a selection of taste bud-stimulating, flavorful food that is matched by no other local restaurant. Owned by Rutgers alumnus Bruce Jones and located on the corner of Central Avenue and Louis Street, Papa Grande Grille brings a whole variety of fresh, Mexican-style food to New Brunswick. When I walked into the establishment, a waitress kindly greeted me with menus, and I was given the luxur y of being able to seat myself wherever I would like. A restaurant with a only a few tables and no booths, it appears as if it can only fit about 20 people inside. A vast amount of Rutgers pride is visible as soon as you walk in — the walls are lined with photographs of different University tables, and there are advertisements for Rutgers events on ever y table. To add to the “Jersey Mex” feel, the salt and pepper shakers are small Corona bottles to make fun-loving Rutgers students feel at home. Now down to the oh-so-grande portions ser ved up at Papa Grande Grille. As soon as you sit down, you are handed a complimentar y bowl of homemade tortilla chips and salsa. The salsa has a little kick of spiciness and the chips are warm and freshly made. Being at a Mexican-themed restaurant, I could not help myself from ordering “Papa’s Nachos,” which consists of homemade chips, cheese, pico de gallo, olives, guacamole, jalapenos and sour cream. The toppings are chopped and nicely tossed together so you never find yourself eating a chip covered in only one substance, but an excellently diversified, flavorful mixture of the ingredients.
For my entree, I chose the “Fat Mac,” a generously sized burrito stuffed with mac and cheese, pulled pork, bacon and onion rings ser ved with seasoned “Jersey Shore french fries.” There is not a chance any person could leave hungr y after eating this burrito because when they label it “fat,” they mean it. The cheese has a variety of spices giving the burrito a strong aroma when you cut it open, and an utterly satisfying taste once you bite into it. The macaroni makes the burrito extremely filling, and the crunchiness of the bacon and onions rings left me satisfied after eating this monster of a burrito. As a college student, cost is important when it comes to choosing meals. At Papa Grande, it is important to them as well. Having only two menu items priced more than $10, getting your money’s worth is a non-issue when it comes to the ridiculously large portion sizes. In addition, a series of coupons, one for each day of the week, is attached to the menu given to you when you walk in the door. Jones’s own experience as a former Rutgers student seemed to have made him conscious of the cost effectiveness of his food. Overall, Papa Grande Grille is wildly diverse, affordable and a quick place to stop by for lunch, dinner or any time during their hours of operation, which seem to vary quite progressively with the demand of the business. They are open at 11 a.m. until late on Thursdays and Fridays, as well as from noon until late on Saturdays, and open until 11 p.m. every other night of the week. Papa Grande Grille is supportive of the Rutgers community and is quite welcoming to the student body. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is looking to enjoy a cheap, timely and Rutgers-friendly dining experience.
“Papa’s Nachos” consists of chips, cheese, pico de gallo, olives, guacamole, jalapenos and sour cream. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR
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Women’s health is not up for debate Funding Planned Parenthood is not only about abortion
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utgers students showed their support of repeatedly reduced to being a single-issue organiPlanned Parenthood on Tuesday by wearing zation? Likely because their largest beneficiaries pink, people across the nation have changed are women, but Planned Parenthood does not only their profile pictures to show solidarity and yet the benefit women. The services they provide invariably United States Senate is planning to advance a bill benefit the men that women chose as their sexual that will continue funding the non-profit. But the partners. Similarly, as an organization, they take questions remains, why is this a topic of discussion? stances on immigration, sexual assault and sexual Once again, a plan to defund Planned Parenthood orientation, as well as gender issues. But if genhas been devised, as 239 Republicans in the U.S. dered health care was indeed the concern, where House of Representatives voted against the contin- are the bills about men? Numbers of men are diaguation of funding for the organization. Every couple nosed with erectile dysfunction on a daily basis, so years, the issue of women’s health becomes a topic where are the bills stopping them from getting medof national discussion, and it is almost always framed ical care? No one thinks to impede upon the health in terms of abortion rights. A woman’s worth and rights of men, especially not when it comes to their ability to access health care should not be dimin- sexual health. The fact of the matter is that America as a nation ished by her ability to reproduce. The discussion about funding Planned Parent- is incapable of talking about sexual health in a poshood should not be about whether or not someone, itive manner. Prostitutes and pornography can be shamed, shows and commeras an individual, is procials aired both on the radio choice or pro-life. The disand television can be laden cussion is inherently about “Abortions are not the only with sexual innuendoes, but women being able to access medical service Planned when a person decides to have medical services and health a positive discussion on sexual care. It is impossible to deny Parenthood provides.” health and health in general, that numbers of women liketheir concerns are drowned ly use Planned Parenthood for the abortion services they provide. But not all out by Bible-thumping, welfare-hating politicians. What is so wrong with women wanting to be in of them fit the prejudiced stereotype of the “ungrateful woman” who had multiple abortions and control of their health care? Why is the national dido nothing but mooch off of government assistance. alogue so obsessed with abortion that policymakers Nonetheless, abortions are not the only medical can’t see past this and consider the well-being and service Planned Parenthood provides. In addition livelihood of women? Questioning, “what if it was to providing abortion services that patients typically your mother, sister or aunt who needed their serpay either out-of-pocket or with an insurance policy, vices,” while good intentioned, is a flawed line of reaPlanned Parenthood provides breast cancer screen- soning. Lawmakers and individuals should not have ings, STI and HIV/AIDS testing and counseling. to be able to directly relate to a cause or an issue to They help individuals, especially women and teen- be able to understand its benefits. The national political dialogue surrounding age girls, to learn more about their sexual health Planned Parenthood is nothing short of shameful. and receive accurate information. The slogans being used by Planned Parenthood Women once picketed for health care and reproducsupporters are “Stand Up for Women,” and “Stand tive rights, and they won the fight. So why are we with Planned Parenthood,” not “Stand Up for Abort- discussing it again? Debating the issue is as asinine ed Babies.” If members of the organization are say- as denying the sun rises every morning, there’s just ing they stand for other issues, then why are they no point. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 147th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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RUSA’s failure to create sexual assault committee is vile MIDWEEK CRISIS SABAH ABASSI
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ccording to the Rutgers University Student Assembly — our student government that supposedly represents the voices of our undergraduate population — sexual violence on our campus just isn’t important enough of an issue to merit its own permanent committee. I’m not sensationalizing. How else does one explain this: Of the 12,343 students at Rutgers who took last year’s #iSpeak campus climate survey as part of a White House pilot program to address sexual assault on college campuses around the country, nearly a quarter of the respondents said that they had been victims of sexual violence before even coming to college. Nationwide, about 20 percent of women have reported some kind of unwanted sexual contact while in college. But despite the statistical evidence that one in four women experiences sexual violence in college, and despite the fact that we know it to be an unacceptably common occurrence right here in New Brunswick, RUSA struck down a bill that would create a standing committee to address sexual assault on campus. When suggestions for a permanent committee failed, the bill was taken a step down to propose an ad hoc committee that would have to be voted on for yearly renewal until, presumably, sexual assault and violence is a
nonissue at Rutgers. But even then, the bill only got support from two people out of the all its voting members — everyone else either voted no or abstained. I can think of very few explanations for that kind of a response. With conversations around the country shifting toward the unequivocally urgent need for reform when it comes to addressing sexual violence, this kind of inaction from our student assembly is absolutely inexcusable. A standing committee in RUSA would ensure that issues of sexual assault on campus are not swept under the rug, as they have been on an admin-
of fringe, special-interest issue that only affects feminists or “Douglass women” or those who may have had a personal traumatic experience. But if ever there were to be even one permanent committee on a “very specific” issue (yes, so very specific that it only impacts the physical and/or mental health at least half of the Rutgers University population), this is it. Not to mention, victims of sexual violence are not exclusively women. It’s astounding to me that this is even up for debate. If a woman is telling you that the most important issue to her as an under-
“ ... The standing committee that was created last year for athletic affairs that passed with virtually no debate. But no, it’s not the appropriate structure to address the rampant, widespread issue of sexual violence and assault on campus.” istrative level at Rutgers and at educational institutions across the country. Here’s a direct quote from a RUSA member on his reasoning for voting against the committee: “All the other committees, if you think about them — (cover broader topics) ... (and) this committee is such a specific issue. And even long-term, this committee can be merged into another committee, so I don’t see this committee standing on its own.” And that line of reasoning, in a nutshell, is exactly the problem with discussions about sexual violence: That it’s some kind
graduate student at Rutgers is clear campus policy to prevent and address sexual assault, you listen to her and you listen to the many others who agree. Sexual assault is everyone’s problem, and it is not going to be resolved in a year or two with a temporary committee. It’s the kind of dismissive, and frankly sexist, attitude like the one displayed by RUSA regarding this issue that sets us so far behind where we need to be right now when it comes to preventing assault, protecting victims and changing the climate on campus to one of absolute zero tolerance for any kind of sexual violence.
US economy rests upon shaky ground ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD CONNOR SIVERSKY
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entral banks throughout the world use different processes to control the flow of currency at domestic and international levels. The tools employed by central banks are defined broadly as instruments of monetary policy, and the term has become increasingly relevant in international news throughout the past several years. Following the housing crisis and subsequent economic recession witnessed in the United States after 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank took many steps with the intention of maintaining its statutory objectives provided by the U.S. Congress. These objectives, known internally as the “dual mandate,” demand by law that the objectives of monetary policy conducted in the U.S. will ensure maximum employment and moderate long-term interest rates, ideally providing the economic foundations necessary to foster a strong economy with sustainable growth and inflation levels. Historically, the Federal Reserve has succeeded in maintaining its goals, albeit with several instances of human error that represent significant deviations from the norm. For example, during the inflation spike of the late 1970s, then-Chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker raised baseline interest rates two-fold, resulting in immediately higher unemployment due to increased costs of business. While this was initially recognized as a detriment to the economic climate, Volcker made this move knowing that higher interest rates would curb dangerously high inflation levels, eventually bringing about a healthier market for employment and stable prices. Rest assured, the policy changes implemented by the Federal Reserve have profound effects on the economic climate of the United States, arguably more so than the policies implemented
by even the president and Congress. Since the end of the last major recession, business and economic media maintained a focus on the actions of central banks around the world, specifically in regard to the baseline interest rates maintained by these institutions. For the most part, the major reserve banks cut rates to the lowest levels ever recorded. Some, namely the Federal Reserve, even took the trend further by conducting large-scale asset purchases, a process known as quantitative easing to further catalyze investment in domestic and international equity markets.
“Recent news certainly shows that the world economy is standing on uneven footing at best.” The idea behind this course of action is relatively simple: Lowering baseline rates decreases the cost of investing across the board, while large-scale asset purchases decreases the potential return on investment of government bonds significantly. Combined, the end result is an artificially liquid market where investors are enticed, and in some ways forced to place their money in businesses as opposed to safer government bonds. While central banks around the world have certainly taken a pragmatic approach to addressing the slow recovery, their actions in the past several years are evidence of systemic issues in the global economy. Historical baseline rate levels show that even in times of recession and recovery, central banks will lower rates insofar that an effect is felt while maintaining a significant buffer from the zero mark in case of a further downturn. However, recently these same institutions lowered rates to what is essentially zero. Generally,
the worry associated with the low interest rate levels implemented to combat the relevant economic headwinds is that growth would take off too quickly, pushing inflation up to uncomfortable levels. The current situation, however, is unprecedented in that even through the implementation of what is essentially the most accommodating monetary policy possible, major central banks throughout the world cannot even meet their inflation targets. All factors considered, the data suggests that the world economy is indeed sluggish, and the institutions tasked with catalyzing growth are hard-pressed to implement methods that will turn the tide of this trend. Recent news certainly shows that the world economy is standing on uneven footing at best. Reports coming out of China indicating economic deceleration shocked international equity markets in the end of August, inflation projections are decreasing significantly across the board and the complexion of the Eurozone economy provided an ominous undertone to business news since the end of the mortgage crisis several years prior. While the casual observer in the United States may be able to ignore the gritty details due to a relatively strong dollar and labor market, it is of practical importance to be aware of what exactly is going on regarding international monetary policy. Ultimately, the biggest worry today is the risk of deflation, or falling prices that are essentially a theoretical guarantee of an economic recession, or worse. Given that the Federal Reserve is practically operating at its lowest rung and would be hard-pressed to provide further economic stimulation, then the casual observer would certainly be negatively affected by a further downturn.
According to RUSA members who voted against the committee, this is just a matter of structure and procedure. A standing committee is only for issues that deal with longterm goals of interest to the entire student body — such as, apparently, the standing committee that was created last year for athletic affairs that passed with virtually no debate. But no, it’s not the appropriate structure to address the rampant, widespread issue of sexual violence and assault on campus. And it looks like structural procedure matters much more to a governing body like RUSA than the safety of Rutgers students. I really do believe that our student body has the potential to revolutionize Rutgers and create a more democratic and involved environment, especially when it comes to securing our basic rights to safety and affordable education. Does that happen through RUSA? Ideally, it would be a great place to start. But if we can’t rely on our student government to fairly represent the interests of the majority of the student body (it’s just a wild guess, but I’m pretty sure addressing rape culture on campus is more of a student priority than dealing with the administrative mess that is athletic affairs), we need to either make the commitment to start holding them more accountable or find another way to make ourselves heard. Sabah Abbasi is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science and public health with a minor in Arabic. Her column, “Midweek Crisis,” runs on alternate Wednesdays. She is the former Opinions Editor of The Daily Targum.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Column on Pope has glaring inaccuracies, facts that lack context Wow, it is hard to know where to begin with the piece written by Mr. Jonathan Finnerty. Laden with inaccuracy — the facts being too rich for his taste — the article published on Friday is a severely misinformed, hardly philosophical rant. Though there is much I could write, I will reduce my comments to two simple points. My first point is the statement about the Vatican Bank being worth $7.3 billion. It seems to imply that this is the Pope’s personal bank account that he is freely able to disperse. The Vatican is a bank like any other bank whose assets are not personally controlled or disposable by any one person — not even the Pope. Secondly, to answer the Finnerty’s question, “why not begin dispersing some needed green among the more poverty stricken masses?” Just in the U.S. alone, the Catholic Church is responsible for more fundraising and disbursement than UNICEF. Yes, billions of aid dollars from U.S. Catholics to the poor at home and abroad. Simply check the website “Charity Navigator” or Forbes magazine’s list of the Top 50 Charities to confirm this. I advise a little research before a rant! Brother Joseph Donovan is the Director of the Catholic Center at Rutgers University.
Connor Siversky is a Rutgers Business School senior majoring in finance with a minor in math. His column, “Elsewhere in the World,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
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Today’s Birthday (09/30/15). Balance work, health and happiness this year by re-evaluating priorities. Grow your social connections and communications to advance. New career opportunities arise after 3/8. Step into new leadership after 3/23. Friends and family remind you what’s really important. Share your 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 a 7 -- Communications provide key with navigating financial matters. Begin by writing it down. It’s a good time to discuss priorities. Secrets are revealed. Listen carefully, and pick up the subtle innuendoes. Confirmation arrives from far away. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- You’ve got the power to create. Ask friends for advice. Generate financial stability. Start by counting your stash. Someone is saying nice things about you. You can do whatever you put your mind to. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 6 -- You’re especially sensitive. Find the perfect words easily. Friends help you understand. Family discussions reveal new avenues. Listen carefully. Your ideas flower now. Let another person win an argument. Compromise. Conclude agreements in private. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Your community is abuzz with news. All of a sudden, it all makes sense ... at least, for one brilliant moment. Ask for more than you think likely to get. Resolve a possible misunderstanding. Push your agenda now. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Confer with family regarding recent professional opportunities. File papers where they go. Consult friends in the business. Connect with industry groups, in person or in print. Outside perspectives can also be illuminating. You can solve this puzzle. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Use brains, not brawn. Calm somebody’s irrational fears. Good news comes from far away, or someone travels a great distance. Listen to a wider range of diverse viewpoints. Craft a compelling case to persuade others to action.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Update your accounts. File, sort and organize financial papers. Do the homework. Stay in communication on money matters. Count and measure what’s coming in and going out. Discover an error that could have been costly. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- It’s easier to talk things over with your partner. Reassess priorities and shared finances. Listen more than speaking. See things from another’s view. Study the situation. Breaking news impacts your decision. Keep the tone respectful. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Communications could get intense at work. Pay attention to what gets said. Your team has great ideas. Study any criticism objectively. Set priorities. New information relieves frustration. Find another way to work smarter. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is an 8 -- Family fun takes priority. Find out what everyone wants. Notice the unspoken, as well as what people say. Include your own enthusiasms in the game plan. Talk about what you love. Practice skills by playing together. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 6 -- Do the work and make the money. Record progress to date. Orders come from on high. Begin a new verbal campaign. Find another way to work smarter. Discuss your plans with one you love. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Get into writing, publishing and promotional projects. Words flow easily, although communications could seem intense. Revise plans. Lists are good. Listen carefully. Study with passion. Complete written documents or papers. Make a startling discovery.
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Rutgers saw 10 players finish under par on day 1 of Johnie Imes Invitational
Jason Wright nets 2 of Rutgers’ 8 goals, guides Knights back into win column
CONTINUED FROM BACK last day, which was a big deal to be able to come back and catch two or three teams which is hard to do when you’re playing golf.” The golfers finished in 12th place out of 18 teams. The Knights shot a first round 298, a second round 303 and a third round 292 for a team total of 893 at the Club at Old Hawthorne. The team had a plus-29 for the event. “We had a really good performance,” said Williams. “We set program records again this week and we had an overall really good team effort. We counted scores from all five players again and had one of the players tie a personal best so, it was a really good weekend for us.” The par 72, 6,204-yard course has wide fairways and greens but features numerous water hazards, bunkers and undulating greens. According to oldhawthorne.com, overly confident golfers get into trouble on the course, often hitting the golf ball over the greens. The teams began play on Monday morning with the first two rounds, or 36 holes, set to take place. The third and final rounds were played on Tuesday. Rutgers’ lineup consisted of seniors Christina Paulsen, Gabrielle Sacheli and Racquel Zurick, along with sophomores Tatum Jackson and Emily Mills. Sacheli saw her first action of the year at the Johnie Imes Invitational and did not disappoint. She shot an even 72 in the first round with four birdies and 10 pars. In round two, she had a three over par, 75 and added four more birdies and eight pars. Sacheli hit a plus-three, 75 in the third round, birdied twice and shot for par 11 times. The Pittsford, New York, native landed the best spot in the standings for the Knights by finishing in 38th place with a total score of 222. “Gabrielle came out and shot even par getting back into the lineup for the fall,” Williams said. “She was hurt last spring so having her get back in the lineup was really good for us and obviously it was great for her to come out and shoot even par and then back that up with a nice round of, I think she shot 75 in the second round.” Mills also put up a six over par, 222 at the Invite and captured a 38th place finish along with Sacheli. The Colts Neck, New Jersey, native compiled eight birdies and 34 pars during the course of the three rounds. Mills improved her scorecard after each round, shooting a plus-three 75 on the first 18 holes, a two over par, 74 in the second round and a plus-one, 71 in the third round. Finishing in 52nd place, Jackson posted a nine over par, 225, two strokes behind Mills and Sacheli. She put up a plus-three 75
in each of the three rounds. The Mountain Brook, Alabama, native hit 35 pars and six birdies in Missouri. Paulsen birdied five times and parred 33 times at the event. She shot a plus-four, 76 in the first round, a seven over par, 79 in the second 18 holes, and a plus-one 73 in the third round. The Ridgewood, New Jersey, native had a 12 over par, 228 for the tournament and finished in 64th place in the individual standings. Zurick hit a plus-14, 230 and ended up in 69th place for Rutgers. Zurick shot a plus-eight, 80 in the first 18 holes, a plus-seven, 79 in round two and played very well in the third round with a minus-one, 71. She compiled eight birdies and 28 pars. Mizzou won the Johnie Imes Inviatational with an astonishing 39 under par, 825 team score. The Tigers’ Jess Meek won the Individual Championship by shooting a minus-15, 201. Mizzou’s Michelle Butler and Ciara Young both earned ties for second place with scores of three under par, 207. Meghan MacLaren of Florida International rounded out the top four with a 209. Middle Tennessee captured second place by putting up a minus-14, 850. Kansas State and Iowa both tied for third place with scores of 864 which is even par. “I think in this event there were 18 teams or something like that,” Williams said. “We didn’t play with Iowa so we didn’t really see very much of them this week. Golf is like that, you really only see the players, the teams that you’re paired with. … Until we get a win, I can’t be too excited about it so, we’re still searching for that first Big Ten win.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s golf team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
CONTINUED FROM BACK “I was kind of frustrated having those chances early in the game and not capitalizing on them, but after I just relaxed and put it behind me and that was a good decision from me to just let that pass and let it continue and know it’s a new half,” Wright said “Fortunately for me, I had two (goals) and I’m happy for that.” Wright missed a penalty between his first and second goal, but he won’t allow it to bring down his confidence. “That’s all in the game. You score some, you miss some,” Wright said. “You just have to accept it and move on and, like I said, I got two and the team won 8-nil, a pretty handsome victor y. It’s nothing to linger on, it’s just a penalty … (missing it) won’t do anything to my confidence.” JP Correa was the main protagonist in the Rutgers win, contributing to half of the goals the Knights scored on the night. The fifth-year senior opened the scoring for Rutgers in the seventh minute after intercepting a poor pass in Loyola’s final third and curling a shot past Tyler Beaudoin for his second goal on the season. Correa was again present in the Knights’ second goal of the night, running down the left flank and whipping in a cross that found the head of a wide-open Miles Hackett. The sophomore for ward buried his header past Beaudoin to double Rutgers’ lead and add to his goal tally, which is now up to five in eight games, equalling Wright for most on the team. The next two goals were also assisted by Correa. First finding Wright and then Erik Sa, he completed his hat-trick of assists just before the hour mark.
Content with his production on the field, Correa gives all the glor y to his team. “Oh, yeah, definitely,” Correa said. “A goal and three assists, how can you not be satisfied? But at the end of the day, it’s all about the win, that’s all I’m happy for. It was a team effort. We moved the ball well, ever yone’s tr ying to play. It was a good effort. My teammates helped me out a lot.” Leading, 6-0, with 25 minutes remaining, Donigan gave some of his players who don’t usually play significant minutes a chance to prove their worth in a live game situation. And they delivered. “It gives those kids a chance to be confident about what they
bring to the table and it gives us more confidence to put them in the situations where we know what they’re capable of doing,” Donigan said. “Ever ybody, pretty much, that normally doesn’t get a lot of time and came in and got some minutes tonight, I thought really proved some value and that’s really gonna help them down the road as we move for ward and it’s gonna make us a deeper team.” With Big Ten rival Penn State traveling to the Banks this weekend, the latest emphatic win could provide a boost of momentum for the Knights. “(The win was) ver y important,” Donigan said. “You want to build off as much confidence and momentum as possible heading into a conference game at home against Penn State.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @briannnnf and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
Fifth-year senior JP Correa ignited the fire to Rutgers’ scoring frenzy with his goal in the seventh minute to open the game. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2015
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September 30, 2015 WOMEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS EAGER TO BOUNCE BACK FROM TOUGH ROAD TRIP
Knights remain confident, persevere after first losses MIKE O’SULLIVAN STAFF WRITER
Sometimes, it takes a bit of adversity to refocus a team and get back to the basics.
The No. 11 Rutgers women’s soccer team certainly hopes this is the case. The program returned home after dropping two Big Ten road games against Illinois and Northwestern.
The Scarlet Knights (8-2, 1-2) defeated Mar yland in their opening match of a three-game road swing, but suffered a pair of one-goal losses in their final two contests.
Junior midfielder Madison Tiernan led her team with three shots against Northwestern. She said her team is determined to rebound from the road losses. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / AUGUST 2015
Head coach Mike O’Neill successful campaigns in recent knows his team will have to be re- years that found ways to recovsilient in order to return to its win- er and get back to winning after ning ways and believes his group tough losses. Along with switching conwill bounce back in short order. “In order to have a good sea- ferences, the team just getting son, you need to pay close atten- a feel for Big Ten competition tion to the details,” he said. “We’re and the travel that comes along very confident that we’re going to with it, it has not been the bounce back and regroup. Every easiest schedule for the game in the Big Ten is going to Knights to navigate over the be a battle, but I am 100 percent past few years. But they won many of their sure that we will bounce back because of the type of group we games, even with all the moving have here. It’s a long season and parts and outside factors. Junior midfielder Madison we still have the right pieces to be Tiernan played well for the successful as we go forward.” After opening their season Knights this season and throughout her career. with an eightShe comes off game winning “We can’t change what a game where streak, along she was agwith posting happened in the past gressive in a shutout in couple of games, so now her attack each victory, led the the Knights we have to come out with and Knights with hit their first fire under us.” three shots. bump in the She took road in what is MADISON TIERNAN on a leada long season. Junior Midfielder ership role Their 2-1 this year and loss to Illinois was their first of the season. They believes her team will remain hoped to finish their road trip at poised and ready to roll deNorthwestern with a win, but fell spite the recent rough stretch short in excruciating fashion, giv- of games. “We can’t change what haping up the lone goal in overtime pened in the past couple of for a 1-0 loss. It was not the way the Knights games, so now we have to come hoped to finish their road trip, but out with a fire under us and get they saw some good things they back to playing our game,” she liked and are encouraged about said. “We have more ver y good their upcoming three-match opponents coming up and we home stand against conference know that we can’t take any Big Ten game lightly because opponents. “We’ve just got to keep going,” of all the competition in the said senior defender Brianne conference. Ever yone’s head is Reed. “We know what we are ca- in the right place and we are repable of and how much potential ally looking for ward to getting this team has and now it is up to back out there soon.” us to prove what we can do.” For updates on the Rutgers Fortunately for Rutgers, the team is loaded with veter- women’s soccer team, follow @Tarans like Reed who were part of gumSports on Twitter.
Senior defender Brianne Reed remains positive in the Knights’ ability to post solid performances during the rest of the season. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015
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September 30, 2015 FOOTBALL KNIGHTS RETURN TO ACTION OCT. 10 AGAINST NO. 2 MICHIGAN STATE
Rutgers adjusts to lighter workload during bye week GARRETT STEPIEN
top two aspects that stick out, Rutgers won’t be getting too caught up in preparation for its second Heading into its first and only conference game of the season. Past what happens on the bye week of the season, the Rutgers football team finds itself in a practice field, Wilson and the Knights pick things up heavily unique position. At the end of September, the in the recruiting trail. With the Scarlet Knights (2-2, 0-1) were open weekend, the assistant able to avoid disaster last Satur- head coach, who also oversees day with a 27-14 drubbing of Kan- the running backs unit, said sas (0-3) for their first homecom- those plans were on the agenda. “This is our only bye week and ing victory since a 21-20 triumph our only bye week this season,” he past Navy on Oct. 15, 2011. But the win held more value said. “We feel it’s important to go than that. After a heartbreaking out and see as many kids as we can 37-34 home loss to Washington see and … see the coaches and State on Sept. 12 and a 28-3 em- keep building the relationships.” Without bar rassment head coach at Penn State “The sense that Kyle Flood, on Sept. 19, who remains interim head I get is the suspendcoach Norries ones that are ed from his Wilson said game day duhe viewed the committed are still ties until Rutmatchup with gers heads to the Jayhawks committed with us.” Bloomington as a must-win for an Oct. “to a point.” NORRIES WILSON 17 Big Ten With an Interim Head Coach matchup with Oct. 10 showIndiana, the down against No. 2 Michigan State firing off question arises regarding how the first round of the 2015 Big Wilson and the staff approaches Ten gauntlet, Rutgers receives the process of keeping the class all the time in the world to pre- of 2016 together. But after Jarrod Hewitt anpare for a team that shredded the Knights, 45-3, last year in nounced his decision to decommit from the Knights via TwitEast Lansing. So, just what goes into this ter, the three-star defensive end week of practice with an upcom- from Venice, Florida, became the first recruit to drop amid ing idle Saturday? “(Tuesday) was the first day Flood’s suspension and the offwe practiced,” Wilson said in his field controversy that has built weekly Big Ten teleconference. “... up since August. When Wilson speaks with We came out stressing the things that we’ve been discussing on — commits and interested recruits, unforced penalties, no false starts, he said he answers the questions lining up offsides and turnovers and concerns of the players and their parents as honestly and and working on fundamentals.” Taking off on Sunday and openly as possible. And when it Monday, Rutgers’s practice comes down to keeping the class schedule for the week progress- together, Wilson stated his peres past Tuesday into Wednesday spective simply. “The sense that I get is the and Thursday. The lighter workload isn’t ones that are committed are still the only element to the Knights’ with us,” he said. “And the ones that had interest in us are still preparation that has changed. While Wilson said he and the very interested in us.” *** coaching staff have broken down Lost in the mix of Rutgers’s the early film on the Spartans, noting the physicality of the de- most recent win was the improvefense and the front seven as the ment of its offensive line. SPORTS EDITOR
Sophomore running back Josh Hicks ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries behind a resurgent offensive line. RUOXUAN YANG / SEPTEMBER 2015
Entering the bye week, interim head coach Norries Wilson and the coaching staff hit the road to recruit with the lighter workload this week. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015 One week after the Knights’ surrendered five sacks and mustered 43 yards on 32 carries against the Nittany Lions in Happy Valley, Rutgers responded with 312 yards on 58 carries against Kansas in a 27-14 rebound win. Sophomore running back Josh Hicks, who had a gamehigh 113 yards and two touchdowns on 21 touches, commended the efforts of the line to open holes and room to run when he met with reporters after the game last Saturday. “Our guys up front played a tough game and we ran the ball really well,” he said. On top of that, the Knights kept sophomore quarterback
Chris Laviano standing upright with zero sacks on the afternoon. To Wilson, that has been the most important — and perhaps overlooked — element to the offense’s overall resurgence heading into the bye week. “(The offensive line) rebounded from the five sacks performance that they had — that we had — at Penn State,” he said. “They protected the quarterback pretty good this past week, just giving their quarterback time to see options and open throws, giving a lot of opportunities to the receivers and the tight ends to catch the ball and get downfield.” Laviano, who completed 18-of25 passes for 201 yards and two
touchdowns, was given enough time to register a rebound performance of his own. Despite the two interceptions, Laviano underlined the importance of the offense’s ability to rebound heading into the bye week with Michigan State looming. “It’s really important,” he said. “It gives pretty much everyone in the program confidence now that we’ve got two wins and it’s contagious. You’re just hungry for another one, so I’m sure we’ll put a lot of work in this week and next week and leading up to our next game.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @GarrettStepien and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS 8, LOYOLA (MD.) 0
RU gets Wright back on track with 8-nil win BRIAN FONSECA ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Facing top level competition in one of the best conferences in collegiate soccer can be an exhuasting experience for a team, both physically and mentally. So when a break in conference play presents itself, it provides an opportunity to relax and regain confidence. The Rutgers men’s soccer team took full advantage of its latest recess from Big Ten play. The Scarlet Knights (4-3-1, 1-2-0) learned their lesson from the 3-1 defeat they suffered against Michigan State last Friday and put their new knowledge to use. The Knights scored two goals in the opening 10 minutes of the first half and six goals in the second half on route to an 8-0 thrashing of the Greyhounds (1-6-1, 0-1-0). In the most lopsided win for the program since Rutgers defeated West Virginia, 8-0, on Sept. 16, 2001, the Knights dominated in every aspect on the pitch. Winning a game by a scoreline more fitting for a Saturday afternoon with the Rutgers football team at High Point Solutions Stadium left head coach Dan Donigan with a mixture of remorse and satisfaction. “How can you not be happy about it?” Donigan said. “At the end of the day, you play the game hard for 90 minutes, but you just never want to have a scoreline like that. … They caught us on a tough night. Everything that should go our way, went our way. So, you feel bad about that, but at the same time, we’ll take it.” With Loyola limping into Piscataway from a rough start to the season, Rutgers took full advantage. Unlike the match with Spartans on Friday, the Knights did not sit back and defend after taking the lead. Instead, Rutgers continued to pressure its visitors, not allowing them a shot until the 23rd minute when Griffin Kutzner’s header flashed wide of David Greczek’s goal. The Knights killed any hope of a Greyhound resurgence coming out of the half. Sophomore forward Jason Wright contributed two of his team’s six second-half goals after a frustrating first half where he saw all six of his shots either get blocked or go wide. Sophomore forward Jason Wright found the back of the net twice for Rutgers in last night’s 8-0 blowout at Yurcak Field against Loyola (Md.). The Knights return to action this weekend against Penn State. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2015
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WOMEN’S GOLF RUTGERS SWINGS TO TOP-15 FINISH AT JOHNIE IMES INVITATIONAL
Knights hold their own in Missouri EVAN BRUNO
Imes Invitational. Missouri hosted the tournament at the Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia, Missouri. Iowa, a Big Ten team, participated in the event as well. The Scarlet Knights competed with three conference opponents this fall, golfing against Penn State at the Nittany Lion Invitational on Sept. 6 and Iowa at the Diane
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The hot trend ends but the good golf continues. The Rutgers women’s golf team was able to sustain its streak of good tournament play by securing a 12th place finish at the Johnie
Thomasen Invitational on Sept. 13 and Monday at the Johnie Imes Invitational. Rutgers finished in second place, just behind the first-place Hawkeyes at the Diane Thomasen Invitational Sept. 13. The golfers had another crack at Iowa on Monday and Tuesday, but the Knights did not finish above its Big Ten Conference opponent.
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SCOTT BIEDA junior attacker, earned two awards at the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team’s annual banquet Sept. 26. Bieda won the Knight Cup, an award for leadership and the Alfred Sasser Trophy for leading RU in assists (28).
“Second at Iowa was a big deal for us,” head coach Kari Williams said on the team’s performance at the Diane Thomasen Invitational. “We beat some teams, you know, we had to play some real golf the last round. I think we shot the second lowest round on the SEE MISSOURI ON PAGE 13
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
CROSS COUNTRY
FIELD HOCKEY
VOLLEYBALL
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Paul Short Invitational
at Michigan State
at Purdue
vs. Michigan State
Friday, All Day, Bethlehem, Pa.
Friday, 3 p.m., East Lansing, Mich.
Friday, 7 p.m., Friday, 7 p.m., West Lafayette, Ind. Yurcak Field