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U. chows down to rally attention for drug education through fundraiser CONNOR MCCARTHY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

From the Housewives of New Jersey to professional boxers, the Eat to Beat Fundraiser fundraiser in New Brunswick drew the attention of many celebrities.

Four restaurants participated in the fundraiser, which ran from Friday, Sept. 25, to Sunday, Sept. 27.

Eat to Beat Drug Addiction was an event started by Ryan Morris, a Rutgers Business School senior, dedicated to drug prevention

through education and awareness, according to their mission statement. Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, The Sushi Room, Thomas Sweet and Papa Grande Grill participated in the event.

“The event was simple. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we donated a portion of our profits to Eat to Beat Drug Addiction. We had a good turnout,” said Alen Ash, owner of The Sushi Room.

Locals are not the only people who came to support the event. Celebrities have visited the restaurants

to support the cause as well.

“Boxing legend Gerry Cooney was here in support of the event. He walked around, talked to the tables and generally was really friendly to everybody,” said Dan Faller, owner of Brother Jimmy’s BBQ. No celebrities came in support of Thomas Sweets, because an ice cream place is not suited for extended guests, said Mike Schnur, owner of the Thomas Sweet in New Brunswick. Nevertheless, Thomas Sweet SEE FUNDRAISER ON PAGE 5

Federal government revises FAFSA to ease financial aid application process FRANCESCA FALZON STAFF WRITER

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an inevitable and oft dreaded aspect of college life. The FAFSA official website estimates that it will take approximately 55 minutes to complete the multi-paged form, but for many students this process can take more than double that time.

Fortunately, on September 14 of this year, President Obama announced that a number of changes

will be made to facilitate the Financial Aid process for millions of students around the country.

Tertiary education is one of the best investments that Americans can make, the White House reports.

As a result, the Obama Administration has implemented several changes that will streamline the application and increase access to grants and loans.

“In all, up to 30 burdensome and unnecessarily complex questions would be eliminated, shortening the FAFSA application substantially, and

making it easier for students and families to access critical resources to pay for college,” according to officials in Office of the Press Secretary.

These changes will go into effect for the 2017-2018 academic year, not the 2016-2017 academic year, said E.J. Miranda, Director of University News and Media Relations.

“For 2014-15, 72.2 percent of undergraduates received financial aid,” he said. “That is, out of a total of 46,809 undergraduates, 33,004 of SEE FAFSA ON PAGE 5

Richard Edwards hosts first lunch talk of new year JESSICA HERRING STAFF WRITER

Richard L. Edwards has a deep history rooted in Rutgers University. He serves as the executive vice president for Academic Affairs and chancellor of Rutgers University— New Brunswick.

Edwards went to the College Avenue Student Center on Wednesday from 12 to 1:30 p.m. to answer any questions or concerns students had regarding Rutgers University and New Brunswick.

“I’m currently in the process of implementing the Rutgers New Brunswick Strategic Plan, which is a five year plan for bold changes to make to the University to sustain it as a high and nationally ranked research institution,” he said.

Students, faculty, alumni and board members formed this strategic plan over the course of 18 months. It covers 2015 to 2020 and focuses on a wide range of topics SEE TALK ON PAGE 4

Richard L. Edwards, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and chancellor of Rutgers University—New Brunswick, went to the College Avenue Student Center on Wednesday from 12 to 1:30 p.m. to answer any questions or concerns student had regarding Rutgers University and New Brunswick. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Edward Romano, an active member of the Rutgers—New Brunswick student community, died suddenly on Sept. 30 at 21 years old when his heart stopped beating for unknown causes, according to PolitickerNJ. FACEBOOK

Friends grieve death of student Edward Romano KATIE PARK NEWS EDITOR

Edward Romano, an active member of the Rutgers—New Brunswick student community, died suddenly on Sept. 30 when his hear t stopped beating for unknown causes, according to PolitickerNJ. Twenty-one-year-old Romano, from Iselin, was referred to as “Ed” by his friends and was a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior majoring in histor y and political science, according to his Facebook page. He was president of the Rutgers University Democrats.

“Ed Romano was a warm, compassionate and bright young man,” Benjamin Feldman, executive director of the Middlesex County Democratic Organization told PolitickerNJ. “As head of the Rutgers University Democrats, he had begin (sic) to distinguish himself as a leader of a new generation of New Jersey progressives. Here in Middlesex County, we came to know Ed as an inquisitive student of politics who was eager to understand how our democratic process could improve the lives of those throughout the community. His passing is a tremendous loss to those of us who were for tunate to have had the oppor tunity to know him.”

For a period of time, Romano brought his passion and

knowledge for politics home to his former dormitor y, Demarest Hall on the College Avenue campus.

Demarest, a special-interest residence hall, of fers a numbers of “sections,” or regular weekly meetings centered around certain topics, such as creative writing, culture, ar t or histor y.

Romano headed the political science/histor y section when he lived in Demarest during the 2013 to 2014 school year, said Peter Kharmandarian, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior.

“Anyone who knew Ed, knew him as hysterical, intelligent, full of promise, and always fun to be around,” Kharmandarian wrote in a Facebook status on the afternoon of Sept. 30. I’ll treasure our conversations about nonsense par ty politics and foreign af fairs until five in the morning, I’ll miss walking to Pj’s (Grill & Pizza) with you and Connor Stapleton at one in the morning, I’ll miss the intellectual and passionate debates we’d have, where I learned so much from you.”

Kharmandarian, who said in his status that he was in a state of shock, first thought the news about his friend’s death was “a joke, a dumb Facebook prank that was going too far.”

“He was incredible,” Kharmandarian said. “He was passionate and intelligent, funny and caring, full of knowledge and driven. Just a really great and positive soul, a fun guy to have in your life.

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Campus Calendar THURSDAY 10/1 The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy presents, “The High Cost of Free Parking” from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Civic Square Building located at 33 Livingston Ave. in Downtown New Brunswick. The event is free and open to the public.

The Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education presents, “NJ Recycling: Practice and Theory” from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Hort Farm No. 2 located at 20 Indyk-Engel Way on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education presents, “Clean Communities Health and Safety Training” from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Douglass Student Center on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public.

FRIDAY 10/2 The Department of Animal Sciences presents, “Straight Scoop on Poop: Managing Animal Waste in an Urban Fringe Environment” from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. at Foran Hall on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Department of Environmental Sciences presents, “Meteorology Open House” from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Environmental and Resource Sciences Building on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Rutgers Gardens hosts, “Rutgers Gardens Farm Market” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hort Farm No. 1 Office Building located at 112 Ryders Lane on Cook campus. Admission is free and open to the public.

SATURDAY 10/3 Rutgers Gardens presents, “Tales from the Bulb Kingdom A Discussion of Heirloom Flower Bulbs & Heirloom Garlic Varieties and Their Stories” from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Hort Farm No. 1 located at 130 Log Cabin Road on Cook campus. The event costs $50 for admission.

The Rutgers University Alumni Association presents, “Alumni on Location: Stories of Vietnam 40 Years Later” from 1 to 4 p.m. at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial located at 1 Memorial Lane in Holmdel, New Jersey. The event costs $25 for admission.

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CORRECTIONS Yesterday’s opinions column, “RUSA’s failure to create sexual assault committee is vile,” should have said the bill to create a temporary ad hoc committee to address incidents of sexual assault failed to get two-thirds of the votes of those present. Fourteen voted “yes,” eight voted “no” and nine abstained.

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Campus Pursuit app to bring scavenger hunts to U. ALEXANDRA DEMATOS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Students at Rutgers University now have the opportunity to win free prizes every day.

Campus Pursuit is a new app available to University students which offers scavenger hunts for prizes for brands including Chipotle and KIND Snacks.

The app was launched in 2014 at Binghamton University by roommates Sachar Avraham and Scott Wisotsky.

The two wanted to give businesses a new platform for advertising to students, Wisotsky said.

Campus Pursuit quickly spread to 15 other universities throughout the northeast.

The idea came about after the two heard about a millionaire giving out free money to people in New York City simply to put a smile on their faces.

“We wanted to create an advertising platform that students wouldn’t tune out of or skip over, but an app that students would actively desire to tune into every day,” said co-founder Scott Wisotsky in an e-mail.

The app is new to Rutgers University and is looking to hire Brand Ambassadors that live on campus who can help hide prizes throughout the week.

Lindsay Krieger, a Binghampton University sophomore and Recruitment/Promotions Intern, said Brand Ambassadors will learn marketing, promotion and networking skills which they can add to their resumes.

Each ambassador will hide one prize a week, and clues indicating where they are hidden can be found on the Campus Pursuit app, she said. Ambassadors are not paid, but receive commission by making sales to local businesses.

“We saw many brands trying to market to college students in outdated, old fashioned ways,” Wisotsky said. “(Avraham) and I wanted to create a fun way for brands to engage with college students. We simply wanted to make advertising ‘fun.’”

Though Campus Pursuit is still growing at Rutgers, it has found

Campus Pursuit is a new app available to University students which offers scavenger hunts for prizes for brands including Chipotle and KIND Snacks. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR The app describes the location said she thought the prizes should great success at other universities, of a prize but does not provide spe- remain hidden in public areas, eshe said. pecially during exam periods when The app has spread very quick- cific details, she said.

“I found a MeUndies gift card students need to be able to study. ly through its success in reaching To enter a residence hall, the students since its kickoff in 2014, in the Livingston Arcade, but all it he said. Students from around the said was to look under one of the student must live in that particular world have are reaching out to seats,” she said in an email. “When building, and generally must swipe I did that, I looked a little crazy put- their card to unlock the doors, she Campus Pursuit.

An app like Campus Pursuit ting my hand under at least 15 to said. With prizes hidden in the could lead to new social events be- 20 seats but it was definitely worth lounges, students must find another way in, which ing created, said is not always the Michael Bucsafest option for ceri, a School of “We wanted to create an advertising platform that the residents.

Arts and Scienc“I feel like es junior. students wouldn’t tune out of or skip over, but an they should be He said he exapp that students would actively desire to tune into in student buildpects more and every day.” ings and restaumore students to rants,” Bucceri become interestsaid. “Students ed in the app.

SCOTT WISOTSKY should be notiShreya ChitCo-Founder of Campus Pursuit fied about that tem, a School and have proof of Communithat’s what they cations and Inare there for.” formation junior, said prizes are it in the end!”

As more ambassadors join the There are often prizes hidden hidden around all five Rutgers campuses. They can be hidden within the lounge areas of resi- team, there will be more prizes anywhere from a classroom to a dence halls as well, which makes hidden around the five campuses, giving the students more ground convenience store, and the hints some students uncomfortable.

Isabelle Lauredent, a School to cover in their scavenger hunt, on the app can range from very of Arts and Sciences sophomore, Krieger said. precise to very vague.

“Each ambassador will only be hiding prizes once per week and the hours are extremely flexible,” Krieger said. “Brand ambassadors will be running the scavenger hunts around their own schedules, and they can choose the days and times to hide prizes.”

Ambassadors will have flexible hours, making it easier for every student on campus to have their opportunity to join the scavenger hunt, Kreiger said.

It will also cut down on the number of students trying to find a particular prize all at once, Lauredent said.

Students also believe that it would be a good experience for students if the app were to organize events as well, rather than simply hiding prizes every day, she said.

Within time, Campus Pursuit expects that Rutgers students will love the scavenger hunts as much as the students at Binghamton University do, Wisotsky said.

“It’s a cute way to involve everyone and to get people to socialize,” Lauredent said.

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TALK ‘The Hunting Ground’ documentary showing should be eye-opening, Edwards says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

concerning Rutgers University and strives to better the experiences students have while at college, he said.

“Student safety in off-campus housing is another big concern for students,” Edwards said.

Even though crime incidents have not increased, the crimes seem to be more concerning to students since they are now notified about any crime alerts, he said.

Rutgers Off-campus Living and Community Partnerships recently tabled outside the College Avenue Student Center where they handed students packages with whistles, safety alarms and guidebooks with tips on how to be safe in off campus housing.

“I think these initiatives and safety tips will be helpful in keeping students more alert and safe when living off campus,” Edwards said.

Recently, Student Affairs staff traveled to Ohio State University to receive advice on how to keep students living in off-campus housing feel safe and protected.

They learned about the effective and non-effective initiatives enacted by Ohio State University and how they could use these ideas to make students feel safe in downtown New Brunswick, he said.

Edwards did not personally travel to Ohio State University but instead participated in a two-day workshop when Ohio State officials came to Rutgers University to discuss the safety of students off campus and New Brunswick residents.

“This program was very effective because it helped the University understand what changes need to be made to ensure the safety of students and people living in New Brunswick,” he said.

The Rutgers University Police Department joined forces with the New Brunswick Police Department to ensure students are staying safe and following certain

“I think these initiatives and safety tips will be helpful in keeping students more alert and safe when living off campus.”

RICHARD L. EDWARDS Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chancellor

guidelines, Edwards said.

In terms of some students fear about sexual assault, Edwards said last year a survey was emailed to all the students at the University asking them various questions regarding sexual assault. The University is currently using these responses from the survey to create new procedures that ensure students do not feel at risk for sexual assault.

Annie Clark and Andrea Pino, activists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were victims of sexual assault, and created a documentary “The Hunting Ground,” which explores their difficulties in dealing with sexual assault and provides

advice for students on how to deal with this crime, Edwards said.

There is a free screening of the film and panel with the survivors at the College Avenue Gymnasium on Oct. 1 at 8 p.m., he said.

“This should be an eye-opening event for students,” Edwards said.

“I encourage all students to attend and to learn about the experiences that these young girls had to face,” he said.

The Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences program has implemented a new advising procedure in which students can be alerted early on if they should be worried about their grades, he said.

“Students will often spend a lot of extra time and money in college due to poor grades,” Edwards said. “But hopefully this new strategy prevents that from occurring.”

This advising program allows students to be notified quickly and efficiently because advisors can access student’s schedules and determine when they are not in class and available to meet, he said.

Henry Yeh, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, is disappointed that first-year students are required to take classes such as Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Communication depending on their major but are not forced to take a public speaking class, criminal justice or a finance class.

“An accounting or criminal justice course could teach students early on how to handle money wisely and learn skills that can be used outside the classroom,” he said.

In agreement with Yeh, Edwards said students need a broad background and should incorporate finance and public speaking into their education.

“It is scar y when college students get credit card

applications and do not know any better and end up having to deal with a lot of debt,” he said.

“A personal financial management workshop would greatly benefit students.”

Edwards briefly discussed the Sept. 29 denial of service attack.

This issue has affected other universities as well as Rutgers, and the technology department has made improvements to minimize the effect on students, he said.

“As opposed to last year, the Internet issue was resolved in a matter of a few hours, and the person attacking the Rutgers Internet is not able to access any personal information,” Edwards said.

Zach Hosseini, director of Communications and Marketing at Rutgers University, and Edwards discussed the plans for the University’s 250th anniversary this spring. The activities will commence on Nov. 10 with the ringing of the bell on the Old Queens campus, Hosseini said.

“This day was very important in Rutgers University history because it marks when William Franklin, the last colonial governor of New Jersey, signed for Rutgers University to be established as a institution,” Edwards said.

Rutgers will also host the “Black on the Banks” conference on Nov. 6 and 7 at Neilson Dining Hall on the Cook campus to celebrate the 250th anniversary, he said.

The event will focus on two African-American women who attended Rutgers College and Douglass College and will speak about the difficulties they faced of achieving equity and access in high education, Edwards said.

“We are still in the midst of planning programs, but there will be a lot of fun and interesting events for students to celebrate Rutgers 250th anniversary, such as guest speakers from different departments at the University and year long celebrations,” he said.

CRIME SEPT. 30 NEW BRUNSWICK — Bruce Sterling was convicted Tuesday for a second time of breaking into a woman’s house in New Brunswick and assaulting her in 2003. The 45-yearold was found guilty by a jury in Middlesex County of armed burglary, aggravated sexual assault, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes and terroristic threats.

SEPT. 30 NEW BRUNSWICK — A Middlesex County grand jury has charged two Bronx men, Felix Bruno, 33, and Anthony Goodwine, 50, with 142 counts arising out of 65 burglaries between Dec. 12, 2013 and Aug. 18, 2014 and collecting more than $850,000 in cash and jewelry.

SEPT. 30 TRENTON — Antonio Sloan, holding the street name “Riot,” has been charged with killing James Wells, a 72-year-old activist beloved by many in the city. The 25-year-old was apprehended at his home at 6 a.m. Wednesday by members of a U.S. Marshals task force on felony murder and robbery charges brought by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force. Sloan allegedly punched and kicked Wells’ head and body on Sept. 13.

SEPT. 30 BAYONNE — Carlos Ayala has been charged with knocking his 46-year-old girlfriend unconscious, beating up her 22-year-old daughter at their home and later assaulting and spitting on police officers. Both women were treated at the Bayonne Medical Center for injuries that were not life threatening. Ayala, described as a former semi-professional fighter, has been charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, criminal mischief, aggravated assault on police officers, resisting arrest, hindering apprehension and throwing bodily fluids at police officers.

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FUNDRAISER Steered Straight is non-profit organization created in 2009 by Michael DeLeon, according to website CONTINUED FROM FRONT

had a good turnout for the event, Schnur said.

“We had celebrities join the event as well. The ladies of Housewives of New Jersey came, as did Lou Esa, who is a professional boxer.” Ash said.

The fundraiser was a charity event, and the restaurants operated as usual, except that a portion of their profits were given to Steered Straight.

Steered Straight is a non-profit organization, founded in 2009 by Michael DeLeon, dedicated to steering youth straight toward making sound,

rational decisions by creating a learning experience that provides them with a message of reality, according to the organization’s website. Steered Straight helps adolescents avoid drug abuse by providing real-life, motivational messages about substance use and abuse, gang involvement and bullying.

The message Steered Straight wants to leave is that the choices we make have a profound impact on the rest of our lives.

“We did not really have to do anything, we are just donating 10 percent of our sales that we made that weekend to their charity,” Schnur said.

Some restaurants par ticipate Faller said that helping to fight away from drugs is impossible, acdrug addiction is a worthwhile cording to their website. Youth must in charity events frequently, cause, and it’s another opportunity be guided with information in a lan- and saw this event as another for the restaurant to support the guage and method they can relate to. way to give back to the New “They supplied us with a poster Brunswick community. local community.

“We have partnered with other The vision for Steered Straight is and various other advertising avefor every adolescent to understand nues. We basically said that we would charity events in the past, such as the Embrace Kids the consequencFoundation. We es of drug use felt like getting inand involvement “On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we donated a volved with Eat to in gangs. portion of our profits to Eat to Beat Drug Beat was an extenMany of our sion of our past efurban youths Addiction. We had a good turnout.” forts,” Faller said. have irrational The advermisconceptions ALEN ASH tisements for the about prison Owner of The Sushi Room event were fundand the criminal ed by Eat to Beat justice system.

These misconceptions are destruc- donate some of our sales money,” Drug Addiction.

“We gave 10 percent of our intive to their pursuit of a positive said Schnur.

Eat to Beat Drug Addiction come on Thursday, Friday and lifestyle, according to the Steered recruited the restaurants by sim- Saturday to Eat to Beat Drug AdStraight website.

The organization aims to reveal ply walking in, explaining their diction,” Faller said. “Ten percent the consequences of drug abuse goals and asking the establish- is significant, especially since it was homecoming weekend.” because they believe scaring them ments to participate.

FAFSA Streamlined FAFSA is win-win for everybody, Draeger says to financing their college education,” Payne said.

The FAFSA application form them received financial aid.”

Those figures reflect the stu- on-line has an IRS data retrieval dent population that received aid tool, according to the National last year, Miranda said. As of now, Public Radio (NPR). However, bethe University is still in the pro- cause most people file their taxes cess of actively assisting students after the FAFSA deadline, most and the statistics for this year are students are unavailable to make use of this time-saving tool. not available to date.

With the advent of PPY tax inThe Directors of Financial Aid at Rutgers—New Brunswick and formation, all students will have Rutgers—Newark were unable to the ability to use the IRS automatic form filling tool for PPY tax respond to an interview request.

According to the Student Aid information thus expediting the government website, students process, according to the same will be able to submit their FAFSA NPR article.

“I think it’s pretty simple, I as early as Oct. 1, 2016.

Moreover, when applying for didn’t have any trouble with (the Financial Aid for 2017-2018, stu- FAFSA), said Anthony Salas, a School of Arts dents will be and Sciences able to use tax first-year stuinformation dent. from two years It would prior. This is “Ultimately, this is going make things also known as to mean less work for con s id erab ly prior-prior year (PPY) tax in(students) and less work easier if there was more information. for schools.” formation proStephen vided regardPayne, an asJUSTIN DRAEGER ing whether sociate for President of the National Association of or not grants the National Student Financial Aid Administrators are given out Association of and when and Student Finanwhere on the cial Aid Adterm bill the fiministrators (NASFAA), said that NASFAA nancial aid information is posted, has extensively studied what pri- he said. He did not find any of this or-prior might mean for the Unit- out until after he applied the first ed States and its students these time around.

“It’s really a win-win for everylast two years.

“What we found in our study body,” says Justin Draeger, preswas that there wasn’t too much ident of the National Association impact in their awards, and so of Student Financial Aid Adminismoving to a prior-prior year sys- trators, in an interview with NPR. tem would then allow students “Ultimately, this is going to mean and families more time to con- less work for [students] and less sider their options when it comes work for schools.”

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DOCUMENTARY DRAMA University of North Carolina Chapel were victims of sexual assault and created a documentary “The Hunting Ground,” which explores their difficulties in dealing with sexual assault and provides advice for students on how to deal with this crime. There is a free screening of the film as well as a chance to ask the survivors, Annie Clark and Andrea Pino, any questions at the College Avenue Gymnasium on October 1 at 8 p.m. FACEBOOK

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Comic Sanctuary assembles super fans, Deadpool creator MELANIE GOULET SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR

Comic book enthusiasts, assemble! If you haven’t heard already, there’s a new comic book store in town and it’s here to stay. Located above the Sanctuary restaurant on Easton Avenue, Comic Sanctuary opened up back in March after 3rd Earth Comics, the previous comic book store, went out of business.

The new owners are a young couple by the names of Bryan Coe, who’s been in the comic book business for more than a decade, and his girlfriend Jackie Fellin.

“I worked at a different comic book store, I worked there for 10 years ... I eventually left there, I loved doing that job,” Coe said.

“I love comics, I love gaming and movies and so I’ve always worked retail so it’s just what I know.”

As a young child, Coe fell in love with graphic novels when his older brother and sister first introduced comics to him. The first comic he remembers loving was Usagi Yojimbo, a comic book series that is primarily set at the beginning of the Edo period of Japanese history and displays anthropomorphic

animals instead of humans. On the top of the stairs swarming with book or toy that they don’t carry other hand, his girlfriend only be- posters ranging from Batman, Spi- in the store.

With Comic Book Day just gan reading comics after the two der-Gwen, A-Force and Marvel’s started dating. When asked why Civil War decorating almost every around the corner, having a free they decided to get into the comic inch of the walls, you enter a sun- comic book signing isn’t a bad book business, Fellin laughed and light-filled room with bookcases idea. On Sept. 23, Comic Sancsaid she was only here for the ride. full of graphic novels and toys ga- tuary hosted a free signing with Once the two acquired the lore. In other words, heaven for comic book writer and co-creator of the Marvel character “Deadproperty, they immediately went comic book lovers.

Each bookcase is filled to the pool,” Fabian Nicieza. Nicieza is to work to refurbish and clean up the “mess” that 3rd Earth Comics brim with comic books from every a Rutgers alumnus of the Class called a store. With a new coat universe ranging from Marvel and of 1985 and has been working for of paint here and there, a steam DC to lesser-known independent Marvel since he graduated from college. cleaned carpet Nicieza enand an added window, Com“ ... bookcases full of graphic novels and toys galore. In joyed reading comic books ic Sanctuary since he first was brought other words, heaven for comic book lovers.” moved to the to life.

United States “Every sinfrom Argentigle person who’s walked in here, who re- comic book companies. The store na at age 4. He was lucky enough members the old place, they’re also carries a huge assortment of to land a job at Marvel a couple of amazed,” Coe said. “You can tell trade paperbacks and graphic nov- years after graduating college and who shopped here before be- els, as well as hardcovers. Multi- worked there as an advising mancause they’ll stop and kind of look ple shelves have Pop! Funko dolls ager and editor before he became around. So many people have told of all collections, and they even a full-time writer.

It’s safe to say that I was the only have a cardboard cutout of evus that it’s cleaner, it’s brighter.”

To get to Comic Sanctuary, eryone’s favorite Guardian of the girl waiting in line to get my two you have to walk to the very back Galaxy hero, Groot. In addition to “Convergence” comics signed. of Sanctuary restaurant, past a all of the decorations, which are all When my turn finally came, I black curtain and all the way up for sale, Coe and Fellin are more didn’t know what to expect from the staircase. As you reach the than happy to order you any comic the man sitting across from me.

What I learned was that Nicieza is an extremely personable, entertaining, yet also very professional man — but then again, anyone willing to do a meet-and-greet with fans is bound to be down-to-earth.

He spent about three hours talking to devoted Deadpool fans, answering any questions they had, even if five other people asked him the same thing before, taking pictures with them and signing every single comic or other type of merchandise they threw his way.

“It’s a Wednesday and normally I’m sitting … at home writing something right now and if I’m not writing something I’m throwing a ball in the backyard with the dog” he said. “So it was no big deal for me to come and do this. And if I get to meet some young comic book fans and get them excited about reading comics for the rest of their lives than I’ve done my job and ruined theirs.”

Coe described the event as a success and plans on having more comic book signings in the near future and possibly doing another signing with Nicieza when his new comic book series hits the shelves.

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EDITORIAL

Warrantless car searches are derelict Definition of probable cause is too vague to justify vehicle probes

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t’s a Friday night at the end of the month. You without a warrant. In these instances, drivers can left work late, it’s close to midnight and you easily be intimidated into giving consent, convinced start driving home. You realize your left tail- that their car will be impounded if they don’t comply light is blinking fast, an indicator that it will soon or that they’ll be slapped with a ticket or a fine. But go out. There is nothing you can really do at this those days are gone.

The ability to search a vehicle without a warrant point but take note and continue to drive. As you round the corner a few blocks away from your is an abuse of power. America is in an entirely difhouse, red and blue flashing lights appear in your ferent state of awareness when it comes to police. rearview mirror: You’re being pulled over, but do The instances of police brutality over the past year are evidence enough. However, social media is presyou know your rights?

New Jersey law recently returned to a standard ently bogged down with videos, photos and stories from a few years ago: Police are allowed to search of how officers abuse their power and intimidate citvehicles, without a warrant, as long as they have izens. Given this social climate, the rules for traffic probable cause. A lot of what police officers do stops, warrants and arrests shouldn’t be changing is about image. In any job, your boss and the up- so frequently to the extent that citizens don’t know per-level management need some way to verify that what their rights are. In years past, police officers were only able to search you’re doing your job: Jourthe visible contents of a car, nalists have to write stories, meaning that anything in chefs need to make meals “Taking warrants out of the glove compartment or and police officers have to the equation during vehicle trunk — if it cannot be readissue tickets and make arsearches will only exacerbate ily accessed from inside of rests. Officers may claim the vehicle — were off limits they do not have quotas to this fear, further demonizing and needed a warrant to be fulfill, but his measure will individual police officers and searched. But does that still undoubtedly make it easier the instruction they work for.” stand with this latest change for them to issue tickets or in policy? Your guess is as arrest individuals. Officers good as anyone else’s. are more likely to get a collar The old trope of police officers sitting in their paout of a situation where they can search a vehicle.

While they still need probable cause, the definition trol cars, dunking elephantine chunks of pink frostfor what that is is ridiculously vague. An officer can ed donuts into dark black pools of coffee, has long see dust and say they thought it was marijuana, spot since disappeared. Oftentimes, the men and women a glass bottle and claim they thought it was beer or that are supposed to be protecting us all appear as spy a “dark object” and assert it was a gun. But now the antagonist in any given situation. Citizens are because they don’t need warrants since anything living in a constant state of fear, worried about how found during these lawful searches would be admis- their next interaction with a law enforcement officer may end. Taking warrants out of the equation sible in court and lead to arrest or jailing.

Bypassing the need for a warrant to search a ve- during vehicle searches will only exacerbate this hicle makes an officer’s job easier where there is fear, further demonizing individual police officers truly a problem. But it also makes things a lot more and the instruction they work for. So beware of how confusing for motorists and citizens. Previously, po- fast or slow your lights are blinking and what you lice officers needed to obtain consent for the person keep in your car — you never know, it just might operating the vehicle in order to preform a search turn into probable cause.

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Choosing between local farmers, GMOs is unnecessary UNDER THE MICROSCOPE VANDANA APTE

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any of my peers on Cook campus, which is dominated by students studying biotechnology and agriculture, often find it difficult to accommodate the two commonly held viewpoints with regard to genetically modified organisms and organic food. On one hand, there is the earthy-crunchy outlook that assumes GMOs damage the environment and are bad for human health. On the other hand, there is the viewpoint that the manipulation of organisms using modern biotechnology can significantly benefit society.

Crunchy scientists (I’ll admit I am one) then have a problem: Where does our loyalty lie?

But it doesn’t have to be that way: You do not have to be forced to choose between the two seemingly contradictory perspectives on GMOs. From what I have seen, much of the fear of GMOs stems from both misunderstanding and conflation with other issues, such as the large-scale, industrialized farming practices that are damaging the environment.

So are GMOs — and the technology used to create them — inherently bad? Let’s take a closer look.

When it comes to GMOs, misconceptions are abound, so allow me to clarify. When I refer to genetically modified organisms, I am not talking about a half-cow, half-pig mutant, or a half-squash and half-corn monstrous vegetable. When many people make the argument that GMOs are “unnatural,” they have

these franken-creatures in mind. GMOs do not involve mixing the entire genome of one species with another. Instead, the process of creating a GMO involves isolating a specific gene of interest — say a gene that codes for Vitamin A — from an organism that already possesses that gene. That Vitamin A gene is then inserted into the pre-existing DNA of an organism that does not already possess it. Thus, the organism is not entirely new, it is merely a normal-looking organism that can now produce Vitamin A. Of course there are other valid concerns regarding GMOs. As with any new technology,

which also generate proteins that are toxic to insects. Long-term studies are necessary to conclusively determine the effects of certain types of GMOs on human health and the environment, and unfortunately, GMOs have not been around long enough for such conclusive studies to exist.

So while concerns about the intrinsic nature of GMOs may be valid, the fear of GMOs tends to be overblown — primarily because the issue is conflated with the notion of large, industrialized farming practices. The grim reality is that the most popular GMOs are the standard American cash crops — soybean

“When I refer to genetically modified organisms, I am not talking about a half-cow, half-pig mutant, or a half-squash and half-corn monstrous vegetable.” the effect on human health and the environment is unknown. The problem is that many different genes can be inserted into organisms, so it is impossible to unequivocally say that all GMOs are good or bad. For instance, it is rather unlikely that rice enhanced with Vitamin A, which was produced to curb malnourishment in developing countries, would cause much damage to human health since many well-nourished people consume Vitamin A daily from other organisms that naturally produce it. On the other hand, it is more difficult to determine the effect on human health of tomatoes enhanced with a gene that confers pest resistance — primarily because humans do not ordinarily consume a large amount of foods that naturally contain genes,

and corn — which contain genes that confer resistance to herbicides and pesticides.

The most popular example is the Roundup Ready soy from Monsanto. A farmer planting this seed could spray Roundup to kill other weeds, but the primary soybean crop would stand undamaged.

Industrial farming incentivizes reckless use of pesticides, herbicides and synthetic fertilizers that can be toxic to humans and harm the surrounding ecosystem. In addition, these large-scale farms practice monocropping, which depletes the soil of natural nutrients and causes soil erosion. Soybeans and corn are also often used to create processed foods, which are harmful to human health. But GMOs themselves are not the

cause of these agro-industrial problems, they are simply tools used by these agricultural giants for corporate gain. The cause of these problems are most likely government subsidies to large farms that grow these cash crops. In reality, the problem of large, industrialized farming practices would still exist even if GMOs did not.

In fact, there are many ways in which GMOs could be used to better society. Take a look at the world’s growing food crisis, propagated by the world’s ever-expanding population. By enhancing standard crops with essential vitamins and minerals, GMOs could save billions of lives that would otherwise be lost to malnourishment. GMOs can improve yields and make farming practices more efficient, thereby providing food to starving people in areas where food has historically been scarce. Efficient food production could also make fresh fruit and vegetables more affordable, enabling the poor to eat a healthy, balanced diet.

Therefore, while some concerns regarding GMOs are legitimate, many of the fears tend to be misplaced and confounded with issues of industrialized agriculture. So all you organic food-loving scientists who are torn between opposing and supporting GMOs, take this to heart: The discussion has many layers of nuance. It’s possible to do both — support local organic farmers and appreciate the science behind GMOs. Vandana Apte is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior majoring in biotechnology with a minor in public health. Her column, “Under the Microscope,” runs monthly on Thursdays.

Observance of Muslim holidays should be treated equally COMMENTARY SARA ZAYED

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ast week on Sept. 24, Muslim students celebrated Eid Al-Adha, a major holiday that marks the end of Hajj, the holy pilgrimage, in Mecca.

Although Muslim students were focusing on introspection and repentance during this blessed time, many of us had to turn extra attention to requesting excused absences from professors. According to University Regulation on Attendance, Book 2, 2.47B, “It is University policy to excuse without penalty students who are absent from class because of religious observance, and to allow the make-up of work missed because of such absence. Examinations and special required out-of-class activities shall ordinarily not be scheduled on those days when religiously

observant students refrain from participating in secular activities.” Despite this policy, students encountered difficulty with securing permission for an excused absence.

Some professors asked for documentation from religious leaders, despite the fact that a quick Google search would yield satisfactory results, and Eid is not an obscure holiday previously unheard of. Others said a holiday should not prevent students from coming to class to learn.

One Rutgers professor sent an email to a student that went viral on Facebook, saying, “By learning mathematics, we worship indirectly God. For that reason, studying mathematics does not offend God. To the contrary, studying mathematics means honoring God. God wants us to succeed in life. I do not know any religion which prohibits learning on religious holidays. Do you?” Aside from the condescending tone, I would like to ask this professor (and all other professors who

have expressed similar views) whether they would demand others attend class and work on Christmas. Would he deprive them of valuable and highly anticipated community and family time in the name of mathematics then?

It seems that these instructors are concerned that Muslims students are only interested in skipping class. In fact, Eid is our only holiday, celebrated just twice a year (once after Ramadan, and once after the completion of Hajj in Saudi Arabia). Rutgers is one of the most diverse institutions in the nation.

Thousands of Muslims attend this University, all of whom observe this holiday on an annual basis. There should no longer be any arguments, debates or escalations to deans regarding the validity of our requests for excused absences. And while a professor may feel justified in asking for documentation, I simply cannot humor the idea that it’s too difficult for the instructor to seek out the relevant details for him/herself. In fact, Google

searching “Eid Al-Adha” yields the date of the holiday in large, bold font.

In the wake of all the Islamophobia, Muslims have been instigated by comments of the Republican Party — it would be nice not to have to combat our institution of learning to observe our religious holiday. Although most professors are highly accommodating and friendly, there are still enough difficulties that warrant criticism and scrutiny. Take notice: The Muslim population is growing at Rutgers, and we represent a sizable portion of the student demographic. All we ask for is the same consideration as others, nothing more.

If this is too hefty a request, then is it really worth boasting the diversity of our students?

It makes one wonder whether it is an actual asset to the University or just a talking point.

Sara Zayed is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in computer science and mathematics.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR NJ Transit fare hike disadvantages riders On Oct. 1 New Jersey Transit plans to implement a fare increase of up to 9 percent on a majority of the commuter rail and bus routes operated by the agency.

Despite the efforts of many determined transit advocates, NJ Transit’s board unanimously approved the fare hike this past July. Even as the fare hike officially goes into effect next week, the battle might be long from over.

Last week, sources at NJ Transit and Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy — who asked to remain anonymous — disclosed to me that by approving the fare

increase, the state-owned public transportation agency is “almost certainly” violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964. More specifically, NJ Transit has allegedly failed to adhere to new rules laid out by the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Circular 4702.1B of Title VI, which requires NJ Transit to complete a disparate impact analysis before approving any fare hike and service changes.

Circular 4702.1B contains information about the type of data that needs to be collected and how the disparate impact analysis is supposed to be conducted. A disparate impact analysis is necessary in order to determine if a proposed fare or service change will have a disproportionate “adverse impact” on minority and disabled riders.

According to my sources, NJ Transit would have had to conduct an analysis for

each fare type (cash, monthly pass, etc.) for all variations of trip origins and destinations (New Brunswick to New York, etc.).

For this reason, my sources claim to have “no knowledge of this analysis existing.”

My sources explained that NJ Transit’s complicated distance-based fare structure has over 3,000 fare and trip variations, which makes collecting necessary ridership data for a disparate impact analysis next-to-impossible.

Peter Rogoff, the head of the Federal Transit Administrator, has said that “only by conducting this study” can a transit agency determine the impact on minorities. Without a completed disparate impact analysis, NJ Transit will have essentially approved a fare increase without fully understanding how it will affect minority and disabled riders.

Due to the serious nature of this allegation, I have filed a complaint with the FTA and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Jersey. Additionally, I have made an open public records request to New Jersey’s Department of Transportation, asking specifically for an electronic copy of the disparate impact analysis that NJ Transit is supposed to have completed prior to approving the 9 percent fare hike.

If the ACLU and FTA decide to investigate this claim, it is possible that an injunction will be filed that could postpone the fare hike until the investigation is over. In the case that NJ Transit is guilty of wrongdoing, the agency will be at risk for losing its federal subsidy.

Liam Blank is an Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy junior majoring in urban planning & design.

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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black

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Today’s Birthday (10/01/15). Blessings sprout in peaceful introspection this year. Disciplined communications reap long-term benefits. Spring eclipses bring new beginnings in work and health, with breakthroughs in personal growth. Autumn eclipses inspire a retrospective and planning phase, before a professional turning point arises. It’s all for home and family. 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 -- Get into a learning phase today and tomorrow. Study, research and write. Don’t show a loved one unfinished work. Shyness, lack of confidence, money problems or trouble in a partnership keep your mood quiet. Avoid controversy and fuss.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Don’t waste your money.

Figure finances over the next few days. Pay bills before treats. Use your feminine side to diplomatically sidestep a controversy. Don’t be intimidated. Ask for what you were promised. Someone important is paying attention.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- A hunch could get profitable. You’re strong and growing stronger over the next few days.

Get innovative, but don’t gamble with the rent. Discover a magnetic attraction. Avoid a conflict of interests. Heed the voice of experience.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Slow things down. Deadlines loom, so leave nonessential tasks for later. Private meditation and review serve you today and tomorrow. Postpone socializing. Study a mystery and discover a secret. Finish your work in private. Keep your wits.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Friends come through for you over the next few days. Hold meetings. Make a decision together.

Avoid stepping on toes. Don’t talk about a party to someone who’s not invited. Watch for unexpected changes. Listen. Revise plans.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Crazy dreams seem possible, but breakdown potential is high.

Don’t try new tricks. Advance your career today and tomorrow. Slow and steady wins the race. Handle responsibilities. Postpone partying.

Avoid a grump. Look before leaping.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Travel appeals, but it’s not without peril. Avoid extravagance.

News affects your decisions for the next two days. Study the road ahead. Do the filing. Weigh options.

Don’t get mad when others remind you to stay on task.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Family comes first. Today and tomorrow are good for financial planning. Show your love for an elder. Avoid doing stuff you know will irritate your partner. Organize paperwork and keep accounts current. Stay objective in a tense situation. Share appreciation.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is an 8 -- Somebody would like to share your load. Give kind words, not expensive treats. Complications could arise. Compromise is required for the next two days. Guard against overspending or overindulging. Decide together.

Dance with the circumstances.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Slow down to get things done quicker. Save time by avoiding do-overs. There’s plenty of work today and tomorrow. Obstacles merit careful steps. Avoid reacting automatically, and wait on big decisions.

Focus on the job at hand.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 5 -- Go play today and tomorrow. In a stalemate, don’t ask for favors. Patience serves you. Don’t fall for a trick. A temporary clash between love and money could irritate. The person yelling loudest isn’t always right. Get creative.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Wait to advance. Arguments are to be expected. Get feedback from close family and friends first. Get support with differences of opinion. Don’t overlook domestic chores. Make your home more comfortable today and tomorrow.

Get some time to yourself.

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Tight ends provide reliable options for Chris Laviano on high-percentage passes

Illinois native Bree Coffey settles in at RU, gathers critical experience at key position

CONTINUED FROM BACK

“We have a really good relationship,” Laviano said of FlanaLaviano even admitted one of his gan. “As far as me finding him on favorite quarterbacks to watch on the field, that’s just usually how the play is designed. Flanagan has Sundays is Tom Brady.

The sophomore signal-caller done great doing his job and on buys into the fact that the tight the plays he is open, he executes ends and quarterback have good really well.”

Interim head coach Norries Wilchemistry on the field. But Laviano also admits that when he throws to son believes that roommates share the tight ends, it’s because that’s increased chemistry. Wilson also where he finds himself during his thinks that the added time togethreads and pass progressions, not er can help the pair if they are conbecause he favors a certain player fused on certain plays or concepts.

Wilson did or position. say some bad “On those “Flanagan has done could come certain plays from being where I do go to great doing his job roommates the tight ends, and on the plays with a teamthey are either mate you are wide open or he is open, he close to on that’s the highthe field. est percentage executes really well.”

“I’m sorry of throw I can to hear that,” make in that CHRIS LAVIANO Wilson joked particular read Sophomore Quarterback when he was versus that covtold Laviano erage the deand Flanagan are roommates. “But fense is giving,” Laviano said.

The dynamic that makes the I think being roommates can play relationship between Flanagan and a lot into it. It might be bad someLaviano different is how they inter- times if the non-quarterback says, ‘Hey, I’m open on every snap.’ The act off the field.

Laviano and Flanagan are room- quarterback still has to go through mates. Along with all the time they his progression, but it can play a lot spend at practice, in the Hale Center into talking about plays that they and on game day, they also see each need to be connected on.” other outside the game of football.

For updates on the Rutgers footThat relationship aids in making it possible for the pair to connect on ball team, follow @TylerKaralewich and @TargumSports on Twitter. two touchdowns so far this season.

CONTINUED FROM BACK out there that are just like you (were),” she said.

Through the transition from Illinois to New Jersey, from high school to college, the challenges this defensive specialist faced had no impact in her performances on the court.

She totals 61 digs through 13 games, with the potential for her to become a leader on the team as early as this spring.

“It’s definitely something I’ve never experienced before. It’s completely different from high school, there’s a lot more freedom and independence but at the same time there’s so much more you have to get done,” she said. “You have to be a lot more disciplined because there’s not people telling you what to do and when to do it. You kind of have to go by your own judgement and stay like focused on things like in practice and then try and get all your school work done so you are a great student-athlete.”

Off the court, Coffey stays focused on lessons from her professors. But in the gym, she soaks up the advice and lessons of her older teammates.

Senior defensive specialists Ronnie Komisarek and Ali Schroeter can often be found passing along knowledge that the pair picked up over three years of volleyball experience in three

different conferences to their younger teammate.

“I’ve really tried to take (Coffey) under my wing,” Schroeter said. “Ronnie and I both have (tried) just to help her through it, get her used to this fast-paced game in college.”

The apparent close relationship between Coffey and her fellow defensive specialists is an extremely positive feat for the program. With Schroeter and Komisarek both graduating this

“As (Coffey) develops only good things are gonna happen for her not only this year but for her ... down the road.”

CJ WERNEKE Head Coach

year, Coffey seems to be the obvious choice to replace the duo at libero next season.

“That’s the goal,” Werneke said when asked if he saw Cof fey stepping into the roles currently held by his seniors.

“This is a learning year for her, you know, (if) she gives us more production like she has, that’s great. You know that’s the expectation, but right now, as she grows and as she

develops, only good things are gonna happen for her not only this year but for her in the program down the road.”

But in the short term, the Knights continue to rely on their veteran defensive specialists to guide the team through what could very well be another bumpy ride in the team’s sophomore season in the Big Ten. In an already rough season, Rutgers (3-11, 0-2) could easily get caught up in thinking about the enhancements in recruiting that will undoubtedly accompany playing in the best volleyball conference in the country.

This potential could change the face of the program.

Combined with a lethal offensive force in sophomore outside hitter Meme Fletcher, who only gets better as she gains more experience, and a freshman who showed promise early in the season in middle blocker Tiaja McKnight, the team appears have bright days ahead with Coffey possibly leading the back court.

A future leader of the team is a rather optimistic forecast for a player so early in her collegiate career. But Werneke’s view on his lone freshman defensive specialist is one of staunch confidence.

The eight-year head coach’s final proclamation for Coffey was simple.

“The more experience she gains in this conference, the more she’s gonna get better,” he said.

For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

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October 1, 2015 WOMEN’S GOLF PRINCETON INVITATIONAL, TOMORROW, ALL DAY

RU faces off with Princeton in local tourney EVAN BRUNO STAFF WRITER

Princeton and Rutgers — two universities that have opposed each other since 1869 in the first college football game ever played.

The history and the 18.8-mile proximity to one another bolsters a fierce rivalry between the Scarlet Knights and the Tigers since that first matchup 144 years ago.

This weekend, the rivalry continues on the green.

The Rutgers women’s golf team will take the short, 30-minute trip to Princeton, New Jersey, to compete in the Princeton Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.

The two-day, three-round tournament will be hosted by the Tigers. Two rounds or 36 holes will be completed on Saturday and the final 18 holes will be played on Sunday.

The Knights have played remarkably well thus far in the fall season, earning several high

Senior Racquel Zurick registered a career day at the Johnie Imes Invitational with a one under par, 71 in the third round.

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placements and even setting new program records. Several golfers have broken personal bests this year as well.

The team finished in fourth place at the Nittany Lion Invitational on Sept. 4-6, secured second place in the Diane Thomasen Invitational on Sept. 11-13 and finished in 12th place at the Johnie Imes Invitational on Sept. 27-29.

Rutgers set a program record at the Johnie Imes Invitational with a team total of 893 and broke the record for lowest score in a round with a 292 score on the second 18 holes contested.

The team’s previous record-low round score was set earlier this year at the Diane Thomasen Invitational in the second round with a 298.

The superb results this year can be credited to the time the players spent over the summer working to improve their games.

“Coming in, this is now my second season with the team,” said head coach Kari Williams before the Johnie Imes Invitational. “(The team) took a lot of what we worked on last year and applied it over the summer and really re-dedicate themselves to improving their game.”

Senior captain Racquel Zurick set a new personal best at the Johnie Imes Invitational, shooting a one under par, 71 in the third round in Columbia, Missouri, on Tuesday. She finished in a tie for 69th place.

The West Trenton, New Jersey, native secured an eighth place finish and earned all-tournament honors at the Diane Thomasen Invitational, scoring a 226.

Senior Christina Paulsen also had some success in Missouri.

Paulsen hit a 228 total and ended up in 64th place. She tied her personal best score for a round in the final 18 holes posting a plusone, 73. Paulsen secured a top 15 finish in Iowa at the Thomasen Invite with a 228 score.

Williams is ver y complimentar y of the two senior golfers.

“They (Christina Paulsen and Racquel Zurick) were our low scores for today (third round at the Johnie Imes Invitational),” Williams said. “Racquel set a personal best and one of the lowest scores under par — first under par score I’ve coached at Rutgers with her minus-one today. Christina held together, you know, and birdied the second-to-last hole in order to get back to plus-one.”

Zurick and Paulsen did an excellent job of bouncing back in the final round. The resiliency showed by the two seniors is an excellent sign of things to come for Rutgers.

“Again, we had a really great round from all of our people today,” said Williams. “It was great and those two (Christina Paulsen and Racquel Zurick) especially stepped up after having not played very well the day before.”

The Knights will be up against some fierce competitors at the Princeton Invitational on Saturday. The Tigers have historically dominated in its home event.

According to goprincetontigers. com, the team has won eight of the first 17 home invites, with their last championship coming as recent as 2007.

Alex Wong has been one of Princeton’s strongest golfers throughout her career. Led by head coach Erika DeSanty, the Tigers played in their first event of the fall on Sept. 20 at the Bucknell Invitational where the team finished in second place with a 922. Princeton was just three strokes shy of winning the event and suffered a tough defeat at the hands of Farleigh Dickinson.

Princeton will have another chance to top Bucknell this weekend, as the team will be playing in the tournament. Notable schools competing are Navy, Seton Hall, Penn, Columbia, Har vard and Yale. Teams will tee off at 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Sophomores Tatum Jackson and captain Emily Mills hopes to continue their consistent play this weekend. Jackson and Mills have arguably been the team’s two best golfers thus far.

Mills led the Knights in Missouri on Monday and Tuesday finishing in 38th place, shooting a 222 for the tournament. Jackson had a 75 in each of the three rounds and earned 51st in the standings with a 225.

“I just think that they continue to be solid performances for us,” Williams said on Jackson and Mills. “They’re steady in their play and they continue to lead us on the course and I think it’s always nice to know that they’re in the lineup because, you know, you’re going to get a good score with them.”

For updates on the Rutgers women’s golf team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

IN BRIEF

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ristiano Ronaldo scored both goals in Real Madrid’s 2-0 win against 10-man Malmo in Sweden for the second matchday of Group A of the UEFA Champions League. The first goal was Ronaldo’s 500th career goal in his 753rd professional game and his second put him atop Real Madrid’s all-time top-scorer list. In other UCL matches, both Manchester clubs came back from one goal down to win their matches against German opposition by the same scoreline of 2-1. Manchester United defeated Wolfsburg at Old Trafford while Manchester City defeated Borussia Mochengladbach in Germany.

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innesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson told Denver-area media that he believes he could have made the jump to the NFL straight out of high school. With this comment, Peterson chimed in on the debate over the NFL’s rule of not allowing athletes to be eligible for the draft until they have been out of high school for three years. The debate has been reopened as a result of LSU running back Leonard Fournette’s blistering start to the 2015 season, where he’s rushed for 631 yards in the first three games of the season after rushing for 1,034 yards as a true freshman last season.

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he Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose under went surger y Wednesday morning to repair a left orbital fracture after taking an elbow to the face during Tuesday’s practice. Head coach Fred Hoiberg noted that Rose did not have any structural damage and the team said in a statement that Rose is expected to resume basketball activities in two weeks. This latest setback is one of many Rose has faced throughout his career.

The 26-year-old point guard has played in just 100 regular-season games since the 2011-12 season because of various health issues that include three serious knee injuries.

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eal Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 500th-career goal, tying the club’s scoring record in their 2-0 victory over Malmo on Wednesday. The 30-year-old offensive powerhouse reached this feat in just 753 games and has scored 10 goals in his last six appearances for Real Madrid. He now matches with club legend Raul’s record in the team scoring charts, finding the back of the net 323 times in 308 games.

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October 1, 2015 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK RUTGERS COMMITTED 38 PENALTIES FOR 269 YARDS IN 4 GAMES

Rutgers cleans up penalties, consistency at QB for bye week KEVIN XAVIER ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Sometimes he’ll throw a pass or make a play with his legs that flashes the promise everyone associated with the Rutgers football team saw in the three-star recruit coming out of Holy Trinity High School on Long Island in 2013.

At other times, the Scarlet Knights’ sophomore starting quarterback makes throws that leave the same group of people scratching their heads.

Chris Laviano leads the Big Ten Conference and stands ninth in the nation in completion percentage at 72 percent. That’s better than No. 2 Michigan State’s Connor Cook, Nebraska’s Tommy Armstrong and even Cardale Jones, the junior starter for a defending National Champion in No. 1 Ohio State.

Laviano’s 148.5 efficiency rating ranks fourth in the league, three points behind Cook (third), but ahead of Armstrong, Jones and the Big Ten’s most hyped NFL prospect, Penn State’s Christian Hackenberg, who doesn’t even crack the conference’s top 10.

But on the flip side, the Glen Head, New York, native has thrown five interceptions in four games this fall.

With the exception of a hail mary situation in the waning moments of the first half against Kansas last Saturday, most of Laviano’s interceptions are either failed attempts to throw the ball away or foolish efforts to try and make a play.

Sometimes, he’s piping hot, placing the ball perfectly on a fade route to junior wide receiver Carlton Agudosi on a back shoulder throw to give Rutgers a 7-0 lead over the Jayhawks.

Others he’s bitter cold, throwing a prayer into the end zone while falling backward, on a thirdand-six from the nine-yard line, which was promptly picked by KU defensive back Greg Allen.

“I have to live to fight another down,” Laviano said after the 2714 win over Kansas.

Interim head coach Norries Wilson refuses to excuse any of the picks, but he does acknowledge that some are worse than others. Either way, the man charged with leading the Knights in the absence of suspended head coach Kyle Flood feels a tweak is needed for his starter in Laviano.

“You can’t throw an interception out,” Wilson said on his weekly teleconference Sunday.

“You don’t wanna just try to force balls or make bad decisions, that just leads to losses.”

But in Wilson and the coaching staff’s assessment of the sophomore signal-caller, there is a little wiggle room. That margin of error is overlooked by most of the media. Reporters and Rutgers fans have appeared to forget that the kid taking snaps from center on Saturdays is just that — a kid.

Laviano is 20 years old and he has made only three starts in his career. His six touchdowns in four games are respectable, especially when considering one of the most decorated quarterbacks in school history, Gary Nova, threw one fewer touchdown pass and the same amount of interceptions through the first three starts of his career on the Banks.

“I take it into consideration,” Wilson said of his quarterback’s youth. “It’s his first time as a fulltime starter in college football — he’s going to make some bad decisions. That’s why we coach him.”

Senior captain and left tackle Keith Lumpkin is the most tenured player on the offensive side of the ball for the Knights. The 6-foot-8, 320-pounder said he saw progression in his sophomore quarterback.

“He’s grown,” Lumpkin said of Laviano. “And that’s a good sign for a first-year quarterback. He’s making smarter decisions out there. He’s doing a great job … identifying the ‘MIKE’ and making sure the offense is running smoothly.”

Laviano has had the luxury of leaning on a running game

“We want to win games.

To do that, we have to stop turning the ball over ... it’s not just the interceptions, but the fumbles also.”

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that has gained 844 yards on the ground this fall. The sophomore understands the importance of a potent rushing attack and how vital an asset his tailbacks can be in terms of moving the chains.

“I mean, it helps ever ybody.

It helps lineman gain confidence, it helps running backs gain confidence and it helps a coach with his play-calling,” Laviano said. “Obviously, it helps me a lot. It takes the bearings off … third-and-long and what not, so we’ll establish that. We get into situations on the field where it’s easier to manage and that’s what we need.”

The 6-foot-3, 220-pound quarterback has made use of his legs as well, picking up first downs on a few occasions when he was flushed from the pocket and his receivers were covered. But Wilson doesn’t expect Laviano’s role in the running game to increase.

“He’s not a read zone guy that we expect to pound the ball in there 10, 12 times a game, but if the opportunity presents itself, he knows that it’s okay to run the ball in that situation,” Wilson said. ”By all means, go and get five, six, seven yards. And if it’s first down, make it second-and-short.”

Wilson doesn’t suggest that Rutgers is coddling the quarterback, but he is content with Laviano leading the team on methodical drives in order to control the time of possession.

“We don’t need great plays from Chris, we just need to get him to eliminate the bad plays,” Wilson said. “Leading the conference in completion percentage is a fantastic thing. But what we want to do is win the conference.” *** Of the 128 teams playing in the College Football Subdivision (FBS), the Knights stand tied for sixth-worst in terms of penalties.

Rutgers’ 38 penalties in 2015 are only five fewer than the most penalized team in the country — conference foe Nebraska — and the Knights have cost themselves

269 yards due to the presence of flags on the field.

“We can’t afford that,” Wilson said. “Being in the bottom 10 in the nation in penalties isn’t where we wanna be. We would like to be the least penalized team. It’s gonna be spoken about and we’re going to keep harping at it because it’s important.”

It will be especially important next Saturday when Rutgers rolls out the scarlet carpet for No. 2 Michigan State on Oct. 10 at High Point Solutions Stadium.

Lumpkin and fellow veteran Chris Muller know how important reducing the penalties is to the team and the significance of the price paid for each petty foul.

“Us leaders, us guys who play a lot of snaps, we gotta really start to get on the same page,” Lumpkin said. “Everything has to be perfect and it all starts in practice.

There’s no reason for us to be in the bottom half, we’re a very disciplined team.”

Muller, a junior who started 17 consecutive games at right guard, has been docked for a few holding calls in the young season.

He stressed that the reduction in penalties could be as easy as paying closer attention.

“We can’t get penalties,” Muller said after practice Wednesday. “We have to pay attention to everything that they do and we need to stay focused.” *** As frustrating as the penalties have been, the turnover bug continues to bite the Knights on the behind. Rutgers minus-seven turnover ratio is second-worst in the Big Ten and it’s not just the ill-advised interceptions from a young quarterback.

Senior offensive tackle Keith Lumpkin said the Knights need to focus on limiting their turnovers. Rutgers is idle this Saturday.

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Rutgers’ ball-carriers have fumbled five times in 2015. That figure does not sit well with Wilson, whose backfield is responsible for four of the fumbles.

“See, the fumble ... it’s tough to play in my room,” Wilson said.

“We call it bringing shame to the room. That’s what we call it. We can’t put the ball on the ground because the game can change with any turnovers.”

Lumpkin doesn’t necessarily take the turnovers personally, but the left tackle and captain said it isn’t a welcomed sign either.

“It’s upsetting because we say everyday, ‘The ball is the

program,’” he said. “An interception, a fumble or some type of turnover will kill the momentum we’ve built on that drive.”

Heading into a matchup against the No. 2 Spartans, Wilson knows that if the Knights have visions of an upset, mistakes will have to be kept to a minimum.

“We want to win games,” Wilson said. “To do that, we have to stop turning the ball over and it’s not just the interceptions, but the fumbles also.”

For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @KevinPXavier and @TargumSports on Twitter.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Leading the conference in completion percentage is a fantastic thing.

But what we want to do is win the conference.”

— Rutgers interim head football coach Norries Willson

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FOOTBALL MATT FLANAGAN HAS 3 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS THROUGH FIRST 4 GAMES

Tight ends add key element for RU TYLER KARALEWICH CORRESPONDENT

The relationship between a tight end and starting quarterback requires as much synergy and chemistry as any two positions on the field.

The tight end allows the quarterback a certain degree of security. The position adds an extra blocker or a sure-handed target for the signal caller to come back to during his progression.

The Rutgers football team is no exception to this rule and boasts a tight end room and quarterback who share this relationship.

Sophomore Matt Flanagan and junior Nick Arcidiacono provide sophomore quarterback Chris Laviano with that security blanket. Flanagan and Arcidiacono have combined for 15 receptions on the season, with fellow tight end Charles Scarff adding another nine catches.

For Flanagan, who has three touchdowns this fall on 10 receptions, the increased production of the tight ends is a product of offensive coordinator Ben McDaniels’ playbook. A pro-style offense like McDaniels’ allows for the tight end to be used more often, according to Flanagan.

“I think in any pro-style offense you need to have a productive tight end — it gives you another threat,” Flanagan said. “When you want to pass the ball, you don’t have to put yourself in all three wide receiver sets. You can come out in what looks like a run package, then confuse the defense. The philosophy we have is getting them in personnel matches to go up against something they wouldn’t expect.”

In an offense that draws from that of older brother Josh (New England Patriots offensive coordinator), the Scarlet Knights have valued the tight end just like the Patriots this season.

Matt Flanagan leads Rutgers at the tight end unit with three touchdowns on 10 catches. The sophomore leads an inexperienced group that served as the security blanket for sophomore quarterback Chris Laviano on offense in high-percentage passes.

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VOLLEYBALL BREE COFFEY BRINGS ENERGY, YOUTH TO KNIGHTS ON DEFENSE

Freshman grows in first season at Rutgers JOSEPH BRAUNER STAFF WRITER

Often lost in their dynamic plays, infectious energy and unmeasurable potential is the fact that freshman student-athletes are 18-year-old kids, often living on their own for the first time in a place foreign to them.

Freshman defensive specialist Bree Coffey is certainly no exception.

In her first season on the Rutgers volleyball team, the Cary, Illinois, native saw action in 13 out of the Scarlet Knights’ 14 matches this year, earning four starts.

What stands out most to many about Coffey is the energy she plays with on the court.

No matter the score, setting or opponent, she makes herself known at all times, yelling and cheering the team on after each point.

Head coach CJ Werneke recalls the freshman’s energy as being one of the reasons she was sought after and eventually recruited by Rutgers.

“It’s good to see a little bit more of her personality show (on the court),” Werneke said.

“One of the reasons we recruited her (is because) she’s a spark plug, you know, kind of an energetic bunny.”

Despite her perpetual vitality on the field, this young Scarlet Knight faced a momentous adjustment in coming to the Banks.

Like any other freshman, Coffey admits to feeling a little out of place in her new home.

“It’s really hard. It’s really, really hard,” Coffey said. “I’ve gotten closer to my family … and it’s nice because my family will still come to the games and stuff because I’m from near Chicago so they can come out …

when we’re going to play Purdue and Indiana this weekend.”

Coffey expressed excitement for her makeshift homecoming this weekend when Rutgers travels to take on Purdue and Indiana.

“When you’re younger, they’re all the schools you’re close to so you go like when you’re a little kid to watch Purdue or you go to watch University of Illinois,” she said. “… It’s definitely weird to be on the other side of the net because at one point, you idolized them so much and now you’re one of them.”

Playing the teams she once looked up to serves as an extra source of motivation, according to Coffey.

“It makes you want to play harder because, you know, that there are little kids SEE FRESHMAN ON PAGE 13

EXTRA POINT

MLB SCORES

NY Yankees Boston

5 9

NY Mets Philadelphia

5 7

Toronto Baltimore

15 2

Atlanta Washington

2 0

Cincinnati Cubs

3 10

Miami Tampa Bay

4 6

JOE LITTERIO,

Rutgers head baseball coach, announced with the program the Scarlet Knights’ 2016 schedule. Rutgers plays 56 overall games and opens its season Feb. 19 at Miami.

Defensive specialist Bree Coffey grows in her role for Rutgers as a true freshman.

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KNIGHTS SCHEDULE

WOMEN’S GOLF

FIELD HOCKEY

VOLLEYBALL

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Princeton Invitational

at Michigan State

at Purdue

vs. Michigan State

Tomorrow, All Day, Princeton, N.J.

Friday, 3 p.m., East Lansing, Mich.

Friday, 7 p.m., Friday, 7 p.m., West Lafayette, Ind. Yurcak Field