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All-male a cappella group hits high note with music numbers NATASHA TRIPATHI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

What makes Casual Harmony distinct from other a cappella groups on campus is that it features all male performers, which gives them both a different sound and different dynamic, said Anthony Frabasile, president and business manager of Casual Harmony. “We believe in sharing brotherhood through music — using our mutual love of performance to bring together Rutgers men of all walks of life to create something great,” Frabasile, a School of Communication and Information and School of Labor and Management Relations senior, said. The group began in 2003 after it was founded by David Rabizadeh, Frabasile said. He was inspired to create a group that featured all-male singers, after being a member of Orphan Sporks, another prominent a cappella group at the University. SEE GROUP ON PAGE 5

“The Hunting Ground,” a film released February of this year, details the struggle victims encounter with the legal system if they wish to pursue charges against their offender. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Documentary chronicles campus sexual assault BUSHRA HASAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

More than 2,000 students filled the College Avenue Gymnasium in order to understand the issues surrounding sexual violence. The Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance (VPVA)

and Health Outreach, Promotion, and Education (HOPE) hosted a screening of “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary about rape on campus, on Oct. 1. VPVA is an organization dedicated to assisting those who are victims of sexual violence, while HOPE is dedicated to all other health-related

issues, including those for sexual violence survivors. The film, released in February of this year, details the struggles victims face with the legal system if they wish to pursue charges against their offender. Ben Weise, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said this

is not a widely-known issue. “I’m hoping that all the people who came to watch this will get something out of it,” he said. The event, which began at 7 p.m., kicked off with spoken word poetry, video clips and anecdotes from SEE DOCUMENTARY ON PAGE 4

Students open up on keeping pets in campus housing NICOLE OSZTROGONACZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Hurricane Joaquin gained momentum Wednesday and turned into a Category 4 storm on Wednesday night, according to weather.com. Meteorologists predict Joaquin will touch down in New Jersey on Monday. REUTERS

NJ prepares for arrival of Hurricane Joaquin KATIE PARK NEWS EDITOR

Hurricane Joaquin revved up in strength Wednesday and turned into a Category 4 storm on Wednesday night, according to weather. com. Meteorologists predict Joaquin will touch down in New Jersey on Monday. A Category 4 storm, which could promise sustained winds of 130 to 155 miles per hour and severe damage to property, humans and animals, often comes with long-term power and water outages lasting from a few weeks to few months.

“It’s very hard to predict at this point where this storm will go,” Alan F. Blumberg, director of the Center for Maritime Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, told The Bergen Record. “Whatever happens, people should be paying attention.” Gov. Chris Christie issued a state of emergency on Oct. 1, and said he would evacuate four counties in South Jersey if the hurricane escalated. “We’re prepared, and we need you to prepare and not panic,” Christie said. “We are not quite sure whether this is gonna be a single

punch or a double punch. There’s no question there’s gonna be a single punch.” Despite Christie’s caution, meteorologists aren’t so assured of how severe Joaquin will be. “We have absolutely no idea where it’s going,” said David Robinson, New Jersey state climatologist and a professor in the Department of Geography. Regardless, New Jersey is bracing itself for the storm. The Asbur y Park Press released a list of 22 gas stations equipped with backup generators or quick connections, for individuals

who may lose power during the hurricane. All 22 gas stations located in plazas on the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike and the Atlantic City Expressway are equipped, according to the state. Other stations include the Quick Chek at 1170 Route 36 in Hazlet, Quick Chek at 450 Route 36 in Highlands, Quick Chek at 768 Route 9 South in Berkeley, Petro in Middletown, PMG in Toms River, Gill Petroleum in Lakewood, Petro in Aberdeen, PMG in Brick, Exxon on Route 9 in Morganville and Exxon on Route 88 in Lakewood.

University policy has long been decided when it comes to students housing pets while residing in Rutgers housing. The rule prohibits the possession of pets in on-campus housing, and is one that some students think is unfair. A University student living on campus and an anonymous cat owner said that when put into perspective, the benefits of keeping a pet seem to outweigh the disadvantages. “I have a really long history of anxiety. And having (Jack) here definitely helps with that,” the pet owner said. “Having a pet makes life generally easier to deal with knowing that there’s a constant in your life when things are changing so rapidly.” The cat owner’s roommate also said she thinks it is great coming home to Jack and knowing there is someone always waiting at home for her. “And, in a way, he’s a stress reliever,” the roommate of the pet owner said. But a pet can be even more than a substitute for medication or meditation. Having an animal on campus can add to the whole social

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Campus Calendar FRIDAY 10/2 The Depar tment 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 Depar tment 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 Hor t Farm No. 1 Of fice 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 Hor t 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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Starbucks releases mobile app to streamline drink ordering

Though Starbucks has had an app for a while now, users could not pay for items through it, according to a press release on their website. A new feature, called Mobile Order & Pay, was released on Sept. 22, streamlining the process of ordering a drink. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MICHELLE KLEJMONT / MANAGING EDITOR

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Starbucks is known for its lattes and coffee, but also its long lines that take patience to wait through. A new feature on their signature app aims to change that by streamlining the ordering process through mobile ordering. Being able to order and pay for food before even getting to the restaurant would likely save time and potentially even cut down on how long a line in the store could be, said Par th Patel, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior.

“Waiting in line (at the Livingston Starbucks) always takes a while,” he said. “Especially when it gets crowded after class, because everyone likes going there at once. Other restaurants are also crowded during lunchtime or after schools let out.” Though Starbucks has had an app for a while now, users could not pay for items through it, according to a press release on their website. A new feature, called Mobile Order & Pay, was released on Sept. 22, streamlining the process of ordering a drink. This feature has been in testing since December in

Portland, Oregon, according to the press release. In March, it entered a wider testing program, being used across more than 3,000 stores. The app, which is available on iOS and Android, is now accepted at the nearly 7,500 stores across the country. Mobile Order & Pay allows users to find a store, pick a menu option and pay ahead of time. The app will let the user know how long it will take to create the item. Knowing what menu options are available before going to a store could also help

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If a customer arrives after shor ten lines, said Aakash Patel, a School of Ar ts and Sci- enough time has elapsed, the drink has to be remade, he said. ences sophomore. “If this happens, we will need “I know a lot of people are indecisive about what they want, to make it again and you may even though ever yone is get- need to wait while we are serving ting pumpkin spice lattes now,” other customers,” Emanuel said. According to a United States he said. “This could help those guys who don’t know what they Department of Agriculture webwant figure it out before they site, the number of bacteria on an item can double in 20 minutes. even get there.” This applies to any foods left Nicholas Emanuel, director of Operations at Rutgers Dining between 40 and 140 degrees FahrServices, said the franchise’s app enheit. Foods not intended for imcan only be used in stores owned mediate consumption should be refrigerated within an hour or two. by the company. Rutgers Dining Ser vices manRutgers Dining Services owns the store on Livingston, and it agers are certified “Ser vSafe,” does not use the app at this time. or to safely handle food, EmanIt is possible for licensed uel said. This integrates well with Tapinstores to use go’s ser vices. the app in the “I would future, includuse (the Staring the store bucks) app,” on campus, “Honestly, I just go to Aakash said. he said in an “It seems like email. He met Starbucks to hang out so much with represenwith friends. The drinks it’s faster than tatives from are a bonus.” everyone just the company waiting right on Thursday, now.” but has no defiPARTH PATEL He said his nite time-frame School of Arts and Sciences Junior only concern for when this would be for might happen. the security of At present, a credit card the on-campus connected to Starbucks uses the app. Havan app named Tapingo, along with many other ing sensitive information online opens it to the possibility restaurants in the area, he said. This app allows users to of theft. Many major companies, like order a meal, pay for their food and pick it up upon Sony, have trouble protecting arrival, he said. It also com- their users’ data, he said. He pares waiting times between wants to know more about how Starbucks avoids that. dif ferent locations. Paying for drinks in advance “It is definitely more convenient than standing in line if you and just picking them up might time it right,” he said. “You don’t not solve Starbucks stores’ want to order food, have it paid crowds, Parth said. Many people go to the restaurant to meet up for and pick it up late.” Users would have to be with friends and socialize. Starbucks has a friendly atmocareful to time their arrival to coincide with when the item is sphere for that, he said. “Honestly, I just go to Starfinished, he said. Due to health concerns, food items cannot bucks to hang out with friends,” wait at room temperature for Parth Patel said. “The drinks are a bonus.” ver y long.

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Page 4 Columbia absolved her assailant of any charges. Sulkowicz hauled the 50-pound mattress her everywhere during her Documentary screening was followed with Annie with senior year. She vowed to do so Clark, Andrea Pino, women featured in film until graduation or until Columbia expelled the offender. Research conducted by the CONTINUED FROM FRONT programs that already exist here, Department of Education quantified the number of sex offenses Hollis said. “In terms of trying to combat that occurred at New Jersey colRutgers students. Shay Gitter, a School of Envi- sexual violence, Rutgers is really leges from 2004 to 2013. The New Brunswick campus has an average ronmental and Biological Scienc- far up there,” he said. The email containing the re- enrollment of 48,036 students and es sophomore, said she was happy Rutgers was making an effort sults of the study, sent by Rut- reported 123 sexual offenses. Sexual violence specific to gers—New Brunswick Chancellor to raise awareness. Gitter said she is a peer men- Richard L. Edwards, said 1 in 4 colleges is slowly on the rise. tor at Rainbow Perspectives, an undergraduate women at Rutgers The Obama administration pubLGBT support group, which aims experience sexual assault before lished a set of guidelines in 2014 to address sexual violence in the stepping foot on campus, and 1 in 5 to address sexual assault on colreported unwanted sexual contact lege campuses. LGBT community. Senior presidential adviser This is the first event in a year- on campus. The event was followed by a Valerie Jarrett said in The New long campaign to address sexual violence on campus, said Frances- question-and-answer session with York Times article, “The Return Annie Clark and Andrea Pino, two of the Sex Wars,” that campuses ca Maresca, director of HOPE. Laura Luciano, assistant direc- graduates from the University of need a “more victim-centered tor of VPVA, said the documenta- North Carolina at Chapel Hill and approach” to address instances of sexual violence. the survivors featured in the film. ry was “powerful.” “I think it’s an opportunity for Clark and Pino toured a few doz“The Hunting Ground” was shown to small audiences in the en other colleges before this event both the administration and the spring at the Rutgers Cinema on to present “The Hunting Ground.” students to have a larger conver“You have 2000 people come to sation, and I hope it doesn’t end Livingston campus, but this is the when the film first large-scale ends,” Clark screening Rut“For everybody, you have a responsibility, and you said. gers has conductCollege aded, Luciano said. can be a part of a movement. And you can do ministrations “My hope is something bigger than yourself.” have struggled that it will have with generating a positive impact ANNIE CLARK on students so Graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Survivor of Sexual Assault and new legislation to deal with that they will see Co-Founder and Executive Director of End Rape on Campus these incidents, that they can resaid Harvard ally be part of a movement to stop sexual violence this event — I’ve never seen this professor Janet Halley, who disbefore,” Pino said. “And I think, tributed a memo to her colleagues from happening,” she said. The student culture has a lot of maybe things are starting to and Harvard’s president detailing work to do before the movement change. Maybe folks really want the flaws in Harvard’s new rules. “(The new University Politakes off, said Connor Hollis, a School to be a part of the conversation ... of Arts and Sciences junior and repre- I really hope that (the students) cy and Procedures) provide an overly broad definition of sexual take it beyond this gym.” sentative for both VPVA and HOPE. The University faced a dilemma harassment, far beyond anything “(Sexual assault) does happen,” he said. “It’s not an isolated inci- earlier this year after a student, that federal courts recognize,” dent that you can distance your- who was sexually assaulted twice she said. “ ... they are defective on self from — it happens to people in a year, criticized the way the every known scale of equal proceUniversity’s Office of Student Con- dural treatment of the parties and around you.” due process.” According to VPVA, 1 in 5 wom- duct handled her situation. Rape is no longer a matter of Similar controversies have en and 1 in 33 men will be victims occurred on campuses across simply the offender and the vicof sexual assault in their lifetime. tim. Indeed, many more parties Despite the University having the nation. Emma Sulkowicz, who graduat- must work together to resolve one of the top programs in sexual violence education, it falls short of ed from Columbia University this this issue. “For everybody, you have a its expectations as reported in the year, carried a mattress around #iSpeak study published on Sept. campus as not only performance responsibility, and you can be a art but also as protest against the part of a movement,” Clark said. 2, he said. The University was asked to university’s decision regarding “And you can do something bigger than yourself.” pilot the survey because of the her sexual assault.

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NASIM NIGHT Nasim Pedrad, a comedian best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, New Girl and Despicable Me 2, visited Rutgers on Sept. 30 for “A Knight of Comedy featuring Nasim Pedrad,” an event hosted by the Rutgers University Programming Assocation at the Livingston Student Center. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

University policy has long been decided when it comes to students housing pets while residing in Rutgers housing. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

PETS No-animal policy is enforced because of allergies, damage, messes, Staton says “The policy is enforced because of allergies, damage and experience of attending college, messes animals can make,” said Christine Staton, a resident asthe owner said. “I like that he’s there even sistant at Metzger Hall on Busch when my roommates aren’t there. campus and a School of Arts and He’s definitely like a fifth room- Sciences sophomore. Staton said she does not bemate. He’s like my little baby,” the cat owner said. “I can’t wait to get lieve animals will ever be alhome so I can see Jack ... I just lowed in University housing because they are too much of a want to see my baby.” A pet can also be a motivator to liability, but the University could get through the day, no matter how find a way to justify a pet in a residence hall. difficult or long it has been. Some stu“For my dents fear getroommate, our kitten is pretty “Having a pet makes life ting caught, along with the much a child generally easier to deal possible reto her,” the cat with knowing that there’s percussions of owner’s roomtheir actions. mate said. a constant in your life two Jack’s owner when things are changing r oIfo mthe mates said they think so rapidly.” get caught students are with the cat in not likely to ANONYMOUS our house, all keep their bedof the apartrooms clean ment-mates regardless of will be held keeping or not keeping a pet because school is liable, and will have to face the consequences of breaking the hectic and busy work. “Taking care of another creature policy, the cat owner’s roommate said. is a lot of work,” the student said. The cat owner said fellow pet The good friend and roommate of the cat owner, who shall owners who live on campus are also remain anonymous, said left to wonder if students will Jack the kitten has bitten and ever find a way to change or chewed off cables and wires bend the rule, to keep their beloved pets with them on campus. around the house. CONTINUED FROM FRONT

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the group for a few weeks and already considers it great place where singing is more liberating and all group members feel like old friends. In the past, Villa performed in a capella groups and sang with live bands, and he found that a capella is different because of how freeing it is in comparison to singing for a band. “With instruments, there’s still a block in creative flow because of a physical vessel needed to translate a musical phrase or thought,” he said. “Singers get a bad rep from some other musicians, citing that singing is very easy and almost talentless. I believe singing requires a techThe group began in 2003 after it was founded by David Rabizadeh, who was inspired to create a nique and a sense of pitch. Once group that featured all-male singers, after being a member of Orphan Sporks, another prominent that happens, a voice has little to a cappella group at the University. COURTESY OF ANTHONY FRABASILE no block in the flow of creativity.” Using voice is one of the first things the men of Casual Haradd flair and originality to each mony learn upon gaining mempiece to better suit our dynambership, Villa said. With the ic — as an example, our perright amount of training, they formance of “Toxic” features a A cappella shows people to think outside box, learn to manipulate their indiswing-jazz breakdown.” gives deeper value to singing, Frabasile says vidually produced sound more Frabasile said Casual Harmothan an instrument. ny will be performing at Rutgers “Being in Got Talent, CONTINUED FROM FRONT a performa‘The human voice is insanely hosted by the tive group powerful. It’s the only instru- Palestine Chil“It’s sleepless nights standing on your feet to has its ups Casual Harmony performs ment that can get past boundar- dren’s Relief and downs, arrangements of existing music ies like tonal changes without Fund on Oct. perfect that blend of voices. It’s fighting with each but in the end 21. Following without the accompaniment of affecting pitch,’” he said. other during competition seasons because you want to it’s worth it,” A cappella teaches people to that is their instruments or pre-recordings, win so badly.” Wa s s e r m a n Frabasile said. All of their music think outside the box of music biggest consaid. “(It is) and gives a deeper value to vo- cert of the is performed vocally. JAKE WASSERMAN perseverance “I think the best part about cal performance that otherwise fall semester, Assistant Business Manager of Casual Harmony and a School of Arts and through diffibeing in an a cappella group is is not realized, Frabasile said. 4GY, a HallowSciences Sophomore cult time signathe level of improvement it can There are things that the human e e n - t h e m e d tures and dishelp a singer achieve ... while voice can do that traditional in- concert featursonant chords. ing four of the we do work as a unit to perform, struments cannot. It’s sleepless Casual Harmony performs top a cappella our arrangements require perfect blending of voices to emu- music from many genres, groups on campus, including him over to a table and asked nights standing on your feet to late a full song,” Frabasile said. Frabasile said. Their current Casual Harmony, the all-female him if he sings, to which Was- perfect that blend of voices. It’s “This requires you to improve repertoire includes renditions group Shockwave and two co-ed serman said yes and Frabasile fighting with each other during not only the ‘tone’ of your voice, of Britney Spears’ “Toxic”, groups, Deep Treble and Or- complimented the Wasserman’s competition seasons because beard. At that moment, Wasser- you want to win so badly. It’s a but also your breath control, “September” by Earth, Wind phan Sporks. Jake Wasserman, assistant man said he knew he was about brotherhood that eats pasta tolistening skills, volume control & Fire and The Temper Trap’s business manager of Casual Har- to pursue a group of “charismatic gether in the late night hours on “Sweet Disposition”. and vocal range.” a weekly basis. It’s the thrill that “What’s great about a cap- mony and a School of Arts and individuals.” Working solely with the huJonathan Villa, general mem- flows through your blood and man voice changed Frabasile’s pella, and is something Casual Sciences sophomore, said Casual Harmony strives for with each Harmony works incredibly hard ber of Casual Harmony and a fires through your nervous sysentire view on music. “Best put into words by our arrangement, is making the on creating twists in various mu- School of Arts and Sciences first- tem when the crowd roars after musical director, Lee Araneta, song your own,” he said. “We sic types, and in the process they year student, has been a part of the final note.” bond over food, video games, movies and Internet memes. The end result is that their sound gains a cohesive quality because of the emotional connection that flows between them. Contributing and engaging in Casual Harmony taught him a multitude of things such as humility, leadership skills and a new avenue toward adventure, he said. “(I learned humility) in the sense that it’s not always about being the shining soloist which all eyes and ears are casting attention toward, but rather a group ef for t in which (an) individual plays an impor tant par t to creating our signature sound,” he said. “I’ve gained adventure through our road gigs and weekend retreats, and I’ve gained the gift of music in my life, but most impor tantly, I’ve gained 16 brothers.” When he was a first-year student, Wasserman did not know anything about a cappella groups, but while walking through the involvement fair, Frabasile called

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Rutgers Internet access goes down Thursday morning, alarms students NIKHILESH DE CORRESPONDENT

Rutgers’ Internet access went down again early Thursday morning, alarming students who were studying for midterm exams or had projects due that day. Students on RUWireless, RUWireless_Secure and ResNet lost access to several websites on Thursday morning. ScarletApps, Central Authentication System-based ser vices and certain specific websites remained accessible, including Netflix and Facebook. Other websites, including Yahoo! and Twitter, were inaccessible. There were no clear differences between the websites that were accessible and those that were not. The encrypted sites that worked use identical protocols and have similar security certificates to those that did not. The unencrypted sites likewise had no distinguishing features to explain why some worked and some did not. Several of these websites were tested using Rutgers’ remote

server, which can be found at apps.rutgers.edu. There was no loss of service to University services for those using an off-campus network. University Spokesman E.J. Miranda said the outage was caused by network maintenance that began at midnight and concluded near 1 a.m. Full internet access was restored to most users on campus by about 12:45 a.m. The Network Operations Center (NOC) did not have any upgrades or other form of maintenance planned for the time period according to their Web calendar or mailing list. Network maintenance typically occurs between 4 a.m. and 11 a.m., based on the schedule seen over the last year. These events and relevant details, including what services will be disrupted and the location of the disruption, are announced through their mailing list every day. Status updates are also sometimes posted, including the results of pre-scheduled maintenance. Network emergencies, like unplanned internet outages, are also

typically announced by the mailing list. No announcements were made regarding this outage either before or after it occurred. During finals week each semester, NOC institutes a “maintenance freeze” where no systems are taken down. These are also announced in advance, both on the website and via email. Some network administrators said they did not know about Thursday morning’s maintenance the next morning. Users initially expected the outage to be the result of a Distributed Denial of Service attack, similar to what the University faced on Monday and several times last year. The availability of ScarletApps and CAS mean this outage differs from the previous network attacks that have affected the University over the past year. Previous attacks lost connectivity to the Internet or on-campus ser vices, as reported by The Daily Targum. The Office of Telecommunications Division did not respond to requests by press time.

CRIME OCT. 1 TRENTON — A drug task force raided three houses in connection with a three-month investigation, seizing $280,000 in heroin and arresting three. The raids were conducted simultaneously shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday by multiple law enforcement agencies on two houses in Ewing and one in West Windsor. OCT. 1 BAYONNE — Michelle Hurley is charged with assaulting her 50-year-old husband during an argument about their ongoing divorce. He was choked nearly to death with a chain link lamp cord and remains hospitalized in critical condition. When the police arrived, they found the man “unresponsive” — he had been bleeding from the neck, his face purple and was without a pulse. The 45-year-old is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a chain lamp cord for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon (the lamp cord). OCT. 1 LAKEWOOD — Armando Lima Vergara was arrested on Wednesday for sexually assault-

ing a girl. He was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Authorities launched an investigation in August and determined that the 31-year-old had sexually assaulted a then 6-year-old girl on multiple occasions six years ago. Vergara knew the girl, who is now 12. Vergara became aware detectives were looking for him and turned himself in to authorities. OCT. 1 TEANECK — Daryl Watkins turned himself in to police after reading news coverage on the death of Juan Vasquez. The 24-year-old surrendered to authorities and was charged with leaving the scene of a crash that killed a bicyclist. Watkins was charged with one count of leaving the scene of a fatal accident and released on $25,000 bail, with a 10 percent option. SEPT. 30 LAWRENCE — Two female Rider University students were inappropriately touched by a male intruder as they slept in their dorm rooms in the middle of the night.

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LIFESTYLE

Step up your hijabi style with these trendy tying tips

Put a twist on the classic turban by ruffling the edges and pinning them in place. Opt for a bright, vibrant scarf to add a pop of color to your look. ANNIE POLLUCK

SUZANNE ELFARRA

the eyes of all those around you. It’s all about the details — so don’t be afraid to add a little Hijab, the headscarf worn by bling over your scarf. Mixing prints is a fashion DO! many Muslim women, holds an array of different meanings. To You can mix various different hijabis — women who wear the styles, like wearing a solid-colheadscarf — hijab is an expres- ored scarf with a floral-printed sion of individuality, modesty neck scarf on a striped shirt to and faith. We wear the hijab add definition to your outfit. The to share our personalities with hijab highlights each individualthe world. We choose to make istic fashion decision you make, different statements about our- because changing the style, selves through the hijab each pattern or color of the hijab can completely alday we put it ter the outfit. on and enter the world. You can wrap your hijab Have fun with it! Be edgy Hijab is the and don’t shy ultimate acto the side in a bow to away from tr ycessor y that ing a new hiwe proudly showcase your outfits jab style, here wrap around are some easy our heads and while adding style ways to tie wear as our your scarf! crowns, and to your scarf.” crowns should be nothing less than fabulous, so here are BEAUTIFUL BOWTIE some fun ways to style and wrap You can wrap your hijab to your hijab! the side in a bow to showcase When it comes to choos- your outfits while adding style ing your scarf, don’t be afraid to your scarf. To do this, first to play with different color take your scarf and place it schemes. You can wear sol- over your head, making sure id-colored scar ves with differ- that the two sides of the scarf ent-patterned shirts, or you can are at equal length. Pin the two even tr y throwing a bright-col- ends of scarf with a safety pin ored scarf on a more neutral under your neck to ensure that shirt. You can also wear more the scarf will not slip. After this, than one shade of a color to add take one end of the scarf and that ombre effect to your outfit. wrap it around your neck. Next, When you wear plain scar ves, take the other end of the scarf you can also incorporate a state- and tie it to the end of the othment necklace over it to draw er side of the scarf. Tie it into CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Never underestimate the power of a neutral-colored scarf, especially if it has eye-catching details, like rhinestones or embrodiery. Wear matching jewelry to compliment your look. ANNIE POLLUCK

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Step up your hijabi style with these trendy tying tips

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Held this past weekend, the “Eat to Beat: Drug Addiction” fundraiser was created by Ryan Morris, a Rutgers Business School senior. For three days, local restaurants Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, The Sushi Room, Thomas Sweet and Papa Grande Grille participated in the event. Each vendor donated a portion of sales to Steered Straight Inc., a non-profit dedicated to providing programs to educate more people about drug and alcohol abuse. This laurel is for Morris and the participating businesses for working to calling attention to the reality of drug addiction.

It happened again. And if you were awake around 1 a.m. on Thursday, it seems like a Disrupted Denial of Service, or DDoS attack, happened twice even though it recently occurred only once. The actual attack took place on Monday and was the first confirmed this semester, and the fifth since Fall 2014. This year’s tuition was raised partially so the University could raise $3 million to hire three companies to prevent such attacks, but clearly something still went wrong. This dart goes out to the cyber security vendors for failing to do their jobs.

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Part-time lectures only make $4,800 per course taught, a figure that pales in comparison to what many professors make. On Monday, the Rutgers Council of AAUP-AFT Chapters met on Busch campus for a protest, to continue calling attention to their cause. University part-time lecturers are bargaining for respect from the administration, as well as improved contracts and benefits. This laurel is for all University part-time lecturers, stay the course for what you believe is right.

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Living for other people, ‘likes’ wastes valuable experiences THE SCARLET TROTTER BIYA HAQ

he other day, my roommates and I were making plans for going on Spring Break. Beyond my excitement about the warm and sunny beach, horseback riding in the water (it’s a thing) and having dinner in a cave (also a thing), I suddenly found myself thinking about our trip in a series of Instagram posts, which really got me thinking. Are we living our lives through how many likes we can get? Isn’t it sad that our social media platforms are more social than our actual social lives? This needs to stop. Put down your phone and smell the roses without having to take a picture, editing it and posting it on your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. I see this happen when people travel, and it seems as if travelers need the validation from other people. You know you’re in the mountain ranges of Northern Italy, and we know you’re in the mountains, so do you really have to prove it to us by making an album of 562 pictures of just the trees? And by

the way, how did you get around all the trails with the phone completely in your face? This is really not okay. Just the other day I was reading an article about how many people died from taking dangerous selfies. How sad is that? An article called, “Week in the United Kingdom” says the death toll for those killed by taking selfies officially exceeded the number of those dead due to shark attacks. I don’t know about you, but personally I am not a fan of the headline, “Death by Selfie.”

for ourselves, and instead for our social media followers? In one of my classes this past week, we talked about the power of “should.” According to this concept, we all feel like we live mediocre lives in comparison to what we see other people do online. Whether it’s helping hungry orphans in an African nation or saving the whales in Fiji, the theory suggests that we all, as social media users, feel the need to live a “should” life in aiming to be like individuals

“In one of my classes this past week, we talked about the power of ‘should.’ … we all feel like we live mediocre lives in comparison to what we see other people do online.” When you go to another country, state or city, you go for yourself. You travel to better yourself, get a tan, eat (my forte) or to relax, right? So why is that when we all, including myself, feel the need to document what we are doing every single second of the day? I am not saying that we shouldn’t create memories and savor images of these memories that can last our lifetimes. But why does it feel like when we do this, we aren’t doing it

who presumably live “better” lives than us. Who cares if we’re not like everyone else? Isn’t that the point of social media anyway? To be our own unique selves and contribute to society by doing what we do? I would love to be helping out starving whales in Scandinavia, but I can’t. It sucks, but I can’t. What I can do is go to my sorority’s awareness walk for Alzheimer’s disease in Princeton. I can tweet about how I watched

One Tree Hill for four straight hours yesterday and I definitely can Instagram the orange leaves on the ground and squeal about autumn (apologies for being basic, but not really). I can do all of that without feeling bad, and on the flip-side, I don’t have to do all that and still not feel bad or feel like I am missing out on the world. It’s funny because today we seem to follow the notion of, “pics or it didn’t happen,” or more relevant to our generation, “tweets or it didn’t happen.” We need to stop living our lives for others. I know you might think I am being overdramatic and exaggerating the reality of the situation — but am I really? I post on Instagram for fun, but I post my pictures at a specific time in which I am most likely to receive likes. I know for a fact that I am not the only who does this. We need to prioritize ourselves and living in the real world. Post your heart away, as long as you’re actually enjoying the moment you’re capturing as well. Biya Haq is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in communications with a minor in digital communication, information and media. Her column, “The Scarlet Trotter,” runs on alternate Fridays.

Planned Parenthood combats lack of access to health care COMMENTARY OLIVIA RANDOLPH

wrote this because I feel that it’s important not to overlook how vital government-funded institutions, such as Planned Parenthood, are for America’s poor. I also don’t want to see a potential shutdown of Planned Parenthood, or the government defunding the organization. My boyfriend’s mom died on Sunday. It was very sad and fairly sudden. She was diagnosed with stage IV cervical cancer in mid-June 2015. Since her divorce 15 years ago, she had been living in poverty and didn’t have the time, resources or money to get regular Pap smears and preventative medicine — some of the many services that Planned Parenthood provides. So when we talked about poverty in my Knowledge and Power class, it kind of hit me: Poverty killed her. How sad is that? It wasn’t cancer, it was poverty. Cervical cancer develops from a slow-forming, easily-detectable and 100-percent treatable condition. It is one of the most preventable cancers, and even in early stages, has a low mortality rate: The key is detecting it early or before it happens. Most women with socioeconomic privilege have regular Pap smears, almost completely eliminating the possibility of being diagnosed with cervical cancer. Because of my boyfriend’s mom’s class, she was unable to do so. As we had discussed in class, with special reference to the Linda Tirado reading, “Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap

America,” poor people just don’t have time to do things like go to the doctor for a checkup. For the most part, every hour is dedicated to something — often work, sometimes sleep and rarely free time, not to mention grocery shopping, looking for other jobs, waiting for hours to get government support and most importantly, doing their absolute best to take care of their children. This is what my boyfriend’s mom spent her time doing. Being a single parent is challenging enough, let alone while living in poverty. My boyfriend often talks about just how much his mom sacrificed for him and his siblings: She gave all that she could to her kids for 29 years. Imagine if

all, she didn’t take advantage of their services and did not detect the cancer early enough, meaning if Planned Parenthood, as we know it, had not existed in her lifetime, it would not have made a difference. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized I am making the exact opposite argument. This is evidence that Planned Parenthood should do more. We should not be debating if Planned Parenthood should receive government support, but instead how much more we should allot from the federal budget for it each year. If there were more clinics, there might have been a location closer to her. If they could hire more doctors, it might have been easier

“... It kind of hit me: Poverty killed her. How sad is that? It wasn’t cancer, it was poverty.” someone tried to tell her that while she was working full-time, raising her children and trying to make ends meet, she was supposed to make an appointment for time she couldn’t spare to be uncomfortably prodded for several minutes, only to be told she was fine and be charged for it. Oh yeah, and she had to do this every year. It’s no wonder poor people are in poor health. Preventative care is designed for the affluent who can take off work, have someone watch their children, drive themselves to a clinic and pay for someone to tell them that they are just fine. I may sound like I’m making a case that Planned Parenthood isn’t doing its job. After

to make an appointment. If they had more funding, already discounted services could be free (keep in mind that up until recently, having health insurance played a big role too). Even if she was simply reminded each year by a mailer or phone call (a new feature in my Planned Parenthood utopia due to — you guessed it — increased funding) that screenings were something that she needed to be doing, who knows where she’d be today. Odds are things might have turned out the same. But that doesn’t mean this situation has to be repeated. There does not have to be anymore children orphaned at 22 from poverty-induced ovarian cancer. Money can do

amazing things when put in the right hands, and I believe Planned Parenthood proved itself to be more than capable. I like to imagine that some extra money could go toward hiring some innovative minds who could come up with a way for preventative care to be more accessible and less burdensome. They would set up for free walk-in Pap smears to be held once a month in a community center or medical van (think blood drive van with full amenities, not the back of someone’s Honda Odyssey). They would also come to you and do an abbreviated version in the privacy of your own home at your convenience or self-diagnostic Pap smear cards (and respective hand mirrors) could be administered throughout the community the way that self-breast examination cards are now — the possibilities are endless but not without cost. The thought of anyone supporting the defunding of Planned Parenthood is ridiculous. A whole political body threatening to shut down the government because of it is downright appalling and, frankly, a gross misuse of power. It’s not all abortions. It’s only 3 percent, according to their 2013-2014 report, and while that number has been disputed by a number of news sources, the Planned Parenthood report is not being written to promote the highest number of clicks on their website. For millions, it could mean life or death. And please, please, please get your screenings. Women and men can both go to womenshealth.gov for screening information. Olivia Randolph is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in music.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR U. professor fondly remembers student Edward Romano Edward Romano, a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in history and political science, died suddenly on Sept. 30. He was beloved by fellow students, faculty and staff in both departments, along with the Eagleton Institute of Politics, history club, Rutgers University Democrats and a variety of other groups. Ed got involved — that’s what he did. I first came to know him in my Civil War

course. Ed sat in the front row. I called on him and he corrected me on some detail of a treaty that, for some reason, he knew a lot about. That was Ed — full of knowledge from a hunger for learning history, but still famished for more. His comments always came with a big smile and bright, disarming eyes. Over time, we would often talk outside of class, and quickly I learned of his passion for railroads. I’m not sure why, but as a sophomore, he already knew that his senior thesis would be on the Camden and Amboy railroad. He began the research and was making discoveries that eluded generations of historians. Ed cherished the detective work, and he was good at it.

In another course, he wrote about a famous painting that depicted a railroad — “The Lackawanna Valley” by George Inness. Recently, he asked me if Abraham Lincoln ever rode the Camden and Amboy railroad. We discussed how to find out, and he was off on the chase. Two weeks ago, in what would turn out to be our next to last class together, seminar members read Herman Melville’s story, “Bartleby, the Scrivener.” I asked how the tale might be understood as a critique of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Ed blurted, “his solitude, how horrible.” We all laughed at the way he delivered the quote.

Ed Romano knew better than anyone how horrible solitude could be. In everything he did, he fought against isolation and cynicism. He was passionate about politics and devoted to history. He relished debate, but always respected the opinions of others. He even fell in love with a railroad line. He led a life of connection and engagement, of learning and involvement. We can honor his memory by doing the same. Louis P. Masur is a distinguished professor in the Department of American Studies at Rutgers University.

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Today’s Birthday (10/02/15). Prepare mentally. Rediscover yourself. You’re advancing to the next level this year. Plan and revise strategies, with special focus on communications. New professional opportunities arise over springtime, sparking discovery of new talents. Autumn retrospections lead to course corrections in your career direction. Love is the answer. 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 6 -- Take notes, as communication glitches may arise. Imagine total success, without relying on fantasy. The opposition holds out, and it could get tense. A suspicion gets confirmed. No emotional spending, OK? Show your philosophical side in public. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Your team has a brilliant idea. The possibility of error is high. Don’t get sidetracked by fantasy. Use what you have to get what you need. Extend your reach. Business interferes with romance. Brainstorm practical solutions. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Look both ways before crossing the street. Disrupt the status quo. You’re gaining respect. Listen to an elder’s practical experience. Let someone see the real you. Postpone travel or flights of fancy. Create the marketing strategy. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 5 -- A rise in responsibility leads to higher income. Keep costs down on top of that. Overspending comes easily today. Tread carefully to avoid a disagreement about household matters. A group dream can become reality. Collaborate with friends. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Strengthen your infrastructure. Don’t gamble, or you may learn something the hard way. Finances are in a state of flux. Explore your heart’s desire through art, sport or play. Align on priorities before advancing. Wait for developments. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- If facing resistance, ease up. Take care of each other. Don’t go for a deal if the cost is too high. Reconsider your work routines. Travel tempts, but might conflict with your job. Share the load.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Clean up and lend a helping hand. Don’t talk about money in savings. Temporarily short tempers could flare around finances. Don’t over-extend, but work with the right equipment for the job. Notice missing ingredients. Incorporate unusual spices. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 6 -- Resist being impulsive, especially if friends are. Costs can vary widely. Stand firm. A mystery gets revealed. Don’t push too hard right now. Don’t lose what you’ve got to get more. Wait for a better time. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 7 -- Don’t start a new project or talk about it yet. Let it gestate longer. Handle practical logistics to complete your current gig, and deny distractions. Fix something before it breaks. Rest and recharge for rising optimism. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is an 8 -- Let your partner do the talking. Finesse a cash flow problem. Don’t offer to pay for everything. Stay frugal and resourceful. Postpone travel and risk. Luxuriate at home and get fascinated by a mystery. Keep confidences. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 7 -- Gain more than expected. Make a surprising discovery. Make your home more comfortable. Don’t dig into savings on a whim. Expect disagreement. Calm someone who’s upset. Keep your cool by remembering what’s most important. Push, but gently. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Things could seem volatile. Work hard and play hard. Get physical. Don’t get stopped by old fears. Get thoughtful in a peaceful place. Express gratitude. Consult with a spiritual mentor or friend. Discover a new view.

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SIGHTS Knights have prime opportunity to earn first conference win against Spartans CONTINUED FROM BACK

game and goals per game. The Clark, New Jersey, native leads On the other hand, the Knights Rutgers with 22 points in nine are coming off of a tough weekend games and in conference play, she of their own. The last time Rutgers is tied for the No. 1 slot in goals took the field, it fell at home to two per game. The Knights also have a forBig Ten foes in No. 14 Northwestmidable threat defending their ern and No. 18 Michigan. Despite the latest losses suf- goal cage. Junior Shevaun Hayes fered at the hands of arduous is the leader in saves in conferconference competition, the expe- ence play. But the Spartans have rience allowed the Knights to gain a solid back line of their own with insight into the areas that need sophomore Katie Miller leading the Big Ten improvement. in saves per With a week “Give it all game within of training unconference der its belt, Rutyou got, leave play. gers is eager it all on Though to capitalize on it is sure to the opportunity the field, be a battle at to translate the work together” Ralph Young lessons learned Field on Friinto its upcomRACHEL YANEY day, Rutgers ing match play. Junior Forward has reason to “I think bebe optimistic ing disciplined on the field and working togeth- about this conference matchup. The Spartans sit at the bottom er on the field is really important — and playing the entire 70 min- of the rankings in points, goals utes,” said junior forward Rachel and assists in Big Ten play. MichYaney. “I think we’re gonna come igan State has one lone home vicout more as a team instead of in- tory under its belt out of five condividually because the only way tests and Rutgers looks to start we’re going to win games is to at- the weekend strong by continuing this visiting team trend. tack as a team.” With the incentive to change So far this season, Rutgers fell only to ranked opponents. This is the momentum from their latest contests, it will be important for no coincidence. Collectively as a team, the the Knights to come out with both Knights average 3.33 goals and fiery aggression and composure in performance to get the results 9.78 points per game. Individually, senior forward Ni- they want. “I think we have to be more cole Imbriaco ranks fifth nationally in goals per game and takes sec- physical, I think we have to be kind ond in the Big Ten in points per of more in-your-face, if you will, with

Senior forward Nicole Imbriaco ranks fifth nationally in goals per game, and second in the Big Ten in points per game and goals per game. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015 our opponents,” Civico said. “We cant back down — we have to tackle strong, we have to attack strong … We’ve really got to train our decision-making and our skill execution under extreme pressure.” In a quick turnaround during their double-header weekend, Rutgers will take on Mid-American Conference member Ohio for a neutral-site game on Sunday. While the Bobcats have had inconsistent outcomes throughout the fall so far, they enter into the matchup against the Knights with a recent 4-2 win over Ball State under their belt — the same team Rutgers shutout, 4-0, in its opening weekend.

Ohio only faced one other Big Ten opponent this season. The Bobcats took a close 3-2 loss to in-state rival Ohio State despite edging the Buckeyes in both penalty corners and shots. Though Ohio doesn’t pose the same threats as conference rivals, Rutgers knows better than to underestimate any team on its schedule. Regardless of the opposing team, the Knights look to be relentless from the moment the clock starts ticking to set the pace for the game and solidify positive team stamina on the field. “We need to take control of the game. The first ten minutes has

got to be our strongest,” Hayes said. “It gives us confidence, even in the back to the forwards, that we’ve got this, we’re in this game, nothings gonna get past us — that’s sorta the mentality.” With its next two games, Rutgers has a prime opportunity to recover from its recent defeats and get back into the win column. In terms of the team’s objectives moving forward, Yaney kept it simple. “Give it all you got, leave it all on the field, work together,” she said. For updates on the Rutgers field hockey team, follow @Kaylee_Pofahl and @TargumSports on Twitter.

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Senior goalkeeper Casey Murphy surrendered her first goals of the season in Rutgers’ first two losses after opening the year with eight shutouts. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2014

focus on what our strengths are and how we want to play. If we an enjoy watching the game. We do that, then the results should come for us.” want people to be here.” With the Knights havThe team has focused on regrouping during practice this ing a few days to prepare for weekend’s matchups, week, working on ball control this and making sure their defense they feel they are prepared for both Michigan teams coming remains solid. They know they ran into a to Piscataway. Giving Michigan State its first couple of tough opponents in Illinois and Northwestern, but also conference loss would be a huge realize they have the ability to boost for Rutgers. It could set the Knights up with confidence play better. going into Junior midtheir Sunday fielder Madmatchup with ison Tiernan “We need to focus on what Michigan and was a bright oure strengths are and beyond on the spot for RutBig Ten slate. gers during how we want to play. Ruttheir road If we do that, the results gersButis taking trip. She led it one game at the team with should come for us.” a time, hoping three shots to first get on in their loss MADISON TIERNAN track against against NorthJunior Midfielder the Spartans. western. “Michigan She said she believes the biggest key to State is a ver y good team, and getting the team back on track is we’ve had some time to prepare to make sure that it plays with an for them,” O’Neill said. “We’re emphasis on what it does well as looking for ward to getting back on the field and getting back to a collective. “We’ve got to get back to work, and I know our team will paying attention to the details be ready.” and we need to play with more For updates on the Rutgers confidence and worr ying about ourselves and what we can do women’s soccer team, follow @ out there,” she said. “We need to TargumSports on Twitter.

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October 2, 2015 VOLLEYBALL RUTGERS-PURDUE, TONIGHT, 7 P.M. ET

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RU battles Boilermakers on road JOSEPH BRAUNER STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers volleyball team hits the road this weekend in hopes of turning things around with a trip to Indiana. The Scarlet Knights (3-11, 0-2) battle the Purdue Boilermakers on Friday night and travel down the state for a match up with the Indiana on Saturday night. Rutgers is expected to be challenged by Purdue (11-2, 2-0). The Boilermakers are coming in scorching hot, having won their last four matches, with the last two of the wins coming against Big Ten opposition. But head coach CJ Werneke wants the focus to be on his own team and not the Purdue team that has been dominant recently. “When a team is hot, how do you stop them? You execute your game plan and you slow them down there and then, hey, if they do what they want to do better than you do, then they deser ve to win,” Werneke said. In addition to working on their own game plan, the Knights have also been reviewing film to analyze their mistakes from a year ago, when they lost in three straight sets to the Boilermakers. Senior setter Anna Sudbur y said the team’s preparation for Purdue started early. “We’ve already star ted watching film on them,” Sudbur y said at Monday’s practice. “(We) star ted seeing how they run their of fense and

how they defend us when we attack them.” This year, the challenge only gets tougher for Rutgers. Its first matchup with Purdue comes on the Boilermakers’ home court. The Knights haven’t been away from the friendly confines of the College Ave Gymnasium since early September. “You know, in the Big Ten, we haven’t been on the road this year so I don’t know,” Werneke said when asked how he believes his team will fare away from home this fall. “You know, obviously it’s a little bit more

“I’m excited this weekend for another Big Ten challenge to see how we show up.” ANNA SUDBURY Senior Setter

hostile environment. On the road, it’s an us against the world kind of mentality, which can get over whelming at times.” Overshadowed by the looming Friday night match against Purdue is the showdown with Indiana. The matchup with the Hoosiers (10-4, 0-2) seems appealing for the Knights at the surface level. Indiana enters the weekend in somewhat of a slump after getting kicked around on the road

in its previous two games against Michigan and Michigan State. Although the Hoosiers had greater success than Rutgers so far this season, it seems like a perfect time to capitalize. In order to do that, the Knights will have to tighten up on defense. Opposing teams are currently hitting at a .273 percentage against them. “This week in practice, we’re focusing a lot on staying disciplined on defense,” said freshman defensive specialist Bree Cof fey. “It’s something that in order to play at this level, you have to be able to make plays, you have to take some relief of f of blockers and go after ever y ball.” Outside the comfort of its home court and onto the huge college towns showcasing sizeable arenas, Rutgers begins its 2015 Big Ten road campaign. With a strong cast of seniors looking to leave their mark in the sport, as well as freshmen and sophomores tr ying to make a name for themselves in a power conference, the Knights seem eager to hit the road and make a statement. “It’s always fun being with the team on the road, you’re around them all the time so we always have jokes and stuff,” Sudbur y said. “I’m excited this weekend for another Big Ten challenge to see how we show up.” For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

Senior setter Anna Sudbury welcomes the challenge of a difficult weekend slate. Rutgers takes on Big Ten foes Purdue and Indiana on the road. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2015

Sophomore Toks Pedro finished in eighth place at the Badger Invitational this past week with a four over par, 220. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015

Knights aim to avoid Joaquin in Connecticut EVAN BRUNO STAFF WRITER

A chance at redemption looms large. The Rutgers men’s golf team heads to New Haven, Connecticut, for the McDonald Cup on Friday and Saturday. With Hurricane Joaquin on the horizon and fast approaching, the tournament was moved up to a 1:15 p.m. tee time on Friday. The Scarlet Knights competed at the Badger Invitational earlier this week from Sept. 27-29. The team got off to a fast start, concluding the first day of the event in fifth place. In the second and third rounds, rainy conditions plagued the golfers and as a result, they fell in the standings. Rutgers ended up finishing in 11th place with a 913 team total. The Knights played soundly in the first round, posting a plus-8, 296 as a unit. In the second and third rounds, the team mustered scores of 302 and 315, respectively. “They finished 11th, so ultimately — the scoreboard — it’s not where we want to finish,” said head coach Rob Shutte. “We were one good round away on the second round from being in third place there. We had pretty good rounds there in round two and weren’t able to get the fourth score there. The guys struggles and that’s kind of the name of the game. We needed a fourth score and were in pretty good shape.” Evidently, the bad weather and stormy conditions took a toll on the Knights in the third round. “I feel bad for the guys,” Shutte said. “The guys I felt wanted to compete so it’s really tough conditions. We were happy that we got the tough conditions, so regardless, we thought it would favor a team that was mentally tough because the conditions were so difficult … I was disappointed for them because they went in excited to compete in those conditions, I thought. It could’ve played to our advantage potentially and it didn’t, so it was a long flight back” Rutgers had plenty of positives to draw on in the event. Sophomore Toks Pedro continues to excel on the course for the Knights. He secured an 8th place finish and led his team in the standings. The Lagos, Nigeria, native shot a four over par 220 with a 71 in the first round, a 70 in round two and a third round 79. Shutte was complimentar y of Pedro.

“I mean, every tournament I feel like we go to, he is somebody who has the ability to contend,” Shutte said. “His talent is unbelievable. So, it’s just a matter of him, he didn’t finish that second round off, he got to five under in round two and then we get into some of the tougher holes and Pedro made some bogeys on some of the tougher holes. … He’s a special player, he’s really good.” Shutte said that as Pedro gets more experience, he will do a better job of closing tournaments better. “I think he’s still probably disappointed the way he finished out,” said Shutte. “But the more and more experience he gets to finish out the last 27 holes of the tournament or really the last 18. He played the first 27 pretty good. It doesn’t surprise me. ... He I think he knows how talented he is, but maybe he doesn’t really know how talented he is, if that makes sense. Everyone else sees it, so hopefully he can gain on that momentum moving forward.” Senior Jonathan Chang also competed hard. He earned 39th place in the standings with a 229. The Valencia, California, native shot a one over par 73 in the second round and an 80 in round three. Sophomores Matt Holuta and Jack Panagos played respectable golf as well. Holuta finished in 64th place, hitting a 74, 85 and 78 for a total score of 237. Meanwhile, Panagos posted two scores of 75 and an 89 and for a 239 individual mark, just two strokes behind Holuta. Pangos ended up in 67th place. Junior Chase Wheatley and senior Ryan Rose both had some success. Rose finished in 50th place and Wheatley placed in 74th. The conditions this weekend will be difficult in New Haven, but the Knights will be able to gain some experience playing in harsh weather, which is nice for a golfer to have under their belt. “The tournament could get moved,” Shutte said before the change in schedule was announced on Thursday. “We just got an email about it, so we’re gonna see. It’s going to be obviously really difficult conditions, 50 degrees, you know, 30 mile an hour winds with this hurricane coming up. So if we play (the tournament), it’s gonna be ugly golf. … We started to form a starting lineup a little bit there with Chang and Toks and some of those, the two sophomores Matt and Jack.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s golf team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

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October 2, 2015 MEN’S SOCCER PENN STATE-RUTGERS, TOMORROW, 7 P.M.

Rutgers hosts Nittany Lions in budding rivalry match BRIAN FONSECA ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The addition of Rutgers to the Big Ten Conference provided numerous benefits to the State University of New Jersey. The allure of a power-five conference to potential recruits, additional exposure on national television with the conference owning a national sports network (Big Ten Network) and the opportunity to play elite competition across all sports were some of the biggest positives of the induction into the conference. The biggest plus to joining the conference, at least for the fans of the Scarlet Knights, is it allows Rutgers to regularly play its neighbors from the West. The newest rivalry on the Banks renews this Saturday when Penn State (4-3-2, 1-1-1) crosses the Delaware River and travels to Piscataway to face the Rutgers men’s soccer team (4-3-1, 1-2-0) in a conference showdown. The Knights look to avenge the 1-0 loss they suffered at Jeffrey Field in State College to the Nittany Lions last fall. Holding its hosts scoreless for 79 minutes, the Rutgers defense finally cracked in the 80th minute after Connor Maloney struck a shot past goalkeeper David Greczek for the only goal of the contest a year ago. The goaltender had his hands full that night, making seven saves in total after his team was outshot, 22-5. Coming off a resounding 8-0 win that pushed their goals per game average to 2.50 per game — good enough for a tie for fifth in the nation — over a struggling Loyola (Md.) team, the Knights have all the momentum they could hope for heading into Saturday night’s match. “I think the guys have all the reason to feel good about themselves,” said head coach Dan Donigan. “Quite honestly, an eight-nothing scoreline — I don’t know what could be better than that going into a game like Saturday.”

The main protagonist in the best game of Rutgers’ young season, forward JP Correa implores his team to commence their reception of Penn State like they did against the Greyhounds to control the game rather than chase it. “We have to come out like we did (against Loyola), so we don’t have what happened last weekend against Michigan State happen again,” the fifth-year senior said. “(We) can’t be chasing the game the whole time. We have to start off like we did (against Loyola) and be comfortable all game.” Correa opened the scoring for the Knights and assisted on the next three goals. The second assist he provided was to Jason Wright for the sophomore’s first of two goals on the night. The Jamaican U-23 international had a frustrating first half in which he saw six of his shots get blocked or go wide, but he did not let it get in his head. Wright scored a second-half brace to make up for the opening half and could’ve had more had Donigan not pulled him early to give him some rest and give some other players an opportunity on the pitch. Leading the team in points (12) and tied for most goals for Rutgers this season (5) with fellow sophomore forward Miles Hackett, Wright is the main source of firepower in the final third for the Knights. Despite the lackluster opening period, his teammates continued to trust him and feed him the ball and Wright did not disappoint. “(Wright) kept going,” Donigan said. “He could’ve had three goals in the first half alone, but unfor tunately, they made a nice save or he was just of f the mark, but you just keep going to him because you know the more often you give him the ball, he’s gonna score for us and that’s exactly what happened for us when he finished of f that game.”

Jason Wright looks to add to his goal tally against Penn State. The sophomore is tied with Miles Hackett for the team lead. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2015

After leading Rutgers with five points against Loyola (Md.) last Tuesday, senior forward JP Correa looks to duplicate his performance against Penn State. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2015 Had Donigan left him in the game longer, Wright could have thrown more numbers on the board. “We could’ve let him stay in, he could’ve had four or five,” Donigan said. “But, again, we just gotta keep going to who we know is going to put the points on the board for us.” While the fans migrating to Yurcak Field to watch the latest installment in the new rivalr y between the Knights and Nittany Lions look for ward to a heated matchup, the players in red see the match as just another conference match against a difficult opponent.

“It’s just another Big Ten conference game for us,” Cor-

“Quite honestly ... I don’t know what could be better than that going into a game like Saturday.” DAN DONIGAN Head Coach

rea said. “We gotta go out there and we gotta win. Doesn’t really matter who the opponent is. For

us, it’s just another game.” Much like how he puts away the passes he receives from Correa, Wright hammered home his teammate’s message and reiterated the expectations for the latest Big Ten game. “It’s a conference game and it’s the Big Ten, so definitely, we’re going in looking for a win and to set us good in the (conference) table,” Wright said. “We’re looking forward for a good game and we’re ready. We’re ready to take it to Penn State.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @briannnnf and @TargumSports on Twitter.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “When a team is hot, how do you stop them? You execute your game plan and you slow them down there and then, hey, if they do what they want to do better than you do, then they deserve to win.” — Rutgers head volleyball coach CJ Werneke

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Rutgers seeks revenge against Big Ten foes MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT

The No. 25 Rutgers women’s soccer team looks to avenge a pair of conference losses last weekend with a pair of conference wins at home this weekend. The Scarlet Knights (8-2, 1-2) return home to Yurcak Field to take on Michigan State (61-3, 2-0-1) on Friday night and then Michigan (7-4, 1-2) on Sunday afternoon. These are sure to be another tough couple of matches for Rutgers, which is hoping to put the disappointment from a couple behind it quickly as they prepare for more Big Ten competition. “The most important thing for us is to not dwell on losses and keep focusing on us and what we have to do to get better,” said head coach Mike O’Neill. “We’ve got to work harder on keeping the ball and creating chances and taking advantage of those chances when we get them.” After three consecutive conference games on the road, the Knights take solace knowing that six of their next seven games are at home. Rutgers has yet to lose at home this season, looking to hit the ground running and return to its winning ways on Friday in front of its home crowd at Yurcak Field. Veterans like senior forward Cassie Inacio understand the importance of winning at home and how the Knights can avoid a long stretch of poor play by getting reenergized in front of the home crowd. “We love playing at home,” said Inacio. “It’s our home turf and every year when we set our goals, we say that we want to try to win every home game and for people to come out Following its first two losses after an 8-0 start, Rutgers dropped from No. 11 to No. 25 in the national rankings. Senior forward Cassie Inacio and the Knights return home Friday night to face Michigan State. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015

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FIELD HOCKEY RUTGERS-MICHIGAN STATE, TODAY, 3 P.M. ET

Knights set sights on Spartans, Bobcats KAYLEE POFAHL CORRESPONDENT

Starting strong and finishing strong is simple — the time in between is the tricky part. The Rutgers field hockey team looks to build positive momentum midway through its season this weekend on a road trip out to East Lansing, Michigan. The Scarlet Knights (5-4, 0-3) take on Big Ten rival Michigan State (3-7, 0-3) Friday at 3 p.m. ET, before getting right back to it against Ohio (4-4) on Sunday. The stage for a Big Ten win is set. Both Rutgers and Michigan State are yet to capture a conference victory this season, matching with a record of 0-3. Friday marks a change in momentum for one team and a continuation of struggles for another. Head coach Meredith Civico stressed team cohesion as a powerful factor that will

dictate the success of the Knights not only this weekend, but in every game remaining this fall. “I think we have to really look at ourselves, look how we’re preparing individually and coming out and connecting as a team,” Civico said. “As soon as we step on the field for a game, we’ve got to be connecting with our teammates, we have to be talking, we have to be communicating.” For Rutgers, team chemistry is as important as skill execution on the field. In taking on Michigan State, the Knights will need strong implementation of both to come out on top. The Spartans have taken conference losses to Ohio State, No. 8 Maryland and Penn State on top of four non-conference defeats. The Spartans currently ride on a five-game losing skid. SEE SIGHTS ON PAGE 13

In order for Rutgers to have a strong showing on its road trip, junior forward Rachel Yaney said the team needs to stay disciplined. RUOXAUN YANG / SEPTEMBER 2015

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