HOBOKEN CRASH Preventative measures not taken until lives are already lost
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Over the next two years, 100,000 newspapers will be transferred from microfilm to a digital format, allowing the Rutgers community to read them without needing specialized equipment. The Alexander Librar y received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to convert microfilms into digital files, said Car yn Radick, a digital archivist with the librar y. She took on the role of writing the grant application. Currently the committee is planning the project of turning newspapers that are on microfilms into digital files. Microfilms must be loaded into a microfilm reader to be read, and while libraries offer these readers, they are not easily transportable. First, the advisor y board must select which microfilm newspapers to digitize, Radick said. The advisor y board, with members from all across New Jersey, wants to select newspapers that are representative of the entire state. The papers will come from the years 1836–1922, as detailed in the two-year grant. In the future, the hope is to reapply for the grant and be able to digitize more newspapers from the microfilm. “The goal of this first cycle is to have 100,000 pages digitized,” Radick said. “However, this is (a) relatively small amount of papers in comparison to what is available. Certain papers will have to be prioritized.” The project aims to give people access to information that was unavailable before and does not want to replicate any newspapers that are already digitized, Radick said. Digitizing the newspapers allows for them to be more useful to the general public and streamlines researching, Radick said. By digitizing papers, they become more searchable and people can easily access all instances of a certain date, event or person, said Jessica Pellien, Rutgers Libraries’ director of Communications. “A lot of these microfilms aren’t held at Alexander … they might have to go down to the state archives or potentially elsewhere,” Radick said. The digitization will allow people to conduct research remotely, Pellien said. The committee hopes to find newspapers that represent the whole state. But selecting which papers to digitize is a large part See years on Page 4
Donald Heilman, director of Student Legal Services, explained his department’s work at last Thursday’s RUSA meeting. Any student can access free legal services at Rutgers. BUSHRA HASAN / STAFF WRITER
A Rutgers alumnus hoping to improve student involvement in their legal services spoke to the Rutgers University Student Assembly at last Thursday’s meeting. Director of Student Legal Services Donald Heilman explained to RUSA how members can access the free services the University offers students. “Don went to Rutgers and lives Rutgers,” said Elections Chair and School of Arts and Sciences senior Viktor Krapivin in his introduction of the director. Heilman graduated from Cook College in 1976, received his Ph.D from the University, performed research at the medical college in anthropology and lettered in football and track during his undergraduate years. Much of Heilman’s personal life is also tied to the University: Two of his six sisters also graduated from the University, his father worked for the University for 27 years and Heilman married his wife in Kirkpatrick Chapel on the College Avenue campus on Rutgers Day. “I consider myself Rutgers through and through,” Heilman said.
Heilman holds a law degree from Seton Hall University and became “invested in how civil trial works.” Out of 80,000 lawyers in the state of New Jersey, only 2 percent are certified trial attorneys. He knew he wanted to work in education and worked at the University in student affairs as a director of club sports and intramural sports, eventually becoming an associate dean of students. As the current director of legal services, Heilman connects education with law. “(My department) provides legal assistance and representation with full attorney-client privilege to eligible University students about any legal issue whatsoever, for free,” he said. “(This job is a) general practice dream come true for attorneys who want to help people with their problems.” The department helps students with a large variety of problems, which range from dealing with criminal charges to divorce to patent issues. “We’ve had two students kill other people, we’ve had 14 students die, we’ve had — don’t know how many — students lose See students on Page 4
RUSA lobbies New Brunswick to build new sidewalks at U. matthew powell contributing writer
RUSA has asked the city of New Brunswick to build new sidewalks on Landing Lane, so that students can walk to football games from the College Avenue campus safely. At present, the path to High Point Solutions Stadium is dangerous. GEORGETTE STILLMAN VOLUME 148, ISSUE 78 • University ... 3 • opiNIons ... 6 • classifieds ... 7 • science ... 8 • Diversions ... 9 • SPORTS ... BACK
The Rutgers University Student Assembly is working with the City of New Brunswick to make it safer for students to get around while traveling on foot. While the project is still in the planning phases, RUSA hopes to install sidewalks alongside Landing Lane on the College Avenue campus near High Points Solutions Stadium. These sidewalks would protect students walking to football games from nearby traf fic, said RUSA President Justin Schulberg. “There’s not really a sidewalk over there, which creates a potential hazard, especially given the fact that that road is extremely narrow,” Schulberg said. The City of New Brunswick recognizes the potential problems that may result from the lack of sidewalks on Landing Lane, and the See sidewalks on Page 4
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The Center for European Studies presents the “Campus Week Student Debate” from 7:15 to 9 a.m. in the Red Lion Cafe at the College Avenue Student Center. This event is free for Rutgers students.
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The Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences presents “Eddy mixing and transport at the Antarctic margins,” a talk given by Dr. Andrew Stewart from the University of California, Los Angeles. The event begins at 3:45 p.m. in the Marine Sciences Building on Cook Campus. The event is free and open to current students, researchers, graduate students and faculty.
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Students mentor schoolchildren through service club faith hoatson correspondent
A community service club at Rutgers dedicates itself to cultural education and community service by mentoring elementary school students. The Rutgers Wanawake Club mentors girls in fifth grade at Parsons Elementary School in North Brunswick. “(They were told) they might not make it to college,” said Ndeye Gueye, former president of the Wanawake club and a Edward J. Bloustein School of Public Health senior. Not only do students mentor the grade school children, but also play games and “teach them life lessons,” said Stephanie Ohiri, vice president of the club. The School of Arts and Sciences junior said the club took the girls on a tour of Rutgers. The mentees experienced what it was like to be a college student, walking through Mason Gross, the Mabel Smith Douglass library and a dining hall. “At the end, they were like, ‘I’m really excited to go to college now,’” Ohiri said. “It was very heartwarming.” The group aims to provide “a sense of belonging,” Gueye said. The club meets on weekly basis and holds a topic-based discussion with its members. Two members of the executive board are responsible for leading the discussion. The topics range from stresses in relationships to issues within the black community to feminism. “It’s usually stuff that’s relatable to us, so it’s easy to talk about because it’s something that’s on people’s minds,” Gueye said. People often have opinions they want to voice out, so anyone is free to say anything they want and ask questions about whatever they want, she said. “I think that’s why we get people to come back ‘cause it’s so free,
Members of the Wanawake club mentor fifth-graders at Parsons Elementary School in North Brunswick, as well as meet weekly to discuss issues they are concerned about. COURTESY OF SOPURU EZEONU so open. You can say what you want and not feel pressured that you’ll be judged,” said Wanawake president and School of Arts and Sciences junior Sopuru Ezeonu. The meetings may also feature
participants. A committee of judges is selected for the pageant. “The pageant is supposed to be a way for us to find someone who overall represents our mission and represents what we stand
performances and is meant to recognize a member of the Rutgers community who might not have other wise been recognized, Gueye said. The club is working to have a
“(They were told) they might not make it to college.” ndeye gueye Former President of the Wanawake Club
trivia, games or a movie and planning for two events in the fall and spring semesters. In the fall, the club hosts the Mr. and Ms. Africa pageant. Four females and four males compete to win the title. Members of the executive board hold tryouts for the pageant
for,” Gueye said. The winner usually does community service and receives good grades, as well as being a good representation of the club’s ideals, she said. In the spring, the club hosts the Black Dynasty Banquet. This event features food,
larger presence on campus, Ezeonu said. “We’re still tr ying to get our name out there … Our name has definitely become more known in the Rutgers community, but it’s still an issue,” Ezeonu said. “People will still ask ‘What is Wanawake?’”
Ezeonu said this club was important to her to develop leadership skills and because it forced her to speak her mind. “I knew that this was an organization that I wanted to join when I came to Rutgers,” she said. “It pushed me to open up myself.” Unity is also important to the club, Gueye said. “I feel like now, with everything that’s going on in the media, in the news people want to be united to make a difference,” Gueye said. “So when we have these kind of meetings where we’re talking about what’s going on we’re more proactive now and more like aware of what’s actually happening … So it’s definitely united us in that sense.”
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years 2 year grant allows Alexander Library to transfer 100,000 newspapers from microfilm to digital files continued from front of the process. The newspapers are evaluated in terms of usefulness and historical relevancy. There are no distinctions made between the different sections of the papers, Pellien said.
The committee hopes the public can make use of the newspapers. “We’re getting this tremendous resource,” Pellien said. For students and researchers, this make newspapers available from throughout the state in entirely digital form.
A conference was held for grant recipients, where the attendees were able to meet the new Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. “It was very reassuring meeting people who were several cycles in (this process),” Radick said. About 40 other states have also been working on the process of digitizing their newspapers, and Radick said New Jersey is relatively late to the party. “It always amazes me how something can be the sensation or the scandal of its day and nobody
knows about it now,” Radick said. At times, Radick searches for one topic, and then another headline catches her eye, so she learns something new and yearns to know more about it. “There’s a lot of potential for learning about the things you want to learn about, but also learning about other things that were going on at the same time,” she said. “Any time you can help deliver that piece that they’re looking for that helps them know more of the story, that’s a great feeling.”
CRIME Oct. 2 PATERSON — A man was shot while riding his bicycle on Beech Street. Police were called to the intersection of Beech and Essex Streets at 10:15 p.m. and the victim was not there. The 26-yearold victim arrived at St. Joseph’s Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the hand. Anyone with information is asked to call the Ceasefire Unit at (973) 321-1342. Oct. 2 BRIDGETON — A Bridgeton resident’s dog warned his owner of a burglar trying to break down the door by barking. The residents were in the home at the time. When they heard the dog, they looked out the window and saw someone trying to kick the door in. The suspect was described as “a black male, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sneakers and blue pants with a red stripe going down both legs.” He ran away before police arrived at the scene.
Alexander Library earned a two-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to move 100,000 newspapers from microfilm archives to a digital format, allowing a greater number of students to read them. FAITH HOATSON / CORRESPONDENT
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program with the Middlesex County Bar Association. This is one of two county bar Any Rutgers student can access free legal services associations in the state that have a state-licensed referral proat U., Heilman says gram with an American Bar Association (ABA) certificate from their parents or grandparents,” Harvard University. continued from front “We’ll get dozens of men and he said. “That’s what goes on in women who want to assist stutheir parents or grandparents, my office.” Heilman also noted the stu- dents at reduced rates,” Heilman we’ve had hundreds of arrests for drugs, weapons, assault and dent body’s “donations” to the said. “We piggy-back on the albatter y, sexual assault, domestic University in the form of park- ready existing reduced fee that the bar association had in place, ing tickets. violence,” Heilman said. “Rutgers students donate and students are entitled to the A quarter of Rutgers students are over the age of 25, which somewhere in the vicinity of $5 reduced fee.” Lawyers of the programs have means students may be mar- million by way of fines and parkried, he said. These students ing fines,” he said. “You didn’t to be members of bar associacan turn to legal ser vices in the know you guys are big business.” tion, must agree to the reduced fee and must case of divorcpass a two-creding and fighting it class taught for custody. by Heilman Some stucalled, “How to dents need help “I consider myself Rutgers through and through.” Represent Colstarting or selllege Students.” ing businesses, donald heilman More than which can inDirector of Student Legal Services 250 men and clude declaring women have b a n k r u p t c y. taken that class Other students and are certineed help filing The department of legal ser- fied in 35 states. The referral copyrights or patents, he said. Off-campus residents fight vices is the only office autho- program has become a model for with landlords over unreturned rized by the University to deal other universities, he said. Heilman aims to hold educadeposits every year. These de- with all these issues, and has a posits can total up to $7 million special program with the state tional outreach seminars and to assist it. To handle this large workshops, providing educaevery year, he said. “(Students) have immigration amount of work, the department tional opportunities for interestand naturalization issues, as do developed a formalized referral ed students.
Oct. 2 MONROE TWP. — Robert R. Watson and Nicole M. Watson, both 32, of Huber Avenue, were both charged with drug distribution. The husband and wife were arrested after a search warrant was executed in their home. The couple was charged with possession of methamphetamine and Oxycodone with intent to distribute, endangering the welfare of a child through exposure to a controlled dangerous substance, possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of less than 50 grams of hashish oils and possession of drug paraphernalia.
sidewalks New sidewalks are needed to protect students walking to football games, Schulberg says responsible for funding for the sidewalks, Schulberg said. All aspects of constructing the area is generally known and seen as a concern, said RUSA Vice sidewalks would therefore be under New Brunswick’s control, and President Evan Covello. “We’re still communicating with RUSA would be unable to estimate the city about it,” Covello said. a potential timeframe or impact for “We’ve made the specific request the construction. Response from the student known, and we’re going to continue to work with them going forward body regarding the proposed sidewalk project has been generto actually make sure it happens.” RUSA made a “strong case” ally positive, Schulberg said. School of Arts and Sciences sophfor having sidewalks in the area, but it depends on the City of New omore Sarah Grauso said she openly threw her Brunswick to support behind build the sidethe project. walks, Schul“There’s not really a “I absoluteberg said. sidewalk over there, ly support the “It realwhich creates a potential RUSA because ly is in their hazard, especially given I believe this hands whether or not they the fact that that road is will prevent accidents,” want to take extremely narrow.” Grausso said. it on now and RUSA plans whether they justin schulberg on scheduling think it is a leRutgers University Student followup meetgitimate conAssembly President ings with the cern,” he said. City of New During an Brunswick initial meeting in July, RUSA presented the City in the near future regarding the of New Brunswick with pictures sidewalk issue as well as several of the area using Google Maps, other proposed projects, Schulas well as personal testimonies berg said. “These sidewalks will create a of their own experiences walking to High Point Solutions Stadium structure that I, as well as other to try and convince the city to go students, will benefit from when walking in big groups,” Grausso forward with the plans, he said. In the event the city does ap- said. “I don’t think there’s a downprove the project, they would be side to safety.” continued from front
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SAFETY FIRST Rutgers emergency services held a fire safety demonstration table in the Livingston Student Center on Sept. 30. Volunteers taught students about their work and provided safety tips. They will continue to table at the Busch Student Center on Oct. 3 and the Cook Student Center on Oct. 4. JEFFREY GOMEZ
SCARLET SERVICE Students cleaned up the environment as part of the annual Scarlet Day of Service on Saturday, Oct. 1 in New Brunswick. JASON YE
STUDENT GOVERNMENT RUSA announced their new members after the fall elections last Thursday during their weekly meeting. The 35 new members of the governing body will work with their peers to advance student interests. BUSHRA HASAN / STAFF WRITER
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Christie takes correct steps with new gas tax
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ver the past few months Gov. Chris TAX AND TURMOIL Christie (R-N.J.) has been right in the midNICHOLAS DEMAREST dle of the hot-debated $0.23 per-gallon tax increase for gasoline sales in New Jersey. On Friday the Republican Governor officially announced that he would agree to the increase due to not only costly, traumatic events that recently took place at a train station in Hoboken, but also to mend the process of replenishment for a necessary public fund that has been traditionally ignored. The New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund is a reserve the state has for repairs and expansion for the infrastructure of rails, roads, bridges, etc. As a student who just interned in the finance and budgets department at the New Jersey Turnpike Authority this past summer, I have nothing but optimism about the governor’s recent decision. To put things simply, the budget process for state entities is complicated, bureaucratic, elongated and highly inefficient because of the nature of government processes. Not only that, but the current state of the governing authority that oversees all highway operations for the state of New Jersey is not optimal or opportune under any kind of reasonable thinking. I obviously cannot speak to specifics of the decisions made by the executives within the authority, but the metrics within the revenue and expense statements that I personally got the opportunity to perform audits of are not promising in terms of financial performance. But the state of the NJTA’s finances is not the only reason I am pleased with Christie’s decision, but the multiple political aspects of the issues that can lead to a more promising and less divided future for the state’s political climate. This is the first time in my adult life that legislators and executives from both major parties are coming to rational compromise on a tax
“This is the first time in my adult life that legislators and executives from both major parties are coming to rational compromise on a tax issue.” issue. This could be a huge step for fostering a more reasonable and sustainable decision-making environment in Trenton. Next I’d like to talk about how the tax code is the best possible way for the government to discourage certain behaviors, and a heftier tax on gasoline is definitely going to cause some people to take more factors into consideration when buying gas-guzzling vehicles. This is great way for the state to take an indirect approach to being strict on carbon emissions, and in my belief when costs get high enough Americans will change their behavior. The only thing I really see as negative in this announcement is the public’s opinion. New Jersey citizens, as long as I have lived here, take on this constant rhetoric of already paying too much, though in some circumstances the public may have some justification for their outrage considering how New Jersey uses it’s money, but this is not one of those circumstances. The state has a funding issue and New Jersey elected officials from both sides of the aisle are taking action on how to fix said issue. Only a person with an agenda beyond actually fixing livable circumstances for the people would be upset with decision makers actually following through on making decisions. The ecological, economic and political environments of our state and local communities can benefit from this decision. Those who are going to be outraged with this are fueled by political ideology and unrealistic expectations for functionality of our government. Taxes of any kind have been described as the price we pay to live in an organized society, and opposing to pay that price is legally and ethically reprehensible. Not only that, but it would be short-sighted of anyone to view pay $0.23 more per gallon out of pocket as a attack on the wallets of the citizens when it has been clearly outlined that this entire compromised will result in a net tax decrease by 2018. This would mean that we as a body of people in this state have lower obligation to live in an organized fashion than we previously did. I can conclude that New Jersey has its kinks to work out of the current financing arrangements, but our leaders are trying and they are trying in unity. As citizens that elected these officials we have something to form optimism from about our state government’s actions on infrastructure, the environment and our economy. Nicholas Demarest is a Rutgers Business School senior majoring in accounting. His column, “Tax and Turmoil,” runs on alternating Mondays.
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How to keep people out of harm’s way Commuters risk their lives on precarious modes of transportation
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ransportation in the United States pales in necessary changes in the U.S., and preventative comparison to its efficient and reliable Euro- measures aren’t established well beforehand. The pean counterparts. Waiting for late buses or New Jersey Transit authority has been underfundtrains were frustrating for those who don’t own cars, ed, as well as the New Jersey’s state infrastructure and those who had the privilege of owning a vehicle fund, and supported by the state’s gas tax that hadn’t have their own share of problems — getting stuck in been raised since 1998, ran out of money this sumhours of traffic and having to go over unmaintained mer. Only after the Hoboken crash did Gov. Chris bridges. An Associated Press analysis of 607,380 Christie (R-NJ) and New Jersey’s state legislature anbridges in the most recent federal National Bridge nounce a compromise that will increase the tax and Inventory showed that 65,605 were classified as fund the state’s Transportation Trust Fund. (Howev“structurally deficient” and 20,808 as “fracture criti- er, Christie’s concession to raise taxes for the first cal.” And of those, experts say 7,795 were red flags time during his term also came with tax cuts for the that indicate a risk of collapse. Problems with infra- wealthy in the form of cutting back on estate taxes structure as it relates to transportation are a serious and sales taxes.) Moreover, the Hoboken incident occurred benational concern, and last week’s events proved that cause the train was traveling considerably faster this issue is too close to home. Last Thursday was marked by a devastating turn than it should. Some federal lawmakers said a positive train control that of events for New Jersey combined a GPS, wireless when a train barreled into radio and computers to the Hoboken train station “It’s disgraceful that more than monitor trains to stop the without slowing down, 100 people have to be injured and trains from derailing, colkilling a woman standing one person has to die to catalyze liding or speeding could on a platform and injuring have prevented the crash more than 100 others. It necessary changes ...” from occurring. Congress appears that methods of originally required this transportation, namely public transportation (or public roads), are not only new safety system to be installed by the end of 2015, notorious for their unreliability: Nowadays they’re but extended the deadline later to 2018. Investing in public safety and transportation ingaining a reputation for their potential fatality. Hoboken has seen a similar crash occur in the frastructure doesn’t happen until the damage is alpast and both events happened a little before 9 in ready done. With the recent Hoboken crash, some the morning. Though not at the same magnitude as are already clamoring to point fingers at the engithis recent crisis, a PATH commuter train crashed neer or the driver of the train for not doing their job into the Hoboken Terminal in 2011, injuring dozens properly or for being distracted. While information of people, according to the National Transportation has yet to be released regarding their culpability, Safety Board. Moreover, an audit by the Federal Rail- it is also important to keep in mind the structural road Administration earlier this year shows that the factors —safety violations, postponing the installrail line had more than 180 safety violations since the ments of positive train controls, underfunded transstart 2011. If a crash like this happened five years portation and infrastructure systems — that primed ago and still accrued 180 safety violations, can the the conditions for this crash to occur. The public shouldn’t have to wait for more people to die until public’s safety truly be ensured in the future? It’s disgraceful that more than 100 people have effective policy is implemented to address exigent to be injured and one person has to die to catalyze transportation concerns. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 148th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Unsettling consequences of settling Syrian refugees SELF-EVIDENT TRUTHS AVIV KHAVICH
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t has been a conflicted few weeks for Syrian refugees. Although President Barack Obama recently announced that the 10,000th refugee has just been settled in the United States, they have been compared to poisoned Skittles, a terrorist attack with possible links to the Islamic State that occurred in Manhattan and on Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Tex.) announced that his state would not be participating further in the President’s refugee resettlement program, stating that “the lax security of the refugee program is indefensible and endangering to all Americans.” This comes several months after 31 out of 50 states announced a similar intention not to cooperate with the refugee program. According to Rasmussen Reports polls, a majority of voters agree, with 59 percent being opposed to Obama’s 2016 plan, citing concerns over national security. As to his plans to increase the number of refugees accepted from 85,000 to 110,000 in 2017, only 12 percent of voters agreed. Near Eastern and North African migrants have often posed as refugees in the past, a distinction that is often very difficult to ascertain: In Europe, according to the Vice President of the European Commission, 60 percent of
those seeking asylum status in Europe last year were not actually refugees. Here in the United States, there are major flaws with our vetting process — Department of Homeland Security Director León Rodríguez admitted Wednesday that refugees are often admitted based on their testimony alone, without corroboration with other documents. The process suffers in other ways: Last November, FBI Director James Comey expressed concerns that the agency lacked the information to ensure that every Syrian ref-
under the current “surge operation” to meet the 10,000 figure, President Obama has sped up vetting processes that typically take 18 to 24 months to a measly three months. Only around a dozen refugees since 9/11 have been arrested for security concerns. But this wave of refugees is different. According to the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, 13 percent of Syrian refugees say they have a “positive view or somewhat positive view” of the Islamic State. NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe
“Only around a dozen refugees since 9/11 have been arrested for security concerns. But this wave of refugees is different.” ugee was not a threat to security. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper agreed, stating that he would not “put it past the likes of (the Islamic State) to infiltrate operatives among these refugees.” And we know that the government’s background checks are not infallible. Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was placed on an FBI watchlist and then taken off of it following investigation, as well as passing a full background check to purchase his gun. Ahmad Khan Rahami, the suspect in the recent New York and New Jersey bombings, was investigated numerous times by federal agents and found free of suspicion. As if these security holes weren’t enough,
and US General Philip Breedlove stated in March that the Islamic State was “spreading like a cancer” among refugees. The Islamic State has itself explicitly warned that it will be using refugees as a vector for terrorism, with one video claiming that 4,000 jihadists had been smuggled into Western nations, and another stating that “some of our brothers have fulfilled their mission, but others are still waiting to be activated.” While a terrorist organization would of course want people to think they had operatives everywhere, these threats cannot simply be dismissed — one of the bombers in the Paris attack was suspected of using a Syrian
passport to pose as a Syrian refugee. And if the refugees themselves are not committing acts of terror, their children might. Many of the terrorists in recent attacks have been nationals of the country — the Nice attacker, the Orlando shooter, many of the Paris attackers. In fact, according to the Washington Times, second-generation immigrants accounted for at least half of the deadly attacks in the U.S. over the past decade. The Islamic State are masters at using social media to recruit American teens, with more than 100 being recruited in 2015 alone. Refugees and migrants have also not behaved in the most innocent of ways throughout Europe, with migrants in Germany committing over 400,000 crimes in 2015 and 69,000 in the first quarter of 2016 —data which does not include the New Year’s Eve debacle, in which hundreds of women were sexually assaulted in Cologne. When all of these factors are taken into account, it seems that the risks outweigh the benefits in accepting Syrian refugees into our borders, something that we were never legally or morally obligated to do in the first place. In fact, we should consider whether it is prudent to entirely cease immigration from nations at a high risk of terrorism until the Islamic State is taken care of and the Syrian conflict is over. Aviv Khavich is a School of Engineering sophomore majoring in computer engineering and computer science. His column, “Self-Evident Truths,” runs on alternate Mondays.
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Program connects students to employers
The Industrial Affiliates Program helps computer science students network with possible employers at various events. These events include HackRU, the Rutgers-led hackathon. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2015
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October 3, 2016
SIMPLE SCIENCE Last month, Starbucks reintroduced their most popular seasonal drink, the pumpkin spice latte. It is available in over 50 countries around the world. The drink is composed of milk, brewed espresso, whipped cream, “pumpkin spice sauce” and a pumpkin spice topping. A tall drink has 39 grams of sugar, 240 milligrams of salt and 75 milligrams of caffeine, according to the site. Studies have found that salt can trigger the nerve cells in a similar way that cocaine does, giving the body an intense rush of dopamine, according to WIRED. High doses of carbohydrates, such as sugar, have also been found to be related to food addiction. In a liquid form, the sugars are absorbed very quickly giving a quick “sugar high,” according to the site. The flavors associated with the latte, such as sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg, are strong flavor enhancers, making them much more enjoyable to the consumer, according to the website for Today. Further, consuming the drink in the fall helps the brain associate its flavor with the autumn season, so consuming it later would help bring memories of those fall feelings back, according to the site. Caffeine is also very addicting, having been called the “most commonly used mood-altering drug in the world,” by the Behavioral Biology Research Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The drink has many addicting pieces to it, but enjoying it in moderation is important to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, according to Today.
and I even got to speak with students who have interned for them and their experience,” she said “It’s basically a bunch of students The industrial affiliates prowho have gone to Rutgers and gram (IAP) run by the Rutgers they explain their experience and Department of Computer Science how they got those jobs.” aims to help computer science The IAP was much more tarmajors find jobs and internships geted compared to career fairs in their field. held by career services, which Sesh Venugopal, director of look for a broad type of majors, Introductory Undergraduate Inshe said. struction in the Department ComThese companies are looking puter Science, is also the founding specifically for computer science director of the IAP. The program majors, so students immediately was founded in 2009. know the com“It was bepany is intercause there ested in them, were a lot of companies that “There are a good number of companies, in the area especially that are doing really she said. “When you were looking good technology work that students don’t really know about.” meet and go to connect with to these rethe student sesh venugopal cruiting events community Director of Introductory Undergraduate Instruction in the Department of Computer Science they knowINTERESTED that better and get IN JOINING THE DAILY TARGUM? you’re a comto know what Join the Targum puter science the students family. major and they were doing and then recruit them for jobs and in- determines if they are a good fit that gives the option for network- right off the bat are interested We are looking for ing outside of your regular inter- in you because they know that for the program, he said. ternships,” he said. Writers, It’s also an advantage to stu- views,” he said. “The companies you’re interested in them.” The IAP has affiliations with Photographers, For computer science stucertain companies that come and dents because the IAP is a more also come to HackRU for examCopy Editors, and connect with students on campus. targeted program for computer ple and again students get to see dents searching for opportunities, This allows them to know what science students compared to reg- them there and they get to see Faytelson said she recommends Graphic Designers. talking with professors. the students.” is going on at the Department of ular career fairs, Venugopal said. She got involved with the IAP Anna Faytelson, a School of “There’s only about seven or Computer Science and find out understand what each offered eight companies in the program Arts and Science sophomore, is by reaching out to Venugopal and and (students) get to talk to all currently utilizing the IAP in or- asking about potential opportunicourse does, he said. Students are able to speak them if they want. And they get der to find potential internships ties, she said. managed@dailytargum.com “Computer science is so broad to these affiliates, giving those to also talk about their experience and jobs. Faytelson has the chance to I would talk to professors, go to companies insight to what the stu- better. A lot more than what they meet certain companies as well their office hours, e-mail them can do in a career fair,” he said. dents themselves do, he said. There are many ways in which as students who have interned and especially (Venugopal). He When choosing which compahonestly has helped me a lot,” nies participate in the program, students can get in contact with there, she said. “I just attended a networking she said. “The professors defiVenugopal personally attends career companies affiliated with the proevent for Lockheed Martin and I nitely care about the student’s fairs and is on the lookout for com- gram, Venugopal said. The first level of contact would learned about the company, their future here at the computer scipanies that would be a good match for the program. He especially looks be to look at the IAP website where internship and job opportunities, ence department.” staff writer
for companies that are less well known but are doing great work in the technology field, he said. “For example Merck. Because it’s a pharmaceutical, (students) don’t think there is actually equal technology happening there. Because of that, there are a good number of companies, in the area especially, that are doing really good technology work that students don’t really know about,” he said. He also speaks to each company to see what technologies and skills they are hiring for, and then
students can look through all the companies, what they do and what they’re looking for. The website also posts job and internship announcements and events held by the company, Venugopal said. Venugopal also connects the companies with student clubs such as the Undergraduate Student Alliance of Computer Scientists (USACS) and Women in Computer Science (WCS), he said. “These companies are free to come to campus for events that are held by the student clubs. So
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DIVERSIONS
October 3, 2016
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Happy Birthday: Keeping up with all the changes going on around you will be a chore. Show discipline and do your best. It will be easy to lose control if you let anger set in or give in to the pressure or bullying that develops. Don’t be afraid to do things differently. Your versatility will keep others guessing and help you avoid interference. Your numbers are 5, 12, 22, 26, 30, 39, 45.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep an open mind, but don’t neglect to see the pitfalls in other people’s suggestions. Being responsible for your actions will help you move in the right direction. Keep an eye on the big picture, but take baby steps. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Express your feelings openly and follow through by taking action. You can improve your relationships with others through honesty, asking for help and offering incentives. Romance will improve your personal life. 3 stars
Non Sequitur
Wiley
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Look for a reasonable opportunity. A piein-the-sky idea will not turn out as planned. Be smart and willing to do the legwork required to get the results you want. Don’t expect a free pass or a handout. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): A personal change will do you good. Altering your image or venturing down a new path in life will give you the boost you need to complete your mission. Romance is on the rise and will brighten your day. 5 stars
Pearls Before Swine
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep an open mind, but don’t let anyone use emotional manipulation in order to take advantage of your generosity. A disciplined attitude will help you bypass a difficult situation at home. A professional change looks promising. 2 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A physical change will boost your morale and get you geared up to make positive changes to the way you move forward. Look for a unique way to use your skills and you will come up with a moneymaking alternative. 4 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll be prone to extravagance, indulgence and giving in to temptation. Think hard before you agree to something that will cause problems with someone you work with. Keeping the peace will be in your best interest. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Find a way to use your natural talents to command attention and draw interest to what you have to offer. Use your imagination and work with people who have something to contribute, and then see what transpires. Romance is highlighted. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Someone will try to compromise you if you share too much information about your plans. Focus on making the changes that you can implement without interference. Once they are completed, you’ll be free to promote your accomplishments. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): An unusual opportunity will develop that can change your current professional or financial direction. Express your feelings to someone you love and it will encourage you to make future plans for two. 4 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take care of your responsibilities. Evaluate personal finances and set a budget that will help you save for something special. Positive changes will only occur if you instigate what you want to see happen. Don’t get angry; get moving. 2 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Consider the risk factor of your plans. Luck is in your corner, and with a little prying, you will discover a winning situation that will help you get ahead. Romance is highlighted and will accompany a celebration you attend. 5 stars
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Universal Crossword ACROSS
DOWN
1 ___ mater
1 “___ together, now!”
5 Academy newbie
2 Grassy grazing expanses
10 Pet with green “hair”
3 Damon of Hollywood
14 Having little fat
4 Not behind?
15 Mary of “The Maltese Falcon”
5 Coat for frigid weather
16 Brinker with the skates
6 Mind-altering drug
17 Mormons
7 Approx. for a landing
20 Emulate a skunk
8 Harrelson on “Cheers”
21 Express disapproval of
9 Scottish Gaelic
22 Have a sudden inspiration?
10 Like sweater weather
25 “Silas Marner” novelist George
11 Vietnam’s capital
26 Public speakers’ places
12 Preface, essentially
30 Line from the heart
13 Selling point
33 “I knew it all ___!”
18 Interlock, as gears
34 Cuckoo clock feature
19 Impersonator
35 T, in Athens
23 More melancholy
38 Some handy homeowners
24 Emulated a hungry lion
42 “Mayday!” cousin
26 Dog’s “dogs”
43 Congers
27 Margarine substitute
49 Oar fulcrum
44 “Sesame Street” resident
28 Buck fanciers
50 Reasoning ability
45 Broccoli bit
29 Squid squirt
52 Presidential contender
47 Accomplishments
31 Cuddly warm
of 2004
48 Between ocean shores
32 Be wrong
54 Eden-to-Nod direction
51 Sitcom legend Dick Van ___
35 Telephone sound
55 Way, way off
53 Clinton daughter
36 Desert descriptor
57 Travel
56 Causing the willies
37 Swiss Army knife’s array
58 Andean civilization
60 How many bills are paid
39 Keanu in “The Matrix”
59 Italy’s volcano
64 “What ___ can I say?”
40 Turn in coupons
61 “Up, up and away”
65 Carpenter or lumberjack, at times
41 Fury
defunct airline
66 Adolescent’s outbreak
45 Like a billiard table
62 Common Market inits., once
67 Rank, in tournaments
and some hats
63 Alter a skirt, in a way
68 Square-jawed detective
46 Eyelid unit
69 Respectful address to a lady
48 Ultimate heights
Yesterday’s Solution
Yesterday’s Solution
October 3, 2016
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OWNED Rutgers punted on all 10 offensive drives as J.T. Barrett shredded Knights’ defense continued from back points in the second quarter, 21 in the third and 14 in the final — while holding the Rutgers offense scoreless in a 58-0 blowout win, the Buckeyes’ third consecutive of at least 40 points over Rutgers (2-3, 0-2), in front of 105,830 people. The margin of victory was the largest in a Big Ten regular season matchup since 1981. The Hawkeyes star ted the season ranked 11 spots lower than Ohio State, but the gap felt so much larger to Ash and his team. “There’s a completely different talent level out on this field in this team than the one we played last week ... This was a completely different animal,” Ash said of the Buckeyes. “That’s an outstanding football team and they played well today. Ran the ball well, threw the ball well and played outstanding defense. We struggled to move the ball on offense and get first downs when we needed them and obviously struggled to stop the run on defense. Especially in the second quarter, the wheels kind of fell off in the second quarter, and it was tough to get them stopped.” Twelve dif ferent players made a catch for the home team, with eight of them scoring a touchdown, split right down the middle between rushing and receiving.
Junior quarterback JT Barrett had a say in the first four times Ohio State (4-0, 1-0) reached the endzone as he terrorized the Knights for a third time in as many seasons. Entering the game averaging 202 yards and five touchdowns a game against Rutgers in his first two meetings with the Knights, the Heisman Trophy candidate boosted his numbers with 284 total yards — 238 through the air, 46 on the ground — and four touchdowns, the third of which saw him surpass Bobby Hoying for most touchdown passes in program history, an achievement he called “a great honor” postgame. “I’m an Ohio State fan, so I know all the great quarterbacks at Ohio State, all the great players,” said Buckeyes’ head coach Urban Meyer. “To see J.T. Barrett throw 60 in 21 starts, averaging almost three touchdowns per game, that’s just an incredible feat when you consider the school he broke that at.” The touchdown pass record was the most prominent broken on the day but was far from the only, a mountain of nuggets emerging from this beatdown that tell the story. Ohio State junior running back Mike Weber entered the game two yards behind Rutgers junior running back Robert Martin for the highest average of rushing yards per game but finished it with a substantial lead.
VICTORIES Knights completed just 3 passes, all of which came in first 12 minutes of game continued from back at the 7:18 mark of the third quarter. Oden remained in at quarterback for the remainder of the game but was unsuccessful on all four of his attempts. Facing a 30-point deficit that seemed to never stop growing, Rutgers attempted all of five passes in the second half. “We wanted to get Tylin reps. We wanted to get him reps in this
game to begin with,” said head coach Chris Ash on inserting Oden into the game. “We weren’t doing much on offense, so we wanted to put Tylin in there and see what he could do, and get him some game reps.” The last time a power-five conference team had less than three completions in a game was November 28 of last season, when Boston College connected on just two of its 13 pass attempts against Syracuse.
Senior linebacker Greg Jones is carted off the field on a stretcher after a head-to-head collision with teammate Trevor Morris. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
The Detroit, Michigan, native racked up a career-high 144 yards on 14 carries, the longest coming in the form of a career-high 49-yard run that set up the only field goal of the game, which made the score 9-0 a minute into the second quarter. Martin was only able to muster up 40 yards on 13 carries, bringing his average down nearly 20 yards to 99.5 per game as Weber shot his up to 123.75. Barrett finished each of the next three drives after the field goal with a touchdown pass before Weber ran in the fifth touchdown of the afternoon to make it 37-0 two and a half minutes into the second half. The sixth drive of the day would be the last for Barrett and second to last for Weber, a tandem that combined for 428 yards, making up nearly two-thirds of Ohio State’s 669 total yards. With the Knights only mustering up 116 yards, the Buckeyes owned an offensive margin of +553, the most they’ve had under Meyer since he took over the program in 2012. The trend of the game — Rutgers punt, Ohio State touchdown — didn’t change with backup quarterback Joe Burrow in the game, but the style in which the Buckeyes scored did, the final four touchdowns coming on the ground as opposed to through the air. All 10 of the Knights’ drives ended in junior Michael Cintron punting the ball back to Ohio State, while the hosts scored on everyone of its 11 drives except for the first — which ended in an interception from senior safety Anthony Cioffi — and the last, a turnover on downs after the Buckeyes went for it on fourth down inside Rutgers’ 20.
Entering the game as the most efficient defense in the red zone, keeping its first four opponents to a 37.5 percent conversion rate in 11 attempts, the Knights conceded a score in 8 of the 9 trips the Buckeyes made into the area. “You look at the score, you look at the stats, we didn’t play good,” Ash said. “All 22 on both sides of the ball, we didn’t play very good.” The list of incriminating stats against Rutgers goes on and on, but the point remains the same — Ohio State was completely dominant on the afternoon. The Knights will have to go through the nightmare game once more when they watch
film of the game and evaluate their performances, hoping to pull out any positives from the historic beatdown. But until then, Ash’s first loss at the Shoe since his first game as defensive coordinator for the Buckeyes leaves nothing but a sour taste in his mouth. “Not right now, no, until we get a chance to watch the game and evaluate it,” Ash said when pressed for positives to pull from the game. “But sitting here, based on what I just watched, no, there’s not a whole lot of positives.”
The Knights became the fourth Big Ten team to complete three or less passes in a game since 2000, and the first since the 2014 season when Minnesota completed one of seven attempts against San Jose State. For the program, it’s tied for the least amount of completions in a game since Mike Teel and Jabu Lovelace combined for three completions on 12 attempts against Army in the 2007 season. Despite trailing for the entire game, Rutgers finished with more than double the amount of rushing attempts than it had passing. Although the Knights committed to the running game with 38 attempts sprinkled across three running backs, two quarterbacks and one wide receiver, Rutgers couldn’t break through Ohio State’s front seven regardless of who it handed the ball off to. The Knights gained 83 yards on 38 carries, which was good for just a 2.2 average. Junior running back Robert Martin, who was coming off two consecutive 100-yard opponents, was Rutgers’ most successful rusher with 13 carries and 40 yards (3.1 yards per carry). Finally, with 13:40 left in the fourth quarter, Oden took a quarter keeper for a gain of a few yards to finally put the Knights over 100 yards of total offense for the game. Rutgers would tack on 16 more yards the rest of the way, giving them the program’s lowest yardage total in a game — 116 — since 2002. “They smothered us, they pressed us whenever they could. We struggled to get open, and that’s been a problem for us against teams that press us,” Ash said. “We have to work on that,
we have to find solutions to get that done. Whenever they wanted to press us, they could, but the bigger issue was protection. We have to protect the quarterback better. They’re rushing four guys and they are in our face — that’s a problem too.” The Knights left last week’s 14-7 loss against Iowa with small victories on offense and defense to show for, such as the defense playing a complete game and Martin continuing his success of the ground. Saturday, it was hard to find anything Rutgers left Ohio Stadium with other than another loss on its record. *** After remaining relatively healthy through the first three weeks of the season, save for sophomore free-safety Saquan Hampton’s upper-body injury in week one, the Rutgers football team lost two crucial players in senior wide receiver Janarion Grant and senior defensive end Quanzell Lambert to season-ending injuries against Iowa. In the first quarter Saturday, it appeared for a short time that the Scarlet Knights were going to lose another starter for an extended period of time. With 6:31 left in the opening quarter, Mike Weber took a handoff from J.T. Barrett at Ohio State’s 46-yard line up the middle for a first down and more. Weber gained around 5 yards before he was wrapped up by sophomore linebackers Deonte Roberts and Trevor Morris. As Roberts pulled Weber to the ground on top of him, Morris lunged forward as he continued grapple Weber from behind.
When Morris lunged forward his helmet connected with the helmet of senior linebacker Greg Jones, who was converging on the area to try and make a play as well. The impact from the helmet-to-helmet collision knocked Jones to the turf and the senior remained flat on his back as the two sides began to reset in preparation for the following play. Jones was on the ground for a few minutes before he would be carted off the field on a stretcher. He was then immediately moved into an ambulance parked in the tunnel of Ohio Stadium and transported to a local hospital. “It was very scary,” Morris said of when Jones was on the ground. “You just gotta stay prayed up. (I) kept praying for him. He’s alright. Gotta just stay up. Hope for the best from everyone, not just him but all the people that got hurt. Just gotta keep praying to make sure they’re alright.” A team official confirmed Jones was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure and that he was speaking and moving around shortly after. In his postgame press conference, head football coach Chris Ash said Jones was “fine” and that he was back on the sidelines with the team by the end of the game. When Morris asked if it was a relief to see Jones back on the sideline, he said, “Yeah, of course it is, it’d be a relief for anyone. He was able to talk, everything. He’s good. That’s the only thing that matters. Like I said we just kept praying to make sure he was gonna be alright.”
Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett receives the ball to begin a play in No. 2 Ohio State’s 58-0 crushing of Rutgers Saturday. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
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October 3, 2016 VOLLEYBALL ILLINOIS 3, RUTGERS 0
Wolverines, Spartans devour RU in weekend matchups Jon Spilletti Staff Writer
Being in the Big Ten is no easy task. Just ask the Rutgers volleyball team, whose winless record in conference play continued this past weekend as both the No. 22 Michigan Wolverines (13-3, 2-1) and the No. 18 Michigan State Spartans (133, 2-1) defeated the Scarlet Knights (4-13, 0-4) in New Brunswick. Rutgers has now lost 13 matches in a row, many of those coming
in three-set sweeps just like the contests against the Wolverines and Spartans. Michigan proved too strong for the Knights to overcome Friday night. Even with Rutgers’ resilience to keep the last two games close, the Wolverines managed to edge out the victory in three sets. The opening set was an anomaly as the squad from Ann Arbor thrashed the red and black by a score of 25-9. What followed was an impressive series of play by the Knights, as
Freshman right side Jillian Duffin rises for a spike against the Wolverines Friday. She finished with two kills. CASEY AMBROSIO
the second and third frames were played point-for-point throughout. The second set saw both sides trade points to kick things off, with neither team relinquishing its hold on the lead. Rutgers would inch into a steady lead until the score was locked at 20-20. From there on out, Michigan would take control until game point, where it would wrap up its second set win of the night to a line of 25-22. Leading the charge for the Knights in the second set was sophomore middle blocker Tiaja McKnight, who led Rutgers’ at the net on the night with 9 of the team’s 15 blocks. McKnight and the rest of the team saw their best chance for victory in the second set, in which she posted five blocks. “I think it really motivated us,” McKnight said of her blocks. “I tried to contribute as much as possible, and being that help for the team really motivated me to come out and be stronger with every set. It really helped push us in moments that we were down to carry us into the rest of the match.” The final set was almost identical to the second, as the Knights and Wolverines held each other close in the early stages, even jumping out to a sizable lead halfway through the game. But Michigan was able to stifle Rutgers’ defensive mastery in the third set, pulling ahead to secure a decisive 25-21 victory.
Going into the next match against Michigan State a day later, head coach CJ Werneke focused on a strong start as the foundation for a successful set. “We wanted to try and come out a little better in game one than we did last night,” Werneke said. The favorable start wouldn’t come to fruition as Michigan State jumped out to a 7-0 lead to kick off the first set Saturday night. The Spartans sustained their lead throughout the remainder of the set, keeping the opposition at bay in what ended a 25-14 romp. The Knights saw improvement with the second set, as a point-for-point battle dominated the first half of the frame. Both squads traded one-point leads for the majority of the game until Michigan State closed out the set with eight straight points, picking up the 25-18 win. The third set was characterized by a series of thrilling rallies, which kept Rutgers competitive for the majority of the period. The Spartans established a small early lead, but due to the aforementioned rallies, the Knights were able to crawl back steadily. Freshman right side Jillian Duffin made her mark in the final set, recording three kills in a row to keep her squad in the thick of it. “They had a lot of height, so we had to swing high on kills,
so as not to get blocked straight down, and I thought I did a good job in swinging high-handed and not getting blocks,” Duffin said. Unfortunately for Rutgers, the Spartans had their number, as they never relinquished the lead and kept their impressive play until the final whistle, as they wrapped up the sweep with a 2518 set win. There is nothing more debilitating in the game of volleyball than a slow start, and the Knights’ weekend was marked by an inability to establish itself from the onset. Despite the group’s attempts to adjust going into the latter half of the weekend, slow starts marred otherwise close sets. After almost identical beginnings to the two contests this weekend, Werneke feels he understands why the team has such a difficulty in getting out to early leads. Playing against top 20 teams is certainly no help, but he believes that much of it can be attributed to the team itself. “We don’t get to see that size, power and athleticism across the net from us in practice every day, so it takes a while to get used to it,” Werneke said. “The staff and I need to do a better job in getting them more looks, so that we are not playing extreme catch-up.” For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
FIELD HOCKEY NORTHWESTER 5, RUTGERS 3
Wildcats scratch out Knights, despite rally in 2nd half Kaylee Pofahl Correspondent
When the Rutgers field hockey team hosted the No. 6 team in the country and the best team in the Big Ten, it tied the record for most goals scored against Northwestern so far this season. The only other teams that have scored 3 goals on the Wildcats (9-2, 4-0) are No. 3 Duke — who handed the team its second of just two losses in 2016 — and No. 5 Penn State. The Scarlet Knights (6-4, 1-2) scored all 3 of their goals in the second half after facing a 3-0 deficit at halftime. Though the late rally was not enough to capture the W and Rutgers took a 5-3 loss Friday, the team is proud of the statement it made. “I thought the fact that they were able to come back and claw their way back into this game… it says a lot about what they’re mentally capable of,” said head coach Meredith Civico. “I think that they really didn’t doubt for a second going into halftime, being down 3 goals — they just focused on the adjustments we needed to make and just really going after Northwestern and attacking them.” On a cold, rainy afternoon at Bauer Track/Field Hockey Complex, the Knights got off to a slow start that the Cats capitalized on. After getting on the board within the first 5 minutes, Northwestern tallied 2 more goals in
the final ten minutes of the opening frame. But the second half was a different game. Within two minutes after Northwestern netted its fourth goal, Rutgers got on the board when senior captain Alyssa Bull sent a beautiful ball into the back of the net, with senior forward Rachel Yaney on the assist. Freshman midfielder Katie Larmour and senior forward Sarah Regn notched a goal a piece in the final ten minutes of the game, but the Wildcats had already answered back with a fifth goal to secure the win. A Scarlet Knight comeback in the air during the game’s final minutes had Northwestern head coach Tracey Fuchs looking at her team and asking what was wrong with them. Rutgers made it clear that regardless of the team across from them, they weren’t going to surrender their perfect home field record without a fight “I think that we were there but there moments in this game that we collapsed and didn’t have as much pressure as we should’ve. But I think our second half was phenomenal,” Regn said. “The really great thing about our team today was, regardless of the score, we want it. Although tactically, maybe (there were) a few things we could’ve adjusted, I think in essence we played really well and we played for each other.” Northwestern is currently the second-highest ranked Big
Ten opponent the Knights will face this season, just after No. 5 Penn State. Had Rutgers come out as strong as it did in the second half from the jump, it would’ve been a different game for both teams. “This was our first competition that is top six in the country and it showed what they can do best and what we can learn from them but also that we can beat anybody
if we play [the full 70 minutes],” said senior defender Sofia Walia. The Knights can take pride in their mental will to resurge but it is crucial that the team learns from the faults exposed throughout the Northwestern game. Still early in conference play, Rutgers has plenty more heavy lifting to do through the second half of its season. From here on out, the team’s ability to adapt and
fine tune will be key. “Overall, I’m pleased with how we competed but I think there’s some obvious areas where we need to keep working,” Civico said. “If we keep working and we keep improving in those areas, I think we’re gonna be in really good shape.” For updates on the Rutgers field hockey team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior captain Alyssa Bull controls the ball and surverys the field against Northwestern on Friday. Bull netted one goal in the Knights’ 5-3 loss to the No. 6 Wildcats. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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“You look at the score, you look at the stats, we didn’t play good. All 22 on both sides of the ball, we didn’t play very good.” — Head football coach Chris Ash on his team’s performance against No. 2 Ohio State
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FOOTBALL NO. 2 OHIO STATE 58, RUTGERS 0
Ohio State’s Paris Campbell celebrates scoring the Buckeyes’ fifth touchdown in the third quarter of their dominant 58-0 win over Rutgers Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The hosts held the visiting Scarlet Knights to no points and just 119 total yards of offense in between scoring on nine consecutive drives. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
O-H-I-OWNED Rutgers held scoreless, Buckeyes score on 9 straight drives in biggest Big Ten regular season blowout since 1981 Brian Fonseca
This time, he was on the sidelines of the Horseshoe coaching the underdog, Rutgers’ football team coming off the heels of a near upset of defending Big Ten West division champions Iowa. No. 2 Ohio State was a heavy favorite for a reason, having had a pair of field days on offense in its two meetings with the Scarlet Knights since they joined the Big
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Chris Ash returned to Ohio Stadium, a place he found great success as a coordinator under Urban Meyer, but as the head coach of his own team playing in scarlet and white Saturday.
Ten in 2014, outscoring their visitors on Homecoming by a combined score of 105-24 before the last matchup. Looking to reverse the trend in his first game back at the Shoe since becoming the head coach in Piscataway, Ash’s team had a promising star t, holding the top of fense in the Big Ten to just 6 points in the opening quar ter.
But the third time wasn’t the charm, the inevitable onslaught from the Buckeyes coming a quarter later than expected as the floodgates burst open in the second period. After throwing an interception on its first drive, Ohio State scored on nine consecutive drives, racking up 58 unanswered points — 24 See OWNED on Page 10
KNIGHT NOTEBOOK KNIGHTS HELD SCORELESS, TO JUST 116 YARDS
RU leaves Columbus with no small victories ERIC MULLIN
The Buckeyes completely shut down the Rutgers football team’s offense for all four quarters Saturday and that suffocating defense was evident on the Scarlet Knights’ diminutive stat sheet. For starters, the Knights completed just three passes all game.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — For all the acclaim that Ohio State’s lethal offensive rightfully garners, its defense is just as imposing.
On Rutgers’ first drive of the afternoon, junior quarterback Chris Laviano connected with redshirt freshman wide receiver Jawuan Harris for gains of 21 and 10. Two drives later, Laviano found Harris again for a 2-yard gain with under three minutes remaining in the first quarter.
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head football coach, and the Scarlet Knights will host No. 4 Michigan in a 7 p.m. kick-off Saturday, the school announced early Sunday morning. Fans are expected to alternate between red and black attire in an event dubbed “Stripe the Birthplace.”
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That 2-yard reception was the Knights’ final of the game. Laviano went 3-for-12 for 33 yards before he was relieved of his duties in favor of Tylin Oden
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