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It’s no secret that textbooks are expensive, but Rutgers Libraries are giving students’ wallets a break with a new open source textbook program. “Hopefully going forward we will have more students who will not have to make the difficult decision of deciding whether or not to purchase a book for their class because of the cost,” said Lily Todorinova, undergraduate experience librarian and liaison to School of Communication and Information. The Rutgers libraries are working closely with the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group to launch the Open and Affordable Textbook Project for all Rutgers campuses — New Brunswick, Camden and Newark, she said. The Open and Affordable Textbook Project encourages professors to redesign their course material to exclude private published textbooks. Instead, they are asked to assign students an open-source textbook they can download or print cheaply that has to do with course material. Professors who choose to take part in the project by putting together sections of open source textbooks are key to the project’s success, said Kaitlyn Vitez, campus organizer at NJPIRG. “The Rutgers libraries have been working on the Open and Affordable
Textbook Project since last semester and everything became finalized during the summer,” she said. “Now we need to get more students aware of the program and encourage them to encourage their professors to apply to the program.” The program is an opportunity for the faculty to rethink course materials, Todorinova said. The Office of Information and Technology are administering a $12,000 pilot grant program to allow professors to start assimilating open and affordable textbooks into their class curriculum. Each of the 12 faculties or department groups taking part in the program will be rewarded $1,000 for doing so. “Over the course of one year of implementing a similar grant base project other (universities) have shown that their students have saved around $500,000 for textbooks,” Todorinova said. To begin, professors must go online to the Rutgers libraries website and apply for the grant program. Applications will be opening for the program soon, Vitez said. Applications are currently open for the two-hour open textbook network workshop next month in New Brunswick, with teleconferencing available for other locations. During the workshop, professors will have the opportunity to learn more about open textbooks and See program on Page 5
Dance Marathon will hold its annual For the Kids Day as a final push to register dancers under their early-registration price of $35. Proceeds from the day will go toward the charity event held every April. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2016
Dance Marathon pushes for dancer registration with ‘For the Kids’ Day sophie nieto-munoz associate news editor
Rutgers University Dance Marathon (RUDM) is a University-wide tradition that works toward helping children suffering from cancer and other disorders. While this event may happen only once a year, the
effort is year-long and is already well underway. On Tuesday, RUDM will be celebrating For The Kids Day, an annual fundraising event. Ever y FTK Day, the planners expand their presence on campus through various tabling and fundraising events at Rutgers-New
Brunswick. This is only one of the many fundraising events leading up to marathon weekend. FTK Day is a tradition that originally began to mark the first day that dancer registration opened, said Jennifer Noji, Marketing See day on Page 5
Political science professor weighs in on upcoming CNN debates sophie nieto-munoz associate news editor
The Open and Affordable Textbook Program aims to lower the $1,500 Rutgers students spend on average every year on textbooks. GRAPHIC BY MICHAEL MAKMUR / STAFF DESIGNER
Presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are taking a break from debating as their vice presidential nominees take the stage on Oct. 4. Tim Kaine, the Democratic vice presidential nominee and a Virginia senator, will be going head-to-head with Republican vice presidential candidate and Indiana governor Mike Pence. New York Times is calling this upcoming debate “the least anticipated vice presidential debate in 40 years,” and Michael Rossi agrees. “These two people are relatively unknowns in the political field,” said Rossi, a professor in the Department of Political Science. “To augment that, they’re existing in the shadows of two extraordinarily popular individuals.”
He said the two running mates do not compare to previous candidates Dick Cheney, Sarah Palin or Joe Biden. “They don’t carry their own personality. It’s not their own baggage. Both of these guys are mostly unknown,” he said. Rossi said the general public may have heard more about Pence, as he seems to be mimicking Trump. Kaine, on the other hand, is a “yes man” and the perfect vice presidential candidate for Clinton, Rossi said. Because of their personalities, or lack thereof, Rossi expects their debate to be formal and professional, focusing more on policies than the two presidential nominees did. “It will be two politicians debating back and forth. It’s not going to be the carnival we saw between Trump and Hillary,” he said. Although the running mates are living in the shadows of the
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presidential candidates, Rossi said the expectations may still be high. Whether Clinton or Trump win, Rossi said the vice president could assume the mantle in a number of “what if” scenarios. The professor said there will likely be a number of viewers who considering these vice candidates as potential chief executives of the United States, causing unconventionally high expectations. “Say Hillary’s health actually does deteriorate, all of a sudden, we’ve got Tim Kaine. In the not too far-fetched scenario that Trump does get elected, a part of me honestly believes that Trump will only last up to two years, because I think he’s going to get bored and leave ... all of a sudden, we’ve got Pence,” he said. Still, Rossi said vice presidential debates do not matter as much as See debates on Page 5
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Service organization raises funds for school construction
The Thaakat Foundation raises money to build schools in third-world countries, as well as provides volunteers to local charities including soup kitchens and domestic violence campaigns. FACEBOOK
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From Pakistan to Sierra-Leone, a group at Rutgers is raising money for schools and maternities wards across the globe. The Thaakat Foundation, an Urdu word meaning strength, has a chapter at Rutgers that promotes working globally to exhibit strength. The Rutgers chapter of the Thaakat Foundation, a government recognized non-profit organization, runs global and local projects, as well as donates funds to the group’s parent organization, said Zamin Kazmi, foundation president and School of Arts and Sciences senior. This year, the three global projects are working with a school in Pakistan, a school in Ghana and a maternity ward in Sierra-Leone, Kazmi said. “The whole basis of ever y single project is to create a strong infrastructure,” Kazmi said.
Locally, the foundation runs domestic violence campaigns and works with soup kitchens. To provide strength to the community, club members volunteer at Elijah’s Promise and Spectrum, Kazmi said. Thaakat Foundation treasurer and School of Arts and Sciences senior Ruba Syed said although club members are unable to visit the sites, they con-
Amal Amir, senior advisor to the group and a Rutgers Business School senior, visited the site of the school in Pakistan, saying it was the first tangible result of their work she had seen. “When we would wave to them or smile, they were kind of just be there like stonefaced,” Amir said. “(The children) lived in this landfill, sift-
their families need them to work, Amir said. “A lot of the teachers were women,” Amir said. “In the classroom, the ratio of boys to girls was equal.” The success of the Rutgers Thaakat Foundation surpasses others across the nation, Kazmi said. “Our chapter alone makes more money than all the other Thaakat Foundation chap-
“The smallest amount of money that we make makes a big impact.” Elyna Quraishi School of Arts and Sciences Sophomore
stantly receive updates on the work that is being done. All of the funds are displayed to the public and are on their website. “The smallest amount of money that we make makes a big impact,” said Elyna Quraishi, the foundation’s events coordinator and a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.
ing through for valuable things to sell. The children were afraid to leave because they believed that one day they would find something valuable in the landfill.” Classrooms in most schools in this area are gender balanced. Other children are unable to attend school because
ters nationwide combined,” Kazmi said. The need for the Thaakat Foundation arose from a need for greater development in these areas. “Our founder, she’s Pakistani. And our first location that we did abroad it was in Pakistan,” said Kazmi. “The founder
of Thaakat foundation was able to communicate to those people in these areas in their native tongue and assess how to best meet their needs.” The founder saw the need for proper infrastructure for the school and returned to Pakistan to launch the foundation, Kazmi said. Thaakat at Rutgers—New Brunswick has aimed to promote community service around Rutgers. The group holds a community service fair, which promotes unity among the other community service organizations around Rutgers, Kazmi said. The effects of the work are palpable. “I’ve learned that you can help so many people without every actually meeting them,” Kazmi said. “I will never meet any of those kids that I’m trying to help on a daily basis. But the fact is, they need us to put in this work.”
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day FTK Day raises funds for 12-hour event in April, Noji says 11 p.m. will benefit RUDM’s cause, Noji said. The organization spends the Director for RUDM and School year leading up to the event raisof Arts and Sciences senior. “However, we now open danc- ing money and awareness for kids er registration at the beginning with cancer and blood disorders, of September to give more peo- working closely with Embrace ple an earlier opportunity to sign Kids Foundation. Embrace Kids Foundation is up. That means FTK Day is now a huge fundraising event to keep a local non-profit organization momentum going until the Mara- located in New Brunswick that supports the non-medical needs thon,” she said. FTK Day will also be the last day of families with children suffering RUDM is offering the early-bird from cancer, blood disorders and other serious disorders. registration fee for dancers. Noji said RUDM believes ev“This year it celebrates the last day to sign up for Dance Mara- eryone deserves to have a normal thon at the lowest registration childhood, and the organization’s fee of $35,” said Rutgers Busi- year-long efforts culminate at the ness School senior and direc- annual marathon. She urged students who want tor of dancer relations Danielle Raabe. “If you know you want to to be involved in the marathon dance and be a part of history to sign up to be a dancer, which entails reaching a fundraising sign up now.” minimum and The fee instanding for 12 creases to $40 hours at the at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday night, “FTK Day is now a huge marathon to support Noji said. fundraising event to keep show for the kids. This year, momentum going until “People FTK Day will the Marathon.” should get inalso feature a volved because Tag Sale held jennifer noji it allows you on Morrell Rutgers University Dance Marathon to be a part of Street on the Marketing Director a community College Avewide family, nue Campus which unites from 12 p.m. everyone to to 6 p.m. The Tag Sale is similar to a ga- support real families with children rage sale with new and unused suffering from cancer and other items. Items will include discount- serious disorders,” Noji said. Raabe said it is important to ed Rutgers and Dance Marathon gear, board games, pop-up tents get involved in the Rutgers Dance Marathon because there is no and Wii consoles, Noji said. “This year is so special because event like it on campus. In the future, RUDM will be it’s the first time DM is hosting a Tag Sale on FTK Day. This is go- holding bi-weekly tabling events ing to be a huge fundraiser, which around campus all year until the will be a great opportunity to aid marathon, Noji said. Interested students can look on social media our cause,” she said. Raabe said the Tag Sale will be for updates. “We have many social media a fun way to celebrate FTK Day campaigns, the biggest taking and pick up great merchandise. “Students should come by to place on Nov. 10, the RU 250 Anlearn about signing up for this niversary, which will be ‘25K on year’s Marathon and getting Charter Day,’” she said. “Our othsome cool items in the process,” er big event is ‘Spirit Week’ taking place spring semester.” she said. This year, the marathon will All the proceeds raised will go toward our cause and benefit Em- take place March 31 and April 1. “(The Marathon) has been a brace Kids Foundation, Noji said. RUDM is hosting a promo- part of Rutgers’ tradition since tional event at Bubbakoo’s Bur- 1999 and we expect this year to be ritos on Easton Avenue as well. the biggest and most historic yet,” Proceeds between 11 a.m. and Raabe said. continued from front
CRIME Oct. 3 HARRISON TWP — Brittany Carulli, 25, of Pitman, was charged with stealing cash from an EMT worker who was tending to Carulli’s boyfriend who was hit by a car. Jacob Dromgoole, 27, of Mantua Township, was exiting his car when he was hit by another vehicle. The EMT later reported her wallet stolen from her purse in the center console of the ambulance where she was treating Carulli’s boyfriend. Carulli was charged with theft. The other vehicle that struck Dromgoole stopped at the scene and did not face charges, police said.
Oct. 3 JERSEY CITY — A Middlesex County man struck a police car in a hit-and-run near the Holland Tunnel. Police were called to a gas station when the same car did not pay his attendant. They stopped the car near 18th Street. When the of ficer got out of his car, the other car fled the seen. Authorities are now looking for the vehicle. The suspect is expected to be charged with fleeing the scene of an accident, eluding and aggravated assault.
In comparison, inflation has risen 220 percent, the cost of housing risen 214 percent, the price of U. students spend $1,500 on textbooks every year, has unleaded gas has risen 206 percent, the price of electricity has risen 176 up from $1,300 nationally percent and the price of eggs has jumped 268 percent, according to incentives to faculty for rede- the Bureau of Labor Statistics. continued from front signing or rethinking which The greatest increase after textreview an existing open source textbooks they use in their books is the cost of tuition, which classes,” Todorinova said. has gone up 322 percent, accordtextbook, she said. Seven out of 10 students re- ing to The College Board. “Professors who attend will get On average, Rutgers students $200 to sit down and look through port that they do not purchase an open source textbook,” she required textbooks due to cost, pay $1,500 per year on textbooks. said. “Anybody, regardless of if and nearly 60 percent of students This is 15 percent higher than the they attended the workshop, can wait for financial aid to pay for national average, which Todorinoapply for the grant program, and textbooks, according to the Rut- va said is closer to $1,300. The NJPIRG, that will give has been workthem $1,000 ing toward for adapting an “Other (universities) have shown that their cheaper textopen source students have saved around $500,000 book options textbook in for 12 years, their classfor textbooks.” Vitez said. rooms.” “But for the The event Lily Todorinova past two years will be lead by Undergraduate Experience Librarian we have been the Open Textfocusing on book Network open source on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 in the Alexander Library, gers Libraries website. The cost textbooks and surveying faculty, Pane Room, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. of textbooks has risen by more students, administration and liProfessors are required to RSVP than 800 percent over the last brarians on what the best option 30 years, with the average annu- would be and the consensus by online due to limited seating. “The point of the grant is al cost now exceeding well over large was that open source textbooks is the way to go,” she said. to raise awareness to give $1,200 per student.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), left, and Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) will debate tonight at the first vice-presidential debate on CNN. Political science professor Michael Rossi said the winner might be whoever maintains composure at the podium. REUTERS
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The strategy that the Clinton campaign has for the debate, Rossi said, is to “stand there, smile, Tonight’s vice-presidential candidate debate is and watch them just flail around while (Pence) tries to attack him least anticipated in 40 years from all corners.” Rossi said if Kaine wins the Based upon material Rossi has debate, it will be an “empty, continued from front seen, read and heard, he believes shallow victor y,” similar to presidential debates, mainly due Kaine has a better chance of Clinton’s win, simply because the other canto a lack of impact didate will say on voters. to “At this point, “It will be two politicians debating back and forth. anything get attention. the electorate It’s not going to be the carnival we saw between “In that has already made case, (Clinton) up their mind on Trump and Hillary.” won just by either Trump or being the less Hillary, so I sinmichael rossi annoying indicerely doubt that Professor in the Department of Political Science vidual,” Rossi the vice presidensaid. “Based tial debates are going to sway opinions one way winning the debate, but the victo- on that, Kaine just may walk away with it.” or the other,” he said. ry is a relative term.
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his summer I stumbled, albeit A ‘POPPED’ CULTURE very late, across an intriguing term that my MICHAEL ANDERSON friends started applying to certain black men. The term was “Hotep.” Hoteps are black men who are pro-black as long as that blackness exists within a hyper-masculine straight black-male frame. Urban Dictionary adds that Hoteps “are typically misogynists who display a particularly high level of disrespect for the thoughts, bodies and experiences of black women, black homosexuals and black children” while still claiming that they are “woke.” The title Hotep comes from an Egyptian word meaning “peace” along with the idea that “Hoteps,” in the 2016 sense, are stereotypically the first to tell you that black people were once Egyptian kings and queens (which we were). This summer I also became exponentially excited about the upcoming movie “The Birth of a Nation” by Nate Parker. Parker is the director, star and producer of the critically acclaimed film that tells the story of Nat Turner’s slave rebellion and also stands as a clear slap in the face to the racist 1915 film of the same title. Parker’s film shows that African-Americans did not passively accept their enslaved position but constantly fought back and demanded freedom. The movie comes at a great time, given the sweeping Black Lives Matter movement, and the movie industry’s dearth of non-stereotypical black narratives and actors. Unfortunately, it has been brought to the forefront that Parker’s college history consists of being tried and later acquitted for the rape and sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman. This was in 1999, 11 years later, after several attempts, the young woman committed suicide. While Parker has come out saying he is “devastated” and does not want to ignore the pain felt by the victim’s family, he still maintains his innocence and has composed a response that focuses on ensuring that this news does not negatively affect his current success. With all of that in mind, black people, specifically black women, are left confused, and rightfully so, as whether or not to support a movie created by a man who they feel is a rapist. Many feel that one cannot separate art from the artist. Additionally, black people also feel conflicted because of a 2014 statement from a since removed BET.com inter view, in which Parker said that he would never act on screen as a gay man because he wanted to “preser ve the black man,” a problematic statement that can immediately be read as viewing homosexuality as an undesired trait that diminishes black manhood. This brings us to the idea of Hoteps. Nate Parker is a manifestation of a Hotep in the sense that he has an un-complex ideal of blackness and his social consciousness stops the moment the heterosexual black man is no longer the focus. His statements of casual homophobia and his ability to distance himself from the life of the victim since his trial in 2001 speaks volumes to Parker’s own oppressive mindsets that are, sadly, not far from the sentiments shared by many black males. Parker is the latest addition to a list of problematic black male figures that positions the black community between a rock and a hard place. Some black people usually defend the problematic person publicly and privately scrutinize them. Due to our existence in what I consider to be white supremacist America, accountability operates differently for some African-Americans who feel that we must not air our dirty laundry in public for white America to see. For some black people, when the question proposes itself, the first instinct is to defend their blackness before another aspect of their identity like gender or sexuality, especially when white celebrities who commit similar offenses (i.e. Woody Allen) get little to no attention. This leaves the door open for conversations about rape culture, gender equality, the fragility of masculinity and other nuances of the dynamic black experience, to be publicly brushed aside by the “perceived” black leaders. This perpetuates the creation of Hotep culture for young black males who see these issues being glossed over as irrelevant or unimportant as they’re developing their consciousness. It is also up to black male mentors, fathers and community leaders to take the onus upon themselves to reshape their own oppressive predispositions and teach the younger community of black males to be more cognizant of these issues. As for Nate Parker, I am happy to see that for the most part, black women are ending the cycle and actively calling out Parker and even going as far as to not watch his movie at all. Rape is rape, and if we are going to move forward as a society then accountability should be practiced with no exceptions for race. The victim’s whiteness should be noted along with America’s history of killing black men for even speaking to a white woman. This, in addition to the idea that the media’s emphasis is being seen as a distraction from one of the few movies that is significantly reshaping the perceived images of black people, has done little to diminish black women’s commitment to standing up against rape culture. For my black men, if you know better, do better. Michael Anderson is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in journalism and media studies with minors in Africana studies and digital communication, information and media. 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To illustrate the latter point, course fees play utgers students, faculty and staff tend to be under the perpetual guise that the University, a small part (a ver y small part) in the reser ves. as a public institution, never has enough mon- For example, about 1,000 students sign up for the ey. We’re stretched thin, we don’t have money to fix Dance Appreciation course ever y semester. The leaking buses, we don’t have money for building ren- course has a $170 fee, but not all of the money is ovations, we don’t have money to invest in cultural spent toward plays and performances the money is centers, we have to cut certain programs, there’s no assumed to be for, and about $40 of that $170 will money for this, there’s no money for that, and more. end up in unrestricted funds. If in ever y semesThe litany of assumptions are exhausting, and they ter, 1,000 students unknowingly pay $40 toward serve as the crux to the justification for tuition raises unrestricted funds, then that’s about $40,000 per semester supplied by students for University projin the past years. The Board of Governors voted to hike Rutgers tui- ects they have little to say about. Students don’t tion again for the 2016-2017 school year earlier in July have a voice on where money is spent, especially by 1.7 percent, or $241 this fall. This increase is low- because transparency is nonexistent. It’s expected er than the average tuition hike of 2.4 percent over that the money students put into the University will be invested back into the past five years, and, their college experience, it’s argued that Rutgers’ tuition hikes are lower “The administration won’t disclose but they really don’t know what millions of than other public colleges. information, because the Rutgers dollars are put into. Yet despite how there’s a community won’t like The most worrisome aslower tuition increase now what’s going on.” pect about the administracompared to the years tion’s opaqueness on unpast, looking back from restricted reserves is that 2011 to 2016, there’s a significantly higher percentage of tuition increase when the elemental reason for their lack of transparency comparing those two years. Just because tuition is on where the money is going and what projects the increasing incrementally doesn’t mean that students’ money supports is that students won’t be happy with purses aren’t choking from having the purse strings the decisions being made. The administration won’t pulled tighter and tighter in the last few years. More disclose information, because the Rutgers commumoney transferred to the University means more nity won’t like what’s going on. Nowadays, students jobs a student has to take and less money spent on a increasingly feel as if money is being diverted away from projects that improve the college experience of student’s quality of life. However, the University actually has plenty of current students, and are rather invested into supermoney — but they aren’t transparent about where ficial projects that makes the University look good this money is going. Rutgers is sitting on $770 mil- for prospective students. Sure, for a mammoth university like Rutgers, $770 lion of unrestricted funds that come from a variety of sources such as the general fund balance, clinical million in unrestricted reserves can easily be spent income and revenue from sales and services among in a day — there’s a plethora of problems that need others. The money in unrestricted funds are cate- to be addressed and an abundance of brilliant, potengorized into either earmarked money that might’ve tial projects that could be given funds to start. Howbeen given by donors who want the money to be des- ever, at the most basic level, the Rutgers community ignated for a specific department of program or it’s not only deserves, but also has a right to know where its money is going. money from students. 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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United States participates in proxy war with Syria FAHRENHEIT 250 MERYEM UZUMCU
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ast week’s United Nations Security Council meeting deliberated on the escalating stream of chaos from Aleppo, particularly around Russian-Syrian bombardment of the region. The short-lived ceasefire between the United States and Russia dismantled once airstrikes decimated a UN humanitarian aid convoy, killing at least 20 people. “Bunker-busting bombs, more suited to destroying military installations, are now destroying homes, decimating bomb shelters, crippling, maiming, killing dozens, if not hundreds. Incendiary munitions, indiscriminate in their reach, are being dropped on to civilian areas so that, yet again, Aleppo is burning. And to cap it all, water supplies are now being targeted, depriving water to those most in need. In short, it is difficult to deny that Russia is partnering with the Syrian regime to carry out war crimes,” said Matthew Rycroft, the United Kingdoms ambassador and permanent representative to the UN, during the emergency security council session on Syria last Sunday. The U.S. characterizes suspected Russian bombardment as a war crime, requiring prosecution in international criminal courts. One cannot deny the evident horrifying violence reported from Aleppo, characterized by the
widely circulated video of the shocked little boy in the ambulance, among other stories of daily rescue missions pulling wounded bodies out from beneath the rubble. The United States is aiding a war that many Americans have no conception of. Dominant media sources continuously misrepresent the war as a bloody civil war, meanwhile multiple actors, including world super powers, deliberate on their roles in Syria. More accurately, the Syrian war has escalated into a complicated, contradictory proxy war. The mass media takes a
nationalist militia (YPG), meanwhile pressuring its NATO ally, Turkey, to fight alongside Kurdish nationalism, Americans could better locate the messy contradictions. Turkey has a long history of protecting its borders against Kurdish forces, both through foreign policy measures and domestic policies to assimilate its Kurdish population. In 1997, the U.S. Department of State blacklisted the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), an organization originally fighting for Kurdish national independence, as a terrorist organi-
“The national conversation is at a nadir, parsing out which refugee lives deserve mourning and recognition.” loophole when characterizing the conflict as a “civil war” by ultimately implying an easy exit. We can read the Syrian war as a continuation of its bloody legacy since the first Iraq war. The political vacuum and sectarian violence that created an environment for the Islamic State to have a stronghold in Iraq has spread throughout the region. The U.S. military is very much at war in Syria, though it has the geopolitical influence and geographical advantage in maneuvering the war through allies and military resources, rather than with “boots on the ground.” If the media painted the U.S. as a clear actor, one that was supporting Kurdish
zation. Once the Syrian proxy war broke out, the U.S. began to value the once deemed terrorist affiliated PKK’s sister organization, the Democratic Union Party’s (PYD) militia (YPG), as a necessary force to fight the Islamic State. From lone U.S. volunteer troops fighting alongside the YPG to wearing patches in support of the YPG cause, the implications of the U.S.’s political maneuvering are un-calculated and unknown. The history of Kurdish national resistance movements requires greater complication and continues to evolve rapidly. Yet many of the actors mentioned above were not present around the UN security
council’s emergency roundtable. Those who have territorial stakes, as well as human capital on the line, were not there to deliberate their own fates in this meeting. Instead, alleged Russian airstrikes and U.S. aid of Kurdish nationalism, which has unfolding and hidden effects, saturate the Syrian conflict. The Syrian civilians, rebels, Assad forces, Turkish and Kurdish actors remain pawns mitigated by a proxy war dynamic reminiscent of Cold War logic. The American public and media only speak of the Cold War in anachronistic terms, rather than discussing the stake of war. It becomes particularly crude from the vantage point of the Syrian refugee crisis. Though the U.S. is ready to arm and supply the death machine that unfolds as the Syrian war, it fails to accept and recognize the precarious lives of those displaced by the violence. The national conversation is at a nadir, parsing out which refugee lives deserve mourning and recognition. The United States and its security council allies make accusations of war crimes without considering their own airstrikes escalating death tolls in July, meanwhile demarcating and diminishing Syrian lives through xenophobic and Islamophobic rhetoric. Meryem Uzumcu is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in planning and public policy, Middle Eastern studies and women’s and gender studies. Her column, “Fahrenheit 250,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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Tech Tuesday
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October 4, 2016
How 1 company monopolizes EpiPen production
EpiPens, which are used to inject epinephrine during allergic reactions, made news this summer when Mylan, their producer, raised the price of the products from $50 to nearly $600. Mylan is the only major producer of the device due to patents. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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after that, they must overcome the difficult task of recreating the injector, according to Kaiser Health News. EpiPens have been at the foreAlthough the patent is publicfront of headlines recently, with ly available, it is very difficult to outrage over the price of the copy perfectly, especially when medical product being raised by producing syringes like those in more than 400 percent over the the EpiPen, according to the site. last nine years. This process was completed EpiPens are injectors for epiby Teva Pharmanephrine, also ceutical Indusknown as adrentries, Inc., but aline, to help the was ultimately users deal with “The patent is valid until 2025, forcing potential competitors to sue Mylan before attempting to unsuccessful anaphylaxis, in getting it apor a life-threatmake a generic EpiPen.” proved by the ening allergic FDA, according reaction, acto the site. cording to the In 2013, PresiEpiPen website. The price of the pens has risen training and self-use, according dicted the potential to repur- the EpiPen design. It is stable, dent Barack Obama signed a law pose the injector for use with can withstand a variety of envi- to encourage schools to prepare from about $50 to almost $600. to Timeline. The injector also has to be epinephrine. The first EpiP- ronments and can last up to 18 for allergic reactions, which inThis price makes it very difficult to afford for people who need it. non-reactive with the medicine in- en was approved by the Food months. A generic competitor, cludes a requirement to mainMylan, the producer of the EpiP- side, preserving the contents for and Drug Administration (FDA) Adrenaclick, also offers these tain an emergency supply of epifeatures but for half the price, nephrine, according to the White en, makes over $1 billion in year- treatment as needed, according to in 1987. House website. The EpiPen patent has changed according to the site. ly revenue on the drug, accord- the site. As a result of this law, Mylan The patent is valid until 2025, Epinephrine was first isolated hands many times since its creing to Ars Technica. As a result of these price hikes, in 1901 by Jokichi Takamine, and ation and most recently belongs forcing potential competitors to will see profits soar, and is not people have been searching for soon mass produced for research to Mylan. The drug made $200 sue Mylan before attempting to expected to see any new commillion annually before Mylan make a generic EpiPen. Even petitors in the near future. alternative methods to obtain in medical settings. digital editor
their epinephrine, such as generic options that offer similar results, according to the website for Consumer Reports. EpiPens came after an initiative started by the Pentagon in 1973 to give a primar y line of defense to soldiers exposed to ner ve gas. The antidote was meant to be used with minimal
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purchased it, and now makes over $1 billion each year. Epinephrine has been readily available and researched for over a century, and as such is inexpensive. While the medication itself is cheap, the injector is very costly and is the reason for the drug’s high price. Mylan holds a patent over
DIVERSIONS
October 4, 2016
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Logic and patience will be required. You’ll be tempted to overstep boundaries when dealing with partners and spending on things you don’t really need. It will be difficult to say “no” to masterful manipulators this year, but being gullible will be costly and create problems between you and your family members and colleagues. Common sense must take precedence over desire. Your numbers are 8, 11, 14, 23, 27, 38, 49.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Let your practicality take over when dealing with money matters, settlements or your health. A quick fix will only mask whatever problems you face. Go the distance by sticking to the methods that have proven to work for you in the past. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put more time, effort and imagination into your job. Check out what’s required to get the position you want. Signing up for a course or apprenticeship will encourage you to pursue your goal. You’ll find success if you never give up. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Speak freely about your plans and you will find out quickly who is going to help and who isn’t. A short trip or a search for information that will help you move forward without a glitch will pay off. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A little charm and a passionate approach to what you believe in will win you favors and help you reach your goals. Implement the changes that will help you succeed, and celebrate your victory with someone you love. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Rely on your past performance to drum up support now. Don’t be too shy to present your achievements to others. Integrate what you have been successful doing into something else you want to pursue. Shoot high and take what’s offered. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you expand your interests, your knowledge will become a valuable commodity among your peers. Someone will use unorthodox methods to try to outmaneuver you. Don’t share secrets or you’ll end up having to defend your reputation. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Initiate a change at home that will improve your life. Stay within your budget and avoid an altercation with someone who is not in favor of the changes you want to make. Once completed, the reaction will be positive. 5 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A financial deal or contract can be negotiated and put to rest. You’ll come out on top as long as you don’t let last-minute changes alter your course or change your mind. Trust in yourself and follow through. 4 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take a short trip or get together with people who can offer you information that will help you make progressive vocational moves. Problems at home will wear you down if you aren’t able to say no. 2 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Strive for excellence at work and when taking care of your personal health and wealth. Show discipline and be courageous. You’ve never been one to follow the crowd, so why start now? Do whatever it takes to improve your life. 2 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Getting together with someone who will challenge you to be your best will encourage you to bring about the changes that can improve your relationships. Try something new for a change. 4 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Share your ideas and you will be offered suggestions that will give you the freedom you need to reach your goals. Taking good care of your health and finances will result in positive gains and looking your best. 5 stars
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6 University in Texas
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Yesterday’s Solution
Yesterday’s Solution
October 4, 2016
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MICHIGAN Rutgers rebounds from overtime loss to Wolverines with win over Spartans The Wyckoff, New Jersey, native’s score proved especially in a pseudo bicycle kick fashion in necessary given that freshman order to make clean contact with defender Madison VanDyke put Michigan State on the board, cutthe flying ball. A concise smack was enough ting into the Rutgers advantage. That mark would not hold up to drive it by the Spartan goalkeeper and give Rutgers the ear- for too much longer regardless as Whitley peppered in a goal in ly lead. The rest of the first half was the 62nd minute giving her four relatively uneventful as the points on the match. Prager and senior forward Er1-0 score held up through the first 45-minute frame, but the ica Murphy set up the play and each earned an second half assist for their started off contributions. with a bang. That gave Just five “Being consistent on Prager three minutes in, the pitch is massive and points for the Whitley delivNicole (Whitley) has done day, which ered a sweet just that.” many would pass across consider a fanthe top of MIKE O’NEILL tastic game, the 18-yard Head Women’s Soccer Coach but Whitley, box to senior the freshman midfielder phenom, stole Jennifer Anthe show. dresen. Once With her two assists Sunday, in control, Andresen faked like she was dribbling left and imme- Whitley moved up to nine on the diately juked to the right, com- season, which simultaneously pletely shaking her defender in made her the single season record holder for a freshman in the process. After the impressive move, Knights history and first in the she followed it with a shot of Big Ten conference. “There’s a lot on the plate of even more finesse, curving a shot around the goalie and into the top a collegiate athlete, especially a freshman,” O’Neill said. “Being right of the net. Andresen’s first goal of the sea- consistent on the pitch is massive son extended the Knights’ lead to and Nicole has done just that.” Rutgers is tied for third in the cur2-0 and gave the team important insurance to stay ahead for the re- rent conference standings with only Michigan and Penn State ahead of it. mainder of the game. continued from back
The Knights will have an opportunity to surpass those squads when they play Purdue at home Thursday night. Sunday was a victory to be content about though for Rutgers as the team returned to its winning ways. “We’re very proud of everyone’s effort as we got great
performances up and down from the whole team,” said O’Neill. “Within a group’s success, you have to have people stand out and capitalize on a few moments.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
IN BRIEF
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he Arizona Diamondbacks had high aspirations coming into the 2016 season, but when the MLB playoffs begin tonight the D’Backs won’t be participating in the endof-season tournament. And the day after a disappointing season came to an end, Arizona cleaned house. Manager Chip Hale was fired Monday afternoon along with general manager Dave Stewart, whose team finished 69-93, 22 games out of first place, and missed the playoffs again. The team announced in a release on Monday that it will discuss an appropriate role for chief baseball officer Tony La Russa in the future. “We are very grateful to Dave and Chip, who are widely respected throughout the game of baseball,” said Arizona managing general partner Ken Kendrick, according to ESPN.com. “Ultimately the results have not been what we had hoped, and while that responsibility is shared by all of us, we have decided that a change is necessary.” Stewart was hired as Arizona’s general manager at the end of the 2014 season after serving as pitching coach for the Brewers and Padres and assistant GM for the Blue Jays.
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he San Fransisco 49ers lost to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday and, in the process, lost one of their best EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2016 players to a season-ending injury. The team announced Monday that an MRI revealed that can’t put a finger on it. You really team has played this season. Al- linebacker NaVarro Bowman can’t pinpoint any particular thing though the Knights couldn’t put one suffered a ruptured left Achilles then we’re just not catching in the back of the net, Peterson be- tendon, an injury that will end his RU manages just 3 shots on goal, shut out other the breaks that we would’ve caught lieves his team was just unfortunate. 2016 season. “I thought we played very well He suf fered the injur y in last year or the year before.” for 6th time in 9 games this season With Saturday’s loss, Rutgers as a team,” Peterson said. “We a non-contact situation with is officially having its worst start only messed up once and that was about six minutes, 10 seconds that chance, the only chance they since 1974, when the Knights their fortunate time because that’s left in the third quar ter of continued from back when they scored. Overall, we Sunday’s 24-17 loss to the Dalreally needed to win the game,” started the season 1-7-1. But in junior forward Ryan Pe- played very well. We moved the las Cowboys. “Just frustrating, you feel like it’s said head coach Dan Donigan. “It’s After falling to the ground in just that year where we make one just not happening for us right now terson’s eyes, Saturday’s contest ball a lot better then we usually bad mistake and that gave them for whatever reason. You really was one of the better games the do, we were in it all the way to the obvious pain, Bowman immediend, we just couldn’t get fortunate ately clutched at his left leg and to put one in the back of the net.” ankle. San Francisco medical This season is a bad dream the personnel helped Bowman off the Knights just cannot awake from, field and to the sideline, where he but there is still hope. attempted to test the leg. After a Rutgers will host a struggling few minutes, a cart brought BowMichigan team this upcoming Fri- man to the locker room for furday at Yurcak Field. ther examinations. But right now, the Knights seem “I mean, that’s a hell of a to be getting no luck. No balls are loss,” outside linebacker Aaron rolling in their favor, the opposition L ynch said, according to ESPN. is making the most of their mistakes com. “We hope he comes back and if the goals do not start coming healthy, takes as long as he along, the dreadful nightmare will needs to take. But he was one continue as a frightening reality. of the leaders of our defense. Donigan reflected on the game Ever ybody knows who NaVorro and gave comments on his team’s Bowman is so he’s always one struggling first half, but he also of the guys on the field that they acknowledges that his team has game plan to so losing him on been unlucky and understands the defense, it’s horrible. As far that the way things are going, as our mindset, it’s not going nothing is going their way. to change. We’re going to miss “You can always look at it espe- him, but now we’ve got to just go cially when you go back on tape. play for him.” ‘What if he did this or what if he did The Niners haven’t yet ofthat,’” Donigan said. “Absolutely ficially placed Bowman on inthere are chances where you can jured reser ve but that is the exlook back at. Unfortunately, the pected move to create room for way things are going for us right L ynch, who is returning from now, we walk away with a 1-0 loss.” a four-game suspension for violation of the league’s policy For more updates on the on substance abuse. L ynch reSenior goalie David Greczek stopped 7 of the 13 shots he faced against Wisconsin, but the one he men’s soccer team, followturned to practice under league let through would be the game’s deciding goal. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2016 @TargumSports on Twitter. exemption on Monday.
BADGERS
Senior midfielder Tori Prager tallied her first assits of the season against Michigan State, providing the helpers on 2 goals.
October 4, 2016
Page 11 FOOTBALL ASH SAYS GREG JONES IS “FINE,” UNSURE OF HIS AVAILABILITY THIS WEEK
Rutgers moves on from OSU, prepares for Michigan Brian Fonseca Sports Editor
The Rutgers football team was back in Piscataway Sunday, spending it recovering from a historic 58-0 drubbing at the hands of No. 2 Ohio State with little positives to go off of the day before. The mood reflected the previous day’s result as the Scarlet Knights (2-3, 0-1) went through the usual routine of meetings and recovery work. “Obviously it’s a somber feeling when you go through a game like that,” said head coach Chris Ash a day removed from suffering the largest blowout in a Big Ten regular season game since 1981 to the program he left to come to Rutgers. “Any time you lose it’s tough when you’ve invested a lot. When we lost the Iowa game (last week), it was a very quiet Sunday in here because guys had worked really hard and felt like we had a chance to win that game. So yesterday was no different.” Defensive coordinator Jay Niemann wasn’t available to the media following the loss, so Monday was his first opportunity to give his thoughts on how the players on his side of the ball did. But even two days removed, it took a few seconds for the experienced coach to summarize what he saw. “It was a comedy of mistakes,” he said after restarting the sentence three times and before listing the types of errors committed. “Alignment mistakes, fundamental mistakes, it was guys just not communicating well as a defense.” Niemann didn’t completely agree with Ash’s post-game assessment, when he said there were no positives to take form the game. “When you do put the film on and you see plays where guys are lined up right and doing what they’re supposed to do, the communication works like it’s supposed to, we were a good defense,” he said. “There were some plays in there that you have to look for, because there were a lot of bad ones, but there were some good ones in there too where our guys can gain confidence from knowing that hey, even against an offense as good as
Ohio State’s ... if things are going the way they’re supposed to, we could be a good defense.” Despite the end result in Columbus and the performances that led to it, there were no changes to the depth chart entering Wolverine week. Though the lack of change may be a worrying sign of the level of depth of the roster, it’s a relief to many to see senior Greg Jones keep his place at starting strongside linebacker after a scary helmet-to-helmet collision with sophomore weakside linebacker Trevor Morris kept him down on the turf for several minutes before he was transported to a local hospital. Ash confirmed Jones was fine both following the game, saying he walked on the sidelines at the tail end of the contest, as well in his opening statement Monday, but how much he can contribute in practice this week and on the game on Saturday is still yet to be determined. “They are doing some evaluations on him. Not sure of his availability for this week or when he’ll be back, but he’s fine and will be back at some point,” Ash said of Jones. “Hopefully it’s this week but not sure on that today.” If Jones isn’t healthy for the Knights’ first night game of the season, true freshman Tyreek Maddox-Williams will likely be the one to start in his place after being the next man up to replace him following the injury and subsequently leading Rutgers in tackles with 11. Fellow true freshman Tylin Oden also saw the most action of his young career at Ohio Stadium, being given the reigns of the offense for the final three drives of the game. The Knights fans constantly begging to see him in place of junior Chris Laviano got their wish, seeing him play against the second-string of the top scoring defense in the country in garbage time of a blowout. Like Laviano before him, he avoided throwing an interception to a secondary that led the Big Ten with 9 in the three games before Saturday, but he didn’t impress otherwise, going 0-for-4
True freshman Tylin Oden quarterbacked Rutgers on three drives against Ohio State, but Ash said he still has a long way to go. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2016
through the air while gaining just 14 yards on nine carries. Oden has slowly but surely been gaining the trust of the coaching staff, taking more and more snaps and handling more drives with every game, but barring a complete turnaround in Ash’s decision-making, he won’t lead Rutgers out on their first drive of a game anytime soon. “You guys saw him out there Saturday. It’s obvious he’s not ready,” Ash said in the brutally honest fashion he’s becoming known for. “If he was, he would be out there full-time. He’s not. He’s
got a long way to go. We’re trying to bring him along, but he’s got a long way to go.” And so does the program as a whole. For all the improvements the Knights made over the offseason, the reality is it remains far from Ash’s ultimate goal of competing with the best teams in its division, conference and the country. Those teams are the competition Rutgers has seen in the first half of the season, with No. 4 Michigan marking the third top-5 opponent the Knights will have faced in the first six games of the season.
The final results won’t be desirable, but the experience may prove to be crucial to success down the road. “That’s exactly what we want. We want to play the best talent in the country and we have,” said senior right guard and captain Chris Muller. “The results haven’t gone the way we wanted and I’m not one for moral victories, but we just have to keep improving and just keep working on our fundamentals and keep trying.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @briannnnf and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Chris Ash said senior strongside linebacker Greg Jones is doing fine after a scary helmet-to-helmet collision, but his availability remains unknown. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2016
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WOMEN’S SOCCER NO. 19 RUTGERS 3, MICHIGAN STATE 1
Rutgers splits pair of matches in Michigan Alex Gold Staff Writer
Following its first instance of real Big Ten adversity this season, the Rutgers women’s soccer team had a bounce-back game versus Michigan State Sunday, winning the matchup by a score of 3-1 Sunday after falling 3-2 to Michigan Thursday. The loss was the only time that the No. 19 Knights have allowed more than two goals in a match in all of 2016. After going through such a tough experience in Ann Arbor, Rutgers (8-2-2, 3-1-1) was looking forward to a chance at redemption in East Lansing. “The players responded so well from the opening whistle,” said head coach Mike O’Neill. “We were more efficient in our positioning and in our finishing.” The match started off with each team exchanging blows as the Knights fired the first shot on goal with a header on net from senior midfielder Tori Prager in the eighth minute, but Michigan State (5-6-1, 2-3-0) recovered, quickly garnering two straight corners less than six minutes later. In the 17th minute, the first score was achieved when junior forward Colby Ciarrocca knocked in the remains of freshman midfielder Nicole Whitley’s free kick. After Whitley’s cannon caromed off the crossbar, Ciarrocca swung her leg into the air Freshman midfielder Nicole Whitley notched a season-high 4 points in the Knights’ win over Michigan State Sunday. She had a hand in each of Rutgers’ 3 goals, scoring once and assiting on the other two. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2016
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Badgers push Knights’ winless streak to 9 Brett Levinson
work and done the right things — they just haven’t been rewarded. “Honestly, at this point, I think it comes down to the luck,” Perez said. “(Junior centerback) Niel (Guzman) had a shot from the six that the kid made a great save off of that everyone was shocked at. But I don’t think it comes down to accomplishment because we’re working hard to get stuff done, we need some luck now.” Guzman had Rutgers’ best opportunity to get on the scoreboard late Saturday night. In the 89th minute, Enda O’Neill deflected the ball away from Wisconsin’s net, which gave Guzman a shot from 6 yards out. The Bridgewater, New Jersey, native shot the ball in what looked like a sure goal, but Badgers keeper Philipp Schilling showed why he is second in the Big Ten in goals-against-average at .78, stopping the shot much to the relief of most in attendance. The shot Guzman took was the only chance the Knights had to score in the second half as the Badgers controlling the pace of most of the first half and the majority of the second frame.
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The scene in Madison, Wisconsin, Saturday was typical of a midwestern fall afternoon — gloomy, eerie, wet. Just as familiar was the final result the Rutgers men’s soccer team brought back to Piscataway from the Dan McClimon Memorial Soccer Complex, a 1-0 loss to the Badgers, its eighth on the season in nine matches. All it took was a goal from sophomore defender Sam Brotherton to score in the 34th minute to solidify Wisconsin (5-2-1, 3-1-0) as winners. If one were to look at the stat sheet after Saturday’s game, they would see almost identical numbers between both teams. Both the Knights (0-8-1, 0-3-1) and Wisconsin had 13 shots apiece and 14 fouls each, and the hosts even made more three saves than Rutgers. But one thing the Badgers did that Rutgers didn’t was seizing one of their opportunities. And although the low scoring affair was won by Wisconsin, junior forward Dante Perez said he believes the team has put in the
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Junior defender Niel Guzman had the Knights’ best scoring chance late against the Badgers, but had his shot saved. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2016
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freshman midfielder, set a new program record for assists in a season by a freshman after tallying two assists in Rutgers’ 3-1 win over Michigan State. With nine assists total, she also leads all Big Ten first-year players in that category.
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