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Angela Davis shares thoughts on race relations in America alexandra dematos copy editor
As a former member of the Black Panthers and supporter of the Communist Party, political activist Angela Davis spoke at “Justice in Action” along with former Rutgers professor Lennox Hinds about the current state of activism in the United States. Professor Edward Ramsamy of the Africana Studies Department introduced the two and said, “Both Lennox Hinds and Angela Davis belong to the tradition of not belonging to the status quo but for fighting for justice.” “Justice in Action” focused on exploring the intersections of social justice, law and activism and was hosted by the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, the Program in Criminal Justice and the Africana Studies Department. Davis became a prominent figure in the 1970s when she was accused of being involved in an attempted escape from a trial in which several people were killed. She has been a controversial figure as a member of the Black Panthers and supporter of the Communist Party, but is well-respected by many as a leader in the civil rights movement.
Lennox Hinds is renowned not only for representing Davis in the 1970s, but for representing former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela in both the United States and South Africa. The two discussed current and past race relations and the Black Lives Matters movement throughout the event. “In 1980 I presented a report on police crimes in the United States ... to the United Nations,” Hinds said. “That report could have been written last week.” Hinds said it is clear that black people, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Native Americans and other minorities are the victims of deliberate government policies and practices that deny basic human rights. Davis told the story of her most memorable visit to Rutgers in the late 1970s. Davis, Hinds and others were attending a fundraiser on campus to raise money for Assata Shakur— a former Black Panther who was convicted of murder after a shootout with a New Jersey state trooper. The three were approached by police officers. “We left, got in cars outside of the venue and suddenly the New Brunswick police comes after us
and made me get out of the car,” Davis said. “Lennox, who’s in another automobile, sees what’s happening and runs over because he’s an attorney, of course, and gets ready to show his bar card and then the officer points a shotgun at his head.” It was a frightening moment for the group because they then understood what could happen to Assata Shakur if she were to come to New Jersey, she said. “The police must be accountable to the communities they serve,” Hinds said. “But herein lies the contradiction — what is the role of the police in our system? We’re told that their mission is to protect and serve. Protect and serve whom?” While Hinds spoke more frequently about police brutality and his history with Mandela, Davis shared her particular concern with the prison system of the United States and comparing the Black Panthers to the Black Lives Matter movement. “It is so interesting that we have become captive to these ideologies about how we think about something like the death penalty, and we automatically assume that the alternative is life without the possibility of parole,” Davis said.
Angela Davis spoke at the College Avenue Student Center on Wednesday night about race relations and her experiences as a political activist. ALEXANDRA DEMATOS / COPY EDITOR Davies said it does not make sense to replace the death sentence with life without parole because the latter is equally damaging. She stands firmly against either alternative. As a former member of the Black Panthers, Davis discussed what she saw as the pros and cons of the movement. “I thought about the connections between these movements and I think that the connections can be connected not through similarities, but the radical differences between these two movements.” The two movements have similarities, but are vastly different
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Clothier Hall deals with week-long roach infestation
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Clothier Hall was abruptly woken up Wednesday morning after two cockroaches were discovered in a student’s room. The College Avenue campus residence hall started seeing cockroaches inside the building on Sept. 29, said resident Amy Lauria. On Monday, Oct. 3, multiple students confirmed the presence of cockroaches on the second, third, fifth and eighth floors of the building. “Monday morning … I get a text from my roommate freaking out saying she had found a roach in my room,” the School of Arts and Sciences sophomore said. “I wrote in the Clothier group chat right away (and) everyone instantly responded that the basement — where the laundry and trash room is — is completely infested with (cockroaches) hiding under all the washers and dryers.” An email to her hall director was not answered, and calls to Residence Life were not returned, she said. School of Nursing sophomore Daniel Thiberge said he saw a cockroach in someone’s room after a
because of technological advances with the Internet and social media, she said. The Black Lives Matter movement recognized early on that we should demand to demilitarize the police, unlike the Black Panthers. “The Black Panther party emerged as a response to the police occupation of Oakland, California, and black and urban communities across the country, it was an absolute brilliant move ... to patrol the neighborhoods with guns and law books,” she said. “In other words, they set out to police the police.”
Cockroaches were spotted in Clothier Hall last Thursday. On Wednesday, Rutgers announced it would work with a pest control company to exterminate them. COURTESY OF AMY LAURIA student brought it up from the laundry room. He later heard that there were two in the resident’s laundry basket, not just one. Lauria and her roommate continued to call Residence Life on Tuesday. In the meantime, she and her roommate sprayed Raid around their room, seeing at least one cockroach “come out of her (roommate’s) laundry basket.” A Rutgers housing employee came to the residence hall on Wednesday morning, and Lauria asked him for help with the cockroaches. He called someone to deal with the roaches in the basement and her room. This extermination was confirmed later in the morning.
“However, I’m not sure how much this will do because we need an actual exterminator, not just someone to go around and spray Raid, something me and my roommate have already done” she said. “When I talked to Residence Life they said they can’t spray serious chemicals and exterminate unless they get a lot of complaints so they can only do something minor.” Maintenance personnel have responded to previous reports of infestation, but only clear away immediate symptoms, Thiberge said. He often has spiders cover his window or the space immediately outside them in webbing. See infestation on Page 5
Students between the ages of 18 and 24 are at the highest risk of catching a sexually transmitted infection, according to Francesca Maresca, director of Health Outreach, Promotion and Education for Rutgers Health Services. The most common STIs are chlamydia, gonorrhea, human papillomavirus (HPV) and trichomoniasis, she said. “The interesting thing about trich … is that women are the ones that have the negative physical impact,” she said. “All the bad stuff happening to women (has) been around for decades but people don’t hear about it that often.” Michelle Bivas, a Rutgers alumna, said there is a misogynistic view of sexually-active women. “The general stigma against females is that the more sexually active you are, the less desirable you are,” she said. “The general stigma against males is that the more sexually active you are, the cooler and more desirable you are.” Oftentimes, students wrongfully assume that it is easy to spot a partner who has an STI, but symptoms can be invisible. Skin-to-skin contact with someone who does not appear
to have an STI can still spread the infection, Maresca said. The genital area is a warm, moist and mucous environment— an area where Maresca said STIs like to hibernate. A common misconception is that brief contact can spread an STI. In reality, Maresca said intimate and sustained contact spreads infections. Students should be tested for STIs if they notice itching, burning, pain, rashes, sores or foul discharge. “Make an appointment with a healthcare provider immediately,” she said. ‘If you’re already in a relationship, use condoms and other latex until both partners have been tested for sexually transmitted infections.” Those who have had unprotected sex while under the influence or with more than one sexual partner should get tested as well, she said. These signs should prompt anyone to get tested, but Bivas said some may fear societal repercussions. John Lerman, a Rutgers Business School sophomore, said there is a large stigma surrounding getting tested without any outward signs of infection. “Everyone likes to assume they’re perfectly healthy until it
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U. provides computational support to global research Faith Hoatson
in some ways we’re facilitating that third way of doing science,” Jha said. Mark Santcroos, a graduate From physics to pharmaceuticals, a Rutgers laboratory contrib- student and a member of RADutes to scientific advancements in ICAL, said the team’s projects aim to bridge the gap technically a variety of areas. The Rutgers Advanced Dis- and socially. A critical part of the team’s tributed Cyberinfrastructure and Applications Laboratory (RAD- work is accommodating a diverse ICAL) has three subsections: set of users. Any given problem the distributed computing team, must be generic enough to be apcomputational science team and plicable to multiple cases. “We think of the research chaldata-intensive team. Shantenu Jha, a professor in the lenges, we develop software to School of Engineering and the lead- try to put our research ideas into er of RADICAL, said the distribut- practice, and then there’s a coned computing team’s work involves stant refinement once we apply bringing supercomputers and com- them to applications,” Jha said. The applicaputers togethtions the team er. The team codes must helped develop have real-world applications “Most faculty ... think applications, for those who they have the best team. as they solve work for the Atreal-world las Project, the I know I have the best problems, said same people team.” Matteo Turilwho discovered li, senior rethe Higgs boshantenu jha search scientist son, he said. Principal Investigator of RADICAL at RADICAL. “That’s just “We have an example of to create our how the work tools to be this team does is really good to help a team plan the able to do the measurements we next ten years of research and the need,” he said. The team finds these reexperiments that they do, he said. The computational science al-world problems in a variety team works on improving algo- of ways. They sometimes solve rithms, methods and formulas problems out of intellectual curithat will help improve science, osity and publish the results. The team may also meet their working to see how computers can be used more effectively in potential users through conferences and suggest potential soluscience, he said. The team works with people tions to them, he said. “It’s very easy to start solving in pharmaceuticals, in particular looking at the conceptual ideas of problems that are interesting but protein structures and other criti- maybe not impactful on a meaningful time scale,” Jha said. cal structures, he said. When it comes to formulating The data-intensive team works with a variety of applications, the application, making it tangihelping people interested in the ble can be difficult, said Ming image-detection of cancer as well Tai Ha, a graduate student with RADICAL. There are often a lot as neuro-imaging, he said. “(...) Many people say compu- of small details that cannot be antational approaches are the third ticipated initially. “But once it works, it’s great,” way of doing science. Theory, experiment and computation. So said Tai Ha. Correspondent
The RADICAL team uses a network of computers and supercomputers to help research groups calculate or simulate their work. Previous clients include members of the team that discovered the Higgs Boson. COURTESY OF SHANTENU JHA When users can do things that they couldn’t go before, that’s a measure of success, Jha said. A successful project is simpler, more scalable, and innovative, Jha said. For example, the scale at which many of the protein simulators used now was inconceivable just a few years ago, he said. This past summer, Jha was invited to the White House to attend
a workshop on science, technology and innovation, he said. “They put us down right across the West Wing and we worked,” he said. “We had to proffer opinions, and somebody took notes of what was being discussed. The notes are now being attached to the President’s OneYear Report on National Strategic Computing.”
Jha attributes his titles and success to his team, he said. “Most faculty think they have a good team that supports them. They think they have the best team. I know I have the best team,” he said. ‘So, ask them if they think they work well enough to be called supercomputer gurus. I think they do. So really it’s the guru team.”
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sex STI-causing bacteria may hibernate in genitals before causing symptoms continued from front burns when they pee or something,” he said. “Just a symptom of college student apathy about their health.” This mindset is changing, Maresca said. Students are realizing that it is not only normal but also in their best interests to get tested. Sex education in schools does not cover important issues such as sexuality and sexual assault, Lerman said. Bivas said her school used sex education as a scare tactic. Students were taught how to identify
STIs and learned about pregnancy, but not about safe sex. “We learned almost nothing in regards to all the different options for safe sex, about consent, about how drugs or alcohol come into play or how or where to obtain any type of birth control or STD preventatives,” she said. “Generally speaking, it instilled fear in students much more than it instilled any knowledge.” Sex education is “utterly inadequate,” Maresca said, only covering pregnancy and not providing students with skills for communication, learning boundaries and safe sex.
infestation Res Life said they could not exterminate roaches without multiple comlpaints continued from front “Apparently this problem has been around for a long time along with the spider infestation, and the higher-ups know about it, but at best I’ve had maintenance come to vacuum my window (or) spray pesticide once, but it doesn’t seem to be working,” Thiberge said. She said because roaches have been reported on multiple floors,
spraying Raid in one room may not help. “The worst part is Res Life knows about the issue and hasn’t even sent out an email or alert to notify the residents living here so we can at least take caution in preventing it. We have a right to know,” Lauria said. “This morning I was woken up at 8 a.m. to girls screaming at the top of their lungs because two more
Communication in sexual encounters is important and creates a more enjoyable experience for both partners, she said. The most common STIs are curable, but infections can impact a person’s reproductive health. Having an STI make a person more vulnerable to getting more STIs, she said. Anyone who is interested in getting tested can look up any of the health centers online, or attend a screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea with H.O.P.E. at the Livingston Student Center on Nov. 2. “If I know I’m protected from (an) STI and protected from an unplanned pregnancy, then I’m going to be that much happier,” she said. “If you’re not willing to talk about it ... then maybe you should hold off sex.”
roaches have been spotted in their rooms.” Thiberge said half of their floor had been woken up by the screaming on Wednesday morning after the students discovered the roaches. Messages to University Facilities and Capital Planning Residence Life were not returned. University spokesperson Greg Trevor said Rutgers is working with a pest control company to exterminate the cockroaches. Students who want to report roaches can file one online at bit.ly/RUroach. “Students are asked to provide specific details, including the type of pest and the time and location it was spotted,” he said in an email.
Sexually transmitted infections can impact a patient’s quality of life and reproductive health. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
america Hinds presented report on race relations to UN that could have been written last week, he says continued from front At the same time, Davis saw flaws in their strategy. “It also reflected a failure to recognize, as Audrey Lorde put it, that the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house,” she said. When comparing the two movements, Davis said she prefers the analytical approach of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Society must place an emphasis on education, healthcare, housing and jobs, she said, and move away from a society that will always have to be policed, Davis said. “We sometimes need to dream. We also need to remind ourselves of what we ultimately want,” Davis said. “... We still have to remind ourselves that this is the direction in which we want to go.”
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tudying abroad allows you to experiLONDON BY KNIGHT ence a life you’re not used to. Until just a few weeks ABIGAIL LYON ago, I had never left the United States. Although I traveled around the country throughout my life for a variety of reasons, mostly soccer-related, in my travels I never experienced anything that deviated too far from what I was used to. Yes, I encountered the most beautiful sights in America and I’ve heard so many variations of American-English, in addition to other languages, of course. I’ve been to Hawaii, and I’ve traced up and down the entire east coast. I’ve lived my whole life in the United States until now, and I had never spent more than three weeks away from New Jersey. I have been living in London for three weeks now and the United Kingdom has redefined accessibility for me. I know I am lucky to live within an hour’s grasp of two bustling cities in New Jersey, but here I was able to successfully travel to the Netherlands this past weekend and immerse myself in a truly awe-inspiring and educational experience. I learned about the history of the city of Amsterdam for the first time with both my ears and my eyes. It is so much more than a pretty city. Getting there, I spent less time in the air than I would spend staring out the window on a NJ Transit train from New Brunswick to New York Penn Station. Also, here I book a round-trip flight to Ireland for a fraction of the amount it would cost to trek to and from the Midwest. I get to experience England and the many treasures this country kindly offers, both in and outside of the city. I can hop on a cheap train ride to beach-y Brighton or the English countryside, and the options within the city I get to call home for a few months are absolutely endless. There is so much to do and see here, from theatre and parks, to markets and the historic sights everyone associates with this. There is nothing quite like stepping outside of my flat onto Briset Street to a buzzing gush of pleasant wind and a camel-toned trench coat somewhere in sight (probably) to begin another journey, big or small, and experience something new. On top of everything in England, there are so many other countries and cultures just a cheap leap away. Though my time here is devoted to my studies at the forefront, to be able to live the way I have been, studying in the week and traveling to a new place every weekend, is mind-blowing to me. A few weeks ago I could not believe I was so close to leaving for another country, and here I am now trying new things and exploring new places. Being able to travel to other countries is only one part of this life-changing equation. Classes have just started for me in late September, and the schooling system is something I wasn’t accustomed to. Lectures only happen once a week, with some classes having separate small-group “tutorials” where the lectures are expanded upon and drilled into a student’s mind to optimize understanding of the material. All the terminology is a bit different and confusing for an American student, too. For example, classes are called modules here, and majors are called courses. Some classes that are condensed into one semester at Rutgers are to be taken throughout the entire year at City, University of London. Though there are “freshers” here (which is a term for new students), there are only first-years, second-years and third-years enrolled in an undergraduate program, that is three years of schooling as opposed to the four I am familiar with. My school life at university here is dramatically different to my life at Rutgers. Abigail Lyon is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in economics and theater arts. Her column, “London by Knight,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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Feel-good-do-nothing JASTA bill Congress shows its hypocrisy when it comes to 9/11
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he United States Congress is reprehensible. hard now when their Senate or House positions are Instead of working together to solve crises on the line, so they went as far as to actively chamlike the Zika virus or climate change, they’d pion the faulty bill. They rarely ever do what is the rather waste precious time and taxpayer money in- right thing to do. Last year, Congress had no problem obstinately vestigating the Benghazi case. Instead of appointing a new judge to the incomplete Supreme Court, they blocking a bill, the James L. Zadroga 9/11 Health would rather pass a disastrous bill that makes the and Compensation Act, which would reauthorize an U.S. vulnerable to prosecution from foreign nations. expiring health care program for 9/11 first respondCongress has made minuscule progress at a snail’s ers permanently and would also reauthorize the vicpace. And when members of Congress do decide to tim compensation fund for five years. Members of Congress are quick to hail 9/11 first responders, fire act, it turns out to be wreckage. The Justice Against Sponsors for Terrorism Act fighters or police officers, as heroes for their sacri(JASTA) passed last week and was one of the few bi- fice on Sept. 11. They’re eager to take photos with partisan bills that both sides of the isle agreed upon. those people to post on social media along with other It would allow U.S. citizens to sue the Saudi Arabia posts like, “9/11 Never Forget.” Yet when the time came to remember the efforts government for damages of 9/11 responders who are related to the 9/11 terror currently suffering from nuattacks. President Barack merous health issues related Obama vetoed the bill, but to Sept. 11, members of Conthe Senate voted 97-1 to “They’re eager to take photos gress apparently forgot and override the veto, and the with those people to post on blocked a bill to help them. House of Representatives social media along with other First responders — often followed after with 388-77 posts like, ‘9/11 Never Forget.’” in wheelchairs or oxygen override votes. Before baltanks — had to lobby dozens lots were cast, members of times to get the health care of Congress already acthey needed. First responders knowledged that opening essentially had to grovel to the door to lawsuits could present more problems for the Department of De- get the assistance for cancer or a lost limb, so it’s fense and the Department of State who employ difficult to believe that the JASTA bill was passed numerous personnel around the world. So why did out of the goodness of the members of Senate and they do it? To save their butts during the upcoming House’s hearts. JASTA was passed so members of Congress could look good, so then they can keep election cycle. A Gallup Poll indicates that in 2016, 76 percent of their positions and so they then can continue to get the public disapproves of Congress, and passing this paid $174,000 to do nothing. And yet the bill imploded on their faces. JASTA bill appeared to be a bogus attempt to fix their bad reputation at a time when a total of 469 seats in U.S. was not well received, and only a day after it was passed they realized the ramifications of their acCongress are up for reelection on Nov. 8. President Obama notes, “If you’re perceived as tions, having the audacity to blame President Obama voting against 9/11 families right before an election, for not explaining to them the bill that they created not surprisingly, that’s a hard vote for people to take. and he vetoed. It is truly a new low for Congress, But it would have been the right thing to do.” Yes it’s but by the looks of their past actions, it wouldn’t be hard to go against 9/11 families, but it only seems surprising if they can go even lower. 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 learning from Israel how to combat terrorism COMMENTARY DEBORAH SHAMILOV
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ccording to a Fox News Network article published in March 2016, deaths due to terrorism have increased eight-fold over the past decade and violence in Europe is expected to increase over the next two years as extremists continue to take advantage of the European Union’s immigration system. Analysts predict that global terrorism will not only increase in 2016 and beyond, but that it will also expand in countries like Thailand, the Philippines and India. These findings are extremely frightening and show that this is a vital time for the global community to improve its strategies for combating terrorism. A persuasive speech about improving global communication standards and practices I had to write for my public speaking class last semester prompted me to look further into the topic of how the United States is responding to the rise in terrorism and what it is doing to ensure it is well prepared to prevent and respond to it. Since I wrote this speech, there have been several more terrorist attacks — including the recent attacks in New York, New Jersey and Minnesota.
My research had led me to Israel, a country that is smaller than the size of New Jersey, yet has been capable of surviving constant terrorist attacks since its creation in 1948. Due to its placement in the most unstable region on the planet — perfectly surrounded by the Middle East and Egypt and the rest of Africa on the West — Israel’s existence has been depending on highly developed counterterrorism and intelligence practices. Out of necessity, Israel has
For years, Israel has been assisting the United States government and the private sector by sharing its techniques and technologies for homeland security and counterterrorism. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lists several of the many ways Israel has been lending a helping hand to the United States when it comes to security. American aviation security has improved drastically since the U.S. Transportation Security Administration began working with
“Israel’s experience with every form of terrorism, including suicide bombings, vehicle rammings, stabbing attacks and rockets, has resulted in its being far ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to security.” created a cutting-edge security industry that consists of advanced counterterrorism technologies. According to JewishVirtualLibrary.org, since last October there have been 41 Israelis and Americans, one of whom was 18-year-old Ezra Schwartz who planned to attend Rutgers this year, murdered in civilian areas. Israel’s experience with every form of terrorism, including suicide bombings, vehicle rammings, stabbing attacks and rockets, has resulted in its being far ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to security.
world-renowned security experts at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport. The Israeli-developed Screening Passengers by Observation Technique (SPOT) — a behavior observation and analysis program designed to provide a means of identifying suspicious persons by focusing on behaviors indicative of high levels of stress, fear, or deception — is one of the many practices Israel has shared with the U.S. Additionally, Israel has helped America to improve its preparedness. American observers from the Federal Emergency Management
Association (FEMA) and the National Guard travel to Israel annually to participate in Israeli homeland security drills. Border security has also been improved. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security hired Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems to build surveillance towers for the Arizona-Mexico border equipped with radar and cameras to detect human movement. Israeli company NICE Systems is being used on the Port of Miami to improve its monitoring equipment. Police cooperation has also benefited. Israel has provided counterterrorism training techniques, security procedures and means of mass casualty emergency preparation to multiple American law enforcement agencies. Mass transportation, emergency management, bomb detection — you name it. Israel has been helping the U.S. improve its counterterrorism practices and standards in every sector. The benefits of this cooperation have even hit close to home. Next time you travel from Newark and JFK Airports, keep in mind that the American Verint video surveillance security system functioning there is made possible by the company’s extensive assistance from and operations in Israel. Deborah Shamilov is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in biology. She is a Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting (CAMERA) Fellow.
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Rutgers alumnus portrays humor through acoustic rock
“Begin the Chagrin” intersects acoustic rock and comedy while also including political themes such as gender politics. COURTESY OF DAVID W. JACOBSEN
Joseph Ebbinger Contributing Writer
Writing from the perspective of a deluded, inadvertently self-effacing jerk is a well-used trope in comedy songwriting. David W. Jacobsen is a local singer-songwriter and acoustic rocker who
makes use of the pathetic-loser-with-a-guitar trope on his new album “Begin the Chagrin.” Much distressed are these characters for whom love is lost, art is rejected and around whose families never formed. Left singing tales of woe, these pitiful individuals are too proud to locate the
part of the responsibility for their failures in themselves. The album opens with “Settle,” where the narrator pleads for the object of his affection to opt for the obviously lesser-man — himself. The song is not confident enough in its premise to deliver on the character’s sadness. In
A group of holiday songs effect, Jacobsen settles for a weaker song than could have about Thanksgiving and Christbeen produced. The song mean- mas in West and East Paterson ders for three verses before final- respectively approach more ly sinking its teeth in with pithy cynical territor y, yet are hampered by a cruelty toward selfishness, effectively written. “Free Bird” is jauntier and more dysfunctional characters. Jaaware of the need for characteriza- cobsen’s sad-sacks are too intion. This would have been a stron- stantiated — they are named ger lead for the album. The protag- and then ridiculed. There also was an opportuonist is a disillusioned musician who makes a living performing nity to reach beyond standard other people’s songs at venues he acoustic rock instrumentation doesn’t care to attend. He spends and incorporate holiday music. his chorus comparing himself to Instead, the relationship bethe likes of Lennon and McCartney, tween form and content is tentative. Jacobsen’s serious, melBob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. Somehow, he’s at fault — ancholy songs sound as though “Some choices that you’ve made they come from a more serious and immediin life / You ate place for cannot take him. There back / Conis a string of demned to play “Written between the tracks near repeatedly / years 2009-2016, one can the end of the Ad nauseum / album that il‘Love Shack’.” see the development of lustrates this. He sings to us gender politics Still operatthough — maythroughout the song.” ing from the be it’s the bad vantage point luck of a lack of a loser, in of talent — “It’s “You Win” the not about integrity / At this point any avenue singer chalks up his lack of roI’ll try / I’d sell out any day / If mance as a loss while an ex-lovthere was someone there to buy.” er moves on. He concerns The honesty is what allows him to himself with the details of the find comfort in the end. He might lover’s sex life and resigns as if not be original, or even good, but they were in competition with at least people like his rendition of one another. Like the rest of the album, the content speaks of a “Free Bird.” “Dan Danielle” is about his dysfunctional person, floundertransgender cousin who transi- ing on life’s way. Seeming uninterested in maktioned from man to woman. Written between the years 2009-2016, ing us laugh, Jacobsen sounds one can see the development of believable here — he’s convincgender politics throughout the ing in his character’s loneliness. song. While having a laugh ear- The mark of a good singer is not lier about a boy in a dress, Ja- whether they can significantly cobsen’s narrator, and perhaps vibrate their voice or alternate Jacobsen himself, accepts the quickly within a range, but whethcharacter and is glad for her hap- er or not they can convince us they are telling the truth. piness by the end of the song.
DIVERSIONS
October 6, 2016
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Happy Birthday: You will gain through observation and listening to good advice that will encourage you to make alterations to the way you live. Opportunities are available, but only if you stop procrastinating and make things happen. Use your imagination and turn something you enjoy doing into a moneymaking venture. Problems at home will escalate if you overreact or overspend. Your numbers are 2, 7, 13, 22, 28, 33, 49.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Make your dreams come true. Don’t let anyone stand in your way or take credit for something you do. It’s up to you to claim your position and to collect the rewards. A meeting or encounter will be enlightening. 5 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Making a change will excite you, but before you begin, check your finances to ensure you can afford to finish what you start. A promise someone makes isn’t likely to be fulfilled, leaving you with an unfinished task. 3 stars
Non Sequitur
Wiley
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Look for ways to improve your life and you will be able to make worthwhile changes that encourage growth and stability. Share your feelings if it will help you find common ground with someone who can affect your future prospects. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mixing business with pleasure or leaving jobs undone at home due to responsibilities at work will lead to trouble with a partner or loved one. Try to keep the peace by offering an incentive that is hard to refuse. 3 stars
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take control and proceed with your plans. Investigate the possibilities, but don’t make a commitment based on big talk or empty promises. Consider what’s doable and what isn’t before you take on something new. 5 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t be confused by the uncertainty someone shows when discussing personal or emotional matters. Problems at home will mount if you let someone dump responsibilities on you or make demands that are unreasonable. Make physical changes to boost your confidence. 2 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll make a difference to someone who has legitimate concerns about what’s happening in your community or family. Suggest alternatives based on past experiences. Make your position and your decisions clear. Try to avoid arguments. 4 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make personal changes that will raise your confidence and add to your comfort and convenience at home. Designating a space that you can work in comfortably will boost your morale and enthusiasm. Personal gains are featured. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Emotions will surface, giving you reason to wonder if everyone around you is being honest. Trust in what you do and refuse to give control to someone who may not do things your way. Take on a challenge and play to win. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t trust anyone who uses emotional tactics to get you to change your mind. Stick to proven facts and you will achieve what you set out to do. Demonstrate how passionate you are regarding your actions and beliefs. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t give in to someone who is setting you up or trying to take over. Make your move and do things your own way. No one knows better than you what you need in your life to make you feel happy and satisfied. 4 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Trouble will surface if you haven’t done everything according to the rules. Be prepared to make the necessary changes without a fuss and you will get back on track quickly. There is no point in fighting a losing battle. 2 stars
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1 Start for “lock” or “iron”
70 Little darlings
5 Temple VIP
71 Be literate, in a way
10 Like a useless tire 14 Vegas competitor
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1 Kind of cracker
16 Whip end?
2 File menu option
17 Opposing
3 Read between the lines
18 Cowboy Bill of legend
4 Executing
19 Catch a glimpse of
5 Rodeo tool
20 Spooky residences
6 Imitated at a zoo?
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9 Producer of magazines or
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37 Aardvark morsels
13 “___ will be done”
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52 Rubble maker, big-time
32 What a seller seeks
56 Noted fur trader John Jacob
53 Chinese restaurant quaff
34 Shadow, in a whodunit
58 ___ carotene
55 Consume heartily
35 Common houseplant
59 Item of Creole cookery
57 Spooky thing on the water
36 French door part
60 “... and ___ the twain
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shall meet”
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39 What one definitely isn’t
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65 Indication of a voicemail
40 Intellectually
62 Showstoppers?
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63 “I don’t like your
67 Made mistakes
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performance!”
68 Sign for the superstitious
46 In-flight info, for short
Yesterday’s Solution
Yesterday’s Solution
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WISCONSIN Knights were swept by the Badgers with dominant set scores of 25-6, 25-11, 25-11 continued from back The second frame was a little more contentious, with the Knights only falling to Wisconsin after a bit of a fight. Wisconsin’s early lead was stifled by Rutgers clawing back to keep the score close. The home squad found itself in a bit of misfortune midway
through the set as many rallies ultimately fell to the Badgers’ favor, spurring a run that lengthened their lead and won them the set. Much of the Knights’ offense was provided by junior outside hitter Meme Fletcher, who has proved to be one of the side’s standouts halfway through the season. Her five
Junior right side hitter Meme Fletcher attempts to get 1 of her 5 kills in Rutgers’ 3-0 loss to No. 2 Wisconsin Wednesday night. JEFFREY GOMEZ
kills Wednesday night led the team, though Fletcher was not exactly impressed with her own performance or the team’s, for that matter. “I did not do as well as I thought I was going to this game,” Fletcher said. “It was also very difficult as a team because if one thing wasn’t going right, nothing was. And we were not on tonight. And that creates a lot of craziness, and personally, I thought I didn’t pull out what I thought I would.” The final set featured more of the same from Rutgers, with the side unable to produce anything substantial against its toughest opponent to date in Wisconsin. Wisconsin established control early, never allowing the Knights to get within breathing room. A slew of blocks contributed to the Badgers’ defensive prowess this set, as they curbed any attacks Rutgers sent their way. The set finished with a score of 25-11 in Wisconsin’s favor, as the team was able to take advantage of a number of mishaps and errors that plagued the New Brunswick side throughout the contest. Fifth-year senior middle blocker Mikaela Matthews attributed these mistakes to the team’s lack of chemistry throughout the match, which brought about a ton of miscommunication. “I think there was a lot of miscommunication, there was not any communication to begin with, and that kind of plagued us throughout the whole game,” Matthews said. “And then (when) we did start to communicate more, by that time it was too late. It was something we just lacked from the beginning.” For more updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
HALF Rutgers has yet to win single match this season, losing 8, drawing 1 in 9 games continued from back The good news for Rutgers is the level of competition it will be facing for the remaining seven games doesn’t come close to the competition it has already faced. The Knights’ previous games have been against teams with a combined record of 42-16-8 while their next seven opponents garner a combined record of 23-34-11. But Donigan will not be looking at the upcoming games as easy wins. “All these teams are good,” Donigan said. “Michigan is a very talented team within the conference, Princeton’s a very good in-state rival, Northwestern is a very legitimate team. Everybody’s legitimate, everybody’s capable. All these games are gonna be incredibly challenging, just like the past nine have been.” One of the struggles for the 2016 team and a reason why Rutgers has not replicated last year’s success is senior goalkeeper David Greczek’s drastically higher goals-against-average. The Fairfield, New Jersey native is having his roughest year on the Banks statistically. After compiling a 1.23 GAA his freshman year, a 2.05 GAA his sophomore year and a 1.38 his junior year, Greczek’s senior numbers are an astonishing 2.56 so far. But all of the blame can’t be put on him. Although the team is still without a win, Greczek is willing to keep his morale high and do whatever it may be to keep his team motivated. “You guys can see how passionate I am,” Greczek said. “How I scream on the guys, how I get on them and also how I encourage them. It’s just a matter of as a leader staying with that attitude and not taking a step down. Because once you take a step down, things start to fall apart and if I have to be the guy that holds the bridge on my shoulder, then I’ll do that.”
Some believe that the rigorous schedule the Knights have endured will help them as the season progresses. With seven regular season games remaining, Rutgers’ ambitions remain high. Junior defender Niel Guzman echoed the same sentiment. He said he feels the team is poised to make a late-season run. “I feel that with these close games against these top teams, we can come into the post-season with a good run,” Guzman said. “We still have a weaker schedule the second half of the season, so hopefully we get some wins out of it.” Along with the experience they have gained through playing top ranked teams, the Knights seem to finally be running on all cylinders with all of the new players that had to fill in due to this season’s injuries. It took some time, but Donigan explained that his team is comfortable and happy with the guys they have playing. “It’s always a process, but quite honestly, these guys know what we’re dealing with,” Donigan said. “We know the personnel right now. We are happy with the guys that are in the starting lineup and the guys that are coming off the bench. Right now I think everyone’s bought into it, and it’s pretty good for where we are.” The end of the season is near, but there is still time for Rutgers to cap off the season with important wins. “Right now they have resilience and they have a very balanced attitude and an understanding of what they’re dealing with,” Donigan said. “It’s really impressive because most teams would have thrown in the towel and most teams would have bailed and not been in some of these games that we are actually very competitive in. So I give them a lot of credit for their resilience.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Junior defender Niel Guzman believes the difficult first half of his team’s schedule will prepare it for the postseason later on. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2016
October 6, 2016
Page 11 FIELD HOCKEY KATIE LAMOUR COMMITTED TO RUTGERS IN MAY, CAME TO RUTGERS IN AUGUST
Freshman hailing from Northern Ireland key for RU Kaylee Pofahl Correspondent
Belfast may be the largest city in Northern Ireland and the nation’s capital, but the first word Katie Larmour used to describe her hometown is “small.” The freshman midfielder arrived on the Banks on August 5 after flying more than 3,000 miles away from her roots to become a Scarlet Knight. Despite being the only foreign newcomer to the team this year, there’s something familiar about Larmour in a Rutgers field hockey jersey for head coach Meredith Civico. “I look at (Katie) on the field and honestly it feels like she’s been here for a couple years already,” Civico said. “She brings a lot of leadership as a freshman which is really impressive … I think if you look at which players are creating a lot of opportunities for us, Katie’s one of those players.” Larmour played a key role for the Knights from the jump, starting in all 10 games so far at midfield. She has four goals and two assists on the season and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week at the end of last month. None of this was part of Larmour’s original plan.
The standout rookie didn’t know that New Brunswick would become her second home until just six months ago. After prospects at other NCAA schools didn’t work out, Larmour intended to hold off on making her college decision for the time being. “I was planning on taking a year off. I wasn’t going to go to Uni right away,” Larmour said. “If I was going to look into (American schools) again, it would be for next year and then this came about … (A mutual friend) got me in contact with (Civico) … And then, the next thing I was visiting and the next thing, I was coming here so it actually kind of happened quite quickly.” Larmour didn’t commit until mid-May and left home just over two months later bound for New Brunswick. While the other four incoming freshmen could all drive from the New Jersey-Pennsylvania area, Larmour had to fly over six hours across the pond to get to campus for preseason. Despite the five-hour time difference and the initial shock of moving to a foreign country, Larmour said that August was one of the easier times of her transition.
PINK Knights will play in pink uniforms as part of their yearly Pink Game ceremonies continued from back Whitley. “We want to make sure we perform well to keep the night on a high.” Whitley and her teammates seem ready to earn the victory versus Purdue, but they know it won’t be easy. Though the Boilermakers haven’t seen a ton of success this season, they do have a few weapons that could prove dangerous come game time. Senior forward Hannah Leinert, who has accrued three assists as well as the two goals giving her seven points for 2016, leads the wide variety of attackers the Gold and Black have to offer. Right behind her are junior midfielder Andrea Petrina and senior defender Mikayla Lasky, who have six and five points respectively. The issue that the Boilermakers have encountered is the wealth is too well spread and no one has stepped up to be a star player. This has also occurred in net for Purdue as both junior Erika Yohn and senior Jordan Ginther have seen over 450 minutes of game action. The two keepers have both saved 28 shots, but Yohn has blocked 10 percent more of the attempts she’s faced. While the visitors are still finding their identity, Rutgers has more defined roles on the field. Whitley in particular has impressed many coaches and fans with her ability to make an impact in her first year on the Banks. She has shined as a playmaker, leading the Big Ten conference with nine assists. Meanwhile, senior forward Madison Tiernan and junior
forward Colby Ciarrocca have established their place as the finishers of the Knights, scoring five and four goals respectively. Those players, as well as an excellent defensive line and a few super substitutes, have placed Rutgers in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s top 25. The Knights are ranked 24th in the nation by the NSCAA, 22nd by Soccer America and TopDrawerSoccer.com, trailing only Michigan and Penn State in the competition of Big Ten conference teams. Rutgers is currently third in the Big Ten standings and hoping to move up, which makes each conference battle that much more crucial. “Every match in this league is tough fight,” said head coach Mike O’Neill. “You can’t overlook anyone and we’ve learned that this past month.” Drawing Illinois and losing to Michigan in September were low points, but the month has ended and the Knights are a respectable 8-2-2 with three wins, one loss and one tie in Big Ten play. The squad is motivated to go undefeated the rest of the way and truly believes that’s a realistic possibility. “Recently we’ve stated that our goal as a team is to go 7-0 and get 21 points in the remainder of our conference schedule,” Whitley said. “We’re going to stick to our game in each match and if we play to our potential we can’t be beat.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
“I find it hard actually when (the) preseason ended because preseason you’re so busy and every single day you have hockey, but then it kind of slows down a little and I started to think about home,” Larmour said. “But then again, it got easier because all my friends went away to Uni so even if I was home, there’d be no one there.” Larmour comes from the quintessential field hockey family. Her parents are both veterans of the sport and her 16-year-old younger brother plays both field hockey and rugby, two of the most popular sports in Ireland. The family will reunite at College Park when the team takes on Maryland in the final regular-season game of the year at the end of October. Five other Rutgers players also hail from foreign countries, ranging from Canada to Australia to the Netherlands. The strong camaraderie between international players on the team has helped Larmour make a seamless transition into her home away from home. Ontario native Alyssa Bull has been a cornerstone of Knights’ midfield for four years now and she says Larmour’s presence is a significant addition to team’s core.
“Honestly, it’s amazing playing with her. She is such a smart player and coming in as a freshman, you wouldn’t even know that she’s a freshman,” said the senior captain. “She’s a leader and she leads by example already as a freshman. I’m excited
to see how she grows over the next three years and I’m a little sad that I won’t get to play with her more.” For updates on the Rutgers field hockey team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Freshman midfielder Katie Lamour has started in all 10 games she’s been available for since arriving from Northern Ireland. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2016
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VOLLEYBALL NO. 2 WISCONSIN 3, RUTGERS 0
MEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Rutgers hosts Boilermakers in Pink Game
Knights remain upbeat despite rough first half Bret Levinson
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As the players on the Rutgers men’s soccer team walk towards the practice field, Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” echoes from the adjacent football field. Smiles, laughter and chatter are seen and heard from a majority of the players. The athletes then walk through the gate to the field and drop their belongings. Some sit and tie shoes, fix pads or even take a breather, and others dribble a soccer ball with teammates. It is 8:50 a.m. and practice starts in ten minutes, but that does not stop the oncoming of players from messing around with the ball and catching up with teammates. If one were to pass by and take a glimpse of the soccer team Tuesday morning, you would assume the team has a winning record with hopes of finishing the season strong. But that is not the case. Unfortunately for the Scarlet Knights, a win has yet to be accomplished this season. Through nine games this season, Rutgers is 0-8-1. Despite this, the Knights are not looking at the glass half empty. They still have hopes of finishing the season strong — better yet, they have confidence to win the Big Ten Tournament. Head coach Dan Donigan shows that confidence, and he feels the team’s competition has set them up well for the rest of the season. “I think, without a doubt, there’s no question (the early schedule prepared his team for the future),” Donigan said. “We played the two best teams from a record and ranking standpoint very competitively, so there’s no reason why we can’t do that against anybody in the country.”
October in the 21st century means more than just the changing leaves and strong breeze, as it is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the United States. Similar to how many teams in the NFL will wear pink apparel spanning from wristbands to cleats to mouth guards, the Rutgers women’s soccer team will be honoring the cause in their own exceptional way. The Scarlet Knights (8-2-2) will be sporting pink uniforms for their annual Pink Game, Thursday night at 7 p.m. In addition to the rose-colored jerseys, Rutgers will be handing out 250 pink rubber bracelets to raise awareness. The Riot Squad, which is a group of students who are passionate about attending the athletics games, will be supplementing the team’s efforts by handing out 75 pink shirts of their own. Although gathering funds and awareness for breast cancer is hugely important, there is still a match to be played and the team that’s visiting town Thursday is Purdue. The Boilermakers are 3-8 so far this season, including one win and four losses in the Big Ten. Despite the losing record, Purdue did defeat a Illinois team by two goals that the Knights struggled against. Rutgers was dominant in the entire match controlling the possession and tallying many ut ultimately could only muster more shots, b a 0-0 draw. The Knights will look to avoid another setback like that on Thursday, especially with the significance of the night. “I think it’s a great thing to display awareness and support such an important cause,” said freshman midfielder Nicole
Senior middle blocker Mikaela Matthews serves the ball in Rutgers’ 3-0 loss to No. 2 Wisconsin Wednesday night at the College Avenue Gymnasium. JEFFREY GOMEZ
RU swept by Wisconsin, drops 13th straight game
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Jon Spilletti Staff Writer
With a 12-match losing streak, the last thing the Rutgers volleyball team needed was a bout against a national title contender. But that was exactly what the team got Wednesday night, as No. 2 Wisconsin traveled to New Brunswick to take on the Scarlet Knights. A 12-match losing streak turned to 13, as the Badgers (13-1, 5-0) swept Rutgers (4-14, 0-5) by set scores of 25-6, 25-11 and 25-11. The College Avenue Gym was split in allegiance during Wednesday night’s affair, as many Wisconsin fans came out to see the Big Ten leaders. The inaugural set was characteristic of the Knights’ starts this season, as the side donned in pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month fell to the Badgers in a 25-6 rout. Wisconsin jumped out to an early 8-2 lead with freshman outside hitter Molly Haggerty
Senior goalkeeper David Greczkek took responsibility in keeping his team upbeat. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
leading the attack for the Badgers, posting five kills in the first set. The Badgers kept Rutgers at a considerable distance throughout most of the set, and soon established an insurmountable lead, as they went on a 16-2 run to close out and secure the game. The Knights have made a habit out of conceding sets too early, and head coach CJ Werneke has been especially critical of this tendency, citing a lack of appropriate preparation in the past. This time though, he considers it a mixture of both Rutgers’ and Wisconsin’s doing. “It was a combination of both, let’s not take anything away from Wisconsin,” Werneke said. “But part of it is not being ready to show up. If our preparation starts at 7 p.m., then we are way behind the 8-ball. I am quite sure whether our team has learned that, but nothing can help you learn that quicker than a rough game like tonight’s. That has to be the message.” See WISCONSIN on Page 10
New Jersey NY Islanders
2 3
Buffalo Carolina
2 3
Detroit Pittsburgh
5 2
Washington St. Louis
4 2
Colorado Dallas
1 0
Phoenix Calgary
4 1
MIKE O’NEILL, head
women’s soccer coach, and the Scarlet Knights dropped five spots in the NSCAA rankings this week, falling from No. 19 to No. 24. The 8-2-2 Knights split last week’s matches with a 3-2 overtime loss to Michigan and a 3-1 win over Michigan State.
Junior forward Colby Ciarrocca has scored four goals in 12 games this season. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
knights schedule
EXTRA POINT
NHL SCORES
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
FIELD HOCKEY
MEN’S SOCCER
FOOTBALL
vs. Purdue
vs. Michigan
vs. Michigan
vs. No. 4 Michigan
Today 7:00 p.m., Yurcak Field
Tomorrow, 3:00 p.m., Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Piscataway, N.J. Yurcak Field
Saturday, 7 p.m., High Point Solutions Stadium