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U. Salsa Club turns annual social into benefit for Puerto Rico Erica D’Costa Contributing Writer

The Rutgers Salsa Club fundraised for hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico in the way they know best — through dance.

Last Wednesday, the club hosted “Hope After Maria,” a block party that featured a night filled with dancing from 7 to 11 p.m. on Morrell street, right next to the College Avenue Student Center. Students stopped by to enjoy the music, and donate — all the proceeds went directly to Puerto Rico.

Janisha Rodriguez, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and president of the club, shared the inspiration behind the event.

“Two weeks ago, Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria. We decided as an e-board to turn it into a fundraising in order to donate funds for Maria,” she said.

“I’m personally connected to the cause, I’m an out-of-state student from Puerto Rico and my family’s

over there. It really impacted me a lot. I’ve only recently been able to communicate with them through phone calls.”

The club originally planned a fall themed social, but Rodriguez said that as soon as she heard about the devastation in her home countr y, she approached her executive board and told them she wanted to get involved with fundraising.

She said that the rest of the executive board members were immediately receptive to her idea and helped to turn the fall social into a benefit event.

The club has partnered with ConPRmetidos, a non-governmental organization in Puerto Rico, she said.

ConPRmetidos’ website states that Hurricane Maria is Puerto Rico’s largest natural disaster in one centur y.

The organization commits itself to fostering the personal, social and See salsa on Page 4

The president of the Rutgers Salsa Club has family living in Puerto Rico and was inspired to change the organization’s fall social into a fundraiser for hurricane relief in the disaster area. The club’s benefit last Wednesday included live music, dancing and more. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

Rutgers dean hosts dinner to welcome international students Stephen weiss Associate News Editor

This week, RU Progressive invited Yousef Saleh to the University to speak about what it is like to campaign and engage in local politics. Saleh is a Rutgers alumnus who is running for a position on the Board of Education in Jersey City. FACEBOOK

Board of Education candidate returns to alma mater to speak about local politics Max Marcus Correspondent

Yousef Saleh, a Rutgers graduate and current candidate for Jersey City’s Board of Education, returned to his college stomping grounds and spoke at Rutgers last week. He touched on his campaign and the challenges of running for public office.

The talk was hosted by RU Progressive, a student organization

that began in response to the 2016 presidential election.

RU Progressive routinely hosts politicians running for office in New Jersey, said Rishi Mehta, the vice president and a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

The group has a routine — after the guest speaks, they leave the room while the board members decide whether to endorse their candidacy.

“What we realized after the presidential election was that the best

way to start fighting back was to start working on downslate candidates and getting them elected to office, and until 2020 that’s what we’re gonna do,” Mehta said.

Mehta said that RU Progressive began in 2016 as Rutgers for Bernie, so the group holds to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) brand of political progressivism. Therefore, the group reser ves the right See politics on Page 4

International students were welcomed into the home of the dean of the Douglass Residential College last Thursday to mingle, eat and learn about opportunities on campus.

Dean Jacquelyn Litt has hosted the Dean’s Dinner for International Students annually in her house on the Douglass campus for about four years now.

Rebecca Reynolds, assistant dean of Advising and Bunting Programs for the Douglass Residential College, organized the event.

She said that they write to all of the international students each year and invite them to the dean’s house for a night of fun.

“It’s a way to bring international students together because sometimes they don’t always meet each other on campus, you know, it’s harder for them to meet each other,” she said.

The event is meant to create a sense of community between the international students at the University, and also to let them know about opportunities available to them and things happening on campus, Reynolds said. “(We) just (have) to let them know that we’re here as a support system,” she said. “I want to make sure that all of our students and all populations feel comfortable.”

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Dean Litt said that she invites the international students to her house to get to know each other and find fellow people who have experienced the international transition.

“We want to make international students know that they are welcome and valued and know that they are part of the community,” Litt said.

Before the annual Dean’s Dinner came to fruition, there was no dinner event like this specifically for international students, she said.

Considering the small number of international students on campus — about 7 percent of the student body — Litt said that this is a good way for them to interact.

“They are a vital part of Douglass and I want them to feel that they can come to us for anything they need,” she said.

Litt said that they used to host an international food night at her campus residence, where international students would cook in her kitchen. She hopes to do that again in the future.

“My kitchen has been taken over many times, and it was really a lot of fun,” she said.

Riddhi Jain, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior, is originally from India and came to Rutgers as a first-year student in 2014.

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Rutgers workshop helps students develop leadership skills Christian Zapata Correspondent

The Rutgers Housing Association (RHA) hosted Professional Development Day this past Saturday. The event pushed students outside their comfort zones in pursuit of greater leadership skills including workshops, games and team competition.

Resourcefulness, optimism, authenticity and dependability are but a few of the goals Dominique Little, director of leadership development for RHA, set forth for this year’s event.

“It was great,” she said. “About 250 people attended the event.

Students were engaged and excited to be there. I was able to sit in on a few (of) the sessions.

It was awesome to see that students were willing to go outside their comfort zones to build their leadership skills.”

The event included a photo booth and banner and hall chant competitions, Little said.

Students quickly got involved in chanting, with added choreography and prize baskets awarded to first place.

Building business and social relationships is an integral part of RHA, Little said. One of the ways the organization does this is by building community from within the halls. This can only be done by encouraging students to get to know each other through attending programs and sharing ideas.

The organization includes a mix of professional staff including Resident Life residence assistants, apartment assistants and RHA’s executive board, Executive President of RHA Chanel Jordan said.

“Our motto is to bring home to the halls,” she said.

Little said that she is responsible for three RHA events including fall and spring leadership development days and an end of year banquet.

Planning for the event involved booking rooms, contacting presenters, sending emails and organization revolving around this year’s “Wizard of Oz” theme, she said.

Little said the organization tries to ensure that newly elected student leaders know they have a home in RHA at the University.

“I personally met my best friends through the organization and I want other students to do the same,” she said.

RHA programs are non-major restrictive and speak about overall leadership skills such as conflict resolution, event planning and public speaking, Little said.

Jordan said student engagement was active and the event was handled well by the organization.

Jordan said that she helped decorate and organize the event spearheaded by Little. Her efforts, in conjunction with the executive boards, were in service of Little’s vision for what the event could be.

“I’ve been going since my freshman year and I honestly believe they get better and better,” Jordan said. “You get new perspectives as the years go on or you test

About 250 people attended the Rutgers Housing Association’s leadership seminar this Saturday, which focused on developing vital professional skills. The event was led by resident assistants, apartment assistants and executive board members from the RHA. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

different ideas and you find ways to make things better for the student leaders and all of the attendees.”

Students were encouraged to network over lunch, Jordan said.

The camaraderie between them was alive and well as competition ensued between groups.

“There will always be students who may not understand the bigger picture of our organization, but it’s always amazing to see students getting invested in what they can do through RHA,” she said.

Through the event, students were able to build connections with their hall advisors, hall governments and the other members of the organization, Jordan said. The organization encourages students to build connections that extend past their residence hall and the campus they live on.

RHA wants students to work with professionals while intertwining friendships they make along the way, she said. The work students do on campus is truly incredible, they help shape the campus community and effect positive change.

“As one of my friends (has) said, you need to know your value and add tax,” she said.

Events like this are primed to build on the value of friendship and leadership, Jordan said. As students grow their skills are recycled into the campus environment for others to learn from.

“Leadership development day is meant for that,” she said. “It’s a day for students to learn more about themselves and add value to their positions as on-campus leaders, and then learn how to extend that value to other on-campus students.”

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Salsa All funds raised at ‘Hope After Maria’ benefit will be donated to ConPRmetidos continued from front economic development of the island, according to the website.

“We went with them because we really wanted to focus on a non-political NGO that is going to assess the needs of the islands immediately and also look for long-term solutions for

politics

the infrastructure of the island,” Rodriguez said. “They assess needs currently like distributing water and food and making sure things are distributed appropriately and not just those that have the most access to get to the resources.”

She also said that they are also working on providing generators

to bigger facilities so people can restart their businesses. They have long-term goals of finding alternate power solutions such as solar paneling, rather than temporary fixes.

There was no monetary goal for the night because anything helps, she said. The event is about raising money to donate to the NGO to find fast solutions that the island needs right now.

“We also want to raise awareness on campus so people know what’s going on in Puerto Rico, but also so they can have a good time and celebrate Puerto Rican culture,” she said.

Emma Florentine, a School of Engineering junior and member of the club, said that the event was an opportunity to dance, have fun and donate to the cause.

In addition to donating and learning salsa, students at the event had the opportunity to write a card to healthcare workers on the island. The club stated that the cards will be flown to Puerto Rico and distributed by the Nursing Association of the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.

The Salsa Club also collaborated with the Bachata Club

on campus to attract even more people. The Bachata Club performed a dance, as students passing by gathered around and filmed them. Rodriguez said that at the last minute, she asked her friend on the e-board of the Bachata Club if they would unite and collaborate with them to support the cause, and they immediately agreed on joining forces.

“It’s an incredible turnout ... and that’s what I love about Rutgers, everyone (is) always ready to help and collaborate,” Rodriguez said.

“In the quads, there was no swipe access in the tunnels, and I thought that was something that During his time at Rutgers, Saleh became 1st someone should do something about,” Saleh said. democratically elected RUSA president After the unification of Rutgers’ various schools, Saleh became the first democratically elected presisystem. If you have ever yone continued from front dent of the Rutgers University sending their kids out and that Student Assembly (RUSA). to withdraw its support for a money gets taken out of the In 2010 he led a protest against candidate if the group finds later public school system, that’s not former University President Richthat the candidate does uphold gonna make it any better. On ard McCormick’s proposed 10 the flip side, money is not the progressive values. percent tuition increase. Saleh To this point, Saleh said his sole cure for the public school said that when negotiations broke disagreement with Education system either.” down, he and Secretar y other protesters Betsy DeVos’s “voucheriza“I saw that they needed a strong student voice on the Board of Ed. Someone who’s old enough to be seasoned occupied the president’s office tion” of public while young enough to understand what children need in the 21st century.” and contacted schools, which media outlets. As would incentiva result, that year ize parents to yousef saleh Rutgers Alumnus and Candidate for Jersey City Board of Education saw the lowest enroll their chiltuition increase dren in private in three decades. schools with a Returning to campus to speak was Saleh said that since graduat- parliamentary procedures and that that. I want for every child in Jersey voucher to discount tuition.

“It is not my place to tell a par- ing from Rutgers Law School he what measures are taken are too City to have a fighting chance – and an emotional experience, he said.

“I caught the feels walking not just a chance, because you have ent where to send their child. has worked as an associate at JP often insufficient.

However I do not think that Morgan, where he specializes in isHe specifically mentioned an a chance when you roll the dice at down the campus. I’m not gonna voucherizing the public school sues related to money laundering. initiative to incorporate comput- Atlantic City. I want to give them lie, I started to tear up a little bit,” Saleh said. “It’s like Simba coming system is a way to strengthen This is his first time running for er coding into schools’ curric- the skill set they need to succeed.”

Saleh said that he gained early back to the Pride Lands. Thankulum. Saleh said that in reality, the public school system,” Saleh public office.

“I saw that they needed a strong Jersey City students only learn experiences in politics as a stu- fully, it looks a lot better than what said. “Why? Because it takes he found when he got there.” dent at Rutgers. money out of the public school student voice on the Board of Ed,” basic HTML. Saleh said. “Someone who’s old enough to be seasoned while young enough to understand what children need in the 21st century. The stuff that they’re teaching them now ... it’s not gonna help them when they go to college. We need to be giving them the tools they need, the resources they need, to succeed.”

Saleh said that the current board of education members does not advocate strongly enough for important issues, that time is wasted at board meetings because not all members understand the standard

He also spoke about the inequality among Jersey City’s school districts.

“There are certain children in certain zip codes that basically it’s a coin toss whether they’re gonna graduate or not, whether they’re gonna get jobs or not, or just be able to sustain themselves,” Saleh said.” This is not how it’s supposed to be. There are schools that are succeeding and all those kids go to college, and there are certain schools that are not. It’s dependent upon zip code. I want to change

International Fewer than 7 percent of Rutgers’ population is comprised of international students continued from front

Jacquelyn Litt, the dean of the Douglass Residential College, invited international students into her home last Thursday to eat fresh-cooked food, socialize and learn about everything that Rutgers has to offer. CASEY AMBROSIO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

“I saw this email one night and I thought it would be a really good chance to come and interact with people. I’m a senior now, so I’ve been around Douglass women all the time, so I thought that it would be a really great opportunity to see and also meet other students who are coming out here,” Jain said.

Jain is an international team leader and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences ambassador. She said that she thought going to this event would be a good way to talk to fellow international students about the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences ambassadors international team, what they do and the events they organize, in addition to simply making friends.

Kimberley Glover, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, is president of the Women’s International and Multicultural Association, which took part in hosting the dinner.

Glover attended the event on behalf of her organization.

She said that she thinks international students should come out to events like this to get more connected and that Rutgers has a lot of opportunities to of fer that the students can learn about.

Glover got involved with events like this when she attended a game night as a sophomore, and subsequently started going to meetings and then got involved on her organization’s e-board, she said.

The Women’s International and Multicultural Association hosts events and talks about dif ferent cultures around the world and their relation to women’s rights and human rights violations against women, Glover said.

The club is open to both domestic and international students, and so far there are about 25 members, she said. “(The event is about) talking to other people from different places around the world and also from here, the United States,” she said.

“Getting more acclimated with the culture.”

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Visual Arts Department plans to hold open house later this month Brielle Diskin Staff Writer

Mason Gross’ Visual Arts Department will be opening its doors on Oct. 28 in a collaborative effort to attract prospective students and provide insight into the program.

“The aim for this particular open house is for prospective graduate and undergraduate students to really get a sense of the program and the culture here,” said Cassandra Oliveras-Moreno, senior administrative assistant to the Mason Gross Visual Arts Department and organizer of the event.

Oliveras-Moreno said the event will begin with informational sessions that talk through the curricular offerings and portfolio guidelines. The floor will then be opened up for discussion and Q&A where guests can get their questions answered in real time by the faculty and staff on site.

At the information sessions, Visual Arts Department Chair Gerry Beegan, Undergraduate Director Julie Langsam and Undergraduate Program Coordinator Amee Pollack will be speaking.

After the information briefing, a panel of students will be talking about their experiences in the program. Pollack said usually about five students who have been hand selected by the department speak for two to five minutes, leaving a fair enough time for the Q&A afterward.

The information session is followed by facility tours led by students. Oliveras-Moreno said that the tours go through all the various classrooms and studios so students can get a glimpse into the workspaces and see whether or not they can envision themselves there.

Pollack said the panelists really enjoy it, and it is an opportunity for them to do some public speaking. Some of them even have work in the show on display so it is a chance for them to get some response from the viewers.

“The students that give our tour really enjoy the experience because they feel they benefited by coming to campus and meeting

with other students and hearing their experience,” Pollack said.

Every year the gallery on display during the event has a different theme and this year the theme is “between either and or.”

Oliveras-Moreno said it sounds like the most nebulas open-ended theme possible but was actually the aim to give students creative latitude to explore the depths of what that could mean.

Mason Gross School of the Arts junior and secretary of the Mason Gross student government Anna Reid said that she attended the open house as a prospective firstyear and found it very beneficial in getting a lot of her questions about the school answered.

One of the main features of the event is the annual Master of Fine Arts (MFA) open studios where once a year MFA students open their doors to the public and the University community at large, Oliveras-Moreno said.

She said what is typically the solitary art practice is opened up for others to kind of see their works in progress and to meet the artist, ask questions about their practice their vision.

“I think that ‘between either and or’ kind of encapsulates moments of transition and a point of change which is kind of what I’ve been focusing on. It is purposefully open so you can pursue your own interest in it,” Reid said.

First and foremost the gallery space is one of the best things the undergraduate building has to offer, she said. For the welcome back show that will be on display, a lot of students will be showing work for the first time which is a really big part of being an artist.

Reid said the open house is a wonderful way for prospective students to see the facilities. They can see where they would be painting, processing darkroom photography or where they would be printmaking if they were to come here.

“It really helps you get a concrete understanding of what it would be like as a student and to hear students talk about their experiences is way better than researching it online or trying to gage on your own what it would be like in actuality,” Reid said.

On Oct. 28, the Mason Gross Visual Arts Department will hold an information session and open house for prospective students. The program’s national and international reputation is on the rise and this event is intended to open up the space to the public. HENRY FOWLER The undergraduate program is one is the department’s best-kept secrets because they are considered one of the best graduate programs in the country for visual arts. Pollack said after Yale it is Mason Gross.

Pollack said nine of the faculty members have won a Guggenheim Fellowship. Even though the faculty is full-time they are still active and exhibited all over the world in museums like the Centre Pompidou in Paris or the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

She said the undergraduate program has not quite caught up in terms of letting people know how good the program is.

It shares the same faculty as the graduate program and really is the best-kept secret.

“For being relatively young within a large research institution it really is a nice conservatory for art thinking and a real community of artists,” she said.

She said what in truth is on display is the community they have built.

The open house is really a day to get a sense of all that the

program of fers. Pollack said they have tied the open house to the open studios so prospective students get to see the undergraduate program, the work produced, the faculty involved, the staf f that suppor ts it and then they get to see graduate work.

“We just really want to remind the public and the University community that this is a welcoming space … to come and experience what we do in our sense of community,” Oliveras-Moreno said.

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Those kneeling are true American patriots

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eventy-five years ago this November, COMMENTARY American forces began Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of fasCONNOR O’BRIEN cist-occupied North Africa and the first action seen by American ground troops in the European Theater. At the same time, Marines were dying by the thousands to take the tiny Pacific Island of Guadalcanal from the Japanese. At the time, victory in either theater was no sure thing. Fascist forces controlled most of mainland Europe and were threatening Russia and Britain. On the other side of the globe, Japan controlled the waters of the Pacific while sweeping across Southeast Asia.

In a broader sense, the idea of self-government was, for the first time since Locke wrote of government derived from the “consent of the governed,” rapidly disappearing rather than expanding. The world was falling to forces who openly hated the very concept of natural rights. Even in a country riddled with inequalities and discrimination, and even without full knowledge of the genocidal nature of the Axis’ regimes, Americans recognized this threat and fully mobilized to defeat it.

Over 400,000 Americans would die in what would be human history’s deadliest conflict, fighting for the survival of democracy itself. These young men sacrificed everything so that future generations could experience the benefits a free society has to offer. The turbulent, messy and frustrating democratic process was something worth fighting for.

These heroes, and their millions of Allied counterparts in Britain, France, Poland and elsewhere, bestowed upon the world tools to continually improve the world in an orderly, peaceful manner. Institutions and customs we use to fight our civil disagreements with discourse rather than violence.They did not fight for us to self-censor in their name, or to make empty gestures based on nationalistic political correctness.

The best way to honor those who have served is to actually use the rights and freedoms they fought to maintain. Otherwise, their sacrifices were in vain.

“The value of assets seized through civil forfeiture laws – which is essentially legalized government theft – has eclipsed the value of assets stolen in burglaries.”

The athletes in the NFL kneeling during the national anthem to bring attention to issues in the criminal justice system are the ones who truly embody the values of liberty and national pride. Regardless of your thoughts on the specific issues they are speaking out on — and their case is a good one — they are using their platform to correct what they see as an injustice, an admirable display of leadership. As with the countless leaders of social movements that came before them, they are willing to face public ridicule and all that comes along with it in this quest. They are the real patriots.

Their case for criminal justice reform is indeed very strong. The War on Drugs has been an absolute disaster, tearing apart families and devastating inner cities without solving the underlying problem of drug addiction. The burden of this war has fallen disproportionately on black and Hispanic people, despite them using drugs at the same rates as white people. The intense militarization of police forces has made some feel more like they are in an occupied territory than a community being served by law enforcement. The value of assets seized through civil forfeiture laws – which is essentially legalized government theft – has eclipsed the value of assets stolen in burglaries. Our broken bail system leaves our poorest citizens in jail for months at a time for very minor crimes. Something is deeply wrong here, and America needs to have a national conversation about it, even if it interrupts some symbolic and mindless display of nationalism before a football game.

Previous generations did not risk their lives in far-off lands so that we could guilt and shame each other into not speaking out. In fact, they fought with the very purpose of protecting people like Colin Kaepernick, Bruce Maxwell, the Dallas Cowboys and others with controversial statements to make. They succeeded in building a country where unpopular firebrands like Martin Luther King Jr., Samuel Gompers and Susan B. Anthony could bring their then-offensive ideas to the nation and use the bully pulpit to alter the national character. They were all seen as anti-American heretics in their day who deeply upset traditional values, but we are all better off for the controversy they incited. Change never comes easy.

Lest we forget, the flag itself is just a piece of cloth flying above our stadiums and schools, an identifier of the nation whose territory these institutions inhabit. No one goes to war for a flag. Rather, they fight for the aspirational concepts of liberty and democracy, which require an unrelenting, unforgiving and unapologetic defense.

Connor O’Brien is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in economics with a minor in history.

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Better prices are U.’s ticket to improving Parking permit costs for students should be lowered

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Based on the plan, it seems as though the Univerast semester, The Daily Targum reported that Rutgers University issues an estimated $5 mil- sity is doing all it can to give students the best possilion in parking tickets each year. This semes- ble situation in terms of parking on campus. But with ter, the Department of Transportation gave some revenue from parking tickets within the millions, it insight as to where this lump sum of money ends up. would not be far-fetched to say that much more can When students pay for their parking permits or be done.

As is the case with many universities nationparking violations, the money that is paid ends up within the budget set aside for the Department of wide, students are being charged ridiculously high Transportation, which is used to “increase traffic amounts to pay for campus parking. And at Rutgers, efficiency.” This is only the case when students get this parking is not even always on the campus that a tickets issued by the University. But when students student resides on.

The problem with the system is that it goes in a pay for parking meters, the money goes to the City nonsensical circle: There are limited parking spots, of New Brunswick.

The tickets that are given out by the University which lead to students parking illegally. These stuare given under a general education law to ensure dents get ticketed and the money flows into the Department of the protection of Transpor tation, the University’s which promises property. These to use the money prices are pretty “But when students pay for parking meters, the to improve parkstandard in terms ing but does not of regular city money goes to the City of New Brunswick.” completely fulfill prices. The price these promises. of a ticket can A 15-year plan to range almost anyimprove the camwhere from $20 to $300, which would be the fine for using a fraudulent pus sounds great until one focuses on the fact that or stolen permit. The price of the permits, on the oth- 15 years is a lot of time. The problem with parking is er hand, is somewhat appalling. For residents living immediate and affecting students now.

The amount of money that students pay for peron the New Brunswick campus, a permit costs $275 annually. But this does not take into account those stu- mits and tickets should be enough to make a difdents who live off-campus. These students are con- ference. There needs to be a better distribution of sidered “commuters,” as they do not live in Rutgers funds, especially one that does not seem to drain housing, and therefore can end up paying $375 a year. the pockets of students who are already paying a Even with these high prices, student permits are not hefty price for tuition. The University must better readily available on the College Avenue campus. Rep- accommodate to the needs of those students who resentatives from the Department of Transportation use their cars on campus. Either Rutgers must have expressed that this is because doing otherwise try to create more lots in the near future where would result in an influx of traffic. But they have said students can park on their actual campus, or they that they are targeting this through plans to build should lower the price of student parking permits. nine new parking structures. This is part of the Uni- For $375 a year, students need to be offered more versity’s 15-year plan entitled “Rutgers 2030,” where than one parking spot on an out-of-the-way campus Rutgers hopes to initiate many changes to the trans- and the chance of accumulating more tickets due to portation system among other aspects of the campus. this lack of parking.

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We are past point of gun control, we need to fix our system FREE AS IN LIBRE THALYA REYES

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n Oct. 1, at least 58 people were killed and over 500 were injured in a mass shooting committed by Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old white man, at a concert in Las Vegas. Since news of the mass shooting spread, the dominant conversation in mainstream and social media outlets has been the one that follows almost every mass shooting in the past two decades: gun control. There are numerous issues stemming from the gun control conversation, including but not limited to how Paddock was not immediately labeled a terrorist, the conflation of mental illness and proclivity of violent behavior and crime and the erasure of other violent events in U.S. history more deadly than the Las Vegas shooting when inaccurately labelling it the “worst mass shooting in U.S. history.”

All of these topics are being discussed in depth. How we frame problems contributing to and deriving from gun violence plays a critical role in how we ultimately address them. But many people reduce this extremely complex problem to the seemingly “simple” solution to gun control. Criticisms are centered on the NRA and how legislators should “stand up” to them for those who have been murdered. While it is healthy to mourn and seek justice for those we have

lost, we should not lose sight of the fact that country’s history of gun laws, whether favorable to ownership or stricter regulation, have had racist, gendered and ableist impacts in their implementation and enforcement. Furthermore, how we discuss gun violence in this country has international implications, and the narrative that this level of gun violence is only seen in the U.S. is not only categorically false, it negates how the U.S. has contributed to the extraordinary violence being waged in Latin America and the Caribbean. Before deciding if you are either for or against guns, it is crucial

passage was in response to members of the Black Panther Party carrying weapons into the California capitol building in 1967 to protest police brutality. The following year, former President Richard Nixon signed the Gun Control Act of 1968, banning cheaply-made handguns used mostly by people of color and barring felons and the mentally ill from owning firearms. The crux of these policies is that they purposefully stripped power and autonomy of black people to further those of white people, which has been identified as a mechanism of white supremacy. The fact that the latter two laws

“A recent example of this is the Mulford Act, a law signed by California’s then-Gov. Ronald Reagan, prohibiting the open carry of guns in public places.” we address the systemic causes of violence.

After the Civil War, southern states passed laws known as “Black Codes,” which restricted the economic and civil rights of freed black people, including their right to bear arms. Even though the passage of the 14th Amendment required laws to be “race-neutral,” representatives learned to draft legislation with neutrally-worded language to be applied discriminatorily. A recent example of this is the Mulford Act, a law signed by California’s then-Gov. Ronald Reagan, prohibiting the open carry of guns in public places. Its

were passed by Republicans and actively supported by the NRA demonstrates how powerful policy-making and influencing institutions have altered their stances over time to disarm and incarcerate black people, mainly poor black men.

When we look internationally, it cannot be overstated how the country’s role in the proliferation of war and unrest perpetuates gun violence abroad. While the U.S. has a high per capita gun deaths rate compared to other highly industrialized countries, the 2016 figure of 3.85 gun deaths per 100,000 people is 31st in the world and is dwarfed by

El Salvador’s figure of 40.29 gun deaths per 100,000 people. Two weeks ago, nearly 200 people were murdered in one week in El Salvador — violence that is directly tied to the presence of gangs, drug trafficking and firearms proliferation from the horrifying and calculated War on Drugs and U.S.-intervention in El Salvador’s government.

The global narrative is definitively very nuanced — arguing that U.S. gun violence is “unparalleled” obfuscates its complexity.

Gun violence arises from larger, structural and systemic forces like white supremacy, the patriarchy, the military-industrial complex and imperialism — all working in tandem to reinforce one another and the capitalist economic structure. Those that cite gun control as the answer to gun violence are supporting a false solution that will do nothing to address systemic violence and may ultimately have detrimental impacts on marginalized people at home and abroad. It is past time that our conversation on gun violence addresses these insidious aspects of the governance and nature of our society so that we can uproot violence at its source. We must begin to move beyond superficial solutions and take a systems approach to eradicate all forms of violence for the health, safety and security of the people.

Thalya Reyes is an Edward J. Bloustein School of Public Policy master’s candidate for public policy and city and regional planning.

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Tech Tuesday

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October 10, 2017

Private tech industry aids hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico Madhuri Bhupathiraju SCIENCE EDITOR

Weeks after the devastating storm Maria, hurricane-battered Puerto Rico is still in the process of recovery. Almost the entire nation is without electricity and the power outage is expected to last months.

In order to provide relief to the territory, several projects are under work to bring Puerto Rico power and cellular service. On Oct. 6, the FCC authorized an experimental license to X, Alphabet’s innovation lab, to go through with Project Loon, according to Tech Crunch. The license extends until April 4, 2018.

Alphabet is the parent organization of Google. Project Loon is developed under Alphabet’s daughter company X. According to their site, their mission “is to invent and launch ‘moonshot’ technologies’ that (they) hope could someday make the world a radically better place.”

Project Loon is one of many projects established by the company as a way of utilizing newer technologies to help areas in crisis.

According to their site, Project Loon is based on the concept of sending large balloons containing the essential parts of a cell tower into the stratosphere to provide internet connectivity to certain areas around the world. Specifically, they want to ser ve “rural and remote areas worldwide.”

Each balloon, made from polythene sheets, is designed to withstand the harsh conditions of the stratosphere for more than 100 days. All of the equipment used is powered through solar panels in the daytime and a charged battery during the night.

Project Loon has implemented its efforts in various countries since their birth in 2013, including Peru earlier this year after the country faced damages due to flooding. After the crisis

caused by Hurricane Maria, they are expanding their efforts in attempting to provide LTE connectivity to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

According to Tech Crunch, as of this week, 83 percent of people in those regions still lack cell reception.

Project Loon requires the partnership of a telecommunications company, a carrier network, in order to carry out their work.

According to the site, the project is still in the process of finding a partner for this next phase.

Once connected to a carrier network, Project Loon’s balloons can transmit signals directly to LTE-enables devices.

Apart from Alphabet, other private technology companies are pitching in to help the hurricane-ravaged island.

The majority of the island has very restricted access to power as national power grids have been destroyed. As of now, citizens have limited access to water since the island’s water system is directly coupled to their electricity system.

Tech giant and CEO of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk has also risen to the occasion by offering potential resources in aiding the power crisis in the islands. According to USA Today, Musk spoke with Puerto Rico’s Gov. Ricardo Rossello about Tesla’s involvement in relief efforts.

Rossello has visions of revamping the Puerto Rican power grid. “If there is a silver lining, we can start re-conceptualizing how we want to produce energy here in Puerto Rico and distribute it and do it in a more reliable fashion,” he said in an interview with USA Today.

Current conversations include potential to use Tesla’s solar technology to revamp the island’s power grid, according to the site. As opposed to the old grid, a solar power based system could supplement the regional

Alphabet’s daughter company, X, initiated Project Loon as an innovative method of extending internet connectivity to rural and isolated areas. The project involves sending giant balloon into the stratosphere as a way of transmitting signals to phones. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS grid and could reduce energy bills for consumers.

“Even though we’re still in the emergency phase, the opportunity to rebuild better than before is one that I cherish and take very seriously,” Rossello said in the interview.

Rather than reconstructing a replicate of the old power grid, the article suggests that newer renewable technologies geared towards more sustainability may be more efficient.

Although in our daily lives

we may see companies such as Google and Tesla producing luxur y consumer products, the private technology industr y has proven that they can use their work in times of crisis to help those in need.

DIVERSIONS

October 10, 2017

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

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Page 9 Eugenia Last

Happy Birthday: Experience will help guide you in the right direction.

Refuse to let anxiety and emotional relationships stand between you and your success. Search for opportunities that allow you to expand your skills, interests and future prospects. Intelligence will be the key to outmaneuvering any competition you meet along the way. Take better care of your health. Your numbers are 6, 11, 18, 22, 28, 39, 45.

Over The Hedge

T. Lewis and M. Fry

Non Sequitur

Wiley

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do your best to get along with others.

You won’t make progress if you are impatient or critical. Find common ground and work toward a solution that will please everyone. Change is required, but it doesn’t have to disrupt your life completely. 4 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Learn as you go. Keeping an open mind will help you gain greater perspective on the situations you come up against.

Let past experiences help you make wise choices when it comes to friendships, partnerships and personal improvements. 5 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Emotional matters will surface if you cannot agree on how joint monies should be spent. Don’t get upset when finding a workable solution is required to solve any issues. Take better care of your health. 3 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t get talked into buying something or making physical changes that will cost you more than you can afford.

Keep your money, possessions and private information a secret. Avoid getting into a vulnerable position.

Choose your words wisely. 3 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There will be trouble if you can’t get along with someone you deal with daily. Channel your energy and your emotions into love, compassion and being kind, mindful and helpful to others. Give and take will be necessary. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Look at your options and consider who is and who isn’t a good influence. Choosing wisely when it comes to your friends and associates will make a huge difference to how you make out today.

Don’t be afraid to say “no.” 3 stars

Pearls Before Swine

Stephan Pastis

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Host an event or take it upon yourself to get involved in a cause that you believe in. Your intelligence and foresight will bring about change that will influence your reputation, position and future. Embrace life and live in the moment. 4 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t mix business with pleasure. Emotional matters will cloud your vision, making it difficult to make good decisions or take care of your responsibilities properly. Shake off any negativity coming your way and focus on your job. 2 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Emotions will be difficult to contain.

Work-related matters will need to be addressed if you want to accomplish your goals. Listen carefully to suggestions and complaints and choose positive alternatives that will help you avoid discord. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Stay calm and avoid making contractual, medical or legal changes from an emotional point of view. Settle any differences you have only when the time is right for you. Practicality and moderation are encouraged. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep the peace and offer unity and reassurance when it comes to how you handle joint ventures, health and family matters. Intelligence coupled with a sound objective will ensure that you move forward in a positive manner. 5 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Problems concerning your home, partnerships and those you live with can be expected. Take a peaceful approach to dealing with such matters, but don’t feel the need to give in to unreasonable demands in order to keep the peace. 2 stars

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Universal Crossword ACROSS

61 “Snowy” bird

1 Deli supply

62 Where to put all kidding?

6 Salesperson’s monthly goal

63 Filming locale

11 Coloring agent

64 South African bills

14 Archaeologist’s find

65 Have a hunch about

15 Separate

DOWN

16 Aisle

1 Mr. mate

17 What Mama Pea hoped

2 Careening center?

depressed Papa Pea would do?

3 Chicken ___ king

19 Eisenhower’s nickname

4 Fur scarf

20 City in South Korea

5 Dishwasher, perhaps

21 Dam builder

6 Al Jazeera’s country

23 Proposal proposer, essentially

7 Chance ___ (meet)

26 Maidens

8 Bumbling goof

27 Typewriter roller

9 Like some customs or elders

28 Oracle site

10 Try

29 Sniggler’s prey

11 What people used to do to get

30 Make new city districts, e.g.

a good movie-viewing spot?

32 Camping shelters

12 Hick

35 Depend

13 Fancy pitchers

46 Nicaraguan president Daniel

37 Pacific tubers

18 Early online forum

48 Veinlike

39 Cease

22 Fire residue

49 Aloha alternatives

40 Positive possession

23 Met offering

50 Provide with a gift

42 Abate

24 Takes off

51 Mob scenes

44 Paddle relative

25 What a sucker does to a trap?

53 Copied

45 Encroachment

26 Home ___ (Big hardware chain)

56 West end, sometimes

47 Create, as a plan

28 Challenged

57 Shark feature

49 A tenth of a millennium

31 Asian peninsula

58 Driver’s licenses, e.g.

51 Flowery ribbon adornment

33 Breakfast item

59 Golf peg

52 With no parts missing

34 Bender

53 Clay who sang on

36 Gossipmonger

“American Idol” 54 Without further conclusion?

55 “This doesn’t concern you!”

60 Yes, in the City of Lights

38 Popular number puzzle 41 One putting up many highway miles 43 Former Spanish bills

Yesterday’s Solution

Yesterday’s Solution

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October 10, 2017

week Chris Ash forced to make multiple roster adjustments due to injury, depth concerns continued from back to identify the reasons for that.”

It was a “spring ball approach,” Ash said, and the team is better off from having a week to reflect

on what exactly went wrong at High Point Solutions Stadium that night.

As all things in football go, one of the first questions centers around the quarterback.

With graduate transfer Kyle Bolin failing to give his offense any spark with a 5-14 line amounting to a measly 56 yards against the Buckeyes, it was up to backup freshman Johnathan Lewis to pick up the pieces.

Instead, Lewis threw two interceptions that sapped some confidence in his ability to throw the ball at least for his first season.

The bye week was supposed to solve that.

Junior cornerback Isaiah Wharton is one of two starters on the secondary from the season opener, alongside junior safety Kiy Hester. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2017

matches Rutgers struggles over weekend, loses to Iowa, draws with Nebraska continued from back After a sluggish first half during which Rutgers let up a goal in the seventh minute — the earliest goal the defense has given up this season — it responded in the second half with a quick goal of its own.

Five minutes into the second half, freshman for ward Amirah Ali set up fellow freshman forward Nneka Moneme who scored the equalizer — a lefty roped into the top right corner just beyond the reach of the

goalkeeper. It was the second goal of her career.

The game, which was televised on ESPNU, went to overtime, and was Rutgers’ fifth overtime match this season (2-0-3), ultimately ending in a 1-1 draw.

On Friday, the team lost 1-0 to the Hawkeyes despite six saves for redshirt junior goalkeeper Casey Murphy. The Knights did find the back of the net in the 52nd minute, but it was later called offside.

Eight minutes later, Iowa scored.

Rutgers would battle until the very end, though. In the 89th

“We opened the quarterback us,” Wharton said. “But we will position up during the bye week,” prepare for that and make sure Ash said. “There has not been a everybody’s ready.”

That first full game waits just final decision yet on whether Kyle will continue to start. Kyle’s still a few days away, as Rutgers will in the mix. A lot of it is not neces- make its way to Champaign to take sarily about the quarterback, it’s on an Illinois side that has seen plenty of its own struggles as well. about the surrounding pieces.”

Perhaps the most encouraging Those surrounding pieces include a banged up offensive line sign for the Knights is the Illini’s — amplified by the loss of soph- 28-6 loss to Nebraska at home — on the road in Linomore right coln, Rutgers guard/center “Coming out of the bye hung on until Jonah Jackson — and a week, I feel like we’re in the final stretch only to be receiving core pretty good shape beaten by the that recorded 27-17 . zero recepmentally and physically Huskers Though tions against right now ... ” talk constantly Ohio State. floats around The unit loses about winnable two players in chris ash games for the sophomores Head Coach Knights — NeJawuan Harris braska being and Rashad Blunt to the defensive back posi- one of them — Illinois is a musttion, perhaps the most affected by win by all standards. There’s a certain faith that needs to be restored the recent string of games.

With Blessuan Austin ruled in this Rutgers side, and stealing out for the season with a torn a victory off of another Big Ten ACL in the loss to Nebraska and team will at least somewhat make Saquan Hampton out indefinitely up for a first half of a season filled after suffering a shoulder injury with missed opportunities.

Maybe the bye week helps. versus Ohio State, Kiy Hester — “Coming out of the bye week, who has been hurt himself — and Isaiah Wharton remain the only I feel like we’re in pretty good shape mentally and physically two starters in the secondary.

With players shifting positions right now other than a couple and second-string guys seeing spots,” Ash said. “But I like where time with starters, there is an unfa- we’re at and excited to get back miliarity among the unit that could and play again.” be exploited in upcoming games.

For updates on the Rutgers foot“We haven’t played a full game with the new guys yet, so we don’t ball team, follow @TargumSports know how teams are gonna attack on Twitter.

minute off of a corner kick, sophomore defender Amanda Visco would get a shot off, missing the net by only a couple of inches.

The Knights return home for two matches, but things certainly don’t get easier for them. In what is already an incredibly deep and difficult conference, Rutgers will welcome No. 14 Penn State (9-31, 5-1-1) on Thursday and No. 17 Ohio State (11-2-1, 6-1-0) — who currently sits atop the Big Ten standings — on Sunday.

“We have a huge week ahead of us at home so we’re looking to continue to battle as a team and get points in the Big Ten,” Ciarrocca said.

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

Freshman forward Nneka Moneme slotted in the second goal of her career to lock the score at 1 versus Nebraska.

DECLAN INTINDOLA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2017

October 10, 2017

Page 11 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY KNIGHTS MOVE THROUGH THICK OF MIDSEASON COMPETITION

Intensity increases for Rutgers as season progresses Kevin Stapleton Staff Writer

As it enters championship season later this week, the Rutgers women’s cross country team is looking to overcome a transitional plateau after starting the season off placing second overall at the Lehigh Invitational 6-kilometer race in early September.

Since that race in Bethlehem, the Scarlet Knights have seen several bright spots from young athletes on the roster but have mostly fallen short of establishing themselves as a dynamic Big Ten force among Division I competition.

After the Lehigh Invitational, Rutgers went on to the Coastto-Coast Battle in Beantown 5-kilometer race hosted by Boston College.

Despite coming out with four personal-records (PRs) in Boston, Rutgers placed 19th out of 22 collegiate teams with a staggering 521 points.

Following the effort at Boston College, Rutgers went on to the 44th-annual Paul Short Run 6-kilometer race.

Having just completed the course at the Lehigh Invitational only four weeks prior, expectations were high despite racing against varied competition which included several top-ranked U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) teams.

Again, while the Knights grabbed seven PRs in Bethlehem, they placed 37th overall out of 42 Division I teams with 922 points.

But little victories involving progression are important for the underclassmen on the Rutgers squad, who are slowly forming the nucleus of the roster.

The team is relying heavily on its six freshmen and five sophomore runners to bring relevance sooner-than-later to the rebuilding program.

The one consistent bright spot among the freshmen has been Olympia Martin.

Martin has been the top runner for the Knights in each of

their first three races this season.

Her accolades so far this season include finishing seventh overall at the Lehigh Invitational and posting a sub-22-minute time at the Paul Short 6-kilometer race, where she placed 127th overall (21:31).

Martin and her team’s efforts in September even resulted in a

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USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Regional ranking at No. 15 for the Scarlet Knights.

But Martin can only take Rutgers so far. The Knights need additional underclassmen to step up and do so soon.

The 2017 campaign has now progressed into the championship portion of the season.

The next race is the Metropolitan Championship 5-kilometer in the Bronx, New York — a contest where Rutgers has earned two titles since 2014 with its last coming in 2015.

The pressure will undoubtedly be on the Knights to not only perform well but to place in at least the top-3.

Following the Bronx race, the competition will only heighten as the team prepares for the Big Ten Championships at the end of the month.

Head coach James Robinson said in September that he “hopes to have (the) best showing” the team’s had in the Big Ten by the end of the year.

In order for that dream to come to fruition, the team needs to start with another team title at the Metropolitan 5-kilometer and a staunch showing at the Big Ten Championship.

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

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SPORTS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2017

Quote of the Day

“Every game in the Big Ten is a battle and this weekend proved that.”

— Senior forward Colby Ciarrocca on the team’s draw with Nebraska

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FOOTBALL RUTGERS GEARS UP FOR ILLINOIS AWAY FROM HOME

Bye week allows Knights to start anew Jon Spilletti Sports Editor

Fourteen days separate the Rutgers football team’s last game from its next, and still the stench of a 56-0 loss to Ohio State at home wafts in and out of the Hale Center, as the team tosses over its options heading out of the bye week.

It could not have come at a more opportune time — injuries have hampered all phases of the game, and the offense found itself two Saturdays ago anemically attempting to gain any leverage on a stout Buckeye defense.

It didn’t.

Nine days removed from arguably the worst loss of the season (yet), the Scarlet Knights find themselves even worse off than last year — at least in the win-loss column — and questions pervade the air as to how the team will respond on Saturday.

Its approach to the bye week should at least provide some indication.

“We spent a lot of time as a staff going back through and doing a self-scout study on ourselves,” said head coach Chris Ash. “We do it each week, but never enough time to do it during the season and we use that bye week to go back through and really take a hard look at all three phases and look at what we’ve done well, what we haven’t done well, and try See week on Page 10

Head coach Chris Ash brought his team into the bye week with questions surrounding the team’s depth and injury concerns that built up over the last couple of games against Nebraska and Ohio State. DECLAN INTINDOLA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2017

WOMEN’S SOCCER NO. 23 RUTGERS 1, NEBRASKA 1

RU exits weekend with 1 point in 2 matches Robert Sanchez Correspondent

Nobody said it would be easy. After going 8-0-2 to start to the season, the Rutgers women’s soccer team has come back to earth with a record of 1-2-1 in its last four contests — most recently losing to Iowa and drawing with Nebraska.

For the first time this season the No. 23 Scarlet Knights (9-2-3, 3-2-2) failed to register a win on the road, picking up only a single point over the weekend.

“Every game in the Big Ten is a battle and this weekend proved that,” said senior forward Colby Ciarrocca.

Rutgers still sits in a tie for fifth place in the conference with 11 points but is only one point closer to first place — Ohio State (18 points) — than they are to last place — Michigan State (3 points).

Nonetheless, the Knights still only have two losses on the season and rebounded nicely against Nebraska (8-3-3, 2-1-3) on Sunday after they lost to Iowa (7-5-1, 2-3-1) on Friday.

“I’m really proud of our team’s mentality and fight against Nebraska today,” Ciarrocca said.

Head coach Mike O’Neill saw his team have a disappointing road trip over the weekend, as the Scarlet Knights came away with no wins against two unranked Big Ten opponents in Iowa and Nebraska. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2017 knights schedule

EXTRA POINT

RICHIE LEWIS,

fifth-year senior wrestler, won the 70kg title at the U23 World Team Trials on Sunday.

He defeated Tyler Berger of Nebraska 2-0 in a best-of-three series to determine the title.

With the win, he will join the U23 World team roster.

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MEN’S GOLF

WOMEN’S GOLF

MEN’S SOCCER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

FIELD HOCKEY

VOLLEYBALL

Mountaineer Invitational

Edean Inlanfeldt Invitational

vs. NJIT

vs. Penn State

at Michigan State

at Indiana

Today, All Day., Morgantown, W.V.

Today, All Day Sammamish, Wa.

Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Yurcak Field

Thursday, 7 p.m., Piscataway, N.J.

Friday, 4 p.m., East Landsing, Mich.

Friday, 7 p.m., Bloomington, Ind.