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More than 1,000 students attend 10th annual U. Bed Races Christian Zapata Correspondent

An idea, a bed and a group of students willing to come together for a good cause is all it takes to make a difference. After 10 years, the Homecoming Charity Bed Races found a new home on Sicard Street, hosting the same fundraiser and community meetup that has drawn droves of Rutgers students to the sidelines year after year.

The interests of the Rutgers and New Brunswick community have met once a year, ever y year since 2007 to celebrate the competition between organizations on campus while raising money for a charity. This year’s event donated socks and under wear to elementar y schools in the local community.

In previous years, the Bed Races collected items like diapers, said Mason Plotts, director of Traditions and Community for the Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA). The event requires participants to collect more than 100 pairs of socks or underwear in order to race. The night before the

event RUPA provides teams a space to build their best race-ready bed.

The Mason Gross School of the Arts junior said any club or organization on campus is allowed to compete as long as they register prior and donate. The event has seen everyone from New Student Orientation leaders, members of the Livingston Theatre Company (LTC), the RU SURE? team and more.

The transition to Sicard Street is due to the recent addition of bike and bus lanes on College Avenue, Plotts said. The new setup splits the street into two lanes, and beds race down both sides as preliminary rounds eliminate the competition.

Overall rankings are determined by donations, decoration and fastest time, Plotts said. Over 1,000 people typically come and watch.

“I think it was new and exciting because it was the 10th year anniversary, so it was a change of setting which actually really helped with our marketing. We said with our marketing it’s a new year, new street and new donations,” Plotts said with regard to the change in streets.

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For the first time in 10 years, the Rutgers Bed Races took place on Sicard Street instead of College Avenue. Students raced a variety of pop culture themed beds to benefit New Brunswick school children and vie for first place. RAFAL STAPINSKI

Increased demand leaves Rutgers counseling services overwhelmed Kira Herzog News Editor

From intake appointments to individual and group therapy sessions, Rutgers students made roughly 30,000 visits to the counseling centers on campus last year.

In the face of this steadily increasing number, however, it has come to light that the University may not be capable of offering comprehensive long-term support to ever y student that needs it.

University President Robert L. Barchi told The Daily Targum that the 5.5 percent increase in

intake appointments at Rutgers is indicative of a national mental health trend — one that most universities do not have the resources to handle.

He said that more incoming students come to the University with See counseling on Page 4

New Brunswick is now in the running to become the location of Amazon’s second headquarters due to an official proposal submitted by Devco. FLICKR

Amazon considers New Brunswick for second hub Chloe Dopico Associate News Editor

Amazon has been looking for a location to place its HQ2 — the second Amazon headquarters.

Included in the cities that put in proposals to be the new home of the estimated $5 billion project is New Brunswick.

Chris Paladino, the president of the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO) told tapinto.net that the company submitted their proposal directly to Amazon on Oct. 17, two days before the Oct. 19 deadline.

DEVCO worked with Rutgers University and Middlesex County See hubs on Page 4

The Center for Counseling, ADAP and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) at Rutgers has seen a 5.5 percent increase in intakes in the last year. President Robert L. Barchi said that the number of Rutgers students seeking CAPS’s help is indicative of a national mental health trend. YOSEF SERKEZ

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The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the New Jersey Community Schools Coalition present “NJ Community Schools Coalition Convening: Moving the Community Schools Model For ward” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Civic Square on the College Avenue campus. This event is $20.

The Department of Animal Sciences presents “Hypocretin/ orexin regulation of dopamine signaling and cocaine selfadministration” from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. at Foran Hall on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.

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Aresty Research Program continues to grow at Rutgers Kelly Kim Staff Writer

Rutgers’ federal funding for research and development eclipses that of all other state colleges, with a budget of approximately $658 million, according to the University’s website. A portion of those funds is directed to the Aresty Research Program, the official undergraduate research network on campus.

Established in 2004, the Aresty program was the creation of Jerome and Lorraine Aresty.

The two “recognized the impor tance of connecting undergraduates beyond the confines of the classroom,” as stated on the website.

Since Aresty’s birth nearly 15 years ago, the initiative has expanded to include numerous specialized programs as well as undergraduate leadership positions. The project search catalog currently holds research opportunities from over 100 departments, from STEM to the humanities to the social sciences.

“You have the opportunity to connect with faculty in a very structured way, where you don’t have to track them down. (Aresty) is allowing students to evolve more quickly than they probably would have if they just stuck to their academics. It allows them to be part of something bigger than themselves,” said Tamiah Brevard, the director of the Aresty Undergraduate Research Center.

The Aresty program’s many resources and connections make the selection process quite competitive, she said. Students who are interested can apply for each project they are interested in and are then called in for an interview.

Although there is no cutoff GPA, individuals in good academic standing and who have a palpable interest are most competitive, she said.

Brevard said over 600 students applied for 65 positions in the Summer Science Program last year. The year-round Research Assistant Program followed a similar trend, with over 1,300 students applying.

Once undergraduates have been accepted, they are trained in proper scientific obser vance.

Students learn ethical limits of their research, the extent of liberty that they have and how to express their research to diverse bodies with contrasting levels of knowledge.

These communication skills, along with research findings, are presented at a symposium toward the end of the year. The Research Assistant Program’s symposium is a day-long event at the Livingston Student Center, usually with over 500 student researchers presenting. Since a vast majority of these projects are STEM-based, Brevard mentioned the goal to encourage more humanities majors, to pursue research.

Perhaps one of the largest deterrent factors of humanities research is the logistics of handling and applying obtained knowledge, Brevard said.

Michael Antosiewicz, an Aresty senior peer instructor and

The Aresty Research Program is the University’s main undergraduate research network. It allows students to take part in meaningful research with professors and offers opportunities from more than 100 different University departments. MALAIKA JAWED a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said that humanities scholarship integrates primary source evidence into accounts of our experience in the world.

“While not always practical, humanities research possesses its own intrinsic value,” he said.

As we enter the realm of social sciences, the numerical data commonly seen in STEM rears its head.

Vlad Goldfarb, an Aresty research assistant and a School of Arts and Sciences junior, is conducting research on the demographics of young elected leaders

Aside from the more seasoned programs, a new project is set to launch this upcoming spring. The Geoscience REsearch At the Cordillera Talamanca (GREAT) Project is an 18-month immersive research opportunity in Costa Rica.

During the spring, students

“Aresty’s impact on students can potentially be immense. While it introduces them to research, it can also place them in a research project for the remainder of the undergraduate career.” michael antosiewicz Aresty Senior Peer Instructor

“Humanities research allows us to understand and study human society, which is what receives and utilizes the knowledge gained by STEM research. Without humanities, we cannot practically ground or implement our advances in science.”

under the age of 35 in the United States. His research is a blend of both quantitative and qualitative methods, with finding hard statistics while also organizing interviews and considering social factors that may have influenced elections, he said.

will take classes in basic research practices and culture and history.

In the summer, a five week trip to Costa Rica to collect physical data will sustain Aresty research in the fall semester under Vadim Levin, a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,

and Charles Keeton, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The team will return to Costa Rica in the winter to inform their research counterparts on their analyses.

The GREAT Project is the first of its kind in breadth and longevity and is an initiative to further develop student-faculty relationships as well as provide students with resources they require.

“Aresty’s impact on students can potentially be immense. While it introduces them to research, it can also place them in a research project for the remainder of their undergraduate career,” Antosiewicz said. “Professors benefit from the supply of motivated and qualified researchers. I think the University ultimately gains the most from programs. Aresty sustains a thriving engine of research that boosts Rutgers’ reputation as a top research university while forming a research community.”

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counseling Roughly 4,000 Rutgers students utilize CAPS each year continued from front a history of interacting with psychological services and therefore, when they begin classes, they turn to the Center for Counseling, ADAP and Psychiatric Services at Rutgers for help.

“We don’t have the resources to do that, so we are easily over whelmed,” Barchi said.

“Our psychological counseling

ser vices are really triage services and we can provide services for a finite period of time and then the students have to be out in the community. We can’t be used as the ser vice — we can’t possibly do that.”

CAPS programs generally consist of six sessions, after which students are encouraged to go elsewhere for long-term treatment, according to a task force

In their first report, the Menreport by the Rutgers University more clinical psychologists, creating more diverse group tal Health Task Force found that Student Assembly (RUSA).

“We are tr ying as best we can therapy options and launch- roughly 81 percent of students to augment the staf f that do the ing an initiative entitled “Let’s on campus are aware that CAPS acute triage intake and first care Talk,” where students can drop- exists. Just over 56 percent of and even that is a challenge — in at various locations around respondents said they would be “willing to access but look, it is a confidential no worse of drop-in session a challenge here than it “The counselors at CAPS are ready to make a change.” for mental health concerns.” is at any othThe couner University christie schweighardt selors and adwhose presiVice President of the Rutgers University Student Assembly ministrators dents I have at Rutgers are talked to. It’s working hard just a nationcampus and speak with a li- to expand their resources and al problem,” Barchi said. reach out to more facets of the In recent year, CAPS has ex- censed counselor.

Earlier this week, RUSA an- University, said Christie Schpanded its ser vices by hiring nounced that they have made it weighart, the vice president of possible for students to sched- RUSA. Last year, when the task ule intake appointments online, force first emerged, she said through the Student Health Por- that students should continue tal. Prior to this development, to work with University leadstudents would either have to ers to cultivate a counseling call or walk into the building on system on campus that benefits ever yone.

Senior Street.

“The counselors at CAPS “Making that call is sometimes the hardest part,” the as- are ready to make a change,” sembly’s announcement reads. Schweighardt said. “They have a lot of great plans and have “Now you don’t have to.”

RUSA formed a new task done great things in the last force in 2016 to investigate the two years to listen to students state of mental health ser vices and make the system better for ever yone.” on campus at Rutgers.

hubs New Brunswick submitted its proposal 2 days before deadline Despite Paladino saying he was “proud” of New Brunsofficials before completing the wick’s proposal, Gov. Chris proposal that met all of Ama- Christie (R-NJ) endorsed Newark to get the bid, according to zon’s criteria.

“New Brunswick is the clear the Chicago Tribune.

Christie also offered Amazon choice of New Jersey. Mass transportation, Rutgers engineering and $7 billion in tax breaks if they business school graduates, a walk- come to the Garden State, and able city, restaurants, theater district said he estimated $9 billion in ecoand an engaged, supportive local nomic activity.

“Newark is prime for Amazon’s and county government,” he said.

According to Amazon, the sec- HQ2 development, and this deal ond headquarters is expected to would amount to one of the most be a complete equal to the origi- successful endeavors in the histonal in Seattle. It will employ up to ry of New Jersey and Amazon,” 50,000 people in addition to tens Christie said.

On Oct. 5, of thousands New Brunswick of people from broke ground on constr uction the New Brunsand operation.

“This deal would amount wick PerformA m a z o n ing Arts Center estimates its to one of the most (NBPAC), The investments in successful endeavors in Daily Targum Seattle from 2010 through the history of New Jersey reported. The new center was a 2016 resulted and Amazon” collaboration bein an additional tween Rutgers $38 billion to chris christie University and the city’s econGovernor of New Jersey DEVCO and is omy, according set to cost over to its site. $190 million.

Paladino The center is suggested the majority of HQ2 would be set to open in Fall 2019.

The venue consists of two stateplaced at the former site of the Ferren Mall on Albany Street, as of-the-art theaters, dedicated repart of a 1.7 million-square-foot, hearsal studios and both academmixed-use redevelopment proj- ic and office space. There will be ect known as The Hub @ New 250 residential apartments and 15,000 square feet of office space, Brunswick Station.

“The Hub will be one of the according to the DEVCO website.

University President Robert L. most ambitious and innovative projects the city has ever seen Barchi said New Brunswick will — an epicenter for cultural, benefit from the economic develcommerce and business activity, opment, culture and growth in job and in many ways the gateway opportunities that will now be ofto the city,” according to The fered through the NBPAC. “New Brunswick right now is Hub website.

This proposal includes the probably the premier city with use of Rutgers’ Innovation regard to urban economic develCenter in Piscataway, Paladino opment in the state, and probably even in the country,” he said. told tapinto. continued from front

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races Student organizations formed teams to fight for 1st place in this year’s bed races continued from front This year marks the first year the grease truck and Starbucks truck made the event, Plotts said. Centering the event around homecoming weekend has always worked in favor of the event and brought crowds of students and families.

Beds that stood out included the Douglass Student Center’s Batman and the LTC’s “Into the Woods” themed beds, Plotts said.

Megan Coakley, a racer for the RU SURE? campaign, said throughout the event the organization was promoting the message that abstaining from drinking does not limit students to having a good time.

The group came together, printed t-shirts and made props in preparation for the race, the School of Arts and Sciences senior said. The organization is based out of an advanced organization

class on campus while supporting the RU SURE? campaign. They hoped to spread awareness for the cause through the event.

“We are the ‘Wizard of Oz,’ so we are the yellow brick road. So our bed is designed to look like

“I think it’s a really good cause that everyone should try out.” andrew de los santos School of Environmental and Biologicial Sciences Senior

the yellow brick road from Oz,” she said.

The group came in second place last year and looked to reclaim their position, Coakley said.

“I think there’s a lot of cool events people don’t necessarily get to participate in,” she said.

“I’m a senior, so I think it’s fun to say I got to participate in this my senior year.”

Excessive amounts of cardboard, string and “Super Smash Brothers” went into the “Super Mario Galaxy” themed bed built by the Helyar House’s team, said Andrew De Los Santos, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior.

The cooperative living house on Cook campus made finishing touches on their bed with Gerardo Quiles, a Helyar House team member, fully suited in a monkey suit modeled after Donkey Kong.

De Los Santos said events like this show what they give back to the community. The visual product of community service is seen through all those involved and motivates the intent on winning after last year’s disappointing loss despite the team’s quick times.

“I think it’s a really good cause that everyone should try out,” he said. “I like that the entrance fee is 100 underwear depending on which organization you are.”

Alpha Phi Omega got “schwifty” with a Rick and Morty themed bed, which was one of many creatively decorated vehicles in the dash down Sicard Street. RAFAL STAPINSKI

Eagleton Institute finds uptick in civic engagement at Rutgers Alexandra Dematos Editor-in-chief

Rutgers student voter turnout rates were 7.4 percent higher in 2016 than the previous year, to a total of 54 percent, showing an uptick in student civic engagement, the Eagleton Institute of Politics announced.

The turnout rates at Rutgers— New Brunswick were also higher than comparable research institutions, according to the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement (NSLVE).

Upperclassmen voted at higher rates than first-year students and sophomores, and more women voted than men, according to a press release.

“I think the increase can be attributed to both the nature of the campaign itself and efforts taken on this campus to register and mobilize students,” said Elizabeth Matto, the director of the Center for Youth Political Participation (CYPP). “In a number of ways, the 2016 campaign was unique and engaged students in ways they hadn’t been engaged in previous years — even during the primary season.”

Students were tuned in and passionate about playing a part in the 2016 election, Matto said. It was this interest that resulted in higher turnout rates on Election Day. The decisions being made by public officials from City Hall, to the New Jersey State Legislature, to Congress, will affect them — from tuition rates to health care, Matto said.

RU Voting, part of the CYPP, and Rutgers are always improving efforts to register students to vote and get them to the polls, she said.

“RU Voting leads the way ... when it comes to providing students with nonpartisan information that is particular to Rutgers students,” Matto said.

The CYPP partnered with Student Affairs in many ways, which included co-sponsoring voter registration drives and debate

watches, to free shuttles to voting locations and Snapchat filters on Election Day, she said.

“The University administration has gone above and beyond to support all of the organizations under the Rutgers umbrella and has promised even more support as part of the Big Ten Voting Challenge initiative,” said Brendan Keating, the program coordinator for the CYPP. The registration process can be burdensome to college students, and RU Voting is the arm of Rutgers that administrators, faculty and students turn to as a “resource to support Rutgers students’ political participation,” Matto said.

Keating said civic engagement involves more than voting.

“There is a misconception that if you ignore politics, then politics will ignore you,” he said.

“That’s just not the case. Civic engagement involves much more than voting.”

Civic engagement involves speaking up when something can be improved in your community, volunteering for things you believe in, getting to know your neighbors, following the news and even running for office or supporting a candidate, he said.

The electoral calendar does not always work in students’ favor, and for first-year students, by the time they settle into campus and classes the voter registration deadline has already passed, Matto said.

In the future Matto hopes that voter registration and education will be more integrated into the orientation and first-year experience so students find that by Election Day, they are already registered to vote, she said.

“Expressing your political preferences at the ballot box is a powerful tool that this generation has at its disposal — the extent to which young adults use this tool and the manner in which they use it can shape the course of American democracy,” Matto said.

A recent study conducted by the Eagleton Institute of Politics found that the voter turnout rate at Rutgers jumped 7.4 percent in 2016. Compared to most major research universities, the rates of civic engagement at Rutgers were also on the higher end of the spectrum. COURTESY OF ELIZABETH MOTTO

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China could possibly defer financial crisis UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM NOUR ABRAHAM

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he economic growth of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been something akin to a miracle. Consistent GDP growth in China, around the 10 percent mark for the greater part of three decades, had the entire world absolutely baffled. These precipitous levels of development have allowed it entry in a club of three other countries as an Asian Tiger, alongside South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.

The Solow-Swan Model was a semi-resolution to this paradoxical growth by explaining much of China’s economic growth out of the fact that the Chinese capital was decimated after the failed Communist Revolution. In other words, “catching-up” growth, or growth with meager initial levels of capital, is much greater than “cutting-edge” growth — the growth of many Western countries which have already attained the highest levels of per-capita GDP. However, many years later its economy continues to soar at a decelerating rate with little incentives offered by the governorate to protect incentives for innovation. For this reason, many today claim that the end of China’s ascent to wuthering heights is nigh.

Wednesday, the PRC’s leaders assembled at the biannual National Congress at the Central Politburo of the Communist Party of China to discuss political and economic strategies for the country moving forward. The leaders come from China’s ruling Communist Party, and as the President Xi Jinping has made it clear during his five-year term, central planning has been of utmost priority for the PRC. At this Summit, leaders are carefully considering its strategies in order to ensure that its economy doesn’t collapse.

While a financial crisis for China is certainly inevitable due to its unsustainable policies, the Chinese government may have one strategy to defer this crisis from occurring in the near future. We start with a consideration of the cons: Currently, China’s debt crisis is so dire that the Moody’s and S&P Index downgraded China’s debt last year for the first time since the Savings and Loans Crisis almost 30 years ago. With national banks issuing loans to nearly everyone who asks for them (and especially bloated, state-owned companies), debt continues to rise with growth rates slowing down in recent years to about 6.7 percent.

The People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, is also caught between a rock and a hard place. Thursday, the chief of the central bank Zhou Xiaochuan claimed that cyclical fluctuations may amplify as a result of positive sentiments toward investments, leading to a massive drop in the price of assets. Should this occur, one of China’s only bartering chips — it’s high level of investments — may begin to tank.

What’s worse, the People’s Bank of China does not have many methods at its disposal to combat such issues. With interest rates kept stable to keep the Yuan as a competitive currency, China cannot respond by depressing interest rates to encourage investment. In conjunction with its heavy debt levels, the PRC may find itself hard-pressed to recover from such a potential crash or large-scale bankruptcy.

Adding insult to injury, many countries of the world have been experiencing shifts in populism and promoting politicians who are outspoken against free trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Should these sentiments continue to gain popularity, the profitability of China’s export economy could decline as countries close themselves off to Chinese produced goods and services.

We finally turn to China’s sickly demography. Because China’s population is aging rapidly, the labor force is shrinking. So in spite of China’s policy of investment from incurring debt, China’s investments may seek little return if there are no sources of human capital to be added to these investments.

Taking all these provoking considerations into account, the PRC may choose to tap into one of its investments that has promise: Chinese investment holding company, Tencent, has recently joined other investors by adding $4 billion USD in investment to the Chinese internet platform Meituan-Dianping. Meituan-Dianping has been one of several other internet services in China that has revamped consumer culture in China: quickly gaining market share and attracting sizeable evaluations by investors. While government strategies haven’t been able to combat the investment crisis, these internet services may do more to connect people with different businesses across the country and spur consumption.

Tencent also produced an odd new video game that has allowed people to clap for President Xi-Jinping as a means to presumably garner support for the president during the National Congress. On Wednesday, this game was reportedly played 400 million times. Such games and social media platforms have been part of Tencent’s strategy to link consumption with nationalism.

The lesson here is that if China abandons its policy of bloating a number of unprofitable investments and straightjacket monetary policy while getting behind internet-based platforms to increase consumer confidence and political unity instead, China may be able to posture to investors and become an interesting new force in the service-based global economy. While the methods here are certainly odd and borderline megalomaniacal, desperate times call for desperate measures.

Nour Abraham is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in mathematics and economics. His column, “Unconventional Wisdom,” runs on alternate Fridays.

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WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts KNOW YOUR HEALTH CARE

NO SPACE FOR HATE SPEECH

The New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition (NJUHC) sponsored a health care forum last Saturday that took place in the School of Management and Labor Relations building. Attendees were able to hear from some of New Jersey’s candidates for lieutenant governor about their perspectives on the future of healthcare.

Considering the upcoming gubernatorial election, it is especially important for people to be aware of prospective health care policy choices. We laurel the NJUHC for working to keep students and voters informed for election day.

The Department of Journalism and Media Studies hosted an event titled “What is ‘Hate Speech’?

Definitions, Laws, Solutions” on Wednesday to discuss what hate speech is, where it comes from and its nature in American society.

The informative talks were given by Department of Journalism and Media Studies Chair Susan Keith and professors David Greenberg and John Pavlik. Greenberg said that offensive speech is a common concern that Americans deal with. We dart the prevalence of hateful and offensive speech and the fact that it is even necessary to host events explaining this.

DON’T CUT OUR CASH

GAINS FOR GHANA

A bill which includes a $3.3 billion cut to the Pell Grant program has been approved by Congress, and the Senate is scheduled to vote on it on Dec. 10. This bill could severely hinder the University’s ability to maintain its success in promoting economic diversity and college accessibility — a categor y in which Rutgers beats out all of its fellow Big Ten members.

We dart this cut to the Pell Grant program for making it harder to help students in need of an af fordable education.

Paul Rando, a 2015 Rutgers graduate, is the fundraising manager of Trade-ing Up, a new nonprofit aiming to create a sustainable system for young adults in rural Ghana and allow them to have access to trade educations that they normally would not. Through the organization’s Sponsor-a-Student program, a total of about $368 will cover the cost of a student’s apprenticeship fee, school supplies, uniform, sewing machine and a meal every day. We laurel Rando for being a part of such a meaningful cause and helping to spread the values that Rutgers promotes.

BIG BUCKS FOR ARESTY At approximately $658 million, Rutgers University’s research and development budget is the largest in the state and parallels that of other major research schools in the nation. Aresty research is the University’s main undergraduate research program and currently, holds research opportunities from over 100 departments ranging from STEM to the humanities and social sciences. We laurel the University and the Aresty Research Program for giving students the opportunity to take part in meaningful research.

NO MORE The Rutgers University Police Department is currently investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred last Friday around 4:30 p.m. in the Mettler Residence Hall. The victim reported to authorities that an unknown and unwelcome male entered her room and allegedly began attempting to kiss and grope her. The perpetrator has not yet been identified and has added to an unsafe atmosphere. We dart the environment that forces women to be continually on edge even in the comfort of their own residence halls.

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October 20, 2017

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Weiner’s ‘mental illness’ may be false excuse for his actions A THIRD PERSON PERSPECTIVE ASHLEY WANG

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ormer New York Congressman Anthony Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting a 15-year-old girl with an additional three years of supervised release. This is how we catch a sexual predator, right? This is how we protect our children from the exploitation of men in power ... right?

— Not quite. Our justice system has become a feeding ground for defense attorneys and even the law to justify and validate the sickening obsessions and perversions of men in power. Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York, who actually presided over Weiner’s case, stated how Weiner did not have an “abnormal interest in teenagers” due to the fact that Weiner was simultaneously in contact with 19 other women. Yes, that is the kind of reasoning our judges are using in the court of law that allows a sexual predator to walk away with such a minimized prison sentence.

It gets even worse when Weiner decides to plead the illness-card. Why is it okay that Weiner, who asked the teen to “engage in sexually explicit conduct via Skype and Snapchat, where her body was on display ... to sexually perform for him,” gets to walk away from prison in two years when he knew that she was definitely underage?

Let me state that again: Anthony Weiner was fully aware of the fact that the girl he was asking to have video sex with was 15 years old.

Do not get me wrong, I completely acknowledge the significance of leniency for people whose mental illness justifies their insanity plea in court. Some people genuinely cannot be held responsible for their actions because of their mental illness, but this is not the case for Anthony Weiner.

Weiner took the stance of having a mental

prison sentence. The only person who seems to assert that Weiner suffers from any illness that debilitates his ability to make sound judgments is his attorney, who stated how “his crimes were a ‘product of sickness,’” and so far, it honestly sounds like there is not a single physician or medical professional truly able to back that claim. So exactly what reason do we have to believe Weiner gets to play this sympathy card?

Alright. I will admit it: I am not completely bias-free. Weiner even resigned from

“It could also be argued that Weiner’s attempt to allocate the responsibility and fault onto his ‘sickness’ makes it even more difficult for people with mental illnesses to defend themselves in court.” illness, which did little to help as he was still tried and found guilty of his crimes.

But, the issue with the entirety of this “guilty but still mentally ill” plea is that while it “may seem to make juries’ jobs easier, it compromises ... how society defines responsibility. A ‘guilty but mentally ill’ plea absolves the judge or jury of this obligation.”

Even though Weiner was tried and sentenced for his crime, it would seem almost impossible to say that his self-proclamation of having this mental illness did not have any leniency in regards to his measly

Congress in 2011 when a sexually explicit photo landed him in the spotlight but decided to pretend his account was hacked until the truth finally caught up with him. As if that were not eye-rolling and cringe-worthy enough coming from a grown Congressman, Weiner was also embroiled in another sexting scandal in 2013 that ruined his chances of landing a seat as the mayor of New York City. While I understand that Weiner was only tried for his most recent crime, it seems almost impossible to reconcile his 21 months in prison and his

sexting escapades while his wife was pregnant with his child. After establishing an obsession-filled pattern to send and solicit sexually explicit photos with grown women and children, it almost makes me question how people like Anthony Weiner even secure positions working for the government.

Do you buy into it? Do you buy into Weiner’s illness that has permitted him to perversely abuse his position of power for the last five years? I am not sure if I totally do. Maybe that is being totally inconsiderate, and maybe that is insulting to people out there that really do suffer from mental illnesses. It could also be argued that Weiner’s attempt to allocate the responsibility and fault onto his “sickness” makes it even more difficult for people with mental illnesses to defend themselves in court.

This entire case has been a headache.

Should we be letting men like Anthony Weiner be setting precedents in common law regarding the sexual exploitation of children?

Should we actually nod our heads at men like him who admit to his illness, and then let him walk away with barely two years of punishment? Anthony Weiner put our children at risk. Anthony Weiner put our underage sisters, daughters, cousins and nieces at risk of exploitation and I am not quite sure if any of us are totally ready to forgive that just yet.

Ashley Wang is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in English and minoring in philosophy. Her column, “A Third Person Perspective,” runs on alternate Fridays.

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NJ haunted tours bring horror, fun to Halloween plans Alexandra DeMatos Editor-In-Chief

It’s the best time of the year — October, where we pay others to scare the life out of us. Haunted attractions are a great outing for any group of friends willing to spend a good 30 minutes being terrorized by people in costumes.

For many, the go-to is Six Flags’ “Fright Fest,” which is arguably a classic. But if you’re in the mood for some more local scary fun, here are some haunted attractions near Rutgers.

The Haunted-Woods of Old Bridge Old Bridge, New Jersey

Imagine: it’s 10 p.m., cold and dark. You start to walk into a dark forest, trails only slightly illuminated with lights running through the grass. A few steps down the trail, you hear a child’s voice: “Fresh limbs, only 50 cents!”

This is the Haunted-Woods of Old Bridge. The 3-acre Jersey haunt has been going strong for 16 years, and this year Boy Scout Troop 167 and Cub Scout Pack 67 are bringing the scares.

The idea to create a haunted attraction started in 2001 when a Halloween party was planned for Girl Scout Troop 1293 in Old Bridge, according to their website.

The girls were pulled in a wagon while friends jumped out from behind the trees to scare them.

Over the years, the haunt changed locations and continued to grow larger and larger, and in 2003, they began to collect donations for the Old Bridge Food Bank as their admission fee.

The entry fee is one non-perishable food item per person, per

Haunted tours and attractions are a great excuse to celebrate Halloween multiple times in October. With many near campus, venture to get spooked, shocked, frightened and have fun in the spirit of the holiday. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS walkthrough, she said. If you forget to bring a donation, you can offer a small donation.

The Haunted-Woods of Old Bridge is open weekends beginning at 7 p.m. The full list of hours is online.

Cheesequake Farms Old Bridge, New Jersey

If you’re looking for something more than simply being chased

by actors, Cheesequake Farms may be the place for you. While Cheesequake Farms does offer a “haunted corn labyrinth” at its Route 9 location, its main attraction is “Zombie Zone Paintball.”

You will ride into the woods armed with paintball guns that are mounted onto their “Zombie Zapper” wagons, according to their website. Sure, being chased by zombies is terrifying,

but at least you have the opportunity to fight back. It’s also a great way to blow off some steam from midterms.

Entry for the “Zombie Zone” is $25 per person, while entry to the corn maze is $12 per person. The attractions are open on weekends through the rest of October. Friday hours are 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday hours are 4 to 10:30 p.m.

Spooky decor adds to the mood of Halloween, whether you’re making it yourself or simply observing the pumkins, spider webs and cut-out ghosts. The Haunted-Woods of Old Bridge displayed these Jack-o-lanterns to contribute to the spooky ambiance.

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House of Horrors Presents: Enter Your Own Nightmare East Brunswick, New Jersey

This Central Jersey haunt is operated by the Middlesex County Teen Council, and the theme changes every year.

This year’s theme is “Face Your Nightmares” and offers either a haunted house or hayride attraction. Many of the actors are children, offering what many consider to be an added scare factor. It’s definitely scarier than the Haunted-Woods of Old Bridge and could arguably be scarier than Cheesequake Farms since you have to walk through the attraction. Get ready to see (fake) mutilated corpses, zombie nurses and maybe even some scary clowns.

All of the proceeds from the event go into a project called “Project Gift,” which provides gifts and toys to families in need during the holidays, according to their website.

Single haunted house tickets or single hayride tickers are $5, and you can gain entry to both for $8.

The House of Horrors is open Fridays and Saturdays in October from 7 to 10:30 p.m.

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DIVERSIONS

October 20, 2017

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

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Page 9 Eugenia Last

Happy Birthday: You’ll tend to overreact this year or end up in situations that are uncertain or that require your undivided attention. Taking care of personal business before things run amok will ensure that you avert unwanted problems and also have the opportunity to make gains that will help you reach your target. Your numbers are 4, 9, 15, 23, 30, 44, 46.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Draw on past experience when it comes to relationships and judge what’s happening from an intellectual point of view.

Weigh the pros and cons and consider what you stand to benefit moving forward with your plans. 3 stars

Over The Hedge

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Non Sequitur

Wiley

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Collaborating with someone you find inspiring will help you expand your creative interests. Talks, travel and conferences are all highlighted and will result in lots of opportunities and plenty to think about. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Do things your own way. Don’t be afraid to be different. Look at the possibilities and invest in yourself and your future. An opportunity will come your way if you are open to suggestions and willing to let others help you out. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Broaden your interests. The connections you will make if you communicate more or travel to places you’ve never been before will be enlightening.

Children will have an impact on the way you think and the life changes you make. 5 stars

Pearls Before Swine

Stephan Pastis

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Situations will get blown out of proportion.

You can make simple changes at home, but first ask for the approval of those who will be affected by what you do. An argument will lead to regret and an inability to follow through with your plans. 2 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Communication is encouraged. Get together with people you find experienced and discuss options that will increase your qualifications. Friends and relatives will offer insight and encouragement. A financial plan is encouraged. Lifestyle changes can cut your overhead. 4 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Stability is encouraged. Mastering what you do best and incorporating it into your daily routine will help you maintain a steady pace toward your goal. Good fortune can be yours if you are prepared to adapt to change.

3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An idea you have or a change you decide to make regarding your current living arrangements will give you greater cash flow. A steady pace and a clear goal will help you outsmart anyone who tries to interfere with your progress. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A deal may sound good, but if you look a little closer, you will realize it’s riddled with deception. If you want something, do the work and reap the rewards instead of trusting someone else to come through for you. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Concentrate on bringing something unique to whatever you pursue. The more you mix intelligence with your imagination, the easier it will be to outshine anyone who may be trying to compete with you. Personal growth is highlighted. 4 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Emotional problems will surface if you get into a debate over money, future plans or beliefs. Be careful not to let negativity seep into an important relationship. An upbeat, positive approach to life will be the best cure.

2 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Share information and consider getting involved in something creative or unusual. You don’t have to spend money if you offer skills, experience or knowledge in place of cash.

A settlement will turn in your favor.

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season Rutgers looks to move up in Big Ten ranks as conference tournament inches closer continued from back has not secured a spot in the postseason as the top eight teams go on to the playoffs. Three teams not in the top eight right now are still alive.

One of those teams chasing the Knights down the final stretch is Indiana (6-7-4, 2-4-3) and head coach Mike O’Neill is aware of that.

“It’s the same (situation) for them,” he said. “This game is important to them for postseason as well so we expect a very tough game, a challenging game and for us to be successful we need to be very good.”

Despite all the noise surrounding the team, Rutgers knows the motto all season long has been taking it one match at a time.

It’s gotten the Knights this far so this weekend should prove to be no different.

“I think we’re just going to take it one game at a time and we’re just gonna now focus on our habits and details,” Hendley said.

“Making sure our possession is clean, our technical is clean and just so like we get all the little things down so we can be successful in the match.”

A big reason why Rutgers is in the position that it is right now is due to the efforts put out by the underclassmen.

Of the 28 goals scored this season, 20 have come from either a freshman or sophomore. In fact, the Knights should be in good shape for years to come as 21 of

the team’s 28 roster players are underclassmen — with a lot of them logging impressive and important minutes this year.

“It’s definitely great,” said freshman midfielder Gabby Provenzano. “I feel like I have so much support whether that’s from the coaching staff or from the players. Everyone is behind me and everyone just wants the best for the team.”

Starting her collegiate career in the Big Ten has also sped up the transition for Provenzano.

“The biggest transition (from high school soccer to college soccer) is the physicality and the level of play coming into the Big Ten,” Provenzano said. “It’s such a physical conference and everyone brings a huge presence no matter who we’re playing.”

The same can be said about this weekend’s matchup against the Hoosiers.

So, Rutgers now controls its own future — win, or wait and see. The Knights would prefer to win.

“They recognize what we do these next two games will set up the postseason,” O’Neill said. “So the focus is the match, the focus is an understanding that we need to do well these next two games to have postseason and to get hopefully a good seed in postseason. That’s the motivation.”

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home Knights must beat Penn State in order to evade bottom seed in Big Ten Tournament continued from back Less than 10 minutes later, junior midfielder Thomas Dovell scored off a header that put the Knights up 2-1 on Lafayette. Dovell’s goal was assisted

by two freshmen, midfielder Kyle Galloway and defender Vincent Borden.

Rutgers went into the halftime locker room up 3-1 after the Leopards scored an own goal in the 42nd minute, a

Freshman midfielder Gabby Provenzano has produced positive results for Rutgers in her short career so far, playing key minutes this year. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2017

crushing blow to their efforts to make a comeback.

After missing a penalty kick earlier in the game, senior midfielder Erik Sa scored the Knights’ fourth and final goal of the night off a second assist from Galloway.

The 4-1 win gave Rutgers its second win at home this season.

“I hit the PK terribly but it’s good to get one back right after that,” Sa said. “That could get in your mind a little bit if you miss it and don’t get another one after

Senior midfielder Erik Sa recovered after missing a penalty kick on Wednesday, scoring the final goal of a 4-1 win over Laffayette at home. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2017

that, so I was glad I could redeem the Knights joined the Big Ten. The Lions have won each myself after that.”

Although the win is still fresh of the matches and lead the in their minds, the Knights now series 3-0.

“It’s going to take more effort turn their attention to what is possibly their most important match on Sunday,” Sa said. “Be strong of the season, as conference rival defensively and not let any of Penn State (2-9-2, 0-6-0) comes to their guys get anything that they Piscataway for the final Big Ten don’t earn.”

In 2014, Rutgers fell in its first match of the season.

The stakes of this match matchup with Penn State on the couldn’t be higher for the two road, failing to score and sucteams that have struggled all cumbing to just a 1-0 loss that season, but the winner of Sunday could have been won.

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Big Ten TourLast season, nament, keepRutgers really ing themselves out of the sights of the No. 1 seed in gave its all in an attempt to steal a game at Penn State, but after two the opening round.

“We’re going to have to work overtime periods, it wasn’t enough, hard at all facets of the game,” as the Lions pulled away with a 3-2 Donigan said. “We’ve got to ex- win and a 3-0 record heading into ecute, make good decisions, we this weekend’s matchup.

“It’s a must-win for us if we can’t give up mistakes because every Big Ten team is going to want to get out of a play-in game in the Big Ten Tournament, so make you pay.”

The Nittany Lions have not we’ve got to ride off our momenwon a match in nearly a month tum and work hard in practice and are currently riding a six- the rest of this week,” Washingmatch losing streak, including ton said. four against Big Ten opponents.

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October 20, 2017

Page 11 TENNIS RUTGERS WILL SEND 4 PLAYERS AT ITA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Rutgers prepares for ITA Regional Championships Kervy Robles Contributing Writer

The Rutgers tennis team will count on four players over the weekend in the main singles draw at the ITA Northeast Regional Championships at the University of Pennsylvania.

Sophomore Jaci Cochrane and senior Chloe Lee represented the Scarlet Knights in the qualifier brackets Wednesday afternoon.

Both of these players needed two victories to advance to the main singles draw and join freshman Maya Jacobs, sophomore Kat Muzik and senior Mingxiu Du. In the opening round, Cochrane faced Malin Leysen of Long Island University Brooklyn in a match that concluded in a frenetic third tie-breaker set.

Cochrane dominated in the first set by a score of 6-2. Leysen recovered by winning a 6-3 second set and forced the match to a third set. With both of the competitors exchanging powerful shots back and forth, the result was unpredictable. But Cochrane overcame a slow second set to earn a 6-4 win in the final set and earned the chance to continue in the qualifier bracket.

Later, Cochrane confronted Rachel Smilansky of Rhode Island in a match similar to the previous one. Cochrane controlled the first set with a 6-3 score, but Smilansky bounced back with a 6-4 second set and took Cochrane to her second extended match of the day. The third set had both of these players in a test of early season endurance in which Cochrane managed to come out

Sophomore Jaci Cochrane advanced out of the qualifiers for the ITA Regional Championships in three straight sets.

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on top. Cochrane earned a spot in the main draw by sweeping the final set with a 6-4 score.

Cochrane will challenge Tiffany Chen of Princeton in a main singles draw contest slated for Thursday afternoon.

In the same qualifiers bracket, Lee struggled against Ghita Benhadi of Drexel. Lee was unable to move past the qualifiers and into the rest of the competition.

Cochrane joins the rest of the team and ties the program

record for number of Knights in the opening singles bracket at an ITA Regional tournament.

Jacobs will try to earn a win over Anna Grigoryan of LIU Brooklyn in her second straight participation at the ITA Regional Championships while Muzik will attempt to reach the expectations when she sees action following a first-round bye.

Du is scheduled to meet Melanie Allen of Army and will tr y to improve a 2-3

singles record in this campaign for Rutgers.

For the doubles main draw competition, Du will partner up with Cochrane while Muzik will team with Jacobs.

Du and Cochrane are 2-2 as a doubles pair this season, while Muzik and Jacobs hold a 3-2 record sharing the cour t.

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“The biggest transition (from high school soccer to college soccer) is the physicality and the level of play coming into the Big Ten.” — Freshman midfielder Gabby Provenzano

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WOMEN’S SOCCER NO. 25 RUTGERS-INDIANA, TOMORROW, 5 P.M.

Knights play final road match of season Robert Sanchez Correspondent

With two matches left in the regular season, the Rutgers women’s soccer team looks to climb up the Big Ten standings and lock up a postseason spot as it travels to Bloomington, Indiana to take on the Hoosiers on Saturday at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

After a week on the outside looking in for the first time this season, the No. 25 Scarlet Knights (10-2-4, 4-2-3) snuck back into the Division I top-25 rankings this week after collecting four points over the weekend with a tie against No. 9 Penn State and a win over then- No. 12 Ohio State.

The week out of the top 25 did not go unnoticed by Rutgers.

“I think after last (road trip) we (went) into (last) weekend and realized that we have to play a lot better to keep our rankings and to keep moving forward,” said sophomore forward Carina Hendley. “So I think now we’re gonna focus on the little things so that we can keep our standings and keep moving forward in the Big Ten.” And the Knights still have a lot to look forward to during these next two matches.

Currently sitting in fifth place in the conference standings with 15 points, Rutgers still Sophomore forward Carina Hendley said the team needs to focus on playing a clean, mistake-free match if it wants to fulfill its hopes of getting a key victory on the road against Indiana. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2017

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MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS-PENN STATE, SUNDAY, 1 P.M.

RU looks for 2nd straight win at home Coby Green Correspondent

The Rutgers men’s soccer team picked up a satisfying victory on Wednesday night, a much-needed vote of confidence to prepare the team for its important matchup this Sunday.

The Scarlet Knights (4-10-1, 0-7-0) took out Lafayette (2-12-0, 1-4-0) in front of their home crowd at Yurcak Field in what was one of the best performances by the team this season.

“It’s always good to get a win,” said head coach Dan Donigan. “It was a convincing win, I felt. They’re a difficult team to break down and we scored 4 goals as a direct result of the quality service in the box.”

The Leopards gave Rutgers a scare early on, scoring almost immediately in the fourth minute off of a penalty kick and putting the Knights in an early 1-0 hole.

Rutgers recouped and scored its first goal of the game in the 26th minute to tie the game. Freshman defender Bryce Washington scored his first goal of the season.

“I honestly didn’t think I scored at first but it happened, so it’s exciting,” Washington said. “It feels good to get another win at home.”

Freshman defender Bryce Washington scored his first goal of the season Wednesday night, setting the stage for him and his fellow Knights as they host a Big Ten rival this Sunday afternoon. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2017 NHL SCORES

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JACI COCHRANE,

sophomore tennis player, advanced out of the qualifiers bracket after winning a pair of three-set matches on Wednesday. Cochrane will face Princeton’s Tiffany Chen in the first round of the ITA Regional Championships this weekend.

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