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No one goes to the emergency room for fun, said George Heinrich, associate dean of Admissions and Special Programs at the New Jersey Medical School. Most patients are anxious, and understanding how to calm a patient down is a valuable and practical skill that will be tested with the upcoming changes to the Medical College Admission Test.

Commonly known as the MCAT, the changes, which include a new section that assesses critical thinking and analytical skills in sociology and psychology, will take effect in April 2015.

“It’s going to take eight to 10 years through evaluations of outcomes to really see if there’s a better understanding of the skillset of the applicants,” Heinrich said.

At this point in time, when no spots are available to take the old test offered for the last time in SEE MCAT ON PAGE 3

Of the 68,554 people who have connected to RUWireless this semester, roughly 2 percent, or 1,200 users, have complained about lack of coverage. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Students voice frustration with RUWireless ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

In the 50 days since the semester began, 68,554 people have connected to RUWireless.

Roughly 2 percent have complained about lack of coverage, according to an email from Don Smith, vice president for information at the Of fice of Information Technology.

But that figure still leaves more than 1,200 users who have lacked or continue to lack sufficient wireless coverage.

“A minimum of 10 staff members” service those students, faculty and administration during standard University office hours, Smith said, meaning that with minimal staff, the average staff member has dealt with more than 100 complaints, or roughly two per day.

“[Most] of the Rutgers wireless environment provides effective service. However, there are locations on campus and in some residence halls that have equipment that is old and in need of replacement,” he said.

Autumn Loichle, a resident at University Center at Easton Avenue, has exactly that issue. The apartments are the only place on campus that do not provide RUWireless to individual apartments,

but expects students to acquire their own routers.

Liochle and her roommates have since complained to the OIT multiple times, each time receiving offers for assistance. Several people have visited the apartment to look at the router.

The first passed on the issue to a higher-up official, who sent SEE WIRELESS ON PAGE 4

Poll shows rise in awareness for CPR, Heimlich in NJ ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Learning CPR and the Heimlich maneuver could save the life of a loved one in the future, said Marian Passannante, a professor in the New Jersey Medical School and the School of Public Health.

“The person you save is likely to be someone you know and love.

Most cardiac arrests occur in the home or a hospital, and most choking incidents occur in the home,” she said.

The Eagleton Institute of Politics recently conducted a study of the public’s awareness and training for CPR and the Heimlich maneuver to treat choking victims that showed positive results for both categories.

Since their previous survey in 1997, training for CPR has increased from 38 to 59 percent, and training for the Heimlich maneuver has increased from 36 to 50 percent, according to the press release.

David Redlawsk, director of the SEE POLL ON PAGE 3

George Papagiannis, external relations and information officer for the UNESCO New York liaison office, speaks about international develpoment at the Civic Square Building. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

UNESCO officer highlights issues about international development JULIAN KHAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

UNESCO can play a key role in combating educational issues faced by refugees of fragile states, said George Papagiannis, the external relations and information officer for the UNESCO New York liaison office.

Papagiannis spoke to a class of Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School

of Planning and Policy graduate students yesterday on the issue of international development at the Civic Square Building in New Brunswick.

Alison Price-Rom, a lecturer in the Bloustein School, said international development entails providing aid to developing countries.

“People focus much more on diplomatic efforts or military efforts and forget that lack of development [and] lack of resources can lead

to instability and produce crisis,” Price-Rom said.

One example of such instability in “fragile” states would be the loss of refugees’ chances of attaining higher education. When the infrastructure of these states disintegrates, the education system often becomes dysfunctional, Price-Rom said.

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shadow, one who genuinely cared about his patients. The two then shook hands.

“In that handshake — that Another 90 minutes have been added on to the 4 drove away all my fears,” Thak1/2-hour MCAT exam kar said.

Carol Terregino, associate dean for admissions and chair of CONTINUED FROM FRONT Some students, including Co- the admission committee at the nyers, welcome the new attention Robert Wood Johnson Medical January, students and faculty are to social sciences. Conyers said she School, said via email that the failfeels confident that her major will ure to demonstrate core personal reacting to these changes. competencies seen among some When Steffany Conyers, a help her tackle any new changes.

The intention is to “help better physicians was a big motivation School of Arts and Sciences junior, first heard about the chang- prepare tomorrow’s doctors for for the school to move to an ines after they were approved in the rapidly advancing and trans- terview process that specifically forming health care system,” ac- assesses these skills.

February, she panicked.

“Patient care requires expertise She said much of the panic has cording to the MCAT website.

Parth Thakkar, president of the in science, not just biomedical scidied down since then as students have made the decision to either Phi Delta Epsilon medical frater- ence but in the social sciences,” cram for the deadline of the old nity at Rutgers, agrees that there she said.

For the test or emmore than brace the un85,000 stucertainty of “Whether or not the students engage in the material, that’s dents who the new one. take the exam Another a personal decision everyone has to make.” each year, the change to the MCAT webtest is an addiPARTH THAKKAR site advises tional 90 minPresident of Phi Delta Epsilon they consider utes added on two questions to the former when decid4 1/2-hour exam, according to The New York is a need for cross-cultural under- ing which test to take: when they standing, he said. want to start medical school, and Times Well Blog.

When Thakkar, a School of Arts when they feel they will be preThe New York Times released sample questions from the new and Sciences senior, shadowed a pared to perform well on the test.

The American Association of test, which present students with doctor in an underserved commupsychological studies and ethical nity in the Bronx, the primary dis- Medical Colleges, which administers the MCAT, has made four scenarios and ask the test-taker ease the doctor treated was HIV. “I had never been exposed to a major revisions to date. to draw conclusions via multicommunity such as that, growing While the MCAT might not necple-choice answers. essarily teach these practical apThe driving force behind up in the suburbs,” he said.

The first patient was a man cov- plications, Thakkar said he feels these changes is the fact that half of all medical students in ered in tattoos and heavy jewelry, that it sends the right message in the past have dropped out due and a nervous Thakkar had to highlighting their importance.

“The most they can do is exto stress or a dislike of the challenge his own perceptions to exam. Once the MCAT was make a personal connection with pose us,” Thakkar said. “Whether or not the students engage in the introduced and periodically the patient.

The tattooed patient told Thak- material, that’s a personal deciimproved, dropout rates dekar he chose a great doctor to sion everyone has to make.” creased significantly.

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POLL Of 871 respondents, 96 percent have heard of CPR, 90 percent have heard of Heimlich maneuver apart. But nonwhites were more likely to be trained the procedure.

Overall, 15 percent of responEagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, said this survey dents had used CPR and 19 peris part of a new series on public cent of respondents had used the Heimlich maneuver. In addition, the health-related issues.

The survey clearly showed that Heimlich maneuver reportedly aidawareness of emergency proce- ed 6 percent.

In both cases, more educated dures has increased, he said.

According to the press release, 96 New Jersey residents were more percent of the 871 respondents have likely to be aware of and trained in heard of CPR, and 90 percent have the procedures.

“I think the education issue is pretheard of the Heimlich maneuver.

“Now the state legislature has ty clear — there is going to be highmandated CPR training in high er awareness among people who are schools, but that does not affect the better educated,” Redlawsk said.

The training disparity among age poll yet,” Redlawsk said.

Passannante said CPR involves groups also makes sense, he said. pumping a victim’s chest if his or her The initiative to train residents in heart stops. Although the chance of high schools and programs has only survival in cardiac arrest is general- originated in the past few decades.

Passannante said although she ly low, standard CPR can double or did not have triple the rate of specific data, survival.

The Heim- “Now the state legislature the rates of use and aid soundlich maneuver has mandated CPR ed reasonable involves a short training in compared to the thrust to the belhigh schools.” anecdotal inforly just below the mation she has chest, she said.

DAVID REDLAWSK heard, especially Most first aid Director of Eagleton Center for Public since the poll and babysitting Interest Polling measured lifecourses teach time use.

CPR and the “Seeing someHeimlich maone choking is not that unusual,” neuver, she said.

“It’s good to see that kind of large she said.

Peter Heimlich, son of the invenincrease, but it’s still not at 100 pertor of the Heimlich maneuver, Hencent,” she said.

The poll showed some disparity ry Heimlich, applauded the efforts of between different races and age the poll, but believed it did not accugroups. For example, white individ- rately conform to current guidelines.

More than a decade ago, the uals and women are five percentage points more likely to be aware American Heart Association and the American Red Cross replaced of the procedure.

Middle-aged respondents the term “Heimlich maneuver” with were more likely to have heard the terms “back blows” and “chest of CPR than millennials, but thrusts,” he said in an email.

The poll only used “Heimlich millennials were 30 points more likely than senior citizens to be maneuver,” which shows how widetrained in the procedure, accord- spread it has become despite the guidelines, he said. ing to the press release.

“No big deal, but to avoid confuFor the Heimlich, the divide in awareness between whites and oth- sion, it might have been useful to er races was 15 percentage points include both terms,” he said.

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WIRELESS Smith says older equipment in some campus areas is scheduled for upgrades CONTINUED FROM FRONT

another person to come out. That person told them to buy a new router, which they did for an additional $50.

When that router did not work, they called and eventually took the router to the Busch campus help desk, where they finally figured out the problem and reconfigured their Internet connection.

“I felt like we kept getting the runaround — ever yone kept transferring us to someone else,” said Loichle, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

As Residence Hall Association vice president of the apartments, she has also heard several people expressing concerns about the slow connection and having to use their own routers.

“I’ve seen the transition reports, and this has been a continuous thing every year,” she said.

Smith said Rutgers will “most likely” upgrade the wireless environment of the Easton Avenue apar tments during summer 2015.

They are waiting until a time when the work would affect the fewest number of occupants, he said, because it would require significant, disruptive changes to the building structure.

Other residence halls and areas have concerns about slow coverage.

Parth Mistr y, a resident of Silvers Apartments on Busch, said since the beginning of the year, RUWireless and RUWireless Secure would sometimes disappear from the list of available networks.

At other times, connecting to the wireless signal would de delayed. He has yet to complain and could always connect through an Ethernet cable, but he is worried about the unreliability of the connection.

“I’m scared the issue will come up during exams,” said Mistr y, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

Leslie Cherr y, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said he receives little wireless signal from his room in Demarest Hall on the College Avenue campus.

The Wi-Fi will turn off and on, he said, which can be frustrating when he is the middle of researching an assignment. He has resorted to working outside, where he tends to get better coverage.

Other residents have complained about shoddy coverage, but Cherr y said he is a realist and does not expect the situation to improve.

“I would like to see it get better,” he said. “My tuition goes to improving Rutgers … I can just hope for the best.”

Smith said the older equipment in some campus areas are scheduled for upgrades in the coming months, beginning with residence halls and other critical areas.

The OIT also recently received a grant from the state of New Jersey to improve wireless coverage at the University, he said. This will enable them to expand coverage to new buildings as well as improve older areas.

For any wireless issues, students can contact the help desk by phone or email.

CULINARY CREATIONS Chefs at Rutgers Club showcase their cooking skills at the “Chef’s Showcase Meal and Cooking Demonstration” held last Friday. TIANYUN LIN

These issues require immediate attention, Papagiannis said. Refugees who are unable to find a dejob may be more prone to beUNESCO has been able to directly help education cent ing recruited by extremist groups in fragile states through Clinton Global Initiative such as the Islamic State.

“If the pipeline [of refugees] is not properly calibrated, these CONTINUED FROM FRONT states that fail to deliver basic hu- states will be facing long-term man necessities, such as employ- problems as they attempt to come Syria, one such example of a ment opportunities or running out of fragility,” he said.

In the past, UNESCO has been fragile state, is the focus of Price- water, Papagiannis said.

Papagiannis, who has had di- able to directly help education in Rom’s course. Her students work on evaluating the effectiveness of rect experience on the Chad-Su- fragile states through the Clinton the Institute of International Edu- dan border and Iraq, stressed the Global Initiative, which has tried cation, which offers United States importance of stepping outside of to improve learning outcomes for scholarships to Syrian students in the comfort zone when working schools in Ethiopia and Tanzania.

UNESCO also works in areas such in international development. the crossfire of the civil war.

“What if you want to go the as preserving cultural heritage and The word “fragility” describes fridge to get that morning break- tsunami early warning systems.

Papagiannis sees their values as fast ready and there’s no electricirelevant to the world’s needs. ty?” Papagiannis asked.

But he said the United States’ Papagiannis mentioned how he once witnessed Chadian school ceasing budget contributions since administrators completely forget 2011 has hindered UNESCO’s to commence a school year after capacity to work in international development. Funding can only a delay.

“I cannot describe to you how return if more Americans start that struck me as incomprehen- talking about why UNESCO matters. sible,” Papagi“People need annis said. to tell Congress He also de“If the pipeline that this is somescribed the in[of refugees] is not thing they want coming crisis of Syrian ref- properly calibrated, these to see. We need to have the U.S. ugee children states will be facing for UNESCO in Lebanese long-term problems.” to be the best schools.

This possible organicrisis encomGEORGE PAPAGIANNIS zation it can be, passes linguistic issues because External Relations and Information Officer and for the Unitfor New York Liaison Office of UNESCO ed States to have Lebanese teachthe best possible ers lack the position it can language skills to communicate with Syrian stu- have on the global stage,” Papagidents, who are expected to out- annis said.

Frank Popper, a professor at the number native Lebanese students Bloustein School, cited fail states in five years.

The behavior of students also as a top international issue, agreeaffects the education of refugees. ing with Papagiannis on the imporThey often suffer from post-trau- tance of international development.

Maia De La Calle, a Bloustein matic stress disorder or other forms of debilitating psychologi- School second-year graduate student, also agreed with the imporcal trauma.

Countries also expect refugees tance placed on international develto eventually repatriate to their opment, including education. “[Refugee education] is importcountries, where they face the problem of returning to a strange ant just in terms of development of education system. Papagiannis the country, the globalized econopointed out that just as the Mex- my and just to provide these stuican educational system differs dents with an outlet. A lot of them from the American system, the might be in a refugee camp for educational system of a refugee many years to come, and it’s imcountry likely differs from their portant for them to have some kind of alternative,” De La Calle said. native country.

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Tech Tuesday

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Online service connects students to potential employers TYLER GOLD AND MEET PATEL

the site will help students do. After creating an account, the student is able to view all available opportuSTAFF WRITERS nities around campus and can pick and chose where they want to apply.

Two University of PennsylvaThe site then makes users take nia alumni have used their past a short survey to learn about their experiences as campus repredemographic, including whether or sentatives for different companot they are involved in greek life, nies to create a site intended to play sports and own a car. These benefit thousands. criteria make it easier for students Campus Job is an online service to find jobs, that allows according to students to Campus Job. connect with Finding a employers ranging from “Campus Jobs’ main goal isn’t just trying to help students job is simple. The site Fortune 500 make money, but to help students gain real world brings users companies employment experience.” to a long, to startups to T witter-like companies feed that has looking for jobs organized freelancers.

The service hopes to by company and position and tells Liz Wessel and J.J. Fliegelman’s experience inspired the differentiate itself from competitors if they are paid positions. The site site. Wessel worked for Anheus- by focusing specifically on college lets users filter jobs by all of students. Only university students these options. er-Busch.

Applications are handled inPrior to now, the creators left at a select number of schools can Campus Job on the wayside, but sign up, Rutgers happens to be one side the site: A posting includes a blurb from the employer and a recently picked it up again and of these universities.

This is annoying if students’ pri- field to answer a few questions. have begun a new marketing push, involving — you guessed it — cam- mary email is not university-issued Resumes are added to Campus — we were unsuccessful in our at- Job’s system when users sign up pus reps.

Campus Job helps students tempt to register using an “@gmail. so there’s no need for employers to ask separately. find jobs in fields ranging com” address.

Campus Jobs’ main goal isn’t When students create an acfrom brand-based marketing, public relations intern- count, they enter their information just trying to help students make ships, social media managers Mad Libs style by filling the blanks money, but to help students gain for startups, freelance writers in a paragraph that describes what real-world employment experience. and graphic designers, among others.

The platform is free for students and charges employers a one-time fee for job postings.

Students in more than 7,000 post-secondary schools and on 500 campuses have already registered, according to a TechCrunch article about Campus Job. It has more than 1,000 new postings each week.

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EDITORIAL

How to get away with murder: military style Military service members must be held accountable for their crimes

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nited States military presence is hardly wel- duty and getting away with them — and this is in no comed by people overseas, and not without small part because of the immunity that is often grantgood reason. Every now and then, a story ed to troops overseas. In the infamous Subic Bay rape gets out of a solider committing a heinous crime com- case in 2005, Lance Corporal Daniel Smith was found pletely out of line with the American values the mili- guilty in Philippine court of raping a Filipina woman tary supposedly upholds. The most notorious of these while other Marines watched.

Although the Philippine government sentenced him were countless incidences of murder, rape and torture in Iraq and Afghanistan at places like Abu Ghraib pris- to life in prison, he was subsequently transferred from on. But the military isn’t just stationed in countries Philippine to U.S. custody — his conviction was overwe are at war with. Currently, the U.S. military is de- turned and he never had to serve out his sentence.

We cannot continue to allow members of our miliployed in more than 150 countries around the world for various strategic and economic reasons. What of tary to literally get away with murder. Military presthe men and women representing us in these coun- ence in places like the Philippines is largely unwelcome by those who live tries, where we don’t genthere, and the behavior of erally pay much attention? our troops hardly helps. In There are currently 3,500 “The military has an unfortunate light of this murder, U.S. military members taking track record of committing crimes military involvement in part in a joint military exwhile on duty and getting away with the Philippines is being ercise in the Philippines.

On Oct. 11, a 26-year-old them — and this is in no small part seriously questioned and protested by the public, transgender woman named because of the immunity that is as it should be. Members Jennifer Laude was found often granted to troops overseas.” of our military are repreapparently strangled and senting Americans across beaten to death in a hotel the globe, and we should bathroom in Olongapo City.

The Philippine government has charged a U.S. Marine, not stand for their abuse of power. It only increases Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton, with her already present anti-American sentiment among the public in these countries. murder, and many are calling this a hate crime.

This is all not to generalize or imply that most (or Pemberton is currently being detained on a U.S. assault ship while the investigation continues. Under even the majority) of our soldiers are like this. But it the Visiting Forces Agreement, while the Philippines should outrage us here just as much as it does those can prosecute American service members, the ser- who are protesting in the Philippines right now that a vice members can still remain in U.S. custody until the member of the U.S. military just murdered a person end of their trial. Much of the language in the Visiting in cold blood. We have to hold these soldiers accountForces Agreement also shields service members from able for their actions wherever they are, at home or Philippine law and essentially grants them virtual im- abroad. Where’s the publicity on Laude’s murder? She was murdered nearly two weeks ago now, and yet, it munity to the law of the land.

Unfortunately, this is hardly the first time we’ve is still difficult to find much coverage of the issue in heard about this kind of brutality and intolerance com- mainstream media. We need to get over the sensationing from members of the military. Many in the Philip- alized news we are so used to (such as the current pines and here at home are skeptical about whether unnecessary panic over an Ebola outbreak in the U.S.) justice will actually be served. The military has an un- and start opening our eyes to the atrocities being comfortunate track record of committing crimes while on mitted in our names all around the world.

The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 146th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.

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Media messages reduce women’s value to physical beauty #REALTALK SARA ZAYED

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recently began learning about nutrition purely because I find the science of what we put in our bodies interesting. Not only can you live relatively disease-free if you eat the right foods, but you can also reverse disease. I’ve had minor experiences demonstrating this by substituting the foods I eat for healthier alternatives, and it is truly mind blowing to see in real time how small changes can have a large impact on the quality of your sleep, your skin and other indicators of general health. So when I hear about the latest popular diets for women, I expect them to be fueled by desires to live optimally and free of discomfort. Instead, they are driven by the desire to be smaller, smaller, smaller.

This, in large part, is caused by images in the media.

The reason this is important is that instead of spending their energies in other, more critical places, women are socialized

to think their beauty (or lack thereof) is their defining quality and the measure of their worth. It goes beyond the advertisements that shame anyone who doesn’t fit the ideal standard of beauty. It is also motivated by campaigns that seek to reassure women that they are all beautiful, such as the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. Superficially, it seems like an inspiring initiative, one that aims to rid women of misconcep-

teem of women, but the messages that affect it in the first place. Thin women are overrepresented in the media and are thinner than the actual female population. The models that are touted as icons of beauty, on average, weigh 20 percent below ideal body weight, which meets the criteria for anorexia. Just these statistics alone are enough to alarm, and it is concerning that we have devoted our energies to con-

“The trouble isn’t beauty — the trouble is that women are faced with an ideal standard that looks the same everywhere and doesn’t do justice to the diversity of women around the world.” tions of “true” beauty. On the other hand, it is a little bewildering. Why is there an entire, lucrative campaign devoted to reminding women how physically appealing they are as though it is the measuring stick for worth?

The short reason is because society says it is. Instead of healing the wound, “beauty” campaigns like to cover it with a Band-Aid that disguises the real issue. What needs to be tackled is not the collective self-es-

vincing women that they are all beautiful.

The trouble isn’t beauty — the trouble is that women are faced with an ideal standard that looks the same everywhere and doesn’t do justice to the diversity of women around the world. Ideas like this are so pervasive that research shows that they still subliminally affect even women who acknowledge that the images aren’t real.

What we need, instead of campaigns centered on beauty, are messages that

say, “Your worth is not tied to your physical appearance.” There are no nationwide campaigns that attempt to convince men how they should be accepting of their appearances. Inherently, we understand that a person’s value is in their character.

Women, however, don’t receive the same treatment and are more apt to benefit from social privilege if they fit in a narrow category of attractiveness. We need messages that say, “Your health is more important than your weight.” We need messages that remind us of why it is important to be a thousand more important things before being pretty — like compassionate, hungry for knowledge, generous and ambitious.

So next time I hear about a fad diet, I would like it to be centered on the pursuit for better health, not a smaller waistline.

I’ve fallen prey to it too, but I’m confident that one day, whatever “health tips” I pick up won’t be vehicles for beauty, but just that: health tips.

Sara Zayed is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in computer science with a minor in mathematics. Her column, “#Realtalk,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

Amidst industry crisis, remember purpose of gaming NOTHING, IF NOT CRITICAL PHILIP WYTHE

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n the past few months, the video game community has been set aflame by “#gamergate,” an industry-wide campaign surrounding journalistic integrity within the gaming journalism industry. The movement has remained a highly controversial issue, largely due to increasing concerns with harassment, death threats and abuse apologism from users across all sides of the issue. As a result, the gaming community has been largely divided on GamerGate. In some cases, friendships have been driven apart, communities have been left largely damaged and major sponsors have pulled out of supporting Gamasutra, Gawker media and other publications.

When the video game industry is going through a crisis situation, gamers on all sides often forget why they began playing video games in the first place. We lose ourselves to the politics of the current moment. However, video games are a powerful medium, and the hobbyists who engage with gaming often come from a wide range of backgrounds, identities and political viewpoints. Indeed, gaming prides itself on a diverse spectrum of political and intersectional identities. And this platform gives us the opportunity to explore ourselves in ways no other medium can.

In late 2007, Canadian game development studio BioWare released “Mass Effect,” a science-fiction role-playing video game set in the distant future. The game draws heavily on a dynamic and immersive

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story, in which renowned human soldier Commander Shepard is tasked with protecting humanity from an oncoming invasion of world-ending alien invaders called the “Reapers.”

One of the highlights of BioWare’s science-fiction series is the player’s role in creating “Commander Shepard.” Like most contemporary role-playing game protagonists, Shepard is highly customizable from his or her appearance down to his or her leadership style, and Shepard’s characterization is left to the players themselves. Indeed, BioWare prides

Commander Shepard, from the protagonist’s appearance to sexual desires (or lack thereof).

Commander Shepard might appear relatively standard to a non-gamer. However, Shepard represents something rather meaningful within the larger context of video gaming. The sheer range of dynamic choices BioWare gives players allows them to create their own “personal” Shepard.

This allows players to create their own forms of representation in-game: Shepard can, essentially, look and behave any way the player chooses.

“No other artistic medium allows viewers to design their own representation within artwork. Video games stand alone in this regard, as a form of interactive narrative creation. And that’s something every gamer should be proud of.” itself on player input, as the “Mass Effect” series primarily rests on dynamic choices while creating the protagonist. For instance, as players explore the trilogy, they can guide Shepard’s moral and ethical decisions: affecting the way Shepard interacts with others and, in some cases, who lives and perishes within the series.

Likewise, BioWare also allows players to explore Shepard’s characterization on an intersectional level. Within each game, players are given the opportunity to guide Shepard’s sexuality — however, Shepard is not restricted to heterosexual relationships, as the player character can cultivate queer sexual relationships with other characters throughout the series. Essentially, BioWare’s video game gives players a large amount of autonomy in creating

When developers create intersectional video games, this is extremely empowering. When I first began playing “Mass Effect” during my first year of college, for instance, I designed a Shepard based on a mixture of myself and my ideal heroine. I fused a part of myself into her — I gave her my blonde hair, developed her as a bisexual Commander and set her on the virtuous Paragon moral path (not unlike myself).

As I continued the series, these choices bloomed into a character representative of me. I became deeply attached to her throughout my playthrough and felt, at last, she was the kind of protagonist I wanted in mass media.

We often forget how empowering video games can be. However, video games give players an enormous amount of autonomy

and control. Role-playing video games like “Mass Effect” give players the opportunity to design the protagonists they want to see in our society and culture. This is not just empowering experience, but it is also a particularly unique one — no other artistic medium allows viewers to design their own representation within artwork.

Video games stand alone in this regard, as a form of interactive narrative creation.

And that’s something every gamer should be proud of.

Yet, when our gaming communities are fighting with one another, we often forget how incredible this industry is. We put aside the hobby we love, in order to attack one another (often rather viciously and inappropriately). And, by doing so, we abandon the very same inspiring narratives that brought us into the gaming community in the first place.

As the GamerGate issue spreads beyond Twitter and bleeds into mainstream media coverage, it’s important not to forget why we came to this industry in the first place.

Video games are not just innovative, but they are also empowering. They give us the opportunity to explore ourselves in a safe, interactive environment that no other medium truly accomplishes. While we must hold gamers and writers to higher ethical standards, we should also remember the core bond that brings the entire gaming community together: a deep, heartfelt love of video games. Lest we forget why so many gamers are passionate about their work and play in the first place.

Philip Wythe is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in English with a minor in political science. Their column, “Nothing, if Not Critical,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black

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Today’s Birthday (10/21/14). Your creativity cup runs over this year.

Changes in a partnership lead to a boost in income (especially after the 10/23 eclipse). There’s more coming in (and more expenses) through 12/23. Take advantage, and stash funds. A breakthrough at work over springtime leads to a rise in personal power. Family and friends are your greatest strength and joy. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries ( March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Turn down a costly invitation. Everybody’s more willing to compromise for the next few days. Don’t give up, even if the action slows. Vivid feelings and expression of love occupy you (and someone else). Nurture them.

Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Passion flairs. Deadlines may loom and work could seem overwhelming. Don’t get anxious. The excellent work you’ve been doing reflects well on you.

Prioritize how to spend time, and handle one thing at a time. Shut out distractions.

Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Love’s a comfort when money’s tight. Delve into fun passion projects. Enter a generally happy and cuddly two-day phase. Loving words may get farther than effort and action. Still, don’t just talk about exercise... get a physical workout.

Cancer ( June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Make time over the next two days for family rest and recreation. Don’t buy toys, especially to impress peers. Share some fun at home. Slow down and listen. The emotional energy shifts dramatically. Be generous with your love.

Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Advise a loved one not to stir things up... not yet, anyway. Get into an intensive learning phase today and tomorrow. You’re extra brilliant, with keen powers of concentration. Plan your moves and craft the message.

Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — The next two days you can make extra cash. Some may come from work done previously, and some actions today pay off later.

Don’t spend recklessly. Focus on the big picture. Direct traffic, and avoid roadblocks.

Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Focus on transforming your space. Create surroundings that reflect who you want to be. Finish chores quickly. You’re strong and very creative today and tomorrow. Inspire, rather than demand. Your emotions cannot remain hidden.

Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Think twice before taking action. Stay objective in a tense situation. You’re under pressure to complete old tasks the next few days. Take time to think over consequences, ramifications and picky details. Choose for peace.

Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Work smarter and for a bit longer. You can make changes now. An uncomfortable situation spurs you into action. Your team comes to your rescue. Take care, to avoid injury. Give thanks and reward kindnesses.

Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Career opportunities show up for the next two days, so grab on. Some actions could backfire. Disagreements could slow things. Abandon preconceived notions. Take clear aim for a rise in status.

Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Make time for an outing over the next few days. Travel and romance both look good. Get sidetracked with an interesting diversion. Secrets get revealed. Postpone expansion. Don’t be impertinent. Entertain suggestions from a free spirit.

Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Plan a business trip for fun along the way. Schedule out to visit distant loved ones.

Budget to manage it. Haste makes waste today and tomorrow, favoring words and thought over action.

Easy does it.

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October 21, 2014

RESPONSE Army enters Piscataway undefeated in its last three games CONTINUED FROM BACK

fender Drew Morgan feels grinding out victories is much more of a Sa pushed back into more of an mental thing.

“It’s a desire. I mean, as a team, attacking role in the midfield, with either redshirt freshman Jack we don’t really have the desire to Young or sophomore Spencer make that one extra step, that one Hambleton filling the defensive extra tackle, and that’s what these teams can do,” Morgan said. “And midfield role.

But just like Correa’s injur y if you have the mindset that you’re status being uncertain, the game- going to win every tackle, you’re by-game starting lineups are any- going to be focused every play and one’s guess, with Donigan still not making those one or two mistesting things in search of his takes, and we’ll be beating these teams instead of losing.” best 11.

With only two days in between “It’s never good that we’re continuing to tinker with it at their loss to the Wildcats and game against this point in Army, the the season, but “It’s a desire, I mean as a Knights have unfor tunateteam we don’t really have no choice but to ly, guys havmove for ward. en’t solidified the desire to make that The matchup themselves,” one extra step, that one marks the third Donigan said. extra tackle.” straight week “We still havRutgers plays en’t gotten perDREW MORGAN on a Tuesday, formances from Junior Defender with its last guys that say Tuesday game they deser ve to be starting or they deser ve to be resulting in a demolition of Penn.

Having proven last week they out there for more minutes than can turn things around quickly, Sa what they’re getting.”

Whoever does get the start feels there’s no reason they can’t do against Army, Donigan will have it again.

“We have a pretty good idea of made sure to stress staying focused what went on and what we can fix, on the little details for 90 minutes.

The Black Knights play like a but we’re definitely going to take typical Big Ten school, stingy at the away some positives [from Northback and able to grind out marginal western],” Sa said. “We created victories, with four of their five wins chances, we played pretty decent soccer … and [we need to] just coming by one goal.

Army also enters Piscataway, focus on fixing those little, little New Jersey, on a three-game un- things, that in college soccer are beaten streak and has a better road so important.” record than at home.

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Sophomore midfielder Erik Sa said the Knights must focus on the little details if they are to get back to winning ways versus Army.

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Junior defensive tackle Darius Hamilton said Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah is unlike any back he has prepared for since he came to Rutgers. THE DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2012

BACK Snyder says that RU faces at least one top offensive player each season CONTINUED FROM BACK “From a running back position, no, he’s not like any player I’ve ever played against,” Hamilton said. “He’s a great running back.

He’s got great vision. He’s a power back when he needs to be, and he can cut it up with the best of ‘em.

It’s gonna be a real big challenge stopping him.”

But for senior middle linebacker Kevin Snyder, it’s not something all too unfamiliar. Going up against a top offensive weapon like Abdullah is something that Rutgers has prepared for in the past and is something the team

has faced at least once per year, Snyder said.

“Yes, he’s like other guys I’ve seen. But in the same sense, he’s the full package,” Snyder said. “He can do everything, and you don’t see a guy like that all the time. He’s a once-a-season type of guy.”

Flood acknowledged the challenge in trying to contain a top running back such as Abdullah.

He said it won’t be possible to stop everything that he does because of the amount of times he will carry the ball, but it will be possible to contain him.

“I mean, he is going to touch the football in every way that they can possibly have him touch the football,” Flood said. “Our job is to make sure that we do a good job getting him on the ground. He’s as good a running back as we’ve ever faced, so this is a tremendous challenge for our defense to minimize his impact on the game. Now, that

is not an easy task, and to think that you’re going to eliminate him from the game, I don’t know if that’s a realistic expectation.”

With one practice already in the books on Sunday and the first rounds of film already watched, focus begins on how to neutralize Nebraska’s run game.

For Hamilton, the preparation starts with something unique to the team that is not outside the realm of normal weekly preparation.

“I think you just have to stay on your keys and we just have to play our defense,” Hamilton said of slowing down the Huskers’ running attack. “Everybody has got to be in their gaps when they are supposed to be there, and we got to swarm to the ball. Teams can’t account for the swarm.”

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October 21, 2014 MEN’S GOLF KNIGHTS FINISH 19 STROKES SHY OF LEADER AT LEHIGH INVITATIONAL

RU rebounds from deficit to finish second at invite ALEX NAZZARO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

After a dismal first round of golf Saturday at the Lehigh Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa., the Rutgers men’s golf team tied for fourth place in the second round with Fordham and looked like it would end a fall season plagued by ups and downs on a low note entering the spring season.

But an experienced Scarlet Knights team, one year removed from winning the Lehigh Invitational, displayed poise in Sunday’s final round, finishing in second place in the 12-team field.

The resiliency of the team impressed head coach Rob Shutte.

“We competed hard,” Shutte said. “Conditions were the hardest we played in so far this fall, so all the scores were up. All the teams had to play in them, so mentally competing hard to finish the tournament was important for us to do.”

The finish saw the Knights trailing only Towson, which finished the par-72 course with a 602 scorecard compared to Rutgers’ 621 scorecard. John Hulede led Towson, who finished first in the 66-player field.

Lafayette, Fordham and Villanova rounded out the top five, respectively.

Junior Jonathan Chang led the Knights’ effort once again, pacing the team throughout to finish tied for fifth. Chang’s solid play scored him a 74 in round one and a 77 in

Freshman Toks Pedro shot a 161 to tie for 30th overall in the 66-player field. Pedro finished fourth for Rutgers. The Knights finished in second place at the Lehigh Invitational this weekend. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER round two, trailing tournament leader Hulede by just three strokes.

“Chang is a great player,” Shutte said. “He has the total package of physical talent and mentally being in a good mindset where he can play good golf.”

Entering the second round trailing Towson, Lafayette, Siena and Fordham, Rutgers managed

to jump ahead three places with average play from a cast of players.

Sophomore Michael Howe showcased his talents with a performance good enough to finish tied for eighth after bettering his first round score of 79 to a 75 in round two, not too far behind Chang’s.

Senior Jacob Stockl was just shy of a top-10 finish, shooting a

155 good enough for 11th overall while freshman Toks Pedro, who could not improve on his performance at the Mar yland Invitational, rounded out the Knights’ top four, shooting a 161 to tie for 30th overall.

Given the outcome, Shutte felt Rutgers could have done more in its fall season finale.

“No one in particular played [well] or [badly],” Shutte said.

“All [players] had their moments of things they did well and shots or decisions they would like to change or have back.”

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MARYLAND Rutgers ranks last in Big Ten in hitting percentage, kills and assists per set CONTINUED FROM BACK For both teams, its respective opponent represents one of the better opportunities to earn a win in the Big Ten. The Terrapins, losers of their last 11 games, share many of the same problems as the Knights.

Rutgers and Maryland rank near the bottom of the Big Ten in a number of areas.

For the Knights, they are last in hitting percentage (.136), assists (9.90) and kills (10.68) per set. The Terrapins rank 13th in hitting percentage (.147), opponent hitting percentage (.219), assists (10.31) and kills (10.96) per set.

One player the Knights must account for on Maryland is outside hitter Ashleigh Crutcher, who currently ranks seventh in the Big Ten with an average of 3.42 kills per set.

Even without the statistical comparison, Werneke knows each team will have opportunities to come away with a win Tuesday night.

“I think it’s going to be two evenly matched teams facing one another,” Werneke said. “I don’t know if there’s an edge one way or another. They have been playing with people banged up and out if position much like us, and both teams are going to be hungry, so it will be a close call.”

Head coach CJ Werneke said Big Ten wins do not come easily and that when Rutgers finally earns one it will be a big morale boost.

The Knights had 57 total errors last weekend against Michigan and Michigan State. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER One area the Knights need improvement on is their errors, Werneke said.

Rutgers currently has more attacking, servicing and receiving errors than all of its opponents combined on the season.

The Knights had 57 total errors last weekend, a number far too high for Werneke’s standards.

“Our unforced errors have to be addressed,” Werneke said. “Errors

are going to happen, but it’s what type of errors [are] happening at critical moments of the game. We need to eliminate those errors along with some of the unusual ones during the game that are hurting us.”

Reducing these crucial errors is key for a successful match against Maryland. The Knights had a number of opportunities late in their games last weekend but now need to capitalize on them.

Both the coaching staff and players realize how important this home and away series against Maryland is this week — the Terrapins play Saturday night at the College Ave. Gym. It represents one of the best chances for the Knights to earn their first Big Ten win, something Werneke is not taking lightly.

“I think it would be huge — Big Ten wins do not come eas-

ily,” Werneke said. “We haven’t earned one yet, and I’m sure it would be a big boost to our confidence, especially on the road. If we can go and execute like we’re capable of, then I think we’ll be in a very good position to get our first Big Ten win.”

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October 21, 2014 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK FLOOD SAYS GLEESON WILL REMAIN RUTGERS’ STARTING PUNTER

Senior middle linebacker Kevin Snyder (right) and the Knights will try to rebound this week from a blowout loss against Ohio State. The last time RU lost in a Big Ten game, it rattled off three straight wins. Snyder admitted the OSU defeat was easier to flush than Rutgers’ 13-10 loss to Penn State. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Knights compare sting of OSU loss to Penn State heartbreak GREG JOHNSON SPORTS EDITOR

The last time the Rutgers football team suffered a painful Big Ten defeat, it truly moved on, and the results showed.

Three straight wins followed the Scarlet Knights’ devastating 13-10 loss Sept. 13 to Penn State, including a program breakthrough in a 26-24 first Big Ten victory Oct. 4 against Michigan.

At the forefront was the resurgence of Gary Nova. The senior quarterback tossed seven touchdowns and only one interception to go along with a 63.5-percent completion rate after throwing five picks against the Nittany Lions.

But the circumstances surrounding Rutgers’ 56-17 pummeling Saturday at No. 13 Ohio State appear to be vastly different.

The Knights were hardly competitive against the Buckeyes from the opening series, going three-and-out to start the game and never leading at any point.

Less than 10 minutes in, Ohio State led by two touchdowns, and by halftime, its lead had snowballed to 35-7.

But whether Rutgers lets a game it should win slip away or is simply overmatched in all three phases, several Knights insist the process for moving on is the same.

“As competitive as football players we are, a loss is a loss, no matter how you look at it,” said senior fullback Michael Burton.

“Whether you lose by one or lose by 50, a loss is a loss. It stinks either way, and that’s just the nature of the game. … We have to make the corrections from this game, prepare throughout the week, build our momentum and be 1-0 this week.”

That thought process was uniform throughout most of High Point Solution Stadium’s Audi Club at Rutgers’ media availabil-

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ity Monday, but Kevin Snyder had a different mindset.

The senior middle linebacker admitted that emotionally flushing the Penn State loss was more difficult than accepting Ohio State’s overpowering win.

“You start talking to yourself, ‘What if we would’ve just done this one thing?’” Snyder said of losing in the final minutes to Penn State. “When you have a game like Ohio State where everything starts kind of not going your way right away, then you don’t think that way. You think, ‘Ah, they beat us. We’ve got to move on. We’ve got to go to the next one.’ I’m just glad that we’re able, as a team, in a maturity level to just move on past whatever it might’ve been.”

Either way, the Knights say they are recharged and refocused for this week’s game preparations, and they’ll need to be with No. 16 Nebraska rounding out a historically challenging two-game road tilt.

Head coach Kyle Flood said he saw a bounce in the players’ steps Sunday night when Rutgers returned to the practice field for the first time since Saturday’s blowout.

“What I want to see is guys turn the page. I want to see guys own their mistakes, understand that we all need to get better — coaches and players alike — and then I want to see guys move for ward,” Flood said. “When I go to the field and I see high energy, when I see guys really moving with urgen-

cy, those are the things that tell me that we’re doing it.” *** Despite a shaky performance against Ohio State, junior punter Tim Gleeson will remain Rutgers’ starter, Flood said.

Gleeson didn’t do any favors for Rutgers’ struggling defense with poor hang time on punts and 36.3 yards per attempt, which contributed to routine short fields the Buckeyes had to work with.

“I don’t see it as a competition right now,” Flood said of reopening the punting competition. “I think our operation has got to get better. That’s really where I want to see us make some improvements this week. I think if the operation gets better, our punting numbers will be better.”

*** Fifteen Knights are on this week’s injury report, but only redshirt freshman free safety Andre Hunt is questionable.

Starters in senior right tackle Taj Alexander, sophomore cornerback Nadir Barnwell, junior defensive end Djwany Mera, sophomore right guard Chris Muller and sophomore free safety Delon Stephenson are probable.

Senior center Betim Bujari, who was listed questionable early last week but started against Ohio State, is off the injury report.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Everybody in the stadium knows he’s going to get the ball, and yet he still averages over six yards a carry.”

— Rutgers head football coach Kyle Flood on Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah

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FOOTBALL

Knights’ ‘D’ preps for top back in nation TYLER KARALEWICH ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

With Correa likely out and facing an Army (5-4-4) team that ranks 37th in the nation in goals allowed per game, the Knights will likely rely more heavily on sophomore midfielder Erik Sa and freshman forward Jason Wright for goal production.

The tandem was lethal in Rutgers’ last win against Penn, 4-1, with Wright grabbing his sixth and seventh goals of the season, while Sa had a goal and an assist.

Though the pair did not score against Northwestern, Correa’s injur y could see

Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah is unlike anyone the Rutgers football team has seen this season and distinct from any ball carrier the Scarlet Knights have seen in recent history.

Abdullah is one of the top running backs in the nation this year and appears on many Heisman Trophy watch lists, along with other top awards for the NCAA. But it’s the multiplicity of his skill set that makes him dangerous, said Rutgers head football coach Kyle Flood. “[Nebraska is] a really, really fine football team with one of the premier players in the country, Ameer Abdullah … a first-round draft pick running back,” Flood said. “I don’t know what else you can say about him. Everybody in the stadium knows he’s going to get the ball, and yet he still averages over six yards a carry. He’s just a tremendous player, tremendous kickoff returner.”

Looking at the top rushing yards by a player this season, one would find Abdullah sitting near the top, as he’s third in the nation with 1,024 yards.

Abdullah plays for a Nebraska team that runs the ball significantly more than it passes the ball. The Huskers throw the ball only 37 percent of the time and have run the ball 337 times this season, roughly 48 times per game.

Going up against a top offensive weapon like Abdullah is something rare for the Knights, specifically at the running back position. For some, it’s a once-a-season kind of opponent.

For junior defensive tackle Darius Hamilton, Abdullah is unlike any back he has ever prepared for.

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Freshman forward Jason Wright will be heavily relied on to add to his team-leading seven goals against Army tonight with junior forward J.P. Correa likely to miss the match with a hamstring injury. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Offense seeks response at home SEAN STEWART ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Dealing with adversity has been nothing new for the Rutgers men’s soccer team these past couple of seasons.

The Scarlet Knights (4-8-1) have had to endure the departure of two of their best players during the offseason, nagging injuries to the backline, an agonizingly long six-game winless streak and five straight home losses.

When the Knights host Army on Tuesday night, they now face the prospect of playing without junior forward J.P. Correa, who suf-

fered a hamstring injury Saturday night in the first half against Northwestern.

Despite Rutgers’ many lineup changes this season, Correa has started all 13 games and is second on the team in goals scored with three.

Although it remains unclear how long the Montville, New Jersey, native could be sidelined, head coach Dan Donigan was left fearing the worst postgame against the Wildcats.

“It doesn’t look good, I don’t think,” Donigan said. “But again, part of the game is maintaining your health and taking care of yourself, so [his injury is] unfortunate.”

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RU faces last-place Maryland CONOR NORDLAND STAFF WRITER

Freshman outside hitter Meme Fletcher thinks Rutgers is close to its first win.

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As the Big Ten conference season reaches the midway point, the Rutgers volleyball team is still hunting for that elusive first win in its new conference.

The Scarlet Knights’ (7-14, 0-8) next chance for a victory comes Tuesday, as they travel to face Maryland (7-12, 0-8) in College Park, Maryland.

Despite playing well enough to hang around against Michigan and Michigan State this past weekend, the Knights could not finish down the stretch or win a set against either team.

BY THE NUMBERS

When was the last time the Rutgers football team defeated a ranked opponent?

The Scarlet Knights’ last win against a ranked team came Nov. 12, 2009 against No. 23/24 South Florida by a score of 31-0.

Rutgers plays at No. 16 Nebraska this weekend, coming off a 56-17 loss Saturday at No. 13 Ohio State.

Rutgers is currently on an eight-game losing streak that started once Big Ten conference play began.

All the losing has not deterred the Knights’ attitude, though. The players believe they are getting closer to winning a game in the Big Ten, evidenced by last weekend’s performance.

“We are so close to getting a win,” said freshman outside hitter Meme Fletcher. “I think everyone is figuring out we can actually compete with these teams and beat them. Now, we just need to show it in our play, and it will happen.”

Even though Rutgers has yet to win a set in conference play, the coaching staff feels the

EXTRA POINT

CHRISTIAN TRASOLINI, sophomore,

was given the AI Twitchell Award yesterday, which is awarded to the freshman seen as the most valuable player to the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team at its annual banquet.

players have made consistent improvements since the season started.

“I think we are becoming more focused on the process and our quality of play rather than the end result,” said head coach CJ Werneke.

“No one likes to lose, but I think they are realizing that we had some real opportunities to win, and as a coach you talk to them about giving yourself an opportunity to be in that situation in order to figure out how to win in close circumstances.”

Some of those opportunities will need to be produced against Maryland if Rutgers is to win.

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KNIGHTS SCHEDULE

TENNIS

WOMEN’S GOLF

MEN’S SOCCER

VOLLEYBALL

Yale Invitational

Fighting Camel Classic

vs. Army

at Maryland

Today, New Haven, Ct.

Today, Bouies Creek, N.C.

Tonight, 7 p.m., Yurcak Field

Tonight, 8 p.m., College Park, Md.