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RUDOTS elaborates on bus system, parking ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
The Rutgers University Department of Transportation Services has a tight budget that makes it difficult for it to provide ideal bus services, said Jennifer Stuart, manager of transportation planning. Stuart and Susan Romano, assistant director of Student In-
volvement and Commuter Life, addressed student concerns at a town hall yesterday at the Livingston Student Center. From buses to biking, the department handles every type of transportation on campus. It was responsible for the new lockers on Livingston and Cook campus. SEE SYSTEM ON PAGE 5
Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) speaks about drug addiction issues at last night’s “Overdose Vigil,” held on the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus. DEVON JUDGE
Vigil creates awareness about overdose concerns, honors victims SABRINA SZTEINBAUM ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Jennifer Stuart, manager of transportation planning, addresses student concerns at last night’s town hall meeting at the Livingston Student Center. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
When students overdose on drugs or alcohol on college campuses, their friends will often scatter, holding out hope that they will be okay, said Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19). Vitale, who drafted the Overdose Prevention Act, spoke at last night’s
“Overdose Vigil,” held on the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus. At the steps, which were decorated with purple and white balloons and electric candles illuminating the night, about 30 people gathered to honor those who have died due to an overdose. The vigil — hosted by the Rutgers Health Outreach, Promotion
and Education program and the Rutgers Institute for Women’s Leadership — was also held to reduce the stigma surrounding addiction. Most people don’t understand that it is a brain disease, said Didem Aksoy, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. SEE VIGIL ON PAGE 4
Campaign aims to remove insults from conversations ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Ilya Raskin, distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, is the creator of “super lettuce,” a nutritious variety of lettuce. COURTESY OF ILYA RASKIN
U. professor creates ‘super lettuce’ KATIE PARK CORRESPONDENT
Kale, chia, quinoa and blueberries are touted as a few of the nature’s “superfoods.” Ilya Raskin may have just created another one. Raskin, distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, created Rutgers Scarlet Lettuce, a “super lettuce” that has three times the number of polyphenols of blueberries,
high levels of fiber and low levels of sugar. Polyphenols are believed to help with preventing cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. Raskin’s results yielded a type of lettuce with burgundy red leaves that sometimes look almost black or dark blue. He said the texture of RSL is very similar to conventional types of lettuce. It took a team of two to three people and three years to create RSL. The product appeared in East and West
Coast grocery stores for the first time last Saturday. RSL is the result of a long-standing effort to enhance the nutritional qualities of food through non-genetically modified or transgenic means. The research was funded in part by the National Institutes of Health when Raskin received a grant. With regard to money, potatoes are the most-consumed vegetable in the SEE LETTUCE ON PAGE 5
Phrases like “that’s so gay” or “you play like a girl” are the target of a new campaign that establishes that these statements are far more harmful than those who use them think. The Language Matters campaign raises awareness for the unintentional insults that come up in everyday conversation. Run by the Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities, it aims to eliminate microagressions, which are small biases that can impact minority students. Zaneta Rago, director of the center, said in a Rutgers Today article that discrimination and bias have transformed in today’s climate. “It is the little things that, when they build upon one another, still have a similar affect to experiencing flat-out bias,” she said. “Even if it is not intentional, we all have a role to play.” In an online presentation, the center points out common biased statements and how they hurt students. Victims of microaggressions face physical and mental trauma, according to the presentation. These biases can reveal themselves in different ways — for example, someone who assumes Asians are good at math or a person who checks their wallet when they see a black man is perpetuating stereotypes.
The Asian-American Cultural Center, the Center for Latino Arts and Culture and the Paul Robeson Cultural Center are also coordinating the campaign. A language poster program at University of Maryland and a photo project called “I, Too, Am Harvard” inspired this campaign. Merz Lim, assistant director of the AACC, said in the article that he has been the victim of small stereotypes, such as people assuming he is good at math or being impressed that he speaks perfect English. “It is a way for students to think about what language means and how day-to-day interactions can have an effect on other people,” he said. Brianna Shaw, a School of Social Work junior, said in the article that people have directed comments at her that have been hurtful in their implications. Rather than being smart “for a black girl,” she would rather people stick to simply calling her smart. “Anything positive about me should not be surprising to you because of the color of my skin,” she said. She said if this campaign is successful, it will change her feelings about the campus. “It would be an extreme relief that I could be myself at all times and that I don’t have to constantly be worrying about who is looking at me and what statement I am making for my entire race,” she said.
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October 22, 2014
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Members of the United Muslim Relief Rutgers chapter host Relief Awareness Week at Morell Street and hand out goodies like free popcorn, cotton candy, cupcakes, as well as free games to help students learn about various humanitarian crises. COLIN PIETERS
Rutgers gaming clubs forge competition, friendships ANKUSH RAVAL
Zaid Qumei, a School of Engineering junior, is an active member of the “StarCraft” club. He Rutgers has a wide variety of believes the game is interesting activities for students, but one such because it incorporates many difactivity requires quick reflexes and ferent skills. “StarCraft incorporates the mind strategic minds. To cultivate their gaming inter- games and bluffing elements of est or gain new ones, students can poker, the strategical foresight and get involved with one of the many calculations of chess and the headto-head dexterity of a sport like tengaming clubs on campus. Omer Janjua, a School of Arts nis,” Qumei said. Although many stereotypes go and Sciences sophomore, is an avid player of the famous game “League with being a gamer, Qumei said he never let it bother him or stop him of Legends.” “LoL” is an online multiplayer from doing what he loves. “It should not matter what game in which players fight one another with the main objective to other people think,” Qumei said. destroy the “nexus,” a structure “If you have something that you that lies in the heart of the opposing are passionate for and love, why be ashamed?” team’s base. An unspoken bond builds beHaving attended numerous tween gamers competitions who begin playand tournaments, Janjua “You begin to feel a strong ing more often, makes the is considered bond of friendship and a which game even more a pro player strong sense of enjoyable, Quby most of his teammates and belongingness through mei said. The club also friends, he said. this game.” attends many “I take the major tournagame very seriZAID QUMEI ments like the ously and so do School of Engineering Junior Red Bull Batall my friends,” tle Grounds, a Janjua said. “It’s a game that requires tremendous “StarCraft” competition people from team work and dedication. The all over the world attend. Qumei said he has been playing team is only as strong as it’s weakthe game since he was in kinderest link.” garten, but his interest level did not peak until he went to the World CySTARCRAFT The Rutgers StarCraft Club is ber Games tournament where he fell in love with game. engaging gamers at Rutgers. The club meets ever y FriFor the readers who are unfamiliar with the game, “StarCraft” day and is continuously adding is a fictional real-time strategy new members. The club is computer game. Players act as open to ever yone, regardless three different species fighting of whether they have a backfor dominance in the far part of ground in “StarCraft.” “Whether it be with online the Milky Way. As of Februar y 2009, the friends or real-life friends,” Qumei game sold over 11 million copies, said. “You begin to feel a strong making it one of the best-selling bond of friendship and a strong computer games, according to sense of belongingness through this game.” Edge Online. CONTRIBUTING WRITER
“League of Legends” is an online multiplayer battle arena game in which teams of players attempt to destroy enemy bases. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MICHELLE KLEJMONT / PHOTO EDITOR
DOTA
“Defense of the Ancients” is often attributed as the most significant inspiration for online multiplayer battle genre. “DotA” is a multiplayer battle arena model for the famous video games “Warcraft III: Reign of Choas” and “Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.” The objective of the game is to destroy the opponents’ Ancients, heavily guarded structures that reside at the opposing the side of the map.
Most people are interested in the game due to its rigorous focus on teamwork and critical thinking, said Aedan Dispenza, a School of Arts and Science junior. “The game itself is cool because of the passion of the people who play it,” Dispenza said. “They pour so much of their time into perfecting their play and strategies, which reflects in amazing matches for players and spectators alike.” Although the DotA Club as a whole has not traveled to any tournaments, many members have at-
tended tournaments similar to the ESL One NYC, Dispenza said. Every Friday night, the club meets, and players are able to compete with one another or simply acquire skills to prove their game. “I think the most fun I have during the club is when someone either does something really cool or messes up really badly,” Dispenza said. “Ever yone always has a laugh, and we all experience it together, which shapes [us as players and] how we play together.”
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VIGIL Two Rutgers students have died due to heroin in last 15 months CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Aksoy, who works for H.O.P.E., has been in recover y from an alcohol addiction for a little more than five years. “When I say that I am openly in recover y, people are like, ‘Oh, I would never guess that,’ or ‘Oh, you’re so well put together,’ and I’m like, ‘It’s not about that,’” she said. In addition to increasing awareness about the Overdose Prevention Act, Francine Glaser, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, read 90 names of people from the Rutgers and New Jersey communities who have passed away from an overdose. Glaser was inspired to create the event after a friend of hers discovered that there have been drug overdoses and deaths on the Rutgers campus that have not been publicly addressed. “I thought, ‘Well this is bad — it shouldn’t be a secret,’” she said. “At least it shouldn’t be hidden.” Only “big deaths” are publicized, Glaser said, referring to celebrity deaths. Maybe by acknowledging addiction, fewer people will fall victim to it because they will feel comfortable speaking openly. Two Rutgers students have died due to heroin overdose in the past 15 months, Glaser said. Though addiction is taboo, the only way lives can be saved is if the stigma is broken. As an emergency medical technician, Rachel Norcross, also a peer educator for Rutgers H.O.P.E., has firsthand experience with people who have overdosed. “It’s really scary because the people are completely out, and you have to completely revive them with tons of medications,” said Norcross, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.
Members of the Rutgers community, as well as friends and family of drug overdose victims, gathered outside Brower Commons yesterday to honor the memory of the victims and increase awareness about the issue. DEVON JUDGE “And even when they come back, sometimes they can come back very violent.” The act allows the friends of someone who has overdosed to call 911 without fear of legal consequences, Vitale said. It also allows for parents, spouses or family members to carr y Narcan, the antidote for an opioid overdose. “What happens in an overdose is the brain tells your
hear t to stop beating,” he said. “And Narcan … reverses the effect of the overdose.” Vitale also spoke of the stigma that surrounds addiction and said people view addicts as dir ty, strange or weak. “Addiction is an itch you can’t scratch,” she said. “It’s the thirst you can’t satiate.” In reality, an addiction is no dif ferent from cancer, hear t disease or diabetes, Vitale said.
Society needs to begin talking about addiction like a disease. “If we don’t attack this issue with the same sor t of force that it’s attacking us, we’ll never be where we need to be,” he said. Linda Surks, who lost her son to a prescription drug overdose in December 2003, spoke at the vigil. Jason Surks, a happy and loving person who was involved with his youth group, kept his addiction very well hidden. His
girlfriend of two years had no inclination about Jason’s addiction. After his death, Linda Surks said a search of his computer showed visits to websites that taught him how to safely abuse drugs. He thought he was being safe, she said. “Jason had a love of life, he never wanted this to happen,” she said. “It is so important to understand and believe the potential consequences of this behavior.”
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LETTUCE Raskin wants to create lettuce varieties with high concentrations of iron, vitamin D, vitamin C Shiumei Chung, a School of Environmental and BiologiUnited States, and lettuce is the sec- cal Sciences first-year student, ond-most consumed, with $2 billion called the development of RSL worth of lettuce grown in the coun- “pretty amazing.” try each year. Her willingness to buy RSL deRaskin and his team used pends on how much it costs, but if tissue culture selection and it is the same price as conventional breeding to make RSL. They lettuce, she would try it out. star ted of f with conventional RSL is currently patented to Rutred leaf lettuce, intending to gers, and the University licensed the make it nutritionally better. patent to Nutrasorb LLC, a spin-off Tissue culture selection involves company of Rutgers that specializgrowing millions of cells in a petri es in enhancing phytoactive comdish and lookpounds in foods. ing for cells that Nutrasorb look particularly “If you do it smartly, you sold the seeds “interesting.” to several large can do breeding on a Then the whole lettuce growcellular level rather than ers who are plant base is regenerated based now respongrowing seeds on those cells. sible for comon the field. ” From that point mercializing it. on, Raskin reThe lettuce ILYA RASKIN lies on natural growers are Creator of ‘Super Lettuce’ genetic diversity. not selling the “If you do it product under smartly, you can the name “Rutgers Scarlet Lettuce,” do breeding on a cellular level rath- though, according to an article in My er than growing seeds on the field, Central Jersey. which takes lots of space, time and The first farm that will sell RSL is money,” he said. Coastline Family Farms in Salinas, Along with a high concentration California. They are marketing the of polyphenols, RSL has a large lettuce as “Nutraleaf,” and CFF will amount of antioxidants, which are grow, sell and ship Nutraleaf Burknown for sharpening mental capa- gundy Leaf Lettuce and Nutraleaf bilities and helping with health prob- Burgundy Romaine in North and lems such as obesity, diabetes and South America. cardiovascular disease. But because CFF is not using the RSL is in stores, but Raskin has name “Rutgers Scarlet Lettuce,” it plans and is working on creating is putting a Rutgers trademark on different kinds of lettuce that have the bag, “FOOD4GOOD,” and will even more nutrition — he wants to try to help consumers identify it as make varieties that have high con- a Rutgers product. centrations of iron, vitamin D and Rashika Agrawal, a School of Arts vitamin C. and Sciences first-year student, had He also wants to work on green the same sentiments as Chung. lettuce and eventually integrate that “That’s awesome,” she said. “It’s into the market as well. going to be really helpful for people.” CONTINUED FROM FRONT
REMEMBERING AMR Family and friends assembled outside the Rutgers Business School building on Livingston campus to remember Amr Gabale, a Rutgers Business School student and a brother of Sigma Pi-Rho Tau Chapter. Gabale lost his life to an undiagnosed heart condition over the summer. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
SYSTEM Each bus added to a route costs additional $200,000 to $300,000, Stuart says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
“As we’ve gone out and talked to a lot of people … they said they would bike but they don’t know where to go,” Stuart said. The department has responded by creating bike maps as well as bike service stations with tools and pumps. Many students had questions concerning the bus routes, such as why the REXL and REXB are limited to certain stops. Stuart said the REXL and REXB were created during a long-term construction project on Route 18, when they found that they would not be able to get students between classes quickly. RUDOTS designed those buses primarily to get to class on time. “To put too many stops on it, it’s no longer an express route,” she said. Adding on stops makes the buses less efficient, a concern for the budget of the department. Forty percent of their budget comes from the state budget, making it difficult to find money for additional buses, Stuart said.
Each bus added to a route costs an additional $200,000 to $300,000. She suggested students take an A or H bus to try to get between campuses when there was too much of a delay in the REXB buses. But she promised she would look into the matter further. During peak periods, the department calculates where buses will be most needed and allocates its resources. “We do really look at the data and adjust accordingly,” she said. But Stuart said it was difficult to switch buses because of the drivers and automated announcements. Stuart also answered questions on the parking issues on campus. Busch campus lot for commuters has previously been a source of issues, so the department now sells fewer passes for that lot. Busch campus commuters tend use their spaces for longer periods of time, meaning that cars would have to wait for parking spaces to open. She does not see this changing anytime soon. RUDOTS administrators have discussed turning the bus toward the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences school, but decided it
would be too far out of the way. It would add another 20 minutes to the bus route. It would be unfair to the rest of students and cost more money. “I think there are probably other things we can do with that money … before we create a new route,” she said. Stuart said the department specifically designed routes to make sure buses are not too bunched together. Its contract with the company specifies that if the bus is 10 minutes early or late, Rutgers does not pay for that trip. Romano said commuter life has an office on Busch campus, which assists students with questions and produces a listserv. She asked how many students read that email. It lists events and important information and opportunities, such as leadership and internship positions. RUDOTS revamped its website last year, making it much more user-friendly. The site addresses emergency preparedness, transportation and student life. In response to a question about why there was only one commuter lounge, Romano said before 2007, Rutgers was in a college format, each college with its own commuter program. When the colleges merged, administrators made the decision to make the lounge more general and moved everyone to the College Av-
enue Student Center, then to the Busch Student Center. “There have definitely been questions that were asked, and we still are looking,” she said. She said they do consider the convenience of the lounge and mentioned the kitchen available on Douglass. Each student center has a microwave as well. Romano said the department does not currently have a way for commuter students to sleep on campus for a night. “There have been emergency situations where students have been stuck on campus … and we worked
with Housing and Residence Life,” she said. Town halls are a great chance for students to have their voices heard, said Matthew Panconi, Student Affairs chair at the Rutgers University Student Assembly. RUSA plans to hold several more town halls, including one next week for dining, housing and facilities. Panconi, a Rutgers Business School junior, said the forums are a great opportunity for administrators as well. “Administrators get to hear the student response and what students are thinking,” he said.
Rutgers University Department of Transportation Services installed bike lockers this semester at Livingston and Cook campuses. TIANFANG YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2014
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October 22, 2014
Russia-Ukraine gas deal unsuccessful
SWEDISH SEARCH The Swedish corvette HMS Visby is seen in the search for suspected “foreign underwater activity” at Mysingen Bay, Stockholm, yesterday. REUTERS
BRUSSELS - Russia and Ukraine failed to reach an accord on gas supplies for the coming winter in EU-brokered talks yesterday but agreed to meet again in Brussels in a week in the hope of ironing out problems over Kiev’s ability to pay. After a day of talks widely expected to be the final word, E ropean Energy Commissio er Guenther Oettinger told a news conference the three parties agreed the price Ukraine would pay Russia‘s Gazprom, $385 per thousand cubic meters - as long as it paid in advance for the deliveries. But Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Moscow was still seeking assurances on how Kiev, which earlier in the day asked the EU for a further 2 billion euros ($2.55 billion) in credit, would find the money to pay Moscow for its energy. Dependent on Western aid, Ukraine is in a weak position in relation to its former Soviet master in Moscow, though Russia‘s reasons were unclear for wanting further assurances on finances, beyond an agreement to supply gas only for cash up front. Citing unpaid bills worth more than $5 billion, Russia cut off gas flows to Kiev in mid-June. The move added to East-West tensions sparked by Russia‘s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea and conflict in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine. The two countries are fighting in an international court over the debt, but Oettinger noted that Ukraine had agreed to pay off $3.1 billion in two tranches this year to help unblock its access to gas over the winter. European Union states, many also dependent on Russian gas and locked in a trade war with Moscow over Ukraine, fear their own supplies could be disrupted if the issue is not resolved. Despite cutting off gas for Kiev, Russian state exporter Gazprom has not halted supplies
flowing through the country en route to EU member states. Novak again ruled out Gazprom’s agreeing to let EU states re-export its gas to Ukraine. The European Union relies on Russia for around a third of its gas, roughly half of which flows via Ukraine. Two previous price rows between Russia and Ukraine in 2006 and 2009 did have an impact on supply to EU nations. The row this time is complicated by the deterioration in relations between Moscow and Kiev, although EU leaders also say solving it could help to defuse wider tensions. U.S. and EU economic sanctions against Russia, plus a fall in the price of oil, have increased incentives for Moscow to resolve the dispute. State-controlled Gazprom earns around $6 billion a month selling gas to the EU. The EU’s Oettinger has been brokering talks since May after Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the EU to intervene. “We made another step towards a possible solution and are close to an agreement on important elements. Others still need to be addressed, such as the financial gap,” Oettinger said following Tuesday’s talks. “At the next meeting, which we hope will be the final trilateral meeting, next Wednesday here in Brussels, we will be able to reach a decision and we’ll have the signature of all the partners.” A summit held in Milan on Friday produced hopes for a breakthrough, after Ukraine President Petro Poroshenkomet and Putin said they had reached a preliminary agreement on a gas price until March 31. That price, of $385 per 1,000 cubic meters, is higher than the average of some $350 that Gazprom charges EU companies but $100 less than Russia had demanded. — Reuters
Recent Indiana slayings linked to murders dating back 20 years HAMMOND Ind. - A convicted sex offender suspected of murdering at least seven women and leaving the bodies in abandoned houses in northwest Indiana may be a serial killer who has killed others in the state as far back as 20 years ago, local police said on Monday. Darren Vann, 43, of Gar y, Indiana, was charged in Lake County with one of the seven murders, according to online court records. He was being held in custody, said John Doughty, police chief of the neighboring city of Hammond. Vann, a registered sex offender from a 2008 assault in Texas, was arrested in Gary on Saturday, a day after police were led to the slain body of 19-year-old Afrika Hardy in a Motel 6 in Hammond. Doughty said Hardy had advertised sexual services on the
classified ads website Backpage. com, and that she and Vann met at the motel. When Hardy did not return from the appointment, a woman who had helped to arrange the encounter went to track her down and found her dead from strangulation. Once in custody Vann was cooperative, admitted his involvement in Hardy’s murder and led police to the bodies of six other women, all in abandoned houses in Gary, Doughty said. “It could go back as far as 20 years based on some statements we have and that’s yet to be corroborated,” Doughty said. “It is possible other victims could surface.” Doughty said the victims included Anith Jones, 35, of Merrillville, Teiarra Batey, 28, of Gary, and Christine Williams, 36, also of Gary. Three other victims have yet to be identified.
Doughty was unable to say whether the other victims were sex workers. Jones was reported missing on Oct. 8, triggering a search for her in Gary, a city on the southern tip of Lake Michigan, 30 miles (50 km) south of Chicago. Abandoned houses overgrown with trees and weeds are a prominent feature of Gary’s landscape - as they are in much of the U.S. rust belt of formerly well-off manufacturing and steel towns that have fallen on hard times. More than 35 percent of Gary‘s residents live under the federal poverty level and the population has dropped to 78,000 from more than twice that in the 1960s. “As we find buildings are open, we do in fact board them up. We are in the process of demolishing buildings. But when you have 10,000 buildings you don’t have
the resources to demolish all of the ones that would be candidates,”Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson told reporters. Doughty said it was not known if the victims were murdered in the abandoned houses or if their bodies were dumped there. Vann lived in a ranch-style home in Gary with his brother and his brother’s girlfriend, said a neighbor who asked not to be identified. The neighbor said he was shocked that Vann was a suspect and that he was a nice person who took care of his brother’s young children. Another neighbor, Latonya Ramson, 36, said abandoned homes in the neighborhood have long been a concern. “It makes me very uncomfortable. There’s abandoned houses everywhere you look. If we didn’t have all these abandoned hous-
es, he wouldn’t have been able to leave people in them, that’s part of the problem,” she said. Authorities in Gary and in Austin, Texas, said they were reviewing missing persons cases to try to identify the bodies or other potential victims. Freeman-Wilson said some of the bodies were significantly decomposed but not skeletal. Doughty said the victims known so far were killed more recently than two decades ago. Vann was sentenced to five years in 2009 and was released in October 2013 after he was convicted of sexually assaulting and tr ying to strangle a 25-year-old woman in Austin, Texas Depar tment of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark told Reuters. — Reuters
October 22, 2014
FOOD & DRINK
Food Network festival adds flavor to classic Mexican favorites JENNIFER LEE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Hundreds of celebrity chefs, winemakers and famous eateries ser ved and entertained thousands of guests at the annual “Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival.” The festival, presented by Food & Wine, brought together global celebrity chefs, restaurants and businesses throughout New York City from Oct. 16 to 19. One hundred percent of the festival’s proceeds benefitted two hunger charities: Share Our Strength’s “No Kid Hungr y” and Food Bank For New York City. Guests attended cooking classes and seminars, intimate dinners, the “Grand Tasting” by Shoprite and late night parties. I attended a late-night event called “Tacos & Tequila” on the rooftop of Pier 92 of Chelsea Piers this past Saturday. Bobby Flay, a Food Network celebrity, turned the night into a fiesta at “Tacos & Tequila.” As guests entered the rooftop, the aroma of spices, meat and tequila filled the atmosphere. More than 1,000 guests tasted savor y and sweet taco samples from 21 New York restaurants, including Alex Guarnaschelli’s Butter and Flay’s Gato. Guests enjoyed refreshing mixed drinks such as espresso shots from illy, Voss brand water and Casamigos Tequila, a brand owned by George Clooney. Each restaurant put its own spin of flavors, ingredients and cooking style on the traditional taco.
El Toro Blanco ser ved chocolate ice cream tacos and the “Taco Helado,” coconut and dulce de leche ice cream. Both tacos consisted of a taco shell waffle cone filled with either chocolate or coconut ice cream and topped with crushed peanuts and coconut shavings. Another unique taco combination was Buddakan’s Peking duck taco. The soft-shell taco consisted of crispy-skinned duck meat, sliced scallions, red onions and chopped cilantro. My favorite taco sample was a fried, crispy taco shell ser ved with a yellowish, spicy dip that looked like hummus. Although
“Both festival locations have raised more than $7 million dollars to date for Share our Strength’s ‘No Kid Hungry’ campaign.” the dip was too spicy, I liked that the crispy taco gave a satisfying crunch with each bite. Other taco samples included the toppings lobster, carnitas and vegetarian. Dessert included miniature margarita cupcakes from Prohibition Baker y. Many guests easily popped two cupcakes made of lime, vanilla and margarita mix into their mouths. Throughout the night, Flay and Clooney mingled and took selfies with guests and chefs. Guarnaschelli cooked with her culinar y team from Butter and
The event featured different types of tacos that incorporated unique ingredients such as coconut ice cream, Buddakan’s Peking duck and lobster. JENNIFER LEE
ser ved hard-shell tacos topped with cilantro, cheese, shredded pork, jalapeño and red onion. One of the best par ts of the event was witnessing how each restaurant’s culinar y team assembled and cooked their tacos to per fection. It was like watching a live showing of Food Network’s “Iron Chef America: The Series” come to life before my eyes. Toward the end of “Tacos & Tequila,” guests grabbed the remaining tacos and mixed drinks, danced and said their goodbyes to each other. Since 2008, the festival has ser ved guests in New York, while its sister, the “Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival,” takes place in Florida, according to the festival website. Both festival locations have raised more than $7 million dollars to date for Share Our Strength’s “No Kid Hungr y” campaign and Food Bank For New York City. According to the festival’s website, 1.4 million New Yorkers rely on emergency food to eat, while 16 million kids in America struggle with hunger. Any fans of Food Network and food connoisseurs should attend next year’s “Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival” to experience unique tasting events while helping to end hunger. For more stories on arts and entertainment, food and lifestyle check out targuminsidebeat.com
The “Tacos and Tequila” event at the “New York City Wine & Food Festival” was hosted on the rooftop of Pier 92 of Chelsea Piers this past Saturday. JENNIFER LEE
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Christie doesn’t care about poor people Despite economic policies, Governor’s insensitivity is inappropriate
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he stereotype of a no-nonsense New Jersey Star Tribune, tax returns show that he and his wife attitude is perfectly encapsulated in the per- earned a combined $700,000 in 2013. Christie is so sonality of our loud, blunt (to the point of far removed from those who have to live on minibeing obnoxious), dear old Governor Chris Christie. mum wage, and on top of that, he doesn’t seem too Just yesterday, Christie was put on blast yet again concerned with attempting to sympathize with their for some insensitive comments during a speech at struggles. It’s not a good look for a governor who is the United States Chamber of Commerce, where he supposed to put his constituent’s interests first. It’s true that our focus shouldn’t be so stubbornannounced that he is “tired of hearing about minily fixated on raising minimum wage because that’s mum wage.” We could understand where he’s coming from. not the only obstacle to economic equality in this While ever-rising inflation calls for minimum wage country. The ever-increasing wealth gap makes to be raised for people just to be able to make ends raising minimum wage the least of our worries — meet, that’s just a short-term fix to a much larger is- leveling the playing field isn’t going to be possible sue of economic inequality that requires a more com- just through that. We aren’t going to comment on the specific economic poliprehensive and long-term cies that the state should or solution. But of course, Christie didn’t just stop “Maybe Christie is still committed should not be implementin this editorial — but there: “I don’t think there’s to economic reform, but he clearly ing the point is, there should a mother or father sitting doesn’t realize — or care about — definitely be policies that around a kitchen table toaim for more holistic econight in America saying, the immediate impact raising the nomic reform, so that if ‘You know, honey, if our minimum wage might have on so do raise the minimum son or daughter could just many who are forced to live on it.” we wage, the effects are sure make a higher minimum to actually be beneficial in wage, my God, all of our the long run. dreams would be realBut regardless of how relevant (or irrelevant) the ized.’” He continued to say that parents instead aspire for a better America where success isn’t measured by discussion of raising minimum wage is, and even if Christie’s alternative is to actually work on reform a higher minimum wage. Well, obviously no one wants to aspire to make for economic conditions overall, these kinds of comminimum wage, but the reality of the current eco- ments just highlight his insensitivity. And displaying nomic situation is such that it’s the only option for a that kind of unsympathetic attitude when it comes lot of people. Most minimum wage workers are not to the needs of a struggling working class is going just high school students with summer jobs. Accord- to alienate a whole lot of voters. Maybe Christie is ing to a recent article in The New York Times, statis- still committed to economic reform, but he clearly tics from the Economic Policy Institute show that the doesn’t realize — or care about — the immediate average age of those who earn minimum wage is 35, impact raising the minimum wage might have on so many who are forced to live on it. That kind of and 27 percent are parents with a family to support. Christie is the fourth-highest paid governor in attitude is simply inappropriate for a governor, and the country, with a yearly salary of $175,000 com- it’s pretty disappointing that it’s something that even ing from New Jersey taxpayers. According to the needs to be addressed.
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The Copy Editor’s honest opinion on the state of opinons FRONTLINES MARY ELLEN CAGNASSOLA
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s the old saying goes, opinions are like belly buttons — everybody has one. There is no special saying, however, for offensive and radical opinions, which are kind of like warts in that only some people get them, and those people rarely want others to know about the unsightly growth trespassing on their flesh. Warts are an insult to the eyes, and while an individual afflicted by the little beasts might feel entitled to flaunt his or her blemishes in private and among warty friends, it is unlikely one will venture into the world without concealing such a shameful condition. Being a bigot is also a shameful condition, which is why anyone with an ounce of self-awareness will not go so far as to attach face or name to a derogatory statement accessible to a large community of people. Declaring oneself a prejudiced jacka-- rarely wins friends or popularity, and not even prejudiced jacka-- want to sit alone at lunch. Before the Internet (I beg the reader’s pardon for this romanticized version of the past), other people’s opinions were more easily avoided, but if one wanted to expose him or herself to different
thoughts and attitudes, the opinions section of the newspaper was the place to go. If someone had something to say about an opinions piece — or any published story for that matter — they were forced to write a thoughtful, articulate and well-supported letter to the editor if he or she wanted any chance of acknowledgement. In other words, people had to care. They had to research, plan out and edit their responses. They had to neatly
and is more of a platform for dogmatic idiots living in their mothers’ basements to piss people off. While I am sure many others also recognize this, there are plenty of people who indulge such “trolls,” as the kids say, and encourage venomous posts by trying to rationalize them. Comments sections are to Internet zealots what playgrounds are to children: They get to run amok and release the internal psychosis that would land
“Working at The Daily Targum has afforded me the opportunity to see a lot of comments that attack writers and insult and dehumanize groups of people, and these comments act as the catalysts to long threads of people wasting keystrokes as they try to win an argument.” fold their compositions and lovingly seal the envelope before sending it off for further consideration. There were stamps and tidily penned addresses to ensure the arrival of these envelopes full of voices and sentiments. Most importantly, after all this effort, the writers of these carefully composed replies usually attached their names to their work. The abomination that is the comments section undermines this process entirely. As a person who works in media, I can attest to the fact that the comments section does little to facilitate respectful discourse
them in hot water in virtually any other setting. They do not have to suffer the consequences of their words, which, contrary to the popular rhyme, can do just as much if not more damage than sticks and stones. While I recognize that anonymous people on the Internet can use their lack of identity for good, the unfortunate reality is that they primarily do not. Being a budding writer in the digital age, I am occasionally maligned by an anxiety about what kinds of comments will appear under my articles. What if someone thinks my sardonic and oft foul-
mouthed style of writing makes me an Obama-loving b---- that’s destroying society by having opinions and being literate? While I can laugh at how ridiculous comments like these are, they don’t make me any less angry or hurt that there are people in the world who get hard-ons by posting hateful things intended to upset the writer. Working at The Daily Targum has afforded me the opportunity to see a lot of comments that personally attack writers and insult and dehumanize groups of people, and these comments act as the catalysts to long threads of people wasting keystrokes as they try to win an argument. The inherent problem with these digital battles is that after all is said and done, there are only losers hiding behind computer monitors. Ask yourself a few questions before you decide to participate in online discussions: Does my opinion really matter here? Would I say this out loud or put my name on it? Is there something more effective I could be doing to make a positive change in the world? Am I being an a--hole? If you cannot answer “yes” to the first three questions and “no” to the last, step away from the keyboard and do something to help make your individual world a better place. Mary Ellen Cagnassola is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore and the Copy Editor of The Daily Targum. She will not be reading any comments on this article.
Voters should take advantage of changing paradigm LEGALIZING LIFE MATTHEW BOYER
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t’s election season. I’m not talking about New Brunswick City Council or about student government — I’m talking about the 2014 midterm elections. In other words, much of the United States Congress is up for re-election. This is a time for new faces, new ideas and new money to enter our legislature, although that rarely happens. The midterm elections of a president’s second term don’t exactly turn out well for the party in the White House. Just as former-President George W. Bush’s approval rating tanked and the Democratic Party gained control of the legislature in 2006, President Barack Obama has experienced a similar political climate. The 2014 midterm elections will pave the way for the 2016 presidential election, especially the shifting paradigm in American politics. This change in our country’s political discourse will turn the current ideals of our two main political parties on their heads. A recent ABC News/Washington Post poll illustrates America’s disappointment with the current administration, showing a record low 40 percent approval rating of President Obama’s job so far in office. Although this sentiment is typical among voters at the tail end of a two-term president, the shifting of party lines makes this particular political climate unique. Democrats running for Congress are obviously distancing themselves from the Obama administration, and their desire to do this is politically justifiable. Since it is likely Republicans take the Senate in addition to the House, Democrats are fighting tooth and nail to retain or gain Sen-
ate seats. Democratic candidates Alison Grimes of Kentucky and Michelle Nunn of Georgia both refused to say whether they voted for Obama. Many candidates don’t even want to be seen on the campaign trail with the second-term president. Voters are starting to realize the Obama administration did not deliver on the hope and change candidate Obama once promised. At a recent rally in Maryland, supporters even walked out during the president’s speech. If that doesn’t illustrate disappointment, I’m not sure what does. Between scandals involving the IRS, Benghazi, Veteran Affairs and the Secret Service and hysteria over the Islamic
Congress could hurt the party’s presidential prospects. In contrast, the Democrats are already in a losing position as the Republicans were in 2008. What makes this upcoming presidential election unique from the historic 2008 success of then-junior Senator Barack Obama is the intensity of internal differences our two parties face. Liberals on the far-left oppose Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton due to existing connections, and those on the far-right do the same for Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney. Support of anti-establishment candidates has been on the rise since the height of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements, respectively. This is an awak-
“As our generation of socially liberal, fiscally responsible, antiwar voters cast their ballots, establishment candidates should be afraid of their job security. When searching for your candidate-of-choice, you must ask, ‘Which politicians favor liberty and prosperity the most?’” State of Iraq and Syria and Ebola, many are objectively questioning the president’s ability to lead. Additionally, Senate Democrats have out-fundraised their Republican counterparts by $30 million yet are generally trailing Republicans 50-43 in that same ABC News/Washington Post poll. This financial reality is a hard coin to swallow for Democrats who regularly criticize Republican funding, especially the infamous Koch brothers. But some Democrats even point out the benefit of a fully Republican controlled Congress for the president’s last two years in office. As Obama essentially assumes the position of lame duck and both parties gear up for the highly anticipated 2016 presidential election, a “do nothing” Republican
ening to our out-of-touch political parties, since a Gallup poll released illustrated about 40 percent of voters now identify as independent. With establishment Republicans such as Eric Cantor losing in the primary and the party suppressing more grassroots, libertarian candidates, one can’t help but wonder if the two parties are even distinguishable. Although it is still in the distant future, the 2016 presidential field is full of speculated candidates who differ greatly. Democrats have Clinton, Biden and Elizabeth Warren. Republicans are looking at Bush, Rand Paul and Chris Christie. Assuming Democrats pick Clinton out of loyalty and Republicans pick libertarian firebrand Paul as the new face of the par-
ty, America would experience a presidential debate like no other. Paul is at odds with his party establishment, making him more appealing to independent and disenfranchised liberals. Additionally, he is a Republican who wants to end the Drug War, bring home our troops and end crony capitalism. In great contrast to Paul is assumed-nominee Clinton. As a career politician with stronger ties to Wall Street and the military-industrial complex than Paul, war hawks and bankers are more attracted to her than most potential candidates. In 2008, our country was given the typical choice between a pro-civil liberties, economically liberal, anti-war Democrat and an anti-civil liberties, economically conservative, pro-war Republican. After one and a half terms of a Democrat who is clearly anti-civil liberties and pro-war, many Americans have began to see beyond the partisan theatrics in Washington. If Paul and Clinton become the respective nominees, America would have a choice much different than in 2008. Voters would be deciding between an anti-civil liberties, economically progressive, pro-war Democrat Clinton and a pro-civil liberties, profree market and anti-war Republican Paul. This paradigm is one much different than in contemporary American politics and would greatly benefit liberty candidates. As our generation of socially liberal, fiscally responsible, anti-war voters cast their ballots, establishment candidates should be afraid of their job security. When searching for your candidate-of-choice, you must ask, “Which politicians favor liberty and prosperity the most?” Matthew Boyer is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science. He is the NJ State Chair and Rutgers chapter president of Young Americans for Liberty. His column, “Legalizing Life,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
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Horoscopes
DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (10/22/14). Friends bring you joy this year. Focus on making money and it comes easily, especially through 12/23. After that, your communications creativity bubbles over. Study, write and film. Contribute to others from your heart. Strengthen foundations at home with love. Springtime work breakthroughs lead to new confidence. Pursue happiness and give it away. 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 9 — Think, and decide what you truly want. Avoid distractions to craft your message. Speak with passion. Honor and appreciate your partner. Wait for results. Focus on short-term goals, mundane chores and routines. Let a false friend go. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Postpone your shopping trip. Focus on immediate priorities. Let others know what you need. Provide motivation. They come around eventually. Choose staying home with a loved one over going out with friends. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — You’re especially creative. Your partner demands attention. Even a disagreement can inspire imagination. Serenity could get disrupted... wait until the dust clears to check the score. Write your report and craft your handiwork. Use your special tools. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — A clash between work and travel requires your attention. Work out the kinks before proceeding. Pay any leftover bills. Let your work worries fade away. Meditate on music or peaceful sounds. Lounge and relax at home. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Talk about freedom and justice. Keep digging, and post about breaking news. Pay off bills. Don’t speculate with love or money. Share your affections with someone beloved. Let them know how you feel. Relax and enjoy. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Compromise is required to work out a deal. Listen to your inner voice first, and observe the situation. Don’t fall for an emotional outburst. Evaluate your partner’s suggestion. Creative work pays well. Follow up talk with action.
Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — You feel energized and confident. Make the changes you want. Check to make sure all the jobs still need to be done. Encourage feedback from folks involved. Mull it over before you respond. Expect your mate to be outspoken. Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Complete a financial transaction with attention and care, or risk fireworks. Don’t force things to fit. Use your most creative logic. You win the prize by taking it slow. Get quiet and thoughtful. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Listen to suggestions about your private life, politely. Stand up for yourself, when appropriate. Resolve old issues. You are at your most persuasive. Conditions could shift, so take care. Find out what’s really wanted, and hammer out details. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Have faith, and keep in action. Don’t get stopped by confusion. Review your map, and take small steps to a rise in professional status. Piece together a persuasive puzzle. Handle your side of the bargain. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Travel locally rather than long-distance, if you can. You don’t need to go far for what you need. Chaos could disrupt things. A brilliant insight could temporarily blind you. The best things in life are still free. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Review the numbers, and file papers. Handle short-term tasks and urgencies. Don’t take on more than you can handle. Watch out for conflicting orders. Don’t forget an important engagement. Share the status with your partner.
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GAUNTLET Donigan altered formation from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2 in team’s second win in nine games CONTINUED FROM BACK
same thing [the next game]?” Donigan said. “I’m not sure yet.” Sophomore goalkeeper David This time, the Storrs, Connecticut, native put his head down and Greczek retaining his starting job charged the net with speed before after two and a half games sitting blasting a shot to the near post past on the bench was another change Boldt for the eventual game-win- made by Donigan. Despite a late blunder on a soft ning goal. “[On the first chance], the goalie shot coming toward him that nearwent to kick it and it hit my calf and ly sneaked by, Greczek had a solid I had an open net, but I was at a bad performance, making five saves angle and I saw Jason in the middle and earning the team’s first shutout of the goal, so I decided to pass it to in six games. “To me, it was like a fresh start,” him because he had a better chance of scoring,” Taintor said. “But then Greczek said. “I had high intensity, on the goal, I was in the right place high motivation to get the win and I didn’t do much in the right in this game. But time, and I had a “By no means was I I was just happy hard shot and it pleased by the way that I was in net deflected in.” and we got the Taintor startwe played, but I was win.” ing at forward pleased with our The win may have been defensive effort.” was Rutgers’ the most notasecond consecble change for DAN DONIGAN utive Tuesday the Knights, but Head Coach night victory there were plenand makes the ty of alterations to last Saturday’s lineup against Knights 2-0 against Patriot League opposition this season. Northwestern. It was also the Knights’ first 1-0 Head coach Dan Donigan elected to change the team’s formation from result since the opening game of a 4-5-1 to a 4-4-2, with two forwards the season against UMKC, showup top to relieve pressure off Wright ing the grit and battle Donigan has and not having them defend as much yearned for all season long. “It was a grind out victory. It was with more numbers in the attack. The tactical change had its pos- not pretty at all,” Donigan said. “By itives, with the Knights creating no means was I pleased by the way plenty of chances to score and the we played, but I was pleased with defense looking relatively compact. our defensive effort ... and we did But Army still ended up out- enough defensively to keep them shooting Rutgers, 13-12, in the off the board, which is always going match, which included some glar- to put you in a good position to get ing chances the Black Knights a result.” could easily have capitalized on. For updates on the Rutgers men’s “I don’t know [if the change] worked great tonight, I mean it’s soccer team, follow @SeanStewartRU hard to judge … so, will we do the and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Sophomore goalkeeper David Greczek rolls ball on a clearance after a save. Greczek made first start after being benched two games. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Senior guard Myles Mack was one of two Knights to average double-figure scoring last season. He said Rutgers is now more adapted to head coach Eddie Jordan’s offense. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
SEASON Foreman, Williams impress Jordan as incoming rookies in preseason practices CONTINUED FROM BACK Freshman forward D.J. Foreman, who measures in at 6-foot-8, 230 pounds, brings a unique dimension to Rutgers with his length, athleticism and ability to get to the rim, Jordan said. Williams, after struggling with his jumper through his first 10 practices, is shooting the lights out of the gym. Sophomore forward Junior Etou’s outside shot is much improved, Jordan says, while senior wing Malick Kone and junior forward Greg Lewis are steady presences on the defensive end of the floor. “We’ve got a good six-, seven-man depth chart right now that can play on a nightly basis in the Big Ten,” Jordan said. Jordan needed only two words to describe where Rutgers’ biggest strengths currently lie: Kadeem Jack.
The 6-foot-9 versatile forward from Queens, New York, led the Knights in rebounding last season, also taking a big leap in scoring with 14.3 points per game after averaging 5.7 as a sophomore. “He’s knocking at the door of being a nationally-known impact player,” Jordan said. “He’s got great length, he finishes at the rim, he’s improved his 8-to-12-foot jump shot. And he’ll say, ‘Coach, I’ve got my three down, too,’ and he’s made some threes for us in practice. And I think that’s where it starts.” Still, chemistr y remains the biggest concern with a largely inexperienced roster of only three seniors and two returning double-digit scorers. Jack said the Knights got a head start on that aspect over the summer. “It’s coming along great, because a lot of us, a lot of guys, with the exception of Shaquille Doorson, were here since the beginning of the summertime,” Jack said. “Freshmen came in with the freshmen program and we had a lot of workouts together, kind of feeling
each other out, played a lot of pickup games. So I kind of have a good gauge of who everybody is and how everybody plays.” Another year in Jordan’s system, meanwhile, has both Jack and senior guard Myles Mack feeling more comfortable leading the program. The former NBA coach brought a free-flowing offense to Rutgers last season that emphasizes making quick reads and staying unselfish. Experience with it gives the Knights a better grasp of cycling to the thirdand four-options of set plays and staying patient, Mack said. While defense is one of the team’s focuses this season, Jordan doesn’t want a half-court identity to compromise Rutgers’ speed and quickness. “We’re a fast-paced team,” Mack said. “Coach wants to keep that style moving into the Big Ten. He doesn’t want to slow it down like those [Big Ten] guys play. I think we’re going to keep the same identity, but we’re just a lot better team than we were last year.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @gregp_j and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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October 22, 2014 TENNIS
FIELD HOCKEY
Duo falls in semifinals of ITA MARQUEL INGRAM STAFF WRITER
Highlighted by a deep run in doubles action, the Rutgers tennis team demonstrated through the course of five days at the ITA Northeast Regional Tournament that the program is one to be reckoned with. The duo of juniors Gina Li and Mariam Zein particularly saw their efforts pay off by advancing all the way to the semifinals, where the two fell to Harvard 2-6, 6-3, 0-1 (9) after a tiebreak to move on to the final match. Still, the Scarlet Knights were pleased with the end results. “Congratulations to both Mariam [Zein] and Gina [Li] for a fantastic tournament,” said head coach Ben Bucca. “The regional championship is the time to play your best tennis, as we are competing against top opponents from the Northeast region.” Bucca continued his praise for the combination of Li and Zein. “It was great to watch both Mariam and Gina play such high-level tennis and compete so effectively,” he said. “Although they only came up a few points short of the victory, the entire
program is very proud of their effort and their accomplishment.” Li in par ticular was surprised at how she and her teammate gelled throughout the tournament and attributes her success in Regionals to believing in her skills. “It feels really great to have made it so far in the regional tournament. … We played some of our best tennis this fall,” she said. “We exceeded our own expectations and beat some
“It was great to watch both Mariam and Gina play such high-level tennis and compete so effectively.” BEN BUCCA Head Coach
of the top teams in the region. We played high-energy tennis and gained a lot of confidence throughout the fall season that I’m hoping will translate into the spring.” Though Zein and Li as partners proved their worth in dou-
bles competition, singles play for Rutgers was not bad either. With four players — Li, Zein, junior Lindsey Kayati and freshman Chloe Lee — advancing to the main draw, it marked the highest amount of players to compete in that phase of competition in program history. Zein was able to advance to the second round before being eliminated by a member of Stony Brook 4-6, 5-7. Despite “having butterflies,” Lee moved on to the second round as well in her first-ever regional tourney. “I obviously started out a little nervous,” she said. “All the best players in the entire region are there, and it was my first time, so it did take me some time to get settled in. However, when you play those matches, it is what you have been practicing for and preparing for, so I gained some confidence from that.” The newfound confidence from playing in Regionals will help the first-year player and her teammates when the spring season begins in February. For updates on the Rutgers tennis team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Head coach Mike O’Neill had high praise for Skroski’s versatility on the field and off of it. Since her arrival to Rutgers, Skroski was viewed as a team leader. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
LEADER Junior captain’s mentality has helped lead Rutgers to successful season CONTINUED FROM BACK immediately pushed for playing time. In her freshman year, she played in all 20 games, starting in 16 of them before starting in ever y single game for the Scarlet Knights since the beginning of the 2013 season. Durability has been the key to Skroski’s success on the field during her first three seasons at Rutgers. A large part of that has been because of Skroski’s drive and commitment to stick with the workout regimen and training conducted by the coaching staff and trainers. “It’s a lot. I mean, it’s not just playing. You need to make sure you’re focused on your nutrition and how you come into practice every single day,” Skroski said of her health habits. “It’s really a lot, but it’s an awesome role to be
able to come in here every day. Everybody pushes me, and I push everyone else.” Along with the physical skills and preparation Skroski brings to the table for the Knights, her mental approach is something her coaches boasted about. “She’s mentally strong. She’s just a calming force back there that you need in that position to be able to play both sides of the ball,” O’Neill said. Associate head coach Meghan Ryan pointed to the mentality Skroski maintains as the strongest aspect of her game. “I think the biggest thing I like about Erica is that nothing really fazes her,” Ryan said. “I think that with her being at the center back position, she is our vocal leader back there. I put a lot of emphasis on her organizing the midfield and the forwards because she understands the game so well.” Versatility is a unique aspect that makes Skroski an adept athlete. O’Neill said he has confidence in putting her at forward and midfielder because of her knowledge and top-to-bottom understanding of the game.
The conviction to take command of the team and serve as a leader is something O’Neill and Ryan saw early on when Skroski first arrived at Rutgers. This season, she serves as one of four team captains as a junior. “[With] her leadership, ever yone respects her because she works so hard, and she’s a great leader on and off the field,” Ryan said. To Skroski, being named a captain in her junior year was a humbling honor. But while she keeps her teammates in check and leads them through each 90-minute battle, she finds inspiration from the people around her. “I take a lot of pride in it,” Skroski said. “That’s another reason why I work so hard, because I know a lot of people are looking up to me, but I also look up to everyone else. Just because I’m a captain doesn’t mean they can only look up to me. It’s a whole team thing, and everyone depends on everybody.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Sophomore goalkeeper Shevaun Hayes said she came to play in the United States from Australia for increased competition. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Australian goalkeeper adjusts to US play style RYAN MORAN STAFF WRITER
The approximately 10,512 miles between New Jersey and Australia didn’t stop sophomore goalkeeper Shevaun Hayes from coming to Rutgers. Hayes came to the U.S. for the opportunity of better competition. She has had to adjust to the playing style and preparation needed here, but she believes it’s made her a better overall player. Coming to the U.S. and assimilating oneself is a daunting task, but Rutgers head field hockey coach Meredith Long thinks Hayes has been able to do it because of her personality. “She is adventurous and up for a new experience,” Long said. “It’s a big risk coming to the U.S. and doing something you never thought about doing. She’s outgoing and adventurous. I think it’s a big reason she came over.” At times, things have been different for Hayes. The weather in New Jersey doesn’t compare to the year-round warm weather “down under.” “When I’m in class, sometimes I feel like an alien when I put my hand up and they all turn around and stare at me,” Hayes said. As a freshman, Hayes started six games while making appearances in two other games. She had 39 saves to go along with a .765 save percentage last season. Her early experience from freshman year has been huge for her development as a goalkeeper at the collegiate level. “I think she played really well for us last year,” Long said. “She kept us in some really big games. The experience was huge coming into this season and Big Ten play. She is confident back there because she has been there before.” Her experience has translated over for her this season, starting and playing every minute of the Scarlet Knights’ 15 games, posting a 6-9 record and a .685 save percentage while allowing 2.59 goals a game. She also ranks third in the Big Ten with 87 saves this season. Hayes has been a goalie since she was 12 years old, when she
was thrown into the position for her first ever game and thrived. From that game on, she was the permanent goalie. As a goalie, there is the responsibility of organizing the players on the field in the way that is needed to be. The goalkeeper is the last line of defense, which absorbs all of the pressure. Sometimes, that pressure plays on the goalkeeper’s mind. “It gets to you because you are the last line of defense, and if you make one mistake, it ends in a goal, which hurts the team,” Hayes said. Pressure is a huge factor in determining how one is able to answer the call when the opposing offense is driving. As a goalie, the pressure is on because they can be the reason the team wins or loses. “It’s not physically demanding, but mentally, I would say, it’s the most demanding position,” Hayes said. For Hayes, preparation is key. She studies film on the opponent’s corners as well as the tendencies of the players. Hayes has been a big help to her teammates. As a goalie, she provides perspective for the forwards and midfielders when they are on the attack in practice, giving them advice on how to approach an opposition’s goalie. “I’ve asked her several times, ‘What’s the hardest place [for her] to see?’” said sophomore midfielder Alyssa Bull. “She really encourages us to take those hard shots on her because it makes us better and her better at the same time.” With the rest of this season and two years of eligibility left, Hayes can continue to improve and be a stalwart in the net for the Knights. “When we recruited her, we knew that she was going to be a player that provided us with experience,” Long said. “We had high expectations of her coming in, and we knew that if she came in and played the way [we] thought she could that she’d be a stable for us for the next three or four years.” For updates on the Rutgers field hockey team, follow @TargumSports for updates.
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October 22, 2014 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK ARMSTRONG, JR. IS CAPABLE OF CREATING PLAYS AS BOTH RUNNER AND PASSER
Rutgers prepares for dual-threat quarterback at Nebraska TYLER KARALEWICH ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
After playing one of the top offenses in the nation against Ohio State last weekend, the Rutgers football team is now tasked with facing one of the most dynamic offenses in the countr y with one of the top offensive weapons in running back Ameer Abdullah. Along with a top threat at running back, Nebraska boats a dual-threat quarterback in Tommy Armstrong, Jr. But that’s nothing new for the Scarlet Knights, as they faced a pair of similar talents against Michigan and the Buckeyes. But according to senior strong safety Lorenzo Waters, going up against Wolverines’ Devin Gardner and Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett does go lengths to prepare the Knights defense for Armstrong, Jr. Ever y team has different offenses to account for, Waters said. “Each offense presents its own unique challenges,” Waters said. “But just having that experience definitely is going to prepare you [for] how it’s going to be come game day,” When the Knights prepare for the Huskers, they will have to deal with a surplus of talent at the receiver position. Nebraska receivers Kenny Bell and Jordan Westercamp both pose problems. Bell and Westercamp have nearly identical numbers on the
Senior strong safety Lorenzo Waters said that each offense presents something unique that the Rutgers defense has to prepare for each week. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER season, showing they spread the ball around and do not have a true number-one receiver. Each has 27 receptions on the season, both boasting at least 500 receiving yards and averaging over 18 yards per catch. While Westercamp boasts three touchdowns and Bell has two, head coach Kyle Flood acknowledges it doesn’t matter
who lines up on one side, as each defensive back plays to the team strategy, not a specific receiver. “That’s generally not the way we play, but they do have a ver y talented group of receivers and they have a freshman, number 15, who is a dynamic punt returner, and a guy who’s starting to come on in the passing game,” Flood said. “They’ve got
some legitimate weapons back there, but we really don’t want to divulge the whole game plan on a Tuesday, [although] they do have our film and generally [putting a corner on their side of the field] is something that we do.” *** Freshman running back Josh Hicks, who had been practicing at free safety for the past few
weeks, will simulate Abdullah on the scout team this week, Flood announced. “Josh Hicks is going to help us simulate Ameer Abdullah while he continues to learn the safety position,” Flood said. “We have to put someone back there that can give us the right kind of look, the right kind of speed, and I think ver y highly of his ability at tailback. He’s a great person to do that.” Flood also announced freshman defensive back Isaiah Wharton will simulate Huskers quarterback Armstrong, Jr. While Wharton has minimal experience, he will be vital in the week’s preparation, Flood said. “We just felt we needed a quarterback back there who’s a little bit more of a threat as a runner,” Flood said. “He throws it fine, but when we get to preparing for third and long, we’ll get a different guy in there.” According to sophomore defensive back Nadir Barnwell, Whar ton has done a satisfactor y job at the position and has helped the team so far in practice. “[Wharton] is actually doing very well,” Barnwell chuckled, mocking his fellow defensive back. “I think he played there in high school. He’s definitely giving us a good look — he’s pretty shifty.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @TylerKaralewich and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
CROSS COUNTRY HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY DIFFERS FROM COLLEGE GRIND
Young Knights adjust to change in college from high school MIKE O’SULLIVAN STAFF WRITER
Running is always a difficult endeavor no matter how long one has been training. As seasons progress and runners begin to see drops in their race times, the tribulations of a race can inflict both the physical and mental punishment runners work to persevere through. While all of this makes running difficult to begin with, it is even tougher for freshmen running at the college level. They have to get used to the scheduling of races and practices during a season, as well as an increase in race distance. On the high school level, most males run a 5K race, while on the college level, it is bumped up to an 8K distance. It can take a while to get adjusted to the added length, but the Rutgers men’s cross countr y team designs its training so newcomers and veterans could get the most out of their per formances. “It’s definitely been an adjustment — that’s such a good word for it,” said freshman Trent Brinkfoski. “Coming from high school, it’s a 3.1 mile race, and then you go into college and it’s five miles. Tr ying to maintain a fast pace and adding almost two more miles to your competition is definitely a big struggle.”
While those could be struggles for those just starting out, Brinkfoski credits the training program that head coach Mike Mulqueen designed with helping to ease the transition with the extra mileage. “By following the workouts that coach Mulqueen has given me and the other freshmen, I think we’ve all grown this past month and a half here at Rutgers,” he said. “It’s definitely an adjustment, but with the proper training, it’s been a pretty manageable one.” The Scarlet Knights are a young team featuring six freshmen, two sophomores and two juniors. The youth of the team provides ample teaching moments for Mulqueen, but he gives some of the credit to the development of the young Knights to his two juniors, Jaimin Vekaria and Dan Lee. “The veterans, our two juniors, are working great with the freshmen,” Mulqueen said. “They are all getting more used to college running and racing, but it will take more than just a few races to really get used to it. Each race is a great learning experience for them.” It is important to have leaders on a team in any sport, but they are especially critical in cross country because they can help mentor younger teammates push through adversity during races. Vekaria guides his younger teammates by always being avail-
Freshman Trent Brinkfoski credits head coach Mike Mulqueen’s training program with helping the younger Knights transition to the extra mileage in college races. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER able to answer any question they may have about aspects of a race. “If the guys have any questions about the course or strategy, Dan and I are always there to help them out,” he said. “As freshmen, you’re new to this whole college running experience, and it’s not like high school. … They’re back to square one, so we take whatever opportunity we can to help them out and get them ready to go.”
Sophomore Nick Price, who experienced the same adjustments current freshmen are going through just last year, said adjusting to the extra distance and finishing a race could be tough as a freshman. “What happens a lot in distances like an 8K, especially when you’re coming up from a 5K, [is that] you kind of hit the 5K marker and don’t know
where you are in the race,” he said. “You just have to mentally adjust to continuing to push yourself as hard as you can for another 3,000 meters. It’s pretty dif ficult to get used to it, but it’s something that comes with experience.” For updates on the Rutgers cross country teams, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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Sports
QUOTE OF THE DAY “It was not pretty at all. By no means was I pleased by the way we played, but I was pleased with our defensive effort.” — Rutgers head men’s soccer coach Dan Donigan on the Knights’ 1-0 win last night
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MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS 1, ARMY 0
WOMEN’S SOCCER
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Rutgers back makes impact as team leader
Knights feel optimistic for new season
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GREG JOHNSON
CORRESPONDENT
SPORTS EDITOR
She isn’t the type of player to light up the stat sheet. In fact, outside of her team-leading 1,264 minutes logged throughout the season and the nine shots she has taken, she hasn’t showed up on the stat sheet at all. But to Erica Skroski, none of that matters. The junior backer has been an unsung hero for the Rutgers women’s soccer team throughout the 2014 campaign. Her contributions on the defensive side of the ball have gone silent largely because of the territory that comes with being a defender on the backline and the lack of statistics that come with it. But Skroski’s constant presence on the field has helped anchor one of the best defenses in Division I women’s soccer. “[Center back] is such a critical position for the success of the team, and I think Erica is one of the best backs, one of the best center backs in the conference,” said head coach Mike O’Neill. “I think that her leadership, her technical and tactical ability are at a very, very high level. I think she has the ability to be a pro if she wants to. I think the world of her.” Growing up in Galloway, New Jersey, Skroski played at a high level of competition from an early age. Her competitive nature and work ethic led her to become a four-year starter at Absegami High School, where she received All-Conference and All-South Jersey accolades before being named The Press of Atlantic City’s Girls Soccer Player of the Year in 2011. Ranked the No. 8 player in New Jersey according to TopSoccerDrawer.com, Skroski elected to come to Rutgers and
Just about everything is new with the Rutgers men’s basketball team this season, including senior forward Kadeem Jack’s fresh hairdo with cornrows. “I have no clue, man,” Jack said Tuesday at the Scarlet Knights’ Media Day when asked what his hair will look like come Rutgers’ first exhibition Nov. 8. “I’m just free-styling right now.” A similar transformation has taken place on the Louis Brown Athletic Center hardwood, where seven of 16 players on the Knights’ roster are new to a team that went 12-21 as an AAC member last season. Out are a few key contributors from last season, namely J.J. Moore and Wally Judge, and in are promising freshman talents such as 6-foot-11 center Shaquille Doorson, shooting guard Mike Williams and athletic junior college transfer guard Bishop Daniels. But despite all the new faces, second-year head coach Eddie Jordan insists Rutgers hasn’t taken a step backward in preseason practices since Oct. 5 as the Big Ten looms. “I just like the way that we are all bought into what we want to do as a team: defensive mindset, sharing the basketball, playing at a good pace, competing at the glass,” Jordan said. “Every practice we are at the rim, we’re competing at the rim. What does that mean? Our guys are a little bit bigger than last year. We’re physical, we’re [more] athletic than last year, and so playing at the rim and in the paint means a lot going into the conference.” Individually, Jordan believes his pool of talent is deeper, dishing out plenty of high praise at Media Day.
Junior defender Mitchell Taintor wrestles the ball away from an Army player last night at Yurcak Field. Taintor started at forward and scored the game’s lone goal. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
RU blanks Army in defensive gauntlet
SEE LEADER ON PAGE 14
SEAN STEWART ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Facing the 37th-ranked defensive team in the nation in Army on Tuesday night at Yurcak Field, the Rutgers men’s soccer team knew finding goals would present a challenge. The loss of junior forward J.P. Correa to a hamstring injury made the prospects of doing so seem even more difficult. But instead of one of the Scarlet Knights’ known offensive players providing a clinical goal, it was junior defender Mitchell Taintor who delivered the offensive spark when he scored his first goal of the season. Starting as a forward across from freshman Jason Wright, Taintor proved the difference with awareness and speed, scoring his first goal of the season in Rutgers’ (5-8-1) 1-0 win over the Black Knights (5-5-4).
Junior backer Erica Skroski attributed her on-field success to her ability to lead. SEAN MADDEN
“It’s not so much about the goal. I think it was a little bit of luck, but Jason and I and the midfielders were all in sync tonight,” Taintor said of the performance. “It wasn’t the prettiest game, but I felt like it was a lot easier for everyone since we were high pressing and [having] two up top.” It seemed Taintor’s best opportunity to score early in the first half was wasted when he stripped Army goalkeeper Winston Boldt off the ball. With an empty net to aim for, Taintor elected to pass to Wright, which gave Boldt just enough time to get back in goal to make the save. But Taintor was given a second bite of the apple around 13 minutes later when he intercepted Boldt’s rollout to his defender. SEE GAUNTLET ON PAGE 13
EXTRA POINT
NHL SCORES
NY Rangers New Jersey
4 3
Philadelphia Chicago
0 4
San Jose Boston
3 5
Toronto NY Islanders
5 2
Winnipeg Carolina
1 3
Detroit Montreal
1 2
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ANTHONY PERROTTI, junior
157-pounder, was ranked sixth by Intermat. The rank follows last season, where Perrotti finished as an All-American at 157 pounds at the 2014 NCAA Wrestling Championships.
Senior forward Kadeem Jack led Rutgers with 6.8 rebounds per game last season. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
WOMEN’S SOCCER
WRESTLING
FOOTBALL
WOMEN’ SOCCER
at Wisconsin
Wrestle-Offs
at Nebraska
at Minnesota
Friday, Madison, Wisc.
Saturday, 10 a.m. Colllege Ave. Gym
Saturday, 12 p.m., Lincoln, Neb.
Saturday, 2 p.m., St. Paul, Minn.