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U. will not be reimbursed $5 K. for canceled speaker CHRISTIAN ZAPATA NEWS EDITOR
Lisa Daftari, editor-in-chief at the Foreign Desk and a Fox News analyst, was paid $5,000 for her lecture about radical free speech on college campuses despite being indefinitely postponed by the University earlier this month. FACEBOOK
Rutgers will not be reimbursed the $5,000 it agreed to pay Lisa Daftari, investigative journalist and editor-in-chief at the Foreign Desk News, prior to the cancellation of her speech earlier this month. According to a copy of the service agreement between the University and Daftari, the service provider F2FMedia — the agency that represented Daftari’s speech at Rutgers — was allotted $5,000 for the fulfillment of services, this includes a guest lecture discussing radicalism on college campuses and her journey from Rutgers student to where she is today. Rutgers Undergraduate Academic Affairs (UAA) issued payment for the event on July 30.
Study shows majority of Americans favor weed RYAN STIESI NEWS EDITOR
A recent Gallup poll shows that two-thirds of sur veyed Americans now suppor t the legalization of Marijuana.
The latest figure, coming in at approximately 66 percent, marks the third consecutive year in which support of legalizing marijuana has gone up in the poll, according to Gallup. Breaking down the numbers, support seems to be up across various
demographics. The majority of both Democrats and Republicans who were surveyed were in favor of legalizing marijuana, according to the poll. Republicans in support came in at 53 percent, 75 percent among Democrats and 71 percent among Independents.
Support is strongest among younger voters, with 74 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 34 saying they were in support of legalization, according to the poll. Up from SEE WEED ON PAGE 4
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The University could terminate the contract with a written notice at any point within 15 days of the Oct. 16 event. If Rutgers terminated the agreement without cause, it would pay F2F Media for its services through the date of termination, per the agreement’s specifications. Rutgers indefinitely postponed the event earlier this month — SEE SPEAKER ON PAGE 4
Rutgers ranks in top 3 colleges for military veterans across country BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN STAFF WRITER
Rutgers has ranked in the top five colleges for veterans for the seventh straight year, according to a Military Times ranking. For 2019, Rutgers is ranked as the third best four-year college for military veterans in the nation, according to the article. The University came behind only Georgia Southern University and the University of South Florida. The sur veyors, according to the website’s methodology page, invited institutions of higher education across the U.S. to answer approximately 150 questions about their operations involving current and former ser vice members and their families. To create the ranking, according to the page, sur veyors evaluated responses based on what veterans told them was important to them, as well as on their own editorial judgment. Using their answers combined with federal data, they ranked them in the areas of university culture, academic quality and outcomes, policies, student support and costs and financial aid. Rutgers is the largest student-body of any college in the ranking’s top 10, with 69,000 students overall. According to the article, the student-veteran population at the University has tripled in the last decade. There is both a veteran’s center for socializing and an office for processing military educational benefits at Rutgers, according to the article. More resources for veterans and military students at Rutgers can be found on the Office of Veteran and Military Programs and Services website.
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U. doctor treats breast cancer patients with compassion BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN STAFF WRITER
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness and funding for the disease. According to a breast cancer awareness website, 1-in-8 U.S. women, approximately 12.4 percent, will develop breast cancer over the course of their lifetimes. This year alone there have been 266,120 new cases. Dr. M. Michele Blackburn, the chief of Breast Surgery at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, has seen significant progress in treatment since she began around 1990. She said when she first started as a surgeon, the operating rooms would be filled with all men. She would see breast cancer patients get up from the operating table with their bare chests exposed, surrounded by all men and they would have to change in front of men. She said it lacked compassion, so at her place of work she said she asked if only she could be in the room when patients re-entered consciousness. Treatment of breast cancer has improved significantly since she first began as well,
with five-year sur vival rates jumping from 20 percent to 90 percent from around 1990 to now, she said. After getting a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, Blackwood obtained her medical degree from Medical University of South Carolina, according to a Rutgers Cancer Institute press release. She then completed an internship and residency at The Stanford Hospital, followed by a fellowship for the Breast Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Currently, she is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is taking part in the Harvard Medical School for Surgical Leadership Program, according to the release. She is also certified by the American Board of Surgery. “Breast cancer is a complex disease with multiple causes, types and treatment options,” she said. “I ensure that my patients are provided with the necessar y information about their diagnosis, their genetics and their treatment options so that together we can determine the most appropriate and successful treatment plan to fit their lifestyle and conquer their disease. My dual roles across both Rutgers Cancer Institute
and RWJBarnabas Health enable me to ensure that breast cancer patients do not have to travel far for state-of-the-ar t cancer care.” Treatment options for her patients are personalized to their specific case, she said, whether it be surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or therapeutic. For the future, she hopes breast cancer treatment conducts further research in genetics, she said. Genetics would allow doctors to identify certain cancer-causing genomes before the cancer develops, allowing preventative treatment and better outcomes. The Rutgers Cancer Institute, along with its partner RWJBarnabas Health, offers advanced cancer treatment options including clinical trials and novel therapeutics such as precision medicine and immunotherapy, according to the release. Many of these treatment options are not available at other facilities across the state. “Women should always get screened, especially if they are over 40 years old,” Blackwood said. “But to be safe they should get screened at 35, and if someone in their family has had it, they should get screened as early as 25.”
Dr. M. Michele Blackburn, the chief of Breast Surgery at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, now works to treat patients with necessary information about their cancer diagnosis and treatment options. RUTGERS.EDU
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SPEAKER Rutgers will not be refunded $5 K. it arranged to pay Daftari in June for her lecture CONTINUED FROM FRONT three days before it was scheduled to occur — after a student petition urging the University to cancel the event surfaced, according to The Daily Targum. University Spokesperson Neal Buccino confirmed that Daftari was paid $5,000 by Rutgers, according to an email to The Targum. This money is from a privately endowed lecture fund,
according to New Jersey 101.5. This was a concern among students in favor of the petition that claimed Daftari is an Islamophobe and did not want their term bill funding the speech, according to the petition. Before the event was postponed, UAA stood by its invitation, citing the goal of its “Speaker Series” is to engage students in tough conversations and create an environment that allows
for discussions that promote understanding of opposing views, according to The Targum. “If these issues are not brought to the forefront and given a chance to be debated, then they may continue to stay buried,” said Vice Chancellor Ben Sifuentes-Jauregui at the time. “Bringing a professional to campus who can help us speak interest on the topic and call attention to a particular issue is important.” Four days later, Rutgers announced the event was indefinitely postponed. At the time, Buccino said, “Rutgers University has decided to postpone the lecture by Daftari, scheduled for October 16.
The University will continue to go for ward to events that reflect a wide variety of perspectives.” This prompted a separate student petition asking Daftari be allowed to speak on campus. Shortly after, Rutgers apologized for the confusion surrounding the event’s postponement and asked Daftari to return to campus on one of four days: Wednesday, Nov. 14, Monday, Nov. 19, Monday, Nov. 26 or Wednesday, Nov. 28, according to The Targum. Daftari declined the University’s offer to reschedule. “Let’s be clear — this was not a ‘postponement’ — that is public relations talk for a cowardly cancellation. (Rutgers) told me the event
was canceled,” Daftari said in a tweet at the time. The agreement between Daftari and Rutgers outlines milestones of Daftari’s appearance, including a lecture with the Rutgers community and guests, a question and answer period after the formal discussion and a dinner reception as a VIP guest of UAA and upper administration. Daftari was set to discuss “Radicalism on College Campuses” as it applies to polarizing or extreme views, according to Rutgers Undergraduate Academic Affairs (UAA), with the deliverable outcome of an “engaging and information lecture with questions and answers delivered by Daftari to the RU community,” according to the agreement.
WEED Twice as many Americans today support marijuana legalization than in 1996 CONTINUED FROM FRONT 50 percent last year to 59 percent this year, the majority of surveyed Americans age 55 and older were in support of the change as well. Responses to marijuana in the United States have changed with time. Gallup said when it first included the question on its polls, in 1969, a small number of people said it should be made legal — just 12 percent. Support grew to 20 percent in the 1970s before stagnating in the 20 percent range, according to the poll. Support started growing again in the 2000s, and 2013 marked the first time that the majority of respondents said they supported the question.
In putting together the poll, Gallup conducted a series of telephone interviews between Oct. 1 and Oct. 10. It talked to a random sample of 1,019 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, according to the Survey Methods. The margin of sampling error was ±4 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level. Each sample of national adults included a minimum quota of 70 percent cellphone respondents and 30 percent landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas by time zone within different regions, according to the survey method.
Since Gallup first included the marijuana question in its poll in 1969, support for legalization has increased. Then, only 12 percent of respondents said yes to legalizing it. In 2018, approximately two-thirds of respondents said they supported it. GALLUP
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October 24, 2018
Millennials are changing world
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hen you google the term millennials, the third SRUTI BEZAWADA search quer y that shows up is “millennials are killing.” Killing does not refer to the morbid connotation. It is more so in the figurative sense. Currently, millennials (and Gen Z’s, essentially the younger millennials) are eroding at an alarming rate the industries that the older Baby Boomers — their parents — grew up with, taking down many of their long-held values with them. Of course millennials are not physically vandalizing stores — they are just slowly driving them out of business, using two weapons typical to the cosmopolitan: well-connected millennial sense of humor and its liberally aligned political views. Recently, a tweet went viral, achieving a mega-popular 100,000 retweets and more than 300,000 likes. In response to an article by The Economist titled “Why aren’t millennials buying diamonds?,” Twitter user Joseph Morgan wryly commented, “Sorry, I was too busy paying $485 for a campus parking pass.” Morgan’s tweet is one among thousands of either outraged or amused responses to various older, authoritative sources condemning the younger generation for not participating in businesses obviously inaccessible to them given the state of the current economy. Morgan’s passive-aggressive apology is indeed the face of the recent slew of angry, viciously sarcastic outcries aimed at unrealistic, contradictory standards set by an older generation unaware of or stubbornly ignorant to the challenges young adults face. And now, tired of their protests for higher minimum wage being accused of ungratefulness and campaigns for supportive, safer, more inclusive policies being swept under the rug, millennials are taking matters into their own hands. They are killing off entire industries and they are not stopping. The beauty is in the strategy’s simplicity. Especially in the United States, the millennial, post-millennial and millennial-Gen Z cusp are experiencing a new wave of anti-capitalist sentiment — with unprecedented rates of Internet access and usage comes an acutely in-depth awareness of global issues, namely the increasing divide between those of higher and lower income, the climate crisis and the constant injustice victims of sexual assault, discriminatory immigration procedures and racial conflict are subject to, leading to a growing distrust in corporate culture. It is not like this controversy arises from pure compassion for the less fortunate. Individual student loans have amassed a total debt of more than a trillion dollars, job competition is growing fiercer and salaries are fluctuating. Millennials are equally concerned about their own well-being. But they struggle to communicate their ideas to the powerful, immovable capitalist wall that is the older generation. What better way to get them to listen than to turn their own weapon against them? One of the only default powers millennials possess is the power of demand. In fact, there is an entire industry dedicated to marketing to children. Millennials simply directed their demand against industries they do not care about, dislike or cannot afford. Millennials are impacting a lot of industries, according to the Business Insider. From real estate to fast food chains to almost humorously niche markets like napkins and fabric softener, it is easy for the more conservative critic to mourn the falling stock values of companies that are crucial contributors to a nation’s domestic monetary well-being. But if you observe closer, you will notice that the companies millennials are targeting are not random. They are not squandering their money or practicing otherwise unwise financial habits. They are trying to prove a point. Dollars commonly spent on heavily commercialized, ethically controversial fast food chains like McDonalds are instead handed over to newer chains like Chipotle and Shake Shack, which use organic or locally sourced ingredients. Instead of heading straight to homeownership, they rent apartments for a longer time — a wise decision considering the unstable availability of a livable minimum income — and then invest in a home. Portions of the $200 million drop in light yogurt sales in 2016 were spent on Greek yogurt— a far more protein-packed, nutrient-rich and sugar-free option. Sexually objectifying businesses, such as Hooters, are also dropping pace, with more than 7 percent of locations shut down between 2012 and 2016. The free market exists to satisfy people’s demand. The market can therefore be analyzed to predict future demand. Instead of objecting to millennials’ choices, it would be far more prudent to instead follow along and notice the signs they are revealing through their actions. To younger generations, ethics, convenience, health and quality matter more than cost. Although many cannot afford products that abide by such high standards, they definitely would if they could. Critics should cater to that demographic instead of chastising its choices. So, are millennials killing the diamond industry? Sure. It is also a loss of tradition. But sometimes, trees need to be cut down in favor of younger, healthier saplings. We know that it is happening. Maybe it is time to understand why.
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Rutgers’ values may be clashing Turning Point USA event can set good precedent
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But although Kirk and Owens do disseminate nyone who attends Rutgers knows that as a community, we value acceptance and inclu- controversial, provocative and outright disagreeable sivity very highly — we want to protect our viewpoints much like Yiannopoulos, it is refreshing fellow students from hate and prejudice. At the same to hear to that they were able to speak their piece. time, being that we are a major public research in- In the true spirit of an academic institution, students stitution, another one of our fundamental values is the other night were able to challenge the duo’s perbased in academic freedom and the spread of ideas. spectives with difficult questions and deliberation. How can we maintain civil discourse at Rutgers But in recent times, it seems those two values seemdown the road in the face of ideas brought to campus ingly tend to clash. On Monday, an event hosted by the Rutgers that some members of the community find preposConser vative Union brought Turning Point USA terous and even dangerous? An argument made by founder and leader Charlie Kirk and conser vative opposers of Lisa Daftari coming to campus was that activist Candace Owens to Rutgers. Turning Point her controversial ideas could potentially work to inUSA’s stated mission is to identify, educate, train cite violence against Muslims at Rutgers. Of course, and organize students to promote the principles if that were true of any speaker’s ideologies, they of fiscal responsibility, free markets and limited should not be brought here. But it is no doubt hard government. Kirk has been called a conser vative to be sure where the line gets drawn between ideas provocateur, and both him and Owens say they are that are acceptable and ideas that are not. In an interview with “culture warriors” The Daily Targum aftr ying “to save “How can we maintain civil discourse at ter the Yiannopoulos Western civilizaevent, one Rutgers stution” from liberRutgers down the road in the face of ideas dent said, “(Rutgers als. Kirk is known brought to campus that some members of groups) should not be to have the ear of inviting anyone like President Donthe community find preposterous and (Yiannopoulos) beald J. Trump, and cause what we stand spent a sizable even dangerous?” for is inclusion and diamount of time versity … If a speaker campaigning with him. So, it is safe to say that these two are contro- makes someone feel unsafe or uncomfortable, then they should not come to campus.” This statement versial and protestable. Interestingly, the duo was met with no protest at does well to exemplify the idea that two of Rutgers’ their event. Granted, they were hosted by an indi- fundamental values, combating hate and prejudice vidual organization on campus and not the Univer- and promoting intellectual diversity, tend to contrasity itself, but in more recent years it has not been dict one another at times. In the marketplace of ideas, people are bound uncommon for controversial speakers brought by individual organizations to be protested at colleges. to encounter sentiments that they find intolerable. Back in 2016, Milo Yiannopoulos, a former senior Comfort zones will be challenged, and people will editor for Breitbart News, was invited to campus by hear things that disgust them. But that is arguably the Rutgers chapter of Young Americans for Liberty. the nature of free discourse and deliberation — Though similarly controversial, Yiannopoulos, un- something that is imperative in a democratic society. like Kirk and Owens, was met with significant oppo- Monday’s event will hopefully set a precedent here in sition. Shouting matches and chants disrupted much New Brunswick that, down the road, will allow us to of the event, as many students felt that Yiannopoulos more fully understand the proper way to respond to controversial and provocative speech. stood for hate. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 150th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff. Twitter: @Daily_Targum
Sruti Bezawada is a Rutgers Business School and School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program sophomore double majoring in marketing and communications and minoring in Japanese. Her column, “Traipse the Fine Line,” runs every alternate Wednesday.
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Mackler brings up interesting points about body shaming COMMENTARY KYRA STEVKO
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ne of many lists in Carolyn Mackler’s “The Ear th, My Butt, And Other Big Round Things,” which in addition to being a fun, quick read really puts the spotlight on body shaming in the 21st centur y. Centered around main character Virginia, we get a first hand look at what it is like to be the fat daughter in an other wise per fect family, and being the only plus sized girl in a private school. Virginia thinks about her weight a lot. She feels, on a fundamental level, that she is less desirable and in some cases less impor tant than skinny girls. She lets her fatness dictate her life, believing she has to keep her interactions with boys a secret to avoid embarrassing them and, even worse, believing she has to go far ther than skinny girls in order to keep a guy interested. It really hur t me to read that. No girl should ever feel pressure to do anything she may not want or be ready to do, especially not because she thinks it is her place to do so. So many women base their attractiveness, how they feel and how they act, on what men think. No matter who you are or what you look like, if you feel pressure to act a cer tain way around a
guy for him to like you, especially if it makes you uncomfor table, your fishing in the wrong pond. You should never have to change yourself or feel ashamed of yourself because of a man. If a guy is not willing to be seen in public with you, then it is probably time to move on. A study done by Infoplease showed that almost 50 percent of women who
the weight she loses. Virginia feels a need to be unhealthy to the point of self harm because ever yone around her is telling her that she is fat and, therefore, unattractive. This pushes her into depression. I do not know about you, but that stor y sounds a lot like what many teenage girls go through nowadays. It is so common that most people just look at
“... ultimately, that is what matters — how you feel, and what makes you happy. Ignore anyone that tells you otherwise.”
are deemed within a healthy weight range believe they weigh too much. Virginia hides that shame in baggy clothes that her mother, of all people, helped her pick out. That is right, her mom encourages her daughter’s shame. In fact, throughout the book we see both mother and father make comments on Virginia’s weight, making her feel bad about herself and almost forcing her to diet. This ends up being a large factor in Virginia’s decision to go on a crash diet and star ve herself for weeks to lose weight. Her parents even praise her for
is par t of going to high school. Mackler’s stor y is not entirely one sided, either. At one point in the book we overhear pretty girl Brie (one of our villains in this stor y) say “All I can say is, if I were that fat, I’d kill myself.” Although in the moment we feel bad for our main character, we later get insight that Brie shows signs of anorexia, and that a teenage girl in today’s society may actually feel that being fat is so bad that ending one’s life would be a viable alternative. Mackler also touches on the subject of date rape throughout the
book, both from the victims and from the aggressors perspectives, which is expanded upon rather well in the second book. Moral of the stor y? Date rape is wrong, and too many guys get of f scot free. Around the two-thirds point in the book, we finally get to watch our main characters journey toward self discover y and acceptance. Unlike most books, it is not per fect, and it definitely is not finished with the last lines of the book. Virginia dyes her hair purple and gets an eyebrow piercing, expressing her true self without shame, and finally star ts wearing clothes that she feels attractive in. She meets resistance from her parents almost ever y step of the way and waivers in her resilience, at times, still plagued by her old self doubt, but she is discovering the self she wants to be. She takes up a kickboxing class once a week because she wants to, not because someone told her she needed to hit the gym, and enjoys the judgment free atmosphere, it makes her feel good. It makes her feel healthy. And ultimately, that is what matters — how you feel, and what makes you happy. Ignore anyone that tells you other wise. Kyra Stevko is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in English and political science.
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Still culturally relevant, ‘SNL’ lacks original inventiveness JORDAN LEVY CORRESPONDENT
In 1975, Bruce Springsteen released “Born To Run,” Muhammad Ali beat Joe Frazier in the “Thriller in Manila” and “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) debuted on NBC. Today, Rock rarely tops the charts the way Springsteen did, and boxing viewership is on a steady decline spanning the past few decades. Through it all, SNL has remained a cornerstone of pop culture, even through enduring some worrisome periods. “SNL”’s ratings peaked in the late 70s, but have been dropping ever since. The show hit its lowest point in the early aughts. Still, a low point for “SNL” would still be top billing for almost any other show, and the lowest viewership was when they dipped to less than 7 million in viewer average. Also, the Trump-era has inarguably revived the show. From Kate McKinnon’s portrayal of Hillary Clinton to Alec Baldwin’s spoof of President Donald J. Trump, “SNL” became essential viewing at the onset of Trump’s presidency, in part because he often criticized the show on Twitter. But, like most programs constantly covering the presidency, Trump-bashing has grown to be cumbersome and repetitive. When a presidential term is one
While entertaining at first, Alec Baldwin’s impersonation of President Donald J. Trump is now a worn out 2-year-old gag as “SNL” faces the crisis of “news fatigue.” FACEBOOK long scandal, what would normally grab headlines becomes just another day. Sure enough, Baldwin’s Trump impersonation seems stale two years later, and McKinnon must be exhausted of playing just about everyone around the White House. Although they’ve pivoted to the internet in a big way through YouTube, the show feels outdated to how college students process current events and culture at large. It goes without saying, but the ever-expanding internet has fundamentally changed comedy.
The rise of internet comedy includes intensely specific inside jokes, constantly changing slang and multitudes of memes which can be hard to decipher to the uninitiated. These forms of humor often rely on the viewer already being in on the joke and can be incredibly subtle. Additionally, the content is rapid-fire and never ends, a dilemma that can be hard for a show that airs once a week to handle. Historically, “SNL” capped off the week in news and culture, most clearly represented by the
“Weekend Update” segment. Now, if news breaks on Monday night, then Twitter has already scrutinized it thoroughly and decided if it’s meme-able by Wednesday morning, the latest. To last a full week in the national conscience, the event has to be monumental. Furthermore, “SNL” lacks the comedic sleight of hand that flourishes on the Internet, as it aims to appeal to a multigenerational audience. To put it plainly, “SNL” has increasingly become a one-dimensional program. Whole skits revolve around one — maybe two if you’re lucky — gimmicks. Whether it be through a weird accent or a strange physical tick, the show relies on being purposefully overblown. The writers seem to simply conflate the concept of satire with exaggeration, and the weekly guest appearances usually boil down to the waning appeal of seeing your favorite celebrity co-opt the bland caricature that the show mires in. This isn’t to say that any form of entertainment born of the Internet is void of the same issues that plague the show, it’s just that “SNL” has been stuck in a format. That format worked better when the show was one of few outlets for satire, but it’s increasingly become unoriginal and uncreative since then. But,
like most programs we deem cultural institutions, “SNL” still has an undeniable influence on many lives. Sajel Clayburn, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year, said the program was a weekly tradition in her home. She grew up watching “SNL” with her family, and said it made them feel close in the midst of their hectic weeks and responsibilities. “I didn’t always understand the skits as a kid but I would still laugh at the funny costumes and facial expressions,” Clayburn said. “Nowadays I am still so obsessed with ‘SNL.’ It just captures the times so well and makes us feel a little better about all of the crazy things going on. I understand people who say that the show isn’t as funny as it used to be, but things are just different now and the show will ebb and flow. Nonetheless it’s still such an important part of modern American television.” It’s nearly impossible to dispute the show’s impact and importance in TV history, and the “SNL” team deserves the credit they get for staying popular for as long as they have. Still, there may be no better summation of “SNL” than Urban Dictionary’s definition of cheap laugh, which reads: when one person makes a joke at another’s expense ... the joke may or may not be funny.
Far from ‘Shallow,’ soundtracks enhance film experience RHEA SWAIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
There’s something wonderfully sentimental about the music of our favorite films. Songs like John Williams’ background score “Hedwig’s Theme” from the Harry Potter series or Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Circle of Life” from “The Lion King,” still remain evocative, familiar and reminiscent of childhood to the ears of millennials today. With Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s “A Star is Born” soundtrack landing at the top of the Billboard 200 chart this week and their song “Shallow” placing fifth on the Hot 100 chart, the creative and monetar y significance of music to movies is reinforced. Earlier this year, “Black Panther” and “The Greatest Showman” topped the Billboard 200. The fusion of music and movies call for great emotional investment on the audience’s part, and movie producers rely on the returns on this investment. At first, production houses never thought to market and monetize the music of their movies, as music was embedded in movies as an accessory to the bigger story. Nowadays, the norm is that the music of a movie is allowed to shine alongside the movie that
it is a part of. Music’s function in storytelling has also made a comeback through remakes of classics, such as live-action versions of old Disney films like “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Often, music informs movies as seen in musicals, such as “Mamma Mia!,” “The Greatest Showman” and “La La Land.” Musicals’ soundtracks weave together complex stories in cinema and allow audiences to more comfortably suspend their disbelief and simply enjoy films for what they are. In terms of movies for today’s youth, modern-day coming-of-age love stories have soundtracks that feature artists whose style and aesthetic mirror that of the film’s message. 2018’s “Love, Simon” — a touching movie about a teenager discovering his sexuality and accepting his identity — had a soundtrack that featured young and relatable artists like LGBTQ+ rights advocate Troye Sivan and contemporary R&B singer Khalid. The ability of music to captivate even younger audiences can be seen in animated films, such as “Moana” and “Frozen,”as both films have created catchy, empowering anthems — “How Far I’ll Go” and “Let It Go” — for little girls all over the world. The powerful influence of soundtracks extends into the
With the “A Star Is Born” album hitting No. 1 and Disney getting popular artists for “Black Panther” music, the soundtrack is as much of a business venture as an emotional ploy. INSTAGRAM realm of superhero films which have a large, wholeheartedly dedicated fan following today. This is evident in the success of Marvel’s “Black Panther” soundtrack, which was carefully curated by Pulitzer prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar. The soundtrack, much like the film itself, was well-researched so that it could be as authentic as possible and truly representative of the heritage and traditions of the African communities the film’s story aimed to depict.
In mainstream genres such as action, music adds vivacity to films and exhilarates audiences when combined with choreographed visuals. Across the eight installments of the films, the “Fast and Furious” soundtracks include big names in pop and hip-hop like Post Malone, Quavo and G-Eazy, and consist of songs that match the active pace of the movies. In 2015’s “Furious 7,” Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again” was a tribute
to the late Paul Walker and the single spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100. “See You Again” resonated with fans of the “Fast and Furious” films as it commemorated Walker’s on-screen and off-screen presence in profound ways that left audiences with heavy hearts as the credits began to roll. “Songs help express emotions that cannot necessarily be visually portrayed. They add another layer of depth in a movie and strengthen our connection to the stor y of a movie,” said Emma Bograds, a first-year student in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and music enthusiast. The quality of and response to a film’s soundtrack often foreshadows the quality of and the audiences’ reception of the film itself. Soundtracks ser ve as an alternative trailer of sorts, and they are a way for audiences to engage and empathize with plots and characters before movies come out. Soundtracks are not just another ostentatious means to promote movies and add to their box office success for the financial benefit of production houses. They allow those in the music and film industries to expand and explore their different modes of creative expression.
DIVERSIONS
October 24, 2018
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Strive for peace and tranquility. Walk away from adversity. Balance, equality and integrity will guide you to a positive end result. Purge, plan and take a progressive step forward. Leave what doesn’t work for you anymore in your rearview mirror and concentrate on what’s doable and will lead to the lifestyle that suits you best. Change requires initiative, foresight and desire. Your numbers are 2, 9, 14, 27, 32, 38, 49.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Think twice before you respond. Emotions will take over if you let someone test your temper. Gravitate toward people who share your beliefs and have an interest in similar goals. A group effort will give more strength to your objective. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Hold back information if it will buy you time to tweak what you are working on or trying to achieve. Learn from someone with experience when it comes to making physical moves that can alter your looks, future or position. 3 stars
Non Sequitur
Wiley
Pearls Before Swine
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Instigate what you want to see happen. How you move forward will make a difference in the way you feel about who you are and what you stand for. Don’t back down. Make your voice heard and your actions count. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Look for options that are unique. Doing things differently will give you a new perspective on how to move forward. Think big, but when it comes to making decisions or taking action, be moderate. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take control and do what you do best. Set your priorities straight, and make it clear to everyone around you what you want and what you are willing to give. Partnerships will be to your advantage and promote unique results. 2 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take care of business. Stepping up and getting things done will have an impact on the way you feel and the way others treat you. Accomplishment is the antidote for feeling down and out. 5 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Stay calm, even if you are blindsided with an emotional situation. Counter with a good attitude, kindness and consideration. Positive change will help you persuade others to see and do things your way. Do your best to get along with everyone. 2 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get the lowdown before confronting someone about matters that will affect your relationship. Once you’ve expressed your thoughts and feelings, you cannot take your words back. Show compassion, patience and understanding, and try your hardest to get along. 5 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A reunion can bring back both good and bad memories. Don’t let anyone take advantage of you or pressure you into doing something that you don’t want to do. Arguing will be detrimental. All you have to do is say no. 4 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Make a statement, and you’ll make a difference. Speak up, share your thoughts and be ready to act. Be a part of the solution, and you’ll make new friends while earning respect and support from people who have something unique to offer. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Set your course and stay on track. You can wheel and deal, negotiate, draw up and sign contracts or anything else that will bring you greater stability. Celebrate your success with someone you love. Personal change is favored. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Dig in and get things done. Now is not the time to discuss your plans; it’s time to initiate the change that will put you in a better position. Take charge and stay focused on the end result. 4 stars
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64 The IRS, famously
1 Water blockers
65 Spots
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3 “___ and Otis” (animal film)
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19 Formations in 28-Across
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20 Named previously
6 Halley’s and others
23 “Don’t bet ___!”
7 Shangri-la kin
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8 How young kids live
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37 Director’s place
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31 Range roamer
49 Trudge through mud
32 Teeth-cleaning stuff
50 Pirate’s taking
34 Performed
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36 Nectar chaser
58 “Chill, dude”
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39 Vital gun parts
60 “What’s more ...”
40 Word with “cold” or “ice”
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Yesterday’s Solution
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MEET Knights look to capitalize on last Invite’s performance this weekend CONTINUED FROM BACK they are most likely to win, or at least succeed. If the coaching staff can keep making the right choices, and the swimmers do their best to push themselves in every heat, then Rutgers will have the potential for great success on Friday. Another Knight to follow this week is coming from the diving end in senior Marin Bloise. The Malvern, Pa. native has many diving titles, including the 3-meter diving title at the ECAC Championships that was held at Rutgers on Feb. 23 this past year. At the annual Frank Elm Invitational last season, she scored a career-high 270.95 points in the 3-meter diving event, finishing eighth overall. She hopes to take her past accomplishments and carry them into the pool next week against Michigan State and claim even more titles for herself and the Knights.
Back at the other end of the pool, another swimmer to keep an eye out for is the junior from Bridgewater, N.J., Alexis Brewer. After last year’s strong finish in the Frank Elm Invite, where she broke many of her personal records, her strong strides will do her well as she faces off against the Spartans. The last swimmer to watch is junior Alexandra Fabugais-Inaba. The Oakville, Ontario, Canada native holds the current program record in the third leg of the 400yard freestyle relay, from last year’s Big Ten Championships. As this is Rutgers’ first time facing off against the Spartans in swimming and diving in a dual meet since joining the Big Ten, it should be competitive. But, hopefully for the Knights, they will leave Michigan with the win and maybe even a few new records. For updates on the Rutgers swimming and diving team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
CALL Key drop by Lewis in 4th quarter leaves Rutgers empty-handed CONTINUED FROM BACK Saturday’s matchup with Northwestern. With graduate student Jonathan Hilliman out due to injury and sophomore Raheem Blackshear missing the first half due to personal matters, Pacheco grabbed at another opportunity to show his stuff. Pacheco had 10 carries for 72 yards in the first half, capped off by a 44-yard escape through the trenches that gave Rutgers its first lead of the game. Pacheco was surprisingly only given one more carry in the second half, with Blackshear back to take the majority of the workload. Pacheco’s production during the past two weeks will surely give the offensive staff some questions
to deal with in determining how to move forward for the remaining four games this season. Head coach Chris Ash Yes, the Knights suffered their seventh straight loss and are now heading into matchups with at least three top-25 teams in the next four games (Michigan State was just No. 24 before falling to now-No. 5 Michigan). But, Rutgers played by far its best defensive game of the season, holding an opponent to its lowest score since the season opener against Texas State (7). The Wildcats punted it seven times and were held to a combined 278 yards of offense (150 passing and 128 rushing). With Ash taking over some of the play calling duties in
Head coach Jon Maccoll brings Rutgers into Michigan State for its first dual matchup against the Spartans since joining the Big Ten. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / NOVEMBER 2017
recent weeks, it finally showed against Northwestern. But, his biggest contribution to the game could be his reaction to the safety by junior defensive lineman Willington Previlon, who sacked Wildcat quarterback Clayton Thorson to give the Knights a 12-7 lead before halftime. Ash was seen running down the sideline with a big smile on his face as he amped up his team and the crowd after the play. Between that sequence and the questionable roughing the passer call in the third quarter, Saturday was the loudest HighPoint.com Stadium has been all season.
STOCK DOWN
Offensive coordinator John McNulty Looking past his pro-style offense, in which Rutgers has only scored 3 passing touchdowns this season, Pacheco not being inserted into the backfield more than one time in the second half
is astonishing. For an offense that was not getting much going in the passing game — Sitkowski finished the game 15-31 for 81 yards— you would think it would be a good option to go with the guy who broke away for a long run and who has scored your lone 2 touchdowns in the last two games. But alas, McNulty went with his usual star ter in Blackshear — initially rightly so — for the majority of the remaining rushes. Once it was clear that Blackshear’s production wasn’t showing up that day, McNulty should have inser ted Pacheco right back in there to finish of f what was a ver y winnable game — something that has been hard to come by for the Knights this season. True freshman wide receiver Eddie Lewis Lewis tied his reception high on Saturday with four catches, but they only amounted to 18
yards down the field, not producing much after the catches were made. The main issue, though, last weekend was the drops — specifically the drop in the fourth quarter in what would be Rutgers’ final offensive drive of the game. Sitkowski got the ball to Lewis on a third and seven from the Knights’ own 28-yard line, down 3, with approximately 7 minutes left to play. But the first-year man out of Mater Dei High School could not hold on to the ball, leaving Rutgers to punt the ball and seal its own fate. Lewis will continue to adjust to the growing pains of a Division I athlete, but for now, he and all of the Knights will just need to focus on getting past the hard week and getting ready for what may very well be the toughest November schedule in the country. For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @cgreen204 and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Head coach Chris Ash kept the Knights up and running through Saturday’s game, celebrating with the team after a big safety by junior defensive lineman Willington Previlon, that put Rutgers up 12-7 before halftime. DUSTIN NILES / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / OCTOBER 2018
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October 24, 2018 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS, SUNDAY, ALL DAY
RU gets set for Big Ten Championships in Nebraska CAILEE OLIVER
other competitive teams, such as Penn State and Ohio State. With the returning competition, Rutgers is training harder The most anticipated cross with speed and pacing workouts, countr y race in the conference hoping to make a better comeis finally approaching. The Rutback in the Big Ten. gers men’s cross countr y team “We seem to ramp up the trainare preparing for the 2018 Big ing a little each year as we get oldTen Championships will take er. This season our workouts have place on Sunday, Oct. 28, at the been a little tougher with faster Mahoney Golf Course in Linpaces, shorter rests and higher coln, Nebraska. The 8,000-mevolume,” Pschunder said. “We’ve ter men’s race will star t at also been run11:45 a.m. ning higher “It is an immileage this por tant race “Overall, I’m very excited for this upcoming race, I’m season than because it is our main conconfident we are in good shape and I hope to make my in the past. In addition, someference race. last cross country Big Tens a memorable one.” thing else that It is one of we’ve done the top cross CONOR MURPHY which is really countr y conSenior cool is workferences in out on hills at the countr y,” Holmdel Park said head to get us ready for hilly courses.” seconds of Pschunder (25:55.3). coach Mike Mulqueen. The championships will be Then-junior Dom Munson Competing in the Big Ten Championships in 2017, the finished in 83rd (25:58:4) and televised live on BTN Plus and Scarlet Knights placed 12th out then-freshman Patrick Walsh fin- will air on BTN on a taped deof 12 teams with a point total ished with a time of 26:11.3 — the layed basis at 8 p.m. (ET) on of 366. Michigan won the title third fastest 8k of his rookie sea- Monday, Oct. 29. “Overall, I’m very excited for with 71 points, while Michigan son. Walsh made his conference State placed in second with 82 championship debut in 89th place. this upcoming race, I’m confi“We did not do as well as we dent we are in good shape and I points and Wisconsin in third wanted last year. We’re trying to hope to make my last cross counwith 88 points. Last year, then-junior Conor come back stronger and beat as try Big Tens a memorable one,” Murphy finished first for Rutgers, many teams as we can,” Pschun- Murphy said. finishing 73rd overall with a time der said. For updates on the Rutgers This year, Rutgers will be of 25:42.0. “Last year and the two years pri- competing against the defending men’s cross country team, follow or to that, I enjoyed competing at champions Wolverines, along with @TargumSports on Twitter. CONTRIBUTING WRITER
the Big Ten Championships. It’s our most competitive meet of the season and the meet always provides a great opportunity to compete against some of the best runners in the country,” Murphy said. Then-sophomore Cole Pschunder and alumnus Luke Wiley were next for the Knights in back-toback finishes at 80th and 81st. The two were separated by just eight seconds at the 5K and 6K splits, but Wiley (25:56.8) finished within two
Senior Conor Murphy finished 73rd overall for a Rutgers team that finished last season’s Big Ten Championships in dead last in a field of 11 other teams. THOMAS BONIELLO / FEBRUARY 2017
SPORTS
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“It is an important race because it is our main conference race. It is one of the top cross country conferences in the country.” — Men’s cross country head coach Mike Mulqueen
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FOOTBALL ASH ENTHUSIASM ON SIDELINE PUMPS UP KNIGHTS
OC McNulty 2nd half call hurts Rutgers COBY GREEN SPORTS EDITOR
Every weekend seems to be a new high or low for the Rutgers football team, with true freshman quarterback Artur Sitkowski throwing for close to 300 yards and 30 completions against Illinois in the blackout game three weeks ago, to him then throwing four interceptions two games ago against Maryland. This weekend continued that string of up-and-down weeks for the Scarlet Knights (1-7, 0-5) in the worst way possible. Rutgers held onto a 15-10 lead heading into the fourth quarter of last Saturday’s homecoming game against Northwestern, but the Wildcats (43, 4-1) put together their best game on the ground this season to score again in the fourth and steal an 18-15 win in Piscataway. With the Knights heading into their bye week, here are the players and coaches whose stocks have fluctuated after the tough loss.
STOCK UP
True freshman running back Isaih Pacheco After running for 100 yards for the first time and scoring his 1st career touchdown against the Terrapins two weeks ago, Pacheco’s stock had already risen prior to True freshman running back Isaih Pacheco ran for 72 yards and a touchdown in the first half of Saturday’s loss to Northwestern, but was only given the ball one more time in the second half. DUSTIN NILES / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / OCTOBER 2018
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SWIMMING AND DIVING RUTGERS-MICHIGAN STATE, FRIDAY, 5 P.M.
Knights go on road for dual meet vs MSU ALEC SPECTOR CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers swimming and diving team takes its finish from its first-place win at the Justin Jennings Invitational into a dual matchup against Michigan State. Earlier this month, the Scarlet Knights had multiple pool records broken, as well as many first-place victory events in their meet, beating all four of their opponents by more than 400 points each. Hoping to bring its success from the previous outing, Rutgers will go on to face the Spartans in East Lansing, Mich. on Oct. 26 with swimmers such as junior Francesca Bertotto, who made multiple pool records at the meet. Another player to keep an eye out for is freshman Terka Grusova, who finished in first place for both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events. This success will hopefully carry over for her against the Spartans. The key to the Knights’ success in this matchup will be their ability to do what they do best. But, as cliche as that might sound, head coach Jon Maccoll has done a good job of putting his swimmers in events that SEE MEET ON PAGE 10
Junior Francesca Bertotto will be one of the key swimmers for Rutgers this Friday, as the team looks to win its first Big Ten dual meet of the season before a Tri-Meet on Saturday. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / NOVEMBER 2017
EXTRA POINT
JOE LITTERIO, head coach of the baseball team, announced the Knights’ schedule on Tuesday. Rutgers will kick off Litterio’s sixth season with a road series against Miami on Feb. 15. The Knights will play 53 games this regular season, with 19 being played at Bainton Field.
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
SWIMMING AND DIVING
VOLLEYBALL
MEN’S GOLF
SWIMMING AND DIVING
VOLLEYBALL
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
at Michigan State
vs. No. 17 Purdue
Grandover Collegiate
Oakland Tri-Meet
vs. Indiana
Big Ten Championships
Friday, 6 p.m., East Lansing, Mich.
Friday, 7 p.m., College Ave Gym
Saturday, All Day, Greensboro, N.C.
Saturday, 10 a.m., Rochester, Mich.
Saturday, 7 p.m., College Ave Gym
Sunday, All Day Lincoln, Neb.