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Chancellor weighs in on free speech debate at meeting BUSHRA HASAN CORRESPONDENT

Rutgers—New Brunswick Chancellor Richard L. Edwards said Thursday night that students’ right to free speech should not lead to derogator y speech.

This was in response to questions at the weekly Rutgers University Student Assembly meeting about the recent chalk graffiti around the College Avenue and Livingston campuses conveying anti-immigrant slogans including “Viva La Deportation” and “Deport Force Coming.”

“On one hand, we have freedom of speech and our University promotes that,” Edwards said. “But just because you have the right to say something doesn’t mean it’s right to say.”

Edwards said the University walks a fine line between policing free speech and enabling it. Rutgers administrators grapple with these difficult problems on a daily basis.

Rutgers—New Brunswick Chancellor Richard L. Edwards said while students have the right to free speech on campus, they should not necessarily say or write offensive phrases. BUSHRA HASAN / CORRESPONDENT

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Medical School uses ‘Phantom of the Opera’ to explain psychoses ariel davies contributing writer

Inside the Robert Wood Johnson Medical center in the Airline and Henry Schwartzman Courtyard on Thursday afternoon, a packed

crowd anticipated the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School’s showing of “A Study of Mood Disorders in The Phantom of the Opera.”

The hour-long event examined Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” as a

fictional case study of mood disorders, honing in on five scenes from the musical.

Julia Udine, the actress from Broadway’s “Phantom of the See psychoses on Page 4

Dharun Ravi, who was convicted of bias intimidation in the death of Tyler Clementi in 2012, plead guilty to attempted invasion of privacy. THE DAILY TARGUM / FEBRUARY 2012

Dharun Ravi pleads guilty to privacy charge nikhilesh de news editor

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi, whose roommate died by suicide after being secretly recorded kissing another man, was sentenced on Thursday to 30 days in jail and probation after pleading guilty to attempted invasion of privacy.

He will not serve any additional time in jail. He previously ser ved 30 days in jail after being found

guilty of bias intimidation in 2012, although the Associated Press reports that Ravi could have faced up to 10 years in prison. Ravi has already ser ved his entire three-year sentence of probation.

His conviction was overturned last month after the New Jersey Supreme Court found the law used to convict Ravi unconstitutional.

Ravi was originally convicted after the death of his Rutgers See charge on Page 5

Broadway star Julia Udine participated in an hour-long examination of “The Phantom of the Opera” hosted by the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The presentation analyzed the different mental disorders that could be presented within the musical. ALEXANDRA DEMATOS / COPY EDITOR

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Campus Calendar FRIDAY 10/28 Rutgers Gardens presents “Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hort Farm Office Building on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Fall 2016 Film Series: ‘Viola’ (2012)” at 10 a.m. at Rutgers Cinema on Livingston campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Department of Entomology presents “Non-target effects of transgenic corn debris in streams: The changing picture of risk assessment” from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Thompson Hall on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Rutgers Gardens presents “Trunk Load Plant Sale” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Hort Farm Office Building on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Rutgers Climate Institute, Rutgers Department of Human Ecology and Rutgers University Press presents “Taking Chances: The Coast After Hurricane

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The Catholic Student Association presents “CSA Halloween Par ty” from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Catholic Center on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to undergraduate students.

SATURDAY 10/29 Rutgers Gardens presents “The Inside Scoop— Repotting and Moving Plants Inside in the Fall” from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Hort Farm on Cook Campus. This event costs $50 and is open to the public.

Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Visual Arts Open House” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Civic Square on the College Avenue Campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Rutgers Cinema presents “Shaun of the Dead” as part of their Halloweenfest. This event is from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Rutgers Cinema. This event is $7 for students and $9.50 for others, and it is open to the public.

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Recruiters explain how they evaluate potential employees

Job recruiters look for students who appear well-groomed in their profile pictures, present themselves well on social media and are knowledgable about the topics in their chosen field. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR

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Your greasy hair may be the reason you do not get a job.

In a recent study conducted

by Jobvite, recruiters judged a candidate’s initial photo before all other factors and 41 percent said the photo influenced their first impression.

Still, recruiters are not exclusively seeking professional headshots, according to the study, with only 18 percent of hiring managers viewing “selfies” in a negative light, a decline from last year.

When it comes to an in-person interview, professionalism is crucial. Sixty-two percent of recruiters look down upon candidates dressing too casually. Messy or greasy hair, too much makeup and facial stubble were found offensive by recruiters.

Students should present themselves appropriately for potential internship and employment opportunities across all types of interaction — in person, online and on social media, said Scott Borden, career education specialist at University Career Ser vices.

“Creating a favorable and positive appearance is key in building an attractive and positive ‘employment brand,’ whether in person or online,” he said.

“You won’t get a second chance to make a good first impression.

Research, gather information and prepare accordingly.”

Academic training, work experience and school activities

can help improve a students “career identity” and complement a traditional resume and cover letter, Borden said.

The digital world and websites, such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, can add value to students’ online presence, create connections and open more opportunities to be “found” by recruiters, Borden said.

Blogs, for example, can highlight a subject matter expertise and help students stand out from the crowd, he said. But social media can be just as damaging as it is helpful to students looking for employment.

should be taken with what you share,” Borden said.

Borden suggests considering privacy features on social media or crafting a LinkedIn profile specifically for professional use.

Image, dress and presentation can dif fer depending on the employment industr y, position and workplace environment, he said.

Some work environments may have more formal standards of dress and business etiquette, such as in finance, banking and consulting. Start ups, high tech

training related to the company and position,” he said.

A student’s major, GPA or experience with a name-brand company are not always the recruiters’ main concerns, he said.

Recruiters are more focused on how students highlight their skills, activities, leadership and problem solving skills to show they have potential in being a valuable member of their team.

“Recruiters are seeking to ascertain whether a given student would be a ‘good fit’ for a position and for their ‘organizational culture,’” he said.

“Recruiters are seeking to ascertain whether a given student would be a ‘good fit’ for a position and for their ‘organizational culture.” scott borden Career Education Specialist at University Career Services

“Images of drug or alcohol activity, par tying or sexual content can take you out of the running for potential employers and torpedo your oppor tunities before your employment search has even star ted,” Borden said.

Because social media is now integral to many professions, employers are more lenient with photos posted.

“Many employers do have greater tolerance for casual and interesting images that may enhance your image and show off parts of your personality or talents of yours, however, caution

and non-profit industries may be more casual.

“Physical presentation (for interviews, job fairs, in-person networking meetings) should reflect the norms and standards for the industry and position of your interest,” he said.

Employment recruiters are searching for students with knowledge about their strengths, interests and skills, Borden said.

“They would like students to be able to articulate why they are interested in a given company or position and discuss their experience, activities and academic

Many resources are available to students to help them improve their online image.

“Students can improve, refine and tailor their images by learning and becoming more aware of norms and standards in their given areas of employment interest, Borden said.

Crafting resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn and social media profiles, expanding networking efforts and developing succinct, effective and specific answers to common interview questions can be helpful.

If students are unsure about the appropriate attire for an

interview, they can ask a potential employer directly, Borden said.

The Rutgers University Office of Career Services is also a place staffed with career development specialists who can assist student with this process.

Students can make appointments on the Career Knight website to visit a career development specialist at University Career Services, Borden said.

Appointments allow students to discuss self-assessment tools, internship or employment interests, exploration of industries, companies and positions, as well as to prepare and market themselves in-person and online for potential employees, he said.

“Remember, you always strive to make a positive first impression in employment oriented interviews and meetings,” Borden said.

Kylie Stewart, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, has had employees compliment her on her online image.

“In high school I was less conscious about the photos I post on social media,” she said. “Being in a university environment has made me realize the importance of an online image. I consider what pictures I post more than I used to.”

Stewart also prepares for an interview for about an hour longer than she does when preparing for class.

“I get ready to look my best because it definitely makes a difference,” she said. “It shows I take care of myself and am serious about the interview.”

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Associate Professor of Psychiatr y of Cooper Medical School Consuelo Cagnade, Shawen ‘Phantom of the Opera’ demonstrates 5 stages of Ilaria, Chief Medical Of ficer of American Foundation for grief, Tobia says Suicide Prevention Christine Moutier and Executive Producer and Tony Award Nominee continued from front on mental illnesses. Early on in Stephanie Rosenberg.

If Daae was Tobia’s patient, he patient interviews, Tobia said said he would treat her with psyOpera,” presented each scene as doctors begin formulating ideas.

Tobia related the idea of “com- chotherapy and grief counseling. a first-person account in character plicated bereavement” to the One panelist noted that psychias Christine Daaé.

Associate Professor of Psy- musical, which is when “painful atrists start with a broad list of chiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood emotions are so long lasting and possible treatment and narrow Johnson Medical School Antho- severe that you have trouble ac- that list down.

Moutier said the steepest ny Tobia played a third-person cepting the loss and resuming perspective as a psychiatrist an- your own life,” according to the rise in suicide has been among middle aged adults, particularly alyzing Daaé, with Udine singing Mayo Clinic.

Between 10 and 20 percent of white men and veterans. There after each scene and Chief Psychiatry resident Shawen M, Ilar- bereaved persons require treat- is never a single cause but ment to help cope with their loss, rather multiple factors that pile ia on piano. up and are not visible to most, Before beginning his role in according to Psychology Today.

“Bridges where Christine Moutier said. the program, Tobia noted that Culture plays a role in suicide the night’s goal was to expand came from … and where she education on mood disorders and is today … that entity is like- and suicide prevention, Moutly a complicated bereavement ier said. In the United States, not to stigmatize mental health.

“No one should put together … overlaps with depression … a person dies by suicide ever y 13.3 minhorror films utes, claiming and mentally more than ill,” Tobia said.

39,500 lives “One of the each year, objectives (of according to the program) the American is to avoid stig“No one should put together horror films Foundation matizing menand mentally ill.” for Suicide tal illness.”

Prevention.

Dean of Rutanthony tobia Each year, gers Robert Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School the American Wood Johnson Foundation for Medical CenSuicide Preter Sherine Gavention holds briel came to an “Out of the podium to the Darkness start the event.

She described the evening’s qualifier … where an individual Walk”— the second biggest and program as “sitting at the inter- suffers a personal loss … makes fastest growing walk in the nasection of medication and pop you consider how Christine’s dad tion aimed at raising funds to research suicide prevention methculture,” and a step towards rais- passes away,” Tobia said.

Tobia discussed the psycho- ods, increase awareness about ing awareness about the prevenwarning signs and expand the logical issue of the double bind. tion of suicide and depression.

A double bind is where two understanding of suicide.

Delving into medical terms Tobia suggested that nothing and how they relate to “Phantom messages are conveyed in a sinof the Opera,” Tobia discussed gle communication. In the song after the third scene is real and everything from the five stages “No Return,” “when content that ever ything after words is a disof grief that Daee goes through is contained in his song is put torted reality from Daee’s mind.

One panel member said the after her father’s passing to spe- with the melody that we hear, cific disorders listed in the Diag- we have something that is very drama movie “Fight Club,” renostic and Statistical Manual of disturbing. Two messages con- leased in 1999, is similar to Mental Disorders, a manual that veyed in a single communication “Phantom of the Opera” because … this is the song of no return,” a distorted reality is presented classifies mood disorders. in both.

A projection screen in the Tobia said.

“Unfortunately tonight, the At the act’s completion, Tobia top right corner of the podium displayed information on each and Udine joined a panel dis- first rule is that we can’t talk scene and scientific information cussion on mood disorders with about it,” Tobia said.

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meeting New program will install off-campus security cameras, license plate readers, Edwards says continued from front

students at night. She said the walk from Lipman Hall to resi“Where can we shut down dential areas is not lighted.

Edwards said that he could free speech and where is it critically impor tant for us to bring the issue up with Tony have it?” Edwards said. “(The Calcado, who heads University University is a place) where Facilities and Capital Planning.

“The safety of all of our stuwe want students to feel safe, where we want students to en- dents is vitally important,” gage, and not ever yone is going Edwards said. “The neighborto think the way you think in hoods that join our campuses have lots of issues.” the bigger world.”

On campus, Rutgers has The presidential election has exposed the notion that individ- hired 25 faculty members of uals can be as uncivil as they color over the last year, Edwant, Edwards said. Republican wards said. This recruitment nominee Donald Trump kicked was made possible by Universioff his campaign connecting ty President Robert L. Barchi’s Mexicans with crime, saying, $20 million commitment over a “They’re bringing in crime. five-year period.

Other diversity initiatives They’re rapists.”

Edwards said he “would not include the Office of Diversity be surprised” if the student and Inclusion, which was foundbody sees more of these graf- ed last year. The coalition will be publishfiti incidents ing a histor y in the days of diversity to come after “Just because you have at the Unithe election. the right to say versity from Back in April, before something doesn’t mean its founding.

On Nov. 10, Trump acit’s right to say.” the 250th ancepted the niversar y of presidential richard l. edwards Rutgers, the nominee, proRutgers—New Brunswick Chancellor University Trump chalkwill ring the ings and grafbell donated fiti appeared on campuses across the United by Colonel Henr y Rutgers and States, including the University launch fireworks around 6:00 of Michigan and University of p.m., Edwards said.

Edwards also answered quesConnecticut. After Tuesday’s incident, the Center for Latino tions regarding the University’s Arts and Culture (CLAC) held a investments and whether cermeeting to discuss the anti-im- tain affiliated companies are ethically sound. The University migrant sentiments on campus.

In a statement to The Daily Board of Governors and Board Targum, CLAC said the group of Trustees have a committee was “saddened and appalled by on investments, and last year, a the recent appearance of an- group of students worked with ti-immigrant graffiti” at Rutgers. administration regarding the di“Although it is clear that the vestment of fossil fuels.

The fossil fuel divestment expression of political par tisanship is protected and accept- was a success last year, he said.

Two bills were also presented able public speech during a par ticularly heated presidential during the night. The first docelection season ... we condemn ument was the “Bill to Approve (the markings) in the stron- the 2016-2017 Special Events gest possible terms,” the state- Funding” presented by chairperson Michelle Boyland and ment reads.

As one of the most diverse secretar y Joshua Roshal from universities in the countr y, the allocations board.

The legislation passed, CLAC said Rutgers must “stand University senator up to expressions that promote though fear, ignorance, and intimida- Viktor Krapivin said the legtion of our students, staff, facul- islation’s passage was not a good idea. The assembly ty, and administrators.”

At RUSA’s Thursday meeting, ser ves as a check for the allocampus safety during the night cations board.

“The assembly does not exist was discussed, with Edwards speaking about working with as a rubber stamp for the allocaRutgers University Police De- tions board,” the School of Arts partment Chief Kenneth Cop to and Sciences junior said.

Ten of the 11 members install closed-circuit television cameras off-campus and license of the allocations board are plate readers in police vehicles not elected, and the result of

by Jan. 1, 2017. The license the vote means the assemplate readers will not be used bly adopted a resolution allocating $119,000 without any for traffic situations.

Edwards said a group of stu- formal debate.

The second document predents were injured during a drive-by shooting over Labor sented was the “Bill to Extend Day weekend in 2015. The stu- the Duration of the Mental dents were walking home from Health Task Force” authored a party a little past midnight by School of Arts and Sciencwhen the shooting occurred, in- es senior Zachar y Sinkiewicz and Krapivin. juring two of the students.

The task force is currently in the Helen Park, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy first- process of making online appointyear student and RUSA mem- ments possible to make it easier for ber, asked Edwards what the students to receive treatment from University could do regarding CAPS, Sinkiewicz said. The bill the safety of Cook/Douglass passed with unanimous consent.

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charge Ravi’s 2012 conviction was overturned after N.J. Supreme Court ruled law unconstiutional continued from front

roommate, 18-year-old Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide in 2010 after being filmed having a sexual engagement with another man. Ravi had set up a webcam to film Clementi’s encounter, and had said he

planned on livestreaming another encounter on Twitter.

Clementi committed suicide a few days later, jumping off the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River. Following his death, a national conversation about cyberbullying was sparked and Clementi’s family started a

foundation to raise awareness of bullying and LGBT issues.

In a statement issued after the hearing, the Tyler Clementi’s parents, Joe and Jane, stressed the need for legislators to pass clear laws and urged people to speak out against bullying.

“We call on all young people and parents to think about their behavior and not be bystanders to bullying, harassment or humiliation.

Interrupt it, report it and reach out to victims to offer support,” the statement reads. “If this had happened in Tyler’s case our lives might be very different today.”

CRIME Oct. 27 NEWARK — Wilfredo Rodriguez Escobar, is facing federal drug charges after authorities searched his apartment and found 72 pounds of heroin and cocaine on Wednesday. Escobar was charged with possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm as a felon. Officers also found $300,000 in cash in his apartment. The Drug Enforcement Agency tracked Escobar after a tip and then arrested him.

Escobar faces a minimum of 10 years in prison.

Oct. 27 SOMMERVILLE — Three men were arrested after allegedly stealing more than $850,000 worth of game-worn NBA jerseys. Mohamed Benhalima, 28, and John P. Schnell, 37, and Ryan G. McDermond, 28, allegedly stole more than 400 jerseys and NHL merchandise from the MeiGray Group. The jerseys belonged to players from several teams.

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October 28, 2016

Generation gets ready to make its statement

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ith less than two weeks left until COMMENTARY Election Day, stakes are high for both the presidential candidates MARY FAM and their parties. Despite an established reputation as unreliable voters, youths make up a growing and crucial bloc with the power to shape the upcoming election, as previous generations shaped theirs. The millennial generation, which consists of residents of the United States born after about 1980, now outnumbers previous generations, like the Baby Boomer generation, at a staggering population of about 76 million. But, many still feel they are too far from the center of politics to create an impact.

Still, we must wonder why youth engagement in the political process is so different from previous generations. Interestingly, youth engagement seems to have a correlation with the voter registration process. Recent research at the Pew Research Center reveals that only 50 percent of adults under the age of 30 are absolutely certain they are registered to vote. A variety of reasons could account for this such as an inconvenient registration process or a lack of interest in civic engagement.

Here at Rutgers University, however, political engagement seems to be on the rise in many different ways. Many student groups, as well as other partisan and non-partisan organizations, seek to raise awareness of civic engagement and the importance of voting and they have set up voter registration tables in order to make involvement easier for students.

Before these attempts, many students felt detached from the voting process. When asked about her take on the registration process, one Rutgers student said, “We (millennials) understand the importance of voting, but don’t necessarily want to go out of our way. We live in an era of technology, and the registration process is antiquated, and doesn’t cater to this generation and its needs. If there was an app

“Here on campus, hundreds of students have just registered to vote and are anxious to take part in America’s biggest decision this November.” which you could register through, I think registration in our age group would be much higher. Still, it’s helpful that you can register here on campus.” In an age where the use of social media and technology is exceptionally common among youths, an in-person or by-mail voter registration seems outdated and widens the gap between young voters and the political process. Consequently, that gap can lead to apathy and feelings of disempowerment, which discourages eligible voters from participation.

Millennial voting patterns have fluctuated in recent presidential elections, and the numbers could go either way this year. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), in 2004, about 48 percent of Millennials voted, and rates rose to 50 percent in 2008, but then decreased in 2012 to 45 percent. Accordingly, it will be difficult to foresee turnout rates among youths in the upcoming elections. Thus, it is important to spread the word about the importance of being registered and turning out to vote on election day.

For this upcoming election, Rutgers students, like millennials across the country, seem to be taking a great interest in politics. Here on campus, hundreds of students have just registered to vote and are anxious to take part in America’s biggest decision this November. Even more have gone out to watch debates with their friends and classmates at events like the second presidential debate watch at the Yard on College Avenue.

At universities nationwide and here at Rutgers, the glass remains half-full. Recent voting rates above 50 percent have been encouraging.

Moreover, for this generation, the meaning of “civic engagement” is far broader than just voting. Millennials have shown high rates of volunteering, community service and civic use of social media when compared to previous generations. Millennials have been known to make their voices heard through boycotting and protests, and they like to challenge conventional norms. With a little encouragement, they can stand on the shoulders of those who came before them and get a better glimpse at a more promising future. Here at Rutgers, we are eager to see whether all the efforts to encourage students will bear fruit.

Mary Fam is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science.

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WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts EDITORIAL STRIDE FOR THE BRIDE Rutgers University students dressed up in white wedding gowns and makeup resembling bruises and cuts as par t of the New Brunswick Domestic Violence Awareness Coalition’s annual rally. The “brides,” who carried protest signs, walked as representations of the women who have been abused in marriages. Those who were involved in the rally spoke of how the experience af fected their perspective on domestic violence. We laurel these students for raising awareness for such a grave issue.

MAKE RUTGERS SAFE AGAIN This past weekend, two robberies occurred in New Brunswick. It was later revealed that four male perpetrators stole a cellphone from a Rutgers community member. The other robber y involved another Rutgers member. This person was hit in the face. According to the police depar tment, the information available on the incidents is limited. We dar t the public safety of ficials for not creating a safer environment for the students.

DATE ME FOR THE BABIES The Rutgers March of Dimes Collegiate Council hosted one of their two major events this semester. On Oct. 26, the council hosted its annual date auction, “A Date in Disguise.” This event allowed Rutgers students to have a chance to bid on dates. All of the proceeds from the auction will be going to research for premature bir th and to of fer suppor t to families that experience its af fects. We laurel this chapter for creating a fun event to help raise money for an impor tant cause.

VIVA LA RESPECT FOR OTHER PEOPLE On Tuesday, anti-immigrant phrases were written on the sidewalks of the Livingston and College Avenue campuses. Phrases such as “Viva la depor tation” and “Depor t force coming” were written. The University spokesperson, Jef frey Tolvin, stated that the messages were protected under the categor y of free speech and that there was not going to be any criminal investigation. We dar t the University of ficials for not taking a stronger stand against hateful speech that targets other students of ethnic backgrounds.

THEY ARE NOT ALONE The Mountain View Project Student Organization held a demonstration Thursday night outside of Brower Commons to raise awareness about solitar y confinement. They wanted to bring awareness to the fact that inmates without a high school diploma are more likely to spend time in solitar y confinement than other prisoners. We laurel the Mountain View Project Student Organization for being adamant on raising awareness for this pressing issue.

LET’S RISE UP Trojan, the condom company, has released their annual Sexual Health Repor t Card. The repor t indicated that Rutgers University has dropped 18 places in their ranking. This repor t card is based on the quality of resources, sexual health information, contraceptive availability and testing for sexually transmitted diseases. We dar t the University for not stepping up in sexual health as other universities have.

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Benefits of capitalism outweighs its disadvantages TORY TIME ANDREA VACCHIANO

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fter Polina Goryunova’s “response” to my article last week (the word response necessitates quotation marks, because, although it was addressed to me, it didn’t address any of the points I made), I’ve made it a personal goal to make as many communists as angry as possible. Little does Goryunova know that satire is my favorite genre of literature, and since her column imitated it so well, I’m going to keep “perpetuating Cold War myths” like saying that Joseph Stalin killed people and that the state-sanctioned killing of people is bad — I can only imagine how shocking that statement is to Marxists on campus. When student leftists have gone beyond progressivism, have gone beyond socialism, have even gone beyond theoretical Marxism and have become apologists for fullfledged communism, it’s worth noting why capitalism isn’t that bad of a system after all.

Capitalism is seen as an inherent evil by leftist students because, they say, it necessitates social stratification. According to them, because poor people have work for rich people in order for goods to be produced at cheap prices, capitalism is an oppressive system. Yet has there ever been a large-scale society that didn’t have some form of social

stratification? Even in the Soviet Union, there was a concentrated elite governing the masses. One ought also take into account the amount of social mobility that capitalist societies provide — the United States may not be a perfect example of this, but it’s historically and currently much more possible to climb up social ladders than it is in socialist, non-democratic countries. The most socially mobile countries, such as Denmark, are non-socialist countries guided by market economies. Capitalist countries also provide a much better quality of life — it’s

negating the beneficial impacts capitalism has had.

But what if one buys the argument that lessening restrictions on economic activity and opening up markets actually hinders freedom, because people in third-world countries work for cheap labor? Even the most respected leftist economists and academics don’t agree with that. Goryunova says that capitalism causes “millions of children (to work) in sweatshops for 14 hours a day, just so they can afford stale bread to share among their family” — yet Paul Krug-

“Capitalism is seen as an inherent evil by leftist students because, they say, it necessitates social stratification.” a fact that technology allowed by capitalism has created more jobs than it has destroyed over the past century, and these jobs are safer and more enjoyable than the ones we had before — we have the free market to thank for that. Because capitalism introduces competition in the marketplace, commodities are cheaper, higher-quality and more accessible, which automatically translates into better lives. Also, the evidence that life expectancy rises when a country liberalizes its economy is very obvious, and it’s because citizens have more access to safe, better-quality jobs, goods and medicine. The impacts of materialism don’t come close to

man, Nicholas Kristof and Jeffrey Sachs — all extremely leftist economists — hold that sweatshops are either a.) immensely preferable to the alternative of working on a farm for less money or not having a job at all or b.) the governments of these countries won’t impose higher wages just because Westerners told them to, so there’s no point in actively trying to shut them down. After all, the parents of Milton Friedman, an “agent of the rich”, worked in sweatshops — and Friedman didn’t fight for sweatshops nearly as hard as Krugman and Kristof have. Clearly, educated leftist economists want to distance themselves from this misunderstanding.

The image of stale bread probably isn’t accurate, either — if anything, it reminds one more of the long bread lines in the Soviet Union, where starving people waited hours for the mere possibility of food all because of the government.

The criticisms of capitalism presented by self-righteous student activists are shallow.

The capitalism that has propped up sweatshops in third-world countries has provided workers with a preferable alternative to working on farms. The capitalism that has “put millions of student into debt” (which is actually the government’s doing) is also the reason why American schools are the best and most competitive in the world. It’s because of capitalism that we’re all studying at a university instead of working in agriculture. Capitalism may need to rely on the labor of working masses, but insofar that the working masses have a much better quality of life than they would otherwise, it’s preferable to a system where people get sent to the gulag (or, if they’re lucky, shot in a ditch) for dissenting from the state. This should all be obvious, but when students resort to defending Stalinist apologists (or being Stalinist apologists themselves) yet accuse a libertarian economist of being oppressive, it’s worth correcting them.

Andrea Vacchiano is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore double-majoring in history and political science. Her column, “Tory Time,” runs on alternate Fridays.

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LIFESTYLE

Stop hunting down free candy, celebrate Dia de los Muertos

Put Halloween aside for a second and recognize Dia de los Muertos or “Day of the Dead.” Focus on the traditional aspect of Oct. 31 and stop fishing for free candy.

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Omar Rojas Contributing Writer

Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos in Spanish, is a Mexican holiday on Nov. 1 or midnight on Halloween, where friends and family gather for a few days to pray for deceased friends and family. In a form of remembrance and following tradition, people build altars either inside or outside of their homes where they can offer “ofrendas.”

You probably are wondering “What is this ofrendas you speak of?” Ofrendas include favorite meals, candles, flowers and objects associated with the deceased.

These altars are decorated with photos and memorabilia so souls have an easier time finding their way to these altars. On the first day of celebrations and remembrance, children make small altars to invite ghost children to visit.

The second day invites adults to

the altars for a visit, while on the last day of celebrations families visit the cemeteries of their loved ones and decorate their graves.

In Mexico you can find groups of people walking from church to church, praying for the deceased.

Dia de los Muertos is often seen

and atole, a traditional hot, cornbased beverage. These traditional foods are given in exchange for small offerings to their altar.

In other regions, celebrations take place in the town center — either through parties or parades.

People who live in Mexico believe

of joy for children around the neighborhood. Weeks prior to the celebrations, we would all find offerings we deemed appropriate for the soul’s spiritual journey. Families would walk around the neighborhood like people do on Halloween, but instead of

“Families in certain parts of Mexico invite guests for tamales and atole, a traditional hot, corn-based beverage. These traditional foods are given in exchange for small offerings to their altar.”

as a holiday with a sad tone, but contrary to popular belief, it is a day of happiness. Family and friends share their best stories and events with the deceased during this time. Families in certain parts of Mexico invite guests for tamales

that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness, so creating this happy atmosphere throughout the duration of the holiday is a must.

As a child growing up in a Mexican-American household, this time of year brought a lot

asking for candy they would ask to see the families’ altar in exchange for offerings.

Although this holiday is filled with glee, while visiting someone’s altar, there is a strong sense of respect for the deceased souls

that this altar was built for. The altars themselves ranged from very basic to extremely intricate with many offerings. The families that built the more intricate ones were the ones that lost people close to them in that year.

I was given pesos or candles to light at these altars when I was younger and said a simple prayer so the wandering souls could finally have a place to rest. The most wonderful part of this celebration was on the third day, where everyone went to the cemetery to visit the deceased. During the day, we would clean not only our graves, but the graves of others who have been forgotten.

At night, everyone comes together to light candles to place at each grave and pray for the dead.

With the light of each candle, it’s as if night has become day and everyone hopes that on this final night the dead can finally rest.

DIVERSIONS

October 28, 2016

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

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Page 9 Eugenia Last

Happy Birthday: Don’t venture too far outside your comfort zone. Being intrigued by unusual places and people is no reason to dismiss the friends and familiarities you’ve counted on in the past. Mix the old with the new and you will find common ground. Your competitive personality must be channeled carefully. Make choices for the right reasons. Your numbers are 6, 14, 23, 28, 34, 43, 47.

Over The Hedge

T. Lewis and M. Fry

Non Sequitur

Wiley

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’ll improve your financial situation by cutting back on things that aren’t necessary. A problem with a superior at work must be handled delicately.

Focus on self-improvement, not trying to change others. A romantic gesture is encouraged. 3 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put your thoughts, energy and attention into improving your relationships with the people you love. Your sincerity and desire to help will discourage anyone who has a complaint from speaking up. Romance will brighten your day and your personal life. 3 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Aim for new accomplishments and you will feel satisfied at the end of the day. Take an aggressive approach to any physical chore, but when it comes to emotional issues, take a moment to breathe before you say something you might regret. 3 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Be careful when socializing with the people you do business with. Someone will get the wrong impression if you are too friendly. You will get the most mileage out of working on your own to fine-tune your talents. 3 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Functions that are work-oriented will allow you to share your thoughts and ideas.

Mix business with pleasure and you will gain on both fronts. Don’t feel like you have to spend money to impress someone. Let your knowledge and expertise be your gift. 5 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t make rash decisions or sudden changes that will affect the way you live or result in a costly debt. Simplicity and moderation will pay off. Don’t get involved in a risky venture that can disrupt your financial future. 2 stars

Pearls Before Swine

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Plan some downtime with the people you enjoy the most. A walk down memory lane will make you realize how lucky you are. Romance is on the rise, and making special plans for two will pay off. 4 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Be careful how you delegate your time.

Think matters through and make plans that ensure you get to do something you enjoy. Incentives will help motivate you to accomplish more.

Don’t blow an incident out of proportion. 3 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Use all your contacts to help you bring about the changes you need to make and you will be able to stay under budget. Someone will have ulterior motives, so find out what the payback will be before you accept help. 4 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll have to think twice before you get involved in some of the suggestions being made by friends, relatives or peers. Don’t feel obligated to do what everyone else is doing. Make smart choices based on knowledge and experience. 2 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Money, love and adventure are all within your reach. Plan to have some fun with people who you know are just as willing to experiment and set new trends as you are. Romance is encouraged and will improve your personal life. 5 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Someone will take advantage of you if you are too willing to share your talents and expertise. Only offer a nibble of what you have to offer and you will entice someone to make you an offer.

Invest in yourself. 3 stars

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67 Make fun of

1 “Beg pardon ...”

68 Half a matched set

5 Much, slangily 10 It’s far from a flattop

DOWN

14 Handed-down history

1 March family creator

15 Hole-___ (golf coup)

2 “Yippee!” alternative

16 Common roller-coaster feature

3 Ferret’s cousin

17 They include numerators

4 Humorous internet image

and denominators

5 Full of dryer fluff

20 Providing bearings

6 Photographed or taped

21 Tiny carpenter

7 In a quandary

22 Thing picked up at the beach

8 It might produce a run

23 Animated Olive

9 Former nuclear power agcy.

24 Drunk, in slang

10 Flared dress style

27 Not us

11 Shoes, sandals, sneakers, etc.

29 Short choral composition

12 Director Howard

32 Tokyo of long ago

13 Photo ___ (media events)

33 “Much ___ About Nothing”

18 Plastic ___ Band

36 Fence for defense

19 More moth-eaten, e.g.

38 It includes angles and shapes

24 Historic Alabama city

48 Body shop convenience

41 Jon Bon Jovi, for one

25 Challenge to a canoer

49 Has a hunch

42 “What ___ the odds?”

26 Bambi’s mother, e.g.

51 One way to get out of debt

43 Notable period of history

28 Bit of Halloween attire

53 Metal-shaping tool

44 Golden Horde member

30 Musical with its own glasses?

54 Place for an orchestra

46 D.C. veterans

31 “The ___ of Pooh”

57 Take out, to an editor

50 Spanish capital

34 Concentrate, in a way

58 Lung opening?

52 Clairvoyant’s favorite letters?

35 Group of eight

59 Approaching, in

55 Lobster eggs

37 It’s used to take flight?

romantic poetry

56 Moray, e.g.

38 When doubled, a

60 “Do the Right Thing”

57 Evolution adherent

Society Island

pizzeria owner

60 X = 3, X + 2 = 5, and others

39 Campus VIP

61 Common savings vehicle

63 Pavarotti solo

40 Gangster’s gun in old films

62 Little salamander

64 Tossed with force

41 Sleep phenomenon

65 Singing club

45 “The Twilight Zone” telecasts, today

66 Like much lingerie

47 Baltimore’s bird

Yesterday’s Solution

Yesterday’s Solution

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October 28, 2016

TOURNAMENT Knights, Nittany Lions played to 2-2 draw in lone regular season meeting continued from back On Oct. 13 at Jeffrey Field in Happy Valley, Rutgers played Crouse and Penn State to a 2-2 draw in 110 minutes of action.

Crouse was one of the main reasons the two teams went to double overtime, as she scored the equalizing goal in the 67th minute.

Before that, the Knights had fought tooth and nail to hold onto a slim 2-1 advantage, but Crouse put a halt to any hopes Rutgers had of stealing a victory away from home.

“We’re starting on a clean slate in the postseason, so we don’t have to worry about the past and can just look to the next

game,” said senior forward Jenna Seddon. “Beating Penn State, preparing for that match is our main focus right now.”

This Sunday, the two programs will meet in the postseason for the second consecutive year as the Knights lost to Penn State in the Big Ten championship final in 2015.

Rutgers has implemented a new manner of scheduling away games this year, which the coaching staff hopes can give the team the edge in Pennsylvania this time around.

The Knights have been traveling two nights before a match on the road instead of just the previous day this season, so they are getting on the bus

Head coach Mike O’Neill said if Rutgers takes care of the details against Penn State, the Knights can capture a win on Sunday.

EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / OCTOBER 2016

MIDWEST RU carries 18-game losing streak into weekend slate with 2 top-4 opponents continued from back side Cole Trimble posted four blocks, tying her career-high at the time.

Now a senior, Trimble has had experience with this Minnesota side since before she even stepped on the Banks.

“Fortunately for me, I actually played against the girls a lot in club,” Trimble said. “Our teams were kind of rivals going back and forth. My team from Orlando and their team from Minnesota.

So I’ve seen them a lot in my past growing up.”

But as it happens, there is more to a team than one player. And though Trimble has an insight into the Gophers that many others do not have, one player’s success will not translate to team success.

As Werneke details, the best this Rutgers side can do is to build upon every point, to execute as a team.

“We can’t control who’s on the other side of the court, but we can control what’s on our side of the court,” Werneke said. “And we better be ready to play. These teams are really, really good, and they have the national championship

in their sights. Every point we score against them, every time we execute, I’m just hoping that bolsters our confidence.”

Minnesota is undoubtedly vulnerable heading into Friday’s match.

After starting the season strong and moving into the national No. 1 slot, the team has regressed.

Three conference losses later, it now finds itself fifth in the Big Ten standings. The Gophers will look to play catch-up on the backend of the 2016 season as they move into tournament play.

One of the teams that has inched ahead of Minnesota in the Big Ten standings is Wisconsin.

Though a spot below in the national rankings, the Badgers have been knocking on the door, especially with a win over Iowa during the weekend.

The Knights are winless in five meetings against Wisconsin, and the last time the two programs faced off was a decisive rout in the Badgers’ favor earlier this month.

Only mustering 28 total points in the contest, Rutgers will look to rectify its poor performance on Sunday.

Friday in lieu of Saturday for Sunday’s contest.

This strategy’s purpose is to give the Rutgers players more rest and so that they can adjust their sleep schedules to gain the proper energy to play to their potential.

“We have to make sure they get rest, so our training the next two days will be very efficient,” O’Neill said. “With all the traveling and extra minutes from overtime games that we’ve had this month, we need to get the players off their feet in order to be fresh on Sunday.”

Some recovery could greatly benefit the Knights, as they have faced both of those obstacles with high frequency over the last several weeks.

Five of Rutgers’ last seven games have come on the road and seven of the last nine games have gone into overtime.

Despite these factors the Knights are still confident in their abilities come Sunday.

“Traveling so much and all the overtimes have been tiring, but we don’t want to use that as an excuse,” Seddon said. “Penn State isn’t too far away and if we play as a team on the field with confidence, the result will come.”

Besides resting up, the Rutgers players and coaches have created several tactical schemes to achieve victory against Penn State.

The Knights are focused on the game plan and prepared to perform on both the offensive and defensive fronts.

“We need to possess the ball and have a total performance for 90 minutes,” O’Neill said. “Right now it comes down to winning and advancing and if we can take care of the details then we can win on Sunday.”

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

“We have prepared for their block a little bit better and figured out their system a little more,” said junior outside hitter Meme Fletcher. “Last year, we went into it just trying to play skill against their skill and mind, so this time incorporating our game plan will help us a lot.”

Volleyball is both a physical and mental game, and no one has stressed this more to the players than Werneke.

Losing 18 consecutive matches will do a lot of things to a team’s collective psyche, none of which are particularly fun, and with it comes a lack of composure and poise against teams of Minnesota’s or Wisconsin’s caliber.

What results is more loses.

And then more. And Werneke will be the first one to say it — there are only 10 games left in the season to accomplish what the team first set out to when it got back on the court in August.

“I told the seniors, ‘hey, you guys have 10 matches left, five weeks to add to your legacy here,’” Werneke said.

And while seniors Trimble, middle blocker Mikaela Matthews, right side Lauren Cloyd and outside hitter Micaela Anderson will all sing their final alma maters as Scarlet Knights’ next May, as with the world of college spor ts, the wheel keeps turning.

SEASON Braves represent Knights’ final chance to earn win before Big Ten Tournament for the upcoming play-in-game Rutgers will be forced to play didn’t transpire into any tangible in order to make it into the Big Ten Tournament. results.

“Absolutely no question,” Bradley defeated two teams this season — Fairleigh Dickinson Donigan replied when asked and Western Illinois. The Braves if a win Saturday can build haven’t tasted a win in over a momentum up. “I mean, it’s all month, but Rutgers hasn’t savored about that play-in-game right now a win in official conference play for us, so anything we do going since a 2-0 win over the Wildcats into that (game), that’s gonna be in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten positive and that can build some momentum, we’re all about it lets Tournament nearly a year ago.

But a big reason on why the make it happen.”

In a tough season that has Knights are winless is a lack of shots taken on goal. Rutgers has only gotten tougher, Donigan only accumulated 48 shots on goal, is out of phrases and pump up compared to 134 by its opponents. speeches for his guys. The one thing he does “I think we hope for his need to make is that more runs off “We just gotta be positive team they put the the ball, our negative movement and put all the stuff houghts off the ball behind us ... and let’s go tbehind and definitely go out and needs to out to Bradley and win.” win a game. increase,” “I told the said junior Dan donigan guys, we can forward Dante Head Coach continue to say Perez.

“We all the same (also) gotta stuff, you can take shots, we only come up with so many different gotta take chances.”

When you don’t shoot phrases or different sayings or accurately, you don’t score, Perez different things after these games throughout the course of the said.

Saturday night may be the season, it gets repetitive,” Donigan Knights’ best opportunity to lock said. “So it’s like look, we just gotta a win up this season. Bradley be positive (and) put all the stuff has only 10 goals recorded this behind us. Yup, we made some season compared to Rutgers’ 12. mistakes that led to that own goal The Braves also trail in shots per situation, we missed our chances, it game but lead the Knights in a is what it is its been the story of the category that has given them season. But let’s put that behind us problems all year. Bradley allows and let’s go out to Bradley and win 1.63 goals a game and Rutgers a ball game.” only averages .80 goals a game.

For updates on the Rutgers The game Saturday night soccer team, follow can have a lot to do with the men’s mental state of the Knights @TargumSports on Twitter. continued from back

New freshmen will take the stage, and Werneke stresses that whatever the team makes of the final few weeks of the season will be a sober reflection of the years to come.

“To all the underclassmen, ‘you’ve got that same timeframe to play for your future,’” he said.

“And we’re not going anywhere.

We’re gonna let those teams know that Rutgers is still here, and you better be ready because we are.”

For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

Junior outside hitter Meme Fletcher said Rutgers is prepared for the Badgers’ blocks, after having 10 of its hits sent back Oct. 5.

JEFFREY GOMEZ / OCTOBER 2016

October 28, 2016

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Knights conclude season in Maryland against No. 3 Terps Kaylee Pofahl Correspondent

The Rutgers field hockey team will play its final regular season game of the season against the No. 3 team in the country on its road trip down to Maryland this weekend.

The Scarlet Knights (9-7, 2-5) will take on the best team in the Big Ten before they return to College Park just one week later for the conference championships.

The season finale matchup will be good preparation for Rutgers since it is highly likely the Terrapins (14-3, 6-1) will be the first team it faces in the Big Ten Tournament.

“We’re excited to be able to see what we need to do this weekend and then work on it for when it ultimately counts in the first weekend of the Big Ten’s,” said senior captain Alyssa Bull.

“It’ll be a learning weekend and then we can adjust for the following weekend.”

Maryland is currently riding a seven-game winning streak, most recently extended by victories over two ranked teams last weekend. The Terps snapped UConn’s 42-game regular season winning streak with a 2-1 triumph that demoted the Huskies from No. 1 in the NCAA down to a tie with Maryland for the No. 3 spot.

To end the weekend, the Terps came out with a win over No. 8 Virginia by the same score.

Though Maryland poses a menacing challenge to the Knights, the team is not allowing

Senior captain Alyssa Bull said this weekend’s regular season finale against No. 3 Maryland will serve as a lesson prior to starting the Big Ten Tournament. JEFFREY GOMEZ / OCTOBER 2016 intimidation to play a role in its game plan and mental preparation.

“I think we approach every game the same no matter what team we’re playing,” said freshman defender Alanna Gollotto.

“Obviously we’re gonna see it a little differently because their ranking keeps going up, but we’re gonna come out fighting no matter what.”

Though most of the statistics seem to heavily favor the Terps, they are not without an Achilles’ heel.

Ohio State faced Rutgers and then Maryland in the

same weekend. The unranked Buckeyes took Maryland into an overtime that ended in a 2-1 win for the Terps. Two days later, the Knights dominated in a 3-1 victory over Ohio State that clinched the team’s berth to the Big Ten Tournament.

The matchup this weekend is anyone’s game but Rutgers will need to make the necessary adjustments based on their shortcomings in previous games this season to be successful against the conference powerhouse.

Head coach Meredith Civico showed no hesitation when asked about what preparation looks like this week.

“Corners.

Attack penalty corners, defensive penalty corners,” she said. “Just really getting that corner unit solid and confident with what they’re doing. I think Maryland’s got an arsenal, if you will, on attack penalty corners. They’ve got a very good drag flicker, they’ve got a sweep, they’ve got a hit, they play for deflections really

well so they’ve got a little bit of everything. We’ve been preparing our goalkeepers and our D-corner unit this week just to make decisions and to react and to read cues and recognize personnel.”

Set pieces have been a forerunning issue for the Knights, particularly in the second half of the season. The team had a season-high 18 attack penalty corners against Michigan State that they failed to capitalize on, resulting in a 4-3 loss. On the defensive side, Rutgers was tied with Penn State 1-1 before Aurelia Meijer notched a hat trick to secure the win, all of which were scored on corners.

The Knights have shown immense potential when they correct their areas of weakness.

The team earned the biggest upset in program in history this year in a 2-1 win over No. 15 Iowa.

Having a taste of victory against a top team in the country has left Rutgers hungry for more and Saturday presents its final opportunity of the regular season.

“One of our main focuses is that we want to leave the field with no regrets and knowing that we couldn’t have done anything else and we couldn’t have done anything more,” Bull said. “I mean we all know Maryland’s a great team but who’s to say that we aren’t as well. We can really beat anybody — we just need to come out and play a full 70 minutes.”

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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY KNIGHTS ARE 1 OF 11 TOP-15 REGIONAL SCHOOLS COMPETING IN EVENT

Rutgers looks to peak at Big Ten Championships Jordan Farbowitz Staff Writer

The Rutgers men’s cross-country team has had a pretty solid season so far.

It has been consistently performing well at every meet, producing great all-around results the last time they competed. But now they face their biggest test of the season

as they travel to Falcon Heights, Minnesota, to compete in the Big Ten Championships Sunday.

The Scarlet Knights are coming off a stellar performance at the Princeton Invitational two weeks ago. Although they finished sixth overall, what stood out was the individual performances, as multiple athletes recorded their fastest times of the season.

Junior Luke Wiley said Rutgers’ hard work is becoming evident as it climbs up the regional rankings with its recent performances.

EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2016

Thanks to their performance at Princeton, the team moved up from 12th to ninth in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Mid-Atlantic regional ranking, the highest they have been ranked this year.

“Historically speaking, this is the best we’ve competed in these past two meets in years,” said junior Luke Wiley. “The conference level is really high and we’re moving up in the regional rankings.

It’s something that we’re all working really hard to achieve, and I think it’s showing in the way that we feel after races.”

Now they take their ranking into a matchup with 11 other schools who are also ranked in the top 15 in their regions, including Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan State, who are all ranked among the top 30 teams in the country.

Despite the steep competition, the squad is not worried about the pressure.

“Our goal is to race as a team like we have (been) doing all year and compete tough,” said head coach Mike Mulqueen.

Rutgers certainly has the right pieces to make some noise in Minnesota. One of them is sophomore Conor Murphy, who was the team’s top performer in Princeton, finishing in 20th.

“We’ve been training hard in preparation for this meet, so I’m

looking forward to racing there and I think we’re going to do well,” Murphy said. “The plan for us is to peak at the most important meets, which start this weekend. We need to build up our fitness to make sure we’re in the best shape that we possibly can be in. I think we should see results that we want.”

Another player that has stood out all year for the Knights is Dominick Munson. The sophomore recorded his fastest time of the season in Princeton, and hopes he and the team can build upon their successes.

“I’d love to be in the top 40,” Munson said. “If me, Conor and our next three guys can all be in the top 50, I think we can pick off a couple teams.”

Munson also noted that he probably won’t be able to run as fast as he did last week due to the hilly course, so it gives him more incentive to focus on placing well rather than trying to break personal records.

Outside of Murphy and Munson, junior Trent Brinkofski, senior Nick Price and junior Alex Livernois have all put up solid results all season long, and hope to continue their consistency.

“We’ve been running faster than we ever have before, and we’ve been doing it as a team,” Brinkofski said. “Our last team’s performance was probably better than what the team has seen in years.”

Rutgers boasts a lot of talent on its roster, to the point that any runner can beat any other runner on any given day. And while they might not be the best team in the Big Ten, the training that they have been doing has turned them into a tight-knit team that can definitely keep up with any team when they perform at their peak.

The overall attitude of the team is that they are a strong and cohesive bunch.

“We know we’re in shape, we know we have the fitness and we’ve raced really well as a team so far this year,” Munson said. “I think we keep surprising people, and we’re ready to show people what we’re made of.”

One can call the Knights underdogs in the Big Ten, one of the best cross-country conferences in the country, but that doesn’t mean that they should be counted out.

Based on their season so far, they are definitely capable of making waves, and performing well on a conference level will definitely boost their reputation and potentially put them on the map.

“We’re definitely all very confident,” Brinkofski said. “We just want to keep improving and get better and show that we can be a better team in the Big Ten, so it’s really fun right now.”

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“To all the underclassmen, ‘you’ve got that same (10-game) timeframe to play for your future.

We’re not going anywhere. We’re gonna let those teams know that Rutgers is still here.”

— Rutgers Head Volleyball Coach C.J. Werneke

Friday, OCTOBER 28, 2016

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RU concludes regular season against Bradley

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Knights travel to midwest to face elites of Big Ten

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The Rutgers men’s soccer team plays its 16th and final regular season game Saturday night on the road in Peoria, Illinois. The Scarlet Knights (0-13-2) have yet to win a game this season but have battled most of the teams on their schedule.

Five out of the eight games against ranked teams Rutgers has faced this season have ended in either a two- or one-goal loss, or a draw. Head coach Dan Donigan frequently explains after each game that this season just has not been his team’s year.

The Knights’ season can be capped in the end of their last-played conference match, where they went from leading against Northwestern — their first real opportunity to win three points in conference play — only to concede a goal with two minutes remaining before losing in the first half of overtime.

But the season isn’t just over yet and players are taking each game like it’s a new season striving for momentum heading into the Big Ten Tournament.

“Last (regular) season game, I think we’re gonna go out like we do every game, just go out treating it like it’s a new season,” said sophomore midfielder Thomas Dovell, referring to Rutgers’ approach entering Illinois. “Then we’ll push forward to the Big Ten tournament, so everyday’s a new day and that’s how we look at it.”

The team that will be standing in Rutgers’ way from ending the season with a win is Bradley. The Braves (2-11-3) had a similar season to the Knights. Though they have two wins, they’ve only played one ranked team on Sept. 4 against then-No. 16 Utah Valley. The Braves lost that contest only by a score of 1-0, but the momentum of playing them tough

It seems redundant to say that the Rutgers volleyball team may have a bit of a fight on its hands this weekend.

Two fights, actually.

As the penultimate month of the season comes to a comforting close, the next opens, and awaiting the Scarlet Knights at the door are two teams with gold in their sights.

The Knights will pick up their Midwest adventures this weekend, as they take on No. 3 Minnesota (15-4, 7-3) and No. 4 Wisconsin (16-3, 8-2) on Friday and Sunday, respectively.

Rutgers (4-19, 0-10) walks into the weekend’s contests as losers of 18 straight games with recent defeats at the hands of No. 11 Michigan State and Maryland, the latter being a match that was perceived winnable to many.

“We’ve just been calling it how it is — it is disappointing,” said head coach CJ Werneke, reflecting on last week’s loss to Maryland.

“But we can’t let that halter our improvement or development. And this is a critical stage, and we’ve gotta get over the hump. We can’t let this be a roadblock.”

Though the Knights played arguably their best volleyball all season against the Terrapins, they performed below expectations, as Maryland is the one Big Ten team who they have defeated in the past.

As for Minnesota and Wisconsin, the story runs differently.

Minnesota will welcome Rutgers to Minneapolis in what is a bounce-back after its epic five-set loss to No. 1 Nebraska last weekend.

Last year’s contest saw a Golden Gopher sweep in New Brunswick, but the Knights were not without success. Then-junior right

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Senior forward Jenna Seddon said Rutgers isn’t going to use its heavy travel and OT games in October as an excuse. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / OCTOBER 2016

Rutgers faces Penn State in Big Ten Tournament Alex Gold Staff Writer

Sophomore midfielder Thomas Dovell said Rutgers isn’t changing its preparation.

JEFFREY GOMEZ / OCTOBER 2016

After a crushing loss to Wisconsin Wednesday night, the Rutgers women’s soccer team fell to seventh place in the Big Ten standings.

Fortunately for the Scarlet Knights, the top eight teams in the conference make the postseason tournament, so they still have a chance at competing for a title.

“One of our goals for this season was to make the postseason and we accomplished that,” said head coach Mike O’Neill. “In order to win a championship, you need to be in the tournament and we’re in it.”

The Big Ten tournament begins on Sunday when Rutgers travels to Happy Valley to play No. 2 seed Penn State at 1 p.m. in University Park, Pennsylvania.

To earn that high position, the Nittany Lions compiled an impressive 11-3-4 record

in the regular season with a 7-1-3 mark in conference play.

No. 21 Penn State earned a share of the Big Ten regular season title with a 2-0 win over Ohio State Wednesday night.

Junior forward Frannie Crouse, who finished the regular season as the top scorer in the conference with 12 goals, is the major focal point of the team’s offense and has led the Nittany Lions to the success they’ve accomplished this year.

Crouse’s goal tally is especially astonishing because she has only attempted 50 shots. A respectable 23 of those tries have been on target, meaning that Crouse has scored on more than half the shots she’s put on frame.

The forward demonstrated this attacking prowess the last time the Knights played the Nittany Lions.

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Minnesota Buffalo

4 0

Philadelphia Phoenix

4 5

NY Islanders Pittsburgh

2 4

Florida Toronto

2 3

Tampa Bay Montreal

1 3

Detroit St. Louis

1 1

NICOLE WHITLEY,

freshman forward, finished the regular season atop the Big Ten standings in assists, dishing out nine of them in 18 games, averaging one in every two games. The nine assists puts her tied for sixth nationally with nine other players.

Senior right side Cole Trimble had four blocks against Minnesota last season.

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at Minnesota

at Maryland

at Bradley

at d Wisconsin

Today, 8 p.m., Minneapolis, Minn.

Tomorrow, 1 p.m., College Park, Md.

Tomorrow, 8 p.m., Peorria, Ill.

Sunday, 1 p.m., Madison, Wis.