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RUSA members provide tips for dealing with stress bushra hasan correspondent
Exam season is here, along with the stress that comes with it — but there are plenty of strategies for students to cope with the stress and anxiety that comes with it. The number of adolescents seeking counseling for exam stress has increased by 200 percent, according to The Guardian, which analyzed students in the 2013-2014 academic year. Anxiety among students is currently at its highest, according to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. College students today are about as stressed as the average psychiatric patient in the 1950s, according to The Daily Targum. “Since we’re in the midst of midterm season, stress is probably at an all-time high for most students this year,” said Zach Sinkiewicz, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “Just remember to make time to do what you love. Don’t neglect your studies, but moderate your time allocated to (your passions).” Christie Schweighardt, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said activities like watching Netflix, playing video games, going hiking or biking, chatting with friends,
going for a jog, hitting the gym or simply staying inside and relaxing can help alleviate stress. There has been a “shift” in how college students deal with struggles, said William Alexander, director of counseling and psychological services at the University of Pennsylvania to the New York Times. “A small setback used to mean disappointment, or having that feeling of need to try harder next time,” he said. “(But now), for some students, a mistake has incredible meaning.” As a result, he said students can end up in a spiral of negative thinking, which can affect productivity. Creating and managing activities through a Google Calendar can help students avoid harmful stress and to better use their time, said Schweighardt, who is the former chair of the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) Health Task Force. She said in addition to using an online calendar to organize classes, clubs, work and exercise, students should establish relationships with upperclassmen. “(Upperclassmen) will always be willing to help offer tips in time management and advise you in planning out your next couple of See stress on Page 5
The University of Chicago announced that it would not formally allow for trigger warnings, political correctness or safe spaces on campus in a letter sent to incoming first-year students. This controversial decision has been lauded by some and opposed by others. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Students debate merits of free speech versus political correctness kira herzog correspondent
Historically, university administrations have struggled to draw a line between protecting free speech and creating safe environments for students to learn in. The University of Chicago made headlines in August for sending a letter out to incoming students that
said the university would not support trigger warnings, cancellations of controversial speakers or the creation of intellectual safe spaces. Shortly after, controversy arose at the University of Toronto after a professor refused to call a student by their preferred pronouns. The school’s administrations responded to the situation by demanding that the professor adhere
to the student’s preferred pronouns and by asking that he stop making public statements on the topic, according to Fox News. While the modern concept of “political correctness” was not born on the university campuses of the United States, college campuses have recently become its battle grounds, See correctness on Page 4
WINLAB faculty work on future internet structure douglas maher contributing writer
For the past six years in the Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB) research center of Rutgers—New Brunswick, students and faculty have worked to design an architecture for the internet of the future. The number of mobile devices — from cell phones to sensors in your car, home and office — is expected to increase from the 8 billion today to over 100 billion by 2020, said Dipankar Raychaudhuri, professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and director of the WINLAB. MobilityFirst is a project created to accommodate the constant increase of mobile devices, said Francesco Bronzino, a student in the Graduate School—New Brunswick, who is working on the project. The program is a clean-slate future internet architecture, which is a proposal that ignores the
The Wireless Information Network Lab (WINLAB) is working on developing a new type of internet infrastrcuture, which will change how devices are identified in the future. CASEY AMBROSIO structure of the current internet and proposes a new way to solve the problems facing it, said Parishad Karimi, a student in the Graduate School—New Brunswick. “If you look at how the internet works today, it works on the concept of IP addresses. But what happens
with mobility is that you are constantly changing your address, so the network has a very tough time keeping track of who you are and where you are,” Raychaudhuri said. IP addresses are the four numbers associated with an internet device and its location. MobilityFirst
proposes a new name-based routing system where all of a user’s devices are linked to a name given to the user — not their IP address. This is similar to mail service, Bronzino said. “If I want to send you something, but you are continually moving,
the delivery system would have to search for that new address every time. That is how it currently works with the IP system. With the name based system, the delivery system can simply look up your name and See structure on Page 4
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Students explore marine life with Oceangraphy Club
Members of the Oceanography Club venture outside of the classroom to learn about the ocean and aquatic life. The club takes a hands-on aproach by organizing volunteer events and visits to aquariums and beaches. courtesy of Christina McCosker
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The Oceanography Club allows students to enjoy aquatic life and learn about it without the pressure of assignments and exams. “The Oceanography Club is different from an oceanography class, because most of the classes are filled with students enrolled in the marine sciences major, whereas the club consists of a variety of people from different majors who share an interest in the ocean,” said Shawn Hazlett, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior and vice president of the club. The fact that students gather together for the same hobby is great, and the club really ser ves as an outlet to help members make friends with people who share a common enthusiasm for nature, said Nicole Grzybowski, a School of Environmental and Biological
Sciences senior and president of the group. “My favorite part about the club is that there are so many people who have different majors and interests, but are just commonly connected by their love for the ocean and marine life. It really is a diverse group of students, and we learn a
from different backgrounds. We have become more like a family than a group of friends, and that’s helped me get through any tough classes or hard times I’ve had here,” she said. The club has many events coming up that not only raise awareness for important caus-
trips to provide hands-on experiences in volunteering and learning, Grzybowski said. “Each year we take a trip to an aquarium, we go fishing on a charter boat each spring and for spring break we take a few members who are very active in the club to the Florida Keys and do
“There are so many people who have different majors and intersts but they are all commonly connected by their love for the ocean and marine life.” Christina McCosker School of Environment and Biological Sciences Senior
lot from each other,” said Christina McCosker, secretary of the club. This club has become a source of comfort and relaxation to McCosker because she feels as though it is a place where she can let go and be herself, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior said. “I love how one passion can bring together so many strangers
es, but are also fun ways for students to spend free time, McCosker said. The club is planning for a “Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweep” along the Jersey coast on Nov. 22, she said. They will also be screening a documentary in place of their Nov. 25 meeting. Along with events, the Oceanography Club goes on numerous
a research project with REEF,” Hazlett said. The organization has many goals that the board and its members aim to accomplish as the school year proceeds, Grzybowski said. “The goals of the club are to provide students with similar interests a place to connect and network with each other, as well
use our passion and interest to promote awareness of the ocean and also volunteer with different organizations that focus on environmental issues regarding the ocean and ocean systems,” Grzybowski said. No prior knowledge is needed in order to join this club, Hazlett said. In the future, the club plans to work on getting its name out across campus and working on outreach. The Oceanography Club is not very well known and does not connect very often with different programs in the University, Grzybowski said. “Our club is currently ver y small, but we are all ver y fun and friendly and always excited to meet new people,” she said. “Many of us often become friends and make great connections along the way, as well as usually learn something we may not have known before, whether it be about the ocean or not.”
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freely. That freedom is fundamental to our University, our society our nation,” Barchi wrote in 59 percent of Americans say people are too easily and the statement. The statement also outlined the offended by words, according to Pew poll ability of students to exercise academic freedom and to challenge continued from front Baker said political correctness ideas without fear of retribution as can demand affirmation that ex- a “cornerstone of American higher education.” said Ross Baker, a professor in the tends beyond acceptance. Rutgers is a community of This is a heavy load to impose Department of Political Science. “Trying to find a decent middle on people and can lead to resent- diverse ideas which values acground between avoiding gratu- ment, even among those inclined ademic freedom, Barchi said. This freedom protects faculty itous insults and stifling self cen- to “live and let live,” he said. Last week, freedom of speech members who might otherwise sorship is the most elusive goal in the American public conversa- was brought into question at Rut- be afraid to state their own views, gers when a series of anti-immi- and allows them to “engage in tion,” he said. Approximately 59 percent of gration chalk drawings appeared lively discourse.” Freedom of speech should Americans believe that people are across the campus. The Universitoo easily offended by language, ty responded by condemning the be prioritized, but it should not according to a poll conducted by act but maintained that the mes- interfere with people’s ability sages were within the bounds of to live safely without being haPew Research Center. rassed for their identity, said HalConversely, 39 percent believe free speech. “I stand with the University in iza Halim, a School of Arts and people needed to be more careful and sensitive about using poten- its defense of the First Amend- Sciences sophomore. “Similarly, respect should go ment, even for graffiti that some tially offensive language. hand in hand The poll with political also showed cor rectness,” that percep“Trying to find a decent middle ground between said. “The tion of political avoiding gratuitous insults and stifling self censorship Halim term itself has a cor rectness is the most elusive goal in the American positive undercorrelates lying meaning, closely with public conversation.” but when it is party lines. taken too far, By a 5 to ross baker political cor1 ratio, supProfessor in the Department of Political Science rectness can beporters of come an excuse Republican presidential nominee Donald people find troublesome,” Baker to not hear opinions that you Trump stood against political said, “If we do not do that, we are don’t agree with.” In response to the incident correctness, while more than in the wrong business.” Rutgers takes a public stance at the University of Toronto, half of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s sup- that is generally pro-free speech Halim said the professor should porters advocated the use of po- and pro-academic freedom in have made a greater effort to order to encourage productive understand and empathize with litically correct language. “I take people at their word discourse and exposure to con- the student. “In a way, forcing the profeswhen they say that they harbor troversial opinions, according to a no bigotry. I don’t demand that press release written by Universi- sor to use the student’s pronouns could be seen as a disrupthey celebrate my identity or de- ty President Robert L. Barchi. “While I will not defend the con- tion of the professor’s freedom mean their own just to make me feel good,” Baker said. “But then tent of every opinion expressed of speech, but the student also again, I have never experienced by every member of our academ- has a right to be a person and oppression and for those who ic community, or of the speakers not be assigned to a gender that have, the need for reassurance is who we invite to our campus, I they are not comfortable with,” will defend their right to speak Halim said. probably greater.”
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MobilityFirst will assign permanent addresses to devices based on user, not location continued from front
the person who is behind this is not a hacker,” Raychaudhuri said. One of the largest problems find your address, wherever you MobilityFirst faces is getting inare,” Bronzino said. MobilityFirst does not just help dividuals to think of the internet in keeping track of where users are, in terms of name-based routing but is also more efficient in storing instead of IP-based routing. Since people have grown and delivering content to its users. “We have been doing a content so used to the idea of an adservice trial with a satellite oper- dress-based internet, it is hard to ator located in Princeton called get them to think of the improveSCS. So that company has Mo- ments name-based routing will bilityFirst running and is taking bring, Karimi said. Since September 2010, WINadvantage of how you can (now) name content and use it to store LAB has received a total of 7 and cache content,” Raychaudhu- million dollars from the National Science Founri said. dation’s Future Users proInternet Archivide an identi“With the name based tecture (FIA) fier to a piece system, the delivery for the Mobiliof content, system can simply look tyFirst project. like a movie. The project has When the user up your name and find searches for your address, wherever 15 million in total funding split that movie on you are.” among Rutgers their device, and several the network is francesca bronzino other univerable to deliver Student in the Graduate School—New sities like the it in a more efBrunswick University of ficient manner, Massachusetts allowing for and the Massaa distribution through other users’ devices, Ray- chussets Institute of Technology (MIT), Raychaudhuri said. chaudhuri said. There have been four students Instead of pinging a server in Los Angeles, a user might be able who have obtained their doctorto watch a movie because it was on ates from working on MobilityFirst, and four to six more will liketheir neighbors’ device, he said. Another advancement in name- ly follow. There are also around based routing will bring stronger six students going for their massecurity from hackers and greater ters’ degrees and several undergraduate students working on this anonymity online. “Because we use a crypto-iden- project, Raychaudhuri said. “I am really happy with the outtifier, that identifier can be verified toward who you are, and come of the project so far. This is every packet that goes into the a student driven project, 80 pernetwork has a strong identifier cent of the work has been done by that can be checked to make sure students,” Raychaudhuri said.
CRIME Nov. 2 ELIZABETH Jimmy Kearny, an 18-year-old from Union County, was accused of first degree robbery and the murder of his 61-year-old neighbor, Robert Rouse. Authorities found Rouse, a Marine veteran, shot dead in his house on Walnut Street, at around 6 a.m, Monday morning. During the hearing, Jearny plead not guilty to murder, robbery and weapon offenses charges. His bail remains at $750,000. Nov. 2 CAMDEN Toye Tutis, 44, and Jazmin Vega, 42, both pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and money laundering charges in a Camden court room on Tuesday. The Atlantic City couple were arrested after authorities discovered their involvement in a drug-trafficking ring, making at least $1.5 million over a four-year period.
During this period, the couple distributed between 330 and 992 pounds of cocaine, operating out of a Laundromat. Both Tutis and Vega are scheduled to be sentenced in Febuary 2017 and face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Nov. 2 SECAUCUS Kiniurka Ramos, 28, of Passaic County, was arrested when she left her 13-monthold daughter in her car while she shopped last week. While Ramos shopped in the Marshall’s on Mill creek Drive, a passerby found the baby crying and called police. Authorities proceeded to make an announcement in the store, alerting Ramos, who had spent 17 minutes shopping. Ramos was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and will be investigated by the Division of Child Protection and Permancy on a later date.
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Biologists find potential cure for fatal infant condition
Between 0.025 and 0.05 percent of infants are born with necrotizing enterocolitis, but about 40 percent of these children die. GRAPHIC BY MICHAEL MAKMUR / STAFF DESIGNER
hernan guarderas contributing writer
University researchers may have found a connection between a person’s mitochondrial regulation and the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a potentially fatal condition which affects premature infants. Rutgers scientists have published research in the journal Development, which provides evidence showing that a disruption of a biological process known as
mitochondrial metabolism could potentially be linked to NEC. NEC is the most common life-threatening gastrointestinal condition plaguing neonatal intensive care units, according to an article on Necrotizing Enterocolitis Risk. The symptoms of NEC are abdominal swelling, blood in the stool, diarrhea, feeding problems, lack of energy, unstable body temperature, vomiting, unstable heart rate, unstable blood pressure and unstable breathing, according to Medline
Plus, a government health information website. One in every 2,000 to 4,000 births are affected by NEC in the NICU according to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Up to 40 percent of infants who develop NEC die as a result of the disorder, through early and aggressive intervention could help improve the outcome, according to Medline Plus. NEC is produced when the intestinal wall’s lining dies. The cause of this is currently unknown,
according to Medline Plus. Prema- for occult blood test, complete ture infants are at risk because of blood count, Electrolyte test, an undeveloped immune response blood gases and other blood tests, according to Medline Plus. to low blood flow or bacteria. The study provides information “In humans, it’s possible that certain people are genetically pre- that could potentially allow for disposed to have lower expres- test screenings prior to a baby’s sion of these genes and are thus birth to see if there is a risk of at risk for NEC,” said Michael NEC, Srivillibhuthur said. “We hypothesized that the vilVerzi, an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics and lus structures in the intestine principal investigator of the pub- need a substantial amount of energy to grow and lengthen,” Srivillished study. libhuthur said. The study The lack of discusses the “It’s possible that certain energy prorole that metaduced due to bolic regulation people are genetically disruption of plays in the propredisposed to have lower amitochondrial cess of organoexpression of these genes m e t a b o l i s m genesis, which could create is the origin of and are thus at risk problems for development of for NEC.” intestinal develbodily organs. opment, Srivil“When we michael verzi libhuthur said. looked at the Assistant Professor in the Department “We used morphology of of Genetics the mice to the intestines, test the idea we found that it was severely underdevel- that the mitochondrial metabooped compared to our control,” lism was important for the final said Manasa Srivillibhuthur, stages of intestinal developa School of Arts and Sciences ment,” Verzi said. Babies at higher risk for NEC senior, who contributed to the are premature infants, infants fed published report. The morphology data told the baby formula instead of human researchers to check for specific milk, infants in nurseries where genes to observe whether muta- an outbreak has occurred, infants tions increase or decrease com- who have received blood transfusions or infants that have had pared to their control data. “The lower expressed genes serious illnesses, according to are the genes that normally con- Medline Plus. As part of her senior thesis tribute to mitochondrial metaboproject, Srivillibhuthur is studylism,” Verzi said. The study used control genes, ing whether a specific tranand the researchers noticed that the scription factor that impacts gene expressions of a patient with mitochondrial function can also NEC were lower than control groups impact the development of NEC. If so, this would prove a solid link of people without the disease. Testing for NEC currently in- between mitochondrial regulavolves an abdominal X-ray, stool tion and NEC.
stress Students should alleviate stress by taking break from work, studies continued from front years,” she said. “There are also resources available through the University if you think you need help with time management.” Schweighardt said she thinks it is important for students to take breaks and use their friends and family as a mental health support system. Sometimes fear of talking with someone else can prevent students from taking action, she said, but individuals should not let that fear deter them from discussing their problems. “Plan out how long it takes you to finish assignments. Being involved is great, but still schedule in time for studying and homework.” Schweighardt said. “Follow the 25-minute rule — work smarter, not harder. Work a little bit each day— do not cram.” Studying for midterms is all about balance, she said. Students should focus on their mental and physical health as first priority. Sometimes students spread themselves too thin, whether they are involved with extracurricular activities or are taking a heavy
course load in academics, Schweighardt said. “Be honest with yourself,” she said. “If you have too much on your plate, reevaluate your schedule. Learn to say ‘no.’” Another way to diminish the effects of exam stress is to identify what exactly evokes feelings of anxiety, she said. “Try and figure out what exactly is stressing you out. Grades? Friends? Partner? Major/minor? The big F— future plans?” she said. “Then focus on what changes you can make to improve the situation. Do not be afraid to talk to someone.” Sleep deprivation is especially a problem during midterm exams and also contributes to students stress, she said. At least seven hours of sleep a night is recommended. All-nighters will not help students’ brains retain as much information. “Take a break and don’t let that anxiety conquer you,” Sinkiewicz said. Most importantly, students should find solidarity among their classmates during these trying times. “It is okay to be stressed. It’s normal.” she said.
Students should take care of their mental health, as an excessive amount of stress and anxiety can have a negative impact. Taking time off to relax can help rejuvenate people, making it easier to tackle exams or projects. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Which came first, Trump or election?
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s the 2016 presidential election COMMENTARY continues to develop, I continue to lose sight of the political sysEVAN KLEIN tem I thought I knew. As a member of the youngest generation of voters, I find myself very excited by this turbulent presidential cycle, as do many of my peers. Sadly, this excitement comes at a price. Quite honestly, one year ago, I would have laughed off the notion that Donald Trump could be the Republican nominee, but ... here we are. Now, I could bore you with a paper bemoaning this election cycle, our options in particular — or, for many, the lack thereof — but I won’t, at least not right now. Instead I seek to answer a question that is far more intriguing, to me, at least. That question: Did the Donald create this election or did this election create the Donald? Democrat, Republican or otherwise, we can all agree this election is different from anything we’ve ever seen — whether you are young or old, Socialist or Libertarian, Liberal or Conservative, this rings true. Practicing identity politics has split this nation: The candor we once thought to be presidential has all but disappeared, and it would seem that no matter who wins this election, half of the nation will be furious. Now, the easy way out is to pin this all on the success of Trump, but that’s a cop out. Trump’s success is not a fluke, nor is it without meaning. To find this meaning we need look no further than a mirror. Trump is the child of discontent, not amongst a faceless political system, but amongst the very people this system ought to serve. Ask the average voter what Congress has done for them in the last eight years and the answer will vary, but carry the same message — Congress hasn’t done a thing. The 80th Congress of The United States was dubbed by former President Harry S. Truman the “Do Nothing Congress,” and in its
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two years, passed about 900 bills. The 114th Congress has passed 243 bills since January of 2015. The bar has reached a new low, and we are paying for it both figuratively and literally. In fact, many of Trump’s talking points revolve around the “Do Nothing Congress 2.0” from “Crumbling Infrastructure” to “Broken Healthcare.” He has “subtweeted” this Congress both figuratively and literally. A candidate unwilling to accept the results of an election before it’s even held is clearly the spawn of a deep resentment — resentment of both our electoral system and our government in general. It’s easy to lose sight of the significance of a candidate like Trump with all of the tabloid headlines that have come to surround his campaign. Whether it be a Miss Universe scandal or a recording of “Locker Room Talk” (rape culture), “the Don” has certainly found himself wishing he ran a campaign on policy, but instead, he finds himself losing the battle of ad hominem attacks. Ironically, the same battle that won him the primaries seems to be ensuring his downfall. Now, to the point — and I promise I do have one. Asking which came first: “the Donald or this new election style” is as futile as asking whether or not the chicken came before the egg. The reason? This election style is not a disease, it is a symptom. Donald Trump is a fellow symptom. The disease itself remains elusive, but the symptoms are everywhere. They include: identity politics, a divisive nation, a bias media and finally, the fracturing of our two-party system. My hope rests in the last symptom. I hope that this election is the story of the phoenix. In the ashes that surround us following this election, a rebirth in the form of a wake-up call seems in order. The result is the death of our two-party system and the birth of a multi-party representative democracy. And who will we have to thank for this? None other than the very man so many of us abhor or adore: Donald Trump.
or centuries, and perhaps for all of human- of 320 (about 6 percent) encountered side effects kind’s existence, women were traditionally including depression, muscle pain, mood swings, acne and changes in libido — wildly similar to womresponsible for preventing pregnancies. Although it takes both men and women to create a en’s experience with birth control. A few men could zygote, women bear most of the brunt to prevent fer- not deal with the adverse effects of birth control tilization. They were told to “keep their legs closed” methods that women have been expected to deal and had to resort to various concoctions and pecu- with for decades. But women are expected to take more responsiliar forms of birth control. Women of ancient China and Greece drank lead-infused water, ancient Greek bility for things associated with reproduction and physician Soranus of Ephesus recommended that a family life, which could easily be shared between woman squat and sneeze after intercourse, medieval couples. Just because a new and effective male conEuropean women hung a weasel testicle around their traceptive could potentially be released in the nearnecks like an amulet and ancient Egyptian women by future doesn’t guarantee that men will share rubbed a paste made out of crocodile poop around that responsibility. However, it’s to the benefit of both men and womthe walls of their vaginas. Those were just a handful of the awful ways women had to deal with preventing en to share the various aspects of reproductive and pregnancy. While men also played a role in prevent- family care. An example is the option of having both maternity and paterniing pregnancies, the exty leave, but countries tent of their participation around the world allow was through withdrawal, “This serves to strengthen the the former rather than condoms or sterilization, relationship and enhance protection the latter. The responsiand the more unpleasant from unwanted pregnancies.” bility and ability to spend methods have been retime with a newborn served for women. child is reserved for the The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the modern meth- mother, while the father is deprived of time for inod of birth control for women in 1960. The creation teraction with his child, but that time to take care of of the pill indicates progress from the strange and a newborn is a responsibility and cherished period ineffective ancient contraceptives, and today there’s that should be given to both. And in terms of birth now a proliferation of birth control options: implants, control, women are responsible for taking birth conpatches, shots, sponges, vaginal rings, cervical caps, trol and dealing with the side effects alone, but two female condoms, morning-after pills and tubal liga- people in a relationship could alternate the use of tion. But it’s only 56 years after the launch of the pill birth control so as to diffuse the burden that could that researchers decided to seriously pursue a male be placed on one person. This serves to strengthen hormonal contraceptive. It’s only now that this im- the relationship and enhance protection from unportant responsibility is conceived as distributable wanted pregnancies. If a man is single, he can still take male hormonal contraceptives if he is sexually between men and women. A study co-sponsored by the United Nations and active in order to ensure he doesn’t unknowingly fapublished Thursday in the Journal of Clinical Endo- ther children. Because it takes two people to precipitate pregcrinology and Metabolism tested the safety and effectiveness of a male contraceptive shot in 320 men, nancy, it should take two people to share its burand it had positive results. The injection, consisting dens. Technological advancements allow the reof hormones, is given every eight weeks and was sponsibility to be better shared, but social and found effective in about 96 percent of continuing us- cultural shifts in the perception of birth control ers. Yet the trial came to a halt, because 20 men out needs to follow suit.
Evan Klein is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student majoring in philosophy.
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“A candidate unwilling to accept the results of an election before it’s even held is clearly the spawn of a deep resentment — resentment of both our electoral system and our government in general.”
November 3, 2016
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Don’t forget to bring your running shoes to London LONDON BY KNIGHT ABIGAIL LYON
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here is so much hidden exercise that comes with living in a city like London and traveling to other cities on the weekends. Where is it hiding? Well, naturally in the walking and the stairs. Walking is usually due to the 10-minute (one-way) trip to class I make and, of course, more uplifting journeys and explorations, too. All the walking is really broken up because of that, and it only feels strenuous when its miles upon miles at a time and my tired feet just want to get home so I can sleep — the sights and the London atmosphere make it easy, though. As for the stairs, I get a lot of practice, as I’m living on the fifth floor in my building with an in-repair elevator on my side of it. All the stairs come in handy when visiting places like Paris (where I was staying was quite uphill, right by Sacré-Cœur) and Amsterdam, or when I’m just trying to get to the Gourmet Burger Kitchen from Covent Garden station during rush hour (emphasis on rush hour) on a Wednesday evening. There are 193 steps from the Underground platform to street-level at this station, and the waiting area for the elevator gets really crowded!
Because of all this, though, I (naturally!) bask in glory every time I check my iPhone’s “Health” app. So many steps, and I’ve never climbed so many flights of stairs on a daily basis in my life — my current average, according to Apple, is 20. This is great, but walking a lot and opting for the stairs (or being forced to take the stairs) is obviously not all there is when it comes to exercising and being healthy in London or anywhere else. I knew this
Regent’s Park. We luckily ended up finishing our run (or for me, light jog) at a luxurious bed of flowers that we found out is London’s largest collection of roses, called Queen Mary’s Gardens. Though Catherine and I often return to this park for its beauty and accessibility, we’ve been exploring much of London due to our runs. This has been very fun for us, running and experiencing the city at the same time that we started going on runs
“All the stairs come in handy when visiting places like Paris (where I was staying was quite uphill, right by Sacré-Cœur) and Amsterdam, or when I’m just trying to get to the Gourmet Burger Kitchen from Covent Garden station during rush hour (emphasis on rush hour) on a Wednesday evening.” for certain when my friend Catherine, a fellow Rutgers student here, asked me to go on a run with her one day a week. I had brought my trusty running shoes with me to London, so I said yes. We started on Wednesdays with a list of parks and other London runs we hoped to stride our way through. Though I am a former cross-country runner, Catherine runs much more than I have lately, and I did just a bit of shuffling toward the end of our first run through the beautiful
several days a week. We’ve hugged the bird-filled Serpentine at Hyde Park and ventured through the spacious area itself on one run, and on another we attempted to trace the Thames on a Saturday morning only to drown in the foot-traffic of the touristy area. Unfortunately we had to stop running for safety reasons, but because of this we were breathily able to take in a quintessential London image consisting of a foggy morning, red double-decker buses all around
and the Palace of Westminster (most notably to the eye, the Elizabeth Tower). We decided to continue this journey where there would be more space — just nearby at St. James Park, and we took in the sights at a fast pace and casually strided past Buckingham Palace to Green Park where ended up finishing our run. These are all places I’ve been meaning to either visit or spend more time at, and running so easily and efficiently allows me to do this. I hope that we can revisit a run by the Thames, and in this area in general. I’d like for tired Abby to pass by Westminster Abbey, and I’d like to explore as much as I can, even more than I am now, while keeping healthy in the process. It’s funny to me that when I was packing to leave, I spent some time deciding if my running shoes were worth the space they’d take up in my checked suitcase. My luggage was already destined to be robust, but this was something I went back and forth with. Would I need them? Would I actually want to run here? I felt the tiniest urge to bring them that was, I admit, partially sparked by the encouragement of a friend who had actually studied abroad in London himself, and I am now so thankful for it. Abigail Lyon is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in economics and theater arts. Her column, “London by Knight,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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Be logical, throw down to Logic’s dope beats
The College Avenue Gymnasium was #lit once Logic stepped foot on stage performing favorites such as “Fade Away,” “The Incredible True Story” and “Deeper Than Money.” SUSMITA PARUCHURI / DESIGN EDITOR
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The first time I fell in love with Logic, Robert Bryson Hall, he was rapping “Fade Away” while solving a Rubik’s cube on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.” Almost a year later, I was running toward the stage at the College Avenue Gymnasium with my camera as I heard the first few notes of that very song. At this point, whenever Spotify sends me my end-of-the-month email with my statistics for what I listened to, Logic is pretty much always at the top. When I realized he’d be coming to Rutgers, I immediately rolled my chair over to the photo desk and asked to borrow a camera. The first opener, a student performer named Javier Mendez, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, hyped up the crowd before Topaz Jones took over, performing songs from his newest album “ARCADE.” I had never listened to Jones before, but the
New Jersey native did not disappoint. I gave the album a listen the next day and it’s really amazing. Rooted in hip-hop with and steeped in funk, Jones knows how to write a catchy hook. On Friday night, Jones’s moves really stole the show. Long-haired and longlimbed, the way he contorts himself is incredible.
Logic started off strong with “Fade Away” from his last album, “The Incredible True Story” — trademark Rubik’s cube in hand as he put his mic on the stand and fiddled with it. I don’t even remember whether he solved it or not, I was so caught up in everything. It was the Friday before Halloween, half the audience was
to the 90s with “Young Jesus.” The only part of the night that I regretted being press at the show was when Logic invited an audience member up on stage to rap it. I realize how jarring a tiny Indian girl rapping God-knows-what would be to an audience, but let me tell you I have been angry-driving to “Young Jesus” for a year now and I
“Rooted in hip-hop with and steeped in funk, Jones knows how to write a catchy hook. On Friday night, Jones’s moves really stole the show. Long-haired and longlimbed, the way he contorts himself is incredible.” As great as Jones’s show was, by the time he finished and the crowd was waiting for the main act to take the stage, I was sitting on the floor in front of the barricade with my legs stretched out in front of me and camera on my lap. But the moment the lights flashed red and smoke overtook the stage, I jumped to my feet.
walking around in costumes and I had somehow ended up at “Beats on the Banks” alone on my 22nd birthday to shoot Logic. The crowd was going wild by this point, and looking around the place I couldn’t believe I was in the exact room I had taken an economics final in a year ago. He followed up by taking the crowd back
know those words by heart. After he took back the microphone he pulled out a notebook and pretended to read a “journal entry” — also known as “Deeper Than Money” from his most recent release. It was great, don’t get me wrong. The album is super fun and light, so it’s great live, but it wasn’t the highlight by far.
I have a short attention span, so if I’m listening to a 10-minute song all the way through, that’s saying something. If a 10-minute song speaks to me so much that it becomes my favorite song by the artist, and I listen to it over and over again, then I’m absolutely lovestruck. When Logic took the crowd back to his 2014 “Under Pressure” album with the song of the same name, I think I almost died. While listening to him perform “turn up” (his words, not mine) songs like “Deeper than Money” and “Like Woah” was great and all, “Under Pressure,” as a song, is so stripped down and honest that hearing it in person was unreal. Logic has been through so much in his life — violence, drugs and struggles of growing up biracial — and he flawlessly communicates that in his music while staying accessible. Regardless of all that, he absolutely brought “peace, love and positivity” to Rutgers last Friday.
DIVERSIONS
November 3, 2016
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Make choices based on what’s most important to you. Work and money will play an active role in your life this year. Changes will take place, and bidding for what you want will be successful. Welcome change instead of pushing it aside. Grasp the magnitude of what you can accomplish. Let your past experience be your passageway into the future. Your numbers are 7, 13, 16, 22, 31, 39, 45.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
Non Sequitur
Wiley
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Communication will be heightened, and creative input will help you bring about positive changes. Personal gains can be made and self-improvement projects will lead to compliments and romance. Try to be patient with yourself and others. 5 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep things in perspective when dealing with domestic and family matters. Anger will not solve problems, but patience and understanding will help you keep the peace. Structured activities will lead to finding new solutions. 4 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be secretive regarding legal, contractual or financial matters. You will have less interference if you get things done first and reveal what you are up to after the fact. A unique relationship will develop with someone you least expect. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): What you want to do for a living or pursue at this point in your life is doable if you are willing to make a couple of changes. Discuss your plans with the people your decisions will affect, and move forward confidently. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A change will do you good, but don’t act in haste. Take your time and mull over your options. A good choice will lead to new beginnings and greater stability, but a poor choice will cost you emotionally, financially and physically. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Use your persuasive skills to bring about the changes you want to see happen at home. Staying within your budget will be necessary if you don’t want to face repercussions. Make detailed plans and stick to them. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may be enticed to follow someone who makes an unexpected move. Assess what’s going on and weigh the pros and cons before you make a commitment. Trying to do too much too quickly will lead to regret. Sit tight and see what unfolds. 3 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Taking part in group travel or organizational events will be costly. Be careful not to offer something that will turn into a major task with extra costs attached. Stick to basics and avoid unpredictable people and situations. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Start something new. Make personal alterations that will improve your appearance, health and emotional well-being. Cultivate a skill that can help you make business or personal gains. Donations or joint ventures should be avoided. 5 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Share memories with someone you haven’t seen in a while. Catching up will lead to plans that will motivate you to make positive personal changes. A professional move will lead to a higher income. Love and romance are highlighted. 4 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep an open mind, but don’t let anyone take advantage of you. Listen carefully and offer sound advice, but don’t dirty your hands with someone else’s mistakes. Networking should be where you put your time and energy if you want to get results. 2 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Direct your energy into working hard and getting ahead. Don’t leave anything to chance. You will be judged by what you do, not the promises you make. A good job will result in greater financial opportunities. 2 stars
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Universal Crossword ACROSS
63 Kid-TV’s bilingual explorer
1 Type of point
64 Crossword “plot”
6 Place with a small beach, typically
65 Type of hard-to-miss sign
10 Kid
66 Some beans
14 Battery post
67 Exodus commemoration
15 Breakfast recess 16 Jamaican citrus fruit
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17 Use nail polish remover to ...
1 Bus charge
20 Letters for a mind reader
2 Aces, sometimes
21 Like Satan
3 Where men and women
22 Attempt to justify 23 Shoelace tip 25 Hang around in the shadows 26 Where water was turned into wine
go into labor? 4 “And now, without further ___ ...” 5 Not drooping or sagging 6 As originally located
28 It can be added or subtracted
7 Body and spirit complement
32 Sect that raises barns
8 Crudely cut, as a branch
34 On the peak
9 ___ out a living (barely got by)
35 Weep
10 Moonshine unit
38 Sprinkled orange peels
11 One with wandering eyes
40 Mousse alternative
and coffee grounds are
12 Moved like a coward
41 Good fellers?
great for ...
13 Hightailed it
45 T-shirt material
42 Some dash widths
18 Tied
46 Places for sporting events
43 Dutch South African
19 Backslide
47 Lady of Spain
44 Apply, as pressure
24 Have a sudden inspiration?
49 Inlaid furniture decoration
45 Drive-in movie unit
26 Birthday party feature
50 Ticket to great
48 “What ___ can I say?”
27 Word of agreement in church
49 United voting group
29 Computer shortcut
52 Kicks out
51 Fowl pole?
30 It may be posted at a gate
53 Bridge distance
53 Mollify
31 Decay
54 Concludes
55 It’s taken from you in restaurants
33 Type of patio grill
55 Like mucky swampland
56 67.5 degrees, on a compass
35 Suffered in the heat
57 Thing for a newborn
59 Speed up a low-flow
36 Pair in a lake?
58 Decorative pitcher
37 Computer’s information unit
60 Baby’s first
ketchup bottle by ... 62 A chorus voice
39 “... ___ a lender be”
Yesterday’s Solution
wealth, sometimes
syllable, sometimes
Yesterday’s Solution
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November 3, 2016
TERPS Rutgers tries to knock off regular season conference champs in 1st round of Tourny continued from back In last weekend’s game, Rutgers did well in holding it’s own against the top-five team on the other side of the field. Senior forward Rachel Yaney got the Knights on the board first with an unassisted goal just more than five minutes into the first half. Maryland soon responded, capitalizing on a penalty corner less than five minutes later and the teams matched at 1-1 going into the half. A trick play by the Terps caught Rutgers off guard in the opening seconds of the second frame and Maryland stole the momentum from there, following up with three insurance goals. The Knights didn’t respond until the final minutes of the game with the team’s leading goal scorer, freshman Nikki Santore, notching an unassisted goal to cut the deficit to two. Rutgers failed to force any attack penalty corners last weekend, a fault that will be important for the team to correct this time around. Three-time captain Alyssa Bull, who was recently named Second Team All-Big Ten, said that set pieces are a big focus heading into the rematch. “I think we definitely wanna generate more attack. We talked a lot this week about how we got in their circle and had five shots on goal and two of them were goals so if we are generating more attack, we can score,” the senior midfielder said. “If we just leave it all out on the field, play a full 70 minutes and work hard for what we want, anything can happen. We can beat anybody and having that belief is what’s gonna get us there … Go big or go home. Literally, Big.”
This year’s Knights have seen glimpses of the success they’re capable of when they bring all the pieces of the puzzle together. The team captured the biggest upset in program history against No. 15 Iowa and has not seen a margin of defeat greater than three all season. For Rutgers, now more than ever, it’s about execution. “There’s no question — we’ve got to play our best game of hockey … I think (the team) knows that they can play with the best. There’s no question that Maryland’s a top
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innesota Vikings offensive coordinator Norv Turner resigned Wednesday, following the team’s second straight loss. “I have tremendous respect for [head coach] Mike Zimmer, our coaching staff and our players and at this time I think it is in the best interest of the team to step down,” Turner said in a statement. “I thank the Wilf family for my time here in Minnesota and want to see our players and coaches achieve success.” After Turner surprised Zimmer on Wednesday morning with his resignation, Turner told ESPN’s Ed Werder, “I think it’s just we have dif ferent views on where the of fense was going.” Zimmer said later Wednesday that he was “very, very surprised” by the resignation, and called Turner, 64, a “very good friend of mine.” The Vikings are second-worst in the league in total offense and in yards per game, at 293.3. The team has also been hit by injuries to Adrian Peterson, who tore the meniscus in his right knee, and linemen Matt Kalil and Andre Smith. Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater suffered a dislocated knee and ligament damage in an August practice. Turner’s son, Scott, is the Vikings’ quarterbacks coach, and will remain with the team.
B Head coach Meredith Civico said all the pressure will be on Maryland when RU meets the Terps in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament Thursday. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2016
7 runners finish in top-100 en route to RU’s best finish at conference event
Other Knights who finished in the top 100 were junior Luke
deaf to the noise surrounding its next opponent. The focus remains on making sure that after 70 minutes of regulation play, the Knights have proven their place in the win column. “It’s not pressure unless you let it get to you ... In my mind, we have nothing to lose in this game and all the pressure’s really on Maryland,” Civico said. “They won the Big Ten regular season and the pressure’s on them to win the Tournament. For us, I think we’re just going in and we are an underdog, there’s no doubt about it, but I think there’s something to be said for the underdog, especially in this situation. We’re playing to win.”
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team in the country and they’re a team looking to win a national championship this year. I don’t know if they’re expecting the Scarlet Knights that are about to show up,” said head coach Meredith Civico. “No fear, no hesitation — we can respect our opponent, but we can’t be afraid to just get after them. Every team has weaknesses. I think it’s about exploiting those weaknesses and for us, just relying and making sure that we play to our strengths.” The Terps enter the tournament riding on an eight-game winning streak, led by the Big Ten Athlete of the Year, Welma Luus, and the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Grace Balsdon. Despite its volume, the upset-minded Rutgers is remaining
Wiley in 87th, freshman Nick Pschunder in 99th, and senior Nick Price in 100th. Right out of the gate, Rutgers
Junior Trent Brinkofski finished 75th overall and second among his teammates at the Big Ten Championships last weekend. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2016
struggled to keep up with the was tough. It was harder than runners from the top-tier Big Ten most races, but everyone was exschools, as Wisconsin and Michi- cited that we moved up one spot gan State racers shot to the front in the standings to the previous of the pack, leaving the Knights in two years.” The Knights return to actionthe dust. They have yet to place a Nov. 11, at runner in the top the District 50 since joining II Champithe Big Ten. “Everyone was excited onships in Rutgers had that we moved up one State College, two weeks to spot in the standings ... Pennsylvania. prepare after finishing sixth We’re starting to belong They fell two spots to No. in the Princeton in the conference.” 11 in the latInvitational, and est U.S. Track according to CONOR MURPHY and Field and Murphy, whatevSophomore Cross Couner they did must try Coaches have worked. Association’s “We’ve been putting in all the work that we Mid-Atlantic regional poll, so they should be putting in, and just to hope to make up ground when go out there and compete with they compete solely against teams the other guys in the race is all from the region. There’s no shame in the way we could ask for,” Murphy said. “The more we train, the better we Rutgers performed against one feel during the race. We’ve been of the best cross-countr y contraining hard, so we should be ferences in the nation. Climbable to run and push ourselves ing out of the cellar was a big and go out faster without hurting step for ward for the team, and hopefully they can build of f of as much.” Overall, the team seemed like that in future years and potenthey could have done better, but tially become a presence in the were still satisfied with how they Big Ten. “We’re starting to belong in the performed compared to the previconference,” Murphy said. ous two years’ meets. “It was tough,” Murphy said. For updates on the Rutgers “It was a course that we’d never seen before, and there were a lot men’s cross country team, follow of hills and lot of mud, so footing @TargumSports on Twitter.
ig Ten football is coming to Friday nights in 2017 and beyond. The league’s new TV contract, which begins next season, will include a package of six Friday night games. The news was first repor ted by the Chicago Tribune. The Friday night games will be limited to September and October and won’t include every team. Schools with huge stadiums, such as Penn State and Ohio State, won’t be asked to host them. And Michigan has declined to participate in Friday night games at home or on the road, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany told the Tribune. Several assistant coaches in the Big Ten told ESPN that they thought Friday night games would negatively affect recruiting. Friday nights are traditionally high school football nights. “Friday night games would put the Big Ten in a recruiting disadvantage,” said one Big Ten assistant coach. “No other conference has the game-day atmospheres of this league. Combined with two teams, or whoever is playing, would not have the opportunity of going to recruit on Friday nights as well to watch prospects play. “It kills us with recruiting,” another assistant said. “One of the best things about our place is the game-day environment. Those kids won’t be able to experience that because they will all have their games.” “There is (no advantage),” said another assistant. “Most, if not all, high school kids play on Friday nights, which means you would lose one game for recruiting.”
November 3, 2016
Page 11 VOLLEYBALL CLOYD, MATTHEWS, TRIMBLE, ANDERSON ROUND OUT CAREERS WITH POSITIVE PLAY
Seniors ring in final month with impressive showings Jon Spilletti Staff Writer
It’s the nature of college sports. Every four years is different from the last, and when the fall 2017 season rolls around, no member of the Rutgers volleyball team will know of the 2013-2014 season. The American Athletic Conference (AAC) would be cast aside in the annals of Scarlet Knights history. After all, the Big Ten is all they’ve ever known. Fall is coming to an end and with that goes the 2016 season, where Rutgers will retire four senior players who have been instrumental to the team’s success not just the past four years, but in the midst of their final hurrahs as teammates. Outside hitter Micaela Anderson, right side Lauren Cloyd, middle blocker Mikaela Matthews and right side Cole Trimble are the four, and entering the final month of their careers on the Banks, the players plan to leave on their own accord. “Yeah, definitely,” Cloyd said, on whether the team is looking to especially leave a final good impression. “Tr ying to leave a legacy, tr ying to finish on a strong note.” It’s no wonder the seniors are on pace to do just that. In the loss against Maryland, Cloyd led with nine kills and Trimble followed with five more. Though last weekend brought losses at the hands of then-No. 3 Minnesota and then-No. 4 Wisconsin, there was a lot more than just the result that had the players reeling. In the match against Minnesota, Cloyd paced the squad with eight kills and Anderson proved doubly impor tant filling in for the injured Matthews, as she produced five kills of her own. In Sunday’s contest against Wisconsin, Cloyd took to the defensive side of things, this time posting eight blocks, just one shy of her career-high.
Co-leading in blocks and returning from injury was Matthews, whose eight blocks were matched by her eight kills, two shy of her career-high. Determined not to let her injur y hamper what has been her best season on the Banks, Matthews closed the penultimate month of her career with one of her most versatile performances yet. As Matthews says regarding these last matches, “I just want to leave it all on the court.” This is a common theme among the seniors on the team — no one wants to follow their four years with a shoddy last month. In some cases, it may be the last time these players step on to a volleyball court. Though head coach CJ Werneke has been adamant on looking past the results and looking at the team’s progress, for some of these players, winning one last conference match would be a way in which to set the ball for the younger guard. “Obviously we want to get a (Big Ten) win in our final season here, and we haven’t had that success in the past,” Cloyd said. “But we want to try and change that for the future, so we definitely have tried to step up and take it into our own hands here.” With only two conference wins coming in these players’ careers — one in the AAC and one in the Big Ten — the potential for a third is what has been fueling these players to pull out all the stops the last several matches. It’s a matter of both pride and closure. In what has been described as a “journey” filled with many bumps along the way, the players are doing ever ything in their ability to pave a pleasant destination. “Looking back on my past three and a half years with one month to go, it has definitely been a journey,” Trimble said. “We’ve experienced a lot of adversity — people leaving, new coaches, just in general bringing in new players. We’ve had a lot of ups
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and downs, but overall, I wouldn’t change it if I had the chance. I’ve met a lot of great people, and despite our records over the past years, we have still had good seasons. There are a lot of positives to take away from every game.” That attitude was replicated fourfold — not Trimble, Ander-
son, Matthews nor Cloyd want to leave with a whimper. But above all else, they don’t want to go silently. “To end my career not wishing or hoping that I had done something different,” Matthews said. “That I would have gone harder, that I would have played
harder. Kind of just putting it out all there, giving it ever ything I can and ending on that kind of note.” For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior right side Lauren Cloyd finished October with nine kills in the loss against Maryland, eight kills against Minnesota and eight blocks against Wisconsin. JEFFREY GOMEZ / OCTOBER 2016
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“If I have to get carried off in a stretcher, that’s fine, I don’t care … I’m walking off the field with nothing left because it’s all gonna be left on the field.” — Senior Forward Kimberly Jevic
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RU meets top-seeded Terps in Big Tens Kaylee Pofhal CORRESPONDENT
This time, it’s all or nothing. The Rutgers field hockey team opens up play in the Big Ten Tournament Thursday afternoon, going head-to-head with the No. 1 seeded team and championship host, Maryland. It will be the second time the Scarlet Knights (9-8, 2-6) face the Terrapins (15-3, 7-1) within the past week, having fallen to the No. 3 ranked team by 4-2 in their final regular season game last weekend. Thursday’s match is an elimination game. Rutgers, ranked lowest out of the eight teams in the tournament, really doesn’t have anything to lose. “At this point, it’s do or die … We’re gonna show them that they haven’t seen our best game yet,” said senior forward Kimberly Jevic. “If I have to get carried off in a stretcher, that’s fine, I don’t care … I’m walking off the field with nothing left because it’s all gonna be left on the field. ... I think the whole team is on that bandwagon. We all wanna just go balls to the wall.” In their second ever appearance in the conference championship, the Knights are armed with several advantages despite a low ranking and a menacing quarterfinal opponent. The team was able to practice on the host field last weekend, something no other team in the tournament gets the privilege of doing, and is fresh off a game against the conference-leading Terps. Senior forward Kimberly Jevic said the Knights are going to show No. 1 seeded Maryland their best game yet in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. RU fell to the No. 3 Terrapins in the regular season finale. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2016
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Knights make progress in 11th place finish Jordan Farbowitz Staff Writer
Sophomore Conor Murphy paced the Knights with a time of 25:55, which was good for 58th overall at the championships. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2016
Just because a team performs poorly compared to other teams doesn’t mean that they performed poorly overall. Just ask Rutgers men’s cross-countr y head coach Mike Mulqueen. “I though we competed very well,” he said. “We went out with the pack and stuck our heads in there and competed.” He was referring to his Scarlet Knights’ performance at the Big Ten Championships in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, on Sunday. The team finished 11th out of 12 teams with 333 points. Wisconsin won the meet for the 48th time in program history, racking up only 63 points. All seven of their runners finished in the top 30, including Morgan McDonald, who won the meet by eight seconds. Michigan State and Indiana rounded out the top three. Rutgers overcame a muddy and rainy course and managed to not finish in last for the first time since they joined the Big Ten. The two previous years saw the Knights finish in
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last by a wide margin, but this year they managed to edge Iowa by eight points to avoid the cellar for the third straight year. Rutgers also finished with their lowest point total and best time differential in the last three years. Sophomore Conor Murphy was the Knights’ top performer at the meet, finishing in 58th place with a time of 25:55. “I just felt pretty strong out there,” he said. “I was able to go out pretty fast while still felling comfortable and move my way up and pass people throughout the race.” And while he expressed his disappointment on how he finished place-wise, he was still proud of the team’s overall effort against the tough competition. Junior Trent Brinkofski was the Knights’ second-highest finisher, placing in 75th with a time of 26:13. Rounding out Rutgers’ top four were sophomore Dominick Munson and junior Alex Livernois, who finished 81st and 82nd respectively.
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