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some students had other thoughts on their minds.
Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi stands in front of a wooden structure spelling “RevolUtionary,” a gift bequeathed to Rutgers by Johnson & Johnson in honor of Rutgers’ upcoming 250th birthday. YANGENG LIN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Mariah Wood, a School of Arts and Sciences junior and a member of United Students Against Sweatshops, protests at Rutgers’ celebrations at Old Queens on the College Avenue campus on Nov. 10. YANGENG LIN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ STAFF WRITER
It’s not every day that students walk to class at Scott Hall and listen to bells ring, see big red lights lit up and walk next to Revolutionary War-era characters. Rutgers kicked off a celebration yesterday leading up to its 250th anniversary on the Olde Queens lawn, with the Scarlet Knight on horseback and people dressed up as notable
alumni, such as Paul Robeson, the first black student admitted with a scholarship, and a member of the Scarlet Knights football team. This was the beginning of a year-long celebration to the University’s 250th anniversary. On Nov. 10, 1766, the charter of Rutgers was signed as Queen’s College, setting the foundation for what would eventually turn into the Rutgers University known today. On SEE BIRTHDAY ON PAGE 6
NOA HALFF STAFF WRITER
Heavy rain and a gloomy atmosphere did not stop Rutgers student activists from protesting an event intended to kick off a year-long celebration in front of Old Queens called “Rutgers: Revolutionary for 250 Years,” and showing Rutgers what revolutionary “truly looks like.” “Our Rutgers Revolution” was intended to call attention to injustices occurring in the
University and demand action from the administration, according to their Facebook event page. They want to raise public awareness and also help supporters transition from offering passive to active support. After the unveiling of Rutgers’ birthday gift at the ceremony, protestors emerged marching together, chanting and holding signs they had made beforehand. SEE THOUGHTS ON PAGE 6
Doctor, humanitarian, anthropologist Paul Farmer pays visit to U. BUSHRA HASAN STAFF WRITER
Health care is often seen as an economic issue in the United States, but more people should see it as a human rights perspective, said Paul Farmer, who spent several years providing medical services in underdeveloped nations. Farmer spoke to the University community last night at the College Avenue Gymnasium for the Honors College lecture series, in a talk titled “To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation.” Donel Young, manager of Marketing and Communications for the Honors College, said the program partnered with the Rutgers Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs and the Office of Global Health at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to bring Farmer to the Honors College. Farmer’s lecture is particularly special as the University celebrates its 250th anniversary that day, Young said. Farmer spoke about “ways in which the world is broken,” including understanding health care from a human rights perspective and not simply an economic one.
He discussed the economic inequality faced by developing countries when they seek aid. “It’s cost-effective to treat AIDS in New Jersey versus in Malawi,” he said. “That’s not a cost — that’s a price.” Farmer was one of the authors on the Honors College’s mandatory summer reading list, said Charlotte Zuber, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student. His book “To Repair the World” was read and analyzed by students in the program. His work has been influential in creating values she hopes to emulate later in her career, she said. “(Honors College’s mission is to) give students an education where intellectual curiosity, hands-on knowledge, diversity, collaboration and giving back are central to their experience so that they may ultimately have a career with purpose,” Young said. Students not affiliated with the Honors College learned about the event through classes that directly relate to Farmer’s worldwide medical practices, said Francis Barchi, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work. SEE DOCTOR ON PAGE 5
Paul Farmer, a renowned doctor, anthropologist and humanitarian speaks at the College Avenue Gymnasium on Nov. 10 for a lecture titled “To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation.” HAOLUN XU
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Campus Calendar WEDNESDAY 11/11 The Department of Neurology presents, “Neurology Grand Rounds” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Clinical Academic Building located at 125 Paterson St. in Downtown New Brunswick. The event is free and open to the public. The Department of Human Ecology presents, “Environmental Architects and Forging Futures in Mumbai” from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Blake Hall on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public. Mason Gross School of the Arts presents, “Master Class with Organist Michel Bouvard” from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Princeton University Chapel in Princeton, New Jersey. The event is free and open to the public. The Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents, “The Making of Arabic Calligraphy Art” from 2 to 5 p.m. at Voorhees Hall and the Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public. THURSDAY 11/12 The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences presents, “Welcome to the Anthropocene: A Geological Age of Our Making” from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Trayes Hall in the Douglass Student Center on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public. The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy hosts, “2015 Bloustein School Annual Alumni Awards Celebration” from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Heldrich Hotel in Downtown New Brunswick. The event costs $50 for admission. The Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health presents, “Beads of Destruction: A Survey of Great Lakes Plastic Pollution” from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health located at 61 Dudley Road on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public. The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research presents, “The Changing Social and Genetic Landscape of Health and Marriage in the U.S.” from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research located at 112 Paterson St. in Downtown New Brunswick. The event is free and open to the public. The TA Project presents, “The Academic Job Interview” from 12 to 1:30 p.m. in the College Avenue Student Center on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public. FRIDAY 11/13 University Career Services hosts, “Campus to Careers: AT&T Field Trip” from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Busch Student Center on Busch campus. The event is free and open to the public. If you would like to submit an event for the Campus Calendar section, please email marketing@dailytargum. com. For more information please visit www.dailytargum.com. Due to space limitations there is no guarantee that your event will be listed.
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Students tackle arguments behind topic of ethical eating
Rachael Shwom, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, was a panelist on the “Interdisciplinary Panel on Food Ethics” at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus on Monday night. LISETT CLARK
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carbon dioxide (and) there’s also a lot of deforestation.” More energy is used to grow plants that can be used as feed than The Internet is full of arguments can be gained back from meat prodbetween vegetarians or vegans and ucts later, she said. those who eat meat, but they rarely Transportation of packaged evolve past angry comments about foods in industrialized nations which is superior. Ethical eating only makes up 10 percent of the is a topic the Rutgers Veg Society energy used overall, Shwom said. tackled last night with an “InterdisMoving food has become a very ciplinary Panel on Food Ethics” at efficient process, despite the difthe Student Activities Center on the ferent needs involved. College Avenue campus. Refrigeration is one of those Ethical eating is when someone needs along with the energy eats in a way that “promotes the needed by the vehicles involved, good,” said Beth Henzel, a graduate she said. student in the Department of PhiGreenhouse gasses, including losophy and one of the panelists. methane and carbon dioxide, are “There are (roughly) three important contributors to climate different types of consideration change, Shwom said. that ought to impact our decisions “Methane, about what to which is a eat,” Henzel gas said in an email. “The more that university students engage with ethical greenhouse that we don’t “(They are) issues around food, the harder it will be for everyone pay as much environmental attention to, is impact, obligaelse to ignore them.” one … (it is) tions to people produced from involved in the ETHAN SCHOOLMAN cattle-raising production of Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Ecology and Panelist and from certhe food and the tain kinds of pain, suffering rice paddies,” and rights violaEarth, said Ethan Schoolman, an she said. “There’s also methane in tions of animals.” Labor practices should be assistant professor in the Depart- industrialized nations in particular. among the questions being con- ment of Human Ecology and panel- When we throw food away … into waste dumps, that actually producsidered with ethical eating, she ist at the event. “Simply in terms of its actual es methane as well.” said. Specifically, people should be Another compound that does aware of how the workers who har- physical footprint, agriculture and food production arguably impacts not receive a lot of attention is vest food items are treated. “If by eating a certain product the planet as much as any other phosphorated hydrogen (PH3), we are supporting practices that human activity,” Schoolman said in which can be caused by run-off with waste products from aniviolate the rights of others, we an email. The food industry contributes mal-rearing and other farming shouldn’t eat that particular thing,” to climate change throughout the activities. PH3 can help lead to she said. Another aspect of ethical eating process of creating and transport- algae blooms when it reaches the — animal rights — are likely the ing items, said Rachael Shwom, ocean, Shwom said. The net result of these facan assistant professor in the Demost discussed area, Henzel said. “If we think animal cruelty is partment of Human Ecology and tors, among others, is that meat becomes a more energy-inten… wrong, then we should be con- another panelist. “We use a lot of fossil fuels in sive form of food than crops, cerned about how the animals that we eat and produce food that we eat the fertilizer (given to crops used Schwom said. “I think people are starting to as feed) so (animals are) very enare treated,” she said. Philosophers do not agree on ergy-intense foods,” Shwom said. realize that we focus a lot on the imwhether arguments on this issue “(The industry) produces a lot of portance of our direct-energy use, STAFF WRITER
should be related to veganism and avoiding meat altogether, or if simply eating humanely raised meat products can support the cause, she said. Carbon footprints, water requirements and the effect creating the food has on the region where it is grown are all part of the last major set of concerns, Henzel said. This set directly relates to climate change broadly, and the environment more specifically. Eating local produce is one way to impact this issue, she said. Crops and animal rearing can lead to excessive waste and pesticides that have a harmful impact on the environment. Farmland takes up nearly 50 percent of all habitable land on
so our electricity systems,” she said. “Our use of petroleum in our transportation systems, (and) our food system is starting to emerge as a large contributor to climate change.” Changes in global temperature and other issues will put more stress on the industry, Shwom said. Crop production can decline and it may be more difficult to raise cattle or other meat products. If that happens prices will rise due to scarcity, and people may also relocate to places still capable of raising animals, she said. Different types of meat should also be considered, Shwom said. Chickens have less of an impact than cows do, at least in part because they are not processed as much.
At the same time, a “highly processed soy-veggie patty” might require as much energy to produce as a chicken patty, despite being entirely vegetarian, she said. Being “green” in eating habits to help limit the impact on other people should be enough of a reason for people to make that switch, Henzel said. In this sense, eating ethically to support the environment becomes a duty for people. “Students at places like Rutgers have always been catalysts for getting the larger society to pay attention to environmental problems and social injustice,” Schoolman said. “The more that university students engage with ethical issues around food, the harder it will be for everyone else to ignore them.”
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‘Criminals and Tacos’ owner replies to bigotry accusations AVALON ZOPPO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Subsequently, Rutgers students and faculty members voiced concerns about a Sept. 15 article published in The Daily Targum about a new Mexican restaurant opening on Easton Avenue called “Criminals and Tacos.” Andrew Schiff, the restaurant owner, said in the article that his restaurant would “bring real Mexican food to the East Coast,” and the shop’s “true flavors” would be “unlike anything this city has seen before.” In response, a letter to the editor to The Daily, Peter Guarnaccia said, “Given the inflammatory statements of Donald Trump and other Republican presidential candidates about Mexican immigrants as criminals and undesirables, it seems insensitive, at best, to name a new restaurant in our city this way.” Guarnaccia, a professor in the Department of Human Ecology, noted in his letter that New Brunswick is already home to a “wide range of delicious and economical Mexican food along French and Handy Streets and Joyce Kilmer Avenue, among others.” Schiff’s restaurant would definitely not be the first authentic Mexican restaurant in a city whose population is 26 percent Mexican, according to a letter written by Aven La Rosa, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. More recently, a small group of Rutgers faculty, alumni and Highland Park residents also responded by mailing a letter to Schiff via the restaurant’s address on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The letter contained the group’s concerns with Schiff’s comments and with the name of the restaurant. Jessica Hunsdon, a Highland Park resident, is part of the group who sent the letter to Schiff. The group hopes to meet with Schiff in person to discuss their collective concerns. “I do not know whether or not Andrew Schiff intended to access this negative stereotype in naming
After an article ran on Sept. 15 in The Daily Targum profiling the opening of a new restaurant on Easton Avenue, comments flared about the restaurant’s name and comments made by its owner, Andrew Schiff. ACHINT RAINCE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER his restaurant ... out of a desire to respect and honor diverse cultural backgrounds and connect rather than divide, Chef Andrew should change the name,” she said. “Regardless of intent related to his concept, (Schiff) doesn’t have control over how people interpret the name, which accesses negative stereotypes.” The Daily Targum: Can you explain the name Criminals and Tacos? Andrew Schiff: I didn’t choose the name, the name has
been talked about for over 80 years. We are doing something within the community for people, giving people second chances that mean more than tossing them aside and leaving them for refuge like most other communities. It’s not about privilege. It’s the antithesis. We are about love and second chances. DT: How do you feel about the responses to the name of the restaurant? Schiff: This idea is so much older than Donald Trump. Someone who is saying that, seems
libel. I do have a law degree and I’ve been in the business a long time, and something like this I’ve never seen, especially from a professor, who is an educated person, who publishes these wild accusations without any knowledge of the facts. Had he called me and said ‘You know ... I was wondering, are you a Donald Trump puppet or are you someone who might have something important to say who might be reviving something that is culinary historic or revolutionary?’ I always say, come to class if you’ve read
“Hey, if there’s other places, there’s other places. God bless.” ANDREW SCHIFF Owner of Criminals and Tacos
always been out there. It is something that is associated with the most important culinary history. It’s so important. It is probably one of the most exclusive dining clubs ever on the planet. It is one that dignitaries from around the world would fly to eat there. It stands for the ultimate culinary expression against oppression. It was made by people who were anything but Mexican. Sling arrows at other people, but I’m bringing back something that is incredibly important and has
like they might have a political agenda or absent knowledge of what the concept (of the restaurant) is. The one I heard about was a professor, which is even more embarrassing because here’s a person who is actually imported with the function and role of teaching children and young adults how to go into the world and help educate them, and he has published something which is tortious. It’s intentional interference with business and it’s
the assignment. Outside of class, there’s a bully on every campus. Generally you don’t see the bully as being the professor. Generally, the professor would educate himself and help educate the young population. I’m someone who has invested a tremendous amount of money in this community. I’ll be giving a lot of jobs to kids here. (I’ll) be paying a lot of taxes. To accuse me of that is actually disgusting, sad and unfortunate. If someone were to light a bag of dog poop on
your door, to prevent people from opening up because they think you’re saying something, that is unfortunate. Even the educated sometimes publish an error or speak before they think. That’s okay. We are about love. This place has always been about second chances. DT: Can you understand the response from students and faculty to the name of the restaurant? Schif f: I appreciate everyone’s emotions and feelings and freedom of expression. Publish what you want. We are about forgiveness and second chances. We take it with more than open love. Unfortunately, there comes a line where you might want to wait until something comes out. Most people don’t start writing what the book is about until it hits the shelves. If it is what they think it is, and they express their opinion, then I understand that even more ... It is what it is. Do I appreciate it? Yes. Do I find it responsible? No ... The Cold War wasn’t called the Cold War because it was very frigid (and) it wasn’t about the temperature of the war environment. I know that now. I think this community is absolutely beautiful. It has so much potential, it just got accepted into the Big Ten ... I love the potential that’s here and I’m excited to be in this environment. The people I’ve interacted with are very excited about what is coming here. They know it’s about food, love, respect and more important, something that is more favorable to the students pocket. DT: In the Sept. 15 article, you said the Mexican cuisine of Criminals and Tacos showcases “true flavors” that will be “unlike anything this city has seen before.” Were you not aware of the many other Hispanic restaurants in the city, or was that statement a mistake? Schiff: I’m more than aware of the demographics. I don’t remember what the question was before it. I responded that way, but hey, if there’s other places, there’s other places. God bless.
CRIME NOV. 10 ELIZABETH — A drug possession case was thrown out of court by Judge Joseph Donohue. Donohue said the case could not hold up in court because the police were “grossly negligent.” The defense attorney claimed the police filed differing and conflicting reports during the investigation. Officers also failed to preserve the dashboard camera video from the day they arrested the defendant, Arrend Santiago. The police pulled Santiago’s car over for a moving violation and found bags of marijuana, cocaine and $34,800 on the floor. But he will not be charged because of the police’s inability to follow their department’s procedures. NOV. 10 NEWARK — Curtis E. Thompson, 30, was charged last week with sending and receiving
child pornography through a Facebook page. He is being charged with one count each for producing and receiving videos and pictures of underaged girls. Thompson used the alias Frank Lucas to interact with his victim, a girl under the age of 18, in April. On June 11, the victim told Thompson that she was underaged, but he continued to ask her for videos of her and others preforming sexual acts in exchange for money. He will face a minimum of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 charge. NOV. 10 TRENTON — Last Monday a man robbed a Sunoco gas station at gunpoint. The man was wearing all black and holding a loaded gun when he confronted the cashier, 36, just before 11 p.m. The gunman demanded the
cashier hand over the money in the register and left with $90. The robber was described as about 5-foot-1 with a slim build. The investigation is ongoing and anyone witth information is asked to call Detective Ricardo Ramos at (609) 989-4155. NOV. 10 TRENTON — In the Nor th Ward, a 26-year-old man was shot in the legs after being called over to a SUV that stopped on the road beside him. Just after 11 a.m., the driver of the SUV pulled out a semi-automatic handgun and fired at the victim. The victim was hit in the right calf. He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and treated for his injuries. Lt. James Slack said the shooting response team is still investigating.
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DOCTOR Farmer discusses developing countries, broken health care systems in his lecture CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Barchi teaches Global Health Perspectives (GHP), an undergraduate-level class that details how “biology, behavior, society and the environment” shape human health and well-being, according to its course description. Farmer discussed several developing countries and said their health care systems were “broken” during the course of the evening. He highlighted the so-called first-world problems that physicians have and compared them to his work in impoverished countries. When his colleagues in Boston complain about the over whelming number of patients they care for, Farmer said he retorts with “at least you don’t have to build your own operating room.” Miquel-Caitlyn Whooley, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said she recently attended a reception with Farmer and eight other students, where she was able to converse with him. She is also enrolled in GHP, which granted her this exclusive opportunity to meet with the physician. “Farmer gave us valuable information and insight about working in this field and applying our own interests within the framework of global health,” she said. Farmer discussed Western society’s view on disease outbreaks in developing countries. “Ebola outbreaks haven’t been about bushmeat eating or traditional practices,” he said. “It’s about a lack of stuff. Or staff. Or space. Or systems.” Farmer’s work deeply influenced Zuber’s core values and career path and will likely do so in the near future, Zuber said. “To see him in person and hear more stories about his own work will continue to motivate me to find the ways in which I can help and to devote myself to the calls to action that I find,” she said.
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‘SIKH’ SERENITY Students gather for a langar hosted by the RU Sikh Student Association on Nov. 9 at the Busch Student Center. HAOLUN XU
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THOUGHTS Rutgers is functioning as bureaucracy, business, Mercado says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
“We the students are here to be heard, the students united will never be defeated,” the protestors chanted together. “We are the revolution. Our voices have been silenced for too long, we are here to tell you what our revolution looks like.” Their passionate chanting was heard. The protestors caught the attention of the audience and staff who surrounded them who both had different reactions to the demonstration. A woman in the crowd raised her first high and said “power to the people,” while a staff member told them to do their demonstration elsewhere and asked if they could get off the stage. Protestors took turns speaking, sharing their stories and reasons for fighting with the crowd. When
one protestor spoke, the others repeated their words after. A first-generation student spoke about Rutgers being built on Lenape land, yet they never received any credit. A black protestor demanded equal representation for all. She spoke about the representation of minorities at Rutgers, where 12 percent of students are Latino, 7 percent is black and exactly 21 are Native American students. Another protestor spoke about how Rutgers Athletics spent $36 million from student tuition payments while professors have to fight for a living wage. This is not revolutionary, she said. Their posters listed their demands. Some included free higher education, $15 minimum wage and disappointment in the Big Ten. Demonstrators from different student organizations protested
in mutual solidarity against Rutgers’ administration. Alec Roth, a School of Environmental and Biological sciences senior, was protesting as a member of the Rutgers Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign. Their aim is for the Board of Trustees to divest from fossil fuels companies and gradually reinvest in clean energy companies.
“Without listening to the needs of students and staff is appropriating what being revolutionary truly means.” ALEX TOKE School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Senior
“We want Rutgers to take real revolutionary steps and take into account the goals of students and faculty,” he said. Alex Toke, a School of Environmental and Biological sciences senior, said Rutgers is not doing this. “Without listening to the needs of students and staff is
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appropriating what being revolutionary truly means,” he said. Board members have listened but have not taken action, said Kerry Dyke, a Mason Gross School of the Arts first-year student and another member of the Rutgers Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign. “We are fighting for a cleaner and healthier earth for future Rutgers students,” she said. Monica Torres, a School of Arts and Sciences junior representing Rutgers’ Native American Cultural Association, said they were all from different student organizations fighting for the same thing — for their voices to be heard. “I am fighting for the representation of Native Americans. There are only 21 at Rutgers and they have lower retention rates and higher dropping out rates in school,” she said. Rutgers is a public university that supposedly supports diversity, said Julissa Mercado, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. But Rutgers is not interested in the issues students are fighting for, only in making money. “Our University’s forefathers were slave owners and the
economy was based off of slave labor and Rutgers wants to claim revolutionary without claiming years of colonization and marginalization of students of color,” she said. Rutgers is functioning as a bureaucracy and University President Robert L. Barchi is treating it as a business, Mercado said. They are focused on tuition intakes and athletics, not on student education or the salary of professors and lecturers. On Tuesday, Rutgers—New Brunswick Chancellor Richard L. Edwards wrote a letter to the editor published in the Targum that was later emailed to students. He acknowledged the University’s early slaveholder benefactors and said a committee will be formed to study the history of enslaved and disenfranchised people at the University. Greg Briskin, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said students are not being heard. “It’s kind of a joke how it is not being talked about. We received an email acknowledging how the University was built by slaveowners and on Lenape land but nothing is being done about the issues today and how the University is affecting people right now,” he said.
cil, which works with alumni and students. Rutgers has had many accomplishments throughout the last 250 There are not many schools that can claim both years, but expects to see more in history, research achievements, Richards says the future, Roussous said. “I want to see this place grow. I want this place to be a school CONTINUED FROM FRONT “His breakthrough sparked a where everyone wants to go to, revolution in medicine,” he said. even people across the country, that day, Rutgers became 1 of 9 “That is one example, but the tradi- around the world,” she said. “I colonial colleges established be- tion of revolutionary thinking is as want people to know of Rutgers much a part of the Rutgers identity and say ‘I want to be there, I want fore the American Revolution. to get my degree there.’” Rutgers students and alum- as the color scarlet.” Rutgers also unveiled a 250th Although many great alumni ni played “Ye Olde Quiz Bowl,” learned Rutgers trivia and signed have come out of Rutgers in the birthday gift from Johnson & Johna commemorative 250th-anniver- last 250 years, such as Paul Robe- son, which was a monument of gison, said Felicia McGinty, vice ant block letters spelling out “Revsary scroll. olUtionary.” Johnson & Johnson The rain did not stop chancellor for Student Affairs. “He had an impact on Rutgers, also announced they would pledge the celebration. The unifying theme of the on the state of New Jersey and in- up to $50,000 for student scholarevent was “Revolutionary for 250 ternationally. I think of people like ships in health care-related fields. “Johnson & Johnson’s generosity Years.” It allowed stories about that and the type of sacrifices they the history of the University to be made and legacy they left for other will help Rutgers student complete told during the event, and the spe- students to follow,” McGinty said. their degrees and pursue careers in cial occasion was noted by ringing “Our alumni are a huge point of health care that will enable them to serve the public for years to come,” the historic bell donated by Henry pride for the institution.” Many revolutionary moments in Barchi said. “The gift comes on top Rutgers in 1856. If Henry Rutgers could see the the University came within the last of decades of support from Johninstitution now, he would be im- five years, Rutgers President Rob- son & Johnson for programs and initiatives that support members pressed at how much he helped ert L. Barchi said in a speech. of the Rutgers the University, community.” said Rutgers— “I want to see this place grow. I want this place to be The Rutgers New Brunswick community will a school where everyone wants to go to.” Chancellor Richdetermine the ard L. Edwards. amount of schol“I think he EMMANOUELA ROUSSOS arship money would be imSchool of Engineering Junior pledge by parpressed that the ticipating in a bell and $5,000 Rutgers experienced more rev- “Donate a Photo” app. For every bond he donated to the University nearly 200 years ago led to the in- olutionary events in the last five photo submitted by a Rutgers user, credible institution that we have to- years than it did in the last 100, Johnson & Johnson will donate $1 to Rutgers scholarships, according day — an institution that is a core Barchi said. “We have to keep in mind the to mycentraljersey.com. member of the most prestigious The celebration will continue and selective academic and ath- whole history of Rutgers,” he letics associations in the country,” said. “We have to own that whole until the University’s 250th birththing, we have to think about it day on Nov. 10, 2016. In honor of Edwards said. The 250th celebration is ex- and celebrate all the things that the celebration, academic courstremely important, because it’s we’ve done for this country, this es focusing on Rutgers research an acknowledgment of what has state and the citizens that we and history will be available to students. Supreme Court Justice been accomplished more than share our living with.” The integration with former Sonia Sotomayor is also expected a quarter of a millennium, EdUMDNJ was also one of the most to speak at the University in April. wards said. “There are not many universi- revolutionary moments, especially Seminars and symposiums will be ties that can claim both our history in the last five years, McGinty said. offered throughout the year. The University is asking for stu“Now we have a medical educaand research achievements and for that, we should celebrate,” Ed- tion enterprise that is the largest in dents who want to get involved on social media, to use the hashtag the state of New Jersey,” she said. wards said. Emmanouela Roussos, a #Rutgers250. For more inforHe believes one of the more notable moments in the University’s School of Engineering junior, vol- mation of Rutgers 250 plans and history was Selman Waksman’s unteered at the event due to her events, interested people can visinvolvement at the Scarlet Coun- ited 250.rutgers.edu. discovery of a tuberculosis cure.
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This popular Middle Eastern restaurant offers dishes from filling, savory pies to sweet, decadent desserts that will leave you satisfied. SHIRLEY YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Get your falafel on with Mamoun’s Middle Eastern cuisine NATALIE LIN
The menu featured vegetarian or meat pita sandwiches and plates with multiple add-ons. In On Easton Avenue, you will addition, there was a generous never need to venture far to find selection of side dishes, pastries a slice of pizza or a convenience and specialty drinks. I ordered a store. But an authentic, ethnic shish-kebob sandwich with sides eater y can be a bit more difficult of spinach pie, a baklava pastry to find. Luckily, there lies a hole- and falafel — their most popular in-the-wall falafel restaurant on dish. I also noticed a mint lemonthe intersection of Easton Av- ade in the specialty drink section enue and Condict Street that — which I have never tried bebrings the heart and soul of fore — so I ordered it out of curiMiddle Eastern cuisine back to osity. The order arrived promptly and I then realized I had ordered New Brunswick. The restaurant itself sets a entirely too much. Nevertheless, I took a sip of the traditional tone from the outside, with two brick and mortar mint lemonade and found it to be arches announcing “Mamoun’s refreshing and delicious. Taking Falafel Est. 1971” to welcome a closer look, I was surprised to find a few floating all. For those pieces of real mint that enjoy dining leaves. The drink outside, there itself had a hint of are covered tabasil and was remibles. I found the “The shish-kebob architecture of sandwich consisted niscent of a “sharpversion of the restaurant to of a pita pocket the er” Starbucks’ green be particularly size of a small tea lemonade. attractive, with The shish-keorange ridges linclutch purse.” bob sandwich ing the roof and consisted of a pita assorted potted pocket the size plants outside to of a small clutch accent the exterpurse. The inside was filled nal brick and stone. Stepping into the restaurant, with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, I immediately felt comfortable cubes of grilled lamb and tahini and welcomed. The dim or- sauce. Upon the first bite, the ange-yellow lighting, colorful pita pocket was a bit dry, but the paintings on the walls and gen- feeling didn’t last long as I was tle buzz inside the restaurant overwhelmed with the spices in made for a cozy and inviting the lamb and the earthy, sesame atmosphere. There were six or taste of the tahini sauce. The lamb, which had a consisseven tables, but I chose to sit in the front where there were tency of medium-cooked steak, stools and a countertop facing had a bold, strong flavor as if a glass window overlooking the it had been smoked instead of grilled. The tahini sauce had a street outside. STAFF WRITER
Accept your cravings and go get that hot, Middle Eastern cuisine filled with fresh cut vegetables, spicy sauces and authentic falafel, a deep fried chickpea patty. SHIRLEY YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER creamy texture to complement. Most notably, the falafel side arrived in the form of deep-fried brown falafel balls with a green center. I found these to be heavily spiced and thick in texture with the consistency of a meatball. This dish was also accompanied with tahini sauce. I was happy with the texture, taste and consistency of the baked goods. As for the baklava pastry, it was a sweet, flaky, triangle-shaped treat that had a rich,
nutty flavor. I found the walnut flavor to be a bit overwhelming at first, but the accompanying honey taste that followed seemed to strike an adequate balance. The spinach pie had the same outward flaky texture as the baklava, but was much more delicate and had to be cut into pieces. The sautéed spinach was soft and quite mushy, but was satisfyingly salty and had hints of onion and spices — possibly oregano — as an aftertaste.
Admittedly, my experiences with Middle Eastern cuisine have been few and far between, so my trip to Mamoun’s was especially memorable. The authentic flair of the flavors and spices were unforgettable, while the texture of the pastries were unlike any other dessert I’ve encountered. I would definitely recommend for those who have been craving traditional Middle Eastern cooking or are eager to explore new ethnic tastes.
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EDITORIAL
Show some respect, clean up your mess Lack of consideration for custodial staff fortifies deplorable trend
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here is a fascinating practice in Japan that aspects of their work ethic that is exemplary and could never be implemented in the United ought to be learned from. The individualistic ethos of the U.S. resulted in States, but it is something we can learn from. In Japan, schools teach their students a sim- exponential innovations, but it can also devolve into isolated thinking, carelessness or selfishness. ple lesson: how to clean up after themselves. Japan has no national mandate, but there is a Do you ever wonder about the lives of the people cultural trend where students assist in a variety who perform debased and humble jobs generally of tasks to clean their school. The practice, which ignored? Largely invisible because they clean up starts from the first grade and continues until high after us early in the morning or late at night, janschool, consists of dusting, moving furniture and itors and cleaners are left with the mess you forcleaning the hallways. The work is light and adults got about. Cleaning the toilets and sweeping are assist in more difficult undertakings. Other coun- not recognized as skilled labor, but they are still tries, such as Taiwan and South Korea, admired difficult to perform and onerous considering the this idea so much that they decided to adopt it as low wages earned. It should be acknowledged well. The thought process behind the act to instill that these workers are human beings struggling a sense of social responsibility, a duty to take care to make ends meet and that cleaning requires of the environment and the feeling of equality working with potentially dangerous chemicals and demands physical exertion that through the process of cocan injure the body. operation in cleaning assignIn the macro scale, there aren’t ments. The Japanese school “Cleaning the toilets people who will clean up your system is not only known and sweeping are mess, and waste will accumulate for producing academically not recognized as to ultimately cause harm to the adroit students, but also conenvironment — as well as to all scientious citizens. skilled labor.” of humankind through climate In our own country, there is change and global warming. a different scenario. Sitting in According to Duke University’s a lecture hall, you open a bag of chips and carelessly allow copious crumbs to Center for Sustainability and Commerce, the avfall to the floor. As you leave the classroom, you erage American generates 4.3 pounds of waste per leave behind that bag of chips, an empty water bot- day, and according to the website of the University of tle and crumbled balls of paper. When you’re in Southern Indiana, the U.S. is the No. 1 trash-producyour residence hall, you’ll forget to flush the toilet. ing country in the world at 1,609 pounds per year per Then later in the night, you wash your dishes in person, which means that 5 percent of the world’s the communal bathrooms, but leave excess food people generate 40 percent of the world’s waste. Individuals should be careful of what they throw particles caught in the sink. These instances are trifling and innocent, but when multiplied by the out, where they throw it out and how they throw thousands of the University community, the bur- it out. As students at one of the oldest and most den that is created adds up. And at the end, we are respected universities, knowing how to take care of all guilty of at least one of these acts or some form yourself, as well as how to coexist with the rest of the population and the environment, are fundamenof them. It may be said that the work ethic in Japan is tal lessons that should be learned by the time gradderived from its collectivist culture, and that the uation comes around — we don’t necessarily have U.S. is just fundamentally different. But there are to implement similar Japanese cultural paradigms. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 147th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Demands for racial justice do not equate intolerance MIDWEEK CRISIS SABAH ABBASI
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tudents at the University of Missouri made history this week. On Monday, University President Timothy M. Wolfe announced his resignation, followed by Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, after pressure from students because of the administration’s lack of action to address the rampant racism on Missouri’s campus. A student group on campus called “Concerned Student 1950” — a reference to the year in which black students were first admitted to the University — created a list of demands for the University to take immediate action on behalf of minority students on campus, beginning with the removal of Wolfe from his position. Wolfe’s and the administration’s failure to address blatant and recurring acts of racism led to student protests that escalated last week when black members of the football team (with the support of their coaches) announced that they would refuse to participate in any athletic events until Wolfe was gone. But rather than acknowledging the powerful implications of student organizing, there continues to be a sort of intellectually based disapproval of it — as it’s referred to in the title of a recent piece in The Atlantic, this “New Intolerance of Student Activism.” In the article (which does not directly refer to the recent incident at Missouri, but bear with me), Conor Friedersdorf essentially argues that recent student demands at Yale University to ban racially and culturally offensive Halloween costumes is proof of a generally misguided effort to censor dissenting views on college campuses across the country. Friedersdorf writes that the students’ assertions that racially based humor, aside from contributing to a
larger structure of institutional racism, is also painful and takes a toll on their mental health: “One feels for these students. But if an email about Halloween costumes has them skipping class and suffering breakdowns, either they need help from mental-health professionals or they’ve been grievously ill-served by debilitating ideological notions they’ve acquired about what ought to cause them pain.” While this sensitivity and respect for the mental health issues associated with racism is much appreciated, students are not actually breaking down over one faculty member’s poor response to addressing the issue
supremacist ideology by simply allowing it to exist without institutional criticism. What seems to be a consistent thread in the widespread opposition to many forms of activism is the claim that these students are sheltered and entitled — that they don’t understand how to appreciate the democratic values upon which this country was founded. It’s very typical of liberals to turn this into a philosophical debate about protecting the principles of free expression instead of understanding how damaging it is for us to continue allowing racism to operate the way it does. Recent articles with titles like “Students at Yale, Missouri Beg
“Student power is absolutely critical to challenging the status quo, and radical change requires radical action. Whether they are student activists at Missouri, at Yale or here at Rutgers — understanding and solidarity is more constructive than condescension and criticism, especially when it comes to tackling racism.” of appropriation and racism in Halloween costumes. It should come as no surprise that the frustration with being ridiculed, ignored and disrespected on one’s own college campus builds up. It is not unreasonable for minority students to demand equal respect in an intellectual space that, yes, we are entitled to occupy. So when students at the University of Missouri took direct action against an apathetic administration that consistently failed to do its part to create a safe environment on campus with zero tolerance for racism, they were not “driving out” an administration that they disagreed with. They were not making unreasonable demands out of a sense of self-interested entitlement. They were taking a powerful stand against a status quo that not only continues to fail people of color, but also normalizes white
College Administrators to Play Mommy and Daddy,” from reason.com and “Where are the Adults at Yale?” from Tablet Magazine illustrate the race-blindness of white liberals who, for some reason, cannot comprehend the importance of decency and respect for people of color. The idea that ours is a post-racial society, where the more relevant concern is now the protection of our rights to offensive speech, is the reason we aren’t making any progress with respect to race relations in America. Why is upholding someone’s right to free expression by letting them choose to wear blackface on Halloween fundamentally more important than protecting the dignity and safety of an entire group of people? And they call us entitled. It should not be difficult to accept this
issue for what it is: not a debate over constitutional rights, but at its most basic level, a demand for equality, respect and fairness that any person who is truly committed to racial justice should be able to stand behind. Call millennials sheltered, call us entitled, call us idealistic — but direct action works, and we are a generation that is just as effective at organizing as the last one. Just yesterday, Chancellor of Rutgers— New Brunswick Richard L. Edwards announced the creation of a Committee on Enslaved and Disenfranchised Populations in Rutgers History. He wrote in an op-ed for The Daily Targum, “as some in the Rutgers community have pointed out in recent weeks, we must acknowledge that our history also includes some facts that we have ignored for too long, such as that our campus is built on land taken from the Lenni-Lenape and that a number of our founders and early benefactors were slave holders.” This committee would not have been created, and this narrative would not have even been explicitly acknowledged, if it were not for direct pressure on the administration from students who refuse to allow the whitewashing of Rutgers’ history. Student power is absolutely critical to challenging the status quo, and radical change requires radical action. Whether they are student activists at Missouri, at Yale or here at Rutgers — understanding and solidarity is more constructive than condescension and criticism, especially when it comes to tackling racism. We would do well to learn from the University of Missouri students’ commitment to justice — after all, as Rutgers continually reminds us, we are revolutionary. Sabah Abbasi is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science and public health. Her column, “Midweek Crisis,” runs on alternate Wednesdays. She is the former Opinions Editor of The Daily Targum.
Bluetooth devices cause cancer in same way TVs do, right? COMMENTARY NIKHILESH DE
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ccording to Jabra, a headset and speaker manufacturer, Bluetooth devices use radio waves to connect with each other. According to physics.org, cell phones also use radio waves to communicate. The rumor that cellular and other electronic devices cause brain cancer is not a new one — I’ve been hearing this theory since middle school. But actual research seems to prove otherwise. Radiation is often mentioned in the context of nuclear disasters like Fukushima or Chernobyl. Those facilities experienced runaway fission issues, leading to meltdowns and effects still being felt today. It makes sense some people might be concerned that cellular devices also emit radiation.
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There are differences in the two scenarios, though. Cell phones are not very powerful — they can emit a bit of radiation at a certain frequency but they cannot harm living flesh, unlike, say, the waves emitted by a microwave oven, which also uses RF waves, mostly because they are not nearly powerful enough.
convenient to do other things, it might not really have an impact on your life. It should be noted that a cell phone still emits RF waves when using an app to communicate over Wi-Fi, even if it is using a different network. Wi-Fi routers also emit RF waves as it happens. 3. Avoiding contact between a laptop and
“The rumor that cellular and other electronic devices cause brain cancer is not a new one — I’ve been hearing this theory since middle school.” 1. Make sure your battery isn’t burning hot when you put it in your pocket and you won’t experience the slight discomfort that comes from that. 2. Bluetooth headsets use radio waves, the same as cell phones. Although using a speaker or headset does make it more
your lap is a pretty good idea. Heat near genitals can actually damage parts of the male reproductive system, or at the least be very uncomfortable. RF waves may harm sperm too. 4. Pulsed radio waves have an impact on the human body, similar to what cell
phones may produce. EMF waves might also have a beneficial effect on the human body, as it turns out. 5. Television sets do not usually emit radiation. Those that might would do so because they use cathode-ray tubes. CRTs are no longer in major production, and most major manufacturers stopped making them years ago. To be fair, there were several studies that indicated cell phones might have a negative impact on the human body. These results could not be reproduced by independent bodies. According to the World Health Organization and the American Cancer Society, while several things may kill me with cancer, cell phones probably aren’t on that list. Nikhilesh De is a School of Engineering junior majoring mechanical engineering. He is a staff writer at The Daily Targum.
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We the students are here to be heard, the students united will never be defeated. We are the revolution. Our voices have been silenced for too long, we are here to tell you what our revolution looks like. - Student protestors on the Rutgers 250 kickoff celebration. See story on FRONT.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (11/11/15). Together, you can work miracles this year. Financial discipline earns a nice return. Your strength lies in your networks and communities. Discover new passion this spring, leading to a shift in priorities. Your team effort peaks next autumn, before changes in a romance. Love guides you. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries ( March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- One door closes as a new one opens in a partnership, with this New Moon in Libra. Begin a new phase in your relationship. Realign your collaboration to new priorities. Support each other. Contribute to a miracle. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- With power comes responsibility. Begin a new phase in service, work and health, with tonight’s New Moon in Libra. Listen to your heart. Believe in your own abilities. Invest in your dreams. Expand doing what you love. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Complete one game and begin anew, with this New Moon in Libra. Begin a family, fun and passion phase. Play together. Transform your attitude. Completion fosters creativity. List what you want to be, do, have, and contribute. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Try out an innovation at home. One domestic phase closes as another begins under this Libra New Moon. Complete the past and invent new possibilities. Relocation or renovation blooms. Share love and gratitude. Reaffirm a commitment. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re learning new tricks. Complete old projects and launch new creative works, with the New Moon in Libra. Begin a new phase in communications, including research, broadcasting, writing, recording and publishing. Begin a new direction. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- A profitable new phase expands your finances under the Libra New Moon. A breakthrough in your relationship with money allows for a new level of prosperity. Abundance is available. Complete previous projects as you prepare for what’s next.
Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Try something new. Begin a new personal phase with tonight’s New Moon in your sign. Take advantage of energy and confidence to step into leadership. Use your power for good. Rest to recharge your batteries. Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Transitions mark a new phase in your private plans under the New Moon in Libra. Make the changes you’ve been wanting. Ask for what you’ve been promised. One game folds and another begins. Work your magic from backstage. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 7 -- Begin a new phase in friendship, social networks and community with tonight’s New Moon in Libra. A new stage dawns in a group endeavor. Together you can accomplish a goal that would be impossible for an individual. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- New opportunities blossom. One professional phase ends as the next begins with this New Moon in Libra. A rise in status is available. Complete old promises and invent new possibilities. Work out terms and contracts. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Your studies take off. Begin a new phase in education, travels and exploration under this New Moon in Libra. First person experience is most memorable. Go to the source. Follow your fascination and document what you find. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Set vacation goals. A turning point arises regarding family finances under this New Moon in Libra. Sit down and work it out, to discover new possibilities. Together you’re more powerful. Love finds a way. Take walks with your honey.
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Head coach Dan Donigan was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year after the quick turnaround his team had from last season to the current campaign. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2015
AWARDS Improvement from last season evidenced through accolades awarded by Big Ten CONTINUED FROM BACK The sixth-year head coach was rewarded for his efforts by his fellow coaches when he was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year last weekend prior to the start of the conference tournament. Proud of earning the recognition, Donigan chooses to credit the program as a whole for this season’s success. “It’s awesome. I’m very, very proud of it,” he said of his award. “I’m honored to get it, especially within the group of coaches and the programs that are in this conference … to be looked upon as having done a good job within the conference this year, it makes me feel very good. But at the end of the day, it’s what my players have done for us on the field and the
work that all of us put in … for me, it’s a program award, it’s not so much me.” Donigan got some help from the players he put out on the field. Sophomore forward Jason Wright, who had a sensational freshman year recognized with a spot in the Big Ten’s All-Freshman team last season, had an even more spectacular sophomore season distinguished when he was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and a unanimous First Team All-Big Ten selection. Wright, who had been named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week four times this season, finished the 2015 campaign atop the Big Ten goalscoring list with 13 goals to his credit, an improvement on his already impressive 10goal tally from last year.
WIN Rutgers looks to avenge tight, 4-set loss to Indiana earlier in season CONTINUED FROM BACK The last five teams the Knights will play in 2015 have a combined record of 87-38 and have all beaten Rutgers once already this season. A key weakness of the Hoosiers is their inability to win games away from their home court. With a subpar 3-7 record on the road this season, and an even worse 3-11 record in the conference, the timing seems right for the Knights to take their revenge before finishing their season with some of the toughest competition the Big Ten has to offer. With only six games left to play on the season, senior outside hitter Alex Lassa looks to end her career on a high note, starting with a solid showing against Indiana. “I expect it to be a competitive match,” Lassa said. “We want to get our second Big Ten win, that’s
the goal. They’ve been struggling … so they’re gonna come out strong, wanting to win just as much as we do, so it’s definitely going to be competitive.” Although Lassa is one of the most decorated hitters in
“We should just be thinking ‘It’s our turn now. We got a second chance, we’re not gonna let this opportunity slip by.” CJ WERNEKE Head Coach
school histor y with 973 total kills as a Scarlet Knight, she has not been an of fensive force this season. Instead, the Eagle, Colorado, native has seen an increased amount of playing
Like his head coach, Wright is happy to receive the award but makes sure to mention he wasn’t the only one honored by the conference. “It’s a great accomplishment, personally,” Wright said. “A lot of the guys got several awards too, so a lot of the team got recognition that we thoroughly deser ve and I think it’s work in progress going forward, so we’re just grateful for the recognition.” Three of the teammates Wright mentions — senior midfielder Mitchell Taintor, senior center back Mitchell Lurie and junior goalkeeper David Greczek — were also recognized by the conference, as Second Team All-Big Ten selections. The pattern of collective praise continued with Taintor, who chose to make the award a team accomplishment. “It’s great. It’s always good to get recognition,” Taintor said. “It brings recognition to the team, too, and obviously it wasn’t a
one-man job, so it’s ever yone’s offensive third, scoring two goals and assisting another three. award really.” Hawkins was named to the Donigan preached the importance of his goalkeeper, cen- Big Ten’s All-Freshman team ter back, center midfielder and for his efforts this season, folfor ward all season, so naturally lowing in Wright’s footsteps to he was pleased to see the pillars become the second Knight to of his team match up with the earn the distinction. “He easily could’ve started conference’s elite. With each section of the field every game and played 90 minplaying well and doing its job, utes every game, but we’re deep Rutgers was able to improve enough to where we can rotate vastly from last season, winning guys in,” Donigan said. “Hawkins the most games in a season since easily is a starter on all those 2003 when it notched an 11-7-4 (Big Ten) programs, if not all programs in the country, in my opinoverall mark. “Those guys have worked ion. But he’s come on as a reserve very hard, they’ve all come a because we know he’s a kid that’s very long way,” Donigan said. going to accept that position and “David (Greczek) has been un- excel in that role. He’s done it and believable in goal for us ... Lurie that’s why we like him so much. He’s a phehas obviously nomenal kid, been a godsend to this “I know those guys would a phenomenal player and program with trade in those (individual) he’s gonna do the culture, some really the mindset, awards in a heartbeat good things the mentality to get a conference for us in his he’s impletime here.” mented into tournament title.” Seeing the our locker progress the room, into our DAN DONIGAN program has training every Head Coach made in just one day. Taintor year is a gratifyhas been by me for the last four years and has ing experience for the Knights. With the worries of not being never waivered with his loyalty even though we’ve been through able to compete against the elite teams in the Big Ten a thing of some very difficult times.” He continued by giving praise the past — at least for this season to Wright, the one player who — Rutgers’ next obstacle on the joined him with conference hon- way to a Big Ten Tournament title is top-seed Ohio State, who the ors for this season. “Wright is just a special play- Knights defeated, 1-0, earlier in er that we were very fortunate the season. While individual awards and to go down to Jamaica and find,” Donigan said. “… All four of these recognition are good for moguys (Greczek, Lurie, Taintor and rale, nothing is done without Wright) are future professionals in the collective. And it is with the collective my opinion, but they gotta continue to work, they gotta continue to that Rutgers hopes to take home a develop and get better every day, prize worth than all the individual awards combined. every game.” “I’m happy for those guys. The nucleus of Rutgers remained nearly the same from last I think it all makes sense to us season, but the few additions that from what are philosophies are,” saw significant playing time were Donigan said. “But I know those guys would trade in those awards crucial in the Knights’ season. In addition to Lurie, whose in a heartbeat to get a conference partnership with Drew Morgan in tournament title.” middle of the defense played a key For updates on the Rutgers men’s role in Rutgers’ eight clean sheets, freshman forward Brian Hawkins soccer team, follow @briannnnf and added to the team’s depth in the @TargumSports on Twitter.
time from the back row, taking a backseat to the of fensive attack of the team in more of a suppor tive role in her final year of eligibility. Lassa is just one of seven seniors for Rutgers, all of whom are big contributors on and of f the cour t. Now, all of a sudden, these seven dif ference makers do not have much time left in their college careers. It makes the final stretch of the season — and the game against Indiana — all the more vital. Head coach CJ Werneke stressed the impor tance of the Knights’ next game, calling the struggling Hoosiers “some unfinished business” at practice Monday morning. “Ever yone in that locker room knows we left a great oppor tunity out there on the road,” Werneke said. “We should just be thinking, ‘It’s our turn now. We got a second chance, we’re not gonna let this oppor tunity slip by like we did the first time.’” For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior Alex Lassa moved to the back row this season to help her team. ACHINT RAINCE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2015
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November 11, 2015 WRESTLING
WRESTLING
Grappler steps up for final year ERIC MULLIN STAFF WRITER
Change is not always the easiest thing for an athlete to endure. Whether it is changing positions or the changing teams, it can be especially tough for a wrestler to adjust to his new surroundings. But one particular member of the Rutgers wrestling team openly welcomes the change. Just two years ago, in his second season of eligibility, Anthony Perrotti became the first All-American at Rutgers since 2002. Wrestling in the 157-pound weight class, Perrotti finished eighth overall in the NCAA Championships and became the ninth All-American in program histor y. Last season, after posting an 18-6 record during the regular season, Perotti finished seventh in the Big Ten Tournament and advanced to the National Championships for the second consecutive year. But Perrotti lost his first two matches and was bounced from the tournament a lot earlier than he expected. Despite a disappointing finish to his season, Perrotti had put together another strong showing overall with his second consecutive 20-win season. Even with that said, change was awaiting Perrotti during the offseason. After wrestling — and having success — in the 157-pound weight class during his three seasons of eligibility, Perrotti and the coaching staff agreed to bump him up to the 165-pound weight class for his final season. “It was definitely a combined effort,” Perrotti said. “We talked about it together and just figured it would be better not cutting weight, feeling more comfortable at the weight, practicing closer to the weight which helps you compete better. Now we get another great guy in the lineup in Richie Lewis and the lineup looks more complete … So it was kind of like a group effort.” At the conclusion of the 201415 season the Knights were only
projected to lose one starter in Anthony Visicaro, who graduated. The end of Visicaro’s career at Rutgers left a glaring hole at the 165-pound weight class. Without any of the younger grapplers ready to step into the starting role, Perrotti was the perfect candidate. After wrestling down to the 157-pound weight in his previous three seasons, Perrotti is feeling great physically and believes moving up in weight was the best decision he’s ever made. “Making the weight is not that bad,” Perrotti said. “I spent a lot of time cutting weight last year and it just wasn’t fun. It wears on you by the end of the year. Now I feel comfortable, I’m not sucking weight and the end of the week I’m feeling fresh.”
“We talked about it together and just figured it would be better not cutting wait ... It was kind of like a group effort.” ANTHONY PERROTTI Senior 165-pounder
Perrotti’s move-up in weight had a domino effect in strengthening the Rutgers overall lineup. Not only did the move give Rutgers an All-American at the 165-pound class, but it also allowed for junior college transfer Richie Lewis to crack the starting lineup at Perrotti’s former weight. Lewis, a grappler that the Knights have high expectations for, is not only happy that Perrotti is performing great at his new weight, but also that he is now able to train with one of the top wrestlers in the country. “He looks great he filled out the weight perfectly,” Lewis said. “It’s not only good for him to go up, but it’s good for me because now I have one of the best workout partners in the country to scrap with everyday.”
Entering the season, college wrestling exper ts appeared to think that Perrotti would make a seamless transition to the new weight class. He was ranked in the top-16 nationally by four dif ferent wrestling publications. Intermat Wrestling awarded him the highest preseason ranking by placing him at No. 9. In the early stages of this season the experts’ preseason predictions have shown to be true. In his debut performance at the Rutgers Duals, the Roseland, New Jersey, native recorded two pin-fall victories against Franklin & Marshall and Binghamton. In his final season at Rutgers, Perrotti has a chance to leave as an All-American at two different weight classes, which has only been done by one other grappler in program history. But before he can punch his ticket to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive season, Perrotti will have to continue to show he can compete at a high level in his new weight. He will get his first major test this weekend at the Northeast Duals when he takes on three ranked opponents. Taking that all into consideration, Perrotti knows he has a tough task ahead of him. But head coach Scott Goodale believes that the adjustment will be an organic one when the senior takes the mat. “We’ll find out a lot this week,” Goodale said. “Perrotti, I think has No. 3, 5 and 12 in the country. So what an opportunity for him … We’ll find out a lot about Perrotti and how he handles the weight adjustment … They’re in new surroundings, they’ve been wrestling all their life. At the end of the day it’s a seven-minute wrestling match. Put your foot on the line, prepare to win and your mindset should be I’m getting after it, and they’ll be fine.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
After earning All-American honors for Rutgers at the 157-pound weight class, senior grappler Anthony Perrotti has bumped up to 165 pounds in 2015-16. HAOLUN XU / NOVEMBER 2015
Head coach Scott Goodale inserted junior college transfer Richie Lewis into the 157-pound slot for senior Anthony Perrotti. THE DAILY TARGUM / NOVEMBER 2015
JUCO transfer shoots for seamless transition ERIC MULLIN STAFF WRITER
In the latter stages of his high school career, Richie Lewis didn’t have an exact college in mind for where he planned on continuing to wrestle at the next. Although he didn’t have a specific school in mind, Lewis was settled on going somewhere away from his Toms River, New Jersey, residence. So even though head coach Scott Goodale recruited Lewis when he was a junior in high school and constantly told him that he was a fan of his, Rutgers wasn’t on his radar of prospective schools due to its proximity to his hometown. But Lewis decided to attend junior college at Iowa Central to work on his craft more before choosing which four-year university to move on to. In his first two seasons at Iowa Central, Lewis claimed the title of an All-American in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) twice at his 157-pound weight class. In his two trips to the NJCAA Championships, Lewis finished third and second overall, respectively. Following his successes at Iowa Central, Lewis received a familiar phone call, which would wind up convincing him to make his final decision as to where he would wrestle out his final two years of collegiate eligibility. “After I did pretty well at junior college, I got another phone call from coach and (he’s) ‘still a Richie Lewis fan.’ He kind of sold me over with his consistency and his determination,” Lewis said. “Him and (associate head coach Donny) Pritzlaff told me I could be a national champion here. They’re really the only coaches that made me believe they could make that happen for me.” Lewis has come to Rutgers not only with a chance to become an All-American and National Champion in his weight class, but also with the chance to make an immediate impact on the No. 17 wrestling team in the country. As senior All-American Anthony Perrotti moved up in weight to 165-pound class, the move allowed Lewis to claim the 157-pound spot in the starting lineup.
In his Division I wrestling debut at the Rutgers Duals, Lewis won both of his matches against opponents from Franklin & Marshall and Binghamton, with one of them coming by way of pin fall. Although the Knights are still in the beginning stages of the regular season, Lewis has adjusted smoothly to Division I wrestling and said he feels a lot more confident on the mat as a member of the Rutgers wrestling team. “I just feel so much more confident on the mat,” Lewis said. “Going out there a lot of my matches (at junior college) were toss-up matches when I would wrestle D-I guys. Now I just feel so much more prepared and so much more in control of myself and the matches.” Perrotti, who is Lewis’s training partner, has been impressed with what he has so far from the junior college transfer. “He’s doing good, he’s wrestled really hard in the room (practice facility),” Perrotti said. “Just finding his grove on the mat, pulling the trigger. He looked good last Sunday when we wrestled. Now we got a couple big tests and we’re going see what he’s made of. He looks good, he competes hard in the room with everyone, so I’m not surprised if he does really good.” At the upcoming Northeast Duals on Sunday, Lewis will have the opportunity to show how he matches up against grapplers from other top programs. The Knights will face three ranked opponents in No. 13 North Carolina, No. 22 Oklahoma and No. 25 Northern Iowa. Lewis will get his first taste of big-time Division I wrestling, and the original member of his fan club is looking forward to seeing how he responds to the intensity of those matches. “Super talented, the kid can wrestle,” Goodale said. “You’ll find out a lot about him. Can he handle adversity, there’s going to be a lot of tough matches for him this weekend. That’s something we’re looking for, how he handles any type of adversity and he’ll get some for sure this weekend.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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November 11, 2015 FOOTBALL WEAKSIDE LINEBACKER STEVE LONGA SITS ATOP BIG TEN LEADERBOARD IN TACKLES
Linebacker leans on teammates during historic season KEVIN XAVIER ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Lost in the murky waters of its worst season in eight years, few could fathom the Rutgers football team has one of the nation’s best linebackers on its roster, in the midst of staging the finest performance at the position in the last 28 years of the program. Steve Longa is a tackling machine, sweeping sideline to sideline to bring down any and all ball carriers that appear on his radar. On a defense that is buried at the bottom of the Big Ten in almost ever y statistical categor y, the junior weak side linebacker sticks out. In his third year for the Scarlet Knights (3-6, 1-4), Longa has steadily scaled the school’s tackling charts and after managing 11 tackles at No. 16 Michigan last Saturday, the native of Cameroon became only the second player in school histor y to top 100 tackles in each of his first three seasons. “It’s the exact progression we thought we would get when we recruited him,” said head coach Kyle Flood. “Somebody who we thought was really ideal for the position he plays now, although he played MIKE one year.” Longa’s 102 tackles through nine games in 2015 leads the conference and stands second in the nation (Kentrell Brothers, Missouri-117), while his 67 solo tackles are fourth in the country. The 6-foot-1, 225-pound backer began his career on the Banks in the middle, before being moved outside last fall. Now in his second year at the WILL, Longa has grown leaps
Junior linebacker Steve Longa is the second player in school history to eclipse 100 tackles in three straight seasons. Longa leads the Big Ten in tackles in 2015 (102). THE DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2012 and bounds, equaling his sophomore season’s total in tackles with three games to spare, while leading the league in tackles per game at 11.3 per contest. Ever the consummate teammate, Longa continues to deflect any personal credit to the performance of the 10 guys surrounding him on the defensive side of the ball. “Like I always say, it’s not really me, it’s the people around me that make me who I am, starting with God giving me this talent,” Longa said. “(Then) my teammates doing what they do in order to let me make these plays. … And then me just being a student, trying to get better and trying to soak up everything I can.” Beyond his teammates contributions, it’s the speed of the
Saddle Brook High School (New Jersey) product that allows him to spring off blocks from fullbacks, tight ends and linemen trying to push to the second level,
“Different teams, different mistakes, it’s really not the same. (The teams) got different schemes and it’s a one-game season.” STEVE LONGA Junior Weakside Linebacker
separating Longa from college football’s elite at the linebacker position. “Steve runs to the ball very well. He’s got excellent instincts,” Flood said. “He’s in a position
where we funnel a lot of things to him, where he needs to make tackles. And he does.” Quentin Gause’s strength ser ves as the perfect compliment to Longa’s speed. Also in the midst of his best season on the Banks, the senior strong side linebacker has tallied a career high 76 tackles through three quarters of the season, after finishing with 72 in total in 2014. The senior captain suggested that he and Longa have fed off of each other in 2015, with Gause penetrating the line of scrimmage and Longa pulling down running backs who penetrate the defensive line. “Me and Steve, we watch film with (linebackers) coach (Bob) Fraser and we watch film
together,” Gause said. “What we do is talk about the little things that need improvement, as a team, as a whole and as a linebacking corps. And we just tr y to work on those little things.” While the linebackers focus on those little things, the rest of the Rutgers defense has been dealing with big problems. The Knights have surrendered 49.5 points on average over the last four games, including three consecutive lopsided losses where then-No. 1 Ohio State, Wisconsin and the Wolverines combined to outscore Rutgers 146-33 over that span. “Dif ferent teams, dif ferent mistakes, it’s really not the same,” Longa said after the loss in Ann Arbor. “(The teams) got dif ferent schemes and it’s a one-game season. We gotta prepare for the team and the weekend and match up the plays against what they do. But it’s not the same mistakes, not at all.” Longa calls on the familial dynamic within the program as a cushion after the hardest falls. As dark as the days have been for the Knights recently, Longa remains resolute that Rutgers can turn it around. “I love these guys, We love what we do and we wouldn’t change it for nothing. … But we’re getting better and we gon’ get there. How long it takes--I don’t know what tomorrow holds … but I know we’re gonna get there eventually because we keep moving forward.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @KevinPXavier and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior strongside linebacker Quentin Gause is having a career-year. Gause has tallied 76 tackles through nine games this fall after totaling 72 tackles in 2014. Gause also leads the team in tackles for loss with 10. The senior capatain said it’s the little things that make the difference. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / OCTOBER 2015
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Making the weight is not that bad. I spent a lot of time cutting weight last year and it just wasn’t fun. It wears on you by the end of the year. Now I feel comfortable, I’m not sucking weight and the end of the week I’m feeling fresh.” — Senior 165-pounder Anthony Perrotti
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MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS HAS BIG TEN COACH OF YEAR, OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR
Conference awards highlight progress BRIAN FONSECA ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Around this time last year, members of Rutgers men’s soccer team had already taken off their cleats for the final time. The eighth-seeded Scarlet Knights suffered a 2-0 defeat to top seed Maryland in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament to end their 2014 season. The scoreline did not reflect how much better the Terrapins were than their visitors. The Knights never really had a chance in College Park. After finishing the regular season in second-to-last place in the conference standings with a record of 5-11-1 and a 1-6-1 mark in Big Ten competition, Rutgers was not expected to surpass Maryland. Today, the Knights prepare to face another top seed in the Big Ten Tournament this weekend. But this time it will be in the semifinal round of the conference tournament and Rutgers is not as big an underdog as it was last season. The Knights finished the regular season in fourth place in the Big Ten with an overall record of 11-5-1 and a 4-4-0 mark in conference matches. But while it finished in the middle of the pack — already a large improvement from last season’s finish — Rutgers was fighting for the regular season title and top tournament seed on the final match day before ultimately falling to eventual third seed Mar yland, 2-0. The improvement in the program is evident to anyone who paid attention to Big Ten men’s soccer and a large portion of the credit belongs to the one who helped turn things around for the Knights — head coach Dan Donigan. SEE AWARDS ON PAGE 13
After being named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week four times this year, sophomore forward Jason Wright was unanimously named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year. He led the conference with 13 goals. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2015
VOLLEYBALL INDIANA-RUTGERS, TONIGHT, 6 P.M.
Knights eye return to win column versus IU JOE BRAUNER STAFF WRITER
Junior right side hitter Lauren Cloyd hopes Rutgers does not let the win slip from its fingers this time against Indiana. ACHINT RAINCE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2015 EXTRA POINT
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Reeling after a rough weekend, the Rutgers volleyball team looks to get back on track on their home court against Indiana. The Hoosiers (13-13, 3-11) comprise a considerably weaker opponent than No. 1 Penn State and No. 12 Ohio State, which handed the Scarlet Knights (4-22, 1-12) their latest two losses on the season. The midweek matchup between the Hoosiers and the Knights is one that guarantees to have no NCAA Tournament implications, but could be one of intrigue if Rutgers can show intensity. The last time these teams met, Indiana took the win in four sets on their home floor, but the loss in Bloomington was one of Rutgers’ stronger showings against a Big Ten opponent this season.
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MITCHELL TAINTOR,
senior midfielder, was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week in an announcement on Tuesday. Taintor notched both of Rutgers’ two goals in the Scarlet Knights’ 2-0 win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
The game at Indiana featured strong showings from some of the Knights’ key players of offense. Sophomore outside hitter Meme Fletcher led all players in kills with 13 on the night, followed closely by senior middle blocker Eden Frazier, who finished with 11. Many of the players expressed that their previous meeting with the Hoosiers was a game that they let get away. “Last time we played them, we were real close with them, it kind of felt like it slipped through our fingers,” said junior right side Lauren Cloyd. “We’re expecting to come out and play a good game and be really competitive with them.” Out of the six games that remain on Rutgers schedule, Indiana is its closest opponent in terms of relative skill. SEE WIN ON PAGE 13
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
VOLLEYBALL
WOMEN”S BASKETBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL
vs. Indiana
at Saint Joseph
vs. Rutgers-Newark
vs. Nebraska
Tonight, 6 p.m., College Ave. Gym.
Friday, 5 p.m., Philadelphia, P.A.
Friday, 7 p.m., RAC
Saturday, 3:30 p.m., High Point Solutions Stadium
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