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An estimated 1,000 students gathered at Voorhees Mall to march across the College Avenue campus and down George Street toward Douglass campus to support immigration after the election of Donald Trump. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR

On Wednesday afternoon, about 1,000 members of the Rutgers community convened at Voorhees Mall for the “Sanctuar y Campus Walkout.”

Mohamed Asker, a School of Engineering sophomore, said the protest was particularly important because it identified shared struggles between different marginalized groups. The unity he saw at Rutgers between Hispanic, black and Muslim Americans was a representation of progress and togetherness.

“Right now my little sister, she’s debating whether she should wear the hijab or not.

She’s 14-years-old and that should not be a decision she has to make, to fear for her safety,” Askar said.

“That’s why I’m here, protesting.

I am against hate.”

The rally commenced with speeches from professors, undocumented students and organization leaders. Protesters then mobilized, marching around the

Professor’s tweets send him to Bellevue hospital avalon zoppo and nikhilesh de staff writers

Rutgers adjunct professor Kevin Allred said he was taken to a psychiatric hospital around midnight on Wednesday after a student felt threatened by comments he made on Twitter about flag burning and gun control following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory last week.

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Rutgers for Trump and other Trump supporters countered the “sanctuary campus” walkout by marching the same route, from Voorhees Mall through Downtown New Brunswick.

“We’re here today to make our presence be known,” said Brandon Riso, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student. “We’re just here to let everyone know this is our school as well, and we’re not going to tolerate being second-class people, being Trump supporters, being looked down upon.”

The anti-Trump protest held Wednesday afternoon at Rutgers was in sync with 100 similar “sanctuary campus” walkouts at colleges across America.

The protests were organized with help from Movimiento Cosecha — Harvest Movement— to show support for immigrant students who are fearful of President-elect Donald Trump, said Carlos Rojas Rodriguez, a member of the organization.

“We saw that students had a lot of energy after the election results, (and) we wanted to channel the energy of the students throughout the country,” he said. “We created this mission of the ‘sanctuary campus,’ which pushes colleges and universities to declare themselves as sanctuary states for students.”

A “sanctuary campus” would protect immigrant or minority students at a university, he said. Administrators at these institutions should assure its members that they would not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or share students’ personal information with government agencies.

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Members of the Rutgers for Trump club marched to show support of the president-elect during the “Walkout for a Sanctuary Campus” protest on Wednesday. JEFFREY GOMEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Kevin Allred, an adjunct professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, was given a psychiatric evaluation after tweeting about gun usage. COURTESY OF KEVIN ALLRED / JANUARY 2016

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Rutgers march joins students with nationwide effort

Allred said the Rutgers University Police Department reported him to the New York Police Department for making hypothetical statements about shootings in the United States, as well as flag burning. The New York Daily News confirmed that Rutgers police asked the NYPD for help.

Allred said he was taken to Bellevue Hospital from his Brooklyn residence for evaluation and released a See tweets on Page 4

College Avenue campus, through Downtown New Brunswick and towards Cook-Douglass campus.

As the sun set, NBC footage showed the congregation of students holding up phone flashlights outside of the Douglass Campus Center.

Originally, the “sanctuary campus” movement at Rutgers focused on protecting the educational rights of undocumented students, but the rally quickly grew to encompass a more diverse range of social issues.

Similar protests, in support of marginalized groups, took place at campuses across the country.

Throughout the rally, pro-immigration themes persisted, but alongside them, students initiated chants of “Black Lives Matter,” “Love Trumps Hate” and “Not my president.” Picket signs dispersed throughout the crowd showed a similar inclusivity.

A handful of President-elect Donald Trump supporters attended the event as a counter protest. Steven

Voorhees Mall can be often found scattered with students studying or waiting for class to begin. But on Wednesday at 3 p.m., nearly 1,000 students gathered on the College Avenue campus to march for Rutgers to be a “sanctuary campus”— a safe place for undocumented students.

In the center, 30 students held “Make America Great Again” and “Don’t Tread on Me” signs, waved the American flag and made their support for President-elect Donald Trump known.

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Douglass Governing Council plans expansion over year

The Douglass Governing Council is restructuring this semester, but plans to work with different organizations within the Douglass Residential College over the next year to create a unified body of students. JASON YE to forge a stronger community,” Bukhari said. “(We want) to create an enjoyable experience for DougThe Douglass Governing lass students and encourage them Council has spent this semester to be involved.”

Through restructuring the orrebuilding and revising their organization to more effectively suit ganization, the council hopes to the needs of the Douglass Resi- become the “anchor organization” for other clubs and groups within dential College.

As of now, the organization Douglass Residential College, has filled all of their current po- said Bukhari.

“We hope this is a step in the sitions within the council, said Zahra Bukhari, Douglass Govern- right direction to reestablishing ing Council president and Mason (the council) as the voice and face of Douglass Residential College,” Gross School of the Arts junior.

The organization hopes to said Bukhari.

Ideally, all Douglass clubs amend their Constitution by the end of 2016, Bukhara said. The would establish connections council hopes these amendments and co-sponsor each other’s will help them ensure diverse events, which would create a more unified representation front and a on their board. greater turnA m o n g out for events, these new poBukhari said. sitions will be “We believe it is Using the one representaimportant to build money granttive from every connections within the ed to them by Douglass Resithe Rutgers dential College college to forge a University (DRC) organistronger community.”

Student Aszation, as well sembly Alloas represenzahra bukhara cations Comtatives from Mason Gross School of the Arts Junior mittee, the specific democouncil has graphics, such been setting as commuters, up tables at inter national DRC orientastudents and a tions, open houses and around non-traditional students, she said.

“These positions would not campus, she said.

Funding has also been distribnecessarily need to be filled, but they should be if that demograph- uted to the council’s events, the ic is missing from the current biggest of which is a town hall, co-sponsored with RUSA on Nov. board,” said Bukhari.

The council has also been 17 in Trayes Hall in the Douglass working with the Douglass Tra- Student Center.

Speakers from around the Uniditional Events Committee, Douglass Friends of UNFPA, Douglass versity, including the deans of the Black Student Congress and the DRC, will meet a representative Sophia Club, and is in the process from the New Brunswick City of contacting the Red Pine Ambas- Council to respond to the inquisadors, the Douglass Orientation ries of the DRC and other Rutgers Committee and the remaining communities, Bukhari said.

Different leaders from Douglass organizations, she said.

“We believe it is important to around the Douglass Residenbuild connections within the college tial College, including deans bushra hasan correspondent

and directors will be present at the town hall. A representative from the New Brunswick City Council will speak about public safety on campus and the lack of crosswalk at Cabaret Theater, Bukhari said.

Some of the topics the council hopes to address are public safety, improvements to campus

centers and the integration of specialty schools, such as the Rutgers Business School, Mason Gross School of the Arts and Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy schools within the Douglass community.

The town hall meeting will encompass a great variety of issues, but Bukhari noted that the unifying

theme is the improvement of the Douglass community.

“It is important for us to get our name out there, (and) once again be the source students can go to with their questions, comments and concerns will be heard and voiced to Douglass Residential College administration,” Bukhari said.

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Movement U. students unified to support undocumented students, marginalized groups continued from front

Germaine, a Mason Gross School of the Arts junior, said he approached one of the Trump supporters during the protest in an attempt to better understand the motives of the opposition.

“I wanted insight because if President Trump won, there had to be a reason why,” Germaine said, “In this case, the supporter I spoke to said he was not racist, he said he had nothing against minorities or LGBT people, he was just opposed to undocumented immigrants.”

Germaine joined the protest, to show solidarity and support for any communities that might be endangered by the current climate of hate and political discourse, he said. He noted an article published in the New York Times that showed a surge in hate crimes within the last week.

“The problem is that now Trump has awakened a lot of supremacists who are making minorities feel unsafe. We are here today to show you, in unison, that you are still safe,” Germaine said.

“We will protect you.”

“Sanctuary campus” walkouts across the country shared similar goals of protecting undocumented and marginalized students. The phrase “No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here.” was chanted within a few hours, by students on opposite sides of the country, The Washington Post reported.

As the procession moved through downtown New Brunswick, it garnered support from

local community members. Individuals standing on the sidewalks and in office building windows held up peace signs and fists as protesters walked by.

Tyler Brick, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said he appreciated the sentiment behind the protest, but he did not understand the purpose of incorporating anti-Trump rhetoric into the march.

“The outcome of the election is already decided,” Brick said, “It’s a scary place that we’re living in right now, but I thought this protest was meant to be about the minority group in question rather than who the next president is.”

Opinion pieces published by Fox News, the Huffington Post and the Washington Post have shown similar opposition to the phrase “not my president.” Some anchors and journalists have called the movement “a rejection of democracy.”

Anti-Trump protesters are not generally attempting to prevent Trump from taking office, said Laura Grant, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student.

Instead, she said they are fighting against complacency when it comes to hate and racism.

“Trump’s presidency is not a surprise to me. This countr y was founded on the roots of white supremacy and those roots are sown deeply into the soils of this countr y,” Grant said, “These sentiments that people have been harboring are now exposed, but they have been there for a long time.”

Alex Uematsu, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, worked with Movimiento Cosecha to bring the national movement to Rutgers campuses. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR

effort

More than 130 schools signed up to participate in ‘sanctuary campus’ movement following election continued from front

This personal information would include immigration status.

“We want (Rutgers administrators) to know that we think the University has a responsibility to make all its students and workers who study and work on campus feel safe,” Rodriguez said. “If we have Muslim students, black students, immigrant students who are feeling anxious because of rhetoric from politicians, then it’s hard for this to be a place of education.”

More than 130 schools signed up for the movement after the election, he said. In New Jersey, students from all three Rutgers campuses, as well as New Jersey City University and Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City walked out of classes on Wednesday.

According to CNN, protests occurred in most states in the contiguous United States, starting with students at New York University.

Rodriguez said the movement was coordinated through students and social media.

“We launched the efforts (and) local campus groups (said) they wanted to take this to their campus,” he said. “We made goals, we’ve been having conversations, we used social media (to share information).”

On Tuesday night, University President Robert L. Barchi released a statement saying Rutgers would “protect student confidentiality and will not share private information unless required by law or court order.”

Though it is a good first step, Rodriguez said this statement did not go far enough.

He is particularly concerned about the statement providing a caveat for Rutgers being legally compelled to release students’ immigration status.

“When (Donald) Trump becomes president, we don’t know what is going to be the law of the land,” he said. “We would like Rutgers to have a more solid policy that says ‘under no circumstances,’ because Trump has made it very clear what his plan for immigration is.”

Recently, Trump declared he would deport between 2 and 3 million people through his first 100 days, Rodriguez said.

If Congress passes a law requiring universities to cooperate with ICE, he said their students would remain in danger.

“You’re not solving the issue (then),” he said. “We want (University) President (Robert) Barchi to say that Rutgers is officially joining the ‘sanctuary campus’ movement. We have been calling for a ‘sanctuary campus,’ and in his statement he didn’t use the word undocumented students or undocumented immigrants. We want him to use the language that students are putting forward.”

Most of Rutgers’ revenue still comes from its students, Rodriguez said. Immigrant students who do not have scholarships or grants also pay full tuition costs, unlike many other students, so they should be allowed to continue their studies, Rodriguez said.

“I think that Rutgers’ first constituency is its students … We feel that those students should feel protected as much as (possible),” Rodriguez said. “So we’re asking Rutgers to go as far as they possibly (can) to protect those students.”

tweets U. spokesman says student reported feeling harassed by Allred to RUPD continued from front

incident was removed by Twitter.

He said Wednesday that his post short time later after Rutgers police posed a question about the Secreceived reports that he previously ond Amendment.

The incident comes as Rutgers made threats to kill white people, students walked out of class and the NYPD said in a statement.

“The doctors were like, ‘This is staged a protest at Voorhees Mall ridiculous, why did they bring you on the College Avenue campus.

A petition here?’” Allred has been circutold the Daily lating throughNews. “And I “The doctors were like, out the past two said, ‘That’s what I thought ‘This is ridiculous, why days, sparked Trump’s but they told did they bring you here?’” by win, calling for me they had to the University do it.’” kevin Allred to be a “SanctuA UniversiAdjunct Professor in the Department of ary Campus.” ty spokesman Women’s and Gender Studies The petition said Rutgers asks that Rutpolice were regers be a place sponding to a where undocumented immigrants student complaint.

“The Rutgers University Police can be safe from deportation.

On Tuesday, University President Department responded to a complaint from a student and took all Robert L. Barchi sent an email out appropriate action,” he said. “We to students calling Rutgers a place where students of different ethnicihave no further comment.”

Allred, who teaches the popu- ties, race, gender identity, sexual orilar course “Politicizing Beyonce,” entation, and with varying political said the tweet that sparked the and religious views can be safe.

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Some professors excuse student absences for rally BUSHRA HASAN CORRESPONDENT

In anticipation of the “Walkout Against Trump” protest on Nov. 16, professors around the University allowed their students to leave class early.

Department of Anthropology associate professor Robert Scott said he supports his students’ decisions to protest, especially considering that many of his students are “members of communities now under rather explicit threat.”

Scott said he encourages his students to express themselves civilly, vigorously and non-violently.

“I have faith that this is what they will do,” Scott said. “I encourage them to be kind to their fellow humans, think critically and make judgments of the world based on facts and their values.”

Carlos Decena, chair of the Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies, urged students to engage in the protest.

“There are many of us in the administration who are committed to you,” Decena said, a member of the Rutgers American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT). “You need to hold us accountable. You need to walk into our offices. You need to demand that we listen to you.”

Other professors decided on the day of to cancel class after student prompts. Rutgers Graduate School—New Brunswick student Farah Jan said in an email that after receiving requests from students who will attend the rally, she canceled class and replaced the lecture with a brief homework

Protest

assignment on President-elect Donald Trump’s presidency.

Scott noted that excusing students from class on a day of protest such as this one can be likened to excusing student absences that result from religious observances. Excusing students for their religious freedom is as valid as excusing students for their freedom of speech.

“Joining a protest and declining to join a protest are both acts protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution,” said Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies William Field in an email to students and faculty in the Department of Political Science.

Several Rutgers professors allowed their students to leave class early to attend the protest, but Rutgers—New Brunswick no student was required to be present. Several instructors joined the walkout on Wednesday.

Chancellor Richard L. Edwards DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR sent an email to the University deans regarding the protest. when I say that we know that we the email. This is in response to a catch up on schoolwork, though “We have learned that some cannot force our students to at- recent uptick in hate crimes. she supports the protesters’ decistudents believe their classroom tend a political protest.”

An article in USA Today stat- sion to attend. instructor is calling off class and “I think it is great that professors The AAUP-AFT at Rutgers ed that the rise of hate incidents requiring them to attend the rally,” called for the University to be appears “worse than what took are allowing students to leave class Edwards said in the email. “I want a “sanctuary campus,” said De- place immediately after the terror and attend the protest rather than you to insure (sic) that all your fac- partment of Geography professor attacks in 2001.” buckle down on them with rules ulty know that G h e r t n e r and regulations,” the School of Enstudents cansaid he would vironmental and Biological Sciencnot be required end class early es sophomore said. “At Rutgers, we to attend such “I think it’s great that professors are allowing students at 2:30 p.m. to are given a voice, and I love that.” an event.”

Others did not think the cancelallow travel time to leave class and attend the protest ... At Rutgers we In an email to for students to lation was justified. Rikiya Aritoare given a voice and I love that.”

Edwards, Scott reach the Col- mo, an Ernest Mario School of said all this lege Avenue Pharmacy second-year, said that Sarah Ahmed was common campus if they being excused for a protest can School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Sophomore knowledge to too easily be abused. want to attend. the professors.

“I am motivated to support my “I will be tak“I am frankly ing the campus students’ rights to express themuncertain whether you have sim- Asher Ghertner in an email. shuttle over myself, so feel free to selves because I am a patriotic ply paddled your intellectual caAmerican,” Scott said. “If the quesThe characteristics of a sanctu- join me en-route,” he said. noe extremely far into the land of ary campus state administration, Some students did not attend tion is why might I consider walkcover your ass or if you think that faculty and staff establish services the protest despite their class be- ing out myself, that is another quesRutgers faculty are mutton-head- and a climate welcome for students ing cancellation. tion. It would start with feelings of ed children,” Scott replied. “I think of color, Muslim students, LGBTQ Sarah Ahmed said she will take empathy for those at risk and recI speak for all of my colleagues students and women, according to advantage of this extra time to ognition of our common humanity.”

On one hand, she said undocumented students should not be treated differently than other unTrump supporters attended rally to encourage documented immigrants. On the other hand, she said they are trydialogue, talk about immigration ing to build a life for themselves.

“I don’t feel right taking them continued from front nominee Gary Johnson in the away from somewhere that has a election and attended the rally better life, but also, it is the law.

He said the reason Trump sup- to listen to both sides of the ar- I’m conflicted,” she said.

School of Arts and Sciences porters attended the walkout was to gument, although she does find show a protest does not have to be herself agreeing with more right- first-year student Gregory Irwin attended the protest to support violent, and the two groups could wing ideas.

She said the rally was a good Rutgers for Trump and see deget together and compromise.

Riso called having a sanctuary opportunity to peacefully ex- mocracy work but did not fully campus the antithesis to the Mag- press political ideas and even agree that all undocumented stuexchanged phone numbers and dents should be deported. na Carta and American values.

“I think there should be some Robert Riso, a School of Engi- emails with people who had optype of amnesty neering first-year student, came posing views. for people who Franolich to the protest to see what would brought happen and if it would get violent. said she was “A lot of it turned into a were as infants, and on “Having our law against illegal planning shouting match, but we not by choice. obimmigration is meant to keep our simply For people who the society safer. Breaking that law is ser ving did share some came here ilbut wrong because it could compro- protest, good dialogue.” legally ... you mise our safety,” Robert Riso said. once she nobroke a law, we While Robert Riso said undocu- ticed it was Dylan Marek mented students at Rutgers are not peaceful, she Schol of Arts and Sciences First-Year Student have guidelines set up in the a direct threat and should not all felt she could states,” he said. be deported, he does think it could e x c h a n g e He said and compromise the safety of students. ideas “It is an emotional thing, you words with people, and hoped people who came here and are protected under Deferred Action start thinking and it’s sad,” he to learn something.

“During debates or political for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) said. “It’s just unfortunate that whoever brought them here had conversation, there has to be should be able to stay, but peoto break laws for them to come an exchange, otherwise nobody ple who break laws should be here. I would rather not see them learns. There’s no point to it,” brought to justice.

Rutgers for Trump and its sent away, emotionally, but I know she said.

Although she does agree supporters began marching at 4 the right thing to do is to have a sewith Trump’s policies more, p.m., but an hour into the march, cure country and a secure place.”

Michaela Franolich, a School she does not have a commit- a man who was marching in supof Arts and Sciences first-year ted stance to making Rutgers a port of a “sanctuary campus” attacked a Trump supporter, student, voted for Libertarian “sanctuar y campus.”

punching him in the face and knocking his “Make America Great Again” hat off.

The man who attacked the Trump supporter wore a Black Panthers cap and said he was standing in solidarity with them.

The man was restrained by several Student Affairs staffers but continued to march peacefully.

Shortly after the incident, the Trump supporters decided to stop marching before crossing Remsen Avenue, deeming certain areas of George Street too dangerous for them as it is a more “blue part of town,” said Dylan Marek, School of Arts and Sciences firstyear student.

“Most of our supporters, including myself, do not think it’s safe for vocal and obvious Trump supporters to walk through at night, so we’re going to head back to campus,” he said.

By the time they decided to stop marching, the group said they thought the rally went well: They made their presence known, and made an impact on the rally.

The Trump supporters said some good dialogue was exchanged but felt there were many people enticing violence by pushing them, stepping on them, knocking their hats off and getting in their face.

“We really did stay very non-confrontational,” he said. “A lot of it turned into a shouting match. But we did share some good dialogue.”

CRIME Nov. 16 TRENTON — Higinio Jimenez, 59, faces charges after inappropriately touching a 21-yearold woman on Tuesday. The incident occurred inside a house on Bert Avenue. Jimenez was arrested by police and later charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact.

Nov. 16 HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — Police are investigating a swastika found spray-painted on a log along a trail at a Mercer County park.

The swastika, found by a hiker on Monday, was next to spraypainted letters, including a capital A, said Hopewell Township Police Lt. Chris Kascik. Authorities believe that the swastika was not aimed toward anybody individually, but continue to investigate who committed the damage.

Nov. 16 JERSEY CITY — Derrick S. Menter, 37, was arrested Friday on charges he had 144 bags of heroin and 27 vials of cocaine with intent to distribute. Menter was charged with multiple infractions including possession with intent to distribute near Fulton Park, and near a School 15. He was also charged with tampering with evidence after swallowing one bag of heroin before being arrested by authorities. Menter will make his first appearance on the charges next week in Central Judicial Processing court.

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November 17, 2016

Gender should not define career choice

I

want you to picture a sports reporter in your COMMENTARY head. It could be a familiar face or one that you KAYLEE POFAHL just imagine.

Now I want you to picture a broadcast meteorologist.

Same thing — doesn’t matter if it’s someone specific or not.

Now, imagine those two people side by side, exactly how you initially pictured them. Take a mental snapshot of the image in your head right now and answer this question — what gender are the two people you imagined?

Is one a man and the other a woman? Are they both women? Are both men?

I’m going to go out on a limb and take a wild guess — the sports reporter is a man, isn’t it? You aren’t picturing Sarah Spain or Doris Burke or Cari Champion, are you?

Here’s another wild guess — the sports reporter you envisioned is a middle-aged white dude. Or, if you pictured an analyst, it might be a former professional athlete. At least one person probably even had visions of Stephen A. Smith pop into their head.

If I’m right, don’t feel guilty. The person you imagined isn’t necessarily a reflection of some inherent sexism or partisan preconceptions. More than anything, it’s a mirror image of what society has not just showed you, but incessantly drilled into your head about the sports industry.

Before you forget, what did the meteorologist you pictured look like?

Was it another old white guy in a suit or a smiling PYT in a tight dress?

It’s important that you remember what that person looked like too.

Here’s why — not long ago, I dragged myself to a salon for a dreaded but long overdue haircut. The female hairdresser that I had began to make small talk, as hairdressers always do. It was the usual run down.

She asked me about my college major. I told her that I’m a journalism and media studies at Rutgers with a specialization in sports journalism.

She asked what I had done this summer. I told her about my summer internship with the New York Post’s sports department. With a furrowed brow, the hairdresser then followed up with the customary —“But do you want to do that after graduation?”— question. I told her

“At best, this hairdresser’s words emulated changes that desperately need to happen.” that my goal is to become a sports reporter.

Her response, you wonder? “You should really just become a weather girl instead. They don’t let girls into the sports industry.” But don’t worry — she didn’t stop there.“I can totally see you being on TV, smiling and pointing to the map. I bet you’d be so good at it. You don’t want to bother with sports — that’s a man’s industry. They don’t let girls into it.”

Suddenly, I was Colin Kaepernick being told to stay in my lane. I was the Bills’ safety Aaron Williams taking a hit from Miami’s wide out Jarvis Landry in Week 7. Cheap shot, hairdresser lady. Augmenting the matter was that it wasn’t just me being disrespected by this woman’s words.

There are the meteorologists, who are actual scientists that do considerably more than smile and point to maps in front of video cameras. There are the women currently working in sports media that are modern catalysts for gender equality within the industry. And then there’s the category box that I represent — the young women striving for playing time in the combat against chronic ignorant stereotypes and misogynistic trends that liter society and the sports world.

This woman’s comments were abhorrent across the board, but I admittedly identify most with those aimed at the latter two groups.

It’s an ideology in the same realm as the Astros minor league pitcher Brooks Marlow’s, which he kindly shared on Twitter during the NL Wild Card game. Essentially, just keep your mouth shut on ESPN during baseball games if you’re a lady.

And remember who’s holding the scissors here.

This hairdresser’s words didn’t penetrate my career aspirations in the slightest. If anything, it was like hearing “Lose Yourself” by Eminem in the final minutes of warm-up on game day. On the surface I looked calm and ready to drop bombs.What her words did do was expose me to a side of blatant American hegemony that I hadn’t experienced first-hand before.

I’ve had the fortune of working with exceptional male colleagues during my experiences in the sports industry so far. An overwhelming majority of them have made a point to assure me that right now, being a woman in this maledominated industry is, for the most part, a competitive advantage. At best, this hairdresser’s words emulated changes that desperately need to happen.

She pointed out obvious industry flaws. Sports media companies need to make the effort not just to employ more women, but expand their roles. Don’t just hire women to fill quotas — hire them because of what they bring to the table. We can do more than mediate conversation among analysts and parole sidelines on game day. She also pointed out flaws in individual habits of thought—namely, our willingness to obediently swallow chauvinistic societal conventions.

Consider your mental snapshot of the sports reporter and meteorologist. Question your assumptions.

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Hate crimes have no place at Rutgers University declares its concern, protection for all of community

R

While all over the country certain people are feelesults of the recent presidential election have groups of people bracing themselves against ing and experiencing the negative effects of the new the elements of the current political climate, President-elect, Rutgers has yet to witness blatant which is likely to be not in their favor. In fact, the and outright antagonistic forms of discrimination climate is hostile. After the election, the Southern post-2016 election.

But knowing that Rutgers is no stranger to conPoverty Law Center reported a “rash” of verbal and physical abuse targeting minorities and others at troversy (e.g. the Tyler Clementi case or the Viva de Deportation graffiti on campus), it might be too early school, at mosques and other locations.

In California, a person who was allegedly a substi- to tell whether students might be the target of aggrestute teacher was caught on record imparting fear in sion based on race, religion, gender or ethnicity, or if a class of sixth-grade students by telling them Pres- there’s an empirical increase of hostile acts on campus.

Although it still has its flaws, Rutgers as an instituident-elect Donald Trump will deport their parents.

He said, “They will leave you behind, and “You will be tion with resilient inclusive values is relatively insulatin foster care.” At the University of Pennsylvania, first- ed. New Jersey, according to the Southern Poverty Law year black students were added into a GroupMe chat Center, has the fourth largest number of hate groups called “N- Lynching” and sent racist messages from out of the United States. This small state of New Jersey a student from the University of Oklahoma. In Tex- — barely distinguishable in the U.S. map — is only behind California, Florias, an elderly black da and New York in the veteran who had a number of active hate service dog had what “Also all over the country more women groups, which totals to was supposed to be a are asking their doctors for intrauterine around 40 and includes free meal for veterans devices (IUD) for need of long-acting one Ku Klux Klan, sevon Veterans Day taken neo-Nazi groups, one en from him while in birth control.” white nationalist society, the middle of eating, eight black separatists because a man wearing a Trump shirt accused him of lying about serving organizations and a record label that specializes in his country. A Muslim woman boarded a bus in New white-supremacist music. These appalling numbers York City and a couple started to verbally abuse her run contrary to much of the experiences of students and tried yank off her hijab. All over the country more have at the University. Who knew there could be so women are asking their doctors for intrauterine de- much hate contained in one of the smallest states?

But after protest after protest, Rutgers — notably its vices (IUD) for the need of long-acting birth control.

More than 300 incidents of hate crimes have been students — has shown its concern for the precarious reported since the election, and it’s clear that the state of the country and its commitment to protecting incoming administration has not only emboldened vulnerable groups from harm. As recently as Nov. 16, people to express hateful and discriminatory atti- there was a walkout to protest possible deportation tudes, it has legitimized these despicable views in methods proposed by the Trump and expressing the its welcome of Steve Bannon — a well-known white need to make the University a place free of fear from nationalist and an former executive chairman of a deportation (i.e. “sanctuary campus”). Despite how website that’s a haven for neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic and violence and discrimination are pervasive throughout racist groups — into the White House. It also speaks the country, an overwhelming number of Rutgers stuvolumes when groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the dents are making it clear that this campus is not going to be a place where this type of hostility takes place.

American Nazi Party praise Bannon’s hiring.

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Americans should put aside their fears, try studying abroad LONDON BY KNIGHT ABIGAIL LYON

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ust one year ago, I was in the midst of my junior year of college and I made the decision that I had to take a semester abroad. This was something I tossed around in my mind quite a bit, but this was also something that I never properly researched and acted upon. It always seemed nice. I imagine I am like so many other Rutgers students in this sense.

Once I made this decision, the convincing began. I spent so much time battling my parents: My mother about responsibility with finances and safety and my father, who is always quick to inform me of the catastrophe involved with visiting any country you can name (who religiously reads this column!).

There are so many reasons that people don’t study abroad or simply just travel, and a lot of concerns people have mirror the concerns of my parents. Students have to think about finances, the restrictions of their guardians and current events in the world, etc.

A major component that is steering Americans away from travel is fear. Whether it is fear of flying, of adjusting to a different country or of leaving behind one’s

family -- I know this because I was fearful myself, and I have several friends who have found themselves apathetic to the study abroad process because of it. I didn’t want to be paralyzed or restricted by uncertainty and my love of comfort, and I let what I wanted overcome what I fear. I urge those who are primarily restricted by fear, who otherwise have no other limitations, to push themselves.

I put my fears on the back-burner and dedicated much of my time to be able to study abroad, while still keeping up with my coursework and an internship. I spent

breathtaking Cliffs of Moher. This is a trip I knew I wanted to take, but I didn’t realize how necessary it was, and to be there and recognize the place from photos, and from Harry Potter and to just explore was so unique and an unforgettable experience.

Of course, to get yourself motivated to do anything new it’s kind of scary. My first day in London, I felt the fear. I got here later than all of my peers from Rutgers, and they were already on an adventure as I was just beginning to breathe the musky air in a building I was about to call home for the next few months. I set my things down

“I was happy to be in London but worried about getting lost, about not having friends, about being disappointed.” so much time hunting down people at Rutgers to get classes approved, to get written recommendations, to keep track of my progress with the Center for Global Education and ensure I wasn’t missing anything.

I also spent hours back and forth, all around New Brunswick to submit my application for something that too many people in this country don’t have — a passport. I was much like the 64 percent of Americans who do not have a valid U.S. passport.

If I didn’t have a passport and if I didn’t study abroad, I wouldn’t have been able to go to Ireland this past weekend and see the

and inquired at the front desk about where I could buy a towel, and the kind woman suggested a place 20 minutes away by foot.

I thanked her, and I set out on a journey around my area that lasted two hours. I was overwhelmed. I was happy to be in London but worried about getting lost, about not having friends, about being disappointed.

I was worried I bit off more than I could chew by just thinking I could actually go to London and make it. I sweated on the streets and panicked on a bench in front of a Clerkenwell Cafe that I now visit several times a week.

For a while, I accepted the idea that I would travel sometime and this comforted me. But I realized that nothing will happen until I go for it. This is true of things, big and little, of all importances in my life. I can sleep in a little later than normal just like I do in America, or I can explore a new part of the city. I can sleep, or be taken by curiosity, from stand to stand at Southwark’s Borough Market. I can watch a campy movie I’ve seen too many times, or I can get caught up in a dance in Shoreditch, or catch glimpses of Shakespeare’s Globe on a rainy nighttime run along the River Thames, or be delighted with an intimate performance of Romeo and Juliet at the historic Rose Theatre.

I’ve had moments where I settled into London, enjoyed universal thrills out of fear of trying new things, but these moments made me realize how important it is and how easy it is to just push myself to do something. Like wake up early or go somewhere new by myself that I’m not entirely sure how to get to.

The fear of doing new things and taking the steps to do what I want is, of course, still present, but my experiences have shown me how easy it is to do that, and it started simply, with just a bit of research.

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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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Rutgers holds film festival to showcase Jewish culture

Films shown at the festival covered topics ranging from the Holocaust to life as a Jewish person. These just aren’t any old movies either — they feature big time movies stars such as Natalie Portman. FACEBOOK

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Founded in 2000, the Jewish Film Festival at Rutgers presented several features that showcase perspectives into Jewish life around the world. Drama and documentary films were played in select theaters in New Brunswick and neighboring areas. The features varied from tales about

life in Israel, narratives from the Holocaust and Nazi Germany and documentaries on events and important figures in Jewish history.

The insight into Jewish life is a perspective approximately 6,000 undergraduates plus 1,000 graduate students can relate to. According to Hillel International, Rutgers-New Brunswick is ranked No. 1 for public universities with Jewish populations. In fact, the

New Brunswick campus has the highest Jewish undergraduate population in America.

“Rutgers has a large Jewish presence on campus, so in a way this festival is giving the people what they want, or rather making them feel represented and appreciated,” said Coby Green, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

There were 17 films shown in three different locations including AMC Loews in New Brunswick on Route 18, the Rutgers Business School and the Princeton Garden Theatre in Princeton. I attended the showing of “On the Map” at the Rutgers Business School.

It was a moving documentary about a 1977 basketball team that shocked the nation when they won the first World Cup for Israel.

The film accurately captured the state of emotions going on that time for Israel and for the world.

Israel was still coming out of the disheartenment from the 1973 Yom Kippur War and they were going up against the long standing Russian champions — The Moscow Reds.

Through team member interviews, old clips and political commentary,

the film offered a five-star job at portraying how much the game flipped the world on its axis as well as the way Israel solidified themselves as a global player.

The story of Israel is one that hits heavy in the hearts of Jewish people and the films shown in the festival. They give a vast and varied narrative of the collective Israeli narrative. The festival does so by sharing stories from post-Nazi Germany, as well as historic events and everyday life from the past and present.

“Getting there I was surprised that there was almost nowhere to park, and going into the theater it was packed as well,” said Ariel Davies, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “That’s how we tear down barriers like preconceived notions, bigotry and prejudice because it’s all built out of ignorance.”

The Jewish Film Festival, like many cultures, allows the people and groups to showcase their cultures and has everyone be able to appreciate it.

One of the films, “The Tale of Love and Darkness” featuring Natalie Portman, was only featured

once over the course of the festival and gave an impressive representation of Jewish life as well as a thorough presentation on 1940s Israel.

“For any cultural movie, religious or nationality wise, it’s important to bring those ideas to a campus that is already so diverse,” Green said.

“It’s more important now than ever to show the diversity of both our campus and our country.”

Not advertised with the festival were the free screenings the RUFF put on for middle schools and high schools on films that taught about the Holocaust, said Karen Small, associate director of the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life.

“The screenings were not advertised because they were mostly for the students and teachers,” Small said.

Although Rutgers is well represented by a high Jewish population, it’s still important to celebrate and commemorate the collective Jewish narrative. The festival did what it set out to do, which was artistically tell the tale of the Jewish past and present all around the world.

DIVERSIONS

November 17, 2016

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

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Happy Birthday: Look for the right moment, and do what comes naturally.

Bring about changes that will put your mind at ease and improve your future. Address situations openly and honestly, and be prepared to walk away from anything or anyone who tries to convince you otherwise. Live in the moment, but don’t lose sight of the past or the future. Your numbers are 6, 11, 18, 25, 28, 34, 46.

Over The Hedge

T. Lewis and M. Fry

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Proceed with caution when dealing with matters that can affect your personal or professional world. Listen carefully, be smart and be wary of anyone who may be trying to disrupt your life. Act responsibly and with compassion. 2 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Live and learn. Observation will be a good method when trying to make a decision. Let your intuition guide you when dealing with partnerships. A clear view of a given situation will be necessary to avoid poor choices. 4 stars

Non Sequitur

Wiley

Pearls Before Swine

Stephan Pastis

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Networking, travel and setting up meetings will encourage positive change.

Making suggestions and initiating changes will be looked upon cautiously. Follow through with actions and you will prove your point. Your charismatic approach to life will attract followers. 3 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t neglect your responsibilities or your relationships. Try to recognize and address situations that have the potential to hold you back and deal with them head-on.

Emotional matters will escalate if you aren’t quick to respond. 2 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Home investments and making your life more satisfying and convenient should be your goal. Making personal alterations to the way you live or look will give you the boost you need to collect your thoughts and gain ground. Love is featured. 5 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Money matters shouldn’t be influenced by your emotions. Set a high standard and refuse to go into debt for someone else’s gains. Bring about positive changes by acting on your own behalf. Opportunities will be apparent if you take action and seize the moment. 3 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make emotional moves that will help boost your current position or lifestyle.

Don’t let overreacting be your demise. Think matters through carefully and act with foresight. A mistake will end up being costly. 3 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Speak up and explain your personal plans to someone you love. Don’t be afraid to do things differently. Look for the right opportunity and make your move. Refuse to let what others do deter you from following through with your plans. 3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The changes going on around you will influence the way you move forward. Whether it is a personal or professional change, don’t let anyone push you in a direction you don’t want to go. Plan your actions and take control. 3 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Listen and learn, but don’t let anyone convince you to do things that don’t fit your lifestyle or schedule. Use your intelligence and put your unique ideas into play. There is money to be made and personal opportunities available. 3 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Put more time and effort into self-improvement instead of trying to change others. Complaints are likely to be lodged if you aren’t specific about your plans. Observe the situation and weigh the pros and cons before you proceed. 4 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take control and start the ball rolling. You can make personal and professional gains if you stay focused on what needs to be done. Don’t let anyone sidetrack you. Trust in your ability to get things done. Romance is in the stars. 5 stars

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10 Smallest merganser 14 Anonymous people

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38 Exam not penned

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Road Knights did not win single game away from Piscataway last season, losing all 14 continued from back the first time, that’s different in itself … gotta be twice as prepared to win … games on the road, that’s one of the hardest things to do in college basketball.”

The meeting in Illinois will serve as a pseudo-reunion for Pikiell’s alma mater.

In addition to the Knights’ head coach and assistant head coach Karl Hobbs, Blue Demon’s head coach Dave Leitao and assistant head coach Patrick Sellers have both coached at UConn, with the former coaching Pikiell in his

four years as a point guard for the Huskies as an assistant to Hall of Fame head coach Jim Calhoun.

Unlike the Huskies, who have gone through some bumps early on this year under Pikiell’s former teammate Kevin Ollie, losing their first two games at home to Wagner and Northeastern, both Rutgers and Depaul are on track to beat their abysmal win totals from last season.

As Pikiell works to become the first Knights head coach to win his first three games since Donald S. White in 1945-46, Leitao is attempting to return the Blue

Demon to heights they haven’t reached since his first go-around in Rosemont. In the middle year of his tenure as head coach between 2002-04, he took Depaul to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000 and the last time since in his middle season.

“He’s great, one of my dear friends,” Pikiell said of Leitao.

“He’s one of the all-time great people. Been one of my mentors for a long time … Know lot of people, lot of the staff. An interesting collection of a lot of UConn people.”

Taking Rutgers to the Big Dance for the first time since 1991 after bringing his last school, Stony Brook, there for the first time in program history is one of Pikiell’s goals on the Banks. Given the slew of difficulties the Knights have faced in their Big Ten schedule — they’ve

gone 3-33 in their first two seasons as members of the conference — it’s unlikely it will be in his first year, but the early signs are encouraging.

Though Rutgers started the final year of former head coach Eddie Jordan’s time in Piscataway last year similarly, winning the first two games by double-digit margins, the way in which they won looks different on the stat sheet and feels different when going through the eye test.

A year after defeating Howard and Division III foe Rutgers-Newark by a combined 25 points, the Knights doubled that margin of victor y against Drexel and Division II opponent Molloy. They collected 56 rebounds against the Dragons, the most they’ve had in a single game since 1992.

Junior shooting guard Nigel Johnson has provided a spark off the bench in each of Rutgers’ first two wins so far this season against Molloy and Drexel, averaging 14.5 points in both contests played in Piscataway. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2016

Rutgers had six players reach double-digit point totals Sunday against Drexel, two of which coming off the bench to provide a spark after a sloppy, back-andforth opening to the game.

Junior guard Nigel Johnson, a projected starter for most of the offseason before Pikiell named freshman Issa Thiam as the first option at shooting guard, scored a team-high 15 after coming off the bench. The Knights outscored the Dragons 32-11 in bench points, demonstrating the luxury of depth they have now that they didn’t last year.

“Bench production is the way you could either win or you could lose,” Johnson said. “Usually the team that has a better bench is the one that’s going to come out on top. So it’s definitely important, especially because nobody can play 40 minutes every game, so we’re definitely gonna need a bench to come in and relieve some of the other plays.”

Everything hasn’t been perfect — Pikiell mentioned foul trouble and turnovers as areas Rutgers needs to see improvement in — but the program is trending positively in the early stages of the Pikiell era.

With a relatively weak non-conference schedule — the Knights rank 321 of 351 teams in the country in strength of schedule — Rutgers has a real possibility of surpassing last season’s win total ahead of Big Ten play.

There’s a long way to go in the season after the first weekend, and winning a game against its first Power Five conference opponent in Depaul would be a big step in further building momentum moving forward.

“We’re feeling really good right now,” said sophomore forward Jonathan Laurent, who hit a career-high three shots from beyond the arc against Drexel. “There’s a lot of things that we gotta work on still, but as a team, we’re gelling together and I feel like the harder we practice and the more time we put into playing with each other, the better we’ll get. It’s going to be an exciting year for sure.”

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IOWA Rutgers’ losing skid reaches 26 as season slowly approaches its conclusion It’s the first of three consecutive games played at home to fourth and what turned out to be conclude the season, with Illifinal set of the night. Iowa man- nois and Northwestern ser ving aged to hold back the Knights as the others.

The final after a tit-forthree games tat start to win Rutgers the set com“For the first time in nine of third season fortably, by a score of 25-14. matches, the Rutgers vol- in the Big Ten also serve T h e leyball team was able to will as the final Knights continue their salvage a set, winning the three in the of sepursuit of the third frame of its meeting careers niors Mikaela first Big Ten Matthews, win of the seawith Iowa Thursday.”

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Senior right side hitter led Rutgers with a team-high 13 kills in its 25th consecutive loss, this time to Iowa at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena Thursday. JEFFREY GOMEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / OCTOBER 2016

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“As a team, we’re gelling together and I feel like the harder we practice and the more time we put into playing with each other, the better we’ll get. It’s going to be an exciting year for sure.”

— Sophomore forward Jonathan Laurent

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Rutgers hits road for first time of season Brian Fonseca Sports Editor

After winning its first two games of the season at home without many complications, the Rutgers men’s basketball team will take its show on the road for the first time with head coach Steve Pikiell at the helm.

The Scarlet Knights (2-0) travel to Rosemont, Illinois, to take on Depaul (1-0) Thursday night in a nationally televised game at 8:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 1. The contest is 1 of 8 between members of the Knights’ current conference, the Big Ten and its former conference, the Big East, as part of the second annual Gavitt Tipoff Games.

After becoming the first Rutgers head coach to begin his tenure on the Banks with two consecutive 20-plus point wins in program history and two wins of any kind since Bob Wenzel in 1988-89, Pikiell and his team will attempt to win a road game for the first time in what seems like was just as long ago.

The Knights went winless away from the friendly confines of the Rutgers Athletic Center last season and hasn’t won a road game since a 59-58 win over Monmouth in West Long Branch on Dec. 28, 2014.

“You gotta be different on the road, gotta be focused, gotta play excellent basketball.

Not familiar with the rims, referees aren’t from your conferences so a lot of different things on the road,” Pikiell said. “We’ll do a lot of things different, but we’re on the road for See ROAD on Page 10

Head coach Steve Pikiell said the Knights are preparing for a battle in their first road game together at Depaul Thursday night. He noted that winning on the road is the hardest thing to do in college basketball. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2016

VOLLEYBALL IOWA 3, RUTGERS 1

Knights’ losing streak continues in Iowa Brian Fonseca Sports editor

Freshman middle blocker Jasmine Stackhouse racked up six total blocks against Iowa, including the winner in the third set. JEFFREY GOMEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / OCTOBER 2016

For the first time in nine matches, the Rutgers volleyball team was able to salvage a set, winning the third in its meeting with Iowa Thursday night.

But one set does not a match win, so like the 24 gamedays before it, the Scarlet Knights finished the night on the losing end.

The Knights dropped their 25th consecutive match against the Hawkeyes at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Rutgers remains winless in conference play at 0-16, with an overall record of 4-25 following the loss.

The Hawkeyes improve to 9-8 in Big Ten play with an overall record of 19-10.

The Knights were led by freshman middle blocker Jasmine Stackhouse, who had a teamhigh .444 kill percentage on her 9 kills and six total blocks, including the clincher in their win in the third set, and senior right side hitter Lauren Cloyd, who had a team-high 13 kills on a .286 clip.

The first set began evenly, with the Knights responding to Iowa’s first two points with a

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pair of their own via a kill from Cloyd and an attack error by Ashley Mariani.

The Hawkeyes quickly took control from there, going on an 8-1 run to take a commanding 10-3 lead midway through the set.

Rutgers won 5 of the next 7 points to close the gap, but the Hawkeyes controlled the remainder of the opening frame, winning 12 of the last 20 points to win 25-16.

Rutgers held its only lead of the afternoon to start the second set, winning 3 of the first 4 sets on its way to a 3-1 advantage fueled by a kill and block from Stackhouse.

Iowa would go on to win the set easily, 2513, holding Rutgers to just one string of multiple points for the remainder of the set.

The third set was the most competitive of the bunch, with the Knights keeping up with their hosts throughout the frame.

Rutgers tied the game at 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20 before scoring 5 of the last 7 points to pull away with the 26-22 win.

Owning the momentum of the contest, Rutgers was unable to harness and use it in

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