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Tens of thousands of children in New Jersey are about feel the impact of a $7.3 million grant, said Wanda Blanchett, dean of the Graduate School of Education. As part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top initiative, the New Jersey Department of Education has awarded the federal grant to the Graduate School of Education’s Center for Effective School Practices to create the New Jersey Early Learning Training Academy, said NJ-ELTA lead Kathleen Priestley. The NJDOE’s awarding of the grant to CESP is the first of many recent measures taken to revamp educator training and promote childhood well being in the classroom. The overall purpose of the training academy is to ensure the best education and care for children by professionals within the state, particularly for newborns to 8 year olds. SEE EDUCATION ON PAGE 5
Hundreds of students march on Nov. 25 to protest the St. Louis County grand jury decision on Nov. 24 not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for shooting and killing 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Missouri. DAPHNE ALVA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
More than 450 people protest Ferguson verdict AVALON ZOPPO CORRESPONDENT
More than 450 students marched from the Douglass Student Center to the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus in response to the recent verdict in Ferguson, Missouri, that did not indict Officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The decision led to protests around the countr y, including
in Ferguson itself, where some protestors set fire to shops and looted businesses. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd, according to CNN.com. The People’s Coalition Against Police Brutality, a coalition of students and New Brunswick residents dedicated to ending police brutality, organized the march to raise awareness of institutionalized racism in police departments
throughout the countr y, according to the event page. The group aims to have every precinct be held accountable for their policies and actions, according to the page. The Rutgers chapter of the National Association for the Advancement Colored People, Black Men’s Collective, Black Student Union, Douglass Black Student Congress and United Black Council were among other student groups that helped organize the march.
The groups decided to march rather than simply stand in protest because they hoped the act of marching through the community would raise consciousness, said Ezra Sholom, a student organizer. “Police brutality did not start in August when Ferguson happened,” said Sholom, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “We can no longer stand idly by while the police SEE FERGUSON ON PAGE 3
RU secures winning season in Big Ten with school’s biggest comeback GREG JOHNSON SPORTS EDITOR
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Rutgers football team had been in this agonizing position so many times before, and for that reason alone, junior defensive tackle Darius Hamilton wasn’t sure if he fully believed Jim Panagos. The fired up defensive line coach told the Scarlet Knights at halftime as they were down 18 points that they were going to score only a few plays after the second-half kickoff. He insisted they would then respond with shutdown defense, which was inconceivable given the Knights had just surrendered 35 firsthalf points to the nation’s 111th ranked total offense. But by the end of Saturday night, this was going to be the day Rutgers righted the wrongs of its troubled past in Big Ten road games, Panagos prophesized. “When people say it, you’re just kind of like, ‘Yeah, yeah. Sure, sure,’” Hamilton said. “But when it really happens, guys are like, ‘Oh, this is crazy.’” Crazy is one of few words that do justice to what transpired at Byrd Stadium, where Rutgers ended its regular season with a
stunning 25-point comeback — the largest in school histor y — to upset fellow conference newcomer Mar yland, 41-38. But the Knights (7-5, 3-5) first had to stay strong in the wake of a 35-10 deficit just before the half. “I’m pretty sure a couple kids on the team think, ‘Hey, this could possibly be over,’ especially [because] we’ve been down like that before,” said junior wide receiver Leonte Carroo. “But leaders on the team, you’ve just got to tell
them, ‘Hey, it’s not over — just got to keep fighting.” That was exactly what the Knights did, even when history told outside observers it wasn’t supposed to go this way. Rutgers had been down the path of falling behind five touchdowns before the half on the road before. At Ohio State, that scenario spiraled into a 39-point drubbing. At Michigan State, the Knights had little to SEE COMEBACK ON PAGE 5
Police release photos of the bear that attacked Darsh Patel, a School of Arts and Science senior, moments before Patel’s death. COURTESY OF WEST MILFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
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The Rutgers football team celebrates its 41-38 comeback win versus Maryland on Saturday at Byrd Stadium. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Darsh Patel, the Rutgers senior who was killed in a bear attack on Sept. 21, photographed the bear that mauled him just before the attack. After filing an Open Public Records Act request, NJ Advance Media obtained Patel’s five photos showing the 300-pound bear. Patel’s phone was recovered, imprinted with a puncture mark from the bear’s teeth, according to nj.com. Patel was hiking with friends in the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford Township at the time of the attack, according to a Sept. 22 article in The Daily Targum. The pictures show the bear at a dis-
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tance of about 100 feet, according to nj.com. When the bear closed in at around 15 feet, the hikers split up. Patel was last seen climbing a rock formation with the bear right behind him, according to nj.com. His friends called 911 and Patel’s body was found four hours later. An autopsy of the bear showed human remains in its stomach and esophagus and human blood and tissue underneath its claws, authorities told nj.com. The last recorded bear attack in New Jersey prior to this was in 1852, according to the September article in the Targum. The attack on Patel was “unique and unusual,” though West Milford has one of the highest black bear populations in the New Jersey.
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FERGUSON In 2011, New Brunswick police officer Brad Berdel shot, killed unarmed resident Barry Deloatch CONTINUED FROM FRONT
murder unarmed citizens.” Standing on the steps of Brower Commons, Sholom told the crowd that they cannot end police brutality by showing up to a one-day protest. “This battle does not end when we all go home for Thanksgiving or winter break,” Sholom said. “It is a struggle we need to take on every day of our lives.” With increasing pressure, communities would receive increasing justice, he said. He reminded onlookers of the enormity of the protests that broke out across the country after the announcement of the verdict. Protestors in New York City shut down three bridges, and Los Angeles closed a main highway system for miles. “If the country continues to stand together, we can put an end to this racist system,” Sholom said. Throughout the protest, participants shouted chants, such as “Justice for Michael Brown” and “Hey Hey! Ho, Ho! Killer cops have got to go!” Protesters distributed flyers featuring Officer Wilson’s face among the crowd. Kaila Boulware, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and student organizer, took the megaphone to discuss past cases of police brutality in New Brunswick. Boulware mentioned how New Brunswick Police Officer James
Consalvo shot New Brunswick resident Carolyn Adams to death in 1996. In 2011, New Brunswick Police Officer Brad Berdel resigned after shooting and killing unarmed New Brunswick resident Barry Deloatch. In August, Wilson fired six shots into the front of Michael Brown’s body in Ferguson. Brown’s autopsy report has
“We aren’t anti-police ... We just want to make sure our voices are continually heard and represented.” BRIANA GILCHRIST President of United Black Council
since yielded that the shots were fired to his chest, with two of them to his head. Brown was unarmed. “These instances don’t only happen elsewhere in the nation but in New Brunswick,” Boulware said. “We need to keep this in mind every day.” Briana Gilchrist, president of United Black Council, put forth several solutions for ending police brutality and creating a safer community in New Brunswick.
It is necessary for the NBPD and RUPD demographics to match the student population’s, said Gilchrist, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “We want the demographics of the RUPD and NBPD to be published,” Gilchrist said. “If they are here to protect us, then they should at least look like us.” New Brunswick police officers also need to build better relationships with the community and scrap the “shoot to kill” ideology, she said. “Why should I be in fear because [a police officer] was told someone was wearing a hoodie walking down the street and ‘looked like a suspect?’” Gilchrist said. “So if a police officer feels in danger because I’m wearing a hoodie, he can shoot me now?” In addition to having reflective demographics in the police department, police officers should be required to attend anti-bias training classes, Gilchrist said. The New Brunswick Police Department does not include training for “bias crime” beyond state standards set by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, according to an email from Jennifer Bradshaw, public information officer for New Brunswick. “Our officers are constantly in training for a number of topics, both tactical and community-oriented, to ensure they are able to properly accommodate all members of the community and the issues they may face,” she said. In New Jersey, more than 1,000 bias crime incidents are reported each year, according to the NJOAG website. According to the website, law enforcement protocol for bias crimes
Members of the New Brunswick community gather outside the Douglass Student Center on Nov. 25 bearing signs to protest the Ferguson decision. DAPHNE ALVA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER involves understanding which agencies must receive reports of bias incidents and how to make the reports timely and error free. But this does not include mandatory anti-bias training for law enforcement, Bradshaw said. Gilchrist wanted everyone to know that overall, the protest was nonviolent and in complete solidarity with every cultural community present. “This is a nonviolent, peaceful
protest,” Gilchrist said. “We aren’t anti-police, anti-administration, anti-Rutgers University or anti-anything. We just want to make sure our voices are continually heard and represented.” Since the protest on Friday, Darren Wilson officially resigned from the Ferguson Police Department, citing his decision as one to “allow the community to heal.” A previous version of this article appeared online on Nov. 25.
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EDUCATION Blitz says grant has likelihood to drastically improve professional development in NJ CONTINUED FROM FRONT
“The mission is to provide quality, professional development to early childhood professionals across the state,” Priestley said. “[We’re] making sure that we are helping the entire workforce meet rigorous standards for the highest quality education and care for infants, toddlers and young children.” The professional development programs that the grant will fund are focused on the five tenets of Grow NJ Kids, a quality rating and
improvement system observed by educators within the state. Designing each program around health and safety, curriculum and learning environment, family and community engagement, workforce development, administration and management, NJ-ELTA’s professional training aims to meet all criteria that could potentially impact childhood development. “Our main goal is to help children be successful in school and support their families,” Priestley said. “We have to make sure the children are developing in all ar-
COMEBACK Maryland scores on first drive in 11 plays, tallies 35 points in first half to set stage for Rutgers’ rally CONTINUED FROM FRONT
hang their hats on save for their second-half effort level. And at Maryland (7-5, 4-4), another precarious scene quickly escalated. Led by dual threat quarterback C.J. Brown, the Terrapins’ zone-read offense methodically marched down the field for a touchdown in 11 plays on the game’s opening drive. Rutgers mustered 10 points to hang around early in the second
quarter, but after senior quarterback Gary Nova fumbled midway through the period, another road blowout appeared a formality. Running back Brandon Ross rushed for a 40-yard touchdown on the next play from scrimmage, and not long after everyone blinked, Maryland was up five touchdowns. “We missed on some opportunities, and we knew it was more us,” Nova said. “They did a good job, but we knew that if we hit some of
eas. It’s an early learning grant, but [we know] children will not grow and develop without these other components.” In order to ensure that NJ-ELTA’s work will have its intended impact on children statewide, the academy is working closely with regional satellite locations. Dividing the state into three regions — north, central and south — NJ-ELTA is operating out of Passaic County Community College and Atlantic Cape Community College in order to establish a regional presence in north and south Jersey, as well as central, where the GSE will act as the regional satellite. Cynthia Blitz, executive editor of CESP and principal investigator and project director for NJ-ELTA, said working with both community colleges in addition to
the Rutgers community provides beneficial perspectives. “[Our] purpose is [to] have a [regional] presence, but also to tap the resources of the community colleges,” Blitz said. “They have different expertise [and] different experiences than we might have, so they enrich the academy by [providing] different perspectives as well.” The grant from the NJDOE is important because it provides sufficient funding for NJ-ELTA to train early childhood educators and instill qualities necessary for the proper education of young children in the present and the future. “The long-term objective would be to improve early learning in New Jersey as a whole,” Blitz said. “The potential reach is very broad, and the hope is that this three-year grant will sustain beyond that.”
Although NJ-ELTA is just one project being carried out by one part of the GSE, the institution is eager to see the results of these revamped training procedures and how they will impact childhood education. The broad scope of NJ-ELTA makes a tremendous impact on children who are placed in all mediums of childcare, Blanchett said. Although she could not pinpoint an exact number, she estimated that “tens of thousands of children that will be impacted by [the] grant.” NJ-ELTA also strives to break down barriers that prevent low-income children from receiving early childhood education. “In the GSE, our focus is on excellence and equity in education,” Blanchett said. “This grant is a really huge opportunity for us to make even greater progress towards that goal.”
those plays, we had some opportunities to score some points. And if we got those opportunities in the second half, we could be right back in the game.” With two minutes left in the half, this was Rutgers’ fate: fourth-and-18 from its own 28-yard line with another punt upcoming, still down by five touchdowns. But Mar yland roughed junior punter Joey Roth on the ensuing play, giving the Knights life, as they proceeded to storm 56 yards in six plays. And after Mar yland intercepted Nova’s pass on second-and-goal into the end zone, another prayer was answered. “We get the offsides call, which was a blessing,” Nova said.
He took advantage, rolling to his left and finding sophomore wideout Andre Patton for a touchdown in the back of the end zone two plays later to cut the lead to 35-17. Rutgers went on to score touchdowns on four straight drives into the second half. The fifth drive resulted in a go-ahead 25-yard field goal from junior kicker Kyle Federico with 6:14 left in the fourth quarter, capping a 31-3 run over the game’s final 17 minutes. It all sprung off two game-changing penalties to grant Rutgers a twist of fate. “That’s a 14-point swing that kind of gets the ball rolling,” said head coach Kyle Flood. “Without that, I don’t know if we would’ve had enough time to come back.
But that’s the probably the turning point in the game for us was those two things. … That created some momentum for us within the game.” From there, Nova took over. Playing in his final collegiate regular season game, the senior put together a brilliant second-half performance, dissecting the middle of the field by passing 14-for-16 for 196 yards and two touchdowns. Nova almost assuredly has one more game to play when bowl selections are announced next Sunday, but perseverance through adversity is likely to define his legacy’s final chapter. “It just goes to show his character,” Carroo said. “He’s going to keep fighting until his very last game, and I couldn’t be more proud of him.”
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Professor develops gesture authentication to secure privacy NIKHILESH DE STAFF WRITER
Logging into Facebook may soon involve drawing on your phone rather than typing in a password. Janne Lindqvist, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working on “gesture based authentication systems,” a new way of logging into accounts through a phone or tablet device. “More and more people sign up on mobile devices,” he said. “You might assume that when it’s harder to type, you have less secure passwords.” Yulong Yang, a graduate student, said in an email that drawing your “password” is more user-friendly than typing it. Gesture-based authentication can be more secure than text-based passwords. Touchscreen devices are already able to accept gestures, Lindqvist said. His team used the application programming interface to add software that reads raw gestures. Each finger on a hand is given a set of points by this software. This data is then passed through an algorithm to “read” the gestures. Multi-finger gestures could be read through this software. Using multiple fingers in different patterns complicates the pattern, requiring a different template from using a single finger.
The gesture would be read and translated by the device’s computer. Different data points, such as the angle between the points of a gesture, would be used to “read” the gesture. Lindqvist said users of gesture-based authentication would need to minimize the differences between the template and their logins.
“Certainly people can be instructed to generate better gestures. Several people generated really secure gestures.” JANNE LINDQVIST Assistant Professor in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
“What I would emphasize is this can be made to work on current touchscreens by implementing the software,” he said. All devices with a touchscreen should be able to use the software, Yang said. The increasing popularity of these devices makes this method ideal for future use. Lindqvist spent a lot of time working on different forms of security. Research into gesture-based authentication began after discussing text-based passwords with a colleague.
A 2013 study by Ofcom, a communications regulator in the United Kingdom, found more than half of adults on the Internet used the same password across different sites. More than a quarter used names or birthdays. The study also said more than 80 percent of smartphone users went online with their devices. Fewer than 20 percent used tablets. “We thought this might be better than passwords and PINs — that’s why we started working on gestures,” Lindqvist said. A study conducted by Lindqvist and funded by the National Science Foundation had 63 people create their own gestures on a tablet. Participants were told to make the gestures as secure or unique as possible. They were tested the gestures on a tablet provided by the study. Their favorite gesture was repeated 10 times. The participants of the study were then given distracting tasks to complete before trying to recall the gesture again. Participants tried to recall the study 10 days later in a second session. “We didn’t tell anyone how many fingers they could be using,” Lindqvist said. “Interestingly, about half use a single finger and about half used multi-finger gestures.” The gestures used were mostly secure. Some participants used signatures as authenticators.
Janne Lindqvist, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, developed gesture technology, a way to secure confidential information more efficiently compared to traditional text-based passwords. COURTESY OF JANNE LINDQVIST Others created circles using both single-finger and multi-finger gestures. Further studies on what gestures people created with instructions were run. “Certainly people can be instructed to generate better gestures,” Lindqvist said. “Several people generated really secure gestures.” The results of the study showed that simple instructions, such as telling a person to create something unique, had an effect on what sort of gesture was made.
Other studies continue to examine the effect of instructions, as well as how they compare to textbased passwords. Different forms of the algorithm that recognize the fingers are also being compared. “One limitation of gesture-based passwords would be to actually replace text-based passwords,” Yang said. “The latter has existed for too long [a] period of time and become too prevalent.”
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Students present research findings at science forum TANDE MUNGWA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Research is important to advance human understanding, said Nevin Varghese, a School of Engineering senior. Students from the School of Engineering gathered in the Busch Student Center Multipurpose Room last Monday for “Researchers Present,” an event organized by Theta Tau, the professional engineering-based fraternity. The purpose of the event was to encourage undergraduate students to pursue research by explaining what the experience entailed, said Dominique Chapman, Theta Tau’s developmental chair. The best presenter received a new iPad, she said. Chapman said the purpose of the event was to inspire undergraduate students to pursue research by understanding the overall experience of what research is. Vetri Velan, a School of Engineering senior, said research gave him firsthand insight into how physics can be applied to some of the world’s greatest problems. His research investigated the applications of nuclear fusion in solving global energy problems. Fusion energy could be an important solution for sustainable energy, he said. Research into it is revolutionizing how scientists view energy. Varghese said he arrived at his research position after encouragement from his sister. “My sister pushed me to consider research,” he said. “As a senior in high school, I didn’t know the effect it would have on me, but I took her advice.” His research involved the treatment of antibiotic resistant bacteria with synthesized liposomes, he said. Liposomal delivery could reduce some important side effects caused by medicines, increasing how efficient treatments were. Ingrid Paredes, a School of Engineering senior, said she was interested in research as a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math student, but did not know what sort of research engineers conducted prior to her involvement. Paredes said she researched different methods of efficiently scaling a process typically used in petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. “What we’re trying to do is write an equation that will allow us to easily scale the process from a lab size reactor to a big, industrial one,” Paredes said. “[By] figuring out all the fundamentals of the process and getting that equation solved, we can cut the material and energy costs associated with the process.” Sarah Libring, the winner of “Researchers Present,” said she exceeded her area of study by working across different fields. Libring, a School of Engineering sophomore, said these fields range from energy to industr y to medicine but are all related to engineering. “To me, innovation in [biomedical engineering] is about being able to utilize many different fields of study and apply them to one, medically-related cause,” Libring said. Her first research topic involved a technique called photo-
catalytic water splitting, she said. Sunlight was used as a catalyst to break water molecules. The hydrogen reaped from this process can be used as a source of renewable energy, she said. Her current research involves the aggregation of polymers in water, she said. “By studying the effects of gradual changes to the simulation environment, we can gain a better understanding of polymers’ morphology and can better predict their reactions in future configurations,” she said.
Wise Young, distinguished professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, receives recognition following his keynote speech at ‘Researchers Present’ on Nov. 24 in the Busch Student Center. COURTESY OF KUSH OZA
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h e n the grand jur y decision to not in- posed to happen — it was the proper channeling dict Ferguson, Missouri Of ficer Dar- of emotion and activism. Students marched from ren Wilson over the death of Michael the Douglass Student Center to Brower Commons, Brown was released, ever yone had something to holding signs while chanting the familiar slogans of say. Late that night and into the early morning, a “hands up, don’t shoot” and “no justice, no peace.” relatively small group of Rutgers students gath- Critics assert that protests accomplish nothing, but ered in the quad circle on Livingston campus. As the sheer magnitude of the protests on University they were chanting “hands up, don’t shoot” and campuses and across the nation demonstrate that “black lives matter,” a larger group of students people will no longer stand for mistreatment. The began to assemble around them. For half an Michael Brown case and ruling were a final straw hour, the protestors were called racial slurs, har- for many, the tipping point in a longwinded history kening back to the Jim Crow South. According of police brutality against black people. On the heels to social media posts, they received threats and of the ruling, tensions are running high and more were recorded and photographed. Students who people are taking to the streets and the web to work disagreed with the protests initially complained for a change. The night the grand about the late hour. jury decision was reThey were angr y that leased, Twitter, Facestudents were chant“Social media creates a virtual book, Instagram and Yiking and being “disrupdialogue, but it is not a panacea. … Yak came alive. Whether tive” at midnight on a The continued use of social media it was to support or conMonday heading into demn the decision, evTuesday, but still they to supplement a movement is eryone had the opportustood around to watch. necessary. If nothing else, it nity to get involved in the At Rutgers, a school continues the debate.” movement. Many more that prides itself on difelt compelled to offer versity, where nearly their two cents, refusing half the 40 thousand-plus student body members belongs to minority groups, to sit idly by and watch the situation play out on their what happened last week should never have hap- timelines and newsfeeds. The singular use of social pened. But all the students out on the quad that media outlets to create a change encourages “slacknight had one thing in common: They wanted their tivism.” There is only so much that can be said in a voices heard. Protestors were angered by the grand 140-character Tweet and only so many articles and jury decision, and those who stood around them quotes that can be posted to Facebook. Social media were upset that people were gathering and chanting creates a virtual dialogue, but it is not a panacea. The at all. The college environment typically fosters the physical part of a protest movement cannot be retype of activism where people get out of their resi- placed, but the continued use of social media to supdence halls and into public spaces where they can plement a movement is necessary. If nothing else, it be seen and heard. Trying to shut protestors down continues the debate. Individuals feel the need to reor ignore their opinions is a temporary reaction to spond to anything and everything they see — even a a permanent phenomenon. The protests born out week after the decision was released, the discussion of the grand jury decision are concerned with the of the grand jury decision is alive and well on all solarger issue of police brutality and racial injustice, as cial media platforms. Voicing opinions, whether complementary or oppositional to the ruling, is valuable, opposed to the isolated situation. The protest that took place at the University but the action stemming from those voiced opinions last Tuesday was exactly the way a protest is sup- will be more telling of societal trajectory. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 146th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Even under Obama, white America haunted by racist pathologies THE CHAMPAGNE SOCIALIST JOSÉ SANCHEZ
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r o g u e ’s gallery of racist phantasms, imaginary and even ghoulish constructions of the souls and bodies of black and other people of color haunts white American culture. The souls of white folks are deeply afflicted. Even with the historic achievement of having a black family in the White House, a structure built by black slaves, white Americans by and large appear stubbornly committed to seeing things in their melanin-rich fellow citizens that just aren’t there. Coloring the perceptions and dialogue surrounding the death of Michael Brown and the recent exoneration of his murderer, Officer Darren Wilson, are age-old ideas about how the “culture” of poor, ghettoized black people govern and compel them to barbarism. The tropes ought to be familiar to us now: the “thug,” the “welfare queen,” the “broken” families, a culture of violent criminality and a “culture of poverty.” Although these myths are often conjured up by tone-deaf conservatives to deflect criticisms of a white supremacist and capitalist society and thus to blame this society’s victims, you’ll find it in the mouths of too many liberals as well. The New York Times added insult to injury by declaring that Brown was “no angel,” that he sometimes stole things from the local convenience store, smoked weed or got into arguments with his family. Now, as a close observer of white people — an expert, if you will — I can tell you that this kind of stuff happens all of the time. What Rutgers student, white or of color, hasn’t stolen a cup of coffee from the convenience store, yelled to their parents about their life choices or gotten entirely too faded at a party? Indeed, drug use is
even statistically more prevalent amongst white Americans. Yet, simply by virtue of race, these relatively commonplace and mundane activities are transmogrified into something threatening. White kids smoking weed, stealing Skittles from the bodega and arguing with their parents warrants a shrug — black kids doing the same could easily warrant their death. In the eyes of white people, blacks often appear non-human, even demonic. Despite years of study and withering criticism by scholars, these myths still haunt this country and condemn millions to a metaphorical and literal death. White supremacy projects illusions and myths unto the bodies of its victims. Black bodies are the
on obeying authority than white families do. Faced with the often wildly disproportionate effects black youth encounter for anything from walking down the street in a neighborhood too nice for them or raising their voices in the classroom to a condescending teacher, authoritarian, even abusive parenting in black families makes some sort of twisted, tragic sense. Black students are also more likely to take pride in educational success and ambition, as demonstrated by Ivory A. Toldson of the Journal of Negro Education in a Root. com article. The research ought to dispel the bootstrapist, “acting white” trope preached to black students by conservatives — and even Obama himself — who
“In the eyes of white people, blacks often appear non-human, even demonic. Despite years of study and withering criticism by scholars, these myths still haunt this country and condemn millions to a metaphorical and literal death. … Black bodies are the solvent of our republic’s cherished ideals, the screen on which the republic’s unconscious plays out.” solvent of our republic’s cherished ideals, the screen on which the republic’s unconscious plays out. It is said that the black underclass takes pride its own criminality, that the masses of its young men and women who are incarcerated return home as heroes, survivors who are upheld by their communities. What sociologist Donald Braman has discovered in his ethnography, “Doing Time on the Outside,” is that the formerly incarcerated are instead stigmatized, burdened with the negative consequences and legal barriers that ex-cons are slapped with. As a person who has members of my extended family who have been incarcerated, I can attest to this. I can also attest to the well-supported claim that black families tend to place a greater emphasis
say and do next to nothing to relieve these people of the structural barriers that frustrate these students’ aspirations. And yet, few anti-black myths have quite the cache as the myth of the pathological, fragmented and declining black family. Researchers of familial structures and attitudes such as Herbert Gutman, author of “The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom,” have found that, absent institutional pressures such as the mass unemployment and incarceration that disproportionately affect black families and communities, blacks and whites are generally identical in most instances. In others, blacks actually surpass whites. For example, black fathers practice greater interaction with their kids more than white dads, whether they’re cohabitating or not.
Indeed, if people really cared about the stability of black families as a way to uplift them socio-economically, they’d stop locking up and shooting down black sons and fathers and leaving their mothers and wives with the receipts. I don’t have the space here to continue taking down these myths one by one, but what I will say is that in light of the evidence we have, all these ideas are just zombies. They don’t explain other peoples’ reality, but they can salve people of their guilty consciences. Seeing how last summer’s murder of Michael Brown seems to coincide with Israel’s assault on Gaza or the continued crisis of rape on college campuses, it’s important to see that the myths surrounding black people are part of a genus of racist, Orientalist and other illusions and fantasies that condemn marginalized people to subjugation and death. Brown’s murderer referred to his teenage victim as a “demon,” despite there being an inch in height difference between them both. White supremacy twisted and transmogrified a “gentle giant” like Brown into a demonic, hulking monster worthy of being gunned down in the August sun and left to rot. All of this is not to say that every white person is subject to this phantasmagoria. I myself have white people in my life that I’d die for. But will they defend my humanity and the humanity of my people at the dinner table with their families? At their churches and in their neighborhoods? Will I see them at the march as allies? If we are to form a more perfect Union as the president once urged us to, I’m afraid white America needs to wake up, wipe the sleep from their eyes and get rid of these nightmares that are afflicting them. José Sanchez is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in history and political science. His column, “The Champagne Socialist,” normally runs on alternate Tuesdays. You can follow him on Twitter @comradesanchez.
Social media cannot replace democratic participation COMMENTARY DAN COREY
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istorically, the public has seen American college campuses as places of social activism and involvement. Whatever apathy exists outside university walls, students are expected to lead the way by being proactive in addressing the social and political ills of the day. With the invention of social media, the ver y definition of what it means to be “involved” has become muddied. While it has been useful in heralding the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, the use of social media in the United States as a means of activism, I believe, has had the opposite ef fect. Rather than being an agent of change, social media has been a tool for maintaining the status quo. Widespread access to the Internet has given the public an outlet to post their feelings both overtly and anonymously. This has given many a feeling of power, as they are able to vent on public forums without the inconvenience of engaging in true dialogue. Rather than engaging in face-to-face discussions with those who may disagree with us, we are able to substitute them with Facebook or Twitter posts, where the default reactions of most are to “like” or “favorite.” These sites do not provide a built-in mechanism for debate — what do we make
of a system that does not allow us to “dislike” or take issue with? As our politicians have now discovered social media as a marketing tool, it is now used by many of them as a substitute for engagement with the public. The crisis in Ferguson is a lesson in the dangers of substituting virtual involvement with real involvement. When the announcement was read late Monday evening that Officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted, the
may recall a time when Robert F. Kennedy chose to get out on a flatbed truck to announce that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated. Does anyone think his actions would have had the same effect, if he merely Tweeted his feelings? When Cory Booker was 22, he wrote an impassioned article entitled, “Why have I lost control?” in which he laid bare his anguish over the Rodney King verdict. Today, as a New Jersey senator, his response
“College students themselves are now deluded about what it means to be socially active. Only ‘racially-charged’ national crises, such as the Ferguson case, are deemed worthy of attention and action. … If we, as students, are only aware of racial inequality in our justice system when a particular case is highlighted in the media, we do the cause of justice a disservice.” anger, and subsequent violence, was completely predictable. Having seen the Rodney King and Trayvon Martin cases play out in prior years, we have come to expect those who see the judicial system as rigged against them will have no immediate way of venting their despair. Where were our politicians that night? Were they out on the streets of Ferguson, showing solidarity with those who felt disenfranchised and angry? Did any of our major political figures see fit to stand among the people? Some old enough
to Ferguson was to tweet his 1992 article and share a passage written by MLK via his Facebook page. Given the behavior of our elected officials, it is not surprising that college students themselves are now deluded about what it means to be socially active. Only “racially-charged” national crises, such as the Ferguson case, are deemed wor thy of attention and action. Many seem minimally aware of politics and current events — many students at Rutgers were not even aware of Novem-
ber’s senatorial election that re-elected Booker. There is a form of selective attention that results in high profile monitoring of cases, like the Michael Brown case, by the public. When students chose to march on campus and engage in early morning chants in reaction to racially charged cases, it became clear that they were not being proactive but merely reactive. While this may make us feel as if we are involved, we are actually being manipulated. If we, as students, are only aware of racial inequality in our justice system when a particular case is highlighted in the media, we do the cause of justice a disser vice. Social media is not a substitute for the democratic process. While it may have a role in mobilizing people, as observed with the march from the Douglass Student Center to the Brower steps last Tuesday, we should understand its limitations. If a Rutgers student, or any citizen, truly wants to “honor Mike Brown,” take the problem in your own hands and take the initiative to change the world you live in. Sign a petition, write a letter to your congressman, organize and exercise your right to peaceably assemble. Do it even when high-profile cases are not “trending” on Facebook or Twitter. Dan Corey is a Rutgers Business School first-year student majoring in journalism and media studies and supply chain management. He is a staff writer for The Daily Targum.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (12/1/14). Contemplate possibilities. Careful planning before 12/23 ramps into a year of personal power and confidence with Saturn in your sign. Venus enters Capricorn today, boosting finances. Home changes hold your focus after 3/20. Work for community solutions after 4/4. Your heart’s engaged with educational rambles especially before 8/11, when professional options expand. Old passions get rekindled. Make a commitment for love. 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 a 7 -- Take on more responsibility for the next month, with Venus in Capricorn. Assume authority, and watch for career advances. Romance blossoms for the next few days, although complications could arise. Issues at home draw attention from work. Carry your own weight. You have emotional support. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Your old skills impress a new crowd. Accept criticism, if it’s right. Begin two-day period of home improvement. Practice a creative art form. It’s easier to venture forth for the next month, with Venus in Capricorn. Travel, explore and learn something new. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Get the word out over the next two days. Dig deep into a favorite subject, and share discoveries with like-minded friends. The next few weeks are good for saving money, with Venus in Capricorn. Pay bills and increase your assets. Go over the numbers. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Today and tomorrow could get extra profitable. Don’t get stopped by the past, or fear of failure. Reaffirm bonds and agreements. Partnership increases the scope of what you can accomplish over the next month, with Venus in Capricorn. Compromise comes easier. Collaborate. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -You’re extra hot for the next two days. Be dependable. Liven up the party. There’s more work coming in the next few weeks with Venus in Capricorn the kind you like. It could get extra fun. Beautify your workspace. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Talk strategy. Envisioning and imagining come easier today and tomorrow. Draw your own maps. For the next month with Venus in Capricorn, love’s easier to find. Artistic efforts work in your favor. Fun comes easier. Play and invent.
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STAND Hamilton stuffs Ross, Long on second, third downs to set up fourth-and-one play CONTINUED FROM BACK Terrapins into a favorable short yardage situation. But junior defensive tackle Darius Hamilton stuffed running back Brandon Ross for only a 2-yard gain on second down. Then on third-and-one, Hamilton came up with another huge stop, stopping receiver Deon Long on a screen pass off the right edge for no gain. The two made direct eye contact on the play. “It was actually really weird like a movie,” Hamilton said. “When he cut in, he saw me and we kind of looked at each other, and we knew that there was going to be a winner and there was going to be a loser there. I was just happy I came out on top.” Maryland went for it on fourth-and-one from the 36-yard line rather than try another field goal with Craddock, whose miss minutes earlier was his first of the season. On the handoff to Ross, redshirt freshman defensive end Kemoko Turay and sophomore safety Delon Stephenson penetrated the right side to stop the running back in his tracks. With only a minute remaining, Rutgers was free to run out the clock. “We kind of ran a little stunt, and I was just trying to make a wall, man,” Hamilton said. “I knew that they were coming, I knew that were trying to run it
POINTS Knights’ defense stymies Davidson offense, forces 29 turnovers in blowout CONTINUED FROM BACK Scarlet Knights’ way in a 100-44 shellacking of Davidson on Sunday afternoon. “It was our intention to have everyone continue to push,” Stringer said of the blowout score. “I don’t think [the players] would accept — and I’m certain we as coaches wouldn’t accept — anything less. They want to represent and be proud of how they played.” The Knights (6-0) hit triple digits for the first time since January 1995, when they defeated West Virginia, 100-71. While her team had five players score in double-figures and shot a collective 57 percent from the field, Stringer pointed to the defense for the scoring opportunities that opened up. Whether it was transition buckets, mid-range shooting or even the three-ball when it got going, Rutgers picked apart Davidson (3-3). After a balance of contributions from the starting five in the first eight minutes, the bench continued the trend. Syessence Davis checked in and initiated an immediate spark, even when it seemed the tempo couldn’t be jolted any further. The senior guard snuck up and aggressively ripped a steal out of
Offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen seized a win his first game against Maryland since coaching the Terrapins for 10 years. GREG JOHNSON / SPORTS EDITOR
just by the way the offensive line came off on their blocks. They looked like they were just trying to run it straight at us, and I knew that we had people coming from the side that they were trying to run the ball.” *** With six catches for 104 yards and two touchdowns Saturday, Leonte Carroo etched his name deeper into Rutgers’ histor y books. The junior wide receiver tied the program’s single-season record for touchdown receptions (10), matched only by Brandon Coleman in 2012 and Marco Battaglia in 1995. He is now just one touchdown behind Coleman’s school record all-time record of 20. With 1,043 yards on the season, Carroo also became the first Rutgers receiver since Mohamed Sanu to reach the quadruple-digit plateau. “It was one of the goals I set at the beginning of the season, so I’m happy I accomplished that goal,” Carroo said. “But [the
comeback] was definitely a better feeling. I’m happy I accomplished that goal in this game like that.” *** As much as Rutgers’ comeback win meant to the players, it also meant something special for offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen. Friedgen, who attended Maryland as a student and head coached his alma mater from 2001 to 2010, returned to College Park for the first time since his firing. The Knights signed a poster and presented it in the locker room to Friedgen, who gave the team’s postgame speech. “As far as Rutgers, I couldn’t have been treated better,” the 67-year-old Friedgen said. “They’ve rolled out of the red carpet for me. They go out of their way to help me. It’s been really a wonderful experience. I love working with coach Flood, the staff and the players.”
the arms of a Wildcat at half court during a full-court press before sending it up the floor on one smooth bounce to sophomore guard Tyler Scaife, who cruised to the hoop for two of her game-high 23 points. Davis made her presence known off the bench, tallying 11 points, eight assists, five rebounds and eight steals. “When we went in at halftime, we noticed that we were … almost at our average,” Davis said. “So when we [saw] it, we were like … ‘There’s no reason why we should let up because if it was UConn, they sure wouldn’t let up, so, hey, give it all we got. … Like hey, let’s go, we’re not finished. Every time we scored, we’re not finished.’ So, I mean, just pushing each other to the end even though we’re tired.” As the first half clock continued to milk, Rutgers’ lead continued to grow. After a series of steals, the Knights turned the hardwood into a rubber track, eventually ending the opening half with an impressive 5517 stranglehold over the Wildcats. Even with the commanding lead, Stringer refused to get comfortable. Rutgers opened up the second half with a sense of urgency, continuing to breathe down Davidson’s neck on defense with the full-court press in effect for the first seven minutes of the half. After forcing the Wildcats to turn the ball over 15 times in the first 20 minutes of play, the Knights kept their defensive tenacity relevant throughout the remainder of the contest. At the end of the day, they forced a total of 29 Davidson turnovers.
On the offensive side of the ball, regardless of who was on the floor and how much time was left on the clock, it seemed Rutgers couldn’t miss. Senior wing Betnijah Laney was all over the court for the Knights, staying in the ballgame until the 4:55 mark, when she received a loud ovation from the home crowd. It was a well-earned applause. Laney did it all for Rutgers — posting up, sinking baseline jumpers and swiftly driving through the lane all game long for 19 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. It was the sixth-straight double-double for Laney, who has yet to go a game without one. “It’s huge. Betnijah’s great at rebounding, getting buckets down low, and in North Carolina and in the big games, we’re going to need her to continue to do what she’s been doing,” Scaife said. “So I’m happy she’s been playing that way, and she just needs to keep playing the way she has been playing.” With a similar effort to Laney, junior wing Kahleah Copper dropped 13 points and grabbed six rebounds. Going up against an elite team in No. 11 North Carolina on Thursday won’t require the same dominance exhibited in Sunday’s 54-point blowout. But for Stringer, Rutgers needs to bring a similar effort and intensity. “North Carolina scores 100 points in a minute. We all know that,” Stringer said. “They’re going to push the floor. They’re going to take the shot at the threepoint range. You’ve got to come out and play.”
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WOES Virginia holds RU to eight points, 0-10 from 3-point line in second-half rout CONTINUED FROM BACK But Rutgers managed just one more bucket for the remaining 15 minutes of play off a layup from freshman guard Mike Williams with 6:21 remaining. Part of the struggles came from Virginia’s physical defense, which ranked second in the nation in points allowed per game entering the contest. The Cavaliers made it difficult for the Knights to penetrate the paint, with Rutgers taking just three foul shots — all of which came from junior center Greg Lewis in the first half. “They’ve got good size at every position, good athletes at every position. They’re good players, and that makes up a good team,” Jordan said. “I don’t think they had any schemes that we weren’t familiar with. They doubled the post, they showed pretty well on the pick and rolls and that’s pretty much what they do as a staple. But they’re just big, they’re good and they’re athletes.” Though Virginia’s nationally known defense played its part in Rutgers’ struggles from the field — it shot 25 percent overall — fatigue could also explain its inefficiency. The Knights’ top scorers in senior forward Kadeem Jack and senior guard Myles Mack played all 40 minutes in their win Friday against Vanderbilt. With the added injury to starting guard Bishop Daniels against the Commodores, their options off the bench were limited. Williams performed well in Daniels’ place, playing over 30 minutes both Friday and Saturday, but his jump shot was off against the Cavaliers. But Williams wasn’t the only one missing shots, as the Knights finished 0-13 from the 3-point line and fell short on uncontested looks. Though fatigue certainly played a part in the performance, neither Jordan nor his players were willing to use that as an excuse for the drop in play during the second half. “I think we played great in the first half [and] we kept the lead coming into the second half, but they gave more effort in than we did in the second half,” Mack said. “We couldn’t really put the ball in the basket, and they played together and came out with the win.” While Rutgers’ offensive woes were well documented, its defensive showing was a positive sign. After allowing over 60 points the previous three games, the Knights held Virginia to its lowest point total of the season. Part of it also came from the Cavaliers’ woeful shooting from the field — 2-16 from 3-point line — but Rutgers did well not allowing much penetration in the paint. It was a large key to its success in the first half, where it held Virginia to 17 points and allowed no free throw attempts. The end result was disappointing for Rutgers, which feels there are no moral victories but that the showing is still great experience moving forward this season. “Yes, very much,” Jack said of his happiness with the weekend showing. “I think we can build on the last game and this game and come back and have a good showing against Clemson.”
Junior center Greg Lewis had five blocks, including four in the first half to help lead the Knights’ defense. Rutgers held Virginia to just 45 points, the Cavaliers’ lowest total of the season and one of RU’s best defensive showings. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Offensive woes prove costly in second half SEAN STEWART ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
BROOKLYN — For the first 20 minutes, the Rutgers men’s basketball team had people starting to take notice. Leading No. 8 Virginia by one point entering halftime in the final of the Barclays Classic in the Barclays Center on Saturday night, the Scarlet Knights managed to temporarily silence the numerous fans that made the trip from Virginia. Unfortunately for Rutgers, the final 20 minutes had people taking notice for a different reason. The Knights (3-3) were held to 8 second-half points, shooting a woeful 15.4 percent from the field and falling to the Cavaliers (7-0), 45-26. It was the lowest point total for Rutgers since the 1942-43 season against Princeton, where it scored 24 in a 40-24 loss. Despite the nature of the defeat, head coach Eddie Jordan insisted his team members could hold their heads high after an overall successful weekend where the Knights stunned previously unbeaten Vanderbilt, 68-65, the night before. “[Virginia head coach] Tony [Bennett] does a great job with that team,” Jordan said postgame. “They defend first, they share the ball, they ran good offense and they have a good demeanor on the floor. Again, I thought we matched them, tooth and nail, and we just couldn’t make shots. Some of that [is because], obviously, they do a good job on you, but I told our team, ‘Don’t be ashamed about tonight.’ We brought a good competitive spirit to the floor tonight.” The offensive drought came out of nowhere for the Knights, who scored six points in the opening four minutes of the second half, trailing, 26-24, after the first media timeout.
Junior defensive tackle Darius Hamilton chases after Maryland dual threat quarterback C.J. Brown on Saturday at Byrd Stadium. Hamilton recorded two tackles in Rutgers’ game-winning defensive stand in the final minutes. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
‘D’ seals comeback with stand GREG JOHNSON SPORTS EDITOR
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — As Maryland kicker Brad Craddock’s 54-yard field goal attempt fell short with 3:45 left in the fourth quarter, the Rutgers football team’s defense finally got a break. After allowing 331 first-half yards in what could have been another ugly road blowout for the Scarlet Knights, the unit redeemed itself with three critical stops in the second
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half. Rutgers’ three-point win after a 25-point comeback Saturday was all but secured. That was until freshman running back Robert Martin fumbled two plays later, giving the ball right back to the Terrapins with 2:54 remaining on the clock. Rutgers’ defense was called upon one last time. “There was no panic. You can never panic on the field,” said senior defensive end David Milewski. “When you panic on the field, especially on defense, you give up plays. ... We
think of ourselves like firemen. When there’s a fire, you’ve got to go out there and put the fire out.” That calm approach allowed the Knights to stay the course and help deliver Rutgers’ first Big Ten road victory of the season, stopping Maryland on four downs with only a minute left. Dual threat quarterback C.J. Brown rushed for 7 yards on first down, putting the SEE STAND ON PAGE 14
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With less than four minutes remaining in the game and one of the largest leads her team has had in her 20 years as head coach, C. Vivian Stringer unloaded her bench. Despite an astounding 50-plus point lead, the faithful fans clad in scarlet didn’t jump to beat the traffic home. Instead, they elected to stay and get their money’s worth of a historic rout. Then, Cynthia Hernandez brought them to their feet one last time. As her teammates trotted up behind her, Hernandez pulled back and camped out at
Senior forward Kadeem Jack led RU with eight points and collected six rebounds. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
her hot spot on the right wing. The junior guard received a pass from a teammate at half court, pulled up to shoot and was knocked to the floor. But after the ball splashed through the net, Hernandez went to the line for a rare four-point play and converted the attempt. The crowd roared as the number next to the “RU” on the scoreboard above center court blinked to 100. It was that kind of day for the No. 21 Rutgers women’s basketball team — a day where ever ything went the SEE POINTS ON PAGE 14
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Junior guard Syessence Davis finished with 11 points and eight assists for RU. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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