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Students in study abroad program to remain in Paris SAMANTHA KARAS CORRESPONDENT
A series of terrorist attacks last month killed 130 people and wounded 368 in Paris, also the location where many students from Rutgers are spending their semester studying abroad. As news of the recent attacks went out, the study abroad program at Rutgers contacted all the students studying in France. Administration was able to account for students and make sure they were okay within a matter of hours, said Giorgio DiMauro, director of the Rutgers Center for Global Education. “Since then we have reached out to everyone studying abroad to make sure they are well and to offer the possibility of counseling,” DiMauro said. “We have been monitoring events in Europe carefully as well as all locations where our students study abroad.” There have only been very few students who decided to return to the U.S. early, while the majority are continuing their semester abroad, DiMauro said. “(Global Advancement and International Affairs) has also SEE PARIS ON PAGE 4
In the year and a half since the high-profile murder of Trayvon Martin, and later, Eric Garner’s death, the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter emerged, and then the controversial hashtag #AllLivesMatter followed. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR
Rutgers staff react to #AllLivesMatter hashtag SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ CORRESPONDENT
The #BlackLivesMatter movement began in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed an African-American teen, Trayvon Martin, in 2013. The movement became nationally recognized as Michael Brown and Eric Garner caught national attention
after being killed by police officers. Since then, the hashtag has been used for many other black deaths and murders, including Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and most recently, Laquan McDonald. In response to this movement, another hashtag arose: #AllLivesMatter. It was created by by people who believed “Black Lives Matter” suggested that no one else’s life
mattered, said President Barack Obama in a speech about criminal justice reform. Zaneta Rago-Craft, director at the Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities, said #AllLivesMatter has been used to silence #BlackLivesMatter. “I think folks need to understand that we are in a particular point in history and that #BlackLivesMatter
is not going away any time soon, especially not when there is a new death or instance of violence every day,” Rago-Craft said. #AllLivesMatter is not seen as a movement because the only time she has seen it invoked was in reaction to groups organizing under #BlackLivesMatter, she said. SEE HASHTAG ON PAGE 5
Researchers develop new type of cranberry for farms NIKHILESH DE STAFF WRITER
According to new numbers from payscale.com, women are expected to make the most money in their careers around 25 years before they retire, while men continue to earn more as they age. ACHINT RAINCE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Women’s salaries expected to peak at certain point while men’s grow BRITTANY AHR CONTRIBUTING WRITER
New data from payscale.com has been released that suggests that women are most likely to reach their peak salary 25 years before
they retire. But, men’s salaries continue to grow even. This is according to several factors, including choice of career, wage gap and men being seen as the primary source of money for the family, all of which Alison
Bernstein, the director of the Institute for Women’s Leadership Consortium (IWL), said is unsurprising. “I’m not surprised by this finding,” Bernstein said. “There has been a SEE SALARIES ON PAGE 6
Cranberries will receive a new lease at life due to research performed at the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, a subsection of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. The state with the third greatest production levels of cranberries nationally will soon see a new, tougher species able to better prevent disease and survive global climate change created by University researchers, according to MyCentralJersey.com. “The cranberry ... has just been released to farmers, but the fruit will not begin to be harvested until 2017,” according to the article. New Jersey produced $21.9 million worth of cranberries in 2014 — a $1.6 million increase from 2013 — despite the price of cranberries per barrel decreasing by $2.50 to $35, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Approximately 626,000 barrels were produced in New Jersey out of 8.72 million in the nation, according to the USDA. The new berry, referred to as the Haines variety, has not yet been
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patented, but farmers have already received stocks to plant, according to MyCentralJersey.com. The new strain was bred to fight diseases, including fungal infections such as those that cause fruit rot, according to the article. Fruit rot is the chief killer of cranberry crops, and one of the fungicides used to treat plants was recently banned by Europe. Changing the strain of plant allows it to survive insects and these infections, according to the article. It also helps overcome regulatory restrictions, said Nicholi Vorsa, director of the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, to MyCentralJersey.com. By creating a hardier strain of berry, farmers will not need to use dangerous chemicals as much to keep their crops alive, he said. It has the additional benefit of protecting the berry from the impacts of climate change. Warming temperatures are conducive to both heat stress and infection, which a higher heat tolerance helps with, according to the article. New Jersey’s rapid temperature changes caused by shifting SEE CRANBERRY ON PAGE 6
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Incoming Mason Gross graduate students to see full rides NIKHILESH DE
and 20 had been admitted the year before. Only graduate students are eligible for the new scholarship Potential Mason Gross School program, Beegan said. The much of the Arts students seeking a greater number of undergraduate graduate degree next year will students prevents them from also have one key advantage over their receiving full scholarships. predecessors in visual arts if they There are 750 undergraduate are admitted. and 300 graduate students in About 15 applicants to MGSA’s total at MGSA, according to the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree press release. will be accepted into the Visual Arts “There are separate scholarprogram, said Gerry Beegan, chair ships that supof the Departthe underment of Visual “A Fine Art MFA in the Northeastern (United States) port grads, though Arts. Each of has become cost prohibitive to many young artists.” these are not these students enough by any will earn a full means and we scholarship for are always trytheir time at GERRY BEEGAN ing to increase the school. Chair of the Department of Visual Arts our scholarThis twoship funding,” year program Beegan said. allows students While students will pay for They will be required to pay to practice creating art and take seminars in painting, sculpture, for their living costs and any ma- their materials, they will be prophotography, media and printmak- terials necessary to complete the vided with studios to work on their projects, according to the press reing, according to a press release. program, Beegan said. “We are reallocating existing lease. These studios will be availIn total, students take 60 credits resources and aiming for a small- able for use at any time or day for during their time at the school. as long as they attend Rutgers. “A Fine Art MFA in the North- er MFA cohort,” he said. During their time here, they These changes will aleastern (United States) has become cost prohibitive to many low the school to suppor t its can demonstrate their work at a gallery on campus, and at the young artists,” Beegan said in an graduate students. Currently, there are 34 stu- end of their studies they will have email. “With these scholarships students from a diverse range dents enrolled in the program, the opportunity to showcase their of backgrounds, experience and he said. Of these, 14 joined work in New York City, according practices can focus on producing during the Fall 2015 semester to the release. STAFF WRITER
their artworks without the anxiety of accumulating debt.” The new scholarship program also reduces the need for students to create works they will immediately have to sell, he said. During their first year, students will earn a scholarship amount equivalent to out-of-state tuition, according to the press release. In their second year, they will receive an equivalent to instate tuition costs.
Beginning fall 2016, graduate students in the Visual Arts program will receive full scholarships excluding living and materials costs, according to a press release. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR The MFA program has been at Rutgers since 1960, though MGSA itself was not founded until 1976, according to the release. It is “the flagship public arts conservatory of New Jersey.” At the time, the MFA program was the “first non-disciplinary specific fine art graduate program” in the nation, according to their website. Different programs within the school allow current
students to work with established artists, including alumni, according to the release. The bachelor of Fine Arts program is intended for visual arts students who plan to make careers out of their art, according to the school’s website. “(With this) everyone can be given scholarship support on an equal basis,” Beegan said. “As the MFA is a terminal degree we feel scholarship support is important.”
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PARIS DiMauro says students should be aware, practice see something, say something’ CONTINUED FROM FRONT
reached out to all students studying here at Rutgers from France, both degree-seeking students and exchange students, to make sure they are getting the support they need,” DiMauro said. Graduate students in the Department of French organized a “Global Solidarity Forum/Teach In” about the recent events in Beirut, Ankara and Paris on Nov. 23 that helped students to work through questions and concerns, he said. Kurt Butka, a School of Arts and Sciences senior who studied abroad last year, said the news of recent attacks in Paris affected him in a weird way. “I have a lot of friends over there, both French as well as American, and my immediate response was obviously to worry about and contact them. Everybody was okay, but even after that, I felt a strange sense of being unsettled,” Butka said. “I lived there for a year and despite the knowledge that my loved ones were safe, the fact that it happened at all was really derailing on a personal level.” Mushin Parson, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior and also a former
study abroad student, was horrified and disheartened by the attacks in Paris. “(I was horrified) not only because of the many individuals that were murdered and injured in the event, but also because I knew it would only exacerbate some of the city’s issues with xenophobia,” Parson said. While the study abroad program at Rutgers has made efforts to get in contact with students, give them support and monitor events in Europe carefully, both Parson and Butka do not think that the department can do much else. “It’s hard to predict an event like this, but what the department could do is encourage students to have open dialogue with their directors, as well as other experienced mentors, about their concerns,” Parson said. “It can be sobering to hear from someone like that instead of another student or a sensationalized news source.” DiMauro said there have not been any direct effects to the study abroad program, and none of the programs themselves have been cancelled. As for how students can be more alert or aware, DiMauro said students should be aware of their surroundings and should
Following the November terrorist attack in Paris, instructors with Rutgers’ Study Abroad programs are reaching out to students to ensure their safety. Most students in France have chosen to remain in the country for the remainder of the semester. JEFF GIBBONS practice the “see something, say something” ideology. “They should pay attention to all alerts and notifications from the U.S. Department of State, from Rutgers and from their host institutions and follow all instructions. They should (also) make sure that they inform their hosts and Rutgers of any travel plans and provide us with detailed itineraries,” he said.
“They should make sure to have working cell phones with them at all times and keep them on and charged.” Parson added that his advice to prospective study abroad students is to not let events like this scare them out of studying in a city like Paris, which is still a relatively safe area of the world. “You should obviously be as careful as possible and take
advice from natives and other people who are familiar with your host city. That being said, the real experience comes when you take calculated risks, and deciding to stay at home is a bad start,” he said. Butka said his mindset about the whole thing is to not stop living his life because of something that may or may not happen.
HOP FOR HOPE Left: Dancers perform a routine on Tuesday, Dec. 1 for “A Festival of Cultures: A Charity Event for Project HOPE,” a non-profit organization that provides vaccinations and medical supplies to inaccessible areas throughout the globe. Right: Jahnavi Kosaraju, a Rutgers Business School junior, is a member of dance team Jhoom Dynamix, a group that puts contemporary spins on traditional bollywood dancing. JULIAN PEREZ
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“Right now, we’re talking about the black ones,” she said. Simmons also feels that people who respond with #AllLivesMat#AllLivesMatter is used to silence concerns of ter are also racist and offensive. #BlackLivesMatter protestors, Rago-Craft says “We can have all these things that are exclusive to people, like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, no CONTINUED FROM FRONT do not realize it because white cul- one’s ever complaining about ture is an ideology in the United being left out and wanting a par“BlackLivesMatter is indeed States that is upheld by a lot of dif- ent’s day, because there’s certain a movement,” Rago-Craft said. ferent things, and a lack of curios- things that need their own atten“Under this hashtag, thousands ity in the power structure proves a tion,” she said. “When I say ‘Black Lives Matter,’ it is because this of people have gathered, mourn- belief in it, she said. White notices the type of peo- country and its people have a tened, demonstrated and raised consciousness of the conditions of ple who deploy the #AllLives- dency to say otherwise. Just look racism and violence against black Matter hashtag as a response to at our schools, our communities, the rates of police brutality ... it’s #BlackLivesMatter. folks in this country.” “For example, Donald Trump, an affirmation.” Rago-Craft hasn’t seen this with People know on some level that #AllLivesMatter, and that there who has called all Mexicans rachas been no protest, rally or ef- ists, who has cheered on the attack supporting #AllLivesMatter is fort to build community around of a black protestor at his rally — about resisting #BlackLivesMathe’s one of these people that says ter as activism, White said. this “movement.” “I would say anyone who “If people’s intent was to truly or- ‘all lives matter,’” she said. “But he ganize around #AllLivesMatter, they says he doesn’t want Syrian refu- doesn’t know why #BlackLivesMatter was created, why it’s a would be talking about global pov- gees to come here,” White said. hashtag, why erty, war, houspeople are calling conditions, ing a response homelessness and police bru“If someone was walking doing a cancer march, people to it, they’re goto cling to tality, and the list wouldn’t scream, ‘All diseases matter!’ It’s actually quite ing #AllLivesMatgoes on and on,” insensitive.” ter to protect Rago-Craft said. KHADIJAH WHITE themselves The #BlackAssistant Professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies from having to LivesMatter acknowledge movement has oppression,” goals and calls White said. attention to Nadirah Simmons, a School ”It’s just the kinds of suffering staggering instances of racialized brutality and incarceration faced by of Arts and Sciences senior, said that the black people experience that she has learned that people in America.” black people today, she said. White participated in a march “I would ask anyone who in- who scream “all lives matter” are last year for #BlackLivesMatter vokes #AllLivesMatter to really often uneducated. “When you ask someone ... if they with other faculty and students think about their own end goals. Is it to silence black folks, or is know who Zachary Hammond is at Rutgers, and people began it to truly take action against vio- (or) how they feel about Syrian ref- to scream at them while they ugees, you’ll see that all lives don’t were tr ying to “raise awareness lence?” she said. about a really important probKhadijah White, assistant pro- really matter to them,” she said. Simmons feels dismissed when lem,” she said. fessor in the Department of Jour“If someone was walking nalism and Media Studies, said people respond to #BlackLivesshe sees an alarming amount of Matter with #AllLivesMatter, doing a cancer march, people wouldn’t scream, ‘All diseases problems with #AllLivesMatter, since it’s just used as a silencer. “Black people and our problems matter!’ It’s actually quite insencalling it rhetoric, problematic are always ignored or brushed un- sitive,” White said. and concerning. “It’s a discursive and rhetori- der the rug,” she said. “So when a cal response in an effort to cur- loss of black life occurs at a rate tail that black lives matter,” she that is not only upsetting, but dissaid. “Its about silencing more proportionate when compared to other races, it’s just another than anything.” It is a mechanism deployed to example of the real issues black resist the activism behind #Black- people face being ignored.” No one ever said all lives don’t LivesMatter. People find it difficult acknowledging that black matter, they are just not being lives matter, and people probably talked about right now, she said.
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CRIME DEC. 2 NEWARK — Law enforcement of ficials are investigating an Ir vington shooting that occurred in the evening and left one man dead and another man injured. Terr y Riggins, 36, of Newark, was pronounced dead on Tuesday by doctors at the Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, said Katherine Car ter, spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Riggins was fatally shot at about 10:30 p.m. in the area of Sheridan Street and Paine Avenue, Car ter said. A second victim is a 45-year-old Ir vington man who suf fered non-life threatening injuries. DEC. 2 NEWARK — John Grosso, 42, of Belleville, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for smuggling contraband into the Essex County Correctional Facility, said U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman on Wednesday. After being arrested in November 2014, Grosso admitted that he accepted cash bribes of around $1,000 in exchange for smuggling banned items like cigarettes and cell phones to a jail inmate, law enforcement of ficials said. Grosso also met with the inmate’s relative at a Secaucus Best Buy to accept the items and bribe before delivering the contraband. DEC. 2 VINELAND — A Wednesday morning car accident at an overpass over Route 55 killed one person and sent three others to a local hospital, according to the Vineland Police Department. Vineland resident Brittany Byer, 25, was driving a Jeep Liberty when it struck a Toyota Corolla driven by John Burbank, 49, of
Pittsgrove Township. Burbank was later pronounced dead at Inspira Medical Center in Vineland, and a passenger of the Corolla, Nicole Zalinskie, 25, of Pittsgrove Township, was also taken to Inspira. Byer was also taken to Inspira with non-life threaning injuries. DEC. 2 BRIDGETON — City police are investigating the shooting death of a 29-year-old man after hearing gunshots at 9:37 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Colfax Street. Of ficers at the scene found the 29-year-old man struck multiple times by gunfire. Police said he was responsive at the scene, but gave limited information about the shooter. Authorities transpor ted him to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he said, law enforcement of ficials said. The man described the shooter as a black male wearing a black hooded sweatshir t and a black hat. The Bridgeton Police Depar tment and Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Of fice are investigating the incident. DEC. 2 JERSEY CITY — Nicholas N. Garcia was released from prison to a halfway house on Dec. 1, but a DNA match from an incident that he was involved in nearly a year ago led to his immediate arrest the same day that he was released. Garcia appeared in cour t in Jersey City on charges that he broke into a stolen vehicle in Jersey City on Dec. 20, 2014. An item that he left behind had his DNA on it. His bail was set at $45,000 with a 10 percent cash option. Probable cause for the new charges is listed on a criminal complaint as “evidence collected at the scene.”
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CRANBERRY Selectively breeding crops lets growers use plants best suited for envrionment, Vorsa says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
vitamin C helped pilgrims reduce the levels of scurvy in their popseasons can make growing ber- ulation, and a paste formed with ries difficult, but are helpful for the berries helped wounds heal breeding different and improved and infections clear. Chemicals within the berr y varieties of the berry, according reduce some to the article. infections by U n l i k e “As ecology changes, not allowing other crops, cranberbreeding allows you to viral par ticles to human ry plants select for varieties that stick cells, according must be takare best suited for the to NPR. en care of Anthocyayear-r ound, current climate.” nins, one of the Vorsa said. compounds During the NICHOLI VORSA found in cranwinter, they Director of the Center for Blueberry and berries, help are flooded Cranberry Research and Extension reduce inflamto protect mation and prethem from vent free radicals from oxidizing the weather. Cranberries have long been within cells. This helps extend human life touted as being a healthy fruit, according to the National Public by reducing damage to cells withRadio (NPR). Their high levels of in the body.
Researchers at the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension have bred a new type of cranberry, better able to withstand disease and climate change while also fulfilling regulatory needs. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR The compound also provides cranberries with their bright red color, according to NPR. Rutgers’ new berry will be a more colorful version than the current stocks used, according to MyCentralJersey.com. It will also be larger than older versions, which will
benefit up to 90 percent of crops grown in-state going to Ocean Spray, the company that produces Craisins, according to the article. Extending the longevity of the crop is another one of the goals, which they achieved by creating a crop that can sur vive
ecological changes while also fulfilling the needs of regulations and farmers, Vorsa said. “As ecology changes, breeding allows you to select for varieties that are best suited for the current climate, pests and grower management requirements,” he said.
SALARIES Bernstein says gender wage gap exists as professor, says women plateau, men scale ranks CONTINUED FROM FRONT
great deal of research that suggests that women’s careers continue to be problematic so long as men are not taking up the real responsibilities of parenting and home and dependent care and all the ways in which women even in the workforce are expected to take on those roles, and that hasn’t changed nearly enough.” Bernstein and the rest of the employees at IWL work to help young women at Rutgers realize their potential. “Here at Rutgers, we do have programs to help younger women and women in corporations to challenge the way the pay structure disadvantages them, and a lot of that has to do with what I call negotiation skills. It has to do with standing up for
your own value or worth, and there are training programs and educational programs, especially the one that we pioneered called the “Leadership Scholars,” Bernstein said. The purpose is to help women find their voice and get their footing, she said. Another factor in this equation is the gender wage gap. “Women today at Rutgers have knowledge about the gender wage gap,” said Yana Rodgers, a professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies. “If anything, what they can control besides children, for the gender wage gap, is negotiation for their salary packages. That’s another reason for the gender wage gap.” The job gap affects the peaked salary as well. Jobs that interest
Though women are aware of the gender wage gap, some believe that it will not affect a women’s decision in choosing a career path. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR a high number of women are low promotion and not as specialized, so the chance of a raise peaks due to this, she said. “Women are choosing jobs that have more flexibilities so that they can have kids and work at the same time, and the flexibility can come at a price,” Rodgers said. “Sometimes it’s women leaving their job for a little while because of childbirth and coming back to lower paying jobs. The main reason in the U.S. for the gender wage gap is children. It’s actually called the ‘mommy tax.’ It’s a real tax to having children.” Bernstein noticed that the gender wage gap was not amiss as a professor. “Even in academia, which is supposed to be gender neutral or have a commitment to gender equity, there are examples of all of this,” Bernstein said. “For example,
women often reach associate professor with tenure and never get up to the top. And so, they (are) stuck in that associate professor rank more typically than men. Their salaries therefore, don’t continue to rise.” Rodgers studies labor economics and the gender wage gap. Like Bernstein, she believes that the gender gap is caused due in part because men are still seen as the breadwinners of the household, while the women are the ones who take care of the children. “I don’t think women will change their career paths based off of the information that they cannot easily branch up, but I do believe that salaries have an effect on the jobs that one chooses,” said Desiree Williams, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. Williams looked at the data presented as a first-year
student and decided to take on another major. “I looked for a second major early on because I knew that my first major needed a second degree to find a job in that field,” Williams said. “But these decisions had nothing to do with the wage gap, rather the average starting salary for certain positions.” Career choices are shaped largely by opportunities, by network and what young women are learning at Rutgers about their opportunities, Rogers said. “I’m cautiously optimistic that women are now in the workforce in unprecedented numbers,” Bernstein said. “The more women in the workforce, and the more women that have opportunities to join unions, which has the history of fighting for better pay equity scales, the more optimistic I can get.”
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Drag show dominates Demarest Hall with performances ANDY BITTLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
After a night of exciting performances and emotional stories, Demarest Hall’s 2015 Fall Drag Show proved that drag is so much more than lipstick, lights and stilettos. On Thursday, Nov. 19 in the basement of Demarest Hall on the College Avenue campus, I found a group of folks who definitely challenge preconceived gender roles. Drag is focused on the clothing one wears and the idea that clothing carries symbolic significance pertaining to gender. To “do drag” is to challenge that conception of gender and role through use of clothing, makeup and hair. Drag is also a means of self-expression or exploration, and can be largely spiritual. Some find comfort in the way they dress, and others do so to make a statement about society or culture. Regardless of your reason, it is clear that drag is more than just a performance. Upon entering the building I was completely lost, so I followed a group of women donning high heels and 5 o’clock shadow painted on their faces, through the maze that is Demarest and into the basement. I passed the famous “acid room” on the way down and was ushered into a large room filled with more than 200 people. Tinsel, streamers and Christmas lights lined the walls and ceiling, conveying the feeling that Christmas had already passed, but the joy and cheer firmly remained. Seats were scarce, so I sat on the hardwood floors, wondering what to expect from my first drag show. The stage is a simple runway with a backdrop and a single chair placed at the end. A masculinely dressed performer is giving a lap dance to an audience member in the chair, who receives cheers and encouragement from the crowd. Connor Hollis, the night’s host, stirs the audience into coming up on stage and an impromptu dance party breaks out once the performer has finished their set. After a long night of running around and dancing in 4-inch heels, the School of Arts and Sciences junior was relieved to sit down and seemed more than happy to talk about his experience with drag, the future of drag, misconceptions and advice for those looking to get into it. “Not a lot of people sign up to perform at the beginning and what ends up happening is a lot of people sign up after others have performed already,” Hollis said. “So the goal is to create an atmosphere where people feel relaxed.” It became very clear early on that no one is a mere spectator in this event — whether you are on stage or sitting down, everyone is still a participant. Katy Perry’s “Peacock” begins playing as the next performer, whose dark black hair created a
striking contrast with her hot pink dress, began to dance and lip sync to the song. They floated around the room, expanding the borders of the stage, as she interacted with the audience and other performers. They finished her set with a little strip tease, much to the audience’s delight, and left us eager to see the next performance. There are many misconceptions about drag, especially that it is only for male homosexuals, Hollis said. “Granted, I am a gay guy, so I sort of fit the misconception, but plenty of straight guys get up here,” he said. “Also, that it is only for guys — there are female identified people who get dressed up. It’s a time to break the rules of your gender.” The next performer takes the stage, and I realize that this is the
“A lot of the flirtatious things I did on the floor, out on the stage, I never could have done if I wasn’t in drag — I’m far too awkward.” CONNOR HOLLIS School of Arts and Sciences Junior
first time I have seen someone dressed like they would at the office party, next to another wearing dominatrix clothing and sporting a whip. The juxtaposition holds your attention, like a bullet found in a Bible, and makes it very clear that by walking into this room, you are no longer going to be at Rutgers for the next three hours. One of the best things about going to a drag show is that you get to step outside of the box that has been drawn around you, Hollis said. “I don’t have a drag persona, I call myself ‘The Man in the Black Dress,’ because I don’t look completely feminine, I look like this weird bent version that is in-between, and that’s done deliberately,” he said. “It puts me in neither category.” Some of the performances contained a theme and a message to take away from, outside of the show itself. One montage of songs was focused on missed phone calls and heartbreak, including Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” and Erykah Badu’s remix of “Hotline Bling.” This and other pieces inspired many audience members to spring up on stage themselves and perform. Songs ranging from The Black Eyed Peas “My Humps,” to the 1975 cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show’s song “Time Warp” played through performances filled with hypnotic dancing, crawling around the stage, table dancing and a large focus on audience interaction. The end of the night concluded with another dance party after the hosts asked
all performers and audience members to come on stage. Hollis’s advice for those new to drag? Keep it simple. A small song, a little skit or even a spur of the moment performance is fine for beginners. Those who have been planning their performance seem to move more confidently in front of the crowd, but nonetheless it is evident that everyone’s performance is enjoyable. Hollis not only hosted the show that night, but also performed a song and dance along with everyone else. When asked how he interprets his body before and after a performance, he said he has a larger amount of confidence in his body when he becomes “The Man in the Black Dress.” “I’ve created a new expectation for myself. A lot of the flirtatious things I did on the floor, out on the stage, I never could have done if I wasn’t in drag — I’m far too awkward,” he said. “People are expecting it though, and I don’t care anymore.” This show made it evident how closely drag is tied to emotion and feeling. Some had a look of pure ecstasy on their face, others cried tears of joy when attendance reached 200 people. The night made it apparent how much drag has changed, but also how much of the same values remain. The Stonewall Riots were a turning point for many LGBTQ communities, and 45 years later we see TV shows like “RuPaul’s Drag Race” looking to find the America’s next big drag performer. This is a huge paradigm shift for the ways that Americans view drag. As far as the future of drag, Hollis said he couldn’t predict anything, but left me with some very profound words. “I know that back in the 60s and 70s, a lot of drag queens were transgendered folks, but that wasn’t how they identified,” he said. “Today, the trans movement has some issues with drag because we get away with doing something a lot of Trans folk can’t. We switch our bodies, step out of our genders, and people accept us.” There are a lot of transgender individuals who identify the way they are, but they can’t “get away” with it — which can cause some tension, Hollis said. He hopes that drag and the mainstream acceptance of drag would eventually evolve into transgender acceptance. “I hope that the people who weren’t performing, where it’s no longer an act for them, would be accepted as much as people who are putting on an act,” he said. “Honestly, we have to give thanks to Trans people — they came first. I know that there is tension in the LGBT community, between the ‘LGB’ and the ‘T,’ and that’s not fair because they have just as much claim to the identity of queerness as we do. So hopefully drag can help in some way.”
Students used Demarest Hall to showcase the Fall 2015 Drag Show and strutted their stuff on the runway while the crowd went wild. KRISTEN USUI
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Simon Deng, Former Sudanese Slave speaks
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n May of this year, I went on a hunger strike for 45 days in front of the White House and the United Nations,” Simon Deng told me on Monday, Nov. 16, as we walked up College Avenue towards Murray Hall, where he would be speaking. He was referring to his seeking of global intervention over the 28 new states that South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit wishes to implement in South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation. He explained to me that the creation of 28 new states has divided and torn apart many communities that were living peacefully amongst each other for ages, and are now suffering the continuation of war. Deng, a native of southern Sudan and a victim of child slavery, is a leading human rights activist. He now lives in the United States and speaks about his life story. Several organizations on campus, including the Black Student Union, Hillel’s Scarlet Knights for Israel and Alpha Epsilon Pi brought Deng to campus with the support of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA). The focus of his visit was to speak about Southern Sudanese finding refuge in Israel. Their flight to Israel started after they began demonstrating outside of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ offices in Cairo in 2005, where Egyptian police killed 28 asylum seekers. Deteriorating asylum conditions and a lack of solutions for the refugees left them no choice but to migrate to Israel for hopes of a better life. “Refugees from Southern Sudan chose one place to go — Israel. It was heaven to them. In Egypt, they were being confronted by the same atrocities that they were facing in Sudan. In Israel, they were seen not as refugees, but as human beings.” Deng stated his strong support for Israel, appreciating its efforts to help the South Sudanese find safety and continue their lives. Israel refused to go so far as to turn away refugees. Rather, the government implemented opportunities for the refugees to become self-sufficient by attaining work permits. With the help of several Jewish friends, Deng visited Israel more than eight times to makes sure that the Sudanese problems were being met by Israel. In response to the false claims that some people make about Israel being “apartheid,” Deng threw up his hands in exasperation, stating, “I was in South Africa four times, studied what Africa was doing to the black peoples at that time — there is no comparison. I would be the first person to call Israel an Apartheid State (if it were true).” He even went so far as to personally tell Natan Sharansky, an Israeli politician and human rights activist, to protect his land for the Jewish community. Deng also made sure to call the UN out on the double standard that it holds Israel against. He asked the students where in the world, besides the U.S., refugees would be allowed in, given permission to move freely and even given the opportunity to present their cases to the Supreme Court. Nowhere, except for Israel. He stated that while the South Sudanese were being murdered in Egypt, the “do-nothing UN” stood by silently. “I know what it means to be in the hands of the government where my people are being enslaved. Nothing is being done to condemn the countries that eradicate the black peoples.” Deng’s final piece of advice for student human rights activists was to be realistic, and not to turn a blind eye when one is being bullied. “This is what is happening to Israel. It is through you and me that change can happen.” Let’s make change happen for the better, for all of us. Deborah Shamilov is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in biology. 147TH EDITORIAL BOARD
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Twisted troll account turned reality Rutgers White Student Union reveals misunderstanding of privilage
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crolling through your Facebook news feed, action, Black Entertainment Television, Ebony you might have come across a peculiar page Magazine, Black Congressional Caucus and so these past few days: The White Student forth. On the other hand, according to this photo, Union at Rutgers University. Regardless of whether the lone item on the list for what white people have you met this page with curiosity, horror or gratifica- is privilege. The statement the photo shares is that tion, Facebook pages like this have popped up often white people have absolutely nothing else besides in recent months, proliferating to at least 30 univer- being attacked for having too much privilege, and sities across the country, among them schools like on various levels this egregious misunderstanding the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard that there is no support for white people ignores University. White Student Unions are actual organi- the many advantages that they do have, simply zations in certain universities (the most prominent because they are taken for granted. Peggy McInone being in Towson University within the suburbs tosh’s essay called “Privilege: Unpacking the Invisof Baltimore) for like-minded students who are ible Knapsack” lists these advantages white people interested in celebrating European heritage and have, such as being sure your children will be givadvocating for the white race, along with asserting en curricular material to testify to the existence of that white people are marginalized and victimized their race, or being able to go shopping without being followed or harassed. in today’s world. The popularization and prolifHowever, White Student Union eration of White Student Union pages on Facebook are recognized as a hoax. They exist as “The hateful posts and pages indicate the resistance and fake accounts, intending to “troll” comments exchanged insistence of the dominant group maintain hegemony. The emerstudents and university commuamong people on that to gence of the Black Lives Matnities, and purported to deliber(facebook) page are ter movement and the gradual ately associate themselves with achievements of minority groups the most liberal universities. If very real.” to reach some sort of equality and that is the case, it is not a surprise recognition provoked this sort of that Rutgers is one of the schools that the creators of these faux pages would want backlash, whether unconsciously or consciously, to to target: Our University is noted to be one of the bring attention to the dominant group once more. But not much attention has been given to White most diverse schools in the country, composed of a left-leaning student body. Although the White Stu- Student Unions until these past few weeks, and it dent Union at the University may have been origi- would be best if it were kept that way. Universities, nally created as a twisted joke, the hateful posts and including Rutgers, have attempted to remove these comments exchanged among people on that page pages through copyright claims of their unauthorized use of the institutions’ names. The White Stuare very real. It doesn’t matter whether the page is a prank or dent Union at Rutgers does not have a large base, an honest attempt to create a new organization — as it has only around 200 people who “like” the the page reveals a fundamental misunderstanding page. The efforts of the administration to remove of privilege. The posts on the page exhibit victim- the page is commendable, because the traction that ized sentiments, and an example is a photo dis- it could have would only garner more members and played that has two lists, “what black folks have” foment more extreme conversations around racist and “what white folks have.” This dichotomous ideologies. The best course of action to address presentation shows a list composed a long string this issue is to ignore it, wait for it to dry up and of what black people have: the NAACP, affirmative cease to exist. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 147th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Harassment morphs from validation to unwanted exchange MANGOES AND REVOLUTION BECKY RATERO
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remember being 12 years old the first time I noticed getting unwanted attention from men. I never had any particularly bad teen years, but I was at an awkward age. I still wanted to be a kid, play games and not worry about boys. My body, however, had different plans, and with my period came budding breasts. Then came the looks and the catcalls. Time was up, almost like a rite of passage into adulthood, I had to learn how to deal with whistles and random men grabbing my ass. My coping mechanism was ignoring the comments and ogling. I became used to my heart pumping adrenaline and sinking into fight-or-flight mode. I still replay instances from when I was 13 or 14, and think of what I could have possibly done. It felt wrong to stay silent and look down — I stopped making eye contact with men. Despite the feeling of not being safe and taking self-defense classes “just in case,” I remember having a conversation with one of my best friends at the time. We might have been 15 or 16 when we were actually talking about how on a certain level it felt good to get that kind of attention. Now, I look back and rationalize that in this society there is an obsession over our appearances, what we do with our bodies and who we do it with, and most importantly, what men think of us. It didn’t matter that I was a feminist and a revolutionary, some part
of me felt good about being sexually harassed on the daily. Somewhere along the way I said my first “f— you,” and started glaring back as icily as I possibly could. There is a world of a difference between someone genuinely telling you that they like something about you, and someone ver y purposefully demanding you do something for them or talking at you. I remember walking down George Street one day, somebody crossed paths with me, looked at me and
Let’s be cr ystal clear on the fact that the men who behave in this way in no way mean to appeal sexually to women. This kind of behavior — from the ogling, to the comments, to the groping — manifests as small acts of personal terrorism ever y day, which ser ves to put human beings who do conform to the norm of cisgender men in their place. It ser ves the purpose of making the divide between genders ver y obvious, and expressing which is dominant. We then have to learn
“I was 17, on the subway in my home city of Madrid with my mom speaking English. A man on the opposite row of seats started gesturing for me to sit next to him, thinking I was foreign. The man next to him started doing the same, but toward my mom. Speaking Spanish, we crisply called them out on their piggery.” said, “I like your earrings” — it didn’t feel like a threat at all. However, most of the time (no longer talking about George Street, that’s another conversation entirely) it’s men whispering “sexy baby,” “nice ass,” “Sweetheart, how are you?” “You look prettier when you smile” and hundreds of variations. It was as if those words dripping with lustful greed were in some way going to sweep us off of our feet, and drive us to an erotic frenzy that would make us want to engage sexually with them right there and then.
at a time when we still play with infantile toys that glares will feel powerful, but can put you in danger. Smiles will bargain safety, but make you feel sick to your core. The man in my family whose hand got too close to my vagina. The man in my family whose hand landed on my breast. The man in the subway who joked about putting his hand on my leg. The man at my job who persisted in getting my number. The man who followed us until we sought refuge at the convenience store. The hook-ups who insisted for too much.
I was 17, on the subway in my home city of Madrid with my mom speaking English. A man on the opposite row of seats started gesturing for me to sit next to him, thinking I was foreign. The man next to him started doing the same, but toward my mom. Speaking Spanish, we crisply called them out on their piggery and they turned to insults, going to the extent of asserting we must be Nordic because we were so cold (with flawless sexist and racist logic). This type of thing happens every day. It does not matter what you wear, where you are or the time of day. We learn to cope in different ways. We learn what is most effective in different scenarios, what allows us to feel a little bit more of ourselves. But sexual harassment remains a very obvious symptom of rape culture, and not just in other countries. I feel incredibly self-conscious writing this, but I do not write to find validation or to make you sorr y. As when I was in the subway that time with my mom, I do not write to make those who harass suddenly realize how wrong they are — they probably won’t. I write this because we all need to realize just how important it is to speak up, and to set examples so that those around us, particularly younger people, realize and understand that sexual harassment is never acceptable under any circumstances. Becky Ratero is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in women’s and gender studies and history. Her column, “Mangoes and Revolution,” runs monthly on Thursdays.
Colorado shooting puts Planned Parenthood in spotlight ESSENTIALLY ESSEX DIANA ESSEX
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t seems as though women can never catch a break with the topic of abortion. Somehow, it always ends up in the news. There are a couple of different topics I wanted to bring to attention this week. I’m sure everyone has heard of the shooting in Colorado. A few days ago, a man went into a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, shot three people and wounded nine others. The man apparently had anti-abortion and anti-government views — no surprise there — but this doesn’t mean that those were the two motivations for attacking the clinic. Robert Lewis Dear is being held without bail in a Colorado Springs jail. However, this is not Dear’s first run-in with the law. In 1997, his wife accused him of domestic assault, but no charges were pressed. Dear was also charged with being a “Peeping Tom,” but those counts were dismissed in 2002. Finally, in 2003 he was arrested and charged with two counts of animal cruelty, but was found not guilty. Not only was the shooting in Colorado a hate crime against women, but it is against Planned Parenthood, which has been
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caught in the spotlight more than once in the past few months. The irony is that Planned Parenthood does not get enough attention in the positive light that it deserves. There are so many more aspects of Planned Parenthood that are beyond providing abortions — most abortions are
there is a smaller abortion clinic across the street from where they are allowed to protest that we didn’t know existed before. This is probably a place where clients from Planned Parenthood are sent. According to The New York Times, the safety concerns at the Colorado clinic were high enough
“We all hear about abortion issues in the U.S., but things can be very different overseas. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, but the Abortion Act does not apply there.” sometimes not even done at the clinic itself, clients are sent elsewhere. Planned Parenthood serves as a safe place where women can get the health care they need. What is unfortunate is that those with anti-abortion views may protest as much as they like, but they can’t be punished unless they actually threaten or act out in violence as Dear did. I am from a small town in North Jersey. In my town, we have a Planned Parenthood clinic downtown. There are always protesters, but I never understood why they don’t protest outside of Planned Parenthood, but streets away. I never understood why until a few days ago, when my mom told me that
that they had a “security room” with a supply of bulletproof vests. The ironic part is that the only person wearing one was the gunman himself. When I heard of this incident, I immediately went online to read more about it, coming across one of the most disturbing tweets that I’ve possibly ever read. The tweet read that they had no sympathy for the victims of the shooting because anyone who was there, the person assumed, was getting an abortion. I find this absolutely ridiculous, because as stated earlier, Planned Parenthood is primarily for women’s health care. The tweet went on to say everyone who died there deserved to
because they were getting abortions. I find everything about this incident horrifying. As I was reading more about gender issues under this topic, I found another bizarre occurrence. We all hear about abortion issues in the U.S., but things can be very different overseas. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, but the Abortion Act does not apply there. Abortions are only permitted in cases where the woman’s life is in danger, or if she is at a serious health risk. What I found even more shocking is that the people who work in hospitals in Northern Ireland can face life behind bars if convicted of carrying out an abortion, since it is an illegal procedure. Due to this law, many women in Northern Ireland who want abortions have to travel all the way to England. The fact that no change has been made to this law in such a modern time, even though it is another country, left me speechless. It surprises me time and time again that even though so much has been done, women and women’s health care still has such a fight to go through to get the justice that they need. Diana Essex is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in women’s and gender studies. Her column, “Essentially Essex,” runs on alternate Wednesdays
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It’s not like the study abroad office can prevent attacks like these from happening, and as long as our students are safe and kept up to date, I feel they’re doing their duty to the fullest.
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- Kurt Butka, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, who studied abraod last year, on study abroad and the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. See story on FRONT.
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Pearls Before Swine
DIVERSIONS Stephan Pastis
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Today’s Birthday (12/03/15). Pursue personal dreams this year. New domestic doors open (3/8) before group changes require attention (3/23). Professional exploration winds down after August, leading into a new team phase. Professional opportunities (9/1) require home resolution (9/16). Love is your lodestar. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Remain forgiving with miscommunications, especially at work. Roll around obstacles. Ignore false rumors and gossip. Avoid spontaneous reactions. Keep your goal in focus. If you can keep your temper, delightful results are possible. It could get romantic. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — A creative problem requires imagination. Consider consequences before getting yourself into a sticky situation. Age differences interfere with clarity. Listen, learn, and stick up for your point of view, respectfully. Sometimes the best move is none. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 5 — No need to rush into expensive household upgrades. Don’t splurge on stuff you don’t need. Take a family poll to assess shared priorities. Share ideas and solutions. Get the whole gang to help. You’re surrounded by love. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Rely on experience. Ask questions and listen for solutions. Don’t worry if, at first, you don’t succeed. Open up the subject for further discussion. Help others see the big picture, to strategize rather than impulsively reacting. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Postpone financial discussion. Misunderstandings crop up easily now, especially around money. Double-check statements and invoices. Make payments on time. Don’t believe everything you hear. New developments change the assignment. Don’t touch savings. You can find necessary resources. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Loose lips sink ships. Watch for breakdowns. Confusions swirl. Keep cool. Abandon a preconception. Counsel loved ones to defer gratification, for now. Notice a philosophical shift. Listen for the heart of the matter. Focus on compassionate action.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 5 — Take time for foundational issues. Clean up to save time in losing things. Review the past for insight on the road ahead. Private, peaceful activities suit your mood. Nurture health and well-being. Slow down and recharge. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Distractions can lead to misunderstandings. Take one thing at a time. Slow down and ask for clarification, rather than making assumptions. It’s better to stop the action to check course than plowing on in the wrong direction. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — Rest from this recent busy spell. Sink into a good book or film in your favorite chair. Keep it simple, with satisfying luxuries like bubbles and steam. Consider plans, without beginning action yet. Strategize and build support. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Ponder carefully before choosing. Strike out in a new direction, and follow the path before you. Get tools and supplies together. Work through complex details. Get help with practical details. Interesting times require innovative solutions. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Don’t talk about the financial impacts of the plan yet. Work out details, and consider multiple options. Get practical expertise. Differentiate what’s predictable from a fantasy outcome. Strengthen infrastructure and support. Bide your time, and consider. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Think fast under pressure. Grace with matters of the heart serves you well. Listen generously to a loved one’s concerns, even if they’re unfounded. Discover something you didn’t know. Settle somewhere peaceful. Relax and recharge.
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in 2016, they will undoubtedly face many of the same challenges faced by the three previous 20 loss teams. The Knights will once again be the new kids on the block, entering their third season in the Big Ten
Rutgers collects first Big Ten win, but is unable to capitalize with 11-game skid CONTINUED FROM BACK faced with the challenge of replacing six seniors whom all had an impact on the court. The graduation of the class of 2016 will be felt most on the backcourt. One of the strengths that the Knights relied on most over the past few years was the sure hands of senior defensive specialist Ali Schroeter. Schroeter, who holds the Knights record for career digs with 1,615, will surely be missed along with fellow senior defensive specialist Ronnie Komisarek, who helped Schroeter in anchoring the back court for Rutgers. “Ali’s (Schroeter) just, she’s a great leader,” said junior right side Lauren Cloyd. “I think Ronnie is more of an on the court type of leader. She’s really willing to speak up and say what needs to be said when no one else wants to say it, that’s definitely something we’re going to be lacking, and that’s something that every team needs.” On the front row, the Knights lose middle blocker Eden Frazier, and a pair of outside hitters in Alex Lassa and Megan Stephenson. Frazier, who finished third on the team with 155 kills, may be the hardest front row player to replace. Fortunately for Rutgers, the player who will fill Frazier’s shoes next season is just as skilled, just
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as experienced and should be itching for her chance to make a real impact since she missed most of the 2015 season due to injury. Junior Mikaela Matthews played only 57 sets this year, missing more than half of the season with an undisclosed injury. Even in a limited role this season, she finished fourth on the team with 85 kills, and first on the team in blocks per set with 1.07. “Being the oldest on the team, I’m really just going to try and take in that leadership role and try to be encouraging teammates,” Matthews said. “My goal for next year is really to encompass everything that the six seniors brought.” The biggest loss from graduation for the Knights is a player whose contributions are hard to numerically measure. Senior setter Anna Sudbury simply never left the court this season. Sudbury played in 104 of the Knights 109 sets, only missing out on five due to injury. Next in line for the position appears to be sophomore setter Talia Holze. However, Holze has never had much collegiate experience. Sudbury was unchallenged as the starter this season, and last year time was split between Sudbury, and then-senior Nicole Bayer. No matter who is chosen to play the first point of Rutgers volleyball
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STREAK Knights strive to contain Seminoles senior center on road at Big Ten/ACC challenge CONTINUED FROM BACK FSU bounced back from the loss to the Gators in Gainesville by beating Tulane, 78-72, in the Seminoles home opener. The Green Wave serves as the only common opponent for the two schools, as the Knights taught Tulane a lesson last Friday with a 75-51 drubbing at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas. Rutgers would go on to run the table in the Virgin Islands, beating Virginia and Green Bay to walk away with the tournament title, bolstered by Paradise Jam Most Valuable Player, senior wing Kahleah Copper. Copper averaged 23 points and corralled eight rebounds per game in paradise, boosting her season’s average to 20 points and 7.9 boards through seven games. If the visitors want to position themselves to topple a top-15 foe in Florida State, the Knights will have to find a way to contain the Seminole’s Canadian center, Adut Bulgak. Bulgak, a senior, leads the Noles with 20.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per contest, coming off a 19-point performance in Florida State’s 94-37 decimation of Sam Houston State last Saturday which was the last time they were out on the floor. Senior center Rachel Hollivay will draw the assignment of defending Bulgak at the Tucker Center Thursday, by far her biggest challenge of the year. Hollivay matches the Seminoles center’s size evenly, with both measuring up at 6-foot-4, but her game on the offensive end
isn’t nearly as polished as the Edmonton, Alberta, native. Rutgers’ senior center is averaging 6.7 points per game in the young season, while flashing a prowess on the defensive end. Hollivay has swatted away 16 shots from the rim in her fourth season on the Banks, for an average of 2.3 blocks per contest. Junior guard Tyler Scaife has had a strong start to the season for the Knights, averaging 14.3 points and 3.4 assists per game. Scaife’s 95.7 percent shooting from the free throw line has allowed the team’s confidence to grow when the junior guard has the ball in her hands at the tail end of games. Rutgers last opponent in the Big Ten/ACC challenge was North Carolina last November. The Knights pushed the Tar Heels to double-overtime, but were unable to close it out, losing, 96-93. This time around, offensive production could prove pivotal for the team from Piscataway. Florida State boasts the No. 14 defense in the country allowing just 50.8 points per game, according to ncca.com. In order to secure the first signature win of the 2015-16 campaign, Rutgers will need to render Bulgak ineffective and get Copper and Scaife to score at or above their averages. For head coach C. Vivian Stringer, each win is another milestone. Stringer eclipsed the school record for wins at the Paradise
Jam, pushing her total to 437 while at the helm in Piscataway. When she takes the trip to Tallahassee for the 7 p.m. Tip-off Thursday, she will meet an admirer in Semrau.
“I remember coming to Florida State and thinking about the opportunity to coach again Kay Yow, and it’s kind of the same,” Semrau told seminoles.com. “(Stringer) is somebody that has done so much
for our game, been successful on the court, but also has been a teacher of life off the court.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow @KevinPXavier @TargumSports on Twitter.
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer now stands as the winningest coach in school history, notching 437 victories over the course of her 21-year career on the Banks. ACHINT RAINCE / NOVEMBER 2015
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s the head coaching search heats up across the country in college football, Rutgers is moving in silence. NJ Advance Media reported Wednesday afternoon in an article citing two anonymous sources that the Scarlet Knights have targeted Al Golden as a top candidate for their head coaching vacancy left by Kyle Flood, who was fired Sunday after four years at the helm. Next to Golden, another candidate emerged earlier in the day when Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman reported that Ohio State defensive coordinator Chris Ash is being looked at by Rutgers. The article cited an anonymous source. Golden, who most recently served a five-year stint at Miami before getting fired after the Hurricanes’ 58-0 loss to Clemson in their seventh game of the season, is a Colts Neck native from Monmouth County who starred at Red Bank Catholic High School. Before his tenure at “The U,” Golden turned around a football program that was nearly cut by the administration at Temple. During his four years in Philadelphia, Golden took the Owls to a bowl game with a 9-4 overall record to show for it in his third year. Ash is in his second year as co-defensive coordinator with the Buckeyes since arriving from Arkansas in 2014. Rutgers has not publicly commented on its search for its third head coach in 15 seasons since newly-appointed Athletic Director Patrick Hobbs said in his introductor y press conference Monday night that he had hired a search firm after beginning the process when he was hired Sunday.
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ark Richt is coming home. CaneInSight.com reported Wednesday evening that the former Miami quarterback was returning to Coral Gables, Florida, as the Hurricanes’ next head coach, citing anonymous sources. The report was later confirmed by multiple media outlets, including ESPN’s Brett McMurphy. Richt spent the past 15 years at Georgia before he was fired earlier in the week on Sunday. Miami had reportedly been targeting Richt, along with its former head coach Butch Davis and former defensive coordinator Greg Schiano. More well-known for his 11year tenure with Rutgers where he turned around the program before bolting for the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012, Schiano reportedly became a top candidate for the position with “The U” after he interviewed for the job on Sunday. Multiple repor ts cited that Schiano was also a strong candidate for the head coaching vacancies at Southern California and Central Florida before both programs hired their respective replacements. With NJ Advance Media reporting that Al Golden is Rutgers’ top target for its own head coaching vacancy, it is unclear whether or not Schiano has been in contacted by the University.
December 3, 2015 SWIMMING & DIVING
Knights split squads in upcoming meets EVAN BRUNO STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers swimming and diving team will be splitting up this week as the Scarlet Knights compete in two events. Seniors Morgan Pfaff, Joanna Wu and junior Rachel Stoddard will be participating in the AT&T Winter National Championships in Federal Way, Washington. The three-day event will begin Dec. 3. The group will be competing in several events. Pfaff will be swimming in the 200-individual medley and the 200-fly. She will also attempt to time trial in a few other events as well, and if the times she earns are fast enough, Pfaff could qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Stoddard will race in the 200-breastroke and 100-breastroke, while Wu will be partaking in the 100-backstroke and 200-backstroke events. They too will have the opportunity to qualify for the Olympic Games. “I think it’s great,” said head swimming coach Petra Martin. “We’re hoping to have more down the line, but it’s a good start, and you know it’s important to have our program being represented at meets of that caliber. That’s what big time programs do, and you know that’s what we need to be doing, that’s the people we need to be competing with.” Different from a regular meet, the atmosphere in Washington will be slightly different. The participants won’t have the rest of their teams along with them. While Pfaff, Wu and Stoddard are swimming across the countr y, the rest of the Knights will be preparing for a home meet on Saturday. “It’s a little different, because we obviously don’t have all of our girls there and all of the support,” Pfaff said. “But while we are away at nationals, the rest of the girls will be hard at work with Coach Petra at our pool this weekend ... so while we’re away swimming hard, they’ll be home swimming hard as well.” The AT&T Winter National Championships mark a good opportunity for Rutgers to demonstrate that it can compete with the best swimmers in the countr y. The event is also good for recruiting because younger swimmers with an interest in swimming in Piscataway could have the same chances of swimming on a national stage with the hope of being an Olympian. “It’s really exciting to represent Rutgers at a national meet where you’re competing with the best in the countr y as well as other schools, Big Ten schools like Ohio State will be competing there,” Pfaff said. “It’s really fun to get there and Rachel, Jo and I, we get to show a couple of those Big Ten schools what we have coming up in a few months.” Back in Piscataway, the Knights will compete in a meet in its home pool at the Rutgers Aquatic Center on Saturday against Boston University and UConn. The meet will consist of two sessions, the first will begin
at 9:30 a.m, with the second kicking off at 4:30 p.m. As a member of the Big East Conference and the American Athletic Conference, UConn was considered to be Rutgers’ biggest rival. This was partially due to the proximity between Storrs, Connecticut, and Piscataway, and the fierce battles the two schools had against each other in nearly ever y sport. Although the Huskies and the Knights are no longer in the same conferences, many believe the rivalr y amongst them lives on. In its last outing, UConn participated in the Bucknell Invitational on Nov. 19-22. The Huskies finished in second place with a total score of 1,219. Two Huskies who are natives of the Garden State, enjoyed success in the meet. Jackie Van Lew of Tinton Falls had a time of 1:48.96 to win the 200-freestyle. Jaimie L ynn Brookover of Cherr y Hill placed third in the 100-backstroke. BU has had two of its divers earn Big Ten Diver of the Week designations this season. Lizzie Tillo is the most recent diver to win the award for the Terriers. She was named Patriot League Diver of the week on Nov. 23, after winning the 3-meter dive event at her team’s last meet, the Terrier Invitational. Rutgers will be up against some stiff diving competition on Saturday. Junior Alyssa Black broke a new school diving record
in the 1-meter dive event at the Frank Elm Invitational with a score of 314.85. Two hours later, sophomore Addison Walkowiak bested Black’s total by scoring a 321.80, and therefore setting a new program record. “We have a big meet coming up (in two weeks),” said head diving coach Fred Woodruff after the Frank Elm Invitational.
“We’ll be diving against a really good diving team, and that’s going to be ver y exciting. It’s going to be a lot of fun. To get us in gear to dive, that meets gonna be a challenge after coming down from this one, but we’ll tr y our best.” For updates on the Rutgers swimming and diving team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Morgan Pfaff aims to finish with a top time at the AT&T Winter National Championships in order to qualify for the Olympic trials. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2015
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December 3, 2015 WOMEN’S SOCCER KNIGHTS BATTLE NO. 6 PENN STATE IN NATIONAL SEMIFINAL
Rutgers shows resolve in lead up to College Cup in Cary, N.C. MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT
It’s been a long season for the No. 9 Rutgers women’s soccer team, but the Scarlet Knights wouldn’t want it any other way. While the athletic department and football team are undergoing changes following its season, the Knights (19-3-3, 7-2-2) on the pitch are preparing for their biggest game in team history. They are set to face Big Ten foe Penn State in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament, which will serve as a veritable rubber-match after both teams have split the first two games against each other this season. As they get ready to head down to Cary, North Carolina, for the College Cup, Rutgers reflected this week on the toughness and endurance they have showed throughout the season and in their upset victory in penalty kicks in the quarterfinals over No. 1 Virginia. “We knew from day one that, to be successful, we need to play hard for the full 90 minutes and that’s what this team has done all season long,” said head coach Mike O’Neill. “Against Virginia, when Casey (Murphy) came up and scored (in penalty kicks), it energized everyone that was out there, and it shows that how hard everyone worked all game long is really a testament to how they have achieved their goals.” Murphy, the sophomore Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year, posted her 19th shutout of the season against
Senior defender Brianne Reed was named First Team All-Big Ten after starting 25 teams, anchoring an RU defense that surrendered a mere .32 goals per game in 2015. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2015 Virginia, extending her school record she has set this season. Her intensity was on full display in the win over the Cavaliers as she worked with her backline and midfielders to shut down the second-highest scoring offense in the country and then helped her own cause with the first score in penalty kicks after the Knights trailed 2-0. Rutgers went on to score seven straight goals in the shootout, exhibiting their ability to come back
on the road against some of the best competition the sport has to offer. “The team is definitely very, very resilient and I think that has helped us get to where we are now in the semifinals,” Murphy said. “We stayed focused for 110 minutes and throughout the penalty kicks against Virginia, and we kept our eye on the goal, and that was to make the College Cup.” The resiliency that Murphy spoke of has been evident all year when studying how the Knights play.
They lost some key players to injury during the course of the season, such as senior midfielder Samantha Valliant, for a few games during a stretch of Big Ten play. But the depth of their roster, being “30 Strong,” as the coaches and players like to call it, has allowed them great versatility to mix newcomers and freshmen throughout the field to work in unison. For instance, the defensive prowess of First Team All-Big Ten
selections and seniors Brianne Reed and Erica Skroski has helped solidify Rutgers’ backline, as they work in conjunction with Big Ten All-Freshmen midfielders Katelyn Walters and Kenie Wright. This quartet has helped the Knights maintain possession of the ball in most of their games throughout the year and given the team confidence to play aggressively when they have forced turnovers. “The fight we’ve shown is a testament to this entire season,” Reed said. “We’ve had our ups and downs, we’ve gotten knocked down and picked ourselves back up. It’s what we’ve been doing the whole season and it’s worked for us.” Rutgers went undefeated at their home Yurcak Field this season, posting a 13-0-1 record on the Banks. In the postseason, they have taken their show on the road to other schools and neutral sites, but kept their winning mentality the same. While it has been a season of firsts for everyone involved, from the players and trainers to the coaching staff, they are not ready for it to be over quite yet. “I’m proud that we’ve been able to accomplish getting to the College Cup, but at the same time, we aren’t done yet,” Murphy said. “There’s still some work to do.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow @Mike_OSully2 and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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RU rides 4-game win streak to Tallahassee KEVIN XAVIER ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
To be the best, you have to beat the best. When the Rutgers women’s basketball team travels to play No. 13 Florida State Thursday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the Scarlet Knights will be asked to negotiate their toughest test of the season in the their eighth game of the year. Riding a four-game winning streak, Rutgers (5-2) treks to Tallahassee to tangle with the first top-25 opponent the Knights have faced in the 2015-16 season. Rutgers has not been entirely unproven, though. Five of their seven previous opponents made the NCAA Tournament a year ago, but the trip to the Tucker Center will up the ante dramatically. “I think you have two great conferences going against one another,” FSU head coach Sue Semrau told seminoles.com. “In my career, I’ve never faced Rutgers, so it’s going to be exciting. Having the chance to host a perennial power in Tallahassee is exciting.” The Seminoles (5-1) are on a streak of their own. After suffering a loss on the road at Florida in the season opener, Florida State has rattled off five consecutive wins against non-conference opponents, providing the Noles an undefeated record at home (3-0) entering the matchup. Senior Rachel Hollivay faces her toughest test of the season at No. 13 Florida State Thursday, where the Mississippi native will have to guard FSU center Atuk Bulgak, who is averaging 20.3 points and 9.5 rebounds. ACHINT RAINCE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2015
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VOLLEYBALL RUTGERS FINISHES SECOND BIG TEN SEASON 4-28 OVERALL, 1-19 IN CONFERENCE
Knights show heart in difficult season JOE BRAUNER STAFF WRITER
Senior defensive specialist Ali Schroeter became Rutgers’ all-time leader in digs this year with 1,553 for her career. ACHINT RAINCE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2015
At the end of the 2015 season, the Rutgers volleyball team comes away with a mixed bag. The Scarlet Knights (4-28, 1-19) finished out the year with a road loss to Ohio State that was highlighted by their competitive first set, but were remembered for their inability to score when they needed to. The match even turned ugly in the second set, when Rutgers lost by its worst margin of the season in a 25-7 throttling by the Buckeyes. In many ways, their final game of the season was an embodiment of the collective results of the season. But it displayed all the characteristics that this team has had to offer. The first set showcased the Knights heart and determination, fighting hard with an Ohio State team that was heavily favored coming into the contest. Even after the losses piled up, Rutgers refused to be deterred by their struggles against strong competition night-in and
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head wrestling coach, and his team cracked the top 10 of the NWCA poll for the first time since being tied for ninth at the end of the 2010-11 season. The Knights defeated then-No. 7 Cornell, 21-13, at the Grapple at the Garden at MSG Sunday.
night-out in its second season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. “They never quit … no matter what the situation, we kept fighting,” said head coach CJ Werneke. “You know, a lot of teams and a lot of programs would’ve gave up, losing as much as we have. But our players haven’t. They still believe in the process, and I can say that because we’re getting better.” Although Werneke is confident in the strides his team has made over the past few seasons, the 2015 campaign marks the third straight year that the Knights have lost over 20 games. Despite the continued poor results, Werneke is confident that he will remain the head coach into the foreseeable future, believing he will be the one to turn the program into a contender. “I expect to be the coach that sees this plan through and builds this program into a competitive one within the Big Ten, and gets us back to the NCAA tournament,” Werneke said. With this season — and the 28 losses that came with it — in the past, Rutgers is now SEE HEART ON PAGE 12
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