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Students shave heads for cancer fundraiser CHLOE DOPICO STAFF WRITER

Every two minutes, a child is diagnosed with a form of cancer.

Standing in solidarity with these children, Rutgers students raised money at St. Baldrick’s Battle of the Bald by shaving their heads.

The Battle of the Bald consisted of 14 students who volunteered to shave their heads on Dec. 2, said School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior Daniel Chulak, who participated in the event. Roughly $4,440 were raised

on the day of the event, with additional donations pushing the total to more than $5,000.

“I decided to participate because I want to make a difference and join the fight against childhood cancer.

Every child deserves to grow up cancer free and if I could do anything to help it I will,” Chulak said.

The Battle of the Bald took place in the Livingston Student Center, with all proceeds going to St. Baldrick’s, an organization that donates funds to cancer research.

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Fourteen Rutgers students shaved their heads in the Livingston Recreation Center on Friday for the Battle of the Bald fundraiser. The event raised over $5,000 for the organization St. Baldrick’s, which contributes to cancer research. COURTESY OF AARON LEWIS

Online shopping fraud expected to reach record high during holidays Christopher Robertson Contributing Writer

Several shots were fired in New Brunswick close to the Douglass campus on Friday. No one was injured resulted from the incident.

New Brunswick police are searching for the shooter. GOOGLE MAPS

Police investigate shots fired on Friday avalon zoppo managing editor

Police are investigating a shotsfired incident that occurred in New Brunswick on Friday afternoon.

Around 12 p.m., a local resident reported seeing a man fire a handgun in the direction of Commercial Avenue. The man, who was standing at the intersection of Jones Avenue and Seaman Street, then ran into the city.

Policed described the shooter as a black male wearing all dark clothing and a wool cap.

No known injuries resulted from the incident and patrols have been increased in the area, police said.

The New Brunswick Police Department asked that anyone with information on the shots-fired incident, or who may have been in the area at the time, to contact the New Brunswick Police Department Detective Bureau at 732-745-5217.

Four hours after police issued a crime alert, Rutgers Chief Police Kenneth Cop sent an email to the

student body regarding steps to take during anemergency on campus. Cop said students should view the school’s Emergency Action Plans and update their emergency notification information to receive up-to-date text alerts.

“At Rutgers, campus safety is a shared responsibility that is contingent upon everyone knowing what to do in case of an emergency,” Cop said. “During emergencies, accurate information is important.”

The Rutgers crime alert comes a week after a student at Ohio State University rammed his vehicle into a group of people on the campus and exited his car to stab victims, leading to the hospitalization of 11 students.

The morning of the attack, Ohio State Emergency Management tweeted “Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College,” prompting some students to barricade themselves in their rooms.

Scams are prevalent in today’s highly technology-dependent society.

During the holiday season, consumers have less skepticism and a greater tendency to spend. This, combined with the rushed nature of online sales, can lead people to fall into internet scams, said Ashwani Monga, a professor and chair of the Marketing Department at the Rutgers Business School—Newark.

“People are happy and their guard is down,” Monga said. “They are in a mood to give to charity as well as spend on themselves and their friends and family.”

In addition to the prevalence of special deals, people are more susceptible to being scammed by con-artists in December because it is considered to be the season of giving, he said.

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The rate of online scamming especially increases on Christmas Eve due to the buying and selling of gift

cards and various last minute online purchases, according to an article

by Business Wire.

The combination of increased consumerism and special offers make shoppers particularly susceptible to online scams during the holidays. CASEY AMBROSIO

2 New Brunswick utility employees receive charges nikhilesh de news editor

Two New Brunswick water utility employees were suspended and have received criminal charges due to an ongoing New Brunswick Police Department criminal investigation, MyCentralJersey.com reported.

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Two New Brunswick water utility workers, William Ortiz and Joseph DeBoni, were charged with official misconduct, in addition to other criminal charges. NIKHILESH DE

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Rutgers Fusion Club creates multiracial community

The Rutgers Fusion Club aims to celebrate diversity and to spark discussion surrounding the identities of multiracial and multiethnic students on campus. The underlying goal of the club is to create a community of solidarity and mutual support. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY PIXABAY

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purpose. But when it came out, there was a large internet backlash,” O’Boyle said.

Overt aggressions also exist, and At Rutgers, the Fusion Club have impacted some of the group’s rises to the occasion of blending members’ lives, Mateen said. cultures and races and discusses “Our vice president, Wenthe nuances of a multiracial life Chiao, he’s half Taiwanese and while also celebrating diversity. half Irish-American ... he grew up The Fusion Club was estabin a mostly white area, and he was lished in 2005 to provide a unified ‘The Asian Kid’ ... but when he space for multicultural and multistarted talking about white-washracial students. Various cultural ing, they were groups exist saying, ‘Well, across campus, you can’t say but they are “Mixed people sometimes feel they must choose one side or the other, but with Fusion, you can be both,” that because largely homogeyou’re white,’” neous and only Sumayya Mateen she said. cater to one facet School of Arts and Sciences Senior In efforts to of a mixed-race debunk misconstudent’s idenceptions about tity, said club It is important to comprehend Cheerios commercial from 2014 fea- being mixed race or multicultural, president and School of Arts and Mateen said.

Some members are trans-eth- how culture is stored, as it is es- tured a biracial family and received Fusion hopes to host a colloquium Sciences senior Sumayya Mateen. involving numerous cultural clubs “Mixed people sometimes feel nic, having been adopted into an sentially how future generations backlash from internet comments.

Comments called the video on campus, Mateen said. they must choose one side or the ethnically different family or sim- will perceive the world today, Fusion would act as the mediator “disgusting,” according to the other, but with Fusion, you can be ply express a feeling of displace- O’Boyle said.

“We, for the past eight years Huffington Post, while other us- and direct discussion into the realms ment, O’Boyle said. both,” Mateen said.

The background of the student have had a president who is of ers expressed similar feelings to- of race and ethnicity, she said.

In 2013, the U.S. Census Bu“To find your niche, I would say reau reported that about 9 million holds no weight in club partici- a mixed-race background … ward the commercial.

“The only thing is, it’s a family do your research ... especially if individuals checked off as being pation, as long as they enter with (there have been) questions an open mind and curiosity about about his origin of birth, ques- whose got a little girl who’s very you’re in a community like Rutgers two or more races.

“The multiracial population ... the mixed-person experience, Ma- tions about his actual back- confused about how heart health that is so diverse, there’s someworks, and it’s comedic for that thing for everyone,” Mateen said. ground,” O’Boyle said. can find solidarity in existing in teen said. contributing writer

between spaces in society,” said club vice president and School of Arts and Sciences junior WenChiao O’Boyle.

This sense of all-inclusion welcomes students to participate in group discussions and share personal experiences, Mateen said.

Although many members are mixed, the club is not only geared toward multiracial students,

This year, the club is hosting a “Chopped” fusion event, playing off the Food Network competition show.

“We asked the dining hall to cater foods from different cultures.

It’s kind of like an end of the semester gathering,” Mateen said.

Club members also travel to The Museum of Natural History in New York City every spring, focusing on the cultural exhibits, Mateen said.

There is a dividing power of looks that can make forming an identity even more trying than it actually is, Mateen said.

Even within families, Mateen said there is often an assumption that a mixed-race person is more of one race than another if their features are more dominant on that side.

Microaggressions against multiracial families and people still exist in popular culture, O’Boyle said. A

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holidays Scammers continue to innovate in efforts to dupe shoppers, Hobson says continued from front According to Yahoo Finance, retailers should expect a 12 percent increase in online fraud during the holiday season compared to last year.

During Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the higher volume of online shoppers creates a greater risk of internet scams, according to a repor t

by Forbes. This risk is heightened by the existence of special of fers and deals that can be mimicked by scammers for malicious purposes.

This is par tially due to the widespread transition to chip credit cards, Yahoo repor ted.

According to a press release by the FBI, an effective way to avoid being scammed online is to “steer clear of unfamiliar sites offering unrealistic discounts on brand-name merchandise or gift

“One of the most effective new methods that scammers are using is fake apps.” mellody hobson President of Ariel Investments

cards as an incentive to purchase a product.”

These types of sites can coerce a person into giving away personal information and compromising

fundraiser Students shaved heads to show solidarity with cancer patients, Carrasco says continued from front Students grew their hair out in preparation for the event. On Friday, more than 40 people attended the event, which featured music and food.

The purpose of the event was to show solidarity with children who have cancer and to raise funds for research, said School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore Vladimir Carrasco, who par ticipated in the event.

“I shaved my head for the children. I did it for all the children who don’t have a choice but to be bald because of this terrible disease. I do this to raise awareness and funds for research, all in hope that we can beat cancer and give these kids the opportunity to

their identity, according to the release.

The repor t showed social media posts that pose as holiday promotions or sur veys, even those shared by friends, are often designed to steal personal information.

In this way, fraudulent agencies trick consumers and steal valuable bank and credit card information, said Mellody Hobson, president of the company Ariel Invest-

live a full and healthy life,” Carrasco said.

Friends and family members of participants donated money, but volunteers also collected money outside of local businesses, he said.

Carrasco said even a small donation has the potential to help many children.

“I just want people to continue to donate even though Battle of the Bald has passed. Research still needs to be done until we find a cure,” he said. “You’ll know that you helped a child fight this terrible disease.”

School of Arts and Sciences senior Katie Miller, who organized the event, said she did so after shaving her own head in Februar y in remembrance of her late uncle.

ments in an interview with Black America Web. Con artists might also pose as well-known charitable organizations or create fraudulent ones of their own, she said in the interview.

“(A) representative at the foundation reached out to me and asked if I could start an event at Rutgers because he knew I loved my own experience so much. Now, this semester is my last semester at Rutgers and I had a lot going on so I wasn’t sure if I should take on another thing, but St. Baldrick’s has become this huge part of who I am so I knew I had to do it,” she said.

Miller began organizing the event in September and her only expectations were to have one person par ticipate in shaving their head, she said.

The best par t was watching 14 people contribute to an act of kindness.

“They are my rock stars, and truly hold a special place in my hear t. I have this life motto and it is all about kindness and how easy, simple and especially contagious it is and to me this event was the perfect representation of that,” she said.

Hobson said she encourages all consumers to verify the legitimacy of the charities they might donate to. The best method of donation is through check or credit card as they are more easily recovered in case of fraud than cash or a wire transfer.

“One of the most effective new methods that scammers are using is fake apps,” Hobson said.

Mobile shopping hit record highs this holiday weekend, and according to a report from WJBF, it is particularly important to avoid companies that you do not recognize when making online or mobile purchases.

In the case that one does find themself the victim of a scam, Hobson advises holiday shoppers to immediately document the source of the fraud.

“File a police report, as your bank and other parties might want a copy of the report at some point,” she said.

CRIME Dec 4. ORANGE — Stevenson Valentin, 28, was arrested after shooting and killing a one-year-old boy and his uncle in November. Valentin was taken into custody after Newark authorities pulled him over at a traffic stop. The toddler’s father and a 15-year-old were also injured.

Valentin is currently being held at the county jail on a $1 million bail.

Dec 4. HOPEWELL TWP. — Hank Hayes, 36, is charged with assault by auto an driving while under the influence of alcohol after causing a crash that injured three people in Cumberland County. At 7:38 p.m. on the night of the crash, Hayes’ truck struck a Hyundai on State Highway 49, injuring the driver and passenger riding in the vehicle. The impact sent both vehicles into a telephone pole. Hayes is currently hospitalized and has not been arrested.

Charges 2 Hub City water utility workers face criminal misconduct charges and third-degree violations of the Safe Water Drinking Act. O’Rourke falsified more than Both men are being charged with official misconduct. William 200 data samples over a two-year Ortiz is facing an additional brib- period which might have shown ery charge and Joseph DeBo- coliform bacteria in New Brunswick’s drinknis is being ing water. The charged with Department of tampering with Environmenpublic records.

Both men are being tal Protection New Brunscharged with was unable wick police to determine worked with official misconduct. if any such the New Jerbacteria existsey Division of ed within the Criminal JusNew Brunswick’s supply during tice during the investigation.

In February, former water utili- that period.

In 2015, New Brunswick broke ty operator Edward O’Rourke was sentenced to three years in prison its contract with American Water for falsifying water purity test data. after several incidents where the He was charged with second-de- water supply was not properly gree corruption of public resources treated to ensure its cleanliness. continued from front

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Despite Trump’s own views, he incited hate

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have taken a lot of time to think about the reCOMMENTARY sults of this election and the implications that it has for me, my family, AKASH PARMAR many of my friends and the members of this nation. In the wake of most elections, it has been the norm to accept the winner of the election and move on. Despite all the rallying, protests, campaigning, etc., people are typically able to accept the defeat of their candidate and put their support behind the newly elected president. Is it hard?

For sure, but there is usually a mutual understanding that the newly elected president will do good (or at least no harm) for the country.

This time, it’s different. It’s apparent that there is a discord between those who supported Donald Trump in this election and just about everyone else in the nation. People are not ready to accept Mr. Trump as the leader of this country, not necessarily because we were diehard supporters for another candidate, but because we were, and still are, afraid. Afraid for the four-year presidential term of a man who can so easily berate and, yes, discriminate against so many members of this self-proclaimed melting pot of a nation. Afraid because he was so quick to use hateful, violent language towards us. We are not necessarily afraid of Donald Trump himself, since he is only one man, but rather, the power that he now possesses. We are afraid of the millions of people he has apparently given a voice to, people who were watching and waiting for a time when they felt it would be deemed acceptable for them to come out of the shadows and act on their disturbing belief that minorities are somehow their inferiors.

There are those that can somehow easily dismiss Mr. Trump’s words, actions and the implications of those words and actions as a means of gaining votes from those with whom his sentiment resonated.

“He won’t really do any of that, they’re just words” — I’ve heard this so many times over the election cycle that I’ve given up on keeping track.

The people who are so easily able to overlook, ignore or dismiss the type of rhetoric that Donald Trump uses are the same ones who will

“People are not ready to accept Mr. Trump as the leader of this country, not necessarily because we were diehard supporters for another candidate, but because we were, and still are, afraid.” never be marginalized, discriminated against or oppressed. These are the people who will likely never have to fear for their lives just because of the way they were designed. They will probably never know what it feels like to be put down for something as innate as their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability status.

Do I hope that the things Mr. Trump said were just a means to get elected? A sick, twisted way to influence the type of people he knew would support him and show up to the polls? Sure. I could force myself to hope that the words Mr. Trump used were just, well, words. Words that were meant to get him elected and nothing else. Because when it comes down to it, I, too, would like nothing more than a competent, fair and successful President for ALL the people of this nation. However, I realize that even if those were just words to him, they were a rallying cry to so many people, and I cannot condone such hate-filled speech and I certainly will not be silent.

Akash Parmar is a Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy fifth-year student.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY To find your niche, I would say do your research...especially if you’re in a community like Rutgers that is so diverse, there’s something for everyone.

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- Sumayya Mateen, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, on The Fusion Club. See story on FRONT.

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Michigan’s results were not so positive Pilot program showed no drug abusers amongst welfare recipients

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It cannot be denied that those who are poverontrary to the popular belief of legislators who feverishly attempt to label them as ty-stricken are more likely to be exposed to substance such, impoverished citizens are not all drug abuse, but you can’t take this as a reason to attack abusers and addicts. A year-long study in Michigan those who are receiving welfare and subject them to that tried to prove otherwise, just helped this state- tests that determine whether they “deserve” government assistance or not. This is not only putting the ment instead.

Michigan’s one-year pilot program, the Substance focus in the wrong place, but the money as well.

While Michigan itself only used $700, the pilot proUse Disorder Pilot, showed that none of the people tested in the program were using or abusing drugs. gram was appointed $300,000. This money is being put Out of 443 test-subjects, only 27 contested as “possi- into programs similar to Michigan’s to end up with the ble” drug abusers. Of these 27, 10 had already been same counterproductive results, but it could be used to shown to have been enrolled in a program for drug boost the amount of government assistance that peocounseling and out of the rest, only one was “sus- ple in need receive or even go into improving the drug pected” of drug abuse and was later removed for abuse counseling programs available to those wishing “unrelated reasons.” The people taken as test-sub- to receive treatment. But instead, this money is being jects were all recipients of some sort of government used to play into an accusatory stereotype designed assistance or welfare. This pilot program, hoping to to impede on the assistance that people of poverty are eligible for. kick off or “counThis is not the sel and assist” “Impoverished people are the target for a strong first time states those who proved have tried to imto be drug users, amount of hate.” plement such failed to find what tests and failed. In it was looking for but helped correct a false narrative that was wide- 2014 Tennessee showed that only 65 out of approximately 40,000 applicants who were applying for cash spread in belief.

This pilot program was created based on a stereo- assistance tested positive for drugs after enacting a type that those living in poverty and receiving gov- law that required the costly drug screening before ernment assistance are using their welfare to fund being able to receive financial assistance. Missouri their drug addictions. The desire to push this story showed only 48 positive drug users out of approxiseems to be demonstrated in the possible conse- mately 39,000 tests. The truth is in the numbers.

Impoverished people are the target for a strong quences that Michigan planned to impose on those who failed their testing. By identifying drug abus- amount of hate. It seems as though states, just like ers and addicts, Michigan intended to remove them Michigan, are always out to find more ways to disrupt from government assistance. Michigan’s dedication their means of assistance, merely because of the false to this year-long pilot program reveals its desire to pretense that the people who receive welfare are lazy stop providing government assistance. The sad re- and overpaid. It is possible that they are unaware of the ality of the situation is that Michigan had hoped to fact that people who receive government assistance find people who were abusing drugs to prove that sometimes only receive about $1.50 benefit per meal or people in poverty do not deserve to receive welfare. that a minimum of 30 hours per week of work is someBut where some people may interject that there times required to receive welfare. Perhaps if they knew is nothing wrong with trying to figure out who is how much these people needed welfare they would be abusing government assistance, there is a bigger less keen on finding ways to prove how undeserving they are and more determined to actually help them. problem at play.

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DAPL is representative of our government being inhumane A RAY OF ESPERANZA VANESSA RAYMOND-GARCIA

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he events surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline Project (DAPL) over the past few months have been increasingly dehumanizing and downright terrifying. The kind of precedent it is setting for the way future government officials and corporations deal with issues surrounding indigenous rights and protection of water sources is a haunting one.

The DAPL is a 1,170-mile underground oil pipeline that would transport 470,000 barrels of crude oil per day and spans from the Bakken Formation in North Dakota to Illinois. It was approved in July on a “fasttrack,” which means Energy Transfer Partners and its affiliates were able to start construction on the pipeline aggressively quick to meet the scheduled completion date. The individuals with the most power to stop the pipeline are the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers because they have the final decision over the project’s fate.

There are a number of reasons as to why this pipeline is a major concern. The Federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration reported 184,982 barrels of hazardous liquid were spilled from pipelines from 1995 to 2015. This had a lot to

do with the lack of maintenance of the pipelines. Only 139 federal pipeline inspectors are responsible for examining over 2.6 million miles of pipelines across the country, which means each inspector is in charge of nearly 18,000 miles of pipeline. These issues are the reason why the Standing Rock Sioux and other Native tribes have come to the forefront of fighting for the right to safe water for human and animal use and consumption. The Standing Rock Reservation’s population relies solely on drinking water connected to the proposed pipeline

it, they protested. It is interesting that their protests were met with a reroute — but the protests of Native individuals are met with increasingly intense amounts of resistance.

When the plans to reroute the pipeline to Native lands were in the works, the proper procedures were not made as laid out in the laws protecting these sovereign lands. Native tribes were contacted at the end of the decision-making process instead of during.

As stated in law, Native peoples are to be integrated in the process of projects affecting their lands from beginning to end.

“When the plans to reroute the pipeline to Native lands were in the works, the proper procedures were not made as laid out in the laws protecting these sovereign lands.” route. If a pipeline spill were to happen, enough contaminants would be released to exceed safe drinking water standards, according to a 2013 pipeline risk assessment by environmental consultants. As an added note, the pipeline is opposed by virtually all major environmental groups.

The pipeline was not originally routed to run through sovereign Native land. It was originally proposed to run through Bismarck, North Dakota, but when individuals in this city heard that a pipeline of such magnitude was going to run through

The actions that the government and corporate officials have and have not taken thus far may not be enough to make you do something in solidarity with the Native tribes and the future of our water sources, but the water protectors, as they are called, are being subject to inhumane actions by these same entities. They include being trapped on a bridge while subjected to tear gas and water cannons in below-freezing temperatures, having iron bullets coated in rubber fired at them, being attacked by guard dogs used by unlicensed DAPL guards and there will most

likely be more violence on the way. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers previously issued a statement ordering DAPL protestors to leave camp by Dec. 4. However, there was a nation-wide movement by U.S. veterans to self-deploy to the DAPL camp and help protect them from the forces trying to further harm them, and on the same day, the Army Corps of Engineers halted the pipeline.

All of this is to say that we have a current example of what happens when government officials and corporations are not held accountable for actions that are illegal, inhumane and should not have happened in the first place. Now that there is a considerable amount of press and conversation surrounding this issue, we all have a moral obligation to continue to spread the word and participate in actions that dictate present and future solidification of human rights and environmental rights. You can sign a petition to President Obama requesting him to stop the pipeline permanently.

This is an ongoing issue and we are not past it, as many people claim. Take a stand and no longer be complicit in an in issue that affects all of us, because it will not go away until we do something about it.

Vanessa Raymond-Garcia is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in women’s and gender studies with a minor in public policy and a dual candidate for a master’s in public policy. Her column, “A Ray of Esperanza,” runs on alternate Mondays.

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Researchers find new evidence related to endosymbiosis

Researchers discovered further evidence supporting the endosymbiotic theory, which states that cells consumed cyanobacteria in the distant past, which led to some of the organelles modern cells use to function. GRAPHIC BY MIKE MAKMUR

Akhil gumidyala Contributing writer

Rutgers researchers recently made a breakthrough regarding an aspect of evolution known as the endosymbiotic theory.

The endosymbiotic theory states that about 1.5 billion years ago, an ingesting host cell absorbed a bacterium and both organisms relied on each other for survival, according to the University of Utah website.

The term “symbiosis” refers to two different species developing a system of mutual benefit. Endosymbiosis refers to a similar relationship, but in which one species physically engulfs the other in the process, according to the site.

This explains why energy-creating organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts are found only inside cells. Both the ingested bacterium or endosymbiont and the host cell benefit one another through biochemical processes.

Dana Price, an associate research professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, is involved in studies that observe the endosymbiotic theory. Price found the original host cell involved in endosymbiosis.

“In the initial stages of organelle establishment, the host will provide the endosymbiont with a sheltered environment, and the two will exchange metabolites and other carbohydrates,” Price said.

There are more detailed biochemical processes that contribute to the change of endosymbionts into organelles, such as the exchange of genetic information from the engulfed cell to the host, he said.

“Over the course of hundreds of million years, genes that encode proteins that are critical for the endosymbionts’ survival transferred from its genome to the host nuclear genome in a process called endosymbiotic

gene transfer,” he said. “Eventually, the host ‘takes control’ of the endosymbiont from a metabolic standpoint; at that point, you have an organelle.”

The endosymbiotic theory, like any other theory, is supported by substantial evidence. An example of this is chloroplasts, organelles involved in the process of photosynthesis for plants, he said.

The ancestral relationship between chloroplasts and cyanobacteria creates the idea that the endosymbiotic theory was responsible for chloroplasts, and explains why they are encapsulated in cells as opposed to free-living in nature like today’s cyanobacteria, he said.

The symbiotic relationship between the host cell and the endo-

The human germlines include egg and sperm cells. Because the only two cells that matter when a zygote is formed are the egg and the sperm, human germlines are completely sequestered from non-sex cells, he said.

Any mutations or genomic aberrations that happen to cellular DNA in non-sex cells, like cancer, will not affect the sequestered

“In the initial stages of organelle establishment, the host will provide the endosymbiont with a sheltered environment, and the two will exchange metabolites and other carbohydrates.” dana price Associate Research Professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology

If chloroplasts were taken out of plants and had their genomic DNA sequenced, the sequences would be highly similar to the genomes of free-living cyanobacteria that also turn light into energy.

A similar concept also applies to mitochondria, Price said.

The sequencing of genomic DNA suggests today’s chloroplasts and free-living cyanobacteria share a common ancestor which shows how a cell could have engulfed a cyanobacterium in the past. A more recent and specific case of this can be illustrated by the freshwater amoeboid — Paulinella chromatophora, he said.

Between 80 to 100 million years ago, the amoeboid engulfed a cyanobacterium. Researchers are aware of this because close relatives of the species also consume cyanobacteria, he said.

“When we sequence their DNA we can still find fragments of the cyanobacterial prey in their food vacuole,” he said. “But in this case, P. chromatophora did not digest its food. It instead converted it to a plastid just like the event that took place 1.5 billion years ago.”

symbiont exists in humans as well with the help of successive stages within endosymbiosis. These successive stages are known as primary and secondary endosymbiosis, Price said.

Primary endosymbiosis, which occurred 1.5 years ago, is when one cell engulfs another cell. Secondary endosymbiosis occurs when a host cell that went through primary endosymbiosis becomes engulfed, he said.

“One event (of secondary endosymbiosis) created an immense group of photosynthetic ocean protists known as diatoms that produce large quantities of atmospheric oxygen,” Price said.

“These events were paramount to the entire trajectory of Earth’s evolution and helped give rise to organisms such as mammals.”

With such complex interactions occurring between these microbes over the course of many years, scientists became curious as to why humans are unable to accomplish such a feat. Germ lines offer an explanation as to why these interactions do not persist through generations of humans, he said.

germline, which means that it would not get passed onto the next generation. This is why the endosymbiotic theory applies mainly to single-celled eukaryotes, he said.

Although humans are unable to directly grab bacterial genes from the environment for our own benefit, the endosymbiotic theory does help us to

understand the medical implications of certain diseases or infections, Price said.

Fighting diseases is difficult when there are multiple sets of DNA in a cell, said Vasudha Kumar, a first-year student in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.

“The mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA. That’s important because when there’s an abnormal or infected cell, not only do you have to kill the bacterial DNA but you also have to kill the mitochondrial DNA when you’re using antibiotics,” Kumar said.

Krupali Kothari, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said he believes this information will impact, not only the past, but the future of scientific research.

“We can use this knowledge of cells absorbing organelles in order possibly manipulate cells in the future so we don’t die of certain illnesses,” Kothari said.

“Life is very complex, so the way it came about fascinates me on how I am today. Because of interactions between these microbes, I am here today.”

SIMPLE SCIENCE How bandages help heal wounds Bandages have long been used to heal wounds, although some people believe leaving wounds open to the air is more beneficial.

Wounds are considered to be breaks in the skin, allowing germs to enter and cause infection. To heal a wound, blood clots in the open area to stop the bleeding and form a scab, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine website.

Scabs protect the tissue underneath from getting infected. Over

time, tissues rebuild and new skin forms, releasing the scab and showing light colored skin, according to the site.

Uncovered wounds form scabs, which require healthy cells to form underneath it in order to start healing the wound. Covered wounds do not do this, bringing healthy cells together faster, according to the website for Band-Aid. Uncovered wounds have a high chance of scarring and re-injury, while covered wounds protection from scarring, infection and re-injury, according to the site.

DIVERSIONS

December 5, 2016

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

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Page 9 Eugenia Last

Happy Birthday: Take control of your life and start to do the things that make you happy and healthy. You can bring about positive changes that will encourage you to be your best. Don’t listen to negativity or people who try to discourage you from living life your way. The harder you work, the greater your opportunities will become. Your numbers are 2, 13, 16, 21, 32, 37, 45.

Over The Hedge

T. Lewis and M. Fry

Non Sequitur

Wiley

Pearls Before Swine

Stephan Pastis

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Tell it like it is and do whatever has to be done to get it right. Don’t saddle yourself with nonsense that is a waste of time when directing your time and energy more efficiently will lead you to the winner’s circle.

4 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Get past the discord and family dynamics and strive to make plans that will bring you closer to the ones you love. Keeping the peace isn’t always easy, but showing how much you care will be a good place to begin. 5 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t let emotions and anxiety lead to anger and disappointment. Concentrate on what you can do to make your life better. Educational pursuits and communicating with people who have something to offer should be your priority. 2 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Tell it like it is and move on to your next mission. Take the route that suits you best. A decision you make at home will increase your desire to learn new things. Don’t worry about what others think. 2 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Look for interesting new ways to improve your everyday chores, responsibilities or your job. An energetic approach to what really matters to you will help you finish what you start and encourage you to start something new. 5 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make this a day of new beginnings. Start from the ground up and make the adjustments that will support the dreams you want to create and the goals you want to achieve.

Open the door when opportunity knocks. 4 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Let life unfold naturally. Observe what’s going on around you until you see situations clearly enough to make a decision that will have a positive influence on your life. Too much of anything will be unhealthy. 3 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep your thoughts and plans simple and finish what you start. Seeing things through will be its own reward. Keep your dreams alive and your goals in perspective. Try to avoid minor injury and accidents.

3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Examine your motivations for getting involved in something before you jump in. If your reasons aren’t true to your beliefs, it may be time to change course. Take charge of your life so no one else can. Make a commitment to excel. 3 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep a level head regardless of what other people do. It’s in your best interest to do what will bring you the most in return. An emotional change will help to stabilize your life and your future. Opportunity must not be wasted. 3 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Networking and socializing are favored as long as you don’t make unrealistic promises or expect too much. Learn from what others divulge and how they respond, but do your own research.

Romance is encouraged. 3 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Stay on track. Don’t lose sight of the truth and what’s transpired in the past. Refuse to take on responsibilities that don’t belong to you. There are other ways to help that will bring you far more in return. 3 stars

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SURGE Knights nearly blow 20-point halftime lead but hold on for victory against Bison continued from back “We played defense well, the way that we should’ve played it a couple days ago.”

Another true freshman preformed well for the Knights in the second quarter, as guard Kate Hill crossed up a Bison defender, stepped back as her defender hit the floor and drained a three pointer with 10 seconds left in the half to put Rutgers up 41-21.

“I think that the offense that we were running is a continuity offense that allows us to go right into things and it has a lot of reads,” Stringer said. “It allowed everybody to stay in the flow and feel comfortable touching the ball and when most people touch the ball in an offense it’s not jerked and its smooth.”

Leading the charge on offense was junior wing Kandiss Barber. She set a new career high with 17 points and found her stroke consistently hitting mid-range jumpers.

A junior college transfer from College of Southern Idaho, Barber has had to get used to playing at a higher level and is adjusting well.

“Growth. Continuing to grow.

Continuing to listen and practice hard,” she said. “And continuing to be as a team with everyone.”

Despite Barber’s strong offensive showing, the Knights allowed Bucknell to come back in the second half.

They shrunk the Rutgers lead from 20 points to 9 points in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, they were able to come within just 2 points after being down 20.

Barber was then able to drive and draw a foul, and made both free throws. Bucknell raced down the court and got a quick layup and had to foul. Parker stepped up to the line and made both of her free throws to seal the game, as Bucknell couldn’t get a shot to fall and time ran out.

As the most experienced player on the team and their starting point guard, Parker knew

TUSSLE 10 of Rutgers’ 14 competitors placed in the first 3 spots in their weight divisions continued from back The first-place winner closed his day with a 6-1 decision over Hofstra’s Bobby Fehr, and now Scott has his sights set on the duels ahead in which he hopes he can earn a starting spot.

“I had a good showing today, I believe,” Scott said.

“With Richie Lewis not being in the mix at 157, I think I kind of earned the spot. And I’m excited to start the Big Ten duels and head out to Chicago for the Midlands.”

Pafumi, who hasn’t seen much action this season, mustered a 3-0 decision over The Citadel’s Russ Hill. But he was unable to draw the same momentum against

Penn’s Joe Velliquette, falling in a 10-1 major decision.

Pafumi fought back from his disappointing second affair to a high-scoring contest with Richard Muniz, as he cleaned up with a 1712 decision.

The Knights were represented on both sides of the collegiate experience in the 125-pound division, as fifth-year senior Sean McCabe and freshman Brandon Paetzell took the mat.

McCabe and Paetzell asserted themselves early with consecutive 4-1 decisions over Brown’s Donald Keeley and Michael Russo, respectively.

The second-place winner, McCabe, finished the day with a 3-1 showing, ultimately falling

Sophomore John Van Brill defeated two ranked opponents with a fall and a decision en route to a second-place finish Sunday DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2016

she had to be a leader at the end of the game when things got dicey.

Her message to the team?

“Ever ybody calm down we don’t have to get anxious,” she

said after game. “As a point guard (its) my job to let the team know that ever ything’s gonna be alright. Lets just not turn the ball over and lets continue

doing what the coaches want us to do.”

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Junior forward Kandiss Barber lays in 2 of her career-high 17 points that led RU in a 57-53 win over Bucknell Saturday afternoon at the Rutgers Athletic Center. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR

to No. 13 Nathan Kraisser of Campbell in the first-place match.

At 3-1 as well, Paetzell collected third-place honors with a 6-2 decision over NC State’s Charlie Lenox.

At 133 pounds, junior Scott DelVecchio assumed the reins with an 3:56 fall over Campbell’s Paul Ambrose in one of the first few matches of the afternoon. He later added to his tally with a 9-4 decision Hofstra’s Vinny Vespa, in what was DelVecchio’s case for reasserting himself into the starting lineup ahead of No. 19 Tyson Dippery.

No. 5 Ashnault was the lone representative for the 141 weight class, and he kicked off the day with fall in 1:38 over Hofstra’s Conner Burkert. The junior was not finished there, dominating Brown’s Ezekiel Salvo en route to a 17-1 technical fall a few hours later.

Ashnault faced off against No. 6 Kevin Jack in the first-place match, a wrestler who defeated him last year.

Already falling to a ranked opponent in Matthew Kolodzik earlier this season, a win against Jack would keep Ashnault firmly in his place on the rankings. But as with last year’s defeat, Ashnault succumbed to a 2-0 decision at the hands of Jack and Ashnault settled for the second-place slot.

Senior Theobold and sophomore Giraldo wrestled for Rutgers in the 149-pound division, a duo who Goodale has had trouble figuring out who should start between them. No. 10 Theobold is undefeated so far this season with wins over ranked opponents in Princeton’s Jordan Laster and Cornell’s Joey Galasso, but Giraldo has also impressed early on.

Even through Sunday’s event, Goodale is still undecided regarding the 149-pound division, as well as a few others heading into the Knights’ first Big Ten duel of the season against Maryland next weekend.

But despite that, Theobold and Giraldo continued their collective

good run of form, as Theobold both carried decisions in their nabbed an 11-2 major decision over first matches.

But Pagano’s 6-0 decision soon The Citadel’s Ty Buckiso. Giraldo followed suit with a decision over turned around in his second bout, as the sophomore fell to Penn’s Ryan Burkert of Hofstra.

Theobold had to claw his way No. 3 Casey Kent, 6-0.

In contention for first place, through his second match, nailing the 5-4 decision through riding time Bakuckas battled Kent but ultimately came up short, over NC State’s Beau Donohue.

Undefeated so far, Theobold falling, 10-0.

The 197-pound division, which met NC State’s No. 16 Sam Speno in the first-place contest. Speno has consistently been one of quelled Theobold’s quest for first- the weakest for the Knights in the early campaign, continued place with an 8-1 decision.

Giraldo also placed, as he its rough stretch with three closed out his afternoon with a consecutive defeats to ring in 16-11 decision over Donohue to the day. Freshman Matthew Correnti was finish in third. the beneficiary But perhaps the most “We had some nice wins of two of those while s h o c k i n g over nationally ranked losses, junior Anthony results of the guys, but that’s why we M e s s n e r tournament came here.” picked up one. came at the M a r c hands of SCOTT GOODALE McDonald sophomore Head Wrestling Coach represented the 157-pounder heavyweights John Van Brill. for Rutgers Up against NC State’s No. 4 Max Rohskopf, the on Sunday, and he started his clear favorite to emerge as his afternoon with a slim 2-1 victory division’s champion at the end of over the Citadel’s Joe Bexley. the day, Van Brill pulled off the Unable to follow that win with another, he fell to Campbell’s Jere upset fall in 5:45.

Van Brill’s string of upsets did Heino in a 10-4 decision.

With only Van Brill holding not end there, as he also bested No. 16 Maaziah Bethea of Penn in a win over a ranked opponent on the day, wrestlers like a 4-2 decision.

“Obviously I was excited that I Ashnault and Theobold face was about to get wins over some a drop in the rankings, losing good guys, but I was just trying matches to competitors below to stay focused on closing out the them nationally.

Goodale holds that those match,” Van Brill said. “Just trying to stay focused on technique, were matches which they should trying to stay focused on finishing have put away, but ultimately, the team walks away rather out the match.”

But Van Brill’s third matchup disappointed heading into the pitted him against the Citadel’s dual against Maryland.

“We had some nice wins over Aaron Walker, and he dropped his first of the day through a 12-10 nationally ranked guys, but that’s why we came here,” Goodale said. sudden victory for Walker.

At 174 pounds, fifth-year senior “To wrestle the best guys in the Phillip Bakuckas and sophomore weight classes, and when we were Jordan Pagano emerged for matched up with them, we didn’t Rutgers, two wrestlers who get it done.” have traded spots in the lineup For more updates on the throughout the early season.

Their jockeying for position Rutgers wrestling team, follow continued into Sunday, as @TargumSports on Twitter.

December 5, 2016

Page 11 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK GHOST GANG COMBINES FOR 37 POINTS, 19 REBOUNDS

Freeman, Gettys power Knights through shooting troubles Eric Mullin Associate Sports Editor

The Rutgers men’s basketball team’s continued shooting woes turned out to be its best source of offense against Morgan State last Saturday.

The Scarlet Knights combatted their 37.8 percent shooting from the field, going 2-for-16 from downtown, by grabbing those misses off the rim and scoring inside. The Knights hauled in 18 offensive rebounds, tallied a staggering 29 second-chance points and scored 42 points in the paint overall in their 72-58 win over Morgan State at the Rutgers Athletic Center.

Rutgers’ strong presence inside also yielded 27 trips to the free throw line, as 62 of its points came from the charity stripe and painted area combined.

“You always wanna win the battle of the free throw line, and obviously, we were getting the ball inside in the post,” said head coach Steve Pikiell. “If you’re not making threes, you’ve gotta figure out another way to attack (the 2-3 zone) ... I thought early we got good looks too. When you don’t make them you gotta get it to the post.”

At the forefront of the Knights’ relentless attack on the boards was Rutgers’ two leading rebounders entering the night.

Junior forward Deshawn Freeman came in as the Knights’ leading scorer and rebounder.

He recorded team-highs in both categories, tallying 22 points and pulling down 12 rebounds. It was

Graduate transfer senior center C.J. Gettys knocks down 1 of his 7 shots in Rutgers’ 72-58 win over Morgan State on Saturday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR the junior captain’s fifth doubledouble in eight games.

Right behind Freeman was senior center C.J. Gettys, who continued his impressive start to his career on the Banks finished with 15 points on a perfect 7-of-7 from the field and seven rebounds.

Freeman and Gettys combined to corral half of Rutgers’ of fensive rebounds.

“I felt like I played well,” Gettys said. “Played off my teammates a lot, they gave me the ball at the right place at the right time and

bears Knights use 13-0 run midway through first half to take lead they wouldn’t relinquish Kendley would hit the first before missing the second, shooting night. The Columbus, causing some of the loudest Ohio, native won the slot machine cheers of the night from the 5,081 by adding seven rebounds, and fans at the RAC. The crowd would grow quiet he also had four blocks, the most crucial of which backfiring against soon after, though, with Kendley’s free throw the Knights. starting a 15-8 G e t t y s run to reduce jumped in to the Knights’ help on a drive “I love feeding off the lead to 56-49 from Bears’ fans and I love giving with eight guard Tiwian minutes to go.

K e n d l e y, them what they want.” “ H e ’ s meeting him very capable at the rim and CJ GETTYS of that,” swatting his Graduate Transfer Senior Pikiell said of shot out of Kendley, who bounds. With finished with Kendley, a 6-foot-5 guard, turned around a game-high 28 points before walking away from the basket, the fouling out. “Our guys were aware 7-foot center bumped him from of that. We guarded him a little behind and jawed at Kendley while bit better in the second half. We staring him down. The referee saw mixed up matchups with him.”

Despite the Morgan State run, it reason enough for a technical, handing Gettys his first, Rutgers junior forward Deshawn Freeman would make sure that 7 points would its second and the game’s third.

“I didn’t really get an be as close as the Bears would get.

The Rutgers captain, who explanation on either (of the technical fouls), so I wasn’t really surpassed the other half of Ghost excited about (it) either,” Pikiell Gang to lead his team with 22 said. “I liked to get warned, and points and 12 rebounds, earned that didn’t happen. It is what it is. his fifth double-double in 8 We gotta continue to learn and I games this season and had a pair thought that was an emotional of nearly identical thunderous play. I don’t know what happened. breakaway dunks on moves he started with a defensive rebound.

I have no explanation.” continued from back

I was able to finish and make a couple of plays. Without them, I couldn’t get the ball. I’m a 7-feettall center, I couldn’t bring the ball up the court myself, as much as I’d like to.”

Holding a 31-27 lead early in the second half, Gettys kicked off the Knights’ scoring in the latter frame with his own personal 6-0 run in the paint to give Rutgers breathing room it would ultimately utilize for the remainder of the game.

The Knights would go on to extend their lead out to as many

as 15, but the Bears refused to go away. Morgan State chipped away enough to find itself down just 7 points with under eight minutes left.

But this time, it was Freeman’s turn.

Following a put-back from Gettys on the following possession, Freeman scored 9 of Rutgers’ next 10 points, including two highlightreel dunks, to push the Knights’ lead back out to 15 in final minutes to put the game on ice.

“We kind of picked it up in the second half,” Freeman said. “We

The first came halfway through that Morgan State run, with him finding sophomore guard Corey Sanders with an outlet pass before getting it back at the top of the key and slamming it home.

The other came with two minutes remaining in the contest, again with him getting a rebound and throwing an outlet pass to a guard, but this time it was junior Nigel Johnson, who would throw up an alley-oop before Freeman triggered the loudest few seconds of the night at the RAC. “Huge plays like that give the team energy and the crowd a spark,” he said.

It would push the Knights lead back to 65-53, all but guaranteeing Rutgers would remain perfect at home.

The Knights have defeated their six visitors by a margin of 82 points, defeating all but one of them by double-digits.

The success of the season was evident in the number of fans who turned out Saturday, the game garnering the highest attendance yet this year.

With them came the vocal support that Gettys heard when he was assessed his technical, the roars Freeman heard when he slammed home his dunks, the cheers junior guard Mike Williams heard upon finally hitting his first three after four attempts to tie the game at 19 and the standing ovation the whole team saw as the final horn blew, which guaranteed they earned a sixth straight home win.

“I love feeding off the fans and I love giving them what they want,”

Gettys said and one could guess most, if not all of his teammates would agree. “They come here to support me, so I’m going to give them the love back.”

The victor y guarantees Pikiell’s first year on the Banks can’t end up any worse than the nightmare that was his predecessor Eddie Jordan’s final season.

The big picture of the season is the last thing on the former Stony Brook head coach’s. With Central

gotta do better in the first half ... I can’t speak for everyone, but me, I didn’t bring much energy to the team as I should have first half.”

On the flip side of Rutgers’ dominating play inside was the continuation of its cold outside shooting. The Knights entered the night shooting 42.4 percent from the field and 28.9 percent from deep, and they failed to reach even of those underwhelming marks against Morgan State.

The Bears’ aggressive 2-3 zone gave Rutgers’ wings fits (not clear) for most of the night, and even when the Knights was able to work the ball around to an open shooter it resulted in a miss more times than not.

Rutgers’ three lead guards — sophomore Corey Sanders and juniors Mike Williams and Nigel Johnson — combined to shoot 7 of 32 from the field and 2 for 10 from beyond the arc.

As the Knights work through their elongated cold spell from the outside, Rutgers is going to its No. 1 offensive rebounding presence to remain active, just as it did on Saturday.

“One of these days we’re going to hit all our threes and it’s going to be really nice,” Pikiell said. “But when it’s not, you have to figure out another way.

We were getting the ball into the paint and then we were getting it up on the rim and we did a good job of rebounding.”

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Connecticut State coming to town on Tuesday, it’s another quick turnaround for Rutgers, who had just one day of preparation for Saturday’s game.

Satisfied with another win, his focus has turned to the Blue Devils.

“Worked hard. Good win for us,” Pikiell said. “We’re 1-0 and that’s our motto moving forward.”

For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @briannnnf and @TargumSports on Twitter.

Sophomore guard Mike Williams attempts a lay-in in the first half of Rutgers’ 72-58 win over Morgan State Saturday night.

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“I love feeding off the fans and I love giving them what they want. They come here to support me, so I’m going to give them the love back.”

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MEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS 72, MORGAN STATE 58

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WRESTLING

Knights hold off late surge from Bucknell

Mixed results at Journeymen Tussle for RU

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Jon Spilletti

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This was not the same team that showed up against Duke on Thursday night.

The Rutgers Women’s basketball team fought hard and held on for dear life, defeating Bucknell 57-53 at the Rutgers Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon The Scarlet Knights (2-6) came storming out of the gates against the Bison (5-3), jumping out to a quick 7-0 lead. They hit two of their first 3-point shots and wreaking havoc on the defensive end of the floor.

At the end of the first quarter, junior guard Shrita Parker grabbed a defensive rebound and passed it to junior forward Kandiss Barber, who made a very tough layup in transition that went through right as the buzzer sounded to give her team a 23-8 lead after one.

Following their blowout loss to Blue Devils, head coach C. Vivian Stringer spoke of how the team need to focus on winning quarters.

They certainly did that in the first 10 minutes of the game.

They were able to continue their strong start into the second quarter. True freshman center Jordan Wallace came into the game with Desiree Keeling and Victoria Harris in foul trouble. She hit two difficult layups and Rutgers didn’t miss a beat with their third string center in the game.

One of the biggest advantages Rutgers had was on its offensive boards, as it held a 14-8 lead over Bucknell. They also played tenacious defense in the first half, and proved they weren’t the same team that showed up at the RAC two days previous. “(Bucknell) are known as outstanding offensive rebounding people,” Stringer said.

On a day where head coach Scott Goodale was hoping to set his starting lineup into stone, the Rutgers wrestling team gave him plenty to work with.

The Scarlet Knights left the Journeymen Tussle with 10 of its 14 competitors placing, with 165-pounder redshirt freshman Willie Scott finishing in first place in his division.

Hosted by Hofstra University, the Long Island crowd also saw 125-pounder Sean McCabe, 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio, 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault, 149-pounder Ken Theobold, 157-pounder John Van Brill, 165-pounder Anthony Pafumi and 174-pounder Phillip Bakuckas earn secondplace honors.

A pair — 125-pounder Brandon Paetzell and 149-pounder Anthony Giraldo — finished the day in third place.

Despite the placements, Goodale was neither happy nor angry with the results, holding that it was an average outcome for a team expected to excel.

“It was a good day,” Goodale said. “It wasn’t a great day, it wasn’t a terrible day, it was a very normal day where it was a little frustrating to be able to beat some of the nationally ranked guys and we didn’t get it done. We didn’t get it done enough.”

In a division with a lot of question marks surrounding it for Goodale and the Knights, the 165 weight class saw Willie Scott and fifth-year senior Anthony Pafumi take to the mat.

Scott opened his day with a major decision over Campbell’s Quentin Perez. His success carried on into his next bout, as he scooped up a technical fall in a shutout versus Jason Carr of the Citadel.

Junior forward Deshawn Freeman slams home an alley-oop in the second half of Rutgers’ 72-58 win over Morgan State Saturday. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR

Rutgers mauls Bears to match 2015-16 win total

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Brian Fonseca Sports Editor

For the first time this season, the Rutgers men’s basketball team headed into a game coming off a loss, a 73-61 setback at Miami three days before it hosted Morgan State last Saturday.

It was yet to be seen how the Scarlet Knights would respond to the situation under first-year head coach Steve Pikiell. The first 12 minutes of the game suggested a Hurricane hangover, with the Knights losing their early 2-0 lead with a 6-0 run from the visiting Bears.

Rutgers struggled to pick apart Morgan State’s 2-3 zone, missing five straight shots and 8 of the 10 after graduate transfer center C.J. Gettys hit the game’s first shot.

The Knights were shooting 26 percent in the first 10 and a half minutes, getting beaten on the boards — even as the best offensive rebounding team in the country, Rutgers was

Junior guard Shrita Parker scored 11 points for the Scarlet Knights on Saturday.

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down 6-2 on the offensive glass at one point — and playing a sloppy game with six turnovers.

It needed to wake up. It needed a spark.

And soon enough, it found one.

A 19-6 run of eight buckets coming from six different players pushed the Knights into the lead, one they took into the half and wouldn’t drop again as they defeated Morgan State (2-6) 72-58 Saturday night.

It was Rutgers’ seventh victor y in eight games. This is a win total it didn’t get until the 31st and final game of last year’s regular season.

“I was nervous, obviously, about this game but … the whole team (came to play),” Pikiell said. “We were ready to play.”

The Knights (7-1) would build on its slim 31-26 halftime lead with three quick buckets from Gettys, who finished as Rutgers’ secondleading scorer with 15 points on a perfect 7-for-7 See

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RACHEL STODDARD, senior breastroker, set a Brown pool record and earned an NCAA “B” cut in the 200 breastroke with a time of 2:13.67. The Scarlet Knights competed in the Bruno Invitational this past weeked, hosted by Brown University.

Freshman Willie Scott finished Sunday’s event with first-place honors, going 3-0.

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