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Off-campus renting issues left unclear By Charlie Melman Staff Writer
Bill Schultz, Raritan riverkeeper, spoke about the available launch locations for paddle craft and identified problems with river access during yesterday’s Sustainable Raritan River Mini-Conference in Hillsborough Township, N.J. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Professors discuss NJ flood levels By Danielle Gonzalez Staff Writer
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. — Anthony Broccoli, co-director of the Rutgers Climate Institute, predicts future summers to be 70 percent warmer than the warmest summers on record. By the end of the century, this figure could rise to 90 percent. Broccoli was one of the three Rutgers faculty members who spoke about climate resiliency at the Sustainable Raritan River Mini-Conference yesterday at Duke Farms in Hillsborough, N.J. The Sustainable Raritan River Collaborative began in 2009 with the goal of restoration and future
protection of the Raritan River, along with all of its tributaries. The collaborative is for the benefit of residents, businesses and the environment. Various programs and schools at the University are academic partners with the organization. Broccoli gave a presentation on climate projections and New Jersey’s changing climate. Along with rising temperatures, he said an increase in precipitation has made the last decade unusually wet. A change in the amount of precipitation has resulted from very heavy events, he said. The northeast has seen a 74 percent increase in precipitation.
“There have been concentrated periods of heavy rainfall occurring more frequently,” Broccoli said. The two largest events, Hurricanes Irene and Floyd, were some of the first instances revealing a frequent pattern of excessive rainfall, he said. By the end of the century, heavy rain events are expected to become more frequent. Broccoli said floods are becoming a bigger problem because all the water from rainfall flows into the rivers faster due to changes in land use. This also impacts the rise in sea level, he said. The sea level along the N.J. coast has been rising more See LEVELS on Page 4
Neither the University, student tenants nor landlords can provide a clear picture of the quality of students’ experiences with renting off-campus properties. According to a University off-campus task force report issued this summer, 54 percent of all undergraduate students and 89 percent of all graduate students comprise the off-campus and commuter population. Rutgers estimates approximately 10,000 students live locally and do not commute from home, according to the report. Yet this number cannot be accurately determined, as students are not required to provide a local address on their term bill. Fifteen students asked to talk about their experiences with landlords declined to comment due to the nature of the topic. Pooja Kolluri, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said often students fear speaking up will affect their housing arrangements. “Students just appreciate having a place to live here,” she said. Since July, Kolluri said the bathtub in her apartment on 85 Easton Ave. would not drain. When she repeatedly called her landlord about the problem, the landlord would cut her off and avoid paying for the repair. The landlord was only driven to act when Kolluri and her housemates stopped paying rent, she said.
Juwon Cha, a School of Arts and Sciences senior who sublets a room in a house at 71 Louis St. last year, said his landlord, Jack Braha, knowingly gave him and his housemates a damaged space and refused to pay for repairs. “[There were] lots of problems and he never got around to fixing them,” he said. “All sorts of classic ones like pests, rats, roaches, bedbugs and … broken doorknobs.” Dan Ticchio, a School of Arts and Sciences senior who lived with Cha in the house, said every repair took weeks to complete, and Braha was rarely present for them. “We asked him more than once before we moved in and in the first couple months that we were moved in to fix up the condition of the floors [and] walls,” he said. They knew the quality of the property was poor before they moved in, Ticchio said. But the run-down, garbage-filled basement and crumbling walls led to more problems with rats and other pests. Despite the fact their lease required Braha to pay for all repairs, Cha said Braha demanded money every time an issue appeared. Braha could not be reached at press time. Of course, tenant and student relations are not exclusively sour. For Tony Chedid, who leases property to students in New Brunswick, much of the reward of being a l See issues on Page 4
Canterbury House aims to expose prison flaws By Erin Petenko Associate News Editor
Mark Dilsizian went to prisons as an undergraduate to teach inmates about the Bible and found many of them were in there for petty crimes. It was an experience that led him to believe the justice system is anything but just. “If you look a little bit behind the headlines in the news and talk to communities that are affected by the prison-industrial complex, you realize what a toll it takes specifically on underprivileged communities,” he said. Dilsizian, a Ph.D. student in computer science, is participating in the Canterbur y House’s initiative to spread awareness about problems in the incarceration system. Rev. Gregor y Bezilla, the chaplain of the Episcopal Campus Ministr y at Rutgers, said the organization helps students work for justice for others. Several years ago, the group began collaborating with the Nation-
al Religious Campaign Against Torture against for-profit prisons and racism in the justice system, he said. They are concerned about solitar y confinement, he said. New Jersey will not inform the public how many inmates are in solitar y confinement. The house hosted J. Amos Caley, a graduate student in the School of Social Work, to talk about the mass incarceration system last Wednesday. They are also co-sponsoring “Confined to Conform,” a study on the effects of the prison system on marginalized groups, this Saturday in Hertzog Hall on the College Avenue campus. Caley said the drug war during the second half of the 20th centur y created policies that perpetuated racism and mass incarceration. “The number of people in prison has increased from 300,000 in the 1970s to 2.5 million today,” he said. See house on Page 5
The Rutgers University Student Assembly passed allocations of $538,680.36 to 378 organizations. RUSA also passed a resolution concerning a lack of emergency blue lights on campus SAEED KHAN
RUSA passes student allocations funds By Erin Petenko Associate News Editor
The Rutgers University Student Assembly passed without opposition a resolution approving the allocation of $538,680.36 to 378 student organizations for the spring 2014 semester at their meeting last night at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus. The organization also passed a resolution concerning the lack of emergency blue lights on campus
and a bill to support gender-neutral bathrooms in the new construction. Students began the meeting with a moment of silence to commemorate South African civil rights leader Nelson Mandela’s death. Zain Haq, chairman of the Allocations Board, and Krupa Patel, treasurer of RUSA, explained the allocations process to the general body. Haq, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said the Allocations Board is a separate organization from RUSA that manages student activity fee funding on the term bill.
RUSA approves the board’s plan for how funds will be allocated among student organizations on campus. Haq said this spring semester’s allocations are higher than last spring’s, which had a total allocations of $419,618.36. Hurricane Sandy influenced the difference in funding because it interfered with allocations planning last fall, he said. To determine the overall budget, the board had student organizations submit their budgets and sat down with See rusa on Page 5
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Rutgers Gardens present a farm market at 10 a.m. at Hort Farm No. 1 on Cook campus. The market features locally grown and made fruits, vegetables, cheeses, breads and meats. The Rutgers Symphony Orchestra performs at 7:30 p.m. in the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for faculty, staff and alumni and $5 for students.
Sunday, Dec. 8
The Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “An Evening of Clifford Odets” at 7:30 p.m. in the Jameson Studio Theatre on Douglass campus. The play will fun from Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Sunday, until Dec 8. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for faculty, staff and alumni and $5 for students.
Monday, Dec. 9
The Rutgers Jazz Ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. Tickets cost $15 for the general public, $10 for faculty, staff and alumni and $5 for students.
Tuesday, Dec. 10
The Rutgers Wind Ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. Tickets cost $15 for the general public, $10 for faculty, staff and alumni and $5 for students.
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Jazz group New Brunswick Groove Fusion performs at 10 p.m. at Destination Dogs at 101 Paterson St. There is no cover charge.
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Wednesday, Dec. 11
Tommy Campbell and his band Vocal-Eyes perform at 8 p.m. at the Hyatt Hotel at 2 Albany St. There is no cover charge.
Thursday, Dec. 12
Jazz saxophonist Ralph Bowen and his quartet play jazz standards at 8 p.m. at Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant at 338 George St. There is a $5 cover charge.
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Alumnus talks A glance at Rutgers protests during apartheid about nature of presidency By Julian Chokkattu News Editor
By Janine Puhak Contributing Writer
If it is lonely at the top, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C. might just house the most isolated office in America, Kenneth T. Walsh expresses in his new book. Walsh, chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report and Rutgers alumnus, explored the inside of the White House in his new book “Prisoners of the White House: The Isolation of America’s Presidents and the Crisis of Leadership.” He gave a talk, sponsored by the Eagleton Institute of Politics as part of the Writing Politics Series last night at Van Dyck Hall on the College Avenue campus. He discussed the living conditions of the commander in chief under national attention, and how the president can find escape from it. “We think of them as the uncommon common man … special … elevated, but at the same time we want them to be one of us. They get the credit where they don’t deserve it … the blame where they don’t deserve it,” Walsh said. “That’s the nature of the job.” Walsh said current challenges to modern society’s presidency, such as security, opinionated media and misguiding inner circles can isolate the president from realities across the country. “There’s only 43 people who have been president. So few people have ever had this job,” he said. “Presidents have this notion of being separate and apart, which creates an issue in getting things done for the country.” Walsh said Franklin Roosevelt was the first modern president by today’s definition. By nature of the job description, the role of the country’s executive administrator is a challenging one but one which can be taken with rationality, he said. “The office itself is such a disconnect from reality, it’s very difficult. Through polling, contact with friends and traveling the country, presidents can break out,” Walsh said. “Presidents should use their families to ground themselves as much as they can.” Matthew Kenny, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and student in Professor Hickel’s class, said learning more about the enigma surrounding the office was eye-opening. “We usually see the president in a negative light, so to see them in a more positive light was refreshing. It’s so easy to forget that they are human too,” Kenny said. Not too long after his own Rutgers graduation, as a young journalist, Walsh said he found himself unexpectedly awe-struck upon his entrance into the arena of Washington politics. “I remember when I started covering the White House back in ’86, during Reagan’s time,” Walsh said. “Walking through the North West gate for the first time, which is the way we go in for media, seeing the intensity of it all with my own eyes … I realized how strange the life of the president really is.”
Known as the icon against apartheid, South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela died yesterday, according to the South African government, sending strong shockwaves around the world. In a televised address, South African President Jacob Zuma said Mandela died at 8:50 p.m. local time. “His tireless struggle for freedom earned him the respect of the world,” he said. “His humility, his compassion and his humanity earned him their love.” U.S. President Barack Obama delivered remarks on Mandela’s death yesterday at The White House, stating that Mandela now “belongs to the ages.” “His commitment to transfer power and reconcile with those who jailed him set an example that all humanity should aspire to, whether in the lives of nations or in our own personal lives,” he said. When protests against apartheid picked up, Rutgers was at the forefront in terms of protesting for a complete divestment, or reduction of investment, of Rutgers holdings in firms with operations in South Africa. In an article published by The Daily Targum on February 11, 1985, about 60 protestors staged a sit-in at a meeting of the Rutgers Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees. The trustees and the board approved a policy to withdraw $3.6 million in securities from seven American companies in South Africa. At the time, Rutgers had $13.1 million invested in 17 U.S. firms conducting business in the then-Republic of South Africa. But the approved measure was only a partial divestment, which angered protestors who vowed to protest at every meeting until their voice was heard. “We ask you to divest and you provide us with a travesty and an insult,” said Assad Akar, one of the protest’s organizers and a member of Rutgers Coalition for Divestment in the article. “You value the dollar above a human life.” Then-University President Edward J. Bloustein supported the approved measures and said a total divestment would only punish the companies working in South Africa for the good of the people. His support led protestors to verbally attack him at the meeting. Shouts of “Impeach the president” resounded at the meeting whenever Bloustein spoke. “Insult does nothing to advance one’s argument,” Bloustein said to the protestors, according to the article. According to an article in the Global Nonviolent Action Database, news of Rutgers’ coalition’s protestors continued to make national headlines. “The efforts at Rutgers began to be grouped with efforts from many other schools including Columbia, Cornell, California-Berkeley and others,” the article read. Members of the Rutgers coalition sent letters to the Board of Governors and other administration members asking for a joint meeting to discuss total divestment, but the
Top: Students protest at a Board of Governors and Board of Trustees meeting in February 1985, calling for a total divestment from South Africa during apartheid. Middle: Protests at Rutgers made national headlines. Below: Then President Edward J. Bloustein received verbal insults at the meeting as he only supported a partial divestment. THE DAILY TARGUM / FILE PHOTO / FEBRUARY 1985 administration responded stating that there was no reason for a joint meeting at the time. “The Coalition responded by hosting the first national sleep-in for apartheid that culminated with a rally and funeral march for all of those who were slain in South Africa,” the article read. On August 20, then New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean signed into law a divestment bill that would remove $2 billion worth in investments
of pension funds from companies with a connection to South Africa. “Eventually, Rutgers University announced a total divestment worth $6.4 million from over ten companies, including Coca Cola and IBM. The decision was announced on Oct. 17, and made Rutgers one of more than twenty schools that adopted or that would go on to adopt policies of at least partial divestment from companies that did business with South Africa,” the article read.
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LEVELS Geoscientists at Rutgers, Tufts University project NJ sea level to rise by 1.5 feet between 2000 - 2050 New Jersey has been collecting LiDAR data from various rapidly than the global average counties and areas over time, he due to a combination of postgla- said, including information from cial movement of the earth’s crust the Raritan Basin. Lathrop said another tool that and the compaction of sediments has been created is the N.J. on the coastal plain. He said geoscientists at Rut- Flood Mapper project, which gers and Tufts University proj- is a web-based geospatial deect the New Jersey sea level to cision-making tool that can be rise by 1.5 feet between 2000 developed and implemented and 2050. By the year 2100, it to promote coastal resilience in the face of sea level rises could rise about 3.5 feet. “During the 21st centur y, the and storms. “The idea is to tr y and provide rate at which water is going up different ways has been acfor people to celerating, and unand will be “Part of our mission is to realize derstand what going up as try and direct attention the risk is,” our land is to other effects of climate Lathrop said. going down,” A n o t h Broccoli said. change and their impact er issue is Richard on people, infrastructure coastal salt Lathrop, diand assets.” marshes, he rector of the said. Marshes Grant F. WalJeanne Herb build up vertiton Center for cally through Remote SensAssociate Director of the Environmental accretion, but ing and SpaAnalysis and Communications Group at many are retial Analysis, the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning treating due gave a presenand Public Policy to developtation about ment impedithe various ments. These web-based tools available for assessing risk impediments can be roads, dykes or anything blocking the and planning for resiliency. Lathrop said to prepare for marshes from migrating. Lathrop said the next steps climate change and make good decisions under severe circum- to help society become more stances. People must be aware conscious about climate change are to identify and map hazard of what areas are vulnerable. Light Detection and Ranging zones, which are most prone technology, or LiDAR, provides to floods, and identify hazard people with detailed informa- conflict areas where urban land tion that maps land surfac- uses are at risk. Jeanne Herb, associate direces, he said. LiDAR can reveal what areas are most vulnerable tor of the Environmental Analysis and Communications Group to flooding. continued from front
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andlord comes in the form of “thank you” letters from parents and repeat business. Because he said he treats his tenants well, they reciprocate his generosity and respect their homes. Michael Sisler, a Rutgers alumnus who has leased property in New Brunswick’s sixth ward to Rutgers students since 1992, also said he has experienced very few problems with his tenants since starting his business. All of his houses have been upgraded since their purchase, he said. Ever y year, each property is professionally painted, cleaned and has its locks
changed before students officially take possession on June 1. “Our model is a self-fulfilling prophecy: Deliver good properties and you get good tenants,” he said. “And then we have a good relationship over the course of … however long a client lives with us.” David Adams, owner of George St., LLC, said only a ver y small number of tenants out of the few hundred he rents to ever y year give him trouble. “[Most problems occur] … in the beginning when they first lease, until they get to know us and know that we don’t like that kind of stuff,” he said. The Office of Legal Ser vices offers legal advice and assis-
The Sustainable Raritan River Mini-Conference in Duke Farms, Hillsborough, N.J., featured three Rutgers faculty members who spoke about climate resiliency. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy gave the final presentation on the New Jersey Climate Adaption Alliance’s efforts to improve climate resiliency in the community. The alliance is a network of policymakers, such as public and private sectors, practitioners, academics, NGOs and business leaders who want to build climate change preparedness and capacity in New Jersey. Herb said the alliance’s main goal is to use scientific research to help the community and encourage society to adapt policies and practices that improve climate resiliency. It also aims to encourage people to accept that the climate is changing and society must do something about it. “We’re taking the kinds of organization that are in New Jersey already to work together to enhance the capacity in those existing,” she said. “We
can agree that there’s a need to make sure that our assets and our people and our landscapes are protected.” The alliance was created long before Hurricane Sandy, and Herb said it focuses on all aspects of climate change. The concept of the alliance is a diversity of voices sitting at a table that recognize they all have one thing in common: the impact of climate change, she said. “Many of you are thinking of Sandy,” Herb said. “But part of our mission is to tr y and direct attention to other effects of climate change, and their impact on people, infrastructure and assets.” Vulnerabilities from climate change impact public health, heat-related illnesses, infectious diseases, air quality, and storm-related injuries and stresses, she said. The possibility of a longer and potentially more intense allergy season is another concern.
Herb said many multinational companies have started to realize they need to be aware of climate change when it affects their supply chain by climate change and agriculture. “PepsiCo, which has a potato chip company, has realized that they really need to pay attention to climate change because the heat and changes in the climate are affecting their potato farms,” she said. New Jersey’s vulnerabilities are not only limited to places, but also affect people, Herb said. The elderly, children and mental health patients are among those venerable to climate change. Herb said she was both surprised and excited to see that the results of a sur vey conducted in Januar y showed that 70 percent of people have a concern about the impact of global climate change in New Jersey. “Sandy has brought a lot of people to the table that weren’t at the table before,” she said.
tance for landlord or tenant issues and reviews students’ leases, and the University’s Off-Campus Housing Ser vice provides guidance and helps tenants understand rental responsibilities. Yet the report acknowledged that the University provides in-
what is expected of them as they move off-campus,” the report said. “Providing educational programs and ser vices will help students become more aware of the responsibilities of living independently.” The report suggests the University should create a New Brunswick Campus and Community Coalition, bringing together city officials, staff members in Health Outreach Programming and Education, bar and liquor store owners, landlords and other key stakeholders. New Brunswick’s rent control ordinance regulates licensed rooming houses, fraternities and sororities registered with Rutgers and the University’s dormitories, according to the New Brunswick Rent Control Office’s website. Each year, the office determines the maximum rent increase landlords are allowed
to levy. In 2012 and 2013, rent hikes were capped at 2.5 percent. Ever y registered unit in New Brunswick must register with the Rent Control Office by April 1 and pay a registration fee. Maria Cody, the city’s rent control coordinator, said the office makes an annual effort to inform landlords and tenants about its policies. “We … have an annual mailing that is sent as a courtesy to all the landlords ever y Februar y as well as a plain language summar y sent to ever y city resident informing them about rent control,” Cody said in an email. The Rent Control Office also ser ves as an outlet for disputes by landlords and tenants, and its decisions on all complaints it hears are final, according to its website.
“Our model is a self-fulfilling prophecy: Deliver good properties and you get good tenants.” Michael Sisler Rutgers Alumnus
adequate staffing and resources for off-campus students, and the programs provided are decentralized. “Rutgers University should not assume that students know
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UN study finds juveniles suffer mental damage after only three to five days in confinement not allowed to directly represent themselves in their case, The United States has the he said. One of Caley’s objectives is largest number of prisoners of in the world, both in terms of per- to focus on the subject of solitar y confinement for juveniles. centages and actual numbers. Eighty percent of those pris- Inmates in juvenile detention oners are minorities, especially centers can get placed in soliAfrican-Americans and those of tar y confinement for infractions African descent, he said. Many such as swearing at a teacher. A United Nations study found minorities are imprisoned for drug offenses even though stud- juveniles suffer mental damage ies have shown the majority of after only three to five days in confinement, he said. But many drug users are white. Caley discussed the negative spend weeks or even months impacts of solitar y confinement, in isolation. Dilsizian said encounters with a method of imprisonment legal issues where the inhave only inmate is kept creased his isolated for “People think of distrust of the 22 to 24 hours justice sysper day. Many Christianity as a tem. He once of the inmates moralistic list of was talking have limited prohibitions. It’s really ... with a homeaccess their less person in families or a fight for justice for ... rehabilitative oppressed communities.” New York City when police assistance. approached Those kept MARK DILSIZIAN the man and in solitar y Ph.D Student frisked him. confinement “ N Y P D often suffer pulled up with mental health issues and trauma as a result of three cars and started searching him up and down,” he said. their experiences. The origins of modern soli- “I said, ‘What are you doing?’ tar y confinement related to re- and they got in my face … until pression of political dissidents. I told them that I’m not going to Caley said he talked to Ojore stand here while they treat me Lutalo, a member of the Black like this.” The incident was unfair and Liberation Army who spent 23 particularly a violation of the years in solitar y confinement. He said prisoners can be sent homeless man’s rights, he said. to solitar y confinement — also The fact that he could be pulled called “administration isolation” aside and harassed because of or “protective custody” — for a his complexion makes the sysvariety of reasons, and no stan- tem worse. Even his visits to inmates dardized system exists for placseemed biased against margining an inmate in confinement. Although the prison’s admin- alized communities, he said. istration has to review their case Many of the men he met were ever y 60 days, the prisoners are in jail for petty crimes, the continued from front
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each of them to decide their funding numbers. They base their numbers on previous experience with events. “If you have a speaker coming, no matter whether you’re a religious organization, a cultural organization or anything else, it’s going to cost about the same amount,” he said. Student organizations that missed the original deadline can re-apply at the beginning of spring semester and can appeal to the board afterward. To make sure organizations are following the rules, the board does an audit during the spring semester, he said. Often, clubs do not specify that they’re funded by RUSA Allocations on their materials, which can result in a 75 percent reduction in advertising and duplication funding. The board plans to eliminate redundant programs by collaborating further with student organizations, he said. Haq said the Rutgers University Programming Association has a different funding process, as does Rutgers University Dance Marathon. Patel, a Rutgers Business School senior, said the board originally wanted to get student organizations to allocate their budgets earlier in the year, but realized the process would be too difficult. “It’s kind of hard to forecast at the beginning of the year what you’re going to do following April,” she said. Francine Glaser, Douglass Campus senator, said RUSA should admire the Allocations Board for putting all the funds together. “I know the governing council wishes that they had more money. No one is going to be perfectly happy with this, but overall they did a good job,” said Glaser, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. Daniel Munoz, Cook Campus representative, sponsored a bill approved by the assembly that attempted to ensure new construction on the College Avenue, Cook and Douglass campuses would have at least one gender-neutral bathroom per building. Munoz, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said RUSA would meet Anthony Calcado, Vice President for University Facilities and Capital Planning to begin the process of including gender-neutral bathrooms. Sam Clark, a School of Arts And Sciences junior, and Sharon Tufino, a School of Arts and Sciences firstyear student, sponsored a bill to research where to install more campus emergency phones. Tufino said she wants to see more blue lights in parking lots and other remote locations. According to the bill, both Cook and Douglass Campus have 10 blue lights, the College Avenue Campus has three lights, Busch Campus has 11 lights and Livingston Campus has three lights. Jamila White, president of the Douglass Governing Council, asked students to sign a petition for the repairs of the Katzenbach bus stop. She said students who have experienced issues such as harassment could make a special comment in the petition. “That bus stop … has no crosswalk … there’s a bus shelter with no windows … and there is no emergency blue light,” said White, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.
Mark Dilsizian, a Ph.D. student, hangs up a sign for the Canterbury House’s initiative to spread awareness about the incarceration system. COURTESY OF GREGORY BEZILLA same crimes that would get an upper-class person a slap on the wrist. Once in prison, the men were labeled as criminals and frequently deprived of their rights, he said. During his visits, Dilsizian offered to get information online for an inmate and send it to him. “They said it violated certain rules, and they sent it back to me,” he said. “But they’re supposed to inform the inmate when they do that. They
didn’t bother to follow their own procedures.” Dilsizian said he hopes to soon visit Delaney Hall, a Newark facility that is paid at least $125 per night for keeping prisoners behind bars. He feels compelled to help as both an activist and as a Christian. “People think of Christianity as a moralistic list of prohibitions,” he said. “It’s really about a fight for justice and truth for marginalized and oppressed communities.”
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Student association runs professional development workshop By Jessica Herring Contributing Writer
Top: Students attended Rutgers Univeristy Muslim Student Association’s workshop “First Impression” yesterday at the Busch Campus Center to learn about networking skills. Bottom: Mohammad Abbasi, president at Bayan Consulting Inc. spoke about success. LUOYE WANG
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To offer advice to students about how to be successful in their career paths and inform them about certain majors offered at the University, the Rutgers University Muslim Student Association ran a professional development conference yesterday at the Busch Campus Center. Mian Assad, the president of RU-MSA, said the organization hosted a workshop in September where a speaker came and provided students with advice for their career paths. This is the first time they are offering this specific workshop, he said. Assad, a School of Engineering senior, said Muslims are a minority group at the University. As a student, he did not feel supported in achieving his academic goals and writing his resume. RU-MSA aims to introduce students to the academic services available at the University and help them achieve their goals, he said. “There is a very diverse amount of Muslims at the University, from African Muslims, South Asian [to] Chinese, and with all this diversity, we want to help the students,” Assad said. “Our goal is to help students explore different majors.” The main focus of this workshop is to provide students with skills for networking, he said. Some students at the University are not familiar with career services, so this workshop teaches them the benefits of this ser vice and how it can help them in the future. “The information students learn at this workshop can go beyond just Muslim students,” he said. “All students could use this advice.” At the workshop, tables were set up for professionals to talk about particular majors, including pharmacy, engineering and journalism and media studies.
Aysha Azmat, a graduate student at the University, informed students about the five-year education program at the University. Azmat applied to the education program during her junior year and had internships at the elementary, middle and high school level, she said. The graduate education program at Rutgers requires student to teach, she said. Students need experience teaching in different environments, such as an urban area. “I became interested in education because I have always liked working with kids,” she said. “I used to tutor students and felt teaching was a natural feel.” Teaching students requires a certain attitude, Azmat said. Student teachers must be flexible and able to work in a variety of environments and communicate with children. “Working with kids from all different levels is eye-opening,” she said. Mohammad Abbasi, president at Bayan Consulting Inc., spoke at the event and talked about success, the learning process and values. “Success is a misnomer,” he said. “The most successful people have failed miserably and then gotten up.” Success is the progressive pursuit of a worthwhile goal, Abbasi said. “It is important to have a little success on top of another, on top of another,” he said. “One of my goals is to have people think right so they can act right.” Abbasi said problems arise when people acquire new beliefs and values from other people. Viral Sagar, a graduate student at Rutgers, attended the event and said he came to learn about career opportunities and how to be approachable to employers. “I am enjoying this event,” he said. “It is good learning … tips about academic success.”
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Anti-apartheid icon Mandela dies at 95
CALLING FOR A RAISE Protesters rally outside of a Wendy’s in support of raising fast food
wages from $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour on Dec. 5 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. A growing number of fast food workers in the United States have been staging protests outside restaurants, calling for a raise in wages, claiming it is impossible to live resonably while earning minimum wage. GETTY IMAGES
IN BRIEF SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — Police in northern New Jersey are investigating an allegation of a sexual assault of a Seton Hall student that may have been captured on video. South Orange police tell The Star-Ledger the incident occurred at an off-campus party on Nov. 16 and that it was recorded on a cellphone video that has been distributed to other students. A university spokesman says the school conducted an internal investigation and is cooperating with authorities. Dan Kalmanson says the alleged victim is a Seton Hall student and the alleged perpetrator is not a student there. Kalmanson said the university is urging students not to disseminate the video. He
didn’t provide details of the school’s investigation. The Essex County prosecutor’s office didn’t comment on the investigation yesterday. TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey health officials say the state has had its first confirmed death from a rare tick-borne virus. The 51-year-old Warren County woman died of Powassan in May. Authorities have not released the woman’s name. The state Department of Health says it was notified last month that the federal centers for Disease Control had confirmed the virus from a tissue sample. The woman had spent time outdoors before she developed a
fever, headache, rash and brain swelling. She was hospitalized before she died. NEWARK, N.J. — Heavy fog is causing delays at Newark Liberty Airport and could create problems for the evening commute in New Jersey. Patches of fog have been hovering over the state for much of the day. The National Weather Ser vice says low visibility could remain into the evening. The Federal Aviation Administration says that by mid-afternoon, delays at the Newark airport were averaging about 2½ hours. — The Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world’s most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white minority rule in South Africa, has died. He was 95. South African President Jacob Zuma made the announcement at a news conference late yesterday, saying “we’ve lost our greatest son.” His death closed the final chapter in South Africa’s struggle to cast off apartheid, leaving the world with indelible memories of a man of astonishing grace and good humor. Rock concerts celebrated his birthday. Hollywood stars glorified him on screen. And his regal bearing, graying hair and raspy voice made him instantly recognizable across the globe. As South Africa’s first black president, the ex-boxer, lawyer and prisoner No. 46664 paved the way to racial reconciliation with well-chosen gestures of forgiveness. He lunched with the prosecutor who sent him to jail, sang the apartheid-era Afrikaans anthem at his inauguration, and traveled hundreds of miles to have tea with the widow of Hendrik Verwoerd, the prime minister at the time he was imprisoned. His most memorable gesture came when he strode onto the field before the 1995 Rugby World Cup final in Johannesburg. When he came on the field in South African colors to congratulate the victorious South African team, he brought the overwhelmingly white crowd of 63,000 to its feet, chanting “Nelson! Nelson! Nelson!” For he had marched headlong into a bastion of white Afrikanerdom — the temple of South African rugby — and made its followers feel they belonged in the new South Africa. At the same time, Mandela was himself uneasy with the idea of being an icon and he did not escape criticism as an individual and a politician, though much of it was muted by his status as a unassailable symbol of decency and principle. As president, he failed to craft a lasting formula for overcoming South Africa’s biggest post-apartheid problems, including one of the world’s widest gaps between rich and poor. In his writings, he pondered the heavy cost to his family of his decision to devote himself to the struggle against apartheid. He had been convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for leading a campaign of sabotage against the government, and sent to the notorious Robben Island prison. It was forbidden to quote him or publish his photo, yet he and other jailed members of his banned African National Congress were able to smuggle out messages of guidance to the anti-apartheid crusade. As time passed — the “long, lonely, wasted years,” as he termed them — international
awareness of apartheid grew more acute. By the time Mandela turned 70 he was the world’s most famous political prisoner. Such were his mental reserves, though, that he turned down conditional offers of freedom from his apartheid jailers and even found a way to benefit from confinement. “People tend to measure themselves by external accomplishments, but jail allows a person to focus on internal ones; such as honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, generosity and an absence of variety,” Mandela says in one of the many quotations displayed at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. “You learn to look into yourself.” Thousands died, were tortured and were imprisoned in the decades-long struggle against apartheid, so that when Mandela emerged from prison in 1990, smiling and waving to the crowds, the image became an international icon of freedom to rival the fall of the Berlin Wall. South Africa’s white rulers had portrayed Mandela as the spearhead of a communist revolution and insisted that black majority rule would usher in the chaos and bloodshed that had beset many other African countries as they shook off colonial rule. Yet since apartheid ended, South Africa has held four parliamentary elections and elected three presidents, always peacefully, setting an example on a continent where democracy is still new and fragile. Its democracy has flaws, and the African National Congress has struggled to deliver on promises. It is a front runner ahead of 2014 elections, but corruption scandals and other missteps have undercut some of the promise of earlier years. “We have confounded the prophets of doom and achieved a bloodless revolution. We have restored the dignity of every South African,” Mandela said shortly before stepping down as president in 1999 at age 80. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born July 18, 1918, the son of a tribal chief in Transkei, one of the future “Bantustans,” independent republics set up by the apartheid regime to cement the separation of whites and blacks. Mandela’s royal upbringing gave him a dignified bearing that became his hallmark. Many South Africans of all races would later call him by his clan name, Madiba, as a token of affection and respect. Growing up at a time when virtually all of Africa was under European colonial rule, Mandela attended Methodist schools before being admitted to the black University of Fort Hare in 1938. He was expelled two years later for his role in a student strike. He moved to Johannesburg and worked as a policeman at a gold mine, boxed as an amateur heavyweight and studied law. — The Associated Press
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At the Board of Governor’s meeting this week, a spokeswoman of the campaign for better working conditions for non-tenured faculty was denied permission to speak since the issue was not on the agenda, despite the fact that she had signed up for it back in July. Regardless of whether or not their meeting was the appropriate forum for this discussion, The Board of Governors deserves a dart for their clear lack of proper communication.
Rutgers University Libraries have organized a 16-day exhibit that focuses on violence against women leading up to International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10. Mabel Douglass Smith library is displaying posters and books to raise awareness and increase education on the issue. We laurel the organizers for their commitment to keeping gender-based violence at the forefront of the conversation about women’s and human rights.
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While the typhoon in the Philippines was a disaster halfway across the world, a Rutgers alumnus began a local fundraiser to help his motherland. We laurel the efforts of both Kelvin Canda and the businesses around New Brunswick collaborating to fund relief for the Philippines. The togetherness of our global community during the aftermath of a destructive natural disaster is something that displays how positivity perseveres, and Canda’s efforts will be far-reaching.
A new database has revealed how much state colleges spend on their sports — and surprise, surprise, Rutgers is simply spending way too much. Between 2005 and 2011, the University increased spending by 106 percent per athlete, and only 12 percent per student. We love our sports, but the University deserves a dart for the disproportionate amount of money that is pouring into athletics when we have a competitive academic program to maintain as well.
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Celebrity endorsements should recognize health FIT WIT COURTNEY HAN
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here is a civil war occurring in Syria, a potential revolution in Ukraine and Jay-Z and Beyonce have just announced that they will be going vegan for the holiday season. No, this is not a rant about what constitutes as news in today’s society — that is a story for another time. In fact, I am in full support of the publicity that the superstar couple is getting for their diet change. The fact of the matter is that Jay-Z, Beyonce and any other top celebrities whose healthy lifestyle choices are public have the potential to motivate millions of people to also lead healthy lives. Like it or not, celebrities are role models. We analyze ever y word they say, and we scrutinize their every action. When Miley Cyrus swings naked on a piece of construction equipment, we make millions of videos doing the exact same thing. We buy magazines that promise to help us get Taylor Swift’s make up look or Emma Stone’s hair. The power that celebrities have to capture our attention is
usually seen as a negative, but sometimes it can be used for good. When celebrities volunteered in the Hurricane Sandy telethon last year, their efforts raised more than $23 million. Many people would have donated regardless, but it would be fair to say that a celebrity presence had a significant impact. Celebrities inspire people and motivate them to make good choices. That is why they have the potential to make a big difference in another type of disaster: the state of our nation’s health. Over the last decade, the number of deaths and diseases caused by obesity from unhealthy eating and living habits has skyrocketed. I could ramble on with hundreds of facts and figures, but I think it’s enough to say that it is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, right along with smoking and cancer. Unfortunately, common knowledge of these facts has not been enough to decrease the nation’s obesity rate. Neither has government regulation of portion sizes and ingredients. We have to realize that a complete lifestyle change is not going to be easy. Solving the problem is going to have to be a choice that each individual person makes on their own, not some-
thing forced upon them by rules and regulations. And while I don’t suggest that celebrities are experts in giving health advice (or name advice), their actions can put them in positions of leadership against obesity. When celebrities actively live healthy lifestyles, they inspire their fans to do the same. That doesn’t mean that people will completely reverse their unhealthy habits overnight because of what they read in the tabloids, but they may be subconsciously motivated to take small steps in the right direction. If your favorite actor decides to become a vegan, maybe you will decide to occasionally skip the burgers and fries and get a salad. If the talk show host you idolize starts training for a marathon, maybe you will be inspired to lace up and go for a jog. These changes might seem insignificant compared to the bigger picture, but every step helps. Unfortunately, celebrities’ impact on our dietar y habits can also work in complete reverse. When celebrities engage in fads and semi-star vation diets, they send an unhealthy message — it doesn’t matter what you eat or how you eat, as long as you are thin. Obesity is certainly a huge problem in our countr y, but
tr ying to lose weight by taking on crazy celebrity diets instead of living healthier lifestyles is only exacerbating our health problems. Celebrity endorsements for fast food companies and unhealthy food products like soda and candy are probably the worst proponents of obesity. Just as we are subconsciously motivated to make small healthy changes when we are aware of a favorite celebrity’s healthy lifestyle, we are subconsciously motivated to make very unhealthy choices if we see that same celebrity promoting double bacon cheeseburgers on television. Eliminating all celebrity endorsements for junk food would be completely unrealistic and would not address the issue that many people simply do not know how to make good choices in terms of their living habits. What can help is recognizing how much our lifestyle is affected by media figures and providing more publicity to celebrities living healthy lives. Courtney Han is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student majoring in journalism and media studies and political science. Her column, “Fit Wit,” runs on alternate Fridays.
Modeling industry must diversify to move forward AVANT-GARDE ADEY ZEGEYE
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he issue of race in the modeling industry is certainly not a new one. Like all other great things, change takes time. Nonetheless, my patience has run out when it comes to the lack of diversity on the runway. In early September, industry activist and former supermodel, Bethann Hardison, on behalf of the Diversity Coalition — that includes supermodels Naomi Campbell and Chanel Iman — released a powerful letter to all the main governing bodies of the fashion industry. The open letter demanded a stop to the prejudice against black models. This was not just a letter asking for a change. It was a letter calling out each fashion brand that partook in racist casting for last year’s fashion week shows. These names included: Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Chanel, Saint Laurent, Valentino, Roberto Cavalli, Versace, Proenza Schouler and more. These designers were guilty of using either only one or no black models in their shows. This past Spring Fashion Week showed a little more diversity. Instead of having one black model, some of the designers had two. I don’t call this change. In my opinion, the reason that this is happening should be the concern of the designers themselves. The casting directors are trying to keep the vision of the designers, but they shouldn’t have the power to choose
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what that vision should be. Hiding be- is a lack of representation of black models hind aesthetics or creative vision can’t be in a certain designer’s shows, then black heard as an excuse for this issue. There people should refuse to buy their products. are some designers who have left the Although I understand what she’s saying, fashion industry, like Hubert de Givenchy it’s not a realistic solution. If there were and Yves Saint Lauren, who used to use only a handful of top designers partaking women of color frequently, and in their in the exclusion of black models, then I beabsence the practice has been revoked. In lieve this would be a more effective solufact, Givenchy was the first to have an all- tion. Since this is simply not the case, and black group of models. Why are we head- I believe women of color will be unhappy ed backwards? Why aren’t we keeping the with the inability to purchase and support their favorite designers, I disagree with Cuglobal vision of these designers alive? I think that there are a few major steps trone’s proposal. Another problem is the lack of black that need to be taken. The modeling inmodels that dustry and are signed the enterto the most “Why should the entertainment tainment credible industr y industry be a place where and popular as a whole, agencies. It’s needs to put discrimination is still allowed?” the agencies’ in place legal job to be restrictions against racist practices. Why should the able to provide models of color, to push for entertainment industry be a place where them, and to make sure that there is not a discrimination is still allowed? These in- lack of them. It’s a poor excuse, in my opindustry castings allow for rules to be bent ion, to say that there aren’t enough prowithout getting any consequences. Our fessionally trained and experienced black generation will be the next deciders of who models at this time, which was one of the will be represented in our media. What responses to the open letter. Above all, the successful black models of path will we choose? Fashion publicist Kelly Cutrone has past and present need to reach out to other stated that forcing diversity isn’t the solu- black models and help them. Naomi Camption. She believes that designers have the bell transformed the modeling industry right to pick what represents their brand. into what it is today. Campbell was one of Instead, she thinks that the groups that are the first supermodels. In 2008, she graced under-represented by certain brands need the cover of Italian Vogue along with Ethito stop supporting those designers. If there opian model Liya Kebede, Sessilee Lopez,
and British model Jourdan Dunn. This allblack issue of Italian Vogue was a symbol of the success and progress of black models. It’s wonderful to be the first Ethiopian model to have an issue of Paris Vogue dedicated entirely to you, like Liya Kebede, but don’t make it so that you’re the last. Discouraging black women from entering the field because of these issues is unacceptable to me. The black models in the industry should be creating opportunities for the models to come after them, so that we can continue to see black supermodels increase, instead of decrease. I think that a meaningful solution would be for black models to come together to create programs to mentor other black models and bring them into their circle of contacts. A problem that has long plagued the entertainment industry has been women of color competing against each other, instead of lifting each other up. History has taught us that progress can’t come from separation, therefore I hope to see a change not only in the efforts of the casting directors and designers, but in the mind’s of respected black models as well. I also hope that we won’t lose out on next generation’s Naomi Campbells but decide to color the runway instead. Adey Zegeye is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in journalism and media studies with a minor in human resource management. Her fashion column, “Avant-Garde,” runs on the first Friday of every month.
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We asked him more than once before we moved in and in the first couple months...to fix up the condition[s].
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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December 6, 2013 Stephan Pastis
Today’s Birthday (12/06/13). Embark on an educational journey this year. The winter holidays reveal love’s splendor. Financial abundance rings in the New Year and continues with fruitful collaboration built on mutual respect. Springtime creativity sparks productive fun. July 25 and 26 peak with personal power. Share your work with the world in late summer. Follow your muses where they lead. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Get homework completed early, as distractions line your path. Money’s tight. Don’t fall for a trick. Publicity interferes with privacy today and tomorrow. Ask friends to teach you what you don’t know. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Building a savings plan is easier over the next three weeks, as your influence grows. Keep your eyes open; all’s not as appears. Circumstances could bring up emotions. Consider all possibilities before taking action. Give thanks. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Responsibilities increase. Call ahead to avoid running all over town. Your team helps you make it to the top, within budget. Travel beckons, but take care. Switch up the rhythm. Go with your heart. It’s bonus time. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Finish up old business. It may take some wheeling and dealing. Increase efficiency. Others help you extend your influence. Don’t let friends spend your money, though. Stash away the surplus. Prayer and meditation are powerful tools. Accept guidance. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Offer helpful suggestions. Listen graciously, and with patience. Present only facts, not opinions or embellishments. Be prepared to walk. Today and tomorrow are extra good for compromise. Be willing to give. This allows access to new resources. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — New questions lead to more research. Work out the details. Rest when you need to. Get a lot done today and tomorrow. An interesting development arises when a secret is revealed. Provide motivation to the team. Reason prevails.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Help out and you’ll be richly rewarded. The next two days seem luxuriously lovely. Play the song lightly and enjoy. Gamble some other day. Pull strings to get what you’re after, and apply creative energy. Stash away surplus funds. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Love blossoms in rare and exotic ways. Don’t fall for a sob story. Friends help you advance. Luck favors shrewd business people. Open a conversation again and clear up a priority disagreement. Discover the bottom of the dispute. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Make adjustments to get a perfect picture. You’re in study mode for the next two days. Get your own house in order early. Don’t try a new trick now. Send others on ahead. Acquire an antique. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — A friend’s great idea needs work; estimate how much money it’ll take. The pieces of the puzzle are falling into place. Proceed with caution, as mistakes get expensive now. Use what you have on hand to alleviate tension. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Develop a creative plan of action. Today and tomorrow hold a personal focus. You gain unexpected insights, despite a possible communications breakdown. Cram in an extra job to make extra money. Relax expectations and the results may surprise you. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — The pace quickens. You’re getting more creative and sensitive. Resist the urge to fling your emotions around; use your words. Get contemplative today and tomorrow. Assign or accept work projects on an intuitive basis. Vivid dreams could fill your journal.
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SPLIT Mack, Seagears lead RU’s offense in most recent loss to George Washington continued from back he contributed 35 in a 77-74 double-overtime loss. While the task of stopping Edwin will most likely fall on senior wing J.J. Moore, the responsibilities of junior guard duo of Myles Mack and Jerome Seagears will be to continue to score. Both dropped more than 20 points Wednesday against the Co-
Page 13 lonials, as Mack finished the game with 26 points to lead all scorers. Seagears finished with 23, including an impressive 5-for-7 from behind the 3-point line. Seagears’ best offensive performance of the season came off the bench, the first time the Silver Springs, Md., native has come off the bench for the Knights. Junior guard D’Von Campbell started in his stead. Head coach Eddie Jordan may implement that strategy again against the Pirates. Whichever starting five Jordan plays will attempt to deliver a victory against the Pirates in the first meeting between the teams as non-conference foes since the 1991-92 season.
Dan Seidenberg believes the program has come a long way since his first time with the team. Rutgers will compete in the Big Ten next season. ENRICO CABREDO / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / OCTOBER 2013
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Junior guard Jerome Seagears scored 23 points off the bench for Rutgers Wednesday against George Washington. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2013
there,” Goodale said. “There are 40 schools represented and they are all really good.” The tournament provides Rutgers with another chance to gain experience against Big Ten teams. Among the 40 teams who accepted invites, four members of the Knights’ future conference will be in attendance. Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan and Nebraska will all wrestle this weekend.
Rutgers knows it will have to perform well against tougher competition. “[There will be] a lot of Big Ten schools, some Big 12’s, and some of the best schools in the country will be competing,” Goodale said. “We are going to have to be at our absolute best.” Not only does the competition gauge how well the Knights will match up against some of the best teams, but it also gives a good measurement of each individual wrestler. For senior Vincent Dellefave, it will be his first chance to wrestle outside of dual competition. “[There might be] 10 nationally ranked guys in a weight class,” the 133-pounder said. “It’s great to wrestle a tournament like this mid-season. You’ll get to see where you are at and pick some guys off [who are ranked].”
Although there will be many impressive wrestlers featured this weekend, Rutgers knows not to deviate far from its mindset in previous matches. “The competition might bump up a bit, but I tr y to stay consistent. I want to keep my match and game plan on my mind, not all the other things leading up to it,” Dellefave said. “It ain’t the National Tournament. No National champions are going to be crowned Friday and Saturday. You just have to keep it in perspective and do the best you can.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow Tyler Karalewich on Twitter @TylerKaralewich. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
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December 6, 2013 VOLLEYBALL
WRESTLING HRYMACK 5-1 IN DUAL ACTION
RU returns talent for move to Big Ten By Sean Stewart
ed, out-skilled, outmatched physically and if we rely on those three things we’re going to have another disapAs of Monday, the Rutgers vol- pointing year,” Werneke said. “We leyball team is officially a member have to be better than those teams at the intangibles, we have to be a betof the Big Ten conference. In volleyball, the move is the ter team than the teams we play, we equivalent to joining the South- have to be more disciplined and do all those little things to have a shot.” eastern Conference in football. While the Big Ten provides The teams are bigger, faster, stronger and more athletic, pro- some talented opposition, the ducing national championship Knights will retain a large part of their young core. contenders every season. Junior middle blocker Rachel Since 2004, only once has the National Championship game not Andreassian will return partfeatured a current member of the nered up front with freshman middle blocker Lauren Cloyd. A Big Ten. From 2006 to 2010 a current much-improved sophomore midBig Ten team won the title. Ne- dle blocker Mikaela Matthews, braska did so once and power- who led the AAC in blocks this house Penn State won the cham- past season, will join them. The Knights will also bring pionship four times in a row. In 2011, Illinois finished run- back another promising freshner-up to UCLA, marking the man in outside hitter Micaela last time a Big Ten school was Anderson and a proven scorer in sophomore featured in the outside hitter title game. Alex Lassa. With the “It’s going to be a For AndreScarlet Knights assian, joining now a part of this challenge, but I think such an elite volhighly competiwe will bring in great leyball confertive conference, recruits and I think ence comes as a head coach CJ they will grow more.” bit of a shock. Werneke has “I never rewarned the playTracy Wright ally expected ers of what is to Senior Defensive Specialist to be playing come. Big Ten vol“The level of leyball but it’s expectation and really exciting,” commitment is going to rise, and if you’re not Andreassian said. “Getting to play ready for those expectations, then against some of the greatest volthis might not be the place for leyball teams in the country … and spending my last season in the Big you,” Werneke said. The Knights, who in their his- Ten when I look back on it will be tory only made the NCAA Tour- an experience not many people will nament appearance once in 1982, be able to have, so I’m excited and a will need a lot more than hard little bit anxious.” One Knight who misses out work if they are to avoid a similar on the Big Ten next season is sefate to this past season. Rutgers’ only test against Big nior libero Tracy Wright. While Ten competition came early in the her leadership will be missed, the season when they fell in straight sets Fair Lawn, N.J. native expects big against the less competitive Indiana, things for the program’s future. “It’s going to be a challenge, who finished 1-19 in conference play. As a whole, the American Ath- but I think we will bring in great reletic Conference was 0-7 against Big cruits and I think that they will grow Ten competition. Conference cham- more,” Wright said. “I think it will be pion Louisville (23-7, 18-0) lost every tough at first, but there’s no doubt in set in its three matches against Big my mind the team will grow and be Ten opponents this season, giving just as good soon enough. some perspective on the talent gap For updates on the Rutgers volbetween the two conferences. “I told them every match in the leyball team, follow Targum Sports Big Ten we’re going to be out-talent- on Twitter @TargumSports. Staff Writer
Head coach Scott Goodale attributes sophomore 197-pound Hayden Hrymack’s success to his length and his ability to get bonus points and pins. ENRICO CABREDO / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / DECEMBER 2012
Bonus points focus aids wrestler By Tyler Karalewich Staff Writer
Last season ended for Hayden Hrymack when he posted a 3-2 record at the National Collegiate Open, ultimately losing his last match in the consolation bracket wrestling unattached. For the season, the then-freshman 197-pounder finished with a 12-15 overall record, including an 0-7 mark in dual action. Many things changed this year. The sophomore has found success so far, posting a 12-2 overall record and 5-1 record in dual matches. The Lincroft, N.J., native’s biggest impact in duals is his mentality to add bonus points. Senior 184-pounder Daniel Seidenberg, who wrestled at 197 pounds last season with Hrymack, noticed the changes. “His whole demeanor has changed [from a season ago]. He’s going out there now to score points and get the pin fall,” Seidenberg said. “Last year he was kind of going out there to not give up bonuses in certain matches, but now he’s going out there to get bonus points know-
ing that he’s one of the best guys on the team.” One of the primary ways Hrymack added bonus points is through pin falls. He has five opponent pins this season and also added a tech fall en route to a major decision Nov. 17 against Boston University. His change in physique is one of his advantages, Hrymack said. “I think [the pin falls] just come from my length as a wrestler,” he said. “It also comes from the room and working on technique and going from one situation to another. When I’m out there on the mat, I get into those situations. Because I’m a longer wrestler than usual, I have more chances to lock up cradles, and I feel things differently than other wrestlers.” Hr ymack’s versatility allows him to be a more dynamic grappler, said head coach Scott Goodale. “He’s dangerous in a lot of different areas. He’s dangerous from the top, in scrambles, and that is a great equalizer,” Goodale said. “In the Virginia match [Dec. 1], he got a 5-point move and blew the match open. If you can score 5-point moves and pins, obviously it’s a great
advantage, and his length allows him to do that.” Goodale notices the progress and feels it stems from training hard in the offseason. “It’s good for him because he put in a lot of time and has done a good job buying in over the summer. It’s a hard thing to do,” Goodale said. “He’s from the beach and he could spend his summer down at the Jersey Shore. He chooses to spend it up here with us to train and has gotten better because of it.” The biggest change from last year that Seidenberg noticed in Hr ymack is his self-confidence. “Hayden has definitely come a long way. I think last year he was young and filling in as a freshman,” Seidenberg said. “This year he is giving his opponents less respect and less credit. Now this season he feels a lot of confidence and shows out on the mat that he really belongs out there.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow Tyler Karalewich on Twitter @TylerKaralewich. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
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Page 15 SWIMMING & DIVING RUTGER-BOSTON, TOMORROW, 1:30 P.M.
IN BRIEF
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lmost a year after being accused of sexual assault, Florida State’s Jameis Winston was cleared yesterday of all possible charges by state attorney Willie Meggs, according to ESPN. The redshirt freshman quarterback faced felony charges stemming from an incident reported Dec. 7, 2012 by a fellow FSU student. Meggs, the state attorney for the Second Judicial Circuit, and his office, had been investigating the case for the past three weeks. They ultimately decided there was not enough evidence to commit Winston. “We’ve carefully examined all the evidence in this case and have concluded that no charges will be filed against anyone in this case,” Meggs said to ESPN. “We have a duty as prosecutors to determine if each case has a reasonable likelihood of conviction. After reviewing the facts in this case, we do not feel that we can reach those burdens.” While the case could be reopened if new evidence is found, Meggs indicated to ESPN that he “had no earthly idea what that would be.” No longer in danger of suspension, Winston will be able to finish the season with the No. 1 Seminoles.
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San Antonio Spurs and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday in Mexico City was postponed because of smoky conditions inside the building, according to ESPN. The matchup was originally scheduled for a 9:30 p.m. start inside the Mexico City Arena. The arena was evacuated 45 minutes before tip-off when a generator malfunction outside the arena sent smoke pouring into the building, according to NBA spokeswoman Sharon Lima. The game will be rescheduled at a later date to be determined in Minnesota.
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extended goaltender Henrik Lundqvist to a seven-year contract worth $59.5 million Wednesday. The new contract comes in at an average of $8.5 million annually and also includes a full no-move clause. When the extension starts next season, Lundqvist will become the highest-paid goaltender ahead of Boston’s Tuukka Rask and Nashville’s Pekka Rinne, whom will receive $7 million each. The deal essentially guarantees that the 31-year-old franchise goalie will finish his career in New York. “I want to be a Ranger for life,” Lundqvist said in a post-practice news conference Wednesday. “That was a big thing that became clear to me, because how they treated me.”
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By Sean Stewart Staff Writer
For the first time this season, the Rutgers swimming and diving team will be racing in unfamiliar territory. The Scarlet Knights travel to Boston tomorrow to begin the first of a four-meet road trip away from the confines of the RU Aquatic Center. “I think anytime you leave your home pool it is a different atmosphere,” said head coach Phil Spiniello. “Obviously not as big of a home crowd and definitely a different feel to the natatorium, but I think we’ve prepared for that and talked about that and we’re ready to rise to the challenge.” Both Rutgers and Boston University come off hosting their own invites Nov. 24. The Knights placed second out of 10 teams at the Frank Elm Invite while the Terriers finished third out of six at the Terrier Invite. BU (3-1) is 1-1 in dual meets this season losing to Massachusetts (2-3) early in the year before beating Fordham (3-1). The Knights (4-0) have not competed in a dual meet since late October, when they defeated Wagner (8-1), 181-119, winning 12 of 16 events and giving the Seahawks their sole defeat of the season. While the Knights only raced in one dual meet this season, the team is confident they can make the adjustments.
Greta Leberfinger said dual meets are different from regular races. Rutgers will attempt to defeat Boston University tomorrow on the road. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “It’s really just race after race, and you have a better idea of where your team is at throughout the meet because it’s a one day, two hour meet as opposed to a three day succession meet,” said junior Greta Leberfinger. “I think we’re ready. We have been practicing on the details, and I think we’re ready to go in there with a good mindset.” The Knights have continued to stick with their intense workouts in the pool and in the weight room in preparation.
get our hand on the wall with a good result.” Expectations remain high despite the fatigue, with Spiniello expecting most of his swimmers to continue to improve on their season best times. Against one of the best teams in the Patriot League, Spiniello believes the Knights will need to be sharp to get a strong result. “I want to see them race competitively, and I want to see them rise to the challenge of a great team like BU,” Spiniello said.
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD RUTGERS VISITS PRINCETON NEW YEAR’S INVITATIONAL
Rutgers to unveil young roster in opener By Louis Petrella Staff Writer
The Rutgers men’s track and field team gets its indoor season under way Saturday at the Princeton New Year’s Invitational. The meet will take place on the Princeton campus at Jadwin Gymnasium.
Joining the Scarlet Knights at the event will be seven other schools, including Johns Hopkins, Rider, Towson and Princeton. The Knights hope to reproduce last season’s effort at Princeton, when they won three events and had other various secondplace finishes.
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Masahiro Tanaka’s MLB prospects are now unclear. The president of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles said Thursday the team might not make the starter available to teams as a free agent this winter, according to ESPN. The 25-year-old star ter is a prime target for multiple MLB teams. Tanaka is 99-35 with a 2.30 ERA in seven seasons with Rakuten. If the Golden Eagles do make him available, Tanaka will have a 30-day window to sign with a major league team.
Spiniello believes the fierce training will benefit the swimmers for the AAC Championships starting Feb. 19 and feels the dual meets provide good practice in learning how to swim tired. “We’re not taking any rest for the Boston meet this weekend, so it is going be a little bit more challenging in that sense,” said senior swimmer Brittany Guinee. “We’re going to be really tired against a really good team, but we’re still going to have to fight hard and do our best to try and
Junior sprinter Corey Crawford captured first place in the long jump last season at the Princeton Invitational. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR / JANUARY 2013
But the task will not come easily, as two of those three first-place finishes came from seniors who have since graduated. Junior sprinter Corey Crawford won the other event, taking first place in the long jump with a distance of 7.61 meters. With a significant number of new faces on the squad, Crawford is ready to get the season underway. “As a team, we’re definitely looking forward to seeing where we stand,” Crawford said. “We are a very young team, and have a lot of freshmen, so we’re all excited for the first couple meets to see where everyone is at.” Crawford will join freshman hurdler Brennan Crowle on one of four 4x400 meter relay teams that will compete Saturday. Alongside them will be junior decathlete Mike Fritz and sophomore sprinter Emeka Eze. Pole-vaulter Chris Wycoff, one of few seniors on the roster, is also anxious to see how some of the underclassmen compete after a strong offseason. “The team is young, but we’re progressing a lot,” Wycoff said. “I expect big things from a lot of the younger guys, and I know the older guys will put up some big numbers.” Wycoff cleared 4.70 meters on the pole vault at the event last December, good for a second-place finish. Assistant coach Robert Farrell believes the team’s compet-
itive nature will prepare them going forward. “They’re all fierce competitors, we know that about them,” Farrell said. “The ideas of attention to detail and learning how to do the little things from day-to-day will prepare [them] for the big meets coming up Februar y, and ultimately May and June.” The team cannot overlook this meet, as it will be the Knights’ last until Jan. 10 when they host the Rutgers Invitational. Crawford knows there are a lot of unknowns heading into the season, but getting out onto the track should clear some things up. “We don’t know a lot about the team, so we’re just ready to get going,” Crawford said. “We’ve been training hard for about three months. I’ve been talking to a lot of the freshmen and they are all really excited to get out there and start competing.” Having strong camaraderie is a plus, but Crawford understands getting results are of utmost importance. “We need to see how we come together,” Crawford said. “Our team has a really strong bond right now. … So that’s all great, but when it comes down to it, you need to perform on the track.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s track and field team, follow @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
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Quote of the Day “It ain’t the National Tournament. No national champions are going to be crowned [today] and [tomorrow].” — Senior 133-pounder Vincent Dellefave on the Rutgers wrestling team’s appearance at the Las Vegas Invitational
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WRESTLING KNIGHTS TRAVEL TO LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL
Senior Vincent Dellefave will wrestle for the first time outside of dual competition this season. Dellefave knows that there will be increased competition this weekend and chances to knock off top-ranked opponents, but says he will only focus on his game plan and current opponent. SRINDHI BELLAMKONDA / NOVEMBER 2013
RU uses big stage to gauge performances By Tyler Karalewich
Knights defeated George Mason and fell to Maryland, 19-18. Rutgers also wrestled at the Northeast Duals the previous day in Troy, N.Y., where they lost to No. 13 Virginia but defeated Michigan State, a future Big Ten opponent. The Knights (5-2, 2-0) will continue to grapple on a big stage when they compete in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational today and tomorrow.
Staff Writer
When it comes to highly billed venues, the Rutgers wrestling team has grown used to the big stage lately. The Scarlet Knights competed last Sunday in the “Grapple at the Garden,” hosted at Madison Square Garden in New York City, where they split their two matches. The
According to senior 184-pounder Dan Seidenberg, the exposure has proven how much the Knights have improved. “It just goes to show you how far the program has come in the past couple of years,” the Red Bank, N.J. native said. “Going out to Vegas, it’s going to be an awesome experience. Honestly, Vegas may be a fun town, but we are going out there to do work.”
The tournament’s exclusiveness and impressive competition are reasons why it is a larger stage than normal for head coach Scott Goodale. “It is a huge upgrade and a big-time tournament, one of the best in the country. I like to think of it as a mini National Tournament because obviously not everyone is See STAGE on Page 13
MEN’S BASKETBALL SETON HALL-RUTGERS, SUNDAY, 8 P.M.
SHU visits Knights for first time since conference split By Bradly Derechailo
For Rutgers (4-5), the loss Nov. 26 was a disappointing finish to its time in the NIT Season Tip Off it hosted. With a chance to move on to Madison Square Garden to play Arizona and either Duke or Alabama, the Knights dropped a 7059 decision to Drexel. While the loss to Drexel, which at 5-2 features a competitive roster, the FDU loss can only be described as deflating.
Associate Sports Editor
There is at least one thing the Rutgers men’s basketball team and Seton Hall have in common this season that they wish they did not. Both programs dropped games to Fairleigh Dickenson, a low mid-major that had lost sixstraight games until it defeated the Scarlet Knights and Pirates in back-to-back contests.
Rutgers has the opportunity on Sunday to bounce back from the loss to FDU and Wednesday’s 93-87 defeat at the hands of George Washington when Seton Hall (5-3) travels to the Louis Brown Athletic Center. This will be the only meeting between the in-state rivals this season, as both play in different conferences. Both schools announced earlier this year they would continue the rivalry despite Seton Hall remaining in the Big
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East while Rutgers plays in the AAC this season before moving to the Big Ten. The Pirates may feature the most skilled player Rutgers has faced thus far this season. Wing Fequan Edwin averages 15.3 points per game this season, with his highest point total occurring Nov. 16 against Mercer, when See SPLIT on Page 13
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