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Green Program strives to educate students about planetary problems NIKHILESH DE STAFF WRITER

From hiking on glaciers to snorkeling between tectonic plates, the Green Program aims to show students a new perspective on the environmental challenges facing the earth today.

Students attend lectures on various environmental topics and receive tours of industrial sites during the eight to 10 day program, said Barbora Hroncova, a School of Arts and Sciences junior and a student ambassador for the program at Rutgers.

“The Green Program is an internship program that deals with sustainability and renewable energy. That’s the main focus,” she said. “They’re bringing in students from all majors, not just science majors, (who) are passionate about sustainability.”

There are three locations in Peru, Iceland and Philadelphia, each with its own focus. The students in Iceland learn about sustainability, those in Peru deal with water management and everyone in Philadelphia learns about urban design.

Each of these topics relate back to environmental concerns, she said.

“They have this model of experiential education, so you ... learn about the topic at hand and then you see everything that we learned out in the field,” she said. “We would get industry access.”

Professionals explain their work during the tours of power plants and other industrial sites, said Stephen Amoroso, a School of Engineering senior. Like Hroncova, he is an ambassador for the program and a mentor to students participating in the program for the first time.

“On a typical day we’ll go to our partner university, we’ll have a lecture from the university (about) whatever topic they choose,” he said. “So say you’re in Iceland learning about renewable energy, you could learn about hydroelectric plants and then (later) you see a hydropower plant.”

Programs in the two other countries work similarly.

“It’s a hands-on style of learning,” Amoroso said. “It’ll be set up where we’ll be getting a tour and (professionals) will show us what they do.”

The programs qualify as internships. As such, students receive credits, Hroncova said. Iceland provides 1.5 credits, Peru counts for two and Philadelphia allows students to earn three credits.

Philadelphia University, the host institution of the Philadelphia chapter, also allows students to earn graduate credits, Amoroso said.

To date, 1,537 students from nearly 500 universities have participated in the program, he said. They have created a total of 314 capstone projects.

These capstone projects allow students to demonstrate their

understanding of the program, he said.

“I think the point of the capstone project is to start getting creative in this respect,” he said. “They’re not looking for Nobel Prize winners, but they want students to take their passion for sustainability and some of the lessons they’ve learned and apply it to their capstone project.”

The projects are then presented to the instructors within the program. While they are limited to presentations and proposals, some students modify or apply their projects practically after returning home, Hroncova said.

Students can apply at any time to participate in the program.

“They have a rolling application process (where) you can pick your top three dates and locations,” she said.

“They get back to you within 24 to 48 hours whether you’re accepted or not.”

While those who participate in the program do have to pay for their trip in advance, there are several methods of earning funding, Amoroso said.

“The prices are similar, they’re all around $4,000” he said. “School of Engineering and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences students have built in scholarships for it (where) you can get $500 to $1,000.”

Other students have used GoFundMe or general scholarships SEE PROBLEMS ON PAGE 8

The Green Program is an eight to 10 day program where students attend lectures on various environmental topics and receive tours of industrial sites. COURTESY OF BARBARA HRONCOVA

Students dance at Muggle Mayhem’s Yule Ball, inspired by the popular fantasy series “Harry Potter,” held last night at the College Avenue Student Center. JULIAN PEREZ

Student organization hosts Harry Potter-inspired ball KATIE PARK, NATASHA TRIPATHI AND CHINMOYI BHUSHAN STAFF WRITERS

Rutgers is not home to the Triwizard Tournament, and the fictional Weird Sisters band was absent for a night of magical rock n’ roll. Despite this, Rutgers’ Yule Ball was no less magical than the Yule Ball described in J.K. Rowling’s “The Goblet of Fire” — but if anything, it was considerably more muggle-minded.

Muggles, or non-wizarding students, convened in the College Avenue Student Center’s Multipurpose Room Sunday night for an evening of magic, music, desserts, activities and a chance to celebrate the end of the semester garbed in dresses and dress shirts.

The Yule Ball, inspired directly by the Yule Ball in Rowling’s fourth novel in the globally-acclaimed fantasy series, is a tradition of the Triwizard Tournament, an inter-school competition that challenges four highly-skilled student witches and wizards to best their way in a series of obstacles.

During the ball in the series, students and professors alike attend the highly-anticipated event on Christmas night of a tournament year, and the tournament champions and their dates open the event during the Champion’s Waltz.

Muggle Mayhem, the Rutgers chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance, an international community service organization, was the

orchestrating force behind the first annual Yule Ball at Rutgers.

Recommended monetary donations were gifted to Habitat for Humanity and Accio Books, an annual book drive run by the Harry Potter Alliance, said Sky Bolkin, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore and the treasurer of Muggle Mayhem. The term “Accio” is a summoning charm frequently used in the Harry Potter series.

Messages and themes that the popular novels and acclaimed films taught are connected with the real world problems — and in this way, Bolkin thinks most students can relate to Harry Potter.

“One of our members, Richard, came up with the idea of hosting a Yule Ball, and I was like, ‘Why not?’”

Bolkin recalled. “We decided to do it and created the event page on Facebook and it blew up.”

Like many of the ball’s attendees, Bolkin said she is an “A-plus Harry Potter fan.”

“My mom and sister read it to me every night when I was little,” she said. “Actually, my mom is a bigger Harry Potter fan than I am, and I absolutely love Muggle Mayhem.”

The venue was decorated with blue and silver balloons and with the four Hogwarts houses — Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

“This space in the College Avenue Student Center is the perfect set-up,” SEE BALL ON PAGE 8

Gamma Sigma fraternity adopts gender-neutral pronouns NATASHA TRIPATHI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Students may know Gamma Sigma as the lot to cut through behind the Scott Hall bus stop to get to Union Street, but fraternity siblings know their house as “Big Blue,” a symbol of hope and a message to always stand up for the rights people deserve.

In their most recent effort, the fraternity, Gamma Sigma, is incorporating gender-neutral pronouns into all official documents.

Non-binary members, who neither identify as male nor female, will

feel the comfort and respect cisgender individuals have, said Fil Wojcik, the president of Gamma Sigma and a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

“Gamma Sigma is doing a lot of cool work in demonstrating that fraternities can be very progressive places,” he said.

As a fraternity at Rutgers, Gamma Sigma was the first to accept Jewish members at its foundation, the first to accept black members shortly after and the first to accept female members in a fundamental breaking of gender norms during the 1970s, he said.

“We are the only social fraternity at Rutgers to remain coeducational to this day, even though this decision had caused us to break ties with our former national charter,” Wojcik said. “We remain independently funded as pioneers of diversity.”

In March of 2009, Wojcik said the house suffered a fire that destroyed the fraternity’s property on Union Street.

It left them unable to occupy the residence until multiple expensive reconstruction efforts were made.

After six years of gathering enough money through hard work and

determination, the house reopened this March.

Wojcik said siblings of Gamma Sigma still continue to push the boundaries of acceptance and equality.

A non-binary sibling of Gamma Sigma, Niji Hernandez-Rives, who chooses to use the gender-neutral pronoun “they” and “them,” said Gamma Sigma has always been a safe space where diverse people have felt a draw and where the fraternity has always chosen to treat them with consideration.

The fraternity’s goal is to be an example for greek culture, said

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Hernandez-Rives, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

“It’s up to the others to choose for themselves whether or not they’re going to follow our example,” they said. “Since the very beginning, Gamma has been absolutely wonderful about my gender and pronoun usage, more so than anywhere else in my life.”

Hernandez-Rives said they cannot even begin to explain how much the shift toward gender-neutral pronouns means to them.

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University

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App brings free food to hungry, cash-strapped college students IRFAN SHAIK CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Meter parking will no longer be free on Saturdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. KRISTEN USUI

City authority stretches limits on parking times FRANCESCA FALZON

Despite the positive impact that metered parking may have on local businesses, one demographic As September came to a close, that may be negatively affected is the New Brunswick Parking Au- the large population of the Univerthority (NBPA) distributed flyers sity’s commuters who park in and informing the general public that around the Downtown New Brunsmeter parking will no longer be free wick area.

Being a university student can on Saturdays between the hours of be expensive. Between textbooks, 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. meal plans, The change tuition and was brought other miscelabout in an ef“On the weekends I can laneous living fort to curtail excessively park (in) commuter lots costs, costs become long curbside on any campus, and on can monstrous. For parking on weekdays I can do the many, commutthe weekends, same, but after 6 p.m.” ing becomes so that more a major way people would to save money find parking PREKSHYA SINGH during their coland visit the Rutgers Business School Junior lege years. many shops “It is unfair and restaurants that we already in New Brunswick, according to the Raritan Riv- pay a hefty amount simply for parking for a year whenever we er Review.

“Limiting the (amount of cars) need to be in school,” said Joel driving around looking for parking Rodrigues, a School of Arts and reduces traffic and accidents,” Har- Sciences sophomore.

He noted that University stury Delgado, director of operations at NBPA, said in an interview with dents will need to pay extra if they need to use the College Avenue lithe Raritan River Review.

According to same article, many braries on a Saturday in the future.

Commuter parking passes are locals over-used and exploited the free parking on Saturdays, which issued by various parking zones, resulted in lower car turn over, and and range in price from $165 to less available parking for custom- $320 annually. These zones stipuers who may frequent an establish- late which specific lots are allowable to park in. ment downtown.

These passes only cover parkKacie Hanley, a manager at World of Beer, a tavern in Down- ing in the allotted parking areas, town New Brunswick, told the Rari- however, and do not include metan River Review that parking is not tered parking along College Avejust a problem for customers, but nue and other parts of New Brunsalso for the many people who work wick, according to the Department of Transportation. in New Brunswick.

Students who buy an annual or Metered parking costs $1.50 per hour for the first two hours. Af- semi-annual parking pass will still ter the first two hours, the parking be able to park in their assigned lots rates steadily increase, starting at during the day.

Prekshya Singh, Rutgers Busi$2.00 for the third hour and increasing by $1.00 for every subsequent ness School junior, said that since hour. There is a maximum park- she has a commuter pass, the new ing limit of eight hours Monday policies regarding curb-side parkthrough Saturday, according to the ing should not really affect her.

Saturday parking is covered by NBPA website.

There are several parking decks the pass, but if she were required to throughout New Brunswick to ac- pay additional fees to continue parkcommodate individuals who need ing on the College Avenue campus, to park for longer periods of time. she would prefer to park on one of These include the Gateway Parking the other University campuses and Garage operated by the NBPA near take the Rutgers buses, she said.

“On the weekends I can park the train station.

A full list of available parking (in) commuter lots on any campus, deck locations can be found on the and on weekdays I can do the same, but after 6 p.m.,” she said.

NBPA official website.

STAFF WRITER

Ramen noodles are a staple in the diet of college students, who are constantly tr ying to eat on a budget.

But a new website is working to connect hungry students with events offering free meals.

The Free Food @ RU website, lists free food scattered around campus. All over Rutgers are events offering free food, and Free Food @ RU aggregates these onto a webpage.

The website lists the date, time, location and food type offered as well as a description of the event.

Harshil Shah, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and the creator of Free Food @ RU, hopes the website gets students exploring campus. He created the website to benefit both event organizers and students. Shah hopes his app draws more attention to events while connecting students with free food.

Behind the website’s simplistic layout is code that helps it locate

events offering food. The website gathers Rutgers pages and then posts that data onto a single web page. It searches for keywords such as breakfast, snack, soup and meal.

“Every day there are exciting things happening around campus,” Shah said. “(The app) connects students to that.”

Shah said he created the app as a fun side project outside of class.

If the website becomes more popular, he hopes to develop the website into a mobile app.

Rob Neal, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, was a contributor to the project.

The app is only one of Shah’s creations. Some of his other apps include a Rasberry Pi microcomputer pianobar, a blackjack game, a schedule of classes and a Rutgers database of classes. Shah also creates online tutorials for electronic devices.

The app could introduce students to all sorts of events, such as the MidKnight Breakfast by Rutgers Hillel.

As a way to de-stress before finals, Rutgers Hillel, a Jewish campus organization, is offering free breakfast at midnight. The organization will be providing a host of breakfast foods as well as ice cream and chocolate at the Hillel building.

“We have food at all of our events,” said a representative from the Off-Campus Student Association. “People come for the food, but stay because they learn about how the Off-Campus Student Association improves their on campus experience” The group hosted a breakfast this Sunday and offered free food to incentivize attendance.

A large school like Rutgers always has events going on but they can be easy to miss, Shah said.

Free Food @ RU is updated daily.

“I made this website because I wanted to provide a service for Rutgers students looking for free events with free food,” Shah said. “I realized that it would be a great opportunity to learn outside of class and also build something cool that helps other Rutgers students.”

The website, Free Food @ RU, lists free food scattered around campus. All over Rutgers are events offering free food, and the website posts these events onto a webpage. ACHINT RAINCE

Science

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Science development shows promise for laser sword MADHURI BHUPATHIRAJU

Massachusetts Institute of Technology were able to move photons within hardened moleA real lightsaber would be a cules, allowing them to “clash” dream come true for millions of against each other, according to the Har vard Gazette.

Star Wars fans.

“When these photons inAnd although a fully functioning lightsaber does not current- teract with each other, they’re ly exist, there have been break- pushing against and deflecting each other. The physics of throughs that show promise.

Theoretically, there are what’s happening in these molmultiple problems in making ecules is similar to what we see lightsabers a reality, according in the movies,” said Mikhail to the Institute of Physics. It Lukin, a professor at Har vard, notes that it would be difficult to to The Gazette.

Laser beams could be used contain the laser in the length of a short blade while also allow- to actually cool down the atoms.

In this case, lasers would not ing it to slice through objects. be the main Pr oducing component and mainof the saber, taining a la“I think for research, but rather a ser requires there are more important helpful tool, equipment things we could focus our Vladen Vuletwhich would ic, a professor not fit into the time and money on.” at MIT, told small handle WBZ-TV. of a lightsaJAMIE LEE More reber.

Strong School of Engineering Sophomore cently, there lasers rehas been an quire a great unveiling of amount of energy, so the saber would a lightsaber-like weapon by need to be plugged into a pow- the US Air Force. The weaper source, which may reduce on is called the TEC torch. the usefulness of the weap- It is a blade that burns at on, according to The Institute 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit and can easily slice through half of Physics.

Despite these hindranc- inch steel bars, according es, progress is being made in to Engadget.com.

Although such weapons the field. In 2013, scientists at Har vard University and would be greatly valued, it is

December 7, 2015

SIMPLE SCIENCE LIFE AS WE DON’T KNOW IT

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Military research has begun to develop weapons similar to the lightsabers seen in Star Wars, but the amount of energy required makes these tools impractical at present. CHLOE COFFMAN easy to see how dangerous they could be. As with any weapon, there is the risk of self-induced harm and fatal accidents.

Lightsabers do not have a place in the hands of the general public, said Jamie Lee, a School of Engineering sophomore.

“I do not think that lightsa-

bers should be available to the public, because there is a chance that people will abuse the technology.” she said.“It would be cool to see a lightsaber, but I think for research, there are more important things we could focus our time and money on.”

All life on Earth is carbon-based, meaning they depend on carbon compounds to perform basic functions. Based on this, scientists look for signs of carbon compounds on other planets to determine if there might be life present.

However, it is possible that life may exist based on another atom.

One suggested atom is silicon, which has properties similar to carbon. It can bond with four other atoms and is stable enough to form large molecules for genetic information.

Despite this, silicon can bond with a small variety of elements compared to carbon. Further, silicon has trouble forming double bonds due to its tremendous size, which are important in organic chemistry.

In space, there are 84 identified varieties of molecules based on carbon compared to eight based on silicon. Of those eight, four also contain carbon, and carbon is 10 times more abundant in space than silicon, so carbon-based life may be more likely.

On the Earth’s surface, silicon is roughly 925 times more abundant than carbon, but life is still based on carbon. If silicon was useful for biochemistry, life on Earth should be silicon-based and not carbon-based.

Silicon may be useful for life on planets without land, such as Saturn or Jupiter. Certain silicon compounds similar to sugars are soluble in liquid nitrogen, so they could be involved in life at low temperatures.

Life based on silicon is not readily found and does not seem to be probable, but is possible under the right conditions.

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Hyperdrives not yet possible, but propulsion research continues NIKHILESH DE

liquid hydrogen yields the highest specific impulse, or efficiency in relation to the amount of propellant consumed, of any known rocket propellant.”

Both of these elements are difficult to store as liquids, according to NASA. They must be kept at extremely low temperatures — minus 253 degrees Celsius for hydrogen and minus 183 for oxygen.

Liquid hydrogen can expand quickly when exposed to any heat,

Scientific American article. Their increased density means they can produce more thrust when carrying the same volume as a From the Millennium Falcon to liquid fuel source. the U.S.S. Enterprise, science-ficWhile they are easier to store tion often displays spacecrafts and require less complicated traveling faster than light using systems to use, they also cannot “hyperdrives” and other exotic be shut off once lit, according to propulsion systems. the article.

While some ideas from science Though these traditional fuels fiction have become reality, warp are adequate to bring people to drives and other forms of fasterthe International Space Station, than-light travel remain impossibut they are ble, according not sufficient to a National to take humans Air and Space “Humanity may be infinitely inventive, but we also further. NASA Administration and other re(NASA) article. have a strong sense of self preservation.” searchers have “The bulk been analyzing of scientific the possibilities knowledge conEUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY of nuclear procludes that it’s pellants since impossible, esthe 1940s, acpecially when considering Einstein’s Theory of and must be vented to prevent the cording to gizmodo.com.

Some nuclear reactors are alRelativity,” according to the article. pressure inside a rocket from inMost rockets today are fueled creasing enough to create a hole ready used to power spacecraft, according to the European Space by liquid hydrogen, a powerful fuel in the vessel.

Today these two liquids are the Agency (ESA). They are not yet source that does not weigh much, main propellants used by NASA used widely to propel spacecraft, according to NASA. “Hydrogen has the lowest and various other companies for although various designs have molecular weight of any known spacecraft, according to the for- been proposed.

One of them, the Orion Drive, substance and burns with ex- mer’s website.

Solid propellants are also suggests dropping surplus nucletreme intensity,” according to NASA. “In combination with an used by some organizations to ar explosives out of the back of a oxidizer such as liquid oxygen, launch spacecraft, according to a rocket and letting the explosions move the rocket forward, according to the ESA. More practical designs will likely utilize strong shielding and a sealed reactor to protect human lives from nuclear radiation.

“Any nuclear power plant that is to considered for future spacecraft will have to be … so heavily armored that it would be undamaged by either re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere or the accidental detonation of the entire launch vehicle,” according to the ESA. “Humanity may be infinitely inventive, but we also have a strong sense of self preservation.”

STAFF WRITER

Most rockets today use a combination of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen for propulsion, but some also use solid fuel sources.

NASA

There are many challenges to living in space, said Haym Benoroya, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. NASA

Living in space poses challenges for groups PRAGYA HOODA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Living in space has been romanticized in the media for decades and would be a huge advancement for mankind, but there are many challenges to overcome before it becomes reality.

Haym Benaroya, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, said permanent life in space would provide many challenges for engineers in creating habitable environments.

The engineers would have to create an atmosphere to protect people from radiation and allow them to escape from the vacuum of outer space, as well as protection from space objects like meteorites, he said.

Countries with space programs all over the world are working hard to get more people into space, including India, China, Russia and the United States. It is difficult to determine who will be the first to establish permanent life in space, he said.

“If I had to imagine our future in the solar system ... I would say that we will send people to space and have small cities where thousands of people will

be living there permanently,” Benaroya said. “We will have all kinds of industry, facilities, research programs and educational activities.”

In addition to the engineering challenges, there is a huge financial cost to establishing permanent outer space life. Propelling a ship out of the Earth’s atmosphere is extremely expensive, so many new developments need to be funded to improve the process, he said.

Technology will also be needed to take large numbers of people into space, keep them alive in low gravity environments and provide them with oxygen, he said. Physiological concerns, such as preventing the loss of bone density in the low gravity environment, also need to be overcome.

Financial status will not determine who will go to space, but rather the intellectual stature of the person, he said.

“Permanent residence on spaceships will be more based on knowledge,” he said. “Because it is so expensive to get people to space, each person will have to have certain skills (and positions) like pilots, engineers, pharmacists and doctors.”

OPINIONS

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December 7, 2015

Billionaires hold power in gun control

D

o you remember when a group of activist hedge fund managers successfully waged a brutal coup over at Olive Garden, toppling its longtime CEO Clarence Otis for his appalling crimes against Italian cuisine, including fried lasagna fritta and “Tuscan” hummus? If you’re anything like me, you probably avoid Olive Garden like the plague, but the idea of Wall Street using its massive powers for good rather than evil probably warmed the cockles of your hearts.

That’s why I’m writing this open letter. If you truly want to leave a better world for Max Chan-Zuckerberg, you and all of your billionaire friends need to pool your resources and do the same to the American gun lobby.

The chief sponsors of the NRA, a group of arms manufacturers that includes MidwayUSA, Springfield Armory Inc., Pierce Bullet Seal Target Systems, Beretta USA Corporation, Cabela’s, Sturm Ruger & Co Inc. and Smith & Wesson are all publicly traded companies. Under new management, they could divert the billions and billions of dollars they spend every year on lobbying Washington to making safer

“The truth, though, is that the general public has not effectively made a case for sensible firearms regulation, because in America, money talks and the arms manufacturers have a disproportionate say in Washington. ” products such as biometric locks, limited capacity magazines, manufacturer restrictions on online sales, end-user license agreements and so forth.

I’m just tossing out ideas here, but I’m certain that a case can be made that these reforms would result in a safer and better product for firearms enthusiasts. The truth, though, is that the general public has not effectively made a case for sensible firearms regulation, because in America, money talks and the arms manufacturers have a disproportionate say in Washington. The result is that Max Chan-Zuckerberg will grow up in an America where senseless tragedies occur with the frequency and impact of weather events, unless something is done now.

That is why we need to stop looking to Washington and the voting public to solve this problem and take the fight directly to the only votes that really matter on this issue — issues that belong to the Merchants of Death and their allies in Congress. I can’t accomplish this myself, but perhaps you can.

Charles G. Haberl is an associate professor and the chair of the Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures.

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Women are officially in combat lines They have history of serving the US, yet still face some opposition

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n the past, the Pentagon officially banned women of the U.S. military. In fact, President Obama comfrom military combat, but they still heroically and mends the new policy and contends that the military unofficially served the United States on combat will now become stronger than before.

There are also concerns about the increase of rape lines. Acknowledging the reality of women’s long history of combat and that an estimated 300,000 women cases when women are introduced to a predominantly served in uniform during the wars in Afghanistan and all-male terrain. Rape in the military is nothing new. The Iraq, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced American Psychological Association released a study that the issue of women in combat was no longer a that rape and sexual traumas experienced by men in question. The Pentagon finally declared all jobs in the military may be as much as 15 times higher than has U.S. military open to all Americans and all ground com- previously been reported by the Pentagon, due to stigbat jobs are open to women — “no exceptions.” As long mas and myths about male rape, which are barriers to as women qualify and meet the set standards, they can reporting. Rape and sexual assault cases have, unfortucontribute to the U.S. mission. Since women have al- nately, manifested themselves in various workplaces, ready participated in combat roles for the U.S. — intel- so it is difficult to see the military as an exception and ligence gathering, combat pilots, field artillery officers, it should not be an argument for women’s exclusion. special operations civil affairs officers, etc. — this was a Women can be harassed in the grocery store, the docsymbolic move for gender equality and a natural course tor’s office or the workplace, but that does not mean of action to recognize women’s efforts. This follows the they should be banned from those environments. However, the knowledge that rape footsteps of other nations that and sexual assault exists and adallow women in combat, such as vent of the military openly acceptIsrael, Canada, Australia and a “As long as women qualify number of European countries. and meet the set standards, ing women into frontlines should prompt — even more so — the alUnsurprisingly, this policy they can contribute to the ready-needed attention to sexual drew derision from individuals U.S. mission.” assault cases in the military. dubious of women’s capabilities President Obama compared and those afraid that they will the integration of women in the weigh down the American military. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed military as being parallel to acts of desegregation for difForces, Senator John McCain, issued a statement ferent races and gay men joining the military. This idea that says lawmakers will review the implication of holds true, for in the past these issues were challenged the decision that would have “a consequential im- the same way that women’s presence in the military is pact on our service members and our military’s war currently challenged, but we now look back and perfighting capabilities.” This statement is laden with ceive how inane these forms of resistances have been. misconceptions of women’s capacity to fight, consid- There are fewer qualms about black people in combat ering that they have already and successfully served or gay men in combat, so hopefully this acceptance exin armed combat in the past. Additionally, it is not as tends to women who want to valiantly participate in the if the Pentagon has lowered their standards for eligi- military. There’s a reason why women do not want to sit bility just because women are officially recognized to back and be “sheltered” or “protected,” they want equal fight alongside with men. The same set of measures opportunity to serve and aid their country in times of is in place that in no way will reduce the effectiveness crisis. Shouldn’t that desire be enough?

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Caitlyn Jenner demonstrates hypocrisy not advocacy OPEN SEASON CHRISTOPHER RONEY

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he rise of Caitlyn Jenner has unquestionably prompted a dialogue about gender identity that too often falls by the wayside.

But what is questionable is her devotion to so-called “advocacy” amidst ties to a party that would sooner see her disenfranchised than facilitating any sort of real civic engagement or collective action. What’s also questionable is her tepid support of gay marriage, as well as a clear ignorance of the reality of what her marginalized community actually faces. It’s why I’m not alone in saying Jenner is unfit to call herself an advocate.

To live a life of such extreme privilege, insulated from the social and legal ramifications of the anti-LGBT policies that are perpetually put in place by the Republican Party, leaves Jenner a gross exception to the rule by which so many transgender people live. So when Jenner goes so far as to promise to make contact with key Republican lawmakers, like John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, to advocate on behalf of a

community she couldn’t know less about, it raises plenty of concerns. Ben Carson said it best last week at a town hall meeting, in reference to transgender U.S. soldiers: “You know, give me a break. Deal with the transgender thing somewhere else.” You know, he’s right, but only in this context.

Shockingly enough, that somewhere else is not John Boehner’s office.

The conservative transgender person is a lot like the conservative gay person: both of them just boggle my mind. I suppose we should be overjoyed, in a sense, that in the course of thirty-some years, we have made it so far. This is an age when being gay, or even being transgender, can have so little an implication on the lives of a small, but growing population of our most privileged that a considerable political divide can even exist in this country.

Let’s get one thing straight. It wasn’t the prim or proper who got us the rights we as LGBT people currently depend on, and perhaps take advantage of. These rights rest on the backs of the social pariahs of our community of pariahs. That is, the trans women of color, the hustlers, the drag queens and the cross-dressers too.

Those of us who couldn’t hide behind a “straight-acting” exterior even if we wanted to. Those who wrote and lobbied and

fought out in the streets on behalf of those whose voices were not being heard, whose voices were taken away from them in life and in death.

And that’s not to say that privilege exempts those who have it from being wonderful advocates. In practice, it’s these advocates who are able to pull people over the thresholds of said privilege in remarkable, and even invaluable ways. Jenner has done well for this community — that’s not to be ignored. Although there had been some, albeit, minimal conversations regarding gender identity on network television in years past, nothing compares to the Vanity Fair or E! Network exposure, and that’s just the beginning. That exposure does translate to the community at large.

But too many have hailed Jenner as a game changer, with the capability to usher in a new era of progressivism that doesn’t distinguish gender anymore, as if that’s something to strive toward. Jenner is no bastion of our community, and to say so is to trivialize the tireless contributions of others. The problem here is, the Republican Party that a wide-eyed Caitlyn talks about, the one that doesn’t care if she’s transgender or not, is not a party we as a whole should be aiming to align our advocacy with. It’s an utter waste of time and

resources. As Mary McNamara of The LA Times duly writes on the theory of colorblindness, “it’s an extremely odd goal when you think about it. Colorblindness is, after all, a limitation — given the choice, who doesn’t want to be able to distinguish green from brown, purple from blue?” When it comes to gender, much like race, an equality where dignity and proper treatment is based upon “tolerance” rather than acceptance, is not truly equal at all.

On a rudimentary level, yes, the fundamentals are correct. We deserve equal rights in the eyes of the law as fellow citizens, and hopefully as fellow people. But those rights should not be founded upon whatever likeness we have to the majority, they should be founded upon our universal rights as human beings. The same applies to equal treatment of people of color, people of every gender identity and people at large. Let’s face gender inequality, eyes open. I, for one, can’t stand with Jenner or her hypocrisy any longer. Call me fed up.

Chris Roney is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in journalism and media studies and American studies. His column, “Open Season,” runs on alternate Mondays. He is a former Copy Editor of The Daily Targum.

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CRIME DEC. 6 CAMDEN — Shakera Brown and Bridgeton Police reached a settlement in court after Brown filed a lawsuit last February in U.S. Federal Court for the District of New Jersey against Officer Braheme Days for sexually extorting her. According to Brown’s lawsuit, Days said he would not arrest her shoplifting, in January 2014, if Brown would give him sexual favors. Brown requested $25 million dollars in damages, but the details of the settlement have not been released by U.S. District Judge Ann Marie Donio.

DEC. 6 WAYNE — Ralph O. Brown, 38, of Paterson is being accused of pawning stolen medical equipment. Fujifilm Endoscopy reported that a Fujinon Endoscope was stolen from their shipping and receiving facility.

The item was valued at $39,000, but was put on eBay for $7,000.

Perfect Pawn, an account based in Newark, made the posting, Police Capt. Laurence W. Martin said. A warrant for Brown’s arrest has been put out for receiving stolen property. He is still at large.

DEC. 6 JERSEY CITY — A woman with three times the legal limit of alcohol in her system, .25, was found driving in her car near the Holland Tunnel. Karol Andino, 31, of North Bergen, reportedly told the police when they pulled her over that she was looking for New Jersey. Reports also say that she had trouble standing on her own when she got out of her car and admitted to having had alcoholic beverages before driving.

She was charged with a DWI and careless driving.

PRONOUNS Hernandez-Rives says they tried on gender-neutral pronouns for size, explored concept of gender CONTINUED FROM FRONT

At first, they said they were actually nervous when first pledging and on the brink of official membership. Hernandez-Rives said they were so scared that they had to have a friend tell other Gamma Sigma siblings about about their gender identity.

The reaction was better than they imagined, they said.

“The motion to change the documents to be more inclusive came up almost immediately, and whenever any documents were discussed that hadn’t been changed yet, the membership was sure to mention that they were only

written that way because they were outdated,” they said.

The reaction from Gamma was so positive, in fact, that Hernandez-Rives felt shock when they had to visit their hometown over break where their brother and friends from high school are not as understanding.

That is one of the bittersweet drawbacks of being a sibling of Gamma Sigma, Hernandez-Rives said.

“You get so used to being around a group of people that are so good and respectful, and then you get spoiled for the rest of the world where things aren’t as nice,” they said.

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Bolkin said. “Our members brought in stuff to help decorate the event.

One of our members is making posters and some of us brought in fairy lights to help set up — the first year is always the hardest.”

Every table was lined with events.

Bolkin said she saw some people play wizard’s chess — in the series, the chess pieces listen to the player and can move themselves.

Another game, one that was never a part of the wizarding world, but that is an ubiquitous

part of college festivities, was Cards Against Humanity, which, as its website describes itself, is “a party game for horrible people.”

“And now they know who we are. This event is for a good cause and we hope to continue this,” Bolkin said Bolkin said Muggle Mayhem is also juggling the idea of hosting a House Cup, the biggest honor that can be bestowed to a Hogwarts house at the end of the school year.

In the series, the house with the most points — amassed for excellent academic performance and

As for how realizing their identity, Hernandez-Rives said they had to try on gender-neutral pronouns for size and explore gender to figure it out.

“An analogy I like to use is wearing shoes that are just half a size too small,” they said. “If you wore those shoes your whole life, you might just think that that’s what shoes are supposed to feel like, but once you try on shoes that are the right size, you are shocked by how comfortable they feel.”

James Carroll, publicity chairperson of Gamma Sigma and School of Arts and Sciences senior, said the change of pronouns in fraternity documents was a relief.

“The fraternity’s spoken language had evolved much quicker than our documents, which built up a tension,” he said. “For rules and processes to be effective, they need to be both legitimate and comprehensive, which gender-limited documents are not.”

student conduct — is awarded the cup, a reward that goes from house to house each year.

Meenal Paul, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said she was very excited to attend her first Yule Ball.

“I have seven finals but my friend invited me for the event, and the idea of going to a Yule Ball fascinated me,” Paul said. “I am not a part of Muggle Mayhem, but (I am a) Harry Potter fan, and while watching ‘Goblet of Fire’ I imagined what it would be like to attend the Yule Ball.

Harry takes a brown girl to the ball and I could imagine myself dancing with Harry Potter.”

Paul found the décor beautiful and said the music and lighting was fitting.

“The event is for a good cause, and I am looking forward to dancing all night long,” Paul said.

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to help pay the costs as well, he said.

This fee pays for housing, food, transportation at the location, tour guides, internship credits and most other expenses. The only other costs students incur are airfare if they applied to Peru or Iceland, and souvenirs if the student wants them, Hroncova said.

About 45 students will attend the Iceland session at any time, Amoroso said. Peru and Philadelphia each take about 20 students.

These limits are defined by transportation methods. Tour buses and other vehicles will carry the students, a staff member from the program, tour guides and a “mentor,” who is a former student in the program, he said.

There are several dates for each session for students to attend, which are spread across winter, spring and summer breaks, Hroncova said.

The shorter sessions allow students who have full-time internships or other plans for the summer to still be a part of the Green Program, Amoroso said.

The whole point of the program is to let students see sustainability through a new lens, Hroncova said.

“I think Green tries to get people from all different fields, because the problems that we’re going to tackle are not just engineering problems, and they’re not just environmental science problems,” Amoroso said. “They need all these different people to work together.”

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DIVERSIONS Stephan Pastis

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Today’s Birthday (12/07/15). Imagine your heart’s desire. Personal visions come true with steady action this year. Springtime home renovations provide space for growing community collaborations. Jupiter in Libra (9/9) inspires year-long networking, friendship and team expansion. Professional breakthroughs and domestic changes spark next autumn. It’s all for love and family. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — New income is possible, or a delightful discovery. Attend to finances over the next two days. Follow your grandmother’s advice. Put your money where your heart is. Save some and invest some. Make happy plans.

Count blessings.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Strategize to determine who’s the best one for the job. A partner or friend can get in where you can’t. Work together for a common goal today and tomorrow. It’s a good time to get messages across.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Don’t get overwhelmed.

There’s plenty of work today and tomorrow, and it could seem intense.

Postpone what you can. Close a deal or sign papers. Make sure the numbers balance. Relax in peaceful privacy to celebrate.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — The next two days are reserved for fun. Get creative and playful. Practice your arts. Generate sparks with someone hot. Instigate something worth detailing in your journal. Focus on your heartbeat.

Love is the answer.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Dive into domestic projects over the next two days for satisfying results. Handle repairs that have been languishing. The gentle approach works best. Spend sweet time with family. Share the load. Do something nice for someone.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Creative writing and publishing projects go well.

Study and practice today and tomorrow. Music is a wise investment. Finalize the design. Use and grow your skills and artistry.

Realize a vision. Someone finds this charming.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — The next two days can be lucrative. Schedule carefully to avoid missing opportunities. Show your appreciation to those who share. Harmony is a necessity. The impossible seems accessible. Accept an invitation. Let the spirit flow through you.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — You’re confident and strong over the next two days. Use your power responsibly. Step into a leadership position. Listen to what others want. Meditation and prayer are useful, especially when pessimism creeps in. Get help building your dream.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Peace and quiet soothe your spirit over the next few days. Clean, sort and organize. Do the filing, and clear space for what’s next. Listen to your creative intuition.

A loved one or sibling inspires you.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Prepare to launch your next adventure. Confer with friends and allies today and tomorrow. Committees are especially effective. Together, you have the necessary resources and enthusiasm.

Do the homework. Leave nothing to chance. Make beauty a priority.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — A professional goal is within reach over the next two days.

Someone’s watching your performance, so smile and put on a good show. Friends can help. Stick to what you’ve practiced, and nail it. Thank your crew.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Conditions are better for travel for the next two days. New opportunities present themselves.

Your next adventure reveals new perspectives. Study your destination’s cultural and academic treasures. Plan for the territory ahead.

Pack lightly but well.

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ROUT Pirates outmuscle undermanned Knights in paint with rebounding, scoring CONTINUED FROM BACK Rutgers relied on an early run to star t the game behind streaky shooting from its guards in sophomore Mike Williams (team-high 16 points) and graduate transfer Omari Grier, but Seton Hall caught on soon enough.

Just as they did last year, Isaiah Whitehead and Khadeen Carrington served as Knight killers once more.

Whitehead didn’t quite match his game-high 25 points from last year, but the sophomore

guard was 1-of-4 Pirates in double-figures to complement Carrington’s game-high 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the field off the bench.

“I feel like there was no containment by the guards. It was no, like, attempt to even come back and rebound — and that’s where it all fell apart,” said sophomore forward D.J. Foreman. “Whitehead might’ve not even had one of his better games. At the same time, he’s getting into the paint and he’s making opportunities for other people because he’s missing a shot or he’s diming them.”

Head coach Eddie Jordan relays a signal to his team on the floor Saturday in Rutgers’ 84-55 blowout loss at home to Seton Hall.

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Whitehead, as Foreman alluded to, made the real gashing came down low on crisp passing to break Rutgers’ defense down.

That most notably came on a pair of double-doubles from Angel Delgado and Michael Nzei.

Delgado posted 14 points on 6-of9 shooting and 13 rebounds, while Nzei mirrored his teammate’s mark with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting to go with 12 boards.

Forced to adjust, Foreman slid from the 3 to the 4 in order to compensate for the loss of Freeman. But the sophomore had a limited impact for an undermanned Rutgers lineup, doing what he could to grab nine rebounds with his four points.

Seton Hall cashed in, winning on the rebound margin, 53-32, to set the tempo in game where the Pirates grabbed 18 offensive rebounds and notched 15 second-chance points.

“It was an all-around just bad defense — second half, more so,” Foreman said. “We just didn’t bring it second half … second half we just bombed it. It’s bad.”

With the loss, the Knights drop their fourth straight game in a recent rough patch.

But with the next non-conference contest coming soon with a Tuesday night matchup against Central Connecticut (0-6) at the RAC for a 6 p.m. tipoff, Rutgers knows it has to learn and turn the page.

“We just gotta keep learning.

Everything gotta be a learning experience and not get down on ourselves, you know,” said freshman guard Corey Sanders. “It sucks to have to learn this way, but it’s how it happens. It’s still a long season.”

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Rutgers defense hogties Razorbacks in bounce-back win to start homestand

Nittany Lions net 2 goals to eliminate Knights in NCAA Tournament College Cup

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a 6-0 run put the Knights up 39-22 at the 5:31 mark of the third quarter.

Rutgers reapplied its trademark, suffocating defensive style of play on Sunday, holding the Hogs to just 25 percent shooting from the field and 2-of-8 from the 3-point line. The Knights forced Arkansas to turn the ball over 11 times, including three shot clock violations.

The effort on the defensive end of the court pleased head coach C. Vivian Stringer, who has cautioned early in the season that progression is a process, with every day an opportunity to improve upon mistakes made yesterday.

Stringer stressed that a lot of things can be achieved on the court, but you must play defense first.

“Every little thing, every thing that they’re maybe too slow on or reacting to, then I’m on it,” Stringer said. “They’re used to being highly critical, and that’s okay, because we know that the one thing you can consistently count on is defense.”

Copper rebounded from a poor performance in her last time on the floor against the Seminoles, where the senior wing managed only six points on 3-of-9 shooting.

The Philadelphia native found her shot back at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, pouring in 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting and pulling down six rebounds to compliment Scaife’s mission to bring mayhem to the Arkansas defense.

Copper attributed her production to getting involved on the glass and in transition.

“I missed the first shot (I took), so I just went to the boards,” Copper said. “(I) started getting rebounds and started getting out in transition, running the floor hard. I think when I run the floor hard the guards always reward me, so rebounds and transition got me goin’.”

While Copper was running the floor and crashing the boards, Scaife was spotting up.

The junior hit 10-of-14 from the field, including a perfect 4-for4 from the free throw line to improve her nearly impeccable percentage from the charity stripe to 96.6 percent on the season.

“In the summertime I used to do this workout where I would get like, a lot of shots up in like a minute,” Scaife said. “And then right after, I gotta make like eight free throws or nine free throws within a minute.

And I felt like, over time, as I kept doing it, it just helped improve my free throw percentage. So now I’m knocking down free throws.”

Rutgers will turn its attention to a matchup with Savannah State on Wednesday at home, the second of a five-game homestand for the Knights at the RAC. Whether Scaife and Copper are in a shooting rhythm or not against the Tigers, Stringer knows that if Rutgers can continue to apply the pressure on defense, everything else should fall into place.

“Your shot might not be falling,” the winningest head coach in program history said. “But it can be the defense. So we have been working hard at that and we will continue.”

While the Knights tried to clear the ball from their side, there was an errant back pass intended for senior center back Brianne Reed.

Penn State’s Frannie Crouse hustled to the ball from 15 yards away and launched a shot that flew over a leaping try from sophomore goalkeeper Casey Murphy, giving the Nitanny Lions a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute.

With Rutgers defenders converging for the ball, Crouse reached the ball first, leading to the eventual game-winning goal.

“I think it was just a little bit of miscommunication,” Reed said.

“The ball was long and played back to me and we just reacted a little late and she was able to get the shot off.”

Shots were even at two apiece heading into halftime, but Penn State seemed to be in control of the game and carried their momentum into the second half.

They controlled possession for most of final period and added the final blow in the 78th minute on a goal from Kaleigh Riehl, who struck the ball with her left foot into the left corner of the net for an unassisted goal and a 2-0 lead.

The two goals were the only pair the Knights gave up during their NCAA Tournament run.

Rutgers finished with five shots on the night, with only one being a shot on goal. Junior midfielder Jennifer Andresen led the Knights with two shots in the game.

Penn State recorded 12 shots, with five on target.

They also controlled the game in terms of set pieces, finishing with seven corner kicks, while Rutgers had none.

The Knights prepared during the week with a game plan that they hoped would lead to an offensive rush, but they could not emulate the success they were having the past few outings.

“They did a good job of dropping and keeping us in front of them. The idea for us was to attack them on the flanks and try to utilize the space behind their outside backs because we knew their outside backs were going to press up on our forwards,” O’Neill said. “We did not do a good enough job of that, whether they took it away or we were not aware of our surroundings.”

Murphy finished with three saves on the night, and like she does on the field, provided Rutgers with a calming influence postgame after such an emotional loss.

She reflected on what the Knights had accomplished this season with a strong mix of veterans and newcomers, and believes they can carry their success into next season.

“I am just ver y thankful to be a part of this team. This is a special group of seniors and we are definitely going to miss them,” Murphy said. “I am looking forward to putting another year’s worth of work in with the people still here and hopefully get back here next year.”

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December 7, 2015 MEN’S BASKETBALL EARLY MOMENTUM NOT ENOUGH AS RUTGERS FALLS TO SETON HALL

Knights run out of gas after quick start BRIAN FONSECA ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

For the first four and a half minutes of the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s showdown with instate rival Seton Hall, it appeared the Scarlet Knights couldn’t miss.

After giving up six points in the opening two minutes, the Knights went on an 18-5 run to take a 20-11 lead with 12:59 minutes remaining in the first half.

While the lead didn’t appear insurmountable for the Pirates, who average 72 points per game, it looked like Rutgers was going to run away with the contest the way it was shooting the ball.

The Knights (3-5) opened the game 8-for-11 from the field, including 2-for-3 from beyond the arc.

Sophomore guard Mike Williams scored nine of Rutgers’ first 20 points, hitting four of his first six shots.

But he, like the rest of his team, went from red hot to ice cold in what felt like the blink of an eye. Williams scored just two points in the final 13 minutes of the first half as his team went 5-for-17 to close out the half.

“In basketball, sometimes the ball just doesn’t fall the way you want it,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Pirates (6-2) were just getting started. A 23-7 run gave Seton Hall a lead it never came close to relinquishing with 5:17 remaining in the first half.

The Pirates’ dominance continued into the second half.

A 15-7 run to start the second stanza turned the game into a blowout.

Seton Hall outscored Rutgers, 35-21, in the game’s final 20 minutes to ensure a second straight blowout win over the Knights, the first time it’s happened in the rivalry since the 1987-88 seasons, when the Pirates won by scores of 92-72 and 96-70, respectively.

At the 7:06 mark of the second half, head coach Eddie Jordan called his second timeout of the period. Williams had the ball in his hands as he dribbled up the court. When the referee blew his whistle to signal the timeout, he clutched the ball between his hands and slammed it on the floor, demonstrating the frustration he and his team felt.

“We’re just a little flustered and aggravated because we started off great,” Williams said.

“We’re facing a lot of obstacles right now. We’re on a four-game losing skid.” *** Losing is never fun.

Losing in a blowout can crush a team’s morale.

Being blown out by your fiercest rival for the second year running at home?

“It leaves a sour taste in my mouth,” Williams said.

Adding insult to injury is the fact he has to hear about the two straight losses to the Pirates from

his friends on the other side of the court.

Williams played with Seton Hall sophomore guard Khadeen Carrington at Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn for three years, with both earning all-New York City honors in their senior years. Carrington had the last laugh Saturday, finishing with a game-high 18 points.

While the final result wasn’t what he wanted, he enjoyed the experience of seeing some familiar faces.

“I gotta hear it from Khadeen (Carrington) and Desi (Rodriguez),” Williams said about the extra sting this loss provided.

“It was very fun (to play against them) because we have our little side talks on the court, telling each other, ‘Watch what I’m aboutta do right now.’ It was fun being out on the court with them again.”

Williams stopped having fun by the time the first 20 minutes expired as his team was down 13 going into halftime.

But the game isn’t over until the 40 minutes expire and the final horn blows.

“We just need a momentum-changing play,” sophomore forward DJ Foreman said of what was going through his mind as his team is down 20 in the final 10 minutes.

The comeback was improbable, but not impossible. But for a young team like the Knights, there was no light at the end of

the tunnel and they crumbled with plenty of ticks left on the clock.

“We started giving up a bit in the last 10 minutes,” Foreman said. “We just need to realize that 10 minutes is a lot of time. Teams have came back and we should’ve realized that and slowed it down, regained our composure and maybe we’d have a chance, but we gave up.” *** Williams, who led the Knights with 16 points, was one of the few bright spots for Rutgers. He was able to bounce back from his lackluster performance against Wake Forest last Monday, beating his total six points against the Demon Deacons with seven points in the first five minutes against Seton Hall.

His partner in the backcourt, freshman Corey Sanders, also

bounced back from his performance against Wake Forest.

The Lakeland, Florida, native finished with 14 points on 5-of9 shooting and provided six assists, five more than his one against Wake Forest.

But Sanders could’ve finished the game with a double-double had his teammates converted on some of the open looks he gave them throughout the game, especially in the beginning of Seton Hall’s first run.

“Basketball’s an up and down game. You have highs, you have lows,” Williams said.

“Hopefully we can just turn it around Tuesday.”

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Sophomore guard Mike Williams attempts to pass a defender in Rutgers 84-55 drubbing at the hands of Seton Hall Saturday.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS OPENED THEIR HOMESTAND WITH VICTORY OVER ARKANSAS

RU returns home with satisfying win MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT

It felt good for the Rutgers women’s basketball team to return home to play at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

After playing four straight road games, including three in the U.S. Virgin Islands where they won the Paradise Jam Tournament, the Scarlet Knights (6-3) returned home on Sunday afternoon to take on Arkansas (2-6).

The Knights bounced back from their 65-43 defeat on the road against No. 13 Florida State by taking advantage of their home floor and beating the Razorbacks handily by a score of 60-40.

In the last five years, Rutgers is now 66-14 at the RAC, good for a .825 winning percentage.

Junior guard Tyler Scaife led the Knights with 24 points, shooting 10for-14 in the game against the SEC school from her home state.

She was flanked by Paradise Jam Most Valuable Player Kahleah Copper, as the senior wing added 18 points while shooting 8-for-13 from the field.

The Knights were glad to return home in front of their fans, and it gave them a boost that helped propel them to a smooth victory.

“It’s always nice to play at home,” said head coach C. Vivian Stringer. “It’s more familiar and there’s a lot less traveling.

Any team is always happy to play at home within the confines of what’s comfortable.” *** The first quarter has been both a trouble spot and bright area for the Knights this season.

Senior center Rachel Hollivay chipped in six points to go along with six rebounds in Rutgers 60-40 win over Arkansas Sunday.

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In games they have lost, they have been outscored 58-24 in the first quarter.

However, in the games they have won, they have outscored their opponents 80-60.

On Sunday, it fell into the latter category for Rutgers. They came out and shot efficiently from the field while stymieing Razorbacks offense.

The Knights were able to capitalize on a sluggish start from the Razorbacks, and jumped out to a 12-7 lead by the end of the first quarter.

Rutgers shot 4-for-8 from the field in the opening period, and was led by Scaife, who made three of her four shots in the quarter.

It also held the Razorbacks to 3-for-14 shooting in the quarter, getting off to the quick start on both sides of the ball that they were searching for.

Arkansas came into the game reeling, entering the non-conference battle on a five-game losing streak.

The Knights also only had eight fouls going into halftime, while they had eight in the first quarter alone in their loss against Florida State.

The quick start enabled them to gain confidence on both ends of the floor and they felt it started on the defensive end.

“One thing we feel that we can always count on is defense,” Stringer said. “The shots might not be falling, but it can be the defense that’s there for us.”

Copper finished with six rebounds and was effective scaling the floor for transition baskets.

She has talked all season about getting off to quick starts and hitting the glass, and was able to succeed in both on Sunday, proving again to be a pivotal cog in a Rutgers victory.

“I started getting to the boards and getting in transition, running the floor hard,” Copper said. “When I run the floor hard, the guards always reward me. Rebounds and transition got me going today.” *** Prior to the game, Stringer was honored for becoming the Rutgers all-time wins leader for men’s or women’s basketball.

She earned the milestone with a 75-51 victory over Tulane in the Paradise Jam Tournament, giving her the 435th win of her career and the top spot on the school’s wins list, passing Theresa Grentz.

Following the win over Arkansas, Stringer’s win total at Rutgers was pushed to 438 and 958 wins overall in her coaching career.

As she stood at center court with new Director of Athletics Patrick Hobbs, she watched a video on the big screen at the RAC which displayed many greetings from notable former players, like Cappie Pondexter and Essence Carson.

She was not expecting the ceremony.

The Knights were also honoring Scaife for scoring 1,000 points in

her career, which Stringer thought was the only planned celebration.

“First of all, I was totally shocked (with the ceremony),” she said. “I thought we were just going to half court to honor Tyler, and I had no idea … I always love seeing the former players and they were all special.”

Senior center Rachel Hollivay added six points and six rebounds in the win, giving Rutgers a solid inside presence in a game heavily dominated by guards and wings.

She had a key play towards the end of the first quarter where she blocked Arkansas’ Jordan Danberry, and she then launched a pass to Scaife down court for a layup to give the Knights a 10-7 lead.

That play was indicative of the aggressive style Stringer has preached to her players over the years, turning defense into offense.

It was especially fitting on a day in which her coach was honored, and the team won by 20 points.

“For the past few days, we’ve been having really tough practices and playing hard, especially on defense,” Hollivay said. “I’ve put it in my head and my heart that I need to play really good defense, get blocks and get us in transition so that we can get started.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We just gotta keep learning. Everything gotta be a learning experience and not get down on ourselves, you know. It sucks to have to learn this way, but it’s how it happens.

It’s still a long season.”

— Freshman guard Corey Sanders after the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s 84-55 loss

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WOMEN’S SOCCER NO. 6 PENN STATE 2, NO. 9 RUTGERS 0

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Seton Hall rips Rutgers 84-55 in rout at home

RU lances Hogs in 20-point win on home floor

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KEVIN XAVIER

SPORTS EDITOR

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Even the extra juice of an in-state rivalry with a former Big East Conference foe couldn’t keep the Rutgers men’s basketball team up for the challenge Saturday afternoon.

Despite opening up hot from the floor with an early lead throughout majority the first half, the Scarlet Knights fizzled out before heading into the locker room down, 47-34, after a 32-14 run in the final 12:15 of the opening period.

Then the Pirates blew the doors open at the Louis Brown Athletic Center and ripped the hinges off.

The end result, an 84-55 rout by Seton Hall over Rutgers at the RAC, brought back flashes of the 81-54 nightmare last year at the Prudential Center in Newark.

“Effort wasn’t great tonight — mental effort wasn’t great,” said head coach Eddie Jordan. “But if you have mental effort, your physical effort is sort of second nature and will help you. If you’re not playing smart, you’re playing behind and you’re trying to catch up and that’s fatigue.

Jordan’s assessment is hard to disagree with.

On their home floor, the Knights (3-5) stood no chance against the Pirates (6-2) in the annual Garden State Hardwood Classic. That all started down low, where Seton Hall outmuscled Rutgers with points in the paint, 44-20.

Missing junior forward Deshawn Freeman (sore knee, out for two weeks) and sophomore center Shaquille Doorson (foot, out indefinitely) in the low post, the Knights had no answer for the Pirates on either end of the floor.

In a complete role reversal, the Rutgers women’s basketball team played the part of the bully in the Scarlet Knights 60-40 win over Arkansas on Sunday afternoon.

After being pushed around by No. 13 Florida State in Tallahassee, losing 65-43 last Thursday, Rutgers (6-2) redeemed itself at home against the Razorbacks (2-6), setting the tone with a 33-20 lead at halftime.

From there, the Knights cruised to a 20-point win on the strength of impressive performances from a pair of starters, junior guard Tyler Scaife and senior wing Kahleah Copper.

Scaife scored 24 points and added two rebounds with an assist in the second meeting against the team from her home state.

It would be easy to assume the Little Rock native would come to play with a little extra juice after saying she had circled the Arkansas game on the calendar before the season began.

But Scaife insisted in the postgame press conference that this game was no different from any other on the schedule — she was just knocking down shots.

“The ball just dropped today,” she said. “I shot a pretty good percentage today. I didn’t really have the game circled. It was just another game, honestly.”

Scaife star ted fast, finishing 5-of-7 after two quar ters with 12 points, as the Knights went into the locker room with a 23-point advantage.

The second half looked similar to the first, with Rutgers jumping out to a 17-point lead after

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Junior midfielder Jennifer Andresen led the Knights with just two shots against PSU. RU was unable to get its offense going. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2015

PSU crushes Knights’ championship hopes

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MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT

It was a long and historic run for the No. 9 Rutgers women’s soccer team this season, with the Scarlet Knights reaching the national semifinals of the Women’s College Cup for the first time in program history.

The run ended on Friday evening, however, when they squared off against No. 6 Penn State for the third time this season — this time with a spot in the National Championship Game on the line.

Unfortunately for the Knights (19-4-3, 7-22), the match played out in similar fashion to their loss against the Nittany Lions in the Big Ten Championship game.

Rutgers fell, 2-0, in the semifinals, as Penn State (21-3-2, 8-2-1) controlled the

Sophomore forward D.J. Foreman glides to the rim Saturday against Seton Hall.

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tempo of the game throughout and advanced to the National Championship against No. 20 Duke.

“When you play against a team like that, the details are so important and there were some mistakes that we made that they capitalized on and when you get to this level, that is what happens,” said head coach Mike O’Neill. “At the same time, we are so proud to represent Rutgers University at this level.”

Like in the Big Ten title game, it was a slow star t that doomed the Knights.

After both sides traded possession back and forth for the first part of the opening half, the Nittany Lions were able to capitalize on a Rutgers mistake that led to a goal.

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NY Jets NY Giants

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Philadelphia New England

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Houston Buffalo

21 30

Kansas City Oakland

34 20

Seattle Minnesota

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Arizona St. Louis

27 3

CASEY MURPHY,

sophomore goalkeeper, and senior center back Erika Skroski were named 2015 NSCAA Second Team All-Americans Friday. They, along with senior center back Brianne Reed, were also named 2015 NSCAA First Team All-Great Lakes Region.

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Tyler Scaife scoots around an Arkansas defender in the 60-40 for RU on Sunday.

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