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Journalism department launches new global studies course in Italy KIRA HERZOG CORRESPONDENT
Two Rutgers professors conducted a study that showed North and Central Jersey recieve twice as much state aid and assumption as South Jersey. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA
Study shows disparity in New Jersey aid distribution avalon zoppo managing editor
The Garden State is truly a “tale of two Jerseys”— at least according to a recent Rutgers study that
found the Southern half of N.J. is getting shortchanged. Led by two professors at Rutgers—Camden’s Walter Rand See distribution on Page 5
As a former reporter covering Latin America and Europe, Mary D’Ambrosio believes international journalism is one of the most demanding specialties in the field, requiring a vast knowledge of politics and languages. “(International journalism requires) knowledge of politics, history, economics and languages, plus the ability to respond quickly to events, to work with interpreters, to hire and manage local employees and to satisfy editors thousands of miles away,” said D’Ambrosio, faculty director and professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies. This summer, D’Ambrosio helped coordinate the department’s first immersive program in Bologna, Italy for students interested in international reporting. It will be part of a new undergraduate specialization in global journalism and media at the University.
During this four-week course, participants will choose a topic or story that interests them and use Bologna’s resources to create their own writing, video-reporting and photographic content. The final product will be a collaborative
web documentary about the city, D’Ambrosio said. “Stories might include anything from a look at Bologna’s progressive political culture, to profiles See course on Page 4
The four-week summer program will give students the chance to create original reporting content while exploring the area around Bologna, Italy. FLICKR
Power outage takes down Rutgers sites nikhilesh de news editor
Sakai, eCollege and other Rutgers websites were not accessible Wednesday morning after a brief power outage took down the Office of Information Technology’s data center on Busch campus. The power outage began at 9:17 a.m. on Dec. 7, according to an email sent by the eCollege Helpdesk. All sites were functioning by 1 p.m. An earlier email sent by the Helpdesk said, “The University is currently experiencing network issues affecting access to eCollege. The Network Operations Center is working on this issue.”
The outage began when the Hill Center machine room lost power for about 20 minutes, according to an email sent to the Net-People listserv. In a statement on Facebook, OIT said the power was accidentally disconnected. Backup power systems did not take over due to the way the power was disconnected, but most outages were restored within the hour. OIT is reviewing the incident and will determine how to avoid similar events in the future, according to the statement. Users who are still having difficulties accessing eCollege can email the Helpdesk at help@ecollege.rutgers.edu or call (848) 260-2941.
A 20 minute power outage at the Hill Center yesterday created technical problems with the University’s server. The outage affected all eCollege sites, including Sakai and the Rutgers bus app. All of the sites were up and running again by 1 p.m. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ
U. eSports club hosts Fireside Open competition for gamers MARY BERKO contributing writer
The Fireside Open competition took place in the Multi-Purpose room of the Rutgers Student Center on Sunday. Participants competed in eight different online games. RAJ VAIDYA
One of the largest clubs at the University just held its first major on-campus event, inviting students from around the eastern seaboard to compete in the club’s first Fireside Open on Dec. 4.
The event featured eight different games, including League of Legends, Overwatch, Hearthstone, Pokemon and Starcraft II, said School of Arts and Sciences senior Malav Patel. Patel co-founded the organization. Scott Zackman, president of the Overwatch team and a board
member for Rutgers eSports, said the community gathered by this gaming event is unlike any other. The major gaming competition, organized by Rutgers eSports, attracted a diverse array of participants, including both introverted See gamers on Page 5
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Conservative women’s club creates new campaign
The Network of enlightened Women’s organization gained University approval in September. The chapter acts as a community for Conservative women to raise awareness and become more confident in their identities. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ
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Starting next semester, the Network of enlightened Women (NeW) hopes to bring its campaign of encouraging students to “shatter the stereotypes about what young women believe today” at Rutgers. NeW started in 2004 at University of West Virginia during a book club consisting of conservative college women. The grassroots organization spread gradually and now there are more than 25 college chapters as well as young professional chapters, according to their website. NeW received Rutgers approval in late September and hopes to “educate young women on conser vative values ... (and to) cultivate a community in which to discuss and strengthen these values,” according to their website.
The chapter hopes to exercise its values despite “the overwhelming liberalism at Rutgers,” said Sarah Ma, a School Of Arts and Sciences junior via email.
progressive agenda held by our peers, staff and administrators of the university,” she said. At Harvard University, one student recently became overwhelmed
said Emily Hall, the student who started a chapter at Harvard. “While a woman did not win the U.S. presidential election this year, millions of women exercised
“It is unfortunate to see that so many of our peers are unaware of what is going on in our government and don’t care to find out.” SArah ma School of Arts and Sciences Junior
The values taught to the members are not widely held on the university’s liberal campus, she said. “It also contributes to the intellectual diversity on campus, providing a counter to the prevalent
with majority political beliefs and started a NeW chapter, according to the College Fix. A recurring message voiced by NeW is to bring students together and discuss the often-overwhelming liberalism they face each day,
the right to vote and selected different candidates,” said Karin Agness, founder of the organization, according to Forbes. The newly-created Rutgers chapter was inactive during the 2016 election cycle, Ma said.
“It is unfortunate to see that so many of our peers are unaware of what’s going on in our government, and don’t care to find out,” Ma said. Agness said the chapter may face hostility and protest from other students and organizations. “Unfortunately, bias and even harassment remains a real problem in America’s college campuses,” she said. “In many cases, it’s conser vative students who are the subject of unwanted pressure and hostility from their fellow undergraduates and faculty.” The club, Ma said, will have a presence at all involvement fairs, and wishes to encourage women that are interested in politics to attend meetings, adding “regardless of your political views, we encourage everyone to be informed and get involved, because these issues directly affect our futures.”
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Not Just Yoga club creates space for students to de-stress
Members of the Not Just Yoga club learn breathing techniques, meditation and yoga. The underlying goal is to eliminate stress and negativity. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ
bushra hasan correspondent
Practicing yoga has been proven to improve relationships. And at Rutgers, campus group Not Just Yoga offers a place for students to not only destress and find common ground in their busy lives, but also form long-lasting friendships. Not Just Yoga aims to promote a stress-free environment
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on campus by offering students coping methods such as yoga, breathing techniques and meditation. The club also seeks to make its participants more conscious and self-aware, according to their website. Since she was a child, Not Just Yoga’s president, Aditi Mehta, has been practicing the meditation technique. Not Just Yoga meetings usually kick off with an interactive
activity, followed by yoga and since he graduated from college. to situations that usually create ending with meditative exercis- Shortly after getting married, stress, we improve how we bees. Mehta leads the meditation he became interested in various have, which improves who we are while other members guide the spiritual organizations. He chose as a person.” Several other universities breathing techniques, the Rut- to attend a beginner-level workgers Business School junior said. shop hosted by Art of Living, across the countr y have investYoga, meditation and breath- wherein he learned about basic ed in meditation and relaxation programs for their undergrading techniques are all activities breathing techniques. Since then, he has become uate population, according to that can eliminate stress from the more involved with the organiza- USA Today. body and the mind, she said. Mehta participated in various “These activities, done iterative- tion and his asthmatic symptoms courses hosted by Art of Living, ly, enhance the mind and body’s have improved, Mehta said. “He feels he gains some en- which she said had a major impact ability to perform in stressful situations,” Mehta said. “All three lightenment from some of Sri Sri on her way of life. “These courses provided me a tools help you have better control Ravi Shankar’s teachings,” Mehbetter understanding of myself as ta said. of your reaction to situations.” Art of Living shares similar a teenager, and I was able to imThe club focuses on changing the way individuals view goals to Not Just Yoga. Among prove my relationships with my stressful or critical situations, their goals is the creation of a peers,” Mehta said. “It likewise she said. One concept the group stress-free environment and as a provided a foundation for me to define myself.” emphasizes Upon enteris that people ing her first should act, but at the Uninot react, to “These activities, done iteratively, enhance the mind year versity, Mehsurroundings. and body’s ability to perform in stressful situations.” ta joined Not Reflexive reJust Yoga and actions parallel Aditi mehta said the club a fight-or-flight Rutgers Business School Junior helped her response, become more which contribinvolved with utes to physithe University cal and mental community. ailments, MehThe club holds sessions at ta said. Students at the organiza- result, a stress-free world, MehPassion Puddle on Douglass tion practice active and not reac- ta said. In 2015, a American Col- campus early in the semester, tive thinking. Mehta said Not Just Yoga is lege Health Association study and they hope to star t outdoor a college chapter of an interna- showed that 85.6 percent of sessions again once the weathtional non-profit organization participants felt “over whelmed er improves. “Not Just Yoga really provides called Art of Living. She was in- by their responsibilities” and spired to get involved with the that stress is particularly high an environment for an individual to become intimate with oneorganization because her father among college students. “When we are stressed, it im- self,” she said. “And when one joined it when she was 13-yearspacts our performance and rela- improves relations with the self, old, she said. Mehta said her father has tionships,” Mehta said. “But when relations with others are greatsuffered from severe asthma we are in control of our reactions ly improved.”
classes in video storytelling, Italian and international reporting. Students would then take a “traGlobal journalism summer course gives students ditional long Italian lunch break” foreign correspondent experience before pairing up with international students from the University of Bologna to work on their hands— and Rutgers students are on reporting projects, she said. continued from front “Classes run Monday through themselves a ver y diverse and of the many Middle Eastern international bunch,” D’Ambro- Thursday, so three-day weekends and African refugees arriving sio said. “We decided to tr y to will be free for travel,” D’Ambrosio said. in the city, to stories about the marr y those “Bologna is excity’s famous street art, its sala- s t r e n g t h s : tremely central mi-cheese-and-tor tellini-making To offer our “Global journalism is one with Florence, food culture or the big indie film globally-mindVenice, the art students festival that will be showing while ed of the strengths of our a real-time we’re there,” D’Ambrosio said. department, and Rutgers city of Ferrara the beautiThe cost of enrollment is inter national students are themselves a and ful Italian coast about $4,500, which covers all reporting exvery diverse and just an hour or accommodations, courses, ac- perience, so two away,” cess to media and educational they’d have an international bunch.” The Rutfacilities, as well as some meals opportunity to gers Center and cultural activities, she said. get a feel for Mary d’Ambrosio for Global Scholarships and financial aid the life of a Professor in the Department of Journalism Advancement foreign correare also available. and Media Studies and InterThe program will offer three spondent.” national AfThis type of credits and will run from June 1 fairs recently to June 29. Applications are due practical expeMarch 1, according to the Global rience is extremely valuable to awarded the Global Journalism in Italy course with a $10,000 employers, she said. Education website. An average day in the program grant to help the program be“Global journalism is one of the strengths of our department would likely begin with morning come further developed.
When initially planning the course, D’Ambrosio said she chose Bologna because it is consistently ranked as the best city in Italy for “quality of life.” Home to one of the oldest universities in the world, she said Bologna offers a wide variety of cultural activities, dining and nightlife for students to choose from. For the duration of their time in Bologna, the John Hopkins University School of International Studies will be the home base for Rutgers students. They will take courses in the school’s facilities, and will live in residence halls located adjacent to the main campus, according to the global education website. Students do not have to be enrolled in the journalism and media studies major in order to apply for the 2016 global journalism course, but D’Ambrosio said priority will be given to students in the department. “We think students of english, political science, history and documentary filmmaking will find this program an especially good fit,” D’Ambrosio said.
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CRIME Dec. 8 TRENTON — Jashawn Smith, 18, Juprie Wadley, 19 and Wilson George, 19, were officially charged with the shooting death of a 15-yearold. The victim, Maurice Wimbush-Jalaah returned to Trenton from living in Texas when he was shot dead in the parking lot of Prospect Village apartment on June 11. Police identified the three suspects and charged them Tuesday with Wimbush-Jalaah’s murder. Each is being held on $1 million bails for murder and conspiracy charges. Dec. 8 JERSEY CITY — Woolder J. Lugay, 44, is charged with maintaining a drug production facility in his home after 50 pot plants and 93 starter plants caught fire. When police arrived at the scene, they found numerous lights, fans, water fertilizers and plants inside Lugay’s home. He is also charged with causing a risk of widespread injury or damage for having unknown chemicals and carbon monixide tanks inside the facility. Lugay’s bail has been set at $200,000 and is waiting for his Jan. 25 court hearing in Hudson County. Dec. 8 CAMDEN — One person was injured and service was delayed on the NJ Transit River Line after a collision occurred between an NJ Transit train and a car trying to cross the tracks. NJ Transit suspended service between 36th Street and the Walter Rand Transportation Center after the crash around 6:30 a.m. The four people in the vehicle were taken to the hospital but only one was treated for minor injuries.
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N.J. millennials likely to live with parents post-college Victoria Nazarov
is 70 percent more productive, according to American Progress. School of Arts and Sciences Millennials are more likely to live sophomore Dana Hirst said she in their parent’s home than in any wants to move out of her parent’s other living arrangement, accord- house after college, but is unsure if it will work out. ing to the Pew Research Center. “After graduation the goal is For the first time in more than 130 years, about a third of adults to move into an apartment with ages 18 to 34 are living with their some friends in (New York) or parents than with a spouse or sig- Hoboken,” Hirst said. Due to plans to possibly pursue nificant other, according to Pew. In New Jersey, a 2015 census a masters in psychology after colrevealed that nearly 47 percent lege, she is unsure if she will be of 18 to 34 year olds are living at able to follow through with her home, making New Jersey the plans to move out, she said. “I really don’t know how I would state with the highest amount of millennials in the U.S living with pay for living expenses unless I get a job right their parents, after graduaccording to ation, and in NJ.com. “In addition to the a psychology The Great Reimportant role of field, that’s not cession of 2008 economic factors, really likely at plays an importthis point. So ant factor in the delays in marriage are realistically, I trend, as this also a central piece of may end up livfinancial crash this trend.” ing at home,” was the worst Hirst said. since the Great Shannon Bzotek S h a r o n Depression in Professor in the Department of Sociology Bzostek, a prothe 1930s, said fessor in the Jennifer Hunt, a Department of professor in the Sociology, said another reason for Department of Economics. “It is a big disadvantage to be the increase of millennials who looking for one’s first job during live with their parents is that fewa recession. Firms stop hiring and er young adults are living with rostart laying off, so it is hard to find mantic partners than in the past. “In addition to the important any new jobs, and if one finds one, it is likely to be at a lower wage role of economic factors, delays in than the job one might have got in marriage are also a central piece of this trend,” Bzostek said. “The a boom,” Hunt said. In addition to finding a job that most recent dramatic change is will support the costs of indepen- that fewer young adults are living dent living, millennials are also with romantic partners.” Young adults are marrying not getting paid as much as young their partners later in life, accordadults in the past. Median compensation wages ing to ABC News. Because more millennials for a 30-year-old in 2014 was below that of a 30-year-old 10 years ear- are getting married and setlier, despite millennials being 50 tling down later in life, they are percent more likely to finish col- more likely to live at home with lege and work in an economy that their parents rather than with contributing writer
gamers Students face off for 12 hours in Fireside Open eSports competition continued from front and extroverted individuals, the School of Arts and Sciences junior said. The gamers gathered for 12 hours of play at the multipurpose room inside the College Avenue Student Center. Patel said students involved in eSports do not have to be officially signed up for the organization to participate in the various events they host. Though they do not have any official numbers, they estimate that around 2,500 students have played games with the group. “Unofficially, we are probably the biggest organization at Rutgers,” he said. “We just don’t have people signed up, they just play the games.” Important gaming individuals have a presence on campus, including a Super Smash Brothers player who graduated last year and ranked within the Top 10 in the world, Patel said. This gaming community is not something new to college campuses, Zackman said. Some universities have designated arenas inside buildings dedicated to gaming.
In March, the University of California-Irvine announced plans to launch an eSports initiative, with the backing of sponsors including Riot Games and iBuyPower, according to UCI News. The Irvine campus offers courses on gaming, video game theory and production and game testing, according to the article. These
“To the outside world it’s a little dorky, but it’s a very passionate community and it’s something that brings a lot of people together.” Scott Zackman School of Arts and Sciences Junior
classes further promote the growth of the school’s gaming community. Programs like these are offered through the school, and some even offer scholarships to gamers, Zackman said. “You can go to to UC-Irvine for being a good League of
An estimated one-third of adults, ages 18 to 34, live with their parents. This number recently surpassed the number of adults living alone, with a spouse or with roommates. New Jersey has a particularly high rate of millennials moving back home. GRAPHIC BY MICHAEL MAKMUR / STAFF DESIGNER a significant other, causing the amount of young adults living at home to increase, Bzotek said. In the past, the most common living arrangements among young adults has been with a spouse or romantic partner, according to Pew. Gender plays a role in the living arrangements of young adults as well. Young men specifically are more likely to live with their parents, rather than romantic partners, Bzotek said. “Both employment rates and real wages for young men have declined in recent decades, and are especially low for young men without college degrees,” Bzotek said.
Legends player, and get paid to go. It sounds so silly to some people, but it’s a big part of a lot of people’s worlds,” he said. “To the outside world, it’s a little dorky, but it’s pretty interesting because it’s a very passionate community and it’s something that brings a lot of people together that normally wouldn’t go out.” Unfortunately, Rutgers does not actively support and sponsor much of Rutgers eSports activities, Zackman said. “We don’t really get a lot of help from Rutgers. It’s the executive board that works very hard to set events like these up,” Patel said. “We have sub-committees doing things such as setting up the event itself or advertising and getting sponsors.” Zackman said the little funds they do receive from Rutgers are not nearly enough, which is why they have to search for sponsors. He said the sponsors receives the castors, vendors and support for tables. Sponsors of Sunday’s event included Kite + Key and Tespa. Zackman’s Overwatch team won $2,000, and they will travel to Los Angeles in January to play on ESPN. “It’s not something that’s just handed to us and it’s not easy,” he said. “We were just awarded $1,000 for Giving Day but we had to work for it.”
These factors make it difficult for millennials to have enough financial resources to establish independent households, particularly for young men who have not completed college, she said. In a 2014 census, 28 percent of men ages 18 to 34 were living with a spouse in their own home, while 35 percent of men were living in their parent’s home, according to Pew. “Past trends are important to bear in mind,” Hunt said. The rate of 18 to 34 year olds living with their parents declined greatly between 1999 and 2008, due to the greater availability of credit to buy houses, Hunt said. Then it increased during the 2008
recession, and has only fallen a little since 2012. The future of the trend will depend on both economic and noneconomic factors. If the economy continues to grow, jobs and wages will increase, allowing more millennials to afford living expenses. But delays in marriages are only partly related to economic factors, and may continue even as economic prospects improve, Bzotek said. “Although it is difficult to predict exactly what will happen in the future, it is safe to say that we will continue to see a growing diversity in the types of living arrangements young adults experience,” Bzotek said.
Distribution Study shows less aid allocated to South Jersey, creating more crime and fewer resources The study, which analyzed “a massive data collection,” found that Institute of Public Affairs, the South Jersey has higher violent study confirmed a long-held be- crime rates, fewer bus stops, lowlief that South Jersey residents er levels of college education, sigreceive a smaller share of public nificantly fewer hospital beds per goods compared to their North 1,000 residents and higher proporand Central Jersey counterparts. tion of children from low-income families eligible According for governmto the study, ent assistance. North and “We found that this “The higher Central Jersey difference in resource rates of these receive double allocation does in fact problems in the state aid and state asexist and is not explained South Jersey a gensumption. by the lower population suggests erally overall “We found or incomes of residents of lower level of that this difSouth Jersey counties.” public health ference in goods in these resource alShauna shames counties as location does Assistant Professor in the Department of compared to in fact exist Political Science the north and and is not excentral counplained by the ties,” according lower population or incomes of residents to the study. Additional polling data shows of South Jersey counties,” Assistant Professor of Political that North Jersey residents are Science Shauna Shames, who more likely to believe state resourcco-authored the study with pub- es are allocated evenly, while a malic affairs Ph.D student Spencer jority of South Jersey residents (56 Clayton, told Rutgers—Camden percent) feel North Jersey receives more than its fair share. News Now. continued from front
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Embracing failures can help us move forward COMMENTARY JUSLEINE DANIEL
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recent invitation to participate in a roundtable discussion at the Fall Undergraduate Conference at my alma mater, Rutgers University, gave me an oppor-
tunity to reflect on the meaning of failure. I see failure as an integral part of my constant growth. We, as human beings, start life with an incredible capacity to learn. We have a marvelous ability to grow and develop continually in many domains including social, emotional and cognitive domains among others. This constant motion of becoming and learning continues well into adolescence and adulthood, as long as we allow ourselves to learn. We start our journey as fragile creatures and are very dependent on others. As years go by, we become independent. This independence is achieved through our constant ability to overcome failure, as we learn to walk, talk, feed ourselves, make friends and much more, eventually becoming independent adults. I have yet to find a baby who falls down and does not stand up to try again. Indeed, babies in their quest of learning to walk become paragons of perseverance, getting up every time they fall down. Looking at babies, we realize that they enjoy the process of getting up and falling down to eventually walk. The problem becomes that somewhere along the way, we stop seeing our challenges as a learning process. When this happens, failure can become paralyzing. A change in the way we interpret failure stands as the first line of defense against the paralyzing effects of fearing failure. When we see failure as a learning process, we open the possibility to learn from past experiences and move on with additional expertise around a certain situation. In other words, taking the experience as preliminary training to get ready for the next phase in your life is a more gratifying way of making sense of failure. In this way, reframing failure as an essential step to learn to move forward in life is a powerful way to avoid succumbing to unnecessary fears, worry and anxiety. Furthermore, it helps to not make your failures personal. When it comes to dealing with failure, changing your self-talk can go a long way. We empower ourselves when we say, “I made a bad choice and as a result the project failed,” or “I made a bad choice by partying all night, and as a result I didn’t pass the test,” rather than saying, “I’m a failure,” or “I’m stupid.” Overcoming the negativity that comes from feeling stupid or seeing ourselves as failures is incredibly burdensome, since at this point it becomes part of your identity. On the other hand, when we can reframe the situation, giving ourselves the opportunity to make a better choice next time around, we avoid coming down with feelings of despair, worthlessness, or hopelessness. This is what happens when people ruminate over their problems and setbacks without finding a way to break the self-blame cycle. While we are born with the drive to understand and learn, this drive can be weakened by our mindset. As Carol Dweck, a researcher and Stanford University professor said, research points to beliefs that an individual’s abilities are fixed, leading a person to feel “stuck on who they are, with no way out, which in turn, can potentially lead to anxiety or depression.” Dweck also notes that people with a fixed mindset do not believe in effort, creating for themselves a self-fulfilling prophecy cycle. They don’t put forth the necessary effort to overcome obstacles. As a result of not having put in the necessary effort, they fail, creating the expectation that they will continue to fail in future endeavors. This cycle does not provide the individual with the crucial insight to create a road map to overcome their obstacles to eventually achieve success. Among other strategies, when we are trying something for the first, second, or third time and we “fail,” a conceptual approach to transform that failure into an opportunity is to realize that we are failing forward. We fail forward when we allow ourselves time to assess our weakness and strengths and work on building ourselves to develop the needed skills for the job we want or the opportunity we pursue. Does the job require management experience? Do you need to get an additional certification? We fail forward when we should identify the strategy we need to move forward! Our thoughts should be,“ What can I do differently next time?” Every time I am faced with a grant proposal that gets rejected, I see this rejection as me “failing forward.” Rather than feeling demoralized, I call the organization that rejected my grant, I speak with the program manager and I found out what went wrong. Was it the narrative that was too weak or maybe the problem statement? Was it the program design or was it because the goals weren’t measureable? After taking copious notes, I prepare myself to fail forward, dealing with my “failure” directly, proactively and strategically, emerging stronger from the experience. Also taking into consideration, if I had not applied, I would have 100 percent chance of not getting it. At the end of the day, the best way not to get a grant is to not apply. And in case you are wondering, after holding my breath for a few weeks, my last two grant applications were awarded to the organization that I work for. Yes! I did fail forward, eventually writing winning grant applications. In the end, by embracing our failures, we can transform any disappointment or roadblock that we encounter into a stepping-stone towards the road to our next well-deserved conquest.
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Rutgers finds sanctuary in ‘safe havens’ Barchi’s compromise in name could save university funding
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he loudest rallying cry against the deportation Center for Law and Justice student Thais Marques of undocumented immigrants comes from uni- said, “I commend the University for doing what they versity students who condemn the threats of have always done, which President Barchi said is a President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administra- safe haven. What he calls a safe haven is already the tion. Thousands of students from universities through- status quo of the University. If Rutgers was a sanctuout the nation were steadfast in organizing to call for ary, we wouldn’t be (protesting).” However, Barchi may really be taking a strategic policies to protect themselves and their peers, as well as denouncing the President-elect through protests stance in joining universities that do not call themand walkouts, which quickly proceeded after the dis- selves “sanctuary campuses,” such as all the Ivy Leagues except for the University of Pennsylvania, maying news of the November elections. The aim of such protests was to push universities as well as the University of Connecticut, and the into claiming an explicit stance that would protect University of Illinois among many others. The shifty students from unorthodox methods of deportation definition could be a cause of concern when some — a dismal possibility emerging from the unpre- universities claim they will protect students despite dictability of Trump and his cabinet members. And legal demands and others claim they will protect stuin fomenting these protests, they’ve promulgated a dents until they must comply with the legal demands new term that’s become part of national political dis- (Rutgers falls into the latter). In every way but the name, Rutgers is essentially a sanctuary campus. course: The “sanctuary campus.” Private universities could easily call themselves Rutgers students took part in the nationwide “sancsanctuary campuses because tuary campus” protests on Nov. they’re not reliant on state funding 16, with hundreds of students or federal funding, but opponents flooding the New Brunswick “Rutgers is a sanctuary the term sanctuary campus streets. Ever since then, in the campus in everything but of could then easily target public unieyes of protestors, the University the name ...” versities such as ours. As a public has failed to take on a reconciliauniversity, Rutgers is susceptible tory stance with their demands. to the attacks on resources that a The second part of the protest took part earlier this week on Dec. 6 in a Board of Gov- research institution requires to function — funding ernors meeting, during which University President from the National Science Foundation, Pell Grants, Robert L. Barchi refused to call Rutgers a “sanctuary the Department of Defense and an abundance of other campus,” which has no legal definition, and would rath- government resources that could be closed off. This er call the university a “safe haven.” Barchi announced attack is happening in Texas as Gov. Gregg Abbott that Rutgers will “protect student confidentiality and (R-Tex.) tweeted that he would cut off funding for any will not share private information unless required by state campus that calls itself a sanctuary campus. Now law, court order or subpoena.” He also added that the that Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) is nearing the end of University will support Deferred Action for Childhood his term, New Jersey doesn’t yet know what kind of Arrivals (DACA) and the in-state tuition it provides to politician it’s going to be governed by after 2018. Above all, the declaration of a university as a “sancundocumented immigrants in New Jersey. Barchi enumerated proper protocols to protect tuary campus” is a symbolic gesture that espouses a students, but it seems like this is what’s already powerful message: The university sides with its stuhappening. Student information should be protected dents, regardless of his or her immigration status. and DACA should be supported, among other com- Rutgers is a sanctuary campus in everything but the mon-sense actions. In an article about the meeting name and this is a compromise it has to make considpublished by The Daily Targum, Rutgers—Newark ering the vulnerability of our institution. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 148th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff. Twitter: @Daily_Targum Instagram: @dailytargum facebook.com/thedailytargum
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American exceptionalism blinds dialogue on Castro WAXING PHILOSOPHICAL JONATHAN FINNERTY
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ouis Ruziecki made clear in his column, “Defenders of Fidel Castro are in denial about his tyranny,” that he is no fan of the now-deceased Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro. Rightfully so, as Castro has demonstrated in his years that suppression of art and political thought were crimes against the state. It is certain that Castro imprisoned and executed many dissidents, although the numbers range from 200 to 20,000 people. To label Fidel Castro a tyrant is a reasonable action. However, should one follow this criterion for identifying tyranny, it ought to be applied to the whole, rather than a portion of the world. If we, as American citizens, are to label others tyrannical, we must first look to our own offenses to even ask ourselves if we are capable of being in a morally superior position to bear judgment. If we take the estimate of, say, 10,000 people — executed during the Castro regime and used this figure to give reason for tyranny — then what of the countless deaths of Native Americans during just the 19th century? David Stannard’s book, “American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World,” estimates that due to Indian Removal Act,
enacted by the Andrew Jackson administration, at least 8,000 Cherokee perished from relocation, execution and disease. The Trail of Tears saw the demise of more than half of the Cherokee population. The Sand Creek Massacre involved a military force murdering women and children. Examples of brutality and unbridled violence are numerous and often dismissed. Is this not tyrannical behavior? What if the indigenous peoples known as the “Moros” living in the Philippines, who in 1906 were massacred — 994 men,
right-wing military collective active in Nicaragua in the 1970s and 1980s. Then there is our involvement in Afghanistan, as we supported a war against Russian aggression. The latter not being entirely ignoble, that is until we left and a new brand of religious extremism formed around the stinger missiles we so haphazardly provided. Vietnam, a name that needs no introduction, is perhaps the best example of genocide and war crimes. It is my belief that former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is just as much a war criminal
“Thousands, if not tens of thousands have died at the hands of his terrible diplomacy and insistence on covert, and usually illegal actions.” women and children, were executed as they hid in an inactive volcanic crater. And to clarify, who committed this atrocity? The U.S., in the 20th century no less. Consistently throughout American history, genocide, war crimes and state-sponsored terrorism have been proven to be the modus operandi of our elected leaders. In fact, many dictators and terrorist organizations have found support in American covert operations. The most famous example perhaps is the Contra rebels, a
and tyrant as Fidel Castro. An illegal war in Cambodia, followed by massive carpet bombings and assassinations? This is not tyranny? It was often said that Castro was not under the law, but rather above it. Kissinger’s actions seem to follow the precedent. Thousands, if not tens of thousands have died at the hands of his terrible diplomacy and insistence on covert, and usually illegal actions. And yet, there is never justice for the victims of American tyrants such as Jackson, Kissinger
and the people at large. After all, it is our tax money and elected leaders who provided such atrocities, therefore making us complicit in the least. Surely, one can tout the many good things about America, our freedoms and opportunities. How in previous years we have helped immigrants escape the rule of totalitarian regimes, or civil wars — unless one is a Muslim from Syria, per our new regime’s party line. Think of all the Jewish refugees who escaped to the United States from the perils of Nazi Germany. Does this not count as some sort of noble purpose? One would think that America has been consistently on the side of righteous justice throughout our years, yet how do we account for the many atrocities and block them from our conscious? Therefore, to those like Louis Ruziecki, who deplore tyrants and those who support them, I hope that you view history in an objective lens and use your criterion for judgment on all parties. There is no doubt in my mind that Castro killed many people, but in retrospect, so have we. This is not an issue of the Left or the Right, but rather of Americans. If we are to be the moral titans of this epoch, we must first come to grips with our own crimes before condemning others. Jonathan Finnerty is a School of Arts Sciences senior majoring in classics and philosophy. His column, “Waxing Philosophical,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Best romantic movies to get cozy with this December
Between the harsh winter weather and final exams-induced stress that comes with Decemeber, it can be hard to get into the holiday spirit. Try these films to get into your secular Christmas vibes. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ
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When there’s snow on the ground, it’s dark at 5 p.m. and every house on the block is decked out in lights, it’s hard not to feel a little bit of the holiday spirit regardless of what you do or don’t celebrate this time of year. My mom took away secular Christmas in my house after I stopped believing in Santa and I’m still a little salty about it, but I don’t let it get to me. I still love December’s holiday charm. For college students, it’s especially stressful with finals looming in the future and the million different Secret Santa groups you’re probably in. It definitely sucks no matter what your winter break plans are to have to stress out right before the holidays. There’s no reason not to take a quick break, destress, turn on the string lights in your dorm and cuddle up with some hot chocolate with a
feel-good, festive holiday romcom. The holidays can be rough, but movies are a great escape for anyone who needs a moment to relax. Start with these five and you’ll definitely have a stressfree season.
New Year’s Eve
This is another star-studded movie that’s basically the American version of “Love Actually,” with different plotlines that are all linked together. Set on New Year’s Eve (obviously), the film stars Ashton Kutcher, Zac Efron and Halle Berry — just to name a few. In all honesty, it’s reviews
movies that are everywhere this time of year.
While You Were Sleeping
This 1995 film features Sandra Bullock as a Chicago Transit Authority token collector who happens to save her long-time crush from an oncoming train on ChristLove Actually mas Day, but he still ends up in a “Love Actually” came out coma. While in 2003, but he’s under, she it’s already finds herself considered a in an awkward classic. Be“There’s no reason not to take a quick break and situation where ginning five his family weeks before de-stress, turn on the string lights in your dorm thinks she’s his Christmas, and to cuddle up with some hot chocolate with a fiancee, and the movie folshe doesn’t corlows 10 diffeel-good, festive holiday rom-com.” rect them. She ferent stor y ends up spendlines — they ing the holidays are all linked with them and in some way trouble ensues. or another. With a huge cast of well-known are pretty horrendous, but I’ll stars like Alan Rickman, Hugh stand by the assertion that it’s Sleepless in Seattle Grant, Keira Knightley and still a really fun movie to watch. If you haven’t seen this movie Januar y Jones, this film is a Especially for those who are yet, I don’t know what you’re domust-see. tired of the million Christmas ing with your life. On Christmas
Eve, a little boy calls into a radio talk show in Seattle with a psychologist to wish for a new wife for his widowed father, Sam (Tom Hanks). Across the country in Washington, D.C., Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) hears him and is touched, convinced that she has to meet Sam. Of course, though, she’s engaged to someone else.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I love this movie. Even though it’s not technically a holiday movie, it’s set in winter and has that chilly, cozy feeling that qualifies it in my mind. Jim Carrey is amazing in a serious role instead of his iconic comedies, and Kate Winslet plays the female lead. They play Joel and Clementine, a couple that had a bad break up after two years and hired a firm to erase their memories of each other. It’s a really beautiful science-fiction film that is perfect for anyone who might not love Christmas-themed movies. It’s just a sweet, wintery romance.
DIVERSIONS
December 8, 2016
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Step up and be noticed. Don’t give in to anyone making noise about something you don’t agree with. You can bring about valuable changes both personally and professionally if you take action and offer suggestions. Grow your brand based on what you have to contribute and you will get the support you need to advance. Your numbers are 1, 5, 16, 27, 30, 38, 45.
Over The Hedge
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Non Sequitur
Wiley
Pearls Before Swine
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Emotions will surface and are best channeled into the activities you enjoy. Focus on interacting with the people around you who contribute to your happiness. A commitment can be made, and plans with someone special put into play. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Accept the inevitable and get on with your day. If someone gives you a hard time, walk away and engage in the activities you enjoy. Taking on a physical challenge will be exhilarating. Romance is highlighted and will brighten your day. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Listen and decide what’s feasible before you pursue something new. Question whatever you don’t understand and assess how it will benefit you or those you are trying to help. Knowledge is power and will help you make the best choice. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Emotions will surface if what you want isn’t what you receive. Look for a way to improve your odds using intelligence instead of aggression. Children will offer unusual insight into better ways to deal with controversy. 5 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take action and do your best to turn your ideas and plans into a reality. You’ll have the chance to interact with people who share your concerns, so don’t take on the task of implementing changes all by yourself. 4 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Personal improvements will make you feel and look good. Getting back to the people and pastimes that brought you joy will help you resolve unsettling issues, allowing you to move forward. Romance is encouraged and will improve your life. 5 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t jump to conclusions or let your emotions take over when discussing important matters with partners or other influential people in your life. Refrain from overspending or taking on too much. Invest in learning and exploring your options. 2 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Stay on track and refuse to let anyone put words in your mouth or bully you to do things you don’t want to do. Travel and communication are best kept to a minimum. Let emotions level out before you commit to anything. 2 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You can take control and put your plans into motion. Your ability to see through the nonsense that is going on around you will give you the ammunition to persuade others to follow your lead. Romance is encouraged. 5 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A little extra effort will go a long way. Rework your past ideas to fit your current situations or plans. Your insight and ability to adapt to whatever comes your way are important factors in why you are successful. 4 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Nothing will be as it appears. Use your intuition to weed out any negativity that may lead you down the wrong path. Structure, discipline and hard work will help you bring about positive changes at home and with your personal finances. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ll have trouble seeing things clearly. Confide in someone you trust to maintain integrity and honesty in helping you sort through the dilemmas you face. A clear view will be necessary if you want to make a good choice. 3 stars
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GHOST
How the tandem will fare against more formidable opponents is yet to be seen. Like most of their Gettys, Freeman formed friendship with teammates, Gettys and Freeman struggled in the Knights’ first test connection over North Carolina roots of the season in a 73-61 loss to a Miami team vying to return to the NCAA Tournament. The friendship blossomed from continued from back Ghost Gang combined for 15 there, the pair admitting to hangpoints, seven rebounds and an ashe was saying, but not Freeman, ing out frequently, even being sist in 43 minutes between them, a Rocky Mount, North Carolina spotted together rocking matcha mediocre gray-onnative who grew up two hours ing per formance away from where Gettys played gray tracksuits in the first time the first three years of his at the football “You’ll see us one minute next minute you won’t see us. We kind of go ghost on ya.” they faced an team’s 39-0 loss college career. opponent with “We say stuff and I know ex- to No. 8 Penn superior talent. actly what he’s talking about,” State earlier in C.J. Gettys T h e y said Freeman, who also came November. Senior Center bounced back To solidify to Rutgers via transfer, arriving three days later signififrom Hutchinson Community the with a win over College in Kansas. “It’s like a cance of the Morgan State in which they were down south slang or whatever, friendship, the pair has a nick- overseas after graduating from sneaker collection. Freeman came a year before the top two scorers for Rutgers, and the other group of guys sit name — Ghost Gang — which UNC-Wilmington. He changed there like “what are y’all talking has become a hashtag started his mind at the last second, cit- the newly emerging fan favor- combining for 37 points and 19 about?” So things like that, that’s by Gettys that’s gained traction ing “the money situation not pan- ite and other half of Ghost Gang rebounds as the Knights matched their win total from a year ago in ning out” among other reasons joined him. among the fans. how we became close.” He played in Rutgers’ first 25 less games. The chance of them repeating seven games last year before a knee injur y kept him out for that performance on a grander the remainder of the season. stage has yet to be determined. They’ll have plenty of chances Months of recover y and multiple pounds shed later, Freeman with a Big Ten schedule that inis exceeding the impressive cludes a pair of meetings with No. level he played at to open last 17 Wisconsin — one in Madison, season, leading the Knights in the other in Madison Square Garscoring (13.8 points per game) den — along with two separate and rebounding (8.8 boards per trips to the Hoosier State to take on No. 13 Indiana in Bloomington game) through eight contests. With a combined 21 appear- and No. 15 Purdue in West Lafayances for Rutgers between them, ette. Whether they’ll be able to other teams won’t have much take advantage is another story film to study how the tandem yet to be told. But regardless of what tranworks together, an advantage that adds another layer to their spires on the court, most game nights will likely end the same cumulative persona. “We kind of come up and sur- way that Friday after Gettys and prise you out of nowhere on the Freeman led Rutgers to victory court, that’s kind of the theme over Hartford — with the pair behind (#GhostGang),” Gettys leaving the facility to spend some said. “(Other teams) don’t really time together off the court after have too much background info pouring all they had on it. “That’s my brother, literally. I’m on us, Deshawn being injured last year and he was at (Hutchinson so glad I came here, met him, got Community College), so you don’t to play behind him every game,” have a real full scouting report on Gettys said following the win over him. I played at a mid-major, so the Hawks. “He’s got my back, you kind of think of how I’m go- I’ve got his.” ing to play on a bigger stage, so For updates on the Rutgers men’s we kind of surprise them ghostly … we’re a 1-2 punch, two peas in a basketball team, follow @briannnnf Senior center C.J. Gettys’ 7-foot frame has been key to Rutgers’ leading the country in offensive and @TargumSports on Twitter. pod, the 4 and the 5.” rebounding percentage through the first 8 games. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / DECEMBER 2016
QUEENS Red Storm used 20-0 run in first quarter to shoot out to double-digit lead continued from back In fact, 3-pointers were the only official shots she took Wednesday night -- she did take a 2-point attempt but was fouled and made 1 of 2 from the line -- and was a dominant 6 of 7 from deep, finishing with 19 points. She was the only St. John’s player in double figures. Stringer said Rutgers was at a disadvantage by not having anyone big enough to cover Precious Hall of James Madison, who set a Rutgers Athletic Center and JMU record with 46 points on Monday night. Hall is only listed 5 foot 8 inches and Wellere, a guard, checks in at 5 foot 11 inches. Rutgers did not have anyone with a size and athletic combination to stick with Wellere and give her problems shooting the ball from behind the arc. The early offensive fireworks did die out in the second quarter, as the teams only combined for 14 points, with St. John’s holding the 10-4 advantage and taking a 42-17 lead into halftime.
The Red Storm stretched their lead to 57-28 at the end of three and Rutgers got a few points back at the end, outscoring St. John’s 11-8 in the fourth. The Knights once again struggled to shoot the ball as they finished the night with a dismal 24.6 percent mark from the field, as well as going just 2-9 from behind the arc. Scoring-wise, they were once again led by junior wing Kandiss Barber, who put up 11 points while going 4-13 shooting the ball. True freshman center Jordan Wallace saw the most action of her young career, notching 8 points and eight rebounds in 17 minutes of action. Rutgers was plagued by foul trouble as well, as St. John’s went to the line 31 times, and made 22 of them. Meanwhile, Rutgers only had 14 free-throw opportunities, most of which came in garbage time, and made just nine of them.
“Me and Deshawn, we developed that just hanging out a lot,” Gettys said of how the name came about. “You’ll see us one minute, next minute you won’t see us. We kind of go ghost on ya.” They hope to be ghosts to opposing coaches as well. Gettys arrived at Rutgers over the summer having contemplating a professional career
for deciding to return for his final year of eligibility. He chose the Knights over other programs like TCU and Purdue, electing to help Pikiell build a program in Piscataway, bringing with him a wealth of experience — including a trip to the NCAA Tournament last season — height Rutgers desperately needed, as well as an expansive
Rutgers needs to improve in many areas as conference play approaches. The Knights
are back in action this Saturday night at 7 p.m. on the road against Houston.
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Junior wing Kandiss Barber led Rutgers in scoring with 11 points on 4-for-13 shooting in its 65-39 loss to St. John’s Wednesday night in New York. JEFFREY GOMEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / DECEMBER 2016
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“That’s my brother, literally. I’m so glad I came here, met him, got to play behind him every game. He’s got my back, I’ve got his.” — Senior center C.J. Gettys on other half of ‘Ghost Gang’ Deshawn Freeman
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ST. JOHN’S 65, RUTGERS 39
Knights suffer blowout loss in Queens Griffin Whitmer Staff Writer
After a mentally and physically draining double-overtime loss to James Madison at the Rutgers Athletic Center Monday night, it remained in question how the Rutgers women’s basketball team would respond. The answer? Not well. The Scarlet Knights (2-9) fell to St. John’s by a lopsided margin, 65-39 on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, New York. On Rutgers’ first possession of the game, sophomore guard K.K. Sanders hit a 3-pointer to put her team up 3-0. This was a pleasant surprise as the Knights has not had success from beyond the arc and head coach C. Vivian Stringer openly said the coaches have discouraged players from taking threes at certain points in games. The Red Storm (5-3) had quite the response. They proceeded to score 20 unanswered points, catapulting ahead to 20-3, stringing together that 20-0 run in less than five minutes. St. John’s kept its foot on the gas for the rest of the first quarter and were leading 3213 at the conclusion of the first period. Sophomore guard Akina Wellere has been a star for the Red Storm this year and proved that in the first quarter. She had 12 points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting, all of which were 3-pointers. See QUEENS on Page 10
Sophomore guard K.K. Sanders hit a 3-pointer to put Rutgers up 3-0, but a 20-0 run gave St. John’s a lead it wouldn’t relinquish en route to a 65-39 win at the Carnesecca Arena in New York Wednesday night. JEFFREY GOMEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / DECEMBER 2016
MEN’S BASKETBALL DESHAWN FREEMAN, C.J. GETTYS LEAD KNIGHTS TO BEST START SINCE 1975
‘Ghost Gang’ push RU to quick start Brian Fonseca Sports Editor
Junior forward and team captain Deshawn Freeman leads the Knights in rebounding and scoring through 9 games this year. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / DECEMBER 2016
The pair sat at the podium in the interview room of the Rutgers Athletic Center, one on either side of Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell after they picked up their sixth straight win to open the season. Minutes after leading the Scarlet Knights to a 77-75 win over Hartford Nov. 25 in the most competitive win of the first six, graduate transfer center C.J. Gettys and junior forward Deshawn Freeman listened as their head coach credited them for leading Rutgers to its best start in over four decades. “These two guys were great,” Pikiell said. “They were good leaders today and they figured out a way to win, which is what I wanted to do.” It took a 20-5 run to close the first comeback win of the season for the Knights as it turned around a 13 point deficit in the final five minutes. It was Gettys, by far the most experienced member of the Knights, who concluded the final push, hitting the game-winning layup
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with seven seconds remaining that sent the Knights into a frenzy. “I got to think a long ways back (to remember the last game-winner I had),” Gettys said in the postgame press conference. “It feels good, it feels real good.” But had it not been for Freeman, the Knights wouldn’t have been in position to steal the win. The captain contributed 9 of his career-high 26 points in the final eight minutes, keeping Rutgers within reach while the Hawks seemingly hit every shot they took, setting up Gettys’ opportunity to get the first game-winner of his collegiate career. The connection was one of many the pair has had on the court early this season, an effective partnership made possible by the chemistry they’ve built off it. It all started when Gettys, a graduate transfer from UNC-Wilmington, used slang he learned in his time in North Carolina in the locker room. Most of his teammates in the locker room would be unsure of what
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