PERSPECTIVES The Daily Targum takes a look at the top stories of the fall 2013 semester
Rutgers commences campus construction By Julian Chokkattu News Editor
The fences covered with red tarp littered across College Avenue and the sight of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary’s construction are signs of the undergoing redevelopment on College Avenue. Rutgers is working with the New Brunswick Development Corporation and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary to redevelop 10 acres of land on the College Avenue campus, according to E. J. Miranda, director of Rutgers Media Relations. A groundbreaking in September for the New Brunswick Theo-
logical Seminary saw Gov. Chris Christie, Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi, and New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill in attendance. “After decades of politics getting in the way of desperately needed rethinking and restructuring of our higher education system, Republicans and Democrats work together in a bipartisan way to take higher education in New Jersey to the next level by completing the broadest and boldest restructuring of New Jersey’s higher education landscape in our history,” Christie said. In August, the grease trucks left their 20-year home on Lot 8 to See CAMPUS on Page 2
YESHA CHOKSHI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / SEPTEMBER 2013
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help pave the way for the redevelopment initiative. Although the semester is winding down, construction on the lot still has not begun. The redevelopment plans to include five components — a Rutgers Residential Honors College, an academic building for the School of Ar ts and Sciences, an apar tment-style
December 11, 2013 housing building complete with retail space, a new parking garage and the Theological Seminar y. Rutgers Hillel moved out of its location recently to give space for the Theological Seminar y. “This comprehensive initiative to redevelop the College Avenue campus will take place over the next three years, culminating in 2016,” Miranda said. “Coinciding with the 250th anniversar y of the founding of Rutgers.” Chris Paladino, president of
DEVCO, said there has been no new building on College Avenue since DEVCO built Rockof f Hall 20 years ago. “We estimate there are 8,000 students who live within the ten-block area of the campus. The common thread is they want to be close to College [Avenue]. It’s the center of the social universe.” Miranda said the new buildings would provide an additional 1,000 beds to the campus, and Paladino said the new lecture hall plans to add 2,500 more seats.
The Honors College is expected to complete by fall 2015, Miranda said, and will be placed where Lot 8 stands. Paladino said the Honors College would consist of four buildings of two to four-bedroom, two-bathroom apar tments and plans to house about 485 students. The public space around the building will hold a number of retail shops, as well as a Times Square-sized Liquid Cr ystal Display screen that will be used for news, spor ts and movie nights, he said. The
space will fit around 700 people using lawn chairs and blankets but can increase to about 1,200 people. “During the day, it will probably have CNN or ESPN on ... It will be a place for you to get information,” he said. “What we really want to do is create events. If Rutgers is playing an away football game at Michigan, this is where people can watch it together.” The apar tment building and additional retail shops are expected to be complete by fall 2016.
UMDNJ merges with University July 1, 2013 By Sabrina Szteinbaum Correspondent
Rutgers and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey completed their merger July 1 after almost a year of planning. ENRICO CABREDO / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / FILE PHOTO / JULY 2013
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation donated the single largest gift the University has received from the foundation — $12.5 million — last spring, to support the integration of the University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. University President Robert L. Barchi said the integration is among the largest undertaken in higher education. “Combining the outstanding health education offered by UMDNJ with Rutgers’ many strengths in the arts, sciences, humanities and professional schools will create an academic powerhouse that will rank among the nation’s finest research universities,” he said. Rutgers took over seven of the University of Medicine and
Dentistr y of New Jersey’s eight schools, according to NJ.com. The University Hospital in Newark, formerly known as UMDNJ, became a freestanding state hospital. Gov. Chris Christie said with the integrations, the “real gems” in the UMDNJ system will stand out. Rutgers and UMDNJ officials spent almost a year planning the merger, according to NJ.com. Rutgers rang the historic Old Queens bell to signify the merger. University Hospital will continue to serve as a teaching hospital for Rutgers’ new health science schools. With the merger, Rutgers became a 65,000-student school with a $3 billion budget, according to NJ.com. The University now ranks among the top 25 research universities in the nation.
Relocation from Lot 8 causes losses for grease trucks By Shawn Smith Correspondent
After moving from their wellknown location on Lot 8 in August, the grease truck owners said in November that they have all seen a loss in sales, with one truck experiencing a 70 percent
decrease in sales, Sam Habib, owner of Just Delicious said. For other trucks, like R U Hungr y?, owner Ayman Elnaggar said he began a deliver y ser vice in November so students on all campuses could have a signature fat sandwich without having to track him
down at his new location on Douglass campus. Owners attribute the loss in sales to a combination of moving from Lot 8, as well as a lack of knowledge of the new locations where the various trucks have moved to on the New Brunswick campuses. None of the trucks have relocated to Piscataway Township. While the truck owners see the move as a bad thing, students
see it in a more positive light. Courtney Crosby, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said the new locations are much more convenient. Because not everyone has class on the College Avenue Campus, it’s nice to have them on multiple campuses. Despite the challenge of the new locations, Elnaggar said he is hopeful the move should bring out the best for the trucks, and
all the small businesses should bounce back. For his personal truck, this has meant revamping his menu and hours, and offering the new delivery service. “The beautiful thing is the people started coming. The good thing about R U Hungry? is the people come looking for us,” he said. “I believe it’s only a matter of time before we start doing very well in here.”
The University moved the grease trucks from Lot 8 in August to make room for construction on the College Avenue Campus. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / NOVEMBER 2013
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Bus driver McNeil’s resignation sparks controversy By Sabrina Szteinbaum Correspondent
Former LX bus driver Stan McNeil talks to students outside the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / NOVEMBER 2013
New Brunswick city council bans fracking By Sabrina Szteinbaum Correspondent
Residents of New Brunswick cheered as the municipality became the second, after Highland Park, to ban fracking on Oct. 2. If fracking was to be allowed in New Brunswick, the gas and oil industry could make a possible $12 billion, said Lauren Petrie, an organizer for the Food and Water Watch. The city sits atop 1.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is a process in which tons of chemical-filled water is pumped into the earth as a way to extract natural gas. This releases hundreds of toxic chemicals, Petrie said. Chemicals from fracking should be nowhere near drinking water, Petrie said. Fracking has been linked to poisoned drinking water, environmental degradation, climate change and human health im-
pacts, according to a statement from Highland Park Councilwoman Susan Welkovitz. Highland Park, the first municipality in New Jersey to ban fracking, showed tremendous leadership in passing the ban, said Jim Walsh, eastern region director for the Food and Water Watch. Walsh said Gov. Chris Christie refused to sign a ban on fracking after caving to pressure from the oil and gas industry, and refused to take action to protect local drinking water. Walsh found citizens of New Brunswick were receptive to the fracking ban before it was passed, and said while petitioning in the city, he did not find a single participant who thought that drilling in New Brunswick was a good idea. “The reality is that New Jersey would be off limits to fracking and fracking waste dumping right now, had Christie not stood in the way of those efforts,” he said.
New Brunswick residents show support for a fracking ban at the city council meeting. The city is the second in the state to pass a fracking ban, after Highland Park, N.J. NOAH WHITTENBURG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / File photo / OCTOBER 2013
This semester was Stan McNeil’s last. The former LX bus driver lost his job after First Transit, Rutgers’ bus service, asked him to resign. First Transit’s statement revealed that McNeil failed to secure a wheelchair correctly on his bus. “There are four points of restraint for safely securing a wheelchair on a bus,” First Transit spokeswoman Stephanie Creech said in an email. “Mr. McNeil secured only two of them. First Transit’s safety guidelines state that ‘Failure to properly secure wheelchairs, or other mobility devices, is identified as a safety offense appropriate for discharge.’” In Jean Paul Isaacs’ nearly nine-minute video on the situation, McNeil said he had no intention of leaving his position. Isaacs, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said McNeil is more than just a bus driver for students. McNeil wanted to make the world a better place and be part of the puzzle for a greater picture, he said. McNeil, who said he holds no animosity against anyone in-
volved with the loss of his job, said First Transit told him his services were not needed after he put his hands on the girl in the wheelchair and prayed for her. Creech said in an email statement that First Transit appreciated McNeil’s rapport with students and respected the positive messages he sent. McNeil said he asked the girl in the wheelchair if she felt she could move, to which she responded she could not. “She was on my bus before, and I mentioned to her ‘I believe there’s a healing for you,’” McNeil said. “I was praying that she would be healed.” McNeil said he received an outpour of love from students in the form of cards. Thousands of students also signed an online petition in favor of McNeil returning to his post. McNeil leaves a legacy of growth and inspiration within the Rutgers community and said he wants students to know their lives are limitless. “I got separated from you guys, but it’s only in the physical form because in the spirit, I’m still with my students,” he said in the video. “In the spirit, I’m still with you.”
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NJ mourns deaths of accomplished figures By Charlie Melman
He was a supporter of marriage equality and delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. This year brought the deaths Senate in 2004 strongly denouncof individuals who loomed large ing a bill that would have defined in the Rutgers community and in marriage as a union between a man and a woman. New Jersey. “History will show that Frank In June, Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., died of pneumonia is one of the most productive Senat the age of 89. He was the last ators in the history of America,” remaining World War II veteran Senate Majority Leader Harry to serve in the U.S. Senate and Reid, D-Nev., said in a statement had represented the State of New after Lautenberg’s death. About two Jersey in the weeks after LautSenate for passed 19 years at “History will show that enberg away, James Ganthe time of Frank is one of the most dolfini died of a his death. He led productive Senators in the heart attack while on vacation in initiatives history of America.” Rome, Italy. to ban Gandolfini, who smoking on HARRY REID graduated from airplanes, Senate Majority Leader Rutgers with a promote Bachelor of Arts public transin 1983, achieved por tation, fame for his role of prevent domestic abusers from owning Tony Soprano in HBO’s “The Soguns and improve public health, pranos,” a drama about the mafia according to an article published in New Jersey. His portrayal of Soprano in The Daily Targum at the time won him three Emmy awards of his death. Lautenberg wrote the Nation- for “Best Actor in a Drama.” In al Minimum Drinking Age Act, 2007, the year “The Sopranos” which set the national minimum went off the air, “Entertaindrinking age at 21 when Pres- ment Weekly” named him the ident Ronald Reagan signed it 42nd greatest television icon of all time. in 1984. In November, Ralph W. VoorIn 2000, he helped pass legislation that set a blood alcohol level hees, who donated to several difof .08 as the standard for determin- ferent institutions at Rutgers, died of natural causes at the age of 87. ing whether someone is drunk. Staff Writer
Top: Frank Lautenberg, former senator, passed away in June. He represented New Jersey in the Senate for 19 years. Bottom: Actor James Gandolfini, known for his role in “The Sopranos,” died of a heart attack in Rome, Italy. GETTY IMAGES Voorhees, who graduated from Rutgers in 1948, was a member of a family that made large contributions to the University and bought season tickets to Rutgers football games every year, according to an article published by The Daily Targum in November.
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Ar t Museum was renamed in honor of Ralph Voorhees’ mother after he made a significant contribution. Allan Maitlin, a former trustee of the Zimmerli museum, said Voorhees’ family encour-
aged him to be philanthropic from a young age. “He once said when he was young [that] his father had told him, ‘You should have just enough money to be comfortable and give the rest to charity,’” Maitlin said.
University dining halls begin using cage-free eggs By Shawn Smith Correspondent
This semester, Rutgers switched to cage-free eggs in all of the dining halls after students worked more than two years for the change. While the change costs students more in their overall meal plan, the change was
not very significant at the perstudent cost. Joseph Charette, director of Dining Services, said students in Rutgers United For the Welfare of Animals came to him more than two years ago with the idea to switch to cage-free eggs. After crunching the numbers, he told the group they would
need to get backing from the student body. In their first attempt, students of RUWA asked pedestrians on College Avenue for petition signatures to pass the change, Charette said. After getting the required signatures, he told the group the petitions would need to be redone and signed only by students who actu-
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ally have meal plans and use the dining halls. Constance Li, a Rutgers alumna, helped begin the change over her final two years at the University. She helped with the petition signatures and inform students about what the change could mean. “It would cost about six cents more a meal, and we told people this,” she said. “The
average vote was around 15 cents more per meal.” After their second attempt, members of RUWA delivered another petition to Charette, also showing that not only students with meal plans were willing to make the change, they were willing to pay up to $84 more a year. The petition was presented to the Board of Governors this past July, and Charette said it was passed.
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Rutgers Dining Services began using cage-free eggs this year after students in Rutgers United for the Welfare of Animals got backing from the student body. SHAWN SMITH / FILE PHOTO / OCTOBER 2013
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Christie elected to second term By Vaishali Gauba Correspondent
The crowd at the Asbury Park Convention Hall cheered as Gov. Chris Christie delivered his victory speech on the night of Nov. 5. The Republican, who got re-elected as the governor of New Jersey, defeated Democratic candidate Barbara Buono with 60 percent of the votes. Christie stated that during his second term, he aims to bring major education reform and tax cuts. “I did not seek a second term to do small things,” he said. “I sought a second term to finish the job. Now watch me do it.” Praised for his leadership and reconstruction efforts during Hurricane Sandy, the governor built a
winning coalition by aggressively courting constituencies that often shun the Grand Old Party — minorities, women and even Democrats, who outnumber Republicans among registered voters by more than three to two, according to the Associated Press. During his term as governor, Christie enforced measures to assist public school teachers with tenure, according to nj.com. He also introduced merit pay in Newark to allow teachers in difficult subjects or low-performing schools to earn more money. In regards to the University, he approved the merger between Rutgers and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He also expressed his advocacy for the Development, Relief, and Edu-
cation for Alien Minors Act, which the Senate approved on Nov.18. Although the governor vetoed the legislation that would raise minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.25, after his re-election, the bill for raising minimum wage was passed and will be in effect from January 2014. Christie also appealed against the same-sex marriage law. The appeal was dropped and the law was passed making New Jersey the 14th state in the nation to approve the legislation. Christie’s re-election also reflected light on his clear intentions to run for the next presidential election. This became evident when in his speech he said Washington could learn from what he has done in New Jersey.
Gov. Christie won 60 percent of votes in the gubernatorial election. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR / JUNE 2013
Booker wins NJ special election against Lonegan By Vaishali Gauba Correspondent
“A mayor cannot accomplish this alone. We accomplished this together,” said former Newark Mayor Cory Booker, in his victory speech after being elected state senator from New Jersey. “This is an American story. Alone we can be strong, but when we are together, we can be invincible.”
On Oct. 16, New Jersey saw the election of its junior state senator. Democratic candidate Booker stood victorious against Republican Steve Lonegan, former mayor of Bogota, N.J. Booker, who won 55 percent of the votes in the special election, filled a 15-month term vacated after the death of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg. With Booker’s win, the balance of power of a 55 to 45 in the
Congress turned in the favor of the Democrats, implying that Republicans would need six seats in next year’s midterm elections to gain Senate control, according to NBC News. He said his primary focus as state senator would include marriage equality, which was approved in New Jersey on Oct. 21, lessening the gap between rich and poor, equality for women and reforms for
higher education and health care. Prior to his election, Booker visited Rutgers and told students that the average college student graduates with $25,000 in loans. He called for “tax-free, college savings accounts for low-income parents; maximizing Pell Grants; curbing college loan interest rates and making it easier to pay back student loans,” according to nj.com.
On his campaign website, Booker said his top priority is elimination of joblessness and unemployment. The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city has already created jobs by opening a hotel and attracting businesses like Cablevision and Panasonic to open offices in Newark. Booker will serve out the remainder of Lautenberg’s term, which ends in 2014. He plans to run for re-election.
Voters pass minimum wage, veteran ballot amendments By Erin Petenko Associate News Editor
New Jersey residents voted Nov. 5 for more than just the governor at the polls. They also passed two major referendums increasing the minimum wage and supporting veterans’ organizations with games of chance. The constitutional amendment changing the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.25 per hour passed with 61 percent of voters in favor of the action, according to The Associated Press. The amendment also adjusts the minimum wage over time as the cost of living increases. The state legislature originally supported the amendment, but Gov. Chris Christie vetoed the move, according to an article in The Star-Ledger. According to the National Conferences of State Legislatures, 19 states and Washington, D. C., have a minimum wage higher than the federal requirement. David Redlawsk, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, said New Jersey has a cost of living 30 percent higher than the national average. The amendment, set to come into effect in January, will affect 41,000 minimum wage workers, according to United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The referendum also affects many college students. Although employees under 25 compose only one-fifth of the workforce, they make up half
of minimum wage workers, according to a 2011 report for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Voters also supported the veterans’ ballot amendment, which allows veterans’ organizations to raise funds for everyday expenses.
State Sen. Christopher Bateman, R-16, said in an article for The Daily Targum that veterans’ organizations could only use current funds for games of chance for charitable causes. Bateman co-sponsored the new amendment, which allows
them to use those funds for building upkeep and maintenance. Stephen Abel, director of Veteran and Military Programs and Services at Rutgers, said his local chapter of American Legion would benefit from
the funding. He said the original law banning gambling for non-charitable purposes should not apply to veterans’ organizations, which do not allow any individuals to gamble, only members of the organizations.
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Students celebrate the first round of passage of the DREAM Act, which would allow undocumented youth to pay in-state tuition. The N.J. Senate approved the bill on Nov. 18 and submitted the legislation to Gov. Chris Christie. NISHA DATT / PHOTO EDITOR / FILE PHOTO / JUNE 2013
NJ Senate passes act for undocumented students By Alex Meier Associate News Editor
The New Jersey State Senate approved legislation on Nov. 18 by a vote of 25 to 12 that would allow undocumented youth brought to the United States as children to pay in-state tuition rates and qualify for state aid, according to a news release from New Jersey State Democrats. The bill, S2479, was sponsored by Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-3, Sen. M. Teresa Ruiz, D-29, Sen. Nellie Pou, D-35, and Sen. Sandra B. Cunningham, D-31. ‘ According to the news release, Sweeney said the bill is the best pathway to achieving the American dream. “We have a crisis in terms of college affordability and student debt. Higher education cannot continue to be a luxury,” he said in the release. “College is an
economic necessity and every family in New Jersey should be able to afford it. Every family. This legislation will allow every child the opportunity to achieve the American dream.” According to an Educators for Fair Consideration fact sheet, 2.1 million of the country’s 11.2 million undocumented immigrants are potentially eligible for the most recently proposed federal DREAM Act. Currently, 7,000 to 13,000 undocumented students are enrolled in colleges throughout the United States. On Jan. 8, the Rally for Tuition Equity in Trenton served as a kick-off campaign for student groups’ and activists’ fight for the passing of the bill. Later that month, the Rutgers University Student Assembly and New Jersey United Students announced that they would lead the campaign through grassroots
efforts. One goal was to push University President Robert L. Barchi to sign off on the bill. “RUSA has taken a stand in favor of in-state tuition for all people on New Jersey,” said John Connelly, former president of RUSA. “If you attend a high school in the state, you should be able to be considered as an in-state student.” At town-hall style meetings in Februar y and April, Barchi asserted his support for federal action, but believed the current state of the bill could yield undesirable consequences. According to Pete McDonough, vice president of Public Affairs for Rutgers University, and Alex Perez, Rutgers’ assistant general counsel, Barchi called upon state and federal leaders to join in the bipartisan effort to enact comprehensive immigration reform and wrote to New Jersey’s congressional
delegation about the issues undocumented students face. On the other hand, Giancarlo Tello, an undocumented student and proponent of the bill, said he believes the efforts of students, through phone banking, lobbying and writing news releases, have strongly influenced this legislative decision. Tello, a Rutgers-Newark College of Arts and Sciences senior, said since the bill received bipartisan support, he expects Gov. Chris Christie to sign off on the bill. Yet in a Nov. 25 interview with NJ 101.5 FM, Christie said he would not sign the version of the DREAM Act approved by the Senate. This generated heated responses from activists and the media alike, including a Star-Ledger editorial published Dec. 1 that accused Christie of backpedaling. “The real reason for his flipflop? Christie has his eyes on the
presidency. And if he has to roll over Latinos to get there, he’ll do it,” the editorial reads. Christie responded to this backlash in a news conference reported by ABC News, stating that he disagrees with current legislation, not the bill’s ideology. “I said the legislature should move in the lame duck session towards tuition equality in New Jersey. Period,” Christie said at a news conference. “That’s what I said. I didn’t support any particular piece of legislation. And I still support tuition equality.” According to nj.com, the bill’s sponsor, Assemblyman Gordon Johnson, said the Assembly plans to amend the bill to match what the Senate has already passed. The bill must be passed in the Assembly and signed by the governor before Jan. 14. If not, the bill would need to be reintroduced in both houses, according to the article.
Utilities operator accused of forging city water reports By Shawn Smith Correspondent
The New Brunswick Water Utility came under fire in November when it was discovered that licensed operator, Edward O’Rourke, had submitted false reports for various water quality tests, submitted incorrectly calculated
test results and failed to notify the public when standards were not met between 2010 and 2013. In a statement from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, O’Rourke was suspended without pay pending an investigation, and he was fined $17,000. He had asked for an administrative
hearing and was waiting for a date to be set. Russell Marchetta, spokesman for the City of New Brunswick, said despite the falsification of records, there were no repor ts of health issues or calls about the quality of the water. “We want people to know the water is safe to drink in New
Brunswick and at Rutgers,” he said. “It doesn’t look like anyone was put at a health risk.” The NJDEP release stated while public health was not impacted, the violations had potential to expose the public to diseasecausing microorganisms. After two failed turbidity tests in March and June
2013, the false records were discovered and the water depar tment took steps to correct the problems and ensure the water was safe for drinking, Marchetta said. The city’s water department has implemented new measures to prevent an issue like this from happening in the future, he said.
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Lack of funding delays hurricane recovery Skelly field parking plan stirs debate By Julian Chokkattu News Editor
Hurricane Sandy’s one-year anniversary brought more scrutiny upon federal agencies and Gov. Chris Christie’s administration for the lack of funds distributed to New Jersey residents to rebuild after the destruction caused by the hurricane. Christie blamed the slowness of federal agencies for delays in pushing out grants, according to The New York Times. State Climatologist David Robinson said without climate change, Sandy may have been a different storm. “There is no question that Sandy would have been a somewhat different storm without climate change for the very reason that sea level wasn’t higher a century ago,” he said. “The reason for that is glaciers are melting and water is getting warmer, which made coastal flooding conditions a little worse.” The storm, which displaced 6,000 students from the College Avenue and Cook/Douglass campuses, also impacted backup power at the University. The Daily Targum obtained a 170-page document detailing the
recommendations of the Emergency Preparedness Task Force to prepare for another disaster. The report highlighted weak communications, lack of backup power and a lack of business continuity and contingency plans as main issues for the University to focus on. “Preserving and protecting the animals and ensuring that they are safe at appropriate temperatures is absolutely essential,” the report said. “Back-up power is also needed to preserve critical biological samples, hazardous chemicals, and for the continuation of longitudinal research projects. Without back-up power, years of research work can be lost.” As 52 percent of evacuated students rated the evacuation as poor or very poor, the report stated clearly that procedures for communications concerning the evacuation of residence halls needed to be developed and implemented for future emergencies as well. “The efforts of this Task Force will help to develop a unified approach to dealing with future events by identifying flaws in systems, policies and information sharing procedures,” the report said.
By Danielle Gonzalez Staff Writer
Hurricane Sandy, which struck New Jersey Oct. 29, 2012, caused damage throughout the state. GETTY IMAGES
Organizations collaborate for typhoon aid
Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Phillipines Nov. 8, killed more than 5,700. Rutgers students and New Brunswick vendors held fundraisers to support relief, including a new hot dog at Destination Dogs on Paterson Street. GETTY IMAGES
By Vaishali Gauba Correspondent
Devastation. Death. Displacement. Since Nov. 8, these three terms have summarized the situation in the Philippines, which became the target of one of the deadliest typhoons in its history. Super Typhoon Haiyan led to the death of more than 5,700 and has displaced 4 million people, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs website. Relief. Rescue. Reconstruction. These three terms represent what everyone in the Philippines and in the world hope to achieve for the hard-hit island. While donations and fundraisers have been common practice in many areas around the world, people at Rutgers have also been playing an active role to provide assistance. Student organizations on campus collaborated to create, “Rutgers for the Philippines,” a campaign that aims to raise $10,000 to help Typhoon Haiyan victims. The Rutgers Association of Philippine Students collaborated with 11 other organizations to raise aware-
ness about the disaster using social media and fundraising events. Nolan Sucdad, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy fourth-year student, said organizations like the Asian Student Council, the Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Chinese, Cantonese and Korean clubs and other
“These efforts have to be ongoing because recovery will be ongoing.” Marjorie Milloria Member of INAUSCA
Asian-interest fraternities and sororities have joined the cause. “Rutgers for the Philippines” has chosen to donate all of its proceeds to the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns. Rutgers alumnus Kevin Canda collaborated with small businesses around New Brunswick to host a fundraiser at Destination Dogs, a restaurant on Paterson Street famous among students for its unique range of hot dogs. Destination Dogs plans to serve two Filipino-inspired hot dogs
called the “sizzle dog” and the “thrilla in vanilla” from Dec. 13 to Dec. 15. $1 from each order of the hot dogs is planned to go towards proceeds for the typhoon relief. At the fundraiser, visitors can also donate cash, food and clothing. The proceeds from the fundraiser are planned to go to Inabangnons in the United States and Canada, or INAUSCA, a nonprofit organization working closely with affected families and communities in the Philippines, Canda said. Carlo de la Rama, a graduate student at Rutgers, is organizing a live music night on Dec. 14 at Hidden Grounds on Easton Avenue featuring 10 or 11 acoustic artists. To create awareness about the devastation caused by the hurricane, he also plans to give an overview of the typhoon. Marjorie Milloria, a member of INAUSCA, is also arranging a series of monthly dance workshops starting in January of next year to ensure relief efforts do not die down. “People tend to lose interest after a while,” Milloria said. “These efforts have to be ongoing because recovery will be ongoing.”
The construction of a parking lot on a part of Skelly Field has been the center of controversy. The expansion of the parking lot would be to replace the parking spaces lost after the construction of the new Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health. There were various statements from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Governing Council, the University and concerned students about whether or not a parking lot should be built on the field. The field was originally believed to be an Environmental Protection Agency protected wetland, but the University later confirmed that the land had been evaluated by the Department of Environmental Protection in June and the area of proposed construction was not a wetland, with the surrounding area merely considered a swale, or a marshy land of ordinary resource value. The SEBS Governing Council released a formal letter in October stating that they were against any construction on the field. Rutgers has raised more than $75 million in funding for the new Food Science Building and if the remaining money is not spent on the new parking lot after the University completes the project, these funds could be spent on academics, said Robert Goodman, the executive dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. The parking lot is being expanded to create about 60 to 90 parking spots for the 131 the Food Science building displaced said Anthony Calcado, vice president of University Facilities and Capital Planning The new institute plans to include the addition of the Willets Health Center, which is moving from its old location, he said. This should create even more need for parking due to the increase of people going to the institute.
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Sophomore wide receiver Leonte Carroo scored the go-ahead touchdown Sept. 21 during the Knights 28-24 home victory against Arkansas. It was Carroo’s second game-winning touchdown of the season with his other coming from a Nov. 2 game against Temple. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / SEPTEMBER 2013
Students demonstrated their capabilities at the Rutgers Got Talent showcase Oct. 16 at the Livingston Student Center. JENNY KIM / FILE PHOTO / OCTOBER 2013
Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte spoke Sept. 10 at Trayes Hall.
New Jersey elected Cory Booker to the U.S. Senate in a special election Oct. 16 after the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / OCTOBER 2013
Jake Huwitz from CollegeHumor performs at the Busch Campus Center. NISHA DATT / PHOTO EDITOR / FILE PHOTO / OCTOBER 2013
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Rutgers Hillel celebrates its move to a temporary location on Bishop Place while they wait for the contruction of a new building. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / OCTOBER 2013
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Joey Bada$$ performs on Sept. 26 at the Beats on the Banks concert at the State Theater in downtown New Brunswick. He sang at the event with A$AP Ferg and Ab-Soul. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / SEPTEMBER 2013
The Rutgers women’s soccer team celebrates during a game Oct. 24 against Connecticut. The Knights made it to their second-straight NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the first round to W. Virginia.
John Oliver performed at the annual Rutgers University Programming Association’s Homecoming Comedy Show Oct. 26.
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Former Rutgers football player Eric Legrand had his No. 52 jersey retired during halftime Sept. 14 against Eastern Michigan. Legrand, who was paralyzed from the neck down in 2010, was honered with a halftime ceremony where he made a speech to everyone in attendance. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / SEPTEMBER 2013
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TENNIS KNIGHTS PARTICIPATE IN STRONG ITA NORTHEAST REGIONAL FIELD
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Sophomore Gabrielle Sacheli finished tied for eighth in a 90-player field Sept. 8 at the Bucknell Invitational. Rutgers finished eighth. KARL HOEMPLER / FILE PHOTO / OCTOBER 2013
Knights end fall portion with tournament wins By Sean Stewart Staff Writer
Sophomore Gina Li was one of four Knights who qualified for the ITA Northeast Regional Champs this season, which was the most in program history. SRINDHI BELLAMKONDA / NOVEMBER 2013
Rutgers sets up for strong spring By Louis Petrella Staff Writer
The Rutgers tennis team finally feels it has the firepower to compete with some of the top teams in the Northeast Region. The squad believes a combination of a strong, youthful roster and constant, strong competition led it to a position of success. Head coach Ben Bucca’s philosophy of beating the best to be the best rubbed off on his players. In the fall individual season, Bucca scheduled one of the toughest schedules in the ITA Nor theast Regional, and his team responded. Having to face top-15 teams in the region such as Boston College, Har vard and Yale, several matches provided the young
Scarlet Knights roster with valuable experience they will hope to carr y into the team spring season. Freshman Farris Cunningham was the squad’s lone addition in the offseason, and the recruit rose to the high expectations. Cunningham was more than impressive in her first collegiate tournament at the Brown Invitational in September. Cunningham fought through an ankle injur y in the semifinals to reach the final match against Binghamton’s Annie DiMuro. She was eventually forced to withdraw in the finals, but the coaches respected the gutsy effort. Sophomore Gina Li continued upon her dominant freshman campaign in the fall. Li was selected to the ITA Northeast Regional Champion-
ships, along with three other teammates, which was the most in program histor y. The Hillsborough (N.J.) High School product automatically qualified for the main draw with senior Vanessa Petrini. But Li dropped her first match to Brown’s Dayna Lord, who eventually reached the championship match. Petrini made the ITA Championships for the third consecutive season, which was also a program record. After two straight semifinal appearances, Petrini lost in the round of 32 this tournament. Rutgers must maintain the momentum for the spring season, which holds several unknowns. Accustomed to the teams in the northeast, the Knights will face various new squads from around the countr y.
The Rutgers men and women’s golf team had different expectations when the fall season began. The men returned several key players from last year, while the women came back with a young lineup of five sophomores and two freshmen. Head men’s coach Rob Shutte began the season expecting the Scarlet Knights to compete in ever y tournament and was not disappointed. The team’s first accolade came in Sept. 13-14’s Rutgers Invitational, when junior Jacob Stockl captured first place to lead the Knights to a third-place finish. In the Knights’ second tournament of the season Sept. 24, the team won its first event since 2009 at the 17-team Hartford Hawks Invitational in South Kent, Conn. All five Knights were among the top-21 entries in the tournament. Senior co-captain Doug Walters led them, finishing tied for second at the invite. Walters once again stood out during the Knights’ final fall tournament at the Lehigh Invitational. The Blairstown, N.J., native seized his first-career individual tournament victor y Oct. 28, beating out the rest of the 45-player field. Walters’ performance, along with a strong showing from senior
co-captain Jonathan Renza, helped the Knights secure their second tournament victory of the year and end the fall season with one of their best starts in recent memory. For the women, head coach Maura Ballard knew there would be growing pains with the roster facing more experienced competition. The Knights started the season relatively strong Sept. 7-8 at the Bucknell Invitational thanks to the impressive display from sophomore Gabrielle Sacheli. Sacheli finished tied for eighth in the 90-player field to pace the Knights to an eighth-place finish. The following tournament was the team’s strongest of the season, as the Knights finished tied for sixth Sept. 22 at the 17team Yale Intercollegiate in New Haven, Conn. The youth began to show in the Knights’ two road contests hosted by Big Ten opposition. In both the Penn State Invitational and Hoosier Fall Invitational, the Knights finished in last place. Despite the poor results against future conference rivals, Ballard’s new coaching philosophy has the inexperienced squad going in the right direction. As the teams prepare for the spring season, the expectations this time will be slightly different as both hope to compete April 2022 for the AAC Championship.
CROSS COUNTRY DESPITE TWO REDSHIRTS, WOMEN EXCEED EXPECTATIONS THANKS TO YOUNGER CONTRIBUTORS
Steady improvement bodes well for future Big Ten competition By Conor Nordland Contributing Writer
The Rutgers men’s and women’s cross countr y teams both had promising seasons in what was a transition year for the programs. With next year’s arrival into the Big Ten, the Scarlet Knights proved they are prepared for the heightened competition.
In their only season in the AAC, the Knights had impressive showings from both the men’s and women’s teams. Men’s head coach Mike Mulqueen said during the season, the nucleus of the program developed in an impressive way as the season went on. Although the Knights star ted out slow in September, senior Chris Banafato and juniors C.J. Defabio and Anthony
Hor ton posted career bests on ever y course they ran by November. The core is expected to contribute in a big way next year. Rutgers loses one of its top runners in Banafato, but underclassmen such as sophomore Jamin Vekaria and freshman Nick Price have shown they are ready to step up and compete. For the women’s team, the Knights’ season expectations
were tempered once top senior runners Ashley Decker t and Brianna Deming redshir ted. Rutgers exceeded head coach James Robinson’s goals and finished strong in the AAC Championships last month. The constant presence of sophomore Paige Senatore, who paced the team in all their races, along with the senior leadership of Rashmi Singh, proved invaluable for the Knights.
After ever y Knight posted a career best at the AAC Championships, Rutgers has a good feeling about the upcoming year. The return of two of its top competitors will undoubtedly help the team next year. Both programs have a lot to look forward to next season. The unexpected performances and continued improvement on both sides have given the Knights a positive outlook for their Big Ten future.
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December 11, 2013 FIELD HOCKEY
MEN’S SOCCER KNIGHTS FALL SHORT IN SEMIS OF AAC TOURNEY
Junior forward Sophie Wright led Rutgers with nine goals in 18 games this season, but it still missed the Big East Tournament. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / OCTOBER 2013
Senior forward Kene Eze missed six games with injury for the Knights, who never fully recovered as Rutgers tried to make the NCAA Tournament. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2013
RU fails to qualify for NCAAs By Greg Johnson Associate Sports Editor
It was supposed to be the year the Rutgers men’s soccer team made a triumphant return to the NCAA Tournament. It was supposed to be a redemption season for two key Scarlet Knights who sat out most of 2012 with hip injuries. Instead Rutgers endured another transition season following a detrimental midseason hamstring injury to senior forward Kene Eze. After a promising 3-2-1 start, the eight-game injury to the Knights’ star striker and co-leading scorer thrust Rutgers into a downward spiral it struggled mightily to stop. The rest of the Knights’ youthful core failed to create separation in the midfield and generate consistent scoring without Eze’s speed stretching the field. In
that eight-game stretch, Rutgers dropped six and scored a total of merely three goals. Sophomore midfielder Mael Corboz, The Daily Targum’s Rookie of the Year last season and an integral piece of the program’s future, could not score during that drought as defenses zoned in on him. Corboz had five goals in the first six games. Sophomore for ward J.P. Correa and senior defender Joe Setchell were also never fully themselves coming of f hip surgeries which put them through rehab most of the of fseason. Correa, despite starting every game, tallied only three points after leading the team in scoring in 2011. His lone goal came during Nov. 2’s regular season finale at Central Florida. Setchell, meanwhile, dealt with nagging lower body issues and missed three games.
By the time Eze returned Oct. 19 against South Florida, he was so rusty and Rutgers was so out of sorts in his absence that it took a few games for the Knights to right the ship. Despite backing into the nine-team AAC Tournament as the eighth seed, Rutgers showed pride with ever ything on the line. It snapped a six-game losing skid in the first round Nov. 8 against Cincinnati as Eze scored a career-high four goals in the second half. The next night, the Knights knocked off top-seeded Louisville on a goal from Corboz in the 86th minute. Rutgers’ run came to an end Nov. 15 against eventual conference champions South Florida in the semifinals. Even so, the Knights gained valuable postseason experience to build on as its youth presents promise moving for ward.
Late-season collapse negates strong start By Justin Lesko Staff Writer
Sophomore for ward Alyssa Bull was poised to lead the Rutgers field hockey team’s offense this season. But the 2012 Big East Freshman of the Year played less than a half in 2013 before suf fering a season-ending ACL tear in the Scarlet Knights’ opening loss Aug. 31 against Boston College. To make matters worse, senior for ward Lisa Patrone, the Knights’ leading scorer a season ago, could not find the back of the cage until the 13th game Oct. 12 against Georgetown. It was her lone goal of the season. Junior midfielder Sophie Wright led the of fense with nine goals in 18 games. Ten dif ferent Knights scored this season, but with the exception of Wright, no player had more than five goals. Second-year head coach Meredith Long, a nation-
al champion in her time playing at Mar yland, has made a priority of scheduling the best programs in the countr y. Rutgers, though, lost seven of eight games against top-20 teams. Its only win came Oct. 6 against then-No. 17 Drexel. The win against the Dragons came in the midst of a five-game winning streak in October that the Knights hoped to ride into the Big East Tournament. But star ting with a 2-1 double over time loss Oct. 19 at No. 17 Louisville, Rutgers lost its last three games against Big East foes, keeping them out of the tournament. The Knights were shut out Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, respectively, against Providence and Old Dominion. ODU eventually lost in the tournament finals to No. 7 Connecticut. Rutgers has only made the tournament twice in the past 11 years, the last time coming 2010.
VOLLEYBALL KNIGHTS CAPTURE ONLY ONE CONFERENCE VICTORY, FIVE OVERALL
Individuals shine statistically despite losing efforts By Tyler Karalewich Staff Writer
Producing just five victories was not the season the Rutgers volleyball team wanted. The Scarlet Knights won 14 of 15 matches to start out last year, their fourth straight season with double-digit wins. But the Knights snapped that streak this year, winning sparingly throughout the season. Rutgers lost 14 straight to start conference play and only
won one AAC game Nov. 22 against Temple, its only victory at home. The Knights finished last in the AAC this season with an injury-riddled roster. The bright spot for Rutgers was the individual statistical production. Sophomore Ali Schroeter finished the year with a school record for digs. The libero’s 544 digs set the single-season record Shayla Bush previously held. Schroeter averaged 4.35 digs per
set this season, good for seventh in the AAC. Senior Tracy Wright was also impressive defensively and with serving expertise. The defensive specialist averaged .30 service aces per set. She also collected 38 aces for the year, which ranked third in the AAC. Sophomore Mikaela Matthews was also impressive defensively. The middle blocker ranked third in the AAC and best on the team with 1.23 blocks per set.
Sophomore Alex Lassa paced the offensive attack. The outside hitter led the team with 383 kills, good for sixth in the AAC. She also led the Knights with 3.25 kills per set. Junior setter Nicole Bayer led the passing effort with 590 assists and had 44.84 assists per set. Two underclassmen also performed well this season. Outside hitter Micaela Anderson collected 148 kills and was second on the team with 2.28 kills per set. She battled injury, but battled back
to play impressively in the closing schedule, winning AAC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 25. Freshman middle blocker Lauren Cloyd was also dynamic, collecting 1.97 kills per set and 1.00 blocks per set. She worked in and out of the lineup fighting an injury. The Knights return a young pool of players that will look to make a significant difference from the disappointing season. They only lose two seniors, and bring a talented recruiting class into the Big Ten.
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FOOTBALL HERMANN CAUGHT IN MIDDLE OF BULLYING SCANDAL
Sophomore running back P.J. James turned his season around with Saturday’s 113-yard rushing performance against USF. NOAH WHITTENBURG / FILE PHOTO / NOVEMBER 2013
Regular season ends with middling results By Josh Bakan Sports Editor
Before sophomore running back P.J. James rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns Saturday against South Florida, his positive day began when he awoke. “For some reason I felt like this was going to be a great day,” James said. Saturday was great for more than James, as the New York Yankees invited the Rutgers football team to Dec. 28’s New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Notre Dame. As Rutgers’ (6-6, 3-5) regular season ends with a .500 record, the Knights enter bowl season on a positive note. Athletic Director Julie Hermann even gave head coach Kyle Flood a vote of confidence Sunday. But the regular season was difficult for Rutgers, which lost five of six before beating USF. The losing stretch caused widespread fan unrest, some even calling for Flood to be fired. “It’s really not something that I can think about,” Flood said postgame. “For me right now, we concluded our second season. We’re going to our second straight bowl. We’ve got a very young football team. It’s a very exciting team to watch even though the results aren’t something to always be excited about.” Rutgers’ defense, which allowed 29.8 points and 406 yards per game this season, was one of the worst defenses yardage-wise in program history. It prompted Flood on Sunday to fire defensive coordinator Dave Cohen. He also released quarterback coach Rob Spence and offensive line coach Damian Wroblewski. Hermann supported Flood’s moves. The defense was out of sync before Saturday’s 31-6 victory against South Florida, allowing more than 40 points in five games this year. “We have talent. We just had to play as a whole. We all were on the same page, and that’s where our success came from,” said redshirt freshman linebacker Steve Longa of the victory against USF. The defense struggled against spread offenses that exposed the
tackling inabilities of Rutgers’ inexperienced secondary. It often forced the safeties to play far back, leaving the middle open. Linebackers were pressed into pass coverage without help, where receivers could outrun them. In turn it hurt the pass pressure. Rutgers had offensive issues, too. Flood benched junior quarterback Gary Nova after Nov. 21’s 41-17 loss at Central Florida. Nova ended the regular season with 18 touchdowns and 18 interceptions in 10 games. Like last season, Nova’s numbers began to drop off toward the middle of the year. The Don Bosco (N.J.) Prep product threw four touchdowns and 10 interceptions in his last five games. But the offense and Nova had their high points. Nova threw 14 touchdowns and four interceptions in the first five games, as Rutgers’ offense averaged 40.2 points per game in the team’s 4-1 span. He also completed two game-winning drives, each ending with a touchdown to sophomore wide receiver Leonte Carroo, his high school teammate. Carroo broke out in his first collegiate season as a wideout with 478 receiving yards and nine touchdowns, despite missing the last two games. Sophomore tight end Tyler Kroft also significantly improved with 40 receptions for 530 yards — both team highs. Flood called Rutgers’ victory against USF its most complete game all season, as all sides of the ball played to their potential. Now it is a matter of Rutgers producing the same results on a bigger stage against Notre Dame. Flood does not believe in game-to-game momentum, but James thinks it might exist. “I feel like your last game gives you a little boost on what you’re going to do next game,” James said. “You kind of see what you already did, and you want to do better.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @JoshBakan. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
Julie Hermann was in the media spotlight once again this year after former football player Jevon Tyree accused a former coach of bullying. ENRICO CABREDO / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / JUNE 2013
Criticism continues against AD By Bradly Derechailo Associate Sports Editor
Julie Hermann did not have the easiest of starts for a firsttime athletic director after allegations surfaced of verbal abuse during her time as a volleyball coach at Tennessee. But just when Hermann seemed to finally be settled into her new position, another scandal broke within the athletic department. On Nov. 15, former Rutgers football player Jevon Tyree said he left the program because he felt bullied by defensive coordinator Dave Cohen. Tyree accused Cohen of verbal abuse, which escalated in April during a study session, where the former quarterback said Cohen threatened to headbutt him.
In a statement released by the athletic department, head coach Kyle Flood reportedly dealt with the issue immediately. “Cohen apologized the following day for his participation in the escalation of banter, which resulted in the use of inappropriate language,” the statement said. “Kyle Flood reprimanded Cohen and addressed the situation immediately with the entire coaching staff.” The statement also stated Hermann spoke with Tyree’s father in November about the incident, a conversation the Tyree family strongly denied ever took place. Hermann was questioned about the alleged conversation between her and the Tyrees during the Knights’ 52-15 loss to Cincinnati. “Yeah. Somebody — if it’s not him, who calls me and informs me
of it?” Hermann told Steve Politi of The Star-Ledger. “Otherwise I wouldn’t know about it. So I’m not trying to call — I’m not trying to use big words like the words he’s using, but I’m informed by him, to my knowledge. If it’s not him, who’s calling me?” Both parties eventually met Nov. 20 to discuss the situation, when the Tyrees and Hermann concluded that someone other than the parents of Jevon Tyree could have contacted Hermann and it was a big misunderstanding. The University will honor Jevon Tyree’s scholarship until the end of the academic year, and an investigation was launched concerning whether the situation was handled properly. It is an action that could land Hermann in hot water once again, depending on the ruling.
WOMEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS ELIMINATED IN NCAA FIRST ROUND
Knights make NCAA Tournament By Lauren Green Contributing Writer
Four straight overtime matches — three straight shootouts. For the Rutgers’s women’s soccer team, it was 361 minutes and 15 seconds without giving up a goal. The Scarlet Knights capped off the 2013 season in the first round of the NCAA tournament Nov. 16 when they fell to West Virginia on penalty kicks. The Knights will return the core group of a team that won 12 matches at Yurcak Field, setting a new single-season record, including two of their top-three scorers from this year’s squad. Junior forward Stefanie Scholz started out the season as a substitute but exploded for four goals Sept. 15 against Princeton. Five days later, Scholz was in the starting lineup for the first time this year. Her goal with just
31 seconds left in the match gave the Knights a 2-1 victory against regional-rival Villanova. But the Knights will lose one of their best players in recent memor y. Senior forward Jonelle Filigno was second in scoring behind Scholz with eight goals and 19 points but leaves the program as the career leader in game-winning goals with 17. Sophomore forward Rachel Cole was not one of the top scorers for the Knights this season, but she scored perhaps one of the most clutch goals for Rutgers all season in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals Nov. 3 against Cincinnati. Cole’s 35-yard left-footed strike found the back of the net with 16 seconds left in the second overtime to spark the Knights to the conference semifinal for the first time since 2006.
Senior goalkeeper Jessica Janosz, who was named Most Outstanding Defensive Player during the AAC tournament, came up equally huge in the semifinal matchup against Memphis. Janosz, who started every match in 2013, anchored a backline that held the Tigers’ AAC-leading offense to 10 shots and made four saves. She made two saves in the shootout to lead the Knights to their first conference championship appearance in almost 10 years. While Rutgers was unable to come away with the conference title, the Knights received their second straight at-large bid into the NCAA tournament. Head coach Glenn Crooks earned the 150th win of his Rutgers career and the 200th win of his collegiate coaching career, with both milestones coming against Cincinnati on Sept. 27 and Nov. 3, respectively.
TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2013