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Community protests for ‘sanctuary campus’ after election kira herzog correspondent

On Nov. 16, about 1,000 members of the Rutgers community participated in the “Sanctuary Campus Walkout.”

Originally, the walkout’s goal was to urge administrators to protect undocumented students, but the protest quickly grew to encompass a more diverse range of social issues. Taking place a week after the election, the protest was used by many as a platform to express opposition towards President-elect Donald Trump.

News outlets, including the National Broadcast Association and NJ Advance Media, covered Rutgers protesters as they marched

across the College Avenue campus. The protestors walked through downtown New Brunswick and to Douglass campus.

The Rutgers “Sanctuary Walkout” was synchronized with 100 similar protests at universities across the country.

The underlying goal of the walkout was to show solidarity with students affected by hateful rhetoric, said Carlos Rojas Rodriguez, a member of the organization.

“We saw that students had a lot of energy after the election results, (and) we wanted to channel the energy of the students throughout the country,” he said.

“We created this mission of the sanctuary campus, which pushes colleges and universities to

declare themselves as sanctuary states for students.”

Parameters of sanctuary status include the protection of student identities, prevention of Homeland Security presence on campus and prohibition of housing-based discrimination, according to a petition released in November.

Since the walkout, sanctuary advocates have continued to pressure administrators. Last week, protesters disrupted a Board of Governors meeting to address President Barchi personally. At the meeting, Barchi said Rutgers would be a safe haven for undocumented students, but fell short of using the term sanctuary campus.

On Dec. 8, Barchi followed up by sending out his third official

Rutgers students have requested that the University declare itself a “sanctuary campus” after Donald Trump became the U.S. president. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2016 statement on the subject. In the statement, he clarified his stance and assured students of the University’s support for all of its students.

“Make no mistake,” Barchi wrote, “By providing a safe haven

for our students, regardless of nationality or background, Rutgers is and will always be a sanctuary that supports and enables their education, intellectual growth, and personal well-being.”

Former student stabs business professor, teaching assistant Sophie Nieto-Munoz Associate News Editor

A malfunctioning transformer caused two days’ worth of power outages on the Cook and Douglass campuses. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2016

Power outages kill buildings overnight Nikhilesh De News Editor

Rutgers students on the Cook and Douglass campuses were left homeless for a night after the school experienced two days of power outages in early September.

Mechanical issues in a transformer connected to the Cooper Dining Hall caused the campus-wide failure, which left nearly 100 buildings with unsteady or no power from Sept. 13 to Sept. 15. More than 3,200 students who lived on those campuses were relocated on Sept.

14 after the issues continued.

Normal operations were disrupted by the power outage, causing class cancellations and residence hall closures. Due to safety concerns, students were relocated to recreation centers where temporary cots were arranged.

While access to residence halls and campus buildings were restricted, Neilson Dining Hall remained operational for a period of time.

Executive Vice President for Strategic Planning and Operations Antonio Calcado said the cause of the outage was eventually traced to a transformer failure near Cooper Dining Hall.

“It was truly a needle in a haystack to (find the cause),” University

President Robert L. Barchi said to The Daily Targum on Tuesday. “The reason we didn’t know or couldn’t find it is the transformer was not active 99 percent of the time.”

Both the transformer and a control box were damaged during construction near Jameson Hall, he said. At the time, the box, which sits above the ground near the unused dining hall, was not in use.

There were no noticeable issues after the cables were repaired.

The outages began after someone briefly turned on the power in Cooper Dining Hall. This person left the building within 15 minutes, making it more difficult to find the fault, Barchi said.

Facility employees had to search through each transformer and power line in order to the point of failure, Calcado said.

“The main substation is by the Newell (Apartments, but) the transformer was all the way across campus by Cooper,” he said. “We literally (tested) each piece of equipment. We turned circuits on (and) we turned circuits off to see what (might be the cause).”

Facilities workers had to check for natural electrical phenomena, which could look similar to the faults, he said.

A former student entered the Rutgers Business Building on Nov. 4 and allegedly stabbed two people before turning the weapon on himself.

The former student, identified as Joshua S. Thompson, entered a University office on the fifth floor of the building and attacked a professor and student with a knife. Thompson suffered self-inflicted injuries, said Rutgers University Police Department Chief Kenneth Cop. A text alert was sent to the Rutgers community 20 minutes after the attack, warning students to avoid the area or take shelter. The Livingston Student Center was locked down and buses were rerouted away from the area.

Less than an hour later, another alert was sent to students and staff when the suspect was taken into custody and the area was no longer deemed dangerous.

Executive Vice President Anthony Calcado said grief counseling was provided for students onsite after the stabbing.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families,” Calcado said in an email sent to the Rutgers community. “I look forward to our working together to keep Rutgers a safe, vibrant, and secure learning community.”

The suspect was taken into police custody later that day and was charged with two counts of attempted murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon.

All of the victims, including Thomspon, were in critical

condition and were taken to a local hospital for treatment for injuries sustained during the attack.

The professor and student have not yet been named.

Since the event, only one victim has been released. While it is unclear which victim was released, NJ Advance Media reported that the attacker remains hospitalized and under police super vision.

Peter Haigney, a spokesman for Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, told NJ Advance Media on Dec. 1 that both Thomspon and the victim in the hospital “remain in fair condition.”

Thomspon’s bail is set at $1 million. No court date is currently scheduled and will not be until he is released from the hospital and taken to the county jail, according to NJ Advance Media.

A professor and a student were injured in a stabbing at the Rutgers Business School in November.

One of the victims was released, though the other, and the attacker, who inflicted wounds on himself, remain hospitalized. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2016

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School wraps up year-long 250th birthday celebration with fireworks Minna Kim Staff Writer

Rutgers concluded its year-long 250th birthday celebration on Nov. 10, with a bell-tolling ceremony, a simultaneous fireworks ceremony at the University’s three campuses, and the Empire State Building glowing a scarlet red.

The University had been planning and discussing its 250th birthday since 2009, said Matthew Weismantel, senior director of the University’s Communications and Marketing Department.

“We’ve had events going on for 18 months and this is sort of the culmination of everything tonight. We’re excited and what’s really been great about it is that it’s been involving people from all different parts of the

University,” said Weismantel, who ran the Rutgers 250th Birthday Event Activities.

One key moment of the yearlong celebration was President Barack Obama’s commencement address for the 2016 graduating class in May. More than 50,000 Rutgers graduates and their families attended the commencement which was Obama’s penultimate as Commander-in-Chief.

“Rutgers has evolved into one of the finest research institutions in America,” he said. “Every day students come to this intellectual melting pot, where ideas come together in what might be America’s most diverse melting pot.”

On Nov. 5, the Rutgers Glee Club and Kirkpatrick Choir continued the Rutgers 250th anniversary celebration at Kirkpatrick

Chapel by performing four musical pieces.

Patrick Gardner, director of both the Rutgers Glee Club and the Kirkpatrick Choir, assembled a concert that was reflective of music created across the time span of Rutgers existence.

The Old Queens Bell-ringing ceremony concluded Rutgers’ 250th-anniversar y festivities on Nov. 10. Churches and community buildings around New Jersey also rang their bells simultaneously.

During the ceremony, members of the Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops (Rutgers USAS) unveiled their new campaign to raise the minimum wage — stunning alumni, administrators and others in attendance.

The University launched its 250th birthday celebration in 2015, wrapping it up on the University’s actual birthday on Nov. 10.

DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2016

Later in the evening, inflatable obstacle courses, free food and fireworks rounded out the day’s celebration.

Weismantel said celebrating Rutgers’ birthday allowed students, faculty and staff to reflect on how far the institution has come and where it might go in the future.

“Rutgers had struggled with its identity as a private all-male institution in its 150th and 175th anniversar y, (but) now it has become a state university,” he said.

“We are comfortable with our identity now. We are part of the Big Ten and are one of the top research universities with a lot of potential.”

4 liberal professors named to conservative ‘watchlist’ noa halff associate news editor

Earlier in December, four Rutgers professors appeared on a watch list targeting professors who allegedly express a liberal bias.

The list, created by the conservative group “Turning Point USA,” included professor in the Department of History Norman Markowitz, Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies William Field, Assistant Professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies Brittney Cooper, Associate Professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies Jasbir Puar and Part-Time Lecturer in the Department of Women and Gender Studies Kevin Allred.

According to Turning Point USA’s website, the professors on the list are accused of promoting liberal privilege, “advancing a radical agenda” or “discriminating against conservative students” in the classrooms.

On the site, users can search for professors by name or by school affiliation. If a professor is documented, their photo and reason for being on the list is presented.

Any person can submit a tip about a professor, but in order to be added to the site, the views of the professor have to be confirmed in news publications.

Norman Markowitz is on the list for his affiliation with the Communist Party.

The website poses a threat to the First Amendment, Markowitz said,

and promotes a culture of “self-censorship” and “repressive tolerance.”

“I have taught at Rutgers since 1971, developing courses in, among other things, the history of socialism and communism,” Markowitz said. “I tell my students at the beginning of every course, that I teach from a Marxist perspective and I explain what that means in terms of seeing political economy as the foundation of societies.”

Before each class, Markowitz said he explains to his students that he does not expect them to share his opinions and does not reward nor punish them for their beliefs.

The website has received feedback from many publications. It has been criticized for threatening the First Amendment and academic

Celebrities share life lessons with U. communities Noa Halff Associate News Editor

Comedian Jessica Williams shared her life story and lessons to Rutgers students on Oct. 19. in the College Avenue Student Center, roughly a week after Democratic National Committee Interim Chair Donna Brazile did the same.

Brazile explained the importance of student engagement to the outcome of the 2016 presidential election and encouraged them to become politically involved.

She highlighted the important of hearing both sides and engaging in discourse.

Williams also discussed the importance of keeping up with social issues, having grown up in a predominately white community. She said she felt pressure from her family to accept a standard of black femininity and have her “afro-texture hair” relaxed, but Williams left it natural, which caused her to feel detached from her blackness.

“I feel like a lot of times, hair is so important to black people, and as a kid I felt so disconnected from my hair because I hated getting it

Democratic National Committee Interim Chairwoman Donna Brazile was one of several high-profile speakers at Rutgers this semester. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2016 done,” she said. “I felt like I wasn’t black enough on some level.

After Williams received a low grade in elementary school, she

“You can’t give up your power, you have to engage long enough to change.” donna brazile Democratic National Committee Interim Chairwoman

was told by her mom this was unacceptable. Because she was black, Williams did not have the privilege to be average, she had to work exceptionally hard.

Similarly, Brazile said her experiences as a child inspired her to remain politically active.

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. inspired 9-year old Brazile to become involved in politics. Ever since, she has been active in the effort to cause change, participating in seven presidential elections and rallying in 49 states.

Individual political involvement is crucial for a democratic society, Brazile said.

“You have made so much progress, but you don’t own your power,” she said. “You can’t give up your power, you have to engage long enough to change because that’s what activists do. You help get others to get engaged.”

freedom. It has also been criticized for fear mongering and repression.

Students have responded to the website by submitting false tips and spreading the hashtag #trollprofwatchlist.

The American Association of University Professors also

created an open letter to the creators of the Watchlist, inviting AAUP members and supporters to add their names.

“It is important to stand up against attacks like this emanating from groups who wish to create a climate of fear,” Markowitz said.

‘The Yard’ opens new apartments on campus Sophie Nieto-Munoz Associate News Editor

This semester, the old Lot 8 was transformed into a $92 million, 25,000 square foot residential and commercial complex.

The Yard @ College Avenue opened its doors to the Rutgers community in late August. The 14-story building features 135 single-bedroom apartments and accommodates more than 400 students.

The first floor of The Yard also features eight dining establishments, an eating area, an expansive lawn and a functioning 320-squarefoot LED screen. At the top of the building, the 14th floor holds a sky lounge, offering a bird’s-eye view of New Brunswick. On a clear day, the skyline of New York can also be seen in the distance.

Stores on the Yard include, RU Hungry, Bella’s Burger Shack, Surf Taco, Krispy Pizza, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Scarlet Sweets, Starbucks, At Your Doorstep Convenience Store and Honeygrow.

While none of the stores were open for the beginning of the semester, these stores steadily opened their doors throughout the fall. At the end of the fall semester, students are still awaiting for the arrival of Scarlet Sweets.

The video billboard was used to screen many events during the semester, including screenings of every Scarlet Knights football game of the season, presidential debates and major news events.

With nearly 500 students permanently living at the Yard, and heavy-foot traffic from the Rutgers community, the Scott Hall

bus stop drew some criticism from students trying to use Rutgers’ transportation.

Students also complained about the lack of parking available on the College Avenue campus, now that the population of students living on the campus increased.

New Brunswick Development Corporation (DevCo) President Christopher Paladino said The Yard was built with the goal of minimizing congestion, and built without a parking area purposefully to avoid vehicular traffic.

“Additionally, Rutgers and the City of New Brunswick have continued to explore pedestrian improvements, enhanced bike lanes and limited on street parking to further reduce congestion and enhance pedestrian safety and the pedestrian experience,” he said.

The Yard is a part of a $330 million project known as the College Avenue Redevelopment Initiative. This initiative includes The Yard, the Honors College, Rutgers Academic Building, the New Brunswick Theological Seminary and a new Eva and Arie Halpern Hillel House.

Despite its cost, Rutgers says no student fees went into the building’s construction.

Antonio Calcado, executive vice president of Strategic Planning and Operations, said the goal of the projects is to give Rutgers’ flagship campus a facelift.

“Overall, I think (The Yard) is a great project that cleans up an area that previously bordered on the blighted,” he said. “It activates an area of our flagship campus that was in need of rejuvenation.”

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Graffiti raises eyebrows around Rutgers campuses

U. acknowledges role of slavery in history Chloe Dopico

Chloe Dopico Staff Writer

Last semester, Rutgers students exercised their First Amendment rights through protests, sit-ins and in some cases graffiti.

On Oct. 25, controversial chalk drawings appeared on both the Livingston and College Avenue campuses, including phrases such as, “Viva la deportation,” “Make America Great Again” and “Deport force coming.”

The sidewalk graffiti did not call for a criminal investigation, said Jeffrey Tolvin, a University “Dickbutt” popped up on campus as graffiti over the last spokesperson. He said the mes- semester. RUPD is searching for the vandal, they have not found sages were purely an issue of them. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR free speech.

Fernandez said the hateful around campus. Different iter“At Rutgers, students are encouraged to express their opin- rhetoric was counterproduc- ations of the meme appeared ion in an atmosphere of mutual tive to the inclusive and diverse over the course of a few months, on buildings and siderespect,” Colvin said. walks around the LivFollowing the inciingston Cook and Doudent, the Center for “At Rutgers, students are encouraged campuses.

Latino Arts and Culto express their opinion in an atmosphere glass “Dickbutt” is a popture called an emerof mutual respect.” ular meme depicting gency meeting. an “anthropomorphic “We’re all supportphallus with a pair of ive of free speech and jeffrey tolvin testicles and a penis that’s important at University Spokesperson protruding from its Rutgers too, but there backside,” according to is a tone and rhetoric that becomes hateful speech,” community that Rutgers aims the site Know Your Meme.

The drawings prompted an said Carlos Fernadez, director to promote.

Last semester also saw the investigation by the RUPD, but of the Center for Latino Arts rise of “Dick Butt” drawings no arrests have been made. and Culture.

Staff Writer

While Rutgers wrapped up its 250th-anniversary celebrations, it came to light that at least one enslaved person helped with the school’s original construction.

The Committee on Enslaved and Disenfranchised Populations in Rutgers History reported these findings in a presentation entitled “Scarlet and Black.” This presentation was accompanied by a book with the same title.

Last November, Rutgers—New Brunswick Chancellor Richard L. Edwards assembled the committee. He said he was motivated by the knowledge that the substantial roles of slaves and Native Americans in Rutgers history were relatively unknown.

The committee, comprised of students and faculty, searched records in Alexander Library, the New Brunswick Free Public Library, archives in Trenton and the National Archives in Washington D.C. Researchers searched for wills, alongside other historical documents and records, said Miya Carey, a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School--New Brunswick. Wills were important to the process because many slave-holders transferred slaves to their relatives after death, she said.

Jesse Bayker, a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School—New

Brunswick, said the fact that known slaveholders worked as contractors on the project implies that more slaves might have been involved.

No documentation has been found confirming or denying this.

The practice of slavery was implemented during the early years of Queen’s College because it was seen as religiously and socially acceptable, said Kendra Boyd, a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School—New Brunswick.

“The Dutch Reformed Church did not see the enslavement of Africans as an evil,” Boyd said. “Monetary donations from wealthy slave-holding families saved the institution ... A donation by Colonel Henry Rutgers also helped ... (he) had longstanding relations to slavery.”

The committee recommended that Rutgers further recognize the role of slavery in its history by placing plaques on the buildings that are named after slaveholders. They also recommended the creation of a digital archive and a digital tour, showing sites around campus with histories of slavery.

“What I hoped was to get an accurate portrayal of that segment of Rutgers history, which many people were not aware of,” Edwards said. “I think my original goal has been accomplished in that we now know a great deal about the role of slavery in the history of Rutgers, but I think there’s more to it and we have to research more.”

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OPInions

December 14, 2016

Seeing through yellow journalism is critical

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epending on who you ask, the RusREALITY CHECK sians are either directly interfering in national U.S. elections, STEVEN WYNEN attempting to rebuild the Soviet Empire, deliberately subverting “democracy” in Syria (who really knows what’s going on there, to begin with) or all the above. If you listen to career Russia hawks Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) or Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), you would think any sort of overture to the Russians would put the United States in mortal danger. Thus, I think it is important to put Russia’s perceived aggression in Europe and the Middle East in proper context.

When discussing geopolitics or international relations, especially when dealing with potential or concrete adversaries, there is very little media coverage or government focus on viewing the issue from the other side’s perspective. In practice, this makes for a poorly informed populace and poorly informed governmental policy. As Sun Tzu said, “Know your enemy and know yourself, find naught in fear for 100 battles.” American policymakers, especially hawkish members of Congress and lobbyists from the military-industrial complex, would have you believe that Russia’s aggression occurred in a vacuum, and it is our duty as the world’s sole superpower, the guarantor of freedom and democracy to respond in kind to whatever evil scheme Putin concocts in the Kremlin.

There is, however, a history behind Russia’s actions. The first polity that could claim to be ancestors of today’s Russian Federation was the Grand Duchy of Muscovy. This pre-modern civilization was centered on the city of Moscow and its immediate surroundings. Surrounded by easily accessible land and lacking natural geographical defenses, Muscovy was easily overrun and dominated by the Mongols, and barbarian tribes from the West. After throwing off the Mongol yoke by 1480, the Muscovites began a series of expansions that were necessary to ensure the survival of the state. More modern incarnations of Muscovy — the Russian Empire under the Czars and the Soviet Union under the Communist Party — were still invaded by numerous foes, famous among them being Sweden, France, and Germany. It is abundantly clear, through rudimentary research, that Russia has had its fair share of national security threats that it had to contend with throughout its history.

Contemporary Russia is in arguably a more perilous position than the Soviets or the Czars. Losing much of its western buffer after 1991, along with its Central Asian hinterland, Russian foreign and defense policy has been focused on reclaiming lost territory, not for the sake of conquest, but for the sake of their own survival. It must be pointed out that Moscow is only 250 miles from independent Belarus, which has been working with NATO since 1997. A short 30 years ago, Russia had easy access to the North European Plain. Today, Russian sovereignty ends roughly 100 miles from St. Petersburg. If this drastic territorial reduction happened to any country, one would reasonably surmise that they would be actively looking for ways to shore up their territorial losses by reacquiring them in whatever means possible.

There are also indications that, despite the Russian scramble to secure its western flank (militar y inter ventions in Crimea and Georgia) in the last decade, Russia is not looking to upend the United States from its position as the sole superpower. Indeed, Putin himself has claimed that Russians respect and acknowledge the U.S. as such. According to Miles Maochun Yu, an East Asian militar y histor y and strategic specialist at the Hoover Institution out of Stanford University, Putin desires a duopoly with the United States and views the European Union and China as the two biggest threats to his goal.

Despite his rhetoric, Putin knows that the Russian Federation cannot compete with the United States militarily or economically, but it can make progress on competing with the E.U. and China.

In fact, Russia inter vened in Crimea because the Ukrainian government began to bend toward being pro-E.U. Putin’s more aggressive measures have not been directed at the United States, but at China hosting a lauded summit of Southeast Asian nations, selling nuclear submarines to Vietnam, and warming diplomatic relations with Japan and South Korea have been the focus of Putin.

It is hoped that this will fend off challengers to his desired global position: No. 2 after the United States.

I think it wise that going forward, you, my dear reader, keep this information in mind the next time you see Fox News or CNN blasting the next aggressive step Russia takes in an attempt to shore up its own security. Armed with this background knowledge, you should be able to discern what is a direct threat to the United States and what is not. Remember that the United States is not the only actor in the international arena who has stakes in securing itself against threats.

Do this, and you will be able to cut through the yellow journalism and be a free-thinking individual. What a concept!

Steven Wynen is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in history and political science with a minor in economics. His column, “Reality Check,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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Maybe it’s time for black Christmas Megyn Kelly’s comments were shortsighted in terms of race

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ew controversy surrounding Santa Claus people wanting to have a black Santa is not a “laughhas been circulating just in time for Christ- able” topic, and there is nothing racist in this. It is mas. A Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris, not the image of a white Santa that makes people wrote a tongue-in-cheek piece about how the image of other races feel alienated, there is no underlying of Santa should be depicted as a penguin, so as to hate or discomfort in white skin. The issue of the avoid the alienation of certain races from the original matter, the one that Harris was trying to relay in the image of a white Santa. Her piece held an important first place, was that Santa has only been shown as a white man in mainstream media. The call for a repmessage about representation and identity.

FOX News anchor Megyn Kelly brought up Har- resentation that accommodates to every person’s ris’s article on her show and discussed it amongst a race is nothing that is problematic or confusing. Repanel of debaters. She started her conversation with search has been conducted time and time again to “For the kids watching at home, Santa just is white.” show that the mass representation of only a specific Harris responded again stating that Kelly’s response race leads to self-esteem issues within other races. was the very reason she wrote the piece in the first There is nothing wrong with wanting to see someplace. This back and forth lead up to Kelly receiv- one famous look like you.

Jackson seems to think that this is ignoring the ing many negative responses to her comments and larger problems that addressing them on are at play with race and her show with political that the focus on “small” analyst Zerlina Max“This is not why there is a race issue issues such as this is well and Bishop Harry in America.” the reason that we canJackson of Hope Chrisnot overcome race istian Church. sues. He also spoke to Kelly was able to somewhat justify her comments. In her defense, Kel- the “400-year-old problem with slavery” that’s “never ly explained that she was talking about the represen- fully been settled.”

What Jackson, as well as many Americans fail to tation of Santa and how, in every depiction she’s ever seen, Santa has been white. This is undeniable, as realize, is that issues with race, gender, sexuality, this was what Harris was originally voicing her dis- whatever have you, are not always matters of the “big may over. But although there may be no falsity to her issues.” Oftentimes the “little” issues that people cast statement, the conversation she had afterwards with aside are the very notions that the larger issues of race build upon. These “smaller” issues are like the Bishop Jackson is a cause for concern.

Kelly first questioned why the call for a black San- foundation to the problems of race within the counta and the notion that not having one was “alienating” try. You can be a champion for the large-scale issues was not racist itself. Jackson, in reply to the negative while still focusing heavily upon the problems that response to Kelly, offered that the younger genera- may not seem as important. This is not why there tions should “build a bridge and get over it.” He also is a race issue in America. There is a race issue in pointed out that as a nation, we will never be able to America because people have an issue with race, and “get passed the race problem” because all people do focusing on gaining equality in all aspects of life will not do anything to eradicate possibilities of progress is “stereotypical shadow boxing.” within this nation.

There are a lot of underlying problems here.

And so, Megyn Kelly, although you were right in While Kelly may have been right about the depiction of Santa Claus always being representative saying that Santa “just is white,” that does not mean of a white man, she should understand that black we should not try to make him anything else.

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Fear has been major proponent of presidential election FOUR-YEAR TERM(OIL) EVAN KLEIN

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ear has been a powerful idea in this election cycle. Some used fear as a justification for their beliefs while others used it to exacerbate existing issues to fit their narrative. Both candidates were guilty of such language. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton feared a world where President-elect Donald Trump would have the nuclear codes, just as Trump feared a world where Clinton would be responsible for answering the 1 a.m. phone call. Fear can be enticing when used to gain supporters, yet can also be downright dangerous when those supporters are left to their own devices. Whether preaching their own fears or inspiring new fears in the public, our politicians seem to be a one-trick pony, effectively riling us up without any real consequence. Most left-leaning college students just did a double-take and are now rereading that last part a third time.

My words remain the same. The potential consequences of a Trump presidency should not be compared to those of a Clinton presidency, but instead should be compared to the average Republican’s potential presidency. One area where the criticism is warranted is the cabinet selection. Most of the criticism

being thrown at the President-elect has been surrounding his cabinet choices — and rightfully so. The deplorables have received a swanky upgrade from “Basket” to “Cabinet,” and I am nothing if not impressed. Now this is not to say that my palm did not make direct contact with my face when I heard about the appointment of Steve Bannon as chief strategist, or ExxonMobil Corp Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson as his choice for secretary of state because it did ... and it hurt.

However, Steve Bannon and Rex Tillerson’s appointment is a symptom of a plague that has been around far longer than Trump has.

minority opinions can gain a disproportional amount of traction in terms of legislation. It’s almost as if the practice itself isn’t compatible with a representative democracy, but let’s not pretend that that’s a reasonable critique on our broadly representing, and comprehensively inclusive two-party system.

Ok ok ... I’ll try my best not to let this turn into a rant critiquing our two-party system, with pay-to-play positions, dividing this nation with identity politics, to the point of collapse — all in an effort to distract us from the global socioeconomic injustices capitalism has caused. But you know, whatever.

“The results are a carefully selected assortment of heart-shaped chocolates filled with rat poison.”

Cronyism sucks. Let’s start there.

It isn’t surprising to anyone — or, at least, it shouldn’t be — that the President-elect would surround himself with people that have either helped him in the past or can help him in the future. The catch comes when you realize that these decisions are made with a great deal of autonomy and often don’t reflect the best interest of the people. The results are a carefully selected assortment of heart-shaped chocolates filled with rat poison. No, the real results are a country going in the wrong direction spurred on by a vocal minority of citizens. Cronyism is a vessel through which

I started this article by talking about fear, and I intend to finish it by talking about fear. However, for the end of this piece, our players have switched controllers. Now it is no longer the politicians inciting fear amongst the people, but instead, the people driving fear into the hearts of their dearly beloved elected representatives.

It would appear that for the first time in my lifetime the population of the United States has reached its BS quota. Indeed the once enthusiastic attitude of the masses toward our government turned lackadaisical and now bottoms out at downright displea-

sure. This shift in public opinion begs far more questions than it offers answers. Perhaps the stable government we’ve enjoyed these past few centuries is finally showing its age. I’ll keep my fantasies of insurrection and revolution to myself, but one must wonder when these qualifiers for any society worth its salt will visit us yet again, and yes, I said “again.” This country was founded in revolution, and we may not forget that men and women died overthrowing a government to create the one we have currently. I linger on the point of this country’s roots to draw ironies between then and now, if for nothing other than our apparent loss of foresight. As denoted in “The Federalist No. 10,” “Men of factious tempers, of local prejudices, or of sinister designs, may, by intrigue, by corruption, or by other means, first obtain the suffrages, and then betray the interests, of the people.” The politicians of yesterday could teach those of today a thing or two, however, the demagogue does not come without omen, and what happens next is unchartered territory. Draw the conclusions you see fit to be drawn. Take heed in the warnings you wish to heed. It is in the end, when choosing whether or not to ignore history, that our options are but one.

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DIVERSIONS

December 14, 2016

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

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Page 9 Eugenia Last

Happy Birthday: Saying “yes” when you want to say “no” will not get you where you want to go. Don’t let your emotions cloud the results you are aiming to achieve. Being evasive will confuse others as well as hold you back. Make your point clear, move on quickly and work on making the changes that will improve your life and your future. Your numbers are 4, 12, 19, 22, 26, 39, 44.

Over The Hedge

T. Lewis and M. Fry

Non Sequitur

Wiley

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your changing attitudes will confuse those around you. Try not to jump from one thing to another too quickly. Inconsistency will hold you back. Learn as you go and use your past experience to keep you within bounds. 2 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Sharpen up your skills and gather information that will help you deal with anyone who opposes your ideas. Knowing what will work as well as being able to show what you have to offer will bring high returns. 5 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll gain insight into what’s possible and what isn’t by hanging out with the people in charge. Your observations will enable you to separate the good from the bad and recognize what’s in your best interest. Knowledge is power. 4 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Emotional spending should be limited.

Your desire to make changes that will add to your comfort should be countered with a plan to stay within a set budget. Cutting corners and sticking to your budget will help you avoid financial stress. 3 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Past emotional differences with someone will rise to the surface. Don’t give in to pressure to spend money on something that you feel is a waste. Partnerships will only survive if clear boundaries and expectations are set. 3 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Express your plans to others openly and find out where you stand. Offer incentives, but don’t deviate from what you want to do. Change is imminent and will bring you the rewards you want. Celebrate with the people you appreciate most. 3 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Emotions will surface, making it important to channel your energy into creative pursuits and honing your skills.

Discussions with personal or professional partners will need to be handled tactfully without evading issues or masking the truth. Stand by your word. 3 stars

Pearls Before Swine

Stephan Pastis

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t become overly enthusiastic and take on too much. Moderation and living within your means will not deter you from reaching your goals, but they will help ensure that you build your dream on solid ground. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your ideas will be well received, and help will be offered. Express your plans at functions that include people you have worked with in the past or would like to collaborate with in the future. New beginnings look promising. 4 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Listen to complaints, suggestions and your inner voice when dealing with others. It’s important not to make sacrifices that will hurt you in the future. Fair is fair, and that is what you should aim to achieve. Don’t be afraid to be different. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Use your imagination when dealing with children. Keep your personal finances a secret. Sharing too much information will leave you in a vulnerable position. Work hard, play hard and do your best to come out on top. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Express your feelings and discuss the changes you would like to see happen in your neighborhood. Clearing a space that you can designate for an activity or project will lead to new opportunities.

Don’t procrastinate. 5 stars

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66 Mulligan or beef

1 Fall initiator

67 ___ d’Azur (Riviera area)

5 Italian staple

68 Estimation

10 Sudden blast of wind

69 Small, slender gull

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musical composition

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15 Be a cast member of

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17 Cain’s victim

4 Conceals, as a card

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19 Strong smell

6 Super server or tablet maker

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24 Orbison of music

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28 Ten-sided figure

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13 Ripped

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48 Before, before

32 Capture

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49 Apartment, you dig?

33 Put the cuffs on?

55 Bonn wife

50 Type of man, woman or maid

34 Bonnie’s cohort in crime

56 Work at the warehouse

52 Get low three times

36 “___ a Mad, Mad, Mad,

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40 Gearing up

65 Zenith’s opposite

41 Pastoral composition

Yesterday’s Solution

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58 Participate in an election 59 Pitcher of paintings 60 Court surface, sometimes

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December 14, 2016

Page 10 FIELD HOCKEY KNIGHTS MADE SOME NOISE IN BOUNCE-BACK SEASON

RU returns to Big Ten Tournament in bounce-back season Kaylee Pofahl Correspondent

From the beginning of the season, Rutgers head field hockey coach Meredith Civico said that this was the best team she’s ever coached in her time on the Banks.

This year’s Scarlet Knights (9-9, 2-6) proved that in her fifth year at Rutgers and her third Big Ten season, Civico’s assertion was unquestionable.

The program’s growth between 2015 and 2016 was staggering.

This year, the team ended at .500 compared to last year’s dismal 7-11 overall record. The 2016 team also defeated two Big Ten foes, one of which — Iowa — was a top-15 ranked NCAA program and was the biggest upset in program history. In 2015, Rutgers failed to capture a single conference win.

With the season now over, the Knights can reflect on a rollercoaster season filled with both highs and lows to learn from.

“We’re just proud as a team — we worked through the process and the season … (I’m) really just proud of this team and honored to be part of it,” said senior Alyssa Bull. “My time at Rutgers is done, but I think the program is going to reach new limits each and every year.”

The team hit the ground running in September, with a 5-2 record and a perfect slate at home.

When the Knights took on their opening Big Ten weekend in Bloomington against Indiana, they were handed a stinging 3-2 loss, but rebounded a day and a half later with a vengeance.

Rutgers dominated in a 2-1 win over No. 15 Iowa, setting a record for the biggest upset in program history. It was the Knights’ first win over a ranked opponent since 2013 and the first ever win over the Hawkeyes.

Out of eight conference rivals, Iowa was the first of five top-15 ranked foes that Rutgers faced this season and was the only one that the Knights were able to defeat.

After being handed losses by No. 6 Northwestern, No. 10 Michigan and Michigan State, Rutgers’ chances at securing a bid to the Big Ten Championships were hanging in the balance when the team traveled to Columbus to take on Ohio State.

With postseason hopes on the line, the Knights clinched their spot in the conference tournament with a tenacious 3-1 victory over the Buckeyes.

The team went on to drop its remaining two Big Ten matches to No. 6 Penn State and No. 3 Maryland before heading down to College Park for its second ever appearance in the conference championships.

Being the eighth seeded team, Rutgers took on conference host and No. 1 Big Ten team Maryland in the quarterfinals less than one week after falling to the Terrapins in its final regular season game by 4-2.

In the dramatic elimination game, the Knights found themselves in a deep hole after Maryland notched 2 goals in the first three minutes of the contest.

Although Rutgers held off the Terps for the remainder of the

Senior forward Alyssa Bull was a captain of what head coach Meredith Civico called the best team she’s coached at RU. The Knights finished .500 after reaching the Big Ten Tournament for the 2nd time in 3 years. JEFFREY GOMEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2016 first frame and matched with one goal each through the second half, it wasn’t enough to come out on top. The 2016 season ended with a 3-1 loss to the No. 3 team in the country.

Eight seniors played their final game as Scarlet Knights that day in College Park, and although it wasn’t the outcome they had hoped for, they nevertheless took pride in a historic final season.

“I’m pretty proud of how we ended … The people that we ended with are definitely people who’ve made a dramatic impact on the program itself,” said senior goalkeeper Shevaun Hayes. “I’ve learned so much from everyone here … It’s just an honor to be with this group of girls for these four years.”

The dynamic senior class was represented in every position group and many of them ended with their best season yet.

Fifth-year senior and thirdyear captain Alyssa Bull ended her decorated career at Rutgers ranked seventh all-time in assists with 20 on her career. The fiery midfielder was also named Second Team All-Big Ten at the end of the regular season.

Also leading this year’s Knights was team captain Devon Freshnock, who earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award and was named to the All-Big Ten Tournament Team. The powerhouse defender reached a career high in goals, assists and points in her final season on the Banks.

Forwards Rachel Yaney, Kimberly Jevic and Sarah Regn each set career bests in both goals and assists this season. Yaney finished her career ranked seventh in the Rutgers record books with 22 career goals.

Elyse Broderick matched her career high in assists and points this season after transitioning from de-

fense up to midfield this season. She notched a defensive save against Maryland in the Big Ten Championship Quarterfinals to keep the Terps from tallying a fourth goal.

Defender Sophia Walia led the team with a career-high seven assists and ended her time at the Knights ranked eight in assists.

Although she was battling a shoulder injury all season, Hayes was able to see action in nine games this season. The Melbourne, Australia, native boasted a .756 save percentage and earned a shutout against Richmond on Senior Day.

A major difference for Rutgers this year was the strong team dynamic created by the mix of rookie and veteran talent.

Throughout the season, there was at least one freshman starting in each position group, including goalie.

Leading this year’s Knights was a powerhouse veteran unit that rounded out their legacy on the program with a groundbreaking 2016 season. Moving forward, the potential for Rutgers will only continue to cultivate.

“I said from the beginning that this team was incredibly special

to me — just this group of seniors who were my first recruiting class and played with me for four years here at Rutgers,” Civico said. “(Their impact was) just getting us to that next level and I think leaving a legacy here and building a competitive program … I’m really proud of what they’ve been able to accomplish.

They left this program way better than when they found it and that’s success in my book.”

For updates on the Rutgers field hockey team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

IN BRIEF

T

he Baltimore Ravens released kick returner Devin Hester on Thursday, perhaps ending the career of one of the best returners in NFL history.

A potential Hall of Fame player, the 34-year-old Hester has struggled all season with injuries and a hesitancy to field punts, ranking 18th with a 7.2 yard average.

The Ravens could no longer stick with Hester after his indecision to field a punt deep in Baltimore territory led to a safety in Monday night’s 30-23 loss to the New England Patriots.

The Ravens signed Hester to a one-year deal on Sept. 4 with the hopes he would stabilize the returner position, but he never came close to looking like the same dominant returner from the past decade.

Hester holds the NFL record with 20 return touchdowns — a record 14 on punts, five on kickoffs and one return of a missed field goal.

He spent eight years with the Chicago Bears and two with the

Atlanta Falcons before joining the Ravens.

D

allas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones, when asked for a scenario in which quarterback Tony Romo would play this season, made reference to the Supreme Court’s 1964 ruling on pornography.

“I don’t have a definition for it, but you’ll know it when you see it,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Tuesday. “It’s kind of like definition I heard one time of another issue trying to define a negative topic, and they said, ‘I don’t know how to say it, but it’s just something that when you see it, you know it’s there.’ We’ll see it.”

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n Monday, coach Jason Garrett did not make any season-long proclamation about Dak Prescott’s job status, but he backed the rookie.

“You can make it as simple or as complex as you want to make it,” Garrett said. “It’s pretty simple

for us: Dak’s going to play quarterback as we go forward.”

The Cowboys (11-2) are tied for the NFL’s best record and Prescott has 20 touchdown passes and four interceptions. But he has struggled recently, and the Cowboys have scored just 24 points in the past two games.

Prescott has gone three straight games without passing for 200 yards, and he had his first multiple-interception game in Sunday’s 10-7 loss to the New York Giants.

The Cowboys have converted just two of their past 24 third-down tries, none through the air.

After the loss Sunday, Garrett and Jones said putting Romo into the Giants’ game was not contemplated.

Romo has been the backup for the past four weeks after spending the first nine games on injured reserve with a compression fracture in his back. He has not played in a regular-season game since Thanksgiving 2015 and has not finished a full game since Nov. 22, 2015.

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December 14, 2016 FOOTBALL RUTGERS LOST FINAL 9 GAMES OF DISAPPOINTING SEASON

Knights fall below low expectations in Ash’s first season Brian Fonseca Sports Editor

It began like ever y other season — with expectations of progress. A year removed from perhaps the most turbulent

season in program histor y, the Rutgers football team looked like it had nowhere to go but up in its first season under head coach Chris Ash. And while the Scarlet Knights cer tainly improved in their discipline

of f the field, where there were no issues to be repor ted under Ash’s watch, the product on the field was a dif ferent stor y. Rutgers finished at the bottom of the Big Ten East for a second straight year, only this time

Head coach Chris Ash and the Scarlet Knights had a season to forget. RU went winless in the Big Ten with the worst offense in all of Division I. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / DECEMBER 2016

without picking up a single win in conference play. The Knights finished the season at 2-10, losing the final nine games of the year.

Overhauling the traditional pro-style offense it ran for most of its history, Rutgers worked out the kinks of its new power spread offense as it went through the season and never really seemed to get the basics down. The results went on to prove it — the Knights ranked dead last in total offense among Division I teams as they averaged just 283 yards per game.

Rutgers was held scoreless in its four games against division rivals Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State and Penn State, the most shutouts suffered in a season since 1936. It’s 78-0 loss to the Wolverines in primetime was the most lopsided in a Big Ten conference game in over three decades.

The offensive woes weren’t due to a lack of tr ying as Rutgers used four different quarterbacks throughout the season, two of which earning starts.

Junior Chris Laviano reearned his starting spot over the summer but lost it for the first time in 18 games midway through the season. He was replaced by sophomore Giovanni Rescigno, who impressed in the second

half against Illinois and in a single drive against Howard.

While the first quarter of his first career start was promising, the offense would return to similar levels of incompetence under him than it was under Laviano. Junior Zach Allen and true freshman Tylin Oden wouldn’t ser ve as saviors either.

Things may even get worse before they get any better — the Knights are losing 6 starters on offense and five on defense to graduation, three quarterbacks (Laviano, junior Hayden Rettig and redshirt freshman Michael Dare) to transfer and offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer, who is leaving Piscataway to coach under Tom Herman at Texas.

With a top 30 recruiting class brewing, there are signs of things trending positively for Ash as he continues to build a foundation for the future of the program, but until paperwork is filed and faxed on National Signing Day a month from now, nothing is official.

At the moment, all Rutgers knows for sure is it needs to find an offensive coordinator and has a lot of holes to fix on both sides of the ball. Whether it could do it is another story.

For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @briannnnf and @Targum Sports on Twitter.

WOMEN’S SOCCER KNIGHTS UPSET PENN STATE EN ROUTE TO ANOTHER BIG TEN TOURNAMENT LETDOWN

Rutgers falls in Big Ten finals for 2nd straight year Alex Gold Staff Writer

After defeating two powerhouse programs to reach the Big Ten Tournament final for the second consecutive year, the Rutgers women’s soccer team lost in a heartbreaker to Minnesota.

Ending the regular season as the seventh best team record-wise in the Big Ten, the Scarlet Knights weren’t projected to be much of a factor in the conference tournament as the squad barely qualified for the postseason.

Only the eight teams with the best in conference records out of the 14 schools in the Big Ten make it to the conference tournament, yet the seventh-seeded Knights have proved that ranking means very little when it comes to game performance.

Rutgers vanquished the No. 2 seed, Penn State, by a score of 2-0 in the first round of the tournament. After that upset victory in Happy Valley, the Knights carried that momentum into the next weekend as they flew halfway across the country to Minnesota for the final two rounds.

Rutgers faced co-Big Ten regular season champions, No. 17 Northwestern in the semifinals.

The side from New Jersey struck first less than seven minutes into the game, through junior forward Colby Ciarrocca.

The sequence began when sophomore defender Kenie Wright received a throw-in from senior captain Madison Tiernan on the left flank of the opposing

third. Wright proceeded to deliver a beautiful floating through ball to Ciarrocca, who in turn placed a concise shot in the back of the net.

No one knew it at the time, but that showing of offensive prowess would be all the Knights needed in order to win the match.

Northwestern made sure it wasn’t easy, outshooting the Rutgers, 5-1, in the second half and got close to scoring several times in the final 45 minutes.

The last play of the match saw the Wildcats’ midfielder Nandi Mehta fire one into the box from midfield, but senior goalkeeper Alana Jimenez sprinted up to secure the ball and the Knights’ win.

The semifinal victor y was Rutgers’ 11th shutout of the year and the second triumph over Northwestern.

The Knights had to replicate that gritty performance against top ranked Minnesota in the Big Ten final to have a chance at a title that eluded them a year ago.

In the game against the Golden Gophers, it was Rutgers that was playing catch up at the end of the first frame.

With about 10 minutes remaining in the initial half, freshman defender Nikki Albrecht played a pretty pass that slipped by the Knights’ defensive line.

Gophers forward Sydney Squires was on the other side of it, and she quickly launched a shot that found the net and put Minnesota on top.

The two teams would go goalless for almost the next 40

minutes of action, leaving the score at 1-0.

The dearth of goals through 80 minutes wasn’t for lack of trying though, as Rutgers attempted 10 shots with four landing on goal.

Meanwhile Minnesota took 15 shots, including eight on target.

After all that back and forth flowing play, the Knights were finally able to equalize in the 83rd minute.

Freshman defender Chantelle Swaby had been switched to forward in a tactical move by O’Neill and fellow freshman, midfielder Taylor Aylmer found her classmate open when it mattered. Swaby scored with ease and Rutgers justifiably celebrated as the team had fought back mightily to tie up the match.

The 1-1 mark would not hold for long though as Minnesota

midfielder Emily Heslin notched a goal 67 seconds later.

A deflected cross on a Golden Gopher attack rolled to an open Heslin at the top of the 18-yard box, and she zipped the ball into the goal’s top right corner to halt the Knights’ tournament run just short of a title.

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Freshman defender Chantelle Swaby managed to equalize the Big Ten tournament final, but it would not be enough as Rutgers would fall to Minnesota. THE DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2016

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