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U. drumline joins U2 on ‘Tonight Show’ BY VAISHALI GAUBA AND ERIN PETENKO STAFF WRITERS
Surrounded by Jimmy Fallon and Bono at Monday’s “The Tonight Show,” center snare of the Rutgers drumline Patrick McHale felt like a rock star. McHale performed “Invisible” by U2 with seven other members of the marching band.
The drumline was approached about this performance last Thursday, said McHale, a Rutgers Business School first-year student. They spent an hour at NBC studio on Sunday learning and practicing the piece with U2. Rutgers Marching Band Director Tim Smith said the band received the invitation to the event from production contacts they have formed in previous performances.
“The auxiliary productions staff of ‘The Tonight Show’ also helped work on the Super Bowl,” he said. The entire marching band performed at the Super Bowl earlier in February, but Smith said only the drumline was chosen because U2’s song, “Invisible,” incorporated percussion and a glockenspiel. SEE DRUMLINE ON PAGE 5
Sen. Cory Booker addresses Rutgers community at Hickman Hall on Douglass campus. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Booker shares journey to politics, inspirations BY ERIN WALSH STAFF WRITER
ALL ABOARD David Tran, a School of Engineering senior, left, and Sheel Sanghvi, a School of
Engineering senior, right, paddle to the finish line for Engineering Week’s Cardboard Canoe Races in the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on Busch Campus. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Cor y Booker said today’s generation of twenty-somethings, commonly referred to as “millennials,” have more power to facilitate change than any previous generation. New Jersey’s first black senator, who came from humble beginnings, spoke to an audience of students and faculty in the Hickman Hall auditorium on Douglass
campus yesterday about what inspired him to lead his political career and what drives him ever y day. Booker recalled the stories his parents, civil rights activists, told around the kitchen table when he was a child and how he became inspired by the power people have to make a dif ference. The stories they told about the fight for civil rights gave Booker SEE BOOKER ON PAGE 5
Professor, author talks Development ‘Post-Racial Change’ plan to include community’s contributions BY SABRINA SZTEINBAUM ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., announced he will not seek re-election in November. THE DAILY TARGUM / FILE PHOTO / OCTOBER 2012
Rep. Rush Holt will not seek re-election this year BY SABRINA SZTEINBAUM ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
United States Rep. Rush Holt, D-12, does not plan to run for re-election, according to nj.com. The five-time “Jeopardy!” winner, who also beat the IBM supercomputer Watson, originally ran for office because he believed the job of a representative is to give every citizen a voice and a stake in this country, nj.com reported. “After nearly two decades in public life, I believe these things even more strongly,” Holt said in an email to supporters.
He said his decision does not have a hidden motive, according to politico.com. “For a variety of reasons, personal and professional, all of them positive and optimistic, the end of this year seems to me to be the right time to step aside and ask the voters to select the next representative,” he said in a statement. As a nuclear physicist, Holt was first elected to Congress in 1998, replacing GOP Rep. Michael Pappas, whom was criticized for taking his position to praise Kenneth Starr, the special SEE HOLT ON PAGE 5
Jonathan Wharton wanted to gain an understanding of the Irish, Italian and black political figures in city hall and draw comparisons among different mayors and their leadership. Wharton spent almost 12 years penning a book on the city of Newark and Cory Booker, and both topics in a broader political context, partly because he was curious to
see if he would ever be interested in running for public office. Wharton, an Eagleton Graduate Fellow alumnus, spoke at the Eagleton Institute of Politics yesterday about his new book, “A Post-Racial Change is Gonna Come: Newark, Cory Booker, and the Transformation of Urban America.” Currently an assistant professor at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, Wharton decided to SEE AUTHOR ON PAGE 4
Jonathon Wharton, an Eagleton Graduate Fellow alumnus, spoke yesterday at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. TIANFANG YU
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Rutgers sur veyed faculty and students to determine what developments need to be included in the University’s 10-year physical master plan. Antonio Calcado, vice president of University Facilities and Capital Planning, said Rutgers is in the process of completing the outlining of its plan, which should include the developments intended to improve Rutgers. The MyCampus Survey asked students where they spend most of their time, where they eat and how they get around campus. “We’re in the process of collecting information. It’s going to be in a series of forums, or open public meetings, across all the campuses,” Calcado said. According to nj.com, the survey found that students on the SEE PLAN ON PAGE 4
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CAMPUS CALENDAR Wednesday, Feb. 19 Cook Campus Dean’s Office hosts the “Undergraduate Research Mixer” at 5:30 p.m. at the Cook Campus Center. Then event is open to undergraduate students at Rutgers. Admission is free.
Thursday, Feb. 20 Rutgers Institute for Research on Women presents “Distinguished Lecture The Four Figures of Sexuality: Sexuality, Power, Geontology” at 4 p.m. at 162 Ryders Lane. Admission is free for everyone. The Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research & the TA Project present a podcasting workshop at 9:45 a.m. at 116 College Ave. on the College Avenue campus. Admission is free for ever yone.
Friday, Feb. 21 Rutgers Theater Company performs “Ivona, Princess of Burgundia” at 7:30 p.m. at 30 Jones St. on Douglass campus. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $12 for Rutgers alumni, employees and senior citizens and $10 for Rutgers students.
Saturday, Feb. 22 Rutgers Gardens hosts a tour of the Gardens at 2 p.m. at 130 Log Cabin Road on Cook campus. Admission is free for everyone.
METRO CALENDAR Thursday, Feb. 20
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Professors’ publications celebrate cultural history BY ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Chie Ikeya felt embarrassed about her ignorance of the Burmese culture. The assistant professor in the Department of History developed an interest in Burma through personal ties with the country, as well as through her undergraduate and graduate research at Cornell University.
REFIGURING WOMEN, COLONIALISM, AND MODERNITY IN BURMA At a seminar titled “Mapping Across the Borders of Asian and American Studies,” the Collective for Asian and American Studies celebrated the recent publication of four Rutgers professors’ books, including Ikeya’s “Refiguring Women, Colonialism, and Modernity in Burma.” Richard Edwards, executive vice president of academic affairs, said this collective was composed of faculty, staff and students dedicated to studying the experiences of Asians and Asian-Americans between different disciplines. One of the things emphasized in the University’s Strategic Plan is cross-disciplinary activity, Edwards said. “The problems of society … can no longer be remediated by one discipline,” he said. Ikeya said her experiences studying Burmese history have taught her to look critically at assumptions made about disciplines. Her book describes the appearance of female modernity in the 20th century. She said she was captivated by the descriptions of the modern women, who were obsessed with Western fashion and disregarded the problems in Burma during the era. “The modern girl exudes style and materialism,” she said. The government often used accusations of Western influence to support its military interference. In the 1930s, Burmese women gained political consciousness and became more involved with anti-colonial and nationalist women, she said. But at the same time, the
new Westernized women contradicted those movements. She said the modern women could either represent consumerism or political activism. “‘Refiguring Women’ … includes a wider range of historical sources,” she said. “It highlights the centrality of women and gender in these related processes.”
EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE NORTH KOREAN REVOLUTION, 1945-1950 Suzy Kim, assistant professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, discussed the everyday lives of North Koreans shown in historical documents. “The news is especially sobering now because the United Nations … created a report of human rights issues that is very damning,” she said. Some media outlets are debating whether Kim Jong-un, current leader of North Korea, should be tried for crimes against humanity, she said. “The looming question for me is, how do you deal with these problems?” said Kim, author of “Everyday Life in the North Korean Revolution, 1945-1950.” She said the United Nations has never specifically targeted a country for human rights issues, but simply studied a theme. Now North Korea is targeted for crimes against humanity, which often fuels its mentality that the West is targeting the isolative country. She said while researching her dissertation 10 years ago, she sensed the need to study the historical reasons for North Korea’s position. Many initially blamed the Cold War and the Soviet Union for the behavior of the North Korean government, but that excuse has faded since the fall of the USSR. She said the United States’ involvement in the Korean War ironically provided her with a lot of information, as many soldiers carted off documents during their invasion of North Korea. She said when Korea was divided, the production between industrial and agricultural was uneven. North Korea has since
From left to right: University professors Kathleen López, Chie Ikeya, Catherine Lee and Suzy Kim discussed cross-cultural disciplines in their publications yesterday at “Mapping Across the Borders of Asian and American Studies.” DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
had problems providing enough food for its people.
FICTIVE KINSHIP: FAMILY REUNIFICATION AND THE MEANING OF RACE AND NATION IN AMERICAN IMMIGRATION Catherine Lee, associate professor in the Department of Sociology, talked about her book, “Fictive Kinship: Family Reunification and the Meaning of Race and Nation in American Immigration.” She discussed the history of immigration laws, like the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned the immigration of all Chinese laborers to the United States. Family reunification is not unique to the modern era, she said, nor was it an indication of liberal political progress, but could actually encourage exclusion policies.
“I want to use the way policymakers construct families to create a narrative,” she said. She told the story of a male Japanese laborer, who summoned his entire family to join him in the United States. “Policymakers had a patriarchal view of society … that allowed certain Asian families to settle,” Lee explained.
CHINESE CUBANS: A TRANSNATIONAL HISTORY Kathleen López, assistant professor in the Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies, grew up in Miami among many Cuban exiles. “I didn’t know any of them were of Chinese descent,” said López, author of “Chinese Cubans: A Transnational History.” She studied the stories of Chinese indentured laborers in Cuba,
which tied into the European and international slave trade. She said the experiences of Chinese laborers are related to gender and racial stereotyping of the “non-whites” of the Caribbean. Most Asians have been erased from the history of the region because they were too complicated to understand. She wanted to study the complexity of their social connections. She said men were recruited for labor on sugar plantations, showing a contract from 1869 with different words in Spanish and Chinese. The Chinese version of the contract used the words “worker” and “contract,” while the other did not, giving them the false impression that the agreement was for normal employment. “My training in Chinese language enabled me to work on the field in Guangdong Province,” she said.
Fulbright scholar sheds light on lingusitics, heritage BY JOSHUA PIRUTINSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER
To most, languages are increasing collections of vocabular y to memorize in high school, but to linguists — they are much more. Christine Ofulue, a professor of linguistics at the National Open University of Nigeria, said language is a living fossil. Ofulue spoke yesterday at Beck Hall on Livingston campus on the significance of African Pidgin in Nigeria as well as American Creole spoken in South Carolina. Ousseina Alidou, the director of the Center for African Studies and associate professor
in the Depar tment of Africana Studies, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures, invited Ofulue via the Fulbright program to lecture during her “African Myth and Folklore” class. Ofulue, who received her Ph.D. in linguistics from Indiana University Bloomington, has spent much of her career studying Nigerian Pidgin and the American Creole language Gullah Geechee. The Gullah Geechee spoken by the older generation carried negative connotations, but that has changed. “There is a linguistic pride developing amongst the younger generation. They are ver y
proud of their Geechee heritage, and connect it with their historical identity,” Ofulue said. Lekan Sumonu, a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore born in Nigeria, noticed a similar change in Nigeria. “I remember when I was younger enter tainment used to be mainly in [Yoruba, the of ficial Nigerian language] but now it is mostly in Nigerian Pidgin,” he said. Ifunanya Njoku, a School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student also born in Nigeria, said the language forms a bond among the younger generation. “When my Nigerian friends speak in the broken English Pidgin they connect with the culture.
I left too early to speak it well enough to converse, so I feel like I’m not fluent in the language and … not fluent in the culture.” Alidou called these pidgins important. “Africa across history is illustrated by several types of diaspora and is told through the story of language. Language interprets culture — and that is the purpose of the Pidgin languages.” While the languages have similarities, Ofulue, who conducted research in both Africa and America, said the difference between Africa and America is night and day. Despite a scarcity of spoken Gullah Geechee in the United States, Nigerian Pidgin thrives across the Atlantic.
Many speakers of Nigerian Pidgin wor r y the language might eventually be integrated into one of the of ficial Nigerian languages, but Ofulue encourages people to embrace the change, because the language would continue evolving, noting that Nigerian Pidgin is spoken by more than 60 million Nigerians. Whether Gullah Geechee or Nigerian Pidgin will be looked on favorably or negatively is up to people and historians, but one thing is cer tain: These young languages instill hope in many linguists who desire to see the mechanisms of natural language as it develops from the ground up, Ofulue said.
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stay out of public office, although he admitted that growing up in the suburbs of Connecticut made him want to take on the job of saving Hartford, much like Booker took on the role of changing the image of Newark. Wharton said he received his bachelor’s degree, master’s in public administration and doctorate in political science from Howard University. John Weingart, associate director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, joked about the perseverance it must have taken for Wharton to be a histor y graduate student. After Wharton received his master’s degree from Rutgers in 2002, he thought about his next step. “One of the initiatives I wanted to star t was a disser tation on the elections [in Newark],” he said. “Not just on the 2002 election, but also on the 2006 election and even on the 2010 election.” The idea turned into his book, which should have been finished years ago, he said. But it was stunted by a number of events, including the death of Frank Lautenberg and what that meant regarding the primar y
special elections, all of which he needed to include in the book. Wharton said his vision for “A Post-Racial Change” was a historically and politically oriented book. The book focuses on the politics within the city of Newark and Booker as its leader. “At heart, I do love histor y,” Wharton said. “And I wanted to trace at least the mayoral administrations of city hall going back to the early 1950s.” Wharton spent time discussing coalition politics in his book, which he said has to do with finding ways to bridge the gap between members of all groups — black, Latino, Asian, gay and white were a few of the examples he gave — by allowing each group to voice their major concerns. Wharton said the thrust of his book was the community and economic development section, focusing on what Booker has done with downtown Newark and the surrounding communities. “I could’ve written an entire book on that alone. That’s probably the largest chapter in the entire book,” he said. Wharton said Newark was a classic 1960s city, rampant with racial segregation. City hall was instrumental in creating that segregation, and the poor conditions were detrimental to black
communities in that time and led to the riots of 1967, a topic Wharton dedicated 10 pages to. Wharton focused significantly on Booker’s campaign strategies and how he dealt with race as more of a historical issue than a modern one. He said Booker once referred to his detractors as “dark angels,” which got him into trouble. Wharton said he spent a great deal of time in his book dealing with the notion of Booker not being “black enough.” “Part of it is that maybe it’s because he’s part of the ‘X’ generation, where you’re not so attached to race to the same degree as the civil rights generation,” he said. To bolster Booker’s reputation as not being black enough, Sharpe James politicized this idea and comments circulated about Booker’s green eyes detracting from his blackness, as well as jokes about him being a member of the Ku Klux Klan. “It doesn’t help that Cor y Booker’s standing by and saying ‘let them say what they want to say — I’m not attached to race,’” Wharton said. “But how often did he say ‘I’m proud of being a black man?’” He said wants Newark to flourish and grow economically. “The biggest thing that still remains the issue is its imager y,” he said. “In terms of getting finances, in terms of getting redevelopment contracts, in terms of getting ever ything of f the ground is still that image.”
Wharton spoke of the legacy of the Booker administration. “I think the legacy is terrific,” Wharton said. “I think he was awesome in terms of planting the seeds for redevelopment. … His connections—his network, was tremendous. Any mayor would want that.” Wharton expressed some concerns about whether there are the correct people in Newark to carr y on Booker’s initiatives, placing the blame on Booker for not leaving behind a team to see his visions through. Wharton also spoke about why Booker did not run for governor of New Jersey. “The problem is obviously, Chris Christie’s in the way,” he said. “In my book, I kind of discuss this over and over again — they’re kind of friends.” Whar ton thought Booker did not want any kind of a negative relationship with Christie and therefore did not run against him. Kathy Kleeman, senior communications officer for the Eagleton Institute of Politics, said the Institute has a long tradition of inviting speakers in for public dialogues surrounding current political topics. “Eagleton’s core mission is to connect the study of politics with its day-to-day practice,” she said in an email. “Our hope is for Eagleton speakers to add value to student course work and to expose students to discussions they might not otherwise encounter.”
PLAN Physical master plan focuses on development, work toward Strategic Plan CONTINUED FROM FRONT
New Brunswick and Piscataway campus are unhappy with the complex bus system in relation to class schedules. They also have safety concerns about being in downtown New Brunswick at night. “It is concerns like these that will be taken into consideration when developing the physical master plan,” Calcado said. “This plan is more about the connectivity between campuses and the student experience.” Not only is the physical master plan working to improve the community based on student concerns, but it would also coincide with the goals outlined in the University strategic plan, which was unveiled earlier this month. Although the physical master will be designed to focus primarily on buildings and other campus development, it should still have similar goals to the Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan is meant to build on Rutgers’ strengths and develop new programs that would bring the University to new levels, according to President Rober t L. Barchi’s letter in the Strategic Plan document.
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— it went viral,” he said. Booker thinks that young people have the power to faciliBooker says people coming tate change and uses the example of youth in the civil rights together can contribute to movement as historical proof of change this “virality of love.” “Millennials don’t get caught CONTINUED FROM FRONT up in dif ferences like my generation,” he said. “They are findconfidence in the idea that peo- ing ways to connect over race, ple working together to make a religion, geography in ways we dif ference, as opposed to poli- couldn’t do before.” Kathy Kleeman, senior comticians tr ying to make the difference for people, is the most munications of ficer for the Eagleton Institute of Politics, ef fective way to spur change. It was this belief that made said the Institute brought BookBooker think he was not meant er to Rutgers because he is one to be a politician when he grad- of the two state senators, a position more prestigious in New uated from college. When people come togeth- Jersey than in other states. “New Jersey is dif ferent than er to fight for a cause, change a lot of states is possible. in that we He believes have ver y few change also oc“[Millennials] are electcurs because finding ways to connect people ed statewide,” of something over race, religion, she said. “So he calls the “vigeography in ways we those who are rality of love.” elected are This idea recouldn’t do before.” ver y impor tfers to the powant, power ful er of love and CORY BOOKER and invincible when it goes U.S. Senator people that we viral, it cannot should hear go ignored. from.” In suppor t of Students filled the Hickman this idea, Booker told the stor y of youth involvement in the Hall auditorium to capacity. civil rights movement. Mar tin Undergraduates, graduate stuLuther King Jr. gathered hun- dents, faculty and alumni made dreds of people to march for their presence known to Bookcivil rights in Birmingham, er by laughing at his jokes, Ala., in 1963. Booker said the challenging his notions and majority of marchers were be- communicating freely about various concerns from gun viotween the ages of eight and 18. Police of ficers used fire hos- lence to college tuition. Tyler Mataya, a School of es with intense water pressure Ar ts and Sciences junior, was to attack the child activists. The attacks inspired King to not familiar with Booker’s polgather children to fight for his itics before he saw him speak but walked away with a new cause, Booker said. The next time he led a march perspective on the politician. “Before tonight, I actualin Birmingham, the police released dogs on the children. ly didn’t know much about Due to increased interest after him,” Mataya said. “But he inthe first march, national media spired me a lot, he made me arrived to catch footage of the feel like if you have the numbers and a goal, you can do anyincident. “The courage of these chil- thing you want.” dren — the love of these kids
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McHale says Fallon introduced himself to drumline, said he was excited to work with them
During his 15-year career, Holt worked to improve education, language
“They were standing right behind U2, but they were cool as can be,” he said. McHale said when Fallon McHale said due to the short notice, not many band members arrived and walked through were able to take advantage of the drumline, he wanted to introduce himself to the TV host the opportunity. “We were contacted to perform, but also wanted to act profeswhich was very surprising,” he sional. He was amazed when said. “Not a lot of people could do Fallon came up to him and init. They need to understand how troduced himself. “[Fallon] shook my hand, and big a deal it was.” The drumline performed in he introduced himself,” he said. front of the camera twice Monday “He said he was excited to work with us. Even from the top of Bono is very the Rockefeller sweet. They are Center. Each “We were above the like real, genutime the drumine people.” line played, a difviewing deck — you U2 was imferent audience couldn’t go any higher. pressed by the cheered for it. The helicopter shot they drumline’s skills “We played took was really cool.” on Sunday, from the top McHale said. of the Rock,” PATRICK MCHALE They loved the McHale said. “We were above Rutgers Business School First-Year Student way the band looked and the viewing sounded. deck — you The drumline couldn’t go any higher. The helicopter shot they did not have to rehearse again yesterday as they did their part on took was really cool.” Paul Nalesnik, the Rutgers band Sunday and performed it well. The video of the performance instructor, said although the drumline did not receive any training went viral after last night, and Mcand were not given the opportunity Cale is thrilled to see the popular practice, they performed very well. response and social media. He originally did not plan to atNalesnik, a Mason Gross junior, said the recent exposure that the tend Rutgers, but now he cannot band has received in the manifesta- imagine being at any other place. “The opportunities that we are tions of Super Bowl XLVIII and now, “The Tonight Show,” has proven given — I wouldn’t have gotten that the marching band is a building those anywhere else. I am so blessed with all of it,” he said. “Every community at Rutgers. Smith said he is proud of the drum- time we do something, our name line, especially of their professional goes out there. I am so excited to see what comes next.” behavior during the performance. CONTINUED FROM FRONT
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prosecutor who investigated Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky, according to politico.com. Holt came in third place last year, losing to victor Cory Booker when he ran in the Democratic primary in the special election after the death of late Sen. Frank Lautenberg. After Holt announced he would not be running again, Sen. Linda Greenstein, D-N.J., said she would run for his seat. During Holt’s 15-year career, he pushed bills and amendments to improve foreign language, science and math education, according to politico.com. He advocated for increasing research funding and steadily worked for college and university funding. Holt serves on the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Natural Resources, according to nj.com. He is the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Holt’s 12th district is home of the University’s Center for School Practices, NJ Small Business Development Center, Rutgers Gardens, Hutcheson Memorial Forest and School of Nursing Fellowship Program. According to nj.com, Holt is the third Congressman from New Jersey to announce he would not be seeking re-election later this year. Rep. Jon Runyan, R-N.J., announced he would not run again, and Rep. Rob Andrews, D-N.J., stepped down as well.
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Pussy Riot members arrested at Sochi SOCHI, Russia — Russian punk group Pussy Riot burst onto the Olympic scene yesterday when two of its members were picked up by police in host city Sochi — and then ran away defiant down a rain-soaked street a few hours later, shouting and wearing their trademark garish balaclavas. The police questioning of Russia’s most recognizable punk rockers, along with detentions of gay rights and other activists in recent days, brought political tensions to the fore at Vladimir Putin’s showcase Winter Olympics. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, along with seven others, were held by police near Sochi’s ferr y terminal, a popular area for fans celebrating the Olympics. Police said they were questioned in connection with a theft at the hotel where they were staying. No charges were filed. “Putin will teach you how to love the motherland!” the women chanted on leaving the police station, their fists in the air and blue, pink and orange ski masks concealing their faces. Pussy Riot gained international attention in 2012 after barging into Moscow’s main cathedral and performing a “punk
prayer” in which they entreated the Virgin Mar y to save Russia from Putin, who was on the verge of returning to the Russian presidency for a third term. Tolokonnikova and Alekhina were sentenced to two years in prison, but were released in December under an amnesty bill seen as a Kremlin effort to assuage critics of its human rights record before the Olympics. Both women called for the boycott of the Sochi Games. Tolokonnikova said yesterday’s detention followed three days of police harassment. She also said the two band members were detained for several hours the previous two days. “We members of Pussy Riot have been here since late Sunday and we were constantly detained since then,” Tolokonnikova said after her release. “We are constantly surrounded by people, not you journalists, but people who are shadowing us, following our ever y move and looking for any excuse to detain us.” Pussy Riot, a performance-art collective involving a loose membership of feminists who edit their actions into music videos, has become an international flashpoint for those who contend Putin’s government has
exceeded its authority in dealing with an array of issues, notably human and gay rights. Tolokonnikova’s husband, Pyotr Verzilov, and other people who were detained yesterday insisted that Pussy Riot were not protesting or demonstrating when they were taken off the street. But Tolokonnikova said the band is in Sochi with “the goal of staging a Pussy Riot protest.” It was not immediately clear whether Pussy Riot would be staying in Sochi or whether they would be protesting in the coming days. Yevgeny Feldman, a photographer who has been shadowing Pussy Riot for the past two days and was detained with them yesterday afternoon, said the band members were filming videos around town for a new song. Tolokonnikova also said police had shoved her and other detainees and that the group would file a complaint about their treatment to Russia’s Investigative Committee. The area where the group members were detained is in downtown Sochi, about 30 km (20 miles) north of the seaside Olympic venues. — The Associated Press
VASE VANDAL Artist Ai Weiwei is seen in a photograph
dropping a vase, part of his exhibit titled, “According To What?” at the Perez Art Museum Miami on Feb.18 in Miami, Fla. On Feb. 16, a person broke one of the vases in the exhibit and is facing a criminal charge after police say he smashed the $1 million vase in what appears to be a form of protest against the lack of local artists’ work on display. GETTY IMAGES
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Indochine serves up classic Vietnamese cuisine ‘Pho’ you BY MATT MIKOLAY STAFF WRITER
There is nothing quite like street food. Though the city of New Brunswick seems outside the fascinating world of portable eats served out of roadside stalls, Indochine at 371 George St. has been serving up a variety of Vietnamese street food classics in a sit-down environment. Indochine’s appetizers include several types of salads, egg rolls and spring rolls. The Goi Cuon Pork and Shrimp spring rolls encase rice noodles, lettuce, mint, cilantro, bean sprouts, pork and shrimp inside of a thin, translucent rice paper wrapper. The nutty flavor of the accompanying peanut sauce complemented the spring rolls’ filling, though the pork and shrimp flavors seemed overwhelmed by vegetables. Even so, I recommend customers unfamiliar with Vietnamese spring rolls to tr y them at least once. The contrast with Chinese-style fried spring rolls is worth experiencing. The must-have dish at Indochine is the pho, a Vietnamese noodle soup known for its complex and aromatic flavor profile. Indochine’s menu features 10 varieties of pho, including a vegetarian option.
Every week, the restaurant offers “2 Pho Tuesday.” On Tuesdays, a second bowl of pho is free with the purchase of an appetizer and two drinks. According to owner Sameh Fanous, the most popular dish on the menu is the Pho Dac Biet: beef broth with brisket, rare steak, tripe, tendon and rice noodles. Each bowl of pho is served with a small plate of bean sprouts, chili pepper slices and a wedge of lime. Condiments available include hoisin sauce as well as Sriracha, the famous chili-garlic sauce often used to add a spicy kick to a bowl of pho. At Indochine, it’s clear that hot sauce is appreciated — a painting of a Sriracha bottle is even found hanging on the wall of the restaurant. The Pho Tai at Indochine is simple: just beef broth with rice noodles and rare steak, yet the soup is immensely hearty and refreshing. The rice noodles are soft yet not overcooked, and the thin slices of steak are tender. When it comes to pho it’s all about the broth, and Indochine’s hits the spot. Exceptionally fragrant with a distinct depth of flavor, the broth possesses a fresh and herbal quality. A squeeze of lime further enhances the soup by adding a subtle tartness to each sip of broth. Though Indochine is known for its pho, the restaurant also offers a
Indochine, located at 371 George St., offers Vietnamese options ranging from salads, egg rolls and spring rolls to traditional dishes like Pho Thai and Banh Mi. SHIRLEY YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER variety of rice plates, noodle dishes and Banh Mi — a sandwich blending French and Vietnamese influences commonly sold on the street. Indochine’s “traditional Banh Mi” piles pork roll, ham, pâté, pickled carrot, radish, jalapeño pepper, cilantro and mayonnaise between two pieces of crispy French baguette. The modest sandwich has a light, crisp flavor that highlights the vegetables, but could have used a few more slices of meat.
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To end a meal at Indochine, I recommend the Ca Phe Phin Sua Nong, a cup of hot coffee prepared in the traditional Vietnamese fashion. A small, metal cof fee filter is set atop a glass containing a layer of sweetened condensed milk. As hot water drips through the filter, a thick layer of black cof fee forms above the white cloud of condensed milk.
Dining delves into Italian, Thai treats BY SABRINA SZTEINBAUM
Next, chop up plum tomatoes, onions, peppers and olives from the salad bar and add them Did you know you could make onto the bread. Top generousa five-star, Italian-restaurant style ly with mozzarella cheese and appetizer a few feet away from drizzle some extra olive oil for your dorm? added flavor. PERFECTA BRUSCHETTA THAI TREASURE Brower Commons offers all of If you’re in the mood for a the ingredients to make the clas- Thai-inspired main dish after sic Italian antipasto. This classy your Italian appetizer, you’re dish is made in luck! using bread, B r o w e r olive oil, tomaCommons also “Brower Commons also has all of the toes and the has all of the ingredients ingredients for perfect combination of spices: for a Thai peanut sauce, a Thai peanut garlic powder, sauce, which I which I used to make salt, pepper, used to make a Thai peanut chicken a Thai peanut red pepper and thyme topped chicken salad. salad.” with mozzarella The Thai cheese to crepeanut sauce SABRINA SZTEINBAUM ate a perfectly was authentic Associate News Editor spiced and deliand out of this ciously satisfyworld. No need ing start to any meal. to venture outside of the dining It was no surprise that Brow- hall to get your fix of internationer had all of the ingredients for al cuisine. this simple dish. First, mix all of For the sauce, take a small the spices mentioned above with amount of peanut butter (2 tasome olive oil and spread it over blespoons or so) and mix it French bread — which they luck- with soy sauce. If the sauce is ily had, but I planned on using a too thick, put it in the microbagel or roll if they did not. wave for a few seconds to thin Put the French bread in the it out. panini press until crispy, but Add the sauce as a dresswatch carefully so it does not ing over a chicken salad or burn. The more spices, the more wrap, or if you’re like me flavor, so don’t hesitate to go a and are not a meat eater, little heavy! over noodles! ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Top: A bruschetta prepared using bread, olive oil, tomatoes, spices and cheese. Bottom: A Thai peanut chicken salad, topped with peanut sauce and prepared at Brower Commons. SABRINA SZTEINBAUM / ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Stirring the suspension thoroughly results in a satisfying cup of coffee that’s bold and dark with a faint creaminess. The iced variant, Ca Phe Sua Da, is available as well. With all the snow New Brunswick has been experiencing lately, a hot bowl of pho from Indochine might be the perfect way to warm up. But before ordering, a word of caution — “pho” is pronounced “fuh,” not “foe.”
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Politicians aren’t that bad after all Holt’s career is an example of exceptionalism in public service
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Only part of the Rutgers campus is covered by ur perception of politics, generally speaking, is extremely skewed. Pop culture por- Holt’s district, but he has still done a lot for our trays it as a field that is apparently inter- community. He came to the University on several twined with corruption, scandal and lies no matter occasions to talk about what he was working on for how well-intentioned a politician may seem to be. college students. In 2009 he co-authored the “Tyler Sure, a number of politicians really are corrupt, Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act,” and it’s frustrating that many of them seem to be so the first piece of legislation to require universities reeasily swayed to further their own personal agen- ceiving federal aid to implement anti-harassment poldas. But as tempting as it is to believe all politicians icies. He reintroduced the bill to Congress when the are depraved agents of corruption and evil, it really issue flared up again around the Mike Rice scandal. Rutgers prides itself on its strong research deisn’t the case at all. A prime example of an exceppartments, particularly in the science, technology, tional politician is Rep. Rush Holt, D-12. Yesterday, Holt announced that he will not be engineering and mathematics fields — and Holt running for re-election, and we can sincerely say was one of the biggest advocates in Congress for that we’re sorry to see him go. He served the 12th increased federal funding of such programs. As a Congressional District in New Jersey since 1998, former researcher and professor himself, he does when he became the first Democrat to hold the not just value education — he understands it. Regardless of what your politics may be, Holt position in 30 years. His political career can serve can serve as a as an inspiration for model of someone a generation of stu“Holt announced that he will not be doing great things dents and aspiring through public politicians. He has running for re-election, and we can service. You don’t a remarkably clean sincerely say that we’re sorry to see him go.” have to be a career record and virtually politician to be an no controversy over effective politician, the course of his 15year career in Congress, contrary to the popular and Holt is an excellent example of someone who has done just that. Students are often encouraged belief that every politician has a dirty side. Holt is a research physicist and held some ex- to get degrees in the humanities and then branch tremely notable positions in the field, including out into other fields, including science, but it can the assistant director of the Princeton Plasma go both ways. Having a background in science Physics Laboratory at Princeton University, be- shouldn’t limit anyone to staying in the field of scifore he was elected into office. But his uncommon ence either. Holt’s scientific background is rare in background in science doesn’t just show in his the House, but he used it to do great things over his understanding of political issues in education and eight terms in office. It has been refreshing to see a politician like Holt the environment. His approach to thinking is the approach of a scientist. He has shown throughout in office, who brings a perspective of objectivity his political career that he values the importance rather than ideology to politics. We tend to have an of objectivity and evidence-based understanding. extremely cynical view of politicians and politics by And as a side note, this is a man who won “Jeop- association. We salute Holt for his service, and we ardy!” five times — including a round against Wat- hope that we can learn from his accomplishments that public service can be a noble field for anyone. son, an IBM supercomputer. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 146th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Marijuana legalization policy is an issue of liberty LEGALIZING LIFE MATTHEW BOYER
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n 2012, two states legalized the recreational sale and use of marijuana. There are already 16 states that have decriminalized marijuana possession in addition to the 20 states and the District of Columbia that have liberated their medical marijuana markets. Colorado — the landmark state for the end of marijuana prohibition — recorded more than $5 million in sales on their first week of business. It is clear that America’s opinion has changed regarding pot laws when such news grabs our nation’s headlines. A Gallup poll conducted this past fall illustrated that a majority of Americans now support legalized marijuana, and many people recognize the failure of our nation’s war on drugs. Regardless of the politics that hinder ending marijuana prohibition, the issue is one concerning liberty and the free market. Today, all across America, citizens are being charged and sentenced for non-violent drug crimes. That is, they are being jailed for possessing marijuana — a substance that has historically seen the majority of its prohibition here in the United States. It is this prohibition that costs taxpayers an estimated $40 billion a year between the losses of potential revenue from taxes collected via marijuana sales and the savings in the
criminal justice system. In other words, this $40 billion a year would otherwise be able to help pay off debt, fund education or pay for domestic infrastructure projects. Meanwhile, those who are victim to this anti-liberty prohibition — mainly minorities and urban dwellers — are subject to jail time and large court fees. If you can die for your country and vote for your president as an adult, why can’t you smoke a joint? Here in the so-called “free world,” Republicans want you to believe they embrace the principles of free market economics. Well, marijuana prohibition is antithetical
Additionally, they understood that in a free society government should not ban a crop, such as cannabis. The Democratic Party is one that has been the labeled leader in ending marijuana prohibition, except that isn’t exactly the case. The party, which supposedly embraces the social and medical right to marijuana, can’t seem to unite on the issue. Many progressives believe in the ideological notion that the government knows what is best for the individual. This includes — but is not limited to — bans on trans fats, soft drinks and tobacco products.
“The Democratic Party is one that has been the labeled leader in ending marijuana prohibition, except that isn’t exactly the case.” to a free market. Between the sale of marijuana for medical and recreational use, the sale of associated products and services and the endless possibilities of industrial hemp production, this is a market waiting to be tapped. One very strong argument for ending marijuana prohibition is that the prohibition itself is anti-business in nature. The economic role that the cultivation of the marijuana plant, cannabis, plays is one that our nation’s founding fathers celebrated. They understood the economic and environmental benefits of the plant — citing the use of it in rope, paper and oil production among several other products necessary for a prosperous nation.
The party promotes public health programs including the reduction of access to fatty foods. Their argument for recreational pot is inconsistent with their stance on most issues: The government knows what is best for the citizenry. Therefore, when they advocate for restrictions on foods, tobacco and guns, their argument for the freedom to own and grow pot seems insincere. Many establish that Democrats will not be advocating for marijuana legalization anytime soon. Their position on other issues is blatantly anti-liberty. What is especially concerning regarding marijuana prohibition is the president’s inconsistency on the issue. The
Obama administration has upheld the standard of marijuana as a schedule one drug. Other drugs that are listed at this level are heroin and ecstasy. Anyone who is even remotely informed on the plant knows that this is simply an irrational ranking. The bottom line is that the president wants to avoid this issue. Sure, he has been completely open about his prior use of drugs, but the persistence of the war on drugs under his administration has sustained. The federal government is still raiding marijuana dispensaries. The president did not even mention the need for federal marijuana policy reform in his State of the Union address. For a candidate who was very much so pro-pot, his track record proves otherwise. Now is the time for marijuana policy reform across the nation. Just as America ended our alcohol prohibition, we will end our marijuana prohibition. States, such as Colorado and Washington, are leading the way on what has been deemed an experiment on legal pot, although the end of marijuana prohibition will not materialize until the federal government changes their policies as well. This issue has the potential to be bipartisan, but it may also bring a new perspective into the mainstream: Libertarianism. Matthew Boyer is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in political science with a minor in German. His column, “Legalizing Life,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
Censorship hinders opportunities for open dialogue COMMENTARY ALEX LEWIS
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argum: We need to talk about you. Last week, your Board of Trustees installed a system of prior restraint. It did so during a moment of controversy, when the virtues of the free press are at their most necessary and their most vulnerable. Any student in Media Ethics and Law could tell you how insane that is. Apparently, none of them have — so I will. But first, a story. On Jan. 23, the Daily Targum published a letter by one Colleen Jolly, University senior and casual anti-Semite. It took aim at Rutgers Hillel by way of some low-down Jewish pejoratives. The community responded in short order via the same platform, proving exactly why a newspaper has an Opinions section in the first place — for every abhorrent view, there’s likely to be five commendable ones ready to meet it in kind. This is the norm, not the outlier. It is the process by which we divine our community standards and reach our own conclusions. There’s some kind of elegant, yin-yang style philosophy at play here about needing to consume the offensive view in order to appreciate the worthy. Up until a week ago, it seemed like the Targum understood that mechanic.
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Then, in a flash, everything changed. Andrew Getraer, executive director of Rutgers Hillel, penned a letter to the Targum demanding a new system of sensitivity training to be developed and implemented by his own staff. The trustees caved. They responded by promising to allow the usurpation of the duties of the editorial board — the only group who ought to have a seat at the table when it comes to a newspaper’s content — and weed out any opinions that might run afoul of the most ardent pro-Israel voices on campus. This move sets a self-neutering
where nothing means what it says it means, and no one expects any better. Your newspaper is no longer your newspaper. It can lay no sort of legitimate claim to its own legacy. Sure, it still has an Opinions section. But it’s a shell of what it should be, corrupted by a regime of censorship, promised to a barnstorming crusader. I suppose one ought not to expect better from an interest group. Hillel outwardly welcomes disagreement as an opportunity to teach and learn in equal measure, but then pursues a thickheaded campaign to label any actual dissent, no matter how reasoned or in-
“There’s some kind of elegant, yin-yang style philosophy at play here about needing to consume the offensive view in order to appreciate the worthy.” precedent that destroys the content-neutral editorial standard established as best practice in the rest of the journalism world. It’s tough to talk about diminishing rights without devolving into a tired slippery-slope diatribe, an alarmist premonition about what could, might, just maybe happen in the next week or month or year. But remember: This isn’t a warning. This has already happened. This is a done deal. My alma mater now occupies an age of simulacra, the Baudrillardian third stage
tellectual, as somehow beyond the pale. The result is a simple, prohibitive binary: agree with us, without caveat, or you’re a bully. Enforcing that kind of false dichotomy is always intellectually irresponsible. For someone like Getraer, who makes his bones in the realm of academia, surrounded by impressionable young minds, it’s even worse. It’s insidious. For the leadership of a university newspaper, whose raison d’être is the incubation of journalism’s better angels, it becomes pernicious and craven.
The Targum board promised Hillel that it will submit all future opinion pieces to a new and unprecedented system of review that will necessarily parse all viewpoints through a reactionary, fear-bound lens. This is the definition of a chilling effect on free speech. Getraer has successfully managed to draw an unyielding equivalency between one inflammatory opinion and every word of legitimate criticism that would ever find its way to print. And he has battered the Targum into enforcing it for him. One wonders how the February version of Getraer can coexist in the same physical plane as the January version. Just last month, Getraer found himself defending free speech while condemning the American Studies Association’s academic boycott of Israel. I don’t like academic boycotts, either. They prohibit the kind of productive exchanges that I’ve spent the last dozen paragraphs defending. Getraer and Hillel were all too happy to join the ranks of the free speech advocates when it came to that issue — just weeks before compelling a student newspaper to defy its own mission statement. To paraphrase doge, wow. Students — demand that the Targum’s board of trustees reaffirm its commitment to journalistic integrity. You deserve as much. Alex Lewis is a Class of 2012 alumnus and former Daily Targum columnist.
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Part of it is that maybe it’s because [Cory Booker] is part of the ‘X’ generation, where you’re not so attached to race to the same degree as the civil rights generation.
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-Johnathan Wharton, an Eagleton Graduate Fellow alumnus, on his new book on Cory Booker and post-racial America. See story on FRONT.
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Horoscopes
DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
Pearls Before Swine
February 19, 2014 Stephan Pastis
Today’s Birthday (02/19/14). Disciplined efforts bring success wherever applied this year. Creativity bubbles with inspired magic. Put your heart into it, and career leaps ahead. Balance this work with downtime, relaxation and healthy practices. Find joy in simple pleasures. Summer and autumn get especially romantic. Build partnership and family teamwork through listening and communication. Grow love in your garden. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries ( March 21-April 19) — Today is a 9 — Be respectful and don’t hold a grudge or you’ll be hurting yourself. It’s okay not to make changes yet, but prepare for speed. Caring for others is your motivation. Don’t gamble or waste your money. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Something that worked before doesn’t work now. Take it slow. Get set to change romantic direction. Avoid provoking jealousies. Simplify matters. Fall back and re-assess your position. Wait to see what develops. Prioritize health. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — It’s not a good idea to spend now. Figure out your next move. Begin a new money-making venture. Track sales closely. Support a loved one emotionally, rather than financially. Don’t believe everything you hear. Cancer ( Jun 21 - Jul 22) - Today is an 8 - Set long-range goals. Work in private. A female gives the green light on a project. Don’t get cocky or make expensive promises. Map the pitfalls. Do the extra credit problems. Leave the past in the past. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — A roadblock slows the action. A female helps you find harmony about it. Think it over. A conflict of interests needs to get worked out. Rest up for it. Advance quickly after that. Consider all options. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — The work pace picks up; postpone travel. It’s difficult to reach an agreement and could get intense. Don’t get stopped by past failures. List obvious problem areas. Discuss priorities and responsibilities. Handle the onrush, and invoice later.
Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Listen to your partner’s ideas carefully. Hold back your criticism and avoid a conflict. Resist an impulse. Keep costs down. Postpone a financial discussion. Use your own good judgment on how to proceed. Provide leadership. Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Curtail your enthusiasm and avoid a hidden danger. It’s not a good time to travel or start new projects. Make sure you know what’s required before committing. Consult a respected elder. Rest and recharge. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Give kind words, not expensive treats. Begin a new work project. An important document arrives. New evidence threatens complacency. Take action for home or family. Don’t give in to a friend’s complaints. It works out. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Keep track of spending, as it could provoke controversy or a domestic disagreement. Organize your infrastructure. Prepare the marketing materials. Handle overdue tasks, and clean house. Manage your work well and an authority approves. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Make plans and establish the rules. An agreement could be elusive, with a communications breakdown. A great idea on paper doesn’t work in practice. Don’t gossip about work. Let your partner do the talking. Listen for the gold. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Talk over a possible purchase with someone you love. Don’t put your money down yet. You can get farther faster now. Dish out the assignments, and get into the game. Small, disciplined steps can have big impact.
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Page 13 WOMEN’S TRACK ROBINSON HELPS KNIGHTS TWEAK TECHNIQUES FOR AAC CHAMPIONSHIP
Rutgers makes key adjustments entering postseason BY GARRETT STEPIEN STAFF WRITER
Upon walking into the spacious indoor practice bubble located across the street from High Point Solutions Stadium, head coach James Robinson can be seen working carefully with freshman triple jumper Bryanna Grant on the turf. She walks through the process at the 40-yard line as Robinson instructs her before she jogs through it at 75-percent effort. When he is finished, Robinson walks over and discusses the focal point in the exercise. “We’re tr ying to adjust her takeoff technique,” Robinson said Monday. “She’d be going double-arms on takeoff, which is slower, but out of doing it. Having to compete as a freshman, it’s hard. So now I’m tr ying to get her to go back to the single-arm movements.” It is just one of many tweaks and adjustments being made by the Rutgers women’s track team as it prepares for Feb. 28’s AAC Championship. With school records falling left and right in events and the collective success as a team, highlighted by the first Metropolitan
Championship title in four years, one could imagine a laid-back atmosphere surrounding the team as it prepares for the championship stretch. They would be wrong. In what assistant coach Lou Tomlinson described as “almost like a hell week,” the urgency to keep pushing is more relevant now than it has ever been this winter. The mentality and will to push it is now more evident from top to bottom on the roster. “I think the biggest thing is our expectations are higher now,” said senior captain Tylia Gillon. “After making it to nationals for the first time in Rutgers history for the 4x400 and the 4x100, I just feel like for this indoor season now, like, everybody knows what we’re capable of and we know what we’re capable of. We just want to be better than we were last year.” Ravaged by injuries to key athletes such as then-junior Asha Ruth and then-sophomore Gabrielle Farquharson, the Knights ended up placing a disappointing 10th place at the indoor Big East Championship a year ago. But after an impressive spring, which included appear-
ATTACK Klimchak’s four goals extend 19-game scoring streak dating back to last season CONTINUED FROM BACK Rutgers outscored Wagner, 3-2, during the third quarter with three different Knights contributing goals. The Knights dominated the second quarter, outscoring the Seahawks, 8-2, in the frame. Freshman attacker Connor Murphy scored two of his three goals during the quar ter,
STREAK Knights look to snap losing streak against Tigers to win fourth match of the season CONTINUED FROM BACK to win,” Bucca said. “The girls have to truly believe in themselves and that is when it will happen.” If Rutgers can win, it would begin the season 4-1, an impressive start to the season, especially beating Princeton on the way. The tension around this team to win is evident because the Knights have not forgotten about their lack of success against Princeton. “We’ve been talking about this match since the beginning of the season and how much we want to win,” said junior Lindsay Balsamo. The Knights will look to implement some of their own strategies to try and beat their tough opponent. They have worked on these strategies in practice and training. “If we focus on hitting strong ser ves and returns and stay patient throughout the points, I believe our team will be in position to be successful,” Balsamo said.
with six other players adding one goal. Senior attacker Scott Klimchak scored three goals during the first quarter, helping Rutgers to a 6-1 lead and extending his scoring streak to 19 games. Klimchak finished with four goals to lead the Knights’ attack followed by three from Murphy, freshman attacker Christian
“We are definitely hungr y for this win.” Those are the little things that have been executed successfully throughout the season. “Winning the doubles point is going to be key because that will give us the edge we need to beat Princeton,” Balsamo said. An inspirational or motivational speech is not necessary to give, according to coach Bucca. The team has a good mindset entering the match. “I know these girls are excited and I know they’ll play with positive spirits,” Bucca said. “They understand how important it would be to win this match.” Bucca has demonstrated clear confidence in his team from the season’s beginning and it has spread to his players. They have played impressively for him through their first four matches. “Playing strong tennis tomorrow and pulling out a win would only put us in the best position to do the same this weekend against Louisville and Cinncinati,” said sophomore Mariam Zein. For updates on the Rutgers tennis team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
ances by the relay team in the 4x400 and the 4x100 at the outdoor national championships in the spring among others, there has been a sense of resurgence around the team. The results to this point in the winter have spoken for themselves. With the AAC Championship quickly approaching, what goes into the preparation? To start, the team goes in for a 9 a.m. lift until 10 a.m., where certain athletes such as Ruth and senior Ekene Ugboaja stick around with Robinson at the bubble for an early practice. Later on, most of the team practices during a two-hour window beginning at 4 p.m. Working with the sprinters, Tomlinson referred specifically to the lifts, followed by practice runs, dr y phase runs, acceleration and speed endurance in the latter practices throughout the week. It is an effort to build the athletes up to be strong and explosive for next weekend. “By next week, if we’re not ready, you’re never gonna be ready,” Tomlinson said. “There’s nothing that I can do for them next week that can instantly get
Senior captain Tylia Gillon said the Knights have to make use of the time off in order to prepare for AAC Championships. them to do something. [It’s] sort of like welding steel. You got a nice, hard steel, and now we just sharpen the edges to be sharp for next week.” Some might tend to complain about the workload. But the crop of hungry athletes on this Rutgers team embraces it. “This week, I’m just trying to stay focused,” said senior Corryn Hurrington. “I’m trying to hit my times the best I can because after this, it’s championship season. I’m not gonna get this back.”
Gillon echoed the statement by Hurrington, noting that earning titles in the AAC Championship starts now. “We have to fully take advantage of [this week] and go into the championship knowing that you’re in the best shape you could possibly be in,” Gillon said. “Especially since it’s my senior year. I’m not trying to have any regrets.”
Trasolini and junior midfielder Brian Goss. Nardella led the team in assists, with senior midfielder Anthony Terranova and sophomore attacker Scott Bieda adding two each. “They’re starting to really work well with each other,” Brecht said. “I think the two freshmen [Trasolini and Murphy] were good and Scott Klimchak has been a big part of the offense.” In total, Rutgers outshot Wagner, 46-40, winning 22-of-29 face-offs. Ten Knights scored at least one goal in the game, which serves as a promising statistic for a team looking for more contributions in the attack.
Defensively, Rutgers conceded just five goals for the second straight game. Sophomore goalkeeper Kris Alleyne made 12 saves for a 70.6 save percentage before being pulled late for sophomore Jake Andersen with the game firmly in hand. “We subbed our starters out at halftime so if you look at the third and fourth quarter, with [sophomore goalie] Jake Anderson to come into the fourth quarter and go 15 minutes without giving up a goal … and still having that level of defense where we weren’t giving any up I think is a credit to our depth,” Brecht said.
One thing the Knights failed to improve from their last outing was the amount of turnovers conceded. Rutgers had 23 in the game to Wagner’s 16, a stat trend that could have dire consequences against a much stronger Virginia team on Saturday. “That’s a lot of turnovers,” Brecht said. “We won every stat to get the win, but we’re not going to be able to turn the ball over 23 times and expect to have success the rest of the season.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Rutgers finished above both the Huskies and Bearcats at last year’s Big East championships, but the No. 13 Cardinals look to be the heavy favorites to win a fourth straight conference championship. Southern Methodist and Houston will be the other two schools competing at this year’s champi-
With a year to improve, Spiniello has high expectations, particularly for the relays. “Our team really focuses on the relays because it’s a team event and the four women that are chosen to be on those relays are representing ever yone on the team, so I’m really looking for ward to those,” Spiniello said. Freshman Chantal Asselin highlights some of the newcomers to the championships for her strong performances to end the season. In order to calm the ner ves of the newer swimmers, Spiniello will be leaning on his senior captains in Scott and Allyson Perrotti to lead by example. “It’s definitely intimidating going to your first conference meet,” Perrotti said. “I hope the freshmen look up to me and the other seniors. … We look at it as we are the best and we’re going to go in there and we’re going to win. And even if we don’t or if we do, it’s just about being in that mindset.”
CHAMPS Wu hopes added year of experience leads to quicker times at AAC tournament CONTINUED FROM BACK With the thought of racing against some of the top swimmers in the countr y fresh in her mind, Wu believes the added year of experience has turned the ner ves into excitement this time around. “It’s not as intimidating as it was last year,” Wu said. “I’ve been to other championship meets … but conference doesn’t compare and now I know I have the confidence to swim at a much greater ability.” The AAC championships will be the first and last time Rutgers’ competes in the conference with a Big Ten move on the horizon. The Knights are new to the conference, but the competition bares some familiar faces. Defending Big East champion Louisville joined the Knights in the AAC along with Connecticut and Cincinnati.
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“It’s a team event and the four women that are chosen to be on those relays are representing everyone on the team.” PHIL SPINIELLO Head Coach
onships for a total of six teams, compared to 10 from the Big East last season. Wu, seniors Nicole Scott, Brittany Guinee and Mary Moser, along with junior Greta Leberfinger, are the five athletes who broke school records at last year’s championships.
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February 19, 2014 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCAIFE EARNS AAC ROOKIE OF WEEK FOR FIFTH TIME IN SIX WEEKS
Freshman point guard Tyler Scaife said she often stayed up until 1 or 2 a.m. during the preseason, fine-tuning her skills in the gym to prepare for the hype that built up surrounding her status as a consensus top-10 recruit coming into the season. She is currently second on the team in scoring. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Highly touted freshman translates summer prep to success BY GREG JOHNSON SPORTS EDITOR
Tyler Scaife remembers the tireless summer days, the late nights and the grind she endured to prepare for what was coming. Well before the Rutgers women’s basketball team’s season began in November, the nation’s No. 1 point guard recruit, according to ESPNU HoopGurlz, made a commitment. The freshman worked rigorously with strength and conditioning coach Mike Johansen, who mentally pushed Scaife during the summer and preseason. They trained together frequently at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, developing speed, stamina and physicality. It was the only way the rookie could make an immediate impact in Division I. “Our strength coach did a good job of pushing me with running, the conditioning, lifting,” Scaife said yesterday post-practice. “Every night in the summertime, I got in the gym, and right before we started the season, every night I’d be in the gym until 1, 2 [a.m.] … just keeping all my skills tight — shooting, dribbling — and I watched a lot of film.” The film room is where the Little Rock, Ark., native saw a whole new world of basketball. As Scaife watched tapes of old Scarlet Knights practices, finer details of the game stood out. Head coach C. Vivian Stringer demanded a rich understand of fundamentals and schemes, particularly on the defensive end. There were no excuses. “[Coaches] want you to get it down. They actually take time to break it down,” Scaife said of film. “I took that as I had to pay more attention to stuff Coach was going over. Also, the tempo is a lot faster. [College players are] a lot stronger, more physical, smarter, quicker.”
Staying proactive and embracing the challenge has paid immediate dividends for Scaife. Through 25 games she ranks second on the team with 16.1 points, 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. With her quickness in the open floor, Scaife is the catalyst of Rutgers’ up-tempo offense, which places an emphasis on generating points in transition. The 5-foot-9 guard was named AAC Rookie of the Week on Monday for the third straight time. She has been impressively consistent, garnering the award five of the last six weeks. Despite having such little experience at the collegiate level, Scaife’s modesty and unwavering drive to improve has made for a relatively seamless transition. “She doesn’t know a lot because she’s inexperienced, but you would never know it,” said sophomore wing Kahleah Copper. “She’s always humble and she’s always confident.” Scaife has given Rutgers, which had been without a true point guard since Khadijah Rushdan left for the WNBA in 2012, a dynamic option capable of playing both the point and two-guard. She flashes a solid midrange jumper, can create her own shot off the dribble and is one of Rutgers’ more lethal threats attacking the rim. Most importantly, Scaife’s versatility commands conscious defensive attention — spacing the floor and creating more open shots for her teammates. “She has really great vision,” Copper said. “I like to get the ball in transition, so she’ll find me anywhere I’m running. She’ll throw the lob, she’ll give me a good bounce pass between the defense — anything. I can really appreciate her.” But like most freshmen, Scaife still has stigmas to overcome.
Sophomore wing Kahleah Copper said Scaife brings an impressive vision to the floor, which helps set up her teammates to be successful scorers in transition. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Her somewhat nonchalant approach to the game has sometimes been costly. She averages 2.8 turnovers per game — second on Rutgers only behind Copper’s 2.9. Scaife’s perimeter defense is also a work in progress, as opposing guards faced little resistance breaking her down off the dribble early in the season. She believes she is making strides. “I feel the past couple games I’ve really done a better job of focusing, just staying down and moving my feet,” Scaife said. Her assist-to-turnover ratio has also steadily improved. In the Knights’ season opener Nov. 10 against Princeton, Scaife dished out only one assist and turned the ball over four times. In their most recent game Saturday against Central Florida, she tallied five dimes and committed no turnovers.
Stringer has noted Scaife’s early mistakes, but the Hall of Fame coach made her faith in the highly touted prospect clear from the outset. “There’s things that she doesn’t do, that she might not remember, that all freshmen do,” Stringer said Nov. 10, “and then my coaches will remind me, ‘Don’t worry. When the lights come on, she shows up.’” And the biggest games are where Scaife has shined the brightest. Her career-high 25 points came Jan. 28 against then-No. 5 Louisville, carrying Rutgers for the majority of the first half as Copper and junior forward Betnijah Laney sat on the bench with foul trouble. Scaife also produced a teamhigh 22 points Jan. 19 against No. 1 Connecticut, as only one other Knight tallied double figures.
Though Rutgers lost both games, the Knights are a definitive No. 3 in the AAC and likely to return to the NCAA Tournament this season. Scaife hopes to eventually lead Rutgers back to the Final Four, where it fell in 2007. Since the summer, she has relished the challenge. “I just like games like [UConn and Louisville],” Scaife said. “That’s where you get a chance to really see how good you are. ... At the end of the day we all want to be the best, so when you play against the best, you’ve got to do good.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GregJohnsonRU. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
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February 19, 2014 WRESTLING BILLY ASHNAULT SERVES AS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AFTER SUCCESSFUL RUTGERS CAREER
Ashnault brothers’ relationship brings passion to program BY TYLER KARALEWICH ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Fighting over the last slice of pizza, who gets to use the shower first or who has to sit in the middle seat of the family car might be what most siblings squabble about in a typical household. That is not the case at the Ashnault residence. Both former member of the Rutgers wrestling team, Billy Ashnault, and current freshman 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault, have been wrestling since they were 5 years old.
It would be remiss to not mention the competitive spirit of their sister, Carly Ashnault, who serves as the team’s manager. She can be seen firing up out of her chair to help coach up a wrestler in the middle of his match. The passion and drive for wrestling is a central part of the Ashnault family and involves every member. “[In training], we really stick to the roots of loving the sport and focusing on technique,” Billy Ashnault said. “Overall, we love to work out and do all the extra stuff to get in there and do the work to
become a champ. [Anthony and Carly] used to roll it out a little bit. I don’t think she really had a choice, but if she got thrown around she would fight back.” For head coach Scott Goodale, there is no question what both Ashnault brothers bring to the table. “It’s a great wrestling family. They are the type of people you want to surround yourself with,” Goodale said. “That’s why I hired Billy. He’s a great person and a tireless worker. As far as the little guy, [Anthony], he’s a tremendous competitor. He wrestles
Redshirt 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault has been unable to wrestle unattached from Rutgers due to an injury. He last wrestled Nov. 10 in the Bearcat Open. ENRICO CABREDO / OCTOBER 2013
WOMEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS 6, MANHATTAN 3
Knights ‘D’ steps up behind goalie swap BY CONOR NORDLAND STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team opened the season yesterday with one objective — to start 1-0. The Scarlet Knights achieved this yesterday with a 6-3 win against Manhattan at the RU Turf Complex. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday at Manhattan, but inclement weather over the weekend caused the game to be moved to yesterday at Rutgers. Despite the schedule change, the Knights earned their first win. The Jaspers kept it close for much of the contest, until Rutgers pulled away after junior Lauren Sbrilli scored the go-ahead goal with 12:56 left in the second half to make it 4-3. Senior attacker Katrina Martinelli got the scoring going for Rutgers with a goal 10 minutes into the game, and junior midfielder Jenny Vlahos added another 53 seconds later to get the Knights out to an early 2-0 lead. Each finished with two goals in the game, with senior Megan
Clements and Sbrilli adding one apiece. The most impressive aspect of the game was the defensive output from Rutgers. The Knights limited Manhattan to just three goals in the game. Both goalies for Rutgers saw playing time in the game, reinforcing the plan head coach Laura Brand-Sias had set out for the team coming into the season. Junior Candice Dandridge started the first half for the Knights. She had two saves on the game and two goals allowed before redshirt freshman Amanda Currell came in for the second half. Currell racked up five saves and allowed only one goal in the second half. The goalies will continue to split time going forward. The next game for Rutgers is against Fairfield on Feb. 22, when they will look to keep its early momentum going. For updates on the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
anybody and everybody, and will go wherever he’s got to go do it. The dad will drive them all over the country to wrestle.” Billy Ashnault, the director of wrestling operations for the Scarlet Knights, is one of the more successful wrestlers to grapple under Goodale. The alumnus graduated in 2012 after falling one victory shy of being an NCAA All-American, going 3-2 at 141 pounds in the NCAA Tournament. While Anthony Ashnault has yet to wrestle attached to the program in his redshirt season, his high school credentials speak for themselves. The redshirt was the first ever undefeated, four-time New Jersey state champion. He also is one of only three, four-time New Jersey state champions. While the competitive gene runs in the Ashnault family, one cannot help but wonder if there is an actual sibling rivalry between the brothers. Older brother Billy Ashnault believes there is no such thing. “Nah, there is no sibling rivalr y. I beat him still to this date!” Billy Ashnault said. “Obviously it will change in the future, but up until now I still have the upper hand.” While a sibling rivalr y may not exactly exist, Billy Ashnault ser ves as ever ything from a mentor to a sparring par tner for younger brother Anthony Ashnault. “The special thing is that he gets to be my coach and it’s pretty unique. I’m really grateful for it,” Anthony Ashnault said. “He’s like a guardian an-
gel that makes me work a little bit harder. I look over and see my brother in the room and it makes me want to push a little bit harder. It makes you give a little bit extra because your family is there and you don’t want to disappoint them.” While wrestling unattached this season, Anthony Ashnault placed third Nov. 3 in the Clarion Open, going 7-1. Anthony Ashnault also went 3-2 in the Bearcat Open on Nov. 10 before getting injured, and still has yet to grapple outside of the wrestling room. Despite staying out of competition since, Anthony Ashnault made it seem like he had a simple objective for his Rutgers career. “My goal is just to be a fourtime NCAA champ, starting now. I got banged up this year and now I’m back in the room working harder than ever,” Anthony Ashnault said. “I want to be at the top, but I’m just taking baby steps right now to get there. It’s a mutual goal between [Billy and I]. If I accomplish it, I feel like he accomplishes it.” Goodale still thinks the best is yet to come for the younger Ashnault, but knows it is still a myster y. “The chapter he writes? We don’t know that yet,” Goodale said. “But we’ll know it soon.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow Tyler Karalewich on Twitter @TylerKaralewich. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
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MEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS 20, WAGNER 5
SWIMMING & DIVING
RU returns experience for champs BY SEAN STEWART CORRESPONDENT
Freshman attacker Christian Trasolini scored three goals in the Knights’ 20-5 victory yesterday in Staten Island, increasing his total to six on the year. He was one of 10 Rutgers players to score. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / FEBRUARY 2014
Knights attack explodes in win BY SEAN STEWART CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team wasted little time imposing themselves yesterday in Staten Island, N.Y., over whelming Wagner with four unanswered goals less than five minutes into the game for the eventual 20-5 win. The Scarlet Knights (2-0) once again relied on strong faceoff play from junior faceoff specialist Joe Nardella, who finished 17-of-20 in face-offs.
Nardella also had three assists, all in the first quar ter, as the Knights attack took full advantage of the quick transitions he created, much like they did Feb. 8 against Manhattan. The win is Rutgers’ first road victory since an 8-7 overtime win versus Providence in 2012, as the Knights improve to 6-0 all-time against the Seahawks (0-1). Head coach Brian Brecht is off to his best start in his third season with Rutgers and has already matched the team’s win total from last year.
“It was a good road win,” Brecht said. “I thought a lot of guys played well and we had some guys get their first goals and points so … it was a good team ef for t.” Rutgers thwar ted any chance of a comeback during the four th quarter, shutting out the Seahawks while adding three more goals to see out the game.
With a larger and more experienced roster than previous years, the Rutgers swimming and diving team begins the AAC Championships today in Louisville, Ky., full of excitement. The Scarlet Knights (9-4-1) enter the conference championships with a chip on their shoulders, fully tapered and brimming with confidence following two straight quad meet victories. The team returns 14 athletes with at least one year of conference championship experience, along with some talented newcomers. Following some school record-breaking performances at last year’s Big East championships, the Knights enter the meet with high aspirations. “We know what to expect,” said head coach Phil Spiniello. “It’s going to be fast, it’s going to be good competition and everyone’s going to be at their best performance level and we need to be mentally and physically ready for that.” While Rutgers earned victories against some quality competition throughout the regular season, the team learned the most from a couple defeats to top-25 opposition. The Knights faced off against No. 20 Michigan and No. 24 Notre Dame on Jan. 11 coming off a 150-150 dual meet stalemate against future Big Ten rivals Illinois the day before. Although the team failed to collect a win, the Knights showed they could hang with some of the top programs in the country, despite having little to no rest. Sophomore swimmer Joanna Wu led the team with three top-10 finishes in the meet, highlighted by a first-place finish in the 200yard backstroke. SEE CHAMPS ON PAGE 13
SEE ATTACK ON PAGE 13
TENNIS RUTGERS-PRINCETON, TODAY, 4:30 P.M.
Rutgers aims to end Tigers’ win streak BY NICK JANNARONE
ings, that is an obvious trend that the Scarlet Knights hope to end. “Princeton is extremely strong in all facets of the game,” said head coach Ben Bucca. “They’re typically a nationally ranked program, so let’s just say that it would be a huge win for us if we can pull it out.”
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A 4-3 record from the opposing Princeton Tigers normally would not point toward a particularly tough match today in Princeton, N.J. But when that team has beaten the Rutgers tennis team in 11 consecutive meet-
Despite little to no recent success against the Tigers, Bucca feels there is no reason that the Knights (3-1) should not win this match. “As long as we keep doing what we focus on during practice, which includes controlling our own game, we’ll put ourselves in great position SEE STREAK ON PAGE 13
EXTRA POINT
NBA SCORES
Cleveland Philadelphia
114 85
New York Memphis
93 98
Atlanta Indiana
98 108
Charlotte Detroit
108 96
Toronto Washington
103 93
Miami Dallas
117 106
MICHAEL HOWE,
freshman, placed 14th in the Cal State Fullerton Folino Invitational’s 52-player field for the Rutgers men’s golf team. Howe carded a 75 in the final round, which concluded yesterday.
Head coach Phil Spiniello said Allyson Perrotti needs to lead by example. YESHA CHOKSHI
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
SWIMMING AND DIVING
TENNIS
MEN’S BASKETBALL SOFTBALL
AAC Championship
at Princeton
vs. Memphis
Leadoff Classic
Today, Louisville, Ky.
Today. 4:30 p.m., Princeton, N.J.
Tomorrow, 7 p.m., RAC
Friday, 12 p.m., Clearwater, Fla.