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Student sparks campaign against Teach for America By Sabrina Szteinbaum Associate News Editor
During Stephanie Rivera’s sophomore year at Rutgers, she wanted to apply to Teach For America, a program that aims to get people engaged in improving the quality of education in low-income communities. Now Rivera, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, co-founded Students United for Public Education and runs a campaign against TFA. SUPE is a grassroots, student-led organization that Rivera, who is in the Graduate School of Education’s five year social studies education program, co-founded to fill a void in the movement for public education, understanding that for-profit corporations cannot guarantee quality education. The reason why Rivera did not end up applying: she read an article by Actor Matt Damon’s mother, Nancy Carlsson-Paige. “I don’t think a lot of people know this, but his mom is a very popular educator and researcher, and she denied a Teach For America award,” Rivera said. She wondered why anyone would deny an award from such an amazing organization, and with that, she began researching and found that TFA did exactly the opposite of what she wanted to do in regards to social justice and education.
“Teach For America claims that they’re really providing a solution to educational inequity, closing the achievement gap and what have you, but you can’t do that while providing the highest need students with the least qualified and least trained educators,” Rivera said. “#ResistTFA,” topped the Twitter trend list in the United States on Feb. 17, and Rivera spread the word about the Twitter storm. “We wanted to get it trending so that as many potential TFA applicants could see the hashtag trending, and then read what all the fuss was about,” she said. The hashtag was more popular on Twitter than “#Olympics,” “#JimmyFallon” and “#TheTonightShow.” Kaitlin Gastrock, a TFA spokesperson, said she was disappointed to see Rivera’s campaign take up steam via Twitter. “We think its incredibly important to have a really open dialogue about issues of education, bring lots of different perspective to the table … so we can hone in on what’s really best for kids,” Gastrock said. According to the TFA website, students taught by TFA teachers, corps members and alumni score as well and sometimes better than statistically similar students taught by teachers not associated with TFA. See CAMPAIGN on Page 4
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The late Peter Rona, professor of marine geology and geophysics at Rutgers, was known for his frequent trips in oceanic submersibles.
Peter Rona, professor of marine geology and geophysics at Rutgers, died of a blood-related cancer on Feb. 19 at the age 79. Rona was known for his work at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and his frequent trips in oceanic submersibles, said Ken Miller, Rona’s colleague and professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Yet Miller described Rona as “tenacious,” a trait that distinguished him as a scientist. When The New York Times profiled Rona in 2009, the article detailed his relentless efforts to wrench an ancient fossil from the Atlantic Ocean. When asked if his countless failures frustrated him, Rona said it did not, as science is detective’s work. “Dr. Rona seems eager to find new evidence and arguments,” the article states. Miller personally remembers Rona’s willingness to hurdle any obstacle, even the seemingly impossible. “He would teach a course called ‘Seminar in Ocean Ridge Processes,’ See PROFESSOR on Page 4
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Reporter talks future of journalism By Sabrina Szteinbaum Associate News Editor
Murad Husain, vice president of regulatory affairs at PTC Therapeutics, Inc. speaks at Busch campus in anticipation of “Rare Disease Day” this Friday. TIANFANG YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Experts discuss effects of rare diseases at panel By Adam Uzialko Correspondent
For the top 350 rare diseases, 27 percent of suf ferers will die before their first bir thdays unless they are diagnosed. For Julie Raskin, this statistic is personally significant.
Raskin, executive director of Congenital Hyperinsulinism International, was one member of a rare disease panel the Rober t Wood Johnson Medical School hosted last night on Busch campus in anticipation of “Rare DisSee DISEASEs on Page 5
The first time Lincoln Caplan visited Rutgers, he played for Harvard’s lacrosse team in a game against the University. Since then, Caplan, a former staff writer for the New Yorker and former president and editor-in-chief of Legal Affairs, has written editorials about the Supreme Court for The New York Times. Caplan, a visiting lecturer in law at Yale Law School and leading legal journalist, spoke in the Alexander Library yesterday on the topic of “What is Journalism? You Will Decide.” The first time he played for Harvard against Rutgers in that lacrosse game, the players used old wooden sticks made by Native Americans. These asymmetrical sticks were tricky to balance. The next year he played in a game against the University, players began using newly manufactured plastic sticks, which were easier for players to balance making the game faster and more exciting. Caplan believes this situation represents the pure substitution effect, which occurs when a new technology replaces an old one very quickly and changes the way the action is done. The pure substitution effect also relates to the way technology is changing journalism.
“Between then and now, journalism has changed a tremendous amount, and this is why those lacrosse sticks are relevant to what I’m [talking] about,” he said. Caplan won a Guggenheim Award and a Silver Gavel Award for distinguished public service and also ser ved as a White House Fellow. This year is the 50th anniversary of the very important court case, “New York Times vs. Sullivan,” a civil rights case where The New York Times was sued for libel. The Supreme Court changed the legal definition of libel and ruled that libel needed to be treated and understood under the umbrella of First Amendment protection. Caplan explained that the simplest way to talk about the difference in journalism between 1964 and today is in terms of technology. In 1964, people waited for journalism to be delivered to them. For many people 50 years ago, their news sources were as important as where they worshipped. Journalism today is different because of new distribution channels and different news sources competing for consumers’ time. “For anyone — whether it’s me or my 91-year-old mother-in-law or my 26-year-old daughter — it’s a choice about how we’re going to spend our time,” he said.
Not only must people choose which device to spend their time on, but also what they could be doing — texting, communicating through another social media platform or looking up news online are just several options. Caplan titled the talk “What is Journalism? You Will Decide” because he thinks students will be the deciders of the future of journalism. “You will decide what journalism is because without consuming it, without turning to it, without creating an audience for it, the audience just isn’t going to be there,” he said. He compared consumption patterns of different age cohorts to an archeological cross-section. The way people in their early 20s consume journalism is completely different from the way people in their early 50s do. The change in technology is positive in many ways, he said. Since a journalist cannot possibly be on location everywhere in a city where the police are abusing their stop and frisk privilege, having citizens who capture pictures and video with their iPhones and report the scene through texts has redefined modern journalism. Technology also allows people in New Brunswick to follow a developing story in China, he noted. This See JOURNALISM on Page 5
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Project AGER & the TA Project present “College and University Careers: Finding the Right Fit for You” at 12 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. The workshop is free for current students.
Thursday, Feb. 27
The Institute for Women’s Leadership and Women and the Media & Tech Initiative hosts “Media: More Real than Reality” by Gloria Steinem at 7 p.m. at the Livingston Student Center. Admission is free for ever yone.
Friday, Feb. 28
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy hosts the “Women’s Leadership Conference” at 9 a.m. at 33 Livingston Ave. on the College Avenue campus. The conference is open to all graduate students. University Career Ser vices presents “Business, Ar ts and Communications Industr y Career & Internship Fair” at 10 a.m. at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and only open to Rutgers-New Brunswick students and alumni from all majors. Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy hosts the “Women’s Leadership Conference: Lean In and Reach Out” at 9 a.m. at 33 Livingston Ave. on the College Avenue campus. Admission is free for ever yone. Rutgers Recreation hosts “RU STRONG 2014 PRELIMS” at 2 p.m. at the College Avenue Gym. Admission is free for spectators.
Saturday, March 1
The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Ar ts Center and the Rutgers University Program In Cinema Studies present a film screening of “In the Land of the Head Hunters” at 7 p.m. at Voorhees Hall on the College Avenue campus. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $9 for student and seniors.
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Lawyers from diverse fields reflect on experiences, careers By Erin Petenko Associate News Editor
Paul Talbert, a family law partner at Donohoe Talbert LLP, said client relations was both the best and worst part of his job. In his experiences, Talbert has had a client get caught cheating when talking to his mistress, via electronic form, about their sexual relations. Talbert, a Rutgers alumnus, was also interviewed on “Entertainment Tonight” about the Kardashian marriage case. The Eagleton Institute of Politics hosted workers from five different fields of law at their 26th “Careers in Law Panel” yesterday at their building on Douglass campus. Talbert, a Rutgers alumnus, elaborated on his background for the audience and advised them to consider many career options. “When I was sitting in your position, I thought there was only one way to get to the straight path,” he said. After he caught mononucleosis his senior year, he graduated a semester late and took a year off before heading to law school. Law school is a lot of work, so getting a breath before heading in was something he recommended. The people who always volunteer to speak in class are not the smartest, he said. He advised to listen to what students and professors had to say. He followed school with a large law firm in New York City. “Going to these firms really teaches you how to be a lawyer in the sense of how diligent you need to be … and you learn what’s acceptable and not acceptable,” he said. He spent far too much time going over legal documents and checking details, but said it became important to make him seem professional. In the back of his head, he always wanted to be a family lawyer so he could work more closely with clients and have more of an impact on a day-to-day basis. His firm works with clients on writing pre-nuptial agreements, divorces, custody disputes, same-sex marriages and maternity cases. He advised students to write well and clearly, as it would lead to success in law school and in the courtroom, and told them not to worry about finding a job as long as they work hard. Viola Lordi, chair of the Education Law department for Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A., was a public school teacher in Newark, N.J., and a dean at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Only 12 years into her career did she go to get her law degree and began working in education law. Lordi, a Rutgers Law School alumna, said perseverance is a theme common among all areas of law. “The key is never to give up and attempting to move forward,” she said. “That’s one thing I see in my own life.” She graduated from Douglass Residential College with a de-
gree in histor y with a concentration in education. She began teaching in Newark in a class of 48 students — a ver y different environment than she had hoped. But she managed to get a few students into college. As a teenager, she wanted to go to law school but had no idea what it meant. “Going back to law school was a challenge … to develop not the discipline … but being told how to think like a lawyer,” she said. Thinking like a lawyer meant analyzing facts and looking critically, a skill she found very helpful both on the job and in the real world. She also learned to listen to professors and associates younger than her who knew more than she did about the area of law. Lordi said she tried to be guided by the right thing to do, which she considers an integral part of being a lawyer. After law school, she was offered a job at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Newark out of many candidates. The job gave her valuable experience from obser ving lawyers, she said, She started out in bankruptcy law and moved to commercial litigation, but always knew she wanted to work in education law. Working with prekindergarten and kindergarten law really inspired her. She spent a lot of time representing school boards on special education. “Not ever y school lawyer is the same, not every business lawyer is the same. … We all have the intentions to do good,” she said. Akil Roper, vice president and assistant general counsel at Legal Ser vices of New Jersey, said his specialty was prisoner recover y and record expungement. He worked with one client who had a difficult record trying to get expungement. As he worked through the record, the man listened to all the things he could not remove. “He said, ‘Well, can I get a divorce?’” Roper said. At Cornell University, he began as a journalism major covering the community for the school paper. After several years as a journalist, he said he went into law to have more flexibility in his career. Eventually, he got an internship that taught him the importance of perfection when handing something over to a judge. He said the prison system is broken. Returning convicts face difficulties in housing, jobs, family support and other factors. Students should observe court procedures, because wide ranges of legal issues come to the courthouse, he said. James Condren, senior vice president and associate general counsel at JPMorgan Chase, said the event showed the range of opportunities for lawyers. The legal profession needs people to strive for better and compensate for setbacks, he said. He worked for many years in other fields, going to graduate
Akil Loper, vice president and assistant general counsel of Legal Services in New Jersey, speaks about his field of prison recovery and record expungement. YINGJIE HU school and working as a tutor and a warehouse worker. But law school was the best decision of his career, he said. “It’s full of people who love to argue and … look at an issue from a variety of perspectives, and that was very appealing to me,” he said. Milton Heumann, Rutgers pre-law advisor, began the event by introducing students who had recently been admitted to prestigious law schools. He invites different people each year to show students
the many options open to law school graduates. “They can see how people shape their careers,” he said. “One person went into law school after teaching for years.” He wished he could bring back all the former students who had gone on to successful schools. Rutgers offers one of the best pre-law programs of any University, with excellent programs and campus organizations, he said. “We see more students getting into better schools than in
the past and getting more money, which we love to see,” he said. Even if one-third of people do not get jobs, that means twothirds do, he said. Students can see the different variables to decide when considering the many fields of law, he said. Heumann acknowledged that many reports say finding a career in law is tough and expensive. “One thing is common among all these people. They had to work hard no matter what their area is,” he said.
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PROFESSOR Rona, known for contributions to hydrothermal alterations, came to Rutgers in late 1990s continued from front
and he tried to offer it every year to graduate students,” he said. “Sometimes there wouldn’t be the requisite number of students, so the deans would want to cancel it. Peter would line [more] students up so he could hold the course.” Miller said the course was a success, even with students who originally expressed no interest when Rona suggested they take it. According his self-written biography, Rona was the recipient of the Francis P. Shepard Medal for Excellence in Marine Geology, the Hans Pettersson Bronze Medal of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal for exceptional scientific contributions to the nation. The bio also states that Rona served as an editor for the Geological Society of America Bulletin and the Journal of Geophysical Research. “Peter came to Rutgers back in the late 1990s from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami and NOAA. He’s been a real hallmark in marine geology,” Miller said.
He noted that Rona was best known for his contributions on hydrothermal alterations. “I know that sounds really fancy, but what it means is that there’s hot water coming out, associated with the volcanoes of the deep,” Miller said. Rona also conducted a great deal of work on New Jersey’s continental margin and, in his earlier career, wrote “seminal papers” on the effects of changes in mid-ocean ridges on other sea conditions. Richard Lutz, director of the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, said he knew Rona for 40 years and called him one of the “finest gentleman scientists.” “He had a deep care for his students. He was a wonderful teacher,” Lutz said. “He taught a course in introduction to oceanography, which influenced a large number of students to go into the field.” Lutz echoed Miller’s statement about Rona’s role in recruiting enough students to save a doomed course. Rona was the associate director of James Cameron’s IMAX film “Volcanoes of the Deep Sea,” in which he was also the featured scientist.
The late Peter Rona, 79, served as editor for Geological Society of America Bulletin and the Journal of Geophysical Research. COURTESY OF MARINE.RUTGERS.EDU Lutz remarked that Rona’s work at the NOAA was “deeply respected,” including his discoveries of the hot water vents in the mid-Atlantic ridge. “Peter and I have been out to sea many times,” he said. “I went on several major expeditions with him in the East Pacific.” Rona was a geologist and Lutz believes this complemented his own ecological perspective on their research trips. “He would always go out of his way to stop and chat with colleagues and students in the halls,” he said.
“He would always greet you with a warm smile. He genuinely cared about education and students.” Rona used to distribute free copies of “Volcanoes of the Deep Sea” to teachers nationwide for educational purposes. “He literally was in the next office to me for the last 10 years, and he will be surely missed as a dear friend and close colleague,” he said. Ken Branson, public relations specialist for Rutgers Media Relations, said the University found out about Rona’s death last Thursday from his daughter.
Lutz said an international symposium will take place and a special issue of the journal Deep Sea Research may be released in Rona’s honor. Although Miller did not work closely on any particular research with Rona, he said they shared a passion for ocean sciences, and it was always great to see Rona in the hallways and around campus. “We had a common interest in exploration of the oceans so we would talk about the various processes in the oceans,” he said. “We’re going to miss him.”
CAMPAIGN Only 10 percent of Teach for America’s funding comes from corporate philanthropy, Gastrock says continued from front
Program applicants undergo five weeks of training, an amount of time Rivera thinks is insulting for students in education programs who spend four or five year learning to become effective educators. Gastrock said the five weeks of training is a common misconception. “That’s the beginning of the training. It continues throughout the two years as an ongoing system of professional development, training and instructional coaching,” she said. Rivera also disagrees with the fact that TFA teachers who are sent to low-income, urban areas only have to commit to two years of teaching. These communities are already accustomed to high teacher turnover rates, and Rivera said she does not see the purpose of adding to this problem. “We believe the students, who are in the highest need, deserve teachers who are in this for the long run and who are going to be committed and have teaching as a lifelong profession, not something to just add onto their resume,” she said. Gatrock said many alumni of the program stay in the education profession. Rivera said TFA partners with the WalMart Foundation and therefore believes their agenda is on privatizing public education. “We want to solve the achievement gap and reach for educational equity,” she said. “We need to give the communities a voice in their schools, and what happens to their education — not take it away from them and give it to corporate hands.”
Gastrock said corporate philanthropy is only 10 percent of TFA’s funding, and the support corporations provide allows the organization to reach more students. “The donors that we work with do not influence our priorities in any way,” Gastrock said. “We are focused on helping to train effective teachers and in the long term commit to be part of this work.” SUPE has received criticism for being too negative without providing any solutions, Rivera said. Her organization, as well as TFA alumni, has been making suggestions regarding how TFA can change, but alumni say the organization will never change because there is too much money tied to it. “Some people make the argument that without Teach For America, there would be no [urban] teachers, and I truly believe that’s a lie,” Rivera said. Rather than the government support organizations like TFA, she argues that it should push for quality educators in urban schools and suggests that TFA listen to the voices of the communities. “I think they ignore it a lot, and I think if communities were able to speak out about what kind of teachers they wanted in their schools, I don’t think what TFA represents would align with that,” she said. Gastrock said TFA welcomes constructive feedback and hopes to work alongside the organizers of the Resist TFA campaign to focus on learning and improving. “As long as the conversations are rooted in fact, they can be incredibly helpful for us so that we can work together and help find solutions that are going to make a difference for students,” she said.
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diseases
“There’s a huge loss of income for families when a parent has to stay at home and take Ninety five percent of rare disease patients do not care of a child,” she said. “I had to quit my job so that [my son] have access to effective treatment Ben could go to school.” Raskin believes the estababilities like poor vision and se- lishment of the Af fordable Care continued from front vere fine motor dif ficulties. Act was a great success for the “Our life was similar to an rare disease community. [intensive care unit],” she said. “[The ACA] eliminates the ease Day” this Friday. After her son’s bir th, Raskin “There are no breaks managing discrimination based on pre-existing conditions,” she said. began to worr y immediately this disease.” The network of people that “This is just a tremendously because he had an unusually voracious appetite. She Raskin and her husband met in positive change. We hope we brought her concerns up to the dealing with their son’s disease can build on it and strengthen that law.” hospital staf f, but they did not formed into a large group of Murad Huseem worried. sain, presTwenty-four hours later, she advocates who “Our life was similar to ident vice raised awareof regurushed him to the hospital. an [intensive care unit]. lator y af fairs “His blood sugar didn’t even ness of the There are no breaks at PTC Therregister when he arrived,” she disease. Raskin said said. “[The physicians] didn’t managing this disease.” apeutics, Inc., her son resaid about know why.” help 7,000 rare disTen days after ward, doc- ceived julie raskin eases af fect tors diagnosed Raskin’s son from a coaExecutive Director of Congenital individuals with congenital hyperinsu- lition of parHyperinsulism International in the United linism, a rare disease that ents, schools, stuStates and Eucauses hypoglycemia in infants other dents and the ropean Union. and children. Now, “The reality is 95 percent of Raskin’s family was trans- state. ferred to a center that special- he is graduating from high patients suf fering from rare ized in the disease where she school and has been accepted diseases still don’t have ef fective treatment,” he said. and her husband met other into college. She noted that issues Husain emphasized the families who had gone through facing rare disease patients impor tance of an early similar experiences. While the experience was and their families include diagnosis for these diseases. enormous finan- He asser ted that clinical trials comfor ting, she said the handling challenge of managing the cial commitments and having could be more ef ficient and finding resources, feasible by instituting novel condition became a full-time trouble af fair — the late diagnosis like specialists or access to designs in studies that are now seldom used. of her son’s disease led to dis- proper schools.
“There is no dif ference in regulator y requirements in demonstrating safety and ef ficacy in drugs for both rare and common diseases,” he said. Yet the Food and Drug Administration allows “fast-track” and “breakthrough” therapies for drugs that potentially treat life-threatening diseases. Husain said the pharmaceutical industr y and regulators could begin to work together more closely to make an impact on rare diseases. After screening a shor t video about a rare disease known as hantavirus pulmonar y syndrome, Jayne Gershkowitz, vice president of patient and professional advocacy at Amicus Therapeutics, said victims of rare diseases must not be dehumanized. “It’s impor tant to keep in mind when you look at rare diseases, any diseases, it’s the person who has the disease, not the disease who has the person,” she said. Gershkowitz’s company has been involved in drug development for rare diseases, as well as improving existing therapies. “Patients understand this stuf f,” she said. “They understand their disease. … They know it, they understand it, and they’re going to ask questions.”
JOURNALISM Caplan says now is best time for young journalists to get into this field continued from front
was once impossible because consumers were dependent on a big news organization to bring the information back and package it up before distributing it. John Pavlik, a professor in the School of Communication and Information, asked Caplan what the future of journalism looks like as well as the future of journalism jobs for students. Caplan argued though journalism has been changing extensively, this is the best time to enter the field because young people are getting to run the show sooner than they would have. Jack Bratich, chair of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, said Caplan’s talk was one of four to be hosted by the School of Communication and Information. The school is bringing speakers to discuss their thoughts on the present and future of journalism. “We hope that students will be inspired by the perspective of an accomplished member of the profession, as well as get some important practical tips about their future,” Bratich said in an email.
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DINING BY DESIGN
DIY breakfast options abound to start every morning right By Sabrina Szteinbaum Associate News Editor
Thirty-one million Americans, or 10 percent of the population, skip breakfast each day, according to The Huffington Post. As college students, we are no strangers to skipping the morning meal. But according to WebMB, breakfast is necessary for healthy brain function. Additionally, skipping breakfast is linked to obesity. Basically, eat your breakfast. You’ll feel energized and ready to tackle the everyday challenges of college life. Fortunately for us, the dining halls offer the ingredients to make some gourmet breakfast creations. Determined to design a menu of sweet breakfast recipes, I began by twisting the classic yogur t par fait in two ways.
YUM YOGURT
The first is a tropical parfait made using Greek yogurt, cantaloupe and pineapple. Chop the fruit and layer it in a glass with yogurt, granola and/or any cereal of your choosing. I also topped it off with some coconut. The tangy Greek yogurt complements the sugary cereal, and the smooth texture of the yogurt goes nicely with the crunch of the granola. For the second yogurt parfait, I flavored plain yogurt by mixing it with Nutella. I layered the choco-yogurt with strawberr y preser ves found
by the peanut butter in the dining hall. I took the semi-sweet chocolate chips from the ice cream toppings bar and layered those on before topping the parfait with crushed Oreos. For any chocolate lover or sweet tooth, this parfait is breakfast perfection. Yogurt parfaits can be customized with any available fruits, cereal or ice cream topping. They can also span the gamut of health depending on how heavy-handed you are with the fruit or the chocolate.
TWIST IN TOAST
Next on the menu is a simple French toast with a sweet sauce made of whipped cream, honey, cinnamon, brown sugar and a pinch of nutmeg. Mix the above ingredients together and generously bathe the French toast in the mixture.
BITE-SIZE BUNS
To make the buns, melt butter in the microwave and flatten a few slices of white bread with your hand. Spoon melted butter all over the bread. Next, generously spread cinnamon and sugar over the buttered bread, roll it up and cut into slices. Variations of the cinnamon buns can include Nutella or fruit preser ves as a filling to add a kick. Next time you’re considering holding off until lunch, remember the endless possibilities that await you at the dining hall and get cookin’!
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Everyone’s a little bit racist sometimes Millennial generation gets too much credit for being progressive
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utgers is consistently ranked as the most di- up the majority” here. But “minority” is not some verse college campus in the nation, but the monolithic group. The highest representation of the presence of diversity doesn’t automatically minority groups on campus is Asian students, which only make up 20.2 percent of the population, while only translate into the absence of racism and intolerance. There’s an often-repeated rhetoric that we, the mil- 7.6 percent of students identify as African-American. The danger of living in what is considered to be a lennial generation, are more liberal and progressive than our parents’ generation — and that’s the best post-racial age is that racism is not called out as much thing about us. Institutionalized racism, sexism and as it should anymore. It’s much easier to get away with discrimination in general are supposed to be behind subtle remarks and actions that aren’t considered racus. We shake our heads in disbelief that just 50 years ist, simply because it’s not expected. And those who ago, states could legally enforce segregation in the do call it out are accused of being over-sensitive and same country that now has a black man voted into the using, “it’s because I’m black, isn’t it?” as an excuse. But the truth is, more often than you’d think, it’s true. position of president. Well, that’s like being the guy who insists it’s okay to It is because you’re black. According to the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. use racial slurs because, “I have a black friend.” In well-intentioned efforts to distance ourselves Department of Education, the number of complaints from blatant segregation that marked institutionalized related to race and ethnicity filed against colleges and racism in our parent’s generation, there is a tendency universities rose from 555 in 2009 to 860 in 2013. We are conditioned to think to lump minority groups that we don’t need to into broad, unspecified worry about offending categories, or to simply “The presence of diversity doesn’t people anymore because disregard the status of automatically translate into the racism is dead and that minorities altogether by absence of racism and intolerance.” a joke based on assumpclaiming “colorblindness.” tions about a person’s Our attempts at racial inrace or ethnicity is just tegration have turned us into a society where our differences are largely unac- that — a harmless joke. But it’s not something to joke knowledged — however, assumptions and judgments about, and racism is definitely not dead. At Rutgers though, we’ve noticed we have a culare still made. Though institutionalized racism in the form of dis- ture of open communication of our differences. We criminatory laws and policies is supposedly not prac- feel comfortable talking to people about their ideas ticed anymore, it doesn’t mean we have moved beyond or practices that might be different from what’s perthe issue entirely. Racism is still very much existent sonally normal. For some of us, this is something in college campuses and across the country. Subcon- that wasn’t really normal in our hometowns. Maybe scious prejudice and discrimination is only becoming it’s typically considered rude or out of the ordinary, more and more ingrained into our society, and that but here on campus, people have open conversations makes it just as important of a problem now as it was about their differences. Racism is a serious issue that will take a long, long time to fix, but having disin the past. At Rutgers, 45.2 percent of the student population is cussions and recognizing our differences is exactly white, yet we often hear people say, “minorities make where we need to start.
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U. accessibility should not be compromised for prestige BRIEF AND WONDROUS NOMIN UJIYEDIIN
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n my senior year of high school, when I told my peers I had accepted an offer of admission to Rutgers, they most often responded with a blank stare and a bemused monosyllable: “Why?” Why would anyone choose Rutgers when it was only a half hour north on the highway? When its acceptance rate was barely lower than its rejection rate? When state funding cuts repeatedly pummeled its paltry budget? Why would anyone choose Rutgers when they could have chosen a tiny liberal arts college in New England, a wealthy university in the city or an esteemed institution on the West Coast? Like many New Jersey residents of a certain socioeconomic status, my classmates had only ever considered an in-state public university as their last option. Rutgers was where average students went to tailgate and sleep through easy classes before graduating and accepting mediocre job offers, if they got any offers at all. As matriculated students, we know that none of that is true. We know that our classes are challenging, our opportunities are diverse and our alumni are successful. But we know our shortcomings as well, and some insecurity remains. It’s hard not to compare us to our ivy-covered neighbors in the Northeast, who are of similar age, but of greater prestige and wealth.
You can see evidence of this insecurity on the University website, which catalogs Rutgers’ positions in various ranking schemes: U.S. News and World Report, Times Higher Education, Forbes. Any press release or news article about the about the University is sure to juxtapose our accomplishments with those of a more venerable institution. In 2013, we were awarded 26 Fulbright grants — more than Princeton but not as many as Harvard. We’re one of only two New Jersey schools in the Association of American Universities, the other one being Prince-
constructed fantasy of what it means to belong to an elite.” The more they sell themselves as the pinnacle of adolescent success and adult opportunity, the more wealth and power they accrue. Increased undergraduate applications mean increased selectivity, which means a higher perceived value of diplomas, which means more successful alumni, which means more donations, which means a larger endowment, which means better facilities, research, and ser vices, which means even more accolades — and so on. But Rutgers benefits little from this kind
“It’s true that our admissions standards are lower and our endowment is smaller, but Rutgers is not an inferior institution: it’s a fundamentally different one.” ton. We recently joined the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, which includes Northwestern and the University of Chicago. Rutgers uses the prestige of our fellow schools’ accomplishments to validate our own, and while it may be an effective marketing strategy, this endless comparison only reinforces an elitist hierarchy, one imposed by arbitrary magazine rankings and the elite schools. Universities like Har vard and Princeton profit from elevating themselves above the vast majority of other schools in America. In many ways, they are, as Malcolm Gladwell so aptly puts it, “an aesthetic experience — an exquisitely
of posturing, because we’re not an Ivy League school, and we never will be. It’s true that our admissions standards are lower and our endowment is smaller, but Rutgers is not an inferior institution: It’s a fundamentally different one. By our ver y nature as a state-funded university, we ser ve the public in a way that private universities can’t. We provide education to students who lack the resources to attend or be admitted to a more expensive school (and before the tuition increases of recent years, we used to do it for a much lower price). By pulling from an applicant pool with a wider range of academic abilities, we foster socioeconomic
and cultural diversity more effectively than the status-obsessed Ivies. Unlike more prestigious schools, we accept thousands of transfers and non-traditional students, and by doing so, we reinforce the understanding that opportunity should be available to any student, regardless of where they are in their life or college career. This dedication to public service has paid off. The Rutgers Future Scholars program, which mentors low-income students with the goal of getting them into college, had an 89 percent success rate in 2013. And this is only one of a plethora of public service initiatives: The University’s website has a list of hundreds of service programs, ranging from educational to economic to environmental. Our value to communities across New Jersey is made apparent by the thousands of red block R’s plastered on rear bumpers and store windows across the state. So next year, if Rutgers inches a little higher in the U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings, let’s not fall for that self-congratulatory B.S. or bask in the warmth of an imagined superiority. After all, it doesn’t matter what others say about us or what our competitors are doing. We are who we are, and we should be proud. It’s what we do and whom we serve that truly defines Rutgers. Nomin Ujiyediin is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in economics with minors in women’s and gender studies and political science. Her column, “Brief and Wondrous,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
Merit scholarship disenfranchises too many NJ students COMMENTARY BRYAN MIRANDA
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s I study for exams, I occasionally reminisce on my pre-undergraduate days. The term “academic neglect” comes to mind. I remember coasting through summer school to make it into high school. I remember my high school overcrowding lower-level classes with my minority friends, yet claiming there was no space in honors and Advanced Placement classes, although I saw half the seats vacant. I accredit a few teachers for my acceptance to Rutgers. You see, a college career was never a prospect that crossed my mind. My single mother was undocumented working two, at times three, jobs to provide for me. I figured I would enter the work force and call it a lifestyle. I was another failing student in a failing high school. However, I don’t completely blame myself. Marginalized students like myself are repeatedly conditioned to believe there is no chance for them. So why bother? I’ll tell you why: because I can. Had it not been for the teachers that capitalized on
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my potential, my academic career would have ended after grabbing my high school diploma. What my teachers did for me in high school is what the Educational Opportunity Fund program at Rutgers did for me. The state-funded EOF program was created roughly 46 years ago to provide low-income, first-generation students with the potential to attend college.
So, it’s tragic that Rutgers is looking to make its admissions more exclusive. University President Robert L. Barchi excuses himself by providing the new Henr y Rutgers Merit Scholarship to stop the brain drain and keep the best and brightest in the state. This gradually closes the door of opportunity that a state school should be able to provide. Merit-based aid does nothing for students who come
“If students are looking to attend college outside of New Jersey, it is likely that they can afford out-of-state tuition rates. So why are we paying these students to stay?” These students come from some of the worst high schools and urban communities, such as Trenton, Camden and Newark. In its prime, the program provided full financial need-based aid packages all four years of college. EOF students may not be the “best and brightest” when we enter college — but ask us what we’ve accomplished when we graduate and you’ll be amazed, possibly even envious. Unfortunately, the EOF program has seen cuts to its funding.
from failing high schools because the resources were never there to become the “best and brightest” to begin with. As of 2013, New Jersey ranks 31st in the countr y for higher education funding per capita. Rutgers is currently receiving only about 21 percent of state appropriations, meaning less Rutgers aid grants for low-income students. We can hardly call ourselves a state school anymore. If students are looking to attend college outside of New Jersey, it is likely that
they can afford out-of-state tuition rates. So why are we paying these students to stay? Let’s keep in mind that New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the countr y, so of course a high brain drain rate can seem alarming. But if you want to leave the state, great — don’t let the door hit you on the way out. There are plenty in-state students who would appreciate a seat in a Rutgers classroom. Rutgers should remain accessible to all students. Rutgers should focus on reclaiming the state funding it deser ves to ser ve students who would benefit most from an education’s promise of socioeconomic mobility. Rutgers should build its reputation by performing on its academics and fulfilling this promise better than any other institution in the state, or even the countr y. A good institution can teach anybody and make ever ybody successful, not just the selective few who have already had ever ything handed to them. Let’s focus on keeping students who want to stay in New Jersey. Bryan Miranda is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in public policy with minors in education and English. He is an organizing director for the Educational Opportunity Program Student Association.
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It’s important to keep in mind when you look at rare diseases — any diseases — it’s the person who has the disease, not the disease who has the person.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (02/26/14). There’s incredible sweetness coming your way this year. Your creative brilliance sparks in rare form through August, propelling your career to new heights. The trick lies in balancing the pace at work and home. Use networks, organization and communication to build partnership to support the growth. Summer love grows more delicious by autumn. Devote yourself to love. 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 6 — Social events keep taking over your schedule. You might as well surrender to the love. Friends want to play. An opportunity could arise to respectfully request a raise. Wait on a household decision. Get outside. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — Craft a plan together. You’re exceptionally creative now. An awkward moment deflates with laughter. You’re attracting the attention of someone important for career advancement. Boldly express what you love. Make things pretty. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is a 5 — Shop carefully and frugally. Don’t throw your money around. Love’s in the air. Travel and romance both look good for the next couple of days. Handle practical matters yourself. Your holdings increase in value. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Review your budget for the next two days. Actions speak louder than words, so move assertively. Use tested techniques and methods. Figure the costs. A beneficial development provides inner harmony. You look marvelous. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Join forces with a master of surprises. You’re very persuasive now. Make a creative mess with a partner. Include practical financial decisions. Self discipline’s especially effective when applied to what you love. Don’t forget chores. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Does new information fit your picture? Others visualize what they want. New skills don’t work flawlessly yet. You’re luckier than usual today and tomorrow. Add structure to the project, and limit spending. This is a bonding moment.
Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Seclusion aids your thought process. Your life gets easier today and tomorrow, especially as you treat others respectfully. Accept a fun invitation. Make sure your partner agrees. Playing with kids grows you younger. Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — Make a list of things to accomplish at home. Postpone expansion for now. Focus on your family today and tomorrow. Assume responsibility for a desired outcome, and delegate tasks. Someone is well pleased. Include delicious rewards. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Let friends go without you. Your concentration’s extra keen today and tomorrow, so use it to finish a job. Enjoy the relief of completion, and a surge in confidence. Reward your discipline with a romantic treat. Opposites attract. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Follow your schedule. Keep your temper, and review the numbers. Family comes first. Hurrying could cause accidents, so take your time. Wait for later to make a deal. Partnership grows you both stronger. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Good news: an elder takes leadership reins. You have extra confidence today and tomorrow. Talk it over. Share new info that brightens the situation. Plan carefully and respectfully. You’re extra hot. Set long-range goals. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Play by the book, and play to win. You’ve been planning strategy. Learning new skills leads to new friends. It could get chaotic, especially about money. Get introspective today and tomorrow, and find stability in a partnership.
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FATE ESPN bracketologist points out that Rutgers has only faced three top-150 teams continued from back LSU were the only top-150 nonconference opponents Rutgers faced. The Scarlet Knights are also 0-3 against the Cardinals and Huskies, with an average margin of defeat of 18 points.” It means that Rutgers likely cannot afford an upset loss in its remaining conference games, starting tonight against Temple (12-14, 6-9) at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. Leaving Louisville without a win Sunday may not have hurt Rutgers’ resume, but it did little to validate the Knights’ 20-win season. Rutgers’ argument for an NCAA bid is predicated on the Knights beating teams they are supposed to beat. With only Temple, No. 1 UConn and South Florida left on the regular season slate, Creme sees that formula as Rutgers’ best chance of getting into the NCAA field. “An upset of UConn is highly unlikely, but advancing to the American tournament semis and getting another crack at Louisville might help,” Creme wrote Monday. “Rutgers would be extremely vulnerable with any other loss.” Creme also acknowledged that other teams on the bubble could move ahead of Rutgers with signature wins down the stretch, further highlighting the Knights’ precarious position. Still, Temple and South Florida both boasting top-100 RPIs works in Rutgers’ favor.
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer put together a less challenging nonconference schedule this season to help a young RU team without any seniors develop confidence, but it has made solidifying an NCAA Tournament bid difficult. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The Knights survived a scare from the Owls on Jan. 25 in Philadelphia, implementing full-court press defense in the second half to pull out a 74-68 win. Sophomore wing Kahleah Copper and junior wing Betnijah Laney led the surge with 44 points and 17 rebounds.
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Memphis, also fighting for six rebounds and two steals. Brown shot 0-for-4 from the at point guard even more often field, but he fought his way to the than usual. “He’s got to not look at the bas- free-throw line to make three of ket so much, but help his team- those five shots. His free throws mates look at the basket,” Jor- made and attempted were both dan said. “But for the most part, team leads. Rutgers stands one game beI am still hanging my hat on the guys who I trusted in the game hind in its goal for getting the sixth seed in the AAC Tournaon Thursday.” ment. The UCF As Mack match will be develops his Jordan’s opporpoint guard “But for the most part, tunity to see how play, Jack much Rutgers continues to I am still hanging my applied from smoothly tranhat on the guys who his nonverbal sition to center. I trusted in the lesson with the Jack recorded lineup change. 22 points and game on Thursday.” “We’re all 10 rebounds going to make against MemEDDIE JORDAN mistakes, but phis, playing Head Coach if you’re tr ying the five for the to do things final 10:19. right, if I coach With Judge you during the graduating, it is quite likely Jack will play more game where it’s a constructive center next year, Jordan says. criticism, are you willing to be Kone’s and Brown’s roles are coached?” Jordan said. “Those [five] are. I like their purity still unclear. Jordan emphasized grittiness, of heart.” wanting to see more charges takFor updates on the Rutgers en and fewer heat checks — when a player takes a poor shot to see men’s basketball team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @JoshBakan. how hot he’s shooting. Kone tied for second on his For general Rutgers sports updates, team with 10 points against follow @TargumSports.
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ed and we didn’t. Hopefully we’ll learn from that.” 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 26, 2014 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
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Assistant provides key for relay success By Garrett Stepien Staff Writer
In all of the times senior Asha Ruth and her relay teams have shattered records in the past three years, she and her teammates have etched their names in the history books as some of the best to ever compete for the Rutgers women’s track and field team. While there is no undermining the work put in by the decorated athletes, what goes unseen is assistant coach Lou Tomlinson’s training scheme. Tomlinson, who works with the sprinters, has played a big role in the program. He sprinted for the Scarlet Knights until his graduation in 1985 before joining the men’s track coaching staff in 2000. Under Tomlinson, men’s track sprinters enjoyed abundant success. In his first year with the sprinters on the men’s team, Tomlinson coached the 4x400 relay team to the Penn Relays Metropolitan Championship and All-Big East honors. Perhaps his proudest achievement as a coach came when his 4x200 relay team set the indoor National Collegiate record at 1:25.05 — a mark that still stands today. His resume as a coach throughout the years spoke for itself. With a little bit of raw talent and potential combined with his philosophy, Tomlinson had successfully brought the best out of men’s track sprinters throughout the years. It was something that caught the attention of head women’s track coach James Robinson and led to Tomlinson joining the staff to work with the sprinters. “I’ve always wanted to work with the women’s [team] after being here for a few years,” Tomlinson said. “There are limitations in coaching staff by NCAA rules, and when the opportunity came about … I just thought that I would be able to help out.” When he began working with the women two years ago, Tomlinson saw what he had and helped take it to the next level.
Electing to switch senior Ekene Ugboaja from a jumper to a sprinter and add her to a relay team of seniors Tylia Gillon, Corryn Hurrington, and Ruth, Tomlinson devised and trained what is now one of the top relay teams in the country. The quartet recently shattered the 4x200 relay record Feb. 8 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational. “It wasn’t until my junior year when coach Lou [Tomlinson] came on board,” Ruth said. “A couple of years ago when we first broke the record [for the 4x200] was when we got together.” The quartet has been together for two years and Tomlinson has been impressed. “I think that they exceeded my expectation to some degree,” Tomlinson said of the relay team. “But I felt that they could run faster than they had been. They were willing to adapt to my style of coaching, to the work that I asked them to do and I promised them that if they did approach it with that open mind, that the results were gonna be positive.” The success among the sprinters has instilled a competitive mentality to never settle for less. “The expectations are higher,” said sophomore sprinter Alayna Famble. “Even in practice, we start off practice way harder and intense than we did last year.” Tomlinson commends the sprinters for their attitude in the workouts and he hopes it is something that will come to fruition this weekend in the AAC Championship. “With most athletes, when you have that taste of success, you have no problem doing the additional work because you know at the end of that rainbow there’s that pot of gold,” Tomlinson said. “Once they taste that success, they have no problems doing whatever we need them to do to continue to get better.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s track and field team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior Asha Ruth is a member of the relay team for Rutgers that has broken several records over the past three years. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / ONLINE EDITOR / JANUARY 2013
Senior first baseman Brian O’Grady is second on the team in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage in two weekend series. THE DAILY TARGUM / FILE PHOTO / APRIL 2013
Offense eyes improvement indoors By Tyler Karalewich Associate Sports Editor
When one thinks about baseball, several things come to mind. Most often, when they look past the bats and balls, they closely associate their idea of baseball with the diamond that teams play on. Even more strictly, they associate baseball with the spring weather and the dirt on the playing field. Early on in the season, the Rutgers baseball team has no trace of practicing outside, no dirt on its cleats quite yet and no farmer’s tan associated with training outside for long hours of the day. Scarlet Knights’ practices mimic those of the basketball team or the track team with the time spent inside the Louis Brown Athletic Center or the Bubble indoor training facility. Head coach Joe Litterio remembers this being one of the worst winters since he has been involved with Rutgers. In prior years, the Knights were less restricted. “This has been one of the worst and toughest winters, since probably the late ‘70s where this much snow stayed on the ground for so long,” Litterio said. “It’s been a little bit more difficult, because this time of the year we are usually outside at least one or two days at least to get some work in. But if we do the right things, we can get what we need to get accomplished indoors.” While being relegated to the RAC, the Knights are able to work on their hitting and offensive production. The RAC offers batting cages that can better put the Rutgers hitters in an environment to succeed. While it may seem a disadvantage for the Knights to have to
hit indoors, it actually prepares them better for hitting outdoors, according to senior first baseman Brian O’Grady. “We have some good hitters on this team, up and down the lineup. Once you get outside, after hitting in the cages, it makes it that much easier to pick up the ball,” O’Grady said. “I think if you can hit, you can hit. Inside, or outside, it doesn’t really matter. We’ve got the guys who can do that.” It is hard to argue with the theory. Rutgers outhit Jacksonville this past weekend, 23-14, and outscored the Dolphins, 16-4. In six games this season, the Knights have averaged eight hits per contest.
“Inside the Bubble, we are able to get some fly ball work, but the wind and the sun, you can’t get that inside the Bubble.” Joe litterio Head Coach
O’Grady is second on the team in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage with respective averages of .409/.636/.440. Rutgers has only had the chance to touch real grass when it traveled down to Florida for its first two weekend series of the season. For the best possible replication of fielding, the Knights practice inside the Bubble. “With being inside, we aren’t getting a lot of fly ball work,” Litterio said. “Inside the Bub-
ble, we are able to get some fly ball work, but the wind and the sun, you can’t get that inside the Bubble.” While training during the season is valuable, the practice in the offseason is vital to ensure production for the regular season, especially when searching for practice time early in the season. Every Knight has his own technique during the offseason that best serves him for the regular season, according to senior second baseman Nick Favatella. “Each guy has their own specific routine that they have gotten used to. For me, it’s a lot of tee work over the winter to maintain the fundamentals,” Favatella said. “To maintain the fundamentals is important to help when you are coming back to see live pitching. It’s a lot of repetition and staying strong in the weight room.” It is still hard to have to shift between practicing indoors and playing outdoors and then back to the confines of the Bubble. That scenario has been played out for Rutgers this season and has been one of the hardest adjustments for Litterio. “We’re just doing everything we can to stay game ready. We have been outside twice already playing games,” Litterio said. “It’s tough when you have to come back to the Northeast and go back inside. It’s one of the things, for me, was most difficult. Being outside, and being able to play, we start to get a feel for it. Then have to go back inside and work on the little things again.” For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow Tyler Karalewich on Twitter @TylerKaralewich. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
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Rutgers aims to contain Princeton attack in first road test By Conor Nordland Staff Writer
After starting the season 2-0, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team will bring its undefeated record to Princeton tonight. The Scarlet Knights will face their first road game of the year in the matchup against the Tigers (0-1), which will give Rutgers some new challenges early in the season. The Tigers — who averaged 11.76 goals per game last year — have an explosive offense which attacker Erin McMunn and midfielder Erin Slifer lead. McMunn led the team in offense with 69 points in 2013 and was named Ivy League Attacker of the Year. Slifer was second on the team with 39 points. Both tallied a goal in Princeton’s opening loss Feb. 22 at Loyola. The matchup between the Knights’ veteran-led defense and the Tigers’ high-powered attack could be intriguing. Head coach Laura Brand-Sias and the coaching staff have gameplanned for the new challenges Princeton will pose to the Knights. “We have some different ways we’re going to defend them and we’re ready to change it up as we go,” Brand-Sias said. The Knights’ situation in goal is also subject to change. Both redshirt freshman Amanda Currell and junior Candice Dandridge have been impressive thus far in
Redshirt freshman Amanda Currell has split time this season at goalie with junior Candice Dandridge. Currell was named Big East Defensive Player of the Week after leading the NCAA with a .714 save percentage. TIANFANG YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER the season with split time, but each will be tested against Princeton. Brand-Sias has no intention of altering the current plan. “Right now we’re in a good spot with them and they both have an equal opportunity moving forward,” Brand-Sias said. On the offensive side of the ball, more production will be needed from the Knights to keep up with the Tigers’ attack. The
team has scored just six goals in each of its first two games. But the five goals scored in the second half of Rutgers’ contest against Fairfield last Saturday may be an indicator of better things to come for the Knights. “We can’t play as individuals and really need to get the ball moving,” said senior attacker Katrina Martinelli.
Martinelli spoke of the team’s offensive struggles so far and has pushed her teammates to increase the tempo of the game. “A lot of the time we’ve been too hesitant and we need to get ball in the net after the defense has been playing so well,” Martinelli said. Carrying the momentum from the Knights’ tight win against Fairfield will be key for Rutgers in this game.
The Knights recognize they need to be better in all aspects in order to keep their undefeated record alive. “Hopefully we’ll do a better job on the offensive side building our chemistry from Saturday, and we’ll just have to see how it goes,” Brand-Sias said. For updates on the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
MEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS HAS WON 67.5 PERCENT OF ITS FACEOFFS THIS SEASON
Knights await status on star midfielder’s head injury By Sean Stewart Correspondent
Following the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team’s 19-12 defeat Saturday to now-No. 5 Virginia, one thing was clear: The Scarlet Knights (2-1) are a different team without junior Preseason All-Big East faceoff specialist, Joe Nardella, on the field. Nardella was 10-of-13 in faceoffs in the first half and the
Knights tied the Cavaliers with 17 ground balls. The Knights also had 21 shots in the first half — compared to just 10 in the second — showing Rutgers missed the extra possessions Nardella offers for the team. Without Nardella, the Knights were 6-of-20 in face-offs and finished with 29 ground balls to Virginia’s 44. The game may have had a different outcome if Nardella was not
sidelined with seconds remaining in the first half on what head coach Brian Brecht called a cheap shot. “I was just trying to go out for [the ball] and throw it down quick to the attack and then get a quick shot,” Nardella said. “I came out the front … and was looking for the ball directly in front of me and then everything went black. The kid had a full run at me. I watched it on film, he just crushed me.”
Junior faceoff specialist Joe Nardella suffered a head injury late in the first half against Virginia. Nardella has a 85.2 faceoff win percentage. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
“I think Lenny will do a great The Knights have the whole week to prepare for their next job,” Nardella said. “He went in game against Stony Brook this against Virginia and did pretty upcoming Saturday. Rutgers lost, well. So hopefully that game 9-8, to the Seawolves following experience will carr y over into three overtime periods last year the next game and we’ll be good to go.” at the RU Turf Complex. Lenskold made three apNardella’s absence could see the Knights’ attack lose some of pearances during his sophoits ability to play quick in transi- more season, including action defending national tion, along with fewer opportuni- against champions Duke. ties to score. But the Martinsville, N.J., Although Brecht is confident team doctors will clear native made his biggest impact playing as Nardella to a freshman play sometime for Manhatthis week, he “I’m a solid faceoff guy tan, where he remains optia mistic in Rut- who can possess the ball. achieved 5 0 . 6 p e r c e n t gers’ ability I’m not as great in the faceoff winto cope withopen field ... but I can ning percentout one of its definitely help out” age, which was top athletes. ranked 39th in “If for some Brian lenskold the country. reason he’s not Junior faceoff specialist A two-time [ready to play Group IV State Saturday] then Champion obviously we with Bridgewahave plans for ter-Raritan high when he’s not facing off like we did in the sec- school, Lenskold says he’s preond half of Virginia, and we’ll have paring this week like he will be plans and a game plan if we have named the starter and is confident to go with someone else facing off in his abilities to fill in during Nardella’s absence. for Stony Brook,” Brecht said. “I feel like I’m a solid faceof f Junior faceoff specialist Brian Lenskold is the favorite to take guy who can possess the ball,” the center should Nardella not be Lenskold said. “I’m not as great in the open field as Nardella, able to play this weekend. Lenskold was 6-of-16 in face- but I can definitely help out offs when he took over the re- the team.” sponsibilities against Virginia. For updates on the RutWhile not nearly as dominant as Nardella, his teammates are gers men’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter. positive he can get the job done.
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NCAA Tournament fate hangs in balance By Greg Johnson Sports Editor
By simple measures, a 15-point loss Sunday at No. 3 Louisville technically didn’t hurt the Rutgers women’s basketball team’s push for an NCAA Tournament bid. Despite falling to the Cardinals for a second time this season, the Scarlet Knights (20-6, 114) moved up one spot to No. 24 in this week’s AP Poll. LSU and St. John’s both dropped two games last week to fall out of the rankings. Common sense would tell fans that the AACs third-best team is a virtual lock to receive one of 32 at-large bids to next month’s 64-team NCAA Tournament field. But according to ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme, Rutgers’ postseason fate is still not safe. With only the 101st toughest schedule in the country, according to RealTimeRPI.com, the Knights have few impressive wins. They have just one victory against the RPI top 50 and are 6-4 overall against the top 100 this season. In his most recent mock bracket released Monday, Creme projected Rutgers as a 10seed in the South Bend region, just ahead of his “Last Four In” — Florida, Minnesota, BYU and Oregon State. “The record is gaudy and the Scarlet Knights have largely dominated everyone in the American except Louisville and Connecticut. The win over Georgia still carries some weight, as does the 6-4 mark against the top 100,” Creme wrote Monday in an ESPN.com article. “[But] the schedule has not been good at all. The Lady Bulldogs, Princeton and Junior wing Betnijah Laney collected 24 points in Rutgers’ 74-68 win Jan. 25 at Temple. More is at stake tonight at the RAC, where ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme says a loss could keep Rutgers out of the NCAA Tournament. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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MEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS-CENTRAL FLORIDA, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.
New lineup faces pivotal AAC matchup By Josh Bakan Correspondent
Junior guard Jerome Seagears is one of the veterans who could see reduced minutes going forward after head coach Eddie Jordan expressed confidence in a new unit. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Head coach Eddie Jordan possibly eliminated the opportunity for some Rutgers men’s basketball veterans to play significantly. Jordan expressed faith in the lineup he used for the entire final 10:19 Thursday against Memphis: junior guard Myles Mack, junior wing Malick Kone, freshman forward Junior Etou and junior forwards Craig Brown and Kadeem Jack. That left junior guard Jerome Seagears, senior forward J.J. Moore and senior forward Wally Judge to play a combined 38 minutes. It might stay that way. That will become clear depending on the rotations Jordan uses tonight at Central Florida (10-15, 2-12). Jordan never needed to address the rotation he used in the final 10 minutes against Memphis with his team (10-17, 4-10). His action was enough.
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NCAAM SCORES
No. 1 Florida Vanderbilt
57 54
No. 2 Wichita State Bradley
64 55
Virginia Tech No. 6 Duke
48 66
Indiana No. 14 Wisconsin
63 53
No. 20 Iowa Minnesota
89 95
58 Utah State No. 25 New Mexico 67
SARA SKAMMER, junior, led the Rutgers gymnastics team on vault in Saturday’s quad meet with a career-high score of 9.850. Skammer tied for third individually in the event and boasts a 9.759 vault average.
“They’re attentive. They’re enthusiastic. They’re after it,” Jordan said yesterday via teleconference. “They seem to be serious and more disciplined than before.” Jordan stalled for a couple seconds when answering about the future of Seagears, who played five minutes against the Tigers. “Jerome’s helped us in some games,” Jordan said. “The minutes that he thinks he deserves in some games, it’s just going to be my call — are we going to stay big or are we going to be able to [use the] backcourt? There [are] some things that we’ve all got to get better at, and it’s going to be my call as to who’s playing the right way that particular game.” Seagears generally plays less in the games he does not start, failing to break 20 minutes in three of the last five games. If Seagears’ playing time is reduced and few changes are made to junior guard D’Von Campbell’s minutes, that puts Mack See LINEUP on Page 13
knights schedule
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
MEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S TRACK
at Princeton
at Central Florida
vs. Temple
AAC Championships
Tonight, 6 p.m., Princeton, N.J.
Tonight, 7 p.m., Orlando
Tonight, 7:30 p.m., RAC
Friday, Bronx, N.Y.