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Enhancements to stadium cost U. $1.7 million ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Enhancements to the High Point Solutions Stadium have cost Rutgers $1.7 million in return for more bathrooms, a widened concourse and an improved scoreboard.

Planning for the renovations began in 2013 under former Athletic Director Tim Pernetti, in preparation for Rutgers joining the Big Ten Conference, according to nj.com.

Tom Luicci, senior director of digital media for Rutgers Athletics, said the renovations were intended to enhance the fan experience.

Rutgers has sold a record number of season tickets this year at 30,927, according to Rutgers Athletics’ Facebook page, and the high attendance at previous games indicates the need for better services.

The Penn State game had 53,774 attendees, a record number of attendees, according to scarletknights.com.

“With the stadium sellout for the Penn State game and the hope that there will be a second one for the SEE ENHANCEMENTS ON PAGE 6

Human rights lawyer Brooke Goldstein (left) and Dr. Qanta Ahmed (right) discussed minority treatment in the Islamic world yesterday at Rutgers Hillel, located at 9 Bartlett St. DEVON JUDGE

Experts discuss radical Islam among protests ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Human rights lawyer Brooke Goldstein and Dr. Qanta Ahmed described child soldiers’ harrowing journey from childhood to becoming suicide bombers at the hands of terrorist groups.

Goldstein and Ahmed came to Rutgers Hillel on Bartlett Street yesterday to discuss minority treatment in the Islamic world.

The speakers presented to a room packed with students, including members of the Rutgers Hillel Center of Israel Engagement.

Before the event, several protesters objected to the event via Facebook and in a letter to the editor in The Daily Targum.

Goldstein addressed the controversial nature of the event by arguing that her desire to speak out against human rights abuses

was not related to the designation of religion, but to the actions of the terrorist groups.

She asked Muslim members of audience to stand proudly beside Ahmed and other Muslim voices that risk their lives to speak out against human rights abuses and religious extremism.

“But that version of Islam is not the same as the terrorists’,” she said, noting that they use a ver-

sion of Islam that allows human rights violations.

That version is “very real” for the young men who are being forced to join ISIS and the women and children who are subjected to misogyny, she said.

Whether the actions of a religious extremist are correct in their own eyes does not change the fact SEE PROTESTS ON PAGE 6

Rutgers student helps plan NASDAQ ‘Corporate Sustainability Day’ fair AVALON ZOPPO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The only experience Brett Roberts had with tackling environmental issues prior to this summer was encouraging his parents to recycle.

But during the summer, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior interned at NASDAQ’s headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, where he gained valuable insight while reaching out to companies to attend the “Corporate Sustainability Day” fair.

“The most difficult part was getting multi-million dollar companies to talk to an intern,” said Roberts, who invited 10 organizations, including SunPower, Nissan and Capital Bikeshare.

During the fair last Friday, SunPower educated NASDAQ employees about the costs and benefits of solar energy, while Nissan gave test drives for their electric car, the Nissan Leaf.

Evan Harvey, managing director of Corporate Sustainability at NASDAQ OMX, said the purpose of the event was to show employees the value of reducing their carbon footprint and to show them the cost savings that come from sustainability.

According to the NASDAQ OMX 2012 Sustainability Report, the Rockville office where Roberts

interned was the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified building in the company’s property portfolio.

“Rockville is sort of a laboratory to show how you can take a large office with 200 employees and lower the footprint, become more efficient

and reach carbon neutrality,” Harvey said.

During his internship, Roberts implemented several environmentally friendly changes in NASDAQ’s Rockville office to reduce the ofSEE FAIR ON PAGE 5

Students attend Rutgers Peacemakers’ first event about climate change last night at Murray Hall. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Students start organization to develop peace culture NATASHA TRIPATHI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Rutgers student Brett Roberts attended NASDAQ’s “Corporate Sustainability Day” fair at NASDAQ’s headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, over the summer. COURTESY OF BRETT ROBERTS

Patrick Parlej found that he is not the only dreamer when it comes to promoting a culture of peace on campus.

Parlej, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, is the founder and president of the Rutgers Peacemakers.

Parlej’s eagerness to help raise awareness among student peacemak-

ers regarding national and international matters inspired him to create the organization.

Other organizations have the goal of starting a discussion, while the Peacemakers’ goal is to start moving to find a solution, Parlej said.

“We’re not here to debate issues — we’re here to take social and political

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Noted media figures offer insight into journalism world

From left to right: John Mooney, founder of NJ Spotlight, Debbie Galant, director of NJ News Commons, Steven Galante, a graduate Eagleton fellow and John Weingart, associate director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, comprised the panel at “Jersey Journalists: Local News, Political Coverage, and the Changing Media Landscape” yesterday at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. ROUXUAN YANG

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sands of likes and eventually led to his own hyper-local news website.

The panelists discussed Justin Auciello’s newsgathering career began at the age of a range of issues, including five. He told the audience about the future of news media, the his childhood, when he would changing demands of audiences hop on his bike and chase the with the rise of online reporting sound of fire engines rushing to and what it takes for a young person interested in reporting the scene of an emergency.

This passion for information to find a place for him or herself continued into adulthood. He is in the marketplace.

“It’s not about being competithe founder and editor-in-chief of Jersey Shore Hurricane News, a tive,” Auciello said.

He explained that his news cawebsite focusing on news, trafreer has thrived fic and weather on connecting for Monmouth with people, County and “[Smartphones are] both readers Ocean County. where we get our news, and fellow jourHe joined whether on Derek Jeter or nalists. two other local During the media figures the local diocese.” discussion, he at a panel disrepeatedly emcussion hosted DEBBIE GALANT phasized the by the EagleDirector of NJ News Commons need for jourton Institute nalists to reach of Politics: out and build John Mooney, founder of NJ Spotlight and communities online and that his Debbie Galant, director of the beginnings were on social media.

“This is where we get our NJ News Commons.

The event, “Jersey Journalists: news, whether on Derek Jeter or Local News, Political Coverage, the local diocese,” Galant said, and the Changing Media Land- holding up her smartphone. scape,” gave students interested Mooney discussed reaching out in journalism and the future of to online audiences and “finding media a chance to learn from the your way into their mailboxes.”

The demand to constantly be experiences and ideas of media producing content was stressed, industry veterans.

The journalists talked about as readers can always find new their careers and how they moved outlets for their information into their current positions in the needs. But the journalists emnews world. Mooney had been a phasized the need to balance writer for 15 years at The Newark that with a focus on objectivity Star-Ledger before he and a part- and accuracy.

Winning on speed is hard to ner founded NJ Spotlight.

Galant started out as a Jer- do in the modern news environsey columnist for The New York ment, Galant said, meaning it Times. When her husband gave has the potential to move in the her a website for her birthday, other direction, more toward inshe quickly took to the new infor- depth analysis.

This led to a debate on the fine mation sharing vehicle and started to carve out a space of her line between opinion and analysis and the difference between own in the online news world.

Auciello was a younger en- objectivity and transparency in trant to the news world, start- reporting. They also brought up ing on Twitter before creating a the need for consumers to beFacebook page that gained thou- come more and more sophisticatCONTRIBUTING WRITER

ed to sort through the stream of information available 24/7.

This sea of data is a reason journalists have started to find more specific audiences. Mooney said finding a passion and communicating with people who can connect with that topic has been one of NJ Spotlight’s strengths.

Mooney described his publication as “wonky,” saying they know their audience and finding

a niche has helped them thrive within the state and local government community.

The moderator, Steven Galante, a graduate Eagleton Fellow, said finding the panelists was an organic process. He reached out to Galant after connecting on Twitter and through other local events.

John Weingar t, associate director of the Institute,

knew Mooney and invited him to take par t.

Professors who wanted their students to gain exposure to the ideas presented by the speakers encouraged some of the students that attended the event.

Natalie DeAngelo, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, felt the Institute “[had] a lot to offer” and plans to attend other events the group holds in the future.

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FAIR Sustainability measures like solar panels reduce Rutgers’ energy bill from 10 to 15 percent CONTINUED FROM FRONT

POP-UP PRESENTATION A display from the Mason Gross

School of the Arts’ ‘Pop-up Exhibit’ stands at the Mason Gross Galleries at 33 Livingston Ave. SEAN MADDEN

fice’s carbon footprint.

With a budget of $3,000, he oversaw everything from switching to LED light bulbs and adding water-reducing flow to faucets, to defaulting the printers to print double-sided and subsidizing the bike-sharing program for employees.

The chief lesson Roberts learned during the internship was that people are resistant to change. Roberts said the office manager was reluctant to order organically grown fruit instead of non-organically grown fruit for the office because it would cost $2 more per order.

“There are NASDAQ offices in Rockville, Helsinki, New York, Beijing — it’s a worldwide company,” Roberts said. “Anything we can do to practice sustainability in these offices will have a large impact everywhere in the world.”

Beyond NASDAQ, Roberts hopes to see a sustainability fair at Rutgers in the future to increase student awareness surrounding environmental impact. He envisions exhibitors, such as recycling programs and local organic food markets, at such an event.

“Obviously nobody is going to get solar panels for their dorm at Rutgers, but educating students on how to reduce their carbon footprint is still important,” he said.

Students on campus could practice sustainability by turning off their lights after leaving their residence halls and not wasting food in the dining halls, Roberts said.

The University is already contributing to sustainability in many ways, said Clinton Andrews, the director of the Rutgers Center for Green Building.

According to the University Committee for Sustainability website, the first and last Rutgers sustainability report was published in

“[Sustainability] is an ethical act. Universities are educational institutions and we should walk our talk.”

CLINTON ANDREWS Director of Rutgers Center for Green Building

2007. Although reporting sustainability measures have been slow at Rutgers, the act of implementing them has been growing fast, said Andrews, also a professor and associate dean for Planning and New Initiatives in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.

“Reporting sustainability makes our performance visible and easier

to judge,” Andrews said. “It turns out that Rutgers has been doing quite well on a lot of sustainability metrics.”

Currently, the Committee for Sustainability is setting up the Sustainability Tools for Assessing and Rating program, or STAR. This is a reporting mechanism that would allow for clear sustainability comparison between other universities, Andrews said.

The most notable step toward sustainability is on the Livingston campus, where the solar canopies that cover the parking lots capture sunlight to generate energy and reduce the University’s electricity bill.

A less visible step toward environmental impact is the dozens of geothermal energy wells on Livingston, which tap the heat beneath the ear th to heat and cool the buildings, Andrews said.

This sustainability measure reduces the University’s energy bill from 10 to 15 percent, he said. Many of the new buildings across campus are built to the LEED standard, but have not gotten the actual certification, which would cost $50,000 to $75,000, Andrews said.

Sustainability at colleges is especially important for two reasons, Andrews said.

“The first reason is that [sustainability] usually saves money, which means lower tuitions and more efficient operations,” he said. “The second reason is because [sustainability] is an ethical act. Universities are educational institutions and we should walk our talk.”

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ENHANCEMENTS High Point Solutions Stadium originally cost $28 million when it was built in 1994 CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Michigan game, when you are selling more tickets, you have to have more amenities,” Luicci said.

The new bathrooms reflect the reality that there are “never enough” bathrooms at sports stadiums, he said. Athletics has also widened the concourse on the north end of the stadium by eight feet to accommodate more crowds.

Before the renovations, the stadium could have handled the number, Luicci said, since it nearly did —the stadium’s previous capacity record was only 17 attendees shy of 53,774.

But the renovations ensure the stadium is more prepared for having a high-average number of attendees.

“They haven’t had these kind of consistent big crowds … the hope and intention is to increase bathrooms and widen the concourse,” he said.

Beyond the current improvements, Rutgers is planning to improve amenities on the upper con-

course and is currently in “phase two” of renovations there. The upper concourse changes would include more bathrooms.

Along with the capacity improvements, the score display has been changed. The stadium now has three LED ribbon boards to display information and advertisements, and a “Birthplace of College Football” sign has been removed to include the changes.

The displays give Rutgers more room and visibility for advertising, Luicci said.

“Those are revenue generators, the ribbon boards [are] an investment not only for fan enjoyment, but an investment that will pay for itself,” he said.

According to nj.com, most of the cost of the project went to contractors Epic Management of Piscataway for the renovation construction.

The stadium originally cost $28 million when it was built in 1994 and underwent a $102 million expansion in 2008, according to the nj.com article.

CULTURE The group’s goal is to build a coalition for paramount issues of international relations CONTINUED FROM FRONT

action, to raise awareness on actual issues rather than talk about how we can solve all those issues,” he said.

Fahad Akhtar, the club’s co-founder and treasurer, said the organization strives to give students an opportunity to affect policy. Many of the people who create policies are the ones who have both the money and enough free time. “[We’re] trying to make it so students, early on, have a voice in international relations, so they don’t have to give up their time to be able to influence policy, to write about

policy or to advocate a better policy,” Akhtar said.

The goal of the group is to build a coalition for what students believe are the paramount issues of international relations, he said.

The club arranges discussions to help students form a coherent vision for what they want to see done in the international sphere.

Akhtar, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said the club finds it essential for students to keep up in order to understand why the world works the way it does.

“There is not practical application to economic theory unless you

PROTESTS In Mali, terrorists groups pay parents $1,000 to $2,000 to give up their children, Goldstein says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

that a crime has been committed, she said.

“I really just want to cut the [politically correct] crap,” she said.

Nobody is blaming Islam for the murders, but there are people who are using that religion to justify their actions, she said. There is “nothing racist” about discussing the violation of crimes.

“We’re sending the message that we don’t care about the men and women that are being killed in the name of Islam … that’s the real racism,” she said.

As a law student, Goldstein was compelled to look into these issues through not only her studies but also current events. As she was doing her homework one day, she caught the story of Hussam, a 15-year-old attempted suicide bomber who turned himself in.

She said she decided to go to Palestine and conduct interviews with some of the young children who were being taught or coerced into violence by Hamas. Her first stop was Hussam’s home, where his parents were adamant that he would not have done this without being coerced.

But when she interviewed Hussam’s sister, she realized the sister considered him a martyr, she said.

Goldstein realized then a generation gap existed between the parents and their more fundamentalist children.

She also interviewed the family of the first suicide bomber, Wafa Idris, who is considered a hero in the West Bank. Her mother said Idris was divorced, infertile and was given the choice between being stoned to death and becoming a suicide bomber.

Idris’ mother said she grieved for her daughter, but her nieces were proud of Idris and how she

Brielle Landis, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, attended the Penn State game and enjoyed the excitement of the crowd. The game brought people together, she said.

She also went to the previous game and noticed the difference between Big Ten games and regular ones.

“The Penn State game was much more crowded,” she said.

Ariel Marcus, a Rutgers Business School junior, attended the Tulane game last week, which she said was not as crowded as previous games.

She did not really notice any changes beyond the dif ferent paint on the field.

“Other people who are really into football … would notice more than I would,” she said.

But she has noticed the increased competition and selectivity for tickets, especially for students.

At the recent game, she could not help but observe how small the student section was compared to the rest of the stadium.

While getting tickets, she worries about whether her friends can go to the game as well.

“The Big Ten looks good to the outside world, but as a student, unless you spend money on a pass, it could be a hassle,” she said.

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understand what’s going on in the world and why it needs to be understand,” Akhtar said.

The club hopes to use the discussions as the starting point from where they can either advocate directly to legislatures or state departments, or have students write letters or for certain issues.

The club’s first event, “Conquering Carbon: A Climate Reality Project Presentation,” took place last night at Murray Hall on the College Avenue campus.

Roshni Karwal, a climate change advocate from the Climate Reality Project, addressed an audience of students.

Karwal gave students a broader perspective on climate change to provide them with a better understanding of the issue, take a position on it and eventually form some type of policy initiative to follow that, Parlej said. “[Rutgers Peacemakers is] re-

ally trying to get on the map here with this event,” Parlej said. “Part of this issue is that while it may not be causing outward conflict now, it is one of those things that needs to be resolved for our generation and that was the idea of putting this event together.”

In the future, the organization hopes to hold events about other current events issues. They plan to use online feedback from students so they can cater to the issues that students are interested in advocating for.

Philip Kehoe, the club’s public relations chair, said the “global” in global climate change is what inspires him about the topic.

“The actions we take set off a chain reaction that impacts the world in ways we previously never thought possible, and has longstanding implication for my children and grandchildren,” said Ke-

hoe, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior.

The average student can make a change by doing as little as riding their bike or walking to class instead of driving, Kehoe said. Students can also save electricity by turning off lights when they leave their room or turning off appliances when they’re not in use.

By sitting down and discussing complex topics and directing ideas, students can discover great ideas and create a message to bring to a larger group, Akhtar said. By coming together as part of this organization, students have a platform to discuss those ideas and see where their thoughts may eventually lead.

“It’s difficult as an individual to make change, but with a group of intelligent, like-minded people, change is inevitable, and that’s how we’re going to do it,” Akhtar said.

had been elevated from her previously shameful position. One niece told Goldstein she would like to be a suicide bomber.

“It’s a truth stranger than fiction,” she said. “One of the reasons I risked my life to make this movie is to collect words from the people themselves.”

Goldstein said Hamas has taught children in school and in the media to perpetuate violence against Jews and Israel. She condemned international organization United Nations Relief Works Agency for allowing Hamas to continue this work.

UNRWA has admitted to hiring teachers of the Hamas payroll, taking textbooks from them and inviting members of the youth faction to schools, Goldstein said.

She said another source of child rights abuses is Afghanistan, where the Taliban has recruited children to serve as suicide bombers and soldiers. They have kidnapped and purchased children from their parents to do their bidding.

In Mali, terrorists groups pay parents between $1,000 and $2,000 to give up their children, she said.

Ahmed, an associate professor of medicine for the State University of New York, said she was raised

in Pakistan as a Muslim, but her parents educated her and gave her financial freedom.

Her first real exposure to sexism in Islam was when she moved to Saudi Arabia, she said. The government forced her to give her passport to her male supervisor, and she lost the right to drive.

“You don’t really think about the privileges in this country until you lose them,” she said.

This experience compelled her to look further into oppression and human rights violations in Islam, she said. She told the story of her visit to a de-radicalization school in Pakistan for former child soldiers.

She met one boy, a cricket-playing 15 year old who reminded her of her brother, who told the story of his work with fundamentalists.

He was the son of a government postal worker and lived in a mud home without electricity or running water. Eventually, an older boy started walking with him to school and telling him about all the things the Taliban was doing.

The partner began to convince the boy, and he decided to abscond from school. He was disconnected from his family and began to fall into the ranks of terrorist groups.

He was part of several attacks and kidnapped 22 Pakistani ranger officers to hand them to the Taliban, she said.

“I realized I was sitting across this boy who looked just like my brother … but had been responsible for hundreds of deaths before he turned 15,” she said.

He was told he would be targeting the Shi’a mosque sect where people were praying. But as he followed the crowd to take off his shoes, an officer noticed his hesitation and apprehended him.

She said this continuing story of the repression of children showed the complexity of the conflicts within Islam.

“Try to say that in a sound bite on television,” she said.

Diana Diner, director of Rutgers Hillel Center of Israel Engagement, said a student had approached her about inviting Goldstein, who had in turn invited Ahmed to maintain a balance.

She said protesters of the event should have approached Hillel about their issues rather than trying to hurt the actual event. “[Their actions] detract from the dialogue that could happen,” she said.

High Point Solutions Stadium has undergone enhancements worth $1.7 million to include more bathrooms, a widened concourse and an improved scoreboard. TIANFANG YU / STAFF

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FOOD & DRINK

SoupMan warms up Rutgers campuses as fall approaches JENNY LIN STAFF WRITER

As the leaves change color and the breezy fall days begin, a warm bowl of comforting soup is the perfect addition to this season.

If you have ever watched “Seinfeld,” you may recall the 1995 episode “The Soup Nazi,” which was inspired by Al Yeganeh, the chef and creator of the famous soups found in “The Original SoupMan” locations across the countr y.

The first SoupMan, originally named “Soup Kitchen International,” opened in 1984 in midtown Manhattan. Since then, it has become a franchise with various city locations across the U.S. Along with brick and mortar stores, SoupMan soups are available in grocery stores next to big name brands like Campbell’s and Progresso. SoupMan has also entered the food truck business with the help of Marcus Crawford, the

founder and visionary behind lifestyle brand Amongst Elite.

In 2011, Crawford worked his way from the bottom up at “The Original SoupMan.” While working there, he thought of new opportunities for SoupMan to grow.

“I pitched the concept of putting the SoupMan products onto food trucks in order to help build brand awareness,” Crawford said. “By putting the soups on trucks and franchising out, we can touch a larger demographic.”

Currently, the SoupMan food truck is operating as a “soup-mobile” trailer that has traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and major cities in New Jersey.

Crawford has plans to launch a Kickstarter within the next month to raise funds to operate a fully equipped food truck with more menu options.

The SoupMan truck offers up to six different soup flavors a day. The menu changes daily but will always

SoupMan offers a variety of different soup choices each day, such as tomato basil and chicken gumbo. Customers can also enjoy the lobster roll in addition to their meal. JENNY LIN

Owner and operator of the SoupMan food truck Marcus Crawford uses social media to keep people updated on where the truck is stationed for the day. JENNY LIN have seafood, meat and vegetarian options. According to Crawford, signature soups include lobster bisque, jambalaya and mulligatawny.

The lobster bisque is a rich, creamy soup made with 100 percent real North Atlantic lobster blended with onions, celery, potatoes, cream and sherry wine.

I tried the chicken gumbo soup, which consisted of chunks of chicken breasts, red pepper, okra and carrots. I was pleasantly pleased by the meat-to-soup-tovegetable ratio, as every element was perfectly balanced.

Although I found the chicken to be slightly dr y, the vegetables were well cooked and not overly soft. The soup also had a nice kick of spiciness that added a depth of flavor.

The tomato basil soup, which was the vegetarian option of the day, had finely diced carrots, red and green peppers and onions. It was one of the best tomato soups I have ever had.

Unlike most tomato soups where the texture is solely smooth, the vegetables created texture in SoupMan’s version.

They serve all soups with oyster crackers to soak up the flavors of the soup and add a crunchy bite.

To go along with your soup, I recommend also ordering the lobster roll, which consists of chunks of lobster sitting on top of a soft, toasted bun. I liked that the lobster was not heavily coated with mayonnaise. Instead, a small amount of mayo was spread on the bottom of the bun with thinly sliced

“We can relate to the students and their possible future ambitions.”

MARCUS CRAWFORD Owner and operator of the SoupMan food truck

iceberg lettuce. The lobster’s light seasoning allowed the true flavor of the lobster meat to shine.

“It’s a specialty seasoning — I’m not at liberty to tell you the secrets!” Crawford said.

Rice bowls are also available every day and consist of long grain wild rice with a choice of soup on top. Crawford recommends the chicken chili soup to create a “real hearty quick meal.”

Along with ser ving delicious soup, Crawford hopes to inspire entrepreneurship among students. After graduating from Florida International University in 2010, Crawford found himself unemployed like thousands of other graduates. He always knew he wanted to be a business owner but was not sure what kind of business to enter.

Since then, he founded Amongst Elite and is working to bring SoupMan to more customers across the nation.

“We can relate to the students and their possible future ambitions. We want them to look at us, see some young guys trying to build a solid business and hopefully gather some inspiration to go seek their entrepreneurial dreams,” Crawford said.

With so many food trucks competing for business, SoupMan is confident its specialization in flavorful, hearty soups will set it apart from other trucks.

“Hopefully, we can become the ice cream of the winter,” Crawford said.

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NFL double standards unacceptable Policing specificities of rulebook ignores larger issues in the league

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rom getting a handle on its domestic abuse situ- and the NFL certainly had no problem with all the ation to settling the Washington Redskins team positive attention he and the new “Tebow-ing” meme name debate once and for all, the NFL can’t brought to the league. But Abdullah takes a couple of seem to get anything right these days. During Monday seconds to send up a quick prayer, and he’s immediately night’s football game against the New England Patriots, flagged for it.

Are we even surprised? Here was Tebow, a white, Kansas City Chiefs’ safety Husain Abdullah was flagged for “excessive celebration” for sliding into a prayer after male, Christian football player, and most people were scoring the second touchdown of his career. The exact more than comfortable getting on board with him praywords of the referee were “unsportsmanlike conduct, ing during games. And now we have Abdullah, a practicing Muslim. Intentional or not — and either way, it’s going to the ground.”

The NFL issued a statement on Tuesday to clarify unacceptable — the double standard couldn’t be more that according to its official rulebook, getting on the obvious. Granted, the “going on the ground” rule wasn’t ground is indeed a violation. But religious celebrations in place while Tebow was in the league, but how many are exempt, and Abdullah should not have been flagged. excuses are we really willing to make for a blatant case But we still think it should have issued more of an apol- of profiling?

The NFL needs to stop obogy for a pretty insensitive sessively policing every sinmistake. The referee’s imgle action of its players on the mediate reaction was to flag “The NFL needs to stop field and start paying more Abdullah for excessive celobsessively policing every single attention to the things that ebration as soon as he saw action of its players on the field actually matter — like maybe the player on the ground, even though it was not “exand start paying more attention to the rampant issue of domestic abuse among its players, cessive” by any stretch of the things that actually matter.” or the still-unresolved conthe word, and the team was troversy over the Redskins, given a 15-yard penalty for it. or player safety concerns, The No Fun League is getting more and more uptight over its endless list of or perhaps working on its money-crazed image after its highly specific rules regulating players’ actions on the juvenile response to the FCC eliminating blackout rules field, especially when it comes to celebrating touch- on television. The list could go on.

There is absolutely no point in putting so much time downs. The rules were put into place because, yes, in the past there were some pretty excessive celebrations and energy into dissecting the tiniest technicalities in that probably detracted from the game (climbing up the rulebook when there are so many blatant problems goalposts, ridiculously elaborate acting, inappropriate in the league itself that are being completely overlooked. taunts, etc.). Apparently there needs to be a clearer defi- The timeline of the news coming out about the league nition of what’s considered “excessive” to avoid this kind these days is almost comical: From “NFL commissionof confusion over the semantics of the exact rule in the er admits punishment for domestic abuse was too soft,” book. But this whole thing probably could have been to “Player flagged for celebratory prayer after scoring avoided in the first place if the referee just used common touchdown,” it honestly sounds like the league has comsense — and probably if this had happened with a white pletely lost its grip on everything. But unfortunately, that’s literally exactly the way it’s going. We didn’t think Christian instead of Abdullah, a practicing Muslim.

No one had any issues with Tim Tebow for his prac- things could possibly get much worse for the league, but tically iconic one-knee genuflection after every touch- the NFL seriously needs to shape up and get its prioridown. Tebow’s devoutness was praised in the media, ties in order.

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International experience elicits national self-awareness STORIES FROM PARIS TESS ROSENBERG

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rightly colored ivy bleeds down the stone walls of Sciences Po. Throughout the courtyard, students intently lean into thick texts, seated in benches symmetrically distributed across the cobblestone plot. The entrance consists of an impressive set of towering blue doors, the sort that harkens back to the image you once devised as portals into the fantasy worlds of your childhood. It’s ancient, stoic, but exudes a profound relevancy.

And so, here we are: the Sciences Po building on Rue de la Chaise. This site contributes to the campus network scattered throughout the 6th arrondissement, the center of Paris. The main location is situated one block away from Saint-Germain-des-Prés — once an integral neighborhood for existentialist intellectuals like Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir — and now, dotted with tourists, suspended in awe and cultural oversaturation.

Sciences Po, or the Political Science Institute of Paris and my home for the next eight months as an international exchange student, is one of the grandes écoles in France. It was founded in 1872 as the École Libre des Sciences Politiques by Émile Boutmy. The goal of the university upon its conception was the training of future French public servants.

Arguably, this underlying purpose has not changed, though the scope has expanded to become highly international. Beyond which, the list of alumni is impressive — princes, prime ministers, presidents, journalists, CEOs — having obtained the highest positions in organizations like the

International Monetary Fund and the United Nations. Additionally, numerous alumni have gone on to become heads of state for foreign governments, including a former prime minister of Iran, a former president of Sri-Lanka and the last emperor of the Nguyen dynasty of Vietnam.

Sciences Po is the sort of institution in which you are not completely surprised when a student, mid-presentation, mentions how Kim Jung-un’s (exiled) nephew is in attendance. Everything is somehow political — and, at times, almost volatile.

The symbol of Sciences Po is that of a lion and a fox, an allusion to one of Niccolò Machiavelli’s metaphors on how to be an ideal ruler in “The Prince.”

my desk. Essentially, there is a stray cat that regularly wanders the floors of Sciences Po, and his name is Marcel. He has over 2,000 “likes” on Facebook.

Another central image for Sciences Po students, much to my confusion, is the Péniche. Generally speaking, there is no outward expression of school spirit (for instance, no spirit wear being worn), but for whatever reason, the Péniche embodies a kind of Sciences Po pride. What is it? A long wooden bench found in the entrance hall to the main campus building where students meet and organizations vie for signatures and ticket sales to their events. The university paper is named after it as well.

“Although I have abstained from any such provocative dialogues, I have nevertheless discovered that being abroad, especially at a place like Sciences Po, makes oneself vastly more self-aware of his or her American-ness. Suddenly, it becomes a tangible and relevant factor of who you are to other people.”

“One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.”

The current student body exhibits this same eagerness that you would likely expect from my description. You only need to glance at the exhaustive list of Sciences Po student groups, which is almost entirely political or cultural.

However, this characterization of Sciences Po does not do it justice. It is not simply some kind of elitist, cigarette-smoking conveyor belt for future French politicians and NGO founders. The sub-culture itself has many more quirks.

One such example is the unofficial school mascot, which I recently discovered during a class when it jumped up on

In addition to stray cats and benches, Sciences Po students also seem to like parties, particularly when they occur on boats.

That said, I would still assert that the most fundamental aspect about Sciences Po’s pride and modern identity is, without a doubt, its diversity. A large portion of its students are foreign, and the passions that drive their desires to affect particular change is impressive.

Living in such a global environment as an American student has taught me so much already. Aside from learning from new friends about the political parties in Indonesia or the music scene in New Zealand, this experience has been a great lesson on diplomacy and national self-awareness.

One could reasonably argue that America has a significant amount of contemporary global influence — an influence that exceeds the boundaries of politics.

Aspects of what is deemed “our culture” have woven into that of others, at times to the point of strangulation. In France, for instance, one can find the second largest concentration of McDonald’s outside the United States. So, even while a country may consume “our culture,” there is also something in this process that can be found inherently invasive. In conjunction with this phenomenon, the individuals of such a country could then perceive Americans as feeling entitled to this sort of expansion, perhaps indifferent to what cultures exist beyond our own.

Therefore, as a politically aware American surrounded by similarly politically aware students from all over the world, it can be a bit intimidating. The moment you say “from the U.S.,” you are perceived as a representative of this culture, and you essentially become an outlet for complaints about America.

By and large, the situations in which I am offered unwarranted assessments about my nationality are rare. And although I have abstained from any such provocative dialogues, I have nevertheless discovered that being abroad, especially at a place like Sciences Po, makes one vastly more self-aware of his or her American-ness. Suddenly, it becomes a tangible and relevant factor of who you are to other people — your American-ness.

Tess Rosenberg is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in English and political science with a minor in French. Her column, “Stories From Paris,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.

‘Legend of Korra’ bends stereotypes, worth watching WALKING ON EGGSHELLS DANIEL MUNOZ

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f you are friends with me on Facebook, you might find the occasional post on my newsfeed commenting on some aspect of the Nickelodeon TV series “The Legend of Korra.” The show, which aired in April 2012, depicts a fantasy world where humans can manipulate the elements air, water, earth and fire. Each element has its own nation. On top of that, there is the “Avatar,” who is capable of controlling all four of these elements and is tasked with maintaining international balance. The “Avatar,” therefore, is a sort of culturally revered figure in this world.

The original series, “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” depicts a 100-year war of imperialism waged by the fire benders against the other nations. “The Legend of Korra,” on the other hand, depicts the world a generation after the war. The show takes place in what is the equivalent of the 1920s steampunk metropolis. Both series ran for several years, drawing in millions of viewers and fans from across the world. Now, “The Legend of Korra” will finally come to its end, with episode one of the final season airing this Friday, Oct. 3. Due to the complexity and popularity of the female characters in “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” the producers felt comfortable proposing a hotheaded, ego-

tistic female “Avatar” as the protagonist for the new series.

The show was golden and revolutionary in a number of ways. Yes, the protagonist is female, but her gender does not become a defining factor in how the plot unfolds. The limited constraints on female characters that seem to exist in modern pop culture do not entirely manifest themselves in this show. She is judged by the content of her character, as well as her nature as the “Avatar” and not by her gender. We simply have

character, would not find the show at all to their liking. Despite the green light being given to DiMartino and Konietzko by the executives, behind-the-scenes politics still found a way to undermine the success of the show.

For example, a legal dispute erupted between James Cameron and Nickelodeon over the fact that the title “Avatar: The Legend of Korra” crossed Cameron’s blockbuster movie, “Avatar.” The speculation that floated around about the sex-

“[The Legend of Korra] was golden and revolutionary in a number of ways. Yes, the protagonist is female, but her gender does not become a defining factor in how the plot unfolds. The limited constraints on female characters that seem to exist in modern pop culture do not entirely manifest themselves in this show.”

Korra, this awesome and powerful person, trying to do her best of her abilities.

Of course, there is the romantic subplot, which intertwines with the main sequence of events, but that is to be expected in Western media.

Many had questioned some of the politics behind the scenes that had gone into the production of the show. Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the two creators of the series, stated in an interview with NPR news that there had been an initial degree of resistance to airing the “The Legend of Korra,” due to the protagonist being a female. Executives had worried that male viewers, seeing a female lead

ist-based reluctance by the executives to approve “The Legend of Korra” lingered for years after the premiere of season one.

Indeed, there had been a grave number of marketing annoyances and mistakes. Rumors about a second “Avatar” series began spreading since summer of 2010, though it was not until July 2011 that a trailer for the series was released. The premiere date was constantly pushed back until it came out in March 2012. Then, it was not until a year after the first season finished in late June 2012 that the season two trailer was released.

Once that season finished, there was the fiasco of promoting season three and

Nickelodeon’s inability to see through any sort of adequate crisis management. In response to half a dozen episodes leaking online, the season was abruptly released over the summer. Critics highlighted the slapdash and minimal level of marketing done

by Nickelodeon. Coupled with the lightning speed at which episodes were churned out — as many as three in a single day — the ratings dipped to just over a million. Considering the first season drew close to eight million viewers when it aired in 2012, this was most definitely a marketing failure on the part of Nickelodeon. To further complicate the matter, the release date of the final season was just over a month after the previous season had ended, prompting many fans to ask why there was a rush to put an end to the show.

With the end of the show on the horizon, I call for all fans to watch “The Legend of Korra.” I am aware most of audience is older (college-aged) and might prefer to stream the show on secondhand sites rather than Nickelodeon itself. Nickelodeon’s official website is rather inconvenient to use with its many ads and is difficult to navigate to different parts of videos. Yet for the sake of proving just how popular the show is and to show the producers this TV series is something amazing, special and popular, it’s worth making the effort to tune in this Friday.

Daniel Munoz is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science with a minor in Spanish. His column, “Walking on Eggshells,” normally runs on the first Friday of every month.

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said. “We needed a unit that can build our attack from the backfield, and we really chose those players carefully and are really excited about them coming back for multiple seasons. They have so much potential, and the more experience they get will just build their confidence.”

The defenders’ different qualities are what Long thinks has made the unit stout. “[Sophia Walia] and Jenn Staab understand the game really well,” Long said. “All of them understand what we are trying to achieve with our structure and how we try to manipulate the opposition’s forward line. They are all great tacklers and have great instincts. Devon and Elyse bring a lot of speed to the table, while Jenn and Wally provide the knowledge.”

Broderick feels the team has gotten better from the past year and can continue to get better and grow as a unit with the added experience.

“The past spring offseason playing together helped us be able to communicate well and know each other’s tendencies and where to find each other on the field,” Broderick said.

One area where the defense has been good and able to deny the opponents’ goals is on the defensive penalty corner unit. It consists of Hayes, Walia, Staab, Freshnock and Broderick. They are effective in clearing the ball out of the circle.

“Our defensive penalty corner unit is so solid,” Long said of what stands out the most about her defensive unit. “Shevaun is able to read the attack. Devon, Elyse, Jenn and Sophia are very hard to get through because their mentality is to deny penalty corners and get the ball out. They are able to perform under pressure, which is great for the team.”

The players have to be well prepared when it comes to knowing the offense’s tendencies, which they accomplish through studying game footage.

“You have to really see and witness where you have to be on the field,” Broderick said. “You have to understand their tendencies and just be really aware of what’s happening around you.”

When it comes to situational play or adjusting to the personnel on the field, the defense is prepared to do whatever it takes.

“Our defensive press changes based on how [the opposition] outlet the ball,” Freshnock said. “It varies with who is playing, but we are really good at adjusting with the personnel on the field.”

Long is excited about what the future holds for Rutgers’ defense, with the players in it showing signs early in their career of wanting to get better.

“They put a lot of time in looking over film. They look at things like situational play and breakdown situations to know how to act,” Long said. “They’re really proactive about their development and that’s exactly what I was trying to create with this group. They really take their development in their own hands and want to get better, show that they are self-driven.”

him this year, but at the same time, we just look forward to putting him in the mix next year.”

Lurie’s path to Rutgers is certainly one of the more unique situations to that of the normal student-athlete — and in his words, “a bit crazy.”

The Alpharetta, Georgia native began looking at colleges during his junior year of high school and decided he would prefer a smaller school, choosing to attend Portland.

Lurie played two seasons there with the Pilots, appearing in 31 games as a left back and logging two assists before deciding to make the leap to Louisville, where he spent his two semesters.

Lurie said his decision to join the Cardinals was easy, given that the coaching staff recruited him out of high school, but injuries and other factors made him decide another change in scenery was necessary.

That’s when Donigan and his staff made their pitch, despite knowing Lurie would be ineligible for one season since it was his second time transferring from a fouryear school.

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THREAT Gardner, Morris offer two different quarterbacks RU has to prepare for CONTINUED FROM BACK know people talk about Gardner’s feet, but his completion percentage is pretty good,” Flood said.

“They’ve been ver y effective in the red zone, so when they get down there, they score touchdowns.”

Although preparing for two quar terbacks in practice is something new to the Scarlet Knights this season, it doesn’t change much for Steve Longa. The sophomore linebacker said it’s still all about “doing your job” and preparing for whoever will play.

“Coach Donigan and coach [Dave] Beck also recruited me pretty heavily [out of high school],” Lurie said. “Coach Beck actually came to my club’s ID camp that they held, and so they reached out and made it pretty easy for me to choose [Rutgers]. I actually didn’t get to visit here until I came here. I kind of just leaped out here and didn’t really know what I was getting myself into, but at that point it was just kind of like, ‘Hey, I got one more year left’… and it’s been very good so far.”

Although Lurie has yet to display his abilities for the Knights on the field, the versatile defender entered the college scene as a highly touted recruit and was a member of the 2011 U.S. U-18 National Team.

There he played with the likes of Columbus Crew midfielder Wil Trapp and U.S. Men’s National Team and World Cup standout defender DeAndre Yedlin in what he called a privileged experience.

“DeAndre was actually my roommate and that was crazy because at that time he was just another kid, and now just to see him taking off … that’s unbelievable for him,” Lurie said. “It was just a great experience to be able to be playing with the best players in the country for a week and hopefully, maybe one day, I can do it again.”

Described by Donigan as a technical, versatile player that plays “hard as hell” and can smack a ball from long range, Lurie will have to wait until the 2015 season to make his mark.

Sophomore goalkeeper David Greczek said senior Mitch Lurie is the type of player any team would want to have in a locker room.

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While he is not able to participate in games, Lurie said the transition has gone better than expected.

“It’s actually been pretty good,” Lurie said of having to sit out during games. “Just because knowing that I am helping these guys every day. … I mean practice is kind of my game, so I just try and come out every day in practice and play my hardest and help be a leader and help with everything I can with these guys.”

But despite being one of two seniors on the team with leadership

and skill, Lurie’s outgoing personality may be the most notable asset he provides to the locker room.

“His characteristics, his personality, are just great,” said sophomore goalkeeper David Greczek of Lurie. “He always knows how to make people laugh and also knows when to be serious and he’s the type of player, friend and teammate that you need.”

Senior defensive lineman “We know that one is a runner, he can run the ball, and Dave Milewski has always said one is more of a pocket passer,” that he is only about doing his Longa said. “We don’t know who job in ever ything that he does. is going to play, but we are get- He said doing his job this week is especially imting ready for por tant because both. It’s al“[The scout team is] of what Gardner ways impor tdoes well. ant to do your always the most “I think both job and read important part. If you quar terbacks your keys. kind of bring Ever y week can’t get a good look, something di [defensive coyou’ll never be prepared.” ferent to the ordinator] Joe table, but they Rossi stresses KEVIN SNYDER are both athletthat because Senior Linebacker ic and they can that’s how both throw,” this defense Milewski said. works. That’s just how we have been going “Basically containing Gardner star ts with me getting a good about it.”

The challenges a mobile quar- read on the of fensive line and terback presents include having what they are giving me. Hopeto slow down his running ability fully I can get the read before he is out there.” as well as his throwing ability.

The big focus two weeks ago in practice was replicating the Navy’s triple-option of fense. This week, the scout team is tasked with having to duplicate both Gardner and Morris, who both remain star ting candidates.

The role that the scout team plays is arguably as impor tant as any other position, and this week is no exception, according to senior linebacker Kevin Snyder.

“I thought the scout offense did well today. They made some plays that obviously we need to clean up,” Snyder said. “They are always the most important part. If you can’t get a good look, you’ll never be prepared for a game and the speed of the game. They’ve been pushing us to be better than the week before.”

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October 1, 2014 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK JUNIOR HAS ONLY FIVE CATCHES THROUGH FIVE GAMES

Kroft makes impact in blocking despite lack of receiving GREG JOHNSON SPORTS EDITOR

To the naked eye, Tyler Kroft has been practically invisible for the Rutgers football team this season — at least to those who like big numbers.

A preseason watch list candidate for the John Mackey Award, which is given annually to the nation’s best tight end, Kroft has only five receptions for 50 yards through five games.

That’s well short of the pace the junior set last season, when he led the Scarlet Knights with 43 catches for 573 yards.

Part of the drop-off is the product of persistent double teams in the passing game. Even so, what doesn’t show up on the stat sheet is the key role the 6-foot-6, 240-pound tight end plays in delivering key blocks in the run game on the edge up front.

“People think he’s having a bad year, but he’s doing a great job for us, and he’s being selfless throughout the whole process,” said senior quarterback Gary Nova. “He’s going to have his moments, but he’s just doing whatever’s asked of him.”

As Rutgers’ receiving game continues to become whole, offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen has his hands full.

Preseason co-starting sophomore wideout Andre Patton, who missed the first four games and was eased back into action against Tulane, is off the injury report.

Senior transfer Andrew Turzilli caught his first touchdown Saturday and is becoming acclimated.

With four co-starters opposite junior Leonte Carroo, Friedgen can be increasingly flexible in his

Junior tight end Tyler Kroft is on pace to finish well below his career year last season in terms of receiving, but he is making up for extra defensive attention with improved blocking. YANGENG LIN personnel groupings, with plenty of targets to feed.

So as far as his individual numbers are concerned, Kroft can’t complain.

“I think I’ve been making the most out of the opportunities that have been given to me,” Kroft said. “Obviously, I’ve been a little bit more in the run game than in the passing game, and I think I’ve done a pretty good job of holding down the blocking aspect of [tight end]. The coaches

have been pretty happy with me so far. I’ve just got to keep building on that.”

Still, Kroft feels the receiving numbers will come once defenses divert less attention to the trenches, where he says he’s seen frequent tight coverage and double teams.

“Teams aren’t going to be able to keep doing that because we have weapons on the outside that are going to be able to kind of torch them,” Kroft said. “I’m hoping for

some bigger things in the second half of the season.”

Kroft, who came off the bench and played only one snap against Tulane with an upper body injury, is probable to play this Saturday against Michigan.

Head coach Kyle Flood said in his teleconference Sunday that the hope was to get Kroft back to 100 percent.

So far in practice, his reduced role against Tulane is returning results.

“He looks healthier. He looks like he’s running better,” Flood

said. “I think having a week like he had last week was good. We were fortunate to be 1-0 without having to play him a lot, and I think that’ll help us this week.” *** As turmoil brews in Michigan amid the handling of quarterback Shane Morris’ concussion-like symptoms Saturday against Minnesota, head coach Brady Hoke and Athletic Director Dave Brandon are currently under intense scrutiny.

There is also speculation Hoke might be coaching for this job against Rutgers, but Flood said those distractions aren’t the Knights’ concern.

“Whatever is going on in Ann Arbor, we don’t have any control over that,” Flood said. “That is not our situation. We have to control what we control, which is our preparation. If we control our preparation, we’ll come out Saturday night and we’ll play well.” *** With four corners listed as probable or questionable on Rutgers’ injury report, Flood said there is a chance true freshman Kam Lott could see action against Michigan, which features a plethora of wideouts standing at least 6-foot-4.

Lott, a 3-star recruit from Jacksonville, Florida, has yet to see the field this season.

“I don’t think we can rule anything out at that position right now,” Flood said. “From a health standpoint, we don’t have very many at that position that are 100-percent healthy.”

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CAPTAINS Schroeter leads defensive unit by playing in every set so far, collecting 246 digs CONTINUED FROM BACK With his captains, he knows this possible disconnect is a nonissue.

“The biggest thing they provide is a filter from head coach to players,” Werneke said. “I believe in a line of command from head coach, assistant coaches, captains and then players. Having that chain of communication is key so every player knows why I am making the decisions I am for the team.”

Besides their off-court contributions, Schroeter and Andreassian have played a pivotal role for the Knights on the court.

Schroeter has been a defensive rock as the team’s libero, playing in every possible set this season while tallying a team-high 246 digs. Her efforts have contributed to the Knights being one of the top defensive teams in the Big Ten, as Rutgers currently ranks fourth with an average of 14.41 digs per set.

As for Andreassian, she has utilized her diverse skill set to make consistent contributions for the Knights. She is fifth on the team in total blocks with 18 and has notched her season-high of five kills against Cincinnati and Akron this season.

For both players, their play on the court has been only one reason Werneke chose them as captains.

Schroeter believes there were a

number of traits Werneke looked for when deciding his team leaders.

“I think he went off of who worked the hardest and who is a natural leader,” Schroeter said. “Rachel has these qualities, and the girls really follow after her, as well as myself, so I think he wanted girls who could really connect with the team on and off the court.”

Both Andreassian and Schroeter have certainly connected to the team.

Throughout the season, a number of players, including true freshmen Meme Fletcher and Talia Holze, have said how tight this group of girls is. The continuing development of team chemistry will prove crucial for the Knights as they go deeper into conference play.

Werneke has been content with his choices for captains so far this year. But he knows his work with his captains is far from finished.

“I think they are an extension of me, and ultimately, they want what I want, which is to make every decision in the best interest of the program,” Werneke said. “As long as we can maintain that philosophy, good things will happen for the program.”

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October 1, 2014

IN BRIEF

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lympic swimmer Michael Phelps was arrested Tuesday on a DUI charge, according to ESPN. Officials say that Phelps, 29, was driving under the influence, excessively speeding and crossing double-lane lines in the Fort McHenry Tunnel on Interstate 95 in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Maryland Transportation Authority released a statement saying Phelps was clocked driving 84 mph in a 45 mph zone at 1:40 a.m.

Phelps issued an apology in a statement Tuesday afternoon.

“I understand the severity of my actions and take full responsibility.

I know these words may not mean much now but I am deeply sorry to everyone I have let down,” Phelps said in the statement.

Michigan

athletic director

Dave Brandon released a statement early Tuesday on an investigation with the football team’s medical and coaching staffs.

Sophomore quarterback Shane Morris displayed concussion-like symptoms after a big hit in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 30-14 loss to Minnesota.

“Shane left the bench when he heard his name called and went back into the game,” Brandon said in the statement. “Under these circumstances, a player should not be allowed to re-enter the game before being cleared by the team physician.

This clearly identifies the need for improvements in our sideline and communications processes.”

The NFL announced Tuesday that Kansas City Chiefs free safety Husain Abdullah should not have received an unsportsmanlike penalty for his touchdown celebration Monday night during the Chiefs’ 41-14 win against the New England Patriots.

Abdullah dropped to his knees and bowed in prayer following a 39yard interception return for a touchdown and received a 15-yard penalty.

According to Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1, players are not allowed to engage in celebrations while on the ground, NFL spokesman Michael Signora said.

But since it was part of religious expression, there should not have been a penalty on the play, according to Signora.

The Oakland Raiders named Tony Sparano as the team’s interim head coach yesterday less than 24 hours after firing former head coach Dennis Allen, according to ESPN. Allen was fired after a blowout loss Sunday to the Miami Dolphins in London, 38-14, to fall to 0-4 on the season and finish 8-28 overall as Oakland’s coach.

Sparano was the team’s assistant and offensive line coach and spent parts of four seasons as head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 2008-11, going 29-32 and guiding them to the AFC East title in his first year.

The Raiders finished 8-8 in the two seasons before Allen became coach.

CROSS COUNTRY DEMING MISSED MOST OF LAST TWO SEASONS WITH INJURY

Senior returns from injury to leader role MIKE O’SULLIVAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Injuries are always an unfortunate part of sports, as they inflict both physical and emotional pain to athletes and force them to take time away from their training.

One athlete’s injury not only is costly to the individual, but it also creates a negative ripple effect on a team that can make the tribulations of a season even tougher.

Senior Brianna Deming knows all too well how difficult it can be to cope with injuries.

Deming enters her final season for the Rutgers women’s cross country team after missing most of the last two seasons with a stress fracture in her right tibia.

It has proven to be exceedingly nagging, as Deming tried multiple times to come back from the injury only to aggravate it again.

“It’s been really difficult,” Deming said. “It’s taken a while to get back to this point [of health]. I would get back and then get re-

injured because when I first got back, I didn’t come back correctly.”

She credits a new rehabilitation process for her most recent comeback, as she said an increase in strength training has given her better results this time. “[With a] stress fracture, since it’s a bone injury, the only thing you can do is not run and try not to get re-hurt,” she said. “… So, I started incorporating more strength training this time, and so far, it seems to be working the best out of any of the other rehab I’ve done.”

Deming’s return has had a positive impact on the rest of the team, as she has posted some of the best times for the Scarlet Knights in races thus far and has also exuded leadership during practices.

Senior Allison Payenski is a longtime teammate of Deming’s and is excited to have her back competing on the team.

“It’s great to have her back,” Payenski said. “It was sad that she wasn’t with us for the last season,

but she has come back as strong as she was before.”

Payenski knows how important veteran leadership is, as she and Deming are part of a small group of upperclassmen on the team.

She feels it is critical to establish team unity, and that stems from the veterans.

“I just want everyone to be unified and all work together as a team because that’s really the goal of being in cross country,” Payenski said.

“We have a lot of newcomers, so we’re just getting to know them, and they’re getting to know us. We’re getting off to a good start.”

One of those newcomers is freshman Alexandra Juzwiak, who has been impressed by the overall chemistry of the team.

“With Brianna [Deming], Paige [Senatore], Ashley [Deckert] and Allison [Payenski], pretty much everyone has been good in leadership roles,” she said. “Everyone here is friends.”

Deming has been in Juzwiak’s position before as a freshman com-

peting on the college level for the first time, and she said she does feel it is part of her responsibility to act as a guide for her younger teammates.

“Coming in freshman year, I remember thinking, ‘This is all very new,’” she said. “It’s really different racing in college, so I think we try to guide the younger runners.”

The return from injury has been a challenging plight for Deming, but she hopes to remain healthy for the whole season and enjoy it as much as she can.

“This is my last time to really run cross country [because] I’m not going to get this opportunity again,” she said. “I certainly go into each course thinking, ‘This is the last time I’m going to run at Holmdel. This is the last time I’m going to be at Van Cortlandt.’ So, I know I want to get faster times, and I’m just hoping to finish well and help my team do well.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “I certainly go into each course thinking, ‘This is the last time I’m going to run at Holmdel. This is the last time I’m going to be at Van Cortlandt.”

— Senior Brianna Deming on her final season with the Rutgers women’s cross country team

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FOOTBALL

MEN’S SOCCER LURIE PLAYED LAST SEASON WITH LOUISVILLE

Knights ‘D’ proves vital for success

Quarterback duo presents threat for RU

RYAN MORAN

TYLER KARALEWICH

STAFF WRITER

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

For the Rutgers field hockey team, defense has been vital toward its success and competitiveness.

This season, the Scarlet Knights have allowed 22 goals, an average of 2.75 per game. Opponents have scored 22 goals on 138 shots on goal.

Other than a blowout loss to Temple, the Knights have lost by one goal twice this season. The defense has always fought to keep the team in the game.

The first-unit defenders, Sophia Walia, Devon Freshnock, Elyse Broderick and Jenn Staab, as well as goalie Shevaun Hayes have gone lengths to become a cohesive unit and thwart the opposition’s attacks.

That’s just what head coach Meredith Long wants, as four of the five are sophomores and have plenty of more time to develop and become a superior unit.

“From a recruiting standpoint, it was a big focus two years ago to get good defenders,” Long

When looking at the Michigan of fense, several things stand out that makes it different from teams the Rutgers football team has faced this season.

To start, it has quarterback Devin Gardner, who can run the ball as effectively as he can throw it, bringing to mind the characteristic of a true dual-threat quarterback.

But along with the trouble Gardner brings, they also have a quar terback in Shane Morris who has come into the game to spell the struggling Gardner and present a true pocket presence at the position.

Head coach Kyle Flood said the skill that Gardner possesses as a pocket passer should not be overlooked, just like Morris should not be overlooked because he has only star ted one game.

“Both quarterbacks can make plays, and both guys can make plays with their arms. I

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Head coach Dan Donigan recruited senior transfer Mitch Lurie heavily in high school and played a big role in convincing him to spend his last year of eligibility at Rutgers.

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Transfer provides guidance in year off SEAN STEWART ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Sophomore midfielder Elyse Broderick said the team is improved from last year.

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The Rutgers men’s soccer team’s incoming recruiting class has made quite the impact nearing the midpoint of the regular season.

Freshman for ward Jason Wright leads the Scarlet Knights in goals (three) and assists (two). Freshmen defenders Brandon Tetro and Niel Guzman have provided necessar y depth for a backline struggling with injuries.

Junior college transfer Rayon Gibbs and freshman forward Miles Hackett gave head

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coach Dan Donigan a surplus of fast options up front.

But arguably Rutgers’ best off-season acquisition has not and will not play a single minute this year: someone Donigan has nothing but praise for.

“He’s been a great personality in the locker room, in training, on the sidelines in games,” Donigan said of senior transfer Mitch Lurie. “… He brings a very vibrant high-energy, positive attitude and mentality to the team, which any team could use. And you know from a playing standpoint we certainly could of used SEE TRANSFER ON PAGE 13

Sophomore Steve Longa said RU defense needs to prepare for both quarterbacks.

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VOLLEYBALL SCHROETER, ANDREASSIAN SERVE AS TEAM CAPTAINS THIS SEASON

Werneke establishes leadership structure with captains CONOR NORDLAND STAFF WRITER

Before the season began, Rutgers head volleyball coach CJ Werneke knew he would need to establish an integral factor for the success of his team: leadership.

The coaching staff alone would not be able to provide the type of guidance Werneke was looking for. He needed players

from his team to fill in when he would not be able to.

Werneke found who he was looking for in senior middle blocker Rachel Andreassian and junior libero Ali Schroeter.

Both captains have exemplified ever ything Werneke desires from his leaders, which goes well beyond the cour t.

“They are my voice in the locker room,” Werneke said. “They know how I oper-

BY THE NUMBERS

How has the Rutgers football team fared when senior quarterback Gary Nova takes care of the ball?

The Scarlet Knights are 19-4 when Nova throws one or fewer interceptions in his four years in Piscataway.

Nova threw five interceptions in Rutgers’ only loss of the season Sept. 13 against Penn State.

ate and how I want to run the program, what will be tolerated and what won’t, and the expectation is that they tell the rest of the players what they think is tolerable.”

Andreassian and Schroeter ser ve as the eyes and ears for their head coach. When they see something they know is unacceptable from one of their fellow players, they handle it among themselves.

EXTRA POINT

MIKE O’NEILL,

head women’s soccer coach, led Rutgers to No. 16 in the Soccer America rankings this week following a win and draw on the road in the Big Ten. The ranking is the team’s highest of the season.

One of the most important concepts Werneke stresses in his leadership structure is a “chain of command.” It starts with the head coach and ends with the players.

Without this, Werneke knows that messages he gives to his team could get misinterpreted. A disconnect could form between coach and player, which is the opposite of Werneke’s intentions.

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KNIGHTS SCHEDULE

WOMEN’S SOCCER

FIELD HOCKEY

VOLLEYBALL

MEN’S SOCCER

vs. Indiana

vs. Michigan State

vs. Purdue

at Penn State

Tomorrow, 7 p.m.

Yurcak Field

Friday, 3 p.m.

Piscataway, N.J.

Friday, 7 p.m., College Ave. Gym

Saturday, 7 p.m.

State College, Pa.