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Rutgers students share their priorities 4 days before polls open in NJ Daniel Israel Staff Writer
It is officially November. Fall is in full swing, and for those who stay informed regarding state and local politics, that can only mean one thing — New Jersey is on track to hold its gubernatorial election next week. On Nov. 7, registered voters will head to the polls to cast their ballot in the vote for governor. Taking into account third party candidates, there are seven candidates in the running, but the competition has been primarily dominated by Democrat Phil Murphy and his Republican opponent Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (R-N.J.), according to NJ Advanced Media. The latest poll of likely voters shows Guadagno trailing Murphy by a 14-point gap. With a new governor on the way, many New Jerseyans may research potential candidates and their views. Yet a problem has arisen during this election — it is barely getting any attention. In fact, NJ Advanced Media reported that 53 percent of likely voters do With voting less than one week away, Rutgers students opened up about the issues that are shaping New Jersey’s gubernatorial election. Among students’ top concerns are education, marijuana legalization and environmentalism. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
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U. hosts ‘Prescription Drug Take-Back Day’ Shane Garry Contributing Writer
On Saturday, Generation Rx held their bi-annual event “Prescription Drug Take-Back Day,” a national initiative run by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with the goal of getting rid of prescription drugs in a safe way. The Rutgers chapter of this initiative is relatively new, said Emilia Debek, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy junior and the committee chair of the club said. “Our pharmacy school specifically, we started two years ago. So our first one was Spring of 2016 and we brought it out at Rutgers Day,” she said. Generation Rx hosts this event once in the fall and also on Rutgers Day during the spring semester. “Initially, we advertised at local pharmacies, we had posted on the page and we were out there with RUPD (Rutgers University Police Department) for anyone to bring their medication who attended Rutgers Day to just dispose of them,” she said. Generation Rx, an organization comprised of pharmacy students, is at the event to serve as experts on medication and assist people with
any questions they may have about their medication. Once the drugs are collected, RUPD handles them, taking them to the DEA office in New Jersey, where they are disposed of. The most common method of rendering pharmaceutical controlled substances non-retrievable is incineration, according to the DEA website After the event, Michael Marinacci, committee chair of Generation Rx and an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy junior, spoke about the turnout. “I’d say about 30 people … At Rutgers Day we definitely get more people, just because there are more people walking around and there are other health fairs going on too so we get more traffic that way,” Marinacci said. Debek said that with every takeback that they have done, they have gotten more and more feedback. “With this one, we’ve tried to do more advertising about it, so we’ve gone to more local pharmacies and had them distribute fliers, we went to Hidden Grounds to get the take-back fliers distributed,” she said. Marinacci said that he would have liked more people to come and actually give in their prescription mediSee day on Page 5
Despite an increase in University crime alerts this semester, authorities assure students that crime in New Brunswick is declining. The New Brunswick Police Department falls under the jurisdiction of the Clery Act, which protects students by ensuring transparency. YOSEF SERKEZ
RUPD says spike in crime this fall is not indicative of larger trend Ryan Stiesi Staff Writer
Although students saw nearly twice as many crime alerts this semester than the last, in general, crime at Rutgers is declining, said Kenneth Cop, the executive director of Public Safety and chief of University Police.
“If you looked at the academic year ‘15 and ‘16 compared to ‘16 and ‘17, you’ll see a 39 percent decrease in serious crime that resulted in crime alerts. So we are definitely on the decline,” Cop said. At the time of The Daily Targum’s interview on Oct. 26, Cop
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said that there had been four crime alerts at the same point last semester. There have been seven crime alerts since classes started back up in August, but Cop said the general trend is still decreasing. See Trend on Page 4
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Campus Calendar FRIDAY 11/3 The Department of Animal Sciences presents “Sugar and Fat Appetite: Role of Nutrient Sensors in Mouth and Gut” from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. at Foran Hall on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
The Office of Summer & Winter Sessions presents “Winter Session Info Table!” from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Douglass Student Center on Douglass campus. This event is free and open to the public.
The Rutgers Gardens presents “Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hort Farm No. 1 on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
The Digital Classroom Ser vices presents “Solstice Screen Sharing” from 2 to 3 p.m. at Tillett Hall on Livingston campus. This event is free and open to the public.
The Department of Food Science presents “Risk analysis of norovirus on frozen berries” from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Food Science and Nutritional Sciences Building West on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
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Rutgers students decompress with Yoga at The Yard
Every Sunday, The Yard @ College Avenue welcomes students to get down(ward dog) with free outdoor yoga. Through breath control, meditation and simple poses, the classes offer a unique way for students to de-stress on campus. YOSEF SERKEZ
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and what I think. I am grateful that they genuinely want to learn and are inspired by what I tell them. I want to help people Every Sunday morning, memchange for the better and evenbers of the Rutgers community can tually be able to stay in a great relax with Sunday morning yoga at direction even without guidthe Yard @ College Avenue. The ance,” he said. yoga classes start at 10:30 a.m. Yoga at the Yard is a part of the and are free for students and New start of a new era at the College Brunswick residents. With mats Avenue campus. The Yard is just provided, students can decomone part of a larger $330 million press and come together using redevelopment the Hindu spiritplan for the camual discipline. pus, according Yoga includes “It’s kind of like during finals when there are puppies at the library to help students de-stress.” to NJBIZ.com. breath control, Chris Paladisimple mediAshley greene no, president of tation and the School of Arts and Sciences Senior DEVCO, New adoption of Brunswick Despecific bodily velopment Corpostures and is widely practiced for health are held in Rutgers libraries U.S. from the Philippines and and perspectives have broad- poration, said the Yard creates a central quad for students. during finals and help students was in a very distraught state ened as well. and relaxation. “This is going to give those Pabellon said when he was at Ashley Greene, a School of decompress from their academ- and close to depression,” PabelRutgers he taught about 15-20 kids who use the transportation Arts and Sciences senior, said ic requirements. Last Decem- lon said. He said after he enjoyed his people. He now teaches yoga at system a home base,” Paladino she would love to attend Sunday ber, Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs, Rutgers University Seeing first, it became a reason for him Robert Wood Johnson, Kinetics said. “A place to wait for the bus morning Yoga at the Yard. Flow, Johnson & Johnson and and do some homework, or get a “I was just doing yoga from Eye Puppy Raising Club, Crea- to get out and do something. piece of pizza or a cup of coffee “Now I teach yoga because I Bristol Myers Squibb. an online class, but I had no real ture Comfort Pet Therapy and “I appreciate those students and make the whole community instructor. It would be nice to pet therapy sessions came to want to inspire those willing to do it outside and with a group,” help students deal with the stress accept guidance to help them- who come to me and ask ques- experience between the three selves through their practice and tions to see what I have to say campuses more pleasurable.” of finals. she said. Staff Writer
Greene said having an instructor is a real benefit, as they can help improve on form. Yoga can really help students destress throughout the semester, she said. “It’s kind of like during finals when there are puppies at the library to help students de-stress,” Greene said. Events created by Stressbuster, part of Student Affairs,
“I think it’s a great thing that Rutgers is offering yoga every Sunday. College is really stressful and this is a good outlet for students,” she said. Marcus Allen Reynier Pabellon has taught yoga classes at Rutgers in the past. “I came into yoga because my great aunt asked me to take her class. During that time, November of 2010, I just moved to the
even through some hard times,” he said. “I love to teach yoga because once a student becomes open to more guidance, it gives me a chance to help that person get deeper into their practice and incorporate that into their way of life.” Pabellon said he enjoys seeing his student’s body start to improve in their movements and realizing that their minds
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in the growing industry. She said the tax revenue that the state can in is enormous and will More than half of potential voters say they do not bring eventually benefit all parties involved in the long term. know where either candidate stands on issues Matthew Choucrallah is a School of Criminal Justice junior Of the likely voters registered at Rutgers—Newark, and becontinued from front in the Garden State, exit polls lieves that the most important isnot know Murphy’s stance on the from the presidential election sues in the gubernatorial election issues, while 57 percent said the show that nearly 20 percent were are environmental issues and that New Jersey needs to develop from the age group 18-29. same about Guadagno. This is why Rutgers students a green economy in order to be Two important issues in the upcoming election, according to are expected to have such a self-sustainable in the future. “For me, the most important students at Rutgers University, notable impact on the electchanges I want to see come out of are environmentalism and mari- ion’s outcome. Genevieve Tarino is a School this election are regarding environjuana legalization. New Jersey is unique in that of Environmental and Biological mental initiatives, drug laws and the gubernatorial election is Sciences senior studying envi- education reform,” Choucrallah held in an off-year, rather than ronmental policy, institutions said. “It would be a very smart tacduring the same year as nation- and behavior. She said the issues tical move for New Jersey to follow al elections. Prior to changes to most important to her this elec- in Colorado’s footsteps and legalize the state constitution in 1994, the tion are obvious given her field recreational marijuana. The state government will gain tax revenue governor served a term of only of study. with it. With three years. that money, I This stiputhink that they lation was reportedly writ“It would be a very smart tactical move for New Jersey can even fund environmental ten into the to follow in Colorado’s footsteps and legalize projects and state constitugreen initiatives tion to insulate recreational marijuana.” that will help local elections New Jersey from nationmatthew choucrallah thrive in a future al politics. School of Criminal Justice Junior at Rutgers—Newark ravaged by cliThis elecmate change.” tion can be He elaboratseen in many ed further on ways as a lit“The most important topics in his views of the state’s education mus test on the current state of national politics, though voter this election are environmental policy, which is also a hot topic issues and recreational marijuana among students at the University. turnout is expected to be low. “The budget should allow Recently, Murphy took a legalization,” Tarino said. “Our stand against President Donald economy doesn’t exist without more spending for education on J. Trump’s threat to crack down a functioning and well-balanced the whole,” Choucrallah said. on “sanctuar y cities” by de- environment. We need to plan “There needs to be legislative reclaring that if he were elected, for posterity and think critically form focused on refinancing stuMurphy would make New Jer- about the detrimental effects of dent debt in New Jersey as well. sey a sanctuar y state, The Daily our actions. The environment If that was put on the table and bills were being written, I’d even Targum reported. In turn, Gua- needs to be protected.” In terms of legalizing recre- be in favor of funding free comdagno has used his statement to make a series of ads, claiming ational marijuana, Tarino said the munity college.” While some support specific that Murphy is soft on immigra- state needs to get on board now to give New Jersey a good stake policy ideas like plans to mitigate tion issues.
student debt with federal funding or additional environmental regulations on corporations, other students are not quite so sure what they want out of this election. Nicole Malzone is a School of Nursing senior who said she is not quite sure what is actually important this election. “To be honest, I’m not too familiar with the issues currently being debated between the two candidates, but I do know that we need to clean up Christie’s mess,” Malzone said. “I feel like there are too many distractions, misleading headlines and scandals nowadays that it’s hard to keep up with what really matters to New Jersey. Plus, I haven’t really heard anything about it lately.” Students decisively trend toward the Democratic party, and Murphy is leading in polls, but in the past, polls have been incorrect. Considering this is an off-year election,
many may wonder if students and young people will vote in large numbers. “I’ll be voting for Murphy because I’m a sucker for the progressive and environmentally friendly platforms championed by Democrats right now,” Tarino said. “(Guadagno) was deeply entangled in that hot mess of an administration. In my opinion, she and Christie deser ve to share a jail cell after all that they have done.” Choucrallah echoed a similar view. “I’m voting for (Murphy),” Choucrallah said. “He’s the only one who’s platform remotely lines up with my views or would even consider any ideas that voters can bring to the table. Guadagno seems like she will just be a continuation of Chris Christie’s policies which weren’t the best for our state.” Students can check their local polling location for a time schedule and additional information.
trend Students have received 7 crime alerts this fall, up from 4 last semester personal safety plan, knowing the route before going out, sticking An alert was sent out this week- to well-lit locations, traveling in end after a shooting on Hamilton groups and going to places that Street. Paul Fischer, the captain are familiar and safe. Emmett also said students are of the Rutgers Police Department (RUPD), said in an email that the advised to contact RUPD if they incident is still under investiga- see suspicious activities around tion and anyone with information them, and students now have the is encouraged to call the New ability to report suspicious activiBrunswick Police Department’s ty through text. “So sometimes folks in the Detective Bureau. “We have one of the most com- college-age bracket aren’t so prehensive systems in the coun- fond of picking up the phone and try,” Cop said regarding crime talking to the police dispatcher,” Emmett said. “This is another alert notifications. He said that not only does method where they don’t have RUPD give out the informa- to be directly involved necessartion required by the Cler y Act, ily or be seen by the group … but they also give out notifica- but can still get the information tions for crimes that occur in to us and we can respond in a timely manner.” of f-campus locations. To conThe Clery nect, Emmett Act protects said students students by should text providing “RUNB” to the transpar ency “We have one of the most number 69050. around camcomprehensive systems If the message pus crime polis successfulicy and statisin the country.” ly delivered tics, according to the police to the Clery kenneth cop depar tment, Act website. Chief of University Police students will Some reareceive an sons for the a u t o - r e p l y, overall dewhich then crease in crime puts them in at Rutgers include efforts to better educate conversation with the police disthe public, increased partnership patcher and the 911 communicawith the Rutgers community, an tions center. “We put it out there a lot. We increased number of officers and a more strategic use of their staff, like to remind people about that because you don’t want to be he said. Brian Emmett, a detective lieu- stuck and think how am I gotenant with RUPD, said preven- ing to get from A to B and be tion through education is a prior- concerned about that,” Fischer said regarding the RUPD’s ity for the department. “Our community policing security escort ser vice, which program is ver y important to is available to students, faculty us and we stress prevention and staff. Cop said texts have their place, through education,” Emmbut RUPD prefers phone calls beett said. He said community policing cause it sends valuable informahosts programs at the student tion faster. “It is important to note that orientations, in the residence halls and at the student centers the students in the community, the safety and security of the throughout the year. There, they give out import- students, is the most important ant safety tips like creating a thing for us,” Cop said. continued from front
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day Rutgers take-back day has expanded since its 1st event in Spring 2016 continued from front cation. But, he believes that the booth educated people about the dangers of prescription medication and how to properly dispose of medications so they know what do in the future. At the event, a survey was given to gauge how much people knew about safe drug use in order to better inform the public. In addition to “Prescription Drug Take-Back Day,” Generation Rx is running other initiatives toward safer drug use. One of these initiatives is aimed at Naloxone, a drug used as an antidote to opioids in the case of an overdose, Marinacci said. “We have a really big initiative that incorporates medical students, nursing students, faculty and any-
one in the community just to get trained on how to administer it and it’s something we’re really pushing this year and it’s been really successful so far,” he said. The booth contained a trifold with information explaining the dangers of opioid addiction, how it can start from prescription medication and the best ways to get rid of prescription medication. In addition to students from Generation Rx, the event was facilitated by volunteers from American Pharmacists Association and an RUPD officer. “Through this committee, you will absolve most myths associated with prescription drug abuse and learn the real truth behind this growing epidemic,” the Generation RX mission statement reads.
Once in the fall and once during Rutgers Day, Generation Rx, an organization comprised of pharmacy students, hosts “Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.” The event helps prevent addiction by teaching people to safely dispose of their excess drugs. CASEY AMBROSIO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Graduate school degrees hold higher value in NJ Kayon Amos Staff Writer
Deciding whether to attend graduate school is not always easy, but the payoff for a graduate degree might depend on the state that the student is in. Student Loan Hero ranked New Jersey No. 6 in the country for graduate degree payoff. The median graduate degree salary in New Jersey is $85,789 and the pay difference between individuals with bachelors degrees versus those with graduate degrees is $22,483, according to Student Loan Hero. The pay raise for earning a graduate degree in New Jersey is 35.51 percent — higher than the national average which is about 21 percent. “I am not surprised. I know a lot of people in New Jersey. When they think of grad school they think if they go they will make more money. So it makes sense to go,” said Taylor Smith, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “New Jersey workers who earned a graduate degree commanded some of the highest pay in the nation, with median salaries second only to those in Washington, D.C.,” according to Student Loan Hero. The median salary for New Jersey residents with a graduate degree was a third higher than the $63,307 median salary for workers with a bachelor’s degree, according to USA Today. “I do plan on attending graduate school because I feel like when it comes to getting a career in the real world, if I went to grad school and I am up against someone that did not, I would be the one to get the job or the position simply because I went to grad school and I have another degree,” Smith said. Rutgers Business School alumni Ken Amos said he thinks that going to graduate school makes sense, but it may not be the best decision for all. It depends on several factors that would help to determine if graduate school is right for someone. Students applying to graduate school may have a higher success rate if they have prior work
experience before attending graduate school. “I ultimately want to get into marketing so I was actually at a standstill when it came to marketing because I could either go to grad school and get more knowledge on marketing or I could go right into marketing and get more experience while people my age are in grad school,” Smith said. “But ultimately it comes down to making more money and obviously I want to make more money so I will be going to grad school.” It makes sense to attend graduate school for a few reasons, Amos said. If that is a personal academic desire, if someone is enrolled into a joint undergraduate and graduate program, if an employer pays for it and if a career requires it, it would make sense to attend. According to CNBC the highest paying professions that make graduate school worth it include the positions of cardiologist, radiologist, psychiatrist, director of product management, staff software engineer, global marketing director, patent attorney and more. The degree payoff also depends on the graduate schools ranking. Rutgers has an abundance of graduate school programs that are recognized highly with a significant payoff. For example, Rutgers School of Communication and Information Master of Information program is listed at No. 7 on the “Library and Information Studies” top schools list, according to the School of Communication and Information’s website. Rutgers Graduate Pharmacy Program is ranked 30th in the nation and Rutgers Graduate School of Nursing is ranked 19th, according to UsNews. “ ... according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent American Community Survey, at the national level, the median salary for workers who attained a professional degree, graduate degree, or higher (such as a Ph.D., MD, or MBA) was $69,240 (inflation-adjusted to 2017 dollars). That’s 32.14 percent more than those who earned just a bachelor’s degree,” according to Student Loan Hero.
New Jersey ranked sixth in a list of states with the highest post graduate degree payoff. Students who decide to continue their studies in-state can estimate a 14.51 percent increase in pay raise compared tnational average. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MAY 2017 Learning in the classroom is more meaningful when someone has real-world experience to relate to which in return will make a student’s time at graduate school more efficient, according to idealist.org.
Amos said at the end of the day, it all depends on the individual’s situation and needs to determine whether he or she should attend graduate school. “Graduate school can be more valuable if you attend when you
have work experience. Depending on the area of study, work experience can increase your benefit and networking at grad school, and you are able to provide business experience with the research carried out at grad school,” Amos said.
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Altruistic policies can be difficult at times UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM NOUR ABRAHAM
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ltruism has become enmeshed in our belief system as a society to the point where it has become a paragon of virtue. In the news, we hear how multi-billionaire philanthropists like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are pledging a greater part of their fortunes toward a number of noble causes. Intuitively so, these actions are seen as noble by the public. After all, nothing is objectionable about providing drinking water to every corner of the world. Policymakers have also recently become fascinated by altruism. In September 2015, the United Nations unanimously agreed to ratify its most ambitious benchmarks for the next 15 years. The Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, contain goals which include the elimination of poverty, eradication of hunger and universal educational access. With righteous objectives like these, one might wonder why the SDGs were only ratified a couple years ago. Suffice it to say, simply having good intentions is not enough to create a positive impact. Altruistic experiments also face the incredible misfortune of potentially creating impacts that work counter to their intended purpose. Abstractly speaking, it is easy to see why: altruism involves a great degree of social engineering, a feat that is never as easy to manage as it sounds. At best, these experiments provide little assistance to their intended targets, and at worst, they induce negative effects on said targets. From the local to the international level, recent history has given us ample warning about the dangers of pathological altruism. If individuals sincerely want to do a service to others, it pays to carefully hone in on these lessons. One of the greatest social studies of the 20th century was the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study, commissioned by Massachusetts physician Dr. Richard Cabot in the 1930s. The program proposed a system where 506 boys with records of juvenile delinquency were broken up into experimental and control groups. Boys in the experimental group were partnered with mentors that provided academic, social and medical services, whereas those in the control group were provided no services. Through early intervention, Dr. Cabot believed that he had a mechanism to decrease juvenile delinquency. That is why it came as a shock to those compiling the data 30 years later to find that the experimental group was far more likely to commit crimes than the control group, with no significant increase in occupational, marital or life satisfaction. What’s more, those who received more treatment experienced a dose effect: as an individual’s level of treatment increased, their likelihood of committing crimes during adulthood also increased. In essence, Cabot’s gesture of goodwill turned out to be an abject failure. While many speculate over the causes of these outcomes, one point remains salient: meaning well is not enough, even if our altruism coincides with our intuition. As one would expect, it becomes increasingly difficult to produce these positive outcomes when the scope of altruism increases. In 2016, Americans believed that anywhere between a quarter to a third of the federal budget was spent on foreign aid. While the actual number sits much lower, at about 1 percent, an overestimate might reflect the frustration millions of Americans feel about the billions spent annually on foreign aid — specifically development aid. This can be especially frustrating when one examines how ineffective development aid has been in the past 60 decades. On the surface, foreign aid seems to make sense. As Earth Institute economist Jeffrey Sachs explains in “The End of Poverty,” many countries face a “poverty trap”: a downward spiral in human development born out of poverty. To elevate countries from this trap, Sachs proposes that development aid be sent to these countries. In theory, at least, this initial push should help these countries experience a rise in human development and a point of sufficiency sans foreign aid. Sadly, this is not the case. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the world’s largest recipient of foreign aid, $50 billion makes its way there annually while its inhabitants become increasingly poor. Setting aside extreme cases of carte blanche altruism in Africa (see Mobutu Sese Seko), serious maldistributions of foreign aid along class lines exist in there today. According to international economist Dambisa Moyo, 90 percent of Ethiopia’s government budget is comprised of foreign aid. Nonetheless, only a meager 2 percent of the Ethiopian population owns mobile phones. On top of this, recent literature finds that a country that receives development aid may be more prone to violence from its neighboring countries. These points considered, “foreign burden” seems like a more fitting name. In Western society, our social structure encourages us to engage in voluntary acts of compassion. The platitude “every little bit counts” comes instantly to mind. This is not necessarily wrong: a little bit of help can go a long way in someone’s life. Nonetheless, the devil is in the details. On the policy level, the act of compassion is far more difficult than we realize it to be. Nour Abraham is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in mathematics and economics. His column, “Unconventional Wisdom,” runs on alternate Fridays.
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EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts POWER TO THE STUDENTS New Jersey Student Power, an organization devoted to developing networks of student activists, and Anakbayan New Jersey, a Filipino-American group that advocates for free education and social ser vices, held their first meeting for the New Jersey Student Power Network on Saturday. The event encouraged students of all different perspectives to attend and ser ved to unite other wise disparate groups through the common goal of political change. We laurel the two organizations involved in kick-starting this event for enabling student activists to share strategies and collectively find solutions to common problems.
VANDALISM TARNISHES VIEWPOINTS On Sunday, multiple instances of anti-fascist graffiti were found on University buildings, including Brower Commons, Stonier Hall and the College Avenue Student Center. The graffiti featured crossedout swastikas and phrases like, “f*** nazi scum,” “f*** white nationalists” and “f*** fascism.” While it is encouraging to see that people at Rutgers are passionate about voicing an opposition to the recent activity of hate groups on campus, this is not the correct way to go about doing it. We dart the fact that vandalism was used to express these opposing views.
CHALLENGE FOR CHARITY This coming Sunday, the Rutgers and St. John’s men’s basketball teams will play a charity exhibition game to raise money for American Red Cross Disaster Relief. All of the proceeds from the game will be donated to this cause. Tickets are $10 for members of the public and free for students. We laurel Rutgers and St. John’s men’s basketball teams for taking the time to host a good-spirited event for such a good reason.
OUT-OF-STATE REBATE
As a result of a steady decrease in University funding coming from the state, Rutgers has been forced to resort to accepting more out-of-state and international students to balance out the budget with revenue from their tuition, which is more than double that of what in-state students pay. As a result of this, fewer students from New Jersey will be accepted. While increasing the number of foreign and out-of-state students will end up working to benefit Rutgers’ diverse environment, we dart the government officials in Trenton for taking money away from public education and making it more difficult for New Jersey residents to attend their state university.
HELYAR HELPS STUDENTS Rutgers’ Helyar House is a residential hall on campus that gives financially needy students affiliated with the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences the opportunity to reduce their cost of living by taking part in jobs on campus. These jobs include cleaning the stables and feeding and caring for the animals on Cook campus’ farm. We laurel the Helyar House for helping to lighten the cost of living on campus, which can be debilitating and lead students to commute or drop out.
ANTI-SEMITISM IS ANTI-RUTGERS Michael Chikindas, a professor in the Department of Food Sciences, made Facebook posts which included criticisms of Israeli policies and the U.S.’s relationship with Israel, as well as offensive anti-semitic expressions. Jewish students at Rutgers have been made to feel uncomfortable and disrespected by this professor’s comments. We dart the comments that Michael Chikindas made that are contrar y to the values of acceptance and respectthat we express as a University.
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Students need to read more historical truths, not less A THIRD PERSON PERSPECTIVE ASHLEY WANG
H
arper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” is an iconic classic within American literature. But the book is being removed from English curriculums around the country because of strong objections toward the content and language portrayed in the book. Apparently, the racial and sexual themes of a novel — Lee’s ingenious way to address the sentencing of an innocent black man to death even before proven guilty — is something adults can’t handle. Adults can’t handle their children being exposed to the racism that defined America during the 20th century, which frankly, was not that long ago. Chris Sergel, the vice president of Dramatic Publishing, has addressed that even though the company receives a plethora of requests to change or censor the novel, “Being uncomfortable with history is not means to change it.” Unfortunately, that seems to be exactly the way our generation seems to escape blame. Of course, people are uncomfortable with the confrontation of history. Of course, none of the textbooks that we ever encountered in our public education ever mentioned the mass-murder and genocide of
Native Americans in order to build our vision of America. Of course, we conveniently glaze over the roots of white supremacy. We barely address the suffering of Black people who were lynched for simply walking down the street. But do we ever actually address the inhumanity of the KKK and allocate any actual fault and blame onto one of the first waves of white supremacy? No. They have simply become a detached piece of American history that we read over and nod our heads at, only to turn the page of the textbook and forget.
the values of the community.” Even more concerning is the fact that in 1981, the book was challenged by Black parents who believed it “institutionalized racism under the guise of good literature.” Just by looking at a few of these objections, we can discern a pattern of why this book has become such an issue for public education. It’s never just been about the book’s strong usage of profane language and racial slurs — which was a mere reflection of reality during the 20th century — but rather about adults who clearly never
“ ... it wasn’t just about proving a guilty man innocent but rather the principal of standing up for what you believe in, to effect change.” As a country, we have never stopped hiding behind our cowardice. Our inability to incorporate Lee’s take on the discriminatory and ignorant society that existed less than a century ago says a decent amount about our progress as a country. In fact, some of the notable “To Kill A Mockingbird” challenges and bans are justified with alarming reasons. For example, in 1980, the Vernon-Verona Sherrill School District in New York called the book “filthy” and “trashy.” In 1996, the book was banned in Lindale, Texas because it “conflicted with
read the book for themselves, or those who did and still object to the book, and were still completely incapable of picking up on the message the book tried to convey. In case any of these adults need a reminder as to what the book actually meant — or if you have deprived a student from learning about this book in school and they are actually interested in its content, a man named Atticus Finch is the lawyer of a black man, even though Atticus was aware of the outcome of the trial. Even though Atticus understands that society
already made Tom Robinson into a guilty man, despite Tom actually being innocent, the color of his skin was enough for this white-dominated society to condemn him as a rapist. Sound familiar? Sound anything like the American way of wrongfully convicting Black people of crime more than any other race? But the most compelling part of this book was Atticus’s determination to fight for Tom’s innocence. As futile as it may have been, it wasn’t just about proving a guilty man innocent but rather the principal of standing up for what you believe in, to effect change. It’s about setting a precedent. It’s about being ahead of your own time. The bottom line: don’t condemn something simply because you don’t understand it. As a future teacher, I will make it my job to ensure that every single student understands what Atticus Finch represents. I will not mislead your kids. I will not permit the use of derogatory language, and I certainly won’t tell them how they should use this book to overthrow the government. I’ll be there to teach them what it means to be an Atticus Finch in our society because honestly, I think that’s what we need. Ashley Wang is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in English and minoring in philosophy. Her column, “A Third Person Perspective,” runs on alternate Fridays.
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Mason Gross dean shows ‘why Bach matters’ in lecture, new book Georgette Stillman Staff Writer
Members of the Rutgers community filed through the atrium of Richard H. Shindell Choral Hall on Douglass campus last Wednesday to listen to a presentation by none other than the dean of Mason Gross School of the Arts, George B. Stauffer. The dean lectured on the importance of Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach and how his music is still relevant in today’s society. It was the first musical lecture Stauffer has given at Rutgers in 18 years. “For some reason, the interest in (Bach’s) music is growing, not diminishing, and the question is why? What makes this music so important to people today?” Stauffer said. The presentation included examples of how Bach’s compositions are still very much alive today. His pieces are played at concerts and festivals, samples can be heard in popular songs today, they are used in the soundtracks of various movies such as “The Pianist” and “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” and they are even played as elevator music. We just can’t get enough of Bach. The presentation also included various viral videos from social media that featured Bach’s wellknown pieces. The event was hosted by the Rutgers University Musicological Society, a graduate student program where students present research in musicology, ethnomusicology and music theory and develop skills to prepare them for careers in academia. Michael Goetjen, president of the Musicological Society and a Mason Gross School of the Arts third-year doctoral student, said that the consensus was that it would be a good idea for them to host the lecture in order to show the department and the rest of the Rutgers community what the dean has been up to.
Dean George B. Stauffer shared his love for Johann Sebastian Bach last Wednesday on Douglass campus. He explained how Bach’s music is still prevalent today and teased the contents of his upcoming book on the same subject. MASONGROSS.RUTGERS.EDU The society also used the event as a platform to showcase what the club is all about because some people have never heard of them before. “(Dean Stauffer) has given (the lecture) in a couple of other places as well, most recently on an international tour that he did recruiting international students to come to Mason Gross,” Goetjen said. Stauffer’s passion radiated during his presentation, and it was obvious that he has done extensive research.
“It’s my belief that its solidity — that is, it’s extremely well-constructed — and also Bach’s confidence in life comes through in the music and today things are so uncertain, politically and socially, that we seek that kind of solace, that kind of comfort that his music can offer,” he said. Stauffer has also been working on a book to go alongside his research. He stated that it will emerge from his lectures as well as from material from the Bryne Seminars that he teaches.
One of Stauffer’s Byrne Seminars, entitled “Who Needs Music?!” studies the reasons why humans could never live without music and how it is essential to life. A topic of conversation from a class was the works of Bach. Stauffer mentioned his project in one of his classes — almost two years ago in Spring of 2016. “When one writes books, it often takes years,” Stauffer said. Members of the Rutgers music community anxiously await
the release of the book but are going to have to wait a little while longer. “If I weren’t a dean, it would be finished,” Stauffer joked. “(But) I have to write a little bit at a time … and I’m hoping that it will be finished probably in the next two years.” The book will be titled “Why Bach Matters” and is under contract with the Yale University Press located in London. At the time if its completion, the book is planned to be released worldwide.
DIVERSIONS
November 3, 2017
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Sort through matters that have caused uncertainty or made you question the way you are living. Partnerships will improve if you address the way you feel about the past and how you believe that things can progress positively in the future. This is a year of opportunity, but first you need to take care of unfinished business. Assess and progress. Your numbers are 5, 11, 17, 26, 34, 39, 42.
Over The Hedge
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Non Sequitur
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Overreacting to a situation you don’t fully understand will put you in a poor position. Don’t make abrupt changes or show inconsistency in the way you feel. Aim for stability and offer patience and understanding. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Embrace change and be open to suggestions that will alter the way you live. A day trip, discussion or joint venture will bring you one step closer to the lifestyle you want to live. Romance is in the stars. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Emotions will be difficult to contain. Don’t allow stubbornness to set in and make matters worse. Look for positive opportunities and do your best to fulfill whatever promises you’ve made. Aim to please, not to make others look bad. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Share your feelings and you will be able to bring about positive changes at home and within your relationships. Rely on your intuition when it comes to adapting your current lifestyle. Positive change will bring rewards. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take precautions not to reveal personal information. Problems with peers will surface if you get involved in gossip or a situation that requires you to take sides. Stay neutral and avoid conflict that could cost you your reputation. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be careful what you promise to do for others. Taking on too much or giving someone the wrong impression can lead to an emotional outburst, putting you in an awkward position. Do your best to offer kindness and honesty. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): An unusual opportunity to expand one of your interests or to have more social contact will develop. Share your thoughts and you’ll get the backup you need to move forward with your plans. 4 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Open up about the way you feel and what you want to see happen. Overreacting will not solve any problems, but honesty, open discussions and the willingness to compromise will. Do your best to get along. 5 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Think before you react. Making a big deal out of something that isn’t all that important will make you look bad. Problems at home and at work will surface if you are unreasonable or pushy. Concentrate on doing what’s expected of you. 2 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Emotional tension will mount if you get into a deep discussion about money, children or joint ventures. Listen carefully to others and digest all the information you are given before you make a move. Don’t overreact. 2 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Changes at home must be well planned to avoid setbacks and complaints. Know exactly what you are trying to achieve in order to bypass criticism. Taking care of someone else’s interests before your own will cause resentment. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A financial opportunity is apparent. Negotiate, sign contracts or set the wheels in motion to reach a settlement. Make choices that are within your budget and won’t jeopardize your home, family or lifestyle. Moderation is encouraged. 4 stars
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66 Tops off a cupcake
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64 Crooked
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November 3, 2017 VOLLEYBALL RUTGERS-PENN STATE, TOMORROW, 7 P.M.
Rutgers hits road on Saturday to face No. 1 Nittany Lions Alex Fabugais-Inaba Staff Writer
University Park, Pennsylvania will be the next stop for the Rutgers volleyball team as it will face No. 1 Penn State on Saturday evening.University Park, Pennsylvania will be the next stop for the Rutgers volleyball team as it will face No. 1 Penn State on Saturday evening. With the Scarlet Knights sitting in the last position in the conference and Penn State
standing at the top, Rutgers will need to be at the top of its game to get at least a couple of points during each set of the match. Last time out, the Knights went head to head with Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday evening. Rutgers failed to secure another set win against Michigan like it did the first time it faced the Big Ten opponent many weeks ago. The Wolverines took the match by set scores of 25-15, 25-19 and 25-14.
Highlighting the night was a 10-1 run for the Knights in the second set to take a 15-11 lead ahead of Michigan. Despite Rutgers’ lead, the Wolverines returned the attack with a 7-1 stint and followed that with a 4-0 spurt to win set two The Knights were led by sophomore middle blocker Jasmine Stackhouse’s .267 attack clip with a Big Ten season high of 7 kills. Junior outside hitter Sahbria McLetchie, sophomore middle blocker Stasa Miljevic
and freshman outside hitter Yana Kamshilina all followed behind Stackhouse with 6 kills each. Freshman opposite hitter Beka Kojadinovic ser ved up a notable performance with two consecutive aces to tie the score, 8-8, in set three. Penn State (21-1, 11-1) has had a stellar season so far, ranking first in the countr y for several weeks. The Nittany Lions have been the top-ranked team in the AVCA coaches poll and NCAA RPI for the past three weeks. Currently leading the conference with a .350 team hitting percentage, Penn State also places second in team blocks with an average of 2.87 per set. Additionally, the Nittany Lions are positioned third in assists and kills, averaging 13.29 and 14.23 a set, respectively. This week Penn State’s Haleigh Washington and Kendall
White were named player and defensive player of the week. This is Washington’s fourth player of the week award as she posted a .548 hitting percentage, averaging 3.4 kills and 2.1 blocks per set at games against No. 9 Wisconsin and Illinois. She leads the Big Ten with a .519 attack percentage, coupled with a second-place ranking for blocks, averaging 1.48 per set. White’s second defensive player of the week award was earned from averaging 4.9 digs a set with a match-best 21 against Wisconsin, coupled with 13 digs and 12 error-free reception attempts while playing Illinois. The Penn State match will be by far Rutgers’ most difficult match to capture as many points as it can get in the Nittany Lions’ home court on Saturday. For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Sophomore middle blocker Jasmine Stackhouse has 94 kills so far this season and is second on the team with 66 total blocks. THE DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2016
IN BRIEF
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ouston Texans star rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a torn ACL in practice on Thursday and will undergo season-ending surgery. Watson, the No. 12 overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft out of Clemson, was in the middle of a breakout season as a rookie. His 19 touchdowns were tied for most in the NFL alongside Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Carson Wentz and were also the most by a rookie quarterback in his first seven games. His 81.9 total QBR was also leading the league. Watson tore his ACL back in 2014 during his freshman year at Clemson. His former college coach, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney weighed in on the news. “I talked to Deshaun late this afternoon and we are
disappointed. But, he is a person who has had some setbacks in his life, and always comes back stronger. Since he went through the rehab before, he knows what it takes.” Halfway through practice, Watson appeared to trip or fall on a grass field but did not yell. After that, he got his knee looked at but no one believed the injury to be season-ending. The Texans will move forward with backup quarterback Tom Savage. Many NFL players also commented on the unfortunate injur y news. “It’s just unfortunate. It’s terrible news,” said Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, whose team narrowly beat the Texans 41-38 last week. “Feel terrible for him and his family.”
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QUALIFIER Knights will fight to stay alive in Big Ten Tournament against Northwestern continued from back of the Knights in the battle of two of the worst teams in the conference, easily defeating Rutgers 3-0. Both teams got off 13 shots in the game, six in the first half and seven in the second, but the Knights could not connect, while Northwestern scored all of its goals in the first 25 minutes of the game. Junior goalkeeper Rafael Pereira did manage to save six shots from getting past him but unfortunately, could not stop the 3 first-half goals. Freshman defender Vincent Borden led Rutgers with four shots in the game, with two being on goal but neither hitting the back of the net. The Knights enter the qualifying game losers of two straight home games. First, the embarrassing 6-2 loss to Penn State, the other remaining the winless team in the conference, in which the Nittany Lions scored 3 straight goals in less than 15 minutes. Then just three days later, Columbia came into Piscataway and shut out Rutgers 2-0, handing the Knights their sixth shutout of the season, a terrible way to enter a qualifying game for a tournament.
On the other side of the ball, the Wildcats come into Friday’s qualifying match winners of four of their last six games, including their only Big Ten win of the season over Rutgers. Last time out, Northwestern and Penn State went at it for 90 minutes with the victor claiming the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. The Lions out-dueled the Wildcats at home and secured a 2-1 victor y and an automatic spot in the tournament. No matter the victor of the qualifying match, the team that moves on will have a tough battle against No. 1 seed Michigan, who went through the season and came out 6-1-1 in the Big Ten, claiming the Big Ten regular season title. The Knights and Wolverines faced off nearly a month ago when Rutgers traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan and fell on the road, 3-1. Northwestern also saw action against Michigan this season and had the exact same result as the Knights did in Ann Arbor, falling 3-1. For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Head coach Dan Donigan may see his eighth season at Rutgers come to an end on Saturday. If the Knights can move on, they will face No. 1 Michigan. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2017
RELIEF RU to donate proceeds from scrimmage to American Red Cross Disaster Relief fund continued from back
Senior guard Mike Williams will start his final season at Rutgers next weekend. He averaged 9.4 points per game on 39.2 percent shooting last year. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2017
game lauded by both sides as an opportunity to not only get warm before the season starts but also support relief efforts in areas hurt by natural disasters these past few months. “This is a tremendous opportunity to support a ver y important cause through the game of basketball,” said head coach Steve Pikiell, to ScarletKnights. com. “We are proud to come together as a basketball community and assist the American Red Cross with its disaster relief efforts.” The game tips off at 1 p.m., and it could ver y well ser ve as a preview of not only the season approaching but the years going for ward. With four freshmen inserted into the team — including preseason standout guard Geo Baker — Pikiell is likely to figure them into play on Sunday to see how they gel with the upperclassmen. “I’m ver y excited about this season,” said senior guard Mike Williams. “I’m really looking for ward to seeing the mix between all of the players that are returning and this good group of newcomers. I just want to get to work. I can’t wait for the first game.” Rounding out the new faces are forward/centers Myles Johnson, Mamadou Doucoure and Luke Nathan, buoying a frontcourt that is suffering from the loss of starting center C.J. Gettys. Doucoure could very well fill that starting center spot, with
fifth-year senior and captain Deshawn Freeman reprising his role at power forward. Baker is another candidate to start among the freshmen, as Pikiell cited him as one of the leading scorers through preseason practices and scrimmages. The freshman out of New Hampshire has taken to his new surroundings well, owing his quick adjustment to the coaching staff as a whole. “Coach Pikiell came in last year and brought stability,” Baker said. “The whole coaching staff is always checking in on you. Having guys around you that really care about you is one of the best feelings. Coach (Jay) Young working with us on the defensive end, our defense got way better. And we’re still working on those improvements so hopefully, we can make another jump forward.” Young is part of a staff that is shifting the focus for the Knights defensively, as they look to reinvent themselves and forge a character while they are still relatively unknown to the rest of the conference. Pikiell aims to make the 20172018 Rutgers team a force on the defensive end, and with a second-year head coach as opposed to a first, the team is in a much better place to adopt that identity. “We want to be an elite level defensive team,” Pikiell said. “We can do that, and I want our guys to embrace it.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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“I’m really looking forward to seeing the mix between all of the players that are returning and this good group of newcomers.” — Senior guard Mike Williams
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MEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS-ST. JOHN’S, SUNDAY, 1 P.M.
Knights scrimmage for hurricane relief Jon Spilletti Sports Editor
Rebuilding at Rutgers is not restricted to the football team. By no stretch a top-of-the-line team in the Big Ten, the Rutgers men’s basketball team continues to trend upward as it rolls into a defining season in the reconstructing period under head coach Steve Pikiell. Finishing at 15-18 last year after only seven wins in 2015-2016, the Scarlet Knights saw the highest jump in win total in the Big Ten besides Minnesota, coming off of its own historic season, reaching the NCAA Tournament. With Pikiell entering his second year at the helm, there are reasonable expectations for him to improve upon that first year, as there was this year for football head coach Chris Ash. Comparisons float around between the two coaches because of the statuses of their programs, and before Pikiell can get his squad going for regular season competition, it will participate in a charity exhibition game with proceeds going to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Rutgers will square off against St. John’s on Sunday at the Rutgers Athletic Center in a Head coach Steve Pikiell will start his second season running the men’s basketball team next weekend, hoping to improve on a productive first year. Rutgers went 15-18 in Pikiell’s first year as head coach. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2017
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MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS-NORTHWESTERN, TOMORROW, NOON
RU heads north for Big Ten qualifier Coby Green Correspondent
The yearly Big Ten Tournament has finally arrived and the Rutgers men’s soccer team will play in the opening round qualifying match for a spot to face the top seed No. 12 Michigan in the quarterfinals. The Scarlet Knights (4-12-1, 0-8-0) will face off against Northwestern (6-11-0, 1-7-0) for a chance to advance into the playing rounds of the 2017 Big Ten Tournament, something Rutgers has not done since 2015 when the Knights won their opening round matchup but fell in the semifinals to the No. 1 seeded Ohio State. The 2017 Big Ten Tournament will be hosted by the top-seed Wolverines in Ann Arbor. With a win, Rutgers could begin to erase the rough season it just endured, in which it lost 12 games and went winless in the Big Ten. The same could be said for the Wildcats, losers of 11 games, but the big difference for Northwestern is that one conference win, which came at the hands of the Knights. Just two short weeks ago, Rutgers traveled up to Evanston, Illinois for a crucial game with the Wildcats. Northwestern got the best Junior goalkeeper Rafael Pereira will try and keep Rutgers alive in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament on Saturday. Pereira gave up 3 goals last time the Knights faced Northwestern. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2017
knights schedule
EXTRA POINT
NHL SCORES
Vegas Boston
1 2
NY Islanders Washington
3 4
Detroit Ottawa
1 3
NY Rangers Tamba Bay
2 1
Columbus Florida
7 3
Philadelphia St. Louis
2 0
C. VIVIAN STRINGER,
head coach of the women’s basketball team, extended her contract with Rutgers this week, adding another four years to her term. Stringer has compiled a 457-255 record heading into her 23rd season on the Banks.
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TENNIS
SWIMMING AND DIVING
WRESTLING
FOOTBALL
Buffalo Invitational
Rutgers Penta-Meet
vs. Maryland
vs. Maryland
Today, All Day, Buffalo, N.Y.
Today, 4 p.m., Piscataway, N.J.
Tomorrow, Noon, High Point Solutions Stadium
Tomorrow, 3:30 p.m. High Point Solutions Stadium