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In order to combat the opioid epidemic, New Jersey law enforcement is training officers to use Narcan, a drug that is typically administered to offset the depressive effects of heroin. This year, New Brunswick police administered 95 doses of Narcan. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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According to the Office of Information Technology (OIT), more than 1 million emails are delivered to Rutgers-linked accounts ever y day, making them an indispensable part of ever yday operations at Rutgers. Last year, the University merged its many departmental email systems into one universal cloud-based ser vice known as Rutgers Connect to facilitate communication. But faculty members are concerned that the new software puts their private emails at risk. Rutgers Connect is a system based on Microsoft’s Office 365. Office 365 includes email, video-conferencing, calendar, word processing, PowerPoint and more services linked together in Microsoft’s cloud service. “These features are helping people across the University collaborate and do their work more efficiently,” said Allan Hoffman, the director of OIT and Marketing. Hoffman said this same system is used by other universities such as Duke, the University of California at Los Angeles, Har vard, Ohio State and the University of
Michigan. Within the Rutgers Connect cloud specifically, there are 45,000 accounts in the system with 23,000 active users, as well as over six million files saved to the cloud. Robert Scott, undergraduate director and associate professor of Anthropology, expressed concerns with the new system. “It has really degraded communications,” he said. The loss of individual departmental email systems and the inability to link Rutgers Connect emails to outside accounts has created headaches for many faculty members and makes the system confusing and inefficient, Scott said. The most troubling feature of Office 365 is the ability for system administrators to capture private emails and documents from the cloud. “A critical component of that choice seems to be that (University administrators) can easily capture and record our email with that system,” he said. “That is not really acceptable for faculty who may be carr ying out pretty sensitive research. Imagine communicating with an informant who you have an ethical obligation to keep anonymous. Is it okay for Rutgers to listen in?”
Scott said the University justified the new service by listing examples of when it would be used, such as in a sexual harassment investigation or to prevent cybercrimes against faculty members. He said the University is treating its faculty like small children by not trusting them to manage their own cybersecurity and records of communications. When concerns about privacy were mentioned to Hoffman he referred to the University’s policy on acquiring private communications. “Privacy is extremely important to us, and Rutgers has implemented guidelines and tools to ensure user privacy,” he said. “Administrators at Rutgers cannot access employee emails at their own discretion. Emails are only accessed to comply with legal or investigatory requirements. A limited number of offices — the Office of General Counsel, University Ethics & Compliance or the Custodian of Records — can initiate those requests.” In regards to security, Hoffman provided statistics from OIT that stated over 960,000 spam emails and 9,000 emails containing malicious software were stopped by the new system. Scott said he feels the danger lies within the University, and the amount of access it has to private conversations. He said the true concern comes from the University shutting faculty out of the decision-making processes regarding their own emails. Faculty did not have a voice in choosing Office 365 as the new
The number of heroin-related deaths in New Jersey is more than three times the national average, according to NJ.com. In response to this on-going crisis, experts and law enforcement are looking for creative ways to address the issue and help improve the conditions of the opioid epidemic in the state. Police who encounter a person under the influence of opiates often administer an injection of Narcan — a chemical that reverses the depressive effects of opioids — and then let the person go. But last year the Rutgers Center for Alcohol Studies began working with Frank Greenagel, an expert in heroin and opioid addiction, to train police officers on how to properly and effectively engage with a person suspected to be under the influence of these drugs. Captain JT Miller of the New Brunswick Police Department said that they have seen an increase in Narcan deployments by officers this past year with 95 doses administered this year to date, but sometimes a single overdose situation
requires multiple doses of Narcan to be beneficial. There are many formulations of Narcan, which is a trade name of the drug Naloxone. Greenagel said that over the last 12 months the number of police departments that utilize Naloxone has increased. There were more lives saved in the first half of 2017 than in the first half of 2016, but there were also more overdose deaths in that same period. Greenagel said that Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opiate that is up to 50 times more powerful than heroin and up to 100 times more potent than morphine, killed more people in America than heroin or opioids in 2016 and has led to a huge increase of drug deaths in the state. “Despite all of our local, county and state efforts, the death rate is climbing and there aren’t enough treatment beds,” he said. “Police are dealing with both the direct and indirect fallout from this horrific epidemic. As the State University and a leader in the fields of addiction and health training, Rutgers is well positioned to help address this terrible issue that is See NARCAN on Page 4
The Office of Information Technology estimates that approximately 45,000 accounts occupy Rutgers Connect, the cloud-based system that serves 23,000 active users. MICROSOFT software and are not given transparent information about when and how the University acquires private communications, Scott said. “Most importantly, there needs to be due process and a system analogous to getting a search
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‘Anti-Prom’ highlights Demarest Hall’s unique character Max Marcus Correspondent
Pre-prom photos were taken in a room where the walls were covered with graffiti. The music selection for the night encompassed almost everything but dance music. This was Demarest Hall’s “Anti-Prom” — an event that its organizers described as an expression of Demarest’s unique atmosphere. “Anything that isn’t 2017 prom, that’s what’s happening tonight,” said Hanny Ramadan, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore and a member of the Demarest Hall government. Sophie Hill, a School of Nursing first-year and a member of the Demarest Hall government, was the head of the “Anti-Prom” committee. She said that planning for the event took about a month. The “Anti-Prom” was held in the basement of Demarest Hall, where touring and local bands have played in the past. “There’s a closet on the second floor that’s full of historical pictures and scrapbooks from years past in Demarest,” Hill said. “Those people and those events in that basement, that’s what I wanted to capture tonight. That’s what I wanted to do for Demarest, for our friends, for anyone who came tonight, is to feel the same way those pictures made me feel.” Hill said that the music selections for the night were made collectively through a shared online document to which any member of the hall could contribute. There were no restrictions on what kinds of music were acceptable. Selections did not necessarily have to be hostile in spirit to proms — the Prior to the 1960s, Demarest Hall was used as housing for the Rutgers football team and a platform for progressive protests. Today the point was that they were chosen site is used by local bands and most recently for “Anti-Prom,” a musical event that highlighted Demarest’s atmosphere. HENRY FOWLER by the community members. Hill said that “Anti-Prom” was was provided by the head of the encouraged to dress up in Even so, he said, the Demarest Ramadan said. “You come to Dean attempt to restore Demarest’s cooking section. era-specific prom outfits. The community strives to be inclusive marest Hall, and you don’t expect “This is a home for misfits and “Anti-Prom” also satirized what and is not hostile toward those a good time. You expect transcenunique atmosphere that she saw also for people who want to en- Ramadan described as “the con- sorts of college events. in the hall’s historical pictures. dence. You wanna go the next “There are these events that gage in some fun arts and music,” tinuation of proms in college ... “Demarest is the edge of soci- level, go to Demarest Hall. That’s have been thrown for years and Ramadan said. “This is kind of date nights and formals.” ety. It’s the fringes. It’s wildness,” what it is. Next level, two X’s.” years but haven’t happened in a like a piece of a liberal arts college really long time,” she said. “We in a big state school.” Ramadan added that the Dewanted to get that old Demarest feeling back into the building ... marest community welcomes othThis kind of event feels like the er students to attend its events. Jordan Adragna, a School of epitome of how the community Arts and Sciof Demarest ences sophoshould come more, said that together and he was attractspend time “We wanted to get that ed to the Detogether and old Demarest feeling back marest comhave fun.” munity even Ramadan into the building ... ” before he lived said that Dein the hall. marest Hall, sophie hill “I spent built in 1950, School of Nursing First-Year Student about 80 perwas originally cent of my time the residence here last year hall for the Ruteven though I gers football team. Later it was opened to other lived on Cook/Douglass,” Adragstudents. In the 1960s and 70s, it na said. “All my friends were here, was a site of protests for socially all the cool bands and stuff were going on here ... The Demarest progressive causes. Since then, Ramadan said, culture is very counter-culture. Demarest Hall has earned a So since ‘anti’ is itself counter, I reputation as a counter-cultural guess this is the way that a Decommunity. More recently it has marest prom should be. The anhoused special “sections” for stu- tithesis of prom.” Ramadan said that the “Andents who share particular interests. These include sections for ti-Prom” paid tribute to and philosophy, music and cooking. poked fun at classic AmeriThe food for the “Anti-Prom” can proms. Attendees were
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Advocacy group helps U. students with children Max Marcus Correspondent
According to research presented last fall at the Undergraduate Research Symposium by Anjanette Vaidya, the president and founder of Rutgers Students with Children, the Rutgers community and University institutionally discriminate against young single mothers pursuing college degrees. The School of Arts and Sciences senior won the top award at the symposium and later presented her findings at an academic conference at the University of North Carolina. In an email, she briefly summarized her findings with statistics showing that 96 percent of young single mothers pursuing a college degree fail out of school. “When Rutgers says, ‘We support women,’ when Douglass says, ‘We have been supporting women for 100 years,’ you have to ask, ‘Which women?’” Vaidya said. “An intersectional approach to supporting women in higher education means supporting mothers in higher education.” Vaidya informally started Rutgers Students with Children in Fall 2015 when she re-enrolled, having previously failed out of school when her eldest daughter was 2 years old. She said that when she had originally come to Rutgers she felt isolated due to “the social stigma associated with being a teen mother,” and she only told her dean and a few friends that she had a child. “I still see this today,” she said. “A lot of young student parents
attempt to pass as childless. Having a visible group can change that dynamic, where people can come forward and say, ‘Hey, I face this too. This is me, too.’” Vaidya said that she wrote over 500 emails to University administrators, hoping that they might address the challenges that young student parents face. But they just advised her to take out an advertisement in The Daily Targum in order to determine the school’s population of student parents. She was also told that even if the necessary data were available, there would be no resources to address the issue. Instead, she posted flyers around campus that read: “RU A STUDENT PARENT?” “People would see these flyers and email me, saying they were in tears because of how alone they had felt, of how little support they had. They would tell me their stories of just barely hanging on by a thread,” Vaidya said. “Many of us work full time, attend school full time and raise our children. When you are doing that solo without any support, and on top of that there is no office that will help you navigate requirements, it can become too much.” Rutgers Students with Children formally became a student organization this past spring, affording them RUSA allocations and support from students who do not have children but who are interested in social justice and educational equity, Vaidya said. The organization now ser ves as a support group for
After failing out of school to take care of her daughter, Anjanette Vaidya re-enrolled in 2015 to start Rutgers Students with Children. The group focuses on debunking social stigmas about young mothers on campus by increasing visibility in higher education. DECLAN INTINDOLA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER members and as an activist and advocacy group. She said that if someone has to take time off, the club does not let them lose contact and drop out, but rather suggests other resources. She said she has personally picked people up and drove them to facilities, made phone calls, tutored people and stayed on the phone with them until 3 a.m. just to listen to them. “We aren’t talking about just one person when a student parent drops out. Often we are talking about a loss of the ability to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. A four-year degree can do that. It can get you off of welfare for life, it can change your prospects and the prospects of your children. It’s a game changer,” she said. In October, Vaidya spoke on a panel at the Aspen Institute in Colorado
for a policymakers forum on two-generation strategies. Among the audience were New Jersey government officials who were surprised by how little support New Jersey’s state school provide young student parents, Vaidya said. Consequently, she and other members of Rutgers Students with Children will be meeting with the state commissioner and the Department of Higher Education in two weeks. For the rest of the semester, the group is planning campaigns for
visibility and outreach, including a social media campaign on Instagram called #ThisIsWhatARutgersStudentLooksLike, and an outreach program where they will meet with local pregnant and parenting high school students to educate them on how higher education is accessible for young parents. “We don’t wear signs that read, ‘I have a child,’ but we are still here,” Vaidya said. “Students can be parents too, and that never crosses anyone’s mind.”
NARCAN About 12 officers will attend training program at U. on Nov. 8 continued from front hurting the workforce, plugging up emergency rooms and devastating families. I’d argue that Rutgers has a moral obligation to help the police, government and the general public.” On Nov. 8 and 9, about a dozen officers will attend the second annual training program at the Center for Alcohol Studies and obtain an “Advanced Certificate in Substance Misuse Disorders for Law Enforcement.” This training will prepare them for developing and improving police assistance and response programs, training other law enforcement officers and developing more community programs, Greenagel said. So far, Greenagel’s program has trained over 1,000 officers from 100 different departments in four different states, he said. “The stigma around addiction for a number of police officers was reduced. Hundreds of officers who viewed people with substance misuse disorders as ‘scumbags’ or ‘dirty junkies’ or people that ‘can never get better’ stated that the training changed their opinion and that they understood this as more of a public health issue rather than a moral or criminal justice problem,” Greenagel said. Over the next few months, Greenagel’s training will reach campus security and police at Caldwell College and TCNJ. Both schools have also invited local police departments, members of the college counseling centers
and senior-level administrators, he said. “There isn’t one catch-all solution. I’ve been critical of Governor (Chris) Christie, who has sought a lot of publicity over the last 12 months on this issue after doing very little during his first seven years in office,” Greenagel said. “I was excited when he talked publicly about reforming N.J.’s drug policies in 2010, as he was a Republican and former U.S. attorney and could, therefore, sway conservatives and law enforcement.” As a member of the Governor’s Council since 2011 and the chair of the State Heroin and Opiate Task Force from 2012-2014, Greenagel said that he was very disappointed in Christie’s lack of substantive policies and funding regarding the issue. The N.J. Prescription Monitoring Program is not mandated, and medical students currently are not required to get any training on addiction. Greenagel said that he has a list of about a dozen more policies that he would like to see implemented and that he expects to spend much of the next decade working on them. “We need more in-patient treatment beds and detoxes, especially for people on Medicaid or without insurance. We desperately need to regulate recovery and sober houses,” he said. “Very few social workers and drug counselors are getting the training and supervision they require, and this is something that the state (along with Rutgers) should probably do a better job of monitoring.”
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Professor explains how GOP tax plan affects U. students Samil Tabani Staff Writer
New analysis shows that students in New Jersey will be among those hit hard by President Donald J. Trump’s recently proposed tax plan. According to CNN’s website, the bill called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would permanently lower the corporate tax rate to 20 percent and limit the home interest deduction to loans up to $500,000. “The bill would also increase the standard deduction for individuals and households, repeal the alternative minimum tax and increase the child tax credit to $1,600. The House GOP bill would also repeal the estate tax in 2024,” according to CNN. Jay Soled, a professor and director of the Master of Accountancy in Taxation Program, said he does not think anyone has had a full chance to digest the proposal in its totality. “Recall that they are trying to cut the tax rates but not explode the deficit as bad as it otherwise might explode. Apparently, the interest on student loans would no longer be deductible,” Soled said. Soled said he runs the Master of Accountancy in Taxation Program and many of the professionals have their employers reimburse them. Those expenses that the employer reimburses are typically exempt from taxes up to $5,250, and under this proposal, that would be repealed. “That could have some very serious implication for Rutgers graduate school programs where employers are typically footing the bill. Many employers may no longer Professor and Director of the Master of Accountancy in Taxation Program Jay Soled said changes to the policy could send the United provide that benefit,” Soled said. States into a $1.5 trillion debt over the next decade. FLICKR Soled said the schools with large endowments may have an looked at on a case by case basis,” extra tax that did not exist before. Soled said. It would likely not go into effect Many of these proposals may not until 2018 because at this point it sit well with senators and this could is all just proposals. end up as a compromised bill. This “There’s this talk about reduc- proposal could send the United ing state and local tax deductions States further into debt of about $1.5 which obviously have big bearings trillion over the next 10 years. But in New Jersey, where state and lo- this is not the final word, he said. cal taxes are much higher than Soled said that if people are most other states, and many New troubled by this, they should Jersey citizens avail themselves reach out to their representatives to those deductions. Home pric- and complain. Positions are up es are higher in New Jersey than for re-election next year, and if most other states, and they capped citizens are vocal, their voices will the mortgage interest deduction be heard. If they are just passive, at $500,000,” then they risk he said. losing these Soled said benefits. “There’s this talk about that as a whole, According reducing state and local to Washington New Jersey, as well as its Post, the tax tax deductions which students, will reform plan not fare very could also obviously have big well from this transform bearings in New Jersey.” many retiretax proposal. He said Coverment plans jay soled dell accounts, such as the Director of the Master of Accountancy in which allow 401k. Taxation Program one to make According pre-tax contrito the article, butions to their media reports education, will be eliminated under say Republicans are considering this new proposal. limiting pre-tax contributions to “The income tax rates as a $2,400 a year. The current limit whole should generally benefit is $18,000, but this is not a constudents or their parents because firmed alteration. there is an overall reduction of the The Republican Party is a big tax rate. But, whatever they may proponent of a consumption tax, save on income taxes, it may end where you are not taxed on inup depending on how much they come, and that you want to prohave been able to avail themselves mote savings,” Soled said. “It’s of these credit deductions and ex- antithetical to the Republican platemptions, they may end up pay- form, in general, to cut back on ing more. Everything has to be these types of savings plan.”
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Response to opioid crisis reveals disparities FREE AS IN LIBRE THALYA REYES
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wo weeks ago, President Donald J. Trump declared the current opioid crisis a public health emergency, a move to address this transmuted crisis that was highly anticipated by drug policy scholars. Although there are numerous problems associated with this statement, particularly how this directive does not free up any additional funds to deal with the crisis, what is lost in this conversation is how the narrative on drug use has suddenly become more compassionate and humane — now that its victims are, in large part, white. The history of drug use, enforcement and treatment are tumultuous, and the epidemics that characterize it have much more in common than not. Throughout this history, the majority of drug users have been white, but when we talk about the war on drugs of the 1970s and 1980s and the present opioid crisis, very different images come to mind. Why has the response to various drug crises been so dissimilar? When heroin use surged in the 1960s and 1970s, many Black and Latinx adolescents and young adults living in urban communities died of heroin-related incidents, more than any other etiology. Former President Richard Nixon responded not with compassion and expanded provisions of treatment for those suffering but with a full-scale “War on Drugs.” While federal and state governments were unsuccessful in helping these individuals out of this cycle, they did succeed in escalating mass incarceration through draconian policies (for example, New York’s 1973 Rockefeller drug laws) like mandatory minimum sentencing even for first-time offenders. In the 1980s, drug users turned to crack, a crystal form of cocaine, because it was much less expensive than regular cocaine and was perceived to be safer since it is smoked and not injected. While many Black and Latinx people were caught in the web of crack use, the majority of crack users were white, and several studies show that most drug users purchase their drugs from dealers within their own racial/ ethnic group. But the perceived crack user is a person of color, and their drug use is met with harsher sentencing laws than cocaine (which is still predominantly used by wealthy, white people), like in 1992, for instance, when more than 90 percent of those sentenced under 80s crack laws were Black people. When journalists, politicians and medical professionals acknowledged white people as crack users, it was usually in a sympathetic rhetoric — victims of stressful professional careers that should be met with compassion and not judgment or jail time. This mirrors how the victims of the present-day opioid crisis are considered. The fact that most opioid abusers are white is a major reason why Republican senators from states most affected by opioid-related deaths did not support the recent health care bill, which, in their view, underfunded treatment for opioid dependence. There is also a major difference in how journalists and the media frame opioid-dependent children. The vile language used to describe “crack babies” has been replaced with a more humane style that captures the nuance and complexity of drug dependency and childbirth. Were babies suffering from crack cocaine withdrawal any less deserving of care and love, or is it that they were less deserving because they were Black? Because instead of being met with treatment for the babies and rehabilitation for their mothers, Black and Latinx communities faced severe law enforcement strategies due to the unfounded fears of the criminal youth of color, the so-called “super-predators” of our generation. This perception has ravaged Black and Latinx communities. To this day, these neighborhoods are under greatest threat of harassment, surveillance, incarceration and familial destruction due to the racialized enforcement of already racist policies. What is revealing about the current opioid crisis is that, despite the general shift in how we portray those suffering from substance addiction, Trump signaled that the strategies he intends to support will not deviate from previous administrations. Last week, after Trump’s bipartisan opioid commission released its final report, he remarked that he wants a “Just Say No” style of mass media campaign despite copious studies concluding its ineffectiveness in reducing substance use and addiction. Moreover, he endorsed the commission’s recommendation to expand drug courts, yet research shows us that drug courts are more costly than voluntary treatment and do not improve public safety nor health outcomes for people struggling with drug problems. What this implores us to do is to highlight the racial disparities in how drug addiction is framed and pressure our lawmakers to not continue this destructive narrative and associated unjust policy strategies. We need to move towards a health equity approach that benefits all communities through the eradication of structural racism in our social, legal, political and health systems. Advocating for a holistic, equitable substance use policy can help us address all forms of drug use and end the draconian, punitive approaches that continue to plague our society. Thalya Reyes is an Edward J. Bloustein School of Public Policy master’s candidate for public policy and city and regional planning. Her column, “Free as in Libre,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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It seems as though Rutgers is truly taking adutgers University is hoping to start using energy efficient systems, encouraging alterna- vantage of the chance that it has to “start over” tive transportation that does not burn fossil in terms of the layout of its campus. Although the fuels and reducing its carbon footprint — and it plans 2030 plan is available online for all students to access and look at, not many members of the Rutgers to do all of this by 2030. The 2030 plan, as it is called, is a master plan that is student body know that it is in the works. Also, for meant to completely overhaul University systems and the students who do know a little about the plan, replace many of the buildings and inner processes the fact that it is environmentally driven may not be that are tiring out. And in making these changes, the a detail of common knowledge. But it is definitely University has found the opportunity to right many of one that the University and its constituents should the environmental issues that have spurred from the be proud of. It is understandable that the main driving force old age of many aspects of the University. This way, the housing, student centers and athletic facilities are of the 2030 plan is to improve Rutgers’ appearance and make it a more attractive site, possibly not the only things at Rutgers getting upgraded. One of the main focuses of this plan is taking the boosting its rankings in terms of campus quality. And the Universiinitiative in protectty could have ver y ing open spaces that easily done this the University has, without giving enas well as improving vironmental issues access to these areas “It seems as though Rutgers is truly taking a second glance. that are underutiadvantage of the chance that it has to ‘start But they did. Part lized. In order to do of this is due to the this, the University over’ in terms of the layout of its campus.” New Brunswick Facilities and Capital chapter of the New Planning committee Jersey Public Interis promoting biking est Research Group and walking instead of driving and eliminating buildings that may no lon- (NJPIRG) along with other University organizager serve any use to the University. But that is not all. tions have been pushing for these changes — and The University is sticking to the guidelines set by the University is listening. Rutgers has taken into the U.S. Green Building Council for LEED-rated Sil- account that it might currently run off of ineffiver buildings. These guidelines help reduce the car- cient energy systems, and it is making efforts to bon footprint by sourcing materials that are within rectify this. The 2030 plan is more than just a blueprint for a a 500-mile radius and also using recycled materials during construction. The University as a whole is more beautiful campus — it is Rutgers’ way of lookalso focused on using energy that it is already using ing ahead to the future. There are certain aspects of more efficiently. And even this amount is being re- the University that members of the Rutgers commuduced. Through actions like implementing 33 acres nity have complained about, and these are the things of solar panels on Livingston campus among other that Rutgers is finally addressing. Although it may be plans for the future, it seems as though the Univer- upsetting to some students that they will never get sity is putting the environment at the forefront of its to experience the results of these changes in their future endeavors. And by these standards, Rutgers is own college careers, it is difficult to be upset that the going to be a completely renewable and green-friend- University is finally taking student concerns into account when planning the future. ly campus by the year 2030. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 149th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Healthy lifestyles can only come from repeated actions MIND BODY SCARLET MONICA BULNES
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t is easy to sign up for a gym membership, it is easy to eat clean for a day and it is easy to say you are going to start working out. Commitment and forming new behaviors are the hard part — but that is what will bring results and satisfaction. As humans, it seems like it is in our nature to want visual proof of our efforts. We work out once and check the mirror for new muscle. We eat a healthy meal and wonder if we are thin yet. Many people want to live healthy lifestyles, but there is one characteristic that sets those people apart from those who actually do: consistency. In order to improve your health, you need to create healthy habits and practice them consistently if you expect change. Everyone should have their own variation of healthy lifestyle goals. Nobody is exempt from this. Being naturally thin, not liking cardio, not wanting muscles, not liking vegetables are all just sad excuses because being healthy does not have to look like what ads look liken in a magazine. People neglect exercise and healthy eating habits because they think it is an option. Getting your heart pumping to have a healthy circulation of blood flow throughout your body and feeding yourself essential vitamins and
nutrients is not optional. Even though these things are not visible to the human eye, they are necessities for your overall health, and neglecting them can lead to complications with age. Being in good health is not a goal you can achieve at the end of the month or year, it is a series of lifelong habits different for each individual that need to be adapted over time. The good news is that you can start making changes now by setting daily and weekly goals tailored to fit your routine. As an economics major, I tend to think
what would constitute as an actual lifestyle change. For example, in the short run, you can make small supplements to your diet like picking mixed nuts over chips and water over soda. Activity wise, you can choose to spend an hour getting your heart rate up at least three times a week instead of watching Netflix. If you are consistent with your changes, you can add more shortterm goals. With these small victories, you are setting yourself up for success, and the feeling of achievement will motivate you to keep going. In the short run,
“The good news is that you can start making changes now by setting daily and weekly goals tailored to fit your routine.” of goals in terms of the “short run” and the “long run.” These concepts are theoretical representations for short periods of time where certain variables are fixed and long periods of time (usually over a year) where all variables can be changed, respectively. Many people think of healthy living as a goal attainable in the short run, when in fact it can only be achieved in the long run. In the short run, you should think of your health and weight as a fixed variable. These things may have small fluctuations daily, but their effect on the long run is
there will only be incremental changes, but in the long run, you will see a significant change in your overall health that you can be proud of. Once you have committed to a lifestyle change, having minor setbacks will seem trivial. It will no longer be the end of your health streak if you indulge in your favorite unhealthy meal or trade the gym for a week of vacation. It is impossible to break habits that are ingrained into your lifestyle in just an hour or even a week. With some time and commitment, your new healthy habits, like
eating right and staying active, will become second nature to you, and old unhealthy habits will feel uncharacteristic. Personally, because I have incorporated the gym into my routine for so long, skipping the gym for four days during midterms week made me feel fatigued, sluggish and not myself. These feelings make it easier to get right back to my normal healthy lifestyle because the negative impact reminds me how beneficial my habits are to my body. Any goal worth achieving does not have a shortcut — health and fitness are no different. Working out for a day will not make you fit, and eating a salad for dinner will not make you healthy. This is a good thing! It gives you time for the trial and error necessary to figure out the diet and exercise habits that work best for your lifestyle. Always be patient with yourself as you develop new habits and get rid of your old ones because this process will not happen overnight. Remember — you are what you consistently do, so changing your habits changes who you fundamentally are. If you want to be a person who makes their health a priority in their life every day, you can gradually and actively choose to do that. It is not as unachievable as you think. Monica Bulnes is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in economics and minoring in business administration. Her column, “Mind Body Scarlet,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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Amazon begins package delivery service inside homes MADHURI BHUPATHIRAJU SCIENCE EDITOR
Amazon, although long considered a tech giant, has especially seen significant growth in the middle months of 2017. As the enterprise continues to expand its reach, it has started to bring up many new services. One very recent service launched is Amazon Key, a program that allows couriers to enter residents’ empty homes in order to leave packages inside the house rather than the unguarded front doorstep. Such a program offers potential solutions to issues such as package theft and damage to packages being left out in harsh weather conditions. According to Motherboard, the initiative is yet another attempt to entice customers toward an Amazon Prime membership. In order to go through with Amazon Key, the company has also introduced an Internet-connected security camera, the Amazon Cloud Cam, priced at $120, according to Recode. Only customers with this specialized camera will have access to the Key service, which would total $250, including the purchase of a special “smart” lock. An obvious concern among customers is the reliability of a technical stranger entering their homes to drop off a package. To resolve this, Amazon intends to send customers alerts of when couriers reach their homes so that users can watch the delivery in real-time from their current location through their phones, according to the site. According to Recode, Amazon said that when couriers reach the intended house, they must request access to enter, and through an “encrypted authentication process” Amazon will give entry if it is the pre-approved courier arriving at the right address at the right time. “Once this process is successfully completed, Amazon Cloud Cam starts recording and the door is then unlocked. No special codes or keys are ever provided to delivery drivers,” Amazon said in the article. There will be no special codes or access provided to couriers
In its efforts to optimize delivery and protect against theft and weather, Amazon introduces new delivery service in which couriers can enter the unattended homes to drop off packages. All deliveries are recorded through specialized cameras. FACEBOOK that let them evade the Amazon verification process and enter into the houses on their own account. According to Motherboard, after the package has been delivered, the door is automatically relocked after the courier has left, and a video of the delivery is sent to the homeowner. Although specific details on the reliability and security of the locks are not yet fully known, according
to the site, Amazon Key is using Zigbee wireless protocol to run their Internet-based smart lock device. The two products, Key and Cloud Cam, according to the site, are steps of Amazon’s journey to completely optimizing the consumer’s life and a part of their home device scheme. In the future, Amazon aims to expand the camera and key system to offer more in-depth home care
services, such as dog-walking and house cleaning. As expected when allowing someone into the homes of others, a thorough vetting process is necessar y. An Amazon spokesperson mentioned in the Recode article that all couriers are “thoroughly vetted, with comprehensive background checks and motor vehicle records reviews.”
A perspective that Motherboard brings up is that placing a camera in arguably the most intimate environment of a person’s life, their home, gives Amazon access to personal information, including who visits their home and consumers’ lifestyle habits. The advantages and drawbacks of the service have yet to be observed.
DIVERSIONS
November 7, 2017
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Happy Birthday: Aim to make positive personal changes to your life. Opportunity is heading your way and much can be accomplished if you set your mind to it. Joint ventures, settlements and physical self-improvement should be a priority. Focus on your relationships and the lifestyle you choose to follow. An interest you have should be developed and marketed. Your numbers are 10, 17, 24, 29, 32, 40, 47.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be attentive and listen carefully to any complaints that crop up. Being understanding and offering sound advice will end up doing more for you than complaining or criticizing someone you love. Offer a helping hand. 2 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Discuss relationship issues before you’re faced with a major catastrophe. Maintain your bargaining power by being civil and willing to compromise as well as ready to offer legitimate solutions to existing problems. Physical improvements are featured and romance is encouraged. 4 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Uncertainty should be your reminder to gather more information and make a decision that will keep you from spinning your wheels. Procrastination won’t lead to success. Change will help you move forward and excel. Romance is in the stars. 5 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Draw on past experience and touch base with old friends. The memories that surface will help you make a decision about how to best use your skills, money and connections to excel. Romance and personal gain are highlighted. 5 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Put everything you’ve got into finishing what you start. Being responsible and living up to what’s expected of you will help your relationships with those you work with. Someone from your past will make a difference to your future. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Helping others is honorable, but don’t let anyone take you for granted. Be creative and come up with a plan that suggests what should be done and how to split up the jobs and responsibilities. Teamwork is favored. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Channel your emotional energy into something enjoyable. A shopping spree or an outing with your best friends will be engaging as well as informative. Personal improvements will make you feel good about the way you look and feel. 3 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your powers of persuasion will be in top form. Dedicate time to discussing what you want and expect from others. Having incentives to spice up whatever deal you are trying to make will ensure you get your way. Romance is highlighted. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll have to pay more attention to what’s going on in your own backyard. Taking care of your domestic responsibilities will lead to positive change. A chance to make a difference in the life of someone you care about will be worth your while. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take better care of your personal health and your emotional state of mind. Stressing out over money matters will not help the situation. Use your intelligence and make decisions based on what you are capable of doing. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A change may not be anticipated or welcome, but if you go with the flow, you will come out on top. Recognizing what’s happening will give you greater options to make the most of whatever situation comes your way. 2 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take control when it comes to negotiations or joint endeavors. Speak your mind, but remember to listen as well. Showing compassion and understanding will win you points and give you the upper hand when it’s time to make a decision. 5 stars
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MEET RU goes 2-2 in competition against former Big East rivals at home meet continued from back put too much stock in it, because all that matters is when they go head-to-head right next to each other at championships. But we’re in a good position.” Joining the diving team is junior Rachel Byrne, who also competed in the 1 and 3-meter dives. She placed in third in both events with a finals score of 275.5 in the 3-meter and 279.05 at the 1-meter dive. In the pool, the swimming side was led by both sophomore Federica Greco and junior Francesca Stoppa. Both competitors are coming off of solid performances in Illinois for the 200-yard butterfly event. They added to their success in the first home event of the season, finishing 1-2 in the 19-person race. Stoppa took the overall victory with a time of 2:00.89, and Greco finished with a final time of 2:02.67. Sophomore Clare Lawlor, in a very close 50-yard freestyle race, finished third with a time of 23.87. Rachel Brown of Pittsburgh won the event with a time of 23.27, with Alexa Fabbri of Villanova bridging the gap between them with a time of 23.65. Another sophomore who made her mark over the weekend, in her first collegiate win as a Knight, was Francesca Bertotto. She took home first place in the 500-yard freestyle, beating Villanova’s Caitlin Daday by a little over a half of a second. Bertotto held a time of 4:57.51, and Daday touched the wall right behind her at 4:58.06.
Bertotto would also take second place in the longest race of the competition, the 1,000-yard freestyle. She beat out Daday once again for the second-place spot but fell off the pace to finish behind
Rutgers falls to top-ranked team in country, continues Big Ten losing streak
Megan Sharkey put Rutgers on the board first. The Knights reached a 4-2 lead over the Nittany Lions before a 10-1 run gave Penn State the lead again to power out 6-0 and 4-0 spurts to complete the set. Trying to take control of the third set, Rutgers took a 5-3 lead and kept the set score close at 10-9. Feeling the pressure, Penn State rattled off a 10-1 run to double its lead over the Knights at 2010 and finalized the match with a 5-1 stint at the end. For the second time in a row, sophomore middle blocker Jasmine Stackhouse led Rutgers’ offensive department with 6 kills. Similar to the Knights’ last match, sophomore middle blocker Stasa Miljevic whipped up 4 kills behind Stackhouse with a team-high .667 hitting mark followed by junior outside hitter Sahbria McLetchie’s 3 kills. Additionally, Stackhouse, Miljevic and McLetchie all recorded two blocks apiece. Sharkey held her own in the assists department with 13 while two digs each from freshman opposite hitter Kamila Cieslik, freshman Beka
race she finished with a time of 2:01.38. Head coach Petra Martin, also spoke to ScarletKnights.com during the second day of competition, on some of the changes that her team made to try and improve after the first day. “I think we were pretty tired yesterday, and that may have resulted in some mistakes,” Martin said. “We talked about it and fixed it this morning. There was a good
response and good changes, and I was happy with that. They thought about things differently today, and grew up a little bit overnight.” Rutgers will hold its next event at home, hosting 10 teams at the Frank Elm Invitational. The event will take place on Nov. 17-19 at the Rutgers Aquatic Center. For updates on the Rutgers swimming and diving team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior Addison Walkowiak was dominant in both events over the weekend, taking home first place in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events, distancing herself from the field of 16. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2017
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Pittsburgh senior Amanda Richey. Bertotto finished with a time of 10:06.49 and Richey took first place with a time of 9:54.66. Other notable performances came from junior Vera Koprivova in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke events. She placed in third for both events, beating out 19 other competitors in the 100-yard variant with a time of 56.79, and then in the 18-person field of the 200-yard
Kojadinovic and sophomore libero Kar ysa Swackenberg helped keep Penn State at bay for the most part.
Rutgers will return to the College Avenue Gym on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. to go up against Ohio State. The last time the Knights and Buckeyes battled was just over four weeks ago in Ohio where Rutgers lost in straight sets. For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
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labama starting inside linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton will miss the rest of the season as he recovers from knee injury, head coach Nick Saban said. During Saturday’s victory over LSU, Hamilton injured his knee, and this will go down as the second season-ending knee injury of his career. No. 2 Crimson Tide’s linebacker group took another hit, as reserve inside linebacker Mack Wilson is expected to miss four to six weeks due to a foot injury. Alabama travels next to No. 16 Mississippi State on Saturday before finishing off the regular season against in-state rival, No. 14 Auburn.
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Sophomore middle blocker Jasmine Stackhouse played well versus the Nittany Lions, posting 6 kills and two blocks. THE DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2017
iles Bridges, Michigan State sophomore forward, topped The Associated Press preaseason All-America team, receiving 61 votes out of the 65-member national media panel. Bridges averaged 16.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 blocks last season for the Spartans, and head coach Tom Izzo expects more out of him going into the 2017-2018 season. “He’s got some things he’s got to get better at,” Izzo said. “He’s going to be moving around different positions. Got to get
better with the ball, better guarding. There are going to be some things that are more difficult for him. I can’t think of a guy that’s worked harder all summer to make sure he’s ready. I think he’ll be more than ready for an incredible season.” The preseason Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, Notre Dame senior forward Bonzie Colson, finished second in voting with 14 votes. Joining Bridges and Colson on the five-man team are Arizona junior Allonzo Trier, Villanova junior Jalen Brunson and Missouri freshman Michael Porter Jr.
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ormer Major League Baseball (MLB) players Steve Garvey, Jack Morris, Tommy John and players’ union chief Marvin Miller are four of the 10 people on the MLB Hall of Fame election ballot that will be distributed and voted on next month. Results will be released on Dec. 10 at the baseball winter meetings, which will be held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The Modern Baseball Era ballot also includes Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Ted Simmons, Luis Tiant and Alan Trammell. The 10 candidates will be voted on by a 16-person committee and will need 75 percent of the vote.
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“Addison is doing everything right at this stage, and we certainly won’t be complaining seeing her name on the top of the Big Ten rankings this week.” — Head diving coach Frederick Woodruff
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SWIMMING AND DIVING KNIGHTS DEFEAT SETON HALL, GEORGETOWN, FALL TO PITT, VILLANOVA
Rutgers splits contests in home penta-meet Justin Bonhard Staff Writer
The Rutgers swimming and diving team opened its 2017-18 season with a penta-meet showcase, hosting Villanova, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall and Georgetown. The Scarlet Knights split the four matchups by defeating Georgetown and Seton Hall by scores of 235.5-117.5 and 275-78, respectively, but falling to Villanova and Pittsburgh by final scores of 210.5142.5 and 219-134. On the diving side, senior Addison Walkowiak continued her success from both her last event in Illinois and last season at the quad meet hosted at Rutgers winning the 3-meter dive with a score of 343.55. She also took home first place and national recognition with her 1-meter dive. She scored a 308.65 in the event, giving her the top score for all Big Ten competitors so far this season. Head diving coach Frederick Woodruff spoke to ScarletKnights.com on Walkowiak’s performance over the weekend. “Addison is doing everything right at this stage, and we certainly won’t be complaining seeing her name on the top of the Big Ten rankings this week,” Woodruff said. “We can’t Sophomore Francesca Bertotto won the 500-yard freestyle with a new personal record of 4:57.51. The victory was Bertotto’s first career first-place finish as a collegiate swimmer. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2017
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VOLLEYBALL NO. 1 PENN STATE 3, RUTGERS 0
RU falls in straight sets to No. 1 PSU Alex Fabugais-Inaba Staff Writer
It comes as no surprise that No. 1 Penn State defeated the Rutgers volleyball team this past weekend in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Scarlet Knights (5-21, 0-14) struggled throughout the match to keep pace with the Nittany Lions’ surge to victory, marking the 12th match this Big Ten season that Rutgers has lost in straight sets. The Knights were able to get on the board for 22 points through the short match, losing by set scores of 25-9, 25-9 and 25-12. Penn State’s .567 hitting percentage was no match for Rutgers’ .056 as the hosts racked up 42 kills and 12 aces over the Knights’ measly 16 kills and one ace. A theme began to develop at the beginning of each set as Rutgers would get out to a 1 or 2-point lead over Penn State before the Nittany Lions would lead off multiple runs and gain momentum to stop the Knights from scoring any more points. In the first set, Rutgers could not score more than 1 or 2 consecutive points as Penn State launched a 5-0 attack to take the lead before cruising to a 7-0 run to finish out the set. The Knights’ single service ace of the match came in the second set when sophomore setter Sophomore middle blocker Stasa Miljevic had 4 kills against Penn State while also leading the team with a .667 hitting mark. She also contributed two blocks to the team total of 10 in the match. THE DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2017 NHL SCORES
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junior goalkeeper, was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team, the conference announced on Monday. Murphy recorded a shutout in the team’s quarterfinal game against Penn State, making seven saves in the contest.
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