ACADEMIC FREEDOM Censoring faculty speech is a complex issue
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Hazelnuts Rutgers scientists tackle worldwide
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Rutgers organizations convene for transgender awareness week Sam Leibowitz-Lord Contributing Writer
Approximately 1.4 million individuals identify as transgender, according to The New York Times. In order to to help raise the visibility of transgender and gender non-binary people on campus, several organizations at Rutgers including RU Transmissions, the Center for Social Justice Education (SJE), LLEGO and Rutgers Queer People of Color came together this past week to host several events in honor of Trans Awareness and Empowerment Week. According to SJE, the events included a lecture from Hall of Fame Olympic Triathlete Chris Mosier, a transgender man, and a discussion forum titled “Allyship 101,” to discuss what cisgender students — individuals who identify with the sex they were assigned at birth — can do to support the trans community. The forum also included the discussion of the history and current status of the transgender community, as well as a general discussion about sex and gender. Other events explored gender in the Latino and Navajo communities, and a film about the life of transgender activist Major Griffin-Gracey. “We wanted cisgender students to have to think about gender as much as a trans person does,” said Lief Krutko, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore and secretary of the executive board of RU
Transmissions. “For trans people, thinking about gender is a constant thing. We wanted cisgender people to experience that too.” RU Transmissions is a discussion-based group that has weekly meetings to discuss issues pertaining to the transgender and non-gender-conforming community at Rutgers. It also hosts recreational events, such as movie nights. Its role in Trans Awareness and Empowerment Week was to host “Allyship 101.” The transgender community in the United States faces a high rate of murder and suicide — the Human Rights Campaign reported that 48 transgender individuals in the United States were violently murdered in 2016 and 2017, while a study from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and National Center for Transgender Equality states that 41 percent of transgender Americans will attempt to end their life. The conversation with RU Transmissions focused on how cisgender individuals can be supportive of their transgender peers, such as referring to them by their preferred pronouns and understanding the complex intersections of sex and gender. Krutko, a non-gender-conforming student who goes by the pronouns “they/them,” said it was encouraging to see how many cisgender students attended. Krutko also said the keynote address from Chris Mosier was “very
In honor of Trans Awareness and Empowerment Week, several organizations on campus met to host a string of events. Group forums discussed topics like transgender history and the current status of the transgender community. FACEBOOK inspirational,” as it provided an example of a transgender person who was able to thrive in a highly competitive profession such as athletics. Kyle Silver, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, is a cisgender student who attended “Allyship 101” to make sure he was treating his fellow community members with the respect they deserved, he said.
Silver said that the event’s simple structure made it easy for a student who might not know a lot about transgender issues to get involved and show their support. According to Krutko, transgender students still feel there is more work to be done, such as expanding access to gender-neutral bathrooms and increasing
awareness of transgender issues in the student population. “(Rutgers is) a pretty good place to be trans,” Krutko said. “The University allows transgender students to change their student IDs to their preferred names rather than their legal names, and the atmosphere on campus is generally inclusive and open.”
U. president speaks with students regarding free speech policies Christina Gaudino Staff Writer
This year, Rutgers UNICEF will focus on World Children’s Day, raising awareness for children struggling with terminal illnesses and living impoverished lives. FACEBOOK
UNICEF spreads awareness for impoverished children Jacob Turchi Contributing Writer
More than 3,000 children die from cancer each year, according to the Amanda Riley Foundation. To counter this and other childhood terminal illnesses, the Rutgers UNICEF chapter
will host a fundraiser for World Children’s Day. The club has been working on informing the community about the work that UNICEF does by planning the fundraiser. The annually observed day of awareness See children on Page 5
On Thursday evening the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) invited University President Robert L. Barchi to speak with students, addressing a wide array of issues regarding academic freedom rights of faculty and the reported offshore investments by the University. Following his discussion of the University disruption policy and his confirmation that the swastika spray-painted on the wall of Stonier Hall in late October was a protected action under the First Amendment, Barchi spoke about the process the University takes when an incident regarding free speech arises. The Daily Targum reported on the incident earlier this semester. The determination of whether an action or statement is considered free speech is not made by the University, Barchi said. Regarding instances that concern the limitations of free speech
on campus, the University seeks an outside constitutional opinion before taking action. Barchi said that when responding to a questionable drawing or flyer on campus, “The very first thing that we do is we take a picture of that and in 15 minutes send it to the state attorney for a decision about whether it’s hate speech or not.” The University then removes the disputed item because of its posting guidelines, which dictate where and how flyers can be hung. Barchi encouraged students in the audience to develop a comprehensive understanding of what the First Amendment says, what it does and does not protect and how it relates to public versus private universities. Using his earlier discussion regarding First Amendment protections as a segue, Barchi then defended three University faculty members who have been in the press in the last few weeks surrounding issues of free speech.
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He said the one commonality between the three different cases was that they were all brought forward by “The Algemeiner,” a Jewish blog based in Brooklyn that succeeded a Yiddish language newspaper by the same name. Barchi began with Michael Chikindas, a professor in the Department of Food Science, to whom a Facebook feed displaying cartoons and crude jokes about Israel, Judaism, women and homosexuality was attributed last month. Regarding the posts, Barchi said there were “a whole lot of things which most of us would find repugnant,” but also included that they are covered by his First Amendment right to free speech. “That’s a problem. You may not like what the guy says, but you have to like the fact that he can say it,” he said. “We always say that. ‘I hate what you’re saying, I disagree with everything you’re saying, but See policies on Page 4
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Chill out during Winter Session with this array of Rutgers activities Jill Pastor Staff Writer
With Thanksgiving and winter break quickly approaching, Rutgers University operations will begin to see a change in schedule and offer students different activities. Tiffany Chen, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first-year, said that she is very excited to be going home for break. “My first semester of freshman year has been so fun but so exhausting,” she said. “I’m excited to go home for break to relax and recharge for next semester.” She said that while she is excited to go home, she is going to miss being on campus. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and though not everyone celebrates the holiday, campus is closed on Thursday and Friday leading into the weekend, said Executive Director of Residence Life Dan Morrison. During this time, University services such as health centers, libraries and dining halls will remain closed, he said. Emergency services like Campus Safety and emergency response are still available, in addition to Residence Life resident assistants in select halls. Most residence halls will close at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22 and re-open on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 9 a.m. “There are no events planned within the student affairs and Residence Life areas for these two days,” he said. “Many groups reach out to students who are not traveling for the break, and invite them to Thanksgiving gatherings around the area.” Jennifer Valera is the marketing manager for the Office of Summer
Movie matinees, snow tubing and after-hours art tours are just a few of the activities that students registered for classes over winter break can take part in. Students can enroll in courses up until Dec. 4. GEORGETTE STILLMAN and Winter Sessions. She said there is a lot lined up for students over winter break. “We’re very excited about it,” she said. “First off, we will be offering a full schedule of mostly free activities for registered Rutgers—New Brunswick Winter Session students.”
The schedule features events like “Art After Hours,” where students can meet artists and go on curator-led tours at the Zimmerli Art Museum. Students can also go snow tubing — which includes transportation to and from the resort and a lift ticket — and have access to movie matinees at RU Cinema.
Valera said they will host an “Evening with Daniel Handler.” Handler, also known as Lemony Snicket, is the author of the popular series of books “A Series of Unfortunate Events.” The event is $10 for students and each person will receive a complimentary book signed by Handler.
Hurtado, along with other University health centers, libraries and dining halls, will remain closed throughout the duration of Thanksgiving break. Most residence halls will close on Wednesday night and re-open on Sunday morning. CASEY AMBROSIO
“The Rutgers Makerspace will be offering free training to students who want to learn how to use makerspace equipment such as laser cutters, 3-D printers, woodworking tools and much more,” she said. Students who attend and use Snapchat at the events will be entered in a contest, Valera said. “We will be holding a fun contest for students who attend these events and use our Snapchat geofilters. They earn points every time they do this and can trade the points in for amazing prizes like a Rutgers duffle bag, ear buds or socks. We will be releasing more details about the contest very soon,” she said. Students are still eligible to register for winter sessions until Dec. 4, after which they will be asked to pay an additional late fee of $125, Valera said. “We offer online information sessions on a daily basis for students who’d like to learn more about the Winter Session,” she said. “In fact, everyone who attends the info session will be entered for a chance to win free winter tuition.” Students can find more information and sign up for an information session on the Winter session website. Valera said that most normal campus facilities will stay open throughout the winter. “The (recreation) centers will be open during winter on special schedules. Alexander Library will have extended hours for winter students,” Valera said. “And the learning centers will also be open for academic support services like tutoring, academic coaching and review sessions.”
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policies 15 minutes after reported incidents, U. officials contact state attornies with evidence Science who has come under fire for his history as a diplomat under I’m gonna die protecting your the Syrian government, which the University was well aware of at right to say it.’” Since there is nothing in the time of his hire in 2015, BarChikindas’s posted material or chi said. “(Adi) is felt to be an exstatements that is “actionable,” Barchi said that the question the cellent teacher,” Barchi said. University needs to answer is “... He has not said or done anywhether his actions create an en- thing in his academic life here vironment in his work that would that would be actionable.” As of Sunday night, the compromise his ability to teach petition directed at Baror to do research. Barchi said this becomes an chi to “fire Mazen Adi ... on issue of employment and of aca- grounds that as a Syrian dipdemic freedom. There is an on- lomat and legal advisor he going independent investigation justified the war crimes of the which is expected to conclude genocidal Assad regime” was shortly upon which the Universi- less than 300 signatures away ty will make a decision about how from its goal of 5,000. On Nov. 13, Rutgers College to proceed. “But I can tell you that up until Republicans and RU Democrats issued a joint this point, his statement conteaching redemning the cord is actually University for very strong,” “(Adi) is felt to be an hiring Adi, who he said. excellent teacher. He has according to A petition for statement the Universinot said or done anything the has “defendty to suspend Chikindas in his academic life here ed the Syrian over nment “pending furthat would be actionable.” gand a regime ther investi... accused of gation” has RObert L. BARCHI massacring, garnered more University President torturing and than 5,300 sigstarving its natures as of own people.” Sunday night. The stateOn the premise of academic free- ment called on the Universidom, Barchi also defended ty and Barchi to remove Adi, the recently published book of who has been flagged by UN Jasbir Puar, a professor in the Watch. Adi is scheduled to Department of Women’s and teach a course entitled InterGender Studies entitled “The national Criminal Law and AnRight to Maim: Debility, Cap- ti-Corruption during the Spring 2018 semester. acity, Disability.” “Those are the three casIn the book, Puar explains how Israel brings Palestinians into es, and once again, we are “biopolitical being by designat- faced with a difficult challenge ing them available for injury,” to thread the needle on free according to the Duke University speech and academic freedom,” Barchi said. “And as far as I’m Press website. “You may not like it, but it concerned, those are the two is protected by academic free- fundamental cornerstones of an dom, absolutely 100 percent,” academic institution.” Barchi also addressed anBarchi said. The third faculty member men- other stor y in the news about tioned was Mazen Adi, a profes- offshore investments, refersor in the Department of Political encing a recent article in The continued from front
Student-raised concerns answered by President Barchi at last Thursday’s Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) meeting included student rights protected under the First Amendment, anti-Semitism on campus and the academic freedom that protects professors. HENRY FOWLER New York Times which he said accused universities of investing money in the Cayman Islands and offshore locations to avoid taxation. According to the article, Rutgers was one of ten schools who invested in 2012 in a Cayman Islands partnership, Encap
Energy Capital Fund IX-C, which is part of EnCap investments, “a private equity firm known for the acquisition and development of North American oil and gas properties.” “We’re not exactly a big fish in this market, but we do have money in those offshore locations,” Barchi said. What is not true, he said, and could easily have been documented, is that the University does
indeed pay taxes on money from those locations. Barchi said the University pays a roughly 35 percent federal income tax on the money there, “which is a hell of a lot more than corporations do who are working in that environment.” Barchi urged students to seek out the backstories to these stories and to ask questions as they continue to play out.
CRIME Lawrence, NJ — Noel Powell III, 27, of Lawrence has been arrested in connection to a shooting that occurred Tuesday at an Applebee’s bar on Route 1. Powell was charged with murder after he was taken into custody by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the U.S. Marshals NY/ NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force. He is accused of shooting Devin Smith, 23, who died Tuesday at 12:25 a.m. after being shot in the back of his head. No motive has been disclosed. Garfield, NJ — Vanessa Millan and Elaine Ramos have pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after they were accused of selling puppies from cages in a Walmart parking lot located in Garfield. The women were fined after officials found several English
and French bulldog puppies in overcrowded carriers, with no successful sales. The 26 puppies were permanently placed in foster homes in order to recover from multiple medical issues. Paterson, NJ — Merciful Parks, 24, and Jeffrey H. Rincon, 28, of Paterson were arrested with $10,000 worth of heroin after a month long undercover investigation run by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Parks was sent to Bergen County jail after being charged with possession with the intent to distribute heroin, two counts of distribution of heroin and possession of marijuana under 50 grams. Rincon is also awaiting trial in Bergen County jail with a possession with the intent to distribute heroin charge.
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children 70 different organizations benefit from Rutgers UNICEF’s philanthropic efforts continued from front promotes “international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide and improving children’s welfare,” according to the United Nations website. Olga Yiantsos, the public relations officer for Rutgers UNICEF, said it is the duty of Rutgers UNICEF to educate students about how living conditions vary for children across the world. The School of Engineering junior said that they want to focus this upcoming World Children’s Day on kids who struggle with terminal illnesses and children who live in impoverished countries. “It’s a day that has been internationally established as a day to celebrate children and make aware the problems that children face and how certain problems affect children more than adults
because children are unable to take care for themselves,” Yiantsos said. Rutgers UNICEF holds fundraisers for 70 different organizations and causes throughout the year, World Children’s Day being one of them. Kajol Bhatia, the president of Rutgers UNICEF, is planning a meeting with the club to focus on World Children’s Day this upcoming Monday. “Our job is to educate the Rutgers community on what UNICEF does and issues around the world that UNICEF helps with. In the meeting we are gonna talk about it with our members on what exactly we want to do for World Children’s Day,” the School of Arts and Sciences senior said. Every Rutgers UNICEF meeting focuses on a specific cause, often tied to an upcoming national day of awareness. In recent
months, Rutgers UNICEF has be a kid, and hopefully get them we all receive, and since they are acknowledged World AIDS Day, thinking about all of the children kids they deserve to live their International Day of Non-Vio- around the world who don’t get childhood regardless of these lence and International Day for to have a lot of fun due to circum- things,” Yiantsos said. “So we try very hard to make them smile stance,” Bhatia said. the Eradication of Poverty. Yiantsos said Rutgers and give them certain gifts just to Last December, the club held a holiday-themed raffle for low-in- UNICEF’s main goal is to help out make their lives just a little more come homes with young children. children and provide them with normal to live as normal children The prizes and gifts that were essentials, such as food and med- who don’t live with diseases or given away were often donated to icine. Right now, the club is spon- struggle with poverty.” Bhatia wants them by local to use the day companies to remind everyand charitable “We’re all stressed out, and we all have things to do, one about how organizations. view Bhatia said but it’s important to remember that some things aren’t children the world and that for World that big. If you take things the way that kids take them, urge people to Children’s remember their Day the club things become way more easier.” childhoods. By likes to do doing this, the something Kajol Bhatia club can help that is fun, in President of Rutgers UNICEF create some order to draw sympathy for attention to those kids all the joys of being a young child and inspire oth- soring a child receiving treatment around the globe who desperateers to be more charitable to kids at a local hospital who is in the ly need our help, she said. “We’re all stressed out, and we in need. Last year, the members RU4Kids Program through the all have things to do, but it’s imenjoyed a game of musical chairs Embrace Kids Foundation. “We believe at Rutgers portant to remember that some in the meeting room. “Since it’s Children’s Day, we UNICEF that regardless of what things aren’t that big. If you take want people to remember how to these children go through, that things the way that kids take be a kid and have a lot of fun. Just they are entitled to as much them, things become way more to remind them that it’s okay to health care and education that easier,” Bhatia said.
Black Friday remains steadfast through online, in-store retail Jill Pastor
“There was a lot of negativity around opening on Thanksgiving day,” Becker said. “I believe it was As students go home for last year or two years ago there was Thanksgiving recess, they will a lot of public relations issues … a have family, turkey and finals on lot consumers were unhappy not their minds. But, with Thanks- only for opening but forcing their giving comes Black Friday — the employees to work on Thanksgiving day and not being with biggest shopping day of the year. their families.” In an inBecker said terview with Black Friday New Jersey “I don’t work in retail, but is not likely 101.5, Sandy to go away, as Becker, a proI think many students it remains an fessor in the and people who live oppor tunity Depar tment for both online of Marketing, in New Brunswick go and brick-andsaid that Black shopping at malls and mortar retailFriday still has ers to start the the same purbigger chains ...” holiday shoppose it always ping season. had — to bring Amanda luchun A m a n d a extra traffic Rutgers Alumna Luchun, a Rutinto stores and gers alumni malls. who works in Becker said Black Friday sales have started New Brunswick at Due Mari, said earlier and earlier — in the past New Brunswick typically clears few years, stores have begun out for Thanksgiving recess. “The Wednesday before Thanksopening in the afternoon and evegiving is a bigger bar night, but ning on Thanksgiving day. Staff Writer
Over the last few years, Black Friday deals have crept their way into earlier daylight hours. Stores have begun opening in the afternoon and evening on Thanksgiving day. THOMAS BONIELLO
then the town kind of clears out after that,” she said. “I don’t work in retail, but I think many students and people who live in New Brunswick go shopping at malls and bigger chains that have good deals.” Popular stores around town like Scarlet Fever and the Rutgers Barnes and Noble are not promoting any Black Friday sales in stores or online. Luchun said that everyone already at home for Thanksgiving goes shopping around their homes.
“I’m from East Brunswick, which isn’t too far from here. Yet I always went shopping at Brunswick Square Mall, Freehold Mall or online,” she said. While shoppers will be headed to major shopping malls and stores this year, many will do their Black Friday shopping online too. “There’s an encouragement to continue to show up in person where there are some sales that are in-store only. There is a wide
range of opportunity online as well. There’s Cyber Monday, the first Monday after Thanksgiving, with significant sales there,” Becker said. According to Forbes magazine, people will continue to shop this Black Friday both online and in-stores. “Although brick-and-mortar locations will see less traffic, there will still be a trend for shoppers to dip into all channels,” according to Forbes.
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‘Freshman 15’ myth is outdated concept THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS ANA COUTO
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ven though today’s social media platforms are filled with content that promotes body positivity, the same cannot be said for college campuses across the nation. For example: the idea of the “freshman 15.” As a graduating senior in high school, I was both excited and anxious at the prospect of starting college and preparing for this next phase in my life. I spent hours researching all of my academic options, reading about different professors and devising lists of residence hall essentials. But there is one thing that repeatedly kept coming up in my research: the dreaded “freshman 15” and how to avoid it. YouTubers that I admired and looked up to at the time who dedicated entire digital series to college-related advice would have at least one video in which they detailed their “weight-loss journey” after packing on the pounds their first year at university. Interestingly, the first article to reference the “freshman 15” appeared in an issue of Seventeen magazine as early as 1989. “Before that, the only medical research to mention first-year weight-gain was a 1985 Addictive Behavior study in which the subjects gained an average of just 8.8 pounds. From there, references to the phenomenon bounced around in articles in ‘Shape’ and ‘American Cheerleader,’ few of which consulted experts. As more and more magazines and newspapers covered the trend, they neglected to mention that it was scientifically unsubstantiated, as University of Oklahoma Library Sciences professor Cecelia Brown found in a 2008 review.” Even though this is not the case for all first-year students by any means, I know that personally the “freshman 15” is something that had a very negative impact on my first semester at college. I got sucked down the rabbit hole that is the internet the summer after graduating high school, and with that I stumbled upon several articles and watched an arguably unhealthy amount of YouTube videos on how to avoid gaining weight in college. This led me to restricting my calories and visiting the gym obsessively during my first semester,
“We as a society need to accept that weight fluctuations are a perfectly normal part of the human experience ...” opting to exclude myself from certain social activities for fear that I would not be able to resist the extra-cheesy pizza and fudge-laden brownies offered at almost every event on a college campus. I quickly became depressed and socially isolated all because our culture promotes this idea that weight gain is shameful and indicates a lack of self-control. I wish someone had told me at the time that, while “it’s of course good to exercise and use portion control,” most “students will probably not gain 15 pounds. They will gain, research shows, just 2.5 to 6.” Moreover, according to a study conducted in 2011, “the most significant factor that actually contributes to college weight-gain” is the consumption of alcohol. This study “found that having six or more drinks on at least four days per month was the only thing that made a significant difference when it came to keeping one’s high-school figure.” In other words, a young adult’s typical aversion to vegetables has little to do with college weight-gain, contrary to what I believed as I stuffed my face with salads that first semester. And if that is not enough, it has been found that this increase in weight is in fact “a natural part of adulthood, not something unique to dorms and dining halls. College freshmen gain just half a pound more than people their age who don’t attend college.” I sincerely hope that with the recent surge in the body positivity movement, the concept of the “freshman 15” will eventually cease to exist. So what if you gain a few pounds in college? If those love handles and expanded waistlines are the result of memorable nights shared with new friends over greasy french fries and gooey chocolate chip cookies, why does that have to be such a terrible thing? I propose that we, as current college students and future leaders, take a stand to end the stigma around weight-gain and fat shaming. The “freshman 15” is an outdated and unhealthy concept looming over the heads of many college students, all of which would be better off without the added and unnecessary pressure to keep the number on the scale below a specific amount. We as a society need to accept that weight fluctuations are a perfectly normal part of the human experience, particularly when going through major transitions, such as moving out of your parents’ house for the first time and learning to navigate the world as an independent adult — one who eventually learns to make sensible food choices. But in the meantime, let us enjoy the few years we have left as students and all the calorie-dense, occasional free food that comes along with it. Ana Couto is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in English and journalism and media studies. Her column, “Through the Looking Glass,” runs on alternate Mondays.
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niversities have an incredible capacity to when he grades the exam of a Jewish student when promote intellectual progress through re- those biases evidently exist within him? Professors search and discussion, which is why free- have absolute freedom of thought and opinion, but dom of speech, as well as thought, are so important when it impedes on their ability to teach, or, alteron college campuses. A University that seeks to pro- natively, impedes on a student’s ability to learn from mote academic freedom must be careful when mak- them, it becomes a different issue. Adi’s credentials to teach at the University are ing decisions about the extent of the faculty’s right to free speech and their personal backgrounds, as unquestionable. When it comes to teaching politicensoring, banning or forbidding specific ideologies cal science, especially international relations, Adi is someone with valuable, first-hand experience at can lead us down a perilous road. In the cases of Michael Chikindas and Mazen Adi, the University. His career history likely gives him two professors who have been brought up in campus a unique perspective on the subject matter that he conversation recently for their controversial back- teaches. With that said, he worked for the Syrian government — a government that has been accused of grounds, the issue is quite complicated. Chikindas is a professor in the Department of violating human rights and committing war crimes, Food Science. He published multiple insensitive and something the University was well aware of when anti-Semitic posts on his social media accounts while hiring him. To what extent does his former affiliation with Assad’s regime working for Rutgers. play into his ability Adi is a professor for to teach here fairly? the Department of “The lines around acceptable faculty There is no definitive Political Science who speech are not black and white ...” answer here. With served as a diplomat that said, learning and legal adviser for from a professor who Syria to the United is able to give the Nations under Bashar al-Assad — the president of Syria and a man who is extent of personal insight that Adi is able to give is thought by many to be a war criminal. Both profes- something that all students should get to experience. The lines around acceptable faculty speech are sors actually have commendable teaching records and were not necessarily unpopular, at least not be- not black and white, and the University cannot simfore this news broke. So the question becomes: how ply fire any professor that speaks contrarily to the do we create an environment where everyone feels popular opinion, even if their speech is offensive. safe and has equal opportunity to succeed while also But students should still feel encouraged to come adhering to free speech values and the Constitution? forward and discuss why they feel uncomfortable Do free speech and academic freedom take priority about a certain professor and even to protest the employment of that professor, as is being done with over the comfortability of students? Chikindas’s speech on his social media accounts Chikindas. In the future, the University should also is covered legally, and that has already been estab- make sure that all students in a particular profeslished. But his behavior gives way to the possibility of sor’s class have a reasonably equal opportunity to tainting the school’s proclaimed values of acceptance thrive and pass that class. In the end, freedom of speech does not entail freeand equality. In the case of Chikindas being openly anti-Semitic online, it is reasonable to assume that dom of consequences. Professors need to be held some students in the Jewish community may very to a high standard in terms of fair-mindedness and well believe that their chances to succeed in a class their ability to gain and maintain the trust of their stutaught by him are diminished. And it is true — how dents. After all, professors do not just teach classes, can we really be sure that there is no bias involved they also serve as mentors and offer career advice. 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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Food chains’ use of antibiotics in meat has consequences COMMENTARY ROSEMARY DIAZ
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uch of modern medicine is built on the foundation of antibiotics. Organ transplants and other major surgeries are much less risky when antibiotics are available to treat any infections that may arise during recovery. Cancer treatments that often reduce the effectiveness of an individual’s immune system would be significantly riskier or non existent without antibiotics. Antibiotics are relied on by much of the medical world, which is why it is hard to believe that antibiotics might one day stop working. Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to our healthcare system. Thousands of people contract antibiotic-resistant infections each year. Yet, it is a threat that we can confront, as there are achievable solutions to this problem. One is technological innovation, but this is not guaranteed. Scientists and doctors could develop new treatments like when they created antibiotics, but that is an uncertain path. The more practical solution is reducing the overuse of antibiotics. The more bacteria are exposed to antibiotics, especially at low levels, the more likely they are to develop resistance to those antibiotics. These bacteria can then infect humans and other
animals and become untreatable with the existing medicines. If antibiotics are the cornerstone to the medical world, how can their use be reduced? As ideal as it would be for all antibiotics to go where they are medically necessary, approximately 70 percent of the antibiotics sold in the United States go to factory farms. While this would not be a problem if they were going to be treating sick animals, often this is not the case. Many farms raise their animals with
ser ving their chicken without antibiotics. The chicken they ser ve in their restaurants throughout the countr y is raised on antibiotics regularly. Even though more than 90 percent of doctors are concerned about this practice, and a majority of consumers want the food industr y to move away from this routine usage. KFC is one of the largest chicken retailers in the countr y, and the impact of this change would be massive. Their switch should have put even more pressure on
“Places like Subway and Chipotle have committed to only serving meats that were raised without routine antibiotics. McDonald’s and similar places have committed to having all their chicken fit this requirement, as well.”
antibiotics consistently in their food or water. This allows bacteria to be exposed to antibiotics much more than they would be otherwise and creates a higher probability of antibiotic-resistant infections. To discourage these practices, restaurants should commit to stop supporting antibiotic overuse. KFC joined other major companies that have committed to
farms to move away from routine antibiotic use, but despite this, big chains like Buffalo Wild Wings are still using meat with antibiotics. It is not like this move would be unprecedented. Due to this impending threat, many restaurants have committed to switching to suppliers that do not overuse antibiotics. Places like Subway and
Chipotle have committed to only serving meats that were raised without routine antibiotics. McDonald’s and similar places have committed to having all their chicken fit this requirement as well. Earlier this year, Starbucks announced its own plans to phase out meats raised with routine antibiotics. But the chain did not specify a timeline for when and how long it would take for these changes to be implemented. Even Chick-fil-A, a restaurant with somewhat of a similar chicken focused menu to Buffalo Wild Wings, has committed to only serving chicken raised without routine antibiotics. Buffalo Wild Wings and other chain restaurants still using meat with antibiotics are simply lagging behind many of its peers on this issue. These chains that have not made the switch seem unaware that this issue is so important to many of its consumers. It has gone almost unacknowledged by the company, even while it faces public pressure from activist groups to change its policies. The unwillingness to change will eventually be harmful both to the companies themselves and the world these companies exist in. A corporation does not exist in a vacuum, and if these chains do not switch to suppliers that do not routinely use antibiotics, it could have significant and negative long term consequences. Rosemary Diaz is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.
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U. researchers breed new disease-resistant hazelnuts
As worldwide production of hazelnuts is threatened by the fungus Eastern Filbert Blight, Rutgers scientists are working on breeding the next generation of fungusresistant hazelnuts. Although 25 percent of the world’s hazelnuts are purchased by Ferrero, hazelnuts are also in high-demand as important health foods. THOMAS BONIELLO
Claire Jarvis Contributing Writer
To create a fungus-resistant breed of hazelnut trees that would kick-start a whole new agricultural industry in New Jersey, scientists at Rutgers University need to play the long game. Thomas Molnar, an associate professor in the Department of Plant Biology at Rutgers University, spearheads this ambitious project, first started by the late C. Reed Funk, a former professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology at Rutgers. “Dr. Funk started the program, his interest was to see what new industry could we start in New Jersey. He grew a whole bunch of things — saw hazelnut grow well and is easily marketed. Tom worked with him, he did his undergrad here,” said Janine Tobia, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior. “It’s Molnar’s mission to make a successful hazelnut industry in New Jersey,” she said. Around 25 percent of the world’s hazelnuts are purchased by Ferrero, the company that makes the popular chocolate hazelnut spread Nutella. Molnar is quick to point out that there is more to their hazelnut program than preserving the world’s supply of Nutella, and said that hazelnuts are an
important health food and are very much in demand. According to Statista.com, the per capita consumption of shelled nuts in the U.S. has increased from 2.61 pounds in 2000 to 4.08 pounds in 2015. Worldwide demand for hazelnuts is growing, but its ability to grow in the East Coast is hindered by the presence of Eastern Filbert Blight, a regional fungus that destroys the commercial hazelnut populations. “Eastern Filbert Blight has an incubation period, 16-18 months later is when the plant starts to display canker symptoms, then
“I work with the American hazelnut, which is a wild native plant very closely related to the European hazelnut, which is the commercial type,” Mayberry said. The interesting thing about the American hazelnut is that it is naturally resistant to the Eastern Filbert Blight, Mayberry said. Most people would not want to spread the wild American hazelnuts on their toast. “They’re not as tasty as the European hazelnuts. They have a thicker shell, they’re harder to crack. Some of them don’t have as high a yield. They’re tiny, they don’t fall from the husk, so it’s
Lombardoni’s research focuses on diversity of European hazelnuts, which involved collecting hazelnut specimens from the Republic of Georgia. “We spent about a week touring around the different orchards in Georgia,” he said. Molnar estimates that the team has 10 acres of land near Rutgers, solely devoted to growing hazelnuts. “There are a couple of fields right up on Ryder’s Lane and they have an extension farm at Cream Ridge. They just plant (the seedlings) and whether or not we like it they will be exposed to this fungus, because it’s pervasive,”
“It’s (Thomas) Molnar’s mission to make a successful hazelnut industry in New Jersey.” Janine Tobia School oF Environmental and Biological Sciences
within three to five years the plant is usually completely dead,” said Justin Lombardoni, a second-year graduate student in the Department of Plant Biology. The team believes that the best way to defeat the fungus is to breed hazelnuts that are resistant. Breeding resistance into the tree is a lot more cost effective in the long term than using fungicides or any other methods, Tobia said. Alex Mayberry, a second year graduate student in the Department of Plant Biology, is involved with breeding the new Blight-resistant hazelnuts.
harder to harvest,” Mayberry said. There is no quick way to create a hazelnut breed that is both Blight-resistant and tasty. The team has to collect a lot of samples, plant them in the Garden State then see what happens. Mayberry estimates that the lab has around 2,000 seedlings, either donated by others or collected. “(The team) just goes around and they would collect from orchards that people were actually cultivating, they would go to markets and collect nuts. They would just get them from as wide a range as they could,” Lombardoni said.
Lombardoni said. Any surviving hazelnut trees have fungus resistance. The breeding efforts involve crossing those plants with resistance with those that have nuts with ideal characteristics, he said. Then scientists simply hope that the offspring have both the resistance and the good qualities. “Generally we wait a year or two before we plant them out in the field. Then you can get phenology data: when the leaves fall, change color, flowering times. You’d have to wait four or five years before you get the nuts,” Mayberry said.
Tobia is a microbiologist by training and concentrates her research efforts on the fungus itself. She looks at the population diversity of the fungus. Her team is trying to see if certain portions of this population have more virulence than others, Tobia said. “I’ll get a twig with cankers on it, sterilize the surface, scrape off the top of that and inside you have the fungal spores, which is what we can extract DNA from,” she said. She can then look for genetic differences between fungi strains. The team hopes to understand on a genetic level what causes fungus resistance, but that is no substitute for successfully growing their hazelnuts in the field. It takes four or five years to learn if a particular hybrid hazelnut breed inherited the right mix of traits, but the team is confident they are moving in the right direction. “If you can visualize the low range of traits that are acceptable for European hazelnuts … the best American hazelnuts are within the acceptable range of the commercial varieties,” Mayberr y said. Molnar is poised to distribute fungus-resistant hazelnut specimens to New Jersey farmers to see how they perform. He estimates over 1,000 plants are going across the state to at least 10 farms.
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November 20, 2017
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Concentrate on changes that will improve your personal life and living situation this year. Make professional moves that will be more conducive to your private lifestyle, giving you greater opportunity to be with and enjoy the people and pastimes that bring you the greatest happiness. Choose physical challenges that will result in satisfaction and greater confidence. Your numbers are 8, 19, 26, 28, 32, 35, 49.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get involved, make a change or learn something new. Shake things up a bit and trust in your judgment, not what someone else wants you to do. Experience and knowledge are fundamental when your aim is success. 5 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Pay close attention to partnerships and joint finances. It’s important to be clear when you are sharing assets and liabilities with someone else. Don’t hesitate to suggest changes that can improve your current situation. Be honest and offer incentives. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Listen to your heart and follow your common sense when dealing with other people. No one will be looking out for your interests better than you will. Positive change is apparent and initiating what you want will be essential. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be careful how you handle situations that deal with partnerships, children or socializing with peers. Do your best to be amicable and offer positive and compassionate responses regardless of what others do or say. Take the high road. 3 stars
Pearls Before Swine
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Plan an excursion. Going to the market or a destination that promises something unique will not disappoint you. Chatting with old friends or making plans for your next vacation will give you something to think about and boost your morale. 4 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Dig in, work hard and bring about the changes that will lead to greater opportunities. Your ability to get things done will be impressive and have an impact on the way others view you. Don’t cut corners. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Stay focused on what’s important to you. Get involved in activities that will lead to accomplishments that you find satisfying. Dealing with children and friends will be engaging, but will require sincerity, loyalty and honesty to avoid a misunderstanding. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Do your thing, but don’t share information or give away secrets. The more you accomplish on your own, the further ahead you will be. Personal improvements will make you difficult to beat should someone want to compete with you. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll have to make tough choices. Be good to others, but not at the expense of shortchanging yourself. Balance will be required with every opportunity that comes your way. 5 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Temptation is the enemy. Pick and choose your friends carefully. Put your time, energy and intelligence to proper use. Concentrate on what you can do to make a difference and positive changes will be the result. 4 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Concentrate on personal progress and self-improvement, not trying to change others. You’ll face opposition at home if you don’t try to get along with those you live with and let them have a say. Focus on keeping the peace. 2 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take a moment to digest what’s happening around you. Absorb the information offered and look out for your own interests. Don’t feel the need to follow the crowd. Stick to what you know and forge ahead. Focus on self-improvement. 2 stars
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November 20, 2017
beatdown Rutgers gives up 507 yards of total offense in humiliating defeat to Indiana part to a young receiving corps in the front seat. With fifth-year senior JanarFollowing an Indiana threeand-out, freshman Hunter ion Grant and graduate transfer Hayek muffed a punt only for Damon Mitchell absent from the home side to recover at the the game, freshmen Everett six-yard line, leading to an easy Wormley, Bo Melton, Mohamed touchdown for Morgan Ellison Jabbie and even tight end Travis Vokolek all got on the board, colon the next play. Three minutes later, an un- lecting 60 of Rutgers’ 103 total marked Ian Thomas slipped into receiving yards. Ash noted midweek the strugthe middle of the field and recorded a 57-yard touchdown to put the gles in improving the Knights’ Hoosiers up 14-0 only seven min- passing prowess from last year with the loss of key seniors, the utes into the game. ongoing Grant Of course, injury saga and in other rethe quarterspects, the “The effort was there, back shuffle at game felt typithe beginning cally “Rutgers.” but at the same time, of the season. The conexecution-wise we gotta The growser vative play ing pains of the style of head do things better.” youth movecoach Chris ment at wide Ash and the DORIAN MILLER receiver have offense once Fifth-Year Senior Defensive End been well-docagain found umented for its way into Rutgers this the game. Down 17-0, the team elected season, but it slowly started to to punt while in Hoosier territory gain traction against Indiana. Helping along that unit was with strong winds in its favor in what could only be considered a junior quar terback Giovanni questionable decision on behalf Rescigno, who went 8-14 for 67 yards, despite still lacking of Ash. The offense needed all the in finding his receivers and help it could get against Indiana. getting the ball away in time. an above-average After picking up its first two first Usually downs of the game, a punt was the scrambler — and he did have 34 gained rushing yards — his last thing it needed. Rutgers would continue to hesitance to throw to manned struggle in the first-down game, receivers, along with a flimsy as the Hoosiers more-than dou- of fensive line, left him on the end of four sacks. In total, he bled their count, 23 to 11. But if the Knights can take any ran for two yards, with 32 yards consolation from Saturday, it is for loss, paving the way for the passing game finally starting freshman Johnathan Lewis to to come together, thanks in large fill in at the position. continued from back
“I’ll prepare like I’m the starter even if I’m not,” Rescigno said, on moving onto the next game week. “That’s how I’ve been doing it the whole year, even when I wasn’t starting. It’s just the same mentality I have to have.” On the other hand, the Knights’ secondary could not solve quarterback Richard Lagow, who threw for 236 yards and 2 scores on a 17-28 line. With Lagow usually sharing duties with Peyton Ramsey,
Rutgers’ preparation for both must not have accounted for Lagow’s performance from the pocket, who threw a 57-yard touchdown to Ian Thomas and a 20-yard touchdown to Luke Timian. Indiana put together 503 yards of total offense, as opposed to the Knights’ 186, a disparity expected out of a matchup against an Ohio State or a Penn State, not Indiana. If Rutgers plans to escape its reputation as the bottom of the
Big Ten East, beating the actual bottom of the Big Ten East should be a prerequisite. “We’re better than this,” Ash said, on his message to the team after the game. “We’ve been better than this, we’ve played better than this, we’ve come too far to play a game like this.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Freshman wide receiver Everett Wormley runs after one of his receptions Saturday. He is part of a freshman class of receivers that had 60 receiving yards in a loss. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
VOLLEYBALL NO. 1 PENN STATE 3, RUTGERS 0
Knights downed on Senior Night to No. 1 Nittany Lions Alex Fabugais-Inaba Staff Writer
The Rutgers volleyball team celebrated its Senior Night this past weekend at the College Avenue Gymnasium on Saturday evening to recognize seniors Meme Fletcher and Talia Holze. The Scarlet Knights (5-25, 0-18) struggled to score points against No. 1 Penn State (27-1, 17-1) as the Nittany Lions dominated the match in straight-set scores of 25-5, 25-9 and 25-9. With a .537 attack percentage along with 40 kills, six aces and eight blocks, Rutgers failed to come anywhere close to Penn State, logging a negative-.082 clip with 15 kills, two aces and two blocks. The Knights were able to win the first 3 points of the second set, as freshman outside hitter Yana Kamshilina caused havoc to the Nittany Lions by recording a kill alongside back-to-back service aces. The first set marked Penn State’s longest run of the match with a 15-1 lead over Rutgers. The Knights were held back by the Nittany Lions’ strong defensive line and could only score one point at a time.
Senior setter Talia Holze played her final match at the College Avenue Gymnasium against No. 1 Penn State and finished with 11 assists and 2 kills. CASEY AMBROSIO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2017 Rutgers was not discouraged by the first set and bounced back with Kamshilina’s 3 consecutive points for the Knights to take the early lead. Two kills by junior
outside hitter Sahbria McLetchie kept the score locked at 6-6 before Penn State unleashed a 11-0 run to take back the significant lead it had from the first set.
After Rutgers took two more consecutive points with a kill from sophomore middle blocker Stasa Miljevic and an attack error, the Nittany Lions
finished off the set throwing down a 9-1 run. In the third set, Penn State launched yet another long run to take the last early lead at 11-1. The Knights were able to rattle off a 3-0 spurt with kills by McLetchie and setter Holze before the Nittany Lions closed out the match. McLetchie led both Rutgers’ offensive and defensive department with 7 kills and seven digs. Sophomore libero Karysa Swackenberg also logged seven digs to take the top spot on the team in digs for the 19th time this season, followed by Miljevic with four digs. Kamshilina threw down 3 kills and back-to-back aces to take a strong hold on the second set. For the third consecutive match, Holze logged the highest number of assists with 11 in addition to two digs and 2 kills on a .500 attack clip. The Knights will hit the road for the last time this season to face off against Minnesota on Friday and Wisconsin on Saturday. Both teams are currently ranked in the top 12 of the latest AVCA coaches poll and top 13 in the NCAA RPI. For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
November 20, 2017
Page 11 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK DISCONNECT BETWEEN HEAD COACH, PLAYERS APPARENT IN BIG LOSSES
Blowout loss shows Ash’s inability to prepare team Griffin Whitmer Associate Sports Editor
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — It was the biggest game of the season, and head coach Chris Ash let his team down. It’s easy to blame the offensive line, which surrendered four sacks and failed to establish a running game. You could blame the secondary for being torched by a parttime starter and picked apart on third down. You could also blame the passing game, which, for the eighth time out of eight Big Ten games, failed to produce. But Saturday’s embarrassing 41-0 loss to Indiana was a result of the Rutgers football team not being prepared to play a game, and that falls entirely on the shoulders of Ash. But we should give Ash credit, at the very least, for taking fault for the humiliating loss. “It’s on me. Gotta coach better. Gotta find a way to coach better,” he said after the game. But taking responsibility only does so much. A blowout loss to the last-place team in the Big Ten East is inexcusable and it’s the second such loss this season, in addition to a 16-13 home loss to Eastern Michigan. In that loss to the Eagles, the Scarlet Knights were coming off of a game against then-No. 8 Washington where they played incredibly well for the first half, before fading away. Several players, including graduate transfer wide receiver
Head coach Chris Ash shows a look of frustration during the second half of the Scarlet Knights’ 41-0 blowout loss to Indiana on Saturday afternoon. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR Damon Mitchell, admitted that Rutgers was complacent and underestimated Eastern Michigan, since it received praise for playing well in one half of a loss. “As a team, we underestimated (the Eagles). You get a pat on your back from playing well with a ranked team (Washington) the week before ... We just needed to have a better approach,” he said. It was very clear that the team was not ready to play in that game, as evidenced by an offense that failed to move the ball in any capacity against an overmatched opponent talent-wise.
win Eugene Omoruyi leads scorers on both sides with 19 points off bench earlier. It was the third game out of four this season in which virtually foul-free, limiting the Ea- Rutgers has held its opponent to under 40 points, something gles to just one free throw. But if the Knights want to be the Knights only did one time successful this year, they will last season. Rutgers is back in action when need to improve on their own free throws — a weak spot last it continues its seven-game homeseason that has spilled over into stand and faces Bryant on Tuesday night. this season. For now, the Knights are Rutgers did a good job of getting to the free throw line but doing what they should be doing — taking could not conadvantage of vert, sinking their early soft just 14 out of schedule and 28 from the “They’re a good team, beating the charity stripe. lesser teams Foul shots they played a good game as they should, were an issue today, we just executed even if it isn’t that plagued always pretty. the team all better as a team.” “It’s not a of last season tape that I’m and through EUGENE OMORUYI going to send four games it Sophomore Forward off to the basappears that ketball hall of will not be any fame, but we different. grinded out The Knights are shooting 60.6 percent from a win,” said head coach Steve the line, which puts Rutgers at Pikiell. “... We didn’t make any 316th nationally out of 351 Divi- shots today, it was one of those nights. But we still figured out a sion I teams. Still, the Knights stymied the way to win the basketball game.” Eagle of fense and held them to For updates on the Rutgers just 39 points, up just one point from the 70-38 shellacking men’s basketball team, follow over Cleveland State five days @TargumSports on Twitter. continued from back
And even though Mitchell admitted that the Knights underestimated Eastern Michigan, Ash did not say the same. “If anybody took these guys for granted, I sure wouldn’t have noticed it throughout the week with our preparation,” he said after the game. Of course the head coach knows more about Rutgers than anyone else, but it was clear he did not prepare the team the right way. The same happened against the Hoosiers, this loss coming with the thought of the team having to win out against Indiana
and Michigan State to make a bowl looming. During the week, players talked about how cool it would be for the seniors to get to play in a bowl game. It was clearly something that was on the team’s mind, but Ash was very set on not discussing the matter. “No, (the loss) had nothing to do with thinking about bowl eligibility. We don’t discuss it. We don’t want to talk about it,” he said. If players talked about it, but Ash did not, something has to give, as the team has shown up for road games this season — a win at
Illinois or playing tough with No. 24 Michigan — but didn’t show up against Indiana. When asked if he thought the team lacked effort, Ash said he didn’t think so, but would have to look at the film, and he was very candid about the reason for a lack of effort. “It didn’t feel like (we lacked effort),” he said. “If we didn’t ... that’s on us as coaches. We didn’t motivate them right, we didn’t prepare them the right way. (If) our guys don’t play hard, that’s on me and it’s on the coaching staff.” While losing to the Hoosiers itself is not an inexcusable act in itself, losing the way that the Knights did is unacceptable for a team that has shown so much promise and growth in Ash’s second season. Sitting at 4-7 and — barring a miracle — out of bowl contention, it is easy to look back on a game like the Eastern Michigan one and realize how much of an effect that has on the team, making what was already a gut-wrenching loss that much worse. It is easy to see that there are better days ahead for Ash and the Rutgers program and his job is not at risk, but he should have learned his lesson on Sept. 9 when he lost a game arguably more embarrassing than last year’s 78-0 drubbing to Michigan. “We’re better than this,” Ash said. “We’ve been better than this. We’ve played better than this. We’ve come too far to play a game like this.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @GriffinWhitmer and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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BEATDOWN IN BLOOMINGTON
Junior quarterback Giovanni Rescigno is sacked by an Indiana linemen, which was a recurring theme in Rutgers’ 41-0 blowout loss to the Hoosiers Saturday afternoon. The offensive line failed to protect Rescigno, allowing four sacks on the quarterback. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — It’s not 2015 anymore, and maybe that was the issue for the Rutgers football team. As soon as Indiana recorded its 3rd touchdown of the game and the rain came pouring in, the fans made way for the exits and it was as good as done. Not even an hour and a half
weather delay could have set the visitors back on the right track. There was no comeback like the Scarlet Knights’ 25-point storming back in this venue two years ago. Instead, the Hoosiers kept piling on the points, as Rutgers (4-7, 3-5) was embarrassed away from home by Indiana (5-6, 2-6) in a 41-0 shutout. “This was kind of out of character in this type of game,” said fifth-year senior left guard
Dorian Miller. “The effort was there, but at the same time, execution-wise we gotta do things better.” On par with their 56-0 loss to Ohio State, the Knights failed to put up any points against the last-place team in the Big Ten East, dropping out of bowl contention, barring a miracle. Though losses are certainly not at a premium for Rutgers, it came about in backward fashion for the Knights Saturday.
Rutgers has made a season out of starting strong and limping toward the finish, but the game in Bloomington could not have kicked off any worse for the Knights. To make driving against 20 miles per hour winds worse, an unsportsmanlike conduct and a false start killed any would-be drive for the visitors before it could even start. See BEATDOWN on Page 10
MEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS 64, COPPIN STATE 39
RU stays unbeaten with commanding win Robert Sanchez Correspondent
Four games into the 2017-2018 season and the Rutgers basketball team is 4-0 after another convincing win — this time over Coppin State. The Scarlet Knights (4-0) beat the Eagles (0-5) 64-39 Sunday afternoon at the Rutgers NFL SCORES
Athletic Center and have yet to lose a game at home this season. “We just want to keep it rolling,” said sophomore forward Eugene Omoruyi. “They’re a good team, they played a good game today, we just executed better as a team.” Rutgers dominated in almost every statistic in the blowout win, as the Knights led
Coppin State in field goal percentage, points in the paint, second chance points and bench points, with Omoruyi leading the pack with a game-high 19 points. The Ontario native chalks up this year’s success to one thing — confidence. “Just keeping (my confidence) up and just coming to every game focused and on a mission
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ADDISON WALKOWIAK, senior diver, won the 3-meter dive Saturday on day two of the Frank Elm Invitational at the Rutgers Aquatic Center. Walkowiak won her fourth event of the season, posting a score of 359.60 points, a season high for her.
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just to do what I can do to make our team win,” Omoruyi said. “It can be anything, it can be defense wise, it can be rebounds, it can be take charges, so that’s what I try to do every night.” What’s perhaps even more impressive, though, is that Rutgers did all of this
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