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College and Greek life go hand-in-hand for many students, and getting accepted to a sorority is a dream come true for some members of the University. For the sisters of the University chapter of Alpha Chi Omega, the dream will end after this semester. Cassandra Kotsolakis, president of AXO, said the sorority will remain an active sorority at the University for the spring semester, but will close before the start of the fall. Natasha Marchick, a member of AXO, said she was upset the chapter is closing after she joined last semester. “I’m sad and disheartened that we are getting shut down,” she said. “My sisters and I were devastated when SEE
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The Department of Psychology’s budget cuts by the School of Arts and Sciences is affecting the way students take their exams. Students believe the new format would only cause problems. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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The Theta Tau chapter of Alpha Chi Omega will be shutting down before the fall semester due to their small plege class.
Responding to budget issues, the University’s Department of Psychology has decided to experiment with conducting exams online, replacing the more costly Scantron sheets. Some professors have successfully conducted their exams online, but others have run into significant problems that have provoked mixed responses from students, said Lee Jussim, chair of the Department of Psychology. Tracy Ng, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said the new online format would cause trouble for students taking exams. Ng said two of her professors saved enough Scantron sheets to allow the students to have paper exams for their
final — but for another course, Ng will be taking all her exams online. “It’s the most direct effect in a way. This is our testing, and tests make up a lot of our grade. I can tell there is a lot of hassle, a lot of unforeseeable things happening, so a lot of things are out of control,” she said. Although the switch has financial benefits for the department, Ng said it still has its drawbacks, since the influx of students on the network caused it to recently malfunction. “We tried to take the exams in class and that was a fail because RUWireless couldn’t handle all of us,” she said. “I feel like the system is not really ready. Right now, it’s just a quick fix … kind of like putting a Band-Aid on a massive wound.” SEE
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Documentary analyzes history of Indian cuisine BY RASHMEE KUMAR STAFF WRITER
From between the flaky folds of a lentil flatbread, a Toronto professor and video artist uncovers issues of identity, culture and diaspora in his latest documentary. Richard Fung will present “Dal Puri Diaspora” tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Livingston Student Center, in an event hosted by the Collective for Asian American Studies. Fung said he made the documentary after becoming interested in the migration of staple foods. He wanted to know how roti, an Indian bread, became the lentil-stuffed bread known as dal puri in the Caribbean nation Trinidad and Tobago, where Indians make up the largest ethnic group, he said. “People were at first incredulous that I was interested in tracing history through something as humble as the roti, but then they got excited,” said Fung, an associate professor at the Ontario College of Art and Design. The stark differences between the two related flatbreads SEE
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University adds new online course program BY MARISSA OLIVA STAFF WRITER
The University will expand its course selection through additional online courses starting this month with a new platform — Coursera. Coursera is a social entrepreneurship company that partners with the top universities in the world to offer free courses online for students to take, according to the Coursera website. There are currently 2.7 million students and 62 universities that have enrolled in Coursera courses, said Daphne Koller, coCEO and co-founder of Coursera. Students do not need to belong to a university or college to enroll in courses at Coursera, she said. Koller said the University has implemented the Coursera platform because they want to help provide great courses to students. In the platform, a professor prerecords the materials within a course. “Assignments are graded by the computer or by a peer-grading process,” she said. “Students help answer each other’s questions on the discussion forum.”
Koller said Coursera provides invaluable opportunities and experiences for students. “It helps them learn new things, which is important for expanding minds and opening job opportunities,” she said. Rome Chopra, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, used the Coursera database in the past and said he is extremely pleased with the system. He took an introduction to finance course for his own personal enjoyment and felt extremely connected with the professor, he said. “The professor in my course was prompt with emails, helped me through material and even provided a video lecture review that I could watch at any time,” he said. Chopra said he aims to complete three Coursera courses by the time he graduates next year. Nina Dudko, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said Coursera is a great program for the University to adapt, but thinks the platform could be better. “Online classes are more convenient than traditional classes, but college credit should be given,” she said. SEE
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Friday, March 1 The New Jersey Film Festival holds a screening of the movie “Documenting Latino Lives” at 7 p.m. at Voorhees Hall on the College Avenue campus. The event will feature a panel discussion led by University Anthropology Professor Ulla Berg and appearances by the directors. Admission is free. University improv comedy group A 4 Effort performs at 9:30 p.m. in room 211 in Van Dyck Hall on the College Avenue campus. The event is open to all and free of charge.
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U. training program’s students discuss energy research BY ERIN PETENKO STAFF WRITER
After Shannon Morath graduated with a degree in English and French from New York University, she decided to apply to the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship at the University because of an interest in environmental research. “It’s been a long journey, but the program was the reason I came to Rutgers,” said Morath, a third-year graduate student in the Rutgers Plant Biology Graduate Program. IGERT funds graduate students for two years while they pursue research. The University is only one of two to have had six IGERT programs, said Johanna Bernstein, the program coordinator for the nanotechnology and energy research sector. Morath and Chris Petoukhoff, also an IGERT student, discussed sustainable energy and nanotechnology in solar panels at the Energy Café hosted by the Rutgers Energy Institute Wednesday in the Busch Campus Center. Other IGERT students also created posters to depict the many projects they are involved in, said Linda Anthony, program coordinator for the sustainable fuel IGERT program. Bob Kopp, associate director of the Rutgers Energy Institute, said he wanted a forum that would bring faculty, students and staff together. “It’s coffee and an informal discussion,” he said. “It’s more
free-form than the lecture hall or a seminar.” Bernstein said the University supplements funding from National Science Foundation. Since 1998, there have been 300 programs with 150 currently active. Along with research, students participate with the many facets of energy technology through multidisciplinary graduate classes and collaboration between different majors, Morath said. For her environmental impact research, Morath said she worked with biology, public policy and public health students. Bernstein said the program had a variety of majors, such as chemistry, physics, materials sciences and electrical and mechanical engineering. Petoukhoff, a School of Engineering second-year graduate student, said his IGERT team went to Highland Park Elementary School to teach third-graders about clean energy. “We had to explain the basics to them, which is completely different from most academic presentations,” he said. “But they enjoyed the hands-on activities, so it was pretty fun.” In his talk, Petoukhoff discussed his research about solar energy and nanotechnology, which he said could have implications for the cost and function of solar panels. “They have a lot of really interesting features, but they also have a lot of limitations,” he said.
Petoukhoff said he uses plastic, an organic material, to produce cells that would be cheaper to make and have less waste during production. These plasmonic structures now contain gold, silver and indium, a rare element, so they are expensive and not as efficient as current materials, Petoukhoff said. He is working to change that. He said his work is a combination of theor y and experiment. Petoukhoff is tr ying to test the things he finds in theor y to see whether they may be true in application. “We really don’t know where it’s going right now,” he said. “I hope it takes off, but it might end up dying eventually or becoming a niche.” He said he hopes to get a faculty position and continue learning, teaching and doing research. Morath’s research varies from studying the chemicals released by fungi, to the use of cyanobacteria in biofuel, to studying the effects of a tree eradication project in an urban area, she said. Morath said as part of the program, she helped create the new exhibit on alternative energy at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. She said she studied the effects of fungi and the volatile organic compounds they produce on yeast and plants. She hopes to use this information to assist the growth of plants that could be made into biofuel. “Plants are wonderful little bioreactors, and the idea is to use
Corie Hlavaty, a School of Engineering and Biological Sciences senior, looks at informative posters yesterday made by graduate students at the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship at the Busch Campus Center. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
that wisdom and see how we can take the knowledge plants synthesize and use that to make sustainable fuels,” Anthony said. Through the program, Anthony said she was able to collaborate with the researchers at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology. She used them to look at the effects of cyanobacteria, or algae, she said. She said the program gave her the opportunity to network. “This past summer, we went on a trip to Brazil to meet scientists [and] learn their processes for sugarcane production,” she said. “That’s how I got into the yeast project.” Anthony said students in the IGERT program have the best of both worlds. “They get [to] do their Ph.D research with top-notch profes-
sors in an energy-related field, and then they’re involved in the extra activities NSF requires us to do,” she said. Daniel Nolte, a School of Engineering senior, said he enjoyed hearing about the hot-button topic of energy. He was skeptical about the alternative options. “A lot of people say solar energy is a great alternative, but they don’t realize to take the entire nation and power it with solar energy, you’d need a solar array the size of Utah,” he said. He said as a senior, he wanted to hear more about graduate research and options. “Anything that gives me a little bit of a feeling for what [graduate] students are into [is] always helpful for my future planning,” he said.
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PSYCHOLOGY Ng says two courses conducting online exams at the same time caused Sakai to crash CONTINUED FROM FRONT The School of Arts and Sciences’ shrinking budget caused the department’s financial issues, Jussim said. Recently, the Department of Psychology has relied on its reserve account — funds they independently saved over time. “No one has said we have no budget … but we are operating on fumes. I don’t expect that to be permanent … they know we have reserves, so at least for the short term, we can survive on this,” Jussim said. Ng said earlier in the semester, two courses conducting the online exams at the same time caused the Sakai system to crash. The online exam format prohibits test-takers from returning to previous questions to change their answer, which is another issue for students, Ng said. Jussim said the department understands students’ concerns and will work to figure out how to make better use of the online methods. Their primary concern is to ensure that the switch from print to online runs smoothly and effectively — showing students how to use the new format is secondary. “The most relevant thing is, it does provide appropriate testing of what you learned in the course,” he said. “The issue is whether it’s a valid assessment of
what you know, and if you can do that for less [money], then there is no reason for us not to do that.” Richard Falk, acting executive dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, said moving the exams online will be cheaper, but the department will consider the wellbeing of students before doing so. “We look at [whether] this [is] an effective way to teach the students,” he said. “We can’t be driven by the finances, we look at the most effective way for students to learn, and that’s the way we want to do the teaching. Money is a factor, but it doesn’t override.” Natan Santacruz, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said the department teaches psychology students like him about scientific method and the importance of conducting tests properly. He said the University should apply these techniques to their decision-making. “We’re taught how studies need validity, [meaning] that tests should measure what you say they’re measuring, and the education system isn’t doing a great job … measuring students’ knowledge,” he said. “If we’re not doing a good job as it is, I don’t understand why they would limit themselves even further.” Santacruz said his psychology class of 300 already uses online exams. “What bothered me was they were spending billions … that they
The Department of Psychology is facing budget cuts that are forcing students to switch to an online exam over the Scantron and written format. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER didn’t need to spend moving the athletic programs to a different conference,” he said. “That’s an unnecessary expenditure, especially if they are having such financial difficulties … the University is perfectly comfortable spending all kinds of money in other areas.” Contrar y to rumors, the department will not lose all funding, but their budget has significantly diminished, Jussim said. He said the University’s efforts to compensate for the decline in funding from state subsidies and faculty raises have attributed to the cuts. “I have entirely … different opinions about it,” he said. “If you don’t have the money, you cannot give the money, I get that. But at the same time it has been very difficult trying to run the department on essentially no budget.”
The depar tment has endured these cuts with the help of their reser ve funds, while the School of Arts and Sciences evaluates what can be done to address the issue in the future, he said. “SAS is in the process of rethinking how it does budgeting, and I am sure we will have some budget next year,” he said. “I know [what] SAS says, and I believe them — that they are committed to providing budgets that we can operate with … they recognize that we can’t operate this way.” In order to resolve the problem, the school has to figure out an effective way to lessen the amount of money given to the depar tment, while ensuring they still have enough, Falk said.
“Because of state cuts … it’s been more difficult to do the funding we want, but in no cases has the department been cut off from funding,” Falk said. “They have reserves to carry them through and … the dean’s office is committed to funding the undergraduate [education] that we need to.” He said the funds the department receives from winter and summer sessions in addition to donations will be adequate for carrying them through the shortage. “I have a budget committee forum to look at how the department should be funded in the future, and I would say the first goal is to cover the cost of undergraduate [education],” he said. “That’s the principle. So there is no danger that psychology cannot cover these costs.”
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PROGRAM Novak says Pearson Managed Program is important CONTINUED FROM FRONT In addition to the University’s adoption of Coursera, the University also has a program called RutgersOnline, which began in the fall of 1999. Richard J. Novak, associate vice president for Continuing Studies and Distance Learning, said RutgersOnline is the unified administrative umbrella to facilitate the offering of the University’s fully online degree programs across the country and around the world. “RutgersOnline works with the various schools and departments on all three Rutgers campuses that offer online degree programs,” he said. Nearly all of these degree programs are a part of the newly announced Pearson Managed Program, where the world’s largest education and technology company is partnering with the University to provide the highest-quality online learning experience for students who will never come to the physical University campuses, Novak said. The Pearson Managed Program is important, he said, because online learning has become a very competitive area within higher education. He also said, in order to have an effective presence, a university needs to have a larger scale and unified approach in presenting itself as an option for prospective students. “[Online learning] enables Rutgers to achieve economies of scale by marketing the entire University program and then providing specific information about
each individual program,” he said. “Thus, Rutgers will be able to be more cost-effective and reach many more people with a ‘One Rutgers’ approach to online degree programs.” Michelle Casey, a College of Nursing junior, said having online programs is crucial for the University. “I often wondered why Rutgers did not offer fully online programs,” she said. “I think this will be a great opportunity for students who need to use these sources for reasons such as illnesses or jobs.” Through the Pearson Managed Program, students can access a suite of concierge services, Novak said. The program assigns students a recruitment coach who helps them determine if online learning suits them and directs students to the correct online degree program. If the University admits a student, he or she will be assigned an executive coach. “The coach will check in with them to make sure they are being successful in their online courses and will connect them to either their instructor or other appropriate resources,” he said. Additionally, as students near completion of their online degree program, they will have the opportunity to work with career coaches who will review their resume, assist them with interviewing skills and provide them with access to a variety of online tools, including various job data banks, Novak said. Novak hopes RutgersOnline will continue to grow and expand the degree programs available for students. “We know that this type of program provides access to higher education for students, especially adult students who might not otherwise have access or the opportunity to complete a Rutgers degree,” he said.
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SORORITY U.’s student-run satirical publication retracts negative article on Theta Tau CONTINUED FROM FRONT we got the news.” Marchick said trouble arose for the chapter after recruitment and initiation in the fall of 2012. “Headquarters flew in after the fall recruitment and said we were going to be shut down because we had a small pledge class,” she said. After working hard during recruitment, Marchick said the news devastated the sisters at AXO. “We worked so hard for formal recruitment, working in heels and inviting girls into our house,” she said. “We put all of our hearts into recruitment and this was not the planned outcome.” The shutdown was a decision that was not made lightly, said Janine Grover, marketing and communications director at AXO headquarters. “It is a very hard decision to take the steps to close a chapter,” she said. “It is one that is not made easily, but the members will continue to be valued members of the organization.” Grover said the shutdown before the fall semester came as a result of efforts for recruitment from the sorority. The organization’s focus was more toward recruiting members and not on programs within Alpha Chi Omega. “Primarily, they are not getting the experience we want our
chapters to have,” she said. “We want them to focus on being leaders and better versions of themselves, as well as participate in programs our chapters are in.” Marchick, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said she joined because she had friends in the University capter who recommended the sorority. “They have always been warm and friendly to all the members,” she said. “They looked for unique qualities in all of their pledges.” Marchick said she was happy when she became a member, as she was able to make friendships and network for future endeavors. “I met a lot of friends and got a lot of best friendship experiences out of it,” she said. “They were always genuine and made me want to pledge with them.” The decision to close the University chapter of AXO may have been given a lot of thought at headquarters, but Kotsolakis, a School of Engineering junior, said chapter members were never informed. “We were never informed, and we were given the OK by our [headquarters] to initiate our new members last semester, which showed no sign of a shutdown,” she said. Grover said there was not a singular reason that led to the shutdown of the chapter, but the decision had to be made.
The University’s chapter of Alpha Chi Omega will be closing before the end of the fall 2013 semester. The Medium, the University’s satirical newspaper, caused a controversy yesterday when they published an article defaming the sorority. SHIRLEY YU, ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR “It is not something we want to do, we want to work out a way to keep a chapter open,” she said. “It comes down to asking ourselves ‘How long can we afford to support it?’ [and] ‘Can we better use the resources elsewhere?’” The sorority became a target of ridicule on campus yesterday, when the University’s student-run satirical newspaper, The Medium, published a controversial article about AXO’s closing. The article caused many Greek-life organizations to speak out against the publication. The Medium then issued an apology through its Facebook page and website, and removed the online version of the article. “We are very humbled by the response from Alpha Chi Omega
and the Greek community, and unlike other articles in the past that caused a controversy, we believe the student response was so unanimous that we couldn’t ignore it,” said Jordan Gochman, editor-in-chief of The Medium. He said in the past, students broke into factions over controversial articles — some supporting them with others against them. “The Medium will continue to take pride as the weekly humor magazine of Rutgers University, which is one of the only weekly college humor magazines in North America,” said Gochman, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. While AXO will be closed by the upcoming semester, the current members will become alumni of the
organization, Grover said. They will each have a lifetime membership in the organization, as well as access to various opportunities. “They can join our virtual chapter along with graduates from Rutgers,” she said. “They can volunteer at our events, and they can apply for employment at our headquarters in Indianapolis. They can remain as active as they want to be.” Grover said current members at the University are welcome to become active members again if they decide to join other areas’ members. “As they move around the country they can network and build their own network within the organization to further themselves in their lives,” she said.
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CUISINE Fung says he went to London, Trinidad, India and Africa to research dal puri and shoot for his documentary CONTINUED FROM FRONT served as the ideal canvas for explorations of colonialism, history and the Indian diaspora, Fung said. “With dal puri, one can see how the food changed in ingredients, ways of preparation, significance and identity,” he said. “It’s the perfect metaphor.” Even within the category of dal puri, Fung said the preparation varies not only among regions of the world, but also among individuals. “Some people like lots of ground dal inside, while others find that too gritty,” he said. “Some like theirs super thin, whereas my aunt served me a thick dal puri, which she proudly said was the homemade kind, not like in a roti shop.” With the help of research grants to cover travel and production costs, Fung said he went to London, Trinidad, India and Africa to research dal puri and shoot film for the documentary. Anita Mannur, an associate professor of English and Asian American studies at Miami University of Ohio, said Fung’s documentary engages with immigrant nostalgias of particular foods to understand the complexities of food and identity. Fung’s work is always thoughtful and does not provide easy answers, said Mannur, author of “Culinary Fictions: Food in South Asian Diasporic Culture.” Instead, it asks to think more about the structures of our desires. “Why do we find comfor t with cer tain foods? How did something like dal puri come to exist in the Caribbean and bear so little resemblance to its namesake in India?” said Mannur, who will speak at the postscreening discussion. Fung said Indo-Trinidadians, as well as other diasporic populations, may not realize that what they know as Indian or Chinese food is only representative of one region of those countries. “In places like Trinidad, it’s hard to grasp the utter diversity that exists in countries like India, China and Africa,” said Fung, who is Chinese-Trinidadian.
People often have misconceptions about what kinds of foods are native to each country because there is a range of tastes and preparations of the same food within a country, said Mannur. “Who gets to decide what is real Indian food and what is not? If there is something like authentic Indian food, does that somehow suggest that there is fake Indian food?” she said. Mannur said food can foster a sense of community, but can also ostracize people, especially those in the diaspora. She said it could be difficult, especially as a child, to explain to others why that ethnic group’s food smells or looks weird. “I think of the weird looks I got from kids when I ate curried tuna fish sandwiches and how that made me feel like even more of an outsider,” she said. “I think this is the flipside of food as feelgood multiculturalism.” Michelle Stephens, an associate professor in the English department, said University students with origins in the Caribbean should attend the screening to engage with previously unknown aspects of their heritage. Students who do not know much about the Caribbean may find that Fung’s documentary challenges preconceived notions about the culture and traditions, she said. “[Fung’s work] presents a side of the Caribbean that is not about sandy beaches, palm trees and fun in the sun, but rather an exploration of alternative worlds in the Caribbean, and … colonialism that still shape[s] the tourist gaze on the Caribbean islands today,” Stephens said. Mannur said she is excited to hear how the attendees relate the documentary to their personal connections to food. “Food is such an important part of our lives and to get to think about it critically is fun and engaging,” she said. “I also hear there will be roti, so why not relish the opportunity to have some excellent food for thought to nourish your mind and palate.”
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Don’t underestimate the importance of work experience TALKING SHOP BEN GOLD
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am a philosophy major with a good job — yes, we do exist. I’m not here to boast, but my experience as a liberal artist to a healthcare consultant can provide potent insights to help liberal-arts majors to get into the workforce and for the university to facilitate it. The most important factor is work experience. I worked four internships in different fields performing different roles. Not only do internships get your feet wet in the business world, but they also signal what your work preferences and aptitudes are. Not surprisingly, the hardest internship to get is the first one, and it might be unpaid. Don’t worry — you’ll get paid eventually, and your efforts will be handsomely rewarded when you graduate. For liberal arts majors, the first internship is the most difficult to get because
you do not have the skill-set employers are course load. Also, it is a good use of your looking for. However, if you do have a back- freshman and sophomore summer when you ground in Excel and you can use more fea- are too young to be hired by companies. Hard skills are crucial to landing a job. But tures than a graphing calculator, then it is not so bad. In general, if you have technical the other side of the coin is, in the long-term, skills — basic programming, accounting the most important set of skills are the soft skills. Don’t let the concepts, finance, name be deceptive — and so on — you will be better off. “Getting involved with on- soft skills are exceedingly difficult to teach This is where the campus organizations is in a classroom setting university can step in. and are best learned Columbia University the best way to pick up with hands-on experihas a program called cheap leadership ence. You can be lecBusiness Edge. In tured about project short, it is a business opportunities where the management strateminor, but it is taicost of failure is low. ” gies, conflict resolution lored for liberal-arts and delegation until majors to give them your ears bleed, but the foundational busithe only way to learn these skills is by doing. ness skills to succeed in the work place. These are the skills you want to learn in A perfect solution would be to offer a summer business session that is geared college because the stakes for failure are toward liberal-arts majors and teaches all the low. Imagine you have no experience in delbusiness basics. This would bring additional egation and you are put in charge of a revenue for the university and liberal-arts $700,000 project for work — expensive majors won’t have conflict with their current learning curve, right? The same concepts
and principles apply regardless of how expensive the project is — you can join any number of organizations and learn how to delegate and your screw-ups only cost $100. Getting involved with on-campus organizations is the best way to pick up cheap leadership opportunities where the cost of failure is low. Aside from the business skills, you may even pick up a cool hobby that is a conversation point in your interview — I love talking about writing for The Daily Targum. The last part is the hardest to explain, but simply you need to get off your ass. It is a competition to get jobs, and it is fierce — the economy sucks and ever yone knows it. Your bachelor’s degree is not a guarantee of a job. You can be in charge of your job prospects and your career trajectory. Learn some skills, get work experience, and get involved on campus, and you too can be an employed philosophy major. Ben Gold is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in philosophy and history. His column, “Talking Shop,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
There is no excuse for slut-shaming FOURTH WAVE DANNIELLE ROMOLEROUX
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was a senior in high school when I first wrote about slut-shaming. At the time, I didn’t think I would be revisiting the topic two years later. According to Huffington Post Blogger Soraya Chemaly, slut-shaming is a form of “embarrassing, insulting or otherwise denigrating a girl or woman for her real or extrapolated sexual behavior, including for dressing in a sexual way, having sexual feelings and/or exploring and exhibiting them.” This column is the result of my frustration with the word slut and those who abuse it. I can accurately say I hear the word at least once per day and twice per weekend. There are two specific instances this past
week that made me cringe and annoyed me shouldn’t be okay that our outfits trigger so much that I feel a moral obligation to the way we are perceived. And we all make judgments on people by their appearance share them. The first happened this weekend at a — women to other women, men to women party, when a random stranger called my and women to men. We assume, we label and criticize blindly female friend a slut. It — it’s disgusting. was completely unexThe second incipected, because it is “I can accurately say I hear dent that really made so far from the truth. the word [slut] at least me cringe occurred My friend was wearat Brower Commons ing a tight short once per day and twice on the College dress and taking picper weekend. ” Avenue campus tures of herself — I when my friend am convinced this is brought up her the only reason she was targeted as a slut. But get this: My acquaintance’s promiscuity. She called friend has a boyfriend of three years. So her acquaintance a slut because of her why was he so quick to drop the S-word? It’s sexual desire for both men and women. I because we live in a society that makes could not believe she could think that being bisexual was her excuse to get with huge assumptions about individuals. The ubiquity of the word “slut” bases “double the people.” Truth is, what this its foundation on assumptions and judg- acquaintance intends is none of our busiments people make about each other. It ness. This example brings us to another
important factor in slut-shaming: the fact that we feel the need to make our neighbor’s business our own, when it is not. Our college environment makes slutshaming an ordinary event because we witness these girls firsthand in miniskirts or walking back to their place the morning after a night out. Of course, it could be hard to ignore such behavior, but we must realize that this has nothing to do with us. We are in no place to make judgments on someone else’s appearance or approach to sexual topics. And it is especially not our place to discuss the promiscuity of anyone else. The choices that others make in their sex lives are between them and their partners. Dannielle Romoleroux is a School of Art Sciences sophomore majoring in political science and women’s studies and minoring in French. Her column, “Fourth Wave,” normally runs on alternate Wednesdays.
Why are there no women on the silver screen? COMMENTARY YASMEEN FAHMY
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week before the Academy would crown its favorites I was submitting my $1 to our office pool. I had a few reservations about betting on Tommy Lee Jones as I wanted Christoph Waltz to win, but all Internet sources pointed in that direction and, as we know, everything on the Internet is totally true. I also marked down Daniel Day Lewis for Best Actor, Anne Hathaway for Best Supporting Actress, and “Brave” for Best Animated Feature Film. As I marked the box, I floated back to watching “Brave,” or rather, crying in the theater while something was playing. The movie resonated with me. It was loud in my mind for weeks after. And it reminded me of a time when I imagined building a good relationship with my mother, long before today. I’m sure my story isn’t much different from the stories of other girls, especially Arab girls. As a child, you’re never told that you will inevitably reach an impasse with your
parents. The realization usually hits to address is how my story, and the story around 10 or 11, maybe sooner for some. It of other girls like me, is quiet in the loud, becomes clear every decision made on bright world of explosions, gunfire, your behalf nudges you closer and closer women’s bodies, and poor plot twists on to a predetermined ultimate goal. For screen. Until Merida in “Brave,” Pixar had some Arab girls, dare I say most, that is a built stories around male experiences — male robots, male happy marriage insects, male fish, (with all the neces“Until Merida in ‘Brave,’ even male cars. sar y gossip surI shine a light on rounding it), a lifePixar had built this reality, not to time of providing and stories around male demean or scold supporting and many children. To be clear, experiences — male robots, Pixar (their work is beyond adequate in I could never argue male insects, male fish, even many other ways) but that the experience to illustrate the underof resistance so vivid male cars. ” representation of in my memories is women, and that of every Arab girl. It’s very apparent to me that a rising inevitably women’s stories, in all aspects of number of women recognize this end as a film — as characters, as producers, as writtraditional path and choose it regardless — ers, as editors and so on. In a study comafter all, as the wise writer Renate pleted in Fall 2012 by the Institute for Rubinstein would suggest, “freedom is the Women’s Leadership here at Rutgers, it was found that “not only are women dramaticalright to choose the habits that bind you.” For me, unfortunately, this natural coin- ly underrepresented behind the scenes in cidence of wants shared with my mother the U.S. film industry, they are also grossly did not occur. The reasons why are com- underrepresented on the screen. Between plex and scary to approach so I won’t be 1977 and 2006, women made up only 27.3 addressing them here. What I would like percent of single speaking characters.”
The U.S. female population is 50.9 percent according to Census data from 2010. In other words, half of us are female. And yet there’s a clear disparity between the number of women who actually exist in America and the number of women who exist as active, speaking characters on screen. The reasons for this gap range from film being a male-dominated industry to the weirdly widespread notion that men won’t watch films with leading women, naively coined as “chick flicks.” These reasons are created, supported and exacerbated by the notion that women’s experiences are not worth sharing, women’s experiences won’t be consumed and referenced by the public, and ultimately, that women’s experiences are not profitable to recreate on screen. But these assertions have been proven wrong repeatedly — from “Thelma and Louise” to “Bridesmaids” to “Kill Bill” and now “Brave.” Women exist, in many forms, doing stuff, all over the place, and people like it. Yasmeen Fahmy is a 2012 University alumna and clerical assistant for the Institute for Women’s Leadership.
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Today's Birthday (02/28/13). Overall, this year is about fun, love and creativity. Domestic life bustles until summer, when romance carries you away. You'll both teach and study this year. Travel to an ancestral home. Keeping financial and time management practices in welloiled harmony provides ease and peace. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — You're more responsible for getting your economy growing than you think. Close friends help you surpass obstacles. There's profitable work coming in. Accept their encouragement. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Find the perfect balance between work and play, or combine them. It's possible. But don't overlook possible breakdowns. Take care not to provoke jealousies. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — Disagreements motivate action and create a domino effect that helps solve the puzzle. Your input is key. Go ahead and be decisive. Don't waste time arguing. Notice what you're committed to. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Your heart is torn between business and pleasure. You know which one to choose if you consider carefully. Home calls you tonight; postpone travel or risky propositions. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Things may seem upside down today, but your mental powers are strong. Don't gamble with your reserves, however. Make sure to take care of your health. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — For the coming month, rely on a supportive partner. You're very lucky in love now. Add organization to avoid missing an important date. Stop doing something that's unprofitable.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Look deeper and gain insight into your own higher values. Begin planning home improvements. Do what worked before with a touch of your own originality. Drink plenty of water. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Be cautious with money. Try not to spend it all, and you could even profit. Give your partnerships some care. It's best if you don't force things to fit. Gentle pressure works best. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Love is all you need. Detours may happen on the way to your destination, so you may want to give yourself plenty of time. Get in touch with your creative and open mind. Friends lend a hand. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — You take on a vast project. Being well organized is crucial, especially because not all turns out as it appears. Give it full effort and get a bonus. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Don't buy treats now; add them to your wish list. Your experience is worth more than your possessions. Throw your hat over the fence and commit to something you've always wanted. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — There may be conflicting orders, which forces you to be creative. Being prepared is only part of the equation. You also have to improvise. It's all in the listening.
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THE NEW YORK KNICKS announced yesterday that forward Rasheed Wallace will miss the remainder of the season with a foot injury, according to CBS Sports. Wallace will undergo surgery on the broken foot he sustained earlier in the season, and recovery will take at least eight weeks. After coming out of retirement, Wallace came off the bench for the Knicks and averaged 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in 20 games. Though Wallace could be back for the start of the playoffs, it is unlikely he will contribute. The Knicks are currently 33-20 this season and are third in the Eastern Conference playoff standings.
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Results showcase RU inconsistencies BY JOEY GREGORY CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers men’s basketball team has seen a tale of two seasons. The first half saw wins highlighted by impressive scoring feats against out-of-conference opponents. Led by sophomore guards Eli Carter and Myles Mack, the Scarlet Knights were on a mission to prove head coach Mike Rice’s preseason comments true. Rice said during Oct. 19’s Media Day the team was stronger, and along with the year of experience, would lead to visible improvement. In addition, ESPN’s Bracketologist Joe Lunardi listed the Knights as one of his “first four out,” proving the possibility for them to earn their first NCAA Tournament bid in more than 20 years.
The 10-2 out-of-conference record made it look like the thirdyear head coach’s expectations would be fulfilled. That was shortly followed by the best five-game start to a Big East schedule (3-2) under Rice, which further increased the potential for the team to increase its accomplishments. At that point in the season, Rutgers was well above the line that would hand them a bye in the first round of the Big East Tournament. All the Knights had to do was win four of the remaining 13 games to set a new mark for Big East wins since Rice took over the program. They even won against a ranked Pittsburgh team to lift their résumé for the rest of a difficult conference slate. That difficult slate also had some games against teams such as St. John’s, Providence and DePaul, all of which have lower RPIs than the Panthers.
But despite the numbers being in their favor, the Knights will have to win out in their schedule in order to achieve those four wins. The only conquest during the last 10 games came in the comfort of the Louis Brown Athletic Center against a weak Seton Hall team. Now the Pirates look like the only winnable game left on the schedule, as the other two matchups include ranked opponents in No. 8 Georgetown and No. 22 Marquette. The issue is not that Rutgers cannot compete with the tougher teams — it performs better than a team that has lost nine of its last 10 — but that it cannot compete for the entire game, as evidenced in the 19-0 r un it gave up Saturday against Providence. “We had a good ef for t,” Rice said after Saturday’s game, “but in the Big East, that’s
not good enough. You need to fight for 40 minutes and be consistent.” In recent games, the Knights have been the model of inconsistency. They have held sizeable leads in nearly ever y game — some of which reached double digits — and lost all of them. Against more daunting opponents, they could use the excuse that they were outmatched, but never do. Rutgers always remains focused on how close it came rather than congratulating itself for almost pulling of f an upset. “There was some execution,” Rice said. “Moral victories aren’t working here. We need consistency and a mentality.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow Joey Gregory on Twitter @JGregoryTargum.
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
VICTORY Stringer provides lessons beyond game that she coaches CONTINUED FROM BACK
the Scarlet Knights to execute, shouting at players after a miscue or praising them for good play. She feels she holds the responsibility to provide each player on the roster with the essential tools to go beyond basketball. Her goal is to transform her players who are becoming acclimated to college to adults who have success in the future. “My purpose in life is to help young women,” Stringer said. “[Help them] to be strong, to keep getting up and to be empowered.” Stringer recently told the story of her contributions after she was featured in a PBS documentary entitled “Makers: Women Who Make America,” which happened to premiere on the night of her historic feat. The Scarlet Knights (15-12, 6-8) delivered Stringer win No. 900 after fending off South Florida 68-56.
SPORTS PAGE 17 Rutgers finally snapped out of its four-game skid. The players knew the victory would eventually come, but became anxious after failing to secure the win for two weeks. But they struggled in recent weeks and their troubles began to take a toll on a team that was desperately trying to win a game for its coach. “It is almost a little heartbreaking because she gives her heart out when she coaches,” said senior guard Erica Wheeler after the game. “So to not get her that 900th win as soon as we needed to, I cried a couple times at night. It was important tonight to definitely get her that win.” As the regular season winds down, the Knights remain optimistic. Sophomore for ward Betnijah Laney made it simple. “We’re just working to get her to more and more wins and hopefully, a National Championship,” she said. For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow Aaron Farrar on Twitter @AFarrarTargum.
Senior guard Erica Wheeler said she cried “a couple times” when an opponent had prevented head coach C. Vivian Stringer from her 900th win. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
PSYCHE Yellow Jackets give Smorol opportunity earn second victory CONTINUED FROM BACK That responsibility is going as deep into games as possible to put less of a burden on the bullpen. “[Going long innings] puts a huge amount of relief on our bullpen because it saves arms,” said senior reliever Nathaniel Roe. “Guys are able to stay fresher into the rest of the weekend and it makes everything ten times easier as far as preparation is concerned.” Roe closed out the game shutout for Smorol on no hits with one strikeout in the bottom of the ninth. “When the guy gives you that good of a game, you are going to want to finish it off for him and get the W,” Roe said. “Obviously there is some added pressure but you know what you have to do and pretty much compete.” There is urgency to do well in his relief, it also allows Hill to save the majority of his bullpen for later in the series, where they may be needed more if the No. 2 and 3 starters do not go as long. “It’s big,” Smorol said. “You go with whoever is hot, either [Nathaniel] Row or [senior reliever Rob] Corsi or even [ junior reliever Charlie] Lasky, and you only have to use one or two of them rather than using three or four of them. … It’s big on their arms not pitching a lot over the weekend.” For Hill to enjoy that luxury, Smorol will have to replicate his outing in the Knights’ first game against Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets are No. 16 in the country according to Baseball America with a 6-1 record. But Hill sees no reason why Smorol cannot match with the step up in talent. “I think he likes the challenge,” Hill said. “He likes to pitch against the better teams and this is one of the better teams we are going to play. He’ll be ready.” For more updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
SPORTS PAGE 18 WRESTLING RUTGERS HOST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR FIRST TIME
WOMEN’S TRACK
Offical weighs in on EIWA Tournament RU pushes for success in meet BY BRADLY DERECHAILO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
For the Rutgers wrestling team, it will be one of the more comfortable EIWA Tournaments in recent memory. The Scarlet Knights can chalk that up to a program first. Rutgers will host the tournament on campus for the first time since it became a member of the conference. But the reason the tournament has not come to campus has nothing to do with the school itself. It is because Rutgers has simply never inquired about hosting the event. “Basically, it’s been a pretty informal process in the past, where the coach meets with their athletic director or sports administrator and says they want to host the Eastern Championships and they pick a date,” said Greg Strobel, Executive Director of the EIWA.
Strobel said the conference officials like to get who is hosting the tournament years in advance, as the tournament already has a home through the 2015 season. The tournament will be held March 8-9 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, a sight that allows for high attendance numbers. Strobel said that the ideal number for the postseason venue would have seating for 2,0003,000 people. As far as the facility is concerned for Strobel, who also used to be the head coach at Lehigh and is in the wrestling Hall of Fame, it is an ideal place. “The RAC is a great facility. I went there a couple of years ago, and I was really impressed with it,” Strobel said. “It really makes sense to go to the RAC and it’s a beautiful facility. It’s a great location right off of the freeway, so I’m expecting a big crowd and for them to do a good job of hosting.”
While the appearance of the host arena is a bonus, the driving force comes from the money generated from the event, and if Rutgers can get the RAC even half full, it would mean a lot of money for all of the schools involved, Strobel said. “Traditionally, the tournament has made money,” Strobel said. “Princeton did pretty well and made money and we always do well at Lehigh.” No matter the case, the tournament at least provides Rutgers with a chance to put behind the Penn State match, a 34-0 defeat at the RAC. For Winston, hosting the tournament is just another reason why he believes the program is on the way up. “It means a lot to me,” Winston said. “If you weren’t from [New Jersey], you probably didn’t know what Rutgers was, and that’s including all of
the teams in the EIWA. ... I would love to get another one, and that’s where all my focus is right now and my focus is to get better.” While it is a milestone for Rutgers, it will be short-lived, as Rutgers is set to move to the Big Ten Conference in time for the 2014-15 season. So for Strobel and the rest of the EIWA, the tournament represents the last chance for the conference to get a look at the departing program. “We’re sorr y to see them go to the Big Ten, but understand the reasons why in terms of other sports,” Strobel said. “Rutgers has been a great competitor for us and been a great team in the EIWA Conference.”
For more updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.
BY EMMANUEL GERMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Rutgers head women’s track and field coach James Robinson enters his seventh year as head coach after 11 years as an assistant. With the Scarlet Knights preparing for the Eastern College Athletic Conference meet, held at Boston University tomorrow, Robinson is confident his team will perform. “Our goals are higher than last year,” Robinson said. “Top three is our goal, so we will try to give it a good run. Expectation levels are always going up, so we will try to be on that podium.” In order to reach those goals, the team has to get healthy at the right time, along with working hard in practice. Robinson said the Knights have been on the right path in those circumstances. “It has been tough with kids in and out with injuries,” Robinson said. “But we’re not the only team to deal with that. Every team deals with it, but our kids were nicked up and are now getting healthy.” Outside of the National College Athletic Association’s Championships, the ECAC is the most important for the Knights. Robinson believes his team has done everything it can with the scarce amount of time to perform well in the event. “We increase the intensity a little [as time nears],” Robinson said. “The athletes are getting faster and are in [better] condition. We got to make sure they are in top shape.” The physical part is just one dynamic to such a significant competition, with the other pertaining to mentality of running a championship. “As far as the trip goes, there is no fatigue at all. We’re fresh,” Robinson said. “There are other teams that have to travel even more than us, so we will be ready.” The Scarlet Knights competed well last year, but failed to secure the top-three finish Robinson wants. For now, he wants to see his team on top of the podium in each event.
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FEBRUARY 28, 2013 WOMEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS-MONMOUTH, SATURDAY, 12 P.M.
Junior defender Chelsea Intrabartola said she and the rest of Rutgers’ defense benefit from head coach Laura Brand-Sias’ game plan of ball control. The defense will have to play a larger part for RU with the absence of leading scorer Stephanie Anderson, who is sidelined with a knee injury. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Knights gear for Hawks without offensive threat BY IAN ERHARD STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team travels to Monmouth on Saturday, attempting to string together consecutive wins for the first time this season. The Scarlet Knights (2-1) lost their only game on the road to Temple on Feb. 20, after they failed to hold onto a two-goal lead. The Owls scored four unanswered goals en route to a second-half comeback, one of the Knights’ only missteps on defense this season.
Rutgers has allowed an average of 5.33 goals per game through three contests, good for eighth-best in the nation. In the win against Fairfield last Saturday, the Knights held the Stags to three goals and only one through the first 50-plus minutes of play. While the Knights only scored five goals in the game, their plan proved to be enough to get the victory. Rutgers may have to make defense its first priority going forward, after losing senior co-captain midfielder Stephanie Anderson to a knee injury. In two games this season, Anderson tallied seven goals and
along with junior midfielder Katrina Martinelli, provided most of the Knights’ offense. “Steph was a big part of our team, but while she’s out we definitely need to have people stepping up and being leaders on the field and off the field,” Martinelli said, “Because when she’s not in, it makes a big impact.” In the season opener against Manhattan, Anderson tied a single game career-best mark with five goals scored. With Anderson possibly sidelined for the rest of the non-conference schedule, Mar tinelli becomes the main target on offense.
She scored on a free position attempt against Fairfield with less than five seconds remaining in the first period to give the Knights a two-goal lead at the half. But head coach Laura BrandSias believes the rest of the Knights’ offense will come together with enough experience. “I think that we’re a very wellrounded offense,” she said. “We have a lot of different weapons so it’s a matter of getting enough practice time to really develop the chemistry between all the talent that we have.” Rutgers returns five players on defense from last season and
Junior midfielder Katrina Martinelli will become Rutgers’ biggest threat on offense thanks to Anderson’s injury. Martinelli collected nine goals in three games, two more than she had all of last season. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
the Knights have benefitted by developing early chemistry. “They all kind of know what the other one is going to be doing,” Brand-Sias said. “They work off of each other and communicate really well.” Much of the Knights’ ability to stall the Stags’ scoring came from smart play in their offensive zone. Junior defender Chelsea Intrabartola said the defense benefits from the Knights being careful with the ball and not committing a lot of turnovers. “It’s a lot harder when the offense and defense are sort of playing separately from each other,” Intrabartola said. “When we’re all having a good game, it’s a lot easier for us to do our job on defense.” Rutgers possessed the ball for long periods of time, controlling the tempo of the game and holding back on better scoring opportunities. Monmouth enters the game looking for its first victor y of the season. The Hawks (0-3) lost to Navy Sunday by a score of 16-4. For the Knights, it may be difficult to resist taking more shots against a stumbling Hawks squad. But Brand-Sias is not concerned with what the opponent brings to the match and will stick to her game plan. Monmouth has allowed no fewer than 14 goals in each of its first three games and has yet to eclipse seven goals on offense. The Hawks even surrendered 14 goals to Fairfield in its season opener. “Shot placement is a big thing for us,” Martinelli said. “We really need to focus on placing the ball and making smart decisions on when to shoot and where to shoot.”
TOUGH ROAD AHEAD Two ranked opponents
PROGRAM FIRST The Rutgers wrestling team will host
SCORING BLUES The Rutgers women’s
remain on the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s schedule, as it looks to end a season full of disappointments on a high note. PAGE 17
the EIWA Championships next week for the first and only time in team history, with the Knights set to move to the Big Ten in the near future. PAGE 18
lacrosse team will rely on its whole roster to compensate for the scoring loss of Stephanie Anderson. PAGE 19
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We had a good effort, but in the Big East, that’s not good enough.” — Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice on Saturday’s loss to Providence
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BASEBALL SMOROL’S PERFORMANCE ON HILL BENEFITS BULLPEN, DEFENSE
Head coach reflects on 900th victory BY AARON FARRAR CORRESPONDENT
As the time on the clock eventually expired at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on Tuesday night, fans and players alike could not contain themselves following the final buzzer. Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer waltzed to midcourt as the latest college basketball head coach to collect 900 victories. By the end of the historic night, chants of “900” and “C.V.S.” rang out, and several camera flashes brightened the arena as fans tried to capture the moment. As the cheers silenced and people turned to exit the building, the Hall of Fame coach believed the accomplishment transcended the 40 minutes of basketball that had just been played. “It is more than a game, it is about a preparation for life,” said Stringer, who is in her 18th season at Rutgers. “It is about understanding that when things are rough you may get knocked down and there may be doubters, but you will still rise.” In the 42 years of coaching the sport she has an indescribable passion for, Stringer does not view her job as just creating plays for SEE
VICTORY ON PAGE 17
Senior lefthander Rob Smorol allowed no runs on four hits with seven strikeouts in eight innings of work Friday against ODU. The performance netted Rutgers No. 1 starter Big East Pitcher of the Week honors. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012
Start benefits pitcher’s psyche BY BRADLY DERECHAILO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer is relieved to stop focusing on getting win No. 900. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES No. 7 GTown Connecticut
79 78
South Florida 44 No. 23 Pittsburgh 64 No. 4 Michigan Penn State
78 84
Virginia Tech No. 5 Miami
58 76
No. 15 Ok. St. TCU
64 47
Saint Joseph’s No. 18 Saint L.
53 70
Rutgers head baseball coach Fred Hill knew exactly what being named Big East Pitcher of the Week would do for Rob Smorol’s mentality on the mound. “I think his confidence level has to be sky high,” Hill said. “It adds a little more to that. He certainly deserves it.” Smorol earned the recognition thanks to his showing on the hill in the Scarlet Knights first victory of the season.
The senior lefthander threw eight innings in the 3-0 win against Old Dominion, an effort he partially credits to the rejuvenation of his curveball he worked on in the offseason. He struck out seven Monarchs in his second start of the year, bringing his total to 13 this season. The total is the highest on the team. With only one walk in the game and two on the season, his control is more important than any awards he receives. Still, he does not mind the attention. “It felt good. I guess you can say it was well deserved,” Smorol said. “I was happy that I
EXTRA POINT
KEVIN BOSTICK took third place in the Big East Championships two weeks ago with 15.11 meters in the triple jump, which qualified the senior for tomorrow’s IC4A Championships is Boston.
was able to get some recognition, but I’m more happy with how the way I threw and hopefully I can continue that and not really worry about the accolades and worry about the game.” The performance also put a stamp on Smorol being Hill’s No. 1 pitcher. Smorol said his spot in the rotation does not matter because he and senior righthanders Tyler Gebler and Charlie Law share equal responsibilities no matter who starts which day. SEE
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RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR WOMEN’S TRACK
MEN’S TRACK
GYMNASTICS
MEN’S LACROSSE
at ECAC Championship
at IC4A Championships
vs. Cornell, Brockport, William & Mary
vs. Stony Brook
Friday Boston
Friday Boston
Saturday, 1 p.m. Livingston Gym
Saturday, 1 p.m. RU Stadium Complex