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CHALLENGING ENTRENCHMENT The Institute of Women and Art’s Trans Technology symposium looks to break stereotypical conceptions of technology and gender. UNIVERSITY, PAGE 3
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When Barbara Ehrenreich asked her doctor about her cervix in the 1970s, he replied, “Where did a nice girl like this learn to talk like that?” “‘Down there’ was a technical term for many, many years,” said Ehrenreich, who is an author and political activist. Ehrenreich dedicates her life to breaking the myths and marketing ploys surrounding women’s health care. “For Her Own Good Revisited: A Conversation with Barbara Ehrenreich,” hosted by Richard L. Edwards, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and sponsored by the Institute for Women’s Leadership Consortium, recounted Ehrenreich’s perspective of women’s health care history and problems that arise today. Alison R. Bernstein, director of the Institute for Women’s Leadership Consortium, introduced Ehrenreich yesterday to the crowded Kirkpatrick Chapel on the College Avenue campus. “Barbara was a trained scientist who received an undergraduate degree in physics and a Ph.D. in cellular biology from Rockefeller University,” she said. “She helps us understand the dynamics of women in health, but in the United States historically and in our era.” Ehrenreich wrote “For Her Own Good” in 1978, which chronicles the constraints imposed on women in the name of science throughout history. The book was inspired by her experience in a woman’s clinic as an expectant mother. She said the doctors and nurses treated her insultingly. In the middle of the inception of the birth control pill and feminist movement, the 1970s women’s health movement began, she said. The movement fought the scientific bias of the frail and sickly nature of the female body that began in the early 20th century. At that time, the duties of domestic sphere diminished — factories produced clothes, food was processed and laundry was no longer a daylong chore. Simultaneously, the medical profession grew in popularity as a respectable field. As a marketing strategy, the doctors convinced women of their frailty so they would pay for medical services. But the stereotype was only applied to the white middle class. Blue-collar minority women were viewed as amazingly healthy, able to work strenuously through pregnancy and old age. “It’s basic ideologies of domination, it had nothing to do with science, the whole thing was nonsense,” she said. The movement put pressure on medical schools to change the way they taught students, and more women joined the medical field. But Ehrenreich said arrogance from physicians persisted past the 1970s. In the 1980s, courses in female anatomy used images from Playboy as examples of the female body. In the 1990s and 2000s, the pharmaceutical industry misguided women to use their drugs unnecessarily for profit. Often, doctors urged women to undergo hormone replacement therapy, a procedure that puts women at risk for breast cancer and dementia, she said. The industry even created the idea of Female Sexual Dysfunction disorder to profit from a Viagra-type drug for SEE
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Daniel Al-Daqa, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, often skates around campus, as there is not yet a park designated for skateboarding near New Brunswick. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SHIRLEY YU, ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Luis Rivera has faced difficulties in finding places to skate because it’s easy for skaters to get ticketed with the various regulations and restricted areas for skateboarding. But that’s about to change. Skateboarders no longer need to worry about hassle from police and city residents — New Brunswick hopes to build a skate park before the end of the year. Russell Marchetta, New Brunswick’s city spokesman, said the skate park is an addition to renovations at Recreation Park on Pine Street. All renovations are currently in the initial design phase. “Trying to find somewhere to skate can be annoying because you’ll get kicked out of spots a lot,” said Rivera, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “Sometimes the cops will come and you can get a ticket — when you’re skating in areas, people will call the cops on you.” Jonathan Malpica, who has been skateboarding for about eight years, said the closest skate parks are miles away. “A lot of kids go out to Sayreville or Westfield, which is about a half an hour away from here just to skate, so it would be huge,” said Malpica, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. When he does not travel to far-away parks, Rivera said he would skate in any area he can find near campus. He looks forward to avoiding hassles with the police in the future. SEE
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Politician encourages youth participation Former Representative Joe Sestak talks leadership, ethics BY BRIDGETTE BJORLO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak, D-17, is putting a lot of faith in the youth to right the wrongs of the country. Sestak encouraged students to actively participate in politics and perhaps even run for office someday. Sestak, who spoke at the Arthur J. Holland Program on Ethics in Government hosted by the Eagleton Institute of Politics yesterday, said he continues to believe the youth will restore America’s broken trust in its government by prioritizing accountability and transparency in the political realm. Around 200 people listened to Sestak speak about ethics in politics as a part of the Eagleton Institute of Politics’ “Leadership for a Better America” lecture yesterday on Douglass campus. SEE
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Members of the University community talk to former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak, D-17, last night on Douglass campus about leadership and youth participation in politics. NISHA DATT, PHOTO EDITOR
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Symposium challenges gender, technology conceptions BY CODY BELTIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Micha Cárdenas and her partner intimately kissed and monitored their heart rates, naked and in front of a live audience in a video yesterday presented at the Trans Technology symposium. In her project, “Technésexual Interaction: Erotic Mixed Reality Performance,” Cárdenas and her partner’s avatars simultaneously projected and mimicked their actions, while their heartbeats played for the audience in the video. The presentation was a part of an effort by the Institute of Women and Art to provide a look at gender, art and technology yesterday titled, “Trans Technology: Circuits of Culture, Self, and Belonging.” The symposium consisted of two segments at the Mabel Smith Douglass Librar y and at the Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. Technology is where ideas about gender are codified and read, said Christina DunbarHester, co-curator of the exhibit. “This is something that is maybe not readily apparent but is true of many technologies,” said Dunbar-Hester, a professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies. “So this
event is important because it’s artists and technologists opening up these ideas about gender norms and gender hierarchies and tweaking them.” Bryce J. Renninger, curator of the exhibit, said one example of gender awareness in technology could be seen in the Barbie Liberation Organization. “In the early 90s, a bunch of people got together and changed the voice boxes of G.I. Joes and Barbie dolls, because the things that these dolls were made to say had codified these gender expectations,” said Renninger, a Ph.D. student in the School of Communication and Information. Cárdenas also presented “Becoming Dragon: A Transversal Technology Study,” a mixed-reality performance film incorporating a Second Life experience. Transgender people must fulfill one year of living in their preferred gender before receiving gender confirmation surger y, Cárdenas said. Her project questioned the requirement and suggests avatars from the online vir tual world, Second Life, as an alternative. Another segment included two artists from The Hacktory in Philadelphia, an organization devoted to the hobby of exploring the limits of what is possible with common items.
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Malachy Quinn, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, performs magic tricks and plays with yo-yos yesterday at the Cook Campus Center for the Rutgers University Programming Association’s “All the Skills I Wish I Had” event. Students were able to learn new skills that different people presented.
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Students write their positive and negative technology experiences on post-it notes at the Institute of Women and Art’s “Trans Technology: Circuits of Culture, Self and Belonging” symposium yesterday at the Mabel Smith Douglass Library. FIRAS SATTAR
“These [pieces of art] are really outspoken about the gendering of technology and the de-gendering and re-gendering of technology … people I’ve met want to believe that technology is apolitical and that the ability to use technology is about the effort you put in,” said Stephanie Alarcón, one of the artists.
The second artist, and director of The Hacktor y, Georgia Guthrie, constructed “Compulsive Repurpose,” an art piece on display. To create the piece, she said she knitted an Ethernet and phone cable to symbolically meld what is associated with men and women. Women are associated with knitting, while men are
connected with technology and gaming, she said. Guthrie and Alarcón’s event also featured an interactive project, where they asked participants to write down one negative and one positive technological experience on index cards. They also requested that participants write down their age, the year this event happened and their gender if they wished to do so. Some of the written results directly demonstrated dominance of particular orientations and genders in technology, they said. One stated, “In elementary school, none of the teachers knew how to use computers. A boy in the class knew but refused to show anyone.” “One thing that’s very basic and essential to the experience of a lot of transgender people, such as myself, is the technology of gender-segregated bathrooms,” said Em Kay, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. She said it is not complicated technology, but it is something that transgender people have to deal with every day. “Just seeing transgender bodies, bodies that are similar to my own, is very reassuring and it feels very safe to me in a world that is often very hostile,” said Em Kay.
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down their bodies, but cannot af ford health care. More than 55,000 people in Ehrenreich was America die each year from lack of health care. She said the diagnosed with countr y should redefine its corbreast cancer in 2001 rupted health care system. “Why do we have great cosCONTINUED FROM FRONT metic surger y clinics, but tropiwomen, she said. cal diseases are rampant in the Ehrenreich said corporaSouth? What happened to our tions also profit from women’s priorities there?” she said. health issues by taking advanEhrenreich said the greatest tage of breast cancer awarehealth changes came from pubness’s popularity. Many compalic heath measures, such as the nies sport pink ribbons on their sanitation of cities, cleaner products, but do not donate to water and regulations to make cancer research. food safer. She W h e n believes women “I am not afraid of must be vigilant Ehrenreich was diagnosed with to enact change. dying, but I am breast cancer in Vera Hinsey, a terrified of dying 2001, she was member of the infuriated with for with that pink teddy Institute the pink ribbon W o m e n ’ s bear.” culture. Leadership “I was reading scholar’s proBARBARA EHRENREICH a local newspaper gram, said the Political Activist and Author and in the classinight’s events fieds I came related to stuacross an ad for a pink breast dents at the University. cancer teddy bear,” she said. “I “I think health is a really big am not afraid of dying, but I am concern for ever ybody,” she terrified of dying with that pink said. “[Ehrenreich] writes a lot teddy bear.” about issues to advocate for betDespite her fear of criticism, ter healthcare. At our age, it’s she wrote an editorial about her impor tant to star t thinking anger and discovered many about what kind of health care women also felt the same way. we can have after we graduate.” Ehrenreich said the Hinsey, a School of Arts and women’s health care moveSciences junior, said the converment of today must focus on sation will kick off a women’s the poor. Many poor women health initiative that will begin work strenuously, wearing on Douglass campus.
LEAP OF FAITH Kevin Grassie, right, a senior at Hunterdon High School in central New Jersey, prepares to jump from the highest diving board yesterday at the Werblin Recreation Center on Busch campus. The Rutgers Tower Jump, hosted by Rutgers Recreation, allowed anyone daring enough to jump into the pool from the highest board. Rutgers diving coach Fred Woodruff, left, provides encouragement at the peak. JOVELLE TAMAYO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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SKATERS Marchetta says funding is tentative and will be decided after design process CONTINUED FROM FRONT
but sometimes between school, it’s hard to make that drive just to skate for a couple “I think it’s pretty awesome of hours ever y week.” because you will have a place Rivera said he also wants to go … and get to meet kids the park to have the right that are skating around the smooth sur face for skating same area,” he said. along with other amenities. In addition to the skate “You have quar ter pipes, park, Marchetta said the city half pipes, mini pipes, rails, would add a baseball field and stairs, handrails, ledges — I a multipurpose field for footcould go on forever,” he said. ball and soccer. The city will Since the goal of the remodenhance the park’s quality to eling is to have more draw more residents to use it. people attending the park, the “We’ve been talking about city is considering how it redoing Recreation Park will af fect the traf fic in the surfor a couple of years now,” he rounding areas and impact said. “It was time to look at the the neighborhood. park, see how it could be bet“From the people I have ter utilized. The footprint is spoken to — they are ver y there, so let’s see how we can excited about the renovation of enhance the of ferings in the the park. It’s always been great park within itself.” … we have a wonder ful park Liam Kerns Gilroy, a School system in New of Engineering Brunswick, senior, said he is excited to “On [some occasions], there is something for see the spot we have issues with e v e r y o n e opening for N e w cops, but we try not to t h e r e , ” Marchetta Brunswick get into trouble. We just said. skaters — The budget especially want to skate.” for the since he will LIAM KERNS GILROY renovation’s not have to School of Engineering Senior expenses has deal with runyet to be finalning into law ized, but is enforcement. likely to follow at the end of The city of New Brunswick the design process. has a few laws prohibiting “We’re working with skaters from skating in some designers now and cer tain areas, including sidewaiting for the final design walks, Gilroy said. and approval, and then we “We have to skate in the go to the funding por tion of street which sometimes isn’t it,” he said. “We’re going to as safe as … the sidewalk … so look for outside sources of it would be nice for skaters to funding … or [see] if we could have a place,” he said. “On do it all internally with our [some occasions], we have city budget.” issues with cops, but we tr y The date for the opening of not to get into trouble. We just the remodeled park also is not want to skate.” specified, but some believe it He said he hopes for the will happen before the end of renovations to include the year. some features that will “I have seen people within make the skating experience the city talk about … the more enjoyable. end of the year, but I “It would be nice if they had would think that would be a some sor t of bowl,” he said. really optimistic date at this “The closest skate park that point,” Marchetta said. “It is has a bowl is in Sayreville. We still ver y preliminar y.” have guys that make that trip,
The city hopes to open the renovated Recreation Park before the end of the year, which will include amenities for skaters. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SHIRLEY YU, ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
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“We depend as much on the mechanic who built the plane as the pilot flying it into combat,” Sestak says he he said. The whole countr y could remains optimistic for learn from the military’s emphathe future sis on community and less focus on individuality, he said. CONTINUED FROM FRONT Despite his concerns with the present state of the nation, The greatest flaw in the U.S. Sestak said he remains optimistic government remains a lack of for the future and a lot of his conaccountability and credibility, he fidence rests in the promise of said. Sestak believes that accountathe youth. bility should be measured by one’s “I’m a big believer in the deeds, not by one’s intensions. youth of America,” Sestak said. “Don’t hold me accountable for “I’ve lived and worked with what I do, but for what I don’t do,” them. I went to war with them, he said. “Accountability is what and I learned leadership gives you the trust to lead.” through them.” Sestak said too often, American The event was a part of the leaders fail to act on and acknowlArthur J. Holland Program on edge pressing issues in our society. Ethics in He referred to Government, a farmer that he which began in spoke with during “As much as 1989 and acts as a the recession. The possible, politicians tribute to Arthur J. farmer replied Holland, a distinthat the economic should be doing g u i s h e d climate only conUniversity alumtributed to his their best to do nus and former already unfortuwhat is best for mayor of Trenton. nate circumHolland advostance. Sestak their country.” cated for transsaid this reflected JOHN WEINGART parency in governan absence of Director of the ment, requiring leadership on Eagleton Institute of Politics that under his Capitol Hill. administration, Sestak served the public and the as an admiral in the press had access to City Hall U.S. Navy for 31 years and rose to meetings, Weingart said. the rank of three-star admiral, said In past years, the Institute has John Weingart, director of the selected people like John Dean, Eagleton Institute of Politics. White House Council under the Under the Clinton administraNixon administration, and former tion, Sestak was the director for Congressman David Skagg, DDefense on the National Security Colo., to serve as guest speakers. Council, he said. Coupled with his Emmi Morse, a School of Arts naval career, Sestak pursued a and Sciences senior, said she future in politics. He won a seat in enjoyed his speech. Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional “Joe Sestak touched on a lot of district in 2006 and 2008. issues that are very relevant for stuSestak currently teaches coursdents, and it was very inspirational es involving ethics and leadership for this generation,” Morse said. in politics and government at Part of the Institute’s mission Carnegie Mellon University, is to demystify politics in governWeingart said. ment and to promote student par“It is important that people ticipation in the political sphere, trust their government,” Weingart Weingart said. said. “As much as possible, politi“Coming to any of the cians should be doing their best to Eagleton events and meeting do what is best for their country, or these people in person, make district, and not compromise their possible a different kind of goals for their own self-interests.” learning that you can’t get In the military, Sestak said online,” he said. accountability is transparent.
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Are you in favor of in-state tuition for undocumented students? “If they’re not paying state income taxes, then I don’t think so, because the state subsides the school. If you’re not paying taxes for the subsidization, then you really should be paying the full rate for school.”
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DT: How can we change our attitudes toward standing up for what you believe is right and making a stand? JS: I think it only takes a few titans and I think they’re acting right in Washington and certainly in Congress. It doesn’t take, as you know, in a military unit everyone to be the most stellar titan in the sense of accountability, it just takes a few leaders, and everybody wants to stand up and be like that. You get one or two leaders that make you feel that no matter what. They’re going to be with you. When those bullets are flying over your head, they’re not going to leave you in that foxhole. I think it’ll just take a few and that’s why I’m actually also here. I’m a big believer in the youth of America. DT: I think this kind of idea of responsibility — but not necessarily accountability — can apply across the board, whether it’s on the individual level or in the international scene of foreign policy. We see those kinds of adventurisms [like the Iraq war] not
necessarily reckless but certainly unremorseful, almost, where it’s like, “Well, that’s how things are, it is what it is.” It’s almost this unquestioning obedience. JS: If I might, that’s a perfect example you’ve picked up. We were told we had to go [to Iraq] because of WMD — it wasn’t there. Who was held accountable for putting our national treasure, our youth, there for an intention of trying to find something that wasn’t even there? I think that lack of accountability — for Wall Street, like I’ve mentioned — or for the false purpose we went to war, lacking that, pretty soon we lose confidence and trust in our leaders because they’re not held accountable. DT: You mention Wall Street. I mean, this is another issue you’ve definitely been on top of in terms of opposing this sort of leniency, and of course putting these same people back in charge again, and giving this “too big to fail” attitude, which stems and leaks down into this kind of atmosphere and attitude of, “Well, we tried, we failed, oh well — keep going,” and really don’t address the issue and the heart of causing these problems rather than just looking at them. JS: Absolutely. On Veterans Day, I always go to a penitentiary to visit our veterans. Whether it was Vietnam, Iraq, or Afghanistan, they came home in depression, in recessions. Some of them obviously had collateral damage, posttraumatic stress disorder, for someone who gets involved in drugs, thousands of dollars all of a sudden they’re understandably being held accountable. And yet when you’re talking about Wall Street, as you’ve probably read in the paper recently, the U.S. Assistant Attorney General said, we’ve got some bank officials in this very big bank, each SPC, who are funneling hundreds of millions of dollars of Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, and we won’t persecute them — we won’t hold them accountable, because the damage might be that other institutions take their money out of that bank. You sit back and you say, where’s the accountability for the fair of justice in America, because someone, a warrior, who actually fought the global war on terror — and then someone who had bedded the other side in the global war on terror is saying, “We won’t do it. Somebody might pull their money out of the bank.” That is seeping into too much of America. But, I’ll say it again, I’m a glass-more-than-half-full guy. You watch those youth out there — do we have the leadership coming along to take care of this and address it correctly? Yeah, we do. You’re one of them.
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Our future shouldn’t be nice HELP YOURSELF CRISSY MILAZZO
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hat do you care about? If I assume you are a college student, I can assume that you care about your classes, the people you consider friends and the state of the world around you. That seems nice. The reality is that I have absolutely no idea what you care about. Someone cannot understand what you value based solely on the knowledge that you are a college student. Until you share with others what concerns you, everything will just seem nice. Other people can try to glean more information about your views — indeed
they do: On Feb. 19, University President Robert L. Barchi emailed you and asked you to fill out an online survey designed to gauge “your views of Rutgers, its vision and its future as an institution,” with a linear questionnaire. I won’t recap the survey for you here, because that is both boring and counterproductive. Ideally, you would fill out the survey. You’ll give the University something to use as a gauge of your opinion and perhaps you’ll form an opinion on whether it works. Maybe you’ll even win one of the prizes offered as incentive for completion: an iPad, iPad mini, or an RU Express gift card for $20 or $100. Once again though, this is just a seemingly nice progression of events. It would be nice if more people participated. Last week, our friendly correspondent from the “real world,” class of 2012
University alumnus Alex Lewis, pointed out in his Feb. 26 column that our student body is “painfully apathetic,” citing a Daily Targum poll in which 52.4 percent of our student body answered that they would not attend a town hall meeting with Barchi. His criticism holds true. That is a disappointing turn out. While surveys and polls are an invaluable tool for the planning committee and The Daily Targum in gathering feedback, they’re not the best way to understand a person’s point of view. Our apathy shows in the percentage of students who would not actively attend a meeting. What does not show is the reason for our apathy. I think it would be nice if we all participated in surveys, polls and meetings. I assume that not all of us will. I think we can do better than nice, though. I think we can have conversations with each other about
why we’re active or apathetic. I think that we can attend meetings and share those conversations with Barchi. My opinion, in the grand scheme of your life, does not matter. This opinion, that you should share your reasons for not wanting or wanting to participate, seems pretty boring and trite. That’s because it’s a nice opinion. It is ideal, but not fully realized — it lacks your testimony. Your opinion in the grand scheme of your own education, and the future educational careers of thousands of students for decades to come, does matter a great deal. If you want things to be better than nice, please share it. Crissy Milazzo is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in English and public policy. Her column, “Help Yourself,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
Targum ad perpetuates stereotypes COMMENTARY IBAAD SADIQ
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never expected to see a full-page ad in our very own newspaper advertising hate. I never thought it could happen because the University boasts diversity — with good reason — and it has over 3,000-5,000 Muslims on campus. Of course, justice isn’t about how many — the fact that there are that many Muslims doesn’t make a difference in the correctness of The Daily Targum in publishing that ad — it only makes it more appalling that such an ad was even published in the first place. Christians, Jews, Hindus, Atheists, Agnostics, Muslims and other students of all beliefs were completely distraught and enraged to see that our University’s paper would allow ideas of hate such as those in the ad to be propagated on campus.
For anyone out there who is wondering, the term “Islamic Apartheid” that was plastered across yesterday’s ad is not only newly invented, it’s completely nonsensical. It’s referring to something that doesn’t exist. It’s simply a public relations ploy to deceive people who don’t take the initiative to learn the truth about the religion themselves. Thankfully, we’re at Rutgers University, where simply absorbing what the media feeds doesn’t satisfy us. We’re students, so we learn the truth of matters by educating ourselves on the real facts, so tactics like the hate ad posted yesterday don’t control our views. Anyone who studies Islam at a basic level knows that the word Islam comes from the Arabic root word “Salaam” which means “Peace.” The religion is practiced by about 1.5 billion people worldwide of all colors and shades — as a matter of fact, I personally know Muslims on campus who are Hispanic, Italian, Indian, Pakistani, Arab, Chinese, Malaysian — and the list goes on. Though the ad is disgusting, in a strange way, the ideas that result from it can be
really invigorating. Outlandish claims like those made yesterday really propel the sincere to find out the truth instead of being fed what the media portrays as the truth. And to anyone that thinks this is just a Muslim issue, think again. In our history, groups from all different communities have been targets of hate, like women, Africans, Italians, Japanese, Latinos, etc. This is a human issue, and we all must speak up. Your voice makes a difference. In sixth grade, I had a substitute teacher who, for some weird reason, said during English class, “Islam is spread by the sword! Islam is spread by the sword!” At the time, there were only two Muslims in the class — another girl and myself. To my amazement, before either of us could even say anything, the entire class started defending Muslims and Islam, and asked the substitute to stop spreading such hateful words. He persisted in his stance, and so my classmates took it to the administration of the school, and within a matter of days, the
substitute was fired. That is the power of the student voice. And that is the power I hope to see here at the University. If the Targum wishes to put forth hate, we have to speak up. As president of the Muslim Student Association and as a student of this campus, I believe it’s the right of the student population that the Targum apologizes for agreeing to spread hate in its paper. I believe the Targum needs to publicly express sincere regret for accepting money in exchange for lies and pure hate from whoever sponsored those ads. And I believe that whoever created that ad needs to take a basic course on Islam, because the Quran that I and the billions across the world follow says, “If anyone slays a person, it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people.” (5:32) Ibaad Sadiq is a School of Engineering senior and the president of the Muslim Student Association.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ad requires apology As a Muslim who has witnessed many attempts by others to demonize Islam via citing isolated incidences and quoting the Quran out of context, the only surprise to me was seeing how an ad like the one published yesterday could make it into the Targum itself. Shouldn’t we be past the stage where we judge an entire population of people — about 1.5 billion — based on the actions of a few? If the insinuations against Islam in the recently posted ad could be given any credibility, shouldn’t it then follow, by the same logic, that American values are inherently evil because of the atrocious acts of Timothy McVeigh and Adam Lanza? I could go into a tirade explaining how honor killings have no place in Islamic doctrine, but the purpose of this letter is to throw a dart at the Targum for perpetuating fallacious insinuations about a religion that belongs to thousands of students here at the University. I feel ashamed to be funding the Targum after seeing such an ad. It comes from an organization known for its hateful and bigoted remarks, so why is the Targum being used to convey their message? Did it not cross anyone’s mind how offensive this ad could be to thousands of students on this campus? Would you post
an advertisement paid for by the Westboro Baptist Church against homosexuals? Such ads would only fuel the fire of hostility between students. I, along with many others, demand an apology from whoever allowed this ad to be published. Omer Bakshi is a School of Engineering sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering.
Campus needs understanding, not hate We thought we saw the worst of antiIslam ads when the ones in the New York Subway went up, but even those have been trumped by the one put up in The Daily Targum on March 5th. I’m sure every Muslim on campus shares this very sentiment. However, the distress we feel takes on a new dimension when we come to our institution of learning, one that is supposed to represent open minds, and are faced with this. Of course, the actual allegations against Islam are painful enough, but even more factors come into play when one considers what went into posting this advertisement. It had to be made. It had to be shown to some-
one for approval. And it had to be unapologetically posted and distributed all over campus. Not only do these accusations not represent my religion, but they seek to fuel the rampant Islamophobia that has been responsible for crimes against Muslims (or their likenesses, as evidenced by the murders of Sikhs). Even more appalling is that if this had been an ad attacking Judaism, it would have been immediately denounced as antiSemitic, but a full-page spread vilifying Islam is met with silence and shrugged shoulders. Muslims should not be the only ones speaking out against this hate speech. When one person’s rights come under attack, we should all stand against it. Such advertisements are not acceptable, and should not be posted in, of all places, a university newspaper. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness — only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate — only love can do that.” Sara Zayed is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student.
Targum should not advocate Islamophobia Ever since the tragic events of Sept. 11, Muslims all across America have been
attacked. What people need to realize is that the terrorism that occurs across the world has nothing to do with Islam. In fact, Islam forbids any acts of violence, including suicide bombing and terrorism. The truth is that most of the people who speak so openly about the religion of Islam do not even know what it is they oppose. Such a phobia is irrational in its very existence, but what makes yesterday’s ad in The Daily Targum even more revolting was the fact that Islamophobia was advocated in our University, a university I’ve always felt at home at. The University has always claimed to be a diverse institution. But diversity means respecting the ideology and moral existence of all cultures and religions. Yesterday’s ad, however, did not respect Islam in any way or form. In fact, it insulted Islam to a great extent, for the examples of deaths and murders had nothing to do with Islam, not even in the slightest, bent form. Any actions or violent gestures that may have taken place in other countries are against the beliefs Islam promotes, and such a claim is proven in the Quran. An accusation that indicts otherwise proves ignorance, because it shows that the University approved such blind illiteracy. Nida Khadbai is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in pre-business with a minor in business and technical writing.
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Today's Birthday (03/06/13). Love comes easier this year. Time with friends and family takes on a joyful flavor. Finances resolve in your favor with creativity and innovative thinking, despite instability. Pursue an educational dream; conferences and classes grow valuable career skills. Power and resources fill your network. 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'll get to take on more responsibility in the next few days. Provide motivation to your team. Ask tough questions. Delegate a problem to another who provides structure. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Your luck is shifting for the better again. Keep your promises and avoid distractions. Improve household communications systems. Use what you've learned, and discover hidden opportunities. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — You're surprisingly confident. Discuss shared finances, along with a topic that's near to your heart. Encourage your mate's change for the better. An older person needs your love. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Ask questions if you have doubts, and learn what you need to solve a puzzle. Work messes with your travel plans. Balance studies with socializing. You can afford something you've been wanting. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — The next two days hold a heavy workload. Ask for help. Others want to contribute. Imagine perfection. Accept your gains or losses. Pay back an old debt. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Things fall together for you today. Take on a challenge, or resurrect an old pastime. Get immersed in a fun project. Use the proper tools.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Your choice becomes obvious. Allow yourself to trust a hunch. This could interfere with your work schedule. Avoid bringing work home with you, especially the emotional or stressful kind. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — You're entering a voracious learning phase. Get into studies and postpone romance for now. You have more opportunities, so grab them without hesitation. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Adopt a new perspective. Start computing expenses. Measure carefully. You're collecting benefits. Help comes from far away. You can earn extra cash now. An unexpected development makes you look good. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Redirect personal energy to replenish you. Follow someone with experience, and question your assumptions. Folks are saying nice things about you. Invest in your home. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Review your priorities. Conclude arrangements that lead to another income source. Success is your reward. Take new territory, and reap the rewards. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Things get easier for a few days. A brilliant idea comes from nowhere. Clear up confusion before proceeding. Expand your perception of what you can do.
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SOUTHPAW Ace’s edge stems from high school days on west coast CONTINUED FROM BACK level [in high school]. She pitched on the west coast — travel ball. She was facing a lot of good hitters. Now she’s facing good hitters at another level.” It is part of why Landrith has become a reliable ace in the Big East. Nelson fully utilized her in that role this weekend at Virginia, as she made four appearances in five games — including three complete games in a row between Saturday and a Sunday doubleheader. That three-game stretch was one of the best of the southpaw’s young career, as she gave up only one earned run, while fanning 22 batters and walking none. “She’s going to be a workhorse for us this year,” Nelson said. “Last year as a freshman, she really built up to throwing a lot of games, and right now she’s our hot pitcher.” Though Nelson said Landrith cited a little soreness in her throwing arm Monday, the lefty reported no fatigue yesterday and threw her normal batting practice regimen. “It’s doing well,” Landrith said of her arm. “It’s been a while since I pitched that much in a weekend, but I’m feeling good and staying healthy.” But the Knights will heed caution with their ace. Nelson said weekly velocity checks as well as firm communication and trust between Landrith and the coaching staff will be essential in keeping her healthy for the stretch run of the season. Still, Nelson is confident she is building up the innings necessary for her arm to take the innings load. But as with all his pitchers, he will not take any signs of fatigue lightly. “When you start a pitcher, you go with them as long as you can,” Nelson said. “You kind of watch for cues where they might be either losing control or their legs are getting tired. That’s usually when you pull them out.” As Rutgers closely monitors Landrith’s endurance, her teammates are left dazzled by her dominant production, which takes a significant burden off their shoulders. Sophomore outfielder Jackie Bates understands hurling backto-back complete games in one day is no easy feat. “That’s pretty hard for some pitchers, especially in the cold,” she said. “[Landrith’s] a real leader for us and can really set the tone when she’s pitching.” Nelson said the extended workload will be uncommon going for ward outside of Big East action, but Landrith is happy to oblige whenever called upon. “It was awesome,” Landrith said of pitching back-to-back games. “I was feeling good and I was just going to go until my arm doesn’t go anymore I guess. It was pretty cool that I could throw both games [Sunday].” If Landrith continues at her current rate, surpassing last season’s decorated campaign will not be out of reach. For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GJohnsonTargum.
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“It’s kind of weird knowing I’ll never play another game here. just proud of the effort the Rutgers contains Marquette duo, plays I’m guys showed, regardless if we won or not.” fundamentally sound ball in first half Rutgers scored only 23 points in the second half, the sixth time where they’re going to get to. this season they failed to score at CONTINUED FROM BACK Some leagues, it’s just tougher least 29 points in the final 20 minthan others. Some programs, it’s utes. They have averaged 23 secAs Rice walked off the Louis tougher than others.” ond-half points in their last two Brown Athletic Center court folSophomore point guard games, both against top-four lowing a 10-point first-half lead, Jerome Seagears watched the teams in the Big East. he likely could not have enviball carom off his shoe with less Eight of the Knights’ confersioned a much better scenario. than 25 seconds ence losses have The Rutgers men’s basketball left with Rutgers come by 10 points team shot 58 percent from the “It was difficult. I down by two, and or less. field, its best mark in a half since Marquette (22-7, “I knew it Dec. 21. And his frontcourt rotadid my regular 13-4) found itself would be hard, but tion contained Marquette’s routine, [the ball] I didn’t think it at the free throw Davante Gardner and Chris line following a would be this Otule, one of the Big East’s more just went in wild scrum for a hard,” said sophophysically imposing duos. and out.” loose ball. more point guard As the first half wore on, Rice Rice originally Myles Mack, who pumped his fist, clapped his MYLES MACK designed for went undefeated hands and looked on with hope. Sophomore Guard Seagears to come in 2010-2011 at St. The Scarlet Knights (13-15, 4-13) off a screen, creAnthony (N.J.). were playing a near-flawless sesating a two-on-one opportunity “It’s really hard. Two bad seasion of basketball against one of in space. sons, I’m just fighting through it.” the conference’s top teams. The Knights, losers of 11 of their Free throw shooting “They keep fighting,” Rice last 12 games, have watched their proved Rutgers’ undoing said. “Unlike the media, they’re season slip away in similar fashion. against Marquette. all back. Most of them under“[I feel] a little numb,” said Mack, the league’s top free stand where they were when senior forward Austin Johnson. throw shooter, missed the front they first stepped on here and
end of a 1-and-1 with the score tied at 52. Senior wing Dane Miller failed to convert twice with the Knights trailing, 56-54, with 1:10 remaining. The Knights shot 4-for-9 as a team from the free throw line. “It was difficult,” Mack said. “I did my regular routine, [the ball] just went in and out. I’m not sure what happened.” Gardner, Otule and forward Jamil Wilson were scoreless in the first half, and Marquette — which owns the best rebounding margin in Big East play — held only a slim advantage at the break. Rutgers’ big men agitated Gardner for 20 minutes, keeping the 6-foot-8, 290-pounder from gaining low-post position. But Gardner came away with a rebound after several Rutgers attempts around the rim in the waning moments, sealing the Knights’ fate in an all too familiar way. “Some of the same mistakes keep popping up,” Rice said, “but sometimes you learn the hard way.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow Tyler Barto on Twitter @Tyler_Barto.
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MARCH 6, 2013 WRESTLING
Two-week layoff allows for training BY BRADLY DERECHAILO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
As the Rutgers wrestling team puts its final touches on preparation for the EIWA Tournament, it does so with almost two weeks since the Scarlet Knights last took to the mat. Though the Knights’ last action was a 34-0 loss to Penn State on Feb. 24, head coach Scott Goodale believes the break from competion only helped. “It’s good. We tinkered some things and our training didn’t stop,” Goodale said. “We just continued training to get better and treated it like another week in the season. Obviously it is a lot more important as the intensity level is higher, so it was a normal layoff.” Though he described the break as normal, that did not stop him from mixing up the Knights’ training regimen, which included bringing his wrestlers to the practice bubble Saturday for condition drills. That involved running full lengths of the football field. But besides the change of venue, junior 133-pounder Vincent Dellefave agreed with Goodale’s take on keeping things the same. “We’ve been doing everything the same,” Dellefave said. “Nothing’s really changed too drastically. We just want to peak at the right time.” The Knights experienced this type of layoff recently after their Jan. 26 loss to Navy, 19-15. With the loss as the last thing on its mind, Rutgers delivered arguably its biggest win of the season, an 18-16 upset of then-No. 14 Bloomsburg.
PENN Penn enters with 0-2 record, worst start to season since 1999 CONTINUED FROM BACK Junior midfielder Amanda Trendell is currently the Knights’ best scoring option after putting together a career-best five-point game against the Hawks. But as far as the whole team, the offensive production has varied by game and even by period. “In the second half [against Monmouth], we actually had possession of the ball more, so we just need to play smart and run through our plays and work as a unit,” Trendell said. “We’re looking for the perfect opportunity, instead of just an OK opportunity.” Junior attack Megan Clements scored four goals in the second half Saturday and was a major difference for the Knights down the stretch. She put together a natural hat trick to break the game open after a 5-5 tie early in the period. Clements believes the offense will become more potent as a whole with more games under its belt. “We have so many strong attack players who can score and
“I personally like it,” Dellefave said. “We came back as a team and did pretty well against Bloomsburg, so the coaches know what they’re doing with this two-week break as far as training us.” The Knights’ results of their layoff will show on a bigger stage than the confines of the College Ave Gym where they staged their upset against the Huskies. Rutgers will host the EIWA Tournament for the first time in the program’s 109-year histor y. Although hosting the tournament is something the program has never seen before, senior 157-pounder Scott Winston knows the way they approach it is not foreign. “Unless you’re a true freshman, you’re used to it by now,” Winston said. “It’s just the way it’s always been. If anything, it gives you a chance to collect yourself and almost recharge your batteries and mentally get a fresh start.” That fresh start will commence with the Knights at full health, something Goodale credits to the way his team approached the break. The results will be evident soon. It is only a matter of time. “It’s been a really, really good training week,” Goodale said. “We trained hard, but we trained smart and that’s the key. Still plenty of rest, shorter goes, shorter practices, but a lot more intensity and that’s exactly what I want to do.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.
do everything, so it’s good to have so many different options,” she said. “Everyone who’s been scoring lately can keep growing, especially when we get into games when teams will be tougher.” The Quakers (0-2) entered the preseason polls ranked in the top 15, but two losses have forced them to fall in the rankings. They fell to No. 3 North Carolina at home Saturday, 11-5, and previously dropped their season opener to Drexel, 11-8. The trip to Piscataway will be the Quakers’ first game on the road, an additional burden they will have to overcome to maintain a national ranking. The Quakers have been thin with offense, with midfielder Maddie Poplawski pacing the team with four points. Most of their scoring has occurred in the second half, where they totaled eight of their 13 goals in the first two games. Brand-Sias believes the Knights will be successful if they adhere to the same mentality they have carried through their past two victories. “We just need to stick with our game plan — which is controlling the tempo and the ball, and making sure that we’re not making careless mistakes and giving up unnecessary balls,” she said.
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Sophomore forward Derrick Randall posts up against Marquette center Chris Otule. Randall scored eight points in 16 minutes. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Knights continue second-half issues BY JOEY GREGORY CORRESPONDENT
Marquette entered last night’s contest with the Rutgers men’s basketball team as the No. 15 team in the nation. It also sat one game behind league-leading Georgetown in the conference standings. After a rocky start, the Golden Eagles stole the game from the Scarlet Knights as they earned a 60-54 win at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. After the first 20 minutes, Marquette faced a 10point deficit. Reminiscent of Rutgers’ loss to Villanova on Feb. 18 — in which it also held a 31-21 lead at halftime — the Knights looked every bit in control against a tougher opponent. But as was the case against the Wildcats, they experienced a dip in their intensity level, allowing the Golden Eagles to creep back into the game. “Same stor y, same stor y,” said senior wing Dane Miller. “It happens ever y time, mostly every game.” As the game approached the four-minute mark, Marquette guard Vander Blue erased what was left of the Knights’ lead with a 3-pointer. Rice has discussed this issue all season. There have been several instances of Rutgers letting up when it held possession of a sizeable lead. Cincinnati stared at an eightpoint deficit Jan. 30 at the midway point, but downed the Knights by the same margin. Rutgers fared no better against the Golden Eagles, as it saw its lead reversed and left with another Big East loss. And as has been the response each time, Rice affirmed last night the team’s potential in improving at the end of games. “We’re going to get there,” Rice said of his team’s inability to finish games. “We’re going to work on it. We’re going to work on execution, we’re going to work on ball fakes, we’re going to work on … all the things you do to finish games.” But once again, Rutgers began the game with a fire it could not sustain.
Marquette gained control of the opening tipoff and sank the game’s first basket. That was about all it did in the first half that provided support for its ranking. The Golden Eagles allowed a Rutgers team that sits in the bottom half of the conference in field goal defense to hold them — the best shooting team in the Big East — to a 35.7 clip. Meanwhile, they let an offense that owns a 40.5 percentage to exceed that average by nearly 18 points. The only thing that has changed in Rutgers’ most recent games is the opponent. The storyline and ending have remained the same.
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right fibula, sophomore guard Eli Carter could do nothing more than look on from the bench last night as the Knights contended with the Golden Eagles, just as he had the previous three games. The immediate solution became sophomore guard Myles Mack, who scored a career-high 28 points against DePaul after Carter went down against the Blue Demons. He followed that up with a 24-point per formance against Villanova. But Rutgers needed someone else if it wanted to contend. Against Marquette, the Knights showed they were not going to have one person carry the load. “Our offense is good as long as we stick to the plan and we’re aggressive and we’re disciplined,” said senior forward Austin Johnson. “As long as we can do that … we’ll be successful.” When the first half ended, six Knights had at least four points. In addition, they saw an unlikely face at the top of the scoring list. Sophomore forward Derrick Randall — who ended the game with a season-high eight points — led the first-half charge with six points, only four short of his career high of 10, set in his freshman campaign. For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow Joey Gregor y on Twitter @JGregoryTargum.
BREAK IN ACTION The Rutgers wrestling team will participate in its first action in two weeks when it hosts the EIWA Tournament. PAGE 14
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HALF THE STORY The Rutgers men’s basketball team once again held a first-half lead. But it has been the second half that has cost them in league play. PAGE 15
SPORADIC SCORING The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team faces No. 20 Penn with emerging offensive threats. PAGE 14
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Same story, same story. It happens every time, mostly every game.” — Rutgers men’s basketball senior wing Dane Miller on the Knights’ second-half collapse against Marquette
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013
MEN’S BASKETBALL NO. 15 MARQUETTE 60, RUTGERS 54
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
RU returns home for No. 20 Penn BY IAN ERHARD STAFF WRITER
Head coach Mike Rice looks on during last night’s 60-54 loss to Marquette at the RAC. Rutgers held a 10-point advantage at halftime, but were outscored 39-23 by the Golden Eagles in the second half. TIAN LI
Late-game woes frustrate Rice BY TYLER BARTO CORRESPONDENT
Locker to locker, Mike Rice slowly made his rounds. Fresh off a 60-54 loss to No. 15 Marquette, he whispered words of encouragement,
slapped players on the back and made himself emotionally available. It is not usual postgame protocol for the Rutgers head men’s basketball coach — especially after he meets them immediately after the game — but these are not usual times.
“I’ve talked about it before in press conferences: the inability to understand how to close games out,” said Rice, who was visibly shaken up after the game. “They’re close.” SEE
The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team has the benefit of playing at home today for its first contest against a nationally ranked opponent. The Scarlet Knights host No. 20 Penn, and hold a 2-0 record this season at the RU Stadium Complex. The Knights (3-1) enter with a two-game winning streak after defeating rival Monmouth on Saturday, 11-8. Although they sport a winning record in the early goings, it has not come easily. Three of their first four games have ended with a difference of three goals or less. “It’s certainly going to be the trend of things going down the line,” said head coach Laura Brand-Sias of the close games. “So we need to be learning from our mistakes and recognizing why these games are close. I think they’ve been close because we’ve allowed them to get that way.” Through the first four games, Rutgers has managed a stable defense. The eight goals Monmouth scored tie for the most the team has allowed. In their previous game Feb. 23, the Knights held Fairfield to three goals and only one in the first 54 minutes of regulation. But offensively, Rutgers has been sporadic. SEE
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SOFTBALL LANDRITH BRINGS EXPERIENCE INTO SOPHOMORE CAMPAIGN
Southpaw dominates in early season action BY GREG JOHNSON STAFF WRITER
It would be a huge accomplishment if Alyssa Landrith produces a better season this year than her Big East Rookie of the Year campaign the year prior. The sophomore lefthander for the Rutgers softball team hurled more than 200 innings in 2012 — more than the rest of the Scarlet Knights’ pitching staff combined — while compiling 18 wins with a highly efficient 2.28 ERA.
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them with hard stuff and knows when to back off and throw the soft stuff to keep them off balance.” But for all her prowess, Landrith’s dominance as only an underclassman is still unor thodox. Nelson has an explanation for her rapid learning curve as well. “She’s always had that competitive edge,” Nelson said. “She pitched at a high SEE
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But something even more impressive about Landrith this season has stood out to head coach Jay Nelson: her strikeout-to-walk ratio. Through her first 41.2 innings, the Vacaville, Calif., native racked up 42 strikeouts while only surrendering six walks. The formula has generated a 1.18 ERA in four complete games. Nelson affirms the staggering results come from a year of experience against collegiate hitters. “I think it’s just more [about] learning hitters,” he said. “She knows when to challenge
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NATHANIEL ROE pitched four shutout innings in relief in the Rutgers baseball team’s 12-0 loss Sunday to Georgia Tech. The senior has allowed one run this season in 7.2 innings.
Midfielder Amanda Trendell scored five points Saturday against Monmouth. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR WOMEN’S LACROSSE
WOMEN’S TRACK
WRESTLING
SOFTBALL
at NCAA Indoor Championship
EIWA Championships
vs. Sacramento State
vs. No. 20 Penn Today, 3 p.m. RU Stadium Complex
Friday Fayetteville, Ark.
Friday, 12 p.m. RAC
Friday, 2:30 p.m. San Luis Obispo, Calif.