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“The training and hard work that I’m putting into this race is nothing in comparison to what those families are dealing with.” RAY LUNASIN
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Although University students may associate the work-study program with boring, dry desk jobs, the National Student Employment Month Poster Session and Social yesterday showed the community what opportunities the program has to offer. The event, hosted by the Student Employment and Financial Aid Offices in the Rutgers Student Center, showcased many of the possible employment opportunities both on and off campus for University students. Various employers and organizations set up posters for National Student Employment Month, said Cynthia Meekins, the director for Student Employment. The Student Employment Office celebrated throughout the month of April. The office handed out candy, cookies and ice cream to students the first week and held a studentemployee-of-the-year event the second week, she said. The third week involved a job fair, which connected about 200 students with approximately 35 different employers, she said. “It’s just a means by which to celebrate all the students,” Meekins said. “I always say we would be hard pressed to function here without the student employees. This is such a large university, and we can’t function without them. We need them.” She said the poster session showed students what kind of work is available at the University and disproved the commonly held notion that work-study involves sitting at a desk and filing papers all day. “While some of the jobs are that, we wanted to show the broad scope of transferable skills that students are able to get at the jobs at the University,” Meekins said. For example, some of the workstudy opportunities involve working at the animal farm and the etymology lab, she said. “Just because they work in the [Department of Nutritional Sciences] or Dining Services doesn’t mean they’re sitting behind a desk,” Meekins said. “They’re creating posters and giving presentations and all sorts of work.” Some students even use their employment experience during their undergraduate years as a means for transitioning into SEE
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University alumnus Ray Lunasin will participate in Ironman for Hope, a 70.3 mile triathlon. PHOTO COURTESY OF RAY LUNASIN
BY TAYLOR LONDINO STAFF WRITER
University alumnus Ray Lunasin will participate in the Ironman for Hope triathlon in Racine, Wis. in July to raise funds for Brighter Tomorrows, a nonprofit organization. Marathon running is not a new endeavor for Lunasin. But he said he would not just be running for himself this summer, but for hundreds of children and families battling childhood cancer with suppor t from the Brighter Tomorrows charity. “I’ve done four marathons before, but those were only working toward my own personal goals,” Lunasin said. “This time, it is so different.” Lunasin, who graduated from the University in January 2011, said he would participate in the 70.3 mile Ironman for Hope triathlon to raise a goal of $10,000 for the charity. Working toward his doctorate in physical therapy at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, he said a friend from church introduced him to volunteering for the charity. “Those kids and their families just taught me that you never know what tomorrow is going to bring,”
Lunasin said. “They just really humbled me and inspired me at the same time.” The organization provides support groups, coordinates child and parent activities and brings together families battling with a cancer diagnosis once a month at the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester, Minn., said Shanna Decker, coordinator of children’s events at Brighter Tomorrows. “When I asked Ray if he wanted to come visit the kids and the families, he loved it from the beginning,” Decker said. The idea to fundraise by running the triathlon, Lunasin said, stemmed from his desire to use his passion for par ticipating in marathons and triathlons to suppor t kids who could not do it themselves. “Being able to be there for the kids and do this for them is an amazing opportunity for me,” he said. “It is something that I have never experienced before in my entire life.” In preparation for the 70.3mile triathlon, Lunasin said he has a regime of two to three hours of intense physical training on top of eight hours of class and academic work. SEE
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Professor calls for action in energy, climate crises BY SABRINA SZTEINBAUM CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In an ef for t to show his passion and commitment on the issue of climate change, author Mike Tidwell handcuf fed himself to The White House fence along with 50 other activists to protest extreme energy. Tidwell worked as a traveling journalist for National Geographic and The Washington Post, but changed his career path to become a full-time climate-change activist. Tidwell noted President Barack Obama’s lack of effective action and sustainable solutions when it comes to issues of oil, easily recoverable fossil fuels and renewable energy. “It’s our responsibility to tell the president, ‘if you’re going to give a State of the Union address where you talk about climate change, and you’re going to say that it’s a crisis, we’re going to stand here until you mean it,’” he said. For yesterday’s talk, “Mike Tidwell: Extreme Energy and Extreme Weather” in the Cook Campus Center, Tidwell said he found himself unable to sleep at night pretending that climate
change was not going to af fect him and his family during his lifetime. “There’s more than one form of terrorism that is affecting our nation, and we need to respond accordingly,” he said. Tidwell compared the type of terrorism the United States saw in last Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings to the unpredictable and looming nature of climate change and natural disasters. “What we’re doing is morally unacceptable,” he said.” We have to communicate that this is a crisis with moral dimensions not unlike what happened in Boston last week.” Tidwell said his son, his faith and his time spent volunteering with the Peace Corps in Africa motivated him to fight climate change. Tidwell is troubled by the fact that America, with five percent of the world’s population, generates 25 percent of the world’s greenhouse gases, and countries like Africa and Bangladesh suf fer because of America’s wastefulness. SEE
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Students rallied on the steps of Brower Commons yesterday to raise awareness on climate change as a part of Earth Day celebrations. ISMELKA GOMEZ
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CAMPUS CALENDAR Thursday, April 25 The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life present Columbia University History Professor Kenneth Jackson at 5 p.m. at Civic Square at 33 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick. Jackson will present the lecture “Newark’s Decline and Resurgence in the 20th Century as Lessons for Urban America: The Rise, Fall, and Recovery of a Great Metropolis, 1916-2016.” The lecture is free and open to all. The Rutgers Jazz Chamber Ensembles perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Mar yott Music Building on Douglass campus. Eleven groups will play songs by Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane, among others. The event is free and open to all.
Sunday, April 28 The National Society of Leadership and Success holds its Spring Induction Ceremony at 1 p.m. in the Allison Road Classroom building on Busch campus. Students being inducted have maintained a 3.2 GPA and completed community service hours.
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Bike Fair aims to encourage biking, safety BY ZAINAB KHAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Looking to educate students on the benefits and logistics of biking around campus, the Graduate Student Association organized its second annual Bike Fair yesterday on the College Avenue campus. “We’re here to create awareness and tell others of the bike facilities, bike safety rules and biking advantages,” said Aimee Jefferson, an Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy senior. Jasmine Eaton, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, was one of the regular bikers in attendance. She said she loves riding her bike from campus to campus. “I don’t really ever have to worry about getting on a crowded bus,” Eaton said. Many of the flyers available at the Bike Fair were targeted toward students to promote the environmental benefits biking provides. “It’s a good exercise and doesn’t use any petrol so I’m never worried about harming the environment,” Eaton said. “There’s only advantages to riding a bike around here so I highly recommend it.” Many intrigued students who never rode a bike on campus
stopped by the fair. Fadila Noor, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, was interested in biking around campus. “I’d like to ride my bike around campus my last year here just to see what it’s like,” Noor said. “But I live on Douglass, and I don’t really see many bike routes there, you basically have to share the same
“[Your bike] causes less traffic congestion. It’s a good exercise. Most of all, it makes you happy. ” LEA STUFF Board Member for the Graduate Student Association
road with cars. It’s easier on Livingston and Busch.” The University held the bike fair on Earth Day and invited the New Brunswick Bike Exchange to create awareness about getting directly involved. “The New Brunswick Bike exchange just star ted last year. What they do is take donated bikes that may be old
Top: Richard Trent, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, helped inform students about the benefits of bike safety. Bottom: Brian Stromberg, a doctoral student at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, attended the Bike Fair with Rewa Marathe, a Graduate Student Association representative. PHOTOS BY RAZA ZIA, TOP, AND PAUL SOLIN, BOTTOM
and used and fix them and sell them for cheap prices,” said Brian Stromberg, an Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy graduate student. Lea Stuf f, a board member for the Graduate Student Association, was one of the volunteers at the event. She said she bikes to and from her home and found it easy to get from one campus to another on her bike. “It causes less traffic congestion. It’s a good exercise. Most of all, it makes you happy. I bike to and from home, and it’s quite easy just getting from one campus to another on your bike,” said Stuff, a student at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. The fair informed students about easing the transition into biking around the New Br unswick and Piscataway campuses, Jef ferson said. They were informed of the routes they could take and the safety signs that were put up for bikers. “It’s ver y easy to ride your bike from one campus to another,” Stromberg said. “It’s possible, and I’ve done it so I urge others to do it as well. Plus the weather is nice now so more people should be biking
Rewa Marathe, a Graduate Student Association representative, adjusts the brakes on a bike at GSA’s second annual Bike Fair yesterday on the College Avenue campus. PAUL SOLIN around campus to get from one place to another.” The Bike Fair advocated the convenience of riding a bike and explained environmental benefits. Noor said she would be happy to ride her bike around campus, especially considering the environmental benefits.
“People don’t realize how much carbon dioxide and other fuels cars, buses and trains use and that they are so harmful to the environment,” Eaton said. “If you ride your bike around, you’re that one less person causing problems for the environment.”
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TRIATHLON Lunasin says a child is diagnosed with cancer every day at Mayo Clinic CONTINUED FROM FRONT “The training and hard work that I’m putting into this race is nothing in comparison to what those families are dealing with,” he said. “Their daily battles are so much harder than I could even imagine.” The balancing act between studying for a doctorate in physical therapy and training full time for a triathlon is stressful and tiring, he said, but completely wor th it. “It’s really tough, but I have no excuse because it’s not about me, it’s about the kids,” he said. “There are kids right now who are struggling and can’t even get out of bed because they have cancer.” Ever y day at the Mayo Clinic, another child is diagnosed with cancer, Lunasin said. “I see families here at the Mayo Clinic ever y day — kids, parents, siblings — and they are going through all of the hardships of dealing with the diagnosis, being in a hospital and getting treatment,” he said. “It’s been a driving force in changing my heart.” Lunasin said another driving factor involved in his decision to r un for Brighter Tomorrows was his faith.
“When I star ted to become more in touch with my faith as a Christian, it changed how I care about others and also my pride level,” he said. Lunasin, who will be shaving his head on triathlon day in honor of the children who
“It was worth it to Ray to not give up, even in the middle of the fears resulting from the bombings.” SHANNA DECKER Coordinator at Brighter Tomorrows
lose their hair during chemotherapy, said running is how he can contribute to help the children and the families that inspire him with his volunteer work. “I’m not about all that pride,” he said. “I’m not doing these races to build up my résumé or build up what I can boast about anymore, it’s about them.” Decker said the bombings at the Boston Marathon last week only strengthened Lunasin’s ambitions to run for Brighter Tomorrows.
“Although what happened in Boston just a few weeks ago is tragic in a dif ferent way than a child being diagnosed with cancer, I know personally how quickly childhood cancer af fects a family — it’s like an attack,” she said. Decker said the coordinators of the triathlon, just like many other similar events across the countr y, would be putting more security plans into action in response to the bombings. “It was wor th it to Ray to not give up, even in the middle of the fears resulting from the bombings,” she said. Kristin Bostic, Lunasin’s sister who ser ved in the Iraq war, said she called her brother as soon as she found out about the bombings to convince him not to do it. “I told him I’d have a hear t attack if anything happened to him,” she said, “All he said was, ‘If something happens, it was meant to be — you can’t stop people like that. But it’s not going to stop me from doing this.’” After learning of the bombings in the Boston Marathon, Lunasin recalled how many times he had family waiting at the finish lines of various other races. “At that moment, I knew that it was my obligation to ensure that the evil in this world know that they cannot bring me down. They cannot bring us down,” he said in an email statement. “We are stronger than that.”
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Phil Medina and Juan Fernandez eat at Smashburgers which celebrated its newest location yesterday at 871 U.S. 1 South, North Brunswick with a grand opening ceremony. PAUL SOLIN
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ENERGY Tidwell says he installed solar panels on his roof CONTINUED FROM FRONT He said in a perfect world, America would receive 25 percent of the world’s warming beamed down upon it as a consequence for the amount of greenhouse gases generated. By now, in this situation, Florida would be a series of islands and Kansas would be a desert, he said. “Since we can share the warming with Africa, and share it with Bangladesh and South Pacific island nations that will literally disappear completely from sea-level risings, we don’t seem to get that worked up about it in this countr y,” he said. Tidwell said climate change is unique in that it is an issue that af fects the rich and the poor, the educated, the uneducated, workers and students. It is an issue that nobody is above, he said, and would take ever yone working together as a coalition to educate others and appeal to government of ficials for the appropriate legislation. Tidwell of fered a call to action to this climate crisis. Before he could inspire a passion for the environment in
PAGE 5 other people, he had to “go green” himself. Tidwell installed solar panels on his roof, began heating his home with organically fer tilized and sustainably raised cor n ker nels and became a vegetarian. “I became obnoxiously green, just hideously green in my own life because I knew I didn’t want to speak on campuses and ask other people to make changes in their lives until I made all the changes I
“If we’ve broken the Arctic, it won’t be long until we break the planet as a whole, unless we take action.” MIKE TIDWELL Writer
possibly could in my own life,” he said. He said building the biggest coalition possible and reaching out to university of ficials as well as local government of ficials will bring about change. Melanie McDermott, the associate director of the Rutgers Initiative on Climate and Society, said University students have already formed a small campaign called “RU Divested.” McDermott said the students are trying to get enough signatures on their petition to withdraw all University funds invested
in fossil-fuel processing companies in the next five years,. She said the students need more public suppor t before they can present their petition and its goals in front of the board of governors. Joe Mar tucci, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior, believes the University has many great faculty leaders who are taking charge of this divestment initiative. “We have the technology to do it, we just need the momentum and backing to it, and this is what events like this are good for,” he said. Tidwell said by this point, consumers have erased 80 percent of the summer ice in the Arctic and are not far from seeing our first ice-free summer in the Arctic. “If we’ve broken the Arctic, it won’t be long until we break the planet as a whole unless we take action, unless we respond with the urgency, creativity and resolve that we saw last week in Boston,” he said. Tidwell said even if a cure for cancer is found tomorrow morning, people still will not be healthy. “Unless we stabilize the climate … we will have food insecurity, we will have extreme weather, we will have malaria … even though we’ll be cancer free, we could end all war,” he said. “If we don’t stabilize the climate, we won’t have peace.”
Author Mike Tidwell spoke yesterday on the continuing energy and weather crises in Multipurpose Room C at the Cook Campus Center. KARL HOEMPLER
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IN BRIEF MAN ACCUSED IN BOAT CRASH AWAITS VERDICT TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Closing arguments are continuing at the trial of a man accused of a 2008 New Jersey boat crash that killed one person and injured four. Anthony DiGilio of Brick Township is charged with vehicular homicide and assault by vessel. The case was expected yesterday afternoon to go to the jury. Ocean County prosecutors allege DiGilio’s 27-foot speedboat ran over a 17-foot boat on the Metedeconk River, killing 49year-old Robert Post of Essex Fells. DiGilio kept going and told officials later in the day that he thought he had hit a log. Testimony during the threeweek long trial often focused on whether DiGilio had turned on the light at the front of his boat. Defense lawyers called witnesses to dispute how the prosecution’s experts estimated the speed of DiGilio’s boat.
PAYING RESPECTS People gather at a makeshift memorial for victims near the site of the Boston Marathon bombings at the edge of the still-closed section of Boylston Street a day after the second suspect was captured April 20 in Boston. A manhunt for Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing ended after he was apprehended in a boat parked on a residential property in Watertown, Mass. His brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, the other suspect, was shot and killed after a car chase and shootout with police. The bombing April 15 at the finish line of the marathon killed three people and wounded about 170. GETTY IMAGES
POLICE SAY DRIVER DIED FROM SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. — New Jersey state police say a Pennsylvania man found dead after the tractor-trailer he was driving overturned on a northern Jersey highway last week died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Sgt. Brian Polite tells The Express-Times of Easton, Pa. a preliminary investigation shows 42-year-old Andre Epps of Harrisburg apparently shot himself early Saturday while he drove eastbound on Route 78 in Union Township. Epps, who was traveling by himself, was trapped inside the truck after the crash occurred near milemarker 12.6. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Authorities say no other vehicles were involved in the crash. Polite says the investigation is ongoing.
SINGER TO BE SENTENCED FOR TAX EVASION NEWARK, N.J. — Eight-time Grammy-winning singer Laur yn Hill faced sentencing yesterday in New Jersey on tax evasion charges. Hill pleaded guilty in June to not paying federal taxes on $1.8 million earned from 2005 to 2007. She faces a maximum oneyear jail term on each of the three counts. The South Orange resident got her start with The Fugees and began her solo career in 1998 with the critically acclaimed album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” She then largely disappeared from public view to raise her six children, five of whom she had with Rohan Marley, the son of famed reggae singer Bob Marley. Hill said in an online post that she had not paid taxes since she withdrew from society to guarantee the safety and well-being of herself and her family.
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TESTING PROTOTYPES U.S. President Barack Obama tries the bicycle-powered emergency water-sanitation station, created and presented by high schoolers Payton Karr (L) and Kiona Elliot (R) from Oakland Park, Fl., in the East Garden of the White House during the White House Science Fair April 22 in Washington, D.C. The White House Science Fair celebrates the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math competitions from across the country. GETTY IMAGES
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salar y and are promoted quicker than women in that o address the column published by The field. More often than not, men have risen to the top Daily Targum April 22, “Men are the of female dominated professions. So yes, men will be Oppressed Gender,” there needs to be claridiscriminated against for choosing to enter a female fication of the broad generalizations that the author dominated profession, but this criticism is not has made in order to support his argument that men unfathomable or hindering a man’s ability of choosare truly the oppressed gender. ing these professions. The first claim that should be addressed is the As for women seeking out romantic partners, I consideration that women are better off and that don’t understand why the author chose to address men are oppressed because they have more physithis issue. It has no relevance to the argument and I cally demanding jobs than women. It was not women don’t think that the singleness of a man is truly who decided to subject some men to the hard life of oppression, as the mining or laboring in a author would like to factor y — it was men make it out to be. The who controlled the “So yes, men will be discriminated argument that men have means of labor. Men against for choosing to enter a female it tough because they barred women from to ask a woman out being able to per form dominated profession, but this criticism have on a date as opposed to a hard manual labor. woman asking them out, Looking at the histor y of is not unfathomable or hindering a in no way, supports his labor, there is evidence man’s ability of choosing claim that men are the supporting the fact that more oppressed gender. some women wanted prothese professions.” The author says he fessions that were not does “not think gender considered a part of their oppression is caused by gender norm, such as one gender oppressing the other” and blames differlaboring in factories or entering white-collar jobs. ent cultures for perpetuating gender oppression. Women are continually denied employment that is One gender can help oppress their own gender, such not considered the gender norm. The fact that the as women oppressing women by not supporting author insinuates that women stay in the home their roles in politics and labor, but when we think of because “homemaking seems pretty nice compared gender oppression the first thing that comes to mind to a lot of the dull white-collar professions men found is men oppressing women. If women were not the themselves in” is insulting. While some women more oppressed gender, there would not be a femichoose to stay at home and work in the domestic nist movement. sphere, I do not think that these women would I do not agree with his claim that in “Western culappreciate the author undermining what they do, as tures, it’s men who have gotten screwed.” I believe if the responsibilities of the domestic sphere are not that the author did little research prior to writing his as valuable as that of a blue or white-collar job. article, and that the accusation that men are more The claim that it is difficult for men to enter into oppressed than women is simply not true. women’s work today is just not true. Men may feel discriminated against when entering a female domiEmily Kimball is a School of Ar ts and Sciences nated profession, however, if the author had studied junior majoring in political science and labor studies the concept of the glass elevator, he would know that and employment relations with a minor in Russian. men who enter a female dominated field often rise in
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Looking back: a columnist weighs in on U. opportunities WHAT’S BUBBLIN’ LEE SELTZER
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still remember logging onto Facebook one day in the summer before my junior year. Why is this relevant, you may ask? The very day, I saw the then Opinions Editor, Matt Kosinski, post that he was looking for columnists for the upcoming year. After much thought, I decided to pursue it and was ultimately given a biweekly column. It changed over time. First, it was “‘Simplee’ Put,” and then I decided I would use it to talk about “What’s Bubblin’.” I saw Matt leave, and another editor come in, who was eventually replaced by yet another editor. All were good, but all were different. My column provided me with a
much-needed release to let out my feelings college newspaper with such history as the on various topics. Sometimes, they were Targum. Most significantly, I look back posissues that hit home for many University itively on my experience as a columnist students, such as the past year’s shooting because it was fun. It allowed me the opporand the conviction of Dharun Ravi. tunity to enrich my own writing skills and truly challenged me to Sometimes, the column think deeply about public discussed national issues, “I have learned the Uni- affairs. To those of you like the popularity of who read my column regRepublican Rep. Ron Paul versity is a place like ularly (or to those of you — that one made a lot of none other and that you who did not), I am proud people angry. Sometimes, to have had the chance to well sometimes, it just should cherish your share my thoughts talked about issues dear time here.” with you. to my own heart, such as Moreover, I am also the video game Dance faced with the challenge Dance Revolution. I feel truly blessed to have been given and excitement surrounding graduation. the experience of writing a column for The The last four years have truly been incredDaily Targum. By doing so, I was given a ible. I would not change anything for the modest, yet important taste of what it means world. Going to school at the University to have a public image and to be subject to has allowed me to make many life-long criticism from the public. I’m also happy to friends. My two years spent living in Brett have had the opportunity to work for a Hall and my two years off campus were
both incredible. I have learned many things here — but first and foremost, I have learned the University is a place like none other and that you should cherish your time here. It’s fleeting. So here, I end two years of opinions writing on my part, and one sappy and sentimental piece of work. To those of you graduating May 19, congratulations and good luck. To those of you with definitive plans, good luck in your endeavors. To those of you who do not yet have those, I empathize. Remember, our futures are waiting for us — they only need to be discovered. To those who are not graduating, enjoy the rest of your time here. To everyone: until next time... Lee Seltzer is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in history and economics with a minor in mathematics. His column, “What’s Bubblin’,” ran on alternate Tuesdays. Follow Lee on Twitter @simplee_bubblin.
Figuring out what exactly makes a college ‘slutty’ COMMENTARY REBECCA RATERO
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hat exactly does it mean to determine that a school is “slutty?” What exactly does it mean to call a woman a slut? Is it wearing tight pants, a short skirt, a low neckline? Is it wanting to go out and party? Is it hooking up with people? Is it having had sex at a young age? Is it enjoying sex and seeking partners to have sex with? If times have advanced and we now accept that women can have and enjoy sex as much as men — Are there now “degrees” of “sluttiness?” For example, is a woman who has sex with more than one partner in one night more of a slut than one who hooks up with
only one? Is the one who hooks up with a ran- in the United States makes the University dom person already a slut anyway? Is staying lose its respect. What is even worse is that, in the coma virgin until finding “the one” a quality a ments that were published, people justified woman should be proud of? they or their friends perWe are in a college in sonally are not slutty. It is northeastern United as if people accept the States — an institution “Women still have a fact that we are a slutty that should be at the forelong way to go to school (seriously, whatfront of social advancement in a first-world counbecome equal members ever that even means) and try to make it up with try in the 21st century. We of society.” other aspects, as in “well, have an entire program we’re a slutty school, but exclusively for women and we are also diverse,” or our Department of Women and Gender Studies is recognized “well, we get bad rep not only because we nationwide. In this environment, we have an are a slutty school but because of everyindependent college newspaper that publish- thing else going on now, too.” To not continue to rant, I am going to ask es a survey on whether members of the student body believe that a ranking that deter- even more questions, because this is an mined the University is the “sluttiest” school issue that people need to think about to stop
stigmatizing sex and women’s sexuality in particular. Who is determining “sluttiness?” Why is anybody determining “sluttiness?” Why does it matter, and who cares what a woman does with her body out of her own mind, and with whom? What makes me ashamed is I go to a school where people still think that a woman’s sexuality should be controlled — because that is what slut-shaming ultimately implies — and not that some website says that my school is slutty. Women still have a long way to go to become equal members of society, and we are not going to achieve equality if we continue to make these kinds of surveys — and then on top of that — care and comment on them. Rebecca Ratero is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Former Athletic Director Tim Pernetti is the embodiment of Rutgers Athletics and already a University legend. He has forged the University’s path into the Big Ten, created the relationships to sell the naming rights to the stadium and instilled an academic environment that has allowed the University to be on the top of the Academic Progress Rating rankings. The list of positive stories could go on and on, but our favorite story about Pernetti is when former football coach Greg Schiano, another University legend, left for the NFL on the eve of national signing day. Pernetti reacted by becoming a football assistant and saving one of the most heralded recruiting classes in University history.
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We were so proud of Pernetti that day. It was and University President Robert L. Barchi. not because he saved the recruiting class — He reacted how he reacted in every other well, maybe it was — but really, we thought situation — with candor and honesty. His legal counsel advised that “What other athletic direcRice could not be fired tor could have reacted that quickly and be able to “We are the alumni, and “for cause.” Pernetti trusted his attorneys and garner enough trust to if you don’t listen to us, decided, with the consent make these kids commit of Barchi, to rehabilitate to a coachless program?” who exactly are you Rice. Pernetti followed the No other athletic director listening to? ESPN?” University process. in this great nation could We listened to Barchi’s have done that. Reinstate press conference, and he Tim Pernetti. There are several reasons why we repetitively said the phrase, “failure of believe you should reinstate Pernetti. This is process.” If it was a “failure of process,” then the main one: Once alerted to the incident, how could it be Pernetti’s fault? This was not he contacted Rutgers General Counsel Pernetti’s failure, but rather the University’s Office, a prestigious outside law firm, the failure. Pernetti followed the University’s University’s human resources department process to the tee, not the other way around.
How can you blame someone for following your own rules? Thus, Board of Governors, you must reinstate Tim Pernetti. We have urged all our friends to call and state they will not donate if Pernetti is not reinstated. That should matter. We are the alumni, and if you don’t listen to us, who exactly are you listening to? ESPN? For a school that predates the founding of our nation, our endowment is downright miserable. Pernetti has and can continue to change that, so finally, we say reinstate Tim Pernetti. Jason Saad is a 2005 University alumnus. Adam Saad is a 2001 University alumnus. Scott Angus is a 2008 University alumnus. Markos Potros is a 2008 University alumnus.
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Junior midfielder Anthony Terranova said it has been difficult for Rutgers to focus because of Brecht’s suspension. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
UNCERTAINTY Georgetown serves as Rutgers final game in regular season CONTINUED FROM BACK Senior Day, which may be easier said than done considering the situation. “It’s not easy to block out all of the suspension talk, but we do have a game to focus on which makes it a little easier,” Terranova said. “We just have to worry about what we can control. That is what coach has told us all season.” The team’s main objective for its final game will be a win for the senior class.
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The Rutgers men’s golf team competed for the first time in nearly three weeks this weekend in Pennsylvania, a final tune-up before the Big East Championship. The Scarlet Knights finished tied for 11th with a score of 925 (311-311-303) at the Rutherford Intercollegiate held at the Penn State Blue Course. The results of the two-day event were not what Rutgers hoped for entering the invitational. The team’s performance succeeded a third-place finish April 2 at the Whiting Turner Towson Invitational, its best outing of the season. The Knights’ biggest problem came in the first day, as they struggled during the opening day of competition. “We are trying to push ourselves in the program when we enter tournaments, we are there to win the tournament,” said head coach Rob Shutte on Sunday at the conclusion of action. “Certainly any time we are not in the position to win, the guys are going to have a level of disappointment. The conditions were very trying.” Sophomore Jacob Stockl led the way for Rutgers with an individual score of 228 to end the event tied for 30th in the 72-player field. It was the same course that served as host in 2009 to the Big East Men’s Golf Championship. “I think I am at a really good place with my game right now,” Stockl said after the match. “There is a little bit of a percentage that I
am off. Maybe about five percent with iron and five percent with putting, but I feel really confident.” The Knights battled heavy wind conditions and 40-degree temperatures Saturday during the opening rounds that challenged their play. After falling behind in the standings early, Rutgers could not make up the ground lost. Junior captain Doug Walters managed to break into the top 40 of competitors after tying for 40th with a 232. Freshman Jonathan Chang, junior Jonathan Renza and sophomore Hyung Mo Kim comprised the rest of the team’s scorecard with a 233, 234 and 242, respectively. Rutgers managed to grasp 11th place and watched Binghamton clinch the title following a comefrom-behind win in the final round, ending five strokes ahead of runner-up Xavier with a team score of 890. After the long drive back to New Jersey on Sunday evening, Rutgers rested yesterday and resumed practice today. Shutte said the team will have three consecutive days of workouts and conditioning before travelling south to close out the year. Rutgers looks to make this weekend the strongest performance of the year. The Knights will then make the trip down to the Big East Championship, which is April 28 in Orlando. “We will put a lot of hard work in and we are really excited for this tournament,” Stockl said. “We are preparing every single day and getting ready for the biggest tournament of the year.”
SOPHOMORE Blue Hens feature eight batters with .300 or better averages CONTINUED FROM BACK Delaware has five players in its regular lineup batting .300 or better and eight batters on their roster who are above the mark. Blue Hens second baseman Jimmy Yezzo owns the highest average on the team with a .459 average and leads the team with 10 homeruns and 52 RBI. If Rutgers wants to be successful against Delaware, it will need to find consistent pitching, which has not been the case all year during midweek action. Slater McCue was Hill’s first option in midweek action this season, but the senior righthander’s performance in a starting role was ineffective for the Knights, forcing Hill to tr y other younger relievers in his spot. Sophomore righthander Jon Young will go today for Hill — a move that could prove useful for the Knights based on his last appearance. On the road against Lafayette last Tuesday, Young came in relief for freshman righthander Reed Shuttle and senior reliever Nathaniel Row, as both com-
bined to allow six earned runs to the Panthers. Young finished the game and tossed four-and-two-thirds innings of one-hit ball. The Old Bridge, N.J., native also recorded four strikeouts and no walks. “He played pretty well in his last two appearances for us,” Hill said. “He has to throw strikes. Obviously he is going to give up a few hits, but he has to throw strikes.” The one thing that has not been lacking in midweek games for Rutgers is its run production, so offense should not be an issue today when the Knights take the field in Newark, Del. But senior Charlie Law, who will most likely DH today against the Blue Hens, knows a good performance from Young will go a long way. “If we can get back to pitching, our lineup is always going to have an opportunity to be really good and produce,” Law said. “It’s only a matter of getting back into our groove.” For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @Bradly_D. For general Rutgers sports updates follow @TargumSports.
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Senior attack Annie McGinley has scored 13 goals this season to go along with her seven assists. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Playoff fate rests with road games BY IAN ERHARD CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team enters the final weekend of its regular season in an entirely different situation than where it was a month ago. The Scarlet Knights are on the road for their remaining two games, hoping to find a spot in the Big East Tournament. After finishing their homestand with a 1-4 record, the Knights just hope their spot in the conference championships is not in doubt. Before April, Rutgers held an 8-3 record and managed to break into the DeBeer Media Poll — on one occasion ranked 18th in the country. It did not necessarily underachieve during the homestand, as three of the Knights’ four losses came from ranked opponents. But the ways they lost left something to be desired. The defense continued its pace, maintaining a top-five national ranking in goals allowed throughout. It even looked like Rutgers would upset then-No. 5 Syracuse on April 7 before it surrendered a second-half lead. Of fensively, the Knights often match their opponents in shots, but still come up shor t when they do so. Their inability to conver t on scoring chances resulted in two of
their worst losses of the season last weekend. Loyola defeated Rutgers, 104, Sunday, despite both teams coming up with more than 20 shots apiece. Against Georgetown on Friday, the Knights fell into an eight-goal deficit at halftime because they could not reach the offensive zone in the early portion of the game. They have gone all of April without scoring double-digits in a game. And with a pair of games against unranked opponents left on the schedule, Rutgers has to find a way to offensively break through. “I think it just came down to our shooting,” said senior attack Annie McGinley following Sunday’s loss. “It’s something we need to be practicing more on our own, individually, and ever y game we learn something new and we’re learning that shooting is something we really have to work on.” Rutgers’ inability to convert spoiled its Senior Day on Sunday, when the only goal-scorers were two freshmen along with junior midfielder Katrina Mar tinelli, Rutgers’ leading scorer. In the first game of the homestand April 5 against Connecticut, the Knights converted on only seven shots despite taking 29 in the game. They lost by a single goal, 8-7.
ROAD FINISH The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team has two away matches separating it from a postseason appearance. PAGE 15
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FINAL TUNE-UP The Rutgers men’s golf team placed 11th at the Rutherford Invitational, its last action before the Big East Championships. PAGE 14
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STOPPING THE BLUE HENS The Rutgers baseball team today will have to stop the efficient Delaware offense. PAGE 14 QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s not easy to block out all of the suspension talk, but we do have a game to focus on.” — Rutgers men’s lacrosse junior midfielder Anthony Terranova on playing with head coach Brian Brecht
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013
BASEBALL
MEN’S LACROSSE BRECHT SUSPENSION CONTINUES AFTER DUKE LOSS
Sophomore takes hill in road contest BY BRADLY DERECHAILO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Rutgers head baseball coach Fred Hill was disappointed the Scarlet Knights were unable to get at least one victory this weekend against Pittsburgh. But he also knows his team has some time to recover what made them successful in Big East play. “Pittsburgh is a real solid team and right at the top of the league, but we did not get the timely hits we needed in the series,” Hill said. “Since we do not have a conference series for two weeks, we have to regroup and get ready for the final push to make the playoffs.” The Knights (18-19, 8-7) will play five games before their next conference series — a three-game homestand May 3 against Connecticut. That five-game out-of-conference stretch begins today, when Rutgers travels down the turnpike to play Delaware. The Knights have had trouble putting teams away this season in midweek action, and the Blue Hens (26-12, 11-7) enter with a better résumé and an offense that most of Rutgers’ midweek opponents have not possessed. SEE
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Rutgers has one game left this regular season, and it is still uncertain if suspended head coach Brian Brect will return for it. Brecht was suspended April 19 for alleged verbal abuse of his players during practices. THE DAILY TARGUM / FILE PHOTO / APRIL 2012
Coaching uncertainty remains BY JIM MOONEY STAFF WRITER
Sophomore righthander Jon Young will start today against Delware. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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MLB SCORES New York (AL) Tampa Bay
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Toronto Baltimore
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Pittsburgh Philadelphia
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St. Louis Washington
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Oakland Boston
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Chicago (NL) Cincinnati
The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team was shaken by the announcement Friday of head coach Brian Brecht’s suspension pending investigation by the Rutgers University Police Department. The suspension stemmed from University President Robert L. Barchi’s personal review of practice footage from all of the University’s programs following the Mice Rice incident a few weeks ago. Upon review of the tapes, Barchi said Brecht verbally abused players in the clips and ordered an investigation of the matter.
The University released a statement Friday on the suspension, but there has been no official statement since. Whatever the future holds for Brecht, the Scarlet Knights still have a season to complete. They already have played one game without its head coach — a 16-7 loss Saturday at home to Duke. The Blue Devils controlled most of the game, but Rutgers constantly tried to chip away at the their lead. Interim head coach Byron Collins was proud of the way his team fought. “It was certainly a tough game against arguably the hottest team in America, and I give our guys a lot of credit for fighting through everything,” Collins said.
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SAMANTHA MOYAL, sophomore for the Rutgers women’s golf team, is tied for sixth with a 72 in the first round of the eight-team field in the Big East Championship.
The players were aware of the situation but knew Duke was still going to bring its best game to Yurcak Field. “It was an emotional game, especially with ever ything going on, but Duke is a great team with a lot of talent,” said junior midfielder Anthony Terranova, who scored two goals and had one assist against Duke. “Their faceoff guy played extremely well in the faceoff circle and with an offense as high-powered as theirs, it is going to be a tough game.” Rutgers now must shift its focus to Saturday, when it faces Georgetown on SEE
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RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR WOMEN’S GOLF
BASEBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL
SOFTBALL
Big East Championship
at Delaware
Open Press Conference
vs. Syracuse (DH)
Today Orlando
Today, 3 p.m. Newark, Del.
Today, 4:30 p.m. College Ave Gym
Tomorrow, 1 p.m. RU Softball Complex