PERSPECTIVES The Daily Targum takes a look at the top stories of the Spring 2014 semester.
Condoleezza Rice pulls out amid protests at Rutgers VAISHALI GAUBA NEWS EDITOR
On Feb. 4, the Board of Governors at Rutgers approved Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state, as the speaker for commencement on May 18. On May 3, Rice declined her invitation. Many events unfurled in the three months that led Rice, who was scheduled to be awarded $35,000 and an honorary degree to pull out of commencement. The Rutgers-New Brunswick Faculty Council urged the BOG to rescind her invitation, citing her connection with the Iraq War that led to the death of 100,000 men, women and children and the displacement of millions of others. Documents revealed that the
selection process for Rice was hidden from the public and may have been biased by a personal connection. More than 50 protestors barged into University President Robert L. Barchi’s office and risked getting arrested, demanding to disinvite Rice. Nearly 100 protestors interrupted a senate meeting and questioned Barchi’s passiveness toward their protest. The result was a social media abuzz with opinions from the Rutgers community about the controversy and having to find a replacement for this year’s commencement speaker. “Commencement should be a time of joyous celebration for the graduates and their families,” SEE RICE ON PAGE 3
More than 50 students march on April 28 toward the Old Queens building on the College Avenue campus with anti-Rice posters and chants. The protest was meant to demand the cancellation of Condoleezza Rice’s invitation as a commencement speaker for the class of 2014. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2014
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The RUPA Ice Cream Truck will be driving around all of Rutgers giving away free ice cream. The Rutgers University Choir performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for Rutgers alumni, employees and seniors $10 and $5 for students. Rutgers University Libraries hosts stress-busters events during finals week: Relaxation Meditation takes place at 3 p.m. at the Library of Science and Medicine on Busch campus.
Tuesday, May 6
Rutgers University Libraries hosts stress-busters events during finals week: Free popcorn is offered at 1 p.m. at the Art Library on the College Avenue campus, while supplies last. Rutger University Libraries hosts stress-busters events during finals week: Free snacks are offered at 3 p.m. and free cookies ane coffee at 6 p.m. at Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus, while supplies last.
Wednesday, May 7
Rutgers University Libraries hosts stress-busters events during finals week: “Gentle Touch Backrubs” are offered at 3 p.m. and “Pet a Puppy” at 5 p.m. at Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus.
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Students, faculty question off-campus safety ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
After the Feb. 15 murder of former Rutgers student Billy McCaw, many in the University community questioned the ability of the Rutgers University Police Department and the New Brunswick Police Department to protect students. Others looked to establish more transparency for RUPD and NBPD in wake of the incident. Shor tly after McCaw’s murder, students signed a petition asking Rutgers to send out an of ficial crime notice for the incident. The petition garnered more than 2,900 signatures in total. RUPD never complied, but has since begun to include the fifth and sixth wards in their crime notices. Another New Brunswick resident chose to take action against RUPD for their lack of accountability. Charlie Kratovil, editor-in-chief of New Brunswick Today, sued the city of New Brunswick and Rutgers over non-disclosure of maps showing jurisdictions of RUPD and NBPD. His requests were made in light of the December decision to limit the off-campus jurisdiction of RUPD, according to The Daily Targum. His initial efforts were denied, but he was able to get access to the Memorandums of Understanding between RUPD and NBPD for 1996 and 2004. The two police forces also announced a joint Neighborhood Police Team that would patrol off
campus, including the fifth and sixth wards in the evening and early morning. Eventually, NBPD announced they had arrested and charged Timothy Puskas, a New Brunswick resident and landlord, with allegedly committing McCaw’s murder. Puskas was previously arrested and charged in a hit-and-run incident and faces charges on vehicular manslaughter as well as first-degree murder, according to New Brunswick Today. Several student organizations also took the opportunity to review on-campus safety, starting with the Rutgers University Student Association, which asked for more “blue lights” around campus. The Douglass Governing Council convinced the Rutgers University Department of Transportation Services to move the Katzenbach bus stop because of safety concerns due to its locations and limited protection. In April, students gathered to launch a “Scarlet Zone” project to evaluate the safety of different neighborhoods, according to an article in The Daily Targum. Sam Berman, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said in the article only 16,000 students of Rutgers’ 31,500 undergraduates live on campus. “If you draw a line in New Brunswick, you can make an argument that Rutgers University must be a consistent presence within the off-campus community. McCaw’s case certainly shows the need of sur veillance,” he said in the article.
RICE More than 50 student protesters occupied Barchi’s office last Monday asking to disinvite Rice CONTINUED FROM FRONT
said in a Facebook post on her page. “Rutgers’ invitation to me to speak has become a distraction for the university community at this very special time.” Shor tly after, Barchi sent out an email stating the University’s position. “While Rutgers University stands fully behind the invitation to Dr. Rice to be our commencement speaker and receive an honorary degree, we respect her decision not to participate in the upcoming Rutgers University commencement …” he said in the email. Robert Boikess, a member of the faculty council, said although
Rice did the right thing by not “detracting from commencement in any way,” he did not appreciate that Rutgers stood fully behind the invitation. Boikess and Carmelo Cintron, media spokesperson for the anti-Rice protest, believe that given the media attention Rutgers has received, it should not have a hard time looking for a replacement. Rice congratulated the graduating seniors and wished them luck in her post. “Good luck to the graduates and congratulations to the families, friends and loved ones who will gather to honor them,” she said.
Police and Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office investigate the death of Billy McCaw, a former Rutgers student whose death raised concerns about off-campus safety. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2014
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Friends and family of Santa Pumpura crafted a poster for Pumpura at her vigil on March 26. She was struck by a car and died on March 21. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2014
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The Rutgers community gathered to remember Billy McCaw at a memorial service held for the former Rutgers student on Feb. 19. Students lit candles and reminisced about McCaw. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2014
Rutgers reflects on loss of U. students, faculty SABRINA SZTEINBAUM ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Each year, the University community has had to face deaths of students and faculty. Eight students were remembered at last week’s event, “Rutgers Remembers,” which was a gathering of the students’ families, campus clergy and faculty from the Office of the Dean of Students. Former Rutgers student Billy McCaw, 22, who was found beaten to death in New Brunswick, was a brother of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and was attending Kean University before he died, according to a Daily Targum article published in February. Billy McCaw’s father, Bob McCaw, said Billy started to blossom at the age of one, and as he grew older became interested in the sports. Bob said after Billy’s death, his friends came forward with anecdotes attesting to Billy’s humor, and Billy was known to make up nicknames for his friends, according to a Targum article published last week. Santa Pumpura was another student who passed away this year. According to The Daily Targum, a car fatally struck her on March 21 on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike. According to the article, Pumpura came to Rutgers from Latvia and
was considering a career in quantitative finance. Pumpura had a go-getter attitude and was known for going out of her way for her friends. In addition to the students who passed away, many retired faculty from all the Rutgers campuses passed away this year. Donald Halsted, who was an associate professor in the Graduate School of Education since 1963, passed away in February of this year, according to the Rutgers Faculty & Staff Bulletin. “He enjoyed gardening, cooking, baking bread and his pets,” according to the website. Peter Rona, professor of marine geology and geophysics at Rutgers, died of a blood-related cancer Feb. 19 at the age 79. Rona was known for his work at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and his frequent trips in oceanic submersibles, according to an article in The Daily Targum. S. George Walters, who died in January, began teaching at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Business in 1970, where he was the founding director of the Inter-functional Management Program. Walters, who retired in 1993, worked with the National Science Foundation during his time at Rutgers .
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BOG approves U. strategic plan ERIN WALSH CORRESPONDENT
This past February, the Board of Governors approved the Rutgers Strategic Plan that is set for the next five years. “There hadn’t been a Strategic Plan of this sort done at Rutgers in nearly 20 years,” said University President Robert L. Barchi in an article published in The Daily Targum. The plan consists of three main categories: strategic priorities, foundational elements and integrating themes, according to the article. The strategic priorities of the plan have sub-categories which
focus on the future of the University, such as “envision tomorrow’s University,” “build faculty excellence,” “transform the student experience” and “enhance public prominence.” The foundational elements of the plan describe preserving the University’s strong points. This would be the core of humanities and sciences, the diverse culture, addressing University finances and enforcing efficiency in staff and infrastructure. Barchi said the plan is also focused on building the reputation of Rutgers. “We’re going to focus on recruiting faculty that are really building at the top of our reputa-
Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi addresses the crowd at the Board of Governors meeting held on Feb. 4 in Newark. JULIAN CHOKKATTU / CORRESPONDENT / FEBRUARY 2014
tion level, and we’re going to invest money in doing that,” Barchi said. Some themes the plan hopes to integrate are “creating a sustainable world through innovation, engineering and technology” and “educating involved citizens and effective leaders for a dynamic world”. Barchi mentioned the University would rely on other sources besides tuition for revenue, such as increasing grant support, fundraising and philanthropy. In a Board of Governors tuition hearing, groups of students shared discontent over the University’s disregard to ease the burden of tuition for students. Past tuition hearings did not call for any reconsideration of raising tuition, and in July 2013 tuition saw a 2.4 percent increase, as well as a 2.5 percent increase the year before. The most recent hearing held on April 8, 2014 suggested the same outcome regardless of the number of students speaking out against an increase. Nancy Winterbauer, vice president of University budgeting, made a statement suggesting that there is difficulty in lowering tuition rates. “The dilemma we face is how we balance the need and services we must provide students while keeping tuition low,” she said. Regardless of Barchi’s mention of finding other sources for revenue outlined in the Strategic Plan, the tuition hearing and raising prices of the past suggest this cannot be guaranteed.
RUDM, Rutgers Day see annual celebration SABRINA RESTIVO CORRESPONDENT
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY DANCE MARATHON
The 16th annual Rutgers University Dance Marathon saw the unswerving energy of more than 800 dancers and 1,200 participants who stood on their feet for 30 straight hours starting on April 5 until the evening of April 6. This year’s RUDM raised $622,533.98 for the Embrace Kids Foundation, surpassing last year’s record of $503,641.77. Also, this year’s venue relocated from the College Avenue Gym to the Louis Brown Athletic Center on Livingston campus, according to a Daily Targum article. Hundreds of volunteers and dancers, who also belonged to Rutgers clubs, fraternities and local bands, participated in RUDM without losing focus of the families who benefitted from this fundraiser. RUDM was a unifying experience for all participants. Since 1999, RUDM has raised more than $3 million for children affected by cancer and blood disorders. RUDM initially counted approximately 400 dancers without even filling the entire College Avenue Gymnasium where it was first held.
RUTGERS DAY
A crowd of nearly 84,000 people celebrated the sixth annual
Rutgers Day on Busch, Cook/ Douglass and the College Avenue campuses. According to a Daily Targum article from April 28, Rutgers Day 2014 offered new programs from the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences alumni and from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, according to a Daily Targum article from April 28. Rutgers Day was inaugurated with a parade marching down College Avenue to Voorhees Mall. The ROTC Color Guard, Rutgers Dance Team and cheerleaders marched in the parade, enhancing the Rutgers pride through peculiar wagons and period-specific costuming. Music also proved to be an instrumental part of the day with the New Jersey Folk Festival and AGStock, according to the article. The NJFF celebrated its 40th anniversary this Rutgers Day. As part of the anniversary celebration, Bulgaa Altangerel, the Mongolian ambassador to the United States, attended as a special guest. After the NJFF, Rutgers students were able to showcase their talent through AGStock, a concert that featured student bands, singers, rappers and poets as well as food and prizes. Many former graduate students regularly join Rutgers Day to remember the Rutgers spirit by visiting their favorite campuses.
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Feminist and founder of Ms. Magazine, Gloria Steinem speaks about the role of women in media during her visit to Rutgers on Feb. 27. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRURARY 2014
Tabatha Coffey, hairstylist and “Tabatha Takes Over” star, came to Rutgers on April 17. YINGJIE HU / APRIL 2014
Renowned icons visit Rutgers ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Nancy Pelosi, the first female Speaker for the House of Representatives, shared her experiences on March 24 when she visited Rutgers. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2014
Sandy aid, Bridgegate scandals mire Christie ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
The past year saw a turn of events that proved a critical part of Gov. Chris Christie’s career. The saga began in August, when traffic on the George Washington Bridge was halted for hours, seemingly for no particular reason. Later, New Jersey residents heard the move was planned in retaliation for the mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey, Mark Sokolich, who refused to endorse Christie for election. But the scandal hit its high point in January, when an investigation uncovered emails and phone messages hinting that Christie’s top aides David Wildstein and Bridget Anne Kelly were integral in ordering the closure. In a press conference, Christie denied any knowledge of his aides’ actions. Wildstein resigned in December over the allegations, but Christie took the additional step of firing Kelly. His actions did not absolve him of blame in the eyes of many New Jersey residents. Christie’s approval ratings dipped from 65 percent to
nearly 50 percent by mid-February, according to Politico. The governor, once considered a frontrunner for the 2016 presidential race, quickly fell out of the spotlight, according to a Business Insider report. By February, just 32 percent of Republican voters supported a Christie campaign. Soon after, he was also implicated in mishandling Hurricane Sandy aid. One report found the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency gave $4.8 million to construction of an apartment building in New Brunswick, which was one of the least affected towns after the storm. Another found that his administration allegedly tried to bargain with Hoboken mayor Dawn Zimmer, withholding Sandy funds until she agreed to his redevelopment plan. Meanwhile, the investigative report into Bridgegate absolved Christie of blame, but not without some questions. Many said the report was biased since Christie’s administration ordered and had a hand in it. In April, Port Authority commissioner Anthony Sartor resigned over the scandal.
In the past semester, Rutgers was visited by several icons who covered issues ranging from politics to technological progress. Gloria Steinem, the feminist leader of the 1960s and 1970s and founder of Ms. Magazine, discussed the role of social media in leading women’s movements. She also spoke out against gendered violence. “If you added up all the deaths from Iraq and modern wars, it would still be less than the number of women who died [from gendered violence],” she said, according to an article in The Daily Targum. Nancy Pelosi also visited students to share her experiences as the first female Speaker for the House of Representatives. A mother of five, she stepped into politics almost reluctantly. But she soon found a passion for it, and she now advocates for women’s rights in the workplace.
Tabatha Coffey, star of the salon renovation reality show “Tabitha Takes Over,” discussed the power of the individual in her speech to Rutgers students. Her mother encouraged her to work hard while ignoring critics, a tough-love mentality
“Ideology begins with an idea and then finds evidence to confirm it. Ideology should not drive politics.” RUSH HOLT New Jersey Representative (D-12)
she passes on to her protégées. She has also learned to face critics on social media. Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian talked about his experience raising a social media start-up that had 56 billion page views in 2013.
He encouraged students to express their unique views and follow their passion, saying he would like to see more entrepreneurial spirit. The next challenge would be providing Internet access to all Americans, he said. “Access is still a huge barrier for so many. And then there are the skills to make the most out of it, right? That’s another huge problem,” he said in an interview with The Daily Targum. Most recently, New Jersey Representative Rush Holt (D-12) came to discuss the connection between science and politics. Holt, who announced this semester he will not seek re-election after this year, said America’s founder studied the natural sciences along with political science. He criticized politics’ current emphasis on ideology. “Ideology begins with an idea and then finds evidence to confirm it,” he said in an article for The Daily Targum. “Ideology should not drive politics.”
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Winter brings salt deficiency, hardships to students ANDREW RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER
The winter season this year proved to be one of the most harrowing for students relying on any form of transportation. Sub-zero temperatures and 52.7 inches of total snowfall over the course of the winter made it a struggle for the University to stay in operation. It was recorded as the sixth-highest snowfall in the last 102 years. In January and February alone, New Brunswick battled more than 40 inches of snow, said New Jersey state climatologist David Robinson in an article published in The Daily Targum. Students would often lose footing on patches of ice or end up knee-deep in snow from misjudged steps. Many piles of snow were taller than the average college student, and sheets of thick ice would stretch for blocks on end. Street parking was especially sparse due to students ignoring signs stating “No parking when road is snow-covered” and lack of community collaboration. At one point on Feb. 3, the administration sent an official
announcement at 12:00 p.m. to cancel classes for 3 p.m. the same day, according to a Daily Targum editorial release. With off-campus commuters forming a good portion of the student body, the return home was especially difficult given the treacherous conditions. Joseph Slezak, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, admitted to driving to campus and nearly getting into an accident before a school closing was announced, according to an article in The Daily Targum. Dianne Gravatt, director of Environmental Services and Grounds at Rutgers University, said via email correspondence the personnel in the University Facilities and Capital Planning Department worked tirelessly to maintain safe travel conditions. Before an anticipated storm, Rutgers sprayed roads with a vegetable-based brine solution that acts similarly to salt, she said. During the snowstorms, they used plows on the salted roads. “There have been several storms in which we have had staff working around the clock to keep the residents and staff safe, buses
moving and dining halls open,” she said. Their efforts contributed to keeping 36 miles of roads, 32 miles of sidewalks and more than 20,000 parking spaces safe, she said in the article. While January was colder than average, weather has generally become warmer over the past decade, said Anthony Broccoli, a professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, according to another Daily Targum article. Broccoli pointed out the higher frequency of record-high temperatures than record-low temperatures achieved since the 2000s. In a column for The Daily Targum, Emilie Broek described the experiences of international students, such as Chenjie Zhu, who saw snow for the first time. The reactions after the heavy season ranged from unsatisfied to joyful. “I was so excited about snow,” Zhu said in the column. “My dream was that I could be walking while the snow fell. Back home, I only saw snow three times, so I was excited. But now I’m tired because classes are always getting canceled.”
Rutgers closed to access to some areas on campus due to heavy snowfall. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2014
U. students offer skills, talent to Rutgers ulation, Hersh launched the Endeleo Project in 2008. The Endeleo Project partners with other nonprofit organizations and works on expanding its staff and changing the way education is viewed, while making it available to many underser ved areas.
Grace Lee, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy student, got more than 4.5 million views on her YouTube cover of “Let it Go.” TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2014
CARLEY ENS CORRESPONDENT
Looking at exceptional student achievements, it is clear that Rutgers has a great deal to offer to the world. A-Nam Nguyen, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, created a documentary featuring a homeless woman from New Brunswick named Jill Tice. As the first member of her family to attend college, Nguyen temporarily fell into depression as she tried to adjust to her new life at the university. An active member of the Institute for Women’s Leadership, Nguyen began working on the documentary in response to an inquiry from the Filmmaking Learning Community. The goal was to get people to understand and have sympathy for the lives of homeless people rather than judging or condemning them. Grace Lee, another student, reached over 4.5 million views on her YouTube cover of the popular song “Let it Go” from Disney’s “Frozen.”
VH1 considered Lee’s cover video the No. 1 YouTube cover of the Oscar-winning song. A Ryan Seacrest representative then informed her that her video would be entered into a contest for best rendition of the track. She won third place. Lee, a fourth year student in the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, appeared on Good Morning America to help lead a Disney sing-along. The anchors of ABC’s Eyewitness News and other local news stations also interviewed her. Lee wants to dedicate all of her time to a music career after she finishes school. David Hersh has been dedicating his time to the Endeleo Project, a nonprofit group he co-founded that aims to support organizations by providing education services to vulnerable populations around the world. Hersh, a graduate student in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, studied abroad in Kenya and was inspired by the women running orphanages there. Seeking to support the education of the Kenyan pop-
The Mars One project selected Rutgers student Brian R. Robles as one of 1,058 other contenders to be a part of a one-way, seven-year training program for space colonization. The nonprofit Mars One project aims to create a colony on Mars with the first manned mission start-
ing in 2024, and Robles could have a chance to assist these efforts. Robles, a self-described optimist and dreamer, will have to proceed through more rounds before it is decided if he will be one of 40 people selected for the intensive training program.
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NJ debates bill for legalizing marijuana KATIE PARK CORRESPONDENT
J. Michael Gower, senior vice president for finance, speaks at the Board of Governors meeting held on April 2 on the College Avenue campus. JULIAN CHOKKATTU / CORRESPONDENT / APRIL 2014
U. announces Nursing School merger KATIE PARK CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers School of Nursing and College of Nursing are poised to merge on July 1, 2014. The University’s Board of Governors made the decision on April 2, 2014. The American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers argued against the merger in light of reports of criticism and requests for delays. The AAUP-AFT spoke to the Board of Governors on April 2 and appealed to have the merger pushed to July 1, 2015. The request was denied.
The topic of the merger originated in the University Senate and eventually reached the ears of the AAUPAFT in February. The AAUP-AFT determined the Board of Governors does not have answers about how much the merger will cost and the impact of the merger on the schools’ staff, faculty and facilities. Until more information is obtained about the impacts of the merger, the AAUP-AFT said that they would like the Board of Governors to hold off on their decision. Ann Gould, faculty representative on the Board of Governors, said she hopes the board will take into consideration the AAUP-AFT’s
concerns about timing, financing and personnel in order to achieve some agreement. Dr. Brian Strom, chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, said the decision to join the two schools was not immediate — the merger was planned out for more than a year. He said an overwhelming majority of faculty members voted in affirmation of the merger. The vote ended at about 95 to 5. Expanding the nursing school in New Brunswick would offer more opportunities for nursing students, Strom said. The merger would also yield savings that could be reallocated for academics.
New Jersey Senator Nicholas Scutari (D-22) introduced a bill on March 24 that would allow the sale and possession of marijuana. Scutari, who introduced the bill in light of Colorado’s legalization of marijuana on Jan. 1, said if adults are able to drink beer, they should also be able to smoke marijuana, according to nj.com. According to an article in The Star-Ledger, 48 percent of New Jersey voters back the legalization of recreational marijuana. In April, Gov. Chris Christie vowed to block Scutari’s bill and any other efforts to legalize the drug, according to the article. New Jersey is one of 20 states to allow medical marijuana use. Scutari was a panelist at the March 25 public forum on marijuana, titled “Marijuana: A Complicated Issue. Let’s Talk,” co-sponsored by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Middlesex County, Inc. According to an article in The Daily Targum, Frank Greenagel, recovery counselor at both New Brunswick and Newark campuses, said the use and sale of marijuana should not necessarily be legalized, but instead decriminalized.
Ken Wolski, executive director of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana-New Jersey, said in the article too many people have faced overly severe punishment for a one-time offense. Individuals have lost their student loans and have been evicted from their homes. Wolski, who worked in the prison system, saw individuals convicted of using marijuana locked up in a maximum-security prison, a place more suitable for prisoners with a history of violent crime. He also spoke about the inefficiency of the medical marijuana program in New Jersey. Of the 20 states that have adopted such programs, New Jersey has been the most stringent by far, he said in the article. If the regulations for the medicinal marijuana program were eased, professionals would be able to help many more patients. David Buch, chief medical officer and clinical psychiatrist at Carrier Clinic, a health care system tailored for addiction treatment in Belle Mead, New Jersey, listed the far-reaching effects of marijuana on the hospitalized. Marijuana can help with pain, he said, as well as combat nausea and severe weight loss in cancer and AIDS patients. Steven Liga, a part-time lecturer at the Bloustein School, said amidst all the controversy, it is indeed possible to attain a middle ground, beginning with a dialogue on the issue.
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Campus construction aims to focus on ‘student experience’ ment of Transportation Services has also been working to install bike lanes on the Livingston campus, along with bike racks.
Jack Molenaar, director of the Rutgers Department of Transportation Ser vices, said in an article published in
The Daily Targum that these bike lanes would help Rutgers students ride more safely between campuses.
The Rutgers Business School Building at 100 Rockafellar Road still needs work on infrastructure. FILE PHOTO / SEPTEMBER 2013
SABRINA SZTEINBAUM ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
The physical master plan for Rutgers includes construction focused on “the student experience” and would include an expansion of facilities in student centers, libraries and classroom buildings. In a Daily Targum article published in April, Antonio Calcado, the vice president of University Facilities and Capital Planning, said grants, tax credits and business collaborations will be used for the construction of better facilities for students. In January, Calcado said no significant construction projects would be completed by the end of the semester, instead stating that they would be done by September of 2015, according to an article in The Daily Targum. By the summer of 2016, the College Avenue campus redevelopment is slated for completion. This will include the new building for the New Brunswick Theological Seminary and the Residential Honors College, he said in the article. By the spring of 2015, renovation of the College Avenue
campus’ Bishop Quad Residence Halls, which were built in the 1920s, will be completed and up to current building codes. According to another article, plans exist for the original arches connecting the buildings on the Bishop Quad to be removed and replaced with glass connectors. The current archways connecting the four Bishop Quad residence halls — Wessels, Leupp, Pell and Hegemen — date back to 1926, and Calcado said they must be updated to satisfy current regulations. There are issues with the Bishop Quad buildings that include problems with fire exits, accessibility to the building for students with disabilities and roof leaks, according to the article. In addition to the proposed construction, Middlesex County began construction this spring on a two-mile network of bicycle lanes to connect the University to institutions like Robert Wood Johnson and Bucceleuch Park. The two miles of lanes would stretch from George Street on the College Avenue campus to Neilson Street on the Douglass campus. City funds are being used on the bike lanes, and the Depart-
Athletic subsidy sees hike post Big Ten conference ERIN WALSH CORRESPONDENT
In fall of 2012, University President Robert L. Barchi announced Rutgers’ entrance into the Big Ten conference, abandoning the role in the Big East conference it has held for more than two decades. Barchi said he predicts media coverage from entering the Big Ten will bring revenue to the University and anticipates a television presence in the way of commercials for the University. In an article published in The Daily Targum on March 25, Richard Edwards, interim chancellor of Rutgers-New Brunswick, said although the University athletic budget took a hard hit in paying off Mike Rice and Tim Pernetti and leaving the American Athletic Conference, entering the Big Ten will increase the athletic budget. According to the article, the University has projected that the Big Ten will bring in over $200 million
in revenue, granting Rutgers a 95 percent return on the $11 million investment move into the conference. Another article from Feb. 28 stated that the shift to the Big Ten conference caused a 67 percent increase in Athletic Department subsidies. Janine Purcaro, chief financial officer for Rutgers Intercollegiate Athletics, told The Daily Targum the subsidy amount $37.1 million, excluding $9.9 million in student fees, was a “one-time investment” that was anticipated based on the move from the Big East as well as the $475,000 severance package for Mike Rice and a $1.2 million settlement for Tim Pernetti. Barchi said he predicts the Athletic Department will be financially independent within the next six years after joining the Big Ten Conference. The article stated that the Big Ten distributes $25 million to each of its member schools per year, granting Rutgers $9.5 million for the last NCAA season.
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U. maintains security after Heartbleed bug MELANIE GROVES STAFF WRITER
Heartbleed, a security flaw with the potential to disclose sensitive user information, has been affecting websites worldwide for the past month. Heartbleed takes advantage of a flaw in the security software OpenSSL, which is one of the most popular web security services in use today, said Michael Gergel, director of the Information Protection and Security department in the University’s Office of Information Technology, in an article for The Daily Targum. Myriad web providers were forced to patch their servers after the announcement of the bug on April 7, according to cnet.com. More than 30 of the top 100 U. S. web services had been using vulnerable versions of OpenSSL. Gergel said as many as 500,000 websites worldwide were susceptible to Heartbleed at the time of the announcement, and anyone who logged into these websites before the update had the potential to be attacked. Attackers targeting an affected website could obtain anything from user account information and passwords to encryption keys that would give access to any data stored on the web server, said Val Red, junior system administrator for the University’s Engineering Computer Services. The bug allowed attackers to obtain random chunks of data
stored in the server, Gergel said, so the chances of Heartbleed revealing sensitive information was low but definitely possible, and the likeliness increased with more attacks. Rutgers’ Central Authentication Service was unaffected by the bug, he said, but the OIT urged students to remain cautious while browsing the web. Donald Smith, vice president for information technology and chief information officer of the OIT, sent emails to all Rutgers students recommending password changes and advising them of other vulnerabilities attackers might use to their advantage. “OIT expects that ‘phishers’ will attempt to exploit this opportunity,” Smith said in an email. “Please be vigilant in protecting your identity and do not click on links in emails.” Phishers impersonate trusted web ser vices in emails, fake websites or even phone calls to obtain private information, Gergel said, and unsuspecting users comply. Red, a School of Engineering senior, emphasized in the Targum article the importance of taking the necessary steps to keep user information as secure as possible in light of the bug. “Exercise situational awareness when accessing a site, and consider logging out every time you’re done,” he said in the article. “Be smart about what you do on the web.”
Library exhibits occult culture book collection ANDREW RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER
Descending the steps in the Alexander Library, one is led into a dimly lit room with glass cases displaying leather-bound medicinal books predating the typewriter, colorful rocks excavated from the depths of the earth and papers with hieroglyphs containing illustrations resembling that of old Egypt. One book showcases drawings of a man’s head about to be drilled into for medical purposes, while another has musical notes from a song entitled “Tarantella” about music as a remedy for tarantula venom. These are the sort of historical artifacts the Rutgers University Archives team aimed to demonstrate this semester with their exhibit, “Unheard of Curiosities: An Exhibition of rare Books on the Occult and Esoteric Sciences,” which opened Feb. 17. The exhibit, curated by University Archives and organized by Erika Gorder, highlights occult culture in the 17th and 19th centuries and includes books dating back to the 1500s. “The collection came in the early 2000s,” said Gorder, a library associate at the Alexander Library. “We had gotten the collection from Clement Fairweather, who was a professor of English here in Rutgers.”
Fairweather was a recluse who owned a large house in Metuchen, she said. He dedicated three floors of his home to books and donated 300 from his collection to the University. “For three years, we were trying to do the exhibit, but nobody on our staff had a real academic background on any of the material,” she said. “I had an interest in learning it, though.” She attributed her interest in 19th century culture to being raised with fantasy, horror and pop culture material such as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” “I didn’t try to predefine what I thought was an occult identity,” she said. “I based off what we had in the collection. What I determined was that it primarily involved astrology and astronomy.” The medieval period blurred the scientific and mathematical aspects of science. Alchemy and astrology were part of historical science, particularly astronomy and chemistry. Many sciences studied at the time were taken very seriously. In the modern day, they are dismissed as pseudoscience, or science that lacks enough evidence and support to be considered true. The documentation and history of these rejected sciences is precisely what the exhibit is showcasing. The exhibit remains open to the public Monday though Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until July 3.
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Science, arts can exist in harmony sign for an integral in mathematics). They are people. People, who like everyone else, are gifted with patience and a painful drive to satiate curiosity. And ANDREW ROGRIGUEZ the ability to respond to that curiosity is what makes each and every one of us human. It is what makes uring my time managing The Daily Tarus “intelligent.” gum’s science section, I have noticed Being intelligent is not scoring an A or a B in two things: Science majors are afraid organic chemistry, being able to apply the theories to write and liberal ar ts majors are afraid to apof thermodynamics or even being able to deliver an ply their knowledge of science. I understand the entire lecture on an advanced course in astrophysics fear on both sides, but the doubt that stems from — being intelligent means having the determination inexperience should never stop anyone from and endurance to fill the holes in your starving treading new ground. Even if in private, those mind. Your mind should be represented by more who study science should practice communicathan one spectrum of letters and each mind should tion and vice versa. The two fields, undoubtedbe treated with that exact sort of complexity. We’re ly, should be married — science represents the all scientists in our own way — dissecting either etchings of our obser vable truths while commuthe world we’ve been birthed into or other worlds nication sets the agreed requirements for an idea that we have created: A baker experiments with his to be engraved eternally to that wall of truths. or her ingredients to achieve delicacies of differing No one person has the answer to ever ything. Evdeliciousness, a musician manipulates sound waves er yone experiences the world in a dif ferent way, travelling through the air to fabricate a new voice, a and to achieve truth, it’s imwriter cuts through quotes perative to understand each to carefully construct person’s perspective. concrete concepts. And “Science majors are afraid to Everyone craves interacthrough communication, write, and liberal arts majors tion with others. Everyone, the baker combines his or are afraid to apply their by the same token, craves her ideas with other peoscience. Have you ever found ple, bakers or non-bakers. knowledge of science.” yourself wondering why ice The musician shares the “burns” or why the water in a discovered voice and mergheated pot bubbles after a certain point? When you es it with other voices, musical or non-musical. The did find out why, didn’t you want to tell all of your writer opens a forum for intellectual collaboration, friends? Without science, you would not be able studied or non-studied. We all seek a truth, and that understand the former, and without communication, truth is only attainable through assistance from our the latter is impossible. co-inhabitants. As long as you are seeking a truth, It’s also understandable that many people find the you are being scientific and intelligent. infrastructure of science intimidating, sometimes As Neil deGrasse Tyson puts it in his opening even horrific. Others embrace it and use it as a guideregards to “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey:” “This line to build on their mastery of the world through adventure is made possible by generations of meticulous measurement. These masters of experisearchers strictly adhering to a simple set of rules: mentation are dubbed “scientists.” test ideas by experiment and observation, build The title, by definition, defines a person who has on those ideas that pass the test, reject the ones devoted their life to figuring out one of the physical that fail, follow the evidence wherever it leads, and sciences, be it physics, chemistry and so on. This question everything.” Note the use of “searchers” as does not go to say that contributions to science and opposed to “scientists.” Science is made by the curimathematics are exclusive to these people. Scientists ous. Everyone’s got a bit of science in themselves — are not more intelligent or capable than the average nobody should feel afraid or ashamed to let it out. person. They are not superhuman machines con structed for logical reasoning. They are not thinkers Andrew Rodriguez is a School of Engineering senior who communicate strictly through pages inked with majoring in electrical and computer engineering. He sigmas and Latin abbreviations and eshes (that is the manages The Daily Targum’s weekly science section.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Become involved on campus, make most of time at Rutgers As I look back on my four years on the Banks, I cannot help but feel melancholy, recognizing that all of this will be coming to an end in a few short weeks. Rutgers University has provided me with experiences I will treasure for the rest of my life — not only treasure but hopefully learn from as well, as this is a University, after all. It has been an honor to serve this past year as your student body president, and I hope many of you have felt the impact the Rutgers University Student Assembly has had on your time here. It is always important to remember that you are not alone in your collegiate struggle. You have friends, family, professors, advisors, and yes, even your student government, working to mitigate the effects of the “RUScrew” as it has come to be “affectionately” known. At the very least, I have found the RUScrew as much a learning experience as occasionally attending lecture. Our Department of Transportation with its expansive bus system is the best preparation for any non-city dweller on how a large metropolitan transportation system functions. Likewise, the sprawling bureaucracy that makes up the Rutgers Administration is just a taste of what interacting with our local, state and federal governments is like. I doubt our friends in the IRS are as willing to hear you out
as our financial aid office that strives to make sure we can continue attending Rutgers. While the following may seem more appropriate for the first day of class instead of the last, as always, I urge everyone reading this to be involved on campus. My time at Rutgers would not have been the same without the RUSA and the Rutgers Business Governing Association. As someone who commuted for three years, I resolved I would make more of my time here than simply someone who shows up to class and goes home afterwards. I would not have met any of my now close friends and especially my roommates without the experiences I have had in student government. Involvement on campus takes on so many different shapes and sizes, the Aresty Research program, governing councils, greek life, athletics, student staff and the hundreds of student clubs we have on campus. It is never too late to get involved and experience something new or step out of your comfort zone. Be sure to do so, and make new friends and memories of your time here. I would like to thank everyone who has helped me on my journey through Rutgers, and especially thank the staff of The Daily Targum for bearing with me and covering my obnoxiously long meetings. Pavel Sokolov is a Rutgers Business School senior. He is a former president of the Rutgers University Student Assembly.
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Instituional power does not yield change COMMUNITY MATTERS SAM BERMAN
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or the duration of this column, I’m going to ask that you set aside your opinion on whether anti-Condoleezza Rice protesters were “good guys” or “bad guys.” Whether you were looking for ward to Rice’s address or you agreed in principle with those who occupied Old Queens last Monday (or you are one of those who occupied Old Queens last Monday), the thing that I want to say here is universally applicable. It is the single most impor tant lesson I learned in college, and it is, in a ver y real way, an apology. In my freshman year, I took part in a campaign to demand the Board of Governors freeze tuition. It looked a lot more like the protests against Rice than anything else I’ve done in the past three years: There were sit-ins, rallies, marches, disruptions, the whole nine yards. And in the end, it was partially successful. The Board of Governors slashed then-President Richard McCormick’s proposed tuition hike by half, from 3.6 percent to 1.8 percent, giving Rutgers students the lowest tuition hike in over a decade. I was not a member of Rutgers University Student Assembly, but I really felt like I was a part of something — in any case, the consequences of our collective action were there for all to see. Student power had become more than a slogan: It was a visible phenomenon. The events of the past few months have largely echoed the same pattern. On March 7, President Robert L. Barchi responded to growing controversy around the announcement of Condoleezza Rice as Commencement speaker by firmly standing his ground: “On May 18, we will welcome former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to deliver the 2014 Rutgers University–New Brunswick commencement address.” The resistance to her responded not with acquiescence but with renewed vigor, organizing and changing tactics. The goal was no longer to convince President Barchi or the Board of Governors to rescind her
invitation, but to create such a backlash that former Secretary Rice would herself chose not to come to this campus. Last week saw sit-ins and rallies, a media blitz (social, campus, and national), disruptions and a host of other pressure tactics. The opposition was, by their own claim, just getting started when the Rutgers community woke up on Saturday morning to hear that their plan had already succeeded. Once again, student power had been made manifest — even those who thought the protesters silly or wrong or who thought their tactics mean-spirited or misguided had to face the realization of their success. I’m a part of a group of student leaders on campus that has direct access to high-level administrators on weekly basis at the school. You’d think, then, that if we ever
“ We must make a good faith effort to listen to others. And, as I was reminded this weekend, community matters.” decided we wanted something changed, we should be able to make it happen. But after Saturday morning, someone in this group posed a question: If we had decided we wanted the administration to rescind Rice’s invitation, that we didn’t want her to be our speaker, could we have brought about that change? If RUSA had voiced its opposition to her speaking instead of voting to welcome her, would that have made a difference? The answer is obvious to anyone who has worked in the vice chancellor for Student Affairs or in RUSA or in any other mode of institutionalized student power: no. The only two times in my four years at Rutgers when students decided the direction of the University happened outside of these “legitimate” structures. Once in 2011, a series of protests, rallies, and demonstrations led the Board of Governors to approve the lowest tuition hike in over a decade. And once in 2014, the same sequence of events (with a different cast of characters) decided, if not who would, then certainly who wouldn’t speak at Rutgers’ Commencement. Please accept my apology: I spent the last three years in a
position of institutional power, and I forgot that in order to accomplish real, structural change, there will never be a substitute for direct action. As a friend of mine pointed out in the wake of all this, “People don’t like giving up power. Generally speaking, it’s one of those things you just have to take.” Taking power doesn’t mean asking for it politely or even requesting it firmly — it means forcing its possessor to give it up. And you don’t do this by playing nice, by being afraid to make enemies or hurt people’s feelings. You don’t do this by conforming to the rules of polite society. You don’t do this by conforming to society at all, actually. Fundamentally, taking power is an act of non-conformity. Last Monday, I walked by the protesters during their sit-in. At one point, there were fewer than 10 people in front of Old Queens, shouting and chanting and holding signs. They seemed kind of silly to me. Silly, I realize now, because of how much they stuck out. No one else on campus was shouting into megaphones about their beliefs. In general, most people are content to walk around holding their beliefs privately. It’s a social norm, an unspoken rule. So I thought they looked silly because they were breaking that rule. No doubt I wasn’t the only one who thought that last Monday. But that’s taking power looks like. This is what Mahatma Gandhi knew: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” We’ve become very private persons. Open, public discussion of our beliefs is taboo. But, as the Rice protesters demonstrated, the only way to really make change is to talk about your beliefs —preferably through a megaphone, in the most public place you can find. Activists, real activists, can’t be afraid to look silly. To build a better world, we need to hear and be heard — to build a better word, we must trust that others will listen to us, and we must make a good faith effort to listen to others. And, as I was reminded this weekend, to build a better world, community matters. Sam Berman is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science with a minor in economics. His column, “Community Matters,” runs on alternate Mondays.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Student activists source of pride, inspiration Stepping into Rutgers as a freshman in 2010, I expected this to be the place where I would learn to be a strong, knowledgeable, eloquent individual. I expected to meet academics who would teach me the ways of the world and guide me in my efforts to make a positive impact on society. I expected this institution to have my best interests in mind and to act in a way that would maximize my benefits and learning experience. I expected the leaders of my university to serve as role models for me to follow once I stepped out of this college bubble and into the real world. With the invitation and acceptance of Condoleezza Rice as this year’s commencement speaker, the words “my best interests” suddenly showed their true meaning: a glorified facade for hidden political agendas and bureaucratic advances. I could not decide which was worse: the fact that those in power tossed aside all semblance of a democracy and chose a speaker without even consulting the actual graduating class or the fact that we were expected to follow in the footsteps of an individual who supported torture, lied to the nation she represented and had a hand in the destruction of an entire country. A commencement speaker is someone who we, as graduates, should look to for an example of where we want our futures to take us. Personally, I don’t want my future to take me down a road of deceit and ambitions of personal gain over morality. I am proud to say that my true role models at this University are my very own peers. Over the course of the last four years, I have witnessed an astonishing passion for justice and humanitarianism. These past two weeks alone have been an inspiration. You have taught me the importance of standing beside my morals and taking full advantage of the platforms given to me to make sure those morals are carried out. Each and every one of you who have participated in the #NoRice movement deserves to stand at that podium on May 18. Thank you for being an inspiration. Congratulations. We have taken back our graduation. Tasnia Ahamed is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in economics with a minor in religion.
Reactions to protests reveal bigotry, lack of education COMMENTARY JAWEERYA MOHAMMAD
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hile President Robert L. Barchi continues to stand by his and the Board of Governors’ decision to invite Condoleezza Rice to speak at this year’s commencement ceremony, ironically enough, Rice herself announced that she will be declining the invitation in light of student, faculty and community protests. The fact that Rice is capable of recognizing and responding to students’ adamant dissatisfaction and Barchi is not says a lot about how little the administration values its own students. Protests were expressed in the form of opeds and open letters published in The Daily Targum and sent directly to the administration, a faculty petition and ultimately, direct action including a sit-in at Old Queens and other public protests. These were all peaceful actions that posed no harm to anyone and escalated only because of Barchi’s failure to even acknowledge protesters’ concerns. I would like to emphasize the fact that this student activism was carried out peacefully to the individual who wrote a letter to the editor in the Targum on May 2, titled
“Protests should not tarnish commencement.” She “expressed grave concern” on the suspicion that the commencement ceremony may turn violent because of protesters. Apparently, vocalizing one’s opinion appears to be “menacing or terroristic” to the author of this letter — a statement which carries anti-Islamic and racial implications. These racist undertones are an unfortunate reminder that xenophobia is still very much alive not just in this country, but also within our own University. A statement made by the Targum in its May 1 editorial, titled “#NoRice deserves attention from Rutgers” apparently also frightened this writer and caused her to appeal for a public apology: “Whatever happens at commencement, it will be on Barchi and the Board of Governors to deal with the ramifications of brushing aside the student voice.” What this should mean to any reader is that students may partake in some type of peaceful protest to express their dissatisfaction, and if it consequently does blemish Barchi’s reputation, then students should not be the ones to blame. There is no valid reason as to why someone would think that this statement implies violent action, unless they are clouded with biased judgment. It is not the responsibility of minority groups to
constantly remind others to not view them in such a discriminatory light. Frankly, as a Muslim, Pakistani-American woman, I am exhausted of having to apologize for actions that I did not commit and take on the job of educating others to not be xenophobic and prejudiced. There is actually a petition on change.org that was started by one student opposed to protesters called “Award an Honorary Doctor of Laws to Condoleezza Rice.” According to the petition, “protests by a militant minority of Rutgers students subverted statute and upended all civility in a defamation campaign against an honorable public servant. The actions of these students have created a dangerous environment that could have caused a security risk to a former Secretary of State …” It is terrifying to me that students are being targeted with these racist comments, and that their entire mass movement is being labeled as radical and terroristic because of their religious and/or ethnic background. But the writer of the letter does make a point when she states her graduation would be filled with fear: It should have been alarming that a woman who was responsible for the death of one million Iraqis, 5,000 U.S soldiers and who approved torture techniques such as water-boarding was being
given an honorary degree and $35,000 by our University. It opens up the possibility for Rutgers to welcome other human right violators as commencement speakers and allows the administration to continue with its lack of transparency. I, along with other protesters, refuse to apologize for speaking out against injustice and acts of oppression. Instead, we urge the entire community to come with open minds to a Teach-In at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus tomorrow evening, May 6, that students and faculty have put together to help us all become more educated on this important matter. Although Rice will not be speaking during commencement, her actions still affect us all. The ignorance displayed by the reactions of some who are upset by this outcome is a sign that this issue is far from over. If this entire situation has taught us anything, it’s the importance of becoming informed and active members of our society. That is the first step in creating a world where each individual’s basic human rights matter and are not violated. Jaweerya Mohammad is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in English with a minor in education.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (05/05/14). Strategize and organize community partnerships this year, for maximum impact. Review and revise creative projects to launch after May 20. Communications, research and travel engage you through July, when family matters take the spotlight. Secrets get revealed in autumn, and a turning point arises with a partnership. Release resentments and express your love. 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 a 7 -- Make time to play with family and friends today and tomorrow. Your fun is contagious. Add small luxuries to your routine. Creating a work of beauty fulfills a hidden urge. Cook a gourmet meal to incite the senses. Invite someone intriguing to join you. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Increase the comfort level at home. Cleaning house could lead to the discovery of a treasure. Offer encouragement to someone with homework (or accept it if it’s you). Discover what’s at the bottom of a situation. Express your love as well as your concern. Talk about freedom. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Study the angles today and tomorrow. Plan, organize and review the data. Make sure an important person understands. You’re exceptionally clever with words. A unique opportunity may arise, with an unexpected bonus. Call home and get another perspective before you commit. Choose with your heart. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Today and tomorrow can be extra productive. Spend a little to keep things flowing, but keep to the budget. Take care of family. Your morale gets a boost. Ask authorities about an increase in your benefits, and get promises in writing. Treat the kids. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Your confidence and energy overflow today and tomorrow. It could get innovative. Handle your chores, and then develop a hot idea. Feed off small successes. If something fails, call in reinforcements or try a new angle. Advice from an elder increases your bottom line. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Thoughtful planning and coordination over the next two days produces powerful results. Follow through on details. Learn new skills. Write marketing copy, promotions, or project descriptions. Aim to inspire. Handle old tasks to free time for new ones. Travel later. Slow down and contemplate.
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MOST IMPROVED PLAYER PAUL JAMES
Junior running back P.J. James led the nation in rushing after three games with 493 yards before suffering an injury. THE DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2012
Walk-on emerges in career-rushing year JOSH BAKAN CORRESPONDENT
Right before then-sophomore running back P.J. James’ first game on scholarship for the Rutgers football team, he imagined greatness. With 182 rushing yards in the Aug. 29 season opener against Fresno State, including two runs for 50-plus yards, imagination became reality. The walk-on validated head coach Kyle Flood’s decision to start him for the rest of the season, when healthy, over then-junior Savon Huggins. The Daily Targum’s Most Improved Player of the Year led the nation in rushing after three games with 493 yards. He ended the season with a team-leading 881 in nine games. It never visibly blew James away, but he maintained a Christmas morning smile throughout his accomplishments. “It was kind of surreal, but I try to envision everything before I get to the season,” James said. “I try to envision greatness before because if you can envision it, you can try to reach it.” With such a year, it was only fair that the Scarlet Knights pay for his education. The team put James on scholarship last summer after a 2012 season when he only rushed five times. James was a preferred walk-on in 2011, meaning Rutgers recruited him like any other player but offered him no scholarship. A high ankle sprain suffered his senior year at Glassboro (N.J.) High School and reputably weak competition hurt his chances of landing a scholarship. Despite missing a few games and parts of other games with the injur y, James recorded 1,182 rushing yards. His junior season with 1,730 rushing yards stood more impressive, but the senior James led his team to a Group I state championship. To continually prove himself, he works harder than anyone on the
team in the weight room, said junior wide receiver Leonte Carroo. “Since he was a walk-on, he had to work harder than most guys to earn himself a scholarship,” Carroo said. “You have to take it as he was a walk-on, he earned a scholarship and at one point he was the leading rusher in the country.” The best run defense Rutgers faced in the first four games of last season was Fresno State, which allowed 148.2 rushing yards per game last year. But fundamentally, there was little James couldn’t do. “It’s no surprise that P.J. led the nation in rushing,” said senior fullback Michael Burton, who was also a preferred walk-on. “He’s an exceptional back. He can run, block, catch. He can do everything.” James quickly anticipated defenders to get around them, he powered through tackles to get more yards and some of his stiff arms might as well have been force fields. Then a leg injury suffered Sept. 21 against Arkansas terminated his surreal string of performances. After missing much of 2013 spring practice because of injury, James sat out another four games. He averaged at least 4 yards per rush in four of his five games after returning but rarely appeared as electric. He even departed Nov. 30 against Connecticut with a lower right leg injury. James still maintained his smile, even when talking to reporters Sept. 27 in the Hale Center about rehabbing. His goal is to stay completely healthy next season. After only performing noncontact drills during the spring because of a shoulder injury, that is far from a guarantee. But James always set high expectations, even when he had to earn his playing time and scholarship. “There were times that always slipped into my mind: ‘What if the opportunity never comes?’” James said. “But you’ve got to stay positive. If you get negative thoughts, they’ll kill you.”
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May 5, 2014 SENIOR OF THE YEAR PAT SWEENEY
Sweeney mounts offensive surge following injury-plagued year TYLER KARALEWICH ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
It really is rare to see a season as productive as the one that senior shortstop Pat Sweeney is having for the Rutgers baseball team. What is perhaps even more impressive about Sweeney’s season is the improvement he has had from a season ago, which was enough for assistant coach Tim Reilly to say that Sweeney was eligible for the most improved player in the nation.
While the jury is still out for him to win most improved player in the nation, Sweeney did garner recognition as The Daily Targum’s Senior of the Year. Sweeney leads the Scarlet Knights with a .354 batting average, is second on the team with a .512 slugging percentage and tops the Knights with a .452 on-base percentage. Each of those statistics is up from a season ago, where Sweeney hit a dismal .191 batting average, .244 slugging percentage and had a .289 on-base percentage.
But along with the statistics, the biggest change for Sweeney was his health. “Last year, I was battling an injury and didn’t make it through the season,” Sweeney said. “Coming back healthy this year, rehabbing in the offseason was huge for me. It’s just my senior year, I want to play relaxed and have fun out there.” The performance from Sweeney has not gone unnoticed by the Knights. Head coach Joe Litterio said Sweeney is up for consideration in other facets for the team.
Despite the switch in the lineup, “That’s great [that Sweeney won the Senior of the Year Award]. [The Sweeney has remained consistent coaches] were talking about that, be- in his approach and has not altered, lieve it or not, past the halfway point or faltered, in his approach. “He’s been hitting the ball. It in the season and talking about our MVP,” Litterio said. “He was one of started out earlier in the year in the the names that the few of our coach- eight-hole and nine-hole and he was es brought up. He’s been having an hitting the ball back then,” Litterio outstanding year for us, and hopeful- said. “He had to prove it to me that ly he can continue to do what he is he could move up in the lineup. He does a good job wherever he doing and drive in runs for us.” Senior outfielder Brian O’Grady hits. He doesn’t take the approach has also noted a change in Sweeney’s where, ‘I’m a five-hitter now, I got to start hitting demeanor and ofhome runs.’ He fensive approach “When the pitcher makes takes the same to the game. approach every “He’s been a mistake, you have to time and does a awesome this good job.” take advantage of it — year,” O’Grady said said. “He really figthat’s what I’ve been able theSweeney movement ured out his swing and what he needs to do so far this season.” throughout the lineup has been to do at the plate. somewhat diffiHe’s been more PAT SWEENEY cult, but the apaggressive, and Senior Shortstop I think that has proach does not been the key to his change. success and that has really helped us “It’s a little crazy,” Sweeney said, out. He’s confident now, so he’s putting chuckling. “But, it’s the same apgood swings on the ball right away. proach. Still trying to get fastballs This season also saw Sweeney to hit, not chase bad pitches and put remain consistent throughout, even good swings on the baseball.” though he has bounced around the The main focus for Sweeney mainbatting order throughout the season. taining success has been his approach Sweeney started the season to- to each appearance at the plate. wards the bottom of the lineup, often“The key is just staying consistimes batting in the eighth spot or the tent. Trying to be aggressive early ninth spot in the order. Now, Sweeney in the count and get good pitches to has found a home batting in the fifth hit,” Sweeney said. “When the pitchspot — a part of the lineup reserved er makes a mistake, you have to take for some of the top hitters on the team advantage of it — that’s what I’ve and good spot to score runs. been able to do so far this season.”
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Page 21 COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR TRICIA DIPAOLO
Seventh-year senior leads unit after three ACL tears LAUREN GREEN STAFF WRITER
Senior defender Tricia DiPaolo has spent seven years at Rutgers. Even after suffering injury after injury, which threatened to derail her soccer career, she refused to hang up her cleats. Six knee surgeries — three ACL tears, two meniscus tears and a microfracture surgery — and endless rehabilitations later, The Daily Targum’s Comeback Player of the Year finished her career on her own terms.
“Just passion for the game [motivated me to come back],” DiPaolo said. “I wanted to be able to end my career on my own note and not by a doctor or anything like that. I’ve played soccer my whole life and I knew that I wanted to keep playing regardless of injuries or setbacks.” DiPaolo missed the 2007, 2008 and 2011 campaigns while being injured and as a result, approached head women’s soccer coach Glenn Crooks partway through the 2012 season about applying for a seventh season.
Senior defender Tricia DiPaolo led a backline that ended the season with three shutouts. She plays professionally with Sky Blue FC. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
She had heard of it being granted to a few other athletes, and after some research done by Rutgers Director of Compliance Brian Warcup, the process was well underway. Crooks and associate head coach Mike O’Neill told DiPaolo last year on Christmas Day that she would be able to participate in a seventh season. The three seasons spent injured and recovering were not easy for one simple reason. “Sitting out and watching the team and wanting to be on the field playing with them [was the most challenging thing],” DiPaolo said. “Knowing the whole ACL recovery process and it takes time, and it just gets frustrating when you want to be out there and you feel like you can do more, but you have to take it slow and go by the rules.” The typical recovery period for an ACL tear is six to nine months. The second tear could, perhaps, become easier in the recovery because an athlete knows the process. She knows how the knee is supposed to feel at certain points. For DiPaolo, the fact that she was off the field even longer made the additional recoveries more of a challenge. “I guess it’s more difficult because it’s more time from the field,” DiPaolo said. “You always want to be on the field, you always want to play. So it’s always difficult but fortunately I had great support from my family and my teammates and the coaches, so that made it a bit easier.”
Crooks said that DiPaolo’s biggest asset that she brought to the Scarlet Knights this season was her leadership. “She was a very good player this fall and I can’t think of a more deserving candidate for that award,” Crooks said, “because not only did Trish play well and help solidify the backline with her leadership, but she’s also our captain. It was her fourth year as a captain in her seventh year with the program. The way she led that team was vital to our success.” DiPaolo anchored a backline that started a combination of freshmen and sophomores, and after converting from an attacking player to a defender in 2012, she was more comfortable in her final season, Crooks said. “Her leadership back there with that young group was vital that they had someone to look up to,” Crooks said. “Just in an overall team sense, Trish’s presence and leadership meant a lot to the entire group.” Fellow senior and Canadian national team forward Jonelle Filigno said that being able to be on the field with DiPaolo this season was actually the first that both went uninjured for a year. “We really only played together for this last season. When she was injured, I played and when I was injured, she played,” Filigno said. “We were back and forth. We never really had a season together and this was our first [and] it was both of our senior seasons. It’s pretty cool to
keep but it’s nice to carry it on and continue training because we both love the sport so much and we love playing together. Both have the opportunity to continue playing together as Filigno made the National Women’s Soccer League club Sky Blue FC’s opening day roster. DiPaolo was in preseason camp and was named to the reserve squad, which allows her to be called up to the professional roster when national team players are called away for international duty. She does not have to travel far to suit up for the club as Sky Blue plays at Yurcak Field, something that makes the experience even better for DiPaolo. “It’s always been a dream of mine to play professional soccer,” DiPaolo said. “And to be able to play in your home state at the field you’ve been playing on your whole collegiate career, it’s awesome. Just being in that environment every day, it’s a blessing.” Crooks had the opportunity to speak with Sky Blue FC head coach Jim Gabarra and said that Gabarra was thrilled to have DiPaolo within the squad because of the work ethic and positivity she brings to the field. “She has such a passion for this game that despite six knee surgeries, she’s pushed herself to this level and now she’s on a professional roster,” Crooks said. “I couldn’t be happier for anybody more than Trish based on what’s she been through and where she’s at now.”
May 5, 2014
Page 23 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR TYLER SCAIFE
Scaife’s smooth transition helps Rutgers return to prominence GREG JOHNSON SPORTS EDITOR
Despite being the nation’s top point guard recruit a year ago, freshman Tyler Scaife surprised even college basketball analyst Debbie Antonelli this season. “I look at Tyler and I go, ‘Wow, she is better than I thought. She’s only 19, and she’s done all this?’” Antonelli said last week via phone. “Yet she needs to add the 3 [point shot] and put some strength on her frame? I can’t wait to see what she comes back with as a sophomore.”
The Daily Targum’s Rookie of the Year more than lived up to the preseason hype, lifting the Rutgers women’s basketball team to its first-ever WNIT Championship on April 5 thanks to a game-winning shot with 2.1 seconds left. On that day, Scaife passed former Scarlet Knight and current WNBA star Cappie Pondexter for the most points by a freshman in school histor y with 536. It was one of many accolades the 5-foot-9 guard achieved in an impressive transition to the college game.
Freshman guard Tyler Scaife’s explosiveness in transition added a new dimension to Rutgers’ offense this season. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Antonelli, a television commentator for ESPN and other major networks for 27 years, views Scaife’s arrival to Piscataway as a monumental stepping stone for a program back on the rise. “I think she singlehandedly, along with the improvement of [sophomore] Kahleah Copper, allowed Rutgers to be one of the best offensive teams that [head coach] Vivian [Stringer] has ever had,” Antonelli said. “Her mantra all year was ‘get buckets.’ I think ‘buckets’ ought to be her nickname because she can certainly do that. ... Her midrange is so good and she has such a great change of pace about her. She can change direction, change pace. She’s got that jerky offensive movement to her that is really tough to guard.” The AAC Freshman of the Year finished eighth in the league in scoring (14.5 points per game) and third in free-throw percentage (.778). Scaife also made the WNIT All-Tournament Team, Second Team All-AAC and Third Team All-Met. The Little Rock, Arkansas native insisted throughout the season she remained humble and confident, continuously embracing new challenges. “Just being open-minded, just listening — not trying to feel like I know everything,” Scaife said of her consistency as a rookie. “I had to do a lot of extra time in the gym because there were things that I didn’t know that everyone else knew because they’re older.” It showed the most in pressure-packed atmospheres. Two of her best games came against No. 1 Connecticut and thenNo. 5 Louisville, dropping team
highs of 22 and 25 points on Jan. 19 and 28, respectively. And in perhaps the Knights’ most impressive win of the year, Scaife scored a career-high 29 points at home against Seton Hall in the WNIT Round of 16. Still, it all might not have been possible had it not been for a distinct change in Stringer’s coaching philosophy. The Hall of Famer, long known to lead defensive-oriented teams and shy away from taking risks on offense, opted for an up-tempo transition style of play this season. After missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 11 years last season, Stringer wanted to start anew. It made for a perfect marriage with Scaife’s skill set. “When I asked Vivian about the resurgence of this offense and playing up-tempo, I said, ‘What made you change your mind?’” Antonelli said. “She said, ‘I want to win.’ ... The defensive end of the floor — that hasn’t changed. What’s she done offensively, she’s letting them play the floor freely, a little more up-tempo, and that plays perfectly into Tyler’s game.” Stringer entrusted Scaife as a primary ball-handler in Rutgers’ most efficient offense since the program made the NCAA Elite Eight in 2008. Scaife rewarded her by leading the Knights in scoring 14 times. With exceptional quickness in the open floor, the guard regularly beat defenders off the dribble throughout the season. Scaife also became so comfortable with a midrange jumper she says she honed over the summer by regularly staying in the gym until 1 or 2 a.m. that she typically opted to pull up for open shots just inside the 3-point line instead of going for layups.
But the rookie knows her game can still get better. “I’m definitely going to do a lot of extra lifting so I can get stronger, work on my finishing and get the 3-ball down,” Scaife said. “The Big Ten’s a whole different animal, so we’ve got to go in there prepared.” Scaife said she works out usually six days a week, four hours a day and has recently been putting in extra time with strength and conditioning coach Mike Johansen. Antonelli thinks extensive film studies this offseason will also be key to Scaife potentially becoming an All-American player. Despite her vast talent, the rookie has shown deficiencies in shot selection and decision-making, finishing second on the team this season in turnovers. Her defense also continues to be a work in progress. “Just watching tape, watching tendencies of yourself in certain sets that you run offensively, where there might be ways that you can exploit the defense,” Antonelli said. “I think learning through repetition of watching that stuff over and over allows you to become more instinctive. You don’t want to be always predictable or reactionary to the defense. What you want to be is very instinctive instead of being analytical.” With a promising core of Scaife and Copper, along with junior forward Betnijah Laney, Antonelli said she would be “shocked” if Rutgers doesn’t make a serious run in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The Knights are just happy to have Scaife on board for the program’s resurgence. “There’s no cap on what she can do, what she’ll be able to do here at Rutgers,” Laney said. “It’s just up to her — what she works for.”
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May 5, 2014 COACH OF THE YEAR SCOTT GOODALE
Goodale celebrates first All-American in seventh season TYLER KARALEWICH ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
There are few places where one would want a season to end than at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in March. For the Rutgers wrestling team, at least for the last decade or so, there has been no reason for any Scarlet Knights to stick around the last day of the NCAAs. Usually head coach Scott Goodale watches on for the parade of All-Americans without his own podium spot. That was until this past season. Sophomore 157-pounder Anthony Perrotti earned the first spot on the podium for the first time since the 2002 season and the first under Goodale. Goodale’s and Rutgers’ success during the regular season at the EIWA Conference Championships and qualifying for the NCAAs was finally validated by Perrotti’s All-American status. For his triumphs this past season, and getting over the hump
for his first All-American, Goodale is The Daily Targum’s Honorary Coach of the Year. The season was a productive one for Goodale, who said Rutgers made strides as it transitions into the Big Ten conference next season.
“It’s easier to connect with Coach Goodale and he reacts to the way you like to be coached. He is able to motivate everyone.” ANTHONY PERROTTI Sophomore 157-Pounder
“It was a big step for our program — a step that we needed to take. We really wrestled well at the end of the year, which is what you want to do,” Goodale said. “In the most important times you want to wrestle your best. I was excited about that and I was excited about
how the youth handled going into a full season for the first time.” With an 11-5 record in dual meets and wrestling to a 7-2 mark against EIWA opponents — with their only losses coming to Lehigh and Cornell — the Knights finished a successful regular season. Rutgers continued it into the conference tournament with a pair of third-place finishes from Perrotti and sophomore 149-pounder Ken Theobold, who both won the wrestlebacks bracket. Sophomore heavyweight Billy Smith placed as the runner-up at 285 pounds to round out the automatic qualifications for the Knights. With a roster sporting only three upperclassmen, Goodale was able to get the most out of his young team, Perrotti said, which stems from his coaching style. “Coach Goodale is a really good coach, but what’s special about him is he finds ways to motivate everyone in different ways, because not everyone is the same,” Perrotti said. “It’s easier to connect with Coach
Head coach Scott Goodale qualified four Knights for the 2014 NCAA Championships after placing third at the EIWA Championships. NOAH WHITTENBURG
Goodale and he reacts to the way you like to be coached. He’s a coach
that will cheer for you and that’s what makes him a good coach. He is able to motivate everyone.” Goodale was able to make the most of a season where only seniors Dan Seidenberg and Vinnie Dellefave, along with junior Nick Visicaro, made up the upperclassmen. Several underclassmen grapplers, many making their career debuts, performed well, a situation that made the season unique for Goodale. “There were a lot of freshman in the lineup and they got better toward the end,” Goodale said. “That’s really the most unique of it all. You don’t know what you are going to get going into the season and all of a sudden they come out of nowhere and have a really good dual meet season, a ver y good EIWAs and a special national tournament.” The significance of the season lies on the All-American Perrotti. While Perrotti going on to place eighth at the NCAAs to secure a podium spot seems like an individual accomplishment, it is as much a testament to Goodale and the rest of the team, Theobold said. “Overall as a team I think we did really good. We had a lot of individual success, such as Anthony Perrotti [becoming an] All-American,” Theobold said. “Which that right there is a team success, too, because it took everyone on the team to help him, train with him and the whole team came behind Perrotti when he was at Nationals.” But just because Goodale and the Knights enjoyed a successful 2013-14 season does not mean they are done. Goodale wants to keep improving as Rutgers moves into the Big Ten. “We just have to keep getting better. Conditioning doesn’t leave, just because we had some success, the training can’t end,” Goodale said. “We have to do a good job this spring of training, continuing to get better and jumping levels. We have to improve and there has to be a sense of urgency to develop more toughness, strength and out skills. That’s the biggest thing we are working on: a sense of urgency to get better.” Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer, who finished first in The Daily Targum’s Coach of the Year voting, was unavailable for comment because of ongoing contract negotiations.
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Page 25 MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR COREY CRAWFORD
Junior finishes career season breaking several school records LOU PETRELLA CORRESPONDENT
Corey Crawford sits about 1 1/2 feet behind his idol and Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis for the longest jump in New Jersey high school track and field history. But this March, Lewis watched on at the AAC Indoor Championships in the New York City Armory as the junior secured the longest collegiate jump of the 2014 indoor season. After the jump, the nine-time gold medalist and current University of Houston volunteer track coach talked with Crawford about the jump and what he liked about it. “It’s got to be one of the best days of his life. Carl gave him real positive feedback about doing things the right way,” assistant coach Robert Farrell joked. “I guess we’ll agree with what Carl says.” Although this year’s Daily Targum Male Athlete of the Year may not hold the New Jersey high school long jump record, he has certainly broken his fair-share of records at Rutgers from start to finish this season. It began in December at the New Year’s Invitational at Princeton when Crawford was able to break the school and personal indoor record in the long jump with a jump of 7.79 meters. Crawford broke the same records in February with a jump of 7.97 meters at the New Balance Invitational, all culminating in his final jump of 8.22 meters at the AAC Championships in March. Each jump placed him atop the national leader board, with the final jump putting him in third place in the world rankings for the indoor campaign. According to head coach Mike Mulqueen, Crawford’s impact has been extremely positive for the pro-
gram on the heels of an entrance into the Big Ten conference. “When some of the younger kids see that Corey is the number one jumper in the countr y, they think, ‘Hey, maybe I could be like that, too,’“ Mulqueen said. “It helps build momentum for the program.” As he continues to break records, Crawford still remembers being right behind Lewis in high school and says that was a time when he realized he had jumping potential. “Especially in high school — my senior year — I wanted to be the best,” Crawford said. “I wanted to be the best in the county, then state, then the national level. So my senior year really opened my eyes to where I could be on a national stage.” It wasn’t always easy for Crawford, however. Last season, the Oakland, New Jersey, native was often frustrated with his jumps, resulting in a lack of confidence that showed on the track. “I think the biggest change has been my confidence level,” Crawford. “Last year I got off to a rough start in the outdoor season. I wasn’t jumping with any confidence, I was fouling on almost every jump I took. … Track is very much a mental sport. I feel like this year I am much more mentally stable than I was last year.” Senior pole-vaulter Chris Wyckof f has had the benefit of being around Crawford since he entered the program four years ago and believes the improvements are due to a mixture of Farrell’s new training philosophies, along with developed physical fitness.
Junior jumper Corey Crawford said the key to his success this season was a change in confidence level. He ranked third in the world during his indoor campaign. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR “Corey has had a second year to adjust to Coach Farrell’s new coaching technique,” Wyckoff said. “He has matured as an athlete and learned from his injuries in the past. He has been taking great care of his body on and off the track.” After placing third at the NCAA Indoor Championships in New Mexico, Crawford was able to carry the momentum into the outdoor portion of the season. The First Team Indoor All-American first jumped at the Spec Towns Invitational in Georgia in April and supplanted his previous best and school-best outdoor mark, with a jump of 7.80 meters. He jumped a second time at the Penn Relays a weekend ago and rebroke his own Rutgers benchmark with a jump of 7.90 meters.
Crawford said that coming into the season, he knew this success was possible. “I knew this was going to be my year,” Crawford said. “There’s no reason why I can’t be up there with [the best in the country]. That’s what I’ve been telling myself this whole season.” The junior says that he gets his winning attitude from both his teammates and friends, but most importantly his family. Crawford’s father, Jay Crawford, is an anchor on ESPN’s flagship program SportsCenter, and has been an almost-obsessive supporter of Corey Crawford since he took up track in high school. Corey Crawford says that when Jay Crawford is not working, he is either at his meets, looking up
stats, or Tweeting out the latest information about Corey Crawford to his followers. That all means much to him. “I’m truly blessed to have parents who really want to go watch me and aren’t just going to make me happy,” Crawford said. “My dad really didn’t know anything about track when I picked it up in high school, but now he knows everything and he’s always looking up stats and records, so it’s been awesome to get so much support from all over the country. It’s all been really special.” The next stop for Crawford will be Regional Championships followed by NCAA Outdoor Championships — a competition the jumper nearly missed qualifying for last season.
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May 5, 2014 TEAM OF THE YEAR WOMEN’S SOCCER
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR JESS JANOSZ
Knights make run to NCAAs LAUREN GREEN STAFF WRITER
Senior goalkeeper Jess Janosz closed out the season with 360:99 straight minutes without allowing a goal. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Janosz finishes career with scoreless streak TYLER KARALEWICH ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The last month of the season for the Rutgers women’s soccer team was far from normal by any standards and featured impressive performances when it needed it most. With hopes of making the NCAA Tournament, the Scarlet Knights needed to secure the top spot in the inaugural AAC Championships in order to receive automatic qualification. After advancing on penalty kicks against Memphis following a 0-0 score in the first round of the playoffs, Rutgers was then tasked with having to face top-seeded Central Florida. The Knights would need regulation, two overtimes and then penalty kicks before the ball reached the back of the net more times for UCF than it did for Rutgers. After another 0-0 score, UCF was crowned AAC Champions after advancing on penalty kicks. Despite not receiving automatic qualification, the Knights extended their season by receiving an at-large selection for the NCAAs with a matchup against West Virginia. It was déjà vu for Rutgers, failing to advance on penalty kicks after a scoreless game. While the forefront of concerns may have been the Knights’ scoring, senior goalkeeper Jess Janosz’s impressive performance is one that made her The Daily Targum’s Female Athlete of the Year. Janosz closed out the 2013 season by not allowing a goal in 360:99 minutes of soccer. The Ringwood, New Jersey native recorded three straight shutouts to end the season and allowed only one goal in the last five games of the year. The recognition is one that is surprising for the graduating goalie. “I am actually so surprised that I won award,” Janosz said. “There are so many sports in each season and other athletes who played so well. My team really deserves a lot of the credit in this award, too.” But beyond all the saves and the nine shutouts — tied for seventh all time in a season by a Knight — Janosz also finished the season with .91 goals against average and a .801 save percentage for the year. Although her statistics are impressive, her importance to the defense is one that warranted her recognition.
The defense was one of the main reasons for the success this season, said senior defender Trish DiPaolo. “Defense is really important, just like they say, ‘Offense sells tickets and defense wins championships,” DiPaolo said. “I think having a strong back line is a really important key to success, especially in soccer.” But for Janosz, her success this season is something that almost did not happen. The redshirt senior could have elected to leave school after her academic senior year with limited playing time, but instead elected to stay for her redshirt senior year and take her opportunity to compete for the starting goalkeeper position. With Janosz coming back for her last year of eligibility, head coach Glenn Crooks noticed a huge change in the preparation entering the season. “Jess came back knowing that — unless something really went wrong — she would have a great opportunity to be the number one keeper throughout the season,” Crooks said. “So, she took advantage of that by coming back in the best shape of her life. She worked hard from the start leading up to the fall, which set her up for success — more so than any other year, she was ready to play.” But among the multitude of statistical success that Janosz enjoyed on the season, Crooks also credits Janosz as not only the leader of the defense, but also one of the team leaders. “It was Jess’s team in many ways,” Crooks said. “Jess had some young defenders in front of her that she had to organize to make them feel confident. She really took command both verbally and how she carried herself. She never wavered. … It was her team all year.” As much as Janosz put on for her team all season, earning several standout individual statistics such as nine shutouts and 82 saves, she leaves most of the credit to her team — specifically the defenders in front of her. “The defense was huge. Any success that I had was solely because of them. Those four girls in front of me had my back the entire time this season,” Janosz said laughing. “They sold their bodies, and by that I mean laying out, taking balls to the face and they were aggressive. I felt that defense really held the team together.”
The Rutgers women’s soccer team finished its season in mid-November following a hardfought 90 minutes of regulation and another 20 minutes of overtime against former Big East rival West Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. For the third straight match, The Daily Targum’s Team of the Year was forced to penalty kicks, where it ultimately failed to advance after not matching the Mountaineers penalty kicks, 3-0. It was the fourth straight overtime match and the third straight to end with penalty kicks. The Knights had split the previous weekend’s shootout attempts, beating Memphis, 2-1, in five rounds. Senior defender Tricia DiPaolo was the fourth kicker for Rutgers, stepping up just after the Tigers had equalized. The seventh-year senior said despite the pressure-packed situation, nerves did not get to her. “For me, I wasn’t very nervous stepping up to take my penalty kick,” DiPaolo said. “I wanted to go and tried to just block that stuff out. The more you overthink it and more you get nervous and think about it, the more likely you are to make a mistake. So [my way of handling it] was to just stay cool, calm and collected and just get the job done.” DiPaolo’s kick proved to be the game winner after the fifth Memphis attempt went over the goal and helped the Knights advance to their first conference championship match since 2006. The title match against Central Florida was also unable to
be decided after 110 minutes of scoreless soccer. For the second straight match, Rutgers went to penalty kicks. Rutgers and UCF were evenly matched throughout the first five kicks, sending the game to sudden-death extra kicks. Freshman striker Madison Tiernan, who finished third on the team in scoring, saw her penalty kick stopped by UCF goalkeeper Connie Orgen in the ninth round of kicks. Senior forward Jonelle Filigno left Rutgers as the program’s alltime leader in game-winning goals with 17. She also finished the season second in goals and points behind junior forward Stefanie Scholz. Filigno was injured in the AAC semifinal match against Memphis that prevented her from taking the pitch in the title match or NCAA tournament, but was grateful for the role she played. “Unfortunately, I was injured for the last third of the season so I played a different role on that Rutgers team, more of a supportive senior player to get my team going,” Filigno said. “… It was kind of cool to be on the other end and be a positive leader for my team off the field.” Despite the failure to advance, the Knights earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Head coach Glenn Crooks said the AAC Championship match was where the support from various colleagues poured in. “A lot of people at Rutgers [and] a lot of people across the country — friends colleagues, recruits — watched that conference championship game at UCF that ended 0-0 and we failed to advance on penalty kicks,” Crooks said. “The common theme of the feedback I got was how proud we should be of
the girls because of how hard they worked and how well they represented the university.” That support started on the Rutgers campus as head football coach Kyle Flood had gathered his staff to watch the match. “It started with Kyle Flood, who had his entire coaching staff in his office watching the penalty kicks, which didn’t go our way,” Crooks said. “But a lot of people saw that game and I think that really represented who we were this year — a team of girls who fought for each other, who stayed together no matter what kind of adversity there might have been.” Crooks was quick to point out the support of the coaching staff — associate head coach Michael O’Neill, First assistant coach Meghan Ryan and Goalkeeper coach Josh Osit — as well as the training and academic advising staffs as being critical to the success this season. “It truly was an unforgettable season. Part of it was the people that I’m surrounded with,” Crooks said. “It’s absolutely critical to have a lot of different elements to have a successful year or to have a successful program. The Rutgers University women’s soccer team is blessed in many ways. … It’s a great staff.” DiPaolo said that the highlights of the season were those she was able to share with her teammates. “Celebrating those big wins with our teammates, especially in the tournament,” DiPaolo said. “The penalty kicks and then [more] penalty kicks; Rachel Cole’s goal to send us into the [next round of the tournament]. Just celebrating with your teammates in those big moments is something you’ve got with you forever.”
NOAH WHITTENBURG