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Rutgers study TL;DR: Founder of reddit comes to Rutgers reveals lack of state oversight to contractors By Nis Frome Staff Writer
By Erin Petenko Associate News Editor
A Rutgers report concluded that the state does not provide enough oversight to its third-party contractors. According to the report, jointly published by the School of Management and Labor Relations and the Department of Public Policy and Administration, New Jersey lacks the necessary personnel to monitor the maintenance of their contracts, putting the lives of its most vulnerable people — children, the disabled and the elderly — at unnecessary risk. The report, titled, “Overlooking Oversight: A Lack of Oversight in the Garden State is Placing New Jersey Residents and Assets at Risk,” specifically criticizes the Office of Information Services, whose workforce has dropped from 82 in 2003 to 54 in 2012. For close to three years, researchers analyzed New Jersey statutes, regulations, executive orders, government circulars, organization charts, service contracts and request for proposals, news articles and select reports from the Office of the State Comptroller. Janice Fine, co-author of the report, said contracts must be carefully managed to ensure efficiency and protect taxpayers from waste, according to a press release. “This study raises serious questions about the state’s capacity to make sure its residents receive safe, quality services and taxpayers’ money is not wasted,” said Fine, professor at the School of Management and Labor Relations, in the press release. The Office of Auditing in the Department of Health Services and the Department of Transportation have also lost 50 percent of their employees in recent years. Researchers spent three years analyzing government documents and media sources to make their conclusions, according to the press release. The report cited sectors such as Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and the Department of Child Protection and Permanency as examples of areas that neglect could potentially affect. Patrice Mareschal, co-author of the study, said in the press release the state provides a broad array of protective services from the penal system to child protection. “It is critical that we address the weaknesses in the state’s capacity to oversee third-party contracts,” said Mareschal, professor at the Department of Public Policy and Administration, in the press release. The report recommended allocating greater resources to contract management and staff training. It also suggested the creation of a data system to better hold contractors accountable to the state.
Students need to learn to be awesome without permission, said Alexis Ohanian, the founder of reddit, in a speech last night. Ohanian visited the Livingston Student Center to promote his new book, “Without Their Permission: How the 21st Centur y Will Be Made, Not Managed” and advises aspiring tech students. Ohanian shared his journey from humble beginnings to tech superstardom while rallying the audience for entrepreneurship. He believes students should not only be explorers but also programmers. “Don’t settle for just having a good idea when the barrier to entr y is as little as it is,” he said. “The reason my book is called ‘Without Their Permission: How
the 21st Centur y Will Be Made, Not Managed’ is because it will be run by builders.” The Rutgers University Programming Association hosted Ohanian’s book tour. Erica Har tsfield, RUPA’s director of the ar ts and culture committee, said the 450-person capacity room had only a few empty seats. The Daily Targum had the oppor tunity to sit down with Ohanian in an exclusive press conference. An abbreviated inter view with answers to the Targum’s questions is below: The Daily Targum: When did you first realize that Reddit was going to be a huge success? Alexis Ohanian: There’s never one moment where you’re like “Yeah it’s of ficial — success!” The biggest moment that See rEDDIT on Page 4
Alexis Ohanian, founder of reddit, speaks yesterday as a part of his book tour stop at the Livingston Campus Center. YINGJIE HU
Richard Edwards talks safety, athletic budget
Mappler uses mapping technology that plots potholes in different parts of New Jersey. COURTESY OF KEITH KIM
Alumnus develops app that pinpoints potholes By Nick Siwek Staff Writer
A community mapping company has debuted an app to prevent popped tires across the state. Wansoo Im, creator of the app, said in an email that he previously created an app to help residents find gas stations in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Im, a part-time lecturer in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, decided to focus his next project on a common community problem — potholes formed after bad weather. He used a self-designed mapping technology called Mappler to plot potholes in New Jersey. He used the technology to create the MapplerK pothole app. “Mappler is a flexible and robust mapping platform that we have developed over a long time,” he said. “We’re always looking for new project opportunities where we can use this technology to create a lasting impact.” The mission statement of his geographical informations
systems company, Vertices LLC, is “Connecting People, Connecting Communities.” “I realized that community participatory mapping is extremely powerful in helping communities deal with an emergency,” he said. “The incredible number of potholes created during the recent snowstorms seemed like another crucial moment for it to take affect.” In a press release, Steve Manas, public relations specialist for the University, said Im describes community mapping as a hobby to help nonprofit organizations. Im specializes in teaching undergraduate courses on community planning and hopes people will use the new app to become well informed about potholes before wrecking their cars, according to the press release. Im said the MapplerK pothole app can be downloaded from Apple or Android app stores. Users can then log in using “njpothole” as the username and password. Then the user is ready to add potholes with See potholes on Page 5
Richard Edwards, interim chancellor for the New Brunswick campus, said Rutgers officals attended memorial services for Billy McCaw and offered counseling. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
By Erin Petenko Associate News Editor
Interim Chancellor for Rutgers-New Brunswick Richard Edwards criticized The Division of Administration and Public Safety for their treatment of William McCaw’s murder that occurred on Feb. 15. Edwards, also executive vice president for Academic Affairs, spoke at the Rutgers University Student Assembly meeting held last night at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus. Edwards said someone at the University had decided the recent crime did not fall under the Cler y Repor t standards for issuing an aler t, but he disagreed with that decision. He pointed out Rutgers officials had attended memorial services and had offered counseling assistance to students.
“It’s a very touchy issue ... but it appears pretty clear that this was not a random act,” he said. “It doesn’t appear that other people are at risk for this situation.” He said New Brunswick had limited traffic regulation off campus, but the Rutgers University Police Department did have jurisdiction in the city and were capable of making arrests. Edwards also defended Rutgers Athletics at the meeting. He said the athletic budget had recently seen a huge increase, but called the major costs onetime expenses, such as leaving the AAC and paying of f Mike Rice and Tim Pernetti. “We made a cold business decision to do those things,” he said. The University has projected that over the next 12 years, the inSee EDWARDS on Page 5
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CAMPUS CALENDAR Friday, March 7
RU Campus Coalition Against Trafficking hosts the “Human Trafficking in New Jersey and at Super Bowl XLVIII” panel event at 3 p.m. at the Busch Campus Center. Admission is free for everyone. The Animal Sciences Department presents “Sex Biases in Stress Signaling in the Brain” at 9:15 a.m. at Foran Hall on Cook campus. AAUW presents “Elect Her—Campus Women Win!” at 10:30 a.m. at Wood Lawn Mansion on Douglass campus. Admission is free for ever yone. Digital Classroom Ser vices presents “All About Apps: Hands On” at 1 p.m. at Tillet Hall on Livingston campus. Admission is free for ever yone. The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum begins its two-day symposium “Striking Resemblance: The Changing Art of Portraiture” at 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. at 71 Hamilton St. on the College Avenue campus, featuring a keynote address by Nobel Laureate Eric R. Kandel at 6 p.m. The keynote event is free and seating is limited.
Saturday, March 8
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum presents day two of its symposium “Striking Resemblance: The Changing Art of Portraiture” beginning at 9 a.m. at 71 Hamilton St. on the College Avenue campus. The symposium registration fee of $25 includes continental breakfast, lunch and the reception.
Monday, March 10
Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Rutgers Jazz Ensemble II” at 7:30 p.m. at Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. Price for general admission is $15, for students is $5 and for Rutgers Alumni, Employees and seniors is $10.
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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT In yesterday’s article, titled “Campaign creates awareness to celebrate social justice at Rutgers,” Yamiesha Bell should have been cited as president of MountainView Project Student Organization, which assists inmates. Bell should have been quoted saying she attended a predominantly white high school and that her high school counselor helped her with applications.
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METRO CALENDAR Friday, March 7
The NJ State Theatre presents “Rock of Ages” at 8 p.m. with additional showings Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. at 15 Livingston Ave. Ticket prices range from $35 to $75.
Monday, March 10
The Citizens Campaign presents “Environmental Justice, Advocacy, and The Media” statewide conference at 6 p.m. at Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. Admission is free for everyone.
Tuesday, March 11
George Street Playhouse presents “I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti” at 8 p.m. at 9 Livingston Ave. Ticket prices can be found online.
Saturday, March 15
The NJ State Theatre presents “Inside Amy Schumer’s Back Door Tour” at 8 p.m. at 15 Livingston Ave. Ticket prices range from $37 to $45.
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Professor sheds light on women’s rights In March 2012, a 16-year-old Moroccan girl killed herself after being forced to marr y her 24-year-old rapist. Zakia Salime, associate professor of Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers, told the story of Amina Filali, whose case is often used by Western cultures as a stereotype of Islamic culture. Salime spoke yesterday as part of the Institute for Research on Women’s Distinguished Lecture series on Douglass campus. She opened by saying she was there to represent two sides of a debate and to deal with a variety of questions surrounding feminism and Islam. According to Moroccan penal code, Filali’s rapist was able to avoid conviction and incarceration by marr ying Filali, Salime said. The situation created a stirring worldwide debate that resulted in the end of the penal code that entrapped Filali in her marriage, Salima said. The case was more of an issue about outdated French colonialist ideals that influenced Morocco, she said. Colonial practice requires reading a verse of the Quran
and having two witnesses present at a marriage ceremony, Salime said. This tradition does not safeguard against the illegal marriage of minors or marriage without parental consent. In 2004, the Moroccan government adopted the practice of marriage licensing and set the legal marriage age to 18 years old, she said. Though a Moroccan newspaper was the first to break Filali’s stor y, Salime said it gained worldwide recognition from interested young people on the Internet. Much of Morocco’s population is illiterate, and so Filali’s story did not necessarily reach those closest to the situation, Salime said. The case prompted young people to start an international conversation over the Moroccan penal codes, she said. The Twitter hashtag #RIPAmina began trending worldwide which prompted different media organizations to begin reporting about it. In more traditional areas, protests caused people to question the accepted practice and European parliaments joined in on the debate, she said.
Ibn Kafka and other online groups pointed out that judges went along with the accepted practice of arranged marriage of rapists and victims because they did not want to deal with issues of rape, she said. Salime brought light to the other side of the debate. A Moroccan attorney said during a television interview that countries like Spain and Belgium had similar marriage laws, in an attempt to portray that Morocco was not the only one to hold such beliefs, Salime said. Bassima Hakkaoui, Moroccan minister for Solidarity, Women, Family and Social Development, sided with the rapist and defended existing penal codes, Salime said. Sharon Aguirre, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, attended the lecture hoping to expand on the readings and concepts outlined in her women and gender studies class, which touched upon the subject of gender decolonization. Salime’s lecture dealt with the practices of French colonialism, which she said do not consider women’s rights. Salime said Islamic culture has changed in the past 10 years.
“Times and practices are changing in a region of the globe that is presently entangled in deadly con-
flicts, only time will tell if the impactful stories of people like Amina will make a lifelong impact,” Salime said.
Zakia Salime, associate professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, talks as a part of the Distinguished Lecture series, hosted by the Institute for Research on Women. KARL HOEMPLER
Career Services helps U. students evaluate interests
David Bills, associate director for Career Developement, speaks about internships and career opportunties at the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program Office. DAPHNE ALVA
By Sabrina Szteinbaum Associate News Editor
David Bills, associate director for Career Development, said even with more than 100 majors available at Rutgers University, some students might not find their dream major. If students find themselves uninspired by what is available, Bills said they should understand that while their major is impor tant, it may not necessarily reflect the job they might end up in. He said students sometimes have to decide on a major they are not quite convinced of, but may have the prerequisites for. Even if a major does not correspond to their passion, students should follow what they love and what they are good at, he said. A lot of students enter the University Career Services office without an idea of what they want to study, to which Bills said he does not force a decision out of them, instead encouraging them
to take an assessment or speak to a counselor. He said the office offers a tool called Focus, which is a personality and interest assessment to give students an idea of what they may want to study. For liberal arts majors, Bills said practical experience through internships is often more important than one’s major. He offered advice to first-year students and seniors, two groups at critical conjunctions in their college careers. “Your major doesn’t dictate what you can do — it doesn’t limit you,” he said. “That’s one of the messages we like to tell [first-year students].” Bills said he would like firstyear students to realize that University Career Services does cater to them. Often, first-years believe that University Career Services only serves upperclassmen. Bills emphasized that first-years can get internships and career services is here to help them.
First-year students do not need to be getting fancy internships in Manhattan, Bills said. They need to get involved in student organizations so they can build their resumes to become marketable enough for the fancy internships. Bills said some seniors realize what they want to do a month before they graduate, and some leave Rutgers without a clear plan. “For seniors, it’s not that it’s too late if you wake up when you’re a senior — it’s not,” Bills said. “We help students even a little after graduation, but I think the earlier in your senior year that you’re thinking about what’s next, the better.” He said seniors sometimes panic when it seems as if their friends have it all figured out, but they do not have a plan. “That doesn’t mean that it’s all over — that they’re going to be homeless,” he said. For some, their first job after their graduation might be an internship or something experimental to help them realize what they want, he said. Seniors should be interviewing in the fall for June 1 jobs, he said. Daria Voskoboynikov, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, asked Bills about the best way to go about getting an internship. Bills said aside from CareerKnight, students should look at websites geared toward their desired careers. Idealist.org offers opportunities to students interested in the non-profit world, while Mediabistro serves the journalism and public relations fields. He said when students go on interviews, the interviewer typically asks the student to talk
about themselves, which is one of the main questions students get stumped on. It is so open-ended, that often students will either talk too much or not enough. The other challenging question is when students are asked to share their greatest weakness, Bills said. This question is dif ficult for students because they go to an inter view prepared to sell themselves.
The key is to have a genuine answer, and not necessarily to attempt to impress the interviewer with qualities like being a workaholic or a perfectionist. Bills said students should be thinking about the future when deciding their major, but not overly so. “A lot of career possibilities come from things other than the major, they come from your practical experiences and your skills and your dreams and your passions,” Bills said.
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was a kind of ‘wow’ — not quite ‘we’ve made it,’ but look how far we’ve come, was when President [Barack Obama] did an AMA. DT: What is your favorite AMA and why? AO: How do you choose just one? I can tell you the ones that I want to see — number one is Jay Z. Number two is the Pope. In that order. Number three would be Snooki, but I don’t know if that’s going to happen. But I’ll tell you, of the past ones, obviously I have to say the President of the United States. But also Bill Murray proved he is ever ything we all hope him to be. He’s legendar y. But then you get these sleeper ones. You find these AMAs, these amazing ones. You’ll get these from someone who is like 90 plus. I have a grandfather who’s 92, and I’ve actually been tr ying to get him to do an AMA. We’ll see if grandpa will do it. To hear them talk about what the world was like compared to what it is today. They’re not celebrities, but they have an amazing stor y to tell. DT: What is your favorite subreddit and why? AO: Well I have to be fair, [the subreddit] /r/rutgers has
been ver y suppor tive for doing a little AMA right now. Lots of love. They’re tr ying to teach me about fat sandwiches, which I guess … they’re like an endangered species because you guys took all the fat sandwich trucks and like dispersed them all over town. But I was a histor y major, so I love /r/askhistorians so that’s always a go-to. DT: As the first non-technical founder in tech seeder Y Combinator, do you think that the reception of non-technical entrepreneurs has changed since you star ted? AO: Admittedly, the first class of Y Combinator had four amazing star ters, all of whom had no idea what they were doing. Their goal was to find technical people because they knew before most that people who can write code and build platforms would make this centur y. And so they were a little skeptical about non-technical co-founders, without a doubt. And so I had to answer a lot of questions like, ‘What does Alexis do all day other than drawing the mascot?’ I think over time a lot of non-technical co-founders have made an example that there’s a way to make it work. Especially when the skill sets complement one another.
The last thing [a non-technical co-founder] should do is settle with just having great ideas. Learning how to code is the most valuable thing anyone can do right now, even if [they] don’t want to be an entrepreneur. DT: In your book, you give a pretty bleak example of what a commencement address would look like in 2025 if Internet censorship legislation were passed. If legislation like Stop Online Piracy Act were passed 10 years ago, how would that have impacted the formation of reddit?
“The founding fathers were smart fellows, they missed something. … Nobody could have expected software that exists now. ” Alexis ohanian Founder of reddit
AO: Well there would be no reddit. If SOPA or PIPA [Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Proper ty Act] had existed, there would be no reddit. I mean that’s the reason I got involved in the fight. ... In fact, user-generated content could not have emerged. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blogs would have come under fire. DT: So then, building of f that, what sor t digital IP legislation would you promote, or
would you eliminate software IP altogether? AO: I’d love to see software patents go away. I have friends in patent of fice, so I can say somewhat first-hand what a cluster that situation is. And you see all the time the root of it is this: Patents have a ver y impor tant role, since they stimulate growth in entrepreneurship, because you get a limited monopoly on your idea. And that works for a lot of things, but it does not work for software, because of the nature of how software is written, it doesn’t exist. The founding fathers were smar t fellows, they missed some things … nobody could have expected the software that exists now. And the system for patents does not promote … innovation when it comes to software patents, and that’s the goal of it. So if it’s not doing that, let’s get rid of it. Because the only people who are benefitting from them right now are large corporations who gobble them up and use them as clubs to spite, up and coming companies or to get into silly battles with other large companies that don’t actually create any new stuff. DT: Net neutrality and privacy aren’t the only issues facing our beloved Internet entrepreneurial meritocracy, so what do you think is another great challenge? AO: Access ...we still have millions of Americans who don’t have broadband internet, because they live in rural America. There are millions of Americans who have to take their kids to
McDonalds for free Wi-Fi, because they can’t afford it. If we believe that every American should have a reasonable right to electricity, shouldn’t they have a reasonable right to Internet, given what a boon it has been for our lives? So, 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. Looking at the last 10 years, you go down the list of this new generation of millionaires and billionaires. They’re all white. They’re mostly upper class. There are some middle-class kids in there too, but it’s very homogeneous. And so the upside to this new world, which I’m so fond of saying is in the “Industrial Revolution,” if you wanted to change the world you needed to open a factory. Today, in the Internet age, you need to open a laptop. And that’s empowering — the fact that we can start something that [starts of with] college students and in 10 years have billionaires and people who, I think more importantly, have created tremendous value. But, … [in] the next 10 years, if it continues to be these same types of people who have historically had access and privilege and ability who are taking advantage of this resource, there is going to be an even bigger gap between the haves and the have-nots. And there will be outliers for sure, but I think a big par t of it is making sure that we get as many people as possible, not only with the access, but also the skills to make the most out of it.
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pictures and information about size and location. “I have always been passionate about using my exper tise toward creating values for the community,” he said. “For me, mapping is inherently about understanding our world and sharing information so that people can benefit from it.” Since the release of the pothole app on Feb. 20, more than 600 volunteers have pointed out potholes, Im said, but he does not know the exact number of users. Users labeled 70 percent of potholes as dangerous. The latest addition to Ver tices’ MapplerK app has already helped people avoid the newest nuisance in New Jersey. The app allows users to immediately update the location of potholes, motivating municipalities to patch them up as quickly as possible. Im plans to expand his company’s pothole mappings beyond New Jersey to other par ts of the countr y. Currently, Im’s team is par tnering with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to create a pothole map for the frequently snow-laden city and to map other impor tant information for the public’s use.
Keith Kim, operations manager at Ver tices, worked with Im on the company’s newest community MapplerK app. He was heavily involved in the creativity depar tment of the app. “I created the initial momentum for people actually using the app,” he said. Kim said the app works on a crowd-based model, similar to Wikipedia’s model, in that users can change the severity level of previously posted sites. This allows for the most accurate user-based pothole listings. By including the jurisdiction of each pothole, the app pressures municipalities to fix their roads. The information-gathering method has strongly influenced the issue. “It’s creating accountability for individual municipalities,” he said. Kim does not believe any other interactive mapping software is out right now and hopes government organizations use the app as a tool to solve the pothole problem. Im has also created a community par ticipator y map about finding public bathrooms in New York City. Ver tices LLC is willing to provide the technology and suppor t for any municipalities and organizations that want to take action.
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creased revenue from the Big Ten would reach $200 million. Making the move cost $11 million, which gave Rutgers a 95 percent return on investment. Rutgers would not get a full share of revenue from the Big Ten for six years, but the Athletic Department would eventually be able to become independently financed. He said increased athletic revenue would not lower tuition, but it would allow Rutgers to allocate more funds to academic departments and some scholarships. “We’ve had an athletic department that’s been in deficit for a long time ... if we’re going to have athletics, we should look at … [getting out of] out of a proposition that’s losing money every year,” he said. The Strategic Plan is in the process of negotiation, he said. University President Robert L. Barchi has also announced a 100-day plan that will closely involve Edwards’ work. He aims to reorganize the academic structure of the University and take a closer look at the use of technology in the classroom. Rutgers would like to use more blended classes, which combine online with a traditional classroom setting, he said. Blended classes have tested better than both online and traditional classes.
The University will offer Henry Rutgers University Professor titles and awards to graduate students intended to keep top performers in the state. It also plans to begin awarding undergraduate scholarships in sync with the construction of the new Honors College. All of the Honors College students would go through the main honors college for the first year, then divide into their individual schools, he said. Rutgers-New Brunswick has never had a specialized chancellor before. “In my role as executive vice president, I always have to be careful to not look like something’s not favoring New Brunswick over Newark and Camden campuses,” he said. “But in my role as chancellor of this campus, I don’t have to be careful at all.” He and Felicia McGinty, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, were planning to get input on the Strategic Plan to enhance the student experience. “We’ve taken all of the themes and pillars and assigned committees to each of them,” he said. “They would focus on issues that affect more than one school or department to preserve Rutgers’ scarce resources.” Although Rutgers would always depend on the state, he predicted more profitable private-public partnerships. Gov. Chris Chris-
tie’s budget only held the funding for Rutgers level, ignoring the increased cost of living. Currently, 55 percent of student tuition goes directly to departments while the rest goes to the general Rutgers fund. The University plans to experiment with a different budget model that would give most of student tuition directly to individual departments, he said. Under the plan, called responsibility-sponsored management, students would be able to see exactly what department funds are going to, he said. Sherif Ibrahim, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said New Jersey had a large problem with students leaving to go to college. Edwards is concerned that community college students cannot tell which transfer credits would go toward their Rutgers degree. “I’ve railed against it, but so far nothing has happened,” he said. Pavel Sokolov, president of RUSA, said Edwards’ background in social work made him an appealing administrator. Edwards has worked in universities for 40 years and served as interim chancellor and dean of the School of Social Work, said Sokolov, a Rutgers Business School senior. RUSA also honored Arthur Casciato, director of the Office of Distinguished Fellowships, with a plaque and a speech from Ibrahim, a Fulbright scholar. “It doesn’t benefit the individual Rutgers students. … It benefits the way we look at awards,” Ibrahim said.
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PARALYMPIC PRIDE Steve Cash, left, of the USA runs through drills during a training session at the Shayba Arena on March 6 in Sochi, Russia. Right, United States Ice Sledge Hockey team practice at Ice Sledge Hockey Training Venue on March 6 ahead of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games. GETTY IMAGES
Military commanders retain control of assault prosecution WASHINGTON — Bowing to the Pentagon, the Senate agreed after impassioned debate yesterday to leave the authority to prosecute rapes and other serious crimes with military commanders in a struggle that highlighted the growing role of women in Congress. The vote was 55-45 in favor of stripping commanders of that authority, but that was short of the 60 necessary to move ahead on the legislation sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Her bill would have given the decision to take serious crimes to courts-martial to seasoned military trial lawyers, independent of the chain of command. The debate and vote were the culmination of a nearly yearlong campaign to curb sexual assault in the ranks, led by female senators
who have questioned whether the military’s mostly male leadership understands differences between relatively minor sexual offenses and serious crimes that deserve swift and decisive justice. Yesterday’s rejection is unlikely to be the final word. Defeated but unyielding, Gillibrand and her allies vowed to seize the next opportunity to force another vote, probably in the spring when the Senate starts work on a sweeping defense policy bill for the 2015 fiscal year. “Many people said to me, ‘Kirsten, I’m going to watch this, and if it doesn’t get better in the next six months, I’m with you next time,’” she said at a news conference. “We will not be stopped. Look, I’ve been here long enough to see how sometimes change is painful and slow. But it happens. I’ve seen
it. And we will see it again,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. Pentagon leaders vigorously opposed the measure, as did former prosecutors and military veterans in the Senate who argued that commanders should have more responsibility, not less, for the conduct of the men and women they lead in war and peacetime. “We can’t let the commanders walk away,” insisted Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, who bemoaned the tenor of a policy debate that pitted her against fellow Democrat Gillibrand. Backers of the measure insisted that piecemeal reforms have had only a limited impact on a problem that even the military has called an epidemic. Survey results have suggested that some 26,000 women may have been sexually assaulted in the
most recent accounting with thousands unwilling to come forward for fear of inaction or retribution. “The people who don’t trust the chain of the command are the victims,” Gillibrand said. The New York lawmaker was relentless in lobbying her colleagues, even in the final minutes of the vote. Standing in the well of the Senate, she tried to persuade a wavering Sen. Mark Kirk, an original sponsor of her measure. Kirk also got an earful from Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arguing against the measure. Kirk, an Illinois Republican, said after the vote that he was concerned the bill would “jeopardize our readiness and our military stationed in the field.” Among the Republicans voting with Gillibrand were Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who faces
Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes in his re-election bid, and Mike Enzi of Wyoming. In fact, Gillibrand’s effort divided the Senate in ways that smashed conventional lines on both gender and political party. Conservative Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky backed her effort, while the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, opposed it. Including Gillibrand, the bill had the support of 17 of the Senate’s 20 women. Proponents and opponents argued on the Senate floor based on personal experiences, growing frustration with what they dismissed as fixes around the edges and horrific stories from the ranks. — The Associated Press
Mass. lawmakers pass bill cracking down on ‘upskirt’ photos BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers approved legislation yesterday to crack down on those who secretly take photographs of “the sexual or other intimate parts” of women or children in public. Approval of the bill, which also would apply to male victims, came a day after the state’s highest court ruled that a man who took cellphone photos up the skirts of female passengers riding the Boston subway didn’t violate state law. Top lawmakers said the bill will send a clear message to those who take so-called “upskirt” photos. “It is sexual harassment. It’s an assault on another person whether it’s a child or an adult,” Senate President Therese Murray said moments after the Senate unanimously approved the bill. “Woman and children should be able to go to public places without feeling that they are not protected by the law.”
The legislation says anyone who “photographs, videotapes or electronically sur veils” another person’s sexual or intimate parts without that person’s consent would face a misdemeanor charge and a maximum penalty of two-and-a-half years in jail and a $5,000 fine. The crime becomes a felony with a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine for photographs or recordings of a child under 18. Distributing such photos would carr y a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Murray said those who take such photos sometimes post them on pornographic websites. House Speaker Robert DeLeo said the Legislature moved swiftly after the Supreme Judicial Court issued its ruling Wednesday. “Not only did we get it done quickly, but I think there was a
feeling that we did it right,” he said. “We wanted to make sure that this would be a law that would pass all legal questions that could arise.” After additional procedural votes, the bill could reach Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday or today. Patrick said he would sign the legislation. DeLeo and Murray both expressed frustration with the court ruling, but said lawmakers are facing an ongoing challenge keeping up with rapidly changing technology. “What we didn’t talk about yet are drones,” Murray said. “So now the drone issue will come up in the future also about privacy issues.” Wednesday’s court decision overruled a lower court that had upheld charges against Michael Robertson, who was arrested in August 2010 by transit police who set up a sting after getting
reports that he was using his cellphone to take photos and video up the skirts and dresses of female riders. The state’s existing Peeping Tom law “does not apply to photographing (or videotaping or electronically surveilling) persons who are fully clothed and, in particular, does not reach the type of upskirting that the defendant is charged with,” the court said. The SJC said that while such actions should be illegal, they are not, given the way state law is written. In the past three years, MBTA police have investigated 13 “secretly photographing” cases. In some cases, the alleged offender was issued a court summons. Some remain open investigations. During those three years there was an average of 395 million passenger trips on the MBTA.
JACKSON, N.J. — Three African lion cubs at Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari in central New Jersey now have names following voting on the park’s Facebook page. The park says fans chose the African names Kanu, meaning “wildcat,” Kondo, meaning “warrior,” and Kume, meaning “strong.” Six Flags said Thursday that nearly 4,000 fans took par t in the multiplechoice voting. The park says its animal care team has become surrogate mother to the cubs due to medical distress and lack of care by their mothers.
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— The Associated Press
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U. society aims to build future leaders By Kelsey Weidmann Contributing Writer
The mission of the National Society of Leadership and Success is to build strong future leaders and is now furthered by its community service branch. Seshiru Ohi, current co-president of the Rutgers chapter of NSLS, said she received her invitation during the summer before her sophomore year. She had never been a part of a national organization, so NSLS intrigued her immediately. “I looked at the website and leadership was something that I was very interested in, so when I first accepted the invitation, I knew it was something that I was going to put my whole heart into,” Ohi said. Ohi, a Rutgers Business School junior, said the NSLS at Rutgers includes more than 2,000 members. She said as a part of the requirement to become an official member, pending members must attend three speaker broadcast sessions. These usually include a motivational speaker. In the past, celebrities like Hilar y Duff and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani have given popular presentations. “Celebrities especially will talk about what they did when they were our age and how they succeeded and reached their goals. Every speaker talks about something different, so it’s really interesting. We usually get really good feedback from it,” Ohi said. Alex Hsu, a Rutgers Business School junior, said his experience pushed him to succeed. He wanted to be healthier and more active, so the group helped him create specific plans to improve his eating habits and start visiting the gym. Hsu, head of the Career Development branch, said interpersonal skills lead people and give them direction. NSLS believes leadership is important because it teaches people to make their own decisions and be confident in themselves and others. It can only improve a person by encouraging them to be confident, passionate and organized, Ohi said. “It is a networking experience to meet up with people that they don’t know and at the end of it, [these are people] that they can go and talk to. I have met the most motivated, smart and fun people through [it],” she said.
Daniel Birtwell, former president of the society, said the society started in the fall of 2010 and provides an integral role for society. One unique aspect of the society is the success networking groups. These five or six member groups meet three times over the semester to support each other in their personal goals, said Birtwell, a Rutgers Business School senior. The groups are comprised of students that have never encountered a need to increase motivation and success. “Leadership is important because, in society, everyone is always looking up to somebody, and they want somebody to take charge,” Birtwell said. Birtwell said confidence is one of the main traits. “I think it just takes self-confidence and the ability to believe in yourself,” Birtwell said. The members of the society incorporate diverse and various goals from many different kinds of people. Hsu said he noticed this in the Career Development branch, where he assists in resume building and writing cover letters. “It is interesting to see how people from different backgrounds, like communications, English majors, [biology majors] all have different types of goals and aren’t necessarily trying to stick to their majors,” Hsu said. Birtwell said it is significant that the society has focused on skills from both ends of the leadership spectrum. “It gives you the ability to know how to be a leader and how to be a follower,” he said. One of the newest branches of the society, the community service branch, has already held numerous events, including a beach clean up after Hurricane Sandy, and plans on many events in the future. Ohi said community service has been something many members have been asking about. “So far we are trying to market that through all of our required events as well. We will be having a visit to Elijah’s Promise and also a Blood Drive coming up this semester,” Ohi said. The society hopes to continue to make a difference and grow their influence in the future, Ohi said. “I see [the society] as an integral part of [the University], as far as being recognized on campus and helping better the community inside and outside of [the University],” Birtwell said.
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MAKING A MARK Rutgers Student Life Leadership and Training hosted the second annual Mark Conference Saturday, an event geared toward empowering students to follow their passions. The conference featured speakers such as actress Laverne Cox, from “Orange is the New Black,” and motivational student speakers from right here at Rutgers. We laurel the students and organizers for putting together a successful event that is sure to have inspired many — and we’re already looking forward to next year’s conference.
NO ADMINSTRATION COMMUNICATION Since Billy McCaw’s murder, many members of the Rutgers and New Brunswick community have come together to voice their concerns about the lack of communication concerning the incident from the University and police departments. We commend the efforts to bring this to attention, but unfortunately we have yet to see any results. We dart the University’s lack of response to a sensitive and extremely important issue of security that affects all of us here.
CHARITY CHAMPIONS We’ve always been proud of our Rutgers community for being actively involved in humanitarian efforts. Rutgers University Student Association runs a Meal Swipes Charity Program that is given to a different organization every semester to donate to a charity of their choosing. Interested organizations must present their goals for the allocation of funds in order to get the program. This laurel goes to GlobeMed for winning the opportunity with their plans to donate the money to a sexual health program for women in Cambodia.
POLARIZING POLITICS The Board of Governors’ invitation to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to deliver this year’s commencement address has drawn a great deal of criticism, and now the Rutgers Faculty Council passed a resolution urging them to rescind the invitation. This dart goes to the intensely polarizing nature of this argument — it’s one that can and should be heard from both sides, and we hope to see a healthy discussion come out of this from the Rutgers community.
SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOOLING In the days leading up to International Women’s Day tomorrow, Douglass Residential College hosted events that were part of Intersectionality, Diversity and Equality Awareness Week. The campaign featured speakers who addressed issues and encouraged students to become more aware of and involved in activism. We laurel this campaign and its efforts to educate the student body on concepts in social justice and open up the dialogue about related issues around campus.
FAULTY FACILITY With so much money going into the Athletic Department, one would think Rutgers had more than enough resources to keep its facilities clean, even with all of this snow. But on Wednesday, a baseball game was postponed because, according to head coach Joe Litterio, there were “3foot high ice hills” in the bullpens and other weather-related issues on Bainton Field. This dart goes to the University for not using its resources to be prepared for the first home game of the season.
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Stigma surrounding mental health should be addressed WALKING ON EGGSHELLS DANIEL MUNOZ
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everal weeks ago when Sen. Cor y Booker spoke to Rutgers students in Hickman Hall on Douglass campus, a student brought up the question of gun control and its relation to mental health. From my understanding, the response was along the lines of, “These people need help. These people need treatment, and we need to assure they are not a danger to society.” A friend of mine, who has dealt with several mental health issues, was there with me at the lecture. What we both noticed was how shocking it was that many attendees of the lecture seemed to agree with what Sen. Booker had said about mental health. It seems that the popularity of the statement reflected a general, societal attitude toward those suffer from mental illness. I feel as if this is done more so out of misunderstanding rather than malice, but regardless, it is problematic for those struggling with the state of their mental
health. Often times, any case of mental health is compared to the worst-case scenarios. These cases include a Virginia Tech shooter, a woman who though her mother to be the Antichrist and stabbed her and a violent stalker. No doubt, these instances were the result of particularly damaging disorders, but they represent the exception and not the norm. Yet these
(potential) mass shooter: white, male, late teens/early twenties, a loner with a dif ficulty or inability to connect and socialize with others, outsider, picked on and bullied. Despite the fact that this profile has been shown to be false, it is still the first troupe that comes to mind and contributes to the demonization of those with mental health issues.
“Approximately 46 million Americans have some form of mental illness, with a much lower percentage of those people seeking support.” instances still seem to paint the worst picture for the approximately 46 million Americans living with some form of mental illness. Shor tly after the Sandy Hook Elementar y School shooting, people often point to the fact that Adam Lanza was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Many criticized and demonized this disorder, suggesting that it was the cause of the shooting. Fur thermore, it seemed to play into the stereotype that the American public seems to hold of a
The list of ways in which the mental health stigma manifests itself is near endless. For example, I have yet to scratch the surface of the ways gender and sexuality play into mental health. One such manifestation of this is the high rate of diagnoses for anorexia in women, which is considerably lower for men. Or how this ver y paper went as far to mention the term “mental retardation” in its editorial. Again, mental health issues should be addressed in society. Approximately 46 million Americans have some form of mental
U. Plan unconcerned with student needs COMMENTARY SHAWMAF KHUBBA
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he first thing to note about Rutgers’ new Strategic Plan is that there is no serious talk about reducing the burden of tuition costs imposed on students. The increasing costs students have had to shoulder are mentioned only in passing with no further comment. If the Board of Governors truly cared about the mounting financial hardship students have had to endure, and its consequent detriment to genuine education, not to mention “creative expression and human experience,” they would make mitigating this hardship one of the main priorities of the Strategic Plan. But, as this plan makes clear, Rutgers only cares about prospective students. Once you are enrolled, you are more or less guaranteed to shell out money until you graduate (barring the unlikely event that you transfer to another university). Once you have begun to shell out, the Board of Governors — the highest governing body of Rutgers — no longer cares about you. Marketing and beautification are their priorities. This attracts more consumers to purchase the Rutgers commodity. Substantive improvements are not felt by people who have yet to attend, they are felt by the students who are already attending. One measure, which could substantially improve the educational experience of Rutgers students, would be reducing tuition costs. However, since Rutgers can still boast, with the aid of marketing dissimulation, of competitive prices and several other positive attributes — like the oft-repeated attribute of being a research university — this improvement is, from the Board of Governors’ perspective, entirely unnecessary. As the Strategic Plan states, the highest aspiration of Rutgers is “To be broadly recognized as among the nation’s leading public universities: preeminent in research, excellent in teaching, and committed to community.” This raises several issues. First, note that their main, overarching goal is recognition.
This is a marketing goal. Every corporation, like Rutgers, wants to improve its reputation. Second, who is to decide what it means to be “preeminent in research, excellent in teaching, and committed to community?” Do the Rutgers researchers themselves give meaningful input (beyond gestures) to the Board of Governors on what constitutes research preeminence, and the policy decisions that entail? Do the teachers give meaningful input on what constitutes excellent teaching, and the policy decisions that entail? Does the Rutgers community get to decide, democratically, what policies would show a true commitment to community? These questions, however, assume that the Board of Governors cares what the Rutgers community thinks. They do not. Ultimately, they do not care about the reality the students, workers, professors and adjuncts that make up the Rutgers community face. This is because devoting care to this reality will not
“Despite the high-flown rhetoric, this is not, as President Barchi says, a ‘plan written for Rutgers, by Rutgers.’” bring in more profit; it will not further enrich the Governors and the invisible network of investors they represent. This aim is achieved by marketing the Rutgers commodity, which ensures that we consumers continue to pay money for an education that has steadily both increased in price and declined in quality for several decades. Page 27 of the Strategic Plan is quite revealing of how the students’ interests are taken into account. I urge you to look at it carefully. One sees a chart comparing the strengths and weaknesses of Rutgers. On the strengths side, one sees, among other things, “large body of living alumni and strong potential local corporate partners,” Key humanities and natural science programs rank among the nation’s very best,” “Small but highly ranked performing and visual arts programs.” On
the weaknesses side, “Per capita faculty recognition and productivity average nationally but below AAU peers and aspirational peers,” and, crucially, “Student satisfaction with the Rutgers experience is disappointingly weak.” Since it is clear that this is far from the list of strengths and weaknesses the average student or faculty member would come up with, being predicated on a different calculus entirely, the question is raised: What is the calculus here used to determine what the strengths and weaknesses of Rutgers are? Judging by the language, which reveals a concern for “productivity,” “rankings” and “strong potential corporate partners,” concerns which evidently have an equal if not greater weight than our “disappointing” satisfaction, the calculus is doubtless the productivity, growth and ultimately profitability of our collectively exploited activities and trivial pursuits. Since our interests as students are only considered to the extent they benefit these true goals, it is a small wonder why our satisfaction is “disappointingly low.” Moreover, the Board and the network of investors whom they represent will neither act in our interests nor lower our tuition costs out of pity. They will only do so if we — students, faculty and workers alike — take steps toward reacting to the increasingly dire situation they have put us in. The first step might be to work as a community toward an understanding of what this situation is. This requires creating spaces for dialogue where students, as well as workers, professors and adjuncts who have their jobs on the line, are emboldened to speak out on higher education and other matters pertaining to Rutgers. Once this community-wide conversation happens, steps towards reacting to this situation might be formulated and proposed. An intelligent look at the Strategic Plan reveals what most faculty, staff and students already feel in their bones — namely that despite the high-flown rhetoric, this is not, as University President Roberty L. Barchi says, a “plan written for Rutgers, by Rutgers.” Is it not evident that we, the Rutgers community, must create our own? Shawmaf Khubba is a School of Arts and Sciences junior.
illness, with a much lower percentage of those people seeking support. Some of these disorders warrant counseling every two weeks, while others require a cocktail of medication just to maintain a minimal level of function. The main point to be emphasized is that those affected by mental illnesses are a diverse group. Those with mental health issues come from different walks of life and have different interests, goals and values. The stereotypes, generalizations and troupes made by those with the privilege of not having a mental disorder are simply not true. Yet if you are in that position of privilege, it is very easy to make those generalizations. For some, their only experience with mental health might have been what’s been read in an “Abnormal Psychology” text, in addition to the television debates on how mental health and mass shootings relate. There is more to mental health than that — those with mental illness are more than just “potential threats to society.” Daniel Munoz is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science with a minor in Spanish. His column, “Walking on Eggshells,” runs on the first Friday of every month.
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Speaker does not deserve honor of delivering U. address I am appalled that any institution would consider honoring Condoleezza Rice. For those too young to remember, this is a person who made her reputation — and early fortune — by being Chevron’s “fixer” in some of the poorest and most corrupt parts of the world. Rice’s job was to persuade the local kleptocracy to arrange for oil wealth to flow to them and Chevron rather than to the citizens whose countries were being exploited. For these ser vices, they named an oil tanker after her and put her on the Chevron Board of Directors. As National Security Advisor during the first term of former president George W. Bush, she pursued a Cold War-era missile defense plan while the terrorist threat was right under her nose. She pointedly ignored CIA warnings of a domestic attack prior to 9/11 and 3,000 innocents paid the price. Thereafter, she beat the drums for an invasion of Iraq based on evidence that was demonstrably false. She delivered the administration’s endorsement of waterboarding to the CIA and as Secretar y of State presided over a shameful period of American foreign policy characterized by torture, kidnapping and a cynical disregard of the rule of law. If Rutgers University invites Rice to debate foreign policy or to answer questions about her time in government, I would welcome her in the interest of a free exchange of ideas. Instead of exposing her and her past to light, my alma mater proposes to shade her with laurel. Rutgers is poised to honor a person whose words and deeds have caused untold miser y in the ser vice of lies — and it’s a shame. Richard P. Crossin is a 1974 Rutgers College alumnus.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (03/07/14). This year’s fun gets profitable. Until August, creativity and social play spark opportunities. Foster partnership and teamwork, revise infrastructure and routines, and maximize efficiency (especially at home). Relax into summer romance. Build energy with rest. After August, career ramps up. Pour emotions into a journal, and let them flavor writing or recording. Immerse yourself in 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 — Today and tomorrow are excellent for adventure and exploration. Don’t push yourself too hard. Study to determine the best course of action. Write your pitch. Confer with family. Arrive at a consensus. Hold onto your money. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Bask in glory as you rake in the dough. Keep your objective in mind. A female joins in the fun. If controversy arises, stay quiet. It’s getting easier to make household changes. Trust your intuition. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — Innovation sparkles abundantly over the next two days, and communication flows. Elicit harmony from coworkers. Provide excellent service. Take charge of your destiny. Travel across water in your pursuit of a dream. Do it for love. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Find out the true cost. Stick with what’s real. Finish up old projects today and tomorrow. A female you’ve known for years helps out. Relax in hot water or a sauna, and reward yourselves with something tasty. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Today and tomorrow could get emotional. Let go of a scheme that lacks soul as you consider future plans. Others are in a generous mood. Get together with friends. Reaffirm a commitment, and schedule new actions. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — You’re a powerhouse today and tomorrow, handling responsibilities with ease. Others are impressed. More work’s available, too. Imagine career success, and schedule for it. Include love, beauty and happiness. You can have it all.
Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Study, research or travel today and tomorrow. It’s a good time to ask for money. Keep it in a safe place, and watch for hidden expenses. Explore a new area, and write your findings to share. Scorpio (Oc.t 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Pay the bills today or tomorrow, as you build your version of paradise. Put away provisions for the future. Find little ways to express your appreciation for your partner. Seek inspiration. Get farther than expected. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Listen to suggestions. Don’t get sidetracked. A new assignment awaits. Keep your wildest ideas caged for now. Join forces with a master of surprises to create something of beauty. Plan a romantic rendezvous. Relax. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Get to work. Today and tomorrow get extra busy. Get a female to approve or assist. Work you enjoy pays well. Wait to see what develops. Get your junk appraised. You have more than you think. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — The next two days are reserved for fun. Investigate a fascinating possibility. Use your connections to move it ahead. You’re gaining support. Love is the game now. Consider your fantasies with a practical view. Play with it. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Express your creativity to make your home more beautiful. Envision a positive future in your meditation. Confer with the family. You’re winning admiration, and there’s love all around. Someone thinks you look pretty good, too. Savor it.
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Rival Klimchak scored four goals at Army, bringing his career total to 103 in fourth season continued from back “I coached [head coach of Monmouth Brian Fisher] when he was a senior, when I was an assistant [at Rutgers], so being able to have
Page 13 that and grow the game of lacrosse, it makes sense for us to play,” said head coach Brian Brecht. “We’re a half-hour away, and I think it’s going to be one as the sport grows in New Jersey. … This Rutgers-Monmouth game, 10, 20, 30 years from now could be just as much of a big rivalry as the Rutgers-Princeton game is now.” The Knights enter the matchup with their 9-8 overtime win Tuesday at No. 20 Army still fresh in their minds.
Notorious for losing a majority of its games during the final minutes of play last season, Rutgers showed an encouraging sign of progress with the victory. But no matter how big the result, Brecht stresses that you are only as good as your next game. “It’s just a matter of us refocusing and putting the last two games behind us and get in the next one, which is certainly a mark of a good team,” Brecht said. “Win, lose or draw it’s about refocusing,
getting the next one and taking care of the home turf.” Monmouth (0-3) is in its inaugural season as a Division I lacrosse program, fielding 32 freshmen on its 41-player roster. The Hawks failed to score in double digits in all three of their games thus far, and dropped a 6-7 four-overtime game to Wagner, which Rutgers dominated, 20-5, earlier in the year. Despite Monmouth’s struggles and inexperience, senior
Senior defender Nicholas Contino said it does not matter who the Knights play as long as they focus on their own game. Rutgers enters the match coming off a 9-8 overtime win on Tuesday against No. 20 Army. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2014
defender Nicholas Contino, who was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll this week, says the opponent does not matter. “We always try to worry about ourselves and play our game,” Contino said. “We don’t like to look at who we’re playing against. It’s always what we have to do, and make sure we do things the right way to make sure we get ourselves a win.” Senior attacker Scott Klimchak is one of the Knights who exemplify focusing on their own game. After having his 20-game goal-scoring streak broken away to Stony Brook last Saturday, the Clark, N.J., native stuck to his style of play, responding with a four-goal performance against Army, including the game winner in overtime. The output pushed Klimchak’s career total to 103 goals, placing him eighth all-time in Rutgers’ history. Klimchak’s team-leading 17 goals also have Rutgers tied for ninth in the nation with No. 4 John Hopkins in scoring offense. After a tiring four-straight road games and no severe weather conditions ahead to ruin the Knights long-awaited debut inside the stadium, Klimchak and the rest of the team aim to continue their momentum. “It’ll be good that we get to play at home,” Klimchak said. “The bus rides sometimes are a little bit of a pain, but finally getting to play home, with home-field advantage in the stadium, it will be a nice change.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
TRANSITION
PERFECTION
Cincinnati brings AAC’s top scoring defense, allows 57.2 points per game
Straub aims to improve career-high vault score set against Cornell last weekend continued from back
continued from back you get to this level, it becomes a business. He takes that out of the whole thing, and he just makes it a fun atmosphere.” Judge views the transfers as more a part of college basketball. Transfers also brought positive results to Rutgers (11-19, 5-12), as five Knights originally started at different colleges. The Washington, D.C., native and Moore are certainly happy with how it resulted. “It’s almost like being in the NBA when guys get traded,” Judge said. “We gave up Derrick Randall [who transferred to Pittsburgh] and got J.J. Moore. We would love to have Derrick, but it’s all part of the game.” Moore wanted to transfer closer to home, he said. After playing for Pittsburgh for three years, the transfer benefitted him on the court, too. His 26.2 minutes per game and 11.1 points per game are career highs. Although Pittsburgh made 11 NCAA Tournament appearances in 12 years, Moore likes what he sees at a developing Rutgers program. “The whole year has been up and down. It’s like a rollercoaster,” he said. “But at the same time, these are a good group of guys, and I know that they’re going to go out there and compete real well in the Big Ten.” Cincinnati brings the AAC’s top scoring defense, allowing
Gilvydas Biruta, who transferred to Rhode Island, is one of four members of the 2010 recruiting class who left Rutgers. THE DAILY TARGUM / FILE PHOTO / MARCH 2011
57.2 points per game. It also brings the AAC’s leading scorer in guard Sean Kilpatrick. His 20.3 points per game make him the conference’s leading scorer and a strong candidate for AAC Player of the Year. Judge just wants to see Rutgers play a complete game. Rutgers did so for the first 30 minutes in Wednesday’s 69-63 loss to No. 19 Connecticut. The Knights then went five minutes without a point, only scoring 10 more in the final five minutes. “I think it’s just mental lapses,” Judge said. “The talent’s there, the charisma’s there. I think you’ve just got to stay focused throughout the game.” Rutgers’ previous matchup was Saturday’s 74-73 victory against South Florida. The Knights suffered lapses, trailing, 50-35, with 17:11 left in the game, but they never backed down. Jordan wants to see that spirit in the final game before the AAC Tournament, in which Rutgers will not get a first-round bye Wednesday.
“I don’t want a whole lot to change,” Jordan said. “I want them to be competitive like we were the last two games, maybe the last three games — just do things to knock on the door to win the game.” Despite Rutgers’ tough times, Judge reflects positively on his time here since transferring from Kansas State in 2011. Judge came to Rutgers with dreams of playing in the NBA. He has one last attempt to prove himself at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. “I don’t think anybody plays for five years in college and then decides to be a mailman,” Judge said. “Hopefully the NBA teams see something in me that they can key in on and help build because I know I’m not necessarily a finished product.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @JoshBakan. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
“It really doesn’t [add pres- one of the best vaulters we’ve sure] because I train these events ever had. [Alexandria Ivol]’s been every day and you get comfort- a consistent bar worker. Jenna able in a position,” Gunzelman Zito, who’s in her fifth year gets said. “For me it allows me to just her second senior meet, has just focus on the one event while I’m been a team leader on events and on it. … I think that it just keeps off events. She just stepped up all me focused on what I need to get over the place.” done on the event that I’m on and The finality of Saturday being then progress forward.” the final meet for the seniors was Straub hit a career-high on not lost on Straub. vault, scor“I’m not ing a 9.875 ready to break last weekup with gym“Alexis [Gunzelman] end at Cornastics,” Straub nell. Like her said. “But it’s is going to leave teammates, here so hopehere as one of the the Nazareth, fully I’ll just cry best all-arounders Pa., native is now and be OK we’ve ever had.” not content. for the meet.” “That was Levine exLOUIS LEVINE the third time pressed what Head Coach I’ve gotten [a the seniors 9.875] so I’m have meant to ready to do the program. better,” Straub “They’ve said. “I’m meant a lot to ready to break it again and just this program. They’ve been here keep going.” in the good times and the bad The Knights host Southern times,” Levine said. “They were Connecticut, Towson, Yale and here when I first took over as No. 17 Central Michigan in a five- head coach and they’ve really team meet that will also serve as been the driving force this year senior day. in how we want to do things. Rutgers will honor Gunzel- They’ve stepped up and made it man, Straub, Jenna Zito and accountable for everyone else to Alexandria Ivol. step up.” “Alexis [Gunzelman] is going to leave here as one of the best For updates on the Rutgers all-arounders we’ve ever had,” gymnastics team, follow @TargumLevine said. “Alyssa [Straub] is Sports on Twitter.
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March 7, 2014
BASEBALL RUTGERS-OKLAHOMA, TODAY, 4 P.M.
WRESTLING EIWA CHAMPIONSHIPS, TOMORROW
Oklahoma presents new foe for Knights By Tyler Karalewich Associate Sports Editor
The Rutgers baseball team’s season has been littered with cancellations, postponements, lost innings and games away from Bainton Field in Piscataway. The Scarlet Knights (3-6) will yet again deal with some more of those issues this weekend as they travel to face Oklahoma (8-4). To start, the Sooners scratched the Saturday game because of inclement weather to mark the fourth doubleheader the Knights have competed in this season. In past games, Rutgers has had to limit innings in doubleheaders to better accommodate the schedule change. These lost innings have negatively impacted the pitching rotation and staff. One would think a young staff, which has so many pitchers who have thrown their first innings with Rutgers this season, would need as many innings as possible. The youth on the staff is not an issue for assistant coach Casey Gaynor. “I want these guys to compete. Yes, they are young, but we aren’t going to use that as an excuse,” Gaynor said. “These kids have been pitching their whole lives, so it’s nothing new to them. We want them to show us who can go out there and step it up.” For Oklahoma and schools in the south, pitchers gain more innings because of the amount of games being played. The Sooners have had four more games than the Knights and come into this weekend’s series having played six games in eight days. While Oklahoma’s weather allows the Sooners to practice outside, pitch more regularly and limit the time spent inside indoor facilities, Rutgers had its first practice outdoors Wednesday since the fall. The Knights’ training is not as hindered as one might think, according to senior infielder Pat Sweeney.
“[While we are indoors], we are trying to get better every day,” Sweeney said. “We can work on the little things, like base running and defense. We have been getting a lot of defensive work. We have to make the most of what we have here.” The indoor practice has not affected senior first baseman Brian O’Grady nor sophomore left hander Howie Brey. Brey has a 1.04 ERA in 17 and one-third innings pitched en route to a 2-0 record on the mound. He only has a .125 batting average against in three starts this season. O’Grady leads the AAC with a .471 batting average and .794 slugging percentage. He also leads the Knights with a .486 onbase percentage. For last week’s performances, Brey and O’Grady earned AAC Honor Roll and Player of the Week, respectively. It is the first weekly conference recognition for both. O’Grady accredits the success to at-bats he has had. “I’m seeing the ball well and I’m nice and relaxed at the plate. I’m not missing good pitches to hit right now,” O’Grady said in a statement. “[The good pitches] just seem to keep coming, so hopefully I can keep going.” O’Grady will look to keep his hot hitting going against the Sooners. The chance to play Oklahoma is a unique one, as Rutgers has only played them one time. “It’s always fun going to a place like Oklahoma. I don’t know the last time Rutgers has gone there as a team, but this is my first time going anywhere near there,” O’Grady said. “It’s a pretty big school so it’s going to be a lot of fun.” For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow Tyler Karalewich on Twitter @TylerKaralewich. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
Senior first baseman Brian O’Grady was named Player of Week after leading the AAC in batting average and slugging. THE DAILY TARGUM / FILE PHOTO / MAY 2013
Sophomore heavyweight Billy Smith finished 10th in the final RPI of the season and earned the top seed in the EIWA tournament. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / JANUARY 2014
EIWAs ignite postseason dreams By Tyler Karalewich Associate Sports Editor
Chances are the Rutgers wrestling team has already departed, or is leaving soon, for what it has waited on for more than a month: the opportunity to move one step closer to its preseason goal. The Scarlet Knights travel to UPenn for the EIWA Championships this weekend, which will be held at the 87-year old Palestra arena in Philadelphia, looking to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Although the Knights had two weeks off since last competing, preparation for the conference championships this weekend have gone on longer than that. “We’ve been preparing for this probably for the last month,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “The day after Lehigh (Feb. 8) we put together a cycle and have been sticking to it. It’s the status quo. Individually, you put together your own individual workouts and work on yourself to prepare for it. But right now you prepare the mind.” For Rutgers, the chance to qualify for the NCAA Tournament lays heavy on its mind. Last season, seven Knights were sent to compete in Des Moines, Iowa. This year, Rutgers will hope to get a head start to qualifying for Oklahoma City by ensuring automatic bids by winning the EIWA tournament or by placing high in the tournament. Otherwise, they will have to rely on at-large selections. While some grapplers like sophomore heavyweight No. 16/13/17(TheOpenMat/Inter-
Mat/W.I.N.) Billy Smith may receive a bid because of an impressive regular season — finishing 10th in the nation at 285 pounds in the final RPI and going 22-5 — other Knights may have to rely on the NCAA qualifier allocations per conference. The EIWA conference has the second-most allocations per weight class behind the Big Ten. Forty-seven wrestlers will qualify from the EIWA conference. The 133, 149, 184 and 285 pound weight classes all have four allocations each to make the
“We need to wrestle our tails off to get to the National Tournament. For the most part, we are fighting for our lives.” SCOTT GOODALE Head Coach
tournament. The 141, 157 and 165 weight classes have five allocations each. The 125-pound class has six while 197 pounds has seven allotted. While rankings and seeds do not affect how the Knights wrestle, Rutgers featured seven wrestlers who received seeds for the tournament. Smith highlights the seeding, earning the first seed in the tournament. For senior Vinnie Dellefave, he has experience wrestling in the EIWA tournament and grap-
pled in the NCAA Tournament last season. Dellefave knows what to expect in his last conference tournament, earning a modest fifth seed. “For me, it’s about scoring in the first period, which will open up the rest of the match for me,” Dellefave said. “I’m definitely done wrestling after this year, so I just have to wrestle my hardest, let it all fly and good things will happen.” Some wrestlers will have it harder than others at their individual weight classes, like Phil Bakuckus. The redshirt freshman will more than likely have to win the EIWA tournament in order to qualify, as only three spots were allotted at 174 pounds. Grappling in the first conference tournament of his career, Bakuckus is stress-free entering the weekend as a sixth seed. “I’m definitely going to keep attacking. I know sometimes when I wrestle I stop my attacks,” Bakuckus said. “I’m going out there with nothing to lose. I’m not expected to win, so I’m going out there to prove people wrong. I’m going to upset these kids and give it my all.” For reasons of allocations, Goodale knows the EIWA tournament is vital for Rutgers. “I want to advance as many people as possible,” Goodale said. “We didn’t do enough during the course of the year to put ourselves in a position individually to get an allocation at each weight class for some of us. So we need to wrestle our tails off to get to the National Tournament. Other than Billy [Smith], for the most part, we are fighting for our lives.”
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March 7 2014 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SOUTHERN METHODIST-NO. 24 RUTGERS, TOMORROW, NOON (AAC TOURNAMENT)
Second-round game presents last chance to bolster resume By Greg Johnson Sports Editor
On the eve of the AAC Tournament, head coach C. Vivian Stringer still does not have a clear sense of if this could be it for the Rutgers women’s basketball team. The No. 24 Scarlet Knights (21-8, 12-6) were long seen as a safe bet for an at-large bid to the NCAAs, but after slipping to fourth in the AAC with a loss Monday night to South Florida, their fate is uncertain. “I wish I knew,” Stringer said yesterday post-practice of whether one win in the AACs will be enough to make the NCAAs. “I could tell you that had we taken care of USF and taken care of this, I think I would be certain that that would be the case. But what I do know is we have a game at 12 o’clock, which means we’ve got to get up at 6 [a.m.].” Likely Rutgers’ last chance to impress the NCAA Selection Committee comes tomorrow in the second round of the AAC Tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena. After earning a bye from Friday’s first round, 4-seed Rutgers draws 5-seed Southern Methodist (17-12, 8-10) in Uncasville, Conn. The winner is almost certain to bow out in the semifinals against No. 1 UConn. The Knights swept their season series with the Mustangs — Jan. 11 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center and Feb. 8 in Dallas. But both games were competitive,
with Rutgers having to overcome a 9-point deficit with 3:25 left to steal the second meeting. And if they do not reestablish of fensive fluidity Saturday, the Knights will be susceptible to dropping their third straight game. Rutgers, which averages 66.7 points per contest, is coming off its two worst offensive outings of the season. The Knights tallied a season-low 35 points Saturday at UConn, then failed to score until the 14:06 mark of the first half Monday en route to merely 51 points in the loss to USF. With sophomore wing and leading scorer Kahleah Copper recovering from turf toe suffered Feb. 26, the Knights have been out of rhythm and stagnant moving without the ball. Copper missed the UConn game but returned Monday to score just 7 points with no assists and four turnovers. After complaining postgame of her toe hurting whenever she walks, Copper said yesterday she feels healthy entering the conference tournament. “We definitely need Kahleah. She’s a huge part of what we do,” said freshman guard Tyler Scaife. “But we’ve all got to do a better job of just finishing. These last few games we’ve missed a lot of easy shots — layups, wideopen shots.” Defensively Rutgers must do a better of rotating out on shooters. UConn guard Bria Hartley and USF guard Courtney Williams respectively dropped 20 and
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer said she would feel more certain about Rutgers’ chances of making the NCAAs with an impressive win Saturday against SMU. TIAN LI / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR 26 points most recently on the Knights’ 2-3 zone. The task does not get any easier against SMU and the conference’s top scorer in guard Keena Mays, who averages 20.8 points per game, shooting an AAC-best 38 percent from beyond the arc. “We’ve got to contain Mays, just don’t let her get too much,” Scaife said. “She’s going to get her shots, but we just want to make it a little harder for her.” With virtually no margin for error at this point, the Knights know
they might need a convincing win against SMU to ensure selection to the NCAA Tournament. Stringer has lamented the smaller mistakes under pressure in critical games that could spoil an otherwise impressive fourthmonth stretch. The Hall of Fame coach said she understands that those experiences are part of the rebuilding process with a roster of no seniors. But getting a taste of the NCAAs after falling short last season is also a part of that.
“I’ve never seen a team just go from ground zero to Elite Eight [of the NCAAs]. Generally, it’s a gradual process,” Stringer said. “I would like ver y much for us to get there and give this group a chance. They truly deser ve it.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GregJohnsonRU. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE NO. 18 STONY BROOK-RUTGERS, TOMORROW, 3 P.M.
Rutgers seeks first win against ranked team at home By Conor Nordland Staff Writer
Following its hard-fought loss Wednesday at Penn on Wednesday, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team is keeping an upbeat attitude. With another difficult test coming tomorrow at home against No. 18 Stony Brook, the Scarlet Knights (3-2) are confident that they will turn things around. Senior attacker Megan Clements, who leads the team in points with seven, stresses that the entire season is a continuous process. “We need to realize that each game we need to get better,” Clements said. “We’re not going to peak in the beginning of the season.” As a player who has a wealth of experience, Clements noted how much potential the team has, but it needs to show up consistently on the field. “We have a talented team that works well together,” Clements said. “The final push just needs to come in the games.” The Knights are confident that their offense, which has struggled to score at a consistent rate so far this year, will begin to pick up the pace. Their 5.4 goals scored per game will not lead to many wins, and Rutgers is hard at work to correct the problems plaguing its attack line.
Senior attacker Megan Clements leads the Knights’ attack with a team-high seven points. Rutgers has scored a total of 27 goals this season. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “We’re playing as if we are waiting for individual people to step up, but we are a team that has to work as a unit,” said head coach Laura Brand-Sias.
The of fense needs to find solutions soon if they wish to maintain a winning record, especially against a formidable opponent in Stony Brook (3-2).
The Seawolves have the fifth-best scoring defense in the nation, while also boasting an attack line that features prominent midfielder Dorrien Van Dyke.
Van Dyke currently has 16 goals on the season — tied for 13th in the nation. In comparison, the Knights have scored a total of 27 goals this year. “Their biggest asset is their attitude and the commitment they have to their game plan for a full 60 minutes,” Brand-Sias said of the Seawolves. The Knights feel prepared for the competition. Rutgers played much better against nationally ranked Penn than they did against similarly ranked Princeton, a sign of improvements being made from game-to-game. One critical factor for Rutgers is to limit its turnovers. The Knights carried out a season-high 19 turnovers against Penn. Reducing this number is key to coming away with a victory on Saturday. “We are a one-and-done offense right now, and that’s not going to warrant many balls in the back of the net,” Brand-Sias said. Consistent daily improvement is a message Brand-Sias preaches to hear team constantly. Rutgers will have to show this and put it all together Saturday in order to improve to 4-2. “We have to come out and match their intensity and best it, and fight tooth and nail,” Brand-Sias said. For more updates on the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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Rutgers strives for perfection in home finale By Lauren Green Contributing Writer
In a sport that is defined by tenths and hundredths of a point, even a season-best score leaves plenty of room for improvement. The Rutgers gymnastics team will aim to make those improvements this weekend in its final home competition of the season. The Scarlet Knights (13-2) hit on all four events for a score of 195.825 last weekend, which showed the potential Rutgers has when it puts together clean routines. “It just really proves what we can do when we put it all together and there’s still a lot more room for improvement … there’s still so much we can do,” said senior Alyssa Straub. Head coach Lou Levine recognized the record-breaking score was simply a step in the right direction. “I think that every person in this gym still knows we can do better than we did this weekend,” Levine said. “It’s definitely a huge step forward that we want, but nobody’s satisfied with what we did. We left a tenth here and there out there that can add up to a record-breaking score.” Those tenths did not go unnoticed by senior Alexis Gunzelman, who pointed out the importance of the details. “There’s definitely little tenths that we can gain back,” Gunzelman said. “Landings on at least half of the events and little things like pointing your toes, and straightening your legs and locking out your arms.” Gunzelman has frequently been the only Rutgers gymnast to compete in the all-around but says that competing in four events does not add any pressure.
Forward Wally Judge will be honored tomorrow at the RAC, along with wing J.J. Moore as RU’s lone seniors. Judge transferred in 2011 from Kansas State and averages 7.4 points and six rebounds per game this season. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Transfers close RU’s transition
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By Josh Bakan Correspondent
The Rutgers men’s basketball team’s 2010 recruiting class comprised of Gilvydas Biruta, Mike Poole, Austin Carroll and Tyree Graham. Four years ago, these players were set to receive honors on 2014’s senior night, which
occurs tomorrow against No. 15 Cincinnati (24-5, 13-3). Now the team will honor for ward Wally Judge and wing J.J. Moore, who transferred from Kansas State and Pittsburgh, respectively. Four from the class of 2010 and two from the class of 2011 exited Rutgers, but Judge and Moore remained committed.
In terms of roster stability, Judge sees better results in the Knights’ current chapter because of head coach Eddie Jordan’s atmosphere. “He’s charismatic, he’s funny,” Judge said. “And having something like that in a coach at this level is kind of rare because by the time See transition on Page 13
MEN’S LACROSSE MONMOUTH-RUTGERS, TOMORROW, 6 PM
Matchup provides prospect for new rival By Sean Stewart Correspondent
When it comes to college athletics, few programs have a longer history than Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights are among the first American institutions to engage in intercollegiate athletics, participating in their first sporting event in 1866.
Senior Alyssa Straub leaves Rutgers as one of the best vaulters in school history. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
While Rutgers is often celebrated for being the birthplace of college football, the men’s lacrosse program also carries some deep roots. The Knights began playing lacrosse in 1887, lasting for three years before folding and were reinstated in 1920. Since its return, Rutgers has had multiple periods of national prominence, ap-
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Vancouver Dallas
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Montreal Phoenix
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Colorado Detroit
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Los Angeles Winnipeg
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KAHLEAH COPPER, sophomore wing, was named a First-Team All-AAC honoree yesterday. Two other members of the Rutgers women’s basketball team landed spots on the All-AAC Second Team.
pearing in five NCAA tournaments and producing six National Lacrosse Hall of Famers. Tomorrow, the Knights (3-2) will add to their programs illustrious history when they play Monmouth for the first time in High Point Solutions Stadium. See RIVAL on Page 13
knights schedule
WOMEN’S TRACK
MEN’S TRACK
TENNIS
BASEBALL
ECAC Championships
IC4A Championships
vs. Binghamton
at Oklahoma
Today, Boston
Today, Boston
Today, 2 p.m., East Brunswick Racquet Club
Today, 4 p.m., Norman, Okla.