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Neilson Dining Hall tries eliminating trays Erin Petenko Associate News Editor
Neilson Dining Hall is following the example of other universities by eliminating food trays in time for today’s Earth Day celebration. The dining hall, located on Cook campus, began the program yesterday as part of a pilot test for ridding Rutgers of trays altogether. Chris Hazell, a supervisor for Neilson Dining Hall, said Rutgers recently evaluated food waste and discovered students take too much food when provided with trays. The pilot, which is scheduled to last between one and two weeks, would allow Rutgers Dining Services to see how much they could save both from students taking less food and staff using less water to wash tableware. “Students have a tendency to load up,” Hazell said. “It was astronomical the amount of food being wasted.”
Instead, they would grab plates and silverware separately. Brandon Conti, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said it was more convenient to have trays rather than make multiple trips. But he conceded students could fit more easily into tables without the additional trays. RU Dining Services tweeted a flyer that claimed most of the nation’s 4,000 universities would cut trays from dining halls within the next five years. According the University of Connecticut’s Dining Services website, schools such as the University of San Diego, the University of Kansas and New York University have eliminated trays. Sonni Waknin, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, agreed plenty of other schools have made the decision previously. “I usually just carry one plate,” she said. “I don’t use trays very much.”
New Jersey Public Interest Research Group aims to overturn Citizens United, an organization that allows unlimited corporate spending for the purpose of elections. GRAPHIC BY ADAM ISMAIL / DESIGN EDITOR
RUSA backs Citizens United repeal Carley Ens Correspondent
Every fall, while helping register students to vote in national elections, Francine Glaser hears students say they do not believe their votes make a difference. Glaser, a School of Arts and Sciences senator-at-large for the Rutgers University Student Assembly, said on some level, they are not wrong. “The big money is what gets people elected, not the average citizens
voting,” said Glaser, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. Last Thursday, RUSA passed a New Jersey Public Interest Research Group resolution in support of overturning Citizens United, an organization whose website claims is dedicated to restoring the government to citizens’ control. In the 2010 case, “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,” the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Citizens United by a 5-4 vote on April 2, CNN reported.
The ruling allows a wealthy liberal or conservative donor to give as much money as desired to federal election candidates across the country, as long as no candidate receives more than the $5,200 cap, according to CNN. As a result of this decision, there are practically zero limits on the amount of money that wealthy individuals and private interests can spend on elections, said NJPIRG Campus Organizer Jessie Frietze. See REPEAL on Page 4
Grant seeks safety of Sandy victims James Neilson Dining Hall, located on Cook campus, started a pilot test yesterday to eliminate the use of food trays. YANGENG LIN
Professor strives to bring Flashes of Hope to Rutgers Katie Park Correspondent
Across the United States, Flashes of Hope has photographed 39,505 children diagnosed with cancer, according to the organizations website. Nat Clymer, a photojournalist, takes pictures of cancer patients at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. He also visits the women and children’s wards of St. Peter’s University Hospital and gives parents portraits of their children in a leather-bound portfolio as a gift. “[I want the kids to say] ‘I do have a lot of power. I do have a lot of strength,’” Clymer said. Clymer, a part-time lecturer in the School of Communication and Information, is the first individual to bring a chapter of Flashes of Hope to the state of New Jersey.
Flashes of Hope it is a non-profit organization that has 55 chapters around the United States. The organization ensures that each year, thousands of children with cancer have their por traits taken to remember their journeys. It began 13 years ago when Quinn, the son of a local news anchor in Cleveland, Ohio, who was diagnosed with cancer, befriended an older patient in the hematology and ontology ward of the hospital they were undergoing treatment in. In the wake of the death of Quinn’s friend, his mother searched for a way to preserve her son’s memories of his friend. Quinn’s mother enlisted the help of commercial photographers and local organizations to help start what was the beginning of Flashes of Hope, Clymer said. See PROFESSOR on Page 4
Lin Lan Contributing Writer
Following a natural disaster, con artists emerge under the guise of providing recovery services, leaving survivors feeling suspicious of others in a time when they need the most outside help. Nearly 18 months after Hurricane Sandy, many elderly and disabled victims of Sandy are still struggling, in part because they are prime targets for these moneymaking scams. On top of funding shortages, navigating a complex bureaucracy is extremely difficult for these victims, especially when they have just lost their homes and sense of stability. It becomes clear why they would be frustrated enough to trust a stranger with their financial transactions, said James Mitchell, a professor in the Department of Geography. Mitchell has conducted research with a team of University affiliates to determine how small municipalities are recovering from Hurricane Sandy. He said these cons come in the form of illegal and fraudulent nonprofit agencies, contractors and attorneys. In response, Adult Protective Services Training Institute, part of the Institute for Families at the School of Social Work, has awarded $239,924 to the Adult Protective Services Training Institute at Rut-
gers to form a curriculum aimed at preventing fraud for senior citizens and the disabled. The program will consist of a dual approach, beginning with expert-led conferences expected to develop a groundbreaking curric-
ulum and then turn to community outreach for spreading awareness of the problem, said Doug Behan, director of the Office of Continuing Education at the IFF. See victims on Page 5
Hurricane Sandy, which struck the shore of New Jersey in October 2012, caused massive destruction leading to the displacement of many houses. ENRICO CABREDO / OCTOBER 2013
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Rutgers Depar tment of Transpor tation Ser vices hosts “Pop-Up DOTS” at 1 p.m. This is a Cook campus-wide event. Specifically at the Biel Road bus stop there will be free basic bicycle repair demos & air, prizes and much more.
Wednesday, April 23
The Rutgers Of fice of Research and Economic Development and Rutgers Discover y Informatics Institute host “Par tnerships in Big Data: Pathways to Transformative Innovation in New Jersey” at 8:15 a.m. at the Livingtson Student Center. Digital Classroom Ser vices hosts “Video Chat in the Classroom” at 10 a.m. at Tillet Hall on Livingston campus. Rutgers Climate Institute, Rutgers Energy Institute, Rutgers Depar tment of Ear th and Planetar y Sciences host “Climate Change and National Security: People, Not Polar Bears” at noon at the Marine Sciences Building on Cook campus.
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Annual Edible Book Festival combines food with fiction Jillian Pastor Staff Writer
At this year’s Edible Books Festival, a princess slept upon a bed of marble pound cake and chocolate swirl cake. The princess was part of one entry at the second annual “Eat Your Words!: An Edible Book Festival,” held yesterday at Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. The event featured art made of food that represents the participant’s favorite book. All New Jersey residents are eligible to enter. Sherrilynn Novack, senior public relations specialist for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, created the princess out of milk, dark chocolate and pretzels to represent the fair ytale, “The Princess and the Pea.” All entries in the festival represented the title of a book creatively with an arrangement of different foods. Judges considered five categories: puniest, best book structure, most edible, least edible and public choice. Megan Lotts, an art librarian at Rutgers, made P.D. Eastman’s children’s tale “Go, Dog. Go!” into an edible story. The piece featured a hot dog with four wheels, appropriately named “Go, Hot Dog, Go.” The piece “Vegan Yum Yum” represented the structural and physical form of an actual book. Emily Knowles, a Mason Gross School of the Ar ts sophomore, said she heard about the festival through her book-making class, an elective for her visual ar ts major. “I was very inspired by the idea of what is considered structurally sound as a book,” she said. “I really wanted something that could only be here for a couple of hours or so.” Knowles’ edible book was composed of a book made from red cabbage, Swiss chard and a banana peel. Knowles was drawn to her materials by the beautiful contrast of the purple-red cabbage against the green Swiss chard. Knowles said the edible book was kind of difficult to make and encompassed a lot of trial and error.
Lotts ran and organized the event. It is Lotts’ job to provide reference and instruction services to the Departments of Art History, Visual Arts and Landscape Architecture. “I think it opens up the meaning about what is a book,” she said. Lotts said the event reminds people that a lot of special books in the library are not electronic. Many forget the cultural importance of the library. People’s lives and relationships with reading have changed, Lotts said. Often people do reading with a Nook or a Kindle, but she predicts physical books will always be part of our lives. “You wouldn’t give your child your Nook to read from,” she said. “You want them to see the art and the prettiness of the story.” In the sciences, information changes quickly, so a hard copy would not be able to keep up with current material, Lotts said. But she believes the arts and humanities need actual, physical books to research and to learn. In the same respect, making things and being creative is something that both fields can appreciate. “Why does hanging artwork on your refrigerator have to stop?” Lotts asked. “We’re all making things.” Laura Palumbo, a chemistr y and physics librarian, attended the Edible Books Festival to perform a molecular gastronomy demonstration. She said science explores how dif ferent food-safe chemicals can change food texture. She suspended a mixture of yogurt, milk and calcium octoate in a sodium alginate bath to create a spherical membrane out of the yogurt with a liquid center. This demonstrated her belief that chemistry could be performed outside of a laboratory. Lotts said the demonstration is an example of how creativity can make ar ts and sciences collide. “People are just so creative. Look at what some people can do with materials. It’s pretty amazing,” Lotts said.
Team Douglass Access presented food inspired by “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (top) and Sherrilynn Novack created her dish to depict “Princess and the Pea” (bottom) at yesterday’s “Eat Your Words!: An Edible Books Festival,” held at Alexander Library. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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REPEAL So far, 16 states support amendment to differentiate individual rights, corporate rights continued from front
This corporate spending can be used to sway votes and influence elections, candidate selection and policy decisions, Frietze said. In the 2012 presidential election, 32 mega donors spent more money than 3.7 million “average Americans.” Glaser said regardless of the candidates’ political ideas, the more wealthy their supporters, the closer they can get to winning an election. Allowing corporations to pay for votes is not democratic and does nothing to help get the majority of the people’s opinions heard, she said. The NJPIRG Resolution in Support of Overturning Citizens United, sponsored by RUSA’s Legislative Affairs Committee, was passed to support the effort for an eventual amendment to the United States Constitution. Pavel Sokolov, former president of RUSA, said NJPIRG often seeks support from student governments to help important causes like this gain credibility. “NJPIRG comes to [RUSA] for support with every one of their major campaigns,” said Sokolov, a Rutgers Business School senior. “We are more than happy to help them.” In general, most student governments support overturning Cit-
izens United because of their value of civic engagement. Not a single person from the Association of Big Ten Student Facebook group has spoken out in favor of Citizens United, Sokolov said. The court’s ruling in favor of Citizens United detracts from civic engagement by allowing those with money to have a disproportionate influence in elections and politics. Sokolov believes that allowing money to control politics di-
“Student chapters are standing up to let elected officials know that your voice should come from your vote, not the size of your pocketbook.” JESSIE FRIETZE NJPIRG Campus Organizer
rectly contradicts the principles of democracy. Frietze said Citizens United has had huge repercussions for America. “We are leading our country in the wrong direction on campaign finance limits,” Frietze said. The ruling of the Citizens United case has made the unlimited secret spending by powerful in-
terest groups possible through Super PACs. “NJPIRG student chapters are standing up to let elected officials know that your voice should come from your vote, not the size of your pocketbook,” Frietze said. NJPIRG student chapters are working with a national coalition to overturn Citizens United by urging New Jersey’s congressional delegation to prioritize a congressional proposal of an amendment to the United States Constitution. Frietze said NJPIRG’s long-term goal is to pass a constitutional amendment that would differentiate corporate rights from individual rights and separate the principles of free speech from monetary rights. Passing a constitutional amendment will require the approval of two-thirds of the members of Congress, and three-quarters of the states to ratify the same amendment. So far, Frietze said one-third of the needed members in Congress support the amendment and 16 states have gone on record saying they would vote in its favor. He said NJPIRG is working to get three more of the 12 congressional representatives to go on record against Citizens United. NJPIRG members have collected more than 4,000 petitions from students, faculty and staff this year, and are in the process of meeting and bringing these petitions to the offices of representatives, he said. The next steps include building public support, including more resolutions, petitions and urging that members do, in fact, listen to their constituents on this issue, Frietze said.
PROFESSOR Rutgers chapter of Flashes of Hope requires funds of $2,500 per year to run continued from front
Each month, members of each chapter visit hospitals in major cities with professional photographers and makeup artists who give children and their families an enjoyable day in front of the lens, free of charge. The patients have individual portraits taken of themselves, as well as them with family and friends. “We want them to have these pictures to know how strong they are,” Clymer said. Additional photographs are available on a CD that is included in the package. Parents have reacted positively to the portraits, which are so evocative and honest. “They fall in love with them,” Clymer said. Despite Flashes of Hope’s national success, the University’s chapter of Flashes Of Hope cannot necessarily say the same. The chapter requires $2,500 dollars a year to function, and the organization currently does not have any means of obtaining these funds. Clymer, who owns his own photography business, asked his corporate clients for donations. BlackRock Financial, a company based in Princeton, provided funding for a number of years, but
Clymer is in the process of finding new sponsors. He is asking pharmaceutical companies that have established their homes in New Jersey, as well as Johnson & Johnson, a corporation based in New Brunswick, but he has not found success. These corporations told him that $2,500 is too small of an amount to qualify as a donation. In the past, Clymer ran into obstacles when he reached out to charities for contributions. In particular, he contacted a local charity that raises money for children with cancer. The charity promised to fulfill his contribution request with two payments. “They made one payment and never made the second,” he said. Aside from looking for sponsors, Clymer is also looking to build the Rutgers chapter of Flashes Of Hope by encouraging students to join. Matthew Mednick, the director of finance of Rutgers University Dance Marathon, said he is open to incorporating new charities into next year’s Dance Marathon. “I think we had a pretty good cross-section of student organizations in Dance Marathon this year,” he said.
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VICTIMS Most New Jersey residents believe full recovery from Sandy will take at least 5 years continued from front
Financial exploitation has not gained as much awareness as other disaster-related problems, so the curriculum is still in the process of being introduced. Behan said the plan is for service workers to connect with communities wherever they can find an audience, including nursing homes, church groups and local neighborhoods. Even so, most New Jersey residents believe full recover y will take at least another five years, according to a Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics poll from November. Although natural disasters are never timely, Mitchell said Hurricane Sandy struck shortly after the 2008 financial crisis, a time when many people’s mortgages were financially and physically under water. By now, the aid that previously served victims is likely running low. “The elderly are at a particular disadvantage because they often do not have the resources, energy or desire to start anew, especially if it means moving to an unfamiliar environment that lacks the social support networks they came to depend on in their retirement years,” Mitchell said. While relocation is the only sure way to ensure properties are not at risk of flooding, uprooting people can be destructive to individuals and the municipalities that want to keep funds within their districts. The grant intends to ease this transition by preventing further financial damage and empower-
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ing people with more knowledge about their situation. Helen Dodick, acting public guardian for elderly adults at the Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults, said her department already works with Rutgers to train their adult protective services workers, so the new curriculum is a natural progression from this relationship. “It’s important to preser ve the social safety net in areas impacted and to rebuild and restore the residents’ basic needs,” Dodick said. Despite the sentiment, it is difficult to provide these options for people who want to start anew. The available funds the National Flood Insurance Program has used to invest in more property buyouts are insufficient given the number of people in need, Mitchell said. Long-term aid comes mainly from the federal government, insurance companies and nonprofit organizations, as well as the private resources for victims and their families, Mitchell said. Those with good community connections are better able to navigate the system for securing this kind of aid. At the end of the day, ever y effort for aid is meaningful for those like Behan, who chose to work in social ser vices for the impact it has on the lives of others. He said he was inspired to go back to school after appreciating the social workers he met while helping children with emotional problems. “I wanted a career where I could make a difference in people’s lives in a very direct way,” Behan said.
Tents were laid out for Tent State XII, a week long event that began yesterday at Voorhees Mall. It was originally established to protest the Iraqi war and tuition increases. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Boston Marathon participants send message of resilience BOSTON — Under heavy security that included a batter y of sur veillance cameras and police officers on rooftops, nearly 36,000 runners hit the streets yesterday in the first Boston Marathon since last year’s deadly bombing, sending a powerful message of resilience. In what some saw as altogether fitting, an American won the men’s division for the first time in more than 30 years, dominating a field that included many athletes who were prevented from completing the race last year. “I showed up, I’m back, and I am going to finish what I didn’t finish last year,” said Mar y Cunningham, 50, of St. Petersburg, Fla., who was stopped a mile short of the finish line by the explosions on April 15, 2013. The two pressure-cooker bombs that went off near the end of the 26.2-mile course killed three people and wounded more than 260 in a hellish spectacle of torn limbs, smoke and broken glass. This year, police were deployed in force along the route, with helicopters circling above and bomb-sniffing dogs checking trash cans. A total of 35,755 athletes were registered to run, the second-largest field in its histor y, with many coming to show support for the city and its signature sporting event. “Boston Strong” — the unofficial slogan adopted after the terrorist attack — was ever ywhere. “I think I’m going to start cr ying at the starting line, and I’m not sure I’ll stop until I cross the finish line,” said Katie O’Donnell, a doctor at Children’s Hospital who was stopped less than a mile from the end last year. At 2:49 p.m., the time the bombs went off, spectators obser ved a moment of silence at
the finish line. It was followed by some of the loudest cheers of the day as people whooped, clapped and rang cowbells. Joe Ebert, of Hampton, N.H., was cheering on his son-in-law near the spot in downtown Boston where the bombs went off. He was there last year, too. “Just wanted to let them know that they can’t beat us down. I think it makes us all stronger when something like that happens,” he said. Also among the spectators near the finish line was Jeff Bauman, who lost his legs in the bombing. It was the first time he had returned to the area since the attack. “It feels great” to be back, he said. “I feel ver y safe.” Sabrina Dello Russo, 38, of South Boston, was running her first marathon for a good friend, Roseann Sdoia, who lost her right leg in the bombing. “She is my inspiration from day one last year when I saw her in the ICU. Ever y run I do, she is in the back of my head, and she will be keeping me going today,” Dello Russo said. While Gov. Deval Patrick said there had been no specific threats against the race or the city, spectators at the 118th running of the world’s oldest annual marathon had to go through tight checkpoints before being allowed near the starting and finish lines. Police along the route examined backpacks, particularly outside subway station exits. And runners had to use clear plastic bags for their belongings. More than 100 cameras were installed along the course in Boston, and race organizers said 50 or so obser vation points would be set up around the finish line to monitor the crowd. Runner Scott Weisberg, 44, from Birmingham, Ala., said
Bill Sved, who says he ran the Boston Marathon last year and is running again this year, poses for a portrait at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 19 in Boston, Mass. GETTY IMAGES he had trouble sleeping the night before. “With ever ything that happened last year, I can’t stop worr ying about it happening again. I know the chances are slim to none, but I can’t help having a ner vous pit in my stomach,” Weisberg said. Race organizers expanded the field from its recent cap of 27,000 to make room for more than 5,000 runners who were still on the course last year at the time of the explosions, for friends and relatives of the victims, and for those who made the case that they were “profoundly impacted” by the attack.
Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo won the women’s race in a course-record 2 hours, 18 minutes, 57 seconds, defending a championship from last year. She had been hoping this year for a title she could enjoy. “It was ver y dif ficult to be happy. People were injured and children died,” she had said of last year’s marathon. “If I’m going to win again, I hope I can be happier and to show people, like I was supposed to last year.” American Meb Keflizighi won the men’s title in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds. Cheers rose up as word of the first
American man to win in Boston since 1983 spread through the pack of runners. Keflizighi had the names of last year’s victims written in black marker on the corners of his race bib. On Twitter, President Barack Obama congratulated Keflizighi and Shalane Flanagan, the top American finisher among the women, “for making American proud!” “All of today’s runners showed the world the meaning of #BostonStrong,” Obama wrote. – The Associated Press
Teen stows away in wheel well SAN JOSE, Calif. — A 16-yearold boy scrambled over an airport fence, crossed a tarmac and climbed into a jetliner’s wheel well, then flew for five freezing hours to Hawaii — a misadventure that stirred concern about possible weak spots in the security system that protects the nation’s airline fleet. The boy, who lives in Santa Clara, Calif., and attends a local high school, hopped out of the wheel well of a Boeing 767 on the Maui airport tarmac Sunday. Authorities found him wandering around the airport grounds with no identification. He was questioned by the FBI and taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was found to be unharmed. FBI spokesman Tom Simon in Honolulu said the teen did not remember the flight from San Jose. It was not immediately clear how the boy stayed alive in the unpressurized space, where temperatures at cruising altitude can fall well below zero and the air is too thin for humans to stay
conscious. An FAA study of stowaways found that some went into a hibernation-like state. Somehow, the boy managed to slip through multiple layers of security, including wide-ranging video surveillance, German shepherds and Segway-riding police officers. Security footage from the San Jose airport verified that the boy climbed a fence and crossed a runway to get to Hawaiian Airlines Flight 45 on Sunday morning, Simon said. The airport, in the heart of Silicon Valley, is surrounded by fences, although many sections do not have barbed wire and could easily be scaled. The boy climbed over during the night, “under the cover of darkness,” San Jose airport spokeswoman Rosemary Barnes said yesterday. Hawaiian Airlines spokeswoman Alison Croyle said airline personnel noticed the boy on the ramp after the flight arrived and immediately notified airport security.
“Our primary concern now is for the well-being of the boy, who is exceptionally lucky to have survived,” Croyle said. Isaac Yeffet, a former head of security for the Israeli airline El Al who now runs his own firm, Yeffet Security Consultants, said the breech shows that U.S. airport security still has weaknesses, despite billions of dollars invested. “Shame on us for doing such a terrible job,” he said. “Perimeters are not well protected. We see it again and again.” A congressman who serves on the Homeland Security committee wondered how the teen could have sneaked onto the airfield unnoticed. “I have long been concerned about security at our airport perimeters. #Stowaway teen demonstrates vulnerabilities that need to be addressed,” tweeted Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat who represents the San Francisco Bay Area’s eastern cities and suburbs. – The Associated Press
HOTDOG HERESY Kraft Foods announced that it is recalling 96,000 pounds of hot dogs due to incorrect labeling on packages of their classic wieners that could contain cheese dogs. GETTY IMAGES
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App to make ‘Rutgers Day’ navigation easier Tyler Gold Staff Writer
Navigating campus on the sixth annual “Rutgers Day,” which sees one of the largest crowds on campus, is expected to get easier as most attendees will now have a smartphone app in their pockets. The official “Rutgers Day” companion app is now available for download for iOS and Android. It will provide visitors with an extra tool that should make accessing the campus on “Rutgers Day,” which is on April 26, easier than ever, said Patricia Kastner, senior public relations specialist at the University. The app displays a map of the Rutgers campuses and drops pins to show where different “Rutgers Day” activities are taking place. A small pop-up appears next to each item and offers more information when a user taps a small info button. The app takes the location of the user into account, and can provide directions to and from different activities. “By knowing where everything is, anyone who attends ‘Rutgers Day’ will have an easier time making plans,” Kastner said. The app can also help visitors find parking and the locations of the various inter-campus shuttles that will be operating that day. Vivek Seth, a Rutgers Business School sophomore, said a smartphone app is the best possible way to enable easy experiences for “Rutgers Day” visitors. “When people are walking around ‘Rutgers Day’ they aren’t go-
“Rutgers Day” companion app, which is new this year, is available for download on iOS and Android. The app displays a map of Rutgers campuses and drops pins to show where different activities for the day will be taking place. TYLER GOLD
ing to be carrying around laptops,” he said. “They’re going to be carrying their phones.” Seth, who worked on the iPhone version of the application, said this was not his first time working on an iOS app. Working with the University on an official app was different from any of the eight to 10 apps he already created. Kastner said attendance for this year’s “Rutgers Day” is expected to top 85,000. Seth said the opportunity to create an application that even a frac-
“By knowing where everything is, anyone who attends ‘Rutgers Day’ will have an easier time making plans.” PATRICIA KASTNER Senior Public Relations Specialist
tion of those people might use is too good of a learning experience to pass up. Brendan Parks, a School of Arts and Sciences junior who developed the Android version of the app, shares that sentiment. Unlike Seth, Parks said he has little experience working on mobile software platforms. “Developing for Android was actually really educational. It was a huge learning experience, and I
think it’s paved the way for me to become a full-time Android developer,” Parks said. Kastner said the student developers of the Rutgers Mobile App Development club, or RuMAD, did a great job with every aspect of the app — from client relations to meeting deadlines to the more technical aspects. “It gave an opportunity for the students to work on a more professional level, and it allowed us to learn on both sides,” Kastner said. “Students were very easy to work with and they did great work.” Parks and Seth said RuMAD had an easy time working with faculty as well, and although the faculty did not have the technical background, they were open to the students’ ideas. Seth said the app’s design was a very iterative process. “We had something we really liked at first, but then realized it wasn’t so great,” he said. “We tweaked it here and there, trying the best we could to make the [user interface] as consistent as possible.” The result is an app that follows design guidelines for both iOS and Android with a modern look and feel. A search for “Rutgers Day” in both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store will return the app. Neelesh Takal contributed to this story. Tyler Gold is a junior studying ITI at Rutgers. You can follow him on Twitter @tylergold.
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Educate yourselves this Earth Day U. must take responsibility for student education on environment
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bviously, every day should be Earth Day, featuring outfits made from secondhand materials. but today we have an opportunity to specifi- Wake Forest University holds a garden party, and the cally raise awareness and educate ourselves University of California-Berkley has options for a vegabout the environment — so why not take it? Re- an lifestyle available on campus. Several universities gardless what you think about the causes and con- hold recycled art shows and farmer’s markets with sequences of climate change, there’s no argument local vendors. These are all fun, creative ways to get when it comes to the fact that we’re responsible for students involved in the efforts to maintain a healthitaking care of our environment. Even basic actions er, more environmentally responsible community. At like properly recycling and managing waste are over- Rutgers, several events this week will honor Earth looked, and they do make a difference. According to Day, such as a film screening and a “Climate Justice the Environmental Protection Agency, each person Rally.” Yet they are sponsored by the Rutgers Fossil throws away approximately 4 pounds of garbage a Fuel Divestment Campaign, which is a student orgaday. If we aren’t being smart about how we manage nization. The University itself could take more of an active role in educating the all that trash, the future restudents and community on ally isn’t looking too great. “It’s not about recycling plastic the environment. After all, But it’s not about recywe have an entire School cling plastic bottles to stop bottles to stop climate change of Environmental and Bioclimate change — it’s just —it’s just about being logical Sciences, and there about being responsible responsible for your are farms on Cook Campus. for our immediate environimmediate environment.” Rutgers definitely has the ment. While College Averesources for some great nue itself is usually pretty Earth Day events. clean, take a short walk Rutgers is doing great things as an institution in to Easton Avenue, which is littered with bottles and trash. There are probably more students on Easton environmental research, but it doesn’t translate well Avenue than residents of New Brunswick, and there’s into student awareness and educational efforts. If the no excuse for us to be treating the area like a dump- University has the resources to develop initiatives ster — regardless of whether or not it’s technically and work on research to reduce its overall environour campus. Besides, we’re all adults. We should all mental footprint, it should also be working to keep its be responsible enough to at the very least hold onto students involved. On Livingston campus, the new business school building is praised for its sustainable our trash until we get to the next garbage can. One of the reasons some people don’t consider infrastructure and the rows of solar panels over the themselves interested in or invested in the environ- parking lots add to Rutgers’ eco-friendly image. But ment is because most environmental discussions are the whole point of the research that the University is either too political or too scientific. Politicians get into conducting should be to come up with feasible ways heated debates over whether climate change even for everyone to implement a more sustainable lifeexists, and the scientific community releases compli- style. If Rutgers really is committed to protecting the cated reports in its efforts to prove it. And in between, environment, then it would do more to make sure the too many people who even know the difference be- overall attitude on campus toward the environment is in line with its academic research findings. “Green” tween what should and should not be recycled. Bellevue College hosts a week of events for Earth buildings don’t mean much when the students in it Day every year, including a campus fashion show don’t have a clue about it.
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Crisis in Ukraine affects communities in America NOTHING, IF NOT CRITICAL PHILIP WYTHE
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arely hours into Moscow’s Saturday evening Easter services, cries of “Christos voskres! Voistinu voskres!” were intermingled with calls for action against sovereign Ukraine. The Russian Orthodox patriarch of Moscow, Patriarch Kirill, buffered messages of Christian spirituality with calls for, “an end to the designs of those who want to destroy holy Russia” during Moscow’s Resurrection Matins services. The Russian patriarch’s phrases hearkened back to the imperialistic ideologies of pan-Slavism, as Patriarch Kirill spoke of Ukraine’s “spiritually and historically” linked relationship with Russia. Not to be outdone by the Russian Church, Ukrainian Orthodox Church Patriarch Filaret spoke harshly of Russia as well, citing Moscow’s “aggression” and “evil” toward the “peace-loving” Ukrainian nation. Despite the Paschal season’s messages of Christian fellowship, Russia and Ukraine remain as divided as ever among their own leaders. Unfortunately, these ideological justifications for political action were hardly limited to religious rhetoric. Crimean Tatars, a Turkic minority group native to Crimea, have faced organized discrimination over the past few months, including Russian military forces leaving red “X’s” on the doors of Tatars’ households. Pro-Russian separatist militias — which some sources claim are Russian special forces units — have gradu-
ally seized territory along Eastern Ukraine, bringing the March Crimean crisis further into Ukraine. Tensions have only escalated further after Easter morning, during which pro-Russian paramilitary soldiers exchanged fire with a group of nationalist soldiers within the Eastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk. The shooting left one dead and three hospitalized, and strained the weekend’s calls for an Easter truce during the Paschal holiday. Despite months of mounting tension, news on the Ukrainian crisis has only wavered in and out of Western focus. According to a Gallup poll held during the middle of March,
Although Russian-Ukrainian relations remain a key event within current events, many Americans remain uninformed, or even apathetic, toward the burgeoning crisis. However, this runs counter-intuitive to supporting our diverse, local community. Without awareness toward the events happening within Ukraine, the ripple effects of Russian-Ukrainian tensions are often lost within our own communities. Although Russia and Ukraine might be an ocean away from the Atlantic coast, the Ukrainian crisis directly affects Eastern European Americans within our nation.
“Although Russia and Ukraine might be an ocean away from the Atlantic coast, the Ukrainian crisis directly affects Eastern European Americans within our nation.” 32 percent of Americans did not follow the Ukrainian crisis “very or somewhat closely,” compared to 71 percent of Americans following “very or somewhat closely” to news on Libya, and 87 percent following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010. Furthermore, 51 percent of Americans aged 18 to 29 admitted to barely following the crisis at all, expressing a sense of apathy among American youths. In fact, many Americans have struggled to simply identify Ukraine as a nation. According to a Washington Post survey, when participants were asked to locate Ukraine on a high-definition world map, only 16 percent of Americans could correctly identify the Eastern European nation. Some respondents even pointed to South America, Australia and Africa on the identification map.
Indeed, Ukrainian and Russian populations exist prominently throughout the United States. According to U.S. census reports from 2000, 2,652,483 Americans identify as Russian American, whereas 893,027 citizens identify as Ukrainian American. Likewise, demographic reports suggest that huge portions of the Russian and Ukrainian American population live within our own local communities. According to population statistics, approximately 24 percent of the entire Russian American community lives within the tri-state area, as well as approximately 25 percent of the entire Ukrainian American population. In other words, New York and New Jersey both hold a relatively significant portion of our nation’s Russian and Ukrainian identities.
To those of us who are Eastern European Americans, the ramifications of the Ukrainian crisis becomes clear within our own communities. Despite our successful social and racial assimilation into American culture, the socio-political upheavals of our homelands ripple into our personal lives, affecting our religious and familial relationships. Due to the traditionally decentralized nature of Orthodox Christianity, international political tensions run the risk of further separating Russian, Ukrainian, Greek and Carpatho-Rusyn American Churches from their European brethren. And, while some of us may be first, second and even third generation, the brewing tensions repressed during the Soviet era have clearly spilled into the post-Soviet era, leaving serious personal and political implications for many of us who identify as Eastern European Americans. For us, Ukraine is not just an abstract. The Ukrainian crisis runs the risk of tearing families and communities apart. In order to properly understand the impact of the contemporary Ukrainian crisis within the world stage, we must consider the fact that our own neighbors, friends, and loved ones may be tied to the crisis within Ukraine. And, by realizing the local and lived experiences of Eastern European identities within the tri-state area, we can begin to understand the international connections between events in Ukraine, and the lives of our own Eastern European Americans within the United States. Philip Wythe is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in English with a minor in political science. Their column, “Nothing, if not Critical,” normally runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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Reducing meat intake is important in efforts to protect environment Earth Day has traditionally been the one day each year when people band together to take action for the environment. We bike to campus, we redouble our recycling efforts, and we pledge to be more conscientious about the amount of waste we produce. But did you know you could help save the planet every time you sit down for breakfast, lunch and dinner? It’s true — join millions of others who are doing something to help the environment by eating more plant-based meals. As relief organization Oxfam International notes, it takes significantly more land, water and oil to produce meat than it does to produce plant-based foods. Animals are typically fed massive amounts of grains in order to yield a comparatively small amount of meat. So if you’re looking to reduce your carbon footprint this Earth Day, start by reducing your carbon hoof print. According to a 2013 United Nations report, animal agriculture produces almost 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. That’s one reason the Sierra Club recognizes the importance of meat reduction, stating “If Americans reduced meat consumption by just 20 percent, it would be as though we
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all switched from a sedan to a hybrid.” Perhaps the easiest — and tastiest — way to help the environment is practicing the Three R’s: “reducing” or “replacing” consumption of animal products and “refining” our diets by choosing products from sources that adhere to higher animal welfare standards. Millions of Americans are already taking personal action to reduce their meat consumption through simple initiatives such as “Meatless Monday” or by adopting vegetarian or “flexitarian” lifestyles. The current high levels of meat consumption in the U.S. support inhumane practices in industrial factor y farms and push small family farmers out of business. Eating less meat is better for animals, creates less waste and pollution and places more value on humane and sustainable agriculture, which benefits family farmers and generates more income for rural communities. Our present environmental problems can oftentimes seem overwhelming, so after a day of Earth Day activities, we all tend to feel good about our individual efforts. Thankfully, each of us has the power to be environmentally friendly all year long every time we sit down to eat by simply putting more vegetables and less meat on our plates. Krystil Smith is a Food Policy Coordinator for the Humane Society of the United States.
U. recovery houses give students support system I was pleased to read the article titled “Rutgers responds to N.J. heroin problem” written by editor-in-chief, Alexandra R. Meier. Substance abuse has become an increasingly bigger problem that needs to be taken seriously. About 20 percent of college first-year students drop out because of their substance abuse problems. However, according to the article, Connor was able to pull himself out of the bonds of addiction and return to college. There is an increasing rate of students interested in earning a college degree while focusing on recovery from addiction. However, the social environment of college, which is filled with substance use and misuse, is challenging for the recently sober individual. Students who have been hospitalized or received treatment have high rates of relapse after treatment, yet most college campuses do not have structures in place for the recovering substance abusers. The lack of safe social environments prevents many students from pursuing a higher education to maintain their abstinence. Conversely, without a college degree, these individuals are unlikely to achieve the economic stability later in life. These students need an environment in which to socialize and belong. Without investing into recovery treatment, we risk the lives, mental health and futures of young people that aspire to live a sober life.
The growing population of students in recovery has given birth to new structures associated with recovery, specifically the introduction of collegiate recovery communities. Such communities allow students to complete their education while maintaining their abstinence from drugs and alcohol. The Rutgers Recovery house provides a safe haven for students who are in recovery. It was developed in 1988 by Lisa Laitman, director of Rutgers’ Alcohol & Other Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and was the first of its kind in the United States. Students who are in recovery from substance dependence and who live in regular on-campus housing have only a 20 percent chance of remaining sober while at school. However, when recovering students live in housing with other students who are in recovery, that number jumps to 80 percent. The success of the Rutgers recovery house speaks volumes. The house abstinence rate is 95 percent, the retention rate is 98 percent, the average GPA over the last 10 semesters is 3.2 and half the students this past fall made the dean’s list. In addition, a former member of the recovery house, Ben, became the ninth Truman Scholar and was awarded the Luce Scholarship to Work in Asia. Both Ben and Connor’s successful reintegration into a college setting were heavily due to the services offered at Rutgers. Neha Mehta is a graduate student in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (04/22/14). Reflect on what’s important this year. Make notes, plans, and dreams. Dig in the garden and think. Study over springtime, and grow partnerships with communication. Launch into the spotlight after 5/20. After August, focus shifts to home and family. Organization (especially financially) eases the flow. Indulge and encourage creativity. A spiritual or restful retreat after October supports you and a partner. Prioritize 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 5 — A disagreement among teammates could interrupt your concentration. Don’t take risks or be hasty. Keep your frugal habits. Things ease up today and tomorrow. Expand your range. Schedule meetings, and help your colleagues work it out. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is a 5 — Career mattes hold your focus. Stay attentive today and tomorrow. Keep increasing your understanding of the big picture. Grow your independence by assuming greater responsibility. Short trips satisfy your travel bug... get out to the park or local attractions. Don’t spend earnings yet. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is a 5 — Write down long-range goals today and tomorrow, with a budget to get there. Find ways to cut costs and share expenses. Wait to purchase a big-ticket item. Controversy arises, and requires you to think fast. Stand up for friends and ethics, while protecting your interests. Creativity peaks. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) — Today is a 5 — Organize your finances today and tomorrow. Keep cutting reckless spending this week. An argument breaks out, and it could draw you in. Ignore attempts to hook you. Remember what you stand for. Steady, slow persistence is a fine strategy... the tortoise just kept going to win. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 5 — Actions could fall flat. Keep taking personal responsibility, and increase your power. Don’t waste your money. Partnership negotiations occur today and tomorrow. Add order and organization. A new theory at work doesn’t work. Be receptive to different ideas for surmounting obstacles. Work out solutions with a partner. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Keep the action moving forward at work, despite deviations and roadblocks today and tomorrow. Don’t try a new trick now. The details are important, so get involved. List obligations. Consider all options, and make a list of alternative routes. Climb higher for a better view.
Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 5 — You’ll have more time to relax over the next few days. Use it to learn new tricks and skills, and improve existing ones. Finish a big project. Costs are higher than expected, so consider simpler materials or design. Things fall together for you today and tomorrow. Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — You’re in for a busy few days at home. Ask each person to clean his/her own mess. Discipline is required. Have people over instead of going out. Shop carefully. Get investment help from a penny-pincher. There’s not as much as you thought stored away. Keep an open mind. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Don’t push yourself too hard. Decrease your obligations, expenditures, and deal with a critic graciously. Ask questions. Decline an expensive invitation. Stay home and catch up on a personal project. Rest with family and friends, or find a secret spot to soak in beauty. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — The next two days are good for making money and spending it. Keep to the budget, or risk breakdowns. Complete projects and clear your desk. Sync schedules. Extra work delays travel. Watch out for obstacles, delays and distractions. Try not to lose your temper. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — You’re eager to move forward today and tomorrow. You have the resources. Check your course, then full speed ahead. Only accept cost-effective ideas. Don’t just buy what your friends want. It’s another terrible travel time. Consider options. New information changes your choice. Work interferes with pleasure. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5 — Make the rounds. A confusing situation seems oppressive. Resist the temptation to meddle in someone else’s controversy. Work interferes with travel. Copy the itinerary, and reschedule. Retreat from the world today and tomorrow. Relax in hot water. That’s not too much to ask.
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SENIOR Gunzelman leaves RU with several individual accolades in final season continued from back “Her main goal for this weekend — because the routine she’s doing right now is phenomenal — is sticking her dismount,” assistant coach Umme Salim-Beasley said prior to the competition. “It’s the last thing that the judges see and what they remember. Usually a stuck landing and a big finish puts the icing on the cake of the routine.” The stuck landing put an exclamation point on the routine where the Tabernacle, N.J., native earned a 9.800. It was the 10th time this season that she posted at least a 9.800 on bars. Head coach Louis Levine said that while the meet could have gone better, the experience of being at nationals was a reward in itself. “I thought she did a good job,” Levine said. “We would have liked to finish a little bit stronger than we did but the hard part was getting here. I think she had a good experience. The first two events were great. She did a great vault and a great job on bars.” Gunzelman missed her back handspring, layout step-out series on beam but was solid through the rest of her routine to finish strong and scored a 9.175. “It was great to get there my senior year and have the meet of my life,” Gunzelman said. “It wasn’t the meet I wanted to have, but it was a good experience.” She finished up the night on floor exercise where she threw a double layout for her first pass for the first time this season. She landed two passes a little bit short and earned a 9.500. The final two rotations were not what the senior had hoped for. “It didn’t go as nicely as planned,” Gunzelman said. “But, I went out there and left everything on the floor and I’m happy with everything that I’ve accomplished this past season.” Those accomplishments included setting a career high in the all around this season with a 39.400 on Feb. 22 when the Rutgers gymnastics team hosted Penn State, Temple and Ursinus. Gunzelman tied or set career highs on floor, beam and vault and was named EAGL team MVP for the third time in career. She earned EAGL first-team honors in the all-around and on all four events this season and was one of only two gymnastics in the conference to do so. Gunzelman was named EAGL Gymnast of the Week twice over the course of the season. “[It’s] one of the things I can probably be most proud of while I’ve been here. She came here as a walk-on. To go from walk-on to making the NCAA championships is no small feat.” Levine said. “You make it to the pinnacle. You can’t go any farther. [If you] make it to the last competition of the year, you’ve done a good job.” For updates on the Rutgers gymnastics team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Head coach Joe Litterio said the conference series sweep against Cincinnati was important in establishing tiebreakers in hopes of making the AAC Tournament. Rutgers currently sits in third place in the AAC. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Rider hits for .244 batting average, sports poor 5.01 ERA on mound continued from back Now, Rutgers faces two midweek games this week against a pair of non-conference foes. The Knights host Rider today before traveling tomorrow to face Wagner in Staten Island. The Broncs (11-22, 4-6) have struggled this season, allowing a 5.01 ERA and sporting only a .244 batting average. Rider presents an easier matchup for Rutgers in Piscataway, as they have 4-13 record away from
the AAC with more of a cushion in Lawrenceville, N.J. While no team can be over- the standings. Senior shortstop Pat Sweeney looked, the two midweek matchups can give Rutgers a boost entering said the Knights could use an effective week to help this weekend’s prepare for UCF. series against “[The sweep against “We have Central Florida. to have a good Rutgers curCincinnati] was big for week,” Sweerently has the our confidence. We came ney said after longest winSaturday’s win ning streak in in here wanting to win against Cincinthe conference nati. “We’ve got at four straight and needing to win.” to get that mo— going back mentum [going to last WednesKYLE DRISCOLL up against the day’s victor y Redshirt Freshman Righthander top team in the against Lafayconference next ette — and has won six out of its last seven games. weekend]. We have two games If the Knights win the series this week, so we have a good week against Central Florida, Rutgers will and bring it into conference play solidify itself as a top-three team in next week.”
Driscoll earned his third win of the season in Rutgers’ series finale against the Bearcats, striking out 11 batters. For the redshirt freshman, the in-conference sweep against Cincinnati does more for the Knights than adjust their spot in the standings. It gives them a good mindset moving forward. “[The sweep against Cincinnati] was big for our confidence,” Driscoll said. “We came in here wanting to win and needing to win. We really needed to set the tone and I think we did.” For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow Tyler Karalewich on Twitter @TylerKaralewich. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
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April 22, 2014 WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Senior defender Chelsea Intrabartola said the urgency to make the Big East Tournament is high in RU’s last year in the Big East. TIANFANG YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Tiebreaker gives last hope for postseason Conor Nordland Staff Writer
The entire season comes down to one game for the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team. Following a 1-1 road trip against Big East rivals Cincinnati and Louisville, the Scarlet Knights (8-8, 2-4) must come out with a victory in their final game Friday if they wish to have a chance at making the Big East Tournament. With the top-four teams qualifying, the Knights are currently on the outside of the playoff picture. A number of possibilities would have to play out in order for Rutgers to make the postseason. First, Rutgers needs to defeat its final opponent, Temple (6-9, 3-3), in Piscataway. Second, the Knights need Villanova (8-7, 3-3) to lose on Saturday to Connecticut. Those two results would force the Knights into a threeway tie with the Owls and Villanova. The deciding factor would be goal differential. Despite all of the possibilities, the Knights are only concentrating on what they can control, which is getting a win Friday against the Owls. After an impressive performance Thursday against Cincinnati with a season-high 15 goals, Rutgers dropped its following game to a talented Louisville team. Prior to the Cincinnati game, the Knights were focused on coming away from both games with a win. Getting a victory in both games would have greatly improved the Knights’ postseason chances. The Knights have returned from their final road trip of the season with a renewed sense of concentration for their regular season finale. “Our focus is probably going to be the highest all season against Temple,” said senior attacker Megan Clements. “Everyone was obviously upset about losing to Louisville and to know that our season might be over after Friday, but it’s
also driving us to get that win and take advantage of the chance we have at making the postseason.” Clements, who scored seven goals on the two-game road trip and is second on the team with 28 points, will need to have another strong performance against the Owls. This game could bring more intensity than the Knights’ previous contests. For the seniors, Friday’s game against Temple will be their final chance at making the postseason in their Rutgers career. “For me it’s important because it’s my senior year and last chance to make the playoffs,” said senior defender Chelsea Intrabartola. “As a team it’s our last year in the Big East, so it would be nice to go out being in the tournament playing for a chance at the Big East Championship.” The Knights’ primary season goal is on the line, and the team is well aware of the circumstances surrounding Friday’s contest. A win keeps their playoff hopes alive, while a loss will end any chances. Rutgers’ past three games against Temple have been close, with each of them being decided by one goal. Rutgers knows its last regular season game could be the most tightly contested all season. “We’re doing everything we can this week to put our best effort forward on Friday,” said head coach Laura Brand-Sias. “Postseason is on the line for both teams on Friday, and it’s going to go to the team that really wants it more and puts together the best game.” For more updates on the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter. Yesterday’s article, titled “Split road trip ends Knights’ Big East tourney chances,” should not have implied that the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team was eliminated from the Big East Conference Tournament. This article clarifies the playoff scenarios.
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April 22, 2014 SOFTBALL BATES LEADS AAC WITH .414 BATTING AVERAGE
Knights hitters benefit from junior’s improvement on offense Garrett Stepien Staff Writer
Softball is often known for its propensity to be a game of failure and experience. Rutgers softball center fielder Jackie Bates is a first-hand product of a player who has taken her lumps to get to where she is now. Now in her junior year patrolling the Scarlet Knights outfield, Bates seems to be hitting her stride of her collegiate career. As of April 21, she was listed atop of the AAC in batting, continuing to lead the conference with a .414 batting average. But it didn’t always come this easy at the plate for Bates. After tearing up the scene in high school as one of the top recruits in New Jersey, the Middletown South product came to Rutgers and did not translate her production that fast. The Lincroft, N.J., native collected 27 hits in her freshman campaign and posted a .213 average. The next year, she improved slightly, upping her average to .258, but was characteristically still an average collegiate softball hitter. Then 2014 came. After a consistent start to begin the season, Bates shot up the charts toward the midway point and beyond. She was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll for the third time of the season one week ago, grabbing the notoriety for the second consecutive week after going 8-for-17 and posting a .471 average in the week’s span. “I just think it’s experience. She’s a kind of laid-back kid that kind of flows with everything,” said head coach Jay Nelson. “She never gets too high [or] too low,
Junior outfielder Jackie Bates’ 48 hits in 37 games this season surpasses her previous career-high of 47 hits last season, a feat which took her all 56 games. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / ONLINE EDITOR although sometimes when she’s struggling she’ll internalize. But she just stays with the program and listens very well.” The first two years of action for Bates opened her eyes up to the demand that the game required on the collegiate level. “When you’re an underclassman it can be a little intimidating, especially when you’re playing big-time teams that are ranked,” Bates said. “But I think now, after seeing a lot of those pitchers that we face every year, I feel a lot more comfortable. And now I’m working a lot more —
I’m trying to get extra cuts at practice and going and hitting on my own, so that’s definitely helping a lot, too.” The numbers show how much Bates has developed. In comparison, Bates has already has already topped her career-high of 47 hits from last year — number finalized in 56 games. She has 48 in just 37 games this season. Despite the individual accolades that Bates has earned this season as the Knights’ three-hitter, her presence is felt through the impact she has on the lineup.
Senior right fielder Loren Williams got off to a blazing start to begin the 2014 campaign in February with an average surpassing .400, but has cooled down since, slipping to just under .300. Junior Chandler Howard, who neighbors the two in left field, also had a hot streak where she was lacing the ball with a 13game hitting streak, but had it snapped. She then fell into a bit of a slump, going hitless in her next 14 at bats. But during that time, Bates stayed constant.
She upped her game at the plate, with her batting average soaring up to as high as .421 on the season about a week ago. The ability to keep afloat eventually caused opposing pitchers to pitch around Bates, and it ended up backfiring when Williams and Howard were getting the pitches they liked. While Bates was pitched around against Memphis and managed three hits last weekend, a low number according to the AAC batting leader’s standards, Williams and Howard combined to go 11-for-24. As the two in front of her were able to get on, Bates capitalized throughout the weekend, logging five RBI. These results are the primar y reasons why Nelson begins his lineup with Williams, Howard and Bates. “The top of our lineup is pretty potent, and this weekend when we lost, Saturday, we had 12 hits,” Nelson said. “The first two innings, Chandler roped one, Jackie roped one, Loren hit line drives — we were ripping line drives with runners on base.” To Williams, the opportunity of the three upperclassmen to feel their way through their early years at Rutgers has not only opened up the production in the top of the lineup, but made for a balanced team attack all around. “I think a lot of that has to do with experience and learning together for the past three years, so we kind of know each other pretty well,” Williams said. “And that plays a big part in how we can complement each other on the field.” For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
MEN’S GOLF KNIGHTS FINISH THIRD AT RUTHERFORD INTERCOLLEGIATE
Rutgers earns two top-five placements at final Invite Daniel LoGiudice STAFF Writer
It was not the win the Rutgers men’s golf team was looking for, but it was tantalizingly close. The Scarlet Knights tied for third out of 14 teams at this past weekend’s Ruther ford Intercollegiate three-round tournament at Penn State. This is Rutgers’ second straight impressive per formance after last week’s sixth place finish at the Princeton Invitational. The Knights finished Sunday with a combined score of 876 (289-284-303) — 16 strokes behind first-place Minnesota. Rutgers had two competitors finish in the top five, and another individual competitor finished in the top 20. Sophomore Jonathan Chang came in third with a score of 211 (68-72-71) — two under par for the tournament — and nine birdies. Chang finished four strokes behind first-place Jose Mendez of Minnesota. Senior Jonathan Renza finished fifth in the 78-player field with a score of 214 (69-66-79) — seven strokes behind Mendez. Renza was one over par and tallied a team-best 13 birdies.
Sophomore Louis Bodine, who competed as an individual, tied for 19th with a score of 220 (75-70-75). He finished with seven birdies. The rest of the scorecard was filled out by freshmen. Chase Wheatley and Michael Howe scored 225 (74-74-77) and 226 (78-72-76) to finish tied for 44th and 46th, respectively. Ryan Rose did not place due to a disqualification in the first round as a result of a scoring error. He scored (75-85) in the last two rounds. Rutgers entered the third round in second place but was unable to make a final push and win the tournament. “Coming down the stretch, we put ourselves in contention but we didn’t finish strong,” Chang said. “It’s frustrating that we didn’t finish it off.” Rutgers was unable to leave the tournament with a win because of a combination of difficult shots and some inexperience. “The last few holes are a pretty tough stretch and Minnesota just played better than us,” Chang said. “The freshmen were a little inexperienced and that threw off their balance, but they’ll learn from it and know how to react. It was more of a mental thing than anything.”
Sophomore Jonathan Chang finished third at the Rutgerford Intercollegiate this past weekend with a score of 211 (68-72-71). DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / APRIL 2014 The disqualification left Rose disappointed. In tournaments, the opponents keep each other’s scores. In Rose’s case, his opponent repor ted an incorrect score, which led to his disqualification. “I usually keep my own score as well and I had 77, but my oppo-
nent had 76,” Rose said. “I must have overlooked something.” Despite his first-round disqualification and his disappointing third-round score, Rose has tried to make this a learning experience. “I was making too big of a day for myself and I was mentally out
of it,” Rose said. “But, this will pay dividends. You need hardships to learn from. I need to remember it’s just golf and take it one hole at a time.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s golf team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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GYMNASTICS
Senior finishes career as top all-arounder Lauren Green Staff Writer
While the final result was not what she wanted, senior Alexis Gunzelman finished her career as the top all-around gymnast in program history after competing last Friday at nationals in Birmingham, Ala. Gunzelman earned a 38.175 in the allaround competition and started off strong on her first two events of the night. She opened the competition on the vault and scored a 9.700 after a side step on her landing. She moved on to the uneven bars in her second rotation and finished her routine by sticking her half-in, half-out dismount. The dismount involves two flips with a half twist on each of them. See SENIOR on Page 13
Senior shortstop Pat Sweeney said that Rutgers needs a productive week against Rider and Wagner in its midweek games in order to prepare for Central Florida in next weekend’s series. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rider offers warm-up for UCF Tyler Karalewich
sweep, starting with sophomore lefthander Howie Brey. Freshmen righthanders Gaby Rosa and Kyle Driscoll followed him. The sweep for the Knights (18-18, 6-5) was vital as it propelled Rutgers to third place in the AAC standings. “The [in-conference sweep] is huge. Obviously going into the weekend we knew where we stood and we knew where
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The Rutgers baseball team made quick work of Cincinnati this past weekend, sweeping a three-game series when the Bearcats visited Bainton Field. Each of the Scarlet Knights’ weekend starters won their respective games in the
[Cincinnati] stood,” Litterio said. “It was hopefully [helpful] in getting the tiebreaker and that’s what you are looking to do, get the tiebreaker in that situation. You put yourself in a position to make [the AAC Tournament]. Sweeping them was outstanding.” See WARM-UP on Page 13
Senior gymnast Alexis Gunzelman ended her career at the NCAA Championships. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
MEN’S BASKETBALL ESPN RATES DIALLO AS 27TH-BEST CENTER IN NATION
Rutgers adds 6-foot-10 center to 2014 recruiting class Greg Johnson
Diallo adds length to a Knights frontcour t that lacked a true center last season. “Ibrahima is a terrific young man and we are ver y happy that he chose Rutgers,” Jordan said in a statement. “He is a dedicated student with tons of potential and an engaging personality. With his length, athleticism and shot-blocking ability, we believe he can make a significant defensive impact. Offensively, he has a nice touch around
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Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Eddie Jordan announced yesterday the signing of 6-foot-10 center Ibrahima Diallo to the Scarlet Knights’ 2014 recruiting class. The Dakar, Senegal, native averaged 13 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks per game this past season at Quality Education Academy in Winston Salem, N.C.
the basket and the ability to score with both hands.” ESPN rates Diallo as the ninth-best prospect in Nor th Carolina and the 27th-best center in the countr y. The three-star recruit, according to Rivals, turned down of fers from Oklahoma, Georgia, Marquette, Massachusetts and Old Dominion. Diallo is the second big man in eight years to come to Piscataway from Senegal.
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outfielder, was named the AAC Player of the Week. Howard collected a home run Friday against Memphis and had a .500 batting average in the three-game series.
Hamady N’Diaye, the 2010 Big East Defensive Player of the Year, set a program record with 358 blocks from 2006-10 and was selected in the 2010 NBA Draft’s second round. Diallo joins freshman for ward D.J. Foreman, freshman guard Mike Williams and junior transfer guard Bishop Daniels in Rutgers’ recruiting class. The Knights still have three open scholarships, and the spring signing period concludes May 21.
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Tomorrow, 3:30 p.m., Staten Island, N.Y.
Tomorrow, 4 p.m., RU Softball Complex