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Elpidio Laguna-Diaz, former chair of the Department of Classical and Modern Language at the College of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers—Newark and professor emeritus of Spanish, died on Jan. 25 at the age of 70. Laguna-Diaz became a part of the Rutgers—Newark faculty in 1972, and had served in various positions at the University over the course of his tenure, according to an obituary. These roles included directing numerous papers for the honors program in the Iberian and Ibero-American major, serving as co-director of the Azores Archaeological Project in 2000 and serving as vice president of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations from 1998 to 2004. He was distinguished by his studies, teaching and dedication to education of Spanish Medieval, Golden Age and 19th and 20th -century Spanish Peninsular literature. Laguna-Diaz passed away at his South Carolina home, and is survived by his wife, Asela Rodrigez Seda, three daughters Asela Maria, Maria Eugenia and Alexandra Maria, their spouses, his brother Arturo Laguna-Diaz and seven grandchildren. Donations may be sent to the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, Rutgers—Newark, Conklin Hall, for the creation of a Laguna Study Abroad Award.
Local parks provide people with a public location to socialize. Nette Compton, senior director of Park Central and CityPark Development, discussed parks with the Rutgers community on Feb. 3 in the Cook/Douglass Lecture Hall. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Lecture notes importance of parks to communities SUSMITA PARUCHURI DESIGN EDITOR
On Dec. 10, 2014, Boeddeker Park in San Francisco, California, was opened to the public after a drastic redesign, transforming it from a hub for illicit activity into a community park promoting healthy living for adults and children. This is one of the examples Nette Compton, senior director of Park Central and CityPark Development, used to illustrate the effect community engagement has when planning parks. Future landscape architects swarmed into the Cook/Douglass Lecture Hall before the talk. “Parks are a place for people to get together (and) socialize,” said Kevin
Chung, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. “Having a space open for people to do activities is really important.” Compton began by explaining the “10-minute walk” goal, which calls for all citizens of a city to live within a 10-minute walking distance from a park. The benefits of parks are enormous, Compton said. She introduced the four advantages and purposes of parks — to connect, cool, protect and absorb. “You have to pay to be every place in (New York City) — except the park,” she said. Parks build a sense of ownership in a city, Compton said. A landscape
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a building or an office, which I’ve done too,” she said. “It’s serene, it’s calming, it’s tranquil.” A landscape architect’s role in making those places and creating experiences for other people begins with designing parks that reflect the unique culture of a neighborhood, Compton said. “I don’t eat bagels and pizza when I’m in New Mexico — that’s a waste of time,” Compton said. Compton explained the method of “creative placemaking,” a process that leads to revitalized parks by using community engagement to integrate the local arts and culture. SEE COMMUNITIES ON PAGE 4
U. announces new sexual assault policy NIKHILESH DE
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Literary exploration is usually a journey controlled by school teachers, but the Rutgers Graduate School of Education is taking this responsibility into their own hands. The Rutgers Graduate School of Education spearheads several community initiatives to promote literacy throughout the community, including the Rutgers Reading Club, the Tutoring Plus Program and the Conversation Tree, said Mary Curran, associate dean for Local-Global Partnerships in the Graduate School of Education. “Literacy is the backbone to education. We learn everything through language, so if you don’t have access to the texts or are not able to think critically about what you’re listening
architect’s job is not only to take the community’s needs and build a park, but to envision a park together with the community. The landscape architecture students in the room must have had some “transformative outdoor experience” they must have had that influenced them when choosing their field of study, whether it was walking through Central Park for the first time or hiking with their Girl or Boy Scout troop, Compton said. Catherine Simpkins, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, had one such experience. “Over the summer, I worked in the park. It’s just a totally different atmosphere than working inside
The Rutgers Graduate School of Education provides tutors and assistants to help students of all ages improve their literacy in the the state of New Jersey. LOUIS KANG to or learning in classrooms, you are at a disadvantage,” Curran said. The initiatives vary from providing literacy support to children to assisting adults learning the English language, she said.
Students facilitate conversation classes with community members as part of the Conversation Tree program, she said. They gain SEE INITIATIVES ON PAGE 4
Just under six months after a draft sexual misconduct policy was released, University President Robert L. Barchi announced the new Student Policy Prohibiting Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, Relationship Violence, Stalking and Related Misconduct on Thursday afternoon. Members of every major Rutgers campus created the policy, Barchi said in an email. “Rutgers recognizes its responsibility to increase awareness of sexual misconduct, prevent its occurrence, support victims, deal fairly and firmly with offenders, and diligently investigate reports of misconduct,” he said in the email. The new policy is Title IX compliant, he said. It also followed regulations listed in the Violence Against Women
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Reauthorization Act of 2013, which forces institutions earning federal aid to investigate sexual assault or harassment and ensure the safety of victims. “Sexual harassment, sexual violence, sexual exploitation, gender-based harassment, stalking and relationship violence are all forms of misconduct that are prohibited by this policy and will not be tolerated,” he said. While this policy applies to students, it does not apply to people employed by the University, he said. There will be a policy announced to encompass their needs in the future. “The Policy also contains a comprehensive definition of ‘consent,’ establishes a uniform investigation and disciplinary process... and lists on-campus and off-campus resources for reporting complaints, advocacy and crisis counseling.”
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Harry Potter class explains religion, common ‘hero’ tropes KATIE PARK CORRESPONDENT
narratives to pop cultures heroes such as Potter. “Harry Potter, by the way, is absolutely chock full of religious imagery and symbolism,” Jones said. Fan sites have drawn parallels between Harry Potter and the Bible, comparing Potter to Jesus, Dumbledore to God, Voldemort to Satan, Peter Pettigrew to Judas and Dumbledore’s Army to Jesus’s disciples. The course focuses mostly on Harry Potter, but Jones said she also exposes the class to other fantasy and film heroes — Bastian Balthazar Bux in “The Never Ending Story,” Meg in “A Wrinkle in Time,” Emmett in “The Lego Movie” and even Phil Conors in “Groundhog Day.” “The journeys that these heroes take are remarkably similar to those of our most beloved prophets and sages, but we also examine the ways in which these stories differ from each other, and those differences can give us all kinds of interesting insights about the cultures and societies that produced them,” she said. Gabi Cozzolino, a student in the class who took several of Jones’s other classes in previous semesters, said she loves the course, just three weeks in. The School of Arts and
In his seven years as a wizardin-training, Harry Potter, the protagonist in J.K. Rowling’s famed book series, squared off against the sinister professors Quirrell and Umbridge, plunged a sword through the mouth of a giant serpent and managed to pull off the Herculean feat of saving the entire wizarding world. Potter is a literary hero, said Sandy Russell Jones, and most readers recognize it. But fewer readers see the link between “The Boy Who Lived” and religious texts. A class at Rutgers wants to change that. Jones, director of the Middle Eastern Studies program and teaching assistant professor in the Departments of Religion and History, is teaching “The Hero’s Quest: Religion, Mythology and Harry Potter” for the second time — and students are fascinated. The course is designed to introduce students to studying Sandy Russell Jones discusses common themes in literary works written over the last several religion in an academic setting. millennia, including religious works. She uses J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series to explain these “For students who need to themes and relate them to students. GEORGETTE STILLMAN fulfill a requirement, and who don’t initially think they’d be interested in religion, reading about some of don’t care what kind of hero they their favorite pop culture heroes, are, they’re an enemy of God, and as well as religious figures, will had it been in the Old Testament, hopefully Harry Potter reveal that would’ve been “The main premise of the course is that the hero’s the study of put to death. religion is You don’t make quest is a common narrative.” a lot more heroes out of interesting warlocks.” SANDY RUSSELL JONES than they The course Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program thought it was,” does not focus Jones said. on the opinions The course focuses on the “hero’s Sciences senior said one of her of religious leaders, but on the quest,” a narrative structure also first motivations to register for the applicability of the hero’s quest referred to as the “hero’s journey,” course was knowing that she could to religious texts and, for her which describes the adventure of share her enthusiasm for the Harry personally, non-religious texts, the hero, a person who typically Potter series in an academic setting. Cozzolino said. “Who doesn’t love that?” she said. undergoes adversity and victory for “I’m starting to realize most Prior to the first class, Cozzolino books I read follow this pattern,” the sake of a larger group of people. “The main premise of the thought the course was going to she said. course is that the hero’s quest is focus on what she thought were the Like Cozzolino, Jones’s a common narrative that can be areligious elements in the “Harry previous students have positive found in all of the major religious Potter” series — the books were impressions of the class. traditions, as well as in mythology, banned in certain churches and “Some students commented legend and popular culture,” denounced by religious leaders in about how much they learned Jones said. “This story is literally the last several years. about themselves in the course,” Becky Fischer, a Pentecostal Jones said. “The hero story is not everywhere you look.” Students read about religious children’s pastor, flamed the series just about prophets and dragonheroic figures such as Moses and on stage in the 2006 documentary, slayers. It’s about us. We are all Muhammad in the class, which “Jesus Camp.” called to adventure ... We are, “Let me say something about each of us, the heroes of our own she said is structured so students read excerpts from many religious Harry Potter,” Fischer said. journeys, and this is something all texts, and compare the religious “Warlocks are enemies of God. I students can relate to.”
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play soccer in and as a public garden. The community needed to creCreative place-making was an ate infrastructure, Compton said. The combination of kids, socimportant piece in the rebuilding of Boeddeker Park when Comp- cer and plants would have been ton helped redesign it. Originally, simple, but sometimes the experithe design goal of the park was ence of going through a process to allow a police car to be able to is just as valuable as the final product, Compton said. While drive through it, Compton said. There park had only one en- public process could be rapid and trance and rampant illegal activ- result-driven, a slow, communiity surrounding the park before ty-based approach increased its the redesign. The community’s strength and diversity. The new park included a commuwants included preserving the nity garden, art already in where citizens the park, incorcould grow porating equip“I don’t eat bagels and what they ment promoting pizza when I’m in New were familphysical activity for all ages and Mexico — that’s a waste iar with from home, resultembracing the of time.” ing in cultures local culture. interacting Following the NETTE COMPTON and sharing renovation of the Senior Director of Park Central and CityPark their farming park, Boeddeker Development techniques. became a hub ”My mom of activity and is from Thaia safe space for children after school, Compton land, and so, here is totally difsaid. The YMCA and the Boys ferent than where she’s from … and Girls Club hosted activities the city’s so entwined with nafor children in the park as well, ture, it’s calming, it’s way more emphasizing the importance of relaxing than being in the city,” Simpkins said. healthy eating and staying active. Compton explained why parks A safe network was developed to transport children from school to are linked to strong communities, the park and to protect them from diversity and culture, and why the activity surrounding Boeddeker. landscape architects should work The New Freedom Park in with the community, rather than Denver, Colorado. Originally, the for it. “I take way more care of the park was an abandoned lot with a concrete water channel running sweaters I knit for myself than through the middle, but was al- the sweaters I buy in the store,” ready being used for children to Compton said.
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criminals, 85 percent are illiterate, according to the Huffington Post. “Not being able to read is a big leadership skills and non-native speakers gain confidence in their loss of a big skill ... and maybe that leads them to take different coursEnglish language abilities. Their first exposure to this es of action in their lives,” Laur said. Those considered functionally program is through the Community-Based Language Learning illiterate are more likely to have class, she said. Students also take low paying jobs, be in trouble with classes in immigrant demograph- the law, have social problems, have a chronic illness, live in poverty ics and global citizenship. The Tutoring Plus program pro- and eventually, have children that vides tutoring to New Brunswick follow suit. This is a systemic probchildren of all ages. Tutoring Plus lem, said Lesley Morrow, founder also promotes a reading program in of the Rutgers Reading Club. Morrow developed the Rutgers Highland Park for first and second Reading Club grade students, years Curran said. “Literacy is the backbone three ago. The proThe Rutgers to education. We learn gram is now literacy initiapresent in more tives, especially everything through 20 districts in the Tutoring language.” New Jersey. Plus program, The Readaim to engage MARY CURRAN students by pro- Associate Dean for Local-Global Partnerships ing Club is a research-based viding them a program. The Rutgers student as a role model and encouraging stu- 12-week program almost doubled dents to read materials they find in- the number of sight words a stuteresting, said Silver Laur, a student dent could read and significantly in the Graduate School of Education raised the difficulty level of literature students could read, she said. and former Tutoring Plus tutor. The program is successful beIdeally, the program will foster a life-long love of reading, he said cause it enhances children’s self-esThose who are not literate get teem. Teachers build a strong “short-handed” in the system. relationship with students in classThe tutoring program encourages rooms boasting a three-to-one stureading to put students on a level dent to teacher ratio, Morrow said. “Every kid is different and needs playing field by canceling out inequality due to family background to be diagnosed and prescribed for or economic problems, Laur said. them. We are trying to do that with There is a strong correlation all of these children who are so between literacy and juvenile diverse and come from different delinquency. Out of all juvenile backgrounds,” Morrow said.
FEB. 4 NEWARK — Detective Wilberto Ruiz was suspended without pay on Thursday after an incident that allegedly left at 14-year-old boy with a dislocated shoulder and failed to document it and his participation until 24 hours after it happened. The incident occurred when the victim, whose name is being withheld, left a bodega and several on-duty police officers attempted to detain him. “It is not a reflection on the entire Department but on the actions of a few,” said Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. All full investigation is being launched to see if this incident should be considered assault. FEB. 4 WAYNE — Wayne Grant, 18, and Dyshear Hicks, 19, both of Orange were arrested one week after they were caught passing counterfeit $100 bills. Last Tuesday, police were called in because two men were attempting to make a purchase at a Walgreens at the Valley Brook Shopping Center. The suspects also used fake bills at two other nearby stores. Grants and Hicks were arrested and were in Passaic County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail. FEB. 4 FREEHOLD — Michael Reyes, 21, of Oceanport, hit and seriously injured Sgt. Brian Kramer, a West Long Branch police officer that was directing traffic at a high school football game on Nov. 6, 2015 was under the influence of heroin and marijuana. Reyes was driving a 2010 Hyundai Elantra when he hit Kramer at 9:23 p.m. at the end of the game, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said. Kramer sustained injuries to the head, face, left shoulder and left knee, and was taken to the Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.
Course discusses influence of filmmaker Spike Lee JULIAN JIMENEZ STAFF WRITER
A class that focuses on viewing and studying Spike Lee films can “Do The Right Thing” for students. Deborah Shuford, a professor in the Department of Africana Studies, created a course dedicated to analyzing the films of director Spike Lee in the summer of 2013. The motivation behind this class was to showcase the messages Lee’s films present, Shuford said. “I want to establish film appreciation for Spike Lee. That’s the whole point,” she said. Students that take the course learn to analyze Lee’s films to make sense of the meaning behind the movies, said William Madden, a School of Art and Sciences senior. Madden registered for the course because he was a fan of Lee’s work and views, he said. The class turned out to be more than what he expected, Madden said.
“We watched ‘Malcolm X,’ ‘Do The Right Thing,’ ‘Inside Man’ and ‘He Got Game.’ You could tell that these films were having a deep impact on us just by the questions we asked and our reactions to different scenes,” he said. Before students were able to learn how to dissect Lee’s messages, they had to understand the histor y of black actors
Lee’s work is important because he was one of the few that was given the opportunity to maintain his message in the mainstream, he said. Understanding the subtleties that are often missed is what made this class memorable, he said. One example was a scene in the movie, “Do The Right Thing.”
Taking the time to break down these messages really helped the class understand why Lee used cer tain camera angles and lighting methods, he said. While Shuford’s 13 years of experience working for various media outlets, including PBS and ABC, have contributed toward the course’s curriculum, a meeting
“I would definitely recommend this class to students. His films and the class itself definitely opened my eyes to different ideas because of how honest it was.” WILLIAM MADDEN School of Arts and Sciences Senior
and filmmakers in Hollywood, he said. “Professor Shuford helped us get (an) understanding of (the) actors and filmmakers who broke the mold like Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Gordon Parks and Melvin Van Peebles,” he said. “They were the early catalysts that gave Mr. Lee a lane to pursue his craft later on.”
“Lee had ‘Tawana told the Truth’ written in graffiti on a wall. It was something that you might not think was important but it directly related to the dialogue in that scene and got at the core of what he does in his films,” he said. These were the kind of messages Shuford wanted the class to understand, Madden said.
with the director solidified her it as a reality. While attending graduate school, Shuford attended a presentation held by Lee. She spoke with him and expressed her desire to start the class. Lee liked the idea and gave his best wishes, she said. The two have stayed in touch since then.
Family matters have prevented Shuford from teaching the course since Fall 2014. “My brother was fighting cancer. I was told (they) needed (me) to come (check) for a stem cell match,” she said. The year was made more difficult when Shuford’s father passed away in March. Students reached out to send their condolences and warm wishes during her leave of absence, Shuford said. “There were students (that) actually dropped the course because they found out I wasn’t going to teach it,” she said. “Students (are) asking when I’m returning.” Given the course’s brief history, she is amazed to see that her class had such and impact on some of her students, she said. While she has not taught in over a year, she is open to returning to the class if given the chance. “I would definitely recommend this class to students,” Madden said. “His films and the class itself definitely opened my eyes to different ideas because of how honest it was.”
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Professor examines White House media relations in book NICK HUBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Students are not the only ones using the media to look good for their friends or future employers. Presidents also use the media to shape their public image. David Greenberg, a professor in the Departments of History and Journalism and Media Studies, looks at the way presidents in the past have used the media to spin their messages to the public in his new book, “Republic of Spin.” “Republic of Spin” is a history novel on the rise of the White House and presidents using spin, starting with Theodore Roosevelt and ending with Barack Obama. The term “spin” refers to the whole cluster of tools and techniques politicians use to shape their image and message, Greenberg said. Some presidents like to use fluffy words and present everything in a good light, said Edward Weisgerber, a Mason Gross School of the Arts sophomore. “Spin is not new and a lot of techniques we see in politicians using today go back a century or more,” Greenberg said. “The Donald Trump phenomenon is doing what other presidents have done by making himself into a personality to create support for his cause.” Spin is not all-powerful and people sometimes have a tendency to believe the media is capable of brainwashing or hoisting messages that are false, he said. “Sometimes people use spin to mean lying, but what we mean by spin is putting your best slant on the case,” Greenberg said. “We shape the argument, present a case for your political position and that is essential to democracy.” The president plays both the role of a statesman and an advocate who is trying to advance their agenda and he will be putting out
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the facts in a particular way to make their case. “When politicians make arguments they are not trying to deceive people, but to get them to buy into the things they themselves believe,” Greenberg said.
“In a democracy we rely on counter-spin, the opposing party and congress to argue.” DAVID GREENBERG Professor in Departments of History and Journalism and Media Studies
One reason for so much skepticism about spin are politicians and vacuous mouthing of the same lines resulting in suspicion that people are not getting an authentic politician. Because there is so much power amassed behind the presidency,
Greenberg said the president can command the spotlight on television and there is a fear that he will be trusted uncritically. The State of the Union address is an example of where the president gives an hour long speech based on his point of view and followed up by a short bit by the opposing party that is less watched, he said. “In a democracy we rely on counter-spin, the opposing party and congress to argue,” Greenberg said. “If we are too differential to our leaders we miss subjecting their arguments to criticism that would let us make the best decisions.” It is the president’s job to put spin on things, said Richard Lau, a professor in the Department of Political Science. The president has to be the leader of the country and may keep secrets, hold back information or spin messages in certain situations like war, she said. “If there is a war going on there may be more things the president won’t talk about,” Lau said.
“Republic of Spin” explores the relationship between the White House and the media. It analyzes how politicans “spin" the news to get the best angle out. ERIC DRAPER
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Poverty makes healthy lifestyle unattainable
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n my last column, I discussed the why we should care about the recent dietary guidelines. I’m not sure how many of VANDANA APTE you actually ate the recommended amount of vegetables, fruits, dairy, grains and protein today, but I’m sure many of you did not. So the question is: Why do so few Americans actually follow these guidelines and eat a healthy, balanced diet? One proposed answer is that poverty can prevent individuals from buying and consuming healthy food, as it is a commonly documented phenomenon that wealthy individuals eat healthier diets than poor individuals. As college students with limited budgets, I am sure many of us are guilty of finding the cheapest burger and fries rather than spending slightly more on a fresh salad. We want the most value for our dollar, and we want to feel full, so with a limited budget, it makes sense that many of us would choose a meal from the dollar menu. So the question is: Why exactly do high-income individuals eat healthier diets than low-income individuals? There have been many studies conducted on this phenomenon and one common argument is that healthy food is simply more expensive than junk food. One study, for instance, found a positive correlation between the nutritional value of food and the cost per calorie. There are many experts, on the other hand, that argue that it can be quite easy to prepare a healthy meal that costs as much as a McDonald’s meal. However, there are multiple problems with this argument. First of all, for many people in low-income neighborhoods, food outlets with fresh fruits and vegetables are hard to come by, and fast food restaurants are abundant. Many low-income individuals also do not have private cars and may have to rely on public transport or walking, which can make it much more inconvenient to travel to a fresh food outlet. Second of all, low-income individuals, who find it difficult to simply get by and survive, must work long hours and have an abundance of stress in their lives. As a result, many low-income individuals do not have the time to prepare fresh meals from scratch and end up consuming fast food, prepared meals and packaged foods that tend to be high in sodium, preservatives, sugars and fats. Therefore, while it may be true that some healthy meals can cost the same amount as some unhealthy meals, the confounding issues of time and physical accessibility of fresh foods complicate the issue and make direct costs a less relevant concern.
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
“Another reason poor individuals are more likely than wealthy individuals to have unhealthy diets is the difference in education.” Another reason poor individuals are more likely than wealthy individuals to have unhealthy diets is the difference in education. Because many poor individuals may not have an adequate education, they may not be aware of the negative health consequences of consuming unhealthy foods. However, when researchers tested this hypothesis, their results were surprising: Low-income individuals were just as likely as high-income individuals to have healthy food preferences, which indicates that many low-income individuals are aware of the necessity of eating a healthy, balanced diet. What did differ between low and high-income individuals was healthy food taste preferences and healthy food consumption rates. Thus, this research indicates an interesting phenomenon: high-income individuals are more likely than low-income individuals to like the taste of and to consume healthy food. A recent study suggested a possible reason for this observed effect is low-income individuals are more concerned about wasting food, so they are more likely to purchase foods that are guaranteed to taste good. I don’t know how many of you genuinely enjoy the taste of brussel sprouts or kale, but I’m sure it is not many of you. The reality is that these healthy foods have an acquired taste and thus, must be purchased several times before one finds them tasty — a privilege only the wealthy can afford. So how do we fix these issues? It is a commonly studied fact that tastes and preferences are acquired during childhood, so perhaps we would need to focus on exposing children at an early age multiple times to fruits and vegetables. Maybe the best way to do so is through school lunch programs. If low-income children have the chance to sample healthy foods several times in school, then they may start to enjoy the taste of healthy foods and their parents may be more likely to purchase and consume healthy foods at home. We also need to push for legislation that makes fresh food vendors more physically accessible to low-income individuals and for legislation that subsidizes fruit and vegetable farms. Both laws would make healthy food more physically and financially accessible to the poor. It is not enough to simply have guidelines in place — we must ensure that Americans actually follow them. Vandana Apte is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior majoring in biotechnology with a minor in women’s and gender studies. Her column, “Under the Microscope,” runs monthly on Fridays.
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EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts GOTTAHAVA WAWA Students are looking for ward to the completion of The Yard @ College Avenue, but some argue it would only be truly complete if it had a Wawa. The go-to convenience store commonly found in South Jersey has quality food and good coffee at affordable prices that Rutgers students demand. We laurel the student petition for encouraging the establishment of a store that could add to the commercial status of New Brunswick.
GARDEN STATE OF MIND The Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling discovered that most residents believe the Garden State’s quality of life has declined or stayed the same within the last 10 years and only 33 percent believe it will improve. This is the most negative period in New Jersey since October 2009, said Ashley Koning, associate director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling. We dart the probable factors causing this generally negative sentiment: Government inefficiency despite high taxes, inimical environment for retirement and slow growth capacity for businesses.
AXING ADDICTION People from all walks of life have been affected by drug abuse, including students here at the University. Healing addiction requires a strong support system from family, friends and even the community. We laurel Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. for proposing a bill that would provide $500 million annually to fund treatment programs for New Jersey residents suffering from substance abuse.
STOP THE SWEATSHOPS Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops, a student-led activism group, marched to expand the amount of Rutgers apparel produced from ethical factories. The group asked University President Robert L. Barchi to place Nike on notice under the University’s licensing agreement because of its potentially inhumane treatment of workers. Although the group’s work is commendable, is it ever possible to completely divest from sweatshop factories? We dart the ubiquity of sweatshop factories and society’s entrenched dependency on this terrible system.
PROTECT WITH POLICY The Title IX Committees of Rutgers—New Brunswick, Rutgers—Newark and Rutgers— Camden developed the new “Student Policy Prohibiting Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, Relationship Violence, Stalking and Related Misconduct,” which is a policy that prohibits a broad range of behaviors focused on sex and/or gender. We laurel the University for their ongoing efforts and commitment to student safety.
SPECIAL SURPRISE INSIDE Students have been complaining about the shocking items they’ve been discovering in their food. One person allegedly found a screw in her burrito bought from the Douglass Student Center, and another person found a mouse in a vending machine at Hickman Hall on Douglass campus. These are two food-related tragedies occurred in one week. We dart the weakly regulated cafes and food dispensers at the University.
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Political correctness reveals basic level of kindness, respect Dear Editor, In her thoughtful summary of using “politically correct” vernacular on campus, Brittany Gibson presents a nuanced picture of the debate taking place at colleges across the United States in her article, “Rutgers students debate benefits, issues with political correctness,” on Jan. 26. In the same spirit of carefully considering our language, it’s worth examining the phrase “political correctness” that appears in some form 11 times in the article. Since its initial spike in popularity during the culture wars of the 1990s, political correctness has generally been used as a pejorative, implying that language and actions considered politically correct are excessive and often insincere. Thinking critically about disparaging terms like “PC police” should invite us to answer two basic questions: What actually is political correctness, and what does it ask of us? In simple terms, political correctness is treating others with the same respect we would expect for ourselves. It asks us to question whether or not we go about our lives wondering if today our lifestyles, physical appearances, relationships and experiences
will be ridiculed rather than validated. It asks us to consider that our words — our slurs, our rape jokes and our offhanded comments — can convey more than just what’s on the surface, can tell someone their existence is fundamentally unacceptable or that they’re unworthy of basic humanity. The motivation behind using inclusive language and taking care not to offend shouldn’t be performance, it should be a desire to afford others the liberties you’ve been given that you never had to ask for — the freedom to live, to be, to exist in a way you so choose, without worry for safety or society’s approval. Philosopher Jan Narveson writes of political correctness, that “(The) phrase was born to live between scare-quotes: it suggests that ... considerations in the area so called are merely political, steamrolling the genuine reasons of principle for which we ought to be acting.” A quick look through the news using a Google Chrome extension that replaces “political correctness” with “treating people with respect” demonstrates the absurdity of using a phrase that obscures the noble intentions behind it. Moving forward, let’s be honest about what we mean by political correctness, and continue our campus discussion with the knowledge that what we’re really doing is debating the value of treating others with the most basic level of kindness and respect. Liz Kantor is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science and statistics.
Serving alcohol for psychiatric service shows hypocrisy of bill Dear Editor, Quick catchup, in case you didn’t read the news last week, Rutgers students can now aspire to buying alcohol in High Point Solutions Stadium, all in the good name of funding on-campus psychiatric services. Don’t get me wrong — I completely support
on campus psychiatric services. It is not our responsibility as students to pay Rutgers more to secure on-campus psychiatric services – that privilege was already promised when I enrolled. If it is in fact the case, that on-campus psychiatric services don’t have enough funding, that is the implicit fault of the ever-growing and highly salaried administrative staff at Rutgers. When I first heard about the bill, I thought it was a joke, but then the harsh reality set in, this new bill must really be the limit of RUSA’s power to change. I think that
“It is not our responsibility as students to pay Rutgers more to secure on-campus psychiatric services — that privilege was already promised when I enrolled.” the funding of psychiatric services, which are invaluable to the student body. But the notion that students buying alcohol to fund those services is ridiculous. On-campus psychiatric services includes rehabilitation for alcohol usage and abuse, it is hypocrisy to fund those services by alcohol consumption. On campus psychiatric services aren’t funded enough by our evergrowing tuition rates? If that really is the case the Rutgers administration needs to appropriately divide their budgets to include
the majority of Rutgers students want more than just greater accessibility to alcohol – I don’t speak for all of us but I am sure that lowering tuition rates would benefit many more students. If anything the bill will be detrimental to Rutgers students. If RUSA really wants to represent their student body maybe they should poll the students to learn their grievances and hopes for Rutgers. Max Zandstein is a Rutgers School of Nursing junior.
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Rutgers alumnus finds success with cat’s Instagram NICK DEMAREST CORRESPONDENT
Many Rutgers students question their day-to-day activities in the coming months after graduation. Scary ideas are always getting thrown at us, such as getting a job, paying back loans and plenty of other unappealing adult-like activities. Regardless of your major, we can all agree that we would rather sit around and watch Netflix, scroll through Instagram and obsess over our pets, even though it doesn’t seem too practical. Rutgers alumnus Mitchell Lacsamana, a School of Engineering Class of 2015 graduate, has managed to get his start in the real world doing a variety of those activities. “Around this time last year, I saw Storm at an animal shelter I went to to pet animals with my girlfriend,” Lacsamana said. “I’ve never really been an animal person, but when I saw Storm I thought to myself, ‘This cat is too fluffy and too cute. I don’t care, I need it in my life.’” Ever since Lacsamana adopted Storm last winter, he has been taking impeccable care of his cat. Just less than six months ago, Lacsamana took it upon himself to start Storm’s very own cuteness-appreciation Instagram account called @stormwatchin. It did not take long for the account to take off. Within six months, the account now has more than 29,000 followers on Instagram. “My girlfriend and I would always joke that Storm is so cute, that he should be famous and I’ve always thought about starting an internet marketing company,” Lacsamana said. “I thought this might give me the right exposure.”
Mitch Lacsamana’s Instagram for his cat, Storm, has attracted more than 29,000 followers. Storm inspired his clothing line, Spunk Cat. COURTESY OF MITCH LACSAMANA His entrepreneurial spirit has Once the account soared to and stuf f. But I also don’t want success, Lacsamana took Storm’s a brand that would sell out spread to a current Rutgers student, such as his brother Michael fame a step further. He now has my cat.” In the near future, Lacsama- Lacsamna, a School of Engineera clothing line called Spunk Cat, na plans on collaborating with ing sophomore. He also has startusing Storm as the model. ed an Insta“I’m realgram account ly into street @clifffashion, and “Within six months, the account now has over 29,000 called divingadvenI really see followers on Instagram.” tures, which graphic tee’s has already as the modsurpassed the ern day staMITCH LACSAMANA follower count ple of street Owner of @stormwatchin Instagram Account of his brother. fashion,” Mitch LacsaLacsamana mana is the said. “I had this vision of using his pic- other famous Instagram cats creative director of that account, tures on tee’s, keeping it sim- for his clothing line, such as with apparel of it’s own coming in the near future. ple by sticking to gray scales @princessmonster truck.
“I think it’s really cool that my brother started his own account, but the kid really has all the drive in the world to make it succeed,” Lacsamana said. Lacsamana desires to maintain a Rutgers focus for his brand as well. Some of his Spunk Cat styles are only available exclusively for Rutgers students, which are sold at local New Brunswick retailers. Lacsamna is in high hopes that Storm’s fame is only going to grow. He encourages students to take the success of his account and to look for their passions and strengths, and to use it as some inspiration.
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DIVERSIONS Stephan Pastis
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Today’s Birthday (02/05/16). Teamwork beats stiff competition this year. Profitable new opportunities bloom (after 3/8), inspiring new adventures (after 3/23). A two-year exploration phase (after 9/9) includes travels, studies and discovery. A windfall (after 9/1) shifts your financial priorities (after 9/16). Network and collaborate for love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 9 — Take new territory. There’s a professional test. Advance by creating harmony where there was none. Focus closely and intentionally. New income is possible, or a delightful discovery. Follow your grandmother’s advice and win. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Where do you want to go? Make long-term plans and reservations to your budget. Save up. Research for value. Sort out your resources. You have more than expected. Set it up so you can explore. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Discuss shared finances. Set priorities and strategize. Figure out the budget for desired changes. Act on a passionate impulse. Close a deal or sign papers. Make sure the numbers balance. Enjoy a private moment. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Work with a partner. Compromise and negotiate to refine the plan. Don’t be afraid if you don’t know how. Start a new phase in your relationship. Listen graciously. Speak your heart. Take turns. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Get moving! Work is especially busy, and demand is on the rise. A profitable opportunity requires quick action. Do what you love. Share your talents. Put creativity into your work and it pays. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Someone nearby sure looks good. Enjoy the game, without expensive risks. Let your sweetheart set the schedule. Create harmony by listening for it. You’re developing a new perspective. Choose family. Play together. Make beautiful music.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Make changes at home. Upgrades improve family comfort and harmony. Make an amazing discovery about someone you thought you knew. Dig and uncover surprises. The more you learn, the less you know. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Your concentration is especially keen. Study and learn. Read, write and publish. Speak out for an unexpected bonus. Track your earnings, to increase them. Make long-term plans, truing your course toward passion and compassion. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Take advantage of a profitable opportunity. Track numbers as you go. Break through to the next level. Someone’s inspired. Your greatest strength is love. Blend it into your work and it pays. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — You can make it happen. Take control. Plan out steps and prioritize. Challenge assumptions. Try a different power tactic. Make a personal change. Give up something. Follow a hunch. Discover a new side of yourself. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — The mood seems pensive. Pay attention to dreams. Enjoy peace and quiet. Travel is better another day. Share your brilliant idea with someone trusted. Success comes through diversity. Make long-term plans for prosperity and health. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Group and community projects combine fun with productivity. Cooperation sends things farther, faster. Your team is hot. A professional opportunity arises in your network. Advance your career by assuming responsibility. Get expert support.
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ROAD Knights unable to end road woes despite 31 points, 9 rebounds from Copper CONTINUED FROM BACK backcour t buddy Carlie Wagner pouring in 22 points in a contest in which Rutgers played without their Hall of Fame head coach C. Vivian Stringer, who is on bereavement leave after losing her mother. Stringer reached out to the University community upon announcing her decision to take time away from the team to tend to her family. “I would like to thank the many friends, fans and members of the Rutgers Athletics community who have reached out with sympathy and support during these past dif ficult weeks,” Stringer said. “The
members of this Rutgers team and staf f have been incredible sources of strength and encouragement throughout my mother’s illness. While it is difficult to leave my basketball family again, I know that these ladies are up to challenges that await them on the court.” Assistant coach Tim Eatman returns to the role of interim head coach for the foreseeable future, until Stringer feels ready to return. Eatman was at the helm for the Knights earlier in the season when Stringer left the team to be with her mother and family. There was some positivity for the Knights to glean when leaving the North Star State.
Senior center Rachel Holli- as more than winnable if not convay continued to display her dis- sidering the Knights road woes. The Nittany Lions (8-14, 3-8) tinguished defense posting five blocks to go with six rebounds are six games under .500 in the 2015-2016 campaign and stand and 3 points. Hollivay’s fourth rejection 1-5 at home in conference games, of the contest made her the giving up an overall average of school’s all-time record-holder in 74 points per game, according to blocked shots. Now with 295, she the league’s website. PSU is surpassed Sue coming off a Wicks, who “I would like to thank the 87-69 blowout had 293 career loss at Nerejections. many friends, fans and braska with Despite fallmembers of the Rutgers the Cornhusking to 1-8 on reboundthe road this Athletic community who ers ing quickly season, there from their are still opporhave reached out ...” defeat in the tunities for the Garden State. team from the C. VIVIAN STRINGER The condiBanks to reHead Coach tions could be turn to relevanright for Rutcy in the NCAA gers to stage a reversal of their Tournament discussion. But Rutgers’ players have no recent fortune on the road, but to take that step, the Knights time to hang their heads. A trip to Happy Valley to take will need to shut down a pair on Penn State could be construed of Penn State scoring threats
in Teniya Page and Brianna Banks. Page leads the Lions with 15.8 points per game, shooting an even 42 percent from the field and 42.1 percent from 3-point range. Banks pours in 14 points per game while power for ward Peyton Whitted is proficient in the paint, scoring 9 points and grabbing eight boards per contest. With seven games left on the season’s slate, Rutgers is looking to have its run of bad luck change in time to make it count. But Copper’s confidence in her team has never wavered. “As long as we’re out there encouraging ever ybody and giving them energy,” she said. “I think that there is nothing they can’t do.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow @KevinPXavier and @ TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior guard Kahleah Cooper had a monster game, dropping 31 points in 37 minutes, but Rutgers couldn’t end its road woes. ACHINT RAINCE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2016
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Knights seek different result in Nebraska after home loss GARRETT STEPIEN
the offense in crunch-time to prevent the game from coming down to the final shot or when it’s too late. “I’d like to see more organized possessions and coming down the stretch,” Jordan said. “But again, you put the basketball in your best player’s hands and we did that mostly with Corey (Sanders). He made a lot of
good things happen for us and, as a freshman, he’s gonna misstep some possessions and some playmaking, but that’s okay, it’s a process of learning.” Moving on from the Fighting Illini, the trip out to take on the Cornhuskers (12-11, 4-6) presents an opponent on the lower half of the conference standings. At the same time, it’s one that has
already beaten Rutgers down — and handily. Last month’s 34-point drubbing at the RAC, when Nebraska entered winless in Big Ten play, serves as a brutal reminder in the back of the Knights’ minds that no conference game is safe. For Rutgers to snap a 10game skid — and a conference losing streak now at 25 since Jan. 11 of last year — it comprehends the need to take a solid full game of basketball and finish down the stretch. Against Illinois, the Knights — which have been beaten by an average margin of 23.2 points through their first 10 conference games of the season — found themselves somewhere they had yet to be in down the stretch of a back-and-forth Big Ten matchup. Laurent said Rutgers realizes that, but noted that there has been progress since the team suffered blowouts of 20-points and beyond on consecutive nights when it first opened up conference play. “We talked about (the losing streak) everyday, but all we can do is come back to practice and fight,” Laurent said. “Just everyday, keep getting better. We’re seeing things that we could pull from our losses ... so we’re just pulling stuff, good things that we’re doing and trying to get the next one.” If the Knights can brush up on thowse lingering miscues, Laurent likes his team’s chances. “I mean, we feel like we can a couple wins,” he said. “So we just gotta keep playing hard and try to get one.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @GarrettStepien and @TargumSports on Twitter.
in their lineup and five wins against ranked opponents this season, accolades Rutgers has on its resume as well. There are scheduled to be four individual matches feature ranked grapplers pitted against one another, meaning that each side will have three bouts with a ranked grappler up against an unranked one. With four toss-up matches on the slate, an upset win from either side could prove be to
be the deciding factor in an evenly-matched dual. It will not be an easy task, but this weekend, the Knights have the chance to further add to what’s already been a monumental season with two more conference wins in front of their home crowd. “We’re always so excited for the home matches because we get so many great fans and all the students get into it and the other
athletes around us. Everyone’s really supporting wrestling right now,” said sophomore 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault. “I mean, I was walking around campus and I had like five people just today (Tuesday) be like ‘Friday, Sunday, I’ll be there, I can’t wait to watch you guys.’ That’s just awesome to hear.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow @EricMullin_ and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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As much as the accomplishment of breaking Quincy Douby’s single-game record for points (35) by a freshman made Corey Sanders want to celebrate, all the freshman guard could do was look back on the one point he didn’t get. “You know how I put it, man. The basketball gods let me do my thing (Wednesday night) and I appreciate that from them,” Sanders said, referring to his game-high 39 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds. “But I’m just still upset about the free throw I missed, man. All that wouldn’t have happened if I just made the free throw.” The Lakeland, Florida, native had the game of his life, getting his own rebound off a missed 3-pointer from the top of the key before racing back to the line and heaving an off-balanced prayer to force a second overtime period in a triple-overtime marathon with Illinois at the Rutgers Athletic Center. But as Sanders looked back on it, the one miss before the end of regulation ser ved a heart-throbbing sting after logging a career-high 51 minutes on the hardwood. Now, as the Scarlet Knights (617, 0-10) move on from their most winnable Big Ten contest in recent memory, they look to finish next time on Saturday when they head to Nebraska for a 2 p.m. ET tip-off on ESPNU at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. As much as Sanders did to hoist the team over his shoulders with freshman forward Jonathan Laurent pitching in 23 points and
Freshman forward Jonathan Laurent’s career-high 23 points in RU’s latest loss were overshadowed by fellow freshman Corey Sanders 39 point clip. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2016 eight rebounds as his sidekick, Eddie Jordan reiterated after the game that Rutgers needs a collective effort from its top-seven players moving forward. And while he saw growth from his freshman point guard over the course of the night, the third-year head coach noted that the Knights need better possessions out of him leading
BADGERS Knights seek 2 conference wins at RAC against Wisconsin, No. 8 Michigan CONTINUED FROM BACK I think we should do very, very well and get our victories.” Rutgers was originally scheduled to do battle with the Badgers back on Jan. 22, but the match was postponed due to Winter Storm Jonas. With a couple of grapplers in the lineup banged up at the time, the Knights felt fortunate that the match was pushed back. Now at full strength, Rutgers is looking forward to get revenge on a conference opponent. When the two programs met in Madison last year, the Knights led 18-7 through seven individual bouts. But the then-No. 18 Badgers reeled off a technical fall and two decision wins in the final three matches to even the score up at 18. With the winner of the dual to be decided by criteria, Wisconsin was awarded the tie-breaking point for holding the advantage in criterion 3.15.3, outscoring Rutgers 64-52 in the individual matches that didn’t end in pin falls. Although Wisconsin enters this year’s dual with a record that isn’t exactly astounding, the Knights aren’t taking them lightly. As
seen with most teams in the Big Ten, the Badgers have a couple of grapplers in their lineup that are capable of doing some damage. Ryan Taylor is coming off an All-American season at 133 pounds and is currently ranked No. 7 among his class. Rutgers will send out redshirt freshman No. 18 Anthony Giraldo to face Taylor. On paper, the individual match of the night will come at 165-pounds, where No. 3 Isaac Jordan of Wisconsin will put his undefeated record on the line against No. 8 Anthony Perrotti. It won’t be the first time these two have met as Jordan defeated Perrotti in the seventh place match at the 2014 NCAA Championships. The Knights’ senior has compiled a 4-1 record against ranked grapplers in dual meets this season. Wisconsin will give Rutgers everything it can handle and, regardless of the outcome, the Knights will have to quickly shift their focus to the heavyweight showdown that awaits them less than 48 hours later. The No. 8 Wolverines come to town with seven ranked wrestlers
Senior Anthony Perrotti has the chance to hand No. 3 Isaac Jordan of Wisconsin his first loss of the season. Perrotti holds a 4-1 record against ranked wrestlers. THE DAILY TARGUM / NOVEMBER 2015
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“I was walking around campus and I had like five people just today (Tuesday) be like ‘Friday, Sunday, I’ll be there, I can’t wait to watch you guys.’ That’s just awesome to hear.” — Sophomore 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault on support received from fellow students
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Rutgers suffers sixth straight road loss KEVIN XAVIER CORRESPONDENT
When the Rutgers women’s basketball team is playing at the Rutgers Athletic Center, it seems to feed off the friendly confines, with the crowd’s cheers kindling a fire beneath the Scarlet Knights (13-10, 4-7) on their home floor. But just as quickly as the Knights heat up at home, they have shown a propensity to freeze up on the road. Rutgers averages less than 60 points per game on the road this season, aiding in the Knights landing spot toward the bottom of the Big Ten in offense. “When we’re on the road, we have to really stick together and just come to play,” said senior wing Kahleah Copper after the Rutgers win at home over Nebraska Jan. 30. “We’ve been loose and I thought this win felt really big for us. It was like a sigh of relief.” For whatever reason, that sigh turns to labored breathing away from home. The latest example came at Minnesota (15-7, 7-4) Thursday night, with the Golden Gophers winning 85-71. Copper scored 31 points and pulled down nine rebounds, but it wasn’t enough to topple the same team that Rutgers beat 66-55, on New Year’s Eve in the Big Ten Conference opener at the RAC. Minnesota guard Rachel Banham scored 24 points on her home floor with Senior center Rachel Hollivay entered the Rutgers record books with another strong performance in the paint. Her five rejections against Minnesota pushed her past Sue Wicks for most blocks in program history. ACHINT RAINCE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2016
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RU preps for Badgers, No. 8 Wolverines ERIC MULLIN
a week to wrestle,” said senior heavyweight Billy Smith after Rutgers’ win over Maryland Jan. 29. “But I think it’s been a blessing … You get thrown into the grind and grinded down before Big Tens and that’s never good. So I think the schedule, although we had a lot of time off, I think it’s benefitting us a lot.” The grind that Smith referred to is what the Knights are now in the midst of, a stretch of six dual meets spanning over 17 days. This weekend, they will go toe-to-toe with the middle — and toughest — portion of that stretch, in the form of two Big Ten conference foes coming to town. Rutgers will square off against Wisconsin (1-5, 0-3) in a 7 p.m. dual Friday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center. Then, following a one-day turnaround, the Knights will welcome No. 8 Michigan (10-2, 5-1) to Piscataway in a Sunday matinee. “Definitely. It’s our biggest matchup (of the season),” said senior 197-pounder Hayden Hrymack. “We want the fans to be here. We want everyone to come out and support ... If we train the way we do and come in for these two matches,
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The No. 12 Rutgers wrestling team had much more down time in the month of January than they would have preferred. Through the first 28 days of the new year, the Scarlet Knights (13-3, 3-2) had competed in just two dual meets with nine and 12-day breaks sandwiched in-between. Itching to hit the mat against an opponent following a 12-day break, the Knights entered the final weekend of the month with matches against Maryland and Princeton over the span of three days. Head coach Scott Goodale was unsure how his team would preform after so much time off, but with their performance Rutgers showed that their inactivity was more of a positive than anything. The Knights dominated the Terrapins 30-3 before heading 20 miles south two days later and blitzing in-state rival Princeton 286. Overall, Rutgers took 17 of the 20 individual bouts. “It’s hard to stay concentrated, especially someone like me who came off a big win. I wanna keep it rolling. I don’t want to wait
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Senior 197-pounder Hayden Hrymack said Rutgers’ duals with Wisconsin and No. 8 Michigan this weekend are its biggest of the season. THE DAILY TARGUM / NOVEMBER 2015 KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
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freshman guard, earned the top spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays segment for his off-balance three as time expired in overtime to force Rutgers game against Illinois on Wednesday into double-overtime. Sanders had 39 points and 12 assists in the loss.
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