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Foreign students earn most advanced STEM degrees DAN COREY COPY EDITOR

When the graduating classes of 2015 walked to receive their diplomas during college or university graduations last June, more international students than ever before earned a degree from a U.S. institution. Now, a new report shows that international students are earning more than half of advanced STEM degrees.

According to a June 18 report from the Pew Research Center, foreign students earned only 11.6 percent of all doctorates from U.S. colleges and universities in the 2012-2013 academic year, but they also comprise 56.9 and 52.5 percent of all doctoral engineering and computer and information sciences, respectively.

At the bachelor’s degree level, international students are overrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees, but the numbers have declined, according to the Pew Research Center.

In 2012-2013, international students received 3.5 percent of bachelor’s degrees from U.S. colleges and universities, but earned 10.2 percent of all degrees in mathematics and statistics, 7.9 percent of

engineering degrees and 6.7 percent of degrees in architecture and related fields, according to the Pew Research Center.

For the last several years, there has been a trend with international students from Asian countries with those same career interests, said Urmi Otiv, director of Global Services at the Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs.

“I really think that (the numbers) follow a national trend,” Otiv said. “(It’s) depending on the school, where it’s located and what (international) students look for in terms of the programs ... overall, it’s not shocking.”

The foreign student population increased 72 percent from 1999 to 2013, with a current approximation of 886,000 international students now enrolled in U.S. colleges or universities and completing practical, work-related training, according to the Institute of International Education.

Even though U.S. institutions recognize that most international students have many options for studying elsewhere, they realized in recent years that they are often the most attractive option, particularly for students from Asian countries, said MoSEE DEGREES ON PAGE 4

Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi, left, listens to Sherry Wolf, lead organizer of the American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers, speak at a protest advocating for greater transparency about the newly-implemented Professional Development Fund on Thursday, Sept.

17 at Winants Hall on the College Avenue campus. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ

Students protest at Winants Hall FRANCESCA FALZON CORRESPONDENT

“No bad checks! No bad checks!” resonated throughout Winants Hall on the College Ave-

nue campus at noon on Sept. 17.

The voices were a collective of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty members and union staff that were advocating for greater transparency regarding the

newly implemented Professional Development Fund.

The demonstration was spearheaded by the American AssociaSEE HALL ON PAGE 4

Council returns water control to City of NB NIKHILESH DE CORRESPONDENT

After only having a cinema studies minor, the University approved into existence the 11-course cinema studies major, in the summer of 2015. The new major is attracting passionate, creative students eager to study cinema. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR

Students tap into ‘reel’ passion with introduction of cinema studies major ORLA FRANCESCA LAVERY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In 2014, the average American watched five hours of television a day, according to nydailynews.

com. This has since fallen in 2015, but only by a mere nine minutes.

There are those who argue watching television for hours on end rots the brain — yet there is a group of Rutgers students who study with

their eyes glued to screen, an activity made possible with the new cinema studies major.

From “The Nazi Period in Film” SEE MAJOR ON PAGE 5

The New Brunswick City Council announced Wednesday night that American Water Operations and Maintenance Incorporated’s contract for the utility would not be renewed, and that control of the resource would be returned to the municipality.

This decision is a positive step for city residents, said Rita Yelda, a senior organizer at Food & Water Watch (F&WW), a non-governmental organization dedicated to ensuring food safety by holding government accountable.

“I think the city council made the right choice today in allowing the contract to expire,” she said. “The contract between American Water and New Brunswick really has been a failure, and today the council and the administration stood up for the people of New Brunswick.”

There were several days last winter when the city’s water supply did not meet standards for human consumption, said Megan Kenny, School of Arts and Sciences sophomore and president of Take Back the Tap, a campaign by F&WW promoting sustainability at the University.

One of these days was in January 2015, and the remaining 10 were in the previous December, Yelda said.

Residents of New Brunswick were not made aware of the poor water quality until this past April, she said.

There was no “boil water” advisory or other warnings on those days.

A press release by F&WW said federal law requires the public to be notified of violations like these within 30 days of their occurrence.

“The violations were for low contact time,” she said. “There could have been microbes in the water that made people sick, nauseous, (have) headaches (and) things like that.”

Contact time refers to how much time the water is treated with chlorine, she said in a press release. By treating the water for a shorter period of time, American Water could lower costs.

It was unclear whether the city self-reported the water quality issues or if the Department of Environmental Protection discovered them.

American Water also increased prices for its services during its time in New Brunswick while costing the city nearly $1 million in the last year, she said. This is higher than previous years’ operating costs for the utility.

“Essentially what you see with water privatization is rates go up, accountability goes down (and) a loss of local jobs,” she said.

American Water is known for rais-

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Campus Calendar FRIDAY 9/18 The Department of Animal Sciences presents, “The circadian clock, noncoding RNA, and facultative heterochromatin” at from 9:15 a.m to 10:45 a.m. at Foran Hall on Cook campus. The event is free and open the public.

The Department of Entomology presents, “Biology and ecology of forensically important blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in New Jersey with a focus on the black blow fly Phormia regina” at 11 a.m. in Thompson Hall on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, the Center for African Studies, the Institute for Women’s Leadership and Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs present, “Women’s Role in Advancing African Agriculture in the 21st Century” from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Foran Hall on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Rutgers Film Co-op / New Jersey Media Arts Center and the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies present, “New Jersey Film Festival 2015 Screening” from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Voorhees Hall on the College Avenue campus. The event costs $10 for the general public and $9 for Rutgers students and senior citizens.

SATURDAY 9/19 Rutgers Gardens presents, “The Tomato Festival” from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Hort Farm No. 1 located at 130 Log Cabin Road on Cook campus. The event costs $55 for the general public.

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Theta Chi strides to improve alumni donation rates BUSHRA HASAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Rutgers’ Theta Chi fraternity, determined to bolster the University’s lackluster alumni donation rate, is at the forefront of driving rates upward.

Of all the donation rates among the Big Ten institutions, Rutgers is in the bottom tier, with single-digit numbers, according to Rutgers Magazine. And just a couple hours west, Penn State has an alumni donation rate of 30 percent, according to the University’s Alumni Association website.

With Rutgers’ 8 percent alumni donation rate in mind, Theta Chi is hosting the second annual fundraising campaign, which raised more than $11,000 as of Sept. 17.

Fraternity President Orrin Main, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said current brothers reached out to Theta Chi alumni.

Glenn Long, alumni president and a class of 1972 graduate, said Theta Chi’s percentage of donating alumni was 14 percent two years ago, but with the initiation of this campaign, the number increased to 20 percent as of last year.

“Fraternities tend to (have a higher donation rate), because you have a more personal connection to your Rutgers experience,” Long said.

To persuade alumni to donate, current Theta Chi members created an incentive to donate — in the form of football tickets.

Class of 1971 graduate Ronald Wilson has season tickets to all Rutgers home football games and donated his tickets to the Washington State game, held on Sept.

12, and the homecoming game against Kansas State, on Sept. 26.

Wilson said he is in the Audi Rutgers Club, a luxury membership organization for Rutgers football fans, so these tickets are highly valued — customers are able to sit inside and purchase food and beverages during the game.

Younger alumni were eligible for winning the Washington State tickets, while “more mature” alumni were eligible for the homecoming seats, Long said.

Theta Chi received a considerably higher number of donations compared to the previous year with Wilson’s incentive.

“If you want to measure success, last year in the first two months, we had 58 members (donate),” Wilson said. “This year it’s 116, 118 (members donate). So it’s a huge increase.”

The raffle concluded on Aug. 31, but the fraternity will continue raising money throughout the year and hope for 25 percent of all alumni to give donations. Main said the primary methods of raising money were through emailing, crowdsourcing and making alumni calls.

Despite the increase in donations, Theta Chi is dissatisfied with the indifference alumni have for giving back to their alma mater.

“You see all the big name schools, they all have so much endowment,” Main said. “I think that’s something that Rutgers as a whole can improve on.”

One big-name school, the University of Michigan, flaunts a sizable endowment. In 2013, the state

university raked in an endowment of $8.4 billion, a number that far outpaced Rutgers’ 2013 endowment of $783 million.

Rutgers’ modest endowment, coupled with rising tuition costs for college education, places a strain on the average household putting a child through college.

Wilson said tuition when he was an undergraduate student at Rutgers was around $400, but the price of higher education skyrocketed over the last decade.

“In those days, the state paid about two-thirds of the cost of education, and now it’s less than onethird,” Wilson said.

This is not a phenomenon exclusive to Rutgers.

In Frank Bruni’s “Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania,” he quotes a college advisor saying that a growing number of students are choosing to attend different universities because they are unable to attend their first choice because of money.

Wilson recalled his own financial experience with Rutgers. Although he received a state scholarship to the University, he came from a poor background and he was the first in his family to attend college.

“The state can’t be the key source (of financial aid) anymore,” he said. “It’s got to come from a lot of other outlets, and the alumni is one of them.”

All the money raised went to the Rutgers crowdfunding director, and from there the money was delegated to the different departments.

“It wasn’t so much where the money went within the various needs for fundraising,” Long said.

“It was more to use this as a pilot program that could be replicated with other groups.”

Wilson calls this domino effect of donations “constructive peer pressure,” in that if one organization raises a certain amount of money, other organizations will follow in a friendly, yet competitive spirit.

“We want to create some momentum here,” Wilson said. “If you went to all the other fraternities and said ‘Wait a minute, Theta Chi is up to 25 percent, and you guys are at 15 percent,’ that might be encouragement to say ‘Hey, we could do better than those guys.’”

Long agrees that the fraternity should further empower young men to maintain strong character.

“The most important role we have is mentoring the young men in the chapter, giving them guidance not only career-wise but also life-wise,” he said. “You know, making them responsible for their actions when they screw up, being very supportive of the other boys when great things happen.”

One of those great things that the fraternity learned is giving back to the community.

“You look at the big inequities in terms of salaries out there, college education has been the big event in most people’s lives,” Wilson said. “If we keep making it so expensive, people in the lower echelons, which I came from, don’t have a shot. And this country works really well, because everybody has a shot.”

Rutgers’ Theta Chi fraternity is looking to improve the University’s alumni donation rate, which has one of the lowest numbers in the country — it was 8 percent in 2013 — by getting Theta Chi alumni involved. Glenn Long, alumni president and a class of 1972 graduate, said Theta Chi’s percentage of donating alumni was 14 percent two years ago, but with the initiation of this campaign, the number increased to 20 percent as of last year. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR

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DEGREES India sends 102,673 international students in total, according to IIE CONTINUED FROM FRONT

hini Mukherjee, associate director for International Student Services.

“I don’t think that U.S. universities ... have really stepped up their recruitment efforts over the past five or six years, which is significantly different from how it was before,” Mukherjee said. “They kind of expect to see this kind of growth in numbers.”

This specific form of growth has been significantly on the side of professional programs for undergraduate students, Mukherjee said.

China is the single largest source of international students in the United States, with about 274,439 in total, according to the IIE. According to the Pew Research Center, the top field of

study for these students is business and management, which constitutes 28 percent of the group’s academic majors.

India is the second-largest source of international students, with about 102,673 in total, according to the IIE. According to the Pew Research Center, this group’s top field of study is engineering, which is represented by a 38 percent figure.

Despite rising tuition costs, more and more international students study abroad in the United States because the difference between tuition costs for out-ofstate domestic students and in-

ternational students is “not that tremendous,” Otiv said.

Rutgers is a “very attractive” school for international students because the University has extremely high-caliber academics with departments that appeal to students considering studying in the United States, Otiv said.

The University also attracts international students that hope to attend the School of Communication and Information, School of Management and Labor Relations, as well as Rutgers Business School in particular, she said.

“While it’s true that Rutgers attracts a high number of international students (studying) the

STEM fields, I think our other departments and other schools are equipped (well) to interest students that have other (career plans),” she said.

At the end of the day, Otiv said international students have a lot of options — such as universities in Australia or New Zealand — but they often study abroad in the United States because it is known for having world-class academic programs.

“American education is known to be truly one of the best in the world,” she said. “Everyone is looking to make sure that they’re able to participate in that and learn and grow from that.”

HALL Administration should be understanding of lower-wage workers, Hughes says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

JURASSIC JOY Top: Students line up for free popcorn and prepare to watch Jurassic World at Passion Puddle on Douglass campus the evening of Sept. 16 as part of a Rutgers University Programming Association event. Bottom: Students sit on the grass near Passion Puddle to watch Jurassic World. LISETT CLARK

tion of University Professors— American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT) at Rutgers.

“The mission of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT is to ensure the educational quality and academic integrity of Rutgers University by enhancing the professional lives and conditions of employment for those we represent,” according to the AAUP-AFT official website.

“I was happy to speak to a number of teaching assistants and graduate assistants who came to Old Queens today to protest the implementation of the recently-negotiated Professional Development Fund,” said Karen Stubaus, vice president for Academic Affairs and Administration.

The fund was essentially designed to support graduate students with their research, travel and living expenses related to their academic pursuits. It was meant to supplement any other forms of income, in place of the usual salary increase.

Stubaus said the contract provides for four years of the fund, at the following levels: $525,000; $625,000; $725,000 and $825,000.

The proposal for first-year funding was made in the Spring 2015 semester, she said. The awards were made payable on July 1, a few months later.

“Unfortunately, there were some hiccups in this first round of implementation,” Stubaus said.

“Award decisions were not made as transparently, nor were awards disbursed as rapidly, as we would have wished.”

There were two points of issues regarding the fund, said Jenna Brager, a teaching assistant and Ph.D candidate in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. Firstly, some students received the funding and others did not, however, no one was told how these decisions were made.

“We want more transparency on how these decisions are made and an equitable, efficient system for receiving funding,” she said. “(The fund) was presented as an alternative to receiving guaranteed summer (stipend).”

Secondly, administration has now required that the graduate students’ respective departments be held accountable for the money. Brager noted that this is quite problematic and can potentially lead to the effective

bankruptcy of under-funded departments, particularly those in Newark and Camden.

“People are saying ‘no bad checks’ because a bad check (has essentially been) written,” she said. “I received a check from administration and now the administration is giving an I.O.U. to my department.”

Brager said that she did not hear back from administration regarding her funding until she had already spent a while conducting research in Berlin. Her partial funding came through only in September, by which time her debt had started accruing.

“Paying 25 percent interest on credit cards while waiting for a check from the University that’s three months late is unacceptable,” said David Hughes, a professor in the Depar tment of Anthropology.

He said that the administration should be understanding of its lower wage workers — whom he defines as teaching assistants and graduate assistants. They rely heavily on the timely payments made by the University.

Speaking from his capacity as a tenure-track faculty member, Hughes stands behind and endorses the “teachers and junior scholars” that he trains.

One student at the protest said he had to work 40 hours a week in order to support himself, which precluded him from doing the research he needed in order to keep the funding.

Hughes additionally noted that this protest is actually twinned with another demonstration that will be prospectively held at the Busch Student Center at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 28. This event will address the need for part-time lecturers to have better contracts.

“Many graduate students become part time lecturers because the TA jobs on which they depended have been converted into these part-time lecturer jobs, which pay much, much less, with no benefits,” he said.

Ideally, they would like to see an end to this conversion, he said.

Alternatively, although not as desirable, they would like to guarantee the job security and wages of these part time lecturers.

“We’re working hard with union leadership and with a group of concerned teaching assistants and graduate assistants, to improve implementation of the fund for the next round of proposals,” Stubaus said.

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MAJOR Students must take 11 courses to fulfill requirements for major, website says But this perception is slowly evolving.

Students of the subject attrito “David L ynch & the American Film Avant-Garde,” the new bute the common misconception major is offering students the to a lack of knowledge of how opportunity to advance from film can be an intellectual art “cinema connoisseur” to aspir- form. Faculty members make ing animators, screenwriters the case for the importance of cinema as a window to view and film critics.

The program’s director, Su- the past and other cultures, san Martin-Márquez, a profes- building both historical and sor in the Department of Span- global awareness.

It is a shame that some people ish and Portuguese, said in an email that the option to minor in simply regard the discipline as cinema studies has been avail- mindless entertainment by comable since the 1980s, and has paring it to the written word, always had a small but enthusi- Ray said.

But students, undaunted by astic following.

After two decades, the de- critics of the major, are purpartment has achieved the suing it with enthusiasm, and approval for the new major over remain optimistic about their future prospects. the summer.

“It sometimes surprises parStudents must take 11 courses to fulfill the requirements for ents and students that employthe major, according to the ma- ers prefer students with broadjor’s website, and at least five of based arts and sciences degrees over those who have opted for these must be at the 300-level.

The major has been greet- pre-professional or seemingly ed with an eager response more ‘practical’ degrees,” Martin-Márquez said. from students.

Ambitious students in the deAfter minoring in the subject last year, Andrew Zrebiec, a partment are offered the opporSchool of Arts and Sciences ju- tunity to advance their prospecnior, said he “jumped at the op- tive career paths in film, Zrebiec portunity” to major in it when it said. They can intern with the on-campus New Jersey Film opened this fall.

Some popular subject choices Festival whether they major or for the major include “Horror” minor in the subject.

Currently, Zrebiec is a film and “French Film.” animation “Experihopeful who mental Film” is interning is particularly at the New popular, Mar“The creativity Jersey Film tin-Márquez challenges I have faced in Festival on said. Students the production courses campus and are intrigued said he enjoys by artists who are unmatched.” the work he is “push against doing there. and beyond” ANDREW ZREBIEC As Zrebiec the boundaries School of Arts and Sciences Junior inches toward of the medium. the end of his Shannon college caRay, a School reer, he will of Arts and Sciences junior, said she was eventually join the network of always passionate about film Cinema Studies alumni, some and had interests in screenwrit- of whom have gone on to make ing and filmmaking, but never names for themselves in the thought it was practical enough realm of cinema.

Graduates have collectively to pursue.

“But I realized I should be formed a myriad of career paths.

Alumnus Tim Campbell is studying what I love rather than what would make others happy,” now the vice president at Gameforge, and alumna Lea Kousshe said.

Ray can attest to enjoying soulis develops Web content for cinema studies, and the major hair brand Redken.

Amy Rowe, an alumna of The is inspiring students to pursue subjects that they are truly pas- Daily Targum, is a Web copy editor at the New York Daily News, sionate about.

Despite this, the major and Dan Fabrizio is a director at has faced some criticism as a Fade-In, a film production company, according to the Depart“soft” subject.

“To those who critique it a ment of Cinema Studies faculty.

“I don’t believe the Cinema ‘soft’ major — this certainly isn’t a hard science major — Studies major is just watching but it’s not as ‘soft’ as a general movies, as some people might liberal arts major. The creativ- think,” Zrebiec said. “Cinema ity challenges I have faced in studies is about much more than the production courses are un- that — it is about understanding the world they’re made in.” matched,” Zrebiec said.

CONTINUED FROM FRONT

MIND OVER MATTER Top: A group of people meditate on Tuesday, Sept. 15, as part of “Mindfulness Meditation,” a program brought to Rutgers by Counseling, ADAP and Psychiatric Services at the Busch Student Center. Bottom: People meditate on Tuesday at the Busch Student Center. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ

CRIME SEPT. 17 TRENTON — Police are looking for a woman caught on sur veillance video in connection with a purse theft from a local Family Dollar store.

The woman is describe as a light-skinned black woman between 40-50 years old with a shor t haircut. She was last seen wearing a white t-shir t, pink pants and white sneakers.

SEPT. 17 CAMDEN — The Camden County Police Depar tment is seeking information about three men who robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint Tuesday. A cab driver dropped three

men of f at the corner of Eva Street and Hillside Avenue, and the three men pulled out a gun and took the driver’s cash as well as a tablet device. The men repor tedly fled on foot toward Garden Avenue.

SEPT. 17 NEWARK — Sujada Vereen was found unresponsive by authorities responding to repor ts of a shooting on Jelif f Avenue. The 21-year-old was pronounced dead at approximately 11 p.m. after being transpor ted to University Hospital in Newark with gunshot wounds.

There is an ongoing investiga-

tion into Vereen’s death by the Newark Police Depar tment and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Of fice Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is ongoing.

SEPT. 17 TOMS RIVER — John Bailey was charged with numerous counts of burglar y and theft. Police said he had “committed forced entr y” into the business with the intention of stealing mercthandise, and he would then sell the stolen proper ty in Manhattan. The 49-year-old is being held at the Ocean County jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.

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COUNCIL Water costs rose in New Brunswick over last few years, Yelda says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

The New Brunswick City Council announced Wednesday night that American Water Operations and Maintenance Incorporated’s contract for the utility would not be renewed, and that control of the resource would be returned to the municipality. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

ing costs on their residents without warning.

The company bought the water utility in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, in 2001 while promising not to raise prices, she said. During their time there, the company tripled the prices for residents.

“To them, it’s about their bottom line,” she said. “It’s about their money, it’s not about providing quality water to the city.”

Likewise, water costs rose in New Brunswick in the last few years. Some of that can be attributable to the work being done by the city on the water utility.

Some of the other price rises could have been due to the company’s contract as well, she said.

The New Brunswick City Council announced in December that water prices would rise over the next three years due to infrastructure upgrades, she said.

“Hopefully all of that money is going to upgrades and none of it is going to American Water,” she said.

Kenny said the water was likely privatized so the city could focus on other issues, such as improving the infrastructure

within the city.

This was only a “quick fix” and did not actually improve service, she said. A municipality could easily provide equivalent service without raising prices as much. “(With) the contract American had with New Brunswick, it wasn’t full ownership of the water system but it does give this large corporate entity a foot in the door in terms of being able to step up the privatization process in New Brunswick,” Kenny said.

Susan Miller, a New Brunswick resident, said her tap water has tasted very strongly of mold in recent months. In previous years, the water has been said to have higher-than-acceptable levels of various pathogens.

She said she was unsure if anyone had taken samples of the water during the time periods they suspected it was poor quality.

Yelda said it was possible the moldy flavor came from an algal bloom in the Raritan River.

“The water shouldn’t be owned by private companies, it should be accessible and affordable for everyone in the community,” Kenny said. “We want tap water to be safe and accessible for everyone.”

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LIFESTYLE

‘Flex’ your way to stay healthy, on track this semester

For those looking to stay in shape, not only does every gym on campus have basic cardio machines and strength training equipment, they also offer more than 130 classes a week. A Flex Pass grants access to unlimited classes and can be purchased at the beginning of each semseter for $45. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR

JANINE PUHAK STAFF WRITER

The clever Rutgers student knows that school doesn’t really begin until one has sur vived move-in day, syllabus week and the first home football game, marking this week as the true “chapter one” of a new school year. Even if your nose is already in the books, don’t give up your summer body just yet.

The U.S. Depar tment of Health and Human Ser vices advises that healthy adults punch in at least 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity a week, which you can take all the guesswork out of with Rutgers Recreation’s Fitness Flex Pass program. With classes held six days a week on all four campuses, there’s no excuse to not hit the gym.

Whether you identify as a fitness junkie or couch potato, it’s tough to ignore the bang for your buck that Flex Pass of fers.

A full semester pass costs $45, averaging out to less than $3.25 per week for the next 14 weeks, with roughly 130 classes held weekly. If you’re not ready to commit just yet, half-semester passes are available for $25 toward the end of October.

Don’t let the numbers overwhelm you — instead, seize the oppor tunity to find the class that’s per fect for you. Just as unique to you as your body mass index or favorite healthy snack, carefully consider your fitness personality before pursuing a new workout routine.

By taking the time now to ponder what regime truly gets your

blood flowing, you’ll be that much more motivated to keep up the good work when the air turns crisper and hours in the librar y get longer. Now lace up those sneakers and hop to it — you’ve got a workout to crush.

Cheers to good health!

IF YOU’RE A BEGINNER: SPINNING Long hailed by exercisers from all walks of life, spin classes are beloved for good reason.

Catering to a whole stretch of strength levels, this low-impact cardiovascular workout

Now lace up those sneakers and hop to it — you’ve got a workout to crush. Cheers to good health! torches calories while creating an individual challenge at a self-directed pace. Promising to boost both strength and intensity, spinning is a great first step if this is the star t of your fitness journey.

IF YOU’RE STRESSED: YOGA If you’re already bogged down by commitments and want to simply say “no” to ever ything fun, make sure your next “yes” is to yoga. Stretch and relax as you push to achieve a mind/body balance that ensures a longer-lasting peace than a nap or another cup

of cof fee. As Flex Pass is of fering four dif ferent styles this semester in Core, Hatha, Power and Vinyasa practices, rotate classes to win “mens sana in corpore sano” once and for all.

IF YOU’RE LACKING FOCUS: RU FIT Whether you personally believe the gym to be a safe haven or torture chamber, channeling any restless energy into working out is one of the best things you can do for your own health.

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EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts SUPREME SONIA

THE FLOODGATES ARE OPEN

This year, the Eagleton Institute of Politics is celebrating their 60-year anniversary. Because of the event, Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor is set to speak on campus in April. She is the third woman appointed to the court and the first Hispanic to ever be appointed.

Sotomayor will be speaking as part of the Louis J. Gambaccini Civic Engagement Series. This laurel is for Eagleton, for making sure that Rutgers is always at the forefront of politics and for bringing Sotomayor to campus.

Since the start of the semester, the Rutgers football team has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. So, by now you know that head coach Kyle Flood has been suspended for three games and is facing a $50,000 fine for impermissible contact with a professor. Coupled with the suspension of a few players and the impending Penn State game, the fate of the team is unknown. Either way, this dart is for you Flood. If you want your players to be better, then you have to be too.

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Last Saturday, New Brunswick punk bands joined forces to perform a free show at Boyd Park. The event featured bands like Electric Trip, comprised of New Brunswick High School students, to Screaming Females, who just wrapped up a national tour. Screaming Females guitarist Marissa Paternoster told Inside Beat that city policymakers are prioritizing what is profitable over what is needed by city residents. This dart is for the City of New Brunswick for not providing adequate, all-ages community venues where city musicians can perform.

At first-year student convocation, Rutgers faculty and incoming students took a pledge to combat bullying. Almost five years after the death of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi, members of the University taking the “Day 1” pledge to prevent bullying is far more than a symbolic gesture. This laurel is for all those who took the “Day 1” pledge — your actions to prevent bullying and harassment will help make Rutgers a safer place.

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More than 50 students attended the kick-of f for the International Friendship Program. Hosted by the Rutgers Center for Global Ser vices, the event was a play on speed dating, and involved rounds of “speed friending” designed to bridge culture gaps and facilitate language exchanges. This laurel is for the Center for Global Ser vices — bringing students together at such a big school is always commendable.

“Criminals and Tacos” is a new restaurant set to open up in New Brunswick on Easton Avenue across from Hidden Grounds. Los Angeles and San Diego-based chef Andrew Schiff is opening the restaurant, claiming that it will be “unlike anything the city has seen before.” Yet such a statement is completely inaccurate and discredits many restaurants in New Brunswick. This dart is for the chef — look around New Brunswick and you’ll easily find authentic Mexican and Hispanic food.

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Head football coach Flood should have been fired THE MORANT RYAN MORAN

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urrently suspended head football coach Kyle Flood is going to end up being fired at the end of the season.

I don’t understand why University President Robert L. Barchi is delaying the inevitable. On Sept. 15 Barchi handed down a three-game suspension and $50,000 fine on Flood. He received the penalty because of his involvement with a student’s academics and reaching out to a professor, completely disregarding the rules and making them up as he went along.

The sketchiest part of this is his conversation with an academic advisor, which ended with the advisor saying, “We never had this conversation ... I want no part of this.” For Flood to blatantly break the rules, by first sending an email to the professor and then meeting with the professor multiple times after being told not to, is one of the most asinine things I’ve seen a professional coach do since I’ve been at the University.

Knowing it could put your job in jeopardy and then doing it for a kid that could create more trouble? It makes no sense. Flood is lucky he walked out of Old Queens with this light punishment. It’s laughable he’s still in charge of this program after everything that’s been uncovered. And of course, this suspension comes just two days before, what is arguably, the University’s biggest

game against what many fans deem their biggest rival: Penn State.

Since taking over as head coach in 2012, Flood has done a good job satisfying his superiors and the boosters. He’s made a bowl game each of the three seasons he’s been at the helm. What’s even more salivating for his superiors is that Flood is the lowest paid coach among the “Power Five” coaches. Here’s something that won’t surprise readers — Rutgers is so poor compared to the other Big Ten universities, it’s not even funny. Just recently, The University

I’m concerned, he can thank former head coach Greg Schiano for gifting him a solid team and great defense in 2012 that led to being co-AAC Champions with Louisville — Flood’s best season to date. Flood has struggled to keep the big New Jersey recruits in state, although the 2016 class may be the best he’s ever recruited. Unfortunately for him, I don’t think Flood will be around to see it. The events of the past few weeks have put the nail in his coffin.

I understand that what the five current players and three former players have done

“Flood is lucky he walked out of Old Queens with this light punishment. It’s laughable he’s still in charge of this program after everything that’s been uncovered.” of Texas at Austin fired their athletic director of 22 months, costing them close to $5 million. They have the luxury of doing this, Rutgers does not.

Due to Athletic Director Julie Hermann’s awful idea of giving Flood an extension before the Penn State game last season — a game in which he lost — his buyout doubled from $700,000 to $1.4 million. However, due to all that’s been uncovered and the negativity surrounding the program, I think the University should pull the trigger at season’s end to try and keep the fans and the very few boosters happy.

I’ve never viewed Flood as the long-term fix for this program. Nothing really stands out about his coaching to me. As far as

shouldn’t reflect Flood as a coach — and they don’t — but in the end Flood is the scapegoat for the University and Hermann.

That, coupled with ineligible student situation, really doesn’t help his situation. The events that have transpired demonstrate that Flood may in fact have lost control of his locker room.

Adding fuel to the fire, on Sept. 14, arguably Rutgers’ best player and possible first round pick, wide receiver Leonte Carroo, was suspended indefinitely after being arrested for domestic violence in an incident that occurred after the game against Washington State. He’s accused of picking up the victim and throwing her on to the concrete resulting in injuries. Carroo, the programs’ all time

leader in receiving touchdowns, is one of the faces of the program and a captain who is suppose to set a good example for his teammates.

Getting rid of Flood will be a start, but it would not the end of the housecleaning Rutgers needs to do. The University needs to hit the reset button, but they can’t because they’re poor and that all goes back to the top of the athletic program. Hello, Julie Hermann, I’m looking right at you.

Before she was hired, Hermann was part of a scandal at University of Tennessee that wasn’t properly handled, similar to the coaching incident involving Mike Rice. Her past made the situation a whole lot worse.

Hermann’s also been in the spotlight for her comments about The Star-Ledger, and there’s also a controversial wedding tape, among other things. Not many people have taken her, or Rutgers, seriously since she was put in charge. She needs to go, but once again, the University can’t afford to cut ties with her. Flood yes, Hermann no.

Since the Mike Rice incident, the University has shined bright in the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons. As mentioned on ESPN’s Outside the Lines “Scarlet Letter” piece, these events are not a local story anymore, but a national embarrassment. Things have to change and they have to change fast or else the University will not only remain in the spotlight but will be involved in a never ending circle of mediocrity as an athletic program.

Ryan Moran is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in journalism and media studies and economics. His column, “The Morant,” runs on alternate Fridays.

Spring break is best time to explore, leave comfort zone THE SCARLETT TROTTER BIYA HAQ

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ey friends, so as the semester begins to carry on and we leave summer behind (R.I.P.), it’s time to start thinking about what really matters — spring break. I know it may be a bit early — about six months too early — but hear me out.

Spring break is only about a week long and most of us are only going to go away for five days or so. To fully take advantage of this time, we need to plan, and I mean plan everything from the moment we walk into the hotel to the second we wobble out a few days later.

So to all my spring break ready people I implore you, do not go to a fraternity party for break. When I say a fraternity party, I am talking about spots like Cancun, Panama City Beach and basically any destination that can act as a backdrop for an episode of “Girls Gone Wild.” Unless what you really want to do is live the “real” college spring break experience and be on the “Girls Gone Wild” end of things (no judgment, of course), by all means, ride into the sunset with your pitchers of tequila and fist pumping. But, know what you are missing out on

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before you take that chance. To me, spring break should be about a lot more than just frolicking around hotel lobbies looking for the next “rager” on the beach. If you put the same situation back in New Brunswick, you are basically looking at a Friday night.

Spring break is the time you get to relax.

Yeah, a party on the beach is probably a great way to do that, but in my eyes, most of us get to do that every weekend. Spring break is our chance to go for something

clear blue waters or a hike to a waterfall in the middle of a tropical rainforest. Sounds amazing right? Make it happen.

First off, I am not talking about five-star resorts or exotic and far away spots like Fiji, because as much as we would all like to say that we’re heading off to Bora Bora for the weekend, as college students, the struggle is very real. So here’s how we’re going to do it. You and your friends will pick a spot that you don’t always hear come out of

“We all have these preconceived notions of what spring break should be and that there is only one way of experiencing it. We should rise above the typical and create our own paths.” completely new. It is our chance to explore, experience and elevate ourselves to a different mode of life.

Pick a destination that excites you for more than just the super low drinking age and all the different tanning spots that you get to hit. You get to go on a five-day trip with your best friends anywhere you want, don’t make it like a night in New Brunswick. Instead, make it a night under the stars on a secluded beach, a cliff dive into

MTV for their spring break party destinations, you’ll research more than how many bars are at your hotel and you’ll be open to pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.

I am a big fan of being outside your comfort zone — and not that I am totally okay with it all the time — as young kids in our twenties, I think that this is the time we need to jump outside of our comfort zones.

The truth is, we won’t get to be this young, this strong and this free for much

longer in our lives. Soon we will grow to have jobs, responsibilities and less time to enjoy spontaneous moments. This is your chance. I know this article might have gotten much deeper than what you would expect for something about fraternity parties in the introduction. However, I think that it needed to be said. We all have these preconceived notions of what spring break should be and that there is only one way of experiencing it.

We should rise above the typical and create our own paths. Ever yone has their own idea of fun and I am not one to say what a great experience is and what isn’t. What I really am tr ying to say here is that there are times for you to live the way you are used to and then there are times when you get to have these amazing little mind-blowing moments and experiences that you will remember for the rest of your life. So whoever you are and wherever you will be next March, this winter or even tomorrow — put yourself out there. Because out there is so much more colorful than in here.

Biya Haq is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in communications with a minor in digital communication, information and media. Her column, “The Scarlet Trotter,” runs on alternate Fridays.

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I realized I should be studying what I love rather than what would make others happy.

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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black

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Today’s Birthday (09/18/15). This is your power year. Take charge for positive change. Start at home, and strengthen your base. Make shared financial decisions after 9/27. Begin a new phase in partnership after 3/8. Manage accounts for growth, especially after 3/23. Nurture what you 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 6 -- Call ahead to avoid running all over town. The next two days are good for travel and studies. New opportunities present themselves. Choose the low frills option. Creativity takes advantage. You’re a dynamic teacher.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Put away provisions for the future. Figure out the money today and tomorrow. Update the budget to take current family circumstances into account. Pool your resources. Consider the consequences before choosing. Move slowly and thoughtfully.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -Today is an 8 -- Listen to your partner as a mystery. Collaborate today and tomorrow to go further. Do the homework. Take care of family. Discipline is required.

Set a new course. Responsibilities fall into place. Patience and flexibility help.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- A new project demands attention for the next few days.

Practical efforts bear fruit. False hopes shatter. Get grounded in reality. You’re creative and efficient; you can work with what you have.

Your status rises.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Have fun today and tomorrow. Play with family and friends.

You’re especially charming, and gaining points with someone. Create romance. Things may not go as planned. Avoid arguing over silly stuff. Adjust and shift. Bend with the wind.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- The next two days favor domestic projects. Work from home, and tackle two birds with one stone. Attention now saves trouble later. Make repairs. Avoid irritating someone with a short temper. Keep costs down with early intervention.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You’re especially creative and clever today and tomorrow. Write, perform and express your message.

Have fun with it. Resist the temptation for gloating or sensationalism.

Keep it simple and basic. Share heartfelt sentiment without saccharine.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Apply muscle to the problem. Hold onto what you have, as you slowly take new ground. Bring in the money today and tomorrow. Be a calming influence. Curtail flamboyance.

Build status by keeping promises.

Answer the door.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 6 -- You’re strong and especially creative for the next few days. You’re empowered to pursue a personal dream. This requires adaptation. Your professional path looks optimistic. Avoid obvious arguments. Keep your head down.

Practice. Keep your budget.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 5 -- Meditate on an interesting idea. Rest and recuperate today and tomorrow. All is not as it appears. Consider options carefully, and wait to decide. Talk with friends and partners. Rely on experience. Make plans and budgets.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- Keep your head when others are losing it. Consider the consequences. Graciousness with authority serves you well. Keep your objective in mind. Friends open new possibilities today and tomorrow. Tap into a secret source.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 7 -- Good planning expands your territory. Keep a professional project on target today and tomorrow. Remind people of their agreements. Completion leads to new status. Pretty up the presentation, and limit socializing until done. Crazy dreams seem possible.

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FOCUS Rutgers opens up Big Ten slate with Penn State after last year’s 13-10 loss at home CONTINUED FROM BACK pabilities under center earlier in the week at Monday’s press conference in a single sentiment.

“I would sum it up in one play,” Flood said. “There’s one play in the Temple game he’s on the right hash and throws an out-cut all the way to the wide side of the field that was pretty well-covered and he delivered it perfectly with great pace. That’s an NFL throw. There’s no doubt he’s an NFL first-round quarterback.”

The Knights’ signal-caller’s potential remains to be seen. After completing 27-of-33 passes for 342 yards with four touchdowns and an interception, sophomore quarterback Chris Laviano’s numbers look clean on the surface.

“Aside from the turnovers, I just did my job, executed the way coach

preaches,” Laviano said after the game last Saturday. “That I really look forward to do — make plays when they’re there and do my job.”

With roughly 107,000 clad in white and navy blue for Beaver Stadium’s inaugural “Stripe Out,” Laviano leaves the friendly confines of High Point Solutions Stadium for his first road start.

“It’s really the operation. I want to see (Laviano) operate better,” Flood said. “Now that he’s had the experience of going out there for the first snap of a game and playing through a Big Ten football game, I want to see him operate the offense better and I think he will. I have high expectations for him, and I have no doubt that he’ll perform better this week.”

Whatever the Glen Head, New York, native shows in his

second straight week as starter, he’ll have to do it without Leonte Carroo as the star wide receiver awaits his status after being suspended indefinitely following his simple assault arrest under domestic violence.

Laviano, who connected with the senior captain for three scores and 181 yards on just seven catches in the first two games of the fall, will clearly be without the offense’s top weapon.

But to Flood, that opens up the opportunities for a junior-laden lineup — one more than capable of filling the void, according to the fourthyear head coach.

“I think guys like Andre Patton, Janarion Grant, John Tsimis will be able to do a little bit more for us this week,” Flood said. “Carlton Agudosi’s role is going to get bigger. A guy like Vance Matthews, his role may get bigger this week.”

All of the juniors Flood mentioned should receive plenty of looks in a rematch of last year’s 13-10 home loss where the Rutgers offense failed to generate or sustain any drives.

But one who enters as this week’s X-Factor has to be Grant. The Trilby, Florida, native broke out last week, doing it all for the Knights on his way to a program record 339 all-purpose yards that led to his Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honor.

Aside from ripping off two kick returns for touchdowns — the first a 100-yard kickoff return and the second a 55-yard punt return — Grant hauled in five passes for 65 yards and took a jet sweep carry for 21 yards.

As Penn State head coach James Franklin prepares for the dynamic speedster, the Nittany Lions’ defense and special teams units are sure to have their hands full. Regardless of what is up the sleeves of the PSU staff, any double-teams or other schemes, Grant is prepared.

“If they come, I’m ready for it,” Grant said. “Just gonna stay competing, just trying to be the best.”

On the defensive side of the ball, Rutgers is still licking its wounds from the 559 total yards it allowed against Washington State.

While Penn State’s offense has yet to hit the ground running

with an average of 254 total yards through the first two games, the Lions do possess weapons, like Saquon Barkley. The true freshman running back exploded against Buffalo last week, taking 12 carries for 115 yards — 101 in the fourth quarter — on his way to Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week honors.

And while Hackenberg hasn’t necessarily looked like the hyped draft pick the experts claim he is, a quick spin against an inexperienced Knights secondary could do the trick.

Last week’s result — and the off-field headaches that continued to ensue — could play a role in this game. But in order for Rutgers to win, Laviano knows that all has to be put behind the team.

“In football, you’ve really gotta have a short memor y,” Laviano said. “Play-to-play, week-toweek, game-to-game.”

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FOOTBALL

Penn State-Rutgers matchup should be only about football, nothing else CONNOR WHOOLEY SPORTS EDITOR, THE DAILY COLLEGIAN

Janarion Grant could see double-teams, but the junior wide out says he’s ready. YANGENG LIN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015

TERPS Knights look to continue scoreless streak, earn eighth win against conference foe CONTINUED FROM BACK She and her teammates enter a stretch of three consecutive Big Ten road matches hoping to continue their hot streaks on offense and defense, knowing that tougher competition is on the way.

“The big thing for us against Maryland will be to keep possession and winning the ball out of the air,” said senior defender Erica Skroski. “We have to keep the ball when we have it, find the midfielders and then get it to the forwards. If we can keep possession like that in every game, I think we’ll be in good shape.”

Maryland (5-3) enters after its most lopsided win of the season, a 5-1 victory over Yale, a game in which the Terps totaled 30 shots.

Maryland’s explosive offense should challenge the Knights, with much of the Terps’ firepower coming from forward Alex Anthony, who has five goals on the season.

After seven convincing victories, Rutgers has moved up to No. 13 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com poll.

Though they continue to move up in the rankings, the Knights know they cannot get complacent and must keep striving to get better.

“The players set their goals and are really self-motivated and always fight till the end,” O’Neill said. “They take so much pride in everything they do on both sides of the ball and we’re going to stay hungry and humble.”

Big Ten play is a big deal to all of the Knights who experienced it for the first time last season as well as for the newcomers.

Sophomore forward Colby Ciarrocca enters her first conference game at Rutgers after transferring from Vanderbilt.

“We have to work on being the best we can be, working hard every day and making each other better,” Ciarrocca said. “It’s the first Big Ten game and we know we’ll have to be ready to go.”

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Rutgers is in trouble right now.

With six former players now dismissed from the team and their head coach and star wide receiver suspended, the Scarlet Knights are an easy target for mocking and jeering.

Almost like the target Penn State has been for the last few years in the wake of the Jerr y Sandusky sex abuse case.

Last year, Rutgers fans were disrespectful to Penn State fans in Piscataway when the Nittany Lions played the Scarlet Knights. Through chants and signs, the fans dressed in scarlet mocked Penn Staters.

This year, those same people in scarlet should not be harassed when they travel to Happy Valley to watch Saturday’s matchup.

Keep it about football.

It’s low-hanging fruit. It’s been played out on social media for weeks and for two teams that will be seeing a lot of each other for the foreseeable future, building a rivalr y on the field is 10-times more impor t-

ant than fights between fans of f of it.

Rutgers fans seem dead set on a rivalr y between the two teams, while Penn State fans shrug it of f and look toward other Big Ten teams.

The reality is, Penn State doesn’t have a rival and Rutgers is in a position to become one.

So far, it has the makings of one. A close 13-10 nail-biter last year captivated both fan bases.

This year looks to be much of the same, a hard-nosed, battle-it-out football game.

But it’s just that, a football game.

Not a contest of who’s fans are better, not a fist fight between fans — literally or figuratively — for superiority, just a football game.

Even the planned “Stripe Out” should not materialize a rivalry.

Hopefully, Beaver Stadium will look awesome, but fans puffing their chests out and flexing their muscles will not create a rivalry.

James Franklin said it perfectly when he said rivalries only grow organically.

They grow from good football games, from histor y and from elating wins and crushing losses.

Not from fans pointing out facts about criminal cases.

Sure, on Saturday there will be the idiots that wear black and white jailbird suits. There may even be a couple poorly-worded chants hurled at Rutgers fans and its team, as Rutgers fans have done toward Penn State.

But as a whole, the fans that pack into Beaver Stadium should pay attention to what happens between the lines, not off the field.

There’s not a rivalry right now, just two schools trying to move on from embarrassing blemishes.

What happens in the future will happen in the future, but for now, remember what Saturday is. Remember why thousands of people pour into the area each weekend.

For football. For a brown, air-filled, laced-up pigskin.

Nothing else.

Connor Whooley is the sports editor and Penn State football reporter for The Daily Collegian. This article was used with permission from the editorial staff at the Collegian as part of The Daily Targum’s game preview for Rutgers-Penn State.

While Rutgers enters with controveries swirling, The Daily Collegian’s Connor Whooley says Penn State fans should simply focus on the game at hand. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN / SEPTEMBER 2014

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September 18, 2015 MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS-INDIANA, SUNDAY, 3 P.M.

Rutgers seeks to end scoring drought against Indiana BRIAN FONSECA STAFF WRITER

The game of soccer is full of clichés. The beautiful game is the home to some of the greatest quotes in the history of sports.

In the summer of 2010, Cristiano Ronaldo added to the rich histor y of soccer soundbites.

With his Portuguese national team struggling to find the back of the net, including in the opening match of that year’s World Cup against the Ivor y Coast, the experienced for ward remained optimistic and showed it with this gem.

“Goals, as a football legend once told me, are like ketchup — sometimes as much as you try, they don’t come out and when they come, many come all at the same time,” Ronaldo said.

The next time his team stepped on the pitch, Portugal put seven goals past North Korea in a resounding 7-1 win.

The Rutgers men’s soccer team hope to follow in the footsteps of the 2010 Portuguese national team. In a goal drought themselves, the Scarlet Knights (2-2-1) look to put a few goals past junior goalkeeper Colin Webb when they travel to Bloomington to face No. 22 Indiana on Sunday.

The Knights leading goalscorer from last season, Jason Wright, knows he and his team need to be more efficient on the offensive end after being unable to factor against Wisconsin in a 1-0 double-overtime loss as well as in the 0-0 draw they had against Monmouth.

“I’m having a bad spell right now. I’m just leaving everything to God, you know? He knows best,” Wright said. “Honestly, my coaches are pleased with the way I’m playing and it’s just time. It’s just time for me to get one and then continue. But I just leave it to God.”

Sophomore forward Jason Wright expects nothing but a win on Sunday in Bloomington despite having acknowledged his lack of form as of late. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2015 Playing in two consecutive double-overtime matches that went down to the wire, fatigue may become an issue to Rutgers. Captain Mitch Lurie does not have any concerns about the team’s fitness, praising the competence of both his coaching staff and the trainer.

“We’re prepared,” the fifthyear senior said. “We’ve got a great trainer. Our coaches will make sure that we’re well rested and practice accordingly and do all the right things we need to do.

Get in the ice bath, do our proper treatment to make sure we’ll be ready to go for Sunday’s match.”

The seasoned defender, despite being fresh off of three consecutive matches without a win, remains confident and used few words to preview his team’s visit to the Hoosiers (3-2-1).

“We’ll be ready to go,” he said.

No. 22 Indiana enters Bill Armstrong Stadium with history

on its side. The eight-time national champions, most recently in 2012, have only suffered one loss to the Knights in their first ever meeting, winning six and drawing just one since.

In the last meeting between both teams, the Knights left Yurcak Field with a 2-1 loss where David Greczek was forced into making seven saves, including one on a penalty. Indiana opened the scoring 20 minutes into the contest through Femi HollingerJanzen. Rutgers defender Neil Guzman equalized just before halftime with his first career goal and the then-freshman was ecstatic to finally get on the board.

“Honestly, it’s about time,” Guzman told the Targum’s Sean Stewar t following last season’s match. “It’s been four or five games now, and a couple games ago, I had an own goal, so it’s nice to score a goal on the other net.”

But his effort wouldn’t matter after Tanner Thompson, older brother of San Jose Earthquakes forward Tommy Thompson, scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 65th minute of the match.

Head coach Todd Yeagley, son one of the most successful head coaches in NCAA men’s soccer history Jerry Yeagley, leads a Hoosier team who’s only losses came to No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 13 Penn State.

Despite the prestige of the opponent his team prepares to face, Wright has only one goal in mind entering Bloomington, while Rutgers fans hope he has multiple goals in his feet.

“Win. We need to win,” Wright said. “Every game we try to win and that’s just it.”

For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @briannnnf and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.

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September 18, 2015 FIELD HOCKEY

VOLLEYBALL RUTGERS INVITATIONAL, TODAY, 12:30 P.M.

RU hosts in-state rival Princeton JOSEPH BRAUNER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Senior captain Ali Stever is confident in her team’s capability to rebound from last season’s 3-0 shutout loss to the Hawkeyes.

LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015

Knights tackle first Big Ten foe in No. 16 Iowa KAYLEE POFAHL STAFF WRITER

The term “rookie” no longer applies.

In its sophomore season in the Big Ten, the Rutgers field hockey team looks to correct its past with No. 16 Iowa (4-3) today in battling out its first conference game of the season before taking on Missouri State less than 24 hours later.

The Scarlet Knights (4-1) make their first road trip, eager to take on the challenge.

“We’re really looking forward to going out and playing Iowa.

They’re our first Big Ten match of the season, and the team’s definitely excited,” said head coach Meredith Civico. “I expect a lot of emotion and a lot of adrenaline. We’re just looking forward to a great competition. I expect it to just be a really good game of hockey.”

Taking a 3-0 shutout loss at the hands of the Hawkeyes in their first ever Big Ten game last season, the Knights are keen on proving that with the new year comes a new team.

This time, Rutgers expects to leave it all on the field.

“I think our performance last year wasn’t exactly what we wanted to put out there and they definitely walked off the field against them last year kind of feeling like that wasn’t our best hockey, and we didn’t put it all out there,” Civico said. “I think they’re just really looking forward to getting out there against them this year and just playing our game.”

The Knights head into the matchup against their first conference foe armed with early successes to reinforce their confidence.

Currently leading the Big Ten with four goals scored per game, Rutgers was handed its sole loss this season by No. 9 Virginia in a close 5-4 game Sept. 4.

Coming off of a dominant 5-2 win over Villanova last weekend, the Knights have scored at least three goals in every contest thus far. Senior forward Nicole Imbriaco maintains a 1.0 goal-per-game average that ranks 10th in the nation and ties for second in the Big Ten. Within just five games, Rutgers has already kicked off the fall 2015 season on a very different note than its inaugural season in the conference during which it went 9-10 overall and 2-7 in conference play.

The influence that the team’s winning record has on the their energy and poise is invaluable to their outlook on tackling the

challenge of their first conference rival.

“Having a 4-1 record right now going into our first Big Ten game is huge. We can’t let down whatsoever, but I think it’s a great positive start,” Imbriaco said. “I’m really excited. Last year was a tough one. We always know that they’re a really good team, but I think that we are just as good as they are. I think if we keep working hard as we’ve been these past couple games, it’s gonna go in our favor.”

Despite the effectiveness of their offensive overloads and their consistent overall cohesion, the Knights are still expecting a battle this weekend.

Trailing in the all-time series, 5-0-1, Rutgers looks for its first ever win against the Hawkeyes.

So far this season, Iowa took two of its three loses to top five teams and enters today’s game on a twogame win streak in which they combine for a total score of 14-1.

Third-year Hawkeye Stephanie Norlander leads the league in shots, points and goals per game.

Freshman teammate Makenna Grewe trails her in points per game and is the leader in assists.

Rutgers claims to be aware and prepared for the task ahead.

“They’re (Iowa) definitely gonna be a tough opponent.

The physicality in the Big Ten is a huge factor. It’s just fast and you just really have to be on all the time,” said senior captain Ali Stever. “Against other opponents, you can kind of try to manage it but you can’t let up for one second against Big Ten opponents.

If we just make sure that we are controlling the tempo of the game, that’ll be a huge tool for us to use against Iowa.”

With another foe to be faced the very next day, the game against Iowa will either contribute to the Knights’ momentum or serve as motivation for a rally.

Missouri State maintains a 1-4 record on the season, mustering just seven goals in five games to compared to Rutgers’ 20.

Despite the differences between their two upcoming opponents, the team’s mental approach remains unchanged. When asked about mindset heading into this weekend, Stever did not hesitate in her response.

“I think the same mentality we’ve been taking into every game, you know — make it work, work hard and work together,” she said.

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The Rutgers volleyball team returns home this weekend to host Howard, Princeton and Duquesne at the 2015 Rutgers Invitational.

Highlighted by a showdown with in-state rival Princeton, the weekend could prove to be a successful one for the Scarlet Knights (2-7). The only damper on the return home is the remaining uncertainty of the availability of sophomore outside hitter Meme Fletcher.

Fletcher did not start in the final game of last weekend’s Colgate Classic against Yale after a colliding the match prior with senior middle blocker Eden Frazier.

Erring on the side of caution, the coaching staff decided to sideline the Blue Valley West High School product for the match with the Bulldogs.

On Monday, Fletcher did not practice and was evaluated by medical staff. As of Wednesday, there was still no decision as to the availability of Rutgers kills leader and no details as to what she may or may not have injured.

While the focus in practice this week was a self-evaluation of where the Knights can improve on both sides of the ball, it is clear that the team is looking forward to their Friday night matchup against Princeton.

When asked if any rivalry existed with the in-state Tigers (2-4), eighth-year head coach CJ Werneke had no doubts.

“Absolutely, we try to play them every year and we want to win that battle with them,” Werneke said. “We feel we should.”

Rutgers has beaten Princeton twice in the last three meetings between the schools, with all of those games taking place at home in a Rutgers Invitational match.

But before the Knights get a crack at Princeton, Rutgers will kick off its homestand Friday afternoon with the Howard Bison (2-10).

In a match against a notably weaker team, the Knights may not even need the home court advantage in their first game at the College Ave Gym. “It’s exciting to be home to have our friends and family here to watch us,” said senior defensive specialist Ali Schroeter.

Schroeter can expect a huge ovation from the home crowd as she steps on the court for the first time with the title of Rutgers’ alltime leader in career digs. After last weekend’s tournament, Schroeter now stands alone in first place with 1,358 on her career.

Excitement for the home opener was a common theme at Rutgers’ practice this week. Junior

“Absolutely, we try to play (Princeton) every year and we want to win that battle with them.”

CJ WERNEKE Head Coach

middle blocker Mikaela Matthews believes the trip home can help get the team through a tough time.

“We’re all really excited for these home games and, you know, have our friends come out and support us,” she said.

The San Diego, California, native acknowledged the growing pains the team is feeling as they attempt a new approach to the game.

“We’re going through a lot of adversity right now, switching different players and positions and stuff like that, trying new things,” Matthews said.

In spite of some of the injuries the Knights are dealing with, Werneke has been zoned in during practice. Not one for the hypo-

theticals and the “what ifs” that injuries can bring, Werneke sticks to basics.

“I worry about the kids that (medical personnel) say are available,” the eighth-year head coach said.

As to where his available players will be improving in practice this week, Werneke stated the obvious.

“There’s a lot of things we got to work on,” he said. “We gotta be better passers, we gotta be better servers, we gotta be better defenders. There’s a lot of the little detail things that we have to be more disciplined on, so that’s what the focus of this week is gonna be.”

This weekend looks to be a final tune up and confidence boost for the Knights before they begin Big Ten Conference play. The trio of opponents in Howard, Princeton and Duquesne post a combined record of 9-20.

This weekend is the last time Rutgers will face non-conference competition. Once the Knights Invitational concludes, the focus will entirely shift to the start of the Big Ten campaign, where the Knights are still seeking their first win after being shut out last year.

Following a weekend with outstanding personal accomplishment from senior Ali Schroeter, the team now turns to this weekend and the looming conference season with a newfound aim.

When talking about her record for career kills, Schroeter appeared to relish in her achievement — not because of it being an individual accolade, but because of what it means for the program as a whole.

“I’m glad my class is able to end on that kind of note, where we’re able to leave our mark here at Rutgers,” she said.

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Senior defensive specialist Ali Schroeter is the Rutgers all-time leader in career digs, totaling 1,358 after her performance in last weekend’s tournament. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2014

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’m having a bad spell right now. I’m just leaving everything to God, you know? He knows best. ... Honestly, my coaches are pleased with the way I’m playing and it’s just time. It’s just time for me to get one and then continue.

But I leave it up to God.” — Sophomore forward Jason Wright

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FOOTBALL RUTGERS-PENN STATE, TOMORROW, 8 P.M. ET, TV: BTN

Rutgers returns focus to field for Penn State GARRETT STEPIEN SPORTS EDITOR

Somehow, disregarding the whirlwind of off-field controversies surrounding the program, the Rutgers football team finds itself in a pivotal third game of the season.

Come Saturday night when the Scarlet Knights (1-1) battle Penn State in an 8 p.m. primetime rematch at Beaver Stadium, more than just revenge and bragging rights in a potential budding rivalry are on the table.

After the Nittany Lions (1-1) and quarterback Christian Hackenberg were sacked 10 times by Temple in their season opening 27-10 embarrassment to the Owls, the prospects for Rutgers in its Big Ten opener looked promising.

But after the Knights’ 37-34 meltdown last week against Washington State — and the landslide of off-field negativity that followed over the course of the next few days — Rutgers rides into Happy Valley without even a fraction of the momentum.

As head coach Kyle Flood begins his three-game suspension after University President Robert L. Barchi announced the disciplinary action along with a $50,000 fine, associate head coach Norries Wilson fills the void in the interim.

On the flip side, while it was still not pretty, Penn State rebounded at home last week in a 27-14 win over Buffalo.

Widely regarded as a potential first round pick in next year’s NFL Draft, Hackenberg has yet to wow anyone on the stat sheet with his pedestrian 25-of-52 for 231 yards to go with one touchdown and one interception, but Flood described the 6-foot-4, 228-pound junior’s caWithout head coach Kyle Flood and senior wide receiver Leonte Carroo, sophomore Chris Laviano and the Knights try to block out the off-field distractions and return to the win column in Happy Valley. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015

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WOMEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS-MARYLAND, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.

RU tangles with Terps in College Park MIKE O’SULLIVAN STAFF WRITER

Senior defender Brianne Reed is a big question mark heading into Maryland. She was injured during Sunday’s match. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015

Having finished its non-conference schedule unscathed, the No. 15 Rutgers women’s soccer team opens up its Big Ten slate on Friday when it visits Maryland.

The Scarlet Knights (7-0) enter conference play riding on the best start in program history, not allowing a goal through 630 minutes of play.

They are coming off their biggest win of the season over previously unbeaten Connecticut, defeating the Huskies, 2-0, at home on Yurcak Field.

But now they are readying to take on a tough conference opponent on the road, which is never an easy task.

“It’s going to be a tough game at Maryland and we’ve got to make sure we’re healthy and ready to go,” said head coach Mike O’Neill.

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Rutgers interim head football coach, leads the Scarlet Knights into Penn State in the absence of suspended coach Kyle Flood. At Columbia in 2006, Wilson became the first black head coach in Ivy League history.

“We’ll keep working hard and focusing on us, seeing which areas of our game we need to improve upon. Maryland is a very good team and we’ll have our work cut out for us.”

The health of senior defender Brianne Reed is a bit of concern for the Knights. She left Sunday’s match with an undisclosed injury, but hopes to play against Maryland.

Reed has been a major contributor on a Rutgers backline that has stifled opposing offenses this season.

Rutgers and Cornell remain the only two teams in the country who have yet to concede a goal, although Rutgers has won all seven of their games, while Cornell is 4-0-2.

Behind the backline, sophomore goalkeeper Casey Murphy was named the Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for her shutout efforts against Drexel and Connecticut last week.

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KNIGHTS SCHEDULE

VOLLEYBALL

FIELD HOCKEY

WOMEN’S SOCCER

FOOTBALL

Rutgers Invitational

at Iowa

at Maryland

at Penn State

Today, 12:30 p.m., College Ave Gym

Today, 4 p.m., Iowa City, Iowa

Tonight, 7 p.m., College Park, M.D.

Tomorrow, 8 p.m., University Park, P.A.