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Barchi urges for Rutgers to vote this November BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN STAFF WRITER

University President Robert L. Barchi sent out an email yesterday urging students to vote in the upcoming 2018 midterm elections. He said he wants to improve the trend from the 1-in-5, 18 to 24-year-olds who typically participate in midterms to something closer to turnout in presidential elections.

“One of the chief responsibilities of a public university is to produce engaged citizens — people who do not simply observe the world around them but actively work to make it better. A fundamental way for all of us to engage with the world is by particSEE NOVEMBER ON PAGE 4

Yesterday, University President Robert L. Barchi emailed members of the community, urging them to vote in the coming 2018 midterm election on Nov. 6. He listed places on campus where students and faculty who are registered in New Brunswick and Piscataway can vote. FLICKR

U. student petitions against journalist, speaker RYAN STIESI NEWS EDITOR

A Rutgers student has started an online petition aimed to prevent Lisa Daftari, an investigative journalist who makes regular appearances on Fox News as an on-

air political analyst and serves as founder and editor-in-chief of The Foreign Desk, from speaking on campus on Oct. 16.

The event, which is hosted by Rutgers Undergraduate Academic Affairs (UAA), is titled “Radicalism on College Campuses,” according

to the event page. It is planned to take place from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Douglass Student Center.

In a statement to The Daily Targum, Daftari said she will be talking about free speech on campus.

Adeel Ahmed, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and co-president of

RU Progressive, started the change. org petition, which as of yesterday had 1,270 signatures.

Ahmed did not respond to a request for comment by time of publication, but on the petition SEE SPEAKER ON PAGE 5

Law school exams turn digital as of July 2019 CHRISTIAN ZAPATA NEWS EDITOR

July 2019 is the first time the Law School Admission Test will turn fully digital everywhere. The Law School Admission Council will test the software in June and will allow students who take the exam during that month to view their scores before deciding whether to cancel them. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Students preparing to take their Law School Admission Test (LSAT) next year will be the first to take a new online version of the exam.

Earlier this month, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) announced that as of July 2019, select test makers will issue an online version of the test, according to a press release from LSAC. The change will take effect as early as July 15, 2019, once the current law school admission cycle is complete.

Students who take the test in July will have the option to see their scores before they choose whether they want to cancel them, regardless of what format they use. Those who cancel their score can retake the exam free of charge through April 2020.

Test question structure and questions will not be different from the traditional exam and LSAC will be offering free online tutorials to ease test taker transition into digital, according to the press release.

Students will take the new LSAT on a tablet preloaded with software developed by LSAC that includes features intended to benefit test takers and their

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The new LSAT will also accommodate test takers with disabilities through flexible type sizes, built-in screen reader and other enhancements.

Executive Director of Pre-law Programs at Kaplan Test Prep Jef f Thomas said this comes as one of the biggest changes to the LSAT since the exam in its 70year histor y.

“More broadly, the LSAT’s move to a digital format follows the trend that we have seen among all major graduate-level admissions exams over the past decade. The admissions exams for graduate school, business school and medical school have all already made the switch from paper-and-pencil,” he said in a separate press release.

The LSAT will be offered nine times during the 2019-2020 test cycle — three additional chances for students to take the exam that were not available this current test cycle, according to the press release.

“For 99 (percent) of law school candidates, their enrollment journey begins with the LSAT,” said Kellye Testy, president and CEO of LSAC, in the press release. “Our goal is to make it easy and convenient for candidates to pursue their passion for law and justice.”

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Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program presents “Quantifying ecological transitions” from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Marine Science Building on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.

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Virtual class enrollment at Big Ten schools now possible

The University’s new Learning Center offers students the ability to expand their education beyond the confines of Rutgers, with a video conference center and the flexibility of taking classes offered at other Big Ten schools. GOOGLE MAPS

BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences announced yesterday that it has moved some of its most innovative programs and research to a building on 1 Spring St. in Downtown New Brunswick.

The Learning Center’s video conferencing systems will allow Rutgers students to take courses at other Big Ten schools as if they were there in person, according to Rutgers Today. Students will be able to connect with the University of Minnesota, which will be offering courses this fall in areas such as Korean and Akkadian.

Conversely, Rutgers will offer a Greek prose class to the University of Illinois.

Locally, a similar VideoWall system on the third floor will allow students to communicate

directly with classes at Rutgers University—Newark.

“These facilities show that languages and language learning are fully par t of the 21st centur y,” said Tom Stephens, faculty director of the center, and a professor in the Depar tment of Spanish and Por tuguese. “In these rooms, language is in fact pushing the technology.”

Rutgers University—New Brunswick Interim Chancellor Christopher J. Molloy said the move brings major potential to Rutgers as a major research university.

He said that having the school work more with partners in New Brunswick will only make Rutgers stronger.

“We are going to be able to solve a lot of problems and create a lot of opportunity here,” said School of Arts and Sciences Executive Dean Peter March, noting the wide range of research, teaching

and service projects that are located in the building.

Attendees of the ribbon cutting ceremony were able to go through the building and view demonstrations of the new site, according to Rutgers Today.

One demonstration by Kostas Bekris, a professor in the Department of Computer Science, was held in a 1,300 square-foot robotics lab on the third floor. There they demonstrated a robot that held a paint roller and accurately maneuvered it within a large Rutgers “R” as if it was actually painting.

“We provide the robot and programming so that the robot can do the operation as close as possible to how a human does it,” Bekris said. “Part of the requirement is that you apply the same amount of paint that a human would be doing at the same time.”

On the second floor, the Department of Psychology allowed

audiences to see their offices and labs that will be used to study issues like anxiety and cigarette smoking, according to Rutgers Today. Particularly, the study focuses on the causes of why people start the habit and why it is so difficult to quit.

David Vicario, former longtime chair of the Department of Psychology and now area dean for social and behavioral sciences in the School of Arts and Sciences, said the new building will help researchers expand their subject pool and patient population.

Lastly, the new building will be beneficial to the Rutgers Oral Histor y Archives, which archives the lives of New Jersey citizens, par ticularly elderly veterans, according to Rutgers Today. Shaun Illingwor th, the director of the archives, says the new location has parking for his inter viewees, better

acoustics and more room for students working with him.

“This is going to make us a better resource for the people of New Jersey and the university community as we broaden the scope of our program to include more people around the state,” Illingworth said.

New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill (D-N.J.) said the School of Arts and Sciences move to 1 Spring St. is a continuation of the strong partnership and cooperation between the city and university.

“We are pleased to see Rutgers grow into new spaces because with new growth comes continued commitment for shared community,” Cahill said.

“This new home will allow the School of Arts and Sciences to grow and thrive, further integrating the Rutgers mission into the heart of our community.”

Similar to synchronous lecture halls, classes taught in one building are projected onto a monitor in a different location — making it easier for professors to teach twice as many students in half as much time. THE DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2017

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NOVEMBER 33 Senate seats are up for re-election this year CONTINUED FROM FRONT ipating in the political process. By voting,” Barchi said.

In this election cycle, every seat in the United States House of Representatives is up for re-election, and so are 33 U.S. Senate seats, including one here in New Jersey, according to the email.

“No matter what your political views, elections matter — this year and every year,” Barchi said.

“If you want a say in who composes government and makes the decisions that affect our lives, then you must vote.”

He said in order to vote, students must first register to vote as a U.S. citizen and be 18 years old by election day. Election day this year is Nov. 6. The deadline to register is Oct. 16, and residents can use their current address.

If students would like to vote on campus, they must register with their current campus address, Barchi said. And, students who have registered to vote in the past and have moved since can also submit a new registration by the deadline.

Anyone can access the voter registration form on the New

Jersey Department of State website. For information about on-campus and off-campus mailin ballots, go here.

Completed voter registration forms can be dropped off at these locations until noon on Monday, Oct. 15:

LIVINGSTON

Livingston Student Center, New Student Orientation Office, 119

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Rutgers Student Center, Office of the Vice Chancellor, 454A

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Busch Student Center, Operations Office

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Eagleton Institute of Politics, 191 Ryders Lane

Barchi said voting is important regardless of one’s political identity. Signs posted at Voorhees Mall in September supported the idea that everyone who can should vote. TWITTER

Trump narrows US ambassador search ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the resignation of U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (all times local): 6:35 p.m.

President Donald J. Trump says he’s narrowed down a short list of five people to replace U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley at the United Nations.

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Iowa on Tuesday that former White House adviser Dina Powell is among those on the short list.

Asked about U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, Trump said he “absolutely” would consider him but would rather keep him where he is because he is “doing such a good job.”

Trump earlier told reporters that he has heard his daughter Ivanka Trump’s name discussed for the post. He says she’d be “incredible” in the role, but he knows if he selected her he’d be accused of nepotism.

Ivanka Trump later tweeted that she will not replace Haley.

6:25 p.m.

Ivanka says she won’t replace Haley as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations despite her father, Trump, saying she’d be “incredible” in the role.

In a tweet Tuesday evening, the presidential senior adviser and elder daughter said her father will “nominate a formidable replacement for Ambassador Haley.”

She adds: “That replacement will not be me.”

Trump and Haley announced Tuesday that she will be departing the administration at the end of the year. The timing of the announcement was surprising, coming just weeks ahead of the midterm elections.

Trump told reporters that selecting his daughter would spark concerns about nepotism.

But he also said there is no one more competent in the world for the role than Ivanka. The post requires Senate confirmation.

5:05 p.m.

Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations says despite serious differences between Moscow and Washington on foreign policy,

he has “good working and personal relations” with Haley.

Vassily Nebenzia told reporters at U.N. headquarters Tuesday that the announcement of Haley’s resignation “was a surprise — not a very pleasant one for me, personally.”

Nebenzia says Russia never loses hope about improving relations with the United States.

But Nebenzia says differences with the U.S. were evident in some of the “successes” Haley enumerated on Tuesday. For example, Moscow doesn’t consider the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal a success.

As for Haley’s future, Nebenzia said, “She’s young, she’s energetic, she’s ambitious. I think we will see her after she has this well-deserved respite that she was referring to.”

4:25 p.m.

Haley’s fellow ambassadors on the U.N. Security Council are reacting with surprise to her resignation and warm personal words about their friendship with her — even though their country may have serious policy differences with the Trump administration.

France’s U.N. Ambassador Francois Delattre first met Haley when she was governor of South Carolina. He calls her “one of the most talented, most authentic U.S. government officials that I have ever met.”

Sweden’s U.N. Ambassador Olof Skoog says even “where we don’t always see eye to eye ... there has always been a very close relationship. I’m going to miss her a lot.”

Bolivia’s U.N. Ambassador Sasha Llorentty Soliz says the 15-member Security Council “is like a family — sometimes a dysfunctional family, but nevertheless we care about each other and I really like Nikki very much.”

He adds, “we are very, very much against the U.S. policies in many, many fields,” including the Mideast, the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate change agreement.

4:05 p.m.

Trump says former aide Powell is under consideration to replace departing Haley.

Trump told reporters Tuesday that he has heard his daughter Ivanka’s name discussed for the post.

He says she’d be “incredible” in the role, but he knows if he selected her he’d be accused of nepotism.

Powell served as deputy national security adviser to Trump for most of his first year in the White House, departing in mid-January.

She previously worked for Goldman Sachs and served in President George W. Bush’s administration.

Trump and Haley announced Tuesday that she will be departing the administration at the end of the year. The timing of the announcement was surprising, coming just weeks ahead of the midterm elections.

3:35 p.m.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the nation “benefited greatly” from Haley’s leadership as ambassador to the U.N. McConnell opened the Senate on Tuesday thanking Haley for her service. The GOP leader called her a “skillful advocate” for the nation’s interests and a “forceful spokeswoman” for its principles.

Earlier, Haley and Trump announced at the White House that she would be stepping down at the end of the year.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm Haley as U.N. ambassador in 2017. She is a former governor of South Carolina.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker of Tennessee called her a “fierce advocate for U.S. interests.”

1:35 p.m.

The United Nations says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expressing “deep appreciation for the excellent cooperation and support” from Haley — despite major policy differences on issues including climate change and Palestinian refugees.

U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric tells reporters at U.N. headquarters that the U.N.-U.S. relationship, and the relationship between the secretary-general and the U.S. ambassador, is “very critical.”

He says Guterres and Haley had “a very productive and strong working relationship” and “worked hard to promote constructive ties between the United Nations and the United States.”

He adds, the U.N.’s differences with the Trump administration “are open and for all to see.”

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced she is resigning from her position yesterday. President Donald J. Trump said he has made a short list of possible replacements. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS 12:35 p.m.

The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations committee says Haley’s resignation as United Nations ambassador is “yet another sign of the Trump administration’s chaotic foreign policy.”

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D) says in a statement he’s “deeply concerned about the leadership vacuum” that will be created by Haley’s departure.

Trump on Tuesday announced Haley will be leaving the administration at the end of the year.

Trump says Haley told him six months ago she might want to take some time off.

Haley is a former South Carolina governor who is speculated to have aspirations for higher office. She said at the White House she’s not running for president in 2020.

Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham tweets he expects Haley will continue to be a “key player” in their party.

10:50 a.m.

Trump says Haley will be “leaving” his administration “at the end of the year.”

Trump and Haley confirmed Tuesday in the Oval Office that the president had accepted her resignation. Trump calls Haley a “very special” person “who gets

it,” adding that she told him six months ago that she might want to take some time off. Trump says that together they “solved a lot of problems.”

Trump announced, “At the end of the year Nikki will be leaving.”

Haley is 46 years old and says she has no immediate plans. She denies she is running for president in 2020.

Haley is the former governor of South Carolina. Haley and Trump tangled before he won the 2016 presidential race.

10:25 a.m.

Haley plans to resign, The Associated Press has learned.

Trump tweeted that he has a “big announcement with my friend Ambassador Nikki Haley in the Oval Office at 10:30 a.m.”

Congressional and Trump administration officials told the AP that Haley plans to resign. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak on the record ahead of Trump’s announcement. They did not provide a reason.

Haley was appointed to the U.N. post in November 2016.

Before she was named by Trump to her U.N. post, Haley was governor of South Carolina, the first woman to hold the post.

She was re-elected in 2014.

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SPEAKER Approximately 1,270 signatures have been signed to prevent Daftari from coming to Rutgers CONTINUED FROM FRONT he critized Daftari for what he claimed to be Islamophobic and hate-mongering speech.

“To call me an ‘Islamophobe,’ is slanderous and preposterous,” Daftari said to the Targum. “If those students took the time to look at my background and the breadth of my coverage, they’d see that not only am I Iranian, but I’ve dedicated my time to mainly defending human rights in Muslim countries on TV, radio, on D.C. panels, government briefings and even at the United Nations where I spoke about the plight of Syrians recently.”

In a speech at The Heritage Foundation, Ahmed said that Daftari said the following: “Islamic terror takes its guidance and teachings from the Quran, which is Sharia law.”

Ahmed said she went on to say, “When you go to the mosque and you’re part of a community, and you want to feel important and relevant, and want to give back to the cause — (ISIS) recruits you. You say, ‘I can be an ISIS wife.’”

Ahmed said that he considers this statement to be hate-mongering because it equates Muslims ever ywhere with ISIS, according to the petition. He said this type of speech is harmful

and claimed it is just a sample of what Daftari has said.

Daftari responded and said the quote Ahmed referred to was part of a larger talk.

“The quote they have attributed to me is part of a much longer talk about ISIS recruitment practices in which I recommend working together with the Muslim communities in America to isolate extremism,” she said. “I have always differentiated between Muslim people versus the distortion of Islam in politics and radicalism.”

Rutgers has had its share of petitions and protested speakers before. More recently, in Februar y, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) withdrew its invitation from a Rutgers—Newark career fair after the student group RU Dreamers star ted an online petition that received 139 suppor ters, according to the Targum.

The UAA did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.

“Ironically, my talk is about free speech on campus, and my purpose is to talk about the impor tance of dialogue, tolerance and listening to the ‘other side’ rather than shutting them down,” Daftari said. “They don’t even know what I will say. They just want to silence me.”

Lisa Daftari is a Rutgers alumna who now works as a journalist and editor-in-chief of The Foreign Desk, an international news and U.S. foreign policy news website that she founded. Her work focuses on covering foreign affairs. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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Environment is in dire need of action

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he era of indifference, of procrastination, of dense denial and

LUKE HINRICHS soothing silence is coming to a close. We now find ourselves at the border of consequences, entering the era in which we reach the point of no return. We now find ourselves required to fight another world war, a war of survival, a war on climate change.

Last Sunday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nation’s climate science body, released a dire report on the future of every nation. The doctor has walked in to the room, looked us in the eyes and said we have 12 years to fully commit to treatment before an irreversibly drastic descent toward destruction.

According to the report, we have 12 years to make massive changes to the global infrastructure and world economy at a speed and scale that has “no documented historic precedent.”

The process of pooling 6,000 scientific publications, drawing contributions from 132 authors and having more than 1,000 scientists review the findings resulted in a 700-page report on the impacts of the globe warming 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) and analyzing our current trajectory. If we continue along the current path with our present policies, the impending future is one of rising sea levels, more devastating droughts, more damaging storms, worsening food shortages and poverty, more wildfires and a mass die-off of coral reefs as soon as 2040. At the current level of commitments, we are on course for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, two times the level we ought to be directed toward.

A key component of the IPCC report is the analysis on the dramatic difference that restricting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius would have on the global environment by contrasting the impacts of 1.5 degree Celsius versus 2 degrees Celsius. The difference is dramatic. Global sea level would be 10 centimeters higher by 2100, more than a third of the planet’s population would experience extreme heatwaves rather than just 14 percent, the complete loss of arctic sea ice in the summer is 10 times more likely, virtually all of the world’s reefs would be lost and crops would decline even further. We are not projected to hit 2 degrees.

We are projected to hit 3 degrees Celsius.

Extraordinar y changes and advances will need to take place — new infrastructure and scaling up emerging technologies — all against trends pushing in the opposite direction. Possible pathways provided by the report do not rely on some future technology, but rather they use the neglected tools we have today. Five steps to 2.7 degrees include, global emissions of carbon dioxide declining by 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, renewables providing up to 85 percent of global electricity by 2050, coal use reducing to close to zero, up to 7 million square kilometers of land being used for energy crops (a bit less than the size of Australia) and the global emissions of carbon dioxide being brought down to a net of zero by 2050. Environmental activists have compared the required endeavor to fighting a world war.

There is simply no time for debate. We are at war with nature rather than being its ally. We have equipped and brandished weapons of great pollution and destruction. And we are killing ourselves. We are losing the war.

Last year was the costliest year on record for natural disasters in the United States, all of which tied to the effects of climate change.

The disasters that wreaked havoc across the nation accumulated at least $306 billion of damages and destruction. With 4.7 million people registering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the percentage of requests for federal disaster aid jumped tenfold last year compared to 2016. Were humanity to become more sustainable, we would collectively save at least $26 trillion by 2030, according to Global Commission on the Economy and Climate.

The crux of this report is the need for urgency.

Voter registration deadline is Oct. 16. Those elected to office in November must have the will to confront the fossil fuel industry and take drastic measures to move us toward survival. The election in 2020 is life or death. That is not a liberal hyperbole. The re-election of a hostile leader who panders to the interests of the fossil fuel industry, appoints climate change deniers and rolls back environmental standards would cement our demise. Both sides of the aisle must act. The people must act. We must awaken to the dire reality we have created. In just over a decade, we will not be able to go back. In 12 years, we can either remember 2018 as the year we heard the sirens and did nothing or the year we removed our veils of ignorance and acted collectively to shift our path toward survival.

UNVEILING THE TRUTH

Luke Hinrichs is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science and economics. His column, “Unveiling the Truth,“ runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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Infrastucture issues not new at Rutgers Mold problem is inconveniencing Psychology Department

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he University is currently attempting to Rutgers. Associate Professor Julien Musolino told deal with issues arising from a persistent The Daily Targum that the mold issues in the Psyinfestation of mold in the Psychology De- chology Department building have been persisting partment building on Busch campus. The issue, for at least 10 years. Additionally, in 1984, The New which some professors say has been going on for York Times reported that asbestos had been found years, has forced professors to relocate from their in eight Rutgers residence halls — Demarest, Stonoffices, teaching spaces and labs and into new build- ier, Nicholas, Lippincott, Katzenbach, Gibbons and ings. Included in the affected spaces, which are Quads 2 and 3. Fast forward to 2018, on move in day numerous, is the administrative office for Rutgers’ this school year, students living in Gibbons found a recently established New Jersey Autism Center of note on their desks discussing the presence of asExcellence. This current issue is just one example of bestos in their living spaces. It is safe to say that not the consequences of seemingly neglectful and inef- much has changed.

Infrastructure issues do not stop at asbestos and fective practices by the University to curb problems mold, though. Flooding, too, is not an uncommon iswith infrastructure.

It is clear that despite simply being disgusting, sue in Rutgers buildings. Last January, two buildings, mold has some serious adverse effects on people’s the Easton Avenue Apartments and Hickman Hall, experienced floods as health. The Instia result of burst pipes. tute of Medicine It is not unreahas found evidence “... issues like this are not exclusive to the sonable to urge the linking indoor expsychology building, and are certainly University’s adminisposure to mold tration to take more with conditions like nothing new at Rutgers.” diligent and effective upper respiratory care of issues that tract symptoms, coughing and wheezing. These are some of the direct arise with regard to the school’s infrastructure. Not effects of the presence of mold — but there are even only should effective care be taken, but preventamore indirect consequences that arise when a mold tive care, as well. If the administration had begun seriously working a decade ago to ensure the mitissue in a school goes relatively unchecked like this.

On Monday, Associate Professor Pernille Hemmer igation or elimination of mold in the Psychology in the Department of Psychology arrived at work to Department building, the department would not be find her lab unusable. She resorted to sending her experiencing issues to the extent that they currently students home, and is unsure when she will be able are, and professors would be able to conduct their to return to her research. Hemmer recently received research without having to worry about relocating a National Science Foundation “career grant” worth or not being able to access their labs. And what is approximately $500,000, but the mold situation has more, the University would not have to worry about so far thrown a wrench in her ability to reasonably pouring money into refurbishment or even rebuildutilize it. Grants like that one require faculty mem- ing. But if money is the issue, then maybe the budbers to report research and work being done to the get should lend more attention to infrastructure isproviders of the grant — work that Hemmer is un- sues like the ones mentioned instead of things like a parking deck on Livingston campus, where there is able to conduct as a consequence of the mold issue.

But issues like this are not exclusive to the psy- already seemingly more than enough available parkchology building, and are certainly nothing new at ing space for basketball game days.

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Lisa Daftari is not Islamophobic, deserves to speak COMMENTARY ANDREA VACCHIANO

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tudent activism has met a new low.

On Monday night, a Change.org petition began circulating around Rutgers groups calling for journalist Lisa Daftari’s talk on Oct. 16 to be cancelled due to her perceived Islamophobia. By Tuesday afternoon, this dishonest petition had more than 1,000 signatures. Daftari, an accomplished foreign policy analyst who has spent her career covering ISIS and counter-terrorism, is far from an Islamophobe — her work is incredibly important to the lives of the countless Muslims who fall prey to ISIS. Student activists’ attempts to take her quotes out of context are shameful, dishonest and contrary to the purpose of a university, which is to educate and expose students to new ideas.

The petition takes issue with a speech Daftari gave at a Conservative Women’s Network event, hosted by the Heritage Foundation and the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute. The petition claims she said, “Islamic terror takes its guidance and teachings from the Quran, which is Sharia law.” The petition distorted Daftari’s words — she actually said, “What ISIS claims to be doing is to take the Quran and its teachings and Sharia law ... in a very literal way.” This is unfortunately true.

Members of ISIS have a distorted view of Islam — the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, literally has a PhD in Islamic Studies. Nothing about this statement is Islamophobic. It is also worth noting that Daftari is a foreign policy analyst, not a scholar of Islam — she is more interested in the motivations of terrorists than analyzing if their motivations are actually accurate according to religious text. That being said, she still made it clear in her speech that ISIS has a fringe interpretation of Islamic text that does not

fact that ISIS uses their own religious interpretation to convert innocent and nonviolent Muslims across the world into becoming extremists. If anything, her statement is humanizing and reminds us that anyone in an insular tight-knit community can fall prey to extremism. It is a statement about ISIS’s recruitment techniques throughout the world, not a statement about American Muslims.

The petition continues, “Sign this petition to tell Rutgers that we will not have our hard-earned tuition dollars

“If students have concerns about what Daftari has said in the past, they should attend her talk and ask her questions instead of attempting to silence her.”

represent the majority of the community.

The petition also grieves what Daftari said of ISIS’s recruitment techniques, “When you go to the mosque and you’re part of a community, and you want to feel important and relevant, and want to give back to the cause — (ISIS) recruits you. You say — I can be an ISIS wife.”

This is a true technique ISIS uses — and Daftari was clearly talking about the wives of jihadis, not American Muslims. It is a

be spent for bringing this bigot to speak at Rutgers.” It is ironic that leftleaning student activists who call for minimum wage increases are suddenly fiscal conservatives. In reality, Daftari’s speaking fee probably costs as much as a first-year meal plan — who knows, maybe she is giving the lecture for free as a Rutgers alumna. Even more ironic is the fact that the petition calls her a bigot, which means a person who is obstinately

or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices. By spreading lies and false allegations in order to silence her, it is clear that Daftari’s protesters are far more bigoted than she is.

If students have concerns about what Daftari has said in the past, they should attend her talk and ask her questions instead of attempting to silence her. Or they should at least watch her entire speech at the Conser vative Women’s Network event instead of taking her words out of context. I have not read ever ything Daftari has written over her career, but I truly doubt she has said anything Islamophobic. I saw her speak at a student conference in April 2016.

She was a warm and kind person who gave an engaging talk — though I have a more libertarian view of foreign policy, I found her ver y informative. Her face lit up when I told her I went to Rutgers and she asked me if I knew her journalism professors. My heart breaks for her when I see Rutgers students villainizing her and taking her statements out of context.

I understand why Muslim students would be war y of Islamophobes speaking on campus, but Lisa Daftari is far from that — she is a highly respectable journalist who deser ves to be heard.

Andrea Vacchiano is a School of Arts and Sciences senior double majoring in political science and history.

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World Mental Health Day focuses on youth in changing world RHEA SWAIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Last Wednesday, Oct. 3 may have been “Mean Girls” Day, but today commemorates something much more pertinent to comingof-age.

World Mental Health Day (WMHD) is obser ved annually on Oct. 10 and is organized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Each year, WHO focuses on a different element, streamlining the public’s attention to a single aspect of the broad subject of mental health.

This year’s issue is particularly relevant to life at university — Young people and mental health in a changing world. While students attending Rutgers University are young, vibrant and dynamic, many struggle with mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders and addictions on a daily basis.

Acknowledging WMHD can help students reach out to their peers who may be grappling with mental illness, validate their struggles and encourage them to seek support and comfort from various organizations on campus, such as Rutgers Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program & Psychiatric Services (CAPS).

“Mental health care is essential, as we know mental health illness impacts a large number of people.

Research has shown that the mind

In this hyper-digital generation, World Mental Health Day is calling attention to young people who are vulnerable to social media-induced anxiety and depression. INSTAGRAM and body are connected. The more we are able to normalize the impact of mental illness and specifically treatment, the more successful we can be in terms of our academics, relationships with others and with ourselves.

Research also shows if you can recognize stress as well as mental illness and effectively cope, there is a profound impact on creating a meaningful life and feeling connected to what we enjoy,” said Dr. Annmarie Wacha-Montes, the assistant director for Community Based Counseling at CAPS.

Apple adds student ID feature to Apple Wallet ALMIER MCCOY CORRESPONDENT

As a college student, it always feels like the end of the world when you misplace your school ID. The RUID is a student’s convenience pass. Not only does it grant you access to dining halls, gyms and library printers, but it also serves as your access key to get into your on-campus residence hall or apartment. And in some cases, for those that have RU express, your student ID is used to make purchases, such as clothing from the book store or food at local restaurants around campus.

Some Rutgers students may see this as just another result of RU screw, but the fact of the matter is that it happens to college students across the country — until now.

Last month, Apple partnered up with six universities nationwide to provide students with an identification card option that is completely digital.

The ID program went into effect Oct. 2 at Duke University, the University of Alabama and the University of Oklahoma, and

provided students with the option to add their ID to Apple Wallet.

Compatible with an iPhone and Apple Watch, the reader devices located on campus and off campus not only give students access to residence halls, dining halls, gyms, libraries and campus events, but they also will be allowed to pay for things at the bookstore and local restaurants. Essentially, the digital ID functions exactly like the physical copy traditionally administered.

“When we launched Apple Pay, we embarked on a goal to replace the physical wallet. By adding transit, loyalty cards and contactless ticketing, we have expanded the capabilities of Wallet beyond payments, and we’re thrilled to be working with campuses on adding contactless student ID cards to bring customers even more easy, convenient and secure experiences,” said Apple’s vice president of Internet Services, Jennifer Bailey.

Provided by Blackboard, the near-field communications technology-compatible reader devices will allow students to gain access to buildings with a flick of the wrist.

CAPS believes that while WMHD is an important opportunity for society to recognize mental health issues, mental health should be incorporated in our daily conversations — the same way that they are at the Rutgers Counseling Centers.

There is a duality in the effects of this relatively recent recognition of mental illnesses as a pressing public health issue. On one hand, communities now more readily accept mental illnesses as real and valid, and their widespread normalization has led to an

“Using Near-Field Communications Technology, students will be able to access a multitude of services on campus just by waving their phone or watch near compatible readers,” according to an article by Inside Higher Ed. The ID program will soon be implemented by three more schools — Johns Hopkins University, Temple University and Santa Clara University — and it seems like a convenient and innovative idea. Aside from providing students with easy access to their student ID, it also may provide even more security for students. For instance, if you’re ever using Facebook, there are always posts about a Rutgers student losing their ID, which can be a bad thing if it gets in the wrong hands. Having this system implemented would reduce the number of students losing or misplacing their ID because it will be in their phone.

“I think it would increase safety, but it would probably end up being a nuisance, especially when it comes to visitors,” said Linda Farag, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

Aside from providing better security, this new program may even be more eco-friendly than the traditional ID. For instance, students who choose to use this option instead of a physical ID,

extensive variety of rehabilitation and therapy options available for people. The social stigmas and stereotypes that were once rampant in communities no longer persist as aggressively today. But, there is still work to be done in terms of society completely normalizing mental illnesses.

Aaron Scheiner, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year, believes in discussing mental health more openly to normalize it. “A lot of people presume that sometimes we just feel sad or stressed, but these might actually be serious mental illnesses. It’s important that we acknowledge them, instead of undermining or trivializing them. If we can understand mental health better and talk about it more, we can understand how it affects public issues more,” Scheiner said.

On the other hand, the recent recognition of mental illnesses as a public health issue also means that more people are vulnerable to mental illnesses as the culture of communication and human interaction becomes more overwhelming and intertwined. Beyond hormones and emotions, increasingly competitive academic and professional environments, peer pressure, the fear of missing out and media-perpetuated body image issues are just some of the social forces that burden young people’s minds. Each of these forces is exacerbated by the omnipresence of digital culture and social media.

At Rutgers, CAPS does its best to make sure that students who deal with mental illness can access their services anytime and anywhere.

Their website has resources, such as meditation exercises, self-help apps and emergency contacts for office hours and after-hours care.

“I believe that having someone to talk to in confidence and without worrying about being judged should be made commonly available to everyone. If all of us could easily walk into a clinic that deals with mental health like how we walk into a Starbucks, I believe that life would be more satisfying,” said Fuping Yang, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. After accompanying a distressed friend earlier this year to a CAPS appointment, Yang was pleasantly surprised to see how much a therapist there cleared her friend’s thoughts.

Apart from CAPS, students’ best resource for working toward achieving a greater level of mental fitness, which is closely connected to physical fitness, would be the Recreation Centers. Other simple but substantial ways to practice self-love and wellness would be to get involved on campus and do what you love.

Gillian Dauer, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year, considers engaging with supportive, positive people the most effective way to combat mental illness and be truly happy. “The more we openly talk about our problems, the less alone we feel in battling those problems,” Dauer said.

Already implemented at three universities, the new feature allows students to do things like make purchases and swipe into dining halls all with a digital ID on their iPhones. FACEBOOK which is typically made of plastic, would help the University reduce their carbon footprint by the decreasing the number of IDs printed each year.

Although there are a multitude of pros to this ID program, there may also be some flaws. For example, if a student either forgets their phone in their room or their

phone dies, they will not be granted access.

Because of this ID program, it is evident that Apple is trying to bridge the gap between technology and higher education. It will be interesting to see how effective this program is and whether Apple will choose to team up with other universities after this year.

DIVERSIONS

October 10, 2018

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

Lio

Over The Hedge

T. Lewis and M. Fry

Non Sequitur

Wiley

Stephan Pastis

Eugenia Last

Happy Birthday: Some of the people around you will undergo changes that leave you wondering what you should do next. Instability is a sign that change needs to take place, but what and how you alter your life will be crucial this year. Take your time, even if someone tries to pressure you to decide prematurely. Do what’s best for yourself. Your numbers are 4, 9, 14, 25, 32, 38, 49.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Just do LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put more it. Don’t hesitate or let your respon- creativity into whatever you do. sibilities hang over your head. Take How you handle situations and peothe initiative and clear the air of any ple will make a difference in the outbaggage you carry. Once you are come of a situation you face at work free and clear of excess dead weight, or at home. Listen, and respond with you’ll feel less stressed and increas- suggestions and the willingness to compromise. 3 stars ingly motivated. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Time is on your side. Consider all your options and plan your actions carefully.

You have plenty to gain if you follow your heart and do what you know is best for yourself. Don’t let anyone goad you into an argument. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Touch base with people you find inspiring.

Working alongside people who get things done will give you the boost you need to take care of some of your own unfinished business. The relief you feel will be worth the effort. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Plan something special. Get involved in events you care about. Mingle with people who can make a difference in your life. Partnerships look promising, and love and romance are encouraged. Family planning will lead to a feeling of belonging and greater togetherness. 5 stars

Pearls Before Swine

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Overreacting will only hold you back and end up costing you. Accepting what you cannot change will help you work with, not against, the powers that be. Use your ingenuity, and you’ll come up with a way to overcome adversity. 2 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A business trip or hanging out with someone you haven’t seen for a long time will help you figure out what you should do next. It’s OK to dream and strive to acquire what will make you happy. Share your intentions. 4 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take a deep breath and prepare to implement change. Don’t get frazzled if others don’t pitch in and help. If you believe in what you are doing, follow through with passion and precision.

Eventually you’ll gain support and respect. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Listen to advice, but when it comes time to decide, be cognizant of what’s truly to your benefit and what someone else may have suggested for his or her personal benefit. Act on your own behalf. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take pride in what you do. It’s OK to be unique and to show off what you have to offer. Do your own thing, and be proud of your accomplishments. An important relationship will undergo a positive transformation. 4 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t be swayed by what someone else is saying or doing. Walk away from excessive or indulgent people. Sit tight until you feel you are in a better position to make positive change. Focus on personal growth. 2 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Look for a different route if you feel you are being blocked. Use your ingenuity to turn something you want to pursue into a going concern.

Love, money, lucrative contracts and better health can be yours if you make the right choices. 5 stars

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HOMESTAND Knights fell to Ohio State, Maryland in 1st 2 games CONTINUED FROM BACK match-high eight blocks to outblock Ohio State 13-7. Freshman setter Inna Balyko led Rutgers in the assist department with 46 assists and 12 digs to set up her first Big Ten double-double.

Other notable performances came from senior outside hitter Sahbria McLetchie’s 14 kills followed by freshman outside hitter Tali Marmen’s 11 kills. Both players also notched 11 digs to add their names alongside Balyko for a double-double.

The Knights came on strong in the first set against the Terrapins, but fell off quickly to lose in three straight sets (25-27, 15-25, 14-25).

This time around, McLetchie led the attack with 10 kills, two digs and one block, while Balyko held up with 30 assists. Swackenberg saved the ball for a matchhigh 13 digs, which is her 10th game digging in double digits.

“I think consistency is huge for us,” Swackenberg said. “If we can be good and not great. If we can just focus on passing good balls,

Junior libero Karysa Swackenberg had a match-high 13 digs against Maryland over the weekend for Rutgers. GARRETT STEFFE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2018

OVERTIME Rutgers shut out for 4th time this season, Howard scores in 107th minute Saleh took their only corner kicks of the first overtime. On native once again led the team both of the set piece plays, Howwith five shots, three of which ard’s midfield was able to penewere on goal. trate through the Knights’ box.

The Knights controlled the ofThe Bisons’ goalkeeper Carfense during the first half. They los Caro made seven saves on outshot Howard 6-1, with most the match, four more than Pereiof the opportunities coming off ra. The Lisbon, Portugal native three corner kicks. Rutgers’ best punched out a few shots with 10 chance came in the 40th minute, minutes left in regulation play. when Hall crossed a pass to junior Rutgers’ defense cleared out the forward Brian Hawkins, who was majority of their shots in that unable control the pass. time period.

The second half was primarThe Knights had arguably ily controlled by the Knights. one of their better offensive DeVizio took per formancfive corner es against Howard. They kicks in the finished outhalf and finshooting the ished the “We created a lot of Bison 15-7, match with crosses. We have to get eight of which two shots, on them.” were on goal, each on opand also had por tunities THOMAS DEVIZIO more corner from set piecFreshman Defender kick opportues or transinities (8-3). tion plays. The “I told our team was able guys at the end to create open of the game, space midway through the second half, but the ‘We have to move on,’” Donigan Bisons’ defenders cleared out said. “(We) have to suck it up and move on.” the possession.

Rutgers went with a differ“We created a lot of crosses,” DeVizio said. “We have to get ent look offensively to start the match. Fifth-year senior forward on them.”

After the match was scoreless Kyle Goodwin and sophomore heading into the first overtime forward Miles Franklyn started period, the game started to tilt in the match, after both saw lengthy Howard’s favor. It outshot Rutgers minutes off the bench against Wisconsin, last weekend.

4-1 in the overtime periods.

The Knights were without The Bisons’ for ward Tyler Hartman and midfielder Malik fifth-year senior for ward Miles CONTINUED FROM BACK

Hackett, because he accumulated five yellow cards and was ineligible to play this match, as per NCAA rules. The Montclair, N.J. native had star ted the last three matches, recording an assist in each of those games.

Sophomore midfielder Brendan Wall started his third consecutive match for Rutgers.

Wall has been integrated more in the offense since the Knights’

not perfect balls or just hitting head coach CJ Werneke. “(The balls and keeping it in play, I think freshmen) have the skill set of we’ll be able to really compete. how quickly can you adapt to Instead of just have longer rallies this game and this style of play instead of just one point here, one within our system, and at the end of the day, you have to propoint there.”

Rutgers is going to have to duce. They’re learning how to do work for every single point when that more and more, and they’ll it faces up against the Hawkeyes be better at the end of October (11-6, 3-3) tonight. Iowa is com- then they are at the beginning ing off of a big win over No. 6 of October. And so, we’re just Wisconsin in an extremely close looking for ward to that continued development and how hard five-set battle.

The surprise upset has the they work and how quickly they Hawkeyes heading into New Jer- understand the concepts we’re sey with their heads held high. giving them.”

There’s no time to make a It’s up to the Knights to shock mistake or their oppomess around nents and take advantage of “I think when we realize with Iowa.

Rutgers will their bubbling we just need to go out have to have confidence. own “I think gothere and everybody do their hawk-eyes and ing into Iowa, their own job, then we’ll be tuned in to we can just y point if take that we be able to actually win.” ever they want to need to finish,” have a chance Swackenberg KARYSSA SWACKENBERG to score big said. “We need Junior Libero time against to be the agtheir Big gressors. We Ten opponent. can’t wait until The Knights serve up against fifth sets to come out and be the the Hawkeyes at 7 p.m. at the dominant team on the court.”

Overcoming loss is one thing College Avenue Gymnasium. The Rutgers knows all too well, but match will also be livestreamed with the addition of its talented on the Big Ten Network.

“I think when we realize we freshmen group, it looks like the team is finally establishing its just need to go out there and everybody do their own job, then place in the Big Ten. The international freshmen we’ll be able to actually win,” class has already made a drastic Swackenberg said. impact on the Knights, and they’re For updates on the Rutgers volnot stopping anytime soon.

“The expectation is that you leyball team, follow @TargumSports come in and contribute,” said on Twitter.

upset win over Ohio State at the end of September.

Also receiving more minutes was sophomore midfielder Tyejae Burchall, who played in his first match since Rutgers’ loss to Elon in early September. Burchall led several offensive surges in the match.

The Knights will continue their two-match homestand as they welcome the Northwestern Wildcats to resume Big Ten play. The

Wildcats (4-5-4, 0-3-2) were held to a draw against Penn State last Saturday, despite putting up 17 shots.

“Friday (against Northwestern) is a massive game for us,” Donigan said. “We can really do a lot for ourselves if we can bounce back from this demoralizing loss.”

For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

Fifth-year senior goalkeeper Rafael Pereira had five saves last night, but couldn’t save the golden goal that handed Rutgers another loss. GARRETT STEFFE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / OCTOBER 2018

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October 10, 2018 FOOTBALL VOKOLEK ON WAY UP, STRUGGLING COLE GOES DOWN

Stock Up, Stock Down for Rutgers after Illinois loss COBY GREEN SPORTS EDITOR

Another week down and another loss in the standings for the Rutgers football team, who suffered its fifth straight loss last weekend to Illinois at HighPoint. com Stadium.

The Scarlet Knights (1-5, 0-3) couldn’t recreate the same success they had last season against the Fighting Illini (3-2, 1-1) on the road, when they won 35-24 in Champaign, Illinois.

Rutgers proceeded to beat itself again this time around, be-

hind a combination of turnovers, penalties and allowing explosive plays to Illinois, and with the most brutal part of its schedule coming up, it is unclear when the next win for the Knights may come.

Evaluating everyone on the roster and coaching staff will certainly be an order for head coach Chris Ash over this week, as even his own job may be under the microscope, or at least that is what some fans believe should be happening.

STOCK UP

Junior safety Damon Hayes Hayes came into Saturday’s

matchup third on the team in tackles and first in interceptions.

His two interceptions this season already tied his total from his first two years on the Banks. Hayes added another seven tackles to his resume on Saturday, tying for the team lead on the day. The junior now has 37 tackles on the season and is still third on the team in tackles. Hayes added his first sack of the season as well, and the second of his career over the weekend. The former cornerback does need to control himself a bit more though, as he caused two penalties for Rutgers in the game.

Sophomore tight end Travis Vokolek Coming into the game for injured starting senior tight end Jerome Washington, the Springfield, Missouri native had the biggest game of his career against the Illini, flying by his previous game records in all categories. Vokolek entered the game with statistics of three receptions for 34 yards, but left the stadium with another five receptions and 47 yards to his name. The biggest takeaways was Vokolek catching his first career touchdown, a moment he will surely never forget.

STOCK NEUTRAL

True freshman quarterback Artur Sitkowski Anytime you throw three interceptions in a game — for the third time in a season no less — your stock should certainly be down. But, looking past the interceptions, Sitkowski had his best game of the season. Playing in his second straight full game, Sitkowski threw for his most completions, attempts and yards against Illinois. His final stat line of the day was 29-46 for 267 yards, while also throwing the touchdown to Vokolek. In reality, due to the turnovers he caused, Sitkowski should be seeing his stock go down. But, due to his performance besides for the picks, sophomore teammate and fellow quarterback, Johnathan Lewis, trying out the tight end position last week and Ash being dead set on keeping him out there, Sitkowski’s starting spot looks safe.

STOCK DOWN

Junior safety Damon Hayes recorded his first sack of the season last week, while also tying for a team-high seven tackles on Saturday. DUSTIN NILES / OCTOBER 2018

Fifth-year senior offensive tackle Tariq Cole As someone who has spent five years with the team and who was voted a team captain this season,

Cole is expected to lead the team, especially when it comes to penalties. But, Cole caused two holding penalties on Saturday that cost the Knights to move 10 yards back, twice. For a team that had 10 penalties on the day, it is even worse when a fifth of them are coming from the anchor of your offensive line. Rutgers also only put up 119 rushing yards, with the offensive line not winning the battle at the line of scrimmage or creating gaps for the running backs to work with. With just six games left in his career on the Banks, Cole must clean up this penalty issue and put up a better performance before he walks off the field for the final time.

Freshman running back Isaih Pacheco Pacheco came into this season as the clear third option from the running back group, with sophomore Raheem Blackshear and graduate student Jonathan Hilliman carrying the first two roles.

But ever since the loss to then-No. 4 Ohio State in week two, Pacheco has almost disappeared from running back duties. Through the first two games of the season, the freshman ran 21 times for 87 yards. In the last four games, he’s only gotten nine touches for 19 yards — he didn’t even enter the game against Kansas in week three. It seems Ash has moved him over to more of a kick returner for the team, attempting six kick returns over the last three games, compared to none over the first three. Although Hilliman will be leaving at the end of the season, Blackshear is only in his second year, so Pacheco still has competition at the running back position for the next few years.

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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK

SPORTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I told our guys at the end of the game, ‘We have to move on.’ (We) have to suck it up and move on.”

— Men’s soccer head coach Dan Donigan

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MEN’S SOCCER HOWARD 1, RUTGERS 0

Knights lose to Howard in double overtime JAKE SCHMIED STAFF WRITER

Arriving at Yurcak Field following a 2-goal loss to Big Ten opponent Wisconsin, the Rutgers men’s soccer team looked to avenge its recent losing woes against Howard, a non-conference opponent.

In a lengthy 107-minute match, the Scarlet Knights (2-9-1, 1-4-0) fell to the the Bisons (25-3, 0-1-0) on a double overtime golden goal.

Defender Matteo Turner netted his 1st goal of the season, of f a cross from forward Ronald Little that caught senior goalkeeper Rafael Pereira of f guard. The goal gave Howard its first win since the Bisons’ first match of the season, when they defeated Br yant.

“It went from a medium ball to a high ball,” Pereira said. “As the ball bounced too close to me, I didn’t have enough time to react.”

After a quiet start to the match, Rutgers saw its first scoring opportunity on a set piece, an aspect to its game that head coach Dan Donigan stressed after the loss to the Badgers, on Sunday.

Junior forward Jordan Hall, the team’s leader in shots (35), missed a rebound chance off a corner kick from freshman defender Thomas DeVizio. The Manchester, England Head coach Dan Donigan called last night’s loss “demoralizing,” after the Knights couldn’t get any of their 16 shots to go into the back of the net. THOMAS BONIELLO / OCTOBER 2017

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VOLLEYBALL RUTGERS-IOWA, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.

RU ends 3-game homestand versus Iowa ALEX FABUGAIS-INABA CORRESPONDENT

Riding through a rollercoaster of emotions over the weekend, the Rutgers volleyball team is staying on the Banks for this Wednesday’s game against Iowa.

The Scarlet Knights (6-13, 0-6) have suffered six consecutive Big Ten losses and are eyeing a win after coming so close to upsetting Ohio State on Friday.

“I think it was definitely hard for our Saturday walk through before Maryland, after Ohio State,” said junior libero Karysa Swackenberg.

“I think morale was pretty low, but I think we kind of looked at each other and realized we still have a whole half of a Big Ten season left.

We can’t let a close loss ruin what we can do.

So I think that we’re still moving on from that loss, but we’re ready for Iowa.”

Last weekend, Rutgers went head-to-head with Ohio State and Maryland. The Buckeyes match kept both teams on the edge of their seats as the Knights fought their way through five sets before ultimately losing the last set 15-9.

Freshman middle Merle Weidt recorded a career-high 15 kills, while posting a SEE HOMESTAND ON PAGE 10

Head coach CJ Werneke and the Knights are still looking for their first Big Ten win since 2015. Rutgers has 14 games left on the schedule this season, all against conference opponents. GARRETT STEFFE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2018

EXTRA POINT

MADISON POGARCH,

Amirah Ali and Meagan McClleland, members of the women’s soccer team, won Big Ten Defensive Player, Offensive Player and Goalkeeper of the Week, for their performances last week. Rutgers won all three games in the week in overtime.

KNIGHTS SCHEDULE

WOMEN’S GOLF

VOLLEYBALL

WOMEN’S SOCCER

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

FIELD HOCKEY

Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational

vs. Iowa

at. Ohio State

Penn State Invitational

Metropolitan Championships

at. No. 15 Northwestern

Today, All Day, Seattle, Wash.

Tonight, 7 p.m., College Ave Gym

Friday, 7:30 p.m., Columbus, Ohio

Friday, All Day, State College, Penn.

Friday, All Day, Bronx, N.Y.

Friday, 4 p.m., Evanston, Ill.