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Proposed bill bans required meal plans KATIE PARK CORRESPONDENT

In the future, students may no longer have to struggle to use up their remaining meal swipes during the last week of the semester.

Last Wednesday, the New Jersey State Assembly passed bill A2811, also known as the bill that would ban all four-year private and public universities in the state, except Princeton, from requiring students to purchase meal plans.

In lieu of traditional meal plans, such as the ones Rutgers currently has, the bill would mandate universities to offer meal plans in terms of balances on preloaded debit cards. Any money left on the card at the end of the semester would be refunded.

The only school the bill excludes is Princeton.

Assemblyman Joseph Cryan, (D20), told nj.com that Princeton is not covered under the bill because it already offers free tuition to low-income students and also because the university has a particularly successful graduation rate of 90.2 percent in 2012, according to Princeton’s enrollment data.

The bill, which passed 53-17 in the State Assembly, is pending approval from the New Jersey Senate and Gov. Chris Christie. If bill A2811 becomes a law, Rutgers would see some changes.

Jasmine Gandhi, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, said she heard about the SEE PLANS ON PAGE 4

Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi discusses University issues with The Daily Targum yesterday at the Scarlet Room in Winnants Hall on the College Avenue campus. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Barchi talks image, accessibility THE DAILY TARGUM University President Robert L. Barchi has had student groups send letters to his office with demands and threats of action, but without signatures and contact information.

Barchi, along with Chancellor of Rutgers – New Brunswick Richard L. Edwards, sat down with The Daily Targum yesterday to discuss a variety of topics, from athletics to crime to faculty salaries. His image as president, including concerns regarding accessibility, was one of the first topics of discussion.

Barchi emphasized that in order to properly evaluate the administration’s relationship with the University community, critics must understand how Rutgers is changing and growing in size and complexity.

Two years ago, Gov. Chris Christie signed the New Jersey Medical and Health Science Education Restructuring Act, calling for Rutgers to dramatically change the way it operates. Although the acquisition of the University of Medicine and Dentistr y of New Jersey may have been its most intricate and publicized decree,

the act called for several changes in the University’s administrative structure.

Before Barchi’s tenure, a president and executive vice president were responsible for the operations of Rutgers as a whole, and various provosts or chancellors ran Rutgers-New Brunswick, Rutgers-Camden and Rutgers-Newark. These administrators reported directly to the executive vice president. Barchi explained how the restructuring act has changed this system, thus SEE BARCHI ON PAGE 5

Staff, students discuss reasons behind ‘helicopter’ parenting style in college A new bill states public universities can no longer force students to purchase meal plans, allowing students to buy food with prepaid cards. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DENNIS ZURAW / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

Rutgers Business School welcomes new dean NIDHI PATEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

With the departure of the Rutgers Business School’s dean Glenn Shafer after the fall 2014 semester, RBS welcomed Lei Lei as the new dean.

Having led RBS since 2011, Shafer has been a pivotal part in shaping RBS into what it is today, said Nancy Cantor, chancellor at Rutgers University-Newark.

“As Rutgers has been evolving in unprecedented dimensions, Dean Shafer has had not only the foresight and fortitude … but the wisdom to guide the school assertively forward with a campaign that exceeded its fundraising goal, with expansion in undergraduate enrollment in both Newark and New Brunswick,” Cantor said.

RBS would like to express its gratitude towards Shafer and is eager to start working with Lei in the coming years, Cantor said.

Joining RBS in 1989 as an assistant professor, Lei has been an avid part of the Rutgers community, founding the Rutgers Center for Supply Chain Management and founding the Department of Supply Chain Management and Marketing Sciences.

“The full-time SCM-MBAs has been maintaining a 100 percent internship placement rate since 2008,” Lei said.

She credits all the success to team work with the faculty, staff, students and industry sponsors toward the “3B’s.”

SEE DEAN ON PAGE 4

MEGAN DOUGHERTY STAFF WRITER

Eighty-six percent of first-year college students are in constant contact with their mothers, according to a report conducted by the National Survey of Student Engagement. This interaction, which takes place via computer or cellphone, is part of what contributes to the “helicopter” parenting style.

Helicopter parents are defined by a tendency to become too involved in the lives of their children, which can hinder those children’s ability to be independent.

Deborah Carr, chair of the Department of Sociology at Rutgers, believes this increased need among parents to be constantly involved with their college-aged children may be influenced by the amount of technology in today’s society.

“When I was in college, we would talk to our parents once a week because we didn’t yet have cell phones and texting,” she said.

“So technology makes it really easy for parents to check in on their child ever y 10 minutes.”

Jillian Gonzales, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, agreed with Carr’s analysis of the

helicopter parenting’s technological aspect. The ability for parents to know their child’s location at all times leads them to coddle their children.

When children go to college, it is not only a transition for them, but for their parents as well.

After spending time with their children mostly ever y day since they were born, parents have to adjust to a new type of normalcy.

It can be difficult for parents to step back, which can cause parents to “hover.”

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Helicopter parents are involved in their children’s lives to an extent that hinders a child’s ability to be independent. PHOTO ILLUSTATION BY EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Film analyzes importance of family support during cancer SARBJOT KAUR DHILLON

Beach’s own mother was diagnosed with cancer and died four months later, bringing back the In 1988, a son discovered his memory of the recordings.

“I more fully realized that here mother was diagnosed with cancer while speaking to his father I was, a son talking to his mother,” on the phone. He accidentally re- Beach’s character said. “So this is corded the conversation, and rath- what the grad student must have er than deleting it, he proceeded been going through.”

After the screening, a panel to record every phone conversation with her from diagnosis up took place in which Beach was asked whether the use of the until her death in 1989.

The project lasted for 13 apparent script distracted from months and totaled 61 phone the film.

“Every time an audience memcalls, each providing a naturally occurring record of how a family ber sees [the actors] look down at communicates in times of tragedy. the book, it reminds them that it The family donated the cassettes is verbatim,” Beach said. “The acto Wayne Beach, a professor in tors improvised forms of laughter the School of Communication at and inflection, but their language was concrete.”

San Diego State University.

Although the film screening Beach published “A Natural History of Family Cancer: Inter- was specifically geared toward actional Resources for Managing telephone conversations about cancer, the Illness” with the research gathmaterials the ered may confamily had provided. The book “Living is more important tribute to other than dying, and fields as well. was then adapted to the theatfamilies ... well, families As the recordings were takrical stage proendure forever.” en from 1988 duction, “When to 1989, the Cancer Calls,” WAYNE BEACH technology was screened yesCommunication Professor at much more terday evening San Diego University limited than it at the Rutgers is today.

Cancer Institute This particof New Jersey.

These recordings are said to be ular family’s journey may ser ve the first natural history of a family as a strong empirical foundation talking about cancer, Beach said for studying communication at the screening. It analyzed how and Beach said extensions can communication between family be made based on contempomembers and friends can provide rar y developments. One extena source of support for those suf- sion may be to online communities as it is a contemporar y form fering from illness.

The event was sponsored by of communication.

The event became centered on the Department of Communication, the School of Communi- family communication and emocation and Information and the tional references. The differences Institute for Health, Health Care between the ages of the recordings and modern day were taken Policy and Aging Research.

Lisa Mikesell, assistant profes- into account.

Jenny Mandelbaum, professor in the Rutgers School of Communication and Information, said sor in the School of Communimost people focus on studying cation and Information, said in doctor-patient communication rath- 2014, it is common for people to er than communication between say, “I love you.”

“I think in the 1980s, it was a family members, so this event porless common thing,” she said. trayed a different perspective.

The communication between The family made two requests to Beach, the executive produc- the family members during er of the film, to keep their iden- times of tragedy was shown to tities private and to wait several be positive, as there were few years before analyzing the re- arguments within the dialogue, cordings, Beach said in the film. she said.

“Living is more important than In the film, Beach’s character confessed the cassettes gath- dying and families ... well, families endure forever,” Beach said. ered dust for eight years.

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PLANS Fifty percent of meal plan buyers are students who are not obligated to buy them CONTINUED FROM FRONT

legislation when it passed just days ago.

“My initial reaction was that the bill should be passed,” she said.

She talked about her friends, some of whom have left for the semester in the past with plenty of meal swipes and money gone to waste.

But aside from saving money, she said opting out of a meal plan is better for students who are committed to eating healthier meals.

Katheryne Carroll, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, agreed with Gandhi.

“I think it’s really nice that people can get their money back for what they don’t spend,” she said.

“That way, [that money] doesn’t go to nothing.”

She does not believe that students that live in traditional residence halls should be obligated to buy a meal plan, since ever y-

one usually has some access to a kitchen.

Alex Barnosky said most students do live within steps of a kitchen, but that does not mean they abandon meal plans because of them.

Barnosky, general manager of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus, said 50 percent of meal plan buyers are students who are not obligated to buy them.

He heard about the legislation around the same time Gandhi heard and had distinctly different views on it.

The bill is “well intentioned,” he said, and nice for students, but it does not take into account the people on the other side of the story — if students were no longer obligated to buy meal plans, revenue for Rutgers Dining Services would fall, and RDS would have to cut some of its staff members.

The staff members at any of the dining halls would not have a rea-

son to work at any of the student centers either, he said, because the dining hall staff are paid better wages than student center staff.

He also pointed out the problem would not be contained exclusively to Rutgers. If The College of New Jersey, Rowan University, Montclair State University and Drew University, for example, also experienced the same layoffs, New Jersey would experience a very sudden diminishing of the food industry sector.

As of 2012, 230,477 people, or 29.3 percent of the employees in the leisure, hospitality and retail sector, were employed in food and drink service, according to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

“It sounds like a good bill, but look at all the implications,” he said.

When Gandhi considered the bill from an alternative perspective and not just the student’s point of view, she wavered for a few seconds.

“I haven’t really thought about [Barnosky’s] side of it,” she said.

“It might sound horrible, but I don’t really think it matters.”

Check out The Daily Targum’s editorial on this proposed bill on www.dailytargum.com.

Lei Lei, who has been a part of Rutgers since 1989, has recently been appointed as the dean of the Rutgers Business School.

COURTESY OF LEI LEI

DEAN Lei desires to make Rutgers Business School “revolutionary” during her term CONTINUED FROM FRONT

“Be a strong brand based on our unique strengths that differentiate us from our peer schools,” she said. “Be an innovator in business education, and be strongly connected with industry and the community for research, resources and recruiting.”

She looks forward to extending all the achievements of the Department of Supply Chain and Marketing Sciences to all academic departments in RBS. Kathy Ye, a Rutgers Business School sophomore, is eager to see all the changes that Lei will bring to the school.

“I have heard a lot about the success of SCMMS and am keen on seeing the changes that will come about to the other RBS departments with the new dean,” Ye said.

Creating an inclusive and collaborative environment by empowering faculty and staff is one of Lei’s main priorities.

“We have the makings of a unique and powerful brand — a brand for our times, the times ahead,” Lei said. “We connect two extraordinary universities, Rutgers-Newark and Rutgers-New Brunswick, with mutually reinforcing strategic priorities.”

In the United States and around the globe, more business schools are working together with the business world for curricular relevance, research opportunities, job placements, experiential learning and resources. Lei said it is imperative that RBS acts proactively and innovatively to seize opportunities ahead of the competition.

In this particular moment in RBS’s history, the dean needs to be a team builder who mobilizes people to join the mainstream.

“The dean must be a catalyst in the process of transforming RBS into a strong position of leadership among our peers in the coming years,” Lei said.

Business schools face significant challenges today, but she believes that Rutgers is in a good position to overcome all obstacles.

“We are dedicated advisors and mentors and committed allaround supporters determined to help our students … to develop the habits of mind, heart and hand that it takes to achieve the double bottom line of doing well while doing good,” Lei said.

Developing educational programs and creating a strategic plan between two universities come as some of the immediate tasks, she said.

To develop innovative B-education programs and to increase revenues by using the unique strengths of RBS, the school has to stay ahead of the curve and lead the trends for future business schools, Lei said.

Kishan Alluri, a Rutgers Business School sophomore, said he believes that Rutgers has done a tremendous job so far in leading business schools.

He said RBS has done an amazing job in creating networking events and opportunities for student growth.

“I would just like to thank Dean Shafer for all the improvements he has done over the years and would like to welcome Dean Lei to RBS,” he said.

Lei articulated her visions for RBS now that she sits at the mast of the school.

She said like Rutgers as a whole, RBS was, is and will be revolutionary.

“We will be at our best, and we will get there together,” she said.

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HELICOPTER

BARCHI

Family size can play crucial role in how much parents fall into helicopter role, Carr says

Rutgers went from about $2 billion operation to $3.7 billion operation overnight

years developing their minds and growing independently.

“I think college students need to During the college years, parents should help their children experience life as an adult and figure transition into their new lives out who they are,” she said. “Parents without micromanaging and are an important role in everyone’s taking their decision-making life, but by the time you reach college, you should want to figure out capabilities away.

“The emotional support parents who you are as a person outside of can provide can be good, but par- your parents.”

When parents do fall into the heents trying to take responsibility away from the student and prevent- licopter category, it is important to ing them from making decisions remember they are not necessarily and becoming an adult can be prob- doing it to hurt or annoy their child, Elias said. Rather, it is their way of lematic,” Carr said.

Family size can play a crucial showing concern.

“Parents who [helicopter] usualpart in how much parents fall into ly want the best the helicopter for their child,” role. It is easier Elias said. “They for the parents “I think college students don’t want their of an only child to feel as though need to experience life as child to encountrouble.” he or she needs an adult and figure out terWhen he held constant contact who they are.” a parent workbecause their shop two years time is not being JILLIAN GONZALES ago at orientation, pulled in various School of Arts and Sciences Sophomore Elias told parents directions. they should ease But when it up on their needcomes to Rutgers in particular, Maurice Elias, to-know mentality, and the best way a professor in the Department of to communicate and stay connected Psychology at Rutgers, believes it is to find a way to relate to their child.

Carr offered two ways for heliis sometimes necessary to use helicopter habits to help students — and copter parents to handle their child being away at college without overmore specifically, transfer students.

“We have students who come stepping boundaries. First, parents in from county colleges,” he said. should set aside one day each week “These are students we predictably to have a nice long talk instead of know will have a hard time adapting short conversations every day.

Second, they should believe to the change in the environment.”

This interaction should be a slight- in their ability to parent a levelly more involved relationship rather headed child.

“Trust your child,” she said. “If than completely helicoptering.

Gonzales, who does not have you raised your child well, they’re helicopter parents, believes stu- going to make the right decisions dents should spend their college whether you are there or not.”

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affecting the responsibilities of the University president.

BARCHI: [The previous system] was part of this very linear kind of a structure, very weird for higher education, frankly, especially one that’s growing like this ...

And that’s gotten us to where we are now. So a) we are a much bigger, much more complicated organization, b.) each of the campuses now has a chancellor, and that chancellor is the person who has the responsibility for the academic programs, the students, the faculty and the budgets for those campuses. On this campus, it’s Dr. Edwards.

My job is much more the Mr. Outside, taking care of all the things that keep everything running together, all the kinds of things from [Information Technology] systems to administrative systems to [Human Resources], facilities and finance to … external relations, government relations, fixing the fundraising and getting that back on track, do that alumni stuff outside, and then working with my chancellors.

Just keep in mind that we went from about a $2 billion operation to a $3.7 billion operation overnight, and we have now 66,000 students, 20,000 faculty and staff, 26 million square feet of space to worry about. … Felicia [McGinty, vice chancellor for Student Affairs], has been working with those groups to try to make it clear that she is the first stop. She can mediate a meeting with [Edwards] to take it the next step, and if [Edwards] feels that it’s important to meet with that group, I’ll do it.

The one thing I do have a problem with is having these ultimatums delivered to my doorstep, like this one here, demanding that I do this, this and this by a certain time, or they’re going to do this, this and this. Not signed by anybody, not a single name on it ... no email address or phone number that I can respond, and of course the next day, it’s in the editorial section.

I have to tell you guys, this is not the way we do business in any organized community. It just isn’t.

Because what that means is that the only people who are going to get heard are that small minority of people who are willing to come over, pound on the door and sit on the stairway. … I’ve committed to do what I’ve done every year, which is to do one open forum that [the Rutgers University Student Assembly] sponsors a semester, and I also do one in Newark and Camden, which is what I’ve been doing. … But on this campus and the other campuses, the chancellors are responsible for that. [Edwards] has set up an hour, hour and a half every month just open.

He’s going to be over at the student center [this Thursday].

This is really important to me, because it’s obviously personally hurtful when people say that I’m not available, that I’m gone — when [I’m] working 80 hours a week trying to keep this place going. ...

I was in college. I was there from [1964 to 1968]. I was there for the Vietnam War era. ... But we were all demonstrating. When there was a march on College Hall, it was the whole student body saying something that was very serious, not just

a small group who had a particular special interest to push forward.

The Targum then asked Barchi to detail how he wants to be viewed as “President Barchi” and encouraged him to discuss his life as “Bob Barchi,” the man who enjoys boating, photography and watch-making.

BARCHI: I’m at a point in my life where I’m not trying to create an image for myself. I’m not going anywhere after this. I’m not trying to create a legacy — I’m trying to accomplish something. So for me, the reward that I get is seeing something accomplished and seeing something that has legs. You build it, you get it working, you get it to a certain point, and then it will continue.

So it’s not personality dependent. It’s not someone coming in that had the big charisma factor, and then all of a sudden they’re gone, and everything goes back to the way it was. That is uninteresting to me, and frankly I would consider that a failure. … If you come back to me after I’ve been here for five years, and you can’t see the difference I’ve made, shame on me. If you don’t remember my name, I don’t really care ...

Well, we do like to spend a lot of time outside, and I do have a lifelong passion for clocks and watches. I do design precision clocks and make them from scratch. Cut the gears, cut the pins, do the whole nine yards. For those of you who have been through my house, not my house but [Rutgers’] house, a number of the clocks that you see there are clocks that I built. And it still is a passion. I’ve been doing it for almost 40 years now. … I don’t have a lot of time to spend on that kind of thing. But I do enjoy it when I have it.

This article is a part of a series: Make sure to keep a look out for additional coverage of Targum’s interview in tomorrow’s paper. Check out our editorial on this topic on page 8.

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Tech Tuesday

November 18, 2014

Lecturer elaborates on Obama’s net neutrality statement TYLER GOLD STAFF WRITER

Last week, President Barack Obama made the Internet really happy.

In an online statement and accompanying YouTube video published Nov. 10, the president called net neutrality a basic principle of the Internet that as a people we cannot take for granted.

The president views the idea of an open Internet as one of the most significant democratizing influences the world has ever known.

“An open Internet is essential to the American economy, and increasingly to our very way of life,” Obama said in his statement.

Indeed, creating empires from humble beginnings is a beloved (and recurrent) theme in technology success stories. Prime examples include Apple being founded in a garage, Facebook in a dorm room and Snapchat by fraternity brothers.

Obama essentially says that the power to upset the status quo, provided by the Internet, was the inspiration to this statement.

A “series of tubes” is a term used to describe the Internet to oppose net neutrality. Obama recently supported the concept.

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

How does this affect Rutgers?

The Internet is arguably one of the most important tools students use on a daily basis.

It’s no secret that much of Rutgers’ academic infrastructure is based online, considering how students register for classes on WebReg, submit assignments on Sakai and use e-mail to correspond with professors.

Nancy Kranich, a researcher, librarian and part-time lecturer at the Department of Library and Information Science, thinks the Internet is the perfect tool for educators. Internet access provides unparalleled open and equal access to information for everyone with a connection.

“Metadata” attached to any type of information — including who, what, when, where or why it was created — doesn’t matter to an open Internet. If something is available for one person, it’s available for everyone.

After her experience working in libraries and organizations like the American Library Association, Kranich sees parallels between libraries and the Internet. In fact, Kranich thinks that the philosophy behind it — and net neutrality — is just like that of a library.

“When you go to the library, you don’t borrow a book based on price. Some of those books, particularly textbooks, are incredibly expensive,” Kranich said. “When you come to the library, you aren’t discriminated against because some are books expensive and some are cheap. All information is equal.”

When you pay your Internet Service Provider a flat rate per month, advocates of the open Internet like Kranich say that it should be like getting a library card. That fee should provide a consistent downstream and upstream bandwidth depending on how much you pay.

An important aspect of net neutrality is that paying for higher bandwidth shouldn’t provide early access, different books or open doors to members-only libraries — it should only let you carr y books out of the librar y faster.

Kranich said content providers can pay a premium to receive preferential treatment from ISPs. Without net neutrality, these “fast lanes” might allow certain individuals to have priority access to content, potentially ruining the Internet’s level playing field.

“From a librarian’s perspective, we want to distinguish the good stuff from the not good stuff,” Kranich said. “What we care about is the public’s interest, not what’s paid for or preferential.”

Kranich said librarians want to help students find scholarly articles and “connect” to the library, obtaining content at the same speed as services such as Netflix or YouTube.

This also applies to ever ything else on the Internet. The New York Times, one of the world’s most-established newspapers, has access to the same Internet pipelines as The Daily Targum or even a student’s blog. Ever ything and ever yone gets the same treatment on the open Internet.

What does Obama’s statement mean for the future of the Internet?

President Obama declaring his support is a big step toward securing the future of an open Internet with net neutrality.

“We cannot allow Internet ser-

vice providers to restrict the best access or to pick winners and losers in the online marketplace for services and ideas,” Obama said.

“I am asking the Federal Communications Commission to answer the call of almost four million public comments, and implement the strongest possible rules to protect net neutrality.”

In his statement, Obama recognizes the FCC as an independent agency, but still strongly encourages them to create a new set of rules to protect net neutrality and prevent cable companies from acting as gatekeepers.

If cable companies are allowed to become gatekeepers, taking books out of the Internet library could be a totally different process, making it easier for certain books to be taken out, placing others at a disadvantage.

According to a report published in The New York Times about Obama’s statement, the president’s decision was widely interpreted as supporting FCC chairman, Tom Wheeler.

Wheeler is reportedly close to settling on a plan to protect net neutrality and the open Internet.

The article suggests Obama’s statement could push him to enact aggressive regulation.

Internet content companies and consumer advocacy groups both hailed Obama’s suggestions as beneficial.

Obama’s first recommendation is no blocking of access to legal content. Second, there should be no intentional slowing down certain content, nor speeding up of others. Third is increased transparency, so users know more about their cable companies. Fourth is no paid prioritization or fast lane for which you can pay.

The Internet largely viewed his statement as positive, and news quickly spread throughout online communities like Reddit and Twitter.

These communities have continually played a vital role in getting someone as important as the president of the United States to come out in support of the Internet. One of their biggest talking points was viewing the Internet as a public utility, like electricity or even a public library.

It all comes down to how we classify the Internet. Is the Internet a necessity like electricity, or a luxury like cable TV? “Ever yone having a level playing field for information access helps economically, socially, educationally, politically,” Kranich said.

If the open Internet is going to stick around, providing open and non-discriminatory access and content services are principles that we have to hold closely, Kranich said.

“Admittedly, we don’t know how to do it!” she said.

That’s why Obama’s statement is a big deal — if nothing else, at the end of the day his rules will hopefully spark further conversation about net neutrality.

Tyler Gold is a senior in the School of Communication and Information. Follow @tylergold on Twitter for tech updates.

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Missouri issues state of emergency following Ferguson trial FERGUSON Mo. - Missouri’s governor declared a state of emergency yesterday and authorized the state’s National Guard to suppor t police in case of violence after a grand jur y decides whether to indict a white police of ficer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager.

“As par t of our ongoing effor ts to plan and be prepared for any contingency, it is necessar y to have these resources in place in advance of any announcement of the grand jur y’s decision,” Governor Jay Nixon said in a statement. The order also puts the St. Louis County Police Depar tment, rather than police in Ferguson, Missouri, in charge of policing protests.

Residents of Ferguson, which saw weeks of sometimes violent protests following the Aug. 9 shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, are braced for the possibility of more unrest, par ticularly if the grand jur y decides not to criminally charge Ferguson police of ficer Darren Wilson.

The past two days have seen protests around the area in anticipation of the grand jur y’s repor t. Several dozen demonstrators took to the streets yesterday in Clayton, Missouri, where a grand jur y is meeting.

“We want an indictment. The cops don’t like it,” the protesters chanted as they marched in freezing temperatures.

“Something about the way Mike Brown was killed star ted a fire in me that I can't ignore,” said one of the demonstration’s organizers, Dhorbua Shakur, 24.

He said he had little sympathy for area residents who are tired of the demonstrations, which left some businesses in Ferguson burned out.

“They can turn this of f and on with a TV screen. But this is my reality. This is my life,” Shakur said.

Some area schools have told parents they will dismiss students early when the decision comes and many businesses near the stretch of downtown that saw the worst rioting after Brown’s killing have boarded up their windows as a protective move.

Of ficials have said the grand jur y’s decision is likely to come this month.

Video and audio published over the weekend by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch showed Wilson leaving the police station and returning to it hours after the shooting.

There are conflicting accounts of what happened, with some witnesses saying Brown had his hands up in surrender when he was shot and others describing a physical altercation between Brown and Wilson.

Many protesters expressed anger at word over the weekend that Wilson may be able to return to his job if he is not indicted, although local police said he would be fired immediately if charges are brought.

Protest organizers planned to demonstrate at the Ferguson Police Depar tment when the grand jur y›s decision comes back, and later at the county cour thouse in Clayton.

Ferguson Mayor James Knowles expressed confidence yesterday in the city’s police depar tment and its chief, Thomas Jackson.

“Right now, what we need is continuity in the police depar tment and the chief has made tremendous relationships with a number of protesters and so I think that’s what those protesters want,” Knowles said.

“The conversations we have been able to have with people have been ver y productive. ... We need to have a mutual understanding before we can move for ward.”

— Reuters

Demonstrators lay on the ground with chalk outlines to represent a mock crime scene during a protest marking the 100th day since the shooting death of Michael Brown in St. Louis, Missouri, on Sunday. REUTERS

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he Daily Targum editorial board had the lems our University is currently dealing with. Possibly opportunity to sit down with University the most important source of this funding comes from President Robert L. Barchi and Chancellor the state of New Jersey, which still isn’t giving us the of Rutgers – New Brunswick Richard L. Edwards financial support we really need as the state university.

At the same time, of course, we’re still a little conyesterday to talk about some of the many issues we cover in the newspaper. Throughout the con- cerned with Barchi’s absence of an image — and his versation, we asked the president about ever y- apparent lack of any desire to have an image at all. Yes, thing from his plans to address crime rates around there are important meetings to be held and donors campus to his relationship with the Athletic De- to be met with, and all the other behind-the-scenes repartment. But of course, the first topic of discus- sponsibilities that come with running an institution as sion was Barchi’s image (or lack thereof) and the large as Rutgers. But at the end of the day, Barchi is the president and consequently the face of the Univeraccusations from students that he is inaccessible.

Barchi officially joined Rutgers as its president in the sity and the administration, and we still think he should fall 2012 semester, and just a few weeks into his term, he have a more visible presence.

Student chapters of national organizations often get announced the entire structure of the University’s management would be changing. The role of the president detailed instructions or guides on how to best convey now involves much more administrative work, but to en- their message to the rest of the student body and to the sure that the students, faculty and larger Rutgers com- administration. But a formulated method of inciting direct action by going straight munity is being taken care to the perceived head of the of, there is instead another “There’s nothing wrong with institution is one that just system of administrators. doesn’t work at a school Each of Rutgers’ three unispeaking up, but we should know as large and spread out as versities (New Brunswick, the most appropriate channels to Rutgers. We have a long Newark and Camden) now avoid the inevitable frustration and rich history of student has a chancellor to oversee when there’s no response.” activism at this University, academic affairs, and each and we certainly hope to of these chancellors reports continue the legacy. But directly back to the president. This is all in place because the president is often as the times (and administrations) change, our tactics swamped with other administrative responsibilities that should be changing, too. There’s nothing wrong with make it practically impossible to fully and appropriately speaking up, but we should know the most appropriate address every issue on campus — but most students channels to avoid the inevitable frustration when there’s aren’t even fully aware of this system of chancellors and no response, and the administration should make those channels clearer to us as well. With more transparency their roles on campus.

If we really want the administration to listen to student from the administration about the system that is in place concerns and respond to them, taking the issue directly to seriously address student concerns, students can ento the president seems to be simply ineffective at best gage in a more productive mode of communication.

Chancellor Edwards will be holding an open town and counterproductive at worst. It might sound appealing to take issues straight to the president to demand hall meeting this Thursday, Nov. 20, from 12 p.m. to direct action from him instead of speaking with admin- 1:30 p.m. in the Atrium Conference Room, located on istrative officials with less-impressive titles (although the main floor of the College Avenue Student Center.

“Chancellor of Rutgers – New Brunswick” sounds pret- Everyone is welcome to attend, and these town halls ty good to us), but the fact is that, given the structure of will be a regular occurrence. So, let’s have a strong the administration at Rutgers, that’s our best bet. Barchi student turnout to prove that we’re willing to work has made it clear on multiple occasions that Rutgers is with the administration if they’re willing to listen. on a very tight budget at the moment, and if he doesn’t For more about the Daily Targum’s meeting with Presiwork to secure the extra funding it needs, there is nothing the administration can do to address the many prob- dent Barchi, see our news story about it on the front page.

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Reframing trigger warning discussion necessary for compromise NOTHING, IF NOT CRITICAL PHILIP WYTHE

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o f--- off a bridge, you coddling little s---,” is not a message that most people particularly want in their inbox. Yet this was the start of a rather lengthy rant I received on Reddit (of all places) about my trigger warning article, “Trigger warnings needed in classroom.” After hosting a mock AMA on Reddit, several people began saying that I was “ruining academia,” “infecting academia with social justice warriors,” and other hyperbolic nonsense.

I would be satisfied enough if the worst of my experience was harassment. But, ironically enough, what truly stung for me was the pushback I received from the left as well. Feminist writers at Jezebel and The Guardian complained that trigger warnings were good at heart, yet “dumb down education.” Another writer at The Guardian argued that labeling for trigger warnings was a form of othering for marginalized identities: an argument that completely erases the role that marginalized identities play in trigger warning activism. Users and moderators of the Reddit social justice community, ShitRedditSays, even mocked my national TW coverage, often questioning my activist credentials after dissenting from the community on other issues. In short,

I was shocked how many on the left were quick to denounce my ideas.

Perhaps national writers are not taking trigger warnings seriously enough because its meaning was lost in translation. Many individuals are familiar with trigger warnings from websites such as Tumblr — and yet, these trigger warnings often go above and beyond my intention, and quickly become overbearing for the user. While these are perfectly fine for personal use in the blogosphere, this is not what I asked professors to consider in academia.

with friends, or drinking a lot more every night,” among other troublesome coping mechanisms. Being triggered is not just “feeling bad,” but rather a deep and invasive reminder of past traumatic experiences.

Therefore, the point of trigger warnings for classroom material is not simply to cover “uncomfortable” topics. Trigger warnings rely on creating landmarks in the classroom for narratives that might deal with content that reminds abuse survivors of experiences with abuse, or sexual assault survivors of sexual assault or self-harm

“The point of trigger warnings for classroom material is not simply to cover ‘uncomfortable’ topics. Trigger warnings rely on creating landmarks in the classroom for narratives that might deal with content that reminds abuse survivors of experiences with abuse.”

The “trigger” part of the phrase “trigger warning” relates back to “trauma triggers.”

According to 1in6, a nonprofit support organization for men who have experienced sexual assault, “a trigger is something that reminds you of something bad or hurtful from your past. It ‘triggers’ an association or memory in your brain.” Many of these triggers lead to debilitating responses that largely prevent individuals from functioning to their fullest capacity in the classroom.

1in6 notes how a triggered individual’s body “may suddenly freak out with a racing heart and feeling of panic,” or may leave survivors “depressed and retreating from any contact

survivors of the psychological and physical anguish of harming themselves, which could possibly lead to relapse. At any time, these experiences might be discussed in vivid, graphic detail in a classroom text, and it’s the responsibility of University faculty to create transparent and approachable classroom environments where students can understand if classroom content might trigger the debilitating panic attacks and depression that trauma triggers can cause.

I can assure you, none of us want to take “Mrs. Dalloway” out of the classroom. I would be the first person to physically protest its removal, as censorship destroys

the very foundation of freedom of speech on which academia prides itself. We do not want censorship. We simply want to know what traumatic themes our course literature will be discussing. That’s a simple demand virtually every professor should be able to accommodate for in a safe and anonymous way, where survivors should not be forced to out themselves to academic faculty and staff.

Granted, trigger warnings will never warn for every trauma trigger. Trauma triggers are often extremely personalized.

However, many trauma survivors share triggers, and certain triggers, such as graphic depictions of wartime violence, can be found largely among the Rutgers student body. Indeed, trigger warnings themselves provide a dual role: They warn for traumatic experiences that are epidemic in our society and culture, and they help academics become more sensitive to our student’s lived experiences.

Trigger warnings do not warn for content — they warn for trauma triggers.

Mainstream media needs to reframe the trigger warning discussion around people with psychological trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Otherwise, there is no hope for a good faith discussion on trigger warnings if we cannot start with the role that mental illness plays inside of our classrooms.

Philip Wythe is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in English with a minor in political science. Their column, “Nothing, if Not Critical,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

Education system fails to address origins of Thanksgiving #REALTALK SARA ZAYED

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t’s important to delve into the origins of Thanksgiving because it demonstrates a huge flaw in our education system. The histor y of this holiday isn’t just sugarcoated — it’s been changed entirely, evidenced by the fact that in our society, it is supposed to represent community, diversity and peace. More specifically, it has been lied about, and the false version of events has been reiterated so often when this time of year comes around that it is accepted as true.

It’s an insult to those who lost their lives in what was literally genocide. There is no ambiguity there: It was genocide, and we unknowingly celebrate that annually.

First of all, the Pilgrims were not “noble refugees.” Perhaps this image was cultivated for the purposes of juxtaposing “noblemen” with “savages” (i.e. Native Americans).

They came to New England with full intentions of taking the land from its native people, in hopes of building a “Holy Kingdom.”

The version of events we are taught starting from grade school suggests they were outcast for being Puritans in a non-Puritan England, but this is only a half-truth, and a

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destructive romanticization at that. Furthermore, although they were victims of bigotry in England, they were later responsible for persecuting people who did not strictly adhere to their interpretation of scripture, according to Charles Blitzer’s “Age of Kings.”

Squanto, a member of the Wampanoag nation from the village of Patuxet, taught the colonizers to fish and grow corn. The Pilgrims then invited the Wampanoag to a feast for treaty negotiation — a treaty that would, in fact, secure the land for the Pilgrims. At this

decimated the native community in various ways. They were further subjugated by slavery, and interestingly enough, they weren’t even included in the U.S.’s first census count in 1790.

The cold-blooded murder of Native Americans and theft of their land was so pervasive that it extended from the presidents of America all the way down to everyday citizens and was rarely, if ever, questioned or challenged.

To demonstrate just how evil it was, consider the Creek War (1813-1814), which was instigat-

“The history of this holiday isn’t just sugarcoated — it’s been changed entirely, evidenced by the fact that in our society it is supposed to represent community, diversity and peace. More specifically, it has been lied about.” point in time, the Native Americans were relatively powerful and as such were treated with respect, until more colonists arrived. Roughly a decade later, such relations exploded into a war, which left 600 to 700 natives dead, the rest of whom were sold into slavery. So lucrative was this early trade in slaves that it became the foundation for the American-based slave trade: Puritan ship owners began raiding the Ivory Coast of Africa for black slaves, according to the Manataka American Indian Council. This deteriorated, over the course of decades and centuries, into bloodshed that

ed by Andrew Jackson for the sake of earning uncontested ownership of Creek lands. In the end, the Creek lost 14 million acres (two-thirds of their territory) in just one year. To count the dead natives, Jackson’s military cut off their noses and skinned their bodies as souvenirs.

(This is eerily reminiscent of the transgressions of the modern U.S. military, but I digress).

So in light of all this, the question remains: When and why was Thanksgiving declared a national holiday? According to Susan Bates, a member of the MAIC, Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a federal holiday during

QUOTE OF THE DAY I think it’s really nice that people can get their money back for what they don’t spend.

the Civil War on the day his military was to attack the starving Sioux in Minnesota. Strangely, very little mention of this bloody history made it to our classrooms. The violent oppression is skated over and replaced with a muted version of the events that actually transpired.

Worse, we celebrate them biannually, once on Columbus Day and once on Thanksgiving, contributing to the dehumanization of natives.

According to MAIC’s Chuck Larson, in 1970, at Plymouth Rock’s Thanksgiving ceremony, a Wampanoag man said in a speech: “Today is a time of celebrating for you — a time of looking back to the first days of white people in America. But it is not a time of celebrating for me. It is with a heavy heart that I look back upon what happened to my people. When the Pilgrims arrived, we, the Wampanoags, welcomed them with open arms, little knowing that it was the beginning of the end. That before 50 years were to pass, the Wampanoag would no longer be a tribe. That we and other Indians living near the settlers would be killed by their guns or dead from diseases that we caught from them. Let us always remember, the Indian is and was just as human as the white people.” Perhaps this will be the year that we finally do remember.

Sara Zayed is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in computer science with a minor in mathematics. Her column, “#Realtalk,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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Horoscopes

DIVERSIONS Nancy Black

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November 18, 2014 Stephan Pastis

Today’s Birthday (11/18/14). A long-time personal goal is within reach this year. Dreams can come true... it takes applied focus and discipline. After 12/23, work and income ramp up. Make time for romance and playfulness after 3/20. After 4/4, take a peace break and plan your next moves. Nurture your team for endurance. Persistence and passion provide the golden ticket. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Maintain objectivity in a partnership. Your discipline is admirable. Watch out for an ambush. Give up a relationship that’s disruptive, or take a time out. Clear confusion before proceeding. Refer back to the manual. Make your family proud.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is a 9 -- Create a practical solution. Invest for the long term.

The outcome may be different than expected. A financial shortage requires a substitution of ingredients. Friends and family disagree on methodology, but everyone knows you can do it.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- In a conflict between career and your partner, do what you partner says. It could be possible to have it all... look from a different perspective. Slow and easy does it.

Re-arrange furniture for better use of space.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Don’t venture into new territory before doing the homework.

Choose your words carefully today and tomorrow. Chances of breakage are high... watch your steps. Don’t look back. Handle your chores, and clean up a mess at home.

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a locker room with his dance skills.

Hicks said Grant might be one of the top dancers he’s ever seen and that some Knights try to keep up with him after wins.

“I actually think Janarion is the best dancer on the team,” Hicks said with a chuckle. “Every time we win, we have a little dance thing going on in the locker room. Everyone wants to see him dance all the time. He’s a pretty good dancer.”

When Grant wasn’t locked in his room on afternoons after school, continuously rewinding that recorded tape, he was focused on his other true love: football.

“I love football. I definitely love football more than dancing,” Grant said of his hobby. “Dancing is right behind football though — it’s a pretty close second.”

It is hard to determine which Grant can actually do better — dance or play football effectively. So far, it seems like a pretty close race with the value Grant has added in the return game for the Knights.

The receiver and return specialist now ranks eighth all time in Rutgers’ history with 1,158 kick return yards after a season-long 71yard kick return Saturday against Indiana. Grant also returned a punt a season-high 23 yards that game.

While some might get nervous to have a whole team coming at you on a kick, there is only one thing going through Grant’s mind when he is about to receive the ball.

“I’m just thinking that I hope they kick it to me and give me a chance to return the ball,” Grant said. “After I catch and secure the ball, I am just focused on scoring, just making the right move and getting out there to pass those guys with my speed to make a touchdown.”

Hicks has the responsibility of blocking for Grant as the of f-returner, which he said might be one of the most dif ficult jobs he has for Rutgers.

“For me, to block for him, it’s an honor. I like to block for that guy knowing that if he has one crease he’ll be able to take it to the house,” Hicks said. “It’s real hard to tell him to take a touchback [on kicks in the end zone]. But that’s my job, and that’s what my coaches ask me to do. At times, I want to unleash him, but the coaches gave me the directions to follow.”

But as much as he values football over the hobby of dancing, Grant’s two passions have come full circle and helped him.

Grant attributes the success of being talented in avoiding tackles in the open field to the skills he learned in his room when he was growing up. Those talents and juking abilities have supplemented his skill at returning kicks and at wide receiver.

“I always have that confidence where I can make anyone miss.

You have to have that confidence,” Grant said. “I can make moves and the moves I do with my body.

I think it comes from dancing because I’ve been practicing and loved dancing since I was a little kid. That has helped me out ever since I was little.”

team but do a solid job of defending on the perimeter. Rutgers held its opponents to 30-percent shooting from three-point distance last season.

On Friday, the Knights held St. Joseph’s to 29-percent shooting from beyond the arc and are preparing to do the same against Nor theastern.

One of the key matchups the Knights will look to take advantage of will be in the frontcour t.

Rutgers believes it has a clear edge when it comes to post play since Nor theastern was out rebounded, 48-38, in its season opener. The Huskies’ tallest star ter is 6-foot-2 center Francesca Sally, while the Knights’ tallest star ter is 6-foot-4 center Rachel Hollivay.

Getting the ball to Hollivay early and often will be key

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Junior guard Briyona Canty believes the team is close to correcting the small errors that plagued the Knights’ offense in Rutgers’ season opening win Friday against St. Joseph’s. RITA PORTENTI for the Knights’ success against the Huskies.

“Our post players need to take advantage of the size advantage they have,” Copper said. “We are going to give them a lot of looks so hopefully they play well.”

Even though these early season games will provide the

Knights oppor tunities to examine what areas of the game they need to improve on, their approach to each contest is the same.

The Knights know they must play hard from star t to finish in order to correct the issues facing them.

“We have to approach it with

the same mindset as the Saint Joseph’s game,” Canty said. “The game isn’t over until the clock hits zero, so we want to play hard ever y possession.”

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November 18, 2014 SWIMMING & DIVING

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RU overcomes academic stress RYAN MORAN STAFF WRITER

Ninety-eight percent of student athletes fail to make it to the pro level in their respective sports, according to NCAA.org, which is why their academics are that much more crucial to their life after college.

Like everyone else, when college comes to an end and the pro level does not come calling, they are forced to integrate themselves into the real world.

For any student athlete, managing classes is a difficult task and the Rutgers swimming and diving team is no exception, practicing six days a week, two times a day.

“Academics is extremely important to our program, and it always will be,” said head coach Phil Spiniello. “We pride ourselves on our team having a great GPA. We had a 3.4 GPA, [and] we want to keep it that way. We make academic goals the same way we do with our swimming and diving goals. As a program, we focus on it and take the necessary steps to keep our academics at a high level.”

The swimmer and divers alternate between practice and classes, which can be draining trying to balance academics with their sports.

“It’s hard if you have classes right after practice and you’re tired from practice. It’s hard, but

in the end, it’s worth it,” said senior captain Brogan Lee, a double major in exercise science and psychology.

There are days when senior psychology major and education minor Greta Leberfinger wakes up and is not in the mood to go to class, but realizes she must.

“The worst is getting out of bed when I have to go to class,” Leberfinger said. “Knowing that I have goals in personal and career life and that this is what’s going to help me get there with a good GPA. So getting myself to go to class today is much smaller of a task.”

“Showing the younger ones we can do it and we were in their shoes at one point helps them think they can do it.”

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The team has tutors if it needs extra help to stay on top of its classes, which are helpful having taken the class with the professor and knowing what the class entails.

Time management is just as important in balancing academics as it is with practice. The Scarlet Knights must meet with

academic advisers to plan their classes, and they also have to be efficient when doing homework and studying at night.

“It’s really important because I’m a procrastinator, so I have to make sure I am getting ever ything done on time,” Lee said. “It’s important to keep track of ever ything.”

They must be able to plan what to study for and how much time to dedicate to each subject when studying as well as doing their homework.

They also have to be able to get enough sleep to operate and face the rigorous ever yday schedule of being a student athlete.

“I’m impressed with how they manage their time, and that is the number one factor in being a division one student athlete,” Spiniello said.

As two seniors, Lee and Leberfinger have been able to adjust to the academics, and now, it is their job to show the underclassmen the way and to help them if they were to need it.

“Showing the younger ones we can do it and we were in their shoes at one point helps them think they can do it,” Leberfinger said. “Being there if they need help and pointing them in the right direction is now our job.”

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Freshman goalkeeper Casey Murphy said she has learned from the upperclassmen on how to adjust to the college game.

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Youth gains experience through tourney run GARRETT STEPIEN CORRESPONDENT

From the moment the Rutgers women’s soccer team was slated to play La Salle in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, the news brought a rush to Casey Murphy.

In a year filled with firsts, the freshman goalkeeper has been exposed to an entirely new world on the collegiate soccer level.

When the Big Ten Conference Tournament crept up, the hype began to swirl. But after a disappointing 1-0 loss against Iowa, the fourth-seeded Scarlet Knights exited the postseason with their season in jeopardy.

Following the entry to the NCAA Tournament along with the result of a dominant 2-0 shutout over the 10th-seeded Explorers, the seventh-seeded Knights have found a sense of resurgence and re-identification.

One of those players is Murphy, who has enjoyed a successful first year as the starting goalkeeper for Rutgers with 59 total saves on the season and a .855 save percentage.

In her first action between the posts in the Round of 64, the experience was everything she thought it would be. Murphy attributed the unique atmosphere created by the dedicated fans, friends and family in attendance to what helped drive the Knights to their impressive performance.

But what has also opened the rookie’s eyes has been the input from the upperclassmen on the team.

With a defensive backline consisting mostly of juniors, Murphy has picked her teammates’ brains, which has aided in creating an environment in the net where constant communication has keyed the unit to become one of the best in the country.

“All the upperclassmen and even some of the underclassmen have been huge role models for me. I’ve looked up to them,” Murphy said. “They’ve really been a great example coming in, from preseason to now, so [I’m] very appreciative of that and I know its because they received that.”

Through senior forward Stef Scholz’s eyes, the progression Murphy has shown on the fly as a starter in her freshman year has

proven the grit and mentality necessary for her to succeed immediately and for the remaining three years of eligibility she possesses.

A four-year starter who also began her career at Rutgers with impactful play, Scholz reflected on her time as it comes to a close and offered advice to Murphy and younger players still getting settled in.

“I would just say that I really hope they learn to try to live in the moment because, this does go by in the blink of an eye,” Scholz said. “I’m already here in my senior year, and I just hope they enjoy it and work hard every day because you’ll never be able to get those days back.”

Being around the program for 14 years now, head coach Mike O’Neill generally described the leadership the upperclassmen, like Scholz, have had on the up-and-coming players such as Murphy.

“I think the program that is most impor tant is the upperclassmen. They always lead by example,” O’Neill said. “In ever ything we do on and of f the field … [the upperclassmen] bring these kids along. They tell them what to expect. We, as a coaching staf f, we can do that as well, but these players have been through it. They have that experience.”

As Rutgers gets set to face its greatest competition of the season with a game at second-seeded Virginia, the focus is clearly on the game-by-game process to advance further in the tournament.

But when O’Neill looks at his crop of players and how they can continue to grow, he looks no further than the ones who have been in Piscataway the longest.

“That’s what’s so special about the program is that the girls look after each other,” he said. “…

You can take someone like Casey and go, ‘Yes, this is her first time experiencing the NCAA and the excitement of the matches.’ …

I think when you take [Murphy and Scholz], and it really prepares [Murphy] to be successful.

I think that’s a big piece of why she is so successful and why she is so good.”

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November 18, 2014 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK MARTIN, HICKS COMBINED FOR 197 RUSHING YARDS AGAINST INDIANA

True freshmen express eagerness to take on larger RB roles GREG JOHNSON SPORTS EDITOR

Robert Martin and Josh Hicks entered the Rutgers football program at the same time and have such a close relationship that they talk all the time about not just football, but life in general.

And yet, the true freshmen running backs never find it difficult to assist one another, even while knowing they are competing for playing time.

“We definitely try to help each other out,” Martin said. “When [Hicks is] in the game, he comes on the sideline and I try to tell him about some things. When I’m in the game and come out, he tries

to tell me about some stuff I need to work on.”

The consolidated efforts helped the Scarlet Knights generate their most potent rushing attack in almost two months Saturday, running for 212 yards in a 45-23 win against Indiana.

Martin and Hicks spearheaded the assault with a combined 197 rushing yards on 6.4 yards per carry and four touchdowns. Most importantly, the backs provided explosiveness on the ground that Rutgers has lacked for much of Big Ten play, producing at least 10 yards on six carries.

“It’s hunger. It’s like, ‘Who wants it the most?’” Hicks said of his competition with Martin.

“He’s like my best friend. We go over plays together, we look over film and in practice, we get on each other.”

Sophomores Justin Goodwin and Desmon Peoples, meanwhile, never touched the ball after the 2:02 mark of the first quarter, combining for four carries and two fumbles. The two are now listed as co-backups, with Peoples questionable to play this Saturday against Michigan State with an injury.

Neither has been consistently productive since junior Paul James’ season-ending ACL injury, averaging 3.9 yards per on the season.

After untraditionally playing all four running backs against

Indiana, head coach Kyle Flood was noncommittal Monday about potentially shrinking the rotation.

“We’ll work all that out during the week,” Flood said. “I think, similar to last week, there’s going to be a role for ever ybody, and then we’ll go for ward from there. But first priority certainly is going to be to protect the football.”

Still, it is clear that Martin, a 6-foot, 200-pounder, and Hicks, a 5-foot-10, 205-pounder, provided sparks offensively and made the best cases for increased carries going forward.

The two were mostly limited to special teams work over the first six games. Then Hicks moved to

Freshman Robert Martin exploded for three touchdowns in Rutgers’ win Saturday against Indiana. The running back is averaging 5.4 yards per carry this season and has provided an offensive spark in recent weeks. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

the secondary in early October to add depth at free safety.

That was when Mar tin star ted making noise, turning a limited oppor tunity of 11 carries at Ohio State and Nebraska into 55 yards, including his first career touchdown against the Cornhuskers.

Hicks returned to running back following Rutgers’ 37-0 loss to Wisconsin on Nov. 1, and then both true freshmen played integral roles on Senior Day. “I like to use this saying that my [high school] head coach once gave me, and like I told Martin and Hicks: ‘You’re a freshman, but you need to play like you’re a senior,’” said junior wide receiver Leonte Carroo. “They’re really young, but when they came in, they did play like they were seniors. They gave us a spark to our offense, and that’s exactly what we need: two physical, downhill running backs that have a little bit of a chip on shoulder saying, ‘We felt like we should’ve been getting carries all year.’”

Martin and Hicks, now co-starters, are ready for more.

“I feel as though we both can do some of the same things,” Martin said. “We both bring speed and power and elusiveness to the table, and being able to be a homerun threat when we get the ball. …

I feel as though I’m hungry, so I’m just going to give it my all.” *** Star ting players in Peoples, sophomore cornerback Nadir Barnwell and senior wide receiver Andrew Turzilli are all uncer tain to play this Saturday after sustaining injuries against Indiana.

Peoples and Turzilli are both questionable, while Barnwell is doubtful, according to Rutgers’ injury report.

If Turzilli, who is tied for second on the team with three touchdown catches, cannot play against Michigan State, Rutgers will be relying on sophomores Janarion Grant and Andre Patton for an added boost.

“We’ve got a good pool of receivers there, talented guys who can make plays, and now their load will just increase a little bit,” Flood said.

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It all started when sophomore wide receiver Janarion Grant was a young kid and the movie “Rize” came to television. When Grant saw the introduction to the film, he immediately grabbed a tape to record it, and the rest was history.

The passion Grant has for dancing began at that moment, while the love for moving around rhythmically started perhaps when he was born.

The urge to dance was ignited when he spent every day after school teaching himself how to perform the “krumping” that was described in that documentary.

“Ever since I was little, I loved to dance,” Grant said. Every day after school, I would lock myself in my room, every time I came home, and try to learn the moves. I would press rewind so many times. I just have loved to dance ever since then.”

The practice has paid off for Grant. He is regarded as one of the best — if not the best — dancers on the Rutgers football team.

While some Knights mess around after a Rutgers victory or practice in the locker room by showing off any sort of moves they have, Grant takes it one step further, according to senior quarterback Gary Nova.

“He’s a real good dancer. He is always dancing no matter what it is — practice or if we have walk-throughs — he is always out there dancing,” Nova said. “He gets everyone excited, and he loves to do it. He’s actually a legitimate dancer. The stuff he does is really impressive.”

The self-proclaimed, shy true-freshman running back Josh Hicks lit up when talking about Grant’s ability off the field to command SEE ZONES ON PAGE 13

Junior wing Kahleah Copper and the Knights look to limit their turnovers when they play Northeastern Tuesday night at the RAC. RU committed seven first-half turnovers against St. Joseph’s last Friday in its season opener. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / PHOTO EDITOR

Shooters offer challenge for RU CONOR NORDLAND CORRESPONDENT

With its season-opening win secured, the Rutgers women’s basketball team will look to continue its winning ways Tuesday night against Nor theastern at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

The Scarlet Knights had an impressive showing in their first game of the season last Friday against Saint Joseph’s, showing few signs of rust since last season.

But even with the convincing 76-52 victor y, the Knights were not satisfied with their overall style of play and are working on correcting issues, namely on of fense.

“We have to limit our turnovers and not be so anxious with the ball,” said junior wing

Kahleah Copper. “We had a lot of travel calls in the St. Joe’s game that had a lot to do with not being focused. I think the unnecessar y turnovers had to do with it being the first game of the year, and it won’t happen once we stay focused for the entire game.”

The Knights had seven turnovers in the first half against St. Joseph’s, a number they are intent on cutting down. It was not until the second half when they hit their stride in operating with ef ficiency and aggressiveness with the ball.

Even with the slow first-half star t Friday, the Knights are confident that the more games they play will allow them to correct the issues on of fense.

“It shouldn’t take too long from now,” said junior guard Briyona Canty.

“We have been playing over the summer so our chemistr y is there. Now it’s just the little par ts and details such as running through cuts and moving with the ball, but I don’t think we are too far of f.”

The Knights are preparing for a team that will present a dif ferent style of play and matchups in Nor theastern (1-0).

The Huskies are also coming of f a win in their season opener where they edged Boston University, 75-74. They shot .438 from the field and are not afraid to shoot from three-point range, going 7-for-21 from long distance.

Conversely, the Knights are not a potent three-point shooting SEE SHOOTERS ON PAGE 13

EXTRA POINT

NBA SCORES

Miami Brooklyn

95 83

Pheonix Boston

118 114

Denver Cleveland

106 97

Orlando Detroit

107 93

Houston Memphis

93 119

MIKE WILLIAMS,

freshman guard, scored 10 points in his Rutgers men’s basketball team debut Sunday, shooting 4-of-8 from the field. Williams finished second on the team in points was 2-of-5 from 3-point range.

Sophomore receiver Janarion Grant has loved dancing since a young age.

TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

KNIGHTS SCHEDULE

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

VOLLEYBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S SOCCER

vs. Northeastern

at Purdue

vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

at Virginia

Tonight, 7 p.m., Piscataway, N.J.

Tomorrow, 7 p.m., West Lafayette, Ind.

Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., RAC

Friday, 6 p.m., Charlottesville, Va.