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Black student inclusivity is up at Rutgers
CATHERINE NGUYENCONTRIBUTING EDITOR
New Jersey ranked ninth in the country in “representation equity” among Black students enrolled in public colleges, according to a US News & World Report ranking.
The ranking took data from a study by the Race and Equity Center at the University of Southern California. Ap-proximately 15 percent of 18-24 year olds are Black citizens in the United States, but only 9.8 percent comprise the full-time undergraduate popula-tion at the nation’s public colleges.
The study used four indicators to make its report: representation, gen-der and completion equity and the ratio of Black students to Black faculty.
Rutgers University—Newark had the highest score in New Jersey, according to a grade point average assigned to each college, the study stated. More than 500 public institu-tions were graded, with the average equity index score a 2.02 and Rut-gers—Newark receiving a 3.25.
More than 500 public institutions were graded in the study, with the average equity index score being 2.02 and Rutgers—Newark receiving a 3.25. Overall, New Jersey ranked at 9 out of the 50 states. RUTGERS.EDU
New Jersey senator discusses work to lower student debt with students
Bob Menendez has held his seat as Democratic senator of New Jersey since 2006. This election cycle, Menendez will be challenged by Republican candidate Bob Hugin when residents turn out at the polls on Nov. 6. BENJAMIN CHELNITSKY
Activists petition Barchi to exonerate disorder charges
JAKE MCGOWAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
More than 50 students attended a meet and greet with New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D) yesterday, where he discussed healthcare, stu-dent debt and his current campaign.
The event, hosted by Rutgers Democrats, took place at The Yard @ College Avenue from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Menendez is running against Re-publican candidate Bob Hugin for 1 of the 2 New Jersey Senate seats in this year’s midterm election.
BRENDAN BRIGHTMANSTAFF WRITER
Student demonstrators from the Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) interrupted University President Robert L. Barchi during the grand opening ceremony of the new Van Nest Hall Friday evening.
The demonstrators were hoping to get disorderly charges against 12 protesters dropped, stemming from a USAS protest during a Board of Trustees meeting in De-cember 2017. The Daily Targum
As part of its Fight for $15 campaign, members of the Rutgers chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops (RUSAS) protested a Board of Trustees meeting last year. DECLAN INTINDOLA / PHOTO EDITOR
reported at the time that the 12 students were charged with disor-derly conduct by Rutgers Universi-ty Police Department (RUPD) and were protesting for a $15 minimum wage on campus.
“The organizers hoped to receive a response from Barchi and a prom-ise that he would drop the charges, asking the president to ‘not just cut the ribbon in front of this hall but to cut the rope that binds the hands of student activists on campus,’” ac-cording to a USAS press release.
Many of the students present were supporters of Menendez, in-cluding Elton Greenfield, a Mason Gross School of the Arts senior.
“I feel like he has a really good track record,” Greenfield
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MONDAY 10/22 Heldrich Center for Workforce Development pres-ents “Home Safe Home: Housing Solutions for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence” from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Heldrich Center for Work-force Development on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Undergraduate Annual Exhibition: Onward and Upward” at 10 a.m. at Civic Square on the Col-lege Avenue campus. This events is free and open to the public.
TUESDAY 10/23 Center for Coun-seling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program and Psychi-atric Services presents “Mindful-ness Meditation” from noon to 1 p.m. at Busch Student Center on Busch campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Department of Art History pres-ents “Art History Distinguished Speaker Series” at 4:30 p.m. at the Rutgers Academic Building on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Faculty Recital: Paul
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WEDNESDAY 10/24 Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine/Cen-ter for Integrative Proteomics Research presents “Constructing Tumor-Specific Gene Regulatory Networks Based on Samples With Tumor Purity Heterogeneity” from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Center for Integrative Proteomics Research on Busch campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Department of Human Ecology presents “Caring for our Environ-ment: Visualizing Civic Steward-ship with the Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project (STEW-MAP)” from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Blake Hall on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
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Made by students, for students: Tactile maps guide blindCATHERINE NGUYEN
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Students in the School of Engi-neering and the 3D Printing Club recently created tactile maps to help blind and visually-impaired visitors and students navigate their way at the Alexander Library in Rut-gers University—New Brunswick.
The project was led by Howon Lee, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, according to Rutgers Today. Students used 3D printing to create maps of the library’s first floor — the maps are hard plastic 8-inch squares with braille text and raised shapes that symbolize parts of the library. Squares stand for elevators, rect-angles represent book shelves and circles and triangles are restrooms. They are available as handouts at the front desk of the library.
Lee previously led a team to 3D print tactile maps of the Joseph Kohn Training Center, which teaches blind or visual-ly-impaired individuals skills needed to attend college, seek employment or become indepen-dent homemakers. He said he hopes to explore the possibilities of 3D printing to create materials that solve problems.
“I recruited students to apply creativity and engineering knowl-
edge in a way that would make our campus community more accessible,” Lee said. “They em-braced the challenge of consider-ing the perspective of those who are blind and developing a 3D printed solution.”
During the summer, the team worked with Manager of Central Services in the Office of Disability Services Jason Khurdan, to test out the maps with blind students to see if there were any parts that needed improvement, according to Rutgers Today. The library staff also helped out with the project by providing the engineering team with its own maps and blueprints, said Janet Croft, Rutgers librarian for Disability Services.
Other organizations across the world have reached out to Lee to seek guidance in creating tactile maps for malls, buildings and oth-er campuses, according to Rutgers Today. He said that he and the 3D Printing Club will work in the future on creating more maps in braille for facilities throughout Rutgers—New Brunswick.
“I was excited when the RU3D team approached me with the idea of creating a tactile map of the ground floor of the Alexander Library. What a great way to bring together the rel-atively new technology of 3D print-ing and the needs of sight-limited library users,” Croft said
Tactile maps with braille text and raised shapes symbolizing parts of the Alexander Library were developed by Rutgers students in the School of Engineering and 3D Printing Club to help blind and visually-impaired visitors. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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MAURICE RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Joe Sterling has spent 36 years as a volunteer with the Leesburg Fire Department, but he’s recently tak-en on a new title — the township’s very own licensed drone pilot.
The township is the first in Cumberland County to have a drone team ready to respond to emergencies. The $9,400 DJI Inspire 1, complete with a ther-mal-imaging camera, will make responding to emergencies a whole lot easier and safer.
The drone can be deployed for active-shooter situations, hazmat, fires and woodland and marine rescues, going where first re-sponders can’t to get a bird’s-eye view of an emergency.
“With this model here, it allows you to do a lot of different things with it,” Sterling said, pointing to the different parts of the black-and-white remote-controlled aircraft.
A remote-controlled helicopter enthusiast, Sterling spent more than a year studying for his li-cense to fly the drone through the Federal Aviation Administration, and the team worked together to pick the drone that would best suit the township.
While Sterling is Maurice Riv-er’s only drone pilot, if there’s an emergency, the township can de-fer to State Police, which has 31 pilots, or the county Sheriff’s Of-fice, which has pilots in training, said Gordon Gross, emergency management coordinator in the municipality, adding he is also studying to take the test to be-come a licensed drone pilot.
And Sterling’s drone is smart. It’s programmed to come “home,” or back to where it took off, if there’s a disruption between the drone and the pilot’s controller during the flight. It has the ca-pability to stream the video shot from the “belly camera,” or the camera mounted to the bottom of
First responders get leg up through drone use
A Cumberland County fire department will be deploying drones to help respond to emergencies. The DJI Inspire 1 costs $9,400 and can be used for active-shooter situations, hazmat, fires and marine and woodland rescues. PIXABAY
the center, live to Facebook and YouTube. It also has a strobe light so it can be deployed at night and a drop system, which allows the drone to carry and then drop up to 7 pounds.
“So if you’re out in the water, we can drop you a couple life jackets,” Gross said, adding they could also drop a radio or even a trauma bag, whatever is needed depending on the situation.
The drone will help keep fire-fighters safe while helping snuff out flames more efficiently, Lees-burg Fire Chief Walter Hughes said. The thermal-imaging cam-era feeds back to a monitor show-ing where hot spots are so offi-cials on the ground can redirect hoses, as well as the firefighters in any burning structure.
But the drone can also be de-ployed before an emergency
happens, Mayor Patti Gross said. The team used it to take video of the East Point beach to document its condition before Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida last week.
Gross said the township didn’t receive federal funding after Hur-ricane Sandy, which hit in Oc-tober 2012, decimating many of New Jersey’s shore communities and damaging 42 structures in the municipality alone.
With the drone footage, it may be easier to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency grants, by showing before-and-af-ter video of the shoreline.
“This is about being proac-tive,” Gross said, adding the new technology may even help draw in the next generation of first re-sponders. “Our guys like to stay one step ahead of things. This is the future.”
Administrators escorted the demonstrators away from the po-dium before Barchi addressed the audience, according to the release.
At the event in December 2017, protesters bypassed a line of po-lice officers and entered Trayes Hall where the Trustees meeting was held, the Targum reported. They came in chanting, “We work, we sweat, put that 15 on our set.”
At that same board meeting, according to the Targum, Bar-chi announced an increase in the campus minimum wage to $11 — which at the time, he said, was all the University could do.
Christopher DiStasio, a then-School of Arts and Sciences
senior and 1 of the 12 protesters charged, said to the Targum in April, that an $11 minimum wage is not high enough.
“It’s surprising, because we’re a university that’s built on the concept of being revolutionary and pushing for the greater good, and when I did that … in a peaceful protest at the Board of Trustees meeting, the Uni-versity pressed charges against me. It’s very hypocritical and I find it also very offensive. Like I don’t do what I do, none of us do what we do out of malice or hate for the University, we do it because we actually love the University and we want the Universi-ty to do what’s right,” he said.
The organization is accusing RUPD of allegedly harassing stu-dents who attended the protest,
CHARGESProtesters ask that Rutgers allocates less than 1 percent of $800 M. in unrestricted funds to wages
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repeatedly calling, showing up at their living space and following them around campus under the guise of needing to bring them in for questioning, according to the press release.
USAS, a nationwide labor rights organization, has been run-ning a campaign for a Rutgers $15 minimum wage since November
2016, according to the release. It stated that the minimum cost of living in Middlesex County re-quires approximately a $15 min-imum wage, and Rutgers should allocate less than 1 percent of its $800,000,000 in unrestricted re-serves to a raised wage.
Barchi did address the crowd after Friday’s demonstrations.
“I do recognize that I’m at Rutgers because this is Rut-gers,” he said, according to the release. “This is what we live with all the time. We are pas-sionately committed to First Amendment rights. We are passionately committed to free speech. This is part of what hap-pens at our University.”
Following last year’s protest, 12 students involved received police charges. On Friday, protesters hoped to hear a promise from University President Robert L. Barchi that he would drop charges against 12 of the organization’s members. DECLAN INTINDOLA / PHOTO EDITOR
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said. “Experience is some-thing you can’t take lightly. I just don’t feel like Bob Hugin is as trustworthy.”
Greenfield was not the only member of the crowd who felt strongly about electing Menen-dez back to his seat, which he has held since 2006. Another support-er in the audience was Brianna Rosario, a School of Arts and Sci-ence junior.
The issues on her mind includ-ed taxes, the current political climate and other social issues, she said.
“I’m really concerned about taxes. I’m concerned about so-cial problems in New Jersey, and I’m concerned about the ger-rymandering of our state,” she said. “A lot of things are very messed up at the moment.”
Menendez addressed the crowd shortly after arriving. He also addressed Rutgers University Democrats, which helped organize the meet and greet. He said he is focused on helping college students who deal with debt and health care issues, as well as ad-dressing issues he has with President Donald J. Trump’s current administration.
“I’m concerned about health-care for all New Jerseyans,” he said. “The cost of college ed-ucation is a big issue for me, which is why I’m co-sponsor-ing with Elizabeth Warren the
ef fort to refinance student loan debt across the country.”
Other students were concerned about the prospect of Menendez’s opponent coming into power.
Hugin, known for his work in healthcare and time as chair-man and CEO of the Celgene Corporation and as a Trustee of the Atlantic Health System for the last decade, launched his campaign in February, accord-ing to his campaign website.
“I’m not (supporting Menen-dez). I don’t like Bob Hugin. I don’t think that Menendez should’ve ran again because of his scandal,” Rosario said. “However, I feel that Menendez represents my values and Democratic values.”
In November 2017, U.S. Dis-trict Court Judge William Walls announced a jury could not reach an agreement on any of the corruption charges that Menendez was facing at the time. Prosecutors alleged that Menendez accepted gifts from a supporter and friend, Dr. Sa-lomon Melgen, in exchange for intervening on behalf of the doctor’s business interests with government officials, according to VOX.
Menendez, should he be re-elected, also said he will be focused on college education re-form, tax cuts for middle class families, economic growth and stopping drilling off the shore of New Jersey.
He said he wants to stop Trump from following through with
The Fast and the Fu(R)io(U)s Students partake in the 11th annual bed races held this weekend. AIMIN GANDHI
STUDENTSBob Hugin challenges incumbent Bob Menendez in New Jersey’s midterm election on Nov. 6
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certain policies that are harmful for the state of New Jersey.
“I want to stop President Trump from the march that he’s on, that undermines all the things we care about,” he said. “And then I want to go to work to create an economy that works for all, not just the wealthiest.”
Some members of the audience were concerned about Democrats reclaiming seats in Congress.
Rosario said, for example, she thinks that it is important for Democrats to have “state con-trol,” as they lack in congressional seats currently.
Menendez spoke against his opponent during the event as well, critiquing him for the “dirtiness” of his campaign during the event.
“The reality is that my Repub-lican opponent has falsely been in the gutter,” Menendez said. “New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and so many others have said that he’s just outright lying. We should have a debate on the issues that are important to New Jerseyans, not a cam-paign of sleaze, but that’s the one he’s running.”
This race has had its share of drama. Recently, Politico reported that this campaign is among New Jersey’s “nastiest.” Politico also reported that Hugin began airing a commercial featuring unsub-stantiated claims that Menendez had sex with underage prostitutes on Monday, Oct. 15, and that Me-nendez called Hugin a “slimeball”
and “misogynist” in response to the advertisement.
At the event, Menendez also said he is concerned with the lack of checks and balances on the current administration.
“Right now there’s no check and balance on the president,” Menendez said. “He has a Re-publican House of Represen-tatives, he has a Republican Senate. He’s doing anything he wants, and even those who may disagree with him in his own par-ty are unwilling to speak up and oppose him. So we need a check and balance in order to create a stop on some of the worst poli-cies of the president.”
The midterm elections will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Menendez said he will be focusing on healthcare and making college more affordable for students if re-elected in November. At the meet and greet, he discussed a student loan refinancing program he is co-sponsoring. BENJAMIN CHELNITSKY
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Speech, violence are 2 different things
Daftari. The Daily Targum has written two editorials on the matter and there have been numerous commentaries written about this incident. I will not retread the arguments made in this specific case as others have argued it strongly. I want to bring up the most dangerous idea that has been bandied about in this debate — namely, that speech is violence. This idea is so illiberal and so perilous to liberal democratic society that it demands a response.
The Rutgers Muslim Public Relations Council (MPRC) argued against Daftari’s invitation in an article and in one section it argues “conflating Islam with extremism is not only erroneous but harmful to the physical welfare of Muslims on campus.” Leaving aside whether Daftari is a bigot, I have no doubt that Muslim students face some forms of bigotry, but the answer to this is for people of all races and religions to push back against it, not to deem speech violent. Speech is protected by the laws of this land and must be met with other speech if one disagrees. In this country one has a right to defend themselves from violence with violence if necessary. It is called self-defense and it is well accepted in law and public opinion. So, if speech is violence and can cause harm, you are essentially arguing that you can meet harmful speech with physical violence. Now am I arguing that the MPRC is calling for violence? No, and clearly that is not its goal. But in this era of heightened political tension, this line of reasoning is dangerous if taken to its logical conclusion.
The law is clear on this case: bad and even evil speech is protected by the U.S. Constitution. In Brandenburg v. Ohio, the Supreme Court ruled that speech is protected unless it is a direct incitation of violence. This is in line with the American tradition of treating speech as speech. The court protects speech no matter how disgusting it may be as long as it is not a direct call for violence. Even if you believe Daftari is a bigot, no one is saying she actually made threats or calls of violence against anyone. So, if the law says something is protected, I believe it is safe to say that words themselves are not considered violence in the American tradition.
Treating speech as violence also allows people to take actual violent acts less seriously. Violence and hate crimes must be taken very seriously by law enforcement and the public. But if you call everything violence, it takes the seriousness out of the event. People will become
desensitized and ignore the event like a real world “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” This is unacceptable. Violence must be taken seriously by all and if you take that away you make violence more likely. We live in a political society held together by laws and norms. Neither can stand up without the other. If we take away the norm of speech being protected and that violence must not be trivialized, then our very society is at risk. If people solve their political differences with violence and try to silence others, our democracy cannot survive.
So, what is the answer to this mess? The arguments for and against different speakers are much more nuanced and again not the topic of this column. The question over how to deal with bad speech and whether speech is violence is clearer cut. Speech must be met with more speech, that is the only answer. If you are right, you must convince people of that with rhetoric and logic. That is how a free society is run and that is in line with the ideals of our great country. Now, on the question of whether speech is violence and if it can do physical harm to people who hear it, the answer is simple: No. Violence is violence and speech is speech. Can words cause emotional harm to a person? Sure, but it cannot take away your physical safety unless it is a direct threat. Political rhetoric can become heated and this country must do better in having civil debates. But, if we are to continue this great experiment in free government we must accept the self-evident truth that words are protected in law. To call speech violence and all that entails leads us down a road we must not walk.
Robert Suriano is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in history. His column, “A RINO’s View,” runs on alternate Mondays.
The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 150th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
OctOber 22, 2018
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A RINO’S VIEW ROBERT SURIANO
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NJ voters can directly impact education
O n Nov. 6, New Jersey voters will answer the call to uphold their civic duty and re-inforce the representative nature of our
government. Not only will voters have the opportu-nity to form a government based on their will and consent by electing representatives, they will also be asked to decide the fate of a $500 million bond for New Jersey schools.
Because the New Jersey Constitution requires that new debts have voter approval, the only ques-tion on the ballot after the contentious Senate race and important House races across the state will be whether people support or oppose “issuing $500 million in general obligation bonds for proj-ect grants related to vocational schools, college career and technical education, school water in-frastructure and school security.”
Of the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act’s $500 million, $350 million would be used to provide ca-reer and technical education grants to county voca-tional school districts and school security projects, $100 million for school water infrastructure grants and $50 million for college career and technical ed-ucation grants.
While this is an important bipartisan step, more needs to be continually committed to the New Jersey education system. New Jersey must invest more in not just the security of facilities, but also in the facili-ties themselves and the programs within them.
According to the bill, “In 2017, the county vo-cational school districts were unable to meet the needs of 17,000 students who sought enrollment but could not be accepted due to a lack of facili-ties.” New Jersey cannot be a state in which those who yearn for an education are turned away due to a lack of facilities. We must be the state that
welcomes those whom wish to better their socio-economic status, engage in higher educational at-tainment and contribute to our economy with open arms and well-funded facilities.
Modernized alarms and security systems are im-portant, but additional reasonable measures can be enacted to address the root causes of security risks. For example, New York has mandated that public schools provide mental health lessons and discus-sions in their health education.
The $100 million for water infrastructure is a ne-cessity for schools across the state. In Rutgers’ own extended community, 29 water sources in city schools tested over the action level for lead in September.
In 2010, according to the state Department of Ed-ucation, 30 percent of New Jersey’s schools failed
to meet No Child Left Behind Act standards. New Jersey schools in that same year that failed to meet feder-al standards and that were placed on the “Schools in Need of Improvement” list reached 657.
Progressive change to the state of New Jersey’s education system is needed. The original bill included $1 billion before it was halved by Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) to the dismay of both Republicans and Democrats. Even among Republicans who have vocally opposed spending in the past and currently advocate for spending cuts critique Murphy. The $500 million is a necessity, but is also only a step along the long path of education’s betterment.
In the 2018 midterm election, New Jersey voters will have a direct impact on policy and direct im-pact on the State’s education system. Your single vote may be just a single drop in a bucket, but when we all vote, when we all act, we the people are not benign single drops, but rather roaring tides of democratic power.
More improvements still needed in school systems
“Modernized alarms and security systems are important, but additional reasonable
measures can be enacted to address the root causes of security risks.”
“Speech must be met with more speech, that is the only answer. If you are right, you must
convince people of that with rhetoric and logic. That is how a free society is run and that is in line with the ideals of our great country.”
M uch ink has been spilled on Rutgers’ decision to invite,
then disinvite, then apologize and re-invite journalist Lisa
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Barchi continues to silence activist voices on campus
U niversity President Robert L. Bar-chi barred student activists from delivering an important message
at Van Nest Hall’s ribbon cutting ceremony. Student demonstrators from Rutgers Unit-ed Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) hoped to inform gathered alumni of posed criminal charges of 12 student activists fol-lowing a peaceful protest last December.
Friday evening was the grand opening ceremony for new Alumni House at Van Nest Hall. Before Barchi cut the ribbon, USAS members informed the audience that their donations go toward suppressing free speech on campus and criminalizing student activism. Barchi did not allow much further elaboration from the students, as administrators at the event attempted to escort the organizers away from the podium. The students with criminal charges from the University are facing enormous legal fees and have been met with apathy, condescension and contempt from administration. Legal counsel of the 12 charged has confirmed that the president has the power to drop the charges. Friday night, they hoped to receive a response from Barchi and a promise that he would do just that, asking the president to not just “cut the ribbon” in front of this hall but to
cut the rope that binds the hands of student activists on campus. The president did not respond to the request.
Instead, Barchi addressed the crowd saying, “I do recognize that I’m at Rutgers because this is Rutgers. This is what we live with all the time. We are passionately committed to First Amendment rights. We are passionately committed to the right to free speech and the right to academic freedom.” This comment, though, does not align with Barchi’s actions, which demonstrated tonight, as well as last December, that the administration is set upon stifling student voices in favor of University
profit. Barchi went on to say that he hopes our alumni are “proud enough to be part of Rutgers, proud enough to say ... ‘Do you know what’s happening at the University today? Do you know where the University is going?’” If this were truly the case, alumni would be informed of the University’s strict new protest policy, its criminalization of students and its intolerance of dissent on campus.
Last December, USAS members and supporting students and workers attended a Rutgers University Board of Trustees meeting to demand a University-wide
livable wage through peaceful occupation of the meeting space. USAS presented the following demand to the Board of Trustees prior to the aforementioned meeting: instate a $15 minimum wage or forfeit the space to make financial decisions. In an effort to stop the forewarned protest, Barchi enacted a wage raise to $11 on campus just hours before the Board meeting. Undeterred by this attempt to disorganize, USAS still occupied the space as the demand for a livable wage has still not been met. Soon after the successful protest, Rutgers
University Police Department (RUPD) started harassing students who attended the protest, repeatedly calling, showing up at their living space and following them around campus under the guise of needing them to come in for questioning. During winter session, 12 randomly selected demonstrators were issued criminal charges for disrupting meetings and processions and obstructing the administration of law or government function. The case is still active, and the longevity of the charges causes continued
dread and strain for the 12 activists, who face mounting legal fees to afford representation as well as the looming dread of legal matters amid the stresses of undergraduate and post-grad life.
USAS has been running the campaign for a livable wage at Rutgers since November 2016. MIT’s Wage Calculator estimates that the minimum cost of living in Middlesex County is just short of $15. For the well-being of all University employees, USAS demands that Rutgers allocate less than 1 percent of its more than $800,000,000 of unrestricted reserves to the wellness of the students and community it employs. With no compliance from administration, and exhaustive navigation of the channels of formal request, USAS turns to escalated means. Such demonstrations include protests at all public administrative meetings during the academic year, regular campus leafleting and community outreach and a 300-person march that shut down George Street in March 2018.
We encourage any student, University employed workerww or New Brunswick community member who believes Rutgers workers deserve better than poverty wages to reach out to us in the fight for justice, power, and $15 an hour.
Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops is the Rutgers chapter of a national grassroots movement that runs campaigns to build power for working people.
“The case is still active, and the longevity of the charges causes continued dread and strain for the 12 activists ... ”
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Native to Europe, the cowboy boot has spread from the American West to runways worldwide, reimagined by brands such as Margiela and Ralph Lauren. INSTAGRAM
LEONA JUANSTAFF WRITER
We’ve seen them in west-ern films and country music awards. Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Jessica Simp-son famously wear them. A staple feature of country and the rodeo, the cowboy boot has a pretty straightforward rep-utation. Fashion has recently changed that. Seen on models all over the runway, the western leather boot is slowly becoming a closet staple.
Cowboy boots haven’t always been in style, but they’ve been around for quite some time — for centuries, in fact. Actual cowboys preferred boots that had a taller heel. Two styles of boots were popular: the Welling-ton and the Hessian. While the style of these boots differ from the modern ones we see today, the structure has remained very similar. The Wellington, a Brit-ish boot, was usually made in black or brown leather and typ-ically had a 1-inch heel. Think of heeled, leather Hunter boots. The Hessian, another British boot, was actually introduced by the Germans. These boots were shorter than the Welling-ton boots, usually falling under the knee and had the distinct v-shape cut in the front that we see today. Many people cred-it Charles Hyer, who was from Kansas, for creating early mod-els of cowboy boots, but it wasn’t until Lucchese, a shoe company from San Antonio, that this style
was capitalized on. Lucchese has specialized in cowboy boots since 1883, and has become very well-known for its creations. Celebrities began to purchase its boots, and even began to re-quest custom designs. Original or rare Lucchese boots can cost hundreds of dollars today.
The price of these boots are not cheap, even if you aren’t get-ting a pair of rare Lucceses. A pair of boots from a traditional western store can take out a few hundred dollars from your wallet. The leather alone creates a steep price point. While many of the shoes that we purchase today are mass produced, a pair of cowboy boots are usually handcrafted. These unique designs and perfect craftsmanship don’t come quick and easy. A basic cowboy boot can take up to 400 steps. This includes cutting the shapes, sew-ing down the fabric, securing the soles and everything in between. This doesn’t happen overnight, and this is definitely a craft that takes time to master. A pair that was created by Tres Outlaws in El Paso, Texas once cost $75,000 for all of the detail and time (ap-proximately 600 hours) it took to create a pair. It makes $400 for a pair sound affordable.
We didn’t hear much from cowboy boots until Fall 2014, when Tom Ford shocked the runway by recreating the cow-boy boot into a high fashion shoe. He turned the once su-per western, almost opposite of fashionable shoe, into a look that all the fashion forward
people wanted to slip into. This past summer, cowboy boots made a steady comeback and diving straight into fall and win-ter, they are here to stay. This past fashion week showcased a bunch of cowboy boots. Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren both paired couture with cowboy boots, showing how versatile these boots can be. Tons of brands have made their own renditions of this western boot, such as Coach’s glittery boot or Maison Margiela’s highly
sought out pointed toe boots. If you don’t want to fully invest in the trend, there are af fordable options to ease you into the look. Zara always comes to the rescue with af fordable trends, like its snake skin cowboy boots. Topshop of fers a more simple, classic boot.
Once you find the pair of boots you love, there are so many ways to make them every day. Wearing it with a slip dress and an oversized jean jacket makes the look flaw-lessly girly and casual. For cooler
weather, putting on your comfiest jeans and a fitted sweater is a sim-ple outfit that has a more fashion-able feel with the cowboy boots. With so many different styles now, ranging from thigh-high and heeled to ankle length and flat, there’s a way to always make them work. Take some inspiration from Kate Bosworth, who paired over-the-knee cowboy boots with leggings and an oversized t-shirt. Kendall Jenner wasn’t afraid to mix styles, wearing bright blue cowboy boots with cutoff shorts and an oversized blazer.
Finding a pair of cowboy boots can be easy right here in New Brunswick. By the By Vintage, a second-hand shop that recently opened up at 9 Elm Row, carries cowboy boots for us to easily get our hands on. By The By Vin-tage co-founder Nicole Gifford loves the idea of cowboy boots making a comeback.
“I think the cowboy boot trend is a fun twist on more basic boots that have dominated fast fashion for years,” she said. “They’re easily dressed up or down and tend to be sturdy.”
The shop has been lucky enough to get their hands on some older, authentic pairs of boots because of how well made they are.
“We do tend to have them in stock, and we do currently, but I wouldn’t say that we’ve seen ex-tremely high demand for them yet,” Gifford said. Right from the co-founder of By the By Vintage, get your cowboy boots before they begin to sell out.
For fall fashion, cowboy boots were made for walking
SPF is typically only seen as a preventative measure for skin cancer that happens later on in life, but sunscreen also slows premature aging. INSTAGRAM
BREANA OMANACONTRIBUTING WRITER
As summer has ended and we slowly say goodbye to our sum-mer clothes and comforts, we welcome the fall that will turn into winter. As the temperatures cool down and we wave farewell to the warm weather, swimsuits and sunscreen commercials and billboards seem to bombard us everyday in the summer.
Although we will not be see-ing sunscreen commercials too often anymore, it does not mean we shouldn’t still worry about the dangers of the sun. A lot of us — especially those of us with darker skin — don’t pay much attention to or question why doctors and commercials warn us about the dangers of the sun. Most of us see these commercials and warnings as only a premeditated measure to prevent skin cancer, something that may seem far-off to a college student. The truth is that the sun’s UV rays not only increase the chance for skin cancer, but also af-fect many parts of our bodies and are harmful to everyone, from the fairest skin to the darkest.
From premature aging to hair damage, the sun proves to be ex-tremely vicious when we do not protect ourselves from it.
The sun’s ultraviolet light damages the fibers in the skin
called elastin, according to Web-MD. When these fibers break down, the skin begins to sag, stretch and lose its ability to go back into place after stretching. The skin also bruises and tears
more easily, taking longer to heal. So while sun damage to the skin may not be apparent when you’re young, it will definitely show later in life. The sun also has the tendency to darken acne marks and scars, not fade them, like many people believe.
Unfortunately, anti-aging creams range from hundreds to thousands of dollars and they are not as effective as the price point would indicate. The best way to age gracefully is to use SPF every day, even on cold or rainy days. Exposure to sunlight during the winter months puts you at the same risk as exposure during the summertime, because UV rays are present in daylight.
To protect your skin from the sun all year round, incorporate SPF into your daily life. You can effortlessly add SPF to your daily skin care routine by using a mois-turizer with SPF. Aveeno Positive-ly Radiant Daily Facial Moisturiz-er With Broad Spectrum SPF 30 has SPF mixed into its formula. This product not only moisturizes your skin, but works as a shield to protect you from UV rays and from the many dangers of the sun.
A similar product from Amore Pacific is a Sun Protection Stick with SPF50+. The stick is great for on-the-go use and can be applied to the cheeks, nose and lips.
Another great way to incorpo-rate SPF into your daily life is a foundation or tinted moisturizer with SPF. The Laura Mercier Tint-ed Moisturizer Broad Spectrum has SPF 20 mixed into its formula.
It’s also important to protect your hair from the sun. The sun can dry out our hair and make it brittle. To maintain the luster of your hair and keep it as healthy and possible, try using a product like Clarins Sun Care High Pro-tection for Beautiful Body and Hair UVA/UVB 30 Oil Spray.
UV rays are more dangerous than many of us would like to believe. Skin cancer is a scary and common possibility, but aging is inevitable. Luckily, pre-venting early signs of wrinkles and age spots is attainable with SPF products. Although those of us with darker skin tones don’t deal with sunburn as of-ten, none of us are immune to the damage caused by exposure to the sun.
Not just for summer: SPF prevents skin damage year-round
Happy Birthday: Look at the possibilities, not the negativity, and you will be motivated to make positive changes this year. Concentrate on participat-ing in events and activities that move you. Strive to become the best version of yourself and project happiness and joy to all you encounter. Make this year count. Take nothing for granted, and live in the moment. Your numbers are 5, 13, 18, 20, 26, 37, 41.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): An emotional situation should not be allowed to take over. Reflect on what has transpired and figure out a way to get along instead of making a fuss. Professionalism, integrity and balance will help gain respect and support. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Look at your options. Time is on your side, so don’t feel pressured to act before you are ready. Communication is the best vehicle if you want to find out exactly what you are up against. Don’t let anger take over. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Play nice, but play to win. Use your in-genuity to formulate ideas that will help you advance, but not at the expense of someone else. You are smart enough to win fair and square, and your valor will not go unnoticed. 4 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ve got more going for you than you re-alize. Don’t fear what others think or say; trust in your ability to get things done. A change of plans will end up working in your favor. Embrace the future with optimism. 2 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Remember what’s important, and try to be pa-tient. Personal change will be a re-sult of what someone else decides to do. Regroup and figure out what’s best for yourself, and keep moving forward. Your strength will manifest through your ability to adapt. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take a trip and visit someone you look up to or can learn from. The changes you make will attract friends and associates who value what you have to offer. Collaboration will bring the best results as well as trusted friend-ships. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Pick up the pace and take on responsibilities. Your input will make a difference to those struggling to keep up. A change of attitude will lead to physical im-provements, proper diet, exercise and the will to be your best. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t give in to unfair or manipulative tac-tics. Make your thoughts and plans clear. Change should begin within, not be the result of following some-one who is pressuring you. Handle problems at home with dignity, intel-ligence and discipline. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Stick close to home and spend time fixing up your space or making per-sonal changes that will make your life better. Keep your plans a secret until you have had a chance to work out any problems. 5 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Get in the game. Make changes that will enhance what you have to offer. Keep up with technology or the lat-est updates. Being current will make a difference to the way others view what you do. Aim to stabilize your position. 2 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t expect something for noth-ing. If someone is trying to coax you into something questionable, consid-er why, and don’t be afraid to pass. Rely on what you know to be factual and the people offering options, not demands. 4 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Let your mind wander and your ideas flow. The changes you make should be geared toward an efficient life-style. How you handle your money, responsibilities and relationships with your peers or employer will in-fluence your reputation. 3 stars
Horoscopes Eugenia Last
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Pearls Before Swine Stephan Pastis
Non Sequitur Wiley
Lio Mark Tatulli
Over The Hedge T. Lewis and M. Fry
Yesterday’s
Solution
ACROSS
1 Trumpeted
5 Audio elevators
9 Business end of a sword
14 Go beyond “like”
15 West African country
16 Took to the jailhouse
17 Improved like wine
18 14-Across deity
19 Put in a poker stake
20 Show routine, sometimes
23 Leave the outside
24 Small bit of land
25 Not close
28 Do “American Idol”
30 Mansion and grounds
32 “The Raven” author
35 Major blood vessel
38 Bear in constellations
39 Flowering times
43 Action film staple
44 German mug
45 Dr. Seuss character
46 Shake awake
49 London carriage
51 Prolonged conflict
52 Pyramid function
55 Seed for daddy?
59 Where separate things are
61 Plump fowl
64 Bobbing on the waves
65 Vicinity
66 Long-tongued mammal
67 Take a load off
68 March 15, e.g.
69 Fundamental
70 It’s smelly on purpose
71 Littlest pup
DOWN
1 Seen-it-all feeling
2 Access online subscriptions
3 Big thing to plan for
4 Clubs for sand traps
5 Bible word of agreement
6 New Orleans 3-Down
7 Walks heavy-footed
8 Rope maker’s fiber
9 Floral leaves
10 Sprinter’s space
11 Oft-stepped-on creature
12 It can be a high roller
13 Period’s place
21 Suffix with “sect”
22 Surname-dividing word
25 Rural places
26 Befuddled
27 Toss detente aside
29 Eggy drink
31 Rum-___-Tugger
(“Cats” cat)
32 “I don’t believe that!”
33 Diva’s production
34 Base overthrow, e.g.
36 Dynamite letters
37 Proficiency
40 Marker for a debtor
41 “Dear” guy
42 Not appropriate
47 Like some routes
48 34-Down cut
50 Coat for goat
53 Have desires
54 Matadors’ procession
56 Placed on watch
57 Get all gussied up
58 Bread riser
59 Arizona Native American
60 See socially
61 Corny remnant
62 Alias, briefly
63 Sound projectors
Yesterday’s Solution
Universal Crossword
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Northwestern converts 2 4th downs en route to game-winning touchdown
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CONTINUED FROM BACK
FOOTBALL QUESTIONABLE DECISION, LATE DEFENSIVE LAPS HIGHLIGHT RUTGERS LOSS
Rutgers stumbles late, cannot hang on to early lead
Senior linebacker Trevor Morris, who leads the Knights in tackles with 70, recovered a fumble that he caused against the Wildcats on Saturday. DUSTIN NILES / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / OCTOBER 2018
Sophomore punter Adam Korsak averaged 46 yards per punt on Saturday, highlighted by a program-record 79-yarder. DUSTIN NILES / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / OCTOBER 2018
“We had an opportunity to stop them and we made a mistake.”
CHRIS ASHHead Coach
penalty) midway through the third quarter was made on sophomore linebacker Olakun-le Fatukasi, Ash lost it on the sidelines after watching the quick replay on the video board, yelling at the referees, which resulted in him recieving an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to give away 30 yards of field on one play.
“Honestly I don’t care,” Ash said about receiving the penalty. “I’ve been fighting for our football team and you know, when you see guys out there fighting and scratching and clawing and trying to do things right, you get caught
up in the heat of the moment. But I’m going to fight for our team and our guys.”
Both teams would punt back and forth for approximately 10 minutes of game play until the Wildcats got the ball back again with 12:48 left in the final quarter.
Northwestern went for it on fourth down not once, but twice in the drive, and converted on them both. A 29-yard pass from Thorson to wide receiver Riley Lees helped the 63-yard drive down the field that set up a 5-yard touchdown run by Bowser.
Up 16-15, the Wildcats con-verted on a 2-point conversion to take a 3-point lead with 8:12 left to play.
One drive later, Pacheco scored his 2nd touchdown in as many games, breaking out of the backfield and running it in from
44 yards out. After a nice first half from Pacheco, it was sur-prising that head coach Chris Ash or offensive coordinator John McNulty decided to give him just one carry in the second
half, deferring to usual starter sophomore running back Ra-heem Blackshear instead.
HighPoint.com Stadium erupt-ed in cheers possibly the loudest it has all season, when junior defensive lineman Willington Previlon sacked Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson in the end zone for a safety — the first safety for Rutgers since 2009.
“He’s trying to bring as much fire and passion as possible. He always challenges us to bring it, and match it,” Previlon said about Ash’s energy after his sack.
The safety brought the Knights’ lead up to 12-7, which they took into the halftime locker room af-ter Davidovicz missed his first field goal of the season from 47 yards out.
Davidovicz made up for the miss on the first offensive drive for Rut-gers out of the halftime lock-er room, which it earned after Previlon and senior linebacker Trevor Morris sacked Thorson and forced a fumble that Morris recovered. Davidovicz hit a 26-yard field goal to put the Knights up 15-7.
Although the Wildcats managed to drive all the way down to the Rut-gers 5-yard line, the Knights’ excep-tional defense on the day went on full display in the red zone, stuffing Bowser and fellow running back Drake Anderson three times to reach fourth down and leaving Northwest-ern to settle for a field goal.
After a questionable rough-ing the passer call (a 15-yard
ROBERT SANCHEZSPORTS EDITOR
After a week on the road, the Rutgers football team came back home for its annual homecom-ing game and it looked for a sec-ond like it was ready to give the home fans something to cheer for. When it was all said and done, though, the Scarlet Knights (1-7, 0-5) came away with a hard fought 18-15 loss to the Northwestern Wildcats (4-3, 4-1).
Here are three takeaways from the almost upset:
DECISIONS, DECISIONSA week after standing out in a
blowout loss to Maryland, fresh-man running back Isaih Pacheco was ready for his moment, tak-ing the opportunity and running with it. Pacheco ran the ball 11 times for 76 yards including a 44-yard touchdown run in the second quarter — helping his team to a 12-7 halftime lead and proving he’s legit and that last week was no joke.
But, when Rutgers came back from the locker room, Pacheco must’ve stayed inside, as of fensive coordinator John McNulty scrapped him from the play calls in favor of sophomore running back Raheem Black-shear. Blackshear finished his day with 23 yards on six carries and the Knights only scored 3 more points for the rest of the game, losing their lead and the
game in the process. It was definitely an interesting choice completely moving away from Pacheco who seemed like he was the only one who could muster up some offense for Rutgers. With graduate student
running back Jonathan Hilli-man out for the game, it’ll be in-teresting to see whose number gets called upon next week.
LATE GAME LETDOWNFor most of the game, the
Knights defense came ready to play. After an early touchdown by Northwestern, it looked like it might be another one of those games for Rutgers. But, the de-fense stepped up and held the Wildcats — who put up 34 and
29 points in the two weeks prior — scoreless for the next 30 min-utes and even added a safety, the team’s first safety since 2009.
But, midway through the fourth quarter with a 15-10 lead, when it mattered the most, the Knights gave up a touchdown and a subsequent two-point conversion to put Northwest-ern up by 3 on a drive in which the Wildcats went for it twice on fourth down.
The 18 points allowed are the fewest Rutgers has given up since its season opening win against Texas State when it gave up just 7. Still, it wasn’t enough for the Knights to se-cure the win and end their los-ing streak.
BOMBS AWAY Lost in all of the commotion
was sophomore punter Adam Korsak’s 79-yard punt, the lon-gest in program history. Korsak had nine punts on the day for 414 yards — an average of 46 yards per punt.
After a few weeks out, soph-omore kicker Justin Davidovicz also had a nice day, finishing 2-3 on field goal attempts. His lone miss from 47 yards out snapped his perfect streak of six straight field goals to start the season.
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In an unfortunate turn of events for the team, Rutgers only got one opportunity on of-fense to try and either tie or take back the lead. A quick three and out gave Northwestern the ball back for good, after a series of good plays and strategy let the team hold on to the ball until the final whistle.
The Knights got the Wildcats down to third down three times in the drive, but couldn’t complete the process on any chances they had, an unfortunate showing from a defense that was thriving for nearly the entire game.
“We had an opportunity to stop them and we made a mistake. On third down, we had the opportunity to make a play and we didn’t,” Ash said.
R u t g e r s now enters
the bye week on a seven-game losing streak, but can certainly leave this game with a positive outlook after a strong perfor-mance on the defensive side of the ball.
What looms after the bye week may haunt some — po-tentially four top-25 teams left on the schedule — but for the Knights, they will just be any other games.
“I think we can compete with each team on our schedule, no mat-ter who it is,” said fifth-year senior defensive lineman Kevin Wilkins.
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Knights fall short to No. 2 Indiana on senior nightMEN’S SOCCER NO. 2 INDIANA 1, RUTGERS 0
Head coach Dan Donigan felt that Rutgers played at a high defensive level and can contend with any team it faces. CASEY AMBROSIO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / OCTOBER 2018
JAKE SCHMIEDSTAFF WRTIER
After the seven seniors were recognized for their leadership prior to kickoff, the Rutgers men’s soccer team managed to hold nationally-ranked Indiana to a scoreless 84 minutes on Fri-day evening.
Midfielder Trevor Swartz scored the match’s only goal in the 84th minute, that would give the No. 2 Hoosiers (13-2, 6-0) a 1-0 win over the Scarlet Knights (4-10-1, 2-5) in their annual se-nior night game.
Rutgers played a very defen-sive first half. As its opponent bolstered a 13-3 shots advantage at halftime, the Knights were able to crowd the box and make several clears.
Senior goalkeeper Rafael Pereira was among those hon-ored prior to kickoff against last year’s national runner-ups.
The netminder captain to-taled nine saves, which tied a career high, and was eight more than his Indiana counterpart Trey Muse. He also became the Big Ten’s save leader with 62 on the season.
“We knew that most of the game we would have to defend well,” Pereira said. “We scared a No. 2 team in the country and that’s a positive.”
The two teams traded quick offensive transition plays in the 20th minute. Defender Andrew Gutman gained possession and fired a shot at the Rutgers goal, which was stopped by Pereira.
Gutman, forwards Griffin Dorsey and Justin Rennicks all finished with a game-high five shots. Rennicks had three shots on goal, while Dorsey and Gut-man had one.
Several minutes later, fifth-year senior forward Miles Hack-ett broke through the Hoosiers
defensive line and aired a shot above Muse. Hackett finished the match with two shots.
Indiana got off two shots in a corner kick sequence in the 32nd and 33rd minutes. Swartz’s cor-ner kick attempt reached Dors-ey, whose shot was blocked.
The Knights’ defense con-tinued to stop the majority of the Hoosiers’ scoring chances in the second half.
Sophomore defender Bryce Washington and junior defend-er Jake Longo played aggres-sively to stop Indiana’s chances.
Washington had the flu but still managed to start his 11th game of the season. He cleared away sev-eral Hoosier second chance op-portunities off corner kicks.
Longo made his third consec-utive start, playing the majority of the match. He defended his man well and shifted possession away from Indiana.
Fifth-year senior forward Kyle Goodwin provided several offen-sive rushes off the bench in his last Yurcak Field match, finishing with one shot. He also defended well in the teams 2-3-3 lineup.
“It comes down to everyone being organized in the back,” Goodwin said. “Bryce and Lon-go are doing a great job shut-ting down any good players that are playing up top.”
Gutman, who sits behind ju-nior forward Jordan Hall as the Big Ten’s second top scorer, picked up his sixth assist of the season on Swartz’s goal. Swartz netted a shot past Pereira from 8 yards out, of f an endline pass from Gutman.
Rutgers was outshot 26-7. Hall led the Knights with three shots, including an attempt in the second half, where he got a shot of f a restart play.
“We tried tactically to give ourselves a chance. We know how good Indiana is,” said head
coach Dan Donigan. “They keep coming at you and threw a lot of numbers at us.”
Hall’s three attempts puts him second in the Big Ten with 49 shots, behind Michigan’s Jack Hallahan, who has 52 on the season.
The Hoosiers were awarded nine corner kicks, while Rut-gers was not given any chances from the corner.
In their meetings since the Knights joined the Big Ten in 2014, Rutgers has not been able
to defeat Indiana on the Banks. The two schools managed a tie in their first conference meet-ing at Yurcak Field.
The Knights will conclude their non-conference sched-ule, as they take on Ivy League school Columbia (6-4-1) Tuesday evening in Manhattan, before finishing their regular season in State College, Pa. against Big Ten rival Penn State.
The Lions edged conference rival Dartmouth 1-0 in overtime last time out. Midfielder Sebas-
tian Gunbeyi scored the golden goal to give them the win.
Goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira collected his 24th career shutout, making him the all-time leader in that category for Columbia.
“If we can play at a consistent high level night in and night out, we know we can play with anybody in the country,” Do-nigan said.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I think we can compete with each team on our schedule, no matter who it is.”
— Fifth-year senior defensive lineman Kevin WilkinsSPORTS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018 ONLINE AT DAILYTARGUM.COMRUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK
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FOOTBALL NORTHWESTERN 18, RUTGERS 15
Head coach Chris Ash faced Northwestern for the first time since joining Rutgers and gave his team some energy on the sideline. But, it wasn’t enough, as the Knights gave up a fourth-quarter lead and ultimately fell, 18-15, in the annual homecoming game. DUSTIN NILES / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / OCTOBER 2018
MIKE O’NEILL,head coach of the women’s soccer team, led Rutgers to its 10th overtime win of the season over the weekend. With 10 of the last 11 games having gone into overtime, the Knights tied an NCAA single-season record for overtime games in a season.
MEN’S GOLF
Grandover Colllegiate
Saturday, All DayGreensboro, N.C.
MEN’S SOCCER
at Columbia
Tormrrow, 7 p.m.,New York, N.Y.
SWIMMINGAND DIVING
at Michigan State
Friday, 6 p.m.,East Lansing, Mich.
VOLLEYBALL
vs. No. 17 Purdue
Friday, 7 p.m.College Ave Gym
WILD(CAT) ENDINGRutgers gives up lead in 4th quarter as Northwestern comes back to steal homecoming victory on road
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COBY GREENSPORTS EDITOR
It was another homecoming welcome this weekend in Piscataway, as the Rutgers football team hosted Northwestern for its eighth and final game before its bye week.
Losers of six straight, the Scarlet Knights (1-7, 0-5) put together one of their best games of the season against a Wild-cats team (4-3, 4-1) that was coming off two huge conference wins. But, despite the fight Rutgers put together, it couldn’t hold on to a fourth-quarter lead, ultimately falling 18-15.
True freshman quarterback Artur Sitkow-ski had a seemingly quiet day for the Knights, going 15-31 for 81 yards and no touchdowns, but he showed significant improvement from last weekend’s game, throwing zero intercep-tions Saturday, the opposite of his four-inter-ception performance against Maryland.
“Yeah, it was very frustrating,” Sitkow-ski said after the game. “As an offensive team, we’re so close and this game is full of inches and one or two plays could’ve made a difference. Very frustrating. We’ll get back after it tomorrow and get ready to work.”
Things started off badly for Rutgers on the very first play of the game, as freshman
running back Isaih Pacheco muffed the kick-off that he initiated as a fair catch. He picked it up at the 1-yard line, giving the Knights terrible field position to start the game.
After a Rutgers three and out, North-western got the ball back with good field position, and it used it well. Running back Isaiah Bowser ran in a 3-yard touchdown less than 4 minutes after the Wildcats start-ed their drive.
But besides that initial touchdown drive, the Knights defense played their best half of football all season, keeping Northwestern to 2 of 7 on third down conversions and just 84 yards of offense.
On offense for Rutgers, Sitkowski couldn’t get much going early on, finishing the first quarter with just 24 yards on 5-7 throwing. At the end of the first quarter, the Wildcats held a slim 7-0 lead.
The Knights would turn things around in the second quarter, and even take the lead into halftime.
Rutgers put up its first points of the game on a 42-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Justin Davidovicz. The kick made him 6-6 to start the season — only the sec-ond Knight to do so since 2001.
