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Rutgers to discuss changes to rules for its endowment
RUPD, NBPD looking into crimes near U.
Members of the Central Jersey Climate Coalition hope to convince the University to divest in fossil fuels, as well as develop a climate action plan to cut Rutgers’ carbon emissions in half. TWITTER
Amazon Treasure Truck visits campus, hands out free supplies to students
BRENDAN BRIGHTMANNEWS EDITOR
Rutgers’ endowment, which has grown since 2012 to become worth more than $1 billion, is now consider-ing whether to implement a stricter environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment criteria when mak-ing investment decisions.
While what will be added to the University’s ESG investment poli-cy will not be decided until the end of the fiscal year, the University’s endowment investments in fossil fuels — which total approximately 8 to 10% of the endowment — will become the subject of a student
Residence Life bans fish given to students
CATHERINE NGUYENASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Yesterday evening, Rutgers Uni-versity Police Department (RUPD) Lt. Timothy Wilmot alerted stu-dents, faculty and staff in an email of two crime incidents, both occurring off campus.
The first incident, which is cur-rently being investigated by RUPD, occurred at 12:33 a.m. on Mine Street between College Avenue and Union Street last Sunday. It was reported that the victim, affil-iated with the University, was ap-proached and physically assaulted by a female perpetrator, according to the email.
The perpetrator, who was de-scribed as a slightly overweight white blonde woman in her 20s wearing gray yoga pants and a SEE CRIMES ON PAGE 4
white tank top, then fled “in an unknown direction.”
No weapons were involved in the incident, but the victim was moved to a local hospital, treated for non-threatening life injuries and released afterward.
“The Rutgers University Police Department is actively investigat-ing this incident and asks that any-one with information, or who may have been in the area at the time, contact the Rutgers Police Depart-ment Detective Bureau at 848-932-8025,” Wilmot said.
The second incident occurred at a local business the following day at approximately 5:10 p.m., on French Street between Cogswell Place and Florence Street. The vic-tim, an employee of the business
BRENDAN BRIGHTMANNEWS EDITOR
Pet goldfish handed out to stu-dents at Monday’s Involvement Fair have drawn the attention of the Of-fice of Residence Life, as it does not allow unapproved animals to live in the residence halls.
Residents who were given a gold-fish must find their pets a new home as soon as possible, according to an email sent by the Cook/Douglass Residence Life Office.
“We have a very specific and personalized approval process
for service animals and emotion-al support animals. Unfortunate-ly the goldfish given out at the Involvement Fair are not allowed inside the residence halls,” the email read.
Residence Life also recognized that it was not in charge of the Involvement Fair and will touch base with its campus colleagues on the matter, according to the email.
Both the club or organization that was distributing goldfish and the number of pet fish given out remain unclear.
Students living in residence halls who were given goldfish must find them a new home as soon as possible since they are not allowed in the halls, but Residence Life is going to reach out to campus colleagues about the issue. PIXABAY
The Amazon Treasure Truck offered students products ranging from toothbrushes from Philips Sonicare to Soylent ready-to-drink meals during its visit. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
CATHERINE NGUYENASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
On Monday, Amazon partnered with multiple brands to create an immersive pop-up experience with the Treasure Truck on the College Avenue campus while the Involvement Fair was taking place.
At the pop-up, students were able to receive an Amazon Prime student membership and prod-ucts such as toothbrushes from Philips Sonicare, Isopure protein
drinks, 3M scotch tape, command strips, Avery labels and ready-to-drink meals from Soylent.
The truck was also interactive, with students being of fered hair-cuts among other experiences. “Every time you swing by the truck, you’ll find something new to enjoy, like games, giveaways, tasty treats and other surprises,” said Allied Global Marketing senior account executive Maria Wyatt-Uhl.
The Treasure Truck was first introduced in Seattle more than
four years ago, according to CNET. The truck functioned by offering limited quantities of a singular product for the day. Un-like the Treasure Truck at Rut-gers, this truck allowed custom-ers to purchase what was on the truck through an app and pick it up that very day.
The truck has also visited other universities, such as the Univer-sity of South Carolina, and plans on visiting various universities throughout the country over the next few months.
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Rutgers to open 4 new student meal plan optionsCATHERINE NGUYEN
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
In an email sent to the Rutgers community on Monday evening, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Salvador Mena announced the opening of four new locations on campus, all accepting meal swipes.
In November 2018, The Daily Targum reported that Rutgers Dining Services was hoping to increase the number of meal swipe options available to students the following fall.
At a Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) meeting a month before, a representative from Rutgers Dining Services discussed plans to increase meal-swipe options on campus following a student question.
One of the new locations is Cafe West, located in the Academic Building on the College Avenue campus. Nick Emanuel, director of Operations for Rutgers Dining Services, said the new cafe will be similar to Kilmer’s
Market on Livingston campus, where customers can order and customize sandwiches at a kiosk.
Another new location is the Three Chillies Taco Truck, which will function similarly to the Starbucks truck and Knight Wagon, serving students on a different campus each day. It will serve a “diverse” taco menu.
The third new location is the Harvest Juice Bar, located in the Busch Student Center. Previously, Harvest was only located in the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health on Cook campus. The restaurant’s concept, which is to “eat well, live well,” means that meals are created from scratch and focus on whole, minimally processed food, according to its website.
The final location is the return of Woody’s Cafe at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School on Busch campus, which closed last summer.
Cafe West is also convenient for the large number of students living at the Yard and Honors College, Emanuel said.
“With the addition of students living on College Ave via the Yard and the Honors College, the current options for many students with meal swipes are limited to Brower Commons and the Knight Wagon/Starbucks Truck (sic). This option also provides some convenience for students who live in close proximity to the new cafe,” he said in an email.
Cafe West, located in the Academic Building next to the Honors College, is the second meal swipe option on the College Avenue campus besides Brower Commons. The College Avenue Student Center options do not take meal swipes. THE DAILY TARGUM
“This option also provides some convenience for
students who live in close proximity to the new cafe.”
SALVADOR MENAVice Chancellor for Student Affairs
All of the new locations allow students to use meal swipes. The previous fall, Rutgers University Student Assembly planned on increasing meal swipe options. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR
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ENDOWMENTInvestment decisions must be approved by Rutgers’ investment committee, Lal says
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climate movement on campus this upcoming semester.
The University’s current stan-dard for divesting in an individu-al business or sector is if it is an unequivocal University-view on an issue, said Tilak Lal, a mem-ber of the Board of Trustees and chair of the investment commit-tee for Rutgers’ endowment. For instance, the University divested from Sudan in 2006 after the crisis in Darfur, according to Rutgers’ divestment policy advisory.
Accounting for approximately 1% of the University’s operating budget, the endowment serves a dual purpose to fund current programs and then to be there for perpetuity, as long as the Univer-sity is around, Lal said.
The way an endowment donation works is, if someone wants to do-nate money for students from Mid-dlesex County, that money is raised by the Rutgers University Founda-tion and is then given to the Univer-sity’s investment office to be invest-ed to support students of Middlesex County for as long as the University is around, said Jason MacDonald, the chief investment officer of the University’s endowment.
Approximately 60% of Rutgers’ endowment is permanently re-stricted in scenarios such as the one MacDonald provided, and 43% of these restricted funds are dedicated to scholarships and fel-lowships, according to the endow-ment’s website.
“It is supposed to, and we take this very seriously, we sort of take this in a risk-aware way, like we would not take the point whatever
million dollars in one stock, or all stocks,” Lal said.
To give an example of the endowment’s risk averseness, in 2008 the S&P 500 was down approximately 30% while, at the same time, the endowment was down approximately 15%, Mac-Donald said.
MacDonald’s position was cre-ated by the investment committee in 2016, when the endowment reached its $1 billion goal, Lal said. Now, MacDonald oversees an office of three employees and several student interns. With the approval of the investment com-mittee, who answers to the Board of Governors and Trustees, Mac-Donald makes investments to ensure the approximately $1.33 billion endowment continues in perpetuity, Lal said.
The endowment for Fiscal Year 2018 was 9.3%, and its five-year improvement rate is 8%, MacDonald said.
“We have responsibility for all the discretion of the endowment whether it is investment or divest-ment,” Lal said.
Since 2015, when a student coa-lition first tried to get the Univer-sity to divest in fossil fuels, Rut-gers has put together a policy for evaluating divestment requests.
“The University and boards put together a working group that was broadly represented of the University group, students and faculty. I was a part of it, and they came up for that structure and process,” Lal said.
For groups looking to have Rutgers’ endowment divest in an individual business or econom-ic sector, they would have to be
evaluated by MacDonald and Lal. It would then be submitted to the boards who could form an ad-hoc committee similar to the one that created the policy and decide to divest or not, Lal said.
The Central Jersey Climate Coalition, a group led by Rutgers students, also includes faculty and New Brunswick community mem-bers, is hoping to successfully convince the University to divest in fossil fuels, said James Boyle, a School of Arts and Sciences se-nior. Boyle expressed skepticism of the divestment policy in place.
“Essentially, this was a way for Rutgers to engage with student
and faculty activists without ac-tually fulfilling their demands. We will continue to pursue this request process as a coalition, but we understand the history and will not be sidelined by the bureaucratic machinations of the administration,” Boyle said.
Along with its divestment de-mand, the coalition is also fight-ing for the University to open an Office of Sustainability that will develop a climate action plan that will cut Rutgers’ carbon emissions in half by 2030, Boyle said. The co-alition plans on participating in the Global Climate Strike and Climate Action Week later this month.
Whether the University will completely divest from fossil fu-els is something that will contin-ue to be discussed and decided at a later date. Yet, MacDonald said the amount of investment is com-mon compared to other Universi-ty endowments. Oil and gas make up a total of 10% of the economy as well.
Still, the coalition is looking to make the change toward greener investments.
“We need substantive policies that prevent this from happening and align our investment practic-es with basic values and morals,” Boyle said.
Rutgers’ $1.33 billion endowment accounts for approximately 1% of Rutgers’ operating budget. Its purpose is to fund the current programs it was designated for and then continue to be there for financial perpetuity. THE DAILY TARGUM
CRIMESBoth police departments are actively investigating Sunday’s crimes
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not affiliated with the University, said he was approached by two male perpetrators, whose de-scriptions are limited.
One displayed a firearm and the other took cash from the reg-ister, according to the email. They then fled toward Jersey Avenue.
The victim was not harmed as a result of the incident.
“The New Brunswick Police De-partment is actively investigating this incident and asks that anyone with information, or who may have been in the area at the time, con-tact the New Brunswick Police Department Detective Bureau at 732-745-5217,” Wilmot said.
The first incident was an aggravated assault, and involved a victim affiliated with the University. The second was a robbery not affiliated with the University. THE DAILY TARGUM
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Media failed to respond to poor prison practices
how a prison is run and what life while incarcerated entails. This false certainty can be attributed to the media, both fictional and
non-fictional. Thanks to storylines such as “Orange is the New Black” and “Beyond Scared Straight,” many Americans have a false sense of comfort with how a prison is run and the reasons behind its operation.
That is, until Jeffrey Epstein killed himself inside Metropolitan Correctional Center’s (MCC) walls, while supposedly under close watch.
Now that a high-profile account of prison quality has entered news cycles, more and more people seem to care. The facts of Epstein’s suicide have highlighted clear problems within the administration of facilities in the corrections system.
Epstein himself had been placed on suicide watch, later to be released to special housing in MCC, where he would then take his own life after being left without a cellmate and unmonitored by sleeping guards. Receiving extensive media attention and political commentary, Epstein’s suicide and the resulting investigation have opened the floodgates for discussion about corrections quality and cruel treatment of inmates.
In some respects, though, the treatment of prisoners was not exactly top-secret information. There were already articles and publications written, such as those by political scientist Jeanna Theoharis and attorney Bryan Stevenson, documenting the atrocities occurring behind bars.
Regardless of the advocacy of professionals like these, it took the suicide of a wealthy, white public figure for the general population to “care” about this research.
Some of the ignorance at hand is due to legal hurdles implemented by the justice system and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Especially through the use of special administrative measures (SAMs), the detained have been stripped of rights that would allow information about their conditions to leave prison walls.
Originally formulated for terrorists or those who posed a severe safety risk, these measures restrict all forms of contact for those under their reach. Varying from prisoner to prisoner, the foundation of SAMs rest in the restriction of contact between prisoners and from a prisoner to the outside world.
They are not permitted to speak to others in their cell block and are only permitted to make a phone call to immediate family, calls which are allotted approximately 15 minutes per month. They are not even permitted privileged discussions with their own attorney.
The restrictions themselves make it virtually impossible for a prisoner to appeal their SAMs, as they are often denied representation and not provided with a justification for the implementation of these SAMS. “The net result is that SAMs seal off the prisoner from the outside world and shield his treatment from public scrutiny,” according to a report published by Yale Law School.
Not all inmates are restricted by SAMs, though, and many have attempted to have their stories heard to no avail. Andrew Laufer, a civil rights attorney, has pursued many lawsuits against the BOP. He described several cases against the MCC, including an inmate whose finger was chopped off by a cell door, and another inmate who was beaten to death by guards. These guards went as far as to tell the inmate’s family that he had overdosed, attempting to cover up the crime.
Lauder has first-hand experienced the lack of interest towards the cruelty faced by prisoners, and said: “You have someone who’s beaten to death in MCC, and there are cameras everywhere. There’s not an inch of that facility that is not surveilled. No one cares.” This article was published in 2018, more than a year before Epstein’s suicide.
There was not a lack of research into the BOP and its prisons. It just took a high-profile suicide for media cycles to care.
This wouldn’t be the first time that attempts for reform of prisons were catalyzed by an issue other than the direct mistreatment of inmates. The Department of Justice (DOJ) investigated Alabama’s prison system after allegations of sexual relationships between guards and prisoners. After visiting four prisoners and meeting with 270 prisoners, the DOJ concluded the prisons in Alabama are in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s guarantees against cruel and unusual punishment.
Like Epstein’s death, it took a high-profile allegation for the powerful few to care about the many facing unspeakable conditions.
Media cycles play an undeniable role in igniting a fire for change. The general population of America does not regularly read Yale Law School journals or dig through papers to find research into the unfair treatment of others. It is true that the current legal state is to blame for the treatment of prisoners, and for attempting to prevent knowledge of this mistreatment from spreading.
But that information was out there, and nobody cared to publicize it. A larger microscope needs to be pointed at media outlets, and their failure to respond to warnings from researchers. Americans cannot remain in the dark.
Jess Graham is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in
political science. Her column, “Considerations of Crime,” runs on alternate Wedesdays.
The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 151st editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Next decade will see social media emerge as top news source
I n the beginning, there was simply word of mouth. It was a tool with enough co-herence to document an immense his-
tory, but it was also often missing details. Then came script, and from script came
print. Our toolsets became more robust and with them so did our exchanges. But along the way, as our once-interpersonal conversations evolved into collective consumption, we lost our means of response.
By the 20th century, man’s exchange of information became a funnel divided between the few with the expediency to broadcast their message and a naive majority to consume it with extreme bias. There would always be independent voices in the pockets of the communication world, detached from an agenda, but outstood by the network juggernauts.
The internet became a platform where anyone’s voice could reach any number of peers. Mankind’s most primitive method for exchanging news and conducting social interaction became re-empowered by the internet through its new media: social media.
In 2019, social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat) has surpassed the age-old medium of print in delivering news. By 2030, it will surpass broadcast and become the leading platform for news consumption.
According to the American Press Institute, journalism as a practice has a duty to independently tell the truth. The truth is not something that is frequently regulated on social media but independence is a central theme. There is no controlled narrative in the overall landscape of social media — it is an open platform where perspectives have the freedom to test and correct each other.
Unlike a broadcast news industry driven by the practice of polarization and pandering, social media allows for instantaneous and visible responses between source and audience. This utility allows perspectives to balance each other out, painting a
multifaceted picture for its users rather than a hyper-engaging-but-narrow-sighted agenda from the likes of Newscorp, Comcast or Turner Broadcasting.
The American Press Institute claims that journalism has a responsibility to make news interesting and relevant. News outlets on social media continue to experiment with the interactive tools the platforms offer, the same tools offered to independent users.
These tools have already led to social media surging as a news platform in the
US. In December 2018, Pew Research Center published a study showing that more Americans started getting their news from social media rather than print. The same study showed a decline in television as a news resource.
The decline of print has been ongoing for decades and while social media surpassing a harshly declining medium by no means makes it the leading platform yet, it is the first step in an ongoing trend. The study showed that the only other medium trending upward as a news source was news websites.
In 2019, television is still the top medium for news consumption, but it is hardly on
pace to stay that way. An article published by The New York Times last May outlined the challenges television networks are facing in an increasingly digital-focused entertainment landscape. The article showed that ad rates and sales for television were on a downward trend while digital ad rates had already surpassed them with a continuously expanding gap.
In August, Facebook announced that it will be introducing a news tab. Not only is it making investments into the development of this feature, but according to an article in
The Wall Street Journal, it is also investing millions in licensing third-party content for the page.
With all of these outlets for information comes a wave of misinformation. Empowering all members of a community can be dangerous and blur the lines between ethical and unethical. In the digital news world, these flaws manifest as “fake news.” It is news content that ranges from misleading to 100% fabricated and these fabrications can often be the most prominent on social media. It is a serious obstacle for the credibility of social media as a news source.
There will always be misinformation on the internet, just as there will always be misinformation in life. As society becomes more literate in the navigation of social media and as new generations more ingratiated in the internet replace older ones, fake news will become something easily identified and commonly condemned.
The tools, audience and dynamics of social media can improve journalism by enriching the reporting and storytelling. The multimedia aspects can engage a public that increasingly uses mobile devices to access news. Unfortunately, some might say, people, especially the young, simply do not read printed newspapers much anymore, but they still want the news.
Jackson Thompson is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in journalism. He is the sports editor at The Daily Targum.
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Chappelle exposes flaw in 'cancel culture' critique: He's still hereJORDAN LEVYFEATURES EDITOR
From the Oedipus complex to formations of ego and id, Sigmund Freud’s groundbreaking work was foundational to the field of psycho-analysis. Though often disputed and in some cases delegitimized, many aspects of his theory still pervade our lingo and understand-ing of each other.
One of Freud’s more popular theories was psychological projec-tion, roughly defined as defending one’s self against unconscious im-pulses by ascribing them to others while denying them in yourself.
Unfortunately, claims of projec-tion have recently been lobbed against someone I hold in high regard, comedian Dave Chappelle.
Let me go back. I was not the kind of kid who grew up watching “Chap-pelle's Show,” thanks to a pair of strict parents. Still, I found out about him through word of mouth during his decade-long absence from enter-tainment. Since distance makes the heart grow fonder, Chappelle was spoken of in reverential tones, as a comedic genius. And I still think that’s a fair assessment.
Along with Aaron McGruder — creator of “The Boondocks” — Chap-pelle is a large part of why I have a deeply cynical, vaguely absurdist approach to just about everything, especially issues of race and class.
Chappelle always seemed to know what the jig was before it happened, understanding the in-evitability of inequality and mak-ing light of it, even as it bore down on him and his audience.
I’m a longtime fan, and I’ve always enjoyed his work, up to his most re-cent specials. In fact, a portion of his latest special — the bit about Jussie Smollett — demonstrated every-thing I love about his comedy.
Still, the way he's addressed recent criticism is disappointing to say the least. His 2017 comeback special had some jokes about transgender folks that were seen as insensitive and peo-ple let him know about it. Then, in his new special “Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones,” he addressed the response from the LGBTQ+ community.
If you’ve watched both specials, you know exactly what I’m talking about. If not, you probably recog-nize the scenario through some other controversy. Collectively, we call it “cancel culture.”
Chappelle's new special has its share of duds. Some of the jokes are just lazy. MATHIEU BITTON / NETFLIX
Chappelle basically spent some time talking about how he sees the LGBTQ+ community as sensitive, Kevin Hart’s Oscars controversy and told a story about how Comedy Central’s Standards and Practices department had issues with ho-mophobic slurs in sketches, but let him use anti-Black slurs with impu-nity. The story raised questions that may seem legitimate, but have pret-ty easy answers.
Gay comedians use homopho-bic slurs just as frequently as Black comedians use anti-Black slurs, which is just as frequently as disabled comedians use ableist slurs. It’s part of the therapeutical-ly transgressive process of come-dy, satire in its purest form.
The issue is that Chapelle, who knows that fact far better than I do — he basically said it himself in the telling of the joke — decided to ignore the clear difference for cheap laughs.
Let’s be honest, there’s absolute-ly no way he doesn’t understand the difference. He's been telling jokes for a living as long as I’ve been alive. When he let the punch-line fly, it barely even sounded be-lievable. He followed it up by say-
ing the unspoken rule of comedy was that you can “never make fun of ‘the alphabet people,'” which, to be clear, isn’t true.
Because, and it bears repeat-ing, he said all of this on his wide-ly advertised and widely viewed Netflix comedy special.
You’re allowed to make the LGBTQ+ community a punchline, and you can even do it poorly, as he clearly demonstrated. Chap-pelle just didn’t like the response that past jokes received and decid-ed to project his sensitivity onto the industry at large.
Maybe being upset with the jokes because they weren’t “in-tellectually honest” is a bit high-brow of me, but it’s only because he’s rightfully held to a higher standard. For most of his ca-reer, Chappelle was the comedic equivalent of a no-hit pitcher, al-ways on point.
Now he’s settling for laughs that aren’t just cheap, but indica-tive of someone who doesn’t really know how to respond to criticism. It seems like the more esteemed he's become, the more he's punched down with his humor rather than up.
For a long time, you could dis-agree with Chappelle on what he said, but you couldn’t argue that he was doing something interest-ing and new. Now, I don’t think the same claim can be made, and that’s a shame. Comedy is surely a place for projection, but a hall-mark of quality comedy is when it's actually insightful.
Happy Birthday: Make the most out of whatever you have to work with. Live in the moment, express your feelings and expectations, and surround yourself with people who will add to your life journey. Recognize if someone is asking for too much or taking advantage of your generosity, skills and help-ful attitude. Call the shots, and see how far you can go. Your numbers are 3, 11, 17, 22, 25, 36, 43.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Go over your assets, possessions, debts and any pending contracts, settle-ments or decisions that need to be addressed. Refuse to let someone make decisions for you. Do what fits your itinerary instead of always ac-commodating other people’s needs. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Strive for perfection, and you will be happy with the results. A change is over-due, and with the right people, you should be able to reach your goals. A business trip, meeting or partnership will help you excel. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An op-portunity will not be as puffed up as you are led to believe. Ask questions, take a wait-and-see approach, let someone else go first but most of all, protect your heart, money and per-sonal information. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Look at the choices you have, and do what’s best for yourself. Accommodating others will leave you feeling cheat-ed. It’s time to take care of your needs; strive for what makes you happy. Personal improvements and romance are favored. 5 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Question offers and options. Following what someone else decides to do and hop-ing for the best will leave you with little to show for your effort. Explore avenues that show promise and al-low you to accentuate what you do best. 2 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Refuse to let anyone stifle your dreams. Be vocal, and take physical action to ensure you get what you want. Your success and your happiness are up to you. Don’t give anyone the right to make decisions for you. 4 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Recog-nize your boundaries and the people who are cheering for you -- and those who aren’t. Having a well-rounded view of your situation will encour-age you to make decisions that will eliminate some of the stress you are undergoing. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Get on with what’s important to you. Size up your situation, make the changes that will make your life better and focus on who and what’s meaningful to you. Romance will improve your personal experience and living arrangements. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Look at the logistics of a situation before you decide to take part in something questionable. Be careful not to give someone a false impres-sion regarding the way you feel or what you are willing to contribute. Honesty is essential. 3 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your effort will not be in vain. Plug away at whatever challenge you take on, and your tenacity will help you reach your target. Fitness, physical improvements and nurturing essential relationships will lead to a better life. 4 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Emo-tional matters will surface if some-one has been manipulative or has spent money on things that aren’t necessary. Try to work through any disagreements you have by using rea-son. If you make a fuss, nothing will be resolved. Keep the peace. 2 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pitch in and help. The more you do for oth-ers, the more you will receive in re-turn. Set high standards, and live up to what’s expected of you. Walk away from people who don’t share your values. Romance is on the rise. 5 stars
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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 Rotisserie chicken holder
5 Japanese comic books
10 Offered, as a farewell
14 Legendary gymnast Korbut
15 Certain Alaskan
16 Make like Mr. Universe
17 Show exhaustion
18 Sea creature that can’t talk
20 Unwelcome stocking stuffer
22 Sci-fi classic set on a desert planet
23 G.I. address
24 Mollusk that can’t bray
27 Arthur Conan Doyle title
28 Vigoda of “The Godfather”
29 ___ for the course
30 Most wily
32 Beverage in marketing wars
34 Girl, in Glasgow
37 Soothes
38 Sea predator that can’t snort
41 Witches’ group
44 Comfy
45 Hunk of bacon
49 Tattletale
51 Drop an egg
53 Frazier foe
54 Boy, in Glasgow
55 Amphibian that can’t roar
59 Unit in history class
60 Magazine that reads the same
both ways
61 No-thing connector
62 Arachnid that can’t howl
66 Notary’s stamp
68 “Would ___ to you?”
69 Skirt
70 Eve’s grandson
71 Cold cabbage dish
72 River mouth deposit
73 Like Easter eggs
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1 Sponge (up)
2 Treatment that shouldn’t have
an effect
3 Scientific parody prize
4 Certain Mongolian
5 Tourist’s aid
6 “Selma” setting: Abbr.
7 Crossword constructors, perhaps
8 Spiritual guides
9 Does penance
10 No. 1 bud 4 life
11 Noms de plume
12 Abhor
13 Urges on
19 Penn partner
21 It disappears when you stand
24 “High School Musical” actor Efron
25 Retail therapy site
26 Eurasian range
31 Jabbers
33 Assist with 46-Down
35 Payroll ID
36 Hall of Fame football coach Don
39 Ben, Sam and Fester
40 Food thickener obtained from
seaweed
41 “The Chronicles of Narnia” author
42 Having great luck
43 Onion grown in Georgia
46 “Petty” or “grand” theft
47 Song written by
Queen Liliuokalani
48 ___ Dipper
50 Gave a boost
52 QB’s measures
56 Martini garnish
57 Get a bike going
58 Merged
63 ___ and far between
64 Baltimore summer hrs.
65 Irish actor Stephen
67 “Acid” drug
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FOOTBALL KNIGHTS’ MOST EXCITING WINS AWAY FROM PISCATAWAY SINCE 1970S
Top 4 biggest Rutgers football road wins RICKY MEHTA
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
4. SEPT. 23, 2012: RUTGERS 35-26 ARKANSAS
Rutgers stormed the South-eastern Conference (SEC) and played the No. 8 team in the country, Arkansas. This was one of the best games of the Knights’ quarterback Gary No-va’s career. He went 25-35 pass-ing for a career best 297 yards and 5 touchdowns. This win secured Rutgers’ first 4-0 start since the 2006 season when the team won the Texas Bowl. The team was led by first-year head coach Kyle Flood.
The Knights’ defensive unit was ranked 12th nationally in total defense and found a way to shut down the best of fense in the SEC. At one point in the game, the Rutgers defensive unit forced four consecutive three-and-outs.
The Knights trailed 10-0 in the first quarter before storming back behind Nova’s command. He threw 2 of his 5 touchdowns to wide receiver Brandon Coleman to help jump-start the comeback. Running back Jawan Jamison had 33 car-ries for 118 yards for Rutgers on the ground to help supple-ment a great passing game. The Razorbacks battled all night with the Knights as quarter-back Tyler Wilson went 20-40 for 429 yards.
After Rutgers led 28-13 en-tering the 4th quarter, Arkansas stormed back and cut the lead to 2-points with 8:19 to play. The de-fense stopped the Razorbacks on their 2-point conversion attempt, but the Knights needed a big play to stop the Arkansas momentum. Nova delivered on the second play of the next drive, throwing a 60-yard bomb to wide receiver Mark Harrison that clinched the win. This game was loaded with big plays and great matchups.
3. AUG. 28, 2014: RUTGERS 41-38 WASHING-
TON STATE COUGARS In 2014, Rutgers traveled to
Washington State to play at Cen-tury Link Stadium. The game was a shootout resulting in a fourth-quarter rally by the Knights to win, 41-38. Nova contributed 281 yards, 2 touchdowns and one interception to the win. The 2014 season was the best season of his four-year college career as a start-er for Rutgers with a QBR of 145.3. Running back Paul James had a monster game as he rushed for 173 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Wide receiver Leonte Carroo showed off how dangerous he was by scoring a 78-yard touch-down on the first drive of the game. He finished with 6 catches for 151 yards and 1 touchdown. Carroo was a standout receiver for the Knights, and went onto being drafted in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Mi-ami Dolphins. Rutgers’ offensive unit had one turnover and 496 total yards.
The Cougars offense had two critical turnovers and 538 total yards.
To begin the fourth quarter, the Knights offense was strug-gling to get much going as they settled again for a field goal. Then
the defense limited Washington State to a three-and-out, allowing Rutgers’ offense to recapture the lead in the fourth quarter as Nova connected with wide receiver John Tsimis for a touchdown.
The fourth quarter shootout continued as the Cougars offense marched down the field on a six-play 67-yard drive to take the 38-34 lead.
On the ensuing drive, the Knights punted the ball after a three-and-out on the 16-yard line. Many considered Rutgers to have lost, but then the special team’s unit forced the returner to fumble the
ball on the 50-yard line. That critical turnover resulted in the Knights marching 50 yards down the field to score off a 3-yard run play by James.
With 3:24 remaining, the Wash-ington State offense had the op-portunity to score. But, Rutgers’ defense stepped up and prevented the Cougar’s offense from scoring. The Knights won the game 41-38.
2. NOV. 3, 1979: RUTGERS 13-7
NO. 17 TENNESSEERutgers was a major under-
dog in this game. Prior to 1979,
The Rutgers football team earned a significant 2012 win in hostile Arkansas territory while Gary Nova propelled the Knights to victory in Washington. THE DAILY TARGUM
head coach Frank Burns intend-ed to make a statement to play better teams after going unde-feated at the Division II level. Despite never playing a bowl game, in 1976 the program de-cided to not play in the first post-season appearance to emphasize to the NCAA their desire to play against better competition.
Thankfully, the program got their wish and was scheduled to play against No. 17 Tennessee. Fans and reporters considered the Knights to be one of the laughing stocks in the league,
and with legendary head coach Johnny Majors on the Volunteers’ sideline, it was considered to be an easy win for Tennessee.
The homecoming game day crowd of 84,000 fans packed the Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, to watch the SEC powerhouse Volunteers demolish Rutgers. Tennessee lived up to ex-pectations when the game began, as tailback James Berry scored a 1-yard touchdown to give the home team the early 7-0 lead.
The next drive, the Knights’ quarterback Ed McMicheal con-nected with wide receiver David Dorn to tie up the game 7-7. Mc-Micheal went 11-12 for 174 yards in the game. After this drive, the scoring stopped.
Both defenses shut down the opposing offense for the rest of the half. In the second half, Bruns em-phasized defense and played with great clock management. His de-fensive strategy was to shut down the Volunteers’ run game by pitch-ing the defensive tackles into the “A: gaps” (gap in-between center and guard on the offensive line).
Linebacker Ed Steward led the defensive unit with two inter-ceptions to help secure Rutgers’ upset win. In the second half, Tennessee would get shut down on offense. The Knights would go on to punish the Volunteers on offense as fullback Bryant Moore ran for 103 yards. Rutgers won the game 13-7.
1. DEC. 28, 2006: RUTGERS 37-10 KANSAS
STATE (TEXAS BOWL)This game is listed as the No.
1 road game in the Knights’ his-tory because it was the first bowl victory in program history. After losing in triple overtime to West Virginia, Rutgers lost its opportu-nity to win the Big East title and play in the BCS Bowl. Many peo-ple were very disappointed in the team’s relegation to playing in the Texas Bowl.
The Knights absolutely dom-inated Kansas State the entire game by playing great on offense and even better on defense. The defense’s day was highlighted by a 27-yard pick six return by line-backer Quintero Frierson.
Kansas State’s Josh Freeman and Jordy Nelson were shut down by the No. 7 defense in the coun-ty. Freeman struggled as he was limited to 129 yards, 11 incom-pletions and 2 interceptions. The defensive line also provided pres-sure all night.
The Knights’ offense put on a show, as Rice ran for his tenth 100-plus yard rushing game of the season after finishing with 170 yards and a touchdown. Fresh-man wide receiver Tim Brown had 4 receptions for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns. For the rest of his career on the Banks, Brown was known for making an impact by netting big plays.
This 2006 Rutgers team might be the best in the program’s his-tory. They had a lot of great tal-ent and brought home the first Bowl win to New Brunswick. They were stacked on offense and defense.
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McElderry’s freshman class owns all goals for Knights through 2 games
WARRIORS
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Red Bulls. His track record of success and player develop-ment was a major reason be-hind Director of Athletics Pat Hobbs’s decision to hire him last November.
“(McElderry) comes to the Banks with a proven record of program building resulting in NCAA Tournament appearanc-es and numer-ous accolades for his stu-dent-athletes for their per-formances on the pitch and in the class-room,” Hobbs said when a n n o u n c i n g his hiring. “(He) brings a great vision for the future of our program and has strong recruiting ties both regionally and internationally.”
Those recruiting ties have played a big role in acquiring much of the talent in this year’s freshman class. He has been able to recruit local MLS acad-emy products like true fresh-man defender Chris Tiao, who played USL minutes with the Red Bulls II before joining the team this fall.
“(Tiao) has been a top play-er for the Red Bulls acade-my these past few seasons,” McElderry said. “(He) is tough and will compete at all times, (and) technically, will help
us build from the back and get forward.”
Tiao has established himself as one of the impact freshmen early on, playing a full 90 min-utes in both games and as a hy-brid fullback-attacker, serving as a key component in the Rut-gers counterattack.
At the same time, he has also brought in some international talent to the Knights. An early
standout from this freshman class has been Oren Asher, an Israeli goal-keeper who was recruited from the Mac-cabi Herzilya academy.
“ ( A s h e r ) is a mature keeper with a lot of ex-p e r i e n c e , ”
McElderry said. “I expect (him) to set the standard for our keepers in terms of training and knowing how to compete every session.”
Asher has done more than that, having won the starting job over Alabama-Birmingham transfer junior James Teal and fellow freshman Cameron Farrar. In his first two starts for Rutgers, he has allowed only one goal and made clutch sec-ond-half saves in both games.
While the Knights have achieved some early success early on, the most dif ficult chal-lenges still lie ahead. For start-ers, their next game is a road
Former head coach Dan Donigan’s Knights won four matches last season, mostly behind the heroics of former midfielder Jordan Hall. CASEY AMBROSIO / OCTOBER 2018
matchup with Elon, who dealt Rutgers an 8-1 defeat at Yurcak Field last September.
But these early results are a sign that the culture is chang-ing in Piscataway, and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. While the Knights hav-en’t been successful as of late, they have been a soccer power-house for years, boasting prom-
inent alumni like U.S. World Cup veterans Peter Vermes and Alexi Lalas.
It’s a history that McElderry knows all too well, and is looking to use as inspiration when build-ing for the future.
“As a native of New Jersey, I understand the history of Rut-gers men’s soccer,” McElderry said when introduced last year.
“I will work tirelessly to attract top level student-athletes, com-pete at a high level in the Big Ten and on the national stage and engage the alumni and Rutgers fan base to support a team they will be proud to call their own.”
For updates on the Rut-gers men’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
“(Tiao) has been a top player for the Red Bulls
academy these past few seasons.”
JIM MCELDERRY Head Coach
Chantelle Swaby described the best moment of her World Cup experience being able to play with Allyson Swaby.
As the staple center back for Rutgers, Chantelle Swaby’s time playing as a midfielder for Jamaica proved to be beneficial with Allyson Swaby.
“I’m definitely more talkative, and I think last year I was kind of still not directing as much as I should have been, and I think now being at that level and with experiencing how vocal you need to be at that position,” Chantelle Swaby said. “Just having that cou-ple months being able to learn
Swaby anchors Knights backline, puts up 7 consecutive shutouts
LEADERSHIP
CONTINUED FROM BACK how to be more talkative and direct people will help me bring that here to the team. Now I do it so much it’s second nature.”
Chantelle Swaby is a prime example of how greatness on the field can lead to many posi-tive changes and experiences that are vital to maintaining dominance in a sport. Along-side her teammates, Chantelle Swaby and company have begun the season with an impressive start, currently holding a record of 4-0, with a notable win against No. 11 Tennessee.
For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Chantelle Swaby HonorsAll-Big Ten Third Team-2018
All-Region First Team-2017
All-Big Ten Second Team-2017
Academic All-Big Ten Team-2017
Big Ten All-Tournament Team-2016
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“As a native of New Jersey, I understand the history of Rutgers men’s soccer.”
— Men’s soccer head coach Jim McElderrySPORTSWEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 ONLINE AT DAILYTARGUM.COMRUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK
MEN’S SOCCER 3 FRESHMEN HAVE SCORED ONLY GOALS FOR KNIGHTS
WOMEN’S SOCCER SWABY COMPETED FOR JAMAICAN NATIONAL TEAM AT WOMEN’S WORLD CUP OVER SUMMER
Swaby’s World Cup trip taught vocal leadership
Freshmen open season as road warriors
SEE LEADERSHIP ON PAGE 10
SEE WARRIORS ON PAGE 10True freshman midfielder Jørgen Wilsth Lie has converted two penalty kicks this season, scoring in each of Rutgers’ road wins to start the season. BEN SOLOMON / RUTGERS ATHLETICS / SEPTEMBER 2019
Senior defender Chantelle Swaby competed in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, representing the Jamaican National Team alongisde her sister Allyson Swaby. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR / AUGUST 2019
CHRIS TSAKONASCORRESPONDENT
Typically, when a new coach takes over a struggling program, he’s working with a com-bination of holdovers from his predecessor and promising — but inexperienced — fresh-men. Short-term expectations are minimal, and the focus is on player development and talent evaluation.
New Rutgers men’s soccer team head coach Jim McElderry found himself in charge of a similar roster when he took over for Dan Donigan last fall. The 2019 roster is made up of 11 freshmen and two transfers. Coming off a four-win campaign in 2018, most Scarlet Knights (2-0) fans expected this year to serve as a reset, with an emphasis on building for the future.
But after a 1-0 win over Temple and a 2-1 vic-tory over Drexel, it’s possible that McElderry’s Rutgers team could be poised to change that narrative and restore some respect for one of college soccer’s most historic programs.
Program-building is nothing new for McElderry. At Fordham, he led the Rams to three NCAA Tournament appearances and developed several players who went on to have successful pro careers. Most notably, he coached Ryan Meara, a long-time backup goalkeeper for the New York
NICK YISTAFF WRITER
If you’re looking for an elite defender capa-ble of playing for a national team in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, you won’t have to look around for long. Senior defender Chan-telle Swaby is your answer and she isn’t your average soccer player.
Swaby has been a mainstay for the Rutgers women’s soccer team since she got to New Brunswick. As the anchor of the defense, she has been able to prove her ability to hold off opposing teams from getting the chance to score. And if aiding the Scarlet Knights (4-0) isn’t enough, Swaby has lent her time to the next level of play.
Swaby helped Jamaica make its debut ap-pearance at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
“It was definitely was really nerve racking. I went in and I played midfield and I never played midfield in my life, but once the whis-tle blew and a couple seconds went by it was just like any other game,” she said.
She was not alone on her international journey, as her sister Allyson Swaby was there to play alongside her for Jamaica.
AUSTYN CUNEO,fifth-year senior back on the field hockey team, earned the Big Ten Field Hockey Player of the Week award. She had 3 goals and three assists this past weekend, where Rutgers defeated Ball State and Maine at home. She finished 2018 with 6 goals.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
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vs. Hofstra
vs. Towson
vs. Princeton
Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Yurcak Field
Friday, 10 a.m., College Avenue Gymnasium
Friday, 4:30 p.m., College Avenue Gymnasium
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