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Claudia Patterson, mother of Rutgers student Kenneth Patterson, filed a lawsuit stating the University and the Rutgers University Police Department failed to properly implement public safety measures. PIXABAY

Mother sues Rutgers over death of son

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The mother of Kenneth Pat-terson, a Rutgers student who became intoxicated at a fraterni-ty party and died after being hit by an Amtrak train while walking home, is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the University, Rutgers University Police De-partment (RUPD) and the frater-nity, according to an article from USA Today.

The lawsuit was filed by Clau-dia Patterson on Dec. 6, 2019, in Middlesex County Superior Court, according to the article. Rutgers and the fraternity have not filed of ficial responses, and

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University spokesperson Neal Buccino did not provide addition-al information.

“(Rutgers) cannot comment on pending litigation,” Buccino said. “The University was deeply sad-dened by the death of Kenneth Patterson and offered our condo-lences to his family and counseling services to our students affected by this tragic loss. The University ac-tively cooperated with the Amtrak Police Department in its investiga-tion into his death.”

The party was hosted by Theta Delta Chi on Dec. 9, 2017, a fra-ternity which the lawsuit states was prohibited from sponsoring

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Rutgers University—Camden Chancellor Phoebe A. Haddon ap-pointed the first female dean of Rut-gers School of Business—Camden (RSBC), Dr. Monica Adya. She will officially take over March 30.

Adya is currently working as chair of the Department of Man-agement at Marquette University College of Business Administration.

“Dr. Adya’s background — as a scholar, as an administrator, as a human being – is truly impres-sive. Her perspectives as a woman of color undoubtedly will augment

the Rutgers (University)—Camden business school experience for all of our students,” Haddon said.

Being that Rutgers is the State University of New Jersey, it is imper-ative that the institution reflects the rich diversity of the state, Haddon said. Not only does Adya contribute to the diversity of the University as the first female dean of RSBC, but Adya also emerged as the top candi-date for the position.

Haddon served as the impetus for the national search process to find the person best fit to be the dean of RSBC. Haddon said she em-

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MADISON MCGAYCORRESPONDENT

With the recent hospitalization of 25 people due to carbon monox-ide poisoning in Idaho, Rutgers ex-perts have discussed how the risk for carbon monoxide poisoning has increased during the winter and when traveling, according to an ar-ticle on Rutgers Today.

“Carbon monoxide detectors are the only way to detect this odorless, colorless, life-threatening gas,” said Diane Calello, executive and medical director of the New Jersey

Poison Control Center at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School’s De-partment of Emergency Medicine, according to the article. “Unfor-tunately, laws requiring (carbon monoxide) detectors vary across accommodations like chain hotels, vacation rentals, bed and breakfasts in the (United States) and abroad.”

Gas appliances and heating sys-tems are the primary source of car-bon monoxide, Calello said, according to the article. It can also be sourced from things such as heating and

Murphy announces state task force for coronavirus

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HAYLEY SLUSSERSTAFF WRITER

Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) an-nounced the creation of a task force to prepare New Jersey for the poten-tial spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a press release.

“By establishing the Coronavirus Task Force, we are bringing togeth-er experts across state agencies, health officials and federal partners to ensure that we are working col-laboratively to protect the health and safety of all New Jerseyans,” Mur-phy said, according to the release.

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New Jersey faces low snowfall, mild temperature levels


David Robinson, the New Jersey State Climatologist and a distin-guished professor in the Depart-ment of Geography, detailed the mild winter and low snowfall New Jersey is facing this year, according to a University press release.

“According to preliminary data, January 2020 in New Jersey was the ninth mildest since records

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UNIVERSITYFebruary 4, 2020

Rutgers alumna donates gift to Camden campus

The Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University—Camden focuses on researching various aspects that affect the study of children and their childhood. It also developed the first Ph.D. program in childhood studies in the nation. RUTGERS.EDU


Rutgers University—Cam-den alumna Nancy Shuman do-nated a $250,000 gift to create the Nancy Seagrave Shuman Endowment for Childhood Stud-ies, according to an article on Rutgers—Camden News Now.

Shuman graduated from the Rutgers University—Camden College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) in 1968 and donated this gift to ensure that initia-tives in the Department of Childhood Studies will contin-ue to receive support, accord-ing to the article.

The Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University—Camden focuses on research that looks at the various aspects that surround the study of chil-dren and childhood, according to the article. They also developed the first Ph.D. program in child-hood studies in the nation.

“The well-being of children is deeply important to me,” Shuman said, according to the article. “I hope that my gift pro-vides increased momentum for the Department of Childhood Studies and related programs at Rutgers (University)—Camden

to help make a dif ference in the lives of children in the Camden community, the Greater Dela-ware Valley region and beyond.”

Howard Marchitello, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Scienc-es at Rutgers University–Cam-den commended Shuman for her donation. He said that the work of students will focus on the general well-being of stu-dents in Camden City and the greater South Jersey region.

“This act of generosity will reach countless beneficiaries for many years to come,” Marchitel-lo said, according to the article. “The (CCAS) is deeply moved by Ms. Shuman’s support and faith in our faculty and students, and in the vision of our Depart-ment of Childhood Studies.”

Shuman came to Rutgers University—Camden for the medical technology degree that was of fered at the time and worked as a medical technolo-gist in the blood bank at West Jersey Hospital upon gradua-tion, according to the article.

Shuman has previously con-tributed to the CCAS Dean’s Endowed Scholarship Fund and the Center for Children and Childhood Studies Gift Fund, according to the article.

Nancy Shuman, an alumna of Rutgers University—Camden, donated a $250,000 gift to create the Nancy Seagrave Shuman Endowment for Childhood Studies. RUTGERS.EDU

February 4, 2020

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or hosting any fraternity-related events at the time, according to the article.

Kenneth Patterson left the party while still intoxicated and attempted to find his residence hall. He got lost and ended up approximately 2 miles away from campus, where he was hit by a train near the Jersey Avenue station and died, according to the article. An Amtrak worker

reported seeing him trip and fall on the tracks.

The lawsuit claims the Univer-sity and RUPD should have been aware of the event and failed to implement effective public safety and security measures, according to the article. The lawsuit also charges the fraternity with serv-ing alcohol to a minor to the point of intoxication.

Both Claudia Patterson and her attorney have not commented on the case, according to the article.

Kenneth Patterson was intoxicated and left the party early. He ended up near the Jersey Avenue station, where he was hit by an Amtrak train. FLICKR

DEANAdya possesses leadership skills that are crucial for position, Haddon says


powered a search committee com-prised of faculty, students, alumni and business leaders.

“The committee recommend-ed (Adya) as a finalist for the po-sition, and I readily agreed with their assessment upon reviewing her impressive career and meet-ing with her,” Haddon said. “Dr. Adya has elevated the Marquette business school through her in-novative development (of) aca-demic majors and other programs designed to support student suc-cess. As a scholar, Dr. Adya’s re-search in the area of women in the IT sector is widely cited. She has an impressive reputation in high-er education and in the business community.”

Beyond her background in ac-ademia, Haddon said Adya pos-sesses all of the leadership skills that are crucial for the job.

“(Adya) is a creative thinker who is able to transform challeng-es into opportunities. She has a laser-sharp focus on serving our students, she values our research mission and the need to nurture our faculty and she embraces our Rutgers (University)—Camden’s core value of civic engagement. She has the precise temperament to thrive in Rutgers (Universi-

ty)—Camden’s personalized envi-ronment,” Haddon said.

Adya said her interest in the po-sition as the dean for RSBC formed because she wanted to continue the positive trajectory the school was already headed in due to the leadership of Dr. Jaishankar Ga-nesh, professor of marketing and

former dean of RSBC, and Interim Dean Dr. Sungsoo Kim.

“I was excited to take the op-portunity to continue on this pos-itive trajectory and contribute in ways that would continue to en-hance and build RSBC’s regional, national and international reputa-tion,” Adya said.

She said she was also interest-ed in working at Rutgers Univer-sity—Camden due to projects the school has already implemented, such as Bridging the Gap, which works to provide diverse popula-tions with access to education.

Adya also said she found that the work culture at RSBC was conducive to the success of stu-dents and the advancement of the school.

At RSBC, she hopes to leverage her understanding of the impli-cations and nuances of being a woman of color in her field. Adya said she has been involved in ini-tiatives dealing with diversity and inclusion for more than a decade in her former position.

She also said she would like to use her extensive experience to serve as a role model and men-tor for those coming from di-verse backgrounds and engage with the larger community to raise awareness.

While Adya will continue to immerse herself in initiatives that deal with diversity and inclusion, she hopes to even-tually see the day in which leaders are seen as leaders and independent of the discourse that defines them as female or male leaders.

“If my designation as ‘first fe-male dean’ at RSBC serves as inspiration to other women and men to aspire for their best, I am glad to carry that designation,” Adya said.

Haddon said Adya’s role at RSCB will benefit both men and women.

“I believe that we all benefit from role models. I am certain that many women — and men — will take inspiration from Dr. Adya’s appointment as dean,” Haddon said.

Monica Adya was appointed as the first female dean of the Rutgers University—Camden business school. RUTGERS.EDU

dryer vents, portable room heaters and portable gas generators.

Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble that of the common cold and flu, she said, ac-cording to the article. This makes it more difficult to detect them during the winter.

Calello said that specific symp-toms include headaches, sleep-iness, fatigue, confusion and ir-ritability when it comes to being exposed at a low level, according to the article. Nausea, vomiting, irregular heartbeat, impaired vi-sion and coordination can occur as a result of high-level exposure.

Because carbon monoxide alarm regulations may vary from

state to state, people should take precautions when traveling, ac-cording to the article.

Calello said that to reduce your risk, you should ask about car-bon monoxide detector policies when making room reservations, according to the article. Bringing your own battery-operated trav-el carbon monoxide alarm when staying in hotels, apartments or people’s homes is another precau-tion you can take.

If you feel ill and suspect car-bon monoxide poisioning, it is best to go outside and away from the source of the gas, according to the article. You should also call the local poison control center if you believe someone may have been exposed.

“(Adya) is a creative thinker who is able to transform challenges into opportunities.”

PHOEBE A. HADDONChancellor of Rutgers—Camden

POISONINGSymptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble that of common cold, flu


The New Jersey Poison Control Center is housed in the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, where Executive and Medical Director Diane Calello works. GOOGLE MAPS

February 4, 2020

FORCEState officials to work with hospitals to prepare for potential coronavirus patients


There have not been any cases of coronavirus reported in New Jersey, but Murphy said it is im-portant to have protocols in place and coordinate state efforts to re-spond to the virus, according to the release.

The task force will be led by Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health Judith M. Persichilli and will include offi-cials from New Jersey’s human

services, public safety, educa-tion, homeland security and law enforcement departments. State officials will also coordinate with hospitals and other healthcare facilities to prepare for potential coronavirus patients.

“Outbreaks like this — when a new virus is emerging to infect people — are always concerning,” Persichilli said in the release. “The situation poses a serious public health threat, but the risk to New Jersey residents remains low and our level of preparedness is high.”

Persichilli said New Jerseyans can reduce the spread of illness-es, including the coronavirus, by

washing their hands and staying home when they are sick.

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement coronavirus screenings at the New-ark Liberty International Airport, according to The Daily Targum.

In the release, Murphy said that the screenings have official-ly begun and said the state will continuously communicate with federal officials and the airport to

disseminate proper information. The state government is work-

ing with the CDC and other agencies to monitor the outbreak and provide updates, the release stated. Murphy has launched a webpage for the public to stay informed about the illness and other related regulations, such as travel restrictions.

Rutgers has issued a ban on all University-related travel to China, where the virus originated and is most widespread, according to the Targum. The Rutgers New Jersey Poison Information and Education System will also serve as the state’s coronavirus hotline.

“The risk to New Jersey residents remains low and our level of preparedness is high.”

JUDITH M. PERSICHILLICommissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health

Judith M. Persichilli, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health, will lead Murphy’s task force alongside New Jersey state officials. RUTGERS.EDU

commenced in 1895, averaging 37.3 degrees — 6.6 degrees above average,” Robinson said, according to the release. “It was also dry, with 70% of normal precipitation (rain and melted snow), ranking 26th driest on re-cord. Snowfall averaged 1.3 inch-es statewide, which was 5.9 inch-es below average. It ranks as the 11th least snowiest January on record. The 0.1 inches of snow in South Jersey was just the third time that total or no snow accumulated in that region.”

Robinson also overlooks the Rutgers New Jersey Weather Net-work and helps organize the New

LEVELSCurrent snow season is 19th slowest start of season in New Jersey, Robinson says

CONTINUED FROM FRONT Jersey Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, ac-cording to the release.

“With cold air confined to the Arctic, most of the precipitation fell as rain and any snow that fell melted rather quickly,” Robinson said, according to the release. “The snow season to date has seen an average of 4.5 inches in New Jersey. This ranks as the 19th slowest start of the snow season. But don’t put the shovels and cross-country skis away quite yet. Despite February likely get-ting off to a mild start, there still remains plenty of time for snow to fall. In fact, the last three snow seasons have seen the largest monthly totals in March.”

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F or those who have been keeping up with the global financial markets as I have, above the complexities of quarterly reports, geo-

political tussles and pandemic emergencies, there can be found the big, brand new thing of Wall Street: Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) investing.

The concept is self-explanatory but paradoxical-ly, at least to me, it is profoundly mysterious. ESG investing is inherently not a stock, mutual fund, ex-change-traded fund, bond or currency (although it may soon take the form of any number of these). It is rather a sparkling new vision of Wall Street, one that is environmentally conscious, socially responsible and governmentally transparent. Seems fantastic! But as I am a natural cynic, for all things that seem too rosy, I usually begin to dig.

This past November, I attended the Rutgers Dis-tinguished Speaker Series. The keynote speaker was Gary Chropuvka, a Rutgers alumnus and, at the time of his visit, the co-head of quantitative investment strategies at Goldman Sachs. He is a man with a lu-cid mind and a captivating career. After the floor was opened for questions, I knew exactly what I had to ask: What is going on with this ESG investing?! More specifically, is this venture lucrative or simply Leftist blabber that found itself on Wall Street?

This seemed like a perfect inquiry for such a bright man working at one of the most long-term oriented firms in business. To my slight surprise, Chropuvka was not able to give me a clear answer. I do not blame him. As I continued reading about ESG investing, it became increasingly obvious how neb-ulous the whole approach still is, how undeveloped and idealistic it is and most importantly, how awfully similar it is to Leftist agenda in Congress.

In microeconomic terms, ESG investing and espe-cially the environmental part of it concerns itself with the concept of negative externalities, which are deci-sions made by private entities that impose a cost on the society at large. For example, if a thermonuclear plant located by a river disposes its waste into the water and the fish living in the river grow seven eyes, begin to glow and are inedible, the people who rely on the fish for sustenance experience a negative externality.

Of course, such instances are avoided by mitigat-ing a socially optimal quantity of pollution, one that allows the people to not be poisoned and for the plant to continue its operations. This economic model pos-its one assumption: that the socially optimal quantity

OPINIONS

Online dating creates neutered romances

deem to be more interesting, swipe, delete app, download new app, swipe and feel empty.

This cycle is the thread of modern-day dating and relationships. We are a generation who fear commitment, fear being hurt and despise the idea of vulnerability. Although social media and dating apps have given us the option to talk to many more people in theory, this has just led us to talking to less and less people as the options overwhelm the majority.

I believe this trend can be broken and this could simply be the grow-ing pains of the age of accelerated technological advancements, but it is alarming how much more materialistic things have become the most prominent virtues of relationships.

The dopamine high people feel when they get more likes, comments and reposts do not end with just their own accounts. When avid social media users start a new relationship, they normally tend to use their partner for more likes, to show they are cared for more than most peo-ple and normally only share their happiest moments on social media rather than valuing privacy.

Instead of seeing their partner as someone special who gives mu-tual added value to their life, they begin to see them as a commodity. Having a partner has become a social status that must be shown off on all media platforms. Happiness has now become measured by how happy one seems online rather than the genuine moments one can spend with someone.

There is a common saying: “No matter who you are, or what you are doing, there is always going to be someone that wants to be better than you.” This same philosophy is clearly visible in the swipe culture of recent years. Applications such as Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and many others are dating apps in which you swipe left if you are not interested in the person’s photos and biography and swipe right if you are.

The problem goes back to the quote “the grass always seems green-er on the other side,” leaving people to never give any match or connec-tion they make a proper chance to see how compatible and similar they might be to one another. That does not mean one should try and fully commit a life with someone off the bat or anything remotely radical, but possibly a proper full conversation or coffee date could lead you to the connection you were yearning for.

We are currently in an overstimulated state that is much too

externally focused, whether it be due to social media, the internet, work, the state of being overworked and the list continues. This overstimulated state causes us to focus on practically everything in life aside from ourselves and what we truly want.

We choose to not commit or open up because we have yet to commit to ourselves. We choose to jump on Tinder and find someone close by that you can essentially dispose of before or after seeing rather than being able to try opening up and connecting on an emotional level.

I believe the issue is our outlook on relationships. Rather than us loving ourselves, we try to find someone that fills a void and gives us a dopamine high, or we try to find someone that has the traits that we personally wanted for ourselves. Loving ourselves is not meant to be some washy superficial ending to this piece. Rather, loving ourselves means being real with ourselves.

It means calling ourselves out for our mistakes, and rather than fur-ther punishing ourselves, we must figure out ways to amend these mis-takes and grow from them. Relationships are not about who you pose with in pictures, who you party with or who you are cuddled up with. We must drop the notion that our significant other is “completing us,” and rather implement that they are not here to complete us, but instead to help us look deeper inside of ourselves and the things we want to grow from and mutually support each other.

The goal should be to evolve as individuals while also being part-ners who give each other the needed spark to further succeed and grow. Moreover, you can help heal each other’s wounds of rejection and emotional abuse, to feel accepted, in hopes to truly understand what gratitude is about.

I believe there is hope and that this outlook is far more rewarding than endlessly and hopelessly swiping away on profiles that do not even catch your interest.

Kaan Jon Boztepe is a School of Arts and Sciences senior double ma-joring in philosophy and history. His column, “Kaanotations,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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of pollution cannot be set by the market, as the ther-monuclear plant sees no cost advantage in lowering its output of waste. It instead must be set by a regulatory authority, which is usually the government. A certain Larry Fink is proving that idea wrong.

Recently, Fink, the chairman and CEO of Black-Rock, came out with his yearly letter to other CEOs regarding his vision of finance. Fink is not your reg-ular CEO. He is the head of the single largest asset manager in the global market. BlackRock has $7 tril-lion invested in markets, according to The Journal, a podcast by The Wall Street Journal. Understandably, Fink’s letters have become quite prophetic.

This year’s letter entitled “A Fundamental Reshap-ing of Finance” delved deeply into the very concepts of ESG investing. Fink riddles the letter with ideal-isms such as “we believe that sustainable investing is the strongest foundation for client portfolios going forward” and “data should extend beyond climate to questions around how each company serves its full set of stakeholders.”

What I found ominous was the phrase that was repeated multiple times and bolded: “Companies, investors and governments must prepare for a sig-nificant reallocation of capital” in response to drastic climate change.

To me, this is not a call to action. This is a call to re-action to a decision BlackRock has already made. Fink is not shy to show that. He writes that BlackRock has already voted against 4,800 directors at 2,700 compa-nies that did not follow BlackRock’s criteria to proper ESG-investing behavior. I have one problem with Fink: Who is BlackRock to define proper ESG-investing be-havior? A big ol’ company, that is who it is.

Fink’s letter poses BlackRock as a bully and ESG investing as in deep need of authoritarianism to be integrated. If Uncle Bill running the laundromat around the corner wrote the same letter, no one would care, because Uncle Bill does not have capital or network to set the socially optimal quantity of pol-lution like BlackRock.

I have always been a staunch proponent of the laissez-faire capitalist system, and Fink’s letter and ESG investing worry me as a threat to Wall Street’s competitive spirit.

It is a threat that is cloaked with feel-good capital-ism, but one that is truly a tool to leverage more power and encroach upon the freedom of economic decisions of the market’s participants.

Yan Lezerovych is a Rutgers Business School first-year majoring in finance. His column, “American Insights,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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Students are obligated to support environmental justice

T he year is 2020. As college students, we are on

the brink of significant changes and moments in our lives. Many of us are navigating personal and societal challenges while also trying to embrace our moment and find communities we can belong to. Ev-erything is happening at once. The good, the bad, the burnout and stress.

Yet, as we contemplate how to navi-gate the rest of our lives, the threats to our very chance at a livable future are becoming more and more disturbing. We cannot even securely imagine our futures without having to imagine the extended horrors of the climate crisis that are al-ready rapidly manifesting. If the purpose of college is to prepare for our future, then maybe working to maintain that future should be a more integral part of what we do here.

Today, from 6 to 9 p.m., the first ever Rutgers Sustainability Town Hall will be held at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. It will be a space for students, faculty and administration to share knowledge through direct com-munication and provide a much-needed University-wide update on the state of sustainability. All students, faculty and Rutgers community members are invited to join us in a moment that will surely be a landmark in Rutgers history.

It will be a gathering that has the purpose of creating meaningful and urgent action brought forth by a collective of voices. It will also be a space for us to fully acknowl-edge the climate crisis and what preparing for the future now entails.

The Rutgers community through students and faculty has been building energy and sol-idarity around climate issues in the past few years. A coalition of campus organizations, such as the Central Jersey Climate Coalition and Students for Environmental Awareness, organized the first ever Central Jersey Cli-mate Strike on Sept. 20, 2019 with a turnout of more than 800 people. The Rutgers Com-post club has been consistently organizing compost collection on campus because Rut-gers has yet to centralize composting.

Faculty have participated in research that supports climate science and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports that state that we need to cut carbon emissions by 45% globally by 2030 and be net-zero by 2050. The Rutgers University Sustainability Coalition has been advocating for collaborative conver-sations that invoke Rutgers to work with the United Nations Sustainable Develop-ment Goals and make key changes such as creating an Office of Sustainability.

The Endowment Justice Collective is a group of Rutgers students who have been fighting for ethical divestment from fossil fuels, apartheid, the war machine and the prison industrial complex.

These are just a few examples of climate action on campus where individuals or

organizations put so much of their own time and work into making environmental justice a visible issue on campus.

Better yet, we as a Rutgers community are beginning to build unity among a va-riety of organizations on campus with the understanding that standing in alliance and empowering each other’s voices can only make us more resilient. Rutgers One is an organization of students, faculty, alumni and community members fighting for justice and creating a strong network that supports and is vigilant to various issues on campus.

Why is the Rutgers community so ready to take on these initiatives? Why is it im-portant to localize our efforts? Why does it matter if Rutgers as an institution is cultivating sustainability and social justice through administrative decisions?

In the year 2020, there is no time to wait for change to occur from the top. People, power and mobilization are necessary and effective in awakening important re-evaluations of our collective climate impact. We as students be-lieve that Rutgers can do better and demand that we are a part of the important conversa-tions regarding what Rutgers stands for.

Our determination is based in real grief and fear for the lives being lost around the world to environmental disasters and the reality that time is not on our side. Fossil fuel extractivism is despicably uprooting marginalized communities and denying them access to clean water and air. The imperialism of corporate interest is actively being enabled to choose profit over people, and we must take a stand against this.

We are also resilient in our cause be-cause we know there are effective and real solutions that can empower a bright-er and less frightening future. Just as students, we have been able to create our own avenues of change. Imagine if the ad-ministration really worked together with the community to implement a slew of much needed changes and invest in not only the sustainability and efficiency of our institution’s daily activities, but also the future of this planet.

Other universities have stepped up to the plate and implemented interdisciplin-ary and effective initiatives to reduce car-bon emissions, reduce single use plastics, create systems of reuse and evaluate new avenues for sustainability.

Our environmentalism must be aligned with social justice, social good and under-standing of each other as not only living things with basic human functions, but also people who desire happiness, compassion and a space to belong. Environmental ac-tion is the same thing as community build-ing, and it creates a quality of life that can be cultivated through stories, human con-nection and cultural exchange.

Our future starts right here at Rutgers, and the conversation must begin with ac-knowledging our capabilities and impacts.

Anjali Madgula is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in English and mi-noring in environmental policy and creative writing. She is a member of Students for Environmental Awareness.

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Binging television shows creates new viewing culture RHEA SWAINCORRESPONDENT

Whether I’m in the mood for a viewing of the humorous yet in-tense “Sex Education,” or some wholesome content such as “The Great British Baking Show” or “Queer Eye,” I always end up binging my television shows.

The leisurely pace of keeping up with the content on cable TV is something many millennials and Generation Zers would have grown up with, but this lifestyle is quickly being phased out in the age of the internet.

We can now fully immerse ourselves in the narrative of a particular series for as long as we’d like to, instead of sched-uling time in our week for new episodes. Some may attribute this evolution of the way we watch TV to the sheer conve-nience of online streaming and our own impatience.

The days of waiting for epi-sodes of our favorite shows are, for the most part, over, thanks to modern streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Go and Disney+.

A fun insider tip and quick aside for the Scarlet Knights: If you’re looking to get easy access to series like teen rage

Popular shows like NBC's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" are just one of the few shows that Generation Z may still watch on a weekly basis, rather than binge. TWITTER

“Euphoria,” the insightful “Last Week Tonight with John Oli-ver” or the enthralling “Game of Thrones,” Rutgers University pro-vides HBO Go for free to all stu-dents living on campus.

As relatively affordable and accessible streaming services get more expansive in terms of their outreach and content,

“cord-cutting” is becoming a popular term being used in the case of cable and satellite televi-sion providers. These providers — think, Verizon, Comcast and AT&T DirecTV — have expe-rienced a sharp decline in sub-scribers in the past few years.

Some shows still release ep-isodes weekly. I still patiently

wait each week for the latest from “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “The Bachelor,” which are avail-able on Hulu. But, for the most part, I just dedicate a few hours in my day to watch fully released seasons of my favorite shows and get it over with.

A 2017 article on NBC News BETTER explored how binge-watching is an enjoy-able and engaging experience that is said to generate positive emotions in our brains. When we spend a prolonged period of time tuned to our screens, we produce dopamine, a hor-mone associated with happiness and pleasure.

The same NBC article also discusses binge-watching as a somewhat effective — albeit not entirely healthy when done too frequently — stress man-agement tool. The act of going all in when it comes to your favorite shows is sometimes a much-needed escape from reali-ty when you’re dealing with the busy college lifestyle of studying and deadlines.

Netflix in particular is strategic with its belief in binge-watching, and its true-and-tried model is to release an entire season of epi-sodes all at once, according to a 2019 Forbes article. Netflix is the

leading Hollywood studio in this year’s Oscar nominations and has found success in the method to its madness. The streaming platform has created a content consumption culture of its own and doesn’t feel the need to fol-low the lead of its competitors like Hulu and Disney+, which typically follow a more tradition-ally paced model of releasing ep-isodes on a weekly basis.

There has been plenty of re-search done on this 21st centu-ry television phenomenon that has found the experience of the binge-watcher to be near univer-sal. In 2014, cultural anthropolo-gist Grant McCracken worked in partnership with Netflix to find out more about the widespread, increasingly more commonplace practice of binging TV.

McCracken’s main conclusion was that binging TV was the “New Normal.” 76% of TV stream-ers surveyed said “watching mul-tiple episodes of a great TV show is a welcome refuge from their busy lives.”

Additionally, 79% of those stud-ied said “watching several epi-sodes of their favorite shows at once actually makes the shows more enjoyable.” In today’s world, we are far from alone when it comes to how we watch TV.

Super Bowl traditions: From favorite foods to picking teamsBREANA OMANA

CORRESPONDENT

There are few things more American than the Super Bowl. I mean, it’s right up there next to apple pie and bald eagles.

Assuming that’s true means that most of us tune in to watch the game whether we are foot-ball fans. It feels like most of us either end up at a party or are bombarded with all the high-lights and drama from the game for the next 24 hours.

While I personally have zero to no interest in football, every year I find myself doing some-thing on Super Bowl Sunday, whether it’s working during the rush of the Super Bowl, mak-ing a dip with my mom for a party or having my dad explain to me what a “down” is for the 20th time.

But regardless, the Super Bowl is a tradition, and like most tra-ditions, we all have some sort of association with them.

So, what types of Super Bowl traditions do those who aren't avid sports fans have?

AIMLESSLY CHOOSING A FAVORITE TEAM

From my overseas family to foreign exchange students I’ve met, watching the Super Bowl while visiting the United States is part of the American

experience. But what I’ve real-ized is that I often pick which team I’m rooting for in the same fashion as people who aren't even from America.

This looks like picking a team based off of which city they rep-resent, their team colors and even who is the cutest player. At this point, it’s pretty much Super Bowl tradition to have no idea what is going on.

FOOD Food is the way to the heart,

am I right? If there’s one bribe that works on almost everyone, it’s food. That holds true for the Super Bowl as well. While not everyone needs an incentive to go to a Super Bowl party, I can guarantee parties would have a less attendance if there wasn't the promise of all the good appe-tizers we can expect.

For people who don’t watch sports, 3-hour games can seem agonizing. But party food typi-cally makes everything better. Almost every year for the Super Bowl, I get in the kitchen with my mom where we either try new dip recipes or stick to the trident and true zesty guacamole with a little spice. Free guacamole, hot wings and booze — count me in.

HALFTIME SHOW I have to admit that this one was

much more fun when I was a kid and

This year's Super Bowl halftime show co-headliners were Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. Bad Bunny and J Balvin also made appearances. TWITTER

under the guise that the halftime shows were phenomenal. They are a spectacle for sure, but phe-nomenal doesn't always describe the performances.

Nonetheless, I’ve watched every halftime show since I could remember.

In fact, I watch the halftime shows much more closely than the actual game itself. From the costumes, elaborate stage designs and dance routines or-chestrated to perfection, the halftime show is a performance hundreds of millions tune in

to see just to see how it will go down.

TWITTERI think I’ve turned the Super

Bowl into a time where I can stuf f myself full with guacamo-le while awaiting to see what parts of the night have been turned into memes or threads on Twitter.

One year it was Beyoncé, anoth-er year it was Lady Gaga and this year it’s Shakira. Also, remember when Kylie Jenner announced she was pregnant on Super Bowl

Sunday and basically stole the Su-per Bowl’s spotlight?

In all, the Super Bowl — re-gardless of your feelings toward the sport — is a cultural moment for America. No matter the out-come of Super Bowl Sunday, we all are affected by the game one way or another.

Whether you try your hardest to avoid the game and binge RuPaul’s Drag Race instead (which I’ve done) or celebrate very tradition-ally with your friends and family, this tried and true, very American day is one packed with tradition.

Happy Birthday: Change what’s necessary. Be willing to walk away from people who don’t share your views and situations that do not fit into your plans. Prepare to put in the energy required to infuse your ideas and inten-tions into the lifestyle you want to adopt, and a marked improvement will unfold. Trust your intelligence, skills and experience, and you will reach your goal. Your numbers are 3, 14, 21, 26, 32, 44, 48.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Make a constructive change that improves your outlook. Participate in an event or start a hobby that brings you in contact with people who can enrich your life. If something different is what you want, it’s up to you to make it happen. 4 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Practi-cality will be necessary when dealing with career or financial prospects. Refrain from investing in someone other than yourself. Focus on what you are doing, and do the best job possible. Don’t buy into a scam or look for easy money. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll get the wrong impression about someone if you make assumptions or act in haste. Choose to respond with affection and kindness instead of criticism, and you will offset a sit-uation that can lead to a loss. Avoid joint ventures. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Concen-trating on home, money and following your path will keep you out of trouble. Don’t let everyone in on your secrets. The more you reveal, the more you will have to worry about the informa-tion being used against you. 3 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take part in what’s going on in your community, and it will broaden your perspective regarding new possibilities. Offer leadership, and take on the position with vigor and determination. Some-one will admire you for your invest-ment of time and energy. 4 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep your thoughts to yourself. Some op-position will surface if you are too demanding. Interfering or meddling in situations that you know little about will be a waste of time and energy. Do your own thing, and avoid sharing personal information or ideas. 2 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Interact with people who know more than you. Traveling or participating in meetings will lead to new friendships, possible job opportunities and knowl-edge that will help you get ahead. Re-connect with an old colleague. 5 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Han-dle money matters with care. Make sure you have the funds before making a big-ticket purchase. An outstanding bill will leave you short of cash. Some-one you trust will offer you sound ad-vice and assistance. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Small but essential problems will sur-face. Be careful when dealing with others, or you will end up involved in a debate. Expect to receive com-plaints; compassion and patience will be required. Personal challenges will build character. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Getting along with others will be the key to getting things done on time. You’ll attract attention if you include everyone in your plans. Your confidence will give you the edge you need to lead others and help you raise your profile. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Brainstorming with a friend will lead to emotional issues. Take care of your own needs if a situation spins out of control. Do something that will be relaxing and help you put your life in perspective. Personal growth is favored. 5 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pro-ceed with caution, especially if you have to work alongside others. You will face problems with a loved one if you complain or are too demand-ing. Costly changes or purchases will not bring good results. Choose love over discord. 2 stars

Horoscopes Eugenia Last

DIVERSIONS February 4, 2020

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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 Swedish supergroup

5 Bulletproof material

11 Fruit often pollinated by tiny wasps

14 It may hide the bride

15 Long, cold period

16 Hulk portrayer Ferrigno

17 Dairy mascot with an honorary

Doctor of Bovinity

19 Eyelet-punching tool

20 Brazil’s capital before

Brasilia, informally

21 Positioned upon

22 Beyond exurban

24 Law group?

26 Pulitzer or Nobel

28 “Gr-r-reat!” cereal icon

33 Watch surreptitiously

36 Scary and weird

37 Ocean State sch.

38 “Jabberwocky” is one

39 Laudatory song

40 Make a tiny cut

41 Start for “carte”

42 Poles on boats

43 Lightens, as a load

44 Tabby in 9Lives commercials

47 Like a dryer screen

48 Soul icon Franklin

52 Tolerate

54 Toward the sunrise

56 It has a + or - charge

57 “Game of Thrones” character Snow

58 Piano-playing muppet

62 “Gemini Man” director Lee

63 20 Questions category

64 Shell (out)

65 Marks on ballots

66 “The Raven” woman

67 It dissolved in ‘91

DOWN

1 States confidently

2 Contradict

3 Yellowstone grazer

4 Baba who said “Open sesame”

5 Baby Burmese

6 E, to NATO

7 Julia Louis-Dreyfus political

satire show

8 Fond du ___

9 Before now

10 Change, as copy

11 Castaways’ flash sources

12 State between the Missouri

and Mississippi rivers

13 Coastal bird

18 Use as a dining surface

23 Rapper Lil ___ Vert

25 C or O, in carbon monoxide

26 Sentence part

27 It can pull a bit

29 Having potential to rise

30 Cogs on a gear

31 New York canal

32 Jeans tears

33 Email from a Nigerian

prince, most likely

34 Sport with a “water” variety

35 Young horses

39 Tense of “tensed”

40 Stuff to the max

42 20 Questions category

43 First of the eight planets,

alphabetically

45 Free (of)

46 Princess’s home

49 Motions caused by the moon

50 Barn sounds

51 Irk

52 Powder cleanser brand

53 What a chow chow chews

54 Saint for sailors

55 Quite some distance off

59 ___-hit wonder

60 Get the Oscar

61 Chick incubated by its father

Yesterday’s Solution

Universal Crossword

February 4, 2020

Minnesota’s Taiye Bello sends Rutgers to each overtime with game-tying shots

LOSS

CONTINUED FROM BACK

Knights oppose Terrapins on road before heading back home

DEFEAT

CONTINUED FROM BACK

a lot of time to discuss this, just moving forward.”

Rutgers had a hard time containing Michigan’s Bran-don Johns Jr., who had a career night, putting up 20 points in the Garden. He also connected on 4 three-pointers.

Going forward, Rutgers looks to put the loss behind it as the team travels south to take on Maryland. The No. 9 Terrapins (17-4, 7-3) have been one of the more consis-tently better teams in the country. Struggling on the road and in neu-tral territories, the Knights sit at 1-6 under those circumstances.

Rutgers is aware of having the third-hardest remaining schedule in the country, and this is the first hurdle the team will have to over-come before looking at a challeng-ing set of games ahead.

Maryland beat No. 18 Iowa by 10 this past weekend. The Ter-rapins held Luka Garza to four

rebounds, who’s season average for rebounds is 10. Players that stood out in Maryland’s win were Anthony Cowan (31 points) and Jalen Smith (18 points).

Facing a top-10 team, it is impera-tive that the Knights use their known chaotic defense to contain the Terra-pins in this upcoming matchup.

Some Rutgers players to keep an eye on in this upcoming match-up are Mathis and junior guard Geo Baker. Mathis is looking to keep his hot streak going, as he has scored in double digits in 3 of his last 5 games.

Baker has scored in double digits only once in his last seven contests. Expect Baker, the team’s co-captain, to take advantage of the big stage against this Mary-land team. He looks to break out of his scoring cold spell tonight at 7 p.m. in College Park, Maryland.

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

Sophomore center Myles Johnson had eight rebounds and one block against Michigan. Seven of his rebounds came on offense. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2020

final 3 minutesof the period. The squads headed into the second quarter with the score reading 15-14 in the Gophers’ favor after a late free throw by Scalia.

To begin the second peri-od, the Knights’ bench found itself in the action, as graduate student guard Danielle Miglio-re, who ended the game with 6 points in 8 minutes of playing time, was able to follow up a pair of layups by graduate student guard Khadaizha Sanders and ju-nior forward Tekia Mack with 2 three-point jumpers that extend-ed her team’s lead to 7 points.

Rutgers would see its advan-tage shrink, though, as Min-nesota cut the deficit to three in the last 5 minutes with the help of Jasmine Powell. Powell scored 7 of her team’s 10 points in the last half of the quarter and ended the game tied for the team-high with 19 points.

At halftime, the score read 30-27 with the Knights in lead.

The visitors’ lead would last for a good portion of the third quarter. Rutgers was able to hold off its opponent’s offense until ap-proximately 4 minutes left in the period, though the Knights ulti-mately gave it up after a turnover by junior forward Mael Gilles led to a jumper by the Gophers’ Ma-sha Adashchyk, which knotted the game up at 33-33. Bello con-tributed with three free throws in appproximately the last minute of the quarter that gave her team a 38-35 lead heading into the final 10 minutes of regulation.

Gilles ended the game with 5 points on 2-of-6 shooting, two rebounds and two steals. She is currently averaging 6 points per game, approximately five rebounds per game and ap-proximately one steal per game this season.

To begin the fourth period, after Rutgers was able to erase Minnesota’s 40-37 advantage early on in the quarter, the Knights took the lead on junior guard Arella Guirantes’s layup that was followed up with an ex-tra free throw point after a Go-phers’ foul.

Rutgers went on to control the lead for the majority of the fourth quarter, though a Sanders foul led to two Bello free throw shots that occurred at the last 3 sec-onds of the period.

Bello made both of her at-tempts, tying the game up at 57-57 and sending both teams into overtime.

Though the Knights were able to take the first lead in extra time, the first overtime period ended in a similar fashion to the last 10 minutes of regulation.

Rutgers held an advantage until there were 34 seconds left. With the score reading 61-59, the Knights would need to fend off Bello, who had accumulat-ed 17 rebounds and tallied 14 points up to that point. They failed to do that as she went on to grab an offensive rebound be-fore putting it right back up for the game-tying points.

The contest was heading to double-overtime with the score tied at 61-61.

It wouldn’t stay that way for long, though, as Minnesota jumped out to a 63-61 lead 39 seconds into the period. The Gophers didn’t look back and were able to build a 6-point lead before fending of f a late Rut-gers comeback to eventually win the contest.

The Knights were sent pack-ing, heading home with their third loss in four games ahead of the team’s upcoming matchup with Penn State, which occurs on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Rutgers Athletic Center.

Graduate student guard Danielle Migliore scored 6 points on 2-of-3 shooting in 8 minutes of play off the bench. BEN CHELNITSKY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2019

February 4, 2020

Rutgers splits weekend matches in road tripTENNIS BROWN 4, RUTGERS 3 / RUTGERS 7, RHODE ISLAND 0

ALEX FABUGAIS-INABACORRESPONDENT

On its road trip to the state of Rhode Island, the Rutgers tennis team suffered its first loss of the season but swept the competi-tion just a day later. The Scarlet Knights (3-1) fell 4-3 to Brown on Saturday before sweeping Rhode Island in a dominating 7-0 victory on Sunday.

Rutgers couldn’t keep up with the Bears (2-2) in doubles competition, which ultimately cost the Knights the win. Com-peting for the first time this season, senior Kat Muzik was back at it with sophomore Tess Fisher. The “KatFish” duo was the No. 2 seed, but was quickly defeated 6-1.

Junior Maya Jacobs and se-nior Jaci Cochrane also paired up in the match. The duo fell in a 6-2 loss at the No. 3 spot. At the top of the doubles lineup, sophomores Sydney Jones and Kristiana Zahare were dead-locked with Brown at 4-4, but didn’t finish the match since Rutgers had already lost two of its doubles matches.

Continuing onto singles play, the Knights and the Bears were split 3-3. Since Brown had an ear-ly lead by securing the doubles point, the Bears ended up edging out Rutgers at the finish.

Fisher and sophomore Syd-ney Kaplan won their respective games within two sets. No. 1 seed Fisher blew Brown’s Courtney Kowalsky out of the court with a 6-1, 6-1 victory. No. 4 seed Ka-plan put together a similar match score of 6-2, 6-1. The last of the trio to come away with a singles win was Cochrane at the bottom of the lineup (6-3, 7-6 (6-0)).

“Over the past few weeks, we have been practicing really hard and it showed this weekend,” Kaplan said. “We fought and played how we know how to play. We had great energy and pushed each other as a team.”

The following day, the Knights swept every single match except for one against the Rams (0-2) in Newport, Rhode Island.

In doubles play, the one match that Rutgers wasn’t able to take was at the No. 1 position. After coming of f an unfinished, deadlocked match

against the Bears the day be-fore, Jones and Zahare fell 6-3 to Rhode Island’s Erin Chratian and Mihaela Codreanu.

This time around, Fisher and Kaplan paired up for a 6-2 victo-ry at the No. 2 spot while Jacobs and Cochrane turned their dou-bles loss from the day before into a dominant 6-1 win.

All of the Knights had a stronghold on their match-es, which were led by a gritty, comeback performance by Fish-er. The Vineland, New Jersey, native was the lone member of her team to drop their first set, but rallied back to secure the win at the top of the lineup (2-6, 7-5, 10-4). No. 6 seed Zahare won her match by default.

Competition is starting to heat up for Rutgers as the team will stay at home in a six-match stint at the East Brunswick Racquet Club until the end of the month.

On Friday, the Knights will take on NJIT and Binghamton in a back-to-back brawl that will require Rutgers to compete at a consistently high level. The match against the Highlanders will take place at 10:30 a.m. with the Bearcats match following at 2:30 p.m.

For updates on the Rut-gers tennis team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

Senior Kat Muzik was paired up with sophomore Tess Fisher in the Knights’ match against the Bears on Saturday. The duo was the No. 2 seed but was defeated 6-1. DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2018

JOSHUA VALDEZ AND RAY LEWIS

CORRESPONDENTS

The Rutgers men’s basketball team has taken the concept of home-court advantage to a new level this season. Not only does it sport the best home record in the nation at 15-0, but it also has already sold out the rest of the home matchups on the schedule.

The Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) has already been sold out in games against No. 22 Seton Hall, No. 20 Penn State, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska and Pur-due. The Boilermakers contest sealed its program-record fifth consecutive sellout.

This year’s historic success has energized the fan base, cre-ating loud environments in what fans call the “Trapezoid of Terror” and “Trapezoid of Doom.”

“Since I got here they’ve been great” said head coach Steve Pikiell. “They’ve been coming. They’re loud. The stu-dents have been great. They’re all very important.”

The home fans have been so important that the Scarlet Knights (16-6, 7-4) have barely been able to win away from the RAC. They are just 1-4 on the road, with the sole win coming against the Cornhuskers.

With Nebraska being one of the worst teams in the Big Ten this year, it will not be consid-ered an impressive win by the AP Poll selection committee when they make NCAA Tourna-ment selections.

A challenging road slate re-mains and includes No. 9 Mary-land, Ohio State, Wisconsin, the Nittany Lions and Purdue. All of these teams have winning records and, with the exception of the Boilermakers, have all received ranking votes from the committee for this week’s poll.

This difficult remaining sched-ule, ranked third-toughest in the country by ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index ratings, makes it even more imperative for Rutgers to take care of its re-maining home games. The slate includes matchups against North-western, No. 20 Illinois, Michigan and the Terrapins.

If the Knights can win all four of those games and finish 19-0 at the RAC, it will help to solidify their tournament chanc-es despite an undesirable away record. With all of these games already sold out, it ensures a record nine consecutive sell-outs and 10 overall this season. Rutgers must continue to take advantage of the support, espe-cially against ranked teams.

“In the league, every team has a huge home-court advantage be-cause they all have venues like that and we now have that,” Pikiell said. “It’s been great. These guys are young and they like playing in front of their peers, season ticket holders and people like that. This was loud and it helps us a great deal, so we’re very thankful.”

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MEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS TO END YEAR WITH NINE CONSECUTIVE SELLOUTS

Knights sell out RAC for rest of regular season

“We fought and played how we know how to play.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“In the league, every team has a huge home-court advantage because they all have venues like that and

we now have that.”

— Men’s basketball head coach Steve PikiellSPORTSTUESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2020 ONLINE AT DAILYTARGUM.COMRUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK

MIKE MULQUEEN,head coach of the men’s cross country team, guided a program that was named by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as an All-Academic Team for the 2019 season. The Knights maintained a 3.24 GPA in the fall semester.

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Thursday, 7 p.m., Rutgers Athletic Center

Friday, All Day, South Bend, Ind.

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RU looks to bounce back after Michigan defeat

Knights head home with double-overtime loss

SEE LOSS ON PAGE 10Junior forward Mael Gilles has been a consistent presence in the starting lineup for Rutgers this year. She is averaging 6 points, five rebounds and one steal per game. BEN CHELNITSKY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / DECEMBER 2019

Sophomore guard Caleb McConnell scored 10 points on 5-of-14 shooting from the field against the Wolverines. He also chipped in three rebounds and one assist in the loss. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2020

RAY LEWISCORRESPONDENT

Before Sunday’s game with Minnesota, the Rutgers women’s basketball team had played against Michigan State, Michigan and Illinois. It had lost to both the Spartans (11-10, 4-6) and Wolverines (14-7, 5-5), which both as of now, have worse records than the Scarlet Knights (16-5, 6-4).

After losing to the Golden Gophers (14-8, 4-7) Sunday afternoon, Rutgers lost its oppor-tunity to stop the bleeding that has occurred over the past couple weeks and took a 71-73 double-overtime loss on the road that further distanced the team from the NCAA tourna-ment conversation.

Starting off, the Knights looked to have a grasp on their opponent, as they took a 6-0 lead a little less than 3 minutes in. But Minne-sota’s Taiye Bello brought the Gophers within two after a pair of free throws was followed up by a layup. Approximately 3 minutes lat-er, with the score reading 8-6 in Rutgers’ fa-vor, Minnesota was able to take the lead on a three-pointer shot by Sara Scalia.

From there, the game went back and forth heading into the final seconds of the first quarter, as both teams were able to retake the lead at some point in the

MATT DECEGILESTAFF WRITER

The Rutgers men’s basketball team took on Michigan this past weekend in a matchup in “the world’s most famous arena,” Madison Square Garden.

The Scarlet Knights (16-6, 7-4) lost in a close matchup with the Wolverines (13-8, 4-6) in New York City. Rutgers shattered a couple of records despite the loss. These included recording 51 rebounds and the team’s 83 field goal attempts, the most ever in a Big Ten regulation game.

Three Knights scored in double digits de-spite the loss: graduate student forward Ak-wasi Yeboah, junior guard Jacob Young and sophomore guard Caleb McConnell. Soph-omore guard Montez Mathis (17) also once again scored in double digits, the seventh time this season. Head coach Steve Pikiell shared his thoughts on Mathis.

“We’re a very balanced team. Montez got us off to a good start. And I loved his defense, it was really spot on,” Pikiell said. “These are all challenges for this young team to fight through. Now we have to prepare for a ranked team on the road. We don’t have

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