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Mary Beth Tinker of the Tin-ker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District Supreme Court case spoke on Thursday at the “Pizza and Pol-itics: A Student’s Right to Free Speech” event. The Rutgers Cen-ter for Youth Political Participa-tion (CYPP) at the Eagleton Insti-tute of Politics hosted the event.

Dr. Elizabeth Matto, associate research professor at the Eagleton Institute and the director of the CYPP, said the event was represen-

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Assistant Professor in the Rutgers School of Public Health, Thomas Mackie, was awarded a $41 million contract to study the effectiveness of Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs. TWITTER

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University President Robert L. Barchi announced on Saturday the launch of its new website to keep members of the Rutgers community informed about the novel coronavi-rus (COVID-19), according to a Uni-versity-wide email alert.

The website will include informa-tion about important developments, guidance and instructions for ac-tions that can be taken in regards to the virus, according to the alert.

Barchi also said the University’s COVID-19 Task Force has been mobi-lized under the Office of Emergency Management, according to the alert.

“The Task Force is charged to develop plans that anticipated all

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probable scenarios of COVID-19’s ef fect on our mission of teaching, research and service,” Barchi said, according to the alert. “The Task Force has the authority to marshal any and all resources necessary to protect the health and safety of the members of our community in response to COVID-19.”

Barchi said the Task Force will provide updates to students, staff and faculty, and the website will update regularly, according to the alert.

“COVID-19 is a serious public health concern. I urge every mem-ber of the community to follow guid-ance from the CDC (Centers for

tative of the goal of the “Talking Politics: Disagreeing without Being Disagreeable” Byrne Course at Ea-gleton Institute of Politics, which is to teach students how to form opin-ions and articulate them while en-gaging in productive dialogue with others who may disagree with you.

Tinker said she grew up in a fami-ly that was very social justice orient-ed. Her father, a Methodist church preacher, taught his children that faith should be followed by action and that if they see injustice in the world, they should not stay silent.

In 1965, during the Vietnam War, Tinker said she and less than

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Thomas Mackie, assistant profes-sor in the Rutgers School of Public Health, was awarded a contract from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Re-search Institute (PCORI) worth $41 million. Mackie will study the effectiveness of Perinatal Psychia-try Access Programs (PPAPs) for pregnant and postpartum women, according to a press release.

“Perinatal depression negatively impacts the birth, mother and infant bonding and children’s behavior

and development,” Mackie said, ac-cording to the release.

Perinatal depression affects 1 in 7 women during pregnancy or the first year after birth, according to the release. Out of the pregnant and postpartum women who test positive for depression in the Unit-ed States, less than 20 percent seek initial and follow-up psychiat-ric treatment.

“In response to this public health crisis, state-wide programs are be-ing created to support healthcare

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10 of her peers decided to wear black armbands to school to show support for peace, a move inspired by the Birmingham Alabama Chil-dren’s Campaign.

“My first experience with black armbands was in 1963 when Martin Luther King (Jr.) was in jail and 2,000 kids came out and started marching and protesting segregation in Birmingham, Al-abama, and they were attacked with German Shepherd dogs and water hoses,” Tinker said. “They attacked these little children and these images (of the attack) went viral all over the world. The great democracy, the land of the free, the home of the brave was attack-ing its little children.”

Following the segregation march, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) bombed a church killing four

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Rutgers EMBA program ranks first in Northeast

The Executive MBA at Rutgers Business School has ranked highly for multiple programs, including Economics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Statistics and Supply Chain Management, among others. RUTGERS.EDU

IMAN KHALILCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers Business School Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) pro-gram was ranked the number one EMBA program offered among all public business schools in the Northeast by Ivy Exec’s 2020 Best Executive MBA Programs.

This is not the first time Rut-gers Business School’s EMBA program, also referred to as “The Powerhouse,” has ranked highly, said Farrokh Langdana, profes-sor and director of the Rutgers EMBA program.

The EMBA program was ranked number one before in Life Balance for Executive MBA programs in 2019 by Ivy Exec, Langdana said. The program has also ranked number two for Economics three times by Financial Times and was ranked the number five Top EMBA pro-gram for Cor-porate Social Responsibility in 2019, both globally.

Langdana also said statistics, corporate finance, supply chain and corporate strategy are a few other areas the EMBA program has ranked in globally by Finan-cial Times’ Top 1.

Rutgers Business School Dean Lei Lei detailed the steps Ivy Exec uses to rank its pro-grams in an interview.

“Ivy Exec surveyed (approx-imately) 6,000 individuals from the Ivy Exec professional com-munity of successful business professionals with more than seven years of work experience, 75 percent of whom hold an MBA or EMBA degree. Survey partic-ipants evaluated approximately 300 (EMBA) programs on ca-reer advancement, curriculum, prestige, the global experience

and life balance. The rankings derive from the survey responses combined with program data and other major rankings such as re-turn on investment by Financial Times,” Lei said.

Lei and Rosa Oppenheim, professor and vice chair of the Department of Supply Chain Management, said it is due to the efforts of Langdana and his EMBA team of faculty and staff that Rutgers Business School has achieved so much in recent years.

“We are very proud of the gold standard of the (Rutgers Business School) EMBA program that fea-tures world-class business faculty, academic and industry co-teach-ing, innovative and cross-func-tional curriculum and an experi-ence-building learning process.

Our EMBA director, (Lang-dana), and his entire EMBA team of faculty, staff, students and alumni con-stantly adapt, innovate cur-ricula and con-nect students to the needs of business, mak-ing the Rutgers

(EMBA) the powerhouse it has become today,” Lei said.

Langdana said in an interview that in addition to the constant re-engineering of the curriculum, the professors that teach EMBA courses at Rutgers Business School are why the program is thriving today.

He called this network of pro-fessors a rare species, saying pro-fessors this exceptional are hard to come by.

Oppenheim, who not only has been teaching at Rutgers for ap-proximately 47 years but has also taught every EMBA class since its inception, spoke on the quality of the students that work in tandem with the quality of education at the Rutgers Business School program.

“They (EMBA students) are all professionally successful in many

Lei Lei, dean of the Rutgers Business School, said the Ivy Exec ranks institutions based on survey responses, program data and other major rankings. RUTGERS.EDU

different fields and bring their ex-periences and enthusiasm to the classroom. They are exception-ally motivated and hardworking, balancing a rigorous academic program with demanding careers and busy families, and I have tre-mendous admiration for them. Working together in this challeng-ing two-year program, they form close friendships and have exhib-ited extraordinary kindness and compassion towards each other,” Oppenheim said.

She also said there are certain practices integrated into the pro-gram that are believed to have en-couraged this success.

“The weekend structure, the team organization, the emphasis on practical takeaways backed by rigor in every course, the team projects and presentations that link theory to practice, the EMBA overseas seminar course, the attention to detail by the staff to every aspect of their ex-perience in the program, expert

career counseling and social and professional activities for current students and alumni all combine to make this an excep-tional and successful program,” Oppenheim said.

Langdana said the Power-house also orchestrates a highly acclaimed leadership exercise, unique to the Rutgers EMBA Pro-gram: the Cycle of One.

He said the Cycle of One builds on examples of leaders from his-tory and allows graduates of the Rutgers EMBA Powerhouse to engage in a compassionate and radical leadership style.

Lei said special plans are underway to further improve Rutgers EMBA.

She said a new stackable pro-gram tailored for the perfect “re-entry” for MBA graduates will introduce stand-alone three-credit courses on topics such as artificial intelligence, big data, digital mar-keting, digitization and exchange rate dynamics.

Lei said a newly re-engineered Executive Leadership course, which offers a brand-new seg-ment on Innovation Strategy, will embrace an emphasis on written and oral presentations.

Supply Chain Strategy is an-other course that was recently enhanced to feature Cloud and Supply Chains, Green Sustainabil-ity, Shocks to Supply Chains and a segment on Robotics in global supply chains, Lei said.

“The Rutgers EMBA promise to our students is simple: What you learn in class today, you will deploy at work the following week. This is not an easy char-ter. It means constant curricu-lum evolution and constant pro-gram development on our part, but we make it happen. This is the fundamental key to our suc-cess — very cutting-edge ma-terial taught only by superstar professors and all this under the umbrella of impeccable staff service,” Lei said.

“We are very proud of the gold standard of the

(Rutgers Business School) EMBA program.”

LEI LEIDean of Rutgers Business School

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FACTSTotal number of positive cases in New Jersey grows to six, 27 other individuals being tested

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Disease Control and Prevention) and the University with regard to your own personal health and safety and that of your colleagues,” Barchi said, according to the alert.

This alert comes just days be-fore two more people tested pos-itive for the coronavirus in New Jersey, bringing the total to six, according to an article on NJ Ad-vance Media.

A 70-year-old man from Teaneck, New Jersey, and a

32-year-old man from West New York are currently being hospi-talized and are in stable condi-tion, according to the article.

“We expect increasing activ-ity daily, if not hourly,” Com-missioner of the New Jersey Department of Health Judith Persichilli said in regard to the spread of the virus, according to the article.

Persichilli said an additional 27 people in New Jersey are under investigation for potentially hav-ing the virus, according to the

article. A total of 37 people in the state have already been tested.

“North to south, the corona-virus virus seems to be spread-ing,” Persichilli said, according to the article.

An Uber driver in New York, who tested positive for the virus, also drove passengers to New Jer-sey, and state officials are current-ly trying to determine how many people he came into contact with, according to the article.

While the six individuals have tested positive for the virus, they are considered to be presumptive positives until they are confirmed by the CDC, according to the ar-ticle. State officials have yet to hear from the CDC, but expect to receive confirmation on all six cases this week.

INSTITUTEStudents covered by Constitution, protected by First Amendment, court rules

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young girls who had been at-tending that day. Tinker said James Baldwin, a Black activist, encouraged people all over the country to wear black armbands in solidarity and support for the civil rights movement. Social ac-tivism cases also set the prece-dent for free speech in schools, Tinker said.

“Even the Tinker ruling in 1969 cites a case that had to do with Black kids in Missis-sippi who protested the KKK murders of three civil rights workers. When (James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner) were murdered in 1964, high school students wore buttons to school that said, ‘one man, one vote.’ When the kids in Mississippi protested by wear-ing their buttons to school, they were suspended,” Tinker said. “The case ended up working its way through the courts and they ended up winning that case in 1966. That case that they won, why did they win? Because the courts said that they had not substantially disrupted school and that remains the standard in public school today, and that is cited in the Tinker ruling.”

Tinker said the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was instrumental in helping the students fight their case and ar-gued in court that the students were not hurting anyone. Un-der Tinker v. Des Moines, the court ruled that students are

people covered by the Constitu-tion and therefore protected by the First Amendment.

“I was really surprised when I was a junior in high school and on Feb. 24, 1969, the court ruled 7-2, which was a very strong rul-ing, and it was a rul-ing about what ed-u c a t i o n s h o u l d be in de-mocracy,” T i n k e r said. “Yes, there will be controversy. If you don’t have controversy, you’re not going to have education and you certain-ly won’t have democracy. But we have to be willing to talk to each other about things that we don’t agree with.”

Tinker said she went on to be-come a nurse practitioner, work-ing in trauma care for children and teenagers, but left approxi-mately 10 years ago after seeing the difficult things children en-dure based on societal conditions. She said she now works to inspire youth to recognize and fight for their rights.

“I got sick and tired of taking care of kids who were shot, kids who had asthma because some big polluter is getting away with wrecking the air quality, chil-dren who are taking water to drink and it was poisoned with lead — and those would be my patients,” Tinker said. “I started

putting it all together, thinking maybe I could tell these kids about that case and my experi-ence of speaking up, and then I could encourage them to speak up because young people are so powerful when they advocate for themselves.”

During the event, students asked questions regarding draw-ing the line between hate speech and free speech, as well as how to voice your opinion, even when it might be the minority opinion.

“At first, I thought you should shut down hateful speech, like when I was re-ally young, peo-ple would call me and be like ‘what do you think, should

this kid should be allowed to wear a swastika on his necklace?’ and I was like ‘No,’” Tinker said. “But then I got more sophisti-cated, and I got more involved with what the ACLU does, and now I’m sort of going back a little bit. I’m thinking, maybe there should be more limits to hate speech. The way we’ve made progress in racial justice is certainly requiring a thriving, healthy First Amendment.”

Sean Tonra, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year, said Rut-gers students should be involved in politics because they can share their opinions, like Tinker did, in order to solve different issues.

“Rutgers is in a special place due to our diversity, not only when it comes to backgrounds and eth-nicities, but also when it comes to opinions,” Tonra said. “I think Rutgers can be a true example to the world of how well we can mix

together different opinions and, not only hear out others, but also challenge each other.”

Nashia Basit, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said it is important for young people to have their voices heard and hopes the recent rise in youth activism will continue.

“I think that for the longest time, it was thought that politics was something only certain in-dividuals could partake in, but hearing stories like Tinker’s where she was just a mere 13

year old, growing up in her city, and she managed to win a land-mark Supreme Court case really shows us the power of the youth and youth activism especially,” Basit said. “We live in a climate where so many things are being challenged. There’s so many so-cial justice issues out there, and it’s really time that individuals, especially young people, are go-ing out there and protesting for their rights and getting their voic-es heard because that’s how we make change in our country.”

“But we have to be willing to talk to each other about things

that we don’t agree with.”

MARY BETH TINKERActivist

providers — like obstetricians and pediatricians — with acquir-ing the training and resources necessary to treat the signs and symptoms of depression in preg-nant women and those who have recently given birth,” Mackie said, according to the release.

The programs are being devel-oped or implemented in 15 states

DEPRESSIONMackie, Byat to examine three programs in NJ, Washington, Massachusetts

CONTINUED FROM FRONT in order to make treatment more accessible and effective, accord-ing to the release.

Mackie and Nancy Byatt, associate professor at Univer-sity of Massachusetts Medi-cal School, will examine three PPAPs in Washington, New Jer-sey and Massachusetts under the PCORI contract, according to the release. They will deter-mine which of the programs will

improve perinatal depression treatment and access to treat-ment based on how they imple-ment training, consultation and care coordination.

This research will be done in collaboration with Postpar-tum Support International, the Partnership Access Line for Moms housed in Washington state and the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Pro-gram for Moms, according to the release. PCORI is funding the research in order to provide patients and healthcare provid-ers the information to make better-informed decisions when choosing healthcare options.

Mary Beth Tinker, an activist of the Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme Court case, spoke on student free speech. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs are being developed or implemented in 15 states. PEXELS

T he private prison industry in the Unit-ed States has caused untold amounts of suf fering.

The entire concept of private prisons is concern-ing. When individuals breach laws and receive pun-ishment under the jurisdiction of our legal system, it is up to the government to tend to that punishment, not for-profit corporations.

Under capitalism, corporations do whatever they can to save money. This extends to corporate pris-ons, which often place the importance of money higher than the importance of inmate safety and living conditions. In 2016, the federal government declared that it would begin phasing out private pris-ons for this reason.

“(Private prisons) simply do not provide the same level of correctional services, programs and re-sources,” said then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates in a 2016 Justice Department memo.

With their cost saving measures, private prisons often train their officers far less than public prisons, which leads to poorer outcomes for inmates. Private prisons are more dangerous environments for their inhabitants than public ones.

“To achieve their modest savings, private prisons tend to cut back on staff costs and training. More than a decade ago, researchers found that private facilities pay their officers less, provide fewer hours of training and have higher inmate-to-staff ratios, a combination which may account for their much higher turnover rate among correctional officers, as well as the uptick in inmate assaults,” according to Time Magazine.

The poor quality of private prisons is yet another indi-cator that profit and law should not mix. This problem is most notably seen with the enforcement of drug laws.

Private prisons came into play during the 1980s, when the “War on Drugs” really kicked into high gear. Due to mass incarceration caused by draconian drug laws and mandatory minimums, public prisons could no longer house the entirety of the United States prison population.

“In the 1980s, for-profit prisons began winning contracts to operate entire jails for the first time. Pol-iticians in both parties responded to prison crowd-ing with private prisons: The industry grew by 1,600 percent over a 20-year period ending in 2009,” ac-cording to MSNBC.

Private prisons have also gained power in the politi-cal arena which should be concerning for anyone who cares for the purity of the law.

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Warren’s defeat was not caused by sexism

ing in third place in her own home state. Immediately, a great number of articles began putting the blame for

her loss on sexism. This is a ridiculous notion on the face of it — and really does not need to be responded to — but since I need to fill 750 words for this column, you will read my response.

Warren lost not because of sexism, but because she was a bad candidate that people do not trust. Let us go through the logic of the argument and see if it holds water. To say Warren lost due to sexism, you must also say that the Democratic party became sexist in the last four years, as of course, they nominated a woman just four years ago.

I mean, you do not have to believe me. I am a man, and worse than that, I am a Republican. Let us ask some women if they support War-ren. Not just any women, Democratic women in her own home state. In the Massachusetts primary 24 percent of women voted for her, while 34 percent voted for former Vice President Joe Biden, 26 percent for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 11 percent for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

So, if you struggle with math as I do, that means that 71 percent of Democratic women in her home state voted for some old white dude over her. Now, are you saying these women in fact hate women? No, of course not. There must be some other reason she lost, and I will mansplain it to you.

First of f, Warren is an incredible liar and voters tend to punish this. What is worse for the Senator is she does not lie about policy, she lied about basic aspects of her life. Famously, she claimed for a great deal of her life that she was Native American. She claimed this on legal forms and was listed by Harvard University as a mi-nority. She took a DNA test that stated she was between 1/32nd and 1/1024th Native American.

She actually attempted to use this test result to argue that she was right. This is wrong for two obvious reasons. One, her Native-American ancestor was so many years ago it hardly can be said to be an important part of her identity.

The second is that DNA does not make you a part of a tribe. Tribes have rules and laws regarding who is and who is not a member. Furthermore, claiming to be a Native American to get benefits is extremely of fensive to actual Native Americans who still must live with the ef fects of the many crimes committed against them.

I did an AncestryDNA test and it said I was 10 percent Ash-kenazi Jewish. I would never identify as such because in no way has my life been af fected by the crimes the Jewish people have suf fered, the big and the small. I am Catholic, not Jewish, so I do not share any of the traditions.

In the same way, Warren was not affected by the crimes the Native Americans suffered or shared in any of their traditions. So, to masquer-ade as a Native American and to double down on that lie goes a long way to show why people do not trust her.

This is not the only lie she has told about herself. She said all her children attended public school while attacking private schools. It turns out her son in fact attended private school. There was also controversy over her claim that she was fired from her teaching job after becoming pregnant. This seems possible given the time period, but of course they would not say they fired her for being pregnant.

The problem here is that the only witness is Warren, who is un-reliable, and she has lost the benefit of the doubt. Another reason voters do not trust her is that for a great deal of her life she was Republican and a conservative one at that. Even more recently before entering politics, her economic policies were more con-servative. Now compare her to Sanders, who has maintained his radical beliefs all his life.

He was a Marxist in college and he is a Marxist now. Personal-ly I think changing one’s mind can be a good thing, but to many Democratic voters her passionate defense of progressive ideas may come of f as disingenuous.

I believe the real reason Warren lost was due to voters not trusting her, nor should they have trusted her.

Robert Suriano is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in history. His column, “A RINO’s View,” runs on alternate Mondays.

March 9, 2020

A RINO’S VIEW

Private prisons get government contracts — money — when they house more inmates. When those same prisons have a voice in Washington D.C., politicians will write stricter, more unfair laws that will help those prisons gain inmates and revenue.

Private prisons also have no incentive to rehabilitate their inmates, as keeping them in a cycle of criminal life bodes better for their balance sheets than helping them return to society as law abiding citizens.

There is also no working around the fact that this profiting prison system has unfairly victimized com-munities of color.

The “War on Drugs” has always had racial connota-tions to it, and despite the fact that white and minority communities smoke marijuana at a similar rate, Black and Latinx people are far more likely to find them-selves in prison for it.

“The Sentencing Project estimates 1 in 3 Black men will spend time behind bars during their lifetime, com-pared with 1 in 6 Latino men and 1 in 17 white men. Ar-rest rates for marijuana possession are four times as high for Black Americans as for white,” according to NPR.

It is tough to ignore the truth of private prisons: Much like the for-profit slavery system that came before it, free market prisons make money off of ex-ploiting and victimizing minority communities in the United States. This is a continuation of slavery, share-cropping and the Jim Crow laws that came prior, only with a new way of doing so, according to Michelle Al-exander’s “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In the Age of Colorblindness.”

President Donald J. Trump has empowered private prisons during his time in office so far. But the cor-ruption of private prisons is now a mainstream political topic to discuss and progress is attainable on the issue.

Part of solving this issue is to curtail the power of lobbying in the federal government — if prisons’ legislative pull is weakened, laws that imprison more people unfairly will lose support.

Additionally, there are candidates for office around the nation that support the abolition of the private prison. With an election coming up this fall, those who care about this critical issue must exercise their democratic responsibility of voting.

We are too developed as a society to still have pri-vate institutions writing the laws, imprisoning nonvio-lent offenders and exploiting their suffering for mate-rial gain. As a collective, we must vote out anyone who supports private prisons.

S en. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) recently dropped her presi-

dential campaign after com-ROBERT SURIANO

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Efforts toward justice can focus on community around us

S tudents, generally speaking, are often stressed and tired.

This is neither a particular-ly new development, nor a particularly novel observation. Balancing academ-ics, work, a social life and any other obligations, it can be easy to inundate oneself with worries.

Stress is a proven and known killer, shown to have potentially disastrous ef fects upon health. Some degree of stress, of course, motivates, but I can think of a few students who have so lit-tle going on that they become stagnant and bored. In addition to this, wider, less personal issues can contribute to stress as well.

In the political sphere, many students find cause to worry, especially those who find themselves strongly drawn to a partic-ular cause. To an extent, this is all well and good, and it is without a doubt a good thing to render oneself an informed and aware citizen, but there is a certain point at which, for one’s own good, a certain disconnect must be considered.

It does no good, generally speaking, to worry about things which one has no ability to change. Likewise, it does no good to excessively trouble oneself about things which can only make a minute

dif ference, if that. Whatever dif ference, whatever positive impact it is within one’s power to make should be an action which does not beget stress — if you can do it, there is no reason not to.

This is not to say, of course, that indi-viduals have little means to make a pos-itive impact — rather, I would say, it is quite the opposite.

There are many ways in which an indi-vidual can, with a little effort, make a vast-ly more powerful positive difference in the world around them. Charity work remains doubtlessly one of the most im-pactful things an individual can do, and it is something they can do relative-ly easily, at that.

There is no shortage of causes which would absolutely be helped by hands-on assistance, and there is no shortage of organizations dedicated to mobilizing just that. In the wider community of Rutgers University and New Brunswick in general, there are countless organizations dedicated toward providing very real help to the less fortunate.

Through the University or not, there is a tremendous breadth of causes which one could commit themselves to the advance-

ment of — should one find themselves particularly compelled to assist the home-less, the hungry or the otherwise suffer-ing, there is immediate strife, right in the city of New Brunswick, which students can very directly affect.

Likewise, numerous student organiza-tions exist that dedicate themselves to hands-on ground-level commitment to particular causes, beyond local home-lessness and poverty. There are also or-ganizations that address ecological and environmental issues, health issues,

issues abroad and more, and there are many other ways to con-tribute beyond work or finan-cial donations, as well. There is such a broad

diversity of ways to help out, it makes the task of fitting this charitable action into one’s schedule hardly much of a task at all.

In addition to this, the benefits of vol-unteering one’s time are worth consid-eration. For one, it is a fantastic way to reduce stress while making a positive dif ference. There are many interesting and wonderful people on both ends of the equation — there is an upsetting current in our national culture to write-

of f the less fortunate, the struggling and the homeless, which often clouds individual judgment.

Perhaps this is a consequence of the city lifestyle, where the issue of homeless-ness is much more visible, but whatever the case, this is a mindset that ought be avoided. In interacting with the less for-tunate of New Brunswick, I have met indi-viduals who are fantastically clever, funny, smart, kind, generous and just so happen to be down on their luck. I urge anyone reading this to consider — if they are not already — looking into the resources in their community for those in need and considering volunteering.

In more suburban areas, public li-braries are a good place to start. It is a wonderful thing to concern oneself with justice in the world and to make oneself aware of the wider circumstances of society. But it is for this reason that I urge individuals to concern themselves somewhat less with wider political tid-ings and instead to focus their ef forts in a direction that is much more ef fective, much more accessible and much more fulfilling, and look to the community around them.

Ash C. Dunlevy is a School of Environ-mental and Biological Sciences junior ma-joring in plant science, agriculture and food systems. His column, “Tempus Fugit,” runs on alternate Mondays.

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A Cappella Live! hosts global acts, encourages love of musicMERCEDES S. VIERA

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A Cappella Live! was a concert featuring four unique a cappella acts: Committed, Women of the World, Blake Lewis and The Fil-harmonic. They’ve been perform-ing all over the country and made their stop at the State Theatre in New Brunswick on Saturday.

Before the show, there was a dedication speech to educators in the audience on behalf of the State Theatre. “Attending live per-formances is good for the soul” was met with several nods and cheers. Children’s musical and ar-tistic education was a theme that persisted throughout the night.

A cappella is when a performer’s only instrumentation in a song is through their vocal chords, usually by harmonizing in a group. It was very big a few years ago with mov-ies and TV shows, such as "Pitch Perfect" and "Glee," and still re-mains popular with viral Facebook and YouTube videos with seg-ments like Riff-Offs on "The Late Late Show with James Corden."

Each a cappella act did its own separate showcase with a few group songs sprinkled in between. It was never boring, and you never really knew what to expect next.

The first group was Commit-ted, which specializes in gospel and R&B songs. It started off with a soulful rendition of Walk The Moon’s “Shut Up and Dance.”

Women of the World is an a cappella group that features four women from different countries: Ayumi Ueda, Annette Philip, Débo Ray and Giorgia Renosto. COURTESY OF KELLY BLITHE

The members spoke a bit about sending prayers to the people in Nashville affected by the tornado and the COVID-19 fears. They ded-icated a touching cover of “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye to it.

The ones who really blew me away were the next group: Women of the World. It is a group made of up four women, each representing different countries: Annette Philip representing India, Débo Ray, rep-resenting the United States via Hai-ti, Giorgia Renosto representing Italy and Ayumi Ueda represent-ing Japan. While the other groups

covered more mainstream songs, this group focused on making an unforgettable experience with its own respective languages.

Ueda’s “Sakura” performance was alluring and enchanting like a siren’s song. Ray's Haitian tribute was moving and emotional, calling upon a uniquely Caribbean experi-ence of leaving the island in order to appreciate how special it was. Philip taught the audience a little konna-kol, an Indian musical language. She would give a specific rhythm and we would repeat it over and over again. We became the bass of

the song she was singing. It was a beautiful collective experience.

“We loved how they brought everybody together to feel like they were part of something re-ally special,” said Teresa, a fellow audience member.

Lewis really delivered. He’s ba-sically a one-man musical improvi-sation show — a concept I didn’t know existed outside of jazz. He makes it possible with the use of a loop machine — it instantly records himself and plays it back on a loop.

The last performance was The Filharmonic, a Los Angeles-based Filipino pop group. It opened with “Finesse” by Bruno Mars. I got to talk to Jules Cruz, leader and vo-cal bass of the group, about what their heritage means to them.

“We’re Filipino-Americans and something that’s important is ac-tually the hip-hop and R&B music scene,” he said, specifying the '90s era. “So we try to harp back to that, because it’s very import-ant to a lot of other FilAms.”

The Filharmonic members looked like they were having the time of their lives on stage. The audience was having fun along with them. They talked about their work on the Riff-Off segments, with each celebrity they mentioned being one of the other groups’ members. Their control, both in their low and high tones, kept my mouth wide open in shock.

The show ended with a beauti-ful cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Don’t

You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” with all the performers. Everyone in the audience clapped and stood, ex-pecting the show to be over after-wards. Surprisingly, the perform-ers had one last surprise for us.

“What the world needs more than anything right now is kind-ness” was what opened a cap-tivating rendition of “Fragile” by Sting. There were no micro-phones in sight, only their voices carried the song. There’s some-thing beautiful when an audi-ence’s full concentration is devot-ed to only listening.

While there was a lot to be desired in the staging (a mea-ger stage with only a full color backdrop screen), the seamless sound, lighting and the perform-ers’ stage presence made me for-get all about it quickly.

There was so much representa-tion: the Black gospel truth from Committed, the intersectional experience from Women of the World and the '90s pop boy group Filipino fun from Filharmonic. Everyone left the show feeling identified and seen.

“The exchange of the differ-ent voices throughout our whole show really just brings some-thing out that we didn’t expect,” Cruz said, about A Cappella Live! “We always talk about how we have eight countries repre-sented on stage whenever we go on, so it just feels like it’s an important time for that.“

'YHLQMDLG': Bad Bunny's new album is versatile, revolutionary

Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rican singer and rapper, also known for his activism and futuristic style. At the Latin GRAMMY, he won best Alternative Album for his debut album "X 100Pre." INSTAGRAM

NATALIA SENANAYAKECONTRIBUTING WRITER

Bad Bunny’s iconic deep voice is back and better than ever with his latest album, "YHLQMDLG." The album dropped on Feb. 29 and holds a dense, but pleasing, soundtrack of 20 intricate songs. The album title stands for Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana (“I do whatever I want”) — a senti-ment that Bad Bunny certainly reflects within each track.

While this album is definitely a reflection of Bad Bunny’s person-al and musical growth, the overall content of this album remains a familiar let-loose and party demean-or. This album seamlessly blends together reggaetón and Latin trap to create a versatile masterpiece perfect for enjoying at any occasion.

The opening track, “Si Veo a Tu Mama,” is perfect for serenading your friends on a long car ride due to the deep vocals and soothing “The Girl From Ipanema” sample.

Bad Bunny created an album to suit the needs of all of his fans. Many of his reggaetón-influenced tunes are the perfect songs to dance to with your friends and completely let go of any stress. His song “Yo Perreo Sola” is going to rise into a female empow-erment anthem, because it perfectly embodies how women don’t need

a partner to feel sexy, have fun and most importantly, to feel validated.

Bad Bunny knew that this would be the song for a night out on the town and having fun with the girls, which many rappers don’t even consider to include on an album.

My only complaint is that he doesn’t credit the featured artist, Nesi, yet he credits all the male features. Nesi, an up-and-coming Puerto Rican singer, clearly con-tributed more than just backup vocals on the track which deserves proper credit and recognition. This is my only disappointment with Bad Bunny’s new album, but I don’t want that to erase all the progres-sive work he’s done thus far with his music and platform. My only hope is that next time he will prop-erly credit all artists he features no matter what their gender is.

Regardless of this, one thing I absolutely love about Bad Bunny is his ability to uphold the expec-tations that come with being a Puerto Rican rapper while still in-corporating progressive elements into his music. Not only does he pay homage to his roots in his song “P FKN R,” but he also em-ulates Puerto Rican pride in every single thing he stands for.

He is Latinx and proud, and he is living proof that success is not determined by your ethnicity but

the passion and dedication that is driven behind it.

His closing track “<3” is among my top favorites on the album. The budding guitar instrumentals and smooth vocals in the beginning make this song the perfect addition to an “In My Feels” Spotify playlist.

The entire song is dedicated to Bad Bunny’s gratitude for all the support and encouragement that led to his international success. He acknowledges his Puerto Ri-can and Dominican supporters

who skyrocketed his career from the beginning before he held any widespread recognition.

He reflects on his performance at the Super Bowl by saying he’s dreamed of becoming this big when he was just making music alone in his room. He also recog-nizes his introvertedness by say-ing fame overwhelms him, but he is still grateful for the opportu-nities he has been given. It is the most satisfying ending to his mas-terpiece of an album.

From the Latinx pride to stand-ing up for transgender rights on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," Bad Bunny is a 10/10 overall great guy with a revolutionary new album to match. The rule-breaking versa-tility of "YHLQMDLG" makes it an album fit for anyone’s needs at any occasion. Bad Bunny is a rising star who deserves all the success he is getting, and fans will be patiently waiting to see what limits he will exceed next.

Happy Birthday: Gravitate toward the people and places that make you feel the most comfortable. Take on what fits your schedule and will encourage you to use your skills where it makes the most sense. What you contribute and how you get along with others will determine the outcome. Go with the grain, not against it, and you’ll find yourself on the path to victory. Your numbers are 5, 17, 24, 27, 31, 38, 44.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Diplo-macy and charm will help you avoid a situation that can put a dent in your reputation or position. Let ev-eryone else voice his or her opinions first. Refuse to let anger take over and compromise your chance to get ahead. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Talk to people who can offer knowledge and insight into something that in-terests you. A new lifestyle or edu-cational pursuit will change the way you do things as well as how you pri-oritize. Personal change is favored. 5 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t waste time or energy lamenting over something you cannot change. Strive to learn something new and apply it to your life and prospects. Use your intelligence to stop people from using emotional manipulation to take ad-vantage of you. 2 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Recog-nize your potential and what you can do to make your life better. Opportu-nity is within reach, but you have to be willing to compromise and make necessary adjustments. A personal change will make you more easily understood. 4 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t let any-one interfere in your life. Rumors will lead to a problem with someone you love. Take up a new hobby or work on personal growth and accomplish-ments. Using reverse psychology will help you get your way. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Set up meetings, and you will accomplish what you set out to do. Your power of persuasion will come in handy when you want someone to step up and do his or her part. An idea will lead to changes at home. 3 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t misinterpret what the messenger is telling you. Listen to someone who has always been there for you. Do things differently, and offer incen-tives to get your way. Anger does not become you, so don’t go there. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t procrastinate if you move forward. Show everyone who’s the boss and how good you are at handling what-ever comes your way. Strive for per-fection, and you’ll make an impres-sion. Love and romance are on the rise. 4 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Observe what others are doing, and you will see who is making all the decisions. Stay on top of situations to avoid being left out. A power play involving money will cause stress. Don’t reveal secrets or what you plan to do next. 2 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Do your best to secure your position. If you want to be a leader, act like one and make decisions. Legal con-tracts can be drawn up and signed. Your expertise will give you the edge you need to seal a deal. 5 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Help-ing others will bring out the best in you. A partnership that can offer benefits will put you in a good posi-tion. Negotiate on your behalf, and don’t be afraid to tackle something new. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A per-sonal change will motivate you to as-pire to higher levels and to reach out to people with whom you feel com-fortable discussing your intentions and plans. A positive outlook will re-sult in more significant opportunities and gains. Romance is in the stars. 3 stars

Horoscopes Eugenia Last

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Pearls Before Swine Stephan Pastis

Non Sequitur Wiley

Lio Mark Tatulli

Over The Hedge T. Lewis and M. Fry

Yesterday’s

Solution

ACROSS

1 With 67-Across, musical acts that

are a theme hint

6 Prosciutto and others

10 Exactly

14 “Golden needle” mushroom

15 Spoken

16 What’s more

17 Home Depot alternative

18 Singer Del Rey

19 Highland skirt

20 “Poison” group playing

“Whip It”? (see letters 8 to 11)

23 Like the Marx Brothers

26 Apple’s mobile platform

27 Latish lunch hour

28 “___ gotta go!”

29 Darn

30 Makes a selection

32 Image Awards org.

34 Curling or squash

35 “You Can’t Hurry Love” group

playing “Losing My Religion”?

(7 to 9)

39 Mournful work

40 Remark to the audience

43 Uninformative response to

“What’s new?”

46 Make a selection

48 “Milk” director Van Sant

49 Nasal spray brand

50 Barinholtz of “The Mindy Project”

51 Prepare, as an onion

52 “Paranoid” group playing

“Waterloo”? (7 to 10)

56 Mexican peninsula

57 Nephew of Donald Duck

58 Uber, to Lyft

62 List-ending abbr.

63 No. 1 dad?

64 Totally goofy

65 Lairs for bears

66 Nonspeaking performer

67 See 1-Across

DOWN

1 Goofy picture?

2 Yoko in “Isle of Dogs”

3 Pledge

4 Just manage

5 Get out of bed

6 Like a log you can look

inside of

7 Many Middle Easterners

8 ___-pedi

9 Croat, e.g.

10 Be a diligent student

11 Mediterranean pizza

morsels

12 At an angle

13 Symbols on tribal poles

21 “I didn’t cheat,” perhaps

22 Sort who gets walked all

over

23 California wine, familiarly

24 Director DuVernay

25 Without ice

29 Go caving

30 EMT’s technique

31 Garden tool

33 Compound components

34 Mata Hari, for one

36 “Just a ___!”

37 Sound of disgust

38 Sound of relief

41 Pair

42 Clairvoyant’s power,

briefly

43 Caught red-handed

44 In recent times

45 Emperor before Hadrian

46 “I’m cool with that”

47 Wasabi-coated legume

50 Girder shaped like a vowel

51 Fancy dinnerware

53 Counterfeit

54 Car with a four-ring logo

Yesterday’s Solution

Universal Crossword

55 Chi-Town paper, with “The”

59 Delivery vehicle

60 Wheel-deal link

61 “___ Miserables”

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Knights get swept in Old Dominion seriesBASEBALL OLD DOMINION 3, RUTGERS 1 / OLD DOMINION 8, RUTGERS 7 / OLD DOMINION 11, RUTGERS 1

MATT DECEGLIECORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers baseball team trav-eled to Virginia over the weekend to take on Old Dominion in a three-game series. The Scarlet Knights (5-9) dropped all three games against the Monarchs (12-2), who have now won 8 of their last 9 games.

In the matchup on Friday, Rut-gers was defeated 3-1. The only run for the Knights came from junior infielder Mike Nyisztor’s home run in the seventh inning, which tied the game up at 1. Old Dominion later scored 2 runs in the eighth inning to break the tie. It then closed it out in the ninth.

Junior left-handed pitcher Har-ry Rutkowski held the Monarchs’ offense to only 1 run and two hits over six innings.

“Harry was outstanding, pitched with a lot of energy,” said head coach Steve Owens. “He kept his velocity late and gave us a really good start. I challenged him to be good today and he was excellent ... For the most part, we created scoring opportunities, but they got hits in key spots. We had several key spots and were beat. The trend of the opposing pitcher beating us with men in scoring position con-tinues, too many strikeouts.”

Rutgers struck out 13 times in the matchup, opposed to Old Do-minion’s seven times.

For the Monarchs, they had three different players with one RBI. Kyle Battle, Tommy Bell and Matt Courtney all had one RBI each in the low scoring game.

In the following matchup on Saturday, the Knights couldn’t find any luck in defeating Old Do-minion. In another close game, the Monarchs defeated Rutgers 8-7. The Knights were stunned in the ninth inning, when Old Dominion scored 3 runs. Rutgers was up 5-0 going into the fourth inning.

Although the Knights had an abundance of RBIs, they came up short. Players including senior in-fielder Kevin Welsh, sophomore infielder Tim Dezzi, true fresh-man infielder Grant Shulman, sophomore infielder Chris Brito and sophomore outfielder Victor Valderrama all contributed to the large scoring effort.

“We had several guys that had very good offensive days,” Owens said. “(Sophomore out-fielder) Richie (Schiekofer) had a good day, Kevin was very good at the plate. I was happy to see Victor pick up two RBIs in key spots. So there were a lot of bright spots offensively.”

After the fourth inning, the Monarchs outscored Rutgers 8-3. The walk-off single came from Battle to end the contest. Robbie Petracci led the way for Old Do-minion with two RBIs.

The Knights’ bullpen strug-gled against the Monarchs. Ow-ens shared his thoughts on its performance, and his mindset going into the next game.

“(Senior right-handed pitcher) Tommy (Genuario) gave us a solid start, but we gave up 6 runs after he left before getting 11 outs. Too many wild pitches, balks and the inability to strike guys out,” Ow-ens said. “We did some stuff bet-ter today than yesterday, struck out less and had 14 hits. Progress in one area, but two steps back in another. On to tomorrow.”

The following game, Rutgers took another loss to Old Domin-ion, with the Monarchs coming out on top by a final score of 11-1. Senior left-handed pitcher Tevin Murray gave up 5 runs (3 earned) and hit two batters in 4.1 innings pitched.

Junior infielder Mike Nyisztor hit a home run in the seventh inning to tie the game against the Monarchs on Friday. He is hitting .260 on the season. BEN CHELNITSKY / MARCH 2020

“We had several key spots and were beat. The trend of the opposing pitcher beating us with men in

scoring position continues, too many strikeouts.”

STEVE OWENSHead Coach

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Rutgers gets ousted from conference tournament in Indianapolis

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a turnover. She followed them up 1:30 minutes later with another three. Rutgers’ next points came off a pass from Migliore to the streaking Guirantes.

Neither team built a significant lead, but in the last minute, Mack did what she does best and con-verted a free throw after drawing a foul. After the first 20 minutes, the teams were knotted at 17.

The only scoring in the be-ginning of the third quarter came from Guirantes, including a three to cut the Knights’ deficit to 1. Guirantes added a few more points before the end of the quar-ter, but Rutgers trailed 35-32 as time expired.

The last 10 minutes of the game were an offensive onslaught that propelled the Knights to vic-tory. Early in the quarter and down by 1, Mack and Sanders combined for a successful passing play. Mack forced the ball from an opponent near the basket, be-fore Sanders grabbed the loose

ball and, in one motion, passed it behind her back to Mack for the easy 2 points.

Later, Migliore knocked down her third three of the game, and after defending a late surge by Wisconsin, Rutgers came out on top, beating the Badgers for the third time this season.

Stringer and the rest of the team weren’t satisfied with the start and knew they could pro-duce more.

“What happened at the begin-ning is that we weren’t nearly as impressive as we needed to be, but we did know that we had to step it up … it worked out for us,” Stringer said.

The very next day, the Knights prepared to take on the Hoo-siers (24-8, 13-5), seeded in the fourth spot. The higher-scoring game began with a battle of free throws. After that, Indiana scored 9 straight points, followed by a basket for Rutgers off a Hoosier turnover. Guirantes hit a three two possessions later and would go on to score 30 points in the

Graduate student guard Khadaizha Sanders scored 14 points against the Hoosiers. She also had three rebounds and one assist. BEN CHELNITSKY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2020

hostile of an environment as you can. Even when some calls didn’t go our way down the stretch we stayed the course. I’m real proud of our guys. I’m happy for Rutgers nation and happy for my team.”

Pikiell has a right to be proud of his team. Rutgers continues to make history, as it clinched a winning record in Big Ten play for the first time since joining the conference in 2014. The Knights also have 20 regular-season wins for the first time since the 1982-83 season.

The victory did not come with-out stress, though. It was a back-and-forth contest all afternoon in West Lafayette, Indiana, and Rut-gers almost ended up on the short end of the stick.

The Knights went into half-time up 36-33, with graduate student forward Akwasi Yeboah leading the team with 8 points. Junior guard Geo Baker and sophomore guard Ron Harper Jr. each hit a pair of threes, and Rutgers had out-rebounded the Boilermakers 23-13.

Each team struggled on of-fense in the second half, with the Knights cooling down from long range and Purdue going through a 1 of 10 stretch from the field. With just less than 6 minutes left, Rutgers was down 49-48. It was anyone’s game, and that’s when Baker decided to take over.

He sank a three-pointer, giv-ing the Knights a 51-49 lead with 5:43 minutes on the clock. The Boilermakers didn’t fold, though, with Sasha Stefanovic converting a three of his own at the other end to snatch the lead right back. This sequence was a microcosm of the back-and-forth affair that charac-terized the whole game.

From there, it was no secret who Rutgers would give the ball

to. With the clock ticking, Bak-er sized up the defense and took his patented fadeaway contested jumper. The shot went in, giving the Knights a 1-point lead with 14 seconds left.

Hunter Jr. drew a clutch foul for his team with 2 seconds re-maining. He sank the first free throw, tying the game at 61. For-tunately for Rutgers, he was off on the second, sending the con-test to overtime.

After 2 minutes passed in the extra period, junior guard Jacob Young put 7-foot-3-inch Matt Haarms on a poster, hammering down an and-one dunk over the big man. It silenced the crowd and energized the Knights, giv-ing Rutgers the last emotional boost it needed.

Baker hit another clutch jump-er at the end, and the Knights came away with the victory. The co-captain led the way with 19 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals.

“It’s amazing,” Baker said. “It’s not even really putting the team on my back. That’s my role. Ev-eryone has a role on this team and my role is to get the ball at the end of the game and make a play. I’m very comfortable in that role, win or lose. I want that. I want the ball at the end of the game.”

With Rutgers now finished with the regular season, up next for it is the second round of the Big Ten Tournament in Indianap-olis, Indiana, on Thursday. The Knights clinched a first-round bye for the first time since joining the conference.

“We are going to enjoy to-day,” Pikiell said. “We’ve won two games this week over good basketball teams. This is a good team. We can play with anybody in the country. I feel that way about our team, and I think our best days are ahead.”

Junior guard Jacob Young put up 10 points on 4 of 9 shooting from the field in the win at Purdue. He also got two boards and two assists. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2020

game. She broke the tournament record for successful free throws with 15. The quarter ended 20-17 in favor of Indiana after Sanders hit a late jumper.

The Hoosiers kept the offense coming and managed to gain a double-digit lead. Sanders pulled the Knights within 8 after she knocked down a three. At the half, Indiana led 38-30.

Sanders kept the scoring going in the third frame. After she scored 4 points, though, the Hoosiers built a 15-point lead. As the fourth quarter started, Rutgers seemed like it was mak-ing a comeback, but yet another scoring drought weighed it down. Gilles hit a deep ball, but Indiana kept the points coming and was able to walk out with a victory.

The Hooisers had 24 points from turnovers compared to the Knights’ 9 points, and for only the sixth time this season, Rutgers was outscored in the paint.

Sanders was able to rationalize the loss.

“The conference is tough, and playing Indiana got us pre-pared for the next level, which is going to the NCAA Tourna-ment,” she said.

The Knights will know their fu-ture for the tournament on March 16th, Selection Monday.

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“Everyone has a role on this team and my role is to get the ball at the end of the game and make a play.”

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Knights lose to Hoosiers in one-sided contest

Rutgers punches March Madness ticket

SEE TICKET ON PAGE 11Junior guard Geo Baker paced the Knights with 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting from the field on Saturday. He made several clutch shots at the end of the game to ice the win for Rutgers. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2020

Junior guard Arella Guirantes put up half of her team’s points in Friday’s loss to Indiana, scoring 30 on 7 of 22 shooting from the field. She was also 15 of 16 from the charity stripe. BEN CHELNITSKY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2020

JOSHUA VALDEZSPORTS EDITOR

The Rutgers men’s basketball team finally put its road demons to rest when it defeat-ed Purdue 71-68 in overtime on Saturday. Playing in front of the Boilermakers’ (16-15, 9-11) sold-out Senior Day crowd, the Scarlet Knights (20-11, 11-9) relied on defense and clutch shooting to escape with the victory at Mackey Arena and secure the season sweep against their opponent.

Purdue shot 33.8 percent from the floor and just 7 of 29 (24.1 percent) from beyond the arc. With perimeter defense being a point of weakness for Rutgers in recent road games, this was a welcome sign for a team that needed to prove it could win away from the Rutgers Athletic Center. With the Knights doing just that, they now qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 29 years.

“This has been a really tough place for us to play. It’s been a tough place for everyone to play. I’m just proud of our guys,” said head coach Steve Pikiell.

“They’ve sacrificed a lot ... And today was a perfect example,” he said. “Everyone stepped up and made big plays. We were a good bas-ketball team and you saw that, playing in as

GIDEON FOXCORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers women’s basketball team fin-ished its run in the Big Ten Tournament after defeating Wisconsin 63-55 on Thursday and losing to No. 20 Indiana 78-60 on Friday.

The tournament was held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Scarlet Knights (22-9, 11-7) took the floor in the Big Ten Tournament for the sixth time in program history and entered as the fifth seed. The Badgers (12-19, 3-15) held the 12th seed.

Sticking with her usual starters, head coach C. Vivian Stringer opted to go with se-nior center Jordan Wallace, graduate student guard Khadaizha Sanders, junior guard Arella Guirantes and junior forwards Tekia Mack and Mael Gilles to start things off.

The first few minutes of the game showed two teams playing evenly. After not scoring for approximately 6:30 minutes, Guirantes pulled up on the left side from downtown to tie the game at 13 points with 5 seconds left in the first quarter. She finished the game with 27 points.

In the second quarter, graduate student guard Danielle Migliore took over. Her first points of the game came from deep and off

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SAMMY ALVAREZ,No. 7 true freshman 133-pounder on the wrestling team, punched his ticket to the NCAA Tournament with back-to-back victories in Saturday’s session at the Big Ten Tournament. He beat No. 9 Cayden Rooks and No. 6 Ridge Lovett.