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DACA students from Rutgers—Newark attend president’s addressCHRiSTiAN ZAPATA
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esder chong, a rutgers business school sophomore at rutgers—newark, and Juan lopez, a senior at newark’s science park High school and apart of rutgers Future schol-ars program — two deferred action for childhood arrivals (daca) re-cipients — attended the state of the union address in washington, d.c.
chong attended the event along-side rep. Frank pallone Jr. (d-6) who oversees most of middlesex county, as well as the bayshore and oceanfront areas of monmouth county, according to nJ advance media. pallone invited her to help highlight the dilemmas faced by young people brought to the united states as children.
“she is exactly the type of young person we should be encouraging and supporting, not deporting,” pal-lone said in an interview with nJ ad-vance media. “new Jersey is esder’s home and she shouldn’t live in fear because of partisanship and procras-tination in congress.”
chong immigrated to the united states from south korea when she was 6 years old. the Highland park resident founded ru dreamers — an organization for young unau-thorized immigrants. she also runs for the rutgers track and field team
and studies finance and philosophy, according to nJ advance media.
“we are virtually americans in every way except on paper,” chong said. “i’m not sure how to describe an american if i’m not part of that definition.”
lopez joined congressman don-ald m. payne, Jr. (d-10) a newark, new Jersey native, who covers por-tions of essex, Hudson and union counties, according to his site.
He came to the united states with his family from uruguay at 2 years old. after high school, he plans to attend rutgers—newark where he will study engineering, according to the press release.
since president donald J. trump’s began his attempt to terminate the daca program in september, rut-gers has endorsed its support for daca recipients.
the daily targum reported on an email sent by university president robert l. barchi, citing the rutgers’ efforts to support daca protec-tions and urging students to show their support before the program’s march deadline.
“our advocacy, i believe, has made a difference in keeping this issue before congress,” he said. “the House and the senate will be considering daca over the coming weeks, and democrats and republicans are putting aside their
differences and seem genuinely poised to take action.”
in light of last week’s government shutdown, university chancellor debasish dutta announced yuriana garcia tellez would provide daca recipients with more resources as
the university’s new immigration case manager.
tellez will oversee rutgers’ three campuses, identify the needs of each campus and help build a better sys-tem that connects students and fac-ulty to resources.
until a final court decision is reached, the united states citi-zenship and immigration services (uscis) will resume accepting ap-plication requests from individuals who were granted deferred action protections under daca before.
To ensure its support of the DACA program, Yuriana Garcia Tellez was hired as the University’s new immigration case manager. University President Robert L. Barchi also reached out to students encouraging them to contact their local state officials. FLickr
86 percent of U. graduates find employment according to survey
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the united states unemployment rate is at 4.1 percent — an all time low, according to the u.s. depart-ment of labor.
the national association of col-leges and employers (nace) re-ported that in 2016, 81 percent of bachelor degree graduates were employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation.
rutgers is no exception to the numbers. the rutgers universi-ty career services post-graduate survey reported that, in 2016, the university’s overall placement was 86 percent, beating the national av-erage by 5 percent.
Janet Jones, the director of em-ployer relations at career ser-vices, said that it is crucial for stu-dents to begin their career search as soon as possible.
“starting the process earlier is key to their success,” Jones said.
she said that even if employ-ers do not hire students early on, they attend the university’s career fairs to find students for
internships that could turn into full-time job positions.
“transforming an intern to a full-time employee is part of their strategy ... it’s more and more im-portant than ever for students to gain relevant experiences in their job search,” Jones said.
the university is hosting a spring career and internship mega Fair on Jan. 30 and Jan. 31 from 11a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the rutgers athletic center (rac).
the fair typically attracts approx-imately 2,600 candidates each day and gives students and alumni from all university campuses the oppor-tunity to interact with more than 300 employers from a wide variety of fields, according to the career services website.
she said that there is often a mis-conception that “tech employers” only hire tech majors, when in fact they hire students from a number of different fields, despite what a com-pany might specialize in.
“i think we have a really nice cross section of dif ferent types of opportunities from different industries. we strive to create
diversity on the floor. you see everything from tech to retail to health,” Jones said.
she said that students should come prepared to the fair instead of wandering aimlessly.
“students need to be on their game. they need to do their home-work, research ... they need to work on their resume, they need to be able to bring that resume to life ... they need to have their intro-duction and their elevator pitch,” Jones said.
rick Hearin, executive director of university career services, added that students cannot ex-pect to be successful with simply a good resume. there is a person-al marketing aspect that needs to be conquered.
“what a lot of people don’t real-ize though, is it’s not just a matter of being well qualified, it’s also a matter of being able to persuasively present your qualifications to a pro-spective employer so that a prospec-tive employer understands that they are a good fit, and that’s the stock Janet Jones, director of Employer Relations at Career Services,
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Trump’s policies affect government education at U.Anthony VentrigliA
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An unprecedented presidency led a Rutgers political science pro-fessor to reconsider how he teach-es fundamental aspects of his American Government course.
Ross Baker, a professor in the Department of Political Science and a contributor to USA Today, wrote an opinions column dis-cussing how President Donald J. Trump’s time in office inspired updates to his syllabus that reflect an uncertainty about whether val-ues set forth by former President James Madison would uphold, ac-cording to the article.
“I usually go a bit overboard in praising the role of James Madison and discuss how well his design for our government has stood up to the challenges and crises of the past 230 years,” Baker said. “After the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, I’ve revised my syllabus to re-flect my concern over whether the values Madison wrote into the Constitution will survive the next three years.”
Madison’s contributions to the Constitution, like campaigning for its ratification, earned him the nickname “Father of the Constitu-tion” and are referenced by Baker throughout his article.
Trump’s presidency and Bak-er’s thoughts sparked a conver-sation about the current political climate. The president’s lack of political experience and quick climb into office is new and might contribute to differences from prior presidents, Baker said in an interview with The Daily Targum.
“The kind of care and pru-dence previous presidents ap-proached their job with seems to be absent, and I have to take account of that when I teach my course,” he said.
It has been an unpredictable year, and this presidency is one that has not been seen before, said Ashley Koning, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling. A lack of trust between the public and its govern-ment has been growing for a long time, in the last year that trend has only furthered.
Baker said, that the divide be-tween branches of government, and the use of executive order has recently risen.
“It’s the objective of presidents to get Congress to pass legisla-tion. Legislation can be repealed but not easily,” he said.
Trump’s most known legisla-tion — tax reform — was a par-tisan victory and did not show much cooperation between Dem-ocrats and Republicans as well as the branches of government, Bak-er said. High levels of partisan-ship and a political divide could play a role in Trump’s ability to pass certain legislation.
This division can also be seen among the American public, Kon-ing said.
“Political identity has become so integral to people. It has be-come such a team sport where ev-ery day citizens are not motivated by ideology and values but by the party stripes that they figuratively wear,” she said.
This lack of trust only furthers the divide between people and the government, Koning said. The growing prominence of identi-ty politics has made people less likely to care about belonging to a group than about the political ideas being discussed.
“(That is) the importance of the ballot box,” Baker said about people who may not agree with the current administration. “Americans can make mistakes that can be repaired every two years in federal elections.”
As a result of President Donald J. Trump’s lack of political experience, Ross Baker, a professor in the Department of Political Science, is unsure if the values instilled in the Constitution will be upheld over the next three years. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
In his opinions piece with USA Today, Baker hails former President James Madison for his work campaigning for the Constitution’s ratification, which earned him the nickname “Father of the Constitution.” THE DAILY TARGUM
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survey41 percent of graduates reported that campus recruiting services helped post-graduation activity
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in trade of University Career Ser-vices,” Hearin said.
Career Services offers two sessions of an “Insider’s Guide to the Career Fair,” in which students learn how to present themselves, what they can do to prepare, how to talk to employ-ers, what to emphasize and how to follow up after.
The department also uses a mo-bile app, “Careers by Symplicity,” that keeps students notified on up-to-date information about the fair, including a list of attending employers, a floor map of all the booths and a feature that sets re-minders for follow ups with select employers, according to the Sym-plicity website.
Jones said that even though it is highly encouraged, most students do not write follow-up emails with the employers they meet. Em-ployers are most impressed with
students who take the extra step and research companies before the fair.
“They are most impressed with students who have done their h o m e w o r k , who are aware of the opportu-nities, who are aware of what the business is, aware of how they might c o n t r i b u t e , where they’re seeing a match ... I think those are the students that stand out,” she said.
Hearin said that there is an ad-vantage to working with recruit-ers while they are still fresh.
“It certainly shows interest ... I agree that a lot of these recruit-ers see as many as (a) couple hundred students in a space of a few hours for the fair, so yeah,
being early is probably advanta-geous,” he said.
Melissa Blake, associate direc-tor of Strategic Communication & Marketing of Career Services, said that if students cannot make the fair, they should not consider it a missed opportunity.
“Just because you couldn’t make it here in person today, doesn’t mean that you can’t pur-
sue an opportunity with an em-ployer in our office anytime, be-cause that’s what we do all year round for students,” she said.
In addition to resume clinics, mock interviews, job postings and advisory boards, Career Ser-vices offers students the oppor-tunity to connect directly with alumni who are successful in
their field. Through unique pro-grams like “Road to Wall Street” and “Road to Communication & Media,” students match with an alumnus who becomes their mentor and helps them navigate their career path.
According to Hearin, the Career Services department is working to roll out “Road to” programs in each of the seven career clusters that
the University sponsors, in-cluding a “Road to Education and Public & Human Ser-vices” cohort that is already in the works.
Hearin said programs like these will fur-ther help Rut-
gers students understand them-selves and their goals in life.
“We realize that the process of self discovery and career explora-tion can be pretty daunting. So as we work with students, we try to help them make it more manage-able,” he said.
Forty-one percent of graduates reported that campus recruiting
services, including career fairs and Rutgers’ job posting site, were a contributing factor in their post-graduation activity, Blake said.
Jones said that students should not expect to come to the fair and instantly get a job offer.
“That’s not the point of the fair ... They’re (employers) putting a name and a face to your resume. It’s a valuable opportunity that students should take advantage of,” she said.
Jones added that having the name “Rutgers” on a resume or a diploma has a prodigious impact and holds a heavy weight.
“Often times, when I’m try-ing to describe Rutgers brand to employers, besides intelli-gent and academically focused, they’re leaders, they’ve gained experience through internships ... They’re scrappy, and they’re ready to work ... They’re per-sistent ... It’s the work ethic. It’s not feeling entitled,” she said. “It’s the value of ‘I’m here. I’m ready to do the job. I’m ready to roll my sleeves up.’ It’s grit. It’s leadership. It’s all these things, and I hope Rutgers students re-alize this.”
Rutgers Career Services helps match companies with employees. Even if a student’s major does not match a company’s specialization, employers offer a number of opportunities for different industries. RUTGERS.EDU
New Brunswick Library receives $10K for English programryan StieSi
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Twenty U.S. public libraries received grants on Friday that provide resources to adult En-glish-language learners in need of education and workforce training.
The $10,000 awards are meant to expand language services, and the New Brunswick Free Public Library was one of the 20 recipi-ents. The American Dream Litera-cy Initiative grants are distributed by the American Library Associ-ation (ALA) and Dollar General Literacy Foundation, according to their press release.
“Vast numbers of Americans rely on their public libraries for assistance with English literacy skills, high-school equivalency testing and basic technology and job skills,” said Jim Neal, the president of ALA, in the press release. “ALA is proud to enable more of this critically important work in communities across the United States, and we are grateful to the Dollar Gener-al Literacy Foundation for their ongoing support.”
The grant will allow the various winners to increase both their print and digital English as a sec-ond language (ESL) collections, increase computer access and training, give job training and pro-mote educational and workforce development overall.
Through various resources like its website, webinars and confer-ences, ALA builds replicable li-brary programs and shares them for other organizations to use and implement. It is also the oldest and largest library association in the world, according to the press release. The Dollar General Liter-acy Foundation has been around since 1993 and is dedicated to the advancement of literacy.
The Princeton Public Library was the other in-state recipient, according to the ALA website.
“The mission of the American Library Association is to provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all,” according to the release.
“We realize that the process of self discovery and career exploration can be pretty daunting. So as we
work with students, we try to help them make it more manageable.”
rick hearinexecutive director of University career services
As 1 of 20 recipients, the New Brunswick Free Public Library will utilize its $10k in grant money to fund English as a second language (ESL) programs for adults in need of education and workforce training. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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Diversity may be more divisive than unifying
phrases like “diversity is our strength” are constantly repeated by edu-cators, politicians and the media. Individuals who dare question ethnic and cultural diversity are cast out as racists and bigots. The unfortunate reality is that there is no evidence that ethnic or cultural diversity is a force for good. In fact, diversity seems to be a net negative on society.
Harvard Professor Robert Putnam (a self-admitted progressive) set out to conduct a study that would reaffirm the notion that diversity is an endless good. What he found, though, was the complete opposite. Put-nam’s 2007 paper revealed that in a study of 30,000 Americans, among 41 communities — an undoubtedly nationally representative sample — the most diverse communities are, in fact, the most divided communi-ties. Individuals in more heterogeneous areas are less trustful of their neighbors, less likely to vote, less likely to donate to charity, less likely to get involved in community projects and more likely to watch television than those who live in homogeneous communities. Even after controlling for other factors -- such as crime and wealth disparities -- the results re-mained the same. As Putnam wrote, “Diversity, at least in the short run, seems to bring out the turtle in all of us.” Given this information, it comes as no surprise that self-segregation is still pervasive in the United States.
These aforementioned findings are a microcosm of diversity on the global level. For example, while many have been led to believe (again, through re-peated, unchecked claims) that the most diverse countries are the most suc-cessful, it has been found that the least linguistically diverse countries are the most prosperous. Leftists often point to Scandinavian countries as economic models. Ironically, they fail to acknowledge that these countries are actually incredibly ethnically homogeneous and that this homogeneity may very well be contributing to their success. The idea that homogenous countries have stronger social cohesion is intuitive. After all, humans have in-group prefer-ences. Their tribal nature, established by millions of years of evolution, has not simply disappeared with the establishment of offices for Diversity and Inclusion. Groups and group preferences are a part of life, and there is noth-ing inherently wrong with that. At the end of the day, the most homogeneous countries are the happiest and experience the least tension and conflict.
All right, maybe diversity is not all bad. Some studies have shown that there seems to be a positive correlation between diversity and innovation. As writer Sebastian Bailey notes, “Mixed gender executive boards have out-performed all-male ones by 26 percent ... while global studies have shown that organizations with diverse and inclusive cultures are 45 percent more likely to have improved their market share …” But, Bailey goes on to refer to studies that have shown that diversity is unto itself linked to “lower reve-nue, performance, employee morale and wellbeing” that is, diversity cannot succeed unless individuals can be properly integrated into the workplace setting. Furthermore, after conducting a five-year study of diversity and in-clusion in the workplace, MIT Professor Thomas A. Kochan concluded that the workplace “diversity industry is built on sand.” By that, he means that billion dollar “Diversity Inclusion Programs” are essentially useless scams.
This same concept holds true for education: While differing viewpoints can be instructive and beneficial, and cross-cultural communication should definitely be encouraged, negative “diversity experiences” within specific institutions “have negative consequences for the development of critical thinking skills.” Even if one was to find a clear link between diversity and a company or school’s success, it may very well be the case that the rela-tionship between diversity and success is actually reversed. In other words, when a company or institution of higher learning becomes successful, it has an incentive to hire more women and people of color to improve its public image. Further, when individuals speak to the benefits of “diversity” in business and education, why speak of it along ethnic lines? It is logical to conclude that if racial diversity is a positive, then diversity of skill — regard-less of race — is even more positive since there is more skill variation be-tween individuals than between groups. Only a true racist would deny that.
Contrary to public opinion, diversity may not be a very good thing after all. This does not mean that we should return to the unforgivable past (thoughts of Jim Crow and segregation come to mind). Nor does it mean that individu-als should ever be judged or coerced based solely on the color of their skin. If anything, this is a message of optimism: If we leave individuals to their own devices and allow them the right of association, and stop advocating for integration within specific regions and institutions for its own sake, the world will be a better place to live in and everyone will be able to flourish.
Jacob Miller is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student majoring in political science.
The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 150h editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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“... the most diverse communities are, in fact, the most divided communities.”
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Barchi taking sides brings up questions
O n Jan. 29, University President Robert L. Barchi sent an email to the student body reminding it of the approaching date of
termination for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which as of right now is March 5. DACA is meant to protect young, undocument-ed students brought to this country at a young age from deportation and allow them to continue their education.
In the email, Barchi clearly stated his support of DACA and his will to keep it in law, and urged others to do the same, stating, “If you share my concern about making permanent these protec-tions, I’d like to ask you to join me one more time, for one last push to save DACA.” His side-taking in this email was no doubt a prob-lem to some. The people of Rutgers likely have a vari-ety of views with regard to this issue, and it may seem unfair for the most power-ful figure in the University’s ad-ministration to take a specific and blatant stance.
This brings up an interesting question: when is it okay for the University president to take an explicit stance on a partisan issue? Well, presumably not of-ten. After all, that is not the administration’s job. But when it comes to issues pertaining to students, things seem to change a bit. DACA’s existence and purpose is directly related to students. By advocating for the continuation of DACA, the president and the admin-istration are protecting their students — their liveli-hood. These people are enrolled at Rutgers, taking classes, contributing to the community and as long as they are students and they refrain from harming others and disrupting the institution, it is reasonable for the administration to advocate for them. In fact, it should be seen as one of the University’s obligations.
Some, then, would argue that the DACA stu-dents and their families being here without doc-umentation is a crime in and of itself, and that the University should not work to protect criminals. We know people who hold these ideas are among us in our community, as we saw last semester when flyers calling for “white Americans” to do their civic duty and report all “illegal aliens” to Immi-gration and Customs Enforcement were found on Douglass campus. The flyers continued on to state that “illegal aliens” are criminals. One might then ask: if the University is protecting these criminals, then why do they not protect others? The answer there is simple — DACA is law, and recipients of it are not breaking any. DACA students are here
in good faith not only because they want to be, but because they have to be. It is a re-quirement of DACA that a recipient cannot be a criminal.
Additionally, these students did not choose to be here — the choice was made for them in a way. They are simply try-
ing to live their own lives, just like all other Rut-gers students. We are a society of laws, but natu-rally sometimes a bit of leeway is necessary. Also, for what it is worth, it seems apparent that there is much more unrest with regard to students advo-cating on campus for the extension of DACA than for its termination — so much so that the other views on the issue are almost drowned out.
All in all, there is no reason that this cannot be a bipartisan issue. As long as we have good people on both sides, why should Democrats and Republicans not be able to negotiate both ways reasonably while still doing what seems morally right — allowing for these students to continue on with their education and reach for the Ameri-can Dream?
Administration should refrain from stance on non-student issues
“By advocating for the continuation of DACA, the president and the administration
are protecting their students — their livelihood.”
I t is often said that if one hears a lie long enough, they begin to believe it. This dictum clearly
applies to the concept of diversity. In an almost Orwellian fashion,
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Time management, healthy balance are keys to college life
H ow can college students make time to focus on our goals amid a busy semester? The answer is
simple, but often ignored: time manage-ment. Time management is simply sched-uling and pacing yourself, from when you work out, to when you study, to what time you can hang out with your friends and family. While this does not sound too difficult, without practicing correct time management, there is the possibility of crumbling under pressure. But, once you get into the habit and find a balance, it will become routine and will carry on through your entire life, not just your col-lege career.
College is a stressful time, but life goes on and whatever seems like a big deal now will be a distant memory soon enough, so it is not worth the amount of anxiety we expel on current tasks. So, rather than stress over your next move, take the time to plan how you want things to go. Hav-ing goals and aspirations along with being passionate about them is great, but it is important to break down each goal you have and give it a realistic timeline. Yes, you will make mistakes, but that is only human. Learning from your mistakes
speaks volumes about your character as well as your resilience.
College is a crucial time for young adults and is a platform for students to build their resume, personality and level of ambition. But with that and time man-agement, you must also be open-minded. Focus on your health, remember that one test grade does not define you, nor will it leave a blemish on your future. It will improve your decision-making ability if you are able to accept failure and learn from your mistakes. Time management
already eliminates the probability of fail-ure since you will now give yourself an appropriate amount of time to do assign-ments along with going over them. If time management is used effectively, you can eliminate the stress of feeling like you are always on a timeline or running late on your projects. The importance of list making and consistently using your cal-endar can prove to lead to more success in your career and more free time for
different projects, increasing your work rate. After making your list, you will be able to control more of your time, which will bring down your anxiety levels since you will now have a clearer picture of what must be done, along with how long the project will take you to complete it.
As most college students already know, time is limited and every minute counts. Easing into good time management skills is important as it does take time to adjust to a specific schedule and routine. My ad-vice would be to use a notebook and mark
each thing you want to do, write down your homework, write down how much water you should drink that day, remind yourself that you should have an hour of meditation before you sleep and so forth. Every student has had late nights, but most of those late nights come down to accountability of that person. If their pa-per is due tomorrow and they do it the night before there is no wonder they are staying up until morning time. Rather
than ruin your sleep cycle and affect your health, break down parts of the essay by doing some of it every few days including outlining it. This way, the night before you will be able to review your paper then sleep rather than essentially sending in your first draft.
Finally, know that it is better to mod-ify your goals rather than abandoning them. When you achieve one goal, pat yourself on the back, then get busy de-fining the next one. Celebrate others’ successes, do not have ill wishes on any-one and praise people and share your happiness with others. A positive out-look will not only favor you in the busi-ness world, but also in your everyday life. In a world filled with negativity, it is our job to encourage positivity and bal-ance in the lives of our younger genera-tion in hopes that they pass it onto fur-ther generations. Have self-confidence and continuously reflect on yourself and celebrate your achievements. Find a healthy balance of your school life as well as your family, friends and work life. Continue to ward of f any negative people or thoughts that bring any nega-tive energy into your life, and before you know it, success will prevail.
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Save time, spend less with meal prep tips
Literally packed with greens, protein and other toppings with dressing on the side or poured on the bottom to prevent sogginess, mason jar salads are the perfect desk lunch. FLICKR
AbigAil lyoncorrespondent
From busy college students to health nuts and athletes, ev-eryone can benefit from a little meal prep. Instead of being a slave to the stove every night, picking up and cooking all of your meals on Sunday will save you so much time through-out the week. Less time spent thinking about meals is more time spent tending to responsi-bilities and having fun, and it’ll eliminate your savage spending habits. You’ll start saving mon-ey from all the post-class Pane-ra trips and Starbucks break-fast-sandwich runs. So stop making your tired meal prep jokes — just try it out.
Simple breAkfASt on the go
In the morning, you may need to just grab something quick from your house before you drive 20 minutes to College Avenue, where you’ll spend 5 hours for classes. Maybe you live on cam-pus but simply need to fuel up for your 3-hour morning class — not everyone has the luxury of 1:10 p.m. classes four days a week. Whatever your case is, you can make something filling, speedy and sweet.
If you like bananas and peanut butter, put a toast on it (kind of). A piece of toast or a basic rice cake topped with a spreaded dollop of peanut butter, banana coins and a dash of cinnamon is a simple 5-minute breakfast that can easi-ly be slipped into a to-go baggie. You can eat it easily and mess-free. Almond butter and cashew butter are good substitutions for plain peanut butter if you’re feel-ing fancy.
Another option is a DIY yogurt parfait. You can make enough of these to last you a whole week, just assemble them and pop them into your fridge. All the recipe calls for is creamy Greek yogurt, oats, a splash of milk and layers of your favorite frozen fruits. Once they’re made, you’ll have a nu-tritious breakfast waiting for you every day.
SnAg A SnAck for clASS or the librAry
If your professor approves of you having a little in-class bite, if your class is composed of hun-dreds of people in a casual lec-ture-hall setting or if you’re head-ed to Alexander Library, pack a snack. The options are endless, and your choice depends upon your tastes.
A sensible choice is a batch of trail mix — almonds, other nuts
and raisins make a good trail mix. Don’t be tempted to make your
mix heavy with chocolate mor-sels, but a little cocoa never hurt
anybody. You can follow a recipe of your choice and throw in choc-olate-covered coffee beans to get a caffeine fix, maybe add a few co-conut chips to it. Make enough to last five days worth of classes and you’re set.
The vegetable tray may not be your first stop at the Super Bowl snack table — buffalo chicken dip exists — but veggie sticks and dip is a good, tasty snack in a crunch. Just cut up your choice of veg-gies. Just throw carrots, cucum-ber, peppers and asparagus in a plastic baggie or Tupperware and pop in a few cherry tomatoes for some earthy sweetness. For a dip,
make a delicious green goddess dressing, and if not, ranch dress-ing is classic.
You can even make a home-made, no-bake granola bar — there are tons of recipes online. But if you’re not looking to put in a lot of effort, bananas and apples are quick and easy.
Dinner in A DAShWhen you think of meal prep-
ping, your mind often zeroes in on dinner, and it’s probably some-thing like chicken, broccoli and quinoa. Meal prepping doesn’t have to be that boring, though a chicken dinner five days a week is sensible and attainable: There are so many options. You can easily make enough pasta to last you for the week. Store in individual, portioned containers, topped with bolognese, pesto or a butter sauce.
Something better is a savory chili made as spicy as you’d like. Chili is actually super healthy — crafted almost exclusively from fruits and vegetables, and it’s packed with healthy carbohy-drates and protein. Cook it once and your dinners for the week are all set.
Another option is to make ma-son jar salads for the week. The creation of them is very straight-forward, but in doing this, be sure to put the dressing on the bottom to save yourself from soggy butter lettuce. Once you have the format down, create your favorite salad for the week or spice it up in small ways if you’d like, to keep your meals interesting. Not to mention this dish is a Pinterest-worthy, “Ins-tagrammable” dream.
Stir-fry is veggie-heavy, but the “fry” part can make even the crunchiest of scary veggies de-licious. Heaps of seasoning will help the veggie-averse, too. Add chicken, tofu or whatever protein source that gets you excited to it. Serve it on top of lush pile of rice and you have a meal for the week that’ll keep you strong.
To help your budget and time goals as a college student, try in-corporating simple meal prepping into your Sunday schedule.
“Picking up ingredients and cooking all of your meals on Sunday will
save you so much time throughout the week.”
Happy Birthday: Keeping life simple and consistent will take up a lot of time. Strive for perfection and maintaining balance and integrity. Don’t let others sway you to take part in projects that aren’t geared toward your own advancement. Focus on your success, not giving all you’ve got to advance oth-ers. It’s your turn to be recognized for what you have to offer. Your numbers are 3, 11, 19, 24, 27, 35, 47.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’ll find it much easier to get along with others today. Share your ideas and be willing to put your time and energy behind your plans. Offer incentives and bring about positive change and you will make a difference. 5 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Deal-ing with children, friends or your loved one will not be as easy as you hope. Offer space to others and take time to consider how you feel and what you want to do. Avoid unpre-dictable people and indulgent be-havior. 2 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Fix up your surroundings. Whether at work or at home, you will be more productive if you are comfortable and relaxed. Expressing the way you want to do things will be your forte. Romance will improve your person-al life. 4 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Tidy up any unfinished business. Review contracts and investments and con-sider what you can do to improve your financial status. Think twice before you get involved in a joint venture. Don’t mix business with pleasure. Avoid indulgent behav-ior. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you love someone, don’t be shy -- share your feelings. Don’t blow situations out of proportion or overspend in order to make an impression. Moderation coupled with sincerity and affection should be sufficient. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A prob-lem you face at work will result in be-ing asked a slew of questions. Abide by the rules and regulations if you don’t want to end up being blamed for any wrongdoing. Someone will be eager to make you look bad. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Past debt will require attention. Don’t lend or borrow money or make promises you won’t be able to fulfill. Stay fo-cused on the best way to make posi-tive personal changes that will make your life less stressful. 4 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Re-fuse to let your emotions take over or to be tempted by someone who is a poor influence. Walk away from in-dulgent situations and people. Prop-er diet, exercise and spending habits need to be incorporated into your routine. 2 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You can make your move as long as you have done your homework. A deal that comes your way will have potential, but don’t overextend yourself in order to take part. Know your boundaries and limitations before you say OK. 5 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Dig in and get things done. Don’t worry about what others do or say. Set your own pace and don’t stop until you are satisfied with what you have accomplished. Don’t let anyone disrupt your plans. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A pick-me-up will do you good. Up-date your image or plan something special with someone you love. Con-sider what you can do without over-spending. Change begins within. As-sess your situation and do what’s best for you. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ll have plenty to deal with regarding negotiations, contracts, personal investments and medical concerns. Don’t believe everything you hear. Look for alternatives to what’s being suggested. Stick to your budget re-gardless of temptation or peer pres-sure. 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 Takes the stage
5 Metal containers?
9 Possessing more wisdom
14 Soft impact sound
15 Desert gulch
16 Oklahoma city
17 One down on his luck
20 Eight-piece groupings
21 Doesn’t just rave
22 Bed linen unit
23 Certainly not lots
25 “... mi fa ___...”
28 Eternally, in poesy
29 Bert’s chum
31 Squirrels’ nests
33 Legendary Garbo
34 Searched for fractures
35 Feature of facial scrubs
38 Bits of good will
39 Hanker for
40 Ship work groups
41 Knock it off
42 Ship back?
45 Coupe, e.g.
46 Fen-___ (bad diet drug)
47 Purchaser, afterward
49 Glittery headpiece
52 Go bad, as milk
53 Be a discourager
57 Painful spasm
58 Common door part
59 Transmit
60 Change, as bills
61 Course deviations
62 Soviet news agency
DOWN
1 Place beside
2 Lady’s hat of the ‘20s
3 Whistle blower?
4 Buying binge, e.g.
5 Beats routinely, slangily
6 Brit. defenders up high
7 Pre-Tokyo capital
8 “Yes - Bob” link of old
9 Shock but good
10 Family reunion attendee
11 Faux peeper
12 Suffix for “harsh”
13 “Norma ___” (film)
18 Speakers
19 Marble shooter
23 Not for
24 One otherwise engaged?
26 “Terminer” partner
27 Acid, briefly
30 X-ray units
31 Expel
32 Begin urban renewal
33 Expand
34 “Do not open ‘til ___”
35 Prefix with “chute”
36 Orchestral prelude
37 Oil-rich nation
38 Org. frowning on obscenities
41 Like a dirty blackboard
42 ___ Doria (ship)
43 Major cons
44 Popular tastes
46 Paid player
48 Jerk away
50 Clothes neatener
51 Served without return
52 Airport curb line-up
53 After school org.
54 Piece de resistance?
55 Evidence that’s hard
to refute
56 “Amazing!”
Yesterday’s Solution
Universal Crossword
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Knights shoot 42 percent from field, Baker scores 19 points in loss
season
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Brown already has Big Ten experience, having played at Iowa for 4 years
coach
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After college, Brown spent some time in the Arena Football League 2, but eventually made his way to coaching for the first time with North Iowa Area Community College, where he served as de-fensive line and strength and con-ditioning coach for two seasons.
In 2008, Brown moved over to Iowa Western Community College, where he stayed for four years and coached eight players to either all-re-gion or all-conference performances — including an All-American pick.
In possibly the most notable part of his resume, Brown was a part of the Notre Dame team that made it to the BCS Nation-al Championship in 2012 only to lose to Alabama. Brown served as a defensive graduate assistant with the Fighting Irish for two years before making his way to Miami (Ohio).
The Knights certainly need im-provements on the defensive side of the ball after getting outscored by 124 points last season. Some-thing Rutgers needs to do is get to the quarterback, as the team was nearly doubled in passing yardage — 1387 for the Knights, compared to 2601 from their opponents.
Brown will not have the luxury of working with fifth-year senior
Kemoko Turay, who led the Rut-gers defensive line all season with 65 tackles and four sacks, and will be leaving the program for the NFL Draft.
In addition to Turay, the pro-gram will lose fifth-year senior de-fensive lineman Sebastian Joseph, who started all 12 games last sea-son and contributed 41 tackles and 1.5 sacks for the defense.
Instead, he will get to work with the likes of redshirt freshmen Elorm Lumor and Julius Turner, sophomore Willington Previlon and juniors Jon Bateky and Kevin Wilkins, who all together com-bined for 133 tackles last year.
Brown will also be tasked with developing some of the younger members of the defensive line, in-cluding true freshman CJ Onyechi, who was the lone first-year player on the defensive line to see action last season. He managed to rack up eight tackles in four games.
Looking at the difference be-tween the Knights’ two seasons un-der Ash, and then adding the addi-tions of Brown and McNulty to the coaching staff, things are certainly looking up for the team as the 2018 season slowly approaches.
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Freshman guard Geo Baker was the lone bright spot for Rutgers in Tuesday’s 91-60 loss to Illinois, scoring 19 points on 5-of-11 shooting. THOMAS BONIELLO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / JANUARY 2018
But turnovers seemed the only way Rutgers could exert control over the Illini on defense. Though usually a defensive stalwart, allow-ing a Big Ten-leading 62 points per game, the Knights could not con-tain Illinois, especially from outside the perimeter, where the home side knocked down 11-of-27 (41 percent) from 3.
Most of that production came from guard Trent Frazier, who had a field day from beyond the arc Tuesday night, going 5-of-7 from downtown. Frazier found success predominately in the first half, almost matching the team’s point total, scoring 15 to the visi-tors’ 22 before getting in foul trou-ble in the second half.
But Frazier was far from the only one putting up numbers on the offensive end for Illinois, with four other players hitting double digits. Mark Alstork joined Frazier on the outside, going 3-of-6 from deep en route to a 12-point night.
Leron Black, Michael Finke and Kipper Nichols joined Frazier and Alstork in giving Rutgers no room to settle on defense, scoring 14, 11 and 19 points, respectively.
On both ends, the Illini even outrebounded the Knights, an area Rutgers usually has a hold on, especially on offense, only trailing Illinois itself in offensive
rebounds. Still, the Illini collected 29 rebounds to the Knights’ 26.
It was largely a product of Rut-gers being without three of its strongest rebounders for at least parts of the game, an unfortunate circumstance to add on to an al-ready-grueling game.
With senior guard Mike Wil-liams already out indefinitely with an ankle injury, sophomore for-ward Eugene Omoruyi went down in the first half with a left leg inju-ry, with no word yet on his status.
Later, fifth-year senior forward Deshawn Freeman fouled out with 10 minutes remaining in the game, leaving the Knights without their best rebounder and stron-gest presence in the paint, letting Illinois exploit them more, both from the field and on the boards.
Though a lot of it falls on Rut-gers, part of the loss comes out of a last-placed Illini squad playing like a team in the upper echelon of the Big Ten. Illinois scored 29 more points than the Knights allow per game, with the team shooting well beyond its abilities from 3 as well.
But for all of that to happen against this Rutgers side on by far its worst stretch of the sea-son, tells plenty about the team’s capacity to bounce back from adversity. The Knights have now lost four games in a row, suffering multiple double-digit losses to teams it should either
compete with or put away. The Illini fall into the latter
group, and Rutgers falling to them
by 31 points is not the best sign going into a matchup with No. 3 Purdue on Saturday.
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As she closes in on 1,000 career wins, head coach C. Vivian Stringer’s main goal is to keep Rutgers focused and keep it in contention for the NCAA tournament in March. JEFFREY GOMEZ / DECEMBER 2017
were ultimately in vain, it was a sign that she can take over a game if she needed to.
The Terrapins on the other hand have won 16 of their last 17 games after a 2-2 start, and they boast one of the best offenses in the country. Their 85.1 points per game is the fifth-best mark in the country, and they lead the Big Ten in scoring margin, offensive rebounds and assists.
Most recently, Maryland got a big win against then-No. 12 Ohio State, whom they beat by 30. Guard Kaila Charles led the team with a career-high 32 points, which allowed her to win her second Big Ten Player of the Week award this season.
Charles may lead the team with 17.6 points per game, but she is far from the sole reason why the Terps’ offense is so potent. Maryland has many players that allow it to put up points in bunches and give
opponents headaches. While Scaife is the only Rutgers player who averages more than 10 points per game, the Terps have seven that do so, five of whom have kept that average up specifically in Big Ten play.
Maryland guards Kristen Confroy and Blair Watson are the top two three-point shooters in the Big Ten and are both in the top 25 nationwide. Confroy’s 46.7 clip is the fourth best in the country, while Watson’s 44.1 puts her in 22nd.
The Knights’ early play made them seem like they would be a shoo-in for the NCAA Tournament, but their recent results have put their chances at the dance in jeopardy. A win against a top-15 team would go a long way toward putting them back on track, and it would give them a big boost going forward.
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men’S baSketbaLL notebook kniGHtS Suffer WorSt LoSS in PikieLL era
Omoruyi injury overshadows rutgers’ blowout road loss
Sophomore forward Eugene Omoruyi went down with what looked like a serious knee injury in Rutgers’ blowout loss to Illinois on Tuesday night. The injury marks the second key bench player to go down for the Knights this season. JEFFREY GOMEZ / JANUARY 2018
Griffin WHitmerCorrespondent
Gut-wrenching would be an understatement.
There were 4 minutes and 9 seconds remaining in the first half when Illinois' Mark Alstork hit a 3-pointer to put the Fighting Illini up 35-17. He was fouled as well. Rutgers was dead in the water — being run out of the gym by the Big Ten's last-place team.
And that was all happening right as sophomore forward Eu-gene Omoruyi went down to the floor writhing in pain.
"Ah! My knee!" he yelled, loud enough to hear through the Big Ten Network broadcast.
Junior guard Corey Sanders went over to Omoruyi to check on his teammate. He immediately turned and ran back to the bench with his arms over his head, clearly in dis-tress after what he had just seen.
Junior guard Souf Mensah, fresh-man guard Geo Baker and sopho-more forward Issa Thiam all walked over to check on Omoruyi as well. Mensah and Baker backed away with arms over their heads as well, as if they had never seen anything like that before. Thiam looked down at his teammate holding his jersey over his mouth. This had clearly hit the Scarlet Knights pretty hard.
WRSU, Rutgers' student radio station, reported from Illinois that trainers had to pop Omoruyi's
knee back into place and the en-tire State Farm Arena took notice.
But there was still basketball to be played — 24 minutes and 9 seconds, to be exact.
With arguably their best de-fensive player out, the Knights collapsed. It was the ugliest game in the Steve Pikiell era, as Rutgers dropped the contest by a score of 91-60. Even with a 31-point differ-ence, the scoreline does not even begin to grasp the one-sided affair that went down in Champaign.
Going into Tuesday night, Illi-nois was shooting 43.9 percent from the field, 11th out of the 14 teams in the Big Ten. From 3-point range, the Illini sat 12th, with a mark of 31.4 percent.
But against the Knights, they were 56.9 percent from the field and 40.7 percent from deep.
True freshman Trent Frazer had been shooting under 30 per-cent from 3 on the season, but caught fire in the first half, mak-ing 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) to finish with 17 points in just 19 minutes.
On the offensive side of the ball, Rutgers turned it over 25 times. Throw in its 16 giveaways from the previous game against Penn State and the Knights have 31 turnovers in their last two games. Rutgers was once one of the best teams in the country at taking care of the ball, but that is clearly no longer the case.
The injury to Omoruyi clearly sucked all the energy out of the
team and the Knights went on to lose by their largest margin ever under Steve Pikiell.
Already without Mike Williams for an indefinite amount of time, losing Omoruyi presumably for the rest of the season means that Rutgers is without its two most im-portant bench players, but more importantly, its two best catalysts.
Williams was always the first guy to come in off the bench and would always find a way to give the team a spark.
He just had the knack to hit a key 3-pointer to get the Knights out of a scoring drought or out-muscle guys with 6-7 inches on him for a key rebound to give Rutgers an-other possession. He was the type of player whose contributions go way beyond the stat sheet.
The same can be said for Omoruyi, who was praised by just about everyone in the program for making the biggest strides in the offseason.
He has put his body on the line more than anyone else on the team, taking 18 charges on the season, while no other player has more than two. He has made numerous impressive blocks and never backed down, despite al-most always being the smaller player in his defensive matchups.
Williams and Omoruyi are the two grittiest players on the Knights roster and with seven games left in the regular season, Pikiell will need to pull out all the stops to simply remain competi-tive in the Big Ten.
“Unfortunately, not good,” Pik-iell said about the Omoruyi injury in his postgame radio interview. “We’ll find out more tomorrow.”
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“I am excited to welcome Corey to our program. he is a great teacher and an outstanding
person. our players will benefit from his playing and coaching experience.”
— football head coach Chris ashSPORTSwednesday, january 31, 2018 ONLINE AT DAILYTARGUM.COMrutgers university—new brunswick
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TYLER sCAIFE, fifth-year senior guard on the women’s basketball team, was named among the top 10 candidates for the 2018 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award on Tuesday. The award is given to the nations top shooting guard in Division I basketball.
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Head coach Steve Pikiell suffered his worst loss since joining Rutgers in 2016.JEFFREY GOMEZ / JANUARY 2018
Junior guard KK Sanders is second on the Knights in steals with 37 so far this season. JEFFREY GOMEZ / DECEMBER 2017
JORdAN FARbOWITzCOrreSPONDeNT
the rutgers women’s basketball team is currently experiencing its worst stretch of the season, having lost three straight games and 4 of its last 5. And it doesn’t get any easier anytime soon.
the scarlet knights (17-6, 5-4) look to end their skid on thursday night, when they take on no. 11 Maryland (18-3, 7-1) in college Park. it will be the first time they face a ranked opponent since their november loss to defending national champion south carolina, who was ranked no. 2 at the time.
rutgers lost its last game at indiana on saturday, 64-58. Despite overcoming a 9-point third quarter deficit, it was unable to hang on down the stretch.
After an 11-game win streak saw them enter the Associated Press top 25, the knights have gone 1-4 ever since and are fading fast with a slate of tough opponents coming up.
while head coach c. vivian stringer has said that a lack of focus has led to the recent losses, another culprit has been rutgers’ lack of scoring depth.
the knights have had only three players other than senior guard tyler scaife score 10 or more points in their past five games, while scaife is the only member of the team who averages more than 10 points per game this season. scaife can’t do it all, and the team suffers when she’s the only one who’s making a major impact.
if there’s one rutgers player who can take the offensive pressure off scaife, it’s junior guard kk sanders. sanders scored 8 straight points in the third quarter against indiana to help the knights overcome a deficit and take the lead. while her efforts
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Corey Brown, former Iowa Hawkeyes defensive tackle, was announced as the Knights new defensive line coach on Tuesday. FACEBOOK
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the sidelines of High Point solutions stadi-um will look even fresher this fall, as rutgers football head coach chris Ash announced the hiring of corey brown as the team’s defensive line coach on tuesday.
brown will bring 12 years of coaching ex-perience to a scarlet knights team that overall needs to regroup, as they prepare for another long season of big ten play.
“i am excited to welcome corey to our pro-gram,” Ash said to scarletknights.com. “He is a great teacher and an outstanding person. Our players will benefit from his playing and coach-ing experience.”
tuesday’s announcement marks the sec-ond coaching hire of the offseason from Ash, who announced the hiring of John Mcnulty as the offensive coordinator earlier this month.
Most recently, brown spent four years as the defensive line coach for Miami (Ohio), a
team that last season was ranked 14th in red zone defense, 24th in first downs defense and 43rd in scoring defense. Overall, the redHawks defense was ranked 47th, compared to a 69th defensive ranking for rutgers.
During all four years at Miami (Ohio), brown’s defensive lines earned all-con-ference honors in the Mid-American con-ference (MAc). brown also led three players to All-MAc honors, including two second-team recognitions.
brown is yet another coach on the knights’ sideline that is familiar with big ten play, as he played football with the iowa Hawkeyes for four years from 1995-1999. brown also earned the team’s defensive hustle award as a senior defensive tackle.
brown and current rutgers offensive line coach AJ blazek both played with the Hawkeyes during the 1999 season, so it seems everything is coming full circle.
JON spILLETTICOrreSPONDeNT
coming into tuesday night’s road battle against the illinois Fighting illini, it was im-perative for the rutgers men’s basketball team to both continue its season of strong de-fense and find its shooting form.
neither of those two things happened.the scarlet knights (12-12, 2-9) entered
urbana-champaign hoping to curb a three-game losing streak, only to move into last place in the big ten with an ugly 91-60 loss to illinois (12-11, 2-8).
After shooting a dismal 31 percent from the field over the weekend against Penn state, rutgers improved on that versus the illini, putting up a 42-percent field goal rate, but it was still not enough to offset the team’s defensive woes.
it was a promising start for the knights, with freshman guard geo baker asserting himself early with consecutive 3-pointers, courtesy of junior guard corey sanders.
but past the opening minutes, rutgers was unable to even match baker’s early out-put, with most of the team failing to redeem itself after an abysmal effort against the nit-tany Lions.
beyond not being able to put the ball in the basket, the knights could not keep the ball in their half of the court either.
Despite heading into the contest holding the second-lowest turnover rate in the big ten with 11.3 per game, rutgers turned the ball over 25 times tuesday night, sharing them almost evenly in both halves, with 13 in the first and 12 in the second.
somewhat fortunately for the knights, illinois was just as sloppy on the of fen-sive end, turning the ball over 17 times on the night.
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