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Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) said in a statement this past Friday that the previous incentive system wasted taxpayer money and did not create enough jobs. FLICKR

Busch campus has what geese want, study says

BRENDAN BRIGHTMANNEWS EDITOR

Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) is pro-posing the state make changes to its tax incentives law, as recent reports and state testimony have suggested that the current incentive program is wasting money on projects that do not create job growth, which the long-standing law was intended to do, according to NJ Advance Media.

In fact, the state attorney gener-al’s office and a special governor’s task force have begun investigating the Economic Development Au-thority (EDA), which was found to have inadequate procedures to vet tax incentive applicants, as it has

LA high school caught using U. logo, must remove all its signage

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given $11 billion in tax incentives to corporations since 2005, according to the article.

One of the changes the governor would like to see is a tax incen-tive to companies and individuals who partner with state research universities, such as Rutgers Uni-versity—New Brunswick. Murphy hopes tax incentives will act as re-wards for local hiring and develop-ments in transportation, according to the article.

It is unclear how the proposed tax incentives would impact the University, but it is clear that state funding has an impact on


The University’s presidential search committee will be holding a town hall at the Livingston Stu-dent Center this Thursday, Sept. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m., the committee an-nounced in a University-wide email late last week.

Similar events will be held at the Newark and Camden campuses within the next couple of weeks as well, according to the email.

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Landscape designs that are typical of college campuses, residential developments and golf courses, which all appear on Busch campus, are ideal habitats for Canadian geese. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

LEONARD TANCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Busch campus is infamous for its geese population during the sum-mer, fall and spring months. There is even a Facebook profile with the name “Busch Goose” that sums up what is likely to come out of an in-teraction with the geese.

Despite the sarcasm, much of the perception surrounding geese in Rutgers seems to follow up the idea that geese are a plague.

The iconic geese often seen around campus had almost become SEE STUDY ON PAGE 4

extinct in the 19th and early 20th century as a result of habitat loss and overexploitation, according to “Can-ada Goose Ecology and Impacts in New Jersey” by Brooke Maslo and Chloe Lewis, an extension specialist and technician in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Re-sources (DEENR), respectively.

Thus the question must be asked: why are there so many geese on Busch campus?

This could be due to human activi-ty as conservation efforts popped up to save the dying species. “Through regulatory actions, habitat restoration

and species conservation initiatives, the population rapidly recovered and then expanded, with current numbers far exceeding historic estimates,” ac-cording to the publication.

For the most part, the geese populations in New Jersey alone ac-count for more than a million birds.

The fact of the matter is that the most widespread populations of geese, the Canada goose, are versatile. Unlike other animals, they benefit from human environ-ments, “large expanses of mowed lawns adjacent to storm water de-tention basins, landscape designs typical of corporate campuses, residential developments and golf courses, are perfect habitats for Canada geese,” according to the publication.

Similar to other major universities, Rutgers has trademarked the block “R,” which appears on apparel, buildings, etc., and represents the University. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

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This past year, Rutgers sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Louisi-ana high school over its use of the University’s trademarked block “R.”

Dan Gressett, principal at Ruston High School, said that the school was initially contacted earlier in the year by Learfield IMG College, a company representing the Universi-ty, regarding the use of the block “R.”

“We went back and forth with this company for a little while, just kind of asking what we were allowed to do, if we would be able to pay a one-time licensing fee,” Gressett said. “As we went back and forth, we finally realized that

we were going to need to change our logo.”

A statement sent by Rutgers to NJ Advance Media following its communication and agreement with Ruston High School described its reasoning for addressing this trademark situation.

“Rutgers, like other major univer-sities, federally registers its trade-marks, which include the block ‘R,’” according to the statement. “When trademark infringement instances come to our attention, we address them for several important reasons: to maintain the trademark regis-tration, to avoid confusion among brand marks and to ensure that lo-gos registered under Rutgers’ name are used for their intended purpose.” SEE SIGNAGE ON PAGE 5

Rutgers had thanked Ruston High School for its cooperation in this situation following the cease-and-desist letter, according to NJ Advance Media.

Gressett said that the school under-stood why it was contacted, and that it knew it just had to move on and begin making the necessary changes.

“(I’m) not surprised. I am very familiar with college athletics, I played college sports. That goes on all over the country,” Gressett said. “Like I told people here, it’s not like Rutgers was reaching out trying to pick on Ruston High School.”

Gressett said that while there may have been an initial shock, it

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UNIVERSITYSeptember 9, 2019 page 3

Advisor explains why students switch majorsJOANNE KIM

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Eighty percent of students in the country change their major at least once during their college career, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Melissa Amaral, a School of Arts and Sciences academic advisor, explained the reasons why students change their major, and gave advice for students planning to.

“Students may feel influence or pressure to pursue a particular

major from parents, friends or general messages from the media, but then realize it is not a good fit for their interests, values or skills,” she said.

Another common reason that students switch majors is not understanding the requirements of the major, or their expectations of the field not matching with reality. Amaral said that sometimes students repeatedly fail a course, struggling to

Melissa Amaral, a School of Arts and Sciences academic advisor, said that the value of internships and experience is more important for a student’s resume than their major, despite the influence and pressure students might feel. RUTGERS.EDU

meet the requirements of the major. Finally, students may find that they are simply unhappy in the major, thus pursuing something that better fits their interests and goals.

For students planning on switching majors, understanding its requirements is essential.

“Consider the classes you have enjoyed in the past. What classes

might you enjoy in the future? Look at potential majors and narrow down your choices by considering which has the most appealing classes to you. Also consider any

prerequisite requirements and how long it will take to get through the program,” Amaral said.

Students should meet with an academic advisor to discuss their academic plans in order to clarify major requirements and how they align with their goals. For the most part, students care more about the career implications of their major than necessary. Experience, in the form of internships and jobs, is more important than one’s major, Amaral said.

“Rather than worrying about finding the ‘right’ major that leads to the ‘right’ career, focus on gaining transferable skills such as oral and written communication, analyzing data, problem solving and leadership skills. These transferable skills can be developed in any major and is one of the primary purposes of the (SAS) Core Curriculum at Rutgers,” she said.

Cecil Osborne, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said they came into college as a cell biology and neuroscience major, and now are double-majoring in political science and cognitive science.

“In my case, I realized that although I’m really interested in science, I couldn’t see myself doing such an intense major and I needed something more interdisciplinary. I also needed a major that was better for my career goals. I would say switch sooner rather than later,” Osborne said.

“Look at potential majors and narrow down your choices by considering

which has the most appealing classes to you.”

MELISSA AMARALSchool of Arts and Sciences

Academic Advisor

Every semester, the School of Arts and Sciences offers a major and minor fair to provide students with insight and advice on their intended field of study, helping them decide which courses to take. RUTGERS.EDU

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INCENTIVESOther Big Ten institutions, such as University of Illinois, have frozen in-state tuition in recent years

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Rutgers’ finances. The Daily Targum reported last semes-ter that Rutgers received $433 million in state appropriations for the University’s 2018-2019 budget and an additional $444 million for state-paid fringe ben-efits (extra benefit supplement-ing an employee’s salary).

The new proposal comes short-ly after Rutgers announced a 2.9% tuition increase for this academic year, according to the Targum.

Meanwhile, other Big Ten schools such as Pennsylvania State University’s main campus and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, have fro-zen in-state tuition this year. Pennsylvania State University has frozen its in-state tuition for the second straight partially thanks to the $337.2 million in state aid it is receiving, accord-ing to PennLive.

The University of Illinois has frozen in-state tuition for the fourth straight year, in a move to attract more state residents to the university, as only New Jersey loses more in-state stu-dents to out-of-state schools,

according to the Chicago Tribune.The state of Virginia passed

a $57.5 million plan to freeze in-state tuition at all of its public

colleges and universities, ac-cording to the Fairfax Times. Out-of-state tuition was frozen at Christopher Newport University, George Mason University, Nor-folk State University, Virginia Military Institute, Virginia Com-monwealth University and Rad-ford University as well.

None of the tuition freezes includ-ed student fees or room and board

costs, which still increased each year at nearly all mentioned schools.

Courtney McAnuff, vice chan-cellor of Enrollment Manage-ment, said in an interview with the Targum that he hopes the University receives more state funding, but sees it as unlikely.

“Do we need more money? Yes. Do I foresee that happening? probably not,” McAnufff said.

McAnuff has also served on a state committee the governor has put together to come up with ways to make college more affordable that will announce some new things sometime later this fall.

“I think there will be some positive things, and maybe there will be some state resources that will be placed to help students,” he said.

The governor proposes tax incentives to companies who partner with state research universities, which will hopefully act as a reward for local hiring and developments in transportation. THE DAILY TARGUM

INPUTRutgers is urging people to voice their opinions on presidential candidates via email, town halls


“We encourage you to partici-pate in the search process by pro-viding your thoughts on the char-acteristics and skills you believe are necessary to lead this Univer-sity into the future, as well as the

opportunities and challenges of the position,” the email stated.

Students, faculty, staff and alumni who wish to speak must register no later than noon the day of the event, according to the email. Thoughts on the char-acteristics of the next president

can also be sent to [email protected].

The committee aims to have a new president an-nounced by early 2020, according to its website. Its student members serve the pur-pose of voicing the sentiment they hear from the student body.

“The student members of the committee will be listening carefully

to their peers, at town hall meetings and otherwise, and will ensure that

those voices are heard throughout the search process,” said Jude Mc-Lane, senior vice president of Stu-dent Affairs.

Along with listening to Univer-sity-wide input, The Daily Targum

reported on Fri-day that the Uni-versity is paying $165,000 to have a consulting firm, R. William Funk & Associates, to help with the search, as they

did for the committee that hired University President Robert L. Barchi, who is stepping down to become a professor in June 2020.

“The student members of the committee will be listening carefully to their peers.”

JUDE MCLANESenior Vice President of Student Affairs

These types of environment offer benefits such as refuge from pred-ators, higher quality food source and overall less hunting. They also offer benefits to the ecology, but in moderately sized populations.

“Geese disperse seeds by con-suming fruits and berries and then depositing the seeds in feces in another location. They also enrich ecosystems through nutrient inputs (feces) and as prey items for sever-al predatory species, including rap-tors, foxes, coyotes and snakes,” according to the publication.

On the other hand, an over-abundance of geese can damage the ecosystem far more than it can benefit, as they can as well as overgraze and trample over vege-tation, limiting the amount of food sources available to other wildlife and eroding shorelines.

The waste that results from an oversized population can de-crease water quality as well as contribute to fish deaths, as their waste increases the productivity

STUDYTypical corporate campuses are perfect areas for geese, study says

CONTINUED FROM FRONT of phytoplankton and decreases oxygen levels in water that fish need to survive in.

The threats posed to human populations are consequential, as geese can damage agriculture, pose significant threats to aircrafts, contaminate water with infectious waste and become a nuisance in public spaces such as parks, athlet-ic fields and shorelines by creating foul odors and slippery conditions.

What is most surprising is that Canada geese are generally doc-ile, but when it comes to protect-ing their nests and goslings, they can become aggressive.

The presence of geese remains to be a danger integral to the daily life of a Rutgers student, but the danger that these geese pose to the environment and humans can be minimized with appropriate population management.

“Appropriate management of the resident Canada goose population in New Jersey can reduce negative human-goose interactions and im-prove overall ecosystem health,” according to the publication.

While Canadian geese are generally docile in nature, they can become aggressive when it comes to protecting their nests and goslings. The danger geese pose can be mitigated by appropriate population management. THE DAILY TARGUM

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Rutgers urges student mental health support

SIGNAGERutgers has given Ruston High School 10 years to get rid of “R” signage


is not something they were up-set about.

He said that once the Universi-ty and the high school came to an

agreement and laid out the time-line for replacing the logo, they knew there were changes that needed to be made in order to move on from this situation.

As Rutgers had said in its statement, it has given Ruston High School officials up to 10 years to replace its logo on ma-jor athletic equipment, as well as to resolve any other trademark infringement issues.

“We have an MOU, a memoran-dum of understanding, with that company that outlines the time-line to get the logo changed — to get it off of digital media, to get it off of uniforms, to get it off of fields — all of that,” Gressett said.

A company has already been designing products for them, and the school already began sporting a new logo on its jerseys as it opened its football season, Gressett said.

“I think that is going to fall in the timeline with normal re-placement time. Rutgers was, or Learfield, who was represent-ing Rutgers, was very lenient on the timeframe and under-stood that there would be some costs involved, so we’re not sitting here mad at Rutgers,” Gressett said.

Gressett also said that there was a lot of misinformation out there about the situation and how it had happened, especially from people in the area of Ruston High School.

Many people had made it out as if there was a lawsuit between the University and Ruston High School regarding the trade-marked block “R,” but Gressett said that there was no discus-sion of a lawsuit at any point.

“There was even some infor-mation out there on social me-dia that Rutgers had seen news coverage on the tornado that we had in Ruston, and that it had shown some video footage of that ‘R,’ that was totally incor-rect,” Gressett said. “We had

received initial information from Learfield several months before the tornado, so that had nothing to do with it whatsoever.”

In the end, Gressett said that while the school will not be com-

pletely free of the block “R” for years on some things, such as its turf football and baseball fields, this “R” will probably be nonex-istent for everything else on its campus within a year.

“To be honest, in my opinion, some people made it look big-ger than it really was,” Gressett said. “We have kind of moved on from it and have other stuff to worry about.”

“To be honest, in my opinion, some people

made it look bigger than it really was.”

DAN GRESSETTPrincipal at Ruston High School

Once the University and the Ruston High School came to an agreement and laid out the timeline for replacing the logo, they knew there were changes that needed to be made in order to move on from the situation. THE DAILY TARGUM


The Office of Student Health acknowledges that mental health can be an issue for any college student, and in a University-wide email sent out on Friday, the of-fice highlighted its resources and urged people struggling to reach out.

“Whether you are a new student or returning to campus, we recog-nize it can be difficult to balance academic work, relationships and self-care. If you or a friend are struggling with stress, feelings of hopelessness, problems with alcohol and other drugs, anxiety

or loneliness, we encourage you to use the following support ser-vices,” the email stated.

The email then went on to detail the contact information for differ-ent support hotlines: The Coun-seling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program & Psychi-atric Services (CAPS), Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance and the Dean of Students.

The Daily Targum reported last week that the University was clos-ing its on-campus student phar-macies in part to invest in more staff at CAPS, as mental health problems have seen an increase in prevalence on college campus-es nationwide in recent years.

The Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) building is located on 17 Senior St. in New Brunswick. THE DAILY TARGUM

OPINIONS

Britian’s Brexit breaks political system, process

more polished countries such as Canada, France or Britain. In recent months, the Canadian government has been rocked with scandal, the streets of Paris were paralyzed with the so-called “yellow vest” protest and now finally our closest ally, Britain, has been trapped by the gord-ian knot of Brexit.

So, what are Americans to make of this British political crisis? Well, my dear reader, I will tell you so you can tell all your friends and professors.

First, what is actually happening? Boris Johnson, prime minister of Britain, lost his majority in Parliament over the question of how to leave the European Union (EU). So he remains the British prime minister, but he has lost his ability to control Parliament and thus his ability to control Brexit legislations.

Furthermore, the opposition has rejected Johnson’s attempt to hold a parliamentary election to settle the matter. So you might think that is no crisis and Parliament will now run Brexit and do what it may.

The problem is that in Britain’s unwritten constitutional system, the prime minister executes the Crown’s power.

In its system, the power to conduct foreign affairs such as leaving the EU belongs to the reigning monarch. In this case, Queen Elizabeth II. Since Britain is a modern constitutional monarchy, her majesty’s powers are vested in the prime minister and she is required by custom to follow the wishes of her prime minister.

Where the rub comes in is, she is required to sign laws passed by Parliament. So, where the constitutional crisis comes in is the possible conflict in which Parliament passes a law delaying Brexit and Johnson advises the Queen not to sign the law — which admittedly is highly unlikely — or he simply ignores the laws as unconstitutional. So, what should Britain do?

Parliament ought to get their act together and leave the EU. Was Brexit a good idea? Perhaps not, but personally I believe that Britain should have never joined the EU. Parliament has its power from the people and has no authority to give up that power.

We as Americans would never allow Congress to give up its power to an institution higher than the United States Constitution. This constitution is the highest law in the land, bar none. So, if I were British, I would never support the EU to make and pass laws that I must follow. That being said, this is a moot point.

The decision was settled by the people in a national referendum. I, personally, oppose national referendums or public votes on matter of laws. We elect representatives to pass popular laws, but also to respect our rights. This prevents the whims of the masses from making laws based on populist whims that would hurt a minority.

Representative governments allow the people to have their laws made at their will, but also tempered through debate and expertise. But, since it has been done, Parliament must follow the will of the people. If Parliament does not do so, it risks losing all legitimacy and this would have terrible consequences for politics and national stability. Worse, in my opinion, than what Brexit would do.

So, in opposition to the popular elite opinion, Johnson ought to do everything he can to make sure Brexit goes through. This includes

his proroguing of Parliament, which some have called a “coup,” is ridiculed as the move is constitutional and, even if a court found it unconstitutional, would be meaningless in practice.

Parliament decides what is constitutional in Britain, not the courts as in the U.S. The problem is that both Johnson and the anti-Brexiters have legitimacy on their side. Johnson has the vote which calls for Brexit and the opposition has a majority of Parliament.

So, we have a stalemate, but I believe the ultimate judgment is the people. Since it seems like there can be a solution here, as there is no one besides Johnson who can get the votes to be the prime minister, the Labour Party should allow an election to take place. This is how the British system is supposed to work.

So, what do we make of this mess? One conclusion is to be thankful that the U.S. has a written constitution. Even with all of our constitutional disputes, we have a firm system grounded in a constitution. The British system is rooted far more in tradition, which can go only so far. Second is that a government should not hold national referendum, and if it does, it must follow the results or risk crisis.

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

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Lead crisis must have public, swift solution

T he full actualization of an individual’s lib-erty is not found at the equilibrium of the market, but rather it is in the stomach of

the no longer hungry, the mind of the no longer un-educated, the worker no longer dependent and the human no longer subjugated.

We cannot accept a society in which the free ex-ercise of human capabilities is constrained by the conditions in which people live. True freedom does not equate to a freedom enjoyed by one individual or group at the cost of a loss in freedom of others.

When individuals are disadvantaged by their immutable characteristics or by their social cir-cumstances, the “state possesses a social respon-sibility to reduce or remove these disadvantages to create equal, or at least more equal, life chanc-es,” according to Andrew Heywood’s “Political Ideologies: An Introduction.”

We have people in this country, in this state with-out access to clean water. Such realities must pierce the heart of our American exceptionalism. “No so-ciety can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the greater part of the members are poor and miser-able,” said philosopher Adam Smith.

After years of neglect, Newark, our state’s largest city now faces the dilemma that Flint, Michigan, resi-dents have suffered and are still suffering today. Tens of thousands of residents have been told to drink only bottled water as “urgent new warnings from fed-eral environmental officials about contamination in drinking water from aging lead pipes spread anxiety and fear across much of Newark,” according to The New York Times.

The direct effects of lead contamination include “anemia, weakness, and kidney and brain damage,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Also, lead “affects children more than it does adults and can result in adverse neuro-logical effects and mental capabilities,” according to NJ Advance Media.

The city is currently focusing on a permanent fix by “replacing 18,000 old lead pipes” for approximately 18,000 homes at risk, according to NJ Advance Media.

In the meantime, Newark is supplementing this project by distributing more than 70,000 cases of bot-tled water to residents serviced by the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant, which provides water to the city’s west side, according to PBS.

For those who have not experienced the rippling repercussions of contaminated water supplies, re-ports on the ground have shined a light on how the fear touches every part of one’s life.

When experts on lead exposure and prevention programs and policies gathered last year to discuss prevention policy making on this devastating environ-mental problem afflicting urban areas across the na-tion, they agreed “decision makers and advocates do not explicitly consider equity in lead prevention pol-icy making,” according to Human Impact Partners.

This they found “leads to unintended negative con-sequences for people of color and low-income commu-nities, who already bear a disproportionate burden of lead exposure across the United States.” One deep-cut-ting impact of these lead crises is the exacerbation of inequities and mistrust in governmental institutions.

When our representative government fails to up-hold its duties and protect our freedom from want and suffering, mistrust and fear will strengthen its grasp on communities already underserved. The residents of Newark deserve swift action and urgent solutions. Hollow promises of the expediency of a potential corporate ownership solution muddy the already contaminated water of the city.

We should not blindly assume corporations are better equipped to carry out the time and resource consuming task of replacing service lines on a block-by-block basis. This is especially true as “dozens of communities across Bergen and Hudson counties with corporate-owned water systems are dealing with their own lead problems,” according to NJ Advance Media.

These corporate deals “are in reality one of the most expensive ways to finance a project, often called the ‘financing of last resort,’” according to NJ Ad-vance Media. And, while private companies have not been proven to deliver essential services better than public agencies, they have been shown to charge more. They charge $229 more per year for a New Jersey family, according to Food & Water Watch.

The solutions taken to methodically solve the cri-sis must be provided through public measures sup-ported by local, state and federal assistance. This does not mean that individuals and corporations should not provide donations and support to alleviate the traumatic experience of those impacted. Rutgers, with a campus in the city of Newark, must take signif-icant steps to take part in supporting the community in which the University finds its home.

We must have social and political institutions ar-ranged so that our right to clean air, water and a healthy environment are recognized and protected as inalienable human rights deserving of the highest constitutional and legal protection.

In the richest nation in the world, we should ex-pect and demand more.

Newark lead contamination infringes on human right to clean water

I n the wake of the 2016 election and the sub-sequent three years of

American politics, many have turned a jealous eye toward

“... Parliament must follow the will of the people. If Parliament does not do so, it risks losing all legitimacy and this would have terrible

consequences for politics and national stability.”

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Switch to digital LSAT will exacerbate inequities, lacks foresight

W hen Lori Laughlin became the face of a college admissions scandal in March, America felt

some sense of justice. She had bribed USC recruiters $500,000 to admit her daughters into their school, outwardly committing the crime that most wealthy parents avoid by simply donating buildings and sports stadi-ums to their children’s institutions.

Though Laughlin in handcuffs was an image no one thought they would — or would want to — see, it shined a light on the power that those with money hold in this country. While this was a step in the right direction, the media reporting this “big news” almost acted as a spotlight shining down on an ocean. The surface became illuminated, but still, plenty of darkness remained underneath.

On July 15, the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) administered their first-ever digital LSAT. In doing so, it put itself in the purview of a topic that, fortunately, is making its way to the forefront of political conversation in America: inequity.

For many pre-law students planning on taking their LSATs, the switch came as a tedious and unnecessary change which would hinder their scores. For LSAT tutoring companies, this was a race to offer

the best method of instructing on how to take this exam, while maximizing profits as well.

As a matter of fact, typing “digital LSAT” into Google will lead to viewing four advertisements for four different LSAT tutoring companies as the first search results.

Unfortunately, this switch goes beyond being merely vexing. It is unfair. The cost for the TestMasters live course is $1,650. In an education system where students are forced to pay similar amounts in application fees and are charged ridiculous interest rates on loans they spend their entire lives

working to pay back, a class like this is often infeasible to purchase.

Further, and much more pressing, is the idea that one who cannot purchase this class, which trains you to take the exam on a tablet, will essentially need a tablet to get a feel for the real exam. Thus, impoverished communities will be disproportionately affected through the LSAT going digital.

This means potentially lower scores, fewer acceptances and less scholarship money for those who have worked the hardest and need it most, for those who

cannot have mom and dad make a big donation on their behalf.

While this issue lies beneath the surface of a broader sea of inequity, it rests within a bigger conversation regarding the legal profession.

“Talented attorneys who graduate from lower-ranked law schools often need to either achieve extraordinary law school grades or gain several years of impressive legal work experience to convince a big law firm to hire them. In contrast, it is common for alumni of top law schools to get jobs at big law firms straight out of law school

without having to work their way up from a smaller firm,” according to U.S. News.

As mentioned before, a lower LSAT score may lead to admittances from less prestigious law schools, and, as noted above, this means the switch to the digital LSAT has already put underprivileged students behind in an extremely competitive arena, one which clearly often relies on having an availability of resources at its forefront.

Further, “several years of impressive legal work” may begin with an unpaid internship, another inequitable practice which

members of disenfranchised communities may not be able to participate in.

While John Doe is able to supplement his solid LSAT score thanks to a TestMasters class and an unpaid internship with a judge because his parents are paying for his undergraduate expenses, Jane Smith may be working full-time in addition to taking a full credit-load to cover her tuition costs because her parents simply cannot afford to.

This problem is reminiscent of the cycle of incarceration. Difficulty getting a job as a member of a disenfranchised community may lead to resorting to illicit means to feed one’s family. These illicit means may lead to arrest, wherein being held because one cannot afford cash bail.

Incarceration leads to no source of income during such period, to which the now record-having “convict” will find it even harder to get a job and may resort back to illicit means of earning money.

Disenfranchised communities start off behind in this country, and, in cases like this, are only pushed further back instead of being offered means of equity. This is a rigged fight, in a rigged system, and the odds are stacked against those who need them to be in their favor the most.

Rishi Mehta is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science and English. His column, “Grass Roots,” runs on alternate Mondays.

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“Disenfranchised communities start off behind in this country, and, in cases like this, are only pushed further back instead of

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Conspiracy: Unorthodox explanations for unexplainable events

Life in a world that is hard (and often impossible) to explain is a main reason why conspiracy theories abound. Alex Jones has proven that they're good for business too. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

BREANA OMANACORRESPONDENT

It happened — the suicide of sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein was turned into a conspiracy thread on Twitter faster than you could even spell the word “conspiracy.” From “Prince Andrew did it” to the Clin-tons, Twitter had a field day.

But as my fingers scrolled through endless Prince Andrew GIFs, Bill Clinton conspiracy threads and tweets with the hashtag #TrumpBodyCount, I couldn't help but to think that this was all too familiar.

While Twitter conspiracists may have had different inklings as to "who" and "what," there was one similarity: conspiring in itself.

It appears that conspiracy theo-ries, as we know them today, are older than the telegraph. Conspir-acies have been around for at least 200 years, according to Literary Hub. Even Samuel Morse, inven-tor of the telegraph, was pegged as a conspiracist back in 1831.

“Morse gained fame by warn-ing that the Austrian emperor had orchestrated a conspiracy to undermine the world’s greatest Protestant republic by flooding

America with Catholics,” accord-ing to Literary Hub.

Not only did this gain Morse fame, it caused “free-silver populists to portray their economic plight as the result of a British banker con-spiracy,” according to Literary Hub.

Conspiracy theories, while awe and laughter-inducing, are some-what in our human nature. From Nazis fleeing to the moon to the birthplace of Barack Obama, the "fake" death of Tupac and the infa-mous “George W. Bush did 9/11,” it seems like nearly everything we know has a conspiracy theory at-tached to it.

Why can’t we mourn national disasters without Alex Jones com-ing up with yet another conspiracy? Why can’t we resist clicking on Net-flix documentaries about aliens and UFOs? Is it that we have too much time on our hands? Are we all dis-trusting of the government and its secrecy, or are we all trying to escape the stresses of modern life?

Well, while those all might be true and serve as contributors, there's a simpler, all-encompassing answer: human tendency and conditioning.

Our human tendency to not want to blame ourselves for our own wrongdoings alongside our need

to feel special and part of an elite class, draws many of us to believe in conspiracies, according to Time.

It makes sense. It’s easier to believe that the Mandela Effect is real than to realize you’ve been pronouncing "Berenstain Bears" wrong your whole life. It also feels

kind of good to believe a select few of us might be more "woke" than the rest of us, with our ex-tensive knowledge of parallel uni-verses and multiple dimensions.

As humans, we're desperate to find answers to situations in life that seem unexplainable. Whether

it be a breakup, failure, corruption, bad person or national disaster, we're desperate to put blame on others, trying to rationalize what happened. On a national scale, it's easier to believe powerful people and the government, whom we all know very little about, are behind some of the most unexplainable events in the world.

So, how did Epstein commit suicide on suicide watch? While it might be more rational to blame it on negligent guards, we can’t help but to blame it on a curated conspiracy. And if I’m honest, of course I’m a sucker for at least one conspiracy about Epstein’s death. I’m human, and so are you.

So no, we aren't all Jones or hid-ing in bunkers in the wilderness, but most of us lightheartedly be-lieve in at least one conspiracy. And that’s just human nature for you, according to researchers.

There are extremes, of course, but for the most part, we like or retweet conspiracy theories that are kind of absurd. We’re hu-man, it’s in our blood to gravitate toward something that's trying to explain the unexplainable, all while being extremely entertain-ing and mind-numbing.

Happy Birthday: Embrace change. Live your dream. Use your imagina-tion, and you will discover a world that excites you. Set high goals this year. Go on an adventure to regain confidence. Forge into the future with opti-mism. Don’t let your past or people who don’t support you stand between you and what you want. Your numbers are 8, 14, 21, 28, 33, 37, 46.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep an open mind, a closed wallet and a compassionate attitude. How you handle others will make a difference in the way others perceive you. Lis-ten carefully, and offer only what you know you are capable of doing. 4 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Look at the possibilities, and make your move. You’ll have impeccable timing and excellent insight into how to move forward. Trust your judgment, and don’t worry about what others choose to do. Romance is on the rise. 2 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Trust your intuition, not what someone tells you. A deal is useful only if you come out ahead. Don’t make a purchase you don’t need. Joint ven-tures are best left alone. Walk away from unpredictable people and situ-ations. 5 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Express your feelings, and share your ideas. A partnership will play an import-ant role in the outcome of a project you want to pursue. The input you receive will help you stay within bud-get. Romance will improve your per-sonal life. 3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Explore new possibilities, but don’t make an im-pulsive decision. Take your time, and consider every option. Time is on your side, and making a practi-cal choice will set you up for success. Taking on debt, more work or addi-tional responsibility should be avoid-ed. 3 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Refuse to give in to someone using ma-nipulative tactics to stop you from doing things your way. Follow your heart and your dreams. It’s your life, and you have to do what’s best for you. A positive change is en-couraged. 5 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll require an open mind when dealing with close-minded people. A positive attitude will help you plant seeds that will encourage those less accommo-dating to consider what you think will be an excellent opportunity. Offer in-centives and compliments. 2 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Em-brace change. What you discover will help you make an important decision regarding the people and groups you rely on for support. A close friend or relative will offer sound advice. Love, romance and a commitment are encouraged. 4 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you take on too much, you will fall short. Find out what’s expected of you before you get involved in a joint venture. Someone you trust will disappoint you. Don’t rely on others or take part in a dispute. 3 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Update personal documents. Take note of what others say, but when it comes to making a decision, go directly to the source for facts and figures that can determine how you should move forward. A partnership should be considered carefully. 3 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Con-sider the possibilities as well as the downside of any proposition you are offered. Doing your own things will have advantages. An emotional situa-tion should be handled with compas-sion and understanding. Physical im-provements will lift your spirits. 3 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Listen to what others say, and consider how best to use your skills to gain accep-tance from your peers. Stick to the facts, and you’ll avoid giving a false impression. It’s best if the compe-tition underestimates what you are capable of doing. 3 stars

Horoscopes Eugenia Last

DIVERSIONS SePtember 9, 2019

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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 Apt anagram of “acts”

5 Campers’ rain protections

10 ___ exam (would-be

lawyer’s hurdle)

13 Western U.S. gas chain

14 Successively

16 Ruckus

17 Common Middle Eastern

currency name

18 Magical object

19 Negative answers

20 End of a “complete” phrase

22 Separated

24 Photographer’s accessory

25 Cheech or Chong

26 Whispered line


31 Sweetheart, slangily

32 Praise extravagantly

33 “Lip ___ Battle” (pretend

singing show)

35 Don Draper, for one

36 Pieces in the game Battleship

40 Let go of

42 “Golly ___!”


46 Particular slant

48 Hams it up

49 Biological culture medium

50 Site of Switzerland’s

oldest university

51 Like feel-good memes,

or this puzzle’s theme?

56 “I don’t like that!”

57 Sherpa’s tool: Var.

59 Hit hard

60 Bruce or Harper

61 One counting calories

62 Palo ___

63 Connect with on social media

64 Wiped out

65 Purposes

DOWN

1 Pasta nutrient, briefly

2 Diva’s shining moment

3 Onion in some pancakes

4 Rang

5 Quarrels about where to eat

out, say

6 Once again

7 Pro ___ (proportional)

8 Grand ___ racing

9 Big name in scouring pads

10 Split fruit

11 Thought the world of

12 Orators’ perches

15 Speculative question

21 United

23 Sea anemone, say

25 Shoe’s sparkle

26 Midriff muscles

27 Word before “milk”

or “sauce”

28 Person to respect

29 Wanderer

30 Vulgar

32 Fancy fundraisers

34 Greece’s largest island

37 American Chinese appetizers

38 Hair product

39 Get it

41 Target for some shadows

43 Debris from an exploded

star, perhaps

44 Did a scan of

45 Ate a snack

46 Datum on many forms

47 Capital of the Bahamas

49 Keeping an eye peeled

51 “Read ‘em and ___!”

52 Detest

53 Bovine team members

54 Trumpet muffler

55 They may interfere with

team play

58 Opposite of trans

Yesterday’s Solution

Universal Crossword

SePtember 9, 2019

Knights command 10-8 shots advantage over Phoenix

START

CONTINUED FROM BACK

opening win streak since 1996 and setting themselves up to match last year’s win total in the home opener against a Binghamton team that is coming off two straight losses to Syracuse and Canisius.

It also served as a revenge game for the Knights’ veterans. Last year’s early season against the Phoenix at Yurcak Field end-ed in a 8-1 blowout defeat, a sign of things to come in a season that ended with just four wins.

It’s still too early to tell how far Rutgers can go in 2019. It still hasn’t faced Big Ten-quality opponents this year, and three games can only tell you so much about a team.

But one thing is for certain. This young, inexperienced group currently finds itself as one of the hottest teams in col-lege soccer.

For updates on the Rut-gers men's soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

Knights drop 2 non-conference road gamesFIELD HOCKEY ST. JOE’S 2, RUTGERS 1

Sophomore midfielder Tayla Parkes made her second assist of the season against St. Joe’s. She has 2 points through four games. THE DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2019

Junior defender Vincent Borden has started each of Rutgers’ three matches this season. He is 1 of 2 seniors on the backline to start last Saturday. CASEY AMBROSIO / OCTOBER 2018

DELANEY ZUBRICK & JAKE SCHMIEDCORRESPONDENT &

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The Rutgers field hockey team headed over to Storrs, Connecti-cut, and Philadelphia to face off against No. 4 UConn and No. 17 Saint Joseph’s, coming away with its first two losses of the season. The No. 19 Scarlet Knights were shut out by the Huskies on Friday night, and finished up the road trip with a loss in Philadelphia.

The first period was a slow one for both teams with most of the action either team see-ing was from substitutions. Neither team was able to take the lead in the first quarter, but the Huskies (3-0) made three shots on goal.

Junior goalkeeper Gianna Glatz has shown time and time again that she can take any kind of pressure another team hands her. She faced 21 shots and 11 of them on goal.

The second period is when things started to ramp up for UConn. Within the first 5 minutes of the second period, the Huskies got the first goal of the game.

In the final period, UConn con-tinued to show its toughness and had two shots. In the final 45 sec-onds of the game, Sophie Hamilton scored to put the Huskies up 2-0.

Fifth-year senior back Austyn Cuneo posed three shots with one on goal.

Sophomore forward Clayre Smith was another force for UConn. Smith put three shots up, two of which were on goal. She had gone under the radar these past two games and came to play when the team really needed her help.

Two days later, Rutgers went on another road trip, this time to Philadelphia to take on another ranked team, Saint Joseph’s. The game marked the third ranked opponent in four games that the Knights have faced.

The Hawks (3-0) opened the scoring early in the first quarter when Jordan Olenginski scored on a breakaway opportunity.

It wouldn’t be until the fourth quarter for Rutgers to tie the game. Cuneo, the team’s leading goal scorer, got on the board with her fourth goal of the season, scoring on a corner shot in the 45th minute.

But, Saint Joseph’s would imme-diately break the tie a short 5 min-utes after Cuneo’s goal. Kacie Pat-ton tallied the game-winning goal, tapping the ball past Glatz to give the Hawks their third win of the season.

While the Knights lost their second consecutive game, they did have a 13-12 shots advantage, nine of which were on goal.

This weekend’s loss marks the ninth time that Rutgers has

come up short against Saint Joseph’s. Conversely, the Hawks have historically been an opponent the Knights have defeated, winning 19 of the all-time meetings.

“Today’s loss was frustrating. We did not connect as a team and a very good St. Joe’s team took full advantage of that,” said head coach Meredith Civico after the loss to the Hawks.

Rutgers returns home this Fri-day to take on No. 16 Delaware in a matinee meeting. The Blue Hens (4-0) come into this game having defeated an opponent the Knights have grown accustomed to: No. 9 Penn State.

Delaware upset the Nittany Lions in a game where it outshot the Big Ten team 15-3. Penn State opened the scoring 9 minutea in, but Lotte de Koning would break open the scoring for the Hens, who never looked back.

Femke Strien paces Delaware with 5 goals on the season, includ-ing an insurance score against the Lions. The junior from the Netherlands scored twice against American and Miami this season while registering one assist for 11 points on the season.

Strien isn’t the only Dutch na-tive on the team. Four other play-ers are also from the Netherlands, including Lotte de Kooning, who is second on the team with 1 goal and 4 points.

The Netherlands connection runs through head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof. Through nine sea-sons in Newark, De Kerkhof has captured a national championship in 2016.

De Kerkhof’s first job was at Michigan State, where he guided the Spartans to a Big Ten cham-pionship in 2009, his third year in the United States as a head coach.

The last time Rutgers hosted the Hens was last September, with the Knights winning that game 2-1. Glatz made five saves in the early season win.

Historically, Delaware has been the better team, winning 19 games in the all-time series. The team last won in August of 2011 at home.

This Friday’s game will be the first road game for the Hens, who have won all of their four games in Newark, Delaware. In that span, they have held opponents to 2 goals on 16 shot attempts this sea-son. For Rutgers, creating shots early and controlling the face-offs is key to breaking through the Hens’ defense.

For updates on the Rutgers field hockey team, follow @TargumS-ports on Twitter.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS 0, PRINCETON 0

RU ties Princeton for 1st drawALEX FABUGAIS-INABA

CORRESPONDENT

Playing to double-overtime, the Rutgers women’s soccer team was left at a standstill against Princeton on Saturday night. The No. 21 Scarlet Knights (5-0-1) ul-timately settled for a 0-0 game in their first on the road matchup and first tie of the season.

Thanks to sophomore goal-keeper Meagan McClelland, the Ti-gers (2-1-1) were kept at bay even though they outplayed Rutgers in shots (14-10) and corners (6-5). McClelland secured her fourth shutout of the season, matching her career high of five saves out of her 110 minutes in the net.

For the first half, the Knights went shot-for-shot with Princeton at five a piece, registering five fouls in the first 20 minutes of play.

In the second half, the Tigers rattled off five shots on two cor-ner kicks, but Rutgers stayed tight in the box to keep Princeton scoreless through the period.

The Knights were only able to create opportunities for two shots at the start of the second, continu-ing to battle against the Tigers in their half of the field. Rutgers was out of its element, and didn’t cre-ate the same kind of momentum from the home matchups.

Once the first overtime period began, the Knights came at full force against Princeton like they hadn’t in the previous 90 minutes. Rutgers pushed forward for three shots — two coming from junior forward Nneka Moneme.

Second overtime saw the Knights and the Tigers go 3-3 in shots, but yet again, neither team was able to get the job done.

Sophomore goalkeeper Meagan McClelland made five saves against the Tigers. The game marked her fourth shutout of the season. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR / AUGUST 2019

Moneme and senior mid-fielder Taylor Aylmer both tal-lied three shots with Aylmer putting all of her shots right on target. Senior forward Brit-tany LaPlant had two shots in her pocket while true freshman forward Regan Berg and junior forward Amirah Ali claimed one each.

Since 2016, Rutgers hasn’t lost an overtime match and holds an overall score of 11-0-16 in its last 27 overtime games.

With a deep roster full of tal-ent, the Knights need to continue

developing from the bottom up. But, the freshmen are beginning to step up to the plate in big ways and open up opportunities for themselves or others to take a shot on goal.

Rutgers has only one more game against Delaware on Sun-day afternoon before the Big Ten season begins. From there, the Knights will have a three-game home slot, starting with Minnesota.

For updates on the Rutgers women's soccer team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

Familiar quarterback play shows uncertainty

FOOTBALL WHAT IS PLAN AT QUARTERBACK?

JACKSON THOMPSONSPORTS EDITOR

In just his second start as the Rutgers football team’s quarter-back, graduate student McLane Carter suffered a concussion in the final minutes of the first half in a 30-0 loss to No. 20 Iowa. He completed his first two starts as a Scarlet Knight (1-1) 26-46, for 362 yards with two touchdowns and four interceptions.

As a true freshman last season, sophomore quarterback Artur Sit-kowski also suffered an injury in the final minutes of the first half of his second start in a 52-3 loss to Ohio State, finishing his second game 26-48, for 243 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions.

The two quarterback’s similar stat lines through their first two games is comparable to their sim-ilar hair colors, but contrasts their degree of experience and remain-ing years of eligibility. Carter, seen as the more experienced signal caller, won the starting job based on his superior performance in this year’s training camp, very similarly to how Sitkowski earned last year’s starting nod over alum-nus Giovanni Rescigno.

McLane’s alleged experience came in his four seasons at three Texas-based programs prior to Rutgers, four seasons that saw him redshirt at Incarnate Word, throw for 30 touchdowns at Ty-ler JC and then make three starts across two seasons at Texas Tech.

Injury put a dent in what was supposed to be his full season as a starter in 2018 as a Red Raider, which brought him here to the Knights in what is once again supposed to be his season as the full-time starter over the sopho-more Sitkowski.

Prior to Saturday, Carter nev-er saw game action against a Big Ten opponent, versus Sitkowski’s near-full season of Big Ten expo-sure from last year.

Would that exposure from last year have manifested into a better

passing performance for Rutgers against the Hawkeyes?

It’s a hard argument to make, considering Sitkowski did get in the game and was only able to manage four completions on 11 at-tempts for 19 yards and one inter-ception. But, Sitkowski, who was recruited by head coach Chris Ash with the intent to make him the starter from day one, now has a full unsuccessful season behind him with a degree of experience in the conference. Carter doesn’t have this Big Ten experience.

Sitkowski has more starts under his belt against “Power 5” conference teams in general. Car-ter’s full season as the starter at Tyler JC only saw him face junior college opponents, and his three starts at Texas Tech came against teams in the Big 12 and SEC.

Meanwhile, Sitkowski made eight starts against Big Ten teams in his freshman season, losing all eight. While the decision to start Carter was by no means a re-sume contest and based more on his performance during training camp practices, the early-season results for the Knights have prov-en to be not much better than a graduate senior repeating Sitkow-ski’s freshman campaign.

If the coaching staff believed that Carter gave the team the best chance to win as the more expe-rienced college quarterback, his results so far have not proven to be any better than a repeat of Sit-kowski’s freshman season.

If their intent was to play Carter in a low-expectation year to grant Sitkowski a redshirt season and a chance to learn from the sidelines, then they have already stifled that plan by trotting him out in the sec-ond half of a blowout loss, burning one of his four games before the redshirt is rescinded.

What exactly is the team’s plan at quarterback?

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“After we got the goal, we tightened up a bit, but our guys were out there fighting to keep a

clean sheet ...”

— Men’s soccer head Jim McElderrySPORTSMONDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 ONLINE AT DAILYTARGUM.COMRUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK

TALI MARMEN,sophomore outside hitter on the volleyball team, recorded 44 kills at the Rutgers Invitational this weekend. Against Virginia, she had 5 aces, a new career high for her. She was also selected to the All-Tournament Team.

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MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS 1, ELON 0

True freshman goalkeeper Oren Asher recorded his second clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 win over the Phoenix. Asher currenty leads the Big Ten with a 0.33 goals against average and a .909 save percentage. BEN SOLOMON / RUTGERS ATHLETICS / SEPTEMBER 2019

OWNEDOwn goal by Elon gives Rutgers 1st 3-0 start since 1996

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CHRIS TSAKONASCORRESPONDENT

When asked about how he felt about his team after winning their first two games of the season, head coach Jim McElderry em-phasized that the Rutgers men’s soccer team is a work in progress.

“I think that we’re still really in the beginning stages of (the team’s develop-ment),” McElderry said. “We have so many new players, so it takes time for them to really gel. (We have) 11 freshmen (going through) a lot of changes in their lives when they get here.”

They were firing on all cylinders Saturday night, finishing a three game road trip with a 1-0 victory over Elon.

From the opening whistle, the Scarlet Knights’ (3-0) attack pressured the Phoenix (1-1-1) backline early and often, with true freshman midfielder Randy Arronis getting the first shot of the game within the opening 30 seconds. By the 25th minute, Rutgers got six shots on target.

“It was probably the best start to a game we’ve had all year,” McElderry said. “We created a bunch of chances in the first half and we were unlucky not to have scored a goal.”

Elon didn’t threaten the Knights’ back-line until the 43rd minute, when the Phoe-nix’s Kasper Lehm’s free kick was parried away by true freshman goalkeeper Oren Asher to preserve the 0-0 scoreline heading into halftime.

Rutgers had two great looks in the 48th minute. An initial shot from sophomore mid-fielder Valentino Ambrosio was blocked, and a follow-up header from true freshman mid-fielder Jackson Temple was saved.

The Knights finally took the lead in the 72nd minute off an own goal, which allowed the team to focus all of their efforts on pre-serving the clean sheet.

“After we got the goal, we tightened up a bit, but our guys were out there fighting to keep a clean sheet,” McElderry said. “Elon started getting really direct (and) forced us to battle.”

The Phoenix ramped up the pressure, sending everybody forward in search of an equalizer. Asher was up for the challenge, making a double save in the 88th minute. Elon’s final opportunity to equalize came with 49 seconds remaining, when its own Iñigo Bronte fired a shot just over the crossbar.

It’s another huge win for this rebuilding Rutgers program, getting them the first 3-0

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