THE D AILY T ARGUM Volume 141, Number 50 S E R V I N G T H E R U T G E R S C O M M U N I T Y S I N C E 1 8 6 9 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2009 INDEX The women’s rugby club sports team has one more win to settle before they duke it out for the national title. END OF THE LINE Today: Cloudy High: 64 • Low: 46 The Rutgers men’s soccer team’s season ended in disappointment with a loss at St. John’s in the Big East quarterfinals. The Scarlet Knights were plagued by inconsistency finishing the season one game under .500. ONLINE @ DAILYTARGUM.COM UNIVERSITY OPINIONS OPINIONS ........ 8 DIVERSIONS ...... 10 CLASSIFIEDS ...... 12 SPORTS ...... BACK UNIVERSITY ....... 3 President Barack Obama gives stimulus funds to Native Americans, a potential political ploy for his 2012 re-election efforts. Family members, friends, supporters and community leaders circled the entrance of Boyd Park with lit candles last night to remember the life of 15-year-old George Coleman Jr., who was struck and killed by a car on Oct. 19 while crossing Rt. 18. Coleman’s aunt, Lillian Ashie, said her nephew was killed while crossing the intersection of Route 18 North and Commercial Avenue with three of his friends, who were on their way to a youth group program. She said they walked from Paulus Boulevard to the intersection where they waited at the traffic light for it to turn red. She said according to the boys, they crossed one by one. The first boy crossed without any problem, the second was nearly hit by a car and her nephew was struck by a car and sent flying through the air. Ashie said according to the police report, Coleman was killed at 6:30 p.m., but his parents did not find out about the status of their son until 11 p.m. that night. She said police officers never informed the Colemans of their son’s whereabouts or his condition. “It’s unfair to expect a parent to feel comfortable about sending their child to cross an intersection like this for whatever reason,” said attorney Patricia Bombelyn. “It’s an unacceptable risk to impose upon the families that populate this area and have to use this inter- section as pedestrians.” Attendees held signs reading, “We demand equal rights and justice for George,” “Respect our families,” “Everyone deserves equal treatment” and “Different col- ors doesn’t mean different treatment.” Speakers at the vigil included Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey President Martin Perez, President of the NAACP Edison-Metuchen branch Reggie Johnson, President of the NAACP New Brunswick branch Bruce Morgan and LLANJ Civil Rights Committee Chair Rich Rivera. Reverend John Thompson-Quartey of St. Mary’s Church in Point Pleasant, the Coleman family’s minister, led a prayer and hymns. The crowd sang hymns includ- ing “Amazing Grace” and “Jesus Loves Me.” — Heather Brookhart Family members and friends set up flowers and pictures on the ground at last night’s memorial of George Coleman Jr., who was killed Oct. 19 while crossing Rt. 18. JEFF LAZARO/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER COMMUNITY HONORS 15-YEAR-OLD BOY KILLED ON LOCAL HIGHWAY Council hosts forum to voice transportation system concerns BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT Director of Transportation Services Jack Molenaar will tackle complaints, listen to suggestions and discuss public transporta- tion at the Douglass Governing Council’s meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Trayes Hall in the Douglass Student Center. The DGC planned the event so council members, Molenaar and students could engage in a dialogue, External Vice President Kate Barbour said. “This event was organized so that our body can pose questions to Mr. Molenaar that pertain to our constituents,” said Barbour, a Douglass College senior. “His speaking appearance is open to the public and will hopefully be attended by people who wish to share their joys and concerns about the transportation system at Rutgers.” Molenaar said he is attending the council’s meeting to talk about the Department of Transportation Services and the DGC’s concerns. “I do this all the time with any student group that invites me,” Molenaar said, recall- ing previous forums. The University bus system exists in order to get students to class, Molenaar said. The Christie victory reflects voters’ push for change Media sources say the democratic gubernatorial losses in New Jersey and Virginia could reflect the drop in popularity of President Barack Obama, shown above at a July rally with Gov. Jon S. Corzine. But experts and voters say it was the economy that led citizens to vote for Republican candidates. ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Students with 75 or greater credits can register for Spring 2010 classes tonight from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. BY MARY DIDUCH ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR As New Jersey and Virginia voters elected Republican Governors-elect Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell last week, several media sources have said the elections could be a public ref- erendum on President Barack Obama’s popularity. With the United States entrenched in two wars, the worst economic recession since the Great Depression and a health care over- haul, many voters feel the Obama administration is not upholding its campaign promises, and this may have been reflected in the election of Republican governors in two states Obama had won in 2008. According to Rasmussen Reports, an independent polling firm, Obama’s approval index fell this month below 50 percent for the first time since July. But many New Jersey voters did not think the election of Christie was a sign of waning Obama support. The New Jersey election was about incumbent Gov. Jon S. Corzine and the state’s poor econ- omy, not Obama, said Eagleton Institute of Politics Associate Director John Weingart. “I believe there were few — if any — voters who voted for Christie because they didn’t like President Obama,” Weingart said. “They voted for Christie because they didn’t like the Corzine admin- istration, and they hoped that a change would be an improvement.” Group asks U. to sign away meals for charity BY CAGRI OZUTURK ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR With a one-vote difference, the University Chapter of the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund won the rights to the Rutgers University Student Assembly’s semi-annual Meal Sign- Away program at last Thursday’s meet- ing in the Student Activities Center. RUSA members listened to mem- bers of finalist organizations including the International Medical Relief Fund and the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, before making a final decision. Once the winning organization meets with Executive Director of Dining Services Charles Sams, they can set up a table at dining halls and ask students to sign away no more than two meals for the their cause, Assembly Treasurer Yousef Saleh said. “It was a very tough choice, espe- cially since both groups have such admirable missions,” said Assembly Chair Werner Born, a School of Engineering senior. “The main differ- ence students saw in the groups [were] the types of medical relief they administer. Both goals are equal- SEE CHANGE ON PAGE 6 SEE CONCERNS ON PAGE 4 SEE MEALS ON PAGE 4
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High: 64 • Low: 46The Rutgers men’s soccer team’s season ended in disappointment with a loss at St. John’s in the Big East
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President BarackObama gives stimulus funds toNative Americans,a potential politicalploy for his 2012re-election efforts.
Family members, friends, supporters and communityleaders circled the entrance of Boyd Park with lit candleslast night to remember the life of 15-year-old GeorgeColeman Jr., who was struck and killed by a car on Oct.19 while crossing Rt. 18.
Coleman’s aunt, Lillian Ashie, said her nephew waskilled while crossing the intersection of Route 18 Northand Commercial Avenue with three of his friends, whowere on their way to a youth group program.
She said they walked from Paulus Boulevard to theintersection where they waited at the traffic light for it toturn red. She said according to the boys, they crossedone by one. The first boy crossed without any problem,the second was nearly hit by a car and her nephew wasstruck by a car and sent flying through the air.
Ashie said according to the police report, Colemanwas killed at 6:30 p.m., but his parents did not find outabout the status of their son until 11 p.m. that night.
She said police officers never informed the Colemansof their son’s whereabouts or his condition.
“It’s unfair to expect a parent to feel comfortableabout sending their child to cross an intersection likethis for whatever reason,” said attorney PatriciaBombelyn. “It’s an unacceptable risk to impose upon thefamilies that populate this area and have to use this inter-section as pedestrians.”
Attendees held signs reading, “We demand equalrights and justice for George,” “Respect our families,”“Everyone deserves equal treatment” and “Different col-ors doesn’t mean different treatment.”
Speakers at the vigil included Latino LeadershipAlliance of New Jersey President Martin Perez,President of the NAACP Edison-Metuchen branchReggie Johnson, President of the NAACP NewBrunswick branch Bruce Morgan and LLANJ CivilRights Committee Chair Rich Rivera.
Reverend John Thompson-Quartey of St. Mary’sChurch in Point Pleasant, the Coleman family’s minister,led a prayer and hymns. The crowd sang hymns includ-ing “Amazing Grace” and “Jesus Loves Me.”
— Heather Brookhart Family members and friends set up flowers and pictures on the ground at last night’s
memorial of George Coleman Jr., who was killed Oct. 19 while crossing Rt. 18.
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COMMUNITY HONORS 15-YEAR-OLDBOY KILLED ON LOCAL HIGHWAY
Council hostsforum to voice transportationsystem concerns
BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT
Director of Transportation Services JackMolenaar will tackle complaints, listen tosuggestions and discuss public transporta-tion at the Douglass Governing Council’smeeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Trayes Hall inthe Douglass Student Center.
The DGC planned the event so councilmembers, Molenaar and students couldengage in a dialogue, External VicePresident Kate Barbour said.
“This event was organized so that ourbody can pose questions to Mr. Molenaarthat pertain to our constituents,” saidBarbour, a Douglass College senior. “Hisspeaking appearance is open to the publicand will hopefully be attended by people whowish to share their joys and concerns aboutthe transportation system at Rutgers.”
Molenaar said he is attending thecouncil’s meeting to talk about theDepartment of Transportation Servicesand the DGC’s concerns.
“I do this all the time with any studentgroup that invites me,” Molenaar said, recall-ing previous forums.
The University bus system exists in orderto get students to class, Molenaar said. The
Christie victory reflectsvoters’ push for change
Media sources say the democratic gubernatorial losses in New Jersey and Virginia could reflect the drop in
popularity of President Barack Obama, shown above at a July rally with Gov. Jon S. Corzine. But experts
and voters say it was the economy that led citizens to vote for Republican candidates.
ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Students with 75 or greater credits can register for Spring 2010 classes tonight from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
BY MARY DIDUCHASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
As New Jersey and Virginiavoters elected RepublicanGovernors-elect Chris Christieand Bob McDonnell last week,several media sources have saidthe elections could be a public ref-erendum on President BarackObama’s popularity.
With the United Statesentrenched in two wars, the worsteconomic recession since the GreatDepression and a health care over-haul, many voters feel the Obamaadministration is not upholding itscampaign promises, and this mayhave been reflected in the electionof Republican governors in twostates Obama had won in 2008.
According to RasmussenReports, an independent polling
firm, Obama’s approval index fellthis month below 50 percent forthe first time since July.
But many New Jersey votersdid not think the election ofChristie was a sign of waningObama support.
The New Jersey election wasabout incumbent Gov. Jon S.Corzine and the state’s poor econ-omy, not Obama, said EagletonInstitute of Politics AssociateDirector John Weingart.
“I believe there were few — ifany — voters who voted forChristie because they didn’t likePresident Obama,” Weingart said.“They voted for Christie becausethey didn’t like the Corzine admin-istration, and they hoped that achange would be an improvement.”
Group asks U. to sign away meals for charityBY CAGRI OZUTURKASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
With a one-vote difference, theUniversity Chapter of the PalestineChildren’s Relief Fund won the rightsto the Rutgers University StudentAssembly’s semi-annual Meal Sign-
Away program at last Thursday’s meet-ing in the Student Activities Center.
RUSA members listened to mem-bers of finalist organizations includingthe International Medical Relief Fundand the Palestine Children’s ReliefFund, before making a final decision.
Once the winning organization
meets with Executive Director ofDining Services Charles Sams, theycan set up a table at dining halls andask students to sign away no morethan two meals for the their cause,Assembly Treasurer Yousef Saleh said.
“It was a very tough choice, espe-cially since both groups have such
admirable missions,” said AssemblyChair Werner Born, a School ofEngineering senior. “The main differ-ence students saw in the groups[were] the types of medical reliefthey administer. Both goals are equal-
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For the Rutgers women’srugby club team, the goal hasalways been simple: capture theMetropolitan New York RugbyFootball Union title and go to theUSA Rugby national competition.
With their 29-15 victoryagainst the University ofVermont, the team will competein the Northeast Rugby Unionfinals next weekend at NorwichUniversity in Vermont. A winthere will secure a place in thenational competition, giving ateam ripe with graduating seniorssomething to remember, fullbackKristen Derewecki said.
“We knew we really had to dosomething special this season,”Derewecki said.
She understands the nature ofthe rest of the club’s season.
“Any game from here on outcould end your season,” saidDerewecki, a School ofEngineering senior. “We have toplay our own game to the best ofour ability, and if our best is bet-ter than theirs, we should win.”
The women’s rugby teambounced back from a 2-3 record in2008 to a campaign that left themMet-N.Y. Division II champions.
They remained a perfect 5-0 inthe regular season and swept theMet-N.Y. playoffs, allowing only12 points throughout all sevenregular and postseason games.
Head Coach Michael Rosssaid he is elated with the way histeam has played as the pressurecontinued to mount. He saw theteam rise to the occasion, winningbig and small games againststrong and weak opponents.
Now a top seed in regionalcompetition, Ross said the teamfaces the challenge of lower-ranked teams’ intent on endingthe club’s success.
“If we believe in ourselves andthe execution of our defense,everything should turn out in ourfavor,” Assistant Coach A.G.Lanzano said.
Saturday’s game against theUniversity of Vermont presentedsuch a challenge. A seventh seedin the Northeast Rugby Unionquarterfinals, the University teamhad never played them.
“It’s kind of like a cleanslate,” inside center ElizabethKelly said. “We don’t go inassuming anything.”
There is a “silent intimidationfactor” that comes with facing anunfamiliar opponent, said Kelly, aRutgers College senior.
She met that “silent intimidation”by scoring three tries for 15 pointsin the 29-15 win against Vermont.
The strategy against Vermontwas the same the coachesemployed all season: self-confi-dence and togetherness. It wasthese values that propelled theteam to dominate most of theirgames and inspired them to winthe close battles like a 17-12comeback win against New Paltz— a game Kelly said was won byheart alone.
“We really focus on picking eachother up on the field,” she said.“None of us are here for the glory.It’s all about the team as a whole.”
Forwards Coach MatthewZeigler said the team had enoughskill to put together a great sea-son, but it was the bonding thatcrafted their success against Met-N.Y. opponents and Saturdayagainst Vermont.
Prop Megan Cowell, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences junior, andflanker Heather Dauber havebeen known to bring the teamtogether, calming members downin tough times or organizingpreparatory get-togethers beforea big game.
“Whenever there’s been a con-flict, they’ve been able to step up,”Zeigler said.
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The women’s rugby club team tackles to the top of the Met-N.Y. Division II
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Team bonding is essential forplayers of every position,Dauber said.
“We always work off of eachother’s mistakes and drive off ofeach other’s hearts,” said Dauber, aSchool of Arts and Sciences junior.
The same held true onSaturday. Though the Universityteam jumped out to an early 14-0lead, the score at halftime was 14-10 after surrendering 10 unan-swered points.
The team responded by start-ing the second half with 10 unan-swered points of their own.
“It doesn’t matter if we’re upor down; we have the capability towin,” Zeigler said.
The team isn’t worried aboutthe Northeast finals and neitherare the coaches.
“The confidence is there. Theawareness of what’s at stake isthere,” Ross said. “As a coach, youcouldn’t ask for anything more.”
Hasan, a School of Arts andSciences junior.
The organization fulfills thesegoals by finding volunteer doc-tors to go to the locations abroadthat need medical support andbringing children abroad towhere they can get treatment,she said.
“The [fund] also brings chil-dren abroad from the Middle Eastto Europe or America for special-ized care,” Hasan said. “Whenthey bring children abroad, theymake all the appointments, finddoctors [and] find places to stay.The hospital and the doctor volun-teer their time for these children.”
The fund runs on a smallbudget with less than $2 millionannually; this year its budget isestimated to be $1 million, shesaid. The actual value of services
is about $69 bil-lion.
“More than 800children werebrought abroadfor care since itsinception, and in2008 more than1,000 children lastyear had surgeryor treatment withmore than 3,000going throughexpert medicalscreening and
evaluation,” Hasan said.She said she was excited for
the opportunity to raise fundsthrough meal sign-aways.
“[Winning the meal sign-aways] is an amazing opportunityand we’re planning to make themost out of it. We don’t have toomany members yet — [onlyabout] 20 members — but we’reasking other organizations tohelp us out,” Hasan said.
They asked members fromorganizations, like University vol-unteer organization Circle K, tohelp out their cause, she said.
“We’re going to raise money,but what’s more important is thatwe raise awareness of the organi-zation for their work abroad,”Hasan said.
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University health officials will offer the nasal spray vaccine toprotect against swine flu Wednesday, from noon to 6 p.m. in theInternational Lounge at the Busch Campus Center.
The vaccine will be distributed on a first-come, first-servedbasis to people between the ages of 2 and 49 who are not pregnantand do not have a serious medical condition such as asthma, dia-betes or a weakened immune system.
“Rutgers has not received [the] injectable vaccine and has noinformation on when it will be available, so we urge you to consid-er the nasal spray if you are eligible for it,” said Executive Directorof Rutgers-New Brunswick Health Services Melodee Lasky in anotice to the University community.
Those with a history of severe, life-threatening allergic reac-tions to eggs should not receive H1N1 vaccine injection or spray,Lasky said. Instead they should contact their physician to discussother options for preventing the flu.
The vaccine is offered on a voluntary basis and is free of charge. University officials ask community members to bring their
University ID card to the clinic.More information about the H1N1 vaccine is available at
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination. Lasky said members of the community who have any questions
or concerns may wish to consult their private physician, who canalso administer the vaccine.
“Influenza activity is widespread in New Jersey,” Lasky said.“According to the Centers for Disease Control, vaccination is thesingle best way to protect against influenza illness. You can findmore about H1N1 and Rutgers-specific information athttp://h1n1.rutgers.edu.”
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sprawling network of routes is thelargest bus system for a Universityin the nation and the second-largest transit system in the state.
Barbour said students through-out the University community couldcome out to discuss their concerns.
“Students should come to thisevent if they’ve expressed griev-ances that have never beenaddressed,” Barbour said. “Thiswould be the proper channel ofcommunication for a suggestionor a complaint.”
In the results of the RutgersUniversity Student Assembly’s“What’s on Your Mind Month” sur-vey, 30 percent of responding stu-dents rated campus transportationas an issue of high importance.
Molenaar said the bus systemis a consistent source of frustrationfor students because they some-times feel they have no control.
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ly important for our Universityto support.”
He said he thinks what caughtthe attention of students was thatthe Palestine Children’s ReliefFund pursues larger medical sur-geries that heal disabilities,which obstruct children fromenjoying their youths.
The University chapter’sPublic Relations Chair LaurenMiller found the assembly recep-tive to the organization.
“They were interested inwhat we’re about, where thefunds were going to go and howefficiently we were going to betabling,” saidMiller, a Schoolof Arts andSciences junior.“We’re a neworganization, andwe’re excitedabout our cause,and we will findas many dona-tions as we possi-bly can.”
Their grouphas 30 memberswho regularlycome to meetings, but they havea larger base who table regularlyat their bake sales, she said. Thegroup also has a listserv of morethan 100 members.
The fund’s University chap-ter formed this fall and is thefirst student-run local organiza-tion for the non-political, non-partisan international fund,which began in 1991, UniversityChapter President GhadeerHasan said.
“The main objective of thePalestinian Children’s ReliefFund is to give relief to all thechildren in the Middle East.Initially, it started withPalestinian youth but expandedto children in Iraq and all chil-dren in [the] Middle East,” said
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“We’re a new organization ... wewill find as manydonations as we
possibly can.”LAUREN MILLER
Public Relations ChairPalestine Children’s Relief Fund
“When anyone uses transit,the patience level drops becausethe user has lost control — theyfeel — of their time,” Molenaarsaid. “People feel the same wayat a red light when they are intheir car.”
Molenaar said the number ofcomplaints the departmentreceives has dipped in recent years.
“To be honest, the number ofcomplaints has dropped by over70 percent over the last fouryears,” he said.
But Molenaar said is notpaid by the number of com-plaints he receives.
“No, and I assume that was nota serious question,” Molenaar said.
The department cannotincrease the number of buses ona specific route every time thereis a request, he said.
“We do add buses when wecan, but I also have to be fiscallyprudent with the fees I receivefrom every single student ontheir semester bills. Also, 49 per-cent of the bus budget is fromstate funds,” Molenaar said.
“Based on that, we should only beproviding what is reasonable andnecessary to make sure studentscan meet their academic goals.”
Barbour said it is important forstudents to talk with administra-tors and other University officialsin order to have their voices heard.
“If there are other ways tomake changes around campusbesides communicating withmembers of the administration, Ihaven’t heard of them yet,”Barbour said. “That’s why invit-ing administrative speakers toour meetings is so critical; wewant to voice the concerns ourconstituents present to us andwhat we ourselves notice thatcould be better.”
Molenaar said students whocannot attend the forum couldlearn about the bus system by vis-iting http://rudots.rutgers.edu.Students can e-mail concerns orsuggestions [email protected].
Postings about bus or parkingchanges can be found athttp://twitter.com/RUDOTS.
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10 How would you feel if the FBI knew exactly what librarybooks you had taken out? Many librarians have beenlabeled as radical militants because they have been favor-ing the First Amendment and not encouraging this sec-tion of the Patriot Act. What side of the debate do youagree with: supporting the right to free speech or help-ing Americans fight terrorism? Jenna Freedman andValerie Bell will address this issue from 7 to 9 p.m. at theSchool of Communication and Information building,Room 212 during “Activist Librarianship and the Ethicsof Library Neutrality.”
The Douglass Governing Council meets every Tuesday at7 p.m. in Trayes Hall A of the Douglass Campus Center.
The Busch Campus Council meets at 7 p.m. in the BuschCampus Center, Room 120 ABC. They hold meetingsevery other week.
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11 Nancy Bentley of the University of Pennsylvania will becoming to the University to discuss her new work on“Kinlessness and African-American Literature.” The semi-nar will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Center for CulturalAnalysis on the College Avenue campus. After the seminar,an informal reception will be held. Because space is limited,students and faculty must sign up in advance for theBentley seminar. Please e-mail or phone Curtis Dunn at [email protected] or (732) 932-8426 to reserve a seat.
Senior Copy Editor from Life and Style Magazine JohnDelery and News Editor Kim Roots will be coming to talkto students about working in magazine publishing from6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the SC&I lounge on the CollegeAvenue campus. Free pizza will be served.
12 The Newark Lincoln Bicentennial Conveners Committeeand the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial CommissionFoundation will present an important civic conversationentitled “The Humane City: Race, Ethnicity and Freedomin Urban America.” The town hall meeting, moderated byNewark’s own James O. Horton, will bring together arespected panel of educators, historians and journalists toexplore what it takes to build a compassionate city wherethe challenges of diversity and social justice are confront-ed daily on the streets, in the schools and along the hallsof power. Taking place from 6 to 8 p.m. in the NewarkMuseum, panelists will discuss what it takes to mobilize acity’s great physical, financial and intellectual resourcesfor the good of its people.
13 “Emerging Directions in African and African-AmericanDiaspora Studies” will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.in the Assembly Room of Winants Hall on the CollegeAvenue campus. In the 40 years since the birth of Blackand Africana Studies, the now expansive interdisciplinaryfield has transformed the academy. Recognizing this yearas a major milestone in African and African-Americanscholarship, scholars across disciplines from theUniversity and beyond come together to offer insights ontoday’s challenges and possibilities while also consideringthe road ahead. To attend the conference, please e-mailthe Center for Race and Ethnicity at [email protected].
The Unplugged Rutgers Board Game Club will be havingits weekly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Busch Campus Center,Room 174. Come by to meet new people, chow down onfood and try some board games that you have never seen!They play everything from chess to “Last Night on Earth,”a zombie-survival horror game.
14 The Rutgers rugby football club, which recently enteredthe Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union Premier League,faces off at 1 p.m. against Maryland at the Scarlet KnightSport Club Field. The field is located on the corner ofBartholomew and Brett Roads on Busch campus.
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Meir Goldberg, a rabbi withthe Rutgers Jewish Xperience oncampus, said he voted for Sen.John McCain, R-Ariz., in 2008, andlast week, he voted for Christie.
“Christie seemed to be morefiscally responsible,” saidGoldberg, who typically votesRepublican but does not affiliatewith the party.
Despite not voting for Obamalast year, Goldberg said he thinksObama’s association withCorzine did not hurt him. Theloss was all his own.
“The perception was that peo-ple didn’t like what was going onwith the economy — they wantedchange, the same way they votedin Obama for change,” saidGoldberg, who also said it is tooearly to determine the efficacy ofthe new president.
The rallies held throughoutthe state for Corzine with promi-nent, national Democratic lead-ers such as Obama, VicePresident Joe Biden and formerPresident Bill Clinton did helpCorzine, Weingart said.
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“I think it probably did boostCorzine somewhat,” he said. “Myguess is he would’ve lost by morewithout the association of thosemore popular Democrats.”
Elizabeth Matto, director ofEagleton’s Youth PoliticalParticipation Program, said therallies most likely did not have anegative effect.
“These isolated events at whichyou have high-profile Democratsreaching out to students areimportant and make an impact,but these are isolated events,”Matto said. “This is a campaignthat went on for a long time.”
Corzine had the financial abilityto come out on top but did not con-nect with voters, Weingart said.He did not participate in the localgovernment or campaign door-to-door, hurting him in the election.
The incumbent also did nothave control over the economy,he said.
When Corzine became a sena-tor in 2000 and governor in 2005,his past work at Goldman Sachsgave voters confidence he couldunderstand and address the state’sfiscal situation, Weingart said. Thisyear, it was not considered an asset.
“It’s very hard to run as anincumbent in bad economictimes,” he said.
Weingart said all of these fac-tors contributed to Corzine’sinability to get re-elected, notObama’s presidency.
Several polls before the elec-tion and exit polls after showObama as popular as when hewas elected last year, he said.
According to RasmussenReports, 37.8 percent of allAmericans, not just likely voters,identified in October asDemocrats. About 32 percent affil-iate with the Republican Party.
If the election was held on apresidential year — when voterturnout is greatest — Corzinemay have won, Weingart said.New Jersey has many Democraticvoters, and a presidential electionyear would have brought outmore voters in Corzine’s favor.
Matto said the 2008 election alsosaw a surge of young voter interest.
This year, she said there was alot of interest again, but not asmuch as last year.
“It didn’t seem as energized aslast year … [but] I was still reallypleased with how interested stu-dents were,” Matto said.
She said it was clear thatyounger voters are leaningtoward the Democratic Party, butthey did not come to the polls likelast year.
Last election, 658,000Americans under age 30 voted inNew Jersey, according toRasmussen Reports exit polls. InNovember 2009, 212,000Americans under 30 voted.
Young, New Jersey voters cast441,000 votes for Obama in 2008,but only 121,000 for Corzine,according to the exit polls.
School of Engineering seniorFahad Quraishi said he voted forObama in 2008 but did not vote atall last week.
“I just don’t think [the candi-dates] stood for what Ibelieved. I just felt like it was awaste,” he said.
Obama’s presidency did nothave an effect on his decision notto vote, he said.
In the past, candidates alsoheavily reached out to the youthvote, but not as much in this race,Matto said. While there weremany rallies with high-profilepoliticians, the messages did notnecessarily cater to them.
Younger voters — like olderones — care about the economyand jobs, but the candidates didnot address how it would affectthem, Matto said.
“I’m not so sure the candidatesfor governor spoke about [issues]in terms that were meaningful for
young people, when they certain-ly could have,” she said.
Graduating seniors were con-cerned about finding their firstjobs, searching for houses andpaying off loans, Matto said.
“The biggest thing that peopletalked about in New Jersey wereproperty taxes or just taxes in gen-eral, which honestly, studentsdon’t really know or don’t caremuch about,” said President of theRoosevelt Institute Lonnie Affrime.
Affrime — who voted for bothCorzine and Obama — said hesees no connection between theVirginia and New Jersey electionsand Obama’s presidency.
He said it is mostly the mediawho created this story.
“It was people reacting tothe governor and what’s hap-pening in our state. It has noth-ing to do with how people feelabout Obama [and] it has noth-ing to do with how people feelabout the Democrats,” saidAffrime, a School of Arts andSciences senior.
He said the Virginia resultdoes not reveal a connection toObama either.
“You can’t turn a historicallyred state into a blue state because[Democrats] won one election,”Affrime said.
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BY MEGAN TORRECONTRIBUTING WRITER
For years, author BenjaminMoser was obsessed with figuringout and understanding the worksof renowned Brazilian authorClarice Lispector, commonlydescribed as “that rare personwho looked like Marlene Dietrichand wrote like Virginia Woolf.”
Moser pursued his dream ofgoing to Brazil and meetingLispector, which eventually ledhim to write a biography on herpopular novels and short stories,relating them to her personal life.
He spoke about his book,“Why This World: A Biography ofClarice Lispector” on Thursdayevening in Art History Hall onDouglass campus.
“Clarice Lispector is one of themajor figures of Latin Americanliterature due to her uniquelypoetic writing style and her bril-liant manner of illuminating theinner workings of our hearts andminds,” said part-time Universitylecturer Steven Gonzagowski.
Although Lispector is a rela-tively well-known and respectedBrazilian author, many people inthe United States are not familiarwith her works, Moser said.
He wrote the book to not onlyraise awareness about Lispector’swriting, but also because hebecame very interested in her writ-ing style and personality after theirmeeting.
“I wrote this book about her,because many people in thiscountry haven’t heard of her,”Moser said. “You have to beobsessed with your subject inorder to write about it.”
Lispector’s work was very per-sonal and touching because sherelated it to her own traumaticexperiences, Moser said.
“She was lovely, but a littleweird, but there’s also this kindof desperation in her and thiskind of pain and drama,” he said.
The death of her mother wasone of the violent experiences thatset the tone for some of her novelsand short stories, Moser said.
Though Brazilian andPortuguese media said her moth-er died from Parkinson’s disease,she was actually gang-raped, hesaid. The real reason for her deathwas usually pushed under the rug.
Lispector was born in Ukraineto a Jewish family and grew up dur-ing World War II, Moser said.When she was 2 years old, her fam-ily fled to Brazil to avoid the Naziregime. She passed away in 1977.
University Professor BenSifuentes-Jauregui said Lispectorhas an interesting array of char-acters in her works.
“What’s important is how shegenerated characters out of sheerabjection — nothing out of dirt —and the characters are so complete-ly from the margin and somethingmasterful,” Sifuentes-Jauregui said.
Gonzagowski said he enjoyedhearing about Moser’s book andhow Lispector’s experiencesimpacted her writing.
“The talk was interestingbecause it sounds like Moser dida thorough job of researchingClarice Lispector’s turbulent lifeand relating how her literary work
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2. Columnists are very arrogant, pompous, and —as one grad student called me — self-aggrandizing.This is one correct point the author made in his article.We look for you to call us names and write about it inMedium personals. Feedback, even if it’s negative, onlyre-affirms our own self worth (tactics taken fromWestboro Baptist Church). In fact, the “columnist cul-
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I initially launched this column with the sole inten-tion of reaching Tom Savage status. Sadly, this hasnot happened, as quite the opposite has occurred.Contrary to popular belief, writing for The DailyTargum is not sexy — even with ahandsome picture accompanyingeach article. It actually decreasesyour status and popularity. Theonly people who read the editorialsection are other columnists,bored alumni from the Midwestand political/religious factions.For everyone else, this page isusually folded into a square for thepurposes of in-class Sudoku andcrossword puzzles. So, why doesn’t anyone read thecolumns on the opinions page?
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Executive recognitionor undeserved merit
T he question of diversity has been raised many times through-out American history. The topics have ranged from desegre-gation to fair opportunities in the educational spheres. While
the University has had a tendency of relying on diversity to uphold acertain reputation, one group has been a minority among minorities,and that is the Native American.
In recent news, the ever-popular President Barack Obama hasaddressed the issue of Native American underrepresentation. Thisfocus on American Indians was made a priority on Thursday at theWhite House Tribal Nations Conference at the Department of theInterior in Washington. According to USA Today, this meeting, a firstsince 1994, aimed to redeem broken promises made to certain tribes.Along with these broken promises, the meeting attempted to correctthe agenda of a very busy man. The president’s compassionate talks ofNative American struggle seemed to foolishly make a comparisonbetween his childhood and the lives of people who for years have beenmaliciously targeted by the new settlers.
While this meeting of seemingly immediate importance might havebeen for the morality of the matter, there are underlying motives foraction. Truly, the Native American matter had to be addressed at somepoint, considering that many tribes do not have running water or haveinsufficient educational facilities, but the time was chosen more for itspolitical importance rather than social.
This initiative serves to raise awareness of issues stretching back tothe founding of this nation. The reality of things, however, might bemuch deeper than apportioning $1 billion for Native American tribes.If one were to look away from the limelight in which Obama stands, hewould find that a majority of our president’s actions are carried out ina very public way. In this continuous race for re-election, Obama hastraveled more than any other president in American history, visitedmany countries, spoken with many world leaders and has recentlytaken it upon his image to face another potentially beneficial situation.According to the chief executive, his administration has already aidedNative Americans through the $787 billion stimulus, of which thefunds for Indians were allocated accordingly: $100 million for job cre-ation within tribal communities, $500 million for the Indian HealthService and nearly $500 million for various education, college andschool construction programs.
The question that arises from this situation is, why now? In thiseconomically unstable time, how does this benefit the economic sys-tem? Those $1.1 billion dollars given to closed communities and non-consumer tribes do not circulate in the system as they are meant to,thus are not an integral part of the financial reconstruction of thenation. The sad truth is that this money given to the Native Americansserves no purpose other than a medium for the president’s fluctuatingrating. This financial help could have come in several months or sev-eral years ago, but it has come now as it serves its purpose in pre-senting Obama in a certain humanitarian way. An aid of these propor-tions may have been needed, but it was certainly another vehicle forObama’s re-election.
The president said at this meeting, “I know what it means to feelignored and forgotten, and what it means to struggle.” He alsoreferred to himself as an “outsider” as he attempted to appeal to thesetruly overlooked peoples. Obama’s attempt at comparison betweenhimself and an impoverished minority shows the true colors of thismeeting. While this grouping of our president and Native Americansmake light of Obama’s childhood struggle, it seems to be a bit far-fetched. A compassionate talk of struggle and historical underrepre-sentation brought a certain feeling of amiability between the presidentand tribe leaders. This underlying sense of humanitarian success putsanother merit on Obama’s resume.
The ultimate result of this tribal meeting was an executive orderby the president. He signed an order requiring all cabinet membersto provide plans for consulting Native American tribes. In addition,he pledged to consider their needs in instances of moving forwardon education and health care programs. About a decade ago, formerPresident Bill Clinton issued a similar order, but Indian leadersbelieve that it has done very little. Their optimism about Obama,however, stays. Perhaps it is their unbreakable will to believe in anyexecutive of the United States who is willing to make any plans ofaiding Indian tribes. Why would Obama’s word mean more than theone of Clinton? Do racial segregation and difficulties during hischildhood make Obama a trustworthy vessel of much-neededreform when it comes to Native Americans?
Undoubtedly, Obama’s election was of epic proportions and hisacts seem to aid the bourgeois population of the United States. Theface of diversity and acceptance has done little, however, when itcomes to social reform and international affairs. His steps toward ben-efiting another important group of American history may be methodsfor future political campaigns. It is doubtful that these talks of educa-tion and health improvement of these closed societies will do anythingbut bring certain people to certain places. Perhaps a Nobel Prize willdo just that.
“No, and I assume that was not a serious question.”Jack Molenaar, director of Transportation Services,
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What our alma mater has taught us
I n this day and age, apprecia-tion of history and traditionis a quality that has become
non-existent in most students. Itseems to me that only a handfulof students who are not membersof the Glee Club know our presti-gious University’s alma mater.Many students do not even standor remove their hats while thealma mater is being performed.
The alma mater is not justsome silly song that people singsimply because they can. Themelody is simple, and the lyrics,though not high art, were cho-sen to embody the University. Ibelieve that every single studentshould know and learn thelyrics to truly appreciate itsimportance to the Universityand its history.
MATT GUNTHER
Letter
benefits of “O-care,” until peopleare completely resentful of the pub-lic option. Students get so tired ofhearing the same bad argumentsthat they reject the issue out ofspite. Do not let these shamelessFox News tactics of reverse psy-chology stop you from reading theopinions section.
4. Any updates on student gov-ernment, on the other hand, areattempts by the left-wing conspira-cy to take over the media outlet.They too cannot be trusted. Don’t
CANAREScontinued from page 8
When you look around, it is nowonder why the students do notknow the alma mater. During myfreshmen orientation I rememberlearning the University’s chant —“RU rah rah, RU rah rah!” Afterlearning this, it made the most senseto me that we would learn the almamater. Instead, we practiced thechant until everybody had it memo-rized and headed to convocation. Inthis story lies the biggest problem. Itis not necessarily the fault of the stu-dents that alma mater interest isdying out; it is a matter of not placingenough emphasis on its importancewhen new students first arrive.
This issue can be found on alarge scale at various Universitysporting events as well. I will neverforget last season’s matchup ofNotre Dame and Syracuse. It is notthe actual game that I remember,but after the game, after NotreDame had just suffered a demoral-izing defeat to one of the worst
teams in the nation. The fans hadevery right to leave the stadium indisgust, and the players had everyright to run to the locker room andbury their hands in their face.Instead, every single fan and everysingle player stayed on that field,and every single fan and every sin-gle player sang the Notre Damealma mater. It was a truly emotion-al moment because it showed methat even in their greatest defeatspeople who are associated withNotre Dame feel pride toward theirschool in their tradition.
After a Rutgers football victo-ry, the players come over to thestudent section and sing the almamater. After a loss, 90 percent ofthe fans leave the stadium and theplayers book it to the lockerroom; this shows me that peopleare not necessarily celebratingthe pride they feel toward theUniversity and its tradition, butinstead are just riding on the emo-
tional high of a victory. This almamater should be a separate tradi-tion of University pride and notjust a means of capping a win.
Of course, the football team atleast sings the alma mater afterthey win. After a victory, the men’sbasketball team heads into thelocker room without as much as asingle tribute to the Universitythat they play for, and because ofthis indifference toward the almamater the pep band does not evenplay it at all. After every single bas-ketball game I wait for the almamater, and it always turns out to bea waste of time. I am not sure whatthe different traditions of the vari-ous athletic programs are as far asthe alma mater is concerned, but ifthe two major sports at theUniversity aren’t getting it right, Iassume that the smaller programsaren’t either.
The alma mater is important notjust because it is an important part
of our history, but because it issomething that can unite Universitystudents as an entire body. I some-times believe that pride in ourUniversity is not an overly promi-nent characteristic here as it is at aschool like Notre Dame. Most peo-ple are so concerned with talkingabout the “RU Screw” and com-plaining about the buses that theysimply do not stop and reflect uponwhy they are at Rutgers in the firstplace. Next time you get a chance,sit down and listen to the almamater. Read about its history andconsider the fact that HowardFuller penned it 135 years ago. Thealma mater is a great and importanttradition that cannot die, and if weas students allow the alma mater tofade away, then we may as well justsay goodbye to true Universitypride for good.
Matt Gunther is a School ofArts and Sciences junior.
be fooled by what appears to be aneven-handed approach by studentswho themselves participate in stu-dent government; they are out tojustify their hidden motive to legal-ize marijuana, allow limitless immi-grants to cross the border andsocialize America. Be wary of arti-cles promoting programs such as“What’s on Your Mind Month,” as itis part of their plan for total control.
5. Authors will use ambiguouslanguage to compensate for badwriting (see rule 1), prove their ownself-importance (see rule 2) and pro-mote backwards agendas. Thesefew refuse to accept society’simmoral behavior and are con-sciously fighting this culture via the-
saurus.com (or shift F7).Sometimes they will give their viewson quite personal topics, like “fami-ly,” where they are referring to awhite Christian family with 2.5 kids,a white picket fence and a Ford inthe driveway. Anything else, ofcourse, is blasphemous. The authorwill try to create an intellectual argu-ment by using GRE prep words,when in reality, they are merely try-ing to pull the reader back into the1800s mindset. It’s important to givethese columnists a break, as theywill eventually accept their place onthe University food chain and fallvictim to rule No. 4.
6. Yeah, I do not know whythere is a column on the Italy
Study Abroad program either. Iconsidered starting one toreflect on my trip to thePhillipines, but realized no onewanted to hear about myescapades into cock fighting andsex trafficking.
7. Columns that critique societyusually stem from bad personalexperiences. That is why most ofthem are written in firsthandaccounts. Generalizations aremade about technology, Universitylife or men. These social commen-taries are for venting purposesonly; in which, I cannot stressenough the importance of givingus feedback. We all leave our e-mails at the bottom for a reason.
We use you — the reader — as apersonal psychologist to tell us thatsociety is not as backwards as ourexperiences would suggest.
Hopefully, this has given you agreater understanding of the“columnist culture.” It’s not alwaysabout sex, drugs, and rock ’n roll. So,as you approach your next column,keep these considerations in mind. Itwill make your Daily Targum expe-rience that much more unfulfilled.
Brian Canares is a RutgersCollege senior majoring in his-tory and political science. He isalso a future teacher. He wel-comes feedback [email protected].
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Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 6 — Optimism takesover as you examine thedetails. Everything is on trackfor success. Go for the gold!Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is a 5 — If a health mat-ter demands attention today,seek expert advice. Later, youfeel much better.Gemini (May 21-June 21) —Today is a 6 — Today's wisdomsuggests direct action toresolve a long-standing prob-lem. Take care with details.Cancer (June 22-July 22) —Today is a 5 — Your heartguides you to transform a workrelationship. Use gentle wordsand hold your ground.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Todayis a 5 — Wise up. Other peo-ple have a grip on the situa-tion. Use your energy to polishyour social skills.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Today is a 6 — Your thoughtsexpand to encompass the big-ger picture at work. A smallfracture in the structure canbe mended in a few words.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —Today is a 6 — Share well-being with others. Express joywith family members especially.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is a 6 — When you leavethe house, put an extra Band-Aid in your pocket. You mayfind just the right use for it.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)— Today is a 5 — Bigger isbetter. Greed is good. Toomuch is never enough.Everything in moderation ...even moderation.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is a 6 — Get down tobasics. No, get down to theatomic structure of basics. It'sall in the details, so get themright today.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is a 5 — Everyone bene-fits when you provide healthysnacks. You can have all the car-rots and snap peas you want!Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 5 — Take care ofyourself now. Adjust your dietor schedule so you feel betterphysically. Shift to a lower gear.
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Senior defensive end George Johnson is just seven tackles and threetackles-for-loss away from career highs in each category.
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“I try to laugh at it and nottake too much time to thinkabout it because I know I gothurt. I just wish I was able to cel-ebrate afterward,” Johnson said.
While Johnson is able to laughat the play now, he also takesnote of his health and the impactit has on his performance.
Health and the ability to usehis full arsenal in the pass rushare directly responsible forJohnson’s career-high four-and-a-half sacks this season.
“I’m a lot healthier than in pastseasons,” Johnson said. “It helpsme a lot because you don’t have togo out there and worry about nag-ging injuries that are messingwith you or thinking, ‘OK, this ishurt, so I can’t do this move.’ Youhave a full variety of moves whenyou’re healthy, so you can reallyjust go out there and play.”
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part to the eight-man rotationemployed by the Scarlet Knights’defensive line.
“We do rotate well, whichkeeps us fresh and playing hard-er for the plays that we’re in,”Silvestro said. “I think that’s goodfor us, but from an offensive per-spective I guess it means theycan’t focus on one guy.”
The defensive ends in therotation — Johnson, Silvestro,junior Jonathan Freeny and soph-omore Justin Francis — combinefor 27.5 tackles for a loss and 15.5 sacks.
Both numbers already exceedlast year’s totals for the same group.
The rotation takes on addedimportance Thursday night,when the defense is tasked withstopping South Florida quarter-back B.J. Daniels.
“It’s always a good thing, par-ticularly this week against a quar-terback that can run,” Johnsonsaid. “If you have a whole d-linethat is fresh, you can always runafter the quarterback instead ofhaving guys sitting there that aretired and not as quick or fast.”
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Duke Blue Devils in the firstround of the NCAATournament in Columbia, S.C.
Despite being ranked as theNo. 12 team in the nation, theScarlet Knights, who cappedoff an injury-plagued seasonwith an impressive 13-3-4 over-all record, did not receive aseed in the tournament.
KICKOFF TIME FOR THERutgers football team’s gameagainst Syracuse wasannounced yesterday. The BigEast matchup against theOrange starts at 3:30 p.m. atthe Carrier Dome in Syracuseand streams live onESPN360.com.
THE STUDENT TICKETINGdistribution schedule for men’sand women’s basketball homegames was announced yester-day. Full-time undergraduatestudents are able to pick uptickets from the RutgersAthletic Ticket Office at theLouis Brown Athletic Center onLivingston campus with a validstudent ID.
Guest tickets may also bepurchased with an ID, $15 forthe men’s team and $10 for thewomen’s. Students can see thefull distribution scheduleonline at scarletknights.com.
THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFSreleased troubled running backLarry Johnson yesterday, lessthan a week after Johnson post-ed a gay slur on his Twitteraccount. The prolific runnerwas only 75 yards away frombreaking the Chiefs’ all-timerushing record held by formerback Priest Holmes. Johnsontallied 2,199 yards from scrim-mage in 2006.
THE MOTHER OF FORMERmajor league pitcher VictorZambrano has been kidnappedin Zambrano’s native country ofVenezuela. The right-handerlast appeared in a big leagueuniform in 2007.
BY SAM HELLMANASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Before he ever lined up atlong snapper, Andrew DePaolawas the key player in one of thegreatest plays in the GregSchiano era.
With the Rutgers footballteam trailing No. 2 South Florida17-13 on a Thursday night inPiscataway, DePaola bootleggedto the right on a fake field goaland hit former tight end KevinBrock for a 15-yard touchdownand a lead that the ScarletKnights would never relinquish.
“That play was two years ago,and it helped us get a win againstthem then,” the senior quarter-back turned special teamsweapon said. “It was a greatmemory, but that’s all it is rightnow — a memory. I have a dif-ferent role as a snapper so I justhave to worry about that.”
Now two years later, the Bullsreturn for a Thursday nightclash with RU and DePaola’srole, though different, still car-ries significant weight inSchiano’s mind.
“He is the guy who touches itfirst on the punts and the [pointafter touchdown] field goals,”Schiano said. “It is criticalbecause without that, the restdoesn’t have a chance to work. Itis one of those deals where youdon’t get talked about till some-thing goes wrong.”
DePaola, from Parkton, Md.,came to RU five years ago as aquarterback before establishinghis value as a holder. Schianomoved him to wide receiver fromquarterback to try and use hishands and speed, but he becametoo valuable on special teams toever see the field on offense.
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Senior Andrew DePaola (16) began long-snapping last seasonwhen incumbent Jeremy Branch went down with an injury.
When long snapper JeremyBranch went down late last sea-son, DePaola stepped in to snapand has been there ever since.
“I feel that I’m more comfort-able than I was last year or at anypoint this year,” DePaola said. “I’mstill not as comfortable as I want tobe, but I’m starting to figure outthe little ins and outs of it.”
Unlike other snappers thatmay just get the ball to the hold-er or punter and end the play, he
brings speed to the position thatoften puts him in position tomake a tackle. Through eightgames this season, he has twospecial teams tackles.
“I feel like that’s an advantage Ihave over other snappers is myspeed, so I try to utilize that asmuch as I can,” DePaola said. “Itobviously disrupts the flow of theirreturn. If they account for our twofast-flyers and then they’re lookingto the second-level guys, but I’m
almost as far down as the flyerssometimes, so it’s like having athird one out there.”
Schiano also praised his athleticism.
“I think the fact that Drewhas been very silent is a greatthing,” he said. “I should saythat … he has done a very goodjob in his coverage on his punts.He is a very good athlete. It isnot like you have some guy run-ning down these punts, becausehe can snap.”
AFTER GETTING A DAY-AND-a-half of rest, senior safety ZaireKitchen returned to practice atthe start of the week, Schiano said.
Kitchen left the Connecticutgame early, but it turned out tonot be serious.
“Nothing was torn or frac-tured or anything, but it wasscary because I definitely want-ed to go in the game becausethere was another half,” Kitchensaid. “I ended up watching fromthe sidelines wishing I could beon the field with everybodyelse. I took it day-by-day andnow I’m back.”
SCHIANO SAID AT SUNDAY’Spractice that the sick bug run-ning through the team shouldbe on his way out, but it is notwashed out of the team yet.
“It’s scary. We got it con-tained right now; there’s a cou-ple guys, but tomorrow it couldbe a whole different story,”Schiano said. “That thing goesthrough, I mean, when guys areas close as these guys are anddo everything together. We’retrying to take every precaution,but it’s hard.”
Rutgers navigated an out-of-conference schedule against teams with acombined 13-31 record. RU beat Big East foe UConn 28-24 last game.
East teams and two non-BCSteams? For as much flak as theconference got about being weakand potentially being replaced bythe Mountain West, Cincinnatiand Pittsburgh are a combined17-1 — undefeated in the BigEast — and are legitimate con-tenders for the top Bowl games.
Seeing clearly — The latestweather forecast for Thursdaynight: 48 degrees and partlycloudy. Will Rutgers be able to pulloff a filled stadium against SouthFlorida? There is no reason not to.
End of the road — St. John’shanded the Rutgers men’s soccerteam a 3-0 loss Saturday nightand the Scarlet Knights weresubsequently eliminated fromboth the Big East Tournamentand NCAA contention.
After losing Dilly Duka to the U-20 National Team in the offseason,expectations were unclear for thisseason. While it is a positive thatthey competed and hovered aroundthe .500 mark in the Big East, notqualifying for the NCAATournament after coming this closeis a downer to close the season.
Non-quality opponents —After Maryland’s embarrassingdefeat to North Carolina Statethis weekend that dropped theTerrapins to 2-7 on the season,
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Villanova again the way we playeddown the stretch, it would be amuch different result.”
Reasso did collect his 350thcareer win at Rutgers in the regu-lar season finale, a 2-1 doubleovertime victory against USF.
Despite the poor results, theKnights qualified for the Big East
Tournament and made some noisewith a 2-0 win at West Virginiabefore falling short at St. John’s.
Sophomore forward IbrahimKamara led the team with sevengoals. Salmon finished rightbehind him with six.
RU battled fitness issues as wellthis season, losing starting goal-keeper Jake Grinkevich for the yearsix games in. Juniors Aly Mazharand Chris Edwards and sopho-mores David MacVane, GaetanoPanuccio and Robbie McLarney allmissed some time at one point this
season with injuries, leaving theKnights with a thin bench.
Mazhar and Edwards missedthe quarterfinal loss at St. John’s.
“I think that we’re still growing,but we took a step forward [thisseason],” Reasso said. “We startedsophomores and juniors but I stillfelt like we were very young, andnext year we’ll start five seniorsand 10 juniors. It’s been a buildingprocess and we knew that all alongand even though we didn’t take astep forward [against St. John’s],we took a step forward this year.”
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BY MELISSA FALICASTAFF WRITER
As if the fact that he is doublemajoring in astrophysics andmathematics is not enough of a
challenge,s o p h o -
more Ben Forrest also finds away to represent the wants andconcerns of the Rutgers men’scross country team.
Forrest is one of the two repre-sentatives on the team for theStudent Athletic AdvisoryCommittee, with the other beingsenior Michael Crum.
The Jackson, N.J., native jumpedon the opportunity that head coachMike Mulqueen threw out to theteam as soon as the position of stu-dent representative opened up.
“I felt like I wanted to do some-thing for the team to help themout, and that was just a good wayto get involved,” Forrest said.
Since he has stepped into therole, he has helped the team inmore ways than one.
As a SAAC rep, Forrest attendsa meeting every month with admin-istration and student reps fromother sports. They speak aboutissues such as new policies, aca-demic standards or anything thatthe teams feel must be addressedand fixed.
If any of his teammates areunhappy with something or feelthat an issue needs to be broughtup in the meeting, Forrest is theirgo-to guy.
“I’m very open about if anybodyon the team has anything theywant to address, they can bring itup to me either in person or sendme an e-mail and I can bring it upat the next meeting,” he said.
B e i n gSAAC repdoes notonly pro-v i d eF o r r e s twith a wayto helpthe team,but also toe x t e n dthat helpto the
community.“We run several events such as
a toy drive, and we’re part of theBig Chill in the summer,” he said.
Forrest and the other SAACreps try to get as many studentathletes as they can to participatein those community events.
Whether it involves relayingmessages from the meetings tohis teammates or being activelyinvolved in the community in andaround the University, Crum
believes that Forrest fits the role perfectly.
“He tells everybody the infor-mation, and he’s very vocal atmeetings and lets the opinions ofthe team be known to every-body,” Crum said.
Although it may seem like crosscountry, schoolwork and beingSAAC rep is a lot to handle, Forrestis not fazed by the challenge.
“It’s a lot but it’s do-able,” hesaid. “It’s not too bad.”
Being able to take on such achallenge on top of the otherexperiences he has had with theteam is something that Forrestthinks will be beneficial to his future.
Soon after graduating, he plansto do some sort of research andeventually go into graduate school.
“I think being part of a teamis very helpful in a lab situationbecause you have to know peo-ple and trust people and howthey think and work,” Forrest said.
But as for his immediatefuture here at RU, if there wereany advice Crum could giveForrest, it would simply be tokeep the team first.
“Just always think about what’sbest for the team because that’s allthat matters,” Crum said. “I thinkhe knows that though.”
Forrest reps team on committee
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THE BAD
the combined record of theScarlet Knights’ out-of-confer-ence foes this season is 13-31.For those wondering why a 6-2BCS team is hovering outsidethe top 25, this is a major reason why.
Down with the sickness — TheRutgers football team has notbeen hit overly hard with injuriesthis year as compared to yearspast, but that does not mean theycompletely avoided some sort ofsick bug.
Schiano said it is containedand limited to just a few play-ers, but the scary nature of anysort of sickness is something tobe concerned about. Withrecent outbreaks of confirmedH1N1 virus cases hitting foot-ball teams across the country,this is certainly something tokeep an eye on.
Hungry like the wolf —Connecticut’s celebratory tac-tics were more reminiscent of agorilla’s mating dance than thatof a women’s volleyball team.After defeating the ScarletKnights in a closely fought five-set match, a completely unnec-essary celebration followed —considering they barely stavedof f the then-third-lowestranked team in the Big East.
Being happy is one thing.Shoving a victory down youropponents’ throats is a complete-ly different story. Men or women,volleyball or football, there issomething to be said for beinggracious and classy winners.
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The Big East honored senior Erin Guthrie as the Goalkeeper of the Year for her 0.46 goals-against average this season. Rutgers opens the NCAA Tournament against Duke.
Most are aware by now that the footballteam hosts South Florida Thursday nightunder the lights on national television, butthe women’s soccer team is set to embark onwhat they hope will be an improved naviga-tion through the NCAA Tournament.
Frankly, it’s a joke that the Scarlet Knightsgot shafted and have to play on the road thiscoming weekend in South Carolina. Not onlywas Rutgers — ranked No. 12 in the countryto close the season — not given a top-fourseed, but it has to play every game away fromYurcak Field against difficult competition.
An opener against Duke, to be played inColumbia, S.C., on the field of RU’s likely sec-ond round opponent (South Carolina) onlystarts the tribulations for this group.
After dealing with injuries to key playersthroughout the season, Big East Goalkeeperof the Year Erin Guthrie, All-Big East FirstTeam defender Jenifer Anzivino, and a slewof veterans and young talent have a long roadahead of them trying to improve upon lastseason’s Sweet 16 appearance.
Nothing is sacred — Dominant might bean understatement. The Rutgers wrestling
team pounced all over Sacred Heart and wonits season opener 43-0, not dropping a singlebout and earning four wins via pinfall.
Last year’s The Daily Targum Coach ofthe Year Scott Goodale made some interest-ing moves this offseason — choosing to red-shirt talented sophomore Scott Winstonamong them — but he has the ability and theroster to pull off an unbelievable season.
First place, for now — Basketball season isset to begin, and for the six people that makeup the RAC PAC, there is a lot to talk about.The men’s team is young, athletic, should beable to run up and down the court with easeand finally be competitive in the Big Eastunder fourth-year head coach Fred Hill Jr.
Above all else, RU can take solace in thefact that, for at least the first few days, theScarlet Knights will be atop the conferencewithout suffering a loss.
Big East comes up big — Raise your handif at the beginning of the season you thoughttwo Big East football teams would be rankedin the top 10 nationally. How about two Big
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Watching tapedifference inJohnson’s season
BY STEVEN MILLERCORRESPONDENT
It may go unnoticed, but it is the reasonfor George Johnson’s career year: The senior
defensive end on theRutgers football team
watches more film. It came at the suggestion of the coaching
staff, but the increased film study is some-thing that Johnson embraces and directlyimpacts his play.
“It’s been a long three or four years, but Ifeel like I’m getting better because I took theinitiative to look at more film this year,”Johnson said. “That’s something that thecoaches asked us to do. He asked us to lookat more film and said it could help us out.When I do look at film it actually makes a bigdifference in my play.”
Johnson started all 13 games last season,but through eight games this year, he isalready seven tackles and three tackles forloss away from reaching career-highs inevery major statistical category.
Junior Alex Silvestro, Johnson’s bookendpartner, notices the production and the filmwork and that it is no coincidence the two increased.
“The kid’s always been a good player,even in high school I remember playingagainst him,” Silvestro said. “But definitely, Ican see this year he’s a little bit morefocused, more into it and watching more film,and it shows in his play.”
The other aspect benefiting Johnson’splay this season is his health.
After playing through nagging injuries inhis junior campaign, the Glassboro, N.J., nativeis playing a healthy season — for the most part.
Johnson injured his leg after recovering afumble in the end zone against Maryland.
It was Johnson’s first career touchdown,but the defensive end does have two inter-ceptions to his name.
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FOOTBALL
Instability mars up-and-down seasonBY KYLE FRANKO
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
If anyone was looking for a way to sum upthe Rutgers men’s soccer team’s season, they
do not need to lookany further than the
final game of the season.The Scarlet Knights were what they’ve
been all year — inconsistent. A good 45 min-utes followed by a poor 45 minutes led to a 3-0 defeat at St. John’s in the Big East quarter-finals and an end to their season.
“I’d say critical moments,” said junior cap-tain Yannick Salmon when asked whatdefined the season. “There were a couplemoments that turned our season around bothup and down. We started out good, but then amoment or two and it started going downhill,and we tried to get it back up but it was toolate. I think it caught up with us a little bit.”
RU’s record backs up what Salmon said.The overall mark of 9-10-0 (5-6-0 Big East)includes quality wins over ranked teamsConnecticut and South Florida, yet also con-sists of bad losses and a long goal-lessdrought, the worst of those defeats coming ina pair of conference home games to Syracuseand Villanova.
The Knights went into a five-game tailspinwhere it scored just one goal catalyzed by adreadful 3-0 defeat to the Orange. The resultwas one of Syracuse’s two Big East wins this season.
To make matters worse, RU was 5-3-0 and3-1-0 in the Big East at the time of the loss. Bythe time they won another game two-and-a-half weeks later, the Knights fell from firstplace to seventh in the Red Division.
The Villanova loss, another 3-0 defeat,came in the final week of the regular seasonwith the Knights trying to clinch a Big EastTournament berth.
“If you think about [it,] without those twolosses, we’d probably be 11-9 or 11-8 andlooking for an NCAA bid right now,” Salmonsaid. “Instead we were in a position where theonly thing going for us was we had to win[the Big East] Tournament and beat teamslike St. John’s [on the road].”
Head coach Bob Reasso, who just complet-ed his 29th season in charge of the program,said after the loss to Villanova that it was one ofthe worst games his team played in his tenure.
“They destroyed us,” Reasso said of the loss-es to both Syracuse and Villanova. “You can’tlose to teams like that, particularly at home. Wewere playing with just one senior and the only
way kids can learn is by letting them play. I thinkif you let them run it back and play Syracuse and
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Junior captain Yannick Salmon was second on the Scarlet Knights with six goals of the sea-son. St. John’s eliminated Rutgers in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
