THE D AILY T ARGUM Volume 141, Number 82 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 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2010 INDEX O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM Today: Snow High: 37 • Low: 25 The Rutgers wrestling team, unbeaten in its last 13 matches travels to Bethlehem, Pa., Saturday seeking to snap a 35-match losing streak against No. 7 Lehigh. ONLINE @ DAILYTARGUM.COM OPINIONS ......... 8 DIVERSIONS ...... 10 CLASSIFIEDS ...... 12 SPORTS ...... BACK Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital recently received national accreditation for its breast health program. The FBI gets in trouble for using a photo of a Spanish lawmaker to digitally create a portrait of Osama bin Laden. OPINIONS METRO UNIVERSITY ....... 3 METRO ........... 6 BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI STAFF WRITER Help may soon be on the way for University students worried about their mounting student debt as President Barack Obama announced plans this week to help alleviate the burden of student loans and make college more affordable. The Obama administration’s proposals would call for an increase in funding for Pell Grants, major investments in the nation’s community college system, a restructured federal loan repayment plan to help lighten student debt and the permanent creation of a $2,500 tax credit on student tuition. “Overall, this constitutes the biggest investment in higher education since the GI Bill,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a teleconference. The hallmarks of the president’s plans include proposals that would reduce monthly payments and shorten the repay- ment period for student loans. College graduates would be required to pay only 10 percent of their income on stu- dent loans, and all their debt will be forgiven after 20 years or 10 if a student decides to choose a career in public service like teach- ing, policing or nonprofit work, Duncan said. “We are trying to remove all the finan- cial impediments to bringing great talent into the public sector, and we are particu- larly focused on bringing the next genera- tion of great teachers into our country’s classrooms,” he said. Duncan said as the baby boomer gener- ation retires, there would be more than one million new teachers in the nation’s schools in the next five to eight years. Under the president’s education propos- als, annual maximum Pell Grants — which BY ASRAA MUSTUFA STAFF WRITER A University political science profes- sor became the first Muslim ever to be appointed to the Superior Court in New Jersey on Jan. 27 when he was sworn in to the Family Division of the Court in Somerset County. Hany Mawla, 36, is also the youngest to be appointed to the Superior Court in the state, said Hesham Mahmoud, media chair of the New Jersey chapter of the American- Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. Mawla was a partner at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith and Davis in Woodbridge, where he specialized in family law. “It’s awesome to see somebody with roots at Rutgers achieve that high sta- tus,” said Chris Keating, a Rutgers College alumnus who took Mawla’s class last spring semester. Mawla served as chairman and commissioner to the New Jersey Arab- American Heritage Commission, which former Gov. Jon S. Corzine established in 2008 within the Department of State. He was also a commissioner to the New Jersey Commission on Civil Rights. Mawla is also a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Standing Committee on Minority The Infinite Precision step group performs at the “So You Think You Can Step” step show, hosted by Mu Zeta Wednesday at the Lucy Stone Hall Auditorium on Livingston campus. JENNIFER MIGUEL-HELLMAN/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER STOMP THE HALL The new NJ Books store located at 37 Easton Ave. has two floors, but owners say more construction is underway, including a café and a place for students to read. SKYLA POJEDRIC The Rutgers Symphony Orchestra will hit the air waves alongside hip- hop artist Jay-Z in a two-minute teaser scheduled to air around 6 p.m. Sunday, before Super Bowl XLIV on CBS. The teaser, which will air as a part of the network’s pre-game pro- gram, features 65 students from University orchestras led by Maestro Kynan Johns, members of the music group E.S. Posthumus and Jay-Z. Support from Mason Gross Dean George B. Stauffer and the connec- tions of Scarlet Knights Marching Band Director Tim Smith made the opportunity possible. Stauffer negotiated with CBS-TV to make sure the University is properly credited when the teaser airs, Johns said. “The opportunity to record with a Grammy-winning artist such as Jay- Z does not come along everyday,” Stauffer said. “From what I under- stand, those involved [with the shoot] were impressed with the profes- sionalism and talent of those at Mason Gross and Rutgers. One couldn’t be happier.” — Jovelle Tamayo JAY-Z TO JAM WITH RUTGERS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO STAFF WRITER Despite the recent hazing scan- dal, interest in greek life at the University reached an all-time high this past week with more stu- dents rushing to join a sorority or fraternity than ever before. So far, about 260 women have registered and participated in the process of joining a sorority, but this number only encompasses the six chapters who participated in rush this past weekend, said Assistant Dean for the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Amy Vojta. Although Rush Week has not yet come to a close for fraternities, 400 men have already indicated interest, and the number grows everyday, she said. Vojta said it is difficult for the OFSA to predict how many stu- dents will ultimately register, because they are still sorting through women who are interest- ed in coed special interest groups like Mu Beta Psi, an honorary music fraternity. Many women have also shown interest in Phi Sigma Sigma, a new sorority that will recruit later in the month, she said. “I would not be surprised if we hit about 1,000 people by the end of the semester,” Vojta said. The University holds 72 chap- ters of greek organizations, and as of Dec. 2009, a headcount of 2,048 students are involved in greek life, Vojta said. The number is expect- ed to increase with the large amount of interest. “Greek life is kind of a cycle — it ebbs and flows,” she said. “We’re really seeing the numbers go up again, which is terrific because they’ve been flat for a long time.” U. professor becomes first Muslim superior court judge NJ Books begins new chapter with expansion BY JOE BEGONIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER While New Jersey Books had to change its location for the city to begin construction for the multi-use commercial and residential Gateway project, employees say it was for the best. The bookstore moved from its Somerset Street location to 37 Easton Ave. late last semester, after being forced out due to emi- nent domain, said store manager Tom Stenstrom. “It’s great. We have more space, and people aren’t jammed down a side aisle,” Stenstrom said. The store is open for business, but construction on the building is not complete, he said. The second floor is still in a planning phase and may possibly include a coffee bar and area for people to sit and read, he said. The transition was tough — sev- eral legal hang-ups delayed the move, and the store was unable to open in time for the fall semester, according to a press release from the company, said Tom Ammirato, who helped the store move. Though there were delays, the new store is now open with rows of Students rush toward greek life Obama lends support to ease college debt SEE DEBT ON PAGE 4 SEE CHAPTER ON PAGE 4 SEE JUDGE ON PAGE 4 SEE GREEK ON PAGE 4
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FRIDAYFEBRUARY 5, 2010
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O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEMToday: Snow
High: 37 • Low: 25The Rutgers wrestling team, unbeaten in its last 13 matches travels to Bethlehem, Pa., Saturdayseeking to snap a 35-match losing streak against No. 7 Lehigh.
ONLINE @DAILYTARGUM.COM
OPINIONS . . . . . . . . . 8
DIVERSIONS . . . . . . 10
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . 12
SPORTS . . . . . . BACK
Robert Wood Johnson UniversityHospital recentlyreceived nationalaccreditation for its breast health program.
The FBI gets introuble for using aphoto of a Spanish lawmaker to digitallycreate a portrait ofOsama bin Laden.
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BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKISTAFF WRITER
Help may soon be on the way forUniversity students worried about theirmounting student debt as President BarackObama announced plans this week to helpalleviate the burden of student loans andmake college more affordable.
The Obama administration’s proposalswould call for an increase in funding for PellGrants, major investments in the nation’scommunity college system, a restructuredfederal loan repayment plan to help lightenstudent debt and the permanent creation ofa $2,500 tax credit on student tuition.
“Overall, this constitutes the biggestinvestment in higher education since the GIBill,” U.S. Secretary of Education ArneDuncan said in a teleconference.
The hallmarks of the president’s plansinclude proposals that would reduce
monthly payments and shorten the repay-ment period for student loans.
College graduates would be required topay only 10 percent of their income on stu-dent loans, and all their debt will be forgivenafter 20 years or 10 if a student decides tochoose a career in public service like teach-ing, policing or nonprofit work, Duncan said.
“We are trying to remove all the finan-cial impediments to bringing great talentinto the public sector, and we are particu-larly focused on bringing the next genera-tion of great teachers into our country’sclassrooms,” he said.
Duncan said as the baby boomer gener-ation retires, there would be more than onemillion new teachers in the nation’s schoolsin the next five to eight years.
Under the president’s education propos-als, annual maximum Pell Grants — which
BY ASRAA MUSTUFASTAFF WRITER
A University political science profes-sor became the first Muslim ever to beappointed to the Superior Court in NewJersey on Jan. 27 when he was sworn into the Family Division of the Court inSomerset County.
Hany Mawla, 36, is also theyoungest to be appointed to theSuperior Court in the state, saidHesham Mahmoud, media chair of theNew Jersey chapter of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.
Mawla was a partner at Greenbaum,Rowe, Smith and Davis in Woodbridge,where he specialized in family law.
“It’s awesome to see somebody withroots at Rutgers achieve that high sta-tus,” said Chris Keating, a RutgersCollege alumnus who took Mawla’sclass last spring semester.
Mawla served as chairman andcommissioner to the New Jersey Arab-American Heritage Commission,which former Gov. Jon S. Corzine
established in 2008 within theDepartment of State. He was also acommissioner to the New JerseyCommission on Civil Rights.
Mawla is also a member of theNew Jersey Supreme Cour tStanding Committee on Minority
The Infinite Precision step group performs at the “So You Think You Can Step” step show,hosted by Mu Zeta Wednesday at the Lucy Stone Hall Auditorium on Livingston campus.
JENNIFER MIGUEL-HELLMAN/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
STOMP THE HALL
The new NJ Books store located at 37 Easton Ave. has two floors, but owners saymore construction is underway, including a café and a place for students to read.
SKYLA POJEDRIC
The Rutgers Symphony Orchestra will hit the airwaves alongside hip-hop artist Jay-Z in a two-minute teaser scheduled to air around 6 p.m.Sunday, before Super Bowl XLIV on CBS.
The teaser, which will air as a part of the network’s pre-game pro-gram, features 65 students from University orchestras led by MaestroKynan Johns, members of the music group E.S. Posthumus and Jay-Z.
Support from Mason Gross Dean George B. Stauffer and the connec-tions of Scarlet Knights Marching Band Director Tim Smith made theopportunity possible. Stauffer negotiated with CBS-TV to make sure theUniversity is properly credited when the teaser airs, Johns said.
“The opportunity to record with a Grammy-winning artist such as Jay-Z does not come along everyday,” Stauffer said. “From what I under-stand, those involved [with the shoot] were impressed with the profes-sionalism and talent of those at Mason Gross and Rutgers. One couldn’tbe happier.”
— Jovelle Tamayo
JAY-Z TO JAM WITH RUTGERS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIOSTAFF WRITER
Despite the recent hazing scan-dal, interest in greek life at theUniversity reached an all-timehigh this past week with more stu-dents rushing to join a sorority orfraternity than ever before.
So far, about 260 women haveregistered and participated in theprocess of joining a sorority, but thisnumber only encompasses the sixchapters who participated in rushthis past weekend, said AssistantDean for the Office of Fraternityand Sorority Affairs Amy Vojta.
Although Rush Week has notyet come to a close for fraternities,400 men have already indicatedinterest, and the number growseveryday, she said.
Vojta said it is difficult for theOFSA to predict how many stu-dents will ultimately register,because they are still sortingthrough women who are interest-ed in coed special interest groupslike Mu Beta Psi, an honorarymusic fraternity.
Many women have also showninterest in Phi Sigma Sigma, a newsorority that will recruit later inthe month, she said.
“I would not be surprised if wehit about 1,000 people by the endof the semester,” Vojta said.
The University holds 72 chap-ters of greek organizations, and asof Dec. 2009, a headcount of 2,048students are involved in greek life,Vojta said. The number is expect-ed to increase with the largeamount of interest.
“Greek life is kind of a cycle —it ebbs and flows,” she said. “We’rereally seeing the numbers go upagain, which is terrific becausethey’ve been flat for a long time.”
U. professor becomes first Muslim superior court judge
NJ Books begins newchapter with expansion
BY JOE BEGONISCONTRIBUTING WRITER
While New Jersey Books had tochange its location for the city tobegin construction for the multi-usecommercial and residentialGateway project, employees say itwas for the best.
The bookstore moved from itsSomerset Street location to 37Easton Ave. late last semester,after being forced out due to emi-nent domain, said store managerTom Stenstrom.
“It’s great. We have more space,and people aren’t jammed down aside aisle,” Stenstrom said.
The store is open for business,but construction on the building isnot complete, he said. The secondfloor is still in a planning phase andmay possibly include a coffee barand area for people to sit and read,he said.
The transition was tough — sev-eral legal hang-ups delayed themove, and the store was unable toopen in time for the fall semester,according to a press release fromthe company, said Tom Ammirato,who helped the store move.
Though there were delays, thenew store is now open with rows of
Students rush toward greek life
Obama lends supportto ease college debt
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SEE CHAPTER ON PAGE 4
SEE JUDGE ON PAGE 4
SEE GREEK ON PAGE 4
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The University’s chapter ofthe New Jersey Public InterestResearch Group launched itsfirst event of the semesterWednesday with nearly 150 peo-ple in attendance.
Interns from each of NJPIRG’sinitiatives disseminated informa-tion about projects planned forthis semester.Speakers repre-sented a varietyof issues, includ-ing global warm-ing solutions,Energy ServiceCorps, waterwatch, highereducation andhealth care.
“We are herefor obvious rea-sons. If you arehere tonight, youare no longer oblivious … it isamazing what NJPIRG does,”said College Avenue CampusDean Matt Matsuda, whoseband, The Deans of Love, openedthe event.
This semester, theUniversity’s chapter collectedmore than 1,200 interest cardsand added nearly 100 interns toits various initiatives, said SarahClader, University NJPIRG cam-paign coordinator.
NJPIRG plans to take on manylarge-scale projects this semester,such as a Green Expo to showwhat can be done every day toalleviate global warming and toshowcase the work of local greenbusinesses, students, professorsand politicians.
“We have the solutions — weneed to make sure that we areactually using the solutions,” saidSchool of Arts and Sciences
sophomore KateHubschmitt, whohas worked withNJPIRG for foursemesters.
Other projectsinclude lobbyinglawmakers toencourage PellGrant funding,informing studentsof problems in thecurrent health caresystem, holdingclean-up days and
reaching out to New Brunswick’sLatino community as part of theHunger and HomelessnessInitiative, School of Arts andSciences first-year student TaniaTabora said.
She first became interested inNJPIRG because the organizationallowed her to go door to doorand let people know about theservices available in the area.
Some students attended thekickoff because they wanted to
NJPIRG interns describe future projects planned for the upcoming semester to nearly 150 peopleWednesday at their first event of the semester. The goal was to have 400 students in attendance.
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NJPIRG commencement welcomes new members
“Clearly, our health care systemisn’t functioningto the extent that
it should be.” DAVID LYNCH
School of Arts and Sciencessophomore
give back to the community andthought NJPIRG would be thebest organization to provide thisopportunity. Others, such asLivingston College senior AlanGibson, came with a specificcause in mind.
“We came for the Haiti reliefsection because we have an eventthat we are working on that[NJPIRG] will hopefully help usout with,” said Gibson, a memberof the Haitian Association atRutgers University.
School of Arts and Sciencessophomore David Lynch camebecause he was interested inissues related to health care.
“It’s immediately relevant tostudents, who are going to be offof their parents’ health plans in afew years,” he said. “It is an issueof national importance as well.Clearly, our health care systemisn’t functioning to the extent thatit should be.”
Some at the kickoff said theyexpected more students to show up.
The goal was to have 400people attend, said MansiPatel, a School of Ar ts andSciences sophomore.
Annabel Pollioni, an intern forNJPIRG’s Energy Corps, said theevent was a success.
“Now we have students whoare willing and ready to volunteerwith us … and then they can net-work and make more friends andbring them to us,” she said. “Itjust is an awesome way to see stu-dents getting involved.”
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provide need-based grants tolow-income students — wouldincrease from $5,350 to $5,710 bynext year, and by a rate of 1 per-cent above inflation each year forthe next decade, Duncan said.
The president’s budget willalso set aside $500 million to helpdevelop online courses that wouldbe free for students to take andfor credit at many colleges anduniversities across the nation.
Finally, Obama will work tomake the $2,500 AmericanOpportunity Tax Credit perma-nent, which was instituted this yearthrough the economic stimuluspackage, said U.S. DeputyUndersecretary Robert Shireman.
The education changesreflect the Obama administra-tion’s ideology that a strong edu-cation system will help provide astronger economy, Duncan said.
“We are convinced we have toeducate our way to a better econo-my,” he said. “At a time when mostgovernment spending is beingfrozen due to tough economictimes, the president is investing ineducation. He sees it as the key toour economic future.”
In 10 years, almost allAmerican jobs will require a col-lege degree or at least a profes-sional certification, Duncan said.As a result, the president plans toimprove college completion ratesand hopes to have the highestproportion of college graduatesin the world by 2020.
Interfraternity CouncilPresident Michael Locke said thegreek community has been coop-erating with the University morethan ever.
“When incoming [first-yearstudents] came over the summer… greek life ran a couple of ses-sions with them,” said Locke, aRutgers College senior. “We wereable to speak with a number ofincoming [students] before theyeven got on campus and explainto them what greek life is reallyall about.”
Greek presence at the sum-mer student orientation was alarge factor of why the responsewas so great, Vojta said.
“The challenge for any involve-ment or any product is keepingyourself out there in people’s
University apparel, including T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts,mugs, glasses, books, writingsupplies and more staff.
“We try to have as many peo-ple available [to] help you findwhat you need so you can be onyour way and we can help thenext student,” Stenstrom said.
The bookstore sells products,but it also offers deals to studentsas well, said School of Engineeringsophomore Parth Parikh.
“I like the buybacks theyoffer, and the prices are good,”Parikh said.
Since the move, some studentsare unfamiliar with the new location.
“Honestly, I don’t even knowwhere [NJ Books] is anymore,”said Brandon Thurman, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences junior.
But the staff is not worried,and they feel their efforts to pro-mote the new location aren’tbeing wasted, Stenstrom said.
“Some students are surprisedwhen they go to our old locationand they find a hole in the ground,”Stenstrom said. “We put ads in[The Daily] Targum, tried to getthe word out and really we are justright around the corner fromwhere the old building was. Peopleare finding the place okay now.”
Concerns and the Seton HallUniversity School of LawDean’s Diversity Council.
Political science ProfessorEric Davis said as chairman ofthe Arab-American HeritageCommission, Mawla createdlinks with other heritage com-missions. These include theNew Jersey AmistadCommission, which ensuresintegration of the history andcontributions of African-Americans in public schools andthe New Jersey Commission onHolocaust Education.
“It shows the extent towhich he is committed to thelarger society, not just hisown,” said Davis, who Mawladescribed as a longtime men-tor. “He has a very expansive
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New Jersey Transit authorities identified Erik Carmelia, 21, ofEastampton, N.J., as the person who was struck and killed by atrain Feb. 1, said NJTransit Spokesman Dan Stessel.
“According to several witnesses, [Carmelia] came off the east-bound platform and was subsequently struck by a locomotive thatwas traveling eastbound on track one,” Stessel said. “According towitnesses, he jumped down off the platform onto [the track].”
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The new NJ Books store on Easton Avenue includes Universitymemorabilia like T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs and stuffedanimals. The store also offers special discounts for students.
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mind that is capable of graspingthe big picture.”
Mawla said he and Davisdevised the “Islamic Law andJurisprudence” course at theUniversity after Sept. 11, 2001,with the help of Abed Awad, anattorney who teaches at RutgersSchool of Law-Newark.
“After 9/11, [Davis] and Iagreed that there needed to bean apolitical response to it, thatthe issues and the problemsthat led to 9/11 had to beaddressed outside of politics,”Mawla said.
Rutgers College alumna SanaSiddiqi took Mawla’s class in2002 when it was first offered.
“I … think it’s great to see aMuslim-American as a judge. Itshows that the concept of equali-ty, liberty and justice are guaran-teed for all, regardless of faith,”she said.
Mayor Domenick Stampone ofHaledon, N.J., was a law schoolclassmate and close friend of
Mawla’s. He said Mawla’s newrole is a great moment for Arabsand Muslims, but his appoint-ment is entirely merit-based.
“We’re getting a communitythat’s seeing one of their ownappointed as a judge, and thelegal community is getting aterrific lawyer who’s going tobe a terrific judge,” Stamponesaid. “Hany is young, but hecomes with an incrediblewealth of experience.”
Mawla said his involvement inArab, Muslim and minority con-cerns is important to himbecause Arabs have called NewJersey home since 1870, and yet,in his view, they are not featuredas prominently in the conversa-tion in the state. He said law is agood way to give his communitya voice.
“For me, it was an opportunityto make sure Arabs and Muslimsare more a part of the politicaland civic discourse that occurs inthe state,” Mawla said.
To achieve this goal, he saidan additional 10 million studentswill need to graduate from com-munity or four-year institutionswith an associate’s or bachelor’sdegree, and $173 billion in loans,grants and tax credits have beenset aside in the budget to help aidthe process, Duncan said.
“That’s enough to help threeout of five college studentsacross the country,” he said.
The president’s educationinvestment would be paid forthrough the passage of theStudent Aid and FiscalResponsibility Act, which wouldstop subsidizing banks for provid-ing student loans, Shireman said.
“This bill would basically fundour entire early education agendaand our entire education agen-da,” Duncan said. “We can do allof this and support these subsi-dies without going back to tax-payers for an additional dime andwithout raising the national debtat all.”
The legislation passedthrough the House ofRepresentatives last summer andawaits a vote in the Senate.
School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Steve Deon said he sup-ports the plan in theory, but wor-ries the president’s educationplan could lead to an even largerbudget deficit in the future.
“I think this proposal givesstudents a break, so that onceyou start making money in thereal world, it all doesn’t gotoward repaying student loans,”Deon said. “However, it mightcause problems down the road ifwe have a big national budgetdeficit to deal with.”
minds. I think in this year theywere able to do that better thanthey have in the past,” she said.
Locke also attributes the suc-cess to the recruitment officersthis year.
Recruitment chairs begantheir efforts as early as May oflast year, said PanhellenicPresident Kaitlin Tynan. Theyused new marketing techniquesto attract students to recruit-ment events.
“Many of [the] marketingefforts are ones the [greek]councils have never usedbefore,” Tynan said. “Coupledwith the [recruitment] officers’hard work and dedication, wehave been able to have a verysuccessful year.”
With all the hard work placedinto informing students aboutgreek life, Locke was afraid lastweek’s hazing incident wouldaffect recruitment.
“We all just assumed theworst,” he said of the greek
councils. “[We thought] all ourhard work was going to be fornothing, and parents weregoing to be calling up theirkids and telling them not tojoin a fraternity.”
But Locke said Dean ofFraternity and Sorority AffairsJoAnn Arnholt encouraged themto keep pushing in the samedirection they were going.
“Because of what we did overthe summer with the incomingfreshmen — how they actuallysaw that greek life is more thanjust parties from the get-go — is areally big reason for [theresponse],” he said.
Ultimately, Vojta said she andOFSA were very satisfied withthis year’s turnout.
“It’s really gratifying for us interms of seeing the work that thestudent officers have done,” shesaid. “They’re just really proud ofthe work that they’ve done.They’re excited about it, so we’rehappy for them.”
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Journalist and nonfictionwriter Philip Gourevitch first visit-ed Rwanda in 1995, a little under ayear after the genocide thatresulted in the deaths of morethan 800,000.
He turned that experience intoan award-winning book.
Gourevitch shared his experi-ences with the UniversityWednesday night when he readand discussed excerpts from hisnovels in the Multipurpose Roomof the Rutgers Student Center onthe College Avenue campus aspart of the “Writers at RutgersReading Series.”
The author wrote “We Wish toInform You That Tomorrow WeWill Be Killed With OurFamilies,” a novel on theRwandan genocide that relays thestories of Rwandan citizens whowere involved in the genocide.
“[Gourevitch’s] courage andcreativity have shown that nonfic-tion can be a powerful agent for
social change,” English professorCarolyn Williams said.
To conduct his research,Gourevitch visited prisons inRwanda, which were just largerooms filled with people, he said.
“I was basically pushed insidea room filled with thousands ofaccused murderers, and not oneguard. But the prisoners weresurprisingly courteous,” he said.
While the accused killersshowed him around their prisonand spoke to him politely, not oneof the thousands admitted tokilling a single person,Gourevitch said.
“I talked to and interviewedboth groups of Rwandans — theHutus and the people they perse-cuted, the Tutsis,” Gourevitchsaid. “These people weren’t justkilled by unknown members ofthe military. They were killed bytheir own neighbors, doctors,priests and friends.”
The Rwandan genocide didnot receive much attentionfrom governments or themedia, he said.
“Rwanda is out of the world’spolitical and economic interests.… It’s a small country that oftenfalls out of the conscience of jour-nalists as well,” Gourevitch said.
Gourevitch felt the mass killinghad to be understood, so he inves-tigated how people were living inthe aftermath of the genocide.
The Rwandan army beganbringing the hundreds of thou-sands of people who fled thecountry home from the refugeecamps set up in neighboringcountries in the fall of 1996, andmore than 600,000 peoplereturned to the country over thespan of two or three days, he said.
Gourevitch was curious to seehow people would respond upontheir return to Rwanda, he said.
One woman Gourevitch spokewith told him that her entire fam-ily — her husband, children andgrandchildren — were killed byher own neighbor, and she wasleft to die, Gourevitch said.
Her family’s murderer had justreturned to his home, and whenshe confronted him, he told her
he was not responsible for hisactions and asked her to pardonhim, Gourevitch said.
Once he admitted his actions— which included the murders ofmore than 70 people — the manwas sentenced to 11 years inprison and then released,Gourevitch said.
The author also discussed histhird and most recent novel, “TheBallad of Abu Ghraib,” which con-tains interviews with military per-sonnel who were accused of abus-ing Iraqi prisoners of war.
“Basically everyone has seenthe pictures that were printedeverywhere, with Lynndie Englandholding a leash around a nakedprisoner’s neck,” Gourevitch said.
After interviews with England,Gourevitch realized the story wasnot exactly the same story manyAmericans may know, he said.
“One of the interesting thingsabout [Gourevitch’s] work is thatit investigates that ethical use ofevidence and how things aren’talways really as they seem,”Williams said.
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Asian-American news-paper Native Tongue ishaving a general inter-est meeting from 8:30-
11 p.m. in Room 201 A and B of theLivingston Student Center.Activities will include food, drinks,Taboo and Lost and Found.
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The first LeadershipBreakfast meeting willtake place at 7:30 a.m.in the Multipurpose
Room of the Cook Campus Center.The Leadership Breakfast meetingprovides an opportunity for Cookstudent leaders and staff to discussissues such as student welfare,safety matters, transportation,housing and construction projectspertinent to Cook campus. Comewith your suggestions ready andhelp maintain Cook campus.
Love Stinks! Get a taste of TrueBlood, the drink of choice onHBO’s hit series, “True Blood,” at7:30 p.m. in The Cove at theBusch Campus Center. Enjoy arelaxing evening of Valentine’scrafts, chocolates and True Bloodwhile supplies last. Single ortaken, spend some time with yourfavorite vampires.
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Come supportShockWave and theOrphanSporks as theycompete in the
International Championship ofCollegiate A Cappella againstgroups across the Mid-Atlantic.The competition will start at 8p.m. in Hickman Hall Room 138on Cook/Douglass campus.Tickets are $10 for student and$15 general admission. Buy tick-ets at the door or athttp://www.varsityvocals.com/acappella-events.html.
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The Jane VoorheesZimmerli Art Museumon the College Avenuecampus is presenting
its fourth annual “Celebration ofStorytelling” for preschool audi-ences. Starting at 10 a.m., theMaia String Quartet will tell sto-ries and perform classical music.The celebration will continue thenext morning at 10 a.m. with a sto-rytelling performance by national-ly acclaimed storyteller BethHorner, who will then hold ateacher workshop from 4 p.m. to 7p.m. Early registration for this freeevent is recommended. Anyoneinterested should call 732-932-7237 ext. 615 to reserve a space inany of the programs.
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“ C r o s s r o a d s :Migration, Languageand Literature inAfrica” is a conference
designed to foster transdiscipli-nary understanding of the com-plex interplay between language,literature and migration, and ofthe varied patterns of languageand literary movement, formationand practice arising from contem-porary and historical migrationwithin and to Africa. The confer-ence begins at 6:30 p.m. and willend Saturday, Feb. 27 at 12 p.m.in the Rutgers Student Center onthe College Avenue campus.Contact Renee DeLancey at [email protected] or 732-445-6638 for more information.
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BY CASSANDRA SPERBERCONTRIBUTING WRITER
The National Cancer Instituteestimates that 12.7 percent ofwomen born today will be diag-nosed with breast cancer at somepoint in their lifetime.
Robert Wood JohnsonUniversity Hospital strives to pro-vide these women with the bestcare available through its largeprogram devoted to breast health,verified by the NationalAccreditation Program for BreastCenters said certified breast healthspecialist Margie McDonald.
“We have comprehensive breastservices,” McDonald said. “Onceyou’re in the system, you’re takencare of from beginning to end.”
The program works to not onlymaintain breast health in women,but also to help women fighting
against breast cancer, said Dr.Thomas Kearney, an associateprofessor of surgery at RobertWood Johnson Medical School.
“This is a big thing for theresearch hospital,” said MaryDeMeo, a breast cancer survivor.“Hopefully they will be the ones tofind the cure. After what I’ve beenthrough, I never want anyone tohave to go through it again.”
RWJUH strives to take care ofgeneral breast problems, buttakes cancer especially seriously,Kearney said.
Out of about 75 hospitals in NewJersey, only one-third have accred-ited cancer programs, and RWJUHis one of only four with an accredit-ed breast program, he said.
This is a rare honor for thehospital, and it takes a variety ofsources and staff members tomake it possible, Kearney said.
In order to receive a nationalaccreditation like such, the med-ical center must fulfill 27 stan-dards, he said. Designated leader-
ship, educational services andcancer services are a few of themany requirements.
“This is a wonderful achieve-ment for the hospital to earn
because it validates what we’realready doing,” McDonald said.
With the accreditation, womencan now seek comfort in knowingthey are getting the top care avail-able to them, Kearney said.
RWJUH features experiencedsurgeons in the oncology depart-ment as well as support servicesavailable to all, McDonald said.
The Cancer Institute of NewJersey and the UMDNJ-RWJMSare two separate centers buthave worked together to gainthe national accreditation,Kearney said. The two are con-nected, but different.
An accreditation is given bythe NAPBC only to hospitals thatnot only fulfill criteria but providewomen with the best options forbreast care, he said.
“Twenty years ago, womenwould go to any hospital for
breast services, but now withthe accreditation women knowthey are selecting a hospital withthe best available treatment,”Kearney said.
RWJUH is one of only 105breast care centers available inthe country, according to aRWJUH press release. UMDNJ-RWJMS is closely affiliated to thehospital and is one of the leadingmedical schools in the country.
The Cancer Institute of NewJersey is the only National CancerInstitute in the state, according tothe release. The institute workswith other research hospitals inNew Jersey and focuses on pre-venting, diagnosing and treatingpatients with all types of cancer.
“The goal of our program is tonavigate women to the servicesthey need to get and stayhealthy,” McDonald said.
Hospital breast health program helps women fight cancer
To help the relief ef fort in Haiti,the New Brunswick CollaborativeArts Organization will host a musicbenefit concer t Friday at theCrossroads Theatre Company at 7Livingston Ave. downtown.
Scheduled performers includeNatural Breakdown, Hey Bulldog, SilentKnight, Black Circle Symphony, WUPA,
The Mike Montrey Band and others,according to a New Brunswick CityMarket press release.
The proceeds will go to DoctorsWithout Borders, a nonprofit organizationthat helps medical needs in third worldcountries, according to the release. Thesefunds will help rebuild two hospitals andone clinic the earthquake destroyed.
In addition to the concert, which will runfrom 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., there will be a yogaand mediation session, an art show and asilent auction, according to the release.
Guests can also bring non-perishablefood items or other items to donate to theSalvation Army, according to the release.
Tickets for the event are $12 to$20 and can be reserved online at
www.colab-ar ts.org/music-benefit-for-haiti.
CoLAB Arts, based in NewBrunswick, aims to cultivate a communi-ty of hip, inspiring and mindful artists,audiences and critics, according to itsWeb site.
— Mary Diduch
CONCERT, MEDITATION COLLABORATE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HAITI
“After what I’vebeen through,
I never want anyoneto have to go
through it again.”MARY DEMEO
Breast cancer survivor
A new court would be put in— women’s basketball headcoach C. Vivian Stringer’sname should appear some-where on that court. Clubseating along with luxuryboxes and dining are also inthe plans. When enteringthe RAC there would alsobe a retail store and a Hall
of Fame area — although the men’s basketballteam doesn’t have much to put in there in from thelast two decades.
And the benefits aren’t just for the basketballteams and their fans. The plan will benefit 19 ofthe 24 sports at the University. There will beimprovements to locker rooms, training roomsand weight rooms — all important tools when itcomes to recruiting. There would also be newcoaching offices for many of the sports.
Unfortunately, there is also the bad.Despite it helping 19 of 24 sports, it is only help-
ing two come game day: the basketball programs. The women deserve it, with two Final Fours
in the past decade, including anappearance in the national titlegame. Nevertheless, the fact of thematter is they just do not draw abig enough crowd, which is anissue for women’s basketball ingeneral. The only sellouts occurwhen UConn or Tennessee cometo town.
The men have surprisingly hadsome good fan showings this sea-son despite their struggles. Someof that has been due to opposing
teams’ fans coming, but Pernetti has done a goodjob with various promotions.
The tough economic times have led to high-er ticket sales as well. Despite struggling tomake ends meet, people want entertainment.You can’t beat two promenade tickets, two hot-dogs and two sodas for $20, which is the“Valentine’s Couple’s Special” for the upcomingGeorgetown game.
Aside from the crowds, it is tough to argue thatthe men deserve upgrades.
They have not made the NCAA tournamentsince 1991. They have not won an NCAA tourna-ment game since 1980. They have not ranked inthe top 25 since 1979, which is the longest activestreak for a major college basketball program.
My other issue is where this money going tocome from. Pernetti said a lot of the funding
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S ince Athletic DirectorTim Pernetti cameout with his plans for
the “renaissance of theRAC” I have been trying todecide whether I am for it.As a sports guy and part ofthe sports media I’m all in— but as a student of theUniversity and a resident ofthe Garden State, I am in limbo.
As much as I love the idea, I am just not sure ofthe timing.
When Pernetti first came in, some thought he’ddevote much of his time and efforts to football. Nota crazy idea considering he played tight end from1989-1993 for the Scarlet Knights. Pernetti hasshown he’s about more than just football and is look-ing to have successful men’s basketball andOlympic sports program.
Pernetti does not need to be all that hands-onwith the football program anyway. Head coach GregSchiano has shown he has got a pretty good handleon the revival of that program.
So without digressing further, Iwill start with the good.
Despite being an intimidatingplace to play when the fans want it tobe, anyone who has been to theLouis Brown Athletic Center knowsit is a dump. I like to call it a glorifiedhigh school gym. Obviously it has amedia center and more seats alongwith concessions that outdo any highschool gymnasium, but aside fromthat, it offers nothing special.
You walk in and you see the court.That’s about it. There is not much to see aside fromthe banners in the rafters.
You can have an arena like that and it doesn’tmatter. Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadiummakes the RAC look state of the art. But the onetime that I walked around the Blue Devils’ 70-year-old stadium I realized it did not matter at all.Without a game even going on I felt the ambiance.But that came down to the history on that court thathas become part of that building.
The RAC just does not have that coming fromthe men’s basketball team — making a run to theNational Invitational Tournament Final in the2003-2004 season for their top moment doesn’t doit for me. The 1976 team that went undefeatedbefore falling in the Final Four to Michigan actu-ally played at the Barn due to the RAC openingthe next season.
The renovation would include a new score-board, and one with a video screen would be nice.
MCT CAMPUS
Sole ambition back RAC expansion
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A ccording to the Associated Press, a man dropped his pantsand assaulted several crew members on a flight fromPhiladelphia to Los Angeles. He claimed to have taken a
double dose of medical marijuana cookies. Kinman Chan, a SanFrancisco resident, wrecked havoc as he screamed and ranthrough the pathways of the airplane, all while the crew tried torestrain him.
Although Chan has a legal medical marijuana card and a legiti-mate condition — one on which authorities declined to comment —the incident begs the question of why he took double his normaldose. This may be the first of many incidents that come out of directcontact with newly approved marijuana laws, and it does nothingmore than hurt the marijuana legalization movement. Chan obvi-ously acted in a manner that is unacceptable in most public places— let alone airplanes. He told authorities that he ate the cookieswhile waiting to board the plane in Philadelphia, and while he hada normal dose prescribed, Chan decided to double it. As informa-tion continues to emerge, the situation seems direr for Chan by theday. And while there is a perhaps reason for his lunacy, The DailyTargum gives a dart to the man who ate an abnormally large doseof marijuana cookies before a five-hour cross-continental flight.
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The FBI recently came out with a theoretical photo of whatOsama bin Laden would look like today. The digitally-constructedpicture was a combination of a 1998 image of the internationalcriminal and a random photo that the FBI found using Google. The“time-affected” portrait of bin Laden seemed a valid representationof what he might look like — until a Spanish lawmaker came outsaying that the second part of this theoretical equation was actual-ly a picture of him.
Gaspar Llamazares’s photo appeared on a wanted poster repre-senting an updated version of al-Qaida leader, according to USAToday. Perhaps the forensic artist decided to procrastinate just asmany college students do, and simply “Googled” the most closelyresembling image that popped up. Llamazares, former leader ofthe United Left party in Spain, said that he no longer felt safe trav-eling to the United States. The Spanish official claimed that theonly similarity between him and bin Laden was the age. FBI’s slop-py techniques have become a story that has been thrown aroundWeb sites as a comic piece, and for that The Daily Targum givesthe federal agency a dart.
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In accordance with Toyota’s massive recalls of late, the automo-bile giant has been hit with yet another mechanical and financialproblem. According to the Financial Times, Toyota stocks fell bymore than 5 percent in New York trading as another problem wasadded to the recall list: the brakes on the Prius were found to bedefective. In fact, more than 80 dealers in Japan and the UnitedStates have issued complaints regarding the safety of the cars.
While Toyota has enjoyed a reputation as a maker of quality,reliable cars, its image has been severely tarnished, perhaps fairlyso. This proves that no matter what the reputation or momentumof a carmaker is, quality must always be a priority. For 20-some-thing thousand dollars and up, people should receive that forwhich they paid — not a poorly made car kept together by a coupleof thumbtacks. In addition to this massive recall, Toyota may suf-fer yet another loss: its place as the number one carmaker in theworld to the old number one, General Motors. For Toyota’s mas-sive mechanical blunder and their continuous lack of aestheticswhen it comes to car design, The Daily Targum gives it a dart.
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The Rutgers Symphony Orchestra recently earned their spot ina two-minute musical performance scheduled for this Sundaybefore Super Bowl XLIV. The orchestra — lead by Maestro KynanJohns — features 65 University students, as they will performnext to the likes of Jay-Z and E.S. Posthumus. They traveled toNew York City this past Tuesday to film the piece. The video willbe shown just before the kickoff between the New Orleans Saintsand Indianapolis Colts.
The job is obviously suitable for the orchestra as they havebeen at the forefront of University music programs for years onend. The Mason Gross School of the Arts holds the honor of beingone of the best music schools in the nation, luring many famousmusicians as well as instructors at the school. Maestro Johns saidthe band was asked to perform about two weeks ago, probablybecause the composer of the piece had previous experience withthe orchestra.
The orchestra performed a version of Jay-Z’s “Run This Town”that included NFL and CBS themes, and for the honor and repu-tation that this performance is going to bring to the University,The Daily Targum gives Kynan Johns et al a laurel.
“We are here for obvious reasons. If you are here tonight, youare no longer oblivious … it is amazing what NJPIRG does.”
College Avenue Campus Dean Matt Matsuda on the first NJPIRG event of the semester
STORY IN UNIVERSITY
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“... we’re in an economic recessionand it has affected
corporations just like the
average citizen.”
Suga Knight
MATT SUGAM
SEE SUGAM ON PAGE 9
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T he Daily Targum’sWednesday editorial,“Think outside the Fox,”
did not accurately represent the FoxNews Channel or the talking headsthat have primetime shows on thenumber-one-rated news channel inAmerica. First of all, Sean Hannityand the other commentators from 8p.m. to midnight — including the 5p.m. slot of Glenn Beck — are notnews, nor do they claim to be. Thesecommentators, from Glenn Beck toBill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity toGreta Van Susteren are all paid largesums of money to comment on thenews, not deliver it. Periodicallythroughout their shows are newsupdates — the same way MSNBChas news updates through theirarduous lineup of low-rated left-wing commentators.
Calling for Americans to putdown the remote and read a news-paper does not mean they will befree of conservative commentary,as most of the commentators onFox also hold columnist positionsfor a profusion of newspapers.Perhaps the headline of the editori-al should have been “Think the wayof MSNBC” since there was noproclamation to stop watchingKeith Olbermann’s crumbling tele-vision hour or the tingly feelingrunning up Chris Matthews’ leg.
FNC is never absent from anycoverage that is unfavorable forRepublicans; rather, they offer a lib-eral, moderate and conservativeperspective on every politicalreport. Pick any day, any hour andany news story, and I guarantee youthat when the news is on, there isalways a plethora of diverse opinion.The difference between FNC andthe other 24-hour news stations isthat FNC allows for Conservativesto voice their perception of a story,while the other media outlets do not.At the very least, FNC claims to be“fair and balanced,” while The NewYork Times and their liberal editori-al board’s motto is, “All the newsthat’s fit to print.” Funny, I think thepublic should have access to allnews, not only the news that the edi-tors at The New York Times thinkwill boost readership. For instance,in September FNC broke the storyof Hannah Giles and James O’Keefeexposing the federally-fundedACORN giving advice to a pimp andprostitute on how to set up an under-age brothel with the help of taxpay-er dollars. It took The New YorkTimes 10 days to cover this storythat made international headlines.Yet, after O’Keefe was arrested forillegally entering the office of Sen.Mary Landrieu, D-La., it took TheNew York Times just minutes topost the story on the homepage ofits Web site and front page of its newspaper.
The Targum also did not coverthe ACORN story, yet found theneed to publish an article aboutO’Keefe’s arrest the day after hewas taken into custody. Additionally,the Targum reported that O’ Keefeand his crew tried to manipulatetelephones, claims that were prema-ture and have been found to beuntrue. It seems that the Targumdoes not have a problem with political commentary or lack of reporting.
Aaron Marcus is a School of Artsand Sciences first-year student major-ing in political science and history.
AARON MARCUS
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would come from private dona-tions from individuals or corpo-rations. Once again, we’re in aneconomic recession and it hasaffected corporations just likethe average citizen.
So I do not see corporationsdumping money to put theirname in the stadium of a pro-gram that is not going to get toomuch recognition.
SUGAMcontinued from page 8
Fox Newsremainsbalanced
As for individuals, that typical-ly comes from two places —wealthy boosters or former play-ers that play professionally.
The donation by two anony-mous individuals that led to theconstruction of the RutgersStadium’s $5 million recruitmentlounge were likely from one ofthe two.
Wealthy boosters wouldn’tmind donating to a football pro-gram on the rise. Neither wouldformer players that are now in theNFL and have more disposablemoney than they know what to do
with. Why not give Schiano a nicethank you?
Stringer has sent countlessplayers to the WNBA, but theydon’t get big enough paychecksto fork over a lot of dough. As forthe men’s side, the last player tomake it to the NBA was shootingguard Quincy Douby. Now Doubycan’t even make an NBA roster.
So I am torn.The ambition and enthusiasm
of the 39-year-old athletic directorthat has a vision for what he wantsfor University athletics excites mefor the future of this institution’s
sports program. But I just don’tknow if the “renaissance of theRAC” is really feasible right now.
And considering how muchcriticism the football stadiumexpansion took for a team thathas proven they are on the path tosuccess — and not stuck in aditch on the side of the road likethe men’s basketball program — Ican only imagine the backlash forthe renovation.
Matt Sugam is a School of Artsand Sciences junior majoring injournalism and media studies.
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Horoscopes / LINDA C. BLACK Pearls Before Swine STEPHAN PASTIS
Today's birthday (2/5/10). Intense feelings produce some ofyour best work this year. Go for the gold by investing enthusiasmand personality. Develop ideas logically, and then put your heartand soul into the task of bringing each idea into reality. Dreamsprovide strong persuasion. To get the advantage, check the day'srating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 7 — Be thankful forthe energy to handle yourmany projects. Your partner hasurgent business matters. Offerhelp in the form of communi-cation, written or otherwise.Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is a 6 — Your commit-ment to a social or charitableeffort reflects your philosophi-cal platform. Create a power-ful message of love.Gemini (May 21-June 21) —Today is an 8 — You conduct alot of business and grow yourincome now. Leave doors openso that you can adapt tochanging customer needs. Getrest before supper.Cancer (June 22-July 22) —Today is a 6 — You face adjust-ments to your schedule and yourthinking, especially in the workarena. Talk is cheap. Actions arefar more convincing.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Todayis a 5 — Finances loosen up a bitwhen an associate kicks in somecash. Then you can throw your-self into the work. Design yourmessage as you would a painting.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Today is a 6 — Every step youtake brings you closer to adesired goal. Baby steps arefine. You gain momentum asyou stretch your imagination.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Todayis a 6 — Get down to business.Shoulder your responsibilitiesand get creative in finding waysto outpace co-workers. Mind andheart are on track together.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is a 6 — Remove allrestraint. Today you get to tryanything and everything. It'snot about work. It's about play.Enjoy the game!Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)— Today is a 6 — A householdmatter keeps you from focus-ing on studies or work. Handlethe problem early, or get helpfrom a professional.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is an 8 — If you haven'talready done so, expand yourvision to include humanitarianefforts. Do this even if it doesn'tmake sense. You could simplypledge to your favorite nonprofit.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is a 6 — You may do alot of talking, but the workresists completion. Save yourenergy. Sometimes business hasto wait until the time is right.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 7 — You really wantto be on the road now. Howev-er, there are a few things tofinish first. Handle your ownresponsibilities and leave therest to someone else.
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for the Knights is sophomoreTrevor Melde.
At the Midlands, Melde upsetLehigh’s Seth Ciasulli in theround of 16 in the 141-poundbracket by an 8-6 decision.
The DePaul Catholic producthad a roller coaster-type week-end, being called for a defensivepin in his match againstVirginia and then bouncingback to score a major decisionin the win over Navy.
“I had to put [the pin] behindme right away and get back in theright mindset,” he said. “It was a
questionable call,but you can’tkeep thinkingabout it.”
Melde holds a21-6 individualmark and is 15-3in dual meets.
“[Melde] justhas to finish,”Goodale said.“When he doesn’tfinish it costshimself majordecisions, and[against Virginia]
it cost him the entire match.You’ve got to finish and he didagainst Navy.”
Whether it is Melde whosparks the Knights, someonehas got to make a statementearly and then the rest of thelineup will follow suit.
“When there is a big winand the ball gets rolling, it’scontagious,” Goodale said. “Ifwe can get that going, we willhave an opportunity. We cer-tainly believe we can do it.There are a bunch of guys inthat [locker] room that knowwe can do it and that’s morethan half the battle.”
City native scored a career-high33 points in the victory over St.John’s and 24 in a one-point winagainst Notre Dame.
Rosario struggled prior to theback-to-back victories, includingtwo games in Big East play wherehe hit just one field goal apiece.
“I’ve actually got hungrier,”Rosario said after shooting 13-of-22 against St. John’s. “I’ve beenworking harder in practice — myweaknesses and my strengths —and trying to get better each day.When you work hard, a lot ofthings fall into place for you.”
But it was more than justRosario’s resurgence for theKnights this week.
Junior forward JonathanMitchell — coming off of a 17-point performance vs. the RedStorm — averages 13.9 pointsper game in league play and 11.3for the season.
Then there is senior centerHamady N’Diaye. The 7-footercomes off a performance where henearly registered a triple-double(19 points, 9 rebounds, 9 blocks).
“I remember four years ago,everyone called H [N’Diaye] aproject,” Hill said. “To see wherehe has come from — a kid thatplayed basketball starting at 16… The prep school he played at,they played a lot of games, butI’m not sure you are taught thefiner points of the game. … I chal-lenge anyone — if they had toldus he would be playing like thisat this point in his career — thathe has been able to do the kind ofthings he’s doing.”
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Junior forward Jonathan Mitchell averages 13.9 points per gamein the Big East and scored 17 in the Knights win over St. Johns.
continued from backcomes just one week after theMidshipman defeated Rey theprevious week.
However, Rey had theupper hand on Russo duringwinter break when the twomet in the quarter finals of theMidlands Tournament.
Russo lost by a 7-2 decision.“Steele is a lot closer to my
body weight andpeople in my ownweight I tend tohave a better timewith,” he said.“It’s a little harderto figure out astrategy againstsomeone who isbigger than me[like Rey]. Theytend to wrestleslower and I don’tdo real well inslow paced match-es. I’m going tohave to wrestle smart.”
Since the Russo-Rey tilt doesnot come until the end of thematch, for it to have a relevantimpact on the dual meet manyRU grapplers have to win match-es in which — on paper — theyare the underdogs.
“We are going to have to win acouple matches that we aren’tsupposed to — on paper,” Russosaid. “And that happens all thetime in this sport. I have faith inevery single person in this lineupthat they can knock off a rankedguy. We are that good.”
One wrestler who can cer-tainly get the ball rolling early
SHOWDOWN: Russo
takes on familiar foe in Rey
continued from back
“I have faith inevery single personin this lineup that
they can knock off a ranked guy.
We are that good.”D.J. RUSSO
Junior Heavyweight
CARDS: Louisville game
poses test for improved RU
N’Diaye has 321 blockedshots in his RU career, puttinghim 34 rejections behind RoyHinson for the schools all-timerecord. Hinson set the recordfrom 1979-83.
N’Diaye’s nine blocks againstSt. John’s moved him past HerveLamizana for second on the
school’s list for blocks in a sea-son. N’Diaye’s 108 swats this yeartrail only Hinson’s 144 in the1982-83 season.
“That’s a goal. You neverknow, but I really hope so,”N’Diaye said of breaking theschool’s block record. “I’m justgoing to keep going for it.”
BY STEVEN WILLIAMSONSENIOR WRITER
Stuck on a three game losingskid, a look at the scheduleshows that the Rutgers women’s
basketballp a s s e d
through the worst of the storm.The Scarlet Knights saw
four teams in the top-five rank-ings this season, including twoin their past three games inNo. 1 Connecticut and No. 3Notre Dame.
While the game againstConnecticut was out of reach formost of the way, resulting in a37-point blowout loss, theKnights had legitimate chancesat beating the Fighting Irish aswell as No. 18 Georgetown, lead-ing to more thoughts of whatcould have been.
With only eight games remain-ing in the regular season, theKnights need to start winning ifthey want to keep their hopes ofan NCAA Tournament bid alive.Head coach C. Vivian Stringerknows it will not be easy.
“We’re just trying to recover,and I’m trying to keep my sanityright now,” Stringer said afterMonday’s loss to the Irish. “So Ijust back, everything and every-body off of me, everything andeverybody off this team, and seeif we can’t somehow get our con-fidence, somehow play better inthe Big East and steal an oppor-tunity to play in the NCAA’s. AndI don’t know if that’s possible.”
Possible? Without a doubt.Easy? Not so much.
But if RU (12-10, 4-4) is seri-ous about its postseason aspira-tions, games like tomorrow’scontest against South Florida is amust win.
The Bulls (13-8, 4-4) sport anidentical conference record tothe Knights this season. Onceconsidered an easy win in the BigEast, USF dashed that theoryagainst RU last season, upendingthe Knights 59-56 at the LouisBrown Athletic Center.
Combine that element withRU’s streaky play this season andit is clear the team has a toughgame on its hands.
With senior guard BrittanyRay mired in a 3-for-31 shootingslump, the pressure is on heryoung supporting cast to pick upthe slack. But the team’s under-
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Scarlet Knights skid into South Florida
T he Rutgers football teamtook another hit to itscoaching staff yesterday,
when assistant Gary Emanuelleft the program to becomedefensive coordinator at Purdue.
“We are happy for Gary tohave this opportunity to be adefensive coordinator at theFootball Bowl Subdivisionlevel,” Rutgers head coachGreg Schiano said in a state-ment. “We thank him and hiswife Angela for their contribu-tions to our program.”
Emanuel is the third coachto leave the Scarlet Knights thisseason, after wide receiverscoach Brian Jenkins left for thehead coaching job at Bethune-Cookman and recruiting coor-dinator and tight ends coachJoe Susan departed to becomehead coach at Schiano’s almamater, Bucknell.
THE RUTGERS TENNISteam defeated FarleighDickinson yesterday by a scoreof 7-0. First singles player AmyZhang led the way earning a 6-0, 6-0 victory.
The Scarlet Knightsimproved their record to 1-1after falling to Syracuse lastweek. RU’s next match isSunday afternoon when theteam hosts Georgetown.
For full coverage see Monday’sedition of The Daily Targum.
THE BIG EAST COACHES’poll selected the Rutgerswomen’s lacrosse team to fin-ish sixth in the conferencethis season.
The Scarlet Knights sit twopoints behind Louisville in astacked conference dominatedby powerhouses Georgetown,Syracuse and Notre Dame — allthree of whom advanced to theNCAA Tournament last season.
Only the top four teams at theend of the season are eligible toplay in the Big East Tournament.
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Senior guard Brittany Ray, right, is stuck in the middle of a 3-for-31 shooting slump in her past threegames. Ray scored 12 points on 5-for-18 shooting in Rutgers’ 59-56 loss against the Bulls last year.
Championship tune-up on boardBY KEVIN O’ROURKE
STAFF WRITER
Rutgers diving coach FredWoodruff does not have any illusionsas to the importance of Saturday’sDrexel Diving Invitational.
“Them e e tt h i sweekendis kind oflike a lit-tle tune-
up,” said the 18-th year coach. “Itdoesn’t really mean much, but it’sgood for all of us, not just to dive,but to dive in competition. It’s goodfor them. Hopefully, we’ll be ready.”
Drexel welcomes GeorgeMason and Rider to Philadelphiaalong with the Scarlet Knights, aseach club looks to gain momen-tum heading into their respectiveconference championships.
Larger things loom for theKnights, with the Big EastChampionships a week away andthe season-ending NCAA Zone
Diving Championships comingin mid-March.
Nevertheless, each diverenters the season’s final stretchin a different place and with adifferent outlook.
Senior Erin Saunders strug-gled earlier in the year despiteposting several victories in boththe one and three-meter dives butis improving, Woodruff said.
Saunders comes off a pair of sec-ond-place finishes in the SwimmingWorld College ConferenceCarnival, where she got the chanceto go toe-to-toe with Minnesota’sKelci Bryant, a former Olympian.
“It was good for Erin to dive inthat,” Woodruff said. “Divingagainst some of the best is alwayshelpful in terms of getting readyto dive in a big meet.”
Already the owner of two top-10 finishes at last year’s Big EastChampionships and a ninth placeshowing on the one-meter boardat the Zone Championships,Saunders looks to add to herimpressive resume.
Woodruff added that Saundersis well-suited to focus on the meetat hand.
“[Being it’s her last collegemeet, it] is playing in her mind alittle bit and I’m hoping that wecan put that aside and just com-pete,” he said. “She’s doing a lot ofthings better than she was back[earlier in the season] so we defi-nitely have made some progress.”
For junior Jen Betz, health isthe main concern. Hamstringinjuries hampered Saunders’ fel-low Pennsylvania native through-out the course of the season.
“I just hope her body holdsup,” Woodruff said. “I’m hopingshe’ll feel good that weekend andbe able to compete well.”
Saturday’s event will likely beof the greatest use to freshmanKatie Kearney, who is consistent-ly progressing in her first year onthe Banks.
“I just told her … to competeand do the best you can and don’tworry about where you end up,”Woodruff said.
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classmen continue to struggle intheir own right.
Sophomore forward AprilSykes logged 24 minutes againstthe Irish but had little to show forit, missing all 10 of her shotattempts from the floor. Despitescoring 16 points against theHoyas and 18 against NotreDame, sophomore guardKhadijah Rushdan turned the ballover six times in each of the pasttwo games.
Though she was riding a hotstreak over winter break, fresh-
man guard Erica Wheeler’sshot fell flat as conference playwore on.
Stringer said she is confidentthat her team’s younger corps willcome into its own.
“[Former Knight] MateeAjavon lives for this day,”Stringer said. “[Former Knight]Essence Carson lives for thisday. These young people, whilethey will come to life for thatday, are thrown into this mess,this fire. And they’re strugglingfor their lives.”
The question now is how longwill those struggles continue?With games remaining againstNo. 11 West Virginia and No. 25St. John’s, RU needs to find theanswer sooner than later.
“It’s hard. We work so hardand we put so much in and some-times we come up short, but wecan’t let it carry on to the nextpractice or the next game andkeep being upset about the lastgame,” said sophomore forwardChelsey Lee. “We’re just trying toregroup and rebuild.”
hopes is not far down the roadfor RU.
“They aren’t far away frombecoming a signature programand that’s where we want to be,”said the third-year coach. “Notto put them on a pedestal, butthey have a national ranking [of
seven]. It’s consistency andthey have done it for twostraight years now.”
The bout that headlinestomorrow’s bill is the heavy-weight matchup between No. 9D.J. Russo of RU and No. 5Zach Rey.
For the second time in hiscareer, the EIWA named RussoWrestler of the Week after twosolid wins over Jack Danilkowiczof Virginia and No. 6 Scott Steelefrom Navy. The win over Steele
BY ALEX JANKOWSKICORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers wrestling teamhas not lost since Dec. 12,
2 0 0 9 ,a n dLehighhas a3 5 -g a m ew i n -
ning streak against the Scarlet Knights.
Something has to give.The newly ranked No. 23
Knights (16-4-1, 5-1) head intothe little town of Bethlehem, Pa.,Saturday afternoon for a confer-ence showdown with the No. 7Mountain Hawks (11-3-1, 1-0-1).
RU looks to reach lucky num-ber 13 in its historic unbeatenstreak that stood tall against thelikes of Michigan St. and then-No. 23 Virginia.
But Lehigh is a completelydifferent animal.
“This is the match of the yearfor us,” said head coach ScottGoodale. “It’s an unbelievableatmosphere [at the StablerArena] and they have some ofthe most loyal fans in the coun-try. It’s a hard challenge for us,but a good challenge.”
Boasting wrestlers from topto bottom — and almost every-where in between — in thenational rankings, Lehigh bringsa balanced attack that tests theKnights at every turn.
“They don’t have an All-American, but from a dual meetstandpoint, from a total team bal-ance, Lehigh has it,” Goodale said.
For the past two years,Lehigh has been the cream ofthe crop in the EasternIntercollegiate WrestlingAssociation, a point evident bythe dominating 27-6 perform-ance it put on in New Brunswicklast season.
The program — led by sec-ond-year head coach Pat Santoro— competes at the level Goodale
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Passaic High School held a ceremony for offensive lineman Jorge Vicioso, seatedleft, who signed his National Letter of Intent to join the Rutgers football team.
Flood attracts lineman to RUBY SAM HELLMAN
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
PASSIAC, N.J. — Though hemade it official by faxing hisforms in Wednesday morning to
h e a dfootba l l
coach Greg Schiano, yester-day’s signing ceremony was stilla proud day for incoming offen-sive lineman Jorge Vicioso.
Vicioso, a 285-pound linemanfrom Passaic High School, heldhis signing ceremony yesterdayinstead of on National SigningDay, alongside his mother, hisprincipal and his head coach.
“It feels great,” said Vicioso,who represents the firstDivision I scholarship athlete inthe last 13 years at Passaic HighSchool. “I’m honored to repre-sent my school in this way, and Ican’t wait to get down there. I’mtoo excited.”
Vicioso said that offensiveline coach Kyle Flood played akey role in his recruitment.
“I got to know coach [Kyle]Flood first, and I’ve seen whathe’s done with all of the peoplearound him,” he said. “It just
seemed like a perfect fit and, afterseeing a practice, it just seemedlike the right fit as a whole.”
Schiano said duringWednesday’s press conferencethat he sees Vicioso at tackle onthe next level.
His high school coach, BillCurry, said he can be a solidtackle for Rutgers and sees himgaining at least 30 pounds oncethe wrestling season ends andstrength and conditioning coachJay Butler gets a hold of him.
“I think he’s a perfect fit forRutgers,” Curry said. “He’s bigand he’s got great feet and whenhe went down to their Big Mancamp, he did a great job and Ithink they saw something inhim and that’s the reason whyRutgers looked out for him.
“They lost three starters, butthey have some good coming inalso. Jorge is going to have towork his tail off. I used to tellhim last summer, you can be justlike [Anthony Davis]. You’re aJersey guy just like he is andyou’ve got size and great feet.”
To Vicioso, however, playingfootball is just something extra.Before he even began his col-
lege search, he was intent onfinishing college.
“I’m willing to do anythingthey tell me to do,” he said. “I’llplay any position they ask me to.I’ll play quarterback if that’swhat they want. I just want toplay and that’s it.
“After meeting with coachFlood, he said that I’m going toget a crack at left tackle.Hopefully I will get to get a shotat it as a starter. I’ll do either-orthough. I can do tackle or guardor on either side. I can’t playcenter though. I can’t snap.”
And like all other recruitsentering Division I schools thisseason, Vicioso has his sightsset high.
“I did see that they keepimproving and improving andthey have a chance to win aNational Championship,”Vicioso said. “I’m excited tospend time with the other play-ers. I’ve met a lot of the players.They’re great. They’re coolguys. They’re charismatic andeasy to get along with. Thoseguys hang out together and theyhave fun. Off the field, they’regreat guys.”
BY KYLE FRANKOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
All of a sudden, the Rutgers men’s bas-ketball team has a pulse.
Two straight Big East wins give a glim-mer of hope to aseason that lookedlost one week ago.
The ScarletKnights go forthree in a rowSaturday when
they visit Louisville.“We have been working extremely hard. We
talked about that,” said head coach Fred Hill Jr.“We were going through a very tough stretch,but two of the things I’m most proud of is thatthey’ve never stopped believing and they’venever stopped working. I think that the last twogames they’ve been rewarded for that.”
But Louisville (14-8, 5-4) is desperate andin need of wins.
It sits in the middle of the Big East stand-ings and lacks a quality win on its resume. Atthis point, it wouldn’t be a surprise if theNCAA Selection Committee favored SouthFlorida (15-7, 5-5) and Pittsburgh (16-6, 6-4)over the Cardinals.
USF is on a roll, winning four straight con-ference games led by the dynamicDominique Jones, while Pitt did a lot of heavylifting early including a win at Syracuse.
That makes a loss to RU (11-11, 2-8) unaf fordable.
Still, it doesn’t mean the Knights can’t winthis game. This is not the same Louisvilleteam that blew them out the last two seasons.
Only two players, Samardo Samuels andEdgar Sosa, average in double figures and thedifficult matchups presented by TerrenceWilliams and Earl Clark moved on to the NBA.
The Cardinals lost to Charlotte by 22 andWestern Carolina by 7, both at Freedom Hall.
RU comes off two games where it got offto a fast start, sparked by the renaissance ofsophomore guard Mike Rosario. The Jersey
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Junior D.J. Russo collides with the nation’s No. 5 heavyweight Zach Rey tomorrow afternoon atLehigh. Russo received EIWA Wrestler of the Week honors last weekend following his two victories.
