THE D AILY T ARGUM Volume 141, Number 135 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 INDEX NUMBERS DON’T LIE Today: Partly cloudy High: 78 • Low: 58 Senior attack Brooke Cantwell, leader in every major offensive statistical category, and the Knights fight for a postseason berth this weekend with a pair of games. ONLINE @ DAILYTARGUM.COM DIVERSIONS ...... 10 CLASSIFIEDS ...... 12 SPORTS ...... BACK The Senate may be trying to get Supreme Court hearings broadcast on TV. See if they get a laurel or a dart. Students explore Middle Eastern culture yesterday at the Arab Street Festival. See the website for footage. OPINIONS MULTIMEDIA OPINIONS ........ 8 FRIDAY APRIL 30, 2010 UNIVERSITY ....... 3 University President Richard L. McCormick and 16 other college presidents oppose the proposed budget yesterday in Trenton. McCormick also discusses the possible merger with Thomas Edison State College, which the college is against. GREG FLYNN Honors dean to relocate in July BY ALEKSI TZATZEV OPINIONS EDITOR After four years as head of the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program, Dean Sarolta Takács decided to move on to helping another institution of higher learning. Takács will become the execu- tive dean of The Sage College of Albany, leaving her position to the current College Avenue campus Dean Matt Matsuda. “I was offered a position that allows me to be in charge of practi- cally everything,” Takács said. “I was thinking, ‘What else can I learn?’ because I love what I do and I like being an administrator, so when this opportunity came along, I realized I could learn more things [and] be involved differently.” Takács took the position at the University in 2006 after teaching at Harvard University. During her time here, Takács facilitated the merger of the four colleges into the School of Arts and Sciences, establishing the school’s honors program. “The exciting thing, in a sense, was to recruit students for a pro- gram that they had never heard of, and at that point had not existed,” she said. “What I had to do was have the faculty decide on the cur- rent academic requirements, and I had to build the whole administra- tive structure for it.” The bests part of her career at the University were the students and giving them the opportunity to get involved in an array of fields outside the classroom and beyond, Takács said. “It’s a state university, yet here you have the feel of a small col- lege,” she said. “The students are unbelievably energetic, interest- ing, engaged, opinionated, and I wanted to get them involved in co- curricular activities and every- thing that, I think, is part of higher education, everything I believe will make them engaged citizens.” Takács, whose area of expert- ise is classics, said all her research work on the Roman Empire actual- ly deals with periods of transition. She said these periods give great opportunity, so transitioning Matsuda to dean of the honors pro- gram will be a smooth. “I really think the program is in a very good shape, it has a strong foun- dation, and he has always thought of Student vote turnout reaches thousands at RUSA election BY DEVIN SIKORSKI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR A record number of students voted in the Rutgers University Student Assembly elections Tuesday, providing a new future for student government at the University. The voter turnout for the RUSA elections this year was nearly 2,200, which equals around 10 percent of the student body. RUSA Elections Committee Chair Ben West said he was amazed by the turnout, but it did not come without strong efforts by everyone involved. “It took a lot of hard work to make the RUSA elections so successful,” said West, a Rutgers College senior. “I think all of our efforts and really strong campaign- ing of each of the candidates led to the highest turn out of any RUSA elections.” He said it took long days and nights to make sure the voter turnout was successful, including tabling throughout Election Day. “On [Livingston campus] alone, in the course of three or four hours we were able to get 80 additional voters at the Livingston Student Center,” he said. West also said some of the votes came from students studying abroad, which exemplifies the outreach they were trying to accomplish through the week of campaigning. “I saw that we were getting voters from China, Japan, France and Italy,” he said. “So, I think we were really able to create a buzz about this in the Rutgers community for people who aren’t even here right now.” RUSA Chair Werner Born said the voter turnout showed how RUSA needed the input of the University student body. “Certainly, to get over 2,000 votes is awesome and to just be able to have a direct election is a great step for RUSA in general,” said Born, a School of Engineering senior. “One of the first steps was to increase the amount of peo- ple that come out to vote and we defi- nitely did that.” He said despite only having a short time- frame to obtain votes from the students, the turnout shows that external elections work for student government. The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey may no longer exist as a separate entity, after a previously proposed plan resurfaced this week to dismantle the university. The plan, first proposed in 2003, would split UMDNJ into three segments, with Rutgers University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rowan University taking over the school system, according to an nj.com article. University President Richard L. McCormick and NJIT President Robert Altenkirch held private discussions this week about the re-emerged proposal. “We didn’t have a heavy-duty game plan,” McCormick said in the article. “It’s just been a very general discussion. I imagine these conversations will continue.” UMDNJ issued a statement to show their opposition for the proposal, say- ing they were not asked to participate in the discussions. “There is no value in any plans to dismantle the university,” according to a statement released by UMDNJ in the article. “As an academic medical cen- ter, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey brings enormous strength and unique value to the residents of New Jersey.” Sen. Ron Rice, D-Essex, is completely opposed to the move to break apart UMDNJ, saying it is a power grab by the University. “Rutgers has always been orchestrating to become the monster institution of the state,” he said in the article. “If anything, the president of Rutgers should be worried about his budget and the football field and all the other things he’s wasting money on.” — Devin Sikorski UNIVERSITIES PROPOSE PLANS TO SPLIT UMDNJ About 100 students watch as the International Space Station passes over the University yesterday on the Engineering Lawn on Busch campus. The ISS is the second largest object orbiting the earth, next to the moon. NICHOLAS BRASOWSKI / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER SKY-HIGH SIGHT McCormick joins 16 college presidents to object budget BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT University President Richard L. McCormick was one of 17 public college and university presidents who headed to Trenton yesterday to object to funding cuts and caps on tuition hikes. In his opening remarks at a hearing in front of the state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee in the state house annex, McCormick said the state’s continual reduction in aid to high- er education hinders the public colleges and uni- versities, which contribute to the economy of the state. “The results will be more of what we have seen in recent years, fewer courses for our students, lost opportunities to recruit faculty for our programs in areas where our economy has needs and more deferred maintenance for our many older facilities,” McCormick said. Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed $173 million budget cut to higher education will maintain the trend, he said. SEE DEAN ON PAGE 6 SEE BUDGET ON PAGE 5 SEE ELECTION ON PAGE 5
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INDEX
NUMBERS DON’T LIEToday: Partly cloudy
High: 78 • Low: 58Senior attack Brooke Cantwell, leader in every major offensive statistical category, and the Knights fight for a postseason berth this weekend with a pair of games.
ONLINE @DAILYTARGUM.COM
DIVERSIONS . . . . . . 10
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . 12
SPORTS . . . . . . BACK
The Senate may be trying to get Supreme Courthearings broadcaston TV. See if theyget a laurel or a dart.
Students exploreMiddle Eastern culture yesterday at the Arab StreetFestival. See the website for footage.
OPINIONS
MULTIMEDIA
OPINIONS . . . . . . . . 8
FRIDAYAPRIL 30, 2010
UNIVERSITY . . . . . . . 3
University President Richard L. McCormick and 16 other college presidents oppose the proposed budget yesterday in Trenton.McCormick also discusses the possible merger with Thomas Edison State College, which the college is against.
GREG FLYNN
Honors dean to relocate in JulyBY ALEKSI TZATZEV
OPINIONS EDITOR
After four years as head of theSchool of Arts and SciencesHonors Program, Dean SaroltaTakács decided to move on tohelping another institution ofhigher learning.
Takács will become the execu-tive dean of The Sage College ofAlbany, leaving her position to thecurrent College Avenue campusDean Matt Matsuda.
“I was offered a position thatallows me to be in charge of practi-cally everything,” Takács said. “Iwas thinking, ‘What else can Ilearn?’ because I love what I do andI like being an administrator, sowhen this opportunity came along,I realized I could learn more things[and] be involved differently.”
Takács took the position atthe University in 2006 afterteaching at Harvard University.During her time here, Takácsfacilitated the merger of the fourcolleges into the School of Artsand Sciences, establishing theschool’s honors program.
“The exciting thing, in a sense,was to recruit students for a pro-gram that they had never heard of,and at that point had not existed,”she said. “What I had to do washave the faculty decide on the cur-rent academic requirements, and Ihad to build the whole administra-tive structure for it.”
The bests part of her career atthe University were the studentsand giving them the opportunity toget involved in an array of fieldsoutside the classroom and beyond,Takács said.
“It’s a state university, yet hereyou have the feel of a small col-lege,” she said. “The students areunbelievably energetic, interest-ing, engaged, opinionated, and Iwanted to get them involved in co-curricular activities and every-thing that, I think, is part of highereducation, everything I believewill make them engaged citizens.”
Takács, whose area of expert-ise is classics, said all her researchwork on the Roman Empire actual-ly deals with periods of transition.She said these periods give greatopportunity, so transitioningMatsuda to dean of the honors pro-gram will be a smooth.
“I really think the program is in avery good shape, it has a strong foun-dation, and he has always thought of
Student vote turnout reaches thousands at RUSA election
BY DEVIN SIKORSKIASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
A record number of students voted inthe Rutgers University Student Assemblyelections Tuesday, providing a new futurefor student government at the University.
The voter turnout for the RUSAelections this year was nearly 2,200,which equals around 10 percent of thestudent body.
RUSA Elections Committee ChairBen West said he was amazed by theturnout, but it did not come withoutstrong efforts by everyone involved.
“It took a lot of hard work to make theRUSA elections so successful,” said West,a Rutgers College senior. “I think all ofour efforts and really strong campaign-ing of each of the candidates led to thehighest turn out of any RUSA elections.”
He said it took long days and nights tomake sure the voter turnout was successful,including tabling throughout Election Day.
“On [Livingston campus] alone, inthe course of three or four hours wewere able to get 80 additional voters atthe Livingston Student Center,” he said.
West also said some of the votescame from students studying abroad,which exemplifies the outreach theywere trying to accomplish through theweek of campaigning.
“I saw that we were getting votersfrom China, Japan, France and Italy,” hesaid. “So, I think we were really able tocreate a buzz about this in the Rutgerscommunity for people who aren’t evenhere right now.”
RUSA Chair Werner Born said thevoter turnout showed how RUSA neededthe input of the University student body.
“Certainly, to get over 2,000 votes isawesome and to just be able to have adirect election is a great step for RUSAin general,” said Born, a School ofEngineering senior. “One of the firststeps was to increase the amount of peo-ple that come out to vote and we defi-nitely did that.”
He said despite only having a short time-frame to obtain votes from the students, theturnout shows that external elections workfor student government.
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey may no longerexist as a separate entity, after a previously proposed plan resurfaced thisweek to dismantle the university.
The plan, first proposed in 2003, would split UMDNJ into three segments,with Rutgers University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology and RowanUniversity taking over the school system, according to an nj.com article.
University President Richard L. McCormick and NJIT President RobertAltenkirch held private discussions this week about the re-emerged proposal.
“We didn’t have a heavy-duty game plan,” McCormick said in the article. “It’sjust been a very general discussion. I imagine these conversations will continue.”
UMDNJ issued a statement to show their opposition for the proposal, say-ing they were not asked to participate in the discussions.
“There is no value in any plans to dismantle the university,” according toa statement released by UMDNJ in the article. “As an academic medical cen-ter, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey brings enormousstrength and unique value to the residents of New Jersey.”
Sen. Ron Rice, D-Essex, is completely opposed to the move to break apartUMDNJ, saying it is a power grab by the University.
“Rutgers has always been orchestrating to become the monster institutionof the state,” he said in the article. “If anything, the president of Rutgersshould be worried about his budget and the football field and all the otherthings he’s wasting money on.”
— Devin Sikorski
UNIVERSITIES PROPOSE PLANS TO SPLIT UMDNJ
About 100 students watch as the International Space Station passes overthe University yesterday on the Engineering Lawn on Busch campus. TheISS is the second largest object orbiting the earth, next to the moon.
NICHOLAS BRASOWSKI / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
SKY-HIGH SIGHT
McCormick joins 16 college presidents to object budgetBY GREG FLYNN
CORRESPONDENT
University President Richard L. McCormick wasone of 17 public college and university presidents whoheaded to Trenton yesterday to object to funding cutsand caps on tuition hikes.
In his opening remarks at a hearing in front ofthe state Senate Budget and AppropriationsCommittee in the state house annex, McCormicksaid the state’s continual reduction in aid to high-er education hinders the public colleges and uni-versities, which contribute to the economy of the state.
“The results will be more of what we have seen inrecent years, fewer courses for our students, lostopportunities to recruit faculty for our programs inareas where our economy has needs and moredeferred maintenance for our many older facilities,”McCormick said.
Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed $173 millionbudget cut to higher education will maintain thetrend, he said.
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Community center reopens with student touchesBY LIV REN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Balloons, music and icecream greeted the crowd ofSilvers Apartment residents onBusch campus Wednesdayevening as they celebrated thegrand re-opening of the SilversCommunity Center.
The two-year renovation proj-ect allowed University studentsto get involved in planning,designing and decorating thebuilding to meet their academic,social and aesthetic needs.
Before any plans to redesign,students living in the apartmentsdid not feel a sense of communalbelonging because of the archi-tectural design of the apartmentbuildings, said NathanaelOkpych, Silvers Hall director.
With eight separate buildingsspread over four acres of land anda total of 20 separate stairwellsthat each had their own swipecard access, the setup made it dif-ficult for students to meet andinteract with one another.
This feeling of isolation and dis-satisfaction with the programsoffered further prevented resi-dents from attending activities heldin the residence hall, said JeffreyBroggi, assistant director ofResidence Life on Busch campus.
“There needed to be a betteruse of community space,” Broggisaid. “Before, there was little
The Silvers Community Center on Busch campus reopened Wednesday night concluding its two-year renovation process. Administrators gave students the freedom to redecorate the facility.
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involvement in the [SilversApartments] community, but stu-dent involvement changed whenwe gave them a space that mettheir needs.”
The Silvers Residence HallAssociation first recognized theproblem in 2008 and decided toinitiate reform by engaging indoor-to-door polling, paper ques-tionnaires and conversations withstudents during events thatfocused on the students’ needsand input, Okpych said.
The general consensus was thecommunity center had an unattrac-tive appearance, the recreational
equipment was a poor use of spaceand many residents said they want-ed a community center that couldbe utilized as an appealing areamostly for studying, he said.
“The RHA demonstrated …that the size of the programmingspace was insufficient because atsome programs, residents stoodon lines leading outside of thecenter because there was notenough sitting and standing roominside,” Okpych said.
To improve this situation, theSilvers RHA needed to addressthe top administrators ofResidence Life, Housing and
Facilities Business andAdministration in order to advo-cate on behalf of the interests ofthe Silvers residents.
“[Three executive members ofSilvers RHA] made a PowerPointpresentation about the problemsof space and appearance in thecommunity center, the need for asolution, and residents’expressed interest in this matter,creating a well-planned argumentfor the construction of a new com-munity center,” Okpych said.
Though the budget could notprovide for constructing a new com-munity center, the executive direc-
tors agreed to provide support andfunding to improve the existingcommunity center, he said.
The new design maximizedthe space by removing the bulky,old furniture and equipment andcreated a comfortable atmos-phere geared toward studyingwith new furniture and a flat-screen television, Okpych said.
The Silvers RHA also requestedto redecorate the space themselves,Okpych said. This process allowedfor more student involvement.
Their efforts produced a com-munity space that infused theUniversity’s history with hand-framed black-and-white photo-graphs of important Universityevents on the walls.
The future of the communitycenter does not end with this reno-vation though. Okpych said the res-idents and the Silvers RHA hope toimplement more plans in the future.
“The ultimate plan is to con-struct a larger community centerto accommodate the 620 [SilversApartments] residents with a cof-feehouse like those onLivingston,” he said.
These changes did not gounnoticed as the residents tookin their new community space.
“Now it looks more like a placefor the community,” said CelesteMorrison, a School of Engineeringjunior. “There are decorations. Itdoesn’t look like a jailhouse likebefore, and it’s just nicer.”
UMDNJ provides a vitalservice to the community andhas a responsibility to the area,she said.
“If anything were ever todevelop in terms of an actionplan it would necessarilyinvolve all the stakeholders andabove all the state’s electedofficials,” McCormick said.
Thomas Edison State CollegePresident GeorgeA. Pruittexpressed discon-tent with the pro-posed budget’smerger of theCollege and theUniversity. Pruittcommended theUniversity but saidthe institutionshave different mis-sions that seemincompatible.
Unlike theUniversity, the College concen-trates on older, nontraditionalstudents by utilizing onlinecourses and distance learningand developed programs witheach branch of the armedforces and the Department ofHomeland Security, Pruitt said.Attendees in New Jersey and
Afghanistan comprise the stu-dent body, he said.
“We’re specialists in what wedo, and we do it very well,” hesaid. “They have a policy appara-tus designed for the application oftheir message. We have a verydifferent mission.”
The University is reviewingthe merger with due diligence,McCormick said.
But Pruittmade his opposi-tion to the merger clear.
“We havealready done ourdue diligence andreached our deci-sion,” he said.
Asked aboutChristie’s 4 per-cent cap ontuition hikes,McCormick saidthe University
does not favor caps and if capsare not imposed, the Universitywill make sure a percent tuitionincrease does not climb intodouble digits.
In an interview prior to thehearing, Vice President forUniversity Budgeting Nancy S.Winterbauer said a 9 percent
increase would cover the $46.6million cut but would not providefor $30 million in unfunded man-dates and rising costs.
“It’s never our intention tojust plug that hole with tuition,”she said.
In former Gov. Jon S.Corzine’s proposed fiscal year2007 budget, the Universityfaced a $99.8 million reductionin state aid. The state budgetadopted in July 2006 restored$33.7 million.
McCormick said the $99.8million number from 2007included the state’s nonfundingof a significant number of ourfringe benefits.
“All of the new dollarsrequired to fund the fringeswhich the state always does hadbeen removed,” he said. “That’sthe part that they restored.”
It is unclear if the Universitywill see some form of restorationwhen the state budget is adoptedin July, Winterbauer said
“The times are very dif fi-cult. The governor has taken ahard stance,” she said. “Yourguess is as good as mine as towhere it’s going to go. We’rehoping that there will be somekind of restoration.”
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“We only had a 24-hour votingperiod, but I think having a directelection is largely the reason wesaw such a huge increase with peo-ple voting,” he said. “I think it isgoing to be a trend that continues.”
Yousef Saleh, the new presi-dent as of last night and previousvice chair of RUSA, said it was byfar the largest election RUSAever had. But he wishes morevoters could have come out tosupport his candidacy.
“Events that happenedthroughout the week didn’t allowme to promote myself as muchas I wanted to, but I am glad wewere able to get a large portionof the student body,” said Saleh,a School of Arts and Sciencesjunior. “I hope that next year’sRUSA election is even more com-petitive than this one.”
John Aspray, who lost in hisrun for president on the RutgersUnited ticket, agreed with Salehthat the voter turnout could havebeen larger.
“It was almost 10 percent, but Ithink we can do better,” said Aspray,a School of Arts and Sciences junior.“It is a good start though.”
He also said the voter turnoutwas in part because of the externalelections but also a result of thehard work that his Rutgers Unitedticket put into the campaign.
“We called people remindingthem to vote and we followedthrough with it,” he said. “We ranit like a serious election.”
Although the external elec-tions proved to be successful invoter turnout, the end results didnot turn out well for two of theRUSA candidates.
West said School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences sophomore Sam Firminand School of Engineering soph-omore Ross Kleiman, who ran onthe same ticket, were expelledfrom the election after theAppeals Committee concludedyesterday they broke certainelection guidelines.
Aspray said there are threerules a candidate cannot break,and both Firmin and Kleimanbroke two of these rules.
“Ross Kleiman was expelledfor asking for votes in his dormon Election Day and thought hewouldn’t get caught for it. Heknowingly and deliberatelybroke the rules,” he said. “I wishthat wouldn’t have been the case,but that’s what he did.”
Firmin also broke a rule stat-ing no candidate could go intodormitories and post flyers,Aspray said.
West said although the two can-didates lost in the election, theystill could have been part of RUSAif they did not break the rules.
“It’s just that if they hadn’t bro-ken the rules, they would have atleast had an ex-officio position,”West said. “They made the deci-sion to break some rules and withthose kind of decisions, therecomes consequences that youhave to live with.”
RUSA Appeals Committee Co-Chair Josh Slavin said it was atough decision, but they ulti-mately had to expel both Firminand Kleiman for their actions.
“We weren’t happy to do it butbecause of multiple infractions,the Appeals Committee had toremove them from the elections,”said Slavin, a Livingston Collegesenior. “But we still want them tobe a part of student governmentand come back as soon as theycan. It’s a learning experience.”
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Senate Budget CommitteeChairman Paul Sarlo, D-Bergen, asked about a recentrepor t concerning ongoingconversations betweenMcCormick and New JerseyInstitute of TechnologyPresident Rober tAltenkirch about plans — pro-posed and shelved in 2003 —to divide the University ofMedicine and Dentistr y ofNew Jersey among theUniversity, NJIT and Rowan University.
“The conversations inprogress have been ongoing foreight years,” McCormick said.
Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, D-Essex, said she found therepor t alarming, as the conversations transpired with little input from the relevant communities.
“Any conversation movingforward should have everyone atthe table to secure the benefit ofthe residents of the city ofNewark,” Ruiz said.
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“Your guess is as good as mine
as to where [the budget]
is going to go.”NANCY S. WINTERBAUER
Vice President forUniversity Budgeting
His idea of the programincludes a sort of engagement inthe academic opportunities thatthe University provides andrequires of the students.
“Honors is about beingengaged, not sitting in the back ofthe classroom — honors shouldintroduce students to worlds thatthey didn’t know,” he said. “It’sthe business of doing good.”
School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Jess Cain believes thechange might bring about a dif-ferent focus in colloquium, butthe rest will be fine.
Cain, who has worked withTakács in the honors program andhas also run several “Coffeehouse”events with her help, highly regardsTakács’ accomplishments and rela-tions with the rest of the staff.
“She is the single most enthu-siastic person around. She made
me really want to do more withthe program,” Cain said.
Dean Julio Nazario, coordina-tor of the Honors Colloquia, saidthe transition had not affected thehonors program negatively, withopportunities such as next semes-ter’s Assistant Facilitators openingup. The program allows studentsto teach certain sections of collo-quium alongside a professor.
“I think she has been an out-standing leader of the program.She has been able to get all of usworking together, she recog-nized each of our strengths, sheprovided a vision for the pro-gram, she was very good withstudents, and I am sad that sheis leaving,” Nazario said.“Matsuda has a strong commit-ment to the program.”
Takács leaves the Universitywith a lasting impression of whatan honors program should be.
“Feel free to be yourself. Myadvice would be to — it maysound silly — just dream and youdon’t have to be me, there’s nopoint,” said Takács, as advice toMatsuda. “The point is to besomeone else, and that’s thebeauty to it — there is certaincreativity and everyone is sort ofdifferent, and perhaps that givesthe strength to the program.”
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1 Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the CollegeAvenue campus is offering advanced and beginning artistsan opportunity to draw both from live model and the muse-um’s vast collections, overseen by master artists ElizabethHutchinson or Margaret Owen. While the museum will pro-vide drawing boards, live models at select sessions and pro-fessional instruction, participants must bring their owndrawing pads, portable easels and other materials suggest-ed by the instructor. The session with take place from 12:30to 2:30 p.m. and the fee is $100 per session. For more infor-mation visit http://zamweb.rutgers.edu
Join Bruce Crawford, manager at the Rutgers Gardens, for apresentation on the many types of small trees available forNew Jersey Gardens and some guidelines on how theseplants can be used. A walk through the Gardens will followthe indoor presentation, allowing you to see many of thespecimens from the talk. Please dress for the weather. Theworkshop will be from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Rutgers Gardens onCook campus. There is a fee of $47.50. For more informationvisit http://rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/classes.html.
The University’s only award-winning female a cappellagroup ShockWave is holding its final concert of the year fea-turing guest group 8 to the Bar from Drexel University. Theperformance begins at 8 p.m. in Room 211 in Van Dyck Hallon the College Avenue campus. Tickets are $5 for studentsand $8 general admission and will be sold at the door. Comehear some favorite songs plus new surprises.
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2 Co-ed a cappella group Deep Treble will be closing its 12thyear at the University with YouTube sensation MirandaSings. The doors for the “Miranda Sings Gets Into DeepTreble” concert will open at 4:30 p.m. in Room 138 ofHickman Hall on Douglass campus. The concert will fea-ture both the 20-person strong group and a range of popu-lar songs originally done by artists like Amy Winehouse,Rihanna, Counting Crows and The Veronicas. Tickets are$7 for University students and $12 for the general public.Find out more information about the event on their websiteat www.rudeeptreble.com.
Please join Rutgers Liberty in North Korea when the doorsopen at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the RutgersStudent Center on the College Avenue campus. The“Sounds of Liberty” Benefit Concert will be a night filledwith song, dance and food featuring, Neah, The Fool and HisHeart, RDT and more. Please join and support RutgersLINK in their effort to raise $2,500 to relocate a NorthKorean refugee as part of the 100 Campaign. Tickets are onsale now for $7 in advance and $10 at door. All proceeds gotoward the campaign. Come pick up your ticket at the BuschDining Hall April 29 from 5 to 7pm.
Students from the School of Engineering will participate in the23rd annual American Society of Civil Engineers NationalConcrete Canoe Competition this June at the CaliforniaPolytechnic State University.
This is the second time the University will make an appearanceat the event, following a 1994 trip to the competition, team co-cap-tain James McCarten said.
The team came in first place at the Metropolitan RegionalCompetition hosted by Fairleigh Dickinson University last week-end, where they faced off against teams from Stevens Institute ofTechnology, City College of New York and the Cooper Union,among other national and international schools, said McCarten, aSchool of Engineering senior.
“The reason why this is such a big achievement is because wereally upped our level of workmanship,” he said.
Teams competing in the national competition will vie for theopportunity to win scholarship money for their school’s engi-neering program, according to the ASCE website. A total of$9,000 is available.
To be eligible for competition, teams must build a concretecanoe, on which they must give an oral presentation and partici-pate in five races, McCarten said. Judges based their decisions ondesign principles, a design report, presentation and canoe per-formance during the races.
Though most outside of the engineering field know nothingabout the competition, McCarten said, the win means a lot to themembers of the team, their parents and engineering professors atthe University.
“It was amazing. It was like the Super Bowl,” he said. The results of this year’s competition are an improvement from
last year, when the team’s canoe broke en route to the event, justone of a few obstacles for its members.
“Last year, we didn’t really know how to make a canoe, becausethere was no team before us in 2008,” McCarten said. “This year,we came back in and we were determined. We really wanted tomake this thing work.”
— Colleen Roache
ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO ROW FOR FIRST PLACE IN CALIFORNIA
the program as something organic— something that changes as thestudent body and higher educationchanges,” Takács said. “I would tellhim, ‘Imagine. Don’t be bound byanything. Enjoy the students andyou have a great staff.’”
Matsuda, the man poised to stepinto the dean of honors position July1, said he feels comfortable takingover, considering his relationship tothe rest of the department.
“I am very optimistic about it,”he said. “After Dean Takács setup a meeting with the rest of thedeans, one thing I did not have todo was go around the table andintroduce myself because I knowall of them already and haveworked with them.”
Matsuda’s vision for the honorsprogram is adapting to a changingstudent body and community. Butsince the foundation of the pro-gram is strong, there is no reasonto change much, he said.
“We don’t change it if it’s work-ing, but it is up to us to adapt to achanging world,” he said. “Wehave a certain ethos of outreach.”
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“Honors is aboutbeing engaged, notsitting in the backof the classroom.”
MATT MATSUDACollege Avenue campus Dean
To Hernandez and Barto:You’re the most fiery andathletic people that I know.Hernandez, feel free to callme if you need pointersabout your next beat.
To Stein, Sam and KJPhilly: You took me underyour wing when I was theBest ****ing Phillies Fan
Ever and handed me the track beat. From Steiningto Snooking to the Great War, it was like sitting onan atomic bomb waiting to go off. I’ll always fondlyremember our weekly bonfires during those stress-ful nights. Keep in touch. Uts a dine deak.
To Athletics Communications: Thanks for put-ting up with me over the past two years. Hasim,you’re a legend in the history of Rutgers women’slacrosse SIDs. Don’t tell Dustin I told you that.
To Alex “Prime Time” Restrepo: Geaux Tigers.Keep chopping.
To the coaches and athletes I’ve had the privi-lege of interviewing over the past two years: You
guys were the best. CoveringRutgers sports was hands down myfavorite experience here. I’ve neverregretted a second of it.
To Greg, E.J. and the UniversityMedia Relations staff: I’m sorry that Idefected over to the sports section, butI really do miss calling you all up andharassing you on a daily basis. You’reall first rate. Thank you so much forthe unending respect and patience that
you showed myself and the staff when we deserved it— and more importantly when we did not.
To Ray, Jason and Vinny: It’s been a great year.You all were the best trio of roommates I could havepossibly asked for. Sorry about playing Prince tooloudly. We rocked Cthulu so badly this semester —next up, Lampshade Man.
As for the 142nd Editorial Board, thank you forreminding me just how much fun this newspaper canbe. The energy that you rascals bring every day makesthe office a great place to be in. For all the years thatTargum took off of my life, you all definitely helped addsome of them back. Don’t stop having a good time. Andwatch out for the haters. They’re going to be there, butyou’re better than them and I think you know that.
I told myself I wasn’t going to work here formore than a year. Then I told myself that I wasn’tgoing to write some stupid, sappy goodbye column.
Congratulations Targum, you get the last laugh.I guess, in the end, you always did. Steven Williamson is a Rutgers College senior major-
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Damn it.I hate goodbye columns.
For starters, they’re stupidbecause no one actuallywants to read them. Even Iprobably won’t read thisonce it hits print, but I havebeen here for four years so Ihave some stupid sense ofentitlement. Plus, Aleksineeds a column.
The other reason is that it actually means that Ihave to say goodbye. And I hate that.
When I signed up for on-campus housing fresh-man year, I did not know that it would entail me liv-ing in an uncomfortable chair at The Daily Targumwith 10-15 roommates that changed everyFebruary. People came and went over the past fouryears, but I was just here.
It was hell. I worked horrible hours. I was stressed.I never went out, rarely went to parties and I lostweight. I can’t even remember the amount of timesthat I vented some variation of how much I hatedworking and couldn’t take it anymore.
But I’m still here. And I don’t wantto say goodbye.
It’s sort of like what MorganFreeman says in “The ShawshankRedemption.” “These walls are funny.First you hate ’em, then you get usedto ’em. Enough time passes, you getso you depend on them.”
As many chances as I’ve had toleave over the past few years, I neverdid. Deep down, under all the frustration and theinsomnia, I never really wanted to. I love this placetoo much. There, I said it.
It’s one of the grand ironies of the universe I sup-pose. I never expected to be upset when I retiredbut I am. I have one day left at Targum, somethingI never could have even envisioned four years agowhen I arrived here. I’m dreading the momentwhen I step out of those doors for good.
I have made some great friends, a handful of ene-mies and met a bunch of people that simply mademy life better in one facet or another. There’s beenblood (I fell playing Wiffleball last week), sweat (theair conditioner barely worked) and tears.
It’s been a great run. So let’s do this: To Mr. Miller, Mr. J and Bill: I appreciate anyone
who lets me write a near 50-inch story about a pointguard then actually runs it. Or that lets me run fourlacrosse stories in a week. The South Jersey contin-gent was well represented, and I enjoyed jokingaround with you all for the semester. Though I thinkwe all know who really deserved the TargumFreshman of the Year award.
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Week in review:laurels and darts
M ost people probably know about the oil rig disaster thatis spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This spill is goingto negatively af fect the Louisiana ecosystem and econo-
my. Our atmosphere is also at risk because of ficials are contem-plating igniting the spill in order to slow or stop the spread,according to an Agence France Presse article. This is a dif ficultsituation to find anything positive, but ingenuity may save the day.According to the article, engineers are constructing a dome thatwill trap the leaking oil and pump it to the surface. A laurel goesto outside-the-box thinking that could greatly aid in the contain-ment and clean-up ef forts.
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A long-standing rule that kept women from serving alongsidemen on submarines has discretely passed out of existence.Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said in February that the banwould be lifted unless Congress objected, according to anAssociated Press article. The deadline for Congress to object passedat midnight. For an institution that has reluctantly changed to bemore accepting, it is only proper that the Navy receives a laurel.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee took unprecedented steps toget the Supreme Cour t onto television, according to theAssociated Press. In a 13-6 vote yesterday, three separate billswere sent to the full Senate on court television coverage. There isno precedent set that clearly shows if Congress has the power toorder the televising of proceedings, but the Supreme Courtshould be protected from television. Broadcasting to all ofAmerica does get important information to the public but alsomakes the Supreme Court a public spectacle. Decisions of consti-tutionality should be treated with respect. A dart goes to theSenate Judiciary Committee for trying to impede upon one of ourconstitutionally separate branches of government.
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Motorists in Philadelphia will soon have to fend for themselvesin the event of a fender bender. If the vehicles can safely be driv-en away and no one is hurt, a report can be filed over the phoneand the parties involved will just exchange information. In a CBS-3 story, Lt. Frank Vanore said the move is an attempt to freeofficers from responding to the nearly 70,000 auto accidents eachyear. Although the general rule is to call the police in any situa-tion, the response time can be painfully slow and most motoristswould probably prefer handling the situation over the phone. Tothe Philadelphia Police, a laurel, for making a logical move toensure of ficers are where they are needed and not arbitrating afender bender.
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The Rutgers University Student Assembly held its first open, pub-lic election for student government on Tuesday, but the number ofpeople running was discouraging. Most people who ran were part ofthe Rutgers United ticket, and it seems the newly elected studentgovernment is made up of people who ran under the same platform.What this means for the body is yet to be seen. This was made pos-sible because write-in votes were not allowed, thus forcing anyonewho voted to choose a member of the Rutgers United ticket for vir-tually every position, or not vote at all. Political posturing is thename of the game, and it is clear Rutgers United figured out thesecret to this election. So, a dart to the RUSA Elections Committeefor not allowing an open voting system like a true democratic elec-tion would have.
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House Republican Leader John Boehner said yesterday thatimmigration reform legislation has no chance of passing, accord-ing to a Fox News article. “We’ve gone through a very tough yearand I’ve been working Congress pretty hard, so I know there maynot be an appetite immediately to dive into another controversialissue,” President Barack Obama said in the article. Legislation isthe responsibility of Congress. To not have an “appetite” to doyour job is no dif ferent from most people on the planet. Peoplewho do not do their jobs generally get fired, but Congress seemsto wear down and not deal with important issues facing the coun-try. Congress deserves a dart because when states are makingradical moves in the field of immigration, those elected to repre-sent at the federal level choose to bury their heads rather than befaced with making an unpopular decision.
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For head coach Laura Brand-Sias, Cantwell’s success on thefield was no surprise.
“She’s been a factor since shegot here as a freshman,” Brand-Sias said. “She hasn’t always beena go-to player but definitely thelast two years she’s been the go-toplayer. Brooke was someone wedidn’t have to force into that role.She really filled that role naturallyand wanted to have the ball onher stick at critical times.”
Fittingly, the senior saved herbest season for last.
Off the field, Cantwell wasselected as a co-captain prior tothe start of the year. On the field,the attack has strung together acareer-high 37 goals and tied hercareer mark of 13 assists, all withtwo regular season games to play.
Cantwell recorded a team-high eight hat tricks this year,but her latest round of heroicswere possibly her biggest to date.
With the Knights’ Big EastTournament hopes on the lineagainst then-No. 12 NotreDame, the attack found space inovertime, drilling the game-win-ning shot to take the fight out ofthe Irish.
“I’m definitely not the personto feel pressure at all. I don’t
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still have a chance to play spoileragainst a Georgetown team inthe thick of the NCAATournament hunt.
The Hoyas (7-5, 3-1), ranked14th in the nation, are coming off apair of close losses to Loyola (Md.)and Massachusetts and probablyneed to win their two remaininggames against Rutgers andVillanova to get an at-large bid.
Only 16 teams make theNCAA Tournament.
“We have two games left, and Iwas just thinking the other daythat we’ve never beat Georgetownsince I’ve been here,” said seniormidfielder Justin Pennington.“They are ranked in the top-20and we’ve changed some thingsup offensively to try and opensome space and hopefully we canget some momentum going.”
Pennington leads the ScarletKnights with 22 goals and 13assists. Senior GerhardBuehning sits just behindPennington with 21 goals.
Georgetown is led by AndrewBrancaccio and Travis Comeau with22 and 21 goals, respectively. CraigDowd is the Hoyas’ leading pointman with 38 (10 goals, 28 assists).
“They are a lot like us in someway,” Stagnitta said. “They might
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Senior midfielder Gerhard Buehning is second on the teamwith 21 goals entering the Knights’ final weekend of play.
be more polished lacrosse playersbut they are strong and athletic.They are pretty consistent year inand year out. They aren’t going tobe fancy and they are just going totry and over power you.”
Following Saturday’s game inthe nation’s capital, Rutgers trav-els to Providence to conclude itsseason. The Friars (0-12, 0-4) arein the Big East basement and yetto win a game this season.
know why. It’s just mydemeanor,” Cantwell said. “Idon’t feel pressure because Iknow I’m capable of doing it. It’sjust a matter of getting it done.And my teammates surroundingme, if I don’t have a shot I havethe confidence that they can getit done.”
With Louisville and Cincinnation tap this weekend, the Knightsneed to seal both victories andhope for a Notre Dame loss toConnecticut to earn a berth tothe Big East Tournament.
Potentially, the two gamescould also mark the final times thesenior steps onto Yurcak Field in ascarlet and white uniform.
“It’s definitely a little bitter-sweet, but I just want to go out ona good note,” Cantwell said.“These two games are just asimportant as any other game,especially for the Big East. Wetalk about how UConn has tobeat Notre Dame, but we have towin these games too. They’re justas important and [Louisville andCincinnati] very good teams.”
Cantwell could go on one ofher trademark scoring surgesthis weekend. She could notscore at all.
To the senior, it does not mat-ter, as long as Rutgers comes outon top.
Because this weekend, two —the number of potential victoriesfor the Knights — is the onlynumber Cantwell cares about.
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BY SAM HELLMANCORRESPONDENT
The Frank R. Burns Awardgoes out annually to the Rutgersfootball player that displays the
most men-tal and
physical toughness during thespring practice campaign.
Former safety Zaire Kitchenwon it two years ago after return-ing from ACL surgery and line-backer Jim Dumont won it last yearafter playing with a club on his arm.
Listen to the way head footballcoach Greg Schiano describesCharlie Noonan and there’s noquestion why the defensive tackleearned the award for 2010.
“That award is one of tough-ness, inspiration and those kindsof things,” Schiano said duringhis spring practice wrap-up pressconference. “There’s none betteron our football team than Charlie.Charlie is our tough guy.”
Noonan had the choice to shutdown for the spring because heneeded to get surgery, butinstead opted to play hurtthroughout the spring. Noonanhad his operation after the team’s14th spring practice and missedthe spring game, but played as afirst-team defensive tackle for themajority of the spring.
Though inactive for theScarlet-White game, thePhiladelphia native received hisaward, alongside other award win-ners Tim Wright and KhaseemGreene, at halftime from AthleticDirector Tim Pernetti.
“He wanted to work withCoach [Randy] Melvin — his new[defensive] line coach,” Schianosaid. “Any new techniques, hewanted to make sure he couldmaster them or at least have areally good handle on them so hecould perfect them this summerbefore the season starts.
“He gutted it out throughoutthe spring so he could do that andwe wanted to make sure that therecovery would get him back intime for the summer programbecause he is so important in theleadership of this football team.”
Melvin coached the ScarletKnights’ defensive line from2002-04, but left to work with bothTemple and in the NFL with theCleveland Browns.
He returned to Rutgers in theoffseason and Noonan did not wantto miss a beat with his new coach.
“You’re never fully satisfied,but I think there’s somethingcooking here,” Noonan said. “Ithink we approached every prac-tice the right way. Coach Melvinis great. He’s been unbelievable.He demands perfection and that’sreally the way you want to go.”
Schiano said Noonan had hisprocedure done on an injury thatwas “not major,” and he should beready to play by the start of train-ing camp in August.
Noonan and his hard-hat attitudequickly won him a starting job onthe defensive line last spring afterAlex Silvestro moved from defen-sive tackle to end and Pete Tverdovgraduated. He started 12 games forRutgers last season, despite EricLeGrand’s strong push for playingtime, and made 20 total tackles.
The outlook for training campthis season is similar to last sea-son with Noonan starting along-side sophomore Scott Vallone andLeGrand, now a junior, making aserious push for more playingtime in the rotation after animpressive spring.
“We’re pretty deep there withme, Eric and Vallone,” Noonansaid. “We’re all pretty deep there.It’s a good rotation we have. It’sthe kind of depth that makeseveryone work harder to earnreps instead of having them givento you. It’s great for the team.”
SAM HELLMAN
Senior defensive tackle Charlie Noonan recorded 20 tackles, includingtwo for a loss, in starting 12 games for the Scarlet Knights.
Senior fights throughpain in spring practice
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nation’s top 100 recruits, accord-ing to TennisRecruiting.net.
Assistant coach Alex Arlak isconfident that the Knights are onthe upswing.
“From here we should onlycontinue to get better,” Arlak
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BY TYLER BARTOSTAFF WRITER
The Rutgers men’s track andfield team begins competition in
the much-anticipat-
ed 2010 Big East Championshipstoday on Cincinnati’s campus.
The next two days provide tangi-ble evidence of how far the teamcame from the indoor campaign, inwhich the Scarlet Knights finished adisappointing sixth place, 78.5 pointsbehind first place Notre Dame.
This time around, the teamexpects different results.
Several marquee names werenotably absent during the confer-ence championships during thewinter, including senior sprinterBruce Owens, who was forced tosit out the indoor season withexhausted eligibility.
The indoor championships leaveout several field events, includingthe discus and javelin — two areasof strength for the Knights.
Sophomore James Plummer,who dominated the discus enroute to a first-place finish at thePenn Relays last week and pro-vided a much-needed boost thisseason, is back. Senior JeremyPennino and junior Chris Bradleyalso return to the fold in thejavelin heats.
Whereas the indoor seasonprovided mixed results as to thefate of the Knights at the Big EastChampionships, the outdoor cam-paign left no doubt that Rutgers isbattle-tested for a tough confer-ence challenge.
The Knights proved theirnational mettle last weekend at thePenn Relays, in which the teamregistered numerous top-fiveshowings against several nationaltrack and field powerhouses.
Plummer set a facility-recordin the discus in the team’s firstoutdoor competition at SouthFlorida, setting the tone for adominant 2010 outdoor season.
After posting an impressive sixindividual victories in the season’ssecond meet, the Knights cap-tured their first scoring meet vic-tory at the 45th Annual ColonialRelays at William & Mary.
The eye-opening performancein Williamsburg, Va., promptedthe signing of highly-touted highschool recruit Corey Crawford,who takes to the bars as a highjumper next season alongside
sophomore phenom Adam Bergo.With two more national compe-
titions under their belt in the SunAngel Track Classic at ArizonaState and the Penn Relays, theKnights would do well to put thefinishing touches on an impressiveseason with a first-place finish atthe Big East Championships.
For many Knights, this team isby and large the deepest andmost talented team of which theywere a part.
“It’s just the whole team over-all,” said junior sprinter AaronYounger, who ran to a 46.81-sec-ond split in the 4x400-meter IC4Arelay last weekend at Penn. “Wehave a little swagger when we goto meets because we’re not goingfor individual events, per se. Ithink this is the best I’ve seen.”
Last year’s Knights, regarded asa year away in terms of production,finished fifth overall with 75.50points at the 2009 Big EastChampionships at Villanova.
Owens and Pennino took firstin the 200-meter dash and javelin,respectively, while Bergo andKyle Grady finished runners-upin their respective events.
This time, however, theKnights have the formula tomake a considerable dent atCincinnati’s Gettler Stadium.
“We’re so good all around,”Owens said. “We’re good at throws,in the jumps, and the sprints anddistance. I think all around this isthe best team that I’ve been on inmy four years here.”
The only missing ingredi-ents are big-time results againstthe Big East’s best, certainly atough task.
Notre Dame’s duo of brothersKevin and Matt Schipper providea particularly burdening assign-ment for the likes of Rutgersjumpers Bergo and sophomoreKevin Bostick.
Owens and the host of talentedKnight sprinters face a challengefrom Georgetown and Seton Hall,foes Rutgers knows very wellfrom the entire outdoor season.
Rutgers, however, is in a pre-carious situation.
Once left out of the conversa-tion of legitimacy in Big Eastcompetition, the Knights nowfind themselves in an identity cri-sis between being a talented-but-flawed upstart to a prepared-for-power program.
It is safe to say that the rest ofthe Big East is taking notice.
“As much as we may look atother schools. Other schools arelooking at us just the same,”Younger said.
BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZSTAFF WRITER
A two-day, 11-hour bus tripleaves plenty of time for reflection.
For the Rutgers women’strack team, this year showed sig-nificant improvement compared
to pasts e a s o n s ,
but for the past two days — asidefrom minimal practice —headcoach James Robinson’s squadhas done nothing but think aboutthe Big East Championships.
According to Robinson, that’swhere it all starts.
“It starts first with your mind,”said Robinson on being successful.“You build a winner in your mindbefore walking out on the field.”
Junior Natalie Clickett contin-ues to mentally prepare for theweekend after thinking long andhard for the past two days.
“The Big East is really nervewracking because when you’re ona bus for 11 hours all you do isfocus on what do you have to doand what is going to happen,”Clickett said. “You have time toreally think and reflect on the sea-son and to really look at what youwant to achieve on the weekend.”
Robinson is hopeful his teamcan finish within the top-10 of atough conference field this week-end but has the team’s 17 athletesfocused on grabbing the eighth-place slot.
Individuals such as seniorMichelle Gomes, competing inthe 100 and 200-meter sprints andjunior Latashia Bost, taking partin the 500-meter event, look toanchor the team on the track.
Clickett, sophomore AlexKelly and junior Jessica Bandylook to snag points for the squadin the throwing events while jun-ior Nwamaka Okobi looks tomake noise in the long and triplejump events.
As acknowledged by Robinsonearlier in the year, the team mustcome together on the same day tobe successful, and Clickett is will-ing to give it her all to scorepoints for her team.
In a sport that stresses indi-viduality, the Union, Pa., nativeand former Big East championin discus has an individualchampionship in the back of hermind and her team’s success inthe front.
“I’m here to do whatever I canto get points for this team and for
us to do well as a team, ratherthan what my individual outcomecan be,” the junior said.
The 4x100 and 4x200 relayteams set school records inPhiladelphia last weekend and aimto have more success this weekend.
Leading each relay is Gomes,who takes on a four-event loadthis weekend in Cincinnati and isconfident in her team’s currentmental state.
“I think if not all of us most ofus have our heads in the game,”the captain said. “This is what wewaited the whole season for.”
Rutgers kicks off competitionSaturday but will be inCincinnati through Sunday tak-ing part in events.
Whether the Knights werephysically prepared was not thequestion heading to Ohio, theonly doubts arose in the team’smental preparedness. Under thetutelage of team leaders such asGomes and Clickett, Robinson isready for his team to get the ballrolling Saturday.
“The ball’s in their court now,”said Robinson. “They’ve got tocome in and be aggressive and takenothing off the track with them —leave everything on the track.”
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said. “There are a lot of remain-ing players that will return tothe lineup. They need to keepworking during the offseason inorder to improve. The twofreshman we have coming inwill also have to contribute pret-ty quickly and replace the grad-uating seniors.”
Departing seniors KatherineArlak, Christine Tran and CaitlinBaker will be missed. ButKatherine Arlak, a team captain,
knows she is leaving the Knightsin good hands.
“I think the underclassmenare definitely looking toward nextseason now,” Katherine Arlaksaid. “They work hard and knowwhat it takes to win matches. Wedefinitely had our ups and downsthis year. We started out rockybut in the end we finished strong.Every year this program is get-ting better and better so I thinkthis was another positive step.”
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Last two gamesbring chance tosnap losing skid
BY KYLE FRANKOCORRESPONDENT
Before the Rutgers men’s lacrosse teamtakes the field Saturday against Georgetown,the calendar will change from April to May.
That is a good thing for the Scarlet Knights.Rutgers went
winless in April,watching as a 5-2start evaporatedalong with hopes ofpostseason play.
“We are so damnclose,” said head coach Jim Stagnitta. “It’s atwo-way street in that regard because I feelgood about the steps we’ve made in a year. Ithink the quality of play and the level of con-fidence are better and that shows in the waywe are able to come out and hold our ownagainst a high-level of competition withoutsmoke and mirrors is a real positive.”
But Stagnitta also realizes that his teamfell short of the goals it set at the beginningof the season.
“You have to realize that we’re a couplegoals here, a couple saves there and coupleless turnovers here from being 9-3 or 10-2,”Stagnitta said. “If you’ve watched us you real-ize how close it is, and I think you have towatch us to see it, but that’s where the frus-tration comes in, particularly for this groupbecause they continue to stay focused andcontinue to work hard.
“There’s been no quit. You don’t look outthere and say, ‘Oh my god, these guys aren’tplaying hard, they aren’t trying because itdoesn’t mean anything to them.’ That’s notthe case. I think we’ve made a huge jump,but there is also that could’ve been,should’ve been part of it too.”
Instead, the Knights come into Saturdayafternoon’s Big East contest 5-7 (1-3), but EMILY BORSETTI / FILE PHOTO
Senior attack Brooke Cantwell led the Knights in scoring each of the last three seasons andhas a career-high 37 goals this year with two games remaining for the Scarlet Knights.
Senior excelswith playoffhopes on line
BY STEVEN WILLIAMSONSENIOR WRITER
Brooke Cantwell doesn’t like to talkabout numbers.
So don’t ask the senior co-captain about her127 goals, good forfourth all time inRutgers history. Orher 132 career drawcontrols, the thirdmost for a ScarletKnight. Or the fact
that she’s tied for fifth in all-time points with 171.The only number that the attack is focus-
ing on right now is 12 — the amount of vic-tories the No. 19 Rutgers women’s lacrosseteam can end its regular season with.
With two games left to play this week-end, Cantwell simply wants to win, numbersbe damned.
“It’s always nice to be remembered likethat, but we’re winning this season and that’swhat counts,” the senior said. “Just to helpmy teammates is better than the name andthe record books, though it’s obviously nice.”
The attack made an impact from themoment she put on a Rutgers uniform fouryears ago.
The highly-touted Moorestown, N.J.,native started all 17 games her freshmanyear, and she started every single gamesince. The attack scored 22 goals and added12 assists her freshman year, and her 34points were third best on the team.
“I didn’t really think about anything like[records],” Cantwell said. “I didn’t evenimagine starting my freshman year.”
With one year under her belt, the attackcontinued to flourish, posting back-to-back 30goal seasons. Cantwell scored 36 goals hersophomore campaign and added 32 her jun-ior season — both squad bests.
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BY TYLER DONOHUECORRESPONDENT
A step in the right direction. That’s thebest way to describe the Rutgers tennisteam’s 2010 season. Anchored by a young
core of players, theScarlet Knights
remained consistent throughout the spring. Rutgers wrapped up its season last Friday
in South Bend, Ind., home of the Big EastTournament. A 4-0 drubbing at the hands ofNo. 24 South Florida put an end to any hopesof a coveted conference championship.
Overall, the Knights finished the year witha respectable 8-4 record in Big East play,while going 14-8 overall. Despite opening the2010 campaign in embarrassing fashion witha 7-0 shutout loss at Syracuse, Rutgers quick-ly sharpened its game. Once March rolledaround, the Knights were on fire and reeledoff a run of eight wins in 10 matches.
Junior Amy Zhang lived up to her billing asteam ace by compiling a sterling record of 17-5in the Rutgers’ No. 1 singles slot. The Texan ispleased about her team’s gradual improvement.
“We came a long way from our first matchat Syracuse, when we were taken by sur-prise,” Zhang said. “When we saw Syracuseplaying again at the Big East Tournament, itwas obvious how much we had improvedover the year.
“It’s a bit disappointing because we wentfurther last year but it’s just the way thingsare. We had a tougher road in the tourna-ment this year. We played hard and that’s allyou can do.”
The doubles tandem of Zhang and sopho-more Jen Holzberg was the highlight of Rutgers’
season. The pair was nationally ranked for themajority of the spring and wound up 15-4.
Both will be back in 2011 and Zhang planson spending plenty of time between now andthen strengthening her play in doubles.
“I’m honestly really excited about nextyear,” Zhang said. “A few of us plan on play-ing tournaments this summer on our own inorder to keep improving. Personally, I want tofocus on getting better in doubles becauseJen and I have a chance to be one of thenation’s higher ranked teams.”
Zhang, Holzberg and a plethora of talent-ed juniors will be counted on next season tohelp take the Knights to a new level.
Rutgers head coach Ben Bucca considers histeam to be among the best in the Big East andmany times they play like it. But the Knightsnever beat a nationally ranked opponent in pro-gram history. If Rutgers aims to prove it’s a forceto be reckoned with in the conference, it mustfinally take down an elite program.
“We are always right there when it comesto matches against highly ranked teams,”Holzberg said. “But we haven’t actually beat-en any of those top teams yet. Our recruitingis getting a lot better and we practice harderthan ever before. I think we are dedicated tofinally picking up a win against one of thesegreat teams and I know we can do it.”
Next year could be a big season for the bur-geoning program. Rutgers welcomes in twoheralded freshman recruits who will beexpected to step in and play immediately. EastBrunswick’s Stefania Balasa and Stamford,Conn., native Vanessa Petrini bring impressiverésumés to the Banks. Both are among the
Program continues rise with consistent 2010 showing
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Junior Amy Zhang finished the spring season with a 17-5 record as the Knights’ No. 1 singlesplayer, leading the team to a 14-8 record with a second-round Big East Tournament exit.SEE RISE ON PAGE 15
