THE D AILY T ARGUM Volume 142, Number 6 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 FLIPPING THROUGH FALL Today: Mostly sunny High: 74 • Low: 54 Networks continue to add show after show to viewers' nightly programming. Tune into Inside Beat for guides on what shows to watch, DVR or just plain skip. ONLINE @ DAILYTARGUM.COM OPINIONS ........ 8 DIVERSIONS ...... 10 CLASSIFIEDS ...... 12 New NJ Transit cars provide peace and quiet for passengers. Students share their opinions about the new LXc bus route. OPINIONS PENDULUM PENDULUM ....... 7 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 SPORTS ...... BACK TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO DROP A CLASS WITHOUT A “W” PERSON OF THE WEEK BY DEVIN SIKORSKI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR It was just a routine day in late October for Spc. Bryan Adams. “I was on a regular mission that day. The mission was called an OP, which are observation posts,” said Adams, a Rutgers-Camden junior. “We were basi- cally supposed to go out to abandoned buildings and over watch an area of town that had a lot of violence.” Adams and his reconnaissance team reported their findings and were ordered to return to base. But there was no trans- portation available to pick his team up. “We developed our plan to walk back to our base, which was probably about a mile. We started moving back through the city, and we were cutting through people’s backyards,” Adams said. “We got to a point where we couldn’t cross any further and we had to get onto the street.” As Adams and his team moved into the street, Iraqi citizens began to disperse. “When people started clearing out, I had this gut feeling that something was about to happen,” he said. “I took probably about five more steps and I just heard a loud pop.” The loud pop Adams heard was gunfire and in an instant, he physically knew something was wrong. “It felt like somebody tried to kick my leg out from under- neath me and that’s when I put two and two together,” he said. “I realized that we were getting shot at and I had been hit.” Adams was shot in the leg but didn’t fall down. He and his team started running in search of shelter from the spray of bullets. “They opened up on us and the whole time I was running, there were bullets flying past my feet. They waited until we were behind a 6-foot concrete wall so we couldn’t go any fur- ther,” he said. “When the bullets hit the wall, I could feel the concrete going into my mouth.” BRYAN ADAMS Soldier travels nation to inspire veteran students SEE SOLDIER ON PAGE 4 First-year students Sean Ryan and Thomas Chen participate in a first-year seminar, “Control of Gene Expression in Yeast,” yesterday on Busch campus. The University this year is offering 75 Byrne Seminars. RAMON DOMPOR / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Seminars reach out to inspire 2014 class BY COLLEEN ROACHE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR New students may find the first days on campus a bit daunting, but two pro- grams — Byrne Family First-Year Seminars and First-Year Interest Groups — are just a few ways the University aims to make the transition a little easier. There is a record 75 Byrne Seminars being offered this year to first-year students, Byrne Seminar program director Kathy Hull said. “The Byrne Seminars offer, for peo- ple who are new to Rutgers, an oppor- tunity to know a senior professor in a small class setting, and what I’ve found is that first-year students don’t realize what a precious opportunity that is,” Hull said. “If you talk to juniors and seniors, they’ll say ‘How lucky is that?’” FIGS, on the other hand, allow upperclassmen the opportunity to run a small seminar on a specific topic for first-year students. Vice President for Undergraduate Education Barry V. Qualls said the goal is to get at least 50 percent of first-years involved in the programs. “It’s a great way for students to find an adviser among the faculty before they get anywhere near their majors, and I think that’s a great thing,” Qualls said. “I’m really grateful to the faculty. We’ve had a remarkable facul- ty interest.” Students in larger classes often do not get the chance to get to know the professor or even their classmates, Hull said. “A professor shares with the stu- dents his or her scholarly passion — the thing that they really love to think, write and teach about,” she said. Many students who do not get involved in such seminars may never find out who to reach out to or which resources to seek when the time to do research arises, Hull said. “A lot of times people don’t find those things out for a long time or maybe not at all,” she said. Andrew Vershon, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry and director of the The New Brunswick Police Department is launching “Cops in Crosswalks,” a program that will put undercover cops on the streets to catch unsafe drivers violating pedestrian safety laws. RAMON DOMPOR / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR COPS IN CROSSING New Brunswick becomes model for Atlantic City BY MAXWELL BARNA CONTRIBUTING WRITER After finding the state in another economic slump, Atlantic City offi- cials, Gov. Chris Christie and the state legislature are seeking solutions to help spur the economy and redevelop the struggling city — and a large por- tion of their inspiration is coming from New Brunswick. The Christie administration took notice of New Brunswick’s redevelop- ment programs and referenced the city as an example of how urban revitalization and redevelopment can be successful. “Atlantic City is a critical part of New Jersey’s economy as a whole,” said Kevin Roberts, the governor’s deputy press secretary. “As a result, what we’ve seen over the last few years — the last decade even — is a decline in Atlantic City in its business, its gaming revenues and its tourism.” New Brunswick since the 1970s has built affordable, market-rate and luxury housing and space for dormito- ries, offices, government buildings, research facilities and health care facilities, said New Brunswick city spokesman Bill Bray. “New Brunswick is a modern urban center and is one of the most successful examples of urban revi- talizations in the nation and certain- ly the leader here in New Jersey,” Bray said. “In every neighborhood of this city, one [can] find success- ful redevelopment.” Two of Bray’s examples of success- ful redevelopment projects were the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and New Brunswick High School, which fin- ished eight months ahead of schedule and $5 million under budget. Both projects were impetus for what the state called its “demonstra- tion projects,” a new model for school construction. SEE SEMINARS ON PAGE 4 SEE MODEL ON PAGE 5 METRO .......... 6 UNIVERSITY ....... 3
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PERSON OF THE WEEKBY DEVIN SIKORSKIASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
It was just a routine day in lateOctober for Spc. Bryan Adams.
“I was on a regular mission that day.The mission was called an OP, which areobservation posts,” said Adams, aRutgers-Camden junior. “We were basi-cally supposed to go out to abandonedbuildings and over watch an area of townthat had a lot of violence.”
Adams and his reconnaissance teamreported their findings and were orderedto return to base. But there was no trans-portation available to pick his team up.
“We developed our plan to walk back to our base, which wasprobably about a mile. We started moving back through the city,and we were cutting through people’s backyards,” Adams said.“We got to a point where we couldn’t cross any further and wehad to get onto the street.”
As Adams and his team moved into the street, Iraqi citizensbegan to disperse.
“When people started clearing out, I had this gut feeling thatsomething was about to happen,” he said. “I took probablyabout five more steps and I just heard a loud pop.”
The loud pop Adams heard was gunfire and in an instant, hephysically knew something was wrong.
“It felt like somebody tried to kick my leg out from under-neath me and that’s when I put two and two together,” he said.“I realized that we were getting shot at and I had been hit.”
Adams was shot in the leg but didn’t fall down. He andhis team started running in search of shelter from the sprayof bullets.
“They opened up on us and the whole time I was running,there were bullets flying past my feet. They waited until wewere behind a 6-foot concrete wall so we couldn’t go any fur-ther,” he said. “When the bullets hit the wall, I could feel theconcrete going into my mouth.”
BRYANADAMS
Soldier travelsnation to inspireveteran students
SEE SOLDIER ON PAGE 4
First-year students Sean Ryan and Thomas Chen participate in a first-year seminar, “Control of Gene Expressionin Yeast,” yesterday on Busch campus. The University this year is offering 75 Byrne Seminars.
RAMON DOMPOR / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Seminars reach out to inspire 2014 classBY COLLEEN ROACHE
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
New students may find the first dayson campus a bit daunting, but two pro-grams — Byrne Family First-YearSeminars and First-Year Interest Groups— are just a few ways the Universityaims to make the transition a little easier.
There is a record 75 ByrneSeminars being offered this year tofirst-year students, Byrne Seminarprogram director Kathy Hull said.
“The Byrne Seminars offer, for peo-ple who are new to Rutgers, an oppor-tunity to know a senior professor in asmall class setting, and what I’ve foundis that first-year students don’t realizewhat a precious opportunity that is,”
Hull said. “If you talk to juniors andseniors, they’ll say ‘How lucky is that?’”
FIGS, on the other hand, allowupperclassmen the opportunity to runa small seminar on a specific topic forfirst-year students.
Vice President for UndergraduateEducation Barry V. Qualls said thegoal is to get at least 50 percent offirst-years involved in the programs.
“It’s a great way for students to findan adviser among the faculty beforethey get anywhere near their majors,and I think that’s a great thing,”Qualls said. “I’m really grateful to thefaculty. We’ve had a remarkable facul-ty interest.”
Students in larger classes often donot get the chance to get to know the
professor or even their classmates,Hull said.
“A professor shares with the stu-dents his or her scholarly passion —the thing that they really love to think,write and teach about,” she said.
Many students who do not getinvolved in such seminars may neverfind out who to reach out to or whichresources to seek when the time to doresearch arises, Hull said.
“A lot of times people don’t findthose things out for a long time ormaybe not at all,” she said.
Andrew Vershon, a professor in theDepartment of Microbiology andBiochemistry and director of the
The New Brunswick Police Department is launching “Cops in Crosswalks,” a program that will put undercover cops on the streetsto catch unsafe drivers violating pedestrian safety laws.
RAMON DOMPOR / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
COPS IN CROSSING New Brunswick becomesmodel for Atlantic City
BY MAXWELL BARNACONTRIBUTING WRITER
After finding the state in anothereconomic slump, Atlantic City offi-cials, Gov. Chris Christie and the statelegislature are seeking solutions tohelp spur the economy and redevelopthe struggling city — and a large por-tion of their inspiration is coming fromNew Brunswick.
The Christie administration tooknotice of New Brunswick’s redevelop-ment programs and referenced the cityas an example of how urban revitalizationand redevelopment can be successful.
“Atlantic City is a critical part ofNew Jersey’s economy as a whole,”said Kevin Roberts, the governor’sdeputy press secretary. “As a result,what we’ve seen over the last fewyears — the last decade even — is adecline in Atlantic City in its business,its gaming revenues and its tourism.”
New Brunswick since the 1970shas built affordable, market-rate and
luxury housing and space for dormito-ries, offices, government buildings,research facilities and health carefacilities, said New Brunswick cityspokesman Bill Bray.
“New Brunswick is a modernurban center and is one of the mostsuccessful examples of urban revi-talizations in the nation and certain-ly the leader here in New Jersey,”Bray said. “In every neighborhoodof this city, one [can] find success-ful redevelopment.”
Two of Bray’s examples of success-ful redevelopment projects were theEdward J. Bloustein School ofPlanning and Public Policy and NewBrunswick High School, which fin-ished eight months ahead of scheduleand $5 million under budget.
Both projects were impetus forwhat the state called its “demonstra-tion projects,” a new model forschool construction.
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RU-tv unshelves historical University film footageBY CANON CARSON
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Large structures with brick orstone facades come to mind whenUniversity students hear nameslike Frelinghuysen or Voorhees.
Members of RU-tv put a facebehind the name of DemarestHall on the College Avenue cam-pus when they restored a 63-year-old film interview with theresidence hall’s namesake, for-mer University PresidentWilliam Demarest.
“Demarest Reminds Us” is justone of a series of restored videofootage that focuses on historicalUniversity archives, said BrentonSmith, assistant director ofBroadcast Operations for RU-tv.
Prior to this project, RU-tvrestored a 1961 interview withthe 16th president of theUniversity, Mason W. Gross.
The specials feature the his-toric films in a modern context,Smith said.
“We hear names likeDemarest and McCormick allthe time. By watching this film,Rutgers students can gain a bet-ter understanding of the fact thatDemarest and McCormick aremore than residence halls —they were real human beings,”Smith said.
Demarest graduated from theUniversity in 1883 and from 1906 to1924 he served as University presi-dent. He was the first graduate ofthe University to become president.
In the video, University his-tor y Professor Richard P.McCormick — father of cur-rent University PresidentRichard L. McCormick — con-ducts a personal interview withDemarest while visiting vari-ous familiar landmarks andbuildings. The film of fers abrief histor y lesson on the University.
Demarest served at a timewhen so many elements of theUniversity today were firstestablished, Smith said. Heasked Mabel Smith Douglass totake the dean position of aschool that now bears her name.
“I think this serves to createa connection with the traditionsof the University and lets people
realize that they are a part ofsomething much bigger thanthey may have imagined,”Smith said.
Senior Director of CampusInformation Services MatthewWeismantal, the motivatingforce behind the project, cameacross the film 24 years agowhile working with the RutgersCollege Program Council tohelp re-establish the RutgersWinter Weekend at Buck HillFalls, Pa.
“We brought some films fromthe University Archives to pres-ent RU history, and this was thestarring attraction,” Weismantalsaid. “After becoming involvedwith RU-tv, I thought this wouldbe an excellent film to consider
for presentation under theRutgers Retrospective series.”
The task of film restoration isnot an easy one considering filmis highly sensitive, and it isincreasingly harder over time tofind the equipment necessary toplay older films, Smith said.
“There is always a danger withold documents that they will dete-riorate and be lost to future gen-erations,” he said.
As part of the restoration, RU-tv was able to add an interviewwith University Archivist TomFrusciano about the new versionof the vintage film.
“There are many historicalfilms in the University Archives,and we hope to do more digitizingfor future use,” Frusciano said.
Two instructors at the School of Social Work conducted astudy that showed victims of economic abuse can better addresstheir financial needs after taking a course on money management,according to a University Media Relations press release.
Women who seek help for the abuse they experience might notconsider the control of their finances by their abusers as abuse atall, a key assumption for the study, said Judy Postmus, assistantprofessor and director of the Center on Violence Against Womenand Children, in the release.
Postmus and Sara Plummer, an instructor in the School ofSocial Work, studied the impact of a curriculum designed by TheAllstate Foundation’s Economics Against Abuse Program called“Moving Forward Through Money Management.”
Plummer and Postmus surveyed 121 domestic abuse victimsin 2008 and 2009 for the first round of the survey, 101 for the sec-ond and 93 for the third, at 15 sites in 10 states.
They asked the victims about their abuse history, extent oftheir economic literacy and their state of economic self-sufficien-cy, according to the release.
More than 90 percent of the participants were satisfied or verysatisfied with the curriculum, and 88 percent of the participantsset financial goals for themselves using what they learned, accord-ing to the release.
Postmus and Plummer will begin a new study with anothergrant from The Allstate Foundation to show the impact of thefinancial literacy program on the lives of abuse victims and theextent to which survivors experience economic abuse.
— Jovelle Abbey Tamayo
STUDY SHOWS MONEY SKILLSHELP ERASE FINANCIAL SCARS
School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Wilfredo Benitez mans the “My Good Deeds Table” yesterday at the Busch Campus Center. Sponsored by the Student Volunteer Council, the tableencouraged students to pledge commitment to service and good deeds in remembrance of 9/11.
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PLEDGING TO REMEMBER
nonprofit advocacy group for Iraqand Afghanistan veterans.”
Adams said he speaks formany other veteran advocacygroups, working as the NewJersey representative for theStudent Veterans of America andis part of a veteran advocacygroup based in Washington, D.C.,called The Heard.
“I travel the country andshare my story with people andtry to eliminate mental healthstigmas that surround returningveterans while trying to educatethem,” he said.
Adams said by telling his storyto veterans across the nation, itnot only helps other veterans dealwith the stresses of war but him-self as well.
The efforts of Adams to helpveterans have not gone unnoticed,being part of a groundbreakingpublic service announcementsponsored by the IAVA, he said.
“I also won the Pat TillmanScholarship a few months ago,”he said. “There are only 60 [givenout] in the nation.”
Adams’ effort to help otherveterans deal with returningfrom war can be said to be part ofhis nature.
After not being able to walk fortwo months during his rehabilita-tion, he decided to return intobattle because his fellow soldiersneeded support.
“Two of our guys were alreadyhurt from previous missions soour squad was really stressingout so I had to go back out thereand help them out,” he said.
Adams’ mother, Janet Adams,said her son has a passion forhelping others and will go out ofhis way to do so. But she said itwas not easy at first.
“He was very bad when hefirst came back,” she said. “Hejust had a lot of issues from [post-
traumatic stress disorder] afterhe was shot.”
She said Adams becameangry due to people asking abouthis experience in Iraq but learnedto channel his anger by speakingto other veterans.
Janet Adams recalled hearingabout her son speaking to peopleabout his experiences, whichmade the audience emotional.
“It is amazing that this kid soshy growing up brought peopleto tears,” she said. “I think hewill be a household name in acouple years.”
Director of Veterans ServicesCol. Stephen Abel said Adams’story is like many combat veter-ans returning from war.
“They served their countryand now they are here atRutgers and they are not goingto be wallflowers. They aregoing to be actively engaged inthe community and theUniversity,” he said. “[Adams]has a particular agenda, [which]is to make sure that veteransreceive educations … and Ithink that is a very worthy goal.”
Abel emphasized Adams’efforts by saying that both theUniversity and New Jersey’s vet-erans are underrepresented.
“The state of New Jerseyranks 35th on the list of stateswhere veterans choose to receivea higher education,” he said. “Soclearly one of Bryan’s goals is toincrease the number of veteranshere at Rutgers University.”
Although Abel said his officehas only been open for twoweeks, they have clear-cut goalsto make the University a hos-pitable environment for returningcombat veterans.
One of their goals is to createa first-year seminar for veteransat the University, which is similarto the seminar offered to incom-ing first-year students, he said.
“The reading that I’ve done,put out by the American Councilon Education, indicates that vet-erans who go through a seminartogether with other veteransand were able to share theirexperiences and anxieties tendto perform better,” he said. “Weare talking about creating alearning living community forveterans at Rutgers.”
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His team applied a tourni-quet to his leg and hand tostop the bleeding. Adamscould only describe the experi-ence as terrifying.
But as is the case with manyveterans, the struggle forAdams was just beginning.
Adams, who toured Iraq fromFebruary 2004 to 2005, enteredthe University in 2008 and real-ized his experiences in Iraq madeit difficult to assimilate in an aca-demic community.
“It’s hard to relate to someonewho hasn’t been there when youhave gone through an experiencelike that. It’s one that is sointense and overwhelming,” hesaid. “It’s a hard adjustment.”
This is where Adams’ closefriend, William Brown, comesinto play.
“I think one of the things thatattracted us was the fact that wewere both college students …and were both combat veterans,”said Brown, a Rutgers-Camdenlaw student. “We were both kindof going through different stagesof the transition period.”
Since returning from the Iraqwar, both Adams and Browninvolved themselves in trying tohelp returning combat veteransdeal with both mental and physi-cal issues by telling their stories.
“Bryan is an intellectual whois compassionate about hisexperiences in Iraq, as well ashis experiences at Rutgers,”Brown said. “He uses his love oflearning and his compassion tomake a positive difference forveteran advocacy.”
Adams is part of many veter-ans advocacy groups, in which hetours around the nation speakingto other veterans about his expe-rience, Brown said.
“He’s made trips out as far asSan Francisco for meetings orWashington, D.C., where hemeets with other college veteranleaders,” he said. “He’s alsoinvolved with [Iraq andAfghanistan Veterans ofAmerica] … which is the largest
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Rutgers-Camden junior Bryan Adams, above in Iraq, spends much of his time advocating forthe rights of student veterans and sharing his experiences around the country.
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graduate program in microbiologyand molecular genetics, is teachinga Byrne Seminar entitled “Controlof Gene Expression in Yeast,” forthe fourth time this semester.
“I’ve long believed in this wholeprocess,” he said. “My goal is toget students involved in research,which is basically the idea behindByrne — to get students interact-ing with professors early in theircareers here at Rutgers.”
At a large school like theUniversity, Byrne Seminarsfamiliarize students with theirprofessors and what they do out-side the classroom, such asresearch, Vershon said.
During the first class meetingyesterday, students were alreadyworking with equipment in thelaboratory. Students will build onyesterday’s lesson throughoutthe course, Vershon said.
Vershon hopes students will gainan understanding of how importantit is to conduct research in the lab inorder to make discoveries. Thoughhe does not expect them to comeaway with every skill they will need,Vershon wants to open students’eyes to what is possible.
“Too often students think sci-ence is memorizing a wholebunch of facts, and that’s reallyboring,” he said.
The professor encourages stu-dents to get involved in theByrne Seminars.
“It is one credit, but it willexpose you to things early inyour career that many studentswill never get,” he said. “Takeadvantage of the opportunities.You go to a small liberal arts col-lege, and you don’t have thebreadth and the research.”
School of Engineering studentMike Pellegrini, who plans to majorin biomedical engineering, hasbeen interested in genes and DNAsince his first year in high school.
He looks forward to making aconnection with Vershon andlearning the basics of doingresearch. He encourages hispeers to also participate.
“It’s one credit, and it’spass/fail,” he said. “If you don’t dotoo well, it’s not going to hurt you,but if you do well, you get a credit.”
FIGS also give students agreat opportunity to learn aboutthe University but from thosewho are closer in age, Qualls said.
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“It is amazing thatthis kid so shy
growing up broughtpeople to tears.”
JANET ADAMSMother
“They learn about various pos-sibilities for majors from upper-level students teaching the FIGS,and I think that’s a wonderfulthing,” he said. “You get to hearfrom your peers.”
Rutgers Business School seniorAnthony Rossi teaches a FIG enti-tled “Exploring Business.”
“I think it’s something that fresh-men should definitely get involvedwith and upperclassmen shouldgive back,” he said. “Mentoring isreally important, and it’s just goingto make our school better.”
Rossi said he wants to give stu-dents an idea of what the businessschool is like and what require-ments they will need to fulfill toapply. He also emphasized theimportance of networking.
“It’s basically one of the mostimportant things for landing a jobin business,” Rossi said. “If youhave relationships with profes-sors or friends that work with andhave ties to some of the biggestcorporations in the world, thenit’s an easy in for you.”
He also sees his FIG as a wayof honing in on his own publicspeaking skills and hopes he toowill be able to learn from it.
“When I get into the businessenvironment, I’m going to haveto deliver at meetings and pre-sentations, so I wanted to get infront of a group of 25 kids andpractice,” he said.
Above all, he wants first-yearstudents to enjoy their time at theUniversity and ease the transitionto college and possibly the busi-ness school.
“I remember when I was afreshman I didn’t take this class,”he said. “I kind of regret it.”
School of Arts and Sciencesfirst-year student Greg Dodgesaid he would use the course togauge his interest in business.
“I’m interested in the businessschool, and I figured this will giveme information,” he said.“Hopefully I can decide if I wantto do business or not.”
School of Environmental andBiological Sciences first-year stu-dent Nidhi Thaker is taking botha FIG on health and medicine andVershon’s Byrne Seminar, whichwas her first choice. She hopes topursue a major that involvesgenetic research and said thereare benefits to both courses.
“The FIGs are taught by [stu-dent] instructors. That gives you[an idea of] what Rutgers isabout,” she said. “Here you inter-act with the faculty. If you can,just take both together.”
The governor’s of ficereleased a report on July 21titled “Report of the Governor’sAdvisory Commission On NewJersey Gaming, Sports andEntertainment,” which servedas an outlined course of actionfor the economic recovery inthe state.
The Governor’s Advisor yCommission Chairman Jon F.Hanson and six other membersof the panel evaluated theissues for most of the past yearimpacting the entertainment,horse racing, spor ting andgaming venues.
Aside from outlining the planof recovery, the report alsoincluded some key principles offocus as dictated by Christie.
According to the report, theAdvisory Commission intends toconsider the state’s long-termeconomic interests and makesure the state’s resources willbenefit N.J. citizens.
“Financial losses of the NewJersey Sports and ExpositionAuthority must not be allowed tocontinue,” according to the report.
The report made commentson the economic environmentin New Jersey explaining thatthe state’s economy is in one ofthe worst recessions in recenthistory, beginning 2010 in astate of monetary crisis. It alsorepor ted that the NJSEA,which controls gambling inAtlantic City, loses about $30million a year.
But despite all the problemsplaguing Atlantic City, theadministration maintains thenotion that it is salvageable,Roberts said.
“We’re not looking to takeover Atlantic City,” Robertssaid. “We’re looking to set up asort of gaming and entertain-ment district that would serveas part of a private and publicpartnership to revitalizeAtlantic City.”
Glenn Patterson, director ofthe New BrunswickDepartment of Planning,Community and EconomicDevelopment, said this is whyall eyes are now on NewBrunswick, and he is not sur-prised by the sudden attention.
“I think New Brunswick isseen as one of the leadingexamples of urban revitaliza-tion in New Jersey,” Pattersonsaid. “We’ve had a pretty suc-cessful track record in trying todo that here over the last 30years or so.”
Bray shared similar senti-ments to Roberts and Pattersonand said the key to NewBrunswick’s success can befound over the last few decadesin the public and private relation-ships that have developed.
The city has partnered withseveral grassroots organiza-tions, health care institutions,nonprofit groups, faith-basedorganizations, the county gov-ernment and other outlets inorder to help determine what isbest for the economic andsocial prosperity of the city,Bray said.
“It is because these groupscan come together and share avision and goal for NewBrunswick that we can all pull inthe same direction and move thecity forward,” Bray said. “Thesecret to New Brunswick’s suc-cess is that everyone is rowing inthe same direction.”
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Undercover officers strive to increase crosswalk safetyBY PAIGE TATULLICONTRIBUTING WRITER
Some drivers might ignorepedestrian safety laws, but someday they might just run into thewrong pedestrian.
The New Brunswick PoliceDepartment is implementing“Cops in Crosswalks,” a safetydecoy program that involvespolice officers going undercoveras ordinary pedestrians crossingthe street, city spokesman BillBray said.
Any driver who fails to cometo a stop for the undercoverofficer will receive a ticket froma uniformed of ficer near theintersection, he said.
Violators can face up to a $200fine and two points on their driv-ing record, according to a NBPDpress release.
The “Cops in Crosswalks” pro-gram will increase pedestriansafety, NBPD Lt. J.T. Miller said.
Many officers support the pro-gram, which currently has nolaunch date, and would like to beinvolved, he said.
The $8,000 program isfinanced through federal funds,according to The Star-Ledger.
But that is not the only waythe city plans to improve pedes-trian safety.
The city has also installed“solar power feedback” signs,
which inform drivers of theirspeeds as they pass a markedzone, Bray said.
Making drivers aware ofwhether they are exceedingthe posted limit will hopefullykeep them from breaking thelaw, he said.
Crosswalks throughout theNew Brunswick area were alsoredrawn to make both driversand pedestrians more aware of their existence, Bray said. Better-marked crosswalks in school zones make streets safer for students.
Major changes must alsotake place at the NewBrunswick train station, whichstudents and businesspeoplealike use daily, he said.
“The problem at the NewBrunswick station is that pedes-trians are haphazardly crossingthe street,” Bray said.
Sometimes people getdropped of f in a busy street bythe train station, creating a riskfor them when getting out ofthe car to cross the street, he said.
The city will designate apick-up/drop-off area to solvethe problem, Bray said. Thepick-up/drop-of f area will belocated where the bike racks atthe train station — now in a newplace — once were.
The changes the city makesare important, but making surepeople follow the rules is crucialas well, he said.
Mike Clark, a School of Artsand Sciences junior, said theundercover cop operation, as wellas the other measures beingtaken, are necessary to keep peo-ple safe.
“I don’t see any problemwith police of ficers goingundercover to stop vehicles thatcould potentially hit anotherperson,” Clark said.
The implementation of anoperation like this would makecrossing the street a lot safer forpeople, especially in schoolzones, he said.
Erin O’Brien, a School of Artsand Sciences sophomore, experi-enced nearly being hit becausedrivers did not stop for her in thecrosswalk.
“I couldn’t even tell you howmany times I’ve gone to cross thestreet and have had to jump back-wards because a car comesspeeding down the street,”O’Brien said.
She hopes the changes in thecity will serve as a wake-up call todrivers who repeatedly ignore theright of way law.
“Hopefully all these changeswill make a difference in the waydrivers respond to pedestrians,”O’Brien said.
The New Brunswick Police Department will work to make streetssafe by posing as pedestrians while monitoring driver attentiveness.
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“I don’t think it’s really a greatthing because they have someplaces it doesn’t go to that the L bus used to go to. So instead I think they should have had the L bus run every 30 minutes.”
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Ernest Hemingwaycalled the bullfight a“tragedy,” and he was prob-ably on to something. Theemotional responses afight can provoke are yetanother side of its artful-ness. The first-time specta-tor will face an enthusiastic
crowd, cheering for and wincing at the systemat-ic killing of the animal. They are not simply blood-thirsty bystanders. At my first fight, I also fearedthe unpredictable outcome. It’s that uncertainfeeling that defines this microcosm of nature:Who will prevail, man or beast? A masculineimpulse for control is what drives the bullfighter,but the connection that lies in the empty spacebetween the gazes of the matador and the bull,standing face-to-face, is what creates the tragicfeeling of a good fight. This may sound romantic,but writing about the brushstrokes inside theSistine Chapel can’t begin to express the experi-ence of actually standing under its roof.
Spain is no less safe for bullfight-ing. In fact the country enjoys aremarkably low murder rate. Violentcrimes touch off particularly emo-tional responses in the Spanishowing to the relative security theylive in. The story of a missing teen,for example, will top news programsfor months, as such crimes are rareand taken awfully seriously. As aresult, it’s baseless and wrong to say
that the Spanish don’t care about the lives of thebulls. The reverence they feel for bullfighting is littlemore than a profound respect for death. Bullfightingis one way they expose themselves to the reality ofdeath and come to accept it. Since the bulls areraised to fight, they are reared with a degree of carenot afforded to countless other animals who areraised for specific human purposes across the globe.The bulls are fed regularly and allowed to roam theranch. In short, they are treated well.
No doubt some readers will protest that bull-fighting is a primitive custom, at best. If the bull suf-fers unnecessarily, it’s inhumane. But to stop thereis to deny bullfighting even the chance of legitima-cy. To stop there is to invite ignorance and impulsivegeneralizations. Thousands of people support theart of bullfighting and don’t think it’s cruel. It’sworth finding out why.
Joe Hernandez is a School of Arts and Sciencessenior majoring in English and Spanish. His column,“The Soapbox,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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I t’s hard to miss thebillboard-sized bullsilhouettes that
appear along the roads ofthe Spanish countryside.These metal cutouts beganas an ad campaign forAndalusian sherry, but thebig bovine has slowlybecome the unofficial symbol of Spain, tappinginto romanticized conceptions of the country assome exotic Eden. Spain has a reputation as anold world haven of culture and passion, but thatdoesn’t always jibe with what we think of as amodernized society. Now, the country rests inthe tenuous position of having to justify bullfight-ing — a national pastime — to a disapprovingworld while defending itself as a forward-think-ing nation. We say tsk tsk, and Spain is back atsquare one.
Legislators in Catalonia — a northeasternautonomous community of Spain — voted in Julyto end bullfighting in the region. Even after longdebates, it’s unclear whether themove was more about animalrights or Catalonia’s separatistambitions. In any case, the rulingsignals that Spain is bowing underthe pressure of the internationalcommunity to wipe out the historicpractice entirely. To go down with-out a fight would be ironic.
A vast number of the Spanishpeople still support bullfighting, ifnot for its tourism revenue, for its cultural impor-tance to them. Contemporary Spanish bullfightsare highly ritualistic and showy, includingbrightly vested matadors and a full brass band,but they have not deviated greatly from theirmore humble, centuries-old precursors. Thefight itself moves through three stages, wherethe bull is progressively weakened by stabbingand eventually killed with a single blow. If thebull performs exceptionally well he leaves thering alive and never fights again. But the event ismore than senseless tauricide, or killing of thebull. The corrida de toros (the running of thebulls) is a uniquely Spanish art of action andpoise, which, when done well, carries just theright amount of beauty and danger. As the mata-dor makes a pass, onlookers watch for the prox-imity of horn to vest, the true measure of hisskill. It is a very real and physical display of manversus beast, nature in an idealized form. In aculture of factory farms and slaughterhouses,it’s as close as we can get.
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“When the bullets hit the wall, I could feel the concrete going into my mouth.”
Bryan Adams, a Rutgers-Camden student and Iraq veteran, on being ambushed during the war
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“Ernest Hemingwaycalled the bullfight
a ‘tragedy,’ and he was probably
on to something. ”
Teachers unableto administrate
I n Newark last Thursday, Brick Avon Academy held its first day ofclass. Founded by six former Teach for America recruits, the acad-emy operates on a revolutionary philosophy. Rather than being run
by a typical administration, it is run completely by teachers. The prin-cipal and both vice principals teach classes and all decisions regardingadministrative affairs, such as staffing, budgets and school policies, areto be made by a panel of teachers elected by their co-workers.
In theory, this is a great idea. Teachers are the workhorses of anyschool. They spend the most time with students, so they are generallymore equipped than administrators to understand the issues studentsface. Also, teachers understand how the classroom works, whichmethods lead to success and which lead to failure. Without the hin-drances that come from dealing with administrators who don’t quitecomprehend classroom dynamics, teachers would be able to run theirclasses more efficiently and with better results.
If it all seems positively utopian, that’s because it is. And, like allother utopian ideals, the idea of teachers running a school looksincredible on paper, but, in practice, some major roadblocks appear.
Teaching and administrating are two very different fields. Do teach-ers really have the skills or knowledge needed to handle administrativeaffairs successfully? They may know what it’s like to work with students,but do they know what it’s like to create a budget? Or how to deal withdisciplining co-workers? One wouldn’t pull an administrative assistant outfrom behind the desk, throw him in front of a class with no preparationand expect him to succeed. The same goes for the reverse.
There’s also an issue of time: If teachers have to shoulder the addedweight of administration, they may not be able to dedicate as much timeto their students as they should. In such a case, the students would endup suffering, no matter how efficient the school’s curriculum is.
Dominique D. Lee, one of the founding teachers at Brick AvonAcademy, says of he and his founding partners: “It’s six passionate peo-ple who came together and said, ‘Enough is enough.’ We’re just tiredof seeing failure.” Lee’s intentions are admirable, but he and the otherteachers at the school may not be able to hold onto their passion in theface of administrative issues. The passion will be dimmed by the frus-trations the teachers will inevitably face when they start delving into aworld of budgeting, evaluations and school policy.
The Soapbox
JOE HERNANDEZ
T he New Jersey Transit trains are rarely quiet. Businessmengoing into New York City trading stocks loudly on their phonesor obnoxious college students excitedly beginning their intern-
ships seem to always interrupt the silence, which the rest of us sooften need. Chat-free coaches made their debut on Tuesday withwhirring air-conditioners providing the only soundtrack. And while weagree with these upgrades, we also think that travelers should be cour-teous and respectful in every car regardless of its status.
It should be common sense that keeps us from complaining to ourfriends on the phone while a complete stranger sits next to us in awk-ward silence. Yet, in reality, it turns out we do need these quiet vehi-cles. NJ Transit’s plans include two cars — one at the back and one atthe front — on each of the 29 express trains between Trenton andManhattan. It is absurd that we must designate these train cars asquiet, officials were right to implement this rule. It could only help getthrough the day in a less stressed-out fashion.
Even before this new system though, ornery commuters enforced a defacto quiet car in the early hours of the day whenever “anyone … got on acellphone,” said John Place, 48, a regular early commuter to Wall Street.
In a New York Times article, James Weinstein, of NJ Transit, com-pared this new quiet rule to an earlier era when cigarettes were firstbanned. “There was some grousing, some concerns,” he said. “Buteventually people abided by it, and respected it, and learned how toadjust to it. And I would suggest to you, as a former smoker, that keep-ing quiet is somewhat easier than not smoking.”
Eventually then, commuters will have to make do with thesechanges although they are not the first of their kind. Philadelphia’scommuter trains and Amtrak are two of the successful examples of the“quiet car.”
Of course, commuters will have to get there first to reserve a seatin the revered quiet car, but then again, trains have always beenpacked during rush hour and most of us are used to squeezing ontopublic transport. There should be common courtesy among regulartravelers at least, yet that is not always the case. There should be thequiet car, but in an ideal world, we shouldn’t have to use it.
Quiet down, respectfellow passengers
predicted “the clash of civiliza-tions.” In his Foreign Affairs arti-cle Huntington divided the worldinto seven separate and distinct,homogenous civilizations —among them, the West and Islam.Are civilizations not a mixture ofmany different types of people,traditions, languages and reli-gions? And what is homogeneityin the face of globalization? Islamis not monolithic. Huntington’spolarizing sentiments use singu-lar versions of Islam to wedge a
rhetoric between a religion andthe West. And here lies the realand present danger: A genuinebelief in the absurd fault lines.
Step three: Interpolate. So onemay assume, after readingHuntington, that Islam is Islamand the West is the West. On thecontrary, Islam is the mostdiverse religion in the UnitedStates. Moreover, Islam preachesrespect toward People of theBook. Jews and Christians livingtogether with Muslims in pre-dominantly Muslim countriesadaptively use words like “inshal-lah” in their everyday languagewhile still retaining their own per-sonal religious practice.
Furthermore, under the MughalEmpire, Muslims and Hindus inSouth Asia intermarried, sharedtraditions, language and foodwith relative peace. In truth, reac-tionary Islamists should not be apolitical party.
It is no accident that protestsagainst the New York mosqueand support for the Arizona lawSB 1070 are spearheaded by thesame xenophobic hooligans —the tea party movement. Butbesides the very real possibilityof pervasive hate-filled violence,I also worry what Islam willmean after Imam Feisal AbdulRauf and Cordoba House takeover what it means to be aMuslim in America. Surely theywill issue the status quo forwhat it means to be a moderateover a radical. Afterwards willmoderate Muslims have to com-ply with problematic U.S. for-eign policy? Will we moderateMuslims have to accept the sec-ular mandates, the likes ofFrance and Switzerland? Willthe moderates have to followPalin’s example of a “peacefulMuslim?” My right to peacefullydissent, to honor the fallen withrebuilding rather than Quranburning and to uphold the pur-suit of truth and knowledgeshould not come at the cost ofme superimposing questionableethics over my own morals.
Sami Jitan is a School of Artsand Sciences senior majoring in anthropology.
S E P T E M B E R 9 , 2 0 1 0T H E D A I L Y T A R G U M OPINIONS 9
W hile I understand theproblems of thoseaffected by the cancel-
lation of the L bus, their plight isin no way unique. I too am a grad-uate student who must contendwith the need to find parking —impossible — and the necessityof taking the bus — interminable.Department of TransportationServices was right to cancel theleast used bus on campus andshould redirect the resourcessaved into providing more buses
I do not understand why thecommuters of Zone B have tosuffer with parking at the
Stadium West Lot on Busch cam-pus. In all fairness, shouldn’t thecommuters — who have to drive toclass every day and then backhome or to work — be given theparking spots closest to the build-ings on campus in comparison tothose who live on campus andtherefore do not have to drive any-where except for recreational activ-ities? If the University’s aim is tobecome greener, then just by giv-ing commuters parking lots closerto campus, it would eliminate theneed for so many buses. Butadding on a 30-minute commutefor a one-mile distance deters stu-dents from actually going to class.I have experienced that personallyand other commuters express thesame feelings.
Having Lots 66 and 67 onBusch campus open to Zone Bpass holders meant a lot to us(the commuter community). Ifofficials take the time to actuallysurvey the commuters to seehow they feel about the parkinglot allocations, they would seethat almost no one is happy with
I ncite. Polarize. Interpolate.Repeat. These are the stepsused by the “Islamophobes”
in the media to proliferate anagenda of fear and hate monger-ing. In the case of the Park51mosque, constructing a place ofworship next to the site of the9/11 attacks is portrayed as anew seam tearing between Islamand the West. Preposterous.
Step one: Incite. An arguablynon-issue is narrated into a nation-al fiasco. Effectively making amountain out of a molehill, GlennBeck propagates that a $200 mil-lion, bourgeois renovation is a“slap in the face” to the memoryof those who perished. Actuallythe ill-named “ground zeromosque” is an attempt to recon-cile nine years of anti-Islamic rhet-oric — indeed to set in stone thehellish acts of a few do not incor-porate the whole. Still, formerAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin urges all“peaceful” Muslims to “refudiate”the building of the mosque. To nosurprise, the first to answer to herbeck and call was bikini-clad Miss“Hezbollah” USA — the embodi-ment of everything liberal andmodern in Muslim America andthe dismay of Anwar Al-Awlakiand feminists alike.
Step two: Polarize. In 1993,eight years before the cata-strophic events in New York City,Samuel Huntington dubiously
for other routes. I take the EEbus from the C-Town stop indowntown New Brunswick to theStudent Activities Center on theCollege Avenue campus nightlyand it is always jam-packed pastthe point of sanity or safety. If oneof those buses were to get in anaccident, many students wouldbe seriously injured. DOTSshould provide more buses onthe EE and similarly crowdedroutes, not bring back a littleused one.
Kim Cadena is an Edward J.Bloustein School of Planning andPublic Policy graduate student.
the situation; we all just put upwith it and consider it part of the“RU Screw.” There are manyparking lots on Busch campusthat never even come close tobeing full, yet we are not allowedto use those lots. I am not askinganyone to kick out the facultysince they as well have to com-mute every day. But I think that amore intelligent system shouldbe used — one that allows stu-dents and faculty to share lots sothat there aren’t any unusedparking spaces. Maybe in thefuture, one would place facultynearest to their working environ-ment and then place the com-muters nearest to the buildingswhere they attend classes. Afterall, how many residents use theircars every single day? Theanswer is definitely not as manyas the commuters. So why shouldthey park in the locations nearestto class? It just doesn’t make anysense to me nor does it to anyoneI know. I think it is time for theUniversity to realize that it hasmany commuting students andshould try to implement an intel-ligent parking arrangement.
Dhanendhra Govender is aSchool of Engineering senior major-ing in biomedical engineering.
DIVERSIONST H E D A I L Y T A R G U M
P A G E 1 0 S E P T E M B E R 9 , 2 0 1 0
Doonesberry GARY TRUDEAU
Horoscopes / LINDA C. BLACK Pearls Before Swine STEPHAN PASTIS
Today's birthday (9/9/10). Your favorite person faces big chal-lenges this year. Get ideas from all group members for problemsolving. Your attitude helps to lift spirits and maintain a more opti-mistic perspective. You still have time to pursue your own goalswith flair. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is theeasiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19) --Today is a 6 -- Someone close toyou experiences a depressingmoment. To shift the mood,offer alternative plans of actionthat they are blind to.Taurus (April 20--May 20) --Today is a 7 -- Someone beginsthe day in a funk. You can shiftthat by providing independentactivities that emphasize person-al strengths.Gemini (May 21--June 21) --Today is a 7 -- Today's actions takeplace in your mind's eye. Thevariety of possibilities seems end-less. Come down to earth tomor-row after a night of dreams.Cancer (June 22--July 22) -- Todayis a 6 -- Your imagination carriesyou away, and that's all right.Today you hatch new plans andwait until later to put them intoaction. Enjoy the process.Leo (July 23--Aug. 22) -- Today isa 9 -- Recall a dream or createone today as you seek excite-ment in a relationship. Doubtfalls away as you move closer.Generate and amplify the ener-gy to build it up.Virgo (Aug. 23--Sept. 22) --Today is a 6 -- Where relation-ships are concerned, you're on aroll this week. Continue thattrend by working to balanceyour urge for independencewith passion.
Libra (Sept. 23--Oct. 22) --Today is a 9 -- You begin to won-der what you were thinkingwhen you started out. Don't bedisheartened: just re-examinethe logic to get back on track.Scorpio (Oct. 23--Nov. 21) --Today is a 6 -- If you worry byyourself, you won't get yourquestions answered. Say what'son your mind out loud. Thenlisten. This provides an entirelynew outlook.Sagittarius (Nov. 22--Dec. 21) --Today is a 7 -- Emails or callsleave you wondering if you wantto be part of the group. Definethe structure and plan first.Then make your decisions.Capricorn (Dec. 22--Jan. 19) --Today is a 6 -- Your imaginationhas been working overtime. Youmay have felt a bit depressed,but now your thoughts moveahead toward logical, harmo-nious outcomes.Aquarius (Jan. 20--Feb. 18) --Today is a 7 -- Urgent travelrequires multiple changes ofplans. Act with compassion, andtake care of business. Handlecrucial details yourself.Pisces (Feb. 19--March 20) --Today is a 5 -- After a fewmoments of pondering financialnews, you shift into an imagina-tive sphere to create more expan-sive possibilities. Tell your partner.
Dilbert SCOTT ADAMS
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Rutgers has to get its licks induring these five games, with theteam not playing more than onegame at a time in Piscataway forthe rest of the season.
“We are very optimistic goinginto these five home games,” saidsenior captain and defenderPaulie Calafiore. “We know theopportunity we have in front of usand we just want to hit theground running and leave noth-ing behind.”
As a whole, the Knights are5-2-3 in home openers since2000, the most memorablebeing an 8-0 victory over WestVirginia at the turn of the mil-lennium. Rutgers defeatedDelaware in its home opener in2008 by a 2-1 score.
For seniors such as Salmonand Calafiore, there is an
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Head coach Dan Donigan will lead the Scarlet Knights at homefor the first time Friday against Delaware at Yurcak Field.
Struggling to get started inthe opener, the Rutgers footballteam stormed out of the gates in a37-10 victory over FloridaInternational in this week’s edi-tion of The Daily Targum’s“NCAA ’11” simulation.
True freshman running backJordan Thomas broke a 65-yardtouchdown run on the secondplay from scrimmage and did notlook back, finishing with 115yards and two touchdowns.Senior Joe Martinek put togetheranother strong rushing perform-ance with 104 yards on 27 carriesand a touchdown.
Sophomore quarterback TomSavage struggled to find openreceivers, connecting on just 16-of-43 passes and throwing twopicks. Sophomore MarkHarrison led all Rutgers receiverswith five catches for 58 yards.
FIU receiver T.Y. Hiltontorched Rutgers for the secondstraight year with nine catchesfor 152 yards and a touchdown,representing the majority of theGolden Panthers’ 212 total yards.
Defensively, senior line-backer Antonio Lowery had agreat homecoming in Miamiwith 10 tackles and an intercep-tion. Senior safety Joe Lefegedadded six tackles and two sacks.
The Targum simulation is1-0 this season and was 10-2last season in correctwin/loss predictions.
— Sam Hellman
‘NCAA ’11’SIMULATION
KNIGHTS: Rutgers set
to play five straight at Yurcak
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The Mississauga, Canadanative got on the scoreboardfor the first time with a tallyover Fordham on Aug. 14, inthe team’s final preseasonscrimmage. Filigno addedanother goal for good measurein the Knights’ first victory ofthe year over SBU.
“Filigno hasn’t been in a live-game situation for a pretty goodamount of time,”Crooks said. “Shegot a few games inthis summer withher club team, butit’s not the samewith what we’redoing here. I’d sayout of the fivegames Jonelle hasbeen very effec-tive in four ofthem. One of them— it just didn’t goas well for her.”
Following the Knights’ lossto Monmouth, the team’s mostglaring anomaly, Filignoresponded by scoring twice inthe next two games, includingher first career game-winneragainst Princeton.
For Rutgers (4-1) to succeedthis weekend at the NikeInvitational in Portland, Ore.,Filigno needs to maintain heroffensive output against someof the nation’s most high-powered offenses.
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Redshirt freshman Jonelle Filigno registered seven shots on goal,including one that found the back of the net, against Bucknell.
understanding of the impres-sion left on the fan base after asolid performance at home forthe first time.
“Every home opener brings alevel of excitement,” Calafioresaid. “On the road, if things gobad, it takes a little bit more topull yourself out of a slump. Butat home, you’re fighting not onlyfor yourself, but the name on thejersey and right there in thestands. Everybody wants to playhard for their home fans.”
First on the docket isDelaware, which was picked thisseason to finish 10th in theColonial Athletic Association.The Blue Hens kicked off their2010 campaign with a win againstWestern New York schoolCanisius by a 3-1 score.
However, Delaware fell in itssecond game of the year, 1-0, toBradley, which is undefeated onthe year.
After Friday’s tussle with the Blue Hens, the Knights welcome St. Peter’s on Sunday
to Piscataway. Liad Amir leadsthe Peacocks with two goals in as many games after a 2-1loss to Bradley and a 2-0 winover Hofstra.
The homestand continueswith contests against LongIsland, Hartford and ends againstMarquette — Rutgers’ first BigEast matchup of the year.
This home stretch won’t bedeemed a success if the Knightsdo not show a vast improvementfrom last week’s game this Fridayagainst Delaware — the onlyopponent on Donigan’s mind forthe time being.
“They are tough and morethan capable,” he said. “They arecoming in here against a Big Eastteam and want to knock us off.We’ve got to expect a very toughgame and that is what we aregoing to be ready for.”
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The Knights take on No. 4Portland on Friday in a virtualhome game for the Pilots.
NCAA champions in 2002 and2005, Portland (5-0) already ownstwo wins this season over teamsfrom the “Big Six” conferences— Wisconsin and OklahomaState. Rutgers, however, is thePilots’ first matchup against aranked opponent.
Back for the Knights is sopho-more outside back ShannonWoeller, who missed the pastfour games while playing withthe Canadian National Team.Woeller’s return significantly
improves theRutgers back four,which couldn’tfind a consistentfirst substitute atoutside back.
“I think it’sgreat,” said fresh-man Tori Leigh,who filled in as astarter duringWoeller’s hiatus.“Shannon does somuch for us in theback four. I’m just
happy I got a chance to, youknow, try to fill her shoes.Shannon’s a great player, so we’llbe happy to see her again.”
During Woeller’s absence,Crooks utilized sophomoreMaura McLaughlin, normally amidfielder, at outside backagainst Monmouth. Later Crooksopted for sophomore LindseyMcNabb as the first defensivesub versus Princeton.
“With Woeller gone, we trieda couple of things,” Crooks said.
“For us, you have to figure out how
to win on the road.The road was not
a problem for us last year.”GLENN CROOKS
Head Coach
“Lindsey got rewarded for havinga good week of practice. Everyone of these players is told, ‘Youcan earn things through train-ing.’ We have a large roster. Wehave depth.”
After matching wits with a top-five power, Crooks’ squad doesbattle with Washington (3-1-1),who took down its first Big Eastteam Sept. 3 when it trumpedSyracuse, 4-0.
The trip west is the Knights’first extended road trip of the season.
“For us, you have to figureout how to win on the road,”Crooks said. “The road was nota problem for us last year andthat’s because of the girls wehave in the program. Manytimes on the road they becomeeven closer because you’retogether so often.”
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T he Rutgers softballteam released its 2010fall schedule yesterday,
revealing the squad hosts twotournaments and plays a total ofnine games for the season. TheScarlet Knights come off a 2010season in which they made theirfirst Big East Championshipappearance in 12 years.
The team plays its last gameof the fall on Oct. 17, when ithosts the Alumni Game at theRU Softball Complex.
THE BUFFALO BILLSannounced yesterday that for-mer Clemson star CJ Spiller isthe starting running back forthe 2010 season. Head coachChan Gailey said the fact thatlast year’s starter MarshawnLynch missed much of the pre-season did not affect Spiller’swinning the job.
The 2009 Heisman candidaterushed for 3,547 yards for hiscareer, scoring 32 touchdownsin his four years as a Tiger.
THE NFL AND NFLPlayers Association still sit onopposite sides of the fenceheading into the 2010-11 sea-son. The current collective bar-gaining agreement betweenthe two parties is up after thisseason, and due to the largenumber of issues that still needto be negotiated, a lockout isvery possible next season.
Although NFLCommissioner Roger Goodellremains positive a deal will getdone, NFLPA ExecutiveDirector DeMaurice Smithstated yesterday that he “stillfeel[s] that a lockout is comingin March.”
DUE TO AN INNINGSrestriction placed on New YorkYankees pitcher Phil Hughesby the organization, the teamplans on skipping him in hisnext start this weekend againstthe Texas Rangers.
Hughes boasts a 16-7 recordthis season with a 4.29 ERA andis 20 innings short the 175-inning limit the Yankees unoffi-cially placed on the starter.
SERBIA TOPPEDdefending basketball worldchampion Spain, 92-89, inthrilling fashion yesterdayearning a spot in the semi-finals of the FIBA WorldChampionships. Spain over-came an eight-point deficit andtied the game with just 25 sec-onds left in play.
Following a Serbian timeout,Milos Teodosic knocked downa three-pointer with 3.1 secondsleft on the clock, giving histeam the lead and the win.
ALABAMA HEADfootball coach Nick Sabanannounced yesterday that run-ning back Mark Ingram ismost likely going to miss theCrimson Tide’s game Saturdayagainst No. 18 Penn State.
The 2009 Heisman Trophywinner underwent knee sur-gery last week to repair aninjury sustained during thefirst week of practices.
Werneke believes if the teamstill focuses on basics andkeeps game play simple andefficient, the Barn can be anintimidating place.
“It doesn’t matter what youknow about the other team ifyou can’t execute on your sideof the court,” he said. “So earlywhen you’re adding new peopleto the program, you spend toomuch time on [the other side],the wheels will fall off. We canreally compete and win againstthose kinds of teams, and that’sthe expectation.”
Saxton specifically took a liking to the phrase “Not in ‘R’ Barn.”
“The whole team’s reallyexcited. We always knew wewere going places,” she said.“We were rebuilding, but it neverreally showed up on the score-board. It’s just an exciting atmos-phere to be in. We’re not donerebuilding, but things are start-ing to look up for us. SometimesI have to pinch myself and be like‘Oh, is this real?’”
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Junior setter Kallie Pence just missed a double-double Tuesday in the Scarlet Knights’ 3-0win over NJIT, as she finished with 32 assists and eight digs.
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BY SAM HELLMANCORRESPONDENT
When sophomore tight endD.C. Jefferson hits the field inMiami, he isn’t only playing hissecond career game in his homestate, but he’s playing against afriend in linebacker Aaron Davis.
Davis, who grew up inJefferson’s hometown of WinterHaven, is in for a big surprise if hematches up against the Rutgersfootball team’s starting tight endon any running plays this year,seeing as Jefferson is about 15pounds heavier than last season.
“You know I’m going to try toconnect with him, let him know
SPRING PRACTICE NOTEBOOK JEFFERSON SET TO TAKE ON OLD FRIEND
RAMON DOMPOR / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Former Rutgers defensive end Jamaal Westerman signed with theJets as an undrafted free agent last year and made the squad.
ANDREW HOWARD / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Sophomore tight end D.C. Jefferson had one catch for 25 yardsThursday after making 5 catches for 108 yards last season.
Ranked opponenets await at Terrapin InviteBY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ
CORRESPONDENT
Being able to communicate ongame days goes a long way indetermining whether a team wins
or loses. T h e
youthfulroster oft h eRutgersf i e l d
hockey team is still figuring thisfact out, but through four gamesthis season, the team continuallymade strides.
“The team got together andsaid, ‘Look, we need to keepworking together, we need tokeep communicating and gettingeveryone together on the samepage,’” said head coach LizTchou. “Everyone wants to win.”
In the team’s last game, theScarlet Knights (1-3) finished onescore away from coming backfrom a three-goal deficit againstRichmond. Although the teamlost, 3-2, the late-game surge car-ried into the practice week, justin time to help the team preparefor No. 20 American on Saturday.
The Eagles (1-2) are also look-ing to rebound from a close lossafter falling to No. 11 Louisvillethis past weekend, 2-1.
Based on American’s firstgame of the year, in which theycrushed Richmond, 5-1, thecasual fan might be quick towrite off the Knights’ chancesfor success this weekend.
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Junior captain Mackenzie Noda started all four games for the Scarlet Knights so far this season.The Allentown, Pa., native has one career goal, but has not scored a point this year.
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my presence out there,”Jefferson said. “I’m a lot bigger.I’m going to scare him.”
Jefferson, who is now morethan a year into his transitionfrom quarterback to tight end,bulked up to 258 pounds in his6-foot-6 frame and showed animproved knowledge of theposition throughout camp. Ittranslated to one big catch for25 yards against Norfolk State.
“As it has slowed down [onthe field], it still needs to slowdown that much more for himto be the player that he is capa-ble of being and I can’t wait tosee that,” said head coach GregSchiano. “He has got it. D.C.
has got the tools. Believe me,he will get better because hereally wants to get better.
“He has only played the posi-tion for just over a year in hislife. I think sky is the limit aslong as he stays committed towhat we are doing. There is notelling how good he can be. Ihave no reason to believe hewon’t either.”
Florida International doesnot mark the same homecomingfor Jefferson as it is for otherScarlet Knights from the state,because it’s a four-hour drivefrom his home, but he still has10 people coming to the game.
“When I’m on the field, I’mthinking about football and noth-ing else,” Jefferson. “I’m just try-ing to focus on what I have to do.At the end of the day, when thegame’s over, then I’ll focus ontalking to my family.”
RUTGERS GOT A TASTE OFthe final “Hard Knocks” episodeat yesterday’s practice, when for-mer defensive end and NewYork Jets linebacker JamaalWesterman visited practice andspoke to the Scarlet Knights.
Westerman met briefly withreporters and said the tenor of hisspeech was about enjoying theirtime now and understanding howspecial college football is.
“Even though he was beforemy time, it was really cool to seehim,” said quarterback TomSavage. “I watch him on ‘HardKnocks’ all the time.”
Westerman said he gets com-ments about the HBO documen-tary series all the time.
“Everybody is talking to meabout ‘Hard Knocks’ andstuf f,” Westerman said. “It’sfun, anytime you get a chanceto show people an insideglimpse of what training camp
is like. If they had a ‘HardKnocks’ for college, it wouldbe great too because peopledon’t really get to see the insand outs of things. I think itwas a great show, a great timeand the cameras kind of fadedinto the back as the weekswent on so I think they did agreat job with it.”
LAST YEAR’S SECOND HALFagainst Florida Internationalwas one that Savage probablywants to forget. Savage suf-fered a concussion in the gameon a big hit and had to missthe following week’s gameagainst Maryland.
“They are a physical team,but that was just a freak playwhere I went down,” Savagesaid. “They hit hard and they’reaggressive. I know what to look
for now. … I’m not worried, butI’m going to try and slide a littlebit earlier.”
FIFTH-YEAR SENIORrunning back Kordell Youngpracticed again after missing sig-nificant time dealing with per-sonal issues. He will travel toMiami this weekend and isexpected to play.
“In my mind, as long as he’sdoing what he’s supposed to bedoing, there is no decision,”Schiano said. “There’s a rea-son he’s our guy. Let me justmake sure that he’s OK. Hehad a little break there, how’she feel physically? I don’t wanthim to go into the game tired,so maybe he gets some, butnot all [of the third-downplays]. He looked pretty goodyesterday, though.”
Throw in the fact that the teamfaces No. 2 Maryland (3-0) thenext day and the road to a winseems even bleaker.
Add that the Terrapinsoutscored opponents 12-3 thusfar this season, while theKnights surrendered 10 goals intheir first four matchups, andsuddenly winning seems impos-sible to outsiders.
But senior captain Jenna Bulldoes not put teams on pedestals.
“We use every game as ameasuring stick to see where weare,” Bull said. “At the end of theday, we can beat any team if we goout there as a team and put every-thing out there.”
To get past both Americanand Maryland in the TerrapinInvitational and gain checks in
the win column, Rutgers mustimprove on its consistency andget off to a fast start to avoidbeing down at half.
A lot of that consistencycomes down to the team’s lackof familiarity with each other,but much of it arises from the team’s tentativeness tocommunicate, according toTchou. “As of right now, I think
our main game plan is just try-ing to connect better with eachother and within the lines,”Bull said.
Rather than being intimidatedby big-name foes, many mem-bers of the team are chomping atthe bit to square off against someof the nation’s best. For Rutgers,this weekend provides the oppor-tunity to see exactly where theteam needs to improve headinginto conference play.
“Coming off of a pretty closegame with Richmond, everyone’spretty pumped to go and seewhat we’re going to do withAmerican and Maryland,” saidjunior captain Mackenzie Noda.“This weekend is really going tobe the deciding factor of what wecan actually do as a team.”
The Knights face the Eagles onSaturday at 1:00 p.m. and battleMaryland at 2:00 p.m. the next day.
KNIGHT NOTE:Sophomore goalkeeper Vickie
Lavell will start Saturday in theweekend opener againstAmerican. Lavell allowed threegoals on 11 shots last weekagainst Richmond and was pulled from the game for fresh-man Sarah Stuby with 13:38 to play.
“She was struggling,” saidTchou. “During the week, ifyou’re practicing hard you have achance to play on the weekend.Every day I’m evaluating thesekids to see how they’re perform-ing and what their mindset is.”
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There is always an added excitementand urgency to perform in a team’s homeopener and the Rutgers men’s soccer team
is no exception.But a pair of
games this week-end within the confines of YurcakField can alsoserve as a power-
ful forgetting tool for the Scarlet Knights (0-1).
“We hope to show, in front of our fans,that the last game was a fluke,” said seniorcaptain Yannick Salmon, whose team fell,3-0, in its season opener at Lehigh. “We areusually a good home team, so we have tomake sure we get a win every time.”
The Knights welcome Colonial AthleticAssociation foe Delaware (1-1) first underthe lights Friday night before facing intra-state opponent St. Peter’s (1-1) onSunday afternoon.
These are two winnable games that canjumpstart this season and make memoriesfrom the rough night in Bethlehem, Pa., athing of the past.
“You’re 0-0 at home and you certainlywant to get off on the right foot in front ofthe home crowd,” said head coach DanDonigan. “If we can get two wins this week-end that would be fantastic — then we areat 2-1 and riding a two-game win streak. Itwould be beautiful. But any coach and anyplayer will tell you, you’ve got to take onegame at a time.”
After this weekend, the Knights remain athome for three more games on a homestandthat lasts until Sept. 24.
Knights openhomestandagainst Hens
BY TYLER BARTOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Redshir t freshman Jonelle Filignoadmittedly didn’t expect the first fivegames of her Rutgers women’s soccer
career to play outthe way they have.
Most soccerenthusiasts mightthink Filigno, whoinjured her kneejust seven minutes
into the team’s first scrimmage last year against Montreal, would be happy with three goals in her first fivecareer contests.
If that was the case, they clearly do notknow Filigno personally.
“No, I envisioned one [goal] everygame,” said Filigno, the former CanadianSoccer Association U-20 Female Player ofthe Year. “So I’m down two right now.”
Filigno later said she was kidding, butshe is not the only one placing high expec-tations on herself.
Head coach Glenn Crooks didn’t antici-pate Filigno’s long layoff to af fect hergoal-scoring output or ball skills at all.
“I know the kind of player Jonelle isand that’s absolutely the kind of produc-tion [I expected],” said Crooks, whose No.24 Scarlet Knights won two games in arow following an upset loss to Monmouth.“I’m sure she would agree with me thatshe should have a few more.”
Filigno, like teammates Gina DeMaioand Ashley Jones, spent the entire offsea-son rehabbing from injury to ensure areturn for the Knights’ season-opening winagainst Stony Brook.
Freshman ridesscoring streakinto No. 4 foe
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DELAWARE AT RUTGERS, SATURDAY, 7 P.M.
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RUTGERS AT PORTLAND, FRIDAY, 10 P.M.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
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Senior captain Yannick Salmon, a Westbury, N.Y., native, started every game the past twoseasons and has six career goals and 13 points, which all came in the 2009 season.
Rutgers hopes momentum from sweep carries into weekendBY BILL DOMKE
CORRESPONDENT
It is happening.For a clearer picture on what exactly “it” is,
just ask senior outside hitter Caitlin Saxton,who led the Rutgers volleyball team to a
sweeping victoryTuesday over NJIT.
“I always knew itwas going to hap-pen,” she said. “Ialways knew that
this team had potential to be great. And it’sso nice to finally see the wins up on the scoreboard.”
Of course, “it” could also mean the firstwinning record to last more than a day underthird-year coach CJ Werneke.
The Scarlet Knights finished out their sec-ond tournament weekend with a 2-1 record,losing only to Delaware, who only lost onematch until then.
With its record at an even 3-3, Rutgerstook the turnpike a few exits north toNewark, where it swept NJIT with comfort-able match victories of 25-21, 25-10 and 25-17.
“We didn’t really know much about NJIT,”Werneke said. “It’s always nice to put ourteam in a hostile environment … and see howwe respond.”
The Knights are not simply taking winswith a full roster all the time. Tuesday’s 3-0victory over the Highlanders was finagledwithout setter Stephanie Zielinski, responsi-ble for 233 of Rutgers’ 302 total assists.
The sophomore sat out the match with a mildconcussion suffered from a previous practice,but is already cleared for further competition.
“Everyone’s learning how to play withconfidence,” she said. “Instead of people try-ing to make their own and try to win thegame themselves, they can trust their team-mates and let them take the game too.”
But whatever confidence the team is taking,Rutgers is going to need to hold onto it witheverything it has, according to Werneke. Thetrio of teams attending Rutgers’ first hostedtournament in the College Avenue Gym since2005 are no pushovers.
“The three teams that are coming in aretraditional NCAA tournament teams,”Werneke said. “We really don’t talk aboutthat kind of stuff with our kids because wejust see them as another volleyball team. Wehave three teams like those coming into ourgym. It gives us an opportunity to see wherewe really stack up against those teams.”
Werneke targets one team specifically, onethat has faced the Knights three years in a row.
“We got a bad taste in our mouth aboutGeorge Mason,” Werneke said. “We’ve seenthem two years in a row. Last year at NC Statewe had them. But one of their players tookover the match and we didn’t respond to it.Obviously when you see an opponent for thethird year in a row there’s always a little bit ofextra juices flowing.”
Rutgers took the first set away fromGeorge Mason last year in North Carolinabut could not capitalize on the momentumand gave away three consecutive losses withscores as close as 27-25 and 25-23.
However, with all the games in theCollege Avenue Gym the team hopesmomentum can be maintained.
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Senior outside hitter Caitlin Saxton recorded her 16th career double-double in Rutgers’3-0 win against NJIT on Tuesday, registering 15 kills and 13 digs.
