THE D AILY T ARGUM Volume 142, Number 117 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 COUNTRY ROADS Today: Rain High: 61 • Low: 32 TUESDAY APRIL 5, 2011 In the midst of a road trip, the Rutgers tennis team played a pair of matches in Morgantown, W.Va., and took down Big East rivals Pittsburgh and West Virginia. INDEX ONLINE @ DAILYTARGUM.COM OPINIONS ....... 14 DIVERSIONS ...... 16 CLASSIFIEDS ...... 18 City council will hold a public hear- ing where residents can ask questions about the one-acre- long Buccleuch sewage project. McDonald’s is looking to hire 50,000 people in the span of one day. OPINIONS SPORTS ...... BACK METRO UNIVERSITY ....... 3 METRO .......... 9 Students with 75 or more degree credits can register for classes from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. PENDULUM ...... 12 RFR team constructs racecar for competition BY JACK MURTHA STAFF WRITER Grease-ridden clothes and nights spent sleeping in the back seat of a racecar are testaments to the Rutgers Formula Racing (RFR) team’s dedication to succeed, both on and off the track. But before RFR will enter its for- mula-type car this year in two annual Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) competitions, a long process of brainstorming, design and building takes place, RFR President Umur Selek said. “After a few months into the school year, the actual production of the race car starts and then the students are introduced to the real engineering world,” he said. The team constructs a new car every year, but members first con- struct a 3D model in a computer- aided design (CAD) software pro- gram, Selek said. Most design work is completed in the summer, but meticulous reviews of the vehicle’s systems continue throughout the year, said Paul Gettings, leader of controls and manufacturing. The process involves several sub- teams, including divisions that focus on the drivetrain, engine, electronics, suspension and other attributes of the racecar, Selek said. New members work under the guidance of their chosen sub-teams’ leaders to become familiar with the inner-workings of that specific sys- tem, Gettings said. But to complete the car, University students must also machine parts, weld, lay carbon fiber and fiberglass, make molds and write code, said David Gumpert, the electronics team leader for the 2011 season. He said the team must be precise in its work because of FSAE regulations. “Our designs have to adhere to a ver y strict set of rules — 130 pages — that limit things like engine displace- ment [to] 600 cubic centimeters, place restrictions in the intake [to] 20 mil- limeters or roughly three-quarters of an inch, and set safety standards for the driver,” Gumpert said. “The events are highly structured.” RFR will compete against universi- ties from across the globe in Michigan in May and in California in June, Selek said. Cars are judged in a variety of cat- egories, including cover cost and manufacturing, presentation, design, acceleration and fuel economy, among others, Gumpert said. RFR receives most of its funding from the Rutgers School of Engineering student fees and private sponsors, but the money is not a large Participants scarf down mouthfuls at last night’s samosa eating contest in the Livingston Student Center. The event featured prizes throughout the contest as well as free food provided by Chand Palace. NICK BRASOWSKI / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER SAMOSA OVERLOAD Students are required to pay $7 when requesting transcripts online or picking them up in the Administrative Services Building on Busch campus. University Registrar Kenneth Iuso said the policy would not deter all students from requesting a transcript. JOSEPHINE BATHAN Students oppose charges for transcripts BY ANKITA PANDA METRO EDITOR Following a series of Gov. Chris Christie’s budget cuts, University officials last November placed a $7 fee on students requesting transcripts. Now, students and organizations like the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) are speaking out against the policy. The policy requires that students request transcripts, either online or in person, to the University Office of the Registrar on Busch campus and pay $7, University Registrar Kenneth Iuso said. “Because of the many budget cuts the University has had, there’s a need to find some income stream, so we could replace some of the budget cuts that were made in the offices,” he said. Transcript fees are not uncommon and many other New Jersey state universities charge students more than $10, Iuso said. “We checked with the other schools, most of them were $10 or more, so we thought that a fair amount might be $7 — less than the $10 or $12 most schools are charging,” he said. Iuso, who said he could not give his per- sonal opinion on the issue, realizes the tran- script fee means students will request fewer transcripts but said the policy would not deter all students from requesting. “If you’re applying to a graduate school, you need a transcript. If you are applying for a job, some companies require a transcript,” he said. “It’s not discouraging students from asking for a transcript, [but] it may be dis- couraging them from asking for many copies of a transcript.” Since the policy enactment, students are forced to become more efficient and waste less paper, Iuso said. “We used to get requests for 100 copies of an official transcript just in case that student needed to send that transcript to some place at a given time. We’re not seeing people order 100 transcripts,” he said. The ultimate decision to charge a tran- script fee came down to Courtney McAnuff, SEE TEAM ON PAGE 4 SEE CHARGES ON PAGE 7 WORLD ......... 10
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COUNTRY ROADSToday: Rain
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TUESDAYAPRIL 5, 2011
In the midst of a road trip, the Rutgers tennis team played a pair of matchesin Morgantown, W.Va., and took down Big East rivals Pittsburgh and West Virginia.
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OPINIONS . . . . . . . 14
DIVERSIONS . . . . . . 16
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . 18
City council willhold a public hear-ing where residentscan ask questionsabout the one-acre-long Buccleuchsewage project.
McDonald’s is lookingto hire 50,000 peoplein the span of one day.
OPINIONS
SPORTS . . . . . . BACK
METRO
UNIVERSITY . . . . . . . 3
METRO . . . . . . . . . . 9
Students with 75 or more degree credits can register for classes from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
PENDULUM . . . . . . 12
RFR team constructsracecar forcompetition
BY JACK MURTHASTAFF WRITER
Grease-ridden clothes and nightsspent sleeping in the back seat of aracecar are testaments to theRutgers Formula Racing (RFR)team’s dedication to succeed, bothon and off the track.
But before RFR will enter its for-mula-type car this year in two annualFormula Society of AutomotiveEngineers (FSAE) competitions, along process of brainstorming, designand building takes place, RFRPresident Umur Selek said.
“After a few months into the schoolyear, the actual production of the racecar starts and then the students areintroduced to the real engineeringworld,” he said.
The team constructs a new carevery year, but members first con-struct a 3D model in a computer-aided design (CAD) software pro-gram, Selek said.
Most design work is completedin the summer, but meticulousreviews of the vehicle’s systemscontinue throughout the year, saidPaul Gettings, leader of controlsand manufacturing.
The process involves several sub-teams, including divisions that focuson the drivetrain, engine, electronics,suspension and other attributes of theracecar, Selek said.
New members work under theguidance of their chosen sub-teams’leaders to become familiar with theinner-workings of that specific sys-tem, Gettings said.
But to complete the car, Universitystudents must also machine parts,weld, lay carbon fiber and fiberglass,make molds and write code, saidDavid Gumpert, the electronics teamleader for the 2011 season.
He said the team must be precise inits work because of FSAE regulations.
“Our designs have to adhere to avery strict set of rules — 130 pages —that limit things like engine displace-ment [to] 600 cubic centimeters, placerestrictions in the intake [to] 20 mil-limeters or roughly three-quarters ofan inch, and set safety standards forthe driver,” Gumpert said. “Theevents are highly structured.”
RFR will compete against universi-ties from across the globe inMichigan in May and in California inJune, Selek said.
Cars are judged in a variety of cat-egories, including cover cost andmanufacturing, presentation, design,acceleration and fuel economy, amongothers, Gumpert said.
RFR receives most of its fundingfrom the Rutgers School ofEngineering student fees and privatesponsors, but the money is not a large Participants scarf down mouthfuls at last night’s samosa eating contest in the Livingston Student Center.
The event featured prizes throughout the contest as well as free food provided by Chand Palace.
NICK BRASOWSKI / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
SAMOSA OVERLOAD
Students are required to pay $7 when requesting transcripts online or picking them up in the Administrative Services Buildingon Busch campus. University Registrar Kenneth Iuso said the policy would not deter all students from requesting a transcript.
JOSEPHINE BATHAN
Students oppose charges for transcriptsBY ANKITA PANDA
METRO EDITOR
Following a series of Gov. Chris Christie’sbudget cuts, University of ficials lastNovember placed a $7 fee on studentsrequesting transcripts. Now, students andorganizations like the Rutgers UniversityStudent Assembly (RUSA) are speaking outagainst the policy.
The policy requires that students requesttranscripts, either online or in person, to theUniversity Office of the Registrar on Buschcampus and pay $7, University RegistrarKenneth Iuso said.
“Because of the many budget cuts theUniversity has had, there’s a need to find
some income stream, so we could replacesome of the budget cuts that were made inthe offices,” he said.
Transcript fees are not uncommon andmany other New Jersey state universitiescharge students more than $10, Iuso said.
“We checked with the other schools, mostof them were $10 or more, so we thought thata fair amount might be $7 — less than the $10or $12 most schools are charging,” he said.
Iuso, who said he could not give his per-sonal opinion on the issue, realizes the tran-script fee means students will request fewertranscripts but said the policy would notdeter all students from requesting.
“If you’re applying to a graduate school,you need a transcript. If you are applying for
a job, some companies require a transcript,”he said. “It’s not discouraging students fromasking for a transcript, [but] it may be dis-couraging them from asking for many copiesof a transcript.”
Since the policy enactment, students areforced to become more efficient and wasteless paper, Iuso said.
“We used to get requests for 100 copies ofan official transcript just in case that studentneeded to send that transcript to some place ata given time. We’re not seeing people order100 transcripts,” he said.
The ultimate decision to charge a tran-script fee came down to Courtney McAnuff,
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THURSDAYHIGH 60 LOW 42
FRIDAYHIGH 53 LOW 43
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U. graduate students mock murder mysteryBY KEVIN DAHAGHI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
After the sudden death of aHollywood actress mysteriouslypoisoned the night of an awardsceremony, the graduate studentcommunity came togetherSunday to investigate the case.
Their investigation was part ofthe University’s GraduateStudent Association’s (GSA)murder mystery dinner party inthe Red Lion Café on the CollegeAvenue campus.
The café, which had a red car-pet rolled out for the event,attracted a crowd of graduate stu-dents who worked together todetermine the mock murderer’sidentity and motive using ques-tions and clues while enjoying acatered meal.
“The GSA organizes events[requested by] the graduate stu-dents,” said Reshma Nayyar,president of GSA. “We thoughtit would be a nice change tohave a theater-inspired murdermystery dinner.”
Suspects included an arrayof characters — all played bygraduate students — includinga demanding producer and hiswife, a proud designer, an ego-tistical lead actress and herescort, an envious supportingactress, an up and comingactor and his escor t and apromising director.
“The selling point for thisevent was the fact that studentswould not have to memorizethe script,” said Nayyar, a fifthyear PhD student. “So it wasjust rehearsing, meeting once,
Graduate Student Association members role play different characters and murder suspects to thedeath of a Hollywood actress Sunday night at the Red Lion café on the College Avenue campus.
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coordinating things and havinga blast.”
First-year graduate studentKyle Davis said he enjoyed thelighthearted opportunity to per-form on stage.
“It went well and I don’tthink it was meant to be any-thing too intense,” he said.“We’re graduate and PhD stu-dents. We don’t have much timeto memorize lines.”
Davis described hisdemanding producer characteras an alpha male, someoneunlike himself.
“He’s supposed to be some-one who is used to beingobeyed,” he said. “I think that’swhy they picked that characterfor me, because they told me it’sthe opposite of me so it would befun to play a character that’s dif-ferent from how I really am.”
A five-act performance andquestioning periods after eachact culminated in the surpriserevelation that the up and comingactor murdered the lead actressbecause of conflicting affairs withtwo women.
School of Engineering gradu-ate student Shail Chuegar appre-ciated the performances, particu-larly the death scene.
“It was really nice and I hadfun,” Chuegar said. “I liked the wayshe fell when she was murdered.”
During the closing ceremony,actors and audience memberswere awarded recognition fortheir performances and prizes.
Nayyar said GSA works toimprove the quality of life forUniversity graduate studentson campus.
“GSA’s goal is to serve grad-uate students in every possibleway,” she said. “If a graduatehas a concern, they can come to us.”
Nayyar said GSA promotessustainability practices at eachevent by using reusable utensilsfrom the Graduate StudentLounge kitchen.
“After the event, used dishesand utensils were taken back tothe Graduate Student Loungekitchen and washed,” she said.“As a result, we did not use anydisposable products for the event.”
The idea to have a murdermystery party came from thesuccess of a similar graduatestudent event.
“We actually had someoneorganize a murder myster yevent about one and a halfsemesters ago that was verywell appreciated by the gradu-ate students,” she said. “It tooka lot of planning and so thistime the plan was to try and doit where it was a little easierand less chaotic.”
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Dean of Cook campus Rick Ludescher and Vice President for University Budgeting Nancy Winterbauer visit the Schoolof Environmental and Biological Sciences governing council last night to talk to students about tuition caps and raises.
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deal, according to a Home NewsTribune article.
“As a result of low funding,the team has to re-use the partsfrom previous vehicles, but a newchassis is built every year percompetition rules,” Selek said.
Despite a lack of funds,Gettings said members find waysto manufacture a competitiveopen wheel racecar, and it hasbeen both a blessing and curse.
“Sometimes we can’t get thebest product for the job outthere simply because it is tooexpensive, but this has taught usto be innovative and very cost-oriented in our designapproach,” he said.
After months of strenuouswork, the final product holds apower-to-weight ratio of about 5pounds per horsepower, morethan that of a Dodge Viper,Gumpert said.
Gettings said the time imme-diately before competitions canbe stressful and hectic.
“Often the day and nightbefore competition, problemsarise that were not expected soit is not uncommon to work lateinto the night the night beforecompetition to get the car in top shape before we leave,”Gettings said.
The RFR was established in1989 and consists of about 50University students who design,build and race formula-type cars,Selek said.
“Rutgers Formula Racingteam is mostly made upof engineering students whowant to apply their classroomknowledge to a practical application,” he said. “Formula[Society of AutomotiveEngineers] takes students outof the classroom and allowsthem to apply textbook theoriesto real work experiences.”
He said RFR allows Universitystudents to expand their knowl-edge in ways textbooks and lec-tures cannot.
FSAE provides studentswith necessary skill sets to suc-cessfully take on dif ficult proj-ects in a variety of fields andwork with a diverse group ofpeople, Selek said.
“Once you graduate fromFSAE, you know how to getthings done under strict timeconstraints, with a limited num-ber of resources, exercising yourcreativity and working as ateam,” he said.
RFR offers real-world experi-ence that could land memberscoveted jobs, Gumpert said.The team enables theUniversity’s engineering stu-dents to learn and apply moreskills than their specific majorsallow in the classroom.
“The team is a huge bonuswhen you’re looking for jobs because it shows thatyou’re involved and that you’re able to apply yourknowledge,” Gumper t said.“The formula team affords aton of opportunities to learnthings that you normallywouldn’t be exposed to.”
But most team members arenot involved in RFR simply for arésumé-booster, Gumpert said.
“We’re all car nuts. What carnut wouldn’t enjoy buildingtheir own car?” he said. “[Ienjoy] seeing your designs[and] ideas come to life, theability to apply what you’velearned in the classroom andthe knowledge gained alongthe way.”
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Tony Kadyhrob, a Lawrence, N.J.,man accused of harassing a RiderUniversity student, was reported nearThe College of New Jersey campusSaturday night, according to a Timesof Trenton article.
The 68-year-old man was barredfrom the TCNJ campus Friday afternoon, and after the sighting,township and campus policesearched the area for Kadyhrob butdid not find him.
Out on bail, Kadyhrob allegedlyaccosted and tried to lure a 19-year-old student Thursday afternoon intohis car, as she walked through a Rider University parking lot.
After an investigation, policeissued a warrant for Kadyhrob’sarrest. The police then charged himwith attempting to entice an adult intoa vehicle, according to the article.
TCNJ police of ficials received ananonymous call Friday afternoonsaying the man was on their campus,and Kadyhrob was banned from thegrounds. Police said they wouldarrest him should he return.
According to the ar ticle, aLawrence Township PoliceDepar tment bulletin stated thatKadyhrob is attracted to “younggirls,” or women between the ages of 18 and 30.
The Lawrence police seizedKadyhrob’s vehicle, a whiteOldsmobile sedan with racing stripes.TCNJ police Captain Timothy Grantin the article said Kadyhrob is nowdriving a red, rented Toyota Yarus.
Grant in the article said Kadyhrobstated he intends to visit theUniversity next.
“We contacted Rutgers,” saidGrant in the article. “They have all ofour information. They were activelyworking on a ban letter also, so that ifhe showed up, it [could] be trespass-ing and he would be arrested.”
— Mary Diduch
MAN ACCUSED OF LURING ‘YOUNG GIRLS’ ON NJ CAMPUSES
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Various University greek organizationswill host events during this year’s RutgersDay April 30 throughout the College Avenue,Busch and Cook/Douglass campuses.
The brothers of Lamda Theta Phi Latinfraternity will have a dunk tank on theCollege Avenue campus, according to theRutgers Day schedule of events. A $2 dona-tion will benefit the fraternity’s nationalphilanthropy, the American HeartAssociation and give individuals three triesat dunking.
Rutgers Day attendees can prove theirbaseball skills at Phi Delta Theta’s fastpitch radar cage on the College Avenuecampus, according to the list. Participantscould win a prize.
Sigma Phi Delta will display two robotsbuilt by the FIRST Robotics Club ofPiscataway High School, which the frater-nity sponsors, according to the schedule.The display will include a demonstration ofthe robots’ abilities.
The members of Alpha Phi Omega willinvite adults and children alike to createfriendship bracelets and cards for childrenin local hospitals. Children can also chooseto make bracelets for themselves.
Those in the mood for a snack can meetthe Alpha Zeta brothers, who will be
offering pulled pork and lemonade, accord-ing to the schedule.
Delta Sigma Phi will give attendees thechance to pie a member of the fraternity.Visitors will be encouraged to donate tothe Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.
Attendees who stop by Beta Alpha Psi’stable may receive free business cards, per-sonally made by the members, accordingto the schedule.
Alpha Epsilon Delta will be challengingpeople to try their hand at surgery throughparticipation in the games and activities attheir table.
People can find more games at PhiBeta Lambda’s table, which will of ferthe chance to build sand art and playleadership-oriented games, according tothe schedule.
On Busch, Delta Sigma Pi will have apuzzle game in which participants have toproperly put together a résumé.
Rutgers Day is an annual event held onevery campus of the University.
The event gives organizations at theUniversity the chance to offer games, activ-ities and other forms of entertainment,according to the Rutgers Day website.
— Matthew Kosinki
GREEK ORGANIZATIONS HOST EVENTS ON RUTGERS DAY
BY ADONNIS GARVINCONTRIBUTING WRITER
To highlight their ef forts inchild heath care, theUniversity chapter ofFoundation for InternationalMedical Relief of Children(FIMRC) held its first “Aroundthe World” banquet.
The banquet featured cultur-al performances and gameschallenging the audience’sknowledge of the NewBrunswick community, in areassuch as high school dropoutrates and health concernsThursday in the Busch CampusCenter. Game and raffle win-ners received gift cards to thelocal Jimmy Johns.
“FIMRC is different becausethe people involved aren’t justdoing it for résumé,” saidAchalanka Dalawelle, co-host ofthe event and vice president ofCommunity Outreach. “We’reabout making genuine differ-ences, and using our skills toimplement change.”
Dalawelle, a School of Artsand Sciences senior expressedhis passion for the work FIMRCdoes on and off the stage.
Likewise, Medical ReliefTrips Coordinator Nikki Chand,a School of Environmental andBiological Sciences sophomore,demonstrated her work abroadin Peru where she providedminor health care to residentsin a small community.
Wael Kanj, FIRMC president,said the organization wasinspired by this generation’slack of philanthropy and con-cern about health care to doconcrete work.
“FIMRC is all about making amulti-faceted direct difference,”said Kanj, a School ofEngineering senior.
The Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children’s first “Around the World” banquet Thursdayshowcased various cultural performances and guest speakers, like Tony Nunno (below) coordinatorof volunteer donations at Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen.
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Banquet promoteschildrens’ health care
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FIMRC works toward provid-ing health care for poor childrenin countries where access tohealth care is scarce, saidAnisha Das, vice presidentexternal for FIMRC.
“We want people to receivehealth care around the worldwhether it’s people in NewBrunswick or in Uganda,” saidDas, a School of Environmentaland Biological Sciences senior.“Everybody deserves healthcare, especially children.”
In order to reach this goal,the University chapter held sev-eral student-sponsored trips tocountries like Peru, El Salvadorand Uganda, she said. FIMRCconcentrated their ef for tslargely on New Brunswick, inplaces like Elijah’s PromiseSoup Kitchen.
As the night went on, differ-ent speakers continued to chal-lenge the audience on what theycould do to make a difference byhelping others.
School of Arts and Sciencessenior Daniel O’Sullivan saidhe appreciated how FIRMCdirectly involved students intheir approach.
“I like FIMRC because it ismore hands on,” he said. “It givesstudents a chance to gain realworld experience. That’s why Icame out tonight.”
Kanj said passion was thekey motivation for coming outto the event and hopes moreUniversity students dedicatetime for philanthropic ef fortsinvolved with working withpeople and traveling aroundthe world.
“Anyone who cares aboutpeople will appreciate the workthat FIMRC does,” he said.“We’re all about getting outthere and going to the people tohelp them.”
— Reena Diamante contributedto this article.
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vice president for EnrollmentManagement at the University.
In deciding how to raisemoney, McAnuff said he evaluat-ed his options for at least a yearbefore choosing whether heshould charge students for tran-scripts or delay transcript servic-es such as delivery.
“Ultimately a decisioncould have been made to keepthe [fee free] and reduce theser vices or take time to deliver the transcripts,” hesaid. “That was a choice, butstudents wanted those tran-scripts much quicker and we have to pay for the ser vice.”
Unless the budget increases,University officials cannotchange the policy, whichMcAnuff disagrees with.
“I wouldn’t embrace the fee.No one embraces the fee, butunfortunately that’s the econo-my we’re living in,” he said.
RUSA expressed their opposi-tion to the policy Thursday nightat their general body meetingand plans to convince more stu-dents to join their cause.
Gerald Witherspoon, a mem-ber of the Academic AffairsCommittee, said University offi-cials are taking advantage of stu-dents without fairly consultingtheir opinions.
“I feel that with the policychange, the administration takesadvantage of the studentsbecause they feel that they cando that and charge, so it’s not fairfor the students,” saidWitherspoon, a School of Artsand Sciences sophomore.
Witherspoon believes theUniversity should look into theef fectiveness of other clubsbefore implementing a tran-script charge.
“There are plenty of avenuesthat can be looked at and thatcan be taken on to research andsee whether if investing in thisprogram is worth the out-come,” he said “What are thebenefits, the risks, how muchare we losing, how much are we gaining?”
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they do not embrace the fees
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Philosophy graduate student Nick Beckstead, a member of GivingWhat We Can, proposes an alternative approach to selecting acareer that will make an impact on the world last night in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.
CAMERON STROUD / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
WORKING FOR CHANGE
In response to Witherspoon’scomplaint, McAnuff said cuttingfunding from other programswas not really an option.
“There are people telling younot to fund something else, to putyour money elsewhere, but that’sjust not an option I had,”McAnuff said.
Instead, McAnuff said he willuse the money from the tran-script fee toward financial aidand enrollment management,which the University experi-enced a 20 percent increase inthis year.
McAnuff said while theUniversity is working on its “bil-lion-dollar fundraiser,” mostsponsors generally choose wherethey want their donations to goand neglect areas such as thetranscript fee.
RUSA President Yousef Salehsaid he and other members of thestudent assembly are trying tocollaborate with University offi-cials on what he believes is anunfair policy.
“Our position on this is thatbasically we come to Rutgers toget an education and we should-n’t have to pay for transcriptfees,” said Saleh, a School of Artsand Sciences senior.
RUSA proposes the Universityplace a cap on the number oftranscripts requested beforecharging students a fee, he said.If that does not work, first-yearstudents and sophomores shouldbe charged as a last resort.
“I believe that they shouldkeep cap at 20,” Saleh said. “Ifit’s financially unreasonable,[University of ficials] shouldstart charging students $5 or$10 when they’re freshmen,sophomores or juniors. So thatway when they get to senioryear, they don’t have to pay.”
Among other solutions, Salehproposed the University adoptelectronic transcripts to rid stu-dents of postage, envelope anddelivery fees.
Although Iuso and McAnuffreceived complaints with thetranscript policy, they do notknow what the University canotherwise do.
“It’s not something that any-one looked forward to doing orcharging fees, but it’s a weightedalternative versus making morereductions,” McAnuff said.
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Council plans hearing to fix Buccleuch sewer pumpBY LIZ TAYLOR
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
New Brunswick will hold apublic hearing Thursday about aproject in the works that wouldtemporarily divert less than anacre of land in Buccleuch Parkto renovate an aging sewerpumping station.
Because the project involvespark land, city governmentmust schedule a hearing to allow for questions and comments from NewBrunswick residents, accord-ing to a public notice on thecity’s website. The hearing willtake place Thursday at 6 p.m. inCity Hall.
Bill Bray, New Brunswick cityspokesman, said the projectentails renovating the existingsewer pumping station whichoccupies less than an acre ofBuccleuch Park.
“We are replacing parts ofthe sewer pumping station byputting in a larger tank under-ground, putting in new pumpsand by moving and replacingsome of the equipment,” hesaid. “But it is all under ground for the most part. Whenwe’re done, aside from some new grass, you won’tknow it happened.”
The land that would beunder excavation is not in themiddle of Buccleuch Park butjust past the park’s mainentrance off College Avenue.
The area is fenced off withtemporar y construction tapeand some equipment on site,Bray said.
Sewage from the BuccleuchMansion and parts of Lafayetteand Sicard Streets flows to afacility that houses an under-ground chamber. Bray said.Once there, it is filled to a cer-tain point and is then pumpedinto the main sewer whichtransports it to a regionalsewage treatment facility inSayreville, N.J.
The facility was built in theearly 1930s and is in need ofrepair as the pumps could poten-tially break and cause damage tothe environment, he said.
“Without this work, we are in asituation where the pumps couldfail,” Bray said. “Then the sewageeventually would back up andflow up to the surface. It couldpotentially impact waters includ-ing the Delaware [and] RaritanCanal where the city gets itsdrinking water from or theRaritan River.”
Bray also said poor weatherconditions over the last fewmonths have delayed the proj-ect because the snow and slushmade the ground unsuitable to excavate. But once the project is underway, it will nottake more than a few weeks to renovate the wastewaterpump system.
School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Laura Dillman said she hadseen the area of Buccleuch Parkthat was closed off for excavationand the incomplete project hadmade parking more difficult.
“I often park over there andhave noticed the construction tapeup for several months, but I don’tever see people working,” she said.
In exchange for the distur-bance from upgrading the oldsewage pumping system, the citywill propose at the hearing tomake improvements to theBuccleuch Mansion, a formercolonial estate on the parkgrounds, Bray said.
But not ever yone is happy about renovations to thesewer pumps.
Retired University professorBruce Newling said landownerAnthony Dey bequeathed hisland in November of 1911, whichis now Buccleuch Park, to thecity. According to the deed of gift,the land could only be used aspark land.
Newling said the provisionsfor the park did not include
ser vicing New Brunswick’ssewers and that continuing toviolate Dey’s provisions couldhave legal consequences.According to the deed of gift,the land could revert to Dey’ssurviving descendants.
“[The city has] done numer-ous things to violate the provi-sions of the deed,” Newlingsaid. “There’s a real possibilityif [descendants knew] aboutthe violations of the deed of giftthey could step forward andclaim the park land as theirproperty because the city hasnot complied with the provi-sions of the deed.”
Newling said he is afraid thecity is not doing enough to lookfor alternative measures to
move the sewage pumping sta-tion elsewhere in accordancewith Dey’s instructions.
Instead of replacing thesewage pumping station,Newling suggests it should be removed from the park all together.
“They should have arrangedwith the state or theUniversity,” he said. “Theycould buy land nearby, theparking lot of the Rutgersalumni faculty club or even the parking lot across thestreet from the club. Or theycould go to the StateDepartment of Transportation,which owns land acrossGeorge Street and ask to moveit there.”
The New Brunswick City Council is holding a public hearing Thursday to discuss the BuccleuchPark sewage pumps. Residents will have the opportunity to ask questions about the project.
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Gov. Chris Christie announced a five-person task force yes-terday to look into changing the structure of New Jersey med-ical education, including the possible merging of theUniversity with the University of Medicine and Dentistry ofNew Jersey (UMDNJ).
The task force will consider giving the University one ofUMDNJ’s medical schools and whether the New JerseyInstitute of Technology should have its own medical school,according to an nj.com article.
Proposals will be scrutinized over the next six months,with a Sept. 1 deadline for the committee’s final report,according to the article.
The committee members include Celgene ExecutiveChairman Sol Barer, former Johnson and Johnson ViceChairman Robert Campbell, Essex County AdministratorJoyce Wilson Harley, President and CEO of Cooper’s FerryDevelopment Association Anthony Perno and formerPresident of Princeton University Harold Shapiro.
A separate Higher Education Council has been created toadvise Christie on other matters involving college education,according to the article.
Chairman of Zimmer Holdings John McGoldrick, ChiefExecutive of Elberon Development Anne Evans Estabrook,former Vice Chairwoman of the Rutgers Board of GovernorsPatricia Nachtigal, Seton Hall University Law Professor JohnWefing and former Chairman of the Raritan ValleyCommunity College Board of Trustees Richard Wellbrockwill serve on the committee.
“Through the Higher Education Council and UMDNJAdvisory Committee, these two important bodies will providemy administration with recommendations, ongoing guidancefor the long-term needs of higher education and the uniquechallenges facing graduate medical education,” Christie saidin the article.
Neither of the committees’ members will be paid for theircontributions to restructuring New Jersey’s education.
— Rashmee Kumar
GOV. CHRISTIE INTRODUCESTASK FORCE TO ANALYZE MERGER
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City residents to honorEarth Day with cleaning
BY MONIQUE RICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In celebration of Earth Day,volunteers will clean up NewBrunswick block-by-block duringUnity Square Partnership’s annu-al spring-cleaning event.
Volunteers, in groups of eight,will spread across the 37-blockneighborhood from LivingstonAvenue to Commercial Avenueand from Welton Street toSanford Street to collaborate inthis year’s fifth annual city springcleaning, said Yenia Vasquez,events coordinator at UnitySquare Partnership.
“Unfortunately the winter hasleft New Brunswick looking a lit-tle on the nasty side so I’m excit-ed that the members of the com-munity, students and city officialsare going to be coming togetherto help the neighborhood,” shesaid. “People who don’t even livein the neighborhood are going tobe helping too.”
Many of the participants arefrom the University’s greek com-munity, the Help Cleanup groupat the University and the local firedepartment, Vasquez said.
“This is our fifth annualcleanup and this year we’vemade it a lot bigger than theyears past,” said Lorena Gaibor,program director for UnitySquare Partnership. “We have atarget of 100 plus volunteers andour goal is to clean up the whole37 blocks.”
Registration for volunteersbegins at 12 p.m. on April 10 atChurch Hall in New Brunswickand will be followed by a safetybriefing from Donna Caputo,recycling coordinator for the cityof New Brunswick, Vasquez said.
Following the Earth Daycleanup, volunteers will be ableto participate in an InterfaithEco-Symposium and enjoy ahomemade Mexican dinner,Gaibor said.
“For the first time, we arehaving an Eco-Symposium withdif ferent speakers that willinform people on things likewater conservation and pollu-tion,” she said. “There will alsobe a kids area with recycled artbeing made.”
The cleanup is not the onlypart to earth day — different ini-tiatives in New Brunswick areassembling for more eco-friend-ly seminars at Sacred Heart
Church from 3 to 5 p.m.,Vasquez said.
The Rainbow Choir, led byCantor Anna Ott of AnsheMemorial Temple and BenBerman of the First ReformedChurch, will provide musicalentertainment along with theRaíces Cultural CenterEnsemble and Greenfaith,Vasquez said.
“We will have three to fivedif ferent workshops on how tobe eco-friendly with things likehow to make household prod-ucts environmentally friendly,baby products and then therewill be a dinner from 5 to 6,”she said.
There will also be a class forchildren on gardening and recy-cling which will be bilingual toaccommodate Spanish-speakingresidents, Vasquez said.
Victoria Gilbert, a previousintern at Unity SquarePartnership, said last year’scleanup was fun and productive.
“We cleaned up so manyblocks and collected so muchtrash that we could truly see wemade a difference,” she said.“The Unity Square cleanup is agreat opportunity for students tointeract with the New Brunswickcommunity and see neighbor-hoods just beyond our campus.”
Unity Square Partnership is acohesive neighborhood networkthat focuses on improving hous-ing areas and revitalizing thecommunity in New Brunswickunder Catholic Charity and theArch Diocese of Metuchen,Vasquez said.
Unity Square Partnershipholds an array of communityevents including the annualEarth Day Cleanup and Trunk orTreat, Vasquez said.
“A thousand neighborhoodkids were lined up around thechurch parking lot,” Vasquezsaid. “Volunteers parked theircars and decorated them liketheir front porch so the kidscould trunk or treat in a safe des-ignated area instead of runningaround the neighborhood”
Vasquez said Unity SquarePartnership focuses on neighbor-hood cohesion and revitalizationoffering residents an opportunityto improve their neighborhoodby encouraging active participa-tion from all members of the com-munity — not just NewBrunswick residents.
8 Alfa Arts Gallery will host a musical performance featuringPAS featuring Hati, PHASTI, Richard Lainhart, Yan Jun andBlithe beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Alfa Arts at 108 ChurchSt. Admission costs $6 for admission into the art show andlive performance. For more information, visit alfaart.org.
9 New Brunswick Jazz Project Band featuring trumpeter LeeHogans, Alex Collins on piano, Tom DiCarlo on bass, ChrisBrown on drums, Anthony Ware on sax and AdamMachaskee on trombone will perform at Makeda on 338George St. The jam session will begin at 9 p.m. and will endaround 1:30 a.m. with no coverage charge for the event. Formore information, visit nbjp.org.
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DURHAM, N.H. — A nationthat prides itself on fighting theabuse of power is obligatated toprevent sexual violence inschools and on college campus-es, Vice President Joe Bidensaid yesterday as he kicked off anationwide awareness campaignon schools’ responsibilities andvictims’ rights.
Biden and EducationSecretary Arne Duncan spoke at the University of NewHampshire on Monday toannounce the initiative.Colleges and public and privateK-12 schools will receive lettersoutlining their duties underTitle IX, the federal civil rightslaw banning sexual discrimina-tion, harassment and violence.
The regulations are not new,but the effort to promote them is.Officials say schools need com-prehensive guidelines for filingcomplaints, helping victims, dis-ciplining perpetrators and moni-toring campus climates in thewake of an attack.
Biden described the initiativeas a renewed emphasis on whathe called a national collectivevalue: fighting the abuse of powerby individuals or institutions.
“We as Americans have saidfrom the outset that’s wrong. It’ssimply wrong,” he told a crowdof about 600. “We’ve said to therest of the world: Measure us byhow well we abide by that value.I believe that is the measure ofthe decency of a nation.”
UNH was chosen for theannouncement because of itshighly regarded violence
Vice President Joe Biden promoted yesterday at the University of New Hampshire a nationwideawareness campaign on schools’ responsibilities and victims’ rights.
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prevention efforts and victimsupport services, including 24-hour victim assistance. ButDuncan described other collegeswhere victims are ostracized, notallowed to call witnesses duringdisciplinary proceedings and areprevented from speaking out.
“As caring adults, as parents,and as leaders, we must deal thebrutal truth. The facts surround-ing these incidents are shock-ing,” he said. “The misplacedsense of values and priorities insome of these cases is stagger-ing...We have to do better, and wehave to do better now.”
Nearly 20 percent of collegewomen will be victims ofattempted or actual sexualassault, as will about 6 percentof undergraduate men, accord-ing to data provided by theEducation Department.
Younger students are vulnera-ble, too. The department’s Officeof Civil Rights received 35 com-plaints last year alleging sexualviolence, about two dozen ofthem at the K-12 level.
There have been 17 com-plaints filed in just the first quar-ter of this year — a 183 percentincrease — and about 10 were atthe K-12 level. The agency beganusing sexual violence as a com-plaint category at the start of theObama administration.
“Every school would like tobelieve it is immune from sexualviolence, but the facts suggestotherwise,” Duncan said.
Lisa Maatz, director of pub-lic policy and government rela-tions for the AmericanAssociation of UniversityWomen, said the awareness
campaign could be very valu-able for school administrators.
“There’s a lot of schools outthere that are very well meaningand want to do the right thing,but these situations are so com-plex that having more concreteguidelines...will be incrediblyuseful,” Maatz said.
Biden praised UNH for itsBringing in the Bystander
program, which teachespassers-by to intervene safely inpotentially dangerous situa-tions. The program has beenadopted on other campuses,and last fall three UNH facultymembers briefed the WhiteHouse on their research on vio-lence against women.
“You guys have an absoluteobligation as men to speak up,”
Biden said, directly addressingthe men in the audience. “Youwant to measure your manhood?Measure it based on the gump-tion you have to speak up.”
The announcement yester-day in Durham comes on theheels of allegations of a sexuallyhostile environment at YaleUniversity, but officials say thetiming is coincidental.
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SANAA, Yemen — Militaryforces and police snipers openedfire Monday on marchers callingfor the ouster of Yemen’s embat-tled president, killing at least 15people and sending a strongmessage of defiance to U.S. and European envoys seeking to broker a peace deal aftermonths of bloodshed.
The melee in the southerncity of Taiz — part of an inten-sifying crackdown on the oppo-sition — underscored theresolve of President AliAbdullah Saleh to cling topower even as protest crowdsresist withering attacks andcrucial allies switch sides andcall for his 32-year rule to end.
It also showed the challenges facing behind-the-scenes diplomatic ef forts toquell the nearly two-month-olduprising in a nation thatWashington considers a front-line battleground against al-Qaida’s most active franchise.
“We will stand as firm asmountains,” Saleh told a gather-ing of pro-government tribesmen.
In Taiz, witnesses describedtroops and gunmen, some onrooftops, firing wildly on thousands of protesters whomarched past the governor’sheadquarters in the city’s sec-ond straight day of violence.Some protesters — includingelderly people — were trampledand injured as marchers tried toflee, witnesses said.
Saleh has been a key ally of the United States, which has given him millions in counterterrorism aid to fight al-Qaida’s branch in the country,which has plotted attacks on American soil. So far,Washington has not publiclydemanded that he step down.But the diplomatic efforts are aclear sign that the Americanshave decided the danger of tur-moil and instability outweighsthe potential risks if Saleh leaves.
Mustafa al-Sabri, aspokesman for a coalition ofopposition parties, said U.S. andEuropean diplomats had beenin contact with Saleh. They alsoasked opposition leaders fortheir “vision” for a transition.
In response, the oppositionover the weekend gave the
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UNITED NATIONS — Only one sur-vivor has been confirmed among the 33United Nations personnel and crewmem-bers aboard a plane that crashed in Congoyesterday, a U.N. spokesman said.
U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said theplane crashed Monday as it was landing inthe city of Kinshasa. Haq did not say exact-ly how many people were believed killed,so it was unclear whether anyone else mayhave survived.
The cause of the crash was not imme-diately known.
A top Congolese aviation official, whospoke on condition of anonymity becausehe was not permitted to speak to themedia, said the plane was traveling fromKisangani to Kinshasa. The Congolese avi-ation official had said earlier Monday thatat least 26 people had been killed and sixothers injured.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in NewYork described the craft as a small passen-ger plane and said it was ferrying a mix ofU.N. personnel, including peacekeepers.
The U.N. mission in Congo, known asMONUSCO, includes more than 19,000uniformed peacekeeping troops. The mis-sion is charged with protecting civilians inthe enormous Central African nationwracked by violence from a myriad of rebelgroups and militias.
Few passable roads traverse Congoafter decades of war and corrupt rule, forc-ing the country’s deeply impoverished peo-ple to rely on ill-maintained planes andboats to move around. Congo has one ofthe worst air safety records in the world.The Central African country’s safety regu-lations are notoriously lax.
—The Associated Press
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Americans a proposal that Salehstep down and hand his powers tohis vice president, who wouldthen organize a process torewrite the constitution and holdnew elections, al-Sabri said.
The six-nation Gulf CooperationCouncil, which includes Yemen’sneighbors Oman and Saudi Arabia,also offered to try to mediate a peace deal.
In Washington, StateDepartment spokesman MarkToner said American envoys “con-tinue to consult intensively” withYemen’s government and theopposition, but he refused to givedetails of any specific U.S. plans.
Saleh has of fered no hint of compromise as long asprotests rage.
“We are prepared to explorethe peaceful transfer of authori-ty in the framework of the con-stitution. But arm-twisting willabsolutely not work,” he said on Sunday.
He showed an even harderedge the next day. “We are stand-ing firm, and we will defend con-stitutional legitimacy by allmeans,” he told backers. “We willstand as firm as mountains andwill remain faithful to the people.”
Saleh has of fered to stepdown early at the end of thisyear if a transfer of poweracceptable to him is reached.But the opposition fears thatSaleh is using the discussionsover stepping down to stall fortime — either to stay in poweror to ensure he is succeeded byone of his sons.
The U.S. Embassy has notcommented on any diplomaticefforts, saying only in a state-ment over the weekend that“Saleh has publicly expressedhis willingness to engage in apeaceful transition of power; thetiming and form of this transitionshould be identified through dia-logue and negotiation.”
The opposition has beenholding continual protestcamps in main squares of thecapital, Sanaa, and other citiesaround the country, and hun-dreds of thousands turned outfor the biggest and most wide-spread marches yet on Friday.At least 97 people have beenkilled since demonstrationsbegan Feb. 11.
The violence in the mountaincity of Taiz began when
thousands of protesters marcheddown its main street towardFreedom Square, where demon-strators have been camped out,surrounded by security forces.
As the march passed the gov-ernor’s headquarters, troops sta-tioned there blocked the proces-sion and clashes broke out withsome protesters throwing stones,witnesses said.
Troops from the RepublicanGuard and the military police onnearby rooftops opened fire onthe crowd and the marchers thenturned to besiege the governor’sheadquarters, said Bushra al-Maqtara, an opposition activist inTaiz, and other witnesses.
“It was heavy gunfire from alldirections. Some were firing fromthe rooftop of the governor’sbuilding,” said one protester inthe crowd, Omar al-Saqqaf.
At least 12 protesters werekilled, said Hamoud Aqlan, amedical official at a clinic set upby protesters. Dozens more werewounded by gunshots, mainly tothe head, neck and chest, he said.A medical official said anothertwo demonstrators died of theirwounds later.
The military has clampeddown on the city of nearly half amillion, about 120 miles (200kilometers) south of the capital.For a second day, tanks andarmored vehicles blockedentrances to the city to preventoutsiders from joining theprotests. They also surroundedFreedom Square, bottling up thethousands in the protest campthere and arresting anyone whotries to exit.
Saleh’s top security of ficialin Taiz, Abdullah Qiran, isaccused by demonstrators oforchestrating some of the mostbrutal crackdowns againstdemonstrators, particularly inthe southern por t town ofAden. On Sunday, policeattacked a march by thousandsof women in Taiz, sparking abattle with a separate group ofmale protesters.
Marches in solidarity with theTaiz protesters erupted in sever-al cities, including in the capitalSanaa and the city of Hudayda,where snipers opened fire ondemonstrators, killing one man,critically injuring another andwounding dozens of others,medics said.
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KUNAL CHOFTHANISAS SENIOR
“Yes. I don’t like that the people who got the rights to sell medical marijuana were politically connected. I think it will work well in urban areas, but they should be more easygoing.”
CYDNEY BAINSAS SOPHOMORE
“Absolutely. It’s not that serious of an issue, we have more critical issues to focus on.”
PATRICK REESAS JUNIOR
“Yeah, I think they’re stricteverywhere. I don’t need medical marijuana but I knowpeople would benefit from itso they shouldn’t be so strict. New Jersey should look to California as a model.”
AARON HYNDMANSAS SOPHOMORE
“I think they loosened them upfrom what they originally had.It’s not too big of a deal, at least it’s not as hard of a stance as before.”
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outright wasting studentmoney in a time of economicdistress, I would keep yourinvolvement with RUPA offyour job applications. Perhapsthe time has come to abolishRUPA all together, or at leastseverely minimize theirinvolvement with our money.
If students at the University would like to attend con-certs, comedy shows or talks about tanning, theyshould do it on their own dime, not mine.
As thousands of students struggle to pay tuition andthe University decries any attempt by legislators to cut-off funding, perhaps they should try to cut spendingfrom the inside out. The University should follow theexample of our federal and state governments and cutexcess programs in this time of fiscal uncertainty.Concerts are nice but take place in numerous venuesacross the tri-state area. Bus services are nice but shouldnot fall under the guise of a free service at the University.New buildings are nice, but why force current studentsto pay for facilities they will never use? The solution, assome socialist students might have you believe, is tooffer lower tuition with full services while acceptingmore students. In fact, the only logical and practical solu-tion is quite the contrary. We need fewer services and
program subsidies.The University needs to define what
exactly they are trying to accomplish asa school. Is it important to have state-of-the-art athletic compounds, “green” ini-tiatives and student entertainment?Perhaps, but it should not come at theexpense of what the University calls
“academic excellence.” Services should be provided atthe University but for an optional cost, not a mandatedstudent fee. If that means charging for bus tickets orfootball games, so be it. Obviously we all chose to attendthe University but that shouldn’t be a sign to the admin-istration that they have the freedom to manipulate ourfinances. If the University spent our money in goodfaith, as they are supposed to, it would be another story.Because of the plethora of vapid events hosted on cam-pus, students and taxpayers are constantly bombardedwith wasteful and idiotic programs on campus.
How in the world did an appearance by Polizzieven garner more than 2,000 requests on campus?Beats me. But the least this year’s RUPA comedyand movie committee could do is resign amid theirterrible judgment. While students will not berelieved of extraneous spending any time soon, weshould at least have the comfort of knowing thatthose who brought us Polizzi can do no more harm.
Aaron Marcus is a School of Arts and Sciences jun-ior majoring in political science and history. His col-umn, “Marcus My Words,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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“We’re all car nuts. What car nut wouldn’t enjoy building their own car?”
David Gumpert, the electronics leader for the Rutgers Formula Racing team, on why people join the team
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I f you were a student at the University during the 2008 presi-dential race, you probably remember the positively explosivecelebrations that erupted on election night after Barack Obama
was declared the winner. Well, it looks like we’ll potentially have thechance to throw yet another massive march down George Street in2012, because Obama has unsurprisingly announced that he will runagain. But, the question is this: After four years of Obama’s some-what disappointing administration, will we even want to celebrate ifhe wins another term?
Perhaps it is our fault that Obama has not lived up to our expec-tations during his first term. A lot of people, college students espe-cially, found themselves swept up in his positive message and hischarismatic presence. He seemed to us like a president who wouldfinally understand what it was like to be young in America — and notjust another old, rich white man looking out for his old, rich whitemale friends. He quickly reached savior status, and, really, whocould have delivered on that?
Still, even if people did expect a lot of him, that does not meanthat he couldn’t have gotten at least a few things done. It seems likeall Obama’s talk of change and bipartisanship has resulted in, well,nothing. Recently, he launched a military intervention in Libya –something we never expected from a Nobel Peace Prize winner.
We do have hope for Obama’s next term, though, mostly becauseit will be his final term. This will mean that he has nothing to lose.He will be able to stop placating all of his opponents. He will not beso beholden to approval ratings and the Democratic Party’s plans forreelection. In short, Obama may find himself with the perfect con-ditions under which to finally turn change from theory into practice.For all of the follies of his first term, Obama may have a shot to notonly recover from all of the criticism lobbed his way, but to actuallyconvert his critics from detractors into believers. Given that all ofthe potential candidates the GOP has been offering are almost com-ically poor choices, we will be hoping for the best from Obama whenit comes to the next election.
Do not undervalueObama’s 2012 bid
I n these grim economic times, a company that offers to hire50,000 people in one day sounds like a godsend. Then you findout that company is McDonald’s, and things start looking just
as dark as they did before. The event will be held on April 19 and hasbeen planned as the company’s way of combating the use of the term“McJob,” a word, which famously denotes a low-paying, dead-endposition. Unfortunately for McDonald’s, this event does little morethan prove that McJob is a highly accurate term. Any company thatcan afford to hire 50,000 people in one day obviously is not lookingto fill very prestigious or well paying positions.
Let’s be honest — McDonald’s is not looking for corporate hires.Rather, they are looking for cashiers and fry cooks. This may begood news for teenagers looking for summer jobs. But for the manyadults who are still struggling to find work, this is hardly a boon.Very few people — if anyone at all — can support themselves on aMcDonald’s wage. The corporation brags that employees generallymake more than minimum wage, but that’s a misleading way to wordit. Sure, employees may often make more than $8 an hour, but any-one who thinks that is a living wage is kidding themselves.
Remember that McDonald’s is pretty much the inventor of thedisposable worker and the assembly-line style restaurant. Thesejobs are not meant to be long-term or for the career-minded. Theyare temporary positions, with workers dropped and added on an as-needed basis. So not only do jobs at McDonald’s typically pay poor-ly, but they are also far from the most secure positions on the mar-ket. The fact that McDonald’s is looking for 50,000 workers in oneday only proves this.
Sure, McDonald’s is offering 50,000 jobs, but those jobs amountto very little. As much as the company may despise the term“McJob,” it seems that it still applies to the positions the corporationoffers. Perhaps they should have thought this through before theyannounced this hiring spree. We’re certain no one at the Universityis jumping for joy because of this event. It’s very little consolation toknow that, while the job market may be in shambles, at leastMcDonald’s is hiring.
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N othing is more indica-tive of where westand as a university
than the $32,000 the RutgersUniversity ProgrammingAssociation spent to bringNicole “Snooki” Polizzi to theUniversity. Unfortunately, I amnot all too surprised withRUPA’s asinine decision to use valuable student fees tobring the “Jersey Shore” star to campus. After all, this isthe same group of students who week-in and week-outspend thousands of dollars on events and performanc-es most students do not attend. While the $32,000 spenton Polizzi obviously could have been spent more wise-ly, the University should be ashamed of RUPA for theircareless decision. The fact that there is a market forPolizzi to talk about poofs, booze and fist pumping isfrightening to say the least. The fact that student moneywas used for the event is just incredulous.
When I first heard about Polizzi coming to speak atthe University, two thoughts came to mind. The firstwas, “What the heck is she going to talk about?” Thesecond was, “I hope I’m not paying for this.” Turnsout, people still have no idea what she talked about,and of course I paid for it. As of yesterday, I haveattended one RUPA event in my time at here.Somehow, unlike the 2,000 studentswho requested to see the reality TVstar talk about nothing, I actuallyhave work to do. Some studentsreportedly waited more than sevenhours to listen to her. This is mind-boggling to many, I am sure. I wouldlike to thank RUPA for making itharder for the rest of the nation to take my futurediploma seriously. I would also like to thank theUniversity for clarifying in a statement yesterday thatPolizzi’s appearance wasn’t billed as an academic pro-gram or lecture — as if that needed to be clarified.
It has been hard enough to defend the state since2009, when “Jersey Shore” hit TV sets everywhere.For those of you who have never left the Garden State,New Yorkers already assume New Jerseyans have noclass, and the rest of the country thinks we all wear EdHardy shirts and fist pump until our arms hurt. PayingPolizzi to come and speak is all but an official concur-rence from our University. As one comment aboutPolizzi’s appearance on The New York Post websitereads, “I’m not surprised ... In fact, she looks like a typ-ical Rutgers student ... Aimless and clueless” — andthat was one of the nicer comments. I am sure this isthe type of honor RUPA wished to bestow upon theirfellow classmates.
Ironically, the joke will be on RUPA members, whoprobably thought that their involvement with such a“prominent” organization would be a great résumébuilder. As the University hits national headlines for
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“Perhaps the timehas come to abolishRUPA all together.”
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are the individuals who needthe attention the most.
As I was editing aUniversity article for today’spaper, I read about theUniversity’s chapter of theFoundation of InternationalMedical Relief of Children.FIMRC’s External VicePresident Anisha Das said,
“We want people to receivehealth care around the worldwhether it’s people in NewBrunswick or in Uganda.Everybody deserves health careespecially children.”
Reading this got me thinkingabout sacrifice, especially when itcomes to forfeiting our salaries.
There are people in this coun-try who are sick and do not havethe money to take care of them-selves. Some people are sickbecause it is a result of years ofpoor diet and insufficient exercise.But people are deserving of lifeand the chance to continue theirlife. Should people die because oftheir mistakes, or should we save
week to publish a newspaper webelieve in.
We recently saw how 410University students gave up 32straight hours of their weekendbecause it helps families facedwith the devastating news thattheir children have cancer.
Regardless of what we aresacrificing for and whom it par-ticularly benefits, we give up alittle bit of our time and our-selves because it means the bet-terment and success of peoplewe care about.
Sometimes, we don’t even per-sonally know whom we are sacri-ficing for, but at least we knowthey deserve it. Sometimes these
or everything else found onForrest Gump’s shrimp list.
But as much as I loveshellfish, I cared about myfriend more and I sacrificedmy love for the delicacies ofthe sea for the valuable timespent with good company.
So this isn’t about food,contrary to how much I loveit. It’s about something I learnedfrom these tiny, sometimesridiculous moments throughoutmy college experience.
I’ve realized sacrifice, whetherlarge or small, is undoubtedly afeat every individual mustencounter. After nearly three yearsof college here at the University,I’ve witnessed sacrifice genuinely.
I know parents who sacrifice12 hours of their day for morethan three days a week to bringfood to the table. Some people inNorth Africa sacrificed their livesfor democracy. We sacrificegoing out to parties to study foran exam. My fellow coworkersand I sacrifice five evenings a
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“Tuition prices go up every year and [the University] spends $32,000 to have some reality star speak about what?
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M y parents absolutelylove the InternationalBuffet down the street
from my house. We have gonethere quite a lot since I moved tomy hometown when I was 6-years-old. I never object, becausewhenever my family and I eatthere I go plate after plate afterplate filled with crab legs.
I was born in the Philippines,a land of 1,000 islands, so natural-ly seafood for me is oxygen. But,my best friend since high schoolis freakishly and unfortunatelyallergic to shellfish.
Since we hung out frequently,I might as well have been allergicto shellfish too.
We went to Cape Cod for awedding and attended a clam-bake. I couldn’t eat any of the freelobster. When we attended anyformal event for that matter, Icouldn’t eat any of the free cala-mari. When we went to NewOrleans, I couldn’t eat any of theoysters, scallops, shrimp gumbo,shrimp jambalaya, shrimp burger
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those lives and help them live onto make a change?
Working or even retired indi-viduals give up their earned dol-lars toward public education,toward our University. No, themoney doesn’t directly affectthem, but it will help the youngpeople, the future of our society,to innovate the unimaginable.
I am not saying I am an experton any of these issues. I am farfrom understanding the intrica-cies of any of it. But what I am say-ing is that sacrifice is somethingwe should try to think about.
Before we think about howmuch money we are losing, beforewe consider paying our taxes andthe reforms made in Congress, andbefore we think about the moneywe could spend on ourselves, weshould remember sacrifice.
Reena Diamante is a School ofArts and Sciences junior majoringin journalism and media studiesand political science. She is the uni-versity editor of The Daily Targum.
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really improved in doubles,”Bucca said. “She is definitelyshowing the talent, skills andwork ethic to have an excep-tional four-year career.”
The Knights’ constantlychanging doubles lineup fea-tured Balasa and juniorMorgan Ivey in the No. 3 slotfor the first time this weekend,when it won, 8-4, againstPittsburgh and defeated theMountaineers, 8-6.
Junior Jennifer Holzberg andsenior captain Amy Zhang con-tinued their strong play, win-
ning both match-es at No. 1 dou-bles, while thenew No. 2 teamof Petrini and jun-ior LeonoraSlatnick fell toWest Virginia,but defeatedPittsburgh, 8-5.
“We’ve beenworking on ourdoubles strategya lot in practice,”Balasa said.“Switching part-
ners is becoming easier sincewe all have much better chemistry on court with eachother now.”
Rutgers returns to actionnext weekend with two moreBig East road matches againstGeorgetown and Villanova.The Knights are in the midst ofthe toughest par t of theirschedule, but away matches no longer faze the team, Bucca said.
“Being on the road all thetime is dif ficult, but we talkabout it up front as a team,” hesaid. “We plan for so many obsta-cles, like unfamiliar surfaces,fans rooting against you anddealing with the fatigue of travel-ing. We just use our team cama-raderie to bounce right backfrom their advantages.”
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Senior Amy Zhang won all of her matches in No. 1 singles andNo. 1 doubles, where she paired with Jennifer Holzberg.
of back-to-back road matchesstall their drive this weekendto the Big East Tournament.
“Winning our past severalmatches definitely helps us inthe Big East,” said freshmanStefania Balasa. “If we can con-tinue the streak for the rest ofthe season we have a chance ata good seeding at the Big EastTournament atthe end of the month.”
R u t g e r senjoyed successthis seasonbecause of itsability to pile onsingles victoriesthroughout thelineup. The bottom half ofthe Knights’ line-up — comprisedof Balasa, juniorM a r y a n aMilchutskey and freshmanVanessa Petrini — each earned two singles wins in Morgantown.
“We’ve had exceptional per-formances down the lineup,especially from [Balasa andPetrini]. They have just playedexceptionally strong tennis,”Bucca said. “That strength atthe bottom of the lineup is oneof the elements that has reallymade this team unique.”
Balasa proved to be a rare tal-ent, dominating right out of thegate with a 16-3 singles record asa rookie. But her best quality isher ability to adapt to differentdoubles partners almost everyweek and still maintain a highlevel of success.
“Stef has only lost a few sin-gles matches all season and
“[Stefania Balasa] isdefinitely showing
the talent, skills andwork ethic to have
an exceptional four-year career.”
BEN BUCCAHead Coach
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[tomorrow] and hopefully we canpick up a ‘W.’”
Likely to get the start todayfor the Knights is junior right-hander Willie Beard, who owns a2-1 record and 6.81 ERA for Hillin three starts this season.
The Spotswood, N.J., nativetook his first loss in the team’sdefeat against Wagner lastWednesday, when he gotroughed up and yanked with twoouts in the opening inning.
The Wagnerbats knocked sixhits and as manyruns on Beard inhis shortest out-ing of the sea-son, leaving theKnights in anearly hole theycould not overcome.
But the bullpenalso struggled, asfive pitchers thatfollowed up Beardcombined to allow
four earned runs and 11 hits.Luckily for Hill, the bullpen
straightened out Sunday, withthe tandem of freshman right-hander Joe Esposito and soph-omore southpaw Dan O’Neillgoing three strong innings in relief and allowing just one run.
“We got a little help out of ourbullpen,” Hill said. “O’Neill Ithought was pretty good andJoey Esposito gave us an inningwhen we needed it.”
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Senior designated hitter D.J. Anderson’s .304 average is good forthird in the Knights’ lineup, where he hits in the cleanup spot.
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Junior third basemen Russ Hopkins raised his average to .253courtesy of a three-hit perfromance Sunday against Seton Hall.
Michael Zavala and his olderbrother, sophomore outfielderSteve Zavala, earned most of theattention on the day with theircombined four hits and five RBI.
But junior third baseman RussHopkins, along with senior desig-nated hitter D.J.Anderson, hadbreakout games oftheir own. Hopkinsblasted a pair ofmoonshot doublesand Andersoncompleted a 3-for-4performance tobump his averageto .304.
Hopkins alsosmacked a base hitthrough the leftside early in thecontest to plate arun in the three-run first inning,showing flashes of his PiscatawayHigh School success that caughtHill’s eye three years ago.
Hill will hope for more of thattoday, especially after theKnights suffered a midweek let-down to Wagner less than sevendays ago on their home turf.
“I don’t know if you can makesure. I wish you could makesure,” Hill said on avoiding lossesduring the week. “I’m just hopingthat they come back [today] and
“I’m just hopingthat they come back
[today] and [tomorrow] andhopefully we can
pick up a ‘W.’”FRED HILLHead Coach
FOE: Hopkins, Anderson
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BY PATRICK LANNICONTRIBUTING WRITER
Battling unfavorable weatherconditions last weekend at theColonial Relays in Williamsburg,Va., the Rutgers women’s track
and fieldteam gotthe bet-ter ofMotherNature.
With a fifth-place finish out of42 teams, the Scarlet Knightsplaced eight individuals in the topeight to tally 27.2 points, as wellas five relays in the top eight torecord 51.2 points.
Leading the Knights in thethrows, senior Natalie Clickettfinished in third place in the shotput and discus. Throws of 44 feet9 inches and 146 feet 3 inches inthe shot put and discus, respec-tively, placed Clickett ahead of allBig East competitors.
“That was the best perform-ance of the meet,” said headcoach James Robinson.“People ran some pretty goodtimes, but you know that wasan outstanding performance.”
Adding to the Knights’strong per formance in thethrows, junior Alex Kelly placedsixth in the javelin with a throw126 feet 3 inches.
Freshman jumper EmilyVargas tied for sixth with fourother competitors with a longjump of 5 feet 3 inches.Sophomore jumper EkeneUgboaja placed seventh in thetriple jump with a jump of 37 feet5 inches.
On the track, senior CourtneySample placed fifth in the
400-meter hurdles with a time of1:03.94. Freshman Victoria Clarkfinished behind Sample in sev-enth with a time of 1:04.77.
Junior Zainab Bisiolu ran apersonal outdoor best time of57.54 in the 400-meter dash toplace sixth overall.
Although the Knights did notwin any events, second-place fin-ishes in the 4x100-meter and4x200-meter relays were some-thing exciting for Robinson.
The combination of juniorBrittni Rodriguez, senior JamieWalker and freshmen CorrynHurrington and Tylia Gillon ranthe 4x100-meter relay and fellshort of first-place JamesMadison by .15 seconds.
The same group ran the4x200-meter relay and finishedbehind Long Island.
“It was the first time we hadthose combinations, so that’s aplus,” Robinson said. “Ourstick passes weren’t that crisp,but overall they all personallyran well.”
The 1,600-meter sprint medleyrelay placed seventh with a timeof 4:14.18. The combination ofHurrington, freshmen RachelLeeke and Vanessa Arientyl andjunior Danai Lendor scored twopoints for the Knights.
The Knights’ distance squadhad a nice showing in the 4,000-meter medley and the 4x1,500-meter relay. Sixth-place finishesin both events added another sixpoints to the Knights’ total.
The Knights look to continuetheir success this weekend at theRutgers Invitational, the onlyhome meet of the season that fea-tures local competition and BigEast foes.
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Senior Natalie Clickett led the Scarlet Knights in field competition with third-place finishes in theshot put and discus. Her throws of 44 feet, 9 inches and 146 feet, 3 inches led the Big East.
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RU finishes behind No. 1 Princeton on RaritanBY JOVELLE TAMAYO
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The Rutgers rowing teamhosted Princeton and Navy onSaturday morning for the sea-
son’s onlyh o m e
meet on the Raritan River.The Scarlet Knights’ varsity
eight challenged top-ranked andundefeated Princeton, but fin-ished second at 6:44.1 — about18 seconds after Princeton andabout nine seconds faster thanNavy. Princeton, ranked No. 1 inthe national poll, boasts a spot-less season record at 4-0.
The regatta marked theKnights’ second consecutivewin against Navy after defeat-ing the Midshipmen at theMurphy Cup on March 26 in Philadelphia.
“We were hoping to open upthe margin fur ther againstNavy, who we also beat lastweek, and we definitely didthat,” said senior captainChristine Hannigan.
Hannigan and classmatesHelen Becz, Mary Gromolowiczand Janine Ford, juniorsKatherine Geithman andKathleen Lai and freshmenStephanie Ford and RaelynLoiselle rowed for the first var-sity eight with junior EllieKleiman as coxswain.
“This week Ellie was ourcoxswain and she laid out a veryspecific race plan for us that wefollowed,” Hannigan said. “It wasreally effective. Everyone wasjust on it.”
The second varsity eightincluded seniors SamanthaStef fier, Stephanie Nunziato,Whitney Armstrong andAshley Mills, sophomoresLaura Ford and Emily Nowlinand freshmen Katie Bakaj andKara Trivolis with junior KatieQuinn as coxswain.
Rutgers suf fered a late startin the second eight’s race butpulled together to place
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The Rutgers rowing team’s varsity eight finished 18 seconds behind the nation’s first-ranked boat, Princeton, on the Raritan River,while it beat Navy. The second varsity eight also finished behind Princeton and narrowly beat Navy by two seconds.
Whether it was in Maui,Manhattan or Anaheim, UConnproved it had the most stayingpower of any top seed andengrained itself as a bluebloodprogram among the likes ofKansas and Duke.
And more than the emergence of five key freshmen,the evolution of sophomore big man Alex Oriakhi or the celebrity of point guardKemba Walker, Calhoun was the biggest reason behind the Huskies’ unexpectedtranscendence.
Make no bones about it — no one should be sur-prised by the run made by theteam from Storrs, Conn.Programs like Connecticutnever lay by the wayside fortoo long, even in an arduousconference like the Big East.
But the job Calhoun was ableto manufacture with just two lit-tle-used seniors and theindomitable Walker was his sig-nature achievement with theHuskies — even more than the1998-1999 team’s upset of Dukein the national title game in St.Petersburg, Fla.
And considering the pro-gram’s irrelevance when
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second at 6:51.7, with a two-second margin above Navy at6:53.7. Princeton took first witha time of 6:33.3.
“We were really motivatedto go out there and work ashard as we possibly could toget second,” said Stef fier, asenior captain. “Princeton’s thefirst ranked boat in the nation,so it was really a big competi-tion between us and Navy.”
The varsity four, manned bysenior April Tobin, freshmenAshley Cha, Amanda Dotheand Emilia Topp, and Hoan
Kichen as coxswain, did not fare as well. The squad finished in last with a time of 7:56:9 — about 22 secondsafter Navy and about 34 sec-onds after Princeton.
But with strong progressand performance this early inthe season, the Knights stilllook to pick up speed andimprove overall stamina.
“A lot of the technical stuff hasbeen in place since double ses-sions in January down in Florida,”said head coach Max Borghard.“We’re just trying to row it a little
cleaner and maybe one morestroke rating higher. We rodeprobably about 34 strokes perminute last week and about 35strokes per minute today.”
The coaches stressed team fit-ness during winter training andcontinue to do so through increas-ingly difficult drills on the erg, anindoor rowing training machinethat measures the time it takes totravel a set distance.
“If you look at the results fromlast year compared to this year,our team is making great strides inspeed,” Steffier said. “If anything,
this is the year for us to go out andmake a name for ourselves.”
The Knights are scheduledto race at the Knecht Cup onSaturday and Sunday on theCooper River in Camden, N.J.The scheduled regatta, hostedby Villanova, will provide acompetitive platform for morethan 50 schools, includingNotre Dame and Syracuse.
“It allows us to continuetesting our speed through dif-ferent leagues and dif ferentconferences,” said assistantcoach Jessica Wojslaw.
Calhoun took the job after resurrecting Northeastern, tosay that the Huskies’ 2011 runwas the Pomfret, Conn.,native’s biggest accomplish-ment is no small feat.
Think of the quantity andquality of players Calhounconvinced to travel to the small Connecticut farmtown — Donyell Marshall fromthe rough streets of Reading,Pa., Ray Allen, RichardHamilton and now Walker from the Bronx, among hordes of others who likelydeserve mentioning.
In a few seasons, JeremyLamb from Norcrof f, Ga., andShabazz Napier fromRandolph, Mass., will likelyjoin those decorated names asthey build upon banner rookieseasons under Calhoun.
With or without last night’sresult, the embattled UConnhead coach will still see hisprogram — left for dead whenhe arrived a quarter of a centu-r y ago — as the underdogeven at its precipice.
So forgive Calhoun if heattempts to skirt media at nextyear’s conference media day after conquering anotherset of dogs from Butler.
— Tyler Barto is the associatesports editor and accepts
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An inspired seventh-inningonslaught Sunday againstConnecticut ended the Rutgers
softballt e a m ’ sgrueling13-gamel o s i n gs t r e a k .T h e
next step for the Scarlet Knightsand new home-run king BrittneyLindley is momentum.
Facing Lafayette in a double-header today, Rutgers has itssights set on a run with nineconsecutive home games onthe schedule, including five inthe Big East.
“We feel like we kind ofhave that monkey of f our backsand we can go back to just play-ing,” said Lindley, who blastedher 21st and 22nd career homeruns over the weekend. “We’re1-5 in the Big East, so we needto start winning those games.”
Before a three-game seriesagainst Seton Hall, the Knights(11-20, 1-5) host non-confer-ence opponents Lafayette and Iona.
The Leopards present twogreat opportunities to build con-fidence for a struggling pitchingstaff. At 1-24, Lafayette has ateam ERA of 6.16 and barelyaverages two runs per gamefrom its offense.
Rutgers freshman pitcherMegan Williams can expect thebrunt of the action with sopho-more Abbey Houston still bat-tling through a shoulder injury.Williams, who started the sea-son 5-1 with a Big East honorroll commendation, droppedinto a slump at the start of conference play.
Williams surrendered 16earned runs in a 23-0 debacleagainst Syracuse and had trou-ble with the umpires againstConnecticut. Flustered by aseries of illegal pitches calledby the umpires — includingtwo that plated runners in scor-ing position — the freshmangave up eight earned runs in four innings against the Huskies,
“Those illegal pitch callswere confidence killers for
her,” said head coach JayNelson. “Those calls had hersecond-guessing herself. She’sgoing to get back on track,though. She’s going to be agreat pitcher for us. She justneeds more time.”
But during the pitchingstruggles the of fense is aspotent as ever. Along withLindley’s record-setting powernumbers, both seniorMickenzie Alden and sopho-more Ashley Bragg are on hot streaks.
Alden and Bragg combinedfor four home runs in the pastweek. In the last two gamesagainst the Huskies, the startingleft fielder and shortstop were acombined 6-for-13 with six RBIand five runs.
Centerfielder Loren Williamsremains productive since herinsertion into the starting line-up, as well. The freshman fromLos Angeles leads Rutgers with10 steals in 12 attempts and is fourth in hitting with a .314 average.
Junior Lindsey Curran’shealthy return provides an extraspark for the Knights in the out-field and at the plate. TheMonroe Township, N.J., nativecould not do anything otherthan run the bases because ofan injured hand, but can nowswing the bat, as well.
As the designated player in allthree games against the Huskies,Curran started off on fire with ahome run and a game-winningtwo-run single.
“Lindsey contributes a lot tothis lineup and it’s huge that wehave her back,” Bragg said. “Shegenerated a lot of momentum thisweekend and we’re really happyshe’s back because it killed her tohave to sit out.”
Curran is not quite healthyenough to throw, but said shelooks forward to her return as ahitter to the RU Softball Complex.In her sophomore year, shescored 10 runs in 29 starts. She issixth on the team this year in hit-ting with a .280 average and is aperfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases.
“I think it would be tough forany player to have to sit out like Idid,” Curran said. “It definitelywas for me. I hated it. Now I’mgetting my arm strength backand we got a win. It feels good.”
SAM HELLMAN
Freshman Megan Williams should get the bulk of the action todayon the mound and looks to improve upon her 5-5 record.
RU looks to capitalizeon lengthy homestand
While the Rutgers gymnas-tics team’s season is over, threegymnasts continued to compete
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end. The NCAA Regionals wereheld in six regions across thecountry last Saturday to decidewho would qualify for Nationalsin Cleveland.
Host and No. 9-rankedMichigan overcame an earlyfall to finish in first place witha score of 197.075. Kent Statemanaged to pull of f anunprecedented upset, chasingdown No. 4 Stanford and No.16 Ohio State to finish second, punching a ticket to Nationals.
While the Scarlet Knights didnot qualify as a team, three
gymnasts managed to buildrésumés over the season thatwere strong enough to qualify forindividual spots in the Ann Arbor,Mich., region. Sophomore JennaZito and freshman Luisa Leal-Restrepo both competed in all-around competition while sopho-more Danielle D’Elia competedin floor exercises.
Since her arrival on the Banksas a freshman last year, Zito hasbeen a consistent all-around per-former who steadily improved.
After averaging a 38.228 inall-around competition enter-ing the meet, Zito managed toexceed her average on thebiggest stage of her career. Inher first trip to Regionals, Zitoscored a 38.550 after scoringover 9.7 in all events but bars.
In her freshman season,Leal-Restrepo averaged a38.680 in all-around competi-tion en route to being namedthe East Atlantic GymnasticsLeague Freshman of the Year.Leal-Restrepo finished with a38.000 at Nationals after strug-gling on beam.
Despite being the smallestathlete on the team, D’Elia had alarge effect on the team fromDay 1. A transfer from CentralMichigan, D’Elia excelled infloor exercises all year.
Over the regular season,D’Elia averaged 9.796 in floor exercises but only man-aged to finish with a 9.125 at Regionals.
Luisa Leal-Restrepo followed up her East Atlantic Gymnastics League Freshman of the Yearregular season with a 38.000 showing in the all-around competition at NCAA Regionals.
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S ophomore righthanderTyler Gebler wasnamed to the Big East
Baseball Weekly Honor Roll yesterday.
The pitcher earned the acco-lade after recording a complete-game victory Saturday againstSeton Hall.
Gebler allowed only onerun and five hits while strik-ing out four and walking onein the start.
This is the second time thisseason that the Toms River,N.J., native earned a spot on theHonor Roll.
Gebler earned the awardearlier this season after postinga complete-game victory onFeb. 25 against Michigan.
Gebler has a 3.08 ERA and is2-3 in seven starts this season.
ONE MEN’S COLLEGEbasketball coach left foranother coaching job yester-day while another decided tostay put in the meantime.
Miami coach Frank Haithaccepted the head coaching jobat Missouri to replace MikeAnderson, who left the Tigersfor Arkansas.
Haith and Missouri athlet-ic director Mike Alden dis-cussed a multi-year contractin the six-year range, accord-ing to ESPN.
Meanwhile, VirginiaCommonwealth coach ShakaSmart decided to stay put withthe Rams.
Smart declined an offerfrom NC State and agreed to anextension with VCU after lead-ing the Rams to their firstNCAA Final Four.
FORMER NBA STARSArtis Gilmore, Chris Mullinand Dennis Rodman high-light the list of players votedinto Naismith Memorial Hallof Fame Class of 2011.
The coaches who werevoted in include Tex Winter,innovator of the Triangleoffense, Stanford’s TaraVanDerveer and Philadelphia’sHerb Magee.
Additional players voted inwere former Portland TrailBlazer Arvydas Sabonis, for-mer Boston Celtic TomSanders, Olympic goldmedalist Teresa Edwards andformer Harlem GlobetrotterReece Tatum.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFSlinebacker Mike Vrabel wasarrested yesterday for theftat a casino in Florence, Ind.
Vrabel was arrested at theBelterra Casino Resort andSpa on a Class-D felonycharge, the lowest level offelony crime in Indiana.
The three-time SuperBowl champion was releasedyesterday after posting a$600 bond.
The crime carries a pun-ishment of six months tothree years in jail and a fineof up to $10,000.
Word on the Street
BY VINNIE MANCUSOSTAFF WRITER
The Rutgers men’s lacrosseteam’s attack unit is composed ofyoung, smaller players that can
maneuvert h e m -
selves to the cage and put theball in the back of the net.
In direct contrast is the bruteforce of the midfield. Standingat 6-foot-3 in the middle of thefield is the intimidating pres-ence of junior Mike Diehl.
“[Diehl] is as big and strongand athletic as anyone inDivision-I lacrosse,” said headcoach Jim Stagnitta. “He under-stands the direction we’vewanted to move in for the lastcouple of years, especially onthe of fensive end.”
Most recently, Diehl record-ed a hat trick in the ScarletKnights’ 9-8 loss to conferencerival St. John’s at NewMeadowlands Stadium. Part ofDiehl’s productivity was based
on the Johnnies’ mistake ofusing an attackman to guardthe junior midfielder.
“In the first half of the gamethey were shor t-sticking onme. I liked my matchup,” Diehlsaid. “I was given my opportu-nities and I finished on them.”
Stagnitta waited theentire season for a per-formance like the oneDiehl put together inEast Rutherford, N.J.
“What you saw outof Mike on Sunday iswhat I know he’s capa-ble of doing and whatI expect out of himever y day,” he said.“He has the ability todominate and takeover every game.”
Stagnitta knew it was only amatter of time before Diehlstepped forward as the dominantforce he is expected him to be.The only person standing inDiehl’s way was Diehl, himself,according to Stagnitta.
“Sometimes I feel like hethinks he needs the perfect shotand he does not need the perfectshot,” Stagnitta said. “He showedthat the other day — when herelaxes and lets the game cometo him, he can be so dominant. Isaid to him going into the last
game, ‘Just shoot theball. Don’t worry aboutthe bad shots,’ and yousaw how effective he became.”
That is not to saythat Diehl did not makehis presence felt priorto the St. John’smatchup. The juniormidfielder put points onthe board in everygame the Knightsplayed this season
except against Notre Dame, whenthe Knights put up just threegoals the whole game.
Stagnitta sees Diehl’s productiv-ity and hard work both on and offthe field as something admirablefor the youthful Rutgers offense.
“We look to him a lotbecause he has the ability toset the tone,” Stagnitta said.“The younger guys look up tohim and they should becausehe has great work ethic. He’s agood role model for a lot of theguys on the team because ofthe way he approaches thegame, his work ethic and his desire.”
Diehl enjoys the mixed bagthat is the Rutgers of fense, anddoes not mind being the inspiration for the Knights’youth movement.
“You got a bunch of older guyslike me and [classmate] WillMangan that play well together,”Diehl said. “And our attack isyounger but they bring highlacrosse IQ and they are real funto play with.”
The big, strong midfielderlooks to remain a consistentthreat and help halt the Knights’ three-game losing skid this Saturdayagainst Marist.
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MIKEDIEHL
CAMERON STROUD / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Junior midfielder Mike Diehl scored three goals Sunday in the Scarlet Knights’ 9-8 loss to St. John’s at New Meadowlands Stadium,but his most important contribution comes as an imposing presence in the midfield.
Junior provides physical presence in midfield
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Harrison hopes for continued growth in pro styleBY SAM HELLMAN
CORRESPONDENT
After Mark Harrison’s break-out sophomore campaign, itseemed the last thing he needed
w a sc h a n g e .
But when Frank Cignetti tookover as the Rutgers footballteam’s new offensive coordinator,Harrison only felt excitement.
“This is a huge time for me,”Harrison said. “I’m really lookingforward to learning a new offen-sive scheme because I know I cando it and it will only make ouroffense more dangerous.”
Converting back to a more tra-ditional pro-style offense,Harrison said he sees a majorlearning opportunity. With thehelp of wide receiver coach P.J.Fleck starting his second seasonwith Rutgers, it may be an NFLkind of opportunity.
“Coach Fleck is definitelyhelpful because, you know, heplayed with the 49ers, so [thenew system] is nothing to him,”Harrison said. “He knows every-thing about the offense and he’scomfortable with everything. It’snot like he’s learning with us.He’s teaching us. It’s definitely abig help that he’s coming from apro-style offense.”
As a sophomore, Harrisonearned a starting job at wide receiv-er after teammate Tim Wright torea knee ligament early in trainingcamp. He got off to a slow start, butcaught fire after Chas Dodd tookover Tom Savage’s starting spot at quarterback.
In Dodd’s first start againstHarrison’s home-stateConnecticut, the 6-foot-3 receiv-er went for 112 yards and atouchdown. He only got betterfrom there.
Scoring a touchdown in fourstraight games, Harrison finishedwith a team-best 44 catches, 829yards and nine touchdowns.
“It’s been great to see Markblow up over the last year,” saidteammate and close friend TimWright. “You always knew hehad it in him, but he was so
dominating at times last year. Ican’t wait to really get thechance to play alongside him.”
Harrison’s rise to promi-nence was parallel to Dodd’s,who set multiple freshmanrecords at quarterback in hiseight starts. All but 97 of his 829total yards came on passes fromDodd along with eight of hisnine touchdowns.
Through three of the Knights’15 spring practices, Harrison saidthe chemistry between him andDodd is better than ever.
“It’s developing at a big levelright now,” he said. “We’re alltogether and trying to mature asa team. With Chas, he’s a greatleader and we’re going to followhim. Whatever he wants to do,that’s what we’re going to do. Isee him as a great player and Idefinitely look forward to the sea-son and playing with him.”
For Dodd, this season markshis first series of spring practicesafter watching a handful last yearduring his Spring Break aftersigning with Rutgers.
“The first day of practice Ilooked around and I was justlike, ‘Wow,’” Dodd said. “Thereis a ton of size and a ton of speedand so much talent with theentire receiving corps this year.Mark and I built up a good con-nection last season and I’mexcited to build on that and startsome new ones.”
But the biggest storyline forHarrison goes back to adjust-ments to a new system. It tookhim a season and a half to getcomfortable enough under theold system to become animpact player.
Now Harrison — and the restof the young offense — have tostart all over this spring.
“I’m just really trying to workon my ball-handling and perfect-ing the routes at a high level,”Harrison said. “Coach Fleck, healways teaches us to never setlow limits for yourself and alwaysreach for the sky, and that’s whatwe have to do. We have to comeout each day and get better at onething at a time.”
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Junior wideout Mark Harrison led the Knights in receiving last season, when he broke out with44 receptions for 829 yards and nine touchdowns in his sophomore campaign.
its list of teams to beat this season.
When the Scarlet Knightssprint onto Bainton Field today totake on Princeton in their eighthconsecutive home contest, theKnights will once again look to topa neighboring opponent — thistime one that resides less than 20miles south on Route 1.
“No matter what level of playyou’re at, rivalry week is just one
of the greatest feelings when you take one away from some-body you don’t want to lose to,” said freshman catcherMichael Zavala.
The Knights put up a 10-spot onthe Tigers in each of their past twomeetings, and after a nine-runoffensive explosion Sunday after-noon in Piscataway, Rutgers’ batscould be prone for a third consecu-tive double-digit explosion.
With sophomore shor tstopSteve Nyisztor still battling ill-ness and senior right fielderMichael Lang seeing limitedaction in Game 3 of the series,head coach Fred Hill’s lineupstill managed 11 hits against thePirates — all of them comingbetween the No. 2 and No. 7spots in the lineup.
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Knights sweep weekend in MorgantownBY MATT CANVISSER
CORRESPONDENT
There are many factors in playwhen a team goes on a long win-ning streak — it needs consistency,
hard workand evena little bitof luck.
T h eR u t g e r s
tennis team has been more thanlucky over its eight-match winningstreak and continued its successthis weekend with a pair of 6-1wins over Pittsburgh and WestVirginia in Morgantown, W.Va.
“West Virginia had a largecrowd and it was their seniorday, but nothing silences thecrowd better than solid play,”said head coach Ben Bucca.“And we’ve never lost toPittsburgh in the four years thatthey have agreed to play us in Morgantown.”
The Scarlet Knights (13-4, 5-2) undoubtedly improved theirconference seed with fivestraight Big East wins after start-ing conference play with lossesat Louisville and Marquette.Rutgers did not let the hardships
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UConn head coach Jim Calhountook his team to four Final Fours.
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Junior righthander Willie Beard looks to rebound from a 2/3-inning, six-run outing last week against Wagner when he takes the hilltomorrow against Princeton in the Rutgers baseball team’s eighth consecutive game at Bainton Field.
Rutgers welcomes second straight in-state foe
E ngulfed in a newlyreleased swarm of con-troversy prior to the
2010-11 season, Connecticuthead men’s basketball coach JimCalhoun likely wanted to eludethe streams of questions hefaced at Big East Media Dayregarding his program’s compli-ance with NCAA investigators.
That likely explains why the25th-year UConn head coach sat atWest Virginia’s press table — sev-eral feet away from the one allot-ted to the Huskies at MadisonSquare Garden.
And even with UConn’s 53-41victory last night against Butler inHouston at the NCAAChampionship game, Calhouncontinued to stay one step aheadof the media that approached himin mid-October.
What makes the Huskies’appearance in the national titlegame even more impressive wasnot their ninth-place finish in theBig East at the end of the regularseason or their predicted 10th-place seed in the preseason, butCalhoun’s continued vigilance.
Declaring that fateful Oct. 20day that if he could not be theunderdog, he would make him-self one, Calhoun eluded thecontroversy surrounding hisprogram’s contact with NateMiles, a top guard prospect fromthe Class of 2008.
For ty games later, theHuskies — not Pittsburgh, notNotre Dame and not Louisville— remained as the Big East’ssole representative and guidinglight through the tail end of theNCAA Tournament.
The No. 3 seed in the WestRegion went an immeasurabledistance in re-solidifying the BigEast’s name after 11 conferenceteams made the Tournament andonly a pair advanced to theSweet 16.
