THE D AILY T ARGUM Volume 142, Number 130 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 SENIOR CIRCUIT Today: Rain High: 50 • Low: 42 FRIDAY APRIL 22, 2011 The Rutgers softball team welcomes Big East stalwart DePaul to Piscataway this weekend, when the Knights honor their three seniors in the final home series. INDEX ONLINE @ DAILYTARGUM.COM OPINIONS ........ 8 DIVERSIONS ...... 10 CLASSIFIEDS ...... 12 The Debate Union prepares for a national tournament at West Point this weekend. Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker make it to Time’s most influential people list. OPINIONS SPORTS ...... BACK UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY ....... 3 METRO ......... 5 NATION .......... 7 New Jersey First Lady Mary Pat Christie names Matt Cortland, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, a New Jersey Hero yesterday for the launching of an autism mentorship program with his Theta Delta Chi brothers. SCOTT TSAI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Governor’s wife honors BUD work BY JOHN MALCHOW CONTRIBUTING WRITER New Jersey First Lady Mary Pat Christie visited the University yes- terday to recognize student efforts toward building greater awareness of autism. Matt Cortland, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, was named a New Jersey Hero for launching BrosUniteD (BUD), a program in which the members of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity mentor teenage boys with autism. “I really am thrilled to be here to honor Matt,” Christie said. “Theta Delta Chi is doing some amazing things.” The event, held at the Rutgers Zone on Livingston campus, was part of Christie’s promotion of Autism Awareness Month. “I’m traveling around the state [this month], and I’m trying to highlight some of the great things that we’re doing in the community,” she said. Christie said the motivation to edu- cate the public on autism has grown in recent years, particularly in the Garden State. “New Jersey has a 1 in 94 rate of children with autism,” she said. “We must be aggressive and at the fore- front of the entire country.” The first lady credited BUD’s success to Cortland and Alex Lewis, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, who next semester will take over the program. Theta Delta Chi members spend their Saturdays with participating autistic teenage boys, taking them on spring recreational trips, Courtland said. “The program has really taken off in the past two years,” he said. “The brothers have taken an active part in it. We had a committee of 19 brothers planning.” The newly named “hero” said the honor would help put some negative labels about greek life to rest. “There are some stereotypes about fraternities, and we want to show that good can be done, too,” Cortland said. Lewis hopes to expand BUD in the future to the fraternity’s other chapters. “We’d really like to see similar programs at [other] universities Monk offers students spiritual guidance BY ARIEL NAGI CORRESPONDENT A Hardenberg Hall class- room filled nearly to capacity last night as the Rutgers University Bhakti Club held its last meeting of the semester, bringing in Radhanath Swami, a renowned monk who travels across the word discussing spirituality and Bhakti yoga traditions. Giving advice on how to deal with stress, Swami said the key to happiness is gaining a powerful spiritual foundation so when it hits, there is inter- nal strength to combat any cir- cumstances that lead to it. “It’s our natural duty to try to do the best we possibly can and to be as progressive and suc- cessful as possible,” he said. “But we should build our life on a solid foundation — a foundation that when things change dramat- ically, we will have stability.” Swami said a common mis- take people make is they forget about the most important thing a human being needs — to love and to be loved. Instead, so many people focus on them- selves and on feeling powerful rather than helping others. “The desire for power is just an internal emotional weak- ness,” he said. “Real strength is the desire to serve.” He questioned the notion that the world is happier today than it was years ago due to the rapid advances in technol- ogy and medicine, arguing that the world has become too focused on consumerism. While he said these advances hold a lot of value, they could still be a distraction to people and cause them to lose touch with building a foun- dation that keeps them strong. Renowned traveling monk Radhanath Swami spends an evening with students in Hardenbergh Hall on the College Avenue campus. DEEBEE UKAH J&J employees wear casual attire for Japan BY TABISH TALIB CORRESPONDENT Employees at two Piscataway loca- tions of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Health Care Systems Inc. added a chari- table twist to casual workdays. Workers raised $3,382.36 last weekend for the Greater Somerset County Chapter of the American Red Cross for Japan relief effort by each donating $5 to wear casual clothing to work, said Angela Culver, director of communications at J&J Health Care Systems. “We combined the ability of employ- ees to wear jeans along with a small donation,” she said. “But people gave much, much more.” Culver said the number of people par- ticipating in the fundraising efforts could not be determined due to the large num- ber of employees at the 425 Hoes Lane and 800 Centennial Ave. offices. “We raised the money during lunch hours of April 16, 17 and 18, and people just came in droves,” she said. Employees chose to donate to the Greater Somerset County Chapter of the American Red Cross, because some employees had previously volunteered with the organization, Culver said. The focus to raise funds for Japan was in light of the massive earthquake and tsunami in early March, devastat- ing the eastern coast of the country, she said. “We donated to the Red Cross as a way to contribute to the relief efforts in Japan,” Culver said. “We wanted to help the people there cope with the devastation.” Several employees at J&J Health Care Systems contacted the organiza- tion to discuss how to send the collect- ed donations to Japan, said Jessica Alfrey, community development rela- tions manager for the Greater Somerset County Chapter of the American Red Cross. “We mostly serve county residents with blood drives and training, but SEE WIFE ON PAGE 4 SEE MONK ON PAGE 4 SEE JAPAN ON PAGE 4 Students enjoy authentic Taiwanese food, games and performances in front of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus yesterday for the eighth annual “TASA Nightmarket.” NELSON MORALES / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER EVENING FESTIVITIES
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The Debate Union prepares for a nationaltournament at WestPoint this weekend.
Gov. Chris Christie and Newark MayorCory Booker makeit to Time’s most influential people list.
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New Jersey First Lady Mary Pat Christie names Matt Cortland, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, a New Jersey Heroyesterday for the launching of an autism mentorship program with his Theta Delta Chi brothers.
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Governor’s wife honors BUD workBY JOHN MALCHOW
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
New Jersey First Lady Mary PatChristie visited the University yes-terday to recognize student effortstoward building greater awarenessof autism.
Matt Cortland, a School of Artsand Sciences senior, was named aNew Jersey Hero for launchingBrosUniteD (BUD), a program inwhich the members of the ThetaDelta Chi fraternity mentor teenageboys with autism.
“I really am thrilled to be here tohonor Matt,” Christie said. “ThetaDelta Chi is doing some amazing things.”
The event, held at the RutgersZone on Livingston campus, was
par t of Christie’s promotion ofAutism Awareness Month.
“I’m traveling around the state [thismonth], and I’m trying to highlightsome of the great things that we’redoing in the community,” she said.
Christie said the motivation to edu-cate the public on autism has grown inrecent years, particularly in theGarden State.
“New Jersey has a 1 in 94 rate ofchildren with autism,” she said. “Wemust be aggressive and at the fore-front of the entire country.”
The first lady credited BUD’ssuccess to Cortland and Alex Lewis,a School of Arts and Sciences junior,who next semester will take over the program.
Theta Delta Chi members spendtheir Saturdays with participating
autistic teenage boys, taking themon spring recreational trips,Courtland said.
“The program has really takenoff in the past two years,” he said.“The brothers have taken an activepart in it. We had a committee of 19brothers planning.”
The newly named “hero” said thehonor would help put some negativelabels about greek life to rest.
“There are some stereotypes aboutfraternities, and we want to show thatgood can be done, too,” Cortland said.
Lewis hopes to expand BUD inthe future to the fraternity’s other chapters.
“We’d really like to see similarprograms at [other] universities
Monk offers studentsspiritual guidance
BY ARIEL NAGICORRESPONDENT
A Hardenberg Hall class-room filled nearly to capacity lastnight as the Rutgers UniversityBhakti Club held its last meetingof the semester, bringing inRadhanath Swami, a renownedmonk who travels across theword discussing spirituality andBhakti yoga traditions.
Giving advice on how todeal with stress, Swami saidthe key to happiness is gaininga powerful spiritual foundationso when it hits, there is inter-nal strength to combat any cir-cumstances that lead to it.
“It’s our natural duty to try todo the best we possibly can andto be as progressive and suc-cessful as possible,” he said. “Butwe should build our life on asolid foundation — a foundationthat when things change dramat-ically, we will have stability.”
Swami said a common mis-take people make is they forgetabout the most important thinga human being needs — to loveand to be loved. Instead, somany people focus on them-selves and on feeling powerfulrather than helping others.
“The desire for power is justan internal emotional weak-ness,” he said. “Real strength isthe desire to serve.”
He questioned the notionthat the world is happier todaythan it was years ago due tothe rapid advances in technol-ogy and medicine, arguingthat the world has become toofocused on consumerism.
While he said theseadvances hold a lot of value,they could still be a distractionto people and cause them tolose touch with building a foun-dation that keeps them strong.
Renowned traveling monk Radhanath Swami spends an eveningwith students in Hardenbergh Hall on the College Avenue campus.
DEEBEE UKAH
J&J employees wearcasual attire for Japan
BY TABISH TALIBCORRESPONDENT
Employees at two Piscataway loca-tions of Johnson & Johnson (J&J)Health Care Systems Inc. added a chari-table twist to casual workdays.
Workers raised $3,382.36 lastweekend for the Greater SomersetCounty Chapter of the American RedCross for Japan relief ef fort by eachdonating $5 to wear casual clothing towork, said Angela Culver, director ofcommunications at J&J Health Care Systems.
“We combined the ability of employ-ees to wear jeans along with a smalldonation,” she said. “But people gavemuch, much more.”
Culver said the number of people par-ticipating in the fundraising efforts couldnot be determined due to the large num-ber of employees at the 425 Hoes Laneand 800 Centennial Ave. offices.
“We raised the money during lunchhours of April 16, 17 and 18, and peoplejust came in droves,” she said.
Employees chose to donate to theGreater Somerset County Chapter of theAmerican Red Cross, because someemployees had previously volunteeredwith the organization, Culver said.
The focus to raise funds for Japanwas in light of the massive earthquakeand tsunami in early March, devastat-ing the eastern coast of the country,she said.
“We donated to the Red Cross as away to contribute to the relief ef fortsin Japan,” Culver said. “We wanted tohelp the people there cope with the devastation.”
Several employees at J&J HealthCare Systems contacted the organiza-tion to discuss how to send the collect-ed donations to Japan, said JessicaAlfrey, community development rela-tions manager for the GreaterSomerset County Chapter of theAmerican Red Cross.
“We mostly serve county residentswith blood drives and training, but
SEE WIFE ON PAGE 4
SEE MONK ON PAGE 4
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Students enjoy authentic Taiwanese food, games and performances in frontof the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus yesterday forthe eighth annual “TASA Nightmarket.”
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Debate Union prepares for national competition BY GREGORY FOREST
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers UniversityDebate Union (RUDU) is get-ting ready this weekend for itsfinal debate tournament of theyear at the National DebateTournament at West PointAcademy, where it is sendingfour teams to compete.
RUDU prepared with prac-tices and drills for the tourna-ment on April 23 and 24 and will face teams from col-leges across the country, saidStorey Clayton, the team’sdebate coach.
“We’re going over the caseswe run and the cases otherteams might run,” he said.“Normally, the kids just debate[with] each other, but I’m goingto be getting involved in someof the practice rounds so thatthey have the best possible competition to prepare them.”
The team met every day thisweek leading up to nationalsinstead of their normal twotimes a week, Clayton said.
“We have been meeting forabout four hours a day, and I’mmeeting separately with eachteam,” he said. “I am meetingindividually with each of themto make sure they are prepared
on their cases, and then we’remeeting as a group at night togo over [specific] cases.”
Chris Bergman, tournamentdirector for RUDU, said know-ing what the competition is likeahead of time will play to his team’s advantage at nationals.
“We need toprepare forother teams thatwe know aregoing to nation-als,” saidBergman, aSchool ofE n g i n e e r i n gsophomore. “Weknow how theyrun, and weknow what theyhave and howwe wouldrespond to their cases.”
But Bergman said havingthe cases prepared is just asimpor tant for success at the competition.
“We also need to prepare ourown cases, so we need to makesure they’re strong enough tobeat any team that we [face],”he said.
RUDU is ranked third in thenation because of the number ofteams that qualified for nation-
als, Bergman said. RUDU is tiedwith the College of William andMary for third place, with YaleUniversity in second andHarvard College in first.
“No other school besidesHarvard, Yale, and William andMary can send as many teamsthat we can, and that reflects
our successthroughout theyear,” he said.“We’ve been oneof the most domi-nant teams on the[debate] circuitright now.”
The club ranksfifth and boaststhe seventh bestteam in thenation, saidBergman, whoattributes RUDU’ssuccess to their coach.
“Clayton deser ves a hugesupport for everything he hasdone for this team,” he said.“Just last year, we had a grandtotal of eight points for theschool for the course of theentire year. “This year, we have219 points. That one-year differ-ence is because of him.”
Bhargavi Sriram, a RUDUmember, thinks the closenessbetween the members of
the union is helpful on thedebate circuit.
“Our team is very bondedcompared to [other teams] onthe [debate] circuit,” saidSriram, a Rutgers BusinessSchool sophomore. “We’rehelping each other prepare, wepractice against each other andwe tell each other our cases.We find any flaw that we canfind with each other’s cases.”
Clayton said the team ispreparing ahead of time to maintain confidence at the competition.
“We’re going to try to staypretty loose,” he said. “There’sa lot of downtime betweenrounds and the national tourna-ment. A lot of the time, teamsget anxious and take a lot oftime wasting their energy, sowe’re going to try to stay looseand have fun.”
Bergman said he values thedebate skills he developed fromRUDU because they have prac-tical applications.
“Debate is a wor thwhileactivity because we all end uplearning how to think on ourfeet, how to present in a per-suasive manner and how to becomfortable speaking in frontof crowds or in public,” he said.“Prepping for nationals showsour dedication to our team.”
School plans convocation changes
BY SONJA TYSIAKSTAFF WRITER
Graduating School ofEngineering seniors will be nolonger celebrate their gradua-tion ceremony in the gymnasi-um in the LivingstonRecreation Center. Rather, itwill be held in the convocationtent on Busch campus.
The ceremony was relocatedthis year to Field D, adjacent tothe Busch Tennis Bubble, tobetter accommodate studentsattending University com-mencement, said L ydiaPrendergast, dean of theSchool of Engineering.
Because of the University-wide commencement’s move tothe Rutgers Stadium on Buschcampus, Prendergast said hold-ing the school’s graduation cer-emony on the field seemedmore practical.
The School of Engineeringconvocation will not have an out-side guest speaker, but rather astudent speaker who will conducta short speech, she said.
“Since the School ofEngineering ceremony is rightafter University commencement... it doesn’t make sense to haveanother outside speaker,” saidDavid Park, president of theEngineering Governing Council.
But the student speaker’sidentity is still unreleased, saidPark, a School of Engin-eering junior
“The School of Engineeringconvocation will include wordsfrom Dean [Thomas] Farris, astudent speaker, the reading ofgraduates’ names and other tra-ditional elements of a
convocation ceremony,” Prendergast said.
In line with traditions, theceremony will feature a presen-tation of Outstanding Scholars,or students with a 4.0 grade-point average, opening remarksby the School of Engineeringdean and department chairper-sons will read the graduates’names, Prendergast said.
“There will be 530 graduatesgraduating that day, and theywill be called individually bythe engineering depar tmentsuch as the biomedical engi-
neering depar tment or themechanical and aerospace engi-neering depar tment,” Park said.
Engineering school studentswill wear the traditional blackhood garment with red lining toassociate University colors, aswell as an orange trim — theSchool of Engineering schoolcolor, Prendergast said.
“Several years ago, theSchool of Engineering used redand yellow like for the Schoolof Arts and Sciences. Red is forRutgers, yellow is for sciences.We changed ours to
reflect engineering,” Prendergast said.
After the ceremony, engi-neering departments will haveseparate receptions, she said.
“During the reception, thedepar tment may also honorcertain students for academicachievement, research initia-tives or other commendableachievement,” she said.
Kendra Cameron, assistantto the dean of engineering, saidthe School of Engineeringgraduation ceremony demon-strates the close-knit communi-ty of the school and usually hasa large turnout.
“A lot of coordinating withinthe dean’s of fice and the Officeof Academic Affairs goes intograduation. ... We like to saythat we are like a well-oiledmachine,” she said.
Even without an outsideguest speaker, Casey Moure, aSchool of Engineering senior,said the School ofEngineering’s graduationwould be a special event con-sidering the amount of workstudents put into getting their degrees.
“It is a bittersweet feeling[graduating],” Moure said. “Iam really going to miss the funtimes at Rutgers, my experi-ence was really positive here,but I am ready to go out intothe world and utilize my degreeand do something productive.”
The School of Engineeringceremony will followUniversity-wide commence-ment on May 15th beginningpromptly at 1:30 p.m., in theconvocation tent in Field D,across from the stadium.
“I am really going to miss the fun
times at Rutgers, my experience
was really positive here ...”
CASEY MOURESchool of Engineering Senior
From international cuisine tohot dogs and hamburgers, RutgersDay attendees will be able to samplefood from all around the world onApril 30 throughout all campuses.
On Busch campus, studentswill be grilling chicken, hamburg-ers, hot dogs and veggie burgersat the Engineering Barbecue.
Attendees who want barbe-cue but will be onCook/Douglass campus for theday can feast at the Food ScienceBarbecue or the Animal ScienceBarbecue, or chow on hot dogsprepared by C.O.S.I.N.E, accord-ing to the Rutgers Day blog.
The Cook/Douglass campusis also hosting the New JerseyFolk Festival that will housefoods from numerous ethnicitiesincluding Lebanese, Japanese,Iberian and South American.
People interested in locallygrown food can participate in thethird annual “First of the SeasonN.J. Asparagus Sale” hosted bySlow Food and learn about thelocal food scene atCook/Douglass campus, accord-ing to the blog.
Greek pastry fans can stop bythe Hellenic Cultural Club and enjoytraditional pastries and dessertsalong with Greek art and music atthe College Avenue campus.
— Tabish Talib
RUTGERS DAY TO FEATUREGOOD EATS
“We’re helping each other prepare,we practice against
each other and we tell each other
our cases.”BHARGAVI SRIRAM
Rutgers University Debate Union Member
Engineering graduation features student speaker, different location
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Rutgers Alternative Breaks presents “Stories of Solidarity,” a showcase of the past year’s trips yesterday in the Student Activities Centeron the College Avenue campus. The organization featured slideshows of their involvement in states like Tennessee and Virginia.
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through dif ferent chaptersthroughout the country,” hesaid. “Now that we’re estab-lished here, and we’ve got agood model of what the pro-gram should look like, we’ll beable to show our brothersacross the countr y how to do it.”
Christie introduced theNew Jersey Heroes initiativelast year to honor deservingN.J. residents.
“New Jersey Heroes issomething I started to high-light dif ferent New Jerseyanswho are doing great thingsevery day,” she said. “I wantedto be able to shine a light onwhat people should be proudof in New Jersey. Cer tainlyMatt and Alex exemplify that.”
Christie encouraged others tooffer their input for who shouldbe named a New Jersey Hero,which they can do on her web-site, www.nj.gov/firstlady.
“Programs like BrosUniteDare a great way to show how wecan make [New Jersey] a betterplace,” she said. “We want ourchildren to be the best they canbe and to have the most fulfillinglife they can have.”
BUD is in its second year,but the founders said they arepleased with their success so far.
“It’s phenomenal that it hastaken off with the speed it hasand the support that it has,”Lewis said. “We want this to bethe beginning of what’s goingto be a long-running traditionfor our fraternity and for Rutgers.”
Lewis said the scope of theprogram is relatively small but growing.
“This year, we had 13 ‘littlebros,’ which is the term we usefor the children with autism.We had 39 ‘big bros,’” he said.“I believe [that] is almost dou-ble what we had last year.”
Phillip Edwards, one of the“little bros,” appreciates being apart of the program
“I would like to thank all thebrothers,” Edwards said. “It’sbeen great. I hope we can do itagain next year.”
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whenever there is a national orinternational crisis, we alwaysprovide an opportunity to sendfunds,” she said.
Alfrey said there is a goodsystem in place for people tosend money to Japan throughtheir local American Red Cross chapter.
“Any money we raise fromlocal chapters of the Red Crossgoes directly to the nationalchapter, which then sendsmoney to the Japanese RedCross,” she said.
The American Red Cross hasraised more than $103 million asof April 18 for Japanese reliefefforts, Alfrey said.
“Most of that money comesfrom individuals, as we’re not agovernment agency,” she said.
Relief ef forts in Japan arestill very active, Alfrey said.The American Red Cross is cur-rently helping victims of thedisasters rebuild their lives,including those within the 18miles near the Fukushimanuclear power plant.
“The Japanese Red Cross isproviding cash grants to thosevictims who would have to relo-cate from there,” she said.
The Japanese Red Cross hasreceived $800 million in aid
thus far and is using some ofthat money with the govern-ment to give grants from $2,100to $4,200 to each relocatingfamily, according to anAmerican Red Cross memo.
“Japanese Red Cross hasmoved from relief health care toearly recovery programs andsocial services,” Alfrey said.
Japanese citizens affected bythe disaster have begun toreceive thousands of individualcare items for the 128,000 peoplestill in evacuation centers, accord-ing to the memo.
“They’re getting blankets,clothes, radios, flashlights,sleeping mats and a few otherthings as comfor t items,”Alfrey said.
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There will beShabbat Services at6:30 p.m. TheMesorah/Orthodox
service will take place on thefirst floor of Rutgers Hillellocated at 93 College Ave. inNew Brunswick. TheKesher/Reform service willtake place in the third floor ofRutgers Hillel. TheKoach/Conservative servicewill take place in NewBrunswick TheologicalSeminary located at 17Seminary Pl. There will be afree Kosher for PassoverShabbat Dinner from 7:30 to 9p.m. at Rutgers Hillel locatedat 93 College Ave. in NewBrunswick. Student can meetRabbi Heath Watenmaker, thenew Reform Rabbi who will beworking at Rutgers Hillelbeginning in the fall. Studentscan ask questions and get toknow the new rabbi. The eventis from 9 to 11 p.m., at RutgersHillel located at 93 CollegeAve. in New Brunswick. Formore information contactKatie Landy [email protected].
The Alfa Art Gallery will pres-ent “The Double-EdgedSearch for the Truth & theIdeal,” the first of two springexhibitions of theNew Brunswick Art Salon2011. An opening receptionwill be held from 6:30 to 10:30p.m., and the exhibition willrun until May 12. Alfa ArtGallery is located on 108Church St. in New Brunswick.
The Rutgers Per formingDance Company (RPDC) willhave its Spring 2011Showcase beginning at 8p.m., in the Nicholas MusicCenter on Douglass campus.RPDC will perform a varietyof dif ferent styles of danceincluding tap, jazz, hip-hop,contemporar y, modern andballet. The showcase costs $5for students and $10 foradults. For more information,contact Cheryl Henry at [email protected] or call(201) 452 - 7484.
The New Jersey Public InterestResearch Group’s (NJPIRG)Energy Service Corps — ajoint project of NJPIRG andAmeriCorps — and student vol-unteers will be celebratingEarth Day by going out to edu-cate the community ofHighland Park on how home-owners, can be more energyefficient. They will be goingdoor to door to educate peopleof the ways that they might bewasting energy as well as giveadvice to help the homeownerrun a more energy efficienthousehold, which will savethem money on their energybills. Their goal is to educate atotal of 450 people within threehours. Interested participantscan speak to NJPIRG membersabout the project at 4:30 p.m.,in the Rutgers Student Center fourth floor lounge.
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“We have seen when peopledon’t have this spiritual founda-tion how much havoc it cancause in the world,” Swami saidin regard to rises in suicide,crime and drug abuse aroundthe world.
He said technology is turninghumans into consumers, as cor-porations constantly come upwith new ways to convince peoplethat artificial things like beautyproducts, cars and computers arenecessities for happiness.
Swami called it a world full of“unnecessary necessities.”
“All these things distract usfrom what we really need andwhat we really want,” he said. “Ifwe have fulfillment within, we
don’t need things from this world,rather our condition is to givethings to this world.”
Swami reminded students thatwhile pursuing their studies, suc-cess is always something to beproud of, but it should neverreplace the basic spiritual neces-sities of human beings.
“The most fundamental needof each human being is to loveand to be loved,” he said.“Accomplishments are great butnot as the substitute to the realneed for the heart.”
Swami was born and raised inChicago. He left his home whenhe was 19 years old and traveledto Europe in search of spiritualknowledge. After traveling formonths, he reached the destina-tion he had been anticipating for along time — India.
Since then, he has donecharity work in several coun-tries and continues to travel the
world providing knowledge onBhakti traditions and generalwisdom on how to live a spiritu-ally fulfilling life.
Bhakti Club President AkshSharma said Swami’s wisdominspired him. He often turns tohim for answers to tough ques-tions and situations.
“A lot of times I’ll be in a situa-tion and I’d [wonder] ‘What am Igoing to do?’ Then I think, whatwould Radhanath do?” saidSharma, an Ernest Mario Schoolof Pharmacy senior.
Bhakti Club Vice PresidentGopika Kapadia said Swami’sexperiences traveling the worldand practicing Bhakti Yogamakes him the right person to talk to students about spirituality.
“He’s honestly lived life — hehas a real life story to tell,” saidKapadia, a School of Arts andSciences junior.
MONK: Swami calls love
most fundamental human need
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Born and raised in Chicago, Radhanath Swami spends his time traveling the world to teachpeople about Bhakti traditions and how to live a spiritually fulfilling life.
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Mural depicts different aspects of New Brunswick lifeBY ANDREW SMITH
STAFF WRITER
A Wells Fargo branch onAlbany Street adorned its wallswith a mural depicting historicalmoments and scenes of NewBrunswick’s development.
Managers decided to hangthe mural up after the mergerbetween the closed AlbanyStreet Wachovia Bank and WellsFargo in February was com-plete, said Eduard Quezada,assistant manager of the AlbanyStreet branch.
The merger made severalchanges, including the commis-sioning and placement of themural, he said.
“Previously, with theWachovia branch, we didn’t havethe signage,” Quezada said.
The mural depicts scenes thatdate back to the 1860s fromaround the University and NewBrunswick, he said. It was devel-oped with the help of several localhistorians and intends to demon-strate Wells Fargo’s commitmentto community.
“Every single branch has a dif-ferent picture that represents thatparticular community. This onerepresents the first Johnson &Johnson (J&J) building, Rutgersbuildings,” Quezada said.
A large reason why bankmanagers decided to put themural up was for New
Brunswick residents to see thebank has some history with thecommunity, he said.
In developing the mural, WellsFargo reached out to RobertBelvin, director of the NewBrunswick Free Public Library,and asked if there were any his-torical photographs on file theywould be able to use to createtheir collage.
“They contacted me, theycontacted Rutgers SpecialCollections, and asked, ‘Do youhave any pictures?’” he said. “So,I sent them probably 30 picturesthat we had previously scanned,and they ranged from picturestaken from the top of the ReformChurch to the West PointCandidates picture.”
Some pictures Belvin sent thebank were century-old photos.
“Obviously it’s a communitymural, but it’s also a symbol oftheir bank,” he said. “So,they’re looking for not preciselya historical record, but they’relooking to do something that’ssymbolic of their connection tothe community.”
Belvin said it was dif ficultfor him to find pictures thatrepresented the full spectrumof New Brunswick’s multi-eth-nic populous given the largelyEuropean population duringthe city’s early history, but hemanaged to find diverseenough images.
The mural in the Wells Fargo on Albany Street depicts historical moments and scenes of New Brunswick.
Managers aimed to show customers the bank’s connection to the city through the mural.
COURTESY OF EDUARD QUEZADA
He found a portrait ofJapanese exchange studentMitsuye Oi from the 1860s, animage of African-American WestPoint cadet Philip Johnson from1946 and a skyline view of NewBrunswick by local photogra-pher Isaac Van Derveer, whoshowed the town peppered withredbrick factories.
In response to the bank’s J&Jphotos, Belvin said the pharma-ceutical company had been amajor factor in bringing forth eth-nic diversity to New Brunswickbecause of the large number ofHungarian immigrants the com-pany hired.
The portraits of the Japanesestudents were important toBelvin because they showed theclose relationship between theUniversity and religion, as manyof those students were missionar-ies from Japan.
Steve Rocha, president of theRutgers University HistoricalSociety, was pleased with theinclusion of the mural and saidthat Wells Fargo was utilizing his-tory in a positive manner.
“I think this combines theUniversity’s past and the city’spast in a distinct way,” he said.“As president of the HistoricalSociety this year, my biggest
goal is to actively integrate par-ticipation with histor y, so Ithink that’s the only way toapply history.”
As an advocate for history,Belvin was happy with themural overall and said it gave an interesting perspectiveof the development of New Brunswick.
“Because we have Rutgers,because we have J&J andbecause we were a county seat,this city has done much better[than others], and I think thatmural was supposed to reflectthat,” he said. “I think WellsFargo did a good job.”
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Residents discuss clean water alternatives at City HallBY CHASE BRUSH
STAFF WRITER
A representative from the“Take Back the Tap” campaignproposed the idea of imple-menting eco-friendly water fillstations in New Brunswick onWednesday to the City Council.
Kaitlin D’Agostino, a cam-paign coordinator on campus,advocated on behalf of Foodand Water Watch, an organiza-tion that works to ensure thefood, water and fish that areconsumed are safe, accessibleand sustainable.
“There are three basicresources that our body needs, and one of them is water,”said D’Agostino, a School of Arts and Sciencessophomore.
Instead of con-ventional watersources and bot-tled water, individ-uals can fill theirreusable waterbottles with cold,filtered water atthe fill stations, she said.
D’Agostino said these meth-ods have already been fairly suc-cessful on campus or in publicschools and municipal buildingsthroughout the city.
Fill stations were installedaround campus earlier thismonth, and the first 12 hoursrecorded more than 800 fills perunit, said Eric Struble, campuscoordinator for the New JerseyWater Watch Campaign. Thenumber has now increased to5,000 fills per unit.
A total of 25 fill stations areto be installed around campuswithin the next month, said Struble, a School of Artsand Sciences senior.
“We want to expand beyondRutgers and into the city sothat what has worked so wellfor Rutgers will work in themunicipality,” D’Agostino said.
Both Struble and D’Agostinosaid the program would pay foritself, saving both the city andresidents money.
Council members were notopposed to the idea, andCouncil President RobertRecine said it is something thatshould be looked into with
greater detail.The Council
also discussedplans to improvethe city’s solid-waste collectionand disposalalong newly ren-ovated streets indowntown NewBrunswick, CityA t t o r n e yW i l l i a mHamilton said.
After investing $3 million in the reconstruction of George Street in one of thecity’s major business districts,City Administrator ThomasLoughlin hopes to keep thesidewalks free of trash and pre-ser ve the improvements ofthese areas.
Garbage trucks will be retro-fitted to mechanically pick trashunits up and empty them appro-priately, he said.
“We want to try and keepthese streets that we put so much
Skateboarding store expands to Menlo Park MallBY MORGAN MURRELL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Extreme-sports enthusiastscould go “of f the wall” this sea-son with the opening of aspor ts-apparel manufacturingretail store in Menlo Park Mallin Edison. The store, Vans, willintroduce a summer line ofclothing and accessories.
The store is known for being the original sports, art,music and street brand since 1966 and will start of fer-ing dif ferent shoes, clothingand accessories for severalextreme-spor ts markets andcasual wear.
Vans officials intend for thestore to remain loyal to extremesports despite where it is located,said Chris Overholser, Vansspokesperson.
“Remaining true to wherewe started is what sets us apartfrom other brands. We don’t
chase trends. … We realizewho we are,” he said. “We haveevolved, but we’re not going tochase what the new thing is.We’re always going to be an extreme-action SouthernCalifornia-based brand.”
Although the store opened inlate March, executives are mak-ing additions to the store thismonth, introducing more cloth-ing and shoe accessories for themusic and skateboarding lovers,Overholser said.
The Menlo Park Mall’s Vansstore offers apparel for youthand adults, featuring some oftheir most popular collectionslike Authentics, Era’s, Sk8-Hisand OTWs, he said.
Founder Paul Van Dorenopened the first store inAnaheim, Calif., — then knownas the Van Doren RubberCompany — where he wantedto be the manufacturer and theseller, so he could sell his
shoes directly to the public,Overholser said.
After the VF Corporationbought the company in 2004,Vans expanded its market intoapparel and accessories, he
said. Following this change,Vans evolved from being a $200million company into about a $1billion company.
Tyquan Glaster of JerseyCity, who recently purchased apair of Authentics from the Vans
in Menlo Park, said he wasexcited to hear another storeopened up in Newport Plaza inJersey City.
“I think it’s great. More varietyand items to choose from,”Glaster said.
While some might argue thebrand is becoming more com-mercial and in a sense, morepopular in other cultures,Overholser said the companymaintains a balance of truth byremaining loyal to their corecustomers — skateboarders.
“The brand has becomemore than just a skateboardcompany, it has started to tar-get other subcultures andbecome a part of a lifestyle,”said Justin Taylor, a School ofArts and Sciences senior. “Idon’t think it has gone com-mercial, just increased its fan base.”
Marlon Davis, a School ofEnvironmental and Biological
Sciences first-year student, is adedicated Vans fan who believesthe store will see further suc-cess and gain more popularitywith different cultures.
“Vans is dif ferent from other labels because they areliterally worn by ever yone.Whether you are black, white,Asian — you’re bound to see someone you know wearing Vans,” he said. “Nowyou will see dif ferent sub-groups wearing them — notjust skateboarders.”
Vans began using environ-mentally friendly and biodegrad-able materials to create theirproducts to market to their eco-friendly surfer customers,Overholser said.
“They will begin to receive adifferent type of clientele — theskater subculture. It will bring inmore diverse shoppers and word-of-mouth will drive in even morecustomers,” he said.
The Middlesex Superior Cour t yesterdayindicted Lt. Robert Tierney on third-degreecharges of fraudulent voting and theft by deception.
Tierney served the New Brunswick PoliceDepartment (NBPD) for more than 16 years,according to an nj.com article. Following hisoffenses, Tierney will be suspended from theforce without pay.
NBPD originally suspended the officer with payin September when word of the charges first cameto light.
The ex-officer is charged with voting in fourgeneral elections from 2004 to 2009 despite not liv-ing in the cities where he voted, said Bruce Kaplan,Middlesex County prosecutor in the article.
Tierney, 39, resides in East Brunswick but pre-viously lived in Milltown when he voted in a
New Brunswick election. Among the officer’sother charges were requesting for spousal benefi-ciary insurance from 2009 despite divorcing hiswife a year before that.
Since that time, Tierney’s insurance company,Aetna Insurance, paid the officer $850 in claims tohis ex-wife, according to the article.
— Ankita Panda
COURT INDICTS NEW BRUNSWICK OFFICER ON FRADULENT VOTING CHARGES
At a City Council meeting Wednesday on Bayard Street, Kaitlin D’Agostino, a campaign coor-dinator for the “Take Back the Tap” campaign, encouraged City Council members to add eco-friendly water fill stations around the city in order to replace conventional water bottles.
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“There are threebasic resources that
our body needs, and one of them
is water.” KAITLIN D’AGOSTINOCampaign Coordinator
“They will begin to receive a differenttype of clientele ...
It will bring in morediverse shoppers ...”
CHRIS OVERHOLSERVans Spokesperson
into clean for the public,”Loughlin said.
Additionally, the fate ofsome New Brunswick tavernsand drinking establishmentswere brought into questionunder a number of noise viola-tion ordinances.
Any establishment servingalcohol must possess a license,
which is subject to revocation,Loughlin said.
“If you are notoriously a problemsite — meaning you’ve caused noisecomplaints or have been caughtserving underage kids — you canget that license taken or have condi-tions placed on it,” he said.
Some of these conditionsrequire many places to hire off-
duty police officers to act assecurity guards inside the estab-lishments, Loughlin said.
Hamilton said upcomingcouncil meetings will revisitthe conditions applied to these establishments, and disputes will be worked out between owners and coun-cil members.
National Association ofAttorneys General.
In Washington, Holder said hewould press ahead with the inves-tigation, even though he did notcite any current evidence of inten-tional manipulation of oil and gasprices or fraud.
“Based upon our work andresearch to date, it is evidentthat there are regional dif fer-ences in gasoline prices, as wellas dif ferences in the statutoryand other legal tools at the gov-ernment’s disposal,” Holdersaid in a memo accompanying astatement announcing the taskforce. “It is also clear that there are lawful reasons forincreases in gas prices, givensupply and demand.”
“Nonetheless, where con-sumers are harmed by unlawfulconduct that has the effect ofincreasing gas prices, state andfederal authorities will takeswift action,” Holder said.
He promised to “be vigilantin monitoring the oil and gasmarkets for any wrongdoing so that consumers can be confident they are not payinghigher prices as a result of ille-gal activity.”
There’s not much Obamacan do to af fect the price ofgasoline in short term, some-thing he acknowledged in his
remarks. Gas prices have risensteadily as a result of tensionsin the Middle East and north-ern Africa and rising demandfrom China and other emerg-ing economies.
Given that no evidence has yetsurfaced of actual fraud or price
manipulation in oil markets,Obama’s remarks appeared, atleast in part, as more of anattempt to assuage public angerover rising gas prices.
Other presidents alsolaunched similar inquiries attimes of rising oil prices and wide-spread public suspicions of mar-ket manipulation by the oil indus-try or by speculators.
In an Associated Press-Gfkpoll last month, 51 percent ofadults said they thought recentincreases in gas prices were
due to “oil companies that wantto boost profits” rather thanchanges in the global oil mar-ket. Nine percent said higherprices stemmed from a combi-nation of both, 37 percent fromchanges in the market.
Obama renewed his proposalto end roughly $4 billion annuallyin various government subsidiesto oil and gas companies “at atime when they’re making recordprofits and you’re paying nearrecord prices at the pump. It hasto stop.”
Asked by a member of theaudience about prospects foradvancements in clean energy,Obama predicted that, withtime, prices of now-expensivedevices such as electric carswould come down.
“Having a flat-screen TV usedto be a big deal,” Obama said. Buthe said now such TVs are com-monplace because prices havedropped so much.
While acknowledging hedoesn’t spend much time thesedays behind the wheel, Obamasaid, “I’ve been in one of theseChevy Volts. This is a nice car. Itdrives well.”
He said when such vehiclesbecome more affordable, “thoseof you out there driving that 8-mile-a-gallon SUV” should con-sider a purchase. Otherwise, by
buying gasoline that likely camefrom imported oil, Americans“are putting money in the pock-ets of people who do not like usat all,” he said.
Earlier, he told supportersin San Francisco that he is pressing ahead with hisagenda in a dif ficult politicalenvironment and that “changeturned out to be a lot tougherthan expected.”
Obama addressed about 200people who paid up to $35,800apiece for the fundraiser at SanFrancisco’s St. Regis Hotel, thefirst of four fundraisers of the day.The other three were scheduledin Los Angeles.
Obama was interrupted by asmall group among the payingguests who protested the deten-tion of Bradley Manning, anArmy private accused of leakingsecret documents to theWikiLeaks website.
“We paid our dues, where’sour change?” the protesters sangto the president.
“We’ll vote for you in 2012,yes that’s true. Look at theRepublicans — what else canwe do?”
Obama paused while securityremoved some of the protesters,then joked, “That’s a nice song.You guys have much better voic-es than I do.”
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Justice Department to search for fraud in oil marketsTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RENO, Nev. — PresidentBarack Obama said Thursdaythat the Justice Departmentwill try to “root out” cases offraud or manipulation in oilmarkets, even as AttorneyGeneral Eric Holder suggesteda variety of legal reasons maybe behind gasoline’s surge to$4 a gallon.
“We are going to make surethat no one is taking advantageof the American people for theirown short-term gain,” Obamasaid at a town-hall style meet-ing at a renewable energy plantin Reno.
The national average price fora gallon of regular gasoline was$3.84 on Thursday, about 30cents higher than a month agoand almost a dollar higher than ayear ago.
Obama, decrying such levelsas yet another hardship “at a timewhen things were already prettytough,” said Holder was formingthe Financial Fraud EnforcementWorking Group.
The task force will focussome of its investigation on “therole of traders and speculators”in the oil-price surge Obamasaid. The group will include sev-eral Cabinet department offi-cials, federal regulators and the
“We are going to make sure that no
one is taking advantageof the American people
for their own short-term gain.”
BARACK OBAMAPresident
Attorney General suggests possible legal reasons behind increase in gasoline prices to $4 a gallon, about $1 more than a year ago
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EDITORIALS
“We like to say that we are like a well-oiled machine.”
Kendra Cameron, assistant to the dean of engineering, on planning the School of Engineering graduation ceremony
STORY IN UNIVERSITY
QUOTE OF THE DAY
W e usually find ourselves impressed with Google, both interms of the company’s products and how it carries itself.This time, however, things are different. In Spain, 90 citi-
zens have filed complaints against Google with Spain’s Data ProtectionAgency in an attempt to have the search engine erase less-than-flatter-ing search results about them from all future searches. Google isstaunchly refusing, arguing that altering search results would harmthe integrity of their search engine. It would be one thing if these werepublic figures, whose lives are and should be largely matters of publicknowledge. But many of the people filing complaints are just normal,everyday citizens. They should have the “right to be forgotten,” asmany people have taken to calling it. Google, recognize that personalinformation that has no impact on the public need not be retained. Wegive Google a dart for failing to make this distinction.
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Time magazine released its yearly list of the 100 most influentialpeople in the world yesterday, and citizens of New Jersey can takepride in knowing that not one but two of our state’s politicians madethe list: Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker.Regardless of how you may feel about either one of these politicalheavy-hitters, if you’re from New Jersey, you can’t help but be proudthat they’ve been given a chance to represent our state on the globalstage. Also, you have to consider that Christie’s a Republican andBooker’s a Democrat, which means that N.J. is producing powerfulplayers on both sides of the political spectrum. We give Booker andChristie laurels for making it onto the list and for giving us a reasonto be proud of our state.
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Google isn’t the only big name in online media that made question-able moves this week — Facebook too is guilty of taking a strangestance on its users’ rights. The social networking site is in talks withpartners in China to bring the site over there. This would require thesite to abide by Chinese law, which may mean that they would have toblock certain content from Chinese users. Unfortunately, Facebookdoes not seem to be putting up much of a fight on this matter, as evi-denced by the fact that, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal,Facebook lobbyist Adam Conner brought up the notion that Facebookmay perhaps be allowing “too much” freedom of speech in certainareas. We’re a little disappointed in Facebook for this. One of thestrengths of the site is that it does allow users access to their own per-sonal soapboxes on the Web. They shouldn’t let that go so easily. Wedart Facebook for acquiescing so easily.
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New Jersey law forbids voter registration on Election Day, and thatis a huge hassle for many college students in the state. It can be diffi-cult for people — especially first-year students — bogged down byclasses and near-constant moving to register the requisite minimum of21 days before Election Day. In order to combat this unfairness,groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey andthe University’s student government, among others, have bandedtogether to file a lawsuit against the current legislation. We applaudtheir efforts, and we definitely hope to see the lawsuit succeed. Wegive each of the groups involved a laurel.
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No matter where you are, if you’re waiting for an organ donation,you’re going to be waiting for a very long time. Christian Longo, aninmate on death row in Oregon, has recognized this, and now he’sfighting to do his part to help. The current method of execution inOregon is the use of a lethal injection that destroys the organs, there-by preventing them from being donated. Longo, who says that hisdesire to donate his organs stems from his yearning to atone in somesmall way for his crimes, is pushing for Oregon to switch to a differentmethod, one that would leave the organs usable for others once theinmate passes on. Oregon’s Department of Corrections is completelyopposed to the idea on moral grounds, but we think the truly moralthing to do here would be to allow Longo to donate. As he pointed outin a letter to The New York Times, he “could clear nearly 1 percent” ofOregon’s waiting list if he were allowed to donate all of his organs. Wegive the Oregon Department of Corrections a dart for not allowing aninmate the chance to do some good before he pays the ultimate pricefor his crimes.
A certain conversa-tion-opening phrasehas been growing in
popularity during our life-time. It works like this: Twopeople are engaged in a dia-logue, when one takes itupon himself to introduce anew topic by saying, “Nooffense, but ...” I’m sure you’ve heard it before.Perhaps someone has said it to you. If you’re likeme, you cringe immediately, before the person evenhas the chance to offend you.
What exactly is the purpose of saying “nooffense?” I imagine some people think it cushionsthe blow of the offensive statement they want tomake. As in: “No offense, man, but your haircut ishideous,” or “No offense, but I think your newboyfriend is a jerk.” The idea is, if I tell you I don’tmean to offend you, you cannot be offended bywhat I say. The speaker may even get angry whenthe other person gets offended because he feels hegave fair warning — “But I toldyou, no offense!”
These wrong-headed people aremissing the source of the issueentirely. In a conversation yourintention matters far less than theactual words you speak. The wholepurpose of verbal communication isto express an idea of yours to anoth-er person so that they can under-stand you. That is what language is for. Words areimbued with a precise meaning so they can beunderstood in a precise way. So it may be that these“no offense” conversationalists are just lazy speak-ers. They don’t take care in deciding how to expressthemselves, and they know it. So instead they tack“no offense” on to the beginning of their statementto save themselves the effort of constructing a well-formed phrase.
The other problem is that these people do notrecognize that in effect, yes, they do mean to giveoffense. If they truly did not wish to offend, theycould simply not say what you were going to say. “Ifyou don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it.” It’sa sensible policy. If, however, you intend to say itanyway, be honest about your intentions. “Nooffense” is a brazen form of doling out criticismwithout accepting any responsibility. If somethingtruly deserves a critique, by all means, it is a goodthing to have the courage to be a critic. But criticsshould also be held responsible for what they say.By refusing to take any blame for the consequencesof your statement, you deny the other person theirright to stand up to your criticisms, to disagree with
you. Say, for example, youinsult my boyfriend. Ishould have the right todefend myself. Perhaps youare right, maybe he is a jerk.But by refusing to acknowl-edge my right to be offend-ed by your statement, youleave me helpless and frus-
trated. You have put the conversation entirely underyour control. If I get offended, I am breaking therules you set by saying “no offense.”
This combination of laziness and lack of respon-sibility presents a huge problem for the future of lan-guage. It’s visible not just in careless conversations,the “no offense” and “you-know-what-I-mean’s” thatpepper our daily dialogue, but in political discourseand the media. If a political pundit calls someone hedisagrees with a “Nazi,” most people are thankfullydiscerning enough to step back and find that com-parison ridiculous. And yet those types of state-ments are still made constantly. They are a symptom
of a great disease of laziness thathas overtaken the American systemof speech. Calling someone a Naziis certainly a great way to grabattention. But if the comparison isnot valid, it shows that the speakeris too careless to come up with amore accurate portrayal of his polit-ical opponent. He is content toreduce him to a symbolic evil in
order to express his dislike for the other’s politics.This is dangerous. The word begins to lose its spe-cific meaning, because it is being accepted as slangin the political sphere. If words are thrown into con-versations with such reckless abandon, the systemof verbal communication will eventually breakdown, because nothing concrete can ever be said.
Hopefully, this worst-case scenario will neverhappen. There is still time to fix the situation.What we need is to take the time to think aboutwhat we say, and say what we mean. Don’t be alazy speaker. Think about what you intend to say,and try to make sure your words match yourintentions. If we try to express ourselves as bestwe can, there is hope that we will be able to ana-lyze each other’s words, extract their meaning andcome to a real understanding.
Courtney Shaw is a School of Arts and Sciencessenior majoring in English and history with a minorin French. Her column, “From My Experience,” runson alternate Fridays. She accepts questions about eti-quette and social conduct at [email protected]
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COMMENT OF THE DAY
W ith recent deaths, thestadium expansion,consolidation of the col-
leges, tuition increases, Nicole“Snooki” Polizzi and the mostrecent Rutgersfest incident, theUniversity has had a rough coupleof years. Being such a large univer-sity, it is not surprising that stu-dents may feel University PresidentRichard L. McCormick and hisadministration are sometimes out
of touch with students’ needs andtend to hide away in the OldQueen’s ivory towers — cue theYouTube video of students storm-ing into the president’s office withmegaphones. Although we as stu-dents may disagree with the deci-sions being made, and even beangry when we don’t understandwhy, we must keep in mind that theadministration does truly careabout the University’s future.
I saw one such example thisweekend. After seeing one ofthe most out-of-control nights Ihave ever seen, my boyfriend
and I were driving to the mallthe Saturday morning around11 a.m., after Rutgersfest As wewere at the intersection ofHamilton Street and EastonAvenue, we saw two men,alone, picking up trash in frontof a house. At first I didn’tthink anything of it — couldhave been the landlord of thehouse or a member of the com-munity that was upset abouttrash being all over thestreets? Then my boyfriendrealized that one of those menwas McCormick. The president
of the University was on thecorner of Hamilton and Eastonpicking up trash, in the rain,with his bare hands. We turnedthe car around, stopped andsaid, “Hi.” He seemed almoststar tled we recognizedhim. People were passing bywithout even glancing athim. No one had any idea thatthe man picking up trash wasthe president of one of themost prestigious researchinstitutions in the country.
People can interpret hisactions however they want.
Nevertheless, McCormickcleared his Saturday morningschedule — I have no doubt thathe works on Saturdays — to sur-vey the damage fromRutgersfest. You may believethat McCormick doesn’t care about the students, but what I saw Saturday morning was the president pick-ing up trash — not for good publicity, but because he cared.
Rebecca Lemmel is a Class of2010 Douglass College alumna.
President McCormick cares about UniversityREBECCA LEMMEL
Letter
T his letter is in response tothe letter published April11 in The Daily Targum,
titled “Engage in debate insteadof resorting to attacks.” The let-ter gave recognition to theRutgers Shalom/Salaam’s eventon March 5 called “StandUp forPeace.” As co-president ofRutgers Shalom/Salaam, I want-ed to thank the author for men-tioning the event and its success.More than 250 people showed upand hundreds of dollars wereraised for Dance Marathon.
Foster unity among disparate student groupsWILL EASTMAN
Letter
W hile everyone is dis-tracted by recent con-troversies surround-
ing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi’s cam-pus visit and the cancellation ofRutgersfest, a far more importantissue is going unnoticed by stu-dents — the cancellation of theSchool of Arts and Sciences con-vocation. While there will still bea ceremony on May 15, School ofArts and Sciences students willnot have their names called or beallowed to walk.
Douglas Greenberg, execu-tive dean of the School of Artsand Sciences, notified studentsof these changes to graduationin an email, explaining that itwould take too long to call allthe School of Arts and Sciences’
Students deserve recognition at graduation BRADY YOCOM
Letter
F acebook was reelingTuesday when PresidentRichard L. McCormick’s
email to the student body effec-tively canceled Rutgersfest indefi-nitely. Needless to say, Universitystudents are unhappy, and it’seasy to understand why — thiswas not our fault.
University students celebratethe weekend by partying weekafter week, whether at a bar or ata house, with little to no notewor-thy incidents. Rutgersfests inyears past have not seen this levelof danger either.
Four people were shot thisyear, countless others got intofights, and some tried to breakinto sorority houses. The interesting thing is that asidefrom a possible few unnoticed
fights, University studentswere not involved.
For students, Rutgersfest hap-pens during the day. For outsidevisitors, it happens at night. Theywalk the streets looking for par-ties after many students arealready exhausted from a day ofpartying. You know a persondoesn’t belong when they ask yououtside of PJ’s Grill and Pizzawhere Easton Avenue is. Here’s ahint: Look around you.
Canceling Rutgersfest is anoverreaction. A more sensiblesolution is to take steps to ensurenon-University students do notattend. If the concerts were heldin, say, Rutgers Stadium on Buschcampus, people could be requiredto swipe in. This would ensure thatno outside visitors attend andcause damage, congest buses andenjoy a concert our tuition pays for.
There is already a Facebookevent for “Slutgersfest 2012” with
thousands of members. This goesto show that there will still be aday of excessive partying a yearfrom now. Canceling the concertwill do nothing to deter this, butmaking the concert open only toUniversity students would helpdeter outsiders from coming.
Santiago Melli-Huber is aSchool of Arts and Sciences juniormajoring in journalism and mediastudies with a minor in theater arts.
Find alternatives to canceling RutgersfestSANTIAGO MELLI-HUBER
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students’ names at one ceremo-ny. He assured students thatindividual departments wouldhave their own ceremonies torecognize graduates by name.This all sounds very reasonable,except the School of Arts andSciences did not even notify indi-vidual departments of the needfor these ceremonies until mid-March (only two months beforegraduation), so many depart-ments were unable to reserve aspace for such a ceremony. TheDepartment of Psychology, aswell as many others, was forcedto tack this so-called “ceremony”onto a poster presentation eventthat was already planned. Notonly is it ridiculous to have aconvocation ceremony morethan a month before graduation,but many students could notattend these early ceremoniesdue to class or other academic
engagements. Also, out-of-statestudents can forget about havingany family members attend theirindividual department’s convo-cation due to the short noticeand month-long gap betweenceremonies. My parents, proudand excited to see their onlychild walk at graduation, pur-chased their plane tickets for theMay 15 ceremony just daysbefore the School of Arts andSciences announced to studentsthere would be no walking orannouncing of names. My familyis very upset they cannot watchme walk or celebrate my namebeing called after four years ofhard work and thousands of dol-lars in tuition. I can only imaginehow upsetting this news is toparents and grandparents whowere looking forward to witness-ing their family’s first collegegraduate walk across the stage
and have their name called. Toadd insult to injury, graduatesare still forced to pay theUniversity Bookstore more than$70 for the cap and gown that isrequired to participate in theabbreviated ceremony.
This lack of planning andcommunication on the part ofthe School of Arts and Sciencesadministrators is inexcusable,especially considering that theSchool of Arts and Sciences hadfour years to come up with aviable plan to have convocationfor the first School of Arts andSciences class, which enrolledin 2007. Rather than waitinguntil the last minute and dump-ing the responsibility on indi-vidual departments that werealready overwhelmed with theirown end-of-semester plans, theSchool of Arts and Sciencesshould have come up with their
own solution. They act as ifthere was no other option but todeprive graduates and theirfamilies of a moment to whichthey’ve been looking forwardfor years, but many universitieswith a large graduating classsimply divide their convocationinto multiple ceremoniesthroughout the day, based ongraduates’ last names.
Most students to whom Ispeak about our cancelled convo-cation are not even aware of theissue and express surprise andoutrage upon finding out. It’stragic that our last memory ofthe University will leave us feel-ing cheated and betrayed by ouralma mater.
Brady Yocom is a School of Artsand Sciences senior majoring inpsychology with minors in sociologyand criminology.
It was brought to my attentionthat the letter sounded as if it sug-gested that Rutgers Hillel andBAKA: Students United forMiddle Eastern Justice shouldplay more of a role in events like“StandUp for Peace.” I wanted totake a moment to recognize thatRutgers Hillel did in fact partici-pate in the show as co-sponsors,and I would like to thank them andthe other co-sponsors: the RutgersUniversity Muslim StudentsAssociation, the Pakistani StudentAssociation (PSA), the PalestineChildren’s Relief Fund, theRutgers University ProgrammingAssociation and the campus deansof the College Avenue, Busch and
Livingston campuses for making“StandUp For Peace” possible.Rutgers Hillel has always support-ed Rutgers Shalom/Salaam sinceits inception, and we really appre-ciate the support. We would alsolike to thank the University community for makingShalom/Salaam’s first year on campus a great success —Thank you.
The author pointed out thatour campus needs less argumen-tation and more unity. This couldnever be truer, and it is high timewe start working on buildingbridges, not burning them. ThePSA and the Association ofIndians at Rutgers (AIR) recently
co-hosted “Salaam Namaste,”which was not only a great suc-cess but focused on bringing dif-ferent campus constituenciescloser together. I applaud themfor their efforts in promotingunity on campus. It was a fantasticmoment for the University and itsstudents — thank you PSA andAIR for making it possible.
We welcome the participa-tion of any student organizationon campus at all our futureevents. We would like to extendan invitation to all organizationsand everyone in the Universitycommunity to partake in theSecond Rutgers Shalom/SalaamFamily Dinner, Wednesday,
April 27 at 6:30 p.m. in TrayesHall A of the Douglass CampusCenter. Free Kosher and Halalfood will be provided fromJerusalem Pizza and King Pita,respectively, and Early Grey willperform live. As previously stat-ed, the dinner will be free. Asuggested donation to theChildren’s Cancer Hospital ofEgypt 57357 will be requested.For more information on how toco-sponsor or get involved, con-tact me at [email protected].
Will Eastman is a School ofArts and Sciences junior majoringin political science and history.
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Senior Mickenzie Alden, left, started every game to date during her final season and last year, led the Knights to their first Big East Tournament appearance.Depending on the outcome of its series with visiting DePaul, Rutgers can put itself in solid position to return to the Tournament for the second straight year.
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“They really are the kids thatkind of started to change the atti-tude of the program,” Nelsonsaid. “Before we got here, theyhad some tough seasons and theydidn’t really have the push, theattitude to win and be champions.They just didn’t have that. Thisgroup, and Nicole Lindley lastyear, helped change that attitude.I’ll miss them.”
And that’s how all three wantto be remembered — as the classthat changed things for the better.
Alden, from Central ValleyHigh School in Spokane, Wash., isan emotional leader for the teamwho made significant improve-ments since arriving on theBanks. The left fielder has essen-tially been a starter since herfreshman year, but her statistics
and leadership abilities grewevery year since.
As a senior, she started everygame so far and sports a battingaverage more than .100 pointshigher than her first season. Shehelped lead Rutgers to its first BigEast appearance last year and putthem in place for a second thisseason if the team finishes strong.
“That was one of my goalscoming in as a freshman,” saidAlden, one of the team’s threecaptains. “I didn’t go play at aschool that was already No. 1 inthe country or anything. It was agoal of mine to help change a pro-gram around and leave moreaccomplished as a senior thanwhat was accomplished as afreshman. It was a good feeling.”
Craig, from Osbourn ParkHigh School in Manassas, Va.,was a mainstay in the heart of theorder since her sophomore yearand a steady fielder at first base.
As a sophomore, Craig madesecond team All Big East with a
.314 batting average and theteam’s leading slugger.
As a senior, Craig is making acase for a spot on the confer-ence’s first team with her .361average, 28 RBI and five homeruns in 40 starts.
“I think being Coach Nelson’sfirst class here, it helped changethe program around a bit,” Craigsaid. “We were all on the samepage because our current coachrecruited us. Not that the othergirls weren’t hard working orgood, but it was a different kind of
attitude. Being on the same pageis good for this program.”
For Meinheit, from CanyonHigh School in Anaheim Hills,Calif., her senior season took aturn for the worse at the start ofconference play. Before even get-ting a chance to play a homegame, she tore her ACL.
“That was a tough blow to thisgroup,” Nelson said. “She was agreat lead-off hitter, a captain anda really great centerfielder. Shedoesn’t make errors. She takeshits away. We’ll miss her. Wepicked up the slack without her,but she’s a great kid.”
Before Meinheit’s injury, shestarted 22 straight games andled the team with seven stolenbases and 19 runs. Meinheit’sbest memory, like everyoneelse’s, came last year when theteam clinched a playoff spot in awin over Pitt.
“It was the greatest momentI’ve had here,” Meinheit said.“I’ve had so many good memories
on that field, but to be there incenterfield and storm in to thedugout after the last out and haveCoach Nelson tell us we made itwas the best.”
Since Meinheit’s injury, herinvolvement with the teamremains crucial, Alden said.
“Jen has always been a quiet,lead-by-example person and shehas changed that,” she said of herfellow captain. “She stepped into anew role and made it her own in away. She’s been keeping every-body up. Even now, she hasn’tbeen to a couple of practices, andyou can feel her absence.”
After the season ends, Aldenwill remain a student as shecontinues through the five-yeareducation program. Craig hasno definitive plans yet, but shedoes not expect trouble as abiotechnology major in theshadows of Johnson & Johnson.Meinheit plans to remain inNew Jersey and pursue a careerin law-enforcement.
SAM HELLMANSAM HELLMAN
I think we’re getting the chanceto get some real good looks atthem. It’s certainly a team wecould use a whole week to pre-pare for.”
The Knights (5-6, 0-2) cer-tainly have their hands full whenthey step onto the field thisweekend against Syracuse. TheOrange own 11 wins on the sea-son — all over ranked oppo-nents — including a 12-10 upsetin March over then-No. 1Virginia. A number of thosewins came on the back of seniorgoalie John Galloway, who holdsthe record for most wins inNCAA history by a netminderwith 54 in 61 starts.
“It’s a really good thing we hada whole extra week to prepare fora team like Syracuse. They are areal talented team, especiallydefensively,” said junior defense-man Andrew D’Agostino. “I thinkif we show up prepared and stick
to our gameplan we can definitelybeat them.”
A large part of the gameplancenters around the Knights’offense. Although it sawmoments of brilliance, it strug-gled throughout the season toperform for all four quarters.
Consistency is key to gainingthe first Big East win of the yearfor the Knights, according toStagnitta.
“I think we’ve continued tomake some real good progress,particularly on the of fensiveend,” he said. “The most impor-tant thing with Syracuse that wehave to focus on is stoppingthem and making all of our pos-sessions count.”
On the flip side of the field,the Knights must combat anexplosive Syracuse offense thatranks second in the Big East ingoals per game (10.42) and firstin assists (6.17).
The key is to keep the ball inRutgers territory, something thatdid not prove problematic withjunior Chris Mattes on the field.Mattes is No. 1 in the nation inface-off win percentage (.679).
“Limiting their possessions,definitely,” said Stagnitta on whatwould take down the Orange.“Which means we may have toapproach this one a bit differentlyfrom the last few.”
The Knights have a lot of his-tory to avenge tomorrow againsttheir longtime rivals.
The Orange lead the all-timeseries between the two programs, 38-9, including an11-5 victor y last season atYurcak Field. The Knights lastbeat their rival from upstateNew York in 2004, whenRutgers pulled out a 14-10 winin Piscataway.
But after a full week of watch-ing film, practicing and preparing,this year’s squad may be morefamiliar with Syracuse than anyteam before it.
“We’re familiar with the waythey play. We’ve seen them playmany a time,” said redshirtfreshman Scott Klimchak.“Some of us even have somefriends on that team, and weknow what to expect from them.They play a run-and-gun style.We’re expecting it all.”
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11 wins over ranked opponents
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Redshirt freshman attack Scott Klimchak and the Knights aimto defeat the Orange for the first time since the 2004 season.
TRIO: Rutgers seniors leave
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JEN MEINHEIT
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Word on the Street
T he Rutgers footballteam announced itsmatchup against
Army on Nov. 12 will kick of fat 3:30 p.m., at YankeeStadium. The game will bebroadcast live on CBS.
The matchup will mark thefirst time the Scarlet Knightsplayed in Yankee Stadium since1948, when they played NewYork University.
The Knights, no stranger tolarge venues, faced off againstArmy last year at NewMeadowlands Stadium, whichresulted in a 23-20 overtime vic-tory for Rutgers.
GREEN BAY PACKERSdefensive lineman Johnny Jollywas sentenced to probationafter pleading guilty to a drugpossession charge.
Jolly faced up to 20 years inprison if convicted of posses-sion of more than 200 gramsof codeine. The controlledsubstance was found on Jollyafter the lineman was arrest-ed in 2008 outside of aHouston club.
Jolly, who started all 16games game in the 2008 and ’09 seasons, was alsoordered to undergo a 90-daydrug treatment.
HOURS AFTER BEATINGrival Barcelona in extra timeoff a Cristiano Ronaldo head-er to win the Copa Del Raycup, Real Madrid defenderSergio Ramos dropped thevictor y trophy under thewheels of a bus.
The incident took place infront of more than 60,000 fanswho gathered in Cibeles tocelebrate Madrid’s firstdomestic cup since 1993 andits first trophy of any kind inthree years.
The 33-pound trophyslipped out of Ramos’ handsduring the celebration andfell under the right wheel ofthe team bus before the driv-er was able to stop.
Ramos later made light ofthe situation on Twitter, say-ing the trophy jumped fromthe bus after seeing the thou-sands of fans.
MAJOR LEAGUEBaseball Commissioner BudSelig said he will not consider changing Barr yBonds’ achievements in the record books.
The former San FranciscoGiant slugger was convicted ofone count of obstruction ofjustice last week during a trialstemming from steroid testi-mony. The jury found thatBonds gave an evasive answerwhen asked if his trainer everinjected him.
Bonds currently holds thecareer (762) and single- season(73) home run records.
“I think that anybody whounderstands the sport under-stand exactly why,” Selig said.
BY SAM HELLMANCORRESPONDENT
With each spring practice,Mason Robinson said he feelsmore and more comfortable at hisnew position. Playing cornerbackthis spring after converting fromrunning back, Robinson’s namecontinues popping up in praisefrom head coach Greg Schiano ashe climbs the depth chart.
“It’s coming back to me,”said Robinson, who played cor-nerback and running back as atop recruit out of SomervilleHigh School. “It’s all natural. I just have to work on the little things.”
Robinson spent four years inthe Scarlet Knights program as arunning back, including his truefreshman year, when he servedas Ray Rice’s primary backup.
In his career as a runningback and receiver, Robinsoncompiled 491 total yards and twotouchdowns, but the fifth-yearsenior is all about defense now,he said.
“I’m getting everything down,but new things are going in everyday, so I have to keep learning onthe fly,” Robinson said. “I feltpretty comfortable in the firstscrimmage and that keeps build-ing as I adjust to the position.”
Robinson has minimal experi-ence tackling at the college level,but he said he is comfortablewith it.
“When you grow up withbrothers, hitting isn’t a big deal,”he said.
A VERY WINDY PRACTICEfield had balls flying everywhere.But when sophomore quarter-back Chas Dodd set up in theredzone, he was spot-on withmultiple touchdown throws in apackage he is very comfortablewith.
“I feel really good with theredzone right now,” Dodd said.“As soon as we get into the red-zone, we’re able to put the ball inthe end zone. We’re doing a real-ly good job with it. I like the playsthat we have for the redzone.”
Dodd said he hopes that suc-cess carries over to tomorrow’sscrimmage after the offensestruggled with wind lastSaturday at Rutgers Stadium.
“We want to come out here,and we’re going to compete everytime we go against the defense,”Dodd said. “We just want to comeout here and work hard and getsome good plays in.”
THE ACTIVITIES ON THEsidelines at yesterday’s practicemay be more important than thepractice itself, with major Classof 2012 recruits attending whileon spring break.
Elijah Shumate, LeonteCarroo and Darius Hamilton rep-resented Don Bosco Prep andErasmus Hall Campus’ (N.Y.)Wayne Morgan was also amongthe recruits visiting. All are veryhigh on Schiano’s wish list.
Shumate, a safety, holds morethan 20 Division I scholarshipoffers and is widely considered atop recruit in the state. The No. 1ranking goes to Hamilton, though.
The defensive end is a con-sensus five-star recruit.
Shumate is a four-star recruitand the No. 7 safety in the coun-try according to Scout.com’searly rankings. Morgan, a cor-nerback, holds nine offers,including one from Alabama andis a three-star recruit.
Recruits were not the onlybig Rutgers football names atyesterday’s practice. FormerRutgers standout and NewEngland Patriots cornerbackDevin McCourty took in yester-day’s practice.
Two of the biggest incomingfreshmen, Savon Huggins fromSt. Peter’s Prep and Gary Novafrom Don Bosco, also visited.
SOPHOMORE RUNNINGback Aaron Hayward spentyesterday’s practice on crutch-es with a knee injury. Juniorsafety Duron Harmon wore a black no-contact jersey inyesterday’s practice after sus-taining a head injury earlier in the week.
Qualifying times occupy RU’s focusBY PATRICK LANNICONTRIBUTING WRITER
There is one phrase thatbecame synonymous withPrinceton’s Larry EllisInvitational: last chance to qualify.
For ad o z e nathleteson theRutgerswomen’st r a c k
team, the objective is clear: hitthe Big East qualifying standards.
The Scarlet Knights’ distancesquad heads to Princeton withextra motivation, as the group hasnot qualified in any events above400 meters.
Weather conditions offer oneexplanation for the distancesquad’s lack of qualifications, butKelly Flannigan’s redshirt seasonmay be the better answer.
The Knights’ captain and topdistance runner from last year isrecovering and training through
an injury. Competing unattachedfrom Rutgers, Flannigan will takethe track Friday night to test hertraining.
Although the distance squadshowed signs of improvementand depth, theneed for a standoutrunner becameapparent.
S o p h o m o r e sJennifer Spitzerand VictoriaPontecorvo look toimprove their1,500-meter timesto achieve the BigEast qualifier.
Similarly, fresh-man BrianaDeming and sopho-more Stephanie Krausser look toqualify in the 5,000-meter and800-meter runs.
As the last three weekends ofcompetition presented theKnights with the challenge of bat-tling the weather, the team hopesfor a day without wind and rain.
But Saturday’s forecast calls formid-day rain, throwing anothercurve ball at head coach JamesRobinson and his Knights.
“One reason why a lot of peo-ple haven’t qualified is the mental
aspect,” said sen-ior hurdlerCourtney Sample.“Everyone hastalent and every-one can qualify,it’s just battlingthe conditionswe’re up against.”
S a m p l eexplained howpracticing ontechnique andform this weekwill allow the
Knights the performance they want.
“We’re outside in the coldand wind, and so it’s giving usan opportunity to really experi-ence what we’re going to be per-forming in on Saturday,” Samplesaid. “So because of that, we’re
working on [technique andform] this week. We’re going tohone our abilities, perform andcome out solid.”
Robinson needs his team toperform tomorrow in order tohave the best chance possible toimprove upon the team’s per-formance from the Big EastIndoor Championships at theoutdoor installment.
Junior sprinter BrittniRodriguez looks to qualify inthe 200-meter dash. Alreadyqualified in the 100 meter,Rodriguez is an essential mem-ber of the Knight’s sprintingcorps and her qualification inthe 200 meter is important forthe squad.
Freshmen Rachel Leeke and Victoria Clark also hope to qualify in their rookie campaigns. Leeke needs toshave a little more than a second of f her 400-meter time to qualify, while Clark is within a half-second in the 400-meter hurdles.
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WOMEN’S TRACK “Everyone has talent and everyone
can qualify, it’s just battling the conditions
we’re up against.”COURTNEY SAMPLE
Senior Hurdler
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Senior Mason Robinson transitioned to cornerback from running back during the offseason, where he totaled 491 yardsand two touchdowns. Robinson served as a backup to now-Baltimore Raven Ray Rice during his freshman season.
SPRING PRACTICE NOTEBOOK ROBINSON ADJUSTS TO DEMANDS OF CORNERBACK
“I’m hoping that we do something thisweekend that outweighs [my best memo-ries],” Alden said. “A win or two againstDePaul [today] and a win on Saturday wouldbe unbelievable I think. I hope this weekendtops my best memories here.”
Senior Day for the Rutgers softball pro-gram in recent years meant a chance to saygoodbye and that’s about it.
The Knights were rarely in contention foranything that late into the season until last year.On Nicole Lindley’s Senior Day, the Knightsbeat Pittsburgh and clinched their first Big EastTournament bid under headcoach Jay Nelson.
“Pittsburgh was a feeling that I neverfelt at Rutgers,” Alden said. “I’m looking
forward to having that feeling again thisweekend I hope.”
Senior Day last season was do-or-die forRutgers, but this year has nearly as muchimportance. Rutgers (18-23, 6-6) faces offagainst the Blue Demons (26-11, 10-1) in abattle that could go anywhere from lockingup a tournament spot for the Knights toknocking them back a significant step.
The significance, however, is not thegame itself, but the fact that a game this latein the season is so important.
According to Nelson, the thanks goes to thetrio being honored before tomorrow’s game.
BY VINNIE MANCUSOSTAFF WRITER
After inclement weather postponed theRutgers men’s lacrosse team’s matchupagainst No. 11 Villanova, the Scarlet Knights
had an entire weekof uninterruptedpractice in prepara-tion to playSyracuse tomorrowin the ESPNUWarrior Classic.
And with the mighty Orange (11-1) stand-ing at No. 4 in the nation and No. 2 in the BigEast, the Knights could not ask for a betterteam to have extra preparation time for.
“It’s nice to have this whole week, cer-tainly,” said head coach Jim Stagnitta.“Obviously they are a very talented team and
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Junior defenseman Andrew D’Agostino and the Knights defense face a Syracuse offense tomorrow that ranks second inthe conference in goals per game and first in assists per game. The Orange are currently No. 4 in the nation.
RUTGERS DROPS DOUBLEHEADER
TO HOST PITT
BY SAM HELLMANCORRESPONDENT
To the Rutgers softball team’s senior trio,memories are nice, but that’s all they are.
Embarking on their final home series as ScarletKnights todayagainst DePaul,Mickenzie Alden,Mandy Craig andJen Meinheit donot plan on using
their Senior Day to reflect on good careers.
They plan on making a new memory.
SAM HELLMAN
Seniors Mickenzie Alden (middle) and Mandy Craig (88) embark on their final home series with the Knights, who take on DePaultoday with legitimate Big East Tournament implications on the line. The pair helped turn Rutgers into a postseason threat.
Senior Day sends off trio of Knights
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With inclement weather on the forecastfor the Pittsburgh area this weekend, theRutgers baseball team’s three-game series
with Big East foePitt got bumpedup a day.
Instead ofopening theseries yesterday
and playing Game’s 2 and 3 today andSaturday, respectively, both squads agreedto play a doubleheader yesterday, makingthe series finale today at 3 p.m.
It seems the change of pace may havegotten to the Scarlet Knights (14-21, 6-8),as they dropped both games of yesterday’sdoubleheader to the Panthers to fall below.500 in conference play.
Sophomore lefthander Rob Smorol tookthe hill in the nightcap looking to avengethe team’s loss in Game 1, but was out-dueled by Pitt’s Alex Caravella, whopitched the Panthers (24-13, 10-4) to a 3-0win with his shutout outing.
For six innings, the southpaw surren-dered just one earned run, but allowedruns to cross in both the seventh andeighth innings to cap his eight-inning los-ing performance.
The Knights got just six runners on basein the game — a common theme of the day— and got shut out for the second straightcontest after being shut out four other timesthis season prior to the matchup.
In the series opener, the Pitt bats got toRutgers ace Tyler Gebler, who allowedfour earned runs in an uncharacteristicallyshort outing. The sophomore righthanderwent six innings while allowing just fivehits but struggled with his control, givingfive free passes en route to a 4-0 loss.
The Rutgers bats struggled to start theseries, as the Knights drew a mere sevenbase runners in the contest, with only fivecoming in the form of base hits.
The last time Rutgers was shut out wason March 20 in a 5-0 loss to East Carolina.Overall, the Knights suffered four shutoutlosses this season, with the average mar-gin of defeat in the losses being 6.25 runs.
The two teams close the series outtoday at Charles L. Cost Field, and on themound for the Knights will be juniorrighthander Nathaniel Roe.
Roe allowed five earned runs and sixhits in six innings of work last weekendagainst Cincinnati.
