THE D AILY T ARGUM Volume 142, Number 133 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 ‘NOVA, NO MORE Today: Cloudy High: 73 • Low: 62 WEDNESDAY APRIL 27, 2011 The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team moved to 18-0 all-time last night against visiting Villanova when it won, 13-10, over the Wildcats at Yurcak Field. INDEX ONLINE @ DAILYTARGUM.COM OPINIONS ........ 8 DIVERSIONS ...... 10 CLASSIFIEDS ...... 12 Two physics professors earn membership to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Immersion Labs’ latest advertising innovation uses facial recognition technology with uncomfortable results. OPINIONS SPORTS ...... BACK UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY ....... 3 METRO ......... 7 Three to four Rutgers University Police Department security officers patrol the University campuses at night, concentrating on areas where incidents are more likely to occur, like the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. JEFFREY LAZARO / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Night security focuses on high-incident areas BY AMY ROWE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR With thousands of students living on campus, the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) works to take specif- ic measures at night to try to maintain a safe campus. There are eight police officers that work every night of the week from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., two of whom are nighttime super- visors, said Lt. Leonard Safko of the RUPD. Out of these eight officers, at least one officer is assigned to patrol each of the cam- puses, said Safko, a nighttime supervisor. “That number can increase depend- ing on the volume of calls we get from each of the campuses,” he said. “We usu- ally get the same [amount of] calls from all of the campuses.” In addition to the police officers, Safko said the RUPD has three or four security officers on duty all seven nights of the week who are responsible for reporting suspicious activity. “They act as our eyes and ears on cam- pus,” he said. The security officers monitor areas on campus where incidents are more likely to happen, like Alexander Library and the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus, or anywhere else the supervisor feels there needs to be addi- tional patrol, said Rhonda Harris, chief of the RUPD. “They will do everything from pro- vide escorts for people who are appre- hensive or concerned for their safety, to jumpstarts for cars if someone’s battery [doesn’t] start,” she said. “They help close the libraries and look for things that must be reported to the police.” Though Safko said the RUPD sees an increase in calls about incidents that occur on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, the number of officers on duty these nights does not change. But on these nights, the RUPD has a DUI patrol to look for offenders of drunk driving, which the state provides a grant for, he said. There are also student community service officers, including the mounted patrol on the Cook/Douglass campus, that work in the night hours to support suspicious activity, Safko said. Aside from the RUPD’s physical presence, technology plays a big role Hospital aims to improve mood with renovations BY CHASE BRUSH STAFF WRITER As part of a $3 million renovation project, visitors to St. Peter’s University Hospital will find a new hospital gift shop, restaurant and remodeled lobby among the improvements to the ground floor. The project completed its final stage of a 10- month-long planning and execution process last month, said Peter Connolly, the hospital’s chief mar- keting officer. Visitors, patrons and employees are now able to enjoy an expanded lobby featuring a waterfall, imported tile flooring, natural wood paneling and a self-playing piano. “The aim was to create a refuge and a break from the hospital atmosphere for both employees and visi- tors,” Connolly said. “At the same time, we wanted [the lobby] to reinforce the fact that we are a progressive, modern hospital.” Daniel Schunkewitz, the project’s chief designer and architect, said the improvements draw heavily on aspects of feng shui and mark a growing trend in mod- ern hospital design. The hospital, which also serves as a regional med- ical campus for Drexel University’s College of Medicine, consistently ranks high among top hospitals in national surveys, Connolly said. He hopes the pro- ject’s improvements will help keep the facility a leader in the field of cutting-edge health care and service. Schunkewitz said the goal of the project was to try to improve a visitor’s first impression of the hospital. “In the health care architecture field, it’s [recog- nized] that if you create a warm, welcoming environ- ment for health care, it does improve the healing process with respect to patients … and has an overall positive effect on the facility,” he said. Schunkewitz said he used elements of nature and green architecture practices to create an environment that would relieve patients’ anxiety and afford family members and visitors who may be staying multiple days a more comfortable stay. SEE HOSPITAL ON PAGE 4 Rutgers College Republicans members Alex Cohen, left, and Alex Weiss consider issues like current national government initiatives with members of the Rutgers University Democrats in their annual debate yesterday in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus. JEFFREY LAZARO / ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR CIVIL DISCOURSE Monks build mandala for NJ Folk Festival BY JESSICA URIE CORRESPONDENT Grain by grain, Tibetan Buddhist monks are creating a large Sand Mandala in anticipation of the upcoming New Jersey Folk Festival this weekend at the University. The monks will be building the mandala in the Busch Campus Center throughout the entire week and will deconstruct the mandala once the week is complete, said Angus Gillespie, a professor of American studies. “The mandala is a traditional aspect of Buddhism, which is both art and religion,” Gillespie said. The mandala is created by care- fully placing grains of sand in a plat- ter, he said. At the opening ceremony on Monday, the monks circled the blue wooden platform upon which the mandala is being constructed and engaged in a series of sacred chants, Gillespie said. The blue board is the outline for the pattern, said Nikolai Burlakoff, a Folk Festival Board of Trustee’s member. “There’s a basic outline of the major circles of the mandala,” he said. “They will lay the basic pattern down, then they will layer on more sand. To create the intricate patterns, the monks release the sand through metal tubes.” Burlakoff said the monks use metal tubes with different diameters, so they can control the flow of sand. “They can control it almost like you can control the flow of ink in a pen by pressing down or being more light on the pen, so this is how they are able to draw, literally,” he said. The mandala on Busch campus is devoted to world peace, Gillespie said. Lobsang Dhondup, the Geshe Lharampa, which is the highest degree of scholarship within the traditional Tibetan monastic system, SEE SECURITY ON PAGE 4 SEE MONKS ON PAGE 4
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Two physics professors earnmembership to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Three to four Rutgers University Police Department security officers patrol the University campuses at night, concentrating onareas where incidents are more likely to occur, like the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.
JEFFREY LAZARO / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Night security focuses on high-incident areasBY AMY ROWE
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
With thousands of students living oncampus, the Rutgers University PoliceDepartment (RUPD) works to take specif-ic measures at night to try to maintain asafe campus.
There are eight police officers thatwork every night of the week from 7 p.m.to 7 a.m., two of whom are nighttime super-visors, said Lt. Leonard Safko of the RUPD.
Out of these eight officers, at least oneofficer is assigned to patrol each of the cam-puses, said Safko, a nighttime supervisor.
“That number can increase depend-ing on the volume of calls we get fromeach of the campuses,” he said. “We usu-ally get the same [amount of] calls fromall of the campuses.”
In addition to the police officers, Safkosaid the RUPD has three or four securityofficers on duty all seven nights of theweek who are responsible for reportingsuspicious activity.
“They act as our eyes and ears on cam-pus,” he said.
The security officers monitor areas oncampus where incidents are more likelyto happen, like Alexander Library and theRutgers Student Center on the CollegeAvenue campus, or anywhere else thesupervisor feels there needs to be addi-tional patrol, said Rhonda Harris, chief ofthe RUPD.
“They will do everything from pro-vide escorts for people who are appre-hensive or concerned for their safety, tojumpstarts for cars if someone’s battery[doesn’t] start,” she said. “They help
close the libraries and look for thingsthat must be reported to the police.”
Though Safko said the RUPD sees anincrease in calls about incidents thatoccur on Thursdays, Fridays andSaturdays, the number of officers on dutythese nights does not change.
But on these nights, the RUPD has aDUI patrol to look for offenders of drunkdriving, which the state provides a grantfor, he said.
There are also student communityservice officers, including the mountedpatrol on the Cook/Douglass campus,that work in the night hours to supportsuspicious activity, Safko said.
Aside from the RUPD’s physical presence, technology plays a big role
Hospital aims toimprove moodwith renovations
BY CHASE BRUSH STAFF WRITER
As part of a $3 million renovation project, visitors toSt. Peter’s University Hospital will find a new hospitalgift shop, restaurant and remodeled lobby among theimprovements to the ground floor.
The project completed its final stage of a 10-month-long planning and execution process lastmonth, said Peter Connolly, the hospital’s chief mar-keting officer.
Visitors, patrons and employees are now able toenjoy an expanded lobby featuring a waterfall,imported tile flooring, natural wood paneling and aself-playing piano.
“The aim was to create a refuge and a break fromthe hospital atmosphere for both employees and visi-tors,” Connolly said. “At the same time, we wanted [thelobby] to reinforce the fact that we are a progressive,modern hospital.”
Daniel Schunkewitz, the project’s chief designerand architect, said the improvements draw heavily onaspects of feng shui and mark a growing trend in mod-ern hospital design.
The hospital, which also serves as a regional med-ical campus for Drexel University’s College ofMedicine, consistently ranks high among top hospitalsin national surveys, Connolly said. He hopes the pro-ject’s improvements will help keep the facility a leaderin the field of cutting-edge health care and service.
Schunkewitz said the goal of the project was to tryto improve a visitor’s first impression of the hospital.
“In the health care architecture field, it’s [recog-nized] that if you create a warm, welcoming environ-ment for health care, it does improve the healingprocess with respect to patients … and has an overallpositive effect on the facility,” he said.
Schunkewitz said he used elements of nature andgreen architecture practices to create an environmentthat would relieve patients’ anxiety and afford familymembers and visitors who may be staying multipledays a more comfortable stay.
SEE HOSPITAL ON PAGE 4
Rutgers College Republicans members Alex Cohen, left, and Alex Weiss considerissues like current national government initiatives with members of the RutgersUniversity Democrats in their annual debate yesterday in the Student ActivitiesCenter on the College Avenue campus.
JEFFREY LAZARO / ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
CIVIL DISCOURSE Monks build mandalafor NJ Folk Festival
BY JESSICA URIECORRESPONDENT
Grain by grain, Tibetan Buddhistmonks are creating a large SandMandala in anticipation of theupcoming New Jersey Folk Festivalthis weekend at the University.
The monks will be building themandala in the Busch CampusCenter throughout the entire weekand will deconstruct the mandalaonce the week is complete, saidAngus Gillespie, a professor ofAmerican studies.
“The mandala is a traditionalaspect of Buddhism, which is bothart and religion,” Gillespie said.
The mandala is created by care-fully placing grains of sand in a plat-ter, he said.
At the opening ceremony onMonday, the monks circled the bluewooden platform upon which themandala is being constructed andengaged in a series of sacred chants,Gillespie said.
The blue board is the outlinefor the pattern, said NikolaiBurlakoff, a Folk Festival Board ofTrustee’s member.
“There’s a basic outline of the majorcircles of the mandala,” he said. “Theywill lay the basic pattern down, thenthey will layer on more sand. To createthe intricate patterns, the monksrelease the sand through metal tubes.”
Burlakoff said the monks usemetal tubes with different diameters,so they can control the flow of sand.
“They can control it almost likeyou can control the flow of ink in apen by pressing down or being morelight on the pen, so this is how theyare able to draw, literally,” he said.
The mandala on Busch campusis devoted to world peace,Gillespie said.
Lobsang Dhondup, the GesheLharampa, which is the highestdegree of scholarship within the traditional Tibetan monastic system,
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Society honors professors for achievements in physicsBY MORGAN MURRELL
STAFF WRITER
After elected membership intothe American Academy of Artsand Sciences (AAAS), GregoryMoore and Thomas Banks, pro-fessors in the Department ofPhysics and Astronomy, will beable to further develop their tal-ents and showcase their contribu-tions to the science community.
Banks and Moore join the 212members — of whom 16 areUniversity educators — in theAAAS, a non-profit honorary soci-ety of scientists, scholars andfreethinkers who aim to makeadvancements in science, accord-ing to a University press release.
“The recent selection ofProfessor Banks and ProfessorMoore to the AAAS is anothertestimony of the science commu-nity to this spectacular success,”said Nathan Seiberg, a formerUniversity colleague of Banks.“The entire Rutgers communityshould be proud of this welldeserved recognition.”
Banks said he was proud andhappy when he received theemail announcing he was electedto the AAAS.
“[Banks] has made importantand deep contributions tophysics,” Seiberg said. “He wasalso a wonderful teacher andmentor, who has helped manypeople in guidance and advice.”
The induction ceremony forAAAS’ members will take placeon Oct. 1 in Cambridge, Mass., atthe academy’s headquarters,according to the release.
“Since its beginning in 1848,the academy has been searchingand electing scholars who havehelped make scientific and tech-nological contributions to thecommunity while creating ideasfor others toexpand from,”said Paul Karoff,chief communi-cation of ficer at AAAS.
Both profes-sors work at theNew HighEnergy TheoryCenter in theDepartment ofPhysics andA s t r o n o m y ,Moore andBanks said.
Seiberg, a mathematicalphysics professor at the Institutefor Advanced Study in Princeton,N.J., said the center has been atthe forefront of research since itsinception in 1989, and some mem-bers were behind various devel-opments in physics and garneredmany awards.
Both professors specialize instring theory, a developing theo-ry intending to present an under-standing of the basic forces —
strong, electromagnetic, weakand gravitational — and particlephysics, Moore and Banks said.
“It is not yet a true theory butrather an evolving mathematicalstructure which began in the1960s and 1970s with the ideathat fundamental particles innature are in fact tiny oscillatingstrings, and which only appear tobe particles because they are so
tiny,” Moore said.Although spe-
cializing in stringtheory, Moore’sresearch focuseson mathematicalphysics with anemphasis on anextension of string theor y,called the M-the-or y and gaugetheories.
M-theory com-bines five differ-ent string theo-
ries, according to the Universityof Cambridge Department ofApplied Mathematics andTheoretical Physics. Gauge theo-ry describes the various connec-tions on bundles of particles,according to the University ofCalifornia’s Department ofMathematics website.
Banks’ research encompassestheoretical elementary particlephysics, which seeks to answerboth fundamental and practical
questions about what makes upthe world.
“[Theoretical physics] usesbeautiful mathematical methodsto answer these questions,”Banks said. “I think it’s the mostfascinating thing in the world.”
Their love for science and sim-ilar interests inspired the two pro-fessors to collaborate together tohelp advance each other’s work,Banks said.
“Greg Moore and I wrote onepaper together about 15 yearsago,” he said. “But we talk togeth-er all the time and have con-tributed to each other’s researchin informal ways many times.”
Both professors said they ulti-mately hope to create impres-sions in the science communitybut possess two different ways ofplanning to achieve it.
Banks said he hopes to dis-cover the basic equations under-lying the quantum theory ofspace and time.
“I don’t spend a lot of time fan-tasizing that this will actually cometrue,” Banks said. “I just keepworking on it as best as I can.”
Moore said what scientistsstrive for in their research is clar-ity and fidelity to truth.
“A fresh and novel viewpointwhich ties together facts or evensubjects previously regarded asunrelated is often a source ofgreat excitement and further fer-tile enquiry,” he said.
Rutgers Day attendees willhave a chance on April 30 tobust a move or watchUniversity students show offtheir skills through the differ-ent dance-related activities onthe College Avenue, Busch andCook/Douglass campuses.
There will be an RU SalsaPerformance and Workshop at2:25 p.m. at the Big R Stage onBusch Campus, according tothe Rutgers Day blog.
The RU Salsa Team will per-form a classic dance and thenteach a workshop where visitorscould learn the salsa basics.
Some greek organizationson the College Avenue campuswill dance including the broth-ers of Lambda Sigma Upsilonon the Big R Stage at 12:50 p.m.when they show their strolldance, according to the blog.
The Chi Upsilon Sigma soror-ity will act as triple threat by step-ping, strolling and saluting at1:35 p.m. on the Scarlet Stage.
On the Cook/Douglass cam-pus, the Middle Eastern BallyDance Troupe will perform at12:20 p.m. on the Big R Stage,according to the blog. RutgersDay visitors will be able to watchthe women perform traditionaland modern dance routines.
— Reena Diamante
VISTORS TO SEEDANCE SKILLS
AT RUTGERS DAY
“I don’t spend a lot of time fantasizing
that this will actuallycome true... I justkeep working on it
as best as I can.”THOMAS BANKS
Professor in Department of Physics and Astronomy
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Only one of four tracks at the New Brunswick train station wasleft open late yesterday afternoon after an Amtrak train fatallystruck a woman.
The woman, whose identity has not been confirmed, wasstruck at about 4:45 p.m. by a Keystone Service Train travel-ing between New York and Harrisburg, Pa., according to anAmtrak statement.
Investigators could not confirm if the incident was a suicide.About eight New Brunswick police officers were present to
secure the location for NJ Transit investigators, said Lt. J.T. Millerof the New Brunswick Police Department. A Middlesex Countymedical examiner was also at the scene.
Amtrak is currently working with the New Brunswick PoliceDepartment to investigate the incident, said Christina Leeds, anAmtrak spokeswoman.
Two tracks were open and operating by 5:30 p.m., and theKeystone Service Train 651 was held at the station until 7:30 p.m.,Leeds said. After then, trains ran regularly with a 30-minute resid-ual delay.
The incident also stopped NJTransit’s Northeast Corridorwestbound rail service from Metropark to Trenton for a fewhours while causing delays on the eastbound line, said DanStessel, an NJTransit spokesperson.
As of 9:30 p.m. last night, Amtrak trains were at full operation,Leeds said.
Greg Trevor, senior director of University Media Relations,said he is unaware if the woman is affiliated with the University.
— Kristine Rosette Enerio
AMTRAK TRAIN FATALLY HITS UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN
John Serra, the project man-ager at St. Peter’s, said the ren-ovations do reflect a connection between visitors’first impressions and theiropinion of the facility’s overallcare quality.
“When people come into alobby or entrance — whetherit’s a hospital or restaurant ordepartment store — the firstthing they notice is the qualityof the area, and they think ofthe place as a whole,” he said.
The hospital’s new cof feeshop, Restaurant 2FIFTY4, fea-tures a French bistro style set-ting and offers a diversity ofmenu options, said Serra, whois also the owner of a restau-rant called La Fontana in NewBrunswick. Menu itemsinclude homemade soups, sal-ads and sandwiches.
“We try to give the qualityof the food the feel of a fourstar restaurant, but at anaf fordable price,” he said.“There’s really something for everyone.”
Patrons and employees maypurchase and wrap gifts at“Gift Shop on Park,” whichincludes jewelry, flowers, bal-loons and cards, and providescustomers with a convenientlocation to purchase gifts for loved ones, Connolly said.
The ground floor overhaulis part of an ongoing renova-tion process throughout thehospital, which includesupgrading older infrastruc-tures of in-patient units, suchas medical oncology, nursingand surgical units, he said.
Oncology units are beingconverted from double-beddedto single-bedded rooms andwill incorporate “healing gar-dens,” complete with shrubsand rocks, Schunkewitz said.
Schunkewitz, a renownedarchitect specializing in healthcare planning and design, saidthe renovations reinforce thehospital’s commitment to thecommunity and embodies theirattempts to stay vital to thehealth care environment.
Since renovations, patient sat-isfaction surveys improved sub-stantially, he said.
“[The renovations] were donein order for St. Peter’s to be morecompetitive in the health caremarket environment,”Schunkewitz said.
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in maintaining a safe campus andthe University has invested intechnology to secure buildings,which lock down automatically ata certain time, Harris said.
“[The system] allows foraccess control. We’re movingover from the key system toswipe access on doors,” she said.“Different buildings can be[scheduled] to lock down. They[can be] scheduled by users toclose at any time they want.”
The RUPD also has an expan-sive camera system with securitycameras located outside of eachresidence hall and bus stops.
“They are strategically placedon campus so we can foresee any
incidents that might occur,” shesaid. “They are in parkinggarages too, places where a lot ofpeople congregate.”
Harris said the RUPD worksto keep students informedabout any threats to their safetythrough the RUAlert text mes-sage system, which was firstused the evening of April 15after Rutgersfest in response tothe shooting that took place inLot 8 by the Grease Trucks onthe College Avenue Campuswhile many other people were around.
“You want to give notice topeople when there are so manypeople on foot,” she said. “Therewere 15 police officers in Lot 8that responded to the shooting,located anyone who was injured,secured the crime scene,arranged for EMS and sent outthe alert.”
The alert system, which istested twice each year, came tothe University after the shootingsat Virginia Tech, as all universi-ties were then required to haveone, she said.
Before that, the Universityonly sent out crime alerts, whichare sent out for situations that donot have an urgent need, she said.
“With the [crime alerts] wetake the time to get more infor-mation out to students, to see ifthey could help identify any sus-pects,” she said.
Molly Josephson, a School ofArts and Sciences senior, doesnot have as much faith in theUniversity’s technological securi-ty measures.
“I don’t believe the emergencyphones that connect you with theRUPD work. They aren’t [preva-lent] enough for students to findand use,” she said. “If you want to
test security, pick up a phone andsee if someone answers.”
Likewise, Tulsi Shah, anErnest Mario School ofPharmacy first-year student,thinks there should be morenighttime police officers on duty.
“We have a bad reputation as aUniversity right now and I haven’tever seen the cops around, I’msurprised it’s so little,” she said. “Ican feel safe if I’m out latebecause I can call the KnightMover. It’s clear cops don’t knoweverything that’s going onaround campus.”
But some feel safe at nightwith the measures RUPD has in place.
“I feel safe, I see the crimealerts,” said Ivan Chen, a Schoolof Engineering senior. “Therearen’t that many incidents oncampus so I feel having a fewcops [on duty] is enough.”
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said there are two main problemsin the world — manmade prob-lems and problems resultingfrom natural disaster.
“Misunderstanding by differ-ent religions, by people who arevery biased because of selfishand biased teaching, has causedmany problems,” he said. “Allthe religions should be veryunited and friendly — thereshould be good relations with allthe religions.”
In the center of the mandalasits a bird that is meant to repre-sent peace, Gillespie said.
“In the middle of the mandala,we have our world and peacebird,” Dhondup said. “The peacebird represents the promotion ofpeace to encourage us and
remind us to work for peace inthe world.”
The next level of the mandala,moving out from the center cir-cle, includes illustrations symbol-izing each of themajor world reli-gions, he said.
“The monkswill spend theweek creating themandala, whichwill grow moreelaborate andintricate eachday,” Burlakoffsaid. “Then, onFriday, it will bedestroyed in a closing ceremony.”
The mandala is destroyed atthe end of the week because of aBuddhist belief that states noth-ing is permanent, Dhondup said.
“Many people face manyproblems in their lives becausethey always conceive all thingsas very permanent, independ-
ent and solid,” he said. “It isthis conception of permanencethat causes people problemswhen the things they cherishdon’t last.”
The ceremonywill consist of aprayer service, ablessing and finallythe destruction,Burlakoff said.
“They’ll takethe scepter andrun it through it. ...There’s this beauti-ful picture a sec-ond ago and sud-denly, it’s a bung of
gray sand,” he said.Once the mandala is
destroyed, the sand will bedeposited in Passion Puddle onDouglass campus, Burlakoff said.
“The Sand Mandala is veryprecious and very blessed,”Dhondup said. “If you pour thesand into the river, then all the
creatures inside the river will getthe blessing. … They will get themerits … by which they will get abetter life in the next life.”
The monks will be partici-pating in several aspects ofSaturday’s Folk Festival, saidFestival Manager Lauren Saxer,a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior.
“They’ll also be in the chil-dren’s area doing traditionalKalmyk crafts, which are buttersculptures. We’re using Play-Dohinstead of butter … and paintinglittle Buddhist prayers on rocks,”Saxer said.
The monks were invited to thefestival as part of the featured eth-nic group — the Kalmyks, whofollow Tibetan Buddhism,Gillespie said.
“We started putting together aprogram of … Kalmyk folk cul-ture,” Burlakoff said. “A veryimportant part of Kalmyk cultureis their religion.”
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“A very important part
of Kalmyk culture is their religion.”NIKOLAI BURLAKOFF
Folk Festival Board of Trustee’s Member
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Students sumo-wrestle for JapanBY JONATHAN SHAO
STAFF WRITER
Students battled head-to-head on Monday to “Fight for Japan!” at the RutgersPremedical Society’s first sumo-wresting tournament.
Dressed in inflatable sumosuits, fighters duked it out on acushioned playing field for a $3donation to the American RedCross, said Abrar Qaium, “Fightfor Japan!” organizer.
Proceeds from the event — hosted in conjunctionwith Phi Delta Chi, Delta Chiand Phi Delta Epsilon, PhiSigma Sigma and Kaplan TestPrep and Admissions — bene-fited earthquake and tsunamivictims in Japan, he said.
“Fight for your friends, fightfor Japan,” said Qaium, School ofArts and Sciences sophomore.
The event attracted volun-teers not only from members ofthe organizations hosting it, butalso from unaffiliated students.
“A lot of time has gone intoplanning this,” Qaium said. “Wespent weeks posting flyers,spreading news of the eventonline and by word-of-mouth, allso this event could be a success.”
Richard Guh, School of Artsand Sciences sophomore, said heenjoyed helping out when he andQaium ran around the Busch
27 Knight of HOPE is a benefit concert to raise money for anonprofit organization called HOPEworldwide that will takeplace from 8 to 11 p.m. at Trayes Hall B in the DouglassCampus Center.
28 The Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA)is hosting a “Hot Dog Happy Hour” from 3 to 7 p.m. onMorrell Street next to the Rutgers Student Center on theCollege Avenue campus. Stop by and take some free sam-ples of hot dogs from across the United States.
The Center for Cultural Analysis will hold “Practice, Politicsand the Everyday” where speakers Richard Bernstein, pro-fessor at the New School for Social Research, and BrinkleyMessnick, a professor at Columbia University, will offer per-spectives for understanding the relationships between socialpractice and political possibility. They will also talk about thepolitical boundaries that exist in the Middle East, UnitedStates and North Africa. For more information about the lec-ture, please contact Curtis Dunn at [email protected] orat (732) 932-8426.
2 The Latin American Student Organization will present“Viva Columbia” as part of the Latin American Festivalfrom 8 p.m. to midnight at the Busch Campus CenterMultipurpose Room.
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4 The annual energy symposium by the Rutgers EnergyInstitute (REI) provides faculty, students, staff, governmentofficials and community members with the opportunity tolearn about the new methods, processes and initiatives ener-gy thinkers at the University and from across the countrydeveloped. The symposium will also include awards to thewinners of this year’s student Energy Innovation contest,sponsored by the Rutgers Energy Institute, to develop thebest plans to reduce student energy consumption and pro-mote eco-friendly practices throughout the New Brunswickcampus. Speakers include Marilyn Brown, professor at theSchool of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute ofTechnology, Alexander Glaser, assistant professor at theWoodrow Wilson School of Public and International affairsand the Department of Mechanical and AerospaceEngineering, Ralph Izzo, chairman and chief executive offi-cer of PSE&G Power, Robert Schmidt, professor at the divi-sion of biological science at the University of California SanDiego, and Paul D. Saltman chair in science Education at theUniversity of California San Diego. Registration will begin at8:45 a.m. and symposia will start at 2 p.m. in the Fiber OpticsAuditorium on Busch campus. Admission is free, but regis-tration is required due to space limits. Visit rei.rutgers.eduand submit an online registration form by April 29. For addi-tional questions, please contact REI Program Coordinator,Beatrice Birrer at [email protected].
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29 Students, alumni and all others with an interest in Cook cam-pus are invited for a chance to share memories about Cookcampus, past and present. Come catch up with alumni andrelax with seniors before they graduate. Guests are welcometo add any story they have about Cook campus to this stand-up event shared by seniors and alumni. No prior registrationis required. There will be food and drinks and two $50 prizesfor the best two speakers as voted by the audience.Everyone is welcome to attend. Designer Genes and theSchool of Environmental and Biological Sciences GoverningCouncil are sponsors of the event, which will take place from4 to 6 p.m. at the Cook Campus Center.
30 Join Students for Environmental Awareness (SEA) in cele-brating Rutgers Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on theCook/Douglass campus. “Pie Your Professor” and “Protectthe Planet” will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. near PassionPuddle on the Cook/Douglass campus. Come “pie” HumanEcology Professors George Clark and Caron Chess andAdministrator Kristen Drusjack. Proceeds will go towardJapan Earthquake Relief and SEA.
Campus Center in their inflatablesumo suits to spread the wordabout the tournament.
“It was a lot of fun, especiallysince this event is for a greatcause,” he said. “Without all themarketing we did, we couldn’thave made the event as success-ful as it is.”
When students geared up inan opening round, Qaium defeat-ed Guh in the best out of fivematches, shaking hands with himafter the brawl.
“It’s a really fun experience,”he said. “You might at first thinkthat this will be easy and justlike any other wrestling match,but it’s not at all. Inside the suit,it’s hot, and it feels like you’rewearing 100 pounds of clothing.Maneuvering becomes com-pletely different.”
Guh said he encourages any-one to participate in a sumo-wrestling match.
“It’s extremely fun, not onlybecause you get to wrestle andcompete with your friends, butjust for the experience of beingin an inflatable sumo suit,” he said.
Qaium said another enjoyableaspect of his role in the tourna-ment was acting as the referee,because it is important to ensuresafety during the game.
“Because of all the padding onthe suits and the helmets we pro-
vide to contestants, falling doesn’tinjure anyone and the fighting isjust as it should be — a great wayto relax after a long day of class-es,” he said.
Nikhita Thaper, a School ofArts and Sciences sophomore,managed the Rutgers PremedicalSociety bake sale hosted in tan-dem with “Fight for Japan!”where many attendees went forfood and refreshments.
“A lot of people here aren’teven part of the PremedicalSociety or any of our af filiates,but are watching the wrestlersbecause it’s fun and somethingrefreshing,” Thaper said. “Youmight even wrestle a strangerand meet some new friends.”
Jonathan Sukenik, a School ofArts and Sciences first-year stu-dent, watched as other studentswere wrestling and said he even-tually became convinced to par-ticipate in it.
“This is something I’d reallylike to try,” he said. “I’m goingto ask one of my friends to wres-tle me later.”
Qaium said the organizers ulti-mately hope to unite people for ameaningful cause.
“It’s all about the people,” hesaid. “We’re hosting this eventso Rutgers students can gettogether, have fun and donateto the earthquake and tsunamivictims in Japan.”
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Somerset and Middlesex County authorities combined forces tobust a cocaine and ecstasy ring, led by Middlesex County residentBruce Baillie Jr.
The investigation started three months ago after police were alert-ed of Baillie’s involvement with the ring, to which 27 other peoplewere also linked, according to an nj.com article. Baillie’s friends andcustomers tipped the police off after they heard him bragging.
Baillie sought help from Bridgewater residents Shafil Khan andKevin Nee, and Middlesex County resident Joseph Gauthier,Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano said in the article.
Police arrested Baillie and Gauthier Saturday night and foundmore than three ounces of cocaine, 100 ecstasy pills, and $2,500 incash, Soriano said in the article.
Officers found Khan and Nee Monday morning and took them intocustody after Khan surrendered himself to Somerset CountyProsecutor’s Office and police found Nee in his Bridgewater home.
The court set a different bail for the four men — each chargedwith intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute the drugs — with$100,000 for Baillie and Gauthier and $20,000 for Nee and Khan,according to the article.
Along with the four men charged, police snared 23 other individu-als from Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties. Police releasedthose defendants — charged with attempt to possess a controlled dan-gerous substance and conspiracy to possess a controlled dangeroussubstance — from custody.
Middlesex, Somerset, Union and Essex counties all collaborated inthis investigation.
— Ankita Panda
OFFICIALS BUST COCAINE, ECSTASYRING IN CENTRAL JERSEY COUNTIES
New Jersey drivers who passby Edison Township may noticecameras installed over threeintersections on Route 1. Thecameras, which came into effectMonday, are supposed to cutback on highway accidents andensure greater public safety.
At this point the system isonly in a warning period, soresidents could get betteracquainted with the cameras,said Dana Ligato-Grego, a com-munity relations assistant forEdison Township.
“It’s more of a traffic moni-toring system,” she said. “It’sused for taking pictures of vio-lators running through redlights. As of right now, we’reonly giving out warnings.”
The cameras are made byRedflex, the longest consistently-operating company in the roadsafety industry, said ScottLeightman, Redflex spokesperson.
“Before Edison did this, itdid a survey and figured whatare the most dangerous inter-sections,” he said. “Those threeintersections consisted ofPlainfield Avenue and Route 1,Prince Street and Route 1 [and]Wooding Avenue and Route 1.”
While these cameras ulti-mately produce revenue,Ligato-Grego said the purposeof the installments is entirely dif ferent.
“To the mayor of Edison andits administrations, public safe-ty is of utmost importance,” shesaid. “That’s what we’re trying
to really push, that it is to try tomonitor people’s driving behav-iors. We feel like this is a startof doing so.”
The New Jersey Departmentof Transpor tation (NJDOT)made a contract with Arizona-based Redflex to install thecameras, said Sgt. JohnSandner of the New JerseyState Police. After the contractwas finalized, Edison Townshipdecided where to hang the cameras.
“The red light running cam-eras is a five-year pilot program
by New Jersey Department ofTranspor tation and eachmunicipality had to apply withthe state for each intersectionthey wanted to install thesecameras at,” he said.
Edison officials chose thethree intersections because theyranked the highest in the volumeof motor vehicle crashes withpedestrians struck crossingthem, Sandner said.
“The intersection ofPlainfield Avenue and Route 1,
was 200 percent above stateaverage in the number of crash-es and in portion of state high-way. Therefore, there is a rea-son why those cameras wereinstalled there and not for justrevenue,” Ligato-Grego said.
Sandner said the chances ofmistakes are very slim.
“Those cameras are beingviewed 24/7 by Redflex.” hesaid. “There is minimumchance of mistake and inaccu-racy because the violations arereviewed by two people. Oneperson reviews them, thenanother just in case there is a mistake.”
The cameras have a censor setup at two points, he said. One islocated at a certain distancebefore the stop bar and the otheris at the stop bar itself.
“If you hit that first censor,going more than 17 miles perhour, it is physically impossibleto stop the vehicle at the sec-ond censor — the stop bar,”Sandner said.
When the camera catches aviolator, it sends the vehicleinformation straight to police,he said. If there’s any inconsis-tency — like the vehicle’slicense plate suggests it isstolen — the police investigatemore into the case.
“It is a no-point summons, soyou just pay the ticket andthere are no cour t fees,”Ligato-Grego said.
Sandner said if people chal-lenge the court and are over-ruled, they receive points andhave to pay the court fees, inaddition to the ticket itself.
Edison Township installed cameras above three intersections onRoute 1, like the camera above the intersection of Huntington Streetand Easton Avenue in New Brunswick.
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“That’s what we’re trying
to really push, that it is to try
to monitor people’sdriving behaviors.”
DANA LIGATO-GREGOEdison Township
Community Relations assistant
convert – in Boulder,Colorado, refused to take offher veil after being arrestedfor drunk driving and wastaken to the station for hermugshot. After three hoursof arguing with the police, itwas eventually decided that amugshot would not be taken,but there would be the possi-
bility for harsher sentencing when court time came.Drinking alcohol is forbidden in the Qur’an, but it hasbeen shown that many converts pick and choosewhich rules to follow. Some wearers of the burqa orniqab may be pointed out in opposition. Clearly theirsuccesses must be proof that women who wear facialcoverings can become successful. However, associa-tion takes its toll, and most women who become suc-cessful are viewed as successful women who wearheadscarves. They are viewed by non-Muslims in a
specific frame. This goes beyondmentioning that they are extremeoutliers, and most women who wearscarves are sapped of their agencyby the same association.
From a secular perspective, it iseasy to justify a ban on facial cover-ings. The justification for facial veils isfound nowhere in the Qur’an and isonly enforced by conservativeMuslim schools of thought. Saying
that this law affects all Muslims is akin to saying that aban on Christian headscarves affects anyone besidesQuakers and other sects of conservative Christianity.
While the ban is difficult to implement peaceful-ly, it’s one of the first steps taken by Westernnations to ban what is viewed as oppressive Islamicattire. Similar moves were made by Mustafa Kemaland Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in their respectiverule of Turkey and Iran. Not only were decidedly“Muslim” clothes banned, but Western attire was anecessity, and harsh punishments were assessed tothose who refused to change. The situation inFrance is clearly different, since Muslims are aminority, and niqab/burqa-wearers make up onlyabout 2,000 citizens of the country. While it is mostlikely impossible that the democratic rule of Francewill be toppled like the governments of Turkey andIran were, protests are already occurring in France.
The protests seem out of place and a bit hypo-critical. In countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran, allwomen – visitors included – face the possibility of apublic flogging for not wearing a headscarf of somesort. Immigrants are expected to respect that norm,but Muslim immigrants to France aren’t expected torespect the new law? For too long religion has
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“I’m going to ask one of my friends to wrestle me later.”Jonathan Sukenik, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student,
on participating in “Fight for Japan!”
STORY IN UNIVERSITY
QUOTE OF THE DAY
P ersonalized advertising is nothing new. Facebook does it all thetime. Every time you log in, ads appear on the right-hand side ofthe screen and try to sell you things based on your posted inter-
ests, likes, etc. Even before Facebook, we had to deal with more primi-tive forms of the practice — for example, the department store workeraccosting women who pass by with perfume samples. Now, a companyin New York City is taking it to the next level: Immersive Labs is pro-ducing billboards which will use facial recognition technology to detectpeople’s age and gender. Then, based on this information, it will displayan “appropriate ad.” To quote The Huffington Post, “If a 50-year-oldman strolls by an ad for tampons, the ad will morph seamlessly into anad for running shoes before he gets there.” While this may be a goodmove for advertisers, for us average citizens, we find it to be invasiveand, in some ways, offensive.
It’s bad enough when Facebook gives advertisers access to our per-sonal profiles so that they can bombard us — but at least those are run-of-the-mill picture and text ads and are easily ignorable. Immersive Labs’new billboards are much more flagrant and obvious in their attempts toget our attention. That makes them incredibly annoying. It also makesus more aware of the fact that we are being advertised to, that compa-nies are basically catering to us in order to make us buy their products.
What’s even worse about the billboard is that it reduces people totheir surface appearances. At least with Facebook’s methods, theadvertisers dig a little bit deeper. They pull from our “likes,” our activ-ities, our interests. Immersive Labs, on the other hand, looks at ageand gender and says, “Hey, you must like this!” It’s outright stereotyp-ing. Sure, treating demographics as cohesive wholes made up of iden-tical persons is nothing new for advertisers, but by flaunting thisassumption before our faces, Immersive Labs directly stereotypeseveryone. Take, for example, the fictional 50-year-old man given in TheHuffington Post article. Who is to say that particular man likes run-ning? Who is to say that particular man even identifies as a man?
We’ve always been taught not to judge books by their covers. Theseadverts, unfortunately, do just that. What’s more is that they take thosejudgments and try to sell us things with them. People aren’t carica-tures. They aren’t walking wallets. Immersive Labs, stop treating themlike they are.
Personalized ads rely on stereotypes
I f you are a member of the School of Arts and Sciences HonorsProgram (SASHP) class of 2012, or if you took HonorsColloquium in the fall of 2008, you’ve read “Three Cups of Tea.”
Or maybe you just skimmed the Wikipedia page. Whatever the case,you became acquainted to some degree with the feel-good tale of GregMortenson’s philanthropic efforts to build schools for children inCentral Asia. Now, however, people have come forward to levy accu-sations of falsehood at Mortenson’s memoir. Some say Mortenson andthe Central Asia Institute have not set-up anywhere near as manyschools as they claim. Others say the company is spending moremoney on Mortenson than on the schools it actually has built.
If these allegations turn out to be true, it’s a serious blow to thelegitimacy of Mortenson, his organization and “Three Cups of Tea.” Italso, in some ways, nulls the experience of reading the book. TheSASHP had great intentions when it chose the book as required read-ing. Mortenson came across as a hero, and his mission to help theunderprivileged sent a poignant message to all the students who readabout it: “You really can change the world through sheer willpower anddetermination.” Instead, the shadows of doubt cast on “Three Cups ofTea” are sending an entirely different message: “If you want to be suc-cessful, just lie about being good.” In many ways, it’s the exact oppo-site message the SASHP wanted to send to its students.
Of course, we aren’t suggesting that the SASHP should be heldaccountable for any of this. As far as we know, none of the deans aregifted with psychic powers. They couldn’t foresee this happening. Infact, this probably hits them harder than it does the students who readthe book, as now there is a possibility that Mortenson’s tale actuallyworked against them.
While it may be true that fiction could often be just as powerful asfact, that idea does not apply here. Mortenson marketed his book as adocument of real social change and philanthropy. If it’s falsified, it losesmost, if not all, of its power. Mortenson is currently fighting against theallegations, claiming the memoir only contains slight creative liberties,as far as lying goes. Still, you have to wonder: If Mortenson’s story istrue, why are so many people claiming the opposite?
Falsehoods damagememoir’s message
R ecently France putinto effect a law thatbans the public
wearing of the niqab andburqa, two facial coveringsused by conservativeMuslim women, and beganarresting and prosecutingwomen who wear the veils.To briefly paraphrase thelaw, women are being arrested because the facialcoverings are a new form of religious enslavementthat oppresses the civil rights deserved by andgranted to French citizens by their government.The debate is centered on one question: Does a gov-ernment that fights for and protects the freedoms ofits citizens maintain the right to apply law to per-sonal dress choices in an effort to legalize whattheir constitution would deem is “right” for them?
In the United States, the answer would be tricky.According to the Declaration ofIndependence and the Constitution,people are allowed to dress in anyway they see fit, as long as it doesn’tpose a threat or seem indecent. Theproblem is similar in France. Peoplecan feel free to wear whatever theywant on their shirts, pants or otherclothing articles unless it poses athreat to society. Citizens are notfree to roam the cities in their birth-day suits, nor in Ku Klux Klan robes, as these arerespectively – and arguably – threats to decency andpublic safety. However, if one were to wear a shirtwith a cross or Star of David on it, the Constitutionprotects that citizen’s right to religious expression.
The waters sully when the mode of religiousexpression – in this case the wearing of facial veils likethe niqab or burqa (not the hijab, which covers nopart of the face) – is seen by the French governmentas a threat to secular society, forcing religious viewsonto the public and oppressive to women who areforced to wear the veil. According to statistics fromthe French government, only about 2,000 women inthe country wear facial coverings, and most of themare converts. As such, there is little ground to arguethat familial and societal pressures are as strong a fac-tor in those who wear veils as they are in countrieslike Saudi Arabia where there is severe legal, socialand familial pressure to cover the face.
The French government can still argue, however,that in the French Republic veils are a threat to thenative way of life, and that the covering of the face ascondoned by religion is in fact a violation of civil lib-erties and detrimental to personal expression. Theveils also create problems if women are in need of identification from some form of government. At one time, a Muslim woman – also a
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“It is most likelyimpossible that
the democratic ruleof France
will be toppled.”
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CODY GORMAN
be compulsion tofollow a particularviewpoint, norrepercussions fornot following it. Imay join a culturalgroup to which I
have no apparent relation and fear thesocial settings that it invites, but the groupmembers may be open-minded andpleased to have me as part of their net-work. This is where civility appears toalready be in place: These people havegone beyond the golden rule and are gen-uinely kind, with their moral compassesactive. In a society driven by a morally
grounded civil code, thesepleasant circumstances andincidents will be the norm.
I believe that the motiva-tion for Project Civility at theUniversity comes from theunderstanding that progres-sive societal change beginsin the minds and hearts ofindividuals and spreadsfrom person to person.
While acts of kindness are evident on ourcampus, the first goal should be to diminishand then eradicate acts of hate. How amaz-ing will the day be when jokes are not usedto demean others or gain acceptance, andethnic slurs don’t even cross one’s mindbecause one is conscious of the violencebeing propagated? As a Muslim womanwho observes hijab, I’ve encountered vari-ous degrees of discrimination and ill-willedcomments. However, when others havecommitted these actions against me, I did
community groupsuse similitude tocreate bonds andencourage positiveaction and thought.The idea is thatlike-mindedness, ora shared background or tradition, fostersfeelings of closeness, allowing for opendiscussion. In such an environment, civili-ty would be apparent and the norm, yetthis remains untrue even within variousgroups on campus.
Positive change can only come aboutwhen discourse is not suppressed andwhen fear is eradicated. In communitiesgoverned by civility — onthe part of all members —the fear of being differentand its consequenceswould cease to exist. Iftoday my political views arein direct opposition to myentire class or social group,and I do not voice my opin-ions for fear of denigration,then tomorrow, in the soci-ety guided by civility, I would be able toexpress myself and proclaim that I dis-agree with the majority view held. The oth-ers, in turn, would calmly state that we canagree to disagree. Respecting all views is akey element in establishing trust anddeveloping a feeling of equality among allparties and individuals.
Respect of views and opinions, howev-er, does not mean compromising one’sown beliefs. The beauty in choosing civili-ty as a way of living is that there will never
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“This is more than stopping a free concert. This is about protecting not only the students
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T hroughout history, institutionsproviding higher education havealso promoted cultural norms —
to varying degrees — that seek to instill amoral compass by which students and fac-ulty can engage in academic discourse.Project Civility is an attempt not only to re-instill values, but to provide a communityof tolerance and acceptance. This notion ofcivility, as I understand it, is much morethan manners or decent behavior. Theseoutward acts of kindness are manifesta-tions of an inner reality guided by a moralcompass, one that remains active even intimes of confrontation and conflict. Forcivility to exist in any society, its membersmust decide to keep their moral compass-es switched “on” at all times, as if there isno other option. Living by a code of civilityshould not be seen as a “good act” but a“must act,” cultivated and nurtured until itbecomes an essential part of one’s being.When this is accomplished, then civility, asthe way of living, will be the most profoundcatalyst for positive, progressive change inour world.
The University can be seen as a micro-cosm of the educated global family. We arefrom various races, cultures, religions andsocio-economic backgrounds, with adesire to learn being the connective tissuethat binds us together. While friendshipand camaraderie can transcend the labelsthat distinguish us from one another,these labels have a place on campus in theform of student organizations. Whether itis the Korean Students Association, theCampus Crusade for Christ, the Women’sCenter Coalition or the Bioethics Society,
Eradicate all hate from University community
T he Rutgers UniversityStudent Assembly (RUSA)election this past week was
University students’ only opportuni-ty to use their democratic voice tochange the University. But while Iapplaud the success and efforts ofRUSA to change the University,they are limited in what they can dobecause of the administration’s irongrip on fiscal decisions.
The Board of Trustees and theBoard of Governors make manydecisions for the University thataffect every student. The Board of
Students deserve to have voice in fiscal decisionsRENEE COPPOLALetter
Project Civility
ZEHRA ALI
attempted to make itself theexception to common rule: geni-tal mutilation of children, draft-dodging, opposition to women’s
“The University can be seen
as a microcosm of the educatedglobal family.”
GORMANcontinued from page 8
Trustees controls not only much ofthe University’s property but alsohas the power to distribute themoney appropriated to the collegeby the legislature and from studenttuition and fees, and aids in deter-mining room-and-board fees. TheBoard of Governors also establishestuition, fees, room and board andalso has the power to allocate addi-tional funding to financial aid. Thesepowers obviously affect every stu-dent that attends the University aswell as faculty and staff.
But people who are not stu-dents, staff or faculty make thesedecisions that affect each one of us.The Board of Governors consists of
14 members, only 11 of which arevoting members. These votingmembers consist of people affiliat-ed with such companies as Sprintand American Express. The chair-man of the Board of Governors isalso the president and CEO ofPSE&G. These people have littleaffiliation with the University andtheir interests are corporate. Thus,they are obviously out of touch withthe interests of students, facultyand staff — the people that theUniversity needs to work with tokeep it running.
Those who represent Universityinterests are ironically the memberswithout voting rights. The non-vot-
ing members consist of two facultyrepresentatives, a student represen-tative and President Richard L.McCormick. Students and staff are“represented,” but they do not havea voting voice. So, are the studentvoices really even represented?Their voices are literally heard dur-ing these meetings, but they haveno say on the decision made. Byplacing three voting student mem-bers, one voting faculty and one vot-ing staff member on the board, theUniversity would be represented.
At the “Walk into Action” onApril 13, students handedMcCormick a letter, with one ofthe demands expressing public
support for including additionalmembers of the University on theboard. McCormick has not donethis yet. We must demand supportin our struggle to have a say inwhere our tuition goes and howmuch it will cost us. To supportthis cause, please like the “SavePublic Education — Rutgers” pageon Facebook or come to the speak-out to protect the University todayat 2 p.m. at Voorhees Mall on theCollege Avenue campus.
Renee Coppola is a School ofArts and Sciences first-year studentmajoring in history with a minorin social justice.
not retaliate with harsh words or negativity.I have learned that the best way to combatunwanted comments and ignorant dis-course is by leaving them — the ignorant orfoul-mouthed ones — in peace. In time andthrough the positive actions and words ofothers, they may one day discover the joyand ease of living a life based on civility.
We are a university that prides itself onits diverse population, but diversity ismore than a checklist of quotas of differ-ent nationalities. It is more than those indi-viduals who have to check the box labeled“other” and explain their background.Diversity is a form of acceptance thatrequires our University to guide its stu-dents by a profound set of ethics andmorals so we can exemplify the conduct ofa Scarlet Knight. While I can accept thatthere are individuals unwilling to changefor the better, this does not mean that ourendeavor to implement a University-wideconsciousness of civility is in vain. Thoughit only takes a few bad apples to ruin thebunch, one cannot let them win. Throwthe bad apples away and let them decom-pose until they become something benefi-cial for the environment. Then reincorpo-rate them into the system and see whatflourishes: Civility, in its full glory, willemerge, having permeated into the entirecollective conscience.
Zehra Ali is a School of Arts andSciences senior majoring in political sci-ence and Middle Eastern studies with aminor in women’s and gender studies.This essay placed third in the ProjectCivility Essay Contest.
choice, etc., are all modern formsof religious exclusion, where it isin bad taste socially to enforce alaw that opposes one’s religion.What is it that makes religion sountouchable? While it may beviewed in bad taste orIslamophobic, the fact remainsthat in most cases, the headscarf
and its associations sap Muslimwomen of agency, and the Frenchgovernment is correct in seekingto remedy this.
Cody Gorman is a School ofArts and Sciences junior majoringin political science with a minor ingeneral history.
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draw control wins to establisha 9-3 lead.
Rutgers won 10 of 13 drawcontrols at that point to getthose possessions and prevent’Nova opportunities.
Steinberg closed out theperiod with two consecutivegoals to contribute to her fourfor the night. The juniorbounced it through Wildcatsgoalie Maggie Langan’s legsfrom the right side when allthe ’Nova defenders were onthe left.
“It’s just finding the connec-tion with theright people andkeeping yourfeet moving,”Steinberg said.“A lot of ourof fense is no onestanding still, so if you keepyour feet mov-ing, no one’sgoing to be ableto stop you.”
The Wildcatsbrought it closewhen midfielder
Justine Donodeo scored to putthe score at 5-3 right before’Nova coach Jebb Chagan calleda timeout.
Rutgers star ted the gameoff strong by generating a 4-1lead only eight minutes intothe game.
Welsh scored two consecu-tive goals to add to her four forthe game and team-leading 34goals on the season.
The Knights put momentumin their favor against Villanovafor the home stretch of the season as they hope to end with a winning conference record.
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“[Sophomore goalie] Lily[Kalata] obviously had a good,solid game, which is obviouslygoing to give our team confidence when we’re playingwell defensively.”
Kalata ended the game withonly four goals allowed andnine shots saved in 45 minutesof action, and at that point,Rutgers had thelead in the bag.
“Our defensewas able to set upwith a lot of savesby playing adefense thatforced them tohave low-angleshots,” Kalata said.
Backup AimeeChotikul was fin-ished the job inthe final 15 min-utes with threesaves, includingtwo on the same sequence with11 minutes remaining frominside the eight-meter arc.
Rutgers also knew its leadwas safe when it slowed thegame down with a 10-4 leadwith 21 minutes to go by estab-lishing a four-minute posses-sion, ending in an AliSteinberg goal from just out-side the crease — her third offour goals in the game.
Rutgers came out hot in thesecond period with two quickgoals in the first minute fromattack Katie Marino and mid-fielder Marlena Welsh in thefirst minute — both of f
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“[Lily Kalata] obviously had
a good, solid game,which is obviouslygoing to give ourteam confidence.”
LAURA BRANDHead Coach
PAT BOYHAN
Midfielder Ali Steinberg scored four goals, including the game winner, last night at Yurcak Field.The junior’s performance brought her season total to 31 goals, which ranks second on the team.
which Schiano admits is more forthe fans.
So yesterday’s scrimmageprovided the most importantglimpse of the spring into adefensive unit that is five yearsahead of its counterpart.
“Grasping [the offense] andexecuting it are two differentthings,” Schiano said. “You needcumulative repetitions to executesomething where you don’t haveto think too much. We could justuse another 15 practices, but youdon’t get that.”
KNIGHT NOTES:Junior center
Dallas Hendricksonleft practice with aknee injury and had anMRI in the afternoon.Schiano should updatehis status Thursday at practice.
F R E S H M A Npunter AnthonyDiPaula had one of hismost impressive per-
formances, but the kicking gamestruggled. Senior kicker San SanTe had one extra point and twofield goals blocked.
“I’m mad. I’m going to findout what the hell is wrongthere, excuse my language,”Schiano said. “We do thatever y day, and there’sabsolutely zero excuse.”
E A R L Y - E N R O L L E Dfreshman Djwany Mera movedfrom defensive end to tackle.Schiano expects the HargraveMilitary Academy (Va.) prod-uct to bulk up, and isimpressed early.
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Offense carries burden as pitching, defense struggleBY SAM HELLMAN
CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers softball team’soffense is on fire.
Averaging 7.71 runs per gamein the month of April — the best
in anys i n g l em o n t hu n d e rh e a dc o a c hJ a y
Nelson — no team in the BigEast can keep the ScarletKnights’ bats quiet.
But there is one problem:Hitting is only half the battle.
Riddled in afour-game losingstreak, the pitch-ing and defense forthe Knights leavesomething to bedesired for Nelson.
“We need totighten up ourdefense, and weneed a couplemore strikeouts,”he said. “We needto fool the hitters alittle bit. Whenyou’re not pitching and not play-ing defense, it doesn’t matterwhen you score 10 runs.”
The 7.71 runs per game forthe offense translates to an 8-6record in April, but the 5.64given up per game led to a seriesof bad losses.
Rutgers could be in much bet-ter position in the conference ifnot for blown games againstProvidence and DePaul.
The Knights led late in bothgames, but spotty defense and theinability to throw strikes led to twocomeback wins for opponents.
“It’s definitely things you canfix,” said senior first baseman
Mandy Craig. “It’s just thingskind of start rolling in the wrongdirection and we can’t stop it. Weneed to cut it off before it getsbad. We’re in the zone on offenseright now, ready to hit. We justhave to clean up defense and wecan win.”
During the 14-game offensiveoutburst, the Rutgers defense hassix multi-error performances.
To reach the Big EastTournament for the second con-secutive year, that number mustdecrease significantly in the finalfive games.
“I think we know we’re rightthere,” said junior third basemanBrittney Lindley, who has a 14-
game hittingstreak and leadsthe team with 12home runs. “Wehave a lot of confi-dence in our-selves and in eachother. It’s justthose few littlethings. If we cleanthat up, we’ll begood to go.”
Heading intotoday’s double-header against
Villanova, Lindley leads thecharge for the surging offense.The team captain is up to a .449average on the season after a five-hit weekend.
Villanova (15-29-1, 2-14) repre-sents a premium chance for theKnights (18-25, 6-8) to return to.500 in the conference and solidi-fy a top-eight spot and bid in theTournament. The Wildcats aver-age just 2.9 runs per game in BigEast play.
The doubleheader atVillanova today is both a “Scorefor the Cure” breast cancerawareness day and Senior Dayfor the Wildcats.
CAMERON STROUD / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Third baseman Brittney Lindley’s 14-game hitting streak helped boost her team-best batting averageto .449 in her third full season as a starter. Lindley has 12 home runs and 45 RBI to lead the team.
RUTGERS AT VILLANOVA, TODAY, 3 P.M.
SOFTBALL
“We’re in the zoneon offense right
now, ready to hit. We just have
to clean up defense and we can win.”
MANDY CRAIGSenior First Baseman
Still, the distribution of playcalls surprised Rowe.
“It’s kind of weird,” the con-verted cornerback said. “Wewere sitting on the sidelinelike, ‘Have they run the ball yet?’”
When Cignetti did call a run,it delivered limited results.
For the second consecutivescrimmage, redshirt freshmanJawan Jamison stood out.
He carried the ballthree times — theleast of the three tail-backs — but gained36 yards and scoredthe day’s only touchdown on a two-yard scamper.
Sophomore runningback Jeremy Deeringcontinued to show offhis breakaway speed, and totaled16 yards on four carries. Just likelast scrimmage, he found the endzone during situational work.
Junior De’Antwan Williamshad six carries, but managed justfive yards.
“There is no pecking order.We’re going to see how it goes,”Schiano said. “They’re all gettingreps, which we wanted to makesure of. Those three guys aresupposed to get equal repetitionswith the first team.”
Rutgers has one more prac-tice, when Schiano said he couldtry players at new positions,before the Scarlet-White game,
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DALLASHENDRICKSON
Senior third baseman D.J. Anderson led the Scarlet Knights from the plate yesterday, when his 3-for-4, four-RBI performanceproved all for naught in a 14-12 loss. Anderson drove in a run in the ninth, but his teammates could not sustain the rally.
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Word on the Street
R utgers senior forwardJonathan Mitchell wasnamed to the 2010-2011
All-Met Men’s BasketballSecond Team, as presented bythe National InvitationTournament and theMetropolitan BasketballWriters Association.
Mitchell was among theBig East leaders in scoringwith 14.4 points per game,free throw percentage (.786)and 3-point field goal per-centage (.392).
The Mount Vernon, N.Y.,native previously received theRutgers Team 2010-2011 MVPAward presented by AbeSuydam, and also made the BigEast weekly honor roll twice.
RUTGERS JUNIORthrower James Plummerearned Big East Men’s FieldAthlete of the Week honors.
The Big East recognizedPlummer after he recorded acareer-best discus toss of198.26 feet this weekend at theLarry Ellis Invitational inPrinceton, N.J.
The mark stands as the topthrow in the Big East and thethird-best throw in the nationthis season.
The South Toms River, N.J.,native also earned the accoladeon April 5 after the ColonialRelays in Williamsburg, Va.
FLORIDA DISMISSEDcornerback Janoris Jenkinsfrom the football team after thesenior was arrested for drug-related reasons for the secondtime in three months.
Florida coach WillMuschamp announced thedecision yesterday on hisTwitter and said Jenkins wasdismissed after the two spokethat morning.
Jenkins was arrested onSaturday and charged with mis-demeanor marijuana possession.
ONE DAY AFTER Afederal judge lifted the 45-daylong NFL lockout, playerswere allowed to return to teamfacilities yesterday, but return-ing was all they were allowedto do.
The same judge that liftedthe lockout stated that sheneeded time to decidewhether or not she would puther order on hold. Until then,the league issued a statementthat while players are allowedto return to their respectiveteam facilities, they will not beallowed to train there.
BALTIMORE RAVENSsafety Tom Zbikowski failed adrug test, but not for football.Officials administered the testafter Zbikowski fought in a box-ing mach in Oklahoma.
Zbikowski, who playedfootball at Notre Dame, is alsoa former Golden Gloves box-ing champion, and was one offive fighters who tested posi-tive for THC, the active ingre-dient in marijuana.
PATRICK LANNICONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers women’s trackand field team might be wrap-ping up its last week of classes,
but formost ofthe ath-l e t e s ,t h e yf i n d
t h e m -selves striding into the midst ofchampionship season.
The Scarlet Knights head tothe University of Pennsylvaniathis weekend to compete in theoldest track and field competi-tion in the United States — thePenn Relays.
Penn’s Franklin Field is thesite of the meet, which ranannually since 1895. The 126thrunning of the Penn Relays isthe final tune-up for theKnights before the season’s
defining meet: the Big East Championships.
“There’s a lot of competition,but the thing about it is that it is areally fun meet,” saidsenior hurdlerCourtney Sample. “It’s areally good chance forus to practice and figureout what our relays aregoing to look like forBig East’s.”
Sample will run onthe Knights’ 4x400-meter relay team, whichreturns Sample and jun-ior Zainab Bisiolu fromlast year’s squad. The2010 4x400-meter relay teamclocked in at 3:52.88 at the PennRelays last year, but this year’steam topped that with a time of3:48.49 in March at the BullsInvitational in Tampa, Fla.
Although the Penn Relaysprovides the opportunity for theteam to relax before Big East’s,
the Knights must prove to headcoach James Robinson that theyare ready for the Big East fieldof competition, which boasts
some of the nation’stop competitors.
Junior Denai Lendorwill also be featured onthe Knight’s 4x400-meter relay team.Lendor, who competedin the Penn Relays as ahigh school athlete,looks to draw motiva-tion and a strong performance from the meet.
“It’s a little steptowards Big East,” Lendor said.“It’s going to prepare me and getme extra motivated.”
The Knights 4x400-meterrelay team highlights theKnights’ weekend inPennsylvania, but the 4x100- and4x200-meter relay teams couldprovide the most insight into the
Knights’ preparation and readi-ness for Big East.
The core group of sprinters,which includes senior JamieWalker, junior Brittni Rodriguezand freshmen Tylia Gillon,Corryn Hurrington and RachelLeeke, needs a strong perform-ance this weekend to tune uptheir starts and trot into BigEast’s on a high note.
Senior discus and shot putthrower Natalie Clickett andjunior javelin thrower AlexKelly head into the PennRelays short of their career-best throws. A big weekend forboth of the athletes will pro-vide them the confidence nec-essary for a big throw comeBig East’s.
Freshman jumper EmilyVargas hopes to make noise inthe triple jump at the Relays,where she will compete in theusual slot of sophomore jumperEkene Ugboaja.
COURTNEYSAMPLE
Relay squads ready for historic Penn meet
RUTGERS ATPENN RELAYS, THURSDAY, FRIDAY
WOMEN’S TRACK
BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Rutgers head baseball coachFred Hill knew his lineup neededsome tweaking heading into yes-terday’s matchup with Delaware
in orderfor theS c a r l e tKnightsto havem o r e
offensive production.And although the bats came
alive for the Knights in Newark,Del., a victory still eluded Hill andCo., as 17 hits went for naught ina 14-12 loss.
With an 11-8 lead heading intothe top of the eighth inning andsophomore southpaw Rob Corsion the bump, it appeared theKnights were on their way toerasing a three-game losing skid.
But just as the bats wereequally effective yesterday forboth teams, the defenses werejust as sloppy. Two errors by
sophomore shortstop PatSweeney to start the inningkicked off a three-hit, six-run rallyfor the Blue Hens, cementing theKnights’ fourth consecutive loss.
The Knights mounted a come-back in the top of the ninth inningand crossed a run off on a singleby senior third baseman D.J.Anderson to cut the Delawarelead to two.
But after senior rightfielderMichael Lang scored onAnderson’s single, Delaware’sJeff Murray retired the next twoKnight batters.
“You always think you havea chance. It looked prettygood,” Anderson said of theteam’s rally to start the inning.“It’s a funny game and a lot ofthings happened, but it hap-pens. It’s baseball.”
Rutgers’ 12 runs were themost scored this season in alosing ef fort, and with the mid-week defeat the Knightsdropped to 8-13 this season innon-conference games.
Junior righthander WillieBeard struggled again in hisstart for the Knights, going 51/3 innings while allowing sevenhits and as many runs in theshort outing.
There seemed to be no reme-dy for either defense yesterdayat Bob Hannah Stadium, as fourblunders for each squad madefor a less than pleasant after-noon contest.
Both teams peppered the ballall over the field, as all but twoRutgers batters recorded multiplehits in the game.
Anderson led the way from theplate with his 3-for-5, four-RBIday, but sophomore first basemanBill Hoermann took a big step for-ward yesterday with his 2-for-5,three-RBI performance.
The Toms River, N.J., nativeentered the contest with a .163 average.
“I’ve been working hard hit-ting the last two practices withthe coaches,” Hoermann said. “Itried to be more aggressive and
today I got a few pitches up andwas able to drive them.”
But despite the Knights’ effi-cient .425 batting average on theday, the Blue Hens benefited mostfrom their miscues in the field.
Sweeney, who left the game inthe seventh with a leg injury,committed all four of the Knights’errors in the contest, which ledto eight unearned runs for thehome squad.
The Knights will use the restof the week to prep for one of thenation’s best and the top Big Eastprogram: Connecticut.
Despite the loss, Hoermannsees no reason why yesterday’sproduction from the plate cannottranslate into the weekend.
“Every time you have a bigbreakout game like this I feel likeyou should be able to take allthese positives from the plate andgo into this weekend,” he said.“Every pitcher throws the ball thesame way. We should just comeout with the same mentality wedid today and never give up.”
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Sloppy effort wastes offensive outburst
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“We were just straight passing it, butwe were just trying to get some comple-tions on tape and run a bunch of passplays,” Dodd said. “Last time it was moreruns, so we were splitting it up. At theend it was mostly runs, especially in thered zone.”
Schiano postponed the scrimmagefrom its original date — Saturday — dueto weather. Dodd threw the ball throughblustery winds in the Knights’ first scrim-mage, but yesterday’s calm conditionscreated a balanced playing field.
It just did not show in the results.“[The defense] did ver y well. Last
scrimmage we also did ver y well, socoach was kind of scared we’d go outthere and think we’re big-headed,” Rowesaid. “I think we did a pretty good job ofstaying humble and working hard.”
Rowe and the secondary had plenty ofopportunities to show off against the pass-heavy offense. With two deep safeties, thedefense took away the deep pass.
Dodd was forced to check downthroughout the morning, and sophomoreJ.T. Tartacof f led all receivers with sevencatches for 103 yards, mostly on under-neath routes.
The Knights (10-6, 4-4) stayed unde-feated in their histor y against theWildcats with a 13-10 win, putting Rutgersat 18-0 all-time against the Wildcats.
Although the lead ended small,Rutgers generated enough space early onto make it obvious that it would come outwith the victory.
Before the Wildcats (5-10, 1-6) ended the game with five unansweredgoals, the comfortable lead gave Rutgersthe luxur y to make adjustments and rest starters.
“It’s always good to get the people whodon’t have as much experience to get a goodamount of experience,” said head coach LauraBrand. “They got to see the pace of the game,which was key leading into the last game andleading into next year.”
Although Rutgers scored 13 goals, it was the strong defense behind it thatallowed all 34 shot opportunities.
“We were playing good team defense.We tightened up on cutters,” Brand said.
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T H E D A I L Y T A R G U M
PAT BOYHAN
Sophomore goaltender Lily Kalata played the first 45 minutes against Villanova yesterday, when she allowed just four goalsand made nine saves to help the Scarlet Knights to a 13-10 victory. Backup Aimee Chotikul finished the final 15 minutes.
Knights remain undefeated against VillanovaBY JOSH BAKAN
STAFF WRITER
Hoping to generate an end-of-the-sea-son run, the Rutgers women’s lacrosseteam needed to right the ship in its sec-
ond to last gameof the season.
And its matchupwith Villanova yes-terday was exactlywhat the Scarlet
Knights needed.
SAM HELLMAN / FILE PHOTO
Senior safety David Rowe intercepted two passes yesterday, to increase his springscrimmage total to four. He had two interceptions as a sophomore cornerback.
Defense gets better ofpass-heavy RU offense
BY STEVEN MILLERSPORTS EDITOR
When Rutgers head football coachGreg Schiano hiredof fensive coordina-tor Frank Cignetti
during the of fseason, he wanted to returnto a balanced pro-style of fense.
But after the Scarlet Knights’ secondspring scrimmage, the focus is on the instal-lation, not achieving that balance just yet.
Sophomore quarterback Chas Doddthrew the ball on each of the first 34 playsyesterday at Rutgers Stadium, where thedefense once again got the better of the of fense.
“We made too many mistakes onof fense. We’re just a little out of sync,”Schiano said. “[Cignetti] threw a lot ofstuf f in there, but we’ve been running thesame defense for five years. We’ve hadjust 13 practices on of fense.”
Dodd completed 18-of-37 passes for 200yards and one interception in 13 non-situa-tional settings with the first- and second-team offenses.
Senior safety David Rowe interceptedDodd on a tipped pass, then again on thegoal line during situational work. Thedefense sacked Dodd three times.
The Rutgers men’s lacrosseteam fell, 12-7, to No. 9 Villanova ina rain delay make-up last night for
its seventhloss in arow andthe four thin the Big East.
The Scarlet Knights never led inthe contest, and their closest opportu-nity occurred in the opening frame,when they tied the Wildcats at two.Villanova outscored the Knights inevery frame except the second, whenboth teams scored a goal apiece. TheWildcats also recorded 35 shots ongoal in comparison to the Knights’paltry 18 shots.
Junior Kevin Hover, who found theback of the cage three times toincrease his season total to seven, ledthe Knights on offense.
Junior Chris Mattes, who leads thenation in faceoff win percentage andusually provides the Knights withoffensive opportunities, went just 9-for-22 in the matchup
Redshirt freshman ScottKlimchak, who leads the squad inboth points and goals, recorded twogoals in the contest after failing to putpoints on the board in the Knights’last matchup against Syracuse.
On defense, goalkeeper RudyButler recorded 11 saves andpicked up four ground balls, as hisrecord between the pipes falls to 1-5 this season.
Rutgers returns to action hopingto return to its winning ways from thebeginning of the season this Saturdayagainst conference opponentGeorgetown at Yurcak Field.
