horse would be a bad idea. That’s what comedy is.” Kalan said a sense of humor can come in handy at times, but it can be harmful if the setting calls for a more serious approach. THE D AILY T ARGUM Volume 143, Number 88 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 LONELY HEARTS CLUB BANDS Today: Sunny High: 48 • Low: 27 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2012 INDEX ONLINE @ DAILYTARGUM.COM DIVERSIONS ...... 10 CLASSIFIEDS ...... 12 A local memorial home provides more than 1,000 cellphones for U.S. troops. Increases in the number of international students at the University of Washington benefits the majority of students. OPINIONS SPORTS ...... BACK METRO OPINIONS ......... 8 UNIVERSITY ....... 3 Love isn’t always harmonious. As V-Day approaches, Inside Beat avoids the romance and focuses on the uglier side of love and music. Rutgers-Newark students returned to their resi- dence halls Wednesday evening after the FBI deter- mined there was no threat to students during their on-campus investigation. Students were evacuated from a Rutgers-Newark residence hall for a second time Wednesday after- noon, after FBI officials followed up on a report of potentially hazardous substances, according to an official Rutgers-Newark statement. Campus police received information Tuesday from the University of South Dakota authorities, informing them to search the room of a Rutgers- Newark student after finding bomb ingredients in a student’s room, according to NBC New York. The student had connections to a Rutgers- Newark student and when officers reached out to officials at Rutgers-Newark, they discovered simi- lar materials. As of press time, Rutgers-Newark officials were unavailable for comment, and the connection between the two students remains unclear. Students from University Square, Woodward Hall and Talbott Hall were evacuated Tuesday and taken to the Paul Robeson Campus Center and the Golden Dome Athletic and Fitness Center. NBC New York reported both students were in the process of making homemade fireworks and are cooperating with authorities. “Everyone in our university community should understand that we are handling this situation with the well being and safety of everyone fore- most in our minds,” said Kemel Dawkins, Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration, via email correspondence. This investigation was conducted with the Essex County Disposal Unit and the Newark Police Department’s Special Operations Division. The teams found potentially dangerous materials in a stu- dent’s room and removed the materials, according to the statement. The Rutgers-Newark student has been identified as Elan “Eli” Haba, a 19-year-old North Caldwell res- ident. Haba was charged with theft of movable prop- erty, possession of a weapon and possession of fire- works. He was released on a summons, according to The Star-Ledger. RUTGERS-NEWARK STUDENTS RETURN TO RESIDENCE HALLS AFTER FBI FINDS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE Writer finds humor in politics Christie proposes future tax reform Gov. Chris Christie shares his plans to improve the state at the National Guard Armory yesterday in Westfield, N.J. ALEX VAN DRIESEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER BY SPENCER KENT STAFF WRITER WESTFIELD, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie continued his “New Jersey Comeback” in a town-hall themed address at the National Guard Armory in Westfield on Wednesday, focus- ing on the state’s progress and his future plans. He spoke to a large crowd on the different strategies he has applied since his election in 2009 and covered a variety of topics including education, taxes and spending cuts. Christie said the previous administration participated in what he considered irresponsible spending, something he set out to change after he entered office. “The Democrats in the previ- ous administration only knew The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced yesterday they will implement safety improvements. These initiatives include installing accident prevention signage at the New Brunswick station. ENRICO CARBEDO / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR NJ Transit implements safety updates BY ALEKSI TZATZEV SENIOR STAFF WRITER James Simpson, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, announced Wednesday a number of new safe- ty regulations intended to reduce accidental deaths along the state’s railroad tracks. The initiatives will build on already exist- ing safety programs and follow the findings of a Safety Along Railroads Leadership Oversight Committee. The committee was formed after two acci- dents — one in Wayne, N.J. on Oct. 2 and another in Garfield, N.J. on Oct. 3 — which claimed the lives of three teenagers and injured a fourth, according to the release. BY WASEEM MAINUDDIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Elliott Kalan, a writer for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” spoke on his experiences in the entertain- ment world on Wednesday and shared the importance of present- ing the news in a comedic way. “Humor and Politics: How to Write Jokes When the News is Ridiculous” was presented as a con- versation between Kalan and Ruth Mandel, the director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, at the Douglass Campus Center, combining hard politics with soft humor. Kalan said comedy should be viewed as a fine craft, but it is impor- tant to acknowledge that its useful- ness is limited to certain situations. “It’s like having a wild horse,” he said. “If you want to get somewhere really fast and you can’t take a car, then a wild horse is great. But in almost any other situation, a wild SEE REFORM ON PAGE 7 SEE TRANSIT ON PAGE 5 SEE WRITER ON PAGE 5 “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” writer Elliott Kalan shares his career experiences yesterday at the Douglass Campus Center. NELSON MORALES / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER METRO .......... 9
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horse would be a bad idea. That’swhat comedy is.”
Kalan said a sense of humor cancome in handy at times, but it can be
harmful if the setting calls for a moreserious approach.
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A local memorialhome provides morethan 1,000 cellphonesfor U.S. troops.
Increases in the number of international studentsat the University ofWashington benefitsthe majority of students.
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Love isn’t always harmonious. As V-Day approaches, Inside Beat avoids the romance and focuses on the uglier side of love and music.
Rutgers-Newark students returned to their resi-dence halls Wednesday evening after the FBI deter-mined there was no threat to students during theiron-campus investigation.
Students were evacuated from a Rutgers-Newarkresidence hall for a second time Wednesday after-noon, after FBI officials followed up on a report ofpotentially hazardous substances, according to anofficial Rutgers-Newark statement.
Campus police received information Tuesdayfrom the University of South Dakota authorities,informing them to search the room of a Rutgers-Newark student after finding bomb ingredients in astudent’s room, according to NBC New York.
The student had connections to a Rutgers-Newark student and when officers reached out toofficials at Rutgers-Newark, they discovered simi-lar materials.
As of press time, Rutgers-Newark officials wereunavailable for comment, and the connectionbetween the two students remains unclear.
Students from University Square, Woodward Halland Talbott Hall were evacuated Tuesday and taken
to the Paul Robeson Campus Center and the GoldenDome Athletic and Fitness Center.
NBC New York reported both students were inthe process of making homemade fireworks and arecooperating with authorities.
“Everyone in our university community shouldunderstand that we are handling this situationwith the well being and safety of everyone fore-most in our minds,” said Kemel Dawkins,Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration, viaemail correspondence.
This investigation was conducted with the EssexCounty Disposal Unit and the Newark PoliceDepartment’s Special Operations Division. Theteams found potentially dangerous materials in a stu-dent’s room and removed the materials, according tothe statement.
The Rutgers-Newark student has been identifiedas Elan “Eli” Haba, a 19-year-old North Caldwell res-ident. Haba was charged with theft of movable prop-erty, possession of a weapon and possession of fire-works. He was released on a summons, according toThe Star-Ledger.
RUTGERS-NEWARK STUDENTS RETURN TO RESIDENCE HALLSAFTER FBI FINDS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
Writer finds humor in politics
Christie proposesfuture tax reform
Gov. Chris Christie shares his plans to improve the state atthe National Guard Armory yesterday in Westfield, N.J.
ALEX VAN DRIESEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
BY SPENCER KENTSTAFF WRITER
WESTFIELD, N.J. — Gov.Chris Christie continued his“New Jersey Comeback” in atown-hall themed address at theNational Guard Armory inWestfield on Wednesday, focus-ing on the state’s progress andhis future plans.
He spoke to a large crowd onthe different strategies he has
applied since his election in 2009and covered a variety of topicsincluding education, taxes andspending cuts.
Christie said the previousadministration participated inwhat he considered irresponsiblespending, something he set outto change after he entered office.
“The Democrats in the previ-ous administration only knew
The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced yesterday they will implement safety improvements.These initiatives include installing accident prevention signage at the New Brunswick station.
ENRICO CARBEDO / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
NJ Transitimplementssafety updates
BY ALEKSI TZATZEVSENIOR STAFF WRITER
James Simpson, commissioner of the NewJersey Department of Transportation,announced Wednesday a number of new safe-ty regulations intended to reduce accidentaldeaths along the state’s railroad tracks.
The initiatives will build on already exist-ing safety programs and follow the findingsof a Safety Along Railroads LeadershipOversight Committee.
The committee was formed after two acci-dents — one in Wayne, N.J. on Oct. 2 andanother in Garfield, N.J. on Oct. 3 — whichclaimed the lives of three teenagers andinjured a fourth, according to the release.
BY WASEEM MAINUDDIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Elliott Kalan, a writer for “TheDaily Show with Jon Stewart,” spokeon his experiences in the entertain-ment world on Wednesday andshared the importance of present-ing the news in a comedic way.
“Humor and Politics: How toWrite Jokes When the News isRidiculous” was presented as a con-versation between Kalan and RuthMandel, the director of the EagletonInstitute of Politics, at the DouglassCampus Center, combining hardpolitics with soft humor.
Kalan said comedy should beviewed as a fine craft, but it is impor-tant to acknowledge that its useful-ness is limited to certain situations.
“It’s like having a wild horse,” hesaid. “If you want to get somewherereally fast and you can’t take a car,then a wild horse is great. But inalmost any other situation, a wildSEE REFORM ON PAGE 7
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“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” writer Elliott Kalan shares hiscareer experiences yesterday at the Douglass Campus Center.
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Mixer presents research opportunities to undergradsBY JULIAN CHOKKATTU
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Undergraduates looking forresearch opportunities in thesciences mixed and mingledwith professors and postdoctor-al students on Wednesday dur-ing the Office of UndergraduateEducation’s “UndergraduateResearch Mixer.”
Cook Campus Dean ofStudents Barbara Turpin said inthe Cook Campus Center thatworking on research in the sci-ences at an undergraduate levelcan help further a student’sknowledge in the given field.
“Students do research [and]learn how to do science. That initself is a valuable experience —plus, when you work on a scienceexperiment, you work as a team.You get to know the other stu-dents and faculty members verywell,” said Turpin, who hostedthe mixer.
Research allows students toget hands-on experience in thefield and acquire data, as well asgain mentors in their respectivefields, Turpin said.
She said some students have aparticular interest in workingwith a faculty member but maynot be able to do researchbecause of a lack of funding.
“We want to make sure stu-dents are aware of the opportuni-ties to do research — and thebenefits — and how to go aboutidentifying a faculty member towork with and start thatprocess,” she said.
Dena Seidel, director of theUniversity Center for Digital
Students come together at the Cook Campus Center yesterday to learn ways to gain research experience in the science field.Faculty members also engaged with undergraduates to show them the value of scientific research during the mixer.
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Filmmaking, presented a differ-ent approach to researching,which students can utilize at theundergraduate level.
“I’m here because we wantedto help students of all majorscommunicate their research to alarge public audience. Studentswould work with the center todocument the research that theyencounter and experience andshare it in a professional man-ner,” Seidel said.
Maria Corradini, a postdoctor-al candidate in the Department ofFood Science, said researchexperience is key for students
because it helped studentsbecome acquainted with labora-tory techniques.
Corradini said she and herstudents will identify and char-acterize molecules in food thatcan be used to indicate the qual-ity of foods.
“Things that are alreadypresent in food — you can mon-itor them in the distributionchain or product line, and see ifthey change over time,” shesaid. “They are linked to thequality of food, so you can figureout what is going on with themover time.”
Farhana Akter, a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences junior, said it isimpor tant to have a research background — espe-cially when applying for gradu-ate jobs.
“You never know what’sgoing to happen. You star tresearching for someone —next thing you know, you’reworking for them. It’s an earlystart for the future, and the ear-lier you start, the better it is foryou to gain knowledge onresearching,” said Akter, anevent attendee.
Bryan Ryder, an eventattendee, said having researchexperience gives students anadvantage when applying tograduate schools.
“You’ll be better of f whenyou do research during graduate school, but for those that do not go on to graduate school, they wouldhave some experience undertheir belt and know more on what they would be doing, research-wise,” saidRyder, a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences first-year student.
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The University signed an agreement with theUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganization in UNESCO’s Paris headquartersTuesday, establishing the University’s Peace Centeras a UNESCO Institute.
Rutgers-Newark Interim Chancellor Philip Yeagle;Rutgers-Newark Professor Aldo Civic, co-founder ofthe International Institute for Peace; Forest Whitaker,UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassador for Peace andReconciliation; UNESCO Director-General IrinaBokova; and David Killion, U.S. ambassador toUNESCO signed the agreement as press watched in
the University’s Center for Law and Justice, accordingto the release.
This agreement makes the University the onlyAmerican university center with UNESCO designa-tion, according to a Media Relations press release.
“This center is an exciting new program atRutgers, and the agreement with UNESCO is unique— no other university in the U.S. has a UNESCO cen-ter,” said Carla Capizzi, a University senior publicrelations specialist via email correspondence.
In the first part of the press conference, UNESCOheadquarters in Paris discussed the agreement with
the International Institute for Peace, which establish-es the organization as a Category 2 institute underthe auspices of UNESCO.
Whitaker and Civico, a Rutgers-Newark professor of anthropology and a conflict resolution exper t, founded the University’sInternational Institute for Peace in 2011, accord-ing to the release.
The institute, located at Rutgers-Newark, pro-motes sustainable peace rooted in human rights, elim-ination of poverty, and education for peace-buildingleaders, according to the release.
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“Nothing at NJDOT or N.J.Transit matches the importance ofsafeguarding the lives of those whouse New Jersey’s extensive, multi-modal transportation system,”Simpson said in a press release.
The report, which revolvesaround three complementaryspheres — engineering, educa-tion and enforcement — repre-sents three months of work andrecommends 12 high-priorityitems to be carried out, or at leaststarted, within a year.
“We dedicate the efforts thatwill spring from this safety initia-tive to all who have enduredtragedy along our railroads andto all who we will protect in thefuture,” Simpson said.
Among the engineering rec-ommendations is a pilot programto evaluate the effectiveness ofgate skirts and “second traincoming” warning signs, accord-ing to the report.
NJDOT and N.J. Transit willalso deploy “dynamic messagesigns” at high-risk crossing loca-tions to remind pedestrians theimportance of safety.
N.J. Transit has begun torevise its Rail School SafetyProgram, which will includeaccounts from police officers andtrain engineers who have experi-ence in dealing with pedestrian-related accidents on the railwaysystem. The program plans toadjust the contents of theaccounts based on grade andmaturity level.
In addition to information andwarnings for pedestrians, N.J.Transit police will patrol high-risk locations, to enforce the lawsprohibiting ducking under gatesand other illegal or potentiallydangerous actions, according tothe report.
“Our collective efforts willbuild upon N.J. Transit’s exten-sive safety programs and willhelp create a safer future for ourcustomers, our employees and
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“A lot of trouble comes with [asense of humor]. It’s a really goodthing to have in situations where it’sgood to be funny, but it’s not good tohave in situations where beingfunny is the last thing you want tobe — like a funeral,” he said.
Kalan, a New York Universityalumnus, said he always dreamedof following in the footsteps of thelate Andy Rooney, a humorist andnews reporter who worked for “60Minutes” for 33 years.
“[Rooney] has a specific mind-set,” Kalan said. “It’s not just that he[was] irritated by everyday things.He’s irritated at things that don’t fol-low his mindset. It allowed him tosay whatever he wanted, and I thinkthat’s wonderful.”
Kalan said his family’s senseof humor led to his venture intocomedy, and it was a generalupbringing that led to him lovingthe industry.
“I come from a funny family,but I was the first to go to com-
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edy,” Kalan said. “As for a [spe-cific] moment, I wish I could saythere was the moment I was bit-ten by the radioactive spider,but no.”
Kalan said there was nodefinitive path to achieving acareer in writing for the enter tainment industr ybecause the industry lacks thestructure that is more commonin other fields.
“There is no real way to getwriting jobs. It all helps. Thereare no rules. There are no step-by-step guides,” Kalan said.
Kalan said working at “TheDaily Show” requires a balancebetween the writer’s passion forpolitics and comedy, but he wasalways more invested in thehumorous side of the job.
“I came from a very politicalfamily, but the interest came incomedy first,” he said. “It’s easyto write about the governmentbecause there’s almost no pointin history when the governmenthasn’t sucked.”
Kalan said Stewart’s role inthe comedy process is invaluable,as the host always has a hand inthe show’s jokes.
“He’s the alpha and omega ofit all. He’s the genesis and therevelations. There is very little inthe show that doesn’t originatewith him,” Kalan said.
One of the main difficulties inentertainment writing is keepingthe show fresh and consistentlyfunny, a fact that is acknowledgedby “The Daily Show” writers,Kalan said.
“You’re not going to hit ahomerun everyday,” he said.
Nicholas Rapon, a School ofArts and Sciences first-year, saidthe event inspired him to explorea career path in a field similar tothat of Kalan.
“It helped me figure out my ownwriting path and how I might wantto do satire myself,” Rapon said.
Connor Smith, a School ofArts and Sciences sophomore,said the event gave the audiencea chance to see “The DailyShow” through the eyes of thewriters — something that can-not be achieved through theshow’s episodes.
“It’s cool to see the humor of‘The Daily Show’ not fedthrough the mouth of JonStewart,” Smith said.
for all N.J. residents and visitors,”said N.J. Transit ExecutiveDirector James Weinstein.
Eric Francisco, a School of Artsand Sciences sophomore, said hefelt safe — even before the newregulations — on his commutefrom Edison to New Brunswick.
“I’ve always felt safe beforethis and I’m going to after this,and I don’t think safety should befocused on this. I think safetyshould be about walking aroundthe train stations late at night,”Francisco said.
He said unsafe crossings are aproblem, but that should not bethe case. Educational programsshould be the focus of thesereforms rather than warningsigns that could be easily disre-garded by pedestrians.
“Education is necessary,”Francisco said. “Telling kids notto do it instead of barricading itand telling them, ‘Don’t go there’— just tell them not to do it in thefirst place.”
Kanak Verma, a School ofArts and Sciences junior, said sheagreed with the revisions to theexisting safety norms.
“I think it’s a good ideabecause it’s there only to pro-tect,” she said. “If they can thinkof other policies that don’t get inthe way of how frequently thetrain comes or how convenient itis and they improve the safety,then it’s a good idea.”
Asim Alvi, a School ofEngineering sophomore, said hedoes not think that old regulationswere insufficient, but if incidentsoccurred, NJDOTS and N.J.Transit implemented reforms.
“I would hope most peoplehave the common sense not tocross [the tracks],” he said. “Wemight as well implement this forthose who don’t have the com-mon sense to not to.”
The committee that issued thereport was comprised of dozensof federal and state officials andother stakeholders, according tothe press release. High-priorityaction items will go into effectwithin the year — some sooner— while others may take longer,according to the release.
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how to say ‘yes.’ The answer wasnever ‘no.’ It was ‘yes’ for every-thing. We had to decide what wewere going to do, and we decidedto cut spending by $2 billion,”Christie said.
The governor said those whoclaim that raising taxes is thesolution for New Jersey arewrong, and money and progressdo not always correlate.
“The Democrats wanted toraise taxes and said that is what’sgoing to fix all the problems. Theyraised taxes 115 times,” he said.“[After cuts], they said how awfulthings were going to be for ourstudents, yet test scores went up.”
Christie said he defendedhimself from critics’ comments— some of which he said weretoo offensive to repeat. He alsosaid his decisions would bringproblems to New Jersey.
“They said I was heartless[and] bloodless. They said thingsabout me I can’t even repeatbecause there are children pres-ent,” he said. “They said awfulthings were going to happen inNew Jersey. Yet here we are.None of it has happened.”
Christie said he wants tomake it clear that money is stillbeing spent, but in more fiscallyresponsible ways in order to runthe state more efficiently.
“We are still spending $29 bil-lion, so it’s not like we’re notspending money across thestate. But we’re spending it onthe things we need to spend on.… We’ve been able to run thestate in more efficient ways,”Christie said.
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Gov. Chris Christie explains yesterday that state funds will be spent more responsibly in the future, but that he is not thesole decision-maker. He proposes to cut taxes by 10 percent over the next three years.
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The state plans to repay thelocal citizens for their collective sac-rifice of high taxes by cutting taxesover the next three years, he said.
“I propose we cut income taxesfor everyone in New Jersey by 10percent over the next three years,”he said. “People in New Jerseyhave been paying and sacrificing alot, and it seems to me we all joinedin the sacrifice, so we should allshare some of the benefit.”
Christie said he is trying to fol-low through with the promises hemade to residents across the state,
but people should know that he isnot the sole governing power.
“The promises I made to youwhen I ran are the promises thatI’m keeping while I’m in office.But as much as I might enjoy thisjob … I am not a king, and I don’tget to make these decisions on myown,” he said.
Mitch Slater, a Westfield Board ofEducation member, said he hopedthe governor talked more about theschool system, but still feels Christieis a man of his word and is doingexactly what he said he would do.
“I was hoping to hear a little bit more about educationand what the plans are withgetting our district a little moremoney and funding, but I’m asuppor ter of the governor,”Slater said.
Doug Johnston, an Elizabethresident, said he felt that theaddress was effective for the gov-ernor, despite some lingeringunanswered questions.
“I wanted to hear more aboutproperty tax, but I thought it wasa good speech,” he said.
Christie said New Jersey hasimproved economically underhis administration, but there isalways more work that needs tobe done to ensure the stability ofthe community.
“A lot of people are stillstruggling,” he said. “When Isay that the New Jersey comeback has begun, it doesn’t mean that we’re fin-ished. But the last two years ofsacrifice, all you people haveparticipated in bringing NewJersey back.”
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10“Entourage” star Adrian Grenier will present his doc-umentary “Teenage Paparazzo” at 7 p.m. the RutgersStudent Center multipurpose room on the CollegeAvenue campus, sponsored by the Rutgers UniversityProgramming Association. The film screening will befollowed by an ar t exhibit and discussion withGrenier. Admission is $5 for students with an RUIDand $10 for guests.
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13Students and deans match up for “Dancing with theDeans,” a Rutgers-style dance competition studentschoose the winner. Doors open at 8 p.m., the competitionstarts at 8:30 p.m. at the College Avenue Gym. The pro-ceeds will support Rutgers Against Hunger and emer-gency funds to assist students who do not have themeans to purchase food. The event is sponsored byRutgers Recreation, Project Civility and Rutgers AgainstHunger. Suggested donation is $5. For more informationcall Rutgers Recreation at (732)-932-8204.
Continuing Professional Education will be having aworkshop that will include content on the construction ofoutdoor entertainment spaces from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. onthe College Avenue campus. The workshop will teachvarious sets of skills — from weatherproof appliance andmaterial selection to lighting and electrical work — thatcan challenge even experienced landscapers. The coursewill include content on the construction of outdoor enter-tainment space.
9 Rutgers Study Abroad will finish a week of informa-tion sessions with a meeting regarding the Africa,Asia and Middle East programs at 8 p.m. at theLivingston Student Center. For more information,visit studyabroad.rutgers.edu.
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Drive donates cellphones to troopsBY MATTHEW MATILSKYAND GIANCARLO CHAUX
STAFF WRITERS
Soldiers calling home aregiven the opportunity to do so forfree with more than 1,000 phonesand 60,000 minutes donatedthrough an ongoing fundraiser atthe Brunswick Memorial FuneralHome in East Brunswick.
The phones and minutes weredistributed through Cellphonesfor Soldiers, a nonprofit organiza-tion dedicated to helping U.S.troops find ways to contact theirloved ones back home, said BrianKulbacki, business manager ofthe funeral home.
“We joined Cellphones ForSoldiers last April. We’ve been amember for a little under a year,”he said.
The fundraiser was a successbecause it raised awarenessabout the projects and providedbenefits for overseas troops,Kulbacki said.
“I think it went well for usbecause we told the communityabout it,” he said. “A lot of peopledidn’t know about it.”
Kulbacki said he wasimpressed with the participationfrom the local residents — espe-cially with the donations of cell-phone minutes.
“Sixty-thousand minutes is alot of time [generated by]Middlesex County and communi-ty donors,” he said.
These kind of fundraisersappeal to a majority of the local res-idents, since many people alreadyhave old phones lying around andcollecting dust, Kulbacki said.
A person from Colorado donat-ed an iPhone after hearing aboutthe organization’s project fromfamily members — a sign of thefundraiser’s far-reaching influ-ence, he said.
Kulbacki said the EastBrunswick chapter of CFSachieved what it set out to accom-plish, but there is always room forimprovement.
“I think we hoped to get moreactual cellphones,” he said.
Brittany Bergquist, co-founder of CFS, said she startedthe organization, alongside herbrother Robbie, when she was 13years old.
Bergquist said she and herbrother, who was 12 years old atthe time, found inspiration for theproject when they saw a localnews story about a veteran whoowed $8,000 for calls he madeduring deployment.
“It was the first time we heardtroops had to pay for their owncalls home,” she said.
The teens started the organi-zation to pay for the veteran’s$8,000 phone bill, Bergquist said.Bergquist and her brother raisedso much attention from thenational media in less than a yearthat the phone company waivedhis bill.
“Media attention came aboutvery quickly,” Bergquist said.“We contacted the local news sta-tion and gave them contact infor-mation for an original story [that]inspired us.”
Bergquist said the troopshave made it known how muchthey appreciate the efforts madefor them.
“I’ve had troops come up to me,big huge guys in uniform — you’dthink they’re the toughest men,”Bergquist said. “They have tears intheir eyes, telling stories about get-ting calling cards overseas, talkingto [their children] on [their] birth-days — it means a lot.”
Crystal Emerick, public rela-tions representative for CFS, saidsince 2004, the national organiza-tion has raised more than $7 mil-lion and provided 150 million freeminutes for military personnel, aswell as mailing approximately12,000 calling cards every week.
Despite these efforts, thou-sands of service men and womenstill send personal requests for call-ing cards, Emerick said. Estimatesshow troops spend up to $4 to $6 aminute calling home.
“We’re getting direct emailsfrom servicemen saying, ‘Weneed these cards,’” she said.
The exact recipients for thefree minutes are not up to CFS.Instead, the Department ofVeterans Affairs establisheswhich troops qualify, prioritizingthose with lower incomes higher,Emerick said.
CFS is looking forward toanother program, called HelpingHeroes Home, she said. The proj-ect will aim to provide veterans —especially those that are home-less — with cellphones.
“Our goal is to get them recon-nected with their families, start-ing their job search … gettingthem acclimated,” Emerick said.
Anybody can donate cell-phones to the funeral home, locat-ed at 454 Cranbury Road in EastBrunswick, she said.
The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Officeannounced Wednesday the rejection of a motion toorganize a special grand jury to exclusively analyze evi-dence about the police shooting of New Brunswick localcitizen Barry Deloatch, according to a Patch.com article.
Ismail Salam, president of the nonprofit organizationUnited Youth Council, Inc. issued a statement expressinghis concerns over the decision, according to the article.
“The people of Middlesex County and the city ofNew Brunswick deserve … fair and impartial decisionsfrom the Middlesex County court, Prosecutor and agrand jury. The question many will ask now [is], whynot an independent grand jury?” Salam said, accordingto the article.
One of four grand juries to form in March will hearthe case, meeting once a week for 18 weeks in order todetermine if any criminal charges are necessary in thecase, according to a press release from the MiddlesexCounty Prosecutor’s Office.
“The grand jurors will have the benefit of seeing all ofthe evidence that was gathered and hearing all of the wit-nesses who were contacted during an extensive investi-gation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office,”according to the release.
The investigation began on Sept. 22 when BarryDeloatch, a 46-year-old New Brunswick man, was shotduring an altercation with New Brunswick police officersin an alleyway near Throop Avenue.
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But my life also began at the Targum, becausewithout it I would have never been more self-assuredabout my future in journalism. Working at 26 MineSt. for five days a week each semester has reinforcedall of the interests and dreams I have had since myfirst year of high school. It has also relinquished anydoubts I may have had about which direction to takewhen I graduate this May. I will leave the Universitywith an education and admirationfor this place far greater than Iexpected four years ago.
I cannot say for sure if I will bea documentary filmmaker, anewspaper editor, a magazinewriter or even a television anchor,but I know for sure that my futurelies in telling a story. I have everyindividual I ever interviewed oredited an article about to thank— the student leaders, the administration, the fac-ulty members, the researchers, the campus groups,and, especially, the 143rd editorial board.
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F or public universities across the country, budget cuts and loss-es in state funding have left school administrations scramblingto fill the gaps. Shedding unneeded luxuries, less popular pro-
grams and employees are among the default measures taken at manyuniversities in order to ensure that the price of tuition remains con-stant, and their budgets are balanced.
Others, though, have found more creative — and lucrative — waysto do this.
According to an article published by The New York Times earlierthis week, schools like the University of Washington have startedincreasing the admittance rate of international students in an effort tokeep tuition free for low-income students. Massive cuts in state financ-ing have driven administrators to extend more offers to students out-side the country, who pay tuition rates nearly three times the amountof in-state students.
This year, 18 percent of the school’s freshman class at theUniversity of Washington came from abroad — a number that’sjumped since 2006, when it was just 2 percent.
The trouble many find with the strategies employed by schools likethe University of Washington —which is just one of the many institu-tions that have adopted this approach to admissions — is that in-statestudents are suffering in the process. In order to accept a greater num-ber of international students, administrators must make fewer offers toin-state students with comparable credentials, but who may not be ableto pay the higher costs. Administrators must decide whether the rev-enue generated by increases in the number of international studentsoutweighs the cutback in opportunities for state residents.
At the University, international and out-of-state students face a sim-ilar treatment. According to the admissions section of the University’swebsite, students on F-1 and J-1 visas pay $36,679 for tuition, room andboard, and standard fees, plus international and health services fees.It’s unclear, however, whether University administrators on campusare using international students here as financial leverage in the sameway as other institutions. Additionally, the international community atthe University constitutes a smaller demographic than at theUniversity of Washington: There are some 3,300 students that comefrom outside the United States across the three regional campuses, butin the 2010-2011 school year, the University of Washington enrolledabout 4,200 international undergraduates.
Still, there may be some value to be found in this trend — and thepros do seem to outweigh the cons. Yes, some in-state residents aredenied certain opportunities. But on the other hand, at a time when theonly other alternative for these schools seems to be cutting valuableprograms and laying off instructors — or worse, raising tuition pricesfor all students — looking to the term bills of more international stu-dents for extra cash may be the lesser of two evils.
At the University of Washington, both international students and stu-dents currently enrolled seem to benefit from this new approach toadmissions. International students, who are able to bring valuable skillsand knowledge to the university’s community, are given an opportunityto receive their education here in the United States. The price of tuitionmay be high, but if their personal value of an American degree is worththe steep tuition cost, then these students are given a fair treatment.
In-state students will benefit as well — the quality of education willbe preserved. Administrators will not have to resort to cutting aca-demic programs in order to balance budgets, the cost of tuition will nothave to increase due to a lack of funds, and students of low-incomebackgrounds will have a fair opportunity to go to college.
And in an increasingly global society, is there really an advantage toadmitting a student from New Jersey rather than a student from China?
David Hawkins, the director of public policy and research at theNational Association for College Admission Counseling, said lookingto these alternatives in order to compensate for a lack of fundingseems be a defining feature of higher education today. “We’re in some-thing akin to the gold rush — a frontier-style environment where col-leges and universities, like prospectors in the 1800s, realize that thereis gold out there,” Hawkins said.
Such an attitude is often associated with endeavors of the privatesector, and in easier times, this would not be acceptable. We believethat funding for public education should always be free-flowing, anduniversities should not have to struggle or turn students away becauseof financial reasons. But when the money is not there, appropriatesteps must be taken.
Increases in the number of international studentsat the University of Washington has its benefits
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can betaken upto fived a y sa f t e ri n t e r -c o u r s e ,meaningthat itcan beused as an abortion drug.
But now in a new regulation,the Department of Health andHuman Services ruled that onlya select few religious groupsare excused from this rule.Namely groups that “(1) [has]the inculcation of religious val-ues as its purpose; (2) primarilyemploys persons who share itsreligious tenets; (3) primarilyserves persons who share itsreligious tenets; and (4) is anonprofit organization.”
In other words, a Catholic hos-pital that employs Muslims andserves Protestant patients mustnow offer its employees insur-ance plans that cover this drug. ACatholic hospital, however, that“primarily” employs Catholics,and “primarily” serves Catholicpatients does not need to. A com-mon bumper sticker reads,“Don’t like abortions? Don’t haveone.” Now, it should read, “Don’tlike abortions? Too bad.”
It’s not even really about abor-tion. Can the Department ofHealth and Human Servicesforce synagogues and mosquesto let their employees cook porkin their kitchens? If the answer isyes, then there really are nobounds to government. Abortionhappens to be the subject in this
case, buta govern-ment thatcan forcepeople tov i o l a t etheir ownreligiouspreceptswill only
find new ways to expand uponthat power. It will not stop withreligion, either. If you enjoy anoccasional cigarette, then be pre-pared to live without them. Whyshould we subsidize your healthinsurance when you knowinglyinhale poisonous fumes? And putdown your doughnut, becausesugar is on the way out, too.Researchers at the University ofCalifornia, San Francisco, recent-ly wrote that sugar is causing“the biggest public health crisisin the history of the world,” andthat it should be regulated liketobacco and alcohol. It’s only amatter of time.
But this new regulation isworse. There’s noConstitutional right to get asugar high — if Congress regu-lates sugar, it would simply beabusing its enumerated powers.The First Amendment, on theother hand, explicitly forbidsCongress from prohibiting thefree exercise of religion.Catholic doctrine teaches thatlife begins at conception, andthe federal government is com-manding them to be complicit inthe destruction of human fetus-es. The government is, there-fore, compelling Catholics tobreak their religious laws.
Supporters of the new ruleargue that Catholic hospitalsreceive taxpayer funding andshould therefore have to followsecular laws. One liberal colum-nist writes, “I’m tired of religiousgroups operating secular enter-prises (hospitals, schools), hir-ing people of multiple faiths,serving the general public, tak-ing taxpayer dollars — and thenclaiming that deeply held reli-gious beliefs should exemptthem from public policy.” But thenew regulation covers allemployers, even the ones whodon’t get a dime from the gov-ernment. Moreover, public poli-cy should be crafted to serve thepublic, and seeing as Catholichospitals provide an invaluablepublic service, the governmentshould find ways to make theirtask easier, rather than tram-pling on their religious rights.
This rule forces Catholics tobreak doctrinal laws and it is,therefore, a clear violation of theConstitutional protection of reli-gious practice. Pro-choiceactivists often speak in terms ofrights. They argue that womenhave the right to privacy, and theright to their own bodies.Therefore, they should also sym-pathize with others’ right tofreely practice religion withoutgovernment interference.
Today, they come for religion.What’s next?
Noah Glyn is a School of Artsand Sciences senior majoring inEconomics and History. His column,“Irreconcilable Differences,” normal-ly runs on alternate Tuesdays
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continue to restrict voices of dis-sent, America welcomes themas an integral aspect of democ-racy. While some nations dis-criminate against religiousminorities, America opened itsshores to Jews, Catholics,Muslims and Hindus, and theyhave made this countrystronger. The United States isfar from perfect but, comparedto other nations that have exist-ed throughout world history, itis an oasis of freedom. None ofthis would have been possiblewithout the First Amendment tothe Constitution of the UnitedStates. It not only protects polit-ical rights of assembly andspeech, but it also ensures thatCongress will not prohibit thefree exercise of religion.
Yet the Obama administra-tion is now threatening anAmerican value that has madethis country great — religiousfreedom. The Patient Protectionand Affordable Care Act of 2009,also known as “Obamacare,”expands the federal govern-ment’s purview in the healthcare industry. Part of the newlaw requires employers to offerhealth insurance plans thatcover family planning services,including contraception. ManyCatholic groups asked to beexempted from this provision, asthey did not want to have to pro-vide their employees with insur-ance that covers emergency con-traception. Specifically, one drugnamed ulipristal acetate, or Ella,
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pounder in the nation. “I’d just liketo wrestle against Minnesota.”
It will take a first-round upsetin the dual-meet tournament atthe Louis Brown Athletic Centeron Saturday, so Mason may notget his wish.
But the National Duals willtest him regardless, and that iswhat he needs most at this point.
Mason missed six bouts with ashoulder sprain before returninglast weekend against Virginia,where he dropped a 5-3 decisionto Gus Sako.
“We probably shouldn’thave wrestled him,” said headcoach Scott Goodale, “but it’stime to get on the horse andget going.”
Mason would have wrestledthose six matches despite injury ifit were last season, when Goodaleemphasized dual-meet success asmuch as the postseason. But thenMason was one of three Rutgerswrestlers favored to claim a spoton the podium with All-Americanhonors at the NCAAChampionships to fall short.
Now, the focus is solely onMarch.
“You have to focus on yourself,especially when it comes down toEIWAs and Nationals,” Masonsaid. “If you take care of yourself,you take care of your team. If youwin the tournament, that’s asmuch as you can do for the team.Individuals, that’s what it comesdown to. We can’t have 10 guyswith no All-Americans this year.That’s worthless to what we’retrying to do as a program.”
It leaves Rutgers as the fifthseed this weekend and Minnesota— the No. 4 team in the nation —as the bracket’s top team.
Rutgers opens against fourth-seed Kent State, giving Mason amatchup with No. 9 Ian Miller. The
winner faces Minnesota and 10th-ranked Ryan Ness at 149 pounds.
It does not matter to Mason,who transferred to Rutgers to becloser to his home and find awrestling style that suits him betterthan Minnesota and the Big Ten.
“They have more of a straight,grinding, hard-nosed [style] —it’s what you need to be as awrestler, but I think it lacks someof the technique and finesse,”Mason said. “It’s a little harder totransition from the way I normal-ly wrestle to beat-your-head-in,fist-fighting, brawling style. Itwasn’t something I personallyfeel I’d excel with.”
So Mason decided to return toNew Jersey.
Rutgers is closer to hisMoorestown, N.J., home thanBlair Academy, where he wonthree state titles in high school.
But when he arrived inMinnesota, it was not the pro-gram he committed to. MartyMorgan, who trained BrockLesnar and coached atMinnesota, left when Masonwas a freshman. NationalChampion at 149 pounds DustinSchlatter missed a season tocompete for the United States.And Mason’s training partnerbattled concussions.
Now Mason wrestles with thesame teammates he spent most ofhis childhood with. He has thesame trainer, Jon Johnson, whohe worked out with at home. Andhis strength trainer, Zach Even-Esh, is nearby.
He still wants a chance towrestle Minnesota, even thoughNess is a freshman, but he hasthe taste of two losses in his pastfour matches to get out his mouthand a pair of postseason tourna-ments to peak for.
“I just want to get healthy,”Mason said. “I’m really gettingback to it and training hard, try-ing to get back to the way wewere wrestling at the beginningof the season, coming out withsome fire.”
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Sophomore guard Mike Poole scored a team-high 14 points, 8 in the first half last night, when he shot 4-of-4 from the field.
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The Paterson Catholic prod-uct finished with a game-high24 points.
“Jordan had three great daysof practice, really led us well inpractice and was a sounding voiceall week,” said Seton Hall headcoach Kevin Willard. “I thoughtthat was a huge difference.”
Senior center Herb Pope gaveRutgers a way back in when hehead-butted freshman guard EliCarter with 3:26 remaining, butPope responded on the court.
He was one of three playerscalled for a technical foul —Carter and SHU’s BrandonMobley were the others — and itgave Rutgers four foul shots andthe ball.
Carter made one foul shot,Myles Mack made two andDane Miller hit a 3-pointer onthe Knights’ next possession.Pope answered with a 3-pointerof his own.
Then Seton Hall won it at thefoul line.
“The Pope 3[-pointer] was big,but the next two possessions werehuge,” Willard said.
Theodore hit a pair of freethrows to give the Pirates a 53-50 lead, then two more to makeit 58-51 with less than 20 sec-onds remaining. The freshmanguard Cosby hit a 3-pointerbetween Theodore’s trips to thecharity stripe.
Off-balance, desperation 3-pointers followed for the Knights,but none fell.
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Carter and Mack each missedattempts down the stretch, andsophomore guard Mike Poole’s 3-pointer with eight secondsremaining meant little other thana team-high 14 points for thespark off the bench.
It only extended the finalmoments of Seton Hall’s fourthconsecutive win at the RAC.
“Where Jordan gets in the laneand creates for others, we havetwo freshman point guards and afreshman two-guard — when wewant to make a play, we settle for3-point shots,” Rice said. “Theyhave to learn.”
The tightly contested affairbegan heavily in Seton Hall’sfavor.
Theodore put the Piratesahead early, and when theKnights took their first lead onCarter free throws, Theodoreresponded with two of his own.
But Poole put the Knightsback in it, even in only 13 minutes.
The sophomore scored eightpoints on 4-of-4 shooting, grabbedthree rebounds and dished outtwo assists, each more importantthan the last.
He grabbed a rebound, led thebreak and found freshman guardJerome Seagears for an open 3-pointer that tied the game at 24.Then he put back Carter’s miss asthe clock expired to give theKnights a 28-26 halftime lead.
“I thought we were going tobe all right because we wereawful in the first half, and wewere up by 2 points,” Rice said.“We don’t have that First- orSecond-Team All-Big East player,so you’re going to have to do ittogether. At the most importanttimes, we stretched apart.”
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C onnecticut proposedits own penalties forfailing to meet academ-
ic standards on its men’s bas-ketball team if the NCAA willallow the Huskies to partici-pate in the 2013 championshiptournament.
UConn currently does notqualify for the tournamentbased on several years of lowacademic progress reports,but the university filed a waiv-er last month.
The possible penaltiesinclude the revenue awardedto the Big East for participat-ing in the tournament, reduc-ing the number of regular-sea-son games played in the 2012-13 season from 27 to 23 andbarring head coach JimCalhoun from meeting offcampus with prospectiverecruits during the fall 2012contact period.
THE BIG EASTConference and West Virginiaare nearing an agreement on asettlement worth at least $20million that would resolve allissues between both parties,according to CBS Sports.
The Mountaineers willjoin the Big 12 for the 2012-2013 school year. But WestVirginia of ficials contactedfuture Big East members tosee if one could join in 2012instead of 2013.
The reason is that WestVirginia’s absence wouldpotentially leave the Big Eastnext season with only sevenfootball members.
HOUSE DEMOCRATSare recruiting former NewYork Giants linebacker HarryCarson to run for a seat inNew Jersey.
The Hall of Famer wouldchallenge five-termRepublican Rep. ScottGarrett in a northern NewJersey district.
Carson said Wednesday heis interested but did not sayany more. Carson is in Hawaiifor a family vacation and saidhe might be able to say morein one to two weeks.
Since retiring in 1988,Carson worked as a broad-caster, wrote two books andconcentrated on concussionsin sports.
POINT GUARD CHAUNCEYBillups will watch the rest ofthe Los Angeles Clippers’ sea-son in a plastic protective boot.
Billups sustained a season-ending injury Tuesday, whenhe tore his Achilles tendon.
The 15-year veteran saidWednesday this season willnot be his last. Billups is 35years old.
Billups averaged 14.9points and four assists pergame before the injury andwas also a veteran presence onthe floor for starting pointguard Chris Paul.
Head coach Vinny DelNegro said guard Randy Foyewill take the place of Billups.
WORD ON THE STREET
Pair of teams grip for spring campaignBY AARON FARRAR
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers men’s andwomen’s golf teams are ready to
r e s u m eaction and
get back to work on the course.Both have high expectations
for the spring 2012 portion ofthe golf season. Coming of fimpressive finishes at the con-clusion of 2011, the golfers areanxious to carry over themomentum to this season.
The men’s team finishedeighth at the Lehigh Invitationalto close out the fall season.
Sophomore golfer DougWalters played a crucial role at thetournament, as well as throughoutthe season. Walters was a catalystfor the Scarlet Knights.
Walters and the Knights areready to move forward set goalsfor this season.
“We came off of a decent finishin 2011, but we are still hungryfor more,” Walters said.
Although the Knights areexcited to get back to the game,this part of the season will be one
full of adjustments. Assistantcoach Wally Kim left followingthe fall campaign.
“Coach Kim’s resignationcame as a surprise to all of us,”Walters said. “But no matter whoour next coach will be, we all willcome out and be ready to play at ahigh level.”
The Knights want towork toward newheights with their newcoaching staff andyoung core. The team isready to do whatever ittakes to continue to win.
On the other side,the women’s team isalso prepared to pick upwhere it left off.
Placing 10th at theRainbow Wahine Invitational in Kapolei, Hawaii, the Knights competed and made aname for themselves.
Led by freshman KortnieMaxoutopoulis, the team finishedthe season on a high note andlooks to go even farther duringthe spring. Maxoutopoulis’ lead-ership helped the Knights towhere they stand as a team.
“One of my strengths is myability to help lead my team-mates more mentally, asopposed to physically,”Maxoutopoulis said.
Being a leader is difficultenough, but settling in as a first-yeargolfer and leading a team takes
more than the talent thatbrought Maxoutopoulisto Rutgers.
“I love to work onmy game,” she said. “Iam always trying to seewhat I can improve onto develop my gameand make me better. Ithink that attitude iswhat helps me on thecourse.”
What makes a teamso successful is the driving forceof its head coach. Head coachMaura Waters-Ballard is the moti-vation behind the Knights’ com-petitive play.
Waters-Ballard is dedicatedto a still-developing program and has made animpact on its growth.
“Of all the seasons that I havecoached, I believe that this past
fall has been the best,” she said.“It was fabulous. Everyone playedvery well, even when the chipswere down. We always playedwith 100-percent effort.”
Expectations remain high forthe Knights to continue theirconsistent play through theremainder of the season and intothe future.
But Waters-Ballard standsfirm in the belief to take oneshot, stroke, practice and matchat a time.
“To keep my playersfocused, I continue to tell themto stay in the present and give100 percent to the shot athand,” she said. “Don’t worryabout what happened in thepast because you can’t changeit. Don’t worry about what’s inthe future — just worry aboutwhat’s in the present. Do yourbest right then.”
Both teams make their springdebuts on March 16 at the SienaCollege Invitational in Port St.Lucie, Fla.
The Knights are ready toprove their hard work during theoffseason was worth it.
GOLF
DOUG WALTERS
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Challenging weekend awaits deeper RU roster
Knights rest, trainfor Big East meet
BY BRADLY DERECHAILOCORRESPONDENT
With back-to-back victoriesagainst Lehigh and FairleighDickinson on the back burner,the Rutgers women’s tennis
t e a m ’ sn e x tt h r e ematchesr e s e m -ble thecompeti-
tion it will see once the Big Eastseason commences.
Quinnipiac, owner of five con-secutive Northeast Conferencechampionships, visits New Jerseytomorrow to kick off the ScarletKnights’ challenging weekend.The match is the Bobcats’ first ofthe spring season.
The Knights then travel southSunday to face off against Princeton.The Tigers are 1-1 after dropping amatch, 5-2, on Friday to No. 13Georgia Tech.
Head coach Ben Bucca sees thisweekend’s matchups as an opportu-nity to improve the team’s recordand begin to get a feel for what it willsee in league play.
“The two wins gave us a lot ofconfidence, but we’ve been focusingon techniques to promote goodplay,” Bucca said. “[These next twomatches] will give us a good meas-urement to where we are this week-end as a team.”
Both singles and doubles havebeen successful thus far, but it will bethe performance in doubles thisweekend that will aid Rutgers.
The pair of senior JenniferHolzberg and sophomore VanessaPetrini turned in an 8-2 match winagainst Lehigh and an 8-4 decision inits win against Fairleigh Dickinson.
But it is the surprising chemistrybetween senior Morgan Ivey andfreshman Lindsay Balsamo that pro-vides depth in doubles action.Balsamo’s play impressed bothBucca and Ivey after the pair’s twomatch victories.
“Lindsay and I get along real-ly well on the court,” Ivey said.“She couldn’t have a better atti-tude, and it has been great play-ing with her. There is greatchemistry there.”
Balsamo has been the strongestof the three freshmen thus far, play-ing in the fifth position in singles aswell as contributing in doubles playwith Ivey. Fellow freshmen NoorJudeh and Satreethai Sasinin alsosaw time in the sixth spot on the sin-gles roster.
“We have very talented playersright through the lineup,” Buccasaid. “A win in the sixth singlesposition counts just as much asone in the first. So you not onlywin with talent at the top, butdepth throughout.”
While the freshmen providedepth, veteran Holzberg has beenthe player taking on the opponent’stop athlete.
“They are going to be two goodand competitive matches,” Holzbergsaid. “It’s going to be very tough.”
THE DAILY TARGUM
Sophomore Vanessa Petrini combined with Jennifer Holzbergto down Lehigh, 8-4, last Thursday in doubles play.
BY PATRICK LANNISTAFF WRITER
The Rutgers men’s track andfield team will divide this week-
e n d .Athletesw h ohave notreachedthe BigE a s t
Championship qualifying stan-dards or need an extra meet totune up their technique will com-pete in Saturday’s Virginia Duals.
Those not competing will trainthrough the weekend in prepara-tion for the season’s biggest meet— the Big EastChampionships.
“This weekendis the weekendbefore the BigE a s tChampionships,”said redshirt jun-ior Adam Bergo.“We traditionallytake the weekendoff, so we cantrain through theweek and iron outthe kinks.”
But Bergo hasmore to do than iron out the kinks.
The All-American highjumper needs to rest a sprainedankle he injured two weeks agoat the MetropolitanChampionships. With the linger-ing injury, the Plainfield, N.J.,native did not record a mark inlast weekend’s high jump com-petition at Notre Dame.
“I ended up no-heighting [atNotre Dame] because I couldn’treally jump,” Bergo said. “Aaron[Younger] has been having trou-ble with some of his injuries, andthe whole team needs this weekto heal up.”
Bergo holds the conference’sbest distance in the triple jumpand second-best height in thehigh jump, with marks of 15.26and 2.20 meters, respectively.
Younger returned to actionlast weekend, winning the 500-meter dash and anchoring theScarlet Knights’ second-place4x400-meter relay team.
Having two healthy All-Americans in Bergo and Youngeris crucial for the Knights’ successin the conference standings.
Rutgers also needs all of itscompetitors to qualify for multipleevents to help improve its fifth-place finish from a season ago.
Sophomore middle distancerunner Hamer Farag is 1 sec-ond from qualifying for the800-meter run. He looks toshave that second of f Saturdayin the Bronx.
The Virginia Duals alsotests the long distance run-ners. Senior Ben Forrestalready qualified in the mile,but he will get one last look at
the competitionbefore enteringthe 1,500-meterrun at the confer-ence champi-onships.
The Big Eastfeatured nine run-ners at less than3:50 a season ago,representing someof the nation’s bestin the event.
With this week-end dedicated oneway or another
toward the Big EastChampionships, senior sprinterSteve Werner understands whatthe preparation is all about.
“It is training two weeksthrough just to get more workin,” the Cardinal O’Hara HighSchool (Pa.) product said. “Wewant to just get a little bitstronger and get as much out ofour bodies as possible.”
Competing in the 200- and400-meter dashes next weekend, Werner hopes thistwo-week stretch helpsimprove his finish.
“My goal is to individuallyplace somewhere in the topthree,” he said. “I was fourthlast year, but I’m a senior now,so I expect myself to be in thetop three.”
Improving individual finishesultimately leads to a better teamfinish. Like Werner, the Knightshope this weekend’s preparationshelp improve their fifth-place fin-ish from a season ago.
RUTGERS AT VIRGINIA DUALS,SATURDAY
MEN’S TRACK
“Aaron [Younger]has been havingtrouble with ...
injuries, and thewhole team needs
this week.”ADAM BERGOJunior Jumper
QUINNIPIAC AT RUTGERS,TOMORROW, 1 P.M.
TENNIS
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Rookie Jack earns first signficant role as Randall sitsBY VINNIE MANCUSO
CORRESPONDENT
One of the biggest stories forthe Rutgers men’s basketballteam entering its Big East
m a t c h u plast nightat theL o u i sB r o w nA t h l e t i c
Center was the first meetingbetween freshmen DerrickRandall and Myles Mack andformer Paterson Catholic team-mates Fuquan Edwin andJordan Theodore.
In the first half at least,Randall did not earn his chanceto go one-on-one with his for-mer teammates. The 6-foot-8forward spent all but three min-utes of the first frame lookingon from the bench.
“[Randall] needs to rebound,”said head coach Mike Rice onRandall’s lack of playing time. “Hedid not rebound the last twogames. He will get back in the mix,but for now he has to rebound.”
His teammate Mack played 16minutes in the first half, but wasabout as productive as Randall onthe floor. The guard did not put hisname in the books with a singlepoint in the first half.
The former Paterson Catholicplayers wearing Seton Hall uni-forms faired much better in thefirst half than their ScarletKnight counterparts. Theodore,who attached himself at Mack’ship throughout the first half,went into the locker room lead-ing the Pirates with 11 points.
“I thought we defendedTheodore well with our screendefense, but he will get his eventu-ally,” Rice said.
The second half proved to bemuch of the same for Mack and
Randall. Randall did not see time inthe second half, while Mack addedonly three points.
With Randall sitting on thebench, forward Kadeem Jack sawa significantly increased role onthe floor. The redshirt freshmanended the game with 4 points, oneblock and two steals.
“Coach Rice has been wantingme to work harder in practice andI just keep working hard,” Jacksaid. “I just came out and did whathe wanted me to do.”
As the tightly contested gamecame to a close, a scuffle followinga personal foul resulted in threeseparate technical fouls.
With less than four minutes leftin the game, Seton Hall centerHerb Pope head-butted freshmanEli Carter, and Carter retaliatedwith a shove of his own.
According to Rice, the refs con-firmed the head butt with him,even though there was no ejection.
“I asked [the ref] about thehead butt,” Rice said. “Hisresponse to me was, ‘Your guypushed him.’”
For the Knights, Carter earnedthe technical. Two members of thePirates, Pope and BrandonMobley, were issued technicalfouls of their own.
With both Rutgers and SetonHall nationally ranked in stealsper game, it came as no sur-prise both teams were back andforth with takeaways through-out the game, especially in theopening period.
Rutgers, which ranks 26thnationally, nearly reached its aver-age in the first half alone with sixsteals. The 17th-ranked Piratestook the ball away four times in thefirst half.
Both teams ended the contestknotted up at 10 steals apiece.
KNIGHTNOTEBOOK
KEITH FREEMAN / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Redshirt freshman forward Kadeem Jack scored four points and recorded a pair of steals last nightagainst visiting Seton Hall. Jack saw the most meaningful minutes of his young career.
Seton Hall senior point guard Jordan Theodore drives against Knights freshman Eli Carter last night in Seton Hall’s 59-54 win at theLouis Brown Athletic Center. Theodore, who played against two former high school teammates, scored a game-high 24 points.
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T H E D A I L Y T A R G U M
REPORT: BIG EASTADDS MEMPHIS IN ALL SPORTS
BY STEVEN MILLERSENIOR STAFF WRITER
Through each of his two seasons inPiscataway, Rutgershead men’s basket-ball coach MikeRice talked aboutthe Big East guardthat takes over
down the stretch — the veteran who takesthe ball and responds when his team needs it.
He saw plenty through his team’s losses tostart his tenure and he saw another lastnight, when Seton Hall senior JordanTheodore took over for the Pirates.
Theodore gave the Hall an early lead, keptit in the game when Rutgers led and tookover down the stretch to leave the LouisBrown Athletic Center with a 59-54 victory.
There was no dagger moment, but he didnot need it. He was there throughout.
“You have to finish in games like these,”Rice said. “It was a game that I thought was
on our side. It was a grind-it-out game. JordanTheodore is going to get his … but we weregrinding out possessions.”
Theodore scored in traffic to tie the gameat 41, then cleaned up an Aaron Cosbymissed layup to give the Pirates a five-pointlead. Rutgers knew the Pirates’ offense wentthrough the point guard that averaged 15.4points per game entering the affair, but it didnot matter. Theodore scored anyway.
Knights suffer at hands of playmaker
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Ranked RUwrestler facesformer school
The Big East acquired one of the finalpuzzle pieces for its new-look conferenceWednesday by adding Memphis, accord-
ing to Yahoo!Sports.
The conference wanted to rebuilditself into a 12-team football league thatcan hold a championship game, andMemphis officially became the 12thmember when it accepted the bid itlong coveted.
But the new Big East is not scheduledto be fully functional until the 2015 foot-ball season. The conference’s future forthe next three years is uncertain.
Memphis is the seventh school — thefourth fromConference USA— to sign up sinceDecember forfuture Big Eastmembership. TheTigers will com-pete in all Big Eastsports.
The Tigershave been tryingto upgrade theirconference pres-
ence for years. The Big East snubbedMemphis during its last massive expan-sion in 2005 and lost the Tigers’ rivalrywith Louisville in the process.
In need of replacements forPittsburgh, Syracuse and WestVirginia, the Big East finally had roomfor Memphis.
Big East commissioner JohnMarinatto called Memphis a “perfect fit,”according to Yahoo! Sports.
Marinatto traveled across the coun-try in the past year to recruit new mem-bers. The Big East announced inDecember the additions of Boise Stateand San Diego State for 2013 in footballonly. Central Florida, Houston andSouthern Mississippi will become mem-bers in all sports.
Navy jumped on board last monthfor football, but it will not join until the2015 season.
Marinatto said he expects all three ofthe departing schools to remain in theBig East for two more seasons, whichpotentially gives the conference 14 foot-ball teams and 20 basketball teams for the2013-14 seasons.
— Staff Report
FOOTBALL
JOHNMARINATTO
ALEX VAN DRIESEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Junior 149-pounder Mario Mason positions himself Dec. 2 against Old Dominion’s Brennan Brumley. Mason could earn anopportunity to face Minnesota, where he spent two seasons, if the Knights score a first-round win Saturday in the National Duals.
KEITH FREEMAN / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
BY STEVEN MILLERSENIOR STAFF WRITER
Mario Mason could have his pick of threetop-10 showdowns this weekend at theNational Duals regional tournament, but
Minnesota is the teamhe really wants.
The junior 149-pounder spent two seasons asa Golden Gopher — one as a redshirt and one inthe lineup — before transferring to Rutgers.
He liked the matchup last season, andalthough it is not as favorable this year fora weaker Scarlet Knights lineup, Masonstill wants a shot against his former team.
“There’s no match in particular I reallywant,” said Mason, the eighth-ranked 149-
