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The outgoing president of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, who also served as provost at the University of Pennsylvania, will take office at Old Queens on Sept. 1. Though he was born in Philadelphia and has lived there for most of his professional life, Barchi lived in Westfield, N.J. as a child. “What I found, to my surprise, when I came back and start- ed discussions here at Rutgers, [is] this feels like coming home,” he said. “I know these places, I lived here, I traveled by them all. I used to go to the Jersey shore, sometimes with my parents’ permission, sometimes without.” As a professor and the University’ chief administrative offi- cer, his base salary is set at $650,000, according to University Media Relations. Barchi, 65, was appointed by the University’s 24-member presidential search committee, which provided the BOG with an unranked list of four candidates, said Greg Brown, chair of the committee. The president-designate, who spent most of his career at University of Pennsylvania as a clinical neurologist and ran all academic programs there for six years, is con- cerned with strengthening the University’s education SEE PRESIDENT ON PAGE 5 Robert Barchi, incoming University president, answers questions during a news conference. The University’s Board of Governors and Board of Trustees unanimously approved his appointment yesterday on the Old Queens campus. KEITH FREEMAN / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER A bus stops for students as they cross College Avenue. Vehicles are legally obligated to stop for pedestrians in a marked crosswalk. NELSON MORALES / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Transportation Services urge crosswalk safety BY HANNAH SCHROER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Mike Kruimer was driving a roll-up truck down Hamilton Street Tuesday morning when a pedestrian cut between parked cars and crossed the street with- out checking traffic. Kruimer braked. The commercial truck he was driving came to a full halt without incident, and both driver and pedestrian continued on their ways. “I know the laws, but what if I don’t see them?” Kruimer said, whose truck is unable to stop as quickly as small cars can. “A lot of times, I’m scared to death. People just don’t look.” Kruimer, a board member of the N.J. Bike and Walk Coalition, an organ- ization that focuses on making roads safer for bicyclists and pedestrians, said the pedestrian was looking at his phone and never looked up when cross- ing the street. Pedestrian safety is a problem because cars and pedestrians are unaware of the law, which is generally not enforced, said Jack Molenaar, director of Transportation Services for the University. According to Title 39 of the N.J. Division of Highway and Traffic Safety, motorists must come to a complete stop for pedestrians in a marked crosswalk and yield at unmarked crossings. While the 2010 law classifies street corners and “T” intersections without painted lines or signage as unmarked crosswalks, it indicates that pedestrians not using crosswalks do not have the right of way and will be fined. Crosswalk safety is more complicat- ed at the University because campus streets are owned by separate govern- ment entities at different sections, mak- ing safety and maintenance an act of cooperation between agencies, Molenaar said. People get wrapped up in drama and stress and they forget to have common SEE SAFETY ON PAGE 5 Students from New Brunswick, Newark debate covered identity BY SPENCER KENT STAFF WRITER The Rutgers-Newark Debate Team came to the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus last night to face off against the Rutgers University Debate Union on issues surrounding concepts of identity. The debate was part of Project Civility, a two-year series of programs aimed at promoting respect among students at the University, which began in fall 2010 after Tyler Clementi’s suicide. Debate teams considered whether “covering” or disguising one’s identity, was a necessary part of society and whether it could be detrimental to the individual’s civil rights. Laura Banti, a logistics coordinator for the event, said the night did not aim to find a resolu- tion to the issue, but was intended to promote new ideas and perspectives on how concepts of cover- ing affect society. “What is really nice about this debate is that it brings [the issue to] the forefront [with] the two strongest arguments for each of the sides. It does- n’t actually give someone the answer. It makes each individual reflect,” said Banti, a Graduate School of Education student. Students dance last night at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus at a free event sponsored by the Rutgers Salsa Club. ANASTASIA MILLICKER SALSA THE NIGHT AWAY SEE IDENTITY ON PAGE 6 Robert L. Barchi, president of Thomas Jefferson University, will succeed President Richard L. McCormick in September
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City residents ask howthe Remsen AvenueSewer Project willaffect traffic.
Gov. Chris Christiemissed a chance to benefit N.J. commuters when he canceled the Trans-Hudson rail tun-nel.
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U. APPOINTS 20TH PRESIDENTBY AMY ROWEFEATURES EDITOR
The University’s Board of Governors and Board ofTrustees unanimously approved the appointment of Robert L.Barchi as the 20th president of the University.
The outgoing president of Thomas Jefferson University inPhiladelphia, who also served as provost at the University ofPennsylvania, will take office at Old Queens on Sept. 1.
Though he was born in Philadelphia and has lived therefor most of his professional life, Barchi lived in Westfield,N.J. as a child.
“What I found, to my surprise, when I came back and start-ed discussions here at Rutgers, [is] this feels like cominghome,” he said. “I know these places, I lived here, I traveled bythem all. I used to go to the Jersey shore, sometimes with myparents’ permission, sometimes without.”
As a professor and the University’ chief administrative offi-cer, his base salary is set at $650,000, according to UniversityMedia Relations.
Barchi, 65, was appointed by the University’s 24-memberpresidential search committee, which provided the BOG withan unranked list of four candidates, said Greg Brown, chair ofthe committee.
The president-designate, who spent most of his careerat University of Pennsylvania as a clinical neurologist andran all academic programs there for six years, is con-cerned with strengthening the University’s education
SEE PRESIDENT ON PAGE 5Robert Barchi, incoming University president, answers questions during a news conference. The University’s Board ofGovernors and Board of Trustees unanimously approved his appointment yesterday on the Old Queens campus.
KEITH FREEMAN / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
A bus stops for students as they cross College Avenue. Vehicles are legallyobligated to stop for pedestrians in a marked crosswalk.
NELSON MORALES / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Transportation Servicesurge crosswalk safety
BY HANNAH SCHROERCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Mike Kruimer was driving a roll-uptruck down Hamilton Street Tuesdaymorning when a pedestrian cut betweenparked cars and crossed the street with-out checking traffic. Kruimer braked.The commercial truck he was drivingcame to a full halt without incident, andboth driver and pedestrian continued ontheir ways.
“I know the laws, but what if I don’tsee them?” Kruimer said, whose truck isunable to stop as quickly as small carscan. “A lot of times, I’m scared to death.People just don’t look.”
Kruimer, a board member of theN.J. Bike and Walk Coalition, an organ-ization that focuses on making roadssafer for bicyclists and pedestrians,said the pedestrian was looking at hisphone and never looked up when cross-ing the street.
Pedestrian safety is a problembecause cars and pedestrians are
unaware of the law, which is generallynot enforced, said Jack Molenaar,director of Transportation Services forthe University.
According to Title 39 of the N.J.Division of Highway and Traffic Safety,motorists must come to a complete stopfor pedestrians in a marked crosswalkand yield at unmarked crossings.
While the 2010 law classifies streetcorners and “T” intersections withoutpainted lines or signage as unmarkedcrosswalks, it indicates that pedestriansnot using crosswalks do not have theright of way and will be fined.
Crosswalk safety is more complicat-ed at the University because campusstreets are owned by separate govern-ment entities at different sections, mak-ing safety and maintenance an act ofcooperation between agencies,Molenaar said.
People get wrapped up in drama andstress and they forget to have common
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Students from New Brunswick,Newark debate covered identity
BY SPENCER KENTSTAFF WRITER
The Rutgers-Newark Debate Team came to theStudent Activities Center on the College Avenuecampus last night to face off against the RutgersUniversity Debate Union on issues surroundingconcepts of identity.
The debate was part of Project Civility, a two-year series of programs aimed at promoting respect among students at theUniversity, which began in fall 2010 after TylerClementi’s suicide.
Debate teams considered whether “covering”or disguising one’s identity, was a necessary part
of society and whether it could be detrimental tothe individual’s civil rights.
Laura Banti, a logistics coordinator for theevent, said the night did not aim to find a resolu-tion to the issue, but was intended to promote newideas and perspectives on how concepts of cover-ing affect society.
“What is really nice about this debate is that itbrings [the issue to] the forefront [with] the twostrongest arguments for each of the sides. It does-n’t actually give someone the answer. It makeseach individual reflect,” said Banti, a GraduateSchool of Education student.
Students dance last night at the Rutgers Student Center on the CollegeAvenue campus at a free event sponsored by the Rutgers Salsa Club.
ANASTASIA MILLICKER
SALSA THE NIGHT AWAY
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Robert L. Barchi, president of Thomas Jefferson University, will succeed President Richard L. McCormick in September
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Director explains how students can help Latinos find better jobsBY SEOYOUNG CHOI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
University students can vol-unteer to help the local Latinocommunity who work in low-wage jobs.
Edwin Melendez, director ofthe Center for Puerto RicanStudies and professor of urbanaf fairs and planning at Hunter College, explored path-ways to improve Latinos’ experi-ences in the work force in frontof about 40 guests Tuesday atthe John J. Heldrich Center forWorkforce Development.
He said Puer to Ricans in par ticular experience higher rates of unemploymentand pover ty than other Latino subgroups.
“To overcome these seg-ments, we introduce pathwayswhich are defined as educa-tion, training and employmentapproaches that lead toimprovements in working con-ditions, employment securityand earnings,” Melendez said.
Individuals between the ages of18 and 24 have a high proportion oflow-wage employment comparedto those 25 years or over, he said.
“These are mostly kids whodropped [out] of high schooland have to work full time onminimum wage, while stillneeding to catch up on educa-tion,” Melendez said.
Age is not the only charac-teristic of low-wage earners,he said.
“Gender is another charac-teristic, and women, at 38.8percent are more concentrated
Edwin Melendez, director and professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College offersinsight of the economic struggles that Latinos face on Tuesday in Downtown New Brunswick.
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in low wage jobs than men, at26.4 percent,” Melendez said.
Inability to get adequateeducation is a critical factor toprevent mobility out of the low-wage segment, he said.
“About 49 percent ofHispanics in low-wage jobs haveless than a high school diploma,”Melendez said.
One of the main conse-quences of significant educa-tional disparities is that Latinosare concentrated in low-wagejobs, Melendez said.
Another reason there is ahigh rate of Latinos in low-
wage jobs is because of a lan-guage barrier, Melendez said.
“Once they get into the low-wage gap, it’s hard to get out,so they are basically stuck,” hesaid.
Four key industries that canhelp Puerto Ricans and otherLatino workers out of low-wagejobs are health services, envi-ronmental jobs, education andsocial work, Melendez said.
Some strategies to helpLatinos succeed involve target-ing industries with employ-ment potential, promotinghigher education, forming
community par tnerships andstrengthening programs thatfocus explicitly on ser vingLatino communities, he said.
“Ef fective intermediariesser ving Puer to Ricans andother Latinos should imple-ment culturally relevant prac-tices and engage with localworkforce development par t-ners, the publicly financedemployment ser vices systemand employers,” he said.
He said the University islocated in an area where thereare disadvantaged peopleworking, which gives the
University a responsibility tohelp the community.
“So the question comesdown to: How is the Universitypartnering with high schoolsand other organizations toservice the needs of the resi-dents of New Jersey?” he said.
He said students should vol-unteer at organizations to tutorpeople in English or math inorder to help people who are inlow-wage jobs improve theirquests for better jobs.
“Make a dif ference in thecommunity,” he said. “Stay inschool is my message.”
Genesis Canuall, a School ofAr ts and Sciences first-yearstudent, said she enjoyed thelecture because it pinpointedmajor issues for Latinos whowork in low-paying positions.
“This lecture has made usaware of what we can do tochange the occurring issue oflow wages and has also educat-ed us on current issues,”Canuall said.
Jose Sibaja, a Universityalumnus, said there is a dilem-ma in the community becausethere are many low-wage earn-ers among Latinos, but manypeople are unaware.
He said Melendez’s datashould be taken into consider-ation over the next few years.
“He collected data from ayear, but it should be doneover two or three yearsbecause when it comes to anissue like this, [the] Hispanicpopulation needs to be veryaccurate to address the issue,”Sibaja said.
them through those issues as afaculty member himself.
“It’s the faculty that makethis place great. It’s their ideasthat are going to sustain us,”Barchi said. “There’s a lot oftension around contract negotia-tions and it’s easy for individualsto become polarized. You havemy commitment that I’ll try ashard as I can toavoid that polar-ization.”
Diversity isalso a major con-cern for Barchi atthe University,from the fresh-man class to theadminis tra t ion ,he said.
“I have saidover and overagain … that ourstudent body must reflect, in itsethnicity and socioeconomicstratification, the diversity of thepopulation that our students willfind themselves in after gradua-tion,” he said.
The University’s reputation foracademics is well known abroad,Barchi said, but he wants to workon improving its presence in themedia as one of the best researchinstitutions in the nation.
“When somebody calls for aquote, they should be callingRutgers. When someone callsfor an example of excellence,they should be calling Rutgers,”he said.
But Barchi does not want theUniversity to lose sight of its pri-mary goal of educating undergradu-ates while strengthening research.
“We have to bean importer ofintellect, not anexporter of intel-lect,” he said.“We have to bethe best of theu n d e r g r a d u a t eeducation busi-ness, not just aplayer.”
Barchi alsosaid he is commit-ted to a long term
at the University and the chal-lenging times ahead excite him.
“I’m not here to hit and run.I’m someone who enjoys the challenge of major issues,”he said. “I am not a level-keeper.I don’t just maintain the status quo.”
The incoming presidentintroduced himself to Gov. ChrisChristie before taking the posi-tion in September, he said.
“I must say that he is very direct, very opinionatedand very smart. I must say thatI tend to be very direct andopinionated myself,” Barchi said. “I’m sure we won’talways agree, but I do hope we can reach out to each other to have candid con-versations when the time arises.”
Ralph Izzo, BOG chair, saidthe search committee wascharged with finding candidateswho would be tireless promot-ers of the University — afundraiser and friend-maker anda strong, national advocate for aresearch institution.
“We asked them to identifycandidates who were provenleaders and visionaries able toinspire the University communi-ty,” he said.
Brown, a member of the BOTand CEO of Motorola Solutions,Inc., said Barchi certainly fitsIzzo’s description of aUniversity president.
“He’s a powerhouse, and Ithink this is one of the mostexciting times in the history ofRutgers,” he said. “Yes there’s alot of things going on, but … Ithink we couldn’t have picked abetter president.”
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sense, but drivers have to under-stand that the people in the wayare not obstacles — they are peo-ple, too, said John Connelly,Rutgers University StudentAssembly vice president.
A short-term police cam-paign to educate pedestriansand motorists about the law cancut down on misconduct, saidLeigh Ann Von Hagen, a seniorresearch specialist at theVoorhees TransportationCenter.
Motor vehicles turningeither right or left are a majorcause of deadly vehicle-pedes-trian accidents, Von Hagen said,who suggested installing “NoTurn on Red” signs so pedestri-ans have time to cross thestreet safely.
But Molenaar said lawenforcement is difficult becausecities have more violent crimeto worry about.
The University usesTransportation Services as aninternal consultant on road safe-ty and master planning to fitbicycle- and pedestrian-friendlystreets into new constructiondesigns that will work over theyears, he said.
Engineers look at an inter-section and think it is safebecause no accidents havebeen repor ted, but plannersthink like the pedestrians,Molenaar said.
He said accidents at intersec-tions tend to occur because ofdistracted drivers, but pedestri-ans do not help the cause.
Street painting and lightingat intersections is important topedestrian safety but only a partof the solution, he said.
“Rutgers students tend notto use crosswalks,” he said, cit-ing George Street by the RiverDorms and College Avenue byScott Hall. “It’s bad. It’s really bad.”
Kruimer said he sees exam-ples of bad pedestrian habitsevery day, from people walkingon the road with the flow oftraf fic to wearing dark clothingat night.
He said state laws have donemore harm than good becausethey take away personalresponsibility from pedestrianswithout educating them abouttheir rights.
“Do-good legislation hurtspeople because people thinklegislation is going to keepthem safe. It won’t. You’ll keepyourself safe,” Kruimer said.
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model as a major stateresearch University.
“The business plan for high-er education that we have alllived with for the last 50 yearssimply will not sustain us for thenext 50 years,” Barchi said at aspecial meeting held in WinantsHall on the College Avenue cam-pus. “We need a fundamentalchange in the way we teach anddo research.”
He said the University ismore capable of solving prob-lems facing higher education bypaying attention to its financialsituation and improving thequality of research.
“It is a remarkable time ofchallenge and opportunity andthat opportunity is going to begrasped by the schools who arepositioned to do so,” Barchi said.“It’s the right time, it’s the rightplace. It’s Rutgers opportunity todo that.”
Barchi acknowledged thatsome faculty and staff are dis-gruntled about their contracts,but he promised to work with
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“I’m not here to hitand run.
I’m someone whoenjoys the challenge
of major issues.” ROBERT L. BARCHI
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RUDU took the “free choice”position in the debate, withmembers claiming that peopleshould be allowed to choosetheir own identity.
Bhargavi Sriram, RUDU vicepresident and School of Arts andSciences junior, said people shouldnot feel forced into an identity.
Sriram said forcing people toembrace certain identities doesnot help others become moreaccepting. Instead, it pressuresindividuals into an obligation thatmay be against their personalcivil rights.
The Rutgers-Newark DebateTeam argued from the positionthat “covering” is detrimental toboth society and civil rights.
Elijah Smith, a Rutgers-Newark School of Public Affairsand Administration first-year stu-dent, felt “covering” involved aperformance of something differ-ent from who a person truly is.
“I’ve covered many parts ofmy identity. … I covered a wrist-band I had on, but why did Icover? What about this was disre-spectful … hiding so [as to] notreveal who we really are leavesthe problem unsolved,” he said.
Zach MacCord, member ofthe Rutgers-Newark DebateTeam, said dominant identities insociety attempt to marginalizeother identities, and when people
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Jenny Kurtz, director of diverse community affairs, argues againstNewark’s debate team for the Rutgers University Debate Union.
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13 Nick Offerman, better known as Ron Swanson from“Parks and Recreation,” comes to the Rutgers StudentCenter multipurpose room for a night of comedy. Studenttickets are $15, and faculty and guest tickets are $25. TheRutgers University Programming Association is sponsor-ing the event.
14 Oxfam Rutgers presents “Oxfest: Battle of the Bands” at 7:30p.m. at the Cook Campus Center multipurpose room.Performers include Magic Thrust, the Nymphos,Anchorline and Area IVI. Tickets are $6 in advance, $8 at thedoor to help relieve global poverty.
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resort to covering, they concedeto societal pressures.
“You should be able to standup for your identity and be proudof it,” said MacCord, a NewarkCollege of Arts and Sciences jun-ior. “It hinders minority identitiesfrom co-existing.”
But RUDU member KyleBomeisl disagreed and said peo-ple should have the ability tostrip away from their identity, asit is detrimental to be stuck inone character.
“Identity is only meaningfulwhen you have a choice, and peo-ple need the choice to escape andbe judged on the quality of char-acter and not their supposedidentity,” said Bomeisl, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences senior. “Wenever get to change because peo-ple try to group each other.”
Newark debater CarlosAstacio, a School of Public Affairsand Administration sophomore,said individuals choose to uncov-er themselves for others toaccept them, but this move onlybenefits oppressors.
Senior Dean of StudentsMark Schuster countered thispoint, saying people shouldtake into consideration thatsome individuals are not readyto be uncovered.
“I think it’s unrealistic. Youare forcing an unrealistic identi-ty. … They should be able to goat the pace that people are madeto feel safe,” he said. “By uncov-ering, you create an unsafeplace that people feel they willbe bullied.”
[devise used to channel water]has been in place a long time,enduring various types of con-struction over the years, whichwas evident in a collapse of thepipe in 1978,” Coats said.
Rather than fortifying the oldpiping with cement, the city hasdecided to relocate the pipingbecause it is both a simpler andmore cost-ef fective option,Coats said.
“The idea is to abandon [the oldpiping] to avoid having to rehabili-tate it, block it up and reroute all ofits connections to the new culvertunder Remsen Avenue,” he said.
The project will occupy thestreet during constructionbecause it requires machinerythat is too large to move back andforth, Coats said.
Construction will begin nextweek, where workers will beginto lay the pipes in increments oftwo blocks at a time, Coats said.Traffic will be restricted to one
lane in both directions within theshifting construction zone.
Coats said that the contractorsaim to have the project done bythis December.
The project was met by con-cerns from New Brunswick resi-dents who live in the area.
Elizabeth Ciccone, who livesnear the intersection of WeltonStreet and Remsen Avenue, saidshe was worried the heavy machin-ery would affect her daily life.
“If there is enough vibrationthat it shakes the plaster frommy building, what are you goingto do when that happens?”Ciccone said.
Coats said any damage themachinery makes to the propertywould be dealt with by the con-tractor’s insurance.
“It becomes a legal matter. …Certainly the contractor hasinsurance, but we have certainlimits about vibration, which isregulated by the state. If heexceeds those limits, then thatproperty is insured,” he said.
Imanu Hill, who lives near sev-eral religious buildings thatrequire a lot of parking, won-dered if the construction wouldlimit parking.
“There is a mosque, a Baptistchurch, a Catholic church and asynagogue within a two-blockradius. Is there going to be anoverflow area for people to parkto go to those organizations?”
said Hill, who lives on Remsen Avenue.
Jason Nizolek, an engineer onthe project, said parking would stillbe available on side streets becausethe construction workers will onlybe working on half of the length ofeach respective side street.
“Adjacent side streets will beopen. We will only likely be work-ing on one at a time, and we aregoing less than midway betweenRemsen Avenue and LeeAvenue,” Nizolek said.
Coats said there wouldinevitably be an effect on thecommunity from the project, butthey will do their best to limit theseverity of it.
“We’re going to have someoneout here [on Remsen Avenue] fulltime, and a little communicationwill really help in minimizing thatimpact,” he said. “If we knowabout the issues we can at leasttry to address them, and hopeful-ly, be able to address them.”
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City to begin construction on Remsen Avenue pipe system BY TERRENCE HUIECONTRIBUTING WRITER
Traffic may be slowed alongRemsen Avenue next week asworkers begin replacing pipes toimprove the storm sewerdrainage system.
City developers held an infor-mation session Tuesday atSacred Heart Parish, briefingNew Brunswick residents onfuture plans to improve the stormsewer drains underneathRemsen Avenue between Weltonand Delavan Streets.
The project will replace oldpiping under Remsen Avenuebecause of a series of blockagesand collapses that have resultedfrom the infrastructure’s weak-ened state, said Dave Coats, acity project manager.
“At one spot, the old pipe isonly 12 inches in diameter. Wewouldn’t put a pipe that smallanywhere … and that culvert
The Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey will pres-ent a series of dances at the Pines Manor inEdison on April 29 to celebrate the organization’s40th anniversar y, according to an ar ticle on nt.gmnews.com
More than 100 current and alumni dancers willperform selections from their repertoire of morethan 325 Greek folk dances, according to the arti-cle. All dancers will be dressed in authenticGreek costumes.
John Halkiadakis, artistic director for HDNJ, saidhe hopes the event, which is open to the public, pro-vides local residents with a perspective on traditionalGreek culture.
“We hope all those who attend our celebration willreceive a taste of the history of Greek culture fromthe past, present and even the future through thesymbolism, story and message of the Greek danceand music,” Halkiadakis said in the article.
The event will consist of three different parts —carnival dances, mixed region dances and dancesinspired by the Island of Crete, said Halkiadakis, whohas been in his position for 15 years.
“In between the three dance sections, theAppolonia band will play and members of the audi-ence will be invited to try Greek dancing,” he said.“We want everyone to feel the Greek cultural experi-ence through dancing.”
The performers, which are made up of approxi-mately 40 current members and 60 alumni members,come from all over the state of New Jersey,Halkiadakis said. The ages for the members rangefrom 15 to the 40’s.
“We have members who are first-, second- andthird-generation dancers, and maybe even somefourth generation,” he said. “Most members havelearned Greek dancing through their Greek Orthodoxchurch communities and in dance conferences heldamong the churches,” he told nt.gmnews.com
Rev. Jim Chakalos and his wife, Eleni, founded theorganization in 1972, according to the article. HDNJhas been nonprofit since 1980.
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SANFORD, Fla. — Accordingto his defense attorney, GeorgeZimmerman will plead not guiltyin the murder of Trayvon Martin.
The neighborhood watch vol-unteer who shot Trayvon Martinto death had been out of touchand, his ex-lawyer says, “a littlebit over the edge” before hisarrest on a second-degree mur-der charge.
As Zimmerman turned him-self in yesterday in the Feb. 26shooting of the unarmed blackteen, experts offered this advice:Stop talking.
“My advice to the client wouldbe, ‘Save it for the trial. It can’thelp you.’” said Roy Kahn, aMiami defense attorney.
The 28-year-old Sanford manwas in custody in Florida after apuzzling disappearance thathad his lawyers expressing concern for his health and announcing they couldn’trepresent him anymore.Zimmerman had called specialprosecutor Angela Corey, hisformer lawyers said, had an off-the-record chat with a FoxNews Channel host and put upa website asking supporters for money.
“It would not be in a client’sbest interest to give any state-ment before it’s his time to tes-tify at trial,” Kahn said. “Sincehe already has given an inter-view to the police, any addition-al statement at the StateAttorney’s Of fice would justcreate the possibility of himcreating conflict with his previ-ous statements.”
Zimmerman’s new attorney,Mark O’Mara, said after hisclient’s arrest yesterday thatZimmerman “is ver y con-cerned about the charges, buthe is OK.”
“I’m not concerned about hismental well being,” O’Mara said.
Former lawyers CraigSonner and Hal Uhrig onTuesday portrayed Zimmermanas erratic, said he hadn’treturned their calls and textsand was buckling under thepressure that has built in themonth since the shooting.
Jack Schafer, a professor atWestern Illinois University and aformer FBI behavioral analyst,said Zimmerman’s behaviorshouldn’t cause undue concern.After all, Schafer said, he wasn’tcharged with any crime and wasfree to go wherever he wantedafter he spoke to authorities afterthe shooting.
“If I were him, I’d go some-where in hiding,” said Schafer.“His life is at risk, not by jurispru-dence, but by angry people whoare rushing to judgment.”
Leslie Garfield, a PaceUniversity law professor in NewYork, said Zimmerman’s behav-ior over the last 48 hours shouldnot affect his prosecution.
“Whatever else goes onbehind the scenes beforecharges aren’t really a factor,”she said. “All that should matteris what his intentions were at thetime of the shooting.”
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks against claims that Republicans are unsupportive of women. Romney asserted yesterday atAlpha Graphics in Hartford, Conn. that women account for 92 percent of those who have lost jobs during President Barack Obama’s term.
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HARTFORD, Conn. —Presidential candidate MittRomney intensified his effortsyesterday to rebut claims that heand fellow Republicans are insuf-ficiently supportive of women, oreven hostile to them.
The presumptive GOP nomi-nee campaigned at a female-owned work site for the secondstraight day and denouncedDemocrats for saying his party iswaging “a war on women.”
“The real war on women isbeing waged by the president’sfailed economic policies,”Romney told a crowd packedinside Alpha Graphics, inHartford, Conn. There, and onTuesday at a women-owned steelfabrication plant in Delaware,Romney said President BarackObama’s economic policies havedisproportionately hurt women.
The events were scheduledbefore Rick Santorum’s unexpect-ed withdrawal removed the lastserious barrier to Romney’s nom-ination pursuit. They under-scored Romney’s sensitivity toDemocrats’ efforts to link him tocontroversial GOP-led efforts tolimit birth control insurance cov-erage for women in some work-places, among other things.
Polls have found a growing“gender gap” in the presidentialrace. Obama’s advantage amongwomen is outpacing Romney’sedge among men.
While he spoke in Hartford,Romney’s campaign issued state-ments from Republican womenin Congress defending hisrecord. But a conference callwith reporters arranged by hiscampaign hit a snag when aideswere asked whether Romneysupports the Lilly Ledbetter Actto help women achieve equal
pay, the first piece of legislationObama signed.
“We’ll get back to you on that,”campaign policy director LanheeChen said after a pause.
Democrats gleefully publi-cized the exchange. They glossedover the fact that the issue wasdivisive, and Romney would be inline with many GOP lawmakers ifhe opposed the measure. The2009 law makes it easier forwomen to file workplace pay-dis-crimination cases.
Romney repeated his asser-tion that women account for 92percent of those who have lostjobs during Obama’s presidency.While that statistic is accurate, itoverlooks the fact that more menthan women lost jobs early in theGreat Recession. The recorddownturn began in December2007 and ended in June 2009, cov-ering approximately formerPresident George W. Bush’s last
year in office and Obama’s firsthalf-year.
Romney’s claim also counts joblosses in the first two months of2009, when the newly inauguratedObama had scant time to redirectthe economy. Government figuresshow that some 3.4 million menand 1.8 million women have lostjobs since the recession began.
In Hartford, Romney saidObama pursues policies that makeit “hard to be a woman in busi-ness.” He quickly broadened thecriticism to all business owners.
“This president has failedAmerican women,” Romney said.He vowed to cut corporate taxesand government regulations,which he said would increase jobgrowth for everyone.
Romney was scheduled tocampaign later yesterday inWarwick, R.I., before returningThursday to his campaign head-quarters in Boston.
based upon what they’restudying in school and howthey’ve fared in prior school-ing. It should be much easi-er for academically excellentstudents who want to majorin business, engineering orcomputer science to get stu-dent loans than it should befor academically middle-of-
the-road students who want to major in art or phi-losophy. If such common-sense practices were thenorm, you wouldn’t see those awful situations inwhich you have 20-something liberal arts grads bur-dened with oppressive loans they are struggling topay off with income from their career in retail orsomething else a college degree was not needed for.There are tons of people who don’t major in practicalthings or don’t have the best academic record whogo on to make good livings, but especially with the
middle-classless way our economyis headed, should financial institu-tion really count on those outcomeswhen they’re talking about givingout loans that can quite easily ruinsomeone’s life? Even Shylock letyou get out of a loan if you gave himsome flesh, but these student loanscan be like a form of inoperablefinancial cancer.
I think it is highly irresponsibleand unethical for an institution togive any student a loan if this stu-
dent does not have a high likelihood of being able topay it off in a reasonable time frame without greatburden, let alone pay it off at all. It would be onething if student loans were like any other loan, butbecause of their especially stringent nature, theyshould be treated with great caution. Anything butcaution is used now, however, as student loans areoften tossed out like candy, whether from govern-ment bureaucracies or predatory private compa-nies. Even those who believe in the inherent valueof higher education should realize that that valuecan be outweighed by sufficiently high costs (thecost in the case being the risk of financial ruin), soI think the reason for the status quo is greed fromthose who profit off such loans whether in votes ordollars. If any of these businessmen or bureau-crats/politicians who deal with student loans peoplereally cared about young Americans, they would notmake it so easy for them to take gambles with theirfinances and career prospects equivalent to bettingit all on red at the roulette table.
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S tudent loan debt issome of the worstdebt to have. If you
default on your home mort-gage, you may lose yourhouse, but at least you canstart over again and rent anapartment somewhere. Ifyou run up your credit cardsbuying fancy clothes andexpensive meals, you can at least go to bankruptcycourt, get forgiven your debt and live with a shotcredit rating for a number of years. But if you run upsubstantial student loan debt and cannot pay it off,you may end up living a life of indentured servitudeas up to hundreds of thousands of dollars com-pound over your head. Because of unscrupulouspeople in the past who abused the system and inten-tionally defaulted on their student loans, studentloan debt is now almost impossible to be forgivenfrom. I have a relative who bor-rowed $200,000 to go to law schooland then failed the bar examenough times that he wasn’tallowed to take it again. He is finan-cially screwed for perhaps the restof his life unless he wins the lottery.
Student loans, even as financial-ly dangerous as they are, can stillbe very positive for people. If some-one takes out a loan for educationand then gets a job as a result oftheir education such that theymake at least enough money to pay off their loan ina reasonable time frame without great burden,that’s wonderful. That’s how the system for studentloans should work: All student loans should begiven on the assumption that students will get jobsas a result of their education that justify their hav-ing gotten the loan — all economic costs should beconsidered. However, our system is broken, andfinancial and government institutions are morethan happy to loan money to students whose edu-cation hardly guarantees them a job that paysenough to justify the loan. This is the reason for thestudent loan crisis brewing now and will probablyexplode at some point similar to how the mortgagecrisis exploded in the late 2000s. There is probablynothing we can do to save the current studentsaffected by current student loan lending practices,short of a bailout. I cannot speak on the merits orills of such a bailout, but I know how we can pre-vent such a crisis from happening again.
What government and financial institutions thatprovide student loans need to do is actually take intoaccount student’s post-education career prospects
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“There is probablynothing we can do to save the current
students affected bycurrent student loanlending practices.”
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N ew Jersey could have been home to the largest public worksproject in the nation — that is, until Gov. Chris Christie, inhis characteristic style, refused the plan back in 2010. The
Access to the Region’s Core rail tunnel, which would have been builtbeneath the Hudson River, was expected to bring tens of thousandsof jobs to the state, alleviate an overburdened transit system and pro-vide N.J. residents with direct access to New York City.
Christie canceled plans for a trans-Hudson rail tunnel because ofperceived overrun costs, and the fear that New Jersey taxpayerswould have to carry the $8.7 billion price tag, which would accompa-ny its construction. Yet a recent yearlong investigation by a nonparti-san congressional agency — called the Government AccountabilityOffice — concluded not only that the governor’s concerns may havebeen unfounded, but also that they may have been intentionallydeceptive. New Jerseyans have by now come to expect such authori-tative behavior from Christie — but it’s clear that by canceling theARC, Christie missed an important chance to significantly benefit thestate and its residents.
The recent GAO report found that, despite Christie’s protest,there were no definite cost overruns for the project in 2010, nor wasit clear who would have to foot the bill. The report found that NewJersey was obliged to pay just 14.4 percent of the project’s cost.
But, despite its price tag, this was a project that would haveundoubtedly supplied the state with much-needed job opportunities,as well as an updated transportation infrastructure. The state’sunemployment rate currently hangs around 9 percent — higherthan the national average — and construction of this rail tunnel wasexpected to bring an estimated 59,900 on-site jobs, and a total of98,300 throughout the region. And with the state’s highways andcurrent transit system already at full capacity, a project such as thiswill be necessary in the coming years to support a growing commuter population.
Unfortunately, with the project now canceled, the possibility ofanother rail tunnel linking two sides of the Hudson seems far-off.According to Thomas Wright, executive director of the non-profitRegional Plan Association, the region likely will not see its con-struction for at least another decade. Christie did not make the rightdecision. Next time a proposal like this comes to the governor’sdesk, we hope he will.
Rail tunnel wouldhave benefited NJ
Good riddance to‘pink slime’ filler
C ome September, the controversial beef additive called “pinkslime” will no longer accompany New Jersey school lunches.The decision by New Jersey’s Department of Agriculture to
stop providing beef that uses the filler to school districts will resultin slime-free cafeterias for students throughout the state — thoughseveral schools across the state have already removed the productfrom their menu.
We’re glad to see the N.J. Department of Agriculture decided tostop including such a controversial and substandard product inschool lunches. But while it may seem harmless, recent criticisms ofthe filler have brought to light its potentially dangerous side. In anycase, we see no reason to continue to risk the health and nutritionalwelfare of N.J. students with low-quality products.
The additive — consisting of finely ground beef scraps andmechanically removed connective tissue treated with ammonia tokill bacteria — has been used as an inexpensive filler in beef prod-ucts in grocery stores, fast food restaurants and school cafeterias fordecades. Yet after a series of public recoils over the past few weeks,the products reputation has been tarnished, and companies likeMcDonald’s have dropped the filler.
Admittedly, most of the controversy over “pink slime” probablycomes down to perception. The name itself — a term which origi-nated in an U.S. Department of Agriculture internal email — is prob-ably largely responsible and has led many to view the filler as dan-gerous or harmful. But whether it’s called “lean, finely texturedbeef” or “pink slime,” the fact remains that it is a low-quality, nutri-tionally inadequate product. Such a product, we believe, has noplace in public cafeterias. Transitioning to a higher-quality beef sub-stitute may be slightly pricier, but in this case, the benefits seem tooutweigh some additional costs.
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There is one sad implication ofwhat I’m saying. By saying stu-dents should be penalized in termsof their student loan eligibility forchoosing majors with less jobopportunities, I’m saying onlythose with money or above aver-age academic skill should really beable to focus on the arts andhumanities at college. I wish every-one who was interested in philoso-phy or music or psychology couldstudy it to their heart’s content atcollege, but the costs for individu-als and society are simply too highif we allow that to be the case. So
I was surprised a few days agoto see in The New York Timesthe headline “In Poll, Jewish
Voters Overwhelmingly SupportObama.” The poll, conducted bythe Public Religion ResearchInstitute from Feb. 23 to March 5,reported that of 1,004 Jewishadults, 62 percent want PresidentBarack Obama to win re-elected.Thirty percent said they would votefor the Republican candidate inNovember’s presidential election.
The article shouldn’t haveshocked me, since not a singleRepublican candidate in historyhas received the majority ofJewish votes (not even “Saint”Ronald Reagan).
Yet I was still worried the 2012election would see Jewish-Americans switching sides. I hadconstantly been hearing theRepublican contenders criticizeObama for being too harsh onIsrael’s settlement situation andtoo conciliatory toward Iran’snuclear ambitions. Republicanpresidential candidate MittRomney has wailed that Obama,by asking Israel to return to pre-1967 borders, had “thrown Israelunder the bus,” and fellowRepublican hopeful Newt Gingrichtried to degrade Palestinians bycalling them an “invented people.”
Front pages were splashed forweeks with speculations on whatwould happen if Iran successfullyprocured a nuclear bomb, if Israelcould successfully carry out a pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclearsites and if the Obama administra-tion’s sanctions would be enough tochange Iran’s mind. It seemed rea-sonable to assume that Jewish vot-ers would prefer the Republicans,who are eager to extend a blankcheck to Israel’s Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu, to the morereserved incumbent.
The GOP should reconsidertheir strategy of slobbering andsaber rattling, because the PRRIpoll found that the Iran-Israelnuclear conflict is not a priority forJewish voters. About half of thosesurveyed said that the economywas the biggest issue in the 2012election. Israel and Iran was a decid-ing factor for 4 percent of Jewishvoters, while same-sex marriageand abortion mattered to 1 percentof this constituency. Other notewor-thy discoveries from the poll showthat of Jewish-Americans, 56 per-cent think American-Israeli rela-tions have remained the same, 63percent favor diplomacy over mili-tary strength, 58 percent approve ofObama’s presidency thus far, 53
Jewish voters stillsupport Obama
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many people are financially suffer-ing right now because all the pro-letarians were given ready accessto the liberal arts. It’s time to goback to the world where just thegifted and the bourgeoisie elitesformally study such things. Butkeep in mind that the children oftoday’s proletarians will becometomorrow’s bourgeoisie, and thechildren of today’s bourgeoisie willbecome tomorrow’s proletarians.
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percent support the establishmentof a Palestinian state, and 73 percentcriticize the American economicstructure for “unfairly favoring the wealthy.”
Overall, the ideals of Jews areshown to be in sync with theDemocratic platform. Israel,regardless of its special status inAmerican foreign policy, is a sub-ject whose significance pales incomparison to that of the U.S.economy. If Republicans trulycared about winning the Jewishvote, they should then take noticeof the fact that Jews largely disap-prove of the iniquitous advantagesthe wealthy receive in the currenteconomic system — advantagesthat Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan’sRepublican budget would further.Paul Krugman, who won theNobel Prize for economics, calledthe budget the “most fraudulent”in history for the way it balancesexpansive tax breaks for corpora-tions and the rich by making “cut-ting food and medical aid to theneedy,” and even then does not layout a concrete plan for reducingthe deficit. Loved by conserva-tives, Romney reflexively declaredthe budget “marvelous”.
Of course, it’s easier to talkabout bombing Iran than explain-ing how the new Republican budg-et plan will not help out the averagecitizen, but will give a hand to bil-lionaire donors. Conservativepoliticians and commentators alsopresume its better strategy to paintObama as someone whose affec-tion for Jews and Israel should beseverely doubted than to look athis record. Obama is the first pres-ident to host Passover seders inthe White House. Obama opposedlast fall the Palestinian Authority’sattempt to achieve statehoodthrough the UN Security Council.The National Jewish DemocraticCouncil examined Obama’s fiscalyear 2013 budget request andfound that he has increased mili-tary aid to Israel. And none otherthan ex-Mossad director MeirDagan backs Obama’s aversenessfor a military strike on Iran. In a“60 Minutes” interview, the formerdirector of Israel’s intelligenceagency described Netanyahu’shopes to bomb Iran as “the stupid-est thing I have ever heard.”Evidently, Jewish and non-Jewishvoters alike feel the same wayabout the right’s fruitless plots torender the president as someonewho doesn’t have America’s bestinterests at heart.
Sukanya Dutta is a School ofArts and Sciences junior majoringin political science with minors inhistory and Russian literature.
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R utgers Athletics andthe Mind over Mediaproduction company
came together to create aspring football documentarytitled “RFootball: 15 Days ofSpring,” documenting theRutgers football team.
The 60-minute documen-tary, from the same companythat produces the “RFootball”show, will air in May on SNY,The Comcast Network, MASNand the Sun Sports.
The special gives viewersinside access to practices, meet-ings and other activities theScarlet Knights participate induring Kyle Flood’s first year ofspring practice as head coach.
Several players were wiredup for sound during practices.The documentary will also beavailable on scarletknights.com.
THE NCAA ANNOUNCEDyesterday both Baylor’s men’sand women’s basketball teamswill be placed on three-yearprobation after an investigationrevealed hundreds of inappro-priate phone calls to recruits.
Both men’s head coachScott Drew and women’s headcoach Kim Mulkey facerecruiting restrictions, whileDrew will be suspended for thefirst two games of next season.
The university proposedthe penalties, and the NCAAapproved them, even thoughthey could have come downwith even more penalties itdeemed fit.
The women’s team is com-ing off a national champion vic-tory and the first 40-0 seasonin NCAA history.
Mulkey was named theAP’s national coach of the yearfor the Bears’ season.
NEW YORK METS THIRDbaseman David Wright was fit-ted for a splint yesterday onhis injured right pinky finger.
Wright suffered an injuryin Monday night’s gameagainst the WashingtonNationals after diving back tofirst base on a pickoff attempt.
The Mets have still notdecided whether they willplace Wright on the disabledlist, but manager Terry Collinssaid he would not be surprisedif the third baseman made itinto the lineup tomorrow,when the Mets open upagainst the Phillies.
FORMER NFL HEADcoach Bill Parcells announcedyesterday he will remainretired, according to ESPN.
The announcement comesafter speculation that the for-mer New York Giants and Jetshead coach would take overthe New Orleans Saints jobfor Sean Payton. Payton wassuspended from the 2012 sea-son for the Saints’ involve-ment in a “bounty” systemthat involved Saints playersgetting paid to knock oppo-nents out of games.
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more sprinter Tylia Gillon. “Itwould mean a lot to us to win onour home track.”
The Knights hope to carrytheir recent momentum gainedby placing fourth last weekend atthe Colonial Relays, where theyscored 76 points.
“We are using this weekend asa stepping stone to the Big EastChampionships,” said head coachJames Robinson. “We are lookingto defend our title from last yearand give the home crowd a show.”
The team’s goal for the out-door season is to finish in the top10 in both the Big East andECAC Championships.
Gillon and junior Asha Ruthlook to lead the Knights. Gillonhas won her last two 100-meterdashes with times of 11.65 sec-onds and 11.85 seconds, respec-tively. Ruth comes off of a victoryat the Colonial Relays in the longjump. Ruth took the top spot therewith a leap of 20 feet, 8.25 inches.
The Knights already havemany athletes that alreadyqualified for the Big East andECAC Championships.
If athletes do not qualify for theBig East or the ECAC, their sea-son ends April 28. But the Knightshope for the majority of the teamto compete in the championships.
“The team has been perform-ing well,” Gillon said. “I’ve beennoticing a lot of athletes havebeen qualifying, as well as run-ning personal-best times.”
Focusing on this weekend iskey for the Knights to determinetheir future, as it proves to begood practice for the homestretch Rutgers embarks on.
“I’m just excited, and hopeful-ly we will win this weekend,”Gillon said. “I am just taking itone weekend at a time.”
After the MetropolitanChampionships, the Knights haveonly two meets remaining beforethe Big East Championships.Rutgers is motivated to performbetter in the Big East this timearound compared to the indoorseason, when it placed 13th out of16 schools.
“I get pumped up and excitedwhen I think about our team, espe-cially since we are young,” Gillonsaid. “This is just the beginning.”
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She walked up to bat in the sixthinning with the game knotted at 5.
The Irish (20-11, 4-1) broughtin Laura Winter (13-7) — whoheld the Knights scoreless inGame 1 — to pitch.
Howard saw to it that Winterdid not escape the dayunscathed. She put a pitch fromWinter over the fence, givingRutgers a one-run lead.
“[I was] trying not to do toomuch — just get on any way I canand have a good at-bat,” she saidof her approach.
Nelson had seen productionfrom the rookies during theseason. Freshman rightfielderJackie Bates hit her first homerun early in the year. Freshmanpitcher Alyssa Landrith (12-8)has become the ace of the staffwith a team-leading 12 wins.
Game 2 of the doubleheadermarked the most impact they hadon any game this season. ButAlden saw it as a team effort, notonly a moment for the rookies.
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Freshman first baseman Ashley Alden accounted for more than half of the Knights’ seven runs.She hit a grand slam yesterday in the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the game at five.
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“We are here to play ball, justlike anybody else,” she said.“As long as we’re playingtogether, I think that’s whatmakes us successful.”
But Game 1 did not end sowell, and did it start any better.Winter allowed three hits andonly one run on a home run fromsenior Brittney Lindley.
Landrith did not have as cleanof an outing.
The Irish utilized the long ball— Cassidy Whidden hit a three-run home run while Amy Buntinhit a solo shot — to score all oftheir runs in a 4-1 victory againstthe Knights.
But Nelson was not discour-aged by the home runs, lookingat the outing as a whole.
“[Landrith] really only missedwith two pitches, and they wereboth home runs,” he said.
With the Irish behind them,the Knights now set their sightson their weekend series withVillanova, which, despite beingnine games above .500, is winlessin conference play.
Nelson said even though theWildcats’ record is not intimidating,Rutgers needs well-pitched gamesif it wants to come out on top.
Sophomore Stefania Balasa has won all of her singles matchesin the Knights’ last three Big East matches, all wins.
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The Knights cannot afford tolook ahead when they travelnorth on the Turnpike today toSouth Orange, N.J., to faceSeton Hall.
The Pirates (6-11, 2-4) havenot presented problems in thefour years Ivey has worn scar-let, as the Knights never lost tothem during her tenure withthe team.
Rutgers needs to start fast indoubles to set the tone for therest of the match.
“You want to them know fromthe beginning that we are nottaking you lightly and that weare just as motivated as we havebeen the entire season,” Iveysaid. “We want to transfer thatinto singles.”
Rutgers (9-8, 4-3) enters thematch a week removed from its7-0 victory against Connecticut.The Knights swept the doublespoint as well as every set in all sixsingles matches.
The strong play comes in themidst of a three-game conferencewin streak, with victories againstthe Huskies, St. John’s andVillanova in that span.
Stefania Balasa owns threesingles victories in those match-es. The sophomore enters thematch with 11 victories this sea-son, tied with Ivey for the team lead.
While Ivey and Balasa haveplayed well in recent matches,the responsibility belongs tosophomore Vanessa Petrini andsenior Jennifer Holzberg to deliv-
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er key victories in No. 1 and 2 sin-gles play, respectively.
Both captured singles winsagainst UConn, but each is 1-3 inRutgers’ last four matches.Petrini has to fend off SetonHall’s Chloe Sher, who has an11-4 record this spring in No. 1singles play.
Head coach Ben Buccawants to see the singles playthat was evident against UConntransfer to the match againstSeton Hall.
“We are looking to just repli-cate what we did againstUConn,” Bucca said. “We reallyhad a great match againstUConn, and we played disci-plined yet aggressive tennis, andthat is what we really have beenpromoting all year.”
Both singles and doubleswere a focus in practice, as theKnights had a full week towork on what they want toaccomplish in the back end oftheir schedule. Rutgers playsthree matches in the span offour days.
“Right now, we are prettymuch focusing on maintainingour level of play as our seasoncomes to an end,” Ivey said.
That level of play will deter-mine exactly where Rutgers will place in the Big EastTournament on April 16, whenthe seedings are released. TheKnights were the sixth seed lastseason and lost to DePaul, 4-2, inthe second round.
“The seeding reflects yourperformance at the end of theyear, but also has an impact onyour draw,” Bucca said. “Youwant to try and get as high of aseed as possible to increase yourchances of winning.”
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BY BRADLY DERECHAILOCORRESPONDENT
For head coach Laura Brand-Sias, it was not the effort Saturdayfrom the Rutgers women’s
lacrosset e a mt h a t was theproblemin its 1 5 - 1 0
loss at Syracuse.It was the missed opportuni-
ties around the net that shewould like the team to have back.
“If we had a better percentagein that, it could have been a dif-ferent game,” Brand-Sias said.“You never want to walk awayfrom seven opportunities on cageand only have one goal out ofthem, so that’s something we willcontinue to work on.”
That 1-for-7 mark was a com-plete opposite for the Orange,who converted on all four of theirfree-position shots in the victory.
For the Scarlet Knights to besuccessful tomorrow againstLouisville, they have to convertmore free-position opportuni-ties — much like in their twogames before Syracuse, whenRutgers shot 11-for-17 in its twovictories against Connecticutand Villanova.
Brand-Sias also wants theteam to play for a full game —something the Knights struggledwith against Syracuse. WhileRutgers kept it close in the firsthalf, the Orange strung togetherfour separate scoring runs ofthree goals to pull away.
“We just have to fine-tune [ourgame] and focus for a full 60 min-utes and minimize any type ofrun opportunities our opponentcan get,” Brand-Sias said.
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Senior attack Danielle Mascera is three assists away frombreaking Rutgers’ single-season record.
Knights expect full60-minute showing
Rutgers has an opportunity toachieve that against theCardinals, who enter YurcakField with a 3-8 record and a lonevictory in Big East play.
Louisville’s play has especiallysuffered in its last two contests.The Cardinals lost both games bya total of 36-19 and entered half-time of both contests trailing byfive goals or more.
Starting fast has not been aproblem for the Knights in recentplay — they only trailed Syracuseby one at halftime.
The recent play of StephanieAnderson also aids Rutgers (7-5, 2-2) in scoring out of thegate. In her past six games, thejunior midfielder has registered22 goals, including six straighthat tricks.
“We are starting to peak laterin the season, and that’s whenyou want to see your team peak,”Brand-Sias said. “She certainly isat the forefront of that, and I’mexcited to see the progress shewill continue to have over thenext four games.”
Those next four gamesinclude Sunday’s matchup withCincinnati and two away gamesagainst Loyola and Georgetownto finish out the season.
And with those remaininggames separating Rutgers frompostseason play, Andersonremains confident aboutRutgers’ play entering the laterpart of the schedule.
“I think that we have beenplaying great all season, and over-all our season, I think, has beenreally productive,” Anderson said.“We’ve all taken on new goals,and everyone is starting to cometogether at the end of the season,which is good to see — especiallywhen we have some major BigEast games ahead.”
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BY JOEY GREGORYASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The focal point of the Rutgers footballteam last season was its defense. IfSaturday’s scrimmage was any indica-tion, that will not change this season.
Returning eight starters on defense,including Big East Co-defensive Player ofthe Year Khaseem Greene, the biggestdifference for Scarlet Knights is theirplay-caller.
While the defensive line lost twostarters, Manny Abreu and JustinFrancis, it has experienced players to fillin those gaps.
Senior defensive end Ka’Lial Glaud isone of those players.
Glaud appeared in all13 games last season,earning two starts. TheSicklerville, N.J., nativetallied 20 tackles — fourfor a loss — with two sacks and two fum-ble recoveries.
After earning the startat defensive end inSaturday’s scrimmageand picking up the onlysack on junior quarter-back Chas Dodd, Glaud isin line to earn a full-time role.
He attributes it to his mindset duringpractice.
“A lot of people are gamers but youhave to know how to practice, too,because you practice how you play,” hesaid. “You just can’t come out here andexpect to perform well on game days.You have to do it also in practice.”
Head coach Kyle Flood acknowl-edged the defensive line’s improvementduring the scrimmage.
He said several of them showed upSaturday, more than they had so far inpractice.
Glaud was happy with the way heplayed in the team’s first game-like situation of the spring, but he saidthere is still much more work for him to do.
“I think I played with a lot of energy.Of course I made a couple of mistakes,but they’re going to get corrected,” hesaid. “I just have to be consistent, cor-rect my mistakes and come out the next
day, make less mistakes and come outwith the same energy.”
Senior Marvin Booker also looks tofigure into the defensive line rotation, ifnot secure a starting role for himself.
Booker only played in four games lastseason with one start, recording only onetackle. But he figures to see more timethis season.
He and Glaud are taking advantage ofthe opportunity, helping each otherimprove constantly.
“It’s great. You get competition andcoaching,” Booker said. “When I’m in,I’m going hard. It pushes [Glaud] to gohard and vice versa. When he makesmistakes, I’m right there to coach himup. When I make mistakes, he’s right
there to coach me. We’regetting better, faster.”
Gluad and Booker arenot the only onesimproving.
Defensive line coachJim Panagos continuesto work with the youngerplayers, trying to getthem adjusted toRutgers’ style of play,Glaud said.
It is starting to pay off,as Flood takes notice.
“We had a meeting with CoachPanagos and all of the [defensive] line-men,” Glaud said. “We just have to gettougher and play more violent. I thinkthe younger guys, they took heed toCoach Panago’s word. They came out [in the scrimmage] and theyplayed tough.”
Glaud has seen some inconsistency inthe d-line this spring, but the scrimmagejumpstarted the unit, leading to a muchbetter showing.
Although it is tough to accuratelygauge where the defense is, Glaud thinksit is in a good position to reach its goal.
“As long as we just keep fighting andplay with a whole bunch of energy, we’regoing to be where we want to be, andthat’s … the No. 1 defensive side in theBig East,” he said.
With one of the best defenses in theconference last year, returning most ofits starters and having players like Glaudwaiting to fill the gaps, that goal is verymuch within reach.
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Marvin Booker appeared in onlyseven games during the past three sea-sons for the Rutgers football team. Hesuffered one season-ending knee injury,missed most of the next because of rehaband dealt with a tibia issue in 2011 thatlimited him to four games.
So the fact that the senior defensiveend finally feels healthy is a modest vic-tory on its own.
“The rehab was great,” Booker said.“It was just a healing process.Everything’s going well now.”
Booker continues to split first-team repsduring the spring with senior Ka’Lial Glaud.It was one of only a handfulof positions on the ScarletKnights defense without anentrenched starter.
Booker started therelast year in the Knights’season opener, but the tibiaissue surfaced and reducedhim to a back-up role. Now,he and Glaud provide a vet-eran presence along ayouthful defensive line.
“They’ve both done areally good job,” said headcoach Kyle Flood. “They’re playing at ahigh level. They’re playing really hard.They really set the tempo for that wholeposition group with [senior defensive tack-le] Scott [Vallone] not going this spring.”
Both Booker and Glaud transitionedto end from linebacker during trainingcamp last year. Besides playing sparinglyprior, Booker gained most of his looks onspecial teams.
Glaud began camp as the starter atinside linebacker, but he moved to endwithin a week.
Still, both use linebacker tendencies atthe R, a defensive end hybrid. The positioncalls for Booker to drop into pass coveragealong with edge rushing responsibilities.
“Being that we’re former linebackers,we had a chance to learn the defensefrom all positions,” Booker said. “I knowKa’Lial played all three backers. I playedall three linebacker positions. Cominginto the R, it’s good to know how what wedo will affect the rest of the defense.”
Booker enters spring with his second
defensive line coach in less than a year inJim Panagos. Panagos helped developformer Central Florida defensive endBruce Miller in 2010, then the nation’sactive sacks leader.
The UCF defense recorded its threebest seasons of rush defense withPanagos at the helm.
“Coach Panagos has a great attitude,”Booker said. “He always comes in ready tocoach, loves football, brings high energyand teaches you how to turn your body intoa weapon. I’m starting to grow attached tohim as a player, friend and coach.”
Flood said earlier in the spring theline’s best-case scenario would be eightregular contributors. But the unit couldbecome crowded after Flood said its
younger members playedwell Saturday in theKnights’ first scrimmage.
“We’re a work-in-progress,” Glaud said.“We’re not there rightnow, but as long as wekeep working and webelieve in each other, [theNo. 1 defensive team inthe Big East] is what we’regoing to end up being.”
Booker figures toremain in the loop, given
his experience and versatility, rotating withGlaud. But while Booker begins to feelmore comfortable in a three-point stance,another R defensive end continues to adjust.
Sophomore Jawaun Wynn, Booker’sformer teammate at Piscataway HighSchool, moved to the position at thebeginning of spring. The 6-foot-3, 210-pounder used to line up at wide receiver.
“All the R’s together, we coach eachother up, especially since we have a newcoach,” Booker said. “All the R’s are real-ly new to the position. We’re all justcoaching each other up and making theprocess easier.”
A healthy tibia, which Booker used tocall “a problem,” also makes it easier. Hesaid he feels great now, likely for the firsttime since the beginning of the 2009 season.
“It’s all a process when you play foot-ball, taking care of your body every day,”Booker said. “You’re going to feel bad,you’re going to feel banged up. But I’minjury-free, and that’s a blessing. [I hope]to just continue to stay that way.”
SAME PLAYERS,NEW SCRIPT
DE KA’LIAL GLAUD
2011 stats: 20 tacklesfour tackles for loss13 games played
DE MARVIN BOOKER
2011 stats: one tackle0.5 tackles for lossfour games played
“It’s all a processwhen you play
football, taking careof your body. You’regoing to feel bad.”
MARVIN BOOKERSenior Defensive End
“You just can’t comeout here and expectto perform well on
game days. You haveto ... in practice.”
KA’LIAL GLAUDSenior Defensive End
Howard drove in the final six runs for theScarlet Knights, lifting them to their first winagainst the Fighting Irish in four years.
In her best game as a Knight, Alden camethrough with the first of Rutgers’ three dif-ference-making hits in the bottom of thefourth inning.
With Rutgers (17-21, 6-7) down, 5-1, fol-lowing a series of bloop hits and errors, shefound herself standing at the plate with thebases loaded.
After one swing, she again found herself athome plate, this time with her teammates
surrounding her in celebration of her game-tying grand slam.
But entering the at-bat, the thought of ahome run did not even cross her mind. Infact, nothing crossed her mind.
“I was thinking absolutely nothing, which isvery rare for me,” Alden said. “I’m always think-ing, ‘I have to do this, I have to do that,’ but I final-ly got my mind right and good things happened.”
But Howard would not be outdone.The Irish threatened in the top of the sev-
enth. They forced across the tying run, whichsent the game into extra innings.
Howard came through when the Knightsneeded her. She drove the ball to left cen-terfield for the second of back-to-back dou-bles, plating junior Jennifer Harabedian, tosecure the victory.
“I knew [Harabedian] was on second, andI had to do what I could to get her in,”Howard said. “I knew that would only happenif I had a good at-bat.”
It was her second go-ahead RBI on the day.
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Rutgers hopesto improve onhome track
BY ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers women’s track and field teamstays on campus tomorrow and Saturday to par-ticipate in the Metropolitan Championships.
The competitionis only the secondtime all season,including the indoorcampaign, in whichthe Scarlet Knightscompete on their
home track. In their previous outdoor season,the Knights won the MetropolitanChampionships, and they look to continuetheir success there this weekend.
“I hope to win my events individually, and Ihope we are able to win as a team,” said sopho-
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WOMEN’S TRACK
SEE TRACK ON PAGE 16The Knights have yet to lose to Seton Hall in senior Morgan Ivey’s tenure at Rutgers,which hopes to extend its streak today against the Pirates.
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Freshman left fielder Chandler Howard provided two of the Knights’ three biggest hits yesterday against Notre Dame. The rookie hit a walk-off double in the bottom of theninth inning, driving in junior second baseman Jennifer Harabedian. She also put Rutgers up by one run in the sixth inning with a solo home run off of Laura Winter.
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Knights facein-state rival late in year
BY BRADLY DERECHAILOCORRESPONDENT
With three games standing between theRutgers tennis team and the Big EastTournament, senior Morgan Ivey knows how
vital it is for theScarlet Knights tofinish strong.
where we will stand in rankings going intothe tournament. It determines if you will beplaying the No. 1 seed in the second roundor whether you play the fourth seed in thesecond round, so it’s a big difference.”
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TENNIS
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BY JOEY GREGORYASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
In close games, coaches often turn totheir veterans to step up and take control.
But in the Rutgers softball team’s extra-inning 7-6 win againstNotre Dame yester-day, the freshmencame up big for headcoach Jay Nelson.
First basemanAshley Alden and leftfielder Chandler SEE HEROICS ON PAGE 16
