“The more accessible that you make the electoral process, the better,” Matto said. “This year we are going to try to be an influence on campus.” Many students neglect to vote because they are unaware of registration deadlines and polling locations. “The realities of voter registra- tion go against us,” she said. “States who have simple rules have higher voter turnout.” But RU Voting makes it easier to keep students informed of voter rules, Matto said. Students must vote where they reg- ister and change their addresses if they move from residence halls or apartments, she said. There are several polling locations on or near campus, which vary by res- idence hall and are listed on the RU Voting website, ruvoting.rutgers.edu, Matto said. Locations are subject to change, but include the Busch Campus Center and the Livingston Student Center. Focus groups helped shape the RU Voting campaign, Matto The Chase ATMs charge a $2 banking fee for non-Chase customers, a price University officials negotiated down from $3, Savolskis said. Pavel Sokolov, treasurer of the Rutgers University Student Assembly, said University officials disagreed with Chase’s original contract, which included a $3 service charge for non- Chase customers. If that were still the case, $2 would go to Chase and $1 to the University. “[Those at the University] thought it would be a financial hardship on stu- dents,” Sokolov said. CAMPUS MARKET Rutgers Gardens brings various vendors from wine to bread to campus. UNIVERSITY, page 3 CLEAN SWEEP The Rutgers volleyball team bested Lafayette, 3-0, last night at the College Ave Gym. / SPORTS, BACK Gov. Chris Christie’s N.J. “comeback” charge should be used to make a case for re-election. / OPINIONS, page 10 WEATHER Thunderstorms High: 82 Nighttime Low: 68 Serving the Rutgers community since1869. Independent since 1980. RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK ONLINE AT DAILYTARGUM.COM VOLUME 144, ISSUE 2 • UNIVERSITY ... 3 • ON THE WIRE ... 8 • METRO ... 9 • OPINIONS ... 10 • DIVERSIONS ... 12 • CLASSIFIEDS ... 14 • SPORTS ... BACK CHRISTIE’S COMEBACK WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 Campus installs Chase ATMs BY HANNAH SCHROER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Chase Bank now provides service for all ATMs across campus following the University’s decision over the summer to discontinue its ATM serv- ice contracts with Wells Fargo, Bank of America and PNC. The campus centers previously fea- tured different ATMs because they were independent of each other until 2007 when they all joined Student Life, If construction plans are approved, the grease trucks would be forced to move out of Lot 8 for parking deck construction. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTO EDITOR College Avenue constuction plans await city approval BY BRIANNA PROVENZANO CONTRIBUTING WRITER The University will partner with the New Brunswick Development Corporation on a proposed construction project that would develop 674,000 square feet of land on the College Avenue campus. The proposed construction includes a 500-bed honors college residence hall, a 150,000-square-foot academic building, an apartment-style residence hall and a parking deck, said University spokesman Greg Trevor. Partnering with the city would allow the project’s cost, an estimated $295 million, to be financed through student resi- dential and dining fees as well as New Jersey state tax credits, said Tony Calcado, vice president of University facilities and capital planning. “This project is a private-public partnership with [DEVCO]. It enables us to leverage dollars we would not have and to use those dollars to better conditions at Rutgers with a minimal financial impact to students,” Calcado said. He said the project is contingent on $52 million in Urban Transit Hub Tax Credits administered through the NJ Economic Development Authority, which has yet to be approved. The remaining balance would be financed through student residential and dining fees and general operating revenues, both over a 30-year period. The areas slated for development include a five-acre section of land on George Street between Seminary Place and Bishop Place, as well as parking lots 16 and 8A, the latter being home to the grease trucks. Ahmed Ahmed, manager of the RU Hungry? truck, said he has not received word from the University about whether or not his business would have to relocate. “We read a couple of stuff about this issue in the newspaper . . . but we haven’t received anything officially yet so we’ll see what is going to happen,” Ahmed said. But Ahmed has heard rumors about the trucks’ possible relocation. A new Chase ATM in the Rutgers Student Center charges non-Chase customers a $2 surcharge. Alternative ATM options are no longer available on campus. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Program offers U. students voting tools BY AMANDA GOMEZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER RU Voting, a program sponsored by the Eagleton Institute of Politics, hopes to get students registered, informed and voting for the upcom- ing elections, said Elizabeth Matto, the program’s administrator. The nonpartisan organization aims to make the voting process more accessible to stu- dents by getting them registered to vote by the Oct. 16 deadline, said Matto, an assistant research profes- sor at Eagleton. SEE CHASE ON PAGE 5 SEE PLANS ON PAGE 5 SEE VOTING ON PAGE 5 After winning bidding process, bank has machines in every student center said Patrick Savolskis, business man- ager for Student Life. Each center was responsible for negotiating its own contract with the University’s procure- ment department, he said. “We thought, ‘this is a mishmosh, and we should really clean this up,’” Savolskis said. After competing with other institu- tions in a bidding process, Chase Bank won the bid to be the sole provider of ATMs on the New Brunswick campus, he said.
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“The more accessible that youmake the electoral process, the better,” Matto said. “This year weare going to try to be an influenceon campus.”
Many students neglect to vote because they are unaware of registration deadlines and polling locations.
“The realities of voter registra-tion go against us,” she said. “Stateswho have simple rules have highervoter turnout.”
But RU Voting makes it easier tokeep students informed of voter rules,Matto said.
Students must vote where they reg-ister and change their addresses ifthey move from residence halls orapartments, she said.
There are several polling locationson or near campus, which vary by res-idence hall and are listed on the RUVoting website, ruvoting.rutgers.edu,Matto said.
Locations are subject to change,but include the Busch Campus Centerand the Livingston Student Center.
Focus groups helped shape the RU Voting campaign, Matto
The Chase ATMs charge a $2banking fee for non-Chase customers,a price University officials negotiateddown from $3, Savolskis said.
Pavel Sokolov, treasurer of theRutgers University Student Assembly,said University officials disagreedwith Chase’s original contract, whichincluded a $3 service charge for non-Chase customers. If that were still thecase, $2 would go to Chase and $1 tothe University.
“[Those at the University] thoughtit would be a financial h ardship on stu-dents,” Sokolov said.
CAMPUS MARKET Rutgers Gardensbrings various vendors from wineto bread to campus. UNIVERSITY, page 3
CLEAN SWEEP The Rutgers volleyball team bested Lafayette,3-0, last night at the College AveGym. / SPORTS, BACK
Gov. Chris Christie’s N.J. “comeback”charge should be used to make a casefor re-election. / OPINIONS, page 10
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CHRISTIE’SCOMEBACK
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
Campus installs Chase ATMs
BY HANNAH SCHROERCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Chase Bank now provides servicefor all ATMs across campus followingthe University’s decision over thesummer to discontinue its ATM serv-ice contracts with Wells Fargo, Bankof America and PNC.
The campus centers previously fea-tured different ATMs because theywere independent of each other until2007 when they all joined Student Life,
If construction plans are approved, the grease truckswould be forced to move out of Lot 8 for parking deckconstruction. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTO EDITOR
College Avenueconstuction plansawait city approval
BY BRIANNA PROVENZANOCONTRIBUTING WRITER
The University will partner with the New BrunswickDevelopment Corporation on a proposed construction projectthat would develop 674,000 square feet of land on the CollegeAvenue campus.
The proposed construction includes a 500-bed honors collegeresidence hall, a 150,000-square-foot academic building, anapartment-style residence hall and a parking deck, saidUniversity spokesman Greg Trevor.
Partnering with the city would allow the project’s cost, anestimated $295 million, to be financed through student resi-dential and dining fees as well as New Jersey state tax credits,said Tony Calcado, vice president of University facilities andcapital planning.
“This project is a private-public partnership with [DEVCO]. Itenables us to leverage dollars we would not have and to usethose dollars to better conditions at Rutgers with a minimalfinancial impact to students,” Calcado said.
He said the project is contingent on $52 million in UrbanTransit Hub Tax Credits administered through the NJEconomic Development Authority, which has yet to be approved.
The remaining balance would be financed through studentresidential and dining fees and general operating revenues, bothover a 30-year period.
The areas slated for development include a five-acre sectionof land on George Street between Seminary Place and BishopPlace, as well as parking lots 16 and 8A, the latter being home tothe grease trucks.
Ahmed Ahmed, manager of the RU Hungry? truck, said hehas not received word from the University about whether or nothis business would have to relocate.
“We read a couple of stuff about this issue in the newspaper .. . but we haven’t received anything officially yet so we’ll seewhat is going to happen,” Ahmed said.
But Ahmed has heard rumors about the trucks’ possible relocation.
A new Chase ATM in the Rutgers Student Center charges non-Chase customers a $2 surcharge. AlternativeATM options are no longer available on campus. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Program offers U. students voting toolsBY AMANDA GOMEZ
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
RU Voting, a program sponsoredby the Eagleton Institute of Politics,hopes to get students registered,informed and voting for the upcom-ing elections, said Elizabeth Matto,the program’s administrator.
The nonpar tisan organizationaims to make the voting process more accessible to stu-dents by getting them registered tovote by the Oct. 16 deadline, saidMatto, an assistant research profes-sor at Eagleton.
SEE CHASE ON PAGE 5
SEE PLANS ON PAGE 5SEE VOTING ON PAGE 5
After winning bidding process, bank hasmachines in every student center
said Patrick Savolskis, business man-ager for Student Life. Each center wasresponsible for negotiating its owncontract with the University’s procure-ment department, he said.
“We thought, ‘this is a mishmosh,and we should really clean this up,’”Savolskis said.
After competing with other institu-tions in a bidding process, Chase Bankwon the bid to be the sole provider ofATMs on the New Brunswick campus,he said.
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Wednesday, Sept. 5Registration for recreation classes begins. For more informa-tion, visit recreation.rutgers.edu/classes.
Penn State University professor Michael Mann will speakabout the science and politics behind reports on increasingglobal temperatures in a lecture titled “The Hockey Stick andClimate Wars.” The event takes place at the Cook CampusCenter at 5 p.m.
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum hosts the first“Art After Hours” of the semester from 5 to 9 p.m. The exhi-bition “Art=Text=Art” features contemporary artists fromthe Sally and Wynn Kramarsky Collection. The event is freefor students. For more information, visit the Zimmerli ArtMuseum website.
Thursday, Sept. 6The new three-story Barnes and Noble on Somerset Streethosts its grand opening celebrations through Sept. 9. TedAllen of Food Network’s “Chopped” will do a book signing.
Friday, Sept. 7Singer/songwriter Anthony Xerri will perform a free acousticset at Evelyn’s Restaurant on Easton Avenue at 10 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 8 Tres Amigos will perform a free concert at Boyd Park at 5p.m. as part of the “Hub City Sounds Outdoor Music Series.”
Tuesday, Sept. 11 Grammy Award-winning blues guitarists Buddy Guy andJonny Lang will perform at the State Theatre at 8 p.m. Tick-ets start at $35. For more information and to purchase tickets,visit statetheatrenj.org.
Wednesday, Sept. 12 Grammy Award winner Michael McDonald will perform atthe State Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $35. For moreinformation and to purchase tickets, visit statetheatrenj.org.
Rutgers Gardens seeks to expand, educateBY YASHMIN PATEL
UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Far from concrete and tuckedaway on Cook campus, RutgersGardens tries to inform the publicabout plants while also overseeingthe Rutgers Farmers Market.
The market invites more than20 New Jersey-based vendors tosell organic fruits and vegetables,wines, pickles, honey, bread, coffeeand meat, said Bruce Crawford,director of Rutgers Gardens.
“We don’t produce anythinghere only because it’s a bit of adisadvantage to the vendors …because we don’t pay taxes obvi-ously because we’re a state uni-versity,” he said. “It’s what theycall unfair competition.”
He said the products changefrom season to season, startingwith asparagus and strawberriesand eventually making way forcorn and blueberries.
“Apples and produce [are]typically $2 to $3, whereas someof the beef products go up to $8to $16,” he said.
Crawford said during the fallseason, there are more productssuch as squash, apples and broc-coli, while an item like sweetcorn will die out during the firstfrost, he said.
Although the market is opento the public, the UniversityDining Services does not benefitfrom its products, he said.
Rutgers Gardens runs the Rutgers Farmers Market, at which more than 20 vendors sell wine,vegetables, honey and other products on Cook campus. COURTESY OF BRUCE CRAWFORD
Librarian publishesbook on NFL coaches
NFL coaches are not onlyteachers of the game, but theyalso inspire athletes throughdevising a plan to take their team to the SuperBowl, according to UniversityMedia Relations.
John Maxymuk, a Rutgers-Camden reference librarian,recently recorded the achieve-ments of the 466 head coaches in NFL history in hisnew book, “NFL Head Coaches:A BiographicalD i c t i o n a r y , 1920-2011.”
“Coaches arem a n a g e r s , ”Maxymuk toldMedia Relations.“Each has aunique styles andeach was influen-tial in his own way.”
The book includes informa-tion about the wins and lossesof each coach while describingcoach lineages, coaching stylesand beliefs, according to Media Relations.
Maxymuk said the gamechanged significantly from the first 13 years of the game’s bir th.
“About 80 percent of thecoaches in those days alsoplayed on the team. In research-ing the coaches, you’re also
researching the history of theleague and the evolution of thestrategy of the game. It’s inter-esting to track that through theyears,” he said.
He also describes in hisbook the growing trend of having assistant coaches and tracing coaching trendsthrough histor y, according toMedia Relations.
Maxymuk made his ownrecipe to rank the best coach in
history throughlooking at winningpercentage, mak-ing it to the post-season and cham-pionships.
“Paul Browncomes out ontop. … VinceLombardi andGeorge Halas aresecond- and
third-ranked coaches,” he toldMedia Relations.
Paul Brown coached theCleveland Browns, Lombardiwas the head coach for theGreen Bay Packers, and Halaswas a Hall-of-Fame coach for theChicago Bears.
Maxymuk told MediaRelations his book is not only for football fans, but alsoresearchers and statisticians.
—Yashmin Patel
“About 80 percent of the coaches
in those days alsoplayed on the team.”
JOHN MAXYMUKRutgers-Camden Librarian
“It has been considered, but it’sjust literally to bring in the amountof food necessary to feed the stu-dents [and] would be totally differ-ent quantities than what we havehere at the market,” Crawford said.
Rutgers Farmers Market ven-dors pay Rutgers Gardens fortheir spot, with funds goingtoward promoting the marketand taking care of the gardens.
Matthew Jamicky, superin-tendent of Rutgers Gardens, saidhis staff maintains about 50 to 60acres of the 180-acre year-round,because the remaining area con-tains woods and trails.
“We do a lot of trimming, a lotof mowing, [and] we do a lot of fer-tilizing,” he said. “We try as hardas possible to not use pesticides.”
Jamicky said students in theRutgers Gardens summer intern-ship program help with the main-tenance process.
Maintenance is busiest insummer because there is moreplanting and watering to be donewhile simultaneously educatingand training interns about thegardens, he said.
“The primary problem, at leastover the summer, was the water,”Jamicky said. “This summer we
didn’t get a whole lot of rain. Wewatered as much as possible, andwe still lost plants.”
Rutgers Gardens featureswater fountains, a rain garden andplants, Crawford said.
“It’s park-like, but it’s educa-tional,” he said.
The rain garden allows waterto soak deep into the ground,because the different landscapefeatures are more sensitive tostorm water, Crawford said.
Crawford said RutgersGardens plans to add a new visi-tor center within the next five to10 years.
“The visitor center will be abouteducating the public and the stu-dents about plants and environmentand ecology and so forth,” he said.
Crawford said he does notknow exactly how the project willbe funded, because it is still inthe early stages of planning.
Rutgers Gardens is beginningto focus more on providing signs toeducate the visitors about its plants.
“Right now, there are a fewsigns by plants that are labeled,and that’s something which has-n’t been focused on,” he said.“The rain garden has its own edu-cational sign, [but] that’s some-thing that we’re developing.”
CarolAnn Sudia, a 2012Rutgers Gardens intern, said viaemail correspondence that shetended the vegetable garden andlearned how to plant, removeweeds, harvest crops and organi-cally keep weeds from growing.
Sudia, a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences senior, also worked withthe children’s program at the gar-dens, where she gave tours tolocal schools and camp groupsthat visited.
“The Rutgers Gardens’ chil-dren’s program is wonderful butcould improve if we were able toreach out to more local schools,”she said. “It would be great if wecould go into the classroom andteach kids how to grow gardens attheir school.”
sole proprietor contract withChase, Sokolov said.
“It’s a hassle, but Rutgers didwhat it had to cut costs and raiserevenue,” Sokolov said.
Savolskis said two moreATMs would be installed later inthe semester.
Myra Melcer, a School of Artsand Sciences senior and longtimeChase customer, said she used towalk to her bank’s ATM onGeorge Street twice a week towithdraw money.
“It’s a trek compared to theaccessibility of having an ATMat the [Rutgers] StudentCenter,” said Melcer, who beganbanking with Chase as a highschool sophomore because of its
accessibility near her New YorkCity home.
Now that the University has
renegotiated its ATM service con-tracts, Melcer said she has accessto cash wherever she goes.
“I’m so excited Chase is takingover,” she said.
While Sokolov expects somecomplaints now that students areback on campus, he believes theUniversity has done a good jobproviding the public informationabout the switch.
“From what I’ve heard, moststudents change banks to suittheir ATM needs,” Sokolov said.
Savolskis said the change shouldnot severely affect students, becausemost only withdraw small amountsof money every couple of weeks forconvenience and safety purposes.
“It’s not the same kind of vol-ume business it used to be,”Savolskis said. “If you’re out andlose a debit card you can call thebank and get it replaced, but ifyou lose cash, it’s gone.”
Michael Ruschmann, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences junior whouses Bank of America, said hewithdraws cash too often to affordthe Chase ATM fee, especially if itis to buy something inexpensive,like coffee.
“I used to be able to go to the[Student Activities Center], butnow the only ATM I can go to is onGeorge Street,” Ruschmann said.
But the extra time spent walk-ing to his bank is not enough toconvince Ruschmann to switch toChase, he said.
“It’s an inconvenience to leavecampus to borrow money ordeposit checks,” he said. “But Iwould rather walk down GeorgeStreet than pay a fee.”
The planned construction willhelp assist the University in build-ing a better College Avenue cam-pus, he said.
“It allows us to build a state-of-the-art academic building, to pur-chase the New BrunswickTheological Seminary property,thereby unifying our campus, and toadd a true honors college, furtherenabling us to attract New Jersey’sbest and brightest,” Calcado said.
Construction of a new parkingdeck would help to offset anyissues caused for students andfaculty because of displaced park-ing spaces, he said.
Trevor said this is not the firsttime the University has sought
cooperation between private andpublic institutions to accomplish aconstruction goal.
“In Camden, a partnershipbetween the University and theCamden County Improvement
Authority led to a $55 million on-campus housing facility that willprovide space for 350 graduatestudents beginning this fall,”Trevor said.
A similar effort is taking placeon the University’s Newark cam-pus, he said.
“In Newark, tax credits arebeing pursued to help finance the$71 million renovation of the his-toric 15 Washington Street build-ing into housing for 350 graduatestudents,” Trevor said.The project cannot begin untilDEVCO purchases land from theNew Brunswick TheologicalSeminary and obtains the NewJersey Economic Development
Authority’s approval on state taxcredits, said Russell Marchetta,New Brunswick city spokesman.
Jean Holtz, DEVCO vicepresident of communicationsand operations, said there aremany advantages to this city-university partnership.
“Everybody benefits: the city,the university, the residents,”Holtz said. “Through all of theimprovements that are made andcome to benefit everyoneinvolved ... through better infra-structure, safer streets, moreretail and more community.”
According to its website, theproject’s scheduled date of com-pletion is set for the fall of 2016.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012UNIVERSITY PAGE 5
The plan was to give Chasenine ATMs on campus, with theRutgers Student Credit Unionstill providing two ATMs at theRutgers Student Center andBusch Campus Center. Butbecause RSCU is unaffiliatedwith the University, the plan wasthrown out, as it would violate the
ATM availability mayinfluence students toswitch banks,Sokolov says
CHASE
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“People are talking that theymight force us to leave by theend of December . . . so nextyear I don’t think we’re going tobe here,” Ahmed said.But Calcado said the projectwould involve relocating theGrease Trucks and reintegrat-ing them into the project insome form.
said. Research results showed students wanted unbi-ased information about politi-cal candidates.
“Institutions of higher edu-cation have a responsibility toprepare young people tobecome active citizens,” Mattosaid. “Active citizenship doesnot come naturally. It has to be taught.”
She said students oftenthink politics do not af fecttheir lives.
“Like it or not, if you don’tcare about politics, politicscares about you,” Matto said.“So many people are disgustedby the political process. Whathappens in D.C., Trenton andNew Brunswick af fects younow. It’s important to be awareof the process.”
Matto said more than 16million more people are eligi-ble to vote this year than in2008. She called the Millennialgeneration “unique, powerfuland best educated.”
“Young people have such apowerful tool with technology,”she said.
The students Matto workswith believe peer-to-peer inter-action is just as important associal media and the RU Voting
Honors college,classroom buildingincluded in proposal
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Matto says 16 millionmore citizens canvote in November
VOTING
CONTINUED FROM FRONT
“Everybodybenefits: the city,
the university, theresidents.” JEAN HOLTZ
DEVCO Vice President of Communications and Operations
“... I would ratherwalk down George
Street than pay a fee.”
MICHAEL RUSCHMANNSchool of Arts and Sciences
Junior
website, she said. They work toreach out to students about RUVoting’s initiatives.
“The students know betterhow to reach the Rutgers com-munity,” she said.
Stephanie Rivera, a Schoolof Ar ts and Sciences juniorworking with RU Voting, saidthe organization attempts tounderstand why students arenot voting and tries to addressthis problem. She hopes to getstudents involved for a largevoter turnout.
“If we don’t make a choice,someone else will make them for us,” Rivera said. “This generation can be heard, we just have to showthem the tools. … We canmake an impact in this coming election.”
Jacob Schulman, anotherRU Voting member, said hehopes to get students interest-ed in the election process bygetting the word out aroundthe University.
“A lot of people at Rutgersare very sociable,” saidSchulman, a School of Arts andSciences sophomore.
Upcoming RU Voting events include “Pizza &Politics: Discussion withObama & Romney CampaignRepresentatives” at theEagleton Institute of Politics onDouglass campus on Oct. 3 at12:30 p.m. RU Voting will alsohost “Popcorn & Politics:Presidential Debate WatchParty” at the same location onOct. 22 at 8 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012PAGE 8
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIJING — U.S. Secretaryof State Hillary Rodham Clintonis in Beijing to press Chineseauthorities to agree to peacefullyresolve disputes with theirsmaller neighbors over compet-ing territorial claims in theSouth China Sea. But as shebegan her meetings here, Chinaquestioned the stated neutralityof the United States.
Clinton met late yesterdaywith Chinese Foreign MinisterYang Jiechi after arriving inChina from Indonesia, where sheurged Southeast Asian nations topresent a unified front in dealing
Clinton visits Beijing for peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechito urge Southeast Asian nations to ease rising tensions in the South China Sea. GETTY IMAGES
Israel tries to appease differences with US over Iran
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JERUSALEM — Israeli officialssaid yesterday they are in close dis-cussions with the United States overhow to deal with the Iranian nuclearprogram, seeking to ease tensionsthat have emerged between the twoallies over a possible Israeli militarystrike against Iran.
The dialogue, in which Israelis looking for President BarackObama to take a tough publicposition against Iran, suggeststhe odds of an Israeli attack in thenear term have been reduced.
Israel, convinced that Iranisn’t taking seriously U.S. vows toblock it from acquiring nuclearweapons, believes that time tostop the Iranians is quickly run-ning out. A series of warnings byIsraeli officials in recent weekshas raised concerns that Israelcould soon stage a unilateral mil-itary strike. In response, seniorAmerican officials have madeclear they oppose any Israeli mil-itary action at the current time.
After tense exchanges with theAmericans, Israeli political anddefense officials said Tuesday thatthe sides are now working closelytogether in hopes of getting their positions in sync. ClearerAmerican assurances on whatpressure it is prepared to useagainst Iran, including possiblemilitary action, would reduce theneed for Israel to act alone, theofficials said, speaking on condi-tion of anonymity because theywere discussing a security matter.
There was no immediateAmerican comment Tuesday, asIsraeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu huddled with hissecurity cabinet for a daylongbriefing by military intelligenceon Iran’s nuclear program.
Netanyahu has criticized theinternational community for fail-ing to curb Iran’s nuclear pro-gram. In recent days, he has calledfor the world to set a clear “redline” for the Iranians. His com-ments were seen as veiled criti-cism of President Barack Obama.
Israel has not publicly definedits own red lines, which mightinclude a deadline for Iran to openits facilities to U.N. inspectors or adetermination that Iran has defini-tively begun enriching uranium toa weapons-grade level.
Israel believes Iran is trying todevelop nuclear weapons, acharge the Iranians deny. TheU.S. has said it doesn’t knowwhat Iran’s ultimate plans are forits nuclear program.
White House press secretaryJay Carney on Sunday playeddown any differences, saying“there is absolutely no daylightbetween the United States andIsrael when it comes to thenecessity of preventing Iran fromacquiring a nuclear weapon.”
“The best way to ensure thatIran does not acquire a nuclearweapon is through a diplomaticprocess that results in Iran finallyagreeing to, in a completely verifi-able way, give up its nuclearweapons ambitions and abide by itsinternational obligations. But that
with China in attempts to easerising tensions in the SouthChina Sea. Clinton will meet onWednesday with other topChinese officials, includingPresident Hu Jintao and StateCouncillor Dai Bingguo.
The United States wants Chinaand the other claimants to adopt abinding code of conduct for theregion, along with a process toresolve maritime disputes withoutcoercion, intimidation or the useof force. Clinton wants theChinese to drop their insistenceon settling conflicting claims withindividual nations and insteadembrace a multilateral mecha-nism that will give the smaller
members of the Association ofSouth East Asian Nations greaterclout in negotiations.
She urged all parties tomake “meaningful progress” bya November summit of EastAsian leaders that PresidentBarack Obama plans to attendin Cambodia.
In Indonesia’s capital beforeheading to China, Clinton offeredstrong U.S. support for a region-ally endorsed plan to ease risingtensions by implementing thecode of conduct. Jakarta is theheadquarters of ASEAN, andClinton pressed the group toinsist that China agree to dealwith them as a bloc.
window will not remain open indef-initely,” Carney said. He empha-sized that Obama “has insisted thatall options ... remain on the table.”
A U.N. report last week showingcontinued progress in the Iraniannuclear program reinforced theIsraeli view that negotiations andeconomic sanctions are not per-suading Iran to change its behavior.
The U.N. report found thatIran has moved more of its urani-um enrichment activities into for-tified bunkers deep undergroundand impervious to air attack.Enrichment is a key activity inbuilding a bomb, though it hasother uses as well.
Israel views a nuclear-armedIran as a mortal threat, citingIranian calls for Israel’s destruc-tion, Iran’s development of mis-siles capable of striking theJewish state, and Iranian supportfor hostile Arab militant groups.
Israel’s timeline for militaryaction is shorter than that of theUnited States, which has farmore powerful bunker-bustingbombs at its disposal.
Feeling so vulnerable, Israelneeds strong assurances fromits key ally, said Dore Gold, aformer Israeli ambassador tothe United Nations and confi-dant of Netanyahu.
“We have to hear something alot more concrete, a lot morepublic from the U.S., which is theleader of free world. What is itgoing to do?” Gold told the ArmyRadio station.
Israeli officials said they arediscussing the possibility of tight-ened economic sanctions on Iran.They also want Obama to make astrong public statement ofAmerican unwillingness to toler-ate a nuclear Iran, perhaps at theU.N. General Assembly later thismonth or even sooner.
“What we’d like to see isPresident Obama saying some-thing in the next few days orweeks, something serious,” saidone official.
“It could be (a declaration) ofred lines, or some forceful state-ment,” he said. “The point is not toconvince Israel, but to convincethe Iranians, that we, the UnitedStates, mean business. We willtighten sanctions. There’s a mili-tary option. ... The Iranians have tounderstand unequivocally that theAmericans are serious about pre-venting them from acquiringnuclear weapons.”
Obama has repeatedly said hewould not allow Iran to gainnuclear weapons and has said theU.S. would be prepared to useforce as a last resort.
But many Israelis are skepti-cal. Obama is also believed to beunwilling to launch a risky mili-tary operation in the run-up topresidential elections. An attackcould send global oil prices sky-rocketing and endanger U.S.troops in the region.
The Israel Hayom newspaper,widely considered to be a mouth-piece for the Netanyahu govern-ment, wrote in an analysis Tuesdaythat Obama “does not believe in amilitary strike on Iran.”
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New Barnes and Noble sells textbooks, provides study area BY GIANCARLO CHAUX AND
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Students can go for a Starbucksrun in the same place they pur-chase their textbooks now that theUniversity’s new Barnes andNoble store is open.
The official campus bookstorerelocated to a brand new buildingon 100 Somerset Street as part ofthe new Gateway Transit Village,leaving their former location atFerren Mall.
The store, which has been threeyears in the making, is a product of a partnership between theUniversity, Barnes and Noble andthe New Brunswick DevelopmentCorporation, said Len Oser, storemanager at the Barnes and Noble.
“We were over [in our previ-ous location] for about three anda half years, but we needed a newstore that could service a schoolof this size,” Oser said.
He said the 48,000-square-footstore is spacious enough to rivalthe Alexander Library on theCollege Avenue campus as a pop-ular study spot.
“We can seat around 200 peoplein the store, with 120 of those seatsbeing available at the cafe,” Oser
said. “The wireless is free as well.They had to put in 15 differentwireless access points because ofthe size of the store.”
He said the Barnes and Noblehas many of the same elements cus-tomers love about the bookstorechain, like its expansive book col-lection, but also features some char-acteristics unique to the University.
“The main floor is predominant-ly for Rutgers spirit, clothing andgifts,” Oser said. “The second floorhas a technology store, where youcan get the latest and greatest in lap-tops and mobile device accessories.It’s only in the college stores.”
Oser said the bookstore plansto display campus-related artworkthroughout its three floors, usingthe University’s history as a com-mon theme. This is most evidentfrom the photo timeline that runsalong the wall near the escalators.
“We went through thearchives at the school and pulledout a bunch of highlights of thehistory of the school, startingfrom the inception in 1766 untiltoday,” Oser said.
The store’s basement floor issolely dedicated to textbooks andschool supplies, he said.
Students can rent their booksfrom the store at half price — an
alternative to purchasing thatOser said could be popular forthose looking to save money.
“The latest innovation in text-book purchasing is the rental pro-gram,” he said. “Instead of buyingthat expensive book and payingall the money up front and hopingyou can get something when yousell it back, you can rent it andpay half the price.”
To celebrate the opening ofthe bookstore, Barnes and Noblewill host celebrity chef Ted Allen,who will sign copies of his newcookbook, “In My Kitchen.”
Jesse Ventura, formerwrestler and governor ofMinnesota, is also slated for a dis-cussion and signing of hisupcoming book, “DemoCRIPSand ReBLOODlicans: No MoreGangs in Government.”
The store’s front also providesa notable addition to the campusthanks to the University’s Class of1956, with a big University clockvisible from College Avenue.
Joey Bishop, a RutgersBusiness School senior, said theclose proximity of the store is agreat benefit for students wholive near campus.
“It isn’t a far walk from CollegeAvenue. It’s closer than the last
The recently opened bookstore is located on 100 Somerset St.near College Avenue. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
bookstore,” Bishop said. “I woulddefinitely go there more than[Alexander Library].”
Commuters who take the trainmay also benefit from the newcafé, which will display New Jerseytransit schedules on a monitor.
Denise Anderson, a NewBrunswick resident, said she
appreciates knowing when hertrain is going to arrive while sit-ting at Starbucks.
“This is my first time here, andso far I like it,” she said. “I wouldprobably come to the bookstorebetween three and four times amonth to catch the train, which isjust a few steps away.”
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T he University’s Board of Governors approved a2.5 percent increase in tuition and fees for in-state undergraduate students over the summer
as part of its 2012-2013 fiscal year budget. If you wereunaware of that development, that’s OK — it’s probablybecause your wallet didn’t feel the increase.
Given the myriad costs and budgetary challengesthat have cluttered the University’s financial tablesin recent years — the biggest drain being dwindlingstate funding — University students are in little posi-tion to complain. This year is the second in a rowthat tuition and fees have increased below the rate of inflation.
A 2.5 percent increase translates into an additional$318 the average student will be forced to fork over fortuition and mandatory fees this year as opposed to last— a meager sum, when one considers what theincrease is going to pay for. University officials saidincreasing expenditures, primarily in the form of
NJ ‘comeback’ should be usedto turn voters
G ov. Chris Christie has a strong case to makefor the success of his policies and leadershipover the past few years if he wishes to build a
legitimate chance for re-election. Which is why, despiteacting as keynote speaker at the Republican NationalConvention in Tampa, Fl., it’s strange that N.J. votershave heard so little of his trumpeted “New JerseyComeback,” in recent months.
Despite the surprisingly personal nature of theaddress last week at the RNC, there was no mentionof this familiar comeback charge — a reference tothe supposed economic transformation the state isexpected to undergo during his term. Throughoutthe speech, delivered to a hopeful crowd of conser-vative onlookers in Tampa Fl., Christie talked onsuch topics as family, friends, and highlighted per-sonal accomplishments made during his term as gov-ernor of the Garden State. But, much to our own cha-grin, not word was made about the state’s prospec-tive economic turnaround.
With New Jersey’s gubernatorial election this year,Christie will have to do better than that. According toa recent Eagleton poll, Christie’s comeback dream
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personnel salaries, drive the majority of tuition increas-es on campus. Truly, these are necessary costs.
It’s also a meager sum when one considers whatother public schools have been forced to forfeit to pre-serve the quality of education on campus in recent years.Nursing students at the University of Iowa last year sawa massive 40 percent hike in tuition, while the students atthe University of Georgia experienced a system-wide 16percent increase. With the University’s increase expect-ed to be the lowest among four-year institutions acrossthe state, we’ve fared pretty well in comparison.
Of course, we do acknowledge the negative effectsany form of tuition increase may incur on the studentbody. But we must also recognize that University offi-cials, along with the BOG and Board of Trustees, have,in recent years, made sometimes uncomfortable deci-sions to keep a University education affordable, andseem to continue to do their best to prioritize so that itremains that way.
seems to be fading among N.J. voters. Only 29 percentof voters now believe a comeback is underway, while 63 percent believe that Christie is overstatingthe progress the state has made under his leadershipas governor.
And it’s easy to see why. The state’s unemploymentrate hangs around 9.8 percent — fourth highest in thenation, and more than a percent point above the nation-al average. More than one-third of N.J. households areaffected by poverty, according to a new report byUnited Way. In such a context, things seem dismal.
But what’s not as easy to see is how far we’ve come.Christie accepted an ugly inheritance when he firsttook office in 2009, after former Gov. John Corzine leftthe state mired in debt. Since then, Christie has closedan $11 billion dollar deficit, curbed many bloated stateprograms and — for better or worse — carried theGarden State into the national spotlight with his damn-the-torpedoes approach to state politics.
A turnaround can’t happen overnight. Christieneeds to use this fact, as well as his record as anaccomplishment leader, to convince voters comeNovember that New Jersey is still on the rebound.
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C hick-fil-A isn’t a person — it’s a largefast-food chain with about 1,000 restau-rants all serving the same food in a
generic-styled building to an ever-consumingpopulace. The sole purpose of its existence is tosell you artery-clogging food and make money.That’s it. Romanticizing Chick-fil-A or any otherfast-food restaurant beyond that is a delusion.You certainly can appreciate the taste of themass-produced food and appreciate the compet-itive pricing, but giving reverence to an abstractcorporate entity such as Chick-fil-A is abom-inable. Terms of endearment, love and the sortshould preferably be reserved for people, ideasand things that have meaningful purpose.
Fast-food chains used to be a lot simpler. Butdue to the ever-changing political climate in theUnited States, fast-food restaurants, anonymousbillionaires and many other faceless entities havethrown their millions into the political ring.Chick-fil-A’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization,WinShape, has funneled millions into variousanti-gay organizations from 2009 to 2010. As astudent who doesn’t identify as heterosexual, Itake umbrage towards WinShape and Chick-fil-Afor the millions thrown into organizations thatlook to confer a second-class citizenship uponmyself, my friends and countless otherAmerican citizens.
The issue is not just with Chick-fil-A. It’s withany organization that looks to change theAmerican political landscape with its money.
See beyond sandwiches
ing upgraded for the state.Before becoming governor, he
helped bring Bain & Company out of afinancial crisis while serving as itschief executive officer. He later co-founded and led Bain Capital, whichbecame one of the largest private equi-ty investment firms in the nation,investing in small businesses at thetime, such as Staples and SportsAuthority. Success in business should-n’t be an attack line from our president.Being successful in business is a goodthing. A lot of time and effort goes intomaking a business work. So if a smallbusiness says they “built their busi-ness,” they mean that no one wasworking 24 hours and seven days aweek to see that the business succeed-ed. After all that work for their busi-ness in this bad economy, it doesn’thelp to hear from our president thatthe government gets the credit.
We have a few in our party that Iwish never opened their mouth in frontof a camera or a newsperson, but thefuture of the Republican Party is abright one. There are more Republicangovernors elected in the nation thanDemocrat, and the GOP has had morewomen governors elected than anyother party. Our party is diverse —don’t let the media fool you. It’s a bla-
tant and sad fact thatMSNBC omitted all cov-erage of minority speak-ers at the national con-vention. To name a fewspeakers, there was for-mer Congressman ArturDavis — who switchedfrom Democratic toRepublican — Utah
Congressional candidate Mia Love, Sen.Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Gov. Nikki Haley,R-S.C., Gov. Susana Martinez, R-N.M.,Governor Mary Fallin, R-Okla., andPuerto Rican Gov. Luis Fortuno. Thekeynote speaker was our very own Gov.Chris Christie. Former Secretary ofState Condoleezza Rice reminded all ofus education is the civil rights issue oftoday. Later that night, America finallymet Paul Ryan, who accepted the vicepresidential nomination and laid outfundamental differences on the deficit.With those few vibrant speakers takingthe stage last week, our party knows itcan count on officials like them andRomney to show the rest of the nationthat this party can face the hard truthsand make tough decisions. TheAmerican people can create jobs andbuild businesses — not government.Our candidates, Romney and Ryan,haven’t run out of ideas and are notsilent on their records. They want toprovide jobs that are needed for 23 mil-lion people and for half of our genera-tion graduating from college, make sureour schools are not lagging behind andunite us — not divide us throughresentment and partisan politics.
America met the future of theRepublican Party this week. Romney’sclosing remarks stated, “The Americawe all know has been a story of themany becoming one, uniting to pre-serve liberty, uniting to build the great-est economy in the world, uniting tosave the world from unspeakable dark-ness. Everywhere I go in America,there are monuments that list thosewho have given their lives for America.There is no mention of their race, theirparty affiliation, or what they did for aliving. They lived and died under a sin-gle flag, fighting for a single purpose.They pledged allegiance to the UnitedStates of America.”
Connor Montferrat is a School ofArts and Sciences senior majoring inpolitical science and criminal justice.He is the chairman of New JerseyCollege Republicans.
A t the Republican NationalConvention, vice presidentialcandidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-
Wis., stated, “College graduates shouldnot have to live out their 20s in theirchildhood bedrooms, staring up at fad-ing Obama posters and wonderingwhen they can move out and get goingwith life. … If you’re feeling left out orpassed by, you have not failed; yourleaders have failed you.” PresidentBarack Obama captured 66 percent ofthe youth vote in the 2008 election.That year, he promised young votershope, change and a future in this world.The summer began looking bright ashigh school and college graduates wentto look for their jobs with their newdiplomas and degrees. But they onlyfound unemployment. Sixteen- to 19-year-olds are unemployed at 24.9 per-cent. College-aged voters, between 18and 24 years old, have an unemploy-ment rate of 15.4 percent. For compari-son, the national unemployment rate is8.3 percent for all ages. Since Obamatook office, the averagecollege tuition hasincreased 25 percent,from $6,591 to $8,244.Student loan debtexceeds $1 trillion,more than credit cardand car loan debt. InNew Jersey, the averagedebt owed by studentsat four-year public and private nonprof-it institutions is $23,792. The failed poli-cies of the last four years have left ourgeneration falling behind and exces-sively dependent on government.
But student debt is not the only debtyoung voters have to worry about. Thecountry’s debt is expected to rise to$16.35 trillion by the end of this year.Because of the President’s recklessspending, if his budget is enacted thisyear, by the end of 2022 it will soar to$25.9 trillion. The resulting debt placesan unfair burden on our generation.Then-presidential candidate Obama in2008 called a $10 trillion national debt“irresponsible” and “unpatriotic” — butnow he’s added $5 trillion in more debt,more than any other president beforehim in one term. Presidential candidateMitt Romney said, “You know there’ssomething wrong with the kind of jobhe’s done as president when the bestfeeling you had was the day you votedfor him.” Obama will continue to holdcampaign events in the next fewmonths across the nation at collegecampuses and visit New Jersey, wherehe’ll coin the terms “Greater Together”and “Forward.”
We cannot let him fool us again.Let’s reclaim our future, and let thepresident know young Americansdeserve better.
The president had his time and hisfirst two years of one-party rule.Obama got everything he wanted,including “Obamacare” and the stimu-lus — his first and best shot to help theeconomy. The stimulus was moneythat was borrowed, spent and wasted.Republicans should not be attacked forcriticizing the obvious. We need to stopspending money we do not have. MittRomney turned around the 2002Olympics in the face of corruption andmismanagement. He was a Republicangovernor in Massachusetts, wherenearly 9 in 10 legislators wereDemocrats. His results weredecreased unemployment, increasedhousehold income, a balanced budgetwithout raising taxes and a credit rat-
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Chick-fil-A and other corporations with politicalagendas are dangerous because current laws andSupreme Court rulings allow them to move mil-lions upon millions of dollars anonymously intoorganizations that don’t have the public’s interestat heart. A fast-food chain might be fightingagainst marriage equality this week, but nextweek, it might look to unhinge food regulations.These faceless entities are driven either by themoral convictions of their CEOs or by theunquenchable thirst for money. Whatever thedrive may be, the public ultimately loses.
Next time, as you sit down and chomp away atthat $3 Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich, take aminute to ponder this. Not only will your arteriesfill with conveniently priced grease, but some ofthat money you just spent will trickle down to thelikes of Exodus International — an organizationthat looks to convert gay people to a heterosexu-al lifestyle — or to Family Research Council — anorganization which has occasionally likened gaypeople to pedophiles. As the chunks of chickencascade down your throat, go on to imaginewhich organization your dollar will fuel nextweek. Finally, while the crispy bits of poultry lie inyour stomach and the political implications weighon your conscious, the idea that the Universityneeds a Chick-fil-A suddenly becomes unsettling.
Eric Edward Thor is a School of Arts andSciences senior majoring in English and journal-ism and media studies.
“America met thefuture of the
Republican Partythis week.”
It seems like Coach Smith sometimes is the older brother.You see him over there kind of
itching to jump in.Senior safety Mason Robinson, on the relationship between defensive coordinatorRobb Smith and special teams coordinator Joe Rossi. See the story in SPORTS.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 5 — Your actionsspeak louder than words, espe-cially now. It may require moreconcentration and effort, but it'sworth it. You'll get more for yourmoney. Stash away savings.Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is a 7 — Patience helpsgetting things done. It's easier tomotivate and inspire. Love findsa way. Failures can accelerategrowth faster than successes;they illustrate the road to avoid.Gemini (May 21-June 20) —Today is a 5 — Knowing whatyou want and expressing it clear-ly is a plus. If at first you don'tsucceed, try again later. Applywhat you have learned. It will beeasier the second time.Cancer (June 21-July 22) —Today is a 6 — When in trouble,use the pen, not the sword, to bemightier. Calculate risks. Youhave more abundance than yourealize. Put your subconscious towork on it.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today isa 6 — Get into the competitionto win, but don't be attached toresults. In the end you'll have agreat story and hopefully have ablast. Write it down.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Todayis a 6 — Find the perfect thing inyour own closets or by network-ing. Then step out of your com-fort zone and go for it. Show oth-ers what you're capable of.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Todayis a 5 — Other people may meltdown emotionally. Don't put up afight. Listening is most importantnow. Take it easy and don't touchyour savings. You see the light.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Todayis a 6 — Quick thinking solves ahousehold problem. Friends makethe connection. Your holdings aregaining value. Revise plans, and getyour finances in line. Gather infoto reap rewards.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) —Today is a 5 — Solve a puzzle athome. Improve household com-munications with a new tool toget the word out. Think fast,and work faster. Postpone a deci-sion to savor a moment.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is a 7 — Everything seemspossible. Talk it over. Some thingsmay have to be left behind. Suc-cess is your reward. Increase yourfamily's comfort. Discuss; don'targue. You're gaining wisdom.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is a 7 — More work isrequired. Learn from your com-petition and a trusted partner.Decide what to spend and whatto save. Follow through.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 6 — Discuss a workproject with an expert for a solu-tion to an annoying problem.Invest in educational materialyou'll use at home. Expand yourinfluence. You are triumphant.
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flaw in Huggins’ game, it is notthe only portion he continues towork on.
There is no part of his gamehe is not working on.
“Everything,” Huggins said ofwhat he needs to fix. “Watchmore film, study my playbook,take care of my body. Just contin-ue to move forward and build itup from last week.”
But Huggins is only onehalf of a running back tandem
that touched theball on morethan half of theScarlet Knights’plays against theGreen Wave.
Jamison, whobroke the centurymark with 112yards on 18 carriesSaturday, providesan effective con-
trast to Huggins.“The defense can’t really
adjust to one guy,” Huggins said.“Once they do adjust to one guy,then another guy comes in andmakes plays.”
If Saturday is any indica-tion, the ground game will con-tinue to be a central focus ofthe Knights of fense, andHuggins will continue to touchthe ball more than 10 times per game.
“This is only the beginning,”Huggins said. “We still have toget better each and every game.”
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Huggins lost around 15 or 20yards because of the fouls.
But the St. Peter’s Prep (N.J.)product said he will not let the penal-ties get in the way of a good season.
“It happens,” Huggins said.“But at the end of the day, I’mjust going to get better and doeverything I can to contribute tothe team, be a leader on and offthe field and just be positiveabout it.”
The biggestconcern followingHuggins’ fresh-man campaign wasball security.
He developed ahabit of putting theball on the ground,and a handoffagainst Tulaneshowed signs thatthe problem remained.
A fumble recovered by seniorwideout Mark Harrison couldhave sent Huggins into a down-ward spiral, but he did not letthat happen.
He gained a game-long 31-yardrun on his next touch, much to theapproval of the coaching staff.
“We just try to reinforce thecoaching points of securing theball every play,” Flood said. “Itwas great to see him on the verynext play have a positive play.”
Even though fumbling is theonly immediately discernable
“We still have to get better
each and every game.” SAVON HUGGINS
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Pair of running backs offers effectivecontrast in rushing styles
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Sophomore running back Jawan Jamison led Rutgers in rushingagainst Tulane. KEITH FREEMAN, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
kept its streak alive. Once theKnights rebounded and pulledout the match victory, it encour-aged them for the rest of theyear, Orr said.
“It showed me that we canplay a lot better than the way wedid the first two games,” Orrsaid. “We just have to find thatrhythm. We’re still in preseason,so I’m not really sure if we’vecompletely found that. But justseeing the last game 25-12, it
gives us all that lit-tle bit of hope thatwe can maybeplay like thatmore often ineach game.”
Werneke hopesthe Knights canstart where theyleft off in theirnext matchup laterin the week.
“We want to be consistent,”Werneke said. “We want to real-ly focus on our side of the net,our style of play, but we alsowant to go down and make astatement. It’s an opportunityfor us to show three programswhat our program is about,where we’re going and wherewe’ve come from. I’m morefocused on the quality of play,the discipline and quality ofcontributions we have morethan anything else.”
The Knights travel to Norfolk,Va., to compete in the SpartanClassic, hosted by Norfolk State.
Rutgers takes on UNC-Wilmington on Sept. 7 to startthe tournament. The teamresumes action the next day,when it plays Stetson andNorfolk State.
Werneke told the team tofocus on execution during a time-out when the sets at first weresliding out of its hands.
Rutgers responded to thatmessage in the third set, takinga commanding 16-8 lead aftertrailing early on and neverlooked back. The Knights’ 25-12third set win was their largestmargin of victory in a game this season.
Seniors KylieOrr and StephanieZielinski were cat-alysts for theKnights. Orr ledthe team with 13kills and addedone dig. Zielinskiled all players inassists with 33and contributed10 digs for her fourth double-double of the year.
“I think we had a lot of goodcommunication,” Orr said.“When the times got rough, weplayed together as a team. We’restill working on it, but I think it’simproving a lot each game.”
Rutgers rebounded fromsome mistakes throughout thefirst two sets.
“Team first,” was the firstthing Orr told her teammateswhen they stumbled.
“When we mess up, we tendto go on little individual islands,”she said. “But if we all thinkabout playing for the team andplaying for each other, it helps usa lot to get back in the rhythm ofthings.”
Rutgers sealed the victorywith a block by Zielinski and
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coach Ben Bucca expects Petriniand fellow junior Stefania Balasato step up as leaders.
“Vanessa is going to be a veryimportant member of the team,”Bucca said. “Vanessa is returningthis season as the No. 1 singlesplayer last year, so now her roleon the team is much bigger thanjust what Vanessa has to do tobring out the best in her game,
Bucca sees leadershipability in pair of RUjunior singles players
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Junior No. 1 singles Vanessa Petrini is encouraged by the Knights’ incoming freshmen, who shesaid were all top high school players. DAILY TARGUM, FILE PHOTO 2012
Rutgers overcomes deficit in third setto seal decision against Leopards
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“When we messup, we tend
to go on little individual islands.”
KYLIE ORRSenior Outside Hitter
but also to influence the cultureon the team so that it brings outthe best in everyone.”
The youth and lack of seniorleadership does not change Petrini’sexpectations for this season.
“We have three really goodrecruits coming in, and I’m surethey’re going to do really well,”Petrini said. “They’re all top highschool players. I have really highexpectations for us.”
Bucca also has high expecta-tions for Petrini.
“I’m hoping she comes backthis fall inspired by her play lastyear,” Bucca said.
Bucca said what separatesPetrini from most players is her abil-ity to stay calm in stressful situationsand come through in the clutch.
“That moment brings out thebest in her game, which is one ofthe reasons she had such a suc-cessful year last year,” Bucca said.
Petrini worked hard in the off-season, she said, to prepare for asuccessful season.
“I’ve been training a lot with mycoach and a couple guys from myarea that are also college tennisplayers,” Petrini said. “I’m reallylooking forward to the season.”
The Stamford, Conn., native,arrived at Rutgers in 2010 as ahighly touted freshman. Sheearned early playing time and hasbeen a key contributor to the teamever since. Petrini said she choseto attend Rutgers because of thecampus and team atmosphere.
“I’m super happy here,” she said.
build a confidence, you have tobuild a swagger.”
McMullen was around whenRutgers had it, but now he has the new duty of guiding his defenders.
Rutgers started three rook-ie defenders — MitchellTaintor, Ross Tetro and DrewMorgan — Sunday against No.2 Creighton.
The game did not play outlike a 3-0 Creighton win earlyon, as the inexperienced corpsof defenders helped prevent
the Jays from scoring until the63rd minute.
“Just because it’s Creighton,we need to show up as if everyteam is Creighton,” McMullensaid. “I think if we play that waythe rest of the season, we’ll be ingood shape.”
Setchell, one of four Rutgersseniors, complementedMcMullen’s veteran presencewith starts in the first two games,but he sat out against Creightonwith a leg injury.
“He’s a big question markright now,” Donigan said.
Setchell started 18 games ondefense last year, and Dragan
Naumoski, the third seniorRutgers starter, started 21 gameson defense last year before mov-ing to midfield this season.Naumoski also recorded threeassists last season, and Doniganwants him to replicate that offen-sive production.
With Setchell possibly outSaturday against Princeton,McMullen and Naumoski’s lead-ership is that much more impor-tant to Donigan.
“If those two don’t provide thatleadership, then we’re relying onthese true freshmen, and that’s alot to ask of them,” Donigan said.“So we need to get it from Kevinand from Dragan.”
Creighton was a step ahead ofthe Knights defense, even thoughthey allowed more goals thanthey had all season combined.Creighton was the most potentoffense Rutgers has played thisyear, already scoring three goalsAug. 24 against Northern Illinoisand Aug. 17 against Maryland inan exhibition.
Rutgers also allowed only onegoal Friday against SIU-Edwardsville, and it shut outFordham on Aug. 24 in the sea-son opener.
Despite being surrounded byinexperience and enduring twostraight losses, McMullen stilltrusts his fellow defenders.
“It’s always important to stayon top of [the freshmen] andkeep them engaged in the gamebecause it’s a big stage and some-times you can get lost out there,”McMullen said, “but they’ve donea great job.”
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MEN’S SOCCER DONIGAN LOOKS TO BUILD CONFIDENCE
BY JOSH BAKANASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The Rutgers men’s soccerteam was up, 4-3, on shootoutgoals against Boston Collegeentering the final shot for each team.
Then-junior defender JoeSetchell put the go-ahead goal inthe back of the net, and it wasgoalkeeper Kevin McMullen’sjob last season to save BostonCollege midfielder Steve Rose’sshot and lift the Scarlet Knightsto the Sweet 16.
McMullen came through, andthe team that failed to reach theBig East Tournament in 2010 hadwon its second game in the 2011NCAA Tournament.
The Southern Methodisttransfer had the game-winningmoment, but his fellow veteransset him up. Senior forwardIbrahim Kamara converted thefirst goal, and senior midfielderNate Bourdeau sunk the second.
That would be that seniorclass’ final win at Rutgers, and afreshman class that is still gettingits feet wet replaced those eight.
“Last year it was more aboutour willingness to just not losegames,” said head coach DanDonigan. “Now this year withthe younger group, it’s anunderstanding that you have to
Senior goalie Kevin McMullen continues to play with three freshmen defenders while senior JoeSetchell nurses a lingering foot injury. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Defender impresses RUwith unique throw-ins
BY BRADLY DERECHAILOCORRESPONDENT
When Rutgers head women’ssoccer coach Glenn Crooksrecruited freshman defenderBrianne Reed last year, it washer physicality and personalitythat Crooks believed could helpthe team.
But it was not until the firstgame of the season, when Reedtook off in the air on a throw-in,that junior defender Tori Leighdiscovered what Crooks calls an“added bonus.”
“I was impressed with it,”Leigh said. “I’ve never seen itdone before besides with her. Wenever practiced it [with her], so itwas a shocker to all of us.”
Known as a flip throw-in, theplay begins with a running start.Reed then proceeded to front flip.While in the air with her handstoward the ground, she picked upthe ball, finished the aerial som-ersault and released the balltoward the box.
It is an action that produces ahigher and farther ball than aregular throw-in and comparescomparably to the hang time of aregular corner kick.
“Anywhere below midfield Ican do it,” Reed said. “Even if itdoesn’t get in the box every time,it gets it closer than a regularthrow-in would.”
Reed, who also took part ingymnastics for 10 years, beganpracticing the throw in eighthgrade. When she entered RedBank Catholic High School (N.J.) ayear later, her teammates suggest-ed she keep working on it becauseit could be an added weapon. Butthe coaching staff was hesitant toinstall it into a gameplan.
“I tried [the throw] and fell alot,” Reed said. “My freshmanyear I wanted to use it, but mycoaches were too scared that I
Head coach Glenn Crooks first watched Brianne Reed play inhigh school. ENRICO CABREDO, ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
would hurt myself, so I wasn’table to.”
It was not until the next year,after Reed worked on the throw,when her coach felt it was toovaluable to contain.
When Crooks first witnessedthe throw-in while recruitingReed, he was impressed. But itwas not the reason why the 12-year head coach wanted her onthe team.
“She is a talented kid, andshe’s a great kid,” Crooks said.“We knew what she was bringingwith a personality standpoint, awork ethic standpoint, and wesee great potential in her as aplayer.”
Reed continues to rotate in onthe defensive end as Crookslooks to find a consistent pres-ence in the back of the Knightsline. He uses seven freshmen,including Reed, in the lineup thathas not remained the same thisseason in six matches.
Crooks admits Reed’s uniqueskill is something that helps theTinton Falls, N.J., native find moreminutes, especially when theKnights are in control of the ball.
“Her dimension of the throw-in is something that we are work-ing on,” Crooks said. “You can’tdiscount that because it is aweapon. There are cases that wewant her on the pitch just so wecan have that weapon out there.”
With the throw-in at her dis-posal, Reed, who earned her firststart this season against SamHouston State, still believes sheneeds some getting used to asshe transitions from the highschool level.
“The first five minutes are real-ly nerve-racking,” Reed said. “ButI didn’t think it would be this diffi-cult. There is a lot of physicality inthe game, and I have to get usedto it. I’m honored that they giveme the opportunity to play.”
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BY ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER
There are only six seniors onthe Rutgers field hockey team’sroster, but one — forwardCarlie Rouh — is stepping up inbig ways.
The Berlin, N.J., native fin-ished a strong week in which sheadded one goal and an assist in a4-1 victory against Monmouth,and scored another goal on apenalty shot opportunity in an
Forward emerges as team’s top scorer in final yearFIELD HOCKEY SENIOR EARNS CONFERENCE HONORS
KNIGHT NOTEBOOK ROSSI INHERITS MENTOR’S FORMER ROLE
BY TYLER BARTOSPORTS EDITOR
Wayne Warren insists theRutgers football team’s specialteams units maintain the samephilosophies now that itpreached under former coordina-tor Robb Smith.
It has as much to do with newspecial teams coach Joe Rossi’sfamiliarity with Smith — now theScarlet Knights’ defensive coordi-nator — as much as it does hispenchant for aggressiveness.
“We’re going to attack teams,”said Warren, a senior safety.“We’re going to attack speed, andthen being physical. [Rossi] under-stands that special teams is a huge,important part of the game.”
Rossi and Smith were part ofthe same Maine coaching stafffrom 2007-2008. Rossi earned apromotion to defensive coordina-tor, Smith’s former position, afterSmith joined the Rutgers staff thenext season.
Smith still finds a way to leavehis imprint within the Knights’special teams.
“It seems like Coach Smithsometimes is the older brother,”said senior safety MasonRobinson. “Rossi knows whathe’s talking about … and CoachSmith just wants to add in. Hehas the mentality as a specialteams coordinator. You see himover there kind of itching tojump in.”
Judging from the earlyresults, the Knights stand to ben-efit from the two-man operation.
Patent on special teams remains following hire
Senior safety Mason Robinson returns a punt Saturday against Tulane at the Superdome, where he averaged 3.3 yards per puntreturn. The sixth-year Knight is a member of nearly every special teams unit. KEITH FREEMAN, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Junior Jeremy Deering left practice yesterday with an ankle injury, but head coach Kyle Flooddoes not expect it to be serious. KEITH FREEMAN, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Senior punter Justin Doernerlanded three punts inside the 20-yard line Saturday at Tulane.Junior Jeremy Deering returned akickoff 55 yards, setting Rutgersup for a late first half field goal.
And the Knights held Tulane toa 22.5-yard kick return average.
“He’s provided great continu-ity for us as a program,” said headcoach Kyle Flood of Rossi.
Flood figured to contemplatebringing in an outside coordina-tor on special teams upon hishiring Jan. 30, but Smith’s likelyendorsement of Rossi gave hima near-in-house candidate.
Combined with his experi-ence as special teams coordina-tor in Orono, Maine, from2007-2008, Rossi became a likely fit.
“His résumé stands on its own,”Flood said. “I think the combina-tion of that, along with the fact thathe did work with Robb a coupleyears, has really allowed us to takeour special teams and hopefullyget a little bit better.”
FLOOD SAID YESTERDAYthat the coaching staff wasencouraged by the progress ofsophomore tight end PaulCarrezola, who did not playSaturday at Tulane.
Carrezola, who won the startingjob Aug. 27, suffered a lower bodyinjury during the next day’s practice.
“He ran around pretty good,”Flood said. “We didn’t have himdo any football stuff. …We’ll seehow he recuperates from that andcheck him out tomorrow.”
Deering, meanwhile, turnedhis ankle during yesterday’s prac-tice, but Flood said he thinks hewill be “OK.”
But redshirt freshman AlPage’s status remains unclear. Thedefensive tackle suffered a lowerleg injury during practice Sundayand did not practice yesterday.
He is questionable for Saturday’shome opener against Howard.
“A couple of different spots areaching him right now,” Flood said.
Senior defensive end MarvinBooker remains day-to-day with a
lower body injury he sufferedagainst Tulane.
REDSHIRT FRESHMANdefensive end Max Issaka prac-ticed in full pads for the first timeyesterday after missing all oftraining camp.
“He looks good,” Flood said.“It was nice to see him out therebanging again.”
Issaka spent time in his fami-ly’s native Ghana attending afamily member’s funeral. Butcomplications surroundingIssaka’s return trip delayed hisarrival in Piscataway.
Flood said during trainingcamp there had been little to nocommunication between bothparties for days.
“We didn’t do too much withhim,” Flood said of practice.“We’ll ease him into it. But I thinkhe’ll be able to help us, hopefullysooner than later.”
Flood said he will have a clear-er idea of Issaka’s status forHoward after today’s practice.
SHELDON ROYSTER, Asecondary transfer from SouthCarolina, participated in his firstpractice yesterday. Royster, whoplayed at St. Peter’s Prep inJersey City, has three years of eli-gibility remaining.
eventual 3-2 overtime loss toTemple. The Big East Conferencerecognized Rouh, named to theconference’s weekly honor roll.
“I think Carlie has maturedinto a tremendous leader on andoff the field,” said head coachMeredith Long. “She is absolute-ly a player that you can count on.”
Rouh started training for the2012 season in the spring. Onlyfour games into the 2012 cam-paign, Rouh leads the ScarletKnights with six points.
Rouh earned All-Big EastSecond Team honors in 2011 afterstarting all 18 games. She finishedthe year second on the team with15 total points and tied for first onthe team with five assists.
“I think Carlie has a great wayabout her where she has a funside, but she can really bring outthe focus,” Long said. “Everytime she steps out on the field,she is taking care of business.”
Rouh joined the Knights in 2009after playing for Eastern Regional
High School (N.J.), where Rouhhelped the team to four consecu-tive wins in Group 4 state champi-onships. As a true freshman atRutgers, Rouh started nine gamesand played in 16 contests.
Rouh continued to improve in2010. She played in all of theKnights’ 20 games, making 19starts and adding a total of sevenpoints, good enough for fifth beston the team. Rouh’s strides havenot gone unnoticed by the coach-ing staff.
“From a coaching standpoint, Iam really proud of where Carlie isthis season,” Long said.
Rouh leads the Knights thisweekend, when they begin a four-game road stretch. The trip beginsFriday, when the Knights take onMaine at 3 p.m. in Orono, Maine.
“Every single game is going tobe a battle,” Long said. “But everygame, wins or loses, we are learn-ing and taking positives. We justreally want to compete and beable to compete with the best.”
This year, the top-10 recruit admits theexperience made him better.
“I’m more mature,” Huggins said. “I knowmy keys, and I can just go out there and playand have fun.”
His increased knowledge has already pro-duced results.
Even having to split time with class-mate Jawan Jamison. who received the bulk of the carries Saturday,
Huggins managed 46 yards on 12 carriesagainst Tulane.
If he kept up the same pace, Hugginswould pass his yardage total for last seasonWeek 4 at Arkansas.
Penalties also erased some of his runs,keeping his total from exceeding 50, saidhead coach Kyle Flood, who estimated
sweep of the season. Rutgers handed theLeopards (5-1) their first loss of the year.
The Knights returned to the court follow-ing an outing at the Rutgers Invitational lastweekend, when they won the tournamentwith a perfect 3-0 record.
Head coach CJ Werneke was impressedwith the team’s response to Lafayette’s play.
“I think we started out a little sluggish,”he said. “I think we rebounded initially well
and played well late in the game. I was real-ly pleased with our execution in Game 3.[We] kind of finally put it together and dic-tated the style of play we need to play to beat our best.”
The Knights (7-1) were neck and neckwith the Leopards in the opening two sets,but managed to pull out wins in both.
BY MIKE MORTONCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Coming off a historic season that saw heradvance farther than any Rutgers tennis play-er in regional championships in the pro-gram’s history, junior Vanessa Petrini set hergoals even higher this season.
“I’m really looking forward to beginningthe season and doing just as well, if not bet-ter, in regionals,” Petrini said. “I worked hardall summer and trained. I’m going to takeeach match at a time with all the tourna-ments coming up this year and do my best.”
Petrini advanced to the semifinals last sea-son of the Division I Women’s NortheastRegional Championships.
She also earned All-Big East Women’sTennis team honors last season, somethingshe is proud of.
“It’s always an honor to be named [All-BigEast],” Petrini said. “I’m just going to try my bestto do even better than last year and hopefully geteven further to get my ranking even higher.”
Petrini sported a 13-8 record last seasonin singles play, along with a 15-6 record indoubles to help lead the Scarlet Knights to 13team wins.
The Knights do not have any seniors thisseason and are very young overall. But head
SAFETY NET Senior goalkeeper Kevin McMullen helps guidethe eight freshmen forced to fill spots left by the departure oflast year’s senior class. / PAGE 18
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MAINE MEN Special teams coordinator Joe Rossi and Robb Smith,the Rutgers football team’s defensive coordinator, have ties thatextend back to their time in the Pine Tree State. / PAGE 19
BETTER WITH AGE Senior forward CarlieRouh leads the Rutgers field hockey teamwith six points. / PAGE 19
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“You can’t discount that because it is a weapon.”— Rutgers head women’s soccer coach on freshman
defender Brianne Reed’s throw-ins
STEPHANIE ZIELINSKI broughther season assist total to354 with her outing lastnight against Lafayette.The senior leads the BigEast in assists and rankssecond in assists per set.
New York (A) 2 Baltimore 12Tampa Bay 5 Toronto 0
Philadelphia 1 Milwaukee 8Cincinnati 2 Miami 4
Cleveland 3 Colorado 6Detroit 2 Atlanta 0
WOMEN’S SOCCER
vs. Stony Brook
Friday, 7 p.m., Yurcak Field
FIELD HOCKEY
at Maine
Friday, 3 p.m.Orono, Maine
VOLLEYBALL
at UNC-Wilmington
Friday, 4 p.m.Norfolk, Va.
Junior aimsto build oncareer year
Junior Vanessa Petrini returns this yearas the No. 1 singles player for Rutgers.KEITH FREEMAN, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
TENNIS FOOTBALL SOPHOMORE SETS PACE TO BREAK PERSONAL BEST
Huggins shows growth in winBY JOEY GREGORY
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Savon Huggins was an incoming fresh-man running back last season for theRutgers football team — and the top recruitin New Jersey.
But his debut season was cut short ninegames in because of a knee injury Hugginssuffered against South Florida. SEE GROWTH ON PAGE 15
Sophomore running back Savon Huggins hits a hole on one of his 12 carries Saturday against Tulane. He totaled 46 yards whilesplitting time with classmate Jawan Jamison, who ran for 112 yards and one score. KEITH FREEMAN, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
BY AARON FARRARSTAFF WRITER
The Rutgers women’s volleyball teamextended its winning streak to five matchesafter defeating Lafayette last night at theCollege Avenue Gym.
The Scarlet Knights were too much forthe Leopards to handle, sweeping in gamescores of 25-23, 25-21 and 25-12 for their third SEE VICTORY ON PAGE 17
MEN’S SOCCER
at Princeton
Friday, 4 p.m.Princeton, N.J.
Fourth straight home victory encourages KnightsVOLLEYBALL RUTGERS 3, LAFAYETTE 0
