“That’s usually the first thing we do — see what the DNA is doing,” said Vaghela, a School of Engineering senior. Ibrahim, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, and Vaghela are members of the Genetic Engineers at Rutgers Society, a student organization founded to develop the University’s status as a synthetic biolo- gy research institute, he said. Synthetic biology is a new and growing field that uses genetic modification to change a cell’s behavior, Vaghela said. “As of now, there aren’t any active labs doing synthetic biology research at Rutgers but there are active labs doing cell cloning,” Vaghela said. After learning about the International Genetically Engineered Machine competi- tion, a synthetic biology competition for undergraduates, members of the group formed a team and contacted professors, Vaghela said. The team contacted Andrew Vershon, pro- fessor at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology, who then helped provide them with lab space and equipment to use over the summer while they worked. Vershon super- vised their effort, helping Ibrahim and Vaghela troubleshoot and analyze their results. The iGEM team introduced modified DNA into E. coli bacteria, a popular choice among researchers because of its adaptabili- ty, to make the bacteria do what they wanted, Ibrahim said. “All synthetic biology is, in essence, is designing a novel organism — or introduc- ing a novel biochemical pathway into an organism,” Vaghela said. “In essence, what we’re doing is taking different types of bio- chemical pathways and introducing them into bacteria.” In this case, they introduced a pathway that broke down glucose into butanol, a bio- fuel with 95 percent of the energy efficiency BOOK OF MORMON Religion professors explain how Mitt Romney’s Mormonism today is no different from John F. Kennedy’s Catholicism in the 1960s. UNIVERSITY, PAGE 3 HOME OF THE PIRATES University students were recently ranked among the top torrent downloaders in the country. Laurel or dart? OPINIONS, PAGE 8 The Rutgers football team travels to Philadelphia tomorrow to take on Temple in a meeting of two teams who are both unbeaten in the Big East. / SPORTS, BACK WEATHER Rain High: 72 Nighttime Low: 54 Serving the Rutgers community since 1869. Independent since 1980. RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK ONLINE AT DAILYTARGUM.COM VOLUME 144, ISSUE 34 • UNIVERSITY ... 3 • ON THE WIRE... 6 • OPINIONS... 8 • DIVERSIONS ... 10 • CLASSIFIEDS ... 12 • SPORTS ... BACK TEMPLE RUN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012 FOR THE FUTURE Peter McDonough, vice president for Public Affairs at the University, explains how the $750 million Building Our Future Bond — which students can vote on by referendum question on Nov. 6 — will fund construction projects on campus. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Greg Brown, University alumnus and CEO of Motorola Solutions Inc., delivers the 246th commencement speech in May. Brown was elected to serve on the University’s Board of Governors yesterday in Winants Hall. KEITH FREEMAN, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MAY 2012 U. Board of Governors welcomes new member BY ALEX MEIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER The University’s Board of Governors has a new member with a unique track record — he was instrumental in the search for University President Robert L. Barchi and in May, delivered the 246th commencement speech. Greg Brown, chief executive officer of Motorola Solutions Inc. and a University alumnus, was inducted in to the BOG at yes- terday’s meeting in Winants Hall on the College Avenue campus. Professor shows struggles of transgender people in US BY KRISTIN BARESICH CONTRIBUTING WRITER For many transgender people, crossing inter- national borders can come with a lot of hurdles. These can include anything from delayed paperwork to discriminatory treat- ment in detention centers, said Aren Aizura, Student team modifies cells for engineering contest BY HANNAH SCHROER CORRESPONDENT University undergraduates Anish Vaghela and Joseph Ibrahim entered Waksman Institute on Busch campus every morning over the summer to review the previous day’s work in preparation for competition. After leading presidential search, alumnus Greg Brown, CEO of Motorola Solutions Inc., can now vote on major decisions SEE STRUGGLES ON PAGE 5 SEE CELLS ON PAGE 5 Through synthetic biology, group creates novel organisms Aizura says identifying as transgender can hurt immigrants Succeeding John Russo, Brown will serve as a public member of the BOG, appointed by Gov. Chris Christie, said Steve Manas, a University spokesman, in a statement. Brown said he is thrilled to have a role in helping drive successful change at the University as the newest BOG member. “This is one of the most exciting times for Rutgers,” he said. “We have a world-class president. We are right at the threshold of a once-in-a-generation transformation with UMDNJ. Rutgers is really poised to propel postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Research on Women. Aizura spoke to a crowd of about 60 yes- terday on the topic “Incalculating Transgender Justice (Against the Nation- State)” at the Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building on Douglass campus. He said gender-variant people experience pressure to state they are transgender in their immigration claims, which in turn can hinder their immigration efforts. “We need to improve the way that trans bodies are recognized by immigration law,” Aizura said. SEE MEMBER ON PAGE 5
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“That’s usually the first thing we do — seewhat the DNA is doing,” said Vaghela, aSchool of Engineering senior.
Ibrahim, a School of Arts and Sciencessophomore, and Vaghela are members ofthe Genetic Engineers at Rutgers Society, astudent organization founded to developthe University’s status as a synthetic biolo-gy research institute, he said.
Synthetic biology is a new and growingfield that uses genetic modification tochange a cell’s behavior, Vaghela said.
“As of now, there aren’t any active labs doingsynthetic biology research at Rutgers but thereare active labs doing cell cloning,” Vaghela said.
After learning about the InternationalGenetically Engineered Machine competi-tion, a synthetic biology competition forundergraduates, members of the groupformed a team and contacted professors,Vaghela said.
The team contacted Andrew Vershon, pro-fessor at the Waksman Institute ofMicrobiology, who then helped provide themwith lab space and equipment to use over thesummer while they worked. Vershon super-vised their effort, helping Ibrahim and Vaghelatroubleshoot and analyze their results.
The iGEM team introduced modifiedDNA into E. coli bacteria, a popular choice
among researchers because of its adaptabili-ty, to make the bacteria do what they wanted,Ibrahim said.
“All synthetic biology is, in essence, isdesigning a novel organism — or introduc-ing a novel biochemical pathway into anorganism,” Vaghela said. “In essence, whatwe’re doing is taking different types of bio-chemical pathways and introducing theminto bacteria.”
In this case, they introduced a pathwaythat broke down glucose into butanol, a bio-fuel with 95 percent of the energy efficiency
BOOK OF MORMON Religion professors explain howMitt Romney’s Mormonism today is no differentfrom John F. Kennedy’s Catholicism in the 1960s.UNIVERSITY, PAGE 3
HOME OF THE PIRATES University studentswere recently ranked among the top torrentdownloaders in the country. Laurel or dart?OPINIONS, PAGE 8
The Rutgers football team travels toPhiladelphia tomorrow to take on Templein a meeting of two teams who are bothunbeaten in the Big East. / SPORTS, BACK
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FOR THE FUTURE Peter McDonough, vice president for Public Affairs at the University, explains how the $750 million Building Our Future Bond — which studentscan vote on by referendum question on Nov. 6 — will fund construction projects on campus. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Greg Brown, University alumnus and CEO of Motorola Solutions Inc., delivers the246th commencement speech in May. Brown was elected to serve on the University’s Board of Governors yesterday in Winants Hall. KEITH FREEMAN, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MAY 2012
U. Board of Governorswelcomes new member
BY ALEX MEIERCONTRIBUTING WRITER
The University’s Board of Governorshas a new member with a unique trackrecord — he was instrumental in thesearch for University President Robert L.Barchi and in May, delivered the 246thcommencement speech.
Greg Brown, chief executive officer ofMotorola Solutions Inc. and a Universityalumnus, was inducted in to the BOG at yes-terday’s meeting in Winants Hall on theCollege Avenue campus.
Professor shows strugglesof transgender people in US
BY KRISTIN BARESICHCONTRIBUTING WRITER
For many transgender people, crossing inter-national borders can come with a lot of hurdles.
These can include anything fromdelayed paperwork to discriminatory treat-ment in detention centers, said Aren Aizura,
Student team modifies cells for engineering contest
BY HANNAH SCHROERCORRESPONDENT
University undergraduates Anish Vaghelaand Joseph Ibrahim entered WaksmanInstitute on Busch campus every morningover the summer to review the previous day’swork in preparation for competition.
After leading presidential search, alumnus Greg Brown, CEO of Motorola Solutions Inc., cannow vote on major decisions
SEE STRUGGLES ON PAGE 5
SEE CELLS ON PAGE 5
Through synthetic biology, group createsnovel organisms
Succeeding John Russo, Brown will serveas a public member of the BOG, appointedby Gov. Chris Christie, said Steve Manas, aUniversity spokesman, in a statement.
Brown said he is thrilled to have a role inhelping drive successful change at theUniversity as the newest BOG member.
“This is one of the most exciting times forRutgers,” he said. “We have a world-classpresident. We are right at the threshold of aonce-in-a-generation transformation withUMDNJ. Rutgers is really poised to propel
postdoctoral fellow at the Institute forResearch on Women.
Aizura spoke to a crowd of about 60 yes-terday on the topic “IncalculatingTransgender Justice (Against the Nation-State)” at the Ruth Dill Johnson CrockettBuilding on Douglass campus.
He said gender-variant people experiencepressure to state they are transgender intheir immigration claims, which in turn canhinder their immigration efforts.
“We need to improve the way that transbodies are recognized by immigration law,”Aizura said.
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Friday, Oct. 19The SouperVan provides free soup from noon to 2 p.m. at NicholAvenue on Douglass campus.
The Rutgers University Programming Association hosts at KaraokeNight at 8 p.m. at Rutgers Zone in the Livingston Student Center.
Saturday, Oct. 20Ralph Bowen directs Mason Gross School of the Arts’ top under-graduate jazz ensemble at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center onDouglass campus. General admission is $15, $5 for students.
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UNIVERSITYOCTOBER 19, 2012 PAGE 3
BY LISA BERKMANCORRESPONDENT
An ancient mysterious exilehas caused religious controversyin modern times, as a string ofdisputed claims have emergedafter a couple of ancient Hebrewtribes disappeared in theBabylonian period.
Panelists spoke to a crowd ofmore than 100 people in theDouglass Campus Center onWednesday about the effects ofJewish heritage on Evangelicaland Mormon sects, which professa direct relation to these tribes.
Though Hebrew Scriptureswere scrutinized for generations,it was 19th century Britain thatsaw the rise of a new kind ofmovement, said Joseph Williams,an assistant professor in theDepartment of Religion.
The word for covenant —“Brit” — was combined with theword for man — “ish” — whichpopularized the notion that the“British” were men of thecovenant, he said.
He said this widespread belieftriggered the Zionist movementthat increased Israel’s supportsystem significantly.
Christian support for the stateof Israel and the Jewish people iscausing some alarm regarding theramifications this could have on theArab-Israeli conflict, Williams said.
“They’re convinced the so-called Second Coming can onlyoccur when a Jewish state is inplace,” Williams said. “For many
but not all evangelicals, the bot-tom line is that God gave Israel tothe Jews. So any part on Israelipoliticians of moving toward atwo-[state] solution is denyingGod’s plan.”
James Johnson, a professor inthe Department of Religion, saidevangelicals are not the only reli-gious group that claims a lineageto the all-but-forgotten tribes.Mormons have made this theirsymbol of pride as well.
“British evangelicals believethey are actually descended fromone of the Biblical tribes ofIsrael,” Johnson said. “But therewas another argument that thelost tribes actually ended up in
the United States, and that’swhere the Mormons come intothe picture.”
With Republican presidentialcandidate Mitt Romney captur-ing headlines during the pre-election debates, unfair criticismhas been directed at Mormonsfor holding anti-American values,said Matthew Bowman, a profes-sor of religion at Hampden-Sydney University.
“Mormons shop at T.J. Maxxjust like you do,” said Bowman,author of “The Mormon People:The Making of an American Faith.”“They have no desire to underminethe Republic. They don’t feel odd.They don’t feel their faith comes
into conflict with their desire to bea part of American life.”
Bowman said Mormonism isbeing criticized for its hierarchi-cal system and community focusbecause people in the UnitedStates tend to tolerate faithsthey are familiar with at a cer-tain time.
In the past, people of differentreligions have come under similarscrutiny, like John F. Kennedy, thefirst Catholic president of theUnited States.
“For Americans, a good reli-gion should be compatible withAmerican ideals of independence,self-governance and rationality,”Bowman said.
Panelist describes religious influences, impacts today
James Johnson, a professor in the Department of Religion, speaks as part of panel about Britishevangelicals Wednesday at the Douglass Campus Center. CONOR ALWELL, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
PROFESSOR EVALUATESPRAYING IN NEW BOOKIn his new book, “ Spiritual
Modalities: Prayer as Rhetoricand Performance,” WilliamFitzGerald, assistant professor atRutgers-Newark, said prayer is arhetorical art to find its similari-ties with all faiths, according toUniversity Media Relations.
“When we pray, we arespeaking in a kind of self-con-scious mode of presentation,”FitzGerald said. “We thinkabout delivering the prayer thecorrect way. We’re mindful ofour attitude.”
He said prayer is aboutaddressing a divine being or con-necting to other human beingsand not just talking to oneself.
FitzGerald said prayer isstrategic in what it asks forbecause it is designed to confirmthat recourse is possible.
“Prayer doesn’t set itself up tobe proven wrong. People are real-istic in what they’re looking forand what they’re asking for whenthey pray,” he said.
U. FACULTY HONORED ATHALL OF FAME
Four University facultymembers were honored at theNew Jersey Inventors Hall ofFame, according to UniversityMedia Relations.
Elwin Orton, professor inthe Department of PlantBiology and Pathology wasinducted into the Hall of Fame
and was credited with savingthe U.S. dogwood industr ythrough strains of diseases.
Paula Talla, professor in theDepartment of Neurosciencereceived the Inventor of theYear award.
She helped positive change tomore than three million childrenand adults who are strugglingwith language and literacythrough co-developingFastForWord.
Other recipients includedMarco Grutese, associate profes-sor in the Department of Electricaland Computer Engineering andRichard Martin, associate profes-sor in the Department ofComputer Science.
They designed and tested asmart phone application thatsense where in a car a cell phoneuser is sitting to help reduce dis-tractions to a driver.
PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE LIVES
Robin Stevens, assistantprofessor of childhood studiesat Rutgers–Camden is leadingan ef fort at the University withthe aims to improve the lives ofworking poor families inAtlantic, Cumberland,Gloucester and Salem coun-ties, according to UniversityMedia Relations
“For these families, the hopeis that they’re able to get the typeof leverage they need in difficulttimes,” he said.
IN BRIEF
He said many U.S. religionshave found themselves in conflictwith these ideas.
“When we talk aboutMormonism’s struggle, we’re reallytalking about the nature of religionin America more generally,” he said.
The evangelical subsection isalso trying to integrate into anoth-er society through going beyondexpressing support for the stateof Israel, Williams said. A strongmovement of Judaic tradition hasemerged within the church,which has raised eyebrows inOrthodox Jewish communities.
“Christian Zionism has cometo include connecting to theJewish roots of Christianity andre-conceptualize their worshipand identity by borrowing Jewishsymbols and rituals,” Williamssaid. “They directly utilize themto demonstrate that they, too, areGod’s children.”
Mormonism is also undergo-ing a significant evolution in itsculture. Stigmas that seem tohave always been attached toMormonism are now being chal-lenged as the religion faces piv-otal change because of its reachin the third world, Bowman said.
“Mormonism is known asthe rich, white religion,”Bowman said. “The way theyworship reflect this, the waythey dress reflect this. Puttingthis religion in poor countries isforcing the church to look atitself, ask itself some hard ques-tions and adapt in a way that’snot really comfortable.”
make sure we did the rightthing?” Ibrahim said.
After manipulating itsgenes, the team put the DNAinto the bacteria and waitedthree hours while the E. colitook on the DNA. Then theyincubated the bacteriaovernight to grow the culture,Vaghela said.
Ibrahim said they put DNAinto the bacteria and grew it on a plate, which is treatedwith antibiotics to make surethe culture is not contaminat-ed, overnight.
Vaghela said they separatedthe DNA from the bacteria thenext morning to send it out forsequencing or continue manip-ulating it.
“We keep doing this everyday until we hit the right DNAsequence and we can verify it,”Ibrahim said.
Board of Governors,” Barchi said ina statement. “His business acumenand spirit of innovation will greatlybenefit Rutgers and the people ofNew Jersey.”
He was awarded with anhonorar y Doctor of HumaneLetters degree, University’s246th commencement last May,Manas said.
Brown became involved inMotorola in 2003 and was electedas the company’s president andchief operating officer in 2007,Manas said.
Prior to joining Motorola,Brown was chairmen and CEO ofMicromuse Inc., a publicly trad-ed network-management soft-ware company. He also held avariety of leadership, sales andmarketing positions at AT&TTeleholdings Inc.
Brown said his experiencesin the private sector gave himskills in management that areintegral for his new position onthe board.
“I think that in my role aschairman of Motorola, I’m famil-iar with and pretty well-versed inmanaging complexity, transfor-mation and change,” he said, “Ithink that will be one set of areasI can help.”
Nancy Winterbauer, vice pres-ident of University Budgeting,said Brown is a tremendous assetto the University.
“He’s an alum with a wonderfulbackground and is very success-ful,” she said. “He cares aboutRutgers and he’s a perfect newgovernor in my opinion. We’revery fortunate that he’s willing togive his time to Rutgers.”
In addition to Brown’s induc-tion, Gary Francione was appoint-ed as Board of GovernorsProfessor of Law.
Francione is considered aninternationally distinguishedexpert for his path-breaking con-tributions to legal scholarship inthe areas of animal rights, partic-ularly for his work on the moraland legal status of animals,Manas said.
His new position was effectiveyesterday, he said.
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as gasoline, Ibrahim said. “We’re working with about
50 microliters of DNA,”Vaghela said. “It’s basically 10water droplets.”
Ibrahim said the team couldonly proceed once they sawthe DNA had the correct genesequence — once they saw thetwo genes next to each other.
He said scientists easilymanipulate circular DNA byadding to its genetic structure. Agene that codes for a specificprotein can be modified to adjustthe amount of protein it makes.
“That’s the synthetic part ofbiology,” Ibrahim said.
Ibrahim said he and Vaghelaran through a series of experi-ments to modify circular DNA,adding one gene at a time.
“It usually takes us a day toput two genes next to eachother,” he said. “Ultimately,we’re making this littlegenome and dropping it intothe bacteria.”
The first thing they startedwith was the actual biochemi-cal pathway and put two genesnext to each other.
“But what we did, that wasonly in a tube. How do we
itself to the next level.”Brown graduated in 1982
from Livingston College, now par t of the School of Arts and Sciences, with a bach-elor’s degree in economics,Manas said.
“I’ve always been excitedand thankful for my experienceat Rutgers,” Brown said. “Igraduated 30 years ago buthave always stayed connectedto the University.”
Brown has held various positions on University boards,including chair of the
“The possibilitiesare definitely
endless.” ANISH VAGHELA
School of Engineering Senior
“I’m ... pretty well-versed
in managing complexity ... and change”
GREG BROWNCEO of Motorola Solutions Inc.
Aizura cited severalexcerpts from “ImmigrationLaw and the TransgenderClient,” a book co-written byImmigration Law and theTransgender Quality Centerfor trans immigrants seekingpermanent residency.
The book identifies strate-gies for moving through a resi-dency application process withless dif ficulty, Aizura said. Forexample, he said any namechanges should be completedbefore beginning the process.
But he said the journey isfar from smooth.
“Immigration law rewardsthose who have the capacity tobe entrepreneurial and decideon a strategy in advance,”Aizura said.
He said immigration of ficessometimes deny marriageclaims involving a transgenderimmigrant because of a possi-ble inter ference with theDefense of Marriage Act,which defines marriage as aunion between one man andone woman.
Even if the Board ofImmigration Appeals approvestheir request, people mightwait up to two years for theappeal to go through, he said.
“Life is generally way morecomplicated than this makes itsound,” Aizura said.
Aizura showed clips from“Transgression,” a documen-tar y film profiling a transwoman named Norma who wasarrested twice in her attemptsto cross the Mexican borderinto the United States beforeImmigration Equality took onher case.
He said Norma’s situation exemplified some ofthe indignities of immigrationdetention.
“It might include gettingonly a single hour of daylightor exercise ever y day, lessaccess to legal counsel thanthe general population, notbeing able to access thephone,” Aizura said.
He said trans women some-times have to endure comparatively worse treat-ment, such as solitary confine-ment, because many prisons
Brown says knowing Barchi will helpwhile working alongside him
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presidential search committeethat brought Barchi to theUniversity, Manas said.
Brown said his familiarity withBarchi could help him be suc-cessful in his new position.
“I was one of the key people whorecruited [Barchi] into theUniversity, so I have a familiaritywith how he will work,” he said. “Ithink he’s a driver. I think he willprioritize things, and I think he’sgoing to have an action orientation.”
Barchi said he is pleased tohave Brown as a new member ofthe board.
“We are delighted that GregBrown will continue to serve hisalma mater as a member of the
do not allow them to be housedwith other women.
Aizura said despite this kindof abuse, the film depicts atti-tudes toward trans people asbeing less negative in theUnited States than in Mexicoby including bright shots of theStatue of Liberty and darkertones in close-ups of Norma.
“I’m not disputing that, butI’m interested in the represen-tational scheme of how theUnited States comes to looklike a solution,” Aizura said.“By the end of the film, the nar-rative of immigration detentionhas changed to the narrative ofNorma being saved byImmigration Equality.”
He said several countries,such as Spain and Argentina,have much less conservativelegislation relating to transpeople than the United States.
“Activists have been work-ing on creating legislation thatlets people change their gen-der marker without having sur-ger y or hormone therapy,”Aizura said. “But [they] don’tseem to be visible becausepeople don’t expect to findcountries outside the globalnor th that have progressivetrans rights.”
Aizura said he has beenworking since 2004 on issues oftrans recognition politics.
“The United States has thisidealistic understanding ofitself as a bastion of freedom,”Aizura said. “But the practicalreality belies that.”
Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel,director at the IRW, said this lec-ture was the second of a seriesfocusing on the IRW annualtopic, “Trans Studies: BeyondHetero/Homo Normatives.”
“Trans studies complicatesmany debates about the social,biological and cultural con-structions of gender and sexu-ality,” she said.
Yomaira Figueroa, the IRWundergraduate learning com-munity coordinator, said atten-dees who are interested in sex-and sexuality-based critical the-ory should consider applying tothe 1.5-credit course offered bythe IRW in the spring.
“We’re actively recruitingfor next semester’s learningcommunity scholars,”Figueroa said.
The cloning process is slowand has a low success rate —even taking real-time scientistsa while to get the perfect DNAinto bacteria, he said.
Vaghela said the team start-ed throwing around ideas lastsemester and stumbled on thebutanol project, and improve-ment to research stemmingfrom the 1916 discover y ofbacteria that naturally brokedown glucose into butanol.
Scientists put the bacteria’sgenes into a registr y and,almost 100 years later, theiGEM team used modifiedDNA and a mutant strain of E.coli, which had excess energythat sped up the glucosebreakdown to produce morebutanol at a faster rate,Vaghela said.
“The mutant strain makes itmore ef ficient,” he said.
Butanol can work within thecurrent gasoline pipelines,which makes it a better choicethan ethanol, Vaghela said.
Ethanol loves water — itsoaks up chemicals and toxinsthat should not be in fuel. But butanol is easier to transpor t because it can work with same gasolinepipelines without the danger of soaking up toxins and chemicals like ethanol does,he said.
“The possibilities are defi-nitely endless,” Vaghela said.“We’re not going to stop withjust butanol production.”
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BEIRUT — Syrian warplaneshammered a strategic city cap-tured by rebels, leaving behindscenes of carnage captured yes-terday on amateur videos thatshowed a man holding up twochild-sized legs not connected to abody and another carrying a dis-membered arm.
Activists said airstrikes overthe past two days on oppositiontargets across Syria’s north havekilled at least 43 people.
The city of Maaret al-Numan,located strategically on a majornorth-south highway connectingAleppo and Damascus, was cap-tured by rebels last week andthere has been heavy fightingaround it ever since. Rebelbrigades from the surroundingarea have poured in to defend thetown. Online videos have shownthem firing mortars at regimetroops, and they claimed to haveshot down a government helicop-ter on Wednesday.
Since it was captured a weekago, the city in northern Idlibprovince and its surroundingshave been the focus of one of theheaviest air bombardments sincePresident Bashar Assad’s mili-tary first unleashed its air forceagainst rebels over the summer.
Local activists in the city saywarplanes are continuously over-head, and entire villages arelargely deserted and pepperedwith destroyed homes.
The scenes from the city pro-vide a window into the carnagebeing wrought by the Syrianmilitary’s increasing relianceon airstrikes to fight rebelswaging a civil war to toppleAssad. Rights groups say theairstrikes often hit civilianareas. And this week, U.S.-based Human Rights Watchaccused Syria of using clusterbombs, which pose grave dan-gers to civilians.
The regime contends that itis fighting terrorists backed byforeign powers who seek todestroy Syria and denies usingcluster bombs.
The latest onslaught from theskies left residents franticallyporing through mounds of rub-ble searching for survivors orbodies trapped underneath.
Amateur videos purportedlyfilmed after an airstrike thereyesterday showed the men car-rying around body parts and 18white cloth bundles holding theremains of those killed. Activistclaims and videos cannot beindependently verified due torestrictions on reporting inSyria. But all videos corre-sponded to activists’ reportsand appeared to have beenfilmed where they said they were.
One strike hit a neighborhoodnear the rebel field hospital inMaaret al-Numan, activist FadiYassin said via Skype.
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HURDAL, Norway —Colombia’s first peace talks in adecade were inaugurated yester-day a half world away with ademonstration of just how widelythe two sides differ on how toend a vexing, nearly five-decade-old conflict.
The Oslo talks were brief,symbolic and largely perfuncto-ry. Held at a secret venue, theylasted seven hours and were fol-lowed by word that substantivetalks will begin Nov. 15 in theCuban capital of Havana. Thenext round will tackle “compre-hensive agrarian development,”though little else appears to havebeen agreed upon.
The government’s leadnegotiator, Humberto de laCalle, sought to set a busi-nesslike, cordial tone in briefremarks at a joint news confer-ence at a lakeside hotel northof Oslo. He said the govern-ment seeks “mutual dignifiedtreatment” in the talks anddoesn’t expect the sides to seeeye-to-eye ideologically.
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His opposite number from theWestern Hemisphere’s lastremaining major insurgency, IvanMarquez, said the RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia, orFARC, had come to Oslo “with anolive branch.”
Then he began railingagainst Colombia’s “corrupt oli-garchy,” its alleged masters inWashington, “state-sponsoredviolence,” the government’s“deceptive and backward” landpolicies, and the “vampires” oftransnational oil and miningthat FARC says are ravagingthe nation.
“We want to denounce thecrime of capitalism and neo-liber-alism,” Marquez said during a 35-minute discourse that denouncedsome companies and individualsby name, including a cousin ofPresident Juan Manuel Santosand a relative of one of the gov-ernment negotiators.
Members of the governmentteam, separated from the FARCnegotiators at a long table byNorwegian and Cuban diplomatswho have acted as facilitators,looked bored and slightly
annoyed, some crossing theirarms, others propping up chinswith hands.
“There is a great chasmbetween the two parties that isgoing to be very difficult to over-come,” said political scientistVicente Torrijos at Bogota’sUniversidad del Rosario.
Land ownership issues are atthe heart of Colombia’s conflict,which is fueled by cocaine traf-ficking and aggravated by far-right militias that have colludedwith a military widely questionedfor human right abuses.Colombia’s most fertile land hasbeen largely concentrated in thehands of cattle ranchers anddrug traffickers.
Colombia’s president has saidhe expects the talks to lastmonths, not years, as did thefailed 1999-2002 talks that wereheld in a Switzerland-sized safehaven. Santos ruled out a safehaven this time and rejectedFARC’s request for a cease-fire.
“The government has said itis not a hostage to thisprocess,” De la Calle noted.Santos has said he will break off
negotiations unless there ismeasurable progress.
The Norway talks focusedchiefly on logistics, and De la Callesaid his delegation would return toColombia today after just two daysin the Scandinavian country. A keymember of its five-man negotiatingteam, former police director OscarNaranjo, did not even attend.
A road map for the talks wassigned in August following sixmonths of secret negotiations inCuba with the participation ofthat country’s communist govern-ment and the Norwegians.
They will be joined at the talks inCuba by delegates from Chile andVenezuela, the latter of which haslong been used as a refuge by FARCfighters. The facilitators’ exact rolehas not yet been explained.
This week’s negotiations wereto have begun in the first half ofOctober but were delayed by thered tape of suspending arrestwarrants for rebel leaders and adispute over the FARC’s last-minute naming of a polyglotDutch female guerrilla, TanjaNijmeijer, to its delegation overgovernment objections.
Charlton said the U.S. and itscoalition partners are taking abehind-the-scenes role — encour-aging the Afghans to court the vil-lagers while finding a role for U.S.Special Forces soldiers to forgethe villagers into a fighting forceas members of the Kabul-sanc-tioned Afghan Local Police.
Some have compared theapparently spontaneous upris-ings to the Iraq war’s AnbarAwakening of 2007, in which
Sunni Arab tribes in the westernprovince of Anbar turned on al-Qaida in their midst, joinedforces with the Americans anddealt a blow that many creditwith turning the tide of that con-flict. The U.S. armed and paidthe tribal fighters and sought tointegrate them into Iraqi govern-ment forces.
By coincidence, the first local-ized movement to draw outsideattention in Afghanistan was inGhazni’s Andar district, about 100miles south of Kabul. Thus someU.S. analysts are calling this theAndar Awakening, drawing an
Iraq war parallel that even themost optimistic American com-manders say is a stretch.
“That just builds some falseexpectations,” said Army Lt. Col.Kevin Lambert, a 1st InfantryDivision battalion commanderwhose area of operations includesGhazni. He nonetheless is encour-aged that after initially balking,the Afghan government is nowtrying to leverage the Andarunrest. It has installed a new dis-trict governor who Lambert saidis sympathetic to the uprisingsand made changes in the localsecurity forces. It also has author-ized a U.S. Special Forces team towork with the villagers.
“It’s going to take time, it’s notgoing to be an Anbar (Iraq)sweep,” Lambert said. “It is goingto be village by village, district bydistrict, and we may not see theresults of this for some years.”
Senior officers at the U.S. mili-tary headquarters sound evenmore cautious.
“So far what we are not seeingis a coalescing of it into a greatermovement,” said Australian Maj.Gen. Stephen Day, the plans chieffor the international coalition’sjoint command. He said “nothingas substantial” as the Andaruprising is happening elsewherein the country.
U.S. officials say there aresigns of anti-Taliban resistance,or at least sentiment, in a dozenor more villages in Andar, and atvarious locations in the nearbydistricts of Qarabagh, Moqur andAb Band. There have been small-scale uprisings also in provinces
closer to Kabul, includingLaghman and Logar.
The question Day says he isasking is, “Is there a goldenthread here that we can pull onthat will unite them all?”
It is with that possibility inmind — and an awareness thatU.S. influence here is likely toshrink as its forces continue towithdraw — that the Americansare encouraging the Afghan mili-tary to complete a plan dubbedOperation Solidarity to makewhat it can of this unexpectednew opening in Ghazni province.Charlton, the American adviserto the commander of the mainAfghan army group in thisregion, said this should be amajor focus for the Afghans overthe winter, when harsh weathertends to lessen the pace of com-bat operations.
The three-stage plan,designed with U.S. assistance andlaunched by the Afghan 203rdCorps in September, begins withan assessment of individual vil-lage uprisings and their potentialfor success. Those deemed wor-thy of pursuing are thenapproached by the Afghan mili-tary, in some cases to provideweaponry. Charlton describedthe third stage as a networkingeffort “to stitch these groupstogether into something larger.”
Charlton, who was a centralplayer in fostering the AnbarAwakening in Iraq as a brigadecommander in the provincial cap-ital of Ramadi in 2007, is notablyoptimistic about the nascentAfghan uprisings.
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AB BAND, Afghanistan — Fedup with the Taliban closing theirschools and committing other actsof oppression, men in a villageabout 100 miles south of Kabultook up arms late last spring andchased out the insurgents with nohelp from the Afghan governmentor U.S. military.
Small-scale revolts in recentmonths like the one in Kunsaf,mostly along a stretch of desertsouth of the Afghan capital, indi-cate bits of a grassroots, do-it-yourself anti-insurgency that theU.S. hopes Afghan authoritiescan transform into a wider move-ment. Perhaps it can undercutthe Taliban in areas they stilldominate after 11 years of warwith the United States andNATO allies.
The effort in Ghazni Provincelooks like a long shot. The vil-lagers do not readily embraceany outside authority, be it theTaliban, the United States or theAfghan government.
American officials nonethe-less are quietly nurturing thetrend, hoping it might become agame changer, or at least a newroadblock for the Taliban. At thesame time, they are adamant thatif anyone can convince the vil-lagers to side with the Afghangovernment, it is the Afghans —not the Americans.
US sees potential for wider anti-Taliban uprisingSmall-scale revolts against Talibanbecoming more common
“If we went outthere and talked to
them we would taintthese groups and it would backfire.”
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“If we went out there andtalked to them we would taintthese groups and it would back-fire,” said Army Brig. Gen. JohnCharlton, the senior Americanadviser to the Afghan military inprovinces along the southernapproaches to Kabul.
Charlton, who witnessed simi-lar stirrings in Iraq while servingas a commander there in 2007,said that in some cases theTaliban are fighting back fiercely,killing leaders of the armeduprisings. In Kunsaf, for exam-ple, the Taliban killed several vil-lage fighters in skirmishes asrecently as last month, but theTaliban suffered heavy lossesand have thus far failed to retakethe village.
The American general visit-ed two military bases in thearea last week — one inGhazni’s Ab Band district thatwas vacated by a U.S. Armybrigade as part of September’sU.S. troop drawdown, and theother in nearby Gelan district,where Afghan paramilitar ypolice forces are moving in tofill the gap left by theAmericans. Charlton found farfewer paramilitary police therethan he says are needed — heis nudging the Afghans to gethundreds more into the area toput more pressure on theTaliban in support of the vil-lage uprisings.
To our everlasting surprise, we learned this weekthat University students rank among the top torrentdownloaders in the country. We were excited, until weread exactly what students were downloading en masshere on campus. Among the top most-downloadedfiles: “Fast Five.” “Cars 2.” “Puss in Boots.” Seriously,guys? Is this what we’re all doing when we’re notstudying or drowning ourselves in alcohol? Universitystudents get darts. At least use a VPN next time, soyou don’t make us all look like total douches.
Did someone say fall break? Oh, no. That wasjust our ragged and overworked brains hearingthings. Pesky brains, don’t you know you havechemistr y work to wring yourself over latertonight? It’s right around this time that we could alluse a break from the books — and unfortunatelythe University is one of a few that don’t af ford stu-dents a fall break, even if it is just a few days. Wedart the break-less semester.
Students stood on the steps of Brower Commons onWednesday and tore up their student debt receipts —well, not literally, but we can all pretend, right? Theevent was held to protest rising student debt at theUniversity and across the country. We can get behindthat. A laurel goes to the students who took part in therally. Debt-be-gone.
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Candy Crowley, CNN’s chief political correspondent,became the first woman to moderate a presidential debatein 20 years this week. Unfortunately, that fact didn’t keepher from receiving the same treatment PBS’s good ol’ JimLeher did — although she did do a considerably betterjob. What’s that, Candy? Didn’t think Mitt and Barackcould be such inconsiderate scoundrels? Yeah, neither didwe. What’s the point of a moderator if the candidates arejust going to step all over them? We dart Romney andObama for forgetting their manners.
Thanks be to the college football gods. The ScarletKnights won yet another game Saturday, defeatingSyracuse, 23-15, and moving into the 19th position onThe Associated Press’ Top 25. While the road aheadremains long and uncertain, the win sure does makeus happy. A laurel goes to the Knights for continuingtheir winning streak. Your University is proud.
Geena Davis was at the University this week promot-ing women’s role in film through a lecture sponsored bythe University’s Institute for Women’s Leadership. TheAcademy award-winning actress, who founded the GeenaDavis Institute on Gender in Media, argued that womenjust aren’t getting a fair rap in Hollywood. We agree. Davisdeserves a laurel for her work promoting this issue. Andit’s not because we thought “Thelma and Louise” was akiller movie either (not entirely, at least).
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declines and unemployment goes up.Think of the past few years — unemploy-ment has gone up and economic growthhas slowed down. Unemployed peoplespend less money because they have lessmoney to spend. Employed people curtailtheir spending because they want toinsure they have enough money for thefuture. Paradoxically, decreases in spend-ing are deadly to the economy, especiallythe U.S. economy, so the governmentwants to find a way to keep spending ratesup during a downturn.
The government has a few tactics. Thegovernment may initiate large-scalespending projects toemploy citizens that areout of work. During theGreat Depression, thegovernment employedthousands of citizensthrough governmentagencies like theTennessee ValleyAuthority to build large-scale things, like damsand roads. This creates jobs for the unem-ployed, gives them money to spend andthere are some better roads, schools, anddams for everyone.
During economic downturn, the gov-ernment is going to decrease taxes —wait, they’re going to decrease taxes?Yes, Keynesianism explains that taxesshould be lowered during economicdownturns to spur spending. Just likewith supply-side, people might spendmore money if their tax rates are lowerand spending is good.
The last leg of this policy is that inter-est rates need to be lowered. This is themost complicated part to explain, so bearwith me. When interest rates are high,people have incentive to save. Think of itthis way: If I want to buy a new car that
costs $10,000 and there is a 10 percentinterest rate on it, it would cost you $212per month to pay it off over five years. Ifthe interest rate were 5 percent, it wouldcost $188 per month. The governmentcan strongly affect the interest rates peo-ple get for loans. So the car that was oncea little too expensive could be just right ifthe interest rate is lowered. If you mightbe able to afford a car that was previousjust out of your budget, a company mightbe able to afford to build a new plant andyou see the link between interest ratesand spending.
Take all of these together. In the short-term, there should be astimulation of the econ-omy by incentivizingpeople to continue tospend at pre-reces-sion/downturn rates.This should revive theeconomy and overtimeguides it back togrowth. Unlike supply-side economics, which
has one strategy and sticks to it, demand-side economics changes its strategy as theeconomy improves.
One of the major issues with demand-side is how to pay the tab. The govern-ment will receive less money from taxesbecause they lowered them, and they haveto pay for the massive public-work projectsthey initiated. Theoretically, and probably,the tax rate will go up as the economybegins to recover to offset the spendingand the interest rate will go back up.
The lurking question is if this policywill provoke another economic downturn.In short, no. Long term, the debt accruedby the lost revenue and spending will beoffset by future economic growth. All themoney the government spent that it didn’thave will be paid for in the future, but the
future economy will be robust enough tocover the tab. Keynesianism is inherentlya short-term policy to address economicrecessions, but there are critical by-prod-ucts that are inextricably linked to thelong run.
There are two major issues withKeynesianism, the scope of governmentand paying the tab. The scope of govern-ment is a classic libertarian argument thatthe government should give us roads,schools and some defense — the rest isleft up to the free market. The secondobjection is that Keynesianism is tooshortsighted and is detrimental to futurecitizens who have to foot the tab.
Keynesianism’s best reply to these ischallenge how much better supply-side is.Without a doubt, Keynesianism has astrategy to handle recessions whereassupply-side tells you to suck it up until itsbetter. Long term, Keynesianism standson shaky ground because of the effects ofpaying the tab are where supply-sideseems to fair better, but expect vast eco-nomic inequality and a deteriorating socialsafety net.
Hopefully, this two-part series helpedidentify the economic theories that guideboth candidates. Republican presidentialcandidate Mitt Romney is strongly influ-ence by supply-side economics, andPresident Barack Obama by demand-sideeconomics. Neither theory is conclusive-ly better than the other — each theoryhas advantages and disadvantages. I’vedone my best to present each theorysomewhat equally, but let your opinionabout these theories be known onElection Day. Remember to vote becauseit makes all the difference.
Ben Gold is a School of Arts andSciences senior majoring in philosophy andhistory. His column runs alternate Fridays.
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R emember the “freshman 15?”That 15 pounds every female issaid to gain her first year of col-
lege? Well, I don’t. My first year at theUniversity, I was one of the few whoavoided that dreadful weight gain.However, it seems to have caught up tome. Apparently I’ve bypassed the “fresh-man 15,” and I’m going for a worldrecord. It seems a bit hypocritical sincemy first column was about putting downthe fries to avoid obesity, especially con-sidering the large fries I consumed theother night. Don’t get me wrong. I’m notobese, but, by medical standards, I amdefinitely overweight.
Unfortunately, my most of my overeat-ing is tied to my emotions and stress level.Boredom is also a factor. Some peopleabstain from food when they are emotion-al — I pick up a spoon and a pint of dulce
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Editor’s note: This column concludes atwo part series on supply- and demand-side economics.
F or those who read my last columnabout supply-side economics, ifyou believe that the hands-off
approach to the economy left you wanting,then today, I am explaining an alternative:demand-side economics. This economictheory, championed by John MaynardKeynes, is the foundation of theDemocratic Party’s economic policy. Butpast Republican presidents have also usedcertain Keynesian tactics. It is crucial tounderstand how this economic thoughthas been used in the past and the centralrole it plays in contemporary politics.
Keynesianism, in contrast to supply-side, believes that the government has aheavier hand in the economic and mone-tary activity of the country. Keynesianismposits that there are economic cycles.Translation: Sometimes the economy isgreat and sometimes not so much.During a recession or economic down-turn, the government should stimulatethe economy, and it will get us out of theeconomic downturn with the least harmto the country’s current citizens. I’mgoing to break down the theory behindthis for all those non-economists outthere — I’m one of them — so you canunderstand the intersection of economicsand your daily life.
Let’s start with why the governmentspends to stimulate the economy. Whenthere is a recession, economic growth
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“Keynesianism is inherently a short-term
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de leche ice cream, and let my problemsmelt away (no pun intended). Girls, howmany of us have this same response?More than I realized. Like my friends, I fig-ured most females avoided food like theplague when emotional or stressed. Afterasking a group of random females on cam-pus, I discovered that 6 in 10 grab a bag ofchips when their emotions are runninghigh. I guess I’m not as alone in this as Ioriginally thought. This doesn’t make mefeel any better since my midsection isexpanding, and at any minute, I expect thescale to become an enemy as it has formany others. Americans have gotten larg-er over the years.
With the continuous bombardment ofcommercials preying on our weakness forfood, it’s no wonder Americans are becom-ing increasingly larger. Pizza Hut,McDonald’s and other fast food chains hitus when we’re most vulnerable: aroundthe time when we are about to sit downand enjoy our evening meal. They depictthis food as if we are on a deserted islandwhere our meals have consisted ofcoconuts and papaya, and all we crave is ajuicy hamburger. It’s these subliminal
messages that cause us to hop in our carsand drive to the nearest White Castle.There’s almost no getting away from it.Have you ever noticed the amount of junkfood restaurants in the area? Even theRutgers Student Center consists mainly ofunhealthy food. The best choice may beSubway, and is it really that healthy? I’mnot so sure.
My weight is constantly fluctuating tothe point where I’ve stopped tossing outmy larger-sized clothes and now keepthem as backup. I know it’s not about howbig you are, but how comfortable you arein your own skin. I’m not that comfort-able, so I’ve decided to try and do some-thing about it. After losing 20 pounds lastyear, I seem to have gained 20 poundsplus a few more. I know the weight loss isdoable since I’ve done it before, butladies, I know some of you will agree withme when I say it’s easier to put on weightthan it is to lose it. With the holidaysaround the corner, I’m wondering howmany pounds I will gain after gorging onextra helpings of turkey and pumpkin pie,eventually adding to the weight I’veamassed this year.
Motivation is what helped me loseweight before and what will help anyonewho is struggling to lose weight. You haveto want it. It’s not about dieting. They don’twork because people only diet to loseweight and then go right back to snackingon cookies instead of fruit. It’s about com-pletely changing what you eat, portion sizeand exercising. You don’t have to get outra-geous with exercising, but at least 30 min-utes a day of cardio goes a long way. I knowthis because these are the same things I didto drop those 20 pounds I was ashamed of.
Even as I’m writing this and stressingover midterms, I’m trying to keep mymind from wondering if I can get a goodcheese steak from the grease trucks andlonging for that peanut butter pie in thefridge just waiting to be devoured. It’s somuch easier to pick up a spoon instead ofjumping around and doing cardio.Complaining isn’t going to help me or any-one else. Putting down the chips andbeing active is the way to go.
Courtney Averette is a School of Arts andSciences sophomore. Her column runs onalternate Fridays.
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Today's Birthday (10/19/12). Your thrifty ways provide great savingsthis year. An income increase could come as soon as this month andgets reinforced by the solar eclipse (Nov. 3). Stick to your financialplan, while diving into specialized study to expand the tools in yourbelt. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (Mar. 21-April 19) — Todayis a 7 — Keep up the good work.Take some risks, maybe, but keepit steady. Your credit rating's onthe rise. Challenges in romancepay off later. Hide a treasure.Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is a 5 — Study an ancientsource and combine the new.Listen to a bright idea (fromyourself or someone else). Some-times small is beautiful. Postponelaunches, travel and romance.Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Todayis a 7 — Be careful so that youdon't forget an important date.Spend time outdoors to replenishyour energy. It's not a good idea tostretch the truth now.Cancer (June 21-July 22) —Today is a 6 — You have lessthan you thought, but that canchange with intelligent work.You have the support of lovedones (even if it doesn't alwaysseem so). Meet with friends later.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Todayis an 8 — A new trick doesn'tnecessarily work, but it may stillbe worth trying (results may sur-prise). Sell something you'vekept hidden. Let a loved onehelp you decide.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Todayis an 8 — Provide plenty of posi-tive reinforcement as it's needed.Achieve harmony through medi-tation. Send a scout to gatherinformation. Postpone long jour-neys for later. Compromise.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Todayis a 7 — Consider all possibilities.Make sure you have all the factsbefore choosing. Working athome increases your efficiency.There's no need to spend moneynow; you have what you need.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is a 6 — Don't tell every-thing to everybody. Watch outfor mistakes with numbers.Check for changes in require-ments. Exceptional patiencemay be required.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) —Today is an 8 — The glitches inromance will go away. For now,focus on taking advantage of yournew boost of confidence. Thankthe others who stand by your side.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is a 5 — You can besocial, but it's better to postponehaving company over. Everyexperience adds wisdom. Investi-gate suspicions and avoid gam-bling. Optimism is within reach.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is a 7 — Friends play animportant role today, especiallyproviding assistance in difficultsituations. Listen and be heard.You have the support of themost important people.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Todayis a 7 — Stand up for yourself. Thegroup helps out, even as it seemsthat they may disagree. Give andreceive love, and compromise.Logic wins. A bond gets renewed.
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But a win against Seton Hall (7-11, 2-8), Crooks believes, is moreimportant than what seed it willgive his team.
“Our ultimate goal is to partici-pate in the NCAA Tournament andnot just participate, but advancedeeply into it as well as the Big EastTournament,” Crooks said, “so thisgame is important in those aspectsas well because every result tendsto have a result on the postseason.”
Rutgers is guaranteed a spot inthe Big East Tournament if it winstonight. If Villanova loses or drawsand Rutgers wins, the Knights willclaim the fourth seed and host a firstround match Oct. 25 at Yurcak field.
For Rutgers to miss the play-offs, it would have to lose tonightand DePaul would have to winagainst Notre Dame.
But the only game Crooks isworried about is the one againstthe Pirates, which are one the
Pirates game plays intonational tournamentfate for Knights
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Junior forward Jonelle Filigno leads the Knights this season with 14 goals, seven of which weregame winners. She also has three assists and a team-high 31 points. YEE ZHSIN BOON
is a week where you never knowhow any game could go, but ifyou just use the past as a predic-tor, it may be a 0-1 turnovergame and whoever gets thatturnover, it will be critical.”
But a lack of turnovers isnot the number that led toTemple winning its first twoBig East games.
Its running attack is secondin the conference, averagingnearly 177 yards per game onthe ground.
Transfer Montel Harris is atthe head of that group. For threeseasons, Harris played forBoston College and became itsall-time leading rusher.
Now at Temple, he leads theOwls with 310 yards this seasonand averages 4.5 yards per carry.
“In [Temple’s] offense,because there are elements ofoption in the offense, it createsone-on-ones for a guy like him
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Senior wide receiver Tim Wright did not record a catch againstSyracuse, but is still third on the Knights with 21 receptions. YEE ZHSIN BOON
and he’s a make-you-miss back,much like the one we have,”Flood said.
But the Rutgers defenseshould not have a problem with ateam that focuses on running, ifstatistics are any indication.
It allows opponents only 60.8yards per game on the ground,which is best in the Big East andsecond best in the nation.
But there is a dif ferencebetween Temple and the other Big East opponentsRutgers plays.
This group has not playedthe Owls. Senior wide receiverTim Wright believes thatmeans the Knights must rely ontheir ability.
“If [you were a freshman],you never played somebodybefore and you just go out andattack,” he said. “I feel likewe’re the same way. I just feellike [if] we got out there andkeep doing what we’re doing, executing and worryingabout us and not worr yingabout the defense too much, Ifeel … we’ll have the upperhand out there.”
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Rutgers’ top rivals, he said. “A lot of the girls know each
other and there are a lot of NewJersey players on both rosters,”Crooks said. “Seton Hall [versus]Rutgers, Princeton [versus]Rutgers, they have a little more ofa ‘giddy up’ than other matches,but you can’t treat it differentlythan we have treated any of theother matches. What we need todo is execute and hopefully it willbe enough to give us the result wewant in the end.”
Seton Hall enters the matchwith a conference-worst 2.17 goalsallowed per game, somethingFiligno will have in her mind asshe attacks the Pirates defense.
With 14 goals this season, sheneeds one goal to tie the single-season goal scoring record heldby four other Knights.
But Filigno knows a win ismore important.
“It is really important — everysingle game is important,”Filigno said. “We need to comeout with the win [tonight].”
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OCTOBER 19, 2012SPORTS PAGE 14
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
RU findsleaders inyoungerrunners
BY ERIC DIMETROSKYCONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers men’s cross coun-try team has one senior, and CaseyWeiss has only been on the teamfor little more than a year.
On a team full of underclass-men, unlikely leaders have steppedup to lead the Scarlet Knights in the2012 campaign.
“All of the guys pull for eachother in practice and try [to] helpeach other out,” said head coachMike Mulqueen.
Sophomore Chris DeFabio isone underclassman who hasemerged as a leader. He is proudof how the team has dealt with alack of veterans and the veryyoung roster.
“The dynamic of the team hasbeen really good,” DeFabio said.“It’s been an easy transition and agood environment this season.”
Mulqueen knows not all leadersare vocal, and several young run-ners have led in other ways.
“A few guys have been leadingby example,” Mulqueen said. “It’s atight team, and I’m happy with howwe’ve progressed.”
DeFabio was not sure how theteam would respond to the loss ofsenior leadership from last season,but knew it would not only be oneperson filling the void.
“Everybody has had to step up,and it’s brought us closer together,”DeFabio said. “There’s a lot of com-petitiveness to push yourself, butthere aren’t any egos to deal with.”
Sophomore Chris Banafato,who posted a personal-best timein Princeton last week, is anotherrunner who has taken on a leader-ship role.
“Banafato did a lot of work overthe summer,” Mulqueen said. “Hewas one of our top runners last sea-son and his workouts are betterthan ever.”
Banafato knew he would haveto take more of a leadership rolethis season.
“This year there were new natu-ral leadership roles,” Banafato said.“This year the return runners needto lead runs and set the example.We’re the base of the team now.”
His results have shown he isone of the Knights’ most consis-tent runners throughout the sea-son, and he continues to improveon his times.
He knows he is not the Knights’only leader on a team with severalconsistent runners, Banafato said.
“We have several leaders,” hesaid. “No one person has total con-trol of this team.”
Mulqueen knows Banafato hasdone more than only perform wellin races.
“He’s emerged as an unspokenleader of the group,” Mulqueensaid. “He’s gotten older andstronger, and it shows in the races.”
The Knights have a brightfuture ahead of them with a youth-ful roster and can improve in theupcoming years, Mulqueen said.
“All of the guys work as ateam, and it’s great to see,”Mulqueen said. “All but one guyreturns [next year], and we willhave leadership.”
BY GREGORY JOHNSONCONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers women’s golfteam takes to the tournamentgreen for the fourth time thisseason at the LehighInvitational this weekend inBethlehem, Pa.
The Scarlet Knights look tobuild momentum from theirrecent success at home in theRutgers Invitational, wherethey took second place andposted a season-high 16.9strokes per hole team average.
The Knights continued tostress mental game and fine-tune individual mechanics dur-ing the last two weeks.
“This past week we’ve had alot of great practices where weworked on our short game —improved that a lot — andworked more on accurateshots,” said sophomoreKortnie Maxoutopoulis. “So we
have a lot to build on [in tour-nament performances].”
Much of the team’s overallimprovement during thecourse of the season can beattributed to the Knights’freshmen, who have acclimatedto college and consequentlybecame more productive onthe team’s scorecards.
“We’ve had three of our tour-naments completed, so we havequite a lot of experience in col-lege tournament play,”Maxoutopoulis said. “As far asthis tournament coming up, Ithink we have the experienceand the potential, and we’ve justgot to hone in on that, focus anddo the best we can out there.”
The Saucon Valley CountryClub, where the tournament isheld, was the site of the U.S.Women’s Open in 2009 and isnotable for having fescue grass-es and thick rough. Colderweather conditions than from
the beginning of the season willalso likely test the Knights’ men-tal fortitude.
“The rough is a little bit longer, sowe might be hitting more shots outof the rough,” said senior co-captainBrittany Weddell. “When we getthere we [will] play a practice round,so we’ll have a better idea of what thecourse and the conditions are like.”
Rutgers placed third amongeight teams at the invitational lastfall with a 628 final score, 14strokes better than host Lehigh.
Maxoutopoulis paced theKnights in the event as a fresh-man, carding a 152 to finishamong the top-five golfers. Shehas been at the top of theKnights’ scorecards all seasonlong and needs to continue herstrong play for Rutgers to pre-vail on the road.
Weddell and fellow seniorco-captain Karen Cash postedrespective scores of 157 and156 at Lehigh last fall.
Fall 2011 winner BrownUniversity will not compete thistime, but another familiar facefor the Knights is Seton Hall,which was the only team to beatRutgers at its home invitational.
The Knights know it is anoth-er unique road test, but havingnavigated through arguably thenation’s most difficult collegiatecourse in Yale only four weeksago, they are up for the challenge.
“It’s going to be a balance,”Maxoutopoulis said of Lehigh’scourse dif ficulty. “It’s going tobe a lot more competitive thanBucknell but a little less com-petitive than Yale, so I think wehave very equal comparison tothe other teams that we’regoing to be playing. So we defi-nitely have the potential to playwell and to compete.”
The first round of actionbegins tomorrow, with the sec-ond and final round concludingthe following day.
Rutgers improves before fourth invite
BY AARON FARRARCORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers volleyball teamtravels 25 miles north to SouthOrange, N.J., tonight to take onin-state rival Seton Hall.
The Scarlet Knights (16-7, 2-6) return to action after splittingtwo matches last weekend,falling to Marquette, 3-2, Sundayafter defeating Syracuse, 3-1,two days earlier.
Rutgers and the Pirates (16-5, 4-4) last met Oct. 14, 2011,when the Knights swept SetonHall at the College Avenue Gym.The two squads have competedhead-to-head 34 times since1984, with Rutgers having theedge with 19 victories.
“It’s always tough playing intheir place,” said head coach CJWerneke. “They always have agreat environment, a big homecrowd. Usually the crowd getsinto supporting their team. We’ll
see how we respond to that, butit’s always just a little bit extrawhen it’s Seton Hall, you’re in-state rival.”
With seven regular seasonmatches remaining, the Knightslook to finish the season strong,starting off with a victory againsttheir rivals. After falling toMarquette in five sets last week,Rutgers returned to campus withtime to make corrections to itsapproach and turn those closelosses into wins.
“Our preparation has beendetail-oriented,” Werneke said.“While we’re preparing for SetonHall, we spent a couple days onus, doing what we need to do tomaintain the level of play we hadlast weekend. We came up with agame plan that we want to exe-cute against Seton Hall.”
At the beginning of the week,senior setter Stephanie Zielinskiand junior defensive specialistTracy Wright found themselves
as the latest Knights added to therecord books. The two haveanother opportunity to move upat the conclusion of the matchagainst the Pirates.
Zielinski earned Big EastWeekly Honor Roll recognitionthis week for the third time thisseason, has 3,919 assists and isonly 11 away from claiming sec-ond place on the Rutgers all-timeassists list.
Wright sits at 356 digs and is13 digs away from fifth place for asingle season.
A win against the Pirateswould match the Knights’ totalconference wins from last season.Werneke views the match as anopportunity for the squad to writea different story than last sea-son’s results.
“It’s just another opportuni-ty to take a step towards ourgoal,” he said. “That goal is tomake it to the conference tour-nament and to continue to rise
up in the Big East. We’repreparing for Seton Hall, alsoaddressing some of the thingson our side of the net. We’regoing to keep working hard andmaking improvements that weneed to make.”
The weekend is a rarity for theKnights in that they only haveone opponent to focus on. Thebattle with Seton Hall tips off athree-week road stint for theKnights. Werneke needs theteam to bring full effort for thelast stretch of the season.
“Those teams that find a waypush through and kind of peakduring this time are going to endon a very good note and havetheir season finish off reallystrong,” he said. “Those teamsthat decide not to are going tofade away. I know our staff andour team wants to be a team thatexcels late in the season, pushesthrough and ends the season on astrong note.”
VOLLEYBALL DETAILS BECOME FOCUS OF PREPARATION
WOMEN’S GOLF LEHIGH INVITATIONAL, TOMORROW
Knights hit road for conference testsJunior defensive specialist Tracy Wright is seventh on the Knights’ all-time list for single-season digs, recording 356 this year. Sheis 13 digs away from placing in the top five for one season in Rutgers history. LAWRENCE CABREDO
OCTOBER 19, 2012 SPORTS PAGE 15
MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS-CINCINNATI, TOMORROW, 7 P.M.
BY JOSH BAKANASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Rutgers head men’s soccercoach Dan Donigan maintainedpatience in developing the ScarletKnights’ youth this season.
But after Wednesday’s 2-1 lossagainst No. 10 St. John’s, Doniganburied that demeanor.
“I told my guys I’m done beinga nice guy,” he said. “‘Here’s thereality of it: We need to step up,and we got to go into a bloodbathnow instead of kind of having thatopportunity at home and fightingyour way down a hill. Now youfight your way up a hill.’”
A series of mistakes pushedDonigan to his last wit, manyoccurring in the first half againstSt. John’s when the Red Stormtook a 2-0 lead that culminated inthe loss.
Freshman defender MitchellTaintor made the most costly mis-take, accumulating his fifth yellowcard of the year in the 45th minute,which suspends him tomorrowwhen Rutgers travels to Cincinnati(5-7-4, 2-2-2).
“We have to overcome some ofthese obstacles, but I was verydisappointed in Mitchell,”Donigan said.
Senior Dragan Naumoski willlikely fill Mitchell’s role in the cen-ter of the defense, and sophomoreBobby Spracklin would get his first
career start on the right in place ofNaumoski, Donigan said.
Taintor generally stands far-ther back than any Rutgers (6-6-1, 2-3-1) defender, andNaumoski is often involved inthe attack. Implementing a simi-lar vibe to the Knights withTaintor could require a shift inplaying style from midfieldersand forwards.
“If they find themselves in dif-ferent roles or different positions,they need to respond and theyneed to fill that void right now, sim-ple as that,” Donigan said. “That’swhat big boys do.”
Taintor was part of a backfieldthat made other consequentialmistakes against St. John’s, fail-ing to cover on two interceptedclear attempts.
Rutgers pushed a comebackattempt in the second half toclose the game to 2-1, whichsenior goalie Kevin McMullensaid helped mask a style of playin the first half that was unlikethe Knights.
“It’s not yet time to hit the panicbutton,” McMullen said. “We’veplayed very well up to this point.[The game against] St. John’s isn’ta testament to our style.”
Even if it is not time to do soyet, time is running out onRutgers’ chance at making the BigEast Tournament with only tworegular season games left.
The Knights went from tiedfor fourth in the Big East’s RedDivision with St. John’s andCincinnati to sole control of sixthand out of the five playoff spotsin the division within the span ofa day.
The loss to St. John’s, Rutgers’first loss at Yurcak Field this year,sealed it.
“We just came out slow,” saidjunior forward Kene Eze, whomthe Johnnies held to only one shot.“We needed to come out [better].It was a home game, no excuses.”
Rutgers is far from Big EastChampionship contention, nowplacing behind Cincinnati — thelowest scoring team in the con-ference with 0.53 goals pergame — and above SouthFlorida and DePaul.
Now Rutgers can only worryabout itself.
It has plenty to worry about,and the bright side is gone,Donigan said.
“I’m done sugar-coatingthings,” he said. “I’m done tryingto find the positives on every otherlittle thing that I could find outthere. I’m just telling my guys howit is, and they need to respond, andthey need to find the answers tothe questions we have right now.”
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Freshman defender Mitchell Taintor is suspended for tomorrowagainst Cincinnati for sustaining his fifth yellow card this year.MARIELLE SUMERGIDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Coach ends positive attitude during postseason chase
FIELD HOCKEY RUTGERS-PROVIDENCE, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.
Friars game decides tournament fateBY ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ
STAFF WRITER
For the Rutgers field hockeyteam, accomplishing its presea-son goal of making the Big EastTournament comes down toone game.
The Scarlet Knights take onProvidence tonight to concludetheir conference schedule. The win-ner of that game locks up a postsea-son berth. The loser has to hope forother conference teams to lose for achance at the tournament.
“Providence is a strong oppo-nent in the conference,” saidhead coach Meredith Long. “Wematch up well with them. If wewant a spot in the tournament,we need to take care of this one.We are putting ourselves in agood position as far as continu-ing our season come November.”
The Friars (7-6, 2-2) play apossession style, similar to theKnights (8-7, 2-3). Rutgers isoptimistic that with the style ofplay, they will have opportunitiesthroughout the game on offense.
“One of the main things ourteam has been focusing on iskeeping possession, buildingour play through the midfieldand then getting the ball to theforwards,” said junior forwardDanielle Freshnock.
The Knights are gettinghealthy in time for the match.Senior back Christie Lonsky,who dislocated her shoulder ina loss against Villanova onSept. 29, has since returned tothe field. Lonsky played signifi-cant minutes against Louisville
and Lafayette, and is expectedto continue to contribute with-out any problems.
Senior back Ashley Yanek,who suf fered a moderate con-cussion against Louisville,passed her concussion testsearlier in the week and is alsoexpected to play.
“I am really looking forwardto putting together a full 70minutes of hockey,” Long said.“It’s honestly going to be a fungame for us. I am looking forour upperclassmen to really
Senior back Ashley Yanek was cleared to play tonight against Providence after passing her medical tests. Yanek experienced amild concussion last Friday against Louisville and missed one game. CONOR ALWELL, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
step up and lead us throughthis game.”
Senior forward Carlie Rouhand junior for ward LisaPatrone are among the upper-classman leaders. Patroneleads Rutgers in points with 19and goals with eight, and she has added three assists.Rouh has eight points on the year, with three goals andtwo assists.
It may be tough for theKnights to get ready to play asecond game with the stakesso high surrounding theProvidence game, but Rutgersstays in Rhode Island forSunday’s game at Brown (3-9).
The coaching staf f does not anticipate there being any sluggishness aftertonight’s game.
“As a coaching staf f, we arelooking at both opponents,”Long said. “We are includingthings into our preparationthat we can include in bothgames. Our mentality this sea-son as a team has been ourmost important game is ournext one.”
The Knights have comethrough in several pressure-filled situations this year. Afterthe Knights started conferenceplay 0-3, the team has sincewon consecutive Big Eastgames against Georgetownand Louisville to put them-selves in a win-and-in situation.A third consecutive victor yagainst a conference opponentis all the Knights need to get tothe postseason.
BY BRADLY DERECHAILOCORRESPONDENT
Jonelle Filigno said earlier in the week itwould be an honor to break the single-seasonscoring record for the Rutgers women’s soc-cer team tonight against Seton Hall.
And while the record will catapult the juniorforward up the rankings, a Filigno goal might
just earn the Scarlet Knights a first-roundhome match in the Big East Tournament.
The way the season has gone for theKnights (11-6-1, 4-5-1) in Big East play, headcoach Glenn Crooks would be satisfied withany seed despite the Rutgers’ recent success.
“The fact is we are creating more oppor-tunities and more quality opportunities,”Crooks said. “If you look at shots on goal it is
pretty similar to the way it was in the begin-ning of the season, but the quality is higher inour opportunities and that’s a good thing.”
Those opportunities Crooks is referring toare the ones during non-conference play, whenthe Knights posted a 7-1 record and recordedat least a goal in each of their eight games.
But Rutgers’ scoring disappeared along with its wins in the beginning of Big East
play, as it went 1-5 in its next six games.
Left at the bottom of the conferencestandings after a disappointing overtimeloss to Syracuse Sept. 30, the Knightsfought back in position to host a home tour-nament match.
FOURTH SCORE The Rutgers women’s golf teamlooks to improve in its fourth meet of the yearat the Lehigh Invitational after placing second inthe Rutgers Invitational. / PAGE 14
BY THE NUMBERS EXTRA POINT RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR
SPORTS
NEGATIVE REPORT Rutgers head men’s soccer coach DanDonigan has stopped playing the “nice guy” in themidst of the Knights’ uphill battle to postseason playas the Big East Tournament approaches. / PAGE 15
DO OR DIE The Rutgers field hockeyteam clinches a berth in the Big EastTournament if it beats Providencetonight. / PAGE 15
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I told my guys I’m done being a nice guy.”—Rutgers head men’s soccer coach Dan Donigan
on his reaction to Wednesday’s loss
HAYLEYKATKOWSKIis the only freshman tostart all 18 games thisyear for the Rutgerswomen’s soccer team. Shealso leads the team with1606 minutes played.
Where do Rutgers defenders rank in the Big Eastin passes defended per game this season?
1. Logan Ryan 1.33 1. Brandon Jones 1.334. Khaseem Greene 1.008. Duron Harmon 0.83
GOLF
Lehigh Invitational
TomorrowBethlehem, Pa.
VOLLEYBALL
at Seton Hall
Tonight, 5 p.m.South Orange, N.J.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
at Seton Hall
Tonight, 7 p.m.South Orange, N.J.
FIELD HOCKEY
at Providence
Tonight, 7 p.m.Providence, R.I.
SEE GOAL ON PAGE 13
FOOTBALL RUTGERS-TEMPLE, TOMORROW, NOON
Potential record-breaking goal could extend year
BY JOEY GREGORYASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The Rutgers football team’s defense hasproved its resiliency in most of this sea-son’s performances.
Most recently, the Scarlet Knightsdefended eight consecutive plays from theRutgers 10-yard line or closer— seven ofwhich were pass attempts — to keep theOrange out of the end zone.
“I’ve been watching football for a lot ofyears,” said junior cornerback LoganRyan. “I don’t ever remember an eight-play goal line stand like that, but itjust shows a lot of character about this defense.”
Rutgers needs that character again tomor-row when it takes on Temple at LincolnFinancial Field.
The Knights have made a habit out of turn-ing opponents over, earning a plus-13 turnover
margin. Their average of 2.17 more turnoversper game is the best in college football.
They have recorded 17 takeaways — 12interceptions and five fumbles — but haveonly given the ball over four times.
Temple is one of the closest teams inturnover margin the Knights face. The Owls(3-2, 2-0) have generated 11 turnovers whilecommitting only six of their own.
Quarterback Chris Coyer is at the fore-front of that ball security.
Coyer has only thrown the ball to opposingdefenders only two times in 101 pass attempts.
If he maintains that pace against Rutgers(6-0, 3-0), which lives off of turnovers, it couldcause problems.
“[Against Temple] it’s going to be evenmore critical for us to protect the football onoffense and on defense to create turnovers,”said head coach Kyle Flood. “Because this
Junior cornerback Logan Ryan (center) is one of four members of the Knights to have multiple interceptions this season, including a fourth-quarter pick of Syracuse quarterbackRyan Nassib in Saturday’s 23-15 win against the Orange. Senior cornerback Brandon Jones leads the Knights with three interceptions. LAWRENCE CABREDO
