“The biggest issue is we increased our number of undergraduates dramatically in the last 15 years but classrooms have not dramatically increased,” he said. “We haven’t increased the number of classrooms prior to the Tillett renovations in any significant way since 1988 and any significant way before that [since] 1963.” Most of the new rooms in Tillett will be large classrooms, Melillo said. “Since [the shape of Tillett] is a big square, there are a lot of win- dows,” he said. “So it was pretty easy to make sure they have windows but we also needed a couple of large classrooms without windows specifically designed for viewing film and other things like that.” The new rooms will be equipped with digital technology, up-to-date sound systems, wireless systems and other necessities that students would require, Calcado said. “It would put students in state-of-the-art classrooms that are new and it would certainly help faculty in that it’s a space [that is] friendly RUSAS members were ecstatic when they received the notice from the presi- dent yesterday. Monkia Juzwiak, a Rutgers Business School first-year student, said after a suc- cessful boot camp Nov. 18, RUSAS met with the administration regarding the contract with Adidas. “We had a short meeting after the boot camp, and were told we would have a deci- sion about the contract by the end of the month,” she said. “They were happy to see us and we brought a letter from the University of Washington with us showing that they had just cut their contract with Adidas as well.” TAKING A STAND Barchi’s decision to terminate the University’s licensing agreement with Adidas is a positive step toward a labor violation-free campus. / OPINIONS, PAGE 8 SET FOR LIFE Experts say students have a better chance of finding a job than older workers who may have more experience. UNIVERSITY, PAGE 3 Rutgers head wrestling coach Scott Goodale reflects on the ramifications Rutgers’ move to the Big Ten, which is the most competitive wrestling conference, will have on his program. / SPORTS, BACK WEATHER Rain/Snow High: 42 Nighttime Low: 25 Serving the Rutgers community since 1869. Independent since 1980. VOLUME 144, ISSUE 53 • UNIVERSITY ... 3 • OPINIONS... 8 • DIVERSIONS ... 10 • CLASSIFIEDS ... 12 • SPORTS ... BACK STEP UP RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK ONLINE AT DAILYTARGUM.COM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2012 Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops members march into Barnes & Noble at Rutgers to protest the store’s sale of Adidas products. After the Nov. 18 rally, University President Robert L. Barchi promised RUSAS an answer by the end of the month. Members received his letter yesterday. SHAWN SMITH, NOVEMBER 2012 State indefinitely extends ban on fake marijuana BY CODY BELTIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER Following the success of a ban on bath salts, New Jersey has permanently prohibited the sale and pos- session of synthetic marijuana — a designer drug derived from natural herbs that allegedly mimics the effect of marijuana. The permanent ban was put into effect Monday, according to a statement from Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa’s office. The ban is an extension of the 270-day temporary ban in February 2012 by the Division of Consumer Affairs that was set to expire later this month. Pamela’s Law, the initiative that prompted the bans, was signed in March 2011 after former University stu- dent William Parisio, who was allegedly under the influence of bath salts, killed his girlfriend Pamela Schmidt, also a former University student. A toxicology report later revealed Parisio was not under the influence of any drugs. Assemblyman John McKeon, D-27, said the syn- thetic substances that were marketed and used as mind-altering drugs are no less dangerous than other opiates already classified as illegal. “I am extremely appreciative of the legislative efforts to stay ahead of this issue before any other tragedies occur,” said McKeon, who originally spon- sored Pamela’s Law. Synthetic marijuana is the third most common- ly abused drug among high school seniors after BY SHAWN SMITH CORRESPONDENT Just nine days after members of the Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops protested in the University’s bookstore, President Robert L. Barchi announced yes- terday he would cut the University’s contract with sports company Adidas. In a letter sent to RUSAS, Barchi said the organization’s hard work and dedica- tion to bring up concerns about Adidas — a company that has not paid proper Barchi cuts Adidas agreement Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops secures success after campaign BY JUSTINA OTERO STAFF WRITER To address the issue of classroom shortages on campus, the University is expanding Livingston campus’ Tillett Hall with updated spaces for students. The renovations, which will cost a projected $13.5 million, are slat- ed for a fall 2013 completion, said Antonio Calcado, vice president of University Facilities and Capital Planning. The alterations will transform the old cafeteria into 16 new, state of the art lecture halls and classrooms along with a few computer labs, Calcado said. “We had space after we built a new dining hall and we really do have an issue with trying to provide enough classroom space and enough up-to-date classroom space, so we took the opportunity of reprogramming that space into student-centric space,” he said. Classroom space is a big issue on campus, said Patrick Melillo, executive assistant of the Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs. Updates to bring class space to Tillett New Jersey has banned synthetic marijuana permanently. Amsterdam Smoke Shop and Jamaican Smoke Shop were raided when a temporary ban in February was put in place. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR SEE ADIDAS ON PAGE 5 SEE TILLETT ON PAGE 5 SEE BAN ON PAGE 5 severance to Indonesian workers at sup- plier, PT Kizone — have not been ignored. “We expect the companies with which the university has a trademark license agreement to respect and uphold the labor and legal rights of workers produc- ing Rutgers-branded products, and Adidas’s actions are not in keeping with this expectation,” he said in the letter. Barchi said he has instructed the University’s Trademark Licensing Office to work with the Collegiate Licensing Company to end the license agreement with Adidas.
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“The biggest issue is we increased our number of undergraduatesdramatically in the last 15 years but classrooms have not dramaticallyincreased,” he said. “We haven’t increased the number of classroomsprior to the Tillett renovations in any significant way since 1988 andany significant way before that [since] 1963.”
Most of the new rooms in Tillett will be large classrooms,Melillo said.
“Since [the shape of Tillett] is a big square, there are a lot of win-dows,” he said. “So it was pretty easy to make sure they have windowsbut we also needed a couple of large classrooms without windowsspecifically designed for viewing film and other things like that.”
The new rooms will be equipped with digital technology, up-to-datesound systems, wireless systems and other necessities that studentswould require, Calcado said.
“It would put students in state-of-the-art classrooms that are newand it would certainly help faculty in that it’s a space [that is] friendly
RUSAS members were ecstatic whenthey received the notice from the presi-dent yesterday.
Monkia Juzwiak, a Rutgers BusinessSchool first-year student, said after a suc-cessful boot camp Nov. 18, RUSAS metwith the administration regarding thecontract with Adidas.
“We had a short meeting after the bootcamp, and were told we would have a deci-sion about the contract by the end of themonth,” she said. “They were happy tosee us and we brought a letter from theUniversity of Washington with us showingthat they had just cut their contract withAdidas as well.”
TAKING A STAND Barchi’s decision to terminate theUniversity’s licensing agreement with Adidas is apositive step toward a labor violation-free campus. / OPINIONS, PAGE 8
SET FOR LIFE Experts say students have a better chance of finding a job than olderworkers who may have more experience.UNIVERSITY, PAGE 3
Rutgers head wrestling coach Scott Goodale reflectson the ramifications Rutgers’ move to the Big Ten,which is the most competitive wrestling conference,will have on his program. / SPORTS, BACK
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Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops members march into Barnes & Noble at Rutgers to protest the store’s saleof Adidas products. After the Nov. 18 rally, University President Robert L. Barchi promised RUSAS an answer by the endof the month. Members received his letter yesterday. SHAWN SMITH, NOVEMBER 2012
State indefinitelyextends ban onfake marijuana
BY CODY BELTISCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Following the success of a ban on bath salts, NewJersey has permanently prohibited the sale and pos-session of synthetic marijuana — a designer drugderived from natural herbs that allegedly mimics theeffect of marijuana.
The permanent ban was put into effect Monday,according to a statement from Attorney GeneralJeffrey S. Chiesa’s office.
The ban is an extension of the 270-day temporaryban in February 2012 by the Division of ConsumerAffairs that was set to expire later this month.
Pamela’s Law, the initiative that prompted the bans,was signed in March 2011 after former University stu-dent William Parisio, who was allegedly under theinfluence of bath salts, killed his girlfriend PamelaSchmidt, also a former University student.
A toxicology report later revealed Parisio was notunder the influence of any drugs.
Assemblyman John McKeon, D-27, said the syn-thetic substances that were marketed and used asmind-altering drugs are no less dangerous than otheropiates already classified as illegal.
“I am extremely appreciative of the legislativeefforts to stay ahead of this issue before any othertragedies occur,” said McKeon, who originally spon-sored Pamela’s Law.
Synthetic marijuana is the third most common-ly abused drug among high school seniors after
BY SHAWN SMITHCORRESPONDENT
Just nine days after members of theRutgers United Students Against Sweatshopsprotested in the University’s bookstore,President Robert L. Barchi announced yes-terday he would cut the University’s contractwith sports company Adidas.
In a letter sent to RUSAS, Barchi saidthe organization’s hard work and dedica-tion to bring up concerns about Adidas —a company that has not paid proper
Barchi cuts Adidas agreementRutgers United Students Against Sweatshopssecures success after campaign
BY JUSTINA OTEROSTAFF WRITER
To address the issue of classroom shortages on campus, theUniversity is expanding Livingston campus’ Tillett Hall with updatedspaces for students.
The renovations, which will cost a projected $13.5 million, are slat-ed for a fall 2013 completion, said Antonio Calcado, vice president ofUniversity Facilities and Capital Planning.
The alterations will transform the old cafeteria into 16 new, state ofthe art lecture halls and classrooms along with a few computer labs,Calcado said.
“We had space after we built a new dining hall and we really dohave an issue with trying to provide enough classroom space andenough up-to-date classroom space, so we took the opportunity ofreprogramming that space into student-centric space,” he said.
Classroom space is a big issue on campus, said Patrick Melillo,executive assistant of the Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs.
Updates to bring class space to Tillett
New Jersey has banned synthetic marijuana permanently. Amsterdam Smoke Shop andJamaican Smoke Shop were raided when a temporary ban in February was put in place.PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
SEE ADIDAS ON PAGE 5
SEE TILLETT ON PAGE 5
SEE BAN ON PAGE 5
severance to Indonesian workers at sup-plier, PT Kizone — have not been ignored.
“We expect the companies with whichthe university has a trademark licenseagreement to respect and uphold thelabor and legal rights of workers produc-ing Rutgers-branded products, andAdidas’s actions are not in keeping withthis expectation,” he said in the letter.
Barchi said he has instructed theUniversity’s Trademark Licensing Office towork with the Collegiate Licensing Companyto end the license agreement with Adidas.
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Wednesday, Nov. 28 Career Services hosts “Moving From College Majors to CareerOptions” at 6 p.m. at the Graduate School of Education on the Col-lege Avenue campus. University alumni will share how they trans-formed their liberal arts degrees into job opportunities. To register,email [email protected].
Muslims Without Borders hosts a “Video Game Night” at 7 p.m. atthe Busch Campus Center. There is a $7 admission fee. There willbe pizza and snacks.
The Off-Campus Students’ Association will screen “The AmazingSpider-Man” at 8 p.m. at Center Hall in the Busch Campus Center.Snacks will be provided.
Thursday, Nov. 29 Thomas Sterner talks about the theory and practice of grandfather-ing in relation to pollution at 10:30 a.m. at the Marine Sciences Build-ing Alampi Room on Cook campus. The event is sponsored by theRutgers Energy Institute.
The Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communitiesholds free HIV testing on World AIDS Day from 1 to 7 p.m. at theLivingston Student Center.
York University Professor Jin Haritaworn lectures on “TransNecropolitics: Conversions in the Currency of Violence and Death”at 4 p.m. at the Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building on Douglasscampus. The event is part of the Institute for Research on Women’sDistinguish Lecture series.
The Arab Cultural Club hosts its annual Hafla at 7 p.m. at the Rut-gers Student Center Multipurpose Room on the College Avenuecampus. The event, under the theme “Moonlight in Morocco,”will feature a dinner catered by Sahara, belly-dancing anddabkeh, and photography by Bright Lights Studio and Design.Attendees must dress to impress. Tickets are $5 at the door. Allproceeds go to Learning for the Empowerment and Advancementof Palestinians (LEAP).
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Wednesday, Nov. 28Go Man Go performs at 10 p.m. at Tumulty’s Pub at 361 George St.in downtown New Brunswick for a benefit show. Admission is freewith a $5 suggested donation. You must be 21 and over with a validphoto ID to enter.
Thursday, Nov. 29Buddy Fitzpatrick performs at 8 p.m. at the Stress Factory ComedyClub at 90 Church St. in downtown New Brunswick. Doors open at6 p.m. Tickets are $15. For more information and to purchase tick-ets, visit stressfactory.com.
College students may worryabout the job market as gradua-tion looms closer. But they arebetter off than many olderAmericans who are already in theworkforce — as shown yesterdayat a screening of the documen-tary, “Set for Life.”
The documentary, present-ed at the John J. HeldrichCenter for WorkforceDevelopment in downtown NewBrunswick, follows the lives ofbaby boomers who lost theirjobs in the Great Recession.
After the film, panelists spokeabout issues surrounding agingworkers along with the country’sfiscal climate.
“Set for Life,” which won BestFeature Documentary in the2012 Massachusetts IndependentFilm Festival, chronicles threemiddle-aged Americans strug-gling to make ends meet afterthey had been laid off followingthe 2008 recession.
In addition to their financialconcerns, these older adults donot have sufficient programs toassist them with reemployment,said Carl Van Horn, director ofthe Heldrich Center.
“Our policies for dealing withstructural unemployment are 50to 60 years old and out of date,”Van Horn said. “They don’t fitthe economy we have now.There’s a real mismatchbetween what people need andwhat is available.”
Maria Heidkamp, left, senior project manager at the Heldrich Center, Susan Sipprelle and Samuel Newman, co-producers of “Set For Life,” reflect on past employment opportunities yesterday atThe Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. EMILY NESI
He said out of those that areunemployed for more than twoyears, 14 percent receive theeducation and training to get anew job and half of them foot thebill themselves.
Susan Sipprelle, co-producerof the film, said the lack of organ-izations has hindered theirefforts to support this population.
“We wanted to give a portionof the proceeds for our DVD to aprogram that we thought waseffective for getting older work-ers back to work,” she said. “Wehave not been able to find one.”
Maria Heidkamp, senior proj-ect manager at the center, saidthere are only two programs that
are targeted at older workers.She said one of them, the SeniorCommunity Service EmploymentProgram, serves just one percentof potentially eligible participants.
“The older 50 to 65-age job seek-ers are having a pretty miserabletime accessing resources throughthe public system,” Heidkamp said.“They think they’re doing all theright things … and they’re just com-ing up empty-handed.”
One of the issues is ageism,said co-producer Sam Newman.
“People walking into job inter-views after having had phoneinterviews and seeing their inter-viewer’s face fall when they seethey’re 55 years old — there’s
plenty of stories like that,”Newman said.
Heidkamp said younger work-ers have an advantage comparedwith older workers.
“When there’s so muchemphasis on digital literacy andsocial media … I think an olderworker’s carrying a lot of bag-gage,” Heidkamp said. “Whywould you go with someonewho’s 62 when you can get some-one who’s 24?”
Employers feel they receiveless return on their investmentwhen they hire older workers,Van Horn said.
“We have invested so muchmoney in the first 23 years of life,”
Van Horn said. “[But] we spendless than any other advancedeconomy in the world on retrain-ing and education for adults.”
Sipprelle said one majorobstacle for adults is a lack ofjobs pertaining to their specificskill set. But measures taken toprovide them with new skills toincrease their marketability canbackfire, she said.
“It’s not easy for a paper millworker who worked in a papermill for 31 years to go back tocommunity college and comeout a completely different per-son,” she said. “There’s somany factors that make it diffi-cult for people.”
She described a typical situa-tion in which a major plant closesin a town and private collegesspearhead re-education for thelaid-off workers. They may notalways try to diversify the offer-ings — bringing in one large radi-ology program, for example.
“You’ll have 50 radiologistsand maybe only one or two jobopenings for radiologists,”Sipprelle said.
But, she said, people canrebound from these problems.
“Joe Price … a steelworkerfrom Weirton, W.Va., who hasa high school education … anda dial-up Internet connection… figured out how to getretrained, renegotiate hismor tgage, continually applyfor jobs and got hired,”Sipprelle said. “The naturalcondition of the human beingis resilience.”
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said the defunct cafeteria isunnecessary now that the cam-pus has the newer LivingstonDining Commons.
“I think … the new Tillettclassrooms will benefit Rutgersstudents and the future of theever-expanding student body,”she said.
Melillo said the University isperiodically refurbishing its oldclassrooms through a programthat looks at what updates can bemade every four years.
“We are going to do a quarter ofclassrooms … thefirst year was lastyear so we entirelytook out all of theold technology andbrought in newtechnology,” hesaid. “So every fouryears, the class-room that wasdone four yearsago gets redone in
terms of technology.”Melillo said growing under-
graduate programs and the risein the University’s reputationinternationally and locally haveproduced an influx of students.
The new changes in Tillettwill help buy time and space untilthe University constructs morespace for classes to meet.
“Tillett’s going to be a silverbullet for us for a little while …until 2015 when a new class-room building is built onCollege Avenue campus,” hesaid. “Tillett’s a major problemsolver for the meantime, and interms of a long-term plan, solv-ing space problems.”
contract, so it’s star ting tobuild momentum.”
The University ofWashington, Cornell University
and Oberlin College have alsodiscontinued license agreementswith Adidas.
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Anna Barcy, a School of Artsand Sciences sophomore, saidthe contract being cut means alot on a national level.
“Rutgers is big on a nationalscope because of our prestigeand sports,” she said. “We are abig name and the licensing isworth selling.”
Kate Thomas, a School of Artsand Sciences junior, said RUSASmembers are happy with the pres-ident’s decision, but the fight isnot over.
University becomes fourth in thenation to sever ties with company
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for them to be able to put on a lec-ture that is certainly meaningful inmany different ways,” he said.
Melillo said the overall plan-ning process took about two tothree years, as his colleagues planned out every-thing from class sizes to thenumber of windows.
The newly renovated TillettHall would improve the stan-dards and conditions of the class-rooms on campus, most of whichare not as updatedcompared toother universities,Melillo said.
“You know wehave classroomsthat are just rundown and outdat-ed,” he said. “Wetry very hard tomake sure we getthose classroomsout of circulation as quickly aspossible and bought back up tospeed. In all fairness, we do haveclassrooms that desperatelyneed work.”
Ruvice Tsague, a School ofEngineering senior, said hebelieves the changes are pure-ly beneficial.
“It’ll make the students moreat ease and comfortable and thiswill enable them to focus moreon learning and also enable themto familiarize themselves withthe professor more, which hope-fully would have a positive effecton their grades,” he said.
Melody Wong, a School ofArts and Sciences sophomore,
“Tillett’s going to bea silver bullet for us
for a little while ” PATRICK MELILLOExecutive Assistant of
Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Melillo says renovation temporarily solves growing student body
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marijuana and prescriptiondrugs, according to the attor-ney general’s statement.
Synthetic marijuana hasbeen linked to dangerous sideef fects including violentseizures, extreme elevation ofheart rate, severe panic, anxietyattacks and hallucinations,according to the U.S. Drug
“This is the bestthing that could
have happened afterall the bad press
Rutgers has had inthe past.”
KATE THOMASSchool of Arts and Sciences
Junior
NJ one of four states to outlaw synthetic marijuana
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The new Tillett Hall renovations will provide more classroom and lecture hall space for students on Livingston campus. The new space will house 16 state-of-the-art large classrooms equipped with digital technology, along with sound and wireless systems. The projected date for completion is fall 2013. COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY FACILITIES AND CAPITAL PLANNING
“We will continue to spreadawareness and education aboutthis,” she said. “We will supportother schools in their decision tocut contracts.”
Thomas said the boot campalso brought students from otherschools that are trying to get con-tracts with Adidas cut. As RUSASawaited a decision, she said otheruniversities were watching andcould possibly follow.
“People have supported us,we will continue to suppor tthem,” she said. “We are thefour th school to cut the
Thomas said this is the besttime to cut the contract becauseof a number of factors.
“This is great — with the hol-iday season approaching — to cutthe contract now,” she said. “Alsowith the addition to the Big Ten,this should give us some greatexposure.”
Thomas said RUSAS wantsAdidas to do the right thing andcompensate workers with theseverance they deserve.
While a deadline to cut thecontract was not included inBarchi’s letter, Thomas saidRUSAS would continue to followup with the president until it hasbeen eliminated.
Sonia Szczesna, a core organ-izer for RUSAS and School of Artsand Sciences senior, said she sup-ports the president’s decision.
“I’m happy that he knows whathe is doing,” she said.
Thomas said she is excitedto stand with the president onhis decision.
“This is the best thing thatcould have happened after all thebad press Rutgers has had in thepast,” she said. “It’s his first yearand he is making great decisions.We are happy to make a state-ment with him.”
Frangy Pozo, a School of Artsand Sciences sophomore, saidby influencing the University’sdecision to cut the contract,RUSAS is a leader to otherschools and organizations.
“Being able to bring schoolstogether shows that we aregrouped together on this deci-sion,” she said. “It’s not just aRutgers issue.”
Enforcement Administrationand the National Institute onDrug Abuse.
“These drugs have grown inpopularity nationwide, despitetheir alarming and catastrophicside effects,” Chiesa said. “Todaythey are permanently on recordas being just as illegal as cocaineor heroin.”
The ban was made permanentafter publication in the NewJersey Register along with a
public hearing and comment peri-od, according to the statement.
Hussein Hedbawi, owner ofthe Lay-Z-Shopper on EastonAvenue, said the Jamaican SmokeShop and the Amsterdam SmokeShop on Easton Avenue both car-ried the drug before the ban.
“There was a bust sometimein September on the street,some kind of raid. They bustedsome of the smoke shops on thestreet that sold the drug,”Hedbawi said.
In his store, Hedbawi hadsome requests for the drug frompeople he believed to be highschool students, but he said henever carried the substances.
“I think it is a good thing thatit was banned,” Hedbawi said.“It is a quick profit for businessowners [but also] a quick wayto the deterioration of theyounger generation.”
Ruby Gupta, a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences sophomore, said sheunderstands the appeal of cheapand legal synthetic drugs to stu-dents, but believes the risks arenot worth it.
“Marijuana is illegal eitherway,” she said. “But if you’regoing to use it, you should do itnaturally because it is known tobe far less dangerous than syn-thetic marijuana.”
New Jersey is one of fourstates that have outlawed thepossession and distribution ofsynthetic marijuana, alsoknown as “K2” or “Spice,”according to the AttorneyGeneral’s statement.
Since the temporary ban inFebruary, the State Police Officeof Forensic Science has seen a 79percent decrease in the numberof synthetic marijuana incidents,according to the statement.
McKeon said students shouldbe cautious when they see clever-ly marketed substances.
“They may say that they aresafe on the label, but this just isn’tthe case,” he said.
“I would say please read ourreports a little more. And maybethat would help to give a sense ofurgency that is lacking,” he said.
Marlene Moses, the head of acoalition of island nations thatview the rising sea levels as anexistential threat, said that wasgood advice.
“These are the kind of peoplethat it is probably a good idea to lis-ten to,” she said. “It is very muchin the interest of small islands tofocus on the science, which is whywe have always based our posi-tions on the latest research andwhy here we are calling for dra-
matically higher ambition.”Since 1990, the IPCC has
released four reports with projec-tions on how global warming willmelt glaciers and ice caps, raisesea levels and shift rainfall patternswith impacts on floods anddroughts. The panel shared the
2007 Nobel Peace Prize with cli-mate campaigner Al Gore, the for-mer U.S. vice president.
The IPCC is set to start releas-ing portions of its fifth report nextyear. Van Ypersele would not dis-cuss the contents except to saythe report will include newresearch on the melting of icesheets in Greenland andAntarctica, boosting previousestimates on sea level rise.
He said the scientific backingfor man-made climate change isnow so strong that it can be com-pared to the consensus behind theprinciples of gravity.
“It’s a very, very broad consen-sus. There are a few individualswho don’t believe it, but we aretalking about science and notbeliefs,” van Ypersele told AP.
Climate change skeptics sayIPCC scientists have in the pastoverestimated the effect of theaccumulation of CO2 in the atmos-phere and underplayed naturalcycles of warming and cooling.Others have claimed the authors,who aren’t paid for their work,exaggerated the effects that cli-mate change will have on the envi-ronment and on human life.
Negotiators in Doha are sup-posed to start talks on an elusiveglobal treaty to rein in emissions.They have set a deadline of 2015 toadopt that pact, which would takeeffect in 2020.
Among other topics, they are dis-cussing how to help poor countriesconvert to cleaner energy sourcesand adapt to a shifting climate, as
well as extending the expiringKyoto Protocol, an agreement thatlimits the greenhouse emissions ofindustrialized countries.
The U.S. rejected the Kyotodeal because it didn’t cover world-leading carbon polluter China andother fast-growing developingcountries. Other rich countriesincluding Canada and Japan don’twant to be part of the extension,which means it will cover less than15 percent of global emissions.
“Japan will not be participatingin a second commitment period,because what is important is for theworld is to formulate a new frame-work which is fair and effective andwhich all parties will join,” Japanesedelegate Masahiko Horie said.
Meanwhile, a series of recentclimate reports have underscoredthe depth of the challenge beforethe U.N. climate negotiators. Areport released Tuesday by theU.N. Environment Programwarned current climate projec-tions are likely too conservativebecause they don’t factor in thethawing of permafrost — a layer ofsoil that stays frozen year-round incold climates.
Lead author Kevin Schaefer, ofthe National Snow and Ice DataCenter in Colorado, said 1,700gigatons of carbon are locked upin permafrost primarily in theU.S., China, Russia and Canada.He called for further studies onthe potential climate impact if it’sreleased, saying up to 39 percentof total emissions could comefrom permafrost by 2100.
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DOHA, Qatar — Though it’stricky to link a single weatherevent to climate change,Hurricane Sandy was “probablynot a coincidence” but an exampleof the extreme weather events thatare likely to strike the U.S. moreoften as the world gets warmer,the U.N. climate panel’s No. 2 sci-entist said yesterday.
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, thevice chairman of theIntergovernmental Panel onClimate Change, predicted thatas stronger and more frequentheat waves and storms becomepart of life, people will stop ask-ing whether global warmingplayed a role.
“The new question shouldprobably progressively become: Isit possible that climate warminghas not influenced this particularevent?” he told The AssociatedPress in an interview on the side-lines of U.N. climate negotiationsin Qatar.
Van Ypersele’s remarks comeas global warming has re-emergedas an issue in Washington follow-ing the devastating superstorm —a rarity for the U.S. Northeast —and an election that led toDemocratic gains.
After years of disagreement,climate scientists and hurricane
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Panel looks at climate change following Sandy United Nations discusses how todecrease carbon emissions
“There are a fewindividuals whodon’t believe it,
but we are talkingabout science
and not beliefs.” JEAN-PASCAL
VAN YPERSELEVice Chairman
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
experts have concluded that as theclimate warms, there will be fewertotal hurricanes. But those stormsthat do develop will be strongerand wetter.
It is not correct to say Sandywas caused by global warming,but “the damage caused by Sandywas worse because of sea levelrise,” said Princeton University cli-mate scientist MichaelOppenheimer. He said the sealevel in New York City is a foothigher than a century ago becauseof man-made climate change.
On the second day of a two-week conference in the Qatari cap-ital of Doha, the talks fell back tothe bickering between rich andpoor countries that has markedthe negotiations since they startedtwo decades ago. At the heart ofthe discord is how to divide theburden of cutting emissions ofheat-trapping gases, including car-bon dioxide.
Such emissions, primarily fromthe burning of fossil fuels such ascoal and oil, have increased by 20percent since 2000, according to aU.N. report released last week.
Van Ypersele said the slowpace of the talks was “frustrat-ing” and that negotiators seemmore concerned with protect-ing national interests thanstudying the science thatprompted the negotiations.
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EDITORIALS
Adidas termination a win for labor rights
I n a momentous and somewhat surprising moveyesterday, University President Robert L. Barchiannounced he would work to discontinue the
University’s contract with sports apparel manufacturerAdidas over labor rights violations.
The decision is the right one. At a university com-mitted to upholding fair labor practices as well as itsown code of conduct, terminating this relationship wasa necessary step.
We laud Barchi for acknowledging a clearinfringement on University code and internationallabor rights. According to a letter sent to membersof the University organization Rutgers UnitedStudents Against Sweatshops, Barchi noted that thecompany’s practices are “not consistent with the val-ues of this university. We expect the companies withwhich the university has a trademark license agree-ment to respect and uphold the labor and legalrights of workers producing Rutgers-branded prod-ucts.” Currently, Adidas — a major producer of theUniversity apparel — owes $1.8 million in severance
Protests are part of bigger picture
P ro-peace rallies for both Israel and Palestine occu-pied the steps of Brower Commons last week,incited by the recent spike in violence overseas.
On a college campus thousands of miles from the soilupon which the conflict took place, more than a few stu-dents invariably found the displays of public activism reac-tionary and, as others argued, downright annoying. And ifcarried out in isolation, they may very well have been.
But this attitude would overlook one important fact— specifically, that the rallies were not carried out inisolation. Students ought to recognize before they takeaim at displays like last week’s that these groups oftenwork throughout the year to advance their cause.
Both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel organizationshave spearheaded many events and efforts on campusthis semester. Rutgers Hillel celebrated “Days WithoutHate,” a three-day-long event that began on Nov. 13 in
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attempt to encourage peace through engaged activi-ties. Interfaith University group Shalom/Salaam car-ried on its “Patchwork for Peace” project this week tosend a patchwork tapestry to the United Nations toexpress the need to resolve the conflict. Peace effortsfor both sides of the issue are ongoing, and taking noteof this can help put things in perspective.
It’s true that last week’s protests may have seemedabrupt, aggressive or misplaced to the disinterestedstudent. And indeed, with an issue so seemingly divi-sive, it may be difficult to see past the protest signs thatinevitably follow surges in violence. But it’s importantto acknowledge that most of these groups are deeplycommitted to their causes and thus, deserve respect.
In the end, it falls on the backs of individual stu-dents to inform themselves on the issues, as well as thestruggles in which their fellow students engage.
pay to more than 2,700 workers at an Indonesian fac-tory called PT Kizone.
The company’s practices are clearly unacceptable,and with the decision, the University will become thefourth school in the country to acknowledge this fact.Both Cornell University and Oberlin College droppedthe company earlier this semester, and the University ofWashington also recently announced that it would beterminating its contract because of Adidas’ handling ofthe PT Kizone situation. With students and administra-tors growing increasingly sensitive to malpractices suchas these, it’s good to see our own join the ranks early.
It’s important to remember, however, who’s respon-sible for bringing the issue to Barchi’s table. The deci-sion comes on the heels of some strenuous campaign-ing by RUSAS, who’ve worked hard in recent monthsto shed light on the ongoing issue. While we haveexpressed hesitation in the past regarding the group’stactics, we realize this could not have been accom-plished without the tireless efforts of USAS membersacross the country.
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said, I am asking for you to support ourgovernor for four more years. Re-electChristie for governor of New Jersey.
I remember being at the victory party in2009 when everyone told me I was headedto the loser party. Funny story. I rememberwhen the governor-elect told us all, “I wantto let you all know that about 40 minutesago, I received a call of congratulationsfrom Gov. Jon Corzine.” The crowd roaredwith cheers. But the thing is, the governor— then and now —still has the samerhetoric, principlesand morals — andmore promisesthan he did then. Ican truthfully saythat I believe he willcontinue to do agreat job for thisstate and get us through the recovery ofHurricane Sandy. That night he toldDemocrats, Republicans and Independentsalike: “Tomorrow we take back New Jerseyfor our families … our friends … and ourneighbors.” He told us that we would “haveour work cut out for us … [and that] …there are no easy answers to these difficultproblems,” but we were going to getthrough them together.
Luckily, I have a pretty good predictionfor the gubernatorial race in 2013. Anotherfour years of Christie.
Christie wins every hypothetical head-to-head matchup measured in the Rutgers-Eagleton poll, including against America’snew favorite mayor, Cory Booker, who thepoll has losing 34-53 percent with 13 per-cent choosing neither. Christie carried theDemocratic-leaning state by 86,000 votesin 2009, an upset win over Democratic
incumbent JonCorzine. AnotherRutgers-EagletonPoll recently foundthat 69 percent ofthe public saysChristie handledthe recent crisisbrought about byHurricane Sandy
“very well.” The governor’s overall favora-bility rating now stands at 65 percent withall residents and 67 percent among regis-tered voters, up more than 15 points frombefore the storm. The latest QuinnipiacUniversity poll shows 95 percent of voterssaid he did a good or excellent job in theaftermath of Hurricane Sandy, and hisapproval rating is 72 percent. The last gov-ernor to enjoy anything close to that level
of support was Thomas Kean in the 1980s.The poll also showed African-Americansand Hispanics, two demographics nationalRepublicans have struggled with, gaveChristie an approval rating of 55 percentand 66 percent, respectively. Christie isenjoying a level of popularity that isunprecedented by just about any measurein state history.
The governor’s strongest Democraticchallengers would be Booker, given hisfundraising prowess, Senate PresidentSteve Sweeney, with considerable working-class and union support, and formerSenate President Richard Codey, whoenjoyed a high degree of popularity duringhis brief unelected term as governor.Before Christie took office, Trenton wasbroken and the state government was in adownward spiral. Through bipartisanwork, the governor has closed an $11 bil-lion deficit without a tax hike, capped prop-erty taxes and enacted teacher tenure andpension reforms. Let us rally behind ourgovernor, who has made our state a betterplace to live, for four more years.
Connor Montferrat is a School of Arts andSciences senior majoring in political scienceand criminal justice. His column, “Best PartyOn Campus,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
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G ov. Chris Christie told reportersMonday that he and his family hada talk about running for re-elec-
tion. “We decided. We’re going to seek re-election.” University professor of therenowned course “Political Campaigning”and Christie’s adviser, Michael DuHaime,confirmed that Christie filed the necessarypaperwork with the division of electionsMonday. “The public needs to know thatI’m in this for the long haul, that the per-son who has helped to lead them throughthe initial crisis wants to help lead themthrough the rebuilding and restoration ofour state,” the governor said.
It has been a long month for NewJersey, and our governor has a job to fin-ish. We do not need him to leave in themiddle of this crisis. And if he is behind us110 percent, then we need to be behindhim. From losing homes, businesses andthe shore, we know all too well that NewJersey needs to be united as a family to getthrough this recovery. With that being
Christie deserves another four years
R utgers United StudentsAgainst Sweatshops has alot to be proud of this
November. We have just finishedour “boot camp,” a weekend-longconference that taught more than60 students from across theNortheast how to effectively runsocial justice campaigns on theircampuses. The boot camp culmi-nated in an action against thenew Barnes and Nobles storelocated on Somerset Street.These actions work. It is the keyto helping us promote awarenessand force change when it comesto our campaign goals.
To some people, all that wasseen at our action on Nov. 18 wasa group of students causing aruckus and disturbing a fewpatrons of the Barnes and Nobleson a quiet Sunday. This is cer-tainly understandable for thosewho did not ask questions orread the information that mem-bers of RUSAS were passing out.However, in order to betterunderstand the direct action onthat day (that was meant to andeffectively did create a dialogueabout the campaign), one mustbe at least familiar with the histo-ry of the Adidas campaign.
Initially, RUSAS had the inten-tion of working with the newpresident, opting to form a pro-fessional reputation with theadministration. So we arranged ameeting with UniversityPresident Robert L. Barchi, and
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RUSAS works for labor rights
“Christie is enjoying a level of popularity that is
unprecedented by just aboutany measure in state history.”
American culture is not dead
The Lord knows the authorof yesterday’s column titled“Patriotism does not equalnationalism” is not complainingwhen he suggests Americanculture in these end-of-days isdefined by its greed, national-ism, and nothing else. But thissuggestion really speaks moreto the author’s worldview thanit does to the actual state of cul-ture in America. I have nodoubt that the citizens of thismost culturally diverse countryof the United States, and thestudents of its flagship universi-ty, would beg the same dif fer-ence. I am admittedly curiousto know who have become thetyrants and persecutors,because I have seen a numberof demonstrations on campusrecently. They have been loudat times, and they have beenwrong on some points, and youcan count on one hand theother countries in which they
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on Oct. 25, he and fellow admin-istrators agreed with us aboutmany of the criticisms we raisedover the way Adidas conducts itsbusiness. They promised to takeour information into considera-tion, adding that a decision wouldbe reached by the end ofNovember. They also stated theirsurprise that we had not held aprotest event focused on spread-ing awareness of the campaign toboth the press, as well as stu-dents here at the University. Inappreciation of the president’ssupport and to remind him thatwe were and are very committedto our cause, we decided it wastime to act.
What better place and timeto have a demonstration than atthe new bookstore along withall the students that attendedthe RUSAS boot camp?Students from all over the EastCoast decided and collaboratedon this action, and they made astatement. Although only a fewcustomers may have receivedthe action, it was still a demon-stration that showed the admin-istration that students fromacross the northeast, and par-ticularly RUSAS, are taking thiscampaign very seriously.
Beyond its surface value,direct actions like these areopportunities to instill a sense ofownership over a campaign inthe newer members of an organ-ization. The students at the bootcamp will fondly remember whatwas, for many, their first action— a time where students fromvarious schools came togethereffectively to spread awarenesson an urgent issue.
Although it may seem likefun and games, dancing andchanting in Barnes and Nobleswas not a spur-of-the-momentdecision. RUSAS took actionsthat were planned strategicallyinto the timeline of a campaign.
RUSAS is enthusiastic anddetermined to work for itscause — we have spoken to thedecision-makers at theUniversity, engaged in spread-ing awareness of the issues andare continuously looking forsupport from students thatwould like to see their voicerepresented at the University.We hold meetings ever yWednesday at 9:30 p.m. in ScottHall, Room 220 for anyoneinterested in working with us.For anyone that cannot makethe meetings, email us if you’d like to get involved at [email protected].
Actions such as theseshould be enjoyed and engagedin — not criticized or taken outof context. This week we areawaiting a promised responsefrom Barchi as to whether he will cut the University’s contract with Adidas over violations in both workers’rights and our own University’scode of conduct. We are opti-mistic that his response will bein our favor.
Editor’s note: Barchi has sincesaid he will terminate theUniversity’s contract with Adidas.
Rutgers United StudentsAgainst Sweatshops is aUniversity organization commit-ted to fighting labor rights viola-tions on campus and abroad.
could have taken place peace-fully and unhindered. If theauthor is looking toward thepoliticians of this country asthe standard bearers of its cul-ture, well then therein lies theproblem. And if the author can-not see the forest for the treesin his own backyard, then Iwould suggest he take a pil-grimage in Februar y to thebirthplace of American music— New Orleans. He could seewhat a Second Line is all about,not to mention Mardi Gras. I amcompelled to say that one hasnot experienced American cul-ture until one has danced alongin a New Orleans street parade— but whether it’s sounds fromthe brass band in that worldremoved from worlds, or in amore local community festival,the heartbeat of America res-onates. The culture is not dead,and we are too young to be feel-ing so defeated.
Ryan Ragoza is a School ofEngineering senior majoring inmechanical engineering.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 8 — Be present toyour luck and intelligence. Startwith what you know, and learnwhat you need. Associates supplybright ideas. Now's a good timeto set priorities.Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is a 8 — You gain a surpris-ing advantage, financially andotherwise. Go for it, while main-taining a realistic perspective.Slow down the pace for a coupleof days, and replenish reserves.Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Todayis a 9 — It may be harder andmore time consuming, but it willbe much more rewarding. A sparkof passion lightens up the day.Deeds speak louder than words,and you can move mountains!Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Todayis a 6 — Entering a two-day pen-sive phase. Your ideas will reachfarther, with exceptional patience.Your dreams are prophetic. Post-pone travel for now.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today isa 9 — Exceptional patience isrequired right now. Luckily, youhave your friends when you needthem. Continue to build up yourassets, and increase your leverage.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Today is a 7 — A change in yourwork routine coming your way.You'll get to take on moreresponsibility. Or maybe not.Appreciate your mate's unique-ness. Don't ask for favors now.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —Today is a 8 — If you present aworkable plan, you'll accomplishit. It all starts with the first step.Technology can help. Make nec-essary changes to the design asyou evolve.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is a 7 — Working onfinances doesn't have to dampenyour enthusiasm. Look on thebright side, and end up on top.Give an unusual gift. Laughuntil your sides ache.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) —Today is a 9 — Delegate more toothers, and get the work done.Make time for learning some-thing new. Intuition proves to beright on. Avoid distractions.Keep the faith.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is a 7 — There's more workcoming ... it's no time for gettingsidetracked. Just get things donewith the help of experts, or alone.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is a 7 — Get rid of the trashyou've been accumulating. Butkeep the good ideas. You mayeven find something of value asyou clean up. Managing your timeget easier. And you get busier.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 8 — Slow down andlisten for the next day or two.Hope broadens your mind. Nowis when you're glad you put inthe extra effort to create exem-plary work. Wow yourself!
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“Duron Harmon, with hisleadership on the back end get-ting guys ready and howfocused he stays, and with hispreparation, it’s close tounmatched,” said senior safetyMason Robinson.
The Knights need the prepara-tion more than ever now, on the
eve of possibly their biggestgame in program history.
Should they win, they willwin the Big East title outrightand compete in their first everBCS bowl.
It is also Harmon’s lasthome game at Rutgers, andwhat rides on the game onlyadds to his excitement.
“It’s the idea of everythingat stake. It’s Senior Night atyour house,” he said. “It’sgoing to be a packed crowd.That’s the best way to end yourcareer. I know I’m going tomake sure I do everything I canto make sure I’m 100 percentfocused and 100 percent readyto go out and help my team getthis win.”
He has already helped theteam accomplish something thathas never happened before.
Thanks to Louisville losing toConnecticut on Saturday, Rutgersowns its first-ever share of the BigEast title.
But Harmon is not satisfied.“That’s something that no
other team in Rutgers historyhas ever done, so it’s a greataccomplishment,” he said. “Butat the same time, what betterway to win the Big East than towin it straight out by yourselfand not have to be Co-Big East Champions?”
History also has some bear-ing on this game for Harmon.Rutgers had only to defeat theHuskies last year to secure its
first share of a Big East title, butit failed.
Harmon sees it as a chancefor redemption.
“For it to be right at our fin-gertips last year and not conquerit, then to come back for it and beright at our fingertips again thisyear, we have no choice but toconquer it,” he said. “We’ve beenthrough too much together to letit slip through our hands twoyears in a row.”
But regardless of the result oftomorrow’s game, Harmon hasgreatly enjoyed his time atRutgers, both in playing gamesand developing bonds with his teammates.
That is evidenced by the bit ofknowledge he would want to havehad as a recruit.
“Don’t even think twice aboutcoming [to Rutgers],” he said.“This is the place for you, andonce you make that decisionyou’ll definitely love the decisionyou made.”
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But defensive back coaches arenot the only ones who have had animpact on Harmon’s growth.
As a younger member of theScarlet Knights defensive back-field, Harmon practiced along-side future NFL cornerbackDevin McCourty — who Harmonsaid he talks to every month —and watched McCourty’s broth-er, Jason McCourty, then a rook-ie in the NFL.
But they were cornerbacks.Harmon also learned from a
safety that later earned an NFLcontract. He played alongsidenow-Indianapolis Colt JoeLefeged for his first two seasonsat Rutgers.
“Joe Lefeged, he took meright under his wing when I gothere,” Harmon said. “As soon asI got here, I was one of the
why many top recruits in NewJersey and the surrounding arealeft for the Midwest to continuetheir careers.
Goodale does not see that asan issue anymore.
“Our goal has always been tobring in the best kids to competeat a high level. We’ve lost a lot ofkids to the Big Ten as they want-ed to wrestle in that conference,”he said. “Now it is no excuse.”
Four-time NCAA All-Americanand current Rutgers assistantFrank Molinaro, who wrestled atPenn State after a three-time NewJersey Champion career atSouthern Regional (N.J.) HighSchool, was one of them.
Last year’s NCAA Championat 149 pounds, Molinaro said theway the team’s schedule setup —a slate that gets tougher towardthe back end of the season — isits biggest adjustment.
“The second half is a seriousgrind,” Molinaro said. “You have togo through Big Ten matches Fridayand Sunday, Friday and Sunday,then you have one or two matchesout of conference and then its theconference tournament.”
Some members of the pro-gram, like senior 157-pounderScott Winston, will not grappleunder the banner of the Big Ten.
Still, the thought of Rutgersgoing up against the likes ofMinnesota, Penn State and Iowaexcites Winston for the future.
“[The move] is along the linesof what I envisioned when I camehere — us competing with thebiggest teams in the country,”Winston said. “We’re definitelyon the verge of that and we aredefinitely on our way back thisyear. We’re going to do big thingsthis year and [our success] isonly going to spiral out of controlin the next couple years.”
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[title] than ... to winit straight out by yourself?” DURON HARMON
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CONTINUED FROM BACK younger guys that was playing,and he definitely helped intro-duce me to the sub-packages.”
Harmon said he talks toLefeged once a week to check upon how he is doing and occasion-ally poke fun at him whenLefeged takes a big hit returninga kick.
“Me and him have that type ofrelationship,” Harmon said. “It’sreally like a big brother relation-ship, and I’m just grateful that Iwas able to have that and be closewith somebody on this footballteam like that.”
He said players like Lefegedhelped shape him in all areas ofhis life, not only in football.
That has had a significantresult on today’s team. Harmon,now one of the leaders in thedefensive backfield, has shownhis teammates the teachings helearned from his predecessors.
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BIG EAST
Big Eastadds twoschools
BY JOEY GREGORY ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
As part of a continuing effortto restore some form of controlin the conference, the Big Eastadded Tulane and East Carolinayesterday, both of which are cur-rently part of Conference USA,according to Yahoo Sports.
They join fellow conferencemembers SMU, Houston,Memphis and Central Florida inthe future Big East.
Tulane joins the conference inall sports, while East Carolinajoins for football.
Both schools were added tohelp fill the void Rutgers mostrecently left when it announcedNov. 20 its departure to the BigTen. But the details as to whenRutgers will leave are currentlynot known.
The Pirates, formerly led bycurrent South Florida headcoach Skip Holtz, are 8-4 this sea-son, earning their highest wintotal since 2009, when they wonfive games.
The Green Wave, meanwhile,have not had as much success inrecent years.
Tulane has not won morethan five games since 2002, thelast year in which it appearedin a bowl game, and went 2-10this season.
It is not drawing a large fanbase. It averages little more than18,000 fans per game.
Tulane has experiencedstruggles in men’s basketball, aswell. It has not made the NCAATournament in 17 seasons.
With the move, the Big Eastcontinues to spread itself outacross the country, with Tulanelocated in New Orleans.
Louisville, Cincinnati,Temple, Connecticut, SouthFlorida, Boise State and SanDiego State are the remaining2013 Big East teams.
Navy is set to join the confer-ence in the future, as well.
West Virginia’s depar turethis season for the Big 12,Pittsburgh and Syracuse defec-tion to the ACC next seasonand Rutgers’ move to the Big Ten left Big EastCommissioner Mike Arescowith no other alternative but toplan for more additions.
“We’re not finished,” Arescotold The Huffington Post. “Weobviously have some other plansfor expansion.”
Boise State and San DiegoState were rumored to have beenunhappy with the currentchanges.
But officials from the schoolssaid they are committed to theBig East, according to TheHuffington Post.
“They absolutely areextremely committed to the Big East,” Aresco said. “Weabsolutely will be looking atsome western schools.”
Aresco aimed to add anoth-er member even beforeRutgers left, and he has not leftout the possibility of expandingto 16 teams.
go to NCAA [Championships] isalready beginning,” she said.
Because of her success as ahigh school swimmer, Spiniellohas not been surprised by Wu’sperformance thus far.
“With her work ethic, I reallyexpect her to continue toimprove,” he said.
Wu also believes there areareas in her swimming that shecan improve on as the seasoncontinues in pursuit of accom-plishing some personal goals.
“I would like to get somemore NCAA-qualifying times, butalso some more personal bests,as well,” Wu said. “It’s moreabout trying to improve myself.Even if I don’t get an NCAA time,a personal best is fine with me.”
The Kent, Wash., native trav-eled across the U.S. to join theKnights this season and has hada relatively easy time adjusting toher new surroundings. Outside
Freshman strives formore NCAA times asRU coach looks on
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Phil Spiniello, now in his third season as head coach, is happywith how freshman Joanna Wu is progressing in her first year.CONOR ALWELL, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
of the less rainy weather, whichshe enjoys, Wu has also takennotice of how different collegeathletics is than in Washington.
“College swimming is not thesame as club swimming, which iswhat I did back home,” she said.“It’s more intense and competi-tive. The lift program definitelyalso changed.”
She chose to travel across thecountry to attend Rutgersbecause she wanted to move awayfrom home, as well as get the ben-efits the University offers her.
“I wanted a school where notonly would I be able to grow withthe swim program, but also I canget a good academic atmosphere,as well,” Wu said.
During the next three-plus years,Wu plans to continue to improvewith the team. Spiniello believes shehas a lot of room to grow.
“I think Joanna has a greatamount of potential, and it’sgoing to be fun and exciting tosee her grow into that potentialover her four years here atRutgers,” he said.
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NOVEMBER 28, 2012 SPORTS PAGE 15
BY TYLER BARTOSPORTS EDITOR
Ka’Lial Glaud thinks less thesedays, a natural byproduct of settlingin at defensive end. Conventionalwisdom says the 6-foot-2, 230-poundsenior has no business along thedefensive line, and initially Glaudthought so, as well.
But through 11 games this sea-son, Glaud carved out a niche theRutgers football team’s coachingstaff sought to find his whole career.
“It just helps me be more alertfor my specific job … and be ableto just have my job as secondnature instead of having to thinkabout it every single time I lineup,” Glaud said Sunday.
Glaud began training camp in2011 as the Scarlet Knights’ middlelinebacker, shifting classmateSteve Beauharnais outside, whereBeauharnais played as a freshman.
But the experiment did notpan out.
Following a freshman seasonin which he earned significanttime on special teams, Glaudfound himself switching positionsagain as a junior, his careerhalfway over. But instead ofreturning to outside linebacker,the Knights’ staff sent Glaud tothe trenches.
“He’s definitely improved alot,” said senior defensive tackleScott Vallone. “He actuallyembraced it this year, and I thinklast year he learned on the fly andhe had a whole offseason to real-ly learn it.”
The results have been mixed.Glaud is tied for a team high
among defensive linemen withthree sacks, but he has notrecorded one since Oct. 13
against Syracuse. Without a pre-mier pass rusher, Glaud has seenmore attention from opposingoffensive lines.
He has been one of theKnights’ more active defensivelinemen with 2.5 tackles for aloss, a forced fumble and a fum-ble recovery.
But Rutgers’ undersized fronthas fallen prey in the last two games to misdirections.Pittsburgh’s Ray Graham rushedfor 113 yards against Rutgers,most of which came on bursts tothe outside. Brendon Kay ranCincinnati’s read-option twoweeks ago for considerable gains.
“I think there’s room forimprovement,” Glaud said.“Between this week and lastweek, I think you’ll see a differenttype of intensity than we’ve beenplaying with so far.”
Glaud prides himself on vio-lent collisions, which defensiveline coach Jim Panagos preaches.
Glaud credits his work withPanagos, who held the same titlelast year at Central Florida, withhis development.
“We’re a high-emotion group,and I think he’s definitely justbuilt into that mentality,” Vallonesaid of Panagos.
HEAD COACH KYLE FLOODdoes not anticipate planning fortwo quarterbacks this weeksince Louisville runs similar sets for sophomore TeddyBridgewater, a Big East Player ofthe Year candidate, and seniorbackup Will Stein.
Bridgewater suffered a frac-tured left wrist — his non-throw-ing arm — and a sprained ankleSaturday against Connecticut.
“If he gets hit, there’s going tobe a significant amount of pain,”Flood said if it were his quarter-back. “If it’s a bone injury, youcan’t numb bone. That’s the reali-ty of it.”
Louisville head coach CharlieStrong said Monday thatBridgewater will play. ButBridgewater’s effectiveness — hehas thrown for 3,189 yards and 23touchdowns this season —remains unknown.
“I’ve got a feeling that whenTeddy Bridgewater gets here,”Flood said, “he’ll be excited toplay a football game he’ll be ableto do everything he needs to doto try to help them be where theywant to be.”
FLOOD EXPECTSsophomore guard Taj Alexanderto play the entire game Thursdayafter suffering an injury Saturdayat Pitt.
“You never can predict howthey’re going to react becauseit’s really just one hit the wrongway away from getting kind oftwisted up a little bit,” Floodsaid yesterday.
Junior right guard Andre Civil,the Knights’ usual starter, did notpractice yesterday after leavingSaturday’s game with a lower bodyinjury. With Civil and Alexanderboth out, Flood inserted seniorDevon Watkis at Pittsburgh for therest of the game.
But Flood expressed confi-dence after watching Alexanderpractice that Alexander will befully available against Louisville.
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KNIGHT NOTEBOOK SENIOR TAKES POSITION CHANGE IN STRIDE
Glaud finds stability at end
Senior defensive end Ka’Lial Glaud tries to tackle Pittsburgh running back Rushel Shell in a 27-6Rutgers loss. Glaud has 2.5 tackles for a loss this year. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
FOOTBALL SENIOR WEEK
BY JOSH BAKANASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Senior cornerback BrandonJones’ experience blends in withthe veteran-laden Rutgers footballteam’s secondary, but his healthstruggles have not.
Jones played all 13 gamesthrough a tibia fracture last sea-son, but he felt as healthy as hehad his whole Scarlet Knightscareer this year since his firsttraining camp in 2008.
He became a cornerback witha knack for a big play last seasonand is second on the team thisyear with three interceptions.
Junior cornerback LoganRyan, whose four interceptionsplace him first, has seen enoughof those plays to make him awareof Jones’ presence.
“I’ll be afraid to throw at him ifI’m other teams because he’salways so close topicking the ball offand running theother way with it,”Ryan said.
Two of hisinterceptions camelate against Tulaneand Syracuse,opponents trailingby only one scoreat the time. He hasalso struggled incoverage at times, surrendering apassing touchdown last weekafter biting on play action fromPittsburgh’s Tino Sunseri.
This is Jones’ last season withRutgers, and he has not beenafraid to give full effort despite alingering injury history.
He feels he owes somethingto football.
“You just play the game youlove,” Jones said, “and I would bewrong to play this game any lessthan 100 percent every playbecause I respect this game, Ilove this game and it’s a privilegeto be out there on the field.”
Jones said the mindset is whatmotivates him to stay on the field,even through the worst of times.
Most of the Knights’ contribut-ing members of the secondarywere with Rutgers in 2010, a four-win season in which the news ofEric LeGrand’s paralysis over-shadowed any trials on the field.
Ryan cited 2010 and theKnights getting picked to finish
last in the 2011 Big East presea-son poll as moments when theteam’s maturity were tested.
“This is one of the most blue-collar, not-heralded recruitingclasses with the guys a year olderthan us and some of the guyscoming in my class [who did notredshirt],” Ryan said. “I think it’sjust fitting to send these guys outwith a win.”
Now Jones and the rest ofthe graduates have couldextend their legacy witharguably the best moment of allfor the Knights.
Rutgers clinches its first BigEast title and automatic BCSbid with a victory tomorrowagainst Louisville, but theCardinals and quar terbackTeddy Bridgewater likely willnot let that come easy.
Bridgewater is a threat with hislegs, rushing 64 times this season.
Rutgers looksto monitor hisarm as his onlyasset by prevent-ing sizeable rush-ing gains. Thatwill be easier ifthe Knights detecthis fractured non-throwing wristand sprained right ankle arestill ailing.
“I think as you get into thegame, if you find he’s a less littlemobile, probably means theywon’t run him as much, and pos-sibly your play calling couldchange a little bit defensively,”said head coach Kyle Flood.
Jones only has 28 tacklesthis season, so more passingmeans more chances for him toadd a fourth big play to his sen-ior season.
Whether he manages anotherbig play, he will feel much morethan Senior Day emotionsdepending on the result.
That means Jones wants to dohis job.
“It hasn’t really set in yet, butyou kind of feel it, being Senior[Day] and everything,” Jonessaid. “It came very quickly, and Ijust want to leave it all out thereon the field.”
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HIGH POINT Senior cornerback Brandon Joneshas felt healthier than ever with the Rutgersfootball team this year as he prepares for hisfinal home game. / PAGE 14
COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES EXTRA POINT RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR
SPORTS
NEW FACES Big East commissioner Mike Aresco disclosedthe addition of East Carolina and Tulane to the confer-ence yesterday in the wake of Rutgers’ recent announce-ment to join the Big Ten. / PAGE 14
HOLDING STEADY Despite Louisvillequarterback Teddy Bridewater’s injury,Rutgers will not prepare to face morethan one signal caller. / PAGE 15
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“You can’t numb bone.”—Rutgers head football coach Kyle Flood on Louisville
quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s fractured left wrist
KADEEM JACKleads the Rutgers men’sbasketball team this yearwith nine blocked shots,one more than he had allof last year, when he spentall of the nonconferenceseason out with injury.
NC State 72 Holy Cross 42Michigan 79 Providence 61
Minnesota 77 North Carolina 59Florida State 68 Indiana 83
Howard 46 Vermont 85Pittsburgh 70 Harvard 78
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
at Princeton
Tomorrow, 7 p.m.Princeton, N.J.
SWIMMING, DIVING
Tri-meet
Saturday, 1 p.m.Norfolk, Va.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
at Mississippi
Saturday, 2 p.m.Oxford, Miss.
WRESTLING
at Penn State Open
SundayState College, Pa.
WRESTLING GOODALE ANTICIPATES 2014-2015 MOVE TO BIG TEN
Head coach Scott Goodale discusses Rutgers’ announcement to move to the Big Tenduring last week’s press conference. The Big Ten is wrestling’s strongest conference.NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Membership offers RU benefitsFOOTBALL SENIOR WEEK
BY BRADLY DERECHAILOCORRESPONDENT
When Rutgers head wrestling coach ScottGoodale took over the program in 2007, hedid not envision fielding interest fromrecruits halfway across the country.
Then again, the Scarlet Knights were notset to become part of the most competitiveconference in America.
“It gives us more visibility around thecountry,” Goodale said of the school’s Nov.20 announcement to join the Big Ten. “Thebest kids in the country want to wrestle inthat conference. Immediately we have gottenphone calls from juniors all the way as far asMontana that want to wrestle in the Big Ten.”
The Knights, pending a $10 million exitfee with the Big East, will join the conferencebeginning in the 2014-2015 season.
Rutgers competes in the EasternIntercollegiate Wrestling Association on themat, but will join with the rest of the school’ssports once the exit fee is paid.
By then, sophomore 165-pounder NickVisicaro will be in his last year of eligibilityunder Goodale.
But the chance to go against Big Ten com-petition has him excited for the opportunity.
“It makes you want to work so much hard-er,” Visicaro said. “There are a lot of talentedwrestlers in the EIWA, but the Big Ten is awhole other level.”
Rutgers’ future home boasts the No. 1team in the nation this season in Minnesotaand features six of the top-10 programs inthe country.
The rest of Visicaro’s teammates sharehis anticipation to square off against topcompetition, but the feeling is also a reason
SWIMMING AND DIVING FRESHMAN SETS PERSONAL RECORD AT FRANK ELM INVITE
Rookie swimmer enjoys success in several eventsBY MIKE MORTON
STAFF WRITER
The success freshman swimmer JoannaWu has experienced may be surprising tosome, but for Wu and Rutgers head swim-ming and diving coach Phil Spiniello, Wu’sfreshman year is going exactly as planned.
Wu began her rookie season by winningevents in each of the Scarlet Knights’ first
three meets. She has set several personalbests in the early stages this season, as well.
“Joanna’s done a great job since theminute she walked into our program,”Spiniello said. “She really bought in andbelieved in what we’re doing, and she’s takenher swimming to the next level.”
Beginning with the Sonny WerblinInvitational, the Knights’ season opener, Wuwon three total events. She picked up
first-place finishes in the 500-yard freestyle,as well as the 100- and 200-yard backstroke.
The Knights then competed in a dual meetwith Wagner, against which Wu won both the50- and 100-yard freestyle events.
Most recently at the Frank ElmInvitational, she took home gold in the 100-yard backstroke and set a career personal-best time in the 500-yard freestyle, finish-ing third.
Wu has remained humble through herearly-season success and looks at the firsthalf of the season as a way to prepare for themore rigorous second half.
“I just guess that it’s kind of like a steppingstone, and it kind of got me to the point whereI realize that my actual training and every-thing is building up on itself and my goal to
Safety learnsfrom playersnow in NFL
BY JOEY GREGORYASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Duron Harmon is certain the player heis now is vastly different from the one hewas when he first joined the Rutgers foot-ball team.
“[I’m] bigger, faster, stronger. I’m just asmarter football player,” the senior safetysaid. “All of the [defensive back] coaches I’vehad over the years have brought a differentaspect of the game to my life or made meexcel at a different part [of the game].”
