BY HANNAH SCHROER CORRESPONDENT Members of Rutgers University Debate Union and the Rutgers University Association of International Relations faced off last night as part of the University’s Transatlantic Campus Week. The teams debated for three rounds. The top- ics, in order, were whether the U.S. should remain in NATO, if U.S. immigration policy should be like SEE MARGIN ON PAGE 5 DAILY REVIEW Stressbusters bring aptly timed relief to overworked students campus-wide. OPINIONS, PAGE 8 MAKING NOISE Students scream for a full minute to symbolize the fight to end gender violence. / UNIVERSITY, PAGE 3 Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice tagged a lack of consistency as the reason for the team’s recent lapses on defense, but it should have an easier time tonight against George Washington. / SPORTS, BACK WEATHER Partly Sunny High: 48 Nighttime Low: 30 Serving the Rutgers community since 1869. Independent since 1980. 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Munoz, creator of a Tumblr and Twitter account “RU Post-It Anonymous,” said he integrates social media while trying to motivate his fel- low students around campus. “The whole idea behind the Post-its was to get people thinking and moving,” he said. “I thought to myself, why not take the extra step to go and help others.” Munoz first thought of starting “RU Post-It Anonymous” while taking “Basic Members of the Rutgers University Association of International Relations, left, go head-to- head with members of the Rutgers University Debate Union on transatlantic relations. The groups debated on the roles of the United States with Europe and tied in issues with NATO, the European Union and China. CONOR ALWELL, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER U. int’l relations group defeats debate union by slim margin Warm Heart Worldwide wins award for social enterprise Founder of ‘RU Post-It Anonymous’ spreads messages further through social media BY ALEX MEIER CORRESPONDENT Founded at the University, Warm Heart Worldwide raises funds for the people of the Phrao Valley in Northern Thailand through the sale of handmade, organic and fair trade paper products made by workers in the rural village. GreatNonProfit, a leading online source for reviews of nonprofit organizations, recognized Warm Heart — whose student members on cam- pus sell silk scarves, journals and handbags — as a 2012 top-rate nonprofit. Tara DeWorsop, former U.S. director of Warm Heart and University alumna, said the organiza- tion deserves this recognition because of its unique approach to tackling poverty. Ninety percent of the nonprofit organization’s profits go back to sustaining the Phrao valley DODGE THIS Reggie Davis, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, dodges a ball to stay in the game last night during an end-of- semester dodgeball tournament. The event was cosponsored by the Rutgers Recreation Intramurals and Recreation Activities crew, and featured 19 co-ed teams with more than 90 participants at the College Avenue Gym. ENRICO CABREDO, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER SEE NOTES ON PAGE 7 SEE ENTERPRISE ON PAGE 5 Teams discuss NATO, European Union, China Germany’s and if the U.S. should promote democ- racy to other nations. The teams went back and forth debating the United States’ relationship with NATO since the Cold War, the European Union and China. The judges ruled RUAIR the event’s winner over the RUDU by a narrow margin. Starting for RUAIR, Tarnjit Singh said NATO was created to protect member nations’ interests in the area as well as countries abroad. He said the London train bombing and the Sept. 11 attacks prove that. NATO has been functioning as a peacekeep- ing police force that aids the United Nations, communities, DeWorsop said. The other 10 per- cent of the money helps handle business affairs. “It really is sustainable,” she said. “There’s nothing about it that’s just going there and putting on a temporar y band aid on a problem ... [like] the 100 percent failure rates of nonprofits that have come through before.” Daniya Anwar, co-president of the University’s chapter of Warm Heart, said the organization holds biweekly sales in University campus centers, which usually take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Mondays. The organization provides a stable income for the people of Phrao Valley with its micro enter- prise approach, said Anwar, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. But it also teaches workers how to use the nat- ural resources available to them — like silk Acting” at the University during the spring 2012 semester. He received a challenge in one of his assignments: Instead of walking around campus with his headphones on, experi- ence the world around him. “I liked the idea, so I started writing the idea on little pieces of paper and leav- ing them on bus seats,” he said. “I finally told my professor and she liked it.” Though his instructor and University alumna Kristen Adele liked what Munoz was doing, she told him to expand on it, he said. Munoz bought a few packs of Post- its, and started writing inspirational quotes on them. “About a month after I started leav- ing Post-its on buses, I told my class what I was doing to see what they thought,” he said. “I wanted to gauge their reactions. Some had said they [saw] the notes and liked them.”
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BY HANNAH SCHROERCORRESPONDENT
Members of Rutgers University DebateUnion and the Rutgers University Associationof International Relations faced off last nightas par t of the University’s TransatlanticCampus Week.
The teams debated for three rounds. The top-ics, in order, were whether the U.S. should remainin NATO, if U.S. immigration policy should be like SEE MARGIN ON PAGE 5
MAKING NOISE Students scream for a fullminute to symbolize the fight to end genderviolence. / UNIVERSITY, PAGE 3
Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice tagged alack of consistency as the reason for the team’s recentlapses on defense, but it should have an easier timetonight against George Washington. / SPORTS, BACK
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK ONLINE AT DAILYTARGUM.COMTUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012
Student looks to inspireothers with Post-it notes
BY SHAWN SMITHCORRESPONDENT
While Daniel Munoz gets ready for theday, he also takes a minute to go onlineand search for inspirational quotations.
Once he finds a few he likes, theSchool of Arts and Sciences sophomorewrites them on Post-it notes to take withhim on his way to class.
As he boards buses or walks intostudent centers, he places the notes inhigh traffic areas where many studentscan notice.
Munoz, creator of a Tumblr and Twitter account “RU Post-ItAnonymous,” said he integrates socialmedia while trying to motivate his fel-low students around campus.
“The whole idea behind the Post-itswas to get people thinking and moving,”he said. “I thought to myself, why nottake the extra step to go and help others.”
Munoz first thought of starting “RUPost-It Anonymous” while taking “Basic
Members of the Rutgers University Association of International Relations, left, go head-to-head with members of the Rutgers University Debate Union on transatlantic relations. Thegroups debated on the roles of the United States with Europe and tied in issues with NATO,the European Union and China. CONOR ALWELL, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
U. int’l relations group defeatsdebate union by slim margin
Warm Heart Worldwide winsaward for social enterprise
Founder of ‘RU Post-It Anonymous’ spreads messages further through social media
BY ALEX MEIERCORRESPONDENT
Founded at the University, Warm HeartWorldwide raises funds for the people of thePhrao Valley in Northern Thailand through thesale of handmade, organic and fair trade paperproducts made by workers in the rural village.
GreatNonProfit, a leading online source forreviews of nonprofit organizations, recognizedWarm Heart — whose student members on cam-pus sell silk scarves, journals and handbags — asa 2012 top-rate nonprofit.
Tara DeWorsop, former U.S. director of WarmHeart and University alumna, said the organiza-tion deserves this recognition because of itsunique approach to tackling poverty.
Ninety percent of the nonprofit organization’sprofits go back to sustaining the Phrao valley
DODGE THIS Reggie Davis, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, dodges a ball to stay in the game last night during an end-of-semester dodgeball tournament. The event was cosponsored by the Rutgers Recreation Intramurals and Recreation Activities crew, and featured19 co-ed teams with more than 90 participants at the College Avenue Gym.ENRICO CABREDO, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
SEE NOTES ON PAGE 7
SEE ENTERPRISE ON PAGE 5
Teams discuss NATO, European Union, China
Germany’s and if the U.S. should promote democ-racy to other nations.
The teams went back and forth debating theUnited States’ relationship with NATO since theCold War, the European Union and China.
The judges ruled RUAIR the event’s winnerover the RUDU by a narrow margin.
Starting for RUAIR, Tarnjit Singh said NATOwas created to protect member nations’ interestsin the area as well as countries abroad.
He said the London train bombing and theSept. 11 attacks prove that.
NATO has been functioning as a peacekeep-ing police force that aids the United Nations,
communities, DeWorsop said. The other 10 per-cent of the money helps handle business affairs.
“It really is sustainable,” she said. “There’snothing about it that’s just going there and puttingon a temporary band aid on a problem ... [like] the100 percent failure rates of nonprofits that havecome through before.”
Daniya Anwar, co-president of the University’schapter of Warm Heart, said the organization holdsbiweekly sales in University campus centers, whichusually take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Mondays.
The organization provides a stable income forthe people of Phrao Valley with its micro enter-prise approach, said Anwar, a School of Arts andSciences senior.
But it also teaches workers how to use the nat-ural resources available to them — like silk
Acting” at the University during thespring 2012 semester.
He received a challenge in one of hisassignments: Instead of walking aroundcampus with his headphones on, experi-ence the world around him.
“I liked the idea, so I started writingthe idea on little pieces of paper and leav-ing them on bus seats,” he said. “I finallytold my professor and she liked it.”
Though his instructor and Universityalumna Kristen Adele liked what Munozwas doing, she told him to expand on it,he said.
Munoz bought a few packs of Post-its, and started writing inspirationalquotes on them.
“About a month after I started leav-ing Post-its on buses, I told my classwhat I was doing to see what theythought,” he said. “I wanted to gaugetheir reactions. Some had said they[saw] the notes and liked them.”
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Tuesday, Dec. 11 The Rutgers Student Center “Atrium After Hours” continues from1 to 4 a.m. through Dec. 12 as a late-night study space for stu-dents. This initiative is sponsored by the Rutgers University Stu-dent Assembly.
The Rutgers University Programming Association has a “Cider andDonut” tent set up from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Biel Road bus stop onCook campus.
Historian and musician David Kincaid talks about “Irish Songs of theU.S. Civil War” at 4 p.m. in the Remigio U. Pane Room of AlexanderLibrary on the College Avenue campus. The event is sponsored bythe Rutgers University Libraries.
Equine enthusiasts and professionals meet to exchange ideas abouthorses and research at 6 p.m. at the Equine Science Center at 59Biel Road on Cook campus. Attendees must register throughesc.rutgers.edu. Registration costs $25.
Wednesday, Dec. 12The Student Employment Office sets up a table from 11 a.m. to 2p.m. in front of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenuecampus to talk to students about part-time and seasonal employ-ment. Those who stop by will get a free stress ball.
The Rutgers University Programming Association has a “Cider andDonut” tent set up from 2 to 5 p.m. at the College Hall bus stop onDouglass campus.
The Rutgers Photography Club showcases its members’ works from7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Douglass Student Center’s NJC Lounge. Therewill be free food.
Thursday, Dec. 13The Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education hosts aturfgrass management program on a range of turf science topicsand practices at 9 a.m. around the New Brunswick campus. Speak-ers include Joe Clark of the Horticulture Research Farm and NancyBosold of the Penn State cooperative Extension.
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Wednesday, Dec. 12Carlos Mencia performs at 8 p.m. at the Stress Factory ComedyClub at 90 Church St. in downtown New Brunswick. He will have asecond show on Thursday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $37.
Kenny G performs holiday songs at 8 p.m. at the State Theatre.Tickets start at $35.
Olde Queens Tavern hosts its Christmas party and photos withSanta Claus at 108 Easton Avenue in New Brunswick.
Thursday, Dec. 13Sadat X of Brand Nubian performs at 9 p.m. at the Court Tavern at124 Church St. in downtown New Brunswick. There is a $5 covercharge. This is a 21-plus event.
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band brings New Orleans-style holidayjazz tunes at 8 p.m. to the State Theatre at 15 Livingston Ave. indowntown New Brunswick. Tickets start at $30.
Friday, Dec. 14Free horse-drawn carriage rides continue every Friday and Satur-day in December from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at 2Albany St. and Heldrich Hotel at 10 Livingston Ave.
Ryan Hamilton performs at 6 p.m. the Stress Factory Comedy Clubat 90 Church St. in downtown New Brunswick. Tickets are $20.
UNIVERSITYDECEMBER 11, 2012 PAGE 3
Organizationfights hungerwith holidaycampaign
Students scream against gender violence at rally
BY KIANA DUNNCONTRIBUTING WRITER
While many University stu-dents finish up their holiday wishlists, members of RutgersAgainst Hunger are devotingtheir time to families in needthrough the fourth annual“Adopt-A-Family” campaign.
Chris Retzko, manager ofRutgers Against Hunger, said“Adopt-A-Family” provides fami-lies with a holiday they would nothave had without this program,which was created for students tolearn about hunger in New Jersey.
Retzko said the families theyhelp ask for things that mostpeople take for granted. Theseitems include boots and warmclothes to help them do theirjobs in the winter.
About 1.1 million people in 2010had trouble getting enough foodfor their household in New Jersey,according to RAH’s website.
Retzko said there is a dramat-ic need in this community forbasic necessities and unfortu-nately, this demand increasesevery year.
The “Adopt-A-Family” cam-paign is collecting items such asnon-perishable food items, toi-letries and baby supplies.Suggested gift donations varyfrom socks to board games.Glass items and items that arerepackaged, wrapped, opened orunlabeled cannot be accepted,according to the RAH website.
“‘Adopt-A-Family’ gives stu-dents an easy way to help thosein need,” Retzko said.
This year RAH will partnerwith several nonprofit organiza-tions, such as Catholic Charities,Women Aware, and Making itPossible to End Homelessness tohelp as many families as possible,he said.
He said these donations willgo to people that live blocks awayfrom students. Women and chil-dren from abusive homes andpeople transitioning from home-lessness are some of the peoplewho will receive these donations.
The “Adopt-A-Family” cam-paign hopes to help 220 families— 30 more than last year, accord-ing to the website.
Elliot Schreffler, a School ofArts and Sciences senior, said thecampaign is a good way to giveback to those in need.
“Giving these people anopportunity to experience theholidays represents a broaderaltruistic spirit inherent in citi-zens that sits in contrast to theprevailing cynical notions thatour society is now egocentric innature,” he said.
Azariah Ali, a School of Artsand Sciences senior, said givingback is good for the holiday spirit.
“We live in a communitywhere so many people are lessfortunate than us, so while we arehere and have time, we can easilygive back to those who needhelp,” he said.
BY KARMA ALLENCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Em Kay, a School of Arts andSciences senior who identifies astrans-feminine, said gender is notsomething that can be turned onor off.
“I wear clothes that some con-sider to be inappropriate becauseof the body I was born in. I amaware of the violence, the hatredthat exists, but I must be true tomy gender identity,” Kay said.“It’s not just something I do onoccasions — it’s who I am.”
Kay said transgender peoplemake up a large percentage of thepeople who experience gender vio-lence and sexual assault, which agroup of students brought to lightyesterday during a public “ScreamAgainst Gender Violence.”
“I know people who have beenviolently targeted because theyare gender variants. I have dated
PSYCHING OUT FINALS Ginamarie Miro, a Mason Gross School of the Arts first-year student, left, attends Rutgers UniversityProgramming Association’s “Psych Out Your Stress” event yesterday at the Livingston Student Center coffeehouse to get her Tarotcards read. Students were also able to get their biorhythms and palms read as a way to destress before finals. EMILY NESI
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cause,” Singh said. “I wish theUniversity could do more eventsto change the attitudes that con-tribute to gender violence.”
Marios Athanasiou, a School ofArts Sciences sophomore, said theevent consisted of both high excite-ment and extreme frustration.
“At first you had some beau-tiful poetry read, but what fol-lowed was an intense expres-sion of emotion against injus-tices that occur,” Athanasiousaid. “The scream was our wayof speaking out against unac-ceptable intolerance.”
He said screaming is anextreme type of vocal action thatdraws people’s attention.
“It isn’t a protest you can walkby,” he said. “You’re going tohear it and you’re going to wantto know what’s happening.”
two survivors of sexual violenceand it may change the way I lookat the world, but it doesn’t changewho I am,” Kay said.
Kay said she tries to wearmake up or put something in herhair to send people the messagethat while material markers ofgender can be removed, identityitself cannot.
“Unlike drag queens [who]perform as a stage act, my gen-der identity is not something thatI can take off,” Kay said.
Kay was one of the 50 otherstudents who recited spokenword poetry at the Women’sCenter Coalition’s annual rallyyesterday on the steps of BrowerCommons on the College Avenuecampus. The event concluded the“16 Days of Activism AgainstGender-Violence.”
Navya Lakkaraju, president ofthe Women’s Center Coalition,said the rally was meant to
promote awareness of gender vio-lence on campus.
“Gender violence is violencethat occurs to an individual basedon their perceived gender orexpectations of that gender,” saidLakkaraju, a School of Arts andSciences senior. “It’s a pervasiveproblem that manifests in differentways, usually silent ways that mostpeople don’t like talking about.”
She said gender violenceincludes having attitudes towardcertain people, verbal slurs and catcalling.
Lakkaraju said women areseen as commodities to men whogo to parties, because they usethem to meet requirements of aparty ratio.
Aditya Singh, a School of Artsand Sciences sophomore, saidshe was excited to see a gender-balanced crowd attend the event.
“It felt good because everyonewas there to fight against one
He argued that the UnitedStates could solve many of itsimmigration problems by adopt-ing aspects of German policiesdesigned to integrate immigrantsinto society.
“The United States has nonationally organized immigrationpolicy,” Leonard said.
He said social integrationhelps prevent discriminationagainst immigrants in the work-place, adding that it is importantfor the country’s immigrationpolicy to represent its meltingpot heritage.
The United States has providedeasy access to citizenship sincethe mid-1900s, as it moved to amore open immigration policy,since 12.9 percent of its populationis foreign-born,Leonard said.
While linguis-tics tests and state-funded languageclasses are oftenconsidered a dis-criminatory prac-tice that cause peo-ple to lose theiroriginal culture,Leonard said immi-grants still keep their original cul-ture when they come to America.
Non-European Union citizensare allowed to immigrate intoGermany only if they are skilledworkers, but immigration intoAmerica focuses on integrationand what immigrants add to theUnited States’ social fabric, saidSivaram Cheruvu from RUAIR.
Germany provides mandatoryculture classes that borders onforced assimilation to the culturerather than an invitation to inte-grate, Cheruvu said.
“We strongly disagree with thatapproach,” he said, adding thatAmerican culture is less structuredthan Germany’s, which allows it toaccommodate more cultures with-out removing their identities.
“People all over the world seethe United States as the place tobe,” Cheruvu said.
Cheruvu said the dif ferentdemographics in Germany andthe United States make it
impractical for U.S. adoption ofthe German immigration sys-tem, as American immigrationpolicies are representative ofthe culture.
But immigrants who do notspeak the language have a hardertime with integration, said AlexJubb from RUDU.
She said there is a huge barri-er to success in elementary edu-cation for those who do not speakthe country’s native tongue.
Even if adopting certainaspects of Germany’s immigrationpolicy caused some problems, itsability to integrate new citizens isworth the trouble, Jubb said.
Moving into the third round,teams debated whether the transat-lantic alliance should intervene
in other nations topromote and sus-tain democracyaround the world.RUAIR argued for interventionwhile RUDUargued against.
Democracy is agood concept, butthe more proactivethe United States
— the leading NATO nation — is,the more likely it is for there to bebacklash, said ChristopherBergman from RUDU.
Bergman said NATO’s methodof proactively promoting democra-cy with economic sanctions did notwork, and the west should focusless on the promotion of democra-cy with sanctions and diplomacy tofocus more on humanitarian aid.
By placing sanctions on coun-tries such as North Korea andIran, citizens in those countriesgrow angry or resentful andopposed to the west.
“Although the Iranian peopleare not fond of western govern-ments, they are fond of westernpeople,” said Bethany Shenisefrom RUAIR. “How could we notsupport democracies?”
The RUAIR team from the sec-ond debate and RUDU team fromthe third debate moved aheadinto the final round where theydebated whether transatlantic
relations will be affected by therise of China.
Aniket Kesari from RUAIRsaid China’s rapid growth is one ofthe greatest achievements in themodern world, but despite thefact that United States and Chinaare two of the biggest superpow-ers in the world, they have differ-ent interests.
“The relationship between thetwo [countries] is not that friend-ly,” he said.
Kesari said the United Statesconsistently condemns China’shuman rights policies and patrolsthe Pacific Ocean to remind thecountry that it remains the domi-nant military power.
If China lost its manufacturingcapacity, the relationship betweenthe two countries would strainfurther, he said.
Focusing on the China-UnitedStates rivalry lessens the focuson the European Union, whichweakens economic ties with theunion and creates strain as theEU competes with the UnitedStates to get trade agreements,Bergman said.
“Fifty years ago, almost all ofour economic ties were betweenthe EU and the United States,” hesaid. “They’ve sunken in impor-tance, and China has risen.”
China has been buying billionsand trillions of United States’debt, while the U.S. corporationsinvest in Chinese business, saidBhargavi Sriram, vice presidentof RUDU.
Kesari said trade between theEU and the United States pro-motes free markets, transparencyand democratic reforms, whichleads to greater trade betweenthe two countries.
“[The EU and the UnitedStates say] both our regions willbenefit economically. Both ourregions will grow,” he said, addingthat China does not share thesame attitude toward economics.
Though the EU may be mostprofitable, it is still a valuablepartnership because it pushes forfree trade globally while China isa thorn in free trade’s progress,Kesari said.
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worms — rather than outsideresources, Anwar said.
“They have to be very cre-ative,” she said. “It will help themmake a living so they canprogress independently on theirown and not rely on an outsidesource. Through that, Thailand isable to retain its culture alongwith its own independence.”
DeWorsop said she becameinvolved with Warm Heart aftertaking a social entrepreneurshipclass with the organization’sfounder and University professoremeritus Michael Shafer.
Takmila Chowdhury, co-presi-dent of the University chapter,said Shafer formed the organiza-tion after he noticed that peoplein Thailand make less than 75cents a day.
“He [was] visiting the area,and that’s how he got to be sopassionate about it,” saidChowdhury a School of Arts andSciences junior.
In 2008, Shafer askedDeWorsop to live in Thailand forone year to complete a fellow-ship while helping to developthe micro enterprise side ofWarm Heart.
DeWorsop said meeting dif-ferent types of people and learn-ing about the culture was a high-light of living in Thailand.
“You get to see the differenttypes of Thai culture, and youmeet some really amazing peoplewho’ve accomplished so muchdespite really difficult life circum-stances that they’ve been borninto,” she said.
DeWorsop said Thailand isrightfully nicknamed the Landof Smiles.
“There’s a very healthy out-look on life and a can-do atti-tude,” she said. “They have a cre-ative outlook on life where theycan make things out of recycledgoods and make the most out ofwhatever you’re given.”
Warm Heart features differ-ent programs to help the community get involved,Chowdhury said.
An example is the Children’sHome, one of the most success-ful programs Warm Heart runs,she said.
The home helps educate chil-dren from the ages of 6 to 18 inthe Karen and Lisu villages.Without the program, childrenwould have to walk 3 miles oneway to school.
The home taught five childrenin May 2009, Chowdhury said.Today, 37 children are enrolled inthe program.
The University chapter gener-ated more than $1,000 in profitslast semester, Chowdhury said.
Aside from campus sales, thechapter sells products all overthe New Brunswick andHighland Park communities.
“We try to seek opportuni-ties for sales,” she said.“Church sales are fantastic.People are really interested inbuying these Fair Trade things,especially for Christmas.”
Chowdhury said the chapteronly has about five members.
“Right now we’re trying torecruit ... it’s hard to do every-thing, like work and school andan organization to run,” she said.
Thai workers makeless than 75 centsdaily, Chowdhury says
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said Rajan Gadhia, continuingfor RUAIR.
NATO intervened in Yugoslaviaby creating a “no fly” zone and con-ducting air strikes in Bosnia afterthe Cold War ended, he said.
Gadhia said NATO reacted tothese crises by airlifting goods tosupply humanitarian aid forPakistani flood victims.
Dan Manzoor, representingRUAIR said piracy and terrorismaffect everyone globally, so hav-ing a unified front presents anadvantage because it makesNATO more effective.
NATO has taken on an impor-tant role in fighting terrorism aswell as promoting humanitarianaid, Manzoor said.
“It’s more than just military,”he said.
Adam Bomeisl, who led therebuttal for RUDU, said NATO isoutdated, alienates Russia andChina, and has not worked as adeterrent against terrorism.
“By its nature NATO is an exclu-sive organization,” Bomeisl said.
Bomeisl said the UnitedStates should try to do thingsthrough the United Nations andnot have countries within NATOstray from the UN’s commands.
“[NATO] was necessary then,and it’s necessary today,”Manzoor said, adding that theorganization now plays a role inareas where the majority of theworld would be affected.
Moving into the second round,the teams debated whether theUnited States should adoptaspects of Germany’s immigra-tion policy, with RUDU for adopt-ing it and RUAIR against.
Sean Leonard, RUDU mem-ber, said there is a philosophicaldif ference between the waysGermany and the United Statestreat immigration.
“People all over theworld see the
United States as the place to be.” SIVARAM CHERUVU
Rutgers University Association ofInternational Relations Member
Leonard says UnitedStates provides easyaccess to citizenship
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Munoz said the decision tocontinue was easy after that. Afriend suggested he should thinkabout incorporating social mediaas well, to expand even further.
“A friend told me I should starta Tumblr page for the notes,” hesaid. “I also recently started aTwitter page and I even havegroups from on campus like[Rutgers University ProgrammingAssociation] and RU DanceMarathon following it.”
Munoz said while he does nothave one specific place he getshis quotes from, he will look onFacebook, Google and Twitter forinspiration. He also has no specif-ic times or locations for posting— he puts notes up whenever hefeels the urge.
“If I have a class at Scott Hall …I will leave them [there] during thesemester,” he said. “I usually postthem on the back doors to buses,or if I open a door I will put thenote on my hand and use it to openthe door, leaving the note as I go.”
Munoz said while he hopesthe notes inspire people to have abetter day, they will never includeany political or religious mes-sages on them.
“I choose quotes that peoplecan relate to, so I won’t put upanything religious or spiritual,”he said. “I don’t want to add mypolitical or religious opinion.”
Munoz said one of his favoritequotes, “Seize the moment, for itis fleeting” is his inspiration.
“I love the idea behind thatquote,” he said. “The idea that abeautiful moment is passing andyou need to reach out and grab itand hold onto it.”
Munoz said another one of hisbiggest inspirations to continue isStan McNeil, the famous LX busdriver, who inspires his passengerswith words of wisdom and hope.
“Stan, the LX driver, loveswhat I do,” he said. “While otherbus drivers will tell me not to postany notes, Stan will see me andcall me over and tell me to putthem anywhere on his bus, evenon his windows and clipboard.”
Munoz said McNeil has evengiven him some personal quota-tions, which he plans to use in thefuture. He feels that he andMcNeil have the same mission inmind, and they just want tobrighten someone’s day.
“Stan is helping me to keepgoing, he is an inspiration,” hesaid. “He and I don’t have to do it,we are taking that extra step
because we like it. He told me thateven if I just post one note a day, itwould make all the difference.”
While he continues to post,Michelle Smith, director of theRutgers Student Center, wantshim to know the notes will contin-ue to be taken down at the cen-ters, because of a posting policyin place.
“All material to be posted mustbe delivered to the informationdesk to be approved and tackedonto the bulletin boards byStudent Life staff,” she said.
Smith said while she appreci-ates the thought behind his idea,there is still a system of rules thestudent centers must follow.
“If we allow him to post with-out approval, that opens thedoors to literally thousands ofothers to post whatever theywant,” she said. “Maybe he canwork with RUPA and create aPost-it wall, like the ‘Before I Die’wall they had up last week.”
Amber Griffin, a School ofArts and Sciences junior, said shethinks the notes could help putpeople in better moods.
“I think the notes are nice,”she said. “If someone is having abad day, I would think it wouldput them in a better mood.”
Shelby Frank, a School of Artsand Sciences first-year student,said the notes are great and whileshe has not seen them yet, shehopes to.
“It’s inspirational,” she said.“It brightens peoples’ day andhas a positive ef fect on theentire community.”
Munoz said that he hopesmore people will get involved, notonly here at the University, but atother universities as well.
“I would love for more peopleto become active with this, wher-ever they are,” he said. “A stu-dent at NYU has expressed inter-est to do this at his school. It isslowly growing.”
Munoz said that he hopesword will continue to spread, andpeople continue to enjoy his notesof inspiration.
“Just go with it,” he said. “Ihope people will continue doingthis even after I leave.”
Munoz hopes the next timesomeone is having a rough day,maybe after an exam or turning ina research paper, they see one ofhis notes and smile. As long aseven one person has a slightly bet-ter day because of his Post-its, hesaid his goal has been achieved.
A Post-it on a University bus door encourages students to “be in the moment.” School of Arts and Sciences sophomoreDaniel Munoz spreads the memos around campus where students are sure to notice them. SHAWN SMITH
Munoz says he includes everyone,avoids political, religious affiliations
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Who yougonna call?Stressbusters! Ifyou weren’texpecting that,you’re going tolove this: our
lovely University has arranged fora team of happy, hands-on trainersto beat stress. Students and staffwill promote healthy behavior,calm and connect with supportservices, and rub our backs. Iknow I want my free quiet time.The atrium was too noisy, anyway.A laurel goes to the soft hands ofstrangers during finals week, whennothing really matters anyway.
“ H o wmany peopleare on hereb e c a u s eFacebook isdown?” tweet-ed a disgrun-
tled techie. Yesterday proved asad, sad day for Internet junkies.First Gmail, then Google Drive,then Facebook crashed for a fewminutes around 6 p.m. Tragically,these pillars spilled over intoTwitter, Tumblr, etc. as users grap-pled for answers in the abyss. Afrustrated student body darts theblackout. Rainy Mondays are madefor social networking.
A a a a h !M f f f a a r r r g !B l u u u u h !W r e s t l i n gshould really beconsidered thefifth romance
language. Really though, thosesweaty heads deserve a decorat-ed laurel for their 6-0 streak andRider-Princeton defeats lastSaturday. Freshman heavyweightBilly Smith destroyed his under-dog status in a 9-0 shutout againstGreg Velesco of Rider, followedby Princeton’s Charles Fox, 13-1. ‘Tis the season for ourUniversity’s success.
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I n an email sent out to the student body last week,President Robert L. Barchi announced his intentto begin a process that would formulate a vision
for the future of the University. “In the past month,”Barchi wrote, “we have achieved several major mile-stones ... Let’s capitalize on this momentum.” Usinginterviews, surveys, focus groups and input from mem-bers of the University community, Barchi and a team ofadministrators from the University’s three campuseswill work to locate challenges and develop a long-termplan for the school and its constituents.
Barchi’s “strategic planning initiative,” as he noted,comes just at the right time. Recent developments thissemester — including the approval of the University’smerger with the University of Medicine and Dentistry,acceptance into the Big Ten along and Committee onInstitutional Cooperation, and the approval of a $750million higher education bond act — have positionedthe University at a uniquely advantageous point in its246 year history. These developments have broughtwith them massive opportunities for students, facultyand staff, and a cohesive, long-term vision is necessary
Planning initiative requires input from all
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for their proper implementation and incorporation.They’ve also set this year’s initiative apart from thosecarried out under previous University presidents.
But the ability of such a plan to capitalize on thesesuccesses in a way that caters to the interests of theUniversity community depends largely on the inputreceived from the University community. To this end,students, faculty and University members have beengiven an important responsibility. Active engagementin this process from all levels of the University com-munity is required to ensure that its results reflectthe nature and interests of the institution as a whole.Students especially ought to involve themselves inthe input process.
While using other renowned research universitiesand their programs as benchmarks — as Barchi plansto do — is useful, it is important that Rutgers’ ownvision is unique to the composition of its own commu-nity. It goes without saying that the University’s diver-sity is an asset, and any plans for its posterity shouldreflect this diversity. Going forward, administrators atthe helm of this initiative should keep this in mind.
tion without tripping over their feet orsneezing on some guy’s face (I’m look-ing at you, Zooey). Quirkiness, a termonce reserved for people with uniqueinterests and idiosyncrasies, is now away to describe those whose socialdevelopment appears stunted in middleschool. Upon embracing the trend, inaneand skittish behavior is being mislabeledas charming.
And in case youare too beautifuland socially adepttoday, it still countsif you were a hotmess in highschool. Photosfrom our formida-ble years that wereonce typicallysmuggled away or burned are nowshared as badges of honor. We haveVictoria Secret angels insisting they werenerdy and unsightly in high school, eventhough their incriminating childhoodphotos just reveal them sporting pony-tails, glasses and high cheekbones.
I’ve noticed this strange competitionof people trying to out-dork each other’shigh school photos. “Oh, you think you
were awkward? Let me show you thisphoto of me in my high school marchingband uniform,” I have actually witnessedbeing said.
Maybe it’s the so-called “ugly duck-ling syndrome” which claims that thosewho blossom later in life have better per-sonalities than those who were attractiveall their lives that have us insisting weused to be dorkier than we really were.
Perhaps we aremistaking awk-ward for down-to-ear th and relat-able. Whatever itis, there seems tobe a growingdesire to proveyou have tri-umphed from an
awkward phase.A quick twitter search of #thatawk-
wardmomentwhen shows that the collo-quial meaning of awkwardness hasexpanded to cover any fleeting moment ofdiscomfort. Only one who laughed at aprofessor’s joke? Awkward. Ran out ofthings to say on a date? Awkward. Madeeye contact with an ex-boyfriend on thebus? Awkward.
Excuse me for turning this into a psy-chiatric evaluation, but I think this mis-labeling is often a way for us to ignorewhat’s really being felt. Awkwardness ismore of a projection of how we think weare perceived, and less of what weemote. It’s easier to brush off a situationas awkward than to acknowledge what itprobably was — humiliating, embarrass-ing or lonely.
The problem with awkwardness carry-ing a more positive connotation is that itserves as an excuse not to strive for per-sonal growth and development. I am allfor embracing your true self, but it’s notadmirable to be socially, intellectually andemotionally inept. You are welcome to beshy, quiet, carefree and even aloof, butnot awkward. Awkward is a cop out.Many times, an awkward situation is justa challenging one. Entering a room full ofstrangers, trying to keep up a conversa-tion with an acquaintance, being under-dressed at a party – instead of shrinkingaway, we should welcome these momentsas challenges to overcome.
Erin Young is an Ernest Mario Schoolof Pharmacy senior. Her column, “Youngand Restless,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
One event turned into two, and now Iam a regular at Rutgers Hillel. By regular Imean being there pretty much every day.Before that night I would not have beenfound dead at a religious event. Yet thesepeople had a persistence that caused me toreevaluate my outlook.
These people introduced me to experi-ences I never thought I would ever expe-rience. They liter-ally changed mylife and turned outto be some of thegreatest people Ihave ever known.
Before I metthese people, my Friday nights were spentlike any other college student — textingfriends to find something to do. Now they arespent with my phone off going to religiousservices and after to friends’ houses where Ihave generated many meaningful friendships.
Walking into the Daily Targum office inmy first week of college was a similar expe-rience. All I wanted to do was take photosfor the school paper. What I left with wasmuch more than that.
The Targum also introduced me to peo-ple who have had a huge influence on me.These people have become a huge part ofmy daily life, some I would even consideras family.
My participation in Targum happenedfairly quickly and unexpectedly. It onlytook about a month and a half for me tofind myself on the editorial board. Soon
after that I was thehead of an entiresection. This wasnot even a positionI realized existedbefore walking intothe office.
During my time as an editor I com-plained countless times and missed outon many hours of sleep, but in the endit was an experience I would not tradefor the world. Sadly my time here isdwindling down. I have merely days leftas an editor.
The point I am trying to make is notthat I had the fortunate experiences ofmeeting these people or to get nostalgicabout my time at Targum. It is to encour-
age people to take risks like I did. You onlygo to college once, I hope.
I do not believe these risks should be adaily thing, a weekly thing or a monthlything. I have only taken two major risks sofar during my time here at Rutgers.Nevertheless both risks proved to havegreat rewards.
I hope that anyone who has the oppor-tunity to try something new will jump on it.Maybe it will lead to the discovery of some-thing they truly have a passion for — Iknow for me it did. Or maybe it will nothappen that easily. That’s OK too. Theimportant thing is to try.
I do not remember the pizza I had thatnight or what I said that first day in theTargum office. It took the backseat to thepeople I met and the experiences I had.Each one was absolutely life changing.
Noah Whittenburg is the photographyeditor of The Daily Targum. He is majoringin communication and will vacate his posi-tion at the end of December for theUniversity’s Study Abroad program inBerlin, Germany.
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A wkward is the new cool. Thanksto the likes of Tina Fey in “30Rock” and Zooey Deschanel in
the role of her life, it is now endearingto be cringe-worthy. But (I say this withonly a hint of irony and flannel) I wasawkward before it was cool, before itwas hip to be clumsy, to snort when youlaugh, to be a little too earnest. Now I’mnoticing that people, especially women,are actually proud to classify them-selves as awkward in attempts to comeoff as quirky.
From my research (okay, my Twitterand Tumblr feed) I’ve noticed a trend ofnormal, well-adjusted women who arejumping on the bandwagon of self-pro-claimed future cat ladies. There nowseems to be a silver lining in castingyourself as someone only fit for felinecompanions. There’s a trendy new genreof self-deprecating humor where doe-eyed girls can’t seem to hold a conversa-
The awkward moment when...
“You are welcome to be shy,quiet, carefree and even aloof,
but not awkward. Awkward is a cop out.”
A single slice of pizza changed mylife. It was not so much the pizzathat changed me though. The
events that surrounded this piece of pizzawere more important.
Let me explain. One Friday night atthe beginning of this school year I left myhouse for a piece of pizza. This was apretty typical custom of mine sinceSkinny Vinnie’s was just down the streetfrom my house. Standing on the sidewalkoutside my front door was a group ofJewish people.
The old me would have turned andkept walking. I was raised Jewish but feltno particular connection to the religion orits people. On a whim I struck up a con-versation with them. After some negotiat-ing I ended up going to a religious eventwith them.
Take risks, reap rewards
YOUNG ANDRESTLESS
ERIN YOUNG
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The goals continue in theright direction thanks to their per formance in the early por tion of the ScarletKnights schedule.
Both are ranked in theirrespective weight classes,according to AmateurWrestling News — Zannetti theNo. 10 174-pounder and Rinaldithe No. 13 184-pounder.
They also hold identicalindividual records this seasonat 14-1.
Senior 184-pounder Dan Rinaldi rides Rider’s Clint Morrison during Sunday’s match. Rinaldi wonby decison, 4-0, for his second win of the night. ENRICO CABREDO, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
She has been ef fective com-ing of f the bench and relievedthe burden classmate MoniqueOliver had to bear in the paint.Lee’s presence and ef ficiencyon the floor against the LadyTechsters led Oliver to believeLee’s return to production.
“[Chelsey] is almost back toher old ways,” Oliver said. “It’sjust going to take her a gameat a time just to get back intoher regular flow.”
Richardson helped Lee getback into her flow in the matinee.
The Neptune, N.J., nativedisplayed her crafty and fast-paced style, collecting ninepoints and dishing out acareer-high six assists.
At a guard position that stilldoes not have a stable orchestrator, Richardsonshowed how she could com-mand the of fense and getteammates involved.
Stringer watched as theguard jolted down the court andeither kicked the ball out to anopen player or took the ballstrong to the rim and finished.
“I just came out with a mind-set just to do anything to help theteam,” Richardson said. “Bringenergy any way possible.”
Although the question ofwhether the team’s perform-ance was a glimpse of thefuture or something fans
Lee’s performances take pressure off ofteammate Oliver in post production
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In dual meets, Rinaldi cred-its Zannetti’s consistency insecuring victories for his suc-cess, as Zannetti wrestlesbefore Rinaldi.
“Him going right before me,he is always going to put uppoints and is going to win alot,” Rinaldi said. “It is alwaysgood seeing him have successon the mat, and it kind of rollsonto me a little bit. Seeing yourbest friend doing well givesyou a little extra pep.”
The support system extendsto the bench, where both take seats next to each other to of fer tips on each other’s performances.
“We just try to keep it light,”Zannetti said. “In the match, ifsomething is going on, we helpeach other out and keep eachother calm. If one of us is getting
nervous, the other one will bethere to say ‘take it easy.’”
Goodale’s mentality is totake each match one step at a time.
But the thought of bothsharing hardware in March atthe NCAA Championships issomething he knows would bespecial for both.
If it happens, their bond willbe a big reason why.
“They are both very hungryto win,” Goodale said. “Gregtalks about winning the nation-al title, so they train. … Theyare both motivated to win. Onedoes not let up if the otherloses. They’re tight.
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should not get used to remainsunanswered, there were plentyof reasons for Rutgers to keepits hopes alive.
The Knights kept a highpace throughout the game, con-fusing Louisiana Tech and get-ting easy baskets in transition.Richardson pushed the tempoand got the Knights to run,something Stringer encouragesthe team to do.
But Richardson is taking it instride. She believes her opportu-nity will come and is not worriedabout starting or being a savior tothe team.
“I don’t think [my play] was astatement,” she said. “I feel likewe [have] good play at the guardpositions.”
Richardson set Lee up forsome nice shots, getting theball to the forward’s hands inthe perfect spot on the floorfor her to be productive in thepost. The unselfishness wascontagious, as Lee even con-nected with Richardson on afew possessions.
“For [Shakena] to be thesmallest one out there and for meto find her, that was great visionon my part,” Lee said jokingly.
Listed at 5-foot-4, Richardsondid not have any trouble findingthe Knights on the floor and cre-ating scoring opportunities.
As Rutgers moves forwardthis season, it looks to build offthe progress it has made.
DECEMBER 11, 2012SPORTS PAGE 14
MEN’S TRACK
First outing showsjumpers’ potential
BY ERIC DIMETROSKYCONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers men’s track andfield team began its seasonSunday at the New Year’sInvitational held at Princeton.
The Scarlet Knights fin-ished first in three eventsdespite sitting several of theirbest returning athletes for thefirst meet.
Junior Corey Crawford tookfirst place in the long jump with adistance of 7.60 meters, the bestlong jump in the country thus far.
Senior jumper Kevin Bostickfollowed Crawford’s achieve-ment with wins in both thetriple jump and high jump,starting off a year he expects tobe very successful.
He thinks he can do even bet-ter in upcoming meets.
“I felt pretty good during themeet,” Bostick said. “I did what Iwas supposed to do and washappy with it.”
Bostick paced what the teamanticipates to be a talented andexciting jumping unit led byhimself and classmate AdamBergo, who did not participatein the meet.
Senior Glenn Scheideler alsoperformed well, earning a sec-ond-place finish overall in thehigh jump.
The jumpers expect to be oneof the strong points for a teamthat has a lot of experiencereturning from last year.
Head coach Mike Mulqueenwas pleased with the Knights’showing in their first meet. Theyounger athletes’ performancesencouraged him.
“I think the meet went verywell overall,” Mulqueen said.“We had a lot of great times
leading to several subpardefensive per formances of late.
The team has allowed itsopponents’ point totals toexceed 70 in its last fourgames. Opponents reached 80 points twice during that span.
That is part of what holdsthe team back, said head coachMike Rice.
“Consistency, not getting inour own way, is a generaltheme with this team,” Rice said. “If they just makesimple plays and share thegame, I think this team couldbe very good.”
The only excuse Rutgerscould use for the previousgame is that Iona has cracked80 and 90 twice this season.
But that does not explain theother high point totals. That cir-cles back to the consistency.
George Washingtonoffers less firepowerthan Iona on offense
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and per formed well across the board.”
Senior thrower JamesPlummer took second place inthe shot put, as did senior ChrisWyckoff in the pole vault.
The meet was not as dif fi-cult a field of teams as theKnights face in upcomingevents, but it provided a testfor the roster.
Many of the best returningathletes from last season satout the first meet and will maketheir debut in the next one, theJan. 4-5 Rutgers Invitational.
Bostick was impressed withhow the team performed in itsfirst meet.
“We did well for the firstmeet and the beginning of theseason,” Bostick said. “Wehave a lot of work to do andhave to focus on being consis-tent throughout the year.”
The Knights also performedwell on the track, with a third-place showing in the4x400 relay. Senior MonroeKearns took second in the 600-meter run.
Sophomore D’Andre Jordantook second place in the 200-meter dash, followed by fresh-man Rajee Dunbar, who fin-ished fourth.
While the Knights’ youngerathletes found success in their first meet, they have tomake an immediate impact inupcoming events.
Until the RutgersInvitational, the Knights planto focus on remaining healthyand improving for the rest ofthe season.
“That was great for a firstrace,” Mulqueen said. “We ranand jumped very well, and nowwe have to improve.”
“We’re going to work on itevery single day,” Rice said.“We work on being consistentand doing it as hard as you canand as well as you can everysingle play.”
That consistency will face atest again tonight when theKnights (5-2) welcome GeorgeWashington (4-5) to the LouisBrown Athletic Center.
For Rutgers, there is anupside. While Iona boasts twoplayers who score roughly 20points per game and averageabout 79 points per game, theColonials are not as potent onthe of fensive end.
Forward Isaiah Armwood, aVillanova transfer, leads theteam with 12.9 points pergame, while the next two high-est scorers average fewer than11 points.
As a team, GeorgeWashington averages less than65 points per game.
Rutgers will have to worrymore about the Colonials’defense, which allows oppo-nents little more than 63 pointsper game.
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BY IAN ERHARDCONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers women’s trackand field team competed in itsfirst meet of the winter season atthe New Year’s Invitational.
The event saw strong finishesfor the Scarlet Knights, withstandout performances by first-time competitors.
Senior Ekene Ugboajaplaced second in the 300-meterdash with a time of 40.97 sec-onds. The meet marked herfirst track competition as aKnight after transitioning fromfield events.
Knight’s event change highlights season-opening inviteWOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD UGBOAJA FINISHES SECOND IN 300 METER AT PRINCETON
KNIGHT NOTEBOOK JAMISON MAINTAINS HE IS FULLY HEALTHY
BY TYLER BARTOSPORTS EDITOR
Jawan Jamison was so antsyduring recent practices that hewould stand 10 yards behind anyof the Rutgers football team’srunning backs, listen to a playcall and envision it in his head.
The process consumed thesophomore for the better part ofthree weeks, until he pro-claimed himself fully healthyyesterday for the first time sinceinjuring his right ankle Nov. 10against Army.
“It was frustrating,” Jamisonsaid. “I barely got any carries intwo games because [the coach-ing staff] wants me to rest.”
Head coach Kyle Flood’stoned-down policy for veteransbegan during the ScarletKnights’ two bye weeks andcould resurface in the 12 prac-tices remaining before their Dec.28 Russell Athletic Bowl matchupwith Virginia Tech.
RU practice philosophy suits Jamison
Sophomore running back Jawan Jamison takes one of his 16 touches upfield Nov. 29 against Louisville. Jamison, who saw a reduced workload following an injuryNov. 10 against Army, could benefit from head coach Kyle Flood’s practice plans leading up to the team’s Dec. 28 bowl game. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Selected veterans practiced forless than 90 minutes yesterdaybefore meeting with strength andconditioning coach Jeremy Cole.
“I appreciate it a lot, especiallyat running back,” Jamison said ofFlood’s philosophy. “They get hitevery play. He helps us outtremendously, and it helps ourbodies get recuperated.”
Jamison became the firstKnight since 2007 to rush formore than 1,000 yards this sea-son, but his ankle injury prevent-ed him from inching closer to hispreseason goal of 1,500 yards. Hecarried the ball only 28 times for101 yards in the three games fol-lowing the injury.
“I didn’t trust it as much as I donow,” Jamison said of his ankle. “Itwasn’t healing fast like I wanted itto. Mentally it was messing withme because I was like, ‘I don’twant to hurt it again.’”
Flood will likely remain cau-tious with only the third 1,000-yard rusher in school history.
Jamison’s carries increasedincrementally during the Knights’three-game stretch, reaching asmany as 15 on Nov. 29 againstLouisville. He averaged nearly 24rushes per game until that streak.
“I don’t know if he’s 100 per-cent, but I think he’s certainlymore healthy than he was even inthe Louisville game,” Flood said.“I think by the time the gamecomes, he will be 100 percent.”
Jamison insists he can take asmany carries as possible now.
“But if somebody falls on me,”he said, “I can’t do anythingabout that.”
DESPITE PLAYINGsparingly on defense this season,Tejay Johnson could be in line toearn the most playing time of hiscareer against the Hokies.
The redshirt freshman corner-back is one of several options fordefensive coordinator Robb Smith,who faces the possibility of replac-ing injured senior Brandon Jones.
“We’re working some differentpeople there, and as we get closerit could be moving [junior] LoganRyan inside and letting [senior]Marcus Cooper and TejayJohnson or [sophomore] GareefGlashen play outside,” Flood said.“We’ll set the actual depth as weget a little bit closer to the game.”
At 6-foot-2, Johnson is themost likely candidate at corner tofill a potential void.
He earned an endorsementfrom Flood earlier in the sea-son for his play on specialteams, where Johnson rackedup most of his 10 tackles thisyear. His frame could makemoving Ryan into the slot amore viable alternative.
“I wasn’t happy aboutBrandon going down, but as thenext guy going in, I have to beready and prepared and willingto do the job,” Johnson saidSaturday. “One play you couldbe the guy, and the next play youcould be getting bombed up.”
Johnson offered words ofencouragement to Jones followingthe Knights’ loss to Louisville whenJones suffered a lower-body injury.Johnson’s locker sits next to Jones’.
Johnson does not mind thepotential for added responsibility.
“That’s what I live for: theopportunity to go out there infront of the big lights,” he said,“especially since I got thrown inthe fire that Thursday.”
FLOOD ANNOUNCEDredshirt freshman MarquiseWright and juniors Michael Larrowand Jeremy Deering began workyesterday at new positions. OnlyDeering, who will work at safety fol-lowing Jones’ injury, has previouspractice experience in his new role.
Wright and Larrow will switchsides of the ball to offensive lineand tight end, respectively.
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“For her first three years,she was a long and triplejumper,” said head coach JamesRobinson. “We converted her toa sprinter. So as a senior for herfirst time running, she did anoutstanding job.”
The event provided key expe-rience for Ugboaja going forward.
“It helped me get my bear-ings,” Ugboaja said. “The lasttime I ran was in high school, soI just needed to get some kindof experience under my belt tosee what it felt like.”
Freshman Alayna Famble fin-ished next for the Knights in the300-meter dash at 41.19 seconds.
Along with Famble, fresh-man Kaprice James had a solidouting in her first-career meet, placing third in the finalsof the 60-meter hurdles at 8.98 seconds, a Big East qualifying time.
“I felt good about myself that Iwas third, and I was just excited,”James said.
Sophomore Meagan Robinsonplaced third with a 9.02 finishingtime and earned a Big East quali-fying time of her own.
Much of the focus for Rutgerswas on the 4x400 relays, where itran three teams, with two makingthe finals.
One team, consisting ofUgboaja, James, sophomoreChristina Dibernardo and juniorTylia Gillion, placed third, thehighest finish for Rutgers at3:56.02 minutes.
Dibernardo had the best timefor the Knights in the 600-meterrun at 1:38.47 minutes.
The mile saw another third-place finish for Rutgers,with sophomore AllisonPayenski at 5:08.25 minutes.Sophomore Felicia O’ Donnellfinished fourth by .10 seconds.Three other Knights roundedout the next positions in the standings.
Rutgers found early success infield events. Junior KristenBradley led the Knights in thehigh jump with a fifth-place finishat a height of 1.64 meters.
In the long jump, sophomoreGabrielle Farquharson placedthird at 5.60 meters, a personalbest for indoor competition. Thejump is a Big East qualifier.
“They both jumped ver ywell respectively,” Robinsonsaid. “It’s always good [forFarquharson] to get the quali-fying mark done early.”
The Knights continue theirindoor season Jan. 4, hosting theRutgers Invitational.
Rinaldi and Zannetti met before they wereeven members of the Rutgers wrestling teamwhen both attended a clinic held by headcoach Scott Goodale in South Plainfield, N.J.
“We started wrestling there, and I couldtell he was a great wrestler and even a betterperson,” Rinaldi said. “So right away we justhit it off well.”
Goodale and the rest of the programjoke around with both about their friend-ship, but Goodale knows how valuable theyare to each other.
Goodale said both train year roundtogether, which allows them to avoid
distractions that could af fect how theyperform on the mat.
“They are two kids who love to train,”Goodale said. “They like to wrestle anddon’t get caught up in the night life here — it is not that important to them.They are very, very good people and arethe type of kids you want to bring aroundyour family.”
Rinaldi and Zannetti agreed that their ultimate goals are to win a national championship.
The Gaels ended the game with 73points, more than Rutgers should allow toa MAAC opponent.
While the Knights often play a transitionstyle of offense, Iona does so with fourguards, yielding a much faster pace.
That became an issue at Madison SquareGarden as Rutgers tried to keep up.
“We just started playing at their paceand got away from what we did,” said junior
guard Mike Poole on Saturday. “They’re agood team. They did what good teams do,they fight back.”
While the Knights’ adherence to anotherteam’s style of play has not been a constantthis season, inconsistency has.
Often Rutgers cannot put together twoequally strong halves of basketball,
THINKING TWICE Rutgers women’s basketballsophomore guard Shakena Richardson wasreserved about her playmaking outing Sundayagainst Louisiana Tech. / PAGE 13
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NEW TRICK Rutgers women’s track and field senior EkeneUgboaja finished second in the 300-meter dash Sundayat the season-opening Princeton Invitational, her firstappearance outside of field events. / PAGE 15
CAUTIOUS APPROACH Rutgers headfootball coach Kyle Flood adopted apractice policy that could benefitsophomore Jawan Jamison. / PAGE 15
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“If somebody falls on me, there’s nothing I can do about that.”
— Rutgers sophomore running back Jawan Jamisonon keeping his previously injured ankle healthy
COREY CRAWFORD ‘s longjump of 7.60 meters is thebest mark in the countryto date. The junior finishedfirst in the event Sundayfor the Rutgers men’strack and field team.
Detroit 97 San Antonio 134Philadelphia 104 Houston 126
Golden State 104 Sacramento 96Charlotte 96 Dallas 119
Atlanta 92 Miami 101
MEN’S BASKETBALL
vs. G. Washington
Tonight, 7:30 p.m.RAC
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
vs. Southern
Tomorrow,7:30 p.m.RAC
MEN’S BASKETBALL
vs. Rider
Dec. 28, 3 p.m.RAC
FOOTBALL
vs. Virginia Tech
Dec. 28, 5:30 p.m.Orlando
MEN’S BASKETBALL GEORGE WASHINGTON-RUTGERS, TONIGHT, 7:30 P.M.
Senior wing Dane Miller tries to dribble around Iona guard Sean Armand in Saturday’s 81-73 win against the Gaels. Miller ownsthe team lead in field goal percentage with .600, making 24 of his 40 attempts. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
RU tries to fix defensive issuesBY JOEY GREGORY
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The Rutgers men’s basketball team’sproblem is not scoring. It built up a 22-pointlead Saturday against Iona.
But as quickly as the Scarlet Knightsreached that point, they began theirdescent and nearly lost their lead eightminutes later.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lee’s playshows signsof return
Senior forward Chelsey Lee shot 5-for-5for 11 points Sunday in 19 minutes. JOVELLE TAMAYO, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
BY AARON FARRARCORRESPONDENT
Right when Rutgers head women’s bas-ketball coach C. Vivian Stringer was ready toreevaluate the team, the Scarlet Knights gaveher a reason to hold on to some optimism.
Stringer preached several times for theKnights to “identify who they are” to playup to their expectations. After breakoutper formances from senior for wardChelsey Lee and sophomore guardShakena Richardson at Madison SquareGarden on Sunday, Rutgers may haverevealed its true character.
“It’s just identifying what I do at first,” Leesaid of improving. “I used to use rebounds asmy way to get on the floor. … I think it’s justreconnecting with the things I did that gotme back on the floor.”
After undergoing shoulder surgery thatkept her out all of last season, the Miaminative is progressively returning to pre-sur-gery form.
Lee’s best outing of the season cameagainst Louisiana Tech when she dropped 11points and grabbed six rebounds in 19 min-utes on the floor.
SEE RETURN ON PAGE 13
WRESTLING GOODALE SEES FRIENDSHIP AS BENEFICIAL MOTIVATER
Senior duo’s bond aids in title goalsBY BRADLY DERECHAILO
CORRESPONDENT
Senior 184-pounder Dan Rinaldi bestdescribed the relationship he and 174-pounder Greg Zannetti share.
“It’s a huge bromance going on. We catcha lot of heat for it,” Rinaldi said laughing. “Meand him are really close, so we have a goodthing going.”
Zannetti echoed the same feeling.“Once we got here, we started hanging
out,” Zannetti said. “We just got along well.It’s just worked.” SEE BOND ON PAGE 13
