McCarthy discussed her study yesterday at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research in New Brunswick. She said the study was conduct- ed because according to the Centers for Disease Control in 2011, 69 percent of smokers want to quit annually, but only 52 percent actually tr y to quit. The overall pop- ulation three-month success rate is only six percent of smokers. She said that 35 percent are smoke-free after 6 to 12 months later with treatment, including medication or transplants, and 50 percent of lifetime smokers have been able to quit. Dr. Howard Leventhal, professor of Health Psychology, gave a brief intro- duction before McCarthy’s presenta- tion, highlighting her experience in the field and expertise with the study. “[McCarthy] has been a member of this community for a long time, BY JUSTINA OTERO CORRESPONDENT The University boasts excel- lence in diversity, but often, diverse groups do not have the chance to mingle with each other. In hopes of promoting unity among the University’s diverse population, the Black Student Union will host its 37th annual Unity Day tomorrow at 2 p.m. at WEATHER Rain High: 54 Nighttime Low: 44 Serving the Rutgers community since 1869. Independent since 1980. VOLUME 144, ISSUE 112 • UNIVERSITY ... 3 • METRO ... 7 • OPINIONS ... 8 • DIVERSIONS ... 12 • CLASSIFIEDS ... 14 • SPORTS ... BACK RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK ONLINE AT DAILYTARGUM.COM FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013 Barchi updates Board of Governors, answers students’ questions Study finds impulsive smokers have harder time quitting BOG condemns Rice’s actions, seeks to address failed practices of incident Event to feature live music, dance performances Barchi says University should fix its processes at RUSA town hall Clockwise from top left: University President Robert L. Barchi updates the Board of Governors on the Strategic Planning Initiative. Barchi answers students’ questions at the Rutgers University Student Assembly town hall. Katherine Yabut, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, asks Barchi a question. A basketball player’s mother, Susan Kelley, announces support for the new interim athletic director. HEALTH SEMINAR SERIES BY SHAWN SMITH CORRESPONDENT A new study finds that impulsive people who smoke have more diffi- culty quitting than non-impulsive smokers, said Danielle McCarthy, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology. Black Student Union to host Unity Day for cultural mixing ALEX MEIER ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR University President Robert L. Barchi opened the Rutgers University Student Assembly town hall for discussion last night at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. In light of the situation involv- ing former head men’s basket- ball coach Mike Rice, a student representative from RUSA asked the president how he will pre- vent a similar incident from hap- pening again. Barchi said in the process of looking for a new athletic director, he formed a search committee to represent a broad cross-section of the University that reflects his own ideals. When selecting members of the committee, he did not consider their prestige. Rather, Barchi said BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU NEWS EDITOR With a quavering voice, Vice Chairman Gerald Harvey began the Board of Governors meeting yesterday by condemning Mike Rice’s actions and supporting his termination, which took place last week. Rice, the former head men’s bas- ketball coach, was fired last week after a video surfaced displaying his physical and verbal abuse of his players. The University faced criti- cism after the scandal drew national coverage for not taking swifter action against Rice. “We are absolutely determined to ensure the well-being of all stu- dents here at Rutgers University,” he said. “[The governors] seek good governance. … We want to follow best practices, and where we have failed to address best practices, understand what those Danielle McCarthy, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, revealed her findings in a study which found that impulsive people who smoke have more difficulty quitting than non-impulsive smokers. PAUL SOLIN SEE SMOKERS ON PAGE 5 SEE DAY ON PAGE 4 SEE GOVERNORS ON PAGE 6 SEE QUESTIONS ON PAGE 6 TOP, BOTTOM LEFT JULIAN CHOKKATTU, NEWS EDITOR TOP, BOTTOM RIGHT NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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McCarthy discussed her studyyesterday at the Institute forHealth, Health Care Policy andAging Research in New Brunswick.
She said the study was conduct-ed because according to theCenters for Disease Control in2011, 69 percent of smokers want toquit annually, but only 52 percent
actually try to quit. The overall pop-ulation three-month success rate isonly six percent of smokers.
She said that 35 percent aresmoke-free after 6 to 12 monthslater with treatment, includingmedication or transplants, and 50percent of lifetime smokers havebeen able to quit.
Dr. Howard Leventhal, professor ofHealth Psychology, gave a brief intro-duction before McCarthy’s presenta-tion, highlighting her experience inthe field and expertise with the study.
“[McCarthy] has been a memberof this community for a long time,
BY JUSTINA OTEROCORRESPONDENT
The University boasts excel-lence in diversity, but often, diversegroups do not have the chance tomingle with each other.
In hopes of promoting unityamong the University’s diversepopulation, the Black StudentUnion will host its 37th annualUnity Day tomorrow at 2 p.m. at
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK ONLINE AT DAILYTARGUM.COMFRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013
Barchi updates Board of Governors, answers students’ questions
Study finds impulsive smokers have harder time quitting
BOG condemnsRice’s actions,seeks to addressfailed practicesof incident
Event to featurelive music, danceperformances
Barchi says Universityshould fix itsprocesses atRUSA town hall
Clockwise from top left: University President Robert L. Barchi updates the Board of Governors on theStrategic Planning Initiative. Barchi answers students’ questions at the Rutgers University StudentAssembly town hall. Katherine Yabut, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, asks Barchi a question. Abasketball player’s mother, Susan Kelley, announces support for the new interim athletic director.
HEALTH SEMINAR SERIES
BY SHAWN SMITHCORRESPONDENT
A new study finds that impulsivepeople who smoke have more diffi-culty quitting than non-impulsivesmokers, said Danielle McCarthy,an associate professor in theDepartment of Psychology.
Black StudentUnion to hostUnity Day forcultural mixing
ALEX MEIERASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
University President RobertL. Barchi opened the RutgersUniversity Student Assemblytown hall for discussion last night at the Rutgers Student Center on the CollegeAvenue campus.
In light of the situation involv-ing former head men’s basket-ball coach Mike Rice, a studentrepresentative from RUSA askedthe president how he will pre-vent a similar incident from hap-pening again.
Barchi said in the process oflooking for a new athletic director,he formed a search committee torepresent a broad cross-section ofthe University that reflects hisown ideals.
When selecting members of thecommittee, he did not considertheir prestige. Rather, Barchi said
BY JULIAN CHOKKATTUNEWS EDITOR
With a quavering voice, ViceChairman Gerald Harvey beganthe Board of Governors meetingyesterday by condemning MikeRice’s actions and supporting histermination, which took placelast week.
Rice, the former head men’s bas-ketball coach, was fired last weekafter a video surfaced displaying hisphysical and verbal abuse of hisplayers. The University faced criti-cism after the scandal drew nationalcoverage for not taking swifteraction against Rice.
“We are absolutely determinedto ensure the well-being of all stu-dents here at Rutgers University,”he said. “[The governors] seekgood governance. … We want tofollow best practices, and wherewe have failed to address bestpractices, understand what those
Danielle McCarthy, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, revealed her findings in a study which found that impulsivepeople who smoke have more difficulty quitting than non-impulsive smokers. PAUL SOLIN
SEE SMOKERS ON PAGE 5SEE DAY ON PAGE 4
SEE GOVERNORS ON PAGE 6 SEE QUESTIONS ON PAGE 6
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CAMPUS CALENDARFriday, April 12The Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “B.F.A. Thesis Exibi-tion I: but no, yeah” at 10 a.m. at Civic Square at 33 Livingston Ave. inNew Brunswick. The program will feature the theses of studentsearning Bachelors of Fine Arts. The exhibition will run until Monday,April 22, and the gallery will be open Mondays through Fridays from10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Wednesdays until 6 p.m., and from 12 to 4 p.m.on Saturdays.
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Saturday, April 13Musica Raritana performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Centeron Douglass campus. Tickets cost $15 for the general public, $10 foralumni, faculty and staff and $5 for students.
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Friday, April 12The Hub City Music Festival comes to Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchenat 211 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick. The festival will run untilApril 13, and will occur at 8 p.m. at Tumulty’s at 361 George St., NewBrunswick on April 12 and at 9 p.m. at The Court Tavern at 124Church St., New Brunswick on April 13. Atendees are allowed todonate any amount, but $10 is suggested. All funds raised will go toElijah’s Soup Kichen.
teachers, our future writers,our future professionals, ourfuture scientists, and they needthese loans as much as any-body,” he said.
As a dean, Papathomas saidhe meets many students strug-gling with loans and sympathizeswith them. He imagined how dif-ficult it would be if he personallyhad such a loan after finishinghis degree.
“Nowadays, people need toborrow money to graduate,and then after they graduate,they find themselves lookingfor jobs for a year or twobefore they even getemployed,” he said.
Papathomas also talkedabout how even with the cur-rent 3.4 percent interest rate,the banks turn profit. So whenthe rates rise, it is because ofbanks’ greed.
Connelly, also a member ofthe board of directors for theUnited States StudentAssociation, said he appreciatedseeing Obama stand up for PellGrants, which benefit working-class families.
As a graduat-ing senior,Connelly is happywith the presi-dent’s “PathwaysBack to Work for AmericansLooking ForJobs” initiative,which focuses onyouth employ-ment. Obama isgiving the pro-gram $12.5 billionto help youngpeople find jobs.
Connelly dis-cussed the reasons why studentsshould be worried about the loaninterest rates.
“We need to work to movethe conversation away fromhow to create less debt to howto avoid debt altogether,” he said.
Connelly emphasized the 1trillion dollars of student debt mark, reached about twoyears ago.
“We have $1 trillion of notreal money in our economy, andif you remember the 2008 hous-ing crisis, that’s a big problem,”he said.
Connelly said as a country,the United States should moveaway from variable rate inter-est loans and take on fixedinterest rates. Fixed ratesmake it possible for families tobudget for the future, becausethey know exactly the amountof money they will need to payof f a loan.
“Students in the future won’tknow how much student debtthey’re actually going to be inwhen they sign up for thoseloans, which adds a lot ofuncertainty into what arealready economically turbulenttimes,” he said.
the more politically correctterm differently abled, becauseshe feels that it is more accessi-ble and automatically has apolitical context.
Zaneta Rago, assistant direc-tor of Center of Social JusticeEducation and LGBTCommunities, a campus-wideorganization, helped organizeand set up the event. She said shepersonally followed Mingus’sblog and has seen her speak anddo workshops.
“She is really good at findinga link between disability justiceand other social injustices,”Rago said.
Mingus said she both choseand felt obligated to write, givenher disability, gender and race.She likes the feeling of obligationfor the movements she isinvolved in.
Mingus prides herself onproviding accessible writing inher blog geared toward ethnic,disabled and queer women.She describes her writing styleas bulletproof.
“If you tell it in a way thatdoesn’t deny anyone else theirtruth or doesn’t ask anyone elseto silence their truth, then I real-ly believe it’s bulletproof writing,”Mingus said.
Amarilis Rodriguez, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences senior,heard about the event throughthe Center for Social Justice. Shewas interested in Mingusbecause she is currently doingresearch on peer migrants fromPuerto Rico.
“Her work is … very attrac-tive because it’s different thanscholarly writing, but just as valid and informative,”Rodriguez said. “It allows a morehonest truth to come out aboutsocial issues.”
Mingus said writing saved herlife because it is a way to have aconversation with herself, allow-ing her to work through theissues that occupy her mind. Shewas the only disabled person inher family, so writing was crucialto her self-expression.
Merz Lim, assistant directorof the Asian American CulturalCenter, said he also helped set up and organize the event.He praised Mingus for herintersectional approach tosocial justice.
“[The event] is a great wayfor both offices [Center of SocialJustice Education and LGBTCommunities and The AsianAmerican Cultural Center] tocollaborate in terms of socialjustice, LGBT and Asian-American culture,” he said.
Although Mingus has onlyconsidered herself a writer forthe past five years, she has beenwriting since a very young age,citing journal entries and shortstories as her first works. Shesaid she was 1 of possibly 5 cre-ative people on the island shegrew up on.
She said a publisherapproached her about writing abook in 2007. She is now in theprocess of collecting speechesand essays she has done overthe years.
SABRINA SZTEINBUMCONTRIBUTING WRITER
June 1 is looming, and formany University studentsthroughout the country, this datesignifies the time when studentloan interest rates will double.
Student representatives fromNew Jersey Public InterestResearch Group, along with JohnConnelly, president of theRutgers University StudentAssembly, held a press confer-ence on the steps of BrowerCommons on the College Avenuecampus yesterday in response tothis issue.
The goal was to inform stu-dents about the changes thatPresident Barack Obama plansto enact changes regarding stu-dent loans, and voice the stancethey are taking onthe issue.
Justin Habler, aSchool of Arts andSciences junior,talked aboutNJPIRG’s “photopetition,” an initia-tive where stu-dents take a pic-ture with a “Don’tDouble my Rate”sign whichNJPIRG sends tolocal officials.
“It’s a lot moreef fective whenlegislators and Congress peo-ple see the faces that they areactually going to be af fectingwith the decision instead ofjust seeing the names, becausethey see a lot of names,” he said.
Habler said as a part of theircampaign, NJPIRG is gatheringstories from students with stu-dent loan debt to make sure thatCongress notices the people itwill affect.
In addition to the photo peti-tion and story gathering, AlefTadese, an NJPIRG volunteerand School of Arts and Sciencesfirst-year student, said thegroup aims to gather 1,500signed petitions before the end of the semester as a part ofthe campaign.
Thomas Papathomas, Buschcampus dean, feels stronglyabout the rise of student-loaninterest rates. With more than16,000 students receiving finan-cial assistance each year, he saidstudents of the lower and middleclasses are struggling to moveupward in society when saddledwith debt.
“Rutgers University plays avery critical role in educatingour future leaders, our future
BY NICK SIWEKCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Activist, writer, queer bloggerand disabled Korean adopteeMia Mingus speaks againstsocial injustice in her blog“Leaving Evidence.”
Mingus gave a speech onThursday in the LivingstonStudent Center about her back-ground and the difficulties shehas been dealing with her entirelife in consideration of her physi-cal disabilities, as well as being aqueer Korean adoptee growingup in the Caribbean.
Mingus is involved in theRainbow Writers series as a partof the month-long event knownas “Gaypril.”
Mingus came to the U.S.Virgin Islands as an infant, andwas stricken with polio after-ward, leaving her crippled, she said.
She said the unsavory treat-ment she received from the doc-tors and brace-makers she inter-acted with made her question thepolitics of medicine as well asbeauty.
“I hated the whole process. Iwas forced to wear a brace fromthe time I was 6 months old untilthe time I was a sophomore incollege. I finally stopped wear-ing it on my own accord,”Mingus said.
Careless remarks of medicalworkers made Mingus feel inse-cure of her appearance to theworld, she said.
She said she attempts to letnewly disabled people under-stand they need to workthrough the surprisingly unfa-vorable treatment they receivefrom physicians and whoeverelse they must deal with to treattheir disability.
Mingus prefers to use theterm disabled, as opposed to
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NJPIRG, representativeslook to inform studentson loan interest rates
Blogger speaks out againstsocial, disability injustices
President BarackObama planningto enact changesby June 1
“We have $1 trillionof not real money inour economy, if youremember the 2008housing crisis, that’s
a big problem.” JOHN CONNELLY
President of the Rutgers University Student
Assembly
Blogger Mia Mingus spoke yesterday at the Livingston Student Center on the injustices shefaced growing up disabled and queer. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
“I was forced towear a brace fromthe time I was 6
months old until thetime I was a
sophomore in college.”
MIA MINGUSBlogger
have a good time in a very stressfree setting. That’s Unity Day.”
As the years progress, shesaid BSU hopes to expand therepresentation among organiza-tions even further. She would alsolike to see this expansion in theperformances as well.
“We have a big divisionwhether you see it or not,” shesaid. “Most organizations stay
within their cultural boundariesand with Unity Day, we’re knock-ing down those boundaries.We’re knocking down these wallsand we want everyone to cometogether and be one … that’swhat we are trying to promote.”
In doing so, students will beable to see what they can offer
each other when joined together,said Chris Bradshaw, BSU treas-urer.
“The point … is to show thateach of us brings something thatis valuable to the table, that is sig-nificant and different at the sametime that it is necessary …[respecting] each other’s human-ity in the same atmosphere issomething that is very neces-sary,” said Bradshaw, a School ofArts and Sciences junior.
He said this is especiallyimportant for University students’generation since they tend tohave a mental hierarchy whenconsidering how people shouldbe treated.
“It’s necessar y in a timewhere people look at others,like those in the LBGTQ com-munity, and think ‘less than,’”he said. “So being able to bringall those dif ferent lifestyles, cul-tures and faces together, werecognize each other’s humani-ty in a way that reaffirms us ashuman beings.”
Since variations in culturesmay not always be easily under-stood, Stevens said the organiza-tion also aims to provide studentswith a sense of belonging.
“When you’re at such a largeschool it’s easy to feel lost and nothave a place to call home … andthat’s what an organization likeBlack Student Union is for a lot ofpeople,” she said. “It’s like their sec-ond family here — a safe haven.”
Bradshaw said Unity Daywould provide a different experi-ence for those unfamiliar withcross-cultural interaction.
“We are introducing peoplewho might not have had thechance to be introduced into dif-ferent cultures in a comfortableenvironment and to be able toengage in those kinds of thingsand take away a cultural signifi-cance that will be reverberated,”he said.
Newallo said she wants theevent to have a judgment-freeenvironment where students cangain a deeper level of considera-tion toward one another.
“It’s open to anybody. We’reasking everybody who is a part ofthe Rutgers community to comeout. We even have people fromoutside of Rutgers from differentcolleges … It’s really open to any-one, you don’t have to be a part ofan organization to come to UnityDay,” Stevens said.
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the Paul Robeson Cultural Centeron Busch campus.
The free event will consist oflive music and dance perform-ances, food and opportunities toconnect with various culturalorganizations, said Iris Stevens,vice president of BSU. SirMichael Rocks, from the hip-hopgroup The Cool Kids, will head-line the event.
Stevens, a School of Arts andSciences junior, said BSU facili-tates both social and culturalawareness with its members andseeks to reach out to the rest ofthe University communitythrough tomorrow’s event.
“Rutgers prides itself on itsdiversity … but diversity withoutunity actually comes off to bepretty pointless,” she said. “Wedo have all these groups and dif-ferent people from differentplaces but if they’re all in their
Stevens says University prides itself ondiversity, but lacks unity
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“When you’re atsuch a large schoolit’s easy to feel lost
and not have a placeto call home.”
IRIS STEVENSSchool of Arts and Sciences
Junior
different bubbles then you can’tembrace the diversity that theUniversity has to offer.”
From interacting with differ-ent students on a daily basis, shesaid the group needs to be cultur-ally conscious by understandingand accepting those differences.
“There are many differentpeople and some people aren’tused to others. You [have] to bemindful of people … and accept-ing that difference isn’t a badthing,” she said.
Kori Newallo, president ofBSU, said they planned for theevent to have a wide range oforganizations to represent theentire University community.
“What we try to do with ourstatement of unity is show wearen’t just one organization —not just a black organization,”said Newallo, a School of Artsand Sciences junior. “We want toprovide a unified environment forpeople to come, perform … and
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working out in Wisconsin beforecoming here,” he said. “She has asharpness of intelligence and adepth of knowledge. She is ananchor for this program.”
According to the Instituteswebsite, McCarthy’s researchfocuses on the development andrefinement of treatments to helppeople stop smoking cigarettes.
Her special interest is in iden-tifying mediators of treatmenteffects as a part of a strategy forenhancing smoking cessationtreatments, according to the web-site. Her research gathers empir-ical support for models of addic-tion to improve treatments.
McCarthy said she startedthe study on tobacco dependencebecause most people take forgranted that smoking is bad.Smoking is the leading preventa-ble cause of death in the U.S.
Five to 10 years ago, 21 per-cent of American’s smoked ciga-rettes, she said. That figure hasdropped to 19 percent today, butit could be better.
“We need to get beyond the 35percent glass ceiling we are at,”she said. “Sixty five percent ofsmokers use nothing when try-ing to quit, when there are allthese resources available tothem. There are medications,treatments, and even free helplines they can call.”
Smoking reinforces behaviorthat smokers have become accustomed to, McCarthy said.They feel crabbiness, sadness,
Danielle McCarthy, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, said 21 percent ofAmericans smoked cigarettes five to 10 years ago. PAUL SOLIN
Data from 10 yearsago shows smokingrate at 18 percent
SMOKERS
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depression and restlessness. Whileit could just be a bad day, thesecould also be the effects of with-drawal from not smoking.
“You grab your cigarettes tostop these feelings from comingon,” she said. “We need to try atop-down approach. Steps havealready been taken, such as ban-ning smoking in public places likeclassrooms and theaters.”
Researchers tested the impul-siveness of the smokers using theStanford Marshmallow Experiment,McCarthy said. In the original test,children were placed in a room witha marshmallow and told if they didnot eat it, they would be rewardedlater with a second marshmallow.
For the researchers version ofthe test with smokers, McCarthysaid 35 participants were individ-ually placed in an empty roomwith concrete walls, and nothingbut a table and a fancy dinner traythat held two cigarettes, a lighterand an ashtray.
Participants were asked not tosmoke for at least 12 hours prior,and had their carbon monoxidelevels checked to ensure they hadnot smoked, McCarthy said. Thisensured they would be craving acigarette by the time they tookthe test.
“They were told they couldsmoke if the urge became toooverwhelming,” she said. “Out of
the 35 participants, 26 smokedduring the test.”
Along with this test, thestudy initially star ted with 1,039 interested applicants,McCarthy said. They had to beover the age of 18 and smokeabout a half a pack of cigarettesa day for six months.
“Out of the 1,039 interested,276 passed our screening, 136enrolled and by the end 110 hadbeen retained,” she said.
The participants were given aPalm device and asked to take asurvey four times a day,McCarthy said. They were alsogiven a behavioral disinhibitiontest after each survey.
A participant was shown a let-ter every random interval of one,two or four seconds and asked topress the GO button for every let-ter except “X,” she said. Theywere paid $0.02 for every correctanswer. They were not informedthat “X” had a 10% chance of show-ing up during the test.
The survey would ask ques-tions about instant gratification,McCarthy said. It would featurequestions asking if the partici-pant would prefer $24 now or $25in a week, and would change thefollowing questions based ontheir answer.
“If they would take the [$24]now, the next question would askif they would prefer $15 now or$25 in a week,” she said. “If theychose to wait, the first amountwould be increased and theywould be asked if they would pre-fer $35 now or $100 in a week.”
The researchers found thatpeople are consistent, McCarthysaid. If they smoke today, theyare 3.2 times likely to smoketomorrow. If they had an urge tosmoke today, they were 1.25times likely to smoke tomorrow.
After the study, she said itwould need to be modified tofocus on more controllable fac-tors. Impulsiveness was not asrelated to daily smoking as origi-nally thought, and urge was akey variable.
“Impulsiveness creates a con-flict between immediate goalsand future goals,” she said.
Dr. Stephen Crystal, Board ofGovernors professor at theUniversity, said the presentationwas intriguing.
“This is another perspective ofthings that happen when we dig into something we may not under-stand very well,” he said. “Thishelps us see the complexity andmulti-dimensional of the issue.”
failures are and what we can doto improve.”
Harvey said the Universitywould engage independent coun-sel to seek an independentreview and the review would beexpeditious, but not hurried.
“We have to get this reviewright and we have to get the rec-ommendations fully understoodand vetted,” he said.
An energetic UniversityPresident Robert L. Barchi tooka different approach than usualin his update to the board,standing before them ratherthan sitting.
“I’ve been just so energized bythe fact that when we send thesesurveys out to faculty and staffand administration, we are get-ting response rates of over 50percent,” he said.
He said the response ratefrom students is over 15
he selected a group that hasrespect for gender, sexual prefer-ence, ethnicity and differentpoints of view.
“I’m not going to get stuck in asituation where I hire somebodywho’s on to something that I can’tlive with,” he said.
The new athletic directorshould be a person who is com-mitted to integrity, behaves ethi-cally, works in the best interest inthe safety of the students, andless importantly, draws in wins,he said.
He highlighted how studentathletes have one of the highest performance ratings inthe country.
“I boast about that when I goto an [Association for AmericanUniversities meeting],” he said.“I’m interested in seeing teamsthat can win, and I’m interestedin seeing teams that can becompetitive, but not if it meanswe don’t have integrity in our
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Barchi says response rate from studentsurveys is more than 15 percent
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University President Robert L. Barchi took questions from students yesterday at the RutgersUniversity Student Assembly town hall in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenuecampus. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Margarita Rosario, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, askedwhy the University considers the Rutgers-Newark campus asexisting solely for diversity. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
University President Robert L. Barchi gave the Board of Governors an update on the strategicplanning initiative yesterday on the College Avenue campus. JULIAN CHOKKATTU, NEWS EDITOR
percent, which he describes as “astronomical.”
Barchi also revealed theUniversity community’s averageresponse to the question of howmuch the University needs tochange — on a scale from 1through 10, with one meaning nochange, the results stood at 4.5.
“We are about half of the wayinto the actual [strategic] plan-ning process, you know I prom-ised you a draft version of theplan. … The final plan I willhave to you next fall inOctober,” he said.
He said the final plan wouldbe one that would not be able tosatisfy all parties, but every-one’s concerns will still be takeninto account.
Barchi also announced theestablishment of an Office forInstitutional Diversity andInclusion. Its first vice president,current Dean of the School ofCommunication and Information
Jorge Schement, will assume hisnew position in July.
“Jorge is really there to organ-ize the office, the organization isreally going to come from ourcommunity,” Barchi said.
He also announced that JohnFarmer, current dean of Rutgers-Newark School of Law, will be thenew senior vice president andgeneral counsel for the next 12 to18 months. He will provide legalconsultative support to Barchiand the University community.
“He was the New Jersey attor-ney general from 1999 to 2002, heserved as the senior counsel forthe 9/11 commission. … He hasbeen virtually everything that hehas to be,” Barchi said.
Before the Board ofGovernors meeting, Universitymen’s basketball players WallyJudge, Logan Kelley and a fewothers spoke to a pack of journal-ists surrounding them.
Kelley’s mother, Susan Kelley,addressed the embarrassment her
family faced after Rice’s abuse wasbrought to light. She also mentionedher support for the new interimAthletic Director, David Cox.
“Our family has suffered ahuge blow … their trust and faithin coach Cox is imperative to thestrength they showed this pastseason in the hope of next year,”she said. “Cox cares deeply aboutthese young men, and is alwaysthere, involved in their goals togrow as students, basketball play-ers and fine young men.”
Top two values onNewark campus areaccess, diversity
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football program or our basket-ball program.”
Katherine Yabut, theUniversity Senate representa-tive to the University’s Board ofTrustees, said student leaderson campus were concernedwhen the president did notinclude them in the decision-making processes regardingthe incident.
Barchi said all levels of theUniversity — trustees, governorsand faculty — had similar con-cerns. He said the fast-pacednature of the incident led to com-munication problems.
“They heard a lot about thisfor the first time on TV,” he said.
Barchi originally wanted to ask members involved in the incident to temporarily step down from their positions pending an investiga-tion, but needed to act fasteronce the issue became a politi-cal af fair.
He believes this stems fromprocess issues that need to befixed, but did not specify how thisneeds to be addressed.
Barchi also spoke about therhetoric spreading about theUniversity’s treatment of theRutgers-Newark campus.
Margarita Rosario, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences junior,asked why the University consid-ers the Rutgers-Newark campusas existing solely for diversity.
Barchi denied this claim, andsaid the confusion probably
stems from the StrategicPlanning process.
He said in surveys, students,faculty and administrators areasked to identify what makestheir specific campus unique andnoteworthy, and the results wereput on a diagram for discussion.
Results show that Rutgers-Newark’s top two values areaccess and diversity.
“It’s not that I’m saying thatcampus shouldn’t be anything butaccess and diversity. ... What I’m
saying is how do we create a mes-sage that creates a unique identi-ty for each of our campuses at thesame time we create one for allthree together,” he said.
Barchi also addressed how theIntegrated PostsecondaryEducation Data System statesthat the University spends$15,000 on Rutgers NewBrunswick students and only$8,000 on Rutgers-Newark stu-dents, despite the fact that theypay the same tuition.
He said the Universityspends their data to IPEDS as awhole, and does not break thestatistics down by campus, andsomeone in the governmentmust have split these numbersup misleadingly.
Barchi mentioned the flaws hesees in the state’s immigrationreform. The reform could giveany student, regardless of whereher or she lives, access to in-statetuition if they attend a New Jerseyhigh school.
A person who lived in NewJersey and attended an in-statehigh school could live out of statefor decades and still be offered in-state tuition rates.
“Those are very simple fixes,”he said. “They’re nothing to dowith the fundamental point of
what the legislation is trying todo. Anyone that believes in whatthe law is trying to do would haveno problems with these things.Just fix it.”
The Office of Public Affairsplans to send an email to the stu-dent body Monday for thoseinterested in sending a prewrit-ten letter in favor of comprehen-sive immigration reform to thestudent’s two U.S. Senators andmember of Congress based onzip code.
Rosario also asked Barchi toelaborate on a questionable com-ment he made in a public meetingto a high-ranking professor. Theprofessor was discussing herstruggles as a woman of color,and Barchi wryly remarked onthe discrimination white, oldermen face in universities.
“Not in any way intended tobelittle her experience, it waskind of just the opposite,”Barchi said.
Barchi also said theUniversity will answer students’requests to extend 24-hourstudy spaces to the week beforereading days, and to allocateprayer spaces for Muslim stu-dents on campus becauseMuslim places of worship arenot within close proximity.
“I’m not going to getstuck in a situation
where I hire somebody who’s onto something that I
can’t live with.” ROBERT L. BARCHI
University President
Deborah Eddie, a teacher at PaulRobeson High School.
Incumbents and new candi-dates were asked questions ontopics regarding educationalprograms, gang violence,parental involvement and stan-dardized tests.
“The pathway to a good jobin America is education, andour school systems are not providing a quality education,” said Monahan, a University alumnus.
While tackling issues regard-ing education, candidates sharedsimilar views.
“We need to encourageevery parent to be involved intheir children’s education.Tutoring is essential whether itbe during school, after schoolor on weekends,” saidSadowski, incumbent Board ofEducation member.
Parents, students and facultymembers focused their questionson how the education system canbe improved.
“I never say our schools arebad, we just need to improve.I’ve been on the board for 16years, great things are happen-ing,” said Ortiz, another incum-bent. “As an activist in NewBrunswick, I will continue tomake sure great things are happening.”
When asked about the issueof challenges regarding
standardized testing, all candi-dates disproved of standardizedtesting to determining a child’slearning capabilities.
“We need to take into consid-eration that standardized tests isnot the right way. Education isbeyond bubbling a sheet, thereis much more to that,” saidRivera, a School of Arts andSciences junior.
To the same question,Sadowski responded that stan-
dardized tests put labels on chil-dren. She said standardized test-ing should only be used as amethod of improvement.
The forum addressed prob-lems of gang violence in theNew Brunswick community aswell. Candidates providedpotential solutions to these problems.
“We need activities that keepkids away whether that is during theweek and weekend,” said Arocho, a16-year resident of New Brunswick.
Incumbents and new candi-dates all rejected supportingcharter schools.
“No, I will not support charterschools,” Rivera said. “Weshould make our public schoolsthe best, and that’s what we willwork towards.”
Candidates were asked howthey would improve academicproficiency and what steps theywould take to ensure the stepswill be effective.
“We need Rutgers Universitystudents to help our studentswith academics,” Arocho said.“They can provide assistance byhelping our students and guid-ing them.”
According to the 2012Middlesex County NeedsAssessment, graduation rates inMiddlesex decrease annually.Candidates were asked what thesingle most critical factor is toimprove graduation rates.
“We need to identify what’s hold-ing our students back,” Rivera said.“Why aren’t they learning, or whydon’t they want to learn. We canthen solve issues more quickly.”
Sadowski said a small learningcommunity would give studentsindividual attention, which iswhat they need.
In closing remarks, all candi-dates thanked Unity Square forallowing them to hold the forumand said a few words on why theyshould be elected.
“We care about education,”Arocho said. “I want what is bestfor my kids and the kids in thecommunity. We need to find waysto get parents involved and knowwhat the children want. Whatgoes inside the school is whatshould matter.”
Ortiz said the schools are fineand the programs are function-ing, and he wants support so thathe can continue to do what he hasbeen doing.
But Rivera said somethingneeds to be changed, and shefeels she has only been able toaddress the issues so far becauseshe works closely with NewBrunswick students.
“We have developed programsfor everybody,” said Krenos,incumbent board member andadministrator in the Departmentof Chemistry and ChemicalBiology at the University. “Wehave partnerships with just abouteveryone. You don’t need a newboard member to implement newideas. We are totally independentthinkers and are open to everything.”
But Monahan said he wants toget the New Brunswick studentson the path they need to be on.
“The children’s future isgoing to af fect our future,”Monahan said.
New Brunswick residentswill elect three people to theSchool Board.
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City Board of Education candidates address students’ needsBY ZAINAB KHANCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Unity Square, a partnershipbetween Catholic Charities, theDiocese of Metuchen andSacred Heart Church, held aforum yesterday for six candi-dates seeking board positionsfor New Brunswick’s firstschool board election which isscheduled to take place onApril 16.
The candidates addressedthe public at Lord StirlingElementar y School in New Brunswick.
Those running for the 2013Board of Education electionsare incumbents Benito Ortiz,John Krenos, PatriciaSadowskia, and newcomersMartin Arocho, Sean Monahanand Stephanie Rivera.
Members of the communityand faculty from New Brunswickschools came out to hear candi-dates speak of the potentialchanges they would make ifelected. The forum addressedquestions by attendees to betterhelp them make a decision onelection day.
“I personally know the incum-bents but want to know what thenew candidates have to offer andwhat makes them different fromthe rest. Most importantly I camehere to find out what changesthey’re looking to make,” said
sheet, there is muchmore to that.” STEPHANIE RIVERA
School of Arts and Sciences Junior
OPINIONSPAGE 8 APRIL 12, 2013
According to BarStoolU.com, Rutgers is thesluttiest college in the United States. Is the
University losing its respect?
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DELICIOUS DINING
Dining Services is holding theirannual Iron Chef competition withsome really great results. The stu-dent chefs compete to preparehealthy meal options in 20 minutes.Not only does the opportunity flexthe culinary muscles of our students,
but it also proves there are easy-to-make, nutritiousand, most importantly, delicious possibilities for feed-ing ourselves. This juicy laurel goes to DiningServices for an inspiring and innovative event.
CAUGHT IN A WEB(REG)
Registration for fall 2013 classeshas kicked off this past week, muchto the frustration of the studentbody — surprise, surprise. For sen-iors who have long awaited the priv-ilege of picking their classes first,registration night was filled with
stress as WebReg failed them yet again. The websitedelayed class registrations for prolonged periods oftime, collectively freaking us all out. It’s about time theUniversity finally got it together and did somethingabout this incessant WebReg problem. Darted.
DANCING DEEDS
We definitely have to hand over amajor laurel to Dance Marathon fora wildly successful 32 hours this pastweekend. The entire University com-munity came together for a fun-filled,high energy event, and with all theexcitement they were able to raise
over half a million dollars for the Embrace KidsFoundation. Not only were students all smiles, but weknow the children will have plenty of smiles, too. Bigups to RU students.
UNCOOL BARSTOOL
This big stinking dart is beingshot straight at BarstoolU.com fortheir really dumb and offensiveranking of college campusesaccording to which it is the “slutti-est.” Not only did they slut-shame— not even with criteria — but
they also publicized pictures of scantily clad collegegirls just to get a few hits. The entire site reeks of malechauvinistic sexism and that’s just not cool. Shame.
HONORS HOUSING
The University is receiving $33million in New Jersey tax credit, andwe’re really excited to hear that themoney is being put to good use. Itwill go toward building new residen-tial housing for the honors program,which doesn’t sound like a bad idea.
There are already highly anticipated plans for new gen-eral residential buildings on the College Avenue cam-pus, so it’s a great thing to make sure all our bases arecovered. This laurel is for 1,000 new beds for the hon-ors students.
MARGARET’S MYSTERY
Margaret Thatcher, the UnitedKingdom’s first female PrimeMinister, passed away this week.Whether or not you agree with herpolitics, one thing is certain — more
people should know about them. There was a lot of con-fusion about the lady politician’s death — thousands evenmistook her for Cher. Of those that were at least sureabout who really passed away, many were clueless aboutwho the famous lady was, what she did or why her deathwas a significant. Here’s a dart for ignorance, folks.
Set aside that Rice’s behavior wascharacterized as criminal by his formercolleagues, while my student assess-ments (to which I assume you haveaccess) show that I regularly scoreabove the average for instructors forthe course, the level and the depart-ment. Also set aside that my work, likehis, involves numerous unpaid hours ofpreparation and external stresses. Let
us look only at the matter in terms ofwhat students receive and experience.
Students playing basketball —indeed, undertaking any activity — atthe University deserve to be treatedwith respect, and it was clearly with thisneed for respect in mind that you madethe decision to terminate Rice’s employ-ment. I suggest, however, that there is
another measure of respect that can beassessed in this situation: that studentsstudying writing or pharmacology orar t (and even those who are unde-clared) deser ve the respect that isimplied by paying their teachers a livingwage, that the activities to which theydevote themselves and their futures notbe dismissed as only one-thirty-eighthas important as those of a sports team.
This is an oppor tunity for theUniversity to take a moral step andlead by example. Why not of fer thenew basketball coach half of what youpay now and spend the money savedon improving the lives of adjuncts? Atone-nineteenth the cost of Rice, manyof us would still be a bargain. Such adecision might remind the world thatthis is an institution designed to edu-cate, not enter tain, and could helpreinforce the idea that spor ts successis not to be sought whatever the(moral or financial) cost. It might evenignite some needed debate aboutAmerican education.
I feel, perhaps naturally, that there ismore to say on the matter, but I havepapers to grade.
Tadzio Koelb is a part-time lecturerat the University.
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O n February 21, I met with stu-dents from across theUniversity and with student
leaders in an open forum sponsored bythe Rutgers University StudentAssembly, and I met again with studentslast night at a second RUSA-sponsoredopen forum. These events, in addition tothe three town hall meetings I scheduledduring the spring, are all part of ourbroad effort to elicit feedback from theUniversity community for our StrategicPlan. At the February 21 meeting andagain last night, I was heartened to seethat one of the central concerns for stu-dents is an issue that I have been active-ly addressing for some time, namelyaffordable and accessible education. Assomeone who has dedicated an entirecareer to teaching and learning, I firmlybelieve that access to education is a fun-damental right.
At the open forum, I was moved by twoUniversity students who shared personalstories about their experiences as undoc-umented immigrants and their pathsthrough the public educational system.These students are examples in our localcommunity of a pressing issue that facesus nationally. I reiterated to these studentsand to all in attendance my firm commit-ment to a comprehensive immigration pol-icy that would enable students who areundocumented immigrants to have thesame educational opportunities as their
peers as long as they fulfill certain eligi-bility requirements. Providing a path forsuccess in higher education must besomething that we consider to be a nation-al imperative.
Those of us who are members of aca-demic communities appreciate the impor-tance of education, and we value theinherent power of learning. Moreover, ona civic level, an educated citizenry meansthat the voting public is better informedon vital issues, which, in turn, ensures ahealthy democracy.And, on an economiclevel, an educatedworkforce helps cre-ate a more vibranteconomy. Indeed, aswe continue to tran-sition from an indus-trial to a largely post-industrial economy— one that is drivenby technology andinnovation — therehas never been a greater need for an edu-cated labor force.
As I detailed my commitment to com-prehensive immigration reform duringthe open forum, a number of studentsand student groups invited me to add myvoice to calls for pending legislation atthe state level. I certainly applaud stu-dents both for their active engagementin the political process and, born of areal humanitarian need, for the passionthey bring to this issue in particular. As Istressed during the open forum, myposition dif fers from those of these stu-dents only in scope, not in spirit.
I have already indicated to policymakersand others that I would support the pro-posed state legislation if two changes weremade. The first would address the unin-tended consequence of providing in-statetuition rates to any out-of-state student whoattended a private or parochial school inNew Jersey. Certainly, expanding NewJersey tuition rates to the residents of otherstates is not sound public policy. The sec-ond would address the possibility that aNew Jersey high school graduate could,
years after movingaway from theGarden State, insiston in-state tuitionrates for eitherundergraduate orgraduate study.Those who moveaway from NewJersey and start livesin other states shouldnot receive in-statetuition when they are
no longer legal residents. These changes tothe state legislation are simple and straight-forward, and I’m confident that once thesechanges are implemented the bill will movethrough the legislative process.
As I stressed at the open forum, statelegislation alone will not address thebroader issues for undocumented stu-dents and for undocumented residents.Comprehensive immigration reformrequires federal action. I wrote to NewJersey’s congressional delegation earlierthis year to highlight the importance ofbipartisan efforts to address effectiveimmigration reform, in particular a leg-
islative proposal commonly known as theDevelopment, Relief, and Education forAlien Minors Act, which, among otherthings, remedies a section from the 1996Illegal Immigration Reform andImmigrant Responsibility Act that hasbeen interpreted to prohibit undocu-mented immigrants from receiving in-state tuition at public universities basedsolely on a person’s residency.
To fur ther underscore the impor-tance of national immigration reform andhow it af fects higher education, I trav-eled to Capitol Hill in mid-March formeetings with New Jersey’s congres-sional delegation. I was encouraged notonly by our representatives’ willingnessto hear our ideas, but also by the biparti-san consensus that Congress is likely toachieve comprehensive immigrationreform in the near future. Indeed, theHouse and Senate are likely to announcebipartisan versions of immigration billsin the coming weeks.
I am gratified to see that policymak-ers in Trenton and Washington are final-ly converging on this important issue. Iwill continue to help them understandthe impact of their decisions on highereducation and to lend my support, coun-sel and assistance as they develop com-prehensive reforms that allow the resi-dents of our state and our nation theopportunity — through equal access toeducation — to pursue productive andmeaningful futures.
Rober t L. Barchi is the president ofthe University.
Open letter from University President Robert L. BarchiCOMMENTARYROBERT L. BARCHI
“State legislation alone willnot address the broader
issues for undocumentedstudents ... Comprehensiveimmigration reform requires
federal action.”
D ear President Barchi:
I hope you will forgive me if I takethe opportunity to use this dif ficultmoment to raise what I think is animportant issue.
Newspapers reporting on the allega-tions surrounding former head men’sbasketball coach Mike Rice haveclaimed his salary was about to climb toas high as $700,000 per season.
I teach core curriculum classes tobetween 80 and 90 students per yearand earn $18,000 for two semesters,about $6,500 above the CensusBureau’s poverty threshold for the con-tinental United States (much of whichis a great deal cheaper than the urbanNortheast). In other words, Rice, forleading a handful of students in a non-academic activity through a single sea-son, earned as much as 38 times myannual income — before his healthcareand benefits are accounted for (Ireceive none, which at least simplifiesthe math at my end).
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“They are pretty good in themidfield, so we have to playsolid on-ball defense and do amuch better job than we didlast week,” said junior defense-man Andrew Parrilla, who
Sophomore providesRU with strength infaceoff position
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Sophomore midfielder Joseph Nardella will provide Rutgers with an advantage in the faceoff circle tomorrow against No. 9 Syracuse. Nardella is third in the NCAAin faceoff win percentage. He is also first in the BIg East in the same catagory. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Hill will use his normal three-man, weekend rotation, with sen-ior righthander Tyler Geblerpitching in Game 2 while seniorrighthander Charlie Law takesthe hill to start Game 3.
Rutgers would benefit from aseries win, and Law wants it morethan anyone.
“It’s extremely important,”Law said. “Obviously everyseries in the Big East is impor-tant, especially a series at home.We just lost to Seton Hall at homeso we need to win a series here atBainton Field so we can establishthat we are really tough when weplay at our home park.”
This will be the last series athome for the Knights until May3, when they host Connecticut.
If Rutgers wants to get back toits hot play it experienced in its BigEast series against Louisville andVillanova, Hill said its up to both hispitchers and batters to contribute.
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Senior lefthander Rob Corsi will provide Rutgers with stability out of the bullpen if its starting rotation struggles Friday when ithosts Cincinnati. Senior lefthander Rob Smorol will get the start in the first game. NISHA DATT, PHOTO EDITOR
caused a season-high fiveturnovers against Princeton. “Ithink if we play our game andwe play the way we know wecan play, we’ve proven that wecan play with anyone.”
Another concern for Rutgersis the status of freshman goal-tender Kris Alleyne. Alleynewas injured April 6 againstVillanova with an upper-bodyinjury and was a late scratchagainst Princeton.
If he cannot go againstSyracuse, classmate Jake
Andersen will most likely get thestart. Andersen came off thebench against Princeton and sta-bilized the defense after Rutgersallowed three goals on four shotsearly against the Tigers.
Statistically, Rutgers doeshave one clear advantage over Syracuse.
Currently, the Orange haveonly won 44 percent of its face-offs, while Rutgers possessessophomore Joseph Nardella, whohas been successful this seasonin the faceoff circle.
Nardella boasts a .651 percent-age — tops in the Big East andthird in the NCAA.
Nardella credits most of hissuccess this season to his team-mates, both in games and on thepractice field.
“A lot of it has to do with theguys on the wings that havebeen helping me out a lot box-ing out to give me time to get the ground balls, and theyhave been getting a lot of groundballs themselves,” Nardella said.
Controlling the tempo andpossessions will be key forRutgers to keep the high-poweredSyracuse offense from scoringbig numbers.
“I think they have a lot of fire-power offensively, so our defenseis definitely going to have to showup and play,” Nardella said. “Weare going to have to out-possessthem, keep the turnovers downand really do well in the faceoffcircle to limit their possessionssince they like to get out and runin transition.”
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TENNIS RUTGERS-CINCINNATTI, TOMORROW, 11 A.M.
RU aims to improve Big East seeding with winBY MIKE KOSINSKICONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers tennis team willconclude its regular seasontomorrow in Washington, D.C.,against Georgetown.
The Scarlet Knights (12-7, 6-2)enter with a 6-1 victory yesterdayagainst Seton Hall. They willneed another strong team per-formance in order to defeat theHoyas (14-4, 3-2).
“We are playing good tennisand we’re looking forward to thechallenge against Georgetown,”said head coach Ben Bucca.
The Knights will need anotherstrong performance from fresh-man Gina Li, who has played wellin singles play this year with a 14-5 overall record while posting a 7-1 mark in Big East matches.
Rutgers hopes to improve itsplay in doubles action againstGeorgetown. The Knights playedtwo tight contests in doublesmatches in their last matchagainst Seton Hall.
Freshman Gina Li grabbed her 14th singles match win Wednesday against Seton Hall. She lostonly one game in her singles matchup against the Pirates. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
After retiring her first five bat-ters, Maddox was faced withanother jam in the sixth. A lead-off double followed by a wildpitch made a scoreless frametough to maintain.
But Maddox stayed com-posed, inducing a strikeout,foul-out to third and line drivestraight to freshman shortstop
Maddox delivers relief for strugglingHouston to secure win for Rutgers
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Sophomore righthander Abbey Houston threw four innings for Rutgers before getting pulled in favor of freshman righthander Dresdon Maddox. Houston won herthird game of the season and struck out two batters before she was relieved in the fourth inning. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2012
Melanie Slowinski to comeaway unscathed.
Her clutch effort on the hillproved critical, as the Knights(23-15, 6-5) were only able tostring together four hits — justone after the second inning.
That frame served Rutgersbest on of fense, as the Knightscollected three hits and twowalks to plate the only threeruns they would need all afternoon.
Madden started the actionwith a bases-loaded walk, whilejunior outfielder LorenWilliams and sophomore out-fielder Chandler Howard foundconsecutive RBI singles withtwo outs.
Nelson was pleased to see amore patient approach —Rutgers drew eight walks — afterasserting his club was overag-gressive in Wednesday’s loss toVillanova. But he said it is stillnot the balance on offense theteam is looking for.
“We still need a little morepatience, because the outs thatwe did make were off the end ofthe bat, on hitters’ counts, too,”Nelson said. “I felt like we
should’ve had more hits, but onthe other hand, it’s difficult whenyou have pitches that aren’tthrowing strikes to get in a zonewhere you’re hitting.”
The Knights were able to tackon an insurance run in the sixthon sneaky base running thatNelson called a “set play.”
With runners on the cornersand only one out, sophomoreoutfielder Jackie Bates faked asteal to second that catcher SkyeJerpbak bought. Bates intention-ally ran into a rundown, allowingSlowinski to score from third.
In the seventh, Maddox shutthe door and allowed only onehit to complete her scorelessrelief outing.
Though not a conferencewin, Rutgers feels the victoryhas ignited crucial momentumentering a pivotal series withthird-place Notre Dame this weekend.
“Yesterday was definitely aheartbreaker against Villanova.We felt we should’ve won[Game 2],” Madden said. “Werecognize how important thesegames are against Notre Dame,so coming off the win, we’reguns a blazin’.”
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Li and junior Vanessa Petrinalead the Knights in doubles, com-bining for a 10-5 record this seasonwith a 5-2 record in Big East play.
Georgetown has been verystrong on familiar ground thisseason with a home record of 6-1.
It is crucial for the Knights tostart this match strong to take con-trol of play in the early stages.
“We have to be ready to fight,compete really hard and playgood tennis,” said freshmanMariam Zein.
This is a very important gamefor the Knights, as they want toend their season strong to enterthe Big East Championships witha high seed. This match will deter-mine their final seed entering theconference championships.
“Beating Georgetown wouldbe great for us to get a betterseed for the Big EastChampionships,” Zein said.
If Rutgers can enter the Big EastChampionships with wins in threeof its last four, it will be better situat-ed for success in the tournament.
T he Rutgers football teamannounced yesterday 22children impacted by
Hurricane Sandy will have theopportunity to play April 27 in thefinal five minutes of the team’sspring game.
Children from grades sixththrough eighth can submit ashort essay or photos via theRutgers Football Facebook pagein order to be eligible to be cho-sen for the event.
The play of the children willimpact the final score of theannual Scarlet-White game.
Rutgers will wear uniformshonoring the state of New Jerseyand those affected by Sandy forthe game. Ninety players willhave the name of a town affectedby Sandy on the back of their jer-seys. Head coach Kyle Flood willsign the jerseys after.
All fans in attendance have theoption to donate five dollars tothe Hurricane Sandy New JerseyRelief Fund.
NEW JERSEY DEVILSdefenseman Anton Volchenkovwas suspended four games yes-terday for a hit on Boston Bruinsforward Brad Marchand, accord-ing to NHL.com.
Volchenkov was assessed afive-minute major penalty and agame misconduct in the secondperiod of yesterday’s gameafter he elbowed Marchand inthe head.
Volchenkov, who is suspend-ed without pay, will for feit$91,891.88, based on his cur-rent salary.
Marchand played the pucknear the boards whenVolchenkov clipped him in thehead with his elbow after goingin for a check. Marchand wasslow to get up.
He was reevaluated yester-day and was ruled out for lastnight’s game against the NewYork Islanders.
In addition to center PatriceBergeron, who is sidelined with aconcussion, the Bruins are cur-rently without two-thirds of theirmost productive forward line.Only forward Tyler Seguinremains healthy.
THE SEATTLE MARINERSacquired righthander AaronHarang yesterday in a trade withthe Colorado Rockies, accordingto MLB.com.
Colorado received minorleague righthander StevenHensely in return for the 34-year-old Harang.
Harang’s immediate role inSeattle remains uncertain.
He has not pitched sinceSpring Training, when he waswith the Los Angeles Dodgers.He is expected today to jointhe Mariners.
Harang is under contract for$7 million this season, along witheither a $2 million buyout for2014 or a mutual option for $7-8million depending on the numberof innings he pitches this season.
The Mariners reportedlyreceived a “significant” amountof cash from the Rockies to off-set Harang’s salary, accordingto MLB.com.
Harang was 10-10 last sea-son with a 3.61 ERA in LosAngeles. He was traded toColorado last Saturday forcatcher Ramon Hernandez.
IN BRIEF
BY IAN ERHARDSTAFF WRITER
The Rutgers women’slacrosse team hosts Villanovatomorrow in the middle game ofa five-game homestand.
After they dropped their firstthree Big East contests, theScarlet Knights (8-4, 0-3) will tryto end the skid. The Wildcats (5-6, 0-3) enter on a three-game los-ing skid of their own.
Rutgers and Villanova havehad identical opponents to beginconference play and both havefallen to Syracuse, Notre Dameand Connecticut, respectively.
Similarly, the last two victoriesfor both teams came againstMarquette, who is currently notin Big East.
But a rocky start to the seasonleaves Villanova under .500 whilethe Knights still maintain a solidrecord thanks to an 8-1 record innonconference play.
But this is a game the Knightsmust win if they do not want thatearly-season success to go towaste, as beginning Big East playwith four straight losses wouldleave a major hole.
Rutgers fell short of an upsetbid against the No. 5 Syracuseon Sunday after it led by twogoals with 17 minutes remainingin the game.
Head coach Laura Brand-Siaswas happy to see a quality 60-minuteperformance from her players.
They must now assert thatenergy against Villanova — some-thing they’ve had a problem doingagainst lesser-ranked squads.
“I think there’s certainly timeswe have trouble coming out fromthe start when we’re playingteams that aren’t ranked high inthe country,” said assistant coachLisa Staedt Ojea.
Junior midfielder Amanda Trendell scored the first goal in last Sunday’s game against Syracuse. She totaled two goals and anassist in the game and currently sits third for the Knights this season with 18 points. LIANNE NG, STAFF WRITER
Hoyas offer chance to end losing skid
Ojea said the defense has tocome out with the mentality ofkeeping the game low scoring.She said the focus will be to takecare of the ball in transition.
In previous games, players ondefense have set a benchmark forthe number of goals they are will-ing to allow. Sophomore defenderHollie DiMuro has her own expec-tations for tomorrow’s game.
“Not allowing any goals in,” shesaid jokingly. “I want to try that, nogoals — keep it to a low number.”
But the message is clear —the defense sets a standard foritself before every game and thisone will be no different.
The Knights need to take advan-tage of having the second-rankedscoring defense on their side.
While they have only allowed 10or more goals twice this season, theoffense has failed to reach double-digits in four consecutive games.
But the offensive strugglesare understandable with the levelof competition they have faced asof late.
After facing a pair of top-10teams as well as UConn who, witha 9-1 record, are heading toward aspot in the top 25, the Wildcatsare a welcome sight.
A player to watch tomorrow isjunior midfielder Amanda Trendell.
Trendell — along with jun-ior attack Megan Clements —led the Knights with threepoints against the Orange. Shekicked of f the scoring early inthe first period and at timeslooked as if she was the fastestplayer on the field for either side.
For Villanova, attack JackieFroccaro paced the team in lastSunday’s 12-11 overtime loss toConnecticut. She recorded fourgoals to go along with two assistsand sparked a late-game rallywith a goal midway through thesecond half that would eventuallylead to overtime.
Sophomore defender Hollie DiMuro forced three turnovers and grabbed four groundballs versusNo. 5 Syracuse. She leads the team in both categories. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
CONFERENCE STRUGGLES The Rutgers women’slacrosse team attempts to earn its first Big Eastwin tomorrow when it hosts Villanova. PAGE 19
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CLUTCH IN RELIEF Freshman pitcher Dresdon Maddoxcame in for starter Abbey Houston in the fourth tosecure a win for the Rutgers softball team. PAGE 18
ONE MORE TIME The Rutgers tennis teamrounds out its regular season tomorrowagainst the Bearcats. PAGE 18
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“We can’t just get a hit there and a hit here, we have to get hitswhen we have men in scoring position.”
— Rutgers head baseball coach Fred Hill
LINDSAY KAYATIwon her singles and doubles matches in theRutgers tennis team’s winWednesday against SetonHall. The freshman boastsa 12-4 record this seasonin singles play.
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SOFTBALL RUTGERS 4, PRINCETON 0
Senior Kaci Madden drove in a run and collected a walk in yesterday’s 4-0 victoryagainst Princeton. Madden has 10 RBIs this season for the Knights.NISHA DATT, PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2013
Rutgers tosses home shutoutMEN’S LACROSSE
No. 9 ’Cuseprovides testfor Knights
BY JIM MOONEYSTAFF WRITER
The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team contin-ues its busy week with its third game in eightdays when it travels to the Carrier Dome toface No. 8 Syracuse.
The Scarlet Knights’ (2-10, 0-4) defensewill have to prevent the Oranges’ offensiveattack from scoring early, as Syracuse (8-2,2-1) boasts one of the most efficient offen-sive attacks in the country. It ranks in thetop 10 nationally in goals, assists and pointsper game.
Rutgers has struggled in recent yearsagainst Syracuse, losing its last eight gamesagainst the Orange. The Knights are nostrangers to top-10 competition this seasonwith games against No. 3 Notre Dame andNo. 9 Princeton already in the fold.
Despite losing both games, Rutgersshowed it has the ability to play with some ofthe country’s better teams.
It will have to do the same and then someagainst Syracuse, who has won its last threegames, including victories against No. 9Princeton and No. 2 Cornell.
Defensively the Knights will have to find away to keep Syracuse midfielder JoJoMarasco and attacker Derek Maltz in check.Marasco leads Syracuse in assists and points,while Maltz leads the team in goals.
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BASEBALL CINCINNATI-RUTGERS, TODAY, 3 P.M.
Cincinnati presents redemption for midweek loss BY BRADLY DERECHAILO
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Losers of three of its last five, the Rutgersbaseball team still has a chance to solidifyitself atop the Big East standings with aseries win at home against Cincinnati.
A loss to Fordham will not help theScarlet Knights (14-15, 6-3) record-wise, butsenior righthander Charlie Law was able topick out the positives from the defeat yester-day before practice. SEE REDEMPTION ON PAGE 15
BY GREG JOHNSONCORRESPONDENT
After Princeton loaded the bases on sen-ior righthander Abbey Houston in the top ofthe fourth inning, Rutgers head softballcoach Jay Nelson had seen enough.
With the Scarlet Knights clinging to a 3-0lead yesterday, he turned to freshmanrighthander Dresden Maddox to secure thefinal two outs.
The Kennesaw, Ga., native did just that,fanning two consecutive batters in what sig-naled a turning point of the game. TheTigers would not score in Maddox’s threeand two-thirds innings of relief as Rutgersprevailed, 4-0.
The rookie said she felt a sense ofurgency in that fourth inning to halt the threat.
“I just went out there and I was plan-ning on basically just overpoweringthem,” Maddox said. “We all obviouslywanted to get out of that inning and getback in so we could try to score somemore runs.”
After Houston walked three and hit a batterwith only two strikeouts in her three and one-third innings to start the game, Maddox flippedthe script — striking out five and walking none.
She routinely stayed ahead in counts andworked both sides of the plate to keepPrinceton (20-12) off balance.
“[Maddox] did what she always does. Shejust comes in, she has a game plan and shethrew strikes, which really was the differ-ence,” said senior catcher Kaci Madden. “Wehad to stop walking people and start gettingpeople out.”
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“We can potentially use it as a blessing indisguise because we had a really good come-back practice [Wednesday],” Law said.“Losing against Fordham obviously humblesyou and brings you back to reality, so there isno question you have to be ready to play.”
The Fordham game — a 15-14 slugfestwhere strong pitching was traded for three-run innings — is a game Rutgers obviouslydoes not want to lose. Head coach Fred Hillbelieves there was another reason why theKnights were unable to put away the Rams in
the Bronx.“We walked 11 batters and we hit six,” Hill
said. “That’s 17 freebees and you can’t winthat way.”
So it will be up to senior lefthander RobSmorol to get Rutgers back in the win col-umn, though Hill would prefer if Smorol lefthis last performance somewhere he cannotremember it.
In the Knights’ first game against thePirates last weekend, Smorol lasted just fourand two-thirds innings as he allowed four
earned runs on 10 hits.For Smorol, who owns a 3-2 record with a
2.88 ERA as Hill’s No. 1 starter, his latest out-ing can be looked at as a fluke.
Hill sure hopes that is the case.“Last time out he was a little wild,” Hill said.
“Hopefully he will get back to his normal selfand will be able to throw a good ball game.We’re certainly counting on him to throw agood ball game.”
