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The Rutgers volleyball team captured its first tournament title this weekend since 2004 at the Bucknell Invitational. Sophomore Hannah Curtis was named as the tournament’s MVP.

Intersect Fund grows strong with new classes

BY DEIRDRE S. HOPTON CORRESPONDENT

Aiding New Brunswick entrepreneurs for its second year, non-profit organization the Intersect Fund is making advances and adding new classes to help their clients go further with their businesses.

The fund offers a host of services to low-income entrepreneurs in a slumping economy by offering an eight-week-long business class that teaches entrepreneurs how to take critical assessment of their business to keep it alive.

“This past summer, we’ve been able to take a good look at the Intersect Fund and find new ways to serve entrepreneurs,” said Intersect Fund CoFounder Joe Shure. “We have begun work on our first entrepreneur directory, held training courses in new locations and opened a computer lab in our

New Brunswick office for clients and student staff.”

Shure, a University alumnus, said entrepreneurship is becoming a social movement, and the fund’s student staff is on the cutting edge.

“The Intersect Fund’s power comes from our student staff,” Shure said.

“They work with real businesses, real money and real people, furthering a mission of financial well-being in New Brunswick. Ever y day, they fight poverty by helping local entrepreneurs grow their businesses.”

Shure and co–founder Rohan Mathew, who graduated in the spring, also named Ragavan Sree as regional director of the fund.

Sree said he is adjusting to his new role quite well.

“Over the summer … they started a new class at Magyar Bank,” Sree said.

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Intersect Fund Co-Founder Rohan Mathew speaks to potential city entrepreneurs about how the organization can help

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clients turn business ideas into reality at the Social Entrepreneurship Event on Sept. 14 on the College Avenue campus.

House passes act to frame affordable college loans

BY MARY DIDUCH ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

For hundreds of thousands of college students across the nation, it could soon get easier to pay for school.

The House of Representatives passed the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act on Thursday, changing the way federal financial aid is delivered to students, decreasing loan interest rates and increasing the amount available for federal grants —

while saving an estimated $87 billion throughout a 10-year period.

U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, D-12, a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, helped pass the legislation and said the act would not cost taxpayers more.

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Recent research at the University reveals new heights in sea levels, which leads to continued environment changes.

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“In fact, by improving the way our student loan programs operate, we can expect a $10 billion savings for taxpayers,” Holt said.

“Millions of students and parents suppor t the goals of this bill. Let us answer their pleas for help to

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School of Arts and Sciences first-year students Melissa Yang, left, and Andi Kim play a game of inflatable twister last night at the Asian American Cultural Center’s Annual Freshman Social. Held in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus, representatives from cultural clubs and fraternities and sororities were at the event.

Expelled students may get a second chance to continue their education at the University.

At the next Board of Governors meeting on Oct. 13 in Winants Hall on the College Avenue campus, a clemency policy draft is scheduled to appear and be voted on before the board.

The draft proposes that any expelled student, who proves they have moved past disreputable behavior, may apply for clemency.

“We recognize that people do make mistakes in their lives and that there may come a time — after a period of time — that people change. They are entitled to be given a second chance,” said Vice President for Student Affairs Gregory S. Blimling. “It is really reserved for those people who have not been able to join another university to complete their education someplace else. It is really designed for those people who have made significant changes in their life and want to complete their education and feel they have no other options.”

The most current draft, which has been worked on for nearly a year, states that a student must wait a minimum of four calendar years after the original expulsion to request clemency.

At that time, the written request must include a documen-

tation of the student’s life pertaining to the reason for their expulsion, potentially including records on mental health, employment, criminal probation records, educational records, social service records and letters of recommendation.

An advisory panel would then review the application and conduct a personal inter view or inquiry after more information, according to the document. Next, the panel would make a recommendation to the University president, whose decision on the matter is final.

“If [the student] has made an honest attempt to put their life back together, I think they should be given a second chance,” said Mason Gross School of the Arts junior Ashley Petersen. “They should be allowed back with some provisions, like attending counseling.”

If a student is awarded clemency, they would remain on disciplinary probation until their degree is completed, according to the document. They must also complete graduation requirements expected of current students at the time of their readmission as well as oblige to any other conditions the University president would impose.

“If they have been expelled, it will say ‘expelled’ at the bottom of

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

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Ocean levels continue to rise, coast lines dwindle

BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

As the climate continues to change, University researchers foresee the state shoreline sitting one football field inland within the next 75 years.

Current models show a sea level rise of greater than two feet, said University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Research Professor Michael Kennish, who is among other professors researching the effects of climate change on sea level rise in New Jersey.

“In the next 100 years, it’s predicted that sea level rise in New Jersey will be somewhere between 24 inches and three feet, and perhaps more than that,” he said. “We’re looking at … a rise in sea level of about three to four millimeters a year.”

The sea level has been rising for several thousand years as glacial ice and snow are melting and releasing water into the ocean, said Marine and Coastal Sciences Professor Norbert Psuty.

“However, in the past centuries, the rate of rise has sped up, so that it is probably occurring at a rate that is now faster than any time in the past 7,000 years or so,” he said.

The faster rate of change occurs because of the additional

impact humans have had on the climate, Psuty said.

Thermal expansion and melting glaciers cause sea levels to rise, said Environmental Science Professor Anthony Broccoli.

“First, water expands as it warms, causing the same amount of water to take up more space. This change is only a fraction of a percent, but the oceans are ver y deep so it adds up,” he said. “Second, the melting of glaciers in the world’s mountains and ice caps on Greenland and Antarctica adds water to the oceans.”

Psuty explained how sinking coastal land contributes to sea level rise.

“All recent sediments, the barrier island systems that exist along coastal New Jersey and many other states in the US, and places around the world, are sinking because the sediments are compacting,” he said.

The relatively loose sediments compact and become more solid over time, Psuty said. In the process of compacting, sediments reduce volume, lowering the surface of the sediments.

New Jersey residents can adapt to sea level rise by moving housing and development away from the shoreline or by coming up with strategies to keep its shoreline in place, Kennish said.

“In Harvey Cedars, N.J., houses are literally right where the ocean is so some people are going to have to move,” he said.

“Most of what we’re going to lose in terms of real estate is around Delaware Bay, all the way up to Sandy Hook.”

Kennish detailed two methods the state can pursue to keep the shoreline in its place.

One expensive method involves building out beaches by adding sediment to the existing beach, he said. A sand-water slurry is dredged from the ocean and pumped to the beach, or sediment is brought in on trucks.

The sediment has to be matched correctly to the beach and is a finite resource, Kennish said.

“In the state Senate, they have just passed a bill enabling $150 million to restore the beaches of New Jersey,” Kennish said.

Beach restoration occurs ever y few years, but as the sea level rises, restoration efforts will need to occur more often, he said.

The second method involves constructing seawalls, which consist of huge boulders of volcanic rock piled on top of each other that extends for miles, Kennish said.

“When you raise sea levels, eventually there’s going to be parts of New Jersey that are

below sea level,” he said. “So the only thing you can do is build dikes or seawalls.”

Seawalls are very costly but can last for a centur y or so, Kennish said.

“If you go to Sea Bright, N.J., we have a seawall in the northern part of New Jersey,” he said.

“Our future may involve building seawalls from Long Branch down to Cape May.” But seawalls also present new problems, he said. Freak storms can occur, and if the seawall is breached, there can be a situation like New Orleans experienced during Hurricane Katrina.

A higher sea level would make more coastal areas vulnerable to flooding when winter storms or hurricanes cause tides to be higher than normal, Broccoli said.

Sea level rise has real relevance to the economy of New Jersey, Kennish said.

“We have a $20 billion tourism industry in New Jersey,” he said. “If we lost our tourism dollar, I have no idea where we would be economically.”

Adaptation to these coming changes is key, Psuty said.

“Do not attempt to keep ever ything in place. It will not solve the problem, it is avoiding the problem,” Psuty said. “Get out of high hazard areas. Learn about the problems that will be occurring in low-lying areas.”

Kennish said no foreseeable change can be envisioned that would reverse the sea level rise trend.

Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences Chair Jim Miller said the University has faculty and graduate students working to understand climate change and its potential impacts, and teaching courses on climate change.

“Students can become more informed by taking these courses and getting involved with clubs and activities which focus on environmental issues,” Miller said.

Psuty said students could be an effective voice and vehicle to convey information about rates of change, where changes are occurring and what options may be available for adaptation.

The University is going to be a big-time player in New Jersey and the mid-Atlantic region on the issue, Kennish said.

“We have an extremely powerful research university here,” Kennish said.

Kennish was appointed in June to the newly established nine-member New Jersey Coastal and Ocean Protection Council.

The council will make recommendations to the New Jersey Commissioner for Environmental Protection concerning resources and the protection of ocean and coastal areas.

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FUND: Organization to give

COURTESY OF THE INTERSECT FUND

Pearl Thompson, an Intersect Fund client, said she plans to apply for a loan to advance her personal chef services business once she completes her financial plan. The fund gave out loans to three clients this year.

Client Pearl Thompson plans to apply for one of those loans after she completes her busibusiness loans to graduates ness plan.

The Intersect Fund has continued from front helped her business, which pro“We just started a new class … vides personal chef services, in which I am co–teaching at Anshe more ways than she can Emeth Memorial Temple.” describe, Thompson said.

The fund recently extended “This has been kind of a ragtheir business courses from a sixtag adventure, but they gave it week program to an eight-week structure, they gave it dimenprogram, in order to provide stusion, they gave it focus and dents more personal attention, they just really professionalSree said. ized it,” she said. “Their focus “We’ve had great success with has been to make this an the extended course,” Sree said. absolute business.”

Client Zakiya The loans proForbes said signvided by the fund “The Intersect Fund are given to ing up for the Intersect Fund’s forces you, in a good entrepreneurial class was one of students who the best decisions have completed way, to take a she ever made the course and critical assessment developed a solid because the course helped her manage plan, of your business.” business her small cultural with the ultimate ZAKIYA FORBES shop better. goal of aiding The Intersect Fund client “The Intersect them in their Fund forces you, entrepreneurial in a good way, to goals in order to take a critical assessment of stimulate the local economy. your business,” Forbes said.

Mathew said he and Shure “Step by step, inch by inch, they are working hard to expand the help you hammer out a busifund, and they are in the office ness plan.” every day.

Forbes said she recommends “Joe and Rohan, since after entrepreneurs to sign up for the they graduated, have been trying Intersect Fund right away. to take the model and expand it “Without hesitation, just jump to other universities, and trying right in and do it,” Forbes said. “I to also expand it more within think so highly of them — Rohan New Brunswick itself,” Sree said. and Joe and all of their wonderful The fund continues to grow, volunteers. If anyone’s thinking Sree said. By December, they about taking the course, they defwill begin offering courses in initely should, and they will be Spanish to make the fund’s kicking themselves for not doing resources available to an even it sooner.” wider audience of New In addition to expanding their Brunswick residents. classes, the Intersect Fund gave — Joe Shure and Rohan out three business loans in the Mathew are also Daily past year, and they plan to give Targum alumni more in the near future, Sree said.

STUDENTS: U. utilizes other colleges to draft proposal continued from front the transcript,” Blimling said. “If a student is suspended and returns to the University after the period of suspension and completed their degree without any trouble, we remove the notation of suspension from their transcript. But in the case of expulsion, it is explained to [the students] that they are not eligible to ever return to the institution. That means that it remains on that person’s record forever.”

School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Alex Natanzon compared the potential clemency policy to society at large.

“Criminals who are reformed get another chance of going back into society after doing something that is — I would assume — a lot more horrible than what you would do to get kicked out of school … When you’re still in college, you’re still young and your life hasn’t started yet,” he said.

According to the Code of Student Conduct, there are several reasons for expulsion from the University, including violations of academic integrity, drug infractions and violence.

“Anytime there is that kind of danger to the community where

it isn’t just someone threatening to do harm, but perhaps even attempting to do harm, it would cer tainly lead to expulsion,” said Director of Student Conduct Ave Pollak.

Blimling, Vice President of Undergraduate Education Barry Qualls and other administrators drafted the policy and presented it earlier this year to Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Philip J. Furmanski, the Committee of Student Conduct, Rutgers University Student Assembly’s Executive Committee and other administrators, including the Chancellors of Newark and Camden Steven Diner and Wendell Pritchett, respectively, Blimling said.

The next step is approval by the Board of Governors.

The University is not the first to draft and propose such an appendage to its Code of Student Conduct.

Others throughout the countr y have also implemented similar policies, Pollak said. But recent requests from expelled students inspired the change at the University.

“Within the last year and a half ago we have received requests from several students and they have asked to be reconsidered,” Blimling said. “They had no other options available to complete their education.”

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

FIRMC offers medical hope both home, abroad

BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Students are getting a chance to make a direct impact on the lives of the less fortunate around the world, while gaining exceptional medical experience, with the help of the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children.

The foundation is a non-profit organization based in Philadelphia that gives students the opportunity to travel to different countries and offer humanitarian aid.

“The main mission of FIMRC is to provide health care for underprivileged children,” said president of the foundation’s University chapter Maya Furman.

The chapter has already sent more than 90 students to all six locations, said Furman, a Rutgers College senior.

On these medical relief trips, volunteers take part in a mixture of clinical and community work such as shadowing doctors or teaching school children how to avoid catching lice, Furman said. The chapter also puts together health care kits filled with antibiotic ointments, bandaids and hygiene supplies, and then they distribute them throughout the community.

Aside from their travel expenses, student volunteers are required to pay a program donation fee of $200 to $400, which the chapter fundraises, Furman said.

The donation goes to the national organization to purchase more expensive and specific equipment for the clinics.

“These trips are what draw a lot of people to the organization,” she said. “Members have a tendency to go on trips and become active afterwards.”

Since its establishment in 2007, the foundation’s chapter at the University has sent students to clinics set up in India, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru and Uganda throughout the year, according to the chapter’s Web site.

School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Megha Sinha, who went to El Salvador with the foundation in March, said it was the ultimate medical experience despite language barriers.

“You don’t have to necessarily be able to communicate with them because there’s this universal appreciation for help,” Sinha said.

Alumnus Andrew Johnstone was only a member of the organization for a year, but he said his experience was life changing. “[The volunteers] all have connections that they’re going to remember for the rest of their life,” he said.

Along with international relief, the foundation works closely with organizations such as Elijah’s Promise soup kitchen to serve the community at home.

The chapter is setting up the Elijah’s Promise Tutoring Program that will help children in New Brunswick with their homework as well as give them lessons in music, art and other subjects, said Chair of the Community Outreach Committee Achalanka Dalawella.

“The kids that come are actually ver y needy,” he said.

“A lot of them can’t read proficiently and need a lot of help and patience.”

About 55 members have shown interest in tutoring, but all tutors will need a background check, said Dalawella, who hopes to have the program star t by the end of the month or beginning of October.

TRIO OF U. RESEARCHERS DISCOVER BIG SURPRISES IN SMALL PLANT While many have never heard of duckweed — a tiny, aquatic plant — three plant biologists at the University’s Waksman Institute of Microbiology have dedicated their research to learning about the plant’s potential for cleaning up pollution, reducing global warming and ending hunger around the world.

According to the researchers, Institute Director Joachim Messing, Assistant Professor Todd Michael and Assistant Research Professor Randall Kerstetter, duckweed plants clear nitrogen and phosphate pollutants from agricultural and municipal wastewater; reduce algae growth, coliform bacterial counts and mosquito larvae on ponds; concentrate heavy metals, capturing or degrading toxic chemicals; and encourage the growth of other aquatic animals,

according to a University Media Relations press release.

Duckweed plants also produce biomass faster than any other flowering plant, provide high-protein food for domestic animals and can be a potential alternative for biofuel, according to the release. Michael led a multi-institutional initiative to have the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute perform duckweed genome sequencing.

“The Spirodela genome sequence could unlock the remarkable potential of a rapidly growing aquatic plant for absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide, ecosystem carbon cycling and biofuel production,” Michael said in the release.

The trio is working with other researchers around the world, including scientists at Brookhaven National

Laboratory, the Institut für Integrative Biologie in Switzerland, the University of Jena in Germany, Kyoto University in Japan and Oregon State University, according to the release.

Their work has garnered both state and federal attention, as Gov. Jon S. Corzine cited the researchers’ work during testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in Washington last summer, according to the release.

The Joint Genome Institute said its Community Sequencing Program would support the genomic sequencing of duckweed as one of its priority projects for 2009 to forward biomass and bioenergy programs, according to the release.

—Mary Diduch

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HEALTH SERVICES VACCINATES FOR SEASONAL FLU ON CAMPUS University Health Services is now offering seasonal flu shots to students at various locations on-campus.

The flu shots will be available today from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus, Thursday from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Busch Campus Center, Room 120A and Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Douglass Campus Center, Room B, according to Health Services.

The shot costs $15 by cash or check made out to the University.

The vaccine takes two weeks to go into effect, and students who are allergic to eggs or chicken or who are currently sick should not receive the shot.

The formula for the flu vaccine is changed every year as set forth by recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, according to the Health Services Web site.

The shot introduces a part of the flu virus into an individual’s immune system, and the body reacts by producing protective antibodies against the virus, according to the Web site. The virus in the shot has been inactivated; therefore, an individual cannot catch the flu from receiving the shot.

This shot is not for swine flu, which will become available in October.

Students can also make an appointment with Health Services by calling (732) 9327402, or visit health.rutgers.edu for more information.

— Heather Brookhart

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

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T H E DA I LY TA R G U M SMLR APPOINTS ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR Seasoned human resource executive Lawrence Costello was named chair of the advisory board yesterday for the Center for Human Resource Strategy at the School of Management and Labor Relations.

Costello, who is a visiting SMLR professor, will serve as a liaison between advisory board members and faculty, according to a Media Relations press release.

He is founder and managing director of the Lawrence Bradford Group LLC of Devon, Pa., which advises Fortune 500 companies, according to the release. The Lawrence Bradford Group has affiliations with executive search firm BSG Partners, McBassi & Co., which aids companies in employee management and HealthSTAR Advisors, a leader in employer health and productivity improvement.

Prior to employment at the Lawrence Bradford Group, Costello served as senior vice president of human resources for American Standard Cos./Trane and the Campbell Soup Co. In addition, he was vice president of human resources at various PepsiCo Inc. units, such as PepsiCo Foods International, North American Van Lines and Frito Lay. Costello’s responsibilities included business general management, strategic planning and operational assignments, according to the release.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in business and finance administration from Rider University and attended the Harvard Program for Management Development.

— Heather Brookhart

COLLEGE: Act cuts out middle agent for student loans continued from front The bill is a big step for students who receive aid, said Francine Newsome Pfeiffer, assistant vice president for the University’s Office of Federal Relations in Washington.

The act would change universities’ bank-based loaning systems to direct lending programs.

“The major underpinning of the plan is to change the way financial aid is delivered at financial institutions,” she said. “It moves away from the bank-based lending system that many schools participate in.”

With direct lending, universities apply directly to the federal treasury for loan money. With bank-based loans, students apply to banks themselves, said University Vice President of Enrollment Management Courtney McAnuff.

“Under this program, the bank is eliminated, so the university is now the middle agent and applies to the federal government for loans and it disperses the money to those students,” McAnuff said.

He said the University already uses direct lending.

Direct lending saves taxpayer money, as they had supported the subsidies the banks needed to provide the loans, Pfeiffer said. With direct lending, this subsidy is turned over to the federal treasury and funneled to student aid.

“This was really a historical thing because what they’re doing is diverting $40 billion away from banks and for students in the form of Pell Grant aid,” said Katie Hubschmitt, cochair of University’s chapter of New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Student Chapters, who advocated for the bill’s passage with tens of thousands of students across the nation.

McAnuff said the increase in Pell Grant aid throughout the next 10 years would affect 28 percent of the University’s undergraduates — about 10,000 students — who receive the grants.

“They’ll be gradually increased starting next year by about $100 or so,” McAnuff said.

In the next 10 years, New Jersey would receive $796.5 million for Pell Grants, Holt said.

The Pell Grant increases would also be more stable, as the

grant would be indexed to the current consumer price index plus 1 percent, Pfieffer said.

In past years, Congress mandated flat levels for the grant annually, she said.

“It would basically ensure a stable cost of living increase to the Pell Grant award,” Pfieffer said.

The act would also expand funds for Perkins Loans, federal funds available on the campus, McAnuff said.

He said under past presidents, there had not been new capital available for the loan.

With more funds, this bill would allow more flexibility for students in the program.

Pfeiffer said another advantage is the simplification of the Free Application For Student Aid form.

“I think students will appreciate a more simple form,” she said.

The bill also keeps loan interest rates low and has provisions to help students enter and complete their education, she said.

Despite the financial advantages for students who need aid, there is still debate over the act, which has yet to pass the Senate.

McAnuff said banks oppose the act, as they would no longer be a part of the student loan process.

The banks claim with bankbased loans there is more competition and incentives to provide good ser vices, he said. With direct lending, the federal government has no incentive to provide good service.

“I don’t think that’s true, but that’s their contention … I think with [President Barack Obama] administration, the commitment to students is so much greater that the agencies will respond and deliver in a timely fashion,” McAnuff said.

Some schools might have problems with changing the way they deliver aid, Pfieffer said.

“I think at some colleges that are not direct lending schools today that this is a major change to the schools … that will take some time and money,” she said.

The advantages for students presented in the act make it easier for students to go to school, corresponding to the Obama administration’s education goals, Pfieffer said.

“He has an aggressive plan that also increases the number of college graduates by 2020,” she said.

Pfieffer said the Department of Education plans to see this act voted in the Senate before the end of this year.

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CALENDAR SEPTEMBER

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The Pharmacy Governing Council meets at 6:40 p.m. in the Busch Student Center, Room 122. They hold bi-weekly meetings.

The Douglass Governing Council will meet at 7 p.m. in Trayes Hall on Douglass campus. They hold weekly meetings at the same time and place.

“Meet the Professors,” sponsored by the Nutrition Club, will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the NJC Lounge of the Douglass College Student Center. Come learn about courses, research and more in the Department of Nutritional Sciences. All are welcome!

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The opening event for the 2009-2010 Global Initiatives event series “Ecologies in the balance?” will kick-off at 4:30 p.m. at Alexander Library’s Teleconference Lecture Hall, fourth floor, with an introductory conversation between University faculty. Philip J. Furmanski, executive vice president for academic affairs, will introduce the discussion.

Discussion participants include University faculty members from several schools: Thomas Farris, School of Engineering; James Katz, School of Communication and Information; Robert W. Lake, Bloustein School of Urban Planning and Public Policy; Fran Mascia-Lees, School of Arts and Sciences; and Lily Young, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Ben Sifuentes-Jauregui, School of Arts and Sciences, will moderate discussion. More information on upcoming “Ecologies in the balance?” events can be found at http://ecologies.rutgers.edu.

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The Department of English will host “A Memorial Celebration of the Life and Work of Richard Poirier” at 2 p.m. in Kirkpatrick Chapel on the College Avenue campus. Speakers are expected to include University President Richard L. McCormick, President of the Library of America Cheryl Hurley and Columbia University Professor Ross Posnock.

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Wake up and come to the first Leadership Breakfast meeting in the Cook Campus Center in Room 202 ABC on the second floor. Breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. with leadership activities beginning at 8 and ending at 9 a.m. Don’t miss this monthly opportunity to discuss issues pertinent to the progress and development of Cook campus.

Please bring a friend along. The Leadership Breakfast meeting provides an opportunity for diligent Cook student leaders and staff to discuss issues such as student welfare, safety matters, transportation, housing, campus center and construction projects pertinent to Cook.

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The Raritan River collaborative’s first annual Fall Float, a gentle six-mile float from Riverside/Bakelite Park in Piscataway to the Rutgers boat dock in New Brunswick, takes place at 1 p.m. The float will pass by colorful autumn foliage and under the historic arch bridges of the Raritan. Arrive with your canoe or kayak and life vest at Riverside Park for sign-in between 12 and 12:45 p.m. Vans will return paddlers to Riverside Park between 3 and 5 p.m. Events at Rutgers boat dock include snacks and drinks, booths by local organizations and free T-shirts for participants! Donations are $10 per person. Please pre-register by Oct. 1. Space is limited. The event will be canceled in the event of heavy storms, lightning or small craft advisories. Contact Karen Lowrie at klowrie@rutgers.edu, (717) 471-0160, or see www.blueraritan.org.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Q:

How do you feel about extending the length of the add/drop period?

QUOTABLE

GREG ZYMIERSKI SEBS SOPHOMORE “I don’t think it would make much of a difference … but it would be nice to have the option.”

“I think that’s a great idea because sometimes there are different sections in one class. It gives students the option to try out a class … If you keep it short, the likelihood that a student doesn’t like a section increases and the likelihood a student will fail increases.”

JASON TINOCO SAS SOPHOMORE “No, because then you would waste your time in two weeks of classes.”

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ROSEMARIE DIZON SAS SOPHOMORE “I think it’s a good idea to extend it because you still have time to catch up, even if you miss a week or so.”

8, 9

The number of days to drop a class and add a class, respectively, without a “W”

WHICH WAY DOES RU SWAY?

The number of courses The number of courses offered offered during the fall 2009 semester during the fall 2008 semester on on the New Brunswick/Piscataway the New Brunswick/Piscataway campuses campuses

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4,545

CAMPUS TALK

4,658

LAUREN TAGLIENTIN SEBS SOPHOMORE “It could be helpful, I think. You only spend a week in your class … I think if you spend more time in a class, you could realize you might not be willing to spend a semester in it.”

ALCIBIADES TORRES SAS SOPHOMORE “Definitely. It has to be done.

Last year … I didn’t sign up for a class until two days until add/drop was over … I went and realized I didn’t like it and had to keep it because it was too late.”

ONLINE RESPONSE It doesn’t affect me — 10%

Extra time would be helpful — 53%

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53%

I'm OK with the current system, but it would be nice to have some more time

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The one-week add/drop period needs to be changed; I haven’t been able to take the classes I needed

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It doesn't affect me

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EDITORIALS

Obamanation

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he job of the president is normally to be concerned with the state of affairs with the nation and working on a national agenda. He is not usually sticking his nose into the state elections and affairs, offering his two cents in primary elections. But President Barack Obama may have done just that according to a New York Times report. Obama reportedly sent a request to Gov. David Paterson advising him not to run for re-election for governor of New York because his poor approval rating — about 20 percent — wouldn’t lead to a Democratic win for the state.

Paterson is refusing to comment on any of the conversations he’s had with the White House, saying he talks to many people and all he knows is he will be a candidate for governor. Obama’s alleged actions are also causing a divide in the Democratic Party, splitting up those who say that telling the governor not to run was for the good of the party and those who think he should mind his own business and focus on national affairs.

If these conversations between the White House and Paterson did occur, it was obviously done to make sure that New York stayed a blue state. Paterson has to realize though that if the White House is not supporting him in the race his chances of being elected are very slim, especially when the Republican candidate will most likely be former mayor of New York City Rudolph W. Giuliani. Paterson wasn’t even elected in the first place — he is only governor because he was appointed after the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal. His bad approval rating should be enough for him to realize maybe it is not a good idea to be running, whether Obama thinks he should or not. In all fairness to Paterson, there wasn’t much he could do with an already damaged system in his state.

It still remains to be seen about how knowledge of these reported conversations between Paterson and the White House came to be. It doesn’t make sense for Paterson to go around telling people that the president has no faith that he could do a good job. It is possible that someone in the Obama administration or a potential primary challenger wanted to give Paterson an extra push out of the race. But that aside, the president should be focusing on more important issues that are plaguing the entire country at the moment, no matter how strategically important the New York governor’s race is. There are still soldiers in the Middle East, the economy isn’t getting any better and there are still agreements to be met on health care. Yes, losing New York as a blue state is cause for concern in the Democratic Party because to move along a lot of what he wants to do, Obama needs democratic support. That needs to be gained fairly. This report is sure to cause further infighting among Democrats, which further weakens their chances in the race for New York’s governor.

Lost in virtual reality

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hen you think of Xbox, usually video games like “Halo,” “Call of Duty,” “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band” come to mind.

People use the system as a source of entertainment, and newer versions of it keep coming out every few years. But what if a whole new type of Xbox was in the works that could offer you more than just a fantasy world where you interact only through a controller? The Xbox Natal is a virtual reality technology where a person can actually interact with a character in the game. In the demonstration videos, a young, goodnatured British boy named Milo is the character which the human speaks to. The technology is nothing short of astonishing. Milo can read a person’s emotions through their voice, and the human playing the “game” actually makes a connection with the character. There is a point in the demonstration where the person playing with Milo looks into a pond of water and sees their reflection. Hand movements are also reflected as if the person was touching the water on the television screen.

This technology is very cool and makes society wonder about the possibilities that can come with it. There may be a way to utilize this technology. Classrooms are already becoming interactive, so something like this may be a good way to allow children extra help in a subject if it could be made as an educational game or tutoring service.

Positive things can come with the technology if there are educational tools attached to it. But one must also worry the cons that could arise if Xbox Natal is only used for entertainment purposes.

The amount of interaction that a person can have with this Milo character is unbelievable. If this got to the point of being widely available to the public, the need to leave the house to have face-to-face interaction with a person will not be needed. You can play with Milo, converse with him and feel a connection with someone all through a television screen. It will all come down to the question of at what point do people get sick of sitting in front of a screen playing games. If this technology becomes popular and made more affordable, will it be useful to families or just for show? Xbox Natal offers a connection to a character — but it does not offer a person what another human can — so use especially by younger children would have to be monitored. People would also need to learn and retain their social skills, and something like this has the potential to eliminate the want or need to have human interaction. But only time will tell what will come of this technology.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Criminals who are reformed get another chance of going back into society after doing something that is a lot more horrible than what you would do to get kicked out of school.”

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Baseball: America’s old pastime

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Baseball could unite a ifty-one years ago was community like nothing the start of a slow else, not even what coldownward spiral that lege football does for would change the national identity of America itself.

MATTHEW TORINO many campuses today.

New York was pitted in a No, it was not the oncoming three-way battle, usually Vietnam situation or the with Brooklyn versus the Bronx in the World future rise of former President John F. Kennedy. It Series. The Dodgers and Yankees united races, was “The Greatest Game Ever Played”: Giants vs. religions and all those with dif ferences — someColts for the 1958 NFL Championship. Before there thing football today cannot do with a greater were Super Bowls, Alan Ameche practically colpercentage of fans rooting for winning teams lapsed into the endzone during the first sudden rather than their own hometown bums. Dallas death playoff game in National Football League hisand Pittsburgh fans are sprinkled throughout tory. Johnny Unitas, Raymond Berry and Frank the countr y, based on their winning in the past Gifford were all on the same field. An NBC employ(the Cowboys), the present (Steelers) or their ee ran onto the field to create a distraction when the respective traditions. While there are Yankees national TV feed went dead, allowing audiences and Red Sox fans ever ywhere, they usually enough time to see Ameche’s game winning score. prosper in failing markets like Baltimore and This ushered in the new era, one where the Tampa, whereas Cowboy and Pittsburgh fans NFL would become the dominant organization of are ever ywhere, including here where the all spor ts, throwing baseball, basketball and Giants are coming of f a recent Super Bowl and hockey into its dust. It did not take its now-seemthe Eagles have been the winningest team in the ingly rightful place at the top in the immediate NFC this decade. future, but this event did begin Fans would get locked into its steady climb to the top of the “Baseball could unite a pitcher’s duels like nothing else. mountain. This supremacy continues to this ver y day, with men community like nothing A 0-0 game was the most exciting game in sports. Pitch after around the countr y declaring else, not even what pitch could be life or death. One week one of the NFL season to pitched game could be a national holiday and makcollege football does for greatly make a legend, like Johnny ing “Madden” one of the most popular football simulation many campuses today.” Podres one base running error made Fred Merkle into a punch video games. It seems people line for the rest of his life. today assume that football was Rober to Clemente and Jackie Robinson are always king — with college football a close secrevered to this day like nobody except ond. But things were not always this way, as baseMuhammad Ali among the Hispanic and black ball had a presence similar to that of soccer from communities respectively. Baseball was like no the late nineteenth centur y all the way up to the other sport in terms of how much one event could ’50s and ’60s. change everything and be remembered in history Baseball glor y days were back before steroids, at the same time. elbow surger y and Bud Selig were part of the There was another incident in 1958 that game. Athletes played for the love of the game destroyed what little innocence was left in baseand it resonated with the fans. They lived in the ball after the Black Sox scandal of 1919: Walter same neighborhoods, went to the same corner O’Malley moving Brooklyn’s own Dodgers all stores and sent their children to the same the way out west. The team that symbolized and schools. Some even worked in the same places in represented their community more than any the off-season, as their salaries were not enough other was sent away to what seemed like oblivto sustain a family for an entire calendar year, a ion at the time, with no other team past the stark contrast to the highest-paid athletes of any North American sport. They were all part of the SEE TORINO ON PAGE 11 same community.

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Students should be realistic about wards councilperson to ensure their opinions are represented.

The author noted that without a ward system, students “would just continue to pay parking fines and noise violations.” Without the power to elect even a simple majority of City Council, students could find themselves a target of more stringent laws regarding parking or parties. Currently, street parking permits in New Br unswick are free for residents, but with the ward system, what prevents the other wards where parking is less of a concern for their residents from charging for parking as the University does in order to generate more revenue for the city?

Our neighbor, Piscataway, which has wards, recently gave police the power to arrest people on private proper ty for underage drinking. With a ward system, other wards with few or no college students would out vote the members of

includes luxur y low-income, age-restricted and student housing. New Brunswick has the lowest unemployment and crime of any urban center in New Jersey. I can only wish that my home city of St. Louis would replicate the success we see here in New Brunswick. Can EON name a single urban center with wards that has achieved so much?

Overall, expanding the City Council to seven members will allow more representation for University students and the entire community while maintaining the great progress the city has made in recent years.

Many of the issues raised in the author’s letter to the editor are irrelevant and untrue and are unfair attacks on a group working to continue improving New Brunswick.

Addressing faculty diversity article

TORINO

in her reporting, I was disturbed to see that I was misquoted in the text of the article. The problematic section is where the author wrote, “Tillery said half of graduate professors are women, but in terms of racial and ethnic diversity, the University could improve.” My actual comment was that half of the students studying for Ph.D.s in the humanities and social sciences in America’s top graduate schools are women, so it should be easier for the University to find women in the “pipeline” that University President Richard L. McCormick spoke of than racial and ethnic minorities. As the article is written, I appear to be

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Today the NFL and BCS college football lead the way for all sports, obliterating every other sport — whether it be with fantasy sports, gambling or just how much every single game matters. But baseball will always have its own special place with me, with where Joe Buck should be, the walk-off home run and mobs at home plate.

I will always remember Jim Leyritz’s three-run home run to tie game four at Atlanta in 1996 far more fondly than anything Brett Favre ever did for my Packers, and I think that says it all.

DENISE LETENDRE

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aving followed the ward issue in New Brunswick and having disagreed with the position Empower Our Neighborhoods has taken, I am pleased to know that there is another group, Unite New Brunswick, representing the voice of University students. I am also disappointed to see that recent editorials have misrepresented the views of both groups and the facts surrounding the issue.

On the Sept. 9 editorial section of this paper, the letter to the editor “Wards provide students with voice in city government” was full of falsehoods and completely distor ted the dif ferences between the competing visions for the future of our city, EON’s plan to divide our city into six wards or UNB’s proposal to expand par-

Letter ALVIN B. TILLERY, JR.

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ticipation and choice with a seven-member city council elected at large. The author claims that a quar ter of the city population has zero representation on City Council, but in reality with the current system, residents can vote for all five members of the council and under the system proposed by UNB, students would be able to elect seven members to represent their interests.

The author also claims that a ward system would give students, who he says are currently a minority, a larger voice.

The truth is, with a ward system, students will end up voting for fewer council members then they do today — only four of the nine member ward-based council, which will reduce students to a minority voice in city government. With seven atlarge members elected, students could go to any members of the council and use their weight as a constituent of that

the council representing University students and impose a policy similar to the one enacted unanimously by Piscataway’s ward-based council. This could mean huge underage drinking busts with students having to go to cour t, pay fines and have blemishes on their criminal records.

Without the power to have ever y member of the council representing students, students run the ver y real risk of being second-class citizens to the majority and unchecked power of the five other ward representatives.

Finally, the author simply refuses to recognize the progress and improvements that have been made to New Brunswick in recent years.

Having come to New Brunswick from St. Louis, Miss., a wardbased city known for its crime, it is refreshing to have a clean, safe, vibrant downtown to enjoy, free from fear, a downtown that

Letter

am writing in response to an article entitled “Faculty diversity not on par with student demographics.” First, I want to applaud your staff for writing about this important issue. It is good to know that our student journalists are so deeply engaged with the core issues related to University governance. Second, I want to thank the author for calling upon me to comment.

While I think that the author largely did a very professional job

grossly misinformed about the population of women faculty both on our campus — where women comprise about 33 percent of the faculty — and in American higher education in general. Moreover, the article makes me seem aloof to the important steps that McCormick, senior administrators and faculty colleagues are undertaking to ensure that women faculty are well represented on our campus. As a strong supporter of these efforts, I urge you to print this clarification in your letters to the editor section.

Alvin B. Tillery, Jr. is an assistant professor of political science.

Mississippi River prior to the move. A community was destroyed in the name of business, making baseball lose its greatest asset.

Baseball would still have its moments before football took over, such as the 1960 World Series or the Mickey Mantle versus Roger Maris race to 61, but it was inevitable. O’Malley made business too much of the game, destroying the community feel, and Ameche and Unitas turned football towards its modern era.

Denise Letendre is a Rutgers College senior majoring in political science.

Matthew Torino is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

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Today's Birthday (09/22/09) You and your team can make lots of money this year. They push you to take action and you keep them on track. This could be your own business, by the way. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 5 — You're getting frazzled. Don't give up. What you're doing now will bring in more wealth later. It's worth the effort.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Everything's going your way. Take advantage of these conditions and launch a new project. Follow your passion.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6 — Home has been kind of a sticky place to be for the past few days. Put off major decisions until this phase passes.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is an 8 — You're doing well at controlling the quality of your life. Take this to the next level and tr y to enjoy it, too.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — You've done the work and you've got the cash. What will you do with it? Any answer other than "save" is wrong.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — You're going full speed ahead, but be careful.

There's one last bump to go over, but you know what it is.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — You're so busy, you don't know what to do first. Tackle the biggest project passionately, but heed your intuition.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Say what you mean and mean what you say. Other people can't decide, but you can. Practical efforts succeed.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Your mind is racing ahead of your practical ability. Hire an artist or photographer. You'll like the results.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Big day today!

Follow the practical path, but don't be afraid to add an exotic touch. Choose your words well.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Practice: you thought it had made you perfect. Not true. But you're close.

Don't give up.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — If you think through your proposal carefully, your presentation will win support. Be prepared to answer questions.

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Sophomore middle blocker Hannah Curtis was named MVP of the Bucknell Invitational. The Scarlet Knights won all three of their matches, winning a tournament for the first time since 2004.

The weekend’s events provided a huge uplift to a now surging volleyball program, but to RU bests 2007-08 win total Werneke another event overshadowed the tournament win. continued from back He became father to a second ourselves and refocused and child, a baby boy named Noah, earlier this week. played some good volleyball.”

While the newest addition to Senior co-captain Jamie Godfrey played a solid game the Werneke family kept the head against the Hornets, posting a coach away from practice for season-high three aces while some time leading up to the tying her season-high of 28 digs. weekend, he remained confident Bucknell was all that stood in that the team would stay focused.

“In our gym we try to keep the Knights’ way. Coming off of a 3-1 loss against Radford, the outside distractions to a miniBison looked to lock one more mum,” he said. “Our kids really win before concluding their home focused on the task at hand.”

Curtis finished the tournatournament stand.

But the Knights would not ment with 35 kills and a .359 attack percentbe denied their age. Aside from third win.

“How we play is being named With scores of tournament MVP, 25-20, 25-23 and dictated from our the Alaskan 25-18, RU blanked native earned Allthe Bison to take focus, discipline Tournament team its third straight and energy honors for the victor y of the second weekend weekend and the from the court.” in a row.

B u c k n e l l “Hannah’s CJ WERNEKE Invitational title. made great The second Head Coach strides in the year shutout of the and four months tournament put the Knights at a 6-7 record, the that she’s been with our proteam’s best star ting record gram,” Werneke said. “Because since 2004, when it opened the she takes that attitude towards season at 10-3. The third practice, it translates toward straight victor y also marked the game time.”

The tournament win can only first time RU won three straight bolster the team’s momentum since 2005.

While the two sweeps and when it begins Big East play fifth set victory were welcome next weekend with a pair home games against for Werneke and his team, the of coach maintains that it was the South Florida Saturday and steady and competent play that Georgetown Sunday.

“The next evolution of our proimpressed him the most.

“A sweep is always nice, but gram is the preparation stage for more importantly it’s how we the Big East opponents,” Werneke said. “How we play is were playing,” Werneke said.

“In that last game, we knew we dictated from our focus, disciwere the better team, but know- pline and energy from the court. ing you’re the better team and And if we can handle those proving you’re the better team things, we can hang with and beat anyone in the Big East.” are two different things.”

BREAKTHROUGH:

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Sophomore midfielder Bryant Knibbs (18) provides the assist on the game-winning goal vs. Providence with his trademark long throw-in.

Throw-ins crucial to weekend sweep

BY KYLE FRANKO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

In a sport where the rule book does not allow you to use your hands, it MEN’S SOCCER is odd to see that one of the Rutgers men’s soccer team’s best weapons comes from a throw-in.

Sophomore midfielder Bryant Knibbs caused problems for both Providence and Connecticut over the weekend with his projectilelike throw-ins.

“I figured out that I could do [the long throw] when I was a young teen with my club team,” Knibbs said after the Scarlet Knights finished off a weekend sweep with a 2-1 victory over UConn. “I just took every throw-in for my club team and it’s something that just came natural to me.”

Knibbs’s uncanny ability could not have been more useful than in Friday night’s 2-1 double overtime win over Providence.

The Pine Blush, N.Y. native fired in a 25-yard throw in the 109th minute that junior midfielder Yannick Salmon headed in for the game-winner.

“We usually have one guy post up on the six and then have a second guy run in behind him because I can throw it over [the first guy],” Knibbs said. “[Friday night] that’s exactly what happened, Yannick ran to the perfect spot and just flicked it in. It was beautiful.”

The long throw is also dangerous because it allows the Knights to push extra players into the box like they would for a corner kick.

“It’s pretty much the mindset that it’s like a corner kick,” Knibbs said. “We use it to our advantage and I can usually throw it hard enough that it’s like a corner or a free-kick.”

Head coach Bob Reasso said that Knibbs’s throw is a valuable asset, yet he also makes it clear that Knibbs is not only limited to throwing the ball in.

“The long throw helps us without question, but you have to pay respect to the shots he takes too,” Reasso said. “He led us in shots

[against UConn] and I thought he beat a few of them up, and he was fantastic [Sunday night].”

Knibbs could not agree more.

He was unlucky not to score his first goal of the season against UConn, blazing a pair of shots just over the bar.

“It was my first time [this season] really getting a chance to play a role where I could take some shots,” he said after Sunday’s win over UConn.

“Coach just threw me in there during practice this week and I gave it my all.”

And for the team, it was an important weekend that put RU (4-2-0, 2-0-0) in control of the Big East Red Division; one they were picked to finish fifth in.

“It means a lot to us,” Knibbs said of the two Big East wins.

“We’re all really excited right now and it was a total team effort [this weekend] and we couldn’t ask for anymore from anybody.”

FRESHMAN

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Jake Grinkevich left Sunday’s game in the 10th minute after a collision with UConn’s Tony Cascio. Grinkevich was carted off the field, but returned to the team bench on crutches and with his leg in a brace.

Reasso said Sunday night that he did not think the leg was broken, but they would not know more until further tests were done.

Sophomore Adam Klink replaced Grinkevich.

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College Soccer News National Player of the Week and Big East Offensive Player of the Week yesterday after netting the game-winner Friday and both goals Sunday.

“I’m excited; it’s my first time winning an award in college,” Salmon said in a statement. “But [the credit] really goes to my teammates. I had a good game [against Connecticut] but my team played even better. I think there were a lot of guys that, had they not have played as good as they did, we wouldn’t have won. It’s not only me, it goes to the team.”

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Targum’s tennis beat writer Melissa Falica chats with the Virginia native about Serena Williams’ outburst at the U.S Open, warming up to Coolio and watching “Hey Arnold!” on old school Nickelodeon ...

Melissa Falica: What do you think of Serena’s outburst at the Open?

Christine Tran: I thought she was being ridiculous, but I thought it was funny. It was good entertainment.

MF: What about Oudin?

CT: I wasn’t a huge fan of hers like everyone on my team. We have a girl, Morgan [Ivey], on our team; she’s from the Carolinas and so I hear about her all the time. A girl on our team actually played against her, it was when she was 14.

I’m kind of indifferent about her.

MF: If there was one song you could listen to before a match to get you pumped up, what would it be and why?

CT: “Gangsta’s Paradise.” I think Coolio sings it.

It was my freshman year and our assistant coach was like, “OK, just think of a song to think of in your head during this point” and that’s the song I chose.

MF: In your opinion, who is the best tennis player in the history of the sport?

CT: I guess I would say for women’s tennis Steffi Graf and for men’s tennis Pete Sampras.

MF: What is a secret hobby of yours that not many people are aware of?

CT: I’m very into the art scene in New Brunswick.

My friends and I have a lit magazine going on.

So I would say creative writing, music and I’m really into writing poetry.

MF: Being from Virginia, what made you choose Rutgers as your college of choice?

CT: Basically, they offered the best scholarship.

MF: Do you play any sports other than tennis?

CT: I played basketball in high school but I’m very small so that would not work out in college.

MF: Out of all of the “old school” Nickelodeon shows, which would you say was your favorite?

CT: “Hey Arnold!” because I just thought it was really silly. There was just this one episode of them being at the opera that I always remembered.

MF: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

CT: Right now, Berlin. I spent six weeks of summer there, so that’s still fresh in my mind.

MF: What is your fast food restaurant of choice?

CT: I guess McDonald’s.

MF: What’s your favorite item from there?

CT: The Big Mac. MF: What movie can you watch over and over again and never get sick of it?

CT: “Girl Interrupted.” It was really weird and Angelina Jolie is one of my favorite actresses.

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Knights shave seconds off time

BY MATT SUGAM STAFF WRITER

While the Rutgers men’s cross country team viewed its return to Van Courtlandt Park in the Bronx Saturday as a barometer of MEN’S XC where it RUTGERS 237 PTS s t a n d s , the 11th 11TH PLACE place finish is a bit misleading.

The 21-team field for the Br. John “Paddy” Doyle/Iona College Meet of Champions was deep with talent that included some of the top ranked teams in the country.

“There are some really good teams there,” said head coach Mike Mulqueen. “From top to bottom it was a really good field, so to finish in the middle of it was fine. A lot of our times were much better than the week before on the same course.”

Junior Nick Miehe finished first for the Scarlet Knights and 23rd overall with a time of 26:09.23, cutting off 50.79 seconds in just one week.

But what is more impressive is that the 8k course is supposed to be even more difficult than last year.

“This course is considerably harder from last year,” Miehe said. “They say it’s about 30 to 40 seconds harder so at this point I’m about 25 seconds faster than my fastest time last year.”

Junior Kevin Cronin finished next for RU and 32nd overall with a time of 26:21.56, shaving 33.98 seconds of f last week’s time.

Senior Jayram Sataluri and graduate student Taylor Burmeister had back-to-back finishes at 68th and 69th, respectively.

Sataluri recorded a time of 27:16.19, 33.23 seconds better than last week while Burmeister clocked in at 27:17.35 in his first race of the season.

“They’re talented enough to run with us.

They just need a little bit more confidence.”

NICK MIEHE Junior Runner

Senior Simon Gordonov rounded out the scoring in 87th place with a time of 27:35.98 to bring the Knights score to 237 points.

While Mulqueen was happy with the time shaved off by his runners, he knows work still needs to be done to get the pack closer to the top two.

“All in all I thought it was a good day for the guys and they were ver y pleased,” Mulqueen said. “We know we just have to get the pack a bit closer to Kevin [Cronin] and Nick [Miehe] right now and I think we should be okay.”

Miehe feels the same way as his coach in regard to getting the pack closer together.

“I wish our gap between our one and five was a little bit closer,” Miehe said. “But me and Kevin [Cronin] ran considerably faster than we did last week so it was hard for them to catch up to us.”

The duo’s drastic improvement should bode well for later in the season.

“It was huge,” Miehe said.

“Me and Kevin [Cronin] are really rolling right now and if the rest of the team just catches up I think we have a really good chance at per forming really well at the Big East and [NCAA East] Regionals.”

As for how to get the pack closer, Miehe feels that he and Kevin need to push them a bit more, as they are gifted enough to catch up with the pair.

“Right now we’re just tr ying to encourage them,” Miehe said. “They’re talented enough to run with us. They just need a little bit more confidence in themselves and more workouts, and I think they’ll be able to chop off a little bit more time and we’ll be okay.”

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Inconsistent defense still has much more to prove

BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT

For six minutes and 51 seconds, Florida International moved FOOTBALL the ball at will.

But for 53 minutes and nine seconds, the Rutgers defense did what it is known for under head coach Greg Schiano — attacing the quarterback and creating turnovers.

Five sacks, two interceptions, a fumble recovery and a touchdown bailed out a stagnant RU offense that only found the endzone once in the 23-15 victory over FIU. “I thought for 54 minutes, [the defense played] really, really well,” Schiano said. “We got takeaways, we sacked the quarterback and we scored on defense. When you do those things, you usually win.”

Despite worries that the defense would be picked apart by the spread of fense that torched them for 47 points against Cincinnati, FIU managed only 110 yards passing until the final two drives.

The front seven pressured the quar terback more than they had all season, limiting time in the pocket and forcing mistakes.

“Pressure on the quarterback is big — it helps out the cornerbacks and everybody else,” junior safety Joe Lefeged said. “The defensive line did a great job and it showed in the way the defense played.”

PERNETTI: Salmon, Jones lead big soccer weekend continued from back Most Valuable Player award. The six wins are the most in such a season-opening stretch since 2004. It’s a completely different group, a completely different attitude and a completely upsidedown winning percentage than this school is used to.

Sack attack — Jonathan Freeny emerged with four sacks in two games and the Scarlet

RAMON DOMPOR/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior right end George Johnson (31) led the team with nine tackles in the 23-15 win over FIU, but said the defense has yet to put a complete performance on the field.

Junior defensive end Jonathan Freeny saw his second consecutive two-sack game, increasing his team lead to four.

Not to be outdone, classmate Alex Silvestro and seniors Blair Bines, George Johnson and Ryan D’Imperio went after the quarterback as well.

On consecutive plays, Silvestro teamed up with Bines and Johnson to set the FIU offense back 10 yards.

“We didn’t do anything differently, we just did what we do harder, with more intensity,” Silvestro said.

But that intensity was not enough in the game’s waning minutes.

Knights got five as a team, making the Florida International quarterbacks eat dirt more than the fat kid in the sandbox.

And the defensive front four wasn’t the only group to step up.

A bad offensive day overall — against a Sun Belt Conference opponent no less — was lessened by a big receiving day from senior Tim Brown, sophomore Joe Martinek’s first 100-yard rushing game and senior quarterback Dom Natale’s first touchdown on the Banks.

that the men’s soccer team wasn’t supposed to win much this season. The junior midfielder took it upon himself to elevate the Knights to respectability, driving home both scores in a six-minute span in the second half to best UConn Sunday and scored the game-winner in the 109th minute Friday versus Providence to earn Big East Offensive Player of the Week. Dilly Duka who?

On the women’s side, junior Ashley Jones has gone just as nuts. The forward netted both goals in a 2-0 win at Princeton and leads the Knights in that category by a wide margin. In a campaign already marred by season-ending injuries, Jones is coming up more clutch than anyone could have asked.

Kicking it up a notch — Somebody tell Yannick Salmon

The Knights allowed two touchdown drives over 70 yards, while FIU moved the ball just 99 yards before that.

“We played 54 minutes of good defense, but we have to finish up those six minutes and play a complete game,” said Johnson, who recovered a fum-

ble in the second quarter. “We didn’t play four quar ters, because they started to pick up momentum at the end. So from the defense, it wasn’t a complete effort.”

Senior linebacker and captain Ryan D’Imperio is one of those players.

D’Imperio leads the team with 20 tackles, eight of which came in Saturday’s victor y. The Sewell, N.J., native added a sack and his first career touchdown on an interception return.

Fellow linebacker, junior Antonio Lower y, credits the defense’s success to those momentum-changing plays.

“That’s what great defenses do,” Lower y said. “Great defenses create turnovers.

Great defenses get sacks. Great defenses score touchdowns.

When you see numbers in those categories, most of the time it is going to be a win.”

For the first time this season, the defense did each of those.

With each sack and turnover, the defense gained confidence, pushing the of fense back and increasing its pressure.

“It’s great because the crowd kept getting louder and helping us out,” Lower y said.

“But ever y time you can get an of fense backed up in their redzone or third-and-long, you just continue to go after them.”

THE BAD Goose egg — Based on track record, if I was betting on win totals between field hockey and volleyball, I would have lost my prized poster of Suzyn Waldman.

But seriously, Rutgers is 0-8 and entering Big East play without one iota of momentum. Second-half play has been a killer on offense and defense, and something has to change soon to get head coach Liz Tchou her first win.

ACL: Absolutely Crushing Losses — Caycie Gusman, Gina DeMaio; two senior captains, both done for the year with devastating knee injuries. There really isn’t much to say on the topic, but that’s a really, really harsh way to potentially end a collegiate playing career.

NICHOLAS BRASOWSKI/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Junior midfielder Yannick Salmon (6) netted a pair of goals in RU’s 2-1 victory over Connecticut Sunday night. He was named the Big East Offensive Player of the Week for his effort.

Grothe done — A torn ACL landed South Florida’s starting quarterback on the sidelines for the rest of this season. For most this would be a reason to rejoice, but think about this: Matt Grothe has never beat Rutgers in three

DAN BRACAGLIA/ ACTING MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

Rutgers heads to Maryland Saturday to face a struggling Terrapins team that is coming off a 31-30 defeat to Middle Tennessee State. tries, and the Knights have a horrible history against backup quarterbacks the last few seasons. Grothe as USF’s signal-caller was the best thing to happen for the Knights, and that distinct advantage is now out the window.

THE UGLY Headshot — Imagine rolling off your bed in your sleep, but you knock into the mini-fridge on the way to the floor and it comes crashing down onto your head. Tom Savage feels the same way right now.

FIU defenders brought down the true freshman quarterback in the fourth quarter when a burly Golden Panther fell full-force on top of his helmet. Savage lay motionless for a few moments before jogging off the field, but the collective hearts of the Rutgers faithful skipped a beat in that instant.

He did not return but could go against Maryland.

Mary Men — Maryland was supposed to be Rutgers’ roughest outof-conference opponent this season. The Terps are 1-2 and their lone win was over James Madison…in overtime. They just lost at home to Middle Tennessee State. Middle. Tennessee. State. This is precisely the game RU loves to lose. Just watch.

— Matthew Stein accepts comments and criticisms at steinma@eden.rutgers.edu

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FEEL REALLY GOOD

BY SAM HELLMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Just two days after a bonecrunching hit knocked him out of the Rutgers football team’s 23-15 win over Florida International, Tom Savage feels fine and expects to start against Mar yland.

“I feel good. We had the walkthrough and I worked out a bit last night,” the true freshman said yesterday. “I feel really good … I got a little bump on my head but I’m fine now.”

Head coach Greg Schiano said things have cleared up for Savage, but there is no official prognosis yet.

“Hopefully we are going to have him,” Schiano said. “If Tom is well, he will be the No. 1 quarterback.”

Just because Savage said he feels fine, however, does not mean he’ll necessarily play well against Maryland after his struggles against FIU. Savage completed just 11 of 28 passes for 185 yards, and he’ll be the first to tell you that he did not play well.

“The whole game was pretty much my fault,” Savage said.

“The line did awesome. The line did everything. I just had to stay calm back there. My fault was that I just kept trying to run around and do stuff like that.

That’s not the line’s responsibility — that’s mine. I have to be able to sit in the pocket and make the throws. The receivers were open. I just have to make better throws and I’ll just pick it up next time.”

Fifth-year senior quarterback Dom Natale got his first shot at redemption in Savage’s stead, and not only scored his first career touchdown on a two-yard scramble, but completed his longest career pass, a 49-yarder to senior wideout Tim Brown.

“I think Dom is pretty cool — that is his personality. I said it after the game, and I’ll say it today, but what I am really proud of is the way Dom handled the whole situation. He continued to prepare as the starter,” Schiano said. “I know Dom would love to be the star ter right now. There is nothing more that he would like, but again, it goes down to who gives you the best chance to win. Dom is a great guy to have on this football team for a lot of reasons.”

HERE’S A STAT THAT may surprise some people: Through three games, sophomore running back Joe Martinek has twice as many carries as his classmate and counterpart Jourdan Brooks.

Brooks and Martinek were supposed to split carries throughout the season and are still listed as co-starters on the depth chart.

“I think they determine that, not me,” Schiano said.

“Sometimes you make mistakes; the opening game determined it a little bit, so that might tip the scales. But the reality is, and I’ve told them, you’re going to get shots and whoever gets the hot hand is

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True freshman quarterback Tom Savage said he feels good after taking a shot to the head in Saturday’s victory over Florida International. Savage was trying to gain extra yards on a scramble. going to go, and if you get the hot hand a couple times in a row, then you are going to become the guy.”

Going into game four, Martinek has 48 carries for 213 yards and a touchdown, whereas Brooks has just 25 carries for 142 yards and three touchdowns.

“I don’t think I need [consistent carries to get going],” Brooks said. “I think that just going out there and working as hard as I can ever y play helps a lot for me.”

S CHIANO HAS SAID IN the past the he will not settle for mediocre special teams play;

thus far this season, the kick and punt return game is not mediocre.

It’s bad.

The Scarlet Knights have returned eight kickof fs in three games and have yet to break a run beyond 30 yards.

They average just 16.2 yards per return with senior Devin McCourty as the return man.

On punts, RU is even worse.

True freshman wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, the team’s only punt returner, averages just 2.5 yards per return through three games.

“Some of the punt stuff is a product of coming after them and we haven’t gotten there but

we’ve put some pressure on,” Schiano said. “I think we will do better eventually with the kickoff return. We are a work in progress there. Right now [we are going to stick with the guys we have].”

Sophomore kicker San San Te missed two field goals — one was blocked — Saturday against FIU and has converted on just 66 percent of his attempts this season.

“He is not going to be perfect,” Schiano said. “He is coming back off of back surger y. I expect as we go on in the year for him to be more and more consistent. I feel confident with him.”

Rain shortens prestigious event; Rutgers stuck in last place

BY JOSH GLATT STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers women’s golf team braved the elements this weekWOMEN’S GOLF end to RUTGERS 187.950 c o m pete at LAST PLACE t h e Furman Invitational in Greenville, S.C. Following a rough rain-filled weekend, the team was not singing in the rain or laughing at the clouds after a last place finish.

“We didn’t really get a break because it rained for four straight days,” said head coach Maura Ballard. “It was a really challenging weekend.”

Competing against a high level of opposition, the Scarlet Knights finished last in a field of 17. Regrettably for the Knights, the team could not complete any kind of comeback when rain suspended the third round of play due to unplayable conditions.

“I thought the girls were intimidated and didn’t play their best golf in the first round, so I was pretty disappointed,” Ballard said. “I think they started playing better in the second round. Unfortunately we didn’t have the opportunity to gain a few strokes with the stoppage of play.”

Despite the disappointment of her team’s performance, Ballard acknowledged that the field was a jump up in competition for her young team.

“This was the most prestigious event many of these players have ever been a part of,” she said. “It will definitely be a growing experience.

“I think our main issue has been the mental side of things.”

MAURA BALLARD Head Coach

Junior captain Jeanne Waters rebounded from a disappointing beginning to her season with a 163 over two rounds.

Her second round score of 77

was the lowest single round score of the weekend for the Knights.

“Jeanne was just a little out of it for the first event [of the Bucknell Invitational],” Ballard said. “She worked hard and has a ver y strong mental attitude.”

Sophomore Kristina Lee continued her strong play, tying Waters’ team leading 163.

“Kristina’s time management and mental focus are much better this year,” Ballard said.

Freshman Brittany Weddell also continued her impressive campaign, finishing one stroke off the team lead with a 164.

With two weeks of practice before their next event, Ballard is

ready to have the team improve its results.

“We have been working on our short game a lot but it is still an issue that needs to be addressed,” she said.

“However, I think our main issue has been the mental side of things. There have been way too many silly errors.”

The Knights travel to the Penn State Invitational Oct. 3 to face a field that is as difficult as the one RU faced at Furman.

Yet Ballard said the experience at Furman will lead to better results.

“I think the girls will be able to learn from the mistakes they’ve made,” Ballard said. “They are self motivated and ready to improve.”

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

BIG BREAKTHROUGH Curtis named MVP as Scarlet Knights sweep Bucknell to clinch first tournament victory since 2004

BY BILL DOMKE CORRESPONDENT

COURTESY OF MELISSA CHRYSTAL

Rutgers volleyball players celebrate after the team won its first tournament since 2004, defeating Bucknell 3-0 in the final match of the Bucknell Invitational. RU’s six wins on the season eclipse its total from the previous two years combined.

After seeing this weekend’s results, the Rutgers volleyball team is a far cry from the squad head coach CJ Werneke inherited.

The Scarlet Knights return to Piscataway as the VOLLEYBALL 2009 Bucknell RUTGERS 3 Invitational Champions after BUCKNELL 0 winning all three of their matches, including two shutouts against Radford and host Bucknell. It is the first time RU has won a tournament since the 2004 Patriot Invitational.

Sophomore middle blocker Hannah Curtis was named the tournament Most Valuable Player and was joined by junior outside hitter Emma Chr ystal as selections to the All-Tournament team.

After calling for at least one tournament win before the start of conference play, Werneke is elated with the accomplished goal.

“It’s a good feeling, as a team, to win one of these pre-conference tournaments,” Werneke said. “This lets us know we’re capable of winning. We’re capable of playing sound, fundamental good volleyball at this level.”

RU opened its first game of the tournament against Radford, who came into the series with a 7-5 record. The Knights were quick to make their presence in the tournament known, blanking the Highlanders with three straight set wins of 25-18, 25-22 and 25-23.

Senior co-captain Caitlin Saxton recorded double-digit kills in the match against Radford with 15.

The Knights played Delaware State the following morning, who had its five game winning streak extinguished in its tournament opener against Bucknell.

The Hornets would prove to be the Knights’ toughest opponent of the tournament, forcing RU into a fifth set after continually switching scores of 25-19, 23-25, 22-25 and 25-17.

The Knights then surged past the Hornets 15-9 to win their second straight game of the tournament.

“At times when things didn’t go our way we didn’t fold,” Werneke said. “We gathered

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Pernetti reaches out to student body

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t’s hard to believe so much time has gone by since Rutgers relieved Bob Mulcahy of his duties as athletic director. By and large, Tim Pernetti filled the void rather smoothly.

The University community has noticed no changes. Pernetti carried out the expansion of Rutgers Stadium with some changes implemented by the new regime, but nothing overly spectacular that would drastically change any of the existing progress has happened.

When the University introduced Pernetti in Newark some eight months ago, he preached of how he would use his collegiate sports broadcasting background to help shape some of his decisions. He was never the most experienced candidate, and that probably should have mattered more than it did.

A student is in no position to challenge his abilities, but there hasn’t been a gigantic, frameworkchanging decision to be made yet, and that has left Pernetti time to do what he does best.

Promote.

In what world would Mulcahy have been seen in the pit of the student section during Saturday’s football game? None. Pernetti was, shaking hands and chatting up students before making his way up to some private booth, undoubtedly to meet with some more sponsors, corporate donors or people of higher importance than students.

Mulcahy never would’ve done that. For as much success as he had building RU athletics to where it is now, reaching out to the student body was never one of his strong points.

It shows a lot that Pernetti is willing to do that. To the students that a university athletic program relies on, it means a great deal.

THE GOOD Surreal turnaround — There’s no reason to sugarcoat it: For the better part of the last three years, the volleyball team, by record anyway, was the worst Olympic sport at Rutgers. Five wins in two seasons says it all.

Look at them now. Head coach CJ Werneke and his group of players, many of them his own young recruits, won their first tournament since 2004, capturing the Bucknell Invitational title.

Sophomore Hannah Curtis won the event’s

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ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Tim Pernetti took time to walk by the student section at Rutgers Stadium and chat with some of the students prior to the FIU game.