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Professor discusses work on music documentary By Vaishali Gauba Correspondent
Peter Tabbot, an adjunct professor, spends his free time playing in a punk rock band called Vision. PHOTO BY KEN SALERNO / COURTESY OF PETER TABBOT
Center offers students filmmaking certificate By Jessica Herring Contributing Writer
Stephanie Wong, a Mason Gross School of the Arts sophomore, was selected to travel to the Southeast United States for her “Introduction to Documentary Film” class and made a documentary of people she met there. Wong’s trip was partly due to Mason Gross now providing students an opportunity to learn more about the film industry with a film certificate program at Rutgers. The Rutgers Center for Digital Filmmaking now offers a 22-credit certificate program in digital filmmaking open to Rutgers students of every major, said Dena Seidel, director at the center. The film certificate program offers classes in fiction, documentary and animation, encouraging students to produce original character driven narratives combining the strengths and languages from all film genres, Seidel said. “Since our film certificate program began in 2011, students have
been consistently requesting that we develop our program into a major,” she said. “In response to tremendous student demand, we are exploring the idea of a Bachelors in Fine Arts in digital filmmaking,” she said. The center has already developed the creative space that supports and inspires students to produce powerful narratives for the screen while providing them with professional training and marketable skills, Seidel said. It is now looking to find ways to support their curricular needs beyond the certificate program. Wong, who took her “Introduction to Documentary Film” class with Seidel, said her travel to southeast was an enriching and learning experience. “When you live in New Jersey for a long time, sometimes you forget that there’s a whole world waiting to be explored,” Wong said. “There are a lot of logistic obstacles to hurdle over when traveling with heavy See CERTIFICATE on Page 4
Peter Tabbot, an adjunct professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, spends his weekends playing in a punk rock band called Vision. In addition to his job as a health of ficer in Rockaway Township, N.J. and his 26-year music career, Tabbot is also one of the three producers of a documentar y titled “Riot on the Dance Floor: The Stor y of Randy Now and City Gardens,” which sheds light on a music venue located in Trenton and its promoter. Tabbot graduated from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences as an undergraduate, and graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistr y of New Jersey with a master’s degree in public health. He became involved with the documentar y, owing to his experiences at City Gardens, a legendar y rock club in Trenton. “The film is about a quirky, unique individual who promoted shows there, and his commitment to and his love for the music,” Tabbot said. “It’s about a venue that has actually helped launch the careers of some pretty significant bands like Nir vana, Nine Inch nails, Soundgarden and many others.” Tabbot said others intimately involved with the film include producers Steve DiLodovico and Amy Wuelfing and photographer
Ken Salerno. But the film remains the baby and brainchild of director Steve Tozzi, who devoted the last three years of his life to the film. “I became involved because my band in the late 1980s and the early 1990s actually played the venue 10 times or more,” Tabbot said. “I also spent countless weekends there. … As a fan of music, and I have also known the promoter for over 25 years.” Tozzi contacted Tabbot to do an inter view for the film, Tabbot said. Consequently, he became involved with setting locations for shoots and scheduling interviews with other individuals featured in the film. He was signed on as a producer along the way. Tabbot said he believes the combination of his deep interest in the subject matter, his connections to people associated with the venue and having actually played at City Gardens were of interest to Tozzi. “Pete understood the club’s histor y, he was a regular, he knew the promoter and dealt with him directly,” Tozzi said. “If he didn’t do it, no one would have been able to do it.” City Gardens was an old warehouse that was conver ted into an independent music venue, Tabbot said. It was the unlikeliest of places to become a successful club, especially when it was located in between New York City and Philadelphia. See DOCUMENTARY on Page 4
Coffee shop gives patrons silent space By Dan Natale Contributing Writer
Hidden Grounds on Easton Avenue is a recently opened coffee shop that provides space for students to study or hang out. NIDHI BELLAMKONDA
Hidden Grounds Cof fee of fers a more tranquil, low-key alternative to the usual fast-paced vendors on Easton Avenue. Anand Patel and Spoor thi Kumar, owners of Hidden Grounds, said the chaotic environment of Easton Avenue is one of the factors that make it the hippest coffee shop in town. “I’ll be completely honest. We had our doubts when we first looked at the space,” Patel said. “Having it underground helps, because once you come inside, you get this sense of serenity and calmness. When you’re inside, it’s relaxing to see ever ything that’s going on outside and to be able to get away from it.” The entrepreneurial par tners acquired the space July 28 this year and have since garnered a loyal following, Patel said. They are likely to reach their business goal of paying of f debts to their investors and become self-suf ficient in the near future. See SPACE on Page 4
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Artist-in-residence speaks against prejudice, inequality By Gabriela Monje Contributing Writer
At a roundtable discussion Monday at the Center for Latino Arts and Culture, artist-in-residence Guillermo Gómez-Peña spoke about his struggles moving to the United States and his activism for Latino immigrants. According to the CLAC website, Gómez-Peña is a performance artist, writer and director of the performance troupe La Pocha Nostra. Born in Mexico City, he moved to the US in 1978, according to the CLAC website. His performance work and 10 books have contributed to the debates on cultural diversity, border culture and U.S.-Mexico relations. The roundtable featured a piece called “A Declaration of Political Disobedience from the New Border,” involving Saul Garcia Lopez, a member of La Pocha Nostra, said Carlos Fernandez, the director of the CLAC. In his performance, Gómez-Peña made a statement not just for Latinos, but also for the poor, the dispossessed, the discriminated against and other disadvantaged citizens of the United States, Fernandez said. Gómez-Peña stood against the forces that oppress those groups, Fernandez said. Fernandez worked to get the award-winning artist to Rutgers three years ago, he said, as a part of a conference. “At the panel, I heard him speak. I thought, ‘This is someone who students and faculty could re-
ally take advantage of from a longer program,’” he said. This artist’s presentation is second in a series here at Rutgers to bring Chicano and Latino artists to campus, Fernandez said. The first was this past April, when Cherríe Moraga, a well-known feminist author and playwright, held several workshops. The idea was to draw in Southwestern authors who can share stories that East Coast residents might not be familiar with, he said. “Guillermo is one of the most outspoken critics of prejudice and inequality,” he said. “His work is performed around the world … He is someone who uses performance as a way to engage people to think about intolerance in a very creative way.” Gómez-Peña said when he first came to the United States he found the treatment of Latinos shocking. He was lucky to find some of the leaders of the Chicano movement, who explained the basics of political activism and gave him the intellectual and artistic tools to become politically active. “We can do a lot of good by helping young rebel artists to sharpen their artistic activist and intellect skills, and to develop strong communities of differences, communities of tolerance, communities of solidarity, communities of social justice, across borders,” Gómez-Peña said. His performance was a philosophical reflection of how to think of ways to keep an open mind toward differences, Fernandez said. Gómez-Peña’s work had elements of improvisation that reflect the
Guillermo Gómez-Peña is the Center for Latino Arts and Culture’s artist-in-residence. The CLAC planned a variety of events around Peña, including Monday’s roundtable discussion at the Livingston Campus Center. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER present state of inequality, which is improvised depending on the time period. Gómez-Peña also performed Tuesday night with a piece called “Imaginary Activism: The role of the artist beyond the art world.” “I want to draw on the dilemmas that Latinos and other ‘people of color’ are facing in [the] contemporar y U.S.A., and why we have become such as an isolationistic culture. Why do we demonize immigrants? Why this cultural fear?” GómezPeña said. Garcia said the performance is not just about information.
“It is an experience, about connecting to the ethos of the pedagogy,” Garcia said. Gómez-Peña said his performances are very participatory. Audience members are not just listening, but actively participating in the fate of the performance. The audience can talk back, engage in a dialogue with Gómez-Peña and exercise their citizenship and agency, he said. “Our performance is space for critical reflection and critical thinking vis-à-vis our times,” he said. Performance is a form of radical democracy, and collaborating in performance is a type of radical
citizenship, he said. The human body is a metaphor for the social body, and the performance space is political space. This process is intended to make participants realize their body can be an instrument of radical activism. Gómez-Peña’s perspective defeats stereotypes about who is a Latino, and calls for building the community, Fernandez said. “He has an attitude that seeks to unify beyond cultural boundaries, and he humanizes Latinos by relating them to others who may have similar experiences, even if not [part of] the same background,” Fernandez said.
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Patel said Starbucks is not a competitor of Hidden Grounds, but the relationship between the two establishments is symbiotic. “Starbucks does the marketing for you,” Patel said. “There is this huge trend where people prefer to go to a specialty shop. … [They] see a big dif ference in the way that cof fee is prepared and its taste. … Someone who’s been to both shops. … They’ll often say that they prefer the specialty shop more.” Since no cof fee shops are in the immediate area, Hidden Grounds has no real competitors. Its closest competitor is OQ Cof fee Co. in Highland Park. Patel said the name may seem like a no brainer, but it actually came after much deliberation. “We were messing with the Java Lot. We were messing with Social Experiments and the Java Café. One day, one of
our friends suggested naming it ‘Hidden Grounds.’ At first we thought it was too obvious, but eventually it star ted to grow on us,” Patel said. Kumar and Patel met when they were studying Informa-
“There is a real coffee place where people can come and study and have meetings, and be in a community environment that’s not Starbucks.” DANIELLE DOMBROW Barista
tion Systems at Carnegie Mellon University. Patel grew up in Houston, Texas, and Kumar hails from Bangalore, India. Kumar said a cof fee shop made a lot of sense for a lot of reasons. “I was a cof fee maniac before
star ting the cof fee shop,” said Kumar. “I’m from India. That’s where cof fee is the most widely sought. I grew up with it from a ver y young age. It was a need more than a want.” Kumar said in India, cof fee is present in nearly ever y social gathering and it is rare for anyone in her native home of Bangalore to hang out without it. This dynamic translates into Hidden Grounds, which also hosts open mics to promote ar t in the community. Danielle Dombrow, a barista at Hidden Grounds, said she takes pride in making the coffee they ser ve. “There is a real cof fee place where people can come and study and have meetings, and be in a community environment that’s not Starbucks,” Dombrow said. “We take pride in our cof fee. It’s fair trade, and we have chais that are dif ferent from other cof fee shops.” Patel said in a nutshell, the factor that separates his business from the rest is its more personal approach to cof fee. “It’s not just about ser ving cof fee in a quantity based system,” Patel said. “It’s not based solely on how machines prepare it, and it’s more based on how people make the cof fee.”
documentary During 30-day Kickstarter campaign, team raised nearly $39,000 DiLodovico said. “I was not only connecting to this intellectual person, “[City Gardens] sits in a fair- but also this guy who I used to watch ly dangerous neighborhood, on stage.” and there is nothing par ticularThe crew of the film has started ly attractive about it,” he said. approaching independent film fes“Yet the promoter would bring tivals and hopes to be accepted into national acts through the doors South by Southwest, a music and as well as about 800 to 1,200 film festival held every spring in Auspeople through the doors for tin, Texas, Tabbot said. While the countless shows.” film still needs Tabbot said some fine-tuning his tasks cenand promotion, tered on logis“It has been a privilege its release date tics, marketing is anticipated to working with these and fundraising. be sometime in folks, getting to know This was essen2014. tially done with Pete, who’s now my great The film stirs Kickstarter.com, an intense pasfriend.” an online platsion in everyone form that allows associated with it, STEVE DILODOVICO users with a vibecause City GarProducer sion and project dens was a life in the arts to changer for those raise money for who grew around their endeavors. the culture that prevailed at the time, During the 30-day campaign, the he said. It was a game changer for team raised nearly $39,000, which those bands that graced its stage, was nearly double their goal of and then paved their way into inter$20,000, he said. national success. “We had an overwhelming re“So this is not just a paean to sponse through Kickstarter,” Tabbot a nostalgic weekend destination, said. “Raising funds just to create an but a true tribute to a time and inexpensive documentary is difficult, place that was so meaningful,” but there’s a lot of love for this club. Tabbot said. “It was so much … So we had hundreds of donors.” more than entertainment.” DiLodovico, who is also the co-auTabbot said he feels lucky that his thor of a book about City Gardens job entails imparting knowledge to with Weufling, said he grew up students as a professor, and it also around a punk rock environment made sure he sustained his interest and had seen Tabbot’s band play at in music, which is why he enjoys the club. what he does, both professionally He said Tabbot had only been an and recreationally. acquaintance back then, but during “It’s a really delicate balance, but the making of the film, he was able there’s always a way to make it work, to see Peter’s diverse side and could in doing the things [people] love,” connect to him with the music and Tabbot said. “It’s really unfortunate certain other ways. to live with regrets, and if you can “It has been a privilege working sustain and invest in your passions with these folks, getting to know and still make your other hopes Pete, who’s now my great friend,” come alive, it’s a pretty nice thing.” continued from front
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She said there are many classes to choose from with award-wincamera equipment on top of per- ning filmmakers for anyone intersonal luggage, but overall it was ested in fiction filmmaking, documentary film, digital production worth it.” Although the Southeast was and cinematography. The staff of the center has won different in several ways, it was also ver y similar in its general awards for their experience in filmmaking. sense of comRoss Kauffmunity, she said. What “If you’re even remotely man, a Mason made the doc- interested in film, the film Gross School of the Arts umentar y compelling was the program will pretty much professor, was blow your mind.” c o - d i r e c t o r, opportunity of c o - p r o d u c e r, getting to know STEPHANIE WONG co-cinematograa variety of peoMason Gross School of the Arts pher and co-edple’s stories. Sophomore itor of “Born Wong said Into Brothels,” the film prowhich won a gram is ver y beneficial to anyone who pos- 2005 Academy Award for Best sesses even the slightest inter- Documentary, according to the center’s website. est in filmmaking. The open house for the center “If you’re even remotely interested in film, the film program will take place Nov. 7, Seidel said. “We encourage all students inwill pretty much blow your mind. If you’re passionate about terested in digital filmmaking to film, you’ll learn things at a fast attend,” she said. “We will screen pace,” she said. “I had no expe- original student films as well as rience in narrative film going trailers from our Film Bureau feainto the program one year ago, ture productions [involving stubut now I’m taking on profes- dents at every level of filmmaking] and offer tours of our facilities.” sional jobs.”
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Retailers show distinct differences in frozen yogurt presentation By Vittoria Contuzzi Contributing Writer
In the past few years, a surge in the number of frozen yogur t shops has proven the frozen treat’s unquestionable staying power. Here in New Jersey, it seems as though a “froyo” vendor can always be found within a 5-mile radius. Many customers tend to prefer frozen yogur t to ice cream due to its associated health benefits — probiotics, low fat and healthy toppings. But I’ve found once the customer star ts piling on the Oreo cookies and caramel syrup, a seemingly “healthy” yogur t snack can quickly turn into a not-so-beneficial, expensive splurge. Campuses at the University are bursting with frozen yogur t shops. On the College Avenue campus alone, students have their pick of which shop to visit. While many believe all shops of fer similar flavors and taste the same, I decided it was high time to judge for myself. The first stop on my yogur t expedition was Top It Frozen Yogur t Bar, described on its website as “the only bar in New Brunswick where you don’t get carded.” Tucked away at the end of Easton Avenue, Top It already seems to have attracted a large following despite having opened in March of this year. According to the Top It website, the shop of fers free deliver y for yogur t orders over $15 and features 12 flavors of frozen yogur t at any time. Rutgers students are eligible to receive 10 percent of f, and any customer with a Top It rewards card receives an additional 10 percent of f. In addition to frozen yogur t, Top It ser ves “NitroCream,” an ice cream made with frozen nitrogen. A customer can even have a “NitroCream” flavor named after him or her by choosing toppings to incorporate into the vanilla or chocolate bases. I found the “NitroCream” to be a richer and smoother product than I’ve ever tasted before. This unique feature may be what sets Top It apar t from other common frozen yogur t shops. Overall, Top It’s spacious seating, friendly atmosphere and creamy, flavor ful yogur t make it a strong competitor. Also found on Easton Avenue is Truly Yogur t, a small, cozy shop with some pretty exotic flavors. The shop is known for its bubble tea, but also sells smoothies, ice cream and premade lunches, including shumai and sticky rice. One of the few yogur t flavors I enjoyed was taro. A creamy yet tangy and sweet spoonful all at once, taro left an unforgettable impression on my taste buds. While its somewhat nutty flavor was present but not overpowering, the smoothness of the flavor is what stood out most. Other unique flavors at Truly Yogur t include tropical fruits, strawberr y colada and honeydew coconut.
Unfor tunately, Truly Yogur t was not one of my favorites. Their red velvet cake frozen yogur t left a weird aftertaste in my mouth, as did the shop’s atmosphere. Truly Yogur t may be full of bright colors, but its odd pop music and uninviting environment are of f-putting. I found their flavor choices disappointing as well. Located conveniently on George Street, Let’s Yo opened this past March. With its bright green colors and iPads for costumer use, this shop easily attracts customers. Its spacious environment and inviting atmosphere truly make for a satisfying experience. Aside from their frozen yogur t, Let’s Yo ser ves smoothies, tea, cof fee and the more interesting “Yo! Blast,” where the customer is given a choice of toppings to have mixed into the yogur t for a “blast.” Let’s Yo seemed to have the most unique flavors of all, including french toast, Greek java caramel cup, California tar t, sea salt caramel pretzel and more. The extreme richness of their yogur t flavor seems to set Let’s Yo’s quality apar t from all of the other shops. At Let’s Yo, I could taste the cinnamon in the french toast as if it had just been ser ved to me at a pancake house. Although all frozen yogur t shops I visited excelled in certain aspects, only one stood out for its consistency in quality and quantity. Red Mango, located on Albany Street, ser ves all-natural yogur t and smoothies. Its lively atmosphere, decorated with a white-on-red color scheme, makes the customer feel welcomed. The health benefits that Red Mango claims are astonishing. The shop displays a poster of the benefits of Red Mango products versus “the other guys’.” Some of the mentioned benefits include active probiotics, gluten-free and no high-fructose corn syrup. Red Mango’s classic flavors include my personal favorite, peanut butter, as well as “original” and pomegranate. They also have many others like dark chocolate sorbet, mango and even cookies and cream. Frozen lemonade, hot chocolate and frozen cof fee also are on the menu here. Compared to other shops, Red Mango’s flavors taste fresher, tangier and overall better. It’s no surprise that in 2011, the Red Mango franchise received the rating of “Best Smoothie/ Frozen Yogur t” by Zagat. Red Mango always has a distinct, tangy taste that makes me feel like I’m having more of a snack than a desser t-type treat. Its juicy, fresh fruit toppings and natural-tasting yogur t never make me question why I go there. While New Brunswick is home to numerous frozen yogur t shops that people think are all the same, each is unique in its own way.
Top It Frozen Yogurt Bar on Easton Avenue, which opened in March of this year, has already gained a strong following and offers 12 different flavors. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR
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Gunman at largest NJ mall commits suicide TEANECK, N.J. — Relatives and friends of a young man who fired shots in New Jersey’s largest mall, trapping terrified shoppers for hours before killing himself, struggled yesterday to reconcile those actions with a person they described as pleasant and well-liked. Investigators don’t believe the gunman, identified as 20-year-old Richard Shoop, intended to shoot anyone when he began firing at the ceiling and elsewhere at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, about 15 miles northwest of New York City, shortly before the mall’s closed Monday night. There were no other injuries. “We think he went in with the intent that he was not going to come out alive,” Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said. News of Shoop’s suicide stunned friends and relatives. As recently as last week, Shoop had spoken about a potential new job and seemed especially happy about it, according to a woman who said she had known him since they were little. “He told me that he was going to get a new job at this TV place and he was going to make good money,” Madison Barbarini said. “He told me that he was doing really well and it seemed like he was really happy. Things just don’t add up. Why would he do this? It doesn’t make sense.” The friend she knew “honestly would never hurt a fly,” Barbarini added. The suspect’s brother, Kevin Shoop, told reporters outside their home on a quiet suburban block in Teaneck that his brother was “a great person” who was liked by friends and family and gave no advance warning about what he intended to do. “He just sadly decided to make an act of — an act of, I guess, self-indulgence — by taking his own life publicly,” Kevin Shoop said. “And it’s a tragedy to us all. And we’re going to now handle matters and deal with them.” Dod Geges, the owner of a pizzeria in Teaneck where Shoop
worked for several years, said Shoop didn’t show violent tendencies and “was always sad” when he heard about shootings on TV. Shoop left an ambiguous note with his family that raised concern, however. Molinelli would not call it a suicide note, but he said it did “express that an end is coming. It could have been prison. ... It could have been what he did last night. It gave his family reason to reach out to us.” Gov. Chris Christie called the shooting a wakeup call for lawmakers to focus on mental health issues as part of a comprehensive effort to reduce gun violence. “Obviously that young man went there to end his own life. We may not be that lucky next time,” Christie said. “We need to get to the root causes of what drives a young man like that to drive to Garden State Plaza in that condition.” It is not known whether Shoop had any mental health issues. Authorities said he had a known drug problem. Chaos erupted shortly before the mall’s 9:30 p.m. closing time Monday when authorities said a man dressed in black and wearing a motorcycle helmet fired six shots. Molinelli said the gun, which was modified to look like an AK-47 assault rifle, belonged to Richard Shoop’s brother, who owned it legally and did not give the shooter permission to take it. At the mall Monday night, witnesses said the sound of gunfire sent customers and employees rushing hysterically for the exits and hiding places at the mall, which remained closed yesterday. Hundreds of law enforcement officers converged on the 2.2 million-square-foot mall, which was put on lockdown. New Jersey State Police landed a helicopter in the parking lot and SWAT teams with K-9 units initially went through the mall and started evacuating people. — The Associated Press
CHARIOTS OF FIRE Top: Junior tar barrel participants pose for a photograph prior to carrying
burning tar barrells on Nov. 5 in Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England. Bottom: A boy runs with a burning barrel soaked in tar. The event — which is over 400 years old, sees competitors running with burning barrels on their back through the village, until the heat becomes too unbearable or the barrel breaks down — starts with junior barrels carried by children and continues all evening with larger and larger barrels. The event, which has been threatened with closure on previous years, raises thousands of pounds for charity and attracts people from around the world. GETTY IMAGES
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IN BRIEF FLEMINGTON, N.J. (AP) — A northwestern New Jersey man who allegedly claimed to be a state police trooper and threatened to arrest a woman if she didn’t go on a date with him has been indicted on stalking charges. Brandon McIntyre of Clinton Township also faces charges of making terroristic threats and impersonating a law enforcement officer in the indictment that was recently handed up by a Hunterdon County grand jury. Authorities say the 21-yearold McIntyre sent the woman several text messages in August, claiming to be a state trooper and telling her that he would have her arrested and her daughter would be taken away if she did not go on a date with him. When the woman asked McIntyre to leave her alone, he allegedly sent her several other messages that contained offensive language and threats. Authorities say he also showed up at the woman’s job more than five times in one day, telling her that he was going to speak to her boss. McIntyre is free on $25,000 bail. A telephone number for him could not be located yesterday and it was not known if he has retained an attorney. PASSAIC, N.J. — A northern New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of a fellow homeless man who was killed in an abandoned building last Christmas Eve. Twenty-seven-year-old Mario Cusanero-Lopez, a Guatemalan national who authorities say was in the United States illegally, entered his plea Monday. He faces a 10-year prison term when he’s sentenced Jan. 10. Passaic County prosecutors say Cusanero-Lopez admitted arguing with 37-year-old Juan Vasquez and choking him to death. Cusanero-Lopez said he put his knees on Vasquez’s throat until he stopped breathing, then pushed his body out of a second-floor window. The two men were among a group of homeless people who had been staying in the Passaic building. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Police arrested 42 people during Phish concerts at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. Police conducted surveillance and undercover operations from tomorrow through Saturday. The Press of Atlantic City reports officers recovered a variety of drugs including hashish, psilocybin mushrooms, LSD in paper blotters and sugar cubes. KINGWOOD, N.J. — Authorities say a teacher who ran the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program at a central New Jersey school apparently burned to death. A passer-by told police a man was on fire along the bike path in the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park in Kingwood on Monday. Authorities say William Murphy was dead when police arrived on the scene. The Hunterdon County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death. — The Associated Press
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What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome during Hurricane Sandy last year? “Getting gas. I am a commuter, and trying to get by gas stations that were open was the worst thing … staying in line for hours.” Garielle Wagnac School of Arts and Sciences Junior
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“Having no power. I live in Jersey City and we lost power for a while. I think my street was the last street to get power so I’m not exactly sure — it was like well over … a week.”
“I don’t know, I didn’t really have it too bad, luckily. I live not too far from here ... in Franklin. We didn’t have power for about a week but luckily, I mean, it really wasn’t that bad for us — I can’t say that it was hard.”
“Probably the loss of electricity. I live in Hackensack — we lost power for like five days.”
“Contrary to what’s been going on with other people, I was fortunate enough to live in an area that didn’t suffer too much damage. It was pretty much a vacation for me. I just stayed home, did homework, watched TV and played video games.”
“I lived in Rockoff [Hall] and the building was evacuated, so I had to move out. I stayed in one of the shelters on Busch for a while, then I went back home. My house lost power so I had to deal with that. I came back here to help out and volunteer.”
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Fast Facts $10-55 billion — damage estimates from the storm
total votes: 138
CLOSED ROADS 4.5% NO GAS 4.5%
IT DIDN’T REALLY AFFECT ME 11.9%
160 — death toll (88 in the U.S., 54 in Haiti, 11 in Cuba)
8.5 million — U.S. power outages, 2nd most for a natural disaster behind the 1993 blizzard (10 million)
HOUSE DAMAGE 7.5%
NO ELECTRICITY 71.6%
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ew Jersey was startled by a harrowing public shooting Monday in the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, N.J. For many Rutgers students, the incident was way too close to home. And for those that were in the mall at the time, it placed thousands of lives at stake. But, to Gov. Chris Christie and the national media outlets that covered the crisis, it was deemed merely as an issue of mental health. The gunman wore all black and a motorcycle helmet, and carried a rifle that was made to look like an AK-47. He walked slowly through the mall, instilling terror in eyewitnesses that described his demeanor as that of a killer in a horror movie. He left behind a note that said “the end was coming.” He didn’t shoot a single person, but aimlessly fired his gun six or seven times inside the mall. He was later found dead in a remote area after shooting himself. The question to us is where do we draw the line between mental health and terrorism? The media is extremely discerning in which light it chooses to portray certain events. In this case, the coverage surrounding the shooter was undoubtedly sympathetic. We learned about his modest job and quiet demeanor, how his family was of course shocked that he could do such a thing, and that he seemed kind of off the last couple of weeks. The governor of the state issued a statement blaming the legislature for not addressing mental health issues enough. Hello — someone walked into a public place shooting a gun. Thankfully, no one was hurt this time around — but what does media coverage tell us about public shootings in the United States? The term “terrorist” is very selectively applied in coverage, and is only used when addressing suspects
that uphold the media’s portrait of what a “terrorist” looks like. The Aurora shooting had over twice as many casualties as the Boston Marathon Bombing, yet the Aurora shooter was deemed to be mentally unsound, while mental health was never a question for the suspected Boston Marathon bombers. In subsequent cartoons depicting the suspected bomber, his skin was darkened to satisfy the media stereotype of a terrorist. When the Rolling Stone published his picture on their cover, they came under fire for posting a seemingly attractive photo of him that potentially glamourized — and, even more so, humanized — him. His picture didn’t fit the description nor the assumptions of a “dark-skinned male” suspect. This all leads to another question: why does terrorism never fall under the question of “mental health?” It can be assumed that, while it poses no excuse, anyone that is deranged enough to senselessly kill human beings probably suffers from some type of mental disorder. If so, then why is the media more sympathetic to some cases than others? It’s about time that we explore the grey area between the two. In the meantime, we need to stop cultivating a media culture that breeds public shootings. The national coverage, 24-hour reporting and exceeding attention to the shooter — almost made out to be a celebrity — turn violent attention-seekers into glorified killers. Why would Monday’s night’s shooter choose to kill himself at home if he can invoke terror in the hearts of thousands of people, get his face plastered across national news outlets and go out with a bang? All public shootings and attacks are tragedies, and a call to revisit what it is we’re doing wrong in our society. It’s time we treat them as such and take sensationalism out of the equation. Our stability depends on it.
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Testing accommodation process tiring COMMENTARY ELISABETH FLINSCH
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idterms — Not everyone’s favorite part of a semester, but for some, it can cause intense feelings of anxiety above the norm that actually affect their ability to take tests. I am one of these people. I have an anxiety disorder. I am entitled by the American with Disabilities Act to receive accommodations on my exams in order to make my testing experience equal to that of what people without disabilities experience. This is to level the playing field. Common accommodations include extra time, use of a calculator and a separate place to take the tests away from distractions. Every semester, in addition to studying, worrying over projects and trying to meet all the deadlines for homework, readings and everything else a busy student has to do, I have the added hassle of trying to secure my accommodations. This includes reaching out to professors and having them sign my letter of accommodation, returning the letter to Disability Services, making deadlines for exam accommodation requests and reaching out to my coordinator for additional support. Every semester I worry over presenting the forms I need filled out by professors, wondering if they will look at me differently, wondering if I actually need to present this professor with the letter. I
don’t use my accommodations for every class, simply because some of my classes do not have exams. Some have projects or papers, which are not as stress inducing to me as a multiple-choice exam in a room with hundreds of other people and the clock ticking away. However, just taking the time to try and get my accommodations in order causes me stress and anxiety. I send emails that don’t get returned, and I call the office only to find my records have been messed up. I get conflicting information, and I stress about where and when my exam will be scheduled, how I will get there and whether it conflicts with any prior commitments. I recently decided to post a rant about how hard and frustratingly anxiety-inducing it is to actually secure accommodations on my Facebook page. Imagine my surprise to have gotten around 20 comments posted on it, and six people who private messaged me instead of replying to my post. Over and over again I got a similar story — other people did not even bother to go through the hassle of securing their accommodations, because it caused too much stress. Some people shared concerns that people would think less of me for posting what I did. Others expressed fears of being stigmatized by their peers and professors. I began to speak with my friends in various classes about the post, and then got more responses from classmates who overheard my conversations expressing the same sentiments. Which brings me to a sad conclusion — one I was already aware of. Mental illness,
brain disorders, and disabilities are more in the closet than even LGBTQ issues. So many people preferred not to express their concerns openly on Facebook, and that so many admitted they were in the same position. It made me wonder how it was possible for so many people to think they were alone in their struggle, and that it wasn’t even worth it to get something they were given a right to by law. Why is a system that is supposed to be helping us reduce anxiety instead causing so much that people make the decision to avoid getting help entirely? Obviously this is something we must all think about. I didn’t ask to have an anxiety disorder, no more than someone diagnosed with cancer asked for it. Why should my disease be stigmatized and hushed up more than somebody with cancer? My ability to advocate for myself is what has enabled me to get as far as I have, and to do as well as I have — but so many people suffer needlessly, not understanding the law and protections and help available to them. In writing this I hope to reach out to people like me and let them know that they are not alone. I hope to get the message out that there are many of us out there and that it is not okay to call someone else or even yourself “crazy,” “schizo,” “retard,” “OCD,” “bipolar,” etc. Doing so only silences those who are already marginalized by society and perpetuates stigma. Elisabeth Flinsch is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in women’s and gender studies with a minor in cultural anthropology.
ENDA congressional act must pass COMMENTARY FOTIOS TSAROUHIS
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n 1970, Congresswoman Martha Griffiths pulled off a legislative coup on Capitol Hill still unmatched in its courageous pluckiness when she did an end-run around a minority of representatives hostile to the proposed Equal Rights Amendment for women. With a majority of Congress in favor (Republican Leader and future president Gerald Ford heralded it as an “an idea whose time has come”), Griffiths pursued the arduous task of ejecting the amendment from committee via discharge petition, a rarely-used and somewhat exhausting maneuver in which a majority of the House of Representatives can sign up to force a bill onto the floor for a vote. The amendment sailed through the House in 1971 and Emanuel Celler, the New York Democrat who blocked the measure as Judiciar y Committee chairman, fell to feminist Elizabeth Hotlzman in his primar y the following year (even GOP Congresswoman and conser vative grand dame Clare Boothe Luce cheered Holtzman’s triumph). Sometimes the wave of the future sums up moments of our national life for posterity before our ver y eyes. On Monday, the United States Senate moved for ward on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, which will soon pass the upper chamber of Congress with the support of not only the unanimous support of Democrats but also eight Republicans and counting
(double-digits support on the final vote is probable at this point, with eyes on New Hampshire’s Kelly Ayotte and Arizona’s John McCain, among others, as potential backers). In fact, more than 70 percent of the American public, including a clear majority of Republicans nationwide, support ENDA, which would give gays and lesbians the same protection from discrimination in hiring accorded to Americans regardless of sex, race, ethnicity and religion under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But ENDA could be facing a buzz saw on the other side of Capitol Hill. John Boehner, confirmed by the shutdown as the weakest House Speaker in living memor y, responded to the Senate’s progress by issuing an assurance that he won’t be bringing ENDA to the floor of the House for a vote. If he sticks to his guns, it may be up to the House to pull a Griffiths. Most people’s perceptions of gay rights issues have been, to use a term used ad nauseam, evolutionar y. Like many in my generation, my sensitivity to these issues was heightened by having gay friends and watching some of them come out. For those of us who witnessed our generation turn mainstream society gay-friendly issues like marriage equality (which enjoys more than 80 percent approval amongst the generation under thirty) aren’t political, they’re hardly questioned. We find it archaic that our representatives don’t share our view that political victories like ENDA are not only symbolically important, but include a functional guarantee of the respect and human dignity ever y American deser ves.
In recent weeks, moderate Republicans in the House have begun a campaign to rehabilitate their image, denouncing the worst excesses of their par ty’s conference. They have good reason to: It will not be the Tea Par tiers ensconced in gerr ymandered districts who will face the tough reelection fights in 2014, but the centrists of the GOP who need to demonstrate, for the sake of their credibility and their careers, that they can buck their leadership and be bold in facing our nation’s problems. Even among conser vative Republicans, a youth divide exists, as evidenced by past suppor t for a version of ENDA by Wisconsin Congressman and 2012 Republican nominee for vice president Paul Ryan. House Republicans should realize that a fight against ENDA is a counterproductive one that tarnished the Republican brand further with a young generation that is turned off by implications that gay friends should be treated as second-class. Hopefully, Boehner will be convinced to allow the bill to reach the floor of the Senate, but if not, or if Republicans bottle it up in committee, the GOP moderates should team up with Democrats to force a vote. The choice between a civil rights victor y or defeat on the goal line hang in the balance, depending on this Congress to realize their opportunity to leave us a fairer, freer America and secure the realization of yet another idea whose time has come.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Quality of residence halls should be a higher priority In her piece, “‘Going green’ should benefit the community, not administrators”, Kaitlin D’Agostino made a ver y valid point in regards to residence halls on the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus. We now have approximately 40,000 undergraduate students here at Rutgers, yet the only new type of housing being built are apartments, which for residents, cost significantly more than the average residence hall or suite. A residence hall costs $7,092 per academic year, while an on-campus apartment can range from $8,000 to $10,000 per academic year. Considering the current economic situation, it seems unlikely that most Rutgers students will be able to afford such housing if any at all due to our lotter y system. Thus, students will either have to commute, live off-campus or choose to live in existing residence halls, some of which, as D’Agostino said, possibly have asbestos in their ceilings. This is even before you factor in the loss of hot water from time to time, the trigger-happy fire alarm systems that go off in the wee hours of the morning or the lack of effective heating and air conditioning that some residence halls suffer from. I myself have had to deal with all three of these issues last year when I lived in House 31 of Quad III on Livingston campus, as well as having a pipe burst in the basement one night, robbing me of several hours of study time and slumber. If Rutgers wants to attract more students, just creating more clothes shops, food stores and luxurious apartments on campus won’t do. The University must also build new residence halls — or at least renovate the currently existing ones — so that students who can’t afford to live in, say, the Livingston Apartments, will still have a decent place to stay during the academic year. As it stands, there are students living in the lounges of residence halls because there isn’t any room for them, and they can’t afford the new or currently existing apartments. Is this the kind of image we want to give to prospective students? “Hey, come to Rutgers! We may not have a room for you to sleep in, but why not tr y one of our wonderful lounges?” If students’ tuitions must be spent on renovation and expansion, then at least provide ser vices and living spaces all students can access. Lisa Ankrah is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in genetics.
Fotios Tsarouhis is a student in the School of Arts and Sciences majoring in political science.
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Horoscopes
DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (11/06/13). Follow love this year. Write down a dream, and schedule it. Living conditions improve over the next seven months, with Neptune direct. Creative projects come alive. Harvest art and romance this autumn, and things will bloom anew in springtime. Partnerships flower when you express your passion. Share your work with the world next summer. 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 9 — Look beyond your own self-interest. What can you provide for your community? Your leadership skills are in demand and get tested. Read the manual or consult an expert when needed. Pass with flying colors. Make your family proud. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Your research flourishes. Build a strong foundation for the future. The small steps you take now will benefit you tenfold later. Invest in energy efficiency. Find ways to conserve resources. For the next month, travel is easy. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — You’re on fire when it comes to finances. Consider new elements, or ones you’d forgotten. With organization and discipline you can’t be stopped now. Partners hold the key. Look for what’s missing, and provide that. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — This phase is good for compromise. For example, stick to your budget. Really listen to your partner and to your own words, so you don’t say something you don’t mean. Keep or change your promises. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Creativity floods your zone. Dive into imagination and discover something you didn’t know about yourself. Take care of your body. You’re asked to assume authority. Your willingness to stand firm helps. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Shift your approach from the analytical left brain to the creative right. Love continues to be part of the big picture. Friends help you keep priorities straight. Repurpose something that would have been tossed.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Add enthusiasm and inspiration to your projects by looking for the heart connection. Use what you know and what you feel. Can you hear the sound of love? Fill your home with space and lightness. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Confront what you think you know. Watch what you take for granted. The prize is not in the answer but in the questioning. Make an important long-distance contact. Take care of a friend. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — New opportunities for making money keep showing up. Revise your budget, planning for the long term. Don’t forget to consider expenses. Everything’s easier when you love your work. If you don’t, look for the silver threads. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — You’re surrounded by love these days. Add extra doses of self-confidence to the equation, and the result can be explosive. Take charge of your destiny without breaking the rules. Get creative. Involve someone fun. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Find the time and space for quiet contemplation. Disconnect from social media or other distractions for a while. Focusing on a personal passion project could yield surprising results. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 8 — You’re inclined to play, and that’s fine. But don’t let it distract you from accomplishing your goals. In fact, use your playfulness to increase your productive output. Your friends are a big help.
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She was named the Big East Rookie of the Year in 2012 and Before a three-game skid at the scored the second-most points on end of the season, the Knights ap- the team. “Not only was she one of our peared to be peaking at the right time. They won six of their seven best players but she’s such a leadgames starting Sept. 29, with the er on the field,” Long said. “I think loss coming in double-overtime the team at first struggled without her because she is such a domiOct. 19 at Louisville. At the time, Long said Rutgers nant player out there, but I think was the “best-kept secret in Divi- she took on a really dominant role off the field [after the injury.]” sion I field hockey.” Junior midfielder Sophie Senior forward Lisa Patrone could not match her eight-goal ju- Wright picked up some of the slack on ofnior season, scorfense, scoring ing only once this year, but provid“The program is better nine goals. While only ed an offensive now when we’re leaving starting four spark by creating chances for her than when we came in, so games, sophoteammates. She I’m proud of everyone and more forward Katie Champiended the season ... the senior class.” on found the with five assists. back of the cage For her efLAURA ROSE at the right time fort, she was Senior Back this season. Of one of 38 seher four goals, niors named to two were game the Front Rush winners in the NFHCA Division I Senior Game in Virginia last five minutes of regulation. The Knights will return their Beach, Va. “Over my four years here, we top-five point scorers next season, set a culture and a standard for including Wright, Champion, plus this team. So I’m excited to see freshman forward Rachel Yaney, what [the program is] going to do freshman midfielder Ashpal Bhogal because they’re obviously capable and freshman back Sofia Walia. Senior Sarah Stuby and freshof great things,” Patrone said. “Obviously, we wish we would have man Shevaun Hayes shared time made the tournament and things in front of the cage this season. Stuby started 12 games, comof that nature, but this is the first time Rutgers has been over .500 in piling a 5-5 record with three a long time and the first time since shutouts, while Hayes started six I’ve been here that we’ve had such games and appeared in eight for a 4-3 record with one shutout. a good season.” “The program is better now The Knights had to respond to adversity early. In the opener when we’re leaving than when we against Boston College, sophomore came in, so I’m proud of everyone midfielder Alyssa Bull went down and I’m proud of the senior class,” said senior back Laura Rose. with a season-ending ACL tear.
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Head coach Scott Goodale said 184-pounder Dan Seidenberg “is too valuable” to lose because of injury. ENRICO CABREDO / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / FEBRUARY 2013
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Seidenberg’s decision was part of the 21-3 Rutgers run that the Scarlet Knights, a group clinched the dual victory. “I’ll be honest, I’m not going that lost eight upperclassmen to say I wrestled great that day. from graduation. For one of the Knights’ most You’re not always going to be on experienced wrestlers, it is a your A-game,” Seidenberg said. “I transition from shuf fling in may not have been wrestling my and out of the line last season best, but I didn’t want it to affect the team. I owe it to them to pull with injuries. “He can’t get injured. He out the victory.” Seidenberg’s value to the can’t get hurt,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “He has to be too team is no longer solely in the tough to get hurt and that has win column. His intangigot to be his bles are also mindset. He is an asset. one of our lead“I may not have been all ers this year wrestling my best, but I have“Wea role on and he is too valuable to lose didn’t want it to affect the this team, but team. I owe it to them to whether I’m due to injur y.” having a good Seidenberg pull out the victory.” day I have to was key for fulfill my role,” Rutgers in its Dan Seidenberg Seidenberg 22-21 victor y Senior 184-Pounder said. “There Sunday against are a lot of Hofstra, as he young guys on took a 3-1 win this team that for the Knights, which helped the Knights after are new to this program, so they are going to look to me for what trailing, 14-6. “He won that match with I am doing. Whether it is on the technique and was able to win mat or off the mat, I feel like I it with moves we drill a lot in have a full-time job being a leader practice,” Goodale said. “It was and showing these guys how this great to see him in that come program is run.” from behind win. He was losFor updates on the Ruting on riding time, so he really needed that takedown to win. In gers wrestling team, follow years past he may not have won, Tyler Karalewich on Twitter but he is one of our leaders and @TylerKaralewich. For genwas part of the reason we won eral Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports. the dual.”
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Libero Ali Schroeter broke Rutgers’ single-season digs record last weekend at Houston. Schroeter is third in digs in the AAC. NOAH WHITTENBURG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Libero breaks record despite hearing issue By Sean Stewart
game, no one works harder than her. No one’s a better teammate than her, and it’s a great The Rutgers volleyball team example of what we want in prides itself on strong ball our program.” Even though Schroeter enjoys control and an organized defense. Those factors are what success now, it was not always make the position of libero an that way. Schroeter struggled somewhat invaluable asset. The libero provides a defen- when she joined the team as a sive specialist who organizes the freshman. In her first season, she defense through constant commu- started just four of 22 appearances nication and leadership, making it as she had trouble adapting to collegiate volleyball. a tough role to fill. Following the season, WerFor sophomore libero Ali Schroeter, the job is even more neke said he had a hear tstrenuous because she is deaf in to-hear t with her about his expectations for next year. one ear. the spring, her Although Schroeter dealt with During confidence this her whole grew. life, it somestotimes affects “She’s all in all the time. ry]“[Her should give her communica... No one works harder every player tion on the floor. “Sometimes than her. No one’s a better affirmation, or it does because teammate than her, and hope, that, ‘hey, listen, I can I can’t really it’s a great example.” go from being hear anything a role player on one side CJ Werneke and not being of the court,” Head Coach a steady conSchroeter said. tributor to ded“So if my coachicating myself,’” es are trying Werneke said. to talk to me I can’t hear them, or if my team- “Change some things and make mates are trying to communicate a new level of commitment and with me it’s hard sometimes. look what can happen.” While Schroeter’s hard work But they are really good about it. They help me out and yell certainly paid dividends, she still never thought she would really loud.” Despite her obstacles the Ba- break records when she joined kersfield, Calif., native sits third the program. The last record Schroeter broke was back in in the AAC with 4.79 digs per set. Within two matches last the fourth grade when she had weekend, Schroeter collected 21 the fastest time in the 400-meter digs and now holds Rutgers’ sin- dash at her school, a record that gle-season record with 474. She still stands. To break a record at one still has seven more games to add of the highest levels of volto that total. After recording only 233 leyball ser ves as an impressdigs as a freshman, Schroet- ive achievement. “It feels really good,” Schroeter’s success comes from her er said. “It’s exciting — it shows hard work. “One of the things that sepa- that my hard work has paid off so rates Ali from being a good to a I’m excited about it.” great player is her commitment For updates on the Rutgers vollevel,” said head coach C.J. Werneke. “She’s all in all the time. leyball team, follow @TargumSWatching films, student of the ports on Twitter. Staff Writer
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November 6, 2013 SWIMMING & DIVING ROOKIE TAKES SECOND IN 200 BREAST STROKE
Freshmen class provides depth for RU By Sean Stewart Staff Writer
The Rutgers swimming and diving team returns experience, but the incoming freshmen class could push the Scarlet Knights to new heights. The team returns 14 letterwinners from last season along with the entire 400 medley relay team that set a school record last season. The Knights also have seven freshmen, which will add depth to an already talented squad. The new swimmers have shown they can compete. “They are a pretty versatile group and they cover a lot of events,” said head coach Phil Spiniello. “They are making an immediate impact on the program, and
I’m just excited for their potential as a class as we move forward this year and into the future.” Freshmen Meghan Kiely, Julia Kudryashova, Rebecca Gross and Rachel Stoddard stood out. At the Sonny Werblin Invitational on Oct. 19, Stoddard finished second behind junior Greta Leberfinger in the 200 breast stroke. Gross took second in both the 1- and 3-meter dive behind senior captain Nicole Scott. Kiely and Kudryashova finished second as part of the 200 freestyle relay behind a more experienced Rutgers relay team that included senior Mary Moser. Kudryashova was also part of the 200 freestyle relay team that won Oct. 25 against Wagner. The number of returning swimmers has shaped the
form the freshmen have shown early on. “The freshmen have taken to our lead ver y easily,” said senior captain Allyson Perrotti. “It’s a lot easier for them to see how to act at a collegiate meet when there is a bunch of us returning.” The returning experience has also provided competitive practices which have pushed the swimmers to perform at their best. While the freshmen have performed well early on, Spiniello believes there has still been a learning curve the swimmers have gone through. “I think there is definitely an adaptation period, but they’re doing a nice job with it,” Spiniello said. “They are on the right track.”
The Knights have continued to work on the finer details, and with their next meet not until Friday, the team still has time to prepare. For Scott, being a leader has meant not only helping prepare herself for events but also helping her teammates. While the leadership role requires extra responsibility, the Toronto native embraces it. “It’s a big honor to be a captain this year, and I’m just really happy that the team came together so well,” Scott said. “I just really hope to help them enjoy their time here and help keep a positive attitude at meets and at practice.” For updates on the Rutgers swimming and diving team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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he University of Texas will hire Arizona State Athletic Dire ctor Steve Patterson to the same position, according to ESPN. Patterson will replace DeLoss Dodds, who is stepping down after 32 years. The UT System Board of Regents, which will meet Nov. 12, must approve the move. The AD position for the Longhorns will look over the largest athletic budget in the nation, as the department spends $163.3 million annually. Patterson has worked as the athletic director at Arizona State for two years and has 16 years experience with the Houston Texans, Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers.
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quarterback Aaron Rodgers could miss up to three weeks with a broken collarbone, according to ESPN. Rodgers missed just two games since becoming the Packers’ starter in 2008. Chicago Bears defensive end Shea McClellin took down Rodgers in the first quar ter Monday night, which led to the injur y. Rodgers did not return to the game. “We’re still going through the process of testing,” Rodgers said Tuesday on ESPN 540 in Milwaukee. “But we do know that the collarbone is fractured and we still have not talked about or discussed any longterm prognosis.” The Packers’ only active quarterback is backup Seneca Wallace, who filled in for Rodgers Monday night and threw 11-for-19 for 114 yards and an interception in the Packers’ 2720 loss. After the loss, the Packers are now in a three-way tie at 5-3 for first place in the NFC North with the Bears and the Detroit Lions. Wallace has not won a game as a starter since Oct. 3, 2010, when he was with the Cleveland Browns. He has a 6-15 career record.
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coach Gar y Kubiak was released from the hospital yesterday after collapsing on the field Sunday at halftime, according to ESPN. Kubiak, who fell to his knees after the first half of the Texan’s 27-24 loss to the Colts, was rushed to a local hospital. He was diagnosed with a transient ischemic attack, which occurs when a blood clot or narrowed blood vessels temporarily block blood flow to the brain, according to ESPN. “I want to thank my family, the McNair family, the Texans organization, the doctors and staff at Houston Methodist and the entire Houston community for all the love and support we have received over the past three days,” Kubiak said in a statement. “I’ve been through an ordeal, and my focus now is to get back to good health.” The Texans have not yet named an interim head coach for their game Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips took over for Kubiak in the second half of Sunday’s loss.
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FOOTBALL MERRELL LEADS TEAM WITH TWO INTERCEPTIONS
Despite secondary issues, senior linebacker Jamal Merrell is an asset for pass defense in Rutgers’ front seven. Merrell uses his experiences as a former wide receiver to aid him. SHAWN SMITH
Turnover turns around RU defense By Josh Bakan Sports Editor
Head coach Kyle Flood has a week and a half to decide how to use sophomore running back P.J. James against Cincinnati. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rutgers looks for answers during bye By Bradly Derechailo Associate Sports Editor
With the Rutgers football team enduring its third bye week of the season, here are four questions the Scarlet Knights need to answer before their Nov. 16 game against Cincinnati. How will head coach Kyle Flood incorporate running back P.J. James if he is ready to play against the Bearcats? Flood said Sunday the sophomore will practice on a limited basis during bye week practices as he continues to work his way back from a lower leg injury sustained Sept. 21 against Arkansas. James, who leads the Knights with 573 yards on the ground and six touchdowns, missed four games as Rutgers went 2-2 during that span. If James is available against Cincinnati, the Knights will have to decide whether he can handle a heavy workload or if he will split carries. Freshman Justin Goodwin and junior Savon Huggins are both candidates for distribution. Goodwin received the bulk of the carries in James’ place, rushing for 407 yards during James’ absence. Will freshman cornerback Nadir Barnwell reclaim his starting role after his arrest? Barnwell, who Flood fully reinstated earlier this week after the Piscataway native was arrested last week for driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, has started four games this season. But Flood must decide whether Barnwell could be more effective than fellow freshman Delon Stephenson, who started for Barnwell last Saturday against Temple. During his first-career start, Stephenson recorded the first
interception from a Rutgers cornerback since former teammate Ian Thomas snagged one in the season opener. Stephenson also posted three tackles and two quarterback hurries against the Owls. In what situations will Flood trust his kickers? Flood pulled sophomore kicker Kyle Federico from Saturday’s game after his first-ever missed extra point. Federico also missed a 40-yard field goal after connecting on a 30-yarder early in the contest. Flood inserted sophomore kicker Nick Borgese, who converted on both of his extra point tries. Flood said yesterday both would compete for the starting job against the Bearcats. Federico is 6-for-11 on field goal attempts this season. How will the offense look to incorporate junior wide receiver Brandon Coleman more? Coleman registered two catches for 40 yards Saturday against Temple — his first receptions since Oct. 10 against Louisville. Coleman needs two touchdowns to tie a school record with 20 for a career, but has not scored since doing so twice Aug. 29 at Fresno State. Cincinnati ranks second in the AAC in passing defense with 177 yards allowed per contest, so opportunities could still come at a minimum. The Accokeek, Md., native has 22 receptions this season for 326 yards and two scores. For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @Bradly_D. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @ TargumSports.
As the Rutgers football team created a secondary from spare parts for Saturday against Temple, the Owls might have forgotten an important pass defender. Then Temple put a receiver in the slot, which changed senior linebacker Jamal Merrell’s assignment. Merrell flanked out and quarterback P.J. Walker sent the ball his way. That gave Merrell his team-leading second interception of the year at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The Bear, Del., native gave the Scarlet Knights only their fifth interception of the year, creating Rutgers’ first turnover in two games. “We made a lot of emphasis during the week and told everybody, ‘Just buy into what we do
here,’” Merrell said postgame. “That’s what we did in the past, and everybody focused on their job and bought into what we do.” Merrell converted from wide receiver in 2011. Redshirt freshman Ruhann Peele converted from wide receiver to cornerback last week and covered similar receivers as Merrell. Peele mostly defended slot receivers, and he did so successfully after playing mostly slot at wideout. The Linden (N.J.) High School product recorded a sack and recovered a fumble he forced. After allowing 49 points Oct. 26 to Houston, Rutgers’ defense improved in its 23-20 victory against Temple. Merrell’s interception began a strong Rutgers fourth quarter. “This team has proven they will fight and they will compete and the
moments in the fourth quarter that are close are not too big for this team, and that’s exciting to coach a group of kids like that,” said head coach Kyle Flood. Merrell said the scheme remained stagnant despite Rutgers’ pass defense struggles. His season has not been as impressive as expected with 27 tackles in five games, but Merrell remains reliable covering a receiver. “I’m phenomenally confident in what I do and just buying into the game plan and just using my athleticism,” Merrell said. “I feel confident in everything.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @JoshBakan. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
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Quote of the Day “He can’t get injured. He can’t get hurt. He has to be too tough to get hurt, and that has got to be his mindset.” — Rutgers head wrestling coach Scott Goodale on senior 184-pounder Dan Seidenberg
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Top teams hold back RU this year By Justin Lesko Staff Writer
Teams have to beat the best to be the best. The Rutgers field hockey team could not do that this season. The Scarlet Knights lost seven of eight games against top-20 teams. Their lone win came Oct. 6 against then-No. 17 Drexel just past the midpoint of the season. The Knights made progress in head coach Meredith Long’s second full season. After a 9-10 finish last year, they ended this season at .500 for the first time since 2008 and only the second time since 1999. “To finish 9-9 playing teams with the schedule we did — eight top-20 opponents — I’m really pleased” Long said. “We schedule good teams because we’re moving into the Big Ten Conference next season, a tough conference, and we wanted to put our team up against the best this season and see what we can do.” Four of the losses against ranked teams came to the four Big East Tournament-qualifying teams. Three of the games — against Louisville, Providence and Old Dominion — came toward the end of the season in games the Knights desperately needed to win to keep their postseason hopes alive. “We worked so hard since the preseason and it’s a shame that we ended like this, but it did not dictate how we played the whole season,” said junior midfielder Jenn Staab. “It was a climb and we definitely worked hard and put a lot of heart and soul into this team.” See teams on Page 15
Senior 184-pounder Dan Seidenberg experienced an injury-plagued campaign last season. Seidenberg chose rehab instead of surgery and is one of only two seniors returning for Rutgers this season. ENRICO CABREDO / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Senior impresses after injury By Tyler Karalewich Staff Writer
Senior forward Lisa Patrone ended her campaign with one goal and five assists. EDWIN GANO
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A season full of agony because of a shoulder injur y left Rutgers wrestling senior Daniel Seidenberg with an important decision to make. He had to either go through with surgery on his shoulder, or rehab extensively and avoid the average recovery time of four-to-six months needed after the procedure.
Seidenberg chose the latter. “I ultimately decided to not get the surgery. I figured if [I] rehabbed the heck out of it, then it would take care of itself,” Seidenberg said. “It is definitely feeling better now than it did all last season, I’m not even wearing a brace. It’s feeling good and I’m confident it will stay that way.” While working his way in and out of the lineup last year, the Red Bank, N.J., native compiled a 10-13 record while competing at 197
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sophomore midfielder, tallied his first point of the season for the Rutgers men’s soccer team Saturday at Central Florida. He had an assist in Rutgers’ 2-1 loss.
pounds as a junior. Despite his injuries, Seidenberg showed flashes of production last season. Seidenberg wrestled in the EIWA Championships unseeded, but captured three wins in the tournament to finish seventh in his weight class. Earlier in the season, he placed fourth at the Hokie Open. Now competing at 184 pounds, Seidenberg is one of two seniors returning for See INJURY on Page 16
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