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The Rutgers football team won its fourth consecutive bowl game 45-24 over Central Florida Dec. 19 in the St. Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef ‘O’ Brady’s.

Students stand up to support Haiti victims BY COLLEEN ROACHE CORRESPONDENT

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An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale hit Haiti last week, not only affecting Hatians, but people around the world. Student groups at the University are discussing ways to help aid those affected.

For seven days, images of the rubble and distress in Haiti from last Tuesday’s earthquake are visible nonstop in newspapers, on television screens and online. In the midst of the tragedy, the nation and University students alike have been compelled to act. The earthquake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, devastated the small Caribbean nation. The latest death toll estimate from the Haitian government is at 140,000, according to Time.com, while most of those who have survived are now homeless. The natural disaster comes at a time when political

unrest in the country had just started to settle. More than 1,000 miles separate students in New Brunswick from those suffering in Port-au-Prince and the area surrounding the nation’s capital, but various University organizations, including the Haitian Association of Rutgers University, the Black Student Union, the Douglass Black Students’ Congress, the Pre-Law Society, the Latin American Student Organization and a number of fraternities and sororities are working to organize events to help. HARU Treasurer Dominick Ambroise said he first found out

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Corzine highlights NJ achievements during farewell speech BY ARIEL NAGI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

As outgoing Gov. Jon S. Corzine prepares to hand his seat over to Gov. Chris Christie, he closed his term noting both positive and negative aspects of his time spent in office, during his last annual State of the State address on Jan. 12 at the Trenton Statehouse.

INDEX UNIVERSITY Federal funding allows University researchers to improve bridge repair techniques, which will increase public safety.

OPINIONS Send a text message to 90999 to contribute to the Haiti relief effort. Check out the editorial for issues confronting the recovery movement.

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Although Corzine did not get reelected for a second term, he is not leaving office in complete regret. “I had hoped today would mark the midpoint, rather than the endpoint of my tenure as governor,” Corzine said. “Those years have been fulfilling beyond my wildest imagination. Even though this is a bittersweet moment, I am filled with pride and fulfillment.”

He highlighted the accomplishments of his administration, from revitalizing schools in urban communities such as Newark, providing health care for all qualified children in the state and pioneering new criminal justice strategies. But Corzine said it was impossible to shy away from some of the larger issues af fecting New Jersey.

“Now as much good as there is to focus on, I know, and we all know, that the state of our state — like the state of our nation and the state of just about every country — is being tested by the pain of the Great Recession,” he said. One of the biggest issues is the nation’s unemployment rate, which stands at 10 percent. Due to these issues, his administration had to

make choices it never would have made in better times, Corzine said. “For example, really what kind of politician would cut property tax rebates in their reelection year?” he said. In addition to cutting property tax rebates, this year’s revised budget is millions of dollars less than the budg-

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Co-op bookstore reopens under new management BY COLLEEN ROACHE CORRESPONDENT

For 70 years, the Student Cooperative Store on the Douglass campus was a nearby source for textbooks, general school supplies and University-inspired gifts. When the store opened for business Friday, all of those remained, but one thing had changed: the management. Due to a lack of financial sustainability, the bookstore has turned operations over to Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, said Co-op Board of Directors Treasurer Marjorie Munson. Members of the Co-op Board of Directors, which includes students and faculty, voted last month and made the decision to relinquish ownership Jan. 1 to avoid possible bankruptcy. “Unfortunately, for not just the Cook/Douglass Co-op, but for many businesses on college campuses and in other locations, the nature of the busi-

ness has changed in recent years,” said Munson, the Assistant Dean of the Douglass Residential College. “Students buy many, many more books online. … That’s had a very big impact on the Co-op.” Although the Co-op generated sales from other items, such as University apparel, most of the store’s revenue came from textbook sales, she said. With more students looking to textbook retailers on the Internet for their books, the Co-op began to find it hard to compete. The global recession didn’t make circumstances any better. “This year, with the economy being so tough … sales fell really badly — much more than we thought they were going to — and as a result, we knew we were going to have to close,” Munson said. “[The Co-op] was just too small, and

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The Co-op bookstore was the student and faculty owned store on campus. Calling Douglass campus its home for 70 years, the store is now under new ownernship by Barnes & Noble College Booksellers due to problems with financial stability.

U. ATHLETICS PROPOSES POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO RAC The expansion of Rutgers Stadium took its fair share of criticisms, but the increased attendance numbers and revenue headed toward the University and the Athletic Department placed added incentive for Athletic Director Tim Pernetti to move for ward with a new expansion. Citing years of hindrance on athletic practices and offices and the general need for an upgrade, Pernetti told The Star-Ledger that a development for the 31-year-old Louis Brown Athletic Center on Livingston campus is in the works. Pernetti could not be reached for comment at the time of publication, but he told The StarLedger in early Januar y that “preliminar y con-

cepts, ideas and designs” are already in place, and the next step is finding the funds necessar y for an overhaul that he said would impact 19 of the 24 school sports. “It’s very ambitious,” Pernetti said. “I’m bullish on it because it affects so many sports in one shot, and it gives us the ability to spread the fundraising umbrella a little wider.” Among the proposed upgrades: locker room changes, a new basketball playing court, adding premium and club seats and creating an atrium to include a Hall of Fame and shops. Pernetti’s initial estimates did not outline a cost, though he expects two years worth of work

to complete the project. The RAC would remain fully operational. University President Richard L. McCormick signed off on the job under one major condition — the private funding and facility-earned revenue outweigh the total cost. “Right now we’re looking for some people to lead the way on the project to get the ball rolling,” Pernetti told The Star-Ledger. “But until we have commitments from a couple of people, we’re going to spend time behind the scenes tr ying to fine-tune the plan and work on designs.” — Matthew Stein

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Government funding bridges structural research BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded the University Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation $8.8 million last month toward a $17.9 million project designed to improve bridge maintenance and safety by nipping structural flaws in the bud. The high-risk, high-payoff research using nondestructive evaluation techniques will increase public safety, said CAIT’s Associate Director of Marketing Communications Allison Thomas. “We’re going to be looking at these various technologies to see how they best work to identify problems in a bridge structure before it becomes a catastrophe,” Thomas said. “In conjunction with that, we are going to be developing materials and delivery methods on how to repair minor cracks and delaminations in the bridge deck.” The project involves partners from Drexel University and

Pennoni Associates Inc. in Philadelphia, Mala GeoScience USA, Inc. in Charleston, S.C., and PD-LD, Inc. in Pennington, N.J. Nenad Gucunski, director of the Infrastructure Condition Monitoring Program at CAIT and the principle investigator for the project, said current bridge maintenance methods rely on visual and manual inspection and mitigate only advanced problems. “Typically, the problem then requires major rehabilitation, major expense and traffic interruption. What this project is about is detecting problems early,” said Gucunski, a University professor of civil and environmental engineering. Thomas likened the project’s anticipated use of infrared and impact echo techniques, ground-penetrating radar and seismic and ultrasonic systems to the use of MRIs and X-rays in medical professions. The technologies help engineers analyze deterioration and address capacity and structural vulnerability issues before they become dilemmas, Thomas

said. The project will focus on making the process of bridge deck inspection and repair more accurate, faster and less costly. “Of all the money that is spent to repair bridges in this country, 50 to 85 percent of all the funds go into deck repairs,” she said. “Not the superstructures, which are generally in pretty good shape, but the decks which deteriorate because that’s where the traffic drives.” The project develops materials and robotic equipment to apply minimal invasive measures to repair the internal str ucture of a bridge deck, Gucunski said. Robotics will be used primarily during the rehabilitative process. “A robot will see far more precisely using the information where the defective section is and go exactly there to conduct rehabilitation,” he said. Robots may replace workers but will also generate opportunities by creating new occupations and professions, Gucunski said.

Thomas said the technologies and methods would ideally be put to use nationally as early detection and rehabilitation will save taxpayers money. In the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2009 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, the United States’ overall grade point average was a D. The entire report card can be viewed at http://www.infrastructurereport card.org. Public drinking water, school buildings, hazardous waste systems, dams and roads all received a D or D-. Bridges received a C with more than 26 percent of the nation’s bridges either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Gucunski said a structurally deficient bridge is not in danger of falling but is ailing architecturally. A functionally obsolete bridge does not serve the public as it should. Fixing America’s infrastructure could be seen as an issue of pride, but it’s also an economic issue, he said. Energy, water and transportation systems are

directly linked to the nation’s economic health. Gucunski said the project is going to provide a tremendous research oppor tunity for many students. “We are going to have a large number of graduate students who are going to be involved in this project,” he said. “I’m pretty sure a large number of doctoral theses are going to develop as a result of this project.” Douglass College senior Jalesah Brooks was surprised by the C grade, as she normally feels safe on bridges. “It’s good that they’re going to help fix the bridges because it’s necessar y if you have a C,” Brooks said. “If [the project is] necessary than it’s good. If it’s not, then why?” School of Engineering junior Mark Matarlo said the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minnesota in August 2007 is an example of the need for bridge maintenance. “If [the project] makes bridges safer than it’s definitely a plus,” he said.

SERIES OF COFFEEHOUSES STIR UP CULTURAL EDUCATION

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Monica Ramos, left, and Joseph Szymczak make a “Joey Bag of Donuts” burrito at Moe’s Southwest Grill, a newly opened restaurant in the Busch Campus Center. Permit delays in November stalled the highly anticipated “Fresh Mex” franchise from serving students, but since then business has been in full swing.

Students can get a chance to sample coffees and teas from around the world while learning about other cultures as a part of a new coffeehouse series. Presented by University Student Life, the coffeehouse series will take place ever y Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Busch Campus Center’s newly renovated arcade-turned-study lounge The Cove. A different theme will be featured each Wednesday, beginning tomorrow with samples of different coffees, snacks and teas from around the world. “We’ll be having Turkish coffee, Greek coffee, Columbian coffee and other flavored blends,” said Student Life intern Russell Kohlmann, a Rutgers College senior. “So many people take it for granted, but this program was designed to open students’ minds to the other customs, traditions and types of coffee that exist outside of the world of Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts.” Next week’s event will feature karaoke with piano accompaniment, where students can sing their favorite songs while enjoying light refreshments. The following week will have mini pies of all flavors provided by local baker Mr. Tod, where students can also learn about the pie-making process. Both this week’s coffee sampling and the pie sampling are part of the “Taste and Educate” series, intended to provide students with a well-rounded and delectable evening, Kohlmann said. The events will be held at The Cove for the next few weeks but will alternate between The Cove and the Livingston Student Center’s new coffeehouse, once it is reopened, beginning Feb. 17 with the theme “Mediterranean Mardi Gras,” Kohlmann said. All programs are free to students and the public. Students can visit getinvolved.rutgers.edu for more information. — Dennis Comella

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CALENDAR JANUARY Various campus organizations host a candlelight vigil “Have a Hear t for Haiti” with spoken word or poetr y, songs and tributes to show support for victims of the earthquake in Haiti from 8 to 10 p.m. in Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus.

The Humanist Chaplaincy at Rutgers hosts an open forum from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Center Hall of the Busch Campus Center. One of the goals of the meeting is to find a practical project that members of the chaplaincy can research and work on together, perhaps with interested groups on campus, alumni and others in the University community and beyond. Participants are encouraged to come up with ideas, large and small, in all areas of life such as science, technology or economics. Those who can’t attend the meeting can send their ideas to rutgershumanist@gmail.com.

The Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children will discuss plans for this semester in a general body meeting at 8 p.m. in Room 116 of the Busch Campus Center. New members are always welcome. Food will be served. For more information contact Maya Furman at mfurman@eden.rutgers.edu.

Sponsored by Rutgers University Student Life, a Broadway Piano Karaoke Coffeehouse will be held next Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Cove at the Busch Campus Center. Sing your favorite show tune with piano accompaniment by signing up for this free event. Send your show stopping number to ruprograms@gmail.com. Include your name, the song, and if you’re bringing the sheet music by Jan 25. No professional experience necessary! Food and drink provided while supplies last.

FEBRUARY Join the second event of the Taste and Educate series at 7:30 p.m. in the Cove at the Busch Campus Center. Sample New Brunswick’s own baker extraordinaire, Mr. Tod’s famous mini pies of all varieties and flavors, including cheesecakes, and learn all about his pie-process during this event sponsored by Rutgers University Student Life. Supplies limited. First come, first ser ved.

Welcome to the first “Responsible Drinking Happy Hour!” This event will take place at the Cook Campus Center Cafe and Merle V. Adams room from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Responsible Drinking Happy Hour” seeks to build and strengthen the faculty, staff and student relationship outside the classroom as well as build a foundation for the learning community. Come and enjoy an evening of good, free food, music, fun and company. Come meet old friends and make new ones. As usual, don’t forget to bring friends along and IDs.

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ASSEMBLYMAN TO JOIN BOARD OF GOVERNORS The Senate approved outgoing New Jersey General Assembly Speaker Joseph Rober ts today to join the University’s Board of Governors. Rober ts announced his retirement from the Assembly this past summer after a 22-year career in state politics. “My plan was to take a break, but when the governor [Jon S. Corzine] asked me to take on this lesser-intensive volunteer role, I could not say no to a chance to help a world-class university that means so ver y much to me and New Jersey,” Rober ts said in a statement.

The 15-member BOG, founded in 1956, acts as the governing body of the University. The Camden County Democrat hopes to work with the University to help make decisions on the Board for an unpaid, sixyear term. Born in 1952, Roberts is a University alumnus, who majored in political science and later received his master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. “As a proud Rutgers graduate and as someone who has resided practically next door to the Rutgers-Camden campus for nearly two decades, this university is extremely important to me and I

look forward to an opportunity to help shape its great future,” Roberts said. Roberts will be sworn into the BOG on Feb. 11, where he will meet the governors every month to discuss the policies of the organization, administration and development of the University. “We are thrilled to have Speaker Roberts as a member of the Board of Governors, and we think he will bring a unique and valuable skill set to the Board,” said University Secretary Leslie A. Fehrenbach. — Kelly Holechek

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HAITI: U.S. government

investment of $100 million to fund American relief efforts in Haiti. This investment will pledges $100M to aid victims increase over the coming year to support long-term recover y, continued from front Obama said. about the situation in Haiti The president also stressed when he heard his father’s his commitment to keep Haiti screams at home. His immedi- in the hearts and minds ate reaction was to think of fam- of Americans. ily members, who he later “To the people of Haiti, we found out were safe. Still, he say clearly, and with conviction, said the news was bittersweet. you will not be forsaken; you “It’s hard for me to say I was will not be forgotten,” he said relieved, with so many of my in a speech Thursday. “In this, friends still waiting, so many of your hour of greatest need, my friends that heard bad America stands with you.” news,” said Ambroise, a School United States armed forces, of Arts and Sciences junior. including Coast Guard cutters, Representatives from the elements of the Army’s 82nd organizations met at the Rutgers Airborne Division and the Student Center Multipurpose Naval hospital ship, the USNS Room on the College Avenue Comfort, have been deployed campus yesterday afternoon to to Haiti to of fer assistance express their to victims. feelings and disU.S. Health “It’s hard for me to cuss ways they and Human could help raise Ser vices medsay I was relieved, funds and awareical personnel ness on campus. with so many of my are also on Many students friends still waiting, theAtground. shared their frusObama’s tration after so many of my friends request, former watching comPresidents Bill that heard bad news.” Clinton and mentary on the history of Haiti. George W. Bush DOMINICK AMBROISE I y e s h a are also cooperSchool of Arts and Sciences junior Morrison, a ating to assist School of Ar ts with the relief and Sciences junior who came efforts and have launched the to the meeting as a representa- Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, tive of the Black Student Union, through which they will work to expressed frustration with the provide immediate and longidea that other nations, like the term relief. United States, often fail to get Ever yday Americans across involved in a situation unless the countr y have also been their reputations are on the line. donating to support the cause HARU secretar y Swhendhy since news of the disaster Candtare said she wanted people reached media outlets. to know Haiti is more than the Today, campus organizapoorest nation in the Western tions will be collecting donahemisphere or the images dis- tions to send to Haiti at ever y played on the nightly news. campus center from 10 a.m. to “Haiti is a beautiful country. 6 p.m. All proceeds will be Just do your research if you want sent to Yele Haiti, an organizato find out more about Haiti,” said tion founded by music Candtare, a School of Arts and mogul and social entrepreneur Sciences junior. Wyclef Jean. School of Environmental and Tonight, HARU will hold a canBiological Sciences junior dlelight vigil on Brower Commons, Stephanie Blaise remains opti- on the College Avenue Campus to mistic about the country her fam- show support for Haitians. Various ily calls home. poems, spoken word and tributes “We’re going to make it,” will be shared from 8 to 10 p.m. she said. To find out more about President Barack Obama has how to help Haiti, visit already pledged an immediate www.whitehouse.gov.

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et approved for 2005, while after two years of making budget cuts, the state’s spending is approximately $6 billion less than its peak, Corzine said. But no State of the State address can go without focusing on one of the most crippling problems in New Jersey that has been an issue for half a century: property taxes, he said. “Let’s call it like it is: everyone’s property taxes are too damn high,” Corzine said. He said Trenton can only go so far when it comes to property taxes, and the real solution would be constitutional change, because the outmoded system is not tackling the problem efficiently. Eagleton Institute of Politics Associate Director John Weingart said in addition to high taxes, New Jersey has been in turmoil and in debt for decades not only because of the national economy, but because of the many public services it provides for its residents. “New Jersey has a high level of government service, and that costs money,” Weingart said. In addition to public government services, New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the countr y, which also contributes to the cost of living and the level of debt, he said. Corzine said while he has taken successful measures to accomplish tasks like creating more jobs and making the state more environmentally friendly by implementing more solar panels, he admits that not all of his attempts were successful. “Critics will say that we didn’t finish the job. To the critics, I make a confession: You’re right,” he said. Rutgers College Senior Benjamin DeMarzo said Corzine’s speech was very humble, and he was able to admit all of his flaws as well as his accomplishments as governor. “Now it’s time for Chris Christie to take over and put the state in the right direction,” DeMarzo said. Despite his reluctant farewell, Corzine congratulated Christie, who will be swearing into office today. “Gov. Christie’s success will mean the people of New Jersey are in a better place, and that is what we all want,” Corzine said.

small bookstores can’t stay in business today.” A large corporation, like Barnes & Noble, will be able to conduct sales in ways that were not viable for the Co-op, Munson said. “They’re in business to make money,” she said. “They will make decisions that will allow them to do that.” The Co-op suffered financial difficulties for several years, but recently the problems escalated to a level that made it nearly impossible to pay basic bills and stay open, Munson said. Among the most important considerations for the Co-op Board

was making sure there would be a seamless transition of operations so that students on Cook/Douglass campus could purchase supplies upon their return to school. The primary focus at the store had been preparing it for students who will need textbooks as classes begin, said Barnes & Noble General Manager John Cusick. “We have worked hard and diligently to pull this off, to get the bookstore ready to be opened in two weeks,” Cusick said. Students will not have to worry about whether they will be able to find what they need for classes at the store, he said. “When we took over the Coop, they had sold off or disposed of all the merchandise, so we brought in all the merchandise,” Cusick said. “The store’s fully stocked. We pretty much

J A N UA RY 1 9 , 2 0 1 0 have what [students] were used to having.” In the coming weeks, operations at the bookstore will mirror those of the Co-op, but as time progresses, hours may adjust according to the needs of students on Cook/Douglass campus, he said. “[Barnes & Noble College Booksellers] is really looking forward to having a presence on this campus … and to delivering the great ser vice that we’ve delivered elsewhere,” he said. “I know the Co-op was a good store and people were very happy with it, but I think they’ll be pleased with us because we can just offer a whole lot with everything that’s changing in textbooks.” Lindsey King, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, lives on the Douglass campus and

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atural disasters bring countries together to help put forth relief to the place being affected. You see the people of the world, both leaders and regular citizens, come together to raise money and supplies for those in need. News coverage also focuses mainly on the countr y where disaster struck. In recent days, the great majority of networks and newspapers have accurately covered the tragedy in Haiti. However, several figures of right-wing politics continue to deny some facts. Fox News Network’s Glenn Beck chose to disregard the humane side of the matter and went on to criticize President Barack Obama and his administration for the $100 million of Haitian aid. Instead of accurately acknowledging the approriation of funds and loans, Beck said the militar y should solely provide security and only private, charitable organizations and non-governmental organizations should financially contribute. In contrast with Beck’s views, this is a job for the militar y, in addition to any help provided by the government, NGOs and charities. Despite displays of failure on former President George W. Bush’s part during the Hurricane Katrina debacle, the aftermath of this tragedy is an opportunity to use our large militar y strength and financial resources to help others. In fact, no NGO could, on its own, raise enough aid to properly help Haitian families and the Haitian state recover. With regard to Beck’s opinion, it is not the time to further politically charged views — it should be an age of human camaraderie and compassion. In addition to Beck’s poor choice of words, Bill O’Reilly spent no more than a couple of minutes covering an earthquake that may have claimed as many as 100,000 lives. He also suggested the funds coming largely from the U.S. would be stolen. In the meantime, Americans donated a record amount of aid as television networks, the American Red Cross and NGOs sought funds through various mediums. According to a USA Today statistic, as much as $150 million in aid has already been collected to directly assist Haiti. In contrast with these vast amounts of money, some are afraid of donor fatigue. The fear is a situation in which donors become tired of slowly developing recovery operations, which could result in a loss of these donors in future tragedies or events similar to Haiti’s. The truth is that despite the large disregard of aid by right-wing figures and fears of donor fatigue, a large number of people have been sending in aid via various methods. Social networking Web sites, such as Facebook, and text message donations have proved hugely helpful in providing an easy medium for collecting aid. The American Red Cross, using text messaging alone, has already raised $12 million. Donating $10 is as easy as texting “Haiti” to 90999. The question of aid remains, however, as a matter of our government’s direct involvement in Haiti. Should this enormous funding operation snowball into a long-term commitment, or should the U.S. government pull out as soon as our rescue efforts are over? The likes of the European Union and China have contributed to American efforts, as if to make sure the U.S. is not the sole financial creditor to Haiti in this dire situation. Perhaps additional foreign aid should be sought and donated by the large number of other countries that are currently in better condition than Haiti. Nevertheless, the U.S. should continue to contribute both physically and monetarily. Gory images of destruction and death should factor into the amount of foreign aid Haiti needs. The proximity of this tiny country to the U.S. allows for easy electronic aid through the means of cell phones and donation Web sites. There is no doubt that people may question the actual use of these large sums of money being funneled into Haiti, however, Lt. Col. Dan Starrett, executive director of The Salvation Army, said the money is on the ground and is now helping with immediate needs such as food, water and medical supplies. In addition to governmental and non-governmental help, aid is coming on a smaller level, as well. According to USA Today, Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino, F.L., is collecting soap, combs and towels in an effort to help victims retain a measure of personal hygiene. Heartland, a group from West Des Moines, I.A., is contributing by collecting donations to buy food, which will be used to prepare meals in Haiti. Opponents of this non-political cause should take a look at these small steps in this process of accurately providing aid to a country in dire need. The truth is that the U.S. should remain in control of certain Haitian functions for as long as the country needs to recover. An early exit could result in consequences worse than the conditions Haiti was in prior to this fatal natural disaster. While we remain in a financial recession, this may not seem fiscally sound, however, government involvement does produce additional aid coming in from NGOs and other international organizations. Politically charged opponents of U.S. aid must look at the very non-partisan images and figures of this natural disaster that struck an already failing state.

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here are certain to feel dumb drink to become things we University absent-minded. students know will My theory about college never change; for example, drinking is not absolute OMAR MANSOUR Nextbus will never be dependbecause the traditional reaable and the Grease Trucks sons for these habits still will continue to be our greasiest claim to fame. But apply. Binge-drinking is considered an integral part the one thing I am most certain of is that alcohol will of the college experience; in fact, many of the stories continue to flow freely on Thursday and Saturday alumni tell when they are feeling nostalgic about the nights. The University has changed so frequently University involve alcohol one way or another. Just that many of its alumni would have a difficult time think about your first year here and how either you recognizing its current incarnation. It has changed or your friends ended up with alcohol poisoning at a from a school dominated by the Dutch Reformed football game, much to the chagrin of upperclassChurch to a place where religiously devout students men who had already learned to hold their liquor. feel outnumbered by “godless liberals.” It has also Then there are the misconceptions as to what is morphed from a small, private, liberal arts college a “normal” or acceptable amount to drink — if there servicing a white male community to a state univeris one. Some silly desires to prove oneself — or even sity best characterized by its massive size and divertestosterone — seem to determine the norms for sity. However, no matter how much our school alcohol ingestion, leaving the acceptable limits surchanges, I am willing to guarantee that it will conpassed on a regular basis. This period in our lives is tinue its love affair with alcohol. Why is it that even also unique because we have both freedom and limafter our community has poured countless ited responsibilities, so we think “why not?” Couple resources into educating us about the consethese factors with the fact that many of us use alcoquences of drinking, we continue to binge drink? hol as an excuse for inappropriate actions and you There are many reasons why we have our Thirsty Thursday. drink, but I think the most convincIt is imperative to understand “There are many ing reason is the pursuit of ignothat alcohol use will never cease on rance; life is a lot more fun if you do any wet campus. Even more imporreasons why we not worry about consequences. We tant is realizing that there is a cost drink, but I think drink to escape many things — it associated with your escape. Life is could be the 10-page paper on Brazil hard now, but apparently it will just the most convincing we were recently assigned or even get harder, so by drinking are we the parents who expect so much of not just setting a terrible precedent reason is the pursuit us, but most often it is the anxiety for the even more difficult times we of ignorance ...” that our own thoughts create. may experience in the future? I have noticed that many of my There are dire consequences to more intelligent friends drink to give binge-drinking; there is the immetheir minds a break from their rigorous schedules of diate risk of poor decision making that could result in intellectual second-guessing. There is no doubt that colcatastrophic situations, alcohol poisoning, cirrhosis lege students often feel as if they carry around the burof the liver, stroke and even the disruption of sleep den of the world on their shoulders. We begin to feel patterns, which many of us already struggle with. powerless in a number of different ways, we feel selfish Nevertheless, the difficulties that come with collefor focusing only on our own career advancement and giate life in tandem with the long-held binge-drinking we feel unfulfilled by a life of classes and papers, not to culture on campus seem to mitigate the consemention the pressure to succeed (no matter how selfish quences of drinking for many of us. it is). These things are constantly weighing on us, and My theory as to why we drink is based mostly on after all, there is a lot of downtime on the REXB to beat anecdotes so I could very well be wrong, and I weloneself up about the world’s troubles. come any feedback to help me better understand Conversely, those people who are not quite torthis dynamic. Nevertheless, I stand on the margin tured by their worldview seem to drink to escape their on this issue. I understand that many of us have basic inhibitions. No matter how lightly you take your unique perspectives on why we drink and I am also venture into higher education, you will know the sacaware that many of my fellow students have not fully rifice your parents are making to allow you to enroll at thought these issues out. I urge you, if you have not the University. Even if you don’t wrestle with an overput any serious thought into the root causes of your active intellect, you might feel a certain amount of drinking, do it immediately. You might find that you guilt if your frat looks down upon your grade point are making a tradeoff you cannot afford. average and you might just drink to escape from those thoughts. Overall, it seems that smart people Omar Mansour is a School of Ar ts and drink to feel dumb, and people who do not need help Sciences sophomore. Due to space limitations, submissions cannot exceed 750 words. If a commentary exceeds 750 words, it will not be considered for publication. 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Preventative measures remain vital Letter DR. STEVEN MARCUS

ever look a gift horse in the mouth, but that is exactly what the state of New Jersey has recently done by cutting funds to the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System and potentially foregoing federal funds of more than $150,000. The federal funds come with strings attached and cannot

be accessed without the state commitment of dollars. New Jersey receives federal grant funds contingent on the state maintaining its own financial commitment to the center’s operation. In decreasing the state commitment by 32 percent over the last four years, state residents take a much bigger hit of decreased federal funding. The math doesn’t add up, and we strongly urge our newly elected executive and legislative offi-

cials to take a more informed look at the state emergency services

“... the NJPIES budget has been cut consistently for the past four years ...” system and the part the NJ Poison Center plays within it.

Studies in New Jersey and other states continue to show millions of dollars are saved annually by poison control center interventions that handle problems at the scene and prevent unnecessary and expensive hospital visits. Sadly, the NJPIES budget has been cut consistently for the past four years, just recently with a 22 percent budget cut for the fiscal year 2010. The system is currently running on bare bones, but still providing 24/7

free telephone support to all N.J. residents, EMS professionals and MDs in N.J.-based hospitals. The exper tise and ser vice is unparalleled and needs to be protected not impinged. We urge our new governor and legislators to learn more about our services and support NJPIES as a progressive budget-saving and health-reform measure. Dr. Steven Marcus is the executive medical director for NJPIES.

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from someone you love. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 5 — You feel limited concerning emotional possibilities. Others provoke arguments in social situations. Your mission is to reserve your points for a more favorable moment. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — No success comes without careful thought and consideration. Study the problems and reserve judgment until you can see the entire playing field. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Do your own thing and stay out of trouble. You have plenty on your plate, and you can manage nicely. You don't need outside input right now. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 5 — You don't want to hear what others have to say. Still, if you adjust your thinking a tiny bit, you gain compassion for their position. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — Get creative with communication today. Use your social talents to make others feel good about their efforts. This fulfills your end of the bargain. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5 — If you wish you had time for yourself, that can be arranged. Create a cozy emotional space where you can regenerate. A nap works just fine.

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FC Gold Pride drafted senior goalkeeper Erin Guthrie in the third round of the Women’s Professional Soccer draft.

OUT: Search for men’s soccer coach narrowed to two continued from back years as head coach at Monmouth, recording a 73-26-20 record in that time. St. Louis coach Dan Donigan is rumored to be the other candidate and led his team to a 118-4223 record over the last nine years. Rutgers assistant coach Jeff Zaun, national champion Virginia coach George Gelnovatch and St. John’s coach Dave Masur also interviewed in the search to replace Bob Reasso, who resigned in November after 29 years at the helm.

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man forward Christine Huber left the team to seek a transfer. Huber saw action in 11 contests this year, averaging 0.6 points and 4.8 minutes per game — she made two shots from the field out of six attempts. Huber’s departure cuts the Scarlet Knights’ roster down to single digits, putting the team in a precarious position as they prepare for their stretch run into conference play. This is not the first time Rutgers has dealt with a short bench. The team found itself down to only eight players in the 2007-08 season after forward Myia McCurdy and sophomore guard Khadijah Rushdan suffered season-ending ACL tears. The Knights rode their shorthanded bench all the way to the Elite Eight before falling to national powerhouse Connecticut.

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SKID: Rutgers’ blunder helps snap USF losing streak continued from back like in so many years past, it couldn’t make the required plays down the stretch, falling 65-58. Deonta Vaughn scored a game-high 17 points for the Bearcats while Mitchell led the Knights with 14. “We’re getting close, but it’s the little things — the winning plays, getting the right set, getting a great shot every possession — its those little things that are holding us back,” Rosario said. “Once we cover those little things you are going to see us be successful, because once we end the game the same way we start the game, it’s going to help us a lot in the long run.” Next up: a pair of road games at West Virginia and Providence. The end results: more of the same. The Knights were embarrassed by 34, 86-52, at West Virginia and followed that up with a lackluster performance at Providence. The Friars handed Rutgers its fourth straight defeat 94-81. Jamine Peterson scored 29 points and grabbed 20 rebounds for Providence. In a bright spot for the Knights, freshman forward Dane Miller scored a career-high 26 points in the loss. Miller’s impressive play earned him his first start of the season against Syracuse. The Louis Brown Athletic Center was sold out for the first time this season, but it wasn’t the fans dressed in red that made the noise. The Orange built a 23-point lead in the second half eventually winning 81-65, handing Hill’s team its fifth straight loss. This was the Knights’ first home game since the news that sophomore center Gregor y Echenique announced his intent to transfer. The crowd serenaded Hill with boos as the fourth year

ennessee Titans wide receiver and former Rutgers star Kenny Britt makes his living evading defenders on the field, but even he couldn’t escape the long arm of the law. Police apprehended Britt in Glen Ridge, N.J., late Friday on a traffic violation where it was found he had three outstanding traffic warrants. Britt posted bail for the three warrants, totaling $865 and was released shortly after. As a rookie, Britt led the Titans with 701 receiving yards and had three touchdowns, including a game-winner against the Arizona Cardinals.

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Freshman forward Dane Miller contributed 26 of Rutgers’ 81 points in a career-high performance against Providence. head coach now finds himself squarely on the hot seat. “I keep going to work. I’m the luckiest guy in the world, this is my dream job,” Hill said when asked about his frustration after hearing boos from the sellout crowd of 8,085 after he was introduced. “I came with a vision and a plan and I’m sticking to the vision and plan. We’re going to succeed. It may not happen as quickly as people like, but there is no doubt in my mind. “We had a setback. You find another way. We have an

old saying, ‘if you run into a brick wall are you going to give up and stop or you’re going to find a way around it, over it or you’re going to run through it.’ I’m not sure if we’re running through it or going over it but we’re getting to the other side.” RU finished the winter break 36, with three non-conference wins to start, and things are not getting any easier with No. 4 Villanova in town Wednesday night and a trip to No. 11 Georgetown looming this weekend.

Penn State University Northeast Challenge this weekend, while the women’s squad posted several Big East qualifying times. Senior Kyle Grady was victorious in the 60-meter hurdles for the second straight week, while sophomore Adam Bergo won both the long jump and the high jump. Bergo also placed first in the high jump and the triple jump a week before at the Metropolitan Coaches Invitational in New York. Junior Aaron Younger rounded out the top place finishers for the Scarlet Knights, taking first in the 500-meter dash. The Rutgers men travel to Navy for a quad meet Jan. 23, while the women compete in the Princeton Relays on the same day.

FOOTBALL HEAD COACH Greg Schiano thought he found his man in wide receivers coach George McDonald, but Rutgers’ latest hire returned to the NFL only a week after accepting the job at Rutgers. McDonald accepted a twoyear deal and a raise from the Cleveland Browns during the break after new President Mike Holgren decided to keep head coach Eric Mangini. Rutgers has yet to hire its wide receivers coach for next season.

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High point totals do not translate to wins BY JOSH GLATT STAFF WRITER

Unlike most Rutgers students, winter break was not a relaxing time for GYMNASTICS t h e 189 Rutgers RUTGERS gymnas193 t i c s N.C. STATE team. The Scarlet Knights got their season underway with two meets during the month opening with a home meet against New Hampshire where the Scarlet Knights were edged 189.725188.925 despite a spirited effort, said head coach Chrystal CholletNorton, who was pleased with the effort her team put forth. “We were really happy with everything,” Chollet-Norton said. “For the girls to come out and hang with them, we were really excited.” The Knights featured strong performances from senior Laura Sevarino on vault, junior Kiah Banfield in floor exercise and freshmen Jenna Zito and Nicole Romano on uneven bars. Banfield’s score of 9.725 in the floor exercise was just short of her career-high of 9.775. In her vault, Banfield turned in another impressive performance, scoring a 9.500. “She is a beautiful tumbler and she is gutsy,” CholletNorton said. “She was hindered by some injuries last year and we held her back a bit so she could be healthy.” In addition to strong individual performances, Sevarino and Zito performed well in the allaround performance, both scoring 37.8000.

The Knights then traveled to Raleigh, N.C., Jan. 15 to face North Carolina State. While not as close as the home opener, the team still performed admirably, dropping the meet 193.825-188.100. “It was an away meet with four freshmen in the lineup, so we were very pleased with our performance,” Chollet-Norton said. “We might have been able to break 190, but I’m still happy with how we did.” Sevarino once again turned in an impressive performance on vault. Her score of 9.725 was good enough to finish third behind Brooke Barr and Brittney Hardiman of N.C. State. After suffering injuries last year, Sevarino’s strong return provides the team with consistency and leadership. “Laura has been a steadfast all around performer for four years,” Chollet-Norton said. “Losing her last year was really tough on everyone.” Banfield also maintained her strong start to the season, scoring a 9.650 in the floor exercise. Leigh Heinbaugh also started her season with a strong performance on the road with a 9.425 on beam after being injured last year. Chollet-Norton is happy to have the junior back in the lineup after her injury plagued sophomore season. “Leigh has always been strong on beam and done a beautiful job. She works really hard,” CholletNorton said. “She is starting to look good on vault as well and we are getting her into bar.” The Knights next compete when they travel to Philadelphia Saturday to face Pennsylvania.

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Strong Big East start helps redeem embarrassing loss BY SAM HELLMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The transition into a new decade did not go smoothly for the Rutgers women’s basketball WOMEN’S BASKETBALL team. The Scarlet Knights opened the winter break period with a subpar performance against Tennessee at Madison Square Garden and finished 4-3 between semesters, including an embarrassing loss to a 2-8 George Washington team on the road. Rutgers eventually caught fire, however, and won three of its first four games in the Big East, riding a wave of strong play from seniors Brittany Ray and Rashidat Junaid into Saturday’s matchup with Marquette at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

“That’s definitely the start we’re looking for [in the Big East],” Ray said. “It would have been nice if we were 4-0, but sometimes you have to take a loss and move forward as a learning experience.” In Big East play, the Knights won two at home and lost one of two road games 79-66 at Syracuse. In that loss, the Orange held Rutgers to 2-of-19 from threepoint range and knocked down 34 free throws for the win. The Knights immediately responded, however, with Saturday’s 44-33 win over Cincinnati behind 11 points and eight boards from Junaid. “I think the team is doing a great job of using the fumes from losing a game and carrying it on into the next games,” Ray said. “We just have to make sure we go

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Senior center Rashidat Junaid scored in double digits for the third straight game in the Scarlet Knights’ 44-33 win against Cincinnati.

JUNAID: Game marked by sloppy offensive play continued from back The center was on fire in the second half, scoring nine of her points and grabbing six boards. The Knights outscored the Bearcats 24-18 in the paint and held a narrow rebounding edge thanks to Junaid and classmate Myia McCurdy, who pulled down seven rebounds. Ray made her impact felt across the stat sheet, leading all scorers with 13 points and adding four rebounds and two steals. The guard went four-of-nine from the floor and was perfect from the free throw line. The team’s leading scorer heaped praise on her center, who helped take some of the load off her shoulders in terms of scoring. “[Junaid] is a great post and we try to get her as many points as we can,” Ray said. “She likes to bury people a lot and she does a great job burying people — it’s easy to pass her the ball when she’s doing that.” On the whole though, Rutgers played a disjointed game on offense, shooting only 26 percent from the field in the second half, after putting up double that percentage in the opening period.

“I think some people didn’t hear the plays we were running and a lot of people were a little bit confused,” Ray said. “We just didn’t execute very well.” All things considered, the Knights executed better than Cincinnati. The Bearcats never fell into a consistent offensive rhythm, making only 12 field goals the entire game out of 48 attempts. Cincinnati jacked up 15 three-point shots but converted only two. After committing 18 turnovers against Syracuse in its previous game, RU committed a seasonlow nine Saturday, while dishing out eight assists. “It’s major for us to have nine turnovers and it would be good to have more assists, but if you think about it we blew a lot of layups, there were layups that were there,” said head coach C. Vivian Stringer. “So I can’t be as upset with the guards as I normally am.” Though the Knights (11-7, 31) held an 11-point advantage at the 14-minute mark, a series of quick foul calls allowed the Bearcats (8-8, 1-3) to claw their way back into the game. Cincinnati drove the basket and hit two free throws on a 6-0 run that prompted Stringer to inser t four players into the game simultaneously.

into every game like it’s our last game because Coach Stringer always tells us to treat ever y game like that and make sure that we always play hard and intense because you’re never given another opportunity to play.” Rutgers got its first win over a ranked team since the Paradise Jam, beating No. 24 Pittsburgh 52-46 at the Petersen Events Center behind 33 combined points for Ray and Junaid and beat DePaul 60-57 to open Big East play. With the strong in-conference start marking the highlight of the turn of the decade, the 45-43 stunner against George Washington served as the low-point. RU led the entire game until squandering the lead in the last three minutes and missing an open look at the end of the game with a chance to tie.

RU shot a season-worst 34 percent on the game and 20.7 percent in the second half. “They out-hustled us and we didn’t shoot well and they wanted it more,” said a livid C. Vivian Stringer after the loss. “It was as simple as that.” Before facing GW, the Knights took down Central Connecticut State 62-53, but fell to No. 4 Tennessee 68-54 at Madison Square Garden in the Maggie Dixon Classic. In the two games, Ray shone the brightest, earning Big East Player of the Week after a careerhigh 29 points against the Volunteers and another 28 the following game. “When you talk about inch for inch and effort for effort just how much she gives and works to get better, I tell you, Brittany, hat’s

off,” Stringer said earlier in the season. “She is not nearly as quick as she has made herself to be. She wasn’t as quick and inept at handling the ball or confident but she’s worked so hard and she’s developed her game.” Despite the non Rutgers-like performance in the non-conference schedule, the Knights (117, 3-1 Big East) are still in decent position to qualify for another NCAA Tournament. The team made the tourney as a No. 7 seed last year with an 18-11 record in the regular season, meaning that a 7-5 record the rest of the way puts the Knights in good position. They could theoretically do even worse given the extremely tough non-conference schedule and any potential wins in the Big East Tournament.

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RU boasts longest unbeaten streak in nine years BY ALEX JANKOWSKI CORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers wrestling team is kicking off the 2010 portion of its season on a torrid pace, posting a 7 - 0 - 1 WRESTLING recor d. T h e 16 RUTGERS eightMICHIGAN STATE 16 m a t c h unbeaten streak is the longest in recent team history, having not equaled the feat since the 2000-01 season. During this stretch, the Scarlet Knights scored an average of 31 points per match, while holding opponents to a meager eight points per contest. “I’m really happy with the way we have wrestled out of the gate this year,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “I would have liked to win all of them, but we have wrestled at a good enough level to stay in the mix.” Rutgers (12-4-1) dominated opponents Boston (39-0) and Brown (35-8), but the biggest accomplishment during the streak came Jan. 16, when the Knights came from behind to tie Michigan State, 16-16, at the inaugural Spartan Duals in East Lansing, Mich. Down by three entering the final match, No. 9 heavyweight Dominick Russo stepped into the circle against Alan O’Donnell and came away with a 6-3 decision, ensuring that the streak would not be snapped. “He really didn’t do much on the mat, because if I pinned him then we would have won,” Russo said. “I hadn’t wrestled my best,

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Senior heavyweight DJ Russo, top, kept the Scarlet Knights’ streak alive with a 6-3 decision after the team entered the match against Michigan State down by three. but as a whole, we should be proud of the tie because Michigan State is a good team.” Russo also set personal bests one week prior to the clash with the Spartans, when he pinned both of his opponents in less than one minute. Against the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the Netcong, N.J., native took down opponent Judd Connell in just 40 seconds. He fol-

lowed up this performance in the next match when he pinned Army’s Ryan Cook in 47 seconds. “If it’s someone that I know I can beat then I like to go out and see if I can take them down in the first period,” he said. “The only problem with that is if you don’t pin them, then the momentum can swing their way and you might lose.” The redshirt junior now has an individual record of 22-3 on the

season with a gaudy 15-1 record in dual meets. Russo’s dominating style has begun to precede him and teams such as Harvard choose to forfeit the heavyweight bout, rather than send in a wrestler. The decision grants Rutgers six points, but leaves an aggravated Russo waiting in the wings with nobody to face of f against.

“[The forfeits] definitely bother me, especially when I know that they brought their guy with them,” he said. “I work hard to get to where I am, and I want to go out and get some sort of result for myself.” Another Knight who has impressed during the winning streak is redshirt freshman Joseph Langel. After taking over for an injured Vincent Dellefave, the Howell, N.J., native has taken the 125-pound weight class by storm, posting a perfect 6-0 record with three major decisions and one technical fall. “I’m ver y happy with how things are going and I want to keep this momentum going until the end of the year,” Langel said. Dellefave has had an injuryplagued freshman campaign, and Langel has filled the void whenever needed. “If we had this problem at any other weight class we would be in trouble, but 125 is where we are the deepest,” Goodale said. “We get reps for Vinny when he is ready, but if he goes down then Joe steps right in.” Whatever future moves are made, Langel is content with the role he plays on the team. “Vinny and I are close friends and we always help each other out. Either one of us could have won the matches that I won,” he said. “Of course I would love to always be out there wrestling, but in the end, wrestling is a team sport.” The Scarlet Knights travel to Ewing Friday for their next match against in-state rival Rider.

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Pressure, time working against Hill as losses pile up

he losses are piling up, the fan backlash is in full effect and Rutgers men’s basketball head coach Fred Hill Jr. is on the hot seat. Hill, in his fourth year at the helm of the Scarlet Knights, is 849 in Big East play and opened conference play with five straight defeats after Saturday night’s 7364 loss against South Florida. But Hill said at practice before the team faced Syracuse Jan. 13 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center that he still has a plan. “No. You have a plan, you have a vision and you never worry about it,” Hill said when asked if he was concerned that he may not get the time to execute his strategy. “I’m very fortunate to have implemented the plan. It’s something that I love to do. I come to work every day with a passion and that’s what I love doing — coaching. So we come out every day and we coach. “There’s a plan in place, there’s a vision in place. There’s no doubt in my mind that we’ll succeed and meet that plan and that vision. I never set a timetable from day one and I haven’t changed — I’ll never set a timetable. But I was real excited — and still am — about this core group of young guys as we move forward.” Hill’s plan was called into question during last season’s twowin Big East season and has come under fire again on the heels of the toughest week during his tenure. When the news broke that sophomore for ward Gregor y Echenique would transfer — one of Hill’s two main building blocks for his plan — the negativity

Fully Franko KYLE FRANKO around the program reached an all-time high. The message boards were filled with venom calling for Hill’s resignation while former player JR Inman, notorious for his Hill bashing, tore into the head coach via a message on his public Facebook profile. The fans at the RAC Jan. 13 — those not dressed in orange — voiced their displeasure with the program’s direction serenading Hill with boos. “That’s what fans do in every program across the countr y. Fans have a right to have opinions,” Hill said. “We love our fans and they’re passionate. You know what; they’ve been frustrated for 19 years. I’ve been frustrated for four. I feel it. I hear it.” Echenique’s transfer points toward a team in turmoil. Reports surfaced suggesting that his family was unhappy with the way the coaching staff handled his eye injury. He originally sustained the injury playing in an October pick-up game but did not have surgery to repair a detached retina until December. The 6-foot-9-inch, 270-pound Venezuelan was curiously absent from practices and games following his surgery, leading many to believe he was mulling a transfer.

“It wasn’t really a shock to me,” said senior center Hamady N’Diaye. “That’s really all I can say about it — it’s not a shock to me — I haven’t seen the kid for a while now. We’ve tried to speak to him and we couldn’t get in touch with him.” While some have been hesitant to talk about the turmoil, N’Diaye’s never been one to shy away from speaking his mind. Like it or not, this stuff takes its toll on a team. “We’re going through some crisis right now,” N’Diaye said after the loss to Syracuse. “There is a whole lot of words going on right now about us, the coaches, the whole team and everything. It’s hard on the team but at the same time we have to learn how to deal with it.” Including Echenique, Hill has now seen six players leave the program in his three and a half years in charge. That’s just two less than his eight Big East wins and does not bode well for a coach that came in promising Big East Championships. With Echenique departing, the rumors regarding the future of sophomore guard Mike Rosario soon followed. Hill was counting on the duo to be the foundation to turn RU basketball around, but one is gone and the other has been erratic all season, leading to reports that he’s unhappy with his current situation. Rosario didn’t speak with the media before the game against Syracuse but did talk after the game. He still declined comment on Echenique but did talk about the

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Embattled head coach Fred Hill Jr. is just 8-49 in Big East play since taking over the Rutgers men’s basketball program. mood of the team calling everybody “happy.” Still, Hill would not reveal the number of conference wins he thinks it would take to demonstrate the progress he so often talks about. “I would’ve liked to win every game,” Hill said. “Before we had a little setback here in terms of personnel I felt very comfortable that we would win games. There’s not a number in my mind — I don’t think you put a number on how to do this to show you’re doing this.”

But Hill has yet to win and with the latest setback dropping the team to 0-5 in the Big East, the heat is increasing. If things continue on this pace, Hill won’t get to see his vision fulfilled. He’s not fired yet — there’s always a possibility to turn things around — but the Grim Reaper is on standby. — Kyle Franko accepts praise and hate mail at kjfranko@eden.rutgers.edu

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WHILE YOU WERE OUT ... Echenique, Huber leave teams; Duka, Guthrie, Anzivino drafted; search for men’s soccer head coach narrows BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT

Sandwiched in the heart of a six-game losing streak to close WINTER BREAK t h e winter break, the Rutgers men’s basketball team learned of more devastating news. The program announced the transfer of sophomore forward Gregory Echenique, out for the season with an eye injur y. The 6-foot-9 St. Benedict’s Prep product settled on Missouri Valley Conference school Creighton for the remaining two-and-ahalf years of his eligibility. “It always tough when a piece of the puzzle isn’t with you,” said Rutgers head coach Fred Hill Jr. at practice the day before the Scarlet Knights faced Syracuse Jan. 13. “We certainly appreciate ever ything he did for our program and we certainly support him, but he made a personal family decision to move on.” The sudden transfer sheds light onto what was an uncomfortable absence for the Guitare, Venezuela native. Echenique was not at any games since his initial eye surger y Dec. 9 to repair a detached retina, an injury originally suffered after being poked in the eye during a pickup game in October. The original report from Rutgers said Echenique would miss at least one month, but he had a second procedure done Dec. 17 and at that time it was announced he would miss the entire season and seek a medical redshirt. Echenique followed up an impressive rookie campaign with 12.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in his seven starts before his injury.

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soccer midfielder Dilly Duka is heading to Columbus after the Crew selected the USA U-20 star with the eighth pick in the MLS SuperDraft in Philadelphia. Duka played two seasons for the Scarlet Knights but chose to forgo his junior season to participate in the U-20 World Cup which was held in Egypt this summer. In his final season at Rutgers in 2008, Duka was an All-Big East selection scoring eight goals. He finished his RU career with 10 goals and five assists. The following day, First Team All-Big East seniors Jen Anzivino and Erin Guthrie were selected in the Women’s Professional Soccer draft, also in Philadelphia. FC Gold Pride based in Long Beach, Calif., selected Guthrie, the Big East goalkeeper of the year, in the third round. The school’s all-time clean sheet leader posted a .47 goals against average this season, allowing just 10 goals in 21 games. The Philadelphia Independence selected Anzivino in the sixth round, but she was subsequently traded to defending champion Sky Blue FC.

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Rutgers men’s soccer coach was narrowed to two candidates, according to mycentraljersey.com. Monmouth coach Robert McCourt is thought to be the frontrunner after leading the Hawks to an 18-2-2 record, a ranking as high as No. 5 in the countr y and a first round NCAA Tournament victor y over Connecticut. McCourt, a Kearny, N.J., native, spent the past three

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Following surgery to repair a detatched retina, sophomore center Gregory Echenique announced his intent to transfer from the Rutgers men’s basketball program. He will continue his career at Creighton.

Junaid big in Six-game skid puts Hill on hot seat ugly win over UC Bearcats BY KYLE FRANKO

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Brittany Ray has been a household name on the Rutgers women’s basketball team so WOMEN’S BASKETBALL far this season. But with the CINCINNATI 33 way senior center Junaid RUTGERS 44 Rashidat played in her last three games, it might be a good idea to add her name to the list. Junaid scored 11 points, her third straight game in double figures and added eight rebounds as the Scarlet Knights beat Cincinnati 44-33 for their third conference win. “I’m feeling OK, I just want to win,” Junaid said. “I don’t care how many points I score as long as at the end of the day we come home with the ‘W,’ I’m happy.”

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An erratic Mike Rosario is 10-for-35 from the floor in his last two games, both Scarlet Knight losses.

The misery continued for the Rutgers men’s basketball team with its sixth consecutive loss Saturday night at MEN’S BASKETBALL the hands RUTGERS 64 of South Florida. USF 73 T h e Bulls got 20 points from Dominique Jones and led by as many as 17 in the second half, eventually winning 73-64 at the Sun Dome in Tampa. It was USF’s (11-6, 1-4 Big East) first conference win and snapped a four game losing streak. Rutgers (9-8, 0-5) never led in the game. Hamady N’Diaye, Mike Rosario, Mike Coburn and Jonathan Mitchell all had 13 points for the Scarlet Knights. Rosario came into the game averaging 16.2 points per game but continued to be erratic from the floor, shooting 4-of-14 and only 1-of6 from behind the arc. The defeat against South Florida was just the latest in a long

line of disappointments for RU over winter break. It started with a trip to Chapel Hill, N.C., for a date with defending national champion North Carolina. The Knights trailed by 17 in the second half but a Rosario floater with 2:11 remaining made it a four point game. But RU did not score the rest of the way falling 81-67 despite Rosario’s game-high 22 points. “I was feeling that [we could win the game] and when I made the runner, that’s what made me feel more intense,” Rosario said. “The atmosphere got louder and louder and louder and you love to play in games like that.” Even with the loss, there were encouraging signs heading into Big East play. But history is not on the Knights’ side when it comes to conference play. Head coach Fred Hill Jr. has just eight Big East wins in his three years and he is still searching for number nine. Against Cincinnati, RU held a five point halftime lead at home, but

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