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Christie assumes office in era of economic turmoil BY MARY DIDUCH
Service and Community,” and Christie called on the necessity to use the hard work of New Jerseyans as an example for the new administration. “You, the people, have shown us the path to change,” he said. Some of the changes Christie pledged in his speech include ending bipartisanship tactics in the legislature and increasing accountability. “To all the people of our state, whether you voted for me or not, whether we have agreed or disagreed in the past, today, I am your governor,” he said. “Young or old, Republican or Democrat, rich or poor, regardless of color or heritage, I promise you this: I will work every waking hour of every day to build a better life for every one of our citizens.” In his speech, Christie asked Senator Stephen Sweeney and Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver, both Democrats, to join him at the podium to
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Change has arrived in New Jersey, as Gov. Chris Christie took his oath of office at the Trenton War Memorial to become the 55th governor of the state — the first Republican elected to statewide office since 1997. In his inaugural address at the swearing-in ceremony, which followed a morning mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, the former U.S. attorney emphasized the state’s economic troubles, the need to work together to make a positive change and his faith in progress. “To all those with hope in their heart, with determination in their soul and a willingness to pitch in and work together, I say keep going, have faith, for today, change has arrived,” Christie said. The inaugural celebrations honored the state, as the theme was “Rebuilding New Jersey Together: Pride Through
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Gov. Chris Christie swears into office at the Trenton War Memorial, becoming New Jersey’s 55th governor and the first Republican elected into office since 1997.
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Medical marijuana law brings relief to state-approved patients
HUDDLING FOR HAITI
BY JOSHUA M. ROSENAU CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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The University comes together in a candelight vigil to raise awareness for the victims in Haiti, organized by the Haitian Association of Rutgers University. The group will hold a benefit concert on Jan. 29 in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.
As one of his last acts as governor on Monday, Jon S. Corzine signed the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (S119), legally allowing marijuana to be used as a medicine for patients with certain state-approved illnesses. But for patients like Diane Riportella, the act could have come a lot sooner. According to the bill, doctors can prescribe marijuana for the treatment of certain debilitating illnesses, among them, cancer, glaucoma and AIDS. Other chronic illnesses like wasting syndrome, chronic pain and severe nausea, seizures and muscle spasms
associated with multiple sclerosis or Crohn’s disease may also qualify for treatment. For the last two years, Riportella, of Egg Harbor Township, has been adapting to life with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Since her diagnosis, the disease has slowly robbed her muscles of their ability to function. This loss of muscle-function has led to atrophy and wasting, a process by which the body breaks down inactive muscle, absorbing it in much the same way it would food. Now bound to a wheelchair, Riportella endures chronic pain coupled with a loss of appetite, a side effect of wasting.
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New bandwidth policy renders limits obsolete BY JUSTINE D’SOUZA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Last semester, Internet users on campus risked losing their web privileges for a few days if they downloaded or uploaded more than the University’s bandwidth limit of four gigabytes a week. Now, users will no longer have to take that risk, as the University removed the limit, allowing Internet users unlimited uploading and downloading privileges. The motivation for the change rose from student feedback related to Internet suspensions, said Frank
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Reda, director of information technology for the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus. “We are implementing this based on student feedback on [a] policy that turned people’s Internet off for seven days,” Reda said. School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Ashwini Dhokte recalls losing her Internet connection after exceeding the download limit. “In a building where you can’t get wireless, I had to travel to a dif ferent place to get my work
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OPINIONS Obama’s broken promises and Haiti’s issues remain despite a large inernational relief fund. MARY CONLON
The University recently changed its maximum bandwidth policy, allowing Internet users on campus unlimited downloading and uploading, including RU Wireless users.
Women leaders gain ground in NJ politics BY COLLEEN ROACHE CORRESPONDENT
New Jersey inaugurated its first lieutenant governor, Kim Guadagno, yesterday but that was just one of a few firsts this year for women in state government. While the spotlight may be on the state’s executive branch now, women
made strides in the state’s legislature also. Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver, DEssex, took office last Tuesday to become the state’s first black female and second overall female speaker of the Assembly, while Rutgers School of LawCamden graduate Senator Barbara Buono, D-Middlesex, rose to a position as the legislative body’s majority speaker.
“To have women in such significant leadership roles really marks a change in politics in the state of New Jersey,” said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. The state now ranks 16th in the nation in terms of the percentage of
women serving in state legislature, she said. “When I think of 1776 to the year 2010, and I represent only the second woman given the opportunity to exert leadership, I think that says something very significant about our state and
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Rutgers Against Hunger fosters families in need BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO CORRESPONDENT
In a state where a growing number of people are in need, 200 families statewide received food, clothing and other essential items this holiday season as part of Rutgers Against Hunger’s “Adopta-Family” campaign. RAH worked with 13 social service agencies to identify and match families in need with University groups who would then gather supplies based on their assigned families, said RAH Coordinator Julie Sylvester. The organization doubled its original goal of 100 adopted families and ultimately benefited more than 800 collectively, Sylvester said. “There were so many families in need, it was hard for agencies to choose where to stop,”
Sylvester said. “At the same time, there was such an overwhelming response from the Rutgers community wanting to adopt families that we could not really turn them away.” Groups include students, staff and faculty throughout the University, and they were instructed to have their donations prepared by early December, she said. The Greater Br unswick Char ter School on Joyce Kilmer Avenue held a distribution event Dec. 17 that allowed a few groups to hand their donations personally to their adopted families, according to a University Media Relations press release. “It was like Christmas morning,” Sylvester said. “All the kids were bright-eyed and standing by their boxes with the Rutgers Against Hunger label
posted on them. They could not wait to get home.” Because families were required to remain anonymous,
“[There is] a great deal of camaraderie when people are working together for a charitable goal.” LESLIE FEHRENBACH Secretary of the University
most groups never met with those they were raising goods for. Members of Phi Delta Epsilon took on two families and were curious to meet the families they were sponsoring, said Roland
Howell, vice president of programming for Phi Delta Epsilon. “There were several members who said they did something similar in the past, and they got to meet the people they were donating to,” Howell said. Ultimately, he said Phi Delta Epsilon left with a good feeling knowing they helped those who were less fortunate. “We’re a medical fraternity, so everybody already has a genuine interest in helping people,” Howell said. “Everyone thought it was a pretty rewarding job.” The University Office of the Secretary was also able to adopt two families and develop even closer relationships with one another as a result of the experience, Secretary of the University Leslie Fehrenbach said. “[There is] a great deal of camaraderie when people are working together for a charitable
goal. Of course everyone was in the spirit of the holiday as well so that certainly helped,” Fehrenbach said. Sylvester hoped the “Adopt-aFamily” program was able to give students a more personal experience while doing community service. “It’s not just a cause [students] are fighting against,” Sylvester said. “It’s actually helping a family during a time when there’s not much hope in the world and in the economy turning around.” Overall, the members of RAH were pleased with the enthusiastic response from the University community, she said. “This is something real, right in our own town,” Sylvester said. “I think we gave them a little hope out of all the trials in the country today. They got to see that people do care and everyone pulls together.”
AT&T ENDOWS FUTURE SCHOLARS WITH SIX-FIGURE DONATION The University announced yesterday AT&T’s continued support of the Rutgers Future Scholars Program. Because of the program’s success, the company agreed to a $150,000 donation, nearly four times its earlier contributions, according to a University Media Relations press release.
“We are pleased to support worthwhile initiatives like the Rutgers Future Scholars Program,” AT&T New Jersey President J. Michael Schweder said in the release. “Investing in such promising students ultimately benefits everyone — the students and their families, businesses and the state.” After beginning a year ago, the program has seen great success.
“More than 80 percent of the students maintained a B average or higher in core subjects,” according to the release. This summer will mark the third class of seventh graders to be inducted into the program. “This summer we will have 600 middle and high school students on campus undergoing intensive
academic and leadership development programming,” said Aramis Gutierrez, director of Rutgers Future Scholars, according to the release. “We rely heavily on the suppor t of visionaries like AT&T and others. We are grateful for their suppor t.” — Sara Gretina
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Thousands of students and recent graduates seek jobs from nearly 200 employers at New Jersey’s largest career fair held on Jan. 7 in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.
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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.
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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 ser ved. For more information contact Maya Furman mfurman@eden.rutgers.edu.
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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.
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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 served.
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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 pm. 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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The first Leadership Breakfast meeting will take place at 7:30 a.m. in the multipurpose room of the Cook Campus Center. The Leadership Breakfast meeting provides an opportunity for Cook student leaders and staff to discuss issues such as student welfare, safety matters, transportation, housing, campus center and construction projects pertinent to Cook campus. Come with your suggestions and help maintain Cook campus.
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Love Stinks, Have a Drink of True Blood, the drink of choice on HBO’s hit series, True Blood, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cove of the Busch Campus Center. Enjoy a relaxing evening of Valentine’s crafts, chocolates and True Blood while supplies last. Single or taken, spend some time with your favorite vampires. To have your event featured on www.dailytargum.com, send University calendar items to university@dailytargum.com.
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LEADERS: Study shows women bring light to new issues continued from front access that has been denied to women,” Oliver said. Although she has only been in office for one week, the assemblywoman already has an idea of what she would like to see for the future of the state. Job creation will be among her top legislative priorities. “There are too many New Jerseyans out of work,” she said.
LIMITS: Bandwidth policy includes cap on speed continued from front done,” Dhokte said. “It af fected my studies, so that was not appreciated.” Reda said the lack of Internet suspension is an advantage of the new policy. “Students will always have access to commodity Internet,” he said. “That — to me — is the greatest advantage of what we’ve done.” He said now people will not be able to “hog bandwidth.” “A small percentage of people would hog the bandwidth and make downloading an unpleasant experience. The new plan gives equal access and consistent good Internet,” Reda said. The new arrangement involved a lot of planning, which involved piloting the program at Rutgers-Camden in December. “We put a lot of research into making these changes. … The students in Camden seemed happy,” Reda said. The change includes a cap on the rate of downloading that was not in place before. The speed for external downloads has been capped at 1.5 megabytes per second, while uploading externally is capped at 768 kilobits per second, according to Residential Networking.
“As a result of that, businesses can’t expand and grow.” Having women in top positions in government will change the focus of the legislation in New Jersey. “[Women] do bring a different perspective to the process of making policy and the process of governing,” Walsh said. “We would expect to see that these women will bring some different issues to the agenda.” CAWP research has shown that women in government tend to hold issues affecting women, children and families as priorities, Actual speed will vary based on a variety of factors, including network congestion. “I didn’t really notice it was slower, [but] I’d rather have speed but no limit,” said School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Grace Tam. Reda does not think speed is the biggest issue when it comes to student Internet use. “We have to do what’s practical for the University. We got no complaints in Camden, and [the policy] was implemented for 30 days,” Reda said. Some New Brunswick students support the new policy. “I think it’s good. I use Netflix, and whenever I’d watch a movie, I’d get an e-mail saying, ‘You’ve used half your bandwidth,’” said Tracy Br ynildsen, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. The bandwidth limit change seeks to modify that. “We know that students like watching Hulu and Netflix. Telecommunications tested that in Camden. They found results were acceptable,” Reda said. If students have suggestions, they can contact the Of fice of Information Technology at 732-445-2741. “We’re very happy to listen to students if they feel like they’re having problems with speed. I encourage you to call our help desk,” Reda said.
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T H E DA I LY TA R G U M “We are all going to be placed in a forced partnership with one another,” she said. “It’s going to force compromise, it’s going to force give-and-take.” Getting more everyday citizens involved in politics is also important to Oliver. “I would like to encourage more young people to get involved at the community level,” Oliver said. “When you don’t have full citizen participation, you have a handful of people who control, make laws and influence the destinies of everybody.”
She mentioned local government bodies and boards of education as good places for interested young people to start. Sidrah Sheikh, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said though she tries to follow politics closely and knows of many female mayors, she was unaware that women had such prominent roles in New Jersey. “I think it’s good [that women are more involved in government], but I still don’t like the fact that they don’t get that much publicity … You should hear about them more,” she said.
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New Jersey senators approve the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, which former Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed Monday as one of his last big acts of his 10-year term.
LAW: Act comes with heavy restrictions for patients continued from front Her doctors prescribed several powerful medications to help her. “At home I’ve got lorazepam, diazepam, but they knock me out and they don’t help me have an appetite,” she said. “Pot is the only thing that helps me eat and lets me be me.” Before the state Senate approved the bill Monday, Riportella had unlawfully partaken in cannabis. “I have a fatal disease,” she said. “And I will do anything it takes to live my life. If they arrest me, they’ll be responsible
for something much bigger than just me.” The legalization of marijuana is intended for private use and it still remains illegal to be used in public. New Jersey’s lawmakers fashioned the act so it would limit the legal uses of cannabis to only those who medically need it, maintaining the illegality of its use as a recreational drug. Patients must request marijuana with the guidance of a fully qualified physician and can only qualify if the disease being treated is among those approved by the Department of Health and Senior Services. “I agree with the law, because I think marijuana has definite uses as a medicine,” said Ben Schindel, a School of Arts and Sciences first-
year student. “I don’t think people should be allowed to use the drug recreationally. It’s good there is a divide between the two.” But James Flemington, a Montclair resident, supports overall legalization of marijuana. “It would save a lot of money. It would save the state from having to arrest so many people, and it would save those being arrested — normally people on the lower end of the economic spectrum — from paying fines and fees,” Flemington said. Unfortunately for Riportella, the legislative victory of the bill will not translate into a complete victory; she has fought and won the right to palliative care only. As of yet, the definite cause, cure and treatment of ALS is not known.
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CHRISTIE: Governor pledges to decrease spending continued from front shake hands as a promise to never abandon their commitment of service to the people. Christie also pledged to stop excessive spending, lower taxes and stimulate growth, as the state has the highest budget deficit per person in the nation, the highest property taxes in the nation and a high unemployment rate. “I say to the people of New Jersey, while the economic hour is dark, there are brighter days ahead,” he said. Donald Linky, a senior policy fellow at the University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics, said much of Christie’s speech relayed the dif ficult tasks before him. “[Christie] obviously is pointing toward sacrifice and toward difficult choices in terms of how the state governs itself in the next four years,” he said. “I think both nationally and in New Jersey, there’s a fairly somber mood about the status of the economy and about the ability to afford some of the government programs we’ve been accustomed to in the past.” Linky said Christie ran on a platform of fiscal conservatism and low taxes, which could prove to be troublesome for his administration. “It’s difficult with the pledge he’s made that he’s not going to increase taxes or seek other revenue-raising measures to see how he’s going to meet all his campaign promises,” Linky said, adding it is a difficult task for all new governors.
He also said it is difficult for governors to change a state’s economy drastically. Most states are affected by national and international trends. “[Governors] can signal that they’re receptive to new investment through such tools as lowering taxes and so forth, but in the larger sense, there aren’t a lot of things governors can do in terms of the economy,” Linky said. The new governor said these problems will not fix themselves overnight, as they were years in the making, but he has confidence the state has the tools and resources to rebuild. “Many have commented that our problems are large, some say that they are insurmountable. I disagree,” he said. New Jersey has one-fifth of the researchers and scientists in the nation along with some of the largest ports in the world, one of the largest airports in the nation and an extensive network of highways, giving the state more opportunities to rebuild, Christie said. The state’s diversity is also essential to growth, Christie said. It is home to mountains, beaches, cities, farms and people of every background and creed. “This diversity is our strength,” he said. Yesterday also marked a historic change, as Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, former Monmouth County Sheriff, became the first to swear into the newly created office for the state. Linky said Guadagno’s role in office will depend a lot on Christie’s interpretation on it. “She’s obviously the first person to hold that office, and to some extent, she can shape it as a model for the people who fol-
low her in the office,” he said, but typically, lieutenant governors in other states follow the lead of the governor. Lonnie Affrime, a member of the nonpartisan student political group, the Roosevelt Institute, said he thinks Christie’s speech was typical of many incoming governors and it showed Christie’s desire to differ from former Gov. Jon S. Corzine, but it did show that he cares about the state. “I don’t think anyone can fulfill all their campaign promises, but I think he’s going to try, and I think that’s going to make him stand out among other politicians today, Democrat or Republican,” said Affrime, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore Zaid Abuhouran was present at Christie’s swearingin ceremony and said the experience was once-in-a-lifetime. “You don’t get to see a governor get sworn in ever y day … You could definitely feel the enthusiasm in the room,” he said. Abuhouran said he appreciated Christie’s desire to improve education and accountability. “His speech was definitely inspirational,” Abuhouran said. “He said a lot of things that people have been hearing a lot, but he seemed to mean what he said.” Affrime said Christie has often visited the University and has support for higher education. “He’s said a lot in regards to support for education and school, and I think the economy getting better will definitely play into a more positive role and a more positive future for Rutgers as a whole,” he said.
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hen Gov. Chris Christie repeatedly uttered that change has come to New Jersey during his inauguration speech yesterday, he was not only talking about the next four years of his tenure. Another late night bill signed in the waning hours of former Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s term mandates all chain restaurants with more than 20 locations nationwide to include calorie counts on all printed menus, menu boards and drive-through window signs across the state. The bill is perhaps the last jab in what was a vicious campaign season between the former and new governor of the state. A registered dietitian must confirm that the restaurant calorie counts are accurate. Restaurant owners who fail to post the information or include false information would face fines of $50 to $100 for a first offense and $250 to $500 for subsequent offenses. Opponents of the bill claimed that it was irrelevant in curbing a rising trend in obesity and unhealthy eating in the state. But if knowledge is power, there is nothing better than the power of self-control, and understanding the food and amount of it you are putting into your body makes everyone more aware of calorie consumption. The law, which is supposed to take effect over the next year, may create apathy towards calories. New Jerseyans bombarded with hoards of calories in popular chain restaurants may begin to negate proper eating habits, when one item of food is of same or lesser value in calories. Yet the main problem with this piece of legislation is that it does not go far enough in making sure those restaurants alert their customers with proper calorie counts for each item on the menu. What makes the calories of chain restaurants more detrimental than calories from small food stores? Is Burger King really unhealthier for people than the Grease Trucks on College Avenue? In this respect a large majority of food consumption will fall through the cracks, as restaurant-goers will still play ignorant to calories in numerous locations throughout the state. Nevertheless, this piece of legislation will in a very large way help us all be more aware of what we put into out bodies. We should all be able to eat whatever we like, but we should know what exactly it is that we are consuming. This is definitely a step in the right direction and will have a significant effect on curbing obesity while promoting healthy eating throughout the entire Garden State. Chris Christie should fight for healthier eating; it will show that both the governor and the state are committed to producing healthy lifestyles.
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he “Obama nation” manipulation of the ineffihas run dry; the libciencies of today’s health eral dominance that care system and will raise almost ever y political premiums for those under 30 “expert” promised to be the years of age, by 10 to 15 pergenerational shift of our time cent, cut Medicare for milis over. When presidential lions and force all Americans candidate Barack Obama into a health insurance plan. AARON MARCUS took office, he promised A year ago, Americans America a cut in taxes, net were complacent with the spending and trade policies that would advance election of their status quo president and democratAmerican interest. In short, candidate Obama used ic leadership, today they are more aware and ready conservative rhetoric to woo a center-right nation to protect what is rightfully theirs. While the that was at odds with the liberal spending policies of onslaught of bad ideas from the Obama administraPresident George W. Bush. America voted for tion has the potential to shatter the foundation of change and boy did we get it. our nation, the election of the president may have A year later, after more than 20 approval points been the most important factor to resurge lower, more jobs lost than “saved or created,” a proAmerica’s love for freedom. Had Sen. John McCain posed $9.1 trillion deficit ceiling, a health care bill won the presidential election in 2008, his fiscal and that makes premiums more expensive and elimisocial leniency would have resulted in an abandonnates choice from the market, and ment of all center-right Americans America is fuming. The election of from the Republican Party and “All Americans President Obama woke a sleeping would have created a permanent giant, a silent majority not yet tamhiatus from liberty-related policy. have intrinsic pered with and shaken just Thomas Jefferson once said inclinations toward life, that, “Every generation needs a moments too late. In many ways, Obama can be viewed in collegiate revolution.” Today that revoliberty and the pursuit new terms as the morning-after presilution comes in the form of baldent. Similar to the way many collots and new Republican candiof happiness ...” lege students regret what they did dates. Not only in traditional conthe night before while intoxicated, servative stomping grounds like most Americans were drunk on hope and change. Florida and Kentucky but in supposed liberal At first, the United States had what seemed to be states as well, like New Jersey, Connecticut and its most eloquent, inspiring and firm leader that had Massachusetts. All over the country, Americans ever graced our bewildered earth. Nothing short of are tired of seeing politics as usual, liberal propera messiah, Obama was what the world had been ty taxes have already driven people from their waiting for after eight years of President Bush; and homes, progressive entitlement programs have finally with the help of the progressive youth, a new kept people poor and powerful teacher unions agenda took center stage. However, while our have stymied education and school choice in money and freedoms were stripped, the sleeping impoverished areas that need it most. giant grew restless. All Americans have intrinsic The new Republican Party kicked off in New inclinations toward life, liberty and the pursuit of Jersey yesterday with Chris Christie vowing to happiness — it is what separates American thought fight the power ful New Jersey Education from the rest of the world. Diversity makes democAssociation, the most dominating union in the racy thrive and when a silent majority is quiet for state. Christie will fight for state-subsidized too long, it is bound to erupt at any given time. vouchers, merit-based pay and an increase in the When Obama promised Americans that he production of charter schools. For too long the would not raise taxes on anyone making under Democrats and teachers union in New Jersey $250,000 a year, he neglected the fact that taxing have kept urban children in failed public schools, those who make more than said sum, would cause with the sole purpose of holding onto jobs for greater job loss. Obama failed to tell his loyal supinadequate teachers. It is my firm belief that parporters that taxing those “evil corporations” would ents, not government can make the best decicreate a price increase in merchandise for anyone sions for their children, and hopefully New Jersey who has ever bought an article of clothing, piece of becomes the breeding ground for exemplar y edufurniture or pretty much any item from those places cation in America. called stores. Americans were promised affordable SEE MARCUS ON PAGE 9 health care, yet the proposed plan is based solely on
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MARCUS continued from page 8 While New Jersey now has a governor ready to fight powerful unions and special interests, the United States is only 10 months away from following suit. This year will be the year that constitutional values return to the federal electorate. America tasted progressive liberalism at its finest and hated it. Everyone was looking for change, from liberals to libertarians, yet as those on the right always said, not all change is good and steering away from American values and ideology is not what our country needed. We needed a president that understood the magnitude of swearing to preserve and protect the constitution and that the government works for the people, not the other way around. Most importantly, Americans began to realize something that President Abraham Lincoln understood 150 years ago: “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” Aaron Marcus is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.
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oney can never replace anything but itself. Money cannot fill a void, cure cancer or fill a chair where someone used to sit. But it is still completely and utterly necessary for survival. As Mother Nature planned her next step, she looked into a small countr y on the west of Hispaniola — a country where its indigents live in constant struggle because of a lack of money. Perhaps Mother Nature thought deeply this time and realized that only she had the power necessary to center the attention on that country. As a result, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12 with enough force to kill more than 200,000 of its inhabitants — 200,000 empty chairs of families that perhaps did not even own a dining table. Just as men are allowed to send people to war and kill thousands for a cause, Mother
Nature seems to have claimed Many Haitians have fled to her power as well. People had to the Dominican Republic, its be sacrificed to stop the injus- neighboring countr y, where tice. And what is Mother Nature they are often treated with disbut a term used to describe respect, as are many immiear th? She is not something grants in other countries such real — she is not a person, or a as Mexicans in the United goddess or a thing — she is a States or Arabs in France. Now, term that could other wise be e-mails concerning donations called “climate.” to Haiti are pourAnd this time it ing in, and super“If the lack of took charge. markets and For decades, other retail running water and stores families in Haiti have electricity is so have been strugboxes by the gling to sur vive, entrance where important, then and it is shameful people can that it took a disthere is much more deposit them. aster of such Despite the epiwork to be done ...” center enormity for the being rest of the world close enough to to finally offer a knock over the helping hand. People gasp at poor infrastr ucture of Haiti, other matters besides the inten- after years of mistreatment, all sity of the earthquake on televi- eyes in the Dominican Republic sion. They gasp at the mention were finally opened because of the lack of electricity and they too were shaken by the water in Haiti; people gasp at earthquake. This infrastructure the mention of the lack of tele- was as weak as a table held up phone lines; they gasp at things by only three legs: hope, love that could have been helped and culture — the missing leg long ago. was integrity. Integrity has
been missing from its government due to corruption. The country is currently drowning in a sea of tears for the thousands of lives that were lost in order to turn all eyes on Haiti. After this disastrous and horrifying event, the country will probably never be the same. After Haitians lost so much, millions of donations are finally being sent in from all over the world. Hopefully these donations will reach their destination. Nonetheless, it is still maddening that people in the news are so upset about things that could have been prevented. If the lack of running water and electricity is so important, then there is much more work to be done, since many countries in the world suffer from these same conditions. But unfortunately, their aid may never come if a natural disaster does not take place. Unless of course, these countries find out that they have oil. Amanda Alcantara is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in journalism and media studies.
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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Listen to what others say. Their ideas are on target now. Share the task of revising plans and make sure that family members agree. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — Go your own way. Don't let anyone persuade you otherwise. If you can work independently you'll get 10 times more done, and results will be far more creative. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — You don't have as much energy today. Stick to welltraveled pathways and postpone action on original ideas. A friend invites you out for supper. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Independence counts for a lot today. Move your ideas forward and plan a new initiative as well. Balance your checkbook. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Whistle while you work, but not too loudly. Others may do better with silence. Don't stifle your happiness, though. It's good for them. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5 — Even though you want to go off by yourself, logic suggests dealing with responsibilities first. Devise a plan to be at home as early as possible.
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PROGRAM: Rutgers face off vs. No. 4 Villanova continued from back Yet it’s not just Reynolds that can hurt you. They have four other players averaging in double figures. The Wildcats average 84.6 points per game average. RU only scores 67.5 points per game. But all that can go out the window in the Big East. Two seasons ago the Knights found themselves in a similar position — winless in conference play against a ranked Villanova team. RU won that game 80-68 and followed it up with a win at 13thranked Pittsburgh a few days later. “I do [see similarities] but I think we’re a better team too,” said senior center Hamady N’Diaye, who leads the Big East
in blocks with 4.76 per game. “It’s an opportunity we can’t let go. We’ve let two or three go earlier and this is an opportunity for us to come back strong and show what we really are about.” Still, N’Diaye said it is frustrating to lose the same way ever y time — committing turnovers and falling into a big hole only to come back but run out of gas. But Hill said he’s not worried. He has been down this road before — with tonight’s opponent. “I think what impresses me more than anything is that they have a winning attitude. They have a winning culture,” Hill said. “That wasn’t there nine years ago, and I know because I was part of it when Jay took over, and it took us some time to change that culture. Once it happened, you capitalize on that and keep it going.”
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perfect Big East record intact Sunday after ending a four-game losing streak to No. 11 Georgetown. The Wildcats can attribute the victory to Maalik Wayns’ eightfor-eight performance from the free-throw line in the game’s final 36 seconds and Scottie Reynolds’ 27-point performance. Greg Monroe notched a double-double with 29 points and 16 rebounds for the Hoyas, who were able to tie the game twice, but were unable to take the lead.
SYRACUSE TOOK ITS fourth road win in conference play from Notre Dame with an 84-71 victory Monday at Purcell Pavilion. The Orange improve to 18-1 overall and 5-1 in Big East play with the victor y, with Wesley Johnson contributing 22 points and eight rebounds. Andy Rautins followed suit with 21 points of his own. Notre Dame fell to the .500 mark in the Big East at 3-3. Despite Luke Harangody and Tim Abromaitis working around the clock to contribute 57 points between them, the rest of the Irish only managed 14 points. THE NO. 1 CONNECTICUT women’s basketball team won
BREAK: Scarlet Knights prepping for Championships continued from back Competing for the first time in five weeks, only several narrow defeats separated the Knights from upending a Maryland team (7-1, 3-1) that garnered votes in the CSCAA Women’s Swimming top-25 poll. The closest call came in the 100-yard backstroke, where Maryland’s Annie Fittin touched the wall .02 seconds in front of RU’s senior captain Cat Whetstone. Whetstone also took second in the 200-yard backstroke, while classmate Kimberly Case was the runner-up in the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle. The Knights were also tantalizingly close in the 200-yard medley relay, coming up .10 seconds shy of besting Mar yland’s A-squad.
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Scottie Reynolds returned to Villanova for his senior year after testing the NBA waters. He averages 19.2 points per game. its 56th straight game with a 7046 drubbing of No. 3 Notre Dame Saturday with Maya Moore contributing 20 points to the Huskies. The Huskies are 18-0 overall this year and 5-0 in Big East play. The game established just how large the jump is between UConn and the rest of the league.
“The gap is huge,’’ Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said. “I think that they are on a mission to prove that gap is wider and wider with ever y game. They’ve had their way with the top 10. Even Stanford. They are the best team in the country, no question about it.” The Huskies won every game of their streak by double digits.
“It [the undefeated dual-meet season] was definitely a goal that would have been nice to achieve but it wasn’t something we really talked about until that week,” said head coach Chuck Warner. “It’s certainly not something that we walked away [from] and felt really disappointed. I’m very optimistic about where we’re headed.” One reason for that outlook was the performance of redshirt freshman Taylor Zafir. Mostly quiet in the season’s opening events while recovering from the injury that sidelined her a year ago, Zafir enjoyed what Warner characterized as a ‘break-out’ showing. Zafir notched top honors in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke with respective times of 1:05.78 and 2:19.77. “To see her back in the pool swimming well is really motivating and exciting and I’m just really happy for her,” Longacre said.
Longacre placed third in the 100-yard backstroke, behind Zafir and freshman Jessica Simunek, as the trio swept the event. Senior captain Erin Saunders and freshman Brittney Kuras distinguished themselves once again. Saunders won the 1-meter dive and finished second in the 2meter dive, and Kuras continued her stellar first year with a victory in the 200-yard individual medley and a runner-up nod in the 100yard freestyle. Next up for the Knights is this weekend’s Swimming World Magazine College Conference Carnival. RU plays host to an impressive field featuring 10thranked Minnesota, along with Richmond, Maryland-Baltimore County, Rider and Central Connecticut State. Competition begins Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the RU Aquatic Center and resumes Saturday night.
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Midlands serve as barometer for NCAAs BY ALEX JANKOWSKI CORRESPONDENT
To be the best you have to beat the best. This is a message the Rutgers wrestling team heard all season long from WRESTLING h e a d coach Scott Goodale, and so during the winter break, six Knights took part in Midlands, a tournament in Chicago that showcases some of the premier wrestlers in the country. The team finished in 15th place, a superb showing for the amount of representation that they had. “We like to look at Midlands like a warm up for the national championships,” Goodale said. “Our guys were out there against the best in the country and we got out of it what we wanted.” Juniors Billy Ashnault and Dominick Russo placed eighth in their respective brackets, and sophomore Trevor Melde also reached the second day of competition. Junior transfer Dar yl Cocozzo and sophomore Greg Zannetti also competed for the Knights. Sophomore standout Scott Winston also made the trip up for the contest, having received a bid by placing in the tournament last year. Unfortunately for the Jackson High School alumnus, he separated his shoulder and was forced to forfeit after his first match. “He will be back to 100 percent next week,” Goodale said. “The good news is that he is redshirting this year so there is no need to rush him back.” Russo went 3-3 in the tournament with all three of his victories coming via pinfall. All three of his defeats came at the hands of higher ranked heavyweights. “It was great to be out there and hopefully we can bring the
GUNS: Savage, Sanu go long way in replacing Brown continued from back should react and do all those things without the time crunch of a game coming Saturday,” said head coach Greg Schiano on Savage’s transition to his sophomore season. “You know, you have to rep things in your mind, when they do this, I have to make this check and things like that. But now it is just sit down and understand. I think that is critical for him.” Sanu, who moved to the offensive side of the ball after beginning the spring as a safety, emerged as a dual threat as a receiver and rusher. He finished the season with 639 yards and three touchdowns through the air and 346 yards and five touchdowns on the ground. “He’s a great player,” said senior wide receiver Tim Brown. “I can’t wait to see him do his thing. He’s a tough freshman. That’s what I like about him. He’s tough.” The only question for Sanu moving forward is what exactly his role is during the rest of his time at RU. Sanu already showed that he can be effective as a receiver, runner, passer or even on defense. He was second on the team in both rushing and receiving and, with the loss of two quarterbacks, Sanu’s role in the ‘Wild Knight’ formation has the potential to expand even further.
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he Rutgers men’s golf team inked standouts Dillon Corbo and Jonathan Renza to National Letters of Intent yesterday, said head coach Maura Ballard. Corbo, a Montvale, N.J., native, was the 2006 and 2007 NJPGA Junior Player of the Year and a three-time conference honoree in high school. Renza was a runner up in the 2009 CHSAA State Championship in his home state of New York and was named the 2008 Met PGA Junior Player of the Year. “They are both well-rounded student-athletes who have not only excelled [in] golf, but in ice hockey as well,” Ballard said in a statement. “We are thrilled to have recruited a great combination of talent and chemistry.”
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Junior Billy Ashnault, left, placed eighth at Midlands in Chicago, losing in the quarterfinals and was one of three Knights to make it to the second day. He boasts a 19-5 record this season. whole team back with us next year,” he said. The idea of taking the whole squad next year is a goal coach Goodale would like to attain also. “Anybody who places in the previous year’s tournament automatically gets an invite back,” he said. “For the whole team to get an invite we have to prove that we are worthy.” For those who did not participate this year, it is important for them to see that this tournament is the step in the right direction
“It doesn’t matter,” Sanu said on his future role with the team. “I feel like I could do anything so whatever the coaches think is best for me to help the team.” Though Sanu stole the show this season as far as true freshmen receivers are concerned, the late emergence of Mark Harrison at the same position has the potential to go a long way in replacing the lost firepower of Brown and tight end Shamar Graves. Harrison prepared as a starter throughout bowl week in case Brown’s lingering ankle injury kept him out of action and he came through with two catches for 15 yards in the game. He finished his true freshman campaign with five catches for 83 yards and a touchdown. “He didn’t play until the later part in the year so [the fans] didn’t get to see the same Mark Harrison that we saw,” Savage said. “He’s a big kid with speed and he’s going to be a great receiver.” Knight Note: Schiano announced the early enrollment of three offensive linemen yesterday for the upcoming season. Betim Bujari, Matt McBride and Frank Quartucci enrolled in classes yesterday and are all expected to par ticipate in spring practice. McBride played at Hofstra last season, but transferred to Rutgers after the Pride closed their football program.
toward becoming a national champion, Russo said. “It’s a great way to face talented wrestlers and it gives them something else to shoot for,” he said. “Everyone knows that this is a very prestigious tournament.” The five wrestlers on this year’s roster who made the trip out to Chicago have returned with new experiences and are ser ving as a backbone for a team that has reeled of f eight straight matches without a loss.
Next on the schedule is instate rival Rider, a team the Knights narrowly defeated, 18-16, last year in the confines of the Louis Brown Athletic Center. This time around the contest will be held in a hostile environment at the Alumni Gymnasium on the Rider campus. “We are expecting about 2,000 people to show up for this match up,” Goodale said. “This match will go a long way toward our instate recruiting so you better believe we will be ready.”
PROJECTED SPRING DEPTH CHART POS. WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
FIRST TEAM So. Mohamed Sanu Jr. Des. Stapleton Jr. Desmond Wynn Jr. Caleb Ruch Sr. Howard Barbieri Jr. Art Forst So. D.C. Jefferson So. Mark Harrison So. Tom Savage Jr. Joe Martinek R-Fr. Robert Joseph
SECOND TEAM Sr. Julian Hayes Jr. Devon Watkis Sr. Marlon Romulus Jr. Matt Hardison Sr. Mo Lange R-Fr. Matt McBride R-Fr. Paul Carrezola So. Timothy Wright So. Steve Shimko Jr. Jourdan Brooks Sr. Edmond Laryea
POS. DE DT DT DE OLB MLB OLB CB FS SS CB
FIRST TEAM Sr. Alex Silvestro So. Scott Vallone Sr. Charlie Noonan Sr. Jonathan Freeny So. St. Beauharnais Sr. Jim Dumont Sr. Antonio Lowery Jr. David Rowe So. Khaseem Greene Sr. Joe Lefeged So. Brandon Jones
SECOND TEAM Jr. Justin Francis Jr. Eric LeGrand R-Fr. Antwan Lowery R-Fr. Andre Civil So. M. Witherspoon So. Ka’lial Glaud Jr. Manny Abreu Sr. Brandon Bing Jr. Pat Kivlehan So. Duron Harmon R-Fr. Darrell Givens
Associate Sports Editor and Football Beat Writer Sam Hellman determined the positional breakdown for start of spring camp.
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of the women’s basketball program over winter break, former Rutgers freshman foward Christine Huber selected Northeastern as her destination. Huber will not be eligble to play until the spring semester in 2011 due to NCAA transfer regulations.
THE RUTGERS FIELD hockey team added a new assistant coach to its ranks over break with the hiring of Ocean, N.J., native Meredith Long. Long was an assistant at Towson this past spring and worked in the same capacity for three seasons prior at Vermont. A standout collegiate player, Long aided Maryland to three straight NCAA Final Fours, including a National Championship in 2005. THE
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Hill attempts to mirror Wright’s program BY KYLE FRANKO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
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Prior to taking over the Rutgers men’s basketball program, Fred Hill Jr. spent four years as an assistant under Villanova head coach Jay Wright. During his time under Wright, the Wildcats returned to prominence reaching the Sweet 16 in their fourth year together.
You can only push a boulder two ways — either up the hill or down it. That’s the way MEN’S BASKETBALL Rutgers men’s basketball head coach VILLANOVA AT Fred Hill Jr. sees it, RUTGERS, and there lies the TONIGHT, 8 P.M. difference between the Scarlet Knights and tonight’s opponent Villanova. RU (9-8, 0-5) is struggling. The Knights are winless in the Big East and losers of six straight. The Wildcats (16-1, 5-0) are not. They are unbeaten in the conference and ranked No. 4 in the country. But it wasn’t always that way for Villanova. Hill served as an assistant under ’Nova head coach Jay Wright from 2001-05, a period where the ’Cats returned to national prominence. Hill talked about his fourth year at the school, when the likes of Randy Foye, Allan Ray, Mike Nardi and Curtis Sumpter finally broke through and made the NCAA Tournament. “That took time to change the culture,” Hill said about his time on the Main Line. “You had a nice combination and then you build on that and you have to change the culture. We have to change the culture and I think our guys have done a good job at that, but now we have to get some wins. Once that happens, it snowballs the other way.” It won’t be easy to get that boulder rolling down the hill tonight. Villanova is loaded with guards, led by the dynamic Scottie Reynolds, the Big East’s fourth-highest scorer with 19.3 points per game. “You look at Scottie Reynolds and he makes every big play that needs to be made, including getting them to the Final Four last year,” Hill said about the conference’s reigning Player of the Week. “If you saw the play he made against Marquette [Jan. 2], that’s just a great player, that’s a veteran that has unbelievable confidence.”
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Young guns help offense in offseason Active break prepares RU for Big East Championships
BY SAM HELLMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The 45-24 win over Central Florida in the St. Petersburg Bowl marked the end FOOTBALL for Tim Brown, one of the most explosive players in the Rutgers football team’s 140-year history. But if the play of two offensive true freshmen was any indication, the Scarlet Knights’ offense has plenty of explosion left in the tank for the next three seasons. Just ask Tom Savage. “It’s going to be a tough three years for our other opponents with that kid in the backfield or wherever he is,” the true freshman quarterback said of his classmate, Mohamed Sanu. Savage and Sanu, a wide receiver and specialist in the ‘Wild Knight’ package, combined for career-best performances in the win, giving what RU fans hope to be a glimpse of a bright future. Savage threw for a career-high 294 yards to go along with two touchdowns and a completion percentage of 52 percent. Sanu also had the best statistical performance of his career, totaling 17 touches for 138 yards and three touchdowns. Sanu, who the media voted as the Most Outstanding Player, ran for two of his three touchdowns out of the ‘Wild Knight’ formation behind powerful blocks by NFL-bound left tackle Anthony Davis. “I’m excited for the future,” Savage said. “It’s a good jumpstart for 2010.”
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Quarterback Tom Savage (7) shattered nearly every Rutgers record for a true freshman passer, finishing the season with 2,211 passing yards and 14 touchdowns. Savage finished his true freshman season “I think the one thing that Tom will want with 2,221 passing yards, 14 touchdowns and to do is get in and study the tape with [quarseven interceptions in 11 starts. The Cardinal terbacks coach Kirk Ciarrocca] and really O’Hara (Pa.) product collected a wide array of understand what defenses are doing, how he Freshman All-America honors including mention SEE GUNS ON PAGE 15 in the Football Writers Association of America.
With the Big East Championships less than a month away, the Rutgers swimming and diving team is hard at work in hopes of improving on last seaSWIMMING son’s fourth-place finish. After some time off, the Scarlet Knights amped up their training regimen with numerous double sessions and weight training after the New Year. While their efforts did not yield a victory over Maryland in the break’s lone meet, the Knights enter the home stretch of the season brimming with confidence. “A lot of people really started stepping up and doing great times in practice,” said senior Shayna Longacre, who competes in the breaststroke. “Having this time off [from classes] over the last three weeks has been fabulous training-wise.” The 159-127 loss at the hands of the Terrapins denied RU (4-1, 3-0) its first undefeated dual meet season in 25 years.
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