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The Rutgers women’s basketball team faces the fearsome Connecticut Huskies tonight at the XL Center. No. 1 UConn has not lost a regular season game since 2008 against the Knights.

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Proposed ‘RAC renaissance’ to enhance subpar facilities BY MATTHEW STEIN SPORTS EDITOR

The expansion of Rutgers Stadium took its fair share of criticisms, but the increased attendance numbers and revenue headed toward the athletic depar tment and the University placed added incentive for Athletic Director Tim Pernetti to move for ward with another new expansion. Citing years of hindrance on athletic practices, offices and the general need for an upgrade, Pernetti said a development for the 31-year-old Louis Brown Athletic Center on Livingston campus is in the works.

The everyday host of athletic department offices, practice facilities and locker rooms for a number of athletic teams and the site of men and women’s basketball games, Pernetti is referring to the improvements — centered around a new basketball practice facility — as the “renaissance of the RAC.” “We live in an event-driven market, and it’s important that one of our goals in this project remains to create more of an event and an experience than just a game,” Pernetti said. The expansion is still in its infant stages. Pernetti said the final designs have not yet been determined,

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The Louis Brown Athletic Center on Livingston campus is in the planning stage for a possible upgrade that would include a new scoreboard, new hardwood floors, more general and club seats, luxury boxes and a dining facility. The project is expected to take about two years to complete.

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U. cooks up recognition for honorary figure BY COLLEEN ROACHE

PENDULUM Students weigh in on their views about the legalization of medical marijuana.

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Few people have the opportunity to have a 192nd birthday celebration — George H. Cook is one of them. Students honored Cook, whose birthday was earlier this month, yesterday afternoon in the G.H. Cook Room of the Cook Campus Center. A presentation on Cook’s life and achievements, a

speech by a guest speaker and a cake were all part of the event, which was organized by the SEBS/Cook Council. “For himself, he asked only the privilege of doing his work and doing it to the best of his ability,” said Guest Speaker Jean Wilson Sidar in a speech commemorating the campus’ namesake. Sidar, author of “George Hammell Cook: A Life in Agriculture and Geology,” wrote the biography after the New Jersey Agricultural Association requested

someone at the University do so as a doctoral dissertation. She had not planned on writing the book, which is based on first-hand accounts from Cook, but she has no regrets. “I became interested in Cook, and I was so glad that I had,” the New Jersey College for Women alumna said. “He really is a remarkable man. … Everything he did, he did so well.”

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Report recommends rebuilding education structure BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

Gov. Chris Christie’s administration issued a transition report on education Friday, offering a peek at its dreams to renew support for higher education by developing a new funding structure and dismantling regulations the subcommittee believes are obsolete or ineffective. All higher education institutions in the state are underfunded — some grossly underfunded — according to the report prepared by a subcommittee Christie appointed. Given the state’s bottom-of-thenation ranking in funding changes for

higher education over the last several years, more funding for operating support would be a positive step, the report states. “N.J. loses about 30,000 students a year and imports only about 3,600 students. New York State, by comparison, with a population more than twice that of N.J., loses about 27,000 students, but it also imports more than 27,000,” according to the report. New Jersey’s net out-migration of college students is the highest in the nation, according to the report. School of Arts and Sciences junior Diana Won said students might leave the state because they have been

accepted to a school in another state because of their performance in one of New Jersey’s high schools. “People tend to have the most capital in New Jersey, and we also have a great public education system, in terms of high school education,” Won said. “We have some of the best students in the country, and they tend to want to leave. Rutgers is a great university, but it doesn’t have very much prestige in our state.” After meeting with the executive board of the N.J. College Presidents’ Council Dec. 14 at the University, Christie renewed his campaign promise to increase state investment in higher education but cautioned that

the state’s $8 billion budget deficit may stop that from happening this year, according to NJ.com. School of Arts and Sciences junior Fierz Ali said he would believe the pledge for support when he sees it. “Ever ybody always says they’re going to do it, but it’s one thing to say you’re going to do it and another to actually do it,” Ali said. Ali said he hopes Christie follows through. “I think education should be one of the first places you allocate money to,” he said.

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Today is the last day to add classes for the Spring 2010 semester.

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GREEN students energize Costa Rica with pilot program BY SHANE BRENNAN STAFF WRITER

The dreams of the Global Renewable Energy Education Network Team transformed into reality over winter break when its renewable energy program in Costa Rica launched its pilot session. Students landed at the San Jose airport Jan. 5 and spent 12 days learning and applying renewable energy ideas, enjoying the environment and giving back to the locals. “Despite having busy days learning different types of energy sources, we would go out and take on adventures which dealt [with] what we learned,” said Melissa Lee, one of the three founders of the GREEN Team. “For example, for geothermal energy, we went to the hot springs near the hotel.”

Ben Lapidus, another team founder, said the Costa Rican natives were also part of the experience. “The locals were so interested in what we were doing, and the dif ferent adventures that we went on really offered a different environment that no classroom could create,” said Lapidus, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. The trip allowed students to give back to the local community, Lee said. “We were able to give back to them by developing a rain collection system for a poverty stricken family,” said Lee, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “We left a lasting impression in Costa Rica, and helping out the locals was our favorite part.” The program concluded with presentations by pairs of students who reflected on what they

learned and how to incorporate their ideas back home. Overall, the pilot session received positive feedback from the 15 students who traveled.

“We left a lasting impression in Costa Rica, and helping out the locals was our favorite part.” MELISSA LEE GREEN Team co-founder

School of Arts and Sciences junior Dinesh Rai was glad she took the opportunity to learn and volunteer abroad.

“It definitely is a lot more fun than book learning. I would not be so motivated to learn more on my own if it was in a traditional classroom setting,” Rai said. “Looking at everything was awesome. The people, culture and country were amazing.” School of Arts and Sciences junior Krista Bono said one particular activity, The Capstone Project, put what she had learned into action. “It helped us see things in different perspectives and really think about what we experienced over the past couple of days,” Bono said. The program also enabled students to earn three credits. “Costa Rica was amazing, and the program allowed me to learn much more than I would have been able to because it was hands-on and more beneficial than a classroom,” said Brady

Halligan, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. The GREEN Team was created based on three pillars, founder Mike Naumov said. “Education, adventure and culture is what this program is all about,” said Naumov, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. The trip’s itinerary was set up so the students could experience all three aspects, Lee said. Lapidus is optimistic of the program’s future because of its popularity and the recent awareness for environmental protection. “[Going] green is becoming a big trend. There are going to be a lot of job opportunities opening up for all majors,” Lapidus said. “Our goal is to create a program which will harvest awareness and teach students the major impact it will have.”

GEOLOGY MUSEUM TO HOLD 42ND ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE The University Geology Museum holds its 42nd annual open house featuring four general-interest presentations Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Scott Hall Room 123 on the College Avenue campus. The lectures, given by University faculty, features details on contemporary research projects such as the Scarlet Knight’s Trans-Atlantic Challenge, which sent the first underwater glider across the

Atlantic Ocean, according to a University press release. The glider cruised into the port of Baiona, Spain Dec. 9 after launching April 27 from Atlantic City. Additional presentations will be held in Geology Hall at 85 Somerset St. “Educators who attend the museum’s presentations can receive credit toward their professional development requirements,” according to the release.

Hands-on activities for children will be held in Room 115 and the second floor of the Geology Museum. Other activities include a mineral sale in Room 135 along with a rock and mineral identification program where participants can bring their own samples for examination. “The Rutgers Geology Museum Open House was started in 1968 as

part of the museum’s efforts to make the earth sciences accessible to students, scholars and the public,” according to release. For more information contact Geology Museum Associate Director Lauren Neitzke at lneitzke@rci.rutgers.edu or 732-932-7243. — Kristine Rosette Enerio

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FIGURE: Cook credited for land-grant institution status continued from front Cook Campus Dean Rick Ludescher said the University would not be the same without Cook’s influence. “What’s so impressive about him is the quality he brought to everything he did,” Ludescher said. “If you sit down and say,

‘What important people have there been in the history of Rutgers University?’ George H. Cook may be perhaps the most important.” Cook remains a respectable figure because of his natural ability and his dedication to hard work, Ludescher said. He served as the state geologist, and his land survey became a model for the United States Geological Survey. The University’s status as a land-grant institution is due to Cook’s efforts, Ludescher said.

U NIVERSITY Cook pushed for the University to be included under the Morrill Act of 1862, which helped provide funding for public colleges that focused on the agricultural and mechanical arts, according to the Department of State Web site. The foundation of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and the purchase of the Neilson Farm, now known as Cook campus, are also among Cook’s contributions to the University, Ludescher said.

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T H E DA I LY TA R G U M Daniel Clark, the parliamentarian and internal affairs chair for the council, proposed the idea for the celebration in October. “I was thinking that it would be really nice if we had something to celebrate the life of George H. Cook, especially because the school is no longer [called] Cook College,” Clark said. “I think it’s important that people are reminded of the amazing contributions that he really did give Rutgers on a whole.”

Clark, a Cook College senior, said he knew a lot about Cook — like his mapping of greens and marl deposits — which he learned from pledging Alpha Zeta, the Cook College honors/ser vice fraternity, as students who pledge are required to know facts about Cook’s life. Clark said he wants to ensure such knowledge is also passed on to students who are not members of the organization.

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develop a rational funding structure for future operating support. The administration could determine appropriations based on national comparative data related to costs, enrollments, measures of quality, differing costs of undergraduate and graduate programs, student success factors, state program and investment priorities. Low-state operating support has shifted the cost of higher education to students and their families as a user tax, giving New Jersey one of the highest public tuitions in the country, according to the report. The state has invested large sums in financial aid to assist students in paying those high tuitions. Financial aid programs should be routinely examined to guarantee that they are based on clear policy objectives, according to the report, which also commends the Tuition Aid Grant and Educational Opportunity Fund programs. University College senior Dipen Nayak, who lives off campus, said the N.J. TAG took a sizable bite out of his semester bill. “I ended up paying $100 this semester for tuition,” Nyack said. “Even if I didn’t get the Pell Grant, I still would have been able to attend.” The report recommends amending NJ STARS and NJ STARS II — state programs that provide a free college education to approved college students who attend a community college for two years and then transfer to any state school — into a single, less costly program. The new program would provide a flat grant of about $4,000 to $5,000 a year toward tuition at any accredited two-year or fouryear, public or private college in the state, for up to a maximum of four years, to students in the top 2 to 5 percent of each high school’s graduating class.

one of highest public tuitions continued from front School of Arts and Sciences junior Jeff Thompson said if he were governor, he would encourage the University to raise its admissions standards. “If you’re more selective, then you’re seen as less of a safety school. You would get better students, and new students would be likely to come here,” Thompson said. The current condition of higher education in New Jersey can be traced to state abandonment of support for the facilities of its public campuses, a lack of any rational basis for operating appropriations, the quirks of financial aid policies and an environment of overregulation and dysfunctional government processes, according to the report. The problems seep into the state, interfering with the development of a first-rate, homegrown workforce and diminishing schools’ ability to draw external funding to the state, according to the report. This sends billions of education dollars to competitor states and limits the state’s ability to provide accessible, affordable, high-quality higher education opportunities to its citizens. The report recommends immediate action and collaboration with the higher education community and the legislature to prepare a long-term plan to support the capital facilities development of the state’s higher education institutions. State institutions are among the most leveraged in the country due to the state’s virtual elimination of capital support over the last 20 years. The report suggests the new administration take the initiative to

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CALENDAR JANUARY

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 An Israel-Palestine talk and discussion led by Professor Emeritus Richard Quaintance will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the AAUP-AFT Conference Room on 11 Stone St., off College Avenue. All are welcome to attend. Those interested in a pizza luncheon RSVP to Denise Borusewicz at deniseb@rutgersaaup.org or call 732-964-1000, ext. 15.

The Daily Targum will hold a writer’s meeting for current and prospective news writers at 9 p.m. in the S-Lounge on the 4th floor of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. They will assign stories and answer questions about writing articles. No previous writing experience is required, and anyone interested is welcome to attend. The Rutgers University Programming Association presents “Comic Open Mic Knight” in The Cove at the Busch Campus Center. The event begins at 8 p.m. for all those looking to laugh or make others laugh.

Sponsored by Rutgers University Student Life, the “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 showstopping number to ruprograms@gmail.com. Include your name, song and indicate 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 mini pies and cheesecakes of all varieties courtesy of New Brunswick’s own Mr. Tod’s Pie Factory and learn all about his pie-making process during this event, sponsored by Rutgers University Student Life. Supplies are limited — first come, first served.

Welcome to the first “Responsible Drinking Happy Hour!” This event will take place from 4-7 p.m. at the Cook Campus Center Cafe and Merle V. Adams Room. “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 free food, music, fun and company. Meet old friends and make new ones. As usual, don’t forget to bring your friends and IDs.

To have your event featured on www.dailytargum.com, send University calendar items to university@dailytargum.com.

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OBAMA TO ADDRESS ERA OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY President Barack Obama will take center stage tomorrow as he delivers his annual State of the Union address to Congress in Washington D.C. Taking place in the House of Representatives chamber, the president is expected to address a variety of issues ranging from financial regulation, health care and the high unemployment rate, said University professor and presidential historian David Greenberg, according to a University Media Relations article. Greenberg said the speech would most likely touch on several different issues, because Obama has assumed office in an era with many economic issues. “Obama is addressing the country at a time when he’s in some political trouble and when a large part of his agenda is incomplete,” he said. People should also expect to hear more about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and foreign policy issues, Greenberg said. “Look for a long speech in which the president tries to cover all the policy issues but in which he also tries to insert his trademark,” he said. — Ariel Nagi

Pernetti said a lot of the funding for the project would come private donations, whether to enhance space for 19 sports from from individuals or corporations. “Further, we plan to fund the continued from front project with incremental revenue and the governing bodies have not that will be generated from the approved anything. sale of premium club seating and “It’s critical that we have a dining, much like has been done vision to share with prospective at Rutgers Stadium with our student-athletes, donors and our Stadium Club,” he said. fans and alumni in order to Though student and alumni achieve this project in reality and response to the Rutgers Stadium to generate the excitement that initiative was mixed, the general we will,” Pernetti said. consensus among football playWhile the project will ers and coaches — especially improve the on-cour t experihead football coach Greg Schiano ence during University basket— has been overwhelmingly posball games — a new hardwood itive. Schiano often referenced floor, scoreboard, an undishis dreams of a third deck during closed amount of new general football practices in the fall. seating and club seats, luxury That not only helped Pernetti’s boxes and dining decision to go are just the tip of forth with this the iceberg, similar proposi“Many have come Pernetti said. tion, but he said to meet with us to Long practicing the approval in subpar amenifrom the coachdiscuss how they ties and dealing es of the 19 can assist ... to make teams the RAC with older training rooms and weight expansion this important facilities, the would directly majority of affect has been project a reality.” University athletic through the TIM PERNETTI teams would see roof. Athletic Director upgrades to their “ W e ’ v e everyday routines. talked to our “We’re still in coaches, and the early phase of design, but the reaction has been 100 perthe project will entail an overall cent positive,” Pernetti said. renaissance of the RAC, includ“Many have come to meet with ing the improvement of the lockus to discuss how they can assist er rooms, training rooms, in the process of raising the priweight rooms and facilities vate funds necessary to make space for 19 of our 24 sports at this important project a reality.” Rutgers,” Pernetti said, adding Should the expansion of the that talk of a new sports hall of RAC come to fruition, some fame and retail space is being obstacles Pernetti will have to contemplated. face includes the men’s basketThe two biggest issues with ball team’s winless record in the this project lie in timing and fundBig East and a fourth consecutive ing, he said. losing season on the horizon. Pernetti said such an overSchool of Arts and Sciences ture on the RAC has been in his junior Adam Lester said the mind since Februar y when upgrade might be unnecessar y University President Richard L. if the teams are not playing McCormick offered him the well anyway. opportunity to become athletic “As long as the money is comdirector for the University. ing from private donors, then Pernetti’s initial estimates did fine,” Lester said. “But … do we not outline a cost, though he really need more seats? And is expects two years worth of work the team going to play better to complete the project. The RAC because of this expansion? The would remain fully operational answer is no to both, so I think during construction. it’s kind of unnecessary.” “We are still in the process of Rutgers men’s basketball design and as part of that we are head coach Fred Hill Jr. said the evaluating the costs of the projrisk is part of having a program ect,” Pernetti said. “We won’t get and building a plan. into any discussion of a timeline “That’s what having a vision at this point.” and a plan is all about. It’s McCormick signed off on the never easy,” Hill said. “Usually job under one major condition — good things in life are never that the private funding and facileasy. You have to stick with it ity-earned revenue outweigh the and stick with your plan and total cost. move for ward.”

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How do you feel about the legalization of medical marijuana in New Jersey?

ARTHUR BATH SAS JUNIOR “It would be fine, because I think marijuana is a lot less dangerous than [alcohol]. It can help with chemotherapy patients … I don’t really have any reasons to be against it.”

RUBY ANTEBI — SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES JUNIOR

BY THE NUMBERS Courtesy of procon.org

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The year The Final Report of Canada’s Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs (the Le Dain Commission) was released, which recommends decriminalization of the personal use of marijuana

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The number of acres of marijuana, including a placebo with virtually no THC, the University of Mississippi grows for U.S. government-approved research during a high-demand year

The number of states that have legalized medical marijuana

CAMPUS TALK

“I feel that it could definitely benefit the government with a lot of money and it could benefit our society because a lot of people won’t be getting in as much trouble dealing and hiding it from their fellow civilians.”

BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO/ PHOTOS BY LAUREN CARUSO

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CARLO DE LA RAMA SAS JUNIOR “I am very anti-drugs so I feel that it is not necessary to legalize it because there are many other ways and remedies … to tackle whatever health problems a person may need that can be supposedly resolved from medical marijuana.”

KAREBA YARBROUGH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE JUNIOR “I don’t like it. What’s the point of it? I don’t see the use for it. It’s a drug regardless.”

CHERRI TSANG SAS SOPHOMORE “I’m kind of indifferent about it … I feel like [for] people who really need it, it can be beneficial health wise for them to ease their pain if their condition is incurable. But I think there are chances where it can be abused.”

MARIANNA MOORE SAS FIRST-YEAR STUDENT “Medical marijuana should be legalized but strictly regulated.”

ONLINE RESPONSE

Entirely against it — 11% Not enough restrictions — 16%

The restructions are too harsh — 21%

I'm for it — 52%

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52%

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niversity students have become increasingly concerned solely with their grades, and their efforts to ace a paper or fully understand a lesson have led them to a technology that was not so readily available even four years ago. The ease of streaming information to our laptops or even iPhones has over the past few years spread to Google Books. Students have, for some time, had the opportunity to simply search for a book that was assigned several weeks prior to the deadline for a paper and rush to grasp the entire, albeit basic, concept of the piece in only an hour or two. Perhaps professors do assign more reading than humanly accomplishable; however, the students who choose to use the vast resources of Google effectively disregard the true value of books and look for an easy way out. And while they limit the number of pages that can be viewed for some books, students have the ability to easily search key words necessar y for a quick paper. It is extremely convenient to type in any topic or prompt needed for a paper that is unnecessarily long and simply research only the few titles that deal with the question. The exercise of reading an entire book is too difficult, and writing an essay with the purpose of receiving a passing grade would be sufficient for graduating from college. Classes that require an agreement with an academic integrity policy do not look twice at a paper that clearly displays superficial reading from the Google Books Web site, despite the fact that the student could have possibly used a criticism found online. This disregard for physical books is treacherous as, in recent times, newspapers have been converted to Internet giants and libraries have been dedicating large portions of their budgets to computer stations. This outsourcing of sorts has been an obvious choice as technology has grown and continues to grow today; however, students who disregard true individual writing in lieu of grades will remain at an all-time high. Despite the ease of “cheating” and writing quick papers with little knowledge of the material, Google Books is a valuable resource for saving the written, or typed, word. The availability of hundreds of thousands of titles could be beneficial in the struggle to involve new generations in reading classics from centuries ago, rather than playing the newest version of “Call of Duty.” Perhaps they will still find a way to do both. Nevertheless, Web sites such as these massive information holders have the ability to provide volumes and volumes of works as desired by those who still hold books to their true value, only digitally. There have been certain lawsuits against Google Books for their digitized versions of books due to a copyright infringement, but Google argued that they provided free access to out-of-print books. With that claim came the argument that their online books simply provide a medium for thousands of pieces that can be easily accessible by anyone around the world, thus contributing to studies in various subjects. Columbia University even announced their partnership with Google Books in 2007 for their digitizing books in college libraries. This deal would seemingly provide anyone with an Internet connection with the vast collection of Columbia’s books on architecture, literature or art history. In fact, this digital compilation of scholarly writing is available to high school students from New Jersey to Hong Kong. In addition to this proliferation of education, there have been some fears over Google’s dominance in this digital book industr y. Lawsuits like the one from the Authors Guild have been brought up due to copyright infringements. The owners of the books’ rights were not compensated for their artistic contributions toward Google’s massively successful online operations. This monopoly on books, because soon enough books will start to be solely published digitally, would place the company at the helm of both financial successes and literar y ownership. Aside from these matters of financial monopolies and complete outsourcing of books, the question of the usefulness of digital books remains. College students’ ability to overstep the true and complete meanings of literar y pieces would result in an even larger competition over grades. It is too easy to conduct an online class without ever having to pay for physical copies of books. It is too easy to have a lecture in “Second Life” without ever having to truly think about one’s choice of words before raising his hand. After all, who needs books? The cheaper and effortlessly amendable online versions of textbooks may indeed take over educational institutions. It is up to professors and students who are part of the generation of readers who walk to libraries for books hastily needed. There is no problem with waiting until two hours before a paper is due to start it, however, the streamlined Google Books Web site provides for an easy A grade and an overstepping of the academic integrity policy.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s critical that we have a vision to share with prospective student-athletes, donors and our fans and alumni in order to achieve this project in reality and to generate the excitement that we will.” University Athletic Director Tim Pernetti on the expansion of the Louis Brown Athletic Center STORY ON FRONT

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Educational support vital in Haiti

standing of where to find the t is undeniable that the money to build roads and international communihospitals, as sufficient funds ty has shown the from other countries will not utmost support for Haiti. If always be there. This needs you have not already seen to happen in order for the the messages to donate $10 people to develop the sense via your cell phone, you are to create a society based on probably living under a rock BRIAN CANARES independent, economic and or a studying as a pre-med social growth. In addition, if student. The government, foreign aid is fully focused on funding these projcelebrities and ordinary people are dedicating ects, the question of sustainability becomes an valuable time and resources toward the relief issue. Are there enough doctors to run the hospieffort. In these last two weeks, the world has seen tals? Is there enough money to maintain these the extent of America’s capabilities to help those roads? If so, how will the taxation system work? in dire need. I am, however, skeptical about peoThere is an array of problems associated with only ple’s commitment. Most people, especially providing solutions on the surface. Our short Americans, are attracted to shock value. Their attention spans predispose us to approaching interest tends to wane if something new and excitobstacles in the same way. As a result, I believe the ing is not being offered. When this eventually haponly way to give Haiti a fighting chance for the pens, the television networks, celebrities and even future is to invest the majority of aid toward more the government, will inherently follow suit. The sustainable infrastructure, primapurpose of this column is not to rily education and training. denounce the general public for “The United States Education is the backbone of its lack of sympathy, but to dissociety. It gives a community the cuss what the primary focus of should encourage ability to create a lifestyle that America and the international makes it completely dependent community should be. its own citizens to itself. Funds should be dediIt would be naïve to approach consider ventures into upon cated to creating a system that Haiti with the belief that there gives Haitians the means, as will be continued outside supteaching in Haiti.” opposed to the ends, of rebuilding por t. With natural disasters, their own country. By implementthere is always an inclination to ing a comprehensive educational system, we will invest resources into infrastructure that is unable be placing the success of Haiti in the hands of its to endure in the long term. Aid is usually entirely people. This does not, however, mean education in dedicated to building hospitals, fixing roads and the traditional sense. While schooling for the feeding the hungr y. And while it is undoubtedly youth is equally important, we need to open up important to appropriate funds toward these basic opportunities for Haitians to effectively manage functions, it should not be our primar y concern. local businesses or learn technical jobs. This will Despite President Barack Obama’s unwavering provide them with the tools required to effectively commitment to Haiti and the massive amounts of repair and maintain infrastructure for years to donations toward the effort, support will not come, without the need for outside support. cover the entire cost of rebuilding cities such as Furthermore, education also gives individuals the Port-au-Prince. With that being said, using outcapacity to reflect upon the realities surrounding side forces to build these basic foundations only them. People will speak of the corruption in govperpetuates a much deeper problem. As funds ernment and its need for reform; however, the only eventually dr y up, roads will crumble, hospitals ones who have the capability to change it are the will be abandoned and people will again go hunHaitians themselves. gr y. In effect, Haiti will be placed back into a posiThey need to be enlightened first, before they tion that makes them extremely vulnerable to can even consider the possibilities of action. Aid another devastating earthquake. should be focused on facilitating this process. For I have a propensity to promote limited funding one, the United States should encourage its own citand resources toward these types of infrastrucizens to consider ventures into teaching in Haiti. ture. If basic utilities are created by anyone else This can be done by adding a specialized program but Haitians, deterioration will inevitably occur. Capital for these projects needs to be initiated by SEE CANARES ON PAGE 11 its own people. They must cultivate a true under-

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Small aid RUSA efforts should concentrate on research adds up Letter Letter AVI GILBOA

lthough many countries have taken part in the relief effort in Haiti, one in my mind stands out. After watching CNN, ABC News and other networks report on this, I thought this was worth noting. Israel, a small country 6,500 miles away in the Middle East, sent a humanitarian delegation to Haiti. These 220 personnel included 40 doctors and 25 nurses, as well as paramedics, search and rescue workers, engineers and intelligence and logistics forces. What is unique about this delegation is on the Friday after the quake, they constructed a field hospital, which included a pediatrics department, a radiology department, an intensive care unit, etc In addition to their medical help, the Israeli delegation built three water towers capable of holding up to 12,000 liters of water each, in order to supply the affected with a water infrastructure. Shelters and tents have also been constructed in order to provide refuge for those who have lost their homes. Israel Defense Force civil engineers also opened central traffic routes that had been blocked in the aftermath of the earthquake. The Israelis, quite famous for their humanitarian aid, are consistently among the first on the scene at international disaster sites. They were there in Mexico in 1985, in Armenia in 1988, in Turkey in 1991, El Salvador, India and Peru in 2001 and Indonesia in 2006, among many others. I think the message we can learn from Israel is no matter how small you are, if your heart is in the right place, you can have a great impact. Our hearts and prayers go out to the people of Haiti.

KENT YOUNG

he efforts of Rutgers University Student Assembly to promote blood donation is laudable but the secondary intent to oppose the ban on blood donations from “men who have had sex with men” is not. Of course the Food

and Drug Administration screens the blood of all donors for diseases and deficiencies, but that is certainly no reason to allow blood from high-risk persons when incurable, terminal diseases are involved. It must be understood that no medical test is accurate 100 percent of the time and in this case anything less than 100 percent is not OK. Is there any question that the gay

demographic is a high-risk group? The author of yesterday’s article in The Daily Targum “Ever y Drop Counts” tries to argue that “black heterosexual women are not that far behind” in total HIV infections versus black homosexual men, but the numbers he quotes are astounding considering that there are at least 20 times more people in one group than the other. Instead of

lobbying for the removal of a ban that protects those who are already in medical need, maybe University students who wish to show support for the homosexual demographic should donate blood to promote HIV/AIDS research instead. Kent Young is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in economics and physics.

printed in the Targum on February 12th.

Avi Gilboa is a School of Engineering senior majoring in mechanical engineering.

CANARES continued from page 10 within the Peace Corps or placing incentives for outside organizations to develop their own programs. These forms of assistance should be run for as long as funds will permit to do so. Secondly, along with the training of individuals to manage their own businesses, the U.S government can engage in a series of microfinancing ventures to local citizens. This helps in rebuilding infrastructure, while also placing responsibilities on the people to create a completely independent economy. My suggestions are obviously a gross oversimplification of what can be done to develop the proper means to creating sustainability. On the other hand, I believe creating a system modeled off these goals is much more effective in achieving a greater end. At this point, Haiti is placed in a position that cannot even consider these options; however, when the country returns to relative normalcy, this should be our course of action. Compassion is limited these days, so it is important to capitalize on it by establishing something permanent. Brian Canares is a Rutgers College senior majoring in history and political science.

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DOOM: Connecticut poses toughest test this season continued from back “I definitely don’t get scared [when I look at their stats]. They’re just basketball players, just like us,” Speed said. “I’m ready and I’m sure that we all are ready to end their winning streak right now.” On the Knights side, things appear to be clicking for the first time since the Paradise Jam. The team has four wins in its last five games; senior guard Brittany Ray is starting to get some help offensively and the Kia Vaughn-less post is no longer the weakness it appeared to be earlier in the season. “There’s no time like the present, especially when we’re going on to play Connecticut,” said head coach C. Vivian Stringer. The two biggest questions for RU — and if they can truly compete with one of the greatest powerhouses in the history of the sport — are Ray and sophomore forward Chelsey Lee. Ray, playing 35.2 minutes per game and representing 28 percent of the team’s offense, needs

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RU shakes off rust vs. Tigers Knights come in second at Navy BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

As with any sport, a layover such as the one the Rutgers women’s WOMEN’S TRACK track and field team experienced over break surely had some effect on its performance last week at the PSU Northeast Challenge. Heading into this weekend’s competition at the Princeton Relays, the Scarlet Knights made it clear that the rust had shaken off. Just ask senior Michelle Gomes. Gomes not only took home two events for the Knights Saturday, she did so in record fashion, running a 40.51 in the 300-meter, the second fastest time in Rutgers history.

She also won the 60-meter dash, running a 7.67 qualifying her for the Big East and ECAC championships. Senior Natalie Clickett also qualified for the Big East and ECAC championships while in the process proving to be one of the team’s most consistent players. She took first in the shot put with a throw of 46 ft 8 3/4 inches, the third time in four meets she won that event. Also standing out for the Knights was junior Nwamaka Okobi, who won the long jump at 19 ft, also qualifying her for postseason competition. “Yesterday was really about individual qualifying, but the athletes got a little sharper, faster and a little more race savvy and

aggressive,” said head coach James Robinson. “You want [to] see those things progress as the season goes on.” Among others who placed were junior Courtney Sample who came in third in the 60-meter high hurdle with a time of 9.04 seconds, junior Brittny Mackie who finished fourth in the same event with a time of 9.08 seconds and junior Pavielli Vega who came in second in the 300-meter. Now going into the Metropolitan Championships it is clear that rust will not be an issue, as Robinson feels confident the team continues to improve. “Their training picked up and progressed, but they still aren’t at their best, but they’re quickly getting there,” he said.

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Without the services of standout jumper Adam Bergo, the Rutgers MEN’S TRACK m e n ’ s track team faced a lot of questions prior to its match Saturday at Navy. It is fair to say the team answered them loud and clear. The Scarlet Knights left Wesley A. Brown Field House with a total of nine first-place finishes, highlighted by junior Aaron Younger’s venue-record time of 1:02.95 in the 500-meter run, and 151.50 points, just 3.50 points behind the host squad Navy. Not far behind was third-place Temple, who finished the day just nine points behind the Knights with a total of 142.50. “All three teams are good, especially Maryland who has some good hurdlers and jumpers,” said Bergo who missed the meet with a death in the family. The Terrapins were confined to their sole strengths, however, as they travel back to College Park with a meet-low 114 points. Seniors Kyle Grady and NiiAmon Robertson took home first in the 60-meter hurdles and 400meter dash, respectively. Not to be outdone, sophomores Steve Werner and Monroe Kearns placed first in the 200 and 800-meter runs. “Both [of my] races went well and Navy’s facilities created a great place to run,” said Kearns, who clinched his IC4A and Big

East qualifying last weekend at the Penn State Open. “I always liked catching people at the end of races and closing fast even though Coach [Mulqueen] hates when I do it.” In the Knights’ last victory of the evening, the 4x400-meter relay team, featuring sophomore Toddrick Darden, was the first group to cross the finish line with an IC4A qualifying time of 3:16:33. Freshman sprinter Kevin Brown, one of 14 Knights that clinched either IC4A or Big East qualifiers, captured third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.14. “The freshmen we’ve got this year have really been doing well … Toddrick Darden and Kevin Brown in the sprints added a lot of depth that we didn’t necessarily have last year,” Bergo said on the team’s youth. Senior Steve Swern, another member of the winning 4x400 team, also had an impressive outing. The Mt. Laurel, N.J., native finished second to Grady in the 500-meter earlier in the day at Wesley A. Brown Field House. On the field side, the Knights placed first in the shot put, triple jump and pole vault due in large part to outstanding performances by sophomores James Plummer and Kevin Bostick, whose IC4A qualifying leap of 14.63 set the meet standard. The Knights return to the New Balance Track and Field Center at the Armory in the Bronx next weekend for the Metropolitan Championships.

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Echenique loss stings as Monroe dominates BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hamady N’Diaye sprinted the length of the floor but arrived too to MEN’S BASKETBALL late prevent another easy fast break basket by Georgetown’s Austin Freeman. The senior center ran back on offense, where sophomore guard Mike Rosario hit a quick three, turned around and ran right back down the court again, the exhaustion evident. With every question about the Rutgers men’s basketball team quitting, it becomes clear that N’Diaye is not — but he has no help in the middle of the lane. After each Big East game and each loss, the sting from the transfer of sophomore forward Gregory Echenique becomes even more apparent. “You can never tell what would happen if he was here or not,” N’Diaye said. “He’s not here and we should have just picked it up as a team and dealt with it. Everyone should have stepped up and did what he did.” N’Diaye scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds, but seven of those points came in the first five minutes when he went 3-of-3 from the field. In the following 28 minutes he played, the 7-foot center scored three points and grabbed five boards.

N’DIAYE HAD TO HELP junior forward Jonathan Mitchell defend against the Hoyas’ 6-foot11 man-child Greg Monroe. The future NBA lottery-pick scored 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds. Georgetown finished their 88-63 victory with 40 points in the paint and there was nothing N’Diaye, nor anyone else, could do. “We try to come with H [N’Diaye] underneath to give help and play man-and-a-half on [Monroe] and he went right over him two times to make two great, great shots,” said head coach Fred Hill Jr. “It’s a tough matchup and you try different things to slow him down, but you have to give him his credit.”

Raw 7-foot freshman Brian Okam and out-of-position forward Austin Johnson both played in attempts to spell N’Diaye, but had little success. But N’Diaye continued to patrol the paint and the first of his three blocks was No. 300. The Dakar, Senegal native is only the third Scarlet Knight to reach that plateau. “That’s a big number for anybody, to have 300 shot blocks, but you have to keep going,” N’Diaye said.” I’m not done yet, I’ve still got games to go and if I can get 400, I’ll go for 400.”

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game, Hill went with the same starting lineup featuring junior point guard James Beatty and freshman forward Dane Miller. Beatty finished with seven points off of a pair of three-pointers and a free throw, but Miller never got into the game. The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 14.8 points in Big East play entering the game, but followed up his 26-point performance against Villanova with a scoreless game. Miller grabbed four rebounds and dished out five assists, but turned the ball over four times. Beatty also had one more turnover than assist, and the Knights turnovers led to 22 Georgetown points. “That was our Achilles heel tonight,” said Mitchell, who led RU with 21 points. “We just have to get better at doing those little things.”

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at their first Big East win comes tonight against Marquette (9 p.m., ESPNU). The Golden Eagles are 11-8, but have just two conference wins after the departure of last year’s stars, Jerel McNeal, Wesley Matthews and Dominic James. DePaul, Rutgers’ toughest competition for last place in the conference, earned their lone conference win over the Milwaukee team. Last season, Rutgers hosted Marquette and played them close at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, falling 81-76 behind 22 points from now-struggling sophomore guard Mike Rosario and now-departed guard Corey Chandler.

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Senior center Hamady N’Diaye played a season-high 33 minutes Saturday against Georgetown. N’Diaye scored 10 points.

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STREAK: Rosario shows signs of last year against Hoyas continued from back no secret. We just have to figure it out and come back to practice.” Sophomore guard Mike Rosario added 15 points. Rosario is struggling since the start of Big East play, shooting just 23 percent entering Saturday’s game. But he showed signs of life in the second half scoring 12 of his points after halftime. He finished 6of-18 for the game in 26 minutes. Senior center Hamady N’Diaye added 10 points. “That’s really it — I’m running out of answers,” said N’Diaye, expressing his frustration with the team’s third loss by 20-plus points in conference play. “It’s hard. We’re still fighting and everything, but I thought we fought hard in this game compared to the Villanova game. We still have a lot of work to do.”

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Jonathan Mitchell led the Knights with 21 points Saturday against Georgetown. The junior forward shot 5-of-8 from three point range.

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VICTORY: Sevarino compiles career-best score continued from back “This really was a meet we needed to win; there are [meets] where we have no shot at like the first two,” CholletNorton said. “Penn is at the same level as we are. We were on the same playing field.” Coming into the meet, Chollet-Nor ton sensed that Penn would be an opponent they could handle. While not a pushover, the Quakers were a team the Knights knew they could beat. “The girls always know what’s going on with their competition because of the internet,” CholletNorton said. “Because of injuries, Pennsylvania wasn’t able to field a full team earlier in the year. I had to make sure the girls knew that they weren’t a pushover.” Perhaps more important than the victory was the high score that the team was able to accrue, breaking 190 for the first time this season after coming close in its first two meets. “Getting close to 191 is better than I could have hoped.” Chollet Norton said. “We haven’t seen a 191 in the third meet of the season in a while.” Seniors Laura Sevarino and Alyssa Lewandowski led Rutgers in the win. Sevarino, compiling a strong start in her return from injur y, accumulated a career best 38.625 all-around score. Lewandowski finished second to Sevarino in vault with a score of 9.600 and had a score of 9.500 in floor exercises.

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Senior Laura Sevarino won the floor competition and the vault for the Knights with a career-best 38.625 points. She led RU to its first victory as the team swept the top-five places in the vault. “Laura had the meet of her life,” Chollet-Norton said. “Her leadership as a senior is outstanding.” The Knights dominated in vault, taking the top five spots in the event. Following Sevarino and Lewandowski were junior Kiah Banfield with a score or 9.525 and freshman Nicole Romano and Jenna Zito with scores of 9.475 and 9.450, respectively. Romano and Zito also turned in notable performances in beam. They tied with

Pennsylvania’s Jenny Hurst for first with a score of 9.725. Rounding out the beam performances were Sevarino, Romano, sophomore Nicole Schwartz and junior Leigh Heinbaugh. This meet marked the third straight strong per formance from the freshman Zito and Romano who, along with Laura Sevarino, were able to sweep the top three positions in the all-around results. “Jenna [Zito] and Nicole [Romano], along with Emma [Rose Trentacosti] have been

really solid performers early,” Chollet-Nor ton said. “They have all been great.” While not yet appearing in a meet, Senior Prishani Seebardi is getting closer to returning to competition after a series of injuries. Seebadri’s return would provide both a boost in moral and in competition. “Prishani did an exhibition routine and has proven that she will be back in the lineup,” Chollet-Norton said. “She will be back and it will be huge to have a 9.8 bar worker back.”

he Kentucky Wildcats take over the No. 1 spot in college basketball after a two-loss week for Texas. The Longhorns dropped to No. 6 in the AP Poll. Four Big East teams are represented in the top ten, including No. 7 Georgetown, fresh off a victory over the Rutgers men’s basketball team. No. 3 Villanova and No. 4 Syracuse remain the class of the conference, among the top five in the nation along with No. 2 Kansas and No. 5 Michigan State. West Virginia falls in at No. 9, while Pittsburgh is ranked No. 17 after their loss to Seton Hall and Connecticut earned the No. 19 ranking after upsetting Texas.

TWO NFC EAST quarterbacks joined the Pro Bowl rosters in lieu of the weekend’s NFC Championship game signal callers. Tony Romo and Donovan McNabb replace Drew Brees, who is unable to participate because the New Orleans Saints will be in the Super Bowl the week after, and Brett Favre, who will not participate. Philadelphia Eagles safety Quintin Mikell, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller, Tennessee Titans defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch and Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher also join the rosters. BRETT FAVRE’S

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pass could ver y well be an interception. While leading the Minnesota Vikings into field goal range against the New Orleans Saints, Favre threw a pick to send the game into overtime, where the Saints won the NFC Championship. After the game, Favre said a return for another season is “highly unlikely.”

WASHINGTON WIZARDS guard Javaris Crittenton was sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge. The charges come after a locker room incident between Crittenton and Gilbert Arenas, who pled guilty to felony gun charge and is indefinitely suspended by the NBA.

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Johan Santana plans to throw off a mound today, testing his left elbow, which is recovering from a late season surgery. Santana expects to be ready for Opening Day. As for the rest of the Mets’ rotation, Jonathan Niese pitched off the mound for the first time since his injur y and Oliver Perez feels “strong.” according to SNY’s Kevin Burkhardt.

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T HE GOOD, T HE B AD The sophomore guard came up big against Marquette, notching 17 points and 10 rebounds to secure her first collegiate doubledouble. Six steals and assists completed her stat line and helped propel the Knights to a 4-1 conference record and a continued shot at an NCAA Tournament berth.

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RU took a 23-9 victory at Rider to remain undefeated in 2010 and look to continue the streak Saturday against East Stroudsburg.

ne week is finished, and Rutgers is out of hibernation. With big things like the hiring of a new men’s soccer head coach and a surging wrestling team, the University can enjoy success in the new year. But the real question is how long can this last? With the transfers of Gregory Echenique and Christine Huber leaving a bitter taste in the Rutgers basketball teams’ mouths and the constant turmoil that the men’s team flails around in conference play, can the women’s team keep winning, or will the upcoming game with No. 1 Connecticut signal the start of a deadly downward spiral? The last time the women’s team was down to eight players was when an Elite Eight run was made two years ago, but can a team that must rely on Khadijah Rushdan and Rashidat Junaid to win games hope to make a similar run?

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Working around the clock — Being undefeated is always a good thing, and the Rutgers wrestling team knows it — in 2010, at least. Bronc Busters for the second year in a row, this time the Knights took a decisive 23-9 victory that made last year’s 18-16 victory at the Louis Brown Athletic Center look plain silly. It was the team’s ninthstraight win, marking the longest winning streak for the Knights since an 11-game streak in ’92-’93. Double vision — Things were imploding for a reeling Rutgers women’s basketball team as Marquette retook the lead in the second half, but that lead wouldn’t stay after Rushdan had something to say about it.

CATER COMMITS TO RUTGERS The Rutgers football team received another commitment for the 2010 recruiting class FOOTBALL in the form of New York linebacker Malcolm Cater, according to ScarletReport.com. The 6-foot-1, 225-pound Cater previously committed to Syracuse, but switched to the Scarlet Knights after visiting the campus this weekend. The Riverhead High product is rated the No. 5 player in New York by Scout.com. Rutgers has a good histor y with Syracuse de-commits, as both Ray Rice and

Courtney Greene committed to the Orange before deciding to join the Knights. RU is still waiting for decisions from Forestville, Md., wideout Brandon Coleman and Irmo, S.C., tailback Mustafa Greene — four-star prospects who have the Knights among other finalists. Coleman is between Rutgers, Mar yland and Syracuse while Greene is also considering North Carolina State. Cater is the 16th commit before the Feb. 3 National Signing Day.

— Steven Miller

Like a Cheetah — Michelle Gomes runs fast. Really fast. The senior sprinter won two events for the women’s track team over the weekend at the Princeton Relays in the 300m and 60m dash. Her 40.51 time in the 300m dash was not only the fastest time at the meet, but it marked the second fastest time anyone in the Rutgers history ran the event. Axe Man — Junior Zaire Kitchen was the recipient of the first Axe Player of the Year Award, an award given to the player who accumulates the most weekly axe player of the game honors for the 2009 season. Kitchen also received the Iron Knight Award, presented to the player who demonstrated the most mental and physical

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long stretch of meets for the men’s track team at the Armory in New York with the Metropolitan Championships. For those avid fans that may have forgotten, the Knights ran at the Armory for fivestraight weeks last year.

THE UGLY Absolute Futility — Hamady N’Diaye was tasked with trying to keep Georgetown in check in the paint. Even when assisted by Jonathan Mitchell, there was nothing that could be done. The Hoyas proceeded to score 40 points in the paint on Rutgers in the 88-63 victory that was about as easy for Georgetown as a schoolgirl on prom night. Rutgers is still winless in the conference. Three’s a Charm — Any Packers or Jets fan now knows

redemption. For the thirdstraight year Brett Favre threw an interception to end his season, this time blowing a sure win that would send the Vikings to the Super Bowl to possibly take their first ever franchise rings. But no. Let the retirement talks and wrangler jeans commercials commence. Not to Pour Salt on the Wound or Anything — But the men’s basketball team is winless in the conference. DePaul, the one team Rutgers was able to stay on top of in the conference last year beat Marquette — RU’s next competition. Things may start to actually look worse than last year with another loss.

THE BAD toughness in his career. The Cold Season — The women’s basketball team lost one player in Christine Huber, but then found itself down to eight with the benching of sophomore forward Chelsea Lee, out with an undisclosed illness. Lee’s absence would not stop the team from a 75-64 victory over Marquette, but the absence of the team’s third most accurate shooter from the field will eventually be felt. JEFF LAZARO/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Home not Far From Home — This weekend marks the start of a

The Rutgers men’s basketball team has lost eight straight games, only two of which were by less than double digits.

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TEMPLE OF DOOM No. 1 UConn at the XL Center marks nearly impossible task for Knights, one they believe they can accomplish BY SAM HELLMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The look in her eye when she made the statement said it all. She believed every word that came out of her mouth. And whether anyone in the public WOMEN’S BASKETBALL believes it, Nikki Speed and the RUTGERS AT UCONN Rutgers women’s TONIGHT, 7PM basketball team truly believe they TV: CBS COLLEGE SPORTS can take down the most heavily favored opponent since Goliath and end No. 1 Connecticut’s regular season winning streak that dates back nearly two years. “I want them bad,” the sophomore guard said. “I’ve been having this game in my mind the whole year. This is the time we’ve been waiting for — a time to prove ourselves.” When the Scarlet Knights face Connecticut, all of the records, statistics and stor ylines get thrown out of the window. Anything can happen. RU proved that when they beat the heavily favored Huskies 55-47 to win the Big East Championship in 2007. They proved it again the next season when a 7371 barn-burner at the Louis Brown Athletic Center handed UConn its first and only regular season loss within the last 1,108 days. But in tonight’s game, the stor ylines are almost too hard to ignore. Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma cut down the NCAA Tournament nets for the sixth time in his career last year, something Stringer has yet to do. In a season where the Knights (12-7, 4-1) have upsetting losses to Temple and George Washington, the Huskies are undefeated with a 33-point win over No. 6 Duke on the road, a 41-point win over No. 7 North Carolina and a 24-point win over No. 3 Notre Dame. Two-time NCAA Player of the Year Maya Moore averages 18.6 points and 7.2 boards per game, center Tina Charles averages 17.6 points and 9.1 boards per game and point guard Carolina Doty scores 8.3 points per game to go along with 4.1 assists.

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Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, left, and Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer face off for the first and possibly only time this season tonight at the XL Center. Stringer handed Auriemma his last regular season loss, coming nearly two years ago.

Knights get Losing streak reaches eight at hands of Hoyas first victory of season over Penn BY KYLE FRANKO

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The Rutgers gymnastics team recorded its first victory of the season, going on the road to beat GYMNASTICS Pennsylvania RUTGERS 190.7 1 9 0 . 7 2 5 - 1 8 5 . 1 0 0 . PENN 185.1 After losses against North Carolina State and New Hampshire, the Scarlet Knights finally translated a strong performance into a victory. The Knights rose to the occasion in what head coach Chrystal Chollet-Norton dubbed a “must win” meet.

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Sophomore guard Mike Rosario shot 6-of-18 Saturday to raise his shooting percentage in the Big East to nearly 25 percent.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The opponent and venue might have MEN’S BASKETBALL changed, but the RUTGERS 63 r e s u l t GEORGETOWN 88 remained the same. No. 12 Georgetown heaped more misery on the Rutgers men’s basketball team with an 88-63 victory Saturday afternoon at the Verizon Center. “Of course we’re down,” said head coach Fred Hill Jr. after the Scarlet Knights dropped their eighth straight. “We [have] to figure it out. It’s tough. It’s tough when you have to regroup but we’re not going to change the way we play.” Greg Monroe led the Hoyas (153, 6-2) with 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting. The sophomore center set the tone early scoring six of Georgetown’s first nine points. “He’s a hell of a player and he gets all of the credit in the world,” said junior for ward Jonathan Mitchell, who was forced to defend

the 6-foot-10 center. “He’s a pro and when you’re a pro you do those kinds of things.” Chris Wright scored 16 points while Austin Freeman added 14 for the Hoyas. After a RU shot clock violation, Freeman hit his biggest shot, effectively ending the game with a three pointer as time expired in the first half extending the Georgetown lead to 16. The Hoyas shot 63 percent for the game and never trailed, pouring it on in the second half. Georgetown led by as many as 33 with five minutes remaining. “We have capable players that can shoot, it’s just a matter of getting time and space,” Wright said. “We have a lot of players on this team that can shoot the basketball and it’s just a matter of time before they start making them, so we just have to be unselfish and find them.” Mitchell led the Knights (9-10, 0-7) with a career-high 21 points. “Right now we’re in a rut — we’re in a slump,” said Mitchell who connected on 5-of-8 three pointers. “It’s

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