The Daily Targum 2010-02-01

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The Rutgers wrestling team extended its unbeaten streak to a school-record 12 with a pair of wins over the weekend against Virginia and Navy.

McCormick forecasts hope during economic storm

BY ARIEL NAGI AND COLLEEN ROACHE STAFF WRITERS

With the University’s spring enrollment soaring to more than 50,000 on all three campuses and the state’s federal stimulus package money diminishing, University President Richard L. McCormick discussed different ways to balance the state’s budgetary concerns and the influx of students.

In the annual New Brunswick campus address at Friday’s University Senate meeting, McCormick and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Philip J. Furmanski discussed possible solutions to the issue while citing other campus issues and accomplishments.

Up by 4 percent from last year’s recordbreaking spring enrollment, the total number of students on all three campuses this semester is 53,000, and the University has received more applications than ever for the fall semester, McCormick said.

“This reflects the attractiveness of Rutgers to over tens of thousands of outstanding students,” he said. “It also repre-

sents targeted efforts on our part to increase enrollment in certain selective fields, where demand is very, very great.”

But while student enrollment continues to climb, the scope of the state’s budgetary issues is also climbing, McCormick said.

Although the worst of the recession has passed for some, there are still issues facing New Jersey, especially since the state spent its $15.4 million in federal stimulus funds in one year — originally intended to span over two years, he said.

Furmanski also acknowledged the gravity of the situation.

“We face very severe budget difficulties for the next couple of years, at least …”

Furmanski said. “We staved off real disaster this year.”

Agreements with faculty members to delay contract pay raises, as well as federal restoration funds, helped the University make it through last year, but such funds will not be available in the future, he said.

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University President Richard L. McCormick, speaking at his annual address in the fall, discussed plans to generate more revenue at Friday’s University Senate meeting.

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Student wins last laugh, returns home ‘Queen of Comedy’

BY NEIL KYPERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Dina Hashem, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, swiped the grand prize of this year’s New Jersey Comedy Festival out of the hands of 20 other student comedians this Saturday in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

Hashem earned her spot in October as one of four finalists representing the University, along with School of Arts and Sciences juniors Ben Brosh and Georges

Garcon, Jr., and School of Arts and Sciences senior Nick Marinelli.

The winner recieved $1,000, a scholarship to the Manhattan Comedy School and a performance at the Stress Factory alongside professional comedians.

“It’s totally surreal. I didn’t expect it at all,” she said. “I was going to leave because [the festival was taking] so long, and I didn’t think I was going to win.”

Shelley Snyder from The College of New Jersey took second place and lost to Hashem by one-quarter of a point.

Because of the slight difference in scores, Snyder will also have the opportunity to go to the comedy school and perform at the Stress Factory, said Dennis Hedlund, co-founder and chairman of the NJCF. “[NJCF Executive Producer and cofounder David Stein] said maybe we will have a major winner, and the second winner will get some consideration,” Hedlund said.

Richard Stockton College students and per formers Will Millar and Noah Houlihan traveled two hours to be at the festival, where they attended a semi-

nar that taught them about comedy as a career.

“We learned about the business and all the good things we can do with comedy,” Houlihan said.

Houlihan said the seminar warned him he was not going to make any money as a professional comedian, and it was a full-time job requiring complete dedication. “[This is my] third year losing this [competition] … this is old hat now, I come

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Group proposes changes to U. integrity policy

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Richard L. McCormick, Mayor Jim Cahill and other church and community leaders led a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday across the street from St. Peter the Apostle Church.

As the spring semester unfurls, students and faculty look to change outdated policies that govern the ever-evolving University.

The University’s academic integrity policy, which outlines the University’s code of conduct, is undergoing reform to make it clearer for students.

“The previous academic integrity policy was written in the 1980s and is widely considered by members of the Rutgers University community to be too complex, legalistic, opaque and out-ofdate,” said Academic Integrity Committee member Chris Fioravante, one of several students working on the changes.

At the moment, violations ranging from sexual assault to cheating on tests are categorized into four brackets of disciplinar y action, said Mar tha Cotter, chair of the Academic Integrity Committee.

Revisions will work to trim down the violations to two brackets: separable and non-separable offences, said Cotter, a professor in chemistry and chemical biology.

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Members of the Catholic Students Association celebrate at a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday to dedicate the new Catholic Center on 94 Somerset St. The building will host weddings in addition to worship services.

Community dedicates new worship center

BY HILLARY GOLDSMITH CONTRIBUTING WRITER

For students who have visited the Catholic Center on Mine Street and noticed a strange emptiness, there’s a reason.

The Catholic Students Association, the University, Deco Construction and notable figures at the church introduced a new center to the community, now located at 94 Somerset St. Bishop of Metuchen Paul G. Bootkoski, University President

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Karaoke night showcases U. theater community

BY JEFF PRENTKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Students channeled their favorite Broadway musicals and showcased their talent Friday at the Broadway Karaoke Coffeehouse, the second event in the Taste and Educate Series.

Located in The Cove in the Busch Campus Center, the coffee houses are designed to educate students about different cultures and food while providing the opportunity for live performance, said Series Co-Creator

Alessia Aron, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

“I’m really excited to see all of the talent Rutgers has out there. We’ve gotten a lot of responses from students, and I can’t wait to see what everyone has to of fer,” said Russell Kohlmann, a Rutgers College senior who has been working with Aron since early January to develop the series.

Many students sang a variety of show tunes and were accompanied by the house pianist Jamie Castellanos, a University alumna.

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“It’s so great to see such an active theater community. I really like playing for the performers,” Castellanos said.

The coffeehouse provided sparkling cider, hot tea and coffee from Java City Coffee, and cookies and water — in addition to a table full of songbooks the students used for their performances.

School of Arts and Sciences sophomores Alice Haefeli and Galadriel Sevener sang a medley of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “What a Wonderful World” while Haefeli played a ukulele.

Many performers interacted with the audience, and one student began his song by asking everyone to stand up and perform a yoga breathing exercise in exchange for Subway coupons.

This piano karaoke event differed from the other cof feehouses by focusing more on the vocalists and musicians, rather than hosting a guest speaker and introducing a certain culture and food.

“It helps people express their true talent and have fun.

Performing is a part of my life,

and I need this time to balance my schoolwork,” said Scott Sincof f, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first-year student who sang “Halloween” from the Broadway musical “Rent.”

The coffee houses will begin to alternate locations starting Feb. 17 between The Cove and the new Livingston Student Center Coffeehouse, where all of the cultural events will be held. Events at The Cove will focus more on seasonal events Valentine’s Day and the arrival of spring.

Drug industry raises job opportunities

BY MITAL GAJJAR CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Although the nation’s economic situation is dire, there is hope for students to get full-time jobs with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

New Jersey District Compliance Of ficer Joseph McGinnis, an FDA representative, came to the Fiber Optic Auditorium on Busch campus Wednesday to speak about drug manufacturing and opportunities in employment for engineers and public health.

“There were about 2,450 engineering jobs available in the United States, and there were 87 New Jersey jobs, including civil engineers, chemical engineers, electrical engineers [and other types of engineers],” said McGinnis, a University alumnus. “The FDA hired 35 people in New Jersey last year in this weak economy.”

Members of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering from the University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Stevens Institute of Technology

made up the majority of the event’s attendees.

“This … is an opportunity to bring speakers in from the government side of pharmaceutical manufacturing [and] compliments our very large research aspect … in pharmaceutical engineering,” said Henrik Pedersen, professor and chair of chemical engineering at the University.

Food safety, swine flu, human tissue, organ donation and pet foods are some of the issues the FDA regulates in its 20 districts throughout the countr y, McGinnis said. New Jersey is home to a reputable pharmaceutical center, which Congress inspects at least every two years.

Discovering drugs involves a lot of research, he said.

“Certainly, what mostly goes on in the [chemical engineering] program is [what] the research graduate students [do, which] … eventually might go to use in the industries,” Pedersen said.

Concepts students learn about at the University can help them in the job market, he said.

“The kind of stuff you had — that prospective on the job, the

connection to their research that you’re doing in the lab — eventually gets implemented in industry … through this particular business, making drugs that go to regulator y guidelines,” Pedersen said.

Students said the seminar was beneficial in terms of finding jobs, making money, gaining experience and searching for solutions to problems.

The event helped students learn about government jobs that are available, said Nikisha Shah, a graduate student in chemical engineering.

The FDA has offices around the world, in countries like China, Belgium and South America, McGinnis said. Representatives go overseas for three weeks, then come back and write reports for another three weeks.

Public health is another open field with opportunities in the FDA, he said. Among the FDA’s duties is protecting public health, and the administration consists of pharmacists, nurses and engineers.

There are 6,000 employees of the public health service across the nation, he said.

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Although both Millar and Houlihan lost, they felt the University was a great host for the festival.

“This audience was probably the best and the biggest audience [the festival has] ever gotten,” Millar said. “They kept having it at ‘suitcase’ schools [where people go home on the weekend], and now they picked a school where people stick around, so good job Rutgers.”

Ultimately, Hashem was glad she won but was not concerned

about the prizes.

“Honestly, it’s about doing the shows,” she said. “I love the opportunity to do shows like this.

It’s more about getting a good reaction and knowing that people like my jokes.”

In addition to the student competition, professional comedians such as Angry Bob, Steven Scott and Greg T from the Z100 morning show and Stress Factory founder Vinnie Brand performed that evening.

Brand was inducted into The New Jersey Comedy Hall of Fame. “[Brand] is a wonderful man … has five children and he created the … first comedy club in N.J.,” Hedlund said. “We are so proud … to have Vinnie Brand up here.”

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School of Arts and Sciences junior Dina Hashem takes home the grand prize at the New Jersey Comedy Festival, bringing home $1,000 and a scholarship to The Manhattan Comedy School.

STORM: U. receives $241M in research grants continued from front Proposed academic programs to help generate more revenue range from continuing education programs, online degree programs and programs targeted for continuing constituencies, McCormick said.

“This year we have a reprieve but not a pass,” he said.

McCormick said the University is not the only higher education institution facing these challenges.

“Everybody on their campus has serious concerns about the budgetary constraints that we’re facing,” he said. “Many people have a feeling that others have it easier, but so far I haven’t come upon any group that isn’t challenged by the state budget reductions that we have experienced.”

McCormick is optimistic Gov. Chris Christie will work to address these issues of higher education. He cited several points in Christie’s transition report, which includes a section strictly devoted to higher education.

Aside from issues facing the University, McCormick and Furmanski also discussed the University’s accomplishments and hopes for the future.

The University received a record-setting $391 million, mostly federal grants to support faculty research, McCormick said.

This fiscal year, through Dec. 30 so far, the University already brought in $241 million, which McCormick expects will surpass last year’s amount, possibly reaching $500 million.

More than half of first-year students, a 16 percent increase from the last spring semester, are taking advantage of first-year seminars and interest groups under distinguished faculty members, McCormick said.

Other issues pertaining to student academic affairs, including the add/drop period, were points of interest among the Senate, which voted on changes to existing policies.

“We currently have a drop period of seven days and an add period of eight days,” said Dan

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M Schantz, co-chair of the Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee. “This is still causing some problems for students.”

The availability of course syllabi prior to class registration periods was also an issue of concern.

The University Senate voted to extend the add/drop period by one day, so that students will have eight days to drop and nine days to add a course. The changes will be implemented on a trial basis before the policy is enforced permanently.

Furthermore, the Senate agreed with the recommendation that instructors increase efforts to make syllabi available during the pre-registration period or, at least, well before the start of the semester.

The Senate also voted to hold graduation commencement ceremonies on the Sunday after the end of the final exam period at Rutgers

“Our faculty ... continue[s] to advance excellence in teaching, research and service.”

PHILIP J. FURMANSKI Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Stadium, beginning in spring 2011.

Prior ceremonies were held on Wednesdays on Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus.

Furmanski also commended members of the University community on their efforts to have an influence outside of the classroom.

“I would also like to note, with gratitude and pride, how our students are contributing beyond the classroom,” he said. “And that is exemplified by their work on relief efforts in Haiti.”

The Haiti Relief Fund and planned events, like a concert and a poetry reading, are a few of the elements that add to the sense of integrity at the University.

“I must say that I’m ver y proud of our students for making this commitment to helping those who are suffering from this great human tragedy,” Furmanski said.

Rutgers Against Hunger, which has raised more than 25 tons of food and $100,000 in cash, was another point of pride for Furmanski.

“Our faculty, the mainstay of the University, continue to advance excellence in teaching, research and service,” he said.

External research grants and contracts totaled nearly $400 million in 2009, a 20 percent increase over 2008, Furmanski said. About $355 million was awarded to faculty members here.

Faculty members’ research on cancer, autism, alcohol and smoking cessation were highlights, as well as their receipt of awards, such as National Science Foundation Presidential Early Career Awards at the White House and Fulbright scholarships.

The University received $27 million in funding from the federal government’s stimulus package thus far — more than any other institution in the state, Furmanski said.

The money came from the Department of Labor, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of Education, the National Institute of Health and other government divisions, he said.

The President’s Council on Institutional Diversity and Equity, an effort to diversify faculty at the University, was another point of interest for Furmanski.

“This is a key presidential imperative, and it’s one that we’re committed to on all of our campuses,” he said. “What it brings to the University in terms of the enhancement of our educational programs and our research and scholarly mission cannot be overstated.”

In addition to its effort to increase diversity on campus, the University is also proud of its global programs, particularly its collaborative initiative with the University of Liberia to help rebuild and aid in recovery in the war-torn nation, Furmanski said. “[It is] a reflection of our increasing interest in that continent and to provide unique opportunities for our students and faculty to work there, to study there and to participate there in economic growth, recovery, social advancement and the like,” he said.

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Geology enthusiasts rock out in Scott Hall things like the glider, then [the subject] comes alive,” she said.

Scott said the mineral sale is also a very popular attraction.

Hundreds crowded Scott Hall “[People] collect minerals, on the College Avenue campus they’re interested in geology, Saturday to partake in numerous and they’re interested in the hiseducational activities featuring tory of the earth, so this is a promineral specimens and fossils gram that very much appeals to from around the world. those people,” she said.

Part of the Rutgers Geology Livingston College junior Museum’s 42nd annual open Oluwatobi Oyetunde said the event house, the event featured activities was entertaining and educational. for children, a mineral sale and “[The open house] focused four expert lecturers who dison a certain area that I didn’t cussed how their research has know,” he said. “This isn’t my impacted the scientific community. field of study, but there are kids “I think it’s very important to my age who do have this as their get young people excited about field of study, so if they were science,” said Kathleen Scott, here I’m pretty sure it would the museum’s co-director. benefit them.”

“We’d like to make the public Even though there was mostmore aware of the things that ly an older audience, Oyetunde go on at Rutgers, some of our said younger people would research and just to bring peoenjoy the event as ple in and teach well. them a little bit “We’d like to make “It’s a good about geology.” event for people Josh Kohut, a the public more who are outside of University assistant professor in aware of the things the Rutgers community. Based on the Department of that go on the turnout, it’s a Marine and good program,” Coastal Sciences, at Rutgers ... ” he said. kicked off the KATHLEEN SCOTT The museum, series of lectures Rutgers Geology Museum located on the by sharing his Co-Director College Avenue experience being campus’ Old part of the team Queen’s section, that in 2009 sucwas established in 1872, Scott cessfully navigated the said. It contains various fossils unmanned Slocum Glider RU27 and mineral specimens from across the Atlantic Ocean. around the world, including a The gliders help scientists colmastodon skeleton and an lect data about the earth’s ancient Egyptian mummy feaoceans, including temperature, tured in the latest issue of salinity and currents, Kohut said.

“Weird N.J.” “I hope that people can “It’s been part of the teaching appreciate the size and scale of and research at Rutgers for a the ocean and the challenges very long time. It was used for we have to study it, and learn a teaching natural histor y and little bit about the tools we use geology to some of the Rutgers to look at that environment,” College students,” she said.

Kohut said.

Joshua Kraus, a 6-year-old visOther lecturers included iting the museum with his mothUniversity geological sciences er, thought the museum was fun.

Professor Gail Ashley, Stony He enjoyed seeing the dinosaur Brook University anatomical scifossils, minerals and the ences Professor David Krause mastodon’s tusk. and Ian Saginor, an assistant proScott hopes to attract more fessor from Keystone College. children to the museum to Since many of the visitors interest them in learning are interested in geology as a about science. hobby, the event was aimed at “It’s just part of our service those who like to understand to the community to do a little the world around them, said bit of teaching and outreach, Scott, a University cell biology and tr y to get young people and neuroscience professor. excited about rocks and miner“When you hear people talk als,” she said. about geology and you see

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“We will use this center to educate students about their faith and to teach them about their lives,” Cahill said.

The ceremony consisted of singing the Alma mater and the Star Spangled Banner by the CSA’s choir group, an opening and closing prayer and remarks from the instructors of the building.

Robert E. Campbell, a Catholic New Brunswick resident and a former corporate employee of Johnson & Johnson, helped contribute to the renovation.

“When we sat down to start this project, we asked ourselves, ‘What could we do best to accommodate our young adults?’ The center is what we came up with, and we are so excited to have it up and running,” he said.

CSA member Lucia Agnese spoke at the ceremony, and she is excited to see how the University will gain from the new center.

“For me, [the center will benefit the school] mainly because of the peace and joy that it brings the organization,” said Agnese, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “This feeling transfers to everyone else and that makes the campus more enjoyable for everyone.”

Bootkoski said the center would have a positive effect on the community.

“I think it’s the Catholic students’ way of saying ‘Welcome,’” he said. “We want our huge community to feel right at home.”

But the center is not just for worship. The building will also handle weddings on-campus and other events, Agnese said.

Bootkoski said much fundraising and hard work went into the construction.

“There was obviously a lot of planning and discussing to make it the best place for our students to study their faith in,” he said. “It was great because the students had a say in the future of the center as well, and I think that’s really important.”

Agnese said getting involved in the CSA was one of the best things she participated in at the University.

“When I first came to the CSA, everyone was extremely welcoming and friendly. I encourage any student to come out and join,” she said.

Students can visit the Catholic Center Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Those in the “separable” category can lead to expulsion from the University, she said.

Fioravante believes the code of conduct must also undergo an editing process to make it more accessible to students disinterested in legal language.

Students accused of violating the code must go to a hearing to determine the course of disciplinary action, Cotter said.

Another proposed change would alter the name of this procedure from “hearing” to “review,” as some believe the term to carry negative connotations, she said.

But not ever y proposed change is semantic.

Cotter said the current system for disciplinary hearings discourages many accusers from submitting a complaint because of the process involved.

“If a professor accuses a student of cheating, they have to write statements and present the

case to the committee,” she said.

Cotter believes increased aware“It’s a very complex process.” ness of how strict the University’s A proposed change would put code of conduct is will deter stumore students on the Academic dents from attempting to cheat.

Integrity Review Committee to allow “If a student is really into cheatthe accuser to be a witness and not a ing, they’re going to cheat anyway. district attorney, Cotter said.

But students who would consider Students would also have it a last resort would have more to access to a student advocate to think about,” she said. keep the hearing fair, she said.

Finally, another major proposal The advocate would introduce the would also be “disciplinary F” to a “If a student is involved in educatguilty individual’s ing students about Cotter really into cheating, transcript, the University’s said. The grade academic integrity would show the stuthey’re going to process. dent failed a class cheat anyway.”

Cotter believes because of academthe current sysic dishonesty.

MARTHA COTTER tem encourages An additional Academic Integrity Committee students to lie if punishment may Chair they think they be considered for have a good a student who chance of being declared inno- admits to the violation or to one cent. A lack of evidence or wit- proven guilty but not facing nesses from the accuser may pro- expulsion, she said. vide such opportunities for indiThroughout the next couple of viduals who face expulsion. weeks, Fioravante will be working to The committee would like to set up town hall meetings and focus explore options that encourage hon- groups for students to provide input. esty, such as different levels of disci“Student feedback is essential plinary action if the student in ques- because students are important tion admits to the crime, she said. stakeholders in the University’s mis-

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sion of the educational development of its students,” said Fioravante, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

The committee will consider and use the feedback to make the modifications, he said.

School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Lisa MacCarrigan validates the concerns of the committee, who worry about the accessibility of the document.

“I’ve never read [the policy].

Most of what I know about it is from what professors write on their syllabus,” MacCarrigan said.

She also does not feel that many of her colleagues would be interested in attending meetings for the policy changes. But the committee may receive more if they promote the idea of an online suggestion box, she said.

The complete list of proposed policy changes will be available online as early as next week on the Office of Student Conduct’s Web site at http://studentconduct.rutgers.edu, Fioravante said.

Students will be able to submit their ideas and feedback through the Web site and at the town hall meetings.

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An outreach program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is encouraging men to take one minute to save their life with a prostate cancer screening, and the effort was recently recognized.

RWJUH received the honorable mention award for “Reducing Healthcare Disparities” from the New Jersey Hospital Association.

Kiameesha Evans, director of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Community Outreach Program, said the “One Minute Can Save Your Life” program is targeted toward men of minority populations who otherwise receive minimal or no medical assistance.

The screenings are held at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey on 196 Little Albany St., a part of the RWJUH network.

Evans said screenings are important, especially in the midst of poor economic conditions.

“With the recession, many of these men are unemployed and do not have health insurance, so this was very important to the community,” Evans said.

RWJUH Spokesman Peter Haigney said through the program, about 400 men are screened every year, and so far 3,663 men have been screened.

Men were given digital rectal exams and the Prostate-Specific Antigen Test. The Community Health Program also provided the men with dinner and a three-day follow up, said Mariam Merced, coordinator of the Community Health Outreach Program of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. “[We] knew that it was not going to be easy for the men to get their screening, so [the hospital] would often assure them that it would not hurt, and that it would be a fast process,” she said.

Merced said it was very difficult, but crucial to reach out to so many men.

Volunteers from New Brunswick and other cities came up with ways to promote the program, like passing out flyers at local barbershops and attending University football games, she said.

“Many partnerships were made, and men came with their friends and families because they felt the most comfortable,” Merced said.

As a woman reaching out to men, she said it took much effort to organize such a program.

“Usually, women are less likely to be heard in this industry, so it was an amazing feeling to see the outcome of the program,” Merced said.

The program is evaluated every year at a community meeting and data from the previous year about the participants is presented to the group, Haigney said. This information includes race and ethnicity, number of participants, towns where participants came from and information on how they found out about the screening, he said.

Information about the screenings is gathered through a bilingual questioner. In 2008, 54 percent of all participants were men of color, and 46 percent were white, Haigney said.

Referrals are given to those in need of follow-up urology services and are provided by sending letters and making phone calls, Haigney said. In 2008, 77 men received follow-up services.

But men are encouraged to see their personal urologist, and men who do not have health insurance are referred to RWJUH for services, he said.

Though the hospital has won many awards, Merced said this was a special honor.

“Out of all the awards Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has won, this one meant the most to me,” Merced said.

“All the hard work that was put into the program was done as a labor of love.”

New Brunswick’s Alfa Art Galler y celebrated its second anniversar y Friday with a 24hour-long event featuring artists, musicians and dancers.

The performance, entitled “The Caged Bird Sings,” continued into Saturday, where five musicians played improvised music through the night and day while sitting in cages.

Michael Durek, a musician inspired by Albert Einstein’s claim that everything in life is a vibration, created the event.

“For each performance, we had a dancer collaborate with an artist and a musician, and the three of them are responding together,” said Durek, who also was one of the night’s performers.

Each musician sat in a separate cell of the cage, interacting only with the music they produced.

Durek said according to Einstein’s theory, everything in the universe emits a unique frequency, but those frequencies, or vibrations, do not exist in isolation. Each vibration affects and is affected by every other vibration, even across great distances.

“It just came to me, to have to build a cage and to improvise in it,” Durek said.

The event, located at 108 Church St., began with dancers responding to the artists’ works while a musician played a composition written for the art.

There were six performances, each with a dancer interacting with a dif ferent ar tist’s work. Following the perform-

ances, the improvisational marathon began.

“It’s not something composed and rounded. The music to my ears seems ver y incoherent, but it’s interesting to see how it’s being produced … I’m interested in how they respond to each other and the flow,” said Leon Laureij, a Highland Park resident.

Michiko Mull, the museum’s curator, said the museum had an experimental, interdisciplinar y approach to art, therefore Durek’s concept for the event was perfect.

One of the artists was Michelle Provenzano, whose shadow art was used in one of the dances, performed by Carla Menchinella.

“I made my shadow on this piece of satin and I gave it to Carla, hoping she would do something with care, but I didn’t have any idea what she was going to do,” Provenzano said. “It was interesting that she chose to wrap herself up in it and really related to it as a floor shadow, when, in fact, when I made it, I projected myself against a wall.”

Provenzano is also interested in thinking of shadows as physical objects as opposed to a light phenomenon.

“It’s kind of like she’s picking up my body,” she said.

Eric Clausen, another artist at the event, presented interactive art and sculptures that reflected the “aquatic ape hypothesis,” an alternate theory of evolution that proposes early primates developed in an aquatic environment.

“There’s no scientific evidence for it whatsoever, but it’s a nice

theory. I kind of want to believe in it,” Clausen said.

He said one could interpret his art as being about certainty, faith or the difference between belief and rationality.

Neither Clausen nor Provenzano had participated in an interdisciplinar y event like this before, but both said they were excited to do so.

“What’s really exciting is the collaborative improvisational aspects of musicians, dancers and artists working together. It’s inspiring and makes me want to do more collaborative works,” Provenzano said.

The organization of the event, from the musical interactions to the minimalist cage for the musicians, was a new experience, she said.

“Coming from a visual arts background, to participate in a show that was organized by a musician has been a really interesting experience because he’s coming at it from a musician’s point of view,” Provenzano said.

Other featured artists in the exhibition include Sarah Granett, who created a spandex fabric sculpture, and Ian Trask, whose recycled cardboard sculptures are on display.

Provenzano also has three drawings and a watercolor painting displayed.

“I like that it’s a series of installations,” said Mike Dunican, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “I like that there are a lot of people here, and a lot of people from town, not just college students — that’s awesome.”

All of the art in the exhibition will be on display until Feb. 17.

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Princeton policy deflates education

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rinceton University has long been known for its exceptional quality of education and its prestigious image among the highest worldly ranks. Yet six years ago Princeton attempted to limit the number of A grades given in classes in order to prevent a near 50 percent of students from receiving perfect grades. This radical change meant that professors were allowed to give out only a certain number of perfect grades; therefore, making it easier for the university to differentiate between good students and great students. Many in the academic spheres hailed it as a policy that was to be followed by a number of other institutions of higher education, but few have followed — and even less Princeton students seem to support this relatively recent policy change.

Princeton senior Daniel E. Rauch, from Millburn, N.J., was quoted as saying, “The nightmare scenario, if you will, is that you apply [to graduate school] with a 3.5 from Princeton and someone just as smart as you applies with a 3.8 from Yale,” according to The New York Times. There is some truth as this matter could as easily apply to the University. Our school — similar to other public and private colleges — has had a rising trend in average grade point average, signifying a rise in A’s and a difficulty in differentiating between students.

Why not give the students the grades that they deserve? If that were the case, should students not be allowed to see against whom they would be competing in each individual class? A policy that so deflates grades would serve to create a line between perfect students and simply good students, but in addition, it would also unfairly limit the number of students who could receive a deser ved “A.” Subsequently, this could cause the student who missed out on the grade to miss a cutoff for a graduate school admission or an internship G.P.A. requirement. Granted, this would allow for greater competition between students, but if a professor is allowed to only give out five A’s when there are actually 10 students who deserved the grade, the question quickly becomes of whom the instructor likes the best. As of right now, the average University G.P.A. is 3.013 and has been increasing in the past few years. Yet this should not institute a grade deflation, as an arbitrary number limiting the number of A’s in a given class would not deter students from trying, but could result in their dropping the class.

As education changes and resources that aid students increase — be they fair or not — the system must adapt, but the question of grade distribution remains. A-level work should be rewarded with an appropriate grade, not one that is determined by a statistic that defines the entirety of the university.

Legal measures still vital

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fter the disaster in Haiti, many asked the questions of what would happen in the aftermath and how foreign aid should be involved in the country. What would happen to the children whose parents died? Could internal government handle the weight of that question? There has been a peculiar response to that matter, as according to Reuters, 10 Americans have been arrested in connection with the attempt to take orphan children in a suspected illicit adoption scheme. Five men and five women were involved in the illegal activity as they tried to cross the border to the Dominican Republic, and their papers did not check out. One of them, Laura Sillsby, part of an Idahobased charity, said that the receiving nation had given them permission. Authorities said that the American group attempted to lead 33 children with them into the neighboring country.

The question is what the Americans’ plans were once they escaped from chaos-stricken Haiti. “This is totally illegal,” said Yves Cristalin, Haiti’s social affairs minister. According to one of the women involved in the adoption scheme, a Baptist minister from Port-au-Prince had asked her to take the children from his destroyed orphanage to one in the Dominican Republic.

Amid the entire confusion, even if the alleged traffickers were telling the truth, there must have been another way of doing what they were doing. In addition to fears of human trafficking, Haitian authorities have expressed fears over legitimate aid groups who may have already flown children out before their parents had been pronounced dead or missing.

If adoptions truly are necessary, and they may very well be after such a natural disaster, one should go through the appropriate methods. Legal paperwork and safe homes for the orphans should be foremost requirements of such a process. The actions of Sillsby and company were not the best methods of trying to help a country in such a dire condition. Perhaps they simply attempted to help the children as quickly as possible, however, there are many that would only seek to profit from such a disaster. Nothing is clear, and illegal human trafficking would only serve to add to the turmoil in which Haiti and its citizens sit. And while numbers of such cases do not yet exist, authorities must make sure that proper homes for orphans are established. This American group, perhaps with only good intentions yet unknown to most, acted in an illicit way, and they were lawfully detained.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “At the end of the game he stepped up and said ‘I’m gonna stand here 9-feet tall and if anybody tries to go at me I’m gonna block it.’ ... He’s just an assassin.”

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“Jersey Shore” memories ew Jersey undoubtalive with themed events — edly has some reaSideBAR in Manhattan hosted sons to boast. We a “Jersey Shore” look-a-like housed the nation’s capital in contest last week, which was Princeton for four months in apparently considered a news1783 and held the first Miss worthy story by the New York America pageant in 1921 at Daily News. It really seems as Atlantic City. New Jersey has LARISSA KLEIN if no one is too eager to let been home to such personal“Jersey Shore” go — includities as Thomas Edison, ing MTV, which is rumored to be negotiating with the Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah and cast to do a second season.

— most importantly — the Jonas Brothers.

Realistically though, this “Jersey Shore” fever is Of course we relish our ties to the legendary bound to die down sooner or later, but the legacy it Jersey Devil and Six Flags Great Adventure, and we leaves behind has the potential to be a substantial cling desperately to our state’s claim to half of the one — at least for our state. Never mind the fact that historic Ellis Island. Last but not least, we have the only two of the eight housemates hail from the prestigious honor of operating more diners than Garden State, these television personalities have any other place in the world. become the new faces of New Jersey.

Unfortunately, there are also some things the Whereas New Jersey — “the armpit of America” Garden State would much rather forget. It was the — may have once evoked the negative image of rows site of the Hindenburg zeppelin crash, Lindbergh of factories emitting a vile smell; for baby kidnapping and sadly, was the some the moniker now indicates last of the Northern states to abol“Being that the show “Snooki,” “J-Woww” and Mike ish slavery. I am also incredibly Situation.” ashamed to say that we are the only bears the name of our “TheBeing that the show bears the state without an official state song. name of our state, we are likely to But now depending on which side state, we are likely to a wide variety of “Jersey of the coin one falls, we have another endure a wide variety endure Shore” jokes and stereotypes, we face reason to feel great pride or shame for New Jersey — the “Jersey Shore.” of ‘Jersey Shore’ jokes the issue of increased Jersey profiling. The next time I am asked where Call it a soap opera, a circus or a train and stereotypes.”

I am from or where I go to school it wreck, this show gained widespread would not surprise me if I were to sufattention — approximately 4 million fer a barrage of sneers and criticism viewers watched the finale alone. from some, and cheers and slaps on the back from othReactions to the MTV hit ranged from uncondiers — all as a result of “Jersey Shore.” tional love to absolute hatred. Yet, whether you were We can only hope that rather than experiencing a enthralled, embarrassed or just slightly amused by the backlash, New Jersey might be elevated to the level buzz surrounding the series, you were watching and of triumph and recognition enjoyed by its reality telyou were not alone. evision counterparts. Maybe the “Jersey Shore” sucKelly Ripa of “Live with Regis and Kelly,” spent cess will bring in droves of fans and act as a catalyst many Friday mornings rehashing her “Jersey Shore” for increasing tourism to New Jersey beaches. experience to her daytime television audience. Even Perhaps the State University of New Jersey can “Saturday Night Live” recognized the show’s sucbegin to reap some “Jersey Shore” benefits as well. cess, parodying one of the cast members during the Who knows how many MTV enthusiasts might segment “Weekend Update.” choose to pursue a college education in the Garden The attendees of my 13-year-old brother’s bar mitzState due to its close proximity to their nearest and vah this weekend were unmistakably branded with dearest Seaside Heights hotspots. the “Jersey Shore” mark as well. I sat — torn between It may not be a probable scenario, but if MTV can horror and laughter — as a circle of sixth and seventh get 4 million people to watch a group of guys creepgraders paid homage to Pauly D, Vinnie and Ronnie ing, a couple bickering and week after week of nearby “beating up the beat” on the dance floor. If the ly identical hot tub escapades, I suppose that anyunique clubbing techniques have rubbed off on bar thing is possible. mitzvah-goers, who knows how far it could spread?

But now that the “Jersey Shore” season has come Larissa Klein is a School of Arts and Sciences junior to a close, some of us will be looking to get our weekmajoring in English and art history. Her column ly dose of fist pumping, bar brawls and GTL (gym, “Definition of Insanity” runs on alternate Mondays. tan, laundry) elsewhere. Many are keeping the

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In-state tuition for all Letter RORY SHALLIS

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ederal law says it is illegal to give illegal immigrants the right to pay in-state tuition at public colleges, but nine states currently do. Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Title 8, Chapter 14, Sec. 1623(a)) states: “an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a State (or a political subdivision) for any post-secondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit (in no less an amount, duration, and scope) without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident.”

These nine states get around federal law by not requiring colleges to inquire about a student’s legal status. The rationale for passing such laws in the face of federal restriction argues that people of higher education will eventually pay higher taxes.

It has also been shown that people without higher education have a “higher consumption of services to taxes paid” ratio, so it is in the state’s best interest — which of course means financially — to reduce it.

Thankfully, New Jersey recently rejected these temptations, but many still support a measure that, in many cases, would allow illegal immigrants to pay less than a legal U.S. resident.

Proponents of the measure attempt to use the same methods of modern civil rights activism —

which have succeeded since the 1960s in bringing justice — but groups like the University’s Latino Student Council have hijacked the modern protest to force an injustice.

They shout on College Avenue for equality for all Americans while they advocate an inequality skewed toward the advantage of those that are not legally Americans at all.

Perhaps it’s a simple confusion between pride and morality, as almost invariably the ethnic groups in question are Latinos — so the “all” in “all Americans” gets a lot smaller — but when observing reactions outside these biased groups, conflict seems to come between empathy and fairness. A “convincing” tactic is to sprinkle on some of the heartwarming success stories, which quite effectively pull at our emotional strings. It is unfortunate that these same strings unfasten our grip on good judgment, regardless of an individual’s aptitude.

What is missing besides actually doing the hard work is abiding by the laws. This goes for both illegal immigrants and the State of New Jersey. If you want to pay in-state tuition, become a legal U.S. citizen first. If you want to create revenue, do not cheat the legal system, which by definition is supposed to be just.

With regards to giving illegal immigrants the right to pay in-state tuition, let’s call it what it is: illegal.

Bending rules specifically for those who have deliberately broken another is inherently backwards.

Rory Shallis is a Rutgers College senior majoring in cell biology and neuroscience and psychology.

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Chelsey Lee, above, and the Rutgers defense utilized the 55-press against Georgetown. The sophomore forward added nine rebounds.

Third-ranked Irish on tap in Piscataway

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

WASHINGTON D.C. — Down by double digits against Georgetown, Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer KNIGHT revisited NOTEBOOK an old friend that has seemingly fallen by the wayside this season — her patented 55-defense.

Although the Scarlet Knights struggled to implement the press at times this season, they put on a display of vintage RU defense in the second half.

Georgetown struggled to get past half court and quickly turned the ball over on three straight possessions.

“The 55 can go when you have the right people in there, and we had the right people,” Stringer said. “I never worried about that, I always worried about what kind of mindset were playing with.

We’re not a great shooting team, and that’s a fact. That’s why the best chance we have is to steal the ball and get points on layups.”

The increased pressure from RU led to a 9-3 run that enabled the Knights to cut lead to nine points after being down as many as 18 only four minutes earlier.

“At times we did OK [against the press], at times we didn’t handle it as well as we should have,” said Georgetown head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy. “Of course you don’t ever want to turn it over at the end of the game but luckily we had a big enough … help with the turnovers. … We knew the 55 was coming. We knew it was only a matter of time.”

AFTER FALLING OFF IN production since the Knights’ game against Princeton, freshman forward Monique Oliver made her return to the stat sheet against the Hoyas.

Oliver scored 12 points and added

five rebounds against Georgetown — the first time since Dec. 13 that the freshman has scored in double figures. Though she averaged only 7.5 minutes per game in her previous six contests, Oliver played 22 minutes Saturday off the bench.

But Oliver’s return to form was overshadowed by the play of Georgetown freshman Sugar Rodgers, who shot the lights out of the game with a 27-point performance on 9-of-19 shooting from the floor.

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Big East, the schedule gets no easier for the Knights, who are slated to tip of f against No. 3 Notre Dame (19-1, 6-1) this evening.

The Fighting Irish are anchored by one of the most lethal backcourt combinations in the nation with senior guard Lindsay Schrader and freshman guard Skylar Diggins.

The powerful Schrader is an inside force — the senior is averaging 11 points and just under eight rebounds per game this season and is shooting nearly 57 percent from the floor.

Diggins, the Big East Preseason Freshman of the Year, is coming off a 21-point performance against Syracuse and is averaging nearly 14 points a contest. The 5-foot-9 guard is a complement to Schrader’s inside presence and is shooting 38.5 percent from three-point range this year.

Notre Dame’s lone loss this season came at the hands of undefeated No. 1 Connecticut.

“Time is running out. …

Simply said, you have a chance to jump on Georgetown, Notre Dame or Syracuse,” Stringer said. “And that might have made people say ‘Look, they have gotten better.’ But if you don’t do that, and you have a shor t record because of the other games you shouldn’t have lost, how do you justify that?”

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BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT

JENNIFER MIGUEL-HELLMAN/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Sophomore guard Mike Rosario busted out of his scoring slump with a 24-point performance in RU’s 74-73 victory over the Fighting Irish.

For the first time in the past 10 games, the Rutgers men’s basketball team won.

And for the first time in those same 10 games, sophoKNIGHT m o r e NOTEBOOK g u a r d M i k e Rosario was a force to be reckoned with.

“I just went out tonight and got off to a good start and once I felt it and once I knew it was there, I said I have to take advantage,” Rosario said. “It came a little bit easier not forcing things, letting things come to me, playing within the offense and working hard on defense. Everything just fell into place tonight.”

The Jersey City native played his best half of basketball in the first period, shooting 6-of-9 for 18 points as the only scorer with double digits at intermission.

In the two minutes and 41 seconds of first-half play that Rosario

was not on the court, a three-point Scarlet Knights’ lead turned into a three-point deficit. Rosario reentered the game and immediately tied it with a three-pointer on the fast break.

“This was one of the best games I’ve ever seen him play, really from the start,” said senior center Hamady N’Diaye. “He was knocking down his shot, he wasn’t forcing things and he was really into it.”

Rosario was a legitimate threat with the ball in his hands for the first time in conference play — and it showed.

Entering the game shooting 30 percent from the field against Big East opponents, the St. Anthony product finished the game 8-of-15 for 24 points to go along with seven rebounds.

DANE MILLER

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passes and missed a dunk, but with less than two minutes left in the game, he scored a basket the Knights desperately needed in their 74-73 upset.

When Rosario’s running floater rimmed out, Miller crashed the lane and leapt over a trio of Irish

defenders to tip the ball back in, giving RU a four point lead.

The freshman for ward finished the game 4-of-15 from the field and turned the ball over five times, but that one bucket was critical down the stretch.

“Guys are going to struggle, make turnovers, make mistakes, but the only thing you can do is pat them on the butt and say, ‘Alright, get the next one,’” Rosario said. “I was telling him all game to get the next one, and he got a real big tip-in for us to edge our lead on at the end.”

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Muhamed Hasani was not with the team after taking a leave of absence because of personal issues in his native Kosovo.

Hasani missed eight games after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and returned last game against Marquette. He averages 4.2 minutes and 0.7 points per game.

“Our thoughts are with Muhamed and his family,” Hill said.

“His well-being is our primary concern. He needs to go home, and we support his decision to do so.”

WIN: All Rutgers starters score in double figures in win continued from back Ben Hansbrough made a pair of three pointers, the last one at the buzzer, to cut a seven-point lead to one.

It was too little too late. The Knights held on for a victory they so badly needed.

“I hate to beat a dead horse but these kids are great,” said Rutgers head coach Fred Hill Jr. “They work extremely hard, and we’ve gone through a tough stretch, but they never wavered and battled. I think today we played our most complete game since the start of Big East play.”

All five RU starters scored in double figures. Miller and junior forward Jonathan Mitchell finished with 12 points each and junior guard James Beatty added 10.

Hansbrough finished with 18 points and Tim Abromaitis chipped in 17 for the Fighting Irish (15-7, 4-5) who have lost four of their last five and find themselves in serious jeopardy of missing the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season.

“They played really well.

They earned it,” said Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey.

“The big guy changes the game, almost [Hasheem] Thabeet-like. He has given us problems in the post, even in times where we have beaten them. We are disappointed.”

The Knights, Rosario in particular, got of f to a fast star t.

The struggling guard hit his first four shots and finished the first half with 18 points as the Knights raced out to a 10point lead midway through the period.

The Irish started to come into the game after falling behind by double digits and took a 35-33 lead into the intermission.

When it was all over, N’Diaye high-fived some fans in the front row.

“The past couple days I felt like we needed to have fun,” N’Diaye said. “I just decided we need to have fun at practice while we’re going hard. Before the game, I looked at Mike Coburn and we both said we were like ‘we’re feeling it.’”

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Sophomore guard Khadijah Rushdan completed Saturday’s game with a team-best 18 points, six rebounds and three steals.

Second straight loss dismays Stringer

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

WASHINGTON D.C. — The referee’s whistle blew and as Georgetown lined up to shoot free throws, head coach C. Vivian Stringer put her hands behind her head and stared at the floor.

The look on her face spoke volumes.

But after the Rutgers women’s basketball team’s latest game, a 59-50 loss to No. 17 Georgetown, a frustrated Stringer did all the talking — for the first time this season, players were not available for comment.

“I can’t feel bad enough for us,” Stringer said on her team’s play. “It has to be each person, individually, that has to feel bad enough to make a difference.

This was a crucial game, there’s no question about that.”

Senior guard Brittany Ray, the team’s leading scorer this season, finished with only three points — all from the free throw line — for the second straight game. The Hoya defense held Ray scoreless in the first half and she did not convert a single field goal despite 10 shot attempts. “[Her shooting] hasn’t been there for the last three or four games, has it?” Stringer said. “I don’t know what it is.”

With Ray absent on the stat sheet for the second straight game, it was again up to sophomore guard Khadijah Rushdan to shoulder the load.

Rushdan finished the game with 18 points, six rebounds and three steals. Despite taking a hard blow to the head in the first half, Rushdan continued her aggressive style of play — diving for loose balls and crashing the boards. “[Rushdan] played with aggressiveness and she played with a spirited fight inside of her,” Stringer said. “I think that other people could have, but they just didn’t do it as well.”

But as has often been the case this season, the Scarlet Knights could not get out of

their own way. RU committed 24 turnovers and 24 fouls, leading to a combined 38 points for Georgetown.

The Knights always seemed to be one step behind. A headsup play resulted in an errant pass out of bounds by sophomore for ward Chelsey Lee. A quick steal by sophomore guard Nikki Speed transformed into a turnover only seconds later. “[Whether it’s] missing layups or just negotiating a three-on-one break … I think we can recall a number of instances where it’s like ‘Wow, can you believe that,’” Stringer said.

Freshman Sugar Rodgers torched RU for 27 points on 9of-19 shooting. While Rodgers and the rest of the Hoyas’ offense was dormant in the first half, the team exploded in the second — shooting 55 percent from the floor.

With five minutes left to play in the game, Stringer dialed up the 55-press.

The pressure threw off the Hoyas, who turned the ball over five quick times, allowing the Knights to go on a 9-3 run.

A three-pointer from Speed brought RU within nine points, marking the smallest advantage by Georgetown since the beginning of the second half.

But with the Knights in foul trouble, a pair of free throws and a three-pointer by Monica McNutt helped the Hoyas refortify their lead and put the game away for good.

Rodgers drained back-toback three pointers to open the half, pushing Georgetown to a 27-18 advantage.

The Knights never recovered.

The loss to the Hoyas leaves RU with a 12-9 overall record and a 4-3 standing in conference, with No. 3 Notre Dame on tap for Monday.

“Unless we are able to get some big time wins, we are seriously in trouble,” Stringer said.

“But we’ll just be probably taking an early vacation.”

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RU makes it two straight at Metros

BY TYLER BARTO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Despite an impressive showing last weekend for the Rutgers men’s track team at Navy — MEN’S TRACK in which it posted nine first-place finishes and earned 14 Big East and IC4A qualifying times — assistant coach Kevin Kelly was not impressed.

“There were a couple instances where I feel we could have done better. A few of my guys made some mistakes that should be cor rected,” said Kelly, whose athletes have posted six school records out of a possible ten under his tutelage.

The message received mixed reviews.

After all was said and done, the Scarlet Knights left the Coxe

Cage at Yale Saturday with a team Monroe Kearns, “but we still manchampionship — as well as a few aged to place well in most events.” more IC4A and Big East qualiSeniors Kyle Grady and fiers to boot.

Brandon Smith posted personal “We expect everyone to quali- bests in the 60-meter hurdles fy for the IC4A and and 5,000-meter Big East run, respective“We expect [Championships],” ly. Sophomore said senior decatheveryone to qualify Kevin Bostick lete Nick Crosta, proved his ... It is just expected worth with perwho has had to overcome various record that our teammates sonal injuries this seaperformances in son. “It is just the jumps. make their expected that our Fellow sophqualifying early.” teammates make omores Michael their qualifying Baird and NICK CROSTA early enough.”

Ameer Wright Senior Decathlete But the team also posted notehad to overcome worthy scores in some subpar performances in order the heptathlon. to hold off stifling competition.

As expected, sophomore Adam “Not everyone performed to Bergo continued his recent string of their full potential with the same success in the high and long jumps. top marks we usually get,” said “Adam has really been an sophomore 800-meter runner example of how to improve,”

said head coach Mike Mulqueen. “His freshman year he only competed in one event and now he has diversified to two or three.”

The win does not come without controversy though, as there were a number of of ficiating gaf fes that could have put a Knights victor y in jeopardy.

“I don’t think the facility ran the meet as best as they could after losing count of laps in Brandon Smith’s 5,000-meter and not being able to present Kyle Grady with a time after winning the hurdles in what looked like a ver y fast time,” said Kearns, who finished second in the 800-meter run.

RU looks to improve upon their individual per formances next weekend, as they head back to the Bronx for the two-day New Balance Collegiate Invitational.

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he Rutgers gymnastics team placed fourth with a score of 190.550 at a quad meet Saturday at College Park, Md. West Virginia won the meet, followed by Mar yland and Denver.

Junior Leigh Heinbaugh scored a career-high 9.725 on the beam.

See tomorrow’s edition for full coverage.

SENIOR MICHELLE GOMES posted a time of 7.56 seconds in the 60-meter dash as the Rutgers women’s track and field team bested Seton Hall at the Metropolitan Championships.

See tomorrow’s edition for full coverage.

THE NEW JERSEY SPORTS Writers Association honored Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti and former Rutgers wide receiver Kenny Britt at its annual banquet yesterday.

Pernetti received the first annual “College Sports Good Guy of the Year Award.”

Britt was named the Football Player of the Year.

Other winners include: St. Anthony high school basketball head coach Bob Hurley Sr., Temple football coach Al Golden and Detroit Tigers pitcher and Rookie of the Year Rick Porcello.

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football right guard Art Forst and center prospect Rob Forst verbally committed to the Scarlet Knights according to ScarletNation.com. Rob Forst was reportedly deciding between Rutgers and Delaware.

ROGER FEDERER defeated Andy Murray in straight sets to capture his 16th Grand Slam title at the 2010 Australian Open. The Swiss native defeated Murray in Melbourne by a final score of 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11).

THE TORONTO MAPLE Leafs made a big splash in the hockey waters by trading for Calgar y defenseman Dion Phaneuf and Anaheim goaltender J.S. Giguere.

The Leafs parted ways with for ward Jason Blake, goaltender Vesa Toskala, defenseman Ian White and three other players.

TINA CHARLES

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the sixth player in Connecticut women’s basketball history to score 2,000 points in her career.

The UConn center scored 24 points Saturday night as the Huskies defeated Pittsburgh 98-56 for their 60th-consecutive victory.

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Trophy winner Herschel Walker had a successful MMA debut Saturday night. The 47year-old defeated Greg Nagy by way of a third-round TKO in Miami, Fla.

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Knights thrive in spotlight at RAC

BY TYLER DONOHUE STAFF WRITER

Three minutes into an epic fourperiod overtime bout and knotted at five points apiece, KNIGHT Rutgers’ NOTEBOOK L a m a r Brown and Virginia’s Brent Jones went toe-totoe at mid-court of the Louis Brown Athletic Center one more time.

Brown, a senior, could cement a Scarlet Knights victory against the nationally-ranked Cavaliers if he found a way to win.

Less than 20 yards away from the mat, the RU cheerleaders and band stood watching in silence.

More than 1,600 emotionally invested fans waited anxiously for the conclusion of the marathon match.

Jones went down. The RAC got loud. The band blared the RU fight song and the crowd erupted, providing a level of volume that has been mostly lacking at the arena this winter.

Competing on the big stage at the RAC for just the second time ever, the Scott Goodale-led Knights knocked off No. 23 UVA and made their case to enter the national rankings for the first time in school history.

Goodale arrived as head coach three years ago, fresh off an extremely successful run at Jackson High School and determined to bring credibility to RU wrestling.

“It was awesome. Definitely the most exciting match I’ve been a part of here,” Goodale said, unable to contain a smile. “The RAC is a great wrestling venue.

We rose to the challenge and got into the atmosphere. This was exactly what I envisioned when I first came here.”

Friday night’s 25-12 drubbing of UVA was a major step for Goodale’s squad and not simply because it manhandled a tough opponent. It was the environment in which it won that truly showed how far the fiery coach has brought this program.

Few at RU would have dared dream of a wrestling match of this magnitude just a few years ago.

There were constant ‘R-U’ chants, football stars as honorary captains and at times the crowd seemed to live and die with each point.

Brown, who became the man of the hour after he sealed the deal for the Knights, didn’t downplay the effect that fans had on the match.

“I fed off the crowd. They came to see a show, and I like to perform,” he said. “I was pumped up and eager to help our team take down a ranked opponent.

“Obviously this program is going in the right direction. We all have full trust in Coach Goodale and that’s the main thing.”

Though he allowed himself a few moments to celebrate his team’s landmark victory, Goodale quickly refocused and put the situation into perspective.

“A few years from now, once we’ve continued to climb the ladder in the national rankings, an event like this won’t have to be such a big splash,” he said. “It’s going to become an every night thing. For now, we have to move on. It’s all about looking to tomorrow.”

A MONG THE PREGAME ceremonies included the honoring of two former high school wrestling stars and members of the Rutgers football family.

Goodale made junior defensive end Alex Silvestro and former linebacker and Chicago Bear Kevin Malast honorar y captains for the event.

“It was cool to come back and be a part of something like that,” Malast said. “Alex and I both wrestled in high school so it was cool of Coach Goodale to have us involved in that.”

— Sam Hellman contributed to this report

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

The referee holds senior Lamar Brown’s hand up in victory after he won his quadruple overtime match Friday against Virginia.

ORDER: Brown’s 14-8

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

The combination of senior Lamar Brown, above, and junior Daryl Cocozzo, below, helped key the Rutgers wrestling team’s first victory over a ranked opponent this season. Brown knocked off Virginia’s 17th-ranked Brent Jones in four overtimes, while Cocozzo pinned his opponent in the second period.

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Against Navy (5-2), RU showed its resiliency by overdecision seals win for Knights coming early deficits and translating those into victories.

Redshirt freshman Joe Langel continued from back saw his 12 match-winning streak slipping away from him when he period, Brown went to work. was down 5-3 to Aaron Kalil. The Jones lunged at Brown who 125-pounder fought back and promptly turned the Cavalier on reeled off six consecutive points his side and threw him to the for a 9-5 win. mat. Brown continued to earn “When the team is on a bit of takedown points and when the a roll, nobody wants to be the period was over, he had earned a one to lose,” Goodale said.

14-8 decision, sealing the win for “That’s the biggest part of the the Knights and bringing the team aspect of wrestling. It’s crowd of 1,655 back to its feet. contagious, and there is a very “I knew that if I worked my competitive nature out there opponent he would break so I just right now.” kept the pace going and fed off It’s not often that heavythe energy of the crowd,” Brown weight D.J. Russo steps into the said. “I’m used to wrestling that circle against an opponent long because Coach Goodale ranked higher than him. puts us through some intense However, that was the case workouts. He usually prepares us when Navy’s No. 6 Scott Steele for matches like that. Even came to the Barn. The ranking though a normal match is only did not faze seven minutes, and the he prepares us “We got some bulletin Russo No. 10 heavyfor 15-20 minute matches. You board material when weight asserted his dominance, never know how they questioned our winning 7-6. long a match “I needed this can go.” schedule. ... [It] is one for myself,” Prior to he said. “I feel Saturday’s plenty tough and it that I haven’t match against has paid off for us.” been wrestling RU, Navy head my best in coach Bruce SCOTT GOODALE recent matches.

Burnett talked Head Coach I want to go out about the there and pin Knights and ever yone. I haven’t been able to their recent success — having do that in the last couple of not been beaten yet in 2010. matches and it has kind of “I’m not sure that the level of become a confidence killer for competition that they’ve faced me. I needed to beat someone is the same as what we have,” good to show that I am at the he said. level I need to be.”

Burnett was forced to sit on Apparently Steele did not his hands and watch his want to risk burn injuries by getMidshipmen drop seven matchting too close to Russo or the es to the rolling Knights as RU red-hot Knights when he set a new school record with a declined to take part in the tradi12-match unbeaten streak with a tional hand shake that follows 23-10 victor y at the College each individual bout. Instead, he Avenue Gym. merely walked back with his “We got some bulletin board head held low and a look of material when they questioned dejection on his face. our schedule, which I don’t really “It’s not like I look forward to understand,” Goodale said. “So the end of the match handfar we have wrestled Iowa, Pitt, shake,” Russo said. “I can Penn State and Michigan State. understand that he was upset. It Our schedule is plenty tough and wasn’t very sportsmanlike but I it has paid off for us these past didn’t take it personally.” few matches.”

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BY ALEX JANKOWSKI CORRESPONDENT

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Head coach Scott Goodale, left, and the Rutgers wrestling team celebrate after junior Daryl Cocozzo records a fall over Virginia’s Dan Gonsor in the 157-pound weight class that extended the Scarlet Knights’ lead to 16-6 Friday at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

The last time the Rutgers wrestling team went head-to-head with a ranked opponent a bitter defeat left a sour taste in its mouth, losing the match in the WRESTLING last individual bout.

The Scarlet Knights got their revenge Friday night at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. Rutgers “PACKED THE RAC” against No. 23 Virginia and the squad responded to the tune of a 25-12 victory. It was the team’s first triumph over a ranked opponent this season.

“We rose to the challenge and fed off the atmosphere,” said head coach Scott Goodale.

“We needed this one. We have had opportunities all year, and it feels good to finally have one. Hopefully it snowballs from here and we can keep it going.”

RU (15-4-1) took an early 6-0 lead, but the Cavaliers (13-5) tied the score when sophomore Trevor Melde was called for a defensive pin. RU responded with a major decision from redshir t junior David Greenwald. Just before the intermission, junior transfer Daryl Cocozzo brought the crowd to its feet with a pin over Dan Gonsor to extend the lead to 16-6.

“After what happened in [Melde’s] match, I knew that we needed the bonus points,” Cocozzo said. “This was big for me too. I wasn’t ranked going into the match and he was No. 15 so I knew that it would be a test.”

The teams went back and forth the next two matches, each winning one, and then senior Lamar Brown stepped into the circle against No. 17 Brent Jones.

Brown went toe-to-toe with the ACC Wrestler of the Week and at the end of regulation, the grapplers were tied 4-4. Three overtimes later the two fifth-year seniors were still deadlocked but in the fourth extra

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Knights finally get Big East win over sputtering Irish

BY KYLE FRANKO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Hamady N’Diaye smiled and let out one big sigh of relief.

“I’m so happy, I can’t even express it right now,” the senior MEN’S BASKETBALL center said after the NOTRE DAME 73 Rutgers men’s basketball team upset RUTGERS 74 Notre Dame 74-73 Saturday night for its first Big East victory of the year, snapping a nine game losing streak in the process.

“It’s a great win, not just for me but for the entire team,” N’Diaye said. “It takes a load off our shoulders. We have 10 games to go now and we have to keep it going and keep fighting.”

N’Diaye lined up opposite forward Luke Harangody, the reigning Big East Player of the Year, and for the fourth consecutive year bottled up the Notre Dame center.

“Somebody before the game said you have to go four-for-four [against Harangody] today,” N’Diaye said. “He’s a great player. I’m naturally a defensive player and I love playing defense but I studied him a lot. One of the main things is being

aggressive and not giving up any easy shots to him.”

Harangody scored a team-high 19 points but needed 26 shots to do so. Whenever he went to the basket, RU’s seven-footer was there to meet him.

N’Diaye finished with 10 points and six blocks, playing to the crowd of 7,049 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center each time. Two of those rejections came against Harangody in the game’s final 30 seconds, as Notre Dame tried frantically to come back.

“At the end of the game he stepped up and said ‘I’m gonna stand here nine-feet tall and if anybody tries to go at me I’m gonna block it,” said sophomore guard Mike Rosario who finished with a game-high 24 points. “That’s just the mentality that he has. He’s just an assassin. I’m very happy to have that guy on my team that has that kind of heart.”

The Scarlet Knights (10-11, 1-8) did the rest from the free throw line — barely.

James Beatty and Dane Miller combined to hit 5-of-8 free throws to give RU a 74-67 lead. Those freebies turned out to be just enough to hold off Notre Dame.

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JENNIFER MIGUEL-HELLMAN/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior center Hamady N’Diaye blocks Notre Dame center Luke Harangody’s shot in the second half, one of six swats for the Dakar, Senegal, native.