The Daily Targum 2010-02-17

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Christie slashes $18.5M from University funding

STUDY HABITS

BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

JEN KONG

Students enjoy the extended hours of four main University libraries: The Mabel Smith Douglass Library, Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus, the Library of Science and Medicine on Busch campus and Kilmer Library on Livingston campus. See PAGE 3 for the full story.

In a series of proposed sweeping cuts aimed at closing a $2.2 billion gap in the state’s current-year budget by June 30, Gov. Chris Christie announced on Friday plans to slash operating aid to higher education in the state by $62.1 million.

Based on available information, the University’s share of the reduction is $18.5 million, President Richard L. McCormick said in a letter to the University community.

A large reduction in state support this late in the year to the University’s $1.9 billion budget will be difficult to handle, since students and classes are in place and funds have largely been spent or committed, Vice President for University Budgeting Nancy Winterbauer said.

“Enrollments are at an all-time high, so that there are more students requiring services,” Winterbauer said. “We do not yet have

a sense of the effects of this cut, but it certainly will strain already taxed programs and services and will require that needed expenditures be delayed. The cuts are so significant that budgets across the University will need to be reduced to meet the shortfall.”

The University must redouble its efforts to secure new sources of revenue and to enhance those that are within its control, McCormick said.

Private giving, new programs for new students, off-campus programs and online and continuing education courses are just some of the new sources of revenue, Winterbauer said.

These sources are worth pursuing because they are not subject to the constraints that come with state aid, she said.

“Given the recent fluctuations in state support, units have been looking for other revenue sources that are more in our con-

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Livingston campus plans to reel in movie theater

BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI STAFF WRITER

The silver screen may soon be coming to Piscataway.

University officials are considering the construction of a multi purpose movie theater on Livingston campus as part of the campus’s longterm revitalization, Vice President for Facilities and Capital Planning Antonio Calcado said.

“It is one of the functions we are evaluating as a possible amenity that we might

bring to campus,” said Executive Director for Facilities, Planning and Development Frank Wong. “A movie theater is one of the things students indicated they would like to see on campus, so it is sort of in the mix to be studied.”

The movie theater would be created as part of the University’s renewed vision for Livingston campus, which includes the construction of three major residence halls at the corner of Rockefeller Road and Joyce Kilmer Avenue and along Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Wong said.

The potential movie theater could be built in the area that will reserve 25,000 square feet for retail and commercial spaces like restaurants, food markets, pharmacies and banks spaces through the proposed Livingston campus housing project, Calcado said. “[The theater] could be a part of the housing project, and it may be in one of the housing buildings on the ground floor,” he said.

The housing project will cost $215 million, which will be paid through a bond sale

repayable through student fees, Calcado said.

The creation of a movie theater will depend on University expenses and the versatility of the space, he said. The University must be able to use it for other purposes, like classroom instruction.

“It would have to be something that really … fulfills the mission of the University and is multi functional,” Calcado said. “If we can link those two up in a way that it is economi-

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Senate tacks on extra day to class add/drop period

INDEX UNIVERSITY With extended library hours, students now have more time to study and get their work done.

BY COLLEEN ROACHE CORRESPONDENT

Eight days sealed students’ fates for the next 14 weeks before the University Senate voted to extend its registration period. Now, that number is nine.

At its first meeting of the year in January, the Senate decided to lengthen the period for adding or dropping a course by one day each for the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters, following a recommendation from the Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee. As of September, students will have eight days to drop a course and nine days to add a new one.

The Senate also recommended that course syllabi be made more available to students online before the start of classes each semester.

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Philip J. Furmanski said he supports the Senate’s action.

“I think what we want to do is balance out giving students the opportunity to select classes that are best for them,” he said.

Furmanski said he is also a strong proponent of having course syllabi online, and the University urges academic departments to make the syllabi available to students as early as possible each semester.

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OPINIONS Airplane regulations lead to problems for people on flights, from pregnant women to Kevin Smith.

COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY FACILITIES AND CAPITAL PLANNING

Plans for the new residence hall on Livingston campus, above, are set be to be completed by the summer of 2012 and include apartments with four single bedrooms in each, creating 1,500 more

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Facilities draw out housing ideas

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BY REENA DIAMANTE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Livingston residents will probably have one more thing to look forward to when returning to campus in fall 2012 — the Livingston campus renaissance.

As part of its vision to redevelop the Livingston campus, the University is starting construction

on a new residence hall scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2012, said Steven Dubiago, associate director of Housing Operations.

The residence halls will house about 1,400 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students, and will consist of multiple mid-rise apartment complexes, he said.

Each apartment will have four single bedrooms along with a

kitchen, living room and two bathrooms, Dubiago said.

The apartments would be built at the intersection of Joyce Kilmer Avenue and Rockefeller Road, where there currently is a parking lot, he said.

The new residence hall is part of University President Richard L.

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Longer library hours accommodate student needs

BY REENA DIAMANTE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In response to students’ complaints about insufficient library hours, the University’s four largest libraries extended its hours near the start of the semester, and most students are satisfied with the change.

“I believe this will positively affect the campus community by providing students with more quiet study spaces for expanded periods of time,” said University Libraries Spokesman Harry Glazer.

“Studying will thus be more productive and pleasant and, perhaps, more effective.”

Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus and the Library of Science and Medicine on Busch campus will stay open until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights, a three-hour extension on Fridays and a sixhour extension on Saturdays. No change will take place for the libraries from Sunday to Thursday nights, on which they will remain open until 2 a.m.

The Mabel Smith Douglass Library and the Kilmer Library on Livingston campus will stay open until 2 a.m. from Sunday to Thursday, a two-hour extension in operation. Friday and Saturday closing times at each location — 9 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively — will not change.

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Kilmer Library on the Livingston campus is now open until 2 a.m. from Sunday through Thursday, which is two hours longer than its previous hours of operation.

Through a variety of forums and “Their concerns included a host is also in favor of the longer hours. different surveys conducted over of things involving facilities, “I make the most use of the the past few years, administrators at libraries, transportation systems libraries when I stay at the the libraries learned that extending and housing. The vice presidents University during the weekends,” hours was a primary concern for took a look at their areas and pre- Delos Santos said. “Before … the students, Glazer said. pared a report,” she said. libraries would close so early.

The libraries staff met with Kevin Caldwell, an employee at Those hours didn’t give me enough Executive Vice President for the Alexander Library, noticed that time to finish my work.”

Academic Affairs Philip J. more people are coming to the School of Arts and Sciences Furmanski, Vice President for libraries late at night. sophomore Regina Delamerced Student Affairs Gregory S. Blimling, “I don’t see any problem with likes to spend her time at the Vice President for Administration the new hours,” said Caldwell, a Douglass Library and is glad she and Public Safety Jay Kohl and stu- School of Arts and Sciences sopho- will be able to stay there longer. dent leaders two months ago to dis- more. “It gives students more “I have many assignments and cuss their concerns with the opportunity to use the resources readings to complete for my classUniversity, where they learned that here. Students can use the quiet es, and I get easily distracted at library operations were one of the study rooms, and the stacks of my apartment, so I enjoy going to concerns, said Marianne Gaunt, books are still open for them.” the Douglass Library,” vice president of Information School of Arts and Sciences Delamerced said. “The calm Services and University librarian. sophomore Matthew Delos Santos atmosphere there is perfect for

studying. I was happy when I found out the library recently extended their hours.”

Managing the change financially was an important issue, Glazer said. He expressed gratitude to Furmanski, whose office’s funding made it possible.

“The main reason why we had not extended the hours in previous years was, to put it frankly, a financial issue,” Gaunt said. “Once we understood that the students’ requests were reasonable, we created a cost-figure. We learned that we were able to implement the new hours this semester.”

It is still too early to tell if the new hours at the University Libraries are making any progress, Gaunt said. The University will evaluate the change over the next year. “[The changes’ effectiveness] all depends on the library, the residence of the campus and the collection,” she said. “We are trying to extend the right hours in the right libraries.”

Library administrators and employees are tracking usage to make sure the facilities are used well and to look for patterns, Gaunt said.

There are some concerns about later hours, Gaunt said.

Monitoring buildings, ensuring the safety of students and employees and providing transportation are top priorities.

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HOUSING: Project to include courtyard, walkways continued from front McCormick’s vision of redeveloping Livingston campus, said Antonio Calcado, vice president for University Facilities and Capital Planning.

“The Livingston development project will transform Livingston into a new professional and business campus for Rutgers University,” Calcado said.

The Board of Governors approved the Livingston housing project last year to help cope with an on-campus housing shortage, Dubiago said.

“Increased demand for oncampus housing has resulted in an existing housing shortage,” he said. “The need to construct new housing facilities is a key step to enable Rutgers to meet the housing needs of the students enrolled at Rutgers University.”

The development of a new residence hall, along with the greater plan of redeveloping Livingston campus, will satisfy current housing demand, Dubiago said.

In addition to creating 1,500 new beds, the new residence hall will also offer retail and support services to the campus community and visitors through streetlevel stores, he said.

Outdoor areas, courtyards and walkways will also be created to help promote pedestrian activity and student socialization, Dubiago said. Sidewalks along the street-level stores will be wide enough to accommodate street furniture and planting.

The residential spaces will have a variety of amenities for students who decide to live there, he said.

“The project will include multi functional lounges and programming areas to strengthen community building, support informal socialization and provide spaces for student events and activities,” Dubiago said. “Discussion of a possible computer lab, fitness rooms and theater are being considered.”

Many students are very supportive of the new housing project and excited to see the campus’ transformation.

“The vision that administrators have is good in theory,” said Josh David, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “The new residence hall along with the combination of new professional

U NIVERSITY schools, like a business school, will make a vibrant campus community for students who live here.”

Arielle Alphonse, vice president of the Livingston Campus Council, said she loves living on the campus and thinks the facility upgrades and a new residence hall will attract other residents.

“Although many new students may have come into the University with negative perceptions of the campus, many of the students have come to like living on Livingston because of the community provided here,” said Alphonse, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “In addition to the new facilities such as the expansion of the student center, students’ perceptions of the campus have really changed for the better.”

But students have mixed concerns with the new construction of residence halls on Livingston campus.

Winiris De Moya, Livingston Campus Council president, also supports the project but worries it could create a social divide between residents living in the new buildings and those still living in the older ones.

“My biggest concern is having a campus being divided within

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M itself,” said De Moya, a Rutgers College senior. “The new housing is supposed to be gorgeous and outstanding. What’s going to happen to the quads?”

De Moya hopes all residential buildings on Livingston will be renovated.

Other students like Shaun Pande, a Livingston Campus Council member, believe current first-year students should be given priority to live in the new building when they are seniors.

“I don’t want first-year students who want to live at the new residence hall to be at the mercy of the lotter y system,” said Pande, a Rutgers Business School sophomore. “I think there should be some sort of program that gives priority to the students who have developed the history of Livingston.”

Calcado believes the construction will create a healthy mix of students.

“What you’ll see is a continuum of first-year students to professional studies,” he said. “Part of the education at Rutgers University is not just what you learn in a classroom, but part of the process is learning from others around you. It will be beneficial for everyone.”

PERIOD: Students want longer add/drop schedules continued from front School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Francis Perez said he supports the Senate’s decision.

“It would give students a chance to see how classes work out with their schedules with that extra day,” he said.

Perez said extra time to finalize his schedule might have been helpful last semester, when he registered for a class and later had to withdraw after the add/drop period.

“A class didn’t fit in my schedule as I thought it would, and it was basically just too late [to drop it],” he said. “I could have gotten that extra day or that extra couple of days to realize that, and then I wouldn’t have the ‘W’ on my transcript.”

School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore Shari Richmond also agrees with the add/drop extension.

“I feel like we’re too rushed.

[It’s difficult] especially for freshmen,” she said. “It’s really hard to get into the classes that you need to or that you want to. I think [the decision] is a good thing.”

Although Richmond said the period could last a few more days, she acknowledged that the University must act gradually.

“It could be longer, but I mean, it’s one step at a time,” she said.

School of Arts and Sciences junior Tereston Bertrand said he agrees that students need more time, especially those who take science courses that require sessions outside of class.

“I think it’s a very good idea, because students do need more time to decide whether or not they want to keep a class,” Tereston said. “In my case, we don’t really know how to feel for a class [considering] labs.”

Still, Bertrand said he would appreciate having a few more days — or even a few weeks — to decide whether or not to sign up for or remain in a class.

Registration for many courses he wanted to take in the past filled up quickly, and he said more time may be beneficial in that regard.

Rutgers College senior Stacey Cha also is in favor of the decision.

“I think it’s a really good choice, because the amount of time they’ve given us in the past — and now, in the present — is not long enough,” she said. “By the time you get situated, it’s too late.”

Cha said her professors did a good job of making syllabi available early throughout her college career, and she encourages all professors to do so, as it is helpful.

“It might be a really good template for what’s to come in the class, so people can know how to arrange their schedules, not to take on too many hard classes all at once,” she said.

The fall 2010 and spring 2011 are trial semesters for the new policies, and the Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee will review the decision after the second semester of the coming academic year.

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Exhibit showcases overlooked history of U. namesake

BY NEIL P. KYPERS

One of the goals of the presentation is to increase awareness of the man the University borFor some, hearing the name rows its name from, Gaunt said.

Rutgers might ring bells for its “The background and accomathletics or its reputation as one plishments of the man that proof the largest institutions in the vided us with that name, Henry country. But for the University, Rutgers, is sadly much less wellthe name traces known,” she said. fur ther back to Henry Rutgers “There is a lot more was a Dutch colonial America.

Various adminlandowner in New to the history istrators, staff, York and graduate of the school than of Queens College, alumni and students packed the Fowler said. He anyone thought.”

Alexander Library was a patriot who STEVE ROCHA on the College fought against the Historical Society member Avenue campus British during the last night to celeRevolutionary War. brate the opening He then became of an exhibit commemorating a trustee of his alma mater, Col. Henr y Rutgers, the Queens College.

University’s namesake.

“Indeed, my father’s 320-page Event attendees saw presentahistory of the University devoted tions from University Librarian only three paragraphs to [Henry Marianne Gaunt, University Rutgers],” McCormick said.

President Richard L. The presentations and McCormick, Historian David exhibit are devoted to answerFowler, history Professor Paul ing the question of who Henr y Clemens and University Archivist Rutgers is, he said.

Thomas Frusciano.

John Gatlin, a College of “Through the presentations Engineering alumnus, traveled we hear today … [we will from Virginia to be at yesterday’s explore] the life of philanthropist, event. Gatlin was amazed at some legislator, land owner, revolutionof the facts he learned, like the ary war officer and our University closing of Queens College due to namesake Henry Rutgers,” said financial troubles.

Gaunt, vice president for “It looks like the folks really Information Services. did an awful lot of research and ACTING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Historian David Fowler is one of five speakers who presented parts of Col. Henry Rutgers’ life at the launching of an exhibit dedicated to the University namesake. uncovered some real interesting documents and papers … which I think it would be worthwhile for all the students to look into and learn more about the histor y of the University,” Gatlin said.

The Historical Society at the University was glad to see a study about the colonel and hopes this research leads to a biography, said Steve Rocha and Richard Wells, members of the Historical Society.

“There is a lot more to the history of the school than anyone thought … just being in The Historical Society … I have learned much more about the founding of the University,” said Rocha, a Rutgers College junior.

“I feel a lot more connected to the University.”

The origins and past of any university is something students should care about and take interest in, said Wells, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

“The histor y of where you attend your school is so invaluable,” he said.

McCormick said Henr y Rutgers left the University with more than a bell and a bond but also with his name — one that brings pride to all those connected to it.

The “Benevolent Patriot: The Life and Time of Henry Rutgers” will be open for viewing for the next four months and can be found at the library’s entrance.

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FUNDING: U. says it cannot absorb large-scale cuts continued from front trol, and that will reduce the University’s reliance on state funding,” Winterbauer said.

Nat Bender, executive vice president of Union of Rutgers Administrators-American Federation of Teachers, said he believes the University has the reserves to absorb the cut without interrupting operations and student services.

But Winterbauer disagrees.

She said the University does not have the reserves to absorb

THEATER: New dining hall to be complete by 2012 continued from front cally feasible, then certainly, it will be out there.”

The theater would likely be University-run and would probably not be a multiplex cinema, he said.

“We are going through a bunch of options, and we will see what works best,” Calcado said.

A number of different, smaller stores would be located on the first floor of one of the buildings, which will have a retail plaza outside, he said.

“It will really be a pretty cool place, somewhere to go to,” Calcado said.

Outreach to different student groups and individuals showed that students had a strong desire for additional dining experiences and places for people to hang out, Wong said. He hopes these retail spaces will help provide these amenities to students so they will not feel a need to go to another campus.

“Livingston won’t be a place where people leave, but rather a destination,” Wong said.

The University already began removing debris and brush for the project and anticipates the units to open in September 2012, with major construction beginning this summer, Calcado said.

In addition to the housing project, construction will soon begin on a new dining hall that will be built behind and linked to the new student center, said Calcado, noting that a construction contract will likely be granted at Wednesday’s Board of Governors meeting.

The new dining hall should be complete by late 2011 or early 2012, Wong said.

The University may also build a hotel and conference center as part of the campus development project that could open after the new business school is completed, he said.

Though concerned about a potential future divide between those living in the old and new sections of the campus, Livingston Campus Council President Winiris De Moya said the campus has been lacking in amenities for decades and is excited for the upgrades and creation of new retail spaces.

“To have all these spaces coming onto our campus is a great thing,” said De Moya, a Rutgers College senior.

a cut of this size. Savings that were reported to the state treasurer are savings from deferring planned salary increases for faculty and staff, Winterbauer said.

The faculty and staff unions saved the University more money that had been budgeted for salary increases through their agreement with the University, Bender said.

“Since the budget from the state, even before the latest cut, did not include any state funding for employee salary increases, the deferrals of these raises are really unfunded costs that were avoided, not cash in hand,” Winterbauer said.

Still, state support is just one of

a number of different sources of aid, Bender said.

“We want to see increased support for higher education.”

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“Tuition went up 3 percent.

Enrollment rose as well. Rutgers has been bringing in hundreds of millions for research from the fed-

F E B RUA RY 1 7 , 2 0 1 0 eral stimulus,” he said. “State funding is a fraction of the overall Rutgers budget, so it is only one factor to consider.”

The American Federation of Teachers remains skeptical of savings, as the recent contract negotiations and other increased revenues have enhanced the University’s budget flexibility, said Patrick Nowlan, American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers executive director.

“We limited their expenses by reaching these agreements to modify our contract,” Nowlan said.

URA-AFT members support the programs that deliver hundreds of millions of dollars to the

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University from external grants to conduct research, Bender said.

“Please keep in mind, when we are talking about unionized staff and faculty, these are the people who make the University work — from the faculty delivering quality education to staff providing comprehensive services necessar y to support the University’s mission,” he said.

Bender said the University community should make the case for quality public education in New Jersey and at the University.

“Students, faculty and staff at the University need to let the governor and Trenton know that we want to see increased support for higher education,” he said.

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Lona Valmoro, a Rutgers College alumna and special assistant to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will be discussing her experiences as a top aide in the Senate and Department of State, as well as her professional journey from the University to the capital. The lecture will take place at 5 p.m. in the Eagleton Institute of Politics on Douglass campus. To hear her speak, RSVP to (732)-9329384 x331 or online at http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/ rsvp-valmoro.php Fat Tuesday comes twice this year! Enjoy another day of feasting with Student Life at 7:30 p.m. in the Livingston Student Center. Experience Mardi Gras from a new perspective. Get a taste of this international celebration with Greek, Italian, Turkish, French, Egyptian and other Mediterranean cultures. Enjoy free food, music, masks and guest performances. Supplies limited.

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Want to ‘rep’ RU with pride? Do it the fashion forward way at 8 p.m. in the Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room on the College Avenue campus. Get a chance to prepurchase new officially licensed Rutgers gear from the fashion houses of Marc Ecko, Victoria’s Secret, Under Armour, Vera Bradley along with Nike, Champion and more! Models are Rutgers’ very own superstar student leaders, so come support. All event proceeds go to the Rutgers Against Hunger Campaign! Tickets for faculty, staff and guests are $5 at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus or at any University bookstore or convenience store! One guest allowed per RU ID.

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The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus is presenting its fourth annual “Celebration of Stor ytelling” for preschool audiences.

Starting at 10 a.m., the Maia String Quartet will tell stories and perform classical music. The celebration will continue the next morning at 10 a.m. with a storytelling performance by nationally acclaimed storyteller Beth Horner, who will then hold a teacher workshop from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Early registration for this free event is recommended.

Anyone interested should call (732)-932-7237 ext. 615 to reserve a space in any of the programs.

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Going KNOTS over midterms? Decompress for less with a FREE massage from The Somerset School of Massage at 7:30 p.m. at The Cove in the Busch Campus Center. Feel great by learning how to reduce your stress with our proven relaxation techniques. Remember: Massage therapists only have so many hands! First come, first relieved.

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“Crossroads: Migration, Language and Literature in Africa” is a conference designed to foster transdisciplinary understanding of the complex interplay between language, literature and migration, and of the varied patterns of language and literary movement, formation and practice arising from contemporary and historical migration within and to Africa. The conference begins at 6:30 p.m. and will end Saturday, Feb. 27 at 12 p.m. in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Contact Renee DeLancey at rdelance@rci.rutgers.edu or (732)-445-6638 for more information.

Need a tune up? Want to de-stress, relax and explore culture? “Sacred Sounds” is back! Come join the Rutgers Bhakti Club for an electrifying evening of musical meditations, exotic drumming and dance all with world-famous kirtan bands As Kindred Spirits and Mayapuris. “Sacred Sounds” will begin at 8:30 p.m. in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. If there is one Bhakti gathering to attend all semester, this is the one!

RSVP at www.bhakticlub.org.

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Learn some of the dos and don’ts of FONDUE in this fun and educational program. Dip your favorite treat in chocolate, cheese or even caramel sauces. Supplies limited.

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Small fee to pay for bus system upgrade

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ushing through a crowded bus in order to grab onto a cold metal bar, let alone finding a seat is a painful experience for many a University student nowadays. During midday rush, one could even have the difficulty of getting on the bus itself. It is safe to say that at some point we have all had this problem. According to Jack Molenaar, director of Transportation Services, the University may soon add more buses to the B, LX, REXL and REXB routes — as they are the routes that have received the highest number of complaints from students of the University. These changes will cost an estimated quarter of a million dollars and will surely come out of students’ pockets. In addition, Molenaar also spoke of adding buses to the weekend routes, which would allow buses to run every 12 minutes.

It is understandable that amid ever-rising tuition and other fees, students would object to almost any additional charge. But a claimed increase of $8.50 per student per year will not be as hard-hitting as many would have expected. After all, if students want these major improvements, then they should be ready to pay this minimal sum.

Surely we all want to get on the correct bus that hopefully takes us to our classes on time. Therefore, an increase of $8.50 on the term bill is nothing.

When it comes to parents who do not agree with “any further charges” on their child’s college bills, it must be said that the majority of them do not know what students at the University go through as they rush from campus to campus on crowded buses. The bus driver may tell a student to step behind the yellow line even though they are clearly not obstructing his side mirrors. In those cases, students are simply packed in like sardines and could not deny the fact that extra buses are needed. When someone who obviously has not taken a shower in four days, pushes against others surrounding him, those are the times when students want the extra buses. But when a price tag comes with it, albeit a small one, people think twice about it.

Running for the bus as we try to get to class on time is surely something we will not miss. And when the bus driver simply does not stop at Scott Hall on the College Avenue campus because the bus is packed and rushed students turn savage as they try to get on, we know that the University needs more transportation. In fact, these things already happen, so why protest a minimal fee for a commodity that we all want and need.

Corporate policy controls common sense

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orporate policy once again wins over common sense. A doctor and his pregnant wife were kicked off a Spirit Airlines flight after asking for water. The airplane had been grounded at LaGuardia Airport for two hours, during which time Mitchell Roslin attempted to get water for his 7-month pregnant wife only to be refused. According to a New York Post article on the event, flight attendants continuously turned down Roslin’s requests because they were “against corporate policy.”

When did we get to a point where we deny water to a pregnant woman, regardless of whether it is against corporate policy? Some policies simply go too far in their attempts to provide safety for all. Perhaps the rule also attempts to remain fair to all as it applies to all, but to every rule, there is a humane exception, and this should be one example.

The problem may be that with today’s plethora of somewhat pointless and highly intrusive “security measures” at airports, there still is a threat of attacks, and authorities continue to install more measures.

Another case of the Transportation Security Administration’s overkill happened back in March according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, when a disabled boy was not allowed to pass through airport security before he took off his leg braces. He was not even allowed to walk with his parents, but by himself, if he wanted to get on a plane to Orlando, F.L., with his family.

Even after all of these restrictions that seemingly keep us safe, international planes will continue to remain unmonitored by the TSA, therefore rendering security irrelevant when it comes to the TSA’s actions.

“So it seems fair to all” seems to be the wrong policy. Pointless disregard for the differences that range between individuals is pure ignorance, as the case of a pregnant woman is much more important than Kevin Smith’s case of being “too wide to fly,” although that seems to be just as ridiculous. Ultimately, Roslin and his family were denied water because the flight attendant’s orders were to strictly follow the rulebook. Cases like this only shine a light on this disconnect between higher-ups and ground floor inferiors. Common sense must exist in every one of these peons, and until it does, “sorry it’s corporate policy” will be the only excuse.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “The background and accomplishments of the man that provided us with that name, Henry Rutgers, is sadly much less well-known.”

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they learned how to identify caved. It took nearly a an adverb. I’m talking about year, but I took the real life college students who plunge into territory I can’t discern between swore off at the onset of this there/their/they’re or recall mess. It happened late their last intelligent thought.

Tuesday evening as the snow The occasional slip-up is began to dissipate any streetLAUREN CARUSO acceptable, but it’s not even walkers into the safety of the simple grammar that gets their homes. I had finally setme fuming. The content in the majority of posts, be it tled into bed after a long day of trekking through the on Blogspot or Tumblr, lacks any indication of subcity, but slumber wasn’t coming easy, so I grabbed stance. I have to sift through the endless butchery of Mack from his shelf — yes, my laptop is anthropothe English language to arrive at any meaningful commorphic — and opened up all 16 of my favorite blogs. mentary. I’m not quite sure when diarrhea of the finThen, against my better judgment, it happened. gertips became acceptable, as now it proliferates I made my own. through the youth of America. Just because there is I don’t know what came over me. Many a friend infinite space for viral garbage to lie, the level of has suggested I compile my thoughts and referred sophistication need not turn to dust. posts into a defined (yet intangible) space, but I’ve It’s not uncommon for a routine background resisted, mostly because I’m technologically incacheck to include an in-depth examination of a perpable at best. I suppose creating your own blog is a son’s public profiles these days. Future employers decent career move, as faking computer savvy is a don’t inspect your online Web pages solely to see necessity in the journalism world these days, but how well you enjoyed a Saturday night of inebriation I’m backing in slowly. Even with this blatant opporat the fraternity house wearing less than the broads tunity to shamelessly plug said blog, I’m uncertain if of “Jersey Shore.” They look to see if I’m worthy of my own corner of the you possess a shred of self-awareness Internet, so I’ll keep it concealed for “Some Internet and an ability to formulate an intellinow. Besides, it’s still in its initial gent thought in a public setting. Thus phase — a stream of reblogged picusers just should far, as a population, we’ve failed mistorial consciousness sprinkled with erably. For those of you that aren’t bouts of analytical commentary for not be entitled to minimally articulate enough to your viewing pleasure, if you will. project their idiotic even create your own Web page, recognize Now, nearly everybody I’ve this and keep sexting. At least that encountered as of late can boast some banter onto my garbage stays private. sort of active blog, a social networkhopeful eyes.”

Our mere presence on these sites in ing account or a permanent mark on ever-growing numbers is evidence that the online world — thanks to the we’ve transformed into brainless naruprising of interactive multimedia. cissists, asserting our ideas and comments onto others This isn’t to say each of these people is articulate and whether they’re interested or not — and it’s likely the well-equipped with superior, or even mediocre, gramlatter. We even managed to transform the Internet back matical skills. In fact, I’m still not sure if many of to a high school combination of jealousy and superlathem can arrange a written sentence properly — syntives through the birth of Tumblarity. No matter how tax just isn’t one of their more redeeming qualities. controversial, perhaps the concept wasn’t terribly This leads me to my complaint. flawed, as it didn’t usually reward ubiquitous idiocy.

Most people argue that new media dumbs peoSo what makes me a viable candidate to throw ple down. I’m just arguing that more dumb people my mind into the blogosphere ring? Am I worthy have Internet access. While new media makes conbecause I can arrange syntax in a sensibly articulate stant rebuttal quick and effortless, which somehow manner? Why couldn’t I keep my labyrinth under ended up in depreciate standards that hover somewraps in my pretentious black Moleskin? In fact, I where near pitiful, the Web is no longer confined to have a severe aversion to capital letters. For these those with outstanding resources. Some Internet reasons, I halfway regret posting my newly activatusers just should not be entitled to project their idied Tumblr to my private — but not really private — otic banter onto my hopeful eyes. While I’m not Facebook account last night. I feel guilty for temptlooking for constant genius via the Web, the times ing Internet users to feel compelled to follow me, that I’d like to employ the “look, but don’t touch” but after all, maybe I’m not tempting anybody at all. clause to the online world are growing exponentialAfter all, I can always delete it. ly. Somehow, anyone with access to a computer is on a level playing field, leaving those with a working Lauren Caruso is a Cook College senior majoring brain destined to suffer. in journalism and media studies with a minor in I’m not talking about the pre-adolescent demoenvironmental policy, institute and behavior. graphic who learned how to surf the Internet before

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Campus Sleeping troubles affect many on campus progress Letter certain OMAR MANSOUR

Letter ADAM HELGESON

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any people who have picked up The Daily Targum have heard news about student government.

Whether it is a campus council report or an advertisement from Rutgers University Student Assembly, the news is always there.

But does anyone ever stop and think about what student government is really there for? Student government has a particular function that is often overlooked.

The function of student government essentially is to hear and voice the needs, wants, concerns, interests and opinions of the students. This does not just mean providing student input for administrators, though that is a primary and important task. That is only one of many functions. Student government is also here to find out what the student body wants in terms of events and what they want to do with their time on campus. It is the responsibility of the representatives to ask students what they want to see and to report that input to the appropriate organizations.

There are more than 300 student organizations at the University, each with their own unique purpose and interesting twist. It is the responsibility of the organizations on campus to hold events.

Yet the actual organization of social events is not one of the functions of student government. Every campus council is allocated a certain amount of money for co-sponsorships with the vast array of organizations. This money should be used so that organizations can hold events, while promoting the campus council that funded or co-funded the event. Organizations are only allocated and guaranteed enough money to hold two events per semester. The student government system of co-sponsorships is designed to remedy the lack of funding for additional events. Student organizations still need to realize this and utilize the resources provided for them, as campus councils should not have co-sponsorship money left over.

Organizations need to help in the processes and seek funding for additional events to better serve the community.

The Livingston Campus Council, for example, just had a wonderful conversation about the transitional phase that the Livingston campus is going through. Because of the massive construction, organizations have steered away from holding events on campus. But with the spectacular new student center, Livingston campus should be back on the menu for student organizations. The council therefore, is fulfilling its function by requesting that organizations come to the council for co-sponsorships starting this semester to get social events back on Livingston campus.

Any organization interested in funding for an event on Livingston campus, or any individual interested in the function of student government, should attend a Livingston Campus Council meeting every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Livingston Student Center.

Adam Helgeson is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student and chair of the legislative affairs committee for the Livingston Campus Council.

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think I need to get one of those fancy beds you see advertised by ’80s celebrities, or perhaps get my high school Chemistry teacher to talk me to sleep. The University students have trouble getting to bed at night. In fact, I am writing this piece after having spent the last three hours wobbling about uncomfortably under my comforter. So what’s the deal?

Someone may ask me why I am so exhausted and ill, and I bitterly answer that I did not have the “luxury to get decent sleep” the night prior. Therein lies the problem: College students tend to think of sleep as a luxury rather than a necessity. Sadly, we are not ahead of the curve — when we decide to substitute sleep for study, we end up digging ourselves even deeper.

All-nighters have a certain allure, and I have certainly submitted to it several times since I entered the University. However, I think we ought to abstain from allnighters and with good reason.

Consider the fact that recent research indicates that tired people are just as mentally impaired as drunk people while driving, and most of us wouldn’t drink and study — and don’t try it either, I would hate to have Mothers Against Drunk Studying after me.

Although most students decide to pull all-nighters to get up to speed on a class they have been neglecting, perhaps one that meets on Friday mornings, research done at St. Lawrence University has proven those students who employ all-nighters will average lower grade point averages than students who do not. Though they do feel necessary sometimes, make sure to steer clear of all-nighters.

University students are not the only co-eds with a dependency on all-nighters, so why do we have such trouble getting to bed? I cannot pinpoint why students seem to be worse off in this department than students at other schools. I have spoken to many transfer students who slept fine at other schools, but cannot get to bed here in New Brunswick. Try not to write this issue off as a rite of passage, especially when studies

show that current college students average an entire hour less sleep than our ’80s counterparts did.

Although the University can be a fun place, it shouldn’t be so fun that we cannot afford to rest. It may boil down to stress, Webreg, partying, drug use, exaggerated use of technology and maybe even the fat sandwiches, who knows?

Our coping mechanisms have become strategic cocktails of caffeine, alcohol and nighttime overthe-counter drugs, but these things tend to compound problems by fueling addiction.

In the event that you too are having trouble sleeping, consider having a chat with your doctor and staying consistent with your sleep patterns and habits. Avoid all drugs, and if that is impossible, try not to self-medicate anytime before bed — caffeine after 5 p.m. is definitely a bad idea.

Cease all technology-use two hours before bed and stay away from your bed until you are certain you are ready to sleep. A strong mental association of sleep with your bed makes it exponentially easier to sleep at night.

Consistency is probably the most

important thing to shoot for. Even if your first class tomorrow starts at 3:55, you want to make sure you pick a time to wake up every day of the week to reduce change in your sleep-wake cycle.

Alternating wake times based on your wacky class schedule is dangerous, especially when the weekend comes and you catastrophically “catch-up” on sleep and wake at 5 p.m.

As we age, our bodies will not get as much sleep. In fact, a recent study showed that people who sleep 6.5 to 7.5 hours a night live longer. Personally, I chalk that up to the fact that for the rest of our lives we will not need to sleep as much, so do not use that as an excuse to cheat yourself out of sleep. The amount of sleep needed at this age is still debated, however it is agreed that we should aim for the 8 to 9.25 hour range. According to the National Sleep Foundation, self-discipline and behavioral therapy can trump prescription sleep aids, so try your best to be disciplined and avoid drugs if you can.

Omar Mansour is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Finally! Group members have learned to take care of their own needs. Will it last? Yes, if you show your appreciation. Bonuses help.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — The pressure is off, and you feel tremendous relief. Relax and enjoy a day that requires fewer adjustments. Rent a feel-good movie and kick back.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — There's an internal struggle going on.

You want to do something ingenious, but the job calls for simple logic. You can have both if you fulfill basics first.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — You and your partner feel like you're on the right track. An older person provides sophisticated logic to help you move forward.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — You've been flexible for days. Do things your way today. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Say what you want and let the group carry the message.

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If this week was any indication, this year’s Big East Tournament is staged to be one of the MEN’S BASKETBALL m o s t unpredictable MID-WEEK REPORT brackets ever.

Smaller teams knocked off four of the Big East’s — and nation’s — top teams in enough upsets to keep a sports fan happy for months. Aside from the Rutgers men’s basketball team knocking off then-No. 7 Georgetown, here are some of the other games that shocked the nation this week.

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memorable upset of the weekend came first, a Friday night stunner at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh.

Two halves and three overtimes yielded an NBA-caliber 98-95 score in favor of then-No. 23 Pittsburgh over then-No. 4 West Virginia — the third ever tripleovertime game for the Panthers and second for the Mountaineers.

The win extends an eyebrowraising 6-0 streak against top-five teams in the Center since it opened in 2002.

Pitt’s junior forward Gilbert Brown made a pair of free throws during a flustered comeback attempt by the Panthers to help force the game to its first of three overtimes.

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Jim Calhoun came back after a three-week medical leave and watched in horror as his team had what he called one of its worst performances ever.

But after upsetting No. 3 Villanova 84-75 last night, any bad memories are no more.

“We looked like a UConn team tonight,” Calhoun said to the Associated Press. “It was a terrific win for us at a terrific time against a terrific team.”

Calhoun has UConn’s sophomore guard Kemba Walker to thank for the win after scoring a career-high 29 points with careerhighs in three-pointers made (3) and free throws made (14).

The win snaps a six-game losing streak for the Huskies (15-11, 5-8) on the road in conference play and consequentially snapped a 12-game home winning streak for the Wildcats (22-3, 11-2).

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unfolded on Valentine’s Day at then-No. 2 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome.

The Orange was heavily favored to snap its four-game losing streak to Louisville after establishing itself as the force to beat in the Big East, but Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino had other plans.

Down the stretch, Syracuse (24-2, 11-2) hopes to rewrite history with the rest of the Big East, as not only is its losing streak up to five with Louisville (16-9, 7-5), but active losing streaks against Villanova and Pittsburgh stretch as far back as 2006.

The Orange’s two conference losses this year both came at home, the other in January to Pitt.

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Head wrestling coach Scott Goodale mentored sophomore Scott Winston at both Jackson Memorial High School and RU.

the NCAA Tournament at 157-pounds.

Simply put, Winston was the real deal.

He made it look easy in his first year, but that is not to say he did not learn anything.

“I learned quickly that wrestling through an entire match in college is a lot harder,” Winston said. “In high school, if you got two takedowns early, [your opponent] broke down mentally and they wouldn’t attack you as much.

Here, in the second week of the season, I was up by two takedowns early against the No. 4 kid in the countr y and he came back to beat me by like two or three points.”

His early successes did not go unnoticed in the locker room.

Senior captain Lamar Brown knew how much of an impact Winston would have both on the mat and in the locker room.

“From the day [Winston] stepped in he showed a lot of

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Media and fans alike anticipated seeing much of the same in his sophomore year, but instead, Winston and the coaches decided it would be best for him to redshirt and build up his alreadyimpressive skill set.

As the 2009-2010 season comes to a close, the fun begins for Winston. He plans to compete heavily in the upcoming freestyle year that commences once the NCAA Tournament closes out this March in Omaha, Neb. “This freestyle season is going to be big for me,” he said.

“I’ve got the FILA Juniors [Nationals] coming up where I have a shot at making the junior national team. There are a couple of other tournaments coming up after the regular season is over that will have all the big guys. If I can beat them now, then I can break into the top-five rankings for next year.”

During the redshirt year, Winston is working on a couple of new styles, including

wrestling a more hand-fighting match, he said.

This is a departure from his normal style of simply overpowering opponents.

“I’ve been focusing a lot on the little technical things this year,” he said. “I’m usually bigger and stronger than most people I wrestle. I usually just want to pound people and basically go out and bully people around.”

The Knights fared just fine with Winston on the bench this year, nearing the 20-win plateau for the second straight season up against a much tougher schedule.

Goodale anticipates his former Jackson pupil to return to the lineup next year and carry on his legacy as the future of RU’s program.

“He is the one kid I have come across during my experience in high school wrestling that has wanted to be the guy to put a program on his shoulders,” Goodale said. “While so many recruits find it hard to take that chance, he was the guy that wanted to do it. Ever y program needs that signature recruit and for us, it was him.”

Simply put, Scott Winston is Rutgers wrestling.

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ead men’s soccer coach Dan Donigan named two assistant coaches to his staff yesterday — Dave Beck and Brian Grazier — after his hiring a month ago.

Both men formerly coached under Donigan during his tenure at St. Louis.

Grazier also played under Donigan from 2004 to 2007 and recently served as a senior graduate manager for the St. Louis program in Donigan’s last season as head coach of the team.

Beck formerly coached NAIA powerhourse Lindenwood, which qualified for the NAIA tournament five out of six seasons from 2001 to 2005 and won the championship in 2004.

THE NATIONAL WRESTLING Coaches Association/USA Today Division I Team Coach’s Poll, released yesterday, sported the Rutgers wrestling team as the No. 22 team in the nation. The Scarlet Knights move up one sport after extending their unbeaten streak to 14 matches over the weekend.

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Yankees opted not to renew pitcher Chien-Ming Wang’s contract following the 2009 season, the free agent came to an agreement yesterday with the Washington Nationals, worth $2 million.

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State basketball coach, Sean Sutton, plead not guilty to four felony dr ug-related charges Tuesday.

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs arrested Sutton last Thursday after authorities claimed to have discovered a package containing two forms of Adderall and an anti-anxiety drug clonazepan.

The hearing is set for April 5.

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The Rutgers men’s basketball team won five of its last six games, including conference upsets over Notre Dame and Georgetown, Big East wins against St. Johns and DePaul and a victory over Division II Caldwell at the RAC.

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Freshman Brittney Kuras won the 200-yard medley in the Knights’ last meet and is one of five freshman that perform consistently well.

and the added depth is another reason the club is optimistic about their chances to better last season’s standing.

Freshman Brittney Kuras comes off a 200-yard medley victory in the College Conference Carnival and classmates Melanie Gaffey, Jessica Simunek, Taylor Curado and redshirt freshman Taylor Zafir chipped in consistently as well.

The experience of competing in front of a packed house against No. 10 Minnesota should be beneficial in calming the freshmen’s nerves, Warner said.

“It’s a different environment for them but they can handle it fine and I think they will,” he said. “Just tr ying to have a relaxed attitude — we’re going to try to take that approach.”

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Junior Mickenzie Alden started 31 games at shortstop last season, but this year is one of four cycling outfielders.

Four-outfielder rotation helps RU on diamond

BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

With four more-than-capable players SOFTBALL and only three starting spots available in the outfield, Rutgers softball head coach Jay Nelson has a problem that he is happy to address.

“All four are going to rotate and that only helps our depth and gives us more options,” Nelson said.

The outfielders — juniors Mickenzie Alden, Jen Meinheit and Danielle Procopio and sophomore Lindsey Curran — embraced the idea as well, not seeing the starting three as a trio of greatness, but the four as equal as the four suits in a deck of cards.

“I think that all of us are on different experience levels when it comes to the outfield,” said Alden, a Spokane, Wash., native destined to start in left field. “I think that [Meinheit], even though she’s been out, is probably mentally the smartest.

“But physically we’re all right there and I think that we’ve all caught up and everybody that hasn’t had that much experience has caught up in practice and we’re all ready to go.”

Nelson had just three outfielders at the start of the semester because of an injur y to Meinheit, but the doctors cleared her to play yesterday and she is eligible for the seasonopener Friday against Iowa in the Arizona State Tournament.

Meinheit, from Anaheim Hills, Calif., started 46 games last season as an outfielder, where she hit .202 and scored 14 runs.

“We just found out today [that she was cleared to play],” said Alden, who hit .257 last season in 47 starts. “It was really exciting. I think she’s still going to be taking some of the rotating steps because she hasn’t gotten to work in as much. I’m pretty sure

we’ll all be in, and it’s going to be good either way.”

Though Alden started for the majority of the season, 31 of her starts came at shortstop making her relatively new to the outfield.

Procopio, who has yet to start a game for the Scarlet Knights, had two hits in six at-bats last season, but scored 10 runs as a pinch-runner. She played the outfield in just one game last season.

Curran, likely the starting center fielder, started 18 games in the outfield as a freshman last year and excels with her range on defense.

“She has speed and confidence in the outfield. I’m playing left field and haven’t played there a lot yet,” Alden said. “Having her in center field really makes me confident, knowing she can get to pretty much any ball and beat out a lot of infield singles on offense.”

Though Alden admits she does not have the defensive experience, her teammates expect her bat to pick her up.

“She has really good speed and this year I noticed that her bat is looking amazing,” Curran, a Monroe Township native said, who hit .367 in her 18 outfield starts last season. “I’m excited for her to get up to bat because I know that she’s going to get on every time.

“Her attitude is amazing. It helps me so much in the outfield having her to my side. It’s nice to have someone over there that’s as confident as you are.”

Curran said that although Meinheit holds a significant edge in terms of outfield experience, they all look to each other for leadership.

And that equality and acceptance is what makes the quartet a serious weapon in Nelson’s arsenal.

“I think we kind of look to each other and it’s not like we have one specific leader,” Curran said. “It’s like we’re all on the same mental level.”

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Senior experience strengthens team on rebound

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take men’s coach Jim Stagnitta MEN’S LACROSSE long to get to the point. When asked about the upcoming season he simply knows his team has something to prove.

It is five years since the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team qualified for the NCAA Tournament and it is coming off a 4-11 season, the worst since 2002 — Stagnitta’s first year in charge of the program.

“There’s a lot to prove,” said Stagnitta, who enters his ninth season as head coach. “We have a feeling that we are capable of being successful and doing things together.”

Much of that feeling has to do with an experienced roster that features 11 seniors. It’s a luxury Stagnitta was longing for since the team’s last NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004.

“I think we’re a little more balanced in everything we do, and certainly a little bit more confident and a little bit more aggressive,” Stagnitta said. “We have a group of seniors like we haven’t had in a long time and that brings [a] whole different attitude. It takes a lot of pressure off me.”

The unquestioned focal point of that group of seniors is Justin Pennington. The midfielder — a Preseason All-Big East selection — comes of f a season where he tallied 16 goals and 16 assists.

But there were still stretches last season where Pennington and the Scarlet Knight offense stalled. RU averaged 35 shots per game but only seven goals per

game. The final shooting percentage for the Knights dipped to 22 percent.

Just like his coach, Pennington has something to prove.

“We looked at last year and we learned from it and put it behind us,” the Flemington, N.J., native said. “We’re here to make a statement. 4-11 is not who we are and I think the first four games this year will be very important.”

RU opens on the road Sunday at Wagner before four crucial home games beginning Feb. 27 against No. 14 MarylandBaltimore County. The home stand concludes with St. Joseph’s, Marist and Penn State.

“It’s very important [to get off to a good start],” said Stagnitta, whose team started 15 last season. “We have to put the ball in the cage and that’s something that we’ve worked very hard on.

“We gave up some goals [in a Feb. 13 scrimmage against Hofstra] that I don’t think we will give up in a few weeks and when we settled down and played offense we got some good looks.”

Aside from that pivotal early homestand, the Knights play in the newly formed Big East conference.

The league may have a new name but the faces are similar. The Knights faced all members except Notre Dame and Providence last season.

The highlight of the conference schedule comes April 18 when top-ranked Syracuse visits Yurcak Field on Busch campus for a nationally televised contest.

“I think it’s going to be awesome [having the Big East],” said senior attack Gerhard Buehning. “I also think it’s great for the sport of lacrosse to finally get a big conference like this.

COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AT NO. 9 WEST VIRGINIA Senior guard Brittany Ray played all but three minutes and scored 16 points; yet, it was not enough to top No. 9 West Virginia as the Rutgers women’s basketball team fell 55-51 in Morgantown.

Down by one, the Scarlet Knights (15-11, 7-5) had a chance to gain the lead late, but Mountaineer center Asya Bussie rejected senior for ward Myia McCurdy’s put-back attempt with 12 seconds remaining. West Virginia guard Sarah Miles — whose 16 points paced the Moutaineers — made only one of the following free throws giving the Knights one last chance. However, sophomore guard Khadijah Rushdan turned the ball over on the subsequent possession to cement the defeat.

Sophomore for ward Chelsey Lee was RU’s statistical leader on the floor, shooting 7-of-10 from the field for 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to finish the night with a double-double.

The Knights led 24-21 heading into intermission following sophomore guard Nikki Speed’s lay-up with

five seconds remaining in the first half. The lead was shor t-lived as West Virginia (23-3, 10-2) enjoyed a 13-0 run to open up the second period.

RU’s second-half scoring drought lasted until the 14:13 mark when Ray hit a three-pointer. The Knights shot 44 percent from beyond the arc led by Ray who was 3-of-5 from long range.

Defensively, RU stood tall forcing 17 turnovers.

However, they could not stop from giving the ball away themselves, committing 24 turnovers compared to only 12 team assists.

Those 24 giveaways culminated into 25 points off of turnovers for the Mountaineers.

The Knights dominated down low, outscoring West Virginia 32-26 in the paint and outrebounding the Mountaineers by two.

Coming off the bench, freshman guard Erica Wheeler chipped in six points and two steals in 20 minutes on the floor. Ever y member of the squad played at least 11 minutes in the contest.

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Senior midfielder Justin Pennington tallied 16 goals and 16 assists last season for the Scarlet Knights, who finished without qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive year.

I’m excited to go play Notre Dame [on the road]. It just shows how much lacrosse has grown in the last couple years.”

The Preseason Coaches Poll picked RU to finish fifth in the seven-team league.

But that is just another reason why it has something to prove.

“Everyone is kind of playing with a chip on their shoulders,” Buehning said. “Everyone has something to prove. We don’t want to go out like the seniors

did last year and we kind of want to turn the program around. A lot of us feel like it’s on our shoulders because we’ve been playing since we were freshmen.

It’s time to get this program on the right track.”

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Year’s training comes down to next four days

BY KEVIN O’ROURKE STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers swimming team worked toward the Big East Championships for the better part of four months.

And that’s not counting the group’s SWIMMING rigorous preseason BIG EAST training.

CHAMPIONSHIPS, All of TODAY TO SATURDAY t h a t preparation comes together star ting today, as the Scarlet Knights head to Pittsburgh with a shot at the conference title on the line. Four days will decide the outcome of countless hours of dedication, yet RU is approaching the meet with a simple mentality.

“There’s not that much pressure on us,” said senior breaststroker Shayna Longacre. “It’s not like we won last year so we just want to improve on what we did last year, go out there, have fun, be loud and go fast.”

The Knights will have to go fast if they are to dethrone Notre Dame.

The Fighting Irish’s streak of 13 consecutive conference crowns is the longest in any league-sponsored sport. No. 13 Louisville enters as a co-favorite, having defeated Notre Dame 154-146 in January in a hotly contested meet.

Taking down the Irish and the Cardinals is a daunting task, but RU head coach Chuck Warner feels good about his team — and speaks from experience. Warner guided

the Knights to six runner-up finishes in 12 seasons.

“I feel like we’re better prepared than we’ve been in many, many years to swim fast,” Warner said. “We’ve done a good job of getting ready the last six weeks and I think our girls are going to go fast. If we do that, then as the days go by … specific team goals will start to materialize.”

Longacre and fifth-year senior captain Cat Whetstone will be looked to as RU tries to improve on last season’s fourth place finish. Both captured individual titles in the meet, with Whetstone posting the team’s lone win a year ago, touching the wall in 53.11 seconds to take gold in the 100yard backstroke.

Whetstone was a freshman when RU last took second in 2006, swimming the backstroke leg of the 200-yard medley relay team that broke the then-meet record.

Relays will be crucial to the team’s chances once again, since the point totals exceed those awarded in individual races.

“We’ve trained so hard this year,” Whetstone said following the team’s second-place showing at Swimming World Magazine’s College Conference Carnival.

“Ever y single girl has pushed themselves to a new limit and resting and working on speed is … really helpful and I think we’re going to do really well at conferences.”

Contributions from underclassmen keyed RU all season

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Senior captain Cat Whetstone won the team’s lone gold medal in the 100-yard backstroke last year at the Big East Championships. Whetstone also won the 100-yard butterfly as a sophomore.

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Sophomore Scott Winston, top, has a 11-3 record in his redshirt year while wrestling unattached from Rutgers.

The Jackson, N.J., native competed in the Midlands Tournament in December but withdrew after an injury.

Winston embodies face of program

BY ALEX JANKOWSKI ACTING ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Simply put, Scott Winston had the ability to go anywhere.

The No. 2 overall senior wrestling recruit in the WRESTLING country left Jackson Memorial High School with an impeccable 137-0 record, the first wrestler in New Jersey high school history to finish a four-year career unblemished.

Every major Division I wrestling program in the country wanted Winston to don their colors, and he

could have gone to any of them. But the sophomore chose Rutgers.

“I was looking at programs like Iowa and Wisconsin and other great wrestling programs,” the three-time state champion said. “I really didn’t know where I wanted to go. I just always felt a strong connection to Rutgers over those schools.”

It also doesn’t hurt that the Scarlet Knights’ third-year head coach Scott Goodale is the former coach that Winston came up with at Jackson.

Goodale left Jackson for the Banks just one year before Winston began a much-anticipated college career.

“All along in high school I was telling [Winston], ‘Let’s look at Big Ten schools and other big programs,’” he said. “But then I got the job [at Rutgers] and our talks turned into, ‘You don’t need those schools, you don’t have to look at them.’

Having him come here wasn’t in the bag for sure.”

In his first season last year, Winston injected instant success into the RU wrestling team, leading the entire nation in wins with 39 and earning a trip to

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The Rutgers men’s basketball team overcame a 17point deficit to beat DePaul 68-64 last night in Chicago.

Sophomore guard Mike Rosario, who shot 3-of-12 on the night, hit a three with 3:27 left to break a 60-60 tie and give the Scarlet Knights the lead.

Freshman for ward Austin Johnson successfully iced the game with a pair of free throws with less than 10 seconds remaining — his only points on the night.

After a furious secondhalf rally, senior center Hamady N’Diaye tied the game for the first time just under the eightminute mark with a rebound and a dunk.

N’Diaye finished the game with a double-double, scoring 15 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.

With 0:42 remaining, N’Diaye picked up his fifth foul, sending DePaul to the foul line, but the Blue Demons failed to capitalize on the one-and-one opportunity.

Freshman for ward Dane Miller continued his Big East success, scoring 14 points, including two on his now-patented tip-in.

During a 12-0 run by the Knights, Miller crashed the lane to put back a missed shot midair. Junior guard Mike Coburn capped the run with a three-pointer on a fast break.

Coburn scored 10 points but turned the ball over twice in the last two minutes.

Junior point guard James Beatty added in nine points, while dishing out three assists.

The 19 combined points from the point guards was good for one of their better performances.

Junior for ward Jonathan Mitchell did not repeat the shooting performance he had against Georgetown, when he scored 24 points, but still grabbed 10 rebounds.

Mitchell added in four points.

The Knights fell into an early hole and trailed 35-24 at intermission after a turnover-ridden first half.

Junior for ward Mac Koshwal led the Blue Demons, scoring 24 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.

Senior guard Will Walked finished right behind him with 18 points.

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