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To inject true entertainment in this year's cinema award show season, Inside Beat looks at the Oscars and the Razzies for the high and low points of Hollywood's year in review.

U. trims back plans for greening project BY COLLEEN ROACHE CORRESPONDENT

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The Easton Avenue Corridor Study aims to investigate ways to improve its intersections. Some goals are to reduce traffic congestion and modify traffic signals. No construction is set yet.

Study steers toward reducing traffic BY CATHERINE CARRERA CORRESPONDENT

For many city travelers, Easton Avenue might be the route to avoid during rush hours. That is why Franklin Township hosted its first public meeting last week to discuss the Easton Avenue Corridor Study, which aims to investigate possible improvements to its intersections and reduce traffic congestion.

Launched by planning boards in Somerset and Middlesex Counties in October 2009, the study is near the end of its first phase of gathering and analyzing information, Consultant Project Manager Daniel Kueper said. “The study pretty much confirmed what everyone [who] drives through intersections on Easton Avenue argues,” he said. “The analysis basically pinpointed the intersections that are congested

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on the corridor. It’s our basis to move for ward and to see if anything can be done at all to reduce the congestion.” Kueper said the purpose of the meeting was to hear thoughts and strategies on how the intersections can be improved. A modification of traffic signal timing can make a difference, he said. The study is focusing on a

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Overall, financial difficulties were top concerns at the University Board of Governors meeting Wednesday evening in Winants Hall on the College Avenue campus, but one University expense stood out in particular — the greening of the ver y campus the meeting took place. University administrators once again recommended that the University’s highest governing body vote to postpone the progression of the College Avenue Greening project, a suggestion board members supported when they agreed to delay continuance of the project. “All of the other projects that we bring to you for your approval — the dining hall on [Livingston] campus, the proteomics building and the Nelson [Biology Laboratories C-wing] all come with revenue streams …,” said University President Richard L. McCormick. “There’s no revenue stream for the greening of College Avenue unless you charge students for walking past bushes and trees.”

As per the board’s vote, plans to close College Avenue to vehicles and add greenery to the campus will be put off indefinitely, Senior Vice President for Finance and Adminstration Bruce Fehn said. “I regret this, but we have no other choice,” McCormick said. Eric Kaplan, student representative for the board, said the decision to postpone the project was the most significant issue brought for th at last night’s meeting. “It’s a real shame,” he said. Still, Kaplan said he sympathized with the president’s reasoning and called his remarks encouraging. Though McCormick said both he and Mayor Jim Cahill are saddened by the decision, he also said the project is infeasible right now due to the University’s heavy dependence on buses. The $17 million in funds allocated for the College Avenue Greening project will be used for the Center for Integrative Proteomics Technologies Project, which will require the University to borrow an additional $30 million, Fehn said.

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INDEX OPINIONS High school administration cancels dance because of fears of kids ‘freaking.’

BY CATHERINE CARRERA CORRESPONDENT

The New Brunswick City Council unanimously passed a contentious rent control ordinance last night after almost two hours of hearing arguments from residents who opposed it. The rent control ordinance addresses the issue of home inspection for two or more family, owneroccupied homes, requiring the non-owner occupied part of the homes to be subject to inspection ever y three years. The inspections will address safety and other issues. During the bimonthly public meeting in City Hall, many New Brunswick residents agreed on most safety issues such as overcrowding, but the residents did not feel the ordinance clearly addressed what inspectors will be doing in their homes. “When the government is going into private homes, you need to make it very clear about what you will be

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SPORTS The Rutgers wrestling team hosts Drexel at the College Avenue Gym tonight in Senior Night for four grapplers.

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Students explore various works of art by their peers yesterday at the Art Gallery Contest and Reception hosted by the Rutgers University Programming Association, held in the Douglass Campus Center. Mason Gross School of the Arts sophomore Francesca Fiore took home the first place prize.

Professor aspires to combat viral spambots BY SHANE BRENNAN STAFF WRITER

Former University Assistant Professor Danfeng Yao is addressing a problem common to all people who own an e-mail address — viruses. Viruses containing harmful malware reach individuals by arriving in

their inboxes claiming to be from known companies like Facebook, the United Parcel Ser vice and Adobe, Yao said. The weakness lies within the fact that e-mail systems do not have a default authentication mechanism, he said. “The sender of a message can easily be spoofed and forged, as in these

incidents, as well as many phishing e-mails,” Yao said. To remedy this problem, he is researching and developing techniques in order to strengthen security to the accounts in the first place. “Our project is to improve the robustness of personal questions in order to gain authorization [to an account],” Yao said.

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In yesterday’s University story, “Exhibit showcases overlooked history of U. namesake,” it was incorrectly stated that Henry Rutgers graduated from Queens College. He graduated from Kings College.

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In yesterday’s men’s lacrosse season preview, the photo pictured Will Mangan, not Justin Pennington.

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‘Bee’ talk builds buzz at U. demonstration BY KENDALL LAPARO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Over ice cream bars, sandwiches and pots of locally grown honey, students connected the food they were eating to the pollination that made it possible. Students for Environmental Awareness teamed up with the New Jersey Beekeeper’s Association on Tuesday to present “Bee My Honey,” an event that demonstrated daily dependence on the honeybee. The event, which took place in the Multipurpose Room of the Cook Campus Center, attracted more than 100 students and featured a total of five guest speakers. In the spirit of bees, the feelgood, honey-drenched presentation came with a sting. Three guest speakers expressed anxiety about the honeybee’s recent decline in numbers, termed colony collapse disorder, or CCD, and offered their own hypotheses about the cause. “There’s a rapid disappearance of adult honeybees,” said guest speaker Tim Schuler, the state apiarist of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. Schuler, who regulates the New Jersey beekeeping industry, listed stress, poor nutrition, pesticides and viruses as possible causes, but admitted that it was all speculation.

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School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Delfin Balili samples locally produced honey provided at Tuesday’s event “Bee My Honey,” sponsored by the Students for Environmental Awareness. “They haven’t been able to come up with any one thing,” he said. Rachael Winfree, another guest speaker, works on the conser vation of native bees and spoke on the impact of the insect in everyday life. “Three-fourths of the food we eat benefits from pollination,” said Winfree, an assistant professor of entomology. “Without the bees, you’ll eventually lose your plants.” Among all the focus on bees, Elena Tartaglia, a graduate student at the University’s

department of ecology, evolution and natural resources, defended the moth as another key pollinator. “Moths are not scary. They’re important pollinators,” she said. Tartaglia’s presentation taught students how to boost native pollinator ecology by making their own moth garden with seeds easily found at Home Depot. The two guest speakers from the New Jersey Beekeepers Association described their beehives. Karoly Toth, the association’s vice president, highlighted the

benefits of keeping chemical-free hives while local beekeeper William Coniglio invited students to visit the beehives on his farm, the How Lane Farm and Garden Center. Neither has personally felt the effects of CCD, but students were urged to consider beekeeping themselves. “I always encourage more beginner beekeepers to grow,” Schuler said. “Almost anyone can do it.” He recommends the University’s three-day “Bee-ginner’s Beekeeping,” an increasingly

popular course, which in 2009 boasted 240 attendees. Schuler sees hope for the future, even in the face of CCD. “The media attention has been very good,” he said. “The general public is very concerned with the plight of honeybees.” He has also noticed more young people taking up beekeeping and a 60 percent membership increase for the New Jersey Beekeeper’s Association. School of Environment and Biological Sciences sophomore Stacy Brody hopes the event rekindles involvement in environmental causes beyond honeybees. “There’s a lull before Earth Day,” she said. “Not a lot of people think about environmental issues in the winter … I hope people come away with an interest in the connections in nature.” On the other hand, SEA treasurer Mark Fineza aimed to raise greater gratitude for the insect. “I hope people come away with a greater appreciation for the food they eat, what’s behind it and who makes it possible,” said Fineza, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. Overall, students left with a positive outlook. “I was interested to hear how the public is really interested,” said Angela Serrani, a Cook College senior. “It’s nice to hear that people do care about bees.”

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AUTHORITIES SEARCH FOR INFANT BODY IN RARITAN RIVER Police are searching for a 3-month-old girl whom authorities say — based on credible information — was thrown from the span of the Garden State Parkway’s Driscoll Bridge into the Raritan River after being kidnapped Tuesday by her father, according to an article in The Star-Ledger. The state police have 17 divers, multiple boats and helicopters searching the Raritan River. “We believe the credible information we have at this time indicates we should focus here,” acting Attorney General Paula Dow said at a press conference. Shamshiddin Abdur-Raheem, 21, of Galloway Township kidnapped his daughter, Zara Malini-Lin Abdur-Raheem, around 4 p.m. Tuesday after punching the infant’s grandmother in the face and choking her in her East Orange home, Dow said in the article. AbdurRaheem apparently tried to run the 60-year-old grandmother over with a minivan after she tried blocking his escape.

SPAMBOTS: Yao aims to stop malware with software continued from front The problem with these questions is that many people can know the answers and gain access to accounts, Yao said. “The activity based personal questions we plan to establish will be questions we hope people will memorize and will be hard for other people to guess,” he said. “For example, when did you send your last e-mail? Or who did you send your last e-mail to?” Yao, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech, was awarded the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development grant that amounts to $530,000, according to a Virginia Tech news release.

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Dow said Abdur-Raheem is believed to have fled south, stopping at the Driscoll Bridge, where he threw the infant from the span, according to the article. He then continued to Atlantic County and met with an imam, who drove him to a family member’s house in Winslow Township in Camden County. Someone called the police to the residence, and he was taken into custody there at 8 p.m. Dow said the arrest happened moments before authorities were about to issue an Amber Alert for the child. “I just want my baby to get back home,” said Venetta Benjamin, the infant’s mother in the article. “I ask anybody if they have seen my daughter to please contact police.” Abdur-Raheem faces charges of kidnapping, attempted murder, aggravated assault and child endangerment, according to the article. He is being held on $700,000 bail and is scheduled for a court appearance today.

He plans to use the funding toward his research to develop software that will differentiate human-user computer interaction from that of malware. Some University students like Aron Briskin have suffered damaged caused by malware and look for ward to new developments in order to prevent further complications. “I don’t know much about the actual forms of computer viruses,” said Briskin, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “But I have had problems in the past. I know there are a lot of viruses out there, and I wish there was a foolproof system to prevent viruses and hackers.” Briskin said he does not mind that his roommate knows some answers to his security questions but acknowledges that he should be more careful. Henry Yun, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, has similar

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feelings in regards to the dangers of e-mail accounts. “My computer has become real slow because of the different forms of [malware],” Yun said. “I’m dependent on my email [account] and feel that spam and other forms of protection aren’t sufficient.” The only proven way to prevent complications is not opening suspicious or unexpected attachments, Yao said. Yao continues to develop human behavior-driven malware detection, which aims to detect infected computers by analyzing the complex, casual relationships between human inputs and network activities. The program will adaptively learn from the user’s patterns to differentiate legitimate network activities and usage from malicious software, he said. These programs require constant vigilance and upgrading.

doing,” said Kathleen Feeney, homeowner and resident of New Brunswick’s second ward. Feeney, like many other homeowners last night, felt the ordinance allows inspectors to invade their privacy. “It’s much too vague,” she said. “This is the sacred right of our privacy. They should be friendly and welcoming to homeowners in this town.” Council member Jimmie Cook had been reviewing the ordinance for the past three weeks. “It is my fear that there is potential for invasion of privacy,” he said. “We do need to tighten up the language that is used so that everyone is on the same page.” Joe Fabics, owner and occupier of a two-family house in New Brunswick, is strongly against the ordinance. “This ordinance makes me feel like my fourth amendment [right] is being massively violated,” he said. “I want the freedom to monitor my own house.” Along with the privacy issue, many residents were not receptive to the idea that inspectors may come to their homes, which last night ignited many of the comments. “We get an invasive attitude in our home with these inspections,” Fabics said. “I do not feel I’m getting the protection I need by law.” Some inspectors are untrained and are unaware of what the ordinance is, he said. “Inspectors in this city treat the innocent owners like criminals,” Fabics said. “I feel very violated when I have inspectors in my home. Owner-occupied homes should be left alone.” But other residents felt this ordinance was a step in the right direction.

Robert Madley, a New Brunswick landlord for more than 45 years, said there are many safety hazards that go unnoticed. The inspections will help identify those problems. “You only find out about illegal housing after a catastrophe happens,” he said. Feeney said she was upset after hearing a story about a woman who lost her husband, a firefighter, in a fire related to an overcrowding issue. “We can all agree on the general safety concerns,” she said. “These things happen in houses that we can all point to because of the clear overcrowdedness.” Cook said he believes the ordinance is a step in the right direction in addressing the issue. “We’re all on the same page with overcrowding. It’s an issue that needs to be addressed,” he said. New Brunswick homeowner Jim Walsh agreed. “The overcrowding issue is a tremendous problem in this town,” he said. “Only looking at it through enforcement of policies is completely missing the problem.” Walsh said the ordinance is a good step toward fixing the housing situation in New Brunswick, but not enough. “We need to look at this holistically,” he said. “By just focusing on enforcement and fines, we’re going to be pushing people out into the street … which then forces them to move into other overcrowded units. We need to look for affordable, safe housing units where people wouldn’t feel the need to overcrowd.” Landlords who permit these safety hazards need to understand the potential for harm, he said. “If you’re going to be a landlord, you need to know the responsibilities that come with that,” Walsh said. It is not uncommon to find multifamily houses that are owneroccupied and have illegal occupancy or safety issues, he said.

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Engineers encourage greener future BY DEVIN SIKORSKI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

As a part of Engineers Week, which runs Feb. 14 to 20, the University hosted the first annual Symposium on Alternative Energy Tuesday night, providing both the student body and the public with means of improving the environment and society. The Rutgers Engineering Society, an alumni organization established in 1949 to increase the influence of the School of Engineering at the University, coordinated the event. “One purpose of tonight is to raise awareness of Engineers Week, having students and alumni alike participate in the event,” RES President Christopher Castellano said. “The point is to start off Engineers Week with a big event.” The overall theme of the symposium was to present various ways to improve energy sources and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions to better the environment. Castellano, who is also a chemist at BASF Catalyst in Iselin, N.J., said Tuesday’s event set the foundation for future celebrations.

“As current president, I’m hoping to raise awareness and, hopefully, more exposure for Engineers Week in the future,” he said. Douglas Stanfield, president of Trans Atlantic Electric Conversions L.L.C., focused on turning gas-powered cars into completely electric cars. “My company actually removes the gas engine of the car and replaces it with an electric one,” Stanfield said. “It is then entirely running on electric power.” With an electric car, the amount of carbon-dioxide emissions from vehicles would be dramatically reduced, which is beneficial for the environment, he said. The cost of converting a gaspowered car to an electric one ranges from $15,000 to $25,000, depending on the quality of the vehicle’s battery, Stanfield said. Stanfield, who is also president of the New Jersey Electric Auto Association, said his focus is on commuter cars, especially the Toyota Prius. “By converting the Prius into a completely electric car, it is able

to travel 50 miles on electric power alone,” he said. Dunbar Birnie, a University materials science and engineering professor, discussed replacing the silicon layer for solar panels with a dye or ink-based layer. The process is expensive, but Birnie’s method would help reduce costs. “We and others are trying to figure out how to reduce the costs of solar panels so it is easier for people to both buy and install them,” Birnie said. Like Stanfield, Birnie is also trying to lower carbon-dioxide emissions with his method. “Carbon-dioxide emissions lead to global warming,” Birnie said. “People are thinking of how to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions, and this is one of them.” Carbozyme, Inc. CEO Michael Trachtenberg focused on capturing carbon dioxide from nuclear power plants. “The average nuclear power plant puts out tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere,” Trachtenberg said. “We’re planning to build a prepilot facility for capturing carbon dioxide from these power plants, either to reuse it or [get] rid of it.”

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Douglas Stansfield, president of Trans Atlantic Electric Conversions L.L.C., presents his assessment of the 2010 electric vehicle market at the Symposium on Alternative Energy held Tuesday on Busch campus.

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PLANS: U. approves plan for Livingston dining hall continued from front The center will be a hub for research on structures of proteins and will help the University maintain its status as a leader in the field, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Philip J. Furmanski said. “[The project] is something we really need to invest in and project [our position] as one of the great centers,” he said. Other actions taken by the board include approval of a construction contract for a new dining hall on Livingston campus, approval for the renovation of the Nelson C-wing on Busch campus, revision of the University’s list of approved contractors and a budget reduction from $6.3 million to $3.9 million for the Early Learning Research Academy on the Rutgers-Camden campus. The board also revisited a recurring issue — expensive textbooks and other school supplies. “There’s no earthly reason that [publishing companies] make a new edition other than to make money,” Faculty Representative Martha Cotter said. Board member George Zoffinger was surprised students were not more persistent about this issue and suggested the University look toward emerging technologies — like electronic

textbooks — for relief, but Furmanski said such an option is not practical at this time. “Kindles are not yet ready for most of the textbooks …” he said. “It’s coming, but it’s not really there yet.” Many science textbooks and other books that contain several graphics may not operate well electronically, Furmanski said. Still, he offered suggestions to make buying books easier on students’ pockets, like having faculty members decide which books they will require as soon as possible so bookstores have sufficient time to negotiate prices and students can shop around for the cheapest books. The cost of clickers was also a concern for Kaplan, who said his personal multifunction remote control is more costef ficient than the University lecture staple. “The iClickers have five buttons, and they only connect to one thing,” he said. “I don’t understand why it’s so expensive.” Kaplan said textbook costs are a matter that goes beyond just the University — he suggests the Justice Department get involved. In addition, former Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts and former Legislator and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education Gordon MacInnes were inaugurated as the newest members of the Board of Governors.

snowfall, indicating they are not used every day. [a car] is not used every cars will help ease congestion day,“Ifwhy does it have to sit on the streets here in New Brunswick continued from front and take a space that is otherwise wide range of strategies to help needed for people who are comlower the congestion. ing and going every single day?” “We’re focused on things like he said. transit, pedestrians and technical Having people finding other improvements, like signal means of travel around the area times,” Kueper said. would relieve some congestion, The study is still in its prelimKueper said. inary stages and is not meant to “The best way to do that is to imply that something will be built encourage mass transit and other that will affect those using alternatives,” Bray said. Easton Avenue, said Frank Bicycles are another option Wong, executive director of the city is trying to encourage, U n i v e r s i t y he said. Facilities Planning “We’re workand Development. ing on a number “[The parking Major conbike path iniproblem] is more of str uction is not tiatives that in the cards for due to the amount we’re hoping to the study, move for ward of cars that we have, with in 2010,” Kueper said. The point of the study Bray said. not the lack is to demonstrate One example how much of an of parking spaces.” of how mass tranissue traf fic consit can help alleviBILL BRAY gestion is in ate the problem is City Spokesman these corridors. demonstrated The only way to with the New improve the situaBrunsQuick shuttion on Easton Avenue is to tle, he said. reduce the number of cars, New “It allows off-campus stuBrunswick City Spokesman Bill dents, some of whom travel along Bray said. Easton Avenue, to leave their “The city is certainly supcars at home, hop on the shuttle, por tive of mass transit and get to campus and get connected other transpor tation alternawith the rest of the Rutgers bus tives to the automobile,” he systems or the NJ Transit bus said. “While the city has a system as well,” Bray said. parking problem, it is more The study recognizes that due to the amount of cars that Easton Avenue is a very heavily we have, not the lack of parktraveled corridor, Wong said. ing spaces.” “It’s important to find out Bray commented on the how to keep people moving from number of cars on College the standpoint of improving flow Avenue that have not been drivand adjusting safety concern,” en since before last week’s he said.

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COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE CAUSES OF UNSANITARY RESTROOMS The College Avenue Council discussed plans Tuesday night to improve conditions in bathrooms on the College Avenue campus. Rutgers University Student Assembly Council Representative Matthew Cordero commented on the unsatisfactory condition of the bathrooms in Scott Hall on the College Avenue campus. “We need to figure out the real reason why they are like this,” said Cordero, School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “Whether it’s students mistreating the bathrooms or University neglect.” The council will be investigating the state of the bathrooms by taking pictures in the morning and evening. To bring attention to the issue, council members will campaign and post flyers encouraging students to help keep the bathrooms clean. Cordero said the Residence Hall Association should address problems with bathrooms in residence halls. The council also appointed new positions during the meeting. Wilfredo Benitez, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, became council treasurer and a RUSA representative. Benitez said he hopes to encourage the council members to let the campus they represent know who they are. — Catherine Carrera

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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.

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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“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.

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fter Gov. Chris Christie’s budget cuts, which slashed a claimed $18.5 million from University funding, we may say that college students are in a bit of a hole. Trends are showing that the increasing business fashion in which universities are operating has created an adverse effect on students’ opinions on the entire educational system. According to a Public Agenda report, 54 percent of asked college students believe that colleges could spend less and still maintain a high quality education. And while that may be the case, in an ever-developing world, universities must operate like businesses, competing against each other and increasing, or hopefully increasing, the quality of education. Right now, people are only thinking about the ever-increasing cost of education, and rightly so, but the problem extends beyond the jurisdiction of the public or private college. For example, the increasing admission rates — ones that state schools hope will bring in more money —will also bring about a higher competition in the market and workplace. We do indeed want everyone to succeed, but still, there is always a sense of competition, and rising numbers of teenagers who want a general college education would only present the problem of leveling the playing field. That is something that no college attendant or recent graduate wants to see, as much as they want to remain fair and correct in the public eye. The Public Agenda study claimed that nine out of 10 Americans say it is likely that their children would attend college at some point. That is a massive number of people who, on paper at least, would seem equally qualified for the job as a graduate who was, until a couple of decades ago, accepted to his or her school for the superior state of his or her resume. Looking at the bigger picture, the United States, while in a recession, must still make education a top priority. And while funds continue to be cut, the University and other public universities should not follow a path that would bring them to a state of educational stagnation. If an institution does not develop, it no longer attracts highly qualified professors, therefore leaving the university in a prestige hole from which it takes time to get out. Education is a paramount. The United States should keep it that way, although it does not seem that way with budget cuts left and right. With debt at an upward of $12 trillion, one would think that any further increase would not change anything. But that leads us to another topic, one to be discussed at a later point.

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imes are a-changing, but some people do not want to accept certain changes. There has been a disconnect between parents and kids, and this disconnect recently took over the issue of “appropriate dancing” in high schools. Though it may not be a huge issue, grandparents and parents will never understand the way that their offspring dance — or why. According to WDIV, a Detroit television station, administrators at Brighton High School in Michigan decided to cancel a school dance solely because they did not understand. “Freaking,” as they called it, is apparently a sexually suggestive way of dancing and the administration would have none of it. The school’s concerns are completely unwarranted, and while a college newspaper run by college kids will not cater to both sides of the matter, an older generation will never fully understand how or why certain cultures adapt. Their views on high school dances are simply just as ignorant as an American traveling to Rio de Janeiro for the Carnival and being in shock and awe of seeing little girls and grown women dance to the beat. In addition to their ignorance, administrators’ decision to cancel the dance does absolutely no good, as it will force kids to find a party or two that allows almost anything and has beer. It is hard to tell which party high schoolers would choose to attend. And even if these teenagers — who are indeed not that different from college students — choose to freak, what is the harm in that? With every generation comes its culture. For example, the flower children’s movement came at a time of war and it involved heavy, and much romanticized, use of drugs. Some of our parents might have been part of that; no judgment intended. But in this case, an older generation is calling the plays, as grandparents were quoted as saying, “If you open the door for [this dance], what else comes after?” What does come after, drugs and alcohol? But really, where is the connection? Despite outbursts, which older generations will always have coming for their kids, freaking, or whatever else young’uns can invent, will certainly remain inexplicable to the school administration. Perhaps as we grow up, we will frown upon our children’s misdemeanor of a dance, but we shall cross that bridge when we come to it. Until then, from the point of view of still young collegiate men and women, parents remain at a distance when it comes to youthful cultural changes. How can we blame them? They rode ponies and harmlessly climbed rainbows, right?

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class home in Argentina, f someone walked into a Che quickly began to witclassroom or up and ness the extreme poverty down College Avenue that was rampant throughflaunting a Heinrich Himmler out South America. Yet T-shirt, it would be sure to instead of working toward cause some stirs, and rightfulthe interest of the individuly so. After all, it is deplorable als who were suffering, he for anyone to joyfully personiAARON MARCUS decided to join the ranks of fy a genocidal mass-murderMarxist and Leninist dictaer. Yet for some reason, peotors, suppressing the rights of all and shrinking the ple worldwide — most notably, American college stuupper class while building a larger lower class. The dents — stand silent when their friends and fellow problem with Marxism and Leninism is that it advoclassmates don the image of the Marxist, murderous, cates against the bourgeoisie by leveling out the Cuban parity to Himmler, Ernesto “Che” Guevara. I playing field through redistribution policies that am going to make an optimistic, general assumption ration food, medical supplies and wealth. that the vast majority of Che admirers know little, if I assume the people who just “want to look cool” anything, about this terrible world figure. do not really care about his revolutionary past or There are many different types of Che lovers, communist tendencies. Rather, they see a faded, mostly between the ages of 18-30, who can be classirugged-looking T-shirt and are trying to make a fied into four distinct categories: the spoiled rich kid style statement. Why else would anyone wear a T“rebel,” the communist wannabe, the anti-war yupshirt of a man they knew nothing pie and, worst of all, the kid who just about? It would be like seeing a “wants to look cool.” The most ironic “If you are fond swastika, saying it looks cool and of these four types of Che aficionados parading around town with it on your are by far the anti-war yuppies. These of the way he led T-shirt. If you wouldn’t wear a swastiare people who attend rallies wielding a group of rebels ... ka, don’t wear a Che shirt. Sure, Che signs calling for an end to war while Fidel and Raul Castro did not kill wearing their favorite warmonger on I urge you to find and nearly as many people as the Nazi their T-shirt. How ironic that people protesting against war will wear the another role model.” regime, but if they had the resources to do so they would have definitely face of a man who killed thousands of made the attempt. Che is recorded journalists, businessmen, women, as saying that if he had the power, he would have children and dissenters, all while defending his nuked New York City; concurrently, the Castro actions by claiming these people were “counterrevoregime embodied racist and homophobic rhetoric lutionaries.” When the revolution in Cuba came to a only paralleled by the likes of the Hitler, Stalin and close, Che took the reigns of La Cabana prison, Mao regimes. where his coldblooded torture, maiming and murPerhaps if musician Carlos Santana knew that Che der of thousands of prisoners took full swing. These thought, “Mexicans are a band of illiterate Indians,” yuppies are either extremely bipolar or should he wouldn’t parade around in his T-shirt at awards ostentatiously proclaim that war is bad unless it is ceremonies and red carpet events. Perhaps if college facilitated by a Marxist revolutionary. students knew that Che imprisoned and killed homoYet, the atrocities committed by this sociopath sexuals based solely on their sexual orientation, they did not end or start with murder. The communist wouldn’t revere this butcher of the innocent. wannabes who adore Che will be disheartened to The scruffy, beret-wearing image of a man find that their iconic leader really did not despise responsible for killing and torturing thousands capitalism all that much. In fact, his largest concern should never be celebrated. If you are fond of the was the general public attaining too much wealth, way he led a group of rebels against an establishwhich is why he opposed the wage labor system of ment, I urge you to find another role model. It is a appropriating surplus value solely when it came to slap in the face to the victims, not only in Cuba, but private industry. But he also turned the appropriaalso to the hundreds of millions of victims of comtion of the workers’ surplus value into a state sysmunism throughout the world. Americans are entitem, effectively distributing the wealth of the proletled to free speech, but just for a moment, sit and tariat while the government reaped the benefits. think about the statement you are making. While Che and his cronies were so obsessed with attaining you might see an interesting T-shirt, most of the wealth that they set up concentration and forced world sees a cold-blooded killer. labor camps in order to keep their dissidents in check, while creating capital for the government. Aaron Marcus is a School of Arts and Sciences It is here the spoiled rich kid “rebel” most accusophomore majoring in political science and history. rately resembles the life of Che. Raised in an upper-

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en. Evan Bayh’s, D-Ind., announcement this week that he will not be seeking reelection when his current term ends in 2010 is the latest in a series of ill-timed retirements that have seemed to put the Democratic Party in danger of large losses in the upcoming midterm elections. These projected losses are even more pronounced when one considers the fact it was just a year ago that the Democrats were voted into the U.S. House of Represenatives and U.S. Senate in such great numbers they held a supermajority in both houses, which was presumed to be all the Democrats needed to pass major legislation. Considering the major threat the 2010 midterm elections seem to pose for the Democrats, the question that must be answered is simple: How did the Democrats go from unbeatable supermajority to scrambling to hold onto a simple majority? The first reason is the most obvious one: The Democrats have not used their supermajority for any sort of substantive legislation. Health care legislation, energy legislation and even a jobcreation bill that had bipartisan support have not been passed, despite the urgent need for relief in these areas. Without actual legislation passed to show they are both willing and able to govern, the Democrats are breeding voter dissatisfaction. The situation only gets worse when one considers that the only legislation of any importance that has been passed by the Democraticheld Congress has been the stimulus bill, which was destined to be controversial considering its large-scale, non-defense-related nature. The American public, despite the necessity of a largescale stimulus to deal with the recession, has shown signs of a deep discomfort with such a large expenditure. There is a very clear explanation for why the Democrats have not passed any substantive legislation. The other bills have been held up for months, as the Democrats have scratched for the votes needed to overcome that most antidemocratic of parliamentary procedures, the filibuster, which allows 41 senators to hold 59 other senators hostage until one of the obstructionist senators is willing to vote for cloture and end debate. This is not a fair-weather attack on the idea because of its current utilization by Republicans. Instead, the outrage is a deep-rooted fear that a minority party can use such an undemocratic weapon to stifle the wishes of the majority party with such startling effect. While the concerns of a “tyranny of the majority” are ever-present, this does not erase the fact that our system is based off of the concept of majority rule. When the Senate is thrown into gridlock by a rule that throws that concept out the window, it deals a strong blow to one of the defining characteristics of our governmental system. Yet proponents of the filibuster say it should not be a problem, considering the fact that the Democrats have their supermajority and therefore should be secure against filibusters. This is where the true weakness of the Democrats’ supermajority is

revealed, for it relies on a very small minority of senators — all of whom have used the threat of filibuster to force most of the recent legislation to a painful centrism that removes much of the impact intended by the crafters of the legislation. This small minority of senators — which consists of Sens. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., Ben Nelson, D-Neb., Max Baucus, D-Mont., Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., and Mary Landrieu, D-La., — has consistently flaunted its ability to vote against cloture as a way of watering down bills or just pushing them back on the schedule. Most of the time, it has not even been the group of senators standing as a bloc of four or five. Rather, it has been one senator holding up the whole of the negotiations because of personal disagreement with the bill. This has been especially clear in the health care debates, where Lieberman made it clear that a bill with a public option would not have his vote for cloture and where Nelson was able to secure millions in Medicare payments for his state in exchange for his vote. In short, the filibuster, against which the Democrats were supposedly protected, has allowed for one senator to stand in front of 59 other senators and grind the entire negotiation process to a halt until their demands are met. This is a heinous violation of the principles upon which the Senate and House were built and is the clearest argument one can make for revocation of the filibuster. It must be noted that obstruction is hardly the strategy of merely a handful of Democratic senators. Instead, it seems to be the Republican Party’s — so far, successful — strategy for winning back seats in both houses. In the time since the Democrats secured the supermajority, the Republican Par ty has blocked President Barack Obama’s nominees to important positions — including the head of the Transportation Security Administration — because of political reasons, and refused to vote for cloture on nearly every important piece of legislation. It has generally decided that the only way to win back seats in both houses is to make sure the Democrats pass no legislation of importance and hope that voters do not notice the blatant obstructionism. The Democrats came into power last year with a supermajority and have so far managed to spectacularly waste the opportunity provided by such a powerful tool. However, before voters go to the polls believing that Obama and the Democrats have been mismanaging the mandate they were given, it should be noted that there are Democrats who want to pass legislation they believe can help the country and who have worked hard on said legislation. It is only the obstruction of a minority Republican Party and an even smaller minority of self-interested Democrats that have stopped the majority in the Senate from passing legislation it believes can fix some of the problems facing America today. John Ryan is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in political science and journalism and media studies.

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Freshman singles player Michelle Green has a 2-2 record in the spring season, but accepts the challenge of another road trip.

STREAK: Confidence high after two road victories continued from back tough opponents and present a big challenge.” Coming off two hard-fought road matches, including a thrilling one-point victor y over Mar yland, the Knights have confidence on their side. Freshman singles player Michelle Green believes her squad can embrace the challenge of another tough road trip. “We’ll have to be physically and mentally ready for both matches,” Green said. “I think this team is prepared for it. It’s good to have a few wins in a row to back us up. We know how well we can play and hopefully we can keep it up.” Two formidable opponents stand in their way. Binghamton has already ear ned two shutout wins this spring, blanking both Sacred Hear t and Seton Hall.

Cornell took down Columbia on Sunday in the team’s most recent match. Besides taking on two talented rosters, RU also has to adjust to life on the road and become acclimated with a different court. “Playing on the road is a tough task and it’s important to play with confidence when you’re away from home,” Arlak said. “It’s really advantageous that we have won a few in a row and feel good about our team.” If the Knights claim two more victories on the road this weekend, the team can improve to 5-1, with three consecutive home matches on tab. RU sets itself up ver y nicely for the remainder of the season if they can maintain its level of play. “It would mean a lot to pick up two wins. We would be ver y happy and it would be great for Rutgers tennis,” Green said. “This program has been improving and winning both matches this weekend would be a big step for us.”

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Junior Amy Zhang boasts a 3-1 record as the No. 1 singles player and is 2-2 on first doubles with either Katherine Arlak or Jen Holzberg.

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Redemption, consistency on tap at Champs BY TYLER BARTO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

As the Rutgers men’s track and field team heads to the familiar MEN’S TRACK confines of The BIG EAST INDOOR Ar mor y CHAMPIONSHIPS, III for SATURDAY the Big E a s t Championships this weekend, one thought will occupy its mind — redemption. The Scarlet Knights, riddled by injury and illness, finished eighth out of 12 Big East teams in 2009, trailing conference champion Connecticut by 92 points. This year’s RU squad, beneficiaries of good health and consistency, is poised to make a big splash at the Bronx meet. “It’s safe to say that ever yone is pretty excited for the weekend,” said sophomore Monroe Kearns, who placed sixth a year ago in the 800meter finals. “It’s what most of us have been waiting for since we stepped of f of the track last indoor season … since we

qualified at the beginning of With many members of the the season.” team qualifying for the Big Despite the Knights’ disap- East Championships early in pointing end to a promising season the indoor season, there is a last year, sophomore Adam Bergo feeling that head coach Mike comes into the Championships Mulqueen’s squad will be all preparing to defend his first place business this time around. finish in the high “The Big East jump. Bergo used Championships is his stellar performmy favorite meet,” “It’s what most ance as a steppingMulqueen said at of us have been stone to the NCAA the beginning of Championships in the season. “The waiting for since College Station, goal is to score as we stepped off Texas. many points “I feel really as possible.” of the track last good coming into There will not the Big East to be any wide eyes indoor season.” defend my title,” Saturday when MONROE KEARNS Bergo said. “I the starter’s Sophomore Runner know that this year gun sounds. I am no longer this “It’s nice to unknown freshhave ‘been there, man coming out of nowhere and I done that,’” said senior Steve have accepted that.” Swern, who took third last year RU’s other first place finish- in the 500-meter dash finals. er in 2009, senior Br uce “We’ve been to the champiOwens, captured the 200-meter onships to see what it takes dash title with a time of 21.56 to win.” seconds. Owens sat out the Swern was also part of the 2010 indoor season because of fourth-place-finishing 4x400-relay eligibility concerns, but eyes a team, along with current teamreturn for the spring campaign. mate Aaron Younger.

Under the tutelage of head coach Greg Roy, a nine-time Big East champion, UConn comes in having won back-to-back indoor Big East Championships. Led by Aaron King, a twotime Big East heptathlon champion, and Mike Rutt, twice a Big East champion in the 800meter run, the Huskies’ formidable lineup does not appear ready to release its stranglehold over the conference anytime soon. Traditional Big East powers Notre Dame and Louisville also have a say in this weekend’s outcome, finishing second and third last year, respectively. Undeterred, the Knights march into Saturday’s opening tilt fully capable of making a deep impression on the field. Rest assured redemption will play a role. “It gets intense out there, especially once you get into the finals,” said Kearns, who is also a member of RU’s 4x800 relay team. “No matter what’s going on it’s going to be exciting and a great atmosphere to compete in.”

he Rutgers women’s lacrosse team will have six games broadcasted on the Verizon FiOS1 television channel this season. Five of the Scarlet Knights’ home matches will air, along with one road contest at Georgetown. The first of the six games is scheduled to air April 3, when RU faces of f against Connecticut.

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basketball team celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day, as well as the Pink Zone initiative Sunday when they tip off against Syracuse. The Pink Zone is an effort to raise breast cancer awareness in which more than 1,550 schools and organizations are taking part.

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Vonn, the defending World Champion in the women’s downhill event, won the Olympic downhill yesterday by more than half a second. Vonn, who battled doubts over her bruised shin, captured her first gold medal of the 2010 Olympics. She plans to enter in four more events.

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League is back. Sort of. The high-scoring indoor football league is planning to re-launch in April with 15 teams — roughly half the number the AFL had when it went bankrupt last year — and is seeking to add teams in Philadelphia, Denver, Southern California and Pittsburgh, executives said.

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superstar Tiger Woods is scheduled to speak to a small group of the media this morning about his past actions and his future in golf. Woods has not made a public appearance since November, when he crashed his SUV into a tree outside of his house. The golfer’s agent said he would not be taking questions.

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Stallwor th signed a one-year, $900,000 deal with the Baltimore Ravens yesterday after sitting out the past year due to a suspension from the NFL. The league recently reinstated Stallworth after receiving a suspension last year for pleading guilty to a DUI vehicular manslaughter charge. The deal includes an additional $300,000 in incentives.

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baseman David Wright is dabbling in comedy as well as baseball. Wright, a member of the laughable Mets squad that finished 23 games out of first place in the N.L. East last season, said yesterday his team would not only win the division, but also make a deep run into the playoffs.

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Senior pitcher Nicole Lindley started 21 of the Rutgers softball team’s 56 games last season en route to a team-high 12 wins, 12 complete games and a 2.81 ERA.

Along with Madden, freshmen Ashley Bragg and at to replace lost graduates Jennifer Harabedian are the first-year players poised to make the biggest impact, star tcontinued from back ing at shor tstop and second base, respectively. Jen Meinheit and Danielle “It tells you a lot about Procopio and sophomore them as athletes and as indiLindsey Curran are all in the viduals, especially when you rotation for the other two go away for spring break and spots to star t the season. you’re away together for 10 Procopio has experience only days,” Nelson said at media as a pinch-runner before this day on gauging freshman on season. Meinheit, the most the road. experienced, just N i c o l e cleared medical “It tells you a lot Lindley, the tests Tuesday so team’s lone senhealth is still a about them ... ior, is set to star t concer n, and at least one game especially when Curran hit .367 weekend in 18 star ts in you go away ... and this after leading the the outfield last season. you’re away together Knights’ pitchers in nearly ever y “I absolutely for 10 days.” statistical catelove traveling gor y last year. because I just JAY NELSON In one of last feel like we get Head Coach year’s opening so much closer weekend tournaas a team, and ments, Lindley that just makes pitched a no-hitter against us play so much better and it’s Louisiana Tech. a great experience,” Curran “I think that’s when you said on the first road trip. really kind of get to know peo“Getting out there is just going ple,” Lindley said. “Here, we’re to show us what we’re made with each other all the time of. We’re looking to win anyway, but there, you get to this weekend.” spend the whole day and really At catcher, both sophomore star t to let loose a little bit and Kylee Bishop and freshman show ever yone who you really Kaci Madden expect playing are. People really star t to get time in an ef for t to replace comfor table with each other.” Kim Hodges, who star ted 50 RU opens the Arizona State games last season, but hit Tournament against Iowa before just .195. taking on Texas State, Illinois Nelson said Madden had an State and No. 5 Arizona State to early edge, but an injur y probround out the weekend. lem evened the playing field.

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ing a better team and my greatest memories have come recently from matches like beating Knights in final home match Virginia at the RAC. They are times when our team came continued from back together and performed as one. Those are the memories that you have a place in our hearts and won’t forget.” definitely in mine.” RU rounds out its regular seaA Wayne native, Rigoglioso son schedule this Saturday in wishes he appreciated the opporBethlehem, Pa., when they tunities that befell him earlier in square off against No. 7 Lehigh. his collegiate career. After that match-up the Knights “I wish I became more of a travel back to Bethlehem two student of the sport when I was a weeks later for the start of the freshman and a sophomore,” he EIWA conference bracket. said. “This new coaching staff The Lehigh matchup was really gave me a new appreciapostponed on Feb. 6 due to tion for the sport by introducing inclement weather. The home me to a whole new wrestling contest versus Bloomsburg community and environment. that was originalThe coaches have ly slated for this been great.” Saturday had to No matter what “The program be canceled as a the future holds definitely is much result, leaving for these Scarlet RU with only four Knights, they better now that it home matches always plan to stay was when I this season. The close to the pronumber of home gram in the first got here matches next upcoming years. season exponen“These guys are in all aspects.” tially grows as a my best friends. LAMAR BROWN result of being on I’ve spent so much Senior Captain the road so much time with them this year. over the years it’s “The schedule hard to try and was put together with next year replace that,” Rigoglioso said. in mind,” Goodale said. “But at The No. 22 Knights (18-4-1) the same time, being on the road play host to Drexel (9-11) tonight so much this year has bonded at 6 p.m. in the final home match this team. It’s become an unbeof the season. RU is undefeated lievably tight-knit group and it at home this year, boasting wins has taken us three years to get to over then-No. 23 Virginia at the that point.” Louis Brown Athletic Center and Goodale and the Knights hope a convincing win the following their experiences on the road day at the Barn against Navy. against premiere opponents But tonight is about recogtranslates to postseason success. nizing those who have dedicat“We are preparing this week ed their college careers to the with Lehigh in mind and gearprogram through all the triing up for the EIWAs,” Goodale umphs and tribulations of the said. “After that, we have an past half-decade. opportunity to bring a lot of “The program definitely is guys to Nationals and now we much better now than it was are looking to get into the thick when I first got here in all of things there. Our guys are aspects,” Brown said. “We have getting excited.” made some huge steps to becom-

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With his brother Luke Rigoglioso, a freshman on the Rutgers wrestling team, senior Matt Rigoglioso, top, plans to remain an active follower of the program upon graduation.

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Competing against programs like Kent State, which possess full funding, is a losing proposiA trip to Ohio in the dead of tion for the RU program that, winter under any circumstances while steadily receiving more is hardly a cause for celebration. money, is still not on par with F o r the top programs monetarily. GYMNASTICS t h e “[Kent State] has full fundRutgers ing,” Chollet-Nor ton said. RUTGERS AT gymnas- “They have full scholarships to KENT STATE, t i c s of fer and that gets the t e a m , best athletes.” FRIDAY, 7 P.M. the long The strong probability of j o u r n e y losing has not stopped Cholletto Ohio will be unfavorable Nor ton from scheduling meets because of the level of competi- against fully funded teams in tion they will face upon arrival. an ef for t to build the program The Scarlet for the future. By Knights par ticigoing into meets “If we continue pate in a tri-meet like the one t o m o r r o w t o m o r r o w, to perform the against host Chollet-Nor ton way we have, Kent State and looks to impar t N o r t h e r n upon her team a [going to Illinois. Both sense of perspecschools repretive. While not Nationals] is a sent a distinct tr ying to discourrealistic goal.” challenge for the age her team, Knights. Kent Chollet-Nor ton CHRYSTAL CHOLLET-NORTON State began the of fers no Head Coach season ranked i l l u s i o n s 26th in the counabout victor y. tr y. Nor thern Illinois is coming “We aren’t going to go in of f a season-high score there saying we can beat of 192.425. them,” Chollet-Nor ton said. Heading into the meet, head “We are going to go in there coach Chr ystal Chollet-Nor ton and do the best that we understands going against can do.” these two powerhouse proThis season, as her team grams of fers little possibility of has competed against teams victor y. She recognizes that with superior funding, Chollether team can only per form up Nor ton has stressed the big to its capabilities and that win- picture. While obviously ning is secondar y to her team focused on ever y meet, the scoring well. team has its sights set “We are going to go out on competing at nationals [and] tr y to do our best,” as team. Chollet-Nor ton said. “We just “They realize that they are have to get a good score on good enough to go to Nationals,” the road.” Chollet-Norton. “If we continue The constant str uggle for to perform the way we have, it is Chollet-Nor ton is funding. a realistic goal.” STAFF WRITER

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Senior Alyssa Lewandowski averages 9.583 in the vault entering the Knights’ last home quad-meet. Lewandowski’s season-high score was 9.675 on Jan. 30 in Maryland.

Conference powerhouses await Knights in Bronx BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Stay aggressive, stay assertive and stay together. Rutgers head women’s track and field coach James Robinson continues to WOMEN’S TRACK stress these BIG EAST INDOOR three CHAMPIONSHIPS, keys to SATURDAY his team as the winter track season winds down. The track season is a yearlong affair, which makes it easy for complacency and fatigue to strike during the journey. The Scarlet Knights head to what they have trained for all season — the Big East Indoor Championships. RU sent small numbers to each of their last two meets, and while Robinson knows that competition cannot be simulated in practice, he is fully aware of how significant rest is over the course of a dragging season. “You cannot replicate meet conditions in practice, but you’ve got to trust your training,” Robinson said. “If they doubt the training, [rest] could be a problem, but if they trust the training they’ll be fine.” This should serve as no obstacle for the Knights, who stuck by their training all season long and have seen positive results. The real obstacle for the team this weekend is the plethora of talent they face in the Bronx.

Big East powerhouses Connecticut, Seton Hall, Georgetown and Villanova dominated the track within the conference for some time, making the goal for RU to finish on the top half of the conference — something they failed to do last season. A win in the Metropolitan Championships this year marked the possible turnaround in the team’s fortunes, but individually athletes have been improving themselves for quite a while. Senior Natalie Clickett enjoyed a number of first place finishes in the shot put event this year. For the team to accomplish its goal this weekend, Robinson knows that Clickett, along with senior Michelle Gomes and junior Nwamaka Okobi, must have big weekends. With only 21 athletes qualifying for the trip up to The Armory this weekend, a Big East title may not be within grasp, but getting better and improving times are always at the forefront of the team’s mind. “I want us to come out and have everyone perform at their best for the team,” Clickett said. “I’m very excited. It’s one of those can’t eat, can’t sleep-type feelings.” As for Robinson, senior co-captains Clickett and Gomes are leaving a legacy he can be proud of. “We’re in the right direction to be a contender in the future. That’s the legacy,” he said. “They really helped turn it around.”

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Seniors to be honored at last home match BY ALEX JANKOWSKI ACTING ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

For the last time this season, the Rutgers wrestling team competes within the confines of the College Avenue Gym. For seniors Lamar Brown, Jack WRESTLING Barrett, Kellen Bradley and Matt DREXEL AT Rigoglioso, when RUTGERS, the final horn TONIGHT, 6 P.M. echoes throughout the Barn, their home meet careers will come to a close. “Right now I’m trying to look a little past it,” Brown said. “I’ve got my mind set on EIWAs [Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association] and Nationals and placing on the podium. It’s still going to be a big night though, our last night in the Barn.” Brown, a fifth-year senior and team captain, headlines this year’s senior class. In his career, Brown holds a 76-46 record highlighted by a NCAA Tournament appearance in 2008 and a 20-6 mark this year. Living the life of a college wrestler day after day is what he expects to miss the most, he said. “As much as it can seem like a hassle at times, I’m going to miss coming into practice everyday,” Brown said. “It’s a part of what we do and it’s a part of our life. I always say ‘Hey, we are wrestlers. This is what we do.’” Barrett, Bradley and Rigoglioso are three wrestlers who may not influence the stat sheet, but at the end of the day their contributions in practice and off the mat do not go unnoticed. “To have a successful program you certainly need guys like those three,” said head coach Scott Goodale of the other three outgoing grapplers. “They understand what our vision is and for that I will always be grateful to them. They are genuinely good people and we are going to miss them. They will always

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Lamar Brown, left, and three other seniors compete in their final home match tonight at 6 p.m. in the College Avenue Gym. The senior captain is 20-6 in his final season and is ranked No. 20 in the NCAA Coaches’ Panel rankings at 197-pounds.

Weekend tourney offers chance to stretch legs Road games BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

Everyone feels the itch, with Major League Baseball’s pitchers and catchers reporting earlier in the week SOFTBALL — the itch to RUTGERS hear “Play VS. IOWA, ball” and TOMORROW, NOON w a s h away last season’s disappointments. It’s the same stor y for the Rutgers softball team — buried so deep in Mother Nature’s wrath that there has not been much opportunity to escape the Louis Brown Athletic Center’s indoor facilities. But the Scarlet Knights scratch their itch tomorrow — opening the 2010 campaign at noon against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Arizona State Tournament in Tempe, Ariz. “We haven’t actually gotten to play on the field yet so that will be a big test for us,” said junior left fielder Mickenzie Alden. “A couple of teams playing have already been out for a weekend, so it’s going to be nice to have the dir t and the grass and get to actually play outside and get to do it in warm weather. “They said it was supposed to be high 70s. That’s definitely better weather than here.” A softball team can only show so much without being in a game situation, said head coach

Jay Nelson, who sees the Arizona State Tournament as the first chance to tr uly test his team. “I’m really excited. We don’t play Arizona State the whole day, but they’re ranked fifth in one poll and seventh in another so we want to compete against them,” Nelson said. “To play well against them would be great for us, but it will be a challenging test for our team.” Of fensively, RU embraces small-ball — focusing on hit-andrun plays and moving the runners to make up for a general lack of power. The heart of the lineup features a pair that defines stability in junior first baseman Mandy Craig and sophomore third baseman Brittney Lindley — the only two players in the Big East to play in all 56 games last season. “She leads by action and being steady at first base, and being very good at picking the ball out of the dirt and catching all of the balls that come her way,” Nelson said of Craig, who hit .314 with a team-high 26 RBI last season. “Her fielding is very good and she’s very consistent hitting. “Her presence is really a steadying [factor] for the whole team because she was one of two players in the Big East to play all 56 games.” In the outfield, Alden is the ever yday left fielder, but juniors

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pose threat to win streak BY TYLER DONOHUE STAFF WRITER

NICK BRASOWSKI

Junior first baseman Mandy Craig is one of two Big East players to participate in all 56 games last season.

The Rutgers tennis team became a traveling show of late. The Scarlet Knights (3-1,0-1) were all over the place last TENNIS weekend, journeying to Bethlehem, RUTGERS Pa., and College VS. BINGHAMTON, Park, Md., for SATURDAY, 3 P.M. matches against Lehigh and Maryland, respectively. The team picked up wins in both contests and returned to Piscataway on a three-game winning streak. RU looks to extend their streak to five with two more challenging road matches this weekend. Unbeaten in February, the Knights try to keep momentum on their side when they face Binghamton on Saturday and Cornell on Sunday. Each of the matches take place in Ithaca, N.Y., and, according to assistant coach Alex Arlak, RU should expect them to be highly competitive. “We haven’t played these teams in years, so we don’t really know exactly what to expect from them stylistically,” Arlak said. “We just need to continue to focus and play well because they are both

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