The Daily Targum 2010-02-19

THE DAILY TARGUM

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The wrestling team took down Drexel, 35-6, on Senior Night at the College Avenue Gym. The victory extended the team’s unbeaten streak to 15 games with one match left.

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Hazing scandal lingers in campus atmosphere

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BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

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Students peruse works by University alumnus Robert Mermet last night at his solo exhibition “God Bless” at the Alfa Art Gallery in New Brunswick. His works are on display until March 12 and showcase a satirical range of brand names, cultural symbols and political figures.

The death of James Callahan, an 18year-old Lambda Chi Alpha pledge forced to drink more than 20 ounces of alcohol in 30 to 45 minutes at a fraternity par ty on Feb. 12, 1988, led the University to begin reforming its greek system.

The fraternity house, located on the College Avenue campus, was closed and eventually shut down.

Since the incident, the University has made strides in combating hazing, but the problem persists.

Fifty-five percent of college students involved in University clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing, according to the 2008 report “Hazing In View: College Students at Risk.”

“Greek organizations should be held to a higher standard,” University Spokesman E.J. Miranda said. “Our organizations are values-based and the membership practices should reflect those values.”

In situations where students considered their experience hazing, 95 percent did not report the events to campus officials, the report found, and nine out of 10 students who experienced hazing behavior in college did not consider themselves hazed.

As with any school policy, the University’s role in enforcing the anti-hazing policy is to educate and hold the chapters accountable, Miranda said.

“The University hazing policy is, in most cases, a mirror image of each

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Initiative lends stability to aspiring city entrepreneurs

BY COLLEEN ROACHE CORRESPONDENT

ACCION USA, New Brunswick’s Urban Enterprise Zone, Catholic Charities and Unity Square Partnerships are cooperating to extend opportunities for financial stability to aspiring businesspeople in the New Brunswick community.

The initiative gives individuals and businesses that may not qualify for loans through

INDEX UNIVERSITY The Douglass Governing Council proposes a resolution asking the University to better maintain the snow-covered roads.

OPINIONS A couple takes their child on a series of burglaries. Police find baby footprints at the scene of the crime.

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the traditional banking system the chance to obtain the necessar y financial support, Mayor Jim Cahill said.

“One of the best ways to combat unemployment and underemployment is to empower our residents to utilize the knowledge and skills to create their own businesses,” he said. “This program will be yet another tool in our city’s arsenal of job creation and putting New Brunswick residents to work.”

With the right support and financial education, a resident with a dream could become the CEO of the next Fortune 500 company, Cahill said Wednesday at the opening ceremony for ACCION’s Unity Square office on Throop Avenue.

“Consider for a moment that in 1885, there were three brothers that had an idea to capitalize on the theor y of germs by starting a sterilized bandage company in an empty wallpaper factor y with 14

employees,” Cahill said. “That dream from more than a centur y ago has grown into our city’s greatest small business success stor y — Johnson & Johnson.”

Still, regardless of size, a business that helps the proprietor earn money to feed and clothe his family and put his children through college is one that can help improve the city, he said.

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MAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO THROWING INFANT IN RARITAN The father accused of throwing his 3-month-old daughter off the Garden State Parkway’s Discroll Bridge into the Raritan River pleaded not guilty yesterday to attempted murder and assault charges for an alleged attack against the infant’s grandmother, according to an article in the Star-Ledger.

Shamshiddin Abdur-Raheem, 21, of Galloway Township made the plea at the Superior Court in Newark.

A group of 17 divers, multiple boats and helicopters have not found infant Zara Malani-lin Abdur yet after their third day searching, but State Police Sgt. Julian Castellanos said the goal is still a rescue attempt even though the odds of a baby surviving this long are slim, according to the article.

Police arrested Abdur-Raheem around 8 p.m. Tuesday at his father’s home in Winslow Township, according to the article. He was arrested in connection with throwing his daughter into the river after kidnapping her from her grandmother’s home in East Orange, punching the grandmother in the face, choking her and attempting to run her over with a minivan when she tried to follow him.

He has been held on $700,000 bail since Wednesday in the Essex County Jail and is charged with kidnapping, attempted murder, aggravated assault and child endangerment.

— Ariel Nagi

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Lona Valmoro, a University alumna and special assistant to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, talks about her success, career path and experience as a University student, Wednesday at the Eagleton Institute of Politics on Douglass campus.

Alumna traces global success to U. roots

BY JEFF PRENTKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

More than 100 people filled the Eagleton Institute of Politics Wednesday evening to hear guest speaker Lona Valmoro, special assistant to U.S. Secretar y of State Hillar y Clinton, talk about her career and success.

Valmoro was this year’s speaker for the Albert W. Lewitt Endowed Lecture, an annual event held at the Eagleton Institute that invites present or former members of Congress, congressional

staffers or experts on the legislative body to the Douglass campus.

The Rutgers College alumna spoke on a variety of issues, including her career in politics, the importance of volunteering and campaigning and how students can start political careers.

“I firmly believe that if you have any interest in politics, go and do a campaign. Volunteer on a campaign and find your niche there,” Valmoro said.

She told students it is important to listen to the opinions of friends and family and consider their feed-

back when it comes to career choices. She also said preparation is a key to success.

Valmoro gained valuable experience working on Robert Torricelli’s 1996 United States Senate campaign, she said.

“Working on a statewide campaign was a great experience,” she said. “I learned way more on the ground than I ever would have in the classroom.”

Valmoro said regardless of one’s career path, it is important to do

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Student engineers to flaunt brains, brawn

BY JENNIFER LILONSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Seventeen School of Engineering students will boast more than their flawless Physics exam scores as they participate in “Mr. Engineer” 2010.

The contestants will display their charm, brawn and talent in an effort to raise money for the Embrace Kids Foundation, during a mock beauty pageant on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in Trayes Hall of the Douglass Campus Center.

The second year of the event, cohosted by Sigma Phi Delta and Phi Sigma Ro, will feature competitions in sportswear, talent, formalwear and “Enginerd-wear” — clothes

made entirely of duct tape, Mr. Engineer Chair Ariell Joiner said in an e-mail correspondence.

Contestants will be judged on enthusiasm, personality, ingenuity, knowledge and how much money they raise for the competition’s charity, which provides assistance to the families of children diagnosed with diseases such as cancer and sickle cell disease, according to the Mr. Engineer 2010 Web site.

A major focus of “Mr. Engineer” is to prove intelligence and attractiveness can coexist, said Joiner, a School of Engineering senior.

“The purpose of the event is to break negative stereotypes associated with engineers and help

raise money for the Embrace Kids Foundation,” she said.

Joiner expects this year’s “Mr.

“It was a mixture of comedy, talents, entertainment and awesomeness.”

ADAM TAILOR School of Arts and Sciences junior

Engineer” turnout to exceed last year’s, which was held in the Busch Campus Center, with a sold out capacity of 300 guests.

“Not only engineering students, but friends from other schools at Rutgers and family of contestants attended the event last year,” she said.

Adam Tailor, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, was among the 300 attendees last year. “It was a lot of fun to watch,” Tailor said in an e-mail correspondence. “It was a mixture of comedy, talents, entertainment and awesomeness.”

Because of the high turnout last year, a bigger room had to be requested this year to hold the event, Joiner said.

University students are expressing heightened anticipation for “Mr. Engineer 2010.”

“The show last year was hysterical and it was definitely money well spent, especially because all the money went to a good cause,” said Ashley Williams, a School of Engineering senior, in an e-mail correspondence. “It’s engineering heaven, and I’m totally going again this year.”

Members of the University community can decide who they think should be the 2010 Mr. Engineer by voting at www.r umrengineer.tk, Joiner said.

Voting star ted on Monday Feb. 8 and will continue until Thursday, Feb. 25, the night before the event, she said.

FORMER ASSEMBLY SPEAKER JOINS UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS The University’s Board of Governors inducted Joseph J. Roberts Jr., a retired speaker of the state general assembly, as a new public member yesterday at their meeting.

Former Gov. Jon S. Corzine nominated Roberts in January, and the state assembly approved him for the board, according to a University press release.

Roberts, a University alumnus, replaces former board member Gene O’Hara and will serve a two-year term on the 11-member board.

“We are pleased Speaker Roberts’ distinguished record of public ser vice will now include membership on his alma mater’s Board of Governors,”

University President Richard L. McCormick said in the release. “His years in Trenton have given him significant expertise on the challenges faced by our elected officials, business and education leaders, and all residents of New Jersey.”

After winning a special election to the assembly in 1987, Roberts was re-elected 11 times and served as majority leader from 2002 to 2006, according to the release. He retired in January from his 22-year legislative career.

During his time as the assembly’s presiding officer, Roberts wrote the CORE Reform law promoting the consolidation of services between different municipalities and school districts.

He also penned a law aimed to help low and middleincome working families to purchase homes by redoing the state’s affordable housing landscape, according to the release.

Roberts supported efforts to revoke New Jersey’s death penalty, instead replacing it with life imprisonment without parole.

He also worked to pass legislation that improved detection, treatment and awareness of autism and legalized needle exchange programs to combat the growing number of HIV and AIDS in urban centers.

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CITY: Organization offers up to $10K in personal loans continued from front ACCION, New Brunswick’s nonprofit small business loan provider, is expected to issue a total of $84,000 in loans, with the average loan in the amount of $7,000, Cahill said. Funds from the city’s Urban Enterprise Zone will finance the program and ACCION will assume all liability for monies lent.

The city contributed more than $51,000 to the program for accommodations and operation,

SCANDAL: U. makes pledges take anti-hazing course continued from front chapter’s national policy,” he said.

“Education and accountability regarding this topic is also provided by the parent organization.”

Ultimately, the decision to join a greek organization is the student’s, and the office employs methods to ensure students fully understand the University’s stance on hazing, Miranda said.

During each pledge semester, students are assigned to an online hazing class, and each fraternity and sorority is also encouraged to conduct hazing programs for their chapters, he said.

When a student accepts membership, he receives a rights and responsibility packet, which includes a copy of the University hazing policy and the pledge’s bill of rights, Miranda said. The student must also complete a new member registration form

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Cahill said. If it is successful, he is willing to support the continuance of the project once the initial funds are depleted.

ACCION differs from big banks because it looks beyond a credit score and offers low interest rates to make getting started easier for those interested in starting a business, ACCION Director of Business Development Laine Rolóng said.

Once businesses establish good credit through ACCION, they can work toward pursuing higher goals with traditional banks, she said.

Across the nation, those trying to start a business have met

challenges, especially with the state of the economy.

“Prior to the crisis, an estimated 10 million micro-businesses in the United States faced dif ficulty in obtaining business capital from traditional lending sources,” Rolóng said.

“I’m sure New Brunswick’s businesses faced the same problems, particularly in the current economic climate.”

ACCION offers personal loans ranging from $500 to $10,000 and loans for businesses up to $50,000 as well as free financial education services, available both in-person and online in English, Spanish and Portuguese, she said.

“When we started organizing the neighborhood and working with the residents, it became very clear that many of them are aspiring entrepreneurs, and … there are a lot that didn’t know anything at all about the credit situation and how to get loans, start business and even open bank accounts,” said Marlene Sigman, director of asset management for USP, a neighborhood revitalization project involving housing, economic development and social services.

As long as interested businesses make enough to pay back loans, there are no other financial criteria they need in order to get monetary support from ACCION, Rolóng said.

Loan consultants will help entrepreneurs manage finances so that they may meet this requirement.

“The population we serve is the population that the banks don’t,” she said.

Many in New Brunswick already display such talents, Program Director for USP Lorena Gaibor said.

“A lot of the women make things in their homes and then sell them on the street. … We want to help to legitimize that,” she said.

Though the program’s organizers intend to achieve many goals, Gaibor brought up one in particular.

“In my mind, if you touch one life, that’s a success,” she said.

and indicate receipt of the rights and responsibility packet and understanding of the information.

A fraternity brother, speaking on the condition of anonymity, discussed how often regulations in the hazing policy are violated.

While few, if any, fraternities force pledges to drink or violently abuse them, underage drinking is prevalent, and a number of greek organizations engage in the sale and use of illegal drugs, the brother said.

Physical abuse is extremely rare, but mild psychological abuse is a key part of the pledging process at many fraternities, he said.

Depriving pledges of sleep, yelling and demeaning them, excluding them from social contact by keeping them in restricted spaces and unauthorized scavenger hunts and road trips are prohibited, but many greek organizations still practice them, the fraternity brother said.

“Minor offenses of the hazing policy, when left unchecked, will

almost always escalate with the next class of new members,” Miranda said. “If stopped at the minor stage, the likelihood of the

you’re trying to join an organization,” he said.

Even with the regulations in place, School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Kr ystalo Melas said she dislikes fraternities and sororities as a whole.

“I’m personally against greek [organizations] and the process, but I feel that if that’s something that you want … then go ahead, but it kind of messes with your head,” she said.

Rutgers College senior Jerry Palmer agreed.

“I have friends that were in [greek organizations], and I know the things that they do,” he said.

“I’ve seen people with broken legs who were, basically, crippled for the rest of their lives because of the processes that they had to go through.”

Palmer accepts the concept behind fraternities, but he said modern organizations — some of them here at the University — take things too far.

“You have different political figures from the past that were

in [greek organizations], like Martin Luther King … you just can’t tell me anything to make me believe that they went through that kind of process for them to be in a so-called brotherhood,” he said. “Somebody that was an advocate of peace and non-violence, and you’re trying to tell me that he went through all that hazing? I just don’t believe it.”

Still, the organizations do contribute to the community.

The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs requires and encourages each fraternity and sorority member to perform at least five hours of service each semester, and greek organizations provided 13,000 hours of service and $89,000 in financial support to various New Brunswick nonprofit agencies during the fall of 2009, Miranda said.

Students can report hazing to OFSA, the Rutgers University Police Depar tment or the National Hazing Hotline at 1-(888)-668-4293.

“Minor offenses of the hazing policy, when left unchecked, will almost always escalate with the next class.”

E.J. MIRANDA University Spokesman

activities escalating to the major scale is diminished.”

The fraternity brother said there might be social pressures, but no one is forced to join a greek organization, and pledges should not allow themselves to be mistreated.

“You don’t give up your rights as a human being just because

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Council acts against dangerous walkways

BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

Douglass Governing Council

The University’s snow day may have been full of fun for some, but for others, the aftereffect was not.

“The pathway down to the The Douglass Governing Ruth Adams Building is at least Council discussed a resolution two inches of complete ice … [and Tuesday night aimed at cleaning so is] the whole bus stop and pathup stairways and pathways still way to the bus stop at Henderson coated in snow and ice.

[Apartments],” said McKinney, a The stair ways and path leadDouglass College senior. “You ing down from Cooper Hall to have to go over the snow that was George Street and College Hall plowed in to get to the bus.” have not been cleared for the Internal Vice President Emily duration of the Februar y Rogalsky said some problem record snowfall, according to areas are consistently missed, the resolution. and she almost skis down the hill The resolution advises mainfrom Nickel Road to the tenance facilities and crew to Douglass Campus Center. clear the stairway and give it “Everything just gets covered increased priority in the future. in a thick layer of ice, and it’s defRepresentative for transfer initely not just an issue for this and nontraditional students Irina snow storm,” said Rogalsky, a Ushakova said she saw students School of Environmental and slip and fall down the stairs.

B i o l o g i c a l “It presents a Sciences senior. danger because “Everything just External Vice students are not President Kate going to stop gets covered in a Barbour suggested using it. Students thick layer of ice, adding a section to … are in a hurry the resolution disand suddenly and it’s definitely cussing liability they’re unable to the find a safe way not just an issue for issues University faces down,” said this snow storm.” when pathways are Ushakova, a not maintained.

School of Arts and EMILY ROGALSKY Rogalsky, a Sciences junior.

Council Internal Vice President Douglass College “You can’t get senior, noted that around that in New Brunswick, citizens are because it’s a steep hill and the required to shovel their portion only other way to get to the bus of the sidewalk. stop is a very long way around.”

Ushakova said she would not Ushakova, who wrote the resmind shoveling or salting areas olution, said she is certain the around residence dorms if the stairway was not neglected willUniversity provided the tools. fully and complimented the “If we were permitted to use maintenance workers who hanthe salt and shovels that are dled the areas surrounding around [Jameson], we would use Jameson Hall. them. That wouldn’t be an issue,” “They’re wonderful. I think she said. this one area just flew off the But Ushakova said she does radar,” she said. “I understand not think students should be that maintenance has priorities shoveling areas around main on campus, specifically the main roadways like George Street, areas around campus, but this where there is full traffic. spot should be cleared within If the University encouraged two or three days of the storm. students to pick up the shovels It’s very possible to do that.” and salt, liability would again be a Council 2010 Class problem, Barbour said.

Representative Sara McKinney The resolution will be will assist in retooling the resoaddressed at the next council lution so it includes other probmeeting on Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. lem areas.

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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 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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T H E DA I LY TA R G U M “All these events at Eagleton make these political people seem really approachable,” she said.

“You can see how Jersey can get you pretty far, especially a continued from front woman being so influential in something additional that does such a high setting.” not revolve around work in order Valmoro attributes much of her to have a balanced schedule. success to her time at the University.

Organizers and many atten“Rutgers kept my interest so dees had positive reactions to much so that it kept me going Valmoro’s words of advice. throughout my career,” she “I thought it was terrific said. “Rutgers was the best deal because I thought everyone here I ever had.” thought it was terrific,” said John Valmoro joined Clinton’s staff Weingart, associate director of in 2003 as senior advisor and the Eagleton worked on her Institute of Politics. book tour as Weingart said “Rutgers kept my well as her there was an interSenate and presinterest so much esting set of quesidential camtions and a great paigns in 2006 so that it kept me mix of students, and 2008, which showed the going throughout r e s p e c t i v e l y, perspective of a and ser ved as my career.” young person in the acting chief of middle of politics. staff for Clinton LONA VALMORO One Eagleton’s during the sumSpecial Assistant goals is to help mer of 2008. to the Secretary of State demystify politics After six and Washington, years as her he said. senior advisor, Valmoro joined “I thought it was very inspithe State Department and now rational for someone who comes works as the special assistant to from Rutgers and works in a Clinton, helping to craft the national setting, accomplishing Secretary of State’s long-term so much and working with calendar by working closely with someone so established,” said Clinton and her senior staff to Joel Martinez, a School of Arts prioritize international travel and Sciences first-year student. and domestic responsibilities.

School of Environmental and When asked if she would ever Biological Sciences first-year stuconsider running for office, dent Jane Rosenblatt was proud Valmoro said no. to know Valmoro is a product of a “I would never want to New Jersey university. fundraise,” she said.

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his week has been a tough one when it came to “Laurels and Darts” due to the many stories that deser ve to be applauded or frowned upon. One of these choices is the case of a brand new Web site named “Please Rob Me,” which has a ver y clever and yet mischievous-seeming purpose. It puts on display numerous Tweets from people who constantly announce their departure from home. The Web site claims that these “annoying” Tweets could easily be used for a mal-cause by burglars, as they would know the precise time when people leave their home.

The genius of the Web site is that it makes people aware of the information they project onto the millions of Internet users.

Needless to say, if one does see his Tweet on the site, he would perhaps realize the annoyance of his constant status updates and will equally become aware of his exposure on the Internet. And while the Web site may be seen as one of bad intent, on the bottom of the page, it claims that “Our intention is not, and never has been, to have people burglarized.” This simply leaves us at a point at which we can only laurel “Please Rob Me,” as it is something that could possibly disassociate those who constantly update statuses from their annoying habits. *

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Surely those of us who are burglars, or aspire to become burglars later in life, would not take our kids to the job. In fact, we do not believe it is almost ever right to take one’s children to his workplace, except of course on “Bring Your Child to Work” day. Altogether though, it sounds like a bad idea. A couple of bad parents decided the seemingly obvious rule did not regard them, as they went on several “jobs” and brought along their child. According to the Kennebec Journal, Bruce Tillson and his wife Jessica burglarized three homes in Lincoln County, Maine, and took their 3-year-old with them.

How does that sound like a good idea? Couldn’t the couple hire a baby-sitter or leave their toddler with a relative or neighbor while stealing firearms? Questions aside, police found small footprints in the burglarized homes, making it clear that the couple’s child was with them, but what is more of a problem is the fact that the Tillsons admitted to it. Honestly, when a mother admits to the fact that she took her child on criminal acts, she admits to subjecting her (hopefully loved) child to a world of impropriety. For that act of stupidity, the Tillsons obviously get a dart. *

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A small plane crashed into the Internal Revenue Service building in Northwest Austin, Texas. Although it may seem like a terrorist attack — as it resembles so many such crashes with terror intended —the F.B.I claimed that the pilot had other thoughts. According to The New York Times, the man identified as the pilot, Joseph A. Stack III, left a long angry note posted on the Internet. The note spoke of a long history of fiscal difficulties and frustrations with the nation’s tax laws, health care reform and 1990s unemployment in Southern California.

The intent is clear, as much of the U.S. population has some point blamed the IRS for their financial turmoil. The problem is in the execution. Stack should have not gotten to a point where he stood capable of hurting innocent employees. But who is to blame?

One could blame the sometimes-scheming ways in which the IRS acts, but the blame largely lies on the pilot himself. His act comes in addition to many other violent outbursts against the IRS, including one in April 1990, when a bomb packed with a tea bag was addressed to their office.

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With the Winter Olympics running at full steam, TV networks have been tr ying to retain their viewers — albeit with little result.

Team USA managed to earn six medals, three of them gold, on Wednesday and also helped keep NBC’s ratings higher than the Torino 2006 Games. Also for the first time after 222 victorious episodes, “American Idol” was beaten on its Wednesday night, by NBC’s coverage of the Games.

Not to say that “Idol” does not have its own qualities, but during a time when the world focuses on an international gathering as big as the Olympics, TV viewers — sports fans or not — were right to tune in and watch Lindsey Vonn win her first Olympic gold. The athleticism of Team USA and others was awe-inspiring, and something that has the ability of keeping viewers glued to the screen for four hours straight deser ves the merit of surpassing Wednesday night “Idol.” Even Shaun White showed some of that talent, which he spoke of in an ESPN inter view. Overall, athletes’ performances, curling or skiing, have successfully stood to their human potential.

For an Olympiad filled with opening ceremony blunders, athletes have made it all worthwhile, and for that The Daily Targum gives them a laurel.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I thought it was terrific because I thought everyone here thought it was terrific.”

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Not over the Hill just yet S Suga Knight

fourth-year head coach ince the final stretch couldn’t have asked for a of last season, much better situation going Rutgers men’s head down the stretch. basketball coach Fred Hill RU had its toughest part Jr. has been on the hot-seat. of the Big East schedule at Three and a half weeks ago the beginning. In the first six after his team got shelgames the Knights faced the lacked by 23 points at MATT SUGAM top three teams in the conMarquette, Hill was doing ference in Nova, Cuse and his infamous sideline squat West Virginia, getting blown out by all three. on that seat because it was too hot to sit.

Tomorrow’s game against Connecticut isn’t as Then the Scarlet Knights got that illusive first daunting as it has been in years past. UConn has had Big East victory of the season against a streaky a down year and are sitting on a bubble that they Notre Dame team. RU followed up the win with a hope doesn’t burst come NCAA Tournament time. second one defeating St. John’s. At that point Hill After the Huskies, RU plays at Seton Hall on should have been listening to the Bee Gee’s Feb. 23, DePaul on Feb. 27, Seton Hall on March 4 “Staying Alive” on his drive home from the Louis and then closes out the regular season at Brown Athletic Center.

Pittsburgh on March 6 before the Big East tournaThe winning streak ended at Freedom Hall when ment on March 9. Unless they get a first round buy the Knights fell to Louisville, but rebounded in a big which isn’t happening. way and shocking the basketball world by defeating Hill has got to squeeze out at least one win out then No. 7 Georgetown at the RAC. RU then narrowof that and based on the quality of ly eluded a letdown game against Big the opponents, two wins is by no East bottom feeder DePaul rallying “Take nothing away means out of the question. from a 17 point deficit to win 68-64. from RU though; Realistically, the Knights could beat Going on a pair of two-game winDePaul at home — because they’re ning streaks within five games in the beating a top-10 just awful — and split with inter-state Big East is just what Hill needed to make what appeared to be a lost seateam is not an easy rival Seton Hall. Winning just one of those games and then winning of Big son at least somewhat salvageable. feat no matter the East tournament game — which And have a chance to keep his job. doesn’t sound so farfetched anyRU has won five of six, but a 70-62 circumstances.” more — would be enough. win over Division II Caldwell — who Either way Hill would get to six was 3-18 at the time — is nothing to wins, which would be a four-game improvement gloat about. Especially when scheduled in the midfrom last year and two less Big East wins than he dle of conference play. had his first three years. That’s enough to keep Let me first say a few things about the his job.

Georgetown game.

For a program that’s been at rock bottom and It seems it was just a fluky couple nights for the stagnant since the beginning of the Hill era, you top teams in the Big East. Then No. 3 Syracuse fell have to crawl before you walk. So baby steps should to Louisville at home the same night and No. 3 do. Especially when he’s brought in talent like the Villanova lost to Connecticut — RU’s next opponent school’s first ever McDonald’s All-American in tomorrow — the next night. sophomore Mike Rosario, freshman Dane Miller Then there’s what happened when the Knights who is making a case for Big East Rookie of the Year traveled down to D.C. to play the Hoyas 22 days earand redshirt junior Jonathan Mitchell after winning lier. RU was embarrassed at the Verizon Center losa national title at Florida. ing by 25 points. With such dominating performQuestions on Hill’s knowledge of the X’s and O’s ance in the round one, it would be hard for the Hoya come on a regular basis, but basketball has a lot to players to think things wouldn’t go the same the do with the players you put on the court. Great second time around. coaches typically have with great talent.

Take nothing away from RU though; beating a Bob Knight is an anomaly. The General had Army top-10 team is not an easy feat no matter the ciras a National Invitational Tournament regular during cumstances. In the strongest conference in the his time there. To go along with his well-known discicountry — sorry Big 12 — a team has to bring it pline, he’s just that good at his X’s and O’s and teaching every night or they risk losing.

But with UConn on tap tomorrow and Hill’s job SEE SUGAM ON PAGE 9 still not completely secured for next year the

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resident Barack Obama is promoting a new $300 billion economic stimulus program. When he took office in January 2009, he said the $787 billion stimulus program will create 3.5 million jobs by the end of 2010 and unemployment will remain below 8 percent.

Unemployment is hovering around 10 percent, and the jobs promised by Obama might hit 1.5 million by the end of 2010, but during the last 13 months we have lost 5 million jobs.

The stimulus saved the jobs of municipal workers and provided additional unemployment benefits, but it has not provided jobs in the private sector. The money went to government agencies, colleges, nonprofit organizations and entitlement programs. These programs will generate annual deficits of $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion for years to come. Our government has squandered our financial resources on failed economic programs, and the American workforce continues to suffer.

The domestic priority should be creating millions of new jobs and other domestic initiatives, including health care reform, should wait until the economy improves.

The administration and Congress have to reduce the size of government, cut business taxes and give U.S. companies incentives to operate in this country and disincentives to move operations and jobs overseas.

Donald Moskowitz is a resident of Londonderry, N.H.

SUGAM continued from page 8 young men the game of basketball.

Maryland head coach Gary Williams does more with less than most coaches too. He just does not go after highly touted players when recruiting. On the other hand, Hill has shown the recruiting skills to do the complete opposite.

The backlash from the fans and media has been brutal toward Hill, but by showing improvement, even if it is just a few more Big East wins, Hill should remain the head coach.

Athletic director Tim Pernetti does not have the grounds to fire Hill because along with the improvement, Hill would get paid $1.8 million ($600,000 per year for three years) if fired based on the extension given to him by Pernetti’s predecessor Bob Mulcahy.

So after staying alive, maybe Hill should start playing BTO’s “Taking Care of Business” on his rides home because that is exactly what the Knights are going to need to do for Hill to be on the sidelines next season.

Matt Sugam is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in journalism and media studies and sociology.

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n investment of $40,000 and a four-year commitment from students warrants a standard of quality; but, as the University’s tuition rises each year, returning students must endure class sizes and other accommodations that grow disproportionately to the population increase. As The Daily Targum article, “Congested classrooms prompt safety concerns,” from Monday suggests that as long as student numbers are within the amount of seats in a lecture hall or student passengers stand behind the yellow marker on buses, the University is within legal bounds of operation — yet legality does not that guarantee the University conducts are best for its students.

Class sizes near the maximum limit, like the 448 out of 450 registration example from

the referenced article, are dents don’t want to sit in the midbecoming common at the dle of rows, because they either University. This type of crowding come late or want to get out early.” is cutting into the school’s quality His statements are patronizing of service. As students become and out of touch, blaming students densely packed, clear issues like to neglect the true problem — comfort are affected. more investment needs to be Additionally, the other issues, made to increase class sections, such as time spent waiting for hall sizes, etc. Students do not buses with room have the luxury of to board or time choosing where to “This type of spent looking for sit. In fact, the and moving to the of the crowding is cutting majority two in 450 empty time the seats I seats, is becoming find most difficult into the school’s worse.

Those to obtain are those quality of service.” closest to profesresulting conditions are not even sor, the front the end of it. and middle.

Packed lecture halls limit room Unfortunately, when poised for note-taking, causes distraction with the fact, administrators conto the lecture itself and raises sistently reiterate that allocated immense integrity questions budgets cannot afford expansion, when it comes to exams. a problem that the article also With regard to students having touched at. Having said that, the to sit on floors and the perceived truth is that one way or another overcrowding, Vice President for the University needs to address Undergraduate Education Barry the crowding issue before it is too V. Qualls said, “A lot of times stu- late. The University’s population

is expected to continue to grow and, without expanded services in faculty, rooms and infrastructure, quality decline will begin to severely affect the student population and the reputation of the University. That in itself affects the likelihood of this institution’s continuing to be a top choice for incoming freshmen.

Over the past few years, the University has always found money to invest in what it commits itself to, among them, the football stadium, certain ascetic additions to Livingston campus, a visitor center and potential plans for the Louis Brown Athletic Center on Livingston campus. Maybe it is time to commit to building the core necessities of the University so that it can sustain its population and the quality of education rather than invest in frills.

Dzuylinh Do is a School of Engineering junior majoring in electrical and computer engineering.

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Everyone benefits from your enthusiasm this year. Just be sure to moderate your energy so you're still standing at the end of the day — every day. Success includes maintaining your health. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 5 — When the Moon leaves your sign today, you're fully prepared to accept the comforts provided by associates. Alcohol is not a necessary element. Joy is.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — Ease into the weekend by finishing a task that you've been avoiding.

Then put your emotions on the line, long-distance.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Each time you open your mouth, you have a chance to create connections.

Dig a bit deeper to discover the right question. Then ask, and prepare to listen.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Things run more smoothly if you devise a way to be emotionally persuasive while maintaining the bottom line. It would be easy to overspend today.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — You have lots of little details to take care of now.

Fortunately, you have plenty of energy and enthusiasm for the task. You might even get paid!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Don't be surprised if the first words from your mouth include high praise for an associate. You don't need the spotlight. You'll get plenty of attention later.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Lively discussions with your partner lead to exciting conclusions. This game has two rules: comfort is essential, and playful persuasion gets what you want.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — There's a shift in your thinking. You're probably far more supportive of others now than you have been the last few days. Help family members complete projects.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Despite the pace today, you find yourself in the right place at the right time. Sell your ideas. Buyers are listening.

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UConn since both teams became members of the Big East.

The Huskies are coming off an UConn, fighting for NCAA berth 84-75 victory over No. 3 Villanova and cannot afford another regular continued from back season loss if they expect to make the NCAA Tournament. the three-pointer that gave RU That makes them desperate, its first lead with just over five but so too are the Knights. minutes remaining.

“We’re just as desperate. We “He’s such a competitor and that feel like we’re in the same situathis happens with very good playtion as them,” said junior forward ers — they still feel the need, when Jonathan Mitchell. we need something “We’re going to to happen, to go come out like a make a play,” said “We’re going to wounded animal. head coach Fred come out like a We know they will, Hill Jr. “The hardest thing is to let the wounded animal, ... and we have to come out the game come to you. they will, and we same way.”

Normally, when we The matchup is take Mike out it is have to come out UConn head coach to tell him to let the Jim Calhoun's game come to him.” the same way.” third game back N’Diaye said JONATHAN MITCHELL on the bench after that’s a sign of Junior Forward an almost fourmaturity not only week leave of for Rosario but absence for medthe entire team. ical reasons.

“We usually don’t come back The Huskies were ranked as [once down] like that,” the 7-footer high as No. 10 during the season said. “We really came back and and beat then-No. 1 Texas while that really shows a lot of maturity Calhoun was out, but fail to delivfrom everybody on the team. er consistently.

When we came back in the second The game should create plenhalf we did all the right things.” ty of excitement in the paint as There are even some posiUConn leads the nation in tive vibes around campus. blocked shots and the Knights Rosario said people talk to him rank fifth. N'Diaye ranks third in in class about basketball now. the nation in blocks, but the The Knights (14-12, 4-9) hope Huskies do not have anyone that translates to a filled Louis ranked higher than 29th.

Brown Athletic Center Saturday UConn is led by senior guard against Connecticut (15-11, 5-8).

Jerome Dyson, who averages “We always love when the RAC 18.7 points per game and high-flyis full and loud,” Hill said. “Guys ing senior for ward Stanley love playing in front of that.”

Robinson, who averages 15.7 History does not bode well for points and 7.6 rebounds.

RU. It is just 1-15 all-time against

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Outgoing seniors leave to thunderous applause

BY BILL DOMKE ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The Rutgers wrestling team honored its four outgoing seniors with more than just one of its best wins all season.

The Scarlet Knights paid tribute to 1 9 7 pounder KNIGHT L a m a r NOTEBOOK Brown, 1 6 5 pounder Matthew Rigoglioso, 149-pounder Kellen Bradley and 149-pounder Jack Barrett and their accompanying families with bouquets of flowers and a framed action shot of themselves for Senior Night.

Bradley, who took the mat for David Greenwald, beat Drexel’s Brett McCurdy in a 4-2 decision.

“Kellen Bradley is one of those wilderness guys. He likes going fishing and hiking so he’s a really tough kid,” Brown said.

“Kellen goes out there and he’s one of the toughest guys we have. Tired or not tired he goes out there.”

Rigoglioso also got the start over Gregory Zannetti, but lost in an 11-9 overtime decision.

SENIOR JACK BARRETT

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in attendance for the team’s final home match after a hospitilization for an allergic reaction to medical treatment for a Staph infection.

“He doesn’t know it, but he’s kind of brought this whole team

UNDISPUTED:

Win for Boyden boosts confidence continued from back

The Dragons fell to 11-14 with the loss.

With a win all but sealed, two of the RU seniors who are not normally in the lineup got the green light and they did not fail to disappoint. Bradley, who subbed in for David Greenwald at 149-pounds, stepped in and won a tightly contested 4-2 victory.

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he 2010 Premier Showcase kicks off this Saturday at the Rutgers practice bubble and sports a number of big name high school football recruits.

Many players with Rutgers scholarship of fers will also attend, most notably Long Branch, N.J., athlete Miles Shuler.

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basketball star Quincy Douby is the leading scorer in the Turkish Basketball League this season.

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Senior Kellen Bradley, top, won his 149-pound bout in a 4-2 decision on Senior Night at the Barn. The four seniors were honored before the game with their families at their sides. together,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “It’s unfortunate for something that tragic to happen, but Jack Barrett has brought this whole team together. Whether it’s personal thoughts, or through prayer or anything he’s allowed us to really understand what’s important.

“To see what he’s done and how hard he’s fought just to get “It was a good way to go out and share it with these guys,” Bradley said. “A lot of guys didn’t stick it out over the years, but us four stuck with it. We have grown close together over the past five years. It was great.”

Matt Rigoglioso stepped onto the mat for the last match of the evening but could not claim a victory, falling 11-9 in overtime.

Edinboro transfer Dar yl Cocozzo added to his argument of being in the national rankings after a convincing 18-2 technical fall over Charlie Aungst.

back and be back with us tonight, it’s been an inspiration.”

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Russo enjoyed an easy night of f.

Before the match even started, Drexel forfeited the heavyweight match to Rutgers due to an injury.

After a tough weekend during which he dropped both of his matches, redshirt freshman Jesse Boyden got back on the winning path, earning a 3-1 decision in overtime.

The win improved the former state-champ’s record to 10-12.

“You need a win like that late in the year,” Goodale said. “It’s a mental thing. It’s a confidence thing. The more you lose, the more you start doubting yourself so he needed that win to get back on track and hopefully he carries it through the weekend and into the EIWAs.”

“I was upset, but I knew the [Drexel wrestler] was hurt,” Russo said. “I understood, I just would have liked to wrestle during the final home match.”

Despite the night off, Russo never doubted the team’s ability to win.

“We were better than them,” Russo said. “Simply put, we were better than them.”

For the Knights, it’s a quick turnaround with only one day of rest until their next match. RU travels to No. 7 Lehigh this weekend for a Saturday afternoon conference showdown to close out the regular season. A win for the Knights would put the exclamation point on an incredible second half to the season.

“This is a great opportunity for us against one of the best teams in the country,” Goodale said.

“People were saying it would take us five years, well we have an opportunity to jump into the top10 with a win.”

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men’s hockey team improved to 2-0 in the preliminary round of the XXI Olympic Winter Games. The team handily defeated Nor way 6-1 as it scored three goals in the last half of the third period to ice the game.

Team USA will next be in action Sunday, Feb. 21 in a much anticipated game against rival Canada.

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LINDSEY

Vonn crashed on the slalom leg of the super-combined downhill skiing event yesterday and did not finish.

Vonn has been irked by a shin injur y during the XXI Olympic games but led for much of the event before the slalom run. Germany’s Maria Riesch went on to win the gold as Vonn once again failed to complete a two-run race in four of seven World Cup events.

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curling team lost a heartbreaker yesterday 7-6 to Denmark. The loss drops The Americans to 0-4 in the XXI Olympics — all losses came by two points or less.

To stand any shot of making the semifinals the team must win each of it’s remaining five matches, beginning today with France who comes off of a 6-5 win against China.

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superstar Tracy McGrady is now a member of the New York Knicks following a three-team deal Thursday that also included the Sacramento Kings.

The Knicks also shipped guard Nate Robinson in a four-player deal, helping the franchise dip below $30 million in preparation for this summer’s free agent splash. Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade as well as Cleveland Cavalier star LeBron James are the most highly sought after players heading into the summer.

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tragedy as running back Rajaan Bennett, one of the football program’s signees for the 2010 recruiting class, had his life taken early Thursday morning in his Atlanta, Ga. home.

The Cobb County Police confirmed the murder-suicide took place around 2:30 a.m. Clifton O’Neal Steger, 39, a former boyfriend of Bennett’s mother, shot himself after the murder.

Bennett was eighteen years old.

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Senior reliever Kevin Lillis finished last season with a 2-2 record and 5.35 ERA after giving up Rutgers’ 2-1 lead over Miami in the sixth inning of the second game of the year.

PLAYER: RU attackmen improve during preseason play continued from back A Preseason All-Big East selection, Pennington is the Knights’ unquestioned focal point. Opposing defenses are geared toward slowing down the 5-foot-11, 200-pound midfielder.

“It’s pretty easy,” Pennington said when asked how he deals with being the focal point of the

opposition’s game plan. “We have a lot of other big [midfielders] that help me out a lot. We have to take the opportunities that we get and capitalize on them.”

Those other midfielders — namely senior Gerhard Buehning — are going to be the guys that have to help him out.

“Justin’s always going to score goals. He’s the big guy,” said Buehning who finished second on the team with 17 goals last season. “I think it helps all the guys because he’ll draw double- and

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Senior midfielder Gerhard Buehning’s 17 goals last season were good for second on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team.

triple-teams. Then when he moves the ball, we have a guy wide open and they’ll finish.”

Yet Pennington thinks Buehning is primed for a big year.

“Gerhard’s a great leader and the guys really look up to him,” the Hunterdon Central product said. “He brings an energy not just to the team, but to the offense and has really done a good job of shouldering some of the load.”

Pennington and Buehning are two of 11 seniors on the Knights’ roster. It’s a different level of experience that Stagnitta hopes will translate into more wins.

“Our attackmen’s progress is what I have been the most pleased with because we haven’t been dynamic there in the last few years,” Stagnitta said. “We relied heavily on our midfield to create offense. From our scrimmages, our attack has been consistent and able to create a lot of opportunities.”

RU starts its season Sunday in Staten Island, N.Y., at Wagner College. The two teams met last year at Yurcak Field with RU earning an easy 17-1 victory.

The Seahawks seem to be the perfect opponent to start the season with before facing four crucial home games.

“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.”

Miles away from the cumulating snow banks covering the street corners of Piscataway, the Rutgers baseball BASEBALL t e a m begins RUTGERS AT its seaMIAMI, son in FRIDAY, 7 P.M. sunny Florida.

But the Scarlet Knights face competition that does not plan on just lofting snowballs.

RU opens its 2010 regular season today in Coral Gables, Fla., against No. 12 Miami.

“Obviously, our early schedule is difficult and [this series] won’t be very easy,” said head coach Fred Hill Sr, who enters his 27th season at the helm of the Knights. “I think they certainly have an edge on us because all of their training has been outside whereas many of our practice sessions had to be indoors.”

Last season RU finished with a 22-31 record and 10th in the Big East. Similar to this year, the 2009 campaign began against Miami, when the Knights were only able to win once in three tries.

In the second game of the series, RU held a 2-1 lead heading into the sixth inning, but the Hurricanes rallied to score three runs in the bottom of the frame off then-junior reliever Kevin Lillis.

“Last year we went down there and should have taken two matches,“ Lillis said. “We only got one — partially my fault — but we are excited to face tough competition. We all enjoy heading down [to Florida]. It gets us ready for the Big East.”

If the Knights hope to return to conference glory, the pitching staff must improve upon their collective 6.24 ERA. Aiding in lowering this number is senior right-hander Matt

Giannini, who missed all of last spring to recover from shoulder surger y.

“Having him come back means a lot to our staff,” Lillis said about the veteran starter.

“He just eats up innings. He always has throughout his career.

He’s one of the career leaders in starts for our team and we can always rely on him.”

With a handful of experienced pitchers at the front of the staff, Giannini will not pitch until he has fully recovered, Hill said.

“He won’t play in the first or second series for us, but hopefully after that he will be ready to go,” the veteran coach said. “We are not going to rush him back.

He has been in a rehab program and came out pretty good. Now he just has to work on building his way back up to throwing a quality number of pitches.”

Giannini is slated to be one of the starters behind seniorace Casey Gaynor. The Cape Cod League-All Star returns for his final year on the mound and his third-straight at the head of the rotation.

In his junior year, Gaynor had a 2-9 record with a 5.57 ERA. He led the team in innings pitched and his 59 strikeouts led the team.

Hill knows what he is getting from his starting rotation, but it is after that where he would like to see improvements and growth from some of his younger pitchers.

“We have people in place but we are just looking for someone to replace [former closer] Willie Beard,” he said. “We have a [sophomore] transfer by the name of [Nathaniel] Roe who I think can fill that role and we have a good group of freshman who I think can step up. If our pitching holds together, then I think we will be in good shape.”

RUTGERS HOSTS ORANGE SUNDAY Defeated 79-66 at the hands The strong post play of of Syracuse in January, the forward Chelsey Lee made Scarlet Knights get their sec- an impact for the Knights in o n d their past several contests.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL crack Against the at the Orange Sunday at the Mountaineers, the sophoLouis Brown Athletic Center. more recorded her third douThe game is part of the ble-double in her past five only home-and-away series games. The post game is key for the Knights this season for the Knights (15-11, 7-5) and is rendered all the more this weekend, as the crucial in the wake of the Orange’s combo of forward RU’s narrow loss Tuesday to Nicole Michael and center No. 9 West Virginia.

Kayla Alexander combined After two straight games for 29 points and 14 with a positive rebounds in the assist-to-tur nover teams’ earlier meetration, the Knights ing this season. returned to their But Syracuse old bad habits (18-7, 5-7), as against West demonstrated in Virginia, commitJanuar y, is also ting 24 turnovers capable of nailing that resulted in 25 the three-point Mountaineer shot, shooting just CHELSEY points, nearly half under 50 percent LEE their total. from beyond While such misthe arc. takes were a hallmark of the The Orange shut down team early in the season — senior guard Brittany Ray, much to the chagrin of head the team’s leading scorer, at coach C. Vivian Stringer — the Carrier Dome, limiting Rutgers seemed to have Ray to only 12 points on 4-ofturned things around of late.

18 shooting.

A potential step backward Since their victor y in the turnover department though, the Orange spiraled spells certain doom for in conference and found Rutgers, which clings to itself on the wrong side of hopes of an appearance in losses against two bottom the NCAA Tournament. five Big East teams in Charlie Crème of ESPN has Villanova and Cincinnati.

RU as a No. 10 seed in the Big Dance.

— Steven Williamson

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Redshirt freshman Joe Langel, left photo, came from behind to dominate Drexel’s Michael Gomez to the tune of a 10-3 technical fall. In his final home dual-match, senior captain Lamar Brown, right photo, earned a 3-1 decision in the waning seconds of his 197-pound bout. The Knights closed out their home schedule with a perfect record of 5-0.

UNDISPUTED Knights shine on Senior Night by dismantling Drexel 35-6 in four seniors’ memorable last match at the Barn to remain perfect at home

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The Rutgers wrestling team sent its seniors off in the right fashion from the moment it hit the mat.

T h e WRESTLING Scarlet DREXEL 6 Knights dominatRUTGERS 35 ed Drexel 35-6 last night at the College Ave Gym in their last home match on Senior Night. The win extended their

team-record unbeaten streak to 15 matches.

“For us it was the perfect night,” said head coach Scott Goodale.

“From a coaching standpoint I was proud of our [starting] guys, because they wanted to take care of their matchups so the seniors could go out there and compete.”

Senior captain Lamar Brown ended his home-match career on a high note, and — like he often does — in dramatic style. Tied at one point apiece and with time in the third period winding down, Brown lunged at

opponent Shawn Fausey and connected, taking Fausey down with five seconds left and earning the 3-1 decision.

“I knew that I was running short on time, and I could hear him breathing heavy,” Brown said. “I was just looking for the perfect shot. I don’t know if it looked perfect from the outside, but I just went for it and it felt good to me.”

Redshirt freshman Dan Rinaldi got the party started right off the bat to the tune of a 12-3 major decision in the night’s first match. The Lodi, N.J., native is ranked No. 28 in the coaches’ poll and owns a 25-7 record.

“That win was big for us.

[Rinaldi’s] a guy that can score in bunches,” Goodale said. “I don’t know how much better he is going to get from now until the [Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association tournament], but what he needs to do is continue to believe that he is the best.”

The Knights (19-4-1) continued to roll, taking the next four matches to build a commanding 21-0 lead. A lead they never came close to relinquishing.

RU continued to earn bonus points match after match, courtesy

Desperate teams meet in Big East battle at RAC

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When the Rutgers men’s basketball team was 0-8 in the Big East it would have been easy to pack it in.

MEN’S BASKETBALL T h e c o a c h CONNECTICUT AT was on RUTGERS, the hot SATURDAY, 2 P.M., SNY seat and the negativity swirling around the program was at an all-time high. It was difficult not to hear it.

“It’s hard to finish a season when you’re 0-8, but you have to finish out the season and I told the guys it’s about how you finish,” said sophomore guard Mike Rosario. “It doesn’t matter what people say or what happens around us. It doesn’t matter what nobody says, and that’s what we did. We blocked out ever ybody and we went out there and just straight had an assassin attitude as a program and as a team.”

But to the Scarlet Knights’ credit, they didn’t pack it in.

They are winners of four of their last five league contests and five of six overall.

Heads are higher and smiles bigger.

“It is a lot of fun,” said senior center Hamady N’Diaye who had 15 points and 13 rebounds in Tuesday’s victor y over DePaul.

“In my four years, this is the first time really winning this many games in the Big East season. I have to keep the guys believing and knowing what we can do.

The feeling we have after [a win], we want to have after ever y single game.”

Against DePaul, the Knights fell behind by 17 in the first half but battled back for a fourpoint victor y.

Rosario was a key cog in that rally. He did not have the best shooting game (3-of-12, 11 points), yet when it mattered most, he hit

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of a technical fall from redshirt freshman Joe Langel and a pin from sophomore Trevor Melde.

Langel’s victor y extends his winning streak to 17-matches — the last time he lost was Dec. 12 against Pittsburgh.

“I wanted to win this one for the seniors,” Langel said. “My partner on match days my practice partner is Kellen Bradley and I wanted to go out there and win it to show my appreciation for him.”

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Senior poised to be Knights’ go-to player

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Sophomore guard Mike Rosario averages 16.2 points per game on the season, but 19.3 in RU’s last six games.

Ever since he picked up a lacrosse stick, Justin Pennington was the guy.

That will not change this season for the Rutgers men’s MEN’S LACROSSE lacrosse team.

“Justin’s had a RUTGERS AT great fall and has WAGNER, stepped into a leaderSUNDAY, 1 P.M. ship role this season,” said head coach Jim Stagnitta. “He has picked up what he does on a daily basis. He is the guy that makes us go.”

Pennington finished the 2009 campaign with 16 goals and 16 assists, but that was not good enough to save the Scarlet Knights from a disappointing 4-11 record.

For this team to be better, Pennington must be better.

“This is my fourth year as a starter,” the midfielder said. “I feel like I have a lot to bring.”

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