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The Rutgers men’s basketball team overcame a 11-point halftime deficit for the second time this season against DePaul en route to a 71-62 victory at the RAC.

Republicans urge to scrap health care bill BY ARIEL NAGI NEWS EDITOR

For more than six hours, President Barack Obama and Congressional delegates debated Thursday at a health care summit about the health care bill, hoping to come to a bipartisan agreement but instead ending in the party affiliated disagreement. The president said there were key points of agreement on bills being considered, while Republican Party members said it was time to start over. “We have to start by taking the current bill and putting it on the shelf and starting from a clean sheet of paper,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander,

R-Tenn. “Our view, with all respect, is that this is a car that can’t be recalled and fixed, and that we ought to start over. But we’d like to start over.” Obama extended the debate, which was originally scheduled to last only 4 hours. The major topics discussed include health care costs, insurance reforms, deficit reduction and extending coverage. While the intention of the debate was to be completely bipartisan and to focus on coming to an agreement, the speakers grew contentious, constantly cutting off other speakers and calling some of each other’s remarks contradicting.

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Middlesex County officials are still in the planning phases of implementing bike routes that would connect the University campuses. Officials are sorting out some environmental issues before construction can begin.

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Bike path project pedals forward BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI STAFF WRITER

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Eli Cantu, left, and Scott Liang make sand bags on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, after a tsunami threat is posed. See PAGE 6 for full story.

Consultants, county officials and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority continue to review plans for the proposed bike path connecting the College Avenue campus to the Cook campus. “Right now, we are still at the very preliminary stage, and we may have to respond to some environmental issues that arise in the process,” said Middlesex County Planner George Ververides. “We will have to look at those very carefully, and then we can get into the design and then, finally, final construction.”

Developed through a federal grant provided by the NJTPA, the bike path would start on Cook campus and come up toward College Avenue along Neilson Street, Ververides said. The path would then connect with Albany Street, with an extension to the New Brunswick train station, and finally follow up George Street and end at Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus, he said. The county hoped to extend the path even further, but the principal parties involved in the planning decided to end the path at that point, Ververides said.

The county looked at various alternatives to the proposed route, including considerations to bring the path through downtown New Brunswick via George Street, but because of the narrowness of George Street and parking situations along the road, this route was deemed impractical, he said. “George Street is not exactly wide enough in order to accommodate a bicycle path per se,” Ververides said. “There are standards we have to establish for the width of those bicycle paths, and sometimes, we just can’t meet those standards because

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U. aims to invest in economic reform with research BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

In a year since the enactment of the American Recover y and Reinvestment Act, the University claimed more than $28 million in federal stimulus funds for research projects that government

of ficials hope will help jumpstar t the economy. A majority of the funds go to hiring graduate students, undergraduate students and technicians, which will help secure the short and long-term future of the economy, said Michael Pazzani, vice president for Research and Graduate and Professional Education.

“Each of the grants have a short-term effect of hiring an extra graduate student or lab technician and a long-term effect of enhancing science which will hopefully stimulate the economy for generations to come,” Pazzani said. “One of things we’ve been pushing particularly hard is making sure our faculty is hiring undergrads particularly over the summer.”

The federal funding, provided through such agencies as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, awarded the funds, which were also used for purchasing materials and other approved purposes, he said.

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Princeton author riles up hundreds on College Avenue

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In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the University’s Africana studies department, best-selling author, philosopher and Princeton University Professor Cornel West spoke Wednesday evening in the Multipurpose Room of the Rutgers Student Center in the College Avenue campus. University President Richard L. McCormick, Board of Governors Chairman M. William Howard, Jr. and Professor Howard McGary expressed words of welcome and admiration for West prior to the event, which was sponsored by the Africana studies department and hosted by the University’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

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Princeton University Professor Cornel West engages hundreds in a discussion about race and democracy Wednesday to celebrate the Africana studies department’s 40th anniversary.

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Pageant aims to demolish stereotypes Contestants of this year’s ‘Mr. Engineer’ unveil their creative sides for charity BY JEFF PRENTKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Cellist Ella Toovy solos in “Cello Concerto in A Minor” by Robert Schuman during a Saturday performance by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra titled “2001 and Beyond” under Conductor Kynan Johns.

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Donate a meal swipe at any University dining hall today and help sick and injured children receive medical care. The RUSA-sponsored meal swipe donation program will help raise money for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, a non-profit non-political organization dedicated to providing free medical care for children from all over the Middle East who cannot receive care locally.

How do you fondue? Find out at 7:30 p.m. at The Cove in the Busch Campus Center. Test your taste buds this season with Fresh Frites and their wide array of sauces and dips. Learn some of the dos and don’ts of fondue in this educational program. Dip your favorite treat in chocolate, cheese or even caramel sauces. Supplies limited. The Zimmerli Student Advisory Board and The Center for Middle Eastern Studies are hosting Dance Within The Art. This event begins at 7 p.m. and will allow the public to experience how dance responds directly to art in the museum. Meagan Woods & Company will become part of the art through movement and sound. Preceding her performance, there will be a Whirling Dervish with a spectacular continuous meditation spinning performance. Admission is free to students, staff and faculty and $3 for general public. Refreshments will be provided.

Rutgers CARE is having its first Swimsuit/Spring Apparel Fashion Show. It will be at the Multipurpose Room in the Busch Campus Center from 7 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Ticket pricing is $5 for students (must have RUID on hand as proof) and $7 for all non-University attendees. All proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross for Haiti. The Rutgers Protestant Campus Ministry and Wesley Fellowship is holding a women’s bible study focusing on where biblical women got their faith and strength. The study will start at 5 p.m. at Canterbury House on 5 Mine St. For more information call (908)-240-1219.

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School of Engineering junior Shandon Campbell took the crown from the hands of 16 other contestants Friday night after raising money and displaying his talent at the second annual “Mr. Engineer” pageant. Campbell said without the financial and emotional support of all those around him, his victor y would not have been possible. “I feel really blessed,” Campbell said. “I feel really thankful and grateful for all the support that all my friends and family have blessed me with.” Prior to the show, Campbell spent weeks preparing and creating ideas for the event. “Halfway through, most of my outfits, most of my ideas changed,” Campbell said. Campbell and his fellow contestants were scored on five different criteria, said Senior Student Programs Coordinator Matthew Ferguson, one of the five judges at the show. The “Enginerd” wear portion was one of the more creative categories and featured the contestants wearing outfits they constructed out of duct tape. One contestant created an Iron Man suit using red and yellow duct tape and planted an LED light in his chest. “I spent about a week creating my duct tape outfit Static Shock, a Jamaican superhero from a DC comic book who controls

electricity, and I happen to be an electrical engineer,” Campbell said. A formal wear and special talent portion were also two other categories that contributed to the final scores. The last four contestants remaining par ticipated in a question-and-answer por tion where they were grilled on subjects such as ideal jobs, sunrises and girls. “I love sunrises. It’s the truth. I love walking on the beach with my female companion, watching the sunrise, just having a good time,” said School of Engineering junior Carl Barreau, the secondplace winner. Participants also earned points depending on the amount of money they raised for the Embrace Kids Foundation, a nonprofit New Brunswick organization that provides services to children with cancer and their families, Ferguson said. In addition to the five categories, audience members could vote for their favorite contestant via text message, which added bonus points to their final score, he said. The event raised about $5,500 for the Embrace Kids Foundation and gathered more than 300 people in Trayes Hall in the Douglass Campus Center. Mr. Engineer, hosted by the fraternity Sigma Phi Delta and the sorority Phi Sigma Rho, sought to prove that being nerdy, unattractive and socially awkward is not a prerequisite for an engineering major, said Ariell Joiner,

the Mr. Engineering chair for Phi Sigma Rho. “We’re friends with male engineers and you know, they’re not all geeky and nerdy, always studying,” said Joiner, a School of Engineering senior. “They like to have fun. They’re creative, and you can see their dif ferent sides in something like this.” Joiner said the event was also a great way to raise money for a cause. “I hope that this event becomes a running tradition at Rutgers and in the School of Engineering,” said School of Engineering senior Josh Tan, one of two emcees for the evening. At the end of the show, audience members had a chance to win a date with a contestant by purchasing raf fle tickets and depositing them in a pictured box corresponding with the person of their choice. There was also an auction in the fourth round of the show for a date with last year’s Mr. Engineer, School of Engineering senior Dave Meck. The winning bid was $41 after Meck slowly stripped off his shirt and practiced his push-ups to a round of applause. Despite coming in second place, Barreau said the pageant is just a game and everybody wins. “I grew a great bond with [other contestants] over the couple of months that we’ve been practicing,” Barreau said. “I feel that ever ybody should do it because at the end of the day, it’s a fun experience.”

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BILL: Average premium to increase 10 to 13 percent continued from front “Part of the goal … is to figure out what are the areas that we do agree on, what are the areas where we don’t agree, and at the end of that process then make an honest assessment as to whether we can bridge these differences,” Obama said. “I don’t know yet whether we can. My hope is that we can.” Alexander said Obama’s proposal could potentially spend about $2.5 trillion a year. “It has more taxes, more subsidies, more spending,” he said. “It means it will cut Medicare by about half a trillion dollars, and spend most of that on new programs, not on Medicare and making it stronger. It means that for millions of Americans, premiums will go up.” Alexander said it would force 15 to 18 million low-income Americans into a Medicaid program that most people would not want to be a part of because 50 percent of doctors do not accept it. “It’s like giving someone a ticket

BIKE: Proposed paths to reduce traffic, air pollution continued from front of the narrowness of the George Street corridor.” The county also considered a route along Suydam Street, which parallels George Street, but because of traffic concerns and various traffic lights on the street, this route also posed too many problems, he said. “We had to go elsewhere where there is a sufficient right of way to allow for a bicycle path to be incorporated in with the present roadway,” Ververides said. “The present corridor has been selected, and we are pursuing that in the process.” Jennifer Lane, manager of University transportation planning, said although the University was a proponent of incorporating George Street for the route, it wholeheartedly supports the creation of the proposed path. “By having alternatives that people can choose from, it helps the whole [transportation] network out,” Lane said. There is a path from Busch to College Avenue, she said.

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to a bus line where the buses only run half the time,” he said. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said health care reform could not be delayed any longer. “As we sit around this table, I think we should be mindful of what [families] do when they sit around their kitchen table,” she said. “What we do here must be relevant to their lives. And for them, they don’t have time for us to start over.” Pelosi said the bill would not only secure health care for Americans, but it would create about four million jobs and 400,000 jobs almost immediately. “Imagine an economy where people could change jobs, start businesses, become self-employed — whether to pursue their artistic aspirations or be entrepreneurial — and start new businesses if they were not job-locked, because they have a child who’s bipolar or a family member who’s diabetic, with a pre-existing condition, and all of the other constraints that having health care [could prevent],” she said. One of the most controversial debates regarded the cost of federal regulation for setting detailed standards for insurance nationwide. Representative Dave Camp, RMich., and Senator Jon Kyl, R- Ariz.,

said that according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office, under the Senate bill, the average premium in the individual insurance market would be 10 to 13 percent higher by 2016 than it would be under current law. Obama said these standards are needed to form a baseline level of protection, and while some policies may cost more, they will cover more than the cheaper policies would.

The bike paths would also have ancillary benefits like reducing traffic on roadways and helping alleviate air pollution, Ververides said. Welf Ludwig, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore and avid biker who frequently commutes between the Cook and College Avenue campuses, thinks the bike paths are a great idea, considering how dangerous it could be riding on some city streets. “I think it is an awesome idea,” he said. “I ride on the roads, [and] I have almost been hit a few times.” Ludwig said he would have preferred the path travel along George Street but is grateful the county is considering building the route at all. “It’s better than not having a bike path,” he said. Though he does not go to the Cook campus often, Ravi Nehra, an Ernesto Mario School of Pharmacy fourth-year student, said the bike path could alleviate traffic along George Street and help improve bus transportation between the campuses. “I know the EE can be very slow in the evening, and this bike path could definitely benefit students,” Nehra said.

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“Everybody understands that the problem is not getting better, it’s getting worse.” BARACK OBAMA U.S. President

“Yes, I am paying 10 to 13 percent more because instead of buying an apple, I’m getting an orange,” he said. “They’re two different things.” Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid said in 2008, more than 700,000 bankruptcies were filed, 70 percent of which were due to health care costs. He said 80 percent of the

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M people who filed bankruptcy because of these costs actually had health insurance. “America is the only country in the world where if you get sick or hurt, you’re going to have to file bankruptcy,” Reid said. One of the most contentious parts of the debate was when Obama clashed with his former presidential election opponent — Sen. John McCain, R- Ariz. McCain argued that Obama promised to change Washington during the election campaign but is doing things behind closed doors instead despite promising to televise his previous negotiating sessions, which he did not do. “John, we’re not campaigning anymore — the election is over,” Obama said, cutting McCain off. McCain responded, laughing, and said, “I’m reminded of that every day.” Obama highlighted some of the key positive factors of the bill. “The basic concept is that we would set up an exchange, meaning a place where individuals and small businesses could go and get choice and competition for private health care plans, the same way that members of Congress get choice and compe-

tition for their health care plans,” he said. The government will provide subsidies for people who cannot afford private plans, Obama said. The overall costs would be lower, because people would be in a stronger position to negotiate. “We think it is a plan that works with the existing system, the employer-based system, the private health care system, but allows a lot of people who currently don’t have health care to get health care, and more importantly, for the vast majority of people who do have some health care, it allows them to get a better deal,” he said. Obama said premiums for families with health insurance would more than likely double over the next decade. “This is an issue that is affecting everybody. It’s affecting not only those without insurance, but it’s affecting those with insurance,” he said. “And … everybody understands that the problem is not getting better, it’s getting worse.” Obama also plans to come up with ways to make the Medicare system more effective and to provide better quality care to those with Medicare.

youth to analyze American life continued from front But audience members in the room, along with the 400 who watched on a screen outside, seemed more interested in his talk entitled “Race and Democracy in the Age of Obama.” West’s jokes prompted audience members’ laughter, and at one point, he even pulled out a comb and asked if his afro looked alright. But serious thoughts about black history and government in America — past and present — made up a majority of his speech. “[We need] massive voicelifting, organizing, mobilizing … to protect [President Barack Obama] against so many of our conser vative brothers and sisters engaging in attacks and assaults and misrepresentations and, sometimes, outright lies,” the bespectacled Princeton alumnus said. “He needs to be protected. He needs to be respected. … I love the brother.” West campaigned for thencandidate Obama at more than 60 events during the election season, and said he would do so again if given the chance. But never theless, he expressed criticism of the president’s administration and said there is still much to be done in many areas, including poverty, health care, childcare and housing. “When [big corporations] get in trouble, they call for welfare, because [they are] too big to fail,” West said. “But everyday people are too little to rescue?” The organization of modern politics often gets in the way of advancement, and the American people need politicians who care about taking stands, not just winning elections, West said. “[People suffer from] moral constipation,” he said. “You know what’s good and right, but you just can’t get it out. What’s getting in the way? Greed, status, selfishness. All of us have this challenge.” Although Obama is an important black figure in America’s history, his election does not signify the end of the race’s struggle, West said.

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Cornel West highlights President Barack Obama as a black figure in America’s history, but says his time in office will not ease racial tension.

“They introduce him [saying] he is the fulfillment of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream. … No, that’s not true,” he said. “He’s a fulfillment, not the fulfillment.” Having the nation’s first black president in office does not suddenly improve life for lower class blacks suffering in America or destroy racial tensions, West said. “People don’t even like to talk about institutional hatred ...” he said. “And yet we know we need to talk about it, because these realities are still at work.” Yet West said the ability of society to analyze the state of life in America can yield progress. He urged young people to engage in such thought. “America is free and democratic to the degree to which people muster the courage to think critically, to bear witness, to love justice and keep it free and democratic,” he said. Department of Africana studies Chair Gayle Tate said West’s message, during which he emphasized the history of black people in America and young people’s duty to remember that history, highlighted the broader implications of the black freedom struggle. “That struggle — while it starts with black people — is worldwide and it impacts and influences people from around the world … ” she said. “[If you look at] those issues which have always challenged black Americans and you do something about them, in that way, you

influence a larger struggle of all people who want to be free.” West’s call for young people to be involved in the workings of society was an important one, Tate said. “That new generation has to come into the struggle and raise its voices,” she said. “That voice may be very, very different from it was in my time — and certainly in his time — but it is still a voice that must be raised and we must still fight for change.” Charney Robinson, president of the University’s chapter of the NAACP, was inspired by West’s words. “[West is a] phenomenal individual,” said Robinson, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “He’s just prolific, and he’s so down-toearth. … Walking out of here, I want to change the world.” The University chapter of the NAACP, which is the largest in the state, invited the organization’s national President Benjamin Todd Jealous to the University last semester, which led to their collaboration with the Africana studies depar tment for Wednesday’s event, Robinson said. Jessica Moise, vice president of the NAACP, also enjoyed hearing West speak. “The reason why I can relate to him so much is because he can talk to the youth,” said Moise, a Livingston College senior. “We understand where he’s coming from. He doesn’t just try to speak to people of his generation.”

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Tournament bumps, sets for cancer awareness BY CASSANDRA SPERBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Big Pink Volleyball Tournament held Wednesday in the College Avenue Gym proved to be a smashing success. Forty-eight teams from across New Brunswick came out to play in the competitive fundraiser, which substituted the normal, white volleyball with a large, neon-pink ball to raise awareness for breast cancer. Participants were charged a $5 entry fee, which was donated directly to the cause. The tournament was a joint effort between University Residence Life and Recreational Services, said Matthew Zielinski, coordinator of Special Programs. The original date for the tournament was Feb. 10, but the event was rescheduled to Feb. 24 due to inclement weather. Altogether, 318 students registered to play and received pink T-shirts for participating, Zielinski said. “This is the first year, and we want to make it annual,” he said. “If it goes well enough this year, we will open it up to off-campus students next year.” Students from different residence halls formed teams to compete, he said. “There are five people on my team, and it is a bonding experience for our dorm and our resident assistant as well,” said Kelly Farren, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first-year student. “We like participating in events that raise money for a good cause like breast cancer.” Zielinski said the tradition of spreading breast cancer awareness through volleyball began when he participated in a similar event on a prior campus.

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Students spike and rally with a large, neon-pink ball at a breast cancer awareness volleyball tournament and fundraiser Wednesday night in the College Avenue Gym. A total of 318 students from throughout the campus donated and registered to participate in the tournament.

“I think it’s a really good cause, and I donated an extra $10 to help breast cancer awareness,” said Haroon Malik, a School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student. Many students also have personal connections to breast cancer, which attracted more people to the event. “My great aunt died of breast cancer a few years ago, so I think

THERAPY SESSION

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School of Arts and Sciences junior Jacob Kogan, front, and Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy junior Scott Toepter decompress with free massages Wednesday from The Somerset School of Massage.

it’s really important to raise as much money as possible for awareness,” said Kelly Meany, a School of Arts and Sciences firstyear student. “I think it’s great that Rutgers put this event together for such a good cause.” According to the National Cancer Institute, the risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer in a lifetime 40 years ago was one in 10. This has increased — today

one in eight women will be diagnosed within their lifetime. Although it is not as common for college students to be diagnosed with breast cancer, it does happen. The National Cancer Institute estimates that breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women, starting at the young age of 15 up until 54. This over whelming statistic shows the importance of spread-

ing awareness, especially in young people. “I think that students supporting a cause such as breast cancer through the volleyball tournament was a great way to raise money,” said Nicole Lengyel, a School of Arts and Sciences firstyear student. “The fact that students can come together for any charity shows how much heart a school like Rutgers has.”

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RESEARCH: U. hopes to use funds to hire faculty continued from front Pazzani said concerns that Gov. Chris Christie’s midyear higher education budget cut would place the state below benchmarks required by the act for funding are almost resolved. About $15 million of the state financial support being given to the University is provided through the recovery act’s State Fiscal Stabilization Fund. “We’ve explored making sure that the governor has fulfilled the terms of that particular allocation,” Pazzani said. “We do not believe the state will lose stimulus funds due to the governor’s recent cut to higher education.” States can get exceptions, and there are a variety of reasons that make it look like the cut, although ver y much unwanted, will not affect stimulus funds, he said. Although the application process for stimulus funds is winding down, new grants are still being awarded over the next six months, Pazzani said. He said the University would likely receive a fairly large grant for buildings and infrastructure in the next few months. Stimulus funds constitute about 10 to 15 percent of total

federal funding and the University’s federal funding, Pazzani said. But the University is aware of the instable nature of the funds and has planned accordingly, he said. “If these funds go away, we may have to hire less in 2011 and 2012, but for tunately Rutgers federal funding has been increasing substantially,” Pazzani said.

“We do not believe the state will lose stimulus funds due to the governor’s recent cut to higher education.” MICHAEL PAZZANI Vice President for Research and Graduate and Professional Education

University professors across several disciplines have received federal stimulus funding to help complete their research. Molecular biology and biochemistr y Professor Eileen White received a $500,000 grant to examine the “Role of Tumor and Stromal Cell Metabolism in Stress Adaptation and Progression,” according to a University Web site on the

American Recover y and Reinvestment Act. Assistant Professor of psychology Danielle McCar thy received $369,404 to study “Phenotypic Markers for Smoking Cessation: Impulsive Choice and Impulsive Action.” Environmental sciences Professor Alan Robock received a $342,401 three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for his project entitled “Regional Climate Modeling of Volcanic Eruptions and the Arctic Climate System.” With the funds, Robock hired a graduate student who will help him study how volcanic eruptions have blacked out the sun and cooled the planet in the past. “In order to understand climate change today, we have to understand what’s caused it to change in the past and how strong each of these causes is so we can add up the total,” he said. Robock said the grant is very similar to most research grants, and he is required to file reports about his progress every three months or so. School of Arts and Sciences junior Aver y Foote said students learn the most when they are working with professors on research and believes federal funding like this will help provide students with the opportunity. “You want to have as much funding as you can have towards that,” Foote said.

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The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile Saturday poses tsunami threats in Hawaii after the it sent waves through the Pacific Ocean.

Earthquake shakes Chilean grounds THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CONCEPCION, Chile — Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile’s shattered streets yesterday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers to quell looting. The death toll climbed to 708 in one of the biggest earthquakes in centuries. In the hard-hit city of Concepcion, firefighters pulling survivors from a toppled apartment block were forced to pause because of tear gas fired to stop looters, who were wheeling off everything from microwave ovens to canned milk at a damaged supermarket across the street. Efforts to determine the full scope of destruction were undermined by an endless string of terrifying aftershocks that continued to turn buildings into rubble. Officials said 500,000 houses were destroyed or badly damaged, and President Michele Bachelet said “a growing number” of people were listed as missing. “We are facing a catastrophe of such unthinkable magnitude that it will require a giant effort” to recover, Bachelet said after meeting for six hours with ministers and generals in La Moneda Palace, itself chipped and cracked. She signed a decree giving the military control over security in the province of Concepcion, where looters were pillaging supermarkets, gas stations, pharmacies and banks. The president, who leaves office on March 11, also said the countr y would accept some of the offers of aid that have poured in from around the world. She said the country needs field hospitals and temporar y bridges, water purification plants and damage assessment experts — as well as rescuers to help relieve workers who have been laboring frantically since the magnitude-8.8 quake struck before dawn Saturday. To strip away any need for looting, Bachelet announced that essentials on the shelves of major supermarkets would be given away for free, under the super vision of authorities. Troops and police will also distribute food and water, she said.

Although houses, bridges and highways in Santiago were damaged, a few flights managed to land at the airport and subway service resumed. More chaotic was the region to the south, where the shaking was the strongest and where the quake generated waves that lashed coastal settlements, leaving behind sticks, scraps of metal and masonry houses ripped in two. In the village of Lloca, a beachside carnival was caught in the tsunami. A carousel was twisted on its side and a ferris wheel rose above the muddy wreckage. In Concepcion, the largest city in the disaster zone, a new, 15-story apartment building toppled onto its side. Many of those who lived on the side that wound up facing the sky could clamber out; those on the other were trapped. An estimated 60 people remained trapped in the 70-unit apartment building. Police officer Jorge Guerra took names of the missing from a stream of tearful relatives and friends. He urged them to be optimistic because about two dozen people had been rescued. “There are people alive. There are several people who are going to be rescued,” he said — though the next people pulled from the wreckage were dead. Rescuers worked carefully for fear of aftershocks. Ninety jolts of magnitude 5 or greater shuddered across the region in the first 24 hours after the quake, including one nearly as large as the earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12. Firefighters in Concepcion were about to lower a rescuer deep into the rubble when the scent of tear gas fired at looters across the street forced them to interrupt their efforts. “It’s sad, but because of the situation you have to confront the robberies and at the same time continue the search,” Guerra said. The sound of chain saws, power drills and sledgehammers breaking through concrete competed with the whoosh of a water cannon fired at looters and the shouts of crowds that found new ways into a four-stor y supermarket each time police retreated.

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Psychologists fight to break mental illness stereotypes BY HILLARY GOLDSMITH CONTRIBUTING WRITER

For Rochelly-Ann Ramirez, mental illness is something that hits close to home. She lost her grandfather to Alzheimer’s disease. “One time, I remember he thought I was actually his wife,” the Rutgers College senior said. “It’s a disease that kills so slowly and puts so much pain in everyone’s heart. I wouldn’t want anyone else to go through what my family went through.” Ramirez enjoys going to walks to support the search for a cure for the disease, but as is the case with many mental illnesses, the physical and mental effects of Alzheimer’s are lasting and often come with a stigma. Violet Franks, a psychologist, is dedicated to changing this. At the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Franks and her husband Cyril started the Cyril and Violet Franks Fund for the Study

and Prevention of Stigma and Mental Illness in 2005 to study the nature and consequences of the stigma associated with mental disorders. For Franks, who hid the fact that her mother had manic depression for many years, the issue hit close to home at an early age. Such stigma can take many forms and ranges from psychological, cultural, social and institutional factors that diminish a person’s ability to occupy valued social roles and access needed care and resources, according to the fund’s prospective. Beth Angell, an associate professor in the School of Social Work, is working toward erasing the stigma associated with mental illness by explaining it to her students. “There are a lot of different definitions of stigma,” she said. “But mostly, it’s an attribute of a person that is discredited by others. It is associated by negative characteristics.”

Franks and Angell agree that the most stigmatized mental illness is schizophrenia. “We actually have a friend who introduced himself as a ‘schizo’ patient. He wants people

“With everyone’s help, we can ... turn a bad thing like stigmas into a good thing like better research ...” VIOLET FRANKS Psychologist

to know so he can get it out of the way,” Franks said. “I think the fact that he’s so open about it is fantastic.” There are many ways to stop stigmas, and education is the first step, Angell said. The national alliance of mental health links for family advocates — with

one chapter here in New Brunswick — can help. “[These mental health links] help people eliminate the stigma by having them talk to professionals, friends and family members of people with a mental illness so they can get the facts,” she said. “The more we educate and expose to people that you can live well with a mental illness, the better the attitude towards the illness gets.” Franks recalled a specific instance when a well-liked man with a mental illness had an influence on her. “He was probably a manic depressive. Ever ybody loved him. … No one really knew there was anything wrong with him, but his family wasn’t ver y accepting. … They had only ever heard bad things about mental illness and were ver y closed-minded to options,” she said. Donations to organizations that conduct research on mental illnesses are vital, Franks said.

“The American Psychology Association didn’t know this much about mental illness 20 years ago and they’re still learning,” she said. “With ever yone’s help, we can actually turn a bad thing like stigmas into a good thing like better research.” Angell agreed. There have been many improvements in mental illness research, but there is still a long way to go. “At this point, eradication of mental illness is even in the horizon,” she said. “With help from ever yone, hopefully in this generation of students’ lifetimes, we will see just that.” Franks is excited for the future of the foundation. “I’ve learned to just shut up about what’s happened in my past,” she said. “My goal now is to make things better for people in the present. I have so many friends with my problem but they are still smart responsible adults. I don’t think they should be punished for what they can’t help.”

U. PROFESSOR, ARTIST TO DISCUSS COLLABORATION AS INSPIRATION As part of The Rutgers Distinguished Faculty Talk Series, painting Professor Thomas Nozkowski is scheduled to speak today on his work and life as a noted abstract artist. Nozkowski’s free lecture, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in the Fiber Optics Auditorium on Busch campus, will focus on the connection between solitude and collaboration in art making, according to a Mason Gross School of the Arts press release. He said artists could collaborate in many ways for inspiration: with themselves, other artists or even ancient art objects.

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“I love looking for things that are impossible to paint,” Nozkowski said in the release. “What’s the shape of an emotion? What’s the color of an idea?” The 65-year-old professor has been working for 48 years, and since 1979 has had 70 one-person shows around the world. He was also elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Nozkowski recently rediscovered his older paintings from the 1970s, providing his newest form of artistic inspiration. Despite his age, Nozkowski intends on preser ving a youthful outlook on art.

“My ideal audience is myself when I was 17,” he said. “I was liberated. When I saw another’s art, it opened up a world of great pleasure and richness for me.” Nozkowski said it is dif ficult becoming an older artist. “[When I was young,] ever ything was risky — you either crash and burn or do something beautiful. That [uncertainty] ratcheted up the excitement,” he said. — Mary Diduch

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FEBRUARY STORMS IN WITH RECORD-BREAKING SNOWFALL It’s official — February 2010 was the snowiest month in New Brunswick history. State Climatologist David Robinson reported more than 37 inches of snow last month, topping the previous one-month record of 29 inches set in February 1899, according to a Home News Tribune article. Only 21 inches were recorded all of last winter, Robinson said in the article. “It’s been quite a memorable winter and memorable month,” he said. But for those hoping for more sun and less snow this month, Robinson warns that March snow is always possible. With the average March snowfall at about 4.5 inches in New Brunswick, he said more flakes are likely on the way. “Have we seen our last measurable snow of the season? Likely not,” Robinson said. “But no one can tell you if what remains will be measured in tenths of or a few inches, or something that might be plowable.” Robinson said that since 1894, New Jersey has only had a snow-free March 26 times but has also seen a 1916 storm dump more than 23.5 inches on the Garden State. The average snowfall throughout the state as of Friday fell between 4 and 26 inches, forcing many local schools to shut down and the University to cancel classes. New Jersey Transit suspended bus service Friday morning as well, according to an article in The Star-Ledger. The storm also leaves about 2,600 people in Northern New Jersey without power, now marking four days, according to the article. While some had power restored last night, many will remain without it until Tuesday, officials say. March snow may be coming sooner than later. The Weather Channel anticipates snow flurries Wednesday night, though accumulation totals have not been predicted. — Chris Zawistowski

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Group advocates for health care reform BY CASSANDRA SPERBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Though Washington D.C. is more than 200 miles away, the effects of the U.S. House of Representative, U.S. Senate and presidential health care proposals are already being felt in the Garden State. New Jersey Policy Perspective, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts research on public policy issues in New Jersey, released a new report last week titled “Estimated Impact of Health Reform Bills Passed by the House and Senate on New Jersey,” which highlights the presidential and congressional health care proposals. “[The report] takes a look at the three proposals from the House, Senate and president and explains the impact they would have on the state,” said Eve Weissman, health care campaign coordinator for the NJ Citizen Action Education Fund. National heath care reform would bring additional money to New Jersey through federal subsidies to help all New Jersey residents afford health insurance, she said. Federal subsidies would range from $23 to $29 billion over the next 10 years depending on the plan enacted. The report also states the three proposals would insure between 867,000 and one million uninsured New Jersey residents, she said. According to estimates

from the report, 1.5 million New Jersey citizens will be without health care insurance by 2019. “Not only is [health care reform] the right thing to do, it’s good for the economy,” Weissman said. Each of the three proposals also include consumer protection measures that would prohibit insurance companies from denying a person coverage because of pre-existing conditions or drop-

“There definitely needs to be an improvement, and I hope Congress ... can make it happen.” JINAL KANSARA School of Arts and Sciences first-year student

ping a person’s coverage due to sickness, according to the report. The three health care proposals will help keep insurance companies honest through measures like the creation of a new Health Insurance Rate Authority to protect customers from predatory rate hikes and to require transparency and accountability, according to the report. The Health Insurance Rate Authority would be particularly important to small businesses severely affected by unaffordable

health care and high premiums, according to a University press release on the report. The much-publicized health care summit on Thursday represented an important step toward compromise in bringing both sides together to discuss the various health care proposals, Weissman said. “This was an important step for [President Barack] Obama to try and move forward with a gridlocked Congress,” she said. “The president and leaders of Congress are working to move this forward for the economy and for people’s health.” School of Arts and Sciences first-year student James Marion said he was encouraged by the summit and dialogue between Domocrats and Republicans. “Even though it was occasionally bogged down by the same sort of political rhetoric that comes with any meeting of the two political parties, it was nice and exciting to see that there was actual, productive discussion,” Marion said. Jinal Kansara, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, believes health care should be affordable to ever yone in the United States and hopes to see improvements with the current system sometime soon. “There definitely needs to be an improvement, and I hope Congress and President Obama can make it happen,” Kansara said.

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What is your opinion on the state of the University’s facilities? REEMA PATEL RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL JUNIOR “I think they’re okay. They’re not spectacular. They could be better, but they’re not the worst thing either. The bathrooms in a lot of places are pretty bad, I’ll definitely say that. I know, for example, the Livingston Student Center, they’ve really [fixed] that up a bit, and that’s pretty great. Some of the older classrooms are a little ‘iffy.’”

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“I’m a bit dissatisfied with the conditions of the bathrooms … It just seems like they don’t take care of those things, and they invest money in the wrong places.”

CHRISTIAN AREVALO RUTGERS COLLEGE JUNIOR “Some [buildings] were built a really long time ago, so sometimes you think they’re not as good, and you look at other buildings and think ‘Oh my gosh, that’s so much better.’ They’re doing a good job in trying to keep up, but I’d like to see a bit more.”

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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SOPHOMORE “I think [the facilities] are great. There are like professional gyms … Sometimes in the lounge people get rowdy and break stuff, but other than that, the dorms are fine.”

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SAS FIRST-YEAR STUDENT “I think there are fire hazards, and I don’t feel comfortable sitting in some of the classrooms because if there was a fire, you wouldn’t be able to got out at all ... I think we should have more exits and windows. [For example, in] Beck Hall, where are you going to get out except those two doors in the back?”

RACHEL HETTLER SAS FIRST-YEAR STUDENT “I think they’re a little outdated. It’d be nice if they were a little bit redone. It kind of sucks when you’re in a lecture hall and you’re so close to the person next to you — You can feel them breathing.”

ONLINE RESPONSE They are clean enough. More money — 7% needs to go to their upkeep. — 16%

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I try to avoid them. More money needs to go to their upkeep. They are clean enough.

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Teens will pirate on W

ith the millions of illegal downloads a day, we hardly think of the worst happening. There are of course the unfortunate cases, and mostly random, nabs of teenagers for getting music or movies illegally. Those of us who do not admit to doing it are either saints or really do not speak a gram of truth. In the case of 22-year-old Whitney Harper, the court just recently found her guilty of downloading 37 songs when she was only 14 to 16 years old. The amount she was ordered by an appeals court to pay is $27,750. Who decides who gets targeted or what amounts they pay? Maybe our legal system, when it comes to intellectual property at least, is a bit shoddy. Intellectual property, while admittedly something of great value to the artist and those who appreciate it, is an idea that has been marketed almost too well, in order to make more money from CD or DVD sales. Sure, the artists make money from their artistic, or sometimes not so artistic creations, but with contracts, small print and a dozen of corporate suits standing behind a song, one begins to doubt where the money goes. Paying royalties to a recording company certainly does not seem to benefit an artist who has overdosed on cocaine or has decided that suicide is the path less-traveled. Not only does it not make sense to convict Harper, who was only 14 years old at the time, but the figure that she was ordered to pay seems to stray from numbers found in other copyright infringement cases. The numbers seem too random to make a case of putting a price of artistic product. The claimed $750 per song is only a series of digits that seem to fit the crime. The law becomes quite unclear actually as torrent carriers and other bases for illegal trading leave it up to the user, or “peer,” to download at their own discretion. How do the hosts disassociate themselves from any type of criminal activity? How does an individual who “steals” 37 intellectual properties get caught while the rest leave unscathed? The problem is that the supposedly fair law leaves questions unanswered through its randomly chosen convicts — teens who seem to know less about the law than the money that they could be ordered to pay if caught. While words of moral will not fill corporate hearts or judicial tribunes, we must once again stand for what is acceptable in our generation and figure out for ourselves, as small of a decision as it is, to download or not. It seems like we have already made that decision as Generation Y members.

Safety first P

resident Barack Obama said a lot while he was campaigning for the 2008 presidential election. He made a whole list of promises, some of which have been kept, but others he left behind on the campaign trail. Maybe that is why so many of us have been left hanging when it comes to our hopes for change. Perhaps people put too much trust on his shoulders and dreamed too big. With his signing of the extension to the Patriot Act Saturday, he made the decision to somewhat continue some of the politics employed by former President George W. Bush. But really, could he vote against being a patriot? Privacy advocates disagree with Obama’s decision to extend certain parts of the Patriot Act, but will surely leave out the fact that security remains a top priority and simply allowing certain wiretapping procedures continue — with court’s permission — does not equate him to his predecessor. Of course the case of a violation of human or natural rights could be made. Yet Obama’s actions are somewhat justified as continuing an act that has been part of our lives for close to a decade and does not drastically change our rights or freedoms. No less or no more are we allowed to live our lives freely. Safety, though, is a concern of all Americans, and as we elected and entrusted Obama with our votes, he must take appropriate actions to permit the citizens of the United States to continue their liberties. Obama’s failure to secure additional concessions for privacy advocates is disappointing, but it is encouraging to see an effort toward bipartisanship. Obama’s attempts to reach across the aisle on other issues have fallen short. Health care reform, opposed by the GOP, stands as another talking point that riles up Republican feathers, but the president has given his everything in order to act bipartisan. So is the case of this continuation of the Patriot Act — Obama is simply continuing an agenda that is meant to further the security of our nation. After all, in the case of this Patriot Act, courtapproval for wiretaps are required, therefore not obstructing civil liberties as much as the Bush doctrines did. One final point left to make is the situation of the United States as a whole. After Sept. 11, America was easily united against “evil.” The reactions we felt in the weeks after 9/11 are perhaps less vivid. It was much easier for Bush to pass a controversial act, than it is now for Obama to continue a weakened version of a security measure. Still, freedoms may have been more restricted by the original act, but under new management and revision, the Patriot Act needed changes. It was not a change Obama could deliver.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “He needs to be protected. He needs to be respected. … I love the brother.” Princeton Professor Cornel West on President Barack Obama STORY ON FRONT

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should have a stake in the he first time I Targum, whether you’re opened the pages reporting for us, advertisof The Daily ing in it, filling out the Targum, I was standing outcrosswords, reading it on side the Livingston Student the bus, writing in a letter Center on the very first day to complain about us, etc. of my college career trying All are welcomed. to figure out what exactly a HEATHER BROOKHART In about three months, I “REXL” was — a dinosaur will be passing through the or a form of transportation? gates of Old Queens as a part of the last class of As a lowly first-year student leafing through the Rutgers College, and if there’s any word of advice pages of the Targum I have to say — I was I can pass on to underclassmen it is this — get impressed. Coming in as the Editor-in-Chief of my involved in anything! Whether you decide to join high school newspaper that had barely enough a fraternity or sorority, get an internship, become content or staff to squeeze out an issue every coua research assistant or start up a new club, excel ple of months, let alone every day, the thought of a at whatever you choose. We’re only doled a cerdaily newspaper was as they say in “The Princess tain amount of time here and before you know it, Bride,” inconceivable! it will be over. Make sure by the time you’re a Hungry to learn more, I ventured to the Targum senior you’ll have something to show for it other office. Who were the students who put together the than the freshman 15. paper? Did they see the light of day? Did they even I never would have thought I would wind up go to class? Do they have friends? For God’s sake, getting as involved as I did, and looking back, it do they have superhuman powers? has been an incredible learning experience. I’m When I walked into the editorial office for the proud to say that the people who first time I quickly became overstarted out as acquaintances then whelmed at the sight of students “I eventually got became my coworkers and now are packed into a tiny room with their friends. Mac computers seemingly piled over my fear of the myTo all of the 141st, it’s been a right on top of one another, wolfing down takeout food and screaming Targumites and over pleasure. The Targum has a way of producing some journalistic greats inside jokes across the room. the years worked and I know all of you will go on to Needless to say, I was intimidated future success. I truly appreciate and frightened. Since joining the my way up ... to having the opportunity to be your Targum this sentiment has been metro editor.” colleague and your friend. Thank echoed back to me by staff that you for making me laugh until I joined both before and after me. cried and pushing me far beyond As an outgoing editor, I can now what I ever thought I was capable of. answer all of the above and I can tell you this — To John, thank you for standing in as my mentor we’re just regular students like everyone else. No, when my predecessor left, for answering all of my we don’t really see the light of day because there is questions, for standing behind me when I needed only one window in our office and it’s blocked by you and for being the best Editor-in-Chief you could some cage-like material. Yes, many of us come from have been. every major imaginable and are exceptional stuTo the ladies of Targum — Ange, Cait, dents. Yes, we do have time for a social life and Adrienne, Amanda, Lauren and Megan: I love many of your colleagues quickly become your you all! Let’s finally spend time together outside friends. No, we don’t have special powers other than of 26 Mine. the ability to consume massive amounts of food To sports, you closed the pizza better than from Hansel ’n Griddle and to put together a paper anyone ever could have. To Andrew and Dan, for the next day when half the writers don’t turn in thanks for teaching me a thing or two about taktheir articles. ing photos. “There’s no such thing as bad photos, Needless to say, I eventually got over my fear only bad photographers.” To Matt Steele, thank of the Targumites and over the years worked my you for providing hilarious Twitter and wall way up from contributing writer to staff writer to quote material. To online, thank you for posting correspondent to metro editor. I encourage any for me when I forgot (sorr y!) and to Amos, so student with even a minute interest in writing for glad I got the chance to get to know you more the Targum, regardless of your major, to come in last semester! and start writing. The Targum does not belong to solely the editors or the student organizations SEE BROOKHART ON PAGE 15 that we write about — it’s yours too. Ever yone

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BROOKHART continued from page 14 To Charlie, even though you left early, some of the best times I had in the office were with you. Thanks for keeping me entertained with the “news lead of the week” and our nerdy banter. I was saddened this semester and last to look over at the desk next to me and see an empty chair. Cheers to all the good times. See you in class. To Mar y and Ariel, I’m so proud of both of you. I feel like I raised you two from the Metro desk and now you’ve both surpassed me! I’ve watched both of you progress so much in only a year. I know you will both do great and will set the foundation of the paper for years to come. To the 142nd, after spending 14-plus hours with you in Caucus, I’m disappointed that I won’t get a chance to get to know all of you better. You’re all extremely talented at what you do and I wish you the best of luck. While the Targum can be an animal of its own, never forget why you are there. I know all of you truly care about the integrity and the legacy of the paper or you wouldn’t have made it to the masthead. Heather Brookhar t is a Rutgers College senior majoring in journalism and media studies with a minor in Spanish. She is the outgoing metro editor. Her love for pickles may never be explained, but she will always be remembered as the “irresponsible journalist” who wouldn’t be bullied by Adam Richman. She was, after all, the one who broke the epic story of his failure to conquer the Rutgers fat sandwich. No worries, Heather, we got your back, and so does Miley.

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Tea Party extends invitation to critics Letter RALPH FRANZESE

egarding a recent column entitled “Strong not small government,” I was astounded by the characterization of today’s Tea Party movement. Unfortunately, I did not have the privilege of reading the column that the author rebutted, however I still feel compelled to reply to the criticisms that the writer levies. As one of the founders of the largest Tea Party group in New Jersey, The Morristown Tea Party and a proud member of New Jersey Tea Parties United, it is interesting how the author portrayed our movement in the editorial. Hand picking quotes from the Internet and reading The New York Times can hardly be counted as sufficient research to make such brash characterizations. As a movement we believe in: Fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free market economy. Fiscal responsibility: Government must honor and respect the individual’s right to spend the money that they earn through their labors. Our government must be fiscally responsible or it will subject its citizens to high levels of taxation, which unjustly restrict the liberty of its citizens. The runaway deficit spending we now see in Washington, D.C., is a grave threat to our national sovereignty as well as the personal and economic liberty of future generations. Constitutionally limited government: We believe the Constitution to be the supreme law of the land. We believe it is imperative to return to the very foundations this countr y was built upon. Like the founders, we support States’ rights for those powers not expressly stated in the Constitution.

Free markets: A free market is takes away a portion of their liberty the economic consequence of and freedom. In the current health personal liberty. The founders care legislation under consideration, believed that personal and eco- there is a mandate that every nomic freedom were indivisible, American buy health insurance. as do we. Our current governIn what part of the Constitution ment’s interference distorts the does it specify that government free market and inhibits the pur- can mandate the purchase of anysuit of individual and economic thing? If one uses the argument liberty. Therefore, we support a that the “general welfare” clause return to the free market princi- of the Constitution justifies it, then ples on which this nation was I ask him to define what limitafounded and oppose government tions the government does have. intervention into the operations Should we believe that if the govof private business. ernment declares there to be a For the record, we have a repre- transportation crisis, they have sentative republic not a democracy. the right to mandate its citizens to The founders of our great nation purchase a car? Believing the govfrowned upon the rule of the major- ernment has the ability to successity. We are a nation of laws not a fully run health care is ludicrous. nation of men. Gover nment These laws are does nothing effi“The Tea Party there to protect the ciently. Take for liberty and freedom example the U.S. movement was that we have Postal Ser vice, born out of enjoyed and proswhich is now 234 pered under for years old and frustration with more than 200 broke, or Social both former and years. There should Security, which is be no selective years old and current policies ...” 74 enforcement for broke. Need more special interests. examples? Fannie The law for one should be the law Mae is 71 years old and broke, for all. We are not “trying to subvert Medicaid and Medicare are now our government to protect the spe- 44 years old and broke, and cial interests of some,” but rather we Freddie Mac is 39 years old and are fighting to return to the found- broke. The Department of ing principals that have made our Energy was created in 1977 to nation the greatest bastion of free- lessen our dependence on foreign dom and liberty in the world. oil. It has ballooned to 16,000 The reality of the situation is that employees with a budget of $24 government cannot give us anything billion a year and today we import without first taking from us. more oil than ever before. The Government by definition cannot war on poverty has been going on create wealth or growth. These are since 1964 and costs us $1 trillion the byproducts of hard work and dollars a year, yet the poverty production from the private sector. level has remained the same. At We fundamentally believe that what point do we say it is time to America is good and that limited try something different? government is what made America As for some of the column’s great. History gives testimony to the more bizarre accusations such fact that anything the government as: “local Tea Party [organizamandates or decides for its citizens tions] … rationalize violence”

and ‘have established partnerships with militia groups,’ as a proud member of NJ Tea Parties United and one of the leaders of our own group, I have spent hundreds of hours with our members and have never once heard anyone advocating violence of any kind. Our protests are calm and respectful. We even clean up after — we leave our parks and meeting places litter-free. The Tea Party movement was born out of frustration with both former and current policies coming forth from Washington, D.C., and local governments throughout this glorious nation. Our mission is carried out through the hard work of its members whose desks are located at their kitchen or dining room tables not ornately adorned conference rooms. We meet in libraries, homes and parking lots. We stand in the cold and heat to gather and share our concerns. Our actions are not orchestrated by some political party but rather by the necessity of our nation’s citizens to hold its government accountable for the course of financial ruin we find ourselves embarked upon. I invite the author of the column to come to one of our meetings, to truly hear with his own ears and witness with his own eyes what the Tea Party is all about. I will provide you with transportation to any of our meetings and give you ample opportunity to speak to any and all of our members. After all, education is one of the mandates of the Tea Party. Ronald Reagan said it best, “Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” Ralph Franzese is a Cook College Class of 1986 alumnus and the Director of Operations of The Morristown TEA Party.

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Today's birthday (3/1/10). Your mission for the next year — and it does feel like a mission — is to work within groups while refining your individual voice. Research each issue until you understand it from several perspectives. In the process you develop compassion and reason together. 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 6 — Focus, focus, focus! Of course, you won't be able to do anything else, as you'll be driven to complete work in a timely fashion before you go on to the next thing. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — The point of your efforts today revolves around the need to finish what you started by the deadline. Decide whether perfection is required. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6 — You're anxious to get the focus back on yourself. This happens today, so relax in the morning and just let it unfold. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Drop criticism. You've already stated your case, and repetition just irritates. Take a philosophical perspective. You won't care later. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Finances worry you more today than usual. Seek reasonable understanding of unusual expenses. Continue working in the established direction. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Focus on others and you can't go wrong. The more you understand their motivation, the less you have to worry.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — The transition from recreational activities to work is troublesome today. The pressure to get down to business involves all members of your team. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Set creative goals. They may not amount to anything practical today, but they get you headed in the right direction. Context matters. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — Nothing succeeds like success. Your only limit today is your capacity to remain flexible under duress. Bring in an expert to sort out details. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — If you have plans to head off into the sunset, you're on the right track. This could mean business travel or meeting your partner for a lovely rendezvous. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Your ideas carry more weight with coworkers if you remove the word "I" from your statements. You don't need recognition or to get your way to have it work. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Group efforts thrive because everyone is on the same page concerning practical issues. Today you feel like you really are where you belong.

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Marandola, one of the Big East’s top scorers, to just 11 points. The Knights grabbed a 48-47 kicks turnover bug in victory lead with less than eight minutes to play. Moments later, Ray sunk her continued from back only three-pointer of the contest. The win ends a three game Sophomore guard Kadijah losing streak, which threatened Rushdan relentlessly drove to the to kill the team’s quest for an basket and frequently was fouled eighth consecutive bid to the hard. She converted on 10-of-12 NCAA tournament. free throw attempts. Improved ball security proThe Knights shot an impressive pelled RU, something it lacked 82.6 percent from the charity stripe, while averaging a shade over 22 where the team attempted 23 free turnovers during its losing streak. throws after getting to the line just “We’ve been killing ourselves seven times in last Wednesday’s on the turnovers and it’s been very game versus St. John’s. frustrating. We’ve been halfway The team’s improved efficiendecent on the offensive side of cy on offense pleased Stringer, as things but the turnovers have it is something she has harped on been horrible,” Stringer said. all season. Her team cleaned up its act on “[We tried] to make a conSaturday, losing scious effort and the ball just 13 ever ything we “For the most part, did was quick times. Providence jumped out to an hits,” Stringer we have been early 8-2 advantage said. “Whoever and led by as much got the ball, they having silent bus as nine points, but just got it and rides home ... RU refused to let nothing was desthe game slip away. ignated. They Now we can at least Senior guard knew if they got put a movie on.” Brittany Ray led into trouble — for the way during the example, a cerC. VIVIAN STRINGER Knights comeback tain pattern, 5-2 is Head Coach win, scoring 23 a guarantee it will points. Though be to the inside. Ray was quiet on “With that in offense recently, her coach knew mind, it allowed them to play free she’d be there to produce when it and people worked harder to be mattered most. free and be alert because you didn’t “We act like we forgot [about know when you might get the ball.” Ray]. We have to make a real RU seemed to wake up at effort to find her,” Stringer said. halftime and snapped out of its “She promises not to force it. recent funk just in time to They promise to try to find her.” make a late run for the tourney. Ray attributes her success to With her team’s losing streak teammates’ abilities to locate her now squarely in the rear-view in good spots. mirror, Stringer says the “My teammates found me Knights can loosen up a bit and when I was open today. My prepare for today’s home game coaches and teammates continue against Louisville. to tell me to shoot the ball and I “For the most part, we have felt good out there,” Ray said. been having silent bus rides RU began the second half by home and it is not comfortable. incorporating it’s patented 55Now we can at least put a movie press to create a sense of panic on,” Stringer said. “I even for the Friars. The Knights brought some UNO cards so if played with inspired defensive someone wants to play UNO, fer vor, forcing 18 turnovers. they can do that with me. Let’s They were also able to limit try and relax and we should have Providence senior Chelsea been able to do this.”

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“Our goal is to hold [opponents] to six or seven goals,” said senior defender and co-captain for second time in history Emily Penn. “Everyone is doing their job back there including continued from back Lily. Everybody’s doing it togethThe Knights swarmed the er. That’s why things are working loose ball and limited the Big Red so well.” to only 16 shots. RU scooped up Despite several scoring 25 ground balls while Cornell finchances in the final minute, ished with 19. Kalata and the “Our defense defense held their “This year we’re today, I give them a ground, keeping ton of credit the Big Red off the about turning because we certainboard for the final ly weren’t doing six minutes. around a lot of them any favors by Yet the biggest those one-goal keeping the ball in statement, aside the defensive end,” from the upset games we had said head coach itself, is that the last year.” Laura Brand-Sias. Knights are finally “They worked able to push themLAURA BRAND-SIAS extremely hard and selves over the Head Coach Lily had a good hump and win game in cage. close games — Everyone that went something they in really stepped it up. They had to.” struggled to do last season. Though the teams traded “It is big,” Brand-Sias said. “I punches throughout the second don’t want to necessarily rest on half as Cornell knotted the game the history of anything but it’s twice, the Knights never allowed nice to get past that hurdle, havthe Big Red to take the lead. The ing only beat them once. This team’s two low-scoring affairs — year we’re about turning around a six goals against yesterday and lot of those one-goal games we three from Temple — are all part had last year and this is certainly a of the plan. good step in the right direction.”

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ISIAH STEWART

The Scarlet Knights used a stifling defensive effort to trump Cornell, grabbing 25 ground balls and causing 17 Big Red turnovers.

The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team’s defense looked strong in its win a g a i n st KNIGHT Cornell. NOTEBOOK I n t h e i r zone defense strategy, the Scarlet Knights kept a tight hold on double-teaming Cornell’s ball-holder. Toward the end of the first half, the team switched to man-to-man defense, even traveling behind the cage with Cornell’s offensive ball carrier. This man-to-man defense prevented Cornell tight passes within the arc and rolling in from behind the crease to get shots on goal. All defenders were tight on their marks around the arc and beyond, prohibiting any offensive force toward the goal cage. Upon entering the game, junior attack Kristen Anderson’s lone assist came from her sudden appearance off the sideline. Calling back an offensive player in order to be onsides, Anderson immediately gained possession of the ball and forced a three-second violation on Cornell’s defense, which helped the Knights break a 4-4 tie. This proved to also influence defensive force, when junior Marlena Welsh was substituted in the game and directly ran into a double team on a Cornell ball carrier. In the upset, Rutgers seized control and the lead from the beginning, conver ting their defensive effort into an offensive victory.

STEMMING FROM REPEATED successful draw controls from senior attack and co-captain Brooke Cantwell in the beginning of the game, the Knights defense frequently denied Big Red ball possession throughout the first half. Cantwell finished the contest with a game-high five draw controls. “If you don’t win [the draws], the other team has the chance to score so they are a big part of the game,” Cantwell said. “I feel like when we get the draws from the beginning, we do well during the rest of the game.” Midfielders Ali Steinberg, Jennifer Schmitt and Stephanie Anderson picked up the other three draw controls for the Knights.

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biggest threats to Rutgers’ defense came in the form of attack Kate Dewey. Standing at 6 feet, Dewey towered over the rest of the field, scoring once, using her height to shoot over a crowd of defenders. Aside from her lone goal, the Knights were able to shut down the Big Red’s big threat. “As tall as she was, she wasn’t too quick,” said senior defender Emily Penn. “So we just had to keep moving our feet to stay with her.”

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RU overcomes faulty first half BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

It was déjà vu or it was a tale of two halves, choose the cliché. The Rutgers men’s basketball t e a m entered halftime KNIGHT against NOTEBOOK DePaul trailing by 11 — the same deficit it suffered before storming back to beat the Blue Demons on Feb. 16, in Chicago. And for the umpteenth time, the Scarlet Knights proved unable to put together a full game of solid basketball. “We just refuse to play 40 minutes of basketball,” said junior

guard James Beatty, whose pair of second-half three-pointers helped RU to a 71-62 victory. “A lot of times we start out well and then they come back in the second half, but we’re working on that — we really are. We have to not dig ourselves into holes.” At DePaul, the Knights outscored the Blue Demons 4429 in the second half en route to a four-point victory. At the Louis Brown Athletic Center Saturday, the second-half score was 45-25 in favor of RU. “We were fortunate in a way, being down 11 at half,” said head coach Fred Hill Jr. “We could at least go into our memory banks. We knew we had the capability of coming back.”

Sophomore guard Mike Rosario was an integral part of that, scoring 19 of his 24 points in the second period. “I guess they thought I didn’t shoot well in the first half,” Rosario said. “I was surprised [to be open in the second half]. I don’t know how those guys were leaving me open and I was just making shots.”

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senior guard Will Walker, DePaul’s leading scorer, to eight points after he dropped 19 in the last meeting. “We did an awesome job on Will Walker,” Hill said. “He didn’t really score. To hold him to single digits — eight points on 3-of-14 shooting — was an outstanding job of identifying where he is.” Although junior center Mac Koshwal had another big game, RU kept him from his fifth consecutive double-double. The 6-foot-10, 255-pound Koshwal finished with 20 points and nine rebounds in a tough matchup for RU’s senior center Hamady N’Diaye, who finished with six points and seven rebounds.

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matchup sandwiched between two clashes with in-state rival Seton Hall, the Knights have two days off following the game. “We’re giving them two days off,” Hill said. “It’s getting down to that time of year and you can look at our numbers, guys are playing a lot of minutes.” RU has off Sunday and Monday, before returning to practice two days before Seton Hall’s trip south for Senior Night at the RAC.

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Senior center Hamady N’Diaye dunks for two of his six points against DePaul Saturday at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

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team’s Knights in the NFL segment were well-represented, with former players Mike Teel, Brian Leonard and Jeremy Zuttah sitting courtside for the contest.

Momentum escapes in penalty-filled loss BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ STAFF WRITER

Momentum killers were in full force Sunday in the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team’s home opener against No. 19 MarylandKNIGHT Baltimore NOTEBOOK C o u n t y. H e a d coach Jim Stagnitta watched in disbelief all game, as the Scarlet Knights’ parade to the penalty box seemed never-ending. The head coach did not knock the aggressiveness of his team after the game, but admitted that the team never got into a groove due to the penalty disadvantage. “We didn’t flow on offense the way we have been,” Stagnitta said. “There was never really a flow to the game because of all the man-downs we had.” Not only did the Knights spend a combined seven minutes with a man-down, many of the nine total penalties came at crucial points in the game. After senior midfielder Justin Pennington scored at the 9:33 mark of the third quarter to tie the game at two, the momentum swung back onto the Knights sideline. However, all the momentum was wiped away by back-to-back Knight penalties with 9:23 and 9:02 left on the clock. Just nine seconds after the second penalty, UMBC sophomore attack Rob

Grimm ripped a shot past the stick of freshman goalie Rudy Butler, taking back the momentum as well as the lead. That wouldn’t be the only time the Retrievers capitalized on the Knights’ mistakes, as they scored after another penalty later in the game. “It seemed a little bit lopsided honestly,” said Stagnitta on the penalty calls made throughout the game.

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between aggressiveness and discipline is something Stagnitta is sure to address, the play of his freshman goalie remained consistent. Butler recorded nine saves off of 23 UMBC shots and allowed only six goals in the defeat. While he did allow two more goals than last week, he did so in what his coach felt to be a greater test for the young goalie. “I thought he had a good day, and he held-up and played well,” said a satisfied Stagnitta. “We should be able to score more than five goals.”

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the first of five ranked opponents on the Knights’ schedule this season. The team still faces the likes of No. 13 Georgetown, No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 8 Princeton on the road later this year, and welcome defending champion and No. 1 Syracuse to the Banks.

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he final wrestling NCAA Coaches Panel Rankings, released Saturday, featured nine Rutgers student-athletes and boasted the Scarlet Knights as having the second highest Ratings Percentage Index for the season. Junior heavyweight Dominick Russo ends the season as the No. 9-ranked wrestler in the country after last week’s 4-2 loss to No. 6 Zach Rey, which ended his 14match win streak.

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Seniors Rashidat Junaid, left, and Myia McCurdy, right, will be honored tonight along with classmate Brittany Ray in their final home game.

Final Four still in minds of Junaid, McCurdy BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

As freshmen, Rashidat Junaid and Myia McCurdy played on the WOMEN’S BASKETBALL b i g g e s t stage in their sport — the NCAA Championship game. While the Rutgers women’s basketball team lost that game, it was not out of the realm of possibility to think the Scarlet Knights would be there again. Flash forward three years, and the Knights are in the midst of one of their toughest seasons in recent memory. In that span, the team advanced as far as the Elite Eight, but not back to the hallowed company of the Final Four. Questions continue to dog the Knights of whether they will even make the NCAA Tournament — let alone win it all. Junaid still has hope, while McCurdy sees shadows of the past cast upon the Knights’ current situation. “When I look back on my freshman year, I think about perseverance, because we had

about the same number of losses that we do now,” McCurdy said. “People were saying we weren’t going to make it, just like people are saying now that we can’t make it to the NCAA Tournament. But we believed in ourselves.” The pair of seniors will be honored tonight, along with classmate Brittany Ray, at the Knights’ final home match of the season against Louisville. For Junaid, the four-year journey that begins its final chapter tomorrow did not begin on the court, rather on the bench. The 6foot-4 center was a year behind standout Kia Vaughn, meaning her time was limited. When Vaughn graduated last year, it was finally Junaid’s turn. From a player who entered the season with only 17 career starts under her belt, Junaid was ready for the next challenge, but she never forgets that freshman year when she and her teammates pulled off the unthinkable. “I think [the national championship game] was a great experience at the time,” Junaid said. “I

don’t think I appreciated it as much as I should have because I was young and in my mind I was thinking ‘Oh, I have three more years to get there.’ But it’s not that easy.” A long and athletic defensive specialist, McCurdy’s playing career came to a temporary halt during her sophomore season when she suffered a knee injury. Back on the court a season later, McCurdy became the focal point of head coach C. Vivian Stringer’s 55-press. The forward put her athleticism and intensity to use, stifling opponents with her relentless pressure. “I’m always going to remember the 55,” McCurdy said. “Everybody labeled me as ‘The 55 Girl.’ I’ll remember always working hard, not just on offense but on defense. Getting stops. Shutting people down. Being intense and being the hardest worker on the court every single time, and that’s something that will carry over in life. Whatever you want to do you always want to be the best and never settle for second in anything.”

With their final regular season game looming, Stringer had nothing but glowing words for her seniors. “[The seniors have] always been one that has wrapped themselves around the tradition and tried to uphold it with a great deal of hard work,” Stringer said. “Whatever path they choose, I think the [the seniors] will be ver y successful, especially because I know that they will transfer their work ethic from the basketball court to their profession.” Both McCurdy and Junaid hope to play basketball after graduation, potentially overseas. But there’s still tonight’s game and the Big East Tournament. And maybe even the NCAA Tournament, where the seniors will have their last chance to step back in time, to bring their careers full circle. Just ask McCurdy, who will tell you it isn’t over. Not yet. “The same thing can apply to us, this team, right now,” she said. “All we have to do is refocus and believe, and things can happen.”

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team clinched its first win of the season Sunday against Purdue at the team’s final game of the Big Ten/Big East Challenge. Junior outfielder Pat Biser ta went 3-for-5 with a home r un and three RBI, which accounted for three of the team’s total runs en route to a 6-5 victor y. Earning the save for the Scarlet Knights was freshman Tyler Gebler, who came into the game in the ninth inning to steam past the Boilermakers. For full coverage, see tomorrow’s edition.

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losing streak to open up the season, the Rutgers softball team captured its first taste of victor y Saturday 6-1 against Austin Peay. The Scarlet Knights were shutout earlier in the day 5-0 by East Tennessee State University but were willed to victory in the second game by a grand slam by sophomore Mikelyn Messina. Sophomore pitcher Noelle Sisco went a strong seven innings in the contest and allowed the lone run of the game on just three hits while tallying three strikeouts. For full coverage, see tomorrow’s edition.

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the Rutgers gymnastics team from victor y Sunday in the team’s first nighttime home meet of the season. The quadmeet featured Southern Connecticut State, William and Mary and winner Bridgeport who scored 190.995 points during RU’s alumni day. For full coverage, see tomorrow’s edition.

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Olympics came to a close last night with the American men’s ice hockey team earning a silver medal in the final day of competition. Team USA fell 3-2 to Canada in overtime when Canadian Sidney Crosby beat American goalkeeper Ryan Miller with a wrist shot. The United States finished first in the medal count with 37 total medals. Canada’s 14 gold medals broke the world record for gold medals in a Winter Olympics. Team USA finished with nine golds, 15 silver and 13 bronze medals.

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Late barrage not enough for upset BY KYLE FRANKO

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Targum’s correspondent Matthew Stein chats with the former Rutgers quarterback about his NFL Draft experience, welcome to the NFL moment and his time with the Knights ... Matt Stein: What was going through your mind on Draft Sunday? Mike Teel: I went out with my cousins and played golf. We had just finished a round and we were in the car on the way home when I got the call. I got back to my house and a bunch of family came over and had a little celebration, which was nice. MS: Did you get a call from a few different teams saying, “We’re thinking about taking you?” MT: No, and I had spoke to my agent at the beginning of the sixth round, and he said, “Give it a couple of more picks and we’re going to start talking if you don’t get drafted who the best teams would be in free agency.” When you get to that point, you want to go to a team that fits you, and the first team we talked about was Seattle. I got off the phone with him, and 10 minutes later Seattle called me and said they were going to take me with its pick in the sixth round. MS: Say Seattle didn’t take you, would you rather be undrafted at that point? MT: There gets to a point, a little bit later on, where sometimes it’s not always the best situation. Obviously, you don’t have a say in the matter when a team drafts you, and that’s everyone’s dream to be drafted in the NFL Draft, but in some circumstances it’s sometimes better off to fit in a system and a team where you will get the chance to succeed. MS: Did that run through your mind then, were you looking forward to going undrafted yet? MT: I had taken a visit out there and sat down with the offensive coordinator and coaching staff, and the stuff they were doing was so similar to the stuff we were doing at Rutgers, and I was ecstatic about that. Now I get to go out and learn a whole new system this year, so I’m looking forward to that. MS: Was it a difficult learning curve at first? MT: It’s a job. That’s what you do. From the time you wake up from the time you go to sleep, you’re getting yourself better mentally and physically. Obviously, they are going to throw more information at you because you don’t have to worry about making it to your 8:10 class or anything like that. You have to make sure you’re at a 7 o’clock meeting instead of class. MS: I was talking to Kenny Britt a couple of weeks ago and he was talking about how down in Tennessee, they would fine players for every little thing, every dropped ball, and there’s excessive film study. What has it been like for you in Seattle? MT: In college, if you do something wrong they make you run. In the NFL, if you do something wrong they take money out of your pocket. I’ve tried to do as much as I can to get myself in a better position and a lot of work has been done, but there is still a lot of work left to do. MS: What was your welcome to the NFL moment? MT: It was during a two-minute drill, and I’m in the green jersey so the quarterbacks don’t get hit. I’m going against our [starting] defense and I threw an interception, and I’m running to chase the ball and our starting linebacker, Lofa Tatupu, kind of roughs me up and says, ‘You’re lucky you got the green on.’ Whew. I said, ‘It’s a good thing I got the green on today.’ MS: Was there ever a point over the season where you figured you were going to go into the game here, or were you primarily the third guy, the learning quarterback, and Seneca Wallace was always going to come in and back up? MT: I was pretty much the learning guy, and I had the opportunity to sit behind Matt Hasselbeck who is an exceptional quarterback and he’s helped me along the way the whole time. To sit back and watch and learn, for a young guy, there’s nothing more valuable than to watch a guy that has done it for 10 to 11 years at the highest level — Pro Bowl, Super Bowl — and to see how he does it. MS: By the end of your fifth year, were you ready to leave Rutgers or do you still kind of miss being here? MT: It doesn’t get better than this, of course I miss being here. But after a certain amount of time, you don’t want to overextend your welcome. I’m happy to move on, but I definitely miss my time here. I talk to a bunch of guys on the team, both the older guys that I’ve played with and the younger guys. I’ve gotten to know Tom [Savage] pretty well. He’s a great kid, he’s been asking me all sorts of questions. You can tell he wants to learn, and that’s the most important thing as a young guy.

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It might only be week two of the season, but the Rutgers men’s MEN’S LACROSSE lacrosse UMBC 6 team let one get RUTGERS 5 away. The Scarlet Knights had a chance to upset No. 19 Maryland-Baltimore County but came up short falling 6-5 yesterday afternoon at the RU Turf Field. “I think the guys are upset and this is one they let slip away,” said head coach Jim Stagnitta. “I thought we dominated some aspects of the game physically, but we just have to clean some things up.” Trailing by one, the Knights had chances in the final minute to force overtime, but couldn’t breech the UMBC goal. Senior midfielder Gerhard Buehning found room in front of the goal with 59 seconds remaining, but his shot was straight at Retrievers’ goalkeeper Adam Cohen. A holding call on UMBC allowed RU to regain possession for a frantic finale that came to an end when Justin Pennington blazed a shot over the crossbar as time expired. “We’re looking for a shot and I got a hands free shot,” the senior midfielder said. “It’s a shot I have to hit. We got a good look there and I have to stick it.” UMBC (1-1) took the lead with 6:26 to play in the fourth quarter on a goal by Matt Latham and extended it to two when Bobby Stockton skipped his shot past RU goalkeeper Rudy Butler. Stockton finished an impressive afternoon with three goals. Butler, a freshman making his second career start, made nine saves. Pennington pulled the Knights (1-1) back to 6-5 with 2:07 remaining

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Senior midfielder Justin Pennington (20) fired a long-distance shot that got past UMBC’s goalkeeper just seconds after RU called a timeout.

when he outmuscled his defender and beat Cohen. But RU could not find an equalizer. Some thought Pennington found the elusive equalizer with a long-distance shot, but Stagnitta called for a timeout, just moments before he released the ball. “It was a good timeout,” said Pennington who scored twice. “It’s a heads up play because obviously he didn’t know I was going to take that shot. We wanted to slow things down and set something up.” The game was physical from the opening faceoff as the teams combined for 12 penalties — nine against the Knights. UMBC converted two of those into goals. The Retrievers took a 1-0 lead less than three minutes into the game but RU answered after Buehning and senior midfielder

Eric Stilley worked a slick combination that put Buehning in on goal. There was no scoring in the second quarter and UMBC went into intermission leading 2-1. The pace picked up after halftime when Pennington tied it five-and-ahalf minutes into the third quarter. The teams traded scores before the back-to-back goals by Latham and Stockton gave the Retrievers their first two-goal lead of the game. But the Knights could only find one of the two goals they needed in the final minutes. “I thought we played our best lacrosse down the stretch,” Stagnitta said. “We just didn’t flow on offense the way we have been. Some of that has to do with UMBC and the way they play defense, but the way we played the last couple of minutes is what I’ve come to expect of these guys.”

‘Miller Time’ highlights US run

he puck shot like a laser through the five-hole of Team USA goaltender Ryan Miller and in an instant the game was over. Canada avenged the preliminary round loss at the hands of the upstart Americans and won the gold medal in thrilling fashion — a 3-2 overtime win off of the stick of “wunderkind” Sidney Crosby. Although Team USA fell short of its ultimate goal, its run to the gold medal game is still nothing to scoff at. In an age where the teams are stacked with NHL talent, it is amazing to see a team come together and — although their silver medal performance did not unite the nation — represent the red, white and blue on the world stage. From coast to coast, Americans were glued to their television sets and, New Jersey Devils fan or not, could not help but feel pride for their nation when Zach Parise’s put-back goal tied the game with 24 seconds remaining in regulation. The pulse of our country was evident in the back-and-forth Facebook statuses that clogged newsfeeds, first with jubilation and then the agony of defeat. Miller earned MVP honors for the tournament, backstopping Team USA for all of its games and only exiting against Finland, when the game was well in hand. As an avid Buffalo Sabres fan, I tell you

Buffalo Soldier ALEX JANKOWSKI that there is no single player that embodies the essence of the sport in both his preparation and his performance. “Miller Time” came up big when the team needed him most and even though he let in the goal that sealed their fate, the Americans would not have reached the gold medal game if the Michigan State product was not at the top of his game. The pressure on the Canadians to win this tournament was monumental. The closest comparison in American sports was the basketball team that won gold in Beijing in 2008. In Vancouver, experts predicted that Team USA would finish in the middle of the pack, a bronze medal if they were lucky. The roster is young and inexperienced against the likes of the powerhouse Canadians and defending gold medalists Sweden. But the Americans showed their poise and maturity throughout the Olympics, highlighted by their 5-3 victory over Canada a week prior. Full credit should be given to Team Canada. When it mattered

most they pulled together and in the end they lived up to the steep expectations that were thrust upon them. The NHL hopes to see an increased viewer rating following the Olympics, and if you watched yesterday’s game and do not want to see more, you must be a NASCAR fan or not have a pulse. Thirty years after the “Miracle on Ice,” the ice hockey team with USA emblazed on their jerseys captivated the nation once again and whether or not there is honor in losing, they certainly took us on one hell of a ride. After the game had ended, Miller bowed his head, collapsing in the goalmouth. His teammates picked him up and acted as his supports, skating him toward the team bench — the emotional toll of the tournament evident on his face and the faces of all of Team USA. But there was also a look of determination — this young team proved the doubters wrong this year and in four years they will be back to once again unite on the ice. You can bet that fans and opposing teams alike are not going to take this team for granted. Alex Jankowski is an associate sports editor for The Daily Targum. He accepts comments and criticism at jankowskialex@gmail.com.

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Second-half rally leads RU past DePaul again BY KYLE FRANKO CORRESPONDENT

Rutgers men’s basketball head coach Fred Hill Jr. said on many occasions it’s difficult to press because of MEN’S BASKETBALL his team’s of DEPAUL 62 lack depth. RUTGERS 71 B u t Hill had to do something to shake the cobwebs off his Scarlet Knights team that fell behind by double digits in the first half against DePaul. “I pressed for energy to try and get us going,” Hill said after his team came from behind for a 71-62 victory Saturday afternoon at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. “I just wanted to get us going and get us running. You can see the difference when we get out and run and Mike [Rosario] gets out on the wing because he’s terrific in transition.” The pressure worked just as Hill drew it up. It forced nine Blue Demon turnovers, flustering them into 36 percent shooting after intermission. The Knights scored the first 12 points of the second half and never looked back. When junior guard James Beatty canned a three with 9:04 remaining the Knights found themselves up by 12 after outscoring DePaul 30-7 in the half. RU outscored the Blue Demons 45-25 after halftime. “I think that we did a great job with our press in the second half,” Rosario said. “We were able to build up our momentum and we got them playing fast. That helped us because we were able to create turnovers and runouts. I think [the pressure] helped get my shot going in the second half.” Rosario had one of his most efficient games of the season. His gamehigh 24 points came on 8-of-13 shooting (5-of-8 from three). The sophomore guard connected on seven of his eight attempts in the second half. Junior forward Jonathan Mitchell had 18 points and freshman forward

Dane Miller added 10 for RU (15-14, 5-11), which snapped a two-game losing skid. DePaul (8-20, 1-15) got off to a quick start, building a lead as large as 14 in the first half. The Blue Demons, who led 37-26 at halftime, capitalized on RU’s sluggish play, turning 10 turnovers into 17 points. Mac Koshwal led DePaul with 20 points and nine rebounds, breaking his streak of four consecutive games with a double-double. Koshwal didn’t get much help, DePaul’s leading scorer Will Walker finished with just eight points on 3-of-14 shooting. “This always happens to us,” said senior center Hamady N’Diaye trying to figure out why RU gets off to slow starts. “We didn’t come out ready for whatever reason. The energy wasn’t there and we were all low. But in the second half we came out and did what we had to do.” N’Diaye’s five blocked shots leave him nine shy of former Knight Roy Hinson’s career-mark of 355. He has at least three more chances to break the record, with games against Seton Hall, Pittsburgh and an opponent in the Big East Tournament. The Knights, who shot 57.7 percent after halftime, rode the hot-shooting of Rosario to a 12point lead midway through the second half. DePaul which opened the half shooting 1-of-10 climbed back into the game and closed within four at the 2:11 mark after Koshwal’s fastbreak dunk and a three-pointer by Jeremiah Kelly. But Rosario came off a curl on the Knights’ ensuing possession and hit a foul line jumper, extending the lead back to six. Mitchell, Rosario and Miller closed the game out by going 8-of-8 from the free throw line. “It was a little bit of déjà vu off the last game,” Rosario said. “We weren’t trying to let that happen, but it is what it is and things happen.”

DAVID PAL

Sophomore guard Mike Rosario, left, drives against DePaul’s Jeremiah Kelly, right, in the Scarlet Knights’ 7162 victory over the Blue Demons. Rosario led all scorers with 24 points, 19 of which came in the second half.

NCAA chances intact after comeback win

Scarlet trumps Red in upset of No. 20 Cornell BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

BY TYLER DONOHUE STAFF WRITER

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — There were times during Saturday’s Big East matchup at Providence when the Rutgers women’s basteam WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ketball seemed destined RUTGERS 67 for a devastating The Scarlet PROVIDENCE 56 loss. Knights entered halftime down six points in a game the team had to win in order to keep postseason hopes realistic. Head coach C. Vivian Stringer and sophomore April Sykes each picked up early technical fouls and the team’s composure was teetering. But RU emerged from the locker room for the second half as a team refocused on a mission to play deep into March. The Knights (16-13, 8-7) rallied to score 40 second half points in a vital 67-56 victory over the Friars.

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Junior attack Kristen Anderson notched a hat trick against Cornell, scoring twice in the second half to secure the win.

The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team did not forget last year’s fourover time WOMEN’S LACROSSE loss to C o r n e l l. CORNELL 6 This time RUTGERS 8 around, they gave the No. 20 Big Red a game they will remember too. The Scarlet Knights rode a lockdown defensive effort to an 8-6 victor y yesterday, knocking off Cornell for only the second time in program history. “Last year we lost a lot of games by one and that was our goal this year — not lose those types of games,” said senior attack and co-captain Brooke Cantwell. “This was one of them. This was definitely a big motivator.” Junior attack Kristen Anderson scored her first goal of the season in the first half, but her two biggest goals came in the second. With the game tied 5-5, Anderson scored twice to put the

Knights back on top. The junior bounced a shot off the crossbar but collected her own rebound and rocketed the ball back into the cage for her first hat trick of the year. Sophomore attack Lindsey Watts added two goals, while Cantwell, sophomore attack Annie McGinley and freshman midfielder Stephanie Anderson all added one. “I think this year we move the ball a lot better,” Kristen Anderson said. “We were really confident coming in and we feel confident on attack. We’ve been playing together and I think we’re going to come out one-up on everybody with that.” But all scoring aside, the game was won with defense. Freshman goalkeeper Lily Kalata dominated in the crease for the second straight game. Kalata posted 10 saves and denied Cornell on all three free position shots. The freshman has not allowed a single free position goal this season despite 11 opportunities.

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