The Daily Targum 2010-03-25

THE DAILY TARGUM

Volume 141, Number 109

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In a happy marriage between punk rock and Broadway theater, Director Michael Mayer collaborates with renowned Green Day to take American Idiot from the iPod to the stage.

NJ politicians advise young Republicans

U. fuels up possible ticket price increase

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BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI

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While many visitors were expecting to see Rush Holt’s Congressional candidate opponent Michael Halfaere last night, the event instead became an effort to bridge the gap between Republican students and politicians.

Members of the two groups came together last night in the Atrium of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus in a joint meeting between the Rutgers University College Republicans and the Middlesex County Young Republicans, which featured an array of politicians running for different offices throughout Middlesex County.

“The meeting gives an opportunity for our club members and politicians to connect,” College Republicans President Ron Holden said.

“I want to expose our club members to what is

Many motorists at the University will think twice about parking in the wrong spots, as higher fees for violations may soon be on deck.

Ticket prices for violations, like not having an appropriate permit, could increase, potentially encouraging students to park in their designated zones and improving the efficiency of the bus system by reducing traffic in and around the University, Department of Transportation Services Director Jack Molenaar said.

“The more people don’t buy permits, the more they are driving around creating traffic, which then slows down buses,” he said. “The more [drivers] have their permits, the more they stay in their zone.”

While the cost of permits has gone up just about every year, ticket prices have not increased since 2002, he said.

This has led some students to forgo buying permits, knowing it is more economical and feasible to accumulate a certain amount of tickets while being allowed to park wherever they want, Molenaar said.

“It starts becoming a math issue,” he said. “As the permit prices go up, you do eventually have to raise the non-permit ticket prices to give students an incentive to buy the permits.”

Lowering permit prices themselves would force DOTS to make service cuts in the transportation system, like eliminating buses to routes, Molenaar said.

The potential increase is not being done to bring in additional revenue, he said. It is a way to make the ticket prices more equitable and more in line with the cost of permits.

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David Rosenthal, left, William England and College Republicans Vice President Noah Glyn coverse last night at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

Student aspires to unite campus voices PERSON OF THE WEEK

BY COLLEEN ROACHE CORRESPONDENT

As the son of parents who came to America from Vietnam to give their children better lives, Residence Hall Association Cook/Douglass Residential Chair Steven Le, is proving that anything is possible.

When Le, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore, joined RHA during his first year at the University, he was not sure exactly

what it was all about. Yet native decided to run it was not long before he for head of was an RHA representaCook/Douglass and tive helping to organize won, which put him in 2008’s “Monster Mash” charge of running the — an annual Halloween 2009 “Monster Mash.” outreach event for local The event drew children. more than 800 area “I loved it so much. children and parents, It really inspired me to 75 different organizaSTEVEN LE give back to the comtions and as of munity … [and] serve as much Februar y, recognition as the as possible,” Le said.

National Association of College When RHA elections came and University Residence Halls’ around, the Union Township Program of the Year.

“It took a lot of hard work,” he said. “I’m very proud of it. …

[It was] a labor of love.”

Le said he learned a lot from the year before about what worked well and what did not.

Planning for the event began in June, when he and the rest of the council established focus groups and reached out to different potential partners.

Le will be attending a NACURH conference at the

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Power loss turns off lights on residents

INDEX UNIVERSITY The University’s club cricket team over Spring Break saw less than ideal results in a historic tournament.

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Visitors prepare to take a tour of a helicopter on last year’s Rutgers Day on Busch campus.

The event this year will feature engineering and science activities as well as sporting events.

Busch engineers hi-tech events

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For many University affiliates, Busch campus is most commonly known as the science and engineering campus. But on Rutgers Day, the University hopes to show that the campus has much more to offer.

Busch campus will not only strut its engineering, tech savvy and science skills

this Rutgers Day, but it will show visitors the friendly and welcoming aspects of the University through engineering open house programs and science lectures, with the intention of spreading the University’s “Jersey Roots, Global Reach” message.

“It’s not only about Busch campus. It’s about the entire University,” said Busch Campus Dean Thomas Papathomas. “The take-home message is Rutgers provides services to the entire state. [Visitors] will see the

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The sun may have made an appearance this weekend, but due to a power outage, students at University Center at Easton Avenue on the College Avenue campus were left in the dark.

Electrical and water heater problems that began Saturday evening forced residents to throw out food items, shower away from home and rely on flashlights for two nights.

Energy ser vice company PSEG has three main transmission lines to New Brunswick, two of which experienced problems over the weekend, University Spokesman E.J. Miranda said.

University Center was not the only location affected by the power interruption.

PSEG brought a generator truck to University Center Monday, and the building was

running on its own power by Tuesday, Miranda said.

Joan Carbone, executive director of Residence Life, said the University took the necessary steps to assist students.

Students were served breakfast and lunch in the building’s lobby and received meal tickets for dinner at the dining hall, she said. Also, students received at least one flashlight per apartment, and shuttles to the College Avenue Gym were available so they could shower there.

The University was also worried that, without power, students would not have adequate time to sign up for rooms for next year, Carbone said.

“The most important thing that we were concerned about was that room selection took place [Tuesday and Wednesday] morning,” she said. “When they put up the

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Sacred Sounds is back at 8:30 p.m. in the Busch Campus Center Multipurpose Room. The evening will feature musical meditations, exotic drumming and dance as well as world-famous Kirtan bands As Kindred Spirits and Mayapuris. Those interested should RSVP and get updates at www.bhakticlub.org.

Those who want to teach fun science projects and arts and crafts to middle school students are welcome to attend a Rutgers in the Community meeting at 9 p.m. in Room 112 of Murray Hall on the College Avenue campus. For more information, contact Sean Lo at seanlo@eden.rutgers.edu.

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“Exploding Stars and Atom Smashers” is the topic of the annual Henry R. and Gladys V. Irons Lecture in Physics and Astronomy at 2 p.m. in the Physics Lecture Hall on Busch Campus. The speaker, Dr. Michael Smith, is a distinguished scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

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The exhibit, “Perspectives Through the Lens: Soviet Art Photography in the 1970s-80s,” ends today in the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. This collection presents a selection of more than 60 photographs from the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art by Francisco Infante, Vladimir Kupriyanov, Boris Mikhailov and Aleksandr Slyusarev, four major Soviet artists working with photography in the ’70s and ’80s.

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Team falls short of top title

BY REENA DIAMANTE STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers Cricket Club may not have reached its goal of taking home the Chanderpaul Trophy in the American College Cricket Spring Break Championship over this past week, but the team did not leave the Sunshine State with cloudy spirits.

“Something of this magnitude has never happened in the United States, so it was definitely great to be part of some history,” Club President Hardik Jogani said. “We made some new friends. We are already looking forward to playing next year.”

Club members played against four other teams in the preliminar y rounds at the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Fla. Although they were victorious against teams from York College and New York University, they lost to those from the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University, said Jogani, a School of Engineering sophomore.

Therefore, the team could not advance to the semifinals.

“Cricket is the most unpredictable sport,” team captain Arpan Patel said. “Having skills and talent is not just enough. It requires execution, and I believe we lacked proper execution and complacency in the early part of the tournament.”

The team understood firsthand the volatility of cricket during their preliminary match against University of Pennsylvania.

“For 90 percent of the whole match we were winning, but within a few minutes the game had completely changed and we ended up losing,” Jogani said.

The club took its loss at the championship as a learning experience, as they gained knowledge about its strengths and weaknesses. Its mix of fast bowlers and spin bowlers on the team came to the team’s advantage, he said.

“Our batting lineup was by far the best in our group,” said Patel, a School of Engineering and Biological Sciences. “Very few teams managed to score 150 or more twice in the tournament.”

Still, the team was not as successful in the outfield, especially when it came to catching, he said.

“In cricket, it is said ‘catches win matches,’ and this proved very crucial because we could have done much better in our fielding,” Jogani said.

Winter weather, which prevented the team from playing outside, led to a lack of discipline in fielding, he said.

“We will try to have more practice and try to play more

practice game as a team, so we can get to know with each other’s strength and weakness and try to work according to that,” Ankit Pandya, the club co-founder said.

The club also learned a lot from other players and umpires who were willing to offer advice on how to bowl and bat and will use information in the future, Jogani said.

Although the club was not successful in its goal of winning a trophy, it did gain some recognition for the sport.

Only five teams competed last year in the tournament. This year there were 20, Jogani said. He said compared to 10 years ago, many more people now have an idea of what cricket is and how it is played.

“New Jersey has over 100 club teams and about four to five different cricket leagues,” Jogani said. “The United States now has an official national cricket team, and it is only matter of time [before] other cricket stadiums are built. The United States will also be hosting international games between New Zealand and Sri Lanka next month.”

The club is pleased to have been a part of a grand scale tournament, since it is a rare sight to see in the United States, Patel said.

“We started off as 12 individual talents and returned as one talented team,” he said. “We are even hungrier to bring the trophy to Rutgers.”

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POWER: PSEG restores power within two days of loss continued from front outside generator, we made sure that there wasn’t any time during room selection that the students were without the Internet.”

Though many students were not pleased with the lack of service, they did appreciate the University’s efforts.

Haerim Choi, a resident at University Center, found it inconvenient that he had to leave home to go study at the library over the weekend.

“I was dissatisfied, because it took [PSEG] almost two days to

TICKET: U. still decides whether to raise summer fines continued from front “This has nothing to do with the budget,” Molenaar said.

“You have to reassess [prices] every so many years to make sure they are right, that they make sense based on how the overall system works.”

DOTS is also considering changing the fines for violations

restore the power, so all the food in the refrigerator … had to [be thrown] out,” said Choi, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “They could have done it a lot quicker.”

Still, Choi said he was glad the University provided food for students in the interim between the outage and the restoration of power.

Joseph Corry, also a resident, understood that the situation was beyond the University’s control.

He appreciated its efforts to accommodate students while the power was out but was also upset with PSEG’s response. Outages during Spring Break along with the one over the weekend were a hassle, he said.

“The power went out maybe three or four times in total,” said Corry, a School of Engineering senior. “The first time it went out, we had to throw out all of our food. The second time it went out, we had just bought new food, and then the power went out again, so we had to throw out all the new food.”

Purvi Shah, a junior at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, was not happy about the lack of power, but she was pleased with the University’s reaction.

“It was a huge inconvenience, but [the University] went out of its way to help us out,” she said.

PSEG representatives could not be reached for comment at press time.

like fraudulent use of permits, fraudulent registration, unauthorized campus and display of an altered permit, he said.

“Those are the ones we think should be more similar in their cost, and right now they are all over the place,” Molenaar said.

While these ticket prices could go up, Molenaar said fines for violations like no hang tag, no sticker displayed, failure to move and overnight parking could be reduced.

The funds collected from tickets go directly back to the DOTS budget for services like improving the bus system and maintaining parking lots, he said.

The University will decide whether parking fines will increase this summer, Molenaar said. No specific figures have been discussed.

Molenaar said student groups he has spoken to understand the reasoning behind the possible increase. But other students have mixed feelings.

“In the long run, [a permit ticket increase] will help students out because it can get people parking in the correct spots,” said Eve Hardy, a commuter.

Yet in the short term, as someone who parks at the University every day, Hardy, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said she is against higher fines.

Max Posternak, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, agrees that the University should not raise ticket prices to try and encourage drivers to park in their correct spots.

If anything, the University should work to build more parking spots for student drivers, Posternak said.

“People are going to still park regardless of the ticket prices, whether they do it just for a second or because they think they will get away with it,” he said. “[Raising the ticket prices] is not a very good deterrent.”

NICK MURRAY

The University Department of Transportation is considering raising ticket prices to help fund bus services and improvements.

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YOU, YES, YOU

MAYA NACHI

New York Times best-selling author Megan McCafferty performs “Barryoke,” a common theme in her Jessica Darling series last night at the Graduate Student Lounge on the College Avenue campus.

POLITICIANS: Young

and it is all in your hands,” he said.

“That’s what I really want to get to the younger people.”

Republicans urge more support across David Rosenthal, a candidate for freeholder in Middlesex County, continued from front pointed to the struggles young peonext after college, as well as give ple with Republican views have. politicians support for their cam“I want to applaud each and paigns.” ever y one of you,” Rosenthal Vice President Noah Glyn said. “It’s not always easy to be a agreed with Holden, a Rutgers Republican in academia.”

College senior. He said it gives Holden echoed the opinion, saybetter exposure to politics for coling that Republican college students lege students as well as student do have a tough time on campus. support for politicians.

“If we go to Brower [dining “With this meeting, local canhall on the College Avenue camdidates have the great opportunipus] and table for Gov. Chris ty for college students to support Christie, they don’t necessarily their campaigns,” said Glyn, a heckle us, but we know how most School of Arts and Sciences of the students feel,” Holden said. sophomore. “Plus, it is a better Brian Phillips, a Piscataway resopportunity to work with local ident, said college campuses are politicians instead not usually of knocking on Republican-friend“I feel like we’re the ly. doors for candidates like [Sen. “I went to minority here ...

John] McCain or S t o c k t o n [Pr esident University, and it I know we’re not Barack] Obama.” was more of a mix the minority The event there,” Phillips included such said.

“It leaned a outside of school.” bit politicians as more RON HOLDEN Keith Hackett, a Democratic, but College Republicans President candidate for most college camMiddlesex County puses are exactly sheriff, and like that.”

Harold Kane, a candidate for Tali Rasis, a School of Arts and Middlesex County clerk. Both Sciences junior, provided a different candidates emphasized the need viewpoint on being a Republican at for Republican politicians and the University. students to support each other.

“After working for Gov. Richard Frank, a Republican Christie’s campaign, I realized candidate for freeholder in that college campuses aren’t as Middlesex County, said politicians liberal as everybody says,” Rasis and students have to join forces in said. “I feel the 2008 presidential the current political climate. election really motivated people to “I think we have to back each become more active and become other up in this political game,” more passionate about politics.”

Frank said. “And that’s exactly Still, Holden insisted that what it is — a political game.” being at the University could be Frank also aimed his challenging for Republicans. speech toward the young “I feel like we’re the minority Republicans present. here,” he said. “However, I know “You have this opportunity, we’re not the minority outside of

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Council urges revision to traditional U. song

BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

Douglass Governing Council

The Douglass Governing Council composed a resolution and resolved Tuesday night that the University’s alma mater should become more 1980s after a referendum for gender-inclusive. new lyrics, but that version has The resolution states that since fallen by the wayside, women make up 53 percent of the Ushakov said.

University’s student body and the “Our first step here is to garalma mater — which is performed ner student support for adoptat official functions — represents ing a dif ferent alma mater, the University in a biased, excluwhether it’s a completely new sive and sexist manner. alma mater or the 1989 verCouncil External Vice sion,” Graziosi said.

President Kate Barbour, a Graziosi said she asked Douglass College senior, and administration officials about the Council Internal Vice President alma mater at an early December Emily Rogalsky, a School of University Senate meeting.

Environmental and Biological Council members and other stuSciences junior, authored the resdents protested the alma mater olution, which the council at this month’s Rutgers retooled during their meeting at University Student Assembly Trayes Hall in the Douglass town hall.

Campus Center.

Ushakov and Graziosi Representative for Transfer expressed disappointment and Nontraditional Students about the common argument Irina Ushakov that the song is a said the line “My tradition and father sent me to therefore should “I want to look old Rutgers,” not be changed. back on an does not include “It is a tradistudents from tion, but it institution that nontraditional harkens back to a families and time when the includes women those who paid University did and mothers who not accept female for their education without any or support their kids.” students parental support. black, Hispanic IRINA USHAKOV According to or Asian stuRepresentative for Transfer and November 2009 dents,” Graziosi Nontraditional Students U.S. Census said. “It’s not Bureau data, the par t of primary caretaker [women’s] histofor about 23 percent of all chilr y, and it’s not representative dren under 21 is single mothers, of our student population.” said Ushakov, a School of Arts Political correctness does not and Sciences sophomore. deprive history of its color but “I want to look back on an rather reflects the positive steps institution that includes women society has taken over time, and mothers who support their Ushakov said. kids,” she said.

“If the alma mater included Council University Senate slavery, would we keep that for Representative Kyrie Graziosi posterity’s sake?” she said. “The said the line “And resolv’d that I answer is no. Political correctshould be a man” is not only disness can evolve because society criminatory, but also raises quesevolves. We’re not a bland societions about masculinity in the ty right now — if anything we United States. are a much more diverse and “I don’t want a sex change,” vibrant society.” said Graziosi, a School of Arts Ushakov noted that and Sciences sophomore.

Dar tmouth University, “What type of men are they Princeton University, the becoming? I’m sure it’s not a United States Militar y homosexual man.”

Academy at West Point and On occasion, performances of other historic universities have the song include the word amended their alma maters to “woman” or “mother” but the be more gender-inclusive. gesture seems like an afterWells College, a women’s colthought and is not official, lege founded in 1868, became Graziosi said. Students cannot coeducational in 2005 and also sing their own lyrics at large adjusted its alma mater to include events where the 1876 alma men, Ushakov said. mater is printed on programs and The council is tabling and petisung by crowds, she said. tioning to get student and alumni “You can’t sing it however signatures to support amending you want at official University the alma mater. events, such as graduation,” “We had star ted the petiGraziosi said. “We want official tioning last semester. We had University recognition so this is about 200 to 300 signatures institutionalized. We don’t want signed in two to three days of this to be some kind of casual or tabling,” Graziosi said. “We’re informal thing.” going to use 1,000 as a miniThe resolution urges stumum number and then shoot dents, faculty, staff and adminup from there.” istrators to reconsider use of Members of the council hope the 1876 alma mater but does to have thousands of signatures not propose specific changes or and are contacting alumni for the use of an alternate song, support, Ushakov said. she said. It is more about creatOnce the council gets a base ing a debate and informing stuof advocates for the issue, students than immediately changdents will start to develop soluing the tune. tions, she said.

A gender-inclusive revision Douglass Residential of the alma mater was chosen College’s own alma mater is genfrom a competition pool in the der-inclusive, Graziosi said.

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VOICES: Le intends to

and Katzenbach Hall on Douglass campus.

It also went toward fixing a roof run for organization president in one of the Jameson Residence Hall buildings on Douglass camcontinued from front pus and repairing bathrooms in University of California, San New Gibbons Residence Hall B on Diego in June, where he will presDouglass campus. ent the council’s winning bid.

“I’m very proud to have such a RHA President Sam Firmin motivated and great council that I was proud of Le’s work in prepacan work with,” Le said. “I’m very ration for “Monster Mash” and proud that we’re getting these the resulting win. renovations under way.”

“I was ecstatic,” said Firmin, a Though he is happy with the School of Environmental and work it has done thus far, Le said Biological Sciences sophomore. he would like to see RHA become “Steven did a lot of work [to help] more accessible to students. us get this award. It’s so sweet to “An organization as influential get recognized for this on a as RHA needs a little bit more national level.” openness, needs a little bit more Council Vice Chair Julia transparency,” he said. “Students Freire, a School of Arts and should have the ability to know Sciences first-year what their student student, echoed government offiFirmin’s senti“I really wanted to cials are doing.” ments. She said Le Creating an focus on issues that RHA Web site, did a lot to improve “Monster docureally mattered to posting Mash” overall. ments online and “He’s a really recording meetthe residents.” great person to ings are all methSTEVEN LE work with,” ods he said could Cook/Douglass Residential Chair Freire said. “He’s improve public a really good relations for the friend as well.” organization.

When Freire took the posiLe is also passionate about tion after the former vice chair improving the lotter y system, had to step down, Le was there which he said experienced to help. changes without giving students “He’s really been kind of a enough of an opportunity to voice mentor to me this past year,” she their opinions. said. “He just really encouraged “There are 14,000 residents,” me to be in a leadership position he said. “We cannot simply close in RHA.” our ears when they shout.”

Though Le considered Le was not pleased with the “Monster Mash” to be a great changes and the way they will success, there are a number of affect his campuses. He also other steps he and the council cited the interconnectedness have taken to improve Cook and between housing policies and Douglass campuses. Though transportation ser vices, for there were no awards for doing which students may soon pay so, Le fulfilled his campaign additional fees. promise to tackle more issues in “The current system has the residence halls. potential to displace hundreds “Even though the last adminand hundreds of students, [which istration focused a lot on prowill require] them to use the gramming, I really wanted to transportation system to travel to focus on issues that really matthe campus where their classes tered to the residents,” he said. are,” he said. “If we had a housing Under Le’s leadership, the lottery policy that didn’t put stucouncil secured $3.3 million dents on the wrong campuses, wor th of renovations for resithat would alleviate the [financial] dence halls — money that has strain of transportation.” been put toward improving Though he said RHA is a rooms in Perr y Hall on Cook great time investment, Le feels campus, obtaining new launthe benefits are commensurate. dr y facilities in Voorhees Hall “It’s such a rewarding organion Cook campus and refurzation,” he said. “You’ll have new bishing lounges in Nicholas friends. You’ll have experiences Hall on Cook campus that are unbelievable.”

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There will be open houses at the School of Engineering to show high school students, parent and general visitors what the school has to offer, Papathomas said.

Engineering Governing Council President Christine Ho said the council would assist orchestrating the open house. She hopes prospective students will have a chance to get a hands-on experience of what the University, specifically the School of Engineering has to offer.

“I hope that the prospective students get a taste of what Rutgers engineering is about,” said Ho, a School of Engineering senior. “They get to see what Rutgers offers. They should get a feel of what Rutgers is, but especially for … science, engineering and technology.”

The engineering quad will provide visitors a chance to ride a Segway and view a glass-blowing demonstration featuring student designs, according to a University Media Relations press release. Students will also put some of their innovations on display ranging from a tennis ball collector, a paint machine and an automated skateboard.

Any sports fans that hit the Busch campus turf on Rutgers Day will have a chance to catch several sports games, including the University’s traditional ScarletWhite game at Rutgers Stadium.

But it does not end with just the Scarlet-White. Visitors can also see the women’s lacrosse and softball teams play in Big East competitions and get a sneak peek at the 2010 men’s and women’s soccer teams as both teams play La Salle University in a spring doubleheader, according to the release.

Other activities include performances and lessons by the RU Salsa Dance Club and Unity Day, held at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center.

Phi Sigma Rho engineering sorority will also be at the event, said member Paige Sackett. The organization will make cotton candy and explain the science of the recipe.

“I hope visitors will learn scientific aspects about engineering … from a fun act,” said Sackett, a School of Engineering junior.

Papathomas said the event should be an even bigger success than it was on its pilot year.

“I hope it will be even better than last year, even though last year was tremendously successful,” he said. “I expect it to be much better than last year because we have one year under our belt.”

Papathomas said one of the best aspects of the upcoming Rutgers Day is that it has become a great way to promote certain events that usually operated on their own, such as the Faraday Lecture, a lecture on physics accompanied by experimental demonstrations for children and adults.

“Now, it has been adapted for Rutgers Day,” he said.

The program originally showcased during Christmas time and was mainly geared toward children, Papathomas said.

The dean said he would like to see a greater University alumni turnout this year so they can see the various research and initiatives the University is undergoing.

“I’m hoping that our alumni will come to see what Rutgers [has become],” he said. “The ‘Jersey roots, Global Reach’ really is true at Rutgers.”

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ith the recent developments of Google’s challenge against censorship by the Chinese government, it was about time someone stood up for human rights. Google’s decision to uncensor its search engine in China was a bold, ethical move.

According to The New York Times, in addition to their refusal to censor information in China, Google told a congressional panel that the United States should draft trade agreements that force China to pledge to keep Web sites uncensored. The reason for that was the fact that the Chinese government’s Internet filtering hinders international trade.

In addition to any government-backed efforts to level the economic playing field, we support other corporations, namely Microsoft and Yahoo, following in Google’s footsteps. After all, any company that bans information according to a communist directive is simply an accomplice to tyranny. Even with Google’s decision, the company stands to lose only about 1 or 2 percent of its revenue. Soon after Google’s move to cease censorship, Bill Gates told ABC News, “You’ve got to decide: Do you want to obey the laws of the countries you are in, or not? If not, you may not end up doing business there.” The sad truth is that some corporations are still in it for the money, regardless of certain basic rights.

Microsoft’s Bing search engine is still operating in China.

With minimal revenue losses and a lot on the line in terms of human rights, more companies should follow Google’s example. China restricts search engines from allowing results that they deem are touchy. The subjects of the massacre on Tiananmen Square by the Chinese army and the occupation of Tibet are only a few political issues that must also be allowed on search engins. But unless other companies join Google, the effort will be only half-hearted.

Other services have also been banned in China as they were seen as threatening to the government. YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are only a few of the utilities — or time-wasters, at points — that have been blocked, but with this effort by Google, the Chinese government might come to terms with its dependence on globalized technologies.

This move by Google may prove to make more of an impact outside of China. It is uncertain to say how many Chinese residents will read this or anything related to this matter, but international companies need to pay the most attention. Instead of their already minimal market shares in China or any other authoritarian nation, Microsoft and other corporations should consider turning down the opportunity of being an accomplice to tyranny and join Google for the benefit of human rights.

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enate Republicans have every right to be fuming over their recent loss in health care reform, but they have taken it too far. Now they are refusing to work past 2 p.m. — something backed by a littleknown U.S. Senate procedural rule. According to The Huffington Post, the Senate Judiciary Committee had to cancel a Wednesday hearing, as did the Senate Armed Services Committee. The GOP has simply turned into a 5-year-old child who is throwing a fit at the toy store.

Republican politicians are simply disregarding their purpose of representing their voters properly. No matter what the issue is, GOP senators should still respect their jobs and constituents despite their sour loss in blocking health care reform. They must represent their states according to their voters’ expectations rather than wage angry partisan tantrums.

The fact that the GOP has postponed the aforementioned committee hearings is just another sign of a party falling apart, not one-by-one, but all together. Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy, D-Vt., was furious when he found out about the congressional blunder. He said: “Sadly, actions like today’s objections from Senate Republicans to the consideration of a highly qualified, historic nominee will be viewed as little more than petty, partisan politics.”

The rule is that with unanimous consent, committees can meet for two hours following the start of the Senate session. On Wednesday, this was at 9:00 a.m. The committees then require consent to continue and consent again to continue after 2:00 p.m. According to The Huffington Post, this recent debacle caused Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, to shut down his hearing Wednesday at 11:00 a.m., in the middle of a debate on ending veteran homelessness in the next five years, ignoring the statistics that say more than 100,000 veterans are homeless in the U.S. These childish acts on the part of Senate Republicans are displays of desperate rebellion — one that should not happen in this day and age. The Senate should be a place for debate and productivity, but these actions have turned it into a scene of ridicule.

It has only been a day and the GOP has already gone to prove critiques of their jokes and ridicule, and rightly so. Once the dust settles and Republicans get over their loss in health care reform, they may join their fellow congressmen in providing correct representation, but it appears that the day has not yet come.

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he Democrats choose to take as opposed cheered Sunday to paying the average price night as they for single coverage premirammed unconstitutional ums of almost $3,000 and and unpopular health insurmore than $6,000 for family ance reform down the coverage. Under this bill, throats of the American peothe freedom to choose our ple, and in the words of AARON MARCUS own doctors will be Congresswoman Marsha removed as well. If you buy Blackburn, R-Tenn., your health care through “Freedom died a little bit.” As I sat in front of the tel- the government exchange, which most Americans evision watching the chilling results on C-SPAN, I will eventually do, you will be assigned a doctor. sat wondering to myself how the United States had That doctor will decide if you can have an X-ray, come to this day. For years, it has been understood see a specialist or take precautionary action to that the health insurance system in the United thwart a future illness.

States is flawed, not because the government has After piling up all the waste in this bill, from the done too little, but because the government has decline in freedom to the steep rise in taxation and done too much. of course fewer private sector jobs, I do not blame Restrictions on interstate insurance access, the solely the Democrats for their tyranny of the expansion of Medicaid and Medicare and a failure majority or indifference to the voices of the to have true tort reform has stymied real health American people — although the majority of the insurance reform. I use the word insurance, blame is most certainly theirs. Some of the fault because as opposed to popular belief and regardless must be pitted on Congressman John Boehner, Rof the words used by our elected officials, this new Ohio, and the TARP loving, No Child Left Behind bill has nothing to do with the care of promoting, earmark spending patients in America. This ravaging of “Now, all Americans Republicans during the President the constitution does not enhance George W. Bush years. While it is care; it solely enhances insurance will be forced to buy left-wing legislation that enacted companies and mandates insurance bill, it was liberal Republicans insurance that they the plans on all Americans. Can anyone that got us to the tipping point. may not want.” explain the skewed logic of the Boehner’s address to U.S. Congress Democrats? According to the donmoments before the bill was passed keys in Washington D.C., insurance was inspiring, it highlighted the falcompanies are big and evil, they “hurt” the average lacies and skewed logic of the President Barack American, therefore all Americans must buy insur- Obama administration and congressional ance plans from these nefarious corporations? That Democrats, but it was too little too late. is like telling a little kid who is constantly beaten up America is fuming, yet some left-wingers are celby a bully, that once he starts paying the bully, the ebrating, with little knowledge as to why. These are bully will stop beating him up. the men and women who sell the American people Sorry Democrats, that is not how major corpora- lies. Lies that health care is a right, that the tions work. Now, all Americans will be forced to buy Republicans have no solutions and that a governinsurance that they may not want. And if they do ment hijacking of the health-insurance industry will not? Well then they are forced to pay fines to the fed- result in more freedom. Only Democrats have the eral government — sounds like legal blackmail to audacity to claim that a trillion dollar spending bill me. Worst of all, insurance premiums are going to will lower the deficit. Only Democrats have the skyrocket because of this bill — for those of you audacity to tell the American people that an execuwho buy insurance on your own, your premiums tive order will cut-off public funding for abortion. will be between 10 and 13 percent higher than they What is a greater grab of individual freedom, then would typically be. The government on the other government bureaucrats determining how imporhand says not to worry though, because they are tant your life is when pitted against others with a going to give you a subsidy to cover the new similar illness? charges. But those of us who understand how the The next time you see a Democrat think of them government “gives” us subsidies, understand that as a parent, an extremely irresponsible parent that the subsidy we will be given comes straight from spends all the family money meant for food, heat the pockets of the American people. and electricity on electronics, booze and clothing.

Additionally, companies that employ 50 or Instead of leaving you an inheritance, these parents more people under this bill will be forced to pay a leave you with the mortgage. $2,000 fine for every worker they do not offer insurance. An option that many business may SEE MARCUS ON PAGE 11

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Our city worthy Health care bill leads nowhere of Internet upgrades Letter Letter CARMEN RAO

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oogle recently announced plans to build a select number of superhigh speed broadband networks around the country, an initiative that they call “Google Fiber for Communities.”

These networks will be designed to reach speeds of around 1 gigabit per second, which is more than 100 times faster than what is currently being offered by Internet service providers in the United States. To put that into perspective, while the average Internet speed in the United States is currently just under 4 megabits per second, Google’s proposed network will be designed to reach speeds of around 1,000 megabits per second. Impressive, yes, but why does this matter?

Google is launching this initiative, at least in part, because they want to redefine what we think of as technologically possible. A major obstacle to innovation is the limited speed by which we transmit our information. By removing that barrier, we remove a major limitation. As Google states on their project Web site, “Imagine sitting in a rural health clinic, streaming three-dimensional medical imaging over the web, and discussing a unique condition with a specialist in New York. Or downloading a high-definition, fulllength feature film in less than five minutes. Or collaborating with classmates around the world while watching live 3D video of a university lecture. Universal, ultra highspeed Internet access will make all this, and more possible.” I submit that New Brunswick would be the perfect location for such a plan to be realized.

You may have heard that the capital of Kansas temporarily changed its name from Topeka to Google, Kansas. This was an attempt to get Google to bring this trial program to their community.

New Brunswick does not have to engage in promotional gimmicks because our city sells itself. We are home to Rutgers University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, two world-class research institutions.

We have earned the nickname “the Health Care City,” because of our two nationally-recognized university hospitals, St. Peter’s and Robert Wood Johnson, as well as the Cancer Institute of New

MARCUS continued from page 10 My great grandparents left Eastern Europe for a reason, and I can assure you it was not so that the government can control my life in the United States. Cubans tr ying to escape the Cuban President Raul (and former Fidel) Castro regime risk their lives to come to the United States, not the other way around. Mexico is not building a fence to keep Americans out of their countr y are they? I believe in American exceptionalism. I believe that we are the brightest light in the world, a shining city on a hill. If we do not preser ve the basic foundation of our nation — life, liber ty and the pursuit

Jersey. The prospect of an ultrahigh-speed broadband network in our community is especially exciting when we think of the potential benefit it could have on our existing community partners. We also have experience fostering relationships between the city and large corporations like Johnson & Johnson, a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company, whose worldwide headquarters, since 1886, have been here in New Brunswick.

Google has hinted at what types of communities they are looking for, stating that they are “interested in deploying [their] network efficiently and quickly ... [and] looking for opportunities to experiment with deployment techniques that can inform and accelerate broadband deployment elsewhere as well.”

From a planning standpoint we offer a unique diversity of landscapes, as we are home to tall buildings and farmland, urban housing and suburban neighborhoods. This is significant because connecting a farm to a network would be different than connecting an apartment building — luckily New Brunswick has both and the lessons learned here will be applicable to much of the country.

Having a faster Internet connection is not just about downloading music or watching videos with less load time. Broadband is the electricity of the digital age, and in much the same way that electricity was necessary for rapid industrialization in the last century, broadband will be necessary for meaningful, large-scale technological innovation in this one. The communities that Google picks for this ambitious project will be in a great position as we move forward, and I hope New Brunswick can be counted among them.

Do your part to bring ultrahigh-speed Internet to New Brunswick and fill out Google’s simple Web form to “Nominate Your Community” at www.google.com/appserve/fibe rrfi/public/options.

Today is the last day to nominate New Brunswick for this amazing opportunity.

Carmen Rao is a Democratic committeeman for Ward 6, District 1 of New Brunswick. Rao is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science with a minor in philosophy.

of happiness — we are bound to crumble.

President Ronald Reagan once said, “It’s very easy to disguise a medical program as a humanitarian project,” but we must keep in mind that it is still just another government run program. Based on government programs of the past, this program will most likely run deficits and eventually dip further into the pockets of the American people. However, with the midterm elections less than eight months away, the tide will turn — the Democrats will lose the majority in the house, possibly the U.S. Senate and Obamacare will hopefully never see the light of day.

Aaron Marcus is a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore majoring in political science and history. His column “Marcus my words” runs alternate Thursdays.

NOAH GLYN

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he Daily Targum’s editorial on Tuesday, “Health reform comes at right time,” celebrated the Senate health care bill that just passed the House of Representatives by a 219-212 vote. The editorial stated, “At its core, the health care reform aims to sort out a problem that has been present in the U.S. for decades.” Indeed, no one argues against the concept of health care reform — in fact, the vast majority of Americans support general health care reform, while the minority opposes this bill. It is necessary to look at what health care’s major problems are, what causes them and whether this bill will solve any of these problems.

There are two main problems in American health care insurance markets: cost and portability. Both are caused by employerbased and government plans, like Medicare and Medicaid.

The majority of Americans receive their health care through their work. Other than co-payment costs, these Americans are not paying for their own medical procedures, doctor’s visits or pharmaceutical drugs — this is called a third party payer system. When private employers or the government provide health care, people have no reason to be cost-conscience because someone else is paying for their major medical expenses. It is only when you pay for your own goods or services that you begin to care about how much something costs.

Therefore, to solve the problem of increasing insurance costs, America has to move away from the third party payer system.

Think about it this way: can you think of any other industr y

where technology continues to increase so dramatically, yet prices continue to rise?

Computers used to be far less advanced than they are now, but their current prices are lower than they have ever been. Since people pay for their own computers with their own money, they have every reason to spend their money wisely. This is in stark contrast to health care, where technology has increased along with prices. To lower prices, we must move away from third party payments for health care.

Moving away from the third party payment system would also increase portability, solving the second main problem with health care. There is a major tax

“This legislative process has left Americans even more cynical than they were before.” incentive for people to receive employer-based insurance plans.

Individuals pay taxes on the money they use to purchase health care, while the government does not compel employers to pay such a tax. How did such a scenario come to happen in the first place? During former President Franklin Roosevelt’s administration, the government imposed ceilings on the amount of wages a business could pay their employees. This was highly unpopular, because no one wanted to work for less than they are worth. Businesses began offering health care along with income as an extra incentive for workers. The government had not ordered restrictions on health care policies, so this

became very popular and eventually the government structured tax laws around this form of third party insurance payments.

Before this time, however, people purchased their own health care insurance, like any other service. People could switch jobs or careers and still have the same insurance.

Unfortunately, the bill that was just passed by the House solves no problems. But rather creates more. It furthers America’s dependence on the third party payer system. Even worse, it forces millions of Americans to rely on the federal government to provide health care, and according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, millions will lose their insurance and go onto the federal payroll. This bill puts America on a path toward a European welfare state, with higher taxes, higher deficits, high unemployment and depressed economic growth, and it assumes that federal bureaucrats know what is best for millions of Americans. Democrats have crafted a bill with so much deception and sleight of hand that they created the illusion that it will cut the deficit, but even the CBO admits that their projections are unlikely to come to fruition.

This legislative process has left Americans even more cynical than they were before — hard as that may be to believe.

Liberals are fond of saying that health care is a human right, like free speech or freedom of conscience — if this is the case, then isn’t there something perverse in allowing the government to control that right? Isn’t it wrong to let the government ration that right? This bill raises many unanswered questions.

Noah Glyn is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in economics and history.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) -Today is an 8 -- To create balance between creative ideas and practical demands, use logic instead of feelings. The scale tips in your favor when you listen to your partner.

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Gemini (May 21-June 21) -Today is an 8 -- Take advantage of positive energy to move work forward. Let others get their fingers in the pie.

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Control spending today.

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There's not much you can do to ease concerns expect to preach patience.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Today is a 6 -- Broaden your perspective by considering mysterious messages from your heart. It uses different language to get the idea across.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 7 -- Your creative ship has left port, and wind fills the sails. Pay attention to details as you skim along the surface.

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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is an 8 -- This is a glorious day to please yourself and your partner, fix something, or do whatever else you want to do. Others accommodate your desires.

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Sophomore Mikelyn Messina drove in two of the Knights’ three runs in the team’s second-game shutout of Stony Brook. in the first contest. She struck Pair of home runs ble out 10 batters in her completepowers Knights to road victory game shutout despite giving up six runs in 3 2/3 innings against Rutgers last year. continued from back The Knights had just one chance to score in the game, but we got the three runs that we got back-to-back strikeouts with one for Holly in the second, we would out and runners on second and have won that game as well.” third base in the top of the seventh The three runs in the second killed the momentum. game all came in the form of home “If you don’t lay off her rise ball runs as sophomore designated hitshe’s very tough, because she ter Mikelyn Messina continued to gets you behind in the count,” punish the ball. Solo home runs in Nelson said. the third and sixth inning, along Rutgers faces off against inwith a solo shot from sophomore state rival Princeton Saturday in third baseman Brittney Lindley in another double-header, aiming to the sixth, put Stony Brook away in improve on its small ball after sucthe second half. ceeding on just one of three sacri“It’s always nice to have run fice bunts yesterday. support,” Johnson said.

“We need execution in our little As Nelson predicted before game,” Nelson said. “When we’re the game, Stony Brook ace Alyssa winning, that’s what we do well.”

Struzenberg gave Rutgers trou-

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COMEBACK: Rally cuts into Rutgers lead in 9th continued from back through the sign from his third base coach who wanted him to stay put and slid home face-first, beating the throw.

“The signal was kind of late and I didn’t know if he was holding me up or the runner coming from first,” a smiling Betteridge said. “I saw it late and it was my fault for not stopping, but it worked out for us in the end.”

Outfielder Michael Lang stepped to the plate next and lined the first pitch he saw down the right field line to bring

S P O RT S Boykin home and cut the Broncs’ Rutgers collected 13 hits as lead to one. a team against Rider with eight Rider (9-9) utilized their entire of their star ting nine batters bullpen, using seven pitchers, but registering at least one only starter Chris base knock.

Taylor pitched Broncs cut “We don’t want to theThe more than one full Rutgers’ lead to inning. Taylor (1make excuses, but four with a three1) lasted 4 1/3 run homerun in it’s not the easiest the ninth inning innings, giving up five earned runs second basestart to the season. from on five hits and man A.J. Albee, his was credited with The confidence level second long ball of the loss. the game. is sky-high.”

O f f e n s i v e l y, Freshman closer Lang led the Tyler Gebler FRED HILL SR. Knights going 3entered the game Head Coach for-4 at the plate after that and shut with a pair of the door on Rider, triples and a double. The two- earning his fourth save of the year. bagger is Lang’s seventh of The Knights have won eight of the year. their last contests and are now

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M only one game away from reaching .500 on the season.

Rutgers’ 9-10 record heading into Big East play is impressive given the fact that their non-conference schedule included the likes of powerhouse Miami and then-No. 4 Georgia Tech.

“In 27 years here maybe only once have we been over .500 after our non-conference games,” Hill said. “We don’t want to make excuses but it’s not the easiest star t to the season. The confidence level is sky-high.”

The Knights travel South to Bethesda, Md., this weekend when they open their Big East schedule against Georgetown.

The series opener is Friday at 3 p.m.

T

he New York Jets will be the next NFL team to appear on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series on NFL training camps. Owner Woody Johnson, general manager Mike Tannenbaum and head coach Rex Ryan will hold a press conference Thursday allegedly confirming the show airing. The Jets and the Houston Texans were believed to be the two top teams in the running for the sixth season of the HBO show.

The move also helps the Jets, known for their colorful cast of characters, receive more attention in advance of the opening of New Meadowlands Stadium next season.

FOLLOWING

FORMER

men’s head basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez’s firing last week, the Seton Hall athletic department hosted a number of potential coaching candidates including Siena’s Fran McCaffery and Robert Morris’ Mike Rice. Former SHU player Adrian Griffin was also reportedly interviewed.

Siena fell in the first round of this year’s NCAA tournament to Purdue after making its third-straight appearance in the Big Dance. Robert Morris nearly knocked off No. 2 seed Villanova before losing the lead and game in overtime.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES head coach Andy Reid announced yesterday that they will listen to offers from other teams regarding its three notable quarterbacks, although the club reportedly does not wish to trade fourth-year signal caller Kevin Kolb.

Reid said the Eagles’ management is entertaining and evaluating offers, according to published reports from Philadelphia.

Starting quarterback Donovan McNabb reiterated that he still wants to end his career in — and win a Super Bowl with — Philadelphia despite the trade rumors.

X-RAYS

ON

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Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia’s wrist came back negative yesterday, manager Terry Francona announced.

Pedroia left Tuesday night’s Grapefruit League game against the Twins after one inning with a mild sprain in his left wrist. The injury occurred when Pedroia dove to stop a ground ball off the bat of Twins leadoff man Denard Span.

NORTHERN IOWA

MEN’S

head basketball coach Ben Jacobson inked a new, 10-year deal that guarantees him at least an annual salar y of $450,000 with increases every year. The move came on the heels of the team’s run to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, defeating No. 1 overall seed Kansas and UNLV in the process.

Jacobson won the Missouri Valley Conference’s Coach of the Year Award two seasons in a row.

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Big East season begins with trip to Georgetown

BY JASON BROGNA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers baseball team comes of f a 12-8 comeback victor y Wednesday after noon against Rider and look forKNIGHT ward to NOTEBOOK beginning Big East conference play this Friday when the Scarlet Knights travel to Georgetown to do battle at Shirley Povich Field.

“We genuinely haven’t been this good at this point of the season,” said head coach Fred Hill Sr. “Their confidence level is up and we are doing most things pretty well. We will see where we are at this weekend.”

The Hoyas (11-8) are playing well of late, coming of f an 18-7 route over Delaware State on Tuesday which followed up a 9-8 comeback win during Spring Break over George Washington.

Rutgers faced Georgetown in Piscataway last year as the team’s season finale. Out of the three games played, the Knights won the first and the third, while the Hoyas won the second match.

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One of junior outfielder Michael Lang’s two triples skipped down the right field line and resulted in a heated confrontation between Rider head coach Barry Davis and home plate umpire Tim Lombardo.

WEDNESDAY

afternoon, the Knights were down early to the Broncs 5-3, when in the bottom of the fourth inning when junior outfielder Michael Lang tripled down the right field line.

The ball skipped close to the foul line and into the right corner, allowing Lang to reach third with ease. Rider head coach Barr y Davis was not pleased that the hit was called fair, coming out to argue and nearly getting ejected.

“You got three guys out here and you can’t get it right!” Davis yelled at the home umpire as he stormed back to his dugout.

PITCHERS

FROM

BOTH

teams had trouble with their control yesterday afternoon, hitting a total of five players with pitches. Rider’s Steve Galella had the worst luck on the day, getting plunked twice by Rutgers pitchers.

The 13 total pitchers that took the mound at Bainton Field also issued 15 walks.

SPECTATORS

WHO THOUGHT

they were witnessing senior Matt Giannini’s return to the mound yesterday, after more than a year’s absence due to shoulder surgery, were sadly mistaken.

In the ninth inning, a No. 23 pitcher trotted to the mound from the bullpen, but it was not the senior ace. Instead, it Sean Peterson was wearing the jersey that usually belongs to one of the all-time leaders in innings pitched for the Knights.

After the game, Hill mentioned Giannini is still not ready to make his return to the mound this season.

— Alex Jankowski contributed to this report

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Sophomore guard Khadijah Rushdan will be the leading returning scorer for the Scarlet Knights next season. Rushdan was second on the team this year with nine points per game.

single shot of upsetting ranked foes Georgia and Texas, only to suffer embarrassing losses to squads such as George Washington.

Freshman forward Christine Huber transferred to Northeastern in December, leaving Rutgers with a single-digit roster heading into conference play.

One of the lowest points came in mid-Februar y, when the Knights lost to unranked Syracuse at home 76-45, leaving Stringer scratching her head, wondering which Rutgers team would take the court every night.

That question was answered — and not a moment too soon — in March when the Knights delivered an impressive regular-season-ending win over Louisville and followed it up with two big wins in the Big East Tournament. Facing Georgetown for the second time, Rutgers downed the Hoyas in a double-overtime thriller in which Nikki Speed marked a spot for herself in Rutgers history by sinking a buzzer-beating three to keep the Knights alive.

But in the end, maybe the odds against the Knights were just too great.

The hot-shooting Hawkeyes proved too much for Rutgers, who failed to advance to the second round of the Tournament for the first time since 2004.

Replacing Ray’s scoring and leadership will be key for next year, but Rutgers’ junior-laden roster for the upcoming year should be able to do the job.

Forward Chelsey Lee led the Knights in rebounding this year with 7.2 boards per game, and the team returns four of its top-five scorers in Khadijah Rushdan, Lee, April Sykes and Monique Oliver.

So far, the Scarlet Knights have officially signed only one player to

next season’s incoming class — instate product Daisha Simmons.

Rushdan will undoubtedly be turned to as one of Rutgers’ leaders on and off the court next season.

The guard exploded down the team’s final stretch this season, scoring in double digits in the Knights’ last seven games.

Rushdan’s nine points per game were good for second on the squad and her 4.4 rebounds per game were third.

Though she was quieter during the Knights’ out-of-conference slate this year and sat out two games with a knee injury, Rutgers needs Rushdan to be a consistent force on the court.

Center Rashidat Junaid and forward Myia McCurdy — the focal point of Stringer’s 55-press — are both leaving the Knights’ post.

Still, with the evolution of Lee and the introduction of Oliver, who boasted a team-high 60.8 shooting percentage, Rutgers’ frontcourt could be a force to be reckoned with next season.

Combine the experience the duo received with the potential of Oliver in her sophomore campaign, and the Knights sport a low-post that can not only dominate the glass but also be lethal on offense.

Prior to the tournament, Stringer said the team had taken its lumps this season.

As far as next season, the Knights boast a young roster with an extremely high ceiling. Whether the team can put all the pieces together remains to be seen.

“I think we’ve got a whole lot more to do,” Stringer said. “How good can we be? I don’t know. I couldn’t have told you what we were going to do coming in here.

“So much of winning has to do with the mental mindset. You can have all the skill in the world but if your mind’s not tough or if your mind doesn’t think like it should then what difference does it make? The jury’s still out.”

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END OF THE LINE

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The Rutgers women’s basketball team rode an up-and-down season to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. But the deadly three-point shooting of the Iowa Hawkeyes proved too much for the Scarlet Knights, who fell in the first round.

The team returns six players next season, including forward Chelsey Lee who led the team with 7.2 rebounds per game.

Departing senior Brittany Ray led the team with 14.2 points per game this season.

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M CCOURTY

Targum’s senior writer Matthew Stein chats with the former Rutgers cornerback about his NFL Draft experience, teammate Kenny Britt and a sibling rivalry with twin Devin ...

Matthew Stein: We haven’t spoken to you since Draft Night, so take me back to last April.

Jason McCourty: I was just at home relaxing. Dev was there, my mom, girlfriend, a few family members and best friends. It gets old fast, though, watching the rounds go by and all the different picks. You see guys go in the Draft and go “Man, I’m better than him.” It gets frustrating but it was good to hear my name get called.

MS: Did Kenny [Britt] call you as soon as your name got called?

JM: He called me a little later that day. He told me when he got out there, they were asking him about me and he told them all good things. That was really cool to end up down there with a college teammate.

MS: Are you rooming with him?

JM: We roomed together all through [organized team activities] and now on the road, but now that we’re down in Nashville we have our own places. I have my own little apartment down there.

MS: You went somewhere where you were able to contribute right away. Is that something you were expecting after going through the summer camps?

JM: I was definitely expecting to try and make a name for myself on special teams, but with injuries I was able to go out there and play a little bit on defense. It was kind of unexpected, but I learned fast and when things happen, you have to be ready to play.

MS: By the end of your four years at Rutgers, did it get to a point where you were ready to leave, or do you still miss it?

JM: What you miss the most is being around the guys. Hanging out with my brother, Ray [Rice], Courtney [Greene] and Ty [Underwood], the guys you come in with — you miss that the most. Being out of the Hale Center and away from football, going down to the dining hall, different parties and stuff, those were the most fun things.

MS: Do you still get to see them?

JM: Yeah, I was just hanging out with Ty on vacation in the Bahamas with both of our girlfriends. Opportunities like this where we’re all home, Courtney and Ty went with me down to the Super Bowl in Miami. So we find time to catch up.

MS: What are you hearing about Devin’s draft status right now?

JM: I’m hearing as high as end of the first round. He’s done everything that he possibly can to put himself in a good position. He showed them up at the Combine, so that’s all he can do.

MS: Sibling rivalry right? You get a little jealous of him sometimes?

JM: Not at all. [Laughs.] I just told him if he gets taken in the first round he’s got to buy me something nice. I’m looking forward to that.

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Sophomore high jumper Adam Bergo captured first place in the event with an effort of 2.11 meters. The Plainfield, N.J., native is coming off an indoor season where he defended his Big East title in high jump.

Winthrop brings full team effort

BY TYLER BARTO STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers men’s track and field team travels to Rock Hill, S.C., MEN’S TRACK today for the Asics Winthrop Invitational, the first outdoor meet the entire team will attend.

But a few Scarlet Knights will miss the trip, most notably seniors Bruce Owens and NiiAmon Robertson — who captured an IC4A qualifying time in the 200-meter dash at the USF Bulls Invitational — as well as junior 400-meter runner Aaron Younger.

“I ran well last weekend so my coach decided to give me and a few others the meet of f,” said Owens, who finished first among collegians in the 200meter dash at USF. “This will be the first full-team meet for us.”

Rutgers began the 2010 outdoor season in impressive fashion last weekend at USF, highlighted by eight top-three finishes and James Plummer’s record-setting per formance in the discus.

“James did a real good job last weekend,” said associate head coach Kevin Kelly, whose select athletes broke six school records during his nine years on staff. “We expected him to do well but that [discus] throw really surprised me.”

Winthrop provides an opportunity for the whole squad to informally begin the outdoor campaign, as well as earn IC4A and Big East qualifying times. A host of Knights already qualified last weekend, including javelin throwers Chris Bradley and Jeremy Pennino.

Although the objective at USF last Friday was not necessarily to win the meet or place ver y highly, Rutgers didn’t let the spring opener af fect their winning mindset.

Sophomore high jumper Adam Bergo captured first in the event with a 2.11-meter performance to match Plummer’s eyeopening showing.

“Plummer’s one of those guys that has talent,” said senior Kyle Grady, who finished second in the 110-meter hurdles while adding the 200meter to his reper toire. “We need guys like that. Plummer’s

not only talented, but he works hard. He puts in the work and then realizes his hard work.”

The absence of a few sprinters at Winthrop’s Ir win Belk Track and Field Center merits the emergence of some of the more youthful Knights, including talented sophomore Ameer Wright and freshman sprinter Toddrick Darden.

With the prospects of Spring Break long gone, Grady expects a shift into gear from his younger counterparts this week.

“More people will go to Winthrop,” the East Brunswick native said. “It won’t be Spring Break anymore, so we’ll have a lot of guys back.”

An encouraging team star t at Winthrop, much like last weekend’s notewor thy ef for t

by Rutgers’ select veterans, could provide a signature burst weeks prior to the ballyhooed Penn Relays and Big East Championships.

“It was impor tant for us to star t the way we did [at South Florida],” Owens said. “We need to take all the necessar y steps [as a team] to improve, and I’m sure we will at Winthrop.”

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OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW Munoz, Damaso: 5-foot-10, 221 pounds 81 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 TD D’Imperio, Ryan: 6-foot-1, 241 pounds 76 tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception, 1 TD

DAMASO MUNOZ

RYAN D’IMPERIO

BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

Ryan D’Imperio and Damaso Munoz combined for 157 tackles, 16.5 for a loss, nine takeaways, four sacks and two touchdowns at linebacker last season.

But in their quests to make it to the NFL, neither will lock themselves down at the position where they played four years with the Rutgers football team.

D’Imperio and Munoz sought to improve their draft stock at the Rutgers Pro Day by displaying versatility and a willingness to adjust. D’Imperio worked out as a fullback and Munoz said he would play safety as well.

Most importantly for the duo — neither of which are top prospects on scouts’ radars — it presented an opportunity to display their abilities and meet with NFL scouts.

“It was big, real important,” Munoz said. “With me not being invited to the Combine or all-star games, it gave me the opportunity to come here and do what I did. I talked to the Falcons, the Bears, the Patriots and the Eagles. They really liked how I moved and they’re interested.”

Scouts liked how Munoz moved because only wideout Tim Brown, a 5foot-6, 151-pound speedster, ran a faster 40-yard dash at the event. Munoz also ran the fastest 20-yard shuttle and tied for the third highest vertical jump of the 14 outgoing Scarlet Knights that participated.

“When a team brings me in they’ll see that — that I can do different things,” Munoz said. “I can play safety. I’m versatile and I’ve played safety before, so if a team wants to work me out they can. That’s fine.”

Although head coach Greg Schiano believes the Miami native is capable of making the switch to defensive back, he does not think it is a necessary change.

“Do I think he’s capable [of playing safety]? Sure I do. I also think he’s capable of playing linebacker — he’s a very good athlete,” Schiano said.

On top of that athleticism, Munoz is also driven — both by the chip on his shoulder since he was not invited to the Combine and by the knowledge that he was a three-year starter for the Knights.

Beauharnais, Steve: 6-foot-2, 230 pounds 36 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 blocked punt, 1 TD Saddle Brook N.J., sophomore

“I definitely expect to be drafted. I’ve been a three-year starter and I think I can play at the next level so I’m pretty confident,” the 5-foot-10, 221-pound athlete said.

“I started training right after the bowl game to get ready for this day. And not being invited to the Combine but watching guys perform there, kind of amps you up for [Pro Day.] I think I did well.”

Some of the feedback he received indicates the same, and Munoz scheduled workouts with the Chicago Bears and the New York Jets.

Former Knight Jamaal Westerman, a defensive end at RU turned outside linebacker in the Jets’ 3-4 defense, threw his support behind Munoz and D’Imperio, largely because of their work ethics.

Westerman went undrafted last season, but later signed with the Jets, impressing rookie head coach Rex Ryan enough to make the team.

“I think they’ll both get shots,” Westerman said. “I think they’ll both do well playing special teams and everything.

When they get their shot, they’re going to make the best of it. When you give Ryan or ‘Maso that chance, they’re hungry.”

While preparing for the 40-yard dash at Pro Day, scouts gave D’Imperio a chance.

They asked the 6-foot-1, 241-pound to run fullback routes during positional drills, which he did. The San Francisco 49ers — with whom D’Imperio has a workout scheduled, as well as with the Minnesota Vikings — approached him with the idea before the Pro Day as well.

“It took me back to my high school days,” D’Imperio said. “I feel like on the offensive side I caught the ball pretty well. It’s something that’s new to me so I feel like I did well with what I’m working with.

The Sewell, N.J., native still worked out at linebacker, where he said he felt quick but wants to improve technically with his feet. As scouts continue to look at D’Imperio, however, it does not matter where he gets his shot.

“If they’re going to pay you to play the game,” Schiano said, “You play linebacker, fullback, whatever they want.”

ANDREW HOWARD/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Former Rutgers football team linebackers, Damaso Munoz (17) and Ryan D’Imperio, appealed to scouts at Pro Day by displaying their versatility.

STEVE BEAUHARNAIS

ANDREW HOWARD/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Sophomore linebacker Steve Beauharnais (42) impressed head coach Greg Schiano from the beginning, earning increased playing time until he gained a starting role.

BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

The first time Greg Schiano ever mentioned Steve Beauharnais to the media, the usually reserved Rutgers football head coach could not say enough.

It was lucky that Beauharnais’ name came first on the alphabetical list of recruits from last year’s National Signing Day, because Schiano would have ran out of breath singing the praises of the outside linebacker from Saddle Brook, N.J. “He’s just an incredible player,” Schiano said Feb. 4, 2009, at his annual signing day press conference. “We’re going to all enjoy seeing him. He’s big.

He’s strong. He’s fast. He’s a great athlete.

“We’re going to play him at linebacker.

He probably could be a tremendous fullback. He’s that kind of player and really a great young man and we’re looking forward to coaching him and having him on our defense. It’s nice when you start at 6foot-2, 235.”

Just 13 months have passed, but Schiano’s crystal ball appears spot on when referring to Beauharnais. Starting out as a likely practice squad player on one of the deepest units on last year’s team, the St. Joseph’s product quickly climbed the ladder from special teams to backup, to role player to starter.

By the end of the season, Beauharnais was a full-fledged starter at outside linebacker, finishing tenth on the team with 36 tackles, third on the team with five sacks and ninth on the team with seven tackles for loss.

And in the eyes of fellow linebacker Antonio Lowery, Beauharnais did it while still in diapers.

“Him playing a lot of football last year really was big,” said Lowery, now a senior and penciled-in starter at weakside linebacker.

“He’s still — I’m not trying to say a baby — but he’s still getting into it and he’s going to play a lot of football for us. He’s real good.”

Beauharnais had two shining moments as a true freshman last season.

His first came at Michie Stadium against

Army when his blocked punt and 11-yard touchdown return closed the door in a 2710 win over the Black Knights.

The second came in RU’s most dominant win of the season — the Thursday night shutout of South Florida. Beauharnais started in place of Ryan D’Imperio to add more speed against scrambling USF quarterback B.J. Daniels. Beauharnais had a sack and a half against Daniels and helped the Scarlet Knights’ defense hold him to 140 total yards and two turnovers.

“It’s good to see what the game is actually like instead of being really extremely nervous at the opening game when we take on Norfolk State [this year],” Beauharnais said on his true freshman playing experience. “It was good that I worked my way up.”

At this time last year, Beauharnais was stuck in a high school classroom, but in football terms, he is now a lot closer to being all grown up.

The next step for Beauharnais is learning the transition from outside to inside linebacker — something that Schiano decided to try out in the spring to see if the move fits.

As of the team’s second practice, Beauharnais, Lowery and junior Manny Abreu represent the first team squad, with senior Jim Dumont, junior AlGhaffaar Lane and sophomore Ka’Lial Glaud comprising the second team.

For Beauharnais, he said he does not care where he ends up, as long as he gets another opportunity to make plays. For the spring, he’s focused on learning middle linebacker.

“I feel comfortable,” Beauharnais said. “I didn’t think I was going to feel as comfortable as I was [at the first practice], but getting out there, I just felt like it was something I’m going to have no problem doing.

“Coach [Tem Lukabu] did a good job of getting me lined up with what I should do. He helped me a lot. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t know what I was doing, so thank God he’s around.”

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Southpaw’s no-hitter earns Seawolves split

Potential shows through despite down season

BY SAM HELLMAN

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON

CORRESPONDENT

SENIOR WRITER

After a two-hit, 2-0 shutout by Stony Brook in game one — despite four perfect innings by Rutgers softball senior Nicole Lindley — it looked like both SOFTBALL teams were all out before RUTGERS 3 pitched the second game of STONY BROOK 0 their double-header.

However, sophomore Holly Johnson had yet to take the mound and she showed up all parties — hurling a no-hitter in a 3-0 shutout of Stony Brook to split the day.

Johnson was one walk, one hit batter and one error away from perfection, but her seven strikeouts paced Rutgers to its tenth win on the season — moving to 10-15 overall.

“I’ve come so close all season with one-hitters or two-hitters, so to finally get it done was special,” Johnson said. “Before college, I used to throw them a lot, so it’s kind of exciting to be able to do it at the next level. The entire team was excited.”

Johnson’s no-hitter improved her teambest ERA close to 3.00 and it marks the first time a Scarlet Knight accomplished the feat since Lindley did it last season.

“She was in control of the game the whole way and it was great to see her get a no-no,” head coach Jay Nelson said of Johnson. “Nicole was the same way in the first one. She just made one bad pitch.”

Lindley’s one bad pitch came in the bottom of the seventh inning to end the game. After a perfectly executed play quelled a suicide squeeze with one out in a scoreless game, Stony Brook’s Kendall Blumenthal took advantage of Lindley’s one mistake in an otherwise flawless outing and hit one over the fence.

“Nicole was perfect through the first four innings and she pitched well,” Nelson said. “If

STANFORD, Calif. — Although C. Vivian Stringer spoke of Iowa, her words could be WOMEN’S BASKETBALL viewed as a summary of the Rutgers women’s basketball team’s season.

Only minutes earlier, the Hawkeyes downed the Scarlet Knights, bringing the team’s year to a close.

The Knights were the underdog against Iowa. Then again, they were underdogs for most of the season.

“The greater the challenge, the better I personally like it,” head coach Stringer said.

“And the better I think our team likes it.”

Challenge may be the perfect word to describe the Knights’ year.

The cards were stacked against Rutgers from the start, with two key offseason departures in standout Kia Vaughn and Heather Zurich. Then, of course, came the surprise exodus of would-be senior Epiphanny Prince in May, leaving the Knights without their prime scoring threat heading into the year. It was up to senior guard Brittany Ray to lead the team both on and off the court.

“I would have to say the season was a little bit of a roller coaster, but towards the end I think we showed up,” said Ray, the team’s leading scorer this season with 14.2 points per game. “We bought into the system.”

And, much like a roller coaster, the year was not for those with weak constitutions.

Rutgers entered the season with a squad of 10, kicking off the year against Stanford, the No. 2 team in the country. By the end of the season, the Knights played four of the topfive teams in the nation in No. 1 Connecticut, No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 4 Tennessee.

As late as March, the Knights swung between both extremes. They came within a

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THE DAILY TARGUM

Sophomore hurler Holly Johnson followed up senior Nicole Lindley’s near-perfect game with a no-hit bid in the Knights’ double-header split yesterday at Stony Brook.

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One away from .500 after second-straight comeback

BY ALEX JANKOWSKI ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The Rutgers baseball team dug itself into an early hole yesterday afternoon against Rider under the shining March sun at Bainton Field. But BASETBALL as has been the case RIDER 8 recently, the Scarlet Knights’ bats bailed RUTGERS 12 out the defense and turned a three-run deficit into a convincing four-run win.

After falling behind 5-2, the Knights scored 10 unanswered runs en route to a 12-8 victor y.

“We look at it as we have to win every midweek game,” said senior shortstop Dan Betteridge. “It’s important for us down the road, if we want to go far we have to win games like these.”

The rally came in the form of Rutgers scoring at least two runs in innings four through seven.

Junior Pat Biser ta’s two-r un homer over the center field fence in the sixth inning ser ved as insurance runs, putting Rutgers in front 8-5, a lead they never came close to relinquishing.

The red-hot season continues for Biserta, reaching double-digit home runs for the first time in his collegiate career.

“I think that may have been the turning point of the game,” said head coach Fred Hill Sr. “That sixth inning was big for us. We didn’t have a great start to the game.”

Senior Kyle Bradley started the game on the mound for the Knights, lasting 4 2/3 innings while giving up four earned runs — two of which came via a pair of solo home runs — and finished with no decision.

Freshman Rob Smorol replaced Bradley midway through the fifth inning, pitching his way through a bases loaded jam.

“I had faced this situation a lot before,” the rookie southpaw said. “It was routine for me.

There were two outs so it was all about getting the batter out any way you can.”

Smorol (2-0) settled in to pitch two more shutout innings while the Rutgers bats built a steady lead, giving the Clark, N.J., native his second win of his inaugural season.

Smorol struck out three batters in 2 1/3 innings of work.

While the freshman reliever tamed the Broncs, the Knights lit up the scoreboard for more than 10 runs for the sixth time this year. “[Run support] is always a big plus,” Smorol said. “Anytime you get a lot of run support it helps you loosen up on the mound. It puts less stress on the pitchers.

It’s great being on a team like this that puts up a ton of runs. I always feel comfortable on the mound.”

In the fourth frame the comeback began when junior Brandon Boykin hit a sacrifice fly to deep center that scored Betteridge all the way from second. Betteridge blew

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MARIELLE BALISALISA

Freshman Rob Smorol earned his second victory of the year after pitching 2 1/3 innings in relief of starter Kyle Bradley. The southpaw struck out three Broncs on the day.