The Daily Targum 2010-04-23

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With the selections of Anthony Davis and Devin McCourty, Rutgers made history yesterday with two picks in the first round of the NFL Draft.

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Proposed budget slashes millions from city schools

BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed state budget took its toll on New Brunswick public schools with the district’s loss of $8.3 million in state funding.

The New Brunswick school district’s 2010-2011 budget pencils in $165.9 million, about $10 million less then the current year’s budget of $176.4 million.

“New Brunswick lost millions of dollars in hard state money, state aid dollars coming in, due to a one-year remedy of supplanting state commitment dollars with federal money,” New Brunswick Superintendent Richard Kaplan said.

Christie’s proposed state budget slashed $820 million in education funding with each of the nearly 600 districts seeing reductions of 5 percent of their current total budgets, according to NJ.com.

Christie’s cuts come after former Gov. Jon S. Corzine used $1.89 billion in federal money to artificially replace state aid, including $17 million for New Brunswick schools, Kaplan said.

The Board of School Estimate, composed of Mayor Jim Cahill, two Board of Education members and two City Council members, approved the budget on April 2, he said.

After looking at ways to cut down on supplies, materials and other efficiencies, the district made decisions regarding personnel, tentatively eliminating 65 positions including 21 teachers, Kaplan said.

“As this happens, we don’t really know whether anyone might lose their jobs,” he said. “In today’s mail, two people decided to retire, and I had no clue they were going to retire.”

The attrition rate adds another factor to the equation as teachers might retire, take other jobs or their contract might not be renewed, Kaplan said.

Seniority is accrued once tenure is received in the fourth year of teaching, and a teacher must have 25 years of service before retirement, he said.

“We know we have effective programs because they are working for our students, so we didn’t want to lose those,” Kaplan said. “We’ve made some great strides over the last few years, which some folks take for granted I suppose.”

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New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill discusses various plans to reconstruct many of the city’s deteriorating neighborhoods and to build new facilities yesterday at his State of the City Address at New Brunswick High School.

Mayor pushes for neighborhood renovation

BY COLLEEN ROACHE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

As New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill delivered his annual State of the City address yesterday afternoon, the new auditorium at New Brunswick High School seemed to complement his message of renovation.

With his fifth term as the city’s leader coming to a close, Cahill gave his hourlong speech, entitled “The Future is What We Make It.” “Despite a national recession, New Brunswick continues to be a place where people come to live, work and play,” he said. “While redevelopment has all but halted elsewhere, New

Students come together to raise awareness about the 1915 Armenian genocide.

BY DEVIN SIKORSKI AND NEIL P. KYPERS STAFF WRITERS

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reputable property owners and developers work with us to meet this standard, students will reap the benefits.”

City housing inspectors performed more than 1,000 inspections last year to ensure landlords were maintaining their properties in the city, Cahill said.

Violations of city regulations regarding housing put renters at risk of injuries and punished renters with illegal rent increases.

A new ordinance to tighten rent control laws, which requires inspection of rental housing units at least once every three years, will ensure residents have a secure homes, Cahill said.

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Controversy heats up RUSA general elections

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Brunswick keeps pushing for ward with new opportunities for change for the better.”

Cahill discussed renovations to offcampus housing areas on Union Street, Easton Avenue and at the Les Turchin Chabad House for students at the University.

The city plans to create a total of 145 new units, which will accommodate about 200 students, over the course of the year. Such plans are vital in a time when students must live in a hotel miles from campus due to a lack of University housing, he said.

“We’re setting a new standard for what it means to live off campus,” he said. “As more responsible and

BONNIE CHAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

The Livingston Theatre Company puts on The Who’s Tommy musical last night on Livingston campus. The musical tells the story of a deaf, blind and mute young boy who overcomes his condition to become a star.

With the University student body involved in its student government elections for the first time, the Rutgers University Student Assembly Election Committee seems to have already hit a bump in the presidential campaign.

The RUSA Election Appeals Committee met Thursday evening to determine whether the use of the University Affairs Facebook group by vice presidential candidate Ross Kleiman broke election guidelines.

Internal Af fairs Representative and Co-Chair of the Appeals Committee Josh Slavin said before the committee met last night, he did not know whether Kleiman’s move was a violation.

“We got a few complaints for this one infraction, and I haven’t reviewed the [election] guidelines thoroughly enough to say if it’s an infraction,” he said. “I’m not sure what the recourse would be at this point. We will talk [to

both parties] and come to a reasonable conclusion for everybody.”

The guidelines do permit the use of social networking sites as long as they were activated after Monday’s mandator y election information session where the candidates formally declared their intent to run.

The Appeals Committee, after further review, decided the rules were unclear in the election guidelines and did not expel Kleiman for his use of the group, which existed months prior to the election process.

Slavin said Kleiman did not break any of the election guidelines, arguing members appealed his use because of a frequently asked question on the RUSA election guidelines website.

The question dealt with the use of a RUSA University Affairs Facebook group, which Slavin said was the topic in question.

“That’s the rule that he broke,” he said. “It was unclear whether or not the [frequently asked

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Club rallies to remember 1915 Armenian genocide

BY GLEN GABRIEL STAFF WRITER

Members of the University’s Armenian club and University community braved the rain Wednesday for a rally on the steps of Brower Commons to pressure the country to recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide.

The 95th anniversary of the Armenian genocide takes place Saturday, during which thousands of Armenians were killed or died from starvation and disease after being deported by the Ottoman Empire.

Karen Tonoyan, president of the Armenian club at the University and a Rutgers College senior, said the reason for a lack of U.S. acknowledgement of the genocide is purely political.

“The only reason that [President Barack] Obama has not made an official proclamation is because he does not want to upset the Turkish government, which is supposed to be an ally of the United States,” Tonoyan said.

To this day, Tonoyan said the Turkish government also refuses to call the deaths genocide, classifying it as a civil war.

Obama’s delay in acknowledgement unsettles many Armenian-Americans. During his campaign, he said he would sign a resolution recognizing the genocide, said Lori Cinar, a

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University Professor Asbed Vassilian and several students hold a candelight vigil to raise awareness of the 1915 Armenian genocide Wednesday in front of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus.

School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student and Armenian club member.

Other genocides in world history such as the Holocaust and the events in Darfur and Rwanda received much more attention from the American media,

whereas the Armenian genocide has been largely ignored, Tonoyan said.

To advocate for acknowledgement, star ting at noon, members of the Armenian club passed out fliers detailing the atrocities the Ottoman Empire

committed. The group also read several passages related to the genocide, including personal accounts of those who lived through it and newspaper ar ticles from the era, as well as essays Armenian club members wrote.

Aylne Corrian, an ArmenianAmerican citizen, also performed a traditional Armenian song with 20 to 30 University students listening.

A brief candlelight vigil and moment of silence for those that were lost in the genocide capped the day’s events.

Acknowledgement was not the rally’s only focus. Cinar said the event provided students with an opportunity to learn more about Armenian identity and culture in general.

“We [the Armenian club] also want to spread awareness about Armenian culture, as a lot of people don’t seem to know much about it,” she said.

Cinar said she was happy with student turnout and reaction to the rally. “[The students] seemed really responsive and actually stopped to listen to what I was telling them, which is what this day is about,” she said.

Joseph Tadrick, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said he believes students should learn more about mass murdering itself and educate students who do not know much about the genocide.

“It’s important to understand the genocides of the 20th century and just the process of genocide in general,” he said. “In many ways, it is a sad marker of the 20th century.”

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“The reason why it happens is that this past year’s testing, the [2008-2009] test, was once again hopes to work more with U. ratcheted up by the state, which is a good thing,” Kaplan said. “It’s continued from front raising the bar and the scaled scores and that’s why there’s so New Brunswick is the only many districts, not just the Abbott district — districts that Abbots, but Edison and Summit, receive remedies to ensure stusome of the better districts dents have public education in socioeconomically, are in that accordance with the N.J. constituone or two-year range, too.” tion — in the state to pass Quality Kaplan is working with Single Accountability Continuum University deans to streamline a monitoring and to no longer be process for University involveconsidered a “district in need of ment with New Brunswick improvement” under federal No schools to develop opportunities Child Left Behind requirements, for students, grant New he said.

Brunswick teachers and staff A school receiving Title I access to profesfunds that has not sional developmet state reading “We want to make ment at the and math goals for University and AYP for at least a match between allow researchers two years is classiour needs and to perform work fied as “school in concerning educaneed of improveRutgers’ needs.” tion and nutrition ment,” according in the district. to the Department RICHARD KAPLAN “We want to of Education’s New Brunswick Superintendant make a match website. between our Four schools needs and Rutgers’ needs that’s in the district qualify as total focus is to enhance student “school in need of improveachievement,” he said. ment,” according to the School Associate Vice President for & District Accountability and Academic and Public Partnerships Adequate Yearly Progress in the Arts and Humanities Isabel 2009-2010 report.

Nazario said around 2,000 New Brunswick High School University students are involved in is in year seven, New some type of program in New Brunswick Middle is in year Brunswick schools — either by two, A. Chester Redshaw is in class assignment or volunteerism. year four and Roosevelt “That figure includes students Elementar y is in year five. who are there five hours a month “Some of the schools have and students who are there 10 one year or two years, but hours a week,” she said. they’ve already been all the way Previously, the district took to seven and back,” Kaplan said. the time and energy to communiTen schools in the district cate with 40 to 50 University promissed AYP requirements, grams, Nazario said. according to the reports.

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HONORING 35 YEARS OF SERVICE

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University President Richard L. McCormick and the Rutgers Livingston Day Care Center throw a party for the center’s 35th year of service to the community Wednesday on Livingston campus.

MAYOR: New wellness center to be located downtown continued from front “Our efforts to hold landlords accountable sends a clear message that our residents have a right to live in homes that are safe, clean and well maintained,” he said.

He also praised the city’s renovations to 13 homes last year and discussed improvements to be made to 11 homes this year, for which the city approved $200,000.

The mayor talked about recent improvements to Remsen Avenue, located at the center of the city’s Unity Square neighborhood, through projects like Hope Manor, Fulton Square and Mount Zion Homes. Unity Square plans to continue such renovations with new plans to improve pedestrian safety and increase retail

RUSA: Some remain upset about final violation decision continued from front question] was really par t of the guidelines.”

He said since the rules were unclear, they could not charge Kleiman with any wrongdoing.

But Slavin did say moving forward, any information in the FAQ section of the website would be considered part of the election guidelines.

“In the FAQ and any answer that [Election Committee Chair Ben West] gives will be considered binding rules for the guidelines,” he said. “We are sending an e-mail out to all the candidates, saying check the FAQ and follow those rules also.”

The RUSA presidential candidates could not comment on the appeals process because they were told not to speak, Slavin said.

School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore Chris Popp said to bring a candidate through an appeal process and not go forth with a punishment seemed odd.

“I don’t necessarily agree with what RUSA did with not keeping to their guidelines,” he said.

“With the decision they made, I feel that candidate was ahead of the game.”

Popp said once the rules are set, they should stick and not change.

“If the entire group is going to say we aren’t going punish him to avoid public relations, then I think he was ahead of the curve,” he said.

Although West is in charge of answering the questions on the election guidelines website, he

and residential opportunities on Remsen, he said.

Cahill also praised projects like the Gateway Transit Village at Easton Avenue and Somerset Street, a $280 million project that will house the new Rutgers University bookstore and 49 units of affordable housing, and Providence Square 2, a new residential building that will provide housing for senior citizens.

Still, Cahill said government cannot be responsible for all of the changes in the city.

“We must understand and accept that the poor conditions found in some of our neighborhoods are the result of the people who live, work and visit those neighborhoods,” he said.

“As individuals, we must accept the civic responsibility that being a good resident … demands our time and our attention to the very basic issue of maintaining our property.”

Glen Fleming, who now lives in Rutgers Village and has been a New Brunswick resident for 42 years, said the mayor’s speech was uplifting.

“We’re pretty excited about some of the new things that we’re doing, especially the new Gateway center and Remsen Avenue,” he said. “Remsen Avenue has needed investments for a number of years. I think that’s going to be a positive image on the city.”

New Brunswick Education Association President Nancy Coppola, a school nurse who has lived in the city for 51 years, also enjoyed the mayor’s speech.

“He highlighted several of the future projects, which are ver y exciting,” she said. “It’s great to live in New Brunswick. … I think [Cahill] really listens to the people. I think he meets the needs of the city. I think he’s doing a great job.”

would not provide comment on the decision.

Before the appeals process, Kleiman said he did not think there would be any action by the appeals committee.

“There was an election appeal brought against us, but it’s not founded off the election guidelines,” he said. “There’s really no legitimacy of it.”

Presidential candidate, and fellow member of Kleiman’s ticket Sam Firmin also said there was no legitimacy to the appeal. Kleiman used the University Affairs Facebook group because he could.

“I feel like this appeal is not based on anything that is in the

“It was totally a wrong move, and there should be appeals,” he said. “It clearly states in the election guidelines that no group looking for a seat on RUSA can endorse a candidate.”

Cordeiro said the fact that the Appeals Committee deemed it unclear meant Kleiman found a “loop-hole” in the election guidelines.

“In this election process, it’s just totally sneaky,” he said. “No one in University Affairs said he could use that, and no one in the committee voted that he could use it. The fact that it was his Facebook group is an abuse.”

Cordeiro said since no candidate can use RUSA money to buy flyers or advertisements, he does not believe Kleiman had the right to use the online Facebook group.

“Because it doesn’t actually say in the elections guidelines Facebook can’t be used, it’s completely wrong,” he said. “He went and he used University Affairs, which is a part of RUSA, to endorse his ticket.”

Despite the controversy over Kleiman’s tactics in the beginning of the election, Slavin said they decided to allow each candidate to conduct their campaign as Kleiman did with the University Affairs Facebook group.

But School of Arts and Sciences junior Jay Shah said having the ability to use a part of the University Affairs system to influence voters is not right.

“That’s almost equivalent as if [the Interfraternity Council] sponsored a fraternity,” he said.

“People pay fees for overhead, which in this case is RUSA. If RUSA uses those fees to promote someone else, it doesn’t make sense and shouldn’t be allowed.”

“It was totally a wrong move, and there should be appeals.”

MATT CORDEIRO RUSA College Avenue campus representative

election guidelines, and once Ross makes his statement tomorrow, ever yone will realize how ludicrous this situation is,” he said.

Although Kleiman, Firmin and the Appeals Committee found no violation of the election guidelines due to obscurity, College Avenue Representative Matt Cordeiro, a vice presidential candidate, felt other wise.

Cordeiro, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said it was not right that Kleiman and the other candidates on his ticket used the University Affairs Facebook group.

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Council reviews semester progress

BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

Pharmacy Governing Council NICHOLAS BRASOWSKI / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

The University of Delaware defeats the University’s women’s club lacrosse team during the first round of its last game of the season by a slight 11-10 margin last weekend in the East Coast Women’s Lacrosse Association regional tournament in Westchester, Pa.

Women’s lacrosse ends season with close loss

BY JOE GESSNER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

All good things must come to an end. For the Rutgers Women’s Club Lacrosse team last weekend, the aphorism became a reality.

The team’s season ended after a 11-10 loss to the University of Delaware in the first round of the East Coast Women’s Lacrosse Association regional tournament.

It is the first time the team went undefeated in the regular season, and the first time it made the regional tour nament. Despite the abrupt end to the season, the team has high expectations for next year.

“We fought hard until the end, but the clock ended up working against us,” said Rachel Gurney, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

“But joining club lacrosse has been the best decision I’ve made at Rutgers.”

Club Vice President Samantha Hopper attributes their success to increased unity among team members.

“I got to know how my team members play,” said Hopper, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior.

“We’re not a one-person team anymore.”

Teammate Jessica Plsek, who has played lacrosse since she was in third grade, said this togetherness stems from better relationships that extended beyond lacrosse.

“I think us being friends off the field made our team chemistr y better,” said Plsek, a Douglass College junior.

These friendships resulted in more people showing up for practice, she said.

“This year there was more dedication. [Lacrosse] was no longer a distraction from other things,” Plsek said.

But it was not just team chemistry that led to a successful season. They also found a key piece to the puzzle that had been missing — a goalie.

Nicole DiStefano, a School of Engineering first-year student, said she joined the team not knowing what to expect and became the only goalie on the roster.

“This is probably the best lacrosse team I’ve ever played on,” she said.

Hopper said DiStefano joining the team was a blessing, and DiStefano said she takes her role on the team very seriously.

“I put a lot of pressure on myself,” she said.

President Victoria Nielsen said that kind of attitude made the team work well together.

“Our team consists of girls who love playing lacrosse,” said Nielsen, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

In her first year as team president, Nielsen said she put in several hours creating the game schedule and planning fundraisers to pay the $800 to get referees to all their games. The team also had to use its own money on road trips to Temple University and Villanova University.

“It’s been hard work, but it’s been really rewarding,” she said.

But Nielsen was not the only one putting in the extra effort to ensure a successful season.

The team also put in weekly Power Gym practices, which included plyometrics and intense agility training.

Hopper also stepped up on the field to become a team leader and a source of motivation when the team was losing.

“I’ve given some good inspirational speeches, but other times I’ve been mean [to my teammates],” she said.

With the season behind them, the team looks forward to next season but acknowledges that they have challenges ahead.

“We’re losing four key players,” Nielsen said. “It’s going to put a dent in our offense.”

But recr uiting is not as much of an issue as it was in the past, as rookies like DiStefano show that just one new recr uit can have an immediate impact.

“We’re looking for more girls who enjoy the sport as much as we do,” Nielsen said. “We’re hoping to get some fresh talent in the fall.”

With a slam of the gavel, the Pharmacy Governing Council’s semester of serving, funding and allocating drew to a close.

Council President Bo Wang said this semester, the council established its Student Health Care Alliance Providing Education and Support initiative program, implemented a higher printing limit for pharmacy students and banished the bake-sale ban on Busch campus.

“I’m very proud of what we were able to accomplish,” said Wang, a graduate student in the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy.

“We were able to really bring recognition to the pharmacy school and do more for students.”

The SHAPES initiative, which started this semester, was a series of mini health fairs at Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen in New Brunswick where students dished out health advice and supplies to local residents, he said.

All three sessions drew in 100 to 250 people per session.

“It’s really one of the first times in our country that rising health care professionals from different fields are coming together and putting their knowledge and expertise together to help our local community,” Wang said.

Wang said the council spent the previous semester coordinating the event and received a lot of recognition for their work.

Aside from the initiative, the council also established a new website, a new constitution, gained longer library hours and helped with the Swine flu effort, Wang said.

“We also had an involvement fair at the beginning of the year which promoted many pharmacy organizations to students,” Council External Vice President Neha Mangini said.

During the meeting, the council unanimously passed a resolution allowing the council to allocate funds for membership expenses, including flyers and airfare when a member of an organization intends to attend a convention.

Allocations pertaining to membership and conventions will be subject to the same guidelines as any other funding and the discretion of the treasurer and allocations committee, according to the resolution.

Wang said funds for airfare allow students to reach national conventions and meetings.

“Without it, a lot of people can’t go,” he said. “They don’t have the means, and this really allows us to invest in bringing Rutgers pharmacy to the national stage.”

Internal Vice President and President-elect Andrew Zullo said the council plans to increase policy related to pharmacy next year and is already gearing up for a big program at the beginning of the semester as well as a month of pharmacy advocacy.

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PENDULUM Q:

How do you feel drivers treat pedestrians on campus?

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JAMERA SRIMANS SAS SOPHOMORE “I think that they are very impatient. They run over pedestrians. They don’t stop at the crosswalks. And I think they speed up at the yellow lights. They need more tickets.”

“I don’t think anyone really wants to hit someone with their car. I think the pedestrians actually abuse the motorists because they’ll just walk out in the middle of the street.”

FRED POLLEX SAS JUNIOR “[They treat pedestrians] hazardously. It’s like playing dodgeball except with cars, except it’s a lot more dangerous with cars. I would say [there should be] a crossing guard when there’s high traffic areas … other than that it’s just a pretty crowded area.”

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SAS SOPHOMORE “I actually feel like some of them are polite. Majority of them are very rude and impatient. They might stop at one crosswalk but they don’t stop at the rest of them. They cause a lot of ruckus.”

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April 1, 2010

The day New Jersey implemented a law requiring drivers to stop — and remain stopped — for pedestrians in a crosswalk.

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EDITORIALS

Week in review: laurels and darts

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omedy Central has added a new dirty word to its dictionary — “Muhammad.” The 200th episode of “South Park” was not allowed to use the name Muhammad, which is part of a controversial storyline. And while the censorship resulted from a threat from a radical Islamic website, the network should not have resorted to limiting the creative value of the show. Bleeping out the name left the episode incomplete and practically incomprehensible, especially to anyone who missed the previous week’s episode. The threats came from a U.S.-based website — RevolutionMuslim.com — and warned creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone against using Islamic motifs in their show.

The content is surprisingly not even available uncensored on the show’s website. A dart goes to the extremist group for resorting to violent messages and to Comedy Central for censoring “South Park.” *

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Senate Republicans on Thursday once again vouched to keep partisan lines as they have been over the last year. According to The New York Times, the party blocked an effort by Democrats to begin debate on tightening regulations of the nation’s financial system. Both sides argued that the other threatened the bipartisan agreement as they traded bitter accusations. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., asked Republicans to begin debating the measure, which would impose a wide regulatory framework on Wall Street and big financial institutions. We dart the Republican Party for standing in the way of bipartisan reform. The bill would enforce tighter measures and include sections on liquidation of bankrupt companies. *

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s wide-range financial reform has reached the toilets. Christie plans on shutting the last two rest-stop bathrooms on non-toll roads in order to save $270,000. They are located on Interstate 80 at the Pennsylvania border and Interstate 295 at the Delaware border. We could not agree more with the plan. In this time of education cuts and decreased funding for every sector of the state, closing something as small as a non-toll road bathroom is needed. We laurel this move and, after all, drivers can crossover to Pennsylvania or Delaware and use their state-sponsored bathrooms. *

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On a day when many Americans choose to turn off unnecessary lights or take less time in the shower, President Barack Obama made up for the environmental harm that the rest of us spare. On Earth Day, Obama took two flights on Air Force One and four on Marine One, according to a CBS news article. In addition, Secret Service cars and helicopters were in proximity and were also responsible for shuttling him back and forth to the airports. So on a day of environmentally safe decisions, some take the opposite side. We dar t Obama for a lack of decorum in creating an image of being less wasteful while preaching a “new era of energy exploration in America.” *

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Clifford “T.I.” Harris is out of jail and making rounds at public schools. He made a trip to Woodland Middle School in Georgia on March 5, yet was met with unwanted attention. Tom Myers, whose daughter goes to the school, was appalled at the visit. T.I. was a speaker at the assembly on anti-bullying. Myers told the media that if he was aware of who the speaker was, he would not have allowed his daughter to attend. It is ridiculous to assume that a reformed convict does not have the ability to discuss something as simple as school bullies. Myers simply acted in an immature manner, writing an e-mail to Woodland’s principal, Dr. Terry Oatts, complaining. Oatts wrote in their e-mail exchange that even former President George W. Bush made mistakes when he was young. While the father had every right to pull his daughter from the assembly, he gets a dart for being ignorant to the nature of the assembly. *

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Librarians in New York’s oldest librar y have discovered fines of $300,000 — adjusted for inflation — on unreturned books under George Washington’s name. The first president of the United States took out two books in 1789 but never returned them and the tomes have been incurring fines ever since. The New York Society Librar y says it will not pursue the fine, but would like the books back. We dar t Washington for not returning the two books, but maybe we can forgive him since he was busy building a nation and creating the Constitution. Also, the librar y system is impressive — tracking down a fine such as this and deciding not to pursue Washington.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’ve given some good inspirational speeches, but other times I’ve been mean [to my teammates].”

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makes the most sense. It is ollowing a tumulalso the safest pick for tuous two weeks, Pernetti. The fans would Fred Hill Jr. was embrace the return of Jordan relieved of his head basketwith the hope that a member ball coaching duties. It cost of the 1976 Final Four team $800,000 to $850,000 not could revive the program. including the $130,000 in Luring Jordan away from bonuses, according to the MATT SUGAM NBA money is not as diffiStar-Ledger. cult as some think. He would While most are happy the be returning to his alma mater. Moreover it’s not like Hill era is over, Athletic Director Tim Pernetti has he is a touted NBA coach with a .412 career winning to clean up quite the mess by hiring the right guy as percentage. But the main worry is that Jordan has the new head men’s basketball coach. And his not been on a college bench in about two decades. search needs to go better than the first couple That leads me to ask, can he recruit? weeks of April.

There is the bigger name college coaches like With three years left on his contract, Pernetti was former St. John’s coach Fran Fraschilla and former stuck with Hill. With the state of the economy, he Boston College and Ohio State coach Jim O’Brien. could not just fire Hill and let him walk away with $1.8 While they are good candidates from an X’s and O’s million he was due from his salary for the three years. standpoint, they have had off the court incidents.

Hill’s team showed resilience and improvement this Hiring a coach with baggage is not a good idea past season. Albeit not that much, it was enough to when you just gave some to the coach you canned. give the guy that Pernetti’s predecessor Bob Mulcahy Jordan would still be the better choice. gave an unwarranted contract extension one more The last place to look is the mid-majors. Dayton’s shot. Then fire him after they do not make the NCAA head coach Brian Gregory could Tournament for less money. work, but its just going to be hard to After Hill’s profanity-laced tirade at a “... Pernetti has convince Gregory to come to a probaseball game on April 1 — ironically to clean up quite gram in the state that the University exactly a year into the Pernetti regime is in. He’s in a good situa— it appeared Pernetti had an out. Fire the mess by hiring program tion in the A-10 conference. So he Hill with cause. Firing with cause can afford to wait for a better oppormeant the athletic department would the right guy as tunity to head to a major conference. be off the hook of the $1.8 million. the new head men’s Robert Morris head coach Mike With the saga playing out for a Rice is one of the lower names on fortnight after published reports basketball coach.” the list, but potentially the best of the incident, it now appears that choice. Rice took Robert Morris to it would have been worth it to eat the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992 the contract. in 2008-09. Returning to the Big Dance this past Now Pernetti has to find a head coach that could season, Rice’s Colonials almost beat No. 2 seeded potentially make or break his legacy. And the timing Villanova in the first round. could not be any worse.

Rice is also familiar with the Big East landscape You know that’s saying something when the from his time as an assistant at Pittsburgh in 2006University has not made an NCAA Tournament 07. Being an assistant at St. Joseph’s from 2004-07 appearance since 1991. While the program adds to his recruiting connections in the area. regressed at the beginning of the Hill era, the team He’d likely be the least expensive too. Also it seemed to be making baby steps forward. Future should not be too difficult to convince him to come potential was there with a highly touted recruiting to the Big East. class in their second year before Gregor y Rice is a gamble, but one worth taking.

Echenique transferred and it all began to unravel Regardless of the decision, it is crucial Pernetti for Hill. Now the program seems farther away from makes a good choice. It is by far the biggest decithe NCAA Tournament than ever before. sion of the 39-year-old’s short career. Finding a To the new coach’s benefit, he will be walking coach to revive the program and Pernetti’s a savior. into a situation that has nowhere to go but up and an Find the wrong coach and he’s making a similar athletic director that is willing to dump money into decision in three to five years. the ailing program.

Still the question remains, where does Pernetti go?

Matt Sugam is a School of Arts and Sciences junior The first name that comes to mind is Eddie majoring in journalism and media studies and socioloJordan. I am not in love with this choice — or any of gy. His column runs on alternate Fridays. the realistic candidates for that matter — but it

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Today's birthday (4/23/10). Getting all facets of your life on track will be tricky this year. You get more than your share of conflicting directions, with nagging responsibilities on one hand and a desire for solitude on the other. Flexibility and balance are required to satisfy both. 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 — Dredge up enthusiasm. Others need extra support, and your imagination offers just the right touch. Ultimately, the solution includes both compassion and surprise.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Your attention is split. You want to take care of favorite associates, but you also wish for public acknowledgment of your ideas.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 5 — Today, it's all about adapting to the demands of people who might as well be from another planet. Act like you care. Maybe you should.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — If you get anything done today, consider it progress. For everything else, make notes and start again tomorrow. Just keep at it.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Handle a personal matter as early as possible. Arrive at professional appointments on time. Go with the flow.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Co-workers want to take off early and go play.

You still have important work to complete and not much choice in the matter. Tell them they can go, but they owe you.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — You can get a heap of work done today if you adjust your focus by five degrees or less. Others are willing to help, but only if you state your wishes clearly.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — Choose your luck.

Others demand to have their way, and you can help them if you stay focused on the goal. Grease the wheels with diplomacy.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — A window of opportunity opens. You can see practical potential, and you want to go for it. Narrow the scope a bit and take a smaller bite.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 5 — You come to a crossroad where you must choose facing responsibility or going for a lucky break. Once you've made the decision, go for it.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — A window opens to provide breathing space as you reconsider hasty action in recent days. Shift into lower gear and enjoy the company.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5 — You run the gauntlet today between pleasing others and satisfying yourself.

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LEAD: Top pitching staff meets Rutgers’ power lineup continued from back yourself that way, but I guess the people who predict this stuff didn’t expect us to be in this position. We have been able to play well and surprise some people to get some wins. We are in position to have a chance.”

This chance to win the Big East comes more into focus if Rutgers is able to take the series from the Huskies in their own backyard.

“I think we have a great deal of confidence right now,” said head coach Fred Hill Sr. “We aren’t just saying, ‘Hey we are going to go out there and beat somebody.’ I think we have ever ything in perspective and our kids know what to do.”

But UConn comes into the weekend with just as much — if not more — confidence. The Huskies (29-7, 10-2) are on an absolute tear, having won each of their last 18 games.

Pitching is going to be key in this series. UConn comes in with a team ERA of 3.37, good for first in the Big East and ninth nationally. Its pitching staff also only allows just over eight hits per nine innings, which also leads the conference and is 10th-best nationally.

“They have an excellent pitching staff,” Hill said. “I think if we can get out early and score some runs early and show that they can’t dominate us then that is important. It’s important not only to make an impression on them but for our kids as well.”

On the other hand is Rutgers.

The Knights’ staff holds a team ERA of 6.06, which positions them second-last in the Big East and 172nd nationally, while giving up 11.57 hits per nine innings.

That figure is dead last in the conference and 208th nationally.

“We are just going to have to throw strikes and see what happens,” Gaynor said. “You just want to pitch your game and not let them intimidate you. You want to go out there and give it all you got.”

So how is a team that gives up more runs than 171 other Division I programs in the running for a conference title? One word: Hitting.

Rutgers hits .310 as a team and launched 50 home runs through the first 34 games this year. Junior Pat Biserta leads the Big East with 15 home runs.

“We want to go out there and put a couple of runs on the board in the first couple of innings,” said junior first baseman Jaren Matthews. “It sets the tone for the rest of the game. If you jump on a guy right away, it probably takes him back a little bit.”

However UConn’s batting numbers aren’t far behind. The Huskies bat .296 as a team and stand only eight home runs behind the Knights with 42.

Also, the fact that the series takes place J.O. Christian Field only helps the Huskies.

“Whenever you play at home there is always an advantage,” Gaynor said. “That’s why they call it home field advantage. We just want to go up there and play our game and not let that affect us.”

With this series in Connecticut and next weekend’s trip to Kentucky to face-off against No. 13 Louisville, the upcoming week and a half will determine if this year’s Knights are the real deal. The opportunity is theirs for the taking and it is the chance to prove that Rutgers is better than eighth place.

“We knew the kind of talent that we had,” Matthews said.

“Everybody counted us out but we are finally playing to our potential.”

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Senior midfielder Hunter Burnard, left photo, played in all 11 games this season, tallying two goals and six assists on the second-line attack along with classmate Erik Stilley, right photo, who started three games and has three assists on the season.

REBOUND: RU seeks revenge against No. 9 ’Nova continued from back but I think it would be nice to get on a little run down the stretch and I think we are certainly capable.”

For seniors Erik Stilley and Hunter Burnard it is also a chance to exact some revenge after the Wildcats stunned the Knights in last year’s season-opener.

“This game’s very personal for me especially with the loss we had last year,” Stilley said.

“As it turned out [Villanova] happened to be a great team last season, but there’s definitely some revenge. It’s a big game

coming later in the season, and it would be very nice to take it out on them.”

Stilley appeared in nine of Rutgers’ 11 games this season and registered three assists working primarily with the second-line offense.

Meanwhile, Burnard, who pairs with Stilley in midfield on the Knights’ second-line attack, has featured in all 11 games and has two goals and four assists.

“It’s definitely important to go out with a win in our last [home] game,” Burnard said. “But it’s even more important because it’s an important conference game and we want to get a ‘W’ and get back to .500.”

In terms of wins and losses, results haven’t been great for the seniors. During their four years,

the Knights went 22-31, but many of them, like Stilley and Burnard, were forced to play right away.

Stagnitta knows that’s difficult and gave credit to the seniors for helping rebuild the program after a purge of talent following back-to-back NCAA appearances in 2003-2004.

“These seniors have played a lot of lacrosse because they came in and started right away as freshmen,” Stagnitta said.

“They were the group we hoped would get us back to where we showed up everyday and had a chance to win. I feel like that with these guys.

“We went toe-to-toe with Syracuse and we had Princeton for 85 percent of the game. We’ve outplayed the majority of our

opponents so I can’t look at the guys and say we don’t match up because we do.”

Villanova (8-4, 2-1) will be a tough opponent for the Knights (5-6, 1-2) with the Wildcats scratching for an NCAA Tournament berth.

As a senior, Stilley wants nothing less than a victory in his final home game.

“It would be a great upset for us and a good chance for us to get a footprint on the board with three games left,” Stilley said.

“We plan on taking these last three games as hard as we can and we expect to win them.

People are going to see this as an upset if we beat Villanova, but I think we can beat this team and we will if we keep our mind right and stay focused.”

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Final fight for Tourney berth starts with Irish

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

The stakes don’t get any higher than this for the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team.

The WOMEN’S LACROSSE Scarlet Knights NOTRE DAME AT are on RUTGERS, the bubSATURDAY, 11 A.M. ble for the Big East Tournament with three games left to play, all at the home confines of Yurcak Field.

If Rutgers wants to improve its postseason hopes, they cannot lose. Not once.

The first test for the Knights is tomorrow when No. 12 Notre Dame comes to town, and Rutgers head coach Laura BrandSias said the Irish are the only thing on the team’s mind.

“We’re just taking everything one game at a time — we talked about going 1-0 during the weekend,” Brand-Sias said. “We’ve talked about practicing hard all week and practicing how we’re going to play, making sure we’re doing that so it translates into the game on Saturday.”

If there were ever a group that was geared to take down the Irish, this year’s squad is it.

Rutgers (9-4, 2-3) is enjoying a strong offensive season, boasting three players with 20 goals or more.

Senior attack Brooke Cantwell leads the Scarlet Knights this year with 34 goals and a team-high 47 points.

KNIGHTS: First tandem in RU history to go in first round continued from back There was never any doubt Davis would be a high firstrounder, and from the day he committed to Rutgers over Ohio State, Southern California and virtually every other college program, there was no doubt he would be in the 2010 Draft.

The 6-foot-6, 325-pounder became the third Rutgers player in as many years to declare for the Draft after their junior season, following Kenny Britt and Ray Rice.

During the draft process, Davis faced the same character

Freshman goalkeeper Lily Kalata posted a 9-4 record through her first 13 games and holds a 9.50 goals against average.

Last season, the Irish (9-4, 5-1) doubled Rutgers up 18-9 in South Bend, Ind., bolstered by a 10-3 scoring rush in the first half.

Typically this season, the Knights come out of the gate hard, as evidenced by last week’s fast start against Georgetown.

But Rutgers needs to keep its foot on the accelerator to tame the Irish — something that starts with confidence.

“Obviously Notre Dame is a really good team, but we’re a really good team too,” Brand-Sias said. “And we just have to believe in ourselves and have that confidence that we can get it done.”

Even if Rutgers wins out the season to finish 5-3 in Big East play, they would still need a little help.

The Knights need Loyola, which beat the Knights 18-6 and holds the heads-up tiebreaker, to lose its final two contests. The Greyhounds’ remaining two games are against Georgetown and Villanova, and the spectrum of opponents could not be wider.

The Hoyas have not lost a single Big East game this season.

The Wildcats have not won one.

While Georgetown is the favorite to dispatch the Greyhounds, Villanova is the heavy underdog.

But those scenarios are out of the Knights’ hands at this point.

The first of three battles for a playoff spot starts tomorrow.

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late game rally from the bats of the Rutgers softball team yesterday resulted in a 5-3 win against Monmouth. A two-out seventh inning surge beginning with a walk by senior Nicole Lindley by the trailing Scarlet Knights put them ahead by two after going into the inning facing a 32 deficit. Lindley pitched two scoreless innings and came away with the win, improving her season mark to 8-14.

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Freshman goalkeeper Lily Kalata sports a 9-4 record with a 9.50 goals against average through her first 13 games.

“Our focus right now, all definitely what we need to take we’re talking about is Notre care of and we need to come out Dame,” Brand-Sias said. “It’s of it 1-0.”

concerns that Britt dealt with a In his junior season, Davis was year ago. According to Rutgers on the field for 749 plays and panco-offensive coordinator and caked or knocked down 89 opposoffensive line coach Kyle Flood, it ing players. He was only penalshould have never been ized four times and in question. allowed two sacks — “I remember when both against Cincinnati we were recruiting in the season opener.

Anthony, I was standAt the conclusion of ing in Piscataway High the season, he earned School’s weight room Second-Team Walter talking to him,” Flood Camp All-American said. “At that point, honors. He was also a you know what the talFreshman All-American ent level is, but you in 2007 after starting DEVIN don’t know what the the final eight games MCCOURTY work ethic is. His work and playing in all 13 ethic was tremendous, during the season. and that’s how he got to where He saved some of his best perhe is today.” formances for the biggest chalDavis started 32 games for the lenges, namely shutting down Knights, including 21 of the last 22. South Florida standout defensive

end George Selvie, a two-time AllAmerican and 2007 Big East Defensive Player of the Year.

“He is one of the most competitive players I ever coached — no one loves playing against the top competition more than Anthony,” Flood said.

The NFL scouting department rated Davis’ 2008 game against the Bulls, in which he shut down Selvie and lined up at fullback to lead tailback Joe Martinek into the endzone, as one of his best.

“His athleticism speaks for itself — a kid with his size, who can do the things and change directions the way he can,” Flood said. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that he’s the best blocking tackle in the Draft. He has nothing but upside — he’s going to get better and better as he goes.”

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team served up a beat-down for Pittsburgh yesterday in the opening round of the Big East Tournament, blanking the Panthers 4-0. Pacing the Scarlet Knights in the doubles matches were the pairings of senior Katherine Arlak and sophomore Leonora Slatnick and seniors Cailin Baker and Maryana Milchutskey, each defeating their opponents soundly in the match. The team next faces No.24 South Florida today in the next round.

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wrestling coach Scott Goodale announced the teams 2010 recruiting class yesterday, with four high profile recruits — Jordan Beverly, Nick Visicaro, Anthony Volpe and Mike Wagner.

Beverly, a Point Pleasant Boro, N.J., native, is expected to wrestle as 149 pounds for the Knights, while Visicaro — the 160-pound state N.J. state champion from Long Branch High School — is projected to compete at 165 pounds for the squad.

A product of Miller Place, N.Y., Volpe will wrestle at 157 pound for the Knights, as Wagner, an expected 197pound grappler from South Plainfield, N.J., rounds out the class. InterMat ranked the class at 17th in the country, as the four recruits each earned national rankings within the top-18 of their respective weight classes in high school.

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men’s basketball team’s recent departure with its head coach, Fred Hill Jr., highly-touted recruit Gil Biruta announced yesterday that he will honor his commitment and come to the Banks.

The 6-foot-9 St. Benedict Prep signed a national letter of intent to play with the Scarlet Knights and met with Athletic Director Tim Pernetti yesterday to discuss his future. Biruta rounds out the team’s eight-man recruiting class for next season.

THE ST. LOUIS RAMS selected quarterback Sam Bradford from Oklahoma as the No.1 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

The Detroit Lions picked defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh at No. 2 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers snagged defensive tackle Gerald McCoy to round out the top three picks.

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Nothing more than a glorified scrimmage, the Rutgers football team’s annual spring game, tomorrow at Rutgers Stadium, still has special meaning to the Scarlet Knight players and coach staff.

With Rutgers Day added into the equation, head coach Greg Schiano expects this

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year’s spring game to be the biggest yet.

“It’s Rutgers Day so there will be a lot of people on campus,” Schiano said. “Hopefully there will be a good crowd.

The spring game has grown ever y year and it’s approaching legitimate, big-time spring game numbers.”

The two rosters are not set, but Schiano said that fans can expect a full game-like

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Sophomore wideout Mohamed Sanu stole the show at last year’s Scarlet-White game but is questionable for tomorrow’s scrimmage.

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scenario with r unning quarters and possibly a trick play or two.

Sophomore wideout Mohamed Sanu still wore the no-contact black jersey, but par ticipated in more of the drills yesterday at practice.

Schiano said he is not sure if Sanu will be ready for the spring game.

Junior defensive end Justin Francis and redshirt freshman linebacker Junior Solice also wore the black jerseys yesterday and are unlikely to play tomorrow, Schiano said.

Tomorrow’s game represents another career-first for star ting quar terback Tom Savage, who sat on the sideline as an incoming recruit in last year’s spring game.

“I really am [looking forward to it],” Savage said. “I’m excited to go out there and play and to play against my own defense.”

Early enrollees Betim Bujari and Frank Quartucci both get their first chance to play in front of a college crowd and Hofstra transfer Matt McBride gets to make his debut appearance in front of Knights fans.

“I remember my first one last year and it was a great experience,” said sophomore cornerback Brandon Jones. “We all look forward to it. It’s fun to see all the people come out for the spring game. Last year was my first opportunity to come in and play in it. It’s amazing how many people come out to see the spring game and show support for our team.”

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Sophomore quarterback Tom Savage will play his first Scarlet-White game tomorrow, after watching from the sidelines last season.

After the of fense bit back in the second scrimmage last Saturday, Jones said tomorrow afternoon fans can expect the defense to seek some revenge.

“We definitely want to get them,” Jones said. “As a defensive player, you want to get the edge on the offensive player.

We’re going to go out there and play hard and just chop.”

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practice of the spring, lighting and thunder alarms blew practice dead about 30 minutes early,

but the Scarlet Knights still got a heavy dose of 11-on-11 drills.

“I think the biggest thing we really wanted to focus on was just the chemistry because we have a bunch of new guys out there,” Savage said. “We want to get out there and start working and start bonding together and I think we did that.”

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receiver Marcus Cooper changed his number from 84 to 12 and continued to work at safety yesterday, as he will do so in the scrimmage.

Jordan, Princeton offense can solve Rutgers’ problems

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thletic Director Tim Pernetti does not need me or anyone else to tell him the hire he makes for the head men’s basketball coach is going to be the defining part of his term at the helm of the athletic department.

Get this right and Pernetti is a savior. If you wanted a definition for futility, you could just put Rutgers men’s basketball post1991, because that’s the last time the Scarlet Knights reached the NCAA Tournament.

The last time they were ranked in the top-25 — 1979, that’s the longest streak of any Bowl Championship Series conference program.

Get this wrong, and I’ll just let you imagine the backlash.

Pernetti said in his conference call after the messy divorce with Fred Hill Jr. mercifully came to an end that he planned to start the search immediately.

And what do you know, look at any media outlet in the New YorkNew Jersey metro area and there is speculation as to whom Pernetti will choose. While Pernetti knows better than me or any other sports writer/columnist/blogger/messa ge board poster as to what he’s looking for, it won’t stop us from putting on the analyst hat and sizing up the candidates.

Eddie Jordan — He’s the local son. The former Rutgers guard who was part of the 1976 team that went to the Final Four.

He began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater before spending nine seasons as an NBA head coach. Jordan reached the playoffs in four consecutives seasons from 2004-08 with Washington Wizards.

Fully Franko KYLE FRANKO Everything seems lined up for him to be the perfect hire.

But do not start the love fest quite yet. In his nine seasons, only three ended with a record over .500. Numbers do not lie and the numbers indicate that Jordan is a loser as a head coach. His career record is 257-343 — that’s a .412 winning percentage and 86 games under .500 for all you math majors.

He is also coming off a season as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers where the team regressed so much that Jordan was fired for what the organization tabbed an “unacceptable season” after one year. Jordan was never able to mesh an oddball roster in Philly and it was quickly apparent he lost control of that team.

The 76ers owe him $6 million over the next two years of his contract, meaning taking a college job is a significant pay cut for a guy who’s been in the NBA for the past two decades.

Jim O’Brien — One ludicrous Internet report already stated that O’Brien had signed a contract with the school before Pernetti even had a chance to talk to reporters after Hill’s resignation.

Reports have since surfaced that the original one regarding O’Brien is false, and let’s hope so.

Sure O’Brien led Ohio State to the Final Four in 1999 but you

won’t find that banner hanging anywhere around the Buckeyes’ campus. The school removed it after a series of NCAA allegations.

O’Brien was later fired by Ohio State and admitted to paying a Serbian center $6,000 for “humanitarian” reasons. That center never played for the Buckeyes and O’Brien eventually won a settlement from the school in court.

Still, we are talking about a guy with tremendous baggage. By the way, his stop prior to Ohio State, when he was coaching Boston College, also ended in a lawsuit.

You can excuse me if I would not touch him with a 10-foot poll.

Pernetti should not either.

Fran Fraschilla — He is certainly a guy that merits a look, but would Fraschilla leave his comfy post as an ESPN analyst to jump back into the college game after almost a decade away? He’s had stops at Manhattan, St. John’s and New Mexico while reaching either the NCAA or National Invitational Tournament in eight of his nine years as a head coach. One advantage to bringing in Fraschilla is his recruiting connections. The guy is the czar of international basketball and if he were hired, there is no doubt he could pull two European kids out of his backside to bolster a roster that is devoid of young talent (expect Dane Miller).

But Fraschilla is another guy that brings along baggage, having been forced out of both St. John’s and New Mexico.

Mike Rice — While most reports seem to suggest Rice is out of the running, it is still too early to count out the Robert Morris upstart. Rice made back-to-back

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Former Knights’ star Eddie Jordan, who led RU to the 1976 Final Four, is considered a candidate for the Rutgers head coaching job.

NCAA appearances with the Colonials and nearly knocked off Villanova in the first round this season. Rice also knows the area having recruited the NY/NJ metro area while an assistant at Pittsburgh. It also does not hurt to have the backing of Hall of Fame St. Anthony coach Bob Hurley Sr. Then again, Hurley was a staunch Hill supporter and we all know how that worked out.

If this is truly a complete rebuilding project, then the young candidate might not be a bad choice. Rice would probably walk from Pittsburgh — that’s where Robert Morris is located for you geography majors — to Piscataway if given the chance to coach in the Big East.

The Mystery Man — It could turn out that none of these four guys gets the gig and Pernetti has somebody completely off the radar in mind.

The Verdict — All the candidates have flaws, but Jordan (despite the Philadelphian in me) would be my choice. His Princeton offense — think John Thompson III at Georgetown — may just work with the right mix of players. Jordan’s been marginal in the NBA, so bring the prodigal son home and give him a shot to turn his alma mater around. After all, he could not possibly be worse than the last regime.

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HISTORIC KNIGHTS 49ers make Davis highest Rutgers player to be taken in NFL Draft at No. 11, Patriots make McCourty second highest pick at No. 27

BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

EDISON, N.J. — After 20 years in Piscataway, Anthony Davis was ready for change.

It began yesterday morning, when the usually relaxed left tackle felt nerves. It came to fruition at FOOTBALL about 8:40 p.m., when the 415 area code showed up on his phone as he received a call from the San Francisco 49ers.

The ’Niners traded up to the 11th pick in the NFL Draft to grab Davis, making him the highest draft pick in Rutgers histor y.

Teammate Devin McCourty joined Davis in the first round, as the second highest Rutgers pick and first, first-round tandem, when the New England Patriots took the cornerback at No. 27.

“This is a great experience and a dream come true,” Davis said from his draft party at the Menlo Park Mall. “This is just a day for everybody to be proud and I am looking forward to a long career in the league. The 49ers were the team I wanted to go to. When I visited there, I just wanted to come out and tell everybody that is where I wanted to be.”

Davis was the third offensive lineman taken in a deep draft class, and Idaho guard Mike Iupati joined him in San Francisco six picks later with the 49ers second pick at No. 17.

The offensive linemen started falling at the No. 4 pick, when the Washington Redskins made Trent Williams the third Oklahoma product off of the board in the top four.

Russell Okung was the other top-10 tackle, grabbed by the Seattle Seahawks at No. 6.

As the linemen went ahead of Davis, the nerves did not intensify, he said.

“The most surprising pick was [C.J.] Spiller [by the Buffalo Bills], but I was happy for him,” Davis said. “That just goes to show the mock drafts are a joke. I was happy for Trent [Williams] and Russell [Okung], though.”

McCourty, whose draft stock skyrocketed with his senior season and NFL Scouting Combine performance, jumped Davis’ former Piscataway High School teammate Kyle Wilson to be the third cornerback taken.

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The San Francisco 49ers selected former Rutgers left tackle Anthony Davis with the 11th overall pick in last night’s NFL Draft, making the Piscataway native the highest Scarlet Knight draft pick ever. Davis was the first No. 1 New Jersey recruit to commit to Rutgers.

Seniors seek rebound from losing streak

Ranked teams collide seeking Big East lead

BY KYLE FRANKO

BY A.J. JANKOWSKI

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ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

With the way the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team’s season has gone, it is easy to be disappointed.

The Scarlet Knights got off to a promising 5-2 start, but four MEN’S LACROSSE straight losses dashed hopes of VILLANOVA AT postseason play.

RUTGERS, But there’s still SUNDAY, 1 P.M. something to play for.

There is second place in the Big East and a chance to send the 11 seniors off with a victory in their final home game Sunday against No. 9 Villanova.

“We’ve had a tough week and a tough three-game stretch,” said head coach Jim Stagnitta. “I think these guys are starting to realize this is their last three weeks and it’s starting to hit home. [It would be good to win for the seniors] not only Sunday,

For the first time in three years the Rutgers baseball team is playing meaningful conference games nearing the end of the season.

BASEBALL Ranked 21st in the Collegiate RUTGERS AT B a s e b a l l CONNECTICUT, Newspaper national TODAY, 3 P.M. poll, the Scarlet Knights head to Storrs, Conn., for a Big East tussle with No. 19 Connecticut. The two squads find themselves interlocked atop the conference table, both going 10-2 thus far in the Big East.

Tied for first is a far cr y from the eighth place finish the Knights (21-13, 102) were predicted to be in at the beginning of the year.

“Coming into the season you want it to be that way,” said senior pitcher Casey Gaynor of Rutgers’ standing. “You want to position

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Senior pitcher Casey Gaynor and the Scarlet Knights’ pitching staff own a team ERA of 6.06.

They go up against a UConn squad that hits .296 as a team with 42 home runs.

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