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The Daily Targum takes an in-depth look at the culture of American football and how it drives athletes to play despite injury and endanger their careers.

Cahill reflects on past term, looks to future

U. projects no hotels next year

New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill sat down with with The Daily Targum’s Associate News Editor Colleen Roache to discuss his vision for the city, housing, education, immigration and why he deserves another four years as the leader of New Brunswick. For the full interview, visit www.dailytargum.com.

BY CAITLIN MAHON SENIOR WRITER

Colleen Roache: What will be your top priority if you are re-elected this year? Jim Cahill: Making New Brunswick a great place to live. All that we do, from the most important of the responsibilities as a government — which is the safety of our residents — to job creation, affordable housing, the health of our residents and the education of our children, our recreation and afterschool programming, are centered on making life better for our residents. CR: Residential overcrowding has become an issue here in the city. I was wondering how, in the future, you plan to address the issue. JC: We’ve remained stalwart in our commitment to provide quality housing to people with low and moderate-income levels. … It’s not just overcrowding for the more permanent residents, but often Rutgers students find themselves in overcrowded situations. Rather than turn our back on University students … we’ve turned to the private sector in the areas immediately around the campus and devised new concepts, which replace the older, antiquated homes that are clearly not suitable for student living. CR: A quarter of residents in New Brunswick are living at or below the poverty line. How will you handle this issue? JC: The greatest concentration of the

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The University confirmed that hotels will not be needed for the 2010-2011 academic year because lottery applications project fewer housing requests than previous years.

University officials confirmed that no students will be residing in hotels next year because fewer students have requested and accepted on-campus housing. Ten thousand students went through the lottery process for all units this year, compared to 10,600 in 2009 and 10,300 in 2008. But only 8,000 students have accepted housing assignments for the 2010-2011 academic year, said Executive Director of Residence Life Joan Carbone. “Many students, who applied for [a suite or apartment] and didn’t get them, did not go forward and apply for doubles,” Carbone said. “So we were able to offer everybody who went through the lottery some kind of space.” Vice President for Student Affairs Gregory S. Blimling said the University has arrangements in place with the Crowne Plaza Hotel in case additional housing is needed.

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HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS PUSH FOR HOUSING SPACES Although the University is accommodating all students who entered the lottery and accepted housing assignments, 600 students who did not go through the lottery process are now vying for space on campus. Executive Director of Residence Life Joan Carbone said the University may be able to accommodate a good number of students, but a few factors will ultimately determine if housing assignments become available. “It’s dependent upon unknown numbers,” Carbone said. “Much of what we have to wait for now is withdrawals and dismissals [of continuing students].” At the end of the semester, some students will transfer to other universities

and some students will go abroad, she said. “But the academic dismissal lists that come to us from each of the schools are the largest number of people,” Carbone said. “As we lose those students, we will place these students [on the wait list] in those places.” Carbone said Residence Life would not receive all dismissal information possibly until the end of the summer session. “Some of the schools, like the School of Arts and Sciences for example, allow students who don’t do well academically to go to summer session and improve their grade point average,” she said. “So sometimes we

don’t know if a student is dismissed until the end of the summer.” Some students do not always want the housing units that become available either, Carbone said. “When a space becomes available, we’ll start at the top of the waiting list and offer it to them,” she said. “But we don’t say to them, ‘If you don’t take this space, you can’t stay on the waiting list.’” Carbone said Residence Life will go down the waiting list until a student accepts the housing assignments, and begin the process over again as more space becomes available.

RUSA candidates face off on campus-wide issues BY DEVIN SIKORSKI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

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RUSA Presidential Candidates Yousef Saleh and Sam Firmin discuss concerns among students like the alma mater Monday at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.

The presidential candidates for the Rutgers University Student Assembly met in their first debate Monday night, allowing the University student body to hear and see the potential leaders for their student government. On the eve of Election Day, John Aspray, Yousef Saleh and Sam Firmin debated at the Eagleton Institute of Politics on issues concerning not only RUSA members, but the student body as a whole. RUSA Secretary Ashley Brower said she felt the debate went well and gave a face to the name of the presidential candidates. “I think everybody acted very professional, and I think it was great for the Rutgers community to know who they are voting for,” said Brower, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior. RUSA Elections Committee Chair Ben West said each candidate brought a different perspective and level of experience, resulting in a successful debate. “Yousef was most able to relate his personal life to issues. John had the

most substance in answers, in terms of his experience with dealing with big legislative issues,” said West, a Rutgers College senior. “Sam was able to talk about his experience working with the members of the administration.” West and Elections Committee Co-Chair Kathryn Jenkins moderated the event, asking a range of questions emphasizing concerns both RUSA members and students at the University voiced. The candidates agreed on aspects of many issues, like the recent controversy over the University’s alma mater. Aspray said although the alma mater has a long history behind it, he is also opposed to any discrimination at the University. “As a student body, we should come together collectively to decide on the way forward with this,” said Aspray, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “So I propose we hold public forums on it, allowing an opportunity for both sides to express their views.” Saleh also said the alma mater issue should be put to a referendum

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TURKISH DELIGHT

Program explores consumers with iPad BY JEFF PRENTKY STAFF WRITER

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Students line up to fill their plates with Turkish cuisine last night in the Graduate Student Lounge on the College Avenue campus for “Turkish Folk Music,” where they also experienced cultural acts.

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Apples will grace teachers’ desks this summer at the University, but they may want to think twice before biting into them. The University, in an effort to merge traditional classroom learning and digital technology, is launching a new digital marketing certificate program this summer that will provide each student with an Apple iPad. The program is designed for working professionals who have already earned their undergraduate degrees and wish to return to school for executive education classes, said Eric Greenberg, a University Center for Management Development faculty member and coordinator of the digital marketing miniMBA. He stressed how important it is for marketers to keep up with new social media in order to effectively reach customers. “A marketer is all about being customer-focused,” Greenberg said. “For them, being an expert on what the customers are using to consume information is critical.” The CMD created the MiniMBA: Digital Marketing Executive Certificate program, which will consist of 12 threehour sections. University faculty, along with industry subject matter experts, are working with Apple to create customized iPads preloaded with all required reading material —

including books, articles and videos — for the program. The first of three mini-MBA programs will be offered from July 19 to July 23 on Livingston campus and is limited to 30 class participants, according to a University Media Relations press release. University faculty and leading practitioners in the marketing industry will teach the program’s modules. Upon completion of the program, working professionals will receive an executive certificate in digital marketing and can elect to take an optional exam to qualify for three graduate elective credits toward the full-time MBA program at Rutgers Business School, Greenberg said. Current MBA students are not eligible for the program. Matt Bailey, the founder of SiteLogic, a website marketing consulting company based in Ohio, will teach two modules — an introduction to online marketing and a session on measurement and analytics. He hopes the program will help working professionals learn what is available in the field and provide them with practical experience. “Right now, there’s just a big disconnect between the practice of what agencies are doing and what’s being taught at the university level,” he said. When teaching courses, Bailey recommends a variety of PDF files and additional reading materials to his students and said the iPad will make accessing these sources easier and more enjoyable.

“One of the things that the Kindle and iPad are doing is making it easier to read large documents,” he said. “Being able to integrate that into a hand-held device where people can read the resources, download them and have them available in a ver y readable format, I think that’s going to be one of the keys to bringing more to the publishing industr y and integrating that into education.” Apple representatives will visit the University this week to train faculty on how to use the iPad and incorporate it into the classroom in innovative ways, Greenberg said. Greg Jarboe, president and co-founder of Search Engine Optimization-Public Relations, will teach two modules on online public relations and social media marketing. Jarboe is excited to teach the modules but confessed he prefers PCs over Macs. “I have a lot of curiosity, but I also have a lot of questions, so I’m looking for ward to when ever ything will be clarified on Wednesday,” he said in anticipation of his training via webinar. Greenberg said he is excited to collaborate with Apple to use this technology. Instructors are coming up with as many ideas as possible for the program and will listen closely to participant recommendations. “We’re hoping that the faculty, Apple representatives and class par ticipants can help shape the future of executive education,” he said.

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CAHILL: State renders city schools as high-performing continued from front individuals who live below the pover ty line are in the areas where students live, so the presence of students in New Br unswick, because they’re either not working or because they’re par t-time employees, drives down our pover ty rate or our percentage of residents who live below the pover ty line. But that’s not the only reason. … The number one thing that we do is to provide af fordable housing. ... The second thing we do is create jobs … both in the private sector and the not-for-profit sector and take advantage of the oppor tunities that we have and the fact that a lot of people want to not only live in New Brunswick, but work [here] as well.

The reason why we open our arms is if they’re contributing to the overall improvement of our city, as I think our immigrant population has, and if they’re willing to become a part of the fabric of the community of New Br unswick, then it can only be a good thing.

CR: How do immigrants impact the city? JC: If you take a look at the businesses that have developed in our city — on French Street and Jersey Avenue — you’ll see a burgeoning, thriving business community that’s there to ser vice the neighborhoods and a stretch of businesses that, quite vacant, had gone vacant for far too long. … You’ll see excitement in our neighborhoods and cultural programming and ar t that happens in our city as a result of the more recent wave of Hispanics into our community. Not only do students live in overcrowded situations someCR: How can we improve times, but clearly, a lot of our education in New immigrant population does. Brunswick? What are your And that creates a hardship for plans for education here in neighborhoods, it creates a the city? hardship for them and frankly, JC: Our schools are improvit also puts them in harm’s ing. They have been designatway, because they’re moving ed by the state of New Jersey into unsafe buildings. From an as a high-performing district, educational perspective, it and they have been deterdoes, because English is not mined by the federal governtheir primar y language and ment to meet the standards of sometimes, they don’t speak improvement English at all under the No when they come “New Brunswick Child Left into our school Behind stansystem. It does, has always been dards. … The sometimes, a port of entry number of stuadversely impact dents in New our testing, while city since it Br unswick [for the student is whom] English never theless as was established is not their priintelligent as 330 years ago.” mar y language ever ybody else. is impacted. … … There are JIM CAHILL So, given those sometimes disadNew Brunswick Mayor dif ficulties, that vantages that are are encountered created. … [But] in other Abbott districts as o n well, I think the fact that we balance, I think it’s been a per form significantly better positive impact. than our counterparts means that there’s the deliver y CR: How do you think you of good education in have impacted New New Brunswick. Brunswick in your years Where I can tell you that the as mayor? scores are not entirely reflecJC: I can tell you that under tive of the quality of the my leadership as mayor of New schools’ education is that Brunswick, our city has transthose [standardized] tests, formed from a city of decay and while they measure cer tain flight — people moved out of things on a certain day, they the city in droves. Now, we’ve don’t measure the improvetransformed it into a thriving, ments that we see with our stuvibrant, modern urban center. dents as they progress over That’s the kind of change we the years. … Our kids are need to embrace — the change absolutely tremendous. As that improves the quality of life par t of their academic profor all of our residents. There’s gramming, they do community more to do, and New ser vice. They understand the Brunswick needs someone who importance of civic responsiknows how to get it done. I bility and duty, and our kids, would suggest to you that that when they graduate, they gradperson is me. uate not only as an educated person, but they also graduate CR: Why should voters as somebody who understands choose you? there’s a commitment to their JC: New Brunswick’s leader community and an importance needs to be somebody that of community that makes them embraces change. New a Br unswick is a constantly better person. There’s no test changing environment, from for that. our diversity to the people that live here to all the amenities CR: What resources are that are provided, to the buildavailable for immigrants in ings that we have, to the ser vNew Brunswick. And if you ices we provide. It’s all about think there should be more change. New Br unswick’s resources available, what leader needs to be able to are they? embrace the change, to be willJC: We provide all the ser ving to tackle the big problems ices to the people of New that sometimes confront the Br unswick, regardless of city with a bold vision, and not where they come from. New to be shy about it, be bold Brunswick has always been a about it with the idea of creatport of entr y city since it was ing a better tomorrow for all established 330 years ago. … our residents.

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HOTELS: Nearly 500 currently reside in Crowne Plaza continued from front But Carbone said the agreement with the hotel will not be needed. “We will not be having hotels next year, which I am thrilled about,” she said. “It’s very hard to run a hotel that’s four miles from the campus.” Blimling said the University might have a decrease in students choosing to live on campus because of financial reasons. From 2008-2009 to 2009-2010, housing costs went up 5 percent, Carbone said. “But housing costs for 20102011 have not yet been determined,” she said. Due to housing shortages in 2008 and 2009, the University displaced nearly 500 students to nearby hotels. This housing shortage continued because 10,000 students were trying to sign in to 8,000 rooms, Blimling said in February. Nearly 500 students permanently reside at the Crowne Plaza Hotel this year, Blimling said. But in the 2008-2009 academic year, all students were moved back to campus by February 2009 as space became available, Carbone said last semester. This was made possible because the University allowed students to cancel their housing contracts without penalty. To offset a future housing shortage, the University is in the process of constructing new residence halls. Five hundred beds are going to be built on Busch campus, and apartment spaces for 1,500 students will be built on Livingston campus, both of which should open by the fall of 2012, Blimling said last semester. Carbone said the University predicts that by 2012, the housing needs of students will be met. “If we’re short, it will be by very little, and we should be able to have a waiting list and be able to fill those spaces as we go,” she said. Sam Firmin, Residence Hall Association president, said the hotel was a good supplement to the University’s housing shortage but only until the new housing projects are complete. “Having students in the hotel is a nontraditional approach to solving the problem of us having the lack of spaces for students to be at Rutgers, to live on campus,” said Firmin, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore. “But at the same time, I think it was really our only option until we build these new residence halls on Busch campus and Livingston campus.” Firmin said he has seen the hotel and has friends that reside there. “They love it. They love living there,” he said. “I have heard of people that don’t find it satisfactory to live there, but the majority of students really enjoy living at the hotel.” The 500 students living in the Crowne Plaza Hotel this year had amenities that included a large room, private bath, a large color TV, an indoor swimming pool, a gymnasium and a sports bar. Many students, like School of Arts and Sciences junior Christine Cemelli, enjoy the hotel-style of living. “The hotel was really great. I mean, it’s far, but we have a pool and a gym, and we get maid service once a week. It’s far but you get used to it,” she said. “I definitely think students are missing out just because it’s a hotel — it’s a lot better than dorms.”

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Saleh disagreed with both candidates, saying members of the board are dedicated RUSA allocations are not clear allocations and hold meetings open to the public to show what they are doing continued from front with funds. vote, agreeing it is the student “They post the allocations for body’s decision to change it. each semester on their website and “If [the students] believe the it also is voted on in RUSA,” he said. alma mater should be changed, “The only way it could be more then it should be changed,” said transparent is if we put it on transSaleh, a School of Arts and parency paper.” Sciences junior. “I don’t agree with The public also weighed in on President [Richard L.] McCormick the debate, asking the presidential that we can’t change it but I feel if candidates what their first action the majority of students don’t want would be if elected RUSA chair. to change it, then that is the will of Firmin said he would bring the the people.” student body and RUSA together, Firmin expressed the same making sure they know they have sentiment, saying even though a voice and a student government the song is a staple of the is there. University, it does not mean it “RUSA can’t do anything unless can’t be changed. we have the support of our stu“It’s not up to one person to dents. Right now, I would actually choose an issue like this, especialsay that not a lot of students even ly like something that is deeply know that RUSA is here,” he said. engrained in history,” said Firmin, “It’s all about getting RUSA’s name a School of Environmental and out and letting students know that Biological Sciences sophomore. we’re here for them.” “It has to be the colSaleh stated it lected body of the would be to make a “RUSA can’t do students that need professional webto decide on this.” anything unless we site, allowing for Although the both academic and have the support of professional outcandidates provided similar answers our students ... not a reach for RUSA. for the alma mater “After we build issue, the same lot of students know a Web presence, I could not be said like to have a that RUSA is here.” would for the student leadership retreat organizations’ frusto tackle some of SAM FIRMIN tration over the these problems,” RUSA Presidential Candidate transparency of he said. RUSA allocations. Aspray also said Firmin said educating RUSA he would plan for an intensive leadmembers about how to obtain ership conference to take place over allocations is crucial, but there the summer, to make sure memcould be better methods through bers of RUSA are ready to lead at transparency and outreach. the University. “I feel that RUSA allocations has “Educating new leaders is very been somewhat transparent important to getting anything throughout the year on how they done with a student assembly,” he go about allocating money and cersaid. “I recently attended the tain united expenditures they proAmerican Student Government duce,” he said. “RUSA allocations Association conference and have done some good outreach this learned a lot of skills … that RUSA past year but there is always room members could appreciate.” for improvement.” West said the debate proved Aspray said a lack of transsuccessful in showing the parency for RUSA allocations is diversity of the presidential the exact reason for various stucandidates and created a condent organizations’ frustrations, crete image for the University which could be easily reduced. student body. “I believe that we should have “I think you really got to see more open budget processes disthey were three totally different played on the RUSA website,” he people with three totally differsaid. “In addition to that, I believe ent approaches on how to do there needs to be a more clear things,” he said. “I think [the method of basically distributing debate] is really going to help information to student organizapeople decide who they want as tions on how to apply for funding.” their president.”

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MAN BREAKS INTO COUNCIL CANDIDATE’S HOME Police ar rested Thomas Vogel, 20, Saturday in connection with tr ying to force his way into the home of a City Council candidate in the city’s Dewey Heights neighborhood. Vogel is charged with burglary, robbery and terroristic threats, according to an article in the Homes News Tribune. While police would not release the name of the victim, City Council candidate Mar tin Arocho identified himself as the victim, according to the ar ticle. Arocho said he awoke around 2:15 a.m. Saturday to the sound of someone banging on the house, according to the article. “It was like they were going to take the walls down,” Arocho said in the article. “I thought somebody was doing construction.” Vogel was released after posting $10,000 bail, according to the article. — Ariel Nagi

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Apartment building plans pass approval University housing shortage opens opportunity for 34-apartment structure on Sicard and Senior Streets BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

The New Brunswick zoning board approved the site plan for a three-stor y, 34-apar tment building located on the corner of Sicard and Senior Streets where four proper ties currently sit. Citizens packed the Council Chambers at City Hall Monday night to argue for or against the building, which is intended for student housing. The 4-3 vote approved variances regarding height restrictions, setbacks and other zoning ordinances but did not approve the variances that require at least five votes for approval. Chris Ward spoke on behalf of Sicard Housing LLC, the company developing the project. “Cities and universities are encouraging smar t development that minimizes impact on surrounding communities [to get] students out of one or two family homes and moving them into well-designed, high-density units right next to the campus,” Ward said. Paul Phillips, a professional planner speaking on behalf of the applicant, said the University’s student housing shortage has cre-

ated a development opportunity. apartment as opposed to eight “By all accounts, Rutgers is or 10,” he said. bursting at the seams,” Phillips Ward said attics and basesaid. “It cannot realistically ments are congregation areas accommodate its students that generate noise complaints, within the confines of its trash tickets and other probown campus.” lems residents typically have Steve Schock, an architect with college students. with Kitchen and Associates, James Zullo, vice president said the 34 apartments break and director of Timothy Haahs down into six one-bedrooms, 24 and Associates Inc.’s New two-bedrooms, Jersey of fice, three three-bedsaid the project “[The University] would forgo the rooms and one studio apartment. cannot realistically 15 on-street parkThe building ing permits availaccommodate its would have a able to existing maximum occuunits and instead students within pancy of 82 peoutilize 29 underthe confines ple, Ward said. ground parking The project of its own campus.” spaces. attempts to rectiOnly the 29 fy five issues with tenants who paid PAUL PHILLIPS off-campus housfor spaces would Professional Planner ing that do not have access to benefit students the garage via or citizens, he said. Such issues a secured entrance on Senior include limited parking in the Street, said Zullo, area, lack of safety features in a University alumnus. older houses and the accumula“This is considered a tion of garbage on streets. revoked company in New By limiting the amount of peo- Jersey,” Klimik said. ple in an apartment, students can Daniel Van Winkle, a ward focus on education, Ward said. six resident who lives on “Students are much more Senior Street, wondered if accountable for their own allowing one company to come actions and behaviors when you in and replace family homes have two or three students in an with an apar tment building

would lead to an open season for developers. Van Winkle said the zoning board would set a precedent when they approved the plans. “What stops the rest of the Senior Street from becoming this?” Winkle said. Each application is based on its unique circumstances, the zoning board members said. Joseph Kenny, born and raised in 35 Senior Street in ward six, said 30 years ago his friend planted a California redwood transplant and let it grow 36 feet tall and 10 feet wide. Since the building is planned to be 37 feet high — not including its tentative towers that would add more height to the building — Kenny fears that it would take away from the grandeur of the redwood, which is the biggest tree in the neighborhood. “Talk about being dwarfed. That’s a monster coming into our neighborhoods,” said Kenny, a University alumnus. Three LLC’s own all the existing properties at the location — Little Bombay Inventing, Jersey NB, and Sicard Street NB, Ward said. Chris Ward, Timothy Ward and Masahiro Hanzawa own the LLC’s.

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GIA PEPPERS SAS SOPHOMORE “I think that the No. 1 problem is participation. You see all these signs about budget cut protests, but when you go outside, there isn’t anyone there.”

“I usually see the activism around College Avenue, but I can’t say I participate in that. I’d like to, but it’s hard to have access to it and I don’t have the time because I’m only here in passing.”

GIDON WEISBERG GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION STUDENT “There are people who come here [who] are more easily engaged in [social] issues. Then there are people who are only here to find a career. ...So you have two very different ... levels of activism.”

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“There remains a high level of apathy, but I feel like social networks like Facebook or MySpace have made it easier for more people to get involved and to know about activist events happening on and off campus.”

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The percentage of N.J. residents under 30 who voted in the 2008 presidential election

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“There is an extremist side to it. During Islam Awareness Week, people were outside protesting not against the event, but defending other religions, which I feel like was a little disrespectful. There’s a time and place for that.”

LESLIE FINE RUTGERS COLLEGE ALUMNA “We’ve been talking about progressive change for a long time, but people have gotten more solution-oriented towards having a real voice in the decisions made within the University.”

ONLINE RESPONSE I participate in groups that fight for change on and/or off campus.

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Blogs lack journalistic integrity

ith the ever-increasing numbers of bloggers supplying content and news, we can only wonder if they should be considered journalists. The issue was sparked by the recent misfortunes for Gizmodo editor-blogger Jason Chen. After buying a stolen 4th-generation iPhone prototype, Chen wrote a review on his Gizmodo’s website and subsequently had his computers confiscated by police. The question is — should he be protected as a journalist from repercussions, as he reported on facts and events, some as small as a socially unimportant iPhone? And is a blogger a journalist? The typical blogger — even The New York Times syndicated one — makes a point of voicing his opinion — unedited, uncut. The problem is that people read these blogs as news — they take them as they are, without questioning validity and accuracy. “Freakonomics,” one of The Times’ leading blogs, is a case-in-point of unadulterated opinion that is taken as news. Bloggers on the website, although supplying the required facts to back theories on big government and views on trade markets, still retain that gram of favoring one side. They choose to include the facts that purposely back their arguments — no matter with which party they associate. As educated readers, we cannot take information at face value. We have to dissect it and decide its validity. Former journalists may have made names for themselves, but their blogs — some that are followed by tens of thousands of Internet users — are no different than an opinion column in The Daily Targum. The recent argument between Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist and Times columnist, and Andrew Ross Sorkin, the young reporter turned bestselling author makes a case of this. The two men argued over Krugman’s phrasing of “nationali[zing] the banking system,” yet neither supplied the information required to view the debate objectively. After several rounds of criticism from both sides, there was no way of covering it fairly. And ultimately, Sorkin made Krugman look like an old crazy man with views of an overbearing government — all that through blogs and politically oriented TV shows. So what do bloggers supply to a decreasingly critical society with regard to information? They could certainly be helpful in small towns and when it comes to issues that are much more local. With national newspapers busy covering major events, bloggers can certainly inform us on our local towns’ news. But it should not be assumed that bloggers are real journalists. If they choose to take on the title, the responsibility of reporting on events in an unbiased manner falls on their shoulders. Otherwise, Jason Chen and the many other self-titled journalists must take the repercussions as they come. They are not — as of yet — dedicated to bringing truth to the foreground, therefore the title “blogger” should remain as it is — an Internet phenomena followed only by those who cannot separate truth from the rest.

Useless technology pollutes car industry

ince when do cars need any more gadgets than they already have? The numbers of air-conditioning zones or settings for the comfort of ride are already complicated, yet German researchers have gone one step further. Berlin Free University artificial intelligence researcher Raul Rojas and his team have designed a technology that allows drivers to steer their cars using their eyes. The system simply detects eye movement and directs the car in that direction. And as lucrative as that sounds, considering the number of horrible drivers in the state of New Jersey, any more computer aid in our automobiles is unwelcome. How far can we go? Automobiles may be one of the many fronts of new technologies, but designers must consider the aesthetics of a car and its driver. People buy their vehicles with the purpose of driving them — physically putting their hands on the steering wheel and feeling the road. This technology takes away from any sort of contact with the pleasure of driving. This new eye-steering system reminds us of Mercedes’s system of distance control. The automobile detects a car in front and the driver has the option of simply selecting to follow. Brakes and gas instantly become automated. Who needs that? Many car companies — in addition to Mercedes — are known for playing with a number of new technologies and driver’s aides. We can only ridicule the majority of these developments. In this particular case, evasive maneuvers become virtually impossible and regular, cruising turns into a hassle. If the driver’s eyes veer off to the left or right, so does the vehicle. So it seems like cars may actually be safer as they are. With no complicated computer aides, drivers will continue to manage. This whole ambition in new technology development seems a bit pointless or impractical with regard to the real world. In the future, advertisers might tactically place billboards and signs subliminally leading drivers to their desired stores and shops. And should a driver want to look to the left or right for a passing car or a spot to park, the vehicle will follow — hardly supporting the idea of safe driving. Our problem is not with this technology in particular — although it may be largely flawed and quite impossible — it is with the notion of fixing something that is not broken and taking out the human factor, especially in automobiles.

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H1N1 hype justified

which collectively kill s we approach the about 36,000 Americans formal conclusion annually. And no, that was of the eventful 2009not a typo — contrar y to 2010 flu season, the long what most people believe, lines of people waiting to get H1N1 has been around for their swine flu shots may quite a while now. What seem like a distant memory makes this year’s H1N1 to most of us. Indeed, the BO WANG unique is the large degree major headline maker for of mutation that it underthe latter half of last year went compared to the typical annual variation has by and large disappeared from the evening that occurs. So the more scientific name is actunews as natural disasters and health care reform ally “novel H1N1.” took center stage. The outbreak of novel H1N1 was first noted in Throughout the H1N1 saga, groups from pediaMexico last April, and because of its rapid spread tricians to Al Jazeera have been crying foul over around the world, the World Health Organization what they purport to be an overhyping of the new declared in June that a pandemic status had been flu strain by health authorities and the Western reached. At this time, information was extremely media. According to some naysayers, the risk posed limited regarding this variant’s potential threat to by H1N1 was simply not enough to warrant its panpublic health, although its ability to replicate in demic status. To others, the alerts were put in place humans and spread from person-to-person was as a deplorable $1.6 billion kowtow to Big Pharma already apparent, as well as its propensity for strikand its bottom line. ing the younger population to a greater extent than As the final figures of H1N1-attributed morthe seasonal flu does. tality in this countr y start streaming in from the The solid information that the Centers for Disease Control and CDC and other health authorities Prevention at a small fraction of “The outbreak did have was historical data from the earlier high end projection of previous outbreaks of novel flu vari90,000 deaths, the level of critiof novel H1N1 ants — the 1968 H3N2 virus that cism will likely increase — how killed more than 30,000 Americans can you justify all the ballyhoo was first noted in and one million worldwide; the 1957 about H1N1 when the seasonal flu Mexico last April ...” H2N2 virus that killed 70,000 kills three times as many people Americans and two million worldever y year? While no one can deny wide; and the infamous 1918 that H1N1 was hyped to the top of “Spanish Flu” H1N1 virus that killed more than the vernacular chart, it was well justified and half a million in this country and almost 50 million played a major role in preventing a potential pubworldwide. In addition, a startling 99 percent of lic health catastrophe. last year’s seasonal H1N1 samples were resistant Before I continue though, I think it is worth takto the common antiviral medication Tamiflu, ing a minute to clear up some confusion and finally whereas the previous year’s resistance figure was give meaning to the jumble of letters and numbers a mere 11 percent. This made prevention through that spell H1N1. In order to cause illness, the flu vaccination even more essential virus must multiply within our body by taking over Armed with these figures and the knowledge our cells’ natural replication machinery. It accomthat international travel — and therefore spread plishes this via the aid of two proteins that it posof infection — occurs at a much higher rate sesses — hemagglutinin and neuraminidase; think today than it did in the 1950s and 1960s, the of them as lock keys. CDC had to act quickly and boldly. Although Hemagglutinin allows the flu virus to enter our technological advances have enabled health cells to begin the multiplication process, while neuauthorities to detect and contain outbreaks raminidase allows the virus to exit our cells along much more quickly than in decades past, the with its clones to continue the chain reaction. These risk to benefit ratio in this case still heavily two proteins are what the H and N stand for, respecfavored over-responding with preventive meastively, and the number that follows each letter refers ures and treatment initiatives than taking a to the specific type of hemagglutinin and neumore conser vative route. raminidase possessed by the particular flu subtype. For the past 30 years, the two main subtypes SEE WANG ON PAGE 11 of seasonal flu have been H1N1 and H3N2,

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Israel provides reason for support Letter NOAH GLYN

he author of Monday’s letter titled “Israel has enough support from United States” made startling accusations against the state of Israel. I feel compelled to respond to this letter because the question of Israel’s right to self-defense and right to exist is the most obvious moral question of our time. The author’s worst moral equivalence was the explicit comparison between Palestinians and Jews who were victims of the Nazi genocide. Implicitly, this comparison can be carried to compare Israeli occupying forces in the West Bank and Nazi Gestapo’s who rounded up Jews, Communists, Gypsies, homosexuals and other undesirables. This is a sickening comparison because there is no legitimate comparison to be made. The land that Israel currently occupies was never a part of a Palestinian homeland. Between the years 1948 and 1967, Jordan occupied this territory much in the same way Israel currently does. In 1967, after winning a decisive victory in a defensive war against Arab aggressors, Israel liberated Jerusalem and conquered the rest of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Golan Heights. Israel did not want this war to occur, nor has it wished for any war during its existence. Israel has since given up most of the conquered territory in return for the promise of peace. The author makes no reference to Israel’s sac-

rifices, but he does reference the United Nations partition of the Palestinian mandate. Again, he fails to mention that the Jews accepted the partition, while their Arab neighbors rejected it. Is this at all analogous to the Holocaust? No. In fact, in 1941, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, met with Adolf Hitler to plan the Fuhrer’s conquest of Palestine. Hitler planned on making the Mufti a puppet of Hitler’s vassal state, and the two men planned on establishing death camps in the holy land. The author writes that the possibility of Israel offering the West

“The blame largely lies at the feet of the Palestinians ...” Bank to the Palestinians is as likely as the “the United States giving back land stolen from the Native American peoples.” That statement is objectively wrong. Israel has twice offered to give 97 percent of the West Bank to the Palestinian Authority, but Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas both rejected this compromise, which former President Bill Clinton argued was a fair deal. Israel also has unilaterally withdrawn from the Gaza Strip, given up the Sinai Peninsula in exchange for peace with Egypt, and has made peace with Jordan. Throughout its short history, Israel has proven to be an adept dealmaker with its former enemies. There is no reason why Israel should not be able to make

peace with the Palestinians. The blame largely lies at the feet of the Palestinians, not the Israelis. At the very root of the IsraeliPalestinians conflict is the failure of the Palestinian, Arab and Muslim leadership to accept certain compromises — namely that Israel has a historical right to exist and to defend itself against terrorism and invading armies. Even to this day, the president of Iran pledges to destroy Israel. At this very moment, the terrorist organization Hezbollah is — with Iran’s aid — illegally rearming itself on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon. Israeli President Shimon Peres has recently disclosed that Syria is supplying Hezbollah with Scud missiles to hit Israel. The terrorist organization Hamas still maintains its illegal grip on the Gaza Strip. And yet, the author argues that our support for Israel should be more tepid, and our embrace of these Muslim extremists should be warmer and tighter. There is a reason why Israel enjoys the support of the vast majority of Congress, and the majority of Americans, regardless of political affiliation. Americans, like Israelis, are generally moral, law-abiding people who want peace and security. Before “looking for new allies in the Middle East,” America should reaffirm its support for Israel by standing up against those who wish it harm, whether they are terrorists in Tehran or bureaucrats in the United Nations. Noah Glyn is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in economics and history.

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were attributable to novel H1N1 since it appeared on the map last April. Rather than supportcontinued from page 10 ing the opposition’s “overhyped” argument, this relatively Despite the vaccine produclow figure serves as a testament tion delays and access problems to the foresight of our health that affected people across the authorities and the benefits of countr y, the massive vaccinavaccination. Their prompt tion campaign that ensued still response to the situation likely managed to reach a significant saved thousands of lives in this por tion of the citizenr y. country, if not more. The setMunicipalities and schools backs that were experienced worked around the clock to during the vaccine distribution keep updated with the latest process and other public health H1N1 developments and do response efforts will undergo their best to ensure that the thorough review to allow for a most vulnerable — people more efficient response the next under 25 years of age, pregnant time around. women and health care workSo is novel H1N1 a thing of ers, to name a the past now? few — got prioriThe experts cer“... 12,000 deaths ty access to the tainly do not were attributable vaccine before it think so. In fact, was released to have decidto novel H1N1 since they the general pubed to incorporate lic. Kudos to the novel H1N1 into it appeared on University adminthe 2010-2011 the map last April. ” seasonal flu shot, istration and Health Ser vices which should for the numerous make the vaccinavaccination sessions and public tion process quicker and less health campaigns they ran painful for patients and health across the different campuses. care professionals alike. So far, 86 million individuals Therefore, if you do not in this countr y have been vaccihave any factors that make you nated against the novel H1N1 ineligible to get the flu vaccine, virus, with no greater frequengo to CDC.gov for more inforcy of side effects than that of mation, make sure to add it to the seasonal flu vaccine. your list of civic duties this fall. Subsequent studies showing It is the best way to protect that 99 percent of this year’s yourself and others from the novel H1N1 samples were actuvir us, and is also a per fect ally treatable with Tamiflu also example of preventive medicine ser ved as a big sigh of relief for in action. those unable to get vaccinated in time. Bo Wang is an Ernest Mario As for those low mortality School of Pharmacy fifth-year stufigures: The latest CDC report dent and outgoing president of the estimates that 12,000 deaths Pharmacy Governing Council.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — You feel like using a sledgehammer. What you really need is thumbtack pressure to get your way. Devise a strategy before opening your mouth. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — Two options emerge today. You can choose to go along with your partner, or to do what you want and endure the consequences. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — Hopefully your scissors are sharp. You need them to cut through the team's petty disagreements. Resist the temptation to flee. It all works out. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 5 — Point your feelings in any direction you choose. You're bound to get good results when you keep moving forward steadily. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Career opportunities cause you to consider more than one life direction. You could choose greater security or follow your creative talents for later success. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Walk with authority. If you look like you know what you're up to, others will get out of your way. Share the details after the job is done.

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PAIN: Saum’s career ends after suffering two concussions continued from back

weeks and I was really doing well. When I tore my shoulder, I realized everything I did was forgotten.” Fioranelli made the same decision with his hip in high school and, yet again, it came back to haunt him. A torn hip cut Fioranelli’s senior season with the Scarlet Knights short and it came as a result of another unreported injury. Seven years prior, as a freshman defensive end at Wayne Valley High School, he sacked an opposing quarterback and snagged his hip on a rock severely enough to bother him down the road. “I never really got it fixed,” Fioranelli said. “I was like: ‘You know what? It was just pain. I’ll tough it out.’ Now that I think about it, those are the injuries that led to the end of my career.”

“The Sunday after the game I had craniotomy to relieve the pressure on my brain,” Saum said. “They drilled a hole in my skull and released the blood that was building up in my brain. If too much pressure builds up, you could die. It was definitely the most excruciating pain I’ve ever been through in my life.” Nearly three years later, Saum is a sophomore at Rutgers. His football career is long over because of second-impact syndrome, but he works with the Rutgers football team as a manager because of his passion. “That was my ultimate *** dream,” Saum said. “I wanted to Even the lucky ones, the play college football. And since I ones who avoid career-threatdidn’t tell anyone and I played ening injuries, do not walk with that concussion, I can’t.” away unscathed. Saum works with the running Alan Ajamian, another gradubacks — his former position — on ating senior at Rutgers and forthe football team. He sees it as the mer member of the football team, closest he can come to his dream. never had what he considered a “I guess I do it because it feels career-threatening injury. like I’m still kind of part of it,” Ajamian played on the scout Saum said. “That’s what I miss team as a running back and linemost about it. This is as close as I backer for the Scarlet Knights can get without actually playing.” and was a three-year starter at Not reporting his first concusthe same positions for Seton Hall sion is a mistake that Saum Prep in high school. During his expects will haunt him for a long seven years as an elite athlete, he time. In a culture where toughwent through everything from ness is idolized and personal safeconcussions to ty is in low-regard, dislocated fingers reporting something like a “I almost died for to bad knees. “I think headache is a sign my team ... I would whether you’re in of weakness — pee-wee or high something that a still have a hard school or college team captain time not playing or the pros, you never shows. lingering “I’m lucky to and disappointing have injuries that are even be alive,” going to take Saum said. “I the team.” place,” Ajamian almost died for my KEVIN SAUM said. “Even now I team and honestRutgers Football Team Manager have problems ly, now that I think with my shoulder about it, even if I and my knee. It’s went back and I something that a lot of players had to make the same decision know going in that you’re going again, I would still have a hard to have bumps and bruises. ... time not playing and disappointIt’s something that’s really ing the team.” *** going to stay with you the rest of In college football, there are your life.” upwards of 110 members of each Throughout his football team, but only about 60 see the career, Ajamian was as stubborn field each year and there are only as they get. 22 starting jobs to go around. He didn’t tell anyone when he So when you get your chance, dislocated three fingers in a game you treat it as the only opportunibecause he wanted to keep playing. ty you have and do everything He knowingly suffered a conyou can to keep it. cussion while playing in high That’s the way Remo school, but didn’t tell anyone Fioranelli, a former tight end and because he wanted to keep playing. defensive end for the Rutgers “I knew right away when it football team sees it. But for the happened,” he said. “You kind of 6-foot-3, 250-pound Wayne, N.J., black out for a second and your native, his mantra of toughness eyes get blurry. After that I kind came back to bite him. of just kept playing. It really wasAs a freshman, Fioranelli hurt his n’t the smartest move, but it was shoulder, but took a cortisone shot kind of my decision that I made.” from the training staff and tried to The only times injuries actually fight through it, shrugging it off with kept him off the field were when tendonitis shooting up his bicep. He he physically couldn’t move. played through the pain and perHe got fluid drained from his formed relatively well as a member knee after it immobilized him of the scout team. But before his during preseason drills one seasophomore year, the trainers took son. And to a hungry football another look at his shoulder and player with higher aspirations, diagnosed it as a torn shoulder — sitting out provided more emotorn the entire way around and tional pain than any injury could. detached from the bone. “I felt really immobile and kind Fioranelli missed eight of helpless,” he said. “It was realmonths with a torn shoulder — ly a weird feeling seeing another one that he could have prevented guy in your position when he’s if he did not continue playing durcontributing and I’m not. It was ing his freshman year. kind of tough to get over.” *** “I did have worry and fear Check tomorrow’s Daily because I knew I was basically Targum for part two of our instarting over,” Fioranelli said. depth examination into football “When you’re a freshman, you’re injury culture, featuring two more on the scout team and you’re trying stories of Rutgers athletes and comto work your way up. I was doing ments from head football coach that. I was getting Scout Team Greg Schiano. Player of the Week during the

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With two games remaining in his senior season, Pennington tied his career-high with targets career after Rutgers already 22 goals and his 13 assists are three away from tying career-high. continued from back But there’s a good chance “He could do some things comPennington’s career won’t end ing out of high after this season. school but that wasHe has a very good n’t his nature,” the chance at landing ninth-year head “What he’s brought with a Major coach said. “He to us is his quality League Lacrosse became a threat franchise. of work ethic early in his career, “I’ll see how he developed his this year ends out everyday. ” off-hand early in his and I’ll keep my career and he’s conoptions open,” JIM STAGNITTA tinued to improve Pennington said. Rutgers Men’s Lacrosse Coach in every aspect of “I am probably the game.” going to look to Stagnitta could also see continue playing for a little bit.” Pennington’s leadership skills While Pennington is reserved develop with his game. in evaluating his future potential, “What he’s brought to us is Stagnitta has no doubt that the his quality of work ethic everymidfielder is going to play at the day,” Stagnitta said. “In a lot of next level. ways it’s a quiet commitment. “He can do everything and He’s somewhat of a quiet kid and he’s what they need at the next a pretty humble kid and somelevel,” Stagnitta said. “We’ve probtimes that gets misunderstood or ably relied on him too much to a misconstrued, but when he’s on fault, and we still do. That’s going the field he’s somebody that you to bode well for him at the next know you’re going to get everylevel because he won’t be the thing you can from him every focus of everyone’s attention. He single day.” will do very well at the next level.”

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Senior midfielder Justin Pennington played significant minutes since his freshman season with RU, which prepares him for the next level.

he 2010-11 Big East football bowl lineup is complete, and according to the conferences commissioner John Marinatto, “the Big East bowl lineup is stronger than it’s ever been.” The conference will send six teams to bowl games next season, one of which is a BCS bowl bid given to the Big East Champion. The Champs Sports Bowl and Meineke Car Care Bowl will feature a Big East team squaring off against an ACC foe, while the New Era Pinstripe Bowl — making its debut this season in the new Yankee Stadium — will host a Big 12 vs. Big East matchup. From 2010-13 the conference will send two of its teams to either the Papajohns.com Bowl, Autozone Liberty Bowl or Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl.

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this season, Rutgers women’s lacrosse freshman goalkeeper Lily Kalata earned Big East Defensive Player of the Week honors. Kalata’s career-high 17 save performance against the then-No.12 Notre Dame propelled the Scarlet Knights to a 12-11 victory in overtime. Two of the Nesconset, N.Y., native’s saves came with 25 seconds left in the contest, securing the victor y for Rutgers. With the victory, the Scarlet Knights reentered the national rankings at No. 19 — their highest ranking this season.

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team was set to take on tri-state area foe, Delaware, yesterday but cancelled the contest due to inclement weather. The squad gets back into action today at 3:30 p.m. against intra-state Monmouth in West Long Branch, N.J.

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the SEC, Mike Silve, announced Tuesday that the conference plans to orchestrate a plan to keep up with other conferences in the event that they expand. “Any changes would only be made if the league deems it necessary to maintain its prominent position,” Silve said. The SEC currently houses 12 teams, and has won the past four BCS-national championships.

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catcher Dioner Navarro will sit two games after “inappropriate conduct” with an umpire during game play. Umpire Dan Bellino ejected the catcher in the sixth inning after Navarro argued a called strike against him and bumped into Bellino. The Rays currently boast the best record in Major League Baseball with a 14-5 record.

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Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. The guard averaged an even 18 points per game this season.

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Two records broken at historic meet BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ STAFF WRITER

ANDREW HOWARD / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Junior tailback Joe Martinek finished 33 yards short of becoming the first 1,000-yard rusher for Rutgers since Ray Rice’s 2007 season.

LOAD: Martinek returns as elder statesman on offense continued from back just have to go watch the film and be critical of yourself.” Coming into the last campaign, the Knights planned on senior wide receiver Tim Brown, senior tight end Shamar Graves and fellow sophomore back Jourdan Brooks to deflect attention away from Martinek, who averaged 4.7 yards per carry. Brown and Graves, graduated and are on to pursue careers in the NFL, while Brooks transferred to Morgan State over the winter. The cast that plans to replace the trio, however, remains a mystery. After taking Martinek, a two-year starter, out of the equation, no skill position player that projects to start for the Knights has more than a year of playing experience in the Big East. “We’re all going through the same things so we all have to have each other’s backs,” said sophomore receiver Tim Wright of the young receiving corps. “Whatever mistake one makes, we all have to learn from it and capitalize on it.” Add that to a questionable offensive line, in which three projected starters missed the Scarlet-White game with injuries, and Martinek seems the logical choice to ease sophomore quarterback Tom Savage’s secondyear progression. “I don’t know who the best five are yet,” said head coach Greg Schiano of his offensive line. “And I think I speak for [offensive line coach Kyle Flood] as well. We have an idea going in. We can probably handicap it a little bit, but if you said to me, ‘Do you know who the starting five will be opening day?’ the answer is ‘No.’” Martinek’s worth to the Knights is not only measured in his yards per game average, but also the importance he has in the passing game. Schiano trusts the junior tailback as Savage’s chief pass blocker, as

well as his ability as a checkdown receiver in space. “I think the more reps and going out everyday being the guy with the first team makes me … practice hard and try to work on new things,” Martinek said. Despite the positive feedback Martinek garnered this spring, Schiano said earlier in the practice season that he wanted the junior to improve his burst through the hole and take on more tacklers. Martinek knows that he is far from a finished product heading into his third year. “Even when I didn’t play, I was always prepared as if I was the starter just in case,” he said. “Any time you get that chance, you might only get one opportunity and you don’t want it to slip away. This spring I’ve gone in with a lot of focus — a beginner’s mentality — and just trying to fine tune the little things.” Martinek returns in the fall as the fifth-leading rusher in the Big East in terms of 2009-10 productivity, but can see some inflated numbers if a viable backup doesn’t materialize in time. Junior Tyrone Putman emerged as a solid back that showed flashes of potential, but has no field experience after an injury derailed his hopes during last year’s spring practice season. Junior Mason Robinson and fifth-year senior Kordell Young missed the spring rehabilitating from their own respective injuries. Even if no talented freshmen emerge to take some of the rushing burden off of Martinek — excluding sophomore Mohamed Sanu’s plays out of the Wild Knight package — the offense and coaching staff have confidence in Martinek’s ability to shoulder the load next season. “The kid is an absolute workhorse,” said junior offensive lineman Caleb Ruch, who bounced around from guard to center during the spring due to various injuries. “He can take as many carries as the coaches will give him. He gets better as the game goes on because he’s a big back. He’s a solid running back.”

Adding up the number of obstacles posed at the Penn Relays is not a tall task. Simply stepping foot onto the historic WOMEN’S TRACK Franklin Field for the 2010 version of the most storied track and field meet in the country can overwhelm some, but hearing the roaring applause of 54,000-plus fans can be enough to strike butterflies in the stomachs of any athlete, no matter the sport. Amid the distractions, the Rutgers women’s track and field team did as it has throughout the season: Take advantage of competing in preparation for the next week. Nine qualifying marks were captured for the Scarlet Knights over the weekend, but more impressively, the squad was able to clock two school records on the biggest stage in the track world — if anyone had butterflies they didn’t show it. The plan was to run fast, and the team did just that. “Our goal was really simple — run fast,” said head coach James Robinson. “We wanted to break three school records and we broke two. “We wanted to run fast enough to qualify for the seeded section of the 4x100 relay final for the Big

East Championship and our performance should have solidified us a spot.” One of the two records was set in the 4x100 meter relays, consisting of senior Michelle Gomes, juniors Pavielli Vega and Jamie Walker and freshman Asha Ruth. The group posted a 45.83-second time in the relay’s trials, eventually propelling them to fifth place overall in the Eastern

ALEX KELLY Collegiate Athletic Conference relay final. In the 4x200 meter relay, the same group saw similar success. They broke the second record of the weekend on their way to another fifth-place finish with a time 1:37.11 — a mark that came in the final heat. Throwing for the Knights were junior Natalie Clickett and sophomore Alex Kelly. Clickett launched a 46.76-meter throw to her fourth place in the 27-athlete discus competition and saw more success in the shot put, where

she placed third out of 27 competitors with a 14.08-meter toss. Kelly came up just short of taking home a first-place victory in her event, as her 44.75-meter throw fell about two meters short of the event’s champion, Jill Shaner, from Richard Stockton. Each of the three marks earned both Clickett and Kelly improved qualifiers in their respective events. But that’s far from satisfying for Clickett. “I’m a competitor, so I’m never happy with anything other than first place,” said the Union City, Pa., native. “I look for two great performances this weekend [at the Big East Championships] when it matters most.” The entirety of the track and field faithful focused in on Philadelphia this past weekend and with some of the world’s finest athletes in the sport focused on winning their events, so too were the small band of Rutgers athletes. Though victory did not come, improvement did, and Robinson can now rest assured his team is ready for the Big East Championships Friday in Cincinnati. “I’m proud at the way these student athletes performed at a high level at such a prestigious competition, with thousands of fans and recruits watching,” Robinson said. “It was a great experience for them and gives them momentum as we head into the Big East Championships.”

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Sophomore captures title in Philly BY TYLER BARTO STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers men’s track and field team returned to the Banks with reinforced confidence after posting MEN’S TRACK several impressive performances last weekend at the Penn Relays. Sophomore James Plummer highlighted the Scarlet Knights’ three-day stay at Franklin Field by capturing the title in the College Men’s Discus Throw Championship. Plummer’s 56.31-meter heave was good for first, followed by South Florida’s Jared Thomas. “Plummer’s one of those guys that has talent,” said senior hurdler Kyle Grady earlier in the season. “He’s a new guy, an underclassman. We need guys like that.” The mark is Plummer’s thirdbest throw of the 2010 outdoor season. The Toms River, N.J., native is arguably the most improved member of the team and has been someone to lean on in the field events. “I think we’re very prepared,” said junior sprinter Aaron Younger. “[During the indoor season] we don’t have a full group. We didn’t have Bruce [Owens], we didn’t have James. He’s killing it. There’s no javelin indoors. We’ve got a bunch of people that we didn’t have before in a bunch of events.” Plummer was the only Scarlet Knight to place Friday, but a

busy Saturday saw Rutgers make its presence felt at nearby Penn. The Knights’ 4x200-meter relay, comprised of seniors NiiAmon Robertson, Grady and Owens, as well as sophomore Steve Werner, placed seventh on its third day in Philadelphia with a time of 1:24.50. In the 4x400-meter IC4A relay, a quartet of fifth-year senior Steve Swern, junior Aaron Younger, Robertson and Owens clocked in at time of 3:11.06, good for sec-

JAMES PLUMMER ond place in the field. Owens ran a 48.69-second split, while Younger anchored the relay in 46.81 seconds. Big East and intrastate foe Seton Hall captured the event title in 3:11.00. Sophomores Kevin Bostick and Adam Bergo finished 10th and 11th, respectively, in the College Triple Jump-Eastern. Bostick recorded a mark of 14.31 meters, while Bergo finished close behind with a jump of 14.18 meters. Bergo also tied for fifth in the College Men’s High Jump

Championship with a mark of 2.08 meters. A pair of Knights placed in the top 10 in the College Javelin Throw, with senior Jeremy Pennino finishing third after a 63.39-meter throw. Junior teammate Chris Bradley recorded an effort of 61.66 meters, good for sixth place. On the international side, Jamaica Gold, featuring famed gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt, won the U.S.A. vs. the World 4x100-meter relay in front of a strong JamaicanAmerican attendance. Bolt anchored the Jamaicans with an 8.79-second split. U.S.A. Blue finished close behind in second, while U.S.A. Red took third place. The United States finally won the 4x400-meter relay late Saturday afternoon when U.S.A. Blue captured first place in the event, followed by a team from the Bahamas. The Knights take a short rest before taking to Cincinnati Friday for the 2010 Big East Championships, something that Owens does not take for granted in his final season at Rutgers. “We’ll do what we do every year — just go out there, stay focused and run our hardest,” he said. “We’re not going to get caught up in the hype of the crowd or anything like that. We’ve been doing this for about three or four years. We know exactly what we have to go out there and do.”

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Junior first baseman Mandy Craig hit a two-run home run in Rutgers’ first Big East series win last weekend against Providence.

Stars shine in team’s conference resurgence BY SAM HELLMAN

at the beginning of the season as the leading returning player in terms of batting average (.314), A series victor y over home runs (four) and RBI (26), Providence last weekend gave but did not have the impact she new life to the Rutgers softball hoped for during the majority of t e a m ’ s the season. SOFTBALL season, “This is the time to get it going,” pushing Nelson said of Craig’s improvement. RUTGERS AT t h e On the mound, Johnson led GEORGETOWN, S c a r l e t the Scarlet Knights with her 2.55 TODAY, 3 P.M. Knights ERA last season and even hurled out of a no-hitter earlier this year, but last place in the conference and since entering Big East play, two games outside of the Big things went downhill. East Tournament. Providence was her chance The biggest part of the week- to rebound. end, however, might just be the Johnson tossed a three-hitter resurgence of two stars from last and gave up just two unearned year’s squad. runs in a complete-game effort in Junior first baseman Mandy the rubber game. She also struck Craig and sophomore pitcher out 11 batters. Holly Johnson both struggled In the second game, Johnson through much of was the only one this year, but came of Rutgers’ four “I’ve really started pitchers to renthrough with big weekends against der Providence focusing in and the Friars. hitless. She “Getting Holly seeing pitches better pitched the final back ... and two innings perbecause I know Mandy coming fectly, striking back was big,” I have to step up.” out three batters said head coach in the, 6-1, loss. MANDY CRAIG Jay Nelson. “I worked on a “Mandy had a lot of things to get Junior First Baseman great hitting permy grip back,” formance and Johnson said. “My that’s what we need out of her.” problem has been the ball slipStaying in the cleanup spot in ping out. I fixed some things and the order for most of the season got much better results.” despite hitting right around .200, The Scarlet Knights (16-26) the Manassas, Va., native strug- have eight more conference gled to reclaim last year’s form, games before the end of the regbut came through in a big way ular season and need to keep winagainst the Friars. ning to crack the top-eight in the Craig belted a two-r un standings and qualify for the conbomb over the right field wall ference tournament. for the go-ahead runs in the Rutgers aims to sweep r ubber game and had three Georgetown (16-26, 5-9) today on hits on the weekend. the road and take at least two “We really have to work hard games from St. John’s and these next couple of weeks,” Pittsburgh to close out the year, Craig said. “I’ve really started Nelson said. focusing in and seeing pitches “Before the Providence series, better because I know I have to we said we have a shot if we split step up.” the rest of the series and sweep The Osborn Park High Georgetown,” Nelson. School (Va.) product brought a “Providence was one we needed, heavy weight onto her shoulders but we have to keep it up.” CORRESPONDENT

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Targum’s football beat writer Sam Hellman chats with the former Rutgers wideout about his decision to sign with the Giants, playing with Sinorice Moss and Drew Rosenhaus ... Sam Hellman: How does it feel to be able to say ‘I’m in the NFL?’ Tim Brown: It feels good. It’s more work to do, but I’ve been working very hard for this moment. I have to work extremely hard to compete for a starting job or a roster spot so I’m just doing the things I know how to do. SH: I’m sure the Giants weren’t the only team you heard from on Saturday so how did you end up picking New York? TB: I was talking with my agent through the day and the Giants offered the most money. I’ll take a job at the Giants, I was thinking. It’s a good opportunity for me. Most Rutgers fans are Giants fans so I’m happy to be back in New York and New Jersey.

Senior defender Faith Richards is one of three captains on the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team after playing her freshman season at Virginia Tech before transferring and joining the Scarlet Knights.

SH: Is it exciting to be able to play on the same team as your friend Sinorice Moss? TB: We’ve been talking. He tells me to keep my head up and hopefully we’ll get to play together.

Defender finds success at home

SH: How important were your workouts in Miami after you had to do your Rutgers one with a bad ankle? TB: Those were huge for me. I felt I did great. I ran a lot better time down there and I rehabbed my ankle and it felt great.

school, called the senior a natural leader. “She was a great addition,” Brand-Sias said. “She’s an extremely hard worker and she’s always coming in in the best shape. She has a positive attitude and she’s always trying to push people to work harder.” Now in her final year, Richards emerged as one of the top defenders on the Knights. The co-captain made a name for herself with her tenacious defense and physical play, along with her speed through the midfield. Richards is second among field players with 18 ground balls and fourth with nine caused turnovers. The co-captain is one of five Knights to start in all 14 games this season. But the senior said she never felt the pressures of being a captain during her tenure as a Knight, thanks largely in part to the cohesion she feels with her teammates. “It’s not hard to get along with the girls on this team and it makes it easy to play everyday,” Richards said. “It makes it easy to wake up at 6:30 or 7 in the morning for practice every single day and it makes it a little less of a job the fact that we like each other off the field. “I know my experience in college would have been a lot different if I had stayed at Virginia Tech so I guess I’m thanking my teammates here for that.” While her career in a scarlet and white uniform may only last for two more regular season games, Richards said she is not finished with lacrosse. “I can see myself coaching,” Richards said. “I know I’m not ready to be done with lacrosse but I don’t know if I’m going to coach on a one-on-one basis or whether I’m going to coach a team. I’m majoring in social work so hopefully being a coach is something I can do on the side along with working in the social work world.”

SH: Since you came to Rutgers, you’ve told me you’re all about doing things the hard way. Is going undrafted just the next time you feel people underrate you? TB: All my life I’ve been overlooked. From when I was being recruited to when I became a starter at Rutgers, I have to prove everybody wrong. But that’s the way I like it. It keeps me hungry.

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As a senior at Montclair High School, Faith Richards was unsure about staying in New Jersey for college. But after a year of playing WOMEN’S LACROSSE l a c r o s s e a t Virginia Tech, Richards transferred to Rutgers for the remainder of her collegiate career. Three years later, the senior defender and co-captain could not be more sure about why she joined the Scarlet Knights. “Rutgers is a better team — that’s my answer,” Richards said when asked about her transfer.

“They’re a better program. I knew I wanted a better program than Virginia Tech after my first year there but I didn’t know where … I’m happy I came back.” Richards posted 11 goals and seven assists her freshman year as a Hokie, but Virginia Tech finished the year 5-12. Coming to Rutgers, Richards embraced a defensive role for the Knights, seeing time in 17 games but starting only six. Only a season later, she was elected as one of the three team captains and finished with a career-high 24 ground balls. Rutgers head coach Laura Brand-Sias, who originally recruited Richards out of high

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Senior defender Faith Richards scored 11 goals as a freshman at Virginia Tech, but has embraced a defensive role at Rutgers.

SH: Have you talked to any of your other Florida boys about the process? TB: I work out with Andre Johnson and Chad [Ochocinco] and Santana Moss. They know I can play football. They see the best in me. I feel good going in. SH: How helpful was having super agent Drew Rosenhaus in your corner? TB: Oh man. He’s great. I know he’s working for me no matter what happened. I just wanted the opportunity and he got me one with the Giants. SH: Are you happy to be playing 30 miles away from where you spent the last four years of your life? TB: It’s a great feeling. New Jersey is a place I’m used to. It’s a great opportunity. SH: Did you think before the draft that you might end up playing for the Giants? TB: I had no idea. I report Thursday for mini-camp and that’s the first time I go up there. SH: Has it sunk in that you’ll be catching passes from a Super Bowl champion in a few months? TB: When I was in Jersey, all I heard about was the Giants and the Jets. I have lots of friends in New Jersey and they’ll all be excited to see me play with those guys. SH: What is your relationship like with Shaun O’Hara? TB: He’s great. He spoke to us before a game and I’ve talked to him a few times. He’s competitive and a great player for the NFL. He didn’t get drafted either you know. SH: With guys like Shaun and so many of your teammates from the last few years making it as undrafted free agents, did you feel you had the same opportunity? TB: No matter what happens on draft day, I was going to compete and just do what I have to do to get on the field. It doesn’t matter how, as long as I get my chance.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Playing through pain: The risk behind American football culture BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

As a culture, America fell in love with the idea of playing injured long ago. From Curt Schilling and his bloody sock to Donovan victor y PART ONE OF TWO McNabb’s over the Cardinals on a broken ankle, every sports franchise and every city has a story or legend. With one eye, Americans salivate over the phenomenal careers of legends like Muhammad Ali, but close the other eye to the Parkinson’s disease-riddled man that is a shadow of his former self — all because he risked his body for the competitiveness instilled in him at a young age. As powerful as this notion is on the professional level, pain is considered part of the game on every level.

This article examines five young men’s stories through a culture where injuries are a part of the game. These five Rutgers students, all football players at some point in their lives, came together as a part of a class project — speaking to high schools in Highland Park and Monroe Township about a culture that put them all at risk. All have stories to tell. All risked their bodies and futures, sometimes literally life and limb, for the concept of team, family and the love of the game. All carry regret for brash, dangerous decisions and some continue to imagine — what if?

*** Playing tailback for West Morris Central High School, Kevin Saum had aspirations of college football. Saum was not the turnheads running back with Division I scholarship offers appearing left and right, but

local subdivision schools showed enough interest that he dreamt of a future on the college field. Then, as a senior and team captain, Saum made a life-altering mistake — he did not report an injury and it cost him his football career, and nearly his life. Saum suffered a minor concussion during a game, but never told his coaches or trainers. He did not think it was anything more than a headache and did not want to let his team down. So the next week, he popped three Advil and returned to the gridiron, needle-sharp pains splitting his head in two. One half of football later, Saum was on his way to the hospital fighting for his life. “Towards the end of the second quarter, I got hit hard one more time and this time I got hit right underneath my chin and I

slammed my head on the ground,” Saum said. “As soon as I stood up, I couldn’t even feel my legs. I got really scared. My heart just sunk into my chest and I really thought something was wrong.” Saum collapsed on the sidelines, went into shock and respiratory failure — breathing just three times per minute. The big hit on Saum forced a second, more serious concussion, leading to secondimpact syndrome, or more simply, a concussion on another concussion. Repeated brain injuries over an extended period of time result in neurological and cognitive damage, according a 2004 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but multiple brain injuries within a span of days can be “catastrophic or fatal.”

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Go-to senior’s maturation sets him up for pro career BY KYLE FRANKO CORRESPONDENT

DAN BRACAGLIA / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior midfielder Justin Pennington leads the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team in all three major offensive categories: Goals (22), assists (13) and points (35).

JORDAN WITHDRAWS NAME FROM COACHING SEARCH Eddie Jordan withdrew pus location, in the first of his name from contention Pernetti’s interviews. for the vacant Rutgers head The Star-Ledger men’s basketball position reports that Rutgers will y e s - turn its attention to Robert MEN’S BASKETBALL t e r - Morris head coach Mike day after meeting with Rice and ESPN analyst and Athletic Director Tim former St. John’s head Pernetti, according to coach Fran Fraschilla. Gannett New Rice completed Jersey. his third year with A source told Robert Morris by Gannett New leading the Jersey that Jordan Colonials to their wished to remain second consecuin the NBA. tive NCAA Jordan played Tournament, naron Rutgers’ 1976 rowly missing an Final Four team upset against No. EDDIE and was an assis2-seed Villanova. JORDAN tant coach as Fraschilla recently as the 1991-92 sea- spent nine seasons as head son, but then went to the coach between Manhattan, NBA. The Philadelphia St. John’s and New Mexico 76ers fired him as head and took his teams to coach at the conclusion of three NCAA Tournaments the team’s 27-55 season. and five National Jordan, considered the Invitational Tournaments. early favorite, and Pernetti met yesterday at an off-cam— Steven Miller

Justin Pennington does not like to admit it or talk about it, but ever since he was playing junior lacrosse he has been the best player on the field. Not much has changed for the Rutgers MEN’S LACROSSE men’s lacrosse team’s senior midfielder. “He’s one of those go to guys,” said fellow senior Gerhard Buehning. “He’s one of those recognizable names that everyone associates Rutgers lacrosse with. He’s a great player and a great athlete, and that’s good for the program all around.” Pennington played ever since he stepped on the field for the Scarlet Knights. As a freshman he scored 19 goals and dished out eight assists. For his career, Pennington has 120 points (79 goals, 41 assists), by far the most of any of Rutgers’ 11 seniors. “I didn’t expect to play right away, and it all was really new to me,” Pennington said. “I just went out and did what the coaches told me to and I tried to make a difference.” Pennington is part of a senior class that head coach Jim Stagnitta tabbed to help make the Scarlet Knights competitive against

lacrosse heavyweights. And while the results were not always what Pennington expected, he feels like the team is close to making the next step. “It’s always frustrating because I like to win just like everybody else on the team,” Pennington said. “The results haven’t always showed it but we’ve been in every game we’ve played this year, and this program is only going to keep getting better. As that happens we are going to start winning these onegoal games more often.” Part of Pennington’s evolution is the maturation he underwent since his freshman season. Stagnitta talked about him going from an athlete to a lacrosse player. “He’s grown in so many ways,” Stagnitta said. “[The seniors] all came in here as athletes and we needed them to play right away — sometimes that’s good, sometimes that’s bad — but we needed them to have depth and be competitive but [Pennington] is probably the one that has become the most complete lacrosse player.” It may be hard to believe, but Stagnitta remembers when the Flemington, N.J., native first arrived in Piscataway and had to learn how to shoot the ball.

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Junior tailback to carry load for RU offense BY TYLER BARTO STAFF WRITER

During the first half of the Scarlet team’s 16-7 victory Saturday in the Rutgers football team’s annual ScarletFOOTBALL White scrimmage, junior running back Joe Martinek eluded two defenders en route to a 52-yard run. The Hopatcong, N.J., native registered 116 yards and a touchdown on the day despite being the only veteran skill position player on the field. With a legitimate level of uncertainty behind Martinek in the backfield, the Scarlet Knights’ offense will most likely feature a heavy dose of “Jersey Joe” during the 2010-11 season. Martinek is ready for the challenge. “It was good, there are just a lot of things you can do better,” said Martinek, who rushed for 967 yards and nine touchdowns last season, of his performance in the final team scrimmage. “I liked the run, but there are some things I wish I did different. You

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Junior tailback Joe Martinek finished the Scarlet-White game with 18 carries for 116 yards and a one-yard touchdown scamper.