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Obama pulls combat troops, U. responds
Improvements facilitate needs around campus
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President Barack Obama officially announced the American troop withdrawal from Iraq Tuesday night, bringing an end to a sevenyear war that divided both the government and American society. In his address to the nation, Obama informed the country there would no longer be any military combat missions in Iraq. “Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country,” he said. Obama gave credit not only to the thousands of American troops deployed to Iraq during the war but to Iraqi forces as well. “The Americans who have served in Iraq completed every mission they were given. They defeated a regime that had terrorized its people,” he said. “Together with Iraqis and coalition partners who made huge sacrifices of their own, our troops fought block by
Students may not recognize some places around the University this year. The New Brunswick campus underwent construction and renovation to upgrade its facilities this summer. Milledoler Hall and Van Dyck Hall on the College Avenue campus, Tillet Hall on Livingston campus, Beck Hall on Busch campus and the Ruth Adams Building on Douglass campus have all had classrooms and lecture halls renovated as the final step in a three-year, $15 million classroom renovation project, said Antonio Calcado, vice president of University Facilities and Capital Planning. Milledoler Hall now features cushioned chairs, new flooring and multimedia equipment for film screenings. “It’s a massive upgrade from what it was last year,” said Diana Chaves, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “It’s still really tight for sitting for extended periods of time, like for a movie screening.” There is also a new 4,200-square-foot, $3.75 million
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The University wraps up its $32.5 million classroom construction project. Renovations were made to several buildings, including Janice H. Levin on Livingston campus, above.
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New honors dean takes seat with high expectations BY COLLEEN ROACHE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Whether he is rocking out as a member of the Deans of Love or strolling down College Avenue greeting students, Matt Matsuda has a style of his own. And if they have not already, it will not be long before students in the School of Arts and Sciences Honors program get to observe it for themselves. Matsuda replaced Sarolta Takács, now the dean of Sage College, as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program in July after School of Arts and Sciences Executive
INDEX UNIVERSITY A recent study found that the University may lean more toward Democratic views.
Dean Douglas Greenberg offered Greenberg believes he will have no him the position. problem managing all he has to do. “What I was looking for was a “He’s a person with tremendous member of the faculty with a very energy, and he uses his time distinguished record both as a extremely well,” Greenberg said. “I teacher and as a scholar and also am completely confident that nothsomeone with experience working ing he does is going to suffer in ver y, ver y closely with student consequence of his becoming the groups,” Greenberg said. dean of the honors program.” “Professor Matsuda fits those criteAfter earning his doctoral MATT ria perfectly.” degree at the University of MATSUDA Matsuda wears many hats at the California-Los Angeles in the University, working as a professor of history, early 1990s and then living in Paris, the College Avenue campus dean and now, Matsuda accepted a position as an assistant dean of the SAS Honors Program. But professor in the histor y department and
has since been an active member of the University’s community. Though he does not intend to transform the honors program, Matsuda said he is willing to make alterations as necessary. “I do have the idea that if something works well, and it’s meeting the needs of students and faculty, that one doesn’t change just for the sake of changing,” he said. “But the fact is that the world continues to change, and our students continue to change.” The use of technology is one change that affects all students at the University, and
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City Gateway Project progresses as planned BY COLLEEN ROACHE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Workers at the site of the Gateway Transit Village Project in downtown New Brunswick are OPINIONS redefining the city’s skyline. Obama’s address Construction of the building to the nation at the corner of Somerset leaves questions Street and Easton Avenue is about the Iraqi going according to plan, New war unanswered. Br unswick Development Corporation Vice President UNIVERSITY . . . . . . . 3 Merissa Buczny said. According to DEVCO’s plans OPINIONS . . . . . . . . 8 for the Gateway Project, the $150 million expenditure, which will DIVERSIONS . . . . . . 10 feature 200 residential units, including affordable housing, a CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . 12 University bookstore, the University press, retail space and SPORTS . . . . . . BACK a parking deck with more than 600 hourly spaces, is set to be completed by 2012. ONLINE @ fully“We’re really pleased with DAILYTARGUM.COM the progress we’ve been able to
make on the project in the amount of time we’ve been working on it,” she said. “We haven’t had any issues.” Pre-cast portions of the building were put together off-site, which helped expedite work on the project, Buczny said. The Gateway Project will change the way people see the city of New Brunswick forever, city spokesman Bill Bray said. “Freshmen coming to the University for the first time will never know that corner other than what it looks like today,” he said. For first-time visitors to the city, the Gateway will be an introduction to New Brunswick, and for those returning, especially University alumni, it will be a place to reconnect with the area, Bray said.
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The Gateway Transit Village Project is expected to be completed by 2012. The project includes affordable housing units, a new bookstore and the Rutgers University Press.
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Research examines political bias at University KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Liberal presence and voice far outweigh conservative ones on campus, according to a recent report released by campusreform.org. “America’s colleges and universities are dominated by Liberals, and Rutgers University is no different,” said founder of campusreform.org Mor ton Blackwell in a statement. “Too often, the campus left uses its power to indoctrinate the next generation.” The report was released as an independent project meant to supplement U.S. News & World Repor t’s Best College Rankings repor t to provide incoming students, family and alumni with an idea of the political climate on campus, said Abigail Alger, the new media manager at campusreform.org. “We want an open discussion of ideas where it’s OK to be a conservative student … and express those ideas and beliefs and not worry about reprecussions on campus,” Alger said. Of the 18 political student organizations on campus, there are a total of 12 liberal groups while six groups are conservative or libertarian-leaning, according to the report. The report lists organizations such as Amnesty International and
the Bisexuals, Gays, and Lesbians and Allies of Rutgers University as liberal organizations. Meanwhile, groups like The Centurion and Young Americans for Liberty are marked as conservative. Though these groups provide some insight into the political views of the student body, president of the Rutgers University College Republicans Noah Glyn thinks dividing students between two political ideas is not that simple. “I would say [a] majority of students who have an opinion are probably liberal or leftist, but I don’t know if [the] majority of students even have an opinion or if they have an opinion it’s not set in stone,” said Glyn, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, adding that some students are willing to change their views depending on the facts presented to them. But Christopher Pflaum, Rutgers University Democrats president, believes it is only natural for most students at the University to be politically liberal. “We are part of an educational institution. Part of the key Democratic value is higher education, funding for college, funding for academics and research,” said Pflaum, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. Students usually want to root for the side fighting for more science and research grants as well as lower tuition, Pflaum said.
The liberal bias that seems apparent among students is also spotted within the University’s administration as well, according to the report. The report cites campaign finance data from The Huffington Post, which shows that 97 percent of faculty and staff who made donations during the 2008 presidential election donated to Democratic candidates. This political donation trend is also evident among the
“Too often, the campus left uses its power to indoctrinate the next generation.” MORTON BLACKWELL Founder of campusreform.org
University’s Board of Governors, according to the report. All donations toward the last presidential election were given to Democratic candidates as well. “Across the country many surveys and many studies that have been done indicate that the faculties tend to affiliate more Democratic than Republican,” said Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics Ruth Mandel. Jordan Romvary, editor-in-chief of The Centurion, an on-campus
monthly magazine, said he had minor personal experiences of political discrimination from administrators. “I do believe that Rutgers University, like a lot of modern academia, is a politically biased school that espouses ideals and implements policies mainly of a leftist orientation,” Romvary said. The report also mentioned a problem with the definition of bias as an act that appears on the Office of Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities’ website: A bias act — whether verbal, written, physical or psychological — maligns, threatens or harms a person or group based on race, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status or veteran status. This definition received a “red light” rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a nonprofit group focused on civil liberties in American education. FIRE gives a “red light” when a school has at least one policy that both clearly and substantially restricts constitutionally protected speech, said Samantha Harris, the FIRE director for speech code research. “While speech that actually threatens another person is not protected, speech that simply ‘maligns’ someone encompasses a great deal of speech that is constitutionally protected, including expressions of
opinion on controversial political or social issues,” Harris said. If an individual’s words are hurtful or make someone else feel bad, it does not mean he can be censored or punished in any way, Harris said. Despite this policy and the report, Glyn feels the University is still tolerant of different political views and is personally comfortable speaking his mind. “It could be better,” he said. “You can’t judge based on some utopian ideal but rather on the actualities of what life is like at most major universities.” But as the head of a conservative publication, Romvary believes and experiences otherwise. “If it were up to the administration, I do believe that The Centurion would not receive any funding from the University,” Romvary said. “Thankfully, we have enough support and aid from students that we are able to exist as a student organization, and so receive some funding from [Rutgers University Student Assembly] to operate and publish our monthly magazine.” Regardless, he feels any political bias in a campus setting — whether left or right — hurts true learning. “College ought to be a marketplace of ideas, where ideas and beliefs from all over the political spectrum are welcome,” Romvary said.
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GATEWAY: Students voice concerns about safety continued from front “This is going to be like the center of the universe for people coming to New Brunswick,” he said. The Gateway may become the center of New Brunswick, but at University Center on Easton Avenue, students have mixed feelings about the construction. University Center resident Sean Campbell was unaware that so much work would be done over the summer. “Initially, I was taken aback. [I thought], Where’d this come from?” said Campbell, a Livingston College senior said. “We were never really informed about it. I don’t think we expected this much this soon.”
CAMPUS: Facilities to install lights at Voorhees Mall continued from front addition to the Nelson Biology Building on Busch campus. The facility will provide needed space for the Rutgers University Cell DNA Repository, the largest university-based repository in the world, according to its website. One of the biggest projects around campus is the 58,000square-foot Institute for Health Sciences, located on Paterson Street next to the Rutgers College of Nursing and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, which has been completed. “This $25-million facility will consolidate the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, as well as the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology,” said University spokesman E.J. Miranda. Construction of the new $30.5 million Livingston Dining commons is ongoing and planned for completion at the start of the 2011 fall semester, Miranda said. Also undergoing construction on Busch campus is a $1.8 million, 250-seat expansion of the dining hall, including the addition of an ornamental fireplace in the middle of the dining area, he said. One of the most noticeable changes on campus is the bus shelter at the Rutgers Student Center, which is a scaling back of the College Avenue Greening Project, the shelved proposal to make the campus more environmental and pedestrian-friendly, Calcado said.
Campbell seemed most concerned about the fact that construction along Easton Avenue obstructs parking spaces on the street, where he often left his vehicle. He also mentioned traffic problems at the intersec-
“Initially, I was taken aback. [I thought], Where’d this come from?” SEAN CAMPBELL Livingston College senior
tion, where he witnessed an accident Tuesday. Still, he looks forward to the end product. “It’ll be interesting to see what it looks like when it’s finished,” Campbell said. “Progress is always a good “I don’t think that any Rutgers student won’t use it at least once over the course of a week,” he said. University Facilities is also working on plans to renovate the bus stops by the Grease Trucks and the River Dorms by next year, Calcado said. “It’s hard because it takes a lot of people to work on it,” he said. “It has to be done over the summer when it’s not being used.” Jonathan Robles, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said the renovation makes the campus more appealing, but spending money on education is more important. “It’s not going to help us out in the winter when it’s cold or when it rains,” he said. “You can still get wet.” Some advantages of the stop are its proximity to the student center and a new Nextbus screen, Robles said. “It’s a lot closer to the student center so you don’t have to run as far to get out of the rain,” he said. Fernando Hidalgo, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said these improvements make the University look better. “I think they’re tr ying to improve our image. It makes it look better aesthetically,” he said. But some of the improvements are for more than just aesthetics, including the installation of lights in Voorhees Mall for student safety, Calcado said. “There have been a number of complaints from students later in the evening who didn’t really feel safe walking through that area,” he said. The lights should to be installed and operating within a week, Calcado said.
thing. I guess that’s what they’re tr ying to do, improve this whole downtown area.” Like Campbell, University Center resident Tiffany Jeoffroy was unaware that the project would be advancing at such a fast rate throughout the summer. Though she was surprised, Jeoffroy said the project does not present an inconvenience to her. Yet her friend Diana Cholankeril, a School of Arts and Science junior, is upset the sidewalk on one side of the road is unusable. “It’s hard to cross [to access a sidewalk],” she said. “There’s already a lot of traffic.” Buczny acknowledged such concerns and encouraged pedestrians to walk along the sides of the street unaffected by construction for their own safety. DEVCO has been working with the New Brunswick Police to facilitate traffic near the construction site, she said.
TROOPS: Some students agree with Obama’s decision continued from front block to help Iraq seize the chance for a better future.” Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics Ruth Mandel said it was difficult for Obama to inherit a war he did not support, but he succeeded in ending it. “He believed we should not have gone to war and in his campaign, the president said he would end [the war],” she said. “He said he would bring our combat troops home. So he is doing what he said he would do.” She added it was especially hard for Obama to announce the withdrawal of troops from Iraq without also declaring a victory. “If you are the president and you say we are bringing our troops home without claiming a victor y, then how do you frame the message about the end of the war?” she said. “How do you properly recognize and honor the ser vice of the American militar y?” Although there was no victory to announce, some University students were glad to hear American combat troops will finally be pulled from Iraq. “I think it is about time,” said David Cline, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “The troops have been there since Bush’s term so it is about time we got them home.” Cline also agreed with Mandel, saying it is nice to have an elected leader who comes through on his promises.
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Construction of the Gateway Project is moving forward quickly, but some students say it is obstucting traffic and posing safety threats.
“Accountability is the one of the biggest things you can have in any elected leader and by pulling out the troops and setting a date for that, [Obama] showed he can be accountable and be trusted,” he said. Even though there will be no more American combat missions in Iraq, some University students are still skeptical about the American involvement in Iraq. “The war is not over and Obama did not acknowledge that at all,” said Noah Glyn, president of the Rutgers University College
“President Obama made the decision to go into Afghanistan so now, that is his war.” RUTH MANDEL Eagleton Institute of Politics Director
Republicans. “It’s not the end of our presence, not by a long shot.” Rutgers University Democrats President Christopher Pflaum agreed with Glyn, but said it was necessary to keep sustained peace in Iraq. “If every single U.S. delegate, if every single U.S. soldier and ever y single world dollar left Iraq this second, the country would probably fall apart,” said Pflaum, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “But I think it is more than reasonable to think the Iraqi people are on a sustainable path as long as we continue to help them.”
Pflaum also agreed with Mandel and Cline, saying it was nice to see Obama come through on his promise to withdrawal troops. “It goes more into the character of our president. He had a lot of guts to do this,” he said. “People are criticizing him for it … but he stuck to his guns because he knows and believes his policy is the right policy.” But Glyn said it was not Obama’s decision to withdraw the troops from Iraq and that he is taking credit for a promise former President George W. Bush committed to during his presidency. “There is a saying that victory has 1,000 fathers and Obama is trying to take credit for this victory,” said Glyn, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “But in reality, I think he would fail a paternity test.” With the end of combat missions in Iraq, Obama is now focused on deploying more troops to Afghanistan. “As we speak, al-Qaida continues to plot against us, and its leadership remains anchored in the border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan,” he said. “We will disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaida, while preventing Afghanistan from again serving as a base for terrorists.” Mandel acknowledged the American public questioning over the past decade whether Iraq or Afghanistan was the right place to bring war. But she said that question is now in the past. “President Obama made the decision to go into Afghanistan so now, that is his war,” she said. “Iraq was President Bush’s war and this is now [Obama’s] war.”
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Festival to celebrate local movie makers BY CANON CARSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Filmmakers and film lovers alike can get a fix of independently made movies in various weekends this fall during the New Jersey Film Festival. Funded and sponsored in part by the Rutgers Film CoOp/New Jersey Media Arts Center, the festival is an annual, three-month long showcase of films from all genres created by different local filmmakers. Albert Nigrin, founder and executive director of the Rutgers Film Co-Op, said as culture becomes more media-based, the exploration of true diversity of motion pictures becomes more important for students and New Jersey audiences. “With the disappearance of cinema art and revival houses, N.J. audiences must turn to the alternative programming of media arts organizations such as the Rutgers Film CoOp/NJMAC,” Nigrin said. Nigrin founded the nonprofit organization in 1982 with the intent to screen and promote independent, artistic and experimental films made by New Jersey filmmakers. Despite this mission, the New Jersey Film Festival is not limited to new or local filmmakers. “Many of the films come from new filmmakers, but we also get several big names a semester,” said Cathleen Burrows, a School
of Arts and Science senior. “Last semester we played ‘Precious’ and ‘Antichrist’ by Lars Von Trier.” The Rutgers Film Co-Op screens films all year round for the festival, said Lauren Antolino, a graduate student in the School of Communication and Information. “Each film has been graded by a diverse panel of jurors and those with the best score have been included in this year’s festival,” Antolino said. As a festival student intern, School of Arts and Sciences senior Eileen Tavarez has been involved with the festival for about a year and described it as an eclectic film showcase. “Sometimes we show some ‘out there’ stuff, but it’s always really interesting and thoughtprovoking stuff,” Tavarez said. The festival will show a wide variety of films featuring topics that range from the old Yankee stadium to the underground punk scene in China. Burrows said she helps run the actual film screenings as part of being a student intern, which allows her to work closely with the staff and see the film become a reality. Film showings will begin tomorrow and will run up until Nov. 4, alternating between Voorhees Hall on the College Avenue campus and the Ruth Adams Building on the Douglass campus. General admission is $10 for the public and $8 for students.
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School of Arts and Sciences seniors Ian Laflotte and Kristen Lew walk through the Art After Hours “Water” exhibit last night at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. The exhibit displayed water’s influence in various art forms.
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continued from front Matsuda wants to incorporate a presentation technique called pecha kucha, Japanese for “chit chat,” during the final presentations for “Honors Colloquium,” a required course for honors students. Students will have about six minutes to present a series of slides with a unique concept to their peers. “What I predict is that it’s really going to unleash a lot of tremendous activity on the part of the students,” Matsuda said. For Matsuda, creating socially aware, proactive students is a priority. No education is linear, but rather one can find ways to combine the humanities, technology and a range of other fields to reach the ultimate goal of changing the world for the better, he said. “Students come to the University and they’re often told they should make a difference, and [their parents say] ‘you’ve got to make a living,’” Matsuda said. “I think people can make a difference and make a living, too.” While academic requirements for honors students will remain the same, the way in which they may complete them may become more flexible, he said. “We are exploring ways in which some of those other experiences might be integrated with other things that the university does,” Matsuda said. For example, students may use “Tea with the Dean,” small group talks with faculty, to fulfill requirements, but Matsuda said he would be interested in incorporating students’ musical talents, storytelling and dancing as parts of the events. “I believe in fun, actually,” he said. Imagination and creativity, from both students and faculty, are big components of taking on the position, Matsuda said. Student input is vital to productivity. “The role of a dean is not to impose a vision,” he said. “It’s just to hear a great idea and [acknowledge it]. All you have to do is encourage people to use their talent, and they will.” The dean sees the honors program as an opportunity for a small college experience within the University, and he hopes students will take advantage of it. “Some people may think that the honors program is a separate, elite culture of some kind, but it’s just not that at all,” he said. “[Honors students] have been given much, and much is expected of [them] in return.” Honors student Joey Bouganim, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, looks forward to Matsuda leading the program and commended the dean’s high level of involvement on campus. “I was kind of upset when Dean Takács had to leave, but I’m kind of happy and hopeful with Dean Matsuda,” Bouganim said. “He’s well equipped to lead the honors program to a better future.” Greenberg said he too has high hopes for Matsuda. “My expectation is that in a year or two, the honors program will take on some new ideas,” Greenberg said. “I’m looking for ward myself to finding out what he’s going to do.”
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resident Barack Obama ended the war. He came out on Tuesday and announced to the nation that he ended the combat mission in Iraq just as he promised, but after the 18-minute long address to the nation, we can only doubt the situation and our leader’s words. The truth is far from what was seen and heard by the American public. The withdrawal of troops is still slow. Obama even pledged to renew support for the Afghanistan effort — a war that seems far from over. The illusion of the end to a seven-year long war is obvious. It is a smart, yet overall a vague move. Trying to save a congressional election that has been projected to be less than successful seems to be at the forefront of Obama’s address. Obama balanced praise for the troops who died and are still in Iraq with his conviction that the invasion had been a mistake to begin with. “We have sent our young men and women to make enormous sacrifices in Iraq, and spent vast resources abroad at a time of tight budgets at home,” Mr. Obama said. “Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it’s time to turn the page.” According to The New York Times, Gen. Ray Odierno, the American commander in Iraq, said that the number of troops had fallen to 49,700, roughly the number that are planned to stay until next summer. That is less than a third of the number of soldiers during the surge in 2007. Under an agreement between the United States and Iraq, the remaining troops are set to leave by the end of 2011, although reports have hinted at a long stay. Among all this political posturing, the war is still going. Troops are still there and while no offensive action is taking place, soldiers will remain at their posts or will extend their service to Afghanistan. Mr. Obama said that violence would continue in Iraq and that the United States will continue to nurture its flailing democracy. He also celebrated the U.S. forces as “the steel in our ship of state” and pledged not to waver in the fight against al-Qaida. The public can sleep better at night now though, because of a statement on a government website reading “Iraq War, 2003-2010, started by G.W. Bush, ended by Barack Obama.” Money however will still be siphoned into the military and forces will continue to train an Iraqi army. This event was just another presidential address that pleased the people without delivering the necessary promises and results. After all, it’s all politics and hardly any advancement in the Middle East.
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iring teachers due to the poor performance of their students has taken center stage in the past year or so and with reason. School districts across the nation are looking for ways to grade their employees based on students’ test scores and nothing more than that. And while we agree with replacing continuously underperforming teachers based on more criteria, we cannot have the same opinion of the new system — value-added modeling — which gives an inaccurate picture of teachers’ work. According to The New York Times, a growing number of schools adopted a new method of rating and ranking teachers based on changes in test scores from year to year and how the students perform compared to their classmates. This system would only polarize the student body. Honors and the “just mediocre” college prep classes will continue to split the students as well as the teachers. The best-ranked teachers, for example, would always be given the upper-level class, creating a gap between honors and more underperforming sections of students. And while a continuously over-achieving student body is something every school wants, this will do the exact opposite. Judging a teacher on a range of student test scores also has the ability to force instructors to change students’ grades and in some cases, answers to particular tests. Also, these rankings hardly give the accurate measurement of the quality of teachers. The problem is that when under this pressure, teachers will be forced to do anything for their jobs — saving them will be the number-one priority. Race to the Top is only one example that weighs on schools more than it should. The quality of education would then not change under excessive force. So while it makes sense to push schools by offering funding to the best of them, some officials have overlooked the effects on the microscopic levels. Teachers will race to the top, but they will not necessarily push their students to learn more than their classmates. Honors courses will continue to provide the best education, yet we should look for ways to balance them out with the rest of the student body. Rankings then do not give us the best perspective on education today. And while this sector of the nation needs revision, listing “the best and the worst” teachers on a website will only hurt our teachers and students.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “There is a saying that victory has 1,000 fathers and Obama is trying to take credit for this victory [...] but in reality, I think he would fail a paternity test.” Noah Glyn, Rutgers University College Republicans president, on Obama taking credit for withdrawing troops from Iraq STORY ON FRONT
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State, County and Municipal reetings, salutations Employees Local 888 as well and a resounding as numerous other entities welcome back to both related to the University school. It is the beginning of and separate. The violation of a new and exciting year at trust between those with the University. It is my fifth power and those without is year here and it is going to one of those timeless tales. be the best and most exciting, I know it. There are so NEIL P. KYPERS Corruption and mistrust bubble in everyone’s mind as many changes happening well as statements like, “We believe this is a strategic that I hardly recognize the University as the school decision to shred collective bargaining at Rutgers I applied to not that long ago. New buildings etch [and] convince a demoralized workforce that they the skyline of New Brunswick, some have been torn serve at the pleasure of management,” said by Lucye down and new ones erected in their place, campusMillerand, president of the URA-AFT. Clearly, this es that lacked an identity have transformed into popseems to be a statement made to inflate the issue but, ular student hang-out locations, yet one thing has rather, it sums up the problem: The University is not changed at all: People’s desire to control where undermining its workforce by not including us in the the money goes. decision-making process. No salary freezes without It is understandable that such a battle is fought over representation, not as catchy as the statement uttered every dollar when it comes to a school with an operatby fiery patriot Patrick Henry, but just as understanding budget of $2 billion. However, no matter how much able. Unfortunately, collective bargaining has some decisions hurt, they are usually necessary and regressed from a way to help build up those who are fighting them will only cause greater problems in the neglected and mistreated to a forum for demands. future. The University needs $96 million and, barring The next question is one that some miracle, the money has to come leads to pure speculation, but it must from somewhere. Remember the laws “The example being be considered. Would inclusion of of thermodynamics: Matter cannot be these groups have affected the outcreated or destroyed only converted. set for our future come? I do not believe that those Due to the physical restrictions of life who fight so hard for a raise would on earth the administration needs to leaders is bad.” be willing to forgo it and would discover a way to close the budget sinkinstead ask for arbitration, which is hole. Unfortunately, the only way to do the path being taken now. Arbitration only serves this is through sacrifices that are being placed upon a those with too much pride. It is the equivalent of community that has already given what most would see everyone losing. Instead of saving $30 million, the as their fair share. University pays out half to those who demand their The University is being backed into a corner pay increase. That means the $15 million has to where they have limited options. Sure, cut the $14 milcome from other, already too tight, budgets and lion administration salary in half, which I am not sugonly guarantees that unless the economy improves gesting is that simple by any means. You would hardby the next school year things will get worse. ly make any change to the budget shortfall. Similarly, The way I see it is that everyone needs to re-evalthe administration is a group of people who have been uate the meaning of the phrase University commuselected to run this University and take on the role of nity. A community is only as strong as its members, the “bad guy” when times get tough. Someone has to and if the people that make the University great are — or do they? It is more important to ask what are at odds, then all of our dreams and hopes for the they doing that makes them worth vilifying? Did they future are bleak. Students are educated intellectualfreeze the salaries of 10,000 people who deferred their ly and socially. The example being set for our future 2009 contract raises? Yes. Are they requiring already leaders is bad. Shouldn’t the University, which tight department budgets to get even tighter? boasts its accomplishments, strive to be a shining Definitely. Were they restricted from putting the burcity — or University — on a hill? A resounding den on the student body through a cap on tuition example to the state, nation and local community. increases? Yes, thanks to Gov. Chris Christie. Now Isn’t a job during an economic crisis worth more ask yourself what they were supposed to do. than a pay raise? May a contract be broken when The administration made the impossible decision there is no way to reasonably fulfill it? to withhold $30 million in raises, which is a significant amount of money when applied to the budget gap. Neil P. Kypers is the editor-in-chief of The Daily However, by doing so they have alienated the Union Targum and a School of Arts and Sciences senior of Rutgers Administrators-American Federation of majoring in political science. Teachers Local 1766, the American Federation of
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or many college students, Labor Day means the end of a summer job (or summer fun), the start of a new school year and, perhaps, the kickoff of the college football season. Historically, Labor Day — which unlike other American holidays does not recognize any particular group, event, individual or battle — celebrates workers, and their contributions to our nation. But I think Labor Day is also a time to recognize the struggles of working people. Especially now, when — despite significant gains — workers and students are feeling more anxiety than festivity. There is a role for everyone, including college students. Here are a few ways you can help: Expand your circle. Since President Obama has made federal student aid — including Pell Grants — available to unemployed workers, there will be more “non-traditional” students on campus. From the former auto worker studying to be a nurse, to the single mother who is earning a degree at night or on weekends, there is no such thing as a “typical” college student anymore, as workers re-enter academic institutions of all types to retool and retrain. You will never know how you can help each other. Support your peers. You may also see more veterans of every age on campus. Student veterans groups are forming on campuses to provide peer-to-peer networks, sponsor events and activities and make sure that veterans are successful at school, and later, at work. Learn more about how you can get involved in these efforts at studentveterans.org. And you can help yourself while helping others, too. Disabled American Veterans offers a $15,000 scholarship for volunteers who provide at least 100 hours of service to local VA Hospitals in a year. Share your passion. The Department of State runs Job Corps, one of the country’s largest networks of residential educational/vocational training programs. It helps more than 100,000 young people a year learn a great career and earn a high school diploma. Many of the 123 Job Corps centers around the country have volunteer opportunities — check out serve.gov. Find a Job Corps student who is interested in the same career as you are and become a mentor or tutor. The serve.gov website can also help you find other volunteer opportunities where the needs are greatest. This is a great way for you to put your unique talents to work, hone your own skills, sharpen your focus and help others. I hope you will make Labor Day 2010 a day on, instead of a day off. There’s nothing wrong with making time for barbeques and the big game, but let’s make time for each other, too. Let’s all do the work that will get America working. Hilda Solis is Secretary of Labor.
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are shopping former USC quarterback Matt Leinart and received interest from the Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders and New York Giants. After veteran quarterback Kur t Warner retired in the of fseason, Cardinals brass expressed their confidence in Leinart, who lost the starting job to Warner three seasons ago. Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt decided to start former Cleveland Browns signal-caller Derek Anderson in the team’s final preseason game Thursday night. The decision followed a Monday meeting between Whisenhunt and the disgruntled Leinart, after which Leinart described his problems with the head coach as “probably going beyond football.”
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ANTTI NIEMI SIGNED WITH the San Jose Sharks to play goaltender next season after Evgeni Nabokov’s move to Russia. Niemi was the Chicago Blackhawks’ netminder for the second half of last season and helped them to their Stanley Cup victor y over the Philadelphia Flyers. Niemi left due to contract negotiation issues.
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COMPETITION: RU manages just two shots on goal continued from back nine years at the helm. The Knights (0-1) mustered only two shots on goal while the Mountain Hawks (1-0) peppered McMullen with seven shots. Forward Joe Puleo took charge of the game, taking three shots and connecting on a pair of them for the first two goals of the game. McMullen, a transfer from Southern Methodist, played all 90 minutes between the pipes after splitting time in the team’s exhibition games with Klink and Morgans. The decision as to who will be the full time starter is far from over. “We have guys that are going to be fighting for positions all over the field and that includes in goal,” Donigan said. “The thing they are going to have to buy into is that you can only play 11 guys
at a time. As long as we have a good maturity and a good mentality that you got to fight for your time, which they have taken to so far, I expect good things.” To help the goaltenders, firstyear head coach Dan Donigan brought in assistant coach Charlie Inverso after spending 24 seasons at the helm of Mercer County’s program. He is also the goalkeeping coach for the U-14 and U-16 U.S. National soccer teams. “I’m not a goalie guy, [assistant coaches Dave Beck and Brian Grazier] aren’t goalie guys. We are three field guys,” Donigan said. “Charlie brings a great maturity and that immediate respect for what he’s accomplished as a coach himself. And he’s the goalie coach for the [U14 and U-16 National teams]. I mean it’s like, really? Who’s going to argue what he brings to the table?” The Knights have nine days to go back to the drawing board and address any mistakes before taking the field in their home opener on Sept. 10 against Delaware.
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MATCH: Rutgers drops opening matches in California continued from back Jones and Chrystal tallied 14 and 18 kills, respectively, in the match, each notching careerhigh statistics. The Knights found three straight wins to the tune of 25-22, 25-21 and 15-10. Zielinski provided 59 assists and 20 digs, good for her first career 20-20 game. “[Zielinski] had some great improvement throughout the weekend,” Werneke said. “She put our team in a lot of good spots, in a good position to compete, win some games and ultimately win a match.” The third match against the Crusaders was not the only time Zielinski put up impressive numbers. The Ft. Lauderdale native THE DAILY TARGUM
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THE GOOD No vacation — Baseball season never ended for sophomore Steve Nyisztor, who not only kept his game going well into the summer, but earned the MVP title in the Northwoods Summer Baseball league in Minnesota. Nyisztor led the league with 58 RBI and was top three in total bases, at bats, hits, triples and extra base hits. The Toms River native batted a .304 average for the season with eight home runs and 18 stolen bases. Hot commodities — Wrestling season tickets are on sale for the 2010 season. This means that you can guarantee a seat for yourself and loved ones and take part in enjoyment of a wrestling team that was likened to one of the best programs the athletic department has to offer. And with multiple wrestlers who garnered national rankings last season, what’s not to enjoy? Tickets are $60 for adults and $200 for VIP floor seats.
THE BAD First time for everything — The women’s soccer team took a hit in the national rankings after its first loss of the season to Monmouth. The loss dropped the Knights from No. 17 to No. 24 in the NSCAA polls.
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The game’s result seemed ominous from the beginning, when the Hawks scored in the fifth minute — the fastest any team scored a goal on Rutgers since 2007. Despite outshooting the Hawks 19-4, no shot found the back of the net for the Scarlet Knights to Monmouth’s one. Rutgers did not lose to Monmouth since 1989, going 8-01 during the stretch. Take a knee — Sophomore wide receiver Tim Wright is out for the season after undergoing season-ending knee surgery. The Wall Township, N.J., native was named to the Rivals.com All-Spring team, and was the recipient of the Mark Mills Second Ef for t Award, presented to the most improved of fensive player in spring drills. Wright saw action in 12 games last season, missing the third week’s contest with Maryland.
THE UGLY A far cry from last year — Remember the first time you saw the stampede of wildebeest stampeding over the clif f in “The Lion King?” Yeah, tonight will be almost as ugly as that. The Rutgers football team’s season-opener against Norfolk State will be an absolute joke compared to last year’s futile efforts against the would-be Big East Champion Cincinnati. The last time these two teams met in 2007, Rutgers stampeded over the Spartans in dramatic Disney-like fashion 59-0. The massacre was the largest win and shutout recorded in the Schiano era. Rutgers is 6-0 all-time against MEAC schools and 3-0 under head coach Greg Schiano, defeating opponents with a combined score of 142-7. Did I mention it will be like a stampede?
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 totaled 119 assists throughout the weekend, proving her freshman year fanatics were no fluke. The Knights narrowly missed their first win a game earlier when UNLV erased a 2-1 lead with 25-21 and 15-9 fourth and fifth set scores. Despite the Knights’ late charity, Werneke is not too concerned for the season. “There aren’t too many big concerns [about the first two losses], we just have to be a little sharper, and clean up our side of the court a little bit, obviously some detail adjustments that we always need to make but we need to focus on our discipline and mental focus throughout the match on the little things.” The final two games were just the pick-me-up that Rutgers needed after struggling against Long Beach State in the first match. The 49ers pounded the Knights 25-7, 25-10 and 25-9 in
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consecutive sets and made the team’s first game of the season a loss. Still, brushing an early-season adjustment was something Werneke felt was going to have to happen. “We just came up against a pretty good team with a lot of experience,” he said. “They know how to win. It’s good to go up against that type of team to learn how to handle it. Anytime you play the first game of the season you’re always getting back into the competitive mode. It’s not an excuse, we just ran into a pretty good team.” The Knights roll out to Delaware this weekend for an appointment with East Carolina Friday at 4:30 p.m. With a win already under his belt, Werneke is already confident about this season. “I’m sure our team will continue to improve,” he said.
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Sophomore Kevin McMullen, who transferred from Southern Methodist, started the Knights’ season-opening loss at Lehigh and conceded three goals. He is still in competition with juniors Adam Klink and Alex Morgans, both of whom last year saw action.
Knights take match earlier than years past CORRESPONDENT
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MACK BECOMES FOURTH RU BASKETBALL COMMITMENT
BY BILL DOMKE The Rutgers volleyball team spent last season becoming a legitimate college team. Pushing memories of two or three-win seasons as far back as VOLLEYBALL possible, head RUTGERS 3 coach C.J. Werneke preached basics SACRED HEART 2 and a mass overhauling of defensive and offensive schematics, and pulled a 10win season from nowhere. “Good weekend for us, [it was a] good measuring strip to see where we are. We got some great experiences in going into two five-game matches,” Werneke said. “So we’re trying to work off of that and go week to week.” After two slim losses of 25-23 and 26-24 against Long Beach State and UNLV, respectively, Rutgers faced Sacred Heart on the brink of its second sweep of the tournament, and a disappointing 0-3 start to the season. But sophomore setter Stephanie Zielinski, sophomore middle blocker Alex Jones and senior outside hitter Emma Chrystal had other plans.
Aside from the usual question marks that come with the integrating of a new coaching staff, the Rutgers men’s soccer team also entered the 2010 MEN’S SOCCER season with a heatRUTGERS 0 ed battle for the opportunity to be LEHIGH 3 the starting goalkeeper. And for the time being, nobody has the upper hand. Competing for the job are juniors Alex Morgans and Adam Klink along with transfer Kevin McMullen. Klink and Morgans shared time last season, with Klink taking over for the injured Jake Grinkevich in mid-September and Morgans starting the last seven games of the season. “Coming in now, it’s basically like we are all freshmen again,” Klink said. “We all have to earn our spots and nothing is guaranteed. It’s still just going out, working hard and doing everything you usually do. Soccer is nothing new to us.” According to Morgans, there is not much separating the three net minders talent-wise and the trio remains close off the field as well. “I think we are all pretty evenly matched to be honest with you,” the Jackson, N.J., native said. “It’s going to be a tough decision everyday and we’ll just leave it in the hands of the coaches.” With McMullen getting first licks in net, Rutgers kicked off its season yesterday in Bethlehem, Pa., against Lehigh. The debut for the new look Knights did not go according to plan, with the Rutgers team finding it self on the wrong end of a 3-0 final score. But nobody said it was going to be easy. “I’m trying to instill a winning mentality, a confidence, an arrogance that comes with competition. We just have to basically teach these guys how to have that winning mentality,” said Donigan, who guided Saint Louis to seven NCAA Tournament appearances in
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Sophomore middle blocker Alex Jones tallied a career-high 14 kills in the Knights’ first win of the season against Sacred Heart.
A day removed from steals last year at Paterson signing power for ward Catholic, which was ranked Kadeem Jack, a Class of as high as No. 3 nationally. 2011 blue chip prospect Mack joins former Cougars from Rice High School in teammate Derrick Randall, New York, Rutgers men’s 6-foot-6 small for ward b a s - Malick Kone, and Jack as MEN’S BASKETBALL k e t - Rice’s East coast horde conball coach Mike Rice tinues to grow. earned another hardRandall, a 6-foot-8 power earned recruiting victory. forward, teamed up with Jack Soon-to-be St. Anthony at the South Kent School in senior Myles Connecticut last Mack, the topseason. rated guard in Mack cited New Jersey, comthe growing mitted to Rice and Rutgers 2011 the Scarlet class as a major Knights yesterday factor in his decito push the prosion to commit to gram’s 2011 scholthe Knights. MYLES arship total to four. Rutgers battled MACK Since he was with Miami, Penn hired in May, Rice State, Providence, landed four commits for the St. John’s and Connecticut, Class of 2011, brought in among others, for the servicNew Mexico transfer Robert es of the talented guard. Lumpkins, and saved the The 5-foot-10, 1572010 recruiting class with pounder earned All-Passaic three last-minute commits. County first team honors Mack was the 23rd- his last two years at ranked guard in the 2011 Paterson Catholic, where class, according to he scored 979 points in his Rivals.com. three-year career. The Paterson, N.J., native averaged 14.8 points and 2.8 — Tyler Barto