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A Rutgers student and three Claremont McKenna College students created an iPhone game where the goal was to see who could throw their phone the highest.

Livingston campus sees vendor openings, renovated buildings By Shawn Smith Correspondent

16 Handles, one of the new shops at the Plaza on Livingston campus, provided free frozen yogurt for their opening Sunday. PHOTO BY SHAWN SMITH, CORRESPONDENT

Amid the sounds of people talking and children laughing, a crowd waited in line, each person anticipating his or her chance to grab one of 16 cold, metal handles. The frozen treat they received was free, and for most, worth the wait. For the patrons at 16 Handles, one of the new shops at The Plaza on Livingston campus, the free yogurt on Sunday was an unexpected surprise. Akash Patel, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said he was visiting a friend on the campus when he saw the line outside the new shop. “We knew [16 Handles] was supposed to open Monday, when we saw people coming out with ice cream, we wanted to see what was going on,” he said. “A girl greeted us at the door and said that it was all free today only.”

Farrah Bhalloo, owner of the shop, said she is excited to be able to bring frozen yogurt to the campus. While Rutgers students have many options for the frozen treat, most options are on the College Avenue campus, a bus ride away. 16 Handles hopes to relate to what college kids are really looking for, Bhalloo said. They want to be the location people immediately think of when they think of Rutgers and frozen yogurt. “16 Handles started in New York, and we want to bring some of what the city has to offer here to New Jersey,” she said. “This is the 40th location in the company, with our only other N.J. store in Summit, N.J.” Antonio Calcado, vice president of Facilities and Capital Planning, said the campus saw many changes over the summer, including the finalization of the new Rutgers Business School building, as well as all of the

shops underneath the Livingston Apartments. “All of the spaces are leased, and all of the businesses are either open or will be open this week,” he said. “[The shops] provide another option for food and things like a technology store and market. It’s not just all food at this point.” Qdoba and the Rutgers Cinema have been open since last semester, while newer locations, such as Kilmer’s Market, Hoja Asian Fusion and Henry’s Diner have recently opened, Calcado said. Other spots like the technology store and the nail salon will open this week. Along with the Plaza, the University has made changes on other parts of the campus, he said. The new business school building has opened and is now holding classes. The building houses more than 2,000 classroom seats in various configurations. See buildings on Page 6

Business building opens with ceremony

Newark Mayor Cory Booker was endorsed as a senatorial candidate by Planned Parenthood yesterday at the Busch Campus Center.

The ceremony at the new Rutgers Business School building featured food from various Livingston campus vendors and prize giveaways. The $85 million building was also funded with an additional $10 million from an anonymous donor. PHOTO BY ENRICO CABREDO, STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY SHIRLEY YU, ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

Planned Parenthood endorses Newark Mayor Cory Booker By Julian Chokkattu News Editor

In a small, crowded room in the Busch Campus Center, Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America endorsed Newark Mayor Cory Booker for the U.S. Senate. “One in five women in this country have come to Planned Parenthood for health care at some point in their lifetime, and when they come through our doors they’re not coming to make a political statement,” Richards said. “They’re coming because they need access to affordable health care.”

Booker is facing off against Republican Party nominee Steve Lonegan, a pro-life advocate, in the U.S. special election for Senate to fill the empty seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg. The endorsement was preceded by a speech by Omi Singh, a Bergenfield native and a graduate of The College of New Jersey. She is currently a student at Colombia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. “Five years ago, as a high school student I found myself in need of reproductive health care, See booker on Page 6

By Zach Bregman Staff Writer

The University now has a competitive edge when it comes to recruiting students for the business program with yesterday’s

opening of the Rutgers Business School building. The ceremony featured food from the various Livingston campus eateries, as well as prize giveaways to celebrate the building’s opening.

Karin Crimmins, an academic student services administrator at the Rutgers Business School, said the opening ceremony was intended to welcome the new building to See CEREMONY on Page 4

University to hold candlelight vigil for World Suicide Prevention Day By Marcus Tucker Contributing Writer

About 12.5 percent of all Rutgers students have been diagnosed with depression. But 63.6 percent of all students said they would seek help if they had a problem, according to a 2010 National College Health

Assessment based on more than 4,800 Rutgers students. For Worldwide Suicide Prevention day today, Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare Center will be the site of New Jersey’s candlelight vigil event called “Sharing the Light of Hope.” Cherie Castellano, program director and peer support

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programs expert of UBHC, said the day provides an opportunity for those affected by suicide to receive support from their community. “The point of ‘Sharing the Light of Hope’ is to share information and join in fellowship. … The lighting of the candle is in See VIGIL on Page 4

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The Rutgers University Programming Association presents “An Evening with RJ Mitte” at 8 p.m. in the Busch Campus Center. The event will feature the “Breaking Bad” actor speaking on his experiences with cerebral palsy and Hollywood. The Off-Campus Student Association hosts a welcome barbecue at 1 p.m. at the Livingston Campus Center. The event is free and open to all students.

Wednesday, Sept. 11

The Rutgers University Programming Association presents a screening of “Fast and Furious 6” at 8:30 p.m. at Skelley Field on Cook campus. The event is free for students, and those planning to attend should bring a chair or blanket. Sign up by today for intramural soccer and intramural flag football. Register at imleagues.com/rutgers.

Thursday, Sept. 12

The Rutgers Film Co-op and the New Jersey Media Arts Center host “A George Melies Retrospective” at 6 p.m. an the Ruth Adams Building on Douglass campus. A number of films and prints by the French filmmaker, illusionist and innovator will be screened. Tickets cost $10 for the general public and $9 for students and senior citizens. Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities at Rutgers host the LGBTQA Fall reception at 6:30 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. The aim of the event is to to welcome new and returning members of the Rutgers University lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally community.

Friday, Sept. 13

Alpha Sigma Phi and the Rutgers University Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club hosts a fundraiser in front of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Attendees can meet and interact with seeing eye dogs and purchase a picture with a dog for $2. All proceeds will be donated to the Embrace the Kids Foundation.

METRO CALENDAR Tuesday, Sept. 10

The New Brunswick Jazz Project presents saxophonist James Ohn and his band at 8 p.m. at Tumulty’s Pub at 361 George St. in New Brunswick. There is a $4 soda charge for patrons under 21.

Wednesday, Sept. 11

The Stress Factory Comedy Club hosts an open-mic night at 7 p.m. at the club’s location at 90 Church St. in New Brunswick. Admission is $5 and interested performers must bring at least five friends.

Sunday, Sept. 15

Actor and comedian Sinbad performs at 7 p.m. at the State Theatre at 15 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick. Tickets range from $35 to $60. For more information, go to statetheatrenj.org.

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Student documentary archived by film bureau By Cody Beltis Staff Writer

Rarely are the missions of Rutgers students caught on film. But in 2009, three engineering students had their story archived by the Rutgers Film Bureau, immersing viewers in their experience abroad. Now the film documenting their mission has been nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy. The documentary, titled “Thailand Untapped: The Global Reach of Engineers Without Borders,” follows former students Elizabeth Silagi, Carly J. Rogers and Jon Tarczewski on their mission to refurbish a water purification system in northern Thailand, said Dena Seidel, director of the Center for Digital Filmmaking. She said former students Steve Holloway and Chantal Eyong filmed and co-produced the documentary. “Steve and I will be going to the awards ceremony, and we are thrilled to be nominated and to represent Rutgers at this event,” Seidel said. Seidel said she worked on directing the film’s story structure, co-editing the film and shaping the narration for more than a year. The film began in the University’s Writer’s House as part of her filmmaking class, and then moved to the Rutgers Film Bureau in the Mason Gross School of the Arts. Steve Holloway, co-producer and cinematographer of t he film, said previous films produced by Seidel and the Writer’s House and Film Bureau team inspired him to get involved with the documentary. “I thought they did an amazing job capturing Rutgers research in an exciting and compelling way,” he said. He said traveling to Thailand was probably the best experience of his undergraduate career. The project illustrates how young people could change the world well before graduating. “Film has been an effective medium for the Thailand story because of its ability to capture human emotions, giving viewers a more authentic experience,” Holloway said. “Many of the stories that we tell are science-based, and using film to turn science into character-driven adventures is something that anyone can find interesting.” After airing three times on NJTV’s documentary series “NJDocs,” the film was invited to the Mid-Atlantic Emmys, a regional award ceremony honoring local television, Seidel said. In the film, the project’s leader Elizabeth Silagi said the water in Nong Bua, the village where they worked, is loaded with toxic heavy metals and dangerous bacteria. This forced villagers to spend 60 percent of their income on bottled water.

She said Nong Bua had a water filtration system outside the village, but its upkeep was ignored. The accumulation of metals had created sludge to gather in the system, making the water unsafe for drinking. Silagi said she and her colleagues were part of a program called Engineers Without Borders, an organization that sends students abroad to design and implement infrastructure projects to benefit communities in need. The group had only three weeks to finish the project. “It was bizarre being filmed, but I don’t think the cameras impacted our actions very much,” Silagi said. “It felt natural having [Holloway] and [Eyong] there with us, especially because they were also Rutgers students at the time.” The team of engineers was confronted with several unintended technical challenges along the way, and the camera captured the stress the students experienced. Being in a different country and culture made ordering necessary chemicals a struggle. “We’re no longer here to just solve an engineering problem, we feel directly connected to these people and each day we’re more determined to solve the technical problems we face,” Silagi said in the film. The problems were not only technical, but also cultural. Facing a language barrier, the students had to communicate their plans to the officials of the village and educate them on the process, she said. “Intercultural communication was difficult, to be honest,” she said. “Beyond the obvious headaches of using a translator for every single word, it was a challenge to assert myself as a young female.” The film ends on a note of success. The team was able to flush the purification system and get clean water to Nong Bua, as well as educate the village officials on how to use it properly in the future. This last shot features a Thai woman sharing a sentiment of good karma with the students. “Many good things have come back to me, but I believe I have a lot more work to do before I truly receive any karma,” Silagi said. Holloway now works as a fulltime editor and production associate at the Rutgers Film Bureau and Mason Gross School of the Arts. He and Seidel are currently working on the Film Bureau feature, “Antarctica: Beyond the Ice,” which focuses on climate change research in Antarctica. “The film is definitely an empowering story for RU students to see,” he said. “If you want to make a difference, all you have to do is go out and do it — that’s what the engineers of EWB did, and it was a success.”

The New Brunswick Community Farmers Market is celebrating its fifth season of providing fresh produce. Their on-campus location sets up every Thursday at the corner of Suydam Street and Nichol Avenue, while their downtown location runs every Wednesday at 108 Albany St. The farmers market will end for the season Oct. 31. ISMELKA GOMEZ

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VIGIL

CEREMONY

Twelve to 15 peer specialists have helped 5,000 callers since NJ Hopeline’s launch

McDermott-Hicks says building’s official ribbon cutting ceremony will be held Oct. 25

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remembrance of victims of suicide,” Castellano said. The vigil is set for tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the UHBC building located at 151 Centennial Ave., in Piscataway Township. James Clementi, the brother of Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers student whose suicide in 2010 shocked the University, will be one of several guest speakers at the event. Since the integration of University Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Rutgers on July 1 of this year, UBHC launched the NJ Hopeline, New Jersey’s first suicide prevention hotline. Bill Zimmermann, clinicial supervisor of NJ Hopeline, said the hotline arose to provide New Jersey residents with a single, dedicated line. NJ Hopeline began May 1 to prevent calls from the national suicide prevention lifeline network being routed to crisis centers outside of the state. “Since it was outsourced, residents of New Jersey wouldn’t have been easily referred to resources locally available to them,” Zimmermann said. Twelve to 15 peer specialists on call around the clock have helped 5,000 callers since the line’s launch, Zimmerman said. NJ Hopeline can be reached at 1-855-654-6735. Judy Young, licensed professional counselor and peer specialist, is among those NJ Hopeline specialists available full-time. She has been working with NJ Hopeline since day one, she said. “I’ve been in the mental health field for 10 years, I taught classes, and worked with people with suicidal and homicidal backgrounds,” Young said. “It’s helped me because I’ve had experience with people who have suicide ideations and because I have experience planning short and long-term goals with them.” Students call in from time to time, she said. Their

stressors tend to be job loss, loss of income, failing grades, loss of a loved one, souring romantic relationships and life adjustments such as starting at a new job or school. The web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found suicide rates among people ages 34 to 64 increased 28 percent from 1999 to 2010. Jill Richards, director of Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Programs, and Psychiatric Services, said help is readily available for those in need. “Eighty percent of people who [committed] suicide did not get the support they needed. … We really want students to understand they can come to us and talk,” Richards said. At CAPS, both individual and group counseling is available, Richards said. She said students at the treatment center receive an individual treatment plan based on their needs. “Every student gets a mix of the services, but together we create a personalized plan,” Richards said. Young and Richards started Campus Connect three years ago. It is a gatekeeper training program designed to help anyone with access to students identify risk factors and refer students with them to treatment centers, she said. So far, they have trained more than 2,000 of the University’s population on how to deal with at-risk students. “Look for changes,” Richards said. “Changes in someone’s normal routine and appearance, shifts in mood, social withdrawal, increased use of substances, agitation, disconnection from other people, lack of investment in things ordinarily invested in, hopelessness, feeling like a burden.”

campus. “With the new opening of the business school, we figured ‘why not tie it all in with everything new that’s opening?’” Crimmins said. “[The opening ceremony] was designed to be reminiscent of George Street, how they have the apartments on top and the retailers down below.” Crimmins said this format is meant to give the Livingston campus more of a downtown feel. Daniel Stoll, the director of communications and marketing for the Rutgers Business School, said the building cost $85 million and an anonymous donor contributed about $10 million to the project. Cindy McDermott-Hicks, the associate director of Business Administration, said the development of the business school was integral to the Livingston campus vision. “That vision was to revitalize the Livingston campus area from what it was years [ago], to what you see now, which is an environmentally friendly, sustainable campus,” she said. McDermott-Hicks said the building is geothermal, meaning a piping system heats and cools the building and solar panels also provide electricity. The goal is to reach 100 percent sustainability for the building, Stoll said. The building also has a LEED silver certification, McDermott-Hicks said. “What that means is there are certain levels of sustainability that are required within a building [and] we have reached what is considered to be a silver level,” she said. The building covers 143,000 square-feet and is six stories tall, including the mezzanine, McDermott-Hicks said. It holds 25 classrooms in total, including a 60-foot atrium. The largest

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lecture hall has 440 seats. “This layout is considered to be state of the art in that it’s conducive to everyone sitting at the table being part of the video conference,” she said. She said other amenities include five 40-person conference rooms and 21 breakout rooms for team collaboration, which are all reservable for students and faculty. “The goal is to have all of the classes moved to this building,” McDermott-Hicks said. “We do have a couple of stragglers outside of this building because we are full.” The Rutgers Business School broke ground on the construction project in October 2011, she said. Some of the building’s other amenities include three open computer labs for students, printing labs on four floors, two collaboration rooms and open lounge space, McDermott-Hicks said. There is also a suite for the Masters of Business Administration program with a lounge area, locker room and kitchen exclusively for students of the Flex M.B.A. program. “We have world-class professors, we have research faculty and we have teaching faculty, and we now have the building to match,” McDermott-Hicks said. Architect Enrique Norton, of the renowned design firm TEN Arquitectos, designed the building, she said. The building’s official ribbon cutting ceremony will be held

Oct. 25, she said. Lakshmi Kalluri, a Rutgers Business School first-year student, says she has two classes in the new building. Those classes are “Management Skills,” and “Business Forums.” “I love it, I actually love it, I can’t get over looking at it,” she said. Kalluri said she is very interested in attaining a career in management, consulting or possibly marketing. “I’m more prepared for what [a business career] would actually be like,” Kalluri said. Kalluri said companies like AT&T approached her about internships at the opening ceremony, and she liked how the ceremony was fun as well as a networking opportunity. Nisha Desai, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said she is thinking about joining the business school. “I want to major in accounting, and I feel the business school does a good job in teaching you about anything you need to know about business,” she said. Desai says the new building impressed her, and shows how serious the Rutgers Business School is. “It definitely [makes] a ‘wow’ statement, and I think that’s what they were looking for when they made it,” she said. The building will help introduce students to the kind of atmosphere they will find in the real world, she said.

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“[The building] was designed by a world famous architect, Enrique Norten,” he said. “The building is fitting as the centerpiece of the Livingston campus, and it shows the commitment of Rutgers to be a business school and its business programs.” While the outside looks very modern, the inside is cozy, Calcado said. The building is a standout among the rest of the buildings on Livingston, with enormous glass panels hugging its sides. “It was intended to be an iconic building on campus,” he said. Kevin Dowlin, executive director of Information Technologies and Instructional Services at Rutgers-New Brunswick and Rutgers-Newark, said the 143,000 square-foot building includes 23 classrooms, about 10 student lounges and one 447-seat lecture hall. The building was designed by the architect to cross over Avenue E, the road leading into the heart of Livingston campus, Dowlin said. “He wanted to create a gateway into the campus, and that’s why the busses drive underneath it when entering the campus,” he said. “We wanted people coming to Livingston to see this new iconic building, and not [the landscape] they have known for so long.” The opening of the Rutgers Business School building is a step in the right direction to bring a competitive edge to the University, Dowlin said.

“The business school market is very competitive, and we needed a competitive building in New Brunswick. We have one in Newark that was built four years ago, but ours had been built in the 1980s,” he said. “This will help us recruit and bring in students from New Jersey.” The building houses department-specific classrooms, and allows business faculty to focus on teaching, rather than worrying about equipment in a general-purpose room, Dowlin said. This creates less focus on a

“The business school market is very competitive, and we needed a competitive building in New Brunswick.” KEVIN DOWLIN Executive Director of Information Technologies and Instructional Services

blackboard or a broken projector, and more on the material. According to a statement from E.J. Miranda, director of media relations, the six-story, $85 million facility was supported by a $10 million gift from an anonymous donor and also features a business library. While the building is still in the midst of final touches, Dowlin

said he has heard nothing but positive reviews about the new instructional facility. Along with the shops underneath the apartments and the building, Rutgers also made another big change to the Livingston campus over the summer, Calcado said. Tillett Hall’s old dining hall has been completely renovated, and now encompasses 1,600 more seats. “We have reformed the old dining hall into smart classrooms. They are loaded with technology, and we feel students will be really happy with them,” he said. “In addition to the classrooms, a computer lab has also been added overlooking the fountain.” The $13.5 million renovation to Tillett Hall also included upgrades to the heating, cooling and lighting systems, according to the statement from Miranda. Along with new classrooms, Tillett Hall now has a new mailroom, Calcado said. “The mailroom has been updated,” he said. “You can get anything sent to you, from a refrigerator to whatever else you want.” Livingston is not the only campus that has experienced change over the summer — Douglass campus has opened a new dance studio, he said. “We’ve opened Mortensen Hall on Douglass. It has dance studios and classroom spaces,” Calcado said. “It’s brand new this fall and it’s ready to go.” The new $12.5 million, 24,000 square-foot facility, adjacent to the Nicholas Music Center, will also house a multi-level atrium space with a café, according to Miranda’s statement. The building will unify the Mason Gross School of the Arts and allow for future growth.

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and I went to a nearby Planned Parenthood,” Singh said. “I was nervous, but the staff was friendly and informative.” She said the workers at the center made her feel comfortable and gave her information about safer sex and birth control, which she needed to make important decisions. Singh said she joined Vox, Planned Parenthood’s student group on campus, when she started college. Vox, helped her learn about her health and rights, which molded her into an educator and activist. “Quality care should be accessible to all, and patients should be empowered to make their own decisions,” she said. Roslyn Rogers-Collins, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey and, spoke at the event and his organization provides reproductive and wellness care and education to more than 30,000 residents of Essex and Passaic counties. “As a health care provider in the city of Newark, I can tell you firsthand that mayor Cory Booker understands the importance of supporting women’s health, including affordable birth control, lifesaving cancer screening and protecting access to preventive care for nearly 3 million women and men who visit Planned Parenthood health centers all across the country,” Rogers-Collins said. Richards said endorsing Booker is an important step to further women’s health and rights. “It’s important to know why this is so important, why the choice is so clear,” she said. “It is a choice between Cory Booker, who has worked and will continue to work to make progress for women’s health and rights, and his opponent who will absolutely take women back more than 40 years in the state of New Jersey and across the country.”

Booker said he is excited about the endorsement and is ready to defend issues and opportunities that have been in place for a long time. “When you champion women, when you champion women’s issues, when you empower women across this globe, you empower nations, you empower people, you empower communities,” he said. Booker said his opponent, who is pro-life, wants to take women’s equality, empowerment and health care a step backward. “There are folks like my opponent who think we should overturn Roe v. Wade and make abortion illegal even in the case of rape and incest,” he said. Booker brought up his management in Newark and said children were educated about birth control and about making sure they knew they had the power to determine the destinies of their bodies. “We planted the seeds not only of preventing diseases and the spread of communicable diseases, but we also planted seeds of pride,” he said. When asked about his stance on the implications and possibility of military action in Syria, Booker said he is deeply skeptical about the use of force. “My default position will always be pursuing with great alacrity [and] determination the pathway of peace, and right now I’m not convinced. … Military engagement is not the right way,” he said. But he said he stands in the veins of New Jerseyans, who are war-weary. “[They have] seen our country spend billions and billions of dollars in two wars, not only the money, but more difficult to deal with than that was the human lives and human sacrifice that went into those engagements,” Booker said.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker says he is excited about the endorsement he received from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. PHOTO BY SHIRLEY YU, ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

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Tech Tuesday

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Students create iPhone game during hackathon By Nis Frome Contributing writer

Ever wanted to chuck an iPhone higher in the air than anyone’s chucked an iPhone before? Well, fortunately — or perhaps unfortunately — there’s an app for that, and it’s named for exactly what it does: Phonesmash. At the Greylock Partners Hackfest in San Francisco on July 27, a team consisting of a Rutgers student and three Claremont McKenna College students built an app that is perilously addictive. The gameplay is simple, said Sean McQueen, a Claremont McKenna College senior and computer science major who led the app’s development. “Phonesmash is a competition to see who can throw their iPhone the highest in the air,” he said. The app is a browser-based game that uses a phone’s accelerometer data in real time to measure how long the phone spends in a physically dynamic state, according to the app’s website. Reaction to the hack was overwhelmingly positive, with many in the audience vertically parting ways with their iPhones before the team could finish presenting, McQueen said. “Even Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg.com who was in the crowd at the time, threw his phone,” McQueen said. “It wasn’t a very impressive throw though!” Kenny Bambridge, a School of Engineering sophomore, brought his friend’s idea for Phonesmash to the hackathon. He said that the three students finished in the top 10 of all teams

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after voting and won a meeting with Reid Hoffman, a partner at Greylock Partners. To their dismay, the team was unable to compel Hoffman, a co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn.com, to launch his phone. Despite Hoffman’s hesitation, the meeting went well Bambridge said. “Hoffman is a really smart and insightful entrepreneur who just understands trends in modern technology like very few others,” he said. Although there are no known cases of a phone actually breaking from playing the game, some throwers have come dangerously close, said Josh Rael, a Claremont McKenna College senior who worked on the front-end design of the app. “During our presentation, someone ran into the lobby and chucked his Android phone really high,” Bambridge said. “He didn’t even come close to catching it, only to realize afterward that Phonesmash doesn’t even work on Android devices.” Rael said the team takes no responsibility for damaged devices. “I think we’re just going to rely on people catching their phones,” he said. “But just in case, we put a link to AppleCare on the homepage.” McQueen said Phonesmash scores are captured in milliseconds, beginning when the phone departs and ending when it returns to a static position. “The average score is about 1,000 milliseconds or 1 second,” McQueen said. “Anything over 2,000 milliseconds is pretty good. Over 3,000 milliseconds is legendary.” The team is working on creating a way to track global high

scores for app users, also known as Phonesmashers. The application currently resides publicly on GitHub, and the team encourages developers to fork, or redevelop the project, according to the website. “We think the idea has a lot of viral potential,” Bambridge said. “Oddly, an almost identical app came out about two days after ours and is doing really well.” The other app, S.M.T.H., which stands for Send Me To Heaven, challenges users to throw their phones as high as they can to score points, Bambridge said. The iOS App store immediately banned the app, but it already has more than 100,000 downloads on Android, according to the Google Play website. Since Phonesmash is accessible from the Safari browser, it cannot really be banned, Bambridge said. “Also, S.M.T.H. only works by throwing a phone up and then catching it,” he said. “Phonesmash works on any free-falling distance, so if you want to drop your phone off a roof, we’re totally cool with that.” Phonesmash can be accessed at phonesma.sh. The app is built using Node.js, which is a server-side script that enables developers to write their backend in JavaScript. Socket.IO is also included, which is an application programming interface that enables developers to connect with a client and pass data in realtime without having to reload a page. It is also built with Foundation, a design framework that responsively adapts to different screen resolutions on the front-end, Bambridge stated.

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Increased legalization beneficial Greater access to medical marijuana a huge help

he New Jersey Assembly passed a re- requirement of up to three signatures is daunting vised bill Monday allowing the use of and could become critically time-consuming. While medical marijuana by minors, marking a a pediatrician is familiar with the child’s medical significant development in the state’s discourse history and a psychologist may approve or contend the drug’s psychological impact on the child, the on legalization. opinion of a specialist working on the child’s case So far, we think the changes to the state’s medimay be more relevant and timesaving. cal marijuana program are a step in the right direcWith the added leniency of the bill also comes a tion and offer much-needed leniency on a topic that more streamlined approach to being as efficient as should have long been resolved. possible, especially when it comes to the sensitive The bill came to life with the story of a two-yearconditions of children. old N.J. resident named Vivian Wilson, whose Already, New Jersey’s medical marijuana prolethal Dravet Syndrome symptoms are significantly gram allows one of the lowest amounts of the drug reduced with a rare Colorado-cultivated strain per individual compared to the other 19 states of marijuana. Wilson’s severe form of epilepsy that have legalized its is life-threatening, use. The state limits making her access possession to only two to medical marijuana “With more and more cases like the usable ounces. With all the more dire. However, her family aforementioned, the case only continues the already heavy restrictions on marijuawas unable to access to mount in support of legalization.” na, added leniency is the drug due to state very reasonable, if laws preventing its not necessary. use by minors. Further, the bill reFourteen-yearstricts the consumption of edible forms of medical old Jackson Stormes, suffering from the same marijuana to be allowed only for children. This was syndrome, also needs marijuana to prevent his at Christie’s urging, who felt it was a necessary seizures. However, Stormes can only access and preventative measure for unsafe use of the drug. use the drug when visiting California. N.J. laws However, patients accustomed to the edible prodhave proven extremely limiting to the people they ucts may want to continue using them after they should be helping. turn 18, so a revisiting of adult limitations Luckily, the assembly came to the same concluseems necessary. sion and originally drafted a bill that focused on It’s important to remember that the only reason lowering required medical approval signatures for why states and residents find themselves in this children from three to one — the same as that of complicated and random web of bills is because adults. Upon Gov. Chris Christie’s insistence, the marijuana is illegal at a federal level. With more bill will mandate that child patients obtain a signaand more cases like the aforementioned, the case ture from both a pediatrician and a psychologist — and possibly a third signature if the latter is not part only continues to mount in support of legalization. The benefits clearly outweigh the costs. We think of the state’s medical marijuana program. it’s time for everyone to just kick back, relax and While it’s necessary for children to obtain full aptake it easy. proval of their need to take medical marijuana, the

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Intervention in Syria will have deadly consequences #REALTALK SARA ZAYED

he President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a militar y attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.” So said President Barack Obama in 2007 before anybody guessed that an Arab Spring was possible. Fast for ward to 2011, and dictators fell like dominoes in a region where decades-old entrenched routines had become the norm. We watched as Tunisia’s Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was taken down, Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak stepped aside, and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi was killed. But nothing is quite like the civil war Syria is now known for. With more then 100,000 people dead, 2 million refugees (more than half of whom are children) and 4.5 million internally displaced people, it is little wonder that the United Nations has called the crisis the “humanitarian calamity” of the centur y. Though news about Syria has been increasingly underreported in the past few months, it exploded back to the forefront following news of the chemical attacks on Aug. 21 that took the lives of 1,400 people, 30 percent of whom were children. The United Nations immediately dispatched inspectors to the area, but the United States says it has little doubt that the attacks were

carried out by the Assad regime and seeks approval from both the United Nations and Congress to strike unilaterally, although it has hinted that it will act no matter what. Besides the fact that attacks on an already volatile region is irresponsible at best and explosively catastrophic at worst, it is interesting that the United States is preaching about “moral obscenities.” The American government must have a short memory: In Fallujah, Iraq, U.S. forces used white phosphorus to flush out insurgents and committed war crimes in Afghanistan, both extensively documented

Additionally, the crisis is sectarian in nature and has the potential to engulf the entire region, as allegiances in the Middle East are starkly divided between Assad and the rebels. Any attack by the United States would be militarily supported by Turkey and trigger responses from Russia and China. Lebanon and Jordan fear retaliation and a further influx of refugees. Israel, as Syria’s neighbor and America’s staunch ally, would likely get sucked into the conflict should a war break out. And the current instability of the Middle East is liable to produce un-

“The question should not be how we can intervene and possibly cost many more civilian lives, it should be how to responsibly and swiftly end the conflict. The focus should be on humanitarian aid. ” on WikiLeaks. Furthermore, the United States has a long history of backing murderous dictators (Pol Pot, Mobutu Sese Seko, Saddam Hussein, etc.) and turning a blind eye to human rights violations, notably Israel’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Gaza. So the motive is not stopping further bloodshed or preventing Bashar al-Assad from slaughtering his people with impunity (which he has been doing long before chemical weapons were used). It is about grasping the reins of a situation to which the West has no moral or legal right.

expected consequences to any sort of intervention attempt. Let us also remember the consequences of U.S. intervention in Libya. In early 2011, the Obama administration intervened on behalf of the Libyan rebels and sent troops without Congressional approval (perhaps Obama had forgotten what he said in 2007). In July 2011, Human Rights Watch reported that NATO-supplied Libyan rebels were brutalizing civilians using U.S. guns. But the largest consequence by far was the aftermath in Mali. Mercenaries fighting on behalf of

Gaddafi took Libyan weapons and returned home to Mali to wage a successful rebellion against the Malian government. This military conflict began with tension, but only escalated into full-on violence following the theft of Libyan weaponry. French intervention aggravated the conflict further, and what was a local dispute has now turned into an international one. The moral of the story is no matter how well-intentioned intervention may be, it will have unintended consequences. And we aren’t talking about a region that is relatively quiet and stable. We are talking about the birthplace of the Arab Spring, where it is far from over, where violence, sectarianism, classism and hate still abound. The question should not be how we can intervene and possibly cost many more civilian lives — it should be how to responsibly and swiftly end the conflict. The focus should be on humanitarian aid. Battles waged behind closed doors in polished offices often turn into higher body countst and to forget that is to assume a naiveté which could prove fatal to all involved. Let us also not forget that chemical weapons or not, a red line was crossed long ago when Assad began slaughtering his people, if the current death toll is any indication. If we are to lose something on the frontlines, let it not be our consciences. Sara Zayed is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. Her column, “#RealTalk,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

Mandatory social events are well-intentioned but suck COMMENTARY SHANNON RAY

his past week, I moved from living amid the whims and naiveté of youth to the great frontier of adulthood: entering college. I am ready to live on my own, make vital life decisions with little or no advice from my elders and face both academic and personal trials and tribulations. But before I begin, I have to put on my Superman costume. We’re having s’mores and ice-breaker activities outside. I think there might be pizza. Making friends in college consists of a few simple actions. You begin by walking to class, riding the bus or sitting in a residence hall lounge — any everyday commute or occurrence in which you encounter other university students. In any of these circumstances, there is a high chance that you will be approached and asked for three criteria: your name, your major and your place of residence. And that’s it. Congratulations, you and a random EE-rider are now best friends.

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Feel free to Instagram a selfie or two with your new pal, and don’t be afraid to add a #FriendsForLife caption to go along with it. So if making friends at school is really this easy, why are first-years subjected to “mandatory” (as if I’m going to get detention if I don’t attend) banner contests and floor hang-out sessions? Busch Superheroes? Really? And don’t forget about the open-door policy recommendation — it doesn’t matter how much studying you need to get done, doors should be open so the whole hall can come in and relax. Living on your own and taking responsibility for getting to class sounds really glamorous, but now that I’ve arrived at Rutgers, I feel as though I’ve been shunted back to junior high. Don’t get me wrong — I’m not an antisocial person. I’m entirely thrilled meeting new people and the friends I’ve made. What I am not excited about is being told what to do and what my priorities should be — especially when I’m told that my future shouldn’t be number one. When socializing is placed on such a high rung of the ladder of priorities, it’s no wonder that other countries are hurtling past the United States in

academic competitiveness and scientific advancement. While we encourage students to party first and study later, kids in Japanese preschools are spending every waking moment memorizing the first 3,800 digits of pi. My criticism is not entirely one of the University. After talking to close friends at neighboring schools, it’s clear to me that there is a nationwide abundance of photos on doors of sea creatures with residents’ names written on them and a serious lack of the fundamental ideas that our nation’s educational institutions were based on. The fun-fests of babying that ensue may end as the college years progress, but it’s a distinct possibility that they’re creating unhealthy attitudes that are dampening the potential of American posterity. In the few seconds per day that I have to return to my residence hall, it seems like I always see the same group of people — this group being my entire building — playing pool in the lounge or blasting music in their dorm rooms. I can’t help but wonder if these students attend class at all. As I spend a bus ride commuting between my dorm on Busch campus and

my classes on College Avenue, I overhear juniors and seniors discussing how excited they are for their “Theater Appreciation’s” field trip to the city — not because they want to attend a play, but because their “easy-A” class just got a little easier. To me, it’s no wonder that the universities across the globe that do recognize the ideas that truly need to be implemented are rising in the ranks of academia faster than many can catch up. The United States still leads the ranks of nations in most aspects, but this superiority may be slipping away. There was a time when an applicant with a bachelor’s degree was a rarity and a huge asset to a company, but we all know that this is no longer the case. It could be that people are getting smarter, or it could be quite the opposite. Perhaps it’s time to reinvent the ideas and behaviors that are instilled in the students of our universities and encourage some real maturity and independence, before the qualities that provide our nation’s youth with the ability to contribute to a productive workforce are lost. Shannon Ray is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student.

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Eighty percent of people who [committed] suicide did not get the support they need. … We really want students to understand they can come to us and talk.

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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black

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Today’s Birthday (09/10/13). Social life provides the backdrop for your feature this year, with a full community cast. Expand your circle for new opportunities. Plan for financial growth with persistent saving. Define what you want, and invite participation. Venus in Scorpio adds secret, spicy trysts this month. Nurture what you love.To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Accept good coaching, and heed your partner’s advice. Schedule more time for romance. Choose a fun destination. Make sure others are cared for, and then go play. You’re especially attractive intellectually. Add delicious fragrances and flavors. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- It’s a very lucky day. Offers for more creative work start pouring in. Soak it up. Write the conclusion you’d like to see. Imagine what you’d like to accomplish and aim high. Accept a boost. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Set aside stores for the winter. Pay back a social debt. There’s a beneficial addition to your home. Catch up on your reading. Conditions are excellent for a romantic outing. Include beautiful scenery and deliciousness. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- You’re getting wiser. Form a new partnership, providing a material advantage. Accept a hefty assignment. Gather as much as you can. Check outside opinions. They love you. Invest in your own business. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- There’s good news from far away. Accept the applause graciously. You’re tempted to spend more than you have. Invest in home, family and real estate, within your means. Relax in the afterglow. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Consider family in your decisions. You’re beloved beyond your wildest dreams. Bring out the good stuff, with the best quality. Consult an expert. Receive an unexpected bonus. A hike or beautiful walk revives.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Try something new. Your good reputation precedes you. Consider your higher values. Keep most of your resources hidden. Your peace of mind increases. You can achieve the abundance of your dreams. Share your appreciation. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Don’t fall for a sob story. Gather facts from friends. It’s getting good. Trust your team. You’re gaining admirers and a cheering section. You have plenty of support. Full speed ahead. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- You produce a treasure, and self-esteem increases exponentially. Celebrate with an intriguing companion. See the sights. Choose your destination with fun in mind. Draw upon hidden resources. Coast on your recent successes. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 6 -- Start planning an adventure to follow a passion. Keep others on course. You get some lucky shots. Ground transportation may be easiest. Research the history to get the full flavor. Consult an expert. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- Follow your inner impulse. Plan for the future. Your personal vision inspires others. Begin, and get farther than expected. Let your partner share the load. Organization and archiving keeps things flowing smoothly. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re building favor with an influential partner with good ideas. Learn. Dig in. The good news is that there’s plenty of work. Extend a cooperative hand. You’re drawing rave reviews. Encourage each other.

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POTENTIAL Page accumulates 1.5 sacks in one half of play, including a two-yard takedown continued from BACK said. “Al is going to play a lot of football for us, and I think he took a step in the right direction, despite the penalties.” As a result of injuries and suspensions, Page was listed in the Knights two-deep. Now that junior defensive tackle Kenneth Kirskey is listed as a backup at the position, it remains unseen if Page will continue the kind of playing time he received against the Spartans. But in the time he received, Page impressed, despite the mental errors. In less than a half of work, Page recorded 1.5 sacks, including a takedown of Norfolk State’s quarterback Tyler Clark for a 2-yard loss. Page also teamed up with redshirt freshman defensive back Davon Jacobs on the same drive, which resulted in an 8-yard loss. It was all a surreal moment for the Bronx native, as injuries plagued his first two years in Piscataway. “Coming off the bench and not just playing but having an impact … but to have that much of an impact and in so little time, those are stats you get throughout an entire game,” Page said. “I got that within a quarter and a half. It

truly is awesome.” Senior defensive tackle Ike Holmes was impressed with Page’s effort, saying he could see Page’s enthusiasm from where he stood on the sideline. “Al is really passionate about practice and about playing,” Holmes said. “He loves the game and he was really waiting for his opportunity to get out there and show how much he loves the game. That might have gotten a little bit of the best of him at some points, but I think Al is going to be a really good player in the long run.” Including this season, Page has three years of eligibility left to corral his potential. Right now he cannot help but look back to Saturday to see what he is capable of. “It felt so good. It was amazing,” Page said. “I had butterflies and I was nervous. … It’s something that can make me tear up. I’ve waited two years, and I don’t care if [it came in the second half].” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @Bradly_D. For general Rutgers sports updates follow @ TargumSports.

MISTAKES Donigan says backline became fatigued, failed to play tight man-to-man defense against Akron continued from BACK caved in late after thwarting numerous Akron (3-1) pushes for the 1-0 equalizer. “The defense was working very hard throughout the whole game. It was a disappointment that we had to give it up so late,” said senior forward Kene Eze. “But unfortunately, all games don’t go your way.” The Knights failed to net an insurance goal against an elite team, but that did not excuse the defense for head coach Dan Donigan. He acknowledged the defense played well, yet not good enough for letting up in the closing minutes. Part of that was likely because of the grinding physicality of the match. “Guys get fatigued, they get tired, our essential defenders don’t want to defend a guy [manto-man], so they start pulling our wide midfielders and defensive midfielders back,” Donigan said. “It’s allowing them to possess the ball, and eventually against a good team like Akron, something’s going to happen. You’re going to get hurt.” Rutgers’ punishment came in a form of a wide-open shot from the top of the box, which Donigan called unacceptable that late in the game. Persevering through declining stamina and endlessly imposing defensive pressure is something the Knights know they cannot shy away from, no matter the level of competition. “Top five or top 55, it really doesn’t matter,” Greczek said. “You’ve just got to come

out playing every game at your best. It comes down to attitude, character and personality. If you have all that together and you keep a mental head and you play for 90 minutes strong, you should always get the win.” Greczek understands Donigan’s frustration as well as any of his players. The freshman knows he played well overall, but did not expect any overwhelming support after an upset Rutgers almost pulled off. “Obviously every coach is going to be disappointed with a loss, no matter how it played out,” Greczek said. “You have to always encourage everyone, but then sometimes you have to push them because if you keep pushing them, everyone’s only going to get better.” Donigan sees that mindset in Greczek. It is part of what molds an unwavering confidence in his young goalkeeper. Owning a respectable 1.37 goals allowed average with 20 saves through four games, Greczek will be just fine, Donigan believes. “He’s a great kid. His mentality is great. He carries himself very well,” Donigan said. “I’m sure he’s upset. I mean he wants to win, just like everybody on our team and our staff wants to win. But at the same time, he’s fine. He’ll be ready to go Friday.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GregJohnsonRU. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.

September 10. 2013

DUKE Three different Knights score against LaSalle during shutout continued from back blocked her shot with a diving stop. “Luckily, my teammates are scoring a lot, so it’s frustrating a little bit personally, but as long as we’re winning that’s all that matters,” Patrone said. “The goalie hit it out of bounds, so I thought, ‘Alright, it’s our ball and we have another chance to score.’” Patrone also assisted junior midfielder Sophie Wright, who scored inside the circle to make it 3-0. It was Wright’s second goal of the game after redirecting Walia’s shot with 7:30 left in the first half. Senior back Laura Rose opened up the scoring in the 15th minute off a corner from freshman midfielder Ashpal Kaur Bhogal. Senior back Kaitlyn Plouse also had an assist. “A lot of things we worked on this week translated into our play. Our first 10 minutes of the second half were the focus and we scored early in the second half,” said head coach Meredith Long. “That’s something we’re going to focus on.” The Knights dominated possession and held the Explorers to only five shots with one on goal. For updates on the Rutgers field hockey team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

Page 15 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK JUNIOR QUARTERBACK WANTS TO IMPROVE THIRD-DOWN EFFICIENCY

Nova analyzes mistakes from last game By Josh Bakan Sports Editor

It is peculiar for a quarterback to be part of 38 points but throw only 12-for-21 through the air. So naturally, junior Gary Nova thought he played subpar Saturday against Norfolk State. “I think I need to convert some of those third downs,” Nova said yesterday. “I think I need to be more definite in my run checks and things like that.” The Scarlet Knights have yet to complete half their third downs in a game this season, going 5-for-18 against Fresno State on Aug. 29 and 8-for-18 Saturday against the Spartans. Nova threw 4-for-7 on third down against Norfolk State, beginning 0-for-3. That, along with short fields and the running game’s momentum, gave Nova little chance to establish himself. “Just the nature of the game, I don’t know if he got into the same kind of rhythm maybe that he had in the first game, but I don’t think there will be any carryover,” said head coach Kyle Flood. “I don’t think there’s any carryover from the first game to the last week.” Rutgers’ offensive line also needs to improve on sticking to its assignments, as Nova was sacked twice in only 21 attempts. The unit physically matched well against Norfolk State’s defensive line, but missed assignments opened holes. Spartan l

inebackers accumulated 1.5 sacks, while strong safety Keenan Lambert recorded 0.5. “Just things like identifying the right linebacker that we wanted to guard and focusing more on our assignments is what we need to do,” said junior left guard Kaleb Johnson. Norfolk State’s strategy, meanwhile, was proficient in suffocating what allowed Rutgers to score 52 against Fresno State. The Spartans put more defenders in deep coverage, while the Bulldogs only consistently double-teamed junior wide receiver Brandon Coleman. Nova and Coleman missed three connections mostly from short range against Norfolk State. This opened opportunities for the running backs, as Rutgers rushed for 273 yards. The Knights were not experimenting with their offense against Norfolk State, as the Spartans simply allowed those opportunities. “We were calling that game like we were playing anybody else,” Nova said. “Norfolk has a good defense, and we just got the running game going so we just stuck with that. Obviously it led to some points.”

Sophomore

defensive end

Djwany Mera was listed as a starter yesterday instead of senior Jamil Merrell. Mera started the last two games because Merrell has been out, but this is the first

time Mera has been listed with the starting unit. “Without knowing exactly what Jamil’s role will be yet, I don’t think Jamil will be out there full‑time tomorrow,” Flood said. “We’ll try to get him involved with some things, but I think Mera is taking advantage of that opportunity.” Merrell is listed as probable with a lower leg injury. Flood said Merrell is more likely to play Saturday against Eastern Michigan, although Merrell is not quite healthy yet. “I think for Jamil, he’s been close,” Flood said, “and then we have to make a decision that at whatever percentage of health he’s at, is it in his best interests to play or is it in our best interests for him to play, and I haven’t felt that

that’s been the case just yet.”

Although Flood

has

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Rutgers Injury Report for Eastern Michigan Player RG Andre Civil WR Andre Patton CB Jonathan Aiken OL Brandon Arcidiacono WR Jeff Gignac DB Bryant Gross-Armiento DE Max Issaka WR Vance Matthews DL Julian Pinnix-Odrick FB Sam Bergen WR Carlton Agudosi TE Paul Carrezola C Dallas Hendrickson DE Jamil Merrell

speak with his team at halftime, he will be part of some of Eric LeGrand’s number retirement ceremony. The coordinators will communicate with the team for a few minutes while Flood is on the field. “I’ll be able to be out there for the first couple minutes of it and congratulate him, and then I’ll get back to work and the rest of the department will take it from there,” Flood said.

Injury Ankle Ankle Ankle Shoulder Hamstring Hamstring Shoulder Back Knee Ankle Hamstring Lower body Lower leg Lower leg

Game status Game-time decision Game-time decision Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Doubtful Probable Probable Probable Probable

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Quote of the Day “I had butterflies and I was nervous. ... It’s something that can make me tear up.” — Rutgers football sophomore defensive tackle Al Page on his first game

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FIELD HOCKEY NO. 10 DUKE 3, RUTGERS 2 (2OT)

FOOTBALL

Page taps into potential in first contest By Bradly Derechailo Associate Sports Editor

Senior forward Lisa Patrone took one shot in Sunday’s double overtime home loss to Duke. Patrone, who took six shots in Friday’s contest against LaSalle, leads the Knights this season with 10 attempts. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

RU loses to No. 10 Duke in 2OT By Justin Lesko Contributing Writer

The Rutgers field hockey team retained a .500 record after a second consecutive weekend with one win and one loss. Senior goalie Sarah Stuby played 100 minutes in Sunday’s 3-2 double-overtime loss against No. 10 Duke. The senior tied a career high with 11 saves against the Blue Devils, who outshot the Scarlet Knights, 35-6, but were kept scoreless in the second half and first overtime. Duke forward Cherry Seaborn sealed the deal 2:51 into the second overtime off a breakaway.

Sophomore forward Nicole Imbriaco tied the game, 2-2, with 12:29 left in the first half off an assist from sophomore forward Katie Champion. Then Bhogal scored her second goal of the year. Midfielders Abby Beltrani and Emmie Le Marchand scored the Blue Devils’ goals at the 5:39 and 9:28 marks of the first half, respectively. “It was definitely a pretty stressful situation, but I thought I was pretty focused,” Stuby said. “We kind of just let it go. We go to sleep at night and wake up the next morning and everyone’s already looking towards the future.” Freshman back Sofia Walia agreed. “We came out [Sunday morning] with a

focus already looking towards next weekend against Siena and Albany,” she said. “We’re all up at 8 o’clock in the morning lifting after a double-overtime game. Less than 24 hours, and we’re back at it.” The Knights were successful in their first game of the weekend, as they dominated LaSalle on Friday at home. Five minutes into the second half, senior forward Lisa Patrone set up freshman forward Rachel Yaney with a breakaway to make it 4-0. On another breakaway less than a minute later, Yaney tried to return the favor, but LaSalle goalkeeper Lisa Shaffer

For Al Page, Saturday’s game against Norfolk State was a series of emotions the sophomore defensive tackle had a hard time controlling. Seeing the first game action of his career, Page blew up the Spartan offensive line for 1.5 sacks. He also crossed the line of scrimmage twice before the quarterback hiked the ball — penalties which Page blamed a result of too much excitement. That did not stop him from pointing out the positives he saw when he jumped offsides. “I was so excited. In my head I was like, ‘Snap the ball, snap the ball, I want to get this thing going,’” Page said. “Then I jumped offside. It was kind of funny because after that play, I kind of dug into the center really well and the center was tapping the guard and telling him, ‘Help me, help me.’ I’m blessed.” Rutgers head football coach Kyle Flood knows all about Page’s athletic gifts, as he recruited him out of Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx when he was the Scarlet Knights offensive line coach. Page is currently listed at 6-foot-2, 280 pounds. Sitting in the Hale Center in just shorts and a T-shirt, one can mistake his arms for solid rock. But Flood is also aware of the work that still needs to be done with Page when it comes to controlling his enthusiasm. “Well, I think Al at times did a good job for us in that game, but he also realized it’s not as easy as lining up, and there’s a lot that goes into playing major college football,” Flood See POTENTIAL on Page 14

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MEN’S SOCCER GRECZEK MOVES ON AFTER ALLOWING LATE GAME-TYING GOAL

Backline recovers from late mistakes By Greg Johnson Correspondent

As the Rutgers men’s soccer team sluggishly walked off Yurcak Field on Sunday afternoon, few Scarlet Knights were as visibly demoralized as freshman goalkeeper David Greczek. Following Rutgers’ 2-1 double-overtime loss to No. 5 Akron, Greczek was at the center

of the team’s third late collapse in four games. He let through a goal from Zips forward Ismail Seremba with 5:11 remaining in regulation and then the game-winning penalty kick in the 105th minute. Despite putting together a season-high five saves, the rookie is learning the hard way how critical every second of a 90-minute game is. “You go to double overtime and you play 110 minutes and you come out with a loss,

it’s kind of a heartbreaker,” Greczek said. “It didn’t happen once or twice to us. It already happened a third time. Unfortunately, at the end of the day you want to learn from it. You try to take all of those mistakes we made and minimize it.” But Greczek was not alone. Rutgers’ (1-2-1) backline as a whole Defensive tackle Al Page registered 1.5 sacks Saturday against Norfolk State.

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mlb Scores

New York (AL) Baltimore

2 4

Chicago (NL) Cincinnati

2 0

Kansas City Cleveland

3 4

Washington New York (NL)

9 0

Atlanta Miami

5 2

Los Angeles (AL) 3 6 Minnesota

MADISON TIERNAN

was selected as one of three Knights to the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic All-Tournament team. The midfielder has started in all six games for Rutgers this season and is second on the team with two goals and an assist.

KNIGHTS SCHEDULE

VOLLEYBALL

MEN’S GOLF

WOMEN’S SOCCER

VOLLEYBALL

vs. Seton Hall

Rutgers Invitational

vs. Bryant

at Delaware

Tomorrow, 7 p.m., College Ave. Gym

Friday Piscataway

Friday, 5:30 p.m. Yurcak Field

Friday, 7 p.m. Newark