The Daily Targum 9-14-09

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Rutgers running back Jourdan Brooks responded to limited action in his first game with a 124-yard, three-touchdown performance in RU’s 45-7 win over Howard.

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A REXB bus was in an accident on its way to Busch campus Friday at 11:25 a.m. on the nor thbound side of Route 18, south of Metlars Lane, Piscataway police said. No injuries were reported.

The report — which is not fully completed — indicated only three people were on the bus at the time of the accident: the bus driver and two students, Lt. Victor Adanec said.

School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Yasmeen Fahmy said she was on the A bus on her way to Busch campus when she saw the bus on the side of the road with a shattered windshield and the road sign lying on the ground broken.

The driver may have been fatigued and veered off to the right of the highway, causing the bus to strike an electric road sign, Adanec said. The driver and student were escorted off the bus and the vehicle was towed.

The accident is under investigation by Piscataway police, said University Spokeswoman Sandra Lanman.

In memory of victims from the Sept. 11 attacks, members of The Centurion planted 2,977 flags in the shapes of the Pentagon and the Twin Towers and spelling out “9/11” and “United 93” Friday on the grass of Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus.

— Ariel Nagi

Former U. senator proposes add/drop period extension

BY MARY DIDUCH ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

A University Senate proposal to extend the University’s add/drop period has a deadline of October to move another step for ward toward passage.

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Former University Senator Candice Greaux initiated the proposal last year, and now the University’s Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee must come up with a set of recommendations to clarify the proposal by next month.

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The University sees an influx of nationally recognized scholars this year through the Presidential Scholars program.

New Brunswick grassroots organization Empower Our Neighborhoods filed suit last week in the Middlesex County Superior Court against City Clerk Dan Torrisi.

The Order to Show was filed against Torrisi’s Sept. 2 certification

Student clubs and organizations get the word out about how to get involved. Look for information throughout today’s issue.

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Mason Gross School of the Arts sophomore Francesca Fiore said since this year started on a Tuesday and Monday’s classes were switched, she felt she lacked time to decide on her courses.

“For some of the classes, I only had one class, and you’re sup-

posed to make a decision on whether you want to add or drop, and it’s just a short amount of time,” she said.

But School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student

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“From there, it would go to the Office of Vice President of Academic Affairs, and he would determine if this was feasible,” said Greaux, a Douglass College senior.

She proposed the extension when several students brought the issue forward, she said.

of community group Unite New Brunswick’s petition to add another char ter change question to November’s ballot.

On Aug. 10, Hurley ruled Torrisi must honor EON’s petition to have their question on the ballot to change the form of the city council to a hybrid system with six members elected by wards and three at large.

UNB’s question asks to enlarge the current five-member, at-large city council to seven members, all elected at-large.

“It severely strains credibility for the city government to claim that they believe this is legal,” said EON President Martha Guarnieri in a statement.

She argued that applicable statutes do not allow the two groups’ questions to appear on the same ballot.

COUNSELING, PSYCHIATRIC CENTER CONSOLIDATE SERVICES Students in need of someone to talk to can find assistance all in one place.

The Counseling, ADAPS and Psychiatric Ser vices Building is scheduled to hold its formal opening ceremony at 1:30 p.m. today at 17 Senior St. in New Brunswick.

“The purpose of the building is to join practitioners from a multidisciplinary perspective, with a focus on prevention, intervention and support,” said Director of Counseling and Psychological Services Dr. Jill Richards. “We have medical and psychiatric staff, and social workers right on site, all assisting students with anything from stress management to long-term emotional issues.”

Richards said she will speak at the ceremony, along with Executive Director of Health Services Melodee Lasky and Vice President of Student Affairs Gregory S. Blimling.

President Richard L. McCormick is scheduled to cut the ribbon.

The entire University community is invited to attend, take a tour of the building and meet the staff until 3:30 p.m., Richards said.

President of the University’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Tulsi Shah said the new building is a great idea.

College students experience ups and downs throughout their time at the University, she said.

“Having a full staff available who can listen and offer advice through our darkest times is one of the best gifts Rutgers offers its students, and now it’s in one easy location, making it easier for students to seek and receive help than ever before,” Shah, a Livingston College senior, said.

Richards said the new CAPS building — which has been open since the first day of the semester — will not be open for business today because of the ceremony, but other facilities around campus are available.

— Deirdre S. Hopton

City Spokesman Bill Bray said a later statute allows for a ballot with multiple charter change questions.

“It’s the city’s position that [40:69A21] does not control, and the [later] statute itself says you can have more than one alternative and you can have conflicting alternatives,” Bray said.

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University students Laura Powell (left) and Avantika Khullar tie ribbons at Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus yesterday to raise Ovarian Cancer awareness and in memory of University alumna Meghan McGrady.

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Student scholars swarm first-year class

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The School of Ar ts and Sciences Class of 2013 has more to boast about than just being the largest class in University histor y.

Ninety Rutgers Presidential Scholars — the largest number ever to enroll at the University — are hidden inside the seams of this sizeable class.

Presidential Scholars are firstyear students who graduated in the top five percent of their high school class with combined Scholastic Aptitude Test verbal and math scores of 1500 or higher.

“These students can virtually be accepted to any college in the United States, including the

Ivys,” said Vice President for Enrollment Management Courtney McAnuff. “Their credentials are such that nobody would really turn them down, so we’re really just delighted that they would pick Rutgers.”

Included in this class are 11 students who ranked first from their graduating high school classes and five who ranked second, according to a University press release.

In order to be accepted for admission into the program, the students completed an essay in which they elaborate on their potential contribution to the University academic and cultural communities, McAnuff said.

While the University is a representative of all the students in the state, as the state’s number

one flagship research university, it must also attract the very best and brightest students in the state, he said.

“While we have awarded quite a few of Presidential Scholars in the past, as Rutgers continues to grow in popularity, more of these students will come to Rutgers,” McAnuff said.

Presidential Scholar Ian Kotliar described the scholarship as a great opportunity.

“Even without a scholarship, I consider the education at Rutgers to be an excellent value,” he said.

“The scholarship, therefore, made what I perceived as a sweet deal even sweeter.”

Kotliar, a community service leader, athlete and musician, said he thinks New Jersey high school students often underestimate the

University’s academic prowess because it is a state university.

“They don’t realize [the University] has top-notch departments, among the best in the nation in math, French, philosophy and many more,” he said. “I strongly considered the academics of Rutgers when I applied and decided to enroll.”

Presidential Scholar Jared Knoblauch said part of the criteria that went into choosing the University was the reputation it boasted.

“Rutgers really does have a reputation for producing educated graduates, and that reputation can help me in this job market,” he said. “The professors here are also involved in top-notch work just like the professors at some more well-known private schools.”

RUTGERS DAY COSTS MORE THAN $400,000 A total of $415,976 was spent to put together the first-annual Rutgers Day in April, a record-breaking affair in University history, drawing more than 50,000 attendees.

But there is no set figure for how much will be spent on next year’s event, although there is no real “cap” on it, according to the Rutgers Day pamphlet.

“Rutgers Day is an extremely great way to see what is going on inside New Jersey’s State University,” according to the pamphlet. “To sum up Rutgers Day, it is a combination of various University traditional days such as Ag Field Day and the New Jersey Folk Festival.”

There were more than 400 academic, athletic and cultural events on the New Brunswick/Piscataway campuses, according to the pamphlet. It took the efforts of more than 2,000 people to produce the day’s events.

In an e-mail survey conducted after the event, 98 percent of participants said they feel Rutgers Day’s activities were well received by the event’s visitors.

University spokesperson Greg Trevor said, “The feedback from the people has been overwhelmingly positive.”

School of Arts and Sciences first-year student John Opdyke said he went to Rutgers Day to get a feel for what his school was like.

Rutgers Day 2009 was only the beginning, and those involved are in the midst of planning Rutgers Day 2010, which is expected to be bigger than 2009’s event.

“There is expected to be even more people and even more activities to participate in. It really is a great day and a great way for people to get to know the University,” according to the pamphlet.

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All content for the student organization descriptions have been individually submitted and run on a first-come, first-served basis. The organization names are listed in alphabetical order.

THE ARAB CULTURAL CLUB’s goal as an organization is to increase student’s awareness of our culture through activities that promote understanding of the values of Arab people, and help to address stereotypes and false notions about the region. We hope to raise awareness of current issues, debunk negative stereotypes held against Arabs and work through community services to aid those who are not as fortunate to live as we do. We hold many events around campus that draw impressive crowds and we wish to continuously reach out to non-Arabs throughout the University.

KAPPA DELTA PHI is an Asian-interest sorority that centers around the four pillars of sisterhood, scholarship, leadership and service. aKDPhi is the largest nationally recognized Asian-interest sorority with 46 chapters nationwide, making aKDPhi the largest and most geographically-diversified AsianAmerican sorority that exists.

Our national philanthropy is Breast Cancer Awareness, most notably recognized by the pink ribbon and celebrated in the month of October. At the University, we’re represented notably through various cultural student organizations, councils and departments — with representatives in Asian Student Council, Chinese Student Organization, Rutgers Cantonese Club, Taiwanese American Student Association, Korean Students Association, Association of Indians at Rutgers — and take an active role in the University’s AsianAmerican Cultural Center.

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SUIT: Petition arguments to be heard at public hearing continued from front The group will contest their complaint on Friday and the city must show the reasoning for the certification of UNB’s petition, Guarnieri said.

“When Judge Hurley gave a ruling about [our] ward case, he

PERIOD: Committee may push proposal to 2010 continued from front Andrew Cronce said he had no trouble with the add/drop period and kept all his classes.

“A week seems like enough time to add or drop classes,” he said.

Greaux said she is unsure whether the committee is ready to pass a recommendation on her proposal, as they have been working on other proposals.

“When you charge things to a Senate committee, you kind of have to leave things kind of ambiguous,” Greaux said.

The committee then makes the proper, specific recommendations after researching faculty attitude, student sentiment and the policies of peer institutions, she said.

“This October is when the Academic Standards, Regulations [and Admissions] Committee has to reply back to the executive committee with their proposed modification to the policy,” Greaux said.

It is possible her proposal may be pushed until Januar y or February if the committee did

said two questions can’t be on the ballot at once,” she said.

UNB’s City of Petitioners member Glenn Fleming said EON’s actions are prohibiting the city’s voters from choosing themselves.

“They claim they want democracy, but silencing outside voices is not democracy …

Now, they’re filing complaints, they want to leave it up to the court systems instead of letting people vote,” Fleming said.

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The clerk denied EON’s petition in the past, Guarnieri said.

“It’s confusing to me why we get in so much trouble while this so-called grassroots organization does not,” she said.

Guarnieri said Hurley is a fair and independent judge.

“But if he does rule against us, then there will be two questions on the ballot,” she said.

Fleming said he is not worried

about his group’s petition with the courts.

“We’ll be on the right side of this issue … Eventually, we’ll prevail,” Fleming said.

A public hearing is scheduled for the petition Wednesday at 5 p.m. in City Hall where City Council will hear the public’s arguments for and against UNB’s petition.

Bray was unavailable for new comments as of press time.

not have enough time to review it, lem could be fixed on the she said. professors’ end.

Co-Chairs of the Academic Matsuda said faculty could Standards, Regulations and post syllabi and clearer class Admissions Committee Martha information earlier for the stuCotter and Dan Schantz were dents to get a sense of unavailable for comment as of the course. press time.

As an adminisC o l l e g e trator, Matsuda Avenue Campus said he would “It encourages Dean Matt need more inforthe idea that Matsuda said he is mation on the unsure of the issue to form an nothing really administrative opinion. happens in the first effects of the pro“I think the big posal, but he said question to me weeks of classes.” would be what is he sees many potential problems the sort of logic MATT MATSUDA as a professor. for wanting to College Avenue Campus Dean As a histor y extend the p r o f e s s o r, add/drop period,” Matsuda said he Matsuda said. already has students transferIt is not enough to extend ring late into his courses after the time if students cannot two or three classes, and it is dif- decide, but if it is an adminisficult to catch up. trative dif ficulty, then the insti“If it’s extended, it means the tution needs to address it, student would transfer into the he said. class after up to four classes, and Other issues the committee that means missing up to two needs to consider are whether weeks of the semester,” Matsuda courses requiring permission said. “It encourages the idea that codes are still obtainable after a nothing really happens in the first certain time and the impact of the weeks of classes.” disbursement of refund checks, He said he understands that Greaux said. students want more time and “One of the main issues that choices, but thinks the prob- we were going to be looking at

was how it was going to affect financial aid,” she said. “Some students can’t get financial aid reimbursements until add/drop period is over.”

According to Greaux’s proposal, peer institutions such as Pennsylvania State University have longer add/drop periods, ranging from 10 drop and 11 add days to 21 days long.

There have been similar charges regarding an extension of add/drop in the past.

This issue was brought to the University Senate before in 2001, where it was decided an extension was not feasible for the University, according to the proposal.

“However, the issue is one that should be examined again in light of changes at the University both with regard to the availability and structure of courses, as well as the transformation of undergraduate education,” according to the proposal.

School of Arts and Sciences junior Chris Adams said an additional week to set his schedule would be helpful.

“It’s tough because it’s only one week,” he said.

“Sometimes you need a little more than one week to gauge what’s right for you.”

THE BIOETHICS SOCIETY is a venue for students and faculty to discuss and educate themselves about issues of bioethical controversy, ranging from topics of human rights, medicine, social justice and research. It provides students with multiple ways of doing this through debate, discussion, social action projects and a journal, as well as many other avenues. Our organization will be producing University’s first Bioethics journal encompassing not just professional opinion, but an undergraduate voice as well.

As both the journal and the organization are very new to the University community, we have many positions open for those who seek involvement.

If you are interested in any other things like programming, public relations, marketing, editing or writing, please do not hesitate to talk to us. If you are interested in learning about bioethics, please come to our next meeting to get a taste of what the organization is like. Contact us at rubioethics.soc@gmail.com for upcoming meeting dates.

BISEXUALS, GAYS, LESBIANS, ALLIES OF THE UNIVERSITY — do you want to meet and connect with other lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning students? Are you an ally looking for some new open-minded friends? Come to a Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Alliance at the University meeting and see what we are about. Look us up on Facebook to find out about fun upcoming events like Gay Jeopardy on Sept. 17.

Meetings are on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. in Murray Hall, Room 208.

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THE BLACK VOICE CARTA LATINA is a student-run newspaper for African-American and Latino students. The paper gives a platform for these students to voice issues that affect their communities within and outside of the University community.

BVCL is looking for new members, writers and graphic artists that would like to display their work in the publication. For more information, please contact the organization at bvclsubmissions73@gmail.com or check out the Facebook group.

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CABARET THEATRE has been committed to providing the University and its surrounding community with a wide variety of theatrical experiences since 1975, as well as offering a forum for students to learn about acting, directing, writing, business management, design and construction through various workshops and hands-on experience. So come have some fun, see a show or get involved. Check out cabarettheatre.org for more information. Also check us out on Facebook by becoming a fan of Cabaret Theatre!

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN ALLIANCE is a politically-based organization that focuses on issues in Central and South America. We want to keep students engaged and informed about news from the region as well as develop an understanding of how these issues impact the lives of people living in the United States. We believe in keeping strong cultural ties with our Central and South American roots, which is why we also do social, cultural and community service programs as well. Our meetings are Mondays starting at 9:15p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus in Room 411C. Our first meeting will be on Sept. 14., featuring Latino Jeopardy, where you can win free movie tickets. We are on Facebook — find us with the keyword CASAA or e-mail casaamail@yahoo.com.

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Students have a good laugh yesterday after the rainy weekend at the Busch B’Que. In addition to music and food, the event games gave participants a chance to gain raffle tickets for the opportunity to win a grand prize of two tickets to any show at the State Theatre.

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Register for any of more than 300 recreation classes or workshops at the College Avenue Gym. Topics include aquatics, dance, fitness, martial arts, racquet sports, personal enrichment, body/mind/spirit, yoga and outdoor trips. You may register online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Some classes are open to the public, but most require University affiliation. Contact Megan Leigh at recclass@rci.rutgers.edu for more information.

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Waiting for the bus? Kill some time with the Rutgers University Programming Association. RUPA will be holding a Street Team Meeting beginning at 3 p.m. outside the Cook Campus Center. Find out what's going on around campus and win free giveaways!

The Rutgers University Programming Association will be holding an Outdoor Movie Knight featuring “Home,” a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. This movie is co-sponsored by Douglass Residential College and the SEBS/Cook Council as part of Cook/Douglass Community Day. It will be shown from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at Passion Puddle on Cook campus.

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New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Student Chapters is kicking off their campaigns of service and political activism this week at the NJPIRG Kickoff Event at 8 p.m. in the Douglass Campus Center, Trayes Hall B. All students are invited to attend to find out how to get involved.

Game Night is to help incoming first-year honor students meet their mentors and make sure the transition from high school to college is going smoothly. It is hosted by the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program and will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Graduate Student Lounge on the College Avenue campus.

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CLASSICS CLUB RU interested in the Romans, Greeks and the Ancient Near East? Do you love your “Monty Python” and other ancient history-inspired movies? Want to hear special lectures you will not get in class and go on trips with other classics lovers? Take your toga out of the closet and come join the Classics Club (formerly Rutgers Collegium). Meetings TBD. For more information, see rutgerscollegium.wordpress.com or Facebook “Rutgers Classics Club.”

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DEEP TREBLE’S specialty has been to “Take The Cake” since 1998. As the first co-ed a cappella group at the University, Deep Treble has made an impressive name for itself in regards to both their musicianship as well as their performance level. Not a group to toot their own horn — since we don’t play instruments — Deep Treble has garnered multiple awards throughout its University tenure and is affectionately — and appropriately — known to be the most scarlet a cappella group on campus.

DOUGLASS GOVERNING COUNCIL is the student government association of Douglass Residential College. Established in 1923, it is the oldest and largest organization on the Douglass campus. We represent the students and empower women; we aim for the development of the individual to her maximum potential, the strengthening of the college community through emphasis on personal integrity and the community responsibility of self-determination through legislation.

In addition, the council coordinates residential college activities.

Meetings are every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Trayes Hall of the Douglass Campus Center.

THE FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RELIEF OF CHILDREN is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide medical care for underserved children around the world. Our University’s chapter engages in community service activities both locally and globally. We hold fundraising events, assemble health care kits, run medical supply/clothing drives and participate in playground cleanups. FIMRC-RU participates in medical relief trips around the world. Students have traveled to Peru, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica and volunteered in underdeveloped hospitals, clinics and orphanages. To learn more about FIMRC-RU and upcoming mission trips, contact fimrc_exec@email.rutgers.edu.

New members are always welcome!

KOL HALAYLA is the University’s only Jewish a capella group. Now looking forward to our 13th year on campus, Kol Halayla continues to thrive, bringing an energetic blend of Jewish and secular music to the entire University community — home to the third largest oncampus Jewish community in America — and to the world. Kol Halayla is Hebrew for the ‘voice of the night,’ but here, we are the voice of the Knight. We meet twice weekly in the Hillel building on the College Avenue campus. If you are interested, please stop by. If you have any questions, feel free to email Jenna Grunfeld at jsgrunfeld@gmail.com or check us out at youtube.com/KolHalayla THE LATIN AMERICAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION’S goal each year is to attract more members that are interested in the Latino culture, especially since we are the only Latino organization on Cook campus.

Our mission is to create a bridge to eliminate the diversity gap within our community in order to give rise to the voices of strong, dedicated and united individuals through educational awareness, community involvement and cultural programming. Our slogan is: “Cherish the moments that come with being united and diverse!”

For more information, contact the organization’s President Ana Pimentel at anita.pimen@gmail.com.

OBJET D’ART is one of the premier magazines at the University. It prints a variety of arts and literature by students throughout the University that are democratically selected by the entire magazine membership. In addition to high quality student work — usually printed in color — we also hold poetry readings, art galleries and coffee houses throughout the semester. Our focus is showcasing the talent at the University, so help contribute some of your own either via submission to objet@eden.rutgers.edu or by attending one of our meetings Wednesday nights 9:15 to 10 p.m. in Scott Hall Room 104.

If you want to be a part of a movement that makes a significant impact on society, join OXFAM RUTGERS! The organization is a chapter of Oxfam America, an international development and relief agency. Oxfam Rutgers strives to spread awareness on campus about various humanitarian issues through events and campaigns on campus, with the goal of fighting poverty and injustice, and providing aid and crisis relief for those in need. It’s a great way to have fun and make a difference. To find out more about how you can get involved with Oxfam Rutgers, e-mail us at oxfam@eden.rutgers.edu and visit our Facebook group.

THE PALESTINE CHILDREN’S RELIEF FUND is a registered nonpolitical, 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization committed to identifying and treating every child in the Middle East in need of specialized surgery not available to them locally. In order for children to get the care they deserve, the University’s chapter of the PCRF plans to fundraise in order to send doctors and equipment abroad.

In addition, the PCRF is looking for dedicated students who would be willing to help locate doctors, hospitals and host families as well as visit the children who are recuperating locally. The PCRF relies on the kindness of many volunteers throughout the U.S. to continue humanitarian relief work. If you would like to make a difference in the lives of sick and injured children, please find more information at the Facebook group Palestine Children’s Relief Fund—RU Chapter. Be sure to attend our first general meeting Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 9 p.m. in the International Lounge in the Busch Campus Center.

The goal of THE POLISH CLUB is to provide students of Polish background or nationality, as well as any other students interested in Polish culture, with a variety of cultural and educational experiences related to Poland; additionally, the club promotes Polish culture in the University community. Activities include weekly meetings, trips to Polish events, such as the New York City Pulaski Day Parade, and traditional celebrations like Wigilia (Christmas dinner). Visit www.rupolish.com to learn more and subscribe to our mailing list.

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PENDULUM Q:

What’s your take on the stadium expansion as the new semester begins?

MARC TRIEBWASSER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING FIRST-YEAR STUDENT “I think we needed a stadium expansion because there's not enough seats for all the students, but it's a lot of money that could be put toward better things ... like more labs."

DOUG PARK — SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SENIOR

BY THE NUMBERS

$102 The amount in millions the University spent on construction

52,454

30

The number of seats at the newly-renovated Rutgers Stadium

The number of years it will take to pay back the loans for the expansion

CAMPUS TALK

“I think it sucks because the seating is terrible, we’re wasting money and we’re also cutting back funds on classes, renovations that are needed on [dormitories and] buildings, and sometimes professors are complaining that they don’t have enough supplies to teach the students.”

BY LAUREN CARUSO / PHOTOS BY BRENDAN MCINERNEY

QUOTABLE

WHICH WAY DOES RU SWAY?

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IAN HUNT SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING JUNIOR "I think the stadium was fine beforehand, and it seems kind of pointless to me to have a big, expensive screen like that. If the team actually starts doing well, then it might be worth it."

ASHLEIGH GOETZ RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL SENIOR

"I don't like it. I liked the U-shape a lot better. I thought it was very unique to Rutgers. The only other stadium like that is Princeton, and that's a really respected stadium."

LUKE GLASHAN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SOPHOMORE

"I saw it the first time [Saturday] at the game and I thought it was pretty nice. I think it's maybe a waste of funds a little bit, but all in all, it was okay."

JORDAN LIEBER SAS JUNIOR "I feel like, based on the current projections of fans in the seats and what I think is actually going to happen, the net result is going to be a huge loss of money to the school. It was a terrible decision."

ONLINE RESPONSE

I liked it better before — 4%

Nice, but not worth the money — 23% Pointless — 16%

Still talking about this?

— 11%

It was a great addition to the university — 42%

It was a great addition to the University.

42%

It is nice, but not worth the money.

23%

It was completely pointless.

16%

Why are we still talking about the stadium?

11%

I liked it better before the renovation.

4%

I wish student seating stayed where it was.

4%

I liked it where it was — 4%

THIS WEEK’ S QUESTION How do you feel about extending the add/drop period? cast your votes online at www.dailytargum.com

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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

Do you want to make a difference on problems that affect you? Do you want to go to Washington D.C. and get real political experience? Do you want to meet friends with similar interests? Do you want to have your ideas published nationally? Do you want to find a job or internship? THE ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE is a non-partisan student think-tank. We conduct research on pressing issues around the world, connecting students to the policy process to promote progressive solutions. Join us on Wednesday at 9 pm. in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus in Room 411A for Pizza and Politics! Please visit our Web site at RooseveltCampusNetwork.org.

THE RUTGERS ITALIAN CLUB, also known as the Rutgers Italian Cultural Community Alliance, serves the large Italian-American community in the area; it is the goal to make RICCA a force at the University and make the student body aware of what we have to offer. We’ll kick off the year with trips to the Hoboken Italian Festival and the San Gennaro Italian Festival in New York City.

Later in the year, we’re offering a trip to the Metropolitan Opera House to see an Italian opera. Other events are held in conjunction with Italian clubs across the tri-state area. Our grand finale will be the first-ever Italian Heritage Night, where students can learn about their individual heritage, such as the meaning of their surname and food native to the region in Italy the come from. To become a member of RICCA or to join the listserv, e-mail riccaitalianclub@gmail.com and request to be added to our Sakai site.

RU interested in doing community service? Do you like working with kids? Then check out RUTGERS REACH OUT AND READ. ROAR is a national community service organization with a chapter at the University. The goal of ROAR is to promote early literacy in underprivileged communities through a medical setting.

Volunteers go to the Eric B. Chandler Health Center once a week to read and do activities with the children. This year, ROAR will also be hosting many events on campus. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to get involved in the New Brunswick community. To find out more about how to get involved and volunteer with ROAR, e-mail us at ruroar@gmail.com and visit our Facebook group.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS is an organization geared toward African-American student journalists.

RUABJ has weekly meetings that act as forums for what is going on in the media. For more information, please visit the Facebook group or e-mail us ruabj09@gmail.com.

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Three steps to start up new club

BY AMBER MAURIELLO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

There are more than 400 student-run organizations and thousands of students at the University. But any student can start a new organization if they follow the proper process.

“Just the task of starting a new club is time consuming,” said President of Rutgers University for the Welfare of Animals Natalia Arias, a Rutgers College senior.

Associate Director of Student Centers and Programs Karen Ardizzone plainly laid out the steps to creating a club. “[Student founders] have to come up with a constitution for admission of their organization, have to elect three primar y officers and have at least 10 members,” Ardizzone said.

She said she confirms every organization gets funding but they need to apply for each semester separately.

All new organizations get $450 as start-up funding for the first 90 days, following that they can apply for a budget, she said.

To apply for funding, the Rutgers University Student Assembly Allocations Board will inform the clubs of when applications are available; it is all an online process.

Along with the submission of these documents, each of these organizations has to find a faculty adviser, Ardizzone said.

Even with an adviser for the groups, these clubs are for students, run by students.

“The students know what they’re doing,” said Vice President of Undergraduate Education Barry Qualls.

Qualls said he stands back and observes in his advising position of various groups.

With each of these leaders, the benefits of starting and running an organization outnumber the inevitable challenges.

“If you don’t use college to get involved in things you care about, you’ll regret it.”

NATHANIEL KOSTAR Men’s Club Basketball president

“In general, for all the [athletic] clubs, a main difficulty is the availability of facilities. The club department does a great job to accommodate ever yone, but since there are so many clubs, it’s difficult to make everyone happy,” said Club Baseball President Dan Gurney, a Rutgers College senior.

The responsibility of being president comes with ups and downs.

“I’m still in the beginning stages of this entire process, and it’s a lot to take in at once, but not to the point of feeling overwhelmed either,” Arias said. “I’ve taken it in stride.”

Ardizzone said the president learns time management,

how to r un meetings, work with a budget, motivate others, deal with dif ficult people and how to put an event together on top of making great friends — all skills necessar y in the real world.

“Student organizations act as agents of change, not only for Rutgers as a University, but also for the individuals who par ticipate in them,” said President of Rutgers University Alternative Breaks Giuseppe Cespedes, a Rutgers College senior.

Whether on the field motivating a teammate or outside lending a helping hand, each of these founded groups makes a positive impact.

At the beginning of ever y semester, ever y year, students find some way to be active and get involved. With a 17 percent increase in student organizations alone from last year, starting a club is proving to be good remedy, said Program Coordinator Car yn Washington.

“If you don’t use college to get involved in things you care about, you’ll regret it,” said Men’s Club Basketball President Nathaniel Kostar, a Rutgers College alumnus.

At the end of the day, these clubs and organizations enable students to not only get involved, but to open their minds to new possibilities, issues and making a difference.

“Everyone is trying to create their own niche in college,” Cespedes said. “What better way than to get involved?”

Group encourages students to ‘R.E.A.D.’

BY COLLEEN ROACHE STAFF WRITER

As the academic year begins, students may look through their syllabi and realize their required readings include nothing they actually want to read.

But Artemus Werts is offering some alternatives.

Wer ts, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior, founded the R.E.A.D. book club, an acronym for Read, Engage and Discuss. “[The club is] really just about reading a book and being able to discuss it with a group of peers,” Werts said.

The mission of R.E.A.D. is to provide an arena for the analysis of literature outside of a classroom setting, he said.

Members will make suggestions and use Sakai to vote on which books the club will discuss throughout the semester.

Werts is aiming for four or five selections for the fall and hopes to include books about a variety of topics, including contemporar y issues, technology, sexuality and classics.

In addition to holding conversations about the books, the club plans to advance literacy around the world through cooperation with the Global Literacy Project, a non-profit organization that works to help provide

books and build libraries abroad, Werts said.

R.E.A.D. plans to hold a book drive on campus next semester to support the organization.

Werts cites his passion for education as part of the reason for star ting the club and par tnering with the Global Literacy Project.

“If you give someone an education … you’re giving them something that they can give back to society,” Werts said.

School of Arts and Sciences junior Sarah Coan said Werts’ idea is a good one. “[A club like] that would be awesome ... Rutgers is [a] diverse community,” she said. “It is feasible to get a group together who is interested in discussing their favorite books.”

School of Arts and Sciences junior Lecester Ennin agreed, offering a piece of advice — the club should read autobiographies and prize-winning books.

R.E.A.D will meet on select Tuesdays at 9 p.m. in the Brett Hall Seminar Room on the College Avenue campus.

Members are scheduled to discuss Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” at the club’s first meeting on Sept. 22. Interested students can learn more about R.E.A.D through its Facebook group, R.E.A.D Book Club, or by emailing readclub@rutgers.edu.

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RUPA plans full schedule for fall

BY SHANE BRENNAN STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers University Programming Association has set up a fall schedule filled with concerts, carnivals and comedy shows beginning next week and extending past homecoming.

RUPA is the of ficial programming board that puts on events for the University community, said Vice President of Marketing Amit Sinha, who assisted with organizing events this semester.

“We organize events for undergraduate students along with graduate students and alumni,” said Sinha, a School of Engineering junior. “We have a busy schedule for the next couple of weeks.”

RUPA’s fall schedule kicks off on Morrell Street in New Br unswick with Hot Dog Knight Friday at 5 p.m., Sinha said. There will be giveaways from Stop and Shop and Qdoba.

After Hot Dog Night, RUPA is hosting a concer t featuring Bobby Valentino at 8 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus, Sinha said.

“Tickets are now on sale at the Student Activities Center costing $10 with a Rutgers student ID,” he said.

RUPA has set up many events taking place throughout the homecoming week ranging from charity events to pep rallies.

One event is the Homecoming and Pep Rally

carnival in Bucceleuch Park Oct. 9, hosted with the Rutgers Alumni Association.

“The carnival star ts at [3 p.m.] and will consist of carnival games, music, inflatable activities and an appearance from the football team,” Sinha said.

RUPA also looks to bring back last year’s popular University charity event, the Bed Races.

“Students live here for 10 months during the school year, so we hope to create memorable and safe experiences for them.

ANA CASTILLO RUPA President

“The date is still to be determined,” Sinha said. “The races will take place on [the College Avenue campus] and anyone attending is asked to bring an umbrella to donate to the New Brunswick Elementary School District.”

The racing teams consist of various student groups and departments, he said.

The final RUPA-run homecoming event is the Homecoming Comedy Show featuring The Soup’s Joel McHale.

“The show will take place at the College Ave Gymnasium and tickets are on sale now at

the Student Activities Center,” Sinha said.

Although homecoming week may end early in October, RUPA still has many events planned for students this fall.

“The biggest event we have for this fall is on Oct. 21, when Jack’s Mannequin will be performing at the College Ave Gymnasium starting at 8 p.m.

This is the big fall concert, and we’re all real excited about it,” Sinha said.

He said tickets will be on sale soon at the Student Activities Center and at tables in the campus centers.

RUPA President Ana Castillo is excited about the upcoming schedule.

“We want to help educate and entertain the students in the Rutgers Community,” said Castillo, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “Students live here for 10 months during the school year, so we hope to create memorable and safe experiences for them. We’re looking for ward to bringing attention to the student life department this year and give some type of life force through the activities that occur on campus.”

School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Phil Boisvert looks for ward to some of the upcoming activities.

“I’m defiantly going to the Bobby V. and Jack’s Mannequin concer ts,” he said. “I think RUPA does a real good in job in setting up activities which interest students.”

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THE RUTGERS ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS gives you an opportunity to discuss and learn about these and other pressing international issues through candid weekly discussions. We also travel to domestic as well as international Model United Nations conferences. We have no major requirements, and no prior experience is necessary. Interested? Meetings are every Tuesday at 9 p.m. in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus in Room 402.

Our Web site is www.ruair.org.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY CARES is the largest community service organization at the University. Our goal is to raise awareness about local, national and worldwide issues affecting humanity. We work to motivate and recruit students to participate in community service, as well as provide them with ongoing volunteer opportunities including: nursing home visits, hospital volunteering at St. Peter’s Hospital, food packaging for the needy (Feed the Children), soup kitchen volunteering at Elijah’s Promise, blood drives (New Jersey Blood Services), bone marrow drives (SAMAR), dental education for elementary students (Teeth Tales), charity walks throughout the year (The Big Chill, March of Dimes, etc.) and more! At our general meetings, we do mini service projects and donate them to local charities throughout the year.

THE RUTGERS LIBERTARIANS are an organization dedicated to bringing the philosophy of liberty to the University. We welcome anyone who believes in any form of libertarianism or just want to know what libertarianism is. We can be contacted at rliberty@eden.rutgers.edu or rliberty.rutgers.edu.

The Rutgers Musicians Guild is a place for musicians who are looking to start bands, learn new things, find practice space or play in front of a crowd at one of our monthly shows. We also come together simply to hang out, conduct workshops and spread musical culture. If nothing else, it’s a reason to get out of your residence hall on a Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m., so come to the Rutgers Student Center on the College Ave Campus to meet some chill musicians like yourself. For more info, check out rumg.rutgers.edu or contact us at rutgersrumg@hotmail.com.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SEEING EYE PUPPY RAISING CLUB helps to fulfill The Seeing Eye’s mission to “enhance the independence, dignity and self-confidence of blind people through the use of seeing eye dogs.” Our club raises puppies to become the Seeing Eye dogs. Becoming part of our club is a great way to help change the lives of others, meet a great group of people and form lasting friendships along the way. Please visit us at our meetings, our Web site or contact an e-board member for more information regarding our club, activities and the Seeing Eye dogs. Our meetings are at 8:45 p.m. in Bartlett Hall every Wednesday, and you can find us on the web at eden.rutgers.edu/~ruseprc or on Facebook at Cook College Seeing Eye Puppy Raising club.

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THE RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SOCIETY OF PHYSICS STUDENTS seeks to unite the RU Physics community through a series of talks and activities. We also provide helpful information in the form of a GRE Study group and online class-related resources.

Visit our Web site at http://sps.physics.rutgers. edu for more information.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY WORLD AFFAIRS REVIEW is an undergraduate organization with the goal of fostering discussion among the community to critically analyze international affairs. We focus on promoting awareness of specific global issues in the form of events, panel discussions, lectures and debates. We produce an academic journal comprised of undergraduate research papers, professor papers and interviews. Each journal is edited by undergraduate staff and then reviewed by graduate students who serve as referees. While graduates and professors are involved in the making of the journal, RU World Affairs Review remains a journal published by, and featuring the work of, undergraduate students. Visit our Web site at ruwar.org. If you have any questions or interests in participating in WAR, feel free to contact mailto:editor.in.chief@ruwar.org WOMEN’S CENTER THE COALITION is a progressive feminist organization that runs and maintains the University Women’s Center. The center is a safe space for women — a place to hang out, to organize, to engage in activism, to think, to meet, to rest, to express yourself, to create, to work and to be. We engage and organize various events and campaigns for progressive activism on campus, as well as providing a supportive atmosphere for organizations with similar goals of social action. The center is located at the Douglass College Center on the third floor behind the fire door. Email us at womenscentercoalition@gmail.com.

Interested in business, economics, finance, marketing, public relations or seeking to acquire skills that are necessary in any career? Thinking of applying to Rutgers Business School? Consider joining the WOMEN’S ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS SOCIETY. E-mail websboard@yahoogroups.com and look for us on Facebook!

YES WE CAN 2.0 strives to mobilize young and first-time voters to stay involved in the political process. New Jersey is one of only two states in the nation to elect a governor this year. Its outcome will have national significance and will ser ve to either validate or undermine President Barack Obama’s progressive national agenda. Last year, young people across the nation turned “Yes, We Can” into “Yes, We Did!” This year, we can harness that same energy to ensure that the White House has a partner in our Statehouse. Did you know that you can vote from your couch? Get involved — contact us at RUYesWeCan@gmail.com.

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EDITORIALS

Free speech vital to Internet’s openness

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he Internet allows us to find out vast amounts of information, download new music, watch TV and get news — all with the click of a mouse. Now, it seems as if the most popular function of the Internet is social networking. Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, along with personal blogs, all allow you to share experiences, information and opinions with people from all around the world. Tweets and status updates are an instant way to let the cyber world know what you are doing at that point in time, and it is an easy way to post a link that will connect your friends or followers to a Web site that you think other people should know about. This function of instant access to other people’s thoughts and ideas is great for disseminating information, but what about when people use them to post opinions that not ever yone may agree with?

You’re always told to be careful what you post on the Internet.

Pictures and offensive comments can keep people from getting a job or into a school. But is this really fair? These things do not necessarily predict how a person will perform on a job; it just shows what they do with their free time. People may get offended by what you tweet, write in a blog or write in your Facebook status. These sites have all become a personal opinion column for people.

Because this is America, and the First Amendment does promise the right to free speech, one should assume that they can say whatever they want on their own personal page. The key word is “should.” You can post something compromising, but it may not be the smartest decision.

It is unfair for people to hold what you write on your personal Web sites against you, especially because it is not a professional site. If it has nothing to do with a job, then there should be no penalty for your opinion on a cer tain matter. This situation can get especially compromising for people who are in fields where they must always have an unbiased attitude toward ever ything.

Examples of this include judges, cer tain civil ser vants and journalists. They have to be able to do their jobs objectively, and should not compromise that objectivity. They can lose their credibility if they do. But to think they do not have an opinion on a cer tain topic is unfair.

People get offended too easily today. The more public you make opinions or information, the more politically correct you have to be all the time. Everything has to be written delicately so you do not offend anyone. Even in an opinions section of a newspaper, letters to the editor and editorials must be handled carefully to make sure that they adhere to journalistic standards, even if another person’s name — with no affiliation to the paper — is attached to a letter. Things are printed and posted with a lot of discretion.

A lot of times it seems as if there are more liberal people who can appreciate the sharing of opinions — even one that they do not agree with — but the conservative people are the ones with bigger voices and more power to stop the free flow of opinions. It is almost like we need to have a personal censor on at all times as to not give anyone the wrong idea or offend anyone. It will basically come down to accepting the ability to spread opinions through this technology and everything that comes with it.

There should be some sort of mindfulness when posting opinions on the Internet. You should explore and make use of the privacy setting most Web sites offer, that way you can control who does see what you are posting. You should also be aware of who does have access to your page and make sure you know that they can see any and all comments you are posting which may or may not be about them. Precautions should be taken, but there is no need to have a huge censor on all the time. Opinions should be posted in a respectful manner, and because ever yone is entitled to their own opinion, they should be respected. It is difficult to determine what is offensive as opposed to what is acceptable to say. As long as they are written in a tactful manner, there should be no need to censor yourself on a personal Web site. Opinions offer room for debate about topics, and it is a way to share ideas. In the end, that is the positive side to all of these sites and what they let you do. You can really utilize them to share information and ideas in a positive way.

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“Everyone is trying to create their own niche in college. What better way than to get involved?”

Giuseppe Cespedes, president of Rutgers University Alternative Breaks and a Rutgers College senior, on student organizations STORY IN STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

MCT CAMPUS

Update on University affairs

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y name is Ben West, and as chairman of the University Affairs committee of the Rutgers University Student Assembly, I want to represent you. The UA committee exists to work with — and sometimes dispute — University administrators in order to address your concerns about life on campus. In order to fulfill this mission, the committee lives up to its fortune cookie-inspired motto, “Listen to Everyone — Ideas Come from Everywhere” by working to learn about your opinions and striving to keep you informed about everything and anything that one could consider a University affair.

This bi-weekly column appears every other Monday beginning today, and enables the committee to meet its goal of being both representative of and informative to you. Beginning today, you can expect updates about the work of University Affairs, news from RUSA and calls for action on the most pressing student issues of the academic year.

This column is only one of the many ways in which the committee will meet its goal of being both representative and informative. The committee recently established a presence on Facebook; already, 1,700 Rutgers students have joined our Facebook group, telling us what our goals should be as your representatives. I urge you to join the group so that you can participate in the discussions about meal plans, gay blood donor discrimination on campus, the need for late-night study spaces, the cleanliness of water fountains on campus, the Rutgers Book Advance Program and any other topic that may concern you. Our goal is to make sure that 10,000 students join this group by the end of the academic year so that we can make sure students have a one-stop forum to express their opinions and to stay up-to-date on the most important issues on campus.

Our outreach efforts will not be limited to those who have a Facebook profile. This year, University Affairs will actively seek partnerships with other student organizations in order to reach out to every population in the diverse University community, work to table on campus in order to distribute student opinion surveys and make a part of our meetings open to the whole student body so that interested students can share their opinions. We have already agreed to partner with the Douglass Governing Council Sept.

28 in the Douglass Student Center in order to hold a screening of and discussion about the movie, “Girls Like Us.” We will also attend a meeting of the Asian Student Council Oct. 5 in order to discuss the importance of getting involved with student government and to learn about the concerns of the diverse AsianAmerican community at the University. Our many

efforts are designed to ensure that students have multiple opportunities to voice their concerns, get involved with the committee, and learn about the University and its services.

Once we learn about what students want, we work to make it happen. We work with administrators to determine where progressive changes can be made, research possible solutions to problems and keep students like you in the loop as we do all of this. Once we reach a solution, we draft a wellresearched resolution that we present to RUSA, whose members vote on it in order to verify that it is indeed the opinion of the University student body.

University administrators then seek to implement the suggested solutions on our resolutions, knowing that failure to implement these suggestions may result in further action, usually through the mobilization of students.

Last year, the committee produced 11 resolutions that did everything from placing a student representative on a budgetary committee created by University President Richard L. McCormick, to ending the sale of a piece of Rutgers apparel that students found homophobic because it had the message “Brokeback Mountaineers” printed on its chest. This year, we will seek to do even more, but we realize that this is only possible if you become engaged and make your concerns known.

Within the next month, we will begin work on ensuring that students have increased access to late-night study spaces; we will partner with leaders in University’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community to address the issue of gay blood donor discrimination in a way that is respectful; and we will continue to enhance our ability to learn about student concerns. If you are interested in getting involved or expressing your opinion about any of these efforts, please contact us immediately by joining our Facebook group, sending us an e-mail and attending our meetings.

As University students, we are all familiar with how the RU Screw can take on many forms and be present in every aspect of our lives. As University students, we also have all at least once complained about something or been unsure on where to turn with our concerns in a University with a New Brunswick undergraduate population of about 26,000. But now, as University students, we must do more than complain or keep our concerns to ourselves. We must stand up and make our voices heard — not only to address our own immediate concerns as students — but to serve the greater University

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More government will not fix broken health care system Letter NOAH GLYN

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resident Barack Obama was correct in his basic assumption about health care reform. He said in his Sept.

9 speech to Congress, “Tonight, I return to speak to all of you about an issue that is central to [our] future — and that is the issue of health care.” There are two main problems with health care in the United States. The first is spiraling costs, which many people and companies cannot afford, and the second issue is the lack of portability. In other words, all those who receive health insurance from employers will lose that insurance if they change jobs or lose their jobs.

There are many reasons why costs have skyrocketed in health

care. The first is simple. The quality of care in America has improved, and it makes sense that costs would rise, as well. But there are other causes of unaffordable insurance costs, and they are not as intrinsic as the correlation between costs and quality. One of the most important reasons for the increasing costs is that Americans are not able to purchase insurance from other states. Congress should pass legislation to remove this barrier. This would allow New Jersey citizens to buy insurance from North Dakota and someone from North Dakota to buy insurance from Hawaii. The point is that each state has very limited choices, and when there is limited supply, prices go up. Conversely, if Americans have all 50 states to choose from, costs would go down.

This one small proposal would cost the federal government no money,

would not expand entitlements and, most importantly, would lower the cost of health insurance.

Tort reform, or medical malpractice reform, would also lower the costs of health insurance.

Everyone has heard stories about frivolous lawsuits, which bring in millions of dollars. While those who successfully sue doctors and hospitals might be better off financially, the majority of Americans are left with a higher bill. Quite simply, somebody has to pay for the lawsuits. Doctors get paid by their patients, and if doctors’ costs go up, then so do patients’. Congress should pass a bill that restricts unnecessar y lawsuits, and that would cap fees for tort lawyers. Unfortunately, the current Washington establishment would never pass such a bill, because tort lawyers are a powerful interest group — the

sort of interest group President Obama promised he would not allow to control Washington. But it is universally accepted that such a tort reform bill would decrease costs for individuals.

Lastly, our portability problem is a symptom of a misguided policy that grants tax exemption to employers who purchase health insurance for their employees but gives no exemptions for individuals to purchase insurance on their own. As a result, the entire apparatus of health care is tied to employers and not to individuals.

This has many unpleasant consequences. It penalizes people who want to switch careers or jobs. It makes it nearly impossible to maintain the same insurance while switching jobs. Since people are not paying for their own insurance, they are not as frugal as they otherwise might be. How

Sanford should practice what he preaches Letter JOE BIALEK

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his letter is in response to the drivel of articles covering the so-called controversy concerning the extramarital affair of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.

The modus operandi is always the same for these Biblethumping “moral” leaders. First, they preach to do as they say, but not as they do. Second, they go get a concubine because

many leaders in the Bible did so.

Third, they get caught with their pants down. Then God intervenes to “change him so that he can emerge from the scandal a more humble and ef fective leader.” Excuse me, if this guy doesn’t resign, I think I’m going to puke.

Sanford says he found his soul mate “but said he would work to repair his relationship with his wife, Jenny, the mother of their four sons.” Well, that is very honorable of the governor to uphold his vow after being

caught with that bambina of Argentina. Who in their right mind would use state aircraft to fly all the way down there when you can get the same hooker at the corner bar? She must be one hell of a performer. Where’s Uncle Charley when you need him? Oh, wait a minute, that was “three” sons.

Per the article, he “cites scripture and his faith in God.” Ok, how about ‘thou shall not commit adultery?’ Further, “he admitted the session would offer him little chance of success in pushing a

small-government agenda that sought to give his office more authority.” Yep, in political parlance, they call it lame duck or lame-something-else.

The soon-to-be former Mrs. Sanford said, “the person I married was centered on a core of morals. The person who did this is not centered on those morals.”

And that is why he should resign or face impeachment. It’s over, governor. Now leave.

Joe Bialek is a Cleveland, Ohio, resident.

many patients who have employer-based insurance ask their doctors how much a certain procedure will cost? I would guess that the number is quite small.

Whenever I inform people that I am opposed to a government takeover of the insurance market, they begin to inform me about all the travesties and injustices. I agree, the system is broken and needs to be fixed. More government, though, is no fix at all. A health care industry run through government fiat will be inefficient and will raise costs, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Instead of increasing the size and scope of government, I argue for free market reforms that will lower costs and increase portability.

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

WEST continued from page 13 community. Only by being part of the discussion about problems on campus can each of us be part of the solution. Today, I challenge you to all join the discussion and share your concerns about University affairs.

Ben West is a Rutgers College senior majoring in political science. He is also the chair of RUSA’s University Affairs committee. He can be reached at universityaffairs.rusa@gmail.com.

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Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer has accumulated 825 wins and has taken three different teams to the NCAA Final Four.

STRINGER: Coach steps into history in Springfield continued from back Edenborn, Pa. — a place so small she said it can’t be found on a map — and chronicled a journey that was highlighted by professional success at three different institutions as well as perseverance in the face of hardship.

“I think what we all know is that [if] we live long enough, we’ll have all kinds of trials and tribulations; if we’re fortunate enough, we’ll have guardian angels … that help pick us up and somehow help us get through,” Stringer said. “I know I stand here on the shoulders of so many.”

Stringer thanked her late father, who worked tirelessly to support their family, as well as her mother, who took on the burden when he passed. The two taught Stringer to never make excuses, she said.

She thanked her late husband, Bill, who she said was always there to help lift her up.

“My husband Bill was the best husband and father you could ever have,” Stringer said. “He was my rock.”

Though Bill passed away on Thanksgiving in 1992, Stringer said she was confident that both he and her father were smiling down on her.

Stringer said she was especially grateful for longtime Temple coach and fellow Hall of Famer John Chaney, whose mentoring and guidance were integral to her success. Chaney, originally scheduled to be her presenter, had his flight canceled and was unable to make the ceremony in time.

She emotionally thanked her sons and the girl who she referred to as her strength — her daughter Janine — who was diagnosed with meningitis when she was only a baby.

“I want to thank [my daughter] Nina because every time I look into her eyes I gain strength,” Stringer said. “I can never give up on Nina because Nina has never given up on me. She has been the source of strength for all of us.”

The applause began again as she exited the stage; while the humbled coach looked the same, something had changed.

Because when Stringer walked to the podium only 15 minutes before, she wasn’t just climbing onto a stage.

She was stepping into history.

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Knights take fourth in opener

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Pittsburgh senior quarterback Bill Stull accumulated 172 yards and threw for three touchdowns as the Panthers spanked Buffalo.

UConn can’t hold upset over Tar Heels

BY BILL DOMKE CORRESPONDENT

North Carolina narrowly escaped an upset at the hands of Connecticut this weekend with a 12-10 win at Rentschler Field thanks to FOOTBALL a lastBIG EAST minute safety.

T h e safety capped the 12-point, fourth quarter swing for the Tar Heels to afford them the victory.

North Carolina sophomore kicker Casey Barth started the comeback with a 22-yard field goal.

With 2:36 left in the fourth quarter, a two-yard pass from junior T.J. Yates to Zach Pianalto would score the tying touchdown for the Tar Heels.

With Connecticut deep in its own territory, UNC needed a stop and ended up getting one with some help from UConn senior tackle Dan Ryan.

The Tar Heels were awarded two points after Ryan was charged with a holding call in the end zone.

The win puts No. 19 UNC at 20 and drops UConn to 1-1.

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game since converting from Duke basketball, quarterback Greg Paulus and his Syracuse teammates were unable to surpass No.7 Penn State in a 28-7 decision in State College, Pa. Paulus went 14 for 20 for 105 yards and saw a touchdown and two interceptions, both coming off tipped balls.

The Nittany Lions’ quarterback, Daryll Clark, excelled on his end of the passing attack.

The senior recorded 240 passing yards for three touchdowns and one interception.

While the PSU passing attack was working on all cylinders, its ground game suffered, especially on short yardage situations in the red zone.

But while junior Evan Royster’s numbers may not show it, the tailback helped secure two of Penn State’s four touchdowns against the Orange, including a 49-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter to give the Lions a 7-0 lead.

Syracuse’s own running was comparable, with senior Delone Carter and sophomore Antwon Bailey combining for 66 yards on 22 carries.

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proved too feeble for the likes of Pittsburgh, who recorded eight touchdowns in its 54-27 win over the Bulls.

Senior quarterback Bill Stull notched 172 yards and three touchdowns for Pitt on 21-for-30 passing and a three-yard touchdown run. Senior receiver Dorin Dickerson caught all of Stull’s touchdowns.

The win keeps Pittsburgh undefeated at 2-0, and drops the Bulls to 1-1.

IN ITS THIRD-BEST performance in school history, No. 23 Cincinnati recorded a 70-3 win over Southeast Missouri State.

Senior quarterback Tony Pike was 17-for-23 for 229 yards, three touchdowns and a rushing touchdown.

Marty Gilyard notched touchdowns in returning, receiving and rushing categories to help the Bearcats out with four total touchdowns.

IN OTHER BIG EAST scores, USF beat Western Kentucky 3513 and West Virginia beat East Carolina 35-20.

The Rutgers women’s cross country team got off to a flying start in its first meet of the 200910 seaWOMEN’S XC s o n , RUTGERS 121 PTS p l a c i n g four th FOURTH PLACE out of 18 teams Saturday at the Fordham Fiasco and Follies in the Bronx.

Considering the Scarlet Knights started off the season without junior leader Asha Singh due to an illness and freshman Angelica Brinkofski, two of RU’s fastest runners, the team’s performance was a significant one.

With four freshmen and three sophomores competing, the Knights managed to see seven of the team’s runners crack the 20minute time barrier. Rutgers women’s head coach James Robinson noted how important that is in assessing where the team is as a whole only one week into the season.

“We had a lot of great individual efforts from our freshmen and sophomores,” Robinson said. “We ran the same meet last year at this time and only four people finished faster than 20 minutes. As opposed to this year, with three sophomores and four freshmen competing we had seven girls finish in under 20 minutes.”

Sophomore Kelly Flannigan led RU, finishing 16th with a time of 19.01.80, followed by fellow sophomore Kristen Johnson, who crossed the line 19th, clocking in at 19.5.71.

Rounding out the top three was freshman Elise Brever t, who finished 25th with a 19.27.64 mark.

The key for the Scarlet Knights was sticking together as a group. The team’s game plan is a bit different this year without its perennial pack leaders.

With so many younger runners, the team has the ability to run closely together and place high, something that enabled the University of Pennsylvania to leave the Bronx with the team victory at the event.

The Quakers held down six of the top 12 times at the meet, allowing them to beat out second place finisher Princeton by a cool 33 points.

However, with the invaluable experience the fresh squad gained at the event, Robinson feels that this group is capable of that kind of racing, especially after gauging where they are individually and as a unit at this first meet.

“We had the frontrunners last year,” Robinson said. “At this meet the team ran closer together. That’s what we’ve got to see.

They will run faster and stick closer together as the season rolls on. This was a good barometer for us to see where we are in terms of our training.”

RU will get an even bigger chance to see where they are in terms of their conditioning when they take part in the Iona Meet of Champions Saturday, again at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.

What makes this meet different is the distance. The Fordham Fiasco was a 5k race, whereas this weekend’s meet is a 6k jaunt.

For the seven freshmen on the Knights’ roster, it is the first 6,000-meter race in their respective careers.

“They’re going to run their first 6k’s,” Robinson said. “In high school you don’t run over 5,000 meters. It’ll be a real test.”

Robinson is confident that the team is up to the task, and will be tinkering with the game plan after being able to observe them this past weekend.

“We are definitely going to be more aggressive now that we have a meet under our belt,” he said. “We can really turn up the expectation level and get a better idea of our conditioning.

“We know more about the [younger girls’] times, so we can create a better race strategy before hand.”

But, if RU is going to make that jump into the top three, there are still a number of things to work on, most notably being at the line ready to go when the gun goes off.

With so many young runners the organization of the team before the race and getting to the line can be a bit discombobulated.

Only with time can the coaches and the runners better calculate how long each runner needs in terms of pre-race preparations.

Robinson noted that even the simple things, such as going through the shakes and stretches, to getting a drink and going to the bathroom with enough time to get to the line, can be tricky to judge, especially with the jitters of your first ever collegiate contest looming.

“I think because we have such a young group, as we do our warm up procedures for the meet our organization will improve,” he said.

“As well, how we manage our time prior to the race and set ourselves up to be ready to go by the time the race hits will get better.”

With one race in the books, the Knights will look to lay another building block in the foundation of this new team next Saturday.

Both Singh and Brinkofski are expected to return for the race.

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Rutgers remains winless after dropping pair on road

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

PHILADELPHIA — With fewer than four minutes to play in the game against Temple, it appeared the Rutgers field hockey was FIELD HOCKEY headed 3 f o r RUTGERS 4 another TEMPLE o v e r time.

But a late tip-in by Temple forward Mandi Ruth — her second of the game — proved to be one goal too many for the Scarlet Knights, as they lost their neutral site matchup against the Owls at Buckley Field on the Drexel campus.

It was the sixth time this season that the Knights lost a game by only one goal.

“Once we got the lead again, we started to force the issue and they got pockets of time where the momentum started to go their way,” said Rutgers head coach Liz Tchou. “I don’t think Temple did anything different; they pressured us a little bit more, but that was because they were down two goals.”

With time expiring, the Knights were in good position to tie the game when they were awarded a penalty corner. But the resulting shot was blocked and batted away by the Temple goalkeeper, extinguishing any

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Senior forward Jessika Hoh (left) continued her strong offfensive season, scoring two goals Sunday in the Scarlet Knights’ 4-3 loss to Temple. Hoh leads the team with six scores this year.

KNIGHTS DROP FIRST OF SEASON The Rutgers women’s “After we missed some soccer team allowed two opportunities at the start of goals in the 75th and 76th the second half, we started WOMEN’S SOCCER m i n - defending, rather than u t e s attacking,” said head coach and went on to lose 2-1 to Glenn Crooks in a stateNo. 21 University of San ment. “We were on our Diego Friday night in heels for a short period of Tuscon, Ariz. time, and they took advanThe loss was the No. 17 tage of the opportunity.”

Scarlet Knights’ first of the RU’s chance to avenge season, as they dropped to that loss came last night 4-1-1. when they played RU struck first Arizona in a game in the match when that ended too late junior for ward for this edition.

Ashley Jones netArizona, a team ted her second goal that began the in as many games year as one of the in the 48th minute. nation’s top-25 That lead looked teams, entered last safe with the night as an Knights’ defense unranked team ASHLEY smothering San with a 2-3-1 record JONES Diego to that point after losses to UC in the match.

Ir vine, San Diego The Toreros (4-2-1) had and Virginia. The Wildcats only recorded two shots in the are led by sophomore forfirst half. Its only two shots on ward Renae Cuellar, who goal in the entire match were has scored five of the team’s the two goals scored by soph- nine goals this season. omore midfielder Elissa For full coverage of the Magracia and senior midfield- Rutgers women’s soccer er Natalie Vinti. team’s West Cost trip, see Those two goals were the tomorrow’s edition of The first allowed by senior goal- Daily Targum. keeper Erin Guthrie this season, as Guthrie failed to — Chris Melchiorre record a save in the contest.

hope of a comeback. The loss drops the Knights to 0-6 on the season.

RU entered the second half with a 2-1 lead, which they would add to in the opening minutes.

A slow roller by senior forward Jessika Hoh slipped past the Temple keeper only four minutes into the second half, pushing the Knights to a 3-1 advantage. The tally marked Hoh’s second of the day.

But it would be the final RU score of the afternoon, with three consecutive Temple goals eliminating the team’s hopes of getting its elusive first victor y.

A series of misplays forced Temple to take a time out with 25 minutes remaining in the half. The Owls quickly capitalized on the short break, turning a penalty corner into a goal.

The Knights called a timeout of their own with 18 minutes to go in the game, but could not seem to regain the momentum they had going into the second period.

The Owls would score again at the 15-minute mark on a onetime chance that beat freshman goalkeeper Vickie Lavell on the far side, tying the game at three all.

Turnovers in the offensive end were a thorn in the Knights’ side late in the half, killing the momentum and limiting Rutgers’ scoring chances.

“When we got inside the 25 we were really trying to force the issue and that meant that maybe we weren’t working the ball around the defender,” Tchou said. “We were trying to go through the problem instead of around the problem.”

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The Knights got on the board early on a score from senior forward Sarah Dunn. The New York native scored her second goal this year.

The second half was not without some bright spots.

Lavell made several strong plays, including a quick charge out of the cage to make a sliding stop to rob the Owls of an open scoring opportunity.

The Knights were able to come out of the gate strong, an area of concern in several of their previous contests.

“In past games, coming out of the half, we were on our heels,” Tchou said. “We gave the ball up in the middle of the field a few times, but I thought that in this game we at least put 50 minutes together … we just have to have a little more poise under pressure.”

The loss prompted the team to hold an extended meeting after the second period came to a close.

“The effort has been there and that’s really good,” Tchou said. “We just have to be smarter and we have young players in certain positions, and I think game management needs to improve so we can better manage a game at crucial times.”

The loss versus Temple comes on the heels of a tough road contest against Delaware Friday, which the team dropped by a 2-1 margin.

The team’s next test will be its most crucial to date, when they travel to Villanova Friday for their first Big East matchup.

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First-year coach helps RU defend home turf

BY KEVIN O’ROURKE

First-year head coach Jason Bataille was impressed with the performances of each player.

The Rutgers men’s golf team “I think it shows the level of bested a field of 13 this weekend at Andrew’s maturity and the level the Rutgers Invitational to win its of talent in Gene Yang, and that h o m e bodes really well for the future,” MEN’S GOLF event for Bataille said.

Led by Tursky’s low-round RUTGERS 592 the first t i m e and Yang’s even-par score of 71, FIRST PLACE s i n c e the Knights improved their first2004. round total by ten strokes, allowJosh Gallman of South ing them to break out of a firstCarolina Upstate locked up the place tie with South Carolina individual crown by shooting a Upstate. Hilaire and Gibbs roundtournament-low five under par ed out the top four second-round 66 in Saturday’s closing round. scores for RU with respective Scarlet Knights sophomore totals of 73 and 77.

Andrew Tursky’s second round Rain and strong winds of up score of one under par 70 to 30 miles per hour mired helped RU edge second-place Friday’s opening round. Hilaire South Carolina Upstate by provided the highlight of the day three strokes. when he aced the For the par-3, 158-yard “I think that Knights’ five seneleventh hole. iors, the victor y The senior contincertainly these guys was a promising ued his solid play are on a high note down the stretch start to a season that they hope as he totaled a right now, and it culminates in an team-leading twoNCAA tournashould carry over.” over par 73. ment appearAlthough they JASON BATAILLE ance. Senior capdid not crack the Head Coach tain Jordan Gibbs five-man starting said setting the rotation, seniors tone in the seaJ.F. Sorbella and son’s opening event could be Jimmy Arbes each cracked the the first step toward realizing individual top ten for the tournathat goal. ment. Sorbella’s total of 147 was “I think it gives us a lot of con- good enough for seventh, and fidence and a lot of momentum Arbes followed closely behind going forward,” Gibbs said. “[As in ninth place with a two-day freshmen], we said by the time tally of 148. we get out of here, we want to Rutgers heads to Bethpage make NCAA’s, and this is the State Park’s Red Course year to do it.” next weekend for the St. Ironically, it was the play of John’s Invitational. two underclassmen that led RU Bataille said the players are to the win. Tursky’s 70 was the ready for the more challenging low-round for the squad, and venue and competition. freshman Gene Yang’s two-day “I think that certainly these total of 146 tied him with senior guys are on a high note right James Hilaire for four th now and it should carr y over,” place overall. he said.

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Sophomore midfielder Robbie McLarney returned from injury and came closest to scoring for the Scarlet Knights when his second half shot sailed high in RU’s 4-0 defeat to UC Santa Barbara.

Gauchos avenge ’08 stunner

BY KYLE FRANKO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

In the week leading up to its clash with the Rutgers men’s soccer team, No. 6 UC Santa Barbara billed MEN’S SOCCER itself as an 0 RUTGERS unstop4 pable UCSB force.

As it turned out, the Gauchos were just that Friday night, thrashing the Scarlet Knights 4-0 in front of a crowd of 3,925 at Harder Stadium.

“Anytime you fly 3,000 miles to play, it’s tough,” said head coach Bob Reasso. “[UCSB]

has the advantage of not starting school yet. Because of that they are like professional athletes. They don’t have the stresses of travel or school yet, but we still have to give them credit — they were the better team in the first half.”

The Gauchos (4-0-0) put most questions about the game to bed by the end of the first half.

They scored three times in the half, the first of which coming in the 19th minute after UCSB for ward Michael Nonni broke free on a counter attack and squared a ball for David Walker, who did just enough to scuff the ball across the line.

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Redshirt freshman Marty Stern directed a header on goal from his defense position, but it was thwarted by the UC Santa Barbara goalkeeper as the Knights were shut out in California.

The second goal game eight minutes later when RU failed to deal adequately with a corner, which Michael Tetteh turned in past freshman goalkeeper Jake Grinkevich.

Mar tin Hedevag then extended the lead to three with a goal five minutes prior to halftime.

Hedevag was left unmarked on the six-yard boss and all he had to do was guide his header past Grinkevich.

“We were our own worst enemy,” Reasso said. “All three goals were preventable and when you go on the road you have to do more than manage the first 20 minutes — you have to manage the entire first half. We didn’t do that [Friday night] and we made three critical mistakes.”

The Scarlet Knights (2-2-0) were better in the second half and had two good chances to pull a goal back.

Sophomore midfielder Robbie McLarney watched as his 54th minute drive went just high, and freshman defender Marty Stern directed his header goal ward, but it was pushed over the bar by UCSB goalkeeper Sam Hayden.

“We were better in the second half. We passed the ball well and had two good opportunities to score,” Reasso said. “If it’s 3-1 we are right back in the game. But we have to give them credit, they were ver y good.”

UCSB added insult to injur y by grabbing a fourth goal in the 67th minute. Grinkevich got a hand onto a header from Hedevag, but he could only steer it toward Nonni, who had an easy tap in.

Despite the defeat, the chance for RU to be on the pitch with USCB is a good test with Big East play beginning this week.

“It’s a great learning experience,” Reasso said. “We won’t see anything better than them. We won’t face any more stress than there was in the game and we won’t be stretched again like we were Friday night.”

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Knights top last season’s win total

BY BILL DOMKE CORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers women’s volleyball team returned from North Carolina with two more wins this weekend, a f t e r VOLLEYBALL splitting 3 t h e RUTGERS North 2 Carolina NC STATE S t a t e Classic with a 2-2 record.

The two wins mark a prominent steppingstone for the Scarlet Knights — the team secured just two wins in its entire season last year.

In addition to the two wins, sophomore middle blocker Hannah Curtis was named to the All-Tournament team.

While traveling to play in different corners of the country may be a grueling task, playing in front of a crowd of 1,500 fans proved to be the jolt the team needed.

“It was a great weekend,” said head coach CJ Werneke, who already has surpassed his careerhigh in wins with RU. “To be honest, it was a great environment.

We were out in front of 1,500 fans, on the road and hitting well.”

The Scarlet Knights dropped its initial series to George Mason in a 3-1 decision, marking the second straight year RU

dropped their series to the Patriots.

“I was a little disappointed about how the weekend started against George Mason,” Werneke said. “I think we were just a little flat and we didn’t compete at the level I thought we were capable of.”

George Mason came out to take the first set from the Scarlet Knights 23-25. While RU was able to tie the series 1-1 with a 27-25 victor y, the Patriots quickly quelled the surging Knights with two more wins of 25-12 and 25-23.

The loss would prove to be a mere speed bump for the team.

RU then took on hosts North Carolina State that Friday night, and after a series of traded wins and losses, took the fifth and final set in a 16-14 victory.

“Sometimes the best lessons learned are the hard ones,” Werneke said about the weekend’s first double-header. “After that initial loss we were solid. … I think we played the best match of the year against N.C. State.”

But the team’s momentum did not stop there.

The Scarlet Knights took on Dartmouth the following morning to secure its third win of the season in a 3-2 decision.

RU came out on fire, winning their first two sets with scores of 25-23, and 25-16. The Big Green

began to crawl back into the game with two wins of their own (19-25 and 20-25) until RU administered the finishing blow with a final set score of 15-7.

The tournament finale proved to be nothing like the previous two games, however, as the Knights found themselves quickly shut out by Xavier in three sets.

At the tournament’s conclusion, Curtis was named to the AllTournament team after an impressive .260 hitting percentage through her team’s two wins.

The Alaska native notched 24 kills in the process. “[Curtis is] coming along,” Werneke said. “Some of her strength during the offseason has paid off. She made a great improvement from the Delaware tournament to this tournament offensively, and got rewarded for it.”

With a 3-7 record, RU is now in a position to mark a drastic separation between the current team and the unpleasant memory of last year’s.

“Regardless of the victories, it was the way we played that was impressive,” Werneke said. “Even when some things don’t go our way, we’re still a very good volleyball team, just as long as we make the commitment to compete for every point and make the opposing team earn every point.”

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Junior Kevin Cronin won the Fordham Fiasco and Follies in the Bronx with a time of 26:55.54. The Rutgers men’s cross country team finished in third place with a score of 94 points.

Cronin wins, Rutgers finishes third at Fiasco

BY MATT SUGAM STAFF WRITER

Rutgers men’s cross country head coach Mike Mulqueen may have looked at Saturday’s race as a warmMEN’S XC up for RUTGERS 94 PTS the season, but THIRD PLACE his team needed little time to get going.

The Scarlet Knights finished third with 94 points at the Fordham Fiasco at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, but what was more impressive was that the top two finishers of the race were RU juniors Kevin Cronin and Nick Miehe.

“They pretty much had the lead and controlled the whole race,” Mulqueen said of the duo’s performance.

The two juniors took over the race, separating from the pack until Cronin broke away in the final stretch to win the race with a time of 26:55.54. Miehe clocked a time of 27:00.02.

While they controlled the race together, either could of won, but Miehe gave Cronin the nod to take the race.

“We worked together mostly the whole race and we paced off each other,” Cronin said.

“Towards the end I started to pull away from Nick and he told me to at the end because we had a good lead on ever yone else. He said to just take it because he wasn’t feeling as good that day as I was, so he basically let me win.”

Mulqueen was also pleased with the entire team’s performance for a first race.

“We did a lot of good things.

Obviously Kevin [Cronin] and Nick [Miehe] out there was terrific, but I thought the rest of the pack showed they did a lot of running over the summer,” Mulqueen said. “It’s only the first race and we have almost two months until the Big East and things like that.”

Because of the amount of time until the major meets commence, the runners saw this race more like a scrimmage.

“We took it as a workout really,” Cronin said. “In the middle of the race when we were getting a huge lead on ever yone, we weren’t tr ying to hammer it in, we just took it easy.”

The other runners that contributed to the point scoring were senior Jayram Sataluri, who finished 16th with a time of 27:49.42. Sophomore Benjamin Forrest finished 34th with a time of 28:17.27 and senior Michael Crum rounded out the scoring with a time of 28:22.01.

Despite a strong opening race, Mulqueen said he expects the team to make adjustments down the line.

“If the rest of the pack can just get a little bit closer to them I think we can improve a lot from last year,” Mulqueen said.

And with a much more experienced team than last season, making improvements is exactly what the head coach wants his team to do.

“We’re just tr ying to improve on last year,” Mulqueen said. “This was definitely a step in the right direction of tr ying to improve on where we were last year.”

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Sophomore Hannah Curtis was named to the North Carolina State Classic All-Tournament Team. The middle blocker notched 24 kills and had a .260 hitting percentage in RU’s two victories.

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STEPS: Offense explodes in victory over FCS foe Howard continued from back Senior fullback Jack Corcoran — who made a strong season out of grabbing checkdown passes from Mike Teel — caught one of Savage’s two touchdown passes Saturday and dropped a second one late in the second quarter.

“He played well,” Corcoran said. “He’s obviously got a very bright future here. He’s going to be a big star.”

Savage relied primarily on the big play in the first half. After senior receiver Tim Brown’s 49-yard catch set up the opening field goal, Savage found D.C. Jefferson — starting at tight end after moving from quarterback during training camp — for a 46-yard catch-andrun that transitioned into a touchdown pass to Corcoran.

Sophomore running back Jourdan Brooks continued his redzone success, punching the ball in for his second touchdown of the day at the beginning of the second quarter after his first touchdown run came early in the first quarter.

“There was the emphasis all week just to be physical,” said

senior center and team captain Ryan Blaszczyk. “The offensive line just wanted to come out there and be as physical as we could. We really just wanted to hit somebody as hard as we could every play.”

The big plays continued for Savage as he found Brown yet again on a play-action pass for 68 yards — this time for a touchdown — giving RU a 32-0 lead with 10 minutes to play until halftime.

After a defensive lapse by sophomore safety Pat Kivlehan allowed Bison wideout Willie Carter to get past him for a 40yard score, Brooks — who totaled 124 yards on 17 attempts — responded with his third touchdown of the half on a 57yard scamper down the right side, highlighted by a downfield block by redshirt freshman receiver Marcus Cooper.

“It felt good to get a lot of touches early in the game,” Brooks said. “The offensive line was great today and made the plays we needed to succeed.

Once we started off well, we got so much momentum and were able to click.”

The offense wasn’t without fault, however, as embarrassing starts for both RU and Howard displayed an exercise of futility to the half-full Rutgers Stadium.

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Freshman wideout Mohamed Sanu leaps over Rutgers left tackle Anthony Davis as the Knights trampled over Howard, 45-7.

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Then the Bison gave it right back when quarterback Floyd Haigler dropped a ball he was trying to throw and senior linebacker Damaso Munoz fell on it.

Statistically, the Knights’ defense played a solid game, forcing two turnovers and recording two sacks against the Bison. But numbers like that against an FCS opponent can be misleading. The seven points given up by the defense are the most for RU (1-1) against an FCS team since 2006 when the same Bison lost 56-7.

“We improved our tackling, but we still missed some tackles, which we don’t like as a defense,” said senior cornerback and team captain Devin McCourty. “There are definitely areas we need to work on to keep getting better.”

Although the defense gave up 264 yards and 10 first downs to the Bison (0-1), Schiano said that he thought the tackling — a weak point against Cincinnati — had improved.

“The one thing you notice in a wet game, when it rains during the game, tackling can be suspect because the jerseys get wet and a lot guys wear gloves and things,” Schiano said. “I was pleased with the tackling because I knew it was wet and I knew guys were slipping through but it was better. … I think the improvement was more [mental] than actually physically doing it.”

Senior Dom Natale replaced Savage at quarterback one drive into the second half and took the helm of an offense already leading Howard by 35 points.

RU scored just three more points in the game, but got impressive play from tr ue freshman r unning back De’Antwan “Rocket” Williams who saw the first action of his college career.

Williams, a Woodbridge, Va., native, ran for 89 yards on 14 attempts, including a 44-yarder on a smooth handoff from redshirt freshman quarterback Steve Shimko.

“As far as my first time getting in a game, I’m pleased with how I did, but I know I can do better,” Williams said. “I feel like I have accomplished something already and I did what I have to do. I’m excited to see how far this goes.”

Shimko — an All-Trentonian Honorable Mention at quarterback in high school last season — also saw the first action of his career in the win.

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Sophomore running back Jourdan Brooks (left) is swarmed by teammates after scoring one of his three rushing touchdowns on the day. Brooks had 17 carries for 124 yards in the win.

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The Rutgers defense limited Football Championship Subdivision foe Howard to just seven points for the second time in four years.

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Jefferson’s journey ends at unexpected position

BY MATTHEW STEIN SPORTS EDITOR

The long and winding path D.C. Jefferson took to his current role on the Rutgers football team is storied and FOOTBALL exhausting, full of indecision and change.

In a matter of slightly under two years, Jefferson went from the 16th-overall quarterback recruit in the country on Rivals.com to making his first appearance in a Scarlet Knights uniform — catching a pass as a tight end, his new position.

“I would never in a million years have thought I would be playing tight end,” Jefferson said. “I felt like I was a good quarterback, and things were going good, so my mindset was on quarterback.”

A simple position change was nothing compared to the indecision surrounding Jefferson prior to this summer’s training camp, when the choice was made to move the 6foot-6, 245-pounder to tight end.

The Winter Haven, Fla., product committed to the University in August 2007 over Louisiana State University, Tennessee and Auburn, but changed his mind after taking an official visit to LSU in October.

Just weeks later, Jefferson reneged on the Tigers and announced a more solid commitment to the Knights. This time, his word held true.

“It was all about where I felt comfortable at. I’m lucky my last decision took me here,” Jefferson said. “I’m happy. I know I switched positions, but even after that I was still happy, and I wouldn’t have gone anywhere else.”

The position change was not immediate. Jefferson was RU’s most highly-touted quarterback recruit in history — at least for a matter of months, until Tom Savage announced he was headed to the Banks.

Though Savage brought another contender to take over for Mike Teel as the starting quarterback, it didn’t bother Jefferson, who had

BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT

The debut of freshman quar terback Tom Savage headlined the Rutgers football team’s victor y Saturday over Howard, but the re-emergence of sophomore tailback

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Redshirt freshman D.C. Jefferson saw game action against Howard as a tight end and recorded his first career reception after coming to the Scarlet Knights as a highly-touted quarterback prospect. gone through the same scenario once before. After committing to LSU, the Tigers brought on current starter Jordan Jefferson as a top recruit to compete for the job.

“I wasn’t afraid of competition,” D.C. Jefferson said. “I feel like I’m a competitor, so whatever comes to me I’m going to try and work hard.”

Even though he did work hard, the quarterback position never panned out for a number of reasons. In the middle of August, nearly two years to the day of his initial commitment to

RU, Jefferson moved to tight end and began to work his way up the two-deep.

“Initially when I moved to tight end, I wasn’t playing quarterback anymore, so I focused on tight end,” he said. “I didn’t think about any more quarterbacking, just tried to be my best at tight end.”

But was Jefferson really OK with the switch?

“I was focused on it,” Jefferson insisted. “I didn’t think about anything else or what anyone’s opinion had to do about me playing

Jourdan Brooks was of equal importance.

Brooks, a nonentity in last week’s Cincinnati defeat, made himself known by rushing for three touchdowns and 124 yards against the Bison.

“This week, I just wanted to get touches and work well with

Joe [Martinek] and [De’Antwan] Williams so that we could show we can all impact the running game,” Brooks said.

Brooks and sophomore Martinek are in such a tight running back competition that both are announced as part of a 12-man starting offense before each game.

Brooks saw only three touches last week, prompting head coach Greg Schiano to focus on creating an equal opportunity for the duo.

“I think they were both very close coming into Cincinnati; that’s why I was a little disappointed with myself that I didn’t get them both out there,” Schiano said. “I told them this is a competition. If somebody gets hot, we’re going to stick with them.”

This week — until a third quarter injury, which saw him walk off the field on his own — the carries belonged to Brooks.

The final quarter saw the debut of De’Antwan Williams at tailback; the true freshman did not disappoint.

The 5-foot-8 Woodbridge, Va., native ran for 89 yards on 14 carries, including a 44-yard run that showed his agility and the speed that earned him the nickname “Rocket.”

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Sophomore running back Jourdan Brooks set a new career high with three touchdowns and added 124 rushing yards.

SENIOR LINEBACKER DAMASO Munoz recovered an unforced fumble on the second play of the

tight end. I was only focused on what I had to do.”

Incumbent starter Shamar Graves said no sign of annoyance was ever evident.

“He always had a good attitude of tr ying to get better, and it’s showing now,” the senior said. “He’s playing, making plays and he’s definitely going to get a lot better.”

In the second game of his redshirt freshman campaign, Jefferson got the starting nod over Graves at tight end — and made his presence known in the

first half with a 46-yard reception, with a run after the catch over the middle of the field.

“My eyes were wide open,” Jefferson said. “It was my first catch and all I could think about was catching the ball. Nothing was on my mind but catching the ball. Hopefully many more of those come.”

As the Knights’ offense inserts different packages, switches around formations and Jefferson gets more comfortable with the gameplan, he is expected to be used more and more frequently as both a receiver and a blocking tight end. “[This was a] great way for him to get star ted,” said Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano. “He’s a guy who really has a large upside, and we need to accelerate him. He’s big and he’s strong — and when he learns how to use that, and it becomes ver y instinctual to him — he can become a ver y good tight end.”

Jefferson may have diffused any thoughts of a potential transfer at the end of the season to pursue a quarterback career at a different school with his clear elation after getting into the game and making a play for the first time. For now, he said, RU is the place for him.

“I didn’t think after completely changing my position by the second game I would be able to play,” Jefferson said. “I was very excited by that, and I’m happy to be here and I’m going to make the best of it.”

Should the need arise for him to return to his natural position, however, Jefferson said he would take Schiano up on that offer.

But for now, he’s a tight end — and still living by the same mindset that helped him get through his journey from Winter Haven to Piscataway.

“I’ve been hungr y,” Jefferson said. “Just hungr y to be the best at whatever I do, despite anything.”

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game, part of an ugly start that saw the teams trade turnovers.

“Going into that drive, our mentality wasn’t tr ying to get the ball back,” Munoz said.

“We were just tr ying to play our defense, do our job and take it one play at a time. He fumbled the snap and I jumped on it, that’s just the way it happened.”

Junior defensive end Jonathan Freeny had a big day for the Scarlet Knights defense, recording two sacks and forcing a fumble.

Junior safety Joe Lefeged and junior defensive tackle Charlie Noonan recovered one fumble apiece, part of a three turnover day for the RU defense.

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True freshman walk-on Tony Trahan also saw his first action, lining up at tight end and split out wide. Graves, a former wide receiver, saw time in similar spots.

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number of true freshmen make their RU debuts.

Freshman safety Duron Harmon — the High School Player of the Year in Delaware last year —played special teams and defense along with freshman linebacker Ka’lial Glaud, while wideout Mark Harrison and Williams saw time on offense.

The trio joins Savage, wideout Mohamed Sanu and linebacker Steve Beauharnais as members of the most highly-touted RU recruiting class who have seen the field.

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catches and a touchdown against Cincinnati, Schiano expressed disappointment in senior tight end Shamar Graves.

Redshirt freshman D.C. Jefferson, a converted quarterback, made his collegiate debut and first career start, pulling in one catch for 46 yards.

“It’s a real good way for him to get started,” Schiano said. “He’s a guy that has a lot of upside.”

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back Pat Kivlehan left the game in third quarter, after he was awkwardly bent backwards when attempting to make a tackle.

Kivlehan was carted out of the stadium with his right leg wrapped.

Schiano said on his Sunday phone conference that he was concerned for the health of both Kivlehan and sophomore left guard Caleb Ruch.

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Baby steps Savage tosses pair of touchdowns in first career start as Scarlet Knights cruise past Howard to even record

BY SAM HELLMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

You never would have guessed it from the way he looked Saturday, but that quarterback — the one w h o FOOTBALL threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns in just over a half — is just three months removed from high school.

True freshman Tom Savage, making the first of many career star ts for the Rutgers football team, looked nothing like the green, ner vous cadet he was when he arrived on the Banks as the team’s No. 5 quarterback two months ago, but rather a practiced general with seasons of college experience.

“Once you complete a couple of passes, you get the [butterflies] out of the way,” said Savage, who has now completed 23-of-36 passes this season. “I think the only way it could have gone better was to complete every pass. That’s my goal going out there.”

Sure, it came against a team that won just one game in the Football Championship Subdivison last season. And sure, he made plenty of mistakes along the way. But the bottom line is that when the dust settled, Savage lived up to the hype with the pressure on in his first career start, leading the Scarlet Knights to a 45-7 victory over the Howard Bison.

“Tom was ver y solid,” said Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano. “I thought he managed the game well. I still have to watch the tape, but I thought he was able to keep his composure and play effectively.”

GAME 2

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ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Rutgers wideouts Mohamed Sanu (6) and Tim Brown (2) celebrate after Brown’s receiving touchdown in the second quarter. Quarterback Tom Savage was 8-of13 for 223 yards on the day and tossed a pair of touchdowns, the most for a true freshman in his first career start as a Scarlet Knight.

Stringer celebrated with Hall of Fame induction

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

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RU women’s basketball head coach C. Vivian Stringer was inducted into the Hall of Fame Friday along with Michael Jordan, John Stockton, David Robinson and Jerry Sloan.

The applause began before she even rose to her feet.

By the time an emotional C. Vivian WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Stringer reached the podium, the assembled crowd in Symphony Hall was standing as well, before taking their seats in anticipation of hearing the Rutgers coach do what she does best — storytelling.

For a woman who always knows what to say, the experience of being inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Friday in Springfield, Mass., left her in complete awe.

“I’m seldom lost for words, but this is one of those defining moments,” Stringer said.

“This is one of the most humbling experiences of my life.”

The coach began working on her speech after she was informed of the honor in April;

while she said she was admittedly nervous only two weeks prior to the ceremony, her words were marked with the same passion that has defined her career.

When Stringer first visited the Hall of Fame years ago, the coach said she was taken aback by the sacredness of the place, its hallowed halls holding the memorabilia of basketball legends that she now has a place beside. The 2009 Hall of Fame class, which includes NBA greats Michael Jordan, David Robinson, John Stockton and Jerry Sloan, could go down as one of the most prolific in history.

Stringer spoke repeatedly of “this game called basketball,” assigning a note of reverence to each word, grateful for the game that played such a massive role in her life from the time she was a little girl.

She told the tale of a young woman who grew up in the coal mining town of

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