The Daily Targum 2009-09-23

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New York City kicked off the first of many Fashion Weeks around the world, showcasing styles to come for Spring 2010. Inside Beat looks at some of the designers featured on the runways.

Court upholds decision for one ballot question

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BY MARY DIDUCH ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

New Brunswick voters will only see one referendum question asking to change the city council format on November’s ballot after an appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of local grass-roots organization Empower Our Neighborhoods.

Judges Dorothea Wefing, Carmen Messano and Laura LeWinn of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey unanimously upheld Middlesex County Superior Court Judge James Hurley’s Sept. 18 decision, invalidating the City’s approval of another community group’s — Unite New Brunswick — petition to add a second charter-change question in addition to EON’s on the ballot.

Now voters can either vote for EON’s proposition of a hybrid, ward-based council or to keep the current five-member, atlarge council.

“This period of distraction is over now,” EON spokesman Charlie Kratovil said. “People can finally have a fair debate about whether or not wards are better for the city.”

City spokesman Bill Bray said the city is dissatisfied with the judges’ ruling.

“The city is reviewing the judges’ ruling, which obviously came in late today, and we are disappointed,” he said. “We’re confident that our reading of the law was correct.

Unfortunately, the courts have disagreed.”

While the city could appeal the decision to the state supreme court, Bray

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U. ALUMNUS SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON ON DRUNK DRIVING MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES

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NCADD of Middlesex County Preventionist II Jennifer Smith hangs ornaments on a tree at yesterday’s eighth annual Tree of Hope event at Edison’s Oxford House, held to increase awareness of substance use disorders and to promote recovery in Middlesex county.

INDEX SPORTS Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano has not yet cleared quarterback Tom Savage to play against Maryland.

UNIVERSITY Several of the University’s major initiatives to go green have been brought to light, but what about the little things?

Union to boycott president’s address

BY CAGRI OZUTURK ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

The contract negotiations between the Union of Rutgers AdministratorsAmerican Federation of Teachers and the University administrators have not

reached a settlement yet, and the delay looks to continue as the relationship seems to strain.

“When President [Richard L.] McCormick gives his State of the

A University alumnus was sentenced Tuesday in the Middlesex County Superior Court with a 12-year jail sentence, six years for each of the two counts of vehicular manslaughter of two University engineering graduate students.

Kapil Goel, a 25-year-old Highland Park resident who finished graduate school in engineering, killed his two roommates, Karan Bhandari and Amarinder Cheema, both 24, while driving under the influence in July 2008, said Sgt. Dominick Masi of the Edison Police Traffic Division.

“It was a one-car crash. The vehicle was traveling at 90 to 120 miles per hour [according to] witness statements,” he said.

Goel, driving a 2003 Acura TL, hit a utility pole by the Motor Vehicle Inspection center by Cedar Lane and Road 2 in Edison after neglecting to follow a bend in the road, causing the

car to roll more than 200 feet and eject the back passenger from the vehicle, Masi said.

Goel had a blood alcohol content of .164 when taken by officers, possibly as high as .186 at the time of the crash — more than twice the legal limit, Masi said.

Edison EMS and Police pronounced both passengers Bhandari and Cheema dead at the scene, he said. Goel was transferred to Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Hospital in critical condition.

Goel remained unconscious in the intensive care unit for about 26 hours, Masi said. When he awoke, he did not remember the crash.

Masi said all three had been drinking a bottle of Jack Daniels and were driving home to their apartment on Cedar Lane after buying another bottle at a Rite Aid in Highland Park.

—Mary Diduch

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Molenaar clears up transportation myths on bus ride

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Among the students standing on the packed EE bus Tuesday stood Director of Transportation Services Jack Molenaar. He rode around the entire campus once, answering student’s questions, dispelling myths, receiving complaints and compliments.

Molenaar said he understands the system has it flaws but he takes pride in its efficiency.

“You have to learn the system,” he said.

“You have to plan your schedule ahead of time, you have to realize that there’s going to be traffic, there’s going to be accidents and you might be late at times. That’s the life of any commuter.”

The bus system is the largest system for a University in the nation and the second largest transit system in the state, Molenaar said.

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Director of Transportation Services Jack Molenaar says the B bus, which is an express traveling between the Busch and Livingston campus, is the most frequently used by students who have 20 minutes between classes.

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Little ways of keeping green make big difference

BY JESSICA PARROTTA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In an effort to decrease its carbon footprint, the University is making green strides by going back to basics.

Campus deans and Dining Ser vices are launching initiatives to promote more environmental awareness through several different programs.

Dining Ser vices Facilities Supervisor Steve Riecks said he is overseeing a pilot program at Neilson Dining Hall for an RU Boomerang Box, an optional reusable takeout container that can be purchased by residents for $5 for use exclusively at the Cook/Douglass dining hall.

While recyclable takeout containers are still used at the facility, the new option presents a small way to decrease staggering waste figures.

“We were hoping since Cook College is a little greener, they would buy into it sooner … there are always a few students who are adamant about the use of Styrofoam,” Riecks said.

Last year, the student population consumed 369,200 polystyrene clamshells, 134,500 foil takeout pans and 133,500 pan lids, all which end up in landfills, according to an RU Boomerang Box press release. While subs and pizzas do not fit in the boxes, they will replace the need for disposable polystyrene containers, reducing the University’s carbon footprint.

Riecks said Eckerd College was one of the first colleges to execute the idea for an “eco-tainer” upon receiving a federal

grant. Other colleges and universities have the same program including Syracuse University, University of North Carolina and University of Florida. Some colleges even allow students to take the containers with them to the dining facilities, complete with a system for monitoring student outtake of food.

Although flyers for the RU Boomerang Box are seen publicly, so far students have purchased about 10, Riecks said. The program began Aug. 29, according to the press release.

The pilot program’s success would lead to the dishwasher-safe takeout boxes becoming available at other campus takeout venues, Riecks said. Dining services has ordered 40 dozen reusable boxes, equating to a capacity of use for 240 students.

The box is returned and then sanitized in exchange for a new one when the student gets takeout, Riecks said. Dining Services is also researching using reusable beverage cups, mugs and bags that could be free with a student ID card swipe.

Cook Campus Dean Rick Ludescher said through an e-mail correspondence that he would be organizing fun events for students to get them more involved in green initiatives on campus.

“We will be putting even more emphasis on the energy competition this coming year across the New Brunswick campus, and especially on Cook to get more students involved and excited,” Ludescher said.

He will be working with faculty members from the School of Environmental and Biological

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Neilson Dining Hall on Douglass campus instituted reusable green boxes, dubbed Boomerang boxes, to cut down cost and waste at their takeout line. Students pay $5 to participate in the program. When they return a used Boomerang, they receive a new clean one. The old one is cleaned and recycled for later use.

Sciences to develop more livinglearning communities, which will include at least one with an environmental focus, he said.

The effort is still in its early planning stages, with more information becoming available later through their Web site, http://rulc.rutgers.edu.

In addition, this fall the RU-tv WeatherWatcher LivingLearning Community opened on Cook campus at Perr y Residence Hall, he said. The program allows students to run a weather show that broadcasts on RU-tv in their new studio.

“This group will also investigate how they can use their skills in analyzing and communicating weather and climate

information to branch out into other areas of scientific communication, centered about the environment and other issues,” Ludescher said.

College Avenue campus Dean Matt Matsuda and Ludescher said they would also be working closely with New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Student Chapters Campus Organizer Heather Plante on the new Energy Service Corps initiative that hopes to involve a diverse undergraduate population.

In an e-mail correspondence, Matsuda said his office is collaborating with the organization on weatherizing off-campus housing to help students save on energy costs in the winter.

“The group will also be extending its reach off-campus in the local business community so that students can get involved with doing assessments and helping build campus and community relations,” he said.

Another environmentally conscious program happening on campus is a two-year series called “Ecologies in the Balance” that will feature forums, projects and connections between student and faculty research on issues of global sustainability, Matsuda said. The first program, a panel discussion to encourage student questions, was launched Wednesday with a representative from each school in the University.

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MYTHS: Express buses are strictly for academic stops continued from front The overall budget for the transit system this year is $7.9 million. Forty nine percent of that is state aid, $1.8 million is transportation fines, $3.6 million is permit revenue and $4 million from transportation fees are included on each student’s semester bill, he said. All other fees are small, the most being around $70,000 from meters.

“On a typical Tuesday during the fall or spring semester, we provide 360 hours of service, which equals approximately $24,000,” said Molenaar, who also said Tuesday is the biggest class day.

The bus system started in 1962 when Davidson Hall was built in Piscataway, Molenaar said. The system developed organically as the University grew.

“I know the improvements made are generally not seen within the typical timeframe of a student at Rutgers,” he said.

“It also keeps us on our toes. It doesn’t matter what we did yesterday; we’re judged by what we do today. It’s the ultimate test, really, to make sure we continually improve. You’re not going to be complacent because you have no idea how it was in the past.”

In a room at transportation services, dispatch services interact with emergency communications to keep an eye on all routes and view accidents in the region to keep drivers informed, he said.

Transportation uses a camera system to check on the routes and verify complaints.

The University began using the Nextbus system and installed the electronic notification signs in 2006. Prior to that, the University used whereismybus.com, a system Molenaar found less accurate. Before that, students had to rely on a set schedule.

“Students would come out and hope for the best. There was no information,” he said.

Nextbus gives students information and choices, Molenaar said. When a student knows they have eight minutes, they might grab a bite to eat or walk to another stop.

The bus system gives students experience and develops their independence as well, he said.

“Most Rutgers students — I’m generalizing — come from suburban communities where they were driven to everything that they’ve ever done,” Molenaar said. “Students have to think about how to actually get places. No one’s there to spoon-feed you.”

He said that as the semester trucks on, students figure out a way to use the buses in a fashion that suits them.

“People change their schedules based on when they can go,” he said. “It might be more convenient to go at the same time as ever ybody else, but when crowded, you might reconsider. I don’t go shopping on the day after Thanksgiving because I don’t want to have to deal with all that.”

At the Public Safety Building stop, Molenaar let an EE bus crammed with students pass.

“I don’t think we’re going to get on this one,” he said. “Wait four minutes or get really friendly.”

He said all the buses have a capacity limit and that students

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Molenaar squeezed onto the next EE. Due to the completion of Route 18 construction the EE now goes through downtown New Brunswick while the F takes Route 18 to College Avenue. The F now uses the large reticulated buses.

After listening to several students’ make small talk, Molenaar discussed the social benefits of transit.

“Riding the buses is one of the few things that ever y student has to do. You meet a lot of people on the bus. You end up having conversations with people you don’t know,” he

“Most Rutgers students — I’m generalizing — come from suburban communities where they were driven to everything that they’ve ever done.

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said. “It’s a great equalizer.”

He caught the A from the stop at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus.

School of Arts and Sciences junior Saiyid Rizvi said the A takes too much time to stop at the football stadium and other areas most students don’t use.

“I have to leave 20 minutes early just to get on the bus,” he said. “It takes half an hour to get over from College Avenue to the Hill Center.

A BX [bus would help].”

Molenaar said ever y time he puts in new express

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M buses people star t requesting new stops.

Molenaar boarded the B from the Hill Center stop, a bus Molenaar obser ves being used the most often because students who have a class on Busch and then a class on Livingston have 20 minutes to get from class to class.

School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore Joe Mychalczuk said he had no qualms with the bus system and figured out how to use the system quickly.

He spaced out the time periods between his classes so he wouldn’t have to bolt across campuses.

“I prefer that rather than rushing from class to class,” Mychalczuk said.

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy first-year student Serena Cheng said getting between campuses on weekends was time consuming.

“It’s really hard to get to Douglass from Livingston on weekends,” Cheng said.

But fewer buses run on weekends for financial reasons, Molenaar said.

“There are not as many people here,” he said. “To run the same system I would have to increase your transportation fee or cut service from somewhere else to do that.”

School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Jennifer Torres said she would like to see the express buses stop at the Henderson Apar tments on Douglass campus.

Molenaar explained express buses are explicitly for academic stops.

After briefly allowing the REXL to stop at the Quads this

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spring, Molenaar discontinued the student requested stop.

“You look at input but it’s not the deciding factor,” he said. “There are also budget considerations that I have to consider. I mentioned that, as well as making sure that the system works for all students in a fair and equitable manner — especially since all students pay for half of the budget for the bus system.”

The REXL has 55 minutes to get students from Livingston campus to the Cook/Douglass campuses.

“This is one that if [it’s late,] students miss their class,” Molenaar said.

He picked up the REXL at the Livingston Student Center.

School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore Allie Rober tson spoke frankly about the hectic College Hall stop on Douglass campus.

“The College Hall stop sucks,” Rober tson said.

“Between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m. there are [about] 500 people at College Hall and a mad rush to get on the EE or F.” Molenaar said he was aware of the crowding at the stop.

“We added more buses this semester than we ever had between that time period,” he said.

Molenaar said the stop is less frantic 15 or 20 minutes after classes let out and that students could go pick up a pack of pretzels or read books while the stop calms down.

After getting off the REXL, Molenaar walked back to the Public Safety Building, passing the College Hall stop where a multitude of students were peering down George Street, waiting for the next bus.

change,” Fleming said. “We don’t feel like we lost, but the people of to get on ballot next year New Brunswick lost.”

He said yesterday’s decicontinued from front sion is still new for the group, but they will still work for would not comment on whether their cause of expanding the the city would take this action. at-large council.

The ballots for November are “We’re still going to do whatto be printed this week. ever we can, even if we have to EON filed the lawsuit when get it on the ballot next year,” City Clerk Dan Torrisi Fleming said. approved UNB’s petition asking Ever y day EON members voters to expand canvass the the five-member, streets and most at-large city counbelieve wards “We don’t feel cil to seven memare the best way like we lost, but bers at-large. to govern New But EON Brunswick, the people of claimed this act Kratovil said. was illegal, as “I’m really New Brunswick lost.” state law said two excited about GLENN FLEMING questions could finally getting Unite New Brunswick member not be placed on to be able to the same election have a fair elecballot by two diftion on this,” ferent petitions. Hurley had he said. already mandated that EON’s EON President Mar tha question be placed on the ballot Guarnieri said she is happy in a previous decision in August. the appellate judges r uled Although Hurley ruled in with Hurley. favor of EON last week, the city “I think that people in New appealed and subsequently lost.

Brunswick want wards, and now UNB member Glenn Fleming they get an honest shot at having said it is unfortunate the voters them,” she said. would not be able to have more Guarnieri said she is looking choices for their government forward to November’s election, come November. as it will incorporate the masses.

“A lot of people did want “Now the real battle begins,” change, just not that type of she said.

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Council searches nation for new Douglass dean

BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

Douglass Residential College is scouring the nation to find a new dean for their changing identity with the help of a national search company.

Council External Vice President Kate Barbour discussed the search Tuesday night at the Douglass Governing Council meeting in Trayes Hall of the Douglass Campus Center.

The search is being carried out in a similar fashion to the search for the new athletic director conducted earlier this year, Barbour said. A national search company is being hired to find candidates who will be reviewed by a committee of administrators, alumni and students.

The council’s Internal Vice President Emily Rogalsky described the qualities she hopes the new dean will have.

“What we really need for Douglass is someone who is going to represent all the women and fight for the traditions that Douglass still has,” said Rogalsky, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. “We just need somebody who’s not going to be pushed around by the bureaucracy at Rutgers and be able to really stand up for us.”

Barbour and Ashley Sawyer, a Douglass College senior, are on the committee to promote student input.

Vice President for Undergraduate Education Barry V. Qualls is chairing the committee.

Soon after the consolidation of the University’s colleges in 2007, Douglass College Dean Carmen Twillie Ambar left Douglass Residential College in 2008 to become president of Cedar Crest College, another all women’s school in Allentown, Pa. “One of the things we teach students is to go after their dreams and to take on leadership at a higher level, and this was my opportunity to do that in the context of my career in higher education,” Ambar said. “I love Douglass students, and I hate to leave them because I have always been committed to their development and advancement and success.”

Professor Harriet Davidson was appointed as the interim dean of the college and Douglass campus in August, and she is a

Douglass Governing Council widely recognized scholar-critic working in literary modernism, contemporary poetry and feminist theory, according to the college’s Web site.

“I think that Dean Davidson is doing a really good job as dean,” Rogalsky said.

Barbour complimented Davidson’s work but said the college is looking for someone to fill the spot permanently, preferably a woman who will live in the dean’s residence located on Douglass campus. “[We are looking for] somebody that can represent Douglass, has the ability to fundraise, communicate with alumnae and students, somebody who will be encouraging and gracious,” Barbour said.

“Somebody to attend our events and basically be our advocate at the University.”

Rutgers University Student Assembly representative Kayla Duran-Uren said a dean should be receptive to student input.

“I want a dean that will listen to us and take our thoughts and ideas into serious consideration,” said Duran-Uren, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “I want a dean that is straightforward, that is able to speak to students and relate to students and is able to bring their ideas back to the administration and make them valid and make them actually happen.”

Rogalsky said she would like to see past Douglass traditions revitalized.

“All we really talk about now are Yule Tide and Sacred Path but there are so many traditions that Douglass used to have,” Rogalsky said. “We used to have yearbooks. It was a college. A lot of that was lost when Douglass College became Douglass Residential College.”

Rogalsky said a Douglass alumna would have a better understanding of the traditions.

“We have had a lot of distinguished women graduate from Douglass but we would be doing a disservice to ourselves if we limited our search to Douglass grads,” she said.

U. JOINS COLLABORATION TO BETTER IMPROVED PROSTATE DETECTION The University has been awarded millions of dollars to pursue research in improving identification of prostate cancer using magnetic resonance imaging.

The American Recovery Act in part provided the five-year, $3.4 million grant. The University will work with Penn Medicine and Siemens on this pioneering research, according to a University Media Relations press release.

Studies by both institutions show that powerful, high-resolution MRI technology may reveal cancerous tissue in prostate glands and pinpoint concentrated tissue, according to the release.

“This is an immense and complicated task,” said Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Anant Madabhushi, the University’s principal investigator on the grant and member of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. “Our tools will have to account for variations in MRI and tissue image sizes, tissue that was imaged but lost in the process of sectioning, or MRI images shaped differently from tissue sample images due to gland deformation.”

Penn Medicine researchers will develop magnetic resonance images of prostate glands under the grant in cancer patients and prepare tissue samples that have been surgically removed during treatment.

“Rutgers and Siemens researchers will then develop computerized tools that align MRI views with digitized images of tissue slices,” according to the release. “These tools will allow investigators to better identify MRI features that reveal cancerous tissue and develop pattern recognition software that will help radiologists make accurate and timely diagnoses.”

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members are contacting us to ask for help.”

The administration did not URA-AFT negotiations soon want to discuss the details of ongoing negotiations with barcontinued from front gaining units.

University speech on Friday, “We are in discussions with URA members will warn memthe URA and a number of other bers and passersby to avoid the unions,” Vice President for event as a toxic hazard,” URAAcademic Affairs Philip J. AFT Executive Vice President Furmanski said. “What I would Nat Bender said. point [out] is that we came to a Members of the URA-AFT very good agreement with the plan to boycott McCormick’s American Association of address Friday at the University University Professors-AFT, Senate meeting in the which is the largest group that Multipurpose Room of the represents the faculty, which is Rutgers Student Center on the the largest salary base.”

College Avenue campus.

There are 13 bargaining units “There are no developments that the University negotiates in talks. We will not be going to with and some of them are in the the address for the health and same union, he said. The URA safety of our members,” URArepresents 1,900 members from AFT President Lucye the three campuses.

Millerand said. “We will be “We have been following, informing our members that with the unions, the state packgoing to this address will cause age which calls for givebacks them some symptoms, so they and furloughs and things of that should go to more relaxing sort,” Furmanski said. “We’ve events instead like yoga on been trying … to tailor the proLivingston [campus].” gram for academic institutions Bender said members of the … We came to a ver y good URA-AFT are in risk of such agreement with our faculty tongue-in-cheek symptoms as unions in that regard, so we are chronic fatigue from doing looking to apply some of the three people’s same principles to jobs, foreclounions. “ “Our goal is to save ourUother sure vir us niversity spreading to administration setjobs to serve the laid-off employtled with the AAUPfaculty, to serve the AFT, the part time ees and monthlong incubaand the students, to serve lecturers tion period graduate students. since they last the public.”

“We’re pretty spoke with the close with a couple LUCYE MILLERAND administration. others — that’s the URA-AFT President “We’re tr ystatus at this point,” ing to use irony Furmanski said. “We to bear, but none of this is a don’t want to drag on and we cerlaughing matter. Other unions tainly would like to reach settledefer raises to save jobs, but ment as soon as possible.”

Rutgers doesn’t,” Millerand said.

The American Federation of “Our goal is to save jobs to serve State, County and Municipal the faculty, to serve the students, Employees, who is also in conto serve the public.” tract negotiations with the adminOn their Web site, they have istration, was not available for a list of 10 things to do instead comment at press time. of going to the address, such as “There is an enormous traveling through the amount of anxiety among our Livingston campus constr ucemployees,” Furmanski said. tion, driving past Rutgers “Obviously, it’s a ver y difficult Stadium to see “where the economic time and so the promember’s raises went” and tection of their jobs and what watching McCormick’s address their salaries are going to be online on mute and making up are things we would like to settheir own dialogues. tle for their sake since it’s a “We continue to get notices of ver y uncertain period and so members getting laid off, who they would like to know what are forced to deplete their penthe situation is going to be and sions so they don’t lose their we would certainly like to do homes,” Millerand said. “Our that with them.”

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In his seventh annual address to the University community, University President Richard L. McCormick will summarize accomplishments of University faculty, students and administrators during the past year and reaffirm the University’s commitment to all its stakeholders during challenging economic times.

The address will begin at 1:10 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

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The Department of English will host “A Memorial Celebration of the Life and Work of Richard Poirier” at 2 p.m. in Kirkpatrick Chapel on the College Avenue campus. Speakers are expected to include University President Richard L. McCormick, President of the Library of America Cheryl Hurley and Columbia University Professor Ross Posnock.

The seventh annual High Speed Chase for the Cure 5K Run/3K Walk will begin at 9:30 a.m., rain or shine, at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on Livingston campus. Rutgers University police officers started the race in 2003 as a way to honor a colleague who lost his life to cancer. Proceeds will support cancer research, treatment and community outreach at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Course roads are USA Track and Field certified, and scoring will be computerized with results posted on www.compuscore.com. Awards will be given to both males and females in various age categories. Check will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m

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The Engineering Governing Council is one of the oldest governing councils on campus. We represent the engineers and voice their opinions on matters that they are concerned with. Council Meetings are every other Monday at 8 p.m. in the Busch Campus Center in Room 116abc. Our next meeting will be on Monday, September 28 and our next council meeting will be October 12.

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Wake up and come to the first Leadership Breakfast meeting in the Cook Campus Center in Room 202 ABC on the second floor. Breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. with leadership activities beginning at 8 and ending at 9 a.m. Don’t miss this monthly opportunity to discuss issues pertinent to the progress and development of Cook campus. Please bring a friend along. The Leadership Breakfast meeting provides an opportunity for diligent Cook student leaders and staff to discuss issues such as student welfare, safety matters, transportation, housing, campus center and construction projects pertinent to Cook.

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The Raritan River collaborative’s first annual Fall Float, a gentle six-mile float from Riverside/Bakelite Park in Piscataway to the Rutgers boat dock in New Brunswick, takes place at 1 p.m. The float will pass by colorful autumn foliage and under the historic arch bridges of the Raritan. Arrive with your canoe or kayak and life vest at Riverside Park for sign-in between 12 and 12:45 p.m. Vans will return paddlers to Riverside Park between 3 and 5 p.m. Events at Rutgers boat dock include snacks and drink, booths by local organizations and free T-shirts for participants! Donations are $10 per person. Please pre-register by Oct. 1. Space is limited. The event will be canceled in the event of heavy storms, lightning or small craft advisories.

Contact Karen Lowrie at klowrie@rutgers.edu, (717) 471-0160, or see www.blueraritan.org.

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Professor Robert W. Lake speaks at the 2009-2010 Global Initiatives series, “Ecologies in the balance?” yesterday, where a University-wide ecology theme was announced, on the College Avenue campus.

SAS DEAN TO RECEIVE AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICES TO THE HUMANITIES Executive Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Douglas Greenberg has been selected as the recipient of Phi Beta Kappa’s Award for Distinguished Service to the Humanities.

Greenberg will be presented the award at the closing banquet of the 42nd Triennial Council of the nation’s oldest honor society on Saturday, Oct.3, in Austin, Texas, according to a Phi Beta Kappa press release.

The Award includes a cash prize and a medal named for Mr. and Mrs. William B. Jaffe, whose gift of $25,000 enabled the society to establish the award in 1970. This award is given once every three years, according to the release.

Greenberg graduated from the University in 1969 and holds a bachelor of the arts degree with highest distinction in history, and received his master’s degree in 1971 and doctorate in 1974 from Cornell University.

He came to the School of Arts and Sciences in 2008 from his position as professor of history at the University of Southern California and executive director of the Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, according to the release.

He served as president and CEO of the Chicago Historical Society from 1993 to 2000, and as vice president of the American Council of Learned Societies, according to the release. Greenberg has taught history at the University, Lawrence University and Princeton University and joined the faculty at USC in 2006.

He has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, according to the release. Greenberg is also an elected member of the American Antiquarian Society and a Fellow of the Society of American Historians.

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ome of the most frightening childhood memories come from the moments you got into trouble for bad behavior by your parents. Many children have what is and what is not acceptable behavior engrained in their brains at ver y young ages.

Parenting techniques for disciplining children range greatly, especially in today’s day and age. Many of our parents used negative reinforcements like spanking and verbal abuse to reprimand children for bad behavior, because it is how their parents handled them as children. The spankings taught us not to do that bad thing again, or hide it from your parents instead of letting them see what you are doing. Spanking worked as a tool to prevent disobedience for some, but for others, it led to more damaging behavior. Is spanking right or wrong?

A new study published in the journal Child Development found that “popping” your kids can do more harm than good. The study of more than 2,500 toddlers from low-income families found that spanking may have detrimental effects on behavior and mental development. Lisa Berlin, the lead author and research scientist at the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University, and her colleagues found that children who were spanked as one-year-olds tended to behave more aggressively at age two, and did not perform as well as other children on a test measuring thinking skills at age three. The main focus of the study was low-income families, especially those with a single parent raising the kids. The study found spanking occurred in these families more because of added stress of their living situation. At all three ages, black children were spanked significantly more frequently than those from white and Mexican-American families, and verbally punished more than the other children at ages two and three. Previous research also found that parents who spank are more likely to be younger, less educated, single, and/or depressed and stressed. Spanking is most commonly used among parents who were spanked as children themselves, who live in the South and/or who identify themselves as conser vative Christians.

Nowadays, parenting styles tend to go into two extremes. Some are all about teaching their children discipline and respect, and do so with violent behaviors like spanking. There are also those who want to be nothing like their own parents, and decide they would rather be a best friend to their child rather than a parent. A happy medium must be found between the two. The lenient parents of today resemble those of Amy Poehler’s character in “Mean Girls,” where she didn’t want to be a “regular mom” — she wanted to be a “cool mom.”

Those parents usually have children who get away with everything and participate in bad behavior because they can. But on the other hand, authoritative parents may raise children who grow up being afraid to tell them anything because of the repercussions they might receive for something that might not even be that big of a deal.

It all depends on the child. This study focuses on children growing up in a specific type of environment. The environment a one to threeyear-old is dealing with in a low-income family with a single parent is much different than that of middle class. The living environment is much more stressful. Single parents in these homes may be struggling to make ends meet, working a lot to pay the bills and taking care of multiple children. Not that these are excuses for hitting children — it just may be when a parent is at wits end, they do not think about alternative options of punishment. The age of the children studied is also important to look at. Spanking would have more detrimental effects on a toddler, because at ages one to three, they do not have the cognitive skills to know right from wrong. Spanking becomes a negative way of instilling values into your child when you hit them on an everyday basis. It only puts fear and bad memories into their heads.

One cannot generalize how spanking will affect children, because every child is different. It really is based on the individual, their environment and the relationship they have with their parents. If your parents spank you, but it is known that that is the punishment for only the worst of behavior, that could just let the child know not to do it again. If it is instilled in the child that there is still love coming from the parents, then it should not cause them to be more aggressive or have mental problems. Parents want their children to be able to come to them when they have issues. Constantly using spanking, or any kind of violence as a punishment, may hurt any type of grown up relationship you can have with your child. This where negative effects from the study can come into play in an individual’s life. A child could hide bad behavior out of fear of their parents, be very sneaky or not be able to come to their parents with problems. They can have issues with handling emotions and anger when violence is used as the answer.

Like ever ything else in life, spanking can be a useful punishment if done in moderation. You do not want your children to walk all over you, but you also do not want to cross the line into abuse.

Parents should find a balance somewhere in the middle — and find what it is to be that “cool” mom or dad, while still being a parent.

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think we can finally Perhaps it is too much to admit it is coming: the expect fantastical films to be impending event taken seriously enough to referred to by some affecmotivate real-world change. tionately and others callousIt would be a definite shame ly as the “virtual revolufor this planet to be populattion.” It has been predicted ed solely by nine stuffedtime and time again — usuanimal-like beings, but I LARISSA KLEIN ally resulting in a cannot really blame you for Terminator-esque, postnot taking action against apocalyptic world where humanity is taken over by that highly unlikely risk. However overblown they the machine. More realistic though than the risk of may seem, these on-screen scenarios may merit losing our lives to freethinking robotic weaponry, some consideration, especially in an era where deciis the potential for a growing number of individuals sions to go hi-tech are made without good reason. to lose their livelihoods.

Originally, technological advancement was The Ridgewood, N.J., school district replaced based on the idea that it was making things easier its three Spanish elementar y educators with the for people — communication, production, day-tocomputer language learning software, Rosetta day household activities. Even when technology Stone. Debra Anderson, a resulted in layoffs, it could be representative from the disjustified for the greater good “The day is looming when trict, said that “this was a it helped achieve. When good solution in view of the mechanized parts replaced major newspapers will be financial constraints,” seeing the human assembly line, the as the switch cost only forced to close their doors shift was accepted because it $70,000, which is less than was more than simply cost once and for all because half the combined salaries of ef fective, but it also sped the three teachers, according up production.

Internet publications allow to The New York Times.

There appears to be big for wider readership.”

Ridgewood is only one in a changes of this nature number of school districts in approaching. The day is the tri-state area who are cutlooming when major newspating back on foreign language instruction. pers will be forced to close their doors once and Certainly, saving money has become the driving for all because Internet publications allow for force behind most decisions made in the wake of wider readership. Many people in this industry the economic crisis, but does the reduction in cost will lose their jobs. offset other losses?

Online colleges are causing the same ramificaAlmost a decade ago we became preoccupied tions as online newspapers. As with print media, with the threat of Y2K. The belief was that we were academia may have to one day admit that their techalready so immersed in technology that potential nological counterparts are simply more effective. new-millennium computer data failures would have You may feel, as I do, that attending a college ramifications in every sphere of our lives, beginclass in the flesh is an experience you could not ning with banking errors and extending as far as possibly trade for a course behind your computmass chaos. er screen. Those who love the feeling of a newsOf course, we did not appear to learn from paper crinkling in their hands and the black ink the Y2K scare that we could be more cautious residue on their fingers could say the same when it comes to the power we give our techthing about print media. I am fairly sure that the nology. Nor did the four “Terminator” films, men and women who lost their places on the “The Matrix” and its sequels, “I-Robot,” “Wallassembly line due to technological advances E,” or the newly released “9” seem to get across SEE KLEIN ON PAGE 11 that point.

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Leftists demonize insurance companies, make dubious claims Letter NOAH GLYN

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he “Zeitgeist” column normally causes me to scratch my head, roll my eyes or groan aloud.

Sometimes all three at once.

Yesterday, the column, “Health care reform in dire condition,” did not disappoint. I found faults and fallacies in nearly all the author’s arguments.

The author’s first dubious claim is that conservatives “have insisted that any reform is unnecessary or unwanted.” Readers know this is false, as The Daily Targum published a letter of mine on Sept. 13, “More government will not fix broken health care,” which laid out a case for free-market reforms that do not increase entitlement spending. I, of course, am not special. Many other conservatives have laid out such plans. As the vice president of the University’s College Republicans, I must object to the classification of Republicans as

KLEIN continued from page 10 were equally opposed to making the change.

But it is hard to deny the perks that come along with trading our commonplace way of getting the news and attending a university for the modern, mechanized alternatives. Likewise, I can imagine it may have been difficult to justify keeping factory workers over installing machines to do the work.

Online colleges are significantly more affordable for the student and allow you to com-

the “party of no.” Just because leftists choose to not listen to us does not mean we have no ideas and no plans.

Typical of leftists and progressives, the column turns the insurance companies into the boogey-men capitalists who will deny care to grandma if it means making an extra buck. The column laments the fact that the health care industry is being left to free markets, which — according to him — do not work.

That argument assumes the government is not currently involved in the health care insurance market. Of course, government does interfere in the normal workings of health care supply and demand. By setting mandates and increasing entitlements, government programs actually increase costs and make individually-purchased insurance more unaffordable. The author writes, “The ultimate goal of health insurance companies is not to ensure the well-being of their clients, but to maximize their own profits.” Again, this is

supply and demand at work. In a free market, if consumers do not like their insurance providers, then they can opt out of it and switch to another, cheaper provider. They should have the freedom to do so. However, leftists want to pass a bill that would take away that liberty by forcing everyone to buy insurance — or

plete your degree without compromising your ability to work and see to other responsibilities.

It also permits more students than you can cram into a lecture hall the ability to receive the same standard of education.

However, the arguments that may apply to computerizing education for the college-aged student dif fer tremendously from the arguments for changing K-12 education. According to The New York Times, “some educators said they were reevaluating foreign-language programs not just because of finances but to update them and incorporate new technology.”

Yet, aside from the fact that

if you are an employer, to give insurance to your employees — and failure to do so will lead to a tax increase. That is not freedom; that is government micromanaging people’s lives.

The author also contends that public polling has shown that the majority of Americans support a public option. First of all, even if

this were true, it would not make it right. The United States was founded under certain foundational beliefs. One of these was the principle that the majority cannot oppress the minority.

Even if the majority favored a tyrannical government, we still should not accept such an outcome. Secondly, everyone knows that such polling is skewed, and the results could be dramatically altered by changing the question.

Instead of asking whether people think it is “necessary to create a public health insurance plan,” I could ask whether people support “government takeover of the health insurance market.”

Believe me, the numbers would be different. But the fact is that polling is most accurate when asking simple questions about who or what you prefer or approve of, and not specific policy questions. Furthermore, according to the latest NBC poll, “More Americans think ‘[President] Barack Obama’s health care plan’ is a ‘bad idea’ (41) than think it’s a ‘good idea’

(39); last month, 42 [percent] thought it was a bad idea and 36 [percent] said it was a good idea.” Maybe the majority of Americans do not favor the public option? But, unlike the column’s author, I do not presume to know.

Yes, the debate over health care reform often gets overheated, but it is disingenuous to argue that it is all the blame lies at conser vatives’ feet. Nancy Pelosi implied protesters were Nazis, and she — along with Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md. — called town hall questioners “un-American” and countless liberal journalists crudely refer to tea party participants as “teabaggers.” So my recommendation to the author —and everyone else, too — is to calm down, do not call anyone Hitler, go to your doctor and take a chill pill. I think your insurance plan will cover it.

they are money-saving, what advantages do these technological programs provide for the children who will now be forced to use them?

One explanation that has been of fered is that Rosetta Stone will allow the children to “learn at their own pace.” With students expected to keep to their teacher’s pace in Mathematics, English, Social Studies, Science, Health, Music, Ar t and Physical Education classes, why would we view learning a foreign language at their “own pace” as constructive? If indeed this could be construed as a necessar y change in education, then surely the way

we are teaching all other subjects must be unsuitable. I think, however, the school district may have some dif ficulty dismissing all their staff in favor of electronic learning.

Replacing a teacher with a computer program will only prevent students from getting their questions answered, and it will cause them to lose elements like positive reinforcement and a motivational tone that only a person can provide.

Not to mention that it will eliminate a critical element to learning a language: conversation.

I think our fears may be misplaced. As “The Terminator” suggested, there is real reason

to be careful with how we use our technology. Yet, it seems as if it will not be the machines that will turn against us, but rather people that are working as impediments to their peers and as allies of the machines.

Rather than guarding against a takeover of self-motivated, murderous robots, maybe we should adjust our focus and avoid choosing technology over humanity just because we can.

“Typical of leftists and progressives, the column turns the insurance companies into the boogey-men capitalists...”

Noah Glyn is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in economics. He is the vice president of the University’s College Republicans.

Larissa Klein is a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior. Her column “Definition of Insanity” runs on alternate Thursdays.

She welcomes feedback at larisk@eden.rutgers.edu.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Hide out until the dust settles. There's a big mess at work, but someone figures out the problem.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Not a good day to gamble. Don't even shop. Odds are too great you'll get the wrong color or size or something.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — You're in the midst of the confusion. It's easy to see why you'd want to get out, but it won't happen for a few days.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — There will be mistakes. You're in the learning phase. If you knew how to do this, you wouldn't be learning, would you?

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — The better educated you are, the more interesting people you attract. This is a true win-win situation.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — You're stirring things up to get them just right. Take responsibility for the mess you're making.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Take everything you hear with a grain of salt. Spiritual matters may take a giant step forward now.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — This is a good day for you, so make the most of it. Your one-track mind takes you in many directions. Enjoy!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Today is your day! Make the most of every opportunity. Eat imported chocolate, if possible.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 5 — Stick to the game plan, even if others are on vacation emotionally. Compassion is your best tool.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Use the ideas that have been rolling around in the back of your mind. Pull them out of a hat like a magician.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — When you're on, you're on. Take advantage of today's opportunities. They will ser ve you into the future.

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assistant coach for the American University cross country squad.

AU’s head coach Matt Centrowitz moonlights as well.

The two-time Olympian and former American record-holder in the 5,000 serves as Culley’s coach.

Centrowitz is another important factor in disseminating Culley’s former view of the sport from her new affinity for it.

“I can honestly say in the last two and a half years that I love it.

I really enjoy it,” she said. “I think I learned to love it from my coach now in a different way.

“I enjoy it so much now. The training is that much harder, the effort level is so much harder and the recovery is longer, but I really think my coach, the passion I felt from coaching and transitions with the coach I do have now just gave me a totally new perspective on the sport. I fell in love with it almost for the first time.”

Culley hopes that more collegiate r unners realize that continued success is possible after graduation.

“For those who are paying attention and did see that, I hope it serves as inspiration in some way because Rutgers should be great,” she said. “There are so many talented kids that just need to know that it doesn’t have to end the day they graduate.

“Of course it’s a sport that doesn’t have a draft and I’ve had to work several jobs to get by despite the fact that I’ve made it. If it’s something you truly want and believe in then you can make it happen.”

Silvestro is tied for third on the team with one sack, behind Freeny and Johnson.

Freeny has turned himself into a pass rush specialist, leading RU with four sacks after consecutive two-sack games.

“I’m not really surprised, but I’m impressed,” Johnson said about Freeny’s start to the year.

“He’s been working really hard at his pass rush and I knew it was going to pay off in time, just not this soon.”

Schiano credits Freeny’s success to physical development and a greater understanding of his role.

Schiano also said he is confident in all four of the defensive tackles.

“I think the inside rotation is good,” Schiano said. “Certain years, when you see the other

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Defensive tackles Charlie Noonan (96) and Blair Bines (48) have a combined seven tackles through three games.

guy go in there, and you are looking at your roster, you say ‘oh!’ and you get a little ner vous. I don’t get that way with these guys.”

Bines started all through camp, until a late injury allowed Vallone to claim the spot opposite Noonan.

Yet LeGrand leads the group with seven tackles.

“As a whole we push ourselves as a defensive line,” Silvestro said. “We have a thing, we call ‘having a party in the backfield.’ We just want to try to get back there as many times as we can and get as many sacks as we can.”

Johnson, the elder statesman and veteran of the line, said the rotation helps the group to push each other.

“Anytime anybody comes in, I’m expecting them to play up to their highest level because we demand that,” Johnson said, “both the coaches and the players.”

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Graduate student new kid on track

BY MATT SUGAM STAFF WRITER

He’s the Greg Paulus of cross country runners.

Well, sort of.

Taylor Burmeister is a graduate stuMEN’S XC dent, and while he’s not switching sports, he did decide to use his last year of eligibility to run at Rutgers.

Burmeister has a fifth-year of eligibility after sitting out his junior season at Haverford, a Division III school outside Philadelphia, with a stress fracture in his left hip.

Rutgers head coach Mike Mulqueen said Haverford is one of the best Division III schools there is in terms of track.

“Taylor comes from a very good background at Haverford,” Mulqueen said.

“Very good” may be an understatement.

The school has eight top-10 national rankings and five in the last 10 years, including a second place finish in 2007. The program touts 15 All-American nominations and five multi-AllAmerican athletes.

“It’s a strong program, and I was very privileged to run there for four years,” Burmeister said.

Though he’s here to get his PhD in mathematics, Burmeister is a major contributor to the cross country team.

Mulqueen isn’t looking for Burmeister to be a superstar.

“I told him he’s not coming in and expected to be the next world champion or Olympic champion,”

Mulqueen said. “What he will bring to us is another good, strong person in that top three or four.”

Because he had to clear paperwork, Burmeister only had a few workouts with the team. He participated in his first race this past weekend at the Br. John “Paddy” Doyle/Iona College Meet of Champions. He finished fourth on the team.

Teammate Nick Miehe thinks Burmeister will get back in the swing of things quickly.

“Later on in the season he’ll really start showing how good he is because he’s more of a longer distance runner,” Miehe said. “So when we get to [NCAA East] Regionals and we’re running a 10k instead of the 8k, he’s going to really show just how good he really is.”

Although he’s four years removed from his freshman year, being the new guy does give Burmeister a freshmanlike feeling.

“The difference is when I was a freshman, it was just a lot more intimidating,” Burmeister said.

“I’ve been through four years of college running. I guess it’s like being a freshman but having a lot more confidence and a lot more experience.”

With four years of college running under his belt and one last hurrah, Burmeister is ready to put together a strong season.

“I want to run well,” he said.

“I’d like to run a personal best for 8k cross country. I’d like to place well at Big East and at [NCAA East] Regionals and hopefully just help the team out.”

Course management key for equilibrium

BY KEVIN O’ROURKE STAFF WRITER

The formula for winning golf seems simple enough.

Eliminate the big numbers, slip in a MEN’S GOLF f e w birdies and you’ll find yourself in contention. Efforts to make birdies, however, can easily lead to big numbers, meaning striking a balance between the two is not so simple.

Rutgers men’s golf head coach Jason Bataille said the key to finding equilibrium lies in course management.

“It’s kind of a double-edged sword because the team that wins the event never leads in the par categor y,” Bataille said.

“The team that wins the event has the most birdies but they also have the most bogeys or others. I think that what matters more than the par categor y is that they learn to play the holes correctly.

“I think if we learn to play a little bit smarter when the hole calls for it, you’ll see that par statistic come up, as well as how we finish in tournaments.”

A week after leading the field in pars in their Rutgers Invitational win, the Scarlet Knights finished last in pars en route to a ninth place finish at The McLaughlin. If RU can string together more pars as a team the

Knights may look for ward to future success.

The Knights finished in the top-four or better in birdies in each of their first two events.

Senior Jimmy Arbes is pleased with RU’s play thus far and said the group is close to putting it all together.

“All of us have the talent to play really well but the consistency still has to improve a little bit,” Arbes said. “We’re going to make a few bogeys, but we all have plenty of game to come back with a birdie. It’s just trying to minimize those bogeys.”

Arbes and Bataille agreed that senior James Hilaire has emerged as Rutgers’ best and most consistent player to this point. Coming off of a difficult spring 2009 season, Hilaire posted a solid 26th place finish in The McLaughlin to back up a fourth place Rutgers Invitational showing. Hilaire credited his improved play to his mindset and his putter.

“You can hit the ball well, you can hit the ball bad,” Hilaire said.

“But if you putt well, you’ll shoot a consistent score every time.”

The Knights have ample opportunities to work on their games with a two-week layoff before heading to Delaware for the Scotty Duncan Classic. In preparation for the tournament, Bataille and RU head to the prestigious Trump National Golf Club Saturday in Colts Neck, N.J.

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Winless opponents square off

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

At quick glance, the situation of the Rutgers and Georgetown field hockey teams is nearly identical.

Both approach the halfway point of FIELD HOCKEY t h e i r seasons GEORGETOWN AT relying RUTGERS, heavily FRIDAY, 4 P.M. on the play of freshman goalkeepers. Both have lost a number of games

by a narrow one-goal margin or in over time.

Both are winless. “[Georgetown is] also struggling with getting wins, but I know for us we just need to focus on ourselves,” said head coach Liz Tchou. “We have a lot of things that we need to focus on in this game, but we just need to keep improving.”

With the first win — and a conference win at that — on the table for both the Scarlet Knights and the Hoyas at tomorrow’s game at the Bauer Track and Field Complex, the matchup is the

JOHN PENA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Junior Jenna Bull (23) has two goals and one assist through the Scarlet Knights’ first eight games. Rutgers will face a winless Georgetown tomorrow in its second conference game.

most crucial for both Big East squads to date.

The Knights come off a 4-2 loss to Maine in which they were unable to carry over offensive pressure from the first half into the second. Though the Knights seemed to be making strides in their second half scoring in their several previous contests, they must be sure to not fall back into habits that plagued them earlier in the season.

The biggest key for the team is improving control in the offensive and defensive zones, Tchou said.

“We have to continue to improve the little things that are occurring inside the 25,” she said. “[We need to improve] defense inside the 25 as well as our attack.”

The team had no problem dispatching the Hoyas last season in a neutral site contest in Maryland behind two goals from graduated senior Amy Lewis and senior Jessika Hoh. Hoh is the Knights’ primary scoring option this season and leads the team with seven goals.

Though tomorrow’s contest marks Georgetown’s first Big East game of the 2009 season, the Knights already clashed with conference rival Villanova in a tough 6-1 defeat. The 0-1 record in conference play makes the game crucial to Rutgers, who needs a win.

With tough games against Syracuse, Connecticut and Providence on the horizon — all teams that bested the Knights last season — tomorrow’s game is a must win.

“It should be a very competitive game,” Tchou said. “It’s a must win for us, but it’s more important to me that we improve for the following weeks. We just can’t stay stagnant.”

NICHOLAS BLEW

The United States is one point away from qualification for the 2010 World Cup. They face Honduras away and Costa Rica at home.

FUTBOL: World Cup should garner more interest continued from back It leads to the perfect segue of why it is time to start taking futbol seriously — not only at Rutgers, but in the United States too.

We are in a World Cup year (qualifying is well underway, and the World Cup itself is coming this summer to South Africa) and the tournament is the biggest international sporting event in the world. Nothing matches the passion of the fans that come out to support their home nation.

The United States is down to its final two qualifying matches, beginning with a difficult Oct. 5 trip to Honduras. The Americans need one point from their final two games — the other a home match with Costa Rica — to book a place in South Africa.

If there ever was a time to bring futbol into mainstream American culture, this is it. Futbol matches last 90 minutes — and the clock never stops. That means no commercial breaks and beer commercials that are not funny.

There is nothing worse than an American football game that drags on and on because it takes an hour in real time to complete the last five minutes of a game.

This is also the deepest player pool the United States has ever had. If they are ever going to make a deep run into the World Cup (I’m talking semifinals), this is the team to do it.

FIFA, the governing body of world futbol, announced that the United States has sold the most tickets thus far.

Bash futbol all you want, but I challenge you to show up for a USA World Cup match and not come back with the feeling that you just witnessed one of the world’s supreme sporting events.

Think about a USA-England match in the World Cup. How cool would it be to stick it to our neighbors across the pond?

Historical side note — the British have won the World Cup once, in 1966, yet they will tell you how great they are.

For the record, the Brits always find a way to crash out of the tournament, usually by shooting themselves in the foot.

This summer, the focus of the sporting world — including that of the United States — will be on futbol.

Start watching now, because futbol is the game that captivates the world.

— Kyle Franko accepts comments and criticisms at kjfranko@eden.rutgers.edu

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Targum’s volleyball beat writer Bill Domke chats with the sophomore middle blocker about hunting for sustinence in Alaska, the prevalence of bear meat and playing Arctic tundra volleyball until 3 a.m. ...

Bill Domke: The most important question on my mind and probably everyone who will read this — why Rutgers?

Hannah Curtis: Because I wanted to go to the East Coast and because I just wanted to get something completely different than Alaska. Being from Wasilla, it’s probably the complete opposite environment than New Brunswick. I wanted to be next to a city because I’ve never experienced anything like the New York City vibe.

BD: How is Alaska different than Jersey?

HC: It’s completely different. I don’t even think there’s one thing similar. Where I’m from is very woodsy and not very populated at all.

BD: Was it really cold where you lived?

HC: Yeah. Usually in the winter, where I lived, it got to be -30 degrees. Pretty chilly.

BD: How was the food?

HC: It’s great. Great seafood. Great meat. Everything. We had caribou and moose.

BD: Was bear meat prevalent?

HC: Yeah. I’ve never had bear meat though. I’m not a big hunter girl like my friends are.

BD: Wait, your friends hunt for their food a lot?

HC: Mmhmm. Yeah.

BD: Were there specific designated days where they would go out hunting?

HC: There are specific days … I think moose season is in the summer.

BD: You said it was really cold there. Do the icicles there make the ones Bruce Willis used in “Die Hard 2” look like child’s play?

HC: I’ve never seen “Die Hard.”

BD: Ok, you just come home in the middle of a snowstorm and you want soup. What’s your soup of choice?

HC: Chicken noodle.

BD: Did you have any pets back home?

HC: Yeah, I had two dogs and a cat. Two golden retrievers.

BD: Did you name either of them Balto?

HC: No, but I should have.

BD: How do you pass time in Alaska?

HC: It depends on the season. In the summer, I go hiking and fishing a lot. In the winter we go sledding. It depends on how cold it is. If it’s -30 degrees, we don’t really go outside.

BD: For those who think that volleyball is commonly played on a sandy beach, where are some hot spots on the tundra?

HC: We play a lot of grass volleyball in Alaska, and especially since it’s light out in the summer all the time — we can play until 3 a.m.

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BY SAM HELLMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Head coach Greg Schiano thinks Tom Savage will start against Maryland.

Savage, a true freshman, hur t his head Saturday against FIU, but Schiano said yesterday at practice that he looks “OK.” “He’s not easily affected, but he’s a tough kid,” Schiano said.

“I think he will [start], but we’ll wait and see. I have to meet with the doctors still.”

Fifth-year senior quarterback Dom Natale got added reps Tuesday and continued to see added reps yesterday just in case Savage does not get the go-ahead from team doctors.

“They both got work but [Natale] handled most of it,” Schiano said.

Savage, who only speaks with the media on Mondays and after games, said Monday that he expects to play and that he feels fine.

“I feel good. We had the walkthrough and I worked out a bit [Sunday night],” Savage said. “I feel really good. … I got a little bump on my head but I’m fine now.”

FRESHMAN

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Darrell Givens has separated himself from the two other true freshmen cornerbacks and practiced yesterday with the varsity squad.

“Givens is working with the varsity,” Schiano said. “I don’t know if he’s going to get in or not, but he’s working with them.”

Schiano has yet to turn to Givens, or other true freshman corners Logan Ryan and Abdul Smith, at the cornerback position, but a lack of depth at the position could lead to Givens seeing his first career playing time in his home state of Maryland.

“I don’t know if it’s ahead or behind, it’s just we had to make a choice on one of them,” Schiano said. “They’re ver y close in ability and it could’ve been any of the three. It may be more than that as we go along, who knows.”

Givens was the last of the three to arrive at Rutgers after choosing the Scarlet Knights when Penn State gave him problems during the summer and he dropped his commitment.

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Head coach Greg Schiano has yet to clear freshman quarterback Tom Savage to play Saturday against Maryland.

Knights — senior Tim Brown and freshman Mohamed Sanu — have a combined 29 catches for 507 yards and a touchdown through three games.

The rest of the Rutgers receivers have a combined one catch for nine yards.

Minus that one play by senior Julian Hayes against Cincinnati, the other Rutgers receivers have yet to make an impact of any kind this season.

“Some days, one of them looks good and then the next day another looks good,” Schiano said of his search for a third receiver. “They’re young.

They’re not able to play, but that’s who we got and that’s why they’re playing.”

JUST TWO DAYS AFTER former safety Courtney Greene joined the Jacksonville Jaguars’

active roster, classmate Tiquan Underwood did the same.

Jags receiver Troy Williamson is out for the season with a severe shoulder injury so head coach Jack Del Rio activated Underwood from the practice squad.

The Jaguars drafted Under wood in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft, but waived him during preseason camp, only to sign him to the practice squad alongside former Knight Cam Stephenson the next day.

Underwood marks the sixth Scarlet Knight from last year’s draft class to join an active roster — QB Mike Teel, WR Kenny Britt, LB Jamaal Westerman, DB Jason McCourty and Greene.

“The Jags are a smart team,” Schiano said shortly before calling Jacksonville “Rutgers South.”

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Ex-Knight Depth, versatility bolster pass rush Culley out of retreat, reps USA

BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT

BY JOSHUA SPIELMAN STAFF WRITER

Sometimes you don’t realize how much you love something until it’s gone. For Rutgers alumna Julie Culley, nothing could be truer.

A f t e r WOMEN’S XC graduating in 2005, Culley hung up her spikes and turned to coaching.

Now, four years removed from her collegiate career at Rutgers where she was a five-time team MVP, All-American and the recipient of the 2004 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, Culley is back at the top of her game.

The former Scarlet Knight recently represented the United States for the third time at the Track and Field World Championships, finishing seventh in the first heat of the 5,000-meter race.

Culley has come a long way from her time at RU to finishing seventh in Berlin last month.

Throughout her career at Rutgers, injuries and letdowns plagued her career.

“I had some really good success but it would almost immediately be followed by an injury,” she said. “I never got into a consistent upswing and pattern. I ran a great season and then kind of fell apart.”

To make things worse, Culley never had a major interest in track in the first place.

“I started running track because I played soccer for like 12 years and my coach never had to pull me off the field because I never got tired,” she said. “So he told me I should try long distance running and that’s how I got into it.

“I think that I really enjoy running and I enjoyed track ... [but] I don’t think I enjoyed it as much as I hoped to. I think it was something I was good at for a while. “ After retiring, Culley received an offer to coach at Lafayette (Md.), thanks in large part to a recommendation from her former Rutgers coach and mentor, Roberta Anthes.

It wasn’t long after that she had an epiphany: She missed racing. For the first time, she really wanted to run and compete, and a lot of her new outlook on the sport stemmed from her experiences as a coach.

“It didn’t really click before. It wasn’t something I was excited to go do getting out of bed in the morning. It was what my scholarship was for,” she said. “I have the perspective from having coached for a few years.

“I just don’t take it as life or death as I feel it was in college. I really look at it being such a great bonus of something happening in my life. I take it seriously, and it’s the focal point of everything I do right now.”

Culley hasn’t given up her day job either, despite the return to competitive athletics. She also serves as an

SEE CULLEY ON PAGE 15

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Rutgers junior Alex Silvestro transitioned from his starting role at defensive tackle to starting left end at the start of spring camp. Through three games, Silvestro has 12 tackles, one sack and an interception.

On any play, there could be a different combination of defensive linemen for the Rutgers football team.

FOOTBALL It could be the starters, senior George Johnson, juniors Alex Silvestro and Charlie Noonan and redshirt freshman Scott Vallone.

Or juniors Blair Bines and Jonathan Freeny and sophomores Justin Francis and Eric LeGrand could rotate in.

Rarely, though, is there any drop-off.

“I feel good with any of the four in there [at defensive tackle], which is a good feeling to have,” said head coach Greg Schiano.

“Same thing out on the perimeter — I really think we have flexibility out there with who we play, which is a real positive.”

In some cases, the Scarlet Knights feature four defensive ends across the line. Sliding inside to defensive tackle is something Silvestro — who started all 13 games at tackle last year — is used to.

This year, he is back at defensive end and comfortable at the position.

“It’s a little bit different, but I did play a little bit there as a freshman,” Silvestro said. “After the first couple of plays in, I wouldn’t say the first game, more like the second game, I started settling down, really understanding it and feeling a lot more relaxed and comfortable out there.”

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Real futbol greater than American football Fully Franko KYLE FRANKO

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utbol, fussball, football.

Only in America can we call a sport that requires its participants to use their feet and outlaws the use of hands by a completely different name — soccer.

Before I get rolling, let me say that I do not dislike American football. I enjoy watching the NFL on Sundays and the occasional college game on Saturdays, but I have an alternative — the real futbol. You know, the one the rest of the world worships.

I understand the argument people have against futbol. The players dive and drop like they just got shot, there is not enough scoring and games can end in a draw.

But seriously, is it any worse than watching the Rutgers football team trudge through a first half against Howard that takes two hours and 45 minutes to complete? Will people even show up for the calamity of a game scheduled against Texas Southern in two weeks?

Yes, because it’s homecoming — but not for the quality of play.

For those that haven’t noticed, both the men and women’s futbol teams at RU are off to great starts. The men are 2-0 in conference play and the women are ranked in the top 25.

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American football is the dominant sport in the United States, but soccer is starting to catch on, with the FIFA 2010 World Cup set to begin this summer in South Africa.