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Rutgers juniors Steven Mercadante (left) and Raymond Delpino (right) will be visiting Harvard University for the “Bipartisan Advocacy: Finding Common Ground” conference. COURTESY OF AMANDA MARZILIANO
Rutgers students head to Harvard for conference ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Raymond Delpino came to Rutgers as a biochemistry major, but realized his true passion was politics during his first semester. Now the School of Arts and Sciences junior is preparing for a future career as a social studies teacher by teaching the student body the importance of voting.
Delpino and his co-worker Steven Mercadante are going to Harvard University next week for the “Bipartisan Advocacy: Finding Common Ground” conference. At the conference, the interns at the Eagleton Institute of Politics will practice their knowledge of politics and discuss their project to SEE CONFERENCE ON PAGE 6
When Jesse Runyon was a junior in high school, he went to Stop & Shop before the junior prom to buy tea lights. He used them to craft huge letters spelling out “PROM,” which he covered in glitter. The tea lights illuminated the glitter, and this is how he asked Caitlyn Kovacs to the prom. “I came up behind her and gave her a rose,” he said. “And the expression on her face … she knew she was loved.” Kovacs, the 19-year-old School of Environmental and Biological sophomore who passed away Sunday morning, was sweet, bubbly and selfless, said Runyon, 20, from South Brunswick. From Lil’ Wayne to “screamo” to the “High School Musical” soundtrack, her childhood best friend Tammy Mehman, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said Kovacs was the designated DJ of their hangouts. Runyon saw Kovacs’ Facebook photos and thought she was pretty. They became friends and began dating on Aug. 17, 2011. Though they were not dating at the time of her death, Runyon said the two still loved each other. Kovacs visited
Caitlyn Kovacs, a 19-year-old Rutgers student and an animal sciences major, died Sunday morning. FACEBOOK Runyon on Saturday, and his last spoken words to her were “I love you,” before telling her to get home safely. “She was literally the best part of my life. She meant the world to me,” he said. “We would always get in little fights, but it was the unconditional love that kept us together.”
Runyon spoke of her Kovacs, an animal science major, loved animals and worked at Beg ‘n Bark, a Princeton-based pet-sitting business. Kovacs told Brenda Janner, the SEE MEMORY ON PAGE 4
Author explains public’s climate change denial DARSHAN NANDHA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Humanity is headed downhill and needs to act now to get the climate back to normal, George Marshall said. Marshall, author of “Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate,” addressed this dilemma at a lecture
and book signing held yesterday at the Cook Student Center. Marshall is the co-founder of the Climate Outreach and Information Network, a 10-year-old nonprofit organization based in Oxford, England, that deals with communication of climate change. COIN usually works with people involved in SEE DENIAL ON PAGE 5
Thirteen physicians from the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, located at 195 Little Albany St., were named among the “Top Doctors in the Garden State” for 2014. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
U. physicians named NJ’s ‘Top Doctors’ LIN LAN CORRESPONDENT
An estimated 564,800 Americans will die this year from cancer — a little more than 1,500 patients a day, according to the Thomara Latimer Cancer Foundation. The disease has challenged scientists for years, not only in the painstaking searches for cures, but also in the caring of those whose
lives and communities are forever altered by a single diagnosis. The physicians at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey have labored in a multitude of ways to solve these problems, including new methods of research, programs and psychological care. Last week, 13 of these physicians were named among Inside Jersey’s “Top Doctors in the Garden State” for 2014. Each year, Inside Jersey,
a lifestyle magazine featured on nj.com, lists the “Top Doctors” in the nation and in each region. The lists are compiled through the research of Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., an expert-led team that puts together a database where patients can search for doctors based on their names, specialty and location. SEE DOCTORS ON PAGE 5
George Marshall, author of “Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change,” spoke yesterday at Cook campus. DAPHNE ALVA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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The Department of English at Rutgers presents a reading by Chris Abani at 8 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the College Avenue Student Center as part of the “Writers at Rutgers” series. The free event is open to everyone.
Thursday, Sept. 25
Episcopal Campus Ministry at Rutgers and Rutgers Protestant Campus Ministries welcomes volunteers to participate in the “Prison Letter Project” at 6:30 p.m. at 5 Mine St. The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Ar ts Center and others present “New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2014 Screening” with experimental films by László Moholy Nagy at 6 p.m. in the Ruth Adams Building on Douglass campus. Admission in $10 for the general public and $9 for Rutgers students and senior citizens.
Friday, Sept. 26
Rutgers Gardens holds its weekly farmer’s market from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 112 Ryders Lane on Cook campus. Student Access and Educational Equity holds its “Women of Color Meet and Greet Reception” at 4 p.m. in the Livingston Dining Commons. Rutgers students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited.
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Toronto professor dissects historical impact of violence
Lee Ann Fujii, assistant professor at the University of Toronto, spoke yesterday on Douglass campus of the transformative power that public acts of violence have on society. According to Fujii, violence can be defined as physical participation in a violent act as well as watching the act but doing nothing. RUOXUAN YANG
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Participating in the historic lynching of George Armwood on Oct. 16, 1933 transformed people, said Lee Ann Fujii. Fujii, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, led a conversation yesterday in Hickman Hall on Douglass campus about her upcoming book. The book, which is currently untitled, will include three historical events referencing public acts of violence. Armwood was a black man accused of assaulting a white female. His body, which was lynched twice and mutilated multiple times, was a spectacle for onlookers that day in Maryland. “This display inscribed a certain brand of whiteness,” Fujii said. “It was the absolute control over a black body. This reasserted people of their position in society.” Fujii discussed a deeper meaning to public violence — meanings that can range from race to gender to needing that sense of “belonging” to a community. Cassie King-Burgos, a graduate student, asked what violence really means, and what it requires. “You mentioned that there can be this state level of violence through incarceration or drown strikes, and are we performing in violence just by watching the violent video,” King-Burgos said. Her question sparked a debate surrounding the idea of whether or not violence needs to be physical.
“Violence does not have to be physical,” Fujii said. “In fact, people that watch violence partake in it as well.” During the Mar yland lynching, Fujii said members of a church remained inside the church and prayed while they could hear the lynching. Fujii said these people participated in the violence through their inaction. Another topic brought up at the talk was Ray Rice, who was seen on video assaulting his then-fiancé` and dragging her unconscious body out of an elevator. “There are things not meant to be seen,” Fujii said. “But let’s think about if he had videotaped the incident and posted it. We would interpret the act ver y different — that is what this book is about. When people purposely display violence, that garners a ver y different interpretation, she said. The Ferguson case was also brought up. “At the time, the cops were not thinking this way,” Fujii said. “But the consequences of leaving the body in the ground left volume marks on the public.” Andrew Greve, a graduate student, attended the event because he is interested in the role of the media relating to violence. “Why did we have to show these images,” Greve said. “That’s a hard question to answer.”
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LEGOS FOR LEISURE Colorful student-made lego models can be found at the Lego playing station at Rutgers Art Library. The project was inspired by a serious Lego play workshop in Manchester, England, in March 2014. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
MEMORY Mehman says Kovacs dreamed of career working with animals CONTINUED FROM FRONT
owner of the business, that she hoped to one day open an animal daycare business of her own, according to nj.com. Daniela Sharma, the previous Animal Sciences undergraduate program director and an instructor in the department, served as Kovacs’ first-year advisor. “She was so excited to study something that interested her as a young kid, and we enjoyed trading stories and ideas, once the business of academic advising was over,” Sharma said. Danny France, 18, met Kovacs around the same time as Runyon and said they recently went kayaking together with some friends, and made a failed attempt to build a bonfire in a rainstorm. Kovacs, who France said was kind, happy and outgoing, was interested in her friends and always supportive. “I’m in a band, so she would always be at my concerts and telling me we did a good job even though we probably sounded like shit,” France said. Mehman first met Kovacs in fourth grade, and the two sat at the same lunch table from 6th through 8th grade. Kovacs, who Mehman said could be found “rocking” Victoria’s Secret hoodies and yoga pants, was the same bubbly girl in fourth grade that everyone knew her as in college. Throughout high school, Kovacs was involved with class council, helping make floats for the mini parade that took place before the “powderpuff” game or making banners for the “spirit squad.” “You would never see her playing powderpuff or ever holding the
football, so that’s how she stayed involved,” Mehman said, noting that Kovacs hated sports. After their first year, the two drifted apart, but when they would come together it felt like no time had passed. “I remember seeing her at prom,” Mehman said. “She looking f---ing awesome.” During their first year at Rutgers, the girls lived on Livingston campus and would text and meet up for meals all the time. “We got so close in that one year,” Mehman said. “We met in fourth grade, but even if I met her last year, we’d be just as close.” When not eating at the Rutgers dining halls, Kovacs loved sushi, and the two had a favorite South Brunswick sushi spot they would frequent to catch up. Mehman talked about Kovacs’ love of animals, her favorite cat named Phineas and her dreams of working with animals as a career. “Caitlyn knew what she wanted to do, I could see it when she was talking, I could see it when she was studying,” Mehman said. Kovacs was one to put her friends first, always acting with “just the best intentions.” Mehman recently had a Friday morning exam, and Kovacs set three alarms just to ensure Mehman made it on time. “She was a friend that I knew cared about me, I could put all my trust in her, I knew I could count on her always,” Mehman said. France is organizing a memorial for Kovacs on Oct. 11 at the Rutgers Cinema on the Livingston campus. The event will take place from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Erin Petenko contributed to this article.
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DOCTORS CINJ is New Jersey’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Care Center CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd “makes thousands of phone calls each year, talking with leading specialists, chairs of clinical departments and vice presidents of medical affairs, seeking to identify top specialists for most diseases and procedures,” according to their website. The process is primarily based on a nomination system, where medical experts get the chance to commend their colleagues and peers for their expertise and passion. The physicians on this year’s list are also faculty members at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. David August, chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology, said he was inspired to become a surgeon after shadowing a general surgeon in his first year of medical school. “I was inspired by the admiration for him by his patients, and the clear love he had for them,” August said via email. “I was also impressed by the fact that even after 20 years of being in practice [at that time], at least weekly he saw
something new or different that got him excited.” August attributes the nominations of CINJ physicians to the “Top Doctors” list to a collaborative environment, emphasizing the comprehensive care that covers a patient’s medical, social and emotional needs. “I enjoy getting to know patients, their lives and their families over long periods of time,” he said. “I find that almost everyone who comes through my door, even though many of them I can’t cure, I can help get through a difficult time in their and their family’s lives.” Robert Weiss, who specializes in urologic oncology and has been a faculty member at Rutgers for more than 20 years, said he shifted his focus from general surgery to urological surgery because it allowed him to use a diverse spectrum of technology. “It kind of mixes big, openly operative procedures as well as minimally invasive ones,” he said. The challenge of performing a difficult surgery combined with the opportunity for interesting research motivated him to further pursue the field.
DENIAL Marshall says people ignore climate change because they know they are contributors were in charge of a university, he would have the issue of climate politics, but is most interested in change addressed in every class. The People’s Climate communicating with people who usually ignore climate change, March last Sunday was an which Marshall specified was example of how to spread awareness of the issue and get mostly the working class. People tend to disassociate more people talking. “Sheer numbers creates form bits of information they view as unnecessar y and become of action,” Marshall said. Nirmala Mary Thomas, a gradfocused on one thing, Marshall said. He claims people do uate student, believes climate not talk about climate change change is the biggest problem because they are presented the world currently faces. “[The] tilting of the axis, with a moral challenge and freezing of know they are Lake Michinot innocent. gan and othThis scares “Tilting of the axis, problems people, and it freezing of Lake Michigan er that climate is this fear that and other problems that change has prevents the subject of cli- climate change has caused caused are all ver y serious,” mate change to are all very serious.” she said. spread. T h o m a s The times NIRMALA THOMAS proposed the when climate Graduate Student idea that the change is Rutgers Climabrought up, it is tology Departdiscussed with what Marshall called “socially ments take it further and inform constructed stories,” narratives the students about the facts bethat involve the effects of the hind climate change, as well as climate change rather than the specific information on the state of the climate. facts behind it. Various organizations and even “Climate change does not have an enemy, so we insert the climate change organization our own enemy,” Marshall said. on campus all do their best to in“Climate change exists to create form the student body, she said. Matthew Leconey, a School of social facts.” He said researchers and policy Environmental and Biological makers must reshape social nar- Sciences junior, also personally ratives to make the issue urgent. believes that climate change is In his opinion, universities are the biggest issue society faces. doing a lot more than other in- But since the ef fects of climate stitutions to inform people about change are mostly relegated to the future, he said, most people climate change, but not enough. He would prefer information are unconcerned about it. “Because it is not present in be spread “student to student” because that is how people will our lives, the natural tendency is connect with the topic. If he to ignore it,” Leconey said. CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Deborah Toppmeyer, director of the Stacey Goldstein Breast Cancer Center and chief of the Solid Tumor Oncology department, has been named a “Top Doctor in the Nation” by U.S. News & World Report in 2012, along with awards in other categories since that time. Toppmeyer’s inspiration is the patients that she works with; working in breast cancer gives her the chance to not only administer medical attention but also help with the psychological effects that it leaves. The disease is unique because not all breast cancers are alike, resulting in an evolving field of research that becomes more promising as scientists gain more knowledge, Toppmeyer said. “We work in a multidisciplinary way with other radiological oncologists and scientists and cutting-edge clinical trials,” she said. The CINJ is New Jersey’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Care Center, a status given to 41 centers in the country. It became affiliated with Rutgers on July 1, 2013. The benefit of “Top Doctor” recognition is that it continues to raise awareness among residents in New Jersey, reminding them that a cutting-edge cancer research institution exists right in their backyard, Toppmeyer said. “Whether it’s me or another doctor who has been named, the important part is that it continues to distinguish the institution.”
Deborah Toppmeyer, director of the Stacey Goldstein Breast Cancer Center, has been named a “Top Doctor in the Nation” by U.S. News & World Report. COURTESY OF KIM SOKOLOFF
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CONFERENCE At bipartisan advocacy conference, 50 delegates from 25 schools prepare politics-related project They hope events such as “Pizza and Politics” will invite students to join the discussion without fear of increase voter registration. Elizabeth Matto, the director of causing partisan bickering. They will not be presenting their youth political participation program at the institute, said she has project at the conference, but disvisited Harvard’s Institute of Poli- cussing it with other delegates and older, professional attendees, Delpitics for the conference for years. The conference itself is only part no said. He called the conference of the involvement, said Matto, an more “Socratic,” where delegates assistant research professor in the would be jumping off of each othDepartment of Political Science. The er’s ideas and trying to come up 50 delegates from 25 schools also with new plans. Delpino is excited to hear what prepare a politics-related project to others have bring to Massato say as he chusetts. “pretty per“The goal is to “I think this will teach me isplexed” as to exchange best a lot about how to spark how to advance practices on how to prepare colinterest and teach them the program. millennial lege students to why they would want to The generation has be active politibe politically aware.” serious issues cal participants,” with getting she said. RAYMOND DELPINO through the Younger peoSchool of Arts and Sciences Junior government, he ple often feel dissaid. connected from “I asked my the political profriend why he didn’t engage more cess, she said. “They think, ‘this will affect me in politics, and he said he was conmore later when I’m paying taxes fused by the system,” Delpino said. “I asked him to be more specific, or owning a home,” she said. But the votes going on now could but he just couldn’t specify because decide how they fare later in their he was just that confused.” Other students are distrustful lives, she said. One thing college-age students of campus organizations, he said. do tend to recognize is that “parti- During registration drives, stusan bickering” will not get as many dents have come up to ask what candidate they would be voting for results, she said. She finds this year’s issue ex- if they signed up with him. Mercadante believes voter tremely important, as national problems affect both sides of the participation among college students is already good, but political spectrum. Eagleton encourages its stu- agrees it has room for improvedents to have strong views, but it ment. He said the conference also encourages students to learn was a good way to show power the skills to engage in actual discus- in numbers and see the potential in his generation. sion, she said. The conference will have several Mercadante, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, became “hooked” speaker presentations, including on Eagleton after attending his first some that IOP plans to live stream to the public. Mercandante said the few events as a first-year student. He is now the student coordina- public speakers are a good assorttor of RU Voting, which advocates ment of policy makers and political for political participation and reg- practitioners. Delpino said he hoped to take isters students to vote. Over the summer, he worked on a project to the lessons of Eagleton, IOP and encourage more students to regis- political science to his future job as a teacher, where he plans to ter by hosting events. “Rutgers has a unique set of get his students excited about challenges [for voter registra- civic engagement. “I think this will teach me a lot tion],” he said. “Its size, for one, and how it’s spread across cam- about how to spark interest and pus. We realized we should ad- teach them why they would want to be politically aware,” he said. dress those issues.” CONTINUED FROM FRONT
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Cinco de Mayo JENNIFER LEE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, many Latin Americans will be celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. It is the perfect time to celebrate and eat out at your favorite local Hispanic restaurants around New Brunswick, New Jersey. Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens with backgrounds from Spain, the Caribbean, Central America and South America. Students who are on a budget and looking for authentic Mexican food can venture to a small family-style restaurant called Cinco de Mayo. The Mexican restaurant, located at 206 French St. in New Brunswick, proclaims itself to be the “restaurant with the best burritos.” When I entered the restaurant, I could sense a strong pride for Mexican culture. Red, white and green paper streamers hung from the ceiling, and a digital TouchTunes jukebox played some Latin tunes. I seated myself in a red booth and looked down at the table to see a piece of paper about Mexican culture, list of foods translated in Spanish and pictures of various entrees. Families, children, the elderly and students were dining while speaking to each other fluently in both English and Spanish.
The menu contained an overwhelming array of dishes including eggs, burritos, enchiladas, tacos, steak, chicken and seafood. The waitress recommended their 14 different kinds of burritos, such as the deep-fried chimichanga, the “Burrito El Macho” with frankfurter and eggs and the “Burrito Ranchero.” I ordered the “Burrito Ranchero,” a tortilla-wrapped burrito stuffed with ground pork, Mexican styled rice and black beans. It was topped with sautéed tomatoes, onion, chili and cilantro. The waitress served me a complimentary bowl of homemade corn chips with three different salsas: red, green and pico de gallo. I enjoyed these yellow chips, which were thin and slightly coated in oil. The red salsa, or salsa roja, contained jalapeño seeds as well as fine bits of tomato and onion with a roasted flavor. The green salsa, or salsa verde, which was my favorite, contained chopped pieces of onion and jalapeño seeds. Lastly, the pico de gallo contained uncooked, chopped tomatoes, onions and cilantro with a squeeze of lemon. Each salsa was equally flavorful and spicy, causing my eyes to water with every dip and bite. For anyone who is a vegetarian or vegan, I recommend ordering the fried plantains. Plantains look similar to bananas but are starch-
Top: Plaintains, cooked golden brown, are caramelized with oil giving them a sweet-yet-crispy taste. Bottom: Homemade corn chips are served with three different salsas, including pico de gallo. JENNIFER LEE
The “Burrito Ranchero,” is a burrito packed with ground pork, rice and beans topped off with spicy red salsa. Cinco de Mayo on French Street offers many variations on classic Mexican dishes. JENNIFER LEE
ier, sweeter and must be eaten when cooked. The serving contained four long slices of golden brown plantains, caramelized by oil that made it slightly crisp. The taste was sweet, starchy and filling. Fried plantains are also a great snack to satisfy late night cravings. When the burrito arrived, it was surrounded by a pool of red salsa on the plate. I sliced the burrito with my fork and knife because it was too large to bite into.
With such a large burrito, I expected equal amounts of pork, rice and beans. But the lack of meat inside the burrito was disappointing. I had to search for the little bits of ground pork hiding within the rice and beans. In addition to the lack of meat, the red salsa was spicy enough to make me feel like I was eating the inside of a volcano. A great drink to cool off from the spiciness was the horchata, a sweet, cold rice milk. The horchata
had pureed white rice, milk, sugar and a hint of cinnamon. Although it was too sweet for my taste, it was a refreshing contrast to tone down the burrito’s spiciness. New visitors and lovers of Mexican food will appreciate the variety of options and large portion sizes of Cinco de Mayo’s dishes. The restaurant’s pride in Mexican culture and larger than life meals will bring the fiesta to you during Hispanic Heritage Month.
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he People’s Climate March last weekend formation is either ignored, or taken in but not in New York City was the largest of its implemented properly. We all know that it’s imkind, with an estimated 400,000 people por tant to recycle, to conser ve water and not representing a diverse range of organizations, to litter, but how strictly do we follow these religions and backgrounds. The march was rules? How much are they encouraged? There timed to align with this week’s United Nations are a lot of people who still aren’t sure what’s climate summit in an ef for t to mobilize the recyclable and what’s not — a lot of the time, movement and to demand action from govern- we just toss our trash into whatever can is most ments that have by far been too slow to address convenient. Luckily, being green is ver y marketable, and consumers often prefer the environan increasingly urgent situation. Climate change is currently threatening to mentally friendly option. Governments should completely shape the future of our planet, but do more to compel industries to comply with one of the biggest obstacles we face is getting higher standards when it comes to the environment. strong suppor t to Climate change is seriously address it so politicized already, from lawmakers. Even “It’s important to think beyond the and the science of it though more than immediate physical ramifications is so inaccessible 95 percent of climate of our actions, and think critically sometimes that it change scientists say can be dif ficult to that humans are maabout what it means for the future por tray the issue as jorly responsible for of our society if we continue to an emotional one the issue, fewer than ignore the obvious.” — which is normal60 percent of Amerly an easier way to icans agree. The degain strong suppor t. bate surrounding this makes up the biggest por tion of media coverage Climate change is something that’s happenon climate change, por traying it as a polarized ing all the time, and there’s not much of a issue that is still up to debate. We should instead sensationalized stor y to be made of it in the mebe focusing on feasible ways of creating an envi- dia. Recognizing the impor tance of acting now ronmentally friendly lifestyle that is af fordable, to prevent serious consequences in the future is dif ficult enough, since no one likes to deal with practical and easy to transition toward. The research on climate change is often hypotheticals. It’s impor tant to think beyond the conver ted into a few oversimplified facts for immediate physical ramifications of our actions, the public, warning of the impending destruc- and think critically about what it means for the tion of the planet over the next 50 or 100 or future of our society if we continue to ignore the 500 years. Generally speaking, it’s dif ficult for obvious. On an individual level, ever y environthe average person to easily access and under- mental ef for t counts. But also tr y to engage in stand the research that scientists are engaging the conversation about climate change and eduin to suppor t the claim that climate change is cate yourselves to help promote a healthier, susan impor tant and relevant issue. Much of the in- tainable lifestyle.
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Ignominy of being ‘fresh:’ why we hate freshmen FRONTLINES ALEXANDRA R. MEIER
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s a person who experiences approximately 5 percent of cerebral activity on the left side of her brain, I’ve spent the majority of my college years adamantly avoiding tip calculations and Busch campus. While I’d mastered the ar t of casually brushing checks aside, mastering Course Schedule Planner proved to be too ambitious an endeavor. On the first day of senior year, after my confused self boarded an H bus, I regretfully remembered that two buses take students from College Avenue to Busch. Quickly, I tapped on the girl’s shoulder next to me and asked, “Will this bus take me to the Pharmacy Building?” Which was followed abruptly by, “I swear — I’m not a freshman.” Admittedly, I felt ashamed of my instinctual need to validate my seniority to some stranger on a bus. But in hindsight, I think all 35,000 or so upperclassmen on this campus would be on the defensive. Anyone who’s spent more than 3 seconds on a college campus will learn that “freshmen” is a dirty word, and anything associated with Them is unquestionably stigmatized. Here at Rutgers, we sneer when we hear Them request a stop at Scott Hall. We cringe when we see Them drape the classic lanyard/key
combo around their necks. We laugh when we smell booze follow 20 of Them parading down Hamilton Street on a Friday night. And we understand that ultimately, hating Them is unwarranted and hypocritical. I doubt any of us magically materialized onto College Avenue on a sunny September day, clad with confidence and the ability to find Hickman Hall. We see an undeniable reflection of our old selves in their doeeyed expressions – and for this reason, we feel the need to ostracize them. Any new-
ally, rites of passage share three common stages: separation, transition and incorporation. The first stage, separation, signifies the loss of identity, and is often abrupt in nature. We upperclassman can hear the beginning of the separation stage from a mile away: The rumble of move-in carts can’t muffle the sounds of moms’ blubbering and dads’ spewing hackneyed words of wisdom. Freshman should feel lucky that they’re only being separated from home-cooked meals and a free laundromat. Instead of sending their teenag-
“Any newcomer who walks onto the Banks of the Old Raritan without initially suffering through stares and glares would never be fully accepted. ... The rite of passage is universal, and hating freshmen is Rutgers’ way of embracing this age-old cultural phenomenon.” comer who walks onto the Banks of the Old Raritan without initially suffering through stares and glares would never be fully accepted. We all go through it, and it somehow makes us feel closer as a community. The rite of passage is universal, and hating freshmen is Rutgers’ way of embracing this age-old cultural phenomenon. The rite of passage, by definition, is the way in which a society processes a person’s transition from one social identity to another. Rites of passage mark a variety of transitions: boys transform into men, women transform into brides and thumb-twiddling freshmen turn into full-blown Scarlet Knights. Cross-cultur-
ers to dormitories, the Tukuna people of the Northwest Amazon build a special chamber next to their family home — where their newly menstruating daughters must stay in seclusion for 4 to 12 weeks. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, considering some cultures practice genital mutilation and scarification. The transitioning stage marks the “in-between” state — initiates can no longer identify with their old selves, but they are not ready to take on a new identity — they exist in a state of ambiguity and paradox. For example, boys from Vanuatu are supposed to partake in the Naghol, a traditional bungee jump of sorts, before they can be consid-
ered men. As a boy plunges from a 75-feet tall tower, his mother swings his favorite childhood toy in the air for the boy to see. As upperclassmen, we are responsible for swinging metaphorical toys in front of freshmen’s faces. We do so by initially, but temporarily, otherizing them. While one may argue that forcing freshmen to feel isolated causes cognitive dissonance, renowned scholar Joseph Campbell asserts that the separation-initiation-return schema supplies “the symbols that carry the human spirit forward, in counteraction to those that tend to tie it back.” The transitioning stage is inherently a learning experience, and we upperclassmen are responsible for showing Them that they must let go of their old ways before they assume the title of Us. They are no longer self-conscious high schoolers or dependent sons and daughters — they must become self-assured adults and independent thinkers. As September comes to a close, I assume many freshmen are well on their way to entering the final stage of their rite: incorporation. Ritualistically, many have — they’ve taken their first bite of a fat sandwich, chanted their first “RU RAH RAH” and failed their first Expos essay. The rite of passage paradoxically welcomes Them with open arms to change, to belong in a new community and to hypocritically be able to look back and say, “I swear — I’m not a freshman.” Alexandra R. Meier is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in journalism and media studies and minoring in anthropology. She is the editor-in-chief of The Daily Targum.
Free speech zones on campus unlawful, immoral LEGALIZING LIFE MATTHEW BOYER
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oday across the nation, American’s rights are being violated in more ways than one. When you hear the phrase “rights violated,” one normally assumes police brutality or blatantly discriminator y laws — but this is not always the case. A public university official silencing you is also a violation of your rights. As Scarlet Knights we have the honor of attending one of the most historical universities in the world. Founded in 1766 as Queen’s College in the enlightenment of free thought during the colonial era, Rutgers University was once symbolic of a free academia. Our University was erected during a time which laid the foundation for our Constitution -- free speech, free association and free thought. After decades of progressive policies that countless other universities have also been shackled by, free speech hardly exists. To those who perceive campus speech codes as a solution to society’s social illnesses, free speech is simply an out-of-date ideal therefore justifying said unconstitutional codes. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, disagrees with this standpoint, as do I. It rates the degree of free speech on our nation’s college campus-
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es. The Rutgers-New Brunswick campus is given a “Yellow Light” according to FIRE’s website. The criteria for this rating is vague policy language and ambiguous speech regulations that can lead to abuse by university administrations. Even worse is the “Red Light” rating received by neighboring Princeton University and rival Penn State — yikes! Here in New Brunswick, we can do better than a yellow light rating. As students of the non-establishment Internet generation, we must demand more from the university we pay so much to attend. We are not the type to be silenced. This past Friday, the
passers by to exercise their first amendment rights by writing on our wall. Meanwhile, I dealt with the threat of police intervention prompted by that student center employee who was simply doing their job. According to the University speech code, students are not permitted to exercise their first amendment rights in most areas unless they register. Yes, you read that right. One must register to exercise their inalienable rights. This is not an issue of compliance, but an issue of the need to comply -- or conform. Although I was fortunate enough to not face the authorities that day, many others
“Here in New Brunswick, we can do better than a yellow light rating. As students of the non-establishment Internet generation, we must demand more from the university we pay so much to attend. We are not the type to be silenced.” Rutgers chapter of Young Americans for Liberty held a free speech wall in between Au Bon Pain and the entrance to the College Avenue Student Center. According to official documents from the University, this is not a designated “free speech zone.” It was about an hour into our activism when an employee at the student center addressed our apparent speech code violation. As president of the university chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, I ironically handed out Constitutions and attracted
are not as lucky. FIRE defends the first amendment rights of students and faculty members on college campuses across the nation. Be it over sensibilities, political agendas and correctness, public relations issues or simply revenge, universities such as Rutgers have been suppressing speech for years. Free speech zones reflect a trend of political partisanship and groupthink in higher education. Young Americans for Liberty at the University of Cincinnati successfully chal-
lenged its university’s free speech codes and won in court. A professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout was censored, but won his challenge against university officials. So although we too often yield such rights to public institutions on public property, there are resources out there to help. Our university chapter of Young Americans for Liberty will courageously stand with anyone at Rutgers whose free speech rights are violated. The existence of free speech zones is not only unconstitutional and immoral regarding human rights, but it is simply antithetical to a free society and the basis of academia. I challenge the university to immediately change their speech codes in compliance with the criteria for a “Green Light” rating by FIRE. Additionally, I urge the faculty at Rutgers to stand with us and pressure Rutgers to become a trailblazer for free speech in academia. Since the University has been in the news for unfortunate reasons as of late, a headline regarding a positive change in Rutgers policy would be a refreshing step for the community. It doesn’t matter if you’re white or black, Republican or Democrat, male or female or Muslim or atheist — everyone should always stand for free speech. Stand with us. Matthew Boyer is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science. He is the president of the Rutgers chapter of Young Americans for Liberty. His column, “Legalizing Life,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
QUOTE OF THE DAY She was a friend that I knew cared about me, and I could put all my trust in her. I knew I could count on her always.
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- Tammy Mehman, School of Arts and Sciences sophomore and best friend of Caitlyn Kovacs, a student who recently died, on their friendship. See story on FRONT.
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Horoscopes
DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
Pearls Before Swine
September 24, 2014 Stephan Pastis
Today’s Birthday (09/24/14). Grow income through winter and profits rain all year long. After Saturn enters Sagittarius (12/23), begin a new 2.5-year phase in creativity, connection and communication. Dedicate yourself to serve a dream or vision. Partnerships are key; pay special attention around October eclipses (10/8/14 and 10/27/15). Have faith in love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -Today is an 8 -- Complete one partnership phase and begin another with last night’s New Moon in Libra. Share the load, today and tomorrow especially. Keep cranking out good work... your performance may be evaluated. Earn your high score. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is a 9 -- Your actions go farther today and tomorrow. Put your back into it! Complete one project as another begins. Tie up loose ends before starting the next gig. Move up to a new level. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -Today is an 8 -- Your loved ones encourage you to take on a new challenge. End one game and dive into the next, even more interesting one. The odds are in your favor now. Pursue happiness. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -Today is a 7 -- Last night’s New Moon ends one home phase and begins another. Clean closets, and clear out clutter from the past. Make space for what’s next! Celebrate by sharing delicious treats with family. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- You can learn what you need to know. A new stage begins with last night’s New Moon in Libra regarding communications. You see your future clearly. Share from your heart, especially today and tomorrow. Ambiguity vanishes. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Where’s all this money coming from? Enter a lucrative phase, with the Libra New Moon. Form partnerships and support each other. What you produce has increased in value to a new clientele. Incite excitement.
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GOALS
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Rutgers scored seven goals from set pieces last season but has none this year
Patton says he wants to aid the offense by taking away double teams from Carroo
CONTINUED FROM BACK Though set plays involve a fair share of luck, skill also plays a large part. That proved to be the difference in Rutgers’ first defeat this season Sept. 4 against Syracuse. The Orange scored off a flicked header from the middle of the 18-yard box in the 74th minute on a set piece. With a chance to equalize late in the game off a corner kick, junior forward J.P. Correa’s header from inside the six-yard box went directly toward Syracuse’s goalkeeper, who did just enough to prevent the goal and seal Rutgers’ fate. The Knights were efficient with set plays last year, scoring seven goals off set pieces and corner kicks. Former Knight and current Maryland midfielder Mael Corboz was a big part of that success, scoring or assisting on all but one set play or header goal Rutgers scored last season. Despite Rutgers’ lack of goals on set plays thus far, head coach Dan Donigan feels the service has not dropped off since Corboz’s departure. “I think we’re getting great ser vice from Erik [Sa] and J.P. [Correa] on those restart situations, and I think we’ve gotten on the end of a couple,” Donigan said. “ … You just get a little unfortunate. That’s our game, so you’ve just got to continue to stay positive, stay focused and keep looking for those opportunities.” While scoring goals from set plays has been a problem early on, conceding them has also been a slight cause for concern. Of the 12 goals Rutgers has conceded, a third of them have occurred on set plays and versus four of its seven opponents. But junior defender Mitchell Taintor feels the Knights are much better on set plays than the statistics would indicate, both offensively and defensively. “We are dangerous on them. I just feel like we need to keep practicing and finding our set piece ability,” Taintor said. When Rutgers faces a Michigan State team Saturday that has conceded just once this season and scored half of its goals from set pieces, taking advantage of set plays could prove vital. For Sa, it’s only a matter of time before the Knights find a breakthrough. “It’s coming,” Sa said. “We’re finding guys in good spots, and goalies are making great saves, which happens sometimes, but as long as the service is still there, and there are guys still in the box, we’re going to get one sooner rather than later.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @SeanStewartRU and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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rolling to me, but now with Andre back, maybe things will change.” Patton also feels he can make
an impact on offense. Whether it’s adding another weapon for Nova or allowing Carroo to get open, Patton is up for the challenge. “I definitely feel like I can open the space for Gary. I can be another target for him,” Patton said. “Going into games, a lot of teams focus more on Leonte because he has such a big name and he does a lot. So I feel like I can definitely open that up.”
Last season, Patton played in 11 games — starting in two — while making appearances on special teams and at wide receiver as a true freshman. While Patton managed to play effectively in the few snaps he played as receiver, scoring a touchdown as one of his three catches, senior fullback Michael Burton said he has seen improvement since then.
Junior wide receiver Leonte Carroo said it means a lot to have Patton back because it adds another playmaker to help senior quarterback Gary Nova. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
“He’s a guy who’s shown he can do it, last year and in practice,” Burton said. “It’s obviously great to have him back and in the mix. I’m sure he is going to help us out.” Patton expressed a little frustration in being injured and missing time and knows he is going to have to work to get back in the mix. Just because Patton is listed as probable to play Saturday against Tulane doesn’t mean he is necessarily going to start outright or even play all that much. Tsimis, Grant, Carroo, sophomore Carlton Agudosi and senior Andrew Turzilli have all played snaps in the first four games of the season. Still, Patton expressed a need to find his way back in. “It was definitely disappointing, but right now, I feel we had people take my position,” Patton said. “They stepped up to the job, and now, I’m just trying to get back and work back into it. I have to get a little [rust off], keep running to keep my conditioning up and get back into the motions.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @TylerKaralewich and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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September 24, 2014 FIELD HOCKEY BULL EARNED BIG EAST ROOKIE OF YEAR IN 2012
Sophomore becomes captain after missing 2013 with injury RYAN MORAN STAFF WRITER
She was the Big East Rookie of the Year in 2012, sustained a season-ending injur y in 2013 and then elected by her teammates as team captain in 2014. That’s how much of an integral par t of the Rutgers field hockey team sophomore Alyssa Bull has become. Bull was attracted to Rutgers in par t thanks to someone she idolized growing up. Her sister, Jenna Bull, was a two-time team MVP in 2009 and her senior year in 2011. Because of her sister, she spent a lot of time around the program watching the Scarlet Knights play. It helped her to get to know the coaches and the girls on the team. “I knew what I was getting myself into,” Alyssa said of her choice to attend Rutgers. “It was a great oppor tunity for me and I felt at home here.” Head coach Meredith Long said many things attracted her to recruiting Alyssa, but her competitive spirit and knack for the game helped. “Alyssa is just a competitor,” Long said. “She wants to win. She can make a difference on the field. She’s someone you want to have the ball in clutch situations. She’s an outstanding leader.” When Alyssa arrived on the scene at Rutgers, she made an instant impact for the Knights by tallying five goals (two game-winning) and seven assists for 17 points. She star ted all 19 games that season, and her ef for ts wound up helping her earn Big East Rookie of the Year honors. Her sophomore year did not go as planned, but it showed that Alyssa is a team player. Last season, she star ted the season opener before suf fering a season-ending injur y. Instead of focusing solely on her personal comeback, she morphed into her role on the sidelines to help her teammates and make an impact off the field. “Not being able to contribute gave her a different perspec-
Sophomore midfielder Alyssa Bull said that she does not feel any added pressure being named the team captain. Bull was named captain after missing 2013 with a season-ending injury. TIANYUN LIN tive,” Long said of Alyssa sitting out last season. “She has great perspective on the game. I think that she contributed last year not the sideline. She was invaluable for us. She was always providing feedback to us in games.” She took the role of being proactive and improving her understanding of the game. “It was hard,” Alyssa said of sitting out the season. “But my team and my coaches, as well
as my trainer were all ver y supportive and I think I took on a different role and saw the game in a different way. It made me a better player in the long run to see the game from the sideline.” Despite being restricted to the sidelines, she continued to act as a leader for the Knights. “I never changed the way I acted with my teammates,” she said. “I was ver y vocal. I think people would take my opinion
into consideration.” Goalkeeper Shevaun Hayes believes that Alyssa brings a positive atmosphere to the team. “She is the best,” Hayes said. “She is really positive around the team, even when she was injured, she was still positive. She is a great captain and a tremendously skilled player. She is ver y approachable as a player. You can go up to her with any problem and talk to her at
any time.” Despite being named a captain, Alyssa said it never added any extra pressure to how she acted. “It doesn’t add that much pressure,” she said. “I believe in the saying, ‘You don’t need a letter to be a leader.’ Ever yone should be a leader on the field.” For updates on the Rutgers field hockey team, follow @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
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September 24, 2014 VOLLEYBALL
CROSS COUNTRY COACH USES EARLY MEETS FOR EVALUATION
Individuals work as team in races MIKE O’SULLIVAN
Scoring is determined by totaling the points, or the finishing place, of the first five runners from each team. Therefore, the team with the lowest number of points wins the race. “We’d like to get the three, four and five runners closer to the one and two,” Merrill-Morin said of the team’s scoring. From a coaching perspective, she is using the early-season meets as a chance to gather information on her team and to see where they stand collectively as a unit. “I can see and witness their strengths and see what we need to do for the more important races, like when we get to the Big Ten championships and the regionals, and how we want them to activate plans in the race,” she said. “Right now, I’m watching a lot of the freshmen and seeing how they are doing with their own ideas in the race. Then I’ll come forward and bring my ideas to them in the next couple of races.” The freshmen dynamic is interesting on many levels. The men are getting used to running longer dis-
tances than in high school, where they ran 5,000 meters. Now, they are running 8,000 meters on the college level. While it may require some time to make the transition from high school to college competition, men’s junior Dan Lee recalled a recent practice in which the freshmen seemed to be getting more acclimated with the longer distances. “We’ve been looking really good in practice, especially lately,” he said. “We had a workout and the freshmen were right there with me and Jaimin [Vekaria], so that’s two upperclassmen leading them. I’m very encouraged and have a lot of hope for us.” Communication is an important facet for developing a strategy for a race. While it is difficult to communicate directly during a race, Lee’s teammate, junior Jaimin Vekaria, said strategy talk occurs before a race on most occasions. “Usually, we go over a little bit of strategy before the race,” Vekaria said. “At Holmdel, I told the team, ‘We’re looking for a 5:40 to 5:30 average [per mile],’ so I communicated that,” he said. Vekaria said the men’s team, like the women’s team, is using the early point of the season to gauge where the entire team is and to see how to get the first five runners closer together to improve scoring. “We try to keep the strategy [of keeping] as many guys together toward the end of the race as we can,” he said. “And hopefully [everyone] moves up and makes a push, so we can get a closer one-through-five split.”
Junior Jaimin Vekaria said the team usually talks strategy before a race, discussing ideal times to aim for per mile.
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Junior libero Ali Schroeter is one of seven players who came to Rutgers from California. Only one Knight is from New Jersey. FILE PHOTO / SEPTEMBER 2013
National recruiting distinguishes RU CONOR NORDLAND STAFF WRITER
Through a quick look at the Rutgers volleyball team, it appears to have a similar makeup to any other squad in Division 1 athletics. But if one takes a closer look, they will find that the Scarlet Knights (6-5) are different from most teams in just about ever y way. The Knights feature only one player from the state of New Jersey, for one. They are also the only Rutgers team that does not have multiple New Jersey natives on the team. Most college athletics programs, like Rutgers, rely on homegrown talent and recruiting in their backyard to find quality players to fill out the roster. For the volleyball team, the coaching staff has a number of challenges when it comes to recruiting. “Volleyball is not rich in the Northeast, so it puts limitations on finding and developing homegrown players and forces us to look outside the region, which brings us to other parts of the countr y,” said head coach CJ Werneke. Besides junior middle blocker Lea Williams, who is from Plainsboro, New Jersey, the next closest player is from Ohio. The Knights also feature seven players from California, including junior libero Ali Schroeter. “I came to Rutgers because it had everything I wanted,” Schroeter said. “Its academic standing and location is great for my major, moving out to the East Coast has been a great change, and I get to play the sport I love with a great group of girls.” Recruiting players from all around the nation requires a specific focus and evaluation process, according to Werneke. He and his coaching staff have developed a standard for what they look for in every play they come across. “We look at a number of different qualities in all of our players,” Werneke said. “The physical tools such as size and
athletic ability are important, and we look at specific skill sets to see how each recruit would fit in here. We tr y to find the right balance between the different personalities and traits of each player to shape the team to how we see fit.” So far, the recruiting strategy has worked out well for the Knights. Rutgers has started the season 6-5, a record most did not expect through 11 games. The Knights have continued to win for a number of reasons and have gotten contributions from different players. One of those players is true freshman setter Talia Holze. The Illinois native has frequently played for the Knights in the early season and established herself as a key member of the starting rotation. Her decision to commit to Rutgers came from a number of factors. “The number one reason I came here was how much I liked the team and this group of girls,” Holze said. “When I came on a visit here, I was impressed with how the coaching staff ran ever ything, and they really pitched me on being part of the process to grow volleyball here at Rutgers and develop the program as a whole.” With an added emphasis on the product on the court, the Knights should continue to see recruits from around the nation express interest in coming to Rutgers. Werneke knows the continued development of the program will only help increase the exposure for his team in the coming years. “The Rutgers brand has helped us recruit across all parts of the countr y,” Werneke said. “I think the academic reputation here, the athletic branding and the Rutgers name really attracts people here.” For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Cross country is not just a collection of athletes running through a course to get the best individual times possible. It entails specific preparation and strategy prior to each race, with the team and coaches trying to figure out the best way to attack the course. Teamwork is a vital element of racing. Even though it may be difficult to communicate directly during a race, it is imperative that coaches and runners are on the same page regarding what they hope to accomplish during a race. “I think teamwork and strategy go hand in hand,” said Rutgers women’s assistant coach Jan Merrill-Morin. “At the beginning of the season, we are using it more as to, ‘Go out as an individual, and then you’ll become a team.’” Having runners finish toward the front of the pack in relatively close positions is crucial to scoring in a race.
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Knights anticipate more goals on set plays SEAN STEWART CORRESPONDENT
After the Rutgers men’s soccer team had just found an equalizer against No. 14 Indiana last Saturday night at Yurcak Field, freshman forward Miles Hackett had a chance to give the Scarlet Knights a surprising lead. Sophomore midfielder Erik Sa’s whippedin corner kick with 1:02 remaining in the first half found the rising, six-foot Hackett all alone at the near post for what appeared to be a sure goal. But instead of celebrating a remarkable first-half comeback, Hackett’s blistering header went just wide of the net with Sa pulling his hair back in disbelief. The Scarlet Knights went on to lose the game, 2-1, with one of the Hoosiers’ goals resulting from a corner kick. In a game where the margin of error is slim, missed chances have started to become the norm for Rutgers, particularly from set pieces, where it has yet to score this season. “I think it’s a little bit of both [being unlucky and poor execution],” Sa said of the team’s set pieces. “A lot of scoring on set pieces is lucky. You get a good bounce or something like that, but again, it’s also finesse. We have to be calm enough, and you have to have technique to put it away.” It hasn’t been due to a lack of opportunities for the Knights, who rank tied for first in the Big Ten in corner kicks and second in corner kick attempts per game. Sophomore midfielder Erik Sa has taken over the majority of the set play duties for the Knights this season after the departure of Maryland transfer Mael Corboz. Rutgers has yet to score from a set play this season. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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FOOTBALL PATTON STARTED TWO GAMES, APPEARING IN 11 LAST SEASON AS TRUE FRESHMAN
RU returns playmaker to receiver group TYLER KARALEWICH
for the ball and landed on it while catching a touchdown. “No, I shouldn’t have any problems transitioning back into the offense,” Patton said. “I still went to meetings. I still made sure I knew everything and made sure I was on top of everything. All I could do was watch film, watch the team and correct the other guys, making sure they did their job. That was basically my main job.” But Patton’s return didn’t come a moment too soon. With the loss of arguably the offense’s main weapon in junior running back Paul James, Patton couldn’t have returned at a more perfect time. At least according to Carroo, who appreciates his return in more ways than one. “It means a lot to have him back as another playmaker. What he does is just great, and now, [senior quarterback] Gar y [Nova] has different options and gives different looks,” Carroo said. “It will open up a lot. I always have a safety
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When safeties were rolling over to double cover junior wide receiver Leonte Carroo, sophomore Andre Patton could do nothing but watch. While sophomore John Tsimis was scoring the first touchdowns of his career, all Patton could do was congratulate him. When sophomore Janarion Grant was making the transition from a key special teams player to receiver, all the injured receiver could do was give advice and help him any way he could. Now that he is finally cleared to play, all Patton can do is finish the week of practice and work to earn back the co-starter role he won in training camp and spring ball. Before last week, when he was able to run around, Patton was only able to do better off the practice field after sustaining an injury in training camp’s second scrimmage. Head coach Kyle Flood described the injur y as a freak accident when he dove
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Sophomore wide receiver Andre Patton returns from a freak upper body injury after missing the first four games of the season. Patton suffered the injury during camp. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / ONLINE EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2013
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